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Many women will know the struggle of Spanx, and especially as the Christmas party season is in full flow, there is a chance that people are looking to look slim in their party clothes... But, shapewear for men is now growing in popularity as men seek those smooth lines also.For more on this, Seán is joined by Guardian Columnist Tim Dowling.Image: Underworks

We’ve all seen politicians’ cringe-worthy efforts at communicating with us over social media. The question is: why can’t they get it right?Steven O’Leary, Founder of Olyitico and a social media expert, joins Seán to discuss just why politicians are so unnatural online.

Renowned Chef Dean Diplock, joins Seán to talk about the national obsession of his home country of South Africa: barbequing, and whether or not you should barbeque your Christmas turkey!

What is a film inside a film, and do you remember some of the movies that characters in famous Christmas films were watching?Home Alone and The Holiday are just some of the films which have fake movies, and Lynn Fisher has created a special database of these fake movies: Nestflix.Lynn joins Seán to discuss.

According to Grindr’s end of year ‘Unwrapped’ data, Ireland has the highest percentage of bears in the world. No, not the ones that eat honey.Joining Seán to discuss is Neal O’Hara, Chairman of Dublin Bears!

Seán is joined by one of Ireland’s most influential poets, Paula Meehan. With a career spanning decades, Paula’s work has consistently explored themes of home, belonging, and marginalisation, speaking for those often left unheard.Born in Dublin, she grew up in the tenements and has used her poetry to give voice to the dispossessed.Paula is speaking at Other Voices, held in the Guiness storehouse on Tuesday the 16th of December: an evening of songs, stories and spoken word, all curated around the theme of ‘Home’.

Christmas time wouldn’t be complete without the festive shop window displays. Seán’s guest’s grandfather led the design and construction of Gimbel’s Christmas window displays in the 1940s. The department store has become a hallmark of the holiday season, featured in classics like ‘Elf’, and ‘Miracle on 34th Street'.Emer Roche joins to discuss!

A group of locals on Valentia Island are seeking permission to refurbish the old First Message Building and Cable Station in order to strengthen their case for it to be a UNESCO World Heritage site.Lucian Horvat, from the Valentia Island Development Company, joins to discuss.

According to a piece in the Huffington Post, American tourists can be spotted abroad because they are the ones scoffing at their food and not sitting down to relax while enjoying a meal in a restaurant...But, are we as bad here, are we all wolfing down our food way too fast?Registered Dietician Aoife Quinn joins Seán to discuss.

As energy prices continue to rise and questions are raised over energy supply, it’s being wondered if Ireland should explore nuclear power. To discuss this, Seán is joined by Co-Founder of 18 for 0, Denis Duff, and Barrister and Environmental Campaigner, Neil McCann.