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With the air turbulence incident on the Doha to Dublin flight over the weekend, what exactly do pilots do to manage a situation like this?Joining Seán to discuss is Kevin Byrne, retired Air Corps Lieutenant Colonel and Airport Safety & Security Auditor.

Last week new laws criminalising adults who entice or force a child to engage in any form of criminality came into force.The so-called ‘Fagin’s Law’ will make the offence punishable by up to five years in prison, on conviction in the higher courts.Also as part of the government’s plan to disrupt the use of youths in criminal activities, the department of justice has invested in an intensive intervention pilot: the Greentown Programme, run by Research Evidence into Policy, Programmes and Practice (REPPP) at University of Limerick.Dr Seán Redmond, is Principal Investigator REPPP Programme and joins Séan to discuss.

Google recently released their top ‘should’ searches related to dating over the past year, and people have a lot of questions when it comes to dating etiquette. Joining Seán to answer everything from whether you should kiss on a first date to who should pay, is Dating Coach & Owner of INTRO matchmaking, Feargal Harrington.

With Climate change and the threat of AI among the biggest issues facing society at the moment, is the concept of a country still relevant? Dr. Graham Finlay is from the School of Politics and International Relations at University College Dublin and joins Seán to discuss.

We’ve all heard the expressions ‘boys will be boys’ and ‘girls will be girls’ when rearing children, so how does a child’s gender affect how you parent them? Actor Chris Pratt recently said that he notices a ‘big difference’ when raising his daughters compared to his son. With Seán to discuss is journalist and mother of seven, Jen Hogan.

Imagine a car with a wind turbine or a vehicle designed with a built-in meeting room – sounds like science fiction, right? Yet, these are just a few of the innovative and sometimes wild patents filed by major car companies over the years.  To delve into these fascinating inventions and explore the history and future of automotive innovation, Seán is joined by Dave Humphreys, Motoring Journalist from CompleteCar.ie.

An investigation carried out by Noteworthy, the investigative department of The Journal, has uncovered evidence of illegal cockfighting taking place up and down the country. But what needs to be done to prevent and stop this activity? Joining to discuss is Labour senator Annie Hoey.

It sounds like a scene straight out of a movie or an episode of Friends: the quintessential high school reunion, a post-education milestone that every American seems to face. But what's the real deal with these reunions? Are they purely an American invention? Interestingly, it appears that schools in Ireland have caught on to the reunion trend as well. Frank Coughlan, a columnist for the Irish Independent, recently attended one. He joins Seán to discuss how it went.

Apple Music has released its list of the 100 greatest albums of all time.  The top 10 features Beyoncé, Michael Jackson and The Beatles - with The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill taking the number 1 spot. Today FM’s Claire Beck and Newstalk’s Tom Dunne join Seán to tell everyone how wrong Apple Music are.

The TV presenter Angela Scanlon admitted that she lied to the BBC in a job interview- saying that she had plenty of studio experience in Ireland, when that was not truly the case.But, don’t we all lie a bit when trying to get a job?Newstalk’s Henry McKean went to find some answers.