Dr David McGrath is Director of Trinity's College Health Service and came to this line of medicine through his work at the University of Edinburgh where he found his calling. He talks us through his early days of experience in emergency medicine and also his work with patients that had what came to be known as AIDS during his time in Kenya. Dr McGr…

Professor Ruth Byrne is a globally acknowledged scholarly leader in the field of Cognitive Psychology: a psychological scientist who has advanced our understanding of the human mind. She has made a distinguished scholarly contribution to psychology through her research on human reasoning and imagination including experimental and computational inve…

Vice Provost Juergen Barkoff on Trinity's Strategic Plan 2020-2025 by Katie S. Byrne and Tom MolloyBy Katie S. Byrne and Tom Molloy

Business Studies and German student Zara Hussey spoke with us from her Erasmus placement in Innsbruck, Austria. She has had a life-changing experience while going to university in a new country and different culture. Her non-profit work with JustDiggit has also been eye-opening and rewarding. Listen in to get some of your Erasmus and study abroad q…

In order to reach our emissions targets, Dr Brian Caulfield says we need to 'throw the kitchen sink at it.' There is hope however, that we can have better, safe public transport to enrich our lives and get those emissions down. First we need a massive investment in public transport - busses, cycling infrastructure, incentives and more. Dr Brian Cau…

Trinity alums Luke and Daniel saw something missing in the streaming market - somewhere for people who genuinely want to support artists in a more direct way. As a result they developed Minm, based on the user-centric payment model, distributing subscription fees based on user's listening habits. Listen in to hear how they got their start and what …

In this podcast we look back over the last ten years of one of the most competitive research institutes in the world – the Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute. Home to world leading scientists, TBSI brings together Schools of Biochemistry and Immunology, Medicine, Pharmacy, Bioengineering and Chemistry to conduct research that has real impact on …

Part two of our talk with Professor Rose Anne Kenny on aging well, what the research says will keep us happy and healthy well into old age.By Katie S. Byrne and Tom Molloy

Rose Anne Kenny has accolades through the roof, and for good reason: she is a best selling-author, distinguished professor and successful medical gerontologist. She is also the founding Principal Investigator of Ireland's largest adult population study on the experience of ageing in Ireland - The Irish LongituDinal study on Ageing (TILDA), now in i…

Student Heather McLean had an idea after a particularly inspiring project on climate action was given by Associate Professor Clare Kelly in her Psychology of Climate Crisis elective. With the help of Head of Catering Moira O'Brien and Healthy Trinity's Martina Mullen, Heather has turned this into a full blown campus experiment. Can we greatly reduc…

Professor in Deaf Studies and Associate Vice Provost for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Lorraine Leeson fills us in on how Trinity and other institutions need to not only open the door, but need to genuinely create a space where everyone feels welcomed. You can see the Irish Sign Language translation of this podcast here: https://youtu.be/wpkr93…

Head of Sport Michelle Tanner, Prof Ian Robertson, Co-Director of the Global Brain Health Institute and Assistant Professor in Addiction Jo-Hanna Ivers discuss how you can set yourself up for success when it comes to making new habits and breaking old ones.By Katie S. Byrne and Tom Molloy

We have Clinical Psychiatrist and author Brendan Kelly with us on Trinity Talks going into what makes us happy. He has mounds of evidence and tips to share when it comes to factors that lead to a happy life. Listen in to hear about acceptance, comparision, sleep, exercise and all the other variables that can lead to more happiness.…

Trinity student Peggy MacHale chats to us about what it was like preparring for and then finally recieving the news on Front Square that she had earned the Foundation Scholarship, or Schols as they call it. Trinity Scholars recieve free tuition, accommodation and other perks.By Katie S. Byrne and Tom Molloy

Ussher Assistant Professor in Immunology Fred Sheedy may have trained with Luke O'Neill, but he is forging his own trail. He established his independent research group that "examinies macrophage function in health and disease". He pioneered miRNA research in the field of innate immunity during his graduate studies. On top of it all he finds time to…

We sit down with Aine Flood, the Education and Public Engagement Manger with I-LOFAR radio telescope in Birr, County Offaly. She touches on who's best at talking science, misconceptions of science, and all things astronomy.By Katie S. Byrne and Tom Molloy

Chemistry, like Math, usually ranks up there as 'least favourite subject' for a lot of us. Kerryman Dr John O'Donoghue tackles this notion head-on and makes a strong case for why Chemistry can be more attractive than we might think. From his anti-cancer research to chemical engineering, listen in to hear how varied and creative the study of Chemist…

Trinity students Lara Pairceir and Laura Brennan founded the app called Ethicart, smartly designed to help us shop more sustainably, in an easy user-friendly way. We go through their experience as students and entrepreneurs to app developers.By Katie S. Byrne and Tom Molloy

Dean of Trinity Business School Andrew Burke has entrepreneurship in his roots, but as a former band musician and young student from Dublin he certainly didn't predict where he'd end up. Andrew has led the business school through many successes, evolving from a school to a community, and a sustainable one at that.…

The Hologram, once at home in a sci-fi universe has made its way through our TV screens and into the world we live in.Here, Professor Aljosa Smolic, SFI Research Professor of Creative Technologies at Trinity discusses what a hologram is, how they are made and why they're not going away any time soon.…

In this fascinating podcast Professor Luke O’Neill FRS, and the author Conrad Keating discuss some of the decisive moments that have shaped global health over the past half century. Their wide-ranging conversation is framed by the content of Keating’s forthcoming book The Decisive Moments: Tore Godal and the Rise of Global Health. Keating’s book ex…

Trinity's Consultant Neurologist Dr Orla Hardiman sat down with us to discuss her research in Motor-Neuron Disease, she sees most new cases in Ireland every year. In her impressive career she has set up more than 10 clinics, some of which have been replicated throughout the world. We discuss everything from googling your symptoms (please no) to shi…

Diarmuid O'Brien, Trinity's Chief Innovation and Enterprise Officer has a seriously impressive resume that he just keeps on building. Listen in as Tom Molloy tries to get behind what makes him tick.By Katie S. Byrne and Tom Molloy

Prof Yvonne Buckley lays out what we need to do in Ireland to start replenishing our biodiversity. Not a good sign that our government spends more on greyhound racing than national parks so that would be a start.By Katie S. Byrne and Tom Molloy

Brian Lucey is an intriguing twitter-happy top economist and world expert on gold. Here he chats with Tom Molloy on investing strategies, predictions future currency and why economics is called the dismal science. Listen in to get a quick lesson from a world-renowned expert.By Katie S. Byrne and Tom Molloy

If you don't know Shane's work, you should. He wrote the book on torture (doesn't work) and walking (works a treat) and is often contacted by lawyers from Guantanamo Bay to cite his research in trials of prisoners. He's been quoted in UN policy and was on CIA's radar. Listen in as we try and work out how he does it all, while walking.…

Everyone here knows Professor Jane Stout for reintroducing bees on campus and increasing Trinity's biodiversity. What she's working on is vital; 75% of crops are animal pollinated, 90% for wild plants. Listen in on the simple ways we can help increase habitat for pollinators and do our part.By Katie S. Byrne and Tom Molloy

Martina Mullin explains how getting healthy is a series of small changes throughout your day, it doesn't have to be an hour at the gym or a complete reboot of your diet. She also discusses trends in health and what we need to do going forward to ensure that progress doesn't get reversed.By Katie S. Byrne and Tom Molloy

Associate Prof in History Dr Susan Flavin has a unique take on studying history and her work is bringing together historians and archaeologists to explore what we ate and drank (hint: lots of beer) during the 16th century.By Katie S. Byrne and Tom Molloy

Assistant Professor Dr Deirdre Daly set out to be a nurse, never wanted to be a midwife. Then after a compulsory course in the subject, she couldn't turn away. She's become a leading expert in midwifery and women's health after motherhood. She has created an online resource for mothers to help them thrive after childbirth, not just put up with thin…

This movie went from zero to “might win J.Lo an Oscar” in no time at all. As a woman-directed female-led crime story, we couldn’t wait to see it. Show notes: Hustlers (2019) - IMDb The Hustlers at Scores -- The Cut How Hustlers Conveys The Female Gaze Hustlers: What the Real-Life Inspiration for Jennifer Lopez’s Stripper Thinks of the Film | Vanity…

Trinity's Methodist Chaplain in residence and all-around great character, the Rev Dr Julian 'Jules' Hamilton is a favourite among students here. Listen in to find out why and hear all about the famously inspiring event he co-founded: The Good Summit at Trinity College Dublin.By Katie S. Byrne and Tom Molloy

We didn’t really want to watch this, but we absolutely had to be part of the conversation. When people start maligning our much-loved comic book movies and thinking they can do it better, we need to get in there and see for ourselves. Joaquin Phoenix plays this (apparently) grittier, more realistic version of the Joker, directed by The Hangover’s T…

Masters student Lyndsay Walsh has won a few significant awards in her relatively short career and she's got momentum. Listen in as we talk about what got her interested in Natural Sciences and what we all need to do to play our part to make Ireland and the world more sustainable.By Katie S. Byrne and Tom Molloy

In 2018, documentary filmmaker Rachel Lear’s followed four non-traditional female candidates for the congressional primaries. One of those candidates was Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and so this film has a ringside seat to the rise of one of the most exciting new progressive voices of our age. Show notes: Knock Down the House (2019) - IMDb A Tale of Tw…

Assistant Professor of Economics Ronan Lyons talks us through what is really wrong with housing in Dublin and Ireland in general. He even has a formula for what you should be willing to pay for a house. Listen in as we talk land use, high cost of building and how to avoid getting in trouble on social media.…

Brad Pitt is getting some later-career Oscar buzz for this performance as a lone astronaut journeying across the solar system to find his missing dad. We love a good sci-fi, and that premise had us intrigued. Show notes: Ad Astra (2019) - IMDb 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) - IMDb First Man (2018) - IMDb Interstellar (2014) - IMDb Gravity (2013) - IM…

This new Netflix sci-fi may be only a middling look at motherhood, but less than 24 hours after this episode was recoded, Mel gave birth. Starring Hillary Swank, newcomer Clara Rugaard and a robot voiced by Rose Byrne, this film tells the story of a robot raising human children in a secure facility designed to repopulate the ruined Earth. Shot in 3…

The second half of Stephen King’s IT gets the big budget, big star treatment (and nearly three hours of run time). Show notes: It Chapter Two (2019) - IMDb It (2017) - IMDb It (TV Mini-Series 1990) - IMDb We love hearing from listeners! Tweet us @screen_queens, like us on Facebook or hang out with us on Tumblr!…

Oscar Isaac, Pedro Pascal and Ben Affleck in a Netflix movie? As former special forces soldiers taking on South American drug lords? Count us in! A new instalment of the long-running ‘Katie watches Oscar Isaac’s entire filmography’ series. Show notes: Triple Frontier (2019) - IMDb A Most Violent Year (2014) - IMDb We love hearing from listeners! Tw…

Mindy Kaling gave Emma Thompson the great gift of this role as the host of a long-running late night show facing oblivion as her show nears three decades on air. Kaling takes her expert-level rom-com game and applies it here to the story of a diversity hire in a white, male world, taking us on a tour of how race and gender play out in Hollywood wit…

Trinity student Jessica Garska is a tutor on Trinity's English for Academic Purposes (EAP) Programme. In this podcast she shares her top tips for non-native English speakers when it comes to academic writing and getting settled in to college. In five words she says 'it's all about the meaning'. Listen in to find out what language supports are avail…

Chris Pine in a Netflix movie! Where he gets naked! Sign us up! Our favourite Starfleet Captain/Superhero Love Interest/Indie Darling takes on the juicy role of 12th century rebel Scottish leader Robert the Bruce, ably supported by Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Tony Curran, and reteaming with Hell or High Water director David Mackenzie. Show notes: Outl…

Trinity College Dublin and Tangent have launched postgraduate certificates in Dublin, Cavan, Waterford, Tipperary, and Longford aimed at aspiring entrepreneurs and those who wish to bring innovative solutions to their organisations. Listen in as we get all the details from the programme director Allyson Lambert , former student Louise Quinn and Com…

The Fast & Furious franchise gives its two biggest stars their own spin-off, and finally teams The Rock with Jason Statham (ably assisted by Idris Elba and Vanessa Kirby). The explosions are as big as the muscles as car nerdery gives way to more generic, physics-denying stunts, exotic locations and showy cameos as Universal wrings every last dollar…

Disney’s nostalgia goldmine continues to deliver with a live-action (CGI-action?) remake of everyone’s childhood favourite The Lion King, directed by friend of the pod Jon Favreau. How long will they keep making these? Are we part of the problem for giving them attention? Did Mel really take her two-week old to a screening? the answers are: until i…

Trinity's Professor of Genetics Dan Bradley talks about piecing together the human story through ancient DNA, what the massive migrations through Europe mean to us and which population remained virtually untouched by all of this.How can 1 in 5 people in Donegal have the same relatively recent male ancestor? He talks genetic fingerprints, time-trave…

We missed this highly-regarded film from Korean director Park Chan-Wook (director of one of our oft-overlooked favourites, Stoker) because it missed out on an Australian release back in 2016. Based on an English novel, it tells the story of two women brought together in unusual circumstances in Japanese-ruled Korea in the 1930s. We finally caught i…

Your friendly neighbourhood Spider-Man takes Europe, and helps Marvel audiences recover from the Endgame! We were a little late in getting this episode out, due to the small matter of the arrival of a new human. Show notes: Spider-Man: Far from Home (2019) - IMDb 'My Cousin Vinny' 25th Anniversary: The Scene That Won Marisa Tomei Her Oscar Marisa T…

There are some people that are so engaging you could just listen to them for hours. Trinity's Professor of Early Modern History is certainly one of them. He makes a compelling argument for why you should be paying attention to History whether you like it or not.By Katie S. Byrne and Tom Molloy