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Anton Savage presents a bright, lively and engaging current affairs magazine show to kickstart your weekend.

The programme features all the latest news, features and opinion along with conversations about the conversations you are having on a Saturday morning from 9-11am.

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Anton is joined by comedian, Neil Delamere, to talk about all things comedy, his experience on Countdown, and together with Pat Shortt reflects on the legacy of veteran comedian and actor, Jon Kenny who died earlier in the week.
Just over a week after Donald Trump won a second-term in the White House, the makeup of his administration is beginning to take shape including the bombshell appointment of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to the position of health secretary. Joining Anton to go through what these appointments might mean for the next four years is Katherine Eban, special correspondent with Vanity Fair focusing on public health and homeland security issues & Paul Brandus, West Wing Reports founder and White House Bureau Chief. 
Anton is joined by Richard Boyd Barrett, Leader of People Before Profit & TD for Dún Laoghaire.Together they discuss where the left sits in the overall political landscape as we head into the general election, the performance of the Green Party, the provision for childcare, cost of living, and more.
Joining Anton to go through the main stores from the Sunday papers is Gabija Gataveckaite, Political Correspondent with the Irish Independent; Joan Mulvihill, Digitalisation Lead at Siemens; and Pat Rabbitte, former Leader of the Labour Party.
Nicola Tallant, Investigations Editor with the Sunday World and host of the Crime World Podcast joins Anton to disuss what she learned from her in-depth sit-down with Gerry Hutch.Part one of Nicola's interview is availble now on the Crime World Podcast platform.
Brinsley McNamara is a writer, video maker, and adventurer. He is the creator of the 'Weird Ireland' social media channel which has taken TikTok and Instagram by storm this year. He’s just written his first book called Weird Ireland: An Unofficial Guide to the Island - he joins Anton to chat about it all.
Joining Anton to go through the main issues that have dominated the general election campaign trail and to look ahead to what week two may hold is Frances Fitzgerald, former Minister, MEP and Member of the Gender Equality Advisory Committee to the G7 & Kevin Cunnigham, Lecturer in Politics at TU Dublin & MD/Founder at Ireland Thinks.
Joining Anton for this week's installment of Ask the Expert is Brian Burke, RTÉ Super Garden Judge, and Woodie's DIY and Garden Expert.
Maurice Brosnan, Senior Sports Writer with the Irish Examiner joins Anton to review the Katie Taylor vs. Amanda Serrano bout which took place last night in Arlington, Texas.
This week, the Guardian chose to leave Elon Musk’s 'X' social media platform stating that "X is a toxic media platform and that its owner, Elon Musk, has been able to use its influence to shape political discourse". But is it a platform beyond redemption? Adrian Weckler, Tech Editor of the Irish Independent & presenter of The Big Tech Show Podcast.
Joining Anton to go through the top stories from the Saturday papers is Craig Hughes, Political Editor of the Irish Daily Mail & Gráinne Ní Aodha, News Reporter with PA Media.
Met Éireann has said we should expect "significantly colder conditions" from Monday as it issued a countrywide weather advisory in recent hours. Climate Scientist and Founder of Ireland's Weather Channel Cathal Nolan joins Anton to discuss.
Joining Anton this week in conversation was Dylan McGrath.
Joining Anton this morning to talk about their new podcast 'They f*ck you up' was Ciara Kelly and Richard Hogan.
It’s now less than three weeks from polling day, parties are busy putting up posters and knocking on doors. Joining Anton from Cork where she aims to regain her seat while expanding her party was Holly Cairns, Leader of the Social Democrats and a TD for Cork South-West.
Joining Anton to go through the main stores from the Sunday papers is Noirin O'Sullivan, former Garda Commissioner, John Lee, Executive Editor of the Daily Mail Group Ireland, and Larry Donnelly, Law Lecturer at the University of Galway 
Joining Anton in conversation was Nick Harkaway, Author of ‘Karla's Choice’.
It's the weekly Ask The Expert slot!This week Sonia McEntee, Principal Solicitor at Sonia McEntee Solicitors and Chair of the Law Society PR Committee joins us to answer all your questions.
With the general election set for November 29th Gary Murphy, Professor of Politics at the School of Law and Government at Dublin City University joined Anton to explain how parties will be setting themselves up for the next three weeks.
35 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall journalist John Downing spoke to Anton about his experience watching the wall fall.
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