234. Could the Soc Dems overtake Sinn Féin?
May 28, 202615m
This week we analyse the fallout of the two by-elections and what it means for the major political parties
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Let Me Explain with Seán Defoe
Hosted by Newstalk · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 236 episodes
★☆☆☆☆1.0(1 ratings · Apple Podcasts)
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Episodes
236
Last ep.
11 days ago
Avg length
19m
Booking Probability™
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Listen Score
33
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Virality (30d)
54
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About this podcast
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 entertainment Listen to Newstalk at http://newstalk.com/listenlive | Download the GoLoud app now, the new home for Newstalk
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Newstalk hosts Let Me Explain with Seán Defoe, a news show with 236 episodes published.
Recent episodes
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232. The Galway West by-election cheat sheet
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232. How Ireland Women's Rugby went from college misfits to record-breakers
May 7, 202626m
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231. How does pricing for wind energy work and could it reduce your bills?
Apr 30, 202621m
This week we're talking wind and whether the wind revolution that's been promised by the Government will actually reduce your bills long term
230. What do injuries in contact sports do to your brain?
Apr 23, 202620m
This week we're chatting to one of the Irish scientists behind new work to examine what injuries picked up during sports like rugby and boxing do to the brain - and how that impact might be reversed.
229. Can googly eyes stop seagulls from eating your chips?
Apr 17, 202616m
This week we're talking to a conservation expert who has been studying ways to keep greedy seagulls away from your food.
228. The Healy-Raesignation
Apr 15, 202618m
This week the inside story on the dramatic exit from the Government of the brothers Healy Rae
227. How do fuel caps work?
Apr 9, 202615m
This week we're talking about how Malta is keeping the cost of fuel low and whether the Irish Government could follow suit
226. A history of the Straits of Hormuz
Apr 1, 202610m
This week we're looking at the history of the straits of Hormuz as the small body of water takes over the news agenda
225. Should we adopt a first past the post system for voting?
Mar 27, 202618m
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
Mar 26, 202614m
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
Mar 20, 202621m
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
Mar 18, 202620m
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?
Mar 13, 202622m
This week Kevin McPartland from Fuels Ireland joins Sean to talk through how fuel pricing actually works during a crisis like the current one.
220. Dadhood: Supporting mum pre and postpartum
Mar 12, 202623m
This week we're talking about what dads can do in the early days to support mum and baby
219: Will Katie Taylor get her dream farewell fight at Croke Park?
Mar 5, 202622m
Katie Taylor has made it pretty clear: she's retiring this year, and wants to sign off her stellar career with something that's always eluded her: a homecoming fight in Croke Park. Off The Ball's Cameron Hill detai
218. Two weeks of paternity leave is not nearly enough
Feb 26, 202620m
This week Sean and Labour TD Ciaran Ahern discuss why two weeks of statutory paternity leave is not nearly enough for new dads
217. Dadhood: The psychology of becoming a parent
Feb 19, 202620m
This week psychotherapist Stella O'Malley joins the podcast to talk about what literally goes through our heads when we become parents
216. Dadhood: How to survive sleep deprivation torture
Feb 12, 202622m
This week we're joined by sleep expert and recent dad Tom Coleman to chat through how to cope with those sleepless nights
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Audience demographics
Age
30-65
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Topics covered
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Let Me Explain with Seán Defoe is hosted by Newstalk. The show is categorised under news and has published 236 episodes.
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Let Me Explain with Seán Defoe has published 236 episodes.
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