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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
619 Episodes
20 – 40

The case of Gabriel's missing box

We were talking about items that you borrowed from someone but haven't returned yet and got a VERY interesting call from someone. Gabriel told us that an old friend had borrowed something very peculiar at a cricket game. Josh doesn't seem to want to return it.
19 Mar 3AM 5 min

People fess up about things borrowed and not returned

The City of Cape Town have offered 'amnesty' for outstanding library books this week, giving residents an opportunity to return their overdue books without any fines. Ryan asked about what else people have borrowed and not yet returned.
19 Mar 3AM 4 min

The height of laziness

If you're ever worried that you're lazy just know you're not alone. According to the World Health Organisation almost a third of the world's adult population is inactive. Some people can get very creative when it comes to their laziness.
18 Mar 5AM 5 min

SA's first Miss Universe Margaret Gardiner in studio

Margaret Gardiner is back in Cape Town and joined us in studio to chat about her new book. Not only is Margaret renowned for being the first South African to win the Miss Universe title, but she is also a celebrated journalist and writer. DAMAGED BEAUTY: JOEY SUPERSTAR is not…
17 Mar 4AM 12 min

Ryan's School Run 2025 Ep 6 - Zwaanswyk Academy

In the latest edition of Ryan's School Run we traveled to Retreat to visit Zwaanswyk Academy. They are very well known for an excellent academic programme. At the end of 2024 they were declared an outstanding school by the Schools Evaluation Authority. Their theme for 2025 is “Where Magic happens”.
14 Mar 4AM 6 min

Italy - SA Global Explorer Episode 3

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 a Cape Townian named Ricardo who spent some time in…
12 Mar 4AM 3 min

Renting out chickens - an idea we could use?

Egg prices in the USA have gone through the roof in the last few months. It's forced Americans to get creative in how they save money - including companies now renting out chickens so people could have a hen lay eggs for them instead of buying in the shop. Would…
12 Mar 4AM 5 min

Romance or Nomance novel?

Apparently romance novels are making a bit of a comeback. So to help you prepare for your potential new found interest in saucy books, we thought we'd play a game of "Is it a romance novel or not?"
12 Mar 4AM 4 min

Elderly pets bring all the sass and attitude

Ryan went on a mission to find the oldest pet in the Western Cape. We loved hearing about your senior dogs, cats, and birds. We may have found the oldest pet in Cape Town.
11 Mar 4AM 5 min

When is it a bad idea to lend someone money?

That awkward period between the monthly debit orders and payday might find you in a place very few people like to find themselves - when people ask you for money. It's always a difficult question but we thought we'd unpack it this morning. When is it a bad idea to…
10 Mar 3AM 4 min

Ryan's School Run 2025 Ep 5 - Bellpark Primary School

In the latest edition of Ryan's School Run we found ourselves next to the N1 in Bellville visiting Bellpark Primary. There are just over 800 students at the school. The school is well known for their mascots Buddy and Bella. Famous Bellparkers include rugby players – Carlu Sadie, Ricardo Duartee,…
7 Mar 3AM 7 min

Another R50 000 gets cracked!

Another noise means another listener is R50 000 richer! Beverly correctly identified Ryan's latest R50 000 Noise as "a blade scraping the side of an incense stick".
7 Mar 12AM 1 min

Happy birthday, Ryan & Success

It's the only breakfast radio show with half the team sharing a birthday. Ryan and Success both celebrate on the 6th of March and it's a party every year. Today they got so much love from the listeners and had a surprise call from Kurt Darren. Even Eddie Murphy, Snoop…
6 Mar 5AM 6 min

Mozambique - SA Global Explorer Episode 2

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 Sixolisiwe who is originally from South Africa but now lives…
5 Mar 4AM 3 min

Robby Takac from The Goo Goo Dolls

The Goo Goo Dolls are coming to town and added a second show to their concert at Kirstenbosch Gardens on Wednesday 26 March. Phil caught up with Robby Takac - bassist and vocalist. We asked him about life on the road; 'Iris' recently going 7x platinum; and what to look…
4 Mar 2AM 4 min

The Oscars goodie bag is something to behold

The 97th Academy Awards took place last night with Anora winning five awards including best actress for breakout star Mikey Madison, and a record-breaking four prizes for its director Sean Baker. Despite it being a night of glitz and glam on the big screen, something around the Oscars that always…
3 Mar 3AM 4 min

Sevens stars Ayanda Malinga and Shiniqwa Lamprecht

The Springbok Women's Sevens claimed third place in the first leg of the World Rugby HSBC Sevens Challenger 2025 at Athlone Stadium in Cape Town yesterday. They now head into this weekend’s second tournament at the same venue. Two of the stars from the South African team, Ayanda Malinga and…
3 Mar 3AM 6 min

Paul 'Chow' Sampson

We visited Muizenberg Junior School as part of Ryan's School Run. It's where South African surfer Paul Sampson attended his junior schooling days. Paul recently just won the African Surfing Confederation Africa Surf tour and is now ranked the best surfer in Africa.
28 Feb 3AM 2 min
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