Brendan O'Connor

Host of BBC Masterchef, and owner of Myrtle restaurant, chef Anna Haugh talks to Brendan about unacceptable behaviour in restaurant kitchens, her first season hosting Masterchef, and the perfect food when hosting a summer party.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

President of Cycling Ireland, and former TD, Ciaran Cannon, offers a guide to Ireland’s 750km of greenways. He describes the tourism, commuting and lifestyle benefits that greenways bring – and suggests routes for families with kids, romantic getaways or city dwellers with an afternoon to spare.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Psychotherapist Richard Hogan joins Brendan to talk about boundaries: teaching people how to treat you, putting down boundaries within your family and dealing with tricky people who try to undermine you. He also explains the critical difference between being an authoritative parent, and an authoritarian parent.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pulitzer Prize-winning author, Elizabeth Strout, joined Brendan to talk about contemporary life in the US, loneliness within marriages, and her latest novel, The Things we Never Say. She was in Ireland for an appearance at the Borris House Festival of Writing and Ideas.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In February, Brendan read out a letter from a listener, about his love affair with a rival athlete, 30 years ago. While watching Heated Rivalry, this listener was flooded with memories of that lost love. After Brendan read this letter on air, the man’s former lover heard it, and reached out to him. The listener fills us in on what happened next.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.