Arena Monday 8 January 2018
on Friday's show....Jackie Fox and Simon Maher review "44/876" from Sting and Shaggy; "Treasures from the Temple" from Thievery Corporation; and "Primal Heart" from Kimbra; interview with author Lionel Shriver about her new book, "Property: A Collection"; and Alan Corr reflects on his early vinyl-buying ahead of Record Store Day.
Arena
Daily arts and popular culture show, presented tonight by Kay Sheehy
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3 short stories that caused a stir
Sinead Gleeson looks at three short stories that caused a stir on publication - "Cat Person" by Kristen Roupenian, "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson and "Guts" by Chuck Palahniuk
First Fortnight Festival - "Sally Denver Matthews" by Gilly O'Shea
Gilly O'Shea, writer/performer of "Sally Denver Matthews", her one-woman comic play examining the plight of the new mother; it is part of the First Fortnight mental health arts festival
Further details: www.firstfortnight.ie
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50th anniversary of Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison
Karl Tsigdinos marks the 50th anniversary of Johnny's Cash's iconic concert at Folsom Prison
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"The Weekend Dad" by Alison Walsh
Alison Walsh, author of "The Weekend Dad", about a struggling poet who has to become a father to the daughter he didn't know he had (published by Hachette Ireland)
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Music Played on the Show
Folsom Prison Blues
Johnny Cash
2:45
Greystone Chapel
Johnny Cash
1:38
Cocaine Blues
Johnny Cash
2:40
Arena With Seán Rocks
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Presenter: Seán Rocks