The Business

A man who is responsible for some of our most iconic album covers. Steve Averill started out as a punk rocker and an ad man. He was the first lead singer of Radiators From Space before Phil Chevron took over. He went on to create album covers for the like of U2, Elvis Costello, Hot House Flowers, Depeche Mode, and many more Now in his 70s, he’s still designing and we went to meet him at his home office in Co. Wicklow.

Sticking with the world of entertainment, yesterday tickets went on sale for Hamilton the musical. People queued from early morning to get the best dates and seats. So is the entertainment sector back with a bang? We’re joined by Stephen Faloon of Bord Gais Energy Theatre and Nadine O’Regan, Editor of the Business Post Magazine,

Earlier this week, South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol serenaded US President Joe Biden with his version of Don McLean’s American Pie while on a state visit. While the President was praised and received cheers from the crowd, would we get the same reception if we burst into song at the water cooler in the office? To discuss the art of singing in the workplace and how to go about it, I’m joined by Managing Director with the Communications Clinic Eoghan Tomas McDermott and actor, singer and singing coach at the Lir Academy Ruth McGill

TV presenter Tucker Carlson’s dramatic exit from Fox News has left Rupert Murdoch’s company in disarray with stock markets plummeting and uncertainty around advertising revenue. What does all of this mean for the Fox Corporation and will there be much of a financial impact? Matthew Garrahan, Head of Digital Platforms and Strategy with the Financial Times is on the line to tell us more.

Speaking of crows singing! The Dawn Chorus season has arrived. On your way to work you might be lucky enough to catch a few seconds of the collective chirps but there are people whose jobs involve being submerged in these sounds. Siofra Mulqueen has been speaking to the people who work with birdsong

Now as various agencies this week warned about a faster warming world, we’re joined by a man with interests in this area. Gary McDarby is an engineer and mathematician who has travelled the world with various businesses and not for profits, including time spent on a Phd in Australia. He’s now developed a business that monitors changing climate conditions in real time.

Elon Musk’s SpaceX Starship explodes minutes after being launched. (The South African Billionaires wealth dipped by $13 billion in 24 hours - from this, Tesla results and Twitter Blue tick issues.) But are billionaires what we need for space exploration? We’re joined by Sinead O’Sullivan, business economist and former aerospace engineer and human space flight designer at NASA.

Sticking with surveillance of another sort, there have been lots of stories this week on that topic from Gardai use of facial recognition technology to worries about the social media platform Tik Tok accessing too much information. We’re joined by Iverna McGowan, secretary general of the Centre for Democracy and Technologies Europe office in Brussels and Kevin Byrne, Retired Lt Col and airport safety & security auditor.

Now it looks like music is reaching out for the stars, but in another way. This is Liam Gallagher but not Liam Gallagher as you know him. It’s an AI version of Gallagher singing songs by a band called Breezer. Pat Carty of Hot Press joins us in studio now.

Earlier we were chatting about surveillance technology, and now for a very different take on surveillance! I’m talking about the Surveillance of small creatures that cause havoc. It’s that time of year when the nit notes come thick and fast from schools and crèches. Siofra Mulqueen has been meeting business people that are real nit pickers.