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The daily dose of madness and intrigue from Sean Moncrieff and his rebel radio crew.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

Travelling on your tod!

11 mins; October 10, 2025

Photographer Steve Pyke on his portraits of Irish writers

13 mins; October 09, 2025

The pros and cons of sober-dating

6 mins; October 09, 2025

Palestinian filmmaker Lexi Alexander on her new film

12 mins; October 09, 2025

Will we ever see women priests in the Catholic Church?

22 mins; October 09, 2025

Dealing with condensation season

5 mins; October 08, 2025

How education saved refugee Islam Borinca’s life

8 mins; October 08, 2025

Have we reached peak social media?

14 mins; October 08, 2025

The importance of teaching children creative writing

7 mins; October 08, 2025

How do cigarette sting operations work in Ireland?

17 mins; October 08, 2025

The ecological consequences of Lapland tourism

8 mins; October 06, 2025

The American woman who found love in Lisdoonvarna!

6 mins; October 06, 2025

Why are cases of TB skyrocketing?

10 mins; October 06, 2025

Remembering author Jilly Cooper

14 mins; October 06, 2025

Can ‘swag gap’ relationships last?

5 mins; October 03, 2025

Should you cook with your toddler?

9 mins; October 03, 2025

What is ‘Gilmore Girls Season’?

11 mins; October 03, 2025

The role animals play in politics

15 mins; October 03, 2025

Will Ireland win the World Porridge Making Championships?

7 mins; October 02, 2025

Maynooth University celebrates 25 years of its Psychology Department

8 mins; October 02, 2025

Have we gotten ruder? - Henry McKean Asks

16 mins; October 02, 2025

What is life like in Gaza currently?

20 mins; October 02, 2025

Are the Simpsons still relevant?

11 mins; October 01, 2025

How to set up a bird table for the winter

6 mins; October 01, 2025

Why are we obsessed with drinking water?

11 mins; October 01, 2025

Migrant nurses falling victim to visa scams

9 mins; October 01, 2025

Should we call Ireland a ‘kip’?

12 mins; October 01, 2025

US Government shuts down - what does that mean?

11 mins; October 01, 2025

Is wallpaper making a comeback?

8 mins; September 30, 2025

Have you ever had a paranormal encounter?

9 mins; September 30, 2025

The causes and effects of CTE

10 mins; September 30, 2025

New Picasso exhibition to be showcased in Ireland

11 mins; September 30, 2025

Why do we love to gossip? - Henry McKean Asks

20 mins; September 30, 2025

New edition of Elizabeth Shaw’s memoir published

10 mins; September 29, 2025

The importance of complaining

11 mins; September 29, 2025

Are car ads selling a myth?

13 mins; September 29, 2025

Making conception sex more fun

9 mins; September 29, 2025

Corkman receives award for tending to unclaimed Air India grave

6 mins; September 29, 2025

Dealing with the scourge of ‘shoddy signage’

12 mins; September 29, 2025

Why is Biden’s Presidential portrait an Autopen?

6 mins; September 26, 2025

Is the Riyadh Comedy Festival whitewashing a regime?

13 mins; September 26, 2025

What is it like to be an erotica voiceover actor?

11 mins; September 26, 2025

What are AI ‘Griefbots’?

6 mins; September 26, 2025

How do you make a ‘human tower’?

6 mins; September 25, 2025

Exploring deaf culture with ‘Her Father’s Voice’

9 mins; September 25, 2025

Why is Rihanna’s baby’s middle name ‘Irish’?

8 mins; September 25, 2025

Why special needs education needs to be more inclusive

7 mins; September 25, 2025

The Art of Small Talk

13 mins; September 25, 2025

Why does Trump have beef with the UN building?

4 mins; September 24, 2025

Do younger generations always get criticised by older ones?

9 mins; September 24, 2025

Could data centre heat be the answer for our energy crisis?

7 mins; September 24, 2025

How fashionable is Limerick?

6 mins; September 24, 2025

Why you shouldn’t wear shoes indoors!

10 mins; September 24, 2025

How do ordinary people in Israel live with next door’s genocide?

17 mins; September 24, 2025

Harry Styles runs marathon in under 3 hours - how hard is that?

4 mins; September 23, 2025

How the Irish gay rights movement was organised

12 mins; September 23, 2025

Coping with the loss of a parent

20 mins; September 23, 2025

Free cloth nappy scheme rolled out to maternity hospitals

4 mins; September 23, 2025

Are smaller beds better for your marriage?

10 mins; September 23, 2025

Having survivor’s guilt after leaving Gaza

18 mins; September 22, 2025

“No bum hole needed” for prostate cancer exam - Henry McKean Reports

19 mins; September 22, 2025

Road bowling is making a comeback!

9 mins; September 22, 2025

Would you homeschool your child?

12 mins; September 22, 2025

Why are you not allowed to swim in Venice’s canals?

5 mins; September 19, 2025

How parents can benefit from ‘adult-only’ time

14 mins; September 19, 2025

What is ‘Extended Reality’ in film?

9 mins; September 19, 2025

How a few drinks can make you speak a language better!

10 mins; September 19, 2025

Rare Saturn celestial event to take place this weekend

3 mins; September 18, 2025

Are young people afraid of causing offence?

10 mins; September 18, 2025

Could electronic conveyancing help the housing crisis?

6 mins; September 18, 2025

What it’s like travelling with a ‘bad’ passport

10 mins; September 18, 2025

Why can’t students cook?

12 mins; September 18, 2025

Gender reveal parties - here to stay or a flash in the pram?

9 mins; September 18, 2025

How a ‘claw shoe’ helped pole vaulter break world record

6 mins; September 17, 2025

Is Trump hurting free speech by suing the press?

15 mins; September 17, 2025

The most public company breakups

9 mins; September 17, 2025

Why the Steve Biko case is being reopened

10 mins; September 17, 2025

Why you shouldn’t scroll on the toilet!

7 mins; September 17, 2025

Climate change to blame for 16,500 deaths in Europe this summer

10 mins; September 17, 2025

How mobility dogs are helping children with mobility issues

11 mins; September 16, 2025

Remembering Robert Redford

7 mins; September 16, 2025

71 year old wins the Liffey Swim!

4 mins; September 16, 2025

The problems with ‘Supercar Season’ in London

6 mins; September 16, 2025

Are you still stuck in your childhood bedroom?

12 mins; September 16, 2025

What role should the President play in public life?

12 mins; September 16, 2025

Long Kesh - what was life in a 1970s internment camp like?

6 mins; September 15, 2025

Kristin Hannah on her recent book ‘The Women’

12 mins; September 15, 2025

What are the office romance rules in Ireland?

7 mins; September 15, 2025

How did kids starting junior infants get on? - Henry McKean Reports

17 mins; September 15, 2025

Will the Government pass the Occupied Territories Bill?

17 mins; September 15, 2025

What is the World Jigsaw Puzzle Championship?

10 mins; September 12, 2025

Phill Jupitus on returning to the Galway Comedy Festival

12 mins; September 12, 2025

What is ‘Shrekking’ in the dating world?

9 mins; September 12, 2025

Is there life on Mars?

4 mins; September 12, 2025

Would you get a robot massage?

4 mins; September 11, 2025

How different are outdoor sculptures to indoor art?

6 mins; September 11, 2025

Does it pay to be passive aggressive?

6 mins; September 11, 2025

How three men in Cork delivered the news of Abraham Lincoln’s death

7 mins; September 11, 2025

What does a legal support boat do?

13 mins; September 11, 2025

Developing Dublin, little by little

11 mins; September 11, 2025

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