Breakfasters

The team discuss the ethics of calling dibs and shotgun as an adult; Food critic Besha Rodell compares the Melbourne and Sydney food scenes; Muzafar Ali and Joylon Hoff explores Afghan culture in Australian in their new documentary Watandar: My Countryman; Nat has taken up boot scooting; Journalist and film lover Simone Ubaldi reviews Moroccan love story The Blue Caftan; Author and essayist Don Wa...

Nat has been on the tools (kind of); Game reviewer Adam Christou guides us through the world of Zelda; CEO Kent Morris from The Torch talks about the Confined 14 exhibition; Dr. Jen teaches us about us about eDNA and its ethical predicaments; Design director David Constantine chats about mycelium and the IM-Permanent exhibition at the Abbotsford Convent; Actors Rachel Kamath and Shamita Siva talk...

The team speaks about speeches; Foodie Michael Harden chats about the Parisian bistro and its Melbourne counterparts; Tech expert Vanessa Toholka reflects on the lifespan of Buzzfeed News; Newly appointed festival director Cerise Howard talks about her aspirations for Melbourne Queer Film Festival; Dr. Liam Donaldson from Werribee Vet Hospital stresses the importance of pet blood donations; Book r...

Emma Grey from Impact Economics breaks down the 2023 Federal Budget; the team rank their favorite movie car chasing scene; Justin ‘Digga’ Calverley is all about olives; Drag royalties Cerulean and E-Layin chat about the upcoming Mabu Mabu Bottomless Drag Brunch at Yirramboi; Nat is experiencing some laundry woes; Daniel provides the most recent laundromat news; Author and principal Steven Cook tal...

Boil ‘em, mash ‘em, stick ‘em in a stew: Nat reckons the potato might be too versatile; Director Warwick Thornton breaks down his creative process ahead of the Melbourne Writers Festival; Koala field researcher Janine Duffy explains the importance of newly-formed Koala Alliance Victoria; Author and political expert Don Watson tells us what to expect from the coronation; Food writer Besha Rodell ta...

The team share their joy of visual merchandising day at the OP shop; Dr. Jen explains the many selves of our moveable personalities; Actors Mark Diaco and Justin Hosking chat about their roles in stage play True West; Justin ‘Digga’ Calverley tells us what veggies to sow in autumn and winter; Zoo keeper and researcher Emily Scicluna teaches us about the fat-tailed dunnarts; Nat is prone to give a...

Food writer Besha Rodell explains the ongoing sandwich revolution; Nat has been practicing her spit takes; Circus performer and Wakka Wakka man Harley Mann chats about the upcoming shows of Na Djinang Circus; Vanessa Toholka sums up her trip to SXSW in Austin; Journalist Jess Hill talks about the complexities of consent and her new documentary series Asking For It; the team reminisce on the golden...

The team rank household chores; Comedian Liz Kingsmans chats about her show One Woman Show at MICF; Justin ‘Digga’ Calverley is excited about garden planning; Lit critic Fi Wright reviews Stone Blind by Natalie Haynes; Journalist Lisa Divissi discuss her new podcast Shifting Subjects; Einstein A Go-Go’s Chris KP explains the connection between climate change and baseball; and Nat tests the team’s...

Nat is back with another installment of her whiteboard saga; Food enthusiast Michael Harden applies his expertise to the hot cross bun debate; Writer Alexandra Collier chats about her new memoir Inconceivable ; Dan Salmon from Byte Into It talks about his favorite finds in the Trove archives; Emma Grey from Impact Economics discuss the RBA’s rate pause; the team explain their personal pedestrian s...

Nat keeps us updated on her driver’s license renewal journey; Dr. Jen explains how caffeine actually works; Former Breakfaster Marieke Hardy is hosting another event with eulogies for the living and dead; Justin ‘Digga’ Calverley is getting excited for the International Flower & Garden Show and Kabloom Festival; Senior Curator at the NGV, Ewan McEoin, chats about Melbourne Now and its various...

The team debate remote control car strategies; Illustrator Oslo Davis chats about picture books for grown-ups; Australian Dingo Foundation volunteer Mel Browning tells us all we need to know about dingoes; Foodie Michael Harden gushes about custard; Writer Zoya Patel talks about her new novel  Once A Stranger;  Tech Expert Dan Salmon describes how the google doodle came to be; Nat’s mum loves to r...

Nat is experiencing a hat-dilemma; Hannah Fox and Gideon Obarzanek from RISING talk about this year’s festival program; Einstein A Go-Go’s Chris KP explores the role of ChatGPT/AI in science and research; Irish comedian Joanne McNally chats about her show  The Prosecco Express;  Justin ‘Digga’ Calverley lists the benefits of keeping a garden diary; Economist Emma Grey breaks down the Silicon Valle...

Simon has discovered poetry scrabble; Artist Tai Snaith describes the inspiration behind her exhibition Hierarchy of Needs ; Tech expert Vanessa Toholka talks about the upcoming SXSW Conference in Austin, Texas; Daniel shares his wish list for toy libraries; Comedian Zoe Coombs Marr chats about her ABC documentary Queerstralia; Film reviewer Simone Ubaldi discuss new movie To Leslie; and the debat...

The team discuss childhood superstitions that they’ve brought with them into adulthood; Justin "Digga" Calverley breaks down the best tools for big and tiny gardens; Journalist Nick Feik talks about the important takeaways from his new essay for 'The Monthly',  The Great Swindle: The Shell Game Behind Carbon Credits ; Dr. Jen shares research into what will help you feel more alert when waking up i...

Nat, Daniel and Simon share their strategies for finding lost items; Journalist and author Jill Stark talks about her updated no-booze journey in her memoir Higher Sobriety; Foodie Michael Harden shares secrets of great salad dressings; Comedian Alex Ward describes her full circle moment in Perth; Performers Jesse Dutlow and Yasith Fernando get ready to take & Juliet: A New Musical to the Rege...

Simon, Nat and Daniel share their deep passion for allocated seating; Justin "Digga" Calverley explains the importance of pruning summer fruit trees and the joys of a free orchard; Book reviewer Fi Wright shares highlights from Yiyun Li’s The Book of Goose ; Anne Jacobs from Support Act explains the 'Support Act Supports Us All' campaign; Game enthusiast Dan Morganti explores turn-based online gam...

The team chats about yearly journals and diaries; Food expert Michael Harden describes new trends in wine bars and pubs in Melbourne; Actor Zen McGrath talks about working alongside Hugh Jackman in new movie THE SON ; Book reviewer Elizabth McCarthy shares her thoughts on Jessica Au’s award-winning novel Cold Enough for Snow; Academic Maddi Miller tells the story of the Budj Bim eruption of 30,000...

Breakfasters is back for 2023 with new co-hosts Nat Harris and Simon Winkler joining Daniel Burt! On the first podcast for this year, Nat explains her not-so-successful photo shoot for her driver's license renewal; Dr. Jen digs into the nitty-gritty of brain fatigue; The team explore the news that Marie Kondo refuses to be tidy anymore; Dr. Liz Jones talks about stepping down as Artistic Director...

Bobby provides commentary on the Renegades Family Day; TV and theatre actor Sarah Morrison chats about her show A Christmas Carol; the team share their thoughts on speeches; Justin ‘Digga’ Calverley tells us what climbing plant to get if you don’t want your walls ruined; and Bobby gets nostalgic over smells. With presenters Mon Sebire, Daniel Burt and Bobby Macumber. Website: https://www.rrr.org.a...

Bobby announces a big move; Writer and performer Casey Bennetto chats about the musical celebration A Swingin’ Bella Christmas ; Bobby has hung out with the elderly; Food expert Michael Harden explains which kitchen gadgets are worth it (and which are not); Bobby got in a strife while shopping with her mom; and author and political expert Don Watson recounts the year while talking about his latest...

The team talk about their experience with dinking on a bike; Food enthusiast Michael Harden shares his top chef memoirs; Mon and Daniel give advice in their new segment  Breakfaskers ; Actor Alison Whyte and choreographer Stephanie Lake chat about their Malthouse show  MONSTERS;  and the team have different thoughts on leaving doors open. With presenters Mon Sebire, Daniel Burt and Bobby Macumber....

The team explore the etiquette of unexpected knocks on the front door; Dr. Clare Corbould breaks down the recent U.S. mid-term elections; Bobby couch-surfs in Adelaide; Elephant keeper Lucy Truelson talks about the birth of an elephant at Melbourne Zoo; Writer and founder of The Shovel James Schloeffel chats about The Chaser and Shovel Annual 2022 and The Chaser War on 2022 Live Tour; and the team...

Comedian Shaun Micallef talks about his new memoir Tripping Over Myself: A Memoir of a Life in Comedy; Bobby puts her trust in locals when in unfamiliar places; Linguist Kate Burridge explains turning nouns into verbs and why some get very upset by the practice; The team discuss what exactly to bring to a dinner party; Director, writer and actor Todd Flaherty chats about his new film Chrissy Judy...

Artist RONE chats about his new art installation TIME at Flinders Street Station’s Ballroom; Film reviewer Flick Ford shares her thoughts on the new period drama The Wonder; Guest presenter Steph pitches ideas for Steph’s Shark Tank; Dr. Jen describes the weird science of diagnosing heart disease; and Illustrator-writer Oslo Davis explains the idea behind his new book Oslo’s Melbourne: Illustrated...

The team explore various pronunciation problems; Writer, actor and comedian Kitty Flanagan talks about season two of Fisk ; Food Interluder Besha Rodell shares her fave Melbs restaurants to go to if you want to feel destination transformation; Bobby feels judged at the supermarket; Architect Donald Bates celebrates the 20th anniversary of Federation Square; Comedian Emma Holland explains why she g...