@radiobrendan There may be an amount of pointlessness to the following; but hey, this blog is still ongoing so I might as well stick to the programme (I jest, kind of). For writing about the etiquette deficit of Bogotá’s Transmilenio users in the hope of bringing about...
@radiobrendan In conflict resolution, common practice in both academia and ‘real-life’ politics is to compare different regions that have experienced or are experiencing violent problems. While no two conflicts are exactly the same, broadly speaking there is a common...
@radiobrendan A significant factor in man’s ability to obliterate his fellow man, as has happened on countless occasions, is to view him as less than human: mere vermin to be exterminated. Such a mentality is usually witnessed amongst competing cultures or races; the...
@radiobrendan Colombia’s recent high-level gay sex scandal that has caused somewhat of a sensation brings into question, yet again, journalism’s role as a watchdog with the public’s interests at its heart (it’s always been a grand theory that). This latest...
@radiobrendan What heady times they are experiencing back on the homeland. Excitement is almost at an unprecedented level as the electorate in the Republic of Ireland gets ready to go to the polls on February 26th to vote for a new parliament. In the relatively short campaign — the election was only called earlier this […]
@radiobrendan I’ve never really agreed to doing what are variable types of work by numbers. For example, back in my radio newsroom days we would be given a certain amount of stories to file daily, while the length of the hourly and main news bulletins had to be the same...
@radiobrendan It was with some bemusement I found myself watching the Fox News hosted US Republican Party presidential candidates’ debate the other night ahead of the upcoming Iowa caucus. Most of it was utterly cringeworthy — no surprises there I hear you say. Perhaps we should cut them some slack; it is after all just […]
@radiobrendan The ridiculous amounts of money the globe’s top sports stars earn is something that is regularly debated. It’s certainly a topic that comes up with many of my more advanced English students via a discussion book that explores what are seen as some of...
@radiobrendan Some like it in its brilliant-white crystal form, taken with a spoon. Others prefer it less refined, in its ‘purer’ state. While more, perhaps the majority in the world, prefer to ingest it, refined, into the bloodstream via a straw. It’s a global...
@radiobrendan We are, as it’s said, shaped by our history; and certain past experiences define us more than others. This year, Ireland is gearing up to commemorate the centenaries of a couple of such ‘game-changing’ events. In general, they are viewed as...
