Carl Kinsella

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7,832 appearances 24 recordings 3 series first heard Feb 2026 last heard 4d ago

Carl Kinsella’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Catch Up with Louise McSharry · News Catch-Up: Ed Sheeran, Maternity Leave for TDs and the Far Right in Germany · 22 Sep 2026 podcast

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Um the the the biggest party in the region. voice-verified

They still won't they won't run that state. voice-verified

There's going to be a coalition of of left-wing parties and center parties that will um continue to run that state. voice-verified

But it is it's a very concerning trend to see alternative for Germany doing so well. voice-verified

This is a party that up until very recently, let's say maybe the last 10 years voice-verified

would have been a real fringe party. voice-verified

They are actually they are designated as a far right extremist party. voice-verified

They do hold far right extremist views. voice-verified

Kind of central to their political platform is this idea of re migration, which is essentially what amount to the deportation of tens of millions of people who are just not ethnically German. voice-verified

So they are you know, and of course Germany's history is such that for a long time after World War Two, you know, there was this process of denazification and it was really stringent and and strict in terms of voice-verified

far right sentiment being kept out of the public sphere. voice-verified

So it does mark a pretty major sea change that it has kind of surged back into prominence and is now winning pretty key electoral victories. voice-verified

I don't know. voice-verified

I'm always hesitant to call them victories because I think it's it can be frustrating sometimes when you read The Guardian or the BBC or the New York Times. voice-verified

And they tend to big up far right victories more than they big up far left victories. voice-verified

I think they voice-verified

Like, you know, at the end of the day, it's important to remember that AFD hasn't they haven't won a majority in any of these elections. voice-verified

I think that's important to say. voice-verified

And that there have been other parties that have done well. voice-verified

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