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As the recent flooding has shown, something needs to be done. However, instead of big engineering projects which take years to get over the line, are nature based solutions an alternative? Joining Sean to explain was climate and environmental researcher Sadhbh O’Neill.

Joanna Fortune joins Sean to discuss listeners' parenting queries...

According to a new scientific study, what being in space does to human fertility, pregnancy and early foetal development remains exceptionally under-researched. But with the advent of space tourism, should there be more focus on the possibility of sex in space, and would it even be possible? Joining Sean was Niamh Shaw, Science communicator specialising in space to talk about why Sex isn't really possible in space and to explain why research is now being done into the topic.

Fresh off the fashion conveyor belt, Lego has stepped into footwear — quite literally. The toy giant has teamed up with Crocs to launch a bold new €200 clog inspired by the most painful object known to mankind: the Lego brick. Bright red, blocky and already causing serious debate online, the shoes have split opinion between fans who call it playful creativity and critics who say it should’ve stayed in the toy box. Love them or loathe them, they’ve already hit Paris Fashion Week — and they’ll be landing in shops next month.IMAGE: Lego Group.

It was announced recently that the government would be outsourcing the operation of electronic tagging. But is the broader delegation to third parties eroding government control and expertise? Joining Sean was Paul Davis, Associate Professor at Dublin City University Business School.

Are you more interested in being the head of mischief or a people’s champ than a marketing manager or a retail assistant? Even if the title aside, it’s the same role, same pay and same crap annual leave allocation! The rise in creative job titles continues – Donal O'Donoghue, managing director of sanderson recruitment joined Sean to discuss why we are all getting creative with our job titles now.

Florida has woken up to a problem it doesn’t usually have, frozen iguanas falling out of trees. A rare cold snap over the weekend has left the oversized lizards so stunned they’re literally dropping onto lawns, pavements and the occasional parked car. And in a move that sounds more like a game show than wildlife management, residents have been given a limited window to scoop them up and hand them in — all in the name of pest control.  Jessica Kilgore from Iguana Solutions in Florida joined Sean to discuss.

In long-running soaps, it’s often not the storylines we remember most, but the characters who carry them. In Home and Away, few characters sparked as much debate, devotion, and disruption as the Braxton brothers. Love them or loathe them, they didn’t just stir up Summer Bay — they changed it. The right characters can make a series thrive… while the wrong ones can risk breaking it.Joining Sean to discuss why certain characters can be the foundations of a certain soup was Jessica Shine, Media Communications Department of MTU Munster Technological University...

Jonathan DeBurca Butler joins Seán Moncrieff to take listeners through the week's international stories. 

Inflation has finally reached the corridors of power. TDs and Senators are now paying more for meals in the Dáil bar and Members’ Restaurant, with price hikes on everything from soup and burgers to calamari and lamb. While costs have risen across the menu, prices still undercut most Dublin city eateries — and notably, wine prices have been left untouched. So, is Leinster House feeling the squeeze like everyone else, or is this a reminder of how insulated political life can be?Joining Sean was Craig Hughes, Political Editor of the Irish Daily Mail