Brian Dowling and Arthur Gourounlian on online hate, fatherhood and fame.
Broadcaster Brian Dowling and Dancing with the Stars judge Arthur Gourounlian join Brendan to discuss their family life together and their r...
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Brendan O'Connor
Brendan O'Connor has all you need for the weekend with time to pause and reflect on the week just gone. Featuring a selection of human interest, consumer and lifestyle stories, as well as ke...
Episodes
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“Lobotomies were an act of therapeutic desperation”
Musician and mental health advocate, Niall Breslin, joins Brendan to discuss his new podcast series ‘Severed Minds’. It explores the history...
'Elder Speak'
Poet Rita Ann Higgins joins Brendan with a new poem ‘Elder Speak’.
Don't let influencers freak you out about your blood sugar
Community Pharmacist and host of the Irish Pharmacy Podcast, Sheena Mitchell, talks to Brendan about how to manage your blood sugar. She exp...
Dr. Richard Hogan - "I buried my father yesterday, I'm so glad we reconciled"
Psychotherapist Dr Richard Hogan joins Brendan to discuss resilience. He explores how to cultivate it in yourself and your children. Richard...
Refreshing your midweek dinners
Chef and restauranteur Domini Kemp joins Brendan with some fresh suggestions for easy midweek dinners. She describes how to switch out ingre...
The Newspaper Panel
Joining Brendan to discuss the main stories in Sunday's newspapers are: Máiría Cahill, Northern Irish author and columnist; Dan O'Brien, Chi...
The Watchlist
Joining Brendan to pick out the week's best offerings on the big and small screen are: Nadine O'Regan, Arts and Features writer with the Iri...
Aidan Gillen -“I feel an intense burning before every performance, it’s an anxiety”
Dublin actor Aidan Gillen has appeared in everything from Love/Hate to The Wire to Game of Thrones. His latest show is Stuart Carolan’s ‘Tal...
Sharon Horgan - “Putting yourself out there as a single person in your fifties is scary”
Brendan is joined by writer, director and actor Sharon Horgan, who talks about her latest TV series 'Youth'. Drawing from her own experience...
Tom Dunne’s History of Punk in Ireland
Broadcaster, Musician and Punk, Tom Dunne, charts the arrival of Punk to Ireland, why it took root in Belfast and Cork before Dublin, he tal...
Naomi Klein - “We’ll all be living in the apocalypse of the tech bros’ creation, if we’re not careful”
Author and global thinker Naomi Klein has a knack for capturing the zeitgeist in her previous books like ‘No Logo’, ‘The Shock Doctrine’ and...
“Greek Yoghurt is having a (protein-related) moment!”
Registered Dietician Orla Walsh helps decipher all the different yoghurt types on offer in supermarkets and their various health claims. She...
Rory O'Connell's Comfort Foods
Chef, teacher, TV presenter and co-founder of Ballymaloe Cookery School, Rory O'Connell talks us through what makes a food a comfort food? A...
The Newspaper Panel
Joining Brendan to discuss the main stories in Sunday's newspapers are: ESRI research professor, Alan Barrett; Anglo Celt managing editor, L...
Keith Barry - "I'm very clear on who I don't want to be – an absent father"
Magician and mentalist Keith Barry joins Brendan to select 5 songs that have influenced his life. Keith talks about his late father Ken who...
The Watchlist
Culture journalist and host of ‘The Bellissimo Files’, Sarina Bellissimo joins Brendan to talk through the best new offerings on the big and...
Louise O' Neill - "I was standing in the ashes of my former life"
Author Louise O’Neill joins Brendan to discuss her first memoir ‘A Bigger Life’. It details a dramatic break-up, which led her to completely...
Poems to get you through the change of season
Poet Enda Wyley joins Brendan with a selection of autumnal poems, including classics by John Keats and Seamus Heaney, and lesser-known gems...
Peter O' Mahony - "I had a chance to reflect on myself, how I minded people"
Former Ireland and Munster Rugby Captain, Peter O’ Mahony joins Brendan to discuss his amazing grandmother, his lifelong temper, and his ext...