Breakfasters

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.

With presenters Jas Moore, Daniel Burt & Nat Harris.

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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.

With presenters Jas Moore, Daniel Burt & Nat Harris.

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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.

With presenters Monique Sebire, Daniel Burt & Nat Harris.

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Comedian Nish Kumar reflects on the state of the world at the moment ahead of his MICF show; Dr Jen helps us understand how exercise affects our brain function; Nat had a drunken run-in with her yoga teacher, Michael Harden summarizes the history of Greek food in Melbourne; film reviewers Hayley Inch has seen the instant cult classic Hundreds of Beavers and comedian Mark Watson discuss how books writing compared to stand-up comedy.

With presenters Monique Sebire, Daniel Burt & Nat Harris.

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British comedian Chloe Petts talks about her MICF show How You See Me, How You Don’t; journalist Peter Greste chats about his life and how it became the subject of the film The Correspondent; Dr Jen takes us through the pros and cons of daylight savings; the team debate the best April Fools jokes they’ve come across; actor Steve Mouzakis helps bring life back into the new adaptation of David Williamson’s play The Removalist and this week’s Friday Funnybugger Carmelo Costa shares his frustrations of moving back in with his folks.

With presenters Monique Sebire, Daniel Burt & Nat Harris.

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Musical comedy duo Flo & Joan sing the praises oftheir One Man Musical; Michael Harden gets us salivating over small plates; the team get inside the lives of bouncers; comedian Zoey Combs Marr canvases some of her conversational do’s and dont's; book reviewer Fi Wright takes us inside the walls of Yvonne Jewkes’ An Architecture of Hope and UK comedian Elf Lyons saddles up for her new show, Horses.

With presenters Monique Sebire, Daniel Burt & Nat Harris.

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Comedy writer Lorin Clarke heralds a new honour in humor writing, Dr Jen highlights some scientific lessons of lockdown, UK comic Carl Donnelly shouts about his new show, Another Round; memoirst Susan Hampton learns that anything can happen after winning a major prize for non-fiction; and the team ask what people have taken home by accident.  

With presenters Monique Sebire, Daniel Burt & Nat Harris.

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