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A man who lived for 18 years in Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris recently passed away. My next guest travelled to Paris in 2004 and spent three weeks with him, subsequently writing his autobiography ‘The Terminal Man’. Andrew Donkin is also the author of Illegal, a graphic novel co-written with Ireland’s Eoin Colfer and he joined Sean on the show today...

Actor and Playwright David Gilna was making headway in Hollywood and hours after being offered a part in a movie, he was hit by a bolt of lightning sending 300,000 volts of electricity through his body. Thankfully David lives to tell the tale and has written the show “A Bolt From D’Blue” which is premiering in the Seán O’Casey Theatre on December 1st. He joined Sean on the show to tell him all abo...

2022 will go down in history as the first time we have tackled our piss-poor urinal designs. The current model is basically a flat wall. Not ideal when you’re trying to avoid backsplash after a few scoops. But researchers at Waterloo University in Canada believe they have the answer to splash-free peeing experience. Kaveeshan Akan Thurairajah, Mechanical Engineering Research Student at Waterloo Un...

Gardai were involved in an international policing operation today aimed at taking down a website that allows frausters to impersonate banks or other trusted organistaions. Police forces around the world are starting to work together to target these kinds of cyber crime activities, but are they even getting the tip of the iceberg? Sean was joined by Pat Larkin, CEO of Ward Solutions and Ekco to dis...

Sasha Huber has been on a 15 year campaign to get a mountain in the Swiss Alps renamed due to its current association with a notorious 19th century racist. Sean was joined by Sasha Huber, Campaigner and artist to discuss...

When Richard Hammond lost control of a £2 million supercar, he ended up in a coma. In a recent video Richard talked about this experience and how his wife screaming at him ultimately brought him out of his coma. It got us wondering what is the brain doing when in this state of unconsciousness and how aware is it of what is going on. Sean was joined by Professor Shane O’Mara, Professor of Experimen...

Russia has faced many sanctions over the past year, from oil to gold, from caviar to vodka - but diamonds are still being traded. Apparently diamond trade has fallen significantly with Russia, but it escapes the sanctions list. Sean was joined by Richard Campbell, Diamond and Gemstone Specialist at Design Yard to discuss…

A new motion to be brought to the floor of the Seanad later today calls for a constitutional guarantee of Irish neutrality. However, not everyone is in favour of the motion. Sean was joined by Gerard Craughwell, Independent Senator and Tom Clonan, Independent Senator to discuss...

Choosing the name of a new-born can be a challenging process for any parent. It’s a big decision. You are branding your child with a bunch of letters for the rest of their life. But have you ever wondered what a physicist must go through, when trying to come up with a new word that will be accepted and approved around the world? Sean was joined by Dr Richard Brown, Head of Metrology at the U.K.’s...

Pornhub have released Ireland’s biggest secret - the favourite porn each county loves to watch. Not only that, but they have interesting data about how long we spend watching videos, and reveal that one night of the year we don’t watch porn! Sean was joined by Dr Caroline West, Sex Educator and Host of the Glow West Podcast to discuss...

For this weeks 'How To' slot we’re looking at how to paint your house. Sean was joined in studio by Kate Gaynor, Owner of The Paint Hub Carlow to discuss...

Mee-m M-em Me-me-ma. We might pronounce it differently, but everyone's sending them all the same. Newstalk reporter, Sarah Madden looks into the growing power of memes and their sinister potential in this report.

Biohacker, Leon Kurita would like to live forever and is currently going through the various levels of biohacking in order to achieve this. Leon Kurita, joined Sean on the show to discuss...

Newstalk Reporter, Henry McKean asked the people of Cork, the simple question 'Where are you going?'...

Catherine Mahon Buckley, founder of CADA Performing Arts and the director of The Everyman Palace Theatre's Pantomime in Cork for 25 years joined Sean on the show... Image: CADA Performing Arts

We like to think that society has become less tolerant of inappropriate behaviour. However, Colman Noctor says that almost every woman he asked during his lecturing, has been inappropriately touched. Is it time to bring in legislation to make groping a criminal offence? Colman Noctor, child psychotherapist joined Sean on the show to discuss...

Elizabeth Oakes, Founder of Pure Reflections joined Sean on the show to discuss the practice of water cremations...

You’ve heard about the Eurovision, but did you know there is a kids’ version called the Junior Eurovision? This year it is being held in Armenia on December 11th. Sean was joined by super Eurovision fan, Richard Taylor who is also the writer of Eurovision Ireland, the official Irish Eurovision Blog...

Larry Donnelly, Law Lecturer at Ollscoil na Gaillimhe joined Sean on the show today to recap some of the stories making the headlines over the weekend...

Sean was joined on the show by therapist, Jenny Keane to discuss the benefits of hugging, the comfort it brings and why some people might be using a large teddy bear in place of another human when they're alone...

For many people living in two particular cities in Mexico, the reason they have escaped tropical storms over the past number of decades is because they are being protected by a cabal of aliens who live in an underwater base called Amupac. Nathaniel Janowitz, Reporter for Vice World News, has recently spent time in Mexico investigating this phenomenon and he joined Sean on the show...

Have you ever heard of a person who collects sick bags? Unused sick bags. “Baggists” is the term adopted by this niche community. The people who snatch those little paper bags you find on planes. Sean was joined by Barf Bag Collector, Steven Silberberg…

After 8 years and a staggering 430 million downloads, the British podcast series My Dad Wrote a Porno is coming to an end, with the first of its final three episodes set to be released on Monday week. Sean was joined by the co-host Jamie Morton... Image: My Dad Wrote a Porno

Back in 1966, just a very short time before the England World Cup took off, the World Cup trophy was nicked from an exhibition space in Central London. How it was eventually retrieved beggars belief. Sean was joined by Richard Milway, Director of Who Stole the World Cup, a new documentary on All4...

On this day 100 years ago the Free State Army executed 4 young men, the first people to be executed by the state during the Civil War. A new exhibition entitled 'I am to die for Ireland: Civil War Executions in Kilmainham Gaol’ is now open at the Gaol Brian Crowley, the curator joined Sean on the show...