Music Interviews

Somehow we have fitted in new years resolutions and a story about a prawn trawler into the first Sunday Grill of 2024. Orla chats about that and much more.

From learning some self compassion as the festivities start to some of our Christmas traditions that have a south east origin, there was a lot going on on the Sunday Grill this week- Orla also talked to a Carlow man and Google Box star about his first book- Legends of Old. 

Orla is chatting to Eurovision icon Linda Martin about her favourite subject- dogs. She has a new podcast with James Patrice on that very subject and she'll be telling Orla all about it!

 And Brian went to see Wonka - he'll give us his honest thoughts on Timothee Chalamet as the Candyman and Hugh Grant as an Oompa Lompa. 

Orla's talking to a Waterford woman who is determined to raise awareness on the challenges she faces when  out and about with her guide dog. She finds out how to boost your immunity over the festive season and what were the biggest TikTok trends of 2023.

Donegal native Eric Roberts was 1 of 456 contestants on the Netflix original series Squid Game: The Challenge.

With over 600k followers on TikTok and 250k Instagram followers, the content creator was competing to win the largest cash prize in reality TV history: $4.56 million.

Episode 7 revealed Eric's fate on the Netflix reality TV show, whereby he was eliminated after his fellow contestants failed to save him.

Chatting to Beat's Most Wanted presenter Megan O'Regan Byrne, the social media star revealed his disappointment in being eliminated, the meal situation, & the intensity of the whole experience.

Megan put Eric through his paces in a game of Red Flag, Green Flag & tested his knowledge of the South East of Ireland. Will Eric pass the challenges?

The girl who sucks on OXO cubes.

Cillian and his cow story.

And

Grab your tissues to catch up on Feel Good Friday

It's all fancy nights out and Christmas party dos and don'ts on the Sunday Grill this weekend. Orla will be hearing about a very special concert at the National Opera house in Wexford and a piece of theatre in Clonmel with a difference.

14 students from across the South East joined us at Beat 102-103. The students were selected from over 150 applications received from all over the South East.

The media literacy programme is supported by Comisiun na Meán and is devised by national training network Learning Waves and Beat 102-103. During the week, the secondary school students learned how to critically analyse content that is published on their social media feed along with how to edit and hone their presentation skills. A

All of the students worked together to produce an end of week audio programme which was broadcast on Beat on November 20th and 21st, which you can listen back to now.

Exploring a variety of topics spanning from local musicians, sports, and theatre to delving into Irish cultural quirks. Before engaging in conversations with professionals, they hit the streets of Waterford to conduct enlightening vox pops. They also conducted Interviews with a spectrum of individuals, including lecturers from SETU, business professionals, and content creators. The students posed thought-provoking questions, such as the relationship between sports and theatre, favourite Irish phrases, the impact of ads on social media, and much more.

A car with denim seats and interior

The mullet that went horribly wrong

and

Sho gives a MASTERCLASS in music

Catch up on all the craic here!

Orla talks haunted buildings with the Paragals, Tommy Tiernan banning smart devices at his gigs and why did Brian go to a Trolls movie instead of a 3 and a half hour Scorsese film (the clue is in the question).