Summary
Happy St Patrick’s Day! We Americanswer just how much of an influence the Irish have on American politics. And as Biden embarks on his stimulus victory tour, the team are joined by Obama’s National Economic Council director Larry Summers to discuss why the American Rescue Plan may have gone too far. Also, the Cuomo crisis continues and the Governor’s former employee Stephanie Stark shares her research on how voters respond to allegations of sexual assault at the polls. And why are Trump supporters sceptical about taking the vaccine?
Studio Director: Emma Crowe Producers: Frankie Tobi and Natalie Ktena Editor: Dino Sofos
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds Music Radio Podcasts |
| 0:04.4 | Hi Emily, Anthony and John, it's Dermott from Dublin here. |
| 0:15.4 | Happy St Patrick's Day to you all, and my question for the podcast is how much of an influence |
| 0:21.3 | do the Irish have on American politics? |
| 0:24.0 | Oh Dermott, happy St Patrick's Day to you. |
| 0:27.0 | What a good question. |
| 0:28.0 | We're going to have to answer that properly in detail, but I think it's about time we |
| 0:32.4 | admitted to you all here on America's. |
| 0:35.6 | The thing that most American presidents actually have in common is that they're Irish. |
| 0:41.8 | Well, not just most. |
| 0:43.6 | I mean, all American presidents have contrased their roots back somehow. |
| 0:47.5 | I mean, Joe Biden, Bill Clinton, Ronald Reagan, they all have Irish roots. |
| 0:53.3 | Kennedy, JFK completely changed the landscape for Ireland by admitting his Irish ancestry. |
| 0:59.5 | And there are about 20 others who also believe there are Irish links too, but the only really |
| 1:05.0 | obvious one is Obama. |
| 1:08.9 | Here's the, why are you laughing? |
| 1:12.7 | I think you mean Obama. |
| 1:14.1 | Obama. |
| 1:15.1 | Yes. |
| 1:16.1 | No, here's the Corrigan Brothers. |
| 1:17.4 | Oh, here he is, oh, here he is. |
| 1:28.1 | You don't believe me, I think you say, but Barrett says Irish has what he is saying. |
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