Des gives his thoughts on the report coming out about Mother and Baby homes in Ireland. He also shares a bit of family history of what happened to his Grandmother's family and how its evidence of the legacy of shame.

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I had to record as all this stuff was happening because I was going out of my mind.

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Just a very quick bonus ep about the controversy around the WWN sketch about God being accused of sexual assault. Warning if you found the sketch offensive this is not the ep for you.

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Just a fun ep tp say goodbye to an awful year. Hannah Des and Steve chat about all the ways our lives have been changed by the pandemic and then we look at some of the big pop stories of the year finishing off with the insane Hilaria Baldwin story. Happy New Year everyone.

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On this week's ep Des chats to Comedian Laurie Kilmartin about loss. Laurie lost her mom at the beginning of the pandemic. Like Des she is not an adult orphan having lost her dad early last decade. She had turned her experiences losing her father into a show and a book so Des and Laurie have that in common. Its a wonderful chat about loss and grief and when the pandemic hurts you personally.

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This is a bonus ep at this important time to combat misinformation about vaccines. This is an essential listen.

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Well after the serious topic of The Famine last we decided to lighten the mood this week with what I think is always a fun chat about urban myths and old wive's tales. I am pretty sure that is no longer acceptable to say so I didn't put it in the title. I learn something new every time I revise what info we grew up with that was total nonsense. From not swallowing gum to flat 7up we have a look at any nonsense or actual wisdom from the urban myth.

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As promised last week Steve and Des chat about the famine. Its not the most serious historical chat you will ever listen to but they are not afraid to chat about some of the controversies around the causes and aftermath of the famine.

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Its been a terrible year as we know but Steve and Des went to the listeners to see if there were any positives to be taken from the year. Also Steve shares his thoughts on writing a book about parenting.

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This week we chat about the big scandal of the week in Ireland. A school in Carlow told the girls not to wear leggings on PE day. I asked comedian and former teacher Juiliw Jay to discuss. We also chat about teaching in general and had some fun about parent teacher meetings, bad teachers vs good ones and what to do when you and a student just don't get on well.

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