The Atlantic Current, An Irish-American Podcast

Ep. 67 out now. An episode on some of the wilder stories of “silly season” drives Vince mad and Tull into laughter. On the DataRepublican ‘scandal’, same-name candidates, infinite splitting on the Irish left, and so much more: Apple: apple.co/4gYIHwQ Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/5pNo...

Ep. 66 out now: we tour the US and Ireland, ranging from tragedy to comedy to a blend of both. Occasionally dark, often hysterical, always interesting - check it out now! Apple: apple.co/3UCWAbr Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/47eT... PodLink: pod.link/1854443989/e...

Vince on the sudden — and shameful — rise of "Communist" as an insult from the right: check out Ep. 64 show notes (and links) here: atlanticcurrent.substack.com/p/ep-64-reds...

Ep. 60 out now, wrapping up the Platner story, the split on the left, and the moral of Lindsey Graham. Check it out now! Apple: apple.co/4fpXsqN Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/559B... PodLink: pod.link/1854443989/e...

we had a lot of fun with an emergency pod on this viral clip. check out Ep. 59 here: Apple: apple.co/4wTs6Qx Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/3PeK...

It is bizarre that the Platner story has just faded along with the campaign. The final allegation — and Jenny Racicot has said firmly that Platner raped her — is one of the worst against a national political candidate in history.

Ep. 58 out now: Part I on the rise and fall of Graham Platner. The details of an incredible political saga, what it says about the global left, and how it could ripple across the world. Check it out now: Apple: apple.co/3RfnyVk Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/7Jdg... PodLink: pod.link/1854443989

Last day for drone delivery co Manna Air in Ireland. From Ep. 54, published today: Tull and Vince on the insane celebration by some politicians of the lost jobs in their own constituencies and whether even US lefties would do the same (see profile for PodLink to all platforms, give a follow!):

Ep. 54 out now, on Manna Air, AI backlash, Jeffrey Donaldson, bizarre "disclosures" from Rand Paul and Tulsi Gabbard, plus some fun World Cup craic. Listen now! Apple: apple.co/4w4vMOK Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/4n7R... PodLink: pod.link/1854443989

The #Aughinish debate sparked by Caolan Robertson is spreading worldwide. Check out Ep. 53 for an overview — and the only possible solution, wherever you listen to your podcasts: pod.link/1854443989

Ep. 53 out now, on the four-decade scandal at #Aughinish that has become an overnight global sensation. Follow us to listen now! Apple: apple.co/4eQvS6S Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/5EtN...

Delighted to announce season one of Aidan’s Big Bow Wow podcast will be produced by me. The introductory 32 episodes are out in July.

Ep. 52 out now, on the violence in Belfast and the echoes in the US and Europe. Check it out now! Apple: apple.co/4gn5fHQ Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/3YKU...

Ep. 51 out with Meredith Ogilvie-Thompson on the Enhanced Games, humans as beta versions, immortality, and sociopathic tech bros. Apple: apple.co/4om2CYG Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/6KRy...

Ep. 51 out now, awesome episode on the Enhanced Games with Meredith Oglivie-Thompson. On PEDs, tech bros, and the future we're all being pushed to. Check it out now! Apple: apple.co/4om2CYG Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/6KRy... PodLink: pod.link/1854443989

Nos. 3-5 on our "Ten Dumbest Things Donald Trump Has Ever Said" list: windmills, 'Dumocrats', and the UK: Full episode links (or just follow and catch up later!) Apple: apple.co/4axtsYb Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/6GfP...

Trump's most infamous statement is remembered incorrectly. He didn't tell anyone to "inject bleach". What he did say was much dumber. Follow for the full episode and much more: Apple: apple.co/4tvbi0F Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/26ESFxW... youtu.be/EoeZOPupCfQ

A riotous Ep. 49: the 10 dumbest things Donald Trump has ever said. Bleach, sharks, fighter jets, and more. Here's the first on the list, discussing Trump's recent obsession with cognitive tests: follow for more: Apple: apple.co/4axtsYb Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/26ESFxW...

From Ep. 48 (out now), our fun tour around election rules and limits and scandals in the US and Ireland. Here’s Vince insisting (perhaps not entirely sincerely) that US campaign laws are, as the Supreme Court says, purely about free speech:

From Ep. 48 - a lively debate over elections in the US and Ireland. Check it out now! Apple: the-atlantic-current.captivate.fm/48bsap Spotify: the-atlantic-current.captivate.fm/48bssp

on election spending "limits" in the US:

Ep. 48 out now - a fun one on election rules in the US and Ireland, plus (as always) a couple detours. Lots of laughs and bewilderment, and a bit of condescension too. check it out now! Apple: the-atlantic-current.captivate.fm/48bsap Spotify: the-atlantic-current.captivate.fm/48bssp

this is a Fox News host promoting her book with the president - who is covered by Fox News - after she also took a family vacation with her husband, the Transportation Secretary appointed by that president, that was funded by corporate donors. it's staggering this is normalized

great discussion here from Tull Vince and special guest Meredith Oglivie-Thompson on why foreign aid isn't charity — and why it works: see full episode here: Apple: the-atlantic-current.captivate.fm/47bsap Spotify: the-atlantic-current.captivate.fm/47bssp

Ep. 47 out now, an in-depth interview with Meredith Oglivie-Thompson on Africa, Ebola, DOGE, and more about a region Americans know far too little about. Check it out now! Apple: the-atlantic-current.captivate.fm/47bsap Spotify: the-atlantic-current.captivate.fm/47bssp

Ep. 46 out now on the Irish #byelections. How and why Ennis and Kyne won, and what the races mean for the future of Ireland's major parties. Check it out now! Apple: the-atlantic-current.captivate.fm/46bsap Spotify: the-atlantic-current.captivate.fm/46bssp

From our 2025 highlights and lowlights episode, Vince on why DOGE cuts were such a terrible idea. Seems pertinent in the light of the recent Ebola outbreak (more on this with a special, expert, guest later this week)

Tull and Vince on the actual significance of the $1.776 billion figure in the weaponization reparations / J6 slush fund: full episode links: Apple: the-atlantic-current.captivate.fm/45bsap Spotify: the-atlantic-current.captivate.fm/45bssp

Ep. 45 out now, in which we debate the question: is Donald Trump corrupt? One side of the argument is that the answer is not quite as simple as some think. Check it out! Apple: the-atlantic-current.captivate.fm/45bsap Spotify: the-atlantic-current.captivate.fm/45bssp

Ep. 44 out now, on the Irish by-elections, with a special guest (our very first)! Some intriguing forecasts, potential for surprises, and as always more than a few laughs. Check it out now! Apple: the-atlantic-current.captivate.fm/44bsap Spotify: the-atlantic-current.captivate.fm/44bssp

Ep. 43 out now! We discuss the stalemate in Iran, the role Venezuela has played, Sinn Féin conspiracy theories, and more! Give a listen now! Apple: the-atlantic-current.captivate.fm/43bsap Spotify: the-atlantic-current.captivate.fm/43bssp

Stunned that Duffy story has been so ignored: the explanations are childish and the gift-taking obvious. Check out Ep. 42 for a European take on the brazenness - and stay tuned for a new episode Friday Apple: the-atlantic-current.captivate.fm/42bsap Spotify: the-atlantic-current.captivate.fm/42bssp

another (short) version of a long-running debate between our American and Irish hosts, which boils down to: how much of Trump is intent, and how much misinformed instinct?

Ep. 42 out now. On the Duffy scandal and what it says that it's not a scandal. Plus Trump Media $DJT, Gaelige, political errors, and more! Apple: the-atlantic-current.captivate.fm/42bsap Spotify: the-atlantic-current.captivate.fm/42bssp

Ep. 41 out now, on the 'Europoor' discourse. Do Europeans feel as poor as Americans keep insisting they are? Plus, the strange shift @wsj.com that highlights the core of right-wing media. Apple: the-atlantic-current.captivate.fm/41bsap Spotify: the-atlantic-current.captivate.fm/41bssp

Ep. 40 out now. We focus on two key bye-elections in Ireland, while Vince chimes in from America with an outside view and a few key questions. Check it out! Apple: the-atlantic-current.captivate.fm/ep40apbs Spotify: the-atlantic-current.captivate.fm/ep40spbs

Ep. 39 out now. A grim tour through Irish polling, the American midterms, and oil, but fun (and OK, sometimes weird) digressions into deli meats, hot dogs, and an insane coup attempt. Check it out! Apple: the-atlantic-current.captivate.fm/39bsap Spotify: the-atlantic-current.captivate.fm/39bssp

@wallstmain.bsky.social tries to explain why the right has a point about political violence and why the temperature needs to come down, only to prove why we all need to take a step back: