Could the perceived good that big corporations try to do actually have the opposite effect? Joining Anton this morning on the show  is a highly successful biotech entrepreneur and in his own words ‘a traitor to his class’, his class being corporate America. Vivek Ramaswamy has written a new book called ‘Woke Inc: Inside corporate America’s social justice scam’.  He believes that many large corporations “pretend like they care about something other than profit and power, precisely to gain more of each”.
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Paraic Horkan, Horticulturist & Keen Gardener, Graduate of the National Botanic Gardens  joined Pat with advice on what jobs to do in the garden in the next coming days.

Gardening with Paraic

On Inside Hollywood, from This is Spinal Tap to What we Do in the Shadows, we take a look at the best Mockumentaries  with Dee Reddy Podcaster and Cultural commentator.

Inside Hollywood: Best Mockumentaries

Controversial career breaks? We discuss teacher’s career breaks and why they have come under so much scrutiny with Ian O'Doherty Journalist with the Irish Independent and also Simon Lewis Primary School Principal & Host of If I were The Minister for Education podcast.

Why have teachers career breaks come under so much scrutiny?

My grandad’s war: It’s the 80th anniversary of D Day. The largest land, air and naval operation in history. We retrace Henry McKean's grandfather’s footsteps George Borny on Sword beach. 100,000 Irish fought with the Allies during WWII.

My grandad’s war: Henry McKean retraces his grandfather's footsteps on D Day

Despite being declared a success, there are still Issues with the deposit/return scheme for some of the smaller industries. We speak to someone affected. Joining Pat this morning was Dean McGuiness, Managing Director for Premier Beers.

Could the perceived good that big corporations try to do actually have the opposite effect?

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