Breakfasters

This week, Breakfasters welcome back comedian Anne Edmonds, former Triple R presenter, to chat about "Helen Bidou: Enter The Spinnaker Lounge"; the team chats about whale watching and how to become a whale watching captain; Richard Dennis comes onto the show to chat about his Quarterly Essay "Dead Right: How Neoliberalism Ate Itself"; and the team welcomes back Greg Sestero, who came onto the show last year, to speak about his upcoming film "F(r)ends".

This week, Breakfasters welcome back filmmaker Leigh Whannell, former Breakfaster film reviewer, to chat about his latest film, Upgrade; Geraldine describes her experience with meeting a shark; Jeff shares his footy poem; Laura Dunemann is our "Friday Funnybugger"; and Aaron Foley - The Chief Storyteller of The City of Detroit - comes onto the show is discuss how the creative industries can help influence social change.

This week the Breakfasters team caught up with Molly Carlie who is a greif, death and palliative care expert; Bird hydbirds are up for discussion with a possible Pidgpie discovery; Corin Nemec, actor in tv show Supernatural, talks to the team about his apperance at Oz Comic Con this weekend; American biologist Dr. Jake Owens is the star of IMAX film Pandas 3D, he comes onto the show to talk to the team about giant panda conservation!

Dr Michelle Lim from Swinburne University discusses loneliness as a public health issue; playwright Patricia Cornelius talks about her new adaption of the The House of Bernarda Alba; food writer Larissa Dubecki chats about new food trends including katsu sandwiches; Jeff talks about a particularly bad experience with a parcel delivery in "Trauma Tuesday"; and Geraldine chats about going mushroom hunting and joining a gym. With Sarah Smith, Jeff Sparrow, and Geraldine Hickey.

Climate journalist Jeff Goodell chats about his book The Water Will Come: Rising Seas, Sinking Cities and the Remaking of the Civilized World; Writer and performer Rowan Thambar talks about his show 23 at the Butterfly Club; Geraldine talks about a surprise date and her new invention - the adult swaddle. Also, the team chat about a Spanish Galleon with billions of dollars of gold at the bottom of the ocean, public perception of women doctors, and Victorian Labor's debate about changing the date of Australia Day. With Sarah Smith, Jeff Sparrow, and Geraldine Hickey.

Beer expert Melissa Cole has a chat about Good Beer Week; in "Weird Science" Dr. Jen talks about misophonia - getting annoyed or outraged at common repetitive sounds; Nasser Mashni from the Australian Palestinian Advocacy Network discusses the 70th anniversary of the Nakba and the recent killings at the Gaza border. Geraldine chats about being worried about someone knocking on her window in the night. With Sarah Smith, Jeff Sparrow, and Geraldine Hickey.

Film critic Simone Ubaldi chats about new film Breath; entomologist Simon Hinkley discusses the dreaded bed bug; Geraldine talks about her travels in NSW and seeing the bizarrely racist Ayers Rock Roadhouse, and her "very lesbian day"; plus the team talk about the embarrasment of being publicly criticized as an adult.

Actor and director Simon Baker talks about his new film Breath; food critic Larissa Dubecki chats about what foods people are willing to eat; conservationist and campaigner Christian Slattery talked about the current state of the Great Barrier Reef and the Stop Adani campaign; Geraldine talks about problems getting in and out of wetsuits, and the team talk about going to the gym and getting lost in the bush. With Sarah Smith, Jeff Sparrow, and Geraldine Hickey.

Lawyer and Middle East researcher Marika Sosnowski chats about the current situation in Syria; Vanessa Toholka talks about the history of emojis in "Tech Talk"; "Friday Funnybugger" Laura Dunemann chats about famous babies; Geraldine talks about a whirlwind day trip to Sydney, and the experience of losing a bank card. With Sarah Smith, Jeff Sparrow, and Geraldine Hickey.

Comedian David O'Doherty talks about his MICF show You Have To Laugh; singer and comedian Lady Rizo chats about Red, White and Indigo, her cabaret show about "bad boyfriend" America; human rights lawyer Julian Burnside talks about HRAFF film Border Politics; the team talks about going to sleepovers as both kids and adults, and a chat about merchandising turns into a discussion about a new cosmetic line from Jeff - "Sparrow's Mud". With Sarah Smith, Jeff Sparrow, and Geraldine Hickey.