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Music, news, sport, weather, information, special guests and regular segments each morning. The intro and outro theme is Soft Illusion and was generously provided by Andras. https://andras.bandcamp.com/track/soft-illusion

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First Aid, Third Wheeling AI and the Importance of Reading and Writing

Coming up on the pod, Bronwyn questions whether a first aid course is ever really worth the trouble; the always delightful Alice Pung drops in to talk about the importance of reading and writing; for Weird Science, Dr. Jen swipes up on scrolling; the directing duo behind Wicker , Eleanor Wilson and Alex Fisher, joins Breakfasters ahead of their film premiering at MIFF; and finally, the team…

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Uncle Vanya, Confusing Garments & Wearable Tech

Award-winning playwright Joanna Murray-Smith on her adaptation of Chekhov's Uncle Vanya and is joined by lead actor Daniel Henshall; Bron brings in a skirt she couldn't offload (or is it a bag?); funny kids' book writer Andy Griffiths has a new book You & Me and the Gigantic Knucklehead ; the team turn a critical eye to creepy, cheapy wearable tech; and Marieke Hardy reviews Omar Musa new story…

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Choreography, Cappuccinos & In-Flight Dilemmas

Bron is finally embracing her inner Queenslander and proudly ordering big frothy cappuccinos, and did you know that Daniel invented the handstand? Perhaps the team should have asked choreographer Stephanie Lake, who was in to talk about her new work, Vista , which is showing at Malthouse; Besha Rodell celebrated the warm gruffness of late Mario's waiter Massimo Di Sora; the team discussed what…

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Winnie-the-Pooh, Failed French & Finger Length Science

The pod kicks off with news that beers and ciggies are breaking the bank; the team talked about everyone's favorite honey-loving bear with literary journalist Jane Sullivan, who for Rare Book Week is hosting a 100th-year celebration of Winnie-the-Pooh; Dr. Jen revealed the weird science behind our finger length; Bron learnt that you shouldn't take French lessons from yogurt ads; Megan McCue was in…

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Engagements, Slow Cookers & Magnificent Ladies

We had a week off and Mon went to a bird show! Bron did something pretty cool too; our favourite football tragic and former Breakfaster, Tony Wilson joined us for a World Cup update; Bron got a front row seat to Craigieburn Dance Troupe The Magnificent Ladies ; Breakfasters' own master chef, Emma Dean, sings the praises of the trusty slow cooker; and Friday Funnybugger and educator, Urvi Majumdar,…

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Snake Bites, Local Slang & Dentist Fear

Award-winning musical theatre performer and Geelong Cats fan, Amy Lehpamer, joined us in the midst of her run of Pride and Prejudice - Sort Of , at the Athenaeum; Dr. Jen reassured us that it’s not our fault - it’s science that is making us eat trash when we drink; we discuss fully sick localized vernacular; Ben Cullen tells us how he survived a snake bite in the Otways; Masterchef finalist,…

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Daytime TV, Celeb Spotting & World Refugee Week

We get wistful for daytime TV gone by when Bron reminds us of that time that David Campbell thought his son was Princess Di reincarnated; Kon Karapanagiotidis from the ASRC was in to talk World Refugee Week; Celia Pacquola, fresh off the back of her best show win at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival was in to talk Gift Horse ; We embark on the undignified work of identifying celebs in…

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Happiness, Willy Lit Fest & Tomato Perfume

Bron loves tomatoes so much, her partner Liss thinks she should smell like one all the time, and writer, storyteller, documentary filmmaker, and former breakfaster, John Safran, was back in the studio to spruik the reboot of Race Around the World. Talking movies, Megan McKeough took us into director Kane Parsons' mysterious Backrooms, and ahead of her event at Willy Lit Fest, Antonia Pont made us…

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Rock Eisteddfods, Sauna Courage & Nits

This week: to celebrate its 20th anniversary, Alice Pung's memoir Unpolished Gem is getting a reissue and the award-winning author joined us in studio to reflect on its journey (and also how many times she's had nits); we reminisce on the long lost era of Rock Eisteddfods; Flick Ford gave a ringing review of Spanish film Deaf/Horda; Khalid Abdalla dropped in to chat about his deeply personal stage…

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Yesteryear, Pet Rabbis & Leftover Etiquette

This week, Bron had a pet rabbit who went missing and you'll never guess where they found her! Vance Joy Fan and Chinese-Australian journalist, Cheng Lei, joined us to discuss her new play, 1154 Days , about her time incarcerated by the Chinese government; Rachel Bettiens was in to review a time-travelling trad wife in Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke; Friday Funnybugger Freddie Arthur described a…

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