The Clear Lens Podcast

Viewing News Through A Clear Lens

The Clear Lens Podcast is a news podcast hosted by theclearlenssocials, with 20 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

theclearlenssocials hosts The Clear Lens Podcast, a news show with 20 episodes published.

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  Episode #20

  The Clear Lens Episode 19: Mass population control or revolution: what will it be?

  Jul 16, 20261h 29m

  In this episode we're talking about the rapid rise of legislation across the West, giving states new powers for mass surveillance, severe punishment for dissent and the erosion of civil liberties like free speech - all while Rubio announced plans to dismantle the international criminal court. Who are the tech oligarchs behind the oppressive technology capable of population control? Palantir gets our focus here, as well as the Dialog conference planned to go ahead in Ireland before activists squashed it. Why was a left wing Irish senator planning to attend? We cover all these and more.

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  Episode #19

  The Clear Lens Episode 18: Siúlóid Dóchais: A moving Meitheal for Palestine

  Jun 5, 20261h 14m

  The antidote to the alienation of late-stage capitalism, with its relentless promotion of hyper individualism, is community. Hugh Doyle and Shane O'Connor joined us on The Clear Lens to talk about the power of communities coming together across Ireland and the world in solidarity with Palestine. On the brightest day of the year in the Northern hemisphere, communities across Ireland (moving meitheals) will arise before dawn, climb the mountain closest to their home and fly the Palestinian flag at the summit. Together, people will decide on actions they can take in the year ahead for Palestinian liberation. Hope is active and change happens in community, where people are rooted to the land and connected in purpose. This was a powerful, moving and at times beautifully raw conversation. I hope you enjoy it as much as we enjoyed recording it.

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  Episode #18

  The Clear Lens Episode 17: Live from the flotilla with Mikey Culle

  May 16, 202630 min

  Irish poet and activist Mikey Cullen joined us live on The Clear Lens this evening from the flotilla. As well as giving us an update on the flotilla's progress as Israeli media threatens a violent interception, he had a list of key requests. Here they are - Create and share email templates contacting the Department of Foreign Affairs and flood their emails. - Demand that the flotilla has safe passage and that crew members' human rights are upheld. - Enact the Occupied Territories Bill. - Get the US military out of Shannon. - Enshrine Neutrality in the constitution. - Hit the streets. - Boycott.

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  Episode #17

  The Clear Lens Episode 16: Neart Núr: Tending to the Forgotten Injuries on the Inside

  May 10, 202651 min

  In this episode we're joined by Claire Liddy and Eoin Keary from Neart Núr - a charity providing culturally sensitive, trauma-informed play therapy and psychosocial support to Palestinian medical evacuees in Jordan. For over a decade, Claire's volunteer work has taken her from the refugee camps of Palestine and Lebanon to the underserved communities of Kenya. Her first trip to Palestine was in 2019 and in 2024 she completed her first psychosocial play therapy project in the A’mari camp in the West Bank. Eoin met Claire through past charity work together and the two have joined forces to create Neart Núr. Join us for a conversation about their important work and the obstacles they have had to overcome from Israeli opposition and arbitrary entry bans to Palestine.

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  Episode #16

  The Clear Lens Episode 15: The Decisions That Shaped The Irish Economy

  Apr 8, 20261h 28m

  In this episode Audrey Kissane and Daragh Cogley speak with author and historian Conor McCabe about his book Sins of The Father: The Decisions That Shaped The Irish Economy. We cover the place of the grazier in Irish society, from their post-famine rise to their special treatment under the new Irish Free State – to the detriment of the general Irish population. The graziers were a class that financially benefited from the replacement of 2 million Irish people during An Gorta Mor (who either starved or emigrated) with 2.5 million cattle on freshly cleared lands. We go through the decades after the establishment of the Free State, looking at how the government’s stubborn insistence on maintaining parity with the British sterling prevented the development of indigenous industry and saw instead the rise of foreign direct investment as the primary means to industrialise Ireland. We spoke also about the emergence of a specific kind of Irish capitalist entrepreneur – one that built a fortune around servicing the needs of multinationals – whether through building their companies, providing legal services, etc. This is a really valuable episode. You’ll walk away with a deeper understanding of the nature of the Irish economy and an awareness of who it is designed - and not designed - to serve.

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