Breaking and Entering: Mac DeMarco Goes Back to Basics
"I just want to hear the instrument," says Mac DeMarco of his new album Guitar. The beloved musician has stripped everything back to guitar and drums, deliberately avoiding pedals and effects in…
Queer View Mirror: Thomas Vowles on his novel Our New Gods
Author Thomas Vowles comes into the studio to talk about his debut novel, Our New Gods (UQP).
The International Pop Underground: Montréal's Ada Lea Wrote 200 Songs for Her New LP
"I definitely don't feel strongly about anything else in my life as I do artmaking," says Alexandra Levy. The Montréal-based singer-songwriter, who records as Ada Lea, has released three LPs of wordy, twisting…
Local and or General: Poison City Parties at Northcote Social Club
Andy from Preston-based independent record store and label Poison City Records drops by to chat about 'The Poison City Records Party' set to take place at The Northcote Social Club as part of…
Banksia: DRMNGNOW on full-length release Ngarwu and Yorta Yorta language
Yorta Yorta, Dja Dja Wurrung, Wiradjuri artist with connections towards the grampians and toward the central coast of NSW, DRMNGNOW aka Neil Morris joined Vanessa Morris on Banksia to yarn about full-length release…
Breaking and Entering: Lael Neale's Altogether Stranger
Lael Neale joins Breaking and Entering to discuss her new album Altogether Stranger. Songs are drawn from her final months in Los Angeles, mornings spent writing in a small bungalow overlooking Sunset Boulevard…
Future Perfect: Kenneth Roth On 30 Years Of Leading Human Rights Watch
Dylan Bird is joined by Kenneth Roth, former head of Human Rights Watch, for a wide-ranging discussion on the human rights movement, forcing government action and change, the Trump-Netanyahu relationship, Israel’s recent moves…
Frantic Items: Punching Up With Garage Sale
Dan Sullivan from Garage Sale hangs out in the studio ahead of the release of their second album, Any Day Now. The band's profile has risen rapidly alongside their peers, both locally and…
Eat It: Asparagus and Spring Vegetables with Head Gardener at Brae
Head gardener at Brae, Jo Lawson, comes into studio to explain why asparagus is the perfect spring vegetable, for restaurants and home gardeners alike. She chats about the difference between supermarket and home-grown…
Feel The Floor: Ninajirachi Loves Her Computer More Than Anything Else
Local EDM legend Ninajirachi drops by the studio to chat to Ethan all about her debut album, I Love My Computer.
Exploring teenage nostalgia through digital sound and technology, the album sounds like…
Spin Cycle: Indigenous Affairs Journalists Sarah Collard and Ella Archibald-Binge on Australia's Violent Past
The Guardian's Indigenous affairs reporters Sarah Collard and Ella Archibald-Binge discuss the recently published investigative series The Descendents, which they co-created and researched alongside a team of other journalists. The podcast seeks…
SmartArts: The Future of Australian Arts and Culture with Kate Fielding
Kate Fielidng is CEO of Australia's national arts and culture think tank A New Approach (ANA), which has released its landmark Position Paper 'Imagine 2035', setting out an ambitious vision for the…
Brutal Realms: The Dillinger Escape Plan Returns To Melbourne
Guest host Jess is joined by the frontman Dimitri Minakak of American metalcore legends The Dillinger Escape Plan, ahead of the Melbourne leg of his final tour with the band celebrating their renowned…
The Distant Sky: Eleanor Jawurlngali on Collaboration and New Releases.
Angelic artist and Mudburra and Garrawa woman Eleanor Jawurlngali calls in from the Northern Territory, for a chat with Kate about her stunning music both new and old. Known for her stunning self-titled…
Breakfasters: 'If I Had Legs I'd Kick You' Opens MIFF 2025
The 2025 Melbourne International Film Festival begins on Thursday 7th August with a screening of If I Had Legs I’d Kick You. Director Mary Bronstein joins the Breakfasters team all the way…
Byte Into IT: The Drifter Is Powerhoof's Newest Game Thriller
Dave Lloyd is the co-founder of independent Australian game studio company Powerhoof and joins Eric Jong and Vanessa Toholka on Byte Into IT this week.
Powerhoof have just released The Drifter, a…
Mooncake Guest Mix: Robojules Bringing Chaos and High Energy Genre-Bending Guest Mix
Vietnamese-Australian DJ Robojules draws influence from his queer neurodivergent Asian disaporic background, to deliver an intersectional mix of chaos and high energy across the electronic soundscape including Vinahouse, girlie k-pop and more.
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Radiotherapy: 'You Went to Emergency for What?' With Author Tim Booth
Tim Booth, a former journalist who now works as a paramedic, joins the Radiotherapy team to discuss his new book You Went to Emergency for What? The book delves into bizarre true stories…
Future Perfect: A Massive Bat Celebration At BAT MASSIVE
Dylan Bird is joined by Lisa Palma and Tash Murray of Wildlife Victoria to chat about Victoria’s bat ecosystem and species, the factors threatening their survival and their importance to our ecology ahead…
Future Perfect: Antony Loewenstein On Australia's Inaction On Gaza
This past weekend saw a huge protest in Sydney calling out Australia’s inaction on the humanitarian disaster in Gaza.
Dylan Bird is joined by independent journalist Antony Loewenstein to understand what’s behind the…