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It’s becoming more of the case that when someone dies, their desire is to be buried in a more sustainable way. In a first for the country, a woman in Australia has been buried in a coffin made entirely out of mushrooms. So, how does it work?

Bob Hendrikx, Founder of Loop Biotech, joins Seán to discuss.

Recent research from the University of Glasgow examined different baby foods sold in six supermarkets, and found that some products contained surprisingly high levels of sugar for children. So, how bad are these baby foods, and what should we be giving kids instead?

Joining Seán to discuss is Dietician and Founder of Eatwell.ie, Sarah Keogh…

In January 1965, Princess Margaret and Lord Snowdon visited his sister’s home in Abbleyleix, County Laois. This visit did not go unnoticed: a bomb went off outside, leaving the group trapped without electricity…

This is the basis for Emily Hourican’s new novel ‘A House in Winter’, and she joins Seán to discuss.

Tánaiste Simon Harris has said Budget 2027 will back hard pressed workers who “get up early every morning” and head off to their job, but is it true? Do people who get up early work harder, and does it make any difference to productivity?

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

In the United States, today is National Teddy Bear Day. What makes them so beloved, and why do some adults still have theirs from childhood?

Amanda Middleditch, one of the Teddy Bear Ladies from ‘The Repair Shop’ on BBC joins Seán to discuss.

Ireland in the 1970’s and 80’s could feel a bit grim, and the country could feel a bit stuck - and the media was often too nervous to push against the norm. That is, of course, an exception with the publication Magill and Journalist Vincent Browne, who helped change journalism and the country itself.

Kevin Rafter, author of ‘Fearless! Vincent Browne's Magill and Ireland in the 1980s’, joins Seán to discuss.

Haircuts 4 Homeless was set up by veteran hairdresser Stewart Roberts in England, who brought the concept to Ireland where skilled hairdresser volunteers give haircuts to homeless people. Once a month in the Capuchin Day Centre, Peter Mark hairdresser Trevor Hynes leads a team of stylists, hairdressers and barbers with Haircuts 4 Homeless Ireland - giving stylish haircuts, bringing back dignity and putting a smile back on their faces.

Henry McKean went out to see the process, and sent in this report.

Every Wednesday, Seán will be joined by someone to hear unusual stories on heinous crimes…

This week, Cassie Delaney joins to discuss cases involving weird and unlikely accomplices!

The kids are back in secondary school, and the fact that free secondary school education exists in the first place is because of Donogh O'Malley, who introduced this 60 years ago…

Michael O’Dwyer, co-ordinator of the Remembering Donogh O’Malley Programme, joins Seán to discuss.

As part of its continued budget cuts, the BBC has announced that it has axed Ski Sunday, a show dedicated to winter sports, which has been airing since the 1970’s.

Joining Seán to discuss this is Eddie Edwards, AKA ‘Eddie the Eagle’.