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Jan 29, 2024 • 14min
The Rise of Feng Shui in Ireland
Have you ever looked across the room at a piece of furniture and thought ‘I’m not getting good energy from that’. Well then maybe you’re in need of some Feng Shui in your house? Designers are saying they are seeing an increase in the practice in Irish houses, but what is it? Edel Cleary from Feng Shui Design joined Sean on the show today...

Jan 29, 2024 • 11min
Is there a cure for jetlag?
Pilita Clarke, Columnist and Associate Editor of the Financial Times joined Sean on the show today to discuss jetlag and if there's a cure for it out there...

Jan 26, 2024 • 10min
David Puttnam on Brexit, the Oscars and life in Cork
David Puttnam is a producer whose films have won 10 Oscars, 31 BAFTAs, 13 Golden Globes, 9 Emmys, and the Palme d'Or at Cannes. He is British born, but has lived in Skibbereen since 1998, he also now has Irish citizenship. Sean was joined by David Puttnam LIVE in the Triskel Arts Centre in Cork today...

Jan 26, 2024 • 11min
Fintan McCarthy: 'All systems go' ahead of Paris 2024
The 2024 Olympics takes place in Paris this summer. Participating athlete's preparations will have been well underway for years, and hoping to continue on from their gold medal winning victory in Tokyo are rowing duo Fintan McCarthy and Paul O Donovan Sean was joined by Fintan McCarthy LIVE in the Triskel Arts Centre in Cork today...

Jan 26, 2024 • 5min
Saudi Arabia set to open first off-licence in Riyadh
The Saudi Arabian government has announced that it is set to open its first alcohol shop since prohibition began in the country in 1952. Sean was joined by Vaughan Yates, Co-Founder of the Virgin Mary Collective, which currently has an alcohol-free bar in the Saudi capital...

Jan 25, 2024 • 5min
Are Love Languages Real?
The 5 languages of love created by Baptist, Gary Chapman in 1992 have become cemented into popular consciousness as a guideline for how to express and receive love in relationships With the 5 languages being 1) words of affirmation 2) acts of service 3) Physical touch 4) quality time together, and finally 5) gift giving However new research by psychologists has questioned the validity of the guidelines, stating that Humans don’t have a primary love language.Sean was joined by Stephanie Regan, clinical psychotherapist and co-host of the Tough Love podcast...

Jan 25, 2024 • 10min
Unguarded: A play based around surrogacy laws in Ireland
A lot of people have created families through surrogacy but they don’t have the rights as others – they are in legal limbo’ those of the words of Anthony Kinahan, actor, activist and theatre maker. His new play, Unguarded, tells the story of a worst case surrogate scenario...Image: Project Arts Centre

Jan 25, 2024 • 25min
'The Beatles!' - What posters did you have on your childhood wall?
Claire Foy whilst promoting her new film ‘All of Us Strangers’ with Paul Mescal and Andrew Scott, told BBC Radio 2 she had a poster of Shaggy on her wall. Andrew Scott and Paul Mescal thought she meant Scooby Doo, not the rapper. This signaled hilarity in the studio. And got us thinking, are posters making a comeback?Henry McKean has been looking into it for us...

Jan 24, 2024 • 13min
Johnny Marr slams Donald Trump for using The Smiths song during a rally last year
Last night, the Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr tweeted his disgust at a Donald Trump campaign event using one of his band’s songs. He then vowed to stop the Trump team from using their music in the future. This is yet another episode in disgruntled musicians complaining about the politicisation of their work but can anything actually be done about it? Danny McElhinny, Music journalist with the Irish Mail on Sunday joined Sean to discuss...

Jan 24, 2024 • 6min
Debunking Social Media Scams
Scam ads are all over the internet, from packages that never arrive to fake article scams that lead you to investing in a fake cryptocurrency company but how do these scams work? Sean was joined by Shane Raymond is a misinformation journalist and fact checker specialist with The Journal.ie...


