Dr Paul O’Brien is a historian from Limerick and he joined Ryan on the line to tell him about a collection of 12,000 letters that span the years 1885 to 1995. Paul is currently working through them all and told Ryan about the great discoveries he's made along the way.

Yesterday Ryan spoke about how easy it can be to get overwhelmed by all the information emerging about Climate Change. This morning Dr Kian Mintz-Woo from UCC, who is currently at COP26 in Glasgow, joined Ryan on the line to help lay out the facts and what we can do to help.

The stories and headlines of the day that grabbed Ryan's attention.

Quinnipiac University is currently home to the world's largest collection of art related to the Irish Famine. Turlough McConnell is one of a number of people concerned with what happens next for the museum and he joined Ryan on the line from the US, alongside author Marita Conlon-McKenna to tell him more.

The stories and headlines of the day that grabbed Ryan's attention.

Journalist Flor MacCarthy joined Ryan in studio to talk about her new book 'The Presidents' Letters' which is a treasure trove of letters to and from all nine Irish Presidents. 'The Presidents' Letters: An Unexpected History of the Irish State' is out now.

The stories and headlines of the day that grabbed Ryan's attention.

Anne Marie Cahill joined Oliver on the line from Clare to tell him all about her wonderful Halloween tree!

Clare McLaughlin got in touch to tell Oliver about 'Seen Unseen', a project that makes art accessible to the visually impaired. Participation is free. The next event will be on Dec 3rd in the Void Gallery in Derry. Email [email protected] to take part or visit artistclaremclaughlin.org for more information.

Owner of ‘Typewronger Books’ in Edinburgh, Tom Hodges, talked to Oliver about being hailed a hero by Hollywood star, and fellow typewriter enthusiast, Tom Hanks!