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A new documentary looking into the stories behind songs, is focusing on Spandau Ballet’s song ‘Through the Barricades’ and we are delighted to be joined now by singer and songwriter Gary Kemp…Image: RTÉ

Death Cafes are now popping up all over the world. Seán’s guest went along and found it a transformative experience, but what exactly are they?Elizabeth McCafferty, Journalist and Broadcaster, joins to discuss.

There are large concerns around the use of AI in education, but could it be used for good?Dr Cillian Ó Fathaigh, Assistant Professor in Philosophy at the Jagiellonian  University Kraków, joins Seán to discuss.

Children in Gaza have been deprived of the very basics of life and living, and that includes less tangible things like fun.Haneen Koraz is an acclaimed Palestinian Animation Director who has been trying to help displaced children to reclaim these things in some way by teaching them to create and animate their own stories.A selection of these children’s short films will be screened on Monday in The Stella Cinema, Rathmines at 6pm, who set up the event.Shauna Cullen, Producer with Jam Media, joins Seán to discuss.Image: @animator_haneen on Instagram

Seán’s guest has been collecting chewing gum wrappers for decades. In fact, he has turned them into paper chains stretching a length of 37,000 metres, but why?Joining to discuss is American collector, Gary Duschl...

A few months ago, Seán’s guest decided to draw an enormous digital penis across the English landscape, using GPS art, in order to raise awareness of men’s health. Now, he is calling on penis enthusiasts across the world to join him this year and draw as many dick pics as possible!Terry Rosoman, Men's Health Campaigner, joins to discuss.

The Women’s Tennis Association has announced that it is introducing a new policy in which a player’s ranking can be protected while they take time out for fertility treatments. This is further to their announcement of paid maternity leave for pro tennis players.Joining Seán to discuss this is Máire Treasa Ní Cheallaigh, Doctor and Columnist with the Irish Independent…

Seán’s guest is about to undertake an extraordinary theatrical marathon during the Cork Midsummer Festival: performing a play for 24 hours!The Second Woman, starring Eileen Walsh, begins this Saturday, June 14th, at 4pm and will finish the following day at the same time. Tickets can be purchased for the entire 24-hour performance, or for shorter segments, at corkmidsummer.com.Actor Eileen Walsh joins to discuss.

There are certain things you can learn about a person from the way that they walk.Perhaps you might get a sense of what type of person they are, whether they are confident or shy, stressed or relaxed.But actually, a walk can tell you so much more and often it can be the first diagnostic port of call for medical professionals, indicating everything from your susceptibility to heart attack to your rate of cognitive decline.Naomi Davey is Clinical Research Fellow in Memory and Falls at Tallaght University Hospital and joins Seán to discuss.

Whether it is your first father’s day or your 40th, there’s nothing like being celebrated...But, what do dads really want for the day?Journalist and Author of ‘Did Ye Hear Mammy Died?’, Seamas O’Reilly joins Seán to discuss.