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Moncrieff Highlights

The daily dose of madness and intrigue from Sean Moncrieff and his rebel radio crew Listen and subscribe to Moncrieff Highlights 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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The white Afrikaners lining up to accept Trump’s offer of asylum

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How many penises are on this medieval tapestry?

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Are poems only for the posh?

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Should we have more cross-generational friends?

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What is it like to use a driverless taxi?

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How do you pronounce scone?

Scone or scon? It has divided counties and nations for decades, but it seems both are correct. Countdown presenter Susie Dent has said the dictionary allows for both pronunciations, but surely one of them is correct? Aren’t there rules for how words are to sound in certain combinations of letters? Dr Stephen Lucek (loo-check) is Assistant Prof in Linguistics in UCD 