Dave Fanning

There are plenty of examples of mainstream artists turning their faith into great pop songs but there are also tracks that you might not realise had a theological theme! Simon Maher of 8Radio chats to Dave about some of the obvious and not so obvious of religious songs that topped the charts!

A tub of Sudocrem made a special guest appearance in a Madonna selfie during the week. Irish Twitter users were quick to point out how far the invention has travelled from its humble beginnings in Cabra back in 1931. Engineer and Scientist, Niamh Shaw chats to Dave about other Irish inventions that took over the world!

Simon Doonan is the Creative Ambassador-at-Large of New York clothing store, Barney's. He is also an accomplished Author and his latest release is a biographical account of Street-Artist, Keith Haring. Simon chats to Dave about the impact Keith had on the likes of hip-hop, new-wave, graffiti and gay culture!

French monks are locked down with three tons of cheese, an Australian private school have banned mullets and a South African pastor can heal people by farting on them! It's Anton's stories of the week!

This week, a year-long programme exploring Irish LGBTI+ identity and experiences over the last several decades has been announced by the National Library of Ireland. Dave chats to Journalist, Public Speaker and Archivist, Tonie Walsh about the 'Living with Pride' exhibition!

Film Journalist with The Independent, Paul Whitington chats to Dave about new films to watch on the small screen, including 'Godzilla vs. Kong', 'The Mauritanian' and 'Concrete Cowboy'!

Gordon Liddy died during the week at the age of 90. He was the former FBI Agent who led the Watergate burglary that resulted in the resignation of US President, Richard Nixon. Graham Finlay from the UCD School of Politics chats to Dave about Liddy and this historic scandal!

Two of the biggest monsters in cinema went head-to-head during the week as 'Godzilla vs. Kong' was released in Ireland via On-Demand TV services. Movies Editor with entertainment.ie, Brian Lloyd chats to Dave about some of the most memorable monsters in the history of Hollywood!

Dave chats to author, Paul Howard about his new book, 'RO'CK of Ages: From Boom Days to Zoom Days' which is a collection of the best columns he's published about everyone's favourite Dublin rugby jock, Ross O'Carroll-Kelly!

What is it about Hollywood and the silver screen that leaves it always bedevilled by scandal? Film and TV Producer from Dearg Films, Brian Reddin chats to Dave about Tinseltown careers that went from high to low!