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Meet the Bart Simpson of 16th century Ireland
23/07/2026 | 6 mins.An Ceithearnach Caoilriabhach was a rule-breaking trickster in Early Modern Irish culture, a figure who caused chaos wherever he went.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Why do some people play their phones out loud on buses and trains?
16/07/2026 | 6 mins.New social norms and behaviour are behind the rise of headphone dodgers on public transport showing zero consideration for those around them.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Why did the British Army have an artist with them in Northern Ireland?
08/07/2026 | 8 mins.Art created by Ken Howard during the Troubles shows the power of images to control the conflict narrative and conceal the reality of war.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Are you more likely to get divorced than switch your bank?
01/07/2026 | 8 mins.Until switching banks is as easy as switching mobile network, most of us will stay in the same financial relationship we began in college.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Dr ChatGPT will see you now: how AI could be bad for your health
24/06/2026 | 8 mins.Can we trust AI with our health, our hearts or our sanity? Not yet at least, not without supervision.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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