Talk Breakfast

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April 23, 2019 Vaping, St George, and Supermarket Spying
Mike wants to know why health groups are recommending that smokers take up a different habit that may well be just as likely to kill them as smoking, discusses supermarkets secretly filming you and selling the footage, whether St George's day should be a bank holiday, and takes your calls
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46 min
April 22, 2019 Extinction, U-turns, and a Shed Museum
Mike speaks to Labour MP John Mann about Tom Watson's twisty turny position on a second referendum, speaks to a man with a £5m war museum in his shed, and is told that people need to breathe air
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32 min
April 19, 2019 Protests, Sexism and Chocolate
Join Mike for Easter Friday debate and fun. We speak to protesters, security experts and callers about what they make of the escalating Extinction Rebellion protest. Plus, Waitrose has apologised for marketing pink cupcakes for girls and football ones for boys - but are we too easily offended?
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42 min
April 18, 2019 Rebellions, Fines and Southern Softies
The Extinction Rebellion rumbles on. Who should pay for it though? Mike says the arrested protestors! Plus a special Maundy Thursday edition of the Perrior Awards.
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41 min
April 17, 2019 Criminals, Protesters, And A House Party Gone Wrong
Should criminals be given a second chance when trying to find work? Sajid Javid seems to think so, but Mike doesn't agree. We catch up with Conservative member of the London Assembly Susan Hall about the climate change protests. Comedian Mark Dolan joins us to talk about a house party gone wrong. And is it true that we now have more churches than pubs?
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46 min
April 16, 2019 Fed Up Teachers, The Notre Dame Fire, And Mr Motivator
We look into why teachers want to quit. We cross live to Robert Hardman outside the Notre Dame cathedral. Is Carlsberg the most mediocre beer in the world? And Mr Motivator joins us to explain why exercise could reduce the risk of bowel cancer.
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45 min
April 15, 2019 A Fired Prince, Legal Aid For A Jihadi Bride, And Beards
Is it time to fire Prince Harry and Meghan? Why is Shamima Begum getting legal aid if she's not a British citizen? And is it true that beards carry more germs than dogs?
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48 min
April 12, 2019 Shindigs, Alexa, and the Perriors
Now that all that No Deal Brexit emergency planning has been stood down, where on Earth has the £4bn gone? Mike wants to get to the bottom of it, and speaks to Kate Hoey of Labour Leave and takes your calls to work it out. We also speak to Eva Blum-Dumontet about the fact that your Alexa device is listening to you whether you like it or not, and producer Con guides us through this week's Perrior Awards
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33 min
April 11, 2019 A Halloween Extension, Middle Classes, And Train Or Railway Stations?
Will we leave the EU on Halloween? Comedian Mark Dolan joins us to talk about the death of the middle classes. And transport expert Christian Wolmar will settle the debate once and for all... is it train station or railway station?
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46 min
April 10, 2019 Firefighters, Chinese Pork, And A European Council
Firefighters in Devon are being ask to carry out police duties as well. Theresa May is on her way to Brussels to find out whether European leaders approve another extension. And bacon and pork prices could rise after a viral outbreak in China.
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42 min