Brexit and the revolutionary mentality, with Fintan O'Toole

Politics on the Couch · 2020-10-11

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In this episode Rafael Behr speaks to celebrated Irish author and journalist Fintan O'Toole about their shared fascination with nationalism and the myths of foreign oppression that fired a very English revolution. Also featuring digressions on the Scottish independence movement, Irish attitudes to Brexit and the Italian Job.

Fintan O'Toole is a historian, critic and cultural commentator; author of many books that range across questions of culture, identity, nationhood in Ireland and Britain. He is one of Ireland's most prominent and eminent political writers.

This is a Behr and Berman podcast production

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Politics on the Couch

Rafael Behr examines how our minds respond to politics and how politicians mess with our minds.

In each episode an expert from the world of politics, psychology, history or philosophy joins Raf on our 'couch' to discuss what's driving our political thought and behaviour.

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