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Gold Hat Productions
Free State with Joe Brolly and Dion Fanning
Free State is a podcast for the curious that stimulates, provokes, challenges and entertains, while never taking itself too seriously. Free State covers topics from sport to politics, love to loss, the human condition and how to fix the world, with guests from across the planet including Nigerian princes, former Prime Ministers, ex convicts, footballers, boxers and extraordinary people from every walk of life. Free State is presented by Joe Brolly and Dion Fanning. Brolly is a barrister, an original thinker with a fascinating backstory, who donated a kidney to a stranger and...
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4.5 stars from 438 ratings
A game for you
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“Flick to a random point in the podcast 10 times. Count how many times it’s Joe or Dion speaking. I did it and got 9 Joe to 1 Dion. What’s the point in having a journalist of Dion’s calibre if he’s not allowed speak?”
Boat Significant via Apple Podcasts ·
Ireland ·
11/18/24
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“It’s an excellent podcast. As someone who came from an argumentative (dysfunctional) family it makes me feel like I’m at home.”
brnrlly via Apple Podcasts ·
Ireland ·
11/12/24
Dion is good
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“Brolly’s arrogance is unbearable”
Nially in Dublin via Apple Podcasts ·
Ireland ·
11/04/24
Recent Episodes
What does the selection of John McGahon as a general election candidate tell us about Fine Gael and their attitude to power? On Free State today, Dion and Joe look at the controversy, what it tells us about Irish politics and how power has been acquired in Ireland through the generations. Will...
Published 11/19/24
Published 11/19/24
What are the election candidates’ favourite biscuit? Who is the best runner? Who can pour the best pint? Given the photo ops that have marked the election campaign so far these would seem to be the issues convulsing Ireland. On a Free State Saturday special, Dion and Joe ask if these stage...
Published 11/16/24
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