Smile FM Ryan O'Connor Breakfast Show

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
439 Episodes
20 – 40

Bianca van Aswegen from Missing Children SA Part 1

"I think it's important that people see how Joslin Smith's case was handled to realise what the problem in South Africa is". These are the thoughts of Bianca van Aswegen - a criminologist and national coordinator for Missing Children SA. As the world's attention remains on the case of Joslin…
7 Mar 4AM 3 min

R50 000 goes to Chantelle Rae for naming the noise!

It’s felt like an excruciating 52 days since we launched the first R50 000 noise of 2024 and it has finally been cracked! After thousands of constant guesses that came through it was Chantelle Rae from Bothasig who managed to identify the noise. She correctly guessed that it is a…
7 Mar 1AM 2 min

A Ryan O'Connor Breakfast birthday

It's not often that you share a birthday with a colleague or good friend. In this case it's both! And they both happen to work on Cape Town's best breakfast show.
6 Mar 3AM 4 min

Kevin Peraza - 3 times XGames champion

Converse ULT.X, the country's premier Action Sports event, is set to once again blaze a trail at the V & A Waterfront's Battery Park. One of the competitors is Kevin Peraza who joined the Ryan O'Connor Breakfast show for a chat. Kevin comes from a family of BMXers: His three…
29 Feb 6AM 1 min

Damian de Allende - former Milnerton Primary learner

Milnerton Primary has a strong sporting focus for their learners and boasts with Damien de Allende being a former learner at the school. The two time, back to back rugby world cup champion joined Ryan and the team for a chat.
23 Feb 5AM 4 min

The show live from Milnerton Primary

We've decided to hit the road on Fridays and want to visit primary schools around the Cape Town. Our first school was Milnerton Primary - an institution in the city with over 100 years in serving the community.
23 Feb 5AM 5 min

My kid got hold of my phone

It's one thing to give your child a phone, but what happens when they get hold of yours?They do everything from messaging your boss, to spending thousands, and throwing it in the toilet.
21 Feb 5AM 7 min

"I gave my 1 year old a phone"

You may remember a conversation around the topic of kids using phones and their safety. We got a call from a parent who gave her child a phone when she was just a year old. While a lot of people may have raised their eyebrows at the idea, apparently it…
21 Feb 5AM 3 min

Iain Banner talks about next Africa's Green Economy Summit

Africa's Green Economy Summit, 21-23 February 2024 in Cape Town, South Africa, is a platform that unites the global investor community, project owners, and business executives, all under one roof with African governments, cities, and policy-makers. Founder of Go Green Africa and friend of the show Iain Banner popped in…
16 Feb 3AM 6 min

Dear Mammie: Rick writes a letter to his dear late mother

Rick reflected on Valentine's Day and why it's sometimes a sore point for him. His late mom was always his first Valentine and his first love. Ryan suggested he write her a letter and Ricky was kind enough to share it with us today.
15 Feb 5AM 3 min

Your stories that got your ex's name into Love Stinks

We know that Valentine's Day isn't the best time for a lot of people. Sometimes Valentine's Day reminds us of that ex that broke our heart. So we decided to give you the ultimate revenge. With a donation of R100 to the Cape of Good Hope SPCA we allowed you…
14 Feb 2AM 2 min

The stages of an argument

Ryan wanted to know about some of the petty arguments that our listeners recently had with our partners. One caller seems to have been through it all so much that he's identified the 4 stages of a petty argument.
12 Feb 4AM 2 min

The last petty argument you had with your partner

It's the week of love and as Valentine's Day approaches we reflect on the ups and downs of a relationship. Ryan wanted to know about some of the petty arguments that our listeners recently had with our partners.
12 Feb 3AM 4 min

Safety concerns for parents around the Internet, apps, and A.I.

This week we observe Safer Internet Day. With technology moving as fast as it is you might feel a bit overwhelmed when it comes to what you, and particularly your children, might be exposed to. Dean McCoubrey, founder of MySociaLife, specialises in educating parents, kids, teens, schools, and even medical…
7 Feb 6AM 7 min

Yoko Ono and the subjectivity of art

Ryan discovered a clip of Yoko Ono doing a performance art piece in a gallery. While the jury's out on whether or not it's actually considered art or not, she definitely knows how to turn some heads.
6 Feb 4AM 3 min

Deacon Blue's Ricky Ross on the Ryan O'Connor Breakfast Show

Deacon Blue are headed to South Africa for the first time ever. On the 22nd of February you can catch them live at Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens. Ricky Ross is thrilled to embark on the band's debut tour of South Africa and shared his excitement on the Ryan O'Connor Breakfast Show…
5 Feb 3AM 7 min

The wedding organiser that went AWOL

It's wedding season with wine farms around the province alive and well with the sounds of love & marriage. Most people have a story or two about their wedding that they'll never forget - sometimes for all the wrong reasons. But for one Smile FM listener it was a total…
25 Jan 4AM 6 min
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