Dave Fanning

Tourists who are too fat for gondolas in Venice, someone trying to name their baby, Lucifer and there has been a drop in the Earth's seismic vibrations due to Coronavirus! It's Anton's stories of the week!

Singer-Songwriter, Gavin James and Kim O Callaghan of MCD join Dave to tell him about the live concerts as part of 'Songs From An Empty Room' which takes place tonight on RTE 2 Television and 2FM to support the Irish Event Industry Crew!

Paul Whitington chats to Dave about what new films we can watch from the comfort of our own home and in cinemas, including 'Saint Frances', 'Stage Mother' and 'Disappearance at Clifton Hill'!

On its 40th Birthday, Pat Carty of Hot Press joins Dave to chat about the bleak backstory of AC/DC's 'Back in Black' and how it went on to be one of the best-selling albums of all time!

Author, David Walsh joins Dave to chat to him about his new book, 'The Russian Affair: The True Story of the Couple who Uncovered the Greatest Sporting Scandal', which tells the story of the couple who blew the whistle on Russia's doping scandal!

Author, Gemma Milne joins Dave to chat to him about her new book, 'Smoke & Mirrors: How Hype Obscures The Future and How To See Past It', which reveals hype to be responsible for fundamentally misdirecting or even derailing crucial progress in the worlds of Science & Tech!

The latest Marvel or James Bond flicks seem to rule the box office but there has always been a small-budget passion project that seemingly comes out of nowhere to become a huge hit! Brian Reddin of Dearg Films joins Dave to run through some small-budget films that made big bucks at the box office!

A jeweller who has used his stock to make a real life treasure hunt, a genius in Iceland has a created a website that records people's screams to help them cope with lockdown and Mike Tyson fighting a shark! It's Anton's stories of the week!

While Britney's music is usually upbeat bubble-gum pop, the darker story of what might be going on behind the scenes has always followed her. With questions around the #FreeBritney campaign re-emerging this month, Conor Behan is on the line to tell us what is really going on with Britney!

The first music festival of the Summer (that we know of) took place last weekend in the US. 'In My Elements' featured a lineup of DJs, along with yoga, art classes and a two-part Covid-19 testing programme for attendees. Brett Herman is one of the organisers and he joins Dave to tell him how they got on!