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In the Dáil chamber yesterday, Mary Lou McDonald accused the Taoiseach of being a mumbler and not enunciating properly. Joining Seán to analyse this is Terry Prone, the Chairman of the Communications Clinic.

A new study has confirmed that women are generally more attractive than men, but why are we different from other species, and why is there an ‘attractiveness gap’? Joining Seán to discuss is Eugene Wassiliwizky, a Research Fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics in Germany.

We’re constantly being warned about scammers online trying to get access to your bank account and important info, and long gone are the days of Nigerian Princes promising you millions - the scams are getting more sophisticated. So, how do you avoid them today? Joining Seán to discuss is Muriel Foley, Digital Consultant.

The Quakers are a small enough community in Ireland, but there is one Quaker-ethos school in Waterford that has been around since 1798. So, what makes it different? Joining Seán to discuss is Keith Lemon, Principal of Newtown School in Waterford City. Image: Newtown School

A new survey reveals what people would most like to bring back from the 1990s, including renting videos and leaving the house without a phone. Whether it was your favourite band, TV show or memorable advert, there is so much to celebrate from the decade. What do you miss and what would you like to bring back? Henry McKean goes back in time to the nineties with news stories, TV shows, DJS, music an...

Since Russia’s attempt at a full scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Ireland has issued 14,000 visas to their citizens, including possible ‘hostile agents’. Joining Seán to discuss this is Dublin MEP, Barry Andrews.

You wouldn’t think that having wine for breakfast was good for a diet - and it isn’t! But in the 1970’s, Vogue Magazine touted this and other measures as a guaranteed weight loss plan. Sybilla Hart, Freelance Journalist, gave this diet a try, and wrote about her experience in the Daily Mail. She joins Seán to discuss.

Seán’s guest has always been fascinated by the longest building in Ireland, the old Victorian Cork District Lunatic Asylum, on the bank of the River Lee. Now, her new novel ‘Said the Dead’ is directly informed by the women whose stories she found in the archives. Poet and author Doireann Ní Ghríofa joins to discuss…

Travelling around the world by balloon sounds fun, but is much harder than it seems. The first successful non-stop journey was done in the 90’s, and is the subject of a new documentary called ‘The Balloonists’. Joining Seán to discuss is Pilot Brian Jones, who was on this journey. Image: TIFF

Every Wednesday, Seán will be joined by someone to hear unusual stories on heinous crimes… This week, Cassie Delaney joins to discuss crimes where the perpetrator was caught in unexpected ways! Image: HBO

While dog fouling is a perennial issue in Ireland, are we missing a trick by not looking to the solutions provided by other countries? Seán’s guest thinks the Spanish might be onto something with the so-called ‘Caca Express’... Kathriona Devereux, Presenter of ‘10 Things to Know About’ on RTÉ television and columnist with The Echo joins to discuss.

Just like the old cowboy movies, there are people in Ireland who pan for gold. So, what does that look like here, and is there much gold to be found? Joining Seán to discuss is Karl Payne from Gold Panning Ireland.

If you want to get an electric car, but you don’t have a driveway in front of your home, you will run into some annoying issues. With public chargers being more expensive than the at-home method, what are your options? Joining Seán to discuss is Ger Herbert, Motoring Editor and Columnist with the Sunday Independent.

As thousands of 12 and 13 year olds prepare to head to secondary school in September, many parents will be considering what smartphone to get for them. Adrian Weckler, Tech Editor with the Irish and Sunday Independent, joins Seán to discuss.

A new scheme in France this month has seen three course meals for €1 rolled out at college campuses across the country, at a cost of €90 million to the exchequer. With students skipping meals in Ireland and struggling to make ends meet, is it time to introduce a similar scheme in Ireland? Joining Seán to discuss is Emma Monahan, Vice President for Welfare with AMLE, the National Student Union…

A lot of people are enjoying the TV show ‘Rivals’ with the hair, music and campiness, but it is set in an era where power imbalances between a man and a woman are more acceptable. Author and Journalist Jillian Godsil has found this portrayal of romance troubling, and joins Seán to discuss. Image: Disney+

A group that call themselves the ‘Revolutionary Housing League’ have broken into a pub in the Liberties area of Dublin. Ardee House was closed in 2010, and is now owned by an investment company. The group says it wants to reopen the space as a community centre, but with Gardaí outside the door, it does not seem likely... Kitty Holland, Social Affairs Correspondent with the Irish Times, joins Seán...

Seán’s guest is currently travelling around Ireland in her campervan, and has been appalled by the state of Irish table manners while dining out in restaurants. Joining to discuss is Ruth Medjbar, Photographer, Podcaster and Columnist with the Irish Independent.

Seán’s guest moved from a career in fashion in New York to becoming a Booker prize winning novelist. Douglas Stuart, author of the new title ‘John of John’, joins to share his story.

We’re looking back on the weekend and looking forward to the week ahead through the lens of these four questions: What delighted you over the weekend? What annoyed you over the weekend? What did you learn over the weekend? What are you looking forward to this week? Joining Seán to discuss is Doireann O’Connor and Lorcan Collins!

"Tell them that you love them." Charlie McKean, a father, sailor, State Solicitor, and brother of Newstalk's Henry McKean, died suddenly of a heart attack last month, at the age of 46. Henry speaks with Moncrieff, surrounding National Brother's Day, about the heartbreak of losing a sibling...

Now, there is a street in Dalkey that goes by the unusual name of ‘Atmospheric Road'. This name, however, is a nod to a most unusual train, the Dalkey Atmospheric Railway, that carried passengers between Dun Laoghaire and Dalkey in the 19th Century. Mia Sherwood Scully, Journalist and Historian joins Seán to discuss.

Every year, roughly 4 million snake bites happen to humans, with about 138,000 proving fatal. Now, a major new research paper from the World Health Organisation shows that the risk of snake bites is on the rise. Joining Seán to discuss is James Hennessy, Director of the National Reptile Zoo in Kilkenny…

If you need some bricks laid quickly, Charlie Collison is your man! Charlie is the world’s fastest bricklayer, recently laying 1,065 bricks in an hour, smashing the previous record of 872. He joins Seán to discuss!

A new study of nearly 250 million times table answers shows that 27.1% of primary school children struggle with one time table in particular: it shows that 9 times 6 is the hardest. Why is this? To discuss, Seán is joined by the author of ‘Grasping Grammar’ Oliver Murphy.