

The Stand with Eamon Dunphy
The Stand
The Stand with Eamon Dunphy is a current affairs, sport and culture podcast posting five or more episodes each week.Editor and Presenter - Eamon DunphyAs a former professional and international soccer player Eamon was capped 23 times for Ireland. He has been a writer and broadcaster for over 40 years and written five best selling books including an early memoir Only a Game?, U2’s biography Unforgettable Fire, Sir Matt Busby’s biography A Strange Kind of Glory, Roy Keane’s autobiography Keane, and most recently his own memoir, The Rocky Road.As a newspaper columnist Eamon has written for a number of newspapers, most notably the Irish Daily Star and the Sunday Independent. He was a contributor to RTÉ’s soccer panel for 40 years and was the editor and presenter of the drivetime radio show The Last Word for five years in the newly established Radio Ireland (now Today FM). Eamon launched The Stand in November 2016. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Aug 5, 2020 • 31min
Ep 818: Politicians v Plutocrats - Can Washington Tame Tech Giants?
Matt Stoller talks to Eamon about last week's appearance at the US Congress Anti-Trust Committee by Apple, Amazon, Google and Facebook CEOs. Matt Stoller is the Director of Research at the American Economic Liberties Project and a visiting lecturer in the Department of History at Columbia University. He writes a free email newsletter Big, and his book, Goliath: The 100-Year War Between Monopoly, Power and Democracy, is published by Simon & Schuster. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 4, 2020 • 34min
Ep 817: On The Passing Of John Hume Eamonn McCann Talks About The Man He Knew
Journalist Eamonn McCann talks to Eamon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 4, 2020 • 32min
Ep 816: October Budget A Real Test For Uneasy Coalition
Fionnán Sheahan, Ireland Editor for The Irish Independent, talks to Eamon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 1, 2020 • 31min
Ep 815: Covid-19 – Sweden Plays The Long Game
Philip O'Connor reports from Sweden. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 31, 2020 • 31min
Ep 814: Republicans Beginning To Distance Themselves From Trump
Niall Stanage reports from Washington. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 30, 2020 • 34min
Ep 813: Boris Threatens the Union, Bad News for Ireland
Chris Johns joins Eamon to discuss Boris Johnson's first year as Prime Minister. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 29, 2020 • 34min
Ep 812: Cervical Check Scandal – Official Ireland's Shameless Torture of Its Victims
In the wake of Ruth Morrissey's death, her solicitor Cian O'Carroll talks to Eamon about the ongoing battle for justice. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 29, 2020 • 37min
Ep 811: The View from Russia
Bryan MacDonald, journalist with RT, talks to Eamon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 28, 2020 • 29min
Ep 810: Democracy Is Asleep While Tyrants Grow Bolder
Ruadhán MacCormaic, Assistant Editor, The Irish Times, talks to Eamon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 28, 2020 • 37min
Ep 809: Brexit - Boris Must Deliver on Time
Brendan O'Neill, Editor of Spiked Online, talks to Eamon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.


