Most of us can roast a chicken, but how can we make it next level? Chef, teacher, TV presenter and co-founder of Ballymaloe Cookery School, Rory O'Connell, shared his tips on gravy, spuds, and the veg too, to make tomorrow's roast extra special.

The new Sky show, 'All Her Fault', shines a light on marraige, motherhood, judgement and who-does-what around the house. Author Edel Coffey, and Kara Heriot Co-founder of Mum Talks have watched it and talk about navigating the momosphere, the schoolgates, the WhatsApp groups and how the demands of motherhood have changed over the years.

The continuing explosion in demand for new wight-loss drugs is raising difficult questions about how society talks about weight, and how it treats people with weight loss. Professor Donal O'Shea, endocrinologist and HSE Clinical Lead for Obesity, brings Brendan up to date.

Hollywood actor, Jane Seymour, and her partner of two years, musician and producer, John Zambetti, are back living in Ireland this winter, so they dropped in to talk Brendan through the music that has soundtracked each of their lives. Their choices included Fleetwood Mac, Paul McCartney, and Johnny Cash.

Prof Caitríona Ryan, from the Institute of Dermatologists explains the causes and treatments for acne, why it's not just a teenage phenomenon and why you should never squeeze a spot!

The Disney – Pixar classis first premiered on November 22nd, 1995, starring the voices of Tom Hanks and Tim Allen, as Sherrif Woody and Buzz Lightyear. Toy Story 5 is due for release next year but Sinead Fox, Parenting Blogger was in studio to mark the animation classic on its 30th anniversary.

Ultra cool and charming radio icon Ian Dempsey talks Brendan through his life in five songs, from his early days working in pirate radio, his imminent 65th birthday to giving up smoking 6 months ago, and his eclectic music taste which includes David Bowie, Paul Brady and Supertramp.

Joining Brendan to talk through what’s making the news today are Louise Bayliss, Head of Social Justice and Policy at Saint Vincent de Paul, Dr Aman de Sondy, Head of Department and Senior Lecturer in Contemporary Islam at UCC, Ellen Coyne, Political Correspondent with the Irish Times and Sarah Carey, Columnist with the Irish Independent.

John Maguire, film critic with The Sunday Business Post and Grainne Humphries, Director of the Dublin International Film Festival give us the definitive TV and movie watchlist for the week ahead.

Need a comforting warming soup recipe? Chef Domini Kemp can deliver. From home-made stock and an easy fish soup to a vegan friendly red pepper soup and leak and chicken soup, these hugs in a bowl will set you up on cold winter days.

Psychotherapist and author Richard Hogan joins Brendan to talk about how to be a good dad, how the job has changed through the generations, how to change the cycle if you grew up in dysfunction and why today’s parents are over-correcting the mistakes of their own parents.

Influencer and model Shauna Lindsay talks to Brendan about experiencing a stroke at the age of 30. She describes how she was doing boxing work in the gym when her entire left arm went numb when she punched the boxing pad.

David Robbins, Co-director of the Institute for Climate and Society gives his take on why the messaging around climate change is not working and explains why it needs to move away from jargon and acronyms towards solutions.

The Gut is the "second brain" with the biggest collection of nerve cells outside of the brain itself. Registered Dietician Sarah Keogh talks to Brendan about the community of bacteria and viruses living in your gastrointestinal tract that make up your microbiome and how to make them work for us.

Singer Songwriter, Dermot Kennedy, Poet, Rita-Ann Higgins, Professor of Politics at DCU Gary Murphy, and Social Justice Campaigner Ruairí McKiernan look back at the two terms of Michael D Higgins’ presidency as he prepares to depart the Áras next week.

Colm Tóbín took on the task of exploring what makes a good love story. Drawing on the works of Nina Simone, Derek Mahon, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, and more, he suggests that while we may not all have 'one true love', most of us have at least one 'what if?'

Brian Lloyd, Freelance entertainment journalist and broadcaster, and Sarina Bellisimo, Broadcaster and entertainment journalist review the best of this week's TV and cinema.

Broadcaster Afric O'Connell on the "absolutely razor-sharp" new album Lily Allen and the ongoing fallout from the soap opera story behind it.

Joining Brendan to analyse the Sunday papers are; Gerard Howlin, Public Affairs consultant and Irish Times columnist; Scott Lucas, Professor of US and International politics at the Clinton Institute in UCD; Louise Byrne, Political Correspondent at the Irish Examiner; and Dr Emma Howard, Economist.

Producer/director and colleague and friend of Manchán Mangan, Brian Reddin, spoke to Brendan en route to the Hill of Uisneach today for a celebration of the life, and scattering of the ashes, of the late broadcaster and scríbhneoir