Breakfasters

The team chat about whether to change or keep last names; Dr. Jen explains the science behind the things that humans find boring; Comedian Jordan Barr talks about her Comedy Festival show Dream;  Bobby breaks in a new pair of shoes; Book reviewer Elizabeth McCarthy shares her thoughts on Elif Shiosaki’s Stella-shortlisted novel Homecoming; Team talk turns to flatulence in the classroom; Screen rev...

Comedy legends Denise Scott and Judith Lucy chat about their Comedy Festival show Still Here; Bobby has an exciting comedic encounter; Triple R presenters Mel Cranenburgh and Beth AQ talk about wrapping up their shows Backstory and The Glasshouse; the team discuss their feelings about loud talkers on public transport; Food enthusiast Michael Harden explores the many moods of salt; Bobby talks abou...

Bobby recalls an overwhelming fast food experience; Asylum Seekers Resource Centre CEO Kon Karapanagiotidis explains the initiative Feast for Freedom ; Bobby bought a new mattress; Dr. Jen uses science to settle the ‘’shoes indoor’’ debate once and for all; the team discuss lanyards and what to do with them; Writer Sarah Krasnostein explains her new Quarterly Essay Not Waving, Drowning: Mental Ill...

Bobby recalls a particularly embarrassing moment that happened in front of her family; RISING Festival Co-artistic directors Hannah Fox and Gideon Obarzanek chat the good stuff they've put together; the team discuss exit strategies from social gatherings; Triple R legend Jonathan Alley talks about finishing up broadcasting on the station after 29 years; Bobby has learnt the importance of reading t...

Andrew ‘Donno’ Donnison provides the latest sports wrap and a loving tribute to the late Shane Warne; the team discuss different behaviours people have on flights; tech expert Vanessa Toholka breaks down the role of Social Media in the Russia-Ukraine conflict; Justin ‘Digga’ Calverley explains why Autumn is the best gardening season; the team discuss whether restaurant walk-ins are worth the risk;...

The team discuss dishwasher stacking techniques; Food fan Michael Harden chats about potato milk and other food trends; historian and author Robyn Annear talk us through the last ever match at the Melbourne Rat Pit; Bobby explores her fears; Author and academic Ben Eltham sums up Russia's attack on Ukraine; Fiona Scott Norman reveals the secret lives of chickens; and the team reminisce about schoo...

Author Eliza Reilly talks about her new book Sheilas: Badass Women of Australian History ; the team discuss headlight etiquette; Justin "Digga" Calverley explains how to sow broccoli and cauliflower seeds; actress Kat Stewart chats about upcoming show Admissions at Melbourne Theatre Company; the team confide their shower routines; former politician Bob Carr explains the relevance of International...

The team explore their conflicting thoughts on massages; Music legend Glenn Shorrock talks about his acting role in new film A Stitch in Time; Bobby gets to experience the local Robe Olympics; Screen critic Vyshnavee Wijekumar reviews Kenneth Branagh’s autobiographical film Belfast; Journalist Amy Remeikis chats about her new essay, On Reckoning; and the team discuss the dynamics of double dates....

The Breakfasters are back for 2022 and tell us all about what they’ve been up to; Dr. Jen gives us the low-down on Murphy’s Law; Bobby has been ten pin bowling and lets her competitiveness take over; Actor and writer Michelle Law talks about her new book Asian Girls are Going Places; Entomologist Simon Hinkley gets excited about seasonal butterflies; and comedian Scout Boxall chats about niche spo...

Musician and Triple R broadcaster Casey Bennetto talks about his jazzy Swinging Bella’s Christmas -event, and sings farewell to Sarah; the team recaps weekend shenanigans; journalist Paul Kennedy chats about his new book Funkytown: A Year On The Brink of Manhood ; Bobby replaces a bridesmaid; award-winning journalist Marc Fennel talks about the theft of Picasso’s Weeping Woman in new SBS show Fram...

Sarah makes a big, big BIG announcement; the team discuss platonic kissing etiquette; book lover Fi Wright reviews the re-issue of The Fran Lebowitz Reader ; journalist Jess Hill discusses the new Quarterly Essay The Reckoning: How #MeToo is Changing Australia; Bobby has a perplexing hospo experience; producer Arvind Ethan David talks about Jagged Little Pill - The Musical ; the team talks about b...

Bobby and Sarah have had opposite weekend experiences; Writer Robyn Annear encourages people to explore Melbourne in her new book Adrift in Melbourne: 7 Walks; the team explores the limits of how much chocolate you can eat on a Sunday; Brian Ritchie talks about the 2022 Mona Foma lineup; Tech expert Vanessa Toholka explains why phone spam has gotten so bad; Michael Harden tackles the Great Hummus...

The team talks about the luxuries of doggy daycare; Dr. Jen explains the benefits of deep conversations with strangers; the team reminisces about fave donuts; Writer and performer Ash Flanders talks about upcoming show S. S. Metaphor at the Malthouse; Bobby has realized that people can see through her apartment windows; Gaming enthusiast Adam Christou shares his review of horror game Inscryption ,...

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...