The Department of Public Expenditure is currently welcoming tenders from service providers for a four year shredding contract. The seven million euro project will entail the destruction of everything from paper documents to USB flash drives. As we now live in the world of GDPR, shredding is experiencing a boom, but where did it all begin?

Newstalk’s Simon Tierney, who has been investigating, joins Seán to discuss.

From ‘Aesop’s Fables’ to ‘Shrek’ and the ‘Banshees of Inisherin’, donkeys have often been represented in popular media, but has their representation always been fair and accurate, or has it been constricted by tired clichés?

A new film course in the UK is aiming to change this. Joining Seán to discuss is Fiona Handyside, Associate Professor of Film Studies at the University of Exeter…

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The idea of winning an award like an Oscar for acting is seen by some as a futile attempt to turn art into sport.

Some people have argued that comparing disparate performances is inherently unfair, and that a better metric would be to see a group of actors each take on the same part.

But the one performance that all of the competing actors must be prepared for is the victory speech. So could good speech win you the award?

Jesse Hassenberg is a Writer & Film Critic. He joins me now…

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It’s hard to believe it now, but Mark McCabe’s ‘Maniac’ turns 25 this year.

So, let’s wind back the clock!

Joining Seán to look back is Mark himself, DJ on 98FM and iRadio…

We have been hearing a lot about ‘untruths’, but is an ‘untruth’ just the same as a lie?

Do we have a hard time admitting to lying, and how does our perception of it change depending on the situation?

Chartered Behavioural Psychologist with Changeable.ie, Padraig Walsh, joins Seán to discuss.

Just how gross and disgusting is your kitchen sponge?

And is your kitchen sink actually dirtier than your toilet seat?

Dr Primrose Freestone, Associate Professor in Clinical Microbiology at Leicester University joins Seán to discuss.

Seán’s guest has written a new book about pursuing her life as a committed singleton, and how this led to her having a baby with a gay man, whom she lives with.

Joining the show to discuss is Nicola Slawson, author of ‘Single: Living a Complete Life on Your Own Terms’…

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Teagasc is recommending that farmers diversify by renting our parcels of their land as allotments to the local community. But, is this a pragmatic idea?

Joining Seán to discuss is Mairead Lavery, former Farming Reporter…

Whether it’s a public space - or even a wedding - when a child cries in public, it’s hard to deny that it’s annoying! So, what should be done when it happens? Should kids be banned from certain events?

Henry McKean has been asking the public, and joins Seán to discuss.

You may have heard of the female ruler in Celtic Britain, Boudicca, who fought a rebellion against the invading Roman Empire.

To the Romans, and perhaps to us, the idea of such a powerful matriarch could be seen as quite a rare thing, but new research from an archaeological site in Dorsets could suggest that women in Britain in this era were often in positions of power.

Dr. Lara Cassidy is Assistant Professor in the Department of Genetics in Trinity College Dublin and the lead author of the study. She joins Seán to discuss.