Breakfasters

Writer Monica Dux examines her Catholic background in her new memoir Lapsed;  Mon talks us through her delicious homemade burgers; Elizabeth McCarthy reviews Anwen Crawford's memoir  No Document;  Tech expert and Byte Into It presenter Dan Salmon explains workers' dissent at Amazon; and Mon talks about her brand new workplace. With presenters Mon Sebire, Daniel Burt, and Geraldine Hickey. Website:...

Comedian, author and radio personality Alan Brough talks about his live performance of acclaimed children’s book Charlie and the War Against Grannies; Dr. Jen explains the concept of super recognisers; Comedian Greg Larsen chats about his Melbourne International Comedy Show This Might Not Be Hell ; the team gets nostalgic while discussing their first computers; Simone Ubaldi gives her review on fi...

Food expert Michael Harden talks about the Fed Square-event Future Food Systems; Gez and Mon brings back an old favorite: the dinner review; Daniela Baldry reviews Lauren Oyler’s debut novel  Fake Accounts ; Comedian Adam Knox chats about remote controlled boats and his upcoming Melbourne International Comedy Festival show,  3's Comedy and Oxfam National Manager Ngarra Murray discuss the main poin...

Actor, writer, and comedian Kitty Flanagan talks about brand her new ABC series FISK; Justin ‘Digga’ Calverley gushes over autumn and what that means for gardening; Gez goes on a date with her fiancé; Economist Matt Grudnoff explains why the Reserve Bank wants wages growth, and why the Morrison government doesn’t; Gez has done a gig, that stimulates the topic of luncheons/bruncheons; and student a...

Screen and stage legend Sigrid Thornton talks about her upcoming 8-hour long performance  Homer’s Iliad - The Seige of Troy  at Fairfield Ampitheatre; Food enthusiast Michael Harden chats about the resurgence of good food joints in regional Victoria; Filmmaker Kelly Walker talks about the upcoming Melbourne Queer Film Festival-screening of  My Fiona;  Gez chats about boarding a tiny plane; Dr. Jen...

Mon recaps attending a hens party; Comedian Wil Anderson chats about his Comedy Festival show Wilegal ; The team share thoughts about the passing of Michael Gudinski; Justin ‘Digga’ Calverley gets passionate about apples; Simone Ubaldi reviews the 6-part Adam Curtis documentary  Can’t Get You Out of My Head;  Daniel, Mon and Bobby discuss nicknames; and comedian Prue Blake reflects on therapy, ank...

Award-winning journalist Jess Hill explains the ramifications of abolishing the Family Court of Australia; book reviewer Jackie Tang shares her thoughts on Silvia Moreno-Garcia’s horror book  Mexican Gothic;  Gez rediscovers life in the city; Michael Harden gives dirty details on the best martinis; The team discuss their favourite chocolate bar; Andrew Gaynor talks about the  Bending The Bars  exh...

Journalist Stephen Mayne explains the short and long-term impacts of recent corporate scandals in Australia; Dr Jen reveals the best age to develop music instrument playing skills; Simone Ubaldi reviews film  The Truffle Hunters;  Gez and Mon have been left to their own devices for a self-proclaimed Ladies Day; Justin ‘Digga’ Calverly describes how to best grow herbs in the shade; Astronomer Dr. T...

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...