Malachy Clerkin's Top Sports Books List 2022
Malachy Clerkin joined Dave to give him the low down on the best sport books to gift people this Christmas.
Dec 03, 2022•21 min
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Deirdre Molumby on Chilly Movies!
With the mercury set to drop this weekend, entertainment expert Deirdre Molumby is checking out some of the chillier movies out there, that will make us feel positively warm!
Dec 03, 2022•14 min
Mary Pat Kelly's biography on Martin Scorsese
Martin Scorsese turns 80 this year, and his friend and movie collaborator Mary Pat Kelly, has written a biography on the director
Dec 03, 2022•24 min
Pat Carty on Musicians Costly Mistakes
Pat Carty from Hot Press joined Dave to talk about some of the terrible decisions that have been made in the music industry, and had terrible consequences on musician's careers.
Dec 03, 2022•26 min
Sarina Bellissimo - On Stage Mishaps!
Sarina chats to Dave about celebrities most embarrassing Stage Mishaps!
Nov 27, 2022•19 min
Director Luke McManus
Luke joined Dave to chat about his debut feature the documentary North Circular
Nov 27, 2022•22 min
The Anatomy of 55 More Songs with Marc Myers
Author Marc Myers joined Dave from the US to chat about his new book, where he delves into the lesser known facts about some of the world's biggest hits.
Nov 26, 2022•19 min
Aifric's Stories of the Week
Aifric talks to Dave about the election that was decided with names from a hat, the controversy around Bob Dylan’s limited edition book and the goalkeeper who was sent off for confronting a fan who urinated in his drink.
Nov 26, 2022•13 min
Actors who play sidekicks with Dee Molumby
Dee Molumby is live in studio to discuss the actors we all know and love but are never quite sure how or where we know them from
Nov 26, 2022•17 min
Def Leopard's Joe Elliot
Def Leopard's Joe Elliot talks to Dave ahead of their 2023 tour with Motley Crue and what we can expect from their new album
Nov 26, 2022•21 min
Eoin Sweeney
Eoin Sweeney will be talking about those famous football commentaries that invariably take place during World cups
Nov 20, 2022•29 min
Ruth Codd
Ruth Codd, whose life was transformed during Lockdown joined Dave. She was discovered on her Tik Tok platform by a Netflix casting agent for 'The Midnight Club'
Nov 20, 2022•25 min
The Album that Inspired me with Brooke Scullion
Musician Brooke chose the live Nirvana MTV Unplugged album as the album that inspired her
Nov 20, 2022•15 min
Volunteerism with Thom Breathnach
Travel editor, Thom Breathnach, tells Dave about 'Voluntourism', and how to travel the world sustainably, and on a budget, through volunteering.
Nov 20, 2022•18 min
Bands who went on without their lead singers with Simon Maher
Simon Maher takes a look at the Bands that continued despite losing lead singers with the news of a new Prodigy tour taking place, despite losing their lead singer Keith Flint.
Nov 19, 2022•28 min
Aifric's Stories of the Week
Footage of hundreds of sheep walking in a circle for 12 days straight, Three mermaids in California save scuba diver from drowning, Chinese man, 50, runs marathon in under 3.5 hours while smoking cigarettes!
Nov 19, 2022•18 min
'Punks Listen' with Michael Murphy
Michael Murphy, co-author of a book of essays called 'Punks Listen', takes us to the 80's and the height of the Punk era.
Nov 19, 2022•15 min
The Controversial Qatar World Cup with Damien O'Meara
From Beer being banned in the stadium, to LGBT+ fans being tolerated at best - the most controversial World Cup in generations kicks off in Qatar tomorrow, and Damien O’Meara told us what we can expect from it.
Nov 19, 2022•27 min
Why we love a Quiz Show with Fionnuala Jones
Fionnuala has been taking a look at the enduring appeal of Quiz Shows, especially the ones with the quirky formats!
Nov 13, 2022•26 min
Do Animals Have Emotions with Dr Lisa Feldman Barrett
Psychologist Lisa Barrett will be talking about our emotions around pets, and whether our dogs actually love us humans unconditionally
Nov 13, 2022•20 min
The Album that Influenced Me with Sorcha Richardson
Ahead of her European tour Sorcha tells Dave about the album that inspired her... Youth Novels the debut album by Swedish singer Lykke Li
Nov 13, 2022•12 min
Norah Twomey and cast of My Father's Dragon
Irish animation company, Cartoon Saloon, has a new movie on Netflix called 'My Father's Dragon'. We'll be talking to its young stars - Jacob Tremblay & Gaten Matarazzo - and director Norah Twomey
Nov 13, 2022•14 min
Remembering Garry Roberts
A look back on an interview with Garry Roberts who died this week
Nov 12, 2022•16 min
Tech Layoffs and Mastodon with Leigh McGowran
Leigh from Silicon Republic joins Dave to talk through the eventful two weeks for Elon Musk and staff at Twitter
Nov 12, 2022•14 min
Aifric's Stories of the Week
Parisian undertaker aims to introduce bicycle hearse in France , Perth museum naming poll chooses 'Perth Museum', Lottery winner dons mascot costume to hide jackpot from family...it must be Aifric's Stories of the Week!
Nov 12, 2022•15 min
AI & Music with Dr. Martin Clancy
The growing role that artificial intelligence is playing in our day to day lives can even shape what movies get made. A new book by Dr Martin Clancy, Artificial Intelligence and Music Ecosystem, explores everything from ethics, to robotics to intellectual property, all in the context of music.
Nov 12, 2022•31 min
The Album that Influenced Me with Wallis Bird
Wallis Bird is taking time out of her current Irish Tour us to tell Dave about the album that inspired her, the Double live album Living In Clip by Ani DiFranco
Nov 06, 2022•17 min
Bill Whelan
Bill Whelan talks to Dave all about his autobiography 'The Road to Riverdance'
Nov 06, 2022•19 min
Judith Mok
Vocal coach Judith Mok joins us to talk about her memoire The State of Dark with Lilliput Press
Nov 06, 2022•22 min
Dave chats to the cast of the Wonder
Dave chats to Florence Pugh, Sebastián Lelio, Elaine Cassidy, Kila Lord Cassidy, Niamh Algar and author Emma Donoghue all about the movie
Nov 06, 2022•21 min
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