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Apr 28, 2025 • 8min
Making a mosaic out of digestive biscuits!
Can you really use digestive biscuits to make a portrait?Mosaic Artist Ed Chapman has successfully created biscuit versions of Judi Dench and David Bowie as part of his new work...He joins Seán to discuss.Image: @edchapmanmosaic on Instagram

Apr 28, 2025 • 22min
Do we like missing out on things? - Henry McKean Asks
Are you a ‘JOMO’ or ‘FOMO’ person?According to the experts, the Joy of missing out can protect your mental health in a fear-of-missing-out world. It can help reclaim peace in a hyperconnected and never ending 24/7 cycle.Henry McKean joins Seán to discuss, and share what he’s heard from the public.

Apr 28, 2025 • 11min
Is having one child enough?
Seán’s guest had decided with her husband to have only one child, but a chance encounter with a newborn brought pangs of yearning.Joining to discuss is Tanya Sweeney, Columnist with the Irish Independent…

Apr 25, 2025 • 10min
PJ Gallagher on 20 years of Naked Camera
This month marks the 20th anniversary of one of the funniest shows on Irish television, ‘Naked Camera’.Seán is joined by its star, PJ Gallagher, Co-Presenter of Morning Glory with PJ and Jim on Radio Nova, to discuss.

Apr 25, 2025 • 11min
Rory O’Neill on Panti Bliss, The Four Mothers and Marriage Equality
Seán is joined in The Sugar Club by drag artist and gay activist Rory O’Neill, AKA Panti Bliss.Rory can currently be seen in cinemas nationwide in The Four Mothers,and Panti is facing a roast in The Abbey Theatre to celebrate ten years of marriage equality.

Apr 25, 2025 • 9min
The hidden side of YouTube
There are many many people who have made whole careers out of content they put on YouTube; the likes of Mr.Beast can have hundreds of millions of views on just one video.But, this isn’t at all representative of the bulk of content on the platform. The average YouTube video has only been viewed 41 times.So, what happens when you circumvent the algorithm and delve into the depths of YouTube?Ryan McGrady is Senior Researcher in the Initiative for Digital Public Infrastructure at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He joins Tom Dunne to discuss.

Apr 24, 2025 • 6min
The Great Gatsby Turns 100
As the Great Gatsby turns 100 this month, how relevant are its themes to the America of today? Seán speaks to Keith Duggan, Washington Correspondent for The Irish Times

Apr 24, 2025 • 8min
35 Years of Nothing Compares 2 U
Can you remember where you were when you first heard it? This week marks thirty five years of Sinead O’Connor’s iconic hit ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ reaching number 1 in the US Billboard charts and changing the course of her career (and her life).... So why does the song remain one of the most recognisable love songs ever? And what does it say about the legacy left behind by Sinead O’Connor... Dave Fanning joined Seán to discuss

Apr 24, 2025 • 9min
The Art of Friendship Exhibition
Irish artists Mainie Jellett and Evie Hone were lifelong friends who are credited with bringing modern art to Ireland. An exhibition which explores their lives and works is currently on show at the National Gallery of Ireland and is the first joint exhibition of their work since 1924. Niamh McNally is co-curator of The Art Of Friendship spoke to Seán.

Apr 24, 2025 • 15min
Finding Grey Pubes, Ageing and Feminism
Does it all really go down hill after 50? Author Kathy Lette decided to bare her soul and wrote about the experience of finding her first grey hair... down there and today she spoke to Seán about it


