Brendan O'Connor

Joining Brendan to discuss the Sunday papers are Prof Niamh Hourigan, Vice-President of Academic Affairs at Mary Immaculate College; Jack Horgan Jones, Political Correspondent at the Irish Times; Tanya Ward, Chief Executive of The Children’s Rights Alliance and Peter Brown, Managing Director of Baggot Investment Partners.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tech entrepreneur and journalist, Mark Little, discusses the challenges Gen-Z are facing and – importantly – the resilience they are showing and what the rest of us can learn from them.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr Mark Rowe, GP and author of “Things your future self will thank you for” has ten ways to navigate the change in season such as avoiding ‘indoor-itis’, using the new season to embrace new habits and remembering the importance of human connections.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Senita Appiakarong, Culture Commentator and Eoin Sweeney, TV and Radio Producer give Brendan their recommendations for the best TV and films to watch for the week ahead.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Actor and playwright Emmet Kirwan picks five songs that have meant something special to him throughout his life from The Housemartins to Dee-Lite to The Pharcyde. He also talks about his new play ‘The Leap’ and why he’s eschewing streaming music in favour of the beauty of the physical CD.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hollywood legend Alicia Silverstone tells Brendan about filming her new series ‘Irish Blood’ in Ireland, why she loves Dalkey, what ‘doing the deep work’ means for her and reflects on the iconic 90s film ‘Clueless’ on its 30 year anniversary and how she’s trying to get its sequel off the ground.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The podcast dives into the resignation of Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner over a stamp duty scandal and the ensuing chaos in the UK political landscape. Nigel Farage strategically shifts the media’s attention to his agenda during a Reform UK conference. The discussion highlights the transformation of the conference into a professional event and raises questions about Rayner's polarizing presence in politics. Additionally, the Labour Party faces internal challenges as it navigates pressures from both sides, with crucial elections ahead.

Irish Examiner Fashion Editor Annmarie O’Connor was diagnosed with early-onset Parkinson’s in her 40s and has written about it in her new book, ‘Twitch’, in which she talks about denial, acceptance, learning to play by Parkinson’s rules, learning to let others in and thinking about the future.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pastry chef Shane Smith has make-at-home recipes to replicate classic biscuits like Fig Rolls, Mikados and a simple recipe for a Bounty taste-a-like.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson unveiled his slimmed-down physique at the Venice Film Festival this week as he promoted his new MMA film ‘The Smashing Machine’. Many say the highest-paid actor in the world is hoping for an Oscar with his latest movie and Dave Hanratty, host of the ‘No Encore’ podcast, suggests he might have an eye on the White House too,See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.