Pop‑culture figures and political risk

In this episode of the Blood Brothers Podcast, Dilly Hussain speaks with the prominent Irish pro-Palestine comedian, writer and campaigner, Tadgh Hickey.

Topics of discussion include:

• Joining the Sumud Flotilla, time in an Israeli prison, and travelling with Greta Thunberg.
• Tadgh’s trip to Iran, Qatar and Lebanon: observations and the reality on the ground.
• Tadgh’s awareness and understanding of Muslim sectarian differences when it comes to Iran and Shiism.
• The mainstreaming of far-right fascism in America and the UK, Musk and X’s algorithm, and the Epstein files. Who is behind all of this?
• The rise of ethno-nationalism in Ireland.
• Zionist Israeli victimhood and the U.S.-Israel war on Iran. Are we heading towards World War Three?