Breakfasters

Gez reports on her efforts to make golden syrup dumplings; The team share wide-ranging thoughts on Couples Day; Fi Wright reviews Zadie Smith's new essay collection  Intimations;  Actor Jillian Nguyen talks about new SBS drama  Hungry Ghosts ; Bill Ross and Turner Ross chat about the MIFF screening of their film  Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets ; and AFL footy legend Matthew "Richo" Richardson, and jou...

Filmmaker Alison Ellwood talks about the MIFF screening of documentary  The Go-Gos ; Sarah reveals the real reason she took a day off; Michael Harden chats about the the history of dim sims in Australia; Gez gives all the ‘Bobs’ of the world a bit of praise; Daniel and Sarah share nostalgic memories of Pavarotti; And wrapping up, an interview with nutrition expert Felice Jacka and musician/illustr...

The team shares intel on what they’ve done this week; Dr Shane from Einstein A Go-Go talks about the show’s 30th birthday celebrations; Libby Butler, the brains behind web-series  Loving Captivity , chats about love in the pandemic; Fi Wright reviews the book  Antkind  by Charlie Kaufman; Gez and Daniel shares tales of snarky snowmen and violent ducks; Filmmaker Jo-Anne Brechin talks about her MIF...

Toby Halligan talks about proposed new defamation laws; Chef Nornie Bero chats about how her damper making class incorporates Indigenous flavors and techniques; Gez does some chores and finds a new friend; Food expert Michael Harden explains the delicate art of building a great sandwich, and the team discuss their fave sangas; 'Wednesday Wisecracker' comedian Jonathan Schuster tries his hand at ma...

Gez is coping with the worst haircut of all time; engineer Phil Gardiner talks about the Sidney Myer Music Bowl; Justin ‘Digga’ Calverley shares his winter gardening tips; Daniel gets interrogated on his toothache; Professor Mike Archer explains the discovery of a prehistoric giant wombat; Sarah’s partner has done a bit of gardening with fatal results; and lastly, musician Jess Ribeiro gets very,...

Gez has been to the pub, and she reports back; Comedian Urzila Carlson talks about her online special  Overqualified Loser; food fan Michael Harden celebrates lamingtons; MIFF's Al Cossar chats about this year’s online festival; Alex Ward remembers a somewhat unusual Christmas tradition; Ricky-lee Erickson explains why some marine animals love isolation; and community worker Rachel Wood talks abou...

Jessie Tu chats about her new novel  A Lonely Girl is a Dangerous Thin g; Stuart Harrison, formerly of Triple R's 'The Architects' talks about delivering this year's Open House Melbourne’s Heritage Address; Gez gets a birthday tribute!; Hayley Inch takes look at the films of Barbra Streisand; Dean Gibson discuss the importance of his new NITV doco My Family Matters;  Gez decides to test Shorty’s t...

Rama Nicholas chats about her 'Serious Comedy' show The Lucky Ones;  Sarah debriefs on her first ever baby scan; Esther Anatolitis talks about the future of the City of Melbourne; food expert Michel Harden riffs on home delivery disruptors; Ben Ulm talks about Who Gets To Stay In Australia?  screening on SBS; Simon Hinkley explores wingless bloodsuckers, aka fleas; and Gez encounters an old friend...

The team is back with a holiday recap; Comedian Adam Hills talks about his live Zoom show  Easey Comedy ; Muriel Bamblett, CEO of Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency describes the idea behind their events 'Morning Tea for Culture'; Writer Sophie Cunningham explains her new  Meanjin  essay  If You Choose To Stay, We May Not Be Able To Save You ; Gez has had a sad night at a hotel; Lawyer Shahlee...

Greg Mullins talks about this year’s National Bushfire Summit; The team discuss good and bad board games; Dr. Jen explains why people are attracted to conspiracy theories; Sophie Black from The Wheeler Centre, chats about why The Next Chapter scheme is so important for up-and-coming writers; Gez creates a ‘Choose Your Own Adventure’ that takes a miserable turn; And Lastly, it’s time for the end-of...

The team start off by summing up their weekends; Richard Sowada chats about the St Kilda Film Festival; Simone Ubaldi talks about the 'Save Our Scene' campaign; Elizabeth McCarthy reviews Mark Lanegan's memoir; Gez reminiscences about the time she did a character piece as an old Russian lady; Simone Ubaldi looks at Spike Lee’s  Do The Right Thing ; Simon Hinkley talks about zombie-like insect beha...

Writer Jack Latimore explains the continued significance of Sorry Day; Justin ‘Digga’ Calverley talks about growing green and black tea plants; Gez encounters a huntsman spider; Sarah announces that the rabbit died (or: she's pregnant!); Dr. Alistair Evans from Monash talks about the new discovery of an old mammal; comedian Laura Dunemann gives an update on the trials of the Royals in Iso; Filmmak...

Julia Zemiro talks about the new season of  Home Delivery;  The team discuss the extreme lengths they go to for take-away; Cricketer Corinne Hall chats about new book  Victress: Women Who Paved the Way in Australian Sport;  Simone Ubaldi gives her review on the new season of  Better Things; Marine biologist Ricky-lee Erickson explores Nudibranchs; The team wax lyrical about struggles with technolo...

Hugo Weaving chats about his new film,  Hearts and Bones;  Comedy legend Denise Scott talks about her participation on Who Do You Think You Are;  The team chat about the pressure that occurs now that restrictions are being lifted, as well as exploring the sport Frolf; A boisterous round of dinner reviews; and musician Briggs discusses the process of his song-turned-children’s book  Our Home, Our H...

Nadya Tkachenko talks about Museum Victoria’s program for at-home education; Russel Holmesby discuss his new book The Death of Fitzroy Football Club; the team discuss which type of Iso activity they are; Daniel reviews his recent food experiences, and Sarah re-lives her childhood lasagna overload; Simon Hinkley sheds light on dancing bees for 'Feature Creatures'; I spy with my little eye: Window E...

The team reveals what they know about bodysurfing; Daniel’s mother-in-law plays a heartfelt 'the last post' for ANZAC day; Professor Lisa Harvey-Smith talks about her online lessons for young stargazers; Is Pierce Brosnan the best 007 - discuss!; Helen Bidou chats about her online fashion show  ‘Bidou Zooms’; and Luke Hilakari from Victorian Trades Hall Council talks JobKeeper. With presenters Sar...

Toby Halligan talks Turnbull; food expert Michael Harden talks up apples; the team explore 'isolation privilege' and discuss what they’ve been reading lately; Judith Lucy chats about her online special  Judith Lucy vs. Men ; marine biologist Ricky-lee Erickson goes deep on the longest animals ever recorded. And finally, the team discuss everyone’s favorite isolation pastime: snacks. With presenter...

The team talks about their gardening efforts; and they explore what they’d do if they had one hour covid-restriction-free. Kate Torney, CEO of the State Library of Victoria, describes what they currently offer online; Alice Drury from Human Rights Law Centre explains the High Court ruling on the AFP raid on journalist Annika Smethurst; Sean ‘Birdman’ Dooley talks backyard birds; and actor-director...

Magda Szubanski talks about how her book  Timmy The Ticked-Off Pony and the Poo of Excitement  came to be; Jackie Tang reviews New Zealand author Rose Lu’s essay collection,  All Who Live On Islands ; Daniel and Gez go full Mean Girls on Sarah; Gez tells the others of her many animal encounters over the past days; Triple R subscriber Matthew McKay describes Italy in lockdown from the inside; and S...

Gez survives a gas leak down at her beach house; Kathleen Lee talks about her new web series Sex & Death; Gez admits to winning a school poem competition on unfair terms; writer Vivian Pham chats about her new book The Coconut Children; and CEO and director of ACMI, Katrina Sedgwick, explains ACMI's online resources. With presenters Sarah Smith, Daniel Burt, and Geraldine Hickey.  Gez survives...

Margaret Simons talks about her Quarterley Essay Cry Me A River: The Tragedy of the Murray-Darling ; Simone Ubaldi reviews the film noir icon, The Third Man ; Victor Steffensen explains his new book Fire Country: How Indigenous Fire Management Could Help Save Australia; Ricky-Lee Erickson chats about new sightings of orcas around the Victorian coast, and finally, Sarah blows off some steam regardi...

Dr. Vyom Sharma (from Triple R's Radiotherapy ) talks about essential actions re: coronavirus; The team chats about Geraldine’s giant zucchini, and has a closer look at each other’s dinner ambitions; Justin ‘Digga’ Calverley explains the top three easy vegetables to grow; Stephanie Convey talks about her new book After The Count : and for the grand finale: 'The Breakfasters Talent Show'. With pres...

Former Breakfaster Tony Wilson chats about his new book, 1989: The Great Grand Final ; playwright Michele Lee explores single ladies; Vanessa Toholka talks leaps and bounds in tattoo technology; the team explore holidaying like a boomer during whale season, and 90s sing-a-longs. With presenters Sarah Smith, Daniel Burt, and Geraldine Hickey.

Former Richmond AFL player Alex Rance talks about his new kids' book, and whether his AFL days are really behind him; the team get a Baby Gabe (formerly Chub-Fish) update; Adam Christou talks about the game Wide Ocean, Big Jacket , Justin ‘Digga’ Calverley talks citrus; Sanam Maher discusses her book about Pakistani social media star Qandeel Baloch; and the team talk about the concept of well-dese...

Marieke Hardy explores living eulogies; the team riff ideas around lost and stolen and returned objects; foodie Michael Harden espouses the loveliness of ugly vegetables; Simone Ubaldi reviews 'Honey Boy'; marine biologist Ricky-Lee Erickson talks about seahorses; and Nat Harris muses on the magic of panpipes. With presenters Sarah Smith, Geraldine Hickey, and fill-in presenters Daniel James and N...