Talkback Podcast
Highlights from Talkback. William Crawley and guests discuss the news headlines, chat to the people making them and ask you, the audience, what you think? From 成人论坛 Radio Ulster
Episodes to download
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William and guests take a deep dive into the hundreds of boards overseeing Northern Ireland's public bodies.
Wednesday
Public bodies deal with nearly every aspect of our lives, but are they fit for purpose?
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How Stormont responded to the plight of Jewish refugees seeking to escape the Nazis during WWII.
Tuesday
Williams speaks with Noel Russel on his new book 'The Saved and the Spurned'.
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William and guests discuss the future of Casement Park Stadium.
Monday
Will the Casement Park Stadium ever be built? And if so, who should pay?
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It's 100 years since the 成人论坛 began broadcast services from Northern Ireland
Last Friday
Talkback marks the milestone with a look at the role of the 成人论坛 in the story of NI.
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How flexible is the idea national identity in your mind?
Last Thursday
Within sport and wider society, how flexible is our sense of national identity in 2024?
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Should an additional winter fuel benefit be means-tested or given to every pensioner, no matter how wealthy they may be?
Wed 11 Sep 2024
How will the government's decision to remove the Winter Fuel Payment affect the elderly?
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The writer of a new 成人论坛 radio drama takes us into a hidden world of forbidden love in Northern Ireland in the early 1930s
Tue 10 Sep 2024
William and guests discuss the diaries which reveal the secret world of Belfast's gay men
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It's day one for Belfast's Grand Central Station - is it the solution to our transport problems?
Mon 9 Sep 2024
John Campbell discusses whether the new 拢320m hub will help break our car addiction.
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Are working class parents limiting their children's dreams by telling them that some jobs are not for 鈥榩eople like us'?
Wed 4 Sep 2024
William Crawley and guests discuss the class system in Northern Ireland.
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Should schools become mobile phone-free zones for pupils of all ages?
Tue 3 Sep 2024
The Education Minister offers guidance for headteachers to tackle smartphones in school.
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Would you like to give all employees the legal right to a 4-day week?
Mon 2 Sep 2024
The government is considering a change in the law that could change our working lives.
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Colum Eastwood announces resignation as leader of the SDLP
Thu 29 Aug 2024
Chris Buckler is joined by guests to discuss the SDLP leader's resignation.
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Is Sinn Fein backsliding in its support for LGBTQ rights by backing the puberty blockers ban?
Wed 28 Aug 2024
William Crawley is joined by guests in studio for discussion.
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How important are Oasis in the history of Rock?
Tue 27 Aug 2024
William Crawley chats with guests on Oasis' announcement they are reuniting for a tour.
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Is the Ulster Unionist Party in disarray amid claims and counter-claims that Doug Beattie was ousted by party officers?
Wed 21 Aug 2024
William and guests discuss the future of the Ulster Unionist Party.
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We鈥檙e talking about your summer reading picks. Have you discovered a great new book or rediscovered a classic?
Fri 16 Aug 2024
William and guests discuss their summer reads.
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Should Keir Staermer's new government change the UK's policy and give immediate recognition to Palestine as a sovereign state?
Wed 14 Aug 2024
William and guests discuss if the UK should act now to recognise the State of Palestine
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The arrival of a beard-wearing Prince William at the Olympics has inevitably riased a few eyebrows. But why?
Tue 13 Aug 2024
William and guests discuss the perceptions of facial hair.
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Is the loss of a pet comparable with the death of a family member? Is it ok to grieve the passing of a pet?
Mon 12 Aug 2024
William and guests discuss the issues around grieving for four-legged friends.
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Omagh bombing: What will an inquiry do?
Thu 2 Feb 2023
Professor Phil Scraton on truth-seeking inquiries, when and how they work best.
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Is a breakthrough on Northern Ireland's post-Brexit trading arrangements on the cards?
Wed 1 Feb 2023
Our guests discuss what a deal would look like.
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PSNI cuts number of police to lowest ever level
Thu 26 Jan 2023
Guests discuss how significant this shortfall in funding is.
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Nine PSNI officers were sacked last year for misconduct which had a sexual or domestic element, there are 74 ongoing cases.
Thu 19 Jan 2023
What more does the PSNI need to do to restore public confidence?
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Day Two of the co-ordinated big push to get our MLAs back to work.
Thu 12 Jan 2023
Can the two governments and the party leaders deliver us a government here again?
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Is our health service now beyond repair, or can it be fixed?
Tue 10 Jan 2023
What should it look like? Should it include more cross-border co-operation?
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Is it time for politicians here to take more risks?
Mon 9 Jan 2023
25 years ago, Mo Mowlam went into the Maze Prison to try to save the peace process.
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Whose responsibility should it be to enforce Covid restrictions?
Mon 22 Nov 2021
Is there any point in having rules in place if they are not being enforced?
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What should we do about homelessness?
Fri 24 Sep 2021
Two women share their first hand experiences of struggling to live without a home.
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Chaos over Covid travel passports
Fri 30 Jul 2021
It's been a week of chaos for those trying to get covid passports to travel
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The Labour Party says that after the decision to suspend parliament, the Prime Minister is behaving like a dictator?
Thu 29 Aug 2019
Do you agree? Is this a regime rather than a government?