A live special streamed on Instagram with Ryan answering your questions, revealing news on Season 3, life in London, and his exciting new club you can be part of!

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Joanne O’Riordan is a journalist, sports commentator, and activist recognised for advocating disability rights globally. She was born with Tetra-Amelia syndrome, a rare condition marked by the absence of all four limbs. Her story is featured in the acclaimed documentary No Limbs, No Limits.

Season finale.

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Book choices:

Roll of Thunder Hear Me Cry, Mildred D. Taylor

A heart that works, Rob Delaney

Know My Name, Chanel Miller

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Niall Quinn is a former professional footballer, manager, businessman, and TV analyst. A prolific striker, he played for Arsenal, Manchester City, and Sunderland. With 92 caps and 21 goals, he ranks as Ireland's second-highest scorer, representing his country at Euro 88 and the 1990 and 2002 World Cups.

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Book choices:

Jail Journal, John Mitchel

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, Dee Brown

The Light of Western Stars, Zane Grey

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Pat Kenny is an Irish broadcaster renowned for his intelligence, wit, and comprehensive interviewing style. His influence on the media landscape is immense,

hosting the world’s longest running television chat show, numerous current affairs shows and his incredibly popular radio programmes.

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Book choices:

The Children's Encyclopedia, Arthur Mee

All the Colors of the Dark, Chris Whitaker

The Best of Wodehouse: An Anthology, P. G. Wodehouse

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This week’s guest is broadcaster and journalist, Piers Morgan.

** Contains strong language **

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Book choices:

The Art of Cricket, Sir Donald Bradman

An Evil Cradling, Brian Keenan

Murdoch, William Shawcross

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Victoria Smurfit is an award-winning actor, writer and producer who has won acclaim for her roles in such shows as Once Upon a Time, Trial & Retribution, and Bloodlands. She’s currently taking the world by storm in the hit tv show Rivals.

** Contains strong language **

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Book choices:

The Bunyip of Berkley’s Creek, Jenny Wagner

The Lovely Bones, Alice Sebold

Rivals, Jilly Cooper  

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Colm Meaney is an award-winning actor renowned for his unforgettable roles in The Barrytown Trilogy and as the beloved Miles O'Brien in Star Trek: The Next Generation and Deep Space Nine.

A powerhouse of stage and screen, he’s starred in Irish classics such as Intermission, The Commitments, The Snapper, and The Van, along with global hits like Con Air and Layer Cake.

His new film The Problem with People is in cinemas now.

** Contains strong language **

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Book choices:

The Billy Bunter series, Charles Hamilton

Narcissus and Goldmund, Hermann Hesse 

A Gentleman in Moscow, Amor Towles

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Kellie Harrington is a double Olympic gold medalist, World and European boxing champion. She is the first Irish female athlete to win gold medals at consecutive Olympic Games at Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024. She retired from amateur boxing in August 2024.

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Book choices:

Ma, He Sold Me for a Few Cigarettes: A Memoir of Dublin in the 1950s, Martha Long

Kellie, Roddy Doyle

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Alastair Campbell is a writer, podcaster, and former communications director for UK Prime Minister Tony Blair. Active in British and international politics, he now focuses on writing, public speaking, broadcasting, and consulting. Over the past sixteen years, he has authored nineteen books, including his best-selling Winners and How They Succeed, eleven diaries, novels, and two memoirs on mental health.

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Book choices:

The Broons annual

Madame Bovary, Gustave Flaubert

The Sovereign Individual, James Dale Davidson and William Rees-Mogg

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Roz Purcell is an Irish author, broadcaster, entrepreneur, and former model. A keen outdoors enthusiast and the creator of The Hike Life, she is one of Ireland's most influential personalities. Her new book ‘The Hike Life: 50 More to Explore’ has just been released.

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Book choices:

Revolting Rhymes, Roald Dahl

The Secret Race, Daniel Coyle and Tyler Hamilton

Poor, Katriona O'Sullivan

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