Breakfasters

Food expert Michael Harden gives an update on the hospitality industry right now and what he's been eating over summer; Dr. Jen sheds light on sensory processing; Writer and performer Naomi Higgins chats about the new season of comedy series  Why Are You Like This;  Gez has a rendez-vous with her first car; Elizabeth McCarthy reviews Meg Mason's captivating new novel  Sorrow and Bliss;  the team d...

They’re back! Mon tells the story of how she recently got engaged; Film director Sally Ingleton talks about  Wild Things,  her new documentary about environmental activists ;  The team explore the thrill of seeing live concerts again; Justin ‘Digga’ Calverly gives an update on what’s happening in the garden; Writer Carly Findlay talks about editing a collection of stories of writers with disabilit...

Covid frontline worker Dr Vyom Sharma chats about Victoria’s Covid response; Elizabeth McCarthy gives us her two favorite books of 2020; Justin ‘Digga’ Calverley recommends a few Christmas present ideas for gardeners; Gemma Sharp, aka Dr G Spot from 'Radiotherapy', talks about the body image chat bot KIT; Simon Hinkley explores the world of the camel spider; The team is back in the studios for the...

Artist Lisa Roet talks about the David Greybeard sculpture she's created outside Hamer Hall; Michael Harden talks about food he's sobbed over during 2020; Dr Erich Fitzgerald from Museums Victoria chats about acquiring a new Triceratops fossil; The team remembers end-of-year school concerts; Adam Christou sums up the most significant games of the year; Comedian Urvi Majumdar has made some discover...

Comedian and former Breakfaster Josh Earl chats about filming his podcast  Don’t You Know Who I Am?;  Dr Jen explains the science that goes into training dogs to detect Covid; Gez reckons Covid has become a bit of a scapegoat; Jana Favero, Director of Advocacy and Campaigns at the ASRC, talks about the #TimeForAHome campaign; Simone Ubaldi reviews biopic  Oliver Sacks: His Own Life ; Director Pip...

Singer Kylie Auldist explains the importance of upcoming event Artists For Kids Culture; food expert Michael Harden talks about the rising popularity of retro comfort foods; the team remembers the places they lived for their first year at Uni; Choreographer Stephanie Lake chats about her mass dance Fringe-event Multiply; Film critic Thomas Caldwell discuss being the Artistic Director for Children’...

Comedian Patrick Collins talks about their Fringe comedy show; Justin ‘Digga’ Calverley explores plants that cool down hot spaces; Gez gets competitive with bushwalking; Comedian Urvi Majumdar discusses trying to grow up; Mon and Gez are quite  excited about new fridges; and finally, for Feature Creatures, Simon Hinkley explores the world of pond skaters. With presenters Mon Sebire, Daniel Burt, a...

Michael Harden explains how to succeed at the ever-so-trendy picnic; Producer Jacob Hickey talks about new SBS series Addicted Australia; author Favel Parrett reveals her love of dingoes; Broden Kelly talks about new screen series Aunty Donna’s Big Ol’ House of Fun; Gez has encountered a very chatty and informative man ; Fi Wright reviews melancholic debut novel Cherry Beach by Laura McPhee-Brown;...

Dr. Zim Nwokoro of Deakin University talks us through the U.S. election; Gez has made a grazing platter that doesn't quite live up to Daniel’s standards; Justin ‘Digga’ Calverley gives a handy guide on what to plant now; Simone Ubaldi reviews 1990 film  Prayer of the Rollerboys  and shares her thoughts on the dystopian story, which then prompts the team to do a deep-dive into rollerblades. With pr...

The team discuss how the donut has become a mascot for the end of lockdown; Writer and Triple R presenter Christos Tsiolkas chats about the re-imagined audio play of his novel Loaded; Michael Harden talks about what the ease of restrictions for the hospitality scene looks like; Gez explores her fascination with diggers and fingernails; Nat Harris chats about challenges concerning dining after mont...

Jacinta Parsons chats about her chronic illness as outlined in her book  Unseen ; Architect Stuart Harrison talks about the new season of the ABC's  Restorations Australia;  Tech expert Vanessa Toholka explains the genius of vending machines; The team (and listeners!) get to know Mon a bit better; Dr Jen takes a scientific approach when talking about women’s confidence; Gez’s talks about snake enc...

Comedian and Breakfasters regular Laura Dunemann has created an acrostic poem in honor of Sarah; Melbourne musician and youth counselor Nellie Jackson talks about new campaign for online support service 'Ask Izzy'; Journalist Ben Eltham breaks down the Federal Budget; the team shares some dinner (and lunch) reviews; Daniel and Gez bid a temporarily farewell to Sarah before her maternity leave; Nat...

Gez and Cath make a new addition to their Lesbian Pit; Fi Wright gives her thoughts on Victoria Hannan’s debut novel  Kokomo ; Adam Christou talks us through strategy game Crusader Kings III; Gez has donated blood, and made it worthwhile; English comedian Paul Foot talks about his upcoming interactive zoom show; Leesa Lambert from The Little Bookroom chats about this Saturday’s ‘Love Your Bookshop...

Screen icon Noni Hazlehurst chats about the SBS series  Every Family Has a Secret;  Gez recaps her day of market fun and cider tasting; Comedian Scout Boxall chats about Red Dead Redemption and Dan Andrews; Simon Hinkley talks about animals that can disguise themselves; the team share thoughts on Kanga Totem Tennis; Sarah’s virtual baby shower is filled with an array of contributors; and MP Martin...

Journalist Katharine Murphy explains her new Quarterly Essay, The End of Certainty ; Melbourne comedian Prue Blake talks sleepovers and whistling; Actor Lucy Fox of ‘The Travelling Sisters’ chats about new mockumentary web-series Meet The Mullets ; Anthony Amis talks about threats facing koalas in the Strzelecki Ranges & Gippsland; Gez has a regional Victoria adventure; And to wrap things up,...

Gez is playing Scattergories with her in-laws; Dr Jen explains whether we can communicate effectively with our eyes;  I’m Thinking of Ending Things  is up for a screen review by Simone Ubaldi; Comedian Jonathan Schuster chats about his mum’s new album for 'Wednesday Wisecracker'; Bangarra artistic director Stephen Page talks about Cathy Freeman; Tech expert Vanessa Toholka explores the concept of...

Comedian Nazeem Hussain discusses hosting new comedy series  Standup Sessions;  Gez has, to everyone’s surprise, been fishing; comedian Nat Harris has some thoughts about the right way to interact with neighbors during lockdown; Cookbook author Meni Valle talks about her latest book  Ikaria: Food and Life in the Blue Zone ; Comedian Alex Ward talks about the ups and downs about living locally; And...

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...