The Anton Savage Show
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Anton Savage presents a bright, lively and engaging current affairs magazine show to kickstart your weekend.
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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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Oct 1, 2022 • 8min
Discussing Ireland's future ahead of the 'Together We Can' event in the 3Arena
An 'Ireland’s Future' event entitled 'Together We Can', will take place at Dublin’s 3Arena later today, October 1st.
It was established to advocate for, promote, debate, and discuss Ireland’s future, including the possibility and viability of new constitutional arrangements on the Island.
Matt Cooper, who was in attendance, joined Anton to discuss.
Sep 24, 2022 • 4min
Ask the Expert - Parenting
It's time for this week’s installment of Ask the Expert and Anton was joined by Dr. Mary O’Kane, Lecturer in Psychology and author of 'Perfectly Imperfect Parenting.’
Sep 24, 2022 • 19min
"If you want the best and the brightest to come to Ireland, they have to have somewhere to live"
Thousands are expected to take to the streets in the capital later today to protest at the cost of living. Among them will be Mary Lou McDonald, Leader of Sinn Fein and TD for Dublin Central, who joined Anton on the show.
Sep 24, 2022 • 21min
Mel C on the personal impact of global stardom
She's known as Sporty Spice but Mel C is the author of an acclaimed new memoir entitled ‘Who I Am’ and she joined Anton on the show today.
Sep 24, 2022 • 14min
"As Minister of Finance I've learned that the unimaginable and unexpected can happen"
As we hurtle towards Budget Day next week, and facing one of the worst cost-of-living crises in living memory, just what kind of initiatives and once-off measures can we expect in efforts to ease the burden of inflation and the squeeze on people’s pockets? Minister for Finance and Eurogroup President Paschal Donohoe, who is speaking at Fine Gael’s ‘Small Business and Enterprise Conference’ in Limerick later today, joined Anton on the show.
Sep 24, 2022 • 9min
Ivan Yates: "We're now heading into a sharp recession"
The upcoming Budget 2023 is at the forefront of many of our minds and joining Anton to discuss what is likely to await us next week was broadcaster and entrepreneur Ivan Yates.
Sep 24, 2022 • 7min
Kickstart Your Weekend - Maura Derrane
Joining Anton to kickstart the weekend was presenter Maura Derrane. Maura will be returning to our screens for The Today Show from mid-next week when the new season kicks off on RTÉ One.
Sep 17, 2022 • 10min
Ask the Expert: Dr. Eleanor Galvin
Joining Anton for this week's episode of Ask the Expert is Dr. Eleanor Galvin.
Among other things, they discuss concerns around taking pain killers on a regular basis, chronic insomnia and checking your bone density.
Sep 17, 2022 • 7min
A Brief History of Corporate U-Turns
Many businesses in the UK have announced that they are closing due to the Queen’s funeral on Monday but this has sparked a kerfuffle with some, who have floundered over public reaction to the decision with the likes of Centre Parcs having to backtrack on its plan to evict its customers. So what have been some of the historic biggest corporate U-turns? Business Strategist, Miriam Simon joins Anton to discuss.
Sep 17, 2022 • 9min
Shifting Towards a Sustainable Public Transport Model in Ireland
There can be several factors that influence how we commute but as the way we work changes, and the environmental impacts of driving private cars become ever clearer, what does the future hold for our trains, buses, trams, and e-bikes?
Daniel Murray, political correspondent with the Business Post and host of the 'Five Degrees of Change' podcast & Lauren Boland, reporter from the Journal.ie with a focus on climate, join Anton to discuss.
