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 Islands ; Daniel and Gez go full Mean Girls on Sarah; Gez tells the others of her many animal encounters over the past days; Triple R subscriber Matthew McKay describes Italy in lockdown from the inside; and Simon Hinkley talks about Portuguese millipedes in this weeks’ Feature Creatures. With presenters Sarah ...
Apr 08, 2020•53 min•Season 1Ep. 171
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 Vivian Pham chats about her new book The Coconut Children; and CEO and director of ACMI, Katrina Sedgwick, explains ACMI's online resources. With presenters Sarah Smith, Daniel Burt, and Geraldine Hickey. Gez survives a gas leak down at her beach house; Kathleen Lee talks about her new web series Sex & Death ; Ge...
Apr 02, 2020•49 min•Season 1Ep. 170
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 book Fire Country: How Indigenous Fire Management Could Help Save Australia; Ricky-Lee Erickson chats about new sightings of orcas around the Victorian coast, and finally, Sarah blows off some steam regarding her corona-impacted birthday. With presenters Sarah Smith, Daniel Burt, and Geraldine Hickey....
Mar 26, 2020•51 min•Season 1Ep. 169
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’ Calverley explains the top three easy vegetables to grow; Stephanie Convey talks about her new book After The Count : and for the grand finale: 'The Breakfasters Talent Show'. With presenters Sarah Smith, Daniel Burt, and Geraldine Hickey, and fill-in presenters Sam Cummins and Elizab...
Mar 19, 2020•55 min•Season 1Ep. 168
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 holidaying like a boomer during whale season, and 90s sing-a-longs. With presenters Sarah Smith, Daniel Burt, and Geraldine Hickey.
Mar 12, 2020•49 min•Season 1Ep. 167
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 about the game Wide Ocean, Big Jacket , Justin ‘Digga’ Calverley talks citrus; Sanam Maher discusses her book about Pakistani social media star Qandeel Baloch; and the team talk about the concept of well-deserved sick days. With presenters Sarah Smith, Geraldine Hickey, Daniel Burt, and fill-in presenter Na...
Mar 05, 2020•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 166
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 Erickson talks about seahorses; and Nat Harris muses on the magic of panpipes. With presenters Sarah Smith, Geraldine Hickey, and fill-in presenters Daniel James and Nat Harris.
Feb 27, 2020•58 min•Season 1Ep. 165
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 team about her new film; Psychologist Margaret Klein Salamon talks about her book Facing the Climate Emergency: How to Transform Yourself with Climate Truth ; Fortnightly segment 'Down and Dirty' with Digga spills the dirt on which winter vegetables to start growing now; The Wheeler Centre is t...
Feb 20, 2020•58 min•Season 1Ep. 164
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 back for another 'Food Interlude' segment, and this time he’s talking about how people can have a more sustainable approach to food shopping; filmmaker Mark Dooley chats to the team about his new film Repeat Attenders , which takes viewers inside the world of musical theatre fanatics; It’s an...
Feb 13, 2020•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 163
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 of climate change; Dr Jen is back for 'Weird Science' - this time she talks about the new fad of dopamine fasting; entrepreneur Adam Jacoby and Sonia Randhawa, the founder of the Coalition of Everyone, share their thoughts on how our democracy is broken, ahead of their upcoming even...
Feb 06, 2020•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 162
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 is getting very close to welcoming his long-awaited Chub-Fish to the world, so an update on the pre-labour situation is in order; Gez has been hanging out with dolphins, and shares her experience with five splashing and finger clicking kids; Singer-songwriter-comedian Selina Jenkins’ solo sho...
Jan 30, 2020•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 161
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 from our school system, and Dr Jim Watterston, the Dean of Melbourne Graduate Schools, sheds some light on this complex issue; Gez tells Sarah and Daniel how TV-series The L Word made quite an impact in her life; With holidays just around the corner, the team trade stories of Chr...
Dec 12, 2019•50 min•Season 1Ep. 160
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 brings some musical comedy to the studio ahead of this year’s ‘A Swingin’ Bella Christmas’; Chris KP returns for Weird Science to talk about scientists who have experimented on themselves, with some rather harrowing examples; this week’s tattoo expo prompts the crew to discuss their weekend plans;...
Dec 05, 2019•1 hr 16 min•Season 1Ep. 159
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 studio we get a closer look at her own experience with the current beauty norms; How’s former Breakfaster Jeff Sparrow? Find out as Gez and Sarah retell their catch-up session in the sun; Nat Harris is filling in for Gez when the conversation starts evolving around bike dinking and their favourit...
Nov 28, 2019•50 min•Season 1Ep. 158
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 her assessment of Edward Snowden’s book Permanent Record; Christmas is for many synonymous with B grade Holiday movies, and Gez has seen newcomer Holiday in the Wild ; new production Children of the Evolution features an all-child cast exploring topics of importance to them, and two of its stars, Zar...
Nov 21, 2019•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 157
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: Crisis is Born is playing at Malthouse Theatre, and cabaret performer Meow Meow chats about the show and her extensive career; This year’s Christmas events have already started, and the team discuss the Christmas dinner’s they’ve already attended; Dr. Andi presents some interesting facts about sleep in this week’s 'W...
Nov 14, 2019•1 hr 16 min•Season 1Ep. 156
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 Seven Necessary Sins for Women and Girls; Dr Jen brings Weird Science to the studio when she looks closer at what science says about gratitude; The team share their muck-up day stories, involving garden gnomes and number plates; Terminator: Dark Fate has been received with mixed reviews, and fi...
Nov 07, 2019•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 155
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 comedy’s freshest voices a chance to shine, and Canadian comedian Beth Stelling visits the studio for a chat about her performance in the series and other career highlights; Simon Hinlkley is checks in about the ongoing nature discovery project “Bush Blitz” at the Little Desert National Park; an...
Oct 31, 2019•1 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 154
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 his upcoming Australian tour, but manages to squeeze in a chat with the team about his show Dr Cosmos ; Daniel shares some very exciting personal news; Josh Earl proves that comedy and a quiz is a match made in heaven when he joins the team to talk about his live podcast Don’t You Know Who I Am? at The Catfis...
Oct 24, 2019•58 min•Season 1Ep. 153
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 You?”; Joaquin Phoenix’s performance in Todd Philipps film “Joker” is on everybody’s lips at the moment, and Simone Ubaldi gives her opinion on the film in this week’s film review; Master Sommelier Jane Lopes is the first woman in Australia to hold that title, and she tells the tea...
Oct 10, 2019•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 152
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 of restaurants; The Wife and the Widow is a new thriller by Melbourne author Christian White, and he joins the team for a chat; Playwright, author and Triple R presenter Christos Tsiolkas talks about Anthem , the Melbourne International Arts Festival production he's part of; and Nat Harris is this week's "Fr...
Oct 03, 2019•54 min•Season 1Ep. 151
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 English-language novel, Comemadre; Gez talks about running a recent comedy workshop; film reviewer Simone Ubaldi shares her thoughts on new Sophie Hyde film Animals ; and the team go deep on the spiritual side of Kombi van ownership
Sep 25, 2019•52 min•Season 1Ep. 150
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 ; Breakfasters Producer and book reviewer Elizabeth McCarthy casts her eyes over Josephine Rowe’s book Here Until August ; Daniel tells Sara and Gez about how he is getting free drinks all around town; Sally Rugg joins the crew to talk about activism and her book How Powerful We Are: Be...
Sep 19, 2019•1 hr 15 min•Season 1Ep. 149
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 the latest Quarterly Essay by journalist Annabel Crabb, and she talks about the challenges parents face in Australia today; Adam Christou recommends the interactive game “Telling Lies” in Game Changers this week; Sarah has had her first facial, and shares her thoughts on this experience; For Feature Cr...
Sep 12, 2019•1 hr 18 min•Season 1Ep. 148
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 with Sarah and Gez; Food and dining expert Michael Harden talks about the importance of restaurant ambience; With her new book "Fixed It: Violence and Representation of Women in the Media” and an appearance at MWF, Jane Gilmore joins the team for a chat; Daniel, Sarah and Gez share thoughts on...
Sep 05, 2019•1 hr 18 min•Season 1Ep. 147
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 is back in the studio to talk about the fourth season of Award-winning satirical comedy show Utopia ; Gez shares a story from her visit to the pub which somehow results in an impromptu round of Jeopardy; An interview with American comedian Fred Armisen includes tales from the Blue Man Group, the nuis...
Aug 30, 2019•1 hr 35 min•Season 1Ep. 146
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 on the universality of Muhammad Ali, in relation to Musa’s upcoming show at Arts Centre's Fairfax Studio; 'Weird Science' this week has Dr Jen explaining the main differences between early birds and night owls; Geraldine’s niece is going to school camp which gives the Breakfasters a chance to reminisce about th...
Aug 16, 2019•1 hr 21 min•Season 1Ep. 145
This week, Geraldine teaches Sarah and Daniel how to dance to Rock The Boat ; the team engage in a conversation about Geraldine’s missing wallet; Tait Brady, the producer behind MIFF film Suzi Q swings by to talk about one of the unsung Queens of rock ‘n’ roll; we find out what made Daniel’s visit to the barber a bit awkward; Marine biologist Ricky-Lee Erickson talks about the fascinating reproductive strategies of marine animals; and Darlene Lim from NASA talks about what it's like training ast...
Aug 09, 2019•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 144
This week on Breakfasters, writer Emina Ashman and director Stephanie Ghajar chat about their theatre show “Make Me A Houri”, at the La Mama Courthouse; Sarah, Geraldine and Daniel talk about the perks they enjoyed during their first jobs as teenagers; Melbourne International Film Festival kicks off this week, and Breakfasters talk to director John Sheedy about his film “H is for Happiness”, we find out how the team keeps the doctors at bay; and journalist Nick McKenzie discusses why the latest ...
Aug 02, 2019•46 min•Season 1Ep. 143
This week, Anne Hunter, relationship coach and co-founder of PolyVic talks about polyamory and non-monogamy; Sarah, Daniel and Geraldine talk about what they are grateful for, resulting in a highly entertaining story from Sarah’s past; Australian comedy legend Fiona O’Loughlin visits the studio to talk about her upcoming show, ‘Gap Year’, at the The Yarraville Club; and we find out what Sarah, Daniel and Geraldine’s Comăneci Day would look like. Plus: The Ann Street Morgue is part of this year’s...
Jul 26, 2019•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 142
