Breakfasters

It is Jeff's last time on Breakfasters, and this week has been filled with quality interviews, great stories and heart-warming chats. Sarah shares a story from her surf adventure and the characters she encountered. Joel Bray came to the studio to talk about his show Daddy, a solo dance cabaret that combines humour and tenderness. Producer Elizabeth McCarthy does a special appearance in this week's Book Review, giving her frank opinion on French novel Adele by Leila Slimani. Cloudstreet is playing at the Malthouse Theatre, and Assistant director Katt Osborne stops by to talk about the award-winning stage show. Crushes and stepping up when youre not capable are two topics that Jeff, Sarah and Geraldine chats about. Dr. Darren ODonovan phones the studio to discuss the serious issues concerning robo-debt. We finish up with an extravaganza from the live show at Northcote Social Club, packed with fun guests. Producers Elizabeth McCarthy and Michelle Bennet, Weird Sciences Dr. Jen, Friday Funnybuggers Laura Dunemann and all-round entertainer Casey Bennetto all celebrate Jeff Sparrow in his last show with the Breakfasters in this last half of the podcast.

As we transition into the month of May, Jeff has a big announcement to make on Breakfasters this week. Mish Grigor is joins the crew in the studio to talk about "The Temple", the new comedy theatre running at Malthouse this May. ART+CLIMATE=CHANGE 2019 Festival is happening, and American artist and activist Beka Economopoulos has been in Melbourne as one of the keynote speakers, and joins the Breakfasters to talk about art and activism. Sarah and Jeff share their thoughts on the age-old question: Can you steal stuff from hotels? Geraldine has been sick and that brings back memories of that time her mum did not believe her. She also shares a tale about a bad interaction with a fan, which somehow ended up in a good experience.

Byte Into It co-host joins the Breakfasters for "Tech Talk", where she unpacks the technology behind batteries. Editor of "The Monthly" magazineNick Feik drops by ahead of the 10th anniversary of The Monthly. Scott Edgar from 3RRR's "Superfluity" talked about the current developments in gaming on "Genius Squad".Max Schumann talked about the non-profit arts organization "Printed Matter" as part of the The Melbourne Art Book Fair.

The Breakfasters are back from Easter, and kicks off with a short and sweet week. Rebecca Traister, the author of book Good and Mad: The Revolutionary Power of Womens Anger is in the studio to talk about her experience from being a feminist journalist in the United States. Food, alien or both? In food interlude we get a little more familiar with mushrooms as Michael Harden talks about the aromatic ingredient. The comedy festival is still a hot topic, and Geraldine talks about Celeb 5, possibly the biggest superstar of the festival this year. The War on the F*#king Election is touring Australia, and writers and comedians Charles Firth and James Schloeffeltalks to the Breakfasters about the challenges (or lack of) writing political comedy when the politicians are comedic gold just by being themselves.

The Breakfasters share life advice about how being a girl guide can set you up to manage a bin fire, how to fit in with surfers and how to celebrate Easter. Plus, Leif Cocks joins the team to talk about being friendzoned by an orangutan and Michelle Bennett tells all about Judith Brett's new book From Secret Ballot to Democracy Sausage: How Australia Got Compulsory Voting.

Geraldine tells Sarah and Jeff about what it's like to go to your parents' 50th wedding anniversary, drink half a bottle of coke from the side of the road and be mistaken for just another lesbian. Michael Harden visits the studio for Food Interlude and shares all about the latest diet fads appearing on a restaurant menu near you! Plus US comedian Maria Bamford discusses her Melbourne International Comedy Festival show "The Irrelevant Redundancy." AndLoretta Smith sheds light on her new bookA Spanner In The Works: The Extraordinary Story of Alice Anderson And Australias First All-Female Garage and how she wrote it over 10 years while living with chronic illness.

This week, Uncle Larry Walsh and Isobel Morphy-Walsh talk about the significance of Wominjeka Festival; Comedians Nina Oyama and Lloyd Langford chat about their Comedy Festival shows; writer Sophie Cunningham fleshes out her new book of essays City Of Trees; historian and writer Kenan Malik shares his thoughts on the current state of identity politics; and the team explore things they love, and things they fear.

On this week's podcast Comedian Susie Youssef drops by to chat about her show at this year's Melbourne International Comedy Festival as well as doing her first hook turn in Melbourne. Former broadcaster on the 3RRR show "The Architects" Simon Knott talks about soft infrastructure and place-making. Veteran American comedian Jen Kirkman chats to the Breakfasters ahead of her comedy festival show, and what she has been up to recently. Finally, the Breakfasters' resident film reviewer Thomas Caldwell reviews the film, 'Listen Up, Phillip'.

The team is back together in their full glory, and this weeks Breakfasters is packed with good stuff. We start off with a talk with Tom Griffith and his new essay The Planet is Alive Radical History for Uncanny Times. The team chats about work superpowers and weird skills learned from random jobs over the years. RONE is in the studio to talk about his installation Empire at Burnham Beeches, and the concept of art that you can move through, smell and feel as well as see. Film reviews are always fun, but Hayley Inchs review of High Life (2018) is something quite else. Speaking of film, Melbourne Queer Film Festival is on and Drew Droege, who features in Bright Colors and Bold Patterns (2018), talks to the team about queer villains and ideal weddings. We finish up the week reminiscing about the all too familiar feeling of getting in trouble.

Sarah has been away this week, but that has not stopped the Breakfasters having fun. We kick things off with a new Food Interlude, and this week Michael Harden is in the studio to talk about the food Jeff describes as eating a spoonful of spit, but is actually a proven aphrodisiac. Speaking of food, Johanna Simkin from Melbourne Museum and the exhibition "Gut Feelings: Your Mind, You Microbes" and how your guts and mind could possibly talk to each other. How can you actually be nice to strangers? Apparently a tiny village in Northern Spain has the best answer. And the best way to finish the week is, of course, Friday Funnybugger. This week Nat Harris gets Jeff, Geraldine and Sam to do a role play about hospitality work. Find out if the customer isreallyalwaysright in this week's podcast!