States of Mind

RTÉ's US politics podcast bringing you all the latest stories and analysis with Jackie Fox and Sean Whelan, as America gears up for the 2024 US Presidential Election.

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Episodes

Ep 5: Bye Bye Bernie

With Bernie Sanders officially bowing out, we go behind the man and the movement. Family friend, Shyla Nelson Stewarts remembers his early years in Vermont while Irish man, Conor Boylan talks about how he convinced Sanders to run in the first place.

Apr 15, 2020•33 min

Ep 4: This Country Discriminates

As the Covid-19 pandemic turns the US Presidential Election upside down, it has also unearthed racial issues within the country. Kailee Scales from Black Lives Matter tells us why. Our divided American family is also back, reflecting on politics during lockdown.

Apr 06, 2020•32 min

Ep 3: The Funeral Director

One Irish man living in the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak in New York tells Brian and Jackie why he is going beyond the line of duty to help people get some closure in a new restrictive and grief-stricken world. Also, how millions of people in America won’t see one cent of the multi-trillion dollar aid package.

Mar 30, 2020•32 min

Ep 2: President vs Pandemic

It’s a testing time for a tested president as Covid-19 hits the United States and Election 2020. Brian O’Donovan and Jackie Fox speak to one family split by the the president’s response and Bernie Sanders' friend for more than 40 years about why his campaign suddenly fell flat.

Mar 23, 2020•30 min

Bonus Ep: Oh Janey, It's Mick Mulvaney!

Shamrock sharing delayed & former Whitehouse Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney talks about his final days in the job. In a Special St. Patrick’s Edition States of Mind, Brian O’Donovan and Jackie Fox discuss this year’s light greening of the White House as major events are cancelled for the first time in decades.

Mar 13, 2020•14 min

Ep 1: No Show Like A Joe Show

As the Joe Biden bandwagon takes to the road, Brian O'Donovan and Jackie Fox discuss whether it is on a steady track to the Democratic presidential nomination

Mar 12, 2020•28 min

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