“Although the U.S. has an awful lot of problems, most Americans will still celebrate the 250th anniversary”

Actor Jack Reynor joins Brendan for My Life in Five Songs, reflecting on a career that has taken him from Wicklow to Hollywood. He discusses the reality of an ADHD diagnosis, and how family life and the support of his wife Madeline have kept him grounded. His song choices include Brian Eno, The Band and Talos.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chef and food writer Domini Kemp joins Brendan to champion the versatility of lemons in everyday cooking. She explores how zest and juice can lift everything from fish and chicken to nutty pairings like hazelnuts, bringing brightness and balance to simple dishes.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Larry Donnelly joins Brendan ahead of an MMA cage fight at the White House – to celebrate President Trump’s birthday. They also discuss the Trump plan for a Great American State Fair and the forces shaping modern America.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tables for one... solo travel... jogging alone... After turning 30, TikToker, Miriam Mullins, has decided to do more activities on her own – with a goal of becoming more comfortable with her own company. She chatted with Brendan about her recent trip alone to New York, parasocial relationships, and the loneliness of being a social media influencerSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Three years after the death of her brother, Brian, former European Ombudsman, Emily O'Reilly, tells Brendan about her search for answers. Since contracting HIV decades ago, Brian lived a very full life, but – despite so much recent progress in treatments - she says his death was reminiscent of a different era.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Professor Robert Byrne, Director of Cardiology at the Mater Private talks to Dearbhail through the difference between good and bad cholesterol, why your cholesterol number matters, what it means for your health now and into the future and he gives his strategies to manageSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Playwright Deirdre Kinahan joins Dearbhail to talk about her latest play ‘Refuge’ which explores Ireland’s complex history with migration, through the experience of an 18th Century German Palatine family and a more recent arrival from Afghanistan. She talks about her long career and why cancer made her more optimistic.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Garden designer and TV presenter, Diarmuid Gavin joins Dearbhail to talk through the songs that bring him back to moments and milestones through his life. He talks about tragic death of his brother as a child, the love he felt in his childhood home and how it took him until his 40s to overcome his profound shyness and social anxiety.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Joining Dearbhail to discuss the week’s film and TV highlights are Director of the Dublin International Film Festival, Grainne Humphries and Movies Editor with the RTE Guide, Michael Doherty. They discuss Irish films Power Ballad (starring Paul Rudd) and 500 Miles (starring Bill Nighy). Fresh from Cannes, Grainne identifies the big winners.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Cupcake Guy Graham Herterich gives Dearbhail baking ideas that include nuts and dried fruit - from a coffee and peacan brack to the ultimate bread-and-butter pudding with raisins. He also gives recipes for indulgent flavoured butters that add depth and zing to all kinds of dishes.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.