Episodes
Published 10/24/21
Jen Morris, beauty content creator went through the best of the weeks pop culture stories, including Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker's grand-gesture engagement, and that Aer Lingus Cara Delevingne's connection.
Published 10/24/21
Many people living in Ireland have an invisible disability, meaning they may not receive the same amount of support when handling daily life. Emily Larkin set up Invisible Disability Ireland, which focuses on raising awareness and campaigning on invisible disabilities to achieve better understanding towards hidden illnesses and conditions.
Published 10/24/21
Dr Sarah Cleary, with a Phd in Horror, Popular Culture and Censorship, dissected the horror genre, and offered suggestions for some great scary films to sink your teeth into over the bank holiday.
Published 10/24/21
Gaff Goddess Laura de Barra is back with her She-IY skills and she spoke to Louise about her new book 'Décor Galore: The Essential Guide to Styling Your Home'.
Published 10/24/21
Political Correspondent for The Irish Examiner Aoife Moore joined us on Saturday morning to talk about the stories that propped up during the week. Aoife spoke to us about the reopening of nightclubs, the free contraception scheme, legalising cannabis in Luxembourg and much more.
Published 10/23/21
From legal assistance to life coaching, Minding Creative Minds is an organisation that provides 24/7 support to anyone who needs it within the creative industries, a sector that has been devastated by Covid-19.
Published 10/23/21
This week, ‘How to be an Adult’ is all about fertility and the important matter of egg freezing. Dr Cathy Allen, Consultant Obstetrician Gynaecologist at the Merrion Fertility Clinic told us everything we need to consider, including how to prepare the body for egg retrieval and how much it costs.
Published 10/23/21
Written by RTE's David McCullagh, the latest book in the Gill Books series of important topics tackled by experts is The Great Irish Politics Book. Aimed at 8 years and up, it covers tricky topics like political systems, elections, voting, and government. All that, and gorgeous illustrations too!
Published 10/23/21
It's all Pop and Culture with our panel this week and Conor Behan, music journalist and 2FM broadcaster, is our guiding star of the week! As we all get excited about Adele's return. Conor spoke to us about her Vogue covers, about Diane Keaton's Justin Bieber connection, and 'Harvey Orc-stein'.
Published 10/10/21
The Good Information Project by The Journal, explores topics that affect Ireland's future BUT with a focus on the things YOU want to know. This month they explore Migration in Europe. Gráinne Ní Aodha from TGIP spoke to us about their research, people's questions, and looked ahead to next months' topic.
Published 10/10/21
Having dreamt of it for almost 18 months now - we are back on planes, trains, and automobiles! Holidays are back on the cards! Russell and Patrick, AKA The Gastrogays, are here with some tips for travel, destination ideas, and general advice around catching some winter sun!
Published 10/10/21
There were many shining lights throughout the last year - one that shone most brightly was Sophie Ellis-Bextors Kitchen Discos! Sophie has just released a book, 'Spinning Plates: Thoughts on Men, Music and Motherhood' She joined Louise to explore her life from growing up in a Blue Peter household, to her massive career in music!
Published 10/10/21
Since 2017 Ireland has been obsessed with one person... Aisling. We have followed her through three books so far, and now, Authors, Sarah Breen & Emer Mclysaght are bringing us along for the next step of the journey. Aisling heads to New York! They joined Louise to tell us about the journey, the job, and the writing.
Published 10/09/21
Political Reporter with the Irish Independent, Gabija Gataveckaite, joined us on Saturday morning to talk about the stories that propped up the week! For the first time since this show began, we kicked off today without COVID news. Gabija spoke to us about university food banks, Malaria Vaccines, and the ongoing Texas abortion ban!
Published 10/09/21
Though drag has existed, in some form, for hundreds of years - there's no question about the revolution that RuPaul's Drag Race brought upon it. Cian Sullivan and James O'Hagan are hosts of 'Sissy That Pod' - they joined the show to explore the evolution, and dominance, of Ru's drag empire!
Published 10/09/21
This week, ‘How to be an Adult’ is all about learning to love art! Our Show Pro today is Sinéad Kathy Rice, Head of Education at the National Gallery of Ireland. Art exists in every aspect of our life, sometimes it's hard to understand. Sinéad gave us advice on how to appreciate, create and understand all kinds of art.
Published 10/09/21
It's all Pop and Culture with our panel this week! Cassie Delaney, Founder of Tall Tales Podcast Production, is helping us get to grips with it all! Cassie is giving us one of the greatest Britney-related news stories you can Imagine. She is also talking Shakira's encounter with Wild Boars, Prince Harry's Pharma speech, and a possible Adele album!
Published 10/03/21
Over the last couple of weeks, for many reasons, we've been faced with the question of what is Irish TV? What makes something distinctively Irish? Well, TV Expert Jenn Gannon is joining the show to talk about what makes something distinctively Irish... And what makes something not.
Published 10/03/21
Losing a member of the family is incredibly hard, and most people need to lean on someone else to get through. When Maeveen, Edel, and Cathy McNabb lost their sister - Triona Mcnabb - they realized that the support for siblings was hard to find, if available at all. They started the Sibling Grief Club and Maeveen joined Louise to talk about it.
Published 10/03/21
'No' is a full sentence, the power of the word can be underestimated and hard to yield. This is especially true for women. Grace Jennings-Edquist, Australian Journalist & Author, explores how women can become overwhelmed saying 'Yes' and gives advice on how to use 'No' in her book "The Yes Woman: How To Reclaim Your Power By Finally Saying No".
Published 10/03/21
Political Correspondent for The Irish Examiner, Aoife Moore, joined us on Saturday morning to talk about the stories that propped up the week! On the week we lay NPHET press briefings to rest, Aoife spoke to us about the Wayne Couzens sentencing, the Mica repairs bill, and the return of nightclub.
Published 10/02/21
Of all the muscles that weren't worked over the pandemic - our vocal cords have possibly suffered most. So why not take our newfound freedoms and work those cords out! Lily Lacey, from Sing Ireland, joined Louise to talk about the joy of singing, how to find a choir, and about the best ways to get singing again!
Published 10/02/21
This week, ‘How to be an Adult’ is all about finding the right help! Our Show Pro today is Sarah Gilligan, psychotherapist with capableminds.ie. Sarah knows the importance of finding the right therapist for the right person and is here with some advice on how to do that! Sarah also helped listeners with their questions!
Published 10/02/21
This week we celebrate the start of Black history Month. Louise was joined by Dr Ebun Joseph to explore education, the best ways to celebrate, and the changes still needed in Ireland. Dr Ebun Joseph is a Race relations Consultant, lecturer in Black Studies and Director of the Institute of Anti-racism and Black Studies.
Published 10/02/21