Livin' In Stereo

Freedom has a sound. Sometimes it’s a song. Sometimes it’s the hum of family life. Sometimes it’s the roar of the sea or the silence, thirty metres below its surface. And sometimes, it’s simply the space to feel without judgment. In this episode, I’m joined by Claire Walsh, the first person to represent Ireland at the Freediving World Championships in 2019. Claire is also a singer, teacher, author...

Food was never just food. Growing up in a big, busy family, food became Eoin Sheehan’s first language of connection, a way to belong, to contribute, to be part of something. Later, that same drive found an outlet in sport, as he threw himself fully into the pursuit of a professional rugby career.  When the scholarship didn’t come, the loss wasn’t just of a path, but of an identity he had been...

Jenny Kavanagh has spent much of her life in roles, on stage, on screen, in movement, and in strength. An actress, stunt performer, writer, voiceover artist and Pilates teacher, she understands intimately what it means to be seen, performed, and perceived. But this conversation goes beyond the roles we play publicly, into the quieter reckoning of who we are when the masks start to fall away. Jenny...

Some stories don’t just change a life, they resurrect one. Dr. Brian Pennie went from the grip of heroin addiction to the halls of academia, rebuilding his mind, body and soul, piece by piece until he could finally understand the very thing that once tried to destroy him. Today he’s a lecturer, researcher, author, podcast host, and speaker as one of Ireland’s most compelling voices on resilience,...

Some people study the mind. Maria Ryan listens to it, through the rhythm of the heart and the whispers of the soul. She has devoted her life to hearing the smallest, quietest, sometimes nearly invisible voices…the ones the world so often talks over. A child psychotherapist with heroic gentleness and fierce emotional courage, Maria has spent decades helping children and families navigate trauma, an...

Some people follow the path. Donal Byrne built his own, from nothing. Today he’s the founder of Byrne Rapid Build, one of Ireland’s most innovative modular-housing companies. But behind the success is a story of grit, risk, instinct and a man who has always backed the underdog, even when the underdog was himself. Donal turned setbacks into turning points, ideas into industries, and hard beginnings...

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