Author Charlotte Wood joins the Breakfasters to talk about her latest novel Stone Yard Devotional ahead of her appearance at Melbourne Writers Festival. In the novel, the narrator leaves her city life and…

Linguist Kate Burridge explains the history and origins of sport slang; the team chats about moving in with a partner; Dan Salmon takes us through the history of the barcode and its first…

Michael Harden is passionate about bananas; the team discuss middle names; Dr. Jen describes the science behind a baby’s cry; Fi Wright (not the other Fiona Wright) reviews Naomi Klein’s Doppelganger: A Trip…

Dr Priya Kunjan is a research fellow at RMIT University investigating precarious housing. They join the Breakfasters to give a breakdown and update of the Victorian government's plans to demolish public housing towers…

Comedian Chloe Petts chats about her MICF show If You Can’t Say Anything Nice; Nat wonders about the logistics and potential pitfalls of swimming in the Seine for the Olympics; book reviewer…

Dr Rachel Coghlan is a humanitarian and palliative care practitioner, researcher, and advocate. She joins the Breakfasters to talk about her PhD research on palliative care in Gaza, her experiences there, and her…

Aussie legend and gardener Costa Georgiadis chats about the Little Food Festival at Fed Square; foodie Besha Rodell provides the ultimate guide for where to take visitors in Melbourne; comedian Jason Leong on…

The team celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Aussie term “grouse”; filmmakers and brothers Colin and Cameron Cairnes talk about their latest film Late Night With the Devil; Mon makes a case for…

Comedian Tom Ballard talks about his Melbourne International Comedy Festival show Good Point Well Made and his YouTube series IT IS I; Dr. Jen addresses the question: Can we learn to be happy…

Comedian Zoë Coombs Marr covers every single thing in her whole life with her upcoming show at MICF; Dr. Jen explains why we struggle to remember early childhood memories; the team shares stories…