Brendan O'Connor has all you need for the weekend with time to pause and reflect on the week just gone. Featuring a selection of human interest, consumer and lifestyle stories, as well as keeping you up to date on the news stories that matter. Listen live Saturday and Sunday at 11am - 1pm on RTÉ Radio 1.
What this show covers
Irish politicsTV picksSunday papersgriefeconomicsinternet culturePanel discussionresiliencePoetrycurrent affairsnewspaperspublic policyFilm releasesmemoirWeekly watchlist
What listeners will find here
This week’s watchlist: true crime, political documentary, and a Scrubs return
Writer Henrietta McKervey and producer Eoin Sweeney join Brendan to sift through the biggest new shows and films of the week. The conversation ranges from Ask E. Jean to the Irish true crime series The Case I Can’t Forget and the latest season of Scrubs.
Pumpkin spice, Taylor Swift, and the rise of the Fall girl aesthetic
The episode explores the rise of the Fall girl aesthetic with broadcaster and “intergenerational translator” Aifric O'Connell. She traces it back to Christian girl Autumn and makes the case for Taylor Swift as its patron saint.
Ann Ingle on aging, pride, technology, and the loss of touch
Aging is the focus here as writer Ann Ingle discusses her book Still Here: Everything I Know About Being Older. She talks with Brendan about letting go of pride, adapting to technology, and the painful drop in physical contact that can come with getting older.
A Sunday papers roundtable with politics, policy and education in the mix
The episode gathers a newspaper panel to discuss the main stories in Sunday’s papers. Brendan is joined by Aidan Regan, Mary Hanafin, Alison O'Connor and Kevin Shortall, bringing perspectives from political economy, law, journalism and education.
Resilience, parenting, and a hard-won reconciliation with Dr. Richard Hogan
Resilience is the focus here, as psychotherapist Dr. Richard Hogan talks with Brendan about building it in yourself and in your children. The episode also turns deeply personal as Hogan reflects on his late father and how writing about that pain helped repair their relationship.
