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Although she is now happily married, Seán’s guest has always felt a calling to the priesthood, and has spent decades trying to change the Church’s position on the matter.Now, she has written her memoir, ‘A Divine Calling: One Woman’s Life-Long Battle for Equality in the Catholic Church’. Soline Humbert joins Seán to discuss.

Condensation season has arrived… hurray?As the weather turns colder, you will find water vapor building on the insides of your windows, especially in the bathroom. So, what can be done to offset all this?Joining Seán to discuss is Denise O’Donoghue, Life Hack Columnist with the Irish Examiner, who has been investigating...

A visiting lecturer at UCD has been speaking about the pivotal role Ireland played in helping him process his survivor’s guilt after fleeing war-torn Kosovo when he was just eight years old.Professor Islam Borinca’s life changed forever when his father and brother were murdered during the war between Kosovo and Serbia in 1998…In a recent feature for The Journal, he speaks movingly about witnessing the destruction of his home, and how these experiences shaped his commitment to studying reconciliation and intergroup healing from war trauma.The Social Psychologist reflects on what Ireland’s own history of division taught him, and how societies can work toward understanding, repair, and mutual respect.He joins Seán to discuss.

Be honest, how many hours are you spending scrolling, tapping and watching social media?Are you permanently attached to your phone, or have you decided to buck the trend and give up altogether?Technology Editor with the Irish Independent Adrian Weckler joins Seán to discuss whether we have actually reached peak social media…

From Stephen King to George Saunders ,there is no shortage of authors willing to put their insights on how the greats write and how you can do it betterBut, how does advising children on the topic of creative writing differ from dealing with more mature aspiring writers?Patricia Forde is Laureate na nÓg and author of ‘Making It Up As You Go Along: A Children’s Guide to Writing Stories’. She joins Seán to discuss.

Last year, Revenue seized 112 million illicit cigarettes in Ireland. The black market trade in tobacco products is big business. So, how do tobacco companies go about clamping down on all this.Conor Pope, Consumer Affairs Correspondent for the Irish Times, joined a sting operation to find out, and joins Seán to discuss.

Last year, over 14,000 Irish people visited Lapland. Over the past 30 years, tourism to the northern Finnish territory has exploded. Now, a new investigation has examined the ecological consequences of this…Joining Seán to discuss is Lotta Narhi, an Investigative Environmental Journalist based in Finland.

It’s a disease which many of us thought had been fairly much eradicated, but cases of TB are at their highest level since 2018, and could hit 300 by the end of this year…Professor Anne Marie McLaughlin is from the St. James’ National TB Centre, and joins Seán to discuss.Image: CDC

Seán’s guest decided, on a whim, to visit Ireland last month for the Lisdoonvarna Matchmaking Festival after hearing a reference to it on the hit TV show ‘Schitt’s Creek’.What happened next is the stuff of an American Rom-Com! Colorado native Mary Timby joins Seán to discuss…Image: Galway Tourism

Author of ‘Riders’ and ‘Rivals’, Jilly Cooper, has passed away. Perhaps best known for her bingeable bonkbusters, she brought joy to millions of readers, particularly in the UK and Ireland.Joining Seán to reflect on her work and life is Sheila O’Flanagan, author of the bestselling recent novel ‘The Honeymoon Affair’...