The Anton Savage Show
Newstalk
Anton Savage presents a bright, lively and engaging current affairs magazine show to kickstart your weekend.
The programme features all the latest news, features and opinion along with conversations about the conversations you are having on a Saturday morning from 9-11am.
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The programme features all the latest news, features and opinion along with conversations about the conversations you are having on a Saturday morning from 9-11am.
Listen and subscribe to The Anton Savage Show on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.
You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'
Episodes
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Mar 11, 2023 • 15min
What next for Gary Lineker & Co. following their MOTD boycott?
The BBC's 'Match Of The Day' programme will go ahead without its presenter, Gary Lineker, and fellow pundits, Alan Shearer and Ian Wright, following Lineker’s removal for comments made on Twitter regarding the UK government's controversial position on asylum seekers entering the country.
Joining Anton to discuss this are Off the Ball's Ger Gilroy & Roy Greenslade, journalist; author; and former Professor of Journalism, City, University of London.
Mar 4, 2023 • 21min
Minister Roderic O'Gorman on the government's response to housing Ukrainian refugees & the housing crisis
Anton is joined by Roderic O’Gorman, Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration, and Youth.
Together they discuss the government's response to the refugee crisis, the quality of accommodation afforded to those fleeing the war, combatting the rise in far-right protests across the country, and the pressures that may be coming down the line as the housing crisis continues.
Mar 4, 2023 • 12min
Weirdest Celebrity Endorsements with Screentime's John Fardy
Even among the most well-known and well-off people in the world, if the price is right, there is simply nothing some people will not do to get a few extra coins in their pocket.
From Matt Damon's recent nauseating, “Fortune Favours the Brave” FTX crypto ad, to Michael Jordan defying the laws of gravity for Coca-Cola, there are plenty of examples of iffy celebrity endorsements to pick over.
Screentime’s John Fardy joins Anton to discuss.
Mar 4, 2023 • 7min
Ask the Expert: Dr. Eleanor Galvin
Joining Anton to answer some of your most pressing medical questions for this week's installment of Ask the Expert is Dr. Eleanor Galvin.
Mar 4, 2023 • 11min
Kickstart Your Weekend with Des Cahill
Joining Anton to help kickstart your weekend is sports commentator, Des Cahill.
Mar 4, 2023 • 11min
Seachtain na Gaeilge: Ráth Chairn Gaeltacht & the future of the Irish language
While Seachtain na Gaeilge is upon us once more, should we be concerned for the survival of our Irish-speaking regions and indeed of the language itself?
Newstalk's Sarah Madden reports from the Ráth Chairn Gaeltacht in Co. Meath to speak with native speakers there about the strength of the language in their area and what the future might hold for Gaeilge as a whole.
Mar 4, 2023 • 15min
What’s Going On with Brenda Power & Lauren Boland
Joining Anton to go through the top stories from throughout the week is Brenda Power, columnist with the Sunday Times and The Irish Daily Mail & Lauren Boland, Reporter at The Journal.ie.
Mar 4, 2023 • 6min
"The sooner he's out of public life the better"
Joining Anton to discuss Boris Johnson and his current fight for his political career following the Commons Privileges Committee report which shows fresh evidence suggesting he was in contempt of parliament is writer, consultant, and former adviser to Tony Blair, Alastair Campbell.
Feb 25, 2023 • 5min
Ask the Expert: Skincare
Joining Anton for another installment of Ask the Expert is Jennifer Rock aka 'The Skin Nerd'.
Feb 25, 2023 • 10min
Should parents be able to opt their kids out of sex ed?
New sex education classes for children will see parents have the right to withdraw their children from them with gender identity and pronouns now on the curriculum.
Joining Anton to discuss this is Suzanne Graham who is an SPHE teacher & co-ordinator as well as a child protection development officer and school chaplain, alongside Catherine from Dublin who has considered withdrawing her son from SPHE.
