Father Luuk Jansen, from St Mary’s Church in Cork, brings us his Sunday Reflection. This week he discusses reaction to the beheading of John the Baptist by Herod, and the loaves and the fishes.

Michael talks to Professor Glenn Loury, the first African-American to become a tenured Professor of Economics at Harvard University, of Brown University. They talk about the idea that America is an institutionally racist country; race and policing in America; and racial identities.

Nubian princesses go into storage; RTE asks if there's anything to be said for defunding the police; and a man who wanted books banned from schools admits he's never read the books, but says he has seen the movie.

In this podcast Irish Herbalist Ciara, the Irish Herbalist, discusses insomnia and offers many herbal and lifestyle tips to ensure you get a good nights sleep.

Protecting our cultural heritage; apparently it's the summer of the himbo; we regret to inform you that the orange man is bad; some Russian news; and China is keeping on keeping on. https://www.thejournal.ie/larry-bass-shinawil-dancing-with-the-stars-5159769-Jul2020/https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/art-and-design/would-these-irish-ads-persuade-you-to-wear-a-face-mask-1.4310766https://www.independent.ie/style/voices/this-is-the-summer-of-the-himbo-the-golden-age-of-big-dim-lovely-boys-39366261.htmlPutin Elevator Portrait Gets A Rise Out Of Riders

Father Luuk Jansen, from St Mary’s Church in Cork, brings us his Sunday Reflection. This week he discusses the parable of the treasure in the field, and the parable of the dragnet.

A Cllr calls for 'racially insensitive' books to be removed from the curriculum; two weeks into the FF government we ask which TDs would be most likely to let themselves be videotaped having a drunken fist-fight; and we fondly remember that time an Italian Prime Minister was shot by Communists and stuffed into a car boot. https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-40021184.htmlhttps://www.independent.ie/irish-news/education/twelve-year-old-pupils-do-not-understand-complexities-of-racially-charged-classics-says-councillor-seeking-removal-of-books-39393404.htmlhttps://gript.ie/peter_tatchell_see_no_evil/

Grades are being leveled, a woman gets a years wages for cutting her finger on a wine glass, and Gary questions the need for health and safety  standards whilst Michael records in the middle of a road.

In this week's podcast, Medical Herbalist Ciara Murphy talks about acne. Acne is a common skin condition affecting not only adolescents, but men and women in their 20's and which can often persist into the 40's and 50's.

Patricia shows you how to make a delicious home-made banana bread.She pairs it with In Dreams by Roy Orbeson. Ingredients100 g sultanas 2 large eggs75 mls burbon or dark rum (I used brandy) 175 g plain flour4 very ripe bananas (300 g without skin) 60 g chopped walnuts2 teasps. baking powder 1 teasp. vanilla extract½ teasp. bicarb of soda 150g sugar½ teasp. salt 125 g unsalted butter, meltedInstructionsPut sultanas and alcohol into a saucepan and bring to the boil. Remove from heat and leavefor about 1 hour or until sultanas have absorbed most of the liquid.Preheat the oven to 170 degrees/gas mark 3.Put the flour, baking powder, bicarb and salt into a bowl and mix. In a separate bowl mixmelted butter, and sugar and beat until blended, beat in the eggs one at a time, then themashed bananas, followed by the drained sultanas, walnuts and vanilla.Add the flour mixture, 1/3 at a time, stirring well after each bit.Into a 23 by 13 by 7 cm loaf buttered and floured (or with a paper insert) pour in the mixture.Bake for 1-1 ½ hours in the middle of the oven or until a skewer comes out clean.