As a prime time TV host, he looked like he was living the dream. But Matt Chisholm's relationship with booze, drugs and sex workers meant there were times he didn't even want to be alive. Matt tells Paddy he's got no qualms talking to his kids about his past but says that openness will probably thwart any political ambitions!

Plus, the 12-year-old chess prodigy hoping a trip to Kazakhstan is the next stop on his way to becoming a Grandmaster and the world's best player.

And Paddy reflects on Sir Ian Taylor tapping into public sentiment about Dame Jacinda Ardern - and why the former PM should front at the Covid inquiry.

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