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Comedian & Poet Rob Auton

10/4/2016
Award winning writer, performer and comedian Rob Auton is currently on tour with The Sleep Show. It follows on from the success of performing to packed audiences at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. He will be performing at the Margate Theatre Royal on 25-Sep and then at Canterbury Marlow on the 13 April 2017. He spoke to Jason McCrossan on 106.9 SFM.

Duration:00:27:37

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Littergram - app cleaning up

9/20/2016
Litter currently costs Britain £1bn per year and Jason's guest tonight has set up a smart phone app which lets users report sights of litter directly to their council to clear it up. Danny Lucas developed the Littergram app over a year ago and as well as chatting to Jason McCrossan about how it works - we also hear how Facebook is trying to force Littergram to change its name.

Duration:00:11:08

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Holiday Money - the BIG overspend!

9/6/2016
A survey suggests two-thirds of British people are worried about overspending on holidays abroad this summer. Those aged over 55 tend to be the worst for budgeting according to foreign exchange firm, Travelex. However, the 18 to 24 group appear to be the most money conscious. Psychologist David Lewis spoke to Jason McCrossan on his Saturday Breakfast show about the issue.

Duration:00:04:55

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Rising Cost of Car Insurance

8/26/2016
Former racing driver Amanda Stretton who is the motoring editor for comparison site Confused.com spoke to Jason about a recent report which says motorists are now paying more than £700 on average for comprehensive car insurance.

Duration:00:05:11

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Trident Nuclear Renewal

8/2/2016
Theresa May made her first Commons speech since entering Number 10 on 18th July, during a debate about renewing the UK's nuclear deterrent. In this podcast Jason discusses the pro's and con's with Green Party MP Caroline Lucas and former First Sea Lord and former Security Minister, Lord West. The House of Commons has backed the renewal of the UK's Trident nuclear weapons system by 472 votes to 117. The MPs' vote approves the manufacture of four replacement submarines at a current estimated...

Duration:00:09:07

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Professor Ruth Blakeley: Chilcot Report

7/19/2016
The Chilcot report was published on 6th July by Sir John Chilcot, with the report looked into the origins, conduct and aftermath of the Iraq war - all 2.6 million words of it!! In this programme Jason McCrossan speaks to Professor Ruth Blakeley from the University of Kent whose had a bit more time to digest the findings and we’ll get her reaction to some people’s call for Blair to be tried for war crimes.

Duration:00:15:40

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Introducing the New £5 Note

7/12/2016
The Bank of England has cooked them in ovens, drowned them in red wine, stuck them in the microwave and run them through a 90C washing machine cycle with Persil washing power. It reckons the new £5 plastic notes – which go into circulation on 13 September – will be warmly welcomed by the British public. Jason chats to about the new £5 which is due to be released later in summer. Jason speaks to Jonathan Calloway from the International Bank Note Society.

Duration:00:05:40

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Sarah Lonsdale The Journalist in British Fiction and Film

7/5/2016
Why did Edwardian novelists portray journalists as swashbuckling, truth-seeking super-heroes whereas post-WW2 depictions present the journalist as alienated outsider? Why are contemporary fictional journalists often deranged, murderous or intensely vulnerable? In The Journalist in British Fiction and Film author, journalist and lecturer Sarah Lonsdale traces the ways in which journalists and newspapers have been depicted in fiction, theatre and film from the dawn of the mass popular press to...

Duration:00:18:23

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Part 3: Hilda Murrell - Murdered By The British State?

6/28/2016
In 1984 Hilda Murrell, a 78-year-old distinguished rose-grower turned anti-nuclear campaigner, was found brutally murdered outside her home town of Shrewsbury, England. The case became one of the biggest, most bizarre and baffling British murders of the 20th century involving political conspiracies surrounding the nuclear industry and the Falklands War. In the final part, Jason speaks to Hilda's nephew, formal Naval Commander Robert Green about what he thinks is directly responsible for...

Duration:00:20:48

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Part 2: Hilda Murrell - Murdered By The British State?

6/24/2016
In 1984 Hilda Murrell, a 78-year-old distinguished rose-grower turned anti-nuclear campaigner, was found brutally murdered outside her home town of Shrewsbury, England. In part 2 of the podcast, Hilda's nephew former Naval Commander, Robert Green talks about how the case took on extra national interest through the journalist Judith Cook and Labour MP Tam Dalyell

Duration:00:14:06

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Part 1: Hilda Murrell - Murdered By The British State?

6/21/2016
In 1984 Hilda Murrell, a 78-year-old distinguished rose-grower turned anti-nuclear campaigner, was found brutally murdered outside her home town of Shrewsbury, England. The case became one of the biggest, most bizarre and baffling British murders of the 20th century involving political conspiracies surrounding the nuclear industry and the Falklands War. In Part 1 of 3: Hilda’s nephew, former British Navy Commander Robert Green tells Jason McCrossan about the background to the murder.

Duration:00:14:37

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2016 Orlando nightclub shooting

6/14/2016
Jason McCrossan spoke to Orlando gay radio presenter DJ Justice about the homophobic terror attack on June 12. A 29-year-old launched a mass shooting at Pulse, a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida. So far we know forty-nine people were murdered and fifty-three others were wounded inside the nightclub. The attack is the deadliest mass shooting by a single gunman in U.S. history.

Duration:00:15:17

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NHS Weekend Effect - No Lives Lost

5/23/2016
Being admitted to hospital at the weekend doesn't mean you're more likely to die than during the week, according to research by the The University of Manchester. This research contradicts the government's key argument for enforcing a new contract on junior doctors in England. University of Manchester health economist Rachel Meacock spoke to Jason McCrossan on 106.9 SFM. For more information: www.jmccrossan.co.uk

Duration:00:04:39

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Matt Cardle Intimate & Live

5/16/2016
Former X Factor winner Matt Cardle is touring Kent this summer with his "Intimate & Live" tour. He will be at the Marlowe and Orchard Theatres in July. He will also be previewing material from his new album "Higher Power". Matt spoke to Jason on 106.9 SFM. For more information visit: www.jmccrossan.co.uk

Duration:00:07:11

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Jill Dando: The Unsolved Murder of a Celebrity

5/3/2016
Jill Dando was a BBC journalist and presenter who for 14 years worked on successful programmes such as the flagship BBC Breakfast Time, Breakfast News, the BBC One O'Clock News, the Six O'Clock News, the travel programme Holiday, and the crime appeal series Crimewatch (from 1995 until her death). She was named BBC Personality of the Year in 1997. On the morning of 26 April 1999, Jill was fatally shot outside her home in Fulham, London. No one has ever been successful found guilty of her...

Duration:00:16:15

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Earth Hour 2016

4/12/2016
The Earth Hour project is a charitable organisation organised by WWF whose mission is uniting people to protect the planet. Earth Hour is a global annual event where millions of people switch off their lights for one hour to show they care about our planet. Earth Hour 2016 took place in an unprecedented 178 countries and territories, making it the biggest celebration for our planet ever. Shareen Brown spoke to Jason McCrossan on his Saturday morning breakfast show about events happening in...

Duration:00:06:38

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Bonnie Britain Meets: Dan from the Feeling

3/28/2016
Monday Matters with Jason McCrossan is broadcast on 106.9 SFM in Kent. On the show tonight: Our featured artist tonight is Gary Numan who produced commercial electronic music and had hits with "Cars" and "Are 'Friends' Electric?". He is 58 this week. In the music Kyra brings news about John Lennon, Massive Attack and music from Years & Years. Also, we hear of a new virus directly targeting Apple computers - which locks users out of their files until they pay a ransom - 1 bitcoin (£200). We...

Duration:00:42:12

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Learn How To Flirt: Jason chats to Jean Smith

3/16/2016
Jean Smith is a flirting expert who runs master classes in London to help us better understand the art of flirting successful. She spoke to Jason McCrossan on his Saturday Breakfast show on 106.9 SFM. For more information visit: www.jmccrossan.co.uk

Duration:00:08:46

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Coppafeel Boobball with Bonnie Britain

2/17/2016
Reporter Bonnie Britain returns with a look at an event aimed at breast cancer awareness called Coppafee. Boobball is a c charity game held in the olympic park with interviews with some of the players. Tom Fletcher from Mcfly, Ashley James, Gaby Roslin, Dan Edgar and Kate Write from TOWIE and Kristin Hallenga.

Duration:00:19:49

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Sea Fever by John Masefield

2/15/2016
John Masefield was the Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom from 1930 until his death in 1967. He is remembered as the author of the classic children's novels The Midnight Folk and The Box of Delights, and poems, including "The Everlasting Mercy" and "Sea-Fever" - the latter was read by Gill Fraser Lee on Jason McCrossan's Saturday Breakfast Show on 106.9 SFM. For more information, visit: www.jmccrossan.co.uk

Duration:00:03:06