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.CONVERSATION THAT COUNTS | Ireland’s national independent talk station for news, sport, analysis and entertainmentListen to Newstalk at http://newstalk.com/listenlive | Download the GoLoud app now, the new home for Newstalk
Episodes
Mentioned books
Feb 11, 2023 • 15min
Regina Doherty on fighting asylum seeker disinformation
Joining Anton to discuss her calls for a national public information campaign to be launched to counter the heightened levels of disinformation regarding refugees in Ireland is Fine Gael, Senator Regina Doherty.
Feb 11, 2023 • 8min
A 'how-to' guide to retiring in your 40s
Retiring in your 40s might seem like a dream for many people out there they actually manage to make it a reality.
But how do you go about setting yourself up to retire young and are there any negative aspects?
Joining Anton to discuss is David Cox of the 'I Retired Young' blog who retired at the age of 47.
Feb 11, 2023 • 26min
What's Going On with Ailbhe Smyth & Fergus Finlay
Joining Anton to go through the main stories hitting the headlines throughout the week is campaigner, Ailbhe Smyth & Fergus Finlay, columnist with the Irish Examiner.
Feb 11, 2023 • 6min
Kickstart Your Weekend: Super Bowl LVII
Joining Anton to help Kickstart Your Weekend ahead of Super Bowl Sunday is Ty Henry, Quarterback with American football team, ‘The Dublin Rebels’.
Feb 4, 2023 • 10min
The 30 Fruit & Veg Per Week Challenge
We all know that we should be getting at least 3-5 fruits and vegetables per day for a healthy, balanced diet.
And if you look at this on a weekly basis, that roughly translates to 30 per week.
But the crucial thing is that they need to be 30 different fruits and vegetables. Anton spoke about this on The Hard Shoulder recently and our very own Sean Defoe decided to give it a go.
He joins Anton along with Nutritionist, Gaye Godkin, to chat about it all.
Feb 4, 2023 • 8min
Ask the Expert: Gardening with Brian Burke
Joining Anton to answer all of your gardening questions is Brian Burke, RTÉ Super Garden Judge & Woodie's DIY and Gardening Expert.
Feb 4, 2023 • 9min
Autism: My Lived Experience with Chloé Hayden
Joining Anton to discuss her lived experience with autism is Chloé Hayden, actor, disability rights activist, and author of 'Different, Not Less'.
Feb 4, 2023 • 16min
Eoin Ó Broin on Housing Affordability & The Refugee Crisis
As residents of a Dublin apartment block march for an extension to the eviction ban alongside Peter McVerry today, the housing crisis is still top of the agenda, with Ibec calling it a ‘critical barrier’ to our economy’s development.
Eoin Ó Broin, Sinn Fein Housing spokesperson and TD for Dublin Mid-West, joins Anton to discuss.
Feb 4, 2023 • 5min
February Bank Holiday Weekend: What's On & What To Do
It's the very first February Bank Holiday weekend with St. Brigid coming to the rescue after a long January.
To go through some of the best events that are on all across the country this weekend is Maeve Lee, lifestyle journalist with the Examiner.
Feb 4, 2023 • 5min
Six Nations Preview with OTB’s Aisling O’Reilly
It's that time of year again when the daffodils are just beginning to show signs of life and the Six Nations Championship is back!
OTB’s Aisling O’Reilly takes a call from Anton to preview Ireland's titanic game against Wales taking place in Cardiff this afternoon.
