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Chapter 1: What are the different opinions on AI music in stores?
Clare has been in touch. She says, regarding AI music, I don't know who does the groceries in the Darcy house, but Tesco, Lidl and Aldi all play AI music. I've no idea about Dunn's or Super Value. Too rich for my blood. AI music is nauseating. And then she says, please forgive the multiple message. I wonder how would Stephen Bartlett cope with a period? I don't know. I don't know.
Just like him, I've never experienced one, Clare. But regarding AI music, Yeah, we were talking about this on Monday. I can tell you that in our super value, they don't play AI music. They have sometimes, sometimes a surprisingly good playlist. I don't know if each individual manager has control of the music on a particular day, but it does vary. Sometimes it can be really bad 80s music.
Other times it can be hits from the noughties which you enjoy and it makes the whole shopping experience a lot more pleasant. I think there is research to suggest that if you like the music in a shop you're more likely to spend more money.
yeah so that was that's Clare and Deirdre was on she says an idea after listening to your podcast would you ever consider sharing Spotify playlist of some of the tunes you recommend I was dying for a summer playlist when you were talking about that recently I did a search and found an old playlist from the Ray Darcy show with some great tunes but was thinking a few playlists might compliment the show for the hours we can't listen to you ah Deirdre thank you very much Deirdre do you remember the really fine weather we had a couple of weeks ago yeah
people are calling it our summer of 2026. Well, I was sitting out the back and it was eight o'clock or half eight in the evening and it was still warm. You know those lovely evenings, we get them, get so few of them in this country. About half eight still in a t-shirt and pair of shorts and had my phone with me and I said, isn't this the perfect time to create a summertime playlist?
And there was a lovely purple flower that had just blossomed, bloomed in the garden and I took a close up of that and that's the picture for the playlist. So I have a playlist. There's about 40 songs on it. And that's the thing about playlists. Like these songs suited that moment. I don't know if they'll suit every moment. So I was there, sitting there, feeling warm.
Maybe there's a world that I'm still to find.
Ah yeah. So I said that has to go on. Cat Stevens.
It's lovely.
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Chapter 2: How do playlists enhance the shopping experience?
First half, not great. Second half, some magical football. I didn't see the Argentinian game. They beat Algeria 3-0. All the goals from Messi. He's 39, you know. Messi is 39. This is his sixth World Cup. Himself and Ronaldo are playing their sixth World Cups. Ronaldo is older. Not the oldest player. Not the oldest player in the World Cup. That record goes to the Scottish goalkeeper who's 43.
His name is Craig Gordon. And the Cape Verde goalkeeper, he's 40. Ronaldo, 41. Messi, 39. So they're the elder lemons of the 2026 World Cup. But what about that putting down a marker? Messi, a hat-trick.
they're talking about the golden boot already will it be Messi will it be Mbappe the golden boot is for the person who scores the most goals just for people who aren't football fans I'm just a casual a casual fan Yeah, some great football last night. England are playing. It's a late enough game. Is it nine o'clock? That's too late for me because by the time it finishes, it's nearly 11.
And I need my sleep. As you know, from the last couple of days, I was deprived of sleep. It doesn't suit me. It doesn't suit me. Does it suit anybody? Maggie Thatcher, Bertie Ahern. Yeah. Famously, they only needed four or five hours of sleep. I don't know. Is that true? Could they have survived and made all those big decisions on four or five hours of sleep? I don't think so.
Yeah, we mentioned Cape Verde there and there's a lovely piece in The Guardian today. It's a colour piece about the man who was the talk of the town yesterday, Roberto Pico LĆ³pez, the guy from Crumlin who played and represented his country against Spain and they held him to a nil-all draw.
the other night and Sid Lowe got to talk to him out in Atlanta and he says as he went down the tunnel he encountered Ray Houghton the scorer of the goal in the US when Ireland defeated Italy 32 years ago and he embraced him and Pico says that was lovely it hasn't entirely sunk in so he'll remember that again and he'll go yeah Ray Houghton he scored the goal and it'll all come together
He says, it's hard to sum up, but for me, it's just a story of never giving up. My first international games at 28. I'll be 34 in two days and I'll probably feel every bit of that now after today. And I've played in my first World Cup. Dream, believe, work hard and anything you love can happen.
Some people have compared his performance to that of Paul McGrath against Italy in the same game that Ray Houghton scored the goal. And Pico Lopez says, I don't think it was that good. I think he's right. Because that is one of the great performances in defending football ever. Paul McGrath against Italy in that game. It's just amazing. Like, just hero stuff. Gladiator stuff.
Out of this world stuff. Paul McGrath. Ooh, ah. And seeing as we were mentioning Ray Houghton, we just, for old time's sake, we're not there, but we can remember when we were there. So 1994, giant stadium, Ireland taking on Italy. Yeah, we were the underdogs. And then this happened.
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Chapter 3: What are the highlights of the recent football matches?
I know a group of furry friends who'd be interested in the fact that potatoes are the ones that are most wasted.
Underground, overground, wumbling free. The wumbles of
Make good use of bad rubbish. That was their motto at the Wombles. They hit our screens back in 1972 and then they were revived again. Can't remember when. But they're back again. So there's been some ownership issues wrangle. But they've sorted it out. So the great uncle Bulgaria and Orinoco will be hitting our screen soon.
It's surprising that they haven't been around because we live in a world where their message is so important. Make good use of bad rubbish and recycling and all that. But they will be back and expect TV programmes, expect social media, expect movies.
Yes. The Wombles of Wimbledon coming
Stop, stop, stop, stop. Just on that sort of thing, I see Toy Story 5 has got bad reviews, which is very upsetting. I always wonder about grown men and women reviewing animated movies that are not meant for them. Do I care if some 45-year-old man doesn't like Toy Story? If it brings out the child in me, I'm going to love it. I'm a big fan. We're always rating the 1, 2, 3, 4 in ours.
We reckon that the second one was probably the best one. 4, a bit disappointing, a little bit too scary. So I'm looking forward to seeing Toy Story 5, despite what they say in the papers. Right, we'll take a little break and see what happens after this. Now I have a hot date with a man about hot sauces. Let's see if we can get him on the phone.
Hi there. Hi Ray, how are you doing?
Good Neil, how are you? Yeah, I'm Granby, I'm Gran. Yeah, so you're Neil Numb, age 52. I am, yes, I am. Originally from Edinburgh.
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Chapter 4: What makes the upcoming Irish Chilli Festival unique?
Have a nice day.
Bye-bye. You too. Bye, bye, bye, bye, bye.
So, Jenny's on the way and we'll talk to her, not about chillies, but about other stuff after this.
Definitely eggs in the cupboard. Definitely.
Yes.
Ketchup is in the fridge.
Yes.
So basically what you're telling us all is that chocolate is essentially an onion. Because isn't that what an onion does? It absorbs smells. Like if you've got really stinky runners, it'll absorb the smell. Yeah, so that's chocolate.
I don't, you see, I don't like cold things in general unless they're meant to be cold.
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