Ryan O'Connor Breakfast Show

When people get phrases slightly wrong

Sometimes your brain and your mouth don't cooperate. You know when you want to say a certain word but you get it slightly wrong? Or how about when you hear someone say a phrase and mess it up while you're just there keeping in your laughter? It seems to be…

24 Jan 2023 1AM 2 min

South Africa's top performing matric talks to Smile Breakfast

Kelly Grace Prowse from Rustenburg Girls’ High School emerged as the country’s top matric candidate in quintile 5 for 2022. She spoke to Smile Breakfast about her future in actuarial science, where she'll be studying, and the prospects of her solving loadshedding.

23 Jan 2023 2AM 4 min

The strange consequences of loadshedding

With the announcement by Eskom that loadshedding will likely be here to stay for the next 2 years, the average electricity user continues to feel the brunt of rolling blackouts. It's effects on small businesses, industry, traffic, and our daily routine continues to suffer. There are also some things that…

22 Jan 2023 11PM 2 min

Parental free time equals me time

By now you should have gotten into the swing of the school run. This one is for those of you who work from home, as well as the stay at home moms and dads. You probably find yourself with some extra time on your hands when the kids are school,…

20 Jan 2023 12AM 1 min

How lunchboxes changed

Lunchboxes are a big part of your first day of school. Callers told us about what their lunchboxes used to look like when they were in school. They've changed quite a bit with what you give your kids these days.

19 Jan 2023 2AM 2 min

Parents feel the emotions of day one of school

As over one million kiddies start the academic year, we heard from some parents who had all the feels on the first day of school.

18 Jan 2023 11PM 2 min

A grade one teacher with a big heart

Lindy accompanied Ilyaaz to his first day of school. We caught up with his teacher who will be there for all the grade ones. Sometimes we forget what a special person it takes to welcome all those little pupils and get them comfortable with the start the academic year.

18 Jan 2023 3AM 2 min

Mom and dad feel the emotions of the first day of school

Lindy took little Ilyaaz to his first day of grade 1 in a fancy sports car. Emotions run high for kids on a day like this, but it can also get a bit much for the parents.

18 Jan 2023 2AM 3 min

Lindy takes Ilyaas to his first day of school

Lindy got to experience her very first school run. Her own child isn't old enough for school yet, but she did get to accompany little Ilyaas to his very first day of grade one. She was greeted with excitement, nerves, warm breakfast, school uniforms, and of course those oversized school…

18 Jan 2023 2AM 2 min

Smells and memories from your childhood

Smile Breakfast got talking about the smells and childhood memories. Listeners got in touch tell the team about theirs.

17 Jan 2023 2AM 2 min

Bobby & Lindy's memories of childhood because of smells

Smile Breakfast got talking about the smells and childhood memories. Bobby and Lindy both went back to their youth with the smell of Bashews, Kokies, and candy bracelets.

17 Jan 2023 2AM 2 min

Things that get men red in the face

We're all adults but there are certain things that really embarrass us even though they shouldn't. That's a conversation Smile Breakfast had and Lindy was very amused to hear about some of the things men feel shy about.

16 Jan 2023 2AM 1 min

A new way to talk to your pet

Ever wondered what you dog is really thinking? Maybe you've always wanted to find out what your cat's trying to say when it gives you that long death stare. Bobby has a look at a device that can get your pets actually talking to you.

15 Jan 2023 11PM 4 min

How to get more leave out of your leave

It's the first work week of the year in South Africa and if you're already thinking about your next holiday we can help. Here's how to hack 2023 and get more leave out of your leave.

13 Jan 2023 2AM 3 min

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