For a special crossover episode of Inside Politics Hugh Linehan welcomes US podcaster Galen Druke, the host of GD Politics and formerly of the FiveThirtyEight politics podcast, for a discussion of the Irish and US political scenes. They cover topics including:

• Why there is no strong populist right party in Ireland
• Ireland’s economic success, dependence on US multinationals and military neutrality
• Gerrymandering in America 
• Race, the Voting Rights Act and representation
• The two-party system

They also talk about the fate of FiveThirtyEight, a popular website and podcast that was eventually shuttered after being acquired by ABC News.