Podcaster and writer, Blindboy talks Brendan through the soundtrack to his life, including songs by Stevie Wonder, Randy Newman and Gil Scott-Heron.

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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Blindboy on battling agoraphobia, the trauma of school and how Stevie Wonder stood in his living room!

Joining Brendan to dissect the stories making the headlines today, are Executive Director of TASC, Shana Cohen; Special Correspondent for the Irish Examiner, Mick Clifford; Chief Economist with Deloitte Ireland, Kate English; and John O’Brennan, Professor of European Politics at Maynooth University.

The Newspaper Panel

Writer Henrietta McKervey and host of the ‘Here and Back Again’ podcast, Dave O’Callaghan join Brendan to discuss some of the best film and TV this week. Their choices include ‘Eternity’, ‘Ripple’ and ‘President Connolly: How The Race Was Won’.

The Watchlist

Broadcaster Aifric O’Connell tells Brendan about some of the best live music and comedy gigs in Ireland next year, to help anyone putting tickets on their Christmas list.

Blindboy on battling agoraphobia, the trauma of school and how Stevie Wonder stood in his living room!

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