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Brendan spoke to Joe Wicks on keeping fitness and motivation going during the pandemic. He also spoke about his new book '30 Day Kick Start Plan: 100 Delicious Recipes with Energy Boosting Workouts'.

Poerty with Rita Ann Higgins.

Brendan spoke to Keith Barry,Magician and Mentalist on his lock-down predictions.

Brendan spoke to Maria Bailey, Former Fine Gael TD, about the aftermath of the 'Swing Gate' controversy.

A pair of cobalt blue slippers, each proudly emblazoned with the head of a wolf, sent social media into a bit of a frenzy this week. The slippers belonged to the Irish revolutionary leader Michael Collins.

Do items belonging to him always cause such a stir? We’re joined by Ian Whyte of Whyte’s Auctions.

Tom Murphy has had a colourful past in business.

He started as a travelling salesman, worked for pharmaceutical companies, and went on to set up his own company Pamex in Mayo.

They’re currently in talks with Amazon about distribution of one of their products in the US.

The WHO warned that the pandemic would impact the lives and incomes of women more than men and it looks like this is the case.

Startling numbers of women leaving work as a result of Covid-19. In the US the ratio of women working has fallen to its lowest point since 1988.

Annabelle Williams, author of Why Women Are Poorer Than Men, joins us.

Business taxes were in the news again this week.

The EU pressed ahead with a new law forcing multinationals to reveal their tax payments and activities in member state.

So does this spell bad news for Ireland and the corporate tax take?

We’re joined by Seamus Coffey, economics lecturer in UCC.

Remote working comes with some problems - isolation, overeating, miscommunication and not being able to stroll down the hall to tech support when our computer has given up the ghost.

Our own whizkid Liam Geraghty has been dialling up tech support to ask if he should try turning it off and on again?

There’s been a lot of speculation about how workplaces will change because of Covid.

A workplace survey has findings from 250 companies on whether we will return to the office full time.

We’re joined by Sigmar Recruitment’s Robert MacGiolla Phádraig, founder of the Talent Summit and Laura Phelan, occupational psychologist and MD at Aon.