Playback Daily

On this post-Midterm edition of PBD: Caution, loose chips – mixing sweet and savoury for Halloween  Cancelling Christmas? – Limerick scrambles to respond to a PR disaster  And going viral at 70 – RuthAnne’s parents win the internet... See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Some inspirational stories from people taking part in this wekeend's Dublin Marathon, comedian Owen Colgan on his new movie The Spin & Keith Barry learns how to dive!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this Thursday edition of PBD: A horror movie, but inside your mouth – what’s living and breeding on your toothbrush  Orthorexia – the obsessive “virtuous” eating disorder  And Am I the Gobshite? – a guide to spotting the people you don’t need in your life... See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this shiny Wednesday edition of PBD: Half and half – finding out you have a sister you never knew about Literal healing – living with illness while continuing to write And The Summoning of the Lost – Macnas takes to the streets again... See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this bright autumn day edition of PBD: Céad míle fáilte – the new British ambassador is learning Irish  Give that a minute – the story of a long, lingering odour  And Happy Memories – Shaun Ryder looks back... See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this monsoon Monday edition of PBD: Live to tweet – the joys of Twitter before the dark times  Ah, lad – the Two Johnnies celebrate their 400th podcast  And careful now – whatever you do, don’t annoy the fairy folk... See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this autumnal edition of PBD: Trying new things – could you hack a phone-free 48 hours?  Milk in the Matrix – checkout-free shopping doesn’t cut it And putting the K in K-Pop – how Korean culture took over the world... See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this edition of Playback Daily, Mary Black looks back on her professional and personal past as she prepares for her last ever tour, should cyclists have to wear hi-vis gear and the problems that lead to the Titan submersible accident.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this another grey day edition of PBD: Working with the best – screenwriter John Logan on collaborating with Scorsese and bringing Moulin Rouge to the Dublin stage Mildly deadly venom – false widow spiders are in your house And the dream job – overcoming the odds to get to work... See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this Naoise's birthday edition of PBD: Stratocaster on display – a new exhibition at the National Museum Parmesan on seafood?? – crimes against Italian cooking And the right tool for the job – a chainsaw artist on repurposing fallen trees... See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.