“A grim agenda” of recession, the UK bond crisis and the global energy crisis awaits our panel on today’s podcast, so first the team enjoy a relatively light topic: The mini-controversy over Shane Ross’s axing from RTÉ radio.

The former minister had been due on air to discuss his biography of Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald. Taoiseach Micheal Martin suggested the decision could create a ‘chilling effect’. Was RTÉ running scared? Or was it a run-of-the-mill editorial call?

Plus: Is a u-turn on the controversial concrete block levy imminent?

Today’s podcast features Jennifer Bray, Jack Horgan-Jones and Hugh Linehan.