Stuff That Changed the World

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The Moncrieff team take a closer look at the everyday items that changed our world.

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    • Apr 25, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 110 EPISODES


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    Stuff that Changed the World: custard

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2022 14:01


    Simon Tierney joined Sean to chart the history of custard...

    Stuff that Changed the World: the driver's license

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2022 12:30


    Simon Tierney joined Sean to explore how the driver's license came to be...

    Stuff that Changed the World: the minibar

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2022 15:07


    Simon Tierney joined Sean to explore how the minibar came to be...

    Stuff that Changed the World: the audiobook

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2022 16:22


    Simon Tierney joined Stefanie Preissner to explore how the audiobook came to be...

    Stuff that Changed the World: the portaloo

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2022 10:02


    Simon Tierney joined Sean to explore the history of the portaloo...

    Stuff that Changed the World: the mouse

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2022 10:29


    Simon Tierney joined Sean to explore the history of the mouse...

    Stuff that Changed the World: the hat

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2022 10:36


    Simon Tierney joined Sean to explore the history of the hat...

    Stuff that Changed the World: the cradle

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2022 11:29


    Simon Tierney joined Sean to explore the history of the cradle...

    Stuff that Changed the World: the answering machine

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2022 16:15


    Simon Tierney joined Sean to explore the history of the answering machine...

    Stuff that Changed the World: the envelope

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2022 12:42


    Simon Tierney joined Sean to explore the history of the envelope..

    Stuff that Changed the World: gravy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2022 13:47


    Simon Tierney joined Sean to explore the history of gravy...

    Stuff that Changed the World: the girdle

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2022 17:22


    Simon Tierney explores the history of the girdle... Listen and subscribe to Moncrieff on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts or 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'.

    Stuff That Changed the World: the calculator

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2022 20:04


    Simon Tierney joins Sean Moncrieff to chart the history of the calculator...

    Stuff that Changed the World: the comb

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2021 15:10


    Bald Moncrieff regular shares his love of the comb...

    Stuff that Changed the World: the tea bag

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2021 18:14


    Simon Tierney joins Sean Moncrieff to chart the history of tea bags...

    Stuff that Changed the World: the wheelbarrow

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2021 13:27


    Simon Tierney charts the evolution of wheelbarrows, from ancient China to modern Europe...

    Stuff that Changed the World: chewing gum

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2021 15:15


    Simon Tierney explores the history of chewing gum, from chicle to Wrigley...

    Stuff that Changed the World: the credit card

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2021 18:13


    Simon Tierney explores the history of the credit card...

    Stuff that Changed the World: the birthday cake

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2021 11:50


    Simon Tierney joins Sean Moncrieff to explore the evolution of birthday cakes...

    Stuff that Changed the World: the airbag

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2021 15:00


    Simon Tierney explores the evolution of automobile airbag technology...

    Stuff that Changed the World: Mouthwash

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2021 14:43


    Simon Tierney joins Sean Moncrieff to chart the history of mouthwash...

    Stuff that Changed the World: the airline

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2021 17:47


    Simon Tierney joins Sean Moncrieff to explore the history of airlines, from 1914 to the present...

    Stuff that Changed the World: the toilet brush

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2021 15:55


    Simon Tierney joins Sean Moncrieff to explore the history of toilet brushes, from Ancient Rome to the present...

    Stuff that Changed the World: the rolodex

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2021 13:32


    Simon Tierney joins Sean to explore the history of the rolodex...

    Stuff that Changed the World: the tent

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2021 15:00


    Simon Tierney joins Sean Moncrieff to explore the history of camping...

    Stuff that Changed the World: the till

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2021 11:58


    Simon Tierney joins Sean to discuss the history of the cash register...

    Stuff That Changed The World: The Lifejacket

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2021 13:32


    Simon Tierney investigates the fascinating history of the humble lifejacket. This coming Sunday, July 25th, is a special UN observance called World Drowning Prevention Day. Simon Tierney grew up around the water by Lough Derg in Co. Tipperary and is acutely aware of the importance of water safety so for today's Stuff he was highlighting one of the most crucial safety inventions of the 19th century...the lifejacket. Listen and subscribe to Moncrieff on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts or 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'.

    Stuff that Changed the World: the ice pop

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2021 13:46


    Simon Tierney explores the history of frozen confectionary...

    Stuff that Changed the World: the ball

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2021 17:29


    Simon Tierney joins Stefanie Preissner to discuss the history of the ball, from the sliotar to the FA football...

    Stuff that Changed the World: the email

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2021 13:24


    Simon Tierney explores the 50 year history of email...

    Stuff that Changed the World: the porno

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2021 14:28


    Simon Tierney examines the evolution of pornographic film from the late Victorian period to the 1970s...

    Stuff that Changed the World: the handcuff

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2021 13:14


    Simon Tierney examines the history of handcuffs...

    Stuff that Changed the World: the ladder

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2021 14:16


    Simon Tierney explores the evolution of ladders...

    Stuff that Changed the World: the briefcase

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2021 12:40


    Simon Tierney explores the evolution of the briefcase...

    Stuff that Changed the World: the canal

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2021 13:34


    Simon Tierney explores the history of canals...

    Stuff that Changed the World: the walking stick

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2021 14:07


    Simon Tierney explores the history of walking sticks...

    Stuff that Changed the World: the chainsaw

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2021 14:12


    Simon Tierney joins Sean Moncrieff to explore the history of chainsaws...

    Stuff that Changed the World: The curry

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2021 13:55


    Simon Tierney explores the evolution of Indian food...

    Stuff that Changed the World: The hearse

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2021 11:47


    Simon Tierney joined Sean in studio for his weekly slot, looking at inventions that changed the world. This week Simon discussed the hearse.

    Stuff that Changed the World: the roller coaster

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2021 14:49


    Simon Tierney joins Sean Moncrieff to explore the history of roller coasters...

    Stuff that Changed the World: the cassette tape

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2021 14:23


    Simon Tierney joins Sean Moncrieff to trace the history of tapes...

    Stuff that Changed the World: the pencil

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2021 14:30


    Simon Tierney explores the history of the humble pencil...

    Stuff that Changed the World: The boot

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2021 13:15


    Simon Tierney joins Sean Moncrieff to discuss the evolution of Wellington boots...

    Stuff that Changed the World: the passport

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2020 12:52


    Simon Tierney explores the history of passports...

    Stuff that Changed the World: the roller skate

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2020 13:14


    Simon Tierney explores the history and evolution of roller skates...

    Stuff that Changed the World: the handshake

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2020 15:13


    Simon Tierney explores the history of shaking hands...

    Stuff that Changed the World: the swimming pool

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2020 12:41


    Simon Tierney joins Sean Moncrieff to look at the history of swimming pools...

    Stuff that Changed the World: Instant Coffee

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2020 13:15


    Simon Tierney joins Sean Moncrieff to explore the history of instant coffee...

    Stuff that Changed the World: The SUV

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2020 12:25


    Simon Tierney joins Sean Moncrieff to explore the history of sports utility vehicles...

    Stuff that Changed the World: the lighter

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2020 16:07


    Simon Tierney joins Sean Moncrieff to explore the micro history of the cigarette lighter...

    Stuff that Changed the World: Marmalade

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2020 12:06


    Simon Tierney joins Sean Moncrieff to explore the history of marmalade..

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