Regular contributor Alan Tuffery joins Donie Tarrant to talk about Modern Manners. What are manners? How have they changed? Are we all getting rude, less considerate? First aired: 24/7/23
Regular contributor Alan Tuffery joins Donie Tarrant to talk about the approaches to discussion about ‘Uniting Ireland’. What do the polls show? What are the obstacles? How can we move forward? 1st broadcast on: 26/06/23
Regular contributor Alan Tuffery joins Donie Tarrant to discuss Oaths, as used in courts. What are they? Where did they come from? Are religious oaths discriminatory? Should they be replaced? If so, with what? 1st broadcast on 12/06/23
Regular contributor Alan Tuffery joins Donie Tarrant to ask whether relaxing is good for us or not. Is enjoying entertainment provided for us a good thing? Should we be more engaged, more creative? 1st broadcast on 22/05/23
Donie Tarrant is joined by regular contributor Alan Tuffery explore the morality of institutions. Institutions’ main concerns are survival and profits. What does it mean for wider Society? What are the responsibilities of the executives to society? Is there a better way…
Regular contributor Alan Tuffery joins Donie Tarrant for their 50th conversation on Northside Today as they talk about — what else? — Conversation. What’s the Difference between conversation and gossip. What is conversation good for? How did Conversations change the world? T:…
Regular contributor Alan Tuffery joins Donie Tarrant to discuss the value of the individual. Given our fleeting existence compared with the life of the Earth, what is the value of an individual? What makes life worth living? Do we matter?
Regular contributor Alan Tuffery joins Donie Tarrant to discuss Political Correctness. What it is? Has it ‘gone mad’. Why do some people get upset by changes to language? Should we rewrite classic works?
Donie Tarrant talks to regular contributor Alan Tuffery about the joys of spring: days getting longer and warmer, new growth of bud and leaves. A time of new beginnings. Even a new public holiday!
Regular contributor Alan Tuffery joins Donie Tarrant to discuss the campaign for Voluntary Assisted Dying Why is it necessary? Where is it now? What is the government doing about it? What are the prospect for introduction of VAD in Ireland.
Regular contributor Alan Tuffery joins Donie Tarrant to discuss Heroes. Why do we want to admire them? Do we need heroes? Do they survive close inspection
Regular contributor Alan Tuffery joins Donie Tarrant to discuss Evolution. What is it? What does mean for the place of humans in the world. What are the implications for individuals and society?