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Feb 21, 2025 • 11min

Mark McCabe on ‘Manic 2000’ turning 25!

It’s hard to believe it now, but Mark McCabe’s ‘Maniac’ turns 25 this year.So, let’s wind back the clock!Joining Seán to look back is Mark himself, DJ on 98FM and iRadio…
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Feb 20, 2025 • 7min

The psychology behind lying

We have been hearing a lot about ‘untruths’, but is an ‘untruth’ just the same as a lie?Do we have a hard time admitting to lying, and how does our perception of it change depending on the situation?Chartered Behavioural Psychologist with Changeable.ie, Padraig Walsh, joins Seán to discuss.
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Feb 20, 2025 • 7min

How gross is your kitchen sponge?

Just how gross and disgusting is your kitchen sponge?And is your kitchen sink actually dirtier than your toilet seat?Dr Primrose Freestone, Associate Professor in Clinical Microbiology at Leicester University joins Seán to discuss.
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Feb 20, 2025 • 11min

What is ‘Platonic Co-Parenting’?

Seán’s guest has written a new book about pursuing her life as a committed singleton, and how this led to her having a baby with a gay man, whom she lives with.Joining the show to discuss is Nicola Slawson, author of ‘Single: Living a Complete Life on Your Own Terms’…Image: Penguin
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Feb 20, 2025 • 7min

Will renting out allotments work for farmers?

Teagasc is recommending that farmers diversify by renting our parcels of their land as allotments to the local community. But, is this a pragmatic idea?Joining Seán to discuss is Mairead Lavery, former Farming Reporter…
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Feb 20, 2025 • 25min

Is it okay for kids to cry in public? - Henry McKean Asks

Whether it’s a public space - or even a wedding - when a child cries in public, it’s hard to deny that it’s annoying! So, what should be done when it happens? Should kids be banned from certain events?Henry McKean has been asking the public, and joins Seán to discuss.
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Feb 19, 2025 • 10min

The ‘Matrilocal’ Celtic Societies

You may have heard of the female ruler in Celtic Britain, Boudicca, who fought a rebellion against the invading Roman Empire.To the Romans, and perhaps to us, the idea of such a powerful matriarch could be seen as quite a rare thing, but new research from an archaeological site in Dorsets could suggest that women in Britain in this era were often in positions of power.Dr. Lara Cassidy is Assistant Professor in the Department of Genetics in Trinity College Dublin and the lead author of the study. She joins Seán to discuss.
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Feb 19, 2025 • 13min

Spilling the Murdoch family secrets!

As a family in control of one of the most powerful media empires in the world, there has long been a fascination with the Murdochs. But, as Rupert Murdoch’s younger son, James Murdoch, speaks out about the family feuds and secret pacts – the dramatic fall out is even more sordid than a Succession script... Staff Writer with The Atlantic McKay Coppins published his in-depth piece which saw him spend time with James Murdoch and his wife Kathryn as the couple revealed their regrets and just how estranged the relationship is with his father and brother…He joins Seán to discuss.
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Feb 19, 2025 • 10min

When your husband decides to become a cyborg

Susanna Cappellaro was having a tough year in 2016. Having acted in films by Tim Burton and Peter Strickland, work had somewhat dried up.It was a time when something needed to change in her life and it did when her husband Scott announced that he was going to become a cyborg…Susanna Cappellaro is the Director of ‘My Husband The Cyborg’, and joins Seán to discuss.
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Feb 19, 2025 • 6min

Why is there a fight over the James Bond trademark?

There hasn’t been a new James Bond movie since 2021, and with no sign of a replacement to Daniel Craig being announced anytime soon, the franchise seems to have lapsed into disuse.Or at least, that is the claim of the Kleindienst Group, who have filed “cancellation actions based on non-use” targeting the James Bond name and associated trademarks…Shane Smyth is a Solicitor with FR Kelly who specialises in trademarks and other forms of intellectual property. He joins Seán to discuss.

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