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"Do we know if he had a blue tooth?" The viking namesake behind wireless tech Bluetooth
Moncrieff Highlights - May 08, 2024 15:36 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsIt may be surprising to some that the namesake and symbol of wireless technology Bluetooth was inspired by a real viking. But how did the Nordic warrior become the name of a huge technological development? And did he have a blue tooth? Professor Poul Holm of Environmental History at Trinity Co...
Is it normal to have a relationship with your stalker?
Moncrieff Highlights - May 08, 2024 15:19 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsNetflix’s Baby Reindeer follows the true story of comedian Richard Gadd’s dysfunctional relationship with his stalker. But what are the characteristics of a stalker? Seán is joined by Forensic Psychologist Dr. Patrick Randall to learn more about stalking dynamics and what to look out for.
"Sheep just want to die on purpose!" Farmers on the impact of losing animals
Moncrieff Highlights - May 08, 2024 14:58 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsJeremy Clarkson's venture into farming has come with some heartbreaking lessons and choices, including sending his beloved Pepper the cow to the abattoir. But do farmers mourn the death of their animals like pets? Seán was joined by farmer and journalist Hannah Mulligan to learn more about li...
Is it healthy to look back on old photographs?
Moncrieff Highlights - May 08, 2024 13:46 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsLooking back on old photographs can bring on powerful emotions when remembering how much our lives have changed. But is it helpful to reminisce on times gone by? Seán is joined by Consultant Clinical Psychologist Dr. Claire Hayes to learn more about how old photographs can be a comfort or a w...
How to survive this year's wedding season
Moncrieff Highlights - May 08, 2024 13:25 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsWedding season is quickly approaching, but what are the tips and tricks to survive the next few months of festivities? Seán speaks to journalist Édaein O’Connell to learn what’s expected of guests and wedding parties.
The Cuckoo Tracking Project
Moncrieff Highlights - May 07, 2024 15:34 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsCuckoo birds are arriving back in Ireland after their 18,000km round trip migration. But where exactly do they go and what way do they come back? Seán is joined by Conservation Ranger and lead on the Cuckoo Tracking Project, Sam Bailey to learn more.
"It was unbelievable" The Hotel Singer Who Opened for a Take That Concert in Glasgow
Moncrieff Highlights - May 07, 2024 15:04 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsDaniel Rooney was singing in a hotel in Glasglow when he was told Take That’s Gary Barlow had a gig for him that would “change his life”. With 30 minutes to prepare, the singer opened for the British boy band performing for a crowd of 14,000 people. Daniel joins Seán to share the whirlwind s...
Should a sexual orientation question be added to the census?
Moncrieff Highlights - May 07, 2024 15:04 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsThe CSO is considering broadening the range of questions for sexuality and gender in the 2027 census. CEO of BeLonGTo Youth Services Moninne Griffith says the life experience of the LGBTQ+ community should be recorded and joins Seán to discuss.
Around The World: US Teacher Uses AI To Frame Boss of Racism
Moncrieff Highlights - May 07, 2024 14:11 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsJonathan DeBurca Butler takes listeners through the week's international stories...
Visiting the Disgusting Food Museum in Malmö - Henry McKean in Sweden
Moncrieff Highlights - May 07, 2024 14:02 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsWhile visiting Malmö to report on the Eurovision, Newstalk's Henry McKean stopped off at the Disgusting Food Museum to tuck into some stomach churning dishes. From eating dead ants to tasting the smelly durian fruit, Henry joins Seán to discuss the cuisine.
What exactly is Padel?
Moncrieff Highlights - May 03, 2024 14:01 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsPadel has gained huge popularity recently, celebrities like Roger Federer, David Beckham and Robbie Keane have played Padel and it doesn’t seem to be slowing down as there are loads of indoor and outdoor centres popping up across the nation, but what exactly is Padel? Barry Coffey is the Presi...
Where does the Confirmation pledge come from?
Moncrieff Highlights - May 03, 2024 13:43 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsThe Pledge is a promise that kids make during the Holy Communion process in 5th or 6th class. Confirmation season is here and 90% of the primary schools in the country remain under Catholic patronage. This is in spite of the fact that a new study revealed that more than half of teachers in Catho...
Gen Z believes 57 is old!
Moncrieff Highlights - May 03, 2024 13:22 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsA recent study found that people under 27 think 57 is old. They also believe that retirement is just sitting and pottering around the place. However, the baby boomers believe that 60 is the new 40, and those between 60 and 78 are living their best lives! Terry Prone is the Chairman of the Co...
How do you spot a narcissist?
Moncrieff Highlights - May 02, 2024 15:04 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsJohn Fardy’s guests are two psychotherapists who specialise in adult children of narcissistic parents. Having met through Instagram a number of years ago, they’ve since created a podcast ‘In Sight: Exposing Narcissism’ and released their new book last month: ‘You’re Not the Problem: The Impact o...
How do algorithms actually work?
Moncrieff Highlights - May 02, 2024 14:57 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsCuriosity may get the better of us when we are scrolling on social media, maybe we interact with a peculiar-looking video, only for our timeline to be bombarded with the same types of videos! How do these algorithms even work and how do we fix it! Well, Elaine Burke is a journalist and Host of...
The 50th anniversary of Abba’s Eurovision win!
Moncrieff Highlights - May 02, 2024 14:08 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsAs we gear up for Eurovision next week, this year marks the 50th anniversary of Abba’s famous 1974 win with ‘Waterloo’. Joining John is Giles Smith, Author of new book ‘My My! Abba Through the Ages’ to discuss.
‘I am the mother of an only child - by choice.’
Moncrieff Highlights - May 02, 2024 13:54 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsBeing a parent has become increasingly difficult in today’s society, with many external factors now influencing prospective parents’ decisions on whether or not to have a child. Rachel O’Dwyer recently wrote a piece for the Irish Times in which she detailed her experience as a mother of an onl...
‘If I see a number I don’t know, I don’t answer!’ - Henry McKean asks if people answer their phone
Moncrieff Highlights - May 02, 2024 13:49 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsOne in four young adults have never answered their mobile phone. Henry McKean, who does answer his phone most of the time, joins guest host John Fardy to figure out why young people don’t like answering…
Miriam Rivera and the dark side of reality TV
Moncrieff Highlights - May 01, 2024 14:59 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsYou may remember the extremely problematic reality show ‘There’s something about Miriam’, where contestants did not know that the woman they were hoping to end up with was transgender. A new Channel 4 documentary has been released about this woman called ‘Miriam: Death of A Reality Star’. Lune...
How does Ireland’s asylum process work?
Moncrieff Highlights - May 01, 2024 14:32 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsAsylum seekers have been moved from tents at the International Protection Office on Mount Street in Dublin’s city centre to State accommodation in Citywest and Crooksling in southwest Dublin. There were more than 200 tents in the streets and laneways surrounding the office, all occupied by male ...
Why are pee-stained jeans a new fashion trend?
Moncrieff Highlights - May 01, 2024 14:24 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsThere seems to be a new trend every single day that never fails to shock people. Pee-stained jeans are the latest fashion trend...or disaster. Are these crazy pieces created just to get publicity, or are we just not fashionable enough? Laura Mullett is a journalist and fashion expert and joins ...
Is the hot school meals scheme done well enough?
Moncrieff Highlights - May 01, 2024 14:16 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsAs the government rolls out the hot school meals scheme to more and more primary schools across the country, is it fit for purpose? Or should it be done in a more environmentally friendly way? Joining Seán is Ruth Hegarty, Food Policy Consultant to discuss.
When does summer officially begin?
Moncrieff Highlights - May 01, 2024 14:15 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsIt’s the first of May, and for many people out there – the official start to summer. But for others, it’s all a lie - and summer won’t start until June! Discussing one of the greatest debates in the Irish calendar with Seán is Alan O’Reilly from Carlow Weather.
Irish community in Tel Aviv disappointed by Ireland’s position on conflict
Moncrieff Highlights - May 01, 2024 14:09 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsWith a small - but significant community of Irish people living in Israel, what are their views on how the Irish government, and Ireland in general, have been dealing with the current conflict in Gaza? Joining Seán to discuss is John Costello, a Dubliner living in Tel Aviv, who has been writin...
The Force flows through West Cork
Moncrieff Highlights - April 30, 2024 15:16 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsThere’s a new festival in West Cork coming from a galaxy far, far away – you guessed it, the Feel the Force Festival will be celebrating all things Star Wars and superfan Nuri Albakri is the man behind the event and joins Seán to discuss.
Could wine agriculture take off in Ireland?
Moncrieff Highlights - April 30, 2024 15:10 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsWith continental European summers getting hotter and drier, is it time for Ireland to step up to the mark and adopt wine agriculture on an industrial scale? The Brits are already at it... Joining Seán to discuss is Hannah Quinn-Mulligan, Farmer and Journalist, who has been writing about this in...
How many people actually died in the Civil War?
Moncrieff Highlights - April 30, 2024 14:58 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsDespite much scholarship on the subject, there is little agreement on just how many people actually died during the Civil War in 1922 and 1923. However, a new project at UCC aims to change this. Joining Seán to discuss is John Dorney, Research Assistant on the Irish Civil War Fatalities Project ...
Keeping old Irish recipes alive
Moncrieff Highlights - April 30, 2024 14:43 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsPassing down recipes from generation to generation is crucial to our culture but it seems that it has faded in recent years, most likely due to finding a recipe within seconds online. An Irish woman started collecting old Irish recipes in 2020, and now has 3,000 of them! Roisin Hynes is a writ...
‘My mother was a dominatrix in Dublin in the 1980s’
Moncrieff Highlights - April 30, 2024 14:26 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsSeán’s guest Susan grew up in a unique household in 1980s Dublin, where her mother ruled the roost as a dominatrix, to make a living after falling on hard times. Susan Bluechild even did a stint herself at 16, assisting her mother with her unusual profession. She joins Seán to talk about the ex...
Do we get our personality from our parents?
Moncrieff Highlights - April 29, 2024 14:58 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsWe’ve all heard the saying ‘like father like son’ but how accurate is that statement? New research has been carried out to investigate how much of our personality we inherit from out parents. Joining Seán to discuss the findings is the lead author of the study, Dr René Mottus, Reader at the Univ...
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