Basically...with Stefanie Preissner

This week on the podcast Stefanie talks to Joanna Fortune, psychotherapist and author of the 15-Minute Parenting Series of books. This episode garnered the largest number of audience questions so far on the podcast, and Joanna answers all of them. They talk about child psychology, how to deal with various difficult situations, people who are struggling with the lockdown, and much, much more. You can support Stefanie and the show on HeadStuff+ Follow Stefanie on Instagram @StefaniePreissner Thanks to Cathal O'Gara for our artwork and our music is from Only Ruin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Stefanie is a little bit starstruck as she talks to someone who has greatly influenced her, Kathryn Mannix, an expert in death. They talk about death in a very refreshing way, what it is like for the person it's happening to, and how people around that person should feel. Why sleep is important near the end of life, what new ways we should think about this inevitable phenomenon, and much more. You can support Stefanie and the show on HeadStuff+ Follow Stefanie on Instagram @StefaniePreissner Thanks to Cathal O'Gara for our artwork and our music is from Only Ruin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Stefanie talks to Dr. Aisling Loy about all things sexual health. Inspired by "It's A Sin", Stefanie asks Aisling questions about HPV vaccines, STI checks, appointments, what to do and when to do it, who needs to get checked, and how to have a safe sex life and much more. You can support Stefanie and the show on HeadStuff+ Follow Stefanie on Instagram @StefaniePreissner Thanks to Cathal O'Gara for our artwork and our music is from Only Ruin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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This week Stefanie chats with her friend, former Rose of Tralee, current Member of the European Parliament, queen of the career segway, Maria Walsh. They talk about how such a change of scenery took place, why she got into politics, how things work in Europe and what it's like to take a photo with Twink. You can support Stefanie and the show on HeadStuff+ Follow Stefanie on Instagram @StefaniePreissner Thanks to Cathal O'Gara for our artwork and our music is from Only Ruin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Stefanie talks to mortgage expert Robert Whelan about ice cream. But we cut that out, so what you'll hear is a conversation about mortgages. They discuss different types of loans, what you need to do to get mortgage ready, when you should apply, what considerations you should think of before buying, and what should first time buyers do? Stefanie also asks Robert a lot of listener questions so there's plenty in here for anyone interested in the mortgage and housing market. Here's a link to the Get Mortgage Ready Guide that they mention. You can support Stefanie and the show on HeadStuff+ Follow Stefanie on Instagram @StefaniePreissner Thanks to Cathal O'Gara for our artwork and our music is from Only Ruin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Money guru Eoin McGee returns to Basically to talk to Stefanie about taxes, COVID payments, pensions and much more of that stuff that’s normally boring but actually really useful and borderline interesting when broken down into easy conversation like this... basically. Eoin also answers a lot of audience questions, so keep them coming! You can support Stefanie and the show on HeadStuff+ Follow Stefanie on Instagram @StefaniePreissner Thanks to Cathal O'Gara for our artwork and our music is from Only Ruin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Superstar immunologist Luke O'Neill joins Stefanie once again to keep his title as guest with most appearances. This time they talk all about vaccines, the various options, which ones are best? are they all good? and are certain vaccines better for specific demographics? What are the positives? When might we start getting back to normality? And what is the recent good news in the fight against the pandemic? You can support Stefanie and the show on HeadStuff+ Follow Stefanie on Instagram @StefaniePreissner Thanks to Cathal O'Gara for our artwork and our music is from Only Ruin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, in our final episode of Mental Health Month, Stefanie speaks with family therapist Jim Sheehan. They talk about who the client is in a family therapy session, whose side the therapist is on, how you talk about arguments in a group setting, who exactly is supposed to be getting help, sex therapy and many other topics. You can now support Stefanie and the show on HeadStuff+ Follow Stefanie on Instagram @StefaniePreissner Thanks to Cathal O'Gara for our artwork and our music is from Only Ruin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For the penultimate episode in our special mental health month, Stefanie talks to chartered psychologist with an expertise in trauma, Allison Keating. They talk about eating disorders. How prevalent are they, how dangerous? We are talking more about mental health now, but are we doing enough? They also talk about knowing yourself, and how people talk about the body. You can now support Stefanie and the show on HeadStuff+ Follow Stefanie on Instagram @StefaniePreissner Thanks to Cathal O'Gara for our artwork and our music is from Only Ruin. This podcast is sponsored by 180 Degrees, a podcast by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week's episode Stefanie sits down remotely with Dr. Harry Barry the international bestselling author and mental health expert. They talk about anxiety and panic. Dr. Barry enlightens Stefanie that "It's the situation that's abnormal, not me". He takes her through some exercises for managing anxiety and gives some brilliant tips for keeping things manageable in times of stress. If you want more of Dr. Harry Barry you're in luck - he has written some brilliant books like: "Emotional Healing", "Emotional Resilience", "Toxic Stress", "Flagging the Problem", "Flagging the Therapy", "Self-Acceptance", "Depression" and "Anxiety&Panic". Each book is an extensive and insightful on its topic and each detail fantastic new approaches to mental health - you can find Harry on his website drharrybarry.com You can now support Stefanie and the show on HeadStuff+ Follow Stefanie on Instagram @StefaniePreissner Thanks to Cathal O'Gara for our artwork and our music is from Only Ruin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the first episode of 2021 Stefanie introduces Mental Health Month on Basically. She talks to psychologist and outgoing president of the Psychology Society of Ireland, Mark Smyth, about mental health and therapy. There are questions about social media, life in 2020/2021, anxiety. What is therapy? What is a psychologist, a counsellor, a therapist, a psychoanalyst, a psychotherapist and who needs one? How to pick a therapist, how do you know the right fit and should you get to know your therapist? You can now support Stefanie and the show on HeadStuff+ Follow Stefanie on Instagram @StefaniePreissner Thanks to Cathal O'Gara for our artwork and our music is from Only Ruin. This podcast is sponsored by 180 Degrees, a podcast by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Stefanie sits down with comedian, actor and radio presenter PJ Gallagher. They talk about finding your way in life, discovering something you’re good at (if being a professional sportsman doesn’t work out!) and dealing with success in something when it’s not a passion. Stefanie dissects his negativity, talks about his comedy and his talent and they eat a lot of cake. Follow Stefanie on Instagram @StefaniePreissner Thanks to Cathal O'Gara for our artwork and our music is from Only Ruin. This podcast is sponsored by 180 Degrees, a podcast by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Stefanie sits down with her fabulously high-achieving contemporary, Minister for Higher Education, Simon Harris. They talk about politics, politics in a pandemic (as well as being Minister for Health in a pandemic), what the job means, what he’d like to achieve, running for office, and ignoring bad advice. Follow Stefanie on Instagram @StefaniePreissner Thanks to Cathal O'Gara for our artwork and our music is from Only Ruin. This podcast is sponsored by 180 Degrees, a podcast by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stefanie talks to consultant OBGYN Dr. Jennifer Donnelly from Dublin’s Rotunda Maternity Hospital. They go baby step by baby step from the moment of seeing a positive pregnancy test, choosing whether to go public, semi public or private, picking a hospital or a consultant, how to cope with scans, scares, and stretch marks, and then... what happens when it has to come out! Jennifer takes Stefanie through the whole joyful journey and leaves her... maybe a little shell shocked but very much enlightened. Follow Stefanie on Instagram @StefaniePreissner Thanks to Cathal O'Gara for our artwork and our music is from Only Ruin. This podcast is sponsored by 180 Degrees, a podcast by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stefanie talks to Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly. They talk about Stephen's beginning in politics, how it was motivated by the presence of the IMF in Dublin. His movement from Independent to Social Democrats to Fianna Fail. He talks about some of his government achievements he's most proud of. How his past career in reforming healthcare in other countries led to him asking for the job when Fianna Fail took power in Ireland. (Are you mad? Stefanie asks.) They talk about what the government is doing now to improve the healthcare system, and what are the plans for the future? Follow Stefanie on Instagram @StefaniePreissner Thanks to Cathal O'Gara for our artwork and our music is from Only Ruin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stefanie sits down with her absolute favourite, Professor Luke O'Neill. They talk about pandemic as it is now. The promise of vaccines, with some predictions about how things will go from here. How many vaccines will we have? How will it work? When will we have them? How do they even work and what are the differences between them? Can we have Christmas this year? Follow Stefanie on Instagram @StefaniePreissner Thanks to Cathal O'Gara for our artwork and our music is from Only Ruin. This podcast is sponsored by 180 Degrees, a podcast by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's episode Stefanie talks to Social Democrat TD Holly Cairns. They talk about the unlikelihood of Holly winning her seat, the campaign, the count, and ultimately how she won the seat. Holly talks about what a Councillor does, and who tells you what to do. How councils actually work. They talk about progressivism, the future and who voting is for. Why Holly is a Social Democrat. How much it costs to run for local elections. Gender balance, quotas and what it's like to be a woman in politics. What is the actual job of a TD and who tells you what to do? Holly's costs for running for elections as talked about in the episode are: Local - €4000 General - €17,000 The TD who ran for election just after having twins, as mentioned by Stefanie was Catherine Ardagh FF. Follow Stefanie on Instagram @StefaniePreissner Thanks to Cathal O'Gara for our artwork and our music is from Only Ruin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Luke O'Neill joins Stefanie in the studio once again to talk about Covid-19. They talk about where we are with understanding the disease now. What's the story with 'long Covid'? Which medicines or treatments are working or looking promising? What happens if we do find a vaccine, how does it roll out and who gets it first? Is reinfection possible, and what does that mean? Which is more important between the rate of new cases or the rate of hospitalizations? Why didn't we do the same as Sweden? Also a little bit of interesting history on vaccines and Luke's prediction of timeline for getting out of this mess. Follow Stefanie on Instagram @StefaniePreissner Thanks to Cathal O'Gara for our artwork and our music is from Only Ruin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's episode Stefanie again sits down with Lorcan Nyhan of The Communications Clinic to talk all about the upcoming US Election. Who is likely to win? What if Trump doesn't leave office? What's the story with the Supreme Court? Which states could make the difference? What about the Electoral College? The debates? The Vice Presidential picks? Follow Stefanie on Instagram @StefaniePreissner Thanks to Cathal O'Gara for our artwork and our music is from Only Ruin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Stefanie talks to Brexit expert and Fine Gael TD Neale Richmond about Brexit, what it means for Ireland, the UK and how it will affect things like travel and online shops such as ASOS and Amazon. Follow Stefanie on Instagram @StefaniePreissner Thanks to Cathal O'Gara for our artwork and our music is from Only Ruin. This episode is sponsored by The UX Design Institute. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week's episode Stefanie talks to Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald. What’s it like to be a woman in Irish politics? What would a United Ireland look like? Is it her job to find problems with how the Government does things? And what is the story with Sinn Fein and the IRA? Follow Stefanie on Instagram @StefaniePreissner Thanks to Cathal O'Gara for our artwork and our music is from Only Ruin. This episode is sponsored by The UX Design Institute. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Stefanie talks to solicitor David Sweeney. She asks him all about buying or selling houses, wills, probate, and inheritance. What happens to all that money? Can you inherit a debt or lose money by inheritance? Do I actually need a will? What happens if something changes but the will isn't updated? Do you even need a solicitor for any of this stuff? How much does it cost? Follow Stefanie on Instagram @StefaniePreissner Thanks to Cathal O'Gara for our artwork and our music is from Only Ruin. This episode is sponsored by The UX Design Institute. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's episode Stefanie talks to Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe. They talk about how it all works, where the money comes from and goes. How he got into this line of work and whether he had an abacus as a child. They talk about Paschal's proudest moments in politics, and some of the difficulties in the job. Follow Stefanie on Instagram @StefaniePreissner Thanks to Cathal O'Gara for our artwork and our music is from Only Ruin. This episode is sponsored by The UX Design Institute. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's episode Stefanie talks to a close friend of hers who is a nurse, and will remain anonymous because she works in a private hospital but is generous with her time and insight. They talk about how things started to change in hospitals with the crisis, what was possible then, and what is possible now. This nurse herself contracted Covid-19 and talks in detail about what that is like, what the side affects are, and what persists afterwards. Follow Stefanie on Instagram @StefaniePreissner Thanks to Cathal O'Gara for our artwork and our music is from Only Ruin. This episode is sponsored by The UX Design Institute. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's a mailbag this week and Stefanie answers your questions. There are questions about things like change, alternative careers, adventures and holiday destinations, Covid-19 restrictions and friendships during the pandemic and much more! Follow Stefanie on Instagram @StefaniePreissner Thanks to Cathal O'Gara for our artwork and our music is from Only Ruin. This episode is sponsored by The UX Design Institute. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week's episode Stefanie chats to the Taoiseach and Fianna Fail Leader Micheál Martin. They discuss whether Fianna Fail is a train or a taxi, how party politics is giving way to campaign politics and how Fianna Fail would pitch itself to younger members looking to get involved with a party. Follow Stefanie on Instagram @StefaniePreissner Thanks to Cathal O'Gara for our artwork and our music is from Only Ruin. This episode is sponsored by The UX Design Institute. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Stefanie talks to David Fanagan about funerals. What are the first things to do if you find someone close to you dead? What are the first choices you have to make? What are the differences between an undertaker, a funeral director, a funeral home, etc.? In what order do things happen? What is embalming and how does it work? Who chooses the coffin and how much does it cost? What about grave plots? Cremation? Following the hearse on a long journey? There's loads in this episode, heart-warming as well as heart-breaking moments, lots of information, and it's not all doom and gloom, there are a few laughs along the way. Follow Stefanie on Instagram @StefaniePreissner Thanks to Cathal O'Gara for our artwork and and our music is from Only Ruin. This episode is sponsored by The UX Design Institute. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is the Covid Tracker App tracking humans? What should we do if it tells us we've been in contact with someone who has been diagnosed with Covid-19? What does Google and Apple have to do with this? Is the app useful if you don't put in your name or other details? What else can the HSE use your information for? Will the government have too much information on you? Who is the app targeted at? What happens if you tell the app you're not feeling well? Will the app work when we go abroad? Why is it not available to under 16s? Follow Stefanie on Instagram @StefaniePreissner Thanks to Cathal O'Gara for our artwork and and our music is from Only Ruin. This episode is sponsored by The UX Design Institute. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stefanie talks to immunologist Luke O'Neill again to get an update on where we are now with Covid-19. What's the latest on a vaccine or a treatment? Should we be wearing masks? Should the pubs reopen? The schools? What's the latest advice? And what stage are we at, and how have things changed with the virus? What happened in Melbourne and Israel? How does this pandemic compare to the 1918 flu? Follow Stefanie on Instagram @StefaniePreissner Thanks to Cathal O'Gara for our artwork and and our music is from Only Ruin. This episode is sponsored by The UX Design Institute. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week's episode Stefanie talks to Lorcan Nyhan from the Communications Clinic about interview skills and CV preparation. Do you really need to edit your CV for every company you send it to? Should you dress up for a Zoom interview? And should Helen of Troy use the story of a Trojan Horse when applying for a job? Tune in for these answers and ones you might actually want the answers to. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's episode Stefanie talks to personal finance genius Eoin McGee. Eoin takes a lot of the fear and panic out of money, taxes, savings and all of that stuff. Stefanie asks questions, including some of yours, about taxes, Covid refunds, PUP, pensions, mortgages, first time buyers. Eoin is the author of the most popular personal finance book in the country, which you can get here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's episode Stefanie talks to Ellie Kisyombe about Direct Provision, how it could be managed and how Ireland could be doing better. They talk about the Irish implications and responsibility and reaction to the Black Lives Matter movement. Does Ireland have a problem with racism? If so, is it in the police force? Is it systemic? Ellie Kisyombe lived in Direct Provision for many years, she is now an Irish citizen and she is an activist. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stefanie talks to Gavan Reilly, again. The previous episode could be called Politics 101, this is not Politics 102 (which we'll do later), this is more like Politics 2020. They try to make politics more accessible. This episode explains what is is happening at the moment, why we don't have a government yet, and when we might have one. Along with the issues at play and how they might be worked through. Follow Stefanie on Instagram @StefaniePreissner Thanks to Cathal O'Gara for our artwork and our music is from Only Ruin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode Stefanie talks to Ciara Doorley from Hachette Ireland. Ciara is the editor and publisher who helped bring Stefanie's books into the world. So she answers questions about how to get published, whether aspiring writers should quit their day jobs, how much you might get in an advance, how difficult it is to write a book and many other aspects of publishing that people often overlook. Follow Stefanie on Instagram @StefaniePreissner Thanks to Cathal O'Gara for our artwork and our music is from Only Ruin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the podcast this week, Stefanie answers your questions. She answers questions about her screenwriting career, women in positions of power, government vs public responsibility, wearing make up, funny moments since the lock down, friendships, and more. Follow Stefanie on Instagram @StefaniePreissner Thanks to Cathal O'Gara for our artwork and our music is from Only Ruin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week's episode Stefanie talks to Nate Richert - the man who has set the standard for boyfriends for any girl raised in the 90s watching Sabrina the Teenage Witch. For years, Nate played the character of Harvey Kinkle and in this episode he tells all about the life of a child actor, the slap on the door when the script was delivered and being allowed to keep his monster teeth. Follow Stefanie on Instagram @StefaniePreissner Thanks to Cathal O'Gara for our artwork and our music is from Only Ruin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week's episode Stefanie talks to political correspondent Gavan Reilly. It’s the first in a series of episodes that will explain Irish politics from the beginning. What is difference between Fianna Fail, Fine Gael and Sinn Fein? Where did it all begin? Once we know that we can continue each week to work out where we are going. Follow Stefanie on Instagram @StefaniePreissner Thanks to Cathal O'Gara for our artwork and our music is from Only Ruin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

To break down some of the misconceptions around being a TV presenter Stefanie talks to Ryan Tubridy. She asks The Late Late Show host about who chooses guests, and which questions to ask, what it's like backstage, whether he wears makeup and how many Danish pastries it takes to make an episode of the long running chat show. Follow Stefanie on Instagram @StefaniePreissner Thanks to Cathal O'Gara for our artwork and and our music is from Only Ruin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week's episode Stefanie speaks to confined rights expert Conor Pope about whether people’s rights to refunds and compensation regarding air and sea travel have changed because of the pandemic . Follow Stefanie on Instagram @StefaniePreissner Thanks to Cathal O'Gara for our artwork and and our music is from Only Ruin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week's episode Stefanie talks to Lorcan Nyhan about the roadmap the Irish Government released last week for reopening the country. We want to find out when we can do things again. When can we visit our relatives in other counties, when can our friends have their wedding, when will anyone go to a nightclub again, when can we get brunch with our partners, will we ever get a sun holiday again? Is there any way back to the old normal? Lorcan is the head of training at the communications clinic - and is the perfect person to make sense of a lengthy document with graphs and tables. Follow Stefanie on Instagram @StefaniePreissner Thanks to Cathal O'Gara for our artwork and and our music is from Only Ruin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stefanie tracked down Professor Luke O'Neill to answer her questions about Coronavirus. What the hell is it? Why is it worse than flu? When can we come out of our house again? And will there ever be a vaccine? Starting at day dot of Covid19 31/12/2019 and taking us right up to predictions for the future Stefanie asks Luke all the questions you need answers to during an unexpected pandemic - or was it unexpected? Follow Stefanie on Instagram @StefaniePreissner Thanks to Cathal O'Gara for our artwork and our music is from Only Ruin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The show that takes news stories and makes sense of them, Basically. Episode 1 coming soon! Follow Stefanie on Instagram @StefaniePreissner Thanks to Cathal O'Gara for our artwork and and our music is from Only Ruin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices