Oscar Dunbar, grandson of singer and actress Marianne Faithfull, talks about their grandmother-grandson bond, her finding sanctuary by living in Ireland and the pair of them writing and recording a song together, ‘Love Is’, in the months before her death last January.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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The Newspaper Panel
Joining Brendan to dissect the Sunday papers are Naoise Dolan; novelist and Sunday Independent columnist Gerard Howlin; former government advisor and Irish Times columnist; Tanya Ward, of the Children's Rights Alliance Peter Brown; from Baggot Investment Partners.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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“The only way to know the cosmic is through nature”
Tom Inglis, sociologist and author, on his new book ‘Unbecoming Catholic’ which details his own personal experiences with religion, with Catholicism and what being ‘religious’ in contemporary Ireland means and how faith and our beliefs should develop.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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The Watchlist
Sarina Bellissimo, Entertainment journalist and broadcaster and Dave O’Callaghan, host of the Here and Back Again Podcast have picked their recommendations for the best TV and films to watch for the week ahead.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Can Artificial Intelligence write better poetry than a poet?
Rita Ann Higgins, and entrepreneur & journalist, Mark Little. We asked ChatGPT to “write a poem in the style of Rita Ann Higgins.” We then asked Rita Ann Higgins to read it on air, alongside one of her REAL poems. Finally, we asked Mark and the listeners to guess which was the ‘real’ poem.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Brendan O'Connor has all you need for the weekend with time to pause and reflect on the week just gone. Featuring a selection of human interest, consumer and lifestyle stories, as well as keeping you up to date on the news stories that matter. Listen live Saturday and Sunday at 11am - 1pm on RTÉ Radio 1.
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