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It’s the first day of Electric Picnic, and thousands of people are flocking to Laois. However, some people are travelling with children in tow. So, is it acceptable to bring your children to a festival? Guest host Stefanie Preissner is joined by Comedian Julie Jay to discuss.

It’s 2024 – should we still be solving CAPTCHAs? CAPTCHAs being the online tests where you agonise over a nine inch grid of images to identify traffic lights or bikes to prove you’re not a bot. Are these tests really necessary in protecting ourselves online? Newstalk’s Technology Correspondent, Jess Kelly, joins guest host Stefanie Preissner to discuss.

Dublin zoo enlisted the help of 30 breastfeeding mothers to help encourage a female Orangutan bond with her newborn.  To tell more about this project, guest host Stefanie Preissner is joined by Lizzie Reeves, Clinical Midwife Specialist in Lactation at the National Maternity Hospital.

Letter writing seems to be an art that is dying out, but is that necessarily a bad thing?Guest host Stefanie Preissner is joined by author and operator of writing.ie, Sam Blake, to discuss.

Nora-Jane Noone secured her breakout role in The Magdalene Sisters at 16, encouraged by her cousin to go to an open audition on the basis that she was “into acting”. Since then she’s had many roles both in Ireland and internationally, and after years living abroad in London and LA, she has now returned to her native Galway to pursue opportunities at home. Her latest film ‘Bring Them Down’ also stars Barry Keoghan and Christopher Abbott, and she joins guest host Stefanie Preissner to chat.

It’s been reported that legendary footballer Roy Keane plans to ditch punditry and take up farming. When asked where he sees himself in a decade’s time he said: “A nice house somewhere with a bit of land and a few animals…”  But, is farming all it’s cracked up to be? Or has it been glamourised? To discuss, Stefanie Preissner is joined by Rachel Donovan, News Correspondent, Irish Farmers Journal.Image: Amazon

You may have been lucky enough to catch a glimpse of the aurora borealis, better known as the northern lights.  But what causes this spectacular display in our skies? Guest host Stefanie Preissner is joined by David Moore, Editor of Astronomy Ireland Magazine, to discuss.

It’s the time of year when we’re all trying to cut the cost of the holiday holiday. But, have you ever considered converting your car into a tiny home to take on holidays with you? Guest host Stefanie Preissner is joined by Jennifer Sheahan from the Irish Examiner, who did just that…Image: Vanpackers

We all have our favourite Disney characters, and it can be a passionate subject for many. Jessica Spencer is a presenter with Spin 1038, and has been putting together a list of some of the greats. She joins Stefanie Preissner to share.

Nearly half of all family households in the EU now consist of a one-child family, according to the German data company Statista. And that trend is likely to increase as births fall. The only child, once the exception, is becoming the norm.So, are there characteristics associated with being an only child, or does it just depend on how you’re raised? Friend of the show Mary McEvoy joins Stefanie Preissner to share her own experience of being an only child.