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two clueless freshers from trinity college dublin, ryan o'connor and evan carron-kee, discuss big issues in politics and international relations they knew nothing about a week ago IG: @weeladsbigproblems credit to lila funge for all episode art live on trinity fm every thursday at 4pm

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April 23, 2021

Wee Lads, Hot Takes: The Final Episode

<p>Would Jesus join Sinn Féin? Should the dominant political ideology of our age be the 2014 grunge tumblr aesthetic? Is the Sims 4 a model for a utopia? And finally, is Lísin from Hurlamaboc the ultimate girlboss?</p> <p>Ryan and Evan are bombarded with hot takes from former Wee Lads guests and flatmates Frank, Lila, Oliwia and Ellen.</p> <p>Originally broadcast live on Trinity FM, 23/04/2021</p>

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April 15, 2021

The South China Sea and The New Bipolar World Order

<p>Jared Reilly talks to the Wee Lads about the geopolitics of the South China Sea, the Chinese economy, and the middle powers theory in international relations. Ryan talks about the Belt and Road Initiative and China's efforts to expand its sphere of influence. Evan talks about the danger of conflict breaking out in the South China Sea, and the effects this could have on international politics.</p>

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April 8, 2021

Art and Activism in Palestine: With Tuqa Al Sarraj and Zoe Lawlor

<p>Ryan and Evan interview Zoe Lawlor and Tuqa Al Sarraj!</p> <p>Zoë &nbsp;Lawlor is an Irish human rights activist. She's the cultural liaison &nbsp;with the Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign and co-coordinator of Gaza Action Ireland. Zoë was also involved with the Irish Ship to Gaza &nbsp;as part of an international coalition to try to break the illegal &nbsp;Israeli siege of Gaza. With Gaza Action Ireland she has brought two &nbsp;groups of young Palestinian footballers to tour Ireland to raise &nbsp;awareness of the situation in Gaza.</p> <p>Dublin based visual Artist Tuqa Al Sarraj, grew up in &nbsp;Ramallah where she studied at The International Academy Of Art Palestine (IAAP). Throughout her work Al Sarraj combines mixed media, &nbsp;video, performance, found objects and text to navigate themes of &nbsp;folklore, memory, loss, displacement and exile. She utilises the public &nbsp;space of the city as well as her own private space.<br> <br> Currently Al Sarraj is in her final year in Fine Art Media at the National College of Art and Design. Her work has been presented at NCAD (2020); MISA (2019); Yellow Box &nbsp;(2018); LIT (2018); IAAP (2017); Centre Social, Georges Brassens (2016); Goethe Institut (2016); Copy Room Studio (2016); KHiO (2015); UAL (2014)</p>

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What is Wee Lads, Big Problems?

two clueless freshers from trinity college dublin, ryan o'connor and evan carron-kee, discuss big issues in politics and international relations they knew nothing about a week ago

IG: @weeladsbigproblems credit to lila funge for all episode art

live on trinity fm every thursday at 4pm

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