Dr Jen weighs up the weird science of left-handedness and creativity; Artistic Director Al Cossar dives into upcoming movies at MIFF; the team judges the best trophy designs; Michael Harden lifts the lid on the latest restaurant trends; the team are driven to Distraction at the Science Gallery, and Friday Funnybugger Belal Hassoun gets the blues. 

With presenters Jas Moore, Daniel Burt & Nat Harris.

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Pop culture encyclopedia Sam Cummins explains why people are boycotting Spotify (again); poet Evelyn Araluen offers a rapid-fire rundown of three generations of story; techspert Vanessa Toholka debugs the term vibe coding; the team crack the mystery of who stole Joe Camilleri’s guitars; criminally-talented author Mark Brandi spills the secrets on his new novel Eden; and comedian Oliver Coleman shares his latest reasons to be cheerful. 

With presenters Jas Moore, Daniel Burt & Nat Harris.

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Beacons of local laughter Kyran and Rhys Nicholson crack open the red cordial for Comedy Republic's 5th birthday; uplifting author Jacinta Parsons shares some lessons on living with her new book, A Wisdom of Age; Michael Harden bangs the drum for a high-end mainstay of Melbourne cuisine; star of the stage Karis Oka gives us the goth on her role as Lydia Deetz in Beetlejuice; book reviewer Sean O’Beirne has some notes on the new work from the late Joan Didion and globe-trotting twitcher Sean 'Birdman' Dooley takes a squiz at the birds in Uganda.

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Linguist Kate Burridge details the role of swearing and vulgarity in the English language; foodie Michael Harden shares his love of rhubarb; playwright Emilie Collyer explains the idea behind her play Super; Kon Karapanagiotidis, CEO of the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre, talks about the importance of the 10th World Refugee Day Telethon and comedian Carmelo Costa is flirting with art.

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Intrepid author Jenny Valentish opens up about her latest book, An Introvert’s Guide to Leaving the House; tech (slang) talker Vanessa Toholka asks who among us has been pwned?; literally underground artist Jason Maling illustrates the ideas behind Diagrammatica, his exhibition at RISING; weird scientist Chris KP goes far-out with Voyager; culture critic Brodie Lancaster gives us a peak into the life of Pee-wee Herman and comedian Jonathan Schuster shares his appreciation for platypuses.

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Oscar-winning animator Joan Gratz reflects on her artistic life in houseboats and limos; the team make it rain with metaphors for money; Masterchef Emma Dean rises to the challenenge of making the perfect sourdough; book reviewer Sean O’Beirne dissects the new novel Flesh, by David Szalay; experimental cinematic artists Soda Jerk score a hole-in-one with their latest project Swingers, and road-tripping comedian Bronwyn Kuss bemoans the quality of regional motels.

With presenters Jas Moore, Daniel Burt & Nat Harris.

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Justin ‘Digga’ Calverley dishes the dirt on garden gnomes; performer Leah Shelton reconsiders 'crazy' in her one-woman show BATSHIT; Culture Popper Sam Cummins holds his nose and dives into AI music slop; award-winning photographer Julian Kingma gives a snapshot of his new book The Power of Choice; film reviewer Simone Ubaldi discusses comedy-drama Universal Language and from musical duo Shouse, Ed Service sings the praises of Communitas.

With presenters Jas Moore, Daniel Burt & Nat Harris.

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Nat finds an unexpected upside to noisy roadworks; Michael Harden spreads his love for mustard; Circa's acrobats swing by between performances of Humans 2.0; Fi Wright illustrates her apprecition of Jostein Gaarder’s Sophie’s World: A Graphic Novel About the History of Philosophy Vol I and comedian Urvi Majumdar goes to the top of the class as our Friday Funnybugger.

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Dr Jen summarises the findings from the recent Global Flourishing Study; artist Iluka Sax-Williams reflects on his new exhibition Dabana for YIRRAMBOI; Michael Harden weighs in on the world’s most expensive spice; writer Hannah Kent transports her readers to Iceland with her new book Always Home, Always Homesick; Victoria Law Foundation’s executive director Lynne Haultain unpacks the program for Victorian Law Week and newlywed comedian Prue Blake is this week’s Friday Funnybugger.

With presenters Monique Sebire, Daniel Burt & Nat Harris.

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Comedian, author and former doctor Adam Kay chats about his MICF show; tech expert Vanessa Toholka celebrates the 30th anniversary of Craigslist; the team discuss the boom of luxury food heists; author Anna Matilda (aka Urban Nanna) talks about sustainability in light of her new book Everyday Permaculture and comedian Kate Dolan gives us a peek inside her mind.

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