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Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! Over on Patreon recently, we were discussing chatting to children about difficult topics and Sarah Sproule's name came up. Sarah is an incredible educator when it comes to sex and relationships, and how and when to approach them with children. I often check in with her instagram page and website when I'm confused on these matter...

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! This week Sissy That Pod 's Cian Sullivan and I get into lots of showbiz stories from J-Lo cancelling her tour, to a Sister Act 2 reunion, North West and nepotism and people giving out about Lily Allen (I am not having it). To support the podcast and access bonus episodes join our community on Patreon . Hosted on Acast. See acas...

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! In this week's news catch-up Carl Kinsella and I discuss the latest in Gaza, Donald Trump's conviction and whether it'll make any difference, the chaos of the National Children's Hospital and Pope Francis' choice of words. To support the podcast and access bonus episodes join our community on Patreon . Hosted on Acast. See acast...

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! This week's interview is with Nicki Killeen, who is HSE Project Manager on emerging drug trends, harm reduction and nightlife. I met Nicki this week after following her work in the drugs sector for years, and was so impressed by her passion for harm reduction when it comes to drugs, as well as her vast knowledge of drug culture...

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! It's time to catch up on what's been happening in the world of entertainmnent, and James O'Hagan and I have got some beefy stuff to talk about. We discuss the horrendous discourse around Nicola Coughlan's body, the Taylor vs. Billie chart battle, Nicki Minaj's tour mess and the flawed legacy of Morgan Spurlock. To support the po...

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! It's news catch-up time and unfortunately we have to talk about the horrors overnight in Rafah, I give my take on the chaos in 2fm and we discuss the fact that Rishi Sunak accidentally standing in front of the word 'MORON' wasn't even the worst part of his week. To support the podcast and access bonus episodes join our community...

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! I promised you a recording of a conversation I had with David Nicholls on Monday night at ILDF, but unfortunately that recording appears to have been lost. I'm devo - there was a technical issue during the chat where our microphones went out and apparently what actually had happened was that the sound desk shut down and the reco...

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! This week Esther O'Moore Donohoe and I chat through the week's entertainment stories. From the horrific video of P Diddy assaulting Cassie, to the joy of Girls Aloud in Ireland and Harrrison Butker's bleak commencement address which even managed to piss off some nuns. Tickets for the live show in the Laughter Lounge on May 29th...

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! Lots to discuss this week with Carl Kinsella, from the death of the Iranian president in a helicopter crash to the Palestinian women's football team's visit to Dublin and the chaos of The New York/Dublin portal. Tickets for the live show in the Laughter Lounge on May 29th are available here ! To support the podcast and access bo...

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! The European election is coming up and there are ONE HUNDRED MILLION CANDIDATES* and it can all be a little confusing so I got the brilliant Sinead O'Carroll, editor of TheJournal.ie , back to help. She explains why our vote is so important, how to get basic info about the candidates and how to use your vote most effectively. Th...

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! This week we were back in the awards place via the BAFTAs, we had some breaking news about Paul Mescal and Daisy Edgar-Jones and we discuss Daniel O'Donnell's continued decency including Emer McLysaght bringing us an anecdote about seeing him in his underpants. Tickets for the live show in the Laughter Lounge on May 29th are ava...

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! There's loads to talk about in the news this week. Carl Kinsella and I discuss the horrors taking place in Rafah, the controversial events at Eurovision, Darkness into Light and the fact that we're not at all bitter about missing the Northern Lights. Tickets for the live show in the Laughter Lounge on May 29th are available here...

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! This week's Catch Up is with Ali Dunworth, food writer and author of A Compendium of Irish Pints: The Culture, Customs and Craic. We chat about her career in food including her years working on programmes like Saturday Kitchen, Nigella and Market Kitchen, and then we get into the magic of pints! I really enjoyed this conversatio...

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! It feels a little weird to talk about the fluff and frippery of the world of entertainment in the context of what's happening in Rafah but this is the entertainment episode so that's what Cian Sullivan and I did. We discussed the Met Gala, the Kendrick vs. Drake hip hop beef, Jeff Goldblum's children's inheritance, and the myste...

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! This week's news update with Carl Kinsella features a gaza update from Rafah to Universities and Eurovision. We also discuss protests outside politicians' homes, Leinster rugby coming to the north side and an RIP.ie update. Tickets for the live show in the Laughter Lounge on May 29th are available here ! To support the podcast a...

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! This week I asked you for your skin-related questions and they flooded in. I put as many of them as I could to Professor Caitriona Ryan, consultant dermatologist and expert in both cosmetic and medical dermatology at the Institute of Dermatologists. I learned loads and I hope you do too! Tickets for the live show in the Laughter...

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! This week James O'Hagan and I chat about the Electric Picnic lineup, the Baby Reindeer backlash, the Irish nominees at the Ivor Novellos and lots more besides. James also shares an exciting piece of personal news! Tickets for the live show in the Laughter Lounge on May 29th are available here ! To support the podcast and access...

Send your thoughts, feelings, opinions and suggestions to 0892096423! This week Carl Kinsella of TheJournal.ie and I discuss the latest in Gaza and the protests taking place around the world, the current conversation happening between the UK and Ireland on immigration, what happened with Harvey Weinstein and lots more. Tickets for the live show in the Laughter Lounge on May 29th are available here...

*Send your thoughts, opinions and feedback via voicenote to 0892096423* Many of you sent me the recent research by DCU's Anti-Bullying Centre which shone a light on the way anti-feminist, misogynistic content ends up on young men's social media fees. I really wanted to hear more about the research and to learn more about the origins of this kind of content as well as what we can do to help the boy...

In this week's entertainment episode we're joined by Cassie Delaney who brings us up to date on the week's biggest and most interesting entertainment stories. We chat about the IFTAs, Taylor Swift's Matty Healy takedown, and, unfortunately, some truly gross sexism and misogyny. Light and shade, wha? To support the podcast and access bonus episodes join our community on Patreon . Hosted on Acast. S...

This week's news catch-up with Carl Kinsella is chockalock with juicy stories. We discuss the latest from Gaza, the results of the Stardust inquest, the protest outside Minister Roderic O'Gorman's home, and the Cass Report. To support the podcast and access bonus episodes join our community on Patreon . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

*Send your thoughts, opinions and feedback via voicenote to 0892096423* You may have heard people talking about this week's RTE Investigates documentary on the fact that many Irish people are still being forced to travel to access abortion services. The issues raised are really troubling, and it seems that many people weren't aware of the awful circumstances in which people still find themselves i...

*Send your thoughts, opinions and feedback via voicenote to 0892096423* This week Esther O'Moore Donohoe and I have much to discuss after the celebs hit the desert for another Coachella weekend. We also chat about Sharon Osbourne's frankly incredible response to comments by Amanda Holden, Ryan Gosling on SNL and why it would be better if some celebs didn't have a giant platform. To support the pod...

*Send your thoughts, opinions and feedback via voicenote to 0892096423* This week we have loads to talk about, from Iran's attack on Israel over the weekend, to the heartbreaking loss of lives in a Sydney shopping centre and the absolute insanity of the GAA requiring women to wear skorts while playing camogie. To support the podcast and access bonus episodes join our community on Patreon . Come an...

*Send your thoughts, opinions and feedback via voicenote to 0892096423* For some time now I’ve wanted to speak directly to someone impacted by what’s happened over the last six months in Gaza, and lately that desire intensified as I sensed myself and others becoming a little desensitised to the continued horror. Then, I was flicking through tiktok last week and I came across a post from today’s gu...