Brendan O'Connor

Chef Rory O’Connell takes Brendan on a culinary voyage through the flavourful beauty and variety of Moroccan food from zingy fresh sardines to the simplicity of mint tea and deliciously spicy and zesty salads.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With wedding season starting, actor and comedian Peter McGann joins Brendan to talk about what makes a great best man speech, what to avoid and how to survive if it all goes wrong.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Now that summer holidays are just on the horizon, Brendan is joined by Irish Independent travel editor Pól O’Conghaile and Irish Daily Mail travel editor, Linda Maher to get their expert advice on the best destinations to book and how to prepare for those upcoming trips.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the week when the Court of Appeal upheld an eight-year prison sentence for Shane Noonan, for the 2013 rape of his work colleague, Ciara Mangan, Ciara speaks to Brendan. Ciara talked through how the rape unfolded, its aftermath, and her long journey through the criminal justice system. Today, Ciara runs an organisation called Beyond Surviving.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What IS personality? Are you born with your personality or is it shaped by experience? Can we change our personalities? Dr Katriona O’Sullivan, from Maynooth University’s Psychology Department, takes Brendan on a whistlestop tour of some of the thinking behind personality, and some of the main models.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Geek Ireland Editor Olivia Fahy takes us into the world of creating, building, and making friends that has made Minecraft the bestselling videogame of all time.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Superstar Bryan Adams returns to Ireland this summer with his Roll With the Punches tour. He joined Brendan to talk about his Irish roots, why Irish gigs have a special place in his heart, caring for his elderly mother and whether or not he lets Bono win at tennis.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Podcaster and Presenter Fionnuala Jones and Donald Clarke, Chief Film Correspondent with the Irish Times give Brendan their recommendations for the best T.V. and films to watch for the week ahead.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Joining Brendan to look through the Sunday papers are: Mary Sadlier, CEO of Coole Swan; Economist David W. Higgins; Brenda Power, Columnist with the Sunday Times & Irish Daily Mail and Public Policy Analyst, Oisin Coghlan.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Northern Irish writer Eoin McNamee has turned the spotlight on his own family in his new book, The Bureau. He talks about his late father setting up the first border bureau de change in Northern Ireland, tiger kidnappings on his family, his father getting involved in Ponzi schemes and his parents getting bankrupted twice.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.