Brendan O'Connor
by RTÉ Radio 1
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Audience Interest
- human interest stories
- consumer topics
Podcast Focus
- weekend reflections
- weekly news summaries
Publishing Consistency
- 100 episodes released
- active for 1 year
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- broadcast on RTÉ Radio 1
- live on Saturdays and Sundays
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Total monthly reach
Estimated from 32 chart positions in 32 markets.
By chart position
- 🇬🇧GB · News Commentary#50100K to 300K
- 🇦🇺AU · News Commentary#7030K to 100K
- 🇩🇪DE · News Commentary#9230K to 100K
- 🇸🇪SE · News Commentary#6810K to 30K
- 🇮🇳IN · News Commentary#6910K to 30K
- Per-Episode Audience
Est. listeners per new episode within ~30 days
110K to 351K🎙 Daily cadence·100 episodes·Last published 3d ago - Monthly Reach
Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)
365K to 1.2M🇬🇧26%🇮🇪26%🇦🇺9%+29 more - Active Followers
Loyal subscribers who consistently listen
146K to 468K406K real followers tracked across platforms
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Mark Little: ‘Technology doesn’t have a moral compass – WE need to rein it in and to push for that!’
Jun 21, 2026
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The enduring appeal of Nora Ephron
Jun 21, 2026
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Roddy Collins, Mary Coughlan, Kyla Cobbler & more - Advice for the Class of 2026
Jun 20, 2026
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Adam Harris: Why I’m leaving ‘AsIAm’...
Jun 20, 2026
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Daniel Wiffen: “I’ll never replicate the joy of a really tough training session”
Jun 20, 2026
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 6/21/26 |  Mark Little: ‘Technology doesn’t have a moral compass – WE need to rein it in and to push for that!’ | Entrepreneur and journalist, Mark Little, joins Brendan to reflect on the AI hype cycle, the concentration of power in the hands of a few tech companies, and the staggering amounts of money being poured into this fast moving industry. He also gives his predictions and recommendations for improvement over the next three years. | — | ||||||
| 6/21/26 |  The enduring appeal of Nora Ephron | Author Edel Coffey joins Brendan to discuss the enduring wit and insight of author Nora Ephron, best remembered as the writer of iconic rom-coms: ‘When Harry Met Sally’, ‘You’ve Got Mail’ and ‘Sleepless in Seattle’. | — | ||||||
| 6/20/26 |  Roddy Collins, Mary Coughlan, Kyla Cobbler & more - Advice for the Class of 2026 | As the 2026 Leaving Cert class finish their exams, Brendan gets some words of wisdom on navigating adulthood, from singer Mary Coughlan; former footballer Roddy Collins; eight-time All-Ireland winner, Philly McMahon; Comedian, Kyla Cobbler; Poet, performer and playwright, Felispeaks; Comedian and podcaster, Justine Stafford. | — | ||||||
| 6/20/26 |  Adam Harris: Why I’m leaving ‘AsIAm’... | Adam Harris, CEO of autism charity, AsIAm, joins Brendan to explain why he’s moving on from the charity he founded, to become the CEO for Social Entrepreneurs Ireland. | — | ||||||
| 6/20/26 |  Daniel Wiffen: “I’ll never replicate the joy of a really tough training session” | Ireland’s most successful male swimmer ever, Daniel Wiffen joins Brendan to discuss his path to Olympic victory, his training regime and the music that gets him through it all - including one Christmas song! | — | ||||||
| 6/20/26 |  Financial Cultures: avoiding the social pressure to overspend | Certified Financial Planner, Leah McMahon joins Brendan to discuss the financial cultures in different groups. How do you navigate a meal out, hen party, or family event where you’re expected to spend more than is comfortable for you? | — | ||||||
| 6/20/26 |  Sprucing up your packed lunch | Whether you’re prepping for a picnic, or sending your kids off to summer camp, Chef Shane Smith joins Brendan to discuss some delicious – and safe – ways to pack a bit more into your packed lunch. | — | ||||||
| 6/14/26 |  Patrick Freyne -“There’s a beauty in accepting that you’re probably just average” | Irish Times Writer Patrick Freyne has written his first novel, ‘Experts In A Dying Field’. He talks to Brendan about identifying as a yuppie in his youth, his years playing in bands, work burnout, obsoletion in middle age and why having children isn’t the be-all-and-end-all. He charts his life through five songs from The Monkees to Pixies and more. | — | ||||||
| 6/14/26 |  The rise of the Naked Nail | Broadcaster Aifric O’Connell explains the trickle-down effect of top influencers and catwalk shows abandoning gel manicures in favour of a return to a healthier, more natural-looking nail, more in line with the recent Quiet Luxury fashion trend. | — | ||||||
| 6/13/26 |  Ciara Mageean - “If I’m going to die, I’m going to fit in as much living as possible now” | Olympian Ciara Mageean spent her career representing Ireland and Northern Ireland, including a Gold at the 1500m European Championships in 2024, a year before the cancer diagnosis that ended her career. She talks to Brendan about her career, her terminal diagnosis, grief for the life she’ll never have and why we should all live in the moment. | — | ||||||
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| 6/13/26 |  Irish priest and spiritual advisor to Anthropic reacts to U.S. ban on foreign use | Fr. Brendan McGuire, AI advisor to the Pope and sometimes spiritual advisor to Anthropic, gives his take as Anthropic halts access to top AI models following a U.S. ban on foreign use. Before his ordination, Fr. Brendan worked in Silicon Valley as an engineer and tech exec. He believes technology should serve humanity rather than control it. | — | ||||||
| 6/13/26 |  Salman Rushdie - “It wasn’t true, I never lived in Bono’s back garden!” | Booker Prize-winning author, Salman Rushdie, talked to Brendan about recovering from a knife attack which saw him lose his right eye, how laughter helped in his recovery, his thoughts on the US v Iran war, how free speech has never been more under threat and his new collection of short stories, ‘The Eleventh Hour’ | — | ||||||
| 6/13/26 |  Stefanie Preissner’s Father’s Day Gift Guide | Writer and broadcaster Stefanie Preissner is back with one of her, by now, legendary gift guides. This time it’s ideas for buying for your father. She’s suggesting concerts, cookery courses, whiskey tasting, introducing your Dad to a day spa, a 10kg box of beef and many more ideas! | — | ||||||
| 6/13/26 |  “Porridge with chocolate milk? Yes! Change up the liquids you use!” | Chef and Instagrammer Alannah Sheehan gives ideas and recipes on jazzing up your daily porridge, how to make porridge bread and also a recipe for a healthy and a not-so-healthy granola | — | ||||||
| 6/7/26 |  Elvis Costello: “This is my face – there's nothing I can do about it!”✨ | musicsongwriting+3 | Elvis Costello | The Imposters | DublinIveagh Gardens | Elvis CostelloBrendan O'Connor+5 | — | 26m 47s | |
| 6/7/26 |  The Watchlist✨ | film highlightsTV highlights+3 | Fionnuala JonesAndy McCarroll | Office RomanceBackstory+1 | — | filmTV+5 | — | 11m 33s | |
| 6/7/26 |  The Newspaper Panel✨ | newspaperscurrent events+3 | Dr Suzanne CrowePete Lunn+2 | CHI CrumlinESRI+2 | — | newspaperspolitics+3 | — | 54m 09s | |
| 6/7/26 |  “It felt like a secret world, with music from another planet” - The Pretty in Pink soundtrack at 40✨ | Pretty in Pinksoundtrack+3 | Tom Dunne | Pretty in Pink | — | Pretty in Pinksoundtrack+5 | — | 11m 14s | |
| 6/6/26 |  Masterchef’s Anna Haugh: “Appalling treatment of restaurant staff makes my blood boil”✨ | restaurant staff treatmentMasterchef+3 | Anna Haugh | BBCMyrtle | — | restaurantMasterchef+3 | — | 12m 06s | |
| 6/6/26 |  Richard Hogan: “Too many feel their boundaries should never be breached”✨ | boundariespsychotherapy+3 | Richard Hogan | — | — | boundariespsychotherapy+4 | — | 28m 57s | |
| 6/6/26 |  “After your show aired, the guy I loved, from years back, got in touch...”✨ | love affairmemories+3 | listener | Heated Rivalry | — | loveathlete+3 | — | 4m 48s | |
| 6/6/26 |  Greenways: “Cycling is about much more than getting from A to B”✨ | cyclinggreenways+3 | — | RTÉ Radio 1 | — | cyclinggreenways+3 | — | 11m 05s | |
| 6/6/26 |  Author, Elizabeth Strout: “A marriage can be a lonely place”✨ | lonelinessmarriage+3 | Elizabeth Strout | Borris House Festival of Writing and IdeasThe Things we Never Say | IrelandUS | Elizabeth Stroutloneliness+3 | — | 31m 16s | |
| 5/3/26 |  Newspaper Panel✨ | newspaperspolitics+3 | Niall BoylanAlison O’Connor+2 | The Sunday TimesESRI+1 | — | newspaperspolitics+3 | — | 54m 26s | |
| 5/3/26 |  “‘Yesteryear’ shines another light on the Trad Wife culture war”✨ | Trad Wife culturemodern influences+3 | Ellen Coyne | Irish TimesYesteryear | — | Trad WifeYesteryear+5 | — | 8m 01s | |
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33 placements across 32 markets.
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33 placements across 32 markets.