Listen to Breakfasters - 12 - 16 February 201855:2716 February 2018

Historian Professor Jenny Hocking talks about her Griffith Review piece Relics of Colonialism in which she discusses the dismissal of the Whitlam government; Sports journalist Sam Lane chats about her new book ROAR: The Incredible Stories Behind The AFLW; Dr Jen talks about the overview effect in "Weird Science", the shift in awareness astronauts have when they see the Earth; Sarah talks about her dare to call her electricity company for a better deal and Valentine's Day advice, and the team talk about "tramping", taking a walk through the forest for health benefits. With Sarah Smith, Jeff Sparrow, and Geraldine Hickey.

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.


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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