Ryan O'Connor Breakfast Show

David Derman debuts on Smile FM

Every now and then a new artist comes around and you just have a feeling that they're going to do something special with their career. Ryan came across a young singer/songwriter who was on the eve of releasing his single 'Mind Like Yours'. Today David popped in for a visit…

7 Jun 2024 6AM 4 min

Unpacking toxic competition in work and life

We live in a competitive world and we can get particularly jealous of our peers' achievements. We've all been there - someone gets the promotion that you wanted, your classmate gets into the first team before you. Ryan was trying to wrap his head around what seems to be human…

6 Jun 2024 5AM 5 min

SANCCOB needs our help

The African penguin population is decreasing at 7.9% a year and, at that rate, they could be extinct by 2035, which makes SANCCOB’s conservation efforts to reverse the decline of numbers crucial. On average, 500 to 600 African penguin chicks and 300 to 400 African penguin eggs are brought to…

6 Jun 2024 4AM 4 min

The song and dance of convincing your partner of a purchase

Ever find yourself in the position of buying something you really want but don't really need. The easy part is convincing yourself that you actually need it. Then comes the hard part - convincing your family that a portable pizza oven, new drill, or bread maker is an absolute necessity.

3 Jun 2024 5AM 5 min

Emo Adams is Oppi Noot

He just keeps getting better! One of Cape Town's favourite entertainers is set to launch a brand new show alongside the legendary Johan Stemmet and his son Carl Stemmet. He popped in to the Ryan O'Connor Breakfast show to tell us all about it.

31 May 2024 8AM 8 min

Chaeli Mycroft to tackle the 7in7 Challenge

Chaeli Mycroft - world renowned activist and speaker on inclusion and change advocating for persons with disabilities was on the Ryan O'Connor Breakfast Show this morning. She is about to undertake the 7in7 Challenge to raise funds for the Chaeli Campaign.

28 May 2024 5AM 11 min

Relationships outside of your relationship. Where is the line?

You've heard the term "work wife" or "work husband" been thrown around. To some people relationships between colleagues, innocent or not, could be a sore point for their actual partner. Especially if you weren't aware of that particular friendship or relationship your partner had with a colleague. Our listeners had…

27 May 2024 5AM 3 min

The things you only learned recently

They say you can't teach an old dog new tricks. Fortunately we're not dogs so you're never too old to learn something new. Sometimes it can be quite embarrassing though - especially when everyone around you already knew about what you just learned!

24 May 2024 6AM 4 min

Astra Centre - a safe space of hope for those who need a second chance

Astra Centre is a Sheltered Employment Centre NPO in Cape Town, where they provide employment for adults with intellectual and/or mental illness. They also provide supported accommodation and have 3 group homes. Executive director of the centre Mandy Edison told us more about the work they do.

22 May 2024 8AM 5 min

Some controversial tea opinions

It's International Tea Day and it seems like those who enjoy a hot cup of their favourite beverage face some controversial opinions by those who prefer coffee.

21 May 2024 4AM 3 min

Asking someone to the matric ball on radio

Matric dances at some schools are around the corner and you might hear about a few youngsters finding creative ways to ask someone out to their dance. One such youngster was Benjamin who got in touch with Ryan to help him out.

20 May 2024 6AM 4 min

Success vs Ricky - the breakfast election

With national elections on our doorstep, Ryan decided to ask for your votes in our very own breakfast election. It's Success vs Ricky. Here's what went down this morning.

13 May 2024 5AM 6 min

Shaun Campher cracks Ryan's R50 000 Noise

Just over two months - that's how long we've waiting to hear what Ryan's R50 000 noise is. After a few clues and nudges in the right direction that Ryan gave over the last few weeks, Shaun Campher correctly identified the noise as spectacles being taken out of its case.

9 May 2024 2AM 2 min

Briana Evigan visits Smile FM

Passionate about using her voice for good, actor Briana Evigan has been on a quest to give a voice to the voiceless, shine a light on darkness and create a positive impact. She's taken some time from Hollywood to visit South Africa and popped into our studios for a visit.

8 May 2024 6AM 8 min

Announcement - Roxette are coming back to South Africa

For the first time in 9 years Swedish pop-rock outfit Roxette are getting back on the road and they're kicking it all off in Cape Town. We spoke to Per Gessle about the upcoming tour and he is very excited about re-igniting the stage with all your favourite Roxette hits…

6 May 2024 1AM 3 min

The voice of a generation - Veronica Taylor (Ash Ketchum from Pokemon)

Comic Con Cape Town is on till the 1st of May and fans have been getting an unforgettable experience while rubbing shoulders with celebrities. One of the special guests this year is Veronica Taylor who voiced the role of Ash Ketchum in Pokemon. Veronica joined us in studio.

29 Apr 2024 4AM 9 min

éVoid live in studio

éVoid are the official support act for the Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark Greatest Hits tour. Lucien & Erik popped in for a chat with Ryan.

18 Apr 2024 6AM 8 min

OMD's Andy McCluskey on the Ryan O'Connor Breakfast Show

The show is finally here! Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark are live in Cape Town this week and we can't wait! Ryan caught up with Andy from OMD who is elated to be heading back to the Mother City.

16 Apr 2024 5AM 6 min

Running a half marathon in full firefighting gear

Running a half marathon is no easy feat and takes months of training. Now imagine doing all of that and finishing the race whilst being kitted with full firefighting gear. That's exactly what a group of firefighters did at the Two Oceans Marathon over the weekend. They did it to…

15 Apr 2024 5AM 4 min

An impressive list of learners at John Graham Primary

We kicked off our 2nd school term tour at John Graham Primary Primary in Plumstead. The school has been around for 106 years. Some of the impressive learners at the school include Proteas all rounder Rory Kleinveldt and Guinness World Record skateboarder Jean-Marc Johannes.

12 Apr 2024 7AM 2 min