The Meaning of Life

Season 11

2015 · 6 episodes · 2h 46m in all

Episodes

1. 

   1. Hozier

   27 Sept 2015 · 26 min

   Gay talks to Hozier whose hit Take me to Church made him a worldwide star. They talk life, religion and human rights and 'that song'.

2. 

   2. Joan Burton

   4 Oct 2015 · 27 min

   Tánaiste Joan Burton talks to Gay Byrne about adoption, her early influences, politics and morality.

3. 

   3. Diarmuid Gavin

   11 Oct 2015 · 27 min

   Gay speaks to gardener and television presenter Diarmuid Gavin.

4. 

   4. Richard Dawkins

   18 Oct 2015 · 32 min

   Gay Byrne deftly explores the life, beliefs and values of Prof. Richard Dawkins, the High Priest of atheist rationalism and author or The Selfish Gene and The God Delusion.

5. 

   5. Sister Stanislaus Kennedy

   25 Oct 2015 · 27 min

   Gay talks to Sr Stanislaus Kennedy about her life-long commitment to the poor and her role as advocate for the homeless as well as her criticisms of an overly clerical church of today.

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   6. Eckhart Tolle

   1 Nov 2015 · 27 min

   Gay chats with Mindfulness Guru, Eckhart Tolle, author of ‘The Power of Now’, star of Oprah Winfrey shows and webinars and deemed the ‘most influential spiritual author in the USA’.