Stevo is a comedian, a mental health advocate and an ambassador for the Irish Wheelchair Association.

His story is fascinating and made up of many facets and one that he recently spoke very openly about on one of Ireland's biggest chat show - The Late Late Show.

His sketches -as Farmer Michael - have received half a billion hits on various social media channels.

You can find out more about him on Twitter, Instagram or LinkedIn as well as his YouTube Channel.

Stevo's Music Choice

Imagine - John Lennon

I need love - LL Cool J

Nessun Dorma - Pavarotti

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Pat started his career as a personal trainer but moved into the world of coaching and motivational speaking.

His programmes have reached thousands and his positive influence continues to benefit many,

In this episode we discuss our fathers' influence, music, mental health, fitness and podcasting amongst other topics.

For more information about Pat visit his https://www.patdivilly.com/ (Website), https://twitter.com/PatDivilly (Twitter) or https://www.instagram.com/patdivilly/ (Instagram) accounts.

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Pat's music choice

Think Lizzy - Dancing in the Moonlight

Papa Roach - Last resort

One republic - I live

East Forest - Grandmothersphere

Damian Marley - Welcome to Jamrock

His book recommendation is Anthony De Mello - Awareness

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In this conversation, Phil tells me about his persona journey with mental health and what brought him to run the Pieterpad in Holland, where he lives, to raise funds and awareness for a charity called MIND.

Phil tells me about his growing up between the UK and the Netherlands, about PhD and working in a butcher and the mental health system in Holland.

The Pieterpad is a trail from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pieterburen (Pieterburen), in the northern part of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groningen_(province) (Groningen), south through the eastern part of the Netherlands to end just south of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maastricht (Maastricht).

You can find out more about Phil on https://www.instagram.com/pjbream/?hl=en (Instagram)

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Phil's music choice

Foo Fighters - Everlong

Chris Cornell - Imagine

Dire Straits - Sultans of Swing

Phil's book choice

Stephen King - Misery

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Nicole's goal of owning and running her own film studios "just like Peter Jackson" is born out of a passion for film making, animations and wanting to tell a story whilst ensuring that the industry is "paying fair wages and providing good working conditions."

In this conversation Nicole tells me about the things that inspire her and that drive her to achieve her goals, her personal stories and how she uses her art to create awareness, be it for youth homelessness or her experiences of the entertainment industry.

You can find out more about Nicole and her work on her http://cinematnic.com/ (website), https://twitter.com/nicrussin (Twitter) or https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8200022/ (IMDB)

Nicole's music choice is from her own compositions:

The Grey Tabby Cheshire cat - Nicole Russin - McFarland

The Duchess of Nightmars - Nicole Russin - McFarland

I dreamed I was Alice in Wonderland - Nicole Russin - McFarland

The book recommended is "The Diary of Anne Frank" - Anne Frank

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Ruairí McKiernan is an award-winning social innovator, campaigner, bestselling author, and speaker.

His new book Hitching for Hope - a Journey into the Heart and Soul of Ireland is an Irish Times number 1 bestseller.

In this conversation we discuss burnout, activism, social justice, wellbeing and hope amongst other things.

You can find out more about Ruairí on his https://www.ruairimckiernan.com/ (website) or on https://twitter.com/ruairimckiernan (Twitter)

Ruairí's music Choices

Emer's Dream (Aisling Eimear) · Colm Mac Con Iomaire

War -Bob Marley

I Like the way - Susan Quirke

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Vyvienne is a multi-instrumentalist that over the years has played in orchestras, string quartets and piano trios.

She has collaborated with a number of artists such as Damien Rice, Niwel Tsumbu and Roger Doyle

She has a number of solo releases including her second studio album, ‘A Lifetime of High-Fives’ released in November 2019.

You can find out more about Vyvienne on https://twitter.com/vyviennelong/ (Twitter) or on her https://vyviennelong.com/ (Website)

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Vyvienne's Music choice

No surprises - Radiohead

Spiegel im Spiegel - Arvo Part

Joshimi battles the pink robots - Flaming Lips

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Aine and Vickie are both passionate about music and have been working with different artists and bands over the years.

They are working on different solo projects and have released a number singles to date.

Vickie and Aine came together to write ‘The Poor Ground’ in March 2017, after the bodies of 796 babies and children were found in a septic tank on the grounds of the Tuam Mother and Baby Home.

You can find out more about Aine on https://twitter.com/aineogmusic?lang=en (Twitter) and Vickiehttps://twitter.com/KeatingVickie (Twitter)

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Aine's Music choice

What a wonderful world - Louis Armstrong

Hallelujah - Leonard Cohen

Vickie's Music Choice

Kate Bush - Wuthering Heights

Puccini - O mio babbino caro

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GuruNishcan grew up in the 3HO Community of Kundalini Yoga as a second generation American Sikh.

The community was originally set up by Yogi Bhajan in the late 60s in the USA and it has now a global reach,

GuruNishcan personal journey of discovery is a fascinating one and through her personal journey she has come across stories that had not been heard before.

"The untold truths and abuses that have infused into the consciousness of the Healthy, Happy and Holy Community of KundaliniYoga globally." As her podcast bio highlights.

The https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/uncomfortable-conversations-podcast-untold-stories/id1542075885 (Uncomfortable Conversation Podcast ) is her latest project to give voice to many that were let down by the community.

You can find out more about GuruNischan on her https://www.gurunischan.com/ (Website), https://www.instagram.com/gurunischan/?hl=en (Instagram), https://twitter.com/GuruNischan (Twitter) or https://www.linkedin.com/in/gurunischankhalsa/ (LinkedIn).

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GuruNishan's Music Choice

Nas -If I ruled the world

Bette Midler - The Rose

Lianne La Hava - Unstoppable

Her Book choice is:

The Big Leap: Conquer your hidden fear and take life to the next level. by Gaye Hendricks

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Wayne has worked with people affected by homelessness, mental illness, Intimate Partner abuse and addiction. He also does a lot of work with children and teenagers with learning disabilities.

His has lived and worked in Ireland and in USA.

The latter is where he got his inspiration for his debut Album, Tales from the Tenderloin, released under the name http://www.streetcornermessiahs.com/ (Street Corner Messiahs )

He is currently Psychology PhD at UCC in which the focus of the research is the experience of men as victims of Domestic violence.

He is also working on his second album and should start recording in January 2021.

You can find more about Wayne on https://twitter.com/SCMessiahs (Twitter) or https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-wayne-mcsweeney-6017b023/ (LinkedIn).

Photo by Erich Stack

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Wayne's music choice

Tom Waits - Martha

Lou Reed - Caroline says 2

Eric Clapton - Somewhere over the rainbow (I picked the version, sorry Wayne !)

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Stefano and I grew up in the same town and went to the same school in Rome, Italy.

Our paths have been running in parallel and we are now both living in Ireland.

I wanted to get Stefano's perspective on what is like to move to a different country and hear his story.

You can find out more about him on Instagram or https://twitter.com/StefSale (Twitter).

For https://twitter.com/ASRomaIE (AS Roma Ireland) group check him it out on Twitter

Stefano's Choices of Music

Manu Chau - La vida tombola

The Commodores - Easy

Steel Pulse - Find it ... quick!

Industry - State of Nation

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