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Guest host Luke O'Neill was joined by Dr Eva Orsmond, Medical Doctor and Health advocate to discuss the ever-hot topic of Ozempic, and the rebound effect your weight can have when you stop taking it.

This weekend the Electric Picnic Music and Arts festival returns to Stradbally in Co. Laois, with one of the highlights being the Theatre of Food. Over the 3 days of the festival, the Theatre of Food will feature the likes of Trisha Lewis, JP McMahon and more. One of those featured is Graham Herterich, also known as the Cupcake Bloke. He joins Luke O’Neill to discuss.

If you’re an avid social media user, then it’s likely you’ve stumbled across the tradwife trend taking TikTok by storm. The trend, which has been dubbed “the real housewives of the internet”, is mostly young women promoting the art of home-making, raising children, baking and keeping a tidy home, while the husband goes to work to provide for the family. This, of course, raises questions in terms of enforced gender roles and the movement’s far right roots. Joining guest host Luke O’Neill to discuss this is Professor of Digital Media and Gender at DCU, Debbie Ging.

Luke O’Neill’s guest is a member of the so-called Smug Hair Club, alongside other hirsute celebrities, such as Cillian Murphy, Brad Pitt and George Clooney. But, is there any evidence to back up their smugness? Journalist Jonathan de Burca Butler has been writing about this in the Irish Examiner, and joins to discuss.

Luke’s next guest may not be an Olympian, but last week she achieved a feat of athleticism to rival anything accomplished at the Olympics in Paris – and requiring just as much intensive training and support.Luke O’Neill is joined by Una Cameron, World Record Holder for sheep shearing.

In times gone by it was normal for Irish workers to take a fixed lunch hour, often done collectively and often accompanied by booze. Now the routine more often involves a solitary sandwich at one’s desk. But should the lunch hour be revived?Joining guest host Luke O'Neill to discuss is Michael Moynihan, Columnist for the Irish Examiner.

We had Dad Jokes and Dad Dancing, but now we have a new entry to the Dad canon… Dad TV. But, what makes a show Dad-like? Joining Seán to discuss is Pat Stacey, TV critic for the Irish Independent and the Herald.Image: Amazon Prime

A well intentioned anti-litter campaign has fallen foul of those who seek to preserve the Yorkshire dialect. But, how can a single apostrophe cause so many problems? Joining Seán to discuss is Rodney Dimbleby, Chairperson of the Yorkshire Dialect Society.

‘Sex before coffee” is the go-to cliche of Scandinavian romantic habits, but in each country, it means something different. In Iceland it literally means every romantic endeavour will start with sex.  So, why is this? Seán is joined by Zoe Williams, Guardian Columnist, to discuss.

It is the 75th anniversary of George Orwell’s iconic book, 1984.Joining Seán to remember the story, its impact, and what we can learn from it today is Dorien Lysnkey, author of ‘The Ministry of Truths: A Biography of George Orwell's 1984’.