All Episodes
Brendan O'Connor — 168 episodes
Mark Little: ‘Technology doesn’t have a moral compass – WE need to rein it in and to push for that!’
The enduring appeal of Nora Ephron
Roddy Collins, Mary Coughlan, Kyla Cobbler & more - Advice for the Class of 2026
Adam Harris: Why I’m leaving ‘AsIAm’...
Daniel Wiffen: “I’ll never replicate the joy of a really tough training session”
Financial Cultures: avoiding the social pressure to overspend
Sprucing up your packed lunch
Newspaper Panel
Patrick Freyne -“There’s a beauty in accepting that you’re probably just average”
The rise of the Naked Nail
The Watchlist
Ciara Mageean - “If I’m going to die, I’m going to fit in as much living as possible now”
Irish priest and spiritual advisor to Anthropic reacts to U.S. ban on foreign use
Salman Rushdie - “It wasn’t true, I never lived in Bono’s back garden!”
Stefanie Preissner’s Father’s Day Gift Guide
“Porridge with chocolate milk? Yes! Change up the liquids you use!”
The Newspaper Panel
The Watchlist
Elvis Costello: “This is my face – there's nothing I can do about it!”
“It felt like a secret world, with music from another planet” - The Pretty in Pink soundtrack at 40
The Watchlist
Author, Elizabeth Strout: “A marriage can be a lonely place”
“After your show aired, the guy I loved, from years back, got in touch...”
Masterchef’s Anna Haugh: “Appalling treatment of restaurant staff makes my blood boil”
Richard Hogan: “Too many feel their boundaries should never be breached”
Greenways: “Cycling is about much more than getting from A to B”
The Newspaper Panel
“I thought I was the saviour of the planet” - GOT actor, Hannah Murray
Does technology mean that our cars are no longer private spaces?
“I’m telling his story, because Brian can’t” - Emily O’Reilly
“Being an influencer is the loneliest job” - TikToker, Miriam Mullins
“Although the U.S. has an awful lot of problems, most Americans will still celebrate the 250th anniversary”
"Did I want to be an actor or a movie star? That was the question for me" - Jack Reynor
“Lot of lemon juice, lots of lemon zest; delicious”
The Watchlist
The Newspaper Panel
Playwright Deirdre Kinahan - “Living to retire is such a cod. None of us knows what’s coming next”
How to holiday with friends without falling out
“I was so moved by the experience of hopelessness I shared with these women”
“I was a very shy kid and suffered from shyness right up until my 40s”
The low down on cholesterol
Why brack is not just for Halloween
Can a chatbot be a good friend? Two Gen Z guinea pigs find out
“When dressing for an event, don’t forget who you are!”
The Newspaper Panel
The Watchlist
Director, John Carney: “I had an almost priestly calling to film-making"
Mick Lynch - “People feel Britain needs a radical change right now”
“The God I grew up with was all about hell and punishment” - Fr. Iggy O’Donovan
What’s your flexibility score? (and why it matters)
Salad dressings that don’t skimp on flavour
Newspaper Panel
Theo Dorgan: “My Dad buried himself early so that we might live”
The irrational optimism of driving a convertible in Ireland
The Watchlist
Newspaper Panel
Maria Walsh MEP: “It takes a village – that’s the image I’m leaning on, as a gay, single mum-to-be"
“Thank you isn’t nearly enough” - finding the good Samaritan who saved his life
Why we need holidays
Bill Nighy: “Now I’m Irish, I’m going to have to rebrand”
“Australia’s Martha Stewart” Donna Hay
Newspaper Panel
James Kavanagh - “My bully found all manner of creative ways to make my life hell”
“‘Yesteryear’ shines another light on the Trad Wife culture war”
Michael Bublé - “I’m a pretty big deal, you need to see me before I die!”
“Teaching Love to medical students allows them to bring their own vulnerabilities to the job”
“I’m looking for the woman who saved my life”
Dr Richard Hogan - “The birth mothers who’ve come to my clinic have stayed in my soul”
Summer Life Hacks
Fruiting up your salads!
Michael Harding: “The sun gaslights us in Ireland. We’re never sure of it”
“The last hurrah, for a golden age of fashion magazines” the enduring appeal of The Devil Wears Prada
The Watchlist
The Newspaper Panel
The Watchlist
Katriona O’Sullivan: “I felt like a fat bride, and I still hate the wedding photos”
How long will the sunshine last?
PJ Gallagher: “You’d never let anyone talk to you, the way you talk to yourself when you’re unwell”
From the archive: Manchán Magan kicks-off summer with a naked dew-roll
All the tricks you need for an authentic Caribbean BBQ
My Life in Five Songs: actor, Eileen Walsh
“YouTubers are increasingly invading our TVs”
Newspaper Panel
The Watchlist
Jan Carson - “Maybe the whole of Northern Ireland should have gone to therapy”
Theologian: “Trump’s post was blasphemous and utterly un-Christian"
Neurologist: “Procrastination is a tug-of-war between parts of your brain”
Holidays Of A Lifetime “If you’re dreaming about it, just go”
How to Walk, with Karl Henry
French classics with an Irish twist
The Newspaper Panel
Niall Quinn “Football is the answer to a lot of problems in modern Ireland”
Apps that make travel easy with Conor Pope
The Watchlist
“My father thought I was part bird, because I was born without arms”
Do you know your love language? Psychologist, Allison Keating explains!
What is likely to happen now in the stand-off over the fuel protests?
Dermot Bannon “People say they need storage, but what are they storing?!”
“You lose 30% of your collagen around perimenopause”
Baking this weekend? Chef Una Leonard has some tips!
The Newspaper Panel
Kathryn Thomas - “I would never have admitted to Botox five years ago”
Nóirín Ní Riain – “The modern world badly needs a spiritual transplant”
The Watchlist
Comedian, Emma Doran - “I’m like a Jack Russell; all bark but really I just want to be up on the couch!”
Trisha Lewis - “I love myself now, I didn’t love myself 7 years ago”
The Edge on his friend Hal Wilner - “It was our good fortune to know him”
Crime writer, Tana French - “Women are socialised to think about predators who see us as prey”
European Greenway Holidays “I wouldn’t go on a holiday now that didn’t involve cycling”
The Ultimate Chocolate Cake this Easter
Newspaper Panel
Rita Ann Higgins: “The witch in me wanted to scramble his eggs”
Arrest of controversial influencer Clavicular
The Watchlist
Colm Tóibín: “After Epstein, I wanted to explore why some people feel no guilt”
Stefanie Preissner: “I have six hoovers – and a back-up battery.”
Was this the week the tide turned against social media giants?
Donal O’Shea: “Everything is salted caramel now: it combines salt, fat and sugar.”
How to ask for a pay rise
The secrets of making great coffee, at home or at work
Richie Sadlier: “I was in this pit of self-pity and anger and loss all wrapped into one”
The real-life drama surrounding TV show ‘Love Story’
Newspaper Panel
The Watchlist
Dr Richard Hogan: “Guilt & shame have their tentacles in everything”
“Troy Parrott is just in flying form right now” - Tony O’Donoghue
“This used to be called insider trading!” – the rise of online prediction markets
John Banville - “Humble items around the house might bring me to tears”
Carrie Crowley on the joys of sea-swimming
Darina Allen: “Risotto is the ultimate stand-by dish”
“Mam knew she was loved, but I wish I told her more” Édaein O'Connell on grief of losing her mother
Ed Guiney “The car queue lasts around 2 hours to the Oscars”
The Newspaper Panel
Mark Little - “Bro culture is infiltrating politics ...and now war”
RTE Sport’s Jacqui Hurley on the most exciting Six Nations in years
Mr Motivator - “Every minute I’m sad, I’m missing out on 60 seconds of happiness”
Liz Nugent - “I only ever had bad dreams – I’d wake up thinking I’d murdered someone”
“Eid has become so commercialised – the price of dates is ridiculous”
Restaurant level fish dishes at home
“I thought art didn’t exist in Ireland” - artist, Dorothy Cross
Pokémon at 30: “I’ve rediscovered it now as an adult and realise it’s a great way of keeping you company”
The Newspaper Panel
The Watchlist
Leo Varadkar: ‘I think the European-Atlantic relationship is changed forever’
“I was a bit player in my parents’ drama, a parentified eldest daughter”
Ex-Trump advisor, Anthony Scaramucci: “I was in the Epstein Files”
Neil Jordan “Everyone knew what Weinstein was”
Ireland’s Prettiest Towns and Villages
Eva Pau’s Sensational Stir Fries!
Colum McCann “With my brain condition - the medicine altered me more than the pain”
Love is Blind controversy: Body Shaming or Romantic Honesty?
The Watchlist
Colin Farrell - “I have enormous feeling around Emma, love for her, anger for her EB, sorrow for things EB has taken from her”
“De-escalation is out of the question” Middle East Update
Róisín and Ann Ingle on steady eddies, what makes a good sex scene and why we need to talk about death
A dietician’s definitive guide to protein
Quick and tasty homemade dips with chef, Alannah Sheehan
Prof Luke O’Neill - How to get through ‘Sniper’s Alley’ and optimise your health in midlife
How AI is changing the face of filmmaking and content creation
The Newspaper Panel
Dr. Mike Ryan: “My mother took me by the two hands and said ‘don’t you die over there'”
Jacqui Hurley previews Ireland v England in Twickenham
Dads at the cutting edge - the half zip jumper is now fashion!
David Gray “My Dad pulled out his chemo tubes and came and cheered Bowie up”
Do you know your smishing from your vishing? - The top scams to watch out for right now
The only muffin recipes you’ll ever need with Caryna Camerino
Newspaper Panel
Painter, Sean Scully: "I wet the bed until I was 20"