Breakfasters

This weeks Breakfasters offer hard-hitting discussions and light-hearted conversations. We start off in the serious corner as the show is visited by Kassem Eid, who talks about the Arab Spring, his life prior to the war and his book My Country: A Syrian Memoir. All eyes are on R Kelly after a six-part documentarySurviving R Kelly (2019) investigates the sexual abuse allegations against him, and US film producer Tamra Simmons joins the Breakfasters to discuss the difficulties involved in making the series. Wrestle! is a new childrens picture book from the creator of award-winning documentary Gayby Baby (2016), and Maya Newell is in the studio to discuss growing up with LGBTQ parents, the lack of LGBTQ representation in children's books and what it is like co-writing a book with a seventeen-year-old. To celebrate International Womens Day, Geraldine and Sarah are joined by Fee B Squared to talk about the first time they got their periods. And finally, Friday Funny Bugger wraps it all up with Laura Dunemann and her list of Top Ten Influential Women.

Tony Biggs drops by to offer his thoughts on a bookby Jonathan Alter called"The Centre Holds: Obama and HisEnemies" which offers an analysis of Barack Obama's second electoral win. Filmmaker Laura Nix joins the Breakfasters to discuss her film "The Yes Men Are Revolting" about the comedy activist duo "The Yes Men". On the first "Genius Squad" of the year Henry Wagons talks about Elvis' Honeymoon Palm Springs home and AuthorJohn Darnielle talks about his book "Wolf in White Van".

This week on Breakfasters, we get a quick lesson in what sort of questions NOT to ask the trio (and people in general, really). Food Interlude is back, and food critic Larissa Dubecki is in the studio to talk about Feb Fast, the silliness of mocktails and the best alcohol-free beer around. Former Finance Minister Lindsay Tanner has produced his second fiction novel, "Comeback", and shares his thoughts on crime as a genre, property developers and the diversity of people living in the inner-city. It's time for Feature Creature, and Simon Hinkley talk about the different ways insects defend themselves, from the classic 'roll over and play dead' to the classy fecal parasol. As the former Race Discrimination Commissioner, Tim Soutphommasane experienced a lot of uncomfortable and nasty things in his everyday life, and he visits the Breakfasters to talk about his new Melbourne Uni publication "On Hate". A new segment is born, and Sarah is the first one to bring something for 'Show and Tell'. Listen in to find out what!

From supernatural encounters to fictitious crushes, this weeks Breakfasters podcast is packed with interesting chats. Claire Coleman stops talks about the upcoming Wheeler Centre Gala, where this years topic is fictional crushes. Richard Vegas takes us to the world of magic and illusions when he shows us a couple of his tricks, and talks about his upcoming show No Smoke No Mirrors at the Butterfly Club. The author of book Accidental Feminists, Jane Caro, talks about her experience growing up as a feminist in a time filled with change. The Breakfasters get into a discussion about social awkwardness, prompted by one of Geraldines recent experiences. And finally, the last bit of this weeks podcast is not for the faint-hearted, as Jeff and Geraldine share their real life ghost stories.

On Breakfasters this week, Geraldine shares her experience from being a co-host for RAW comedy. Toby Halligan visits the studio to give us all the juicy details about Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos. Geraldine has done some research for her own comedy show, and travelled to Healesville sanctuary to watch the bird show Spirits of the Sky. Adrian Dyer from RMIT University answers the question everyone has been wondering: Can bees do math? MTCs Arbus and West" is a stage play that focuses on Hollywood icon Mae West, and the Breakfasters talk to actress Diana Glenn about the rebel icon and the famous meeting with photographer Diane Arbus. And lastly, what is the best way to celebrate Valentine's Day: Pie night or getting to meet Lauryn Hill? Find out in this weeks podcast!

This week, Breakfaster Sarah shares not only one, but two real-life stories with a strong Seinfeld vibe. We get to hear all the details from a visit to Australia's famous Big Banana. Adam Christou pops by to introduce the new segment "Game Changers", talking us through thepuzzle exploration game 'Pikuniku'. We get serious with Professor Patrick McGorry when we talk about mental health. And lastly, the Breakfasters get to try their hands at role playing with Laura Dunemann in this week's Friday Funnybugger.

This week on Breakfasters, we get to hear about Cath's experience as a celebrant. Celia Pacquola gives us all the details about the third series of "Rosehaven". We get another visit from Dr. Jen to talk about the science behind procrastination. Christos Tsolkas and Stephen Nicolazzo tells us about their vision behind the production "Merciless Gods" at the Arts Centre in Melbourne. "No Friends but the Mountains" won the Victorian Premier's Literary Awards this year, and we have a chat with the translator of the book, Dr. Omid Tofighian. 

On this week's podcast, the first of 2017, the Breakfasters are joined by Richard Katz, sole performer of Malthouse show 'The Encounter' and A Toot Your Horn Tuesday where Geraldine built a fence, Jeff drank a bottle of free wine and Sarah googled a phone number as well as grew some veggies. Melissa Hickey from Women's AFL comes in to talk about female footy and Sarah and Jeff talk about their holiday Earthquake experiences.

Victorian Prize For Literature winner Sarah Krasnostein talks about her new book The Trauma Cleaner; Sean "The Birdman" Dooley talks about the birds he saw on his trip to New Zealand; and Jeff talks about seeing komodo dragons in Indonesia, Geraldine talks about Cath shaving her head, and in new segment "Trauma Tuesday" the team talk about recent bad experiences.

This week on Breakfasters, the team chat about nerd parties; boxer and bronze world medal holder, Kristy Harris drops by the studio, Triple R regular Michael Harden talks about the best and worst foods of 2018; editor Paola Balla chats about The Lifted Brow new issue titled "Black Brow"; and Bob Brown and Paul Thomas come onto the show to chat about their latest book "Green Nomads: Wild Places".