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For many years the authorities in Austria have wrestled with what they should do with the birthplace of Adolf Hitler. Well, now it’s being remodeled and opened into a police station!

Deborah Cole, Berlin Correspondent Correspondent for the Guardian.

If you want to be healthy, there are many not fun things that will benefit you, but should we be prescribed things like laughter to improve our health?

Richard Hogan, Family Psychotherapist, joins Seán to discuss.

Dun Laoghaire County Council has just spent a considerable amount of money repairing a wall in Marlay Park, but it’s not just any wall, it’s a ha-ha. So, what exactly is that?

Joining Seán to discuss is Emma Gileece, Architectural Historian.

Are we all technically arseholes, whether by accident or just by default?

Joining Seán to discuss is Jennifer Horgan, who has been writing about this in the Irish Examiner.

A question the Writer and Journalist Eilidh Dorgan has been hearing is “Why did you do that?” Eildih went on a darkness retreat, and spent 84 hours in complete darkness…

She joins Seán to discuss.

A trip to France or Spain back in the 80s or early 90s was a lot more exotic than it is today. From negotiating Francs, Pesetas and Lira to unusual food cultures, a trip abroad seemed more foreign than today. So, were holidays in the past just better than they are nowadays?

Newstalk’s Simon Tierney has been writing about this in the Irish Examiner and he joins Tom Dunne to discuss.

While Bloody Sunday was seen as a crime here in Ireland, in many ways, it was seen as a public relations disaster in Britain. Keen to shift the narrative in their favour, the British Army hired a war artist. But what role did he play in British propaganda against the backdrop of the Troubles?

Joining Tom Dunne is Dr. Clare Carolin, Lecturer in Art and Public Engagement at King’s College London and Author of ‘The Deployment of Art’.

Tom Dunne’s guest was due to get married and had begun organising her honeymoon when tragedy struck, and she lost her fiancé…

Laura Murphy from Newfoundland in Canada is the author of ‘The Solo Honeymoon’, and joins to discuss.

If you are about to have a tough conversation, holding hands can help. According to scientists, this is how chimpanzees deal with tension before potential conflict.

Henry McKean has been looking into this, and joins guest host Tom Dunne to discuss.

Comedian Eric Lalor joins guest host Tom Dunne ahead of Paddy Power Comedy Festival to preview the event and chat about his journey in the world of comedy!