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Let Me Explain with Seán Defoe

If you don't have the time to keep up with every twist and turn of the news agenda then sit back and Let Me Explain. Each week host Seán Defoe goes behind the scenes on one of the biggest stories dominating the airwaves. Why is it a big deal? Who's trying to spin you a line? And, most importantly, why should you give a damn? CONVERSATION THAT COUNTS | Ireland’s national independent talk station for news, sport, analysis and entertainmentListen to Newstalk at http://newstalk.com/listenlive | Download the GoLoud app now, the new home for Newstalk

226. A history of the Straits of Hormuz

10 mins; April 01, 2026

225. Should we adopt a first past the post system for voting?

18 mins; March 27, 2026

224. The Origins of Daylight Savings Time

14 mins; March 26, 2026

223. Dadhood: The hidden risks of being drunk at conception

21 mins; March 20, 2026

222. Inside Micheál Martin vs Donald Trump 2.0

20 mins; March 18, 2026

221. How does fuel pricing actually work? And are you being gouged?

22 mins; March 13, 2026

220. Dadhood: Supporting mum pre and postpartum

23 mins; March 12, 2026

219: Will Katie Taylor get her dream farewell fight at Croke Park?

22 mins; March 05, 2026

218. Two weeks of paternity leave is not nearly enough

20 mins; February 26, 2026

217. Dadhood: The psychology of becoming a parent

20 mins; February 19, 2026

216. Dadhood: How to survive sleep deprivation torture

22 mins; February 12, 2026

215. Dadhood: The things they don't tell you in antenatal classes

30 mins; February 05, 2026

214. The 22 countries the Government doesn't want you travelling to

16 mins; January 29, 2026

213. What is the EU's 'Trade Bazooka' it could use against Donald Trump?

19 mins; January 21, 2026

212. The last time the US tried to take over Greenland

8 mins; January 15, 2026

211. What is the Mercosur deal?

14 mins; January 08, 2026

210. 2026 BINGO

44 mins; January 01, 2026

209. The 12-week year productivity theory

17 mins; January 01, 2026

208. The psychology of New Years' Resolutions

17 mins; December 27, 2025

207. The Top 50 Stories of 2025

46 mins; December 26, 2025

206. Christmas before Christians

15 mins; December 18, 2025

205. Ireland's Only Toy Soldier Factory

18 mins; December 11, 2025

204. The Secret Life of Stars

18 mins; December 04, 2025

203. Should Dublin Airport Become Sean Lemass Airport?

29 mins; November 27, 2025

202. Why is Simon Harris the new Finance Minister?

19 mins; November 19, 2025

201. Inauguration Nation - Which President Gave The Best Opening Speech?

15 mins; November 12, 2025

200. LME turns 200!

15 mins; November 06, 2025

199. Casting the Irish Celebrity Traitors

10 mins; October 30, 2025

198. What Makes A Great Political Slogan

8 mins; October 23, 2025

197. Can Jim Gavin still become President? And how to NOT spoil your vote

31 mins; October 16, 2025

196. Jim Gavin, Budgets and Micheál Martin's future

14 mins; October 08, 2025

195. Who won the first Presidential debate?

12 mins; September 30, 2025

194. Trump tries to sink the UN

18 mins; September 25, 2025

193. Asian Hornets in Ireland

7 mins; September 18, 2025

192. Jim Gavin's First Newstalk Interview

12 mins; September 10, 2025

191. What will Jim Gavin be like as a politician?

21 mins; September 03, 2025

190. The Biggest Controversies in Presidential Election History

17 mins; August 28, 2025

189. What is the President not allowed to say?

20 mins; August 21, 2025

188: BONUS: Mairead McGuinness pulls out of the race for the Presidency

7 mins; August 14, 2025

187. Could the Presidential election be a head-to-head battle?

17 mins; August 14, 2025

186: LIVE at All Together Now: The Top 10 of Waterford

38 mins; August 13, 2025

185. What prisons can teach us about living on Mars

17 mins; August 07, 2025

184. Who is the new Garda Commissioner?

15 mins; July 30, 2025

183. Why Budget 2026 might disappoint you

15 mins; July 24, 2025

182. The ABCs of running for President

14 mins; July 17, 2025

181. How do direct to streaming TV shows make money?

24 mins; July 10, 2025

180. Naming and Shaming Councils on Social Housing Delivery

14 mins; July 03, 2025

179. Behind the scenes on the DART

15 mins; June 26, 2025

178. What would you do with €250 million in a Lotto win?

15 mins; June 19, 2025

177. Penile Cancer

19 mins; June 12, 2025

176. The Grimm Origins of Snow White

12 mins; June 05, 2025

175. The Grimm Origins of Cinderella

12 mins; May 29, 2025

174. The Business Case for Disney's Live Action Remakes

15 mins; May 22, 2025

173. The Worst Popes In History

14 mins; May 15, 2025

172. 100 days of the Government. Newstalk's first Insider Poll

21 mins; May 02, 2025

171. Who are the favourites to be the next Pope?

11 mins; April 23, 2025

170. How to spot the signs of bowel cancer

31 mins; April 17, 2025

169. The intricacies of court reporting

10 mins; April 10, 2025

168. What are tariffs and how do they work?

9 mins; April 02, 2025

167. British Ambassador Paul Johnston on the future for Ireland and the UK

28 mins; March 27, 2025

166. Why Conor McGregor has no chance of being President of Ireland

17 mins; March 20, 2025

165. The post match on Micheál Martin's visit to the White House

17 mins; March 12, 2025

164. How Micheál Martin should deal with Donald Trump

23 mins; March 06, 2025

163. How does Oscar voting work?

12 mins; February 27, 2025

162. Inside the plan to build a nuclear power plant in Wexford

15 mins; February 20, 2025

161. Should Ministers travel to the US this St Patrick's Day?

11 mins; February 12, 2025

160. A history of Superbowl advertising

18 mins; February 07, 2025

159. Is organic food actually better for you?

20 mins; January 30, 2025

158. What makes a Trump supporter tick?

16 mins; January 27, 2025

157. What's in the Programme for Government?

16 mins; January 15, 2025

156. How the hell do Seanad elections work?

13 mins; January 09, 2025

155. The Origins of Santa Clause

8 mins; December 19, 2024

154. Why did new TD Eoin Hayes get suspended from the Social Democrats?

12 mins; December 11, 2024

153. Election Reflection

15 mins; December 05, 2024

151. What's in the Fine Gael manifesto?

8 mins; November 28, 2024

152. What's In the Sinn Féin Manifesto?

10 mins; November 28, 2024

150. How To Vote

19 mins; November 25, 2024

149. The Leader Interviews: Peadar Toibin

13 mins; November 21, 2024

148. The Leaders' Interview: Micheál Martin

26 mins; November 18, 2024

147. The Leader Interviews: Ivana Bacik

22 mins; November 17, 2024

146. More women are running for election than ever - but will it result in more Dáil seats?

20 mins; November 15, 2024

145. What's in the Green Party manifesto?

17 mins; November 14, 2024

144. What's In Fianna Fáil's Manifesto?

22 mins; November 13, 2024

143. How to register to vote

20 mins; October 31, 2024

142. The Death of All Things

7 mins; October 24, 2024

141. Conker Cheats Cheat Us All

8 mins; October 17, 2024

140. Three of the hardest Dáil constituencies to predict

17 mins; October 10, 2024

139. The Lion, the Wallaby and Dublin's Elephant Graveyard

10 mins; October 03, 2024

138. Budget gesticulation and election speculation

14 mins; October 02, 2024

137. Do we need to take food supplements?

19 mins; September 26, 2024

136. Lies, damn lies and election dates

15 mins; September 19, 2024

135. "We live by two words - what if?" The hidden risks of sepsis

53 mins; September 12, 2024

134. Naloxone - the medicine that can pause an overdose

24 mins; September 05, 2024

133. 30 years since the IRA ceasefire of 1994

12 mins; August 29, 2024

132. The city that banned salt

10 mins; August 22, 2024

131. Six way-too-early election trends to watch

12 mins; August 15, 2024

130. Why are vegetables getting less nutritious?

18 mins; August 07, 2024

129. Poison, painting and pigeon shooting - a weird history of The Olympics

13 mins; August 01, 2024

128. Who is Kamala Harris?

17 mins; July 23, 2024

127. The life and times of Leo Varadkar

17 mins; July 18, 2024

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