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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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Jul 9, 201913 min

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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Jul 9, 201913 min

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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Jul 9, 201918 min

Ep 44354435: LISTEN¦ After a busy weekend of sport, Frank gets a roundup from @BelTel sports writer @StevenBeacom5

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Jul 8, 201912 min

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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Jul 8, 201910 min

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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Jul 8, 201921 min

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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Jul 5, 20195 min

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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Jul 5, 201912 min

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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Jul 5, 201922 min

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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Jul 4, 201918 min

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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Jul 4, 20199 min

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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Jul 2, 201917 min

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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Jun 28, 20197 min

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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Jun 28, 201910 min

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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Jun 27, 201912 min

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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Jun 26, 20194 min

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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Jun 26, 201914 min

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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Jun 26, 201922 min

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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Jun 25, 20196 min

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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Jun 25, 201937 min

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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Jun 24, 201911 min

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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Jun 21, 201910 min

Ep 44164416: LISTEN¦ After Diageo ended a 30-year relationship with London Irish over the signing of former Ulster star Paddy Jackson, Frank talks to @AmandaFBelfast

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Jun 14, 201911 min

Ep 44154415: LISTEN¦ After Boris Johnson topped the initial ballot, is he a sure bet for the next Conservative leader? Frank gets the thoughts of @AlexKane221b

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Jun 14, 201911 min

Ep 44144414: LISTEN¦ With the cost of moving public services online double what was predicted, Frank talks to Auditor General Kieran Donnelly

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Jun 14, 20195 min

Ep 44134413: LISTEN¦ After a report claimed the EU could deploy 'IT systems' to keep trade flowing across the Irish border, The DUP's @eastantrimmp and Alliance's @stewartcdickson discuss whether 'Max Fac' could work

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Jun 12, 201911 min

Ep 44124412: LISTEN¦ After a top civil servant warned the current NI budget was 'not sustainable', Frank speaks to the former head of the Health and Social Care Board, John Compton

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Jun 12, 20197 min

Ep 44114411: LISTEN¦ The first industry-focused, all Ireland International documentary festival @DocsIreland is set to begin - Frank talks to the man curating the films @sloanowski

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Jun 11, 20198 min

Ep 44104410: LISTEN¦ @TinaCalder talks to Frank, as she prepares to release a book by investigative journalist Lyra McKee, completed a short time before her death - a five-year investigation into the IRA killing of MP Robert Bradford in 1981

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Jun 11, 201915 min

Ep 44094409: LISTEN¦ Free TV licences for over 75s are to be limited to those receiving pension credits, from 2020. Frank talks to Eddie Lynch from @COPNI and Alliance MLA @Kelmba

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Jun 11, 201921 min

Ep 44084408: LISTEN¦ Welfare experts warn of a looming 'crisis' when relief measures secured by Stormont ministers come to an end - Frank talks to Kevin Higgins from @AdviceNI about the impact

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Jun 11, 201912 min

Ep 44074407: LISTEN¦ Northern Ireland maintain their winning start to Euro 2020 qualifying, but can they keep it up? Frank talks to sports writer @StevenBeacom5

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Jun 10, 201912 min

Ep 44064406: LISTEN¦ Should there be tougher sentencing for people convicted of animal cruelty? Frank talks to George Anderson @MidAntrimAnimals

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Jun 10, 20199 min

Ep 44054405: LISTEN¦ For a third month in a row, private sector output in NI is down. Could a functioning Stormont Assembly help? Frank talks to Business expert @Jamie_Delargy

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Jun 10, 201913 min

Ep 44044404: LISTEN¦ Michael Gove believes he could have the backing of Brexiteers, including the DUP, but has he ruined his leadership chances with his candid cocaine admission? Frank talks to Professor @JonTonge

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Jun 10, 201915 min

Ep 44024402: LISTEN¦ Frank talks to @SDLPlive councillor @Paul_Mc_Cusker about the increasing availability of illegal prescription drugs, with people selling them via social media sites

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Jun 7, 20195 min

Ep 44014401: LISTEN¦ Ahead of Mens Health Week, Colin Fowler from @MensHealthIRL talks to Frank about how men can better look after themselves

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Jun 7, 20198 min

Ep 44004400: LISTEN¦ As Theresa May's time as Conservative leader comes to an end, Professor @JonTonge talks about her time as Prime Minister and what she might do next

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Jun 7, 201917 min

Ep 43994399: LISTEN¦ After Chief Constable George Hamilton urged more to be done to encourage Catholics to join the PSNI, we speak to the Irish News security correspondent @AllisonMorris1 and @PoliceFedforNI chair Mark Lindsay

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Jun 7, 201913 min

Ep 43984398: LISTEN¦ Frank travels back to '70s Belfast with writer @tonymacaulay as he talks about The Paperboy and a very special exhibition coming to @LyricBelfast

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Jun 6, 20198 min

Ep 43974397: LISTEN¦ As the @pciassembly prepares to discuss how the church addresses issues like dementia, palliative care and adolescent mental health issues, Frank talks to Trevor Gribben, clerk of the General Assembly

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Jun 6, 20199 min

Ep 43964396: LISTEN¦ Frank talks to @charlottedryden about the @_WomensWork festival, celebrating women in the creative arts

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Jun 6, 201911 min

Ep 43954395: LISTEN¦ Could victims and survivors of institutional abuse be close to a breakthrough on compensation? Frank speaks to Margaret McGuckin from @SAVIA_NI

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Jun 6, 20196 min

Ep 43944394: LISTEN¦ A review of hate crimes could lead to new laws around racist abuse and paramilitary flags - Frank speaks to the man leading the review, Judge Desmond Marrinan

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Jun 6, 20199 min

Ep 43934393: LISTEN¦ @rodneyedwards from @impartialrep tells Frank about his latest story on child sexual abuse - a man claims as a child he was abused by an ex-RUC officer "and nothing was done".

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Jun 6, 201917 min

Ep 43924392: LISTEN¦ On #worldenvironmentday2019 we hear from Lisa McCaughan from @NationalTrustNI about a new schools initiative to reduce plastic use

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Jun 5, 20195 min

Ep 43914391: LISTEN¦ A report commissioned by the foreign secretary found the persecution of Christians globally had reached 'near genocidal' levels, but is it getting enough media attention? Frank speaks to @AlbanMaginness

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Jun 5, 20198 min

Ep 43904390: LISTEN¦ As we mark the 75th anniversary of D-Day, Frank speaks to retired Lieutenant Colonel Dan Harvey, about his book A Bloody Dawn, about the Irish contribution to that historic event

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Jun 5, 20197 min

Ep 43894389: LISTEN¦ As new figures show a big rise in alcohol-related deaths since 2001, especially among those aged 45-64, we hear from Joanne Craigan from the Drink Wise Age Well (@DWAW_NI) campaign group

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Jun 5, 201911 min

Ep 43884388: LISTEN¦ Is enough being done to protect public interest journalism? After the case against the Loughinisland documentary makers is dropped, we speak to @AllisonMorris1 from the Irish News

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Jun 5, 201911 min