Podcasts
The Whitaker Institute Podcast Channel features a series of interviews and seminars on Innovation and Societal Change.
Highland Radio – COVID-19 Remote Working Employee Pulse Survey
Whitaker Institute member Professor Alma McCarthy, of the Work, Organizations and Society cluster, spoke with Highland Radio about the COVID-19 Remote Working Employee Pulse Survey which was launched jointly by the Whitaker Institute and Western Development Commission. The survey aims to gather data on employees’ experiences of remote working in these unprecedented times. Listen to the interview… | Read on »
Listen NowRTÉ Radio 1 Drivetime – Professor Alan Ahearne on the economic impact of Covid19
Professor Alan Ahearne, Director of the Whitaker Institute, spoke with RTÉs Radio 1 Drivetime about the economic impact of Covid19.
Listen NowRTÉ Radio 1 – Professor Alan Ahearne on the EU multi-billion euro Covid19 package
Professor Alan Ahearne, Director of the Whitaker Institute, told RTÉ Radio 1’s Morning Ireland that he is cautiously optimistic the economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic will be quicker than a usual recession, given the welfare supports that have been put in place.
Listen NowRTÉ Radio 1 – Fiscal Policies in the Upcoming Election
Whitaker Institute member and Dean of the College of Business, Public Policy, and Law, Professor John McHale of the Macroeconomics and Finance research cluster, spoke with RTÉ Radio 1s This Week about political parties’ fiscal policies in the upcoming elections.
Listen NowProfessor Alan Ahearne on News at One – A look back at a decade in economics
Professor Alan Ahearne, Director of the Whitaker Institute, spoke with RTÉs News at One about the economic developments of the last decade.
Listen NowProfessor Alan Ahearne on Newstalk – European Banking Union
Professor Alan Ahearne, Director of the Whitaker Institute, spoke with Vincent Wall on ‘Taking Stock’ about the possibility of creating a stronger European banking union and the implications for Ireland if a common corporate tax base is to be introduced. Listen to the podcast here.
Listen NowDr John Danaher on Newstalk – Automation and Utopia
Whitaker Institute member Dr John Danaher, Technology and Governance cluster leader, spoke to Newstalk’s Futureproof about his new book Automation and Utopia and a world without work. Listen to the podcast here.
Listen NowRTÉ Radio 1’s ‘Drivetime’ – Prof Kate Kenny on Whistleblowers
Professor Kate Kenny, cluster leader of the Work, Organizations and Society research cluster, spoke to RTÉ Radio 1’s ‘Drivetime’ host Mary Wilson about the reasons why people blow the whistle and the impact of the 2014 Protected Disclosures Act.
Listen NowDeclan Coogan on Newstalk – Aggression in Children
Whitaker Institute member Declan Coogan, of the Social Sciences Research Cluster, spoke to Pat Kenny on Newstalk about how parents can deal with their angry children. Listen to the podcast here.
Listen NowRTÉ Radio 1s ‘Drivetime’ – Dr Shane Conway on Farmers and their Retirement
Whitaker Institute member Dr Shane Conway, of the Environment, Development and Sustainability Research Cluster, spoke to RTÉ Radio 1’s Drivetime (@ 2.13.06) about farmers and their retirement. Listen here.
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