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In this episode: our panel will discuss where do we draw the line between curiosity and offensiveness? Featuring Grace Odumosu, film producer, Blezzing Dada, mental health advocate, and Dr James Carr, Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Limerick. We’ll meet the Kerry Garda who’s won a Diversity Award for supporting children with additional needs. And on the Social Scene, we’ll meet the theatre makers who have been inspired by queer people’s stories, Hana Flam & Emma Hurson, creators of the production ‘Traces of a World-To-Be’.

Our panel reflects on the experiences of ‘Codas’, the hearing children of deaf adults, with Codas Catherine White, Amanda Coogan and Declan Buckley, interpreted by Cormac Leonard. An ISL version of the interview will shortly be available on Newstalk’s digital platforms. On What’s Your Story we meet Black&Irish founder Leon Diop. And on the Social Scene: Irish Centre For Diversity - Rob Fitzpatrick, D&I Trainer and Advisor.

In this episode: Our panel reflects on how to ensure people with intellectual disabilities continue to receive the care, support and opportunities they deserve when their parents and siblings are no longer able to provide it. Fashion designer Farouk Alao tells us how he explores Céad Míle Fáilte in his designs. And on the Social Scene, driving as a wheelchair user, with Joe McCormack, wheelchair user, and Barry Reid, manager of the Motoring Assessment, Advice and Tuition Service (MAATS) for the Irish Wheelchair Association.

In this episode: Is enough being done to encourage migrants into politics in Ireland? That's with our panel Brian Sheehan, CEO of Women For Election, Liliana Fernández, Leadership Officer at the National Women’s Council of Ireland, and Nazek Ramadan, Director of Migrant Voice, a non-profit migrant-led organisation in the UK established to develop the skills, capacity and confidence of members of migrant communities. On What’s Your Story, we meet Mahbooba Faiz, lawyer and women’s rights activist. And on the Social Scene, we’ll chat to Maren Reeder and Declan Murphy, manager and volunteer at Oxfam Books in the heart of Dublin City Centre.

In this episode: The new Social Inclusion Roadmap – how feasible is it? We’ll chat to Zak Moradi about his journey from a refugee camp in Iraq to becoming a championship-winning hurler for Leitrim. And on the Social Scene, bringing the lived experiences of Brazilian men in Ireland to the stage through movement.

Our panel will discuss housing insecurity, and whether some communities are disproportionately affected. That's with Ann-Marie O’Reilly, Threshold’s National Advocacy Manager, and Ciara Kealy, Threshold Advisor. We’ll meet Chinese-Irish musician Ethan Hollan, better known as Touzai. And on the Social Scene, why we need to see queer filmmaking in a new light, with the GAZE LGBTQIA International Film Festival, with programmer James Hudson.

In this episode: how should the film industry approach diversity in casting? We discuss with film producer Grace Odumosu and director Aisha Bolaji. We meet the new CEO of BelongTo, Kieran O'Donovan, on What's Your Story. And on the Social Scene we hear about Brazilian Day, taking place this week.

Our panel reflects on how can we counteract toxic masculinity and why we should perhaps stop using that term, with Cormac Ó Nuanáin of Wolf Academy and Dr Kenny Doyle of the Men's Development Network. What's Your Story features HIV activist Rebecca Tallon de Havilland. And on the Social Scene: what can people with disabilities expect from Irish Rail's new assistance platform coming out later this year, with Barry Kenny of Irish Rail.

In this episode: the future of accessible technology for visually impaired and blind people, with David Redmond, Technology Trainer and Digital Content Creator at Vision Ireland, and Sean Doran, Head of Technology at the Vision Ireland Labs; Palestinian artist Tuqa Al-Sarraj joins us for What’s Your Story to explore the role her heritage plays in her installations; and on the Social Scene, we’ll be talking about how live music shows can become more welcoming and inclusive for autistic artists and audiences, with musician Hánt.

In this episode: the power of movement as a tool for inclusion with Active Disability Ireland; what exactly is ballroom culture and its significant history?; and on the Social Scene, we’ll be hearing about the conversational English classes taking place around the country with Fáilte Isteach.