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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

Man tracks down origin of iconic ‘Shining’ photograph

12 hours ago - 9 mins

Moncrieff Highlights

The white Afrikaners lining up to accept Trump’s offer of asylum

12 hours ago - 8 mins

Moncrieff Highlights

How many penises are on this medieval tapestry?

12 hours ago - 10 mins

Moncrieff Highlights

Are poems only for the posh?

12 hours ago - 10 mins

Moncrieff Highlights

Should we have more cross-generational friends?

12 hours ago - 9 mins

Moncrieff Highlights

What is it like to use a driverless taxi?

12 hours ago - 13 mins

Moncrieff Highlights

The importance of friendships

During lockdown, some of us have struggled to maintain our friendships, or we may have realised that we don’t actually have that many friends to start with. But just how important are friendships to our health?  Tom Dunne was joined by Robin Dunbar is Professor of Evolutionary Psychology at the University of Oxford, the author of “Friends: Understanding the Power of our Most Important Relationships”.