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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'

Latest episodes

Did Scotland invent football?

20 hours ago - 8 mins

Moncrieff Highlights

Are cars still marketed for gender?

21 hours ago - 11 mins

Moncrieff Highlights

Rare book shrine on display after 39 years of conservation work

21 hours ago - 8 mins

Moncrieff Highlights

Do online child safety features actually work?

21 hours ago - 12 mins

Moncrieff Highlights

Tinder to introduce new height limits setting

21 hours ago - 14 mins

Moncrieff Highlights

The man who manages abandoned tents after festivals

21 hours ago - 8 mins

Moncrieff Highlights

How Italian Brainrot is making ideology digestible for children

You might have heard of ‘Ballerina Cappuccina’ or ‘Chimpanzini Bananini’ on your TikTok feed, and if you haven’t, well then that's a good sign. It means you’ve escaped ‘Italian Brainrot’... for now anyways. These characters are as silly as they sound. They come from the new generative AI meme that is sweeping across social media and being consumed by children. But, is a ballerina with a cappuccino as a head really that innocent? Guest host Tom Dunne is joined by Catherine Prasifka, author and writer-in-residence for Maynooth University to discuss.