Ryan O'Connor Breakfast Show

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 8PM 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.

12 Dec 2022 11PM 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.

12 Dec 2022 11PM 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 12AM 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.

11 Dec 2022 10PM 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.

7 Dec 2022 11PM 3 min

The least used kitchen appliance in the world

We buy kitchen appliances with the best intentions. Sometimes we use them only once and they become fancy dust collectors. There's one particular appliance that apparently experiences more neglect than the others.

5 Dec 2022 11PM 1 min

When teens go on a joyride

Bobby shares a memory about a time he thought he would actually get away with a joyride when he was still a teenager. Turns out he's not the only one who did it (we would NOT recommend this).

5 Dec 2022 9PM 5 min

It might be embarrassing, but 75 % of people admit to doing this everyday

Lindy's Stat Chat is a great way to get your brain kick started every morning. It's also a window into the lives of people and what they're willing to admit.

4 Dec 2022 9PM 1 min

iSmile gadget review: A projector in your pocket

As we edge closer towards Christmas you're probably about gifts for your loved ones. Bobby has an idea fort the movie lover or series binge watcher in your life if you want to give them a cinema experience at home.

4 Dec 2022 8PM 2 min

The funny sounds our cars make

Ahead of the festive holidays you might be planning a road trip and need to sort out a few issues with your car. Smile Breakfast was curious about what listeners had wrong with their vehicles and got some advice from an expert who could diagnose issues by listening to the…

2 Dec 2022 3AM 3 min

The Smile Breakfast Courtroom: Kitchen Wars

A regular Smile Breakfast listener called us recently to tell the team about an ongoing argument between him and his partner. Vernon & Charlotte have been quarreling about kitchen duties at home so Bobby & Lindy decided to mediate by opening up the Smile Breakfast Courtroom. Bobby represented Vernon and…

2 Dec 2022 2AM 5 min

Smile Breakfast says Camilla Cabello's invited for Christmas

She's been the butt of the joke on the Internet for the way she she sings "I'll be home for Christmas". She's been a very good sport about it and Smile Breakfast thinks she's done a great job and would definitely invite her over for Christmas dinner!

30 Nov 2022 11PM 1 min

A gift of perfume: Infidelity scented

As we head into the festive season you might start thinking about what gifts you want and also the gifts you plan to buy your loved ones. During a conversation about bad gifts one listener called in to tell Bobby & Lindy about how her (now ex) husband got her…

30 Nov 2022 10PM 1 min

Lindy's neighbour Bianca is back...but Lindy's the nosy one this time

You may remember Lindy has a neighbour that has called in to the show and accused Lindy of getting up to no good. She became known as Bianca the nosy neighbour. Well the tables have turned and Lindy did some snooping of her own.

29 Nov 2022 11PM 3 min

The camel beauty pageant scandal in the Middle East

While the Fifa World Cup heats up in Qatar there is another competition that's underway in the Gulf state, and like many competitions the camel beauty World Cup is not without it's potential scandals.

29 Nov 2022 10PM 2 min

When Belinda Davids paid tribute to Whitney Houston in front of her brother

On Saturday 3 December the breathtaking voice of Belinda Davids comes to the Grand Arena, Grand West, paying tribute to Whitney Houston. Belinda has been travelling around the world with her tribute for 10 years and joined Smile Breakfast in studio ahead of her performance. She told the team about…

28 Nov 2022 11PM 3 min

We nearly called the cops on this listener

We had a conversation about the strangest item in your freezer. We got a call that scared us a bit and we almost called the cops on her, but she had an explanation for it.

28 Nov 2022 3AM 2 min

Trading Up from an alarm clock to a national award

There was a time when Bobby wanted to see what he could get if he offered his alarm clock for anything that listeners might have at home. It sparked an idea for us to keep trading up to see how much better each item could get. We weren't the only…

28 Nov 2022 3AM 1 min

Cape Town's Loudest Snorer bags an award

Smile 90.4FM was recently given 2 titles at the South African Radio Awards. The ceremony recognises innovation and excellence in the broadcasting industry. One of the awards we got was for the the best Multi-Channel Promotion when we went on the hunt for Cape Town's Loudest Snorer.

28 Nov 2022 2AM 5 min