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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 entertainment Listen to Newstalk at http://newstalk.com/listenlive | Download the GoLoud app now, the new home for Newstalk

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The Irish Hot Air Balloon Championships - how does it work?

The Irish Hot Air Balloon Championships take place on Saturday next week in Lough Key Forest Park, where an attempt at a new world record will be made. Frank Meldon, Director of the Irish Hot Air Balloon Championships, and one of eight balloon pilots in Ireland, joins Seán to discuss.
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Why the skill of printing shouldn’t die out

Today Colm O’Regan has a column in the Irish Examiner which, if he wrote it 40 years ago, would’ve made it to print with a very different method. What’s changed, and why should the old method not die out? The Comedian, best-selling author, broadcaster and podcaster from Cork joins Seán to discuss.
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How did they predict the weather for D-Day?

Weather forecasting played a very important role, particularly in advance of the D-Day landings. So, what methods were used to predict the weather? Dr. Stephen Burt, Department of Meteorology at the University of Reading and advisor for the film 'Pressure' joins Seán to discuss.
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Visiting every service station in Britain - The Services King’s journey

Service stations are curious places, as why they all seem the same on the surface, but have their own little differences. This is something Rich Cross has been covering on social media as ‘The Service King’ - and has visited every single service station in Britain! He joins Seán to discuss.
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Trump's actual relationship with golf and 9/11

Donald Trump will be in Ireland very soon, mostly to watch the Irish Open in Doonbeg. He’s known for many things, and according to himself, he’s won dozens of club championships. Definitely. Rick Reilly, author of ‘Commander in Cheat: How Golf Explains Trump’, has been examining all of these claims, and joins Seán to discuss.
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What are ‘mushroom’ coffins?

It’s becoming more of the case that when someone dies, their desire is to be buried in a more sustainable way. In a first for the country, a woman in Australia has been buried in a coffin made entirely out of mushrooms. So, how does it work? Bob Hendrikx, Founder of Loop Biotech, joins Seán to discuss.
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What foods should you not give your child?

Recent research from the University of Glasgow examined different baby foods sold in six supermarkets, and found that some products contained surprisingly high levels of sugar for children. So, how bad are these baby foods, and what should we be giving kids instead? Joining Seán to discuss is Dietician and Founder of Eatwell.ie, Sarah Keogh…
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New novel adapts Princess Margaret’s visit to Ireland

In January 1965, Princess Margaret and Lord Snowdon visited his sister’s home in Abbleyleix, County Laois. This visit did not go unnoticed: a bomb went off outside, leaving the group trapped without electricity… This is the basis for Emily Hourican’s new novel ‘A House in Winter’, and she joins Seán to discuss.

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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 entertainment Listen to Newstalk at http://newstalk.com/listenlive | Download the GoLoud app now, the new home for Newstalk