ireland

“A hung Parliament” - it’s not quite admitting defeat, but the new media lines from Rishi Sunak and the Conservative Party suggest that even the Government knows its days are numbered. Nish and Coco unpack Sunak’s shock admission and some of the highlights from the local elections. 

Comedian, actor and activist (and old colleague of Nish) Aisling Bea drops in to talk about campaigning against food insecurity. The “Essentials Guarantee” campaign championed by the Trussell Trust asks that political parties prioritise all citizens having basic essentials as part of their election manifestos.

Aisling also talks about the fight for abortion rights in her homeland of Ireland, while Coco reminds us that the abortion laws in England, Scotland and Wales are incredibly archaic. Abortion buffer zones, 150m no-protest areas around clinics have just hit their one-year anniversary of receiving royal ascent for England & Wales, however, the Home Office has yet to roll out the change to the law - leaving protestors free to approach women outside. 

Finally, the gang mix together a metaphorical soufflé of villains, stirring in a healthy dose of uncapped banker bonuses, adding a dash of Susan Hall, and a pinch of the Labour Party’s surprise new MP. 

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Essentials Guarantee Campaign - Trussell Trust

Could there really be a hung parliament at the next UK general election? - The Guardian 

Anti-abortion activists ramping up protests outside clinics after failure to introduce buffer zones - The Independent 

Goldman Sachs’s UK gender pay gap widest in six years - Financial Times 

On abortion culture wars, Britain takes a different path - Politico

What a sad little life Jane  - Come Dine With Me

Investigators search for an American fugitive accused of faking his own death to evade law enforcement agencies. Andrea Canning confronts the man at the center of the international mystery.

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On this week's episode, I am in Greystones, Ireland. Before coming, I asked my Instagram followers if they could recommend anyone in Ireland that I could bring on Slo Mo. Pretty much every other message was for The Happy Pear, David and Stephen Flynn, and now I know why. These  brothers, identical twins, are two of the kindest, most positive, and most hospitable people I've met in my life. They took me to their farm, store, and restaurant, force-feeding me on levels I've only experienced in the Middle East. After an early life of adventure trying to find their identity, they started  an organic store that became a full fledged venture, and now also a podcast, around making healthy choices. They are what we all try to embody when we aim to live our purpose and spread love in the process.

I wanted to get serious with this conversation, and sure, we did. But in reality, the biggest benefit of this episode, one that has made it among my favorites ever, is that it's just pure fun.

Listen as we discuss:

• What it's like growing up as twins, with unconditional love from the start.
• Their trajectory from searching for identity to building a food revolution.
• The need for rites of passage and the value of uncertainty in travel.
• What we can learn from the whirling and wandering dervishes.
• Veganism and how to incorporate it without being radical.
• When you grow your own food, you savor every piece.
• Food is the center of every economy.
• How can you get involved in the food revolution?
• Manifesting, spirituality, and blah blah blah, let's just enjoy this moment.
• Their secret to happiness: look at life through childlike wonder.

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In this Dateline classic, no one could figure out why a college student died in her bed – until a tiny spot launched an epic investigation. Hoda Kotb reports. Originally aired on August 21, 2009.