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Sponges, mice and bubbles - harmless to some, terrifying to others. Sarah Madden has been exploring modern phobias, the tech that's squashing them and the Irish spreading them, and she sent us this report.

The actor Penn Badgley is making headlines for requesting fewer sex scenes in the hit Netflix series, You for the sake of his marriage. So, is on screen intimacy on the way out, and how are our own actors navigating these waters? Newstalk's Sarah Madden reports.

How do you find lasting love in today's world? We’re inundated with the idea of romantic love through the movies we watch and the music we listen to but should we be taking a more practical approach to finding a life partner? English actress Emma Thompson thinks we should. Promoting her new movie, ‘What’s love got to do with it?’, she branded romantic love as a ‘myth’. Clinical Psychotherapist, St...

A person in Germany has been cured of HIV, that’s according to a study published in the Nature Medicine Journal this week. He is the 3rd person to be reported as medically cured of the disease in recent years. Seán was joined by Professor Sam McConkey, Infectious Disease Specialist at the Royal College of Surgeons Ireland to discuss…

It might seem odd in the midst of a war, people feel the need to laugh. However, it is very apparent in Ukraine. It has become a sort of coping mechanism and a way to metabolize fear with black humour. There are now regular comedy gigs taking place in Ukraine. One of the more popular places where these gigs take place is the House of Actor and during Sean's visit to Kyiv last week, he attended a c...

New analysis of an ancient Roman artefact has established that it is probably a sex toy or a pestle or perhaps even both. Sean was joined by Rob Collins, Senior Lecturer in Archeology at Newcastle University to discuss... Image: Vindolanda Trust

After winning a BAFTA for Best Supporting Actor in The Banshees of Inisherin, Dublin’s North Inner City is beaming with pride for their native son, Barry Keoghan. Henry McKean visited the area and spoke to old friends, teachers and the community…

The works of Shakespeare has been translated into all of the major languages in the world, is studied in schools and universities globally, and to this day is considered by many as the greatest writer of all time. His influence on literature has prevailed and this year copies of the first printed edition of William Shakespeare’s plays will go on display in Scotland to mark 400 years since it was f...

Being bald and losing your hair is a very traumatic thing to happen but female baldness, while common is rarely spoken about. Why do women lose their hair and start becoming bald? Sean was joined by Claire Fullam, trichologist and owner of Trua Hair to discuss...

2023 will see the band Inhaler support Arctic Monkeys on a full European tour and play alongside Harry Styles at Slane Castle. Their first album “It Won't Always Be Like This” was praised globally and their second album Cuts & Bruises, launched on February 17. Sean was joined in studio by the band to discuss their latest release, the future of their music and what their parents do for work... Imag...

Would you share your toilet with your cat? Pete Wedderburn is a practicing small animal vet and a well-known journalist writing and broadcasting about animal welfare and behaviour and pet health. He joined Sean now to discuss potty training for your feline friends…

Weather balloons have suddenly come into the news over the past few weeks as authorities in the US have shot a number down due to fears that they were being used for nefarious purposes. But does Ireland have our own weather balloons and what do they actually do? Sarah Gallagher, Head of Observations at Met Eireann joined Sean on the show to discuss…

Sean Moncrieff spent the last week in Kyiv in Ukraine talking to locals ahead of the one-year anniversary of the Russian invasion. Today, Seán reflected on his time in Kyiv and we heard from a woman that he met who had her home destroyed. Throughout this week on Moncrieff, Seán will be playing out interviews and reports from his time in Ukraine. For more on Sean’s week in Kyiv, go to newstalk.com/...

The 90’s were a simpler time when everyone wasn't glued to a screen and hooked on social media. The more modern tech dominates the culture, the more there is a collective longing for the iconic decade that brought us the Spice Girls, The Sega Mega Drive and the Tamagotchi. Jackie’s Bar in Dublin is your 90s dream come true and co-owner of the bar, Cian Toner joined Jarlath Regan to tell him more.....

If you believe the movies, the most satisfying sex is completely spontaneous and unplanned but a new study suggests that might not be the case. Introducing scheduled sex whereby couples pencil in lovemaking like a visit to the dentist or a trip to the salon, could be the way forward. Jarlath Regan was joined on the show by co-author of this study, Katarina Kovacevic-Registered psychotherapist and...

The concept of expressing yourself through art is not a new concept. Many of us will express their feelings through the clothes they wear, others by the car they drive but self-portrait artist, Michael Aaron Ulmer takes this to a whole new level. Michael transforms himself into various objects depending on how he feels. This month he warped into a human candle and he told Jarlath Regan all about i...

Stereotypes reinforced by cinema may be contributing to a lack of women in tech. That’s according to a new study commissioned by the University of Cambridge which looks at the lack of female representation in movies centred around AI. Tom Dunne was joined by the co-author of the “Who makes AI” study, Dr Eleanor Drage...

A first studio recording by Rod Stewart is being auctioned off. Who will be the lucky fan to buy it? Tom Dunne was joined by Martin Millard, director at Cheffins Auctioneers...

Ireland wouldn’t be top of the list for countries that get much snow and ice but despite that, we do have an ice skating team which consists of Laura & Kevin Hegarty. The teenagers represent Ireland all over the world in international competitions all over the world but because Ireland has no purpose built facility, the duo are forced to train off ice, in their runners. Laura and Kevin joined Tom...

40 used to be the benchmark for midlife. But as we live longer, we seem to look and act younger. For example, the cast of “And Just Like That”, the reboot of Sex and the City were the same age as the Golden Girls cast. Is midlife even a thing anymore? Tom Dunne was joined by Regius Professor, Rose Anne Kenny, author of ‘’Age Proof’’ and Head of the ageing research programme at Trinity College Dubl...

It has been announced that the beleaguered movie Rust is to restart filming after it was suspended over a year ago when the cinematographer Halyna Hutchens was fatally shot on set. Tom Dunne was joined by professional armourer, Tommy Dunne, who was the weapons master on Game of Thrones, to discuss this and to look at the firearm protocols in place on film sets is...

Have you ever wondered what a spy looks like? When I say the word “spy”, does your imagination conjure up a picture of a man, or a woman? Long thought to be the domain of men, spy thrillers are beginning to see more female authors tackle the genre, and represent female spy characters. Ava Glass, former counter terrorism expert and author of new novel, ‘The Chase’ joined Tom Dunne on the show to di...

Frogs legs are a delicacy in many countries but what effect is this having on the species? Are we starting to wreck another part of our ecosystem? Tom Dunne was joined by Dr Sandra Altherr, biologist and co-founder of Pro-Wildlife Germany to discuss…

For this weeks 'How To' slot we’re looking at how to trace your genealogy. Tom Dunne was joined in studio by Padraig Hogan, Senior Genealogist with Erin Research to discuss...

Dublin City air quality has never been the best. Though we know it was bad, today we find just how bad it is with the results of the City Council’s Smart Dublin programme. Thanks to this programme, we now have a clear map that shows the levels of air quality across the city in a very clear way. Tom Dunne was joined by Michael Pigeon, Green Party councillor for Dublin City to discuss…