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While hair transplant services are well known, beard transplants are now on the rise too. But, how do they work, and should we be wary?Joining Seán to discuss is Spencer Stephenson, a Patient Advocate in the hair transplant industry…

With Amy Huberman becoming the latest celebrity to put a wine with her name on the shelves, she joins a long line of others such as Graham Norton, Kylie Minogue and Cliff Richard…But, what exactly is the business model here, and are celebrity wines actually any good?Joining Seán to discuss is Michelle Lawlor, from the Nude Wine Company.Image: Amy Huberman

A group of tobacco companies has been compelled by the EU to provide funding for the clean-up of cigarette butts on Irish streets, due to the presence of plastic in the filters. The National Litter Pollution Monitoring System has described cigarette butts as “the biggest litter scourge” facing the State.So, why are smokers throwing their butts on the ground?Joining Seán to discuss is Simon Clarke, Director of Forest, the Smokers Lobby Group, which represents Britain and Ireland…

It’s official: caviar is back on menus, but this time, customers are being offered so-called ‘caviar bumps’ - little taster servings on the back of their hands...Niall Sabongi from The Seafood Cafe in Temple Bar joins Seán to talk about this novel food trend.

Are you sick of being asked to rate your experience? Whether it’s a taxi ride, a toilet stop or even a supermarket trip... it seems that companies are obsessed with asking us for feedback.So, are these customer surveys of any use, or are we all just fed up and suffering from feedback fatigue?Financial Times Columnist, Pilita Clark, joins Seán to discuss.

Do all your savings go to your children?A new report from the Central Bank has revealed that people are saving more, but they are also putting money away for the next generation, with one in three Irish parents saving for their children rather than their own future…For more on this, Sean is joined by Money Coach Kel Galavan.

Ever get the feeling your relationship is on its last legs?Science says there’s a ‘point of no return’ - a moment when it’s pretty much doomed...Joining Seán to dive into the details is expert Roe McDermott, Sexuality Studies Scholar and Columnist for the Irish Times.

To the best of our scientific knowledge, 70% of our universe is made up of a mysterious force we call ‘Dark Energy’.Since its discovery in the 1990s, it has been assumed that this accelerating force would continue to expand the universe until everything was so far apart that the whole thing would come to a very cold, and very quiet end.However, new findings have called all of that into question.Shane Bergin is a Physicist & Assistant Professor in Science Education at UCD. He joins Seán to discuss.

With homeless figures reaching record highs – the latest statistics revealing that 15,286 individuals are homeless, including 4,603 children…Proposals to further regulate street food kitchens including soup runs have been hit with criticism from the charity sector.The Muslim Sisters of Éire do a weekly soup kitchen at the GPO every Friday evening, feeding up to 675 people – three times as many as they did pre-Covid...Lorraine O’Connor from the Muslim Sisters of Éire joins Seán to discuss.

What was the best gig you were ever at? There have been many iconic gigs on Irish soil, but a new podcast focuses on three in particular that have attained legendary status.Dylan Murphy is the Host of the ‘I Was There’ podcast, and joins Seán to discuss.Image: Ed Sirrs / Camera Press