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An apparent copy of the Magna Carta, bought by Harvard university in 1946 for next to nothing, has, after extensive analysis, turned out to be an original.Joining Seán to discuss is David Carpenter, Professor of Medieval History at King's College London...

Have you ever wondered what it might feel like to go more than a few minutes without checking your phone and to go completely offline?Rosanna Irwin, Founder of Samsú, will be hosting Dublin’s first phone-free event this Sunday and joins Seán to discuss the digital detox.

Tonight, Ireland will compete in the Eurovision semi-final, with Emmy Kristiansen performing ‘Laika Party’.But, have you ever wondered what it takes to win Eurovision?Joe Bennet, Musicologist, Writer, and Researcher analysed hundreds of Eurovision finalists, and joins Seán to talk to us about what songs work best for Eurovision…

As a Jewish and Irish woman, Seán’s guest feels that the non-Zionist perspective from her community has not been properly represented in the public discourse. Ria Czerniak-LeBov, an artist based in Dublin, joins to discuss.

While you might think the pot of neon green slime you got for your godchild is the greatest gift ever, spare a thought for the parents who will inevitably have to clean it up after it’s been tossed aside. So, what are the worst presents you can get a child? Journalist Niamh O’Reilly has been writing about this in the Irish Independent, and joins Seán to discuss.

While Ireland’s soldiers who died on the fields of Flanders were long unacknowledged, this has shifted over the past while. For 11 years, Seán’s guest has been on a mission to change our national approach to the sacrifice of these men. She recently undertook a project to visit the final resting places of 678 souls from Co. Sligo who died during the conflict in France and Belgium, travelling 2,000 kilometres between 42 cemeteries.Simone Hickey, Historian and author of ‘Bringing Them Home’, joins to discuss.

We know by now that It’s important for all of us to do what we can to curb the negative effects of climate change.Of course, some people can do more than others. Your emissions can vary wildly depending on where you live in the world, your socio-economic status and apparently, your gender…John Gibbons is the Founder of the climatechange.ie website. He joins Seán to discuss.

The TV phenomenon that is the Traitors has now announced its celebrity version line up, coming in the autumn.Joining Seán to examine it all is Orlaith Condon, Co-Host of Pod Save Us, the reality TV recap podcast…Image: BBC

Are you up like a lark and jumping out of bed first thing to start the day?Well, you may just have been influenced or targeted on social media by some of the ludicrously extreme morning routines that people seem to be sharing – navigating super productive 5-9’s before their 9-5...Health Psychologist Aideen Stack joins Seán to weigh in…

A Kashmir Sapphire sold at an auction in Adams in Dublin for €550,000. That is the most expensive price ever seen in Ireland for such a ring.Claire-Laurence Mestrallet, Head of the Jewellery and Watch Department at Adam’s, who had the sapphire and diamond ring tested, joins Seán to discuss.Image: Adams