With the recent collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and the bailout of Credit Suisse, it’s beginning to feel a lot like 2008 again. This week Katie is talking to political economist Mark Blyth of Brown University to try and make sense of the current state of the global economy.

This week Katie is joined by Tomm Moore. Tomm is a filmmaker and co-founder of Kilkenny animation studio Cartoon Saloon, which has been nominated for Best Animated Feature four times at the Academy Awards. His Irish folklore trilogy, Wolfwalkers, Song of the Sea, and The Secret of Kells, changed the face of Irish animation.

Ahead of the 2023 Cheltenham festival, Ireland's greatest woman horse racing trainer Jessica Harrington tells Katie about her career in racing and gives her first interview about her ongoing recovery from breast cancer.

Who are the New IRA? In the wake of the horrific attack on PSNI Detective Chief Inspector John Caldwell, Katie speaks to Dr Aaron Edwards, a leading expert on dissident organisations in Northern Ireland.

On the anniversary of the launch of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Clodagh Kilcoyne tells Katie Hannon what it's like covering the war on the ground. A staff photographer with the Reuters news agency, she speaks from Antakya in Turkey, where she's on assignment documenting the aftermath of the recent series of earthquakes.

Former Minister for Communications, Denis Naughten, shocked many in the political world this week when he announced he's not going to stand at the next general election. Why is he leaving, what's next, and what will he miss most about political life? He tells Katie Hannon.

Katie Hannon speaks to Reuben Hambakachere of the Cultúr Migrant Centre in Navan about life as a migrant living in Ireland, and his experience in the direct provision system.

Katie Hannon speaks to acclaimed actor, Liam Cunningham, about his life and politics. Cunningham is best known for his roles in Hunger, The Wind That Shakes The Barley, and more recently as Davos Seaworth in the HBO series Game Of Thrones. He speaks about his working class roots in north Dublin, and how it shaped his political outlook.