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What do Brexit, Trump, human evolution and the US all have in common? They will all be up for discussion this Saturday, September 12th,  at the Galway International Arts Festival's First Thought Talks series presented in association with NUI Galway as part of the festival’s Autumn Edition programme.  Always a hugely popular part of the Festival, the First Thought Talks series returned last weekend with engaging and enlightening talks from the likes of Professor Luke O’Neill, Fintan O’Toole, RTÉ’s Fergal Bowers and David McCullagh, Dr. Catherine Motherway, Prof Diarmaid Ferriter, Mini ..read more

This week Susan talks to German researcher and writer Anja Shortland about her fascinating new book 'Kidnap: Inside the Ransom Business' published by Oxford University Press ..read more

This Saturday at 4:15am, thousands of people will gather together at 168 different venues around Ireland to take part in the annual Darkness Into Light walk. And they won’t be alone. Around the globe in 19 countries across 5 continents, more than 200,000 others will be walking with them. Darkness Into Light is organised by Pieta House and proudly supported by Electric Ireland since 2013. Electric Ireland’s support has seen the event grow from 20 venues in 2013 to almost 200 this year, making a huge difference to countless lives along the way. Marguerite Sayers, Executive Director, ESB, comm ..read more

This week Susan talks to British historian of emotions and writer Tiffany Watt Smith about her latest book 'Schadenfreude: The Joy of Another's Misfortune' published by The Wellcome Collection ..read more