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Mar 6, 2025 • 7min
Isaac Newton’s beer mug goes on show in London
While Isaac Newton may be best known for his laws of motion, it is his beer mug that is going on show this week at the Royal Society in London...Joining Seán to discuss is Keith Moore, the Head of Library and Archives at the Royal Society.Image: The Royal Society

Mar 6, 2025 • 19min
Poverty and the Cost of Living - Henry McKean Reports
As the cost of living crisis continues to bite, many families are now living in consistent poverty and are struggling to get by.Henry McKean has been out and about speaking with the public, and joins Seán to share what he’s heard.

Mar 6, 2025 • 11min
Malta’s Eurovision song changed for being too rude?
The Maltese entry to this year’s Eurovision is being forced to change the title of their song and some lyrics due to its resemblance to a swear word in English…Russell Alford, one half of the Gastrogays, has the story and joins Seán to discuss.Image: Malta Eurovision Song Contest

Mar 6, 2025 • 11min
The growing problem of ‘public squalor’
As dereliction increasingly becomes a problem in towns and cities across Ireland, one unfortunate consequence of this is public squalor.Joining Seán to discuss this is Dr Lorcan Sirr, Senior Lecturer in Housing at Technological University Dublin…

Mar 5, 2025 • 7min
Could the wooly mammoth be resurrected?
Anybody who has seen Jurassic Park will know that the park’s ferocious inhabitants are created by retrieving DNA from an ancient mosquito captured in amber.In reality, finding sufficiently intact DNA from dinosaurs who died out 66 Million years ago is extremely unlikely, if not impossible…However, the wooly mammoth only died out about ten to fifteen thousand years ago, so could they be brought back?Ben Lamm is Co-Founder and CEO of Colossal Biosciences. He joins Seán to discuss.

Mar 5, 2025 • 10min
Access To Political Representation for People With Disabilities
Most people would like to have a Government that is representative of the population, but there are some groups with very little representation.Dr Vivian Rath, Research Fellow at the Trinity Centre for People with Intellectual Disabilities at TCD was part of a group that looked into the difficulties that people with disabilities face when trying to enter politics. He joins Seán to discuss.

Mar 5, 2025 • 5min
How to find out what colour suits you!
Do you know what colours suit you?Are you a cool summer, or a deep spring… or does that mean anything to you at all?It seems that Colour Analysis Consultations are all the rage as people are seeking professional advice on the best colours they should be wearing to complement their skin tone.It’s a trend being driven by social media, but joining Seán to explain how it actually works is Colour and Image Consultant, Saffron Cullen...

Mar 5, 2025 • 6min
Can ‘greenwashing’ be seen in our food?
You will inevitably encounter many phrases while out shopping trying to convince you how natural the food you are buying is. Does 'free range' actually mean what you think it does?Are we getting conned by ‘greenwashing’ claims on our food products?Joining Sean to discuss is Paula McIntyre, Chef and Food Writer and Chair of the Irish Food Writers Guild.

Mar 5, 2025 • 10min
How big of a problem is ‘laptop squatting’?
Is your local cafe being ruined by ‘laptop squatters’?You know the type, they’re working remotely and tapping loudly on their laptops while drinking one measly coffee over the course of a full 8 hour working day…Freelance Journalist Niamh O’Reilly has had enough, and joins Seán to discuss.

Mar 5, 2025 • 17min
Who does the most work at home?
For most couples who live together, in a clichéd way, there seems to be some jobs that the man will do, and ones that the woman will.Freelance Journalist Chloë Hamilton and her partner, as an experiment, decided to swap roles. She joins Seán to discuss the results.


