{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/64e340adddadb00012365278/69dcd0e3715b7d1039c8f280?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"208. Graham Linehan: Writer, Journalist & Activist - Part 1","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/64e340adddadb00012365278/1776082266916-bc9d20b2-ca3a-46aa-a079-a1a75fa0a498.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Part 1 of a long-form conversation with Graham Linehan on The Ireland Podcast.</p><p><br></p><p>The conversation moves quickly into the activism and controversies that have come to define Graham Linehan’s public life in recent years, before touching at points on his career - from <em>Father Ted</em>, <em>Black Books</em> and <em>The IT Crowd</em>.</p><p><br></p><p>The discussion covers public backlash, media narratives, free speech, Gaza, comedy, the early internet, and the personal and professional consequences of speaking out.</p><p><br></p><p>A wide-ranging and, at times, unpredictable conversation on one of the most contested areas in public life.</p>","author_name":"Fender Jackson"}