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Stinging Nettles, Mallet Fingers & Office Dining

Leading Australian contemporary artist, Patricia Piccinini, stopped by the studio to discuss (amongst other things) her latest work, Celulas Madre, showing at the Science Gallery; we discuss the dos and mainly don'ts of…

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First Aid, Third Wheeling AI and the Importance of Reading and Writing

Coming up on the pod, Bronwyn questions whether a first aid course is ever really worth the trouble; the always delightful Alice Pung drops in to talk about the importance of reading and…

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Uncle Vanya, Confusing Garments & Wearable Tech

Award-winning playwright Joanna Murray-Smith on her adaptation of Chekhov's Uncle Vanya and is joined by lead actor Daniel Henshall; Bron brings in a skirt she couldn't offload (or is it a bag?); funny…

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Choreography, Cappuccinos & In-Flight Dilemmas

Bron is finally embracing her inner Queenslander and proudly ordering big frothy cappuccinos, and did you know that Daniel invented the handstand? Perhaps the team should have asked choreographer Stephanie Lake, who was…

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Winnie-the-Pooh, Failed French & Finger Length Science

The pod kicks off with news that beers and ciggies are breaking the bank; the team talked about everyone's favorite honey-loving bear with literary journalist Jane Sullivan, who for Rare Book Week is…

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Engagements, Slow Cookers & Magnificent Ladies

We had a week off and Mon went to a bird show! Bron did something pretty cool too; our favourite football tragic and former Breakfaster, Tony Wilson joined us for a World Cup…

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Snake Bites, Local Slang & Dentist Fear

Award-winning musical theatre performer and Geelong Cats fan, Amy Lehpamer, joined us in the midst of her run of Pride and Prejudice - Sort Of, at the Athenaeum; Dr. Jen reassured us…

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Daytime TV, Celeb Spotting & World Refugee Week

We get wistful for daytime TV gone by when Bron reminds us of that time that David Campbell thought his son was Princess Di reincarnated; Kon Karapanagiotidis from the ASRC was in to…

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Happiness, Willy Lit Fest & Tomato Perfume

Bron loves tomatoes so much, her partner Liss thinks she should smell like one all the time, and writer, storyteller, documentary filmmaker, and former breakfaster, John Safran, was back in the studio to…

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Rock Eisteddfods, Sauna Courage & Nits

This week: to celebrate its 20th anniversary, Alice Pung's memoir Unpolished Gem is getting a reissue and the award-winning author joined us in studio to reflect on its journey (and also how many…

About this program

Music, news, sport, weather, information, special guests and regular segments each morning.

Monday to Friday from 6am. We post updates throughout the show (including links to books mentioned etc.) on Facebook and Twitter. You can also email us at breakfasters@rrr.org.au.


TEXT US ON:

0466 98 1027

SERVICE MUSIC TO:

Music Content Producer Sam Cummins: samc@rrr.org.au

INTRO TRACK:

Khruangbin - People Everywhere (Still Alive)

Weekly segments

Monday 7:15am Sports Wrap - Sean 'Woody' Woodward and AJ Mithen
8:15am Politics Wrap - Ben Eltham
Tuesday 7:45am Fi Wright and others - Book Reviews
8:45am Guest Presenter - Culture Pops / Game Changers
Wednesday 7.15am Down And Dirty - Justin "Digga" Calverley / Food Interlude - Besha Rodell
7.45am Weird Science - Dr. Jen
Thursday 7:45am Film Reviews - Simone Ubaldi / Megan McKeough
8.15am Vanessa Toholka - Tech Talk / Binoy Kampmark - Global Affairs
Friday 7:45am 'Friday Funnybugger' with local comedians
8:15am The Breakfasters Breakdown Quiz
8:45am Breakfasters Live

The podcast intro and outro theme is Soft Illusion and was generously provided by Andras.

https://andras.bandcamp.com/track/soft-illusion