Brendan O'Connor

Caryna Camerino, owner of Dublin’s Camerino Bakery, tells Brendan about some American desserts, for anyone hoping to mark the American holiday this week.

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Actor and screenwriter Stephanie Preissner joins Brendan for the first of a two-part series on gift-buying this festive season. This week Stephanie offers her top tips on buying for the men in your life. Tips included VOYA products, Closca cycle helmets, and contour whiskey glasses from Current.

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Comedy legend John Cleese tells Brendan about Monty Python, Fawlty Towers, the power of laughter, and his reflections on what happens after death. He also explains the impetus behind his book, Fawlty Towers: Fawlts and All, and his new documentary, John Cleese Packs It In.

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Kerryman, Oisin Murphy – who recently won the British Flat Jockeys Championship title for the fifth time – tells Brendan about his destructive relationship with alcohol, the constant need to keep his weight down, and why he tested positive for cocaine in France, as detailed in his new book ‘Sacrifice’.

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Joining Brendan to talk through what's making the news today are: Tabitha Monahan, Political Reporter at the Irish Independent; Oisin Coghlan, Public Policy Advisor; Susanne Rogers from Social Justice Ireland and Seán O'Neill McPartlin, Director of Housing Policy at Progress Ireland. RTÉ Sport's Tony O'Donoghue previews Ireland v Hungary

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Nadine O'Regan, Irish Times Arts journalist, and Andy McCarroll, Host of the Extra Vison Podcast talk Brendan through the best TV and Cinema this week.

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Matthew McConnell, Editor of Outsider.ie, tells Brendan everything you need to know about buying an effective raincoat AND maintaining its waterproofing

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"Godfather of AI" Professor Geoffrey Hinton won a Nobel Prize for his early work on machine learning which were the foundations for modern Artificial Intelligence today. He left his role with Google to free him up to talk about his safety concerns around AI. He told Brendan why he thinks AI is now at a point where it can think and understand.

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The continuing explosion in demand for new wight-loss drugs is raising difficult questions about how society talks about weight, and how it treats people with weight loss. Professor Donal O'Shea, endocrinologist and HSE Clinical Lead for Obesity, brings Brendan up to date.

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Prof Caitríona Ryan, from the Institute of Dermatologists explains the causes and treatments for acne, why it's not just a teenage phenomenon and why you should never squeeze a spot!

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