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An Irishman Abroad

Jarlath Regan

Society & Culture, News, Health & Fitness, Society & Culture:personal Journals, Personal Journals, Politics

4.8 • 834 Ratings

🗓️ 4 February 2022

⏱️ 11 minutes

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A tumultuous week in the US makes for a packed episode with Marion McKeone. With her trademark precision, Sunday Business Post US correspondent takes us inside the biggest stories of the week and what they mean for the coming weeks. Was President Biden sending a message to Putin with his action in Syria, how far is America away from actually burning books, is Joe Rogan to Spotify what Donald Trump is to the Republican Party? We also hear about Chris Cuomo’s take down and dump tackle of CNN president Jeff Zucker. To hear every episode in full and to gain access to the entire back-catalogue of over 600 Irishman Abroad episodes that are not available on iTunes for just the price of a pint every month visit www.patreon.com/irishmanabroad Supplementary research provided by John Meagher. If you would like a story discussed, get in touch, the Irishman Abroad Liveline is now open. You can now get in touch with us and feature on our shows by sending your WhatsApp voice note to 0044 7543 122 330. Why not pose a running question to Irish Olympic Legend Sonia O'Sullivan or ask our America Correspondent Marion McKeone her thoughts on a current talking point Stateside? Of course, if you have an issue with traffic or elephants on the loose in your area, Jarlath can do his best to sort that out too. Our charity partner is jigsawonline.ie. In these tricky times, Jigsaw provides a range of resources, advice and care for your people to help them strengthen their mental health and the skills needed to navigate life. Please visit their website and consider making a donation. For updates on future episodes and live shows follow @jarlath on Twitter, visit www.jigser.com or email the show directly on [email protected]. Disclaimer: All materials contained within this podcast are copyright protected. Third party reuse and/or quotation in whole or in part is prohibited unless direct credit and/or hyperlink to the Irishman Abroad podcast is clearly and accurately provided.

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0:00.0	My mother believed and my father believed that if I wanted to be President of the United States, I could be, I could be vice president.
0:06.9	Former Vice President Joe Biden has been elected President of the United States.
0:13.1	It is my greatest honor and privilege to have been your president.
0:17.3	We will be back in some form.
0:19.3	We are still deeply divided.
0:24.6	Public health experts warned this was coming unless more was done, and here we are now. Are you proud of what happened here today?
0:26.6	Absolutely.
0:27.6	Never before in American history, has there been an uprising like this?
0:31.6	Of the 75 million Americans who voted for Donald Trump, I don't know how many today are feeling,
0:38.2	dear God, what was I thinking? But I would wager a lot more our thinking, let's carry on this
0:43.5	fight. Character matters. It matters. Tell them the truth matters. The 21st century is going to be
0:50.4	the American century, because we lead not only by the example of our power but by the power of our example.
1:00.2	That is the history of the journey of America.
1:04.5	You're very welcome to this week's Irishman in America with Marion McKeown across the water and me,
1:09.9	Jarlet Regan, scratching my head
1:11.6	just outside London.
1:13.4	Libraries across the United States have denounced an unprecedented surge of book bans as
1:19.8	conservatives step up their campaign to outlaw titles about sexuality, gender and race,
1:26.4	parents and activists mobilized on social media
1:28.6	and have pressured school boards and state politicians to ban books at a rate not seen
1:33.9	in decades. As the classroom becomes a key battleground in America's culture wars, Marion
1:40.4	McKeown is here, as always, to make sense of this. If there is any sense to be made of it,
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