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

This week Ryan spoke to John Hennigan on adopting a child as a single man in Vietnam; Singer-songwriter Annmarie Cullen on her musical career; Jason Sherlock on navigating the education system as an Irish Traveller; And autograph hunter Adam Andrusier on turning his childhood hobby into a lifelong career.

Adam Andrusier joined Ryan on the line from the UK to talk about how he turned his childhood hobby of collecting autographs into a career. His new book 'Two Hitlers and a Marilyn' chronicles his life through the autographs he's collected along the way.

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

Jason Sherlock is a student in NUI Galway and he joined Ryan on the line to talk about what it was like to navigate the education system as an Irish Traveller and why it is so important to embrace Traveller history and culture as part of school curriculum.

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

Annmarie Cullen left Ireland 25 years ago to pursue a career in music in Los Angeles. This morning she joined Ryan in studio to talk about her early success, coming out in thirties and how she's now back in Ireland and writing new music!

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

After Ryan mentioned the fifty year anniversary of Jim Morrison's death, Cathy got in touch to tell Ryan about the regular visitors to the apartment where he died, which is just across the street from where she lives in Paris.

Originally from Mayo, John Hennigan lives in Vietnam where he works as an English teacher. He joined Ryan on the line from Hanoi to talk about his experience of adopting a child as a single man in Vietnam.