Maggie Armstrong

Today’s panel includes Oisin Coughlan, Chief Executive Friends of the Earth Ireland, Wendy Grace, Broadcaster and Columnist, Dr. Mick Molloy, Consultant in Emergency Medicine and Louise Burne, Political Correspondent with the Irish Mirror. Senior Counsel Sunniva McDonagh also joined the programme.

Nuala O’Connor, the celebrated author, talks to Brendan about her new novel, Seaborne, about the life of Anne Bonny. She also discusses her recent diagnoses with ADHD and autism, and how the discoveries have changed her life.

Online sleuths, armchair detectives and the rise of the confessional comedy. Podcaster Fionnuala Jones talk to Brendan about the mini-culture war swirling around TV series Baby Reindeer.

Irish Times Film Correspondent Donald Clarke and writer Henrietta McKervey give their recommendations for what to watch on the big and small screens for the week ahead.

Celebrated writer Salman Rushdie was subjected to a savage knife attack in 2022. The attack came 33-years after the Supreme Leader of Iran issued a fatwa calling for him to be killed, in protest at his novel The Satanic Verses. In his new book, Knife, Rushdie recounts the events of that day, and his ‘miraculous’ recovery.

Pagan Priestess Deirdre Wadding talks Brendan through the rites and rituals of Bealtaine

Registered Dietitian Sarah Keogh talks to Brendan about Ultra Processed Foods, dispelling the myths and allaying fears about some of our favourite meals.

Psychotherapist Richard Hogan on what a mid-life crisis is, who it strikes, how to navigate it and how to prevent one happening in the first place.

Michelle Walsh-Jackson from TheNovelTraveller.com outlines some of the themed cruise holidays available. From cruises for motorbike enthusiasts to cruises for lovers of Eighties music, there is a themed cruise for everyone and she also explains how mini cruises can be a cheaper way to sail.

Actor, food lover and style guru Stanley Tucci chats to Brendan about how to fix the perfect cocktail, the importance of dressing for dinner and his go-to risotto recipe.