Arena

Kartikay Gupta and Stephanie O'Connor discuss their short stories which have been shortlisted for the RTÉ Short Story Competition 2026.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Writer Martina Devlin on the great tradition of ghost stories in Ireland.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Foy Vance joins Rick in studio to discuss his 60-date world tour and play some tunes.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Writer Audrey Niffenegger joins the programme to discuss her new book 'Life Out of Order' 23 years on from 'The Time Traveler's Wife' See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Film critic John Maguire on Ken Russell’s 'The Devils' being re-released.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Caitríona O’Leary, Anakronos, on their new production at Kilkenny’s Toil & Trouble where medieval music meets jazz in this compelling reimagining of one of Ireland’s most remarkable manuscripts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bill Whelan, Maighread Ní Dhomhnaill, Nuala O'Connor, Shaun Davey, and Iarla Ó Lionáird discuss the life and career of the late Dónal Lunny.ss the life and career of the late Dónal Lunny dies aged 79. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hilary White and Arlene Hunt review the new films Klara and the Sun, Fatherland and Possible Love. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Choreographer John Scott chats to Rick about the Irish Modern Dance Theatre production 'Physical Landscape' coming to the Project Arts Centre. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

John Armstrong and Alison Jameson, both finalists of this year's RTÉ Short Story Competition, chat to Rick about their work. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ahead of the 300th anniversary of the publication of Gulliver’s Travels, composer Shaun Davey discusses his Gulliver: A Choral Symphony. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Galway DJ Count Skylarkin chats with Rick about his upcoming gig at the Lú Festival of Light in Drogheda. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ahead of the release of its sixth iteration, we’ll be discussing the global pop-cultural phenomenon that is Grand Theft Auto. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ralph McTell chats to Rick and plays live in studio.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fiddle player and RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards nominee Clare Sands chats to Rick about her new album and performs live in studio.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As Macnas marks 40 years of creating extraordinary public art, Rick look back at the history of the company with Galway theatre-maker James Riordan.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jess Fahy discusses the National Gallery’s new exhibition, Hilma af Klint: Artist and Visionary.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For over twenty-five years, novelist Niall Williams has been crafting some of the most lyrical and resonant of Irish stories. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Wexford Festival Opera marks its 75th anniversary. From its modest beginnings in 1951, it has grown into one of the world's most respected opera festivals, earning an international reputation for reviving neglected masterpieces and nurturing new talent. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chris Wasser and Louise Bruton review VisionQuest (Disney+), Crystal Lake (Sky) and The Party (Virgin). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Zara Hedderman and Nadine O’Regan review new releases from Fontaines DC, Arborist and Declan O’Rourke. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Martin Doyle, Books Editor of The Irish Times chats to Rick about Faber confirming it will stop supplying Sally Rooney's books in the UK.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Donald Clarke and Sarina Bellissimo review survival thriller Whalefall and documentaries NAZA and Forever Is Now. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Actor Luke Grimes chats to Rick about the latest season of Taylor Sheridan's American neo-Western Marshals.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ahead of the release of his new album, Belly of the Beast, Whozyerman? chats to Rick and performs live in studio. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.