Ryan O'Connor Breakfast Show

Some amazing company perks around the world

Have you ever wondered what it might be like to benefit from your partner's work benefits? There are some companies, particularly in the tech space, that offer some great perks for both the employee and their partner.

13 Jan 2023 1AM 2 min

When friendship's end

We read that in a survey 1 in 10 people would end a friendship over social media content. The Smile Breakfast team got talking about some reasons we'd end things with a friend for silly reasons and some callers really have a bit of drama in their lives.

13 Jan 2023 12AM 1 min

Bobby's mortal enemy - the jet ski

Bobby's very happy there was no social media at the time when a news insert saw him embarrassing himself on national television. He got completely humbled by a jet ski.

12 Jan 2023 12AM 2 min

Lindy will never get in a hammock ever again

Many of us have moments we wish we could go back in time and completely erase. Lindy experienced one of those moments that left her hating the good old hammock.

12 Jan 2023 12AM 3 min

Smile Breakfast listeners' most mortifying experiences

The Smile Breakfast team wondered if there was a moment in life that you wish you could control, alt, delete. From toilet paper malfunctions, to language misunderstandings, and getting your partner mixed up with their father - you made us feel better about our embarrassing stories.

11 Jan 2023 1AM 2 min

11% of people think this is the most dangerous thing you can do while driving

Lindy's Stat Chat was a bit of a tricky one this morning. A small percentage of people said there's something particular that makes someone dangerous on the roads (though it's probably not true).

11 Jan 2023 1AM 2 min

Let's drop this workplace jargon in 2023

Most of us went back to work yesterday and you may have already heard some of those phrases exclusively used in the office that drive you up the wall.

10 Jan 2023 2AM 1 min

Are you special or do you stop this after 5 months

How are those resolutions? If you're average you'd still be going strong on this particular goal, but likely to quit after 5 months.

10 Jan 2023 1AM 1 min

50% of us have never heard of this popular challenge

New year, new me - as the saying goes. There's a specific, very ambitious challenge that people across the world try, but half us us haven't heard of it.

9 Jan 2023 1AM 2 min

ANC Crocs?

This weekend the ANC gathered in Bloemfontein for the celebration of the 111th birthday. Vendors took advantage of the festivities by selling various ANC themed memorabilia, but it's a particular set of shoes that peaked our interest.

9 Jan 2023 12AM 1 min

"It was the best and worst year of my life"

There are moments on radio that knock us over and leave us in tears. Smile Breakfast was looking back at 2022 and got a call from Keith who told us that it was the best and worst year of his life.

15 Dec 2022 1AM 3 min

The Most Googled Things Of 2022

A look at Google is a great way to remember what happened in the year and what got us all talking. These are the most Googled things of 2022.

15 Dec 2022 12AM 1 min

1 in 5 people under 25 have never done this

It's a conversation that pops up every now and then - the battle of the generations. There are certain things that youngsters think millennials, generation x, and baby boomers don't get. But there are also experiences that the latter had as part of their lives growing up that the younger…

14 Dec 2022 11PM 2 min

2022 in review - July to September

The 3rd quarter of 2022 was quite dramatic - from our police minister losing his cool and Banyana Banyana bringing gold home to NASA almost bringing the Armageddon movie to life. A young child from the USA had us smiling about the humble mielie and Smile Breakfast visited Atlanta. Arnold…

14 Dec 2022 2AM 4 min

Don't buy these gifts for others

Sometimes it's difficult to know what to get for people for Christmas and if you're a bit worried about what they might ask you to buy, it might be a bit easier to just know what people DON'T want to see under the tree.

13 Dec 2022 11PM 2 min

2022 in review - April to June

The Grammy Awards, Pete Davidson, Kim Kardashian, masks off, the Stormers crowned champions, Louis Theroux rapping, and loadshedding at a rugby game. These are some of our highlights of 2022 between April and June.

13 Dec 2022 2AM 4 min

Bachelor's handbag - Macquarie Dictionary’s 2022 Word of the Year

Goblin mode and gaslighting were both voted as words of the year by Oxford dictionary and Webster dictionary respectively. But it's really Macquairie dictionary's word of 2022 that we love.

13 Dec 2022 2AM 2 min

2022 in review - January to March

It's the last week of Smile Breakfast for the year and we are looking back at the biggest moments of 2022. Today we remembered some of the highs and lows of the first quarter.

12 Dec 2022 3AM 4 min

Christmas gift idea - a new approach to braaing

With just under 2 weeks to go till the 25th, Bobby's iSmile report looks at something that might not fit into the Christmas stocking but would still be a fabulous gift for a braai enthusiast.

12 Dec 2022 1AM 2 min

Is Die Hard a Christmas movie?

It's an argument that seems to come up every year in December - Is Die Hard a Christmas movie? It boiled over this morning on Smile Breakfast with Bobby & Lindy having their annual argument about it.

8 Dec 2022 2AM 3 min