Beyond the Classroom is  a podcast that features lively and informed discussions about the key issues facing education in Ireland today. Host, Kate Barry, a practising secondary teacher interviews inspiring figures about their approach to teaching, research and the wider picture.

Renowned historian and former independent senator Prof John A Murphy has died, aged 95. Prof Murphy was interviewed a number of years  ago by UCC 98.3FM  and shared his memories  of University College Cork, his life  and work. He once  said that if there was one thing he could change in the country, it would be the quality and availability of education. It was a guiding principle throughout his life.

RIP

Author and journalist Mark McAvoy takes listeners on a journey of discovery through the music and history of Irish-French-African duo Métisse. For the first time, this music documentary provides an oral history of Métisse, the many challenges the group faced during their career and their achievements. Featuring interviews with band members, past musical collaborators, management and music industry figures, Métisse: World Of Our Own tells the story of one of Ireland’s most unique musical acts.

David and Johnjoe are joined by Brian O'Kane from the Femifesto Campaign to talk about the live issue of women's safety, access to politicians in advocacy and short-term trends in politics.

This week, Mark and Brian are joined by Emeritus Professor Fergus Shanahan. Fergus Shanahan was Professor and Chairman of the Department of Medicine at University College Cork. Fergus attended medical school in University College Dublin where he graduated with honours in 1977 and was awarded a gold medal in medicine from the Mater University Hospital. 

Professor Shanahan led a team of clinicians, clinician-scientists and basic scientists to successfully compete for seed funding from Science Foundation Ireland to create a multi-disciplinary research centre, the Alimentary Pharmabiotic Centre (APC), which was established in 2003 and which investigates host-microbe interactions in the gut in health and disease. In 2013, Science Foundation Ireland named Fergus Shanahan as Researcher of the Year. 

Hosts: Mark Vesey, Brian Curtin

Johnjoe announces 'Oldies Week' and spends the hour taking requests and plays 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s. Featuring Róisín O's new single 'Stolen', and an interview with Mario Rosenstock.

UCC 98.3FM's Johnjoe Brockie sits down with Mario Rosenstock to discuss his life and work as a comedian, COVID Comedy, the age of Tik Tok and his advice to any aspiring young comedians.

We are back babyyyy! In Episode 2 of Funny Business co-hosts Top and Power-Bottom chat about the love-hate relationship our generation has with dating apps. We talk red and green flags, what to do to stay safe if you're heading out for some "Funny Business", but most importantly COMMUNICATION!!! 

TW: This episode contains discussions of a sexual and explicit nature, also some verrrrry off-key singing

Hosts: Top

          Power-Bottom

The story of a chance meeting in 2008 between Andrew Weatherall, the world-renowned DJ, producer and remixer, and Gerard Sheehy, a Co. Cork fisherman. How this meeting inspired Weatherall to use the phrase “Fail We May, Sail We Must” as a personal mantra and how the phrase, in turn, has become an inspiration for thousands of others. It details how in 2021, on the first anniversary of Weatherall’s death, Sheehy was identified as the source of the phrase and tells how the two disparate worlds of the music and fishing industries collided. Produced by Paul McDermott for Learn and Sing Productions. Sound supervision by Kieran Hurley.

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