Moncrieff Highlights

Jesse Hassenger, culture writer for AV Club and The Guardian, joins Moncrieff to explore how the voices of The Simpsons characters have changed over the decades — and why we didn’t really notice until recently.Listen here.

Kerry Hanaphy, founder of Kerry Hanaphy Aesthetic Clinics, joins Moncrieff to discuss how she's noticed people are being much more open about plastic surgery and how attitudes are changing across demographics.Listen here

Saoirse Hanley, journalist with the Irish Independent, joins Moncrieff to talk about reading fatigue and how an online tool which suggested books based on colour might help you get out of a reading rut... sort of.Listen here

Paul McKinney, Director of Donor Services and Logistics with the Irish Blood Transfusion Service, joins Moncrieff to make an urgent appeal for summer donations, with stocks dangerously low across several blood types.Listen here

On the back of Donald Trump's own fragrance drop, Moncrieff is joined by Sarah Halliwell, beauty editor at The Gloss Magazine, to examine the enduring power of celebrity-endorsed perfumes.Listen here,

One of the most dangerous and closely observed shipwrecks in the world has been sitting in the Thames Estuary in London for 80 years. But why is it so dangerous and what should be done about it? Joining Moncrieff is David Alexander, Professor of Emergency Planning and Management at the University College London.Listen here.

Jess Kelly, NewsTalk Tech Correspondent and host of Tech Talk, joins Moncrieff to explain a new AI tool designed to detect and strip out emojis placed over children’s faces online.It also raises further questions about the power of AI in holding our data and the ethical concerns that raises in itself.

Éanna Ní Lamhna, Irish biologist and environmental consultant, joins Moncrieff to explain the serious environmental and health consequences of dog fouling on beaches — from water pollution to the risk it poses to children and its sheer difficulty to deal with when we don't clean up dog foul after ourselves.Listen here

Paul Clements, A well-known nature writer has released a new book about the year he spent living in a cottage on the grounds of a County Down estate; Montalto.He joins Moncrieff to discuss the process and sights of living in such a beatiful setting.Listen here.

Dr Dustin Crummett, Executive Director of the Insect Institute in Washington, joins Moncrieff to discuss why Western countries still resist the idea of eating bugs — despite environmental and nutritional benefits.Will the general attitudes ever change, or has that process already begun?Listen here.