
Where do we feel love?
2 October - 8 minsPeople often say that they “feel the love” but where exactly do we feel love? Well, researchers from Aalto University in Finland set out to do exactly that. The study at Aalto categorised 27 different types of love from true love to self love and the love for religion.
Sean was joined by Pärttyli Rinne, Researcher at Aalto University to discuss...

G7 countries to ban Russian diamonds
The G7 nations have agreed to ban the importation of Russian diamonds from the beginning of 2024. While it’s an effort to curb Russia’s funding for the war in Ukraine, it’s unlikely to have a huge financial impact because of their links to Dubai and China. So what’s happening in the diamond trade? Have the African nations gotten a handle on the issues there? Gerry Appleby from Appleby Jewellers joined Sean to discuss...
9 mins
7 December Finished

Self-service checkouts: 'I avoid them!'
They were meant to make our lives a whole lot easier, but some would say they’ve done the opposite. The self service till never seems to work right, and nothing is worse then hearing that loud phrase ‘unexpected item in the baggage area’. Mary McCarthy, Columnist with the Irish Independent joined Sean to discuss...
7 mins
7 December Finished

The Best Concert Movies
Have you ever loved a concert so much that you would go and watch it a second time, but this time on the big screen? With the recent release of Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour and Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé, the concert film has come back into the limelight. But there have several blockbuster movies of concerts before now. Sean was joined by Music Journalist with the Irish Mail on Sunday, Danny McElhinney...
17 mins
7 December Finished

'It's a crutch to lean on' - The Irish Prepper Community is growing
When you think of preppers, people who live their lives in a state of readiness for a catastrophe, one’s mind wanders to images of Americans in massive bunkers. But did you know that Ireland has an active prepper community of 3000 people. Sean was joined by Frank Deegan, Founder of the Irish Survival and Prepper Group...
15 mins
7 December Finished

Good time for a gossip
Tis the season for office gossip, from who did what at the christmas party to who's bonus is beating out the others And though the practice isn't always recommendable, it's also as old as time Newstalk's Sarah Madden reports on Ireland's favourite hobby
8 mins
7 December Finished

John Lennon: Murder Without a Trial
A new docuseries on Apple TV seeks to understand what exactly it is that drove Mark Chapman to take the life of John Lennon, outside the infamous Dakota Building in New York, this month in 1980. Sean was joined by Nick Holt, Co-director of John Lennon: Murder Without a Trial...
5 mins
7 December Finished