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Seany Kinsella was just 15 when he used heroin for the first time while sleeping rough in Ballymun. It wasn't long after that when he did his first stint behind bars and for the next 10 years he spent his life stuck in the revolving door of the Irish prison system.
Seany had tried to get quit drugs and alcohol before, but it took him changing his way of life for him to stay sober. He's now nearly 14 years in recovery. He told us about that journey, and how even when it seemed he had it all figured out, he still wasn't happy until he treated his underlying mental health issues.
A truly inspirational figure, Seany now works with Peter McVerry and the Irish Prison Service to help people in the same situation he had been in.
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Calvin is looking for some legal protection to allow him enjoy the comfort of his own home, and wants harsh penalties against those who would dare look through his windows.
There’s a discussion on the merits of some pretty untypical workplaces, and Terence is refusing to believe there is worth in a life spent outdoors.
A discussion on dogs, and one particular dog’s tricky BMI, turns heated when Calvin crosses Terence’s only red line.

Our good friend Katriona O'Sullivan came back into us this week to update us on life since the release of her best selling book 'Poor', which has included giving a speech at the UN. She showed us how there's so much more to her than poverty and spoke about the importance of education and ensuring equality of opportunity for people from working class communities.
She spoke openly about the need to forgive yourself for the less palatable acts committed during addiction and the need for society as a whole to be more understanding.
Katriona now runs a programme encouraging girls from DEIS schools to get involved in coding and technology, and explained how important women are to improve the lives of the working class.
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For the past 14 years, the Coca Cola Thank You Fund has supported projects around Ireland that provide vital programmes for young people aged 16-25, in communities just like ours.
This year, the fund is allocating €200,000 in grants to community-based projects that are focussed on learning and sustainable development in Ireland & Northern Ireland. And we’re delighted to have been asked to be ambassadors for the fund this year.
We recorded this special episode in front of a live audience at the Bradóg Youth Service in Dublin 1 (where Terence spent a lot of time in his younger years) to hear about the fund, and what it offers communities like ours - and to places like the Bradóg, who make a massive difference to so many young lives. 
We were joined by two very special guests – Darren Kenny, a D1 native and Director of JustAsk, and Hilary Copeland, from Fighting Words NI, who are each doing brilliant work supporting young people to become more engaged and involved in the world around them.

Terence auditions the world's best and brightest to tell his story, from Bruce Buffer to Dolly Parton, and Booker T.
Calvin goes on the warpath against the creeping influence of golf on working class communities.
Terence aims high and dreams of becoming the Olympic champion of having a knock.
There's more going on to Terry's list of films to watch and podcasts to listen to, but there's fading hope he'll ever find the time.

Dwayne Edgars from Inner City Running Club joined us this week and told us all about setting up the club to get more people in his community active. The club has grown rapidly and has members running everything from Couch to 5ks to Ironmans. He defended the club’s decision to introduce a membership fee and spoke about the community they've built.
No stranger to a microphone, Dwayne also told us about his time on X-Factor and how close he came to making it into One Direction.
And he even signed Calvin up to 10K, despite his vow to never run again after his marathon.
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