This week on Breaking Waves John and Riley dive into the idea of inversion, exploring how language, politics, culture, science and everyday life can be turned upside down. Moving from grammar and etymology to Freud, Saturnalia, fashion, religion and audio engineering, the conversation is thoughtful, curious and full of surprising detours. With big ideas, wordplay [...]

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This week on Breaking Waves Geoff and Shai take listeners on a lively and unpredictable journey through Sydney’s convict history, inspired by a visit to Hyde Park Barracks. With stories, quiz questions, music and plenty of comic detours, the episode explores colonial Australia, convict life, architecture, family history and the strange afterlives of the past [...]

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This week on Breaking Waves Geoff and Shai settle in for a loose, funny and wide-ranging conversation touching on radio memories, poetry, film, music, mental health, contemporary art and the strange mystery of time. From Kate Bush and King Crimson to Star Wars, White Bay Power Station and the White Rabbit Gallery. The episode moves [...]

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This week on Breaking Waves Shai sits down with Tug Dumbly for a lively conversation about poetry, community radio, Sydney performance culture, pop culture and cats. Full of humour, stories and surprising turns, this episode captures the playful and unpredictable energy of Breaking Waves. [...]

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This episode of Breaking Waves exploring the world of dogs takes listeners on a fun and unpredictable journey through canine stories, trivia and history. Broadcasting on Eastside Radio 89.7FM, Episode 345 captures the unique energy of Breaking Waves, blending humour, storytelling and fascinating facts about dogs. Geoff and Shai share personal stories about their own [...]

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This episode of Breaking Waves is packed with laughs, lively banter and feel-good conversation, as Shai and Geoff share holiday stories, swap memories from years on radio and dive into everything from famous encounters, gym goals, baseball predictions and favourite tunes. The chat wanders through summer adventures, music moments, Lego exhibitions, art shows at Bundanon [...]

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In this episode of Breaking Waves, John and Riley explore synchronicity — the strange feeling that events “line up” with meaning beyond simple cause and effect. They unpack Carl Jung’s original idea of meaningful coincidence, trace the word’s roots through language and etymology and ask where synchronicity overlaps with perception, pattern recognition, spirituality and psychology. [...]

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In this episode of Breaking Waves, John and Riley explore the meaning of nobility — from royal bloodlines and aristocracy to virtue, dignity and moral character in the modern world. Drawing on philosophy, etymology and cultural history, they trace how ideas of nobility evolved from ancient fame and greatness to ethics, behaviour and power. The [...]

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In this thought-provoking episode of Breaking Waves, John and Riley dive deep into the meaning of passion — how the word has evolved from ancient ideas of suffering and spiritual possession to modern notions of love, desire, creativity and motivation. Drawing on philosophy, religion, psychology and popular culture, the conversation traces passion from its Greek [...]

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This festive episode of Breaking Waves celebrates Christmas in all its warmth, weirdness and wonder. From Dutch carols and Feliz Navidad to French holiday classics, the show mixes music, memory and plenty of good humour. Shai joined is joined by his wonderful mum Arahni, to chat about the origins of Christmas, the Dutch roots of [...]

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