Fact or Fable?
Shane Hannon answers those important questions!
Can you survive on a diet purely of Guinness? Is yawning contagious? Can you beat the breathalyzer? Do earwigs lay eggs in your ear and could they hatch?
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Fact or Fable: Can cranberry juice prevent UTIs?
Shane Hannon from Off The Ball joins us every Tuesday to confirm or rubbish some of the most popular myths and truths out there… This week we have a health / diet special, with two questions up for investigation - Can cranberry juice prevent UTIs? and does an apple a day really keep the doctor away?
14 mins
7 December 2021 Finished
Fact or Fable: Is the Bermuda Triangle a paranormal place?
Off The Ball's Shane Hannon talked about whether the Bermuda Triangle really is a paranormal place.
13 mins
4 November 2021 Finished
Fact or Fable: Did Marie Antoinette say “Let them eat cake”?
Shane Hannon from Off The Ball joins Kieran every Tuesday to confirm or rubbish some of the most popular myths and truths out there… Todays question... Did Marie Antoinette say “let them eat cake”? Was Napoleon really short? The Hard Shoulder Listen and subscribe to The Hard Shoulder on Apple Podcasts, Google 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 adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.
8 mins
19 October 2021 Finished
Fact or Fable: How accurate is James Bond as an MI6 spy?
Shane Hannon from Off The Ball joins Kieran every Tuesday to confirm or rubbish some of the most popular myths and truths out there… So far we’ve looked at topics including the Guinness diet, whether yawning is contagious, beans making you fart, cows walking down stairs, swallowing spiders in your sleep, and how humans actually use more than 10 per cent of their brains. This week we’re continuing a 007 theme with the release of ‘No Time To Die’ and asking: How accurate is James Bond as an MI6 spy? The Hard Shoulder Listen and subscribe to The Hard Shoulder on Apple Podcasts, Google 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 adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.
14 mins
28 September 2021 Finished
Is it true that we burn more calories chewing celery than are in it?
Shane Hannon, from Off The Ball, joined Kieran as he does every week for Fact or Fable... The Hard Shoulder Listen and subscribe to The Hard Shoulder on Apple Podcasts, Google 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 adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.
9 mins
27 July 2021 Finished