For the second episode in her series 'Talking Ballots', comedian Alison Spittle discusses canvassers. They are the cogs that make the campaign move but how do you deal with them when they call to your door? Do you pull out a list of everything that was promised but not delivered, do you run with the polite Irish routine and say 'everything is grand' or do you simply hide and hope they go away?  Alison has a look at some of the most effective routines.

Also up for discussion are this week's entries to the election music charts, everything from country and western to techno is present. You can listen below...