The Atlantic Current, An Irish-American Podcast

A riotous Ep. 49: the 10 dumbest things Donald Trump has ever said. Bleach, sharks, fighter jets, and more. Here's the first on the list, discussing Trump's recent obsession with cognitive tests: follow for more: Apple: apple.co/4axtsYb Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/26ESFxW...

From Ep. 48 (out now), our fun tour around election rules and limits and scandals in the US and Ireland. Here’s Vince insisting (perhaps not entirely sincerely) that US campaign laws are, as the Supreme Court says, purely about free speech:

on election spending "limits" in the US:

great discussion here from Tull Vince and special guest Meredith Oglivie-Thompson on why foreign aid isn't charity — and why it works: see full episode here: Apple: the-atlantic-current.captivate.fm/47bsap Spotify: the-atlantic-current.captivate.fm/47bssp

From our 2025 highlights and lowlights episode, Vince on why DOGE cuts were such a terrible idea. Seems pertinent in the light of the recent Ebola outbreak (more on this with a special, expert, guest later this week)

Tull and Vince on the actual significance of the $1.776 billion figure in the weaponization reparations / J6 slush fund: full episode links: Apple: the-atlantic-current.captivate.fm/45bsap Spotify: the-atlantic-current.captivate.fm/45bssp

another (short) version of a long-running debate between our American and Irish hosts, which boils down to: how much of Trump is intent, and how much misinformed instinct?

@wallstmain.bsky.social tries to explain why the right has a point about political violence and why the temperature needs to come down, only to prove why we all need to take a step back: