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• Keeping track of films inside of films

  What is a film inside a film, and do you remember some of the movies that characters in famous Christmas films were watching?Home Alone and The Holiday are just some of the films which have fake movies, and Lynn Fisher has created a special database of these fake movies: Nestflix.Lynn joins Seán to discuss.

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• Should you barbeque your turkey?

  Renowned Chef Dean Diplock, joins Seán to talk about the national obsession of his home country of South Africa: barbequing, and whether or not you should barbeque your Christmas turkey!

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• Ireland has the highest percentage of ‘bears’ in the world

  According to Grindr’s end of year ‘Unwrapped’ data, Ireland has the highest percentage of bears in the world. No, not the ones that eat honey.Joining Seán to discuss is Neal O’Hara, Chairman of Dublin Bears!

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• Paula Meehan on her poetry and life

  Seán is joined by one of Ireland’s most influential poets, Paula Meehan. With a career spanning decades, Paula’s work has consistently explored themes of home, belonging, and marginalisation, speaking for those often left unheard.Born in Dublin, she grew up in the tenements and has used her poetry to give voice to the dispossessed.Paula is speaking at Other Voices, held in the Guiness storehouse on Tuesday the 16th of December: an evening of songs, stories and spoken word, all curated around the theme of ‘Home’.

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• Valentia Island locals hoping to establish UNESCO World Heritage site

  A group of locals on Valentia Island are seeking permission to refurbish the old First Message Building and Cable Station in order to strengthen their case for it to be a UNESCO World Heritage site.Lucian Horvat, from the Valentia Island Development Company, joins to discuss.

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