In honour of National Couples Day, Natalie and Ruta revisited one of TV's most iconic couples: Ross and Rachel from Friends. They debated the question fans have argued about for decades—were Ross and Rachel really on a break? Tune in to find out whose side they took, and who they think was really to blame!

Presenters: Natalie Hung and Ruta Alai

Executive Producers: Ella Le Fournour, Sam Kelly

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In honour of National Couples Day, Natalie and Ruta revisited one of TV's most iconic couples: Ross and Rachel from Friends. They debated the question fans have argued about for decades&mdash;were Ross and Rachel really on a break? Tune in to find out whose side they took, and who they think was really to blame!
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Presenters: Natalie Hung and Ruta Alai
Executive Producers: Ella Le Fournour, Sam Kelly
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TIT FOR TAT TUESDAY | Team Ross or Team Rachel?!

There's a little switch-up in the Cereal Box this week as Ruta joins Natalie for Tuesday's show! To kick things off, Ruta shared some of the biggest pop culture news recently, from relationship rumours to a surprise performance that had Wicked fans talking.

Keeping the pop culture theme going, this week's Tit for Tat Tuesday centred around one of TV's most debated couples: Ross and Rachel from Friends. Natalie and Ruta shared their thoughts on the classic debate and whether the iconic pair were really meant to be.

As it was Ruta and Natalie's first time hosting together, they took a personality quiz to find out which pop culture characters they are and get to know each other a little better before diving into one of their shared interests: Disney's annual fan event, D23. They chatted about some of the biggest announcements, standout moments, and the movies they're most excited to see.

To wrap up the show and celebrate today's national days, Natalie read some wonderfully bad poems to Ruta, while Ruta challenged Natalie to a blind ranking game featuring some of the most iconic romance tropes.

Presenters: Natalie Hung and Ruta Alai

Executive Producers: Ella Le Fournour, Sam Kelly

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There's a little switch-up in the Cereal Box this week as Ruta joins Natalie for Tuesday's show! To kick things off, Ruta shared some of the biggest pop culture news recently, from relationship rumours to a surprise performance that had Wicked fans talking.
Keeping the pop culture theme going, this week's Tit for Tat Tuesday centred around one of TV's most debated couples: Ross and Rachel from Friends. Natalie and Ruta shared their thoughts on the classic debate and whether the iconic pair were really meant to be.
As it was Ruta and Natalie's first time hosting together, they took a personality quiz to find out which pop culture characters they are and get to know each other a little better before diving into one of their shared interests: Disney's annual fan event, D23. They chatted about some of the biggest announcements, standout moments, and the movies they're most excited to see.
To wrap up the show and celebrate today's national days, Natalie read some wonderfully bad poems to Ruta, while Ruta challenged Natalie to a blind ranking game featuring some of the most iconic romance tropes.
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Presenters: Natalie Hung and Ruta Alai
Executive Producers: Ella Le Fournour, Sam Kelly
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FULL SHOW | From New Friends to FRIENDS, Disney and Pop Culture

The youth reconnection mission delivered across the board. Sam dusted off his Rubix cube, Hannah made cheesy pancakes and Makenzie did TikTok dances with her sister. Next week in honour of International Strange Music Day the mission is to bring in a unique song that the whole Monday crew will love.

Presenters: Sam Kelly, Makenzie Clark and Hannah Bachelard

Executive Producers: Ella Le Fournour and Sam Kelly

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The youth reconnection mission delivered across the board. Sam dusted off his Rubix cube, Hannah made cheesy pancakes and Makenzie did TikTok dances with her sister. Next week in honour of International Strange Music Day the mission is to bring in a unique song that the whole Monday crew will love.
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Presenters: Sam Kelly, Makenzie Clark and Hannah Bachelard
Executive Producers: Ella Le Fournour and Sam Kelly
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MISSION MONDAY | Rubix cubes, cheesy pancakes and TikTok dances

Mark from All Star Comics joins Sam, Hannah and Makenzie to talk about why Spider-Man has such an enduring hold on fans across generations, how Brand New Day has been bringing new readers of all ages through the door, and why physical comics are making a very welcome comeback.

Presenters: Sam Kelly, Makenzie Clark and Hannah Bachelard

Executive Producers: Ella Le Fournour and Sam Kelly

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Mark from All Star Comics joins Sam, Hannah and Makenzie to talk about why Spider-Man has such an enduring hold on fans across generations, how Brand New Day has been bringing new readers of all ages through the door, and why physical comics are making a very welcome comeback.
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Presenters: Sam Kelly, Makenzie Clark and Hannah Bachelard
Executive Producers: Ella Le Fournour and Sam Kelly
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INTERVIEW | Why Spider-Man never goes out of style

Staying in the spirit of all things youthful, Movie Monday heads to Shrek for a proper unpacking of a childhood classic. Makenzie rates it coco pops, Sam lands on waffles and Hannah channels her inner ogre with slugs and eyeballs. The blind ranking of Shrek characters outside the main trio settles some long overdue debates.

Presenters: Sam Kelly, Makenzie Clark and Hannah Bachelard

Executive Producers: Ella Le Fournour and Sam Kelly

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Staying in the spirit of all things youthful, Movie Monday heads to Shrek for a proper unpacking of a childhood classic. Makenzie rates it coco pops, Sam lands on waffles and Hannah channels her inner ogre with slugs and eyeballs. The blind ranking of Shrek characters outside the main trio settles some long overdue debates.
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Presenters: Sam Kelly, Makenzie Clark and Hannah Bachelard
Executive Producers: Ella Le Fournour and Sam Kelly
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MOVIE MONDAY | Shrek

Sam, Hannah and Makenzie kick off with a pop culture update covering the NFL Jonas Brothers halftime show in Melbourne, Troye Sivan's new album announcement and Phoebe Bridgers' new album dropping Friday before Ariana Grande getting back with an ex sparks a conversation about takes from your younger years that have come back to haunt you.

Movie Monday heads to Shrek for World Youth Day with a blind ranking of Shrek characters, Mark from All Star Comics drops in to talk Spider-Man's box office dominance and where to start if you've only seen the movies, and Michael Phelps winning his eighth gold medal on this day in 2008 leads into a conversation about unhinged motivational tactics.

Mission Monday sets next week's challenge in honour of International Strange Music Day, bring in a unique song the whole Monday crew will love.

Presenters: Sam Kelly, Makenzie Clark and Hannah Bachelard

Executive Producers: Ella Le Fournour and Sam Kelly

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Sam, Hannah and Makenzie kick off with a pop culture update covering the NFL Jonas Brothers halftime show in Melbourne, Troye Sivan's new album announcement and Phoebe Bridgers' new album dropping Friday before Ariana Grande getting back with an ex sparks a conversation about takes from your younger years that have come back to haunt you.
Movie Monday heads to Shrek for World Youth Day with a blind ranking of Shrek characters, Mark from All Star Comics drops in to talk Spider-Man's box office dominance and where to start if you've only seen the movies, and Michael Phelps winning his eighth gold medal on this day in 2008 leads into a conversation about unhinged motivational tactics.
Mission Monday sets next week's challenge in honour of International Strange Music Day, bring in a unique song the whole Monday crew will love.
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Presenters: Sam Kelly, Makenzie Clark and Hannah Bachelard
Executive Producers: Ella Le Fournour and Sam Kelly
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FULL SHOW | Blind ranking Shrek characters and unhinged motivation tactics

Ella, Connor and Amelia begin Friday with the final pop culture update of the week, before diving into the world of Macedonian name days, with Connor revealing Ella and Amelia's name days! Ella asks Connor and Amelia to share their top 4 on Letterboxd, which results in a 'who's film picks are more niche!' discussion. On the topic of films, we we're joined in the studio by MIFF program director, Mia Falstien-Rush, sharing with us the top picks for this years Melbourne International Film Festival, and why Gen Z audiences should come along!

Presenters: Ella Le Fournour, Connor Deneys and Amelia Trinh

Executive Producers: Ella Le Fournour, Sam Kelly

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Ella, Connor and Amelia begin Friday with the final pop culture update of the week, before diving into the world of Macedonian name days, with Connor revealing Ella and Amelia's name days! Ella asks Connor and Amelia to share their top 4 on Letterboxd, which results in a 'who's film picks are more niche!' discussion. On the topic of films, we we're joined in the studio by MIFF program director, Mia Falstien-Rush, sharing with us the top picks for this years Melbourne International Film Festival, and why Gen Z audiences should come along!
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Presenters: Ella Le Fournour, Connor Deneys and Amelia Trinh
Executive Producers: Ella Le Fournour, Sam Kelly
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FULL SHOW | Friday film favourites, Macedonian name days and Scrabble Championships!

Mia Falstein-Rush, the program director of MIFF, joins Ella, Connor, and Amelia in the studio to learn about the curatorial process behind Australia's premier film festival! We learn about the things you can find at MIFF that you can't find at your local cinema, how they set themselves apart from other festivals in the circuit in their film selection process (both feature-length and shorts), and hear some of her recommendations if you're looking to see something exciting and innovative.

Presenters: Ella Le Fournour, Connor Deneys and Amelia Trinh

Executive Producers: Ella Le Fournour, Sam Kelly

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Mia Falstein-Rush, the program director of MIFF, joins Ella, Connor, and Amelia in the studio to learn about the curatorial process behind Australia's premier film festival! We learn about the things you can find at MIFF that you can't find at your local cinema, how they set themselves apart from other festivals in the circuit in their film selection process (both feature-length and shorts), and hear some of her recommendations if you're looking to see something exciting and innovative.
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Presenters: Ella Le Fournour, Connor Deneys and Amelia Trinh
Executive Producers: Ella Le Fournour, Sam Kelly
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INTERVIEW | MIFF program director Mia Falstein-Rush

It's a movie-jam-packed show! Ruta and Connor dive into the world of Marvel, discovering which Avengers character they are, before discussing their thoughts on classic childhood films being rebooted for the new generation. In honour of Camp Rock 3's premere, Ruta tests Connor's Disney knowledge with a classic blind rank of iconic Disney animated and Disney Original Channel films. The team also discuss their dream movie crossover, from an ultimate Disney Channel collab, to Fast & Furious and Transformers crossover!

Presenters: Ruta Alai and Connor Deneys

Executive Producers: Ella Le Fournour, Sam Kelly

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It's a movie-jam-packed show! Ruta and Connor dive into the world of Marvel, discovering which Avengers character they are, before discussing their thoughts on classic childhood films being rebooted for the new generation. In honour of Camp Rock 3's premere, Ruta tests Connor's Disney knowledge with a classic blind rank of iconic Disney animated and Disney Original Channel films. The team also discuss their dream movie crossover, from an ultimate Disney Channel collab, to Fast &amp; Furious and Transformers crossover!
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Presenters: Ruta Alai and Connor Deneys
Executive Producers: Ella Le Fournour, Sam Kelly
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FULL SHOW | Lights, camera, action!

In honour of the third film's premiere in the classic Camp Rock series, Ruta tests Connor's Disney movie knowledge, putting him to the ultimate blind rank to find out his favourite Disney film! From High School Musical to Zootopia, the Cereal Box is buzzing with that old Disney magic from their childhood!

Presenters: Ruta Alai and Connor Deneys

Executive Producers: Ella Le Fournour, Sam Kelly

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In honour of the third film's premiere in the classic Camp Rock series, Ruta tests Connor's Disney movie knowledge, putting him to the ultimate blind rank to find out his favourite Disney film! From High School Musical to Zootopia, the Cereal Box is buzzing with that old Disney magic from their childhood!
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Presenters: Ruta Alai and Connor Deneys
Executive Producers: Ella Le Fournour, Sam Kelly
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BLIND RANK GAME | Troy Bolton, Hannah Montana and Hakuna Matata

The most important meal of the day just got a whole lot better because SYN's breakfast flagship is on the airwaves all through 2026.

Meet Ella, Sam, Connor, Maddy, Matilda, Ruta, Natalie, Amelia, (other) Ella, Izzy and esteemed brekky guests around the table for the most important show of the day.

In the Cereal Box from Monday to Friday from 7:30am on SYN 90.7FM.

Get Cereal is a SYN Media Podcast.

The most important meal of the day just got a whole lot better because SYN's breakfast flagship is on the airwaves all through 2026.
Meet Ella, Sam, Connor, Maddy, Matilda, Ruta, Natalie, Amelia, (other) Ella, Izzy and esteemed brekky guests around the table for the most important show of the day.
In the Cereal Box from Monday to Friday from 7:30am on SYN 90.7FM.
Get Cereal is a SYN Media Podcast.

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