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225. Should we adopt a first past the post system for voting?
27/03/2026 | 18 mins.
This week we're looking at whether Ireland should borrow something from the UK and steal their voting system
224. The Origins of Daylight Savings Time
26/03/2026 | 14 mins.
This week we delve into the strange and wonderful origins of daylight savings time. What did the author of Sherlock Homles have to do with it? And we reminisce on the era when Cork and Dublin were in different time zones
223. Dadhood: The hidden risks of being drunk at conception
20/03/2026 | 21 mins.
This week we're getting the rather scary update on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder and the fact that Dad having a drink also carries risks.
222. Inside Micheál Martin vs Donald Trump 2.0
18/03/2026 | 20 mins.
This week we're catching up with our reporter in Washington Jamie O'Hara to get the inside track from the St Patrick's Day Oval Office trip
221. How does fuel pricing actually work? And are you being gouged?
13/03/2026 | 22 mins.
This week Kevin McPartland from Fuels Ireland joins Sean to talk through how fuel pricing actually works during a crisis like the current one.

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If you don't have the time to keep up with every twist and turn of the news agenda then sit back and Let Me Explain. Each week host Seán Defoe goes behind the scenes on one of the biggest stories dominating the airwaves. Why is it a big deal? Who's trying to spin you a line? And, most importantly, why should you give a damn? 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

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