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Northside Today: Alan Tuffery

gabor May 23, 2023

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

Northside Today: Alan Tuffery

gabor May 8, 2023

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…

Northside Today: Alan Tuffery

gabor April 18, 2023

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:…

Northside Today: Alan Tuffery

Jaye April 3, 2023

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?

Northside Today: Alan Tuffery

Joe Behan March 20, 2023

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?

Northside Today: Alan Tuffery

Declan McGlade February 14, 2023

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!

Northside Today – Alan Tuffery

Adriano February 2, 2023

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.

Northside Today: Alan Tuffery

Joe Behan January 9, 2023

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

Alan Tuffery joins Donie Tarrant

Joe Behan November 21, 2022

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?

Northside Today: Alan Tuffery

Joe Behan November 7, 2022

Regular contributor Alan Tuffery joins Donie Tarrant to Planning for Future Generations. Have been bad at solving long-term problems? How do we replace short-term thinking by long-term thinking?

Northside Today: Alan Tuffery

Joe Behan October 24, 2022

Regular contributor Alan Tuffery joins Donie Tarrant to discuss Education. Why is it important? What does it do? What should it do? Are we using education to best advantage?

Northside Today: Alan Tuffery

Joe Behan October 12, 2022

Regular contributor, Alan Tuffery talks with presenter Donie Tarrant about his recent visit to the Seanad, which raised the question of identity. Who am I? What am I? What is my tribe?

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