Ted Smyth: 2024 - The Year in Politics

Ted Smyth, former diplomat, C-Suite executive, and current President of the Advisory Board of Glucksman Ireland House NYU, returns to Irish Stew for a fourth annual end-of-year discussion on American and Irish politics.

Topics covered

• The Democratic Party post loss of the White House and the US Senate
• The US news media and the election
• The Irish election and the housing crisis
• Ireland's diplomatic clash with Israel
• The return of the Northern Ireland Assembly

Ted Smyth Links

• Website
• Glucksman House Gala
• LinkedIn
• BlueSky

Episode Details: Season 6, Episode 23; Total Episode Count: 103

Chapters

• 0:00 Introduction
• 1:16 The American 2024 Election
• 5:51 Can the Democrats Appeal to the Working Class?
• 12:39 Always Be Campaigning
• 16:13 The Media and the American Election
• 20:49 Why Donald Trump Wasn't Disqualified
• 24:03 Oligarchy or Plutocracy?
• 26:28 Elon Musk's Role
• 28:52 The Irish Election
• 32:04 The Irish-Israeli Clash
• 38:35 Northern Ireland Politics in 2024
• 45:10 Seamus Plug
• 47:52 Credits