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Drums, Druids and Dazzling Magic

Disability Week, Solstice tales, magic, music and a fiery lamb feast!

Get ready for a jam-packed episode celebrating ability, endurance, ancient wisdom, and a touch of magic!

It鈥檚 Disability Awareness Week, and John visits the heart-warming Fermanagh Fun Farm, where adults with disabilities don caps and gowns at a joyful graduation ceremony.

Scottish rugby legend Kenny Logan chats about his epic 555-mile cycle across Ireland, raising funds and awareness for My Name鈥�5 Doddie Foundation and the Irish Motor Neurone Disease Association.

To honour the Summer Solstice, Jul铆 N铆 Mhaoile贸in, the Dingle Druid, shares tales of fire, folklore, and ancient ritual.

Inspired by the stars, John hits the mat with a yoga instructor in studio, striking poses to align body and sky.

Eamon Carr, Horslips drummer turned writer, reflects on his new book Pure Gold鈥攁 collection of raw, insightful interviews from the late '80s with icons like Jack Charlton, Eartha Kitt, Shane MacGowan, and Malcolm McLaren.

Magic鈥檚 in the air as Joel M鈥攎agician, mentalist, and social media phenomenon鈥攋oins the show to share stories from restaurant gigs to a 20-million-strong following.

Belfast鈥檚 Toma铆 Taylor brings the bodhr谩n beat to life with a studio lesson in this ancient Irish frame drum.

And finally, Paula鈥檚 cooking up a summer sensation: a grilled leg of lamb with smoky broad beans, finished with a fiery hit of zhoug鈥攁 Middle Eastern sauce packed with herbs and heat.

1 hour, 56 minutes

Music Played

  • Marlena Shaw

    California Soul

  • MIKA

    Grace Kelly

  • Billie Eilish

    Birds Of A Feather

  • Horslips

    Derag Doom

  • Elivs Presley

    A Little Less Conversation (Junkie XL Remix)

  • Chaka Khan

    I'm Every Woman

  • Icona Pop

    I Love It (feat. Charlie XCX)

  • Howard Jones

    Life in One Day

Broadcast

  • Sat 21 Jun 2025 11:03