Here's How ::: Ireland's Political, Social and Current Affairs Podcast

William Campbell

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Irish Agriculture

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Paris Climate Change Agreement

Sinn Féin Affordable Housing Plan

Ireland's Housing Shortage

Ireland's political, social and current affairs podcast

58 ratings

Publishes	Monthly	Episodes	179	Founded	11 years ago
Number of Listeners		Categories	NewsSociety & Culture

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Here’s How 183 – Who’s at it Again

Iain Dale is a presenter on the British talk radio station LBC, former Conservative party electoral candidate and author of the book The Taoiseach: A Century of Political Leadership *****

6 Nov 2025 • 53 min

Here’s How 182 – It Takes a Village

Frank Connolly is a journalist, author and former head of communications with SIPTU. Tony Lowes is director of Friends of the Irish Environment. Michael Smith is the editor of Village Magazine. ***** Lucid Talk is the Belfast-based polling c... more

23 Oct 2025 • 37 min

Here’s How 181 – Votes, Lies and Video Tape

Kev Collins’ Youtube channel his here. Ben Scallan writes for Gript. ***** That’s a clip I played on the podcast a while back, it’s from one of the far-right protest a while back, and we’ve had a couple more of those anti-immigration protests i... more

12 Jun 2025 • 38 min

Here’s How 180 – Medieval Attitudes

Dr Kirill Bumin is Associate Dean of Metropolitan College of Boston University and Dr Mordechai Inbari is Professor of Religion at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke. ***** That’s the diminutive Justin Barrett, formerly of Youth De... more

22 May 2025 • 1 hr 6 min

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Recent Guests

Amun Bains

Young British journalist focusing on men's advocacy

Episode: Here’s How 179 – Lost Boys

Daniel Mulhall

Former Ambassador of Ireland with extensive diplomatic experience.

Episode: Here’s How 178 – All Changed Utterly

Wendy Grace

Presenter of the morning show on Spirit Radio and director of Compass Communications

Spirit Radio

Episode: Here’s How 176 – Fair and Balanced

Colin O'Gara

Head of Addiction Services at St. John of God Hospital and clinical professor of psychiatry at UCD

St. John of God Hospital

Episode: Here’s How 175 – Rolling the Dice

Cormac Lucey

Lecturer in finance at the Irish Management Institute and Trinity College Dublin, economics columnist with Sunday Times Ireland

Sunday Times Ireland

Episode: Here’s How 174 – The Price of Everything

Dr. Mathew Creighton

Associate professor of sociology at the UCD School of Sociology

UCD

Episode: Here’s How 173 – Hidden Faces

Andrew Wright

Fourth generation farmer and social media influencer

Farm Theory NI

Episode: HH172 – Never Mind the Bullocks

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

Sinn Féin's Chief Whip in the Dáil and TD from Donegal

Sinn Féin

Episode: Here’s How 170 – Nobody Tells Us What to Do

Mario Rosenstock

A well-known Irish comedian and satirist, famous for his character sketches and political commentary.

Episode: Here’s How 169 – Gift of the Gab

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William Campbell

Host and presenter known for his insightful moderation and balanced questioning approach, with a focus on political and social discourse in Ireland.

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3.6 out of 5 stars from 58 ratings

Heard the host is a pedophile
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ctr1881
3 years ago
The sound is atrocious
Genuinely impossible to listen to because the sound is so horrendous. This podcast allegedly has a producer, you wouldn’t know it. The difference in volume between the host and the interviewee is so big that you either can’t hear the guest or the host blasts in your ear. Grim.
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tOoMuChLaUgHtEr
Ireland3 years ago
Trans
Please interview Helen Joyce!
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Franzer21
Ireland3 years ago
very fair minded
Thorough and engaging, calm and reasonable - recently made mincemeat of a UCD geographer who didn’t seem at all award of the massive inequalities inflicted tax wise in urgeant Ireland. Calls out the rural spooferati who are subsidised to the oxters.
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Johanes989
Ireland4 years ago
Incredibly professional interviewing and research
One of the best podcasts in Ireland. Outstanding. Well done.
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Amiga Ireland
Ireland4 years ago

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The host is recognized for his challenge to mainstream narratives and the quality of his questioning.

Overall, it has been labeled as a needed contribution to Irish media landscapes, addressing vital current affairs.

Listeners appreciate the podcast for its in-depth research and engaging dialogue.

Some criticisms center around audio quality and perceived bias, while many highlight the informative nature of discussions.

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Here’s How 177 – Threats to Democracy

Q: If Sinn Féin had managed their vote a bit better in Donegal, how could they have secured more seats?

They could divide the constituency vote among candidates effectively by using specific messaging and understanding their stronghold areas.

Here’s How 177 – Threats to Democracy

Q: Are you telling me that it's not an accident that smaller countries are more democratic than larger ones?

There may be something beyond chance because the correlation is statistically significant.

Here’s How 179 – Lost Boys

Q: What would you say is the biggest issue that needs addressing when it comes to men's advocacy?

Boys falling behind in school and the high percentage of men in prison compared to women, which I think is a disgrace.

Here’s How 179 – Lost Boys

Q: Can you pick out of that very mixed salad, what are the issues that you would think are valid or that you, as you say, think might be right within that?

Basically none of that, because that's not what I think. I don't see feminism as antithetical to men's advocacy.

Here’s How 179 – Lost Boys

Q: If you're describing yourself as a left-wing journalist, what are you doing and where are you getting this interest on the men's rights agenda or whatever you want to call it?

It's not actually a right-wing issue. It's not a partisan issue at all. It's a humanity issue.

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2. Daniel Mulhall
3. Wendy Grace
4. Colin O'Gara
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