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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

126. Looking for a man in Finance? Jack Chambers and the Giant Budget

14 mins; July 11, 2024

125. Should Ireland ban tanning beds?

25 mins; July 04, 2024

124. How do judges decide jail terms?

22 mins; June 27, 2024

123: Why Do Men Die Younger Than Women? A Men's Health Week Special

23 mins; June 13, 2024

122: Who has won the Euro elections?

27 mins; June 12, 2024

121: Life in Numbers

7 mins; June 06, 2024

120: My Cancer Journey

31 mins; May 30, 2024

119: The Criminal Justice System

20 mins; May 23, 2024

118: Responsible Dog Ownership

14 mins; May 09, 2024

117: Rise in Botox

10 mins; May 02, 2024

116: Cash or Card?

17 mins; April 25, 2024

115: 999

13 mins; April 18, 2024

114: Measles

10 mins; April 04, 2024

113: Malawi

12 mins; March 28, 2024

112: Replacing a Taoiseach

8 mins; March 22, 2024

111: Nominative Determinism

9 mins; March 21, 2024

110: The Soft Power of St Patrick's Day

9 mins; March 17, 2024

109: The Everyday Affects of Climate Change

9 mins; March 05, 2024

108: A Reunited Ireland

13 mins; February 28, 2024

107: Diamonds

7 mins; February 22, 2024

106: Concerts, the Economy and You

9 mins; February 15, 2024

105: Wedding Prep

14 mins; February 08, 2024

104: Deposit Return Scheme

11 mins; February 01, 2024

103: Burns Night

9 mins; January 25, 2024

102: Reality TV

12 mins; January 18, 2024

101: Traffic

10 mins; January 11, 2024

100: Main Character Syndrome

12 mins; January 04, 2024

99: The Commercialisation of Christmas

15 mins; December 21, 2023

98: Christmas Ads

11 mins; December 14, 2023

97: Dodgy Boxes

18 mins; December 07, 2023

96: The Origins of Sayings - 'Bite the bullet'

2 mins; November 30, 2023

95: The Origins of Sayings - 'Best thing since sliced bread'

2 mins; November 23, 2023

94: The Origins of Sayings - 'Elephant in the room'

2 mins; November 16, 2023

93: The Origins of Sayings - 'Salt of the earth'

4 mins; November 09, 2023

92: What is the Multiverse? - Bitesized

3 mins; November 02, 2023

91: The Haunting of Loftus Hall - Bitesized

3 mins; October 26, 2023

90: The Rise of Plant Based Milks - Bitesized

3 mins; October 19, 2023

89. How to invest

14 mins; October 13, 2023

88. Why Was Kevin McCarthy Sacked?

12 mins; October 05, 2023

87. Inside Ireland's Biggest Drugs Bust

16 mins; September 27, 2023

86. Does the UN actually matter anymore?

8 mins; September 22, 2023

85. Eamon Ryan on battling the climate crisis

33 mins; September 20, 2023

84. The new Commission reshaping Irish elections

45 mins; September 14, 2023

83. Tommy Bowe on life at a Rugby World Cup

30 mins; September 05, 2023

82. The biggest search for the Loch Ness monster in 50 years

15 mins; August 31, 2023

81. The Dáil Boundary Review Bonus Pod

25 mins; August 30, 2023

80. We Could Have 21 New TDs Announced This Week - The Boundary Changes Preview Pod

24 mins; August 28, 2023

79. Could Sailing Ships Save The Planet?

12 mins; August 24, 2023

78. A Tour Through History

16 mins; August 17, 2023

77. Dying With Dignity

16 mins; August 10, 2023

76. The Curse of Silly Season

12 mins; August 03, 2023

75. Why Don't Electric Cars Have Solar Panels?

12 mins; July 27, 2023

74. An Interview With....Chat GPT

7 mins; July 20, 2023

73. What is the Nature Restoration Law?

12 mins; July 13, 2023

72. Tubscast

25 mins; July 11, 2023

71. Instant Reaction RTÉ Committee Pod

30 mins; July 05, 2023

70. Who Are The Wagner Group?

19 mins; June 29, 2023

69. The Titanic Sub Mystery

12 mins; June 22, 2023

68. Why Young People Are Avoiding the News

13 mins; June 15, 2023

67. Leaving Cert War Stories

25 mins; June 08, 2023

66. Making Census Things

11 mins; June 01, 2023

65. Why Don't We Want The Apple Tax Money?

16 mins; May 30, 2023

64. When Renewable Energy Almost Bankrupted The State

9 mins; May 25, 2023

63. Does Alcohol Cause Cancer?

12 mins; May 18, 2023

62. How Netflix Plans to Stop You Password Sharing

12 mins; May 11, 2023

61. Why Are US Banks Collapsing And Should We Panic?

15 mins; May 04, 2023

60. What's Happening in Sudan?

10 mins; April 27, 2023

59. Inside the Hutch Trial

24 mins; April 20, 2023

58. Dummies Guide to The Good Friday Agreement

12 mins; April 13, 2023

57. Keeping the US President Alive

10 mins; April 06, 2023

56. Leaving Politics is like Quitting Smoking

20 mins; April 04, 2023

55. Who is Humza? The new Scottish FM

12 mins; March 30, 2023

54. Ireland's First Satellite

29 mins; March 23, 2023

53. What's it like meeting the US President?

16 mins; March 16, 2023

52. The Death of Ireland's Golden Visa

13 mins; March 09, 2023

51. What the Hell is the Windsor Framework?

15 mins; March 02, 2023

50. Roald Dahl, Puffin's Marvelous Censorship

10 mins; February 23, 2023

49. BONUS: Conservatives vs Sexy Chocolate 2.0

5 mins; February 16, 2023

48. Aliens or Chinese Spies?

11 mins; February 16, 2023

47. The History of Bank Holidays

8 mins; February 09, 2023

46. Just Who Was St. Brigid Anyway?

15 mins; February 02, 2023

45. Conservatives vs Sexy Chocolate

13 mins; January 26, 2023

44. Animals You Should Be Glad Are Extinct

11 mins; January 19, 2023

43. White, Pink and Brown Noise For Sleep

14 mins; January 12, 2023

42. What TDs Did Before Getting Elected

14 mins; January 05, 2023

41. British Prime Ministers Could Fire Nukes From Beyond The Grave

9 mins; December 29, 2022

40. The 2022 Review! Part Two

47 mins; December 25, 2022

39. The 2022 Review! Part One

46 mins; December 25, 2022

38. Big Historical Events Which Happened on Christmas Day

14 mins; December 22, 2022

37. Making Space Accessible for People With Disabilities

14 mins; December 15, 2022

36. Christmas Traditions Across Europe

15 mins; December 08, 2022

35. How Does a Cabinet Reshuffle Work?

12 mins; December 01, 2022

34. Sportswashing

12 mins; November 24, 2022

33. What Happened At Cervical Check?

10 mins; November 17, 2022

32. Is Style Better Than Substance?

16 mins; November 10, 2022

31. What is the Multiverse?

15 mins; November 03, 2022

30. The Haunting of Loftus Hall

14 mins; October 27, 2022

29. The World's Shortest Serving Leaders

10 mins; October 20, 2022

28. Iran's Hijab Protests

12 mins; October 13, 2022

27. How Would a United Ireland be Governed?

14 mins; October 06, 2022

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