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While plastic surgery and other tweaks to the human anatomy seem par for the course nowadays, it can be easy to forget that these groundbreaking surgeries began with some rather hairy experimentation.Joining me now is Mary Roach, Author of ‘Replaceable You: Adventures in Human Anatomy’...

We’re all well used to being told what we should and shouldn’t be eating, and the latest food boogeyman is UPFs, or Ultra Processed Foods.You likely won’t have to spend too long on social media to come across an influencer in a supermarket telling you why eating one product or another would be terrible for your health.But, could the fear mongering itself be even more harmful?Richie Kirwan is Senior Lecturer in Nutrition and Exercise Physiology at Liverpool John Moores University. He joins Seán to discuss.

Is that photo of Trump on the cover of Time magazine really ‘the worst of all time’?The US President certainly seems to think so, and has been hitting out about the unflattering picture…But, what does it take to make a cover photo, and was this one deliberately uncomplimentary?James Crombie is the 2025 Irish Press Photographer of the Year and his photograph is on the front page of the Irish Times today. He joins Seán to discuss.Image: TIME

Unless you’re the Rolling Stones or you’ve been on the road for decades, the music business is generally something people try to make a career of in their twenties.Not so for Seán’s guest. Linda Lamon is 75 and has four grandchildren, but that hasn’t stopped her from getting radio play in the UK and celebrity endorsements from the likes of Queen’s Brian May since she decided to make a go of it in 2020. She joins to discuss!

You may have been listening to the Pat Kenny show this morning as Catherine Connolly and Heather Humphreys continued to make their respective cases to be Ireland’s next President.On Friday the 24th of October, we will go to the polls to elect our 10th Head of State, but how will they compare to their predecessors? Who was our best and who was our worst?Kevin Rafter is Full Professor of Political Communication at DCU and Co-Editor of ‘The Irish Presidency: Power, Ceremony and Politics’. He’s been ranking our former presidents from 1 to 9, and joins Seán to discuss.

It was reported yesterday that Cork City Council had collected less than a third of derelict site levies over the last five years.This is just the latest failing in the Government’s attempt to tackle the issue of dereliction, but will the change from levy to tax as announced in the budget change the picture?Frank O’Connor from the #DerelictIreland movement joins Seán to discuss.

Do you know what Ireland’s national bird is? Well, it’s now on the Red List of Birds of Conservation Concern…Joining Seán to discuss is Nature Communications Expert, Jack Morley.

Twenty nine year old Sophie took her own life earlier this year, and in her grief her mother Laura Reiley is putting together the pieces of what happened.Sophie’s parents believe that an AI chat bot was giving their daughter advice on how to end her life…Laura joins Seán to share her story…Help is there if you need it. The Samaritans 24/7 Freephone Helpline Number is 116 123, or you can email jo@samaritans.ie.

A newly-published book has taken a dive into Ireland’s vibrant farming past.From evictions and land wars, to golden harvests and dancing at the crossroads, Michael B. Barry and John O’Byrne’s new instalment features hundreds of colourised photos that date back as early as the mid-1800s.‘The Irish Farm in Colour’ was published last week and is the fourth book in a series which recaptures the Ireland of the past through colour.Historian and author of the book, Michael B. Barry, joins Seán to discuss.

When we talk about the climate crisis, we often tend to couch the conversation in terms of negligence or poor corporate governance, as if environmental crime is not really a crime in the way that theft or assault are.But, there are organised gangs and corporate entities out there committing crimes against all of us everyday, just as there are those trying to stop them. Julia Shaw is a Psychological Scientist at University College London and the author of multiple best-selling books including her latest: ‘Green Crime: Inside the Minds of the People Destroying the Planet, and How to Stop Them’. She joins Seán to discuss.