Is the Rose of Tralee a national embarrassment or does it represent something precious? On this week’s Free State, Joe and Dion look at Irish culture and what makes it different. There’s also Pele’s (and Joe’s) lack of concern about erectile dysfunction as well as a cost busting alternative to Viagra. Free State with Joe Brolly and Dion Fanning is a Gold Hat Production in association with SwanMcG. For more on Free State: <a href="https://freestatepodcast.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://freestatepodcast.com/</a> To get in touch with the podcast: <a href="mailto:info@freestatepodcast.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">info@freestatepodcast.com</a> Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/dionfanning" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@dionfanning</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/JoeBrolly1993" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@JoeBrolly1993</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/freestateirl" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@freestateirl</a><hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Free State with Joe Brolly and Dion Fanning

Who says there’s no talent in Longford?

Free State is a podcast for the curious that stimulates, provokes, challenges and entertains, while never taking itself too seriously. Free State covers topics from sport to politics, love to loss, the human condition and how to fix the world, with guests from across the planet including Nigerian princes, former Prime Ministers, ex convicts, footballers, boxers and extraordinary people from every walk of life. Free State is presented by Joe Brolly and Dion Fanning. Brolly is a barrister, an original thinker with a fascinating backstory, who donated a kidney to a stranger and then led a crusade to transform organ d...