Highlights From Moncrieff

They say you can die of a broken heart and as it turns out you really can. Professor Carl Vaughan Consultant Cardiologist at the Mercy University Hospital in Cork joined Sean to discuss the medical reasons you can die of a broken heart.

Jen Hogan journalist with The Irish Times joined Sean on the show today to recap the stories making the headlines this past week.

James Dempsey joined Sean for the weekly TV review slot, TV on the Radio.

A recent survey in the UK found a sharp rise in shop lifting since the cost of living started to increase. They also found many shoplifters are first-timers. Henry McKean investigated if the same is true here.

A recent discovery of 5000-year-old poop at Stonehenge has revealed a lot about the diets and rituals of our neolithic ancestors. Doctor Piers D. Mitchell, one of Britain's leading biological anthropologists and the head of the Cambridge Ancient Parasites Laboratory joined Sean explain this faecal breakthrough.

People are getting their first smartphones younger and younger, and many have become critical of the “iPhone generations” glued to their screens. A lot of people in response to this reliance have gone on a digital detox and never looked back, but are smartphones really all that bad, or is it okay to depend on them? Kirsty Blake Knox joined Sean to explain how she thought she would feel cleansed after her own digital detox, but found that was not the case.

Ita O'Brien is an Intimacy Coordinator and Movement Director for film, television, and theatre. Since 2014, Ita O'Brien has been developing best practice when working with intimacy, scenes with sexual content, and nudity in film, TV, and theatre - the 'Intimacy on Set' guidelines. Ita pioneered the role of Intimacy Coordinator, which is gaining adoption in leading production houses, including HBO, Netflix, and the BBC. Ita coordinated the scenes in Conversations with Friends and told Sean all about it

This week on Parenting with Joanna Fortune they discussed a number of issues, including that of a two year old figured out how to climb out of his cot

Julia Bradbury was diagnosed with breast cancer in September 2021 and she received the news while filming for This Morning in the This Morning forest. She spoke to Sean about her diagnosis, telling her children about her cancer and more.

Following the death of least 19 children and two teachers after a teenager opened fire at a primary school in Texas, in the worst school shooting in the US in nearly a decade, Sean was joined by Greg Swenson, Chairman of Republicans Overseas UK.

This week on How To.. Moncrieff is joined by John Costello Solicitor with Orpen Franks specialising in wills and administration of estates and Past President of the Law Society

When Albert Einstein was an employee of Princeton University he was very well paid, but this was nothing compared to the millions he makes posthumously every year. The profits generated from his name and image have been the subject of legal antagonism for decades. Simon Parkin, an author and journalist  has been investigating this topic and joined Sean to discuss what his findings.   Listen and subscribe to Moncrieff on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts or Spotify.    Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.     You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.

Dr Graham Finlay, from the School of Politics and International Relations at University College Dublin, joins Sean to answer what is 'The Capability Approach.' Listen and subscribe to Moncrieff on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts or Spotify.    Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.     You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.

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Australian woman Angie Yen woke up from surgery with a Northern Ireland accent. Angie Yen joined Sean to share her experience, she told him even one year on her accent  has still has not "completely reverted back" to her normal Australian accent.     Listen and subscribe to Moncrieff on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts or Spotify.    Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.     You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.

Jonathan deBurca Butler takes listeners through the week's international stories. Listen and subscribe to Moncrieff on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts or Spotify.    Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.     You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.

This summer a new Star Trek spin-off series is due to hit our screens. For actor Melissa Navia  "Star Trek: Strange New World" was a huge career break however it also coincided with a personal tragedy. She joined Sean to discuss the series and the sad passing of her partner Brian Bannon.   Listen and subscribe to Moncrieff on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts or Spotify.    Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.     You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.    

James Dempsey joined Sean for the weekly TV review slot, TV on the Radio. Listen and subscribe to Moncrieff on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts or Spotify.    Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.     You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.

When the Taliban first took control of Afghanistan last August, they promised a more egalitarian society for women than their previous stint as leaders. However, recent changes in Afghan law show an alarming trend; female news anchors are now forced to wear a complete face cover, female college students have been forced out of classes for wearing the wrong colour hijabs, and teenage girls who thought they could return to school last March are still forced to stay at home by Taliban officials. Some Afghan women have pushed back against this rights reversal, including the emergence of makeshift schools for teenage girls.  Secunder Kermani, BBC Correspondent in Afghanistan joined Sean to discuss his recent trip to one of these secret schools.   Listen and subscribe to Moncrieff on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts or Spotify.    Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.     You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstal

Simon Tierney joined Sean to chart the history of the bouncy castle. Listen and subscribe to Moncrieff on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts or Spotify.    Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.     You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.