Sport is too important to fall into the hands of cultural vandals. The death of Mícheal Ó Muircheartaigh was a reminder of the role sport plays in Irish life.Nothing elevates a community like sporting joy and community is central to all that is good in Irish life. On Free State, Joe and Dion look at how sport has been turned into a commodity. From Buenos Aires to Bellaghy, sport has had the joy removed. Who, apart from Mickey Harte, is to blame? This episode of Free State is sponsored by Manscaped. Visit <a href="https://www.manscaped.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.manscaped.com/</a> and get 20% off and free shipping by using code freestate20 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><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

And then there were four, part 2. The football factory - how science is replacing humans with robots.

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...