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Nirvana's Nevermind has been voted the most iconic album cover ever. 44% of music fans chose the image of a naked baby reaching for an underwater dollar bill as the most iconic album artwork. The Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd and David Bowie's Aladdin Sane also featured in the top three. Today FM’s Claire Beck joined Sean to discuss...

A recent image released by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has captured the end stages of a distant star's life — and offers a sneak peak of what will happen to our own sun in some 5 billion years. So what might we expect when the sun dies? Sean was joined by space commentator Leo Enright to discuss...

It has become acceptable in our culture to taunt men about having a smaller size penis, whether they do or not. Why should this matter, and is slagging others about it a form of body shaming? Journalist, Oliver Keens joined Sean to discuss...

Have you noticed an increase in voice notes being left on your Whatsapp, sometimes 3 minutes long? One Irish company has decided to ban them from being used between workers and clients. Feeling they are a waste of everyone's time. Henry McKean joined Sean to discuss...

The president of the Spanish football federation, Luis Rubiales, has been criticised after he kissed one of Spain’s players on the lips after the Women’s World Cup Final. Is kissing on the lips an acceptable greeting or is it completely out of bounds? Sean was joined by Sociologist and Writer, Ethel Crowley to discuss...

Do you fancy yourself as the next Aretha Franklin or Mariah Carey when you’re belting out tunes in the shower? Is your ability to sing suddenly enhanced when you step into the tiled coliseum? Well that could be because your bathroom is the perfect acoustic setting for a grammy winning performance. Sean was joined by Jim Dunne, Managing Director, Senior Acoustic Consultant at iAcoustics to discuss...

A new survey has found women are better at parking than men. The research, involving 2,000 adults, found men are more likely to have a knock and damage their car while parking. The poll, by insurance firm Forbes Advisor, found 21% of men admitted to having a collision while parking in the past year, compared to 14% of women. Geraldine Herbert is Motoring Editor and Columnist for the Sunday Independent and joined Sean to discuss...

Tonight a whole new set of women from across the world hit the stage for this years Rose of Tralee, hosted by Daithi O’Shea and Kathryn Thomas. But behind every Rose there is an escort who’s at the beck and call of their contestant. But what is it really like? Jamie Flannery is the 2019 Escort of the Year and joined Sean to discuss...

An Irishman living in London was frustrated by the amount of space he had on his balcony to grow his own food. He attempted to join a local allotment site and was faced with a 10-year waiting list. He asked himself, "How do we make this garden party more exclusive?" Enter the urban oasis trendsetter, Conor Gallager, who's now matching green-thumbed enthusiasts with available spaces faster than you can say "Photosynthesis." His website is called Allot Me and also incorporates its very own AI-powered horticultural guru, Hazel...

From slippers to slip ups, it seems many who have been working from home have forgotten how to share an office space. Whether it’s leaving stacks of dishes in the sink while the dishwasher is empty, to finding bits of biscuits sandwiched between the crevices of your keyboard - workplace etiquette is something that needs to be addressed. Sean was joined by Caroline Reidy, Managing Director of the HR Suite, and HR & Employment Law Expert…