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The daily dose of madness and intrigue from Sean Moncrieff and his rebel radio crew. Listen and subscribe to Moncrieff on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App. You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'
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Jul 1, 2025 • 9min
Why People Are Being More Honest About Plastic Surgery
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

Jul 1, 2025 • 12min
Blood Donation Call-Out for the Summer
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

Jul 1, 2025 • 8min
Celebrity Perfume Endorsements
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,

Jul 1, 2025 • 10min
World's Most Dangerous Shipwreck
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.

Jul 1, 2025 • 17min
Can AI Really Remove Emojis from Kids’ Faces on Social Media?
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.

Jul 1, 2025 • 10min
Why Dog Poo on Beaches Is the Worst
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

Jun 30, 2025 • 7min
Why We Refuse to Eat Insects
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.

Jun 30, 2025 • 8min
A Year In the Woods: Montalto through the Seasons
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.

Jun 30, 2025 • 17min
TV on the Radio
Sarina Bellissimo joins Moncrieff with her picks for what to stream. On the list thsi week:Ironheart – a Marvel spin-off bringing a new tech genius into the MCU, Smoke – a new Nordic noir with a female detective twist, and, of course, The Bear season three of the hit familial/culinary drama returns with more pressure, tension and emotion.Listen here.

Jun 30, 2025 • 12min
Old Irish Censuses Recovered
Brian Gurrin, census and population specialist with the Virtual Record Treasury of Ireland project, joins Moncrieff to explain how old Irish census data — once thought lost — has been partially reconstructed, offering a rare window into Irish life, pre-civil war.Listen here