For Backbench Podcast’s first live interview and Q&A, we are honoured to host Daniel Mulhall, former Ambassador of Ireland to the US, the UK, Germany, and Malaysia. Listen to his takes on the Trump administration, Elon Musk, and DOGE, Brexit and British-Irish relations, the impact of far-right, diplomacy in moments of crisis, and much more!
As the Irish Ambassador to the US during the first Trump administration, the Irish Ambassador to the UK during Brexit, and the Irish Ambassador to Malaysia during the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, Daniel Mulhall possesses a poignant and uniquely qualified perspective. We at Backbench are grateful for the opportunity for such a distinguished figure to be our first guest on the podcast!
This live interview was conducted by Renee Phan and supported by Seb Illing and Josh Cheshire for the Q&A portion.
This podcast is made possible by our wonderful team, who have worked hard for the past six months to prepare and build our podcast for recording this semester.
Exec Co-Producers: Finn Hughes and Renee Phan
Co-Producers: David Wilson and Lucy Frewin
Co-hosts: Seb Illing, Josh Cheshire, Renee Phan
Writers/Researchers: Alex Daniels (lead), Maddie Schwarz, Rachel Barlow, Juliet Gartside, Laurie Glen, Kashvee Barjatya, Ting Ting Zhang
Audio Engineer: Jamie Calder
Production Assistant: Joe Hughes
Outreach Secretary: Conor Ó Dochartaigh
Communications Managers: Helise Helffer, Gabrielle Yurin
Supported by the Edinburgh Political Union and The University of Edinburgh’s School of Social and Political Science
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