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To celebrate 75 episodes of pure socialist republican slurry, we thought we would kick off Season 2 of Casement's Leftovers by returning to the man who first brought us all together: Mark Fisher. The Weird and the Eerie – published just weeks before Fisher's death by suicide in January 2017 – is a work of literary criticism that has always seemed s…

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Helen and Matt finally conclude their famed Berlin trilogy by speaking to Caoimhe of The Irish Bloc Berlin. A "Berlin-based platform for Irish solidarity with Palestine", the Irish Bloc has been on the frontlines of opposition to Germany's continued support for Israel and the Berlin police's brutal repression tactics. We talk to Caoimhe about the g…

We continue our German urlaub with a very simple question: what the fuck is going on in Europe?? There is no one better to help us with this burning question than Ciarán from the fantastic Corner Späti podcast. Ciarán (like somebody else we know) is an Irish podcaster currently living in Berlin, but he also happens to be the only person in the worl…

The housing crisis is the definitive social issue of our time, affecting almost everybody across the West in varied and horrifying ways. But how do we go about. solving it? One seemingly novel idea has been put forward by housing activists in Berlin: simply take properties out of the hands of the massive landlords and place them back under tenant c…

The moment you've all been waiting for: Helen's first solo episode! They're joined by Mark Malone from The Hope & Courage Collective (formerly The Far Right Observatory) to talk about the far right in Ireland. They talk about the influence of the British far right, the key actors and funders, the gains they made in the local elections and crucially…

The whole gang is back together for a quick catch-up and a dive into what each has been reading. Glen brings us on a culinary trip through the history of Ireland via Margaret Hickey's Ireland's Green Larder., Helen finds God in John Dominic Crossan's Jesus: A Revolutionary Biography, and Matt disproves the labour theory of value through the divine …

Helen’s on holiday this week but Glen and Matt bravely soldier on without them, as the news isn’t going to react to itself. Tune in to the world’s only male-exclusive podcast as we perform our semi-regular temperature check on the state of Western civilisation. The U.K. is having an election, the U.S. is entering a home, and Germany’s brain is unfo…

During the middle of the 20th century, the Third World movement represented the desires of billions for agency and justice. As the old colonial empires collapsed and new power structures were emerging, there was a brief moment of hope for a world in which the Global South stood strong, united and liberated. This was until the collapse of the Soviet…

What happens when scions, aristos, tycoons, speculators, moguls and tech gets thrown into a blender? We’re living it. In this episode of Casement’s Leftovers; Helen, Matt and Glen come together to chat Techno-feudalism. When so many of the global hyper rich are treated like deities and given unprecedented access to policy and power, can the serfs p…

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With an almighty Helen-shaped hole to fill, Glen and Matt recruit culture journalist Gary Grimes for a Boys Only episode on Pitchfork, and the culture media landscape in general. We talk lay-offs, the devaluing of culture writing, the changing tide of popular music, the artifice of celebrity, the cancer of fake authenticity, Stan culture, and the f…

Last Friday, January 26th, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued its provisional ruling in South Africa’s case against Israel, ruling that there is a “significant risk of Genocide” in Gaza. Both supporters of Palestine and Israel have declared the outcome of the case as a victory, while there has been disappointment that there was no orde…

Bob Cratchit. Ron Weasley. Daniel Blake. Working class characters are often painted as humble folk, morally pure and deserving of our sympathy. But what if they're...not? Join us as we discuss truly progressive portrayals of the working class in film. Instead of patronising, what if films instead gave people agency over their own lives? Instead of …

Ever wondered why so many gays throughout history are so tragic, resilient and brave? This month Casement's Leftovers set fire to condescending stereotypes with incomparable author and historian Huw Lemmey. Huw -along with his co-host and author Ben Miller- have released the essential read; "Bad Gays", which explores identity formation and some of …

The decade from 2010-2020 saw more mass protests around the world than at any other point in history. But why did, so often, these huge movements result in the exact opposite of what they had set out to achieve? We are joined by American writer and journalist Vincent Bevins (of The Jakarta Method) to discuss his new book, If We Burn: The Mass Prote…

Happy Halloween! We’re bringing you the scariest thing imaginable: an off-the-cuff episode. Glen, Matt and Helen challenge each other to watch their favourite horror movies (except Glen who doesn’t understand genres) and lap up each other’s reviews. We talk Freudian fears of violence and technology on the collective subconscious (guess the director…

On reclaiming the history of the 1970s rent strikes We were delighted to be joined by Fiadh Tubridy & Aisling Hedderman from CATU to discuss the latest CATU publication Rent Strike, which tells the untold story of one of the great Irish tenants' struggles. We discuss the details of NATO (National Association of Tenants Organisations) and the succes…

On a critique of political economy for Ireland We were delighted to welcome researcher & author Conor McCabe on to the podcast to discuss the political economy of Ireland and its importance for the Irish left. This is a long but incredibly insightful discussion, as Conor refocuses our attention to the things that matter: who has power in Ireland? W…

For tickets to CCCP: Click Here. Pumpkin spiced lube, cable knit harness' and eating soup for fun. Start off October properly by letting your overheard, smoking area nightmare unravel before your ears. What was supposed to be a thoughtful meditation on American Imperialism and the "Fall"-ification of Irish Autumn culture turns into a series of bust…

We are joined by The Ditch investigative journalist Paulie Doyle to set the record straight on the latest silly season media obsession: CRIME. Is Dublin really more unsafe than it was before? Why do the media seem so hell-bent on generating a moral panic about it? And just exactly how much money is Putin giving to The Ditch? It’s a wide-ranging con…

On fatphobia and attraction. That's right baby, we're talking about desire again! We're joined by the wonderful Ellen to talk about everything from fatness and beauty standards to dating and Love Island. How can we free ourselves from society's oppressive and limiting standards? Is it possible to love and to fuck in a feminist way? And is Lizzo may…

In a desperatere attempt to stay current and relevant, (most of) the Casements crew watched the new Barbie movie and churned out an episode on it! Tune in for tepid takes on the film’s production, its post-modern meta-narratives, and its middle brow feminist politics. This Barbie thought the film was fine! Support the show…

It’s that time of year again. A time when businesses paint their inner colon rainbow, for your cash. When straight lads in the smoking area talk about how they held hands with a boy once in school. When basic gays walk around topless, proudly displaying their months of hard work in the gym. In short, it’s Pride month. Your favourite republican gonz…

Listen up, sheeple! Are you tired of being force-fed mainstream political news and culture? Do you want a podcast that's not afraid to take a cynical, irreverent look at society? Then you need to check out "Casement's Leftovers". In this episode, hosts Matt, Helen, and Glen sit down with the up-and-coming artist and PHD Christopher Michael to talk …

Andrea Long Chu has claimed that "everyone is female and everyone hates it", but what does that mean? Join us this for this very special 50th episode of Casement's Leftovers for a deep dive into one of our favourite theorists and writers, the recent Pulitzer Prize-winning critic Andrea Long Chu. Get ready for a new theory of gender that not has not…

It’s the first day of Eurovision semifinals. We know you’ve been anxious. You’ve been saying to your friends “Casements haven’t dropped their annual Eurovision episode yet. I don’t know which entries I’m allowed to like?” They’re sick of hearing it. Don’t worry - we’re here, and we brought acclaimed Dublin musician PureGrand (a.k.a Luke Faulkner), …

Sick and tired of the SILENCE from the LAMESTREAM media, the Casements gang get together for a very special episode about the latest scandal dribbling meekly out of the anus that is this Irish government. Who is Niall Collins? Did he know his wife was going to buy the public land he voted to sell? And what exactly can we get away saying on this pod…

Last week saw the visit to Ireland of United States President Joe Biden, and the Casements gang dig behind the tweets and headlines to reveal what it all actually means. We use the illustrious occasion as a jumping-off point to talk about American-Irish relations more broadly, and to ask tough questions like: what are the limits of nationhood and i…

What's the difference between etiquette and politics? To some they've become one and the same. Can you have good politics but bad manners? Is it time to relegate etiquette to the bourgeois bin-bag of time along with man servants and charity wristbands? Casements has the answers. Listen to your favourite internet inepts as they stumble through their…

Helen and Matt get together to analyse some of the biggest stories from the last few weeks of Irish politics (unfortunately we recorded this just before the release of the Windsor Protocol and the appointment of Holly Cairns as the new leader of the SocDems – of course). Helen has their sights set on the smaller parties in the state, as they chasti…

Two tribes go to war. It's that fucked conversation which has plagued smoking areas and idle canteen chit chat for decades. Art vs Artist. Can you separate the art from the artist? Should you? Are boycotts worthwhile? Is the Left honing an effective weapon against reactionaries or dainty ettiquette for dinner parties and twitter threads? Whether it…

"Come on," I hear you say. "They must be taking the piss now." "I know they claim to 'serve up hot takes like you wouldn't believe', but charity? Really? They had a go at CHARITY? Someone needs to finally put a stop to these edgy socialists who pathetically think it's progressive to be 'controversial'. This isn't helping anyone. What could possibly…

We're your Dream F*gs, boys. We'll make you happy. Step inside the most surreal Casement's episode yet. The gang reveal their Fenian dreams and lay them on the slab for some good aul fashioned Freudian analysis. What does David Lynch, Hauntological soundscapes and Queer Eye for the Straight Guy reveal about the republican psyche. Is Glen stuck in t…

A formless, aimless episode in which we discuss: the Free State's relationship to the IRA and the Troubles, Bono being a Pox, the departure of Mommy Truss, the efficacy of protest vs parliamentary politics, and the rehabilitation of the Yorkshire Ripper. Don't forget to subscribe, review, and tell your friends about the cleverest and sexiest leftis…

Explicably, the nonce one. In the grand tradition of Brass Eye, our resident pedophile expert, Helen, talks us through why they did their BA dissertation on pedophiles and pedophile rehabilitation, and how it's made them the superstar they are now. We talk about the construction of sexuality, Lacanian notions of desire, Epstein's flight logs, and f…

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Exhausted by the media circus? Do you long for a time when the biggest news story was some banal issue with a TD's houses? Casement's are here to serve. Listen to your favourite fenian cynics discuss news segments from a week ago and rip each others throat out over podcasting slights. In this episode Glen takes the wheel and crashes the podcast int…

So, you can't afford to pay your heating bills or fill up the tank of your Fiat 500, and even if you could afford to, you'd be killing the planet anyway. It's truly fucked. What are you to do when faced with the twin crises of energy and the climate? Luckily, Casements have the answer, and it's available right now. In this bumper episode, Glen, Hel…

In a feat of journalistic excellence, the Leftovers are taking on their biggest challenge yet with a round the (western) world news roundup. From the Tory leadership contest to Irish back bench revolts, American happenings to Berlin night clubs, the pod gives a brief summary of stuff that's been cluttering your timeline with their standard, interne…

A very, very special edition of Casement's Leftovers where we invited you, the listener, to join us on the show. We asked on our socials: "what does Pride mean to you?", and you responded with the same quantity and ferocity of the most deranged Liveline caller-base. Join us today as we take a cynical, unconvinced look at Dublin Pride and ask what i…

Ireland has been living through a housing crisis for what feels like forever, and we here at Casement's Leftovers think it's high time that someone got up off their arses and did something about it. But what? We are joined by writer David Hartery (@DinoCrisisActor) to discuss his excellent article 'Marxism and the Housing Crisis', written for Socia…

This month Heather & Matt are too busy "working" to perform their vital role of reigning Helen & Glen in from being the cyclical haters they were born to be - that's right, we're throwing it back to the original line-up babyyy! Join Helen & Glen as they take on the online cottage industry of monetizing your trauma in order to be the best activist t…

In which Matt says “fuck the Metaverse, all my homies hate the Metaverse” but Heather shouts back “LET 👏 PEOPLE 👏 ENJOY 👏 THINGS 👏.” Join Heather, Glen and Matt for the second half of their discussion on the Metaverse. This time round, Matt attempts to make a few extremely insightful points into the true nature of desire and the impossibility of an…

Technology – what’s it all about, anyway? Join Heather, Glen & Matt as they examine the promises and possibilities of Web 3.0. Can NFTs provide a viable alternative for artists to get paid fairly for their work? Is the Metaverse truly a game-changer for tech, or simply another false dawn? And what the hell is up with Mark Zuckerberg’s hair? We get …

Feeling alone? Sexually inadequate? Is your dating app fueled anxiety getting you down? We're here to help. This week Casement's Leftovers is cringing over the "Sex Positive" identity industrial complex. We weigh in on whether being into p*ss play makes you a better comrade or if wearing latex to sex parties will get you radical points online. Glen…

All the way back in 1977 John and Barbara Ehrenreich coined the term “the professional-managerial class” to refer to “salaried mental workers who do not own the means of production and whose major function in the social division of labour may be described broadly as the reproduction of capitalist culture and capitalist class relations.” The term re…

Following an unexplained absence almost as traumatic as that of the Galaxy Truffle, everyone’s favourite Irish republican podcast is back, and just in time for the holidays! As the out of control woke brigade continues its unprovoked and ruthless war on Christmas, the Casement's crew get in the festive spirit by looking back on a war possibly even …

We know what you're thinking - why hasn't my favourite republican podcast done an episode about the KEY event in the communist calendar: The Eurovision Song Contest?! It's TOMORROW NIGHT and THEY HAVEN'T SPOKEN ON IT YET - WELL WORRY NO MORE!!! HERE IT IS!!!!!! We talk everything from Johnny Logan to Dana, the American influence to the growing stal…