My Roots Are Showing with Nadine O'Regan Nadine O'Regan

Simon Le Bon, the iconic British singer and frontman of Duran Duran, joins Nadine O'Regan to talk about a life in music, his early days in the band, his quest to make glamour the "new punk-rock", and what he thinks now of Elton John, young musicians' use of AutoTune and John Taylor's decisions around some of their songwriting, plus their new album Future Past.

David Gray, the acclaimed British singer-songwriter, joins Nadine O'Regan to talk about his influences and inspirations, as well as his new album Skellig, his early days in music, his move into electronica with his record-breaking fourth album White Ladder, the bestselling record in Irish chart history, and how Covid-19 has impacted the live music industry.

Luke O'Neill, the immunologist, Trinity professor, Inflazome co-founder and author, joins Nadine O'Regan to talk about his life and background, and his views on everything from the global pandemic through to millennials, depression and the future beyond Covid-19.

Patrick Freyne, the award-winning critic and debut author, joins Nadine O'Regan on My Roots are Showing to talk about his new book OK, Let's Do Your Stupid Idea, a collection of essays which tracks back through his life as a writer, musician and human being in Ireland, examining topics including mental health, the arts, writing and progressiveness in Ireland.

Andrea Corr, lead singer of The Corrs, joins Nadine O'Regan to discuss her multi-faceted career. As frontwoman of The Corrs, the Dundalk-raised Irish singer has, along with her three siblings, sold over 40 million albums. She has also carved out a successful acting career on the stage and published a recent memoir Barefoot Pilgrimage, which is out in paperback in July. In this wide-ranging interview, Andrea talks candidly about her background, taking in not just her globe-trotting career, but also her life as a daughter, sister, wife and mother.

Ed O'Brien of Radiohead joins Nadine O'Regan to talk about his first solo album Earth, as well as his decades in Radiohead, his route to creativity, the support of his friends such as producer Flood and ex-Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr, and how time spent in Brazil shaped him in the making of his first solo album. He also speaks about how Radiohead approach making albums, as well as their dislike of repeating themselves on tour.