Épisodes

  • The Newspaper Panel

    The Newspaper Panel
    Mar 8 2026
    Joining Brendan to discuss the Sunday papers are Ellen Coyne, Political Correspondent at the Irish Times; Gerard Howlin, former government adviser and Public Affairs Consultant; Susanne Rogers, with Social Justice Ireland and Dan Mulhall, Former Irish Ambassador to Washington. Security Analyst Declan Power joins by phone.

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    54 min
  • “I thought art didn’t exist in Ireland” - artist, Dorothy Cross

    “I thought art didn’t exist in Ireland” - artist, Dorothy Cross
    Mar 8 2026
    Artist Dorothy Cross tells Brendan about her Cork childhood, competitive swimming, the thrill of having her art first exhibited by the Tate in London, turning 70 and the joys of the sea. She picked five songs that meant something special to her throughout her life.

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    33 min
  • The Watchlist

    The Watchlist
    Mar 8 2026
    Joining Brendan to discuss the best TV and films coming this week are Grainne Humphries, Festival Director of the Dublin International Film Festival and Eoin Sweeney, TV and radio producer. Previews include Niall Breslin’s new documentary ‘All That Remains’ as well as movies like Jessie Buckley’s ‘The Bride’ and ‘Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man’.

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    12 min
  • Pokémon at 30: “I’ve rediscovered it now as an adult and realise it’s a great way of keeping you company”

    Pokémon at 30: “I’ve rediscovered it now as an adult and realise it’s a great way of keeping you company”
    Mar 8 2026
    Novelist and video game critic for The Guardian, Sarah Maria Griffin explains to Brendan how she has rediscovered the 30-year-old Nintendo game recently as a mother and has a new appreciation for it.

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    5 min
  • “I was a bit player in my parents’ drama, a parentified eldest daughter”

    “I was a bit player in my parents’ drama, a parentified eldest daughter”
    Mar 7 2026
    First-time author Clíodhna O’Sullivan has written a romantasy novel, ‘Her Hidden Fire’ which has been chosen as a Good Morning America Bookclub pick for March 2026. She talked to Brendan about her father’s alcoholism, her mother’s mental health problems, the duties of the eldest daughter, and how fantasy novels were always an escape.

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    28 min
  • Neil Jordan “Everyone knew what Weinstein was”

    Neil Jordan “Everyone knew what Weinstein was”
    Mar 7 2026
    Oscar winner and award-winning writer Neil Jordan tells Brendan about his first foray into science-fiction with ‘The Library of Traumatic Memory’. As an Academy member, he also discusses casting his vote for this year’s Oscars, Jessie Buckley’s chance of taking home Best Actress, and why he was always wary of Harvey Weinstein.

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    22 min
  • Leo Varadkar: ‘I think the European-Atlantic relationship is changed forever’

    Leo Varadkar: ‘I think the European-Atlantic relationship is changed forever’
    Mar 7 2026
    Former Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, who has recently returned from the US, gives his take on the fall of the Iranian regime as the war enters its second week.

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    11 min
  • Ireland’s Prettiest Towns and Villages

    Ireland’s Prettiest Towns and Villages
    Mar 7 2026
    Pól O’Conghaile, Travel Editor of the Irish Independent, joins Brendan with his pick of the prettiest places to visit in Ireland.

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    13 min