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Ray D'Arcy Daily

Whatnext Productions

157 episodes

Here it is — your daily companion podcast, hosted by Ray D’Arcy.

More about the show

Ray gives his world view, Monday to Friday, and surrounds himself with friends of the

show; Jenny Kelly, Mairead Ronan, Bernard O’Shea and Colman Noctor ,resident psychoanalyst.

Add to that clever interaction with people; on the phone, in cafés, on the street, wherever.

Ray will be using his name recognition to cold call, approach, interview, and chat to anybody

who will talk.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episodes page 1 of 4

  1. Dinosaurs, Doomed Cruise and Trump v Young.

    · 43 min · S2 E156 · Explicit

    Jenny shares her cruise ship lived experience. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  2. Heartbreak Hill, James Bond and AI Workplace.

    · 49 min · S2 E155

    Ray looks back at the marathon and Dr. Colman Noctor wants us all to ask humans for assistance. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  3. Sea Horses, Woo Hoo and the Long Weekend.

    · 49 min · S2 E154 · Explicit

    Mairead talks about the marathon and Jenny is appalled by a pale stew. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  4. Cash Free, Clayton House and Cyclist Critics.

    · 54 min · S2 E153

    There's a lot to talk about today with Bernard O'Shea and Jenny Kelly. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  5. Nostalgic Smells, Maternity Hospital and RSA U-turn.

    · 34 min · S2 E152

    The RSA change plans for breathalyser booths and Jenny gets tickets for Damien Rice. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  6. Breathalysers, Bad Blood and Barazek.

    · 47 min · S2 E151 · Explicit

    We meet Audrey from Athlone and Fadi from the West Bank who have formed a friendship through food. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  7. Drug Crime, Future Demographics and Fearful Dogs.

    · 1 h 01 min · S2 E150

    Ray talks about the Waterford tragedy and Dr Colman Noctor analyses "Looksmaxxing". Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  8. Fontaines, Farts and Fundamentals of Time.

    · 44 min · S2 E149 · Explicit

    It's a giddy Friday at the end of a tough week. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  9. Sally Rooney's Stand, New White House Press Secretary and The NCBN.

    · 49 min · S2 E148 · Explicit

    We talk about Sally Rooney's stand on Palestine, Trumps new appointment and new video, and Bernard O'Shea has a manifesto. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  10. Good news from Joanne McNally and Emerald Park.

    · 33 min · S2 E147

    Ray shares overnight WhatsApp from Joanne in America and Jenny slags Ray about his bulb obsession. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  11. Tracking a Partner, Funny Placenames and Justice Finally.

    · 38 min · S2 E146

    We chat about the Feel Seen report which shows students attitudes to being tracked by their partner. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  12. Masculinity, Mounjaro and Monitoring Adult Children.

    · 50 min · S2 E145

    Dr. Colman Noctor explores why parents continue to track their adult children at college. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  13. Book Clubs, Fact Checks and RTE.

    · 48 min · S2 E144 · Explicit

    Mairead experiences her first book club and Jenny gets het up. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  14. Spurtles, Tortoises and Buttery Parsnips.

    · 57 min · S2 E143 · Explicit

    Bernard O'Shea could be a soft drinks sommelier. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  15. Expensive Radars, Chris Rock and May 10th 2008.

    · 42 min · S2 E142 · Explicit

    We have a sideways look at the budget and remember May 2008. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  16. Nobel Prize, No Phone Will and Some tool.

    · 1 h 03 min · S2 E141

    We meet will who had to hit rock bottom with his phone use before he took action involving a high vis vest. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  17. Solar System on the N7, Email openers and Window Washing

    · 55 min · S2 E140

    Dr Colman Noctor talks us through student life on a university campus. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  18. Troy's Brilliant Goal, Richard's Own Goal and Open Viewings.

    · 50 min · S2 E139

    Mairéad talks about Snap Map and the strange hobby of attending open viewings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  19. Remebering Esther Rantzen, An Existential Chat and The US Book.

    · 53 min · S2 E138

    Ray spoke to Esther Rantzen back in 2018 and they talked about That's Life, First Dates and Esther's love of Dublin. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  20. Zuckerbergs Thousands, Pelicot Play and 20 Years ago Today.

    · 40 min · S2 E137 · Explicit

    We travel back to 30th September 2006 when the iphone didn't exist and breakfast rolls were everywhere. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  21. Overnight Oats , Data Centres and "Now in a Minute".

    · 47 min · S2 E136

    A data centre could be coming to a field near you . We went down to Naas to meet members of the Kildare Data Centre Awareness Campaign. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  22. Snap Map, Willy Wonka and The Boys in Green.

    · 54 min · S2 E135

    Dr Colan Noctor talks about settling in to the new school year and we have a listen to Gene Wilder's AI voice. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  23. Ronan's Bottom, Whispering Bono and a Shark Attack .

    · 48 min · S2 E134

    What does a man have to do to be considered sexy ? Mairead and Jenny offer up their opinions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  24. KFC and Gen Z, OAPs and ChatGPT & An Email to Jimmy Fallon.

    · 35 min · S2 E133

    We talk about the Nikita Hand interview, the new ChatGPT ad and our listener in Andorra. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  25. Tom Cruise, U2 and a Grifter Hunter.

    · 1 h 03 min · S2 E132

    We meet grifter hunter Matt Hussey who has a very fine tuned chancer radar. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  26. Telltales, Traitors Producer and 1987.

    · 54 min · S2 E131 · Explicit

    We talk to The Traitors series producer , Mairead Whelan, about NDAs, bedtimes and other things. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  27. The Naas Ball, a Big Balloon and The Business End of The Traitors.

    · 55 min · S2 E130 · Explicit

    Dr. Colman Noctor analyses the machinations of The Traitors and we ask how the the proposed culture card is going to work. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  28. 110% DJ O' Sullivan gets 100% emotional.

    · 56 min · S2 E129 · Explicit

    We chat to banished faithful DJ and more info on upside down pineapples. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  29. Supermarket Romance and Post Office Heroine !

    · 34 min · S2 E128 · Explicit

    We chat about the ongoing Ed Sheeran story and remember Bonnie Greer and Eamonn Langton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  30. Goodbye to Teddy, Hello Tom Cruise and Farewell to our Favourite.

    · 53 min · S2 E127 · Explicit

    Jenny says an emotional goodbye to Teddy our Little Lhaso Apso dog. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  31. What's with the Sydney Sweeney ad ?

    · 1 h 07 min · S2 E126 · Explicit

    We have a great chat with Colette from Poppintree who is doing her first marathon at the age of 75. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  32. Trump, Traitors and ADHD Documentary.

    · 53 min · S2 E125 · Explicit

    We look back at an eventful weekend and Dr. Colman Noctor gives us his take on the ADHD documentary. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  33. Minister for Health, Michael O' Leary and Mad Chats.

    · 54 min · S2 E124 · Explicit

    Mairéad Ronan nee Farrell auditions for a role in Lisa McGee's mockumentary on Irish dancing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  34. The Second big Fight at GAA HQ.

    · 52 min · S2 E123 · Explicit

    We chat about the Trump trillion vote fund, plunge pools , soap cutting and lots more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  35. Integration, Consternation and Resignation.

    · 52 min · S2 E122 · Explicit

    We chat about Mary McAleese and the GAA, there's a quiz and Jenny talks Traitors. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  36. Farm Rap, Pharmacist and Poor Aoife.

    · 52 min · S2 E121

    We talk to Seamus the straight talking pharmacist about prescribed drug prices and Ray visits a data centre. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  37. Katie Taylor, The Traitors and Colman Noctor.

    · 50 min · S2 E120 · Explicit

    We celebrate Katie, review The Traitors and Colman Noctor tries to make sense of the recent M9 tragedy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  38. Skunks on the loose and "Go Away" Donald Trump.

    · 55 min · S2 E119 · Explicit

    There's talk about next week's visit, smelly non native mammals, Whitney and The Traitors in the company of Jenny and Bernard. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  39. CyberSafeKids Annual Report.

    · 27 min · S2 E118

    We quiz Alex Cooney CEO of CyberSafeKids about their latest findings about children's activity online. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  40. Mr. T, AI and F Troop.

    · 56 min · S2 E117

    We talk to Alex Cooney about the elevenfold increase in AI use among 8 to 12 year olds and we get reaction to our chat with Deborah about the price of prescribed drugs in Ireland. Hosted on Acast. See…

  41. Why are prescription drugs in Ireland so expensive compared to other countries ?

    · 1 h 13 min · S2 E116

    We talk to Deborah who wants to know why her daughters medication is six times more expensive here than in Portugal and there's more Traitors ,a new fangled toothbrush and the return of Raygun. Hosted on Acast. See…

  42. Everybody Needs a DJ at a Party !

    · 1 h 03 min · S2 E115 · Explicit

    We talk about The Traitors, resets, rainforests and driving on motorways. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  43. Traitors, Tents and Zombie Plum Trees.

    · 50 min · S2 E114 · Explicit

    We're back with a review of Traitors Ireland and sounds of the weekend. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  44. Mind the Caffeine , Remembering Dolly and the Week in Numbers.

    · 43 min · S1 E113

    Ray mines for Dolly audio and Jenny sees a seal. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  45. Addiction, Alopecia and Deadly Algorithms.

    · 1 h 13 min · S1 E112 · Explicit

    We speak to Emer AKA "Baldilocks" about alopecia and the Rose, and Austin tells abot recovery and running. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  46. Gold, Silver, Sharks and Mackerel.

    · 47 min · S1 E111

    We catch up on a very eventful week and ultramarathon man, Anthony Keyes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  47. The King and Brenda.

    · 44 min · S1 E110

    We remember Oscar Winners , a Mayo Nightclub and look forward to a tractor run. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  48. Yet more memories of Glen Hansard.

    · 52 min · S1 E109 · Explicit

    Ray concludes The Plastic Bag Story with a riveting part two. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  49. More Memories of the Great Glen Hansard.

    · 54 min · S1 E108 · Explicit

    More Memories of the Great Glen Hansard. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  50. Remembering the beautiful Glen Hansard in his own words.

    · 19 min · S1 E107

    Remembering the beautiful Glen Hansard in his own words. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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