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IT IS WHAT IT IS!

It Is What It Is is hosted by radio presenter Katie Sheehan and Aisling Unfiltered.Katie is a radio presenter known for honest, straight talking conversations about real life as it actually happens.

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Sep 23, 2026
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  1. Episode · Sep 23, 2026

    Joanne Duffy: The Questions Nobody Has Asked Before (opens the original)

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    This week, you asked and we delivered. The one and only Joanne Duffy joins Katie and Aisling in studio, and Katie has them locked in and ready to answer the questions nobody has asked before. Joanne takes us right back to her first video and suddenly finding herself exposed to the world of social media. She opens up about dealing with negativity, why she actually finds pages like Tat Life hilarious and even admits she follows them herself. But behind all the laughs, we get to know a different si

  2. Episode · Sep 23, 2026

    “I Lost Two Years of My Daughter’s Life” Brian Hayes on Finding His Way Back (opens the original)

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    Content warning: This episode contains open conversations around depression, mental health struggles, alcohol and medication that some listeners may find difficult or triggering. This week, Limerick man Brian Hayes from What’s The Story joins us for an incredibly open conversation about hitting the depths of mental health struggles and finding his way back. Brian shares how depression affected every part of his life, from struggling to even string a sentence together and masking how he felt with

  3. Episode · Sep 16, 2026

    A Champagne Lifestyle on a Coca Cola Budget (opens the original)

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    Katie and Aisling are back in the studio together ahead of Katie heading off to Ibiza. This week, Aisling decides she wants to sit in the driver’s seat, where Katie normally takes charge. She has plenty of questions she wants to ask Katie, and absolutely nothing is off limits. This episode takes it right back to basics with plenty of laughs, unexpected truths and the kind of honest conversation that happens when it is just the two girls in the studio. From getting personal to discovering that Ai

  4. Episode · Sep 9, 2026

    Body Image Expert Aoife O’Brien: Why You’re Never Happy With What You See (opens the original)

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    Body Image Expert Aoife O’Brien: Why You’re Never Happy With What You See This week on It Is What It Is, Katie is joined by body image expert Aoife O’Brien, who brings both professional expertise and her own powerful lived experience to the conversation. Together they explore why so many of us have become focused on fixing our bodies instead of understanding the root of why we’re unhappy with them in the first place. Aoife breaks down body dysmorphia, emotional eating, binge eating, restriction

  5. Episode · Sep 2, 2026

    The Truth About Shane & Why Aisling Hates Her Latest Surgery (opens the original)

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    Katie and Aisling are back with another episode of It Is What It Is, and there is plenty to unpack. This week they get into two worrying online trends, one frightening children and another with devastating consequences. That opens up a bigger conversation about life online, judgement, trolling and the pressure that comes with putting yourself out there. Katie opens up about why she has never really pushed to grow her following and reveals what she is genuinely terrified of. Aisling also gets ver

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