What happens when a world war collides with centuries of unresolved tension? In the final episode of our mini-series on the Irish Troubles, Dr Thomas Leahy guides us from the outbreak of the First World War through to the conditions that ignited what we now call the Troubles. This is the turning point — where long-standing fears, loyalties, and political gambles harden into something far more dangerous. We explore how Home Rule was postponed by global conflict, why armed movements emerg...
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What happens when a world war collides with centuries of unresolved tension? In the final episode of our mini-series on the Irish Troubles, Dr Thomas Leahy guides us from the outbreak of the First World War through to the conditions that ignited what we now call the Troubles. This is the turning point — where long-standing fears, loyalties, and political gambles harden into something far more dangerous. We explore how Home Rule was postponed by global conflict, why armed movements emerg...
Have you ever wondered why some people always seem to get the best opportunities — the ideal job, the perfect house, or even a place for the kids in the school everyone wants — while others, just as qualified, miss out? It’s tempting to call it luck. But what if luck isn’t random at all — what if it’s designed? My guest today, Judd Kessler, is a professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and one of the leading thinkers in behavioural economics and market design. His new...
Undercurrent Stories
What happens when a world war collides with centuries of unresolved tension? In the final episode of our mini-series on the Irish Troubles, Dr Thomas Leahy guides us from the outbreak of the First World War through to the conditions that ignited what we now call the Troubles. This is the turning point — where long-standing fears, loyalties, and political gambles harden into something far more dangerous. We explore how Home Rule was postponed by global conflict, why armed movements emerg...
