Concetta Caristo, a new addition to Triple J's Breakfast show for 2023, has left the youth radio station after four years. Caristo joined co-host Bryce Mills on the mic earlier this year, bringing her background as a standup comedian to the primetime slot.
Before her radio career, the Sydneysider performed comedy sets about being 'the most Italian woman in the world' despite never having visited Italy. Her standup was put on hold during Covid lockdowns, during which she developed a passion for houseplants and nesting in her apartment.
Caristo described her journey as a 'plant mother', noting that tending to her plants became a rewarding and transformative experience. She said she would save a miniature fiddle-leaf fig in a fire, which she bought from Facebook Marketplace.
She also shared that her most treasured item is a journal from James Clear, author of Atomic Habits, a gift from her boyfriend. The journal helps her track habits and write a sentence a day.
Caristo admitted to frequently losing belongings, recalling a traumatic incident where she lost a Walkman as a child, leading her mother to buy a wrong replacement. She now laments losing a beanie.
