Breakfasters

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...

True Crime enthusiast Meshel Laurie chats about her new book CSI Told You Lies ; Bobby recounts a time she took one for the team; Director James Ashcroft talks about the premiere of his thriller Coming Home in the Dark at MIFF ; Bobby release her inner Larry David when discussing queue etiquette; Professor Tim Fletcher explains the relationship between smart water storage and our platypus friends;...

Comedian and actor Celia Pacquola chats about the final season of Rosehaven ; the team share stories about interviews gone wrong; Entomologist Simon Hinkley sheds positive light on deadly funnel web spiders; Bobby recalls crowd surfing at a festival in her youth; Professor Dennis Altman explores the strange persistence of monarchies; director Madeleine Martiniello talks about her documentary about...

Actor Virginia Gay talks about why she adapted the literary classic Cyrano ; the team question the role of shorts in society; comedian and actor Nick Boshier chats about new sketch comedy series The Moth Effect ; the team declare their wild familial connections to the Irwin family and Jay Leno; book reviewer Elizabeth McCarthy talks about She Is Haunted by Paige Clark; comedian Michael Chamberlin...

The team chats about reasons to not hire a scooter on your holiday; book lover Fi Wright reviews Deborah Levy’s memoir Real Estate ; journalist Andrew Dodd talks about the issues and upheavals of journalists; Bobby forgets crucial words at critical times; Steve Ellen/Dr. Doolittle from 'Radiotherapy' shares mental health tips to deal with the lockdown; the team discuss whether rapid testing can sa...

Artistic Director Al Cossar launches the program for the 69th Melbourne International Film Festival; bookworm Veronica Sullivan reviews the debut novel  Small Joys of Real Life  by Allee Richards; the team discuss superstitions and why you shouldn’t put new shoes on the table; award-winning playwright Samah Sabawi gives the lowdown on her upcoming play  Them  at Arts Centre Melbourne; Dr. Jen talk...

Award-winning Author Boori Monty Pryor chats about his new illustrated book  Story Doctors; Dr. Jen shares some science about disgust, and the team share their most disgusting stories; Nat Harris reports on her Xmas in July come-down; Cultural critic Clem Bastow talks about her debut book Late Bloomer: How An Autism Diagnosis Changed My Life; and Bobby shares her experiences from the Blackwood Eas...

The team discuss allergic reactions; Josh Staley combines comedy and magic with his magic show Moments In Time for Melbourne Magic Festival; Beloved marine biologist Ricky-Lee Erickson joins Feature Creatures for the last time, and gives a rundown of what she will be doing next; the team shares some thoughts on the historic landmark, the Nicholas Building, being for sale; Michael Harden explains w...

Daniel and Sarah gives new Breakfaster Bobby Macumber some tips on how to nail being a Breakfaster; journalist and writer Jenny Valentish talks about her new book Everything Harder Than Everyone Else ; Award-winning writer and cabaret performer Ash Flanders chats about upcoming show Ash Flanders is Nothing ; Simone Ubaldi shares her opinion on the Edgar Wright-documentary The Sparks Brothers; Form...

It's the final week for Gez with the Breakfasters, and it kicks off with a trio of cakes! Also: Games loving techspert Dan Morganti talks us through the role-playing game  The Last Spell ; Justin ‘Digga’ Calverley explains how to prune your deciduous plants; Simon Hinkley hosts the 2021 Invertebrate Olympics with the team; and Gez gets a heartfelt farewell from the Breakfasters and friends in true...

Gez reveals some big, big news; ACMI director Katrina Sedgwick talks about the exclusive Disney animation exhibition on at ACMI; Tech expert Vanessa Toholka discusses what to do when a loved one starts believing in conspiracy theories; Sarah summarise her first week home with baby June; Dr. Jen explains a new study into microbiomes; the team get cheeeeesy for national cheese day; and Laura Duneman...

It's Aisha's last week (and Sarah is baaaack on Monday!) Director Molly Reynolds talks about the new documentary about screen legend David Gulpilil; Justin ‘Digga’ Calverley explains how and where to volunteer in horticulture; Screen reviewer Simone Ubaldi shares her thoughts on the new season of  Master of None;  the team compare notes on what they've been eating for dinner; and writer Sinéad Stu...

Stage and screen legend Rachael Maza chats about the upcoming production  Heart is a Wasteland  showing at RISING festival; the team discuss the television show  I shouldn’t Be Alive;  St Kilda Film Festival Director Richard Sowada talks about this year's lineup; Journalist Antony Loewenstein explores the Israel–Palestine conflict; book reviewer Elizabeth McCarthy explains why Evie Wyld's  The Bas...

Gez regrets her choice of shoes over the weekend; journalist Ben Eltham breaks down the Federal Budget; Broadcaster and writer Yumi Stynes talks about new teenage handbook  Welcome to Consent; screen reviewer Simone Ubaldi looks at  The Rider ; and RAW Comedy-winner Prue Blake chats about being recognized, her PhD about buses, and spelling bees. With presenters Aisha Pachoud, Daniel Burt, and Gera...

During Mon's last week with Breakfasters, the team speak to award-winning journalist Jess Hill about the new SBS documentary series  See What You Made Me Do ; the team explore rad haircuts; Dr. Jen helps us understand the international Deep Time  project; Comedian Bobby Macumber shares some wedding dress shopping trauma; and lastly, Hayley Inch talks us through the volunteer-run film society The M...

Justin ‘Digga’ Calverley recommends beautiful autumn gardens to visit; Gez reveals the reason she was gone last week; Writer-performer Declan Furber-Gillick talks about his yarn  Bighouse Dreaming  at the Arts Centre Melbourne; Triple R's official royal correspondent Laura Duneman provides a much-anticipated update on House of Windsor shenanigans; and the team discuss various instances of car trou...

The team celebrate Gez's award for Most Outstanding Show at MICF; Crikey politics editor Bernard Keane discusses the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan; Comedian Judith Lucy talks about her super serious book Turns Out I’m Fine; tech expert Dan Salmon explores how COVID has influenced internet conspiracy theories; Mon and Daniel discuss Big Bird and the five finger iscount; Dr. Julian Koplin ex...

Bartender extraordinaire Cara Devine chats about this weekend’s Melbourne Cocktail Festival; Mon celebrates her anniversary, which raised some interesting questions; Simon Hinkley sheds light on the complex and kinky world of mites; the team shares some thoughts on sports; Professor Tim Flannery discusses getting to net zero emmissions by 2050; and award-winning comedian Nikki Britton talks travel...