This week, Miriam O'Callaghan interviews Irish Independent columnist Kevin Myers and his wife Rachel Nolan.
The couple recall how they met when Kevin was writing his Irishman's Diary for the Irish Times and Rachel asked him to write about her because she needed sponsorship for her new bassoon. Their friendship blossomed as they shared long walks with their dogs in the Phoenix Park. They later married and now live in the countryside.
Rachel told Miriam about how her love of music was fostered at home and in school. But since moving to the country, she now keeps horses. She was interested in horses from childhood, but it was only in later life that she was able to own her own. She has since sold her bassoon to build an indoor sand arena for her horses.
Kevin tells Miriam about his own childhood in Leicester in England, about the catastrophic impact on him of the untimely death of his father and of how that event shaped his life and shaped his attitude towards those who kill for a cause.
Kevin enjoys the peace of his new life in the countryside which contrasts sharply with his life as a war reporter in Belfast, Lebanon and Bosnia.
Kevin describes how he first became interested in the First World War and the Irish soldiers who fought in that war. Rachel explains how they spent their honeymoon visiting parts of the Western Front and the impact this visit had on her.
Kevin explains his role as a newspaper columnist and he explains in particular the impact of a column he wrote about single mothers seven years ago. He explains to Miriam that he apologised for the column two days after it was published but also describes the impact the reaction to the column had on him. Rachel recalls that period in their lives together.
Rachel tells Miriam that she doesn't know what life would have been like without Kevin, but that she is very happy in her life now. Kevin explains that all of his life to date has only been a prelude to what he describes as his real life, his life with Rachel.
Their choice of music is Mozart Bassoon Concerto in B flat major, KV 191; George Butterworth The Banks of Green Willow; Robert Palmer Addicted to Love