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After a dramatic night of vote-counting, and with the result of the US Presidential Election still unknown, Oliver was joined on the line by listeners at home and abroad to get their take on the unfolding drama.

The stories and headlines of the day that grabbed Oliver's attention.

Siobhan Murray is a psychotherapist and author of 'The Burnout Solution', This week she's celebrating a special anniversary that changed her life. She told Oliver about her 13-year anniversary of being sober and the challenges lockdown has posed for problem drinking.

The stories and headlines of the day that grabbed Oliver's attention.

One good thing to come from the pandemic is that many people are getting to know their neighbours and their local community for the first time. Kate is a primary school teacher who has been living in a cul de sac for 14 years. She told Oliver about what she's been doing to get to know her neighbours after all this time!

Alison got in touch with the show to tell us about her dilemma. She has been left with a box of around 300 letters that her late parents wrote to each other when they were young. She joined Oliver on the line as she grapples with the decision on whether or not she should read them!

The stories and headlines of the day that grabbed Oliver's attention.

This Halloween you can still bring all kinds of scary, spooky creatures into your home with the help of RTÉ Culture and the Bram Stoker Festival, who have a host of activities and experiences online! Historian Donal Fallon joined Ryan on the line to tell him all about Halloween’s Irish roots and the global impact of Bram Stoker’s Dracula.

The stories and headlines of the day that grabbed Ryan's attention.

This week Ryan spoke to bestselling author Adam Kay on his new book 'Kay’s Anatomy'; Mary Noonan on finding hope after the tragic death of her daughter Eimear; Stephen Fry on his latest Greek odyssey; And historian Donal Fallon on the Irish origins of Halloween.