Catch Up with Louise McSharry

When I heard that Irish writer and creative writing lecturer Roisin Kiberd had written a book of essays on beauty, I knew I had to read it. Once I'd read it, I knew I had to chat to her about it, so that's what you're going to hear today. The Most Normal Woman explores Roisin's relationship with beauty, beauty ideals, beauty niches and beauty standards and I absolutely loved it. To support the podcast and access bonus episodes, join the community on Patreon here.

This week Emer McLysaght and I discuss the week's entertainment stories, including our thoughts on this year's Electric Picnic, the conviction in relation to the murder of Tupac Shakur, Olivia Rodrigo's Daisy Chain Fields festival and why Mel Gibson just can't stop being a jerk.To support the podcast and access bonus episodes, join the community on Patreon here.

Today’s guest is Professor Kimberly D. Acquaviva. Kimberly has spent more than a decade working in education around inclusivity for LGBTQIA people in end of life care, A year and a half after she published LGBTQ-Inclusive Hospice & Palliative Care: A Practical Guide to Transforming Professional Practice in 2017, Kim learned that her wife Kathy had ovarian cancer. Kim and Kathy spent the next six months sharing their experiences via social media and giving people a sense of what it's like to be living while dying.  Shortly after Kathy died in August 2019, a New Yorker documentary film was made about Kim, Kathy, and their son Greyson. Kimberly is coming to Ireland as part of Palliative Care week, and I was so happy to catch up with her this week ahead of her trip.To support the podcast and access bonus episodes, join the community on Patreon here.

Lots to discuss with Cian Sullivan this week from Meghan Markle's reported return to acting to Zara Larsson's charming fit of the giggles.To support the podcast and access bonus episodes, join the community on Patreon here.

This week Carl Kinsella and I discuss the fallout from last week's awful crash on the M9, the drug people with Friedrich's Ataxia are begging for and the strange case of Natalie Harp, aide to Donald Trump.To support the podcast and access bonus episodes, join the community on Patreon here.

This week I'm chatting to chef, restauranteur and tv STAR Anna Haugh.To support the podcast and access bonus episodes, join the community on Patreon here.

This week Esther O'Moore-Donohoe was on hand to take us through the week's entertainment stories.To support the podcast and access bonus episodes, join the community on Patreon here.

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In this week's reality catch up I discuss latest episodes of The Real Housewives: Ultimate Girls Trip, The Valley, Next Gen NYC and Below Deck Mediterranean. To support the podcast and access bonus episodes, join the community on Patreon here.