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Tell Me Why

Why do we have accents? Why do we pee so much? Why are we superstitious? The Moncrieff team answers some of life's trickier questions.Listen and subscribe to Tell Me Why on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.   You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'

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    Tell Me Why: what is Pepe the Frog?

    Dr Graham Finlay, from the School of Politics and International Relations at University College Dublin, joins Sean to answer what is Pepe the Frog?

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    Tell Me Why: what is The Overton Window

    Dr Graham Finlay, from the School of Politics and International Relations at University College Dublin, joins Sean to answer what is The Overton Window?

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    Tell Me Why: what is offence

    Dr Graham Finlay, from the School of Politics and International Relations at University College Dublin, joins Sean to answer what is offence?

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    Tell Me Why: What is democratic socialism?

    Dr Graham Finlay, from the School of Politics and International Relations at University College Dublin, joins Sean to answer what is democratic socialism?

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    Tell Me Why: What is crony capitalism?

    Dr. Graham Finlay, from the School of Politics and International Relations at University College Dublin, joins Sean to answer what is crony capitalism?

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    Tell Me Why: What is nationalism?

    Dr. Graham Finlay, from the School of Politics and International Relations at University College Dublin, joins Sean to answer what is nationalism?

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    Tell Me Why: What is the responsibility to protect?

    Dr. Graham Finlay, from the School of Politics and International Relations at University College Dublin, joins Sean to answer what is the responsibility to protect?

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    Tell Me Why: What does it mean to be 'based'?

    Dr. Graham Finlay, from the School of Politics and International Relations at University College Dublin, joins Sean to answer what does it mean to be 'based'?

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    Tell Me Why: What is Gerrymandering?

    Dr. Graham Finlay, from the School of Politics and International Relations at University College Dublin, joins Sean to answer what is Gerrymandering? 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'. Image: An Phoblacht

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    Tell Me Why: What is the Dark Enlightenment?

    Dr. Graham Finlay, from the School of Politics and International Relations at University College Dublin, joins Sean to answer what is the Dark Enlightenment?

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    Tell Me Why: What is Post or Transhumanism?

    Dr. Graham Finlay, from the School of Politics and International Relations at University College Dublin, joins Sean to answer what is Post or Transhumanism? 

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    Tell Me Why: People are called Snowflakes?

    Dr. Graham Finlay, from the School of Politics and International Relations at University College Dublin, joins Sean to answer why are people called snowflakes? 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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    Tell me why: What is late stage capitalism?

    Dr. Graham Finlay, from the School of Politics and International Relations at University College Dublin, joins Sean to answer what is late stage capitalism 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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    Tell Me Why: Are we in a Plandemic?

    Dr. Graham Finlay, from the School of Politics and International Relations at University College Dublin, joins Sean to answer, are we in a plandemic? 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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    Tell Me Why: What does false flag operation mean?

    Dr. Graham Finlay, from the School of Politics and International Relations at University College Dublin, joins Sean to answer what does false flag operation mean? 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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    Tell Me Why: What is Cultural Appropriation, is it a real thing?

    Dr. Graham Finlay, from the School of Politics and International Relations at University College Dublin, joins Sean to answer what is cultural appropriation and is it a real thing? 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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    Tell Me Why: National Anthems were first sung & when did that start?

    Dr. Graham Finlay, from the School of Politics and International Relations at University College Dublin, joins Tom to answer, why are voices change with age? 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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    Tell Me Why: Are voices change with age?

    Dr. Graham Finlay, from the School of Politics and International Relations at University College Dublin, joins Tom to answer, why are voices change with age? 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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    Tell Me Why: Is White a Colour

    Dr. Graham Finlay, from the School of Politics and International Relations at University College Dublin, joins Sean to answer, why is white a colour? 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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    Tell Me Why: My beard grows in patches and not fuller like other men...

    Dr. Graham Finlay, from the School of Politics and International Relations at University College Dublin, joins Sean to answer, why my beard grows in patches and not fuller like other men? 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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    Tell Me Why: Boomerangs always fly back to you?

    Dr. Graham Finlay, from the School of Politics and International Relations at University College Dublin, joins Tom to answer, why boomerangs always fly back to you? 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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    Tell Me Why: We change the way we speak when talking to different people?

    Dr. Graham Finlay, from the School of Politics and International Relations at University College Dublin, joins Tom to answer, why do we change the way we speak when talking to different people?  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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    Why did we leave it till now to do something about CO2 emissions?

    Dr. Graham Finlay, from the School of Politics and International Relations at University College Dublin, joins Stefanie to answer, humans have known for over a century about the greenhouse effect of CO2 emissions. Why did we leave it till now to do something about it?... 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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    Tell Me Why: How did we denote the year before bc/ad?

    Dr. Graham Finlay, from the School of Politics and International Relations at University College Dublin, joins Tom, to answer this weeks question, how did we denote the year before bc/ad?  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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    Tell Me Why: fermented foods taste so good?

    Dr. Graham Finlay, from the School of Politics and International Relations at University College Dublin, joins Tom, to answer this weeks question, Why Do fermented foods taste so good? 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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    Tell Me Why: Babies are not born with teeth?

    Dr. Graham Finlay, from the School of Politics and International Relations at University College Dublin, joins Tom, to answer this weeks question, Why are babies not born with teeth? 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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    Tell Me Why: How do we know we see the same colours?

    Dr. Graham Finlay, from the School of Politics and International Relations at University College Dublin, joins Tom, to answer this weeks question, How do we know we see the same colours? 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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    Tell Me Why: I sweat when I'm embarrassed?

    Dr. Graham Finlay, from the School of Politics and International Relations at University College Dublin, joins Tom, to answer this weeks question, why do I sweat when I'm embarrassed? 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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    Tell Me Why: the first food

    Dr. Graham Finlay, of the School of Politics and International Relations at UCD, joins the programme for his weekly series...  

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    Around the World: Malaria vaccine trial holds real hope

    Jonathan de Burca Butler joined Tom to go through stories from around the world that do not make the front pages.

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    Tell Me Why: We don’t have Smell-O-Vision?

    Dr. Graham Finlay, from the School of Politics and International Relations at University College Dublin, joins Sean Moncrieff, to answer this weeks question, why we don’t have  smell-o-vision? 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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    Tell me why... the 26 letters of the alphabet are in the order they’re in?

    Graham Finlay, from the School of Politics and International Relations at UCD joined Sean for his weekly slot, Tell Me Why. This week Graham answered the question, why are the 26 letters of the alphabet in the order they’re in? 

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    Tell Me Why...I bite my nails

    Graham Finlay, from the School of Politics and International Relations at UCD joined Tom for his weekly slot, Tell Me Why. This week Graham answered the question, why do I bite my nails?

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    Tell Me Why: We get allergies?

    Dr. Graham Finlay, from the School of Politics and International Relations at University College Dublin, joins Sean Moncrieff, to answer this weeks question, why we get allergies? 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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    Tell Me Why: Cant I Whistle?

    Dr. Graham Finlay, from the School of Politics and International Relations at University College Dublin, joins Sean Moncrieff, to answer this weeks question, Why cant I whistle? 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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    Tell me why.....I'm terrible at remembering jokes...

    Graham Finlay, from the School of Politics and International Relations at University College Dublin, joined Sean for his weekly Slot, Tell me Why. This week Graham answered the question: Why am I terrible at remembering jokes?

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    Tell Me Why: We stumble when walking onto a travelator or escalator that is not moving

    Dr. Graham Finlay, from the School of Politics and International Relations at University College Dublin, joins Sean Moncrieff, to answer this weeks question, Why we sometimes stumble when walking onto a travelator or escalator that is not moving. 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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    Tell Me Why: People say Green with Envy?

    Dr. Graham Finlay, from the School of Politics and International Relations at University College Dublin, joins Tom Dunne, to answer this weeks question, why do people say green with envy? 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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    Tell Me Why: Why is it easy to fall asleep in front of the TV but the minute I go to bed I’m lying awake for hours?

    Dr. Graham Finlay, from the School of Politics and International Relations at University College Dublin, joins Sean Moncrieff, to answer this weeks question, Why is it easy to fall asleep in front of the TV but the minute I go to bed I’m lying awake for hours? 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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    Tell Me Why: Why do dogs love to stick their heads out car windows?

    Dr. Graham Finlay, from the School of Politics and International Relations at University College Dublin, joins Sean Moncrieff, to answer this weeks question, Why do dogs love to stick their heads out car windows?

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    Tell Me Why: I am not immune to Nettle Stings?

    Dr. Graham Finlay, from the School of Politics and International Relations at University College Dublin, joins Sean Moncrieff, to answer this weeks question, why am I not immune to nettle stings despite having been stung so many times? 

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    Tell Me Why: There is more dust than ever in our homes?

    Dr. Graham Finlay, from the School of Politics and International Relations at University College Dublin, joins Tom Dunne....

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    Tell Me Why...some things are hot and cold at the same time

    Dr. Graham Finlay, from the School of Politics and International Relations at University College Dublin, joins Sean Moncrieff...

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    Tell Me Why: When people say they smell fresh air, is air ever fresh?

    Dr. Graham Finlay joins Sean on the show to tell us why, when people say they smell fresh air, is air ever fresh?

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    Tell Me Why: Why does the other queue always move faster than the one you’re standing in?

    Dr. Graham Finlay joins Sean on the show to tell us why the other queue always seems to move faster than the one you’re standing in

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    Tell Me Why: Are lighthouses still needed?

    Dr. Graham Finlay joins Tom on the show to answer why are lighthouses still needed as the world has gone digital and has satellite navigation? 

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    Tell Me Why: Chocolate is so addictive

    Dr. Graham Finlay joins Sean Moncrieff on the show to answer why the vast majority of musicians are male?

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    Tell Me Why: The vast majority of musicians are male?

    Dr. Graham Finlay joins Sean Moncrieff on the show to answer why the vast majority of musicians are male?

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    Tell Me Why: Magicians use magic wands?

    Dr. Graham Finlay joins Sean Moncrieff on the programme to answer why magicians use magic wands?

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    Tell Me Why...utopian communities fail

    Dr. Graham Finlay joins Sean Moncrieff on the programme...

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Why do we have accents? Why do we pee so much? Why are we superstitious? The Moncrieff team answers some of life's trickier questions.Listen and subscribe to Tell Me Why on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.   You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'

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