Live from the Convent

Simone Spadehard will have to show a part of herself that is less than perfect for a film. She calls on her friend, Graham, a very talented makeup artist, to help.  

Someone in a padded cell cannot get over the concept of a photograph. Nuala Ní Choinbheartaigh expounds her varicose veins accessories business, VariCoz.  

Danté Van Der Merwe has invented a device that women can wear late at night to electrocute the shit out of potential attackers. Adya Sharma, a playwright, with a special interest in women's deepest darkest fears, contributes. 

A dish containing prawns crossed with mussels, a creation of the copilot's mother, turns out to be a very big problem for flight 69XFOCKFLAP1800 to Boppbrobap City. Will the passengers make it home safely and in time for Christmas? 

Old Melons/ Nuala Ní Choinbheartaigh talks about her old summer job of mango-picking and a start-up idea that came to her during this time. "Manino Bambino," a man-carrying business that really took off, and made her a very rich woman until she lost it all through a risky investment decision. 

The host quarrels with her badder (yes, I realise it should be worse) half. 

Poetry from the host... 

Psychotherapist and psychiatrist, Beatriz Glaubschnitzleute, talks about her patients getting to and going through the box-reveal process. 

Ever wondered how those unidentified, flickering, hovering vehicles late at night insure themselves? Well, there's an insurance company that spotted the saggy, gaping hole in the market and made it their business to sew it up tight. 

The host flexes her make-do muscle with a saucepan.