Aunty Donna Podcast - The Best of 2025: Part 2 (5 – 1)

Episode Date: February 3, 2026

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A listener production. And welcome folks to the thrilling finale of best of 2025. A year. And we've got five to one today. And I'm joined by... Best of what? Our podcast. Okay, just to be clear.

It doesn't have to be. We could do it about something else. We could do those CNN documentaries about decades. The 2000s was a crazy time. The Iraq War. Green Day Barley bombings I wouldn't feel comfortable with it

unless we had like Anthony Collier here giving his hot tape on certain things And Amy Shark Have either of you ever done one of those? No No no no I love the idea Whenever I watch them now

I've never seen them I don't know how they work But I assume having done enough stuff In this industry That they send them a video package Or at least a document and the idea of the night before people watching music videos going, what the fuck am I going to say about this?

Absolutely. Oh, the production would just go, just say that it was like... Yeah, we're missing someone saying something negative about it. So just say it wasn't for you. Remember we did Michelle's Australian story and they were like, now say, say now and put into the question when you met Michelle, they were like word for word. And I was like, what did they do to my show? I like, I didn't know.

And then when I watch it now, I'm like... That's all you see now. Yeah. Anyway. You've seen the, you've seen how the, I believe the colloquialism is you've seen how that sausage got made. Yes. At number five is the bit truck.

I remember the bit truck. I remember that. Yes, I, yes, I remember that. I remember the truck. I genuinely, Tom's just left. Tom's got to talk to Sam about something. That's what he said. Maybe they're having a hot fling.

You know, this is how you find. out, and it wouldn't surprise me. If Sam and Tom were having a hot fling. That would tear us apart. It would tear Tom's family apart. Sam's got a loving partner. Yeah. They just went to Japan together.

It's really, I've got to pull them aside and tell them it's not worth it. I'll tell them to fucking get your fucking shit together. Yeah, yeah, when Tom comes back in. Get your fucking priorities straight. Look at me! It is not worth it. One hot minute of fun in the Humdinger Studios' bathroom is not worth throwing your life away, Tom. You've known each other for 18 years.

Jesus Christ. Anyway, the BitTruck. The episode came out November 2025. We were recorded it in February of 2025. You think I don't want to fuck Sam? Of course I do. But I keep it inside. Zach starts the episode playing the Easter Bunny.

Broden is doing a bit where it's like he's on a Zoom call and is slightly delayed. Mark is taking a truckload of bits to Sacramento. Oh, man. Mark stops at a diner where he's served by two waitresses. Enjoy! Those eggs are made of chocolate, then he wraps through foil with his little bunny paws. Gee, I'm getting hungry.

I'm going to pull over to this diner. Talk to my friends. Check the load. What'll you have, hon? What'll you have, hon? What, what have I... What have I got two waitresses serving me? Well, it's a big diner.

And we go get... that order from you? Oh, I'm confused about what's going on. What's there to be confused about? This, the two lady diner. Hey, hon, what can we get for you? What can we get for you, hon? All right, I'll get a...

Let me get a... Let me just get a bunch of sides. Okay, is that two of all of them? Is that right? Well, a bunch of sides, sure thing. Well, we don't do that like that round these parts. Is that two, two of all of them? Do I make one order and I'll get it twice, or do I need to order separate things from

each of you and make two orders. I don't want to get the same thing twice. What's that there, honey? What do you mean two orders, honey? I think that, I think that, I think my waiters also, what, Zach's in delay? What, Zach's in delay? No, I'm not in delay, honey. I just am not aware of the other waiter. Right. Oh, right. I love that, Pid. Right, okay. So I'm aware of that. So here's, this is a diner where one diner lady is aware of the other diner lady, but this diner lady is completely only aware that I exist and that this is a diner with two diner ladies. Does that make sense? It does make sense because I was taught. But I'm a silly diner lady and I need a straight guy that can manage my

conceit. It sounds, it sounds deliberate. Oh, three, three kids. Well, I was about to say, I just got a call down from HQ and H. Channel VHQ or? That one I'm ignoring. What? Channel VHQ? HQ HQ headquarters. Yumi, Oshar, the rest, the gang. Jabba. The gang? Jabber. I got a call from Jabba. And they told me there was another haul I needed to load into my truck. What? A haul. I haul. Yeah.

Are you the bit I've been looking for? Well, we've been looking. I know that we've been looking for a bit for a while. Honey, I'm just a waitress. I want to take your diner order. I ain't no bit. That, she doesn't know her a bit. She doesn't know it's a bit.

Yeah. But deep down in her soul, she's like ghost at bed at night. She looks up at the stars on Route 66 and she thinks, I'm in a bit. Yeah. Does that mean I've got to tie her up, chuck her in the truck? What are you talking about, honey? I ain't going to be tired up by anyone, except that Idris Elba.

He's something else. She loves Idris Elba. I got to get three bits after this commercial break. I got to get, maybe. I got to get three bits down to Sacramento. Now, I only got two conflicting bits. Where'd you come from? In my truck.

From, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, Tennessee. Okay. How long's that? Cross country. What about Tennessee there, honey? Well, well, my love, what's your name? My love is Darlene.

My name is Darlene. My love is that Idris Alba. I saw him in that TV show about the drug dealers. Oh, yeah. Oh, he is something else. Tell her the wire. Tell her the wire. Yeah, I love the wire.

Oh, this is great. She doesn't, I can make her. Tell her she's in a bit. You're in a bit. What are you talking about? out. I'm in a bit of trouble. If you don't order soon, honey, I've got to make some tips today.

To her left, there's always another diner waitress. To your left. I don't know if you knew this, but there is always another diner waitress. What? To your left. Tell her to look to her left. Look to your left. I don't see nothing. Exactly. But I remember when I was a girl, I used

to have a diner friend. And my parents told me I need to pay that no mind. I haven't seen that diner friend since I was 12. Get in my truck. I'm not going to get in your truck, honey. I'm not going to get in your truck.

Can you see this from my perspective? Can you see this from my perspective? I've had a man come into my diner. He said, I've got a truck and I want to tie you up. Put it in. He takes long, strange breaks, almost like he's on delay. He sometimes responds. It's a different bit.

Well, that's what it feels like to me. I know, but I know it feels that way because there is another. What you don't realize is that you are in a bit. Because from my perspective, tell him he's in a bit. I am. I am telling him he's in a bit. It's all right.

Wait, wait to say, are you Broden from the truck? Sorry to jump in, it's Broden the delay bit from the truck. Stay in the truck. What do you have, hon? No, I don't need it. What do you? You know, wait. I was just asserting who I am again.

Okay, great. Get in the truck, Broden. Can you imagine what that just looked like for me, honey? I can't even. I honestly can't even. I must seem like a crazy person. Honey, I've seen some crazy types. working on a diner on Rood 66.

Yeah. And you're the craziest one I've seen. And there it was. Still no sign of Tom. And at this point I'm starting to wonder, who did we let choose these best ones? The people. That one had... voted by the people.

They are the patrons? Yeah. So that's a great opportunity to say, if you want to influence the next election, join Patreon. I also, that one is very confusing to me as to what the prompt was at the start of the episode. I think we had an idea. It was a went off. It just completely went off.

Yeah. And then I was going to stop fucking it with that bit. Wow. Bits became the bit. Yeah, right. The bit became the bit. We should record the prompts. Should start recording the prompts.

I think the first 30 seconds of the episode is what it was going to be. Yeah, right. I think Tom's about to walk back in. There he is. Tom, hey. Sit down. Sit down. Sit down, mate.

I'm here. Tom, it is not worth it. Yeah. You've got to stop. You can stop what? We're saying this with love. You have so much in your life. You have a wealth of joy.

He's got so much. It needs to stop now. It's not worth throwing your life away. The way it will affect this company and the way we operate, I don't think you've thought about. And your family. Because you're being selfish and you're being led by your desires and your cock. I love my family.

All right. Well, then stop. All right. It needs to stop. Okay. We don't need to talk about it anymore. Is that all right? Yeah, that's done.

Good. Okay. Wow. That was easy. Yeah, great. Number four, I knew you guys are going to be wrapped with this. One of us in particular. Talking about you fucking Sam.

I did figure, believe it or not. I think Sam will be upset to hear how easily you threw it all away. It wasn't even a struggle for you. I was zero concern, yeah. Now, number four. He does have his priority straight. Recreating an episode of Friends. Oh, yeah.

Wow. I forgot that was a problem. podcast because I love the YouTube of it so much. Yeah, you know the etymology. If you've seen the video, the ugliest I've ever been on camera, in my opinion. Oh, when you agreed to that, like, I was, I just wanted, I was psychically trying to tell you the whole time you can just ask for something different. And I had so much admiration for you because it was so funny. Well, Mark's friend Will, was the costume designer on that. And it's Will's fault, but I didn't want to let Will down. I think he did a great job in what.

what he was going for. Yeah, which was amazing. Like from the outside, I was like, that's awesome. And I'm so glad Broden's happy to go with it. Later did I realize he was very uncomfortable. I played at my funeral. But here is bits of friends.

Hey, Rachel. So, Gunther is in love with Rachel. Fuck you, man. Fuck you, man. Hey, he, did you want. Oh, did you want. Oh, yeah, good, good, good. Did you want your coffee?

Remember how you used to work here? Oh, wow. Are you still moving to Paris? Yeah. You know how your character is developed to working at Louis Vuitton? Is that the cold open? We got to fill 40 minutes, bro, to afford the billion dollars. Man, this is falling apart.

I think it's gone pretty good. Gunther. All right, here we go. Where are we? We will say, we won't do big print, but we will say where we are. We're in Ross's apartment, and he's fastidiously tidying.

Oh, no. Oh, no. Monica. Am I Ross? No, he's Ross. I'm Ross. You're Rachel and Chandler. Oh, no.

I have to clean my apartment before my fastidious sister, Monica comes around to my house. My teeth are as bright as the stars. They must fastidiously clean my apartment or else Monica, who used to be fat, will be upset with me.

Ding dong. Oh, here she is. I'm Rachel. He's Rachel, you're Monica. I'm Monica. Hey, Ross. Hey, Monica. Congratulations on keeping the weight off. Thank you. It's hard as a chef. I cook and I cook.

all day and I want to eat it and get my ass fat like you used to but I don't I fucking Chandler your best friend Humph, Humph, oh I'm so sad Monica can I share something with you

yes My, my, my love of my life Rachel she keeps bothering me about our baby but you're married you're married I know but and I don't love Rachel anymore

But my baby, she has my baby living in that apartment across from you. Oh, another at the door. Let's open it. How you doing? Oh, Joey, this is my sister, Monica. Yeah, yeah, Ross, I know. We've been friends for a little across, well, from the apartment from your child for many years. Oh, Joey, I forgot you were Italian.

And an actor. Hey, I got to go. I got his audition to do. What's the audition about? my friend Joey. Um, gee, it's for some movie where the bullets come flying at you and you gotta move real slow to get out of their way. But you're moving fast, but on the screen it looks like you're moving slow. I don't know, some huckahooey.

Wait a second, Joey. When time is your audition? It's that 8 a.m. But didn't you have a coffee date with that beautiful girl at 820? Oh, shit. She. What we've done there is we've set up the B plot. Damn, what am I going to do?

I know maybe I'll take her to the audition. Maybe I'll take her to the audition. Say it's a date. You don't want any danger feeling? No, no, no. No, no, what's happened? Meanwhile, Monica and Chandler's house, formerly Monica and Joey's house,

Chandler and... And Chandler and Phoebe. How do you do? I am the comedic man. Oh, I've done some... drugs. Maybe you should, maybe you, careful.

Could I ask you a question? I don't know why I'm doing these Russian accents. I don't know. Can I ask you a question, my friend Ross. No, my friend Chandler. Yes. I have written a song. Can I play it for you?

Yes. Here we go. Ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding. This is a classic Phoebe thing. I can actually play songs. Smelly cat, a smeliketa. Shmelly cat, shmelly cat, what do you think of my song? I wouldn't quit your day job.

Oh, someone at the door. Hey, how you doing? Oh, my friend. Hey, I got a problemo. I need help with the Gabbygo. What is your problem with Joey? Well, I've got this audition with the Wachowski's or something like that. I don't know.

It sounds like the Matrix. That's your biggest audition yet. It's usually audition for advertisement and for a television show. It's true. it's true. But my manager, Estelle or something, I got this girl, I'm in love with her, you know, and I don't know what I'm going to do. I got the audition,

I got the day, what do I do? I'm a man, fangul. I've got an idea, Joey. I've got an idea, Joey. What if I bump into her, pretend to be an old friend and distract her for the time it takes for you to finish your audition, and at which point you will arrive

and she will have been distracted by me having pretended to be an old friend of hers and then when you arrive you can continue your date at that point. Okay, that sounds like a plan. Whop, I slip on the poo. What? I slip on the poo.

I slip on the poo. Chandler might say something about Joey slipping on a poo. Because he's the hope. He's the hope so he needs to fall. over and do... You should be more careful with your footing. Do like a crack a joke about it. Like a...

Chandler would... Oh, he went ice. He went ice. I've seen frozen on ice, but this is ridiculous. That's maybe you should... Maybe you should order... Yeah. I know you're auditioning for The Matrix,

but maybe you should consider the Matrix on Ice. And when I said bits of friends before, I didn't mean a friend of yours cut up into tiny little bits. I don't think anyone thought that. I did. I've been watching a lot of medium. I thought you were going to say I've been watching a lot of media. Me too, man.

No, medium. I've been watching heaps of media lately. On my phone, on my television. I've been going through the whole series. You've been watching? I've been watching very hot. Very hot. Yeah.

What's that? Well, are you watching medium? He's been watching Lemon and Herb. I'm like, that's got dumb. I got told What about Tarasco Barbecue

Whatever it's called You know Medium Medium is great Because even by season 5 People are still like You're crazy

There's no way That's what's happening And she's like It's been five seasons Every time I've had a dream It's real cun Every time Even her husband

Stop it Alison Dubois You're crazy It's like X Miles My favourite thing About Xiles Is he literally sees a UFO

In episode 2 Like literally, and it's like, I don't know about this. There's something out there. You've just been on a UFO and float the fucking bars. Maybe you're wrong this time. It's so good. At number three. Yeah.

I'm trying to remember as I read it, the Cold Cut era. Oh, yes. Yeah, yeah. So it was the announcing of the new era of the podcast. And then the Cold Cut era was... This is the third episode of the trilogy, by the way. Yes, I remember. I just got on a Mordadella thing

And you summoned Sushi Mango I summoned Sushi Mango That was in that episode, wasn't it? Of course, that makes so much sense I don't know Sushi Mango at all We don't know them But this date genuinely Before this point

We'd never met sushi If you don't know Sushi Mango There are a group of Italian men Who are billion-ness Yeah, yeah Who do videos about Italian culture Sell out Rod Labor Sale out Rod Labor

Australian Italian culture I should say If for any of our Italian listeners They're not a part of the diaspora. They go to New York and fucking do shows now and shit. Wow. Because of the Italians. Yeah.

So maybe, but I just don't know if it would land in Rome. I don't want to. Mark, would they land in Rome? What do you mean land? Like in a plane? Would their comedy work in Rome? I think there's a diasporatic element to it. I don't know.

I can see how it would land in New York. I struggle to see how it would land in Naples. No, well, because it's not, yeah, I don't know. I don't know what the real Italians, because it's about Italian immigrants in like a mostly English-speaking country. Italian's like Sopranos? I don't know.

I think New York Italians. I think American Italians do. I don't know if Italians do. Have you ever watched it? Supranos are bits and pieces. We talked about cold cuts and it literally summoned men we hadn't met. Well, I'd met.

I'd met. Oh, you went to his restaurant. Yeah, that one before. I don't remember what one. one of them. Vinny, Sushi mango. And people talk about us like this,

so I'm okay with it. Yeah. The bald one or the hairy one. Which I never get, because you're both hairy. Yeah. Last night I had someone just better. You're the Auntie Donner guy.

He's like, I'm so sorry. I don't remember your name. I'm like, I don't care anymore. There's a confident, it's funny when I get a confident mark. Oh yeah, I get confident Zach all the time.

All the time. Confident Sam. You do? A lot. Wow. Wow. Yeah. The people who voted for

this episode was split between the start of the episode where Mark was treading water, struggling to introduce the cold cut era or when Zach suggested Broden had a roll with salad and cheese on it and Broden lost it. That was the funny. That was my favourite. That was my favourite. I'm not laugh like that in a very long...

It's a beautiful thing to see. When the person that made the joke doesn't understand why it's so funny. I remember, I'm going to redo it in my head now for fun, but I think you were playing like a political person. Like a liberal party member or something And you're like, what should I do? And you're like, you should do this, you could do that. You would try to, and then you went, maybe some salad and cheese.

It wouldn't make me laugh so much. Here it is. Here it is. Wow. Now we're up to number two. We'll play it now. We've got to wait for it to play, man. All right, here it is.

I like this question is addressed to the panel. On the weekends, I like to get some roles for lunch. I will get some nice knotted rolls from my local bakery. Then I will go to the deli section of this area. It is a bakery slash deli. If I don't want to have a ham roll or any other major meat, what should I be having in that role for lunch? That's a great question, Broden.

And listen, obviously there's a lot of people doing it tough right now. The cost of living crisis is happening. And there are factors at play beyond our country, beyond our nation. But there are things that can be done. Obviously, the price of cold cuts, they're not created in a vacuum. I know that if we were in power,

we would be... Definitely not in a vacuum. We would be putting a limit on cold cut prices and the cost of importing those cold cuts. There's a number of costs incurred. We would be doing what we could to lower those costs. As to the question about what you can be doing

in the meantime, Obviously it is going to take a few months to see that come into effect. Perhaps a salad sandwich with some cheese. Maybe you could try a sort of a veggie burger, something like that. There's a number of things you can put in that roll. Even butter and veggie mite is a great option. But listen, I know we're all doing it tough. I've seen it.

I see it all across the nation. I'm going to jump right in there and go off. So, you obviously don't want to eat any meats. I don't know. I'm fully snapped. Some salad with some cheese. Well, to be fair, I was going to say something similar because there's not a lot of fucking things,

it's not a lot of fucking things, man. But what I will say, Brennan's lost to it. You broke him. You broke him. Oh, you're trying to save her? I was going to say is very similar. But I truly believe one of the most underrated things you can have for lunch is fresh bread and a very nice butter.

And why is it that butter cost so much right now, though? That's, I guess, my question to you. I don't know. Well, I think you should know. I'm a meat man. I don't think. This is not the funniest episode. But there's something

that's made me cry with laughter. Okay. It's definitely not the funniest episode. The energy of it not being the funniest episode has been 30 minutes doing Q and A. A better roll for selling a cheese. And look, can I say?

It's really broken me. And Broden, in what era of the Auntie Donna podcast have you broken to this extent? Yeah, never. Not in the new era. Not in the era before that. But what I meant to say is, the old era. I like having a roll for lunch. And I don't want to have to have ham.

I was going to have a ham roll. but maybe I don't want a ham roll. All right. Yeah, and people... What do I put in there? People want variety in their sandwiches, Frodoz. You know, that's an important part of Australian culture. That's an important...

Sorry, I let you talk. I'm the meat man. This question was geared towards me at first. I feel like I should be allowed to speak. Yeah, sure, sure. No, no, go. I'm sorry, you go, you go. We all love variety in our sandwiches.

That's a real Australian value. Ever since Menzies, we've had a broad... Ever since Menzies, he brought together a broad church a sandwich logglers, whether it be salad or ham, and that's what we're looking to achieve. Anyway, I'm good. And there it was at number two. Now.

Now, number two, and this upsets me that it's number two. because it's shit because it ruined my life for a few weeks oh oh was this the social experiment sciatica episode sciatica it's part of episode

part one of this where you make fun of me how did they vote for it in time I don't know but they did no it's Bobby T yes it's the biggest social experiment ever committed on a podcast ever yeah because we don't usually do pranks

we don't usually do experiments but this we wanted to challenge us ourselves. We weren't. And I wouldn't call it a prank. I would say what you're about to listen to, if you haven't listened to the whole thing, is we, depending on what bit it is, whether it's me. In March 20204, we record an episode with Sam where Sam revealed a new character, Bobby

T, to Zach and Mark. We kept it a secret for over a year. And in April 2025, published an episode called Let Broden, Don't Let Broden hear this episode. A week later, Broden was back and Sam revealed to Broden the character of Bobby T. the episode was called Operation Big Broden prank Feet Sand. So even though it was called Operation Big Broden prank, I saw this more as a social experiment. What we wanted to see was whether someone could believe that a character was brilliant

because could believe something was brilliant because society told him it was. And I think we achieved that with Flying Colise Broden. I'm still not sure what level like if you actually thought Bobby T was a good character or if you're like... Exactly. And that's why the experiment was. Isn't that interesting? You still don't know.

We fucked with your mind. And maybe we're just not revealing the truth because it would hurt Sam's feelings. Yeah. But maybe it's ambiguous for other reasons. Okay, well here it is. And there. Now. So, let's do it.

Let's get stuck in there. Broden, are you ready? Yeah. You're typing on your computer. Do we have like a drum roll, Lindsay? Do you want a drum roll for Bobby T? You can't just ask Lindsay for a drum roll. Yeah, we can't just.

We can just... Just any song, any kind of, any role. Any music that's just going to get everyone hyped. Do you know what I'm saying? Hyped. If it had a drum... Yeah, here we go. Bobby Tee.

Bobby Tee. Bobby Tee. Bobby Tee. Bobby Tee. And cut. I'm bobbed. I'm spoiled. Hey, dude. I'm real.

You all I hear a song Oh, Bobby Tea, I'd love to hear a song And goes, Babity, Bobby-Diboby-Bobbitty, Bobby That's a great song, Bobby T Bobby Tee, I love that song Thank you Bobby Tee, tell us, so you're from Sweden, is that correct? Yeah, I'm real.

He's real, he's real, he's from Sweden. A woman. Bobby T's a woman. Bobby Tee, you're a real woman from Sweden, what's your favorite food? What's that again, sir? Broden, you get the most out of Bobby tea. People love Bobby tea when you interact with them.

So we need to just throw Bobby tea a couple of bones. Gets it no Bobby Tee, Browden. Hi Bobby Tee. I'm Bobbant. Can you believe it? I almost, I was soggy. It is funny. Yeah, it's great.

There's no trick. Isn't it, see? No trick? No prank. Great character. It's really resonated. Talk to Bobby Tee. Hi, Bobby Tee.

Hi, bro. Would you like me make song for you? Yes. Oh, you're going to want to say yes. Yes. Broder Kelly, brother Kelly, bro, Kelly. See what Bobby T did there? I made song for you.

I went high school with Daniel Egg. Went to high school with Daniel Egg. High school with Daniel Egg. Egg. He found her Spotify, no? That was Spotify. Yeah. What do you do for a job again, Bobby T?

I struggle in music. I can afford mine for my daughter. Because of Spotify. Because of Spotify. Because of Spotify. Wow, you went to school with the government Spotify. Now you can't afford stuff because of Spotify. As Santipitis.

Pardon? A sanipitous. A sanpipitous. Serendipitous. Wow, yeah. Have you seen the film Serendipity? No. Is that 30?

What's a film you have seen? No, Bronet. You get to meet Bobby Tee. You get to see why everyone loves Bobby T. People were coming to your solo show, Broden. And they were screaming out for this character. It resonated so much with our audience. They're even removed from Sam and us who were there.

You weren't even there. This is how much people loved this character. Yeah. People haggled me at my show. I forgot to mention. People heckled me at my show about Bobby T. They love Bobby T. Dude, people love Bobby T.

Bobby T, tell me Do you ever have friends over? Do you ever play their music? Yeah, I play music at the club And then you egg come to the club When he has moral quantities about Spotify Really? Then he comes to your club

When he has moral corngies He went to school He went to school together It was funny Was his reaction from his odd bird Well, I don't find him that funny Oh really? A woman

Bobby T's a woman. I think it's quite jarring. Yeah. In like a jarhead way? Yeah. Wow, that's crazy. In rock war kind of way. We disagree, the fans disagree.

Well, then I'm... I think maybe a great thing. You might be losing it a bit, but he might be losing touch with kind of what's funny and what's not. I might believe that. I'm not going to say the word of what you're doing, but you know what you're doing. How, Broden, do you know I go to US Senate and testify? How about that, Broden?

That's a bit funny, huh? Yeah. I said Spotify bad. And there it was. Coming up right now. Sorry. No, no. And there it was.

It's done. We played it. And we're up to number one. We never have to. I had people. And there was number one? We should have. talk about it, man. Why didn't you let us discuss it first?

No. You just, why should you just? No, we didn't. It's not played yet. I refuse to accept that. It's coming up. Can we guess? Yes. At what number one is? I agree with this number one. It is what there is a bias to, is a recency bias to these where things in the back half of the Egarhoto more. But hey, that's how life works. That's how the Oscars work. Yeah. That was, um, it was just generally all of them.

Silence of the Lambs was a real outlier. A, because it was a genre film. And B, because it was released much earlier in the year. Yeah. Sinners should be doing better than it is, but it isn't because it was released earlier. No other choice or win some because it's bad to come out. Yeah. Is it the songs?

Yep. Great. Oh yeah, the songs are great. No, they are awesome. The Mark Bonano concept album. I think specifically your reaction to them though, Mark. One week Mark was away, so Tom was here instead. Zach discovered that Mark Broan and Tom had all LinkedIn profiles.

Which we never talked about Did I tell you I joined LinkedIn? So I joined LinkedIn Purely for the purpose of going to Frodoin's last post About some good numbers he got on the footie And I tried to comment under Wow, great numbers, Fron, awesome work

But you couldn't And then it would let me like Because it was such a new account I thought I was up to some mischief, which I was. Yeah, LinkedIn won't let you. You're not part of our community, Mark and I. We both love Lincoln. Anyway, Zach discovered, oh yeah,

Zach and Broden decide to write songs for Mark to play for him when he came back. Yeah. And they're great songs, and we should record them properly. That's a good, yeah, that's a good month on Patreon. Watching Mark's, watching Mark listen to the concept album, genuinely had me in tears. The Mark Banana concept album is by far the best thing you silly boys have done this year on the potty.

It was very overwhelming. The attention. I did not know. I did not expect walking into that. One, there would be songs. And they're great songs. Just played for me to listen to and two that. It was a genuine slow reveal that all the songs were about me.

I didn't know that until they started happening. And I haven't did we because we didn't remember. You'd forgotten. that's very funny that was a very full on day but very funny very funny I wonder which bits will play

and you know oh I can look it up actually sorry it is track five cool is that the war his suit around for a little while

I believe so yeah or it's the ballad but I think it's the suit round there's two songs back to band people love the suit around there's two songs it's going to be okay yeah it's going to be okay

so good That's the one that my wife, Carlia, she fucking loved that so much. That it's going to be okay, made her cry laughing. They're good songs. I think we should record this. There's two good songs. I think we do the whole album. Okay, yeah, great.

Oh, not. Don't, just because we did it with friends doesn't mean this is a pattern. It is. Well, yeah, we've got 12 months page. We should do it. We should do a five city tour with a live band of the album. It's not a terrible idea. My banana.

Just small venues. You know, 300 standing room venues, the tote. You know. Cut to a meeting. It's like, I just, I know it's a bit, but there's people coming and we need to do three weeks of rehearsal. Yeah, we need to. Yeah, we need to get Marty Weow up from Ballarat.

Well, here it is our favorite episode of the year. I want to thank again. There and it is. Should we tell everyone what it is? We did. We've been talking about it for like a minute. Five minutes. And it's a.

their favorite episode. I want to be clear. Five, track five. Now, this is, I'm very keen for your thoughts on this one. Hit it. All right. This is a four minute, I reckon. Yeah. Four minutes. Here we go.

I think I can do a verse to you. Yep. What's that trumpet? I like that. It is a little Justin Timberlake, but I don't mind it. Well, then you take it away. You go, I know a man called my banana. All right. I has lots of style. That is what I know

I know a man His name is Mappanano He's got great style Cool wore his suit around for a little while Muffinano Yeah he wears different things Things about his brand and ways

Pants could gear a fling That man Mopanano He wears cool clothes And that For that I don't loathes Style Substance

Fun Passion Oh shit He's a good song That's the Mark Banana Way Style Substance Fun

Fun Sun Style Fashion That's Mark Banana Way Mark Banana way Mark Banana

That man's got Great Style I once stole a suit and wore it round for a little while Mark Banana Great Great Style Mark Banana

Stole his suit War at a little while Yeah, it's just solo. Yeah. Just vibe it out. Can't believe how well this is working to be honest. The spoken word I'm really enjoying. Mark Banana, he's got great style.

Do to run for a little while. Mark Banana. Session. Ah. Yeah, ha. What? Fashion. Fashion.

Oh, yeah. Fashion. How don't you know? What? I know. They're not playing with my banana He ain't no bitch He likes to play his switch

Play his elder Play Mario Kart 2 Put his beanie on He eats the dinner Says thank you My banana Took his suit Wore a style

My banana Substance My banana Fashion Fashion Fashion Passion Passion

He's no guys who are taller than him Brand and Zach R6-1 You see Fashion, fashion Style substance My bananas He's got great style Style

Must call his too that one That I need to go Explains to me Normal height Fern and Zach are just taller than you think I know we're Bangkok My banana

Just a fuck-gat-da-ha-ha-ha- All right, Duff Punk. Yeah. That's good. No, Roger's vibes. Very good. I'm just into this. Yeah.

I put a joke here for you. Let's never leave. Passion. Passion, style, substance. See, now that has something that I've been missing in music for a while, which is the vocalists just commenting on the same. song and how much they like it during the track. Not enough music does that.

Well, this is the thing about, like, comedy, we know this. The audience feels about the show the way you tell them. If you tell an audience, you know, a comedian, have you ever been to a comedy show where you're watching it? And the comedian goes, God, this show's going badly. And you think, well, I thought it was all right. That's clearly your impression. And now you've imposed that on me.

I guess it is doing badly. Number one rule of comedy, you don't say the show is going badly. we thought, what if we reverse it and apply it to music? This is good. This is good. And then people go, yeah. So, like, the EPism is, like, evolving. There was some extra themes in that one, which I thought were interesting.

It introduced my friends, Broden and Zach, who have big dicks. And swing them around. And swing them around. And that I'm not as short as maybe people think. It's really sad. You're all quite tall. This is, my banana, he's got great style. Took his suit, wore a fan, bow, and little.

I'd like to drill into that for a little bit. Well, yeah. So there's a meteorite coming. I wore your suit that you found somewhere. Like it was like a plaid brown suit. And it had flares and very nice. It fit me beautifully. Oh, I got that at Retro Star.

Yeah, and so I wore that around for a little while. It's the first suit I ever bought for myself with my friend, Kira. She was there. I know, Kira. I don't remember. I do remember that suit. I didn't remember that it was marks. But now that I think about it...

I definitely don't remember you just wearing it around. For a little while. Right. All right. Did I say that was okay? Yeah, I think... Can I do an impersonation of you in 2010? Please.

I'll go... Hey, can I... I love this? Can I wear it to something? Yeah, man, that's all right. Now, your voice. voice is lowered since then. Yeah, my balls dropped. But the spirit of view. Yeah, yeah, yeah. And we're back. Did we play it? Yeah. Great. What a great year. Wow. I want to say a sincere thanks to

Lindsay for all I work this year. She's been absolutely fantastic and the heart, the engine room of this show, because we literally walk in, do it, walk away. And Lindsay has been the one who's thought about it and done a great. Also produces kick pod. So the spectrum of what her brain has to go through. And the shit we do to her in terms of like we will record a podcast that then has the sequel that we've recorded three months later and then her needing to put all that into a document and keep track of our fucked shit. Lindsay, we really appreciate that. Also, like Lindsay this year did her first ever solo show. Yeah. About escalators.

And I went and saw her. I got back in from England and I went and saw her that night. Jesus. And it was, well, I was not in a good place brain-wise, and it was fantastic. And she ended up winning an award. That's amazing. So Lindsay's a gun. We'll see you next week or not.

That's for you to find out. Yeah, good luck. Good luck, you motherfuckers. Mark apologised to them. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I don't know. I don't know what's going on. It's first day back for us this year.

You haven't eyed your shirt. No, that's the look. Oh, is it? Yeah, that's the look. Oh, yeah, it is. Yeah, it's purposefully like the. That's bad. Briden loves to point out when I have an ironed my shirts when I come to work. It's a trauma.

Which is a casual environment. And every time he does, I look down in his pants and he's got some sort of stain. It's true. Or his pants aren't ironed. It's like you are so top focused. You never, ever. Do you know I have a full body mirror in your home? I do.

But I don't, I don't, I don't, yeah, like it's true. There's a big stain on my pants. Yeah. And there's shit all over him. And also the back pockets ripped out. Come on, ma'am. I'm wearing my car. cute little unique clothes shorts, showing off some leg.

All right. I'm going to go to sleep. Off the bed. Off the bed, everyone. You've been listening to the Auntie Donna podcast. Thanks for joining us for another rip episode brought to you by Auntie Donna Club.com. See you next week.