Breakfasters

Author Kate Mildenhall talks about her new novel The Hiding Place; Justin ‘Digga’ Calverley explains how to grow watermelons; film reviewer Anthony Carew has seen Yorgos Lanthimos newest adaption Bugonia; the team invents their own sporting event as an option to the Melbourne Cup; tech expert Vanessa Toholka shares the intel on the summer's hottest accessory: tech sunglasses; linguist Kate Burridg...

Michael Harden recommends movies and TV series that do a good job of portraying the restaurant industry; Dr Jen explains how the effect of exclamation marks in our communication; Linden New Art’s curator Hamish Sawyer talks about the exhibition Coral Futures and how environmental changes are influencing creators; the team discuss the new and old trends for school mischieves and comedian Oliver Col...

Melbourne multitalent Marieke Hardy talks about her next installation of Better Off Said for Queenscliffe Literary Festival; book reviewer Fi Wright shares her thoughts after reading On the Calculation of Volume I by Solvej Balle; tech expert Vanessa Tohlolka addresses the nuances of accessing Australian radio, Natasha Murray higlights the unique features of the echinda and Alex Ward is back at RR...

The team burrow into Melbourne's new tunnel; pop culture writer Tara Kenny explains literary dumpster diving; Michael Harden goes all sweet on mandarins, novelist Murray Middleton explores artists' ways with his latest collection, U Want it Darker;  video gamer Jack Knight sings the praises of Aussie release  Hollow Knight: Silksong  and Friday Funnybugger Freddie Arthur goes hogwild for pig news....

Writer and performer Lorin Clarke chats about her documentary, But Also John Clarke, in honour of her father; Russel Larke, head gardener at Fed Square, shares all the details about the exciting new projects happening in our city; the team celebrates the people giving it all in Sydney marathon; author Andy Griffiths shares his favorite self-made catchphrases while talking about his new book You, M...

Film buff Flick Ford chomps into five decades of Jaws; author and music journlist Liz Pelly streams her Spotify-scepticism with Mood Machine; Jas takes a dive into virtrual reality; gamechanger Adam Christou goes bananas for the new Donkey Kong; cookbook star Hetty Lui McKinnon makes us all friends with salad; and reviewer Sean O’Brien tackles Geoff Dyer’s latest memoir, Homework.  With presenters...

Dr Jen prods the impressive brains of 'SuperAgers'; poet PiO gets fired up for  Hatred of Poetry ; the team swap stories about everyone's favourite frog; Simone Ubaldi brandishes her passion for mystery flick  Weapons ; Michael Harden lifts the lid on big-plate restaurant groups; and linguist Kate Burridge marks the demise of the Aussie dictionary. With presenters Jas Moore, Daniel Burt & Nat...

Author Patrick Marlborough shoots straight with his screwball revenge comedy, Nock Loose ; Dr Jen joins the dots between our immune systems and brains; Nat lays out her self-imposed rules; Dr Ahona Guha tells us how she feels about the rise of ChatGPT therapy; and US filmmaker Mary Bronstein walks us through her MIFF opening night film,  If I Had Legs I’d Kick You . With presenters Jas Moore, Dani...

Author Peter Coleman confesses his fascination with the Sins of the Filthy Rich; Dr Jen takes time out of her busy schedule to discuss new science surrounding the four-day work week; Breakfaster beauty queen Nat plots ways to take home the tiara; ferocious reader Fi Wright reviews Omar El Akkad's One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This; Michael Harden runs rings around pineapples, and...

Aussie actress Yael Stone takes on a role for the ages in the fresh-from-Broadway hit,  Mother Play ; for Down & Dirty, Digga plates up his picks of the citrus crop; digital expert Row Murray steals the show with her tales of tech scams; for Weird Science, Dr Jen sheds (artificial) light on our health, and Friday Funnybugger David Quirk gives a tour of petty regional grievances.  With presente...

Dr Jen weighs up the weird science of left-handedness and creativity; Artistic Director Al Cossar dives into upcoming movies at MIFF; the team judges the best trophy designs; Michael Harden lifts the lid on the latest restaurant trends; the team are driven to Distraction at the Science Gallery, and Friday Funnybugger Belal Hassoun gets the blues.  With presenters Jas Moore, Daniel Burt & Nat H...

Pop culture encyclopedia Sam Cummins explains why people are boycotting Spotify (again); poet Evelyn Araluen offers a rapid-fire rundown of three generations of story; techspert Vanessa Toholka debugs the term vibe coding; the team crack the mystery of who stole Joe Camilleri’s guitars; criminally-talented author Mark Brandi spills the secrets on his new novel Eden ; and comedian Oliver Coleman sh...

Beacons of local laughter Kyran and Rhys Nicholson crack open the red cordial for Comedy Republic's 5th birthday; uplifting author Jacinta Parsons shares some lessons on living with her new book, A Wisdom of Age ; Michael Harden bangs the drum for a high-end mainstay of Melbourne cuisine; star of the stage Karis Oka gives us the goth on her role as Lydia Deetz in Beetlejuice; book reviewer Sean O’...

Linguist Kate Burridge details the role of swearing and vulgarity in the English language; foodie Michael Harden shares his love of rhubarb; playwright Emilie Collyer explains the idea behind her play Super ; Kon Karapanagiotidis, CEO of the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre, talks about the importance of the 10th World Refugee Day Telethon and comedian Carmelo Costa is flirting with art. With present...

Intrepid author Jenny Valentish opens up about her latest book,  An Introvert’s Guide to Leaving the House ; tech (slang) talker Vanessa Toholka asks who among us has been pwned?; literally underground artist Jason Maling illustrates the ideas behind Diagrammatica , his exhibition at RISING; weird scientist Chris KP goes far-out with Voyager; culture critic Brodie Lancaster gives us a peak into th...

Oscar-winning animator Joan Gratz reflects on her artistic life in houseboats and limos; the team make it rain with metaphors for money; Masterchef Emma Dean rises to the challenenge of making the perfect sourdough; book reviewer Sean O’Beirne dissects the new novel Flesh, by David Szalay ; experimental cinematic artists Soda Jerk score a hole-in-one with their latest project Swingers,  and road-t...

Justin ‘Digga’ Calverley dishes the dirt on garden gnomes; performer Leah Shelton reconsiders 'crazy' in her one-woman show  BATSHIT ;  Culture Popper  Sam Cummins holds his nose and dives into AI music slop; award-winning photographer Julian Kingma gives a snapshot of his new book  The Power of Choice;  film reviewer Simone Ubaldi discusses comedy-drama  Universal Language  and from musical duo S...

Nat finds an unexpected upside to noisy roadworks; Michael Harden spreads his love for mustard; Circa's acrobats swing by between performances of  Humans 2.0 ; Fi Wright illustrates her apprecition of Jostein Gaarder’s  Sophie’s World: A Graphic Novel About the History of Philosophy Vol I  and comedian Urvi Majumdar goes to the top of the class as our Friday Funnybugger. With presenters Jas Moore,...

Dr Jen summarises the findings from the recent Global Flourishing Study; artist Iluka Sax-Williams reflects on his new exhibition  Dabana  for YIRRAMBOI; Michael Harden weighs in on the world’s most expensive spice; writer Hannah Kent transports her readers to Iceland with her new book  Always Home, Always Homesic k; Victoria Law Foundation’s executive director Lynne Haultain unpacks the program f...

Comedian, author and former doctor Adam Kay chats about his MICF show; tech expert Vanessa Toholka celebrates the 30th anniversary of Craigslist; the team discuss the boom of luxury food heists; author Anna Matilda (aka Urban Nanna) talks about sustainability in light of her new book Everyday Permaculture and comedian Kate Dolan gives us a peek inside her mind. With presenters Monique Sebire, Dani...

Comedian Nish Kumar reflects on the state of the world at the moment ahead of his MICF show; Dr Jen helps us understand how exercise affects our brain function; Nat had a drunken run-in with her yoga teacher, Michael Harden summarizes the history of Greek food in Melbourne; film reviewers Hayley Inch has seen the instant cult classic Hundreds of Beavers and comedian Mark Watson discuss how books w...

British comedian Chloe Petts talks about her MICF show How You See Me, How You Don’t; journalist Peter Greste chats about his life and how it became the subject of the film The Correspondent; Dr Jen takes us through the pros and cons of daylight savings; the team debate the best April Fools jokes they’ve come across; actor Steve Mouzakis helps bring life back into the new adaptation of David Willi...

Musical comedy duo Flo & Joan sing the praises oftheir One Man Musical ; Michael Harden gets us salivating over small plates; the team get inside the lives of bouncers; comedian Zoey Combs Marr canvases some of her conversational do’s and dont's; book reviewer Fi Wright takes us inside the walls of Yvonne Jewkes’ An Architecture of Hope and UK comedian Elf Lyons saddles up for her new show, Ho...

Comedy writer Lorin Clarke heralds a new honour in humor writing, Dr Jen highlights some scientific lessons of lockdown, UK comic Carl Donnelly shouts about his new show,  Another Round ; memoirst Susan Hampton learns that  anything can happen  after winning a major prize for non-fiction; and the team ask what people have taken home by accident.   With presenters Monique Sebire, Daniel Burt &...

The team have a natter about Victorian-era slang; writer and director Tony Wilson scores a cinematic banger with his new football film, Ange and the Boss;  Michael Harden gives his fulsome appraisal of degustation menus; it was an Honour to welcome back playwright Joanna Murray-Smith ; and Friday Funnybugger Josh Glanc looks back at his antics in the UK. With presenters Monique Sebire, Daniel Burt...