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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

Should you build a pond in your garden?

4 mins; September 10, 2025

The history of Ireland’s great wives

10 mins; September 10, 2025

How does the free children’s 'party kit' scheme work?

6 mins; September 10, 2025

Do we need balconies on apartments?

11 mins; September 10, 2025

What is ‘The West’?

17 mins; September 10, 2025

What it’s like to jam with the President

7 mins; September 09, 2025

What to know about improving your home’s energy rating

14 mins; September 09, 2025

How do you chronicle Ireland’s recent history?

10 mins; September 09, 2025

Why is September a busy month for divorces?

14 mins; September 09, 2025

Will the EU’s Chat Control Regulations hurt privacy?

15 mins; September 09, 2025

Why is Trump taking on architecture?

6 mins; September 08, 2025

How to deal with housing anxiety

11 mins; September 08, 2025

Should we have touchscreens in restaurants? - Henry McKean Asks

15 mins; September 08, 2025

John Gibbons on ‘The Lie of the Land’

25 mins; September 08, 2025

Russia’s Intervision returns! What is it?

6 mins; September 05, 2025

The oldest black hole ever may have been discovered!

4 mins; September 05, 2025

What is ‘The Thing’?

6 mins; September 05, 2025

Why do we make fake memories?

22 mins; September 05, 2025

AI psychosis is becoming a problem - what is it?

4 mins; September 04, 2025

What is ‘revenge quitting’?

9 mins; September 04, 2025

Would you freeze yourself before you die?

14 mins; September 04, 2025

Is breaking up over text okay? - Henry McKean Asks

15 mins; September 04, 2025

Are we getting dumber?

10 mins; September 04, 2025

Why this Professor communicated her research through jazz

6 mins; September 03, 2025

Do we engage in ‘performative prosperity’?

5 mins; September 03, 2025

Should we all send messages in bottles?

8 mins; September 03, 2025

Why is Germany pivoting to becoming a military superpower?

8 mins; September 03, 2025

How do you have fun at work?

9 mins; September 03, 2025

What it’s like to raise trans children

14 mins; September 03, 2025

How do you win the World Toe Wrestling Championships?

8 mins; September 02, 2025

What was the Nagrev poisoning crisis?

13 mins; September 02, 2025

What are ‘portable’ coffee machines?

7 mins; September 02, 2025

Should we cycle more for our mental health?

7 mins; September 02, 2025

Did the Liverpool boycott of The Sun change voting attitudes?

9 mins; September 02, 2025

How can you safely land a plane without GPS?

14 mins; September 02, 2025

The impact of the Public Dance Halls Act - 90 years on

10 mins; September 01, 2025

The evolution of the Irish restaurant menu

7 mins; September 01, 2025

Can Darwin explain JD Vance?

6 mins; September 01, 2025

Do you suffer from ‘friendflation’? - Henry McKean Reports

16 mins; September 01, 2025

Why has Limerick’s “bird shit district” become a tourist attraction?

19 mins; September 01, 2025

Retracing Joyce’s steps from Ireland to Trieste

12 mins; August 29, 2025

Is cultural criticism dying out?

13 mins; August 29, 2025

What is a ‘lavender marriage’?

12 mins; August 29, 2025

The internet is good for seniors - why?

6 mins; August 28, 2025

Should homebuyers be allowed a sleepover ahead of time?

10 mins; August 28, 2025

New documentary examines decline in Irish dolphin activity

7 mins; August 28, 2025

Does manifesting actually work? - Henry McKean Asks

21 mins; August 28, 2025

Young people are more unhappy than the middle-aged, why?

16 mins; August 28, 2025

New film documents past 20 years of mother’s relationship with son

7 mins; August 27, 2025

New initiative aims to bring more life to local community

15 mins; August 27, 2025

The reality of friendship in your 40s

8 mins; August 27, 2025

Are vintage engagement rings the next trend?

6 mins; August 27, 2025

Will a new EU pay transparency directive cut the gender pay gap?

9 mins; August 27, 2025

Why are some phrases so common in speech?

12 mins; August 27, 2025

Around the World

16 mins; August 26, 2025

Restorative justice for serious crimes

13 mins; August 26, 2025

Family dinner time under threat

7 mins; August 26, 2025

Building your own tiny house

10 mins; August 26, 2025

Can you fix a dodgy haircut?

4 mins; August 26, 2025

The new Irish Republican Brotherhood

19 mins; August 26, 2025

Music to help babies sleep

6 mins; August 25, 2025

Hiring wolfhounds to walk - Henry McKean reports

10 mins; August 25, 2025

Red Cross aid effort in Palestine

19 mins; August 25, 2025

Why are most cars grey now?

6 mins; August 25, 2025

Tracking where clothes go when you recycle them

8 mins; August 25, 2025

Death of the traditional college student?

11 mins; August 25, 2025

Do you lie about your age?

12 mins; August 25, 2025

Is everything better with company? - Henry McKean Asks

19 mins; August 22, 2025

Cheshire restaurant launches menu curated by ‘Water Sommelier’

9 mins; August 22, 2025

Could an ancient cow’s tooth unlock the origins of Stonehenge?

5 mins; August 22, 2025

Will AI change office culture?

13 mins; August 22, 2025

Are school uniforms outdated?

15 mins; August 22, 2025

So You Think You're an Adult

25 mins; August 21, 2025

Joseph O'Connor - One City Many Stories

17 mins; August 21, 2025

Do people talk about their kids too much?

10 mins; August 20, 2025

Parenting: Separation anxiety

22 mins; August 20, 2025

What is ‘experimental archaeology’?

8 mins; August 19, 2025

How does leg lengthening surgery work?

14 mins; August 19, 2025

Should we actually eat the placenta?

12 mins; August 19, 2025

What exactly is ‘night swimming’?

6 mins; August 19, 2025

Why are Lithuania training children to fly drones?

6 mins; August 19, 2025

What is a citizen's role in a democracy?

18 mins; August 19, 2025

Should we ditch the Mercator map?

6 mins; August 18, 2025

Do you get FOMO? - Henry McKean Asks

20 mins; August 18, 2025

What is ‘mankeeping’?

12 mins; August 18, 2025

How to look after your garden in the heat

5 mins; August 18, 2025

What is the EU’s relationship with China like today?

20 mins; August 18, 2025

Do cows like jazz?

7 mins; August 15, 2025

The good and the bad of growing up on O’Connell Street

11 mins; August 15, 2025

Why has pretending to have a job become popular in China?

9 mins; August 15, 2025

Has dating become more transactional?

14 mins; August 15, 2025

Is there a shift towards renting debs dresses to be more sustainable?

8 mins; August 14, 2025

The science behind reality TV and how it shapes our thinking

10 mins; August 14, 2025

Gender gap in STEM subjects and the effect at third level

5 mins; August 14, 2025

So you think you're an adult

19 mins; August 14, 2025

What literary references is Taylor Swift making with her new album?

6 mins; August 14, 2025

Why sex education needs improvement

7 mins; August 14, 2025

Summer in Dublin and the best swimming spots!

10 mins; August 14, 2025

Calls for WhatsApp messages to be available during criminal investigations

8 mins; August 14, 2025

Are we achieving a better work life balance?

10 mins; August 14, 2025

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