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September 16 · 7 min
Should we have ‘phone-free’ restaurants?
The restaurant Al Condominio in Verona, Italy is offering customers a free bottle of wine if they surrender their phones before their meal. What is the benefit of a phone-free restaurant, and should it be done here? Joining Seán to discuss is Luca Di Marzio, owner of Rosa Madre Restaurant in Dublin.
September 16 · 16 min
Labour TD Eoghan Kenny on living with epilepsy
This Saturday, the National Epilepsy Conference will take place in Cork. One of its speakers is Labour TD for Cork North, Eoghan Kenny, who joins Seán to discuss his own experience of living with epilepsy.
September 16 · 8 min
The controversy of the 1973 Ploughing Championships
The Ploughing Championships are on this week, and while that is usually a celebrated event, there was one year where it was embroiled in international politics and controversy… Joining Seán to discuss is Melissa Baird, Assistant Editor of ‘Documents on Irish Foreign Policy’.
September 16 · 16 min
Moncrieff’s Murder Club: Hiding in Plain Sight
Every Wednesday, Seán will be joined by someone to hear unusual stories on heinous crimes… This week, Cassie Delaney joins to discuss cases where the perpetrator was hiding in plain sight…
September 16 · 14 min
Is there too much paperwork involved in a Catholic marriage?
In this morning's Irish Independent, Brian W Higgins is arguing that there is too much paperwork involved in a Catholic wedding, and that all this red tape is putting people off and is actually contributing to the decrease in people choosing a Catholic wedding over a secular wedding… Is it true, should the Catholic Church reexamine how much paperwork is involved with the ceremony? Sara, Wedding Expert with ‘The Aisle’, has had her own experience with this and joins Seán to discuss.
September 15 · 9 min
World Conker Championships now at risk due to climate change!
Nearly every day, you can learn of some new way climate change is impacting our lives. Today: it’s conkers. The World Conker Championships has been running for 60 years in the UK, raising over £400,000 for charity may not go ahead because of climate change… StJohn Burkett, World Conker Championships organiser and Anorak of the Year (as bestowed by the Dull Men's Club), joins Seán to discuss.
September 15 · 11 min
Does Sydney Sweeney’s nude advert expose sexual hypocrisy?
The actress Sydney Sweeney has come under fire for a recent advert she has taken part in, representing a sports gambling website, while only wearing sports equipment for clothes. This has particularly garnered negative attention from female athletes, who have said she has demanded and sexualised women's sports. Despite all of the lip service, sex still sells (at least to men) - which begs the question: is there some sexual hypocrisy at play? Nadia Adan, owner of Ashford Motors, joins Seán to discuss.
September 15 · 6 min
Fraudsters are now offering jobs in new scam - what you need to know
If you’re on LinkedIn, and you hope your presence there might lead to a new job, be very careful: a new scam going around involves false job offers being sent by scammers. What do you need to look out for? Dr Stephen Treacy, Lecturer in Digital Transformation in UCC, joins Seán to discuss.
September 15 · 9 min
How do you ‘hyper-decant’ red wine?
If you open a young bottle of wine, the general advice is to put it in a decanter. Some people are taking this to an extreme with ‘hyper-decanting’ - which includes putting wine in a blender! So, how does it all work? John Wilson, wine critic and contributor to the Irish Times joins Seán to discuss.
September 15 · 9 min
What are the simple habits we can do to reduce cancer risk?
While it’s impossible to pinpoint the exact causes of cancer, most of us know the basics when it comes to reducing our risk: eat plenty of fruit and vegetables, exercise regularly, stop smoking, wear sunscreen... But recent research is suggesting that there are other habits that might reduce our cancer risk. So, what are these habits? Joining Seán to discuss is Consultant Oncologist, Professor of Nutrition and author of ‘Keep Healthy.com’, Professor Robert Thomas…
September 15 · 12 min
Why is Canada taking a pivot to Europe?
People are often baffled as to why countries not in Europe join Eurovision, including Canada, who will be taking part in the competition from 2027. That’s not all, with Canada and US relations not being as strong, it seems like Canada is looking towards the EU for a stronger relationship… Graham Finlay, Lecturer in the School of Politics and International Relations, University College Dublin joins Seán to discuss.
September 14 · 5 min
What is ‘Self-Care September’?
A month can’t just be a month - this month is apparently ‘Self-Care September’, something Oprah, who is appearing in the 3Arena this evening, might be prescribing to. Jennifer Horgan, columnist with the Irish Examiner, is having none of it, and joins Seán to discuss.
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September 14 · 11 min
Dealing with a one-sided conversation - Henry McKean Reports
Have we lost the art of conversation? Is it just a one sided rant? Have you heard of the serial mono-loguists, the trauma dumper, the boomer-asker, and the classic interrupter? Henry McKean visited a cafe in West Clare and interrupted conversations. He sent this report!
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September 14 · 7 min
Selling stolen art is tricky - so why do it?
Last week, thieves broke into a French museum and escaped with four paintings by Renoir worth millions of euro, but why? It’s not exactly easy to sell stolen and famous art, so why go through the trouble? Anja Shortland, Professor in Political Economy at Kings College London, joins Seán to discuss.
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September 14 · 20 min
Four Questions: Are we losing the patience to read?
We’re looking back on the weekend and looking forward to the week ahead through the lens of these four questions: What delighted you over the weekend? What annoyed you over the weekend? What did you learn over the weekend? What are you looking forward to this week? Joining Seán to discuss is Maia Dunphy and Donal O'Donoghue!
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September 14 · 14 min
Was Leaving Cert maths harder 40 years ago?
When someone says something was harder ‘back in their day’ - how often is that true? For example, was the Leaving Cert maths paper in 1986 harder than the one in 2026? Brendan Guildea, Maths Teacher, author and Maths Consultant joins Seán to discuss.
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September 11 · 11 min
The Irish Hot Air Balloon Championships - how does it work?
The Irish Hot Air Balloon Championships take place on Saturday next week in Lough Key Forest Park, where an attempt at a new world record will be made. Frank Meldon, Director of the Irish Hot Air Balloon Championships, and one of eight balloon pilots in Ireland, joins Seán to discuss.
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September 11 · 9 min
Why the skill of printing shouldn’t die out
Today Colm O’Regan has a column in the Irish Examiner which, if he wrote it 40 years ago, would’ve made it to print with a very different method. What’s changed, and why should the old method not die out? The Comedian, best-selling author, broadcaster and podcaster from Cork joins Seán to discuss.
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September 11 · 6 min
How did they predict the weather for D-Day?
Weather forecasting played a very important role, particularly in advance of the D-Day landings. So, what methods were used to predict the weather? Dr. Stephen Burt, Department of Meteorology at the University of Reading and advisor for the film 'Pressure' joins Seán to discuss.
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September 11 · 11 min
Visiting every service station in Britain - The Services King’s journey
Service stations are curious places, as why they all seem the same on the surface, but have their own little differences. This is something Rich Cross has been covering on social media as ‘The Service King’ - and has visited every single service station in Britain! He joins Seán to discuss.

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