100 episodes
Brendan O'Connor RTÉ
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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.
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Eat the sandwich! Ultra Processed foods – facts and fears
Registered Dietitian Sarah Keogh talks to Brendan about Ultra Processed Foods, dispelling the myths and allaying fears about some of our favourite meals.
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May Magic – Bealtaine Rituals
Pagan Priestess Deirdre Wadding talks Brendan through the rites and rituals of Bealtaine
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Preventing A Mid- Life Crisis With Psychotherapist Richard Hogan
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.
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Stanley Tucci's Perfect Martini
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.
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Themed Cruise Holidays
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.
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“I could see this lake of blood all around me” - Salman Rushdie
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.