Lunchtime Live

Welcome to The Pod Squad!

We review podcasts every Tuesday so you always have something new to listen to.

Killian Ginnity from Newstalk’s Digital Team and Sarah Jayne Tobin from DMG Media join guest host Anna Daly to review the American Scandal series ‘Waco’!

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Are we all losing the chance to daydream?

Apparently, listening to music all the time, or constantly having headphones in is stealing our opportunities to daydream.

So, does it matter?

Guest host Anna Daly is joined by Psychiatrist Brendan Kelly to discuss.

Yesterday, MMA fighter Conor McGregor visited the White House and accused the Irish government of “abandoning the voices of the people of Ireland." 

He also hit out at what he described as Ireland's “welcoming” policies towards immigration and support for asylum seekers…

What did you make of his visit - and should he have been allowed to go in the first place?

Guest host Anna Daly is joined by Rachel Morrogh, the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre Chief Executive Officer, Patti Shields from Democrats Abroad as well as listeners to discuss.

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The age old question: do blondes have more fun?

Anna Daly’s guest thinks they just might, after dappling with her own hair change…

Elle Hunt, Freelance Journalist joins, along with Stylist and Journalist Laura Mullet and Journalist Andrea Smith to discuss!

It’s How I Live Well time! Where someone joins to discuss what they do to improve their life…

This week, guest host Anna Daly is joined by Sami Corcoran, Instructor at the House of Pole pole dancing studio to discuss, well, pole dancing!

Gardaí are investigating an incident in which two women confronted an Israeli man at a bar in Dún Laoghaire. Palestinian Activist Léna Seale, one of the women involved in the incident, claims that the man is sharing images online of himself in Israeli military gear.

Should we be allowing Israelis – specifically those who have served in the IDF (Israeli Defence Forces) or those who are Zionists - into the country?

Guest host Anna Daly is joined by listeners to discuss.

For this week’s Ask Me Anything, Richard Tierney, St Patrick’s Festival CEO, joins guest host Adrian Kennedy to answer any of your St Patrick’s Day questions!

Today is World Sleep Day!

If it’s something you struggle with, it’s something you think about all the time...

And one area that impacts a lot of people is the sleep, or lack thereof, of small babies!

Sleep Expert Erica Hargaden joins guest host Adrian Kennedy to give her best advice.

A new study has revealed that 42% of adults admit that they have forgotten to have fun! And apparently, the age this happens is at 42, but is this really the case?

Joining guest host Adrian Kennedy to discuss is Robbie Fox, former owner of Reynards Nightclub, Ian O’Doherty, Columnist with the Irish Independent and more.

A new poll has found that over 40% of dog owners say they worry about their dogs mental health.

Almost three quarters say their pooches suffer ‘bouts of stress and anxiety’...

What can you do when your pet is feeling stressed? Is it something that worries you?

Guest host Adrian Kennedy is joined by Animal Behaviourist, Suzi Walsh, as well as listeners to discuss.