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Breakfasters 27 May — 31 May 2019

It’s the last week of May, and the Breakfasters have been busy talking about both the big and little things in life. First out is Muriel Bamblett from the Victorian Aboriginal Child Care…

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Breakfasters 20 May - 24 May 2019

Informative talks and funny stories is what it’s all about this week on Breakfasters. Journalist Jane Gilmore is in the studio to talk about the future of feminism, in light of her participation…

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Breakfasters - 13 May - 17 May 2019

This week on Breakfasters, Daniel Burt officially joins Sarah Smith and Geraldine Hickey to create a new power trio. To get to know the new addition, Geraldine quizzes Daniel to find out which…

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Breakfasters - 6 May - 10 May 2019

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…

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Breakfasters - 29 April - 3 May 2019

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"…

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Breakfasters - 27 April - 1 May 2015

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…

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Breakfasters - 22 April - 26 April 2019

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…

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Breakfasters - 15 April - 18 April 2019

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…

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Breakfasters - 8 April - 12 April 2019

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…

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Breakfasters - 1 April - 5 April 2019

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…

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Breakfasters - March 30 - April 2 - 2015

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…

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Breakfasters - 18 March - 22 March 2019

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…

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Breakfasters - 11 March - 15 March 2019

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…

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Breakfasters - 4 March - 8 March 2019

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…

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Breakfasters - 23 February - 27 February

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…

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Breakfasters - 25 February - 01 March 2019

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…

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Breakfasters - 18 February - 22 February 2019

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…

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Breakfasters - 11 February - 15 February 2019

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…

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Breakfasters - 4 February - 8 February 2019

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…

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Breakfasters - 30 January - 3 February 2017

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…

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Breakfasters - 29 January - 2 February 2018

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…

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Breakfasters - 10 - 14 December 2018

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…

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Breakfasters - 3 - 7 December 2018

This week on Breakfasters, Professor Ary Hoffmann drops by to discuss the threat of climate change and how it's measured. Josh Earl calls in to talk about the live show of his podcast…

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Breakfasters - 26 - 30 November 2018

Triple R regular Casey Bennetto swaps his Superfluity host hat to talk up "The Show of the Year," in which he sings songs that sum up 2018 and author Jadan Carroll tells us…

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Breakfasters - 19 - 23 November 2018

Director Jessica Leski talks about her film 'I Used to be Normal: A Boyband Fangirl Story'; David Marr drops in to reflect on his career and new book; Michael Harden talks up edible…

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Breakfasters - 12 - 16 November 2018

Director Susie Dee discusses the new show Broken being played at 45downstairs; Shaun Micallef chats about his new book The Uncollected Plays of Shaun Micallef; comedian Catherine Tate talks about The Catherine

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Breakfasters - 5 - 9 November 2018

Olmo Salvatore joins Sarah and Geraldine for a chat with director Sarah Goodes & actor Kamil Ellis about the Melbourne Theatre Company's new show 'Astroman.' Then Jeff returns to the studio for regular…

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Breakfasters - 29 October - 2 November 2018

This week the Breakfasters speak to guests Braden and Zach about Aunty Donna "The Album Tour," Seth Stephen-Davidowitz about his book "Everybody Lies: Big Data, New Data, and What the Internet Can Tell…

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Breakfasters - 22 - 26 October 2018

This week the team chat about holiday wine tasting; Palaeontologist Ben Francischelli features on weird science chatting about how whales evolved from land creatures; the team chat about hangover cures; author Chloe Hooper…

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Breakfasters - 8 - 12 October 2018

This week, Geraldine gets her first aid certificate; Sarah shares some of her car dramas; the team are joined by Pacharo Mzembe & Ratidzo Mambo actors in Mambo apart of Melbourne Festival; author…

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Breakfasters - 1 - 5 October 2018

This week, Michael Harden speaks about eating insects on "Food Interlude"; Geraldine and Sarah speak about their adventures at the Melbourne show; Stuart Coupe chats about his latest book "Roadies: The Secrets History…

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Breakfasters - 24 - 28 September 2018

The team chat about their weekend activities; director Benjamin Gilmour and actor Sam Smith comes onto the show to speak about their film "JRGA"; the team chat about the words squirting and oozing…

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Breakfasters - 17 - 21 September 2018

The team chat with Stuart Daulman about his show "Death of a Daulman" happening at Melbourne Fringe Festival; the team did some improvising about writing prompts; Birdman shares some information about magpies on…

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Breakfasters - 10 - 14 September 2018

This week Mia Timpano speaks about her show "Speaking Of Which: The Science Of Conversation" that will playing at Melbourne FRINGE festival; Sarah is the centre of attention on Trauma Tuesday; Michael Harden…

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Breakfasters - 3 - 7 September 2018

The team welcome back John Safran who will be performing "Jew Detective: Sarcasm is not a crime" at Yarraville Laughs; Zoe Coombs Marr and Mish Grigor chat about "Ich Nibber Dibber"; Wednesdare is…

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Breakfasters - 27 - 31 August 2018

The team chat about things you don't have to like as you grow older; Wednesdare is back; Jackson Castiglione comes onto the show who is an artist from Field Theory "ICON" which will…

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Breakfasters - 6 - 10 August 2018

The team chat with Juha Kaakinen about homelessness week and Finland's approach to homelessness; Geraldine shares her experience with helping someone become a captain; writer Carey Gillam comes onto the show to talk…

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Breakfasters - 30 - 3 August 2018

Jeff and Sarah speak with Jill Stark about her book "Happy Never After: Why the happiness fairytale is driving us mad"; Matt chats with the team about problematic 90's TV shows; Geraldine talks…

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Breakfasters - 23 - 27 July 2018

On this week's Breakfasters podcast, Geraldine, Jeff and Sarah speak with Sami, Madeline and Jacki Van Beek who are the writers, directors and actors of the hit new film "The Breaker Upperers"; Wednesdare…

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Breakfasters - 16 - 20 July 2018

On this week's Breakfasters podcast, Geraldine, Jeff and Sarah speak to Dr. Peter Thorne about CSIRAC, Australia's first computer; Melbourne Writers Festival 2018 Artistic Director Marieke Hardy stops by to discuss this years…