Series two of ‘The End Of The World with Beanz’ sees Martin Beanz Warde head back on the trail of the most extreme issues facing the planet today.
Each week Martin will have a familiar co-host by his side. Samantha Mumba, Darren Kennedy, Niamh Kavanagh, Neil Delamere, Enya Martin and Norma Sheahan each join Martin for a deep dive into themes that are shaping our lives.
From climate change and housing to body image and sexual identity, Martin meets people pushed to the extremes by a rapidly changing world.
Immersive, accessible and thought provoking, Martin with the help of his co-host explores our changing world.
Episode 1 – Tuesday 14th October at 7pm on RTÉ One and RTÉ Player
In the wake of LA’s devastating January 2025 wildfires, Martin Beanz Warde and his Angeleno co-host Samantha Mumba visit some of the devastated neighbourhoods, meeting a local Irish record producer who lost everything. They explore the human cost and what’s being done as climate change fuels more fires.
Billing: Martin is joined by Samantha Mumba in LA in the aftermath of the recent wildfires.
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Episode 2
Martin Beanz Warde and his co-host Darren Kennedy travel to the small town of Quartzsite, Arizona whose population swells to over a million during the winter months with van dwellers flocking there for the warm winter weather and cheap cost of living.
Life in the desert might be cheap but it’s harsh. Along the way they meet modern day nomads living in cars, buses and fancy RVs- some are chasing the sun while others are living on the edge of homelessness.
Billing: Martin and co-host Darren Kennedy head to the Arizona desert to explore modern day, nomadic van life.
Episode 3
The nomadic Sámi people of Norway are at the sharp edge of climate change. Can their ancient way of life, herding reindeer, survive the extremes of climate change?
Martin and Eurovision legend, Niamh Kavanagh, don their thermals and head to the Arctic Circle to experience life as reindeer herders.
Billing: Martin is joined by Niamh Kavanagh as they travel to Norway to experience life as reindeer herders.
Episode 4
In a world of crisis and conflict is it hardly surprising that some Europeans are training to become “citizen soldiers”. Martin and comedian, Neil Delamere, head to Bulgaria, where a former British soldier puts them through their paces. Expect these two to get very competitive.
Billing: Martin and his co-host Neil Delamere travel to Bulgaria to meet a former British soldier, training people to become “citizen soldiers “in a time of rising conflict globally.
Episode 5
Martin Beanz Warde and his co-host Enya Martin visit the Arizona gay rodeo- an explosive mix of old school traditionally conservative US cowboy culture and a celebration of pride at a time where many LGBTQ+ hard earned laws are being rolled back in various states across the US.
Billing: Martin and his co-host Enya Martin travel to the home of one of the oldest LGTBQ+ rodeos in the US.
Episode 6
People have always cared about their appearance but, in the age of social media, we now seem to be in the pursuit of perfection. Martin is joined on his journey around Ireland by actress Norma Sheahan.
Neither of them have ever tried botox but that is about to change for one of them. And Martin travels to Germany where he meets a young man undergoing an aesthetic procedure that is both transformational and terrifying.
Billing: In the age of social media Martin and his co -host Norma Sheahan explore the ever increasing pursuit of physical perfection.
