Broadcaster and biologist Liz Bonnin tells Marie Kelly in her own words why she was horrified by Irish cuisine in the eighties, how community is the key to climate change and why she’ll always remain under the spell of the Burren.

Founder and chief executive of Tilting the Lens Sinéad Burke tells Marie Kelly in her own words where she learned to advocate for herself, how Ireland is failing those with disabilities and why there’s nothing better than coming home.

Podcaster and author Blindboy Boatclub tells Marie Kelly in his own words about his early school trauma, adult autism diagnosis and how a plastic bag protects his privacy.

Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Paul Muldoon tells Marie Kelly in his own words about the after-effects of growing up during the Troubles, why he feels like he never left Ireland and how the Irish language has influenced his work.

Sean-nós singer Iarla Ó Lionaird tells Marie Kelly in his own words about feeling alienated from the trad community in Ireland and creating music 30 years ahead of its time.

Michelin star chef JP McMahon tells Marie Kelly in his own words why contemporary Irish cuisine was such a hard sell, what it takes to build an award-winning restaurant and why he’s much too Irish to acknowledge his achievements.

Writer Cauvery Madhavan arrived in Ireland with a stockpile of condoms or a “suitcase full of sin”. She tells Marie Kelly in her own words what it was like leaving conservative India in the 1980s and moving to ultra-conservative Ireland.

Restaurateurs Marc and Conor Bereen tell Marie Kelly about the dogged determination that has led to the reopening of their much-loved Dublin eatery, Coppinger Row.

Beauty boss Trinny Woodall talks to Marie Kelly about her Irish tribe, trading commodities and her three-minute make-up routine.