Breakfasters

As we transition into the month of May, Jeff has a big announcement to make on Breakfasters this week. Mish Grigor is joins the crew in the studio to talk about "The Temple", the new comedy theatre running at Malthouse this May. ART+CLIMATE=CHANGE 2019 Festival is happening, and American artist and activist Beka Economopoulos has been in Melbourne as one of the keynote speakers, and joins the Brea...

Byte Into It co-host joins the Breakfasters for "Tech Talk", where she unpacks the technology behind batteries. Editor of "The Monthly" magazineNick Feik drops by ahead of the 10th anniversary of The Monthly. Scott Edgar from 3RRR's "Superfluity" talked about the current developments in gaming on "Genius Squad".Max Schumann talked about the non-profit arts organization "Printed Matter" as part of...

The Breakfasters are back from Easter, and kicks off with a short and sweet week. Rebecca Traister, the author of book Good and Mad: The Revolutionary Power of Womens Anger is in the studio to talk about her experience from being a feminist journalist in the United States. Food, alien or both? In food interlude we get a little more familiar with mushrooms as Michael Harden talks about the aromatic...

The Breakfasters share life advice about how being a girl guide can set you up to manage a bin fire, how to fit in with surfers and how to celebrate Easter. Plus, Leif Cocks joins the team to talk about being friendzoned by an orangutan and Michelle Bennett tells all about Judith Brett's new book From Secret Ballot to Democracy Sausage: How Australia Got Compulsory Voting.

Geraldine tells Sarah and Jeff about what it's like to go to your parents' 50th wedding anniversary, drink half a bottle of coke from the side of the road and be mistaken for just another lesbian. Michael Harden visits the studio for Food Interlude and shares all about the latest diet fads appearing on a restaurant menu near you! Plus US comedian Maria Bamford discusses her Melbourne International...

This week, Uncle Larry Walsh and Isobel Morphy-Walsh talk about the significance of Wominjeka Festival; Comedians Nina Oyama and Lloyd Langford chat about their Comedy Festival shows; writer Sophie Cunningham fleshes out her new book of essays City Of Trees ; historian and writer Kenan Malik shares his thoughts on the current state of identity politics; and the team explore things they love, and t...

On this week's podcast Comedian Susie Youssef drops by to chat about her show at this year's Melbourne International Comedy Festival as well as doing her first hook turn in Melbourne. Former broadcaster on the 3RRR show "The Architects" Simon Knott talks about soft infrastructure and place-making. Veteran American comedian Jen Kirkman chats to the Breakfasters ahead of her comedy festival show, an...

The team is back together in their full glory, and this weeks Breakfasters is packed with good stuff. We start off with a talk with Tom Griffith and his new essay The Planet is Alive Radical History for Uncanny Times. The team chats about work superpowers and weird skills learned from random jobs over the years. RONE is in the studio to talk about his installation Empire at Burnham Beeches, and th...

Sarah has been away this week, but that has not stopped the Breakfasters having fun. We kick things off with a new Food Interlude, and this week Michael Harden is in the studio to talk about the food Jeff describes as eating a spoonful of spit, but is actually a proven aphrodisiac. Speaking of food, Johanna Simkin from Melbourne Museum and the exhibition "Gut Feelings: Your Mind, You Microbes" and...

This weeks Breakfasters offer hard-hitting discussions and light-hearted conversations. We start off in the serious corner as the show is visited by Kassem Eid, who talks about the Arab Spring, his life prior to the war and his book My Country: A Syrian Memoir. All eyes are on R Kelly after a six-part documentary Surviving R Kelly (2019) investigates the sexual abuse allegations against him, and U...

Tony Biggs drops by to offer his thoughts on a bookby Jonathan Alter called"The Centre Holds: Obama and HisEnemies" which offers an analysis of Barack Obama's second electoral win. Filmmaker Laura Nix joins the Breakfasters to discuss her film "The Yes Men Are Revolting" about the comedy activist duo "The Yes Men". On the first "Genius Squad" of the year Henry Wagons talks about Elvis' Honeymoon P...

This week on Breakfasters, we get a quick lesson in what sort of questions NOT to ask the trio (and people in general, really). Food Interlude is back, and food critic Larissa Dubecki is in the studio to talk about Feb Fast, the silliness of mocktails and the best alcohol-free beer around. Former Finance Minister Lindsay Tanner has produced his second fiction novel, "Comeback", and shares his thou...

From supernatural encounters to fictitious crushes, this weeks Breakfasters podcast is packed with interesting chats. Claire Coleman stops talks about the upcoming Wheeler Centre Gala, where this years topic is fictional crushes. Richard Vegas takes us to the world of magic and illusions when he shows us a couple of his tricks, and talks about his upcoming show No Smoke No Mirrors at the Butterfly...

On Breakfasters this week, Geraldine shares her experience from being a co-host for RAW comedy. Toby Halligan visits the studio to give us all the juicy details about Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos. Geraldine has done some research for her own comedy show, and travelled to Healesville sanctuary to watch the bird show Spirits of the Sky. Adrian Dyer from RMIT University answers the question everyone has bee...

This week, Breakfaster Sarah shares not only one, but two real-life stories with a strong Seinfeld vibe. We get to hear all the details from a visit to Australia's famous Big Banana. Adam Christou pops by to introduce the new segment "Game Changers", talking us through thepuzzle exploration game 'Pikuniku'. We get serious with Professor Patrick McGorry when we talk about mental health. And lastly,...

On this week's podcast, the first of 2017, the Breakfasters are joined by Richard Katz, sole performer of Malthouse show 'The Encounter' and A Toot Your Horn Tuesday where Geraldine built a fence, Jeff drank a bottle of free wine and Sarah googled a phone number as well as grew some veggies. Melissa Hickey from Women's AFL comes in to talk about female footy and Sarah and Jeff talk about their hol...

Victorian Prize For Literature winner Sarah Krasnostein talks about her new book The Trauma Cleaner ; Sean "The Birdman" Dooley talks about the birds he saw on his trip to New Zealand; and Jeff talks about seeing komodo dragons in Indonesia, Geraldine talks about Cath shaving her head, and in new segment "Trauma Tuesday" the team talk about recent bad experiences.

This week on Breakfasters, the team chat about nerd parties; boxer and bronze world medal holder, Kristy Harris drops by the studio, Triple R regular Michael Harden talks about the best and worst foods of 2018; editor Paola Balla chats about The Lifted Brow new issue titled "Black Brow"; and Bob Brown and Paul Thomas come onto the show to chat about their latest book "Green Nomads: Wild Places".

This week on Breakfasters, Professor Ary Hoffmann drops by to discuss the threat of climate change and how it's measured. Josh Earl calls in to talk about the live show of his podcast "Don't You Know Who I Am," which is raising money for the Indigenous Literacy Foundation and is sure to be well-attended by 'J-earl Scouts.' Sarah, Jeff and Geraldine talk about why they dislike the term bucket list...

Triple R regular Casey Bennetto swaps his Superfluity host hat to talk up "The Show of the Year," in which he sings songs that sum up 2018 and author Jadan Carroll tells us about his new book "Definitely the Best Dogs of All Time." Meanwhile, the team chats about the hidden meaning of proverbs and what not to get your colleague in Secret Santa. Plus, Friday Funnybugger Laura Dunneman showcases her...

Director Jessica Leski talks about her film 'I Used to be Normal: A Boyband Fangirl Story'; David Marr drops in to reflect on his career and new book; Michael Harden talks up edible hemp during Food Interlude; Plus the team chat about bad office Christmas parties and the perils of schoolies week.

Director Susie Dee discusses the new show Broken being played at 45downstairs; Shaun Micallef chats about his new book The Uncollected Plays of Shaun Micallef ; comedian Catherine Tate talks about The Catherine Tate Show Live being performed at The Palais; and Geraldine talks about her adventures getting attacked by eagles and swimming with sharks. With presenters Sarah Smith, Jeff Sparrow and Ger...

Olmo Salvatore joins Sarah and Geraldine for a chat with director Sarah Goodes & actor Kamil Ellis about the Melbourne Theatre Company's new show 'Astroman.' Then Jeff returns to the studio for regular segment 'Wednesdare' and a talk about accidentally-on-purpose inserting yourself into a story you were never part of. Plus, funeral director and theatre director Scott Turnbull shares the goss o...

This week the Breakfasters speak to guests Braden and Zach about Aunty Donna "The Album Tour," Seth Stephen-Davidowitz about his book "Everybody Lies: Big Data, New Data, and What the Internet Can Tell Us About Who We Really Are " and Michael Harden for regular segment Food Interlude. Plus, Sarah, Jeff and Geraldine talk scary stories, not recognising your gym guy and hang out with Friday Funnybug...

This week the team chat about holiday wine tasting; Palaeontologist Ben Francischelli features on weird science chatting about how whales evolved from land creatures; the team chat about hangover cures; author Chloe Hooper speaks about her latest novel "The Arsonist: A Mind On Fire"; Nat Harris is the Friday funnybugger; and Child Psychiatrist Dr Julie Stone chats about the health of the 52 childr...