84 - What Am Campaigning?

Steve and Richie have talked an awful lot about politicians and what they do for a living; yelling, lawing, voting etc. But they've yet to get into the nitty gritty of how someone goes from being a Normal Person to the lofty heights of elected officialdom. Well, it just so happens a previous superstar of a guest did just that! Peter Kavanagh, advocate for the Irish language and Great Beards, ran for the position of City Councillor in Ireland’s recent local elections. Did he win? No spoilers. You’ll just have to listen and find out! ----- Want to hear our drunken bonus episode? Buy us a beer and leave us your email address, or tweet about the show and tag us with @whatampolitics ----- whatampolitics.games whatampolitics.com Follow us on Instagram & Twitter Theme music by Supermarket Love Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices