Weekend Breakfast with Alison Curtis

Mario and Alison Reminicise On Early Days of Gift Grub and the Smell of Cow Sh*te!!

Weekend Breakfast with Alison Curtis

Show Notes

Hold on ... is that Alison? Alison is joined by her longtime pal and Gift Grub genius Mario Rosenstock to chat about his new book Gift Grub & Me: Life, Laughter & Langers! — Mario reveals some of the mad behind-the-scenes memories , from cowpoo nostalgia and radio sketch chaos to the stories that map 26 years of Irish life in comedy.

Plus, a beautiful tribute to the late, great TodayFM legend Tony Fenton and recalling U2 playing at The Dude's funeral.

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