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Featuring some of the most ear-catching moments you might have missed from the day on Ireland's top radio station RTÉ Radio 1, filleted and ready for bingeing. Featuring the best of programmes like The Ryan Tubridy Show, Today with Claire Byrne, Liveline, The Ray D'Arcy Show and Drivetime. Published every weekday evening.

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    Playback Daily Fri Oct 24th

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2025 57:47


    Some inspirational stories from people taking part in this wekeend's Dublin Marathon, comedian Owen Colgan on his new movie The Spin & Keith Barry learns how to dive!

    Playback Daily Podcast Thursday 23 October 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2025 57:40


    On this Thursday edition of PBD: A horror movie, but inside your mouth – what's living and breeding on your toothbrush  Orthorexia – the obsessive “virtuous” eating disorder  And Am I the Gobshite? – a guide to spotting the people you don't need in your life...

    Playback Daily Podcast Wednesday 22 October 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2025 57:40


    On this shiny Wednesday edition of PBD: Half and half – finding out you have a sister you never knew about Literal healing – living with illness while continuing to write And The Summoning of the Lost – Macnas takes to the streets again...

    Playback Daily Podcast Tuesday 21 October 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2025 57:40


    On this bright autumn day edition of PBD: Céad míle fáilte – the new British ambassador is learning Irish  Give that a minute – the story of a long, lingering odour  And Happy Memories – Shaun Ryder looks back...

    Playback Daily Podcast Monday 20 October 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2025 57:40


    On this monsoon Monday edition of PBD: Live to tweet – the joys of Twitter before the dark times  Ah, lad – the Two Johnnies celebrate their 400th podcast  And careful now – whatever you do, don't annoy the fairy folk...

    Playback Daily Podcast Friday 17 October 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2025 57:40


    On this autumnal edition of PBD: Trying new things – could you hack a phone-free 48 hours?  Milk in the Matrix – checkout-free shopping doesn't cut it And putting the K in K-Pop – how Korean culture took over the world...

    Playback Daily Podcast Thursday 16th October 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2025 57:47


    On this edition of Playback Daily, Mary Black looks back on her professional and personal past as she prepares for her last ever tour, should cyclists have to wear hi-vis gear and the problems that lead to the Titan submersible accident.

    Playback Daily Podcast Wednesday 15 October 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2025 57:40


    On this another grey day edition of PBD: Working with the best – screenwriter John Logan on collaborating with Scorsese and bringing Moulin Rouge to the Dublin stage Mildly deadly venom – false widow spiders are in your house And the dream job – overcoming the odds to get to work...

    Playback Daily Podcast 14 October 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2025 57:41


    On this Naoise's birthday edition of PBD: Stratocaster on display – a new exhibition at the National Museum Parmesan on seafood?? – crimes against Italian cooking And the right tool for the job – a chainsaw artist on repurposing fallen trees...

    Playback Daily Podcast 13 October 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2025 57:40


    On this fragrant edition of PBD: Walking among the dead – actress Siobhán Cullen takes a stroll Personal cheeses – travelling to taste new and exotic coagulated milk proteins And when tragedy is buzzworthy – Buckley and Mescal's new film is a certified weepy...

    Playback Daily Podcast Friday 10 October 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2025 57:40


    On this terrible beauty edition of PBD: Going Global – the Irish cartoon streaming to 200 million households;  Dating with Intention – sober dating IRL;  And what rhymes with menopause? – the Accidental Poet on demystifying women's health...

    Playback Daily Podcast Thursday 9 October 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2025 57:40


    On this didn't see that coming edition of PBD: Rebuilding a Man – how Fergus Farrell recovered from a serious spinal injury;  The Experimenters – bringing science out of the lab and into the home;  And not seeing AI to AI – students and teachers overwhelmed by LLMs...

    Playback Daily Wednesday Oct 8th

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2025 57:47


    A newlywed couple who beat Storm Amy, TV presenter Richard Hammondchats to Ray & how to have a green Halloween....all this and more on today's show

    Playback Daily - Tuesday Oct 7th

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2025 57:47


    On this edition of Playback Daily, the Irish singer/songwriter behind global hits who you may not have heard of, why some Dublin residents want legislation to deal with drone deliveries and the later life career change which made some people become Gardaí in their 40s.

    Playback Daily Podcast 2nd October 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2025 57:47


    On this edition of Playback Daily, writer John Boyne on confronting child abuse and cancel culture, Presidential candidate Catherine Connolly TD on why she tried to hire a person convicted of gun crime and athlete Sharlene Mawdsley on the reaction and traction of her recent viral video

    Playback Daily Wed Oct 1st

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2025 57:47


    Mark O' Rowe chats Intermission, Normal People & about his latest play Reunion, from ingrown toenails to bunions - all your feet concerns answered & John Power talks about supporting Oasis

    Playback Daily Podcast Tuesday 30 September 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2025 57:40


    On this neither one thing nor the other edition of PBD: The man who would be trendy – Fr Brian D'Arcy gets honoured; 89 going on 90 – celebrating Dame Julie Andrews And Not for Me, thanks – jumping off the world's tallest bridge...

    Playback Daily Podcast 29 September 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2025 57:41


    On this must not turn the heat on edition of PBD: The centre of the storm – Katherine Zappone on her annus horribilis; Fix you – how being an author gives you power; And Oh My God – Shane Lowry's dad on the heroics on Long Island...

    Playback Daily Fri Sep 26th

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2025 57:47


    Michael Flynn aka Mattress Mick chats about his memoir, Leonardo di Caprio's new movie is reviewed and all you need to know about the NFL in Dublin this weekend.

    Playback Daily Podcast 25 September 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2025 57:40


    On this bright but cold edition of PBD: Stand-in alert – has Dermot Whelan broken Oliver's team? Nice head, big guy – does creatine have unwanted side effects? And sticking together – why kids shouldn't fly the nest...

    Playback Daily Wednesday Sep 24th

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2025 57:47


    After the excitement of the Traitors Ireland finale we hear from the winners & runners up, the must reads for autumn & why people are crossing the border for weight loss drugs

    Playback Daily Tues Sep 23rd

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2025 57:47


    Comedian Dylan Moran, how to pickle & managing your children's mobile phone use...all this & more on Playback Daily

    Playback Daily Podcast Monday 22 September 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2025 57:40


    Coming up on this the show they couldn't kill edition of PBD: Surviving treachery – Joanna and Amy on life after The Traitors; Don't do it kids – money mule recruitment is not what it seems; And rules of engagement – how The Traitors is brought to the screen...

    Playback Daily Thursday June 12th

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2025 57:47


    Top TV & movie recommendations for the month ahead, Dr Norah Patten on becoming the first Irish person in space & homemade dips & sauces for a fraction of the supermarket price

    Playback Daily Wednesday June 11th

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2025 57:47


    Comedian Jarlath Regan chats about his new tour and donating an organ to his brother, we hear about the new smart seatbelt & 100 years of the Irish passport

    Playback Daily Podcast Tuesday

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2025 57:40


    On this sunny melange edition of PBD: Love in a cold climate – the cello virtuoso living in the Arctic Circle  Ewe can't handle the truth – all the buzz from Shear Fest 2025  And finally revealed – the woman who inspired After All...

    Playback Daily Podcast Monday

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2025 57:41


    On this many shades of grey edition of PBD:  Rainwoman – how romantasy can keep the clouds at bay;  Debt comes to us all – burgers on the never-never;  And Jarvis Cocker on gradually turning into Barry White...

    Playback Daily Friday June 6th

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2025 57:47


    Robot deliveries, Mayo Pride & movie recommendations for the weekend all on Friday's Playback Daily

    Playback Daily Podcast Thursday

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2025 57:40


    On this forever Autumn edition of PBD: Yeah but where are we really from? A new history of Ireland explores our origins; Giant steps are what you take working on the moon;  And we find out just what dead stock fabric is...

    Playback Daily Wednesday June 4th

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2025 57:47


    30 years of Riverdance, how to avoid those carry-on luggage fees & should you take your children out of school early for holidays?

    Playback Daily Tuesday June 3rd

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2025 57:47


    Author Viki Notaro on her new novel Long Story, travel tips for students travelling abroad this summer & getting ready for the summer holidays? Claire Byrne hears about the best games for those rainy days

    Playback Daily Podcast Thursday

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2025 57:40


    On this still-not-Friday edition of PBD: Homeowner and author Elaine Feeney has a new novel out; The canoeing dog rescuers of north county Dublin; And the mystery of the 1000-year-old book shrine at the bottom of a lake...

    Playback Daily Podcast Wednesday

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2025 57:40


    On this deeper in debt edition of PBD: How to avoid getting chewed up in the Mrs Machine; The Irish acting dynasty still ruling the boards; And meet Ireland's first-ever patisserie champion...

    Playback Daily Podcast Tuesday

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2025 57:40


    On this grey skies edition of PBD: Psycare - the charity helping festival goers in trouble; When Presidents East and West are on the same page; And the daring escapades of one Liveline listener's dog...

    Playback Daily Podcast Monday

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2025 57:40


    On this it's March all over again edition of PBD: No country for storm chasers – going abroad to photograph twisters; The ongoing camper van controversy in Co Clare; And what makes Happy Out in Dun Laoghaire different...

    Playback Daily Podcast Friday

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2025 57:40


    On this what is all the wet stuff falling from the sky edition of PBD: Songwriting royalty: Orla Gartland and U2 triumph at the Ivor Novello awards; How vapes took over your teenager's world; And how one woman avoided unnecessary surgery for her daughter...

    Playback Daily Podcast Thursday

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2025 57:40


    On this handcrafted edition of PBD: The couple getting married on the 10th anniversary of the Marriage Equality Referendum; How long?? Saving up for a deposit takes a long, long time; And feeling the love at the Fastnet Film Festival...

    Playback Daily Podcast Wednesday

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2025 57:40


    On this Club Med edition of PBD: Quitting college to pursue a musical dream: Sexual healing – what your sex life says about your overall health; And born to clip – the Boss's barber on 40 years of gigs...

    Playback Daily Tuesday 20th May

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2025 57:47


    The Irish chef who is trying to stamp out sexism in professional kitchens, why small strawberries are sweetest and how Irish honey bees are buzzing with success. That and more on Playback Daily.

    Playback Daily Monday 19th May 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2025 57:47


    Laughing and learning about horrible histories, why cattle are Shannon Airport's latest arrivals and how a terminal diagnosis has given one Liveline caller a new lease of life.

    Playback Daily Friday May 16th

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2025 57:47


    James Patrice goes birdwatching, Marty Whelan on our Eurovision disappointment & movie reviews for the week ahead

    Playback Daily Wednesday May 14th

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2025 57:47


    Foil Arms & Hogg are in studio with Oliver Callan, Claire Byrne hears tips on how to de-clutter your wardrobe & author Djamel White tells Ray Darcy about his debut novel

    Playback Daily Podcast Tuesday

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2025 57:40


    On this warm weather Tuesday edition of PBD: How to react when the internet – and the media – piles on you: When going off the grid doesn't mean going off the grid; And the TikTok teacher on what makes her, em, tick...

    Playback Daily Podcast Monday

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2025 57:40


    On this Manic Monday edition of PBD: Talk to who? What now for the Liveline voiceover guy? Shock report reveals that doomscrolling makes you feel bad; And rise of the machines – a robot raises money for people...

    Playback Daily Friday May 9th 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2025 57:47


    Parenting blogger Sinead Fox shares tips on summer activities for kids, movie reviews for the weekend on Arena & tributes to Joe Duffy as he announces his retirement

    Playback Daily Podcast Thursday

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2025 57:40


    On this new Pope day edition of PBD: “Look, I'm just a biochemist.” What it's like to direct Nicolas Cage; The 1950s called – the skorts controversy heats up; And listen to Joe – Liveline presenter bows out after 27 years...

    Playback Daily Wednesday May 7th 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2025 57:48


    Vet Niamh Fagan answers listeners questions about itchy pets, Oliver Callan talks to comedian Aoife Dunne about her new show Good Grief & TV & movie picks for the month ahead

    Playback Daily Tuesday May 6th 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2025 57:47


    Author Florence Knapp tells Oliver Callan about her much anticipated debut novel, Ed Guiney reacts to the US tariffs on foreign movies announcement & why saunas are so popular on Irish coasts

    Playback Daily Friday 2nd May

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2025 57:47


    Banging a cultural drum, objecting to public transport noise and taking control of a bus. That and more on Playback Daily.

    Playback Daily Podcast Wednesday

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2025 57:41


    On this blistering last day of April edition of PBD: Can storytelling cure loneliness? Why so many dogs are on so many prescription drugs; And the people of Kerry vs Pierce Brosnan...

    Playback Daily Podcast Tuesday

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2025 57:40


    On this have-we-peaked-too-soon-on-the-sunshine-front edition of PBD: An impossible murder – Jane Casey on her new crime thriller; Bypass or light rail system? Galway's gridlock dilemma; And get real – Oliver Burkeman on embracing our limitations...

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