Show Notes
Highlights from the first 20 episodes of The Party Line, a podcast from The Ditch – hosted by Harry Browne and Niamh Ní Bhriain, with the team of Ditch journalists: Eoghan McNeill, Paulie Doyle and Roman Shortall. Big thanks to Art O'Connor at the Whistleblower, and to Emmet White, for helping The Party Line improve and grow. 02.10 Eman Muhammed on The Ditch (ep03) 02.43 Eoghan on being arse-dialled (ep08) 03.36 Paulie on serious guys (ep13) 05.03 Roman on Taoiseach lying (ep04) 06.27 Paulie on Taoiseach (ep02) 06.58 Paulie on election candidate lying (ep06) 08.00 Eoghan on liberal indifference (ep17) 09.34 Roman on direct action in Ulm (ep11) 11.40 Eoghan on compradors (ep19) 14.04 Paulie on Boy George (ep10) 14.41 Eoghan on Pascal Donohoe (ep19) 16.36 Andy Storey on Pascal Donohoe (ep06) 17.22 Eoghan and Clare Daly on Helen McEntee (ep12) 19.33 Paddy Bresnihan and Pat Brodie on FDI nationalism (ep07) 21.00 Betty Purcell on Brendan O'Connor (ep20) 22.00 Nausicaa Renner on who reads DropSite (ep08) 22.54 Harry and Jodi Dean on the AI debate (ep19) 25.18 William Wall on liberals and fascists (ep14) 27.02 Paul Holden on Labour Together and antisemitism (ep2 and ep10) 28.51 Matt Kennard on US military Nazis and gangs (ep15) 30.40 Richard Drayton on the new arms gap (ep13) 31.55 Khem Rogaly on who profits from military spending (ep16) 33.07 Eman on evacuating Gaza under Obama (ep03) 34.49 Zena Tahhan and Leila Warah on the Occuplied Territories Bill (ep17) 37.11 John Reynolds on book burning (ep18) 39.15 Rebecca O'Keeffe on FIFA hypocrisy (ep04) 41.07 Tadhg Hickey on Israeli escalation (ep09) 42.09 Niamh on pigeon-holing the fuel protest (ep09) 43.40 Eoghan and Niamh on unaffordable homes (ep17) 44.45 Niamh on French AI weapons for Ireland (ep05) 45.54 Niamh on the Cuba blockade (ep04) 47.37 Niamh and panel on the EU presidency and Tayto (ep18) ontheditch.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Goldhawk calling Phoenix fans! It's a Party Line special – The Ditch meets The Phoenix. Recorded earlier this month in a packed People's Hall in the Whistleblower bookshop and café: the long-time editors of the recently liquidated Phoenix magazine joined The Ditch for a wide-ranging conversation. Editor Paddy Prendiville and deputy editor Paul Farrell tell Paulie Doyle what sustained the publication for 43 years, and what finally finished it. And there are a few comments about the Irish Times along the way. Part 2, with a panel of Phoenix contributors, will be out as our next normally scheduled episode from The Party Line. You can also watch here https://www.youtube.com/@wereontheditch Music by Fionn Dempsey Recording by Emmet White Email theditchpartyline at gmail ontheditch.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
While the Left organises around the world in solidarity with Palestine, the Right has mobilised by embracing the genocide. Writer, Jacobin journalist and podcaster Dan Finn reveals how racist reactionaries have ridden a wave of hostility to pro-Palestinian protest – while media and centrists facilitate their lies. The Party Line is a podcast from The Ditch, hosted by Harry Browne, with Paulie Doyle of The Ditch. You can also watch here https://www.youtube.com/@wereontheditch 'Jennifer Carroll MacNeill defends meeting Israeli spy' https://www.ontheditch.com/jennifer-carroll-macneill-defends-meeting-israeli-spy/ 'Sinéad Ryan: Irish parents must rediscover how to say ‘no’, or an entire generation risks failing to launch' https://tinyurl.com/yazfambm Music by Fionn Dempsey Recording by Emmet White Email theditchpartyline at gmail ontheditch.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Legendary journalist Chris Hedges has reported from all over the planet – including, in recent days, the Garvaghy Road. And he reckons we're heading in a terrible direction. The Party Line is a podcast from The Ditch, hosted by Harry Browne, with Eoghan McNeill of The Ditch. You can also watch here https://www.youtube.com/@wereontheditch Requiem for Gaza, by Chris Hedges and Joe Sacco https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/482474/requiem-for-gaza-by-hedges-joe-sacco-and-chris/9781787336780 'Comment: No going down that road' https://www.ontheditch.com/comment-no-going-down-that-road/ 'How Russia uses migrants as a weapon against Europe' https://tinyurl.com/3whuhn5r Music by Fionn Dempsey Recording by Emmet White Email theditchpartyline at gmail ontheditch.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ignore the haters – journalist Aaron Maté is a vital voice for peace and for Palestine, in the face of imperial projects to destroy them both. He joined Eoghan McNeill of The Ditch and Harry Browne in the People's Hall to talk about many things, including the USA, Ukraine, and his own relationship with an Irish whistleblower on a Syria story. The Party Line is a podcast from The Ditch, https://www.ontheditch.com. You can also watch here https://www.youtube.com/@wereontheditch Pre-order Aaron Maté's 'Their Blood, Our Bullets' https://orbooks.com/catalog/their-blood-our-bullets/ Mick Wallace & Clare Daly report on the OPCW https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Nh2bbo1wU--hShjknEZH_--KOq2ncZUg/view?usp=sharing Music by Fionn Dempsey Recording by Emmet White Even more thanks than usual to Art O'Connor of the Whistleblower Email theditchpartyline at gmail ontheditch.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Whether they play or not, the Irish men's soccer team fixtures with Israel have further expanded the space for fighting genocide and apartheid with boycotts. Campaigner, basketball player and researcher Rebecca O'Keeffe tallies up the score for the movement, and makes a final plea for the players to act when the institutions have failed. The Party Line is a podcast from The Ditch, hosted by Harry Browne, with Eoghan McNeill of The Ditch. You can also watch here: https://www.youtube.com/@wereontheditch 'League of Ireland partner has received more than $4 million in US Department of War contracts' https://www.ontheditch.com/league-of-ireland-partner/ 'FAI will remove all sponsor branding for upcoming Nations League matches' https://tinyurl.com/2xd5ncuv Music by Fionn Dempsey