The Anton Savage Show
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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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Jun 1, 2025 • 9min
Cheesemaker at Bord Bia Bloom festival
Grainne Whalley from Traditional Cheese Company & Aisling Flanagan from Velvet Cloud, who are currently camped out in the Phoenix Park for this year’s Bord Bia Bloom festival, join Anton to talk about the state of the cheese sector in Ireland and try a sample or two.
Jun 1, 2025 • 8min
High Court proceedings reignited over nighttime flights at Dublin Airport
Just weeks before a planning decision is expected from An Bord Pleanála over the future of nighttime flights at Dublin Airport, Fingal County Council has reignited High Court proceedings over existing flight restrictions. Joining Anton to discuss the issues is Daniel McConnell, Editor of the Business Post.
May 31, 2025 • 9min
In conversation with Frances Black
Anton is joined in conversation with Independent Senator Frances Black. Together they discuss the Occupied Territories Bill, her possible tilt at the presidency, and more.
May 31, 2025 • 11min
Ask the Expert: Parenting with Jessica Alexander
Joining Anton to answer all of your parenting questions for this week's Ask the Expert is Jessica Alexander, author of ‘The Danish Way Every Day: A Practical, Age-By-Age Guide to Raising Confident, Capable Kids Like the Happiest People in the World’.
May 31, 2025 • 19min
Minister Patrick O'Donovan on Arts Council & RTÉ spending
Patrick O'Donovan, Minister for Arts, Culture, Communications, Media, and Sport, joins Anton to discuss the €6.7m spent by the Arts Council on its abandoned IT project, RTÉ's write-down of €3.6 million on a partly failed IT project, and more.
May 31, 2025 • 12min
Are disaster movies backed up by good science?
Dr Michelle McKeown, Lecturer in Environmental Geography & Principal Investigator at the Environmental Research Institute at UCC joins Anton to explore the science - and in some cases the lack thereof - that underpins some of Hollywood's best and worst disaster blockbuster movies.
May 31, 2025 • 20min
What's Going on with Hazel Chu & Gerard Howlin
Joining Anton to go through the main stories in the Saturday papers is Gerald Howlin, Public Affairs consultant and Irish Times columnist & Hazel Chu, Green Party councillor & former Lord Mayor of Dublin.
May 31, 2025 • 6min
What were the key factors that led to Richard Satchwell being found guilty?
Richard Satchwell has been found guilty of the murder of Tina Satchwell. The body of the 46-year-old was discovered under the stairs of the home they shared in Youghal, Co. Cork, in October 2023. Paul Byrne, Broadcaster with Cork’s 96FM, joins Anton to discuss.
May 25, 2025 • 20min
Former 2FM Presenter Nikki Hayes on her path to rehabilitation.
Nikki Hayes was a familiar voice on the airwaves in the late 2010s. Presenting and DJing on 2FM and SPIN 1038. But after losing jobs and facing personal challenges, Nikki’s addiction battle with alcohol worsened, eventually becoming homeless in 2023. But after receiving treatment for nearly two years, she is back presenting and is seeking to rebuild her career. Nikki joined Anton to reflect on her career and the struggles she has faced.
May 25, 2025 • 14min
What is Project 2025 and how is it shaping the Trump administration's policy?
The Project: how project 2025 is reshaping america describes how the trump administration is heavily influenced by a 1,000-page document called project 2025. David Graham is a staff writer for The Atlantic and he joined Anton to discuss his new book
