Basically...with Stefanie Preissner

It's a mailbag this week and Stefanie answers your questions. There are questions about things like change, alternative careers, adventures and holiday destinations, Covid-19 restrictions and friendships during the pandemic and much more! Follow Stefanie on Instagram @StefaniePreissner Thanks to Cathal O'Gara for our artwork and our music is from Only Ruin. This episode is sponsored by The UX Desi...

In this week's episode Stefanie chats to the Taoiseach and Fianna Fail Leader Micheál Martin. They discuss whether Fianna Fail is a train or a taxi, how party politics is giving way to campaign politics and how Fianna Fail would pitch itself to younger members looking to get involved with a party. Follow Stefanie on Instagram @StefaniePreissner Thanks to Cathal O'Gara for our artwork and our music...

This week Stefanie talks to David Fanagan about funerals. What are the first things to do if you find someone close to you dead? What are the first choices you have to make? What are the differences between an undertaker, a funeral director, a funeral home, etc.? In what order do things happen? What is embalming and how does it work? Who chooses the coffin and how much does it cost? What about gra...

Is the Covid Tracker App tracking humans? What should we do if it tells us we've been in contact with someone who has been diagnosed with Covid-19? What does Google and Apple have to do with this? Is the app useful if you don't put in your name or other details? What else can the HSE use your information for? Will the government have too much information on you? Who is the app targeted at? What ha...

Stefanie talks to immunologist Luke O'Neill again to get an update on where we are now with Covid-19. What's the latest on a vaccine or a treatment? Should we be wearing masks? Should the pubs reopen? The schools? What's the latest advice? And what stage are we at, and how have things changed with the virus? What happened in Melbourne and Israel? How does this pandemic compare to the 1918 flu? Fol...

In this week's episode Stefanie talks to Lorcan Nyhan from the Communications Clinic about interview skills and CV preparation. Do you really need to edit your CV for every company you send it to? Should you dress up for a Zoom interview? And should Helen of Troy use the story of a Trojan Horse when applying for a job?  Tune in for these answers and ones you might actually want the answers to. Lea...

On this week's episode Stefanie talks to personal finance genius Eoin McGee. Eoin takes a lot of the fear and panic out of money, taxes, savings and all of that stuff. Stefanie asks questions, including some of yours, about taxes, Covid refunds, PUP, pensions, mortgages, first time buyers. Eoin is the author of the most popular personal finance book in the country, which you can get here.  Learn m...

On this week's episode Stefanie talks to Ellie Kisyombe about Direct Provision, how it could be managed and how Ireland could be doing better. They talk about the Irish implications and responsibility and reaction to the Black Lives Matter movement. Does Ireland have a problem with racism? If so, is it in the police force? Is it systemic? Ellie Kisyombe lived in Direct Provision for many years, sh...

Stefanie talks to Gavan Reilly, again. The previous episode could be called Politics 101, this is not Politics 102 (which we'll do later), this is more like Politics 2020. They try to make politics more accessible. This episode explains what is is happening at the moment, why we don't have a government yet, and when we might have one. Along with the issues at play and how they might be worked thro...

In this episode Stefanie talks to Ciara Doorley from Hachette Ireland. Ciara is the editor and publisher who helped bring Stefanie's books into the world. So she answers questions about how to get published, whether aspiring writers should quit their day jobs, how much you might get in an advance, how difficult it is to write a book and many other aspects of publishing that people often overlook....

On the podcast this week, Stefanie answers your questions. She answers questions about her screenwriting career, women in positions of power, government vs public responsibility, wearing make up, funny moments since the lock down, friendships, and more. Follow Stefanie on Instagram @StefaniePreissner Thanks to Cathal O'Gara for our artwork and our music is from Only Ruin.  Learn more about your ad...

In this week's episode Stefanie talks to Nate Richert - the man who has set the standard for boyfriends for any girl raised in the 90s watching Sabrina the Teenage Witch. For years, Nate played the character of Harvey Kinkle and in this episode he tells all about the life of a child actor, the slap on the door when the script was delivered and being allowed to keep his monster teeth. Follow Stefan...

In this week's episode Stefanie talks to political correspondent Gavan Reilly. It’s the first in a series of episodes that will explain Irish politics from the beginning. What is difference between Fianna Fail, Fine Gael and Sinn Fein? Where did it all begin? Once we know that we can continue each week to work out where we are going. Follow Stefanie on Instagram @StefaniePreissner Thanks to Cathal...

To break down some of the misconceptions around being a TV presenter Stefanie talks to Ryan Tubridy. She asks The Late Late Show host about who chooses guests, and which questions to ask, what it's like backstage, whether he wears makeup and how many Danish pastries it takes to make an episode of the long running chat show.  Follow Stefanie on Instagram @StefaniePreissner Thanks to Cathal O'Gara f...

In this week's episode Stefanie speaks to confined rights expert Conor Pope about whether people’s rights to refunds and compensation regarding air and sea travel have changed because of the pandemic . Follow Stefanie on Instagram @StefaniePreissner Thanks to Cathal O'Gara for our artwork and and our music is from Only Ruin.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week's episode Stefanie talks to Lorcan Nyhan about the roadmap the Irish Government released last week for reopening the country. We want to find out when we can do things again. When can we visit our relatives in other counties, when can our friends have their wedding, when will anyone go to a nightclub again, when can we get brunch with our partners, will we ever get a sun holiday again...

Stefanie tracked down Professor Luke O'Neill to answer her questions about Coronavirus.  What the hell is it? Why is it worse than flu? When can we come out of our house again? And will there ever be a vaccine? Starting at day dot of Covid19 31/12/2019 and taking us right up to predictions for the future Stefanie asks Luke all the questions you need answers to during an unexpected pandemic - or wa...

The show that takes news stories and makes sense of them, Basically. Episode 1 coming soon! Follow Stefanie on Instagram @StefaniePreissner Thanks to Cathal O'Gara for our artwork and and our music is from Only Ruin.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices