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Sir Winston Churchill’s teeth have been sold at auction, a unique set of dentures that were once used to deliver some of the most famous speeches of the 20th century. Sean was joined by Niall Fry, an auctioneer and valuer at the Cotswold Auction Company in England...

An English university offers a master's degree in ‘Contemporary Pantomime Practice’ and the first-ever class has graduated! Do we need a master’s in Panto? Jefferson Parlett, an actor from Plymouth, and one of the newly graduated students joined Sean on the show...

Today marks 41 years since the infamous kidnapping of Shergar, and despite a major manhunt at the time, we still don’t have any answers. Dr Patrick McGarty is a senior lecturer in public policy at Munster Technological University and he joined Sean on the show today...

Becky Starfighter Cheatle is an Irish comedian whose next performance is taking place in the upcoming Scene & Heard Festival, which kicks off next week...  Image: Becky Cheatle via Instagram

Some of us are gifted flirters, while most say it's a skill that holds them back. What sets the good and bad flirters apart and can you learn to be better? Henry McKean joined Sean from the flirting capital of Ireland, Cork...

Tucker Carlson, the former Fox News host, has announced that he is in Moscow and has been granted a very rare interview between a Western journalist and Putin. But what does this mean for public opinion in America and backing for Biden’s struggle to maintain support for Ukraine? Sean was joined by Graham Finlay from the School of Politics and International Relations at UCD...

The interactions between the elderly and children have always been one to bring joy.  Well a charity in the UK are currently doing research on the benefits of intergenerational care, which sees kids sharing settings with elderly people.  Sue Egersdorff, Co. Founder of Ready Generation Charity joined Sean to discuss...

RTÉ are putting 80,000 euro into dubbing Peppa Pig and Thomas the Tank Engine, but how does dubbing work and will this benefit children? Deirdre Barry, CEO and producer at Avalon Films joined Sean to discuss...

Imagine appearing on over 50 TC shows, some of them the biggest game shows in the world, and never winning a cent.  Edward Oldfield, serial game show contestant joined Sean on the show today...

Many of us will have a box stashed away in the bottom of a wardrobe or under a bed filled with memories from the past.   Usually they’re sentimental things relating to a loved one or someone who’s died, but remarkably, about a third of people hold on to things from ex partners.   Is this a form of self-flagellation, or is there a greater purpose for it?   Brendan Kell...

Musicals seem to be popping up everywhere, but why and are they even any good? Freelance journalist and musical lover Esther McCarthy joined Sean to discuss...

When you are at the playground with your children, do you ever look around and see the different types of parents around you? Could it be the hungover parent or the overly prepared one? Kirsty Blake Knox writer and journalist with The Irish Independent joined Sean to discuss...

After an over 3-year hiatus, Dublin Airport has launched its new pet screening service. Sean was joined by Graeme McQueen, Media Relations Manager for Dublin Airport to discuss how it works... Image: X.com via Dublin Airport @DublinAirport

New research suggests that hitting the snooze button to squeeze in an extra five or 10 minutes of sleep may actually be good for you. Henry McKean went to find out...

Detroit, the so-called Motor Town of the States, has recently opened America’s first ever smart road, a highway that allows electric vehicles to charge as they drive. But how does this technology actually work and could it lead to a wireless future for electric cars? Sean was joined by Ciara O’Brien, Technology Correspondent for the Irish Times...

A pigeon suspected of being a Chinese spy has been released after spending 8 months in detention, it turns out it was a racing pigeon from Taiwan. Rahul Bedi, journalist based in India joined Sean on the show today to discuss...

Fingernails are something you don’t think about until there’s a problem, and it could be an unsightly fungal infection but for many women it could be as a result of cosmetic treatments that involve an array of chemicals and toxins.  Selene Daly, registered advanced nurse practitioner in dermatology joined Sean to discuss...

It was 100 years ago that athletes first competed in the Winter Olympics, taking place in Chamonix in the French Alpes. But how different was the 1924 event compared to today’s Games? Sean was joined by Philip Barker, Editor of the Journal of Olympic History...

Traditionally, farms were left to the sons but what about the daughters? Well, The Department of Agriculture has a new plan to promote and normalise female succession in farming. Sean was joined by Elaine Houlihan, Macra na Feirme national president...

One in five people have eaten the exact same breakfast every day for the last 5 years. Henry McKean hit the streets to find out what you have for breakfast...

Our sea is filled with ghost nets, which are described as ‘..curtains of death’ but what are they and what is being done about these death traps? Ciaran King is a diver and volunteer with the Sea Sheperds and he joined Sean on the show...

A local council in Hertfordshire in England has come under fire after issuing a number of fines to people who have urinated in rural areas, under littering bylaws. This has brought up a question as to whether so-called ‘wild peeing’ should be categorised as littering or not. Sean was joined by Nick Freeman, a UK-based solicitor,to discuss... Image: Getty Images

Wine worth more than €1.5m (£1.3m) has vanished from La Tour d'Argent, one of Paris' most famous restaurants and the inspiration for the film Ratatouille.  Romanée Conti, one of the most expensive wines in the world, is among the bottles taken from the 442-year-old restaurant.  The wine could have gone missing any time since January 2020.  John Linchfield. Correspondent based in Fra...

If your home and work are where you spend most of your time – the first and second locations that your life is centered around, where would you say the third place is?   In the late 80s, an urban sociologist wrote about the importance of informal public gathering spaces, but have we lost those in our busy modern lives?  Dr Jill O’Mahoney is a lecturer in Sociology in SETU joined Sea...

Calling all Gobnaits!   A festival is taking place is in Cork to celebrate the patron saint of bee keepers, and to give her more prominence in Irish history.   Eibhlin Ni Lionaird is one of the organisers and she joined Sean to discuss...