Gez has been to the pub, and she reports back; Comedian Urzila Carlson talks about her online special Overqualified Loser; food fan Michael Harden celebrates lamingtons; MIFF's Al Cossar chats about this year’s…
Jessie Tu chats about her new novel A Lonely Girl is a Dangerous Thing; Stuart Harrison, formerly of Triple R's 'The Architects' talks about delivering this year's Open House Melbourne’s Heritage Address…
Rama Nicholas chats about her 'Serious Comedy' show The Lucky Ones; Sarah debriefs on her first ever baby scan; Esther Anatolitis talks about the future of the City of Melbourne; food expert Michel…
The team is back with a holiday recap; Comedian Adam Hills talks about his live Zoom show Easey Comedy; Muriel Bamblett, CEO of Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency describes the idea behind…
Greg Mullins talks about this year’s National Bushfire Summit; The team discuss good and bad board games; Dr. Jen explains why people are attracted to conspiracy theories; Sophie Black from The Wheeler Centre…
The team start off by summing up their weekends; Richard Sowada chats about the St Kilda Film Festival; Simone Ubaldi talks about the 'Save Our Scene' campaign; Elizabeth McCarthy reviews Mark Lanegan's memoir…
Writer Jack Latimore explains the continued significance of Sorry Day; Justin ‘Digga’ Calverley talks about growing green and black tea plants; Gez encounters a huntsman spider; Sarah announces that the rabbit died (or…
Julia Zemiro talks about the new season of Home Delivery; The team discuss the extreme lengths they go to for take-away; Cricketer Corinne Hall chats about new book Victress: Women Who Paved the…
Hugo Weaving chats about his new film, Hearts and Bones; Comedy legend Denise Scott talks about her participation on Who Do You Think You Are; The team chat about the pressure that occurs…
Nadya Tkachenko talks about Museum Victoria’s program for at-home education; Russel Holmesby discuss his new book The Death of Fitzroy Football Club; the team discuss which type of Iso activity they are; Daniel…
The team reveals what they know about bodysurfing; Daniel’s mother-in-law plays a heartfelt 'the last post' for ANZAC day; Professor Lisa Harvey-Smith talks about her online lessons for young stargazers; Is Pierce Brosnan…
Toby Halligan talks Turnbull; food expert Michael Harden talks up apples; the team explore 'isolation privilege' and discuss what they’ve been reading lately; Judith Lucy chats about her online special Judith Lucy vs.…
The team talks about their gardening efforts; and they explore what they’d do if they had one hour covid-restriction-free. Kate Torney, CEO of the State Library of Victoria, describes what they currently offer…
Magda Szubanski talks about how her book Timmy The Ticked-Off Pony and the Poo of Excitement came to be; Jackie Tang reviews New Zealand author Rose Lu’s essay collection, All Who Live On…
Gez survives a gas leak down at her beach house; Kathleen Lee talks about her new web series Sex & Death; Gez admits to winning a school poem competition on unfair terms; writer…
Margaret Simons talks about her Quarterley Essay Cry Me A River: The Tragedy of the Murray-Darling; Simone Ubaldi reviews the film noir icon, The Third Man; Victor Steffensen explains his new…
Dr. Vyom Sharma (from Triple R's Radiotherapy) talks about essential actions re: coronavirus; The team chats about Geraldine’s giant zucchini, and has a closer look at each other’s dinner ambitions; Justin ‘Digga’…
Former Breakfaster Tony Wilson chats about his new book, 1989: The Great Grand Final; playwright Michele Lee explores single ladies; Vanessa Toholka talks leaps and bounds in tattoo technology; the team explore…
Former Richmond AFL player Alex Rance talks about his new kids' book, and whether his AFL days are really behind him; the team get a Baby Gabe (formerly Chub-Fish) update; Adam Christou talks…
Marieke Hardy explores living eulogies; the team riff ideas around lost and stolen and returned objects; foodie Michael Harden espouses the loveliness of ugly vegetables; Simone Ubaldi reviews 'Honey Boy'; marine biologist Ricky-Lee…
Maya Newell’s documentary In My Blood It Runs takes a closer look at the difficulties First Nations people face in raising their children with an Arrernte education, and the documentary filmmaker talks to…
Brand and fashion expert Tony Lee discusses the shift towards a more ethical and sustainable fashion industry; the team explore shopping for "measured" items, such as bras, shoes and hats; Michael Harden is…
The team explore their thoughts around coloured $2 coins; Professor Tim Entiwsle, Director and Chief Executive at Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria, talks about the future conservation of the Botanic Gardens in the face…
They’re back! Sarah, Daniel and Geraldine kick off 2020 by summing up their holidays, with a highlight being swimming; The water theme continues as Gez explains her Jetty adventures in Busselton, WA; Daniel…
In their last podcast for 2019, Breakfasters speak to senior curator at Museums Victoria, Matthew Churchward, about the restoration of the Great Melbourne Telescope; at least 50,000 young people in Australia are missing…
Dr Amee Baird discusses her new book, Sex in the Brain; Breakfasters book reviewer Elizabeth McCarthy offers her take on Chris Fleming’s On Drugs; Writer, Musician and Superfluity host Casey Bennetto…
Scientist Chris KP explains the concept of dog years; Award-winning author Bri Lee’s new essay, Beauty, reflects on how beauty standards impact the way we interact with ourselves, and when she joins the…
The team get a visit from Melbourne illustrator and designer Beci Orpin, who talks about the inspiration behind her new book Take Heart, Take Action; Michelle Bennet returns to the studios and gives…
This week, filmmaker Em Baker joins Breakfasters to talk about her new film I Am No Bird; What is the proper etiquette for karaoke? Find out as the team discuss it; Apocalypse Meow:…
Daniel kick-starts things by telling a story fit for a horror film; Egyptian-American author, anarchist and feminist Mona Eltahawy is here for Broadside festival, and tells the team about her new book The…
This week, the team explore the intricacies of zip lining; Australian filmmaker Genevieve Bailey joins the studio for a talk about her latest documentary Happy Sad Man; Netflix series The Standups gives…
Film score composer Burkhard Dallwitz talks to the team about his award-winning work, and what it was like to score the new film Locusts; Comedian, actor and writer Dylan Moran is busy with…
Daniel confidently predicts that he can win bronze in archery at the next Commonwealth games; Alcohol policy researcher Michael Livingston from La Trobe University explores the event “Alcohol: What Kind of Drinker are…
Gez tells Sarah and Daniel about her “New Year’s Random Aspiration”, and how she ended up as a boat captain; Michael Harden comes by for another “Food Interlude”, and talks about the history…
This week, journalist Jill Stark talks about her new book When You’re Not OK: A Toolkit for Tough Times; Book reviewer Elizabeth McCarthy casts her eyes over Argentinian writer Roque Larraquy's first…
This week, Toby Halligan talks about bushfires and climate change; independent journalist, author and filmmaker Antony Loewenstein chats about his new book Pills, Powder, and Smoke: Inside the Bloody War on Drugs…
This week, director Sophie Hyde joins the team to talk about her new Dublin-based film Animals; Sarah, Daniel and Gez discuss what makes a good rider; “Men at Work: Australia’s Parenthood Trap” is…
This week, we get to hear the details behind Fringe production “Off Off Off Broadway Karaoke” when Jess McGuire and Emma Smith visit the studio; Daniel shares some information about his living arrangements…
For the last week of August, Tai Snaith joins Breakfasters to talk about her new book “You Might Find Yourself” and her event at Melbourne Writers Festival; Australian comedian and actor Dave Lawson…
This week, Tim Costello visits the studio to talk about his book "A Lot With A Little”; Sarah, Daniel and Gez chat about the sentimentality of jackets; An interview with Omar Musa focuses…
