Nili, Emma and Kiara step into the lair of Crunchmaster Harper in a test on the world's favourite drink and all of its homophones. Presenters: Nili Javid, Kiara Johnston, Harper Pestinger Executive Producer: Harper Pestinger We're live Mondays and Fridays on SYN from 7:30am 📻 Stay in the loop @GetCerealSYN Email us via getcereal@syn.org.au

Tara, founder of the Melbourne Matcha Girlies community, explains the inspiration and passion that fuels her growing community of matcha lovers. Hear from the enthusiast herself, her most recommended matcha flavour combination, her favourite matcha in Melbourne's CBD, and how she's whisking up real friendships, one event at a time. Needless to say, this chat is about matcha more than just tea. Presenters: Nili Javid, Kiara Johnston, Harper Pestinger Executive Producer: Harper Pestinger We're live Mondays and Fridays on SYN from 7:30am 📻 Stay in the loop @GetCerealSYN Email us via getcereal@syn.org.au

Reports are continuing to highlight the young boys increasingly abusing their female schoolteachers, behaviour largely attributed to the influence of the manosphere. But is this narrative we're presented as simple as it's made out to be? And does this sort of content have anything worth listening to? The author of The Male Complaint, Simon Copland, spoke to us. Presenters: Nili Javid, Kiara Johnston, Harper Pestinger Executive Producer: Harper Pestinger We're live Mondays and Fridays on SYN from 7:30am 📻 Stay in the loop @GetCerealSYN Email us via getcereal@syn.org.au

If you’re ever locked out of your house, maybe holding your groceries, maybe drunk at 2am, Alison Payne is the person you want to call. A locksmith from Brighton Security Centre, she delves into the time she unlocked the door on a moving crane, tells us how to avoid locksmith scams and explains why locksmiths cost more than we'd expect. Presenters: Nili Javid, Kiara Johnston, Harper Pestinger Executive Producer: Harper Pestinger We're live Mondays and Fridays on SYN from 7:30am 📻 Stay in the loop @GetCerealSYN Email us via getcereal@syn.org.au

Are QR codes out? Is hedonism in? And is 4pm an acceptable time to say 'good evening'? Guests in the Cereal Box include matcha community organiser Tara, locksmith Alison Payne and manosphere academic and author Simon Copland. Presenters: Nili Javid, Kiara Johnston, Harper Pestinger Executive Producer: Harper Pestinger We're live Mondays and Fridays on SYN from 7:30am 📻 Stay in the loop @GetCerealSYN Email us via getcereal@syn.org.au

On holiday in Japan, Harper bumped into a cafe full of actors and filmmakers, so slid out the microphone for a chat on the differences between Japanese and Western movie cultures.  Presenters: Emma Giles, Brody Roper, Sam Kelly and Harper Pestinger  Executive Producer: Harper Pestinger  We're live Mondays and Fridays on SYN from 7:30am 📻  Stay in the loop @GetCerealSYN Email us via getcereal@syn.org.au 

Crunchmaster Emma challenges Brody and Sam with the ultimate quiz. Do they know the world record marathon pace? We're live every Monday and Friday on SYN from 7:30-9:30am 📻  Stay in the loop @GetCerealSYN Email us via getcereal@syn.org.au  Executive Producer: Harper Pestinger

Marathon trainer Dani Andres reflects on the Gold Coast marathon and prepares Brody for its upcoming plans to run a half marathon.  We're live every Monday and Friday on SYN from 7:30-9:30am 📻  Stay in the loop @GetCerealSYN Email us via getcereal@syn.org.au  Executive Producer: Harper Pestinger

Sleep expert and dentist Dr Jeffrey Tho jumped into the Cereal Box to explain the value of sleep. Easing our panic about lost sleep and telling us what habits to avoid before bed.  We're live every Monday and Friday on SYN from 7:30-9:30am 📻  Stay in the loop @GetCerealSYN Email us via getcereal@syn.org.au  Executive Producer: Harper Pestinger

Sam, and Emma are back in the studio to kick off the season with new presenter Brody. Together they chat about the sleep they got over the break and Brody promises to run a half marathon for the Get Cereal team.  We're live every Monday and Friday on SYN from 7:30-9:30am 📻  Stay in the loop @GetCerealSYN Email us via getcereal@syn.org.au  Executive Producer: Harper Pestinger

Sam and Emma sit down with Denise Allen from the ANARE club to explore the interesting celebrations that take place on the winter Solstice in Antarctica. We're live every Friday on SYN from 7:30-9:30am 📻  Stay in the loop @GetCerealSYN Email us via getcereal@syn.org.au  Executive Producer: Harper Pestinger

Emma takes over as crunchmaster to test Sam and Brody on their knowledge of time.  We're live every Friday on SYN from 7:30-9:30am 📻  Stay in the loop @GetCerealSYN Email us via getcereal@syn.org.au  Executive Producer: Harper Pestinger

For the final show of the season Sam and Emma chat to an Antarctic explorer and talk about the 2016 film Arrival.  We're live every Friday on SYN from 7:30-9:30am 📻  Stay in the loop @GetCerealSYN Email us via getcereal@syn.org.au  Executive Producer: Harper Pestinger

Brian Nankervis is co-host of The Friday Revue on ABC Radio Melbourne and co-creator of Rockwiz.  He selected three songs that've shaped him:  'Satisfaction' by The Rolling Stones  'Like A Rolling Stone' by Bob Dylan  'It's Gonna Be A Long Night' by Shannon McNally  We're live every Friday on SYN from 7:30-9:30am 📻  Stay in the loop @GetCerealSYN Email us via getcereal@syn.org.au  Executive Producer: Harper Pestinger

Crunchmaster Harper puts Sam, Emma and Takee to the test in a battle of 'middle' knowledge. We're live every Friday on SYN from 7:30-9:30am 📻  Stay in the loop @GetCerealSYN Email us via getcereal@syn.org.au  Executive Producer: Harper Pestinger

Psychologist Danielle Anderson comes into the Cereal Box to talk about Gen Z making up weird back-stories to strangers (and sometimes even friends) when they go out.  We're live every Friday on SYN from 7:30-9:30am 📻  Stay in the loop @GetCerealSYN Email us via getcereal@syn.org.au  Executive Producer: Harper Pestinger

Harper, Emma, Sam, Takee reminisce on the first half of the year, the highs and lows. Plus they ask a psychologist is it ok to lie to strangers?  We're live every Friday on SYN from 7:30-9:30am 📻  Stay in the loop @GetCerealSYN Email us via getcereal@syn.org.au  Executive Producer: Harper Pestinger

Lea is a Norwegian exchange student at the University of Melbourne, determined to get to know what makes our city tick. This week, she wandered through the crowds of the city's most iconic market to get to know its people. We're live every Friday on SYN from 7:30-9:30am 📻  Stay in the loop @GetCerealSYN Email us via getcereal@syn.org.au  Executive Producer: Harper Pestinger

The weekend just gone, Harper spent the rainy couple of days at the beach but could only think of one thing: what are all these shells made out of? Lynton Stephens is from the Malacological Society of Australasia and called in to solve our mollusc mysteries. We're live every Friday on SYN from 7:30am 📻  Stay in the loop @GetCerealSYN  Email us via getcereal@syn.org.au  Executive Producer: Harper Pestinger

Peter Khalil is the federal Labor MP for Wills, the electorate encompassing parts of Melbourne's middle-to-inner north. He selected three songs that've shaped him: 'Boshret Kheir' by Hussain al Jassmi 'All Along the Watchtower' by Jimi Hendrix 'Russians' by Sting We're live every Friday on SYN from 8-10am 📻  Stay in the loop @GetCerealSYN  Email us via getcereal@syn.org.au  Executive Producer: Harper Pestinger

A cold and spooky morning was made cheerful through a chat with Kylie Sturgess. She’s an expert in superstitions and pseudoscience and we chatted to Sturgess on the 13th about the history and meaning behind the most ominous date of the year. We're live every Friday on SYN from 8-10am 📻  Stay in the loop @GetCerealSYN Email us via getcereal@syn.org.au  Executive Producer: Harper Pestinger

It's Friday the 13th and it's cold. Bad vibes, bad vibes, bad vibes. Sam escaped the cold and jumped on a plane to sunny serenity - he called us live from the airport to celebrate a monumental achievement. Plus, superstition expert Kylie Sturgess tells us the history of this unlucky day, Lea is back and exploring Queen Victoria Market for her Melbourne Memento, shell expert Lynton Stephens cracks some mollusc mysteries and Scarlett from The Hoist is on for The Crunch quiz. We're live every Friday on SYN from 8-10am 📻  Stay in the loop @GetCerealSYN Email us via getcereal@syn.org.au  Executive Producer: Harper Pestinger

How can you make a PowerPoint presentation funny? Snug jumper-wearer Ethan Cavanagh is one of comedy's most acclaimed rising prospects and is performing at Quarterhouse on June 12th: https://tickets.oztix.com.au/outlet/event/ba6aa34f-fc6a-4fdb-929f-843402d223f9 We're live every Friday on SYN from 7:30am 📻  Stay in the loop @GetCerealSYN  Email us via getcereal@syn.org.au  Executive Producer: Harper Pestinger

How long does it take to go through 900 movie applications? Which comes first: category or film? And how have non-feature flicks changed over the years?  We caught up with the mastermind behind Australia's longest running short film festival.  See more about the festival: https://www.stkildafilmfestival.com.au/ We're live every Friday on SYN from 7:30am 📻  Stay in the loop @GetCerealSYN  Email us via getcereal@syn.org.au  Executive Producer: Harper Pestinger

It's the first the show of the winter and, for Emma, Sam and federal Labor MP Peter Khalil, Harper's gathered together five questions on hibernation, snow in Melbourne, a "crazy Swedish man" and more beyond, including a high-stakes singing contest. We're live every Friday on SYN from 7:30am 📻  Stay in the loop @GetCerealSYN  Email us via getcereal@syn.org.au  Executive Producer: Harper Pestinger

Comedian Ethan Cavanagh, St Kilda Film Festival director Richard Sowada and Labor MP for Wills Peter Khalil join the show for a group singing, cereal selecting, PowerPoint presenting feast! We're live every Friday on SYN from 7:30am 📻  Stay in the loop @GetCerealSYN  Email us via getcereal@syn.org.au  Executive Producer: Harper Pestinger

Emma chats with State Library exhibition curator Georgia Goud about the new exhibit Make Believe: Encounters with Misinformation. Together they navigate the reality, art and dissemination of misinformation we encounter.  We're live every Friday on SYN from 7:30am 📻  Stay in the loop @GetCerealSYN  Email us via getcereal@syn.org.au  Executive Producer: Harper Pestinger

Antonia the ant accidentally found its way in Harper's packed-up lunchbox this week, hundreds of metres from all its friends and family. Will it be lost to its friends and family forever?  Charles Darwin University's Professor Alan Andersen is an ant community expert, has six species named after him and joined us to give us all the ant-swers to the questions that'd been bugging us. We're live every Friday on SYN from 7:30am 📻  Stay in the loop @GetCerealSYN  Email us via getcereal@syn.org.au  Executive Producer: Harper Pestinger

Harper puts Takee, Emma and Sam to the test in a battle of music and monkey knowledge. Can they name the food-related track from only one instrument? And who will slip on the banana peel and equate apes with monkeys? We're live every Friday on SYN from 7:30am 📻  Stay in the loop @GetCerealSYN Email us via getcereal@syn.org.au  Executive Producer: Harper Pestinger

One of the most enduring hits from what was then history's best-selling album, How Deep Is Your Love combines Bee Gees' iconic lush harmonies with slow-dance instrumentation and an eternal question of intimacy. Sena Fukushima is in the Cereal Box to find out how Barry, Maurice and Robin Gibb defied their previous style to pull together a romance playlist staple. We're live every Friday on SYN from 7:30am 📻  Stay in the loop @GetCerealSYN Email us via getcereal@syn.org.au  Executive Producer: Harper Pestinger

How do ants find their way home? Why should you check out the State Library's new exhibition on misinformation? And which "film buff" presenter has inexplicably never seen Shrek? We're live every Friday on SYN from 7:30am 📻  Stay in the loop @GetCerealSYN Email us via getcereal@syn.org.au  Executive Producer: Harper Pestinger

Alice Zaslavsky is a beloved writer, broadcaster and food literacy advocate, celebrated for making vegetables vibrant and accessible. Having moved here from Georgia at 5 years old, she's gone on to inspire people across Australia through a diverse media career full of warmth and wit. 'You Can Win If You Want' by Modern Talking 'Nine Million Bicycles' by Katie Melua '9 to 5' by Dolly Parton We're live every Friday on SYN from 8-10am 📻  Stay in the loop @GetCerealSYN  Email us via getcereal@syn.org.au  Executive Producer: Harper Pestinger

Sam Kelly catches up with Conor Lynch, fresh off aGolden Gibbo nomination at the Comedy Festival for his show 'Chimp Boy'. We're live every Friday on SYN from 8-10am 📻  Stay in the loop @GetCerealSYN  Email us via getcereal@syn.org.au  Executive Producer: Harper Pestinger

Sam Kelly, Emma Giles and Takee Alif are back in the studio. Join us as we dive into the 100 men vs a gorilla phenomenon, what’s the best sauce and more foodie chats. Plus Harper Pestinger talks with Alice Zaslavsky about the songs that have defined her life on Keeping Tracks. But first Sam Kelly kicks off the show chatting to Conor Lynch about his fresh new comedy show all about monkeys. We're live every Friday on SYN from 8-10am 📻  Stay in the loop @GetCerealSYN Email us via getcereal@syn.org.au  Executive Producer: Harper Pestinger

We're live every Friday on SYN from 8-10am 📻  Stay in the loop @GetCerealSYN Email us via getcereal@syn.org.au  Executive Producer: Harper Pestinger

We're live every Friday on SYN from 8-10am 📻  Stay in the loop @GetCerealSYN Email us via getcereal@syn.org.au  Executive Producer: Harper Pestinger

We're live every Friday on SYN from 8-10am 📻  Stay in the loop @GetCerealSYN Email us via getcereal@syn.org.au  Executive Producer: Harper Pestinger

We're live every Friday on SYN from 8-10am 📻  Stay in the loop @GetCerealSYN and catch all of our tunes on THE JAM  Email us via getcereal@syn.org.au  Executive Producer: Harper Pestinger

We're live every Friday on SYN from 8-10am 📻  Stay in the loop @GetCerealSYN and catch all of our tunes on THE JAM  Email us via getcereal@syn.org.au  Executive Producer: Harper Pestinger

We're live every Friday on SYN from 8-10am 📻  Stay in the loop @GetCerealSYN and catch all of our tunes on THE JAM  Email us via getcereal@syn.org.au  Executive Producer: Harper Pestinger

We're live every Friday on SYN from 8-10am 📻  Stay in the loop @GetCerealSYN and catch all of our tunes on THE JAM  Email us via getcereal@syn.org.au  Executive Producer: Harper Pestinger

Luke Laux is the founder of the Gentlemen's Choir, a group brought together to harness the power of shared singing.  The men involved are of all ages and singing abilities  and, according to Luke, experienced a marked transformation thanks to their 12 weeks in the choir.  Luke swung by Get Cereal to tell us about the group's origins, why it's so important for men and how we can experience the same magic.  The Gentlemen's Choir has its big performance at the Abbotsford Convent this Tuesday. Get your tickets here.  We're live every Friday on SYN from 8-10am 📻  Stay in the loop @GetCerealSYN and catch all of our tunes on THE JAM   Email us via getcereal@syn.org.au  Executive Producer: Harper Pestinger

Aidan Jones has toured the world with his stand-up comedy and is just coming off a hilarious run playing 'Chopin's Nocturne' in between laughs at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. He's about to zoom around Australia for a whole lot more shows (get your tickets here), but first he hit up the SYN studio for a chat and tickle of his trusty keyboard. We're live every Friday on SYN from 8-10am 📻  Stay in the loop @GetCerealSYN and catch all of our tunes on THE JAM   Email us via getcereal@syn.org.au  Executive Producer: Harper Pestinger

In the middle of a monumental campaign, Samantha Ratnam chose to speak with us -not about policies or polling, but about something far more personal. Why? Because for Samantha, music isn’t just a passion - it’s a love tightly woven into her sense of self.  Listen as the Victorian Greens leader-turned-federal parliament hopeful takes us from war in Sri Lanka to airport bag checks to the halls of high-profile politics, all through the rhythms and harmonies of three songs that shaped her: her Keeping Tracks.  'Resolution' by Matt Corby  'Everything Is Everything' by Lauryn Hill  'Underdog' by Alicia Keys  This conversation shouldn't tell you how to vote, but it might offer something rarer: a glimpse into the person behind one of this election’s most pivotal candidacies.  Enjoy.  We're live every Friday on SYN from 8-10am 📻   Stay in the loop @GetCerealSYN and catch all of our tunes on THE JAM   Email us via getcereal@syn.org.au  Executive Producer: Harper Pestinger

How to win Australia's Game: The History of Australian Football by Matthew Nicholson, Bob Stewart, Greg de Moore and Rob Hess: Send us your favourite footy character! Hit up our Instagram @GetCerealSYN or email getcereal@syn.org.au. We'll draw the winner on the show next week. Harper Pestinger, Sam Kelly and Takee Alif are with you this Friday morning to introduce you to some guest who have got them wondering...  How does music shape a high-profile election candidate? Greens fancy for Wills Samantha Ratnam takes us through her three Keeping Tracks.  What is the musical equivalent of a man soiling himself on the train? Comedian Aidan Jones and his keyboard are in the house.  Why should men sing more together? Luke Laux from the Gentlemen's Choir tells us why and how to let go.  And don't miss fresh recruit Lea's teaser of her new Melbourne Memento segment and, more importantly, book give-away!  We're live every Friday on SYN from 8-10am 📻  Stay in the loop @GetCerealSYN and catch all of our tunes on THE JAM  Email us via getcereal@syn.org.au  Executive Producer: Harper Pestinger

How do the Greens plan to help young people? Are they willing to compromise with Labor to pass progressive bills? And what do they have on offer for the young men shifting right? Huong Truong is a community organiser, former local government policy-maker and the Greens' candidate for the western-suburbs seat of Fraser at this federal election. We're live every Friday on SYN from 8-10am 📻  Stay in the loop @GetCerealSYN and catch all of our tunes on THE JAM   Email us via getcereal@syn.org.au  Executive Producer: Harper Pestinger

Its own singer-songwriter self-reportedly "hates" this song, but the Song Scientist is here with his gear to show us why it's great. Through the 2020 Disney-indie track Pancakes For Dinner, Sena Fukushima transports Harper into the teenaged journal of Lizzy McAlpine. Why does this feel like a hit off a princess musical soundtrack? How can the slightest of chord changes set a whole new mood? And Lizzy, if you're listening, can you be convinced to love this again? We're live every Friday on SYN from 8-10am 📻  Stay in the loop @GetCerealSYN and catch all of our tunes on THE JAM   Email us via getcereal@syn.org.au  Executive Producer: Harper Pestinger

How come cats don't like me? Should my dog be let in the bed? And why do parrots talk? Dr Kate Mornement from Pets Behaving Badly joins Sam to chat. We're live every Friday on SYN from 8-10am 📻  Stay in the loop @GetCerealSYN and catch all of our tunes on THE JAM   Email us via getcereal@syn.org.au  Executive Producer: Harper Pestinger

Harper dusts off his animal almanac to put new players Sam and Emma to the crunchy test. We're live every Friday on SYN from 8-10am 📻  Stay in the loop @GetCerealSYN and catch all of our tunes on THE JAM   Email us via getcereal@syn.org.au  Executive Producer: Harper Pestinger

Harper Pestinger, Sam Kelly, Emma Giles and producer Lochie Antoniazzi are in the studio to kick off a new era of Cereal.  Should we let the dogs out? Dr Kate Mornement from Pets Behaving Badly answers our animal behaviour questions.  Have the Greens really got our backs? Their candidate for Fraser Huong Truong is here to make the case.  And how has 25-year-old Lizzy McAlpine already put out three outstanding albums? Song Scientist Sena Fukushima is in to break down one of her most beloved tracks.  Plus, we find out who knows their meerkats from their mongooses in The Crunch and Sam and Emma have Popcorn For Breakfast as they review We Bought A Zoo.  We're live every Friday on SYN from 8-10am 📻  Stay in the loop @GetCerealSYN and catch all of our tunes on THE JAM  Email us via getcereal@syn.org.au  Executive Producer: Harper Pestinger