Callan's Kicks
Oliver Callan brings listeners a weekly satirical swipe at well-known faces in the worlds of politics, entertainment and sport. Listen Fridays at 6.30pm on RTÉ Radio 1.
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- 🇮🇪Ireland · ComedyHOME#323K to 124K
- Per-Episode Audience
Est. listeners per new episode within ~30 days
23K to 124K🎙 ~2x weekly·87 episodes·Last published 6d ago - Monthly Reach
Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)
47K to 248K🇮🇪100% - Active Followers
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26K to 137K
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/16/26 |  Strikes for a pay hike, Trump’s diesel deal doom | Plus Fine Gael's empty benchesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 26m 13s | ||||||
| 10/9/26 |  Harris has Budget baby, O'Donovan gets battered | Plus Laura Kuenssberg on Bayeux queue feuds.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 26m 35s | ||||||
| 10/2/26 |  A Budget beckons and Burnham banters | Plus Hegseth, Healy-Raes and Mary Lou's bangs.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 26m 32s | ||||||
| 5/9/26 | comedypolitics+2 | — | RTÉ Radio 1 | — | bike shedblunders+5 | — | 26m 20s | ||
| 5/2/26 | politicscomedy+1 | — | Late LateRTÉ Radio 1 | — | Late LateMary Lou+4 | — | 24m 57s | ||
| 4/25/26 | politicscomedy+1 | — | — | Leo | LeoStarmer+4 | — | 24m 38s | ||
| 4/18/26 | politicscomedy+3 | — | Healy Rae | — | fuel shortageTrump+3 | — | 25m 30s | ||
| 4/11/26 | DieselTrump+4 | — | DieselTractor | — | DieselTrump+5 | — | 24m 56s | ||
| 4/4/26 | moon landingcomedy+3 | — | — | — | moon madnessshed renting+3 | — | 24m 22s | ||
| 3/28/26 | comedypolitics+3 | — | — | Czech | comedypanel shows+5 | — | 24m 22s | ||
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| 3/21/26 | politicsparades+3 | — | Patrick's Day | — | MartinTrump+4 | — | 26m 27s | ||
| 3/13/26 | Oscars weekendSix Nations+3 | — | — | CorkScotland | OscarsSix Nations+5 | — | 23m 42s | ||
| 3/7/26 | politicscomedy+3 | — | RTÉ Radio 1Rent | Dubai | TrumpDubai+5 | — | 24m 15s | ||
| 2/28/26 | BAFTAsRugby+4 | — | Rent | — | BAFTAsBono+4 | — | 24m 34s | ||
| 2/21/26 | tariffspolitics+3 | — | Govt | — | Trumptariffs+3 | — | 24m 24s | ||
| 12/23/25 |  Callan Kicks 2025 | From a Jim Gavin load of ructions to Popes, Parrotts, Skorts and a Paschal, Oliver Callan kicks the year.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 52m 10s | ||||||
| 12/5/25 |  Cash for Zelensky, Curtains for Eurovision | Don't miss Callan Kicks 2025 out New Year's Eve! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 27m 05s | ||||||
| 11/28/25 |  Micheál's Missing and Harris hams it up | Plus united left latte pals and Trump's turkey.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 27m 52s | ||||||
| 11/21/25 |  Bye Bye Paschal and Thanks for all the Landlords | Plus Troy Parrott hysteria and a reshuffle.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 26m 55s | ||||||
| 11/14/25 |  Troy hits, Housing Plan misses, Connolly's call | Plus too early Christmas ads.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 26m 45s | ||||||
| 11/7/25 |  Fianna Fáil’s Yates of Wrath | Plus Connolly's hen and Miriam's memoirs See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 28m 38s | ||||||
| 10/31/25 |  Micheál's Mare and Downsize Abbey for Andrew | Plus Simon gets The Shining. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 25m 55s | ||||||
| 10/27/25 |  Catherine the Great and spoiled rotten votes | Plus Micheál mauled and Harris hammeredSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 27m 05s | ||||||
| 10/17/25 |  Hell for Heather and Trump's queasy peace | Plus Connolly's coming and Harris' unhappy birthdaySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 26m 36s | ||||||
| 10/10/25 |  Jim's out, Budget's down, RTÉ runs out of Ray | Plus Trump's Nobel flawsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 26m 58s | ||||||
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Chart history for Callan's Kicks
Peaked at #3 in Ireland, top 10 in 1 of 1 tracked market, currently #3 in Ireland.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
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| Ireland | — | #3 | #3 | — |
Chart Positions
1 placement across 1 market.
Chart Positions
1 placement across 1 market.