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Over the last 5 years there has been an increase in people watching TV and listening to podcasts at 1.5 or 2 speed. But, can you still enjoy and consume the content when it’s playing so fast? Brian Lloyde from Entertainment.ie. joined us on the show to discuss.

In just 48 hours, there have been some strong leads in a campaign to find Paul McCartney’s lost guitar. The Hofner bass guitar can be heard on Love Me Do, Twist and Shout and She Loves You, but went missing from a studio in 1970. More than 50 years later, the company is helping to find the unique instrument.  Nick Wass is Development and Media Officer with Karl Hofner guitars, he’s been leading the campaign and joined us on the show.

Last week, a photo emerged of a naked “wolf-man” in the Harz mountains of central Germany. The mysterious figure has lived there for apparently half a decade. There are some people who find themselves overwhelmed by the pressures of modern living, so much so that they leave society and find peace as recluses, living in the wilderness. Will Millard is an explorer, writer and broadcaster who has spent his life’s work interacting and learning from these people. He is the author of The Way of the Hermit, and joined Stefanie.

For the first time in history, an AI system has beaten a human in a physical, real-world sport. In 2022, an AI-operated racing drone proved faster on an obstacle course than a drone piloted by a human. This feat is now the subject of a major study and Stefanie was joined by one of its co-authors Leonard Bauersfeld a Roboticist in the University of Zurich... 

Met Éireann have released the names of storms for the new season but how does the system work? Joining Stefanie to explain was Joanna Donnelly from Met Eireann.

Tomorrow is national cinema day and joining Stefanie was Mark Anderson, Director of Omniplex Cinema Group.

Many of you will have taken a week’s holiday over the past month but imagine working for a company where the entire month of August is contractually set aside as a rest period. Joining me now is Jo Hunter, Co-founder and CEO of 64 Million Artists, who offers this system...

This week in the Irish Times Michael McDowell wrote a piece with the headline: ‘Stop glamourising spray-paint vandalism by calling it art’. He had a go at the vandalism of the Molly Malone statue. He went onto to say “There is a world of difference between Banksy’s works and the moronic squiggles known as tags.” But what do the graffiti community think of his article, is graffiti art or vandalism or somewhere in between?Henry McKean went to find out...

Have you ever been described as a complete Aisling?  If you have, then it’s Emer McLysaght and Sarah Breen you have to thank for that. Both co-authors of the Aisling book series joined Sean to discuss their latest co-creation, 'Aisling Ever After...'

Answering emails at all times of the day could make you less productive and less happy. Research carried out by the University of Sussex, recommends picking a time of day to switch off from emails, and mute notifications. The study also advises workers to put on a daily 'out of office' reply to let others know they won't get an immediate response. Damien McCarthy, CEO and Co-Founder of the HR Buddy joined Tom Dunne to discuss...