Radio oddest of odd couples, John Safran and Father Bob Maguire, are quitting their quirky Triple J show after 10 years.
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The pair have had a famously prickly on-air relationship on their Sunday night program in which they chew over wide-ranging issues concerning ethics, religion and politics.
Announcing the end of the long-running show, Safran revealed his next project would examine Islam in Australia.
"Dear listeners and Father Bob, you know we live in a very secular country and people look to me to try and understand religion," he said. "If you're one of those people I have good news and I have bad news.
"The good news is that I'm off. I'm off on a little book adventure where I'm going around the country and looking into Islam and anti-Islam in modern-day Australia. That's the book I'm working on which will be out late next year. The bad news is that this is the last year of Sunday Night Safran."
Triple J said Maguire, known to listeners as "Father Bob", would continue his community work through organisations such as Father Bob's Foundation and The Father Bob HopeMobile.
@doctormcdougall @JohnSafran @triplej @FatherBob congrats both on an incredible innings. Back when you started there wasn't even Twitter…— Dom Knight (@domknight)
November 29, 2015
Huge congrats to both of you. One of the most unique & captivating shows anywhere on the dial. https://t.co/LGUAFvvOV0— robbiebuck (@robbie_buck)
November 29, 2015
@doctormcdougall @JohnSafran @triplej @FatherBob Has it been 10 years? Well done to two of the most genuine, interesting guys in radio.— Craig Reucassel (@craigreucassel)
November 29, 2015
@kachel94 @JohnSafran @triplej Safran taught me a lot over ten years....eternally grateful.— FatherBob (@FatherBob)
November 29, 2015
After ten years of arguing, tweeting, being cursed by witches and expelled from religious organisations, Sunday Night...Posted by triple j on Sunday, 29 November 2015
