• The Newspaper Panel
    Jan 25 2026
    Joining Brendan to discuss this week’s Sunday Newspapers are: Louise Bayliss, from the Society of St Vincent De Paul; Donnacha Ó Beacháin, Professor of Politics, DCU; Gráinne Ní Aodha, PA Media; and Gerard Howlin, Public Affairs Consultant, Irish Times columnist and former Government advisor.

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    55 Min.
  • ‘I was spending 17 hours a day on my phone’
    Jan 25 2026
    Sophie Hynes (19), Natasha Maimba (24) and Kai Brosnan (26) explain how they coped this week when they did a digital detox giving up social media, Google Maps and Spotify - going from FOMO to sleeping better.

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    25 Min.
  • Marty Whelan - “Phil Collins was a huge influence on my drumming”
    Jan 25 2026
    As Phil Collins turns 75, broadcasting [and fellow drumming] legend Marty Whelan reflects on his life and musical career: spanning Phil Collins’ Genesis years from, to going solo and his current health struggles. Marty explains why playing drums on ‘In The Air Tonight’ with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra in 2024 was one of Marty’s career highlights.

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    11 Min.
  • The Watchlist
    Jan 25 2026
    Brendan talks through the latest highlights on the big and small screen with Nadine O’Regan, Irish Times arts journalist and Brian Lloyd, freelance entertainment journalist and host of the Screenland Podcast.

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    13 Min.
  • “Johnny Cash and June Carter, my parents, knew both love and addiction”
    Jan 24 2026
    John Carter Cash, son of singers Johnny Cash and June Carter talks to Brendan about his parents’ love story, their addictions, his father’s fall from musical grace in the 1980s and how Bono and Rick Rubin kickstarted his musical renaissance in the 1990s. ‘The Ballad of Johnny and June’ starts in the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre on March 31st.

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    27 Min.
  • Bob Geldof “I felt I saw Peaches at the traffic lights last week and the tears just flowed”
    Jan 24 2026
    Bob Geldof reflects on his life through the medium of five songs ranging from The Who to The Rolling Stones. He speaks about his early childhood, 50 years of The Boomtown Rats, hitchhiking to Brussels to meet David Bowie, the grief of losing his mother, former wife and daughter and why love was his ultimate saviour.

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    49 Min.
  • What is Martyr Syndrome?
    Jan 24 2026
    Allison Keating, Chartered Psychologist & Author of ‘It’s All Too Much’ talks to Brendan about why some people can’t sit down ‘til the dishes are done, why women might be disproportionately affected by Martyr Syndrome, how it can lead to resentment and the importance of rest.

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    9 Min.
  • Heathier alternatives to processed foods
    Jan 24 2026
    Chef Erica Drum on how to make some easy unprocessed alternatives from recipes for homemade mayonnaise and pasta sauce to making chicken nuggets with your children.

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    7 Min.