Breakfasters

Breakfaster icon and entertainment legend Kate Langbroek chats about her new memoir Ciao Bella! Six Take Italy ; then, the team’s talk turns podiatric; Michael Harden breaks down a luxurious classic, in caviar; Bobby has experienced ultimate fresh sheet heartbreak; Richmond FC President Peggy O’Neal talks about being crowned 2021’s Melburnian of the Year; the team discuss hitchhiking; and comedian...

The team share their fishing experiences; Award-winning author, screenwriter and Triple R broadcaster Christos Tsiolkas chats about his new book 7 1/2 ; Actor and comedian Denise Scott discuss Easey Comedy and the return of live comedy to Melbourne; the team talks about being mistaken for staff members when you’re out and about; Justin ‘Digga’ Calverley chats about pot sizes and takes gardening ta...

Author and screenwriter Christian White chats about his new novel Wild Place and his Netflix series Clickbait; Bobby reckons she stuffs up screen auditions; Food enthusiast Michael Harden talks re-opening restaurants and foodie awards; Journalist, author and former Breakfaster Jeff Sparrow explains his new book Crimes Against Nature: Capitalism and Global Heating; Film lover Hayley Inch shares her...

The team discuss alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages; Book reviewer Elizabeth McCarthy enthuses about Oliver Burkeman’s 4000 Weeks: Time and How To Use It ; Journalist Antony Loewenstein explains his  Twenty Years project and its exploration of Afghanistan after 9/11; Bobby talks about golf etiquette; Tech expert Vanessa Toholka examines how tech enables citizens to surveille each other; The tea...

The team get excited about kitchen appliances; Book devotee Fi Wright reviews Diana Reid’s new book Love and Virtue; journalist and filmmaker Santilla Chingaipe chats about her new SBS documentary Our African Roots; Justin ‘Digga’ Calverley sheds some light on tomato planting season and greatly debated planting techniques; the team discuss stuff they've had stolen; and Dr. Jen shares some scientif...

Bobby meets some year-round ocean dippers; Dr. Michael Mosley has a chat about his new SBS series Australia’s Health Revolution;  tech devotee Dan Salmon explains the ideas behind the Wayforward Machine; the team has a chat about their self-made jingle-jangles; Michael Harden talk us through our highly divisive oceanic friends, anchovies; Bobby has made some interesting finds while moving her fath...

The team discuss the social significance of fish and chips; Cass Howcroft from Little Big Steps and Deakin Melbourne Boomers’ Louise Brown talk about their collab to help kids with cancer; bug enthusiast Simon Hinlkey chats about the Miomantis Caffra species of praying mantis; Bobby, Jas and Daniel get nostalgic over Hills Hoists; award-winning author Charlotte Wood talks about her new book The Lu...

Daniel is warmly welcomed back after his short break; media all-rounder Marc Fennel discusses his new tv series The School That Tried To End Racism; the team chat about "the earthquake"; food nerd Michael Harden advocates hard for the long-neglected iceberg lettuce; Bobby shares a few stories where people don’t recognize celebrities; Scientist Chris KP explores the concept of lucid dreaming; and M...

Bobby tells a tale of a dramatic spider encounter; Melbourne Football Club historian Adam Woolcock talks about his new book The Last Hurrah: Melbourne Premiers 1964 ; Chandi Bates from GetUp! discusses the new report Democracy Dossier; the team muse about a game of shotgun that became a bit too serious; book reviewer Fi Wright talks about Sally Rooney’s hot new novel; comedian Micahel Chamberlin p...

The team go hard on credit loopholes and phone flaws; Human Rights Law Centre's Hugh de Kretser explores the the pros and cons of mandating vaccines; Book critic Elizabeth McCarthy reviews Rachel Cusk's Booker Prize longlisted novel Second Place; former Breakfaster, author and satirist John Safran discusses the bigness of big tobacco in his book Puff Piece: How Philip Morris Set Vaping Alight ; Bo...

Geraldine Hickey pays a visit to kick off day one of Radiothon; investigative journalist Michael Warner talks about his new book The Boys Club ; the team chats about wagging school; journalist Antony Loewenstein explains the events happening in Afghanistan; Dr. Jen talks about the impact lockdown has on our minds and memory; and swoopy bird season has started! With presenter Sarah Smith, Daniel Bu...

The team talks about the concept of progressive dinners; filmmaker John Daschbach chats about the MIFF screening of his film Come Back Anytime ; Justin ‘Digga’ Calverly tells us what we should grow on nature strips; Bobby recounts a time where she should have chosen differently; climate researcher Zebedee Nicholls talks about the IPCC Report; the team discuss the dangers of baby teeth; and comedia...

True Crime enthusiast Meshel Laurie chats about her new book CSI Told You Lies ; Bobby recounts a time she took one for the team; Director James Ashcroft talks about the premiere of his thriller Coming Home in the Dark at MIFF ; Bobby release her inner Larry David when discussing queue etiquette; Professor Tim Fletcher explains the relationship between smart water storage and our platypus friends;...

Comedian and actor Celia Pacquola chats about the final season of Rosehaven ; the team share stories about interviews gone wrong; Entomologist Simon Hinkley sheds positive light on deadly funnel web spiders; Bobby recalls crowd surfing at a festival in her youth; Professor Dennis Altman explores the strange persistence of monarchies; director Madeleine Martiniello talks about her documentary about...

Actor Virginia Gay talks about why she adapted the literary classic Cyrano ; the team question the role of shorts in society; comedian and actor Nick Boshier chats about new sketch comedy series The Moth Effect ; the team declare their wild familial connections to the Irwin family and Jay Leno; book reviewer Elizabeth McCarthy talks about She Is Haunted by Paige Clark; comedian Michael Chamberlin...

The team chats about reasons to not hire a scooter on your holiday; book lover Fi Wright reviews Deborah Levy’s memoir Real Estate ; journalist Andrew Dodd talks about the issues and upheavals of journalists; Bobby forgets crucial words at critical times; Steve Ellen/Dr. Doolittle from 'Radiotherapy' shares mental health tips to deal with the lockdown; the team discuss whether rapid testing can sa...

Artistic Director Al Cossar launches the program for the 69th Melbourne International Film Festival; bookworm Veronica Sullivan reviews the debut novel  Small Joys of Real Life  by Allee Richards; the team discuss superstitions and why you shouldn’t put new shoes on the table; award-winning playwright Samah Sabawi gives the lowdown on her upcoming play  Them  at Arts Centre Melbourne; Dr. Jen talk...

Award-winning Author Boori Monty Pryor chats about his new illustrated book  Story Doctors; Dr. Jen shares some science about disgust, and the team share their most disgusting stories; Nat Harris reports on her Xmas in July come-down; Cultural critic Clem Bastow talks about her debut book Late Bloomer: How An Autism Diagnosis Changed My Life; and Bobby shares her experiences from the Blackwood Eas...

The team discuss allergic reactions; Josh Staley combines comedy and magic with his magic show Moments In Time for Melbourne Magic Festival; Beloved marine biologist Ricky-Lee Erickson joins Feature Creatures for the last time, and gives a rundown of what she will be doing next; the team shares some thoughts on the historic landmark, the Nicholas Building, being for sale; Michael Harden explains w...

Daniel and Sarah gives new Breakfaster Bobby Macumber some tips on how to nail being a Breakfaster; journalist and writer Jenny Valentish talks about her new book Everything Harder Than Everyone Else ; Award-winning writer and cabaret performer Ash Flanders chats about upcoming show Ash Flanders is Nothing ; Simone Ubaldi shares her opinion on the Edgar Wright-documentary The Sparks Brothers; Form...

It's the final week for Gez with the Breakfasters, and it kicks off with a trio of cakes! Also: Games loving techspert Dan Morganti talks us through the role-playing game  The Last Spell ; Justin ‘Digga’ Calverley explains how to prune your deciduous plants; Simon Hinkley hosts the 2021 Invertebrate Olympics with the team; and Gez gets a heartfelt farewell from the Breakfasters and friends in true...

Gez reveals some big, big news; ACMI director Katrina Sedgwick talks about the exclusive Disney animation exhibition on at ACMI; Tech expert Vanessa Toholka discusses what to do when a loved one starts believing in conspiracy theories; Sarah summarise her first week home with baby June; Dr. Jen explains a new study into microbiomes; the team get cheeeeesy for national cheese day; and Laura Duneman...

It's Aisha's last week (and Sarah is baaaack on Monday!) Director Molly Reynolds talks about the new documentary about screen legend David Gulpilil; Justin ‘Digga’ Calverley explains how and where to volunteer in horticulture; Screen reviewer Simone Ubaldi shares her thoughts on the new season of  Master of None;  the team compare notes on what they've been eating for dinner; and writer Sinéad Stu...

Stage and screen legend Rachael Maza chats about the upcoming production  Heart is a Wasteland  showing at RISING festival; the team discuss the television show  I shouldn’t Be Alive;  St Kilda Film Festival Director Richard Sowada talks about this year's lineup; Journalist Antony Loewenstein explores the Israel–Palestine conflict; book reviewer Elizabeth McCarthy explains why Evie Wyld's  The Bas...

Gez regrets her choice of shoes over the weekend; journalist Ben Eltham breaks down the Federal Budget; Broadcaster and writer Yumi Stynes talks about new teenage handbook  Welcome to Consent; screen reviewer Simone Ubaldi looks at  The Rider ; and RAW Comedy-winner Prue Blake chats about being recognized, her PhD about buses, and spelling bees. With presenters Aisha Pachoud, Daniel Burt, and Gera...