Listen! With Frank Mitchell
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Ep 44664466: LISTEN¦ Environmental experts warn of a 'climate emergency' as it's revealed 7 of the 10 hottest years on record occurred after 1997. Frank speaks to @Declan_Allison, a campaigner at Friends of the Earth
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Ep 44654465: LISTEN¦ A phone-call between the PM and Taoiseach appears to have yielded little progress on Brexit. Who's to blame for the state of relations between Dublin and London? Frank speaks to Slugger O'Toole deputy editor @dmcbfs
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Ep 44644464: LISTEN¦ While the government pledges a further £2.1bn for no-deal preparations, the PM insists the odds are a 'million to one'. Who should we believe and should we be worried? Frank talks to @JonTonge and @AllisonMorris1
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Ep 44634463: LISTEN¦ What happens when some of NI's top young chefs compete to be named Professional Master Chef? Frank talks to top chef @DannyMillarChef and organiser Colm Glover
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Ep 44624462: LISTEN¦ An industrial tribunal has ordered BT to pay compensation to a job applicant with autism, after it was found to have discriminated against him. Frank talks to Dr Michael Wardlow from @EqualityCommNI
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Ep 44614461: LISTEN¦ After The News Letter revealed that pictures of The Queen had been removed from the walls of the Northern Ireland Office, Frank spoke to the newspaper's political editor @SJAMcBride
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Ep 44604460: LISTEN¦ As PM Boris Johnson meets the parties at Stormont, Frank talks to journalists @BrianPJRowan and @AmandaFBelfast about the prospects for progress
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Ep 44594459: LISTEN¦ After last week's cancelled meeting, hundreds met in Newtownards as part of the consultation on the future of stroke services. Frank talks to Dr Robyn Atcheson (@randomrobyn), who was there
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Ep 44584458: LISTEN¦ Love Island has reached its conclusion, pulling in massive viewing figures and setting the tone for office conversation up and down the land. But what is its appeal? Frank gets the thoughts of journalist @AmandaFBelfast
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Ep 44574457: LISTEN¦ With the historic shipyards of Harland & Wolff at risk of closure, Frank speaks to @unitetheunion representative @1977susan, East Belfast MP @GRobinsonDUP and business expert @Jamie_Delargy
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Ep 44564456: LISTEN¦ One of NI's most successful businessmen, First Derivatives founder Brian Conlon, has died aged 53. Frank talks to a former employee, now MLA for Newry & Armagh @JustinMcNu1ty
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Ep 44554455: LISTEN¦ PSNI say a booby-trap device in Craigavon was "an attempt by dissident republican terrorists to murder police officers". Will these types of attacks impact on how police go about their work? Frank talks to @PoliceFedforNI chair Mark Lindsay
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Ep 44544454: LISTEN¦ As Boris Johnson embarks on a tour of the regions, Frank talks to Prof @JonTonge about how he'll be received and whether restoring Stormont will be a priority for the new PM
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Ep 44534453: LISTEN¦ What could a Boris Johnson premiership mean for business and the NI economy? Frank talks to head of the NI Retail Consortium, @MichaelAodhan
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Ep 44524452: LISTEN¦ New PM Boris Johnson has appointed @JulianSmithUK as Secretary of State for NI. What do we know about him and will his time as Chief Whip serve him well in trying to forge an agreement at Stormont? Frank talks to The Newsletter's @SJAMcBride
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Ep 44514451: LISTEN¦ Boris Johnson is the new PM - will NI benefit from his relationship with the DUP? Frank talks to @AlexKane221b and @malodoherty
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Ep 44504450: LISTEN¦ Peers in the House of Lords have backed decriminalising abortion in NI. Has the change been brought about too quickly? What restrictions will be in place? Frank speaks to @SJAMcBride, political editor at @News_Letter
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Ep 44494449: LISTEN¦ As some of the world's top golf superstars tee off at @TheOpen at Royal Portrush, Frank talks to one of those making sure it all runs smoothly - Lesley-Ann O'Donnell of @NITouristBoard
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Ep 44484448: LISTEN¦ A top education official has warned the NI education system faces 'significant' financial challenges, while the Stormont stalemate has seen key reforms mothballed. Frank speaks to head teacher education commentator @chrisadonnelly
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Ep 44474447: LISTEN¦ Both candidates to be the next Conservative leader and PM have ruled out an Irish border backstop - are we heading for a no-deal Brexit? Frank talks to Professor of Politics @JonTonge
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Ep 44464446: LISTEN¦ 50 years on from the first moon landing, Frank talks to Terry Moseley from the @IaaAstro
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Ep 44454445: LISTEN¦ With the biggest sporting event ever to be staged in NI just days away, Frank talks to Aine Kearney from @NITouristBoard about the #giantwelcome and range of attractions visitors can expect to find
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Ep 44444444: LISTEN¦ Irish comedian Brendan Grace has died, aged 68. Frank looks back on his career with The Irish Sun's showbiz editor @KenSweeney
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Ep 44434443: LISTEN¦ What impact is a no-deal Brexit likely to have on NI? Frank talks to @glynrobertsni head of @retail_ni
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Ep 44424442: LISTEN¦ Should we condemning bonfire builders or offering them a better future? Frank speaks to @AllisonMorris1
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Ep 44414441: LISTEN¦ A protest is held as more allegations of abuse are made against more than 50 men in Fermanagh. Frank speaks to the journalist at the forefront of investigation the abuse reports - @RodneyEdwards and councillor Donal O Cofaigh
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Ep 44404440: LISTEN¦ MPs have voted in favour of legalising same-sex marriage and liberalising abortion law in NI. Frank talks to David Smyth from@EAUKnews and @GTeggart from @AmnestyNI
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Ep 44394439: LISTEN¦ Hundreds have gathered at Avoniel Leisure Centre to protest the council decision to remove bonfire materials - Frank talks to councillors @georgedorrian and @EmmetMcDB as well as activist & Unionist Voice editor @JamieBrysonCPNI
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Ep 44384438: LISTEN¦ Could amendments to a bill designed to keep NI running see same-sex marriage legalised here? Frank speaks to @News_Letter political editor @SJAMcBride
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Ep 44374437: LISTEN¦ A number of bonfires in east Belfast have been identified as causing potential risk. Frank talks to @irish_news Security correspondent@AllisonMorris1
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Ep 44364436: LISTEN¦ As a video of Tyrone senior footballers singing rebel songs draws criticism, Frank talks to @AlanJRodgers of the @Ulster_Herald
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Ep 44354435: LISTEN¦ After a busy weekend of sport, Frank gets a roundup from @BelTel sports writer @StevenBeacom5
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Ep 44344434: LISTEN¦ MPs are to vote on a bill that would allow for a delay to Assembly elections. Could it also have a bearing on Brexit? Frank talks to politics professor @JonTonge about this and more
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Ep 44334433: LISTEN¦ After reports of contractors removing tyres from a Belfast bonfire an a leisure centre closing after youths shut its gates, Frank speaks to @SDLPLive Lisnasharragh councillor @SeamasBelfast and activist and @unionist_voice editor @JamieBrysonCPNI
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Ep 44324432: LISTEN¦ After mother-of-three Sharon Whyte McCloskey was diagnosed with a rare form of leukaemia, her family launched a campaign to raise awareness of blood cancers. Frank talks to her brother, John Whyte
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Ep 44314431: LISTEN¦ A new report has found contrasting views on bonfires from young people of Loyalist and Republican backgrounds. Frank talks to Chris Quinn from the @NIYF about their findings
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Ep 44304430: LISTEN¦ Frank hears from @rodneyedwards as he continues his reporting on widespread alleged abuse in Fermanagh. He also talks to Lord Morrow who's calling for swift police action to investigate the allegations.
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Ep 44294429: LISTEN¦ Tourism officials have conducted the biggest survey of its kind in five years, hearing from around 3,000 tourists. What did they say? Frank speaks to Aine Kearney from @NITouristBoard and owner of @IrishFeast_ Caroline Redmond
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Ep 44284428: LISTEN¦ Have power-sharing talks at Stormont run out of steam? Sinn Féin says it's on the 'go-slow' ahead of the marching season, while the DUP say Sinn Féin have lacked direction. Frank gets the thoughts of @AlexKane221b
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Ep 44274427: LISTEN¦ Belfast City Council has voted to take court action over the Infrastructure Department's failure to remove paramilitary flags from parts of the city, but is that the best solution? Frank talks to Slugger O'Toole deputy editor @dmcbfs
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Ep 44264426: LISTEN¦ As @GlentoranWomen and @SionSwiftsLFC prepare to do battle in the Women's League Cup final, Frank hears from two of their top players - Glentoran and NI international @demi_ni and Sion Mills and Jamaican World Cup star @Nickle165
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Ep 44254425: LISTEN¦ A new report has claimed academic selection for primary aged children is having a negative impact on their mental health. Frank hears from education expert Prof Tony Gallagher (@tgeducation)
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Ep 44244424: LISTEN¦ As DUP MP Ian Paisley faces questions over who funded a trip to the Maldives, we hear from the Newsletter's political editor @SJAMcbride and Irish News political correspondent @casualgardener1 about the need for transparency in politics
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Ep 44234423: LISTEN¦ Two years on from a pancreatic cancer diagnosis, Colin Henderson, 70, is preparing to cycle 400km in just 24 hours to raise money for ancreatic Cancer Action, the Pancreatic Cancer Research Fund and Fibromyalgia Action UK.
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Ep 44224422: LISTEN¦ Sainsbury's says it's proud fly a Pride Month banner outside its stores, but MLA Jim Allister says it 'isolates' Christian customers - Frank gets the thoughts of another MLA and another Jim, @Jim_Wells_MLA
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Ep 44214421: LISTEN¦ Does it create a democratic deficit if politicians refuse to do interviews, or should they have the right to reject a journalist's questions? Frank talks to journalist @EamonnMallie and former journalist, turned politician @mikenesbittni
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Ep 44204420: LISTEN¦ Children of all abilities will be able to play together thanks to a new £800,000 investment at the Mo Mowlam play park. Frank talks to Desi McDonald from the @dptfinance who are behind the project
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Ep 44194419: LISTEN¦ At a time when the Belfast Féile is making efforts to be a cross-community festival, are the Wolfe Tones a suitable act to perform there? Frank gets the thoughts of former DUP Culture Minister Nelson McCausland and festival organiser Kevin Gamble
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Ep 44184418: LISTEN¦ Is Boris Johnson's much-publicised domestic row no-one else's business or an important glimpse into the character of a potential PM? Frank gets the thoughts of Tom Kelly @TKbytesback from the Irish News
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Ep 44174417: LISTEN¦ While eyes are on the conclusion of the Tory leadership race, MP Mark Field has sparked a row by grabbing a Greenpeace protestor and removing her from a black tie event - Frank hears the thoughts of @dmcbfs and Fionola Meredith
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