Breakfasters

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 team about her new book Vignette: Stories of Life and Wine in 100 Bottles; Sarah, Daniel and Gez chat about the things they have in their car that probably should be elsewhere; and last, but not least, actor Luke Carroll tells the team about his role in the play  “Black is the New White”.

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 "Friday Funnybugger" wherein she explores the awkwardness of not knowing the meaning of a word, yet pretending that you do. With Sarah Smith, Daniel Burt, and Geraldine Hickey.

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

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: Behind the Scenes of Australia’s leading activists; And finally, this week’s Friday Funnybugger is comedian Matt Stewart.

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 Creatures, Simon Hinkley gets excited about insects and their place in art and objects of reverence; and Stephen Page, Artistic Director of Bangarra Dance Theatre chats about new production, 30 Years of Sixty Five Thousand. 

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 romantic things to do for your partner; Nat Harris explores sauna etiquette in this week's Friday Funnybugger segment, and multimedia artist, cultural producer and LGBT activist Zackary Drucker talks about working on the tv show "Transparent."

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 nuisance of buying LPs on holiday, and his love for Australia; By popular demand, Sarah, Daniel and Gez review their latest dinners; Roz Ward joins the crew to discuss the potential significances for LGBTI+ communities ahead of the No Right to Discriminate rally against the Federal Government's proposed Religious Discrimination legislation; “On The Other Side of Freedom” author DeRay Mckesson has a chat before his upcoming event at MWF. And to wrap up this big week, Australian music legend Paul Kelly rocks up to share his thoughts on his new album Thirteen Ways to look at Birds.

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 their school camp experience;  writer, poet and broadcaster Alicia Sometimes comes by to chat about her show “Particle/Wave." And last but by god not least: Henry Wagons gives a rave-up Triple R's annual Radiothon and the importance of supporting Triple R at this time. 

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 astronauts. 

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 revelations about gambling empire Crown are so scandalous.