When the internet blew up earlier this week with the arrival of the Barbie trailer, the more discerning fans will have noticed that two obscure characters from the Mattell canon made an appearance. Midge and Allan...but who are these friends of Barbie and Ken and why are they so controversial? Joining Sean was Dais Johnston, Journalist with Inverse.com.
Jun 5
Why do we have so few cockroaches in Ireland?
Last month saw the largest seizure of illegal insects in Australian history, over 100,000 giant cockroaches, worth nearly 200,000 Australian Dollars, were seized. With cockroaches in apparently such high demand, ‘the bug doctor’ Dr. Michel Dugon, joins Seán to discuss cockroaches ... Show More
8m 11s
Jun 5
What does Irish-grown wine look like?
On a segment like Movies and Booze, you’ll see many exotic types of wine tried, from different parts of the world, but what does a local wine taste like? How is it grown?Seán is joined by Mary Llewellyn, who has her own vineyard in her front garden.
20m 17s
Jul 2023
The Barbie Tapes: When Girls--and Barbie--Could Do Anything
In this episode, Ruth and Elliot Handler are gone, and the new Mattel team, led by a man who feared the volatility of the toy business, diversified the company and made a big gamble on electronics. It didn’t work. Fortunately, Barbie ends up in the sure hands of some trailblazing ... Show More
32m 26s
Jul 2023
Barbie & Oppenheimer & Strikes, Oh My
Hollywood is still shut down by its historic dual strike, but this weekend the industry saw its most explosive box office numbers of the year. So far, Barbie has made over 200 million domestically and Oppenheimer has surpassed 100 million. So are the movies back in business? Or i ... Show More
48m 19s
