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A month can’t just be a month - this month is apparently ‘Self-Care September’, something Oprah, who is appearing in the 3Arena this evening, might be prescribing to.

Jennifer Horgan, columnist with the Irish Examiner, is having none of it, and joins Seán to discuss.

Have we lost the art of conversation? Is it just a one sided rant? Have you heard of the serial mono-loguists, the trauma dumper, the boomer-asker, and the classic interrupter?

Henry McKean visited a cafe in West Clare and interrupted conversations. He sent this report!

Last week, thieves broke into a French museum and escaped with four paintings by Renoir worth millions of euro, but why? It’s not exactly easy to sell stolen and famous art, so why go through the trouble?

Anja Shortland, Professor in Political Economy at Kings College London, joins Seán to discuss.

We’re looking back on the weekend and looking forward to the week ahead through the lens of these four questions:

What delighted you over the weekend? What annoyed you over the weekend? What did you learn over the weekend? What are you looking forward to this week?

Joining Seán to discuss is Maia Dunphy and Donal O'Donoghue!

When someone says something was harder ‘back in their day’ - how often is that true? For example, was the Leaving Cert maths paper in 1986 harder than the one in 2026?

Brendan Guildea, Maths Teacher, author and Maths Consultant joins Seán to discuss.

The Irish Hot Air Balloon Championships take place on Saturday next week in Lough Key Forest Park, where an attempt at a new world record will be made.

Frank Meldon, Director of the Irish Hot Air Balloon Championships, and one of eight balloon pilots in Ireland, joins Seán to discuss.

Today Colm O’Regan has a column in the Irish Examiner which, if he wrote it 40 years ago, would’ve made it to print with a very different method. What’s changed, and why should the old method not die out?

The Comedian, best-selling author, broadcaster and podcaster from Cork joins Seán to discuss.

Weather forecasting played a very important role, particularly in advance of the D-Day landings. So, what methods were used to predict the weather?

Dr. Stephen Burt, Department of Meteorology at the University of Reading and advisor for the film 'Pressure' joins Seán to discuss.

Service stations are curious places, as why they all seem the same on the surface, but have their own little differences. This is something Rich Cross has been covering on social media as ‘The Service King’ - and has visited every single service station in Britain!

He joins Seán to discuss.

Donald Trump will be in Ireland very soon, mostly to watch the Irish Open in Doonbeg. He’s known for many things, and according to himself, he’s won dozens of club championships. Definitely.

Rick Reilly, author of ‘Commander in Cheat: How Golf Explains Trump’, has been examining all of these claims, and joins Seán to discuss.