Tradfest, Skintown, Toddler Techno and southern fried chicken.

John Toal talks Tradfest 2026 and looks ahead to some of the big gigs happening in Belfast over the next few weeks with festival organiser Donal O'Connor. He explores the joys of a toddler techno rave with Lenny Pearce, welcomes actor and writer Ciaran McMenamin onto the show to talk about his new film Skintown, has live music from pianist Antoni O'Breskey and exploror Charlie Walker discusses his new memoir Walking On Thin Ice that traces his adventures in Siberia and beyond. As always Paula pops up with her personal recipe for southern fried chicken.

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