Comedian and one third of Cccahoots Laura`O Mahony and  Financial Planner and presenter of  RTE show  “How to be good with Money” joined Mario this morning to discuss many things on this weeks panel.  One of the topics was the press conference at the Cannes Film Festival this week with Quentin Tarantino where he was challenged on why he gave the lead actress Margot Robbie so few lines in his upcoming fil "Once Upon A Time In Hollywood". Tarantino quickly shut down this line of questioning by responding with one line "Well, I just reject your hypothesis."

For a man  that has placed women at the forefront of his films - should he have to defend this decision? Or is it valid that we push this rhetoric regardless of the fact he has placed women in front?

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Irish actor, comedian, writer and entertainer Pat Shortt joined Mario this Sunday for this weeks profile interview. Pat arrived fresh from a gig in Kilkenny the night before and is busy touring up and down the country!  Mario talked D`Unbelievable memories with Pat, live show experiences including Pat getting a swipe from an audience member when he went into the crowd!

 

 

Pat went on to name his favouritre film scene, his choice of comedy ( the comedian Dave Allen - who Pat got to work with) and he shares his mmories of auditioning for Father Ted!

Pat is back on tour with his new stage show "Hey" across Ireland now, check out  www.patshortt.com for full details!.

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Gary Murphy joins Mario to talk who they are putting their bets on for this year in the US Open!

@Garymurphy62 joins us to talk last day of the @usopengolf now with @GiftGrubMario #roastmario

Born in Mullingar in 1970, Terry McMahon is an Irish director, producer, writer, actor and acting coach.

Starting with a role in a Hollywood movie...as you do!He played a SWAT officer who was working with the League of Shadows in the film Batman Begins. Terry went on to write and direct Charlie Casanova and Patrick's Day.The films won several awards internationally and have placed Terry as one of the most compelling and evocative talents in the Irish film industry today. 

Terry joined Mario today for this weeks profile interview to talk Ireland, film, homelessness and his profound frustration with the government. Terry was one of the organisers of Apollo House and spoke of that experience and the speech he gave "This is Our Ireland".

When speaking about the Apollo House protest Terry says that they received thousands of responses from people who finally felt they had their position articulated.

If you like someone speaking from his gut then tune into my conversation with this guy @terrymcmahon69 -Mario’s Sunday Roast tomorrow from 11am@TodayFM #fathersday #beautifulbastard pic.twitter.com/YzCmQ3vlWO

— Mario Rosenstock (@GiftGrubMario) June 15, 2019

 

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Actress Norma Sheahan and Financial Planner and Presenter of “How To Be Good With Money” on RTE Eoin McGee joined Mario today to help cook up today’s roast –  throwing in Irish Colleges. Expensive Joke or Experience of a lifetime? And are we losing our customer service now that our economy is supposedly getting back on track?  

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Joining us this week for the story behind the song was Rory Gallagher (not that one) formerly of The Revs and now Rory and The Island! Rory released his first solo album when he was just nineteen years old.  With The Revs, Rory had two top 5 albums here in Ireland and with some storming singles released and loved at radio including that throwback right into the 90s..."Wired to the Moon".

Rory`s new single "So Little Time" is out now and will be touring  throughout the Summer with his band, for more details check out ticketmaster.ie.

This week`s song choice was "California Love" by 2Pac , a hip- hop summer all time classic that took us all the way back to the mid-nineties! This was the first single Tupac released after being released from prison in 1995. The main sample is from "woman to woman" by Joe Cocker from the early 70s and features a great voice box vocal input from Roger Troutman. Rory thinks that the most outstanding thing in this is the production and choice of samples by Dr. Dre, every 10 seconds is hook laden with pop melody gold and funky sounds.

Have you ever wondered about the story behind Tupac's California Love?@Rory_The_Island is in to tell Ian all about it!#roastmario pic.twitter.com/5KmvF6L1SL

— Today FM (@TodayFM) June 30, 2019

 

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Peter Aiken doesn't do many interviews so we were thrilled to welcome him to Today FM studios for this week`s profile interview on Mario`s Sunday Roast. Peter has brought some of the biggest names in music to venues in Ireland with Aiken Promotions. The company was founded by Jim Aiken,and was at the forefront of bringing international acts to Ireland from the 1960s onwards. It was particularly successful in bringing artists to perform in Ireland during the troubles.

I remember somebody got me a copy of Melody Maker in 1972 and on the front cover was Rory Gallagher and the concert took place at 11`o clock in the morning in Belfast, that was the only time they could do it.

Peter picked Jackie Mason for his favourite comedy and a classic scene from the Field for his favourite film scene. He also went on to tell us why he thinks the Gallagher brothers will one day put their issues behind them and get back on stage!

The only one that really hasn't done it is The Jam and The Smiths,they`ve held pretty firm that they wont do it, I think that Oasis will eventually get an offer that nobody can turn down.

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Joining the Panel this week were journalist Larissa Nolan and celebrity chef Gary O`Hanlon. This week they are talking hotel rip offs, the success of the Women's World Cup and EU sceptics...can we ever criticise the EU again?They got to grips with it all.

One particular topic which got listeners telling us their experience was the culture of rip off prices for hotel stays, more so in Dublin. Gary noted that while hotels do have to look at pricing when there are big events on - he was looking at up to 400 euro for a night in some of Dublin's hotels when he was looking to stay up for a gig in the Iveagh Gardens. Listeners were quick to let us know they have been experiencing the same.

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We were delighted to welcome the fabulous Adele King AKA Twink to Today FM studios today for this weeks profile interview on Mario`s Sunday Roast.

Twink is celebrating 60 years on stage and on screen as singer/actor/entertainer/baker/cake decorator and all round icon. She returned to our TV screens last night with a very special programme on RTE1 which saw Twink trawl through the archive for her best bits in an entertaining extravaganza which sees her singing and dancing down through the years.

One impressionist studied the other this morning and many laughs were had including Mario addressing Twink as the President of Ireland. Adele has recently told the media that she has penned a letter to the Michael D Higgins in dismay on how she has not once been invited to Áras an Uachtaráin. We will have you back here any day Twink!

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This week, Shauna O`Reilly from The Ian Dempsey Breakfast show, joined Mario for this week's Story Behind The Song. It's our first U2 song in the series and Shauna did not disappoint with her choice: 'One Tree Hill' by U2.

From the blockbuster album 'The Joshua Tree', the story behind this U2 song stems from a tragedy that occurred to one of the band`s closest friends.

'One Tree Hill' is a Māori landmark that sits atop a volcanic peak in Auckland, New Zealand. It overlooks the city and is a very important place in Māori culture.

When U2 toured NZ with 'Unforgettable Fire' in 1984, they met a Māori man called Greg who was doing security at the gig. One night, Bono was up with jet lag and he went out for a pint with a few of the crew.

Greg and him got on very well and Greg brought Bono up to 'One Tree Hill'. The band really liked him and asked him to come on tour with them. Further to that, when tour was over, Bono asked him to be his PA.

He was like a brother to them, however one night in Dublin in July 1986, Greg, who was 26 at the time, tragically was involved in a motorcycle accident and was killed. Bono wrote 'One Tree Hill' about him and it was a number one hit single back in New Zealand.

Shauna tells us of her love for the song, so much so that she went up to 'One Tree Hill' last December, listening to the song all the way up the volcanic peak.

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