On today's show we were talking about the controversy surrounding the images of U.S soldiers apparently urinating on the bodies of Taliban fighters. Colm spoke to listeners who had strong views on the topic and also to the Middle East Correspondent with the London Independent Robert Fisk who wrote a very interesting article today on the reaction to the images and our general attitude towards war. The books and films that were mentioned in relation to the topic were:
1. The books 'The Kite Runner' and '1000 Splendid Suns' both by Khaled Hosseini
2. The film 'Jarhead'
3. Restrepo - Both a book and a film documentary
We also spoke about Muhammed Ali's upcoming birthday and the sporting legend's connection with Ireland
And Lottie Ryan was in studio with all the latest showbiz news including the People's Choice Awards and the Brit Awards nominations
You can listen to all of these topics on today's show podcasts