Dave Fanning

For many dogs, lockdown has been nothing short of brilliant! But as restrictions ease and we start spending more time outside of the house, how can we make it easier for our pets to cope with our absence? Gillian Bird of the DSPCA is on the line to discuss the doggy details with Dave.

Simon Maher of 8Radio and Ballyfermot College of Further Education joins Dave for the third in a series all about legends of the world of music. This week it's Kate Bush!

In July 1987, the American Aviation pioneer, Amelia Earhart went missing on her attempt to complete the first round-the-world flight. She is just one of many famous people who have vanished without trace and Eoin Sweeney is on the line to chat to Dave about them!

Within minutes of each other, people like Joe Biden, Barack Obama and even Kim Kardashian posted on Twitter about giving away fortunes of Bitcoin. Adrian Weckler of the Irish Independent chats to Dave about the biggest Twitter hack in the website's history!

Paul Whitington chats to Dave about what new films we can watch from the comfort of our own home, including 'Above Suspicion', 'Arkansas' and 'The Vigil'!

Donald Trump's niece, Mary is about to release a book called 'Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created The World's Most Dangerous Man'. Tamara Keith is the White House correspondent with NPR and has read the book so she joins Dave to tell us what we have to look forward to!

The cast of 'Almost Famous' recently reunited for a podcast series to celebrate the film's 20th Anniversary. The film features a fictional rock band called 'Stillwater' so film journalist, Chris Wasser joins Dave to chat about some of the best fake bands that films have given us!

Although the Covid-19 crisis has delayed the launch of some albums, there have still been some great releases in the first half of 2020. Music journalists, Louise Bruton and Chris Jones join Dave to discuss their favourite LPs of the past six months!

Hanging a toad from a chimney may be a cure for Coronavirus, Japanese theme parks banning screaming on rollercoasters and a man gets off speeding charges due to a snake being in his truck! It's Anton's stories of the week!

Recommended by Oprah Magazine, The New York Times Book Review, Time Magazine and receiving rave reviews across the board, Dublin author, Naoise Dolan chats to Dave about her debut book, 'Exciting Times: A Novel'!