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Human towers, or ‘castells’ as they are known in Catalonia, are hugely popular in their home country, but now there is a club in Dublin.So, how do human towers actually work?Joining guest host John Fardy to discuss is Irene Gabara, from Castellers d’Eire...Image: Castellers d’Éire

Rihanna has posted on her socials that her new baby is called Rocki Irish Mayers. So, what’s the connection to Ireland, and is it unusual to name a child with a placename or nationality?Joining guest host John Fardy to discuss is SJ Strum, a baby naming consultant and the author of ‘Baby Name Envy’...Image: @badgirlriri on Instagram

People who engage in small talk have the potential to live longer than those who don’t.An article recently published in the Irish Examiner explored how small talk helps us feel a sense of belonging.While it is one of the most dreaded aspects of the workplace, experts say communication is a vital component of how we function as humans, and it can define how we perceive our environment.Joining guest host John Fardy to discuss is Clinical Hypnotherapist and Self-Leadership Coach based in Galway, Rachel Gotto.

As the Government commits to establishing more places in special needs schools and special needs classrooms, John’s guest is calling for a different policy to be adopted, where children of all needs learn together in the same place.Professor Joe Travers, who is the Director of the Centre of Inclusive Pedagogy at DCU’s Institute of Education says we are at a crossroads in relation to inclusive education in Ireland, and joins guest host John Fardy to discuss.

During a lengthy digression of his address to the UN yesterday, US President Donald Trump complained that the floors in the UN building are terrazzo instead of marble…So, why is he so upset, and what’s wrong with good old terrazzo? Joining Seán to discuss is Architect and artist Róisín Murphy.Image: Reuters

The pile on against Gen Z is unrelenting, but have older generations always looked at young people with a sense of distaste?Corkonian Ross Frenett, CEO of Moonshot, a company working to end online harms, has been exploring this history, and joins Seán to discuss…

Could heat generated from data centres be the answer for our energy crisis?Heat produced in an Amazon data centre in Tallaght is already being used to heat student accommodation and local authority buildings.Joining Seán to discuss is Sadhbh O’Neill, Climate and Environmental Researcher.

When you think of Fashion you think of New York, London, Milan, but what about Limerick?Well, plans are afoot for Limerick to get its very own fashion museum, but just how stylish is the city, and how does the manufacturing history inform fashionistas there today?Celia Holman Lee, is the founder of one of Ireland's Longest Running Modelling Agencies, and she has been instrumental in this. She joins Seán to discuss.

Do you wear shoes indoors? It might be time to stop, unless you enjoy carrying in bacteria from the less hygienic outside world…Dr Primrose Freestone, Associate Professor in Clinical Microbiology at Leicester University, joins Seán to discuss.

One question that many find hard to understand is how ordinary Israelis can go about their daily lives with a genocide happening or their doorstep…Paul Kearns, an Irish journalist based in Tel Aviv, has been writing about this for the Irish Times, and joins Seán to discuss.