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Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
The Clare Byrne Show on Newstalk. With Aviva Insurance.
What has been trending online this week? I'm delighted to be joined here in our Republic of Work studio by Red FM presenter, Eimear Hallan. Hello, Eimear.
Good morning. How are you?
I'm good. The sun is not shining just yet, but we are told it is making a return today.
Chapter 2: What are the key trends discussed in this week's episode?
Yes. Well, hopefully.
Chapter 3: Who is Eimear Hallihan and what is her background?
Unfortunately, though, the weekend isn't looking so good and the marathon is on this weekend. And you're doing the marathon. I decided three weeks ago, I ran 10k on the treadmill and I said, that's torture. That's literally torture. So I said, well, if I can run 10k on the treadmill, surely I can add another 32.
Yeah, now there's probably people who run marathons professionally going, what are you doing? Please don't do that yourself. You do come from good marathon stock though.
Yes, yes. Like my dad now, he's run so many ultras, so many full marathons and I rang him after that 10k and I said, here, John, do you think I'm crazy now to think that I could do the marathon in three weeks? He was like, no, no, I'd actually say no. If you can run a half this weekend, you'll be well able, Eimear. So I went out on the Saturday. That was the Thursday.
I went out, ran a half on the Saturday and he said... Oh, sure, you'll be grand. So, I mean, if you can run half, you can run two halves. And I said, do you know what, John? Say less. So he's going to run the second half with me. He's actually doing the half, but he's decided he's going to turn around, run towards me, and we'll run the second half together.
Wow, isn't that good parenting?
Yes, you know, he's a fabulous man, my John.
I like to hear that. Right, let's talk about what's been hitting the weird and the wonderful headlines this week. Love Island, that means that I won't get to see anything on the TV from nine to ten o'clock. for the rest of forever. It seems to go on forever. But we do have a bit of native interest in it this year.
We do, we do. So the new series is kicking off on Monday and the full starting lineup has been announced. And there is one confirmed Irish contestant. So it's Sean Fitzy Fitzgerald. He's from Galway. He's actually a TikToker. So he's got 102,000 followers over on TikTok. But the big thing is he is after leaving TikTok the senior Galway football panel to go on the show.
He's also dyed his hair. Well, he's had that for a little while.
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Chapter 4: What are the highlights from the upcoming season of Love Island?
This is a crossover with Jess Kelly's item. Yeah, literally. So this is an AI song. It's essentially a tourism anthem and it has gone incredibly viral. It actually has a top 10 spot on the iTunes charts as well as 3 million Spotify streams. So the creator of the song, SaxboyBilly18, that is his TikTok if you want to go and see it.
He actually makes these for loads of locations like Mexico City, London, Glasgow. And I actually watched and interviewed him and he's written all the lyrics himself. He puts it into some kind of AI generator and they create the song around his lyrics. So he goes to these places, writes his little notes about what he likes about the area.
But that's not a real person singing if that is a computer.
No, that is AI. And I'm sure it costs many tokens. Look at me, I've got all the lingo now, thanks to Jess. But he's got...
What you do, I've seen this on Instagram. That's when I've seen this. For the record, this is the only thing apart from Love Island on your list that I actually know about.
Well, you see, Jonathan, you've seen this on Reels, whereas everyone else saw this on TikTok about four weeks ago.
You know what I mean? Too old, too old, too old for TikTok. What is OK Wow? That's another one.
Oh, I'm so excited for this. So OK Wow is the trend this week. It's blowing up and it's sweeping the internet. So essentially people are brushing up on their acting skills and they're saying OK Wow in four different emotions. Now we're going to give this a go. You know, F1 driver Pierre Gasly has done his take on it, the Jonas brothers, but you and me, we're going to do it.
So all we have to do is say OK Wow. So our first emotion is surprised.
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Chapter 5: How is the AI-generated song impacting social media?
What isn't the cutest thing ever is the Ferrari, the electric Ferrari, €550,000. And brilliantly, if you look at it from the side, it looks like a Nissan Leaf. In the blue colour.
In the blue colour specifically, they are identical. And €515,000 cheaper than Nissan Leaf. So, you know, pocket change, Jonathan. Pocket change, you know.
If you are driving a Nissan Leaf right now, you could be driving a Ferrari.
Exactly. Now, obviously, there's been really mixed reactions to this online. And the biggest, I suppose, indicator of how much backlash they have received is the fact that Ferrari's share prices since the launch of the car are down 8%. So, yeah, it's not been great. Now, the Pope got to get in at first. Fair play to him.
I mean, it needs prayers by the sound of it.
It really does. Thoughts and prayers, Ferrari. Thoughts and prayers.
Eimear, we'll leave it there. Red FM presenter, Eimear Hallin. Thank you. Thank you.
The Clare Byrne Show. With Aviva Insurance. Weekday mornings at 9. On Newstalk. Conversation that counts.
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