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Ryan O'Connor Breakfast Show

Cape Town wakes up to the Ryan O' Connor Breakfast Show every weekday morning 6am - 9am with a chance to crack Ryan's R 50 000 Noise! Sucess Lekabe on traffic, Ricky Shroeder on sports, Merentia van der Vent on News and Producer Phil De Lange.
Daily English South Africa Comedy Interviews Narrated by Success Lekabe, Ricky Schroeder
628 Episodes
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What is Anrich Herbst up to lately?

Anrich Herbst played Wimpie in one of South Africa's most loved sitcoms - Orkney Snork Nie. He's all grown up and still going strong in the entertainment industry. He heard the Ryan O'Connor Breakfast Show quoting the much love sitcom and decided to pop in for a visit.
16 May 6AM 5 min

Some unusual destressing techniques

We're all under a lot of pressure on a daily basis. 7 in 10 South Africans say that stress impacts their life in a significant way and in the same survey, 50% say they have felt stressed to the point that they could not go to work for a period…
15 May 4AM 5 min

5 Word Weather - Willow from Sun Valley Primary

Every day on The Ryan O'Connor Breakfast Show your kids are our weather reporters. Here is an example from 10 year old Willow! To get your kids on our 5 Word Weather roster, WhatsApp 'weather' to 082 9 904 904.
15 May 4AM 1 min

Thereasa Sedrass in studio

Thereasa Sedras, who audiences will know as "Mrs J" in Suidooster, joined us in studio. She stars in a Die Kwiksilwers that had the best opening weekend for an Afrikaans film since the pandemic. It is a heartwarming 2024 Afrikaans-language comedy-drama directed by Jordy Sank that deals with personal growth,…
14 May 3AM 7 min

A nurse helped give her 20 more years in life

On International Nurses Day we were showing our appreciation for everyone in the profession who give of themselves to care for and nurture those in need. Don phoned in to talk about his late daughter. He explained that they would never have been able to spend the time they did…
12 May 4AM 5 min

Afrikaans: 100 years of plesierig!

It was 100 years ago to the day that Afrikaans was recognised as one of South Africa's official languages. We love it. You love it. And today we heard some of your favourite Afrikaans words, remembered the trauma of the "My Vakansie" mondeling, and found out that Afrikaans people hav…
8 May 6AM 4 min

We're all human but some are more forgetful than others

We've all been there. You get home after a long day out and go cold when you realise that you left something behind. For some people THEY were the forgotten ones. If it's happened to you, take comfort in knowing you're not the only one.
6 May 6AM 5 min

Happy birthday Ryan O'Connor Breakfast

It's official - the show has entered our toddler phase! What a journey it's been with you for the last two years. We thank you from the bottom of our hearts for joining us every morning and helping us become the fastest growing radio station in the Western Cape.
5 May 5AM 4 min

Kurt Schoonraad's Funny Side Up is coming soon!

Get ready for a laugh-out-loud experience as one of South Africa’s most recognizable and influential comedians, Kurt Schoonraad, takes to the stage in Cape Town with his latest one-man show, Funny Side Up! Running from 12-17 May at Baxter Theatre, this must-see comedy event promises an evening of top-tier entertainment…
29 Apr 4AM 10 min

Talk Like Shakespeare Day

Talk Like Shakespeare Day is observed annually on April 23rd to celebrate the works and language of William Shakespeare. The day encourages people to speak and write in a way that mimics his style, using his famous quotes, vocabulary, and phrases. Someone should NEVER have told Ryan that.
23 Apr 5AM 3 min

Unseen star Gail Mabelane in conversation with Ryan

After a smashingly successful first season, acclaimed South African crime thriller Unseen is set for a second season next month. Gail Mabalane who stars as Zenzi Mwale joined us to talk about what fans can expect in the 6 part 2nd season.
22 Apr 5AM 10 min

The benefits of hospitality insurance

Hospitality owners can't predict that guests might misbehave or natural disasters might happen. Fortunately there are options for coverage in any unlikely event that causes damage to boutique hotels or guesthouses. We spoke to Julian Chetty from Auto & General who gave us the lowdown of hospitality insurance.
17 Apr 4AM 4 min

When guests go wild

A lot of us will be travelling this weekend. We talk a lot about our getaways and holidays; but we don’t often think about the owners of bed & breakfasts or small guesthouses or boutique hotels – when something goes wrong. So we spoke to a few hospitality owners about…
17 Apr 4AM 4 min

India - SA Global Explorer Episode 8

SA Global Explorer, brought to you by FNB Private, celebrates South Africans living, working, and traveling abroad. Every Wednesday on the Ryan O’Connor Breakfast Show, we connect with inspiring Global Explorers who share their adventures. This week we connected with Shaun - a South African who visited India.
16 Apr 5AM 3 min

Relationship red flags

Part of life is learning what you like and don't like in a romantic partner. In the process you often learn about things, petty or otherwise, that just make you run. So we asked you what some of your relationship red flags are.
14 Apr 5AM 6 min

The stories and creativity behind a middle name

We have middle names for different reasons. It could be to honour family members, because of family traditions, and to tell people apart who might share a first name. We spoke about it this morning and it turns out, everyone in the team has an interesting story to tell when…
9 Apr 5AM 4 min

United Kingdom - SA Global Explorer Episode 7

SA Global Explorer, brought to you by FNB Private, celebrates South Africans living, working, and traveling abroad. Every Wednesday on the Ryan O’Connor Breakfast Show, we connect with inspiring Global Explorers who share their adventures. This week we connected with Azeemah - a South African who is currently based in…
9 Apr 4AM 3 min

The different ways people jippo the system

Some people call them life hacks. Some people call it cheating. Some of listeners have looked for ways to jippo the system somewhere in life. (Disclaimer: we do not condone any actions presented by our callers)
8 Apr 5AM 6 min
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