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Welcome to The Pod Squad!

We review podcasts every week so you always have something new to listen to.

Host of ‘What’s Trending in F1?’ podcast Elaine Power Newstalk’s Tom Douglas join Andrea Gilligan to review ‘Reclaiming with Monica Lewinsky’!

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Is your street overrun by parking problems?

Local communities in North Cork are battling with the rising number of cars as adult children stay living with their parents, and now North Cork Councillors are looking at whether green areas in housing estates should be taken away completely and replaced with parking lots…

Joining Andrea to discuss this is Fianna Fáil Councillor Patrick Donovan, Environmental Journalist and author John Gibbons, Architect Róisín Murphy and more.

For this week’s Ask Me Anything, Wedding Officiate Ruth Scott joins Andrea to answer any of your questions!

Is the term working mothers offensive?

The BBC posted a video during the week where their broadcasters were having a conversation about the term working mothers and they labelled it a “societal gaslighting issue”.

Joining Andrea to discuss this is Terry Prone, Chair of the Communication Clinic, Katie Makk from the Opinions Matter podcast, Aideen Finnegan, Presenter of Early Edition from the Irish Times and Mary McCarthy, Columnist with the Irish Independent…

Ireland are due to face Israel in the UEFA Nations League in September. While many people are taking it at face value as a sporting event, others feel that this game should not go ahead, and that the Irish team should boycott this match in support of Palestine.

On the back of this, many people will stage a protest today for the FAI to pull out of this game.

We want to know, what do our listeners think? Should we go ahead with this match?

Joining Andrea to discuss is Freelance Sports Journalist, Daniel Hussey, as well as listeners.

If you’re already thinking about the summer holiday, would swapping homes with a stranger be the right way to save a bit of money?

Joining Andrea to discuss is Catriona Lysaght, Cork Speech and Language Therapist and home swapper, Marie Murphy, Irish representative for Homelink International and Travel Agent Ciara Mooney.

Breakfast Briefing Presenter Shane Beatty joined Andrea with plenty of stories from around the country this week!

Andrea spoke to ‘Anna’ last week about caring for her daughter and how she felt she had no other option but to bring her daughter to A&E and leave her there.

Anna joins again to discuss an apology she received from the HSE…

It may not look like it, but Spring is approaching. So, what is the best way to tidy up your home in preparation for it?

This week, the Home Squad are here to discuss decluttering!

Joining Andrea to discuss is Jenny Sheehan, Irish Examiner Columnist and former winner of ‘Home of the Year’ (@workerscottage on Instagram) and Interior Stylist Sarah Doyle.

Lock up your cars – there’s rats looking for shelter!

In a nationwide Rentokil survey of frontline pest control technicians, 84% reported finding rats in a vehicle, and 57% had encountered mice…

Dr Colm Moore from Rentokil and more join Andrea to discuss.