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Bowie, Madonna, McCartney, Ledger, Trump, Chopper and Edison are just some of the names being dropped in the Museum of Old and New Art's latest exhibition. 

Among the items is the never-released album from pioneering hip-hop artists Wu-Tang Clan. 
Guest: Jarrad Rawlins, MONA director curatorial affairs

Neither an animal nor a plant, the protist has a neck that can rapidly stretch to 30 times the length of its body and it can swallow smaller creatures swimming nearby - or rip chunks off bigger ones. And it's one-tenth of a millimetre long. 

So how does it accomplish that stretching and then retracting? 

Guest: Dr Jonathan Webb, ABC Science Editor

 

Brainteaser (answer in the audio):

Write down the following: 9999 = 100
Now, by adding simple mathematical symbols between the nines - can you turn it into a correct equation?

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Roadtrips are a great Australian tradition, but which road trips are the best in the nation? 

That's something host of Back Roads, Heather Ewart has explored in her new book Back Roads: The Great Aussie Road Trip.  She told RN Breakfast the roadtrip "is making a come-back". 
Guest:Heather Ewart, Host, Backroads

News Corp Australasia's Executive Chairman Michael Miller says social media companies should make payments to support mental health services and take responsibility for content spread on their platforms.

Parliament descended into bitter debate this week with both the opposition and government blaming the Greens for encouraging pro-Palestinian protesters at universities and outside the offices of different MPs.

It's led to calls to bolster social cohesion.

In rugby league, Queensland pulled off a miracle win in the second women's State of Origin game last night.

While in cricket, Marcus Stoinis starred with bat and ball as Australia beat Oman, while co-host USA produced a thriller against Pakistan. And in football, a win for the Socceroos against Bangladesh on the way to the next World Cup. 

And 28-years of Warwick Hadfield presenting RN Breakfast's sport news!
 Sports commentator and RN Breakfast legend, Warwick Hadfield brings the latest news from the world of sport.