Is It Just Me? - #150: Fever Dream

Episode Date: June 26, 2023

In this episode: How good are aerosols (11:12) Churi’s big move (18:42) Why are pigeon holes called pigeon holes? (25:00) Mitch’s Quickie - Gaga pisses off her fans, Miranda Sings is cancelled & Peter Overton’s 9 news blooper (30:04) The most hectic breakup story ever (43:03) Our “Secret Segment” ADDebrief (51:50)   Hit us up: @coupleofmitches Send us a text: 0422 948 202See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This is Is It Just Me? Hosted by a couple of Mitches. Hello you! Hello you. Go! Brace yourself for the rude shocks of young adulthood. I didn't even drink at my own 18th because I was adamant that, oh no, I'm not going to drink when I'm an adult.

It's so unnecessary, you don't need alcohol to have fun. Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! Oh, 18-year-old you would be so disappointed in me. Yeah, cheers to that. Now, here's Mitch Chudy and Mitchell Coombs. Hello, you. Hello, you. Oh, here we are back again.

I'm still fucking ill. Yeah, you haven't dropped that, have you? No, it's been over a week. Since when do flus and colds, I don't even know what it is, since when do they stick around this long? I feel like it left and then it came back. It was gone for a few days. Yeah, I felt okay and now it's worse than it was to begin with.

Even on antibiotics, that's supposed to stop it in its tracks. Kick it in the butt, yeah. What do you have? Is it cough or is it just head cold? Yeah, head cold. I'm all blocked. So once again, sorry if I sound disgusting on this week's episode. Oh, God. Yeah, sore

throat, bit of a headache, all that stuff. So this is going to be great. But you look good. You still look tan. I'm not convinced that you're being honest with me when you say you don't tan. Because you are so brown. I haven't tanned in ages. Something's going on with you. You got jaundice or something. Maybe we need to get a blood test. Is that the thing that makes you go yellow? I think like an orangey tinge.

Well, this definitely isn't jaundice. I can assure you. I hope it's not fucking jaundice. Oh my God, imagine. You don't sound that sick though. You really don't. Really? Yeah, you sound all right.

Don't be so hard on yourself. I just sound a bit blocked, that's all. Yeah, you do. Everyone's got it at the moment though. Yeah, literally everyone. I had it for a bit. It was one of those things that I had for like two nights and then it went away and then-

Must be nice. Yeah, sorry. I'm depressed, but I've got a strong immune system. Fucking hell, we're both in the wars, aren't we? This is like what we spoke about last week. How much do you have out of 50? Oh, instead of 50-50? Yeah.

I'm a fucking nine. Like, I'm nothing today. I've got about 40. That's right, 49's great. Between the two of us. We haven't even reached 50. It's not even a pass. Well, Jenna's not here either.

She'd bring one. So that would at least get us to 50. Prizekeeper Jenna, she's not with us. Well, thank God this is our last episode before a little bit of a mid-year break. Yeah. I can't believe that we're already mid-year, by the way. That in itself is a little bit, how did that happen? Sad, isn't it?

Yeah, it's wild. But yeah, you're off on holiday. So we're having a couple of weeks off the podcast. Yeah. And it feels like I'm going to need some solid rest. So it couldn't have come at a better time. But then we'll be back after a couple of weeks. Good, good.

Yeah. And it is that time of year. We should be doing our annual Talk Back Tings episode. You decided it was annual. It's Talk Back Tings Live, I should say. Yes, it is. It's the one episode that is purely live. So you can listen live.

You can call in live. We're on Facebook Live and it's like a Talk Back radio show. The phone lines are open. So we'll deal with that when we're back from our break. Yeah, but that's something to look forward to. We'll let you know all the details. Yeah, that's going to be happening. Have you had a haircut?

No, I did get a haircut. I thought there was something different. Thank you. Yeah, I got a haircut. I was feeling sad. It always makes me feel better when I get a haircut. Oh, really? Yeah. Well, now I'm on the meat market. You know, I've got to really look my best, I got a haircut. I was feeling sad. It always makes me feel better when I get a haircut. Oh, really? Yeah.

Well, now I'm on the meat market. You know, I've got to really look my best. I had a haircut yesterday as well. Look at us both. Did not. We're both so groomed. Turn your head. Oh, it's obviously you're not going to notice much difference.

My hair's so long. Look, you can't tell. It's just a trim. Did they take any length off? Yeah, just a little bit. Yeah. All the split ends and whatever. They look good.

Do they layer it or whatever? I don't know. Do you get anything? I just trust him. I've been ends and whatever. They look good. Do they layer it or whatever? I don't know. Do you get anything? I just trust him. I've been seeing the same hairdresser for years. By the way, can I tell you the most random fucking story from when I had my hair cut? Mm. So I've been seeing the same hairdresser for like years and years.

His name's Francesco. He's like this really eccentric Italian gay man. He's absolutely gorgeous. Yeah, yeah, yeah. And he's in Five Dock. I haven't lived there for ages, but I don't want anyone else cutting my hair. So after all these years, I. He's in Five Dock. I haven't lived there for ages, but I don't want anyone else cutting my hair, so after all these years, I still drive back to Five Dock.

Oh, you travel because he's that good? Or is he that good or is it just habit? Is it because you know he'll just do it right? You don't want to have to have this dress? Yeah, also I just like him, so I'm happy to go. I like Francesco. I don't want anyone else touching my hair. You've spoken about Francesco before. Have I? Yeah. Okay, I'm sure I have, But anyway, I've known him for years.

And yesterday we're just chatting while he cuts my hair and he says, oh, have you got any trips coming up? Anything planned? And I said, oh, no, I've just had four weekends away almost in a row. So I'm bloody knackered. I know it's a very first world problem of me, but I've had so many weekends away and I'm bloody knackered. So I just need to be a hermit for a little while.

And he goes, oh yeah, where'd you go? And I said, I went to Uluru. That was lovely. And Francesco says, oh, I hated Uluru when I was there. Francesco. And I said, really, why? And he goes, oh, it was when I was there with the Wiggles. I said, beg your pardon, what do you mean?

Name drop. And he goes, when I was Captain Feathersword. I said, what do you mean? Name drop. And he goes, when I was Captain Feathersword. I said, what do you mean? Yeah. He goes, you know, the pirate. I said, I know who Captain Feathersword is, mate, trust me, but what are you talking about? Oh, my gosh.

And he goes, yeah, I was Captain Feathersword for nine years. Shit. I was like, I've known you for years. Why wouldn't you lead with that? Bring it up that you're Captain Feathersword. That's a flex, isn't it? That's like your local barista being Dorothy the fucking dinosaur and not mentioning it. Wags the dog.

Yeah. And just never bringing it up. Wait, was his face? I can't picture Captain Feathersword. Is it a mask? Is it a head? Well, that's the thing. I did say to him, oh, I'm going to have to Google this later.

I want to see photos of you. And that's when he sort of admitted, well, another guy played Captain Feathersword on the television, in the DVDs and all that. But when they went on tour and did live shows, like when they went to Uluru, he would be Captain Feathersword on the tours but not on the TV. But he did other bits and pieces on the TV. Like he was one of their dancers.

He played Santa or something in the Wiggles. And I'm like, again, it doesn't matter if you're Captain Feathersword's understudy. If I was fucking one of the tires on the big red car, I'm like, again, it doesn't matter if you're Captain Feathersword's understudy. If I was fucking one of the tires on the big red car, I'd be telling everyone. Totally. If I had anything Wiggles related on my CV, wouldn't you brag just for the fun of it? Oh, 100%. I've Googled him now.

What did you Google? Captain Feathersword. Oh, hold on. Bring it up on the screen. If you look up, I don't know, maybe Franco, the Wiggles, Captain Feathersword. That's Farco. You need an A and an N in there. F-R-C-O.

Are you fucked? Sorry. It's a delayed. Here we go. Franco Torelli. Oh, my God. That's him. Is this him?

Oh, my goodness. Oh, I'm on Wigglepedia. Look at him. Wigglepedia. Who knew that was a thing? Franco Torelli, born 1976. He's one of the people. Look, that's my hairdresser.

What the fuck? Oh, God. Look, that's my interest. What the fuck? Oh, God, look at him. So does he still do it? No. He's retired. The feather is down. Definitely. But I just couldn't believe he slipped it into conversation so casually.

Like, oh, yeah, I went to Uluru when I was Captain Feathersaw for nine years. And then we did the maths and I went and saw the Wiggles live at the Parks Ex-Services Club. No. When I was a child, like probably before kindergarten. And we did the maths and figured out that, yeah, I would have seen him perform. How weird is that? As a child.

Am I boring you? Is this a shit story? No, no, no. You just yawned in my face, you rude arsehole. No, I did. Not at you. Look at this. The top comment on Wigglepedia on Franco Torelli's page is,

I wonder what Franco Torelli looks like now. I can tell you. He looks exactly the same, just a bit more salt and peppery grey hair. Wow. Yeah. That is so, he's gorgeous. How random is that? That's so funny.

I wonder how you get gigs like that. That'd be such a cushy gig. Like, good money, you just have to be energetic. How do you just end up as the understudy Captain Feathersort? Yeah. How fucking weird is that? I'd be such a good Dorothy. Does Dorothy have lines or anything?

No, she just waffles on and wobbles around. Yeah, right. Like Humphrey B. Bear. I'd be a great character that just has to wear a mask. I remember a few years ago, one of my friends, I don't know if I should tell this story. Do it. But one of my friends, it was my housemate at the time actually, on Mardi Gras night, he brought home someone.

And it was just a hookup. And apparently he asked this guy's name and he wouldn't tell him because he was being really secretive about who he was. Right. Discreet maybe. Yes. And when he went to the bathroom, my housemate checked his ID and he Googled him and he was like in the Wiggles.

Not one of the Wiggles, but one of the supporting cast member sort of things. And I was still working here, breakfast radio hours. I got up at like 3 or 4 a.m. and they were still awake. They hadn't even gone to bed yet. Oh, my God. And I was like, oh, hi, mate. I'm Mitch. Nice to meet you.

I didn't realize it was one of the bloody Wiggles cast members. Did he leave in his big red car? Did he have a novelty big red car? Well, he was keeping it under wraps who he was. Of course he was. Do you reckon he would do dirty talking like that language that they use? What language do the Wiggles use? You know, they just talk as if, you know, on Dora, how they ask rhetorical questions

and wait. Yeah. Do you want me to fuck you harder? Oh, God. Speak up. Me cuando se hace ojada. Did you just make that up? Yes.

It sounded good though, didn't it? God, Dora is the most irritating fucking kids show ever. Absolutely. Anyway, enough Wiggles talk. Yeah, let's wiggle on through to the show. If it is your first time listening, welcome to Is It Just Me? Every week we start the show the same with something we've noticed, something we hate or appreciate.

Mitch doesn't know mine. I don't know Mitch's. We also have an Is It Just You? So you get your chance to have an idjim of your own. As per usual. You win a prize if you come on the show. Also on the way, I have an – I don't even know how to put this into words, Mitchell. I have a very hectic breakup story.

We've already heard yours. No, it's not mine. It's not mine. However, this breakup story, I was messaged by a listener after hearing me in the last few weeks and my breakup that I'm currently going through. Yeah, because you were asking for breakup stories. Yeah, in solidarity to make me feel better, you know, because sometimes you can't see the light at the end of the tunnel.

But should we do that a little bit later in the episode? Because I don't want this to be another breakup episode. No, it's not going to be the third breakup episode. But let me tell you, this puts my breakup to shame. And this is a Netflix series waiting to happen. This breakup. Oh, it's a story that hectic? It is.

I'm not going to say good, because it's quite traumatic, and there's twists and turns in every corner. But we're going to get it exclusively before Netflix does. That's my hope. You're that confident it's going to become a Netflix special? Oh, you're going to fucking love it. Yeah. It's amazing.

So we'll do that at the end of the show. Would you like to go first? Oh, with my, is it just me? Sorry, I'm all over the shop today. No, you're fine. Have you had some cod roll? Do you want some Benadryl or something? I actually ran out of cod roll this morning, so I'm going to have to get some more on the way home. Is it just me on the fly?

This isn't mine for the week, but I just hate being sick when I live alone because when I'm sick more than ever, I just crave nurturing. Like the same way that your mother might have looked after you when you were home sick from school.

Yes. I hate having to fend for myself when I'm sick. Any other time of day, any other time of year, fine. Independence, love it. But there's something about being sick that I'm like, I just want someone to look after me. Where on earth is Sean when you need him? Oh, well, we don't live together at the moment.

I know. At the moment. Oh, announcement. No, there's no announcement coming. Oh, okay. Oh, interesting. Selfishly, he's not looking after me tonight. He's looking after his fucking advanced dementia grandmother.

So I feel like she kind of takes the cake with who needs more looking after. I think she pulls rank tonight. She does. She does. And I'm aware of that. Not the same level of sickness, I think. No, she needs more than Codrell. Imagine me being like, ditch her and come look after me.

Like, what a dog. That would be shocking. I know. Yeah. Okay. But than Codrell. Imagine me being like, ditch her and come look after me. Like, what a dog. That would be shocking. I know. Yeah. Okay. But my idgum is illness related, I suppose. Should we get into it? Yeah, let's go.

Let's jump in. Is it just me or? Our aerosols, fucking outstanding. What do you mean? Explain more. Aerosols, anything in a can that you'd spray. The sort of thing you have to declare before you get on a flight. Oh, yeah?

Aerosols. I haven't really sat down to think about how much I admire them. I think I probably take them for granted. It's a very cool technology. I just prefer aerosols in any situation. Olive oil, I'm not pouring it on the pan. I'm getting the aerosol. I'm spraying it on.

And just the other day when I was at the chemist picking up my antibiotics for my sickness at the moment, I stumbled across aerosol pain relief spray. Oh. So you know how you might put Dankarab or Tiger Balm, Voltaren, any sort of pain relief gel like that. You know how you'd normally rub that on. And it gets hot. Yes. Yeah.

Now, I've got the aerosol equivalent now, and I'm fucking obsessed. I brought them with me. Oh, my God. There's one for heating and one for cooling. One's like a bloody spray on ice pack. The other one's a spray on heat pack. Give me the red one. Does it work with mental health?

Can I just spray this into my ear? Spray it on your forehead. I am obsessed with it. Pain away fort. Heat joint and muscle pain relief spray. Topical. That's a lot of words on here. And because I've got the aches and pains and because I've always got a bit of a bung

shoulder and a bung neck, I've become a little bit addicted. I'm spraying these on all day, every day. And the best part is that unlike Voltaren or something that you might rub in, I don't have to wash my hands after. Just spray and go. So hold on. What do I do? I just spray it on a body part and rub. Yeah. Or you don't even have to my hands after. Just spray and go. It's so hot. What do I do? I just spray it on a body part and rub.

Yeah, or you don't even have to rub. Oh, okay. Why are you rubbing? I told you not to. Sorry, okay, so it's just sitting like that. Yeah. All right. And it heats up?

Are you feeling it heat up? No, not yet. Oh, well, put it on the back of your neck or something. Put it somewhere that is actually sore. Oh, no, it's heating. There you go. Oh, it's activated. Isn't it odd?

I love it. It smells like a massage parlor. Look, I'm going to Isn't it odd? I love it. Smells like a massage parlour. Look, I'm going to put the cooling one on my neck. Okay. Oh, instant. It's cooling me down. It's clearing my nostrils. It feels like I've got an ice pack on my neck.

Does it really? It's wonderful. Try the cold one on the back of your neck. It feels like my hand's in a microwave. Yeah, why did you spray the heat one on your hand? Oh, my God. That one's way more impressive. Isn't it?

The cooling one? It's like there's a direct air con van on the back of my neck. Yeah, it's so good. I just spray it on my ankles and stuff when my ankle's getting a bit clicky. I'll try that too. Yep. So I'm here for the aerosols. I fucking prefer aerosols in any way, shape or form it comes.

People who use roll-on deodorant make me sick. I prefer the aerosol sunscreen. like, you know, spray it on. Obviously, you have to rub it in, so you still get it on your hands. But it's just the novelty of the aerosol. Y'all slept on aerosols. I'm in my aerosol era. I don't think that's impressive. Yeah, it is.

Okay. Who can class it as that? Oh, man, my mic smells of deep heat. Yeah, and it smells gorgeous, doesn't it? It does smell good. What other aerosols are there? Olive oil aerosols? Yeah, you know how you just spray it on the pan before you cook chicken or whatever?

Yeah. I find that way more easy than, you know, putting a tablespoon of olive oil in the pan. Then you have to heat it up and, like, try and distribute it evenly. Then you get less. Yeah. Yeah. I started spraying the spray on olive oil just onto my salads and shit, and then a bit of dressing and toss it around.

Yeah, it's good. Fuck. All right, well, aerosols. I've got so many in here. Oh, my God, I was devastated at the airport the other day. They confiscated my dry shampoo because they didn't have a fucking lid. Why? Why are they so precious about aerosols on flights?

I think the captains get scared of it because you could spray them in the eyes. Also, I don't know if I'm going to go to prison for this, but I've not used aeroplane mode on a flight for possibly five years. Mitchell, you have to. Why? That's what happened to that missing sub. You've got to be so careful. Too soon.

We don't know. It's time of recording. They've still got plenty of air. How much oxygen have they got left at the time of record? We're talking about the Titanic submarine that went missing. Six hours. Six hours? Oh, my God. That is talking about the Titanic submarine that went missing. Six hours? Six hours? Oh, my God.

That is so stressful. There's also no toilet. Really? Yeah, it's just an ice cream tub. It's really bad. I'm really into this. And it can balance this to them. Who agreed to go?

Was it like a tourist group that went down? Yes, there were billionaires. They all paid $250,000 for the trip, an eight-hour trip, and then an hour in, they lost contact. It's awful. Oh, so they're not like right at the bottom of the ocean where the Titanic is. No, yes. It's sunk down to the bottom. Yeah.

Oh. Yeah. It's gone. It's gone. Because there are apparently six different ways for it. I've done the research. I've seen nine different TikToks all telling the same story, but every time I'm shocked at it.

You know, it's controlled by an off-brand Amazon PlayStation controller. That's via Bluetooth. There's a PlayStation controller. You've gone way more in depth with this than I have. Oh, my God. Yes, Mitchell. You know what? There's not even a window.

They don't see the actual Titanic. There's LCD screens in the sub, which a 4K camera projects the image back inside the sub. So they're going all that way down, and they don't even actually see it with their own eyes. Imagine if they fucking didn't go anywhere near the Titanic. Yeah. They just had pre-recorded generic footage on that screen. They said, yeah, no, that's it. It's right in front of us.

I swear. It's pretty horrific, to be honest, for these poor people to be stuck at the bottom of the ocean with no one to save them. But, you know, eat the rich, they say. They're billionaires. That's what they say. That's what everyone's saying. Not my opinion, but that's what people are saying.

Well, on that note. Power to the aerosol. There's even some aerosol hand sanitizer right in front of me. Yes, there is. You're right. How much better is that than normal hand sanitizer? No, I'm with you. Aerosol, everything.

You know what should be next? What? Aerosol vaccinations instead of needles. How would that work? I don't know. Your body just absorbs it. Imagine just applying the COVID vaccine in your armpit. Because your armpits absorb it.

Just spray it in your pits or your groin. That would be handy. Or under your tongue. Oh my God, like a rescue remedy. That's like the nicotine supplement. You spray that under your tongue. Yes. Imagine if you could do that just for your flu jab.

Do you think that's the future? Just food will be aerosols? I hope not. Honey, lobster's ready. I draw the line there. Love an aerosol, but I'm not having that in lieu of a meal. Imagine if that was just a MasterChef mystery box one week. They just pull open the brown box and it's just a can of Rexona.

It's actually a cake. Yuck. That'd be awful. All right. Well, power to you. Mitch, the back of my neck is freezing cold. Yeah, told you. It's good shit.

It's kind of burning. Well, that's not supposed to happen. This is the cooling one. Yeah, but it's so cold it's hot. Is that not supposed to happen? I is the cooling one. Yeah, but it's so cold, it's hot. Is that not supposed to happen? I don't know. I told you, my brain capacity is so empty today. Sorry, if I start to pass out.

I've got like a bit of a headache right at the front, you know, behind the eyes. If only you had some pain relief that you could spray directly onto your forehead. Oh, surely that's not going to be a good idea. Try it. Would I do the cold spray or the heat spray? I think cold. No, I think heat helps with migraines. Does it? Yeah, because it opens the blood vessels, so it gets more blood to the area.

This could be a really bad idea if I get it in my eyes. Okay, hold on. Close your eyes. Mitchell, it went in your eyes. No, they didn't. Are you sure? Well, yeah, because I'm not feeling it. I'm the one with the eyes, mate.

I can kind of see it on your eyes. Oh, that's'm not feeling it. I'm the one with the eyes, mate. I can kind of see it on your eyes. Oh, God. No, because it's like deep heat. And so now that I've sprayed it on my forehead, it's making me cry. Oh, no. Deep heat makes your eyes water. Take a tissue. Oh, God.

That was a dreadful idea. What have you done to me? I'm all men, your forehead, not your... I did do it on my forehead. I know, you've got your whole face. It's like I've just smeared Vic's Vaporub under my eyes. And now I'm crying. I'm trying to hold it.

Now I'm crying. No. You're like me the last two episodes. Fuck. Are you all right? He is crying. You're actually crying. Emotionally, I'm fine.

I've just got watering eyes because I've sprayed fucking aerosols on my forehead. All right. Should I do my e-gym? Take your mind off things? Yep. All right. Here we go. Is it just me or?

Is there something oddly empowering about moving in with your parents at 27? I wouldn't know. Well, I'm about to, baby. I'm moving back home with mum and dad, mum and Turi, Mark and Michelle, little baby Rachie, who's 23 now. He's not a baby. I thought you were going to look for a place on your own now that you're single. Are you just going to, has nothing tickled your fancy yet?

Things have tickled my fancy. Well, nothing's tickled my fancy in that way yet. Still too sad. However, I was looking, the rental market is insane. I just am also just too, i don't like being alone at the moment it's too sad yeah okay no i get that like it's i'm in still in that point where um i'm thinking about it a lot thinking about him a lot and being alone we can't we have a house together right yeah i mean we signed a 12 month lease in march so that was a dumb idea um sadly um so we

have to break the lease it's currently a clusterfuck. We're like splitting our assets. We live in this giant house. I'm living in it alone. He's living with his mom. So it's like, I'm just reminded of our life every time I go back to the house. Oh, it's nice.

You're getting emotional for me. Thank you so much for crying. It looks like I'm crying over the situation, but I'm not. So I decided I go home every night and I'm like, this is so sad. I'm in the bed that we shared and I miss him. And so I'm going to go home for three, four months, five, 12, 18 months max,

five years, and I will save money and I will heal properly because I just know if I get my own place, which I love to do, I'll decorate it, I'll put the money and the time and I'll get there and I'll distract myself and I'll sit down and I'll go, I don't have anyone, there's just no one to love and I haven't healed through the process. myself and I'll sit down and I'll go where, like, I don't have anyone. There's just no one to love. And I haven't healed through the process. So I want to go home and heal.

Yeah, it'll be nice to have your family around, I guess. I love my family. Yeah, they'll be doting on you. I love my family. Oh, some doting would be fantastic. When you eventually move out after moving back in with your parents, have you thought about getting a housemate? Because maybe you're not suited to living alone. I'm not saying you're not.

Just something to think about. That's what I'm currently going through. I don't know if I want you're not suited to living alone. I'm not saying you're not. Just something to think about. That's what I'm currently going through. I don't know if I want. I don't like living alone. It's awful. Yeah, but that's also because you're living alone in the house with all the memories with the ex. So that's a little bit different. I think I'm built for a housemate.

You know me. We go to lunch and the waitress asks for our order and I go, how are you? Yeah. How long have you worked here? Yeah. Maybe you'd be suited to a housemate. That's another milestone that you've not experienced that I have? Yeah. How long have you worked here? Yeah, maybe you'd be suited to a housemate. That's another milestone that you've not experienced that I have. Yeah.

I've had many different housemates over the years. True. Oh, my God. Have we discussed this on the show that we are completely swapping lives? I know. It's bizarre. But it's just so funny that now I'm the one who's going to go on the dates and tell those ridiculous stories. I'm living with my parents.

How do I bring people home to my parents' house? Well, you should have thought about that before you decided to move back in with your fucking parents. My only concern is that you're in your social era, but you'll just not come to anything because you're like, oh, the Shire's too far. The Shire's too far. People in the Shire hate commuting. No, but the thing is, I've lived before Hayden.

I can drive. I can drive from the Shire to wherever I need to be. I love driving. I'm okay with that. And to be honest, like, I'm 28 in September. I want to get to that milestone. I want to be good, and I want to get my own place after that. Oh, like, bye.

Oh, no. I mean, God, not in this economy. I'd love to. So, not till September are you going to start looking for another rental? Well, what is it? It's basically July. Yeah. August, September. That's three months. Okay. Yeah, that makes sense. God, that's

scary. Where's the year going? So sad. It sounds so old. I know. Are you actually crying now? I can't watch that if you're crying. No. Okay. No, I've just, it's making my eyes water. Is your headache gone? No, it's worse. Sorry. Like literally imagine getting deep heat and putting it under your eyelids. Like that's what I'm going through right now. I've got on the back of my neck and the back of my palm. I'm really liking it though. Yeah, it's good shit, I told you. Well, I think I'll be okay.

Do you think, I mean, I've never lived with my parents as an adult. I feel it'll be good. I mean, if you've got the opportunity to save money, sure, why not? I mean, if my parents didn't live seven hours away in the middle of nowhere in bloody Bogangate on a farm, it might be an option I'd consider, but I don't think that's going to work for me. If they lived in the Sydney area and you were in a situation like I am where it could happen and you could save money, would you do it? I mean, it would definitely be nice to have the option.

So if that's what you want to do, I can totally understand the appeal. I've got such a split response. I've got two camps of friends. One's like, do whatever you want, whatever makes you happy, heal and be the Mitch we love. Then another group of friends are like, no, get your own place, enter your slight era and slay, slay, slay. I can't see that happening anytime soon. I know. I could.

Who knows? I just don't want you to accidentally get stuck in your comfort zone. That's all. But if it's only a short-term thing, then yeah, I don't see the problem. I've never been this far out of my comfort zone at the moment. I know. And that's why I'm like, oh, I hope he's not retreating back into his comfort zone. I've been great.

We've been gay clubbing twice in the last three weeks. I know. Fantastic. Yeah, that's what I'm worried about, that you'll end up having Friday night at home with the parents instead. Nah, just put me in an Uber and I'll be fine. My shower, bullshit. I'm not putting you in an Uber. You're an adult.

Well, put it on the IJM card. It's a tax write-off. Why? We just spoke about it. We can claim it on tax. Yeah, right. Uber's to the shire. It's on the business.

Are you sleeping in your old childhood bedroom and everything? No, because this isn't my childhood house. This is my teenage house, which makes it easier. Right. But I got rid of the bed. I'm like, I can't sleep in that bed. I got a new koala mattress. Thanks to koala, the new soulmate mattress is a, it's a real salt in the wound that they're

like, hi Mitch, we'd love to give you a new mattress on your new era. I'm like, thanks. It's called the soulmate. Oh dear, the soulmate mattress, but there's only one person sleeping in it. How ironic. Now I've got to sleep on the soulmate mattress. They're like, we know you're so loved up. We'll give you a king.

Oh my, it's just. Are you getting a king? Yeah, I'm getting a king. I'm getting a king koala. Once you go king, you know. I've only just upgraded to queen. Oh really? Alright, we'll have you queen era. Yeah, I am. And then you can king out later on. You'll have slumber parties in the shire with me. What, really?

At your parents' place. Mitch, can you ask your mum if I can come for a sleepover? Mum, can you call Mitch's mum and ask if he can stay the night? Oh, my God. Let's play Murder in the Dark. Oh, nude or clothed? What? Sorry.

Why did your head go to nude? I don't know. I'm being naughty. Is it just me? That's enough of these two. Now let's hear an Is It Just You? All right, time for an Is It Just You? Your chance to get on the show and have an idjim of your own,

something that you have noticed, something that you hate or appreciate. Mitch, is your brain fried enough to read out that number? Oh. Here we go. I have to do everything. 0412 712 092. Yes. Hey, your brain's working.

You're fine. Or just slide into our DMs at couple of Mitch's on Instagram. Yeah. I like the text. Text is fun. Text is how we got Kate from Toowoomba. Hello, Katie. Hi, Kate.

Hey, how you going? Oh, all the better for hearing your voice, darling. I'm fucking cooked today. Yeah, Mitch is not well. Oh, not again. I know. You never got over it, though, Kate. I just can't seem to shake it. It's the same sickness. Oh, not again. I know. He never got over it though, Kate. It's the same sickness.

Just lingering. It is. It just hasn't left him. How long have you been listening to the show, Kate? Probably post like COVID lockdown around that era. Yeah. Sort of joined in, yeah. I think you've been around a while now.

Yeah, a little bit. Gorgeous. Welcome to the fam, Kate. Well, we'll get Bradley to count you in and hit us with your idiom, okay? Awesome. Is it just me or? Why the fuck are pigeonholes called pigeonholes? Brilliant call.

I've never thought of that. I've always thought that. I have thought that many times before. And now you think about it, all we're doing is putting letters inside the anus of a pigeon. I don't think that's what it means. Hold on. Jenna, can you? Oh, wait.

No, she didn't. I have to do everything myself. I'm Googling why a pigeonhole is called pigeonholes. It's just where I haven't even heard that terminology used since school. Yeah, of course. Well, pigeonhole. We've got a pigeonhole here at the radio station. They're just.

Yeah, I've got my own pigeonhole. Where? Downstairs at the reception. Oh, of course. Well, pigeonhole, we've got a pigeonhole here at the radio station. They're just, yeah, I've got my own pigeonhole. Where? Downstairs at the reception. Oh, right. Okay. Yeah. When I get packages sent in, they pop it in my little pigeonhole. Oh, okay. So yeah, pigeonholes are like, it's a wall with different size, but they're all the same

size boxes. It's like a bookcase in a way. Yeah, it is like a bookshelf. You're right. Do you have them at work, Katie? Yeah, yeah. We've got them. And I was just about to put something in for a co-worker to leave it for her.

And I was like, why the fuck are these called pigeonholes? Where did that come from? And thought, yeah, let you guys know. I just googled it and it says the term pigeonhole has been around since at least the late 1500s. And at the time was used to describe a small recess for pigeons to nest in. So it's like a little bird box that literal pigeons would chill in, but then we've kind of appropriated it to use it as like a paper tray, I suppose.

Got it. So it's not the hole of a pigeon. No, it's not a pigeon's hole. It's a pigeon hole. A hole for a pigeon. Interesting. I remember when I, like, I was one of those kids that moved schools when I was 10, and I'd never in my life heard the phrase pigeonhole.

Then I got to this new school and they were like, yep, here's your pigeonhole. I was like, my fucking what? My what? I'd never heard it in my life. Isn't that such a bizarre name for it? You probably thought you were going to Hogwarts getting yourself an owl. You're like, where's my pigeon? I was like, Hedwig, where?

Well, I was thinking, I was like, maybe was it from back in the day, like where you used to give a pigeon a letter to send the mail and it's just been all those things stuck around. Oh, like a homing pigeon. Yeah. Yeah. But I don't know. I'm glad you found the answer. So I can sleep now tonight.

No, it's debunked. Yeah, good. I'm glad. I hope you weren't losing sleep over that. Pigeon hole is up there with terminology like witch's hat. Yes. I'd never heard that until I moved to this new school when I was 10. I always just called it a cone, but now it's a witch's hat.

Or a zebra crossing. And they started referring to the asphalt as bitumen. And I was like, oh, why do they speak a different language at this school? I don't get it. Yeah, bitumen and asphalt. Why do we have all these different names for the same things? I know. And then one teacher starts fucking throwing around quadrangle,

and I'm like, the what? The what? You mean the bitumen? Oh. Country schools, huh? Yeah. All right, Katie, thanks for listening to the show. DM Prizekeeper Jenna and we'll get you a prize out, okay?

Awesome. Is she back on her game yet for prizekeeping? No, no, she's not here this week once again. She didn't turn up. Oh, I will keep my expectations low then. Yeah, send it to the couple of bitches Instagram. Don't DM Jenna. Thank you very much.

Thanks Katie. Thanks for listening. See ya. Bless her. You can get in touch too. Slide into the DMs. She was sweet, wasn't she?

Yeah. I did enjoy that because I have always wondered what the fuck, why do they call it that? It's so stupid. Never wondered enough to Google it until now, but here we are. I wonder if you Googled pigeonhole and did images, if you'd actually get the behind of a pigeon.

Surely not. Let me try. Oh God. When you look up pigeonhole and did images if you'd actually get the behind of a pigeon. Surely not. Let me try. Oh, God. When you look up pigeonholes, it looks disgusting. It literally looks like a school staff room with pigeonholes, but with birds in every single one. Oh, that's disturbing. Oh, so they look exactly the same, do they?

Show me. Look. Oh, fuck. That is my nightmare. Oh, God. With fucking birds. And they're just sitting there. Yes. You're so right.

I don't like that. No, I've Googled birds. And they're just sitting there. Yes. You're so right. I don't like that. Now, I've Googled pigeonhole images. There's nothing raunchy. You sound so disappointed. No, I promise you, I am not. All right, slide into the DMs, everyone. We'll get you on for an Is It Just You of Your Own next week. Right.

Should we do Mitch's quickie now? Yeah, do you have the energy for it? No, but I'll snap out of it. I'll do my best. Okay, hop on. Let's have a quickie. I want to have a quickie. Yeah, Mitch you have the energy for it? No, but I'll snap out of it. I'll do my best. Okay, hop on. Yeah, Mitch's quickie. Just a quick hit of celeb goss.

I'll be honest with you. I've got like a dot point script in front of me right now, but I've got way too much of a headache to read. So I'm just going to be fucking winging this. I'm going to tell you the stories in my own words, essentially. Yeah, fuck it. Don't read the script. We can put it in a teleprompter app if you want. I don't think that'll help.

That'll make me feel like a newsreader. Speaking of which, we do have a newsreader blooper. Oh, we fucking love a newsreader blooper. Yeah. But first, let's start with the fact that Lady Gaga fans are a bit fucked off. Oh, what has she done? Well, you know how she had her Chromatica world tour last year? Yeah.

And when I say world tour, no Australia involved. Yeah, she didn't come here. No, of course not. I don't know if we'll ever see her here again. I had to fly to Vegas to see her live. She's very busy. She's doing Joker and Jokers. Oh yeah, I forgot about that. She's a fucking actress now. But anyway, she did a Chromatica tour last year and at one of the shows there was a bunch of cameras on stage, like a full film crew on stage at the show. And so obviously her fans were like, oh shit, that must mean that we're getting a DVD or just a recording on Netflix of the tour maybe. Or like a documentary even.

Yeah, something like that. And then for the longest time, they were like, where is that footage going? We haven't heard any news. is that footage going? We haven't heard any news. And then it came out recently that it was actually just filming for an ad that Lady Gaga was doing to promote some migraine medication. Oh, you need that right now. It's got footage of her on stage playing the piano and shit at her concert. So that's why they were filming. There's no recording of the tour coming. Yeah. Okay. Here we go.

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We're in this together. Talk to a doctor about Nertec ODT. What the fuck? Yep. So fans are like, are you fucking serious? Is this it? I have my heart set on a chromatic tour recording, but no, it's just a bloody tablet ad. That's all they get.

Nertec. God, the fucking symptoms sound awful from that medication. Have you ever taken Neurotech? Because you've got the bloody chronic brain issue that give you migraines all the time. I do. No, I do have migraine medication, but it's not that. It's not Neurotech. But if it was Gaga, do you reckon it's Chromatica colored?

Is the pill green and pink? I doubt it. I think it's just literally normal Neurotech. And are you sold now? Are you a new customer? Yeah, I bought the Chromatica Oreos, so I'll buy Chromatica Zertek. Remember I bought the Chromatica Oreos? Like, I went out of my fucking way to go to one of the only convenience stores that was stocking the Chromatica Oreos. And then two days later, I had to have my appendix taken out.

Coincidence? Oh my god. We'll never know. I've never put those pieces of the puzzle together. Lady Gaga. Maybe the bloody Lady Gaga Oreos is what burst my appendix. Oh my God, that wouldn't surprise me. You needed to listen to that ad and get all the side effects. Oh God. May cause burst appendix. Now also, have you seen that Colleen Ballinger is being cancelled? I have seen this. I was never a Miranda Sings fan. I wasn't into the YouTube of it all in the early noughties. I went through a very brief period where I was obsessed with Miranda Sings. Can you bring up a Miranda Sings YouTube video just so we can paint a picture?

Yeah, of course. She does that stupid voice. But Colleen Ballinger is the creator behind that character, Miranda Sings, and she was huge, huge, huge, huge back in the OG YouTuber days. I'm talking maybe 2010 to 2015, that sort of era of YouTube. And Miranda Sings was huge. I went through a phase where I loved Miranda Sings, which in hindsight is really weird to think about. Like I was devastated as a teenager that I couldn't go to Sydney to see Miranda Sings' live show.

Yeah. All right, I found a video with Miranda reacting to crazy TikToks. Hey, guys, it's me, Miranda. Today I'm so excited for my video because I'm reacting to TikToks, not to be confused with TikToks. You know, that whole shit. And I remember thinking it was so funny and I would do the voice with my friends and now I'm like, wow, I don't know why I went

through that phase. But anyway. Shit, she's got a lot of views. People love her. And to this day, she still posts on the Miranda Sings channel, even though she's in her 30s and she has kids. She's very old. What's that making that money?

But she also, Colleen Ballingeringer also posts her own vlogs and stuff. And anyway, when I was a big fan, I would say that I was what? 16 or so. Yeah. But I was probably a bit old to be a Miranda fan. Like a lot of her fans are young,

young, like really young. And basically now that all of her OG fans have grown up, they've sort of looked back in hindsight and realize, fuck, she's a bit problematic, actually. And so a lot of these diehard fans are exchanging war stories. I went down a huge fucking rabbit hole because I'm sick at the moment. I had nothing better to do. I spent a solid four hours fucking getting up to speed on all the Colleen Ballinger drama.

Okay, what are they accusing? What are they doing? Basically, long story short, they're pointing out the fact that she would slut shame underage fans on stage because they had this running joke that Miranda was really conservative and wanted everyone to be covered and not show any skin. So she'd bring up someone that was dressed as Miranda Sings on stage and then bring up someone who wasn't, was maybe wearing a short skirt or something, but even though they were 13, and then basically slut shame them on stage.

And there's other examples of her, like Miranda doing yoga with one fan in a short skirt and like spreading her legs in front of everyone. Just a bit icky. But then also there's all these stories coming out about inappropriate DMs. I've read the DM stuff. That's, it's odd. Very odd. Yeah.

Like she basically was chatting to these fans in a group chat, and they might have only been 13, 14. There's a bunch of different examples. But, yeah, she was just – for a grown-ass woman to be that friendly with people that are underage, the messages were off. Inappropriate. And so, essentially, people are looking back and now accusing her of grooming, abusing her power, things like that.

I mean, I'm not shocked. It's a huge mess. And Colleen slash Miranda has not addressed it at all. But, yeah, it's bizarre that the fans that sort of built her up to be where she is now are now tearing it down. Yeah. Well, I mean, to be honest, look at the voice that she's doing. I mean, it's all a bit fucked.

I've always found it odd that there was a fan base for that. I find it really weird. I actually get like the ick from the voice and the character. She's a grown adult. Some people have said that her character is mocking people with intellectual disabilities. So basically, after all these years, for some reason in 2023, they've decided, let's trade notes. And we've come to the conclusion, yeah, she's a bit fucked. And I don't really know how she's going to come back from that

because one fan, his name's Adam, she basically had him working for her for free and he was tweeting on the Miranda Sings account when he was like 14 and he wasn't paid to do it. And then, again, it's worth the YouTube rabbit hole if it's something that interests you, but he has done like more than one video that is over an hour long just detailing all these interactions with Colleen, and it's just a very, very bad look. Fucking hell.

After all these years, finally, Miranda Sings done and dusted. She's over it. I don't know how she's going to recover from this. Well, they said that about us when the Rat Pack came for us and we persevered through. When were we cancelled? The Rat Pack. Who's the Rat Pack? Conan Gray stans.

Oh, Jesus Christ. Don't remind me. Yes. They said we were done. They commented on a photo of my nephew and said that he was an ugly baby. That's awful. All because you made a joke about Conan Gray coming out of the closet because you were interviewing him backstage.

Oh, should we even go back? And he goes, welcome to my closet. And you were like, that's ironic considering his label specifically told me not to talk about his sexuality. And then he goes, hi, welcome to my closet. And you were like, that's ironic considering his label specifically told me not to talk about his sexuality. And then he goes, hi, welcome to my closet. It was just a funny story. I was told not to bring up his sexuality because I would never, I don't care. And then the first thing he says is, welcome to my closet or I'm coming out of the closet.

Some gag about that. Yeah, he goes, because it was such a tiny, tiny backstage green room. And he goes, welcome to my closet. And you just kind of went, huh, he's in the closet. We got it. We got it. And then, oh God, the Conan Gray fans fucking turned on us. That was nasty.

They sent emails to the head of the label in LA to Columbia Records. That's also why if you look at our Apple ratings for the podcast, it's different. If you are looking at our ratings in New Zealand, it's completely different. You wouldn't read any of the nice things that were written in Australia. If you look at our ratings in the US, they're pitiful because that's where all the Code and Grey fans were.

Actually. And they came for our ratings. If you're a US listener and you haven't given us a review on Apple Podcasts, please do. We need to rebuild. Five stars. We need to rebuild after we were cancelled. This was two years ago, mind you. Yeah, God, I completely forgot about that.

Okay, great story. Anymore? There's a news blooper, right? Yep. So, Peter Overton. Ah! There's a news blooper, right? Yep, so Peter Overton. There was a moment on 9 News the other night. He's our main 6pm newsreader in Sydney. He's a hunk of a man. Married to Jessica Rowe. Gorgeous

family. Love Jessica. So he had a bit of a moment on 9 News the other night where he must have just had a sip of water as they came back from the commercial break and he struggled with that sip of water. This is what happened the commercial break and he struggled with that sip of water. This is what happened. It all played out on air. I'm so sorry. I just had a glass of water and it's gone down the wrong way.

Excuse me. I do apologise. Excuse me. A father has crash tackled a teenager who allegedly broke into his car and was found lying on the back seat in St. Clair last night. I do apologise. Poor bugger. Wouldn't that just be the worst? Because it's live and you're in the moment and it's the news. It's supposed to be polished.

If I did that on this podcast, no dramas. I just like, excuse me. We'd push through. Yeah, but I actually kind of enjoy seeing stuff like that. Me too. It humanizes the person. Yes, I kind of struggle to, if I'm watching the news, sometimes I struggle to really connect with it because it's too polished, too formal. And I'm like, can these fucking reporters just talk to me like I'm a person instead of putting on that voice that all reporters do?

Yes, Pete, the crime scene is grim. No other way to cut it. Shut up. There's this one chick who keeps going viral on TikTok. She's a reporter for Nine News. And there was some TikTok of hers that was like, this is my newsreader voice and this is my normal voice. And so she's admitting that she puts on a voice.

And I'm like, why do you do that? Because that's just not how people talk. I can't take anything you say seriously because you're talking to me like that. Well, they're trained to say that. Journalists that are presenters are trained to talk like that, I think. Yeah, but why? I don't get it. I think they should be a little bit more conversational. So when I say things like that, I'm like, oh God, love you, Pete. Yeah. He's human. He's just like us. He chokes too. Do you think the news is actually live? Like we work behind the scenes. We know that sometimes we say things are live and they're not.

Do you think it is live live? Oh yeah, it would be I assume because they have to cover breaking news if something happens while they're on air and you have to throw out the rest of the bulletin because something bigger has happened. So yeah, I would assume it's live live, especially if shit like that is happening. Isn't it funny that the news is like, they just, from five o'clock, it's just fucking news. And then they've got late news. I'm like, how much even happens in Sydney?

Yeah. It's usually rehashing the same shit. There's so much. But they've got Sandra Sully's 5.30 news, which goes until- 5pm, yeah. Sorry, 5pm, which then goes to the project, which is news, but don't forget they deliver it differently. Oh, yes. And then there's the late news on 10 and Channel 7.

I don't know if Channel 10 does late news anymore, but yeah, they've got the late news on 7 and 9. I love the late news. Do you? Yeah, I find the late news fun because that's what I watch when I get home from the night, like from radio. Oh, yeah, of course. Because I like to feel like the world's still beating, you know,

so I put on the late news and it's fantastic. But do they cover anything different that you haven't already heard throughout the day? Because I feel like the late news, they're rehashing everything that they've already told you throughout the day. No, there's nothing. Nothing new? Absolutely nothing.

It's not news. No, it's gossip. All right, great quickie, Mitch. See, you put that headache aside and you pumped it out and we're both satisfied. Are you? I'm satisfied, yeah. It's a good quickie. Yeah, a quickie's all I can bloody master today.

It's fine. It's all I need. I feel very satisfied. I don't remember anything that we've spoken about in this episode. It feels like a fever dream today. I'm going to be completely honest. I'm fucking not in a good way. Oh, Mitchell.

Don't worry. I've got about 30% now. This happened last time we went on our Easter break. It ended with me being sick and you flying to Hawaii. And now here we are. I'm sick as a dog and you're about to fly to fucking Fiji. That is so unfair. Our holidays always entail you going to some gorgeous tropical island and me being crook

as a dog. Yes, but what was uncovered in Hawaii? What was the fallout of my trip to Hawaii? The downfall of my brilliant relationship. So it's not all good. Yeah, but that didn't happen in Hawaii. It was bliss in Hawaii. No, it was bliss in Hawaii, but post-Hawaii.

That's not any consolation. The point is, every time we have a break, you have a beautiful holiday and I'm just sick at home. It's so unfair. Well, I don't know what to say. Do you want to come with me? Do you want to come to Fiji? Yes, thanks. I was fishing for an invite.

Voila! You're listening to Is It Just Me? The rude shocks of young adulthood Alright, look, I don't want this to become another breakup episode After last week and the week before Oh, you're over it already, are you? Somehow I'm worse this week, but we won't go into that I don't want to rabbit on about it and talk about my breakup and my sadness

Again and again and again and make that my whole personality because we all have that friend that does that. It's so boring. Well, no. If it's what you're going through, we're happy to hear about it. True. True. It's a little break from mine because we got a message from an idiot, someone who listens

to the podcast that said, Mitch, if you thought your breakup was bad, I've got some breakup solidarity for you. I love that everyone's trying to outdo each other with the worst breakup story now. I know. Like, you think you were fucked over. What about this? So let's meet Ali, who's a listener of the podcast. She's in New Zealand.

She's joining us live now. Hello, Ali. Hi. Oh, Kia ora, Ali. How are you? Kia ora. Fine, thanks. How are you?

Good, thank you. I'm better, but I'm here. It's all right. We're both powering through. So you sent me this message out of the blue. When I tell you my jaw was on the floor, I won't tell your story because it's worth to tell. Yeah, I haven't heard this yet. Okay, Mitch hasn't heard this.

Just tell it as you told me, then we'll go into the details, Ali. Okay. So I was seeing someone and they went over to Ukraine to fight over there, basically. Oh, Jesus Christ. Already? This is very intense. Yes. In March, they passed away in Ukraine. This year? Yeah.

Oh, Ali. Oh, my God. I'm so sorry. Condolences, Ali. Very sorry to hear that. Oh my God, I'm so sorry. Condolences, Ali. Very sorry to hear that. And the same day I found out he died, I found out he was seeing someone else. Oh dear. All these posts started popping up from this Ukrainian woman. What do you mean?

Like on Facebook? Yeah, about him. And it was quite clear that they were in a relationship. And then I got a message from someone else, also in New Zealand. And she was like, hi, I think there might be some crossover here because I was seeing... Crossover is a very polite way of saying there was an affair happening. Actually, can we bleep the name out? Yeah, of course. Yeah, yeah, yeah. And then I got a message from someone else saying,

were you sleeping with this person? I was seeing this person. And I was like, oh, my God. So then a couple of days afterwards, I actually met up with two of the girls that had messaged me. What, to just compare notes? Yeah, just compare notes. Put the pieces of the puzzle together, I'd assume.

Yeah, yeah, it was wild. I don't know how he had time to, even before he went overseas, he was seeing multiple people. How many people by last count, Ali, was he seeing aside from you? Eleven. Eleven! And then probably more. Oh, I don't even know where to start with this. This is fucking... Eleven! So how long were you together, Ali, And were you official? Did you consider each other partners?

Well, it's quite complicated. I knew him since 2019 and he'd always been interested in me. But just before he left, I was in hospital and he reached out to me and said that he'd help out and stuff. So I was like, maybe I'll give him a go. So it was still new. It was fresh. Yeah. He came over and said goodbye before he left. Turns out he drove over to mine and one of these other girls' cars. That would have been the most bizarre day of your life. You've got to reckon with the fact that you're now grieving and seething. Yes. You wouldn't have known

what to feel. Oh, my God. And then so, wait, have you become friends with these girls? Is it like sisterhood of the, you know? Yeah, there's three other girls that I'm tight with, and I call them my sister wives. Oh, my God. I can't wait for this Netflix documentary to break. This is huge.

This is crazy. That's what I've been saying. I'm like, we need to write a book. We need to do a podcast. We need to get a Netflix season. But then I'm like, you know what? You can't tarnish a dead man's name. No, you can't.

But he cheated her out of a relationship. But hold on. Why did he? Was he in the army? Could I just volunteer to go into Ukraine and start fighting? How did he just up and go to the Ukraine? He was ex-military, so he wasn't over there in an official capacity, but he had the skill set.

So he just was helping out. And obviously dating some Ukrainian woman at the same time. Multiple, yeah. Yeah, and he even, well, we're not sure if it's legit but the ukrainian woman says that they were engaged oh my god um and she actually spoke to a journalist and there was an article written about her and in that article she has a punamu on her engagement finger and that punamu was given to him by one of the other sister wives oh jesus christ what is it a punamu it's um greenstone oh like a jade like a jade gotcha gotcha gotcha okay yeah it's like very culturally significant oh my god so do you

mind me asking was there a funeral or are all the sister wives going to this funeral? Are you all meeting up for lunch? Yeah, so his funeral was in April. Three of us were there and the Ukrainian woman came over. Oh god, okay, well listen, I mean, maybe heal and then grieve and then be angry and all the emotions I'm sure you're going through, and then sell the rights to Netflix or Stan, because this is this.

I'd watch that for sure. The Sister Wives. I mean, I don't know if this is in any way comforting, but, like, you win. That's the most hectic breakup story out of all the ones we've heard. Yeah, that's what you want us to say, Ali. That makes mine look like nothing. Ali, thank you for sharing your breakup solidarity with me.

That's insane. I'm sorry you had to go through that. That is very intense. It is intense, but, like, the sister wives, they're like, it's been very comforting. It's been very empowering. Good that you all got together and you all, you know, you all met up. That's beautiful. All right, Ali, thank you for that story.

Very cool. Thanks. Bye. No worries. Wow. Did you just say very cool? I didn't you for that story. Very cool. Thanks. Bye. No worries. Wow. Did you just say very cool? I didn't know what to say. It got very awkward.

I had no idea what to say to that. I feel like this is a fever dream because I'm sick and I'm hearing the story going, are we gossiping about a dead man? This feels so off. No, this happened months ago. Yeah, months. Jeez. It doesn't feel like it's old news enough to be talking about it.

Like, oh, here's a fun story, something that happened to me once upon a time. It's her story. She reached out to me. But I was like, I don't know what to say to that. When I'm ill, I'm confused. I'm devastated for her. Oh, okay. I'm angry.

It's real too. You know, when this comes on Netflix in a few years, you're all going to think we were ahead of the pack. You heard it here first. All right. Well, should we end on that note? Sounds like you need a Nurofen and a Lydix. Yeah.

Jesus. What a wild tale. On that fucking cheery note. I'm so confused. Me, too. Me, too. We are going on a little break for a bit, guys. Yeah.

It's our mid-G break. I clearly need it. Yeah, we both do. Christ. We'll be back in a couple of weeks, though. We will. We will. I don't want to say when we come back, we'll be better.

Because who knows? What do you mean, we'll be better? Well, I wanted to be like, oh, when we come back, I'll be moved on. I'll be, you know, in a great place. I mean, I'm hoping I'm not still sick in two to three weeks' time. Oh, shit, you'll be fine. Yeah. You'll be fine.

What are you doing in the break? Do you know? Just resting. Yeah, pretty much. I'm not, you'll be fine. Yeah. You'll be fine. What are you doing in the break? Do you know? Just resting. Yeah, pretty much. I'm not going anywhere or doing anything. Yeah, okay. It's not actually

an official break for me you do realise. It's your radio holiday so it's not really... You'll be working. Yeah. It'll be business as usual over here. Well, you can catch up

on all the old episodes if you haven't had a listen and we will see you guys very soon. We're off for a break but thanks for listening this week. Yeah. Miss you already, idiots. Miss you haven't had a listen. And we will see you guys very soon. We're off for a break. But thanks for listening this week. Yeah. Miss you already, idiots.

Miss you guys. See you soon. Bye-bye. Is it just me? A podcast by a couple of Mitches. Make sure you've hit follow on your podcast app. Welcome to ADD Brief. This is our secret segment on the end where we talk shit, nothing's planned or structured.

Absolutely nothing. We don't even try, to be honest. Yeah, who knows what'll happen. How are you feeling? You any better? No. What do you think it is? It's gone to your head now, hasn't it?

I just, I don't know what it is. It's frustrating is what it is. Oh, Mitchell. Because I've been sick since last Monday and it hasn't gotten better. It's just gotten worse. And the doctor gave you, what is it? Antibiotics. I had to practically beg for those.

Oh, Mitchell. And they have not helped one bit. I was going to say probiotics. Here's a Yakult. Oh, they're rank. Have you ever had one of those? I love Yakult. Yuck. Oh my God. I just discovered the sugar- a Yakult. Oh, there, Frank. Have you ever had one of those? I love Yakult. Yuck.

Oh, my God. I just discovered the sugar-free Yakult. I drink them every day. What? Why? It's good for the gut. How much of a bad state was your gut in that you needed to drink that vile shit? I think Yakult is the...

I would eat a Yakult candy just for the taste. I actually don't even want the benefits. It makes me sick. It's sweet and sour and kind of tart. Oh, I love it. I can't remember if I've told this story on the podcast. I think this might have been Trash Alley, actually. But when I had Crohn's disease and it was really bad as a kid,

they told me to take daily Yakult, and I thought they were so disgusting that I just couldn't do it. And so mum's way of trying to get me to take it was mixing it in with a strawberry thick shake from McDonald's. And I was like, I think that kind of defeats the purpose of the health benefits if I'm also consuming a thick shake. That can't be good for one's Crohn's disease. That is the cutest thing ever.

But it didn't work. I could absolutely still taste it in the strawberry thick shake. It just ruined a perfectly decent shake. Yeah, it's like fermented milky substance. It's fucking vile. Why do you do it to yourself? I think it's delicious. Oh, my God. Oh, look what the cat's dragged in. Jenna's back vile. Why do you do it to yourself? I think it's delicious. Oh, my God.

Oh, look what the cat's dragged in. Jenna's back. Hi. Not back. Arriving. Right at the end of the show. Yeah. How's it finish?

Talking to a microphone, for goodness sake. Hi. Hello. Hello. I brought some snacks. Where from? Glenore Bakery. So you were at a bakery while we've done the show, the podcast.

Yeah, where were you? I was in a meeting with the bakery. Can I have one? Yeah. Well, she's offering it to you, so yeah. Thanks. What actually is it? It's a pink cupcake.

Oh. What are you doing business with the bakery for? It's for the Children's Council, the Cancer Council, Children's whatever. Do you want this pink cupcake? No, you can have it. Oh, I'll have a little bite. Comfort food is what I need at the moment.

They're donating their time and money. And cupcakes, evidently. To children with cancer. That's fantastic. Well, you missed a great show. Mitch and I had zero energy. Oh, no. Why?

Mitch is unwell. Oh, still? Yeah, and I gave him a heads up, being like, oh, I'm low energy today. I don't know if you realise, but that was a hint that you're going to have to up yours. And he didn't. I don't have it in me. Me either. I'm depressed and sad.

Oh, no. But that's fine. This is what the podcast is. It's our highs and it's our lows. And today was a low. Today was a low. Because I wasn't here either. Yeah.

Oh, yeah, maybe that would have been just what we were missing. Yeah, I think so too. Did the doctor say that you needed eternal life force in the form of Janda to make you feel better? I haven't seen the doctor recently because I just know that they're going to be like, nah, just ride it out. You'll be fine. Drink fluids and rest up, please. All that bullshit. It's always the same.

Oh, wow. It really isn't going well. Mitch got a haircut. Oh, it's nothing major. It was just a trim. You probably can't even tell. Oh, how nice. I think you could go some foils.

You want to get in like a new area, you could do like a brown foil. My hair is brown. No, but like a lot, like a Jenna brown. Yeah, like a... I don't know. I'm too scared to dye my hair because if it ruins it and it goes all like burnt. And you know how some people dye their hair and it goes all straw-like afterwards? It's terrible.

Yes, I do. Exactly. I don't want to ruin my gorgeous mane that I've spent years painstakingly growing. You actually have. A lot of people thought it was just going to be a sort of fleeting period, but you've committed to this. I think I've known you longer with this hair than you have shorter hair. Yeah, you would have.

You met me just as I was starting to grow it out. Yeah, of course I did. Yeah. Really is your identity now. I'm not saying I'm going to have it for life. Have you felt the desire or the urge to trim it off? Sometimes, but then I'm like, nah, not yet. Yeah, because it took this long to get here.

Exactly. I just feel like there will come an age where it's just fucking creepy because sometimes I see middle-aged men with long hair and I'm like, it's just creepy. Yeah. 39. You'll be the first to let me know when it's officially creepy, right? Of course I will. Yeah, yeah.

Of course I will. I can't think of anything worse. I don't know how I'll say it to you. Time for the trim, babes. Maybe I'll just, you know, light a fire underneath the base of your bedhead and you'll lose it. Yeah. Yeah, that's probably the best idea, to be perfectly honest with you. Now, Jenna, are you across the submarine crisis? Yes, I am.

It's pretty awful, isn't it? We spoke about that. Let's just feel Jenna in the watching list. Did you talk about the stepson? No, I was going to, but we thought, okay, I wanted to do a whole idjim on the submarine, but my worry was that. What was your idjim going to be? About the submarine. Yeah. Is it just me or is the submarine, but my worry was that. What was your idjim going to be? About the submarine.

Yeah. Is it just me or is the submarine at the bottom of the ocean? Yes. Yes. And you'll go, no, it's not just you. That's why I hadn't really brainstormed it. Now, is it just me or is the most interesting part of the submarine crisis the stepson? Because the stepson of the billionaire who is on the doomed submarine, and at this point

in time, they've still got hours of oxygen left. They haven't perished. And I hope to God that by the time the episode is out, that they've been found and they're alive and they're happy. The stepson went to a Blink-182 concert while his stepdad is in the bottom of the ocean, posted it online and said, this is what my dad would have wanted.

I'm at the Blink-182 concert. How does everyone know that that's his stepson though? Because he tweeted and he said, um, hey, Blink-182, my stepdad is on the bottom of the ocean bed in this missing sub, but I'm still coming tonight. Please make me feel good and happy. It sounds like he's already written his father off. Like this is what he would have wanted. We don't know the outcome yet.

He's loving his five minutes of fame. He's currently in a beef with Cardi B. I heard about that. know the outcome yet. He's loving his five minutes of fame. He's currently in a beef with Cardi B. I heard about that. Cardi B made a video going, if I was at the bottom of the ocean and my child went to a Blink-182 concert, I'd be livid. I want you to be mourning and sad and waiting by the phone to see if I'm going to be fine and pull through out of it.

Of course, but obviously that's a waste of a ticket. It is. However, he then tweeted, Cardi B, your last three records have been flops. Oh, my God. So he's now fighting with Cardi B. Then if you go to his Twitter and see his replies, he's replying to OnlyFans creators who were looking for sex.

And OnlyFans creator said, who wants to hop on and have a ride? Insinuating fucking her, which is great. And he said, me. He did. True story. He's really milking this mama. Yeah, which is great. And he said, me. He did. True story. He's really like milking this mama. Yeah, he is. How bizarre.

This, again, this feels like a fever dream. It's going to be a Netflix documentary. Oh, yeah. Yeah, you're right. We should fill Jenna in. So we didn't talk about the missing sub. Then we had a woman on the show who wanted to beat my breakup story. And she did.

And she did. Oh, my God. She confessed that her partner woke up one day. he wasn't in the army, and went to the Ukraine to help fight. He died. And then she uncovered that he had 11 different mistresses around the globe. What? One in the Ukraine, a couple in New Zealand.

I still haven't quite processed that whole situation that we just dealt with. The weirdest part, they've all formed a bond and it's called the sisterhood. No. Yes, it's a cult. What is it again? The sisterhood. Oh, I thought they had a cute pet name for it. Anyway.

I don't know. So he's dead? Yes. Yeah. And I'm like, why are we gossiping about a dead man? Insane. Oh my God. Jenna, it was next level.

Anyway, what else did she miss? Do you want a bit of ice spray? Don't do it. Oh, I thought it smelled a bit funny. No, it smells gorgeous in here. It's like denkerub or whatever you call it. What is it called? Denkerub.

Is that a thing? Well, denker in German is thank you, right? So does that mean it's thank you rub? Thank you rub. Thank you rub. Yeah. I wouldn't mind that at the moment. Oh, it's denkerub.

D-E-N. I'm saying Dan. Anyway, spray this on you. Or do you want the heat spray? I've got two. The heat will warm you up, Jen. Maybe the heat. Yeah, put that on the back of your neck.

Okay. What else did she miss? Oh, I'm moving back home, Jenna. Oh, you are? Yeah, with my parents. Oh, that's nice. See, she falls into that camp that thinks it's nice. I think it's a good idea.

Why? Support system. You don't have to pay. That's a good call. I assume you're not paying. I'm not paying rent Support system. You don't have to pay. It's a good call. I assume you're not paying. I'm not paying rent, no. But I will contribute to groceries. I also found out that my hairdresser used to be a wiggle.

That was random. Oh, yeah, that was a great moment. What wiggle? Captain Feathersword understudy. No! Yeah. And my GP used to be Jub Jub from High Five. It's burning my neck.

It's good, right? Gemma, are you, right? Jen, nah. Are you all right? Yes. But like think of how much better off you are with the aerosol option because what if you got a bit of deep heat and you rub that on your hands and then rub it into your neck and then let's say you had an itchy mout and then you fucking reach your hand down there and then your flaps are on fire. That won't happen with the aerosol version.

Actually, I want to put some on my lower back. Yeah. Or do you want the ice for the lower back? Actually, I want to put some on my lower back. Yeah. Or do you want the ice for the lower back? Do you want me to spray it there? Go the cold one. Jesus. God, Mitch sprayed it in his face before. His forehead.

Yeah, Mitch said, you've got a headache. Maybe spray it on your face. Fucking don't do that. I was crying for the next 10 minutes. Your skin looks good, though. Really? Yeah. It's glowing.

Oh, that smells interesting. It's good, right? So this is our last week, Jenna, for a couple of weeks and we'll come back. So next week I'm moving out of the house and moving back to my parents for a whole week because I don't have any movers. So I'm doing it back and forth day in and day out. Because I used movers last time and I had got a sponsored content or whatever and I can't use them again.

I've just used them. Well, just pay for one. You're good for it. Think of all the money that you'll be saving on rent. Put that towards the removal list. It's not worth the stress. But I don't have the big items. Hayden gets the bed.

Hayden gets a lot of the furniture because he's going to a new apartment. Do you need a hand with moving? I've got it down to a fine art these days. Do you? I need help with packing more so. I've also got that down to a fine art. Well, why don't we have a little packing night? Packing party.

Packing party. I've told you before. That's how I trick all my friends into helping me pack. I'm like, guys, I'm having a packing party. If you give it a cute alliteration like that, it sounds fun. I'm like, I've got the wine, a lot of tie. I lure them to the house with that. And then I go, right now, fucking help me pack. Here's a tape gun.

Pack my fucking shit. But it helps because someone's there making boxes. Yeah, I can imagine. Yeah. I can imagine. Very efficient. Yeah, so I can't wait to be out of that house, that haunted mansion. So scary. Let's figure out the day that I'll come help you pack.

I'd love to. I've got all week next week, Monday through Friday. Gorgeous. Let's do it. Let me go for a walk after. Beautiful. Not down King Street, Newtown. Fuck that.

No, I messaged Mitch this week when I was walking King Street. I'm like, you're fucking right. This is rancid. Don't do that. How did you not come to that conclusion yourself? There's nothing tranquil about the main street of Newtown. It's fucking ugh. I was listening to my breakup playlist and I sort of was distracted.

But more recently now I'm feeling a bit better. I got stuck behind a gaggle of lesbians yesterday. It was awful. They're all going to that local bookstore. I couldn't get around them because you can't step onto the road because it's King Street fucking Newtown. And then on the left, you've got 40 metres of dendy Newtown theatre. So I can't go left or right around them. So I've just got to stand behind them and listen to them talk about Florence Welch. She is very good though.

I love her. Okay, let's play a little bingo. What suburbs do you think you could see me in in about three months when I have to get my own place? Where do I fit in Sydney? I don't know. It's up to you. Where do you want to live? I've never lived in the Paddington area, Surrey Hills area. I see you.

That would be a bit of a nightmare with a car, though. Yeah, it would be shitty. Most people in Surrey Hills don't drive. I see you as like Clovelly, Bronte. You see me beachy? Yeah. Do you see me beachy? It could be a beach era.

Maybe, just because you're from the Shire and that's kind of beach adjacent. And I do want you two to hold me accountable. I don't want to be stuck in the Shire back in my parents' house. Oh, I will. Once three months happens. I wonder if I can do this. Yeah. Hey Siri, start a timer for three months titled, wake up.

Oh, they can't be set for 24 hours or more. Okay, hold on. Hey, Siri, create a calendar event for three months time saying, run. Why don't you try living somewhere out west? Oh, yeah. It could be suited to the suburban life. Sorry, it's made it for the next three months. Every day is run.

Oh, God. Every day of my life, run is scheduled, which could be good for my fitness area that I'm in, but I'm going to delete that. God, Siri's a fuckhead. I know. She's getting worse. I agree. Every Apple event, they're like, Siri, new advancements. No.

And she's dumber than ever. She's an idiot. Yeah. If I was cooking tea, I used to be able to say, hey, Siri, set a timer for three minutes and then I'd check the fucking boiled rice or whatever. And now she just can't do it. Yeah. She'll put a reminder for three minutes later. I'm like, no, I don't want the reminder.

I want the alarm to go off. Like, you know? Yeah, of course. I get you. All right. Shall we head now? It's been a very low energy episode. Sorry to the idiots.

But, you know, if you can't, if you want us at our best, you have to have us at our lowest. Yeah. All right. Two weeks off will do you us at our lowest. It's all right. Two weeks off will do you a world of good. It'll do me a world of good. Janet can kill and bury a body or two in that time. I'll try. We hope this podcast made you feel at least 3% better today.

That's all. Just 3%. So we do. I don't feel 3% better at all. That's fine. And that's okay. That's all you've got. I feel like I'm being so dramatic. I'm like,

oh, the man flu. But genuinely, this is worse than COVID. You've got the flu. Have you done a COVID test? Yeah, yeah, yeah. It's not that. Interesting. But also, COVID just feels different, you know? Like, I knew last time I had COVID. I woke up and I was like, ah, yep, this is COVID. I just knew.

I wonder if... It has its own unique feeling. You know, I agree. Very fever-y. I wonder if you, the flu you're having now is so much worse because you've this is COVID. I just knew. I wonder if... It has its own unique feeling. You know, I agree. Very fever-y. I wonder if you, the flu you're having now is so much worse because you've recently had COVID. You know how they say COVID fucks your system? I thought that I was supposed to be heightened after COVID. Like, I'm not just booster jabbed.

I'm elite now that I've had COVID recently. I thought it was supposed to make my immune system better. For like three months after. Yeah. You're like immune. Oh. Clearly not. No, clearly not. It's fucked.

Yeah. All right. 3% better. All that bullshit. Hope it helps. We'll take a break. We love you. Five-star review if you can, please.

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