Is It Just Me? - #153: Harsh Fabrics & Violence with Rhys Nicholson
Episode Date: July 31, 2023Rhys Nicholson is our special guest host this week! In this episode: Test drive your outfits (08:20) When did we stop saying the year as “two thousand and…” (13:25) Turn ya fucken blinker off... (17:46) Rhys Nicholson visits us in studio (26:40) Our “Secret Segment” ADDebrief (56:38) Hit us up: @coupleofmitches Send us a text: 0422 948 202See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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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.
Is it just me?
Is familiar and farce kind of fun?
Just you, you filthy unhinged bitch.
Honestly.
What's wrong with you?
Now here's Mitch Chury and Mitchell Coombs.
Hello, you.
Hello, you.
Oh, hello, Mitchell.
Hi.
You're 27.
I know.
Did you see that I put on Instagram, is 27 mid-20s or late-20s?
And everyone voted late.
No, it's mid-20s.
28, 29 is late-20s.
Well, that's what I thought. But everyone said 27. I'm officially in my late-20s. 28, 29 is late 20s. Well, that's what I thought, but everyone said 27.
I'm officially in my late 20s.
I reckon I could push it and say I'm mid to late.
No, you're mid-20s.
Mid is 25, 26, 27.
28, 29.
But then it's mid also like on the other side of 25, 24 and 23.
24 is mid.
Okay, yeah, I agree.
I think, I think.
Yeah, I'm with you.
Also, I'm happy to admit that I'm in my late 20s as of, well, I'm 28 at the end of the
year.
That'll be my late 20s.
A couple of months to go.
Yeah.
And I'll be late 20s.
Oh.
And I can admit it.
Do you feel scary that you're in your mid to late 20s?
Well, it's weird because the idea of turning 30 doesn't terrify me at all.
But like late 20s sounds more daunting.
Yeah, it does.
Like late 20s. I'm like, oh, Jesus Christ. I still but like late 20s sounds more daunting. Yeah, it does. Like late 20s.
I'm like, oh, Jesus Christ.
I still feel like I'm 21.
I know.
It's like someone's got an hourglass and they've just flicked it.
I can see the sand trickling down.
I wouldn't say we're at our halfway point of our life.
No, no, no.
But about 20s.
20s is meant to be fun.
We're meant to fuck around and find out.
Yeah.
I mean, I'm feeling myself getting older.
There's little signs like the fact that at my birthday dinner last week, I had three glasses of rosé.
That would barely scrape the side a few years ago.
I woke up with the most revolting hangover ever.
And I was trying to take it easy because I knew I had Pilates the next day.
And still, I woke up with the most vile hangover after three rosés.
I've gone fucking soft.
I know, I feel the same. I'm almost about to vote Liberal. Thatover after three Rosedays. I've gone fucking soft. I know.
I feel the same.
I'm almost about to vote Liberal.
That's how fucked up I am.
I'm getting so old.
I'm like, I'm thinking-
You're not that old.
I think global warming's fake.
No, I'm not.
Your birthday drinks was fun, though.
I couldn't believe you actually rocked up.
Yeah, everyone was shocked.
I walked in and it was like when an intruder enters on Big Brother.
Everyone was like, oh, whoa.
Hey.
Well, it's because you were literally meant to be on air.
Turns out you'd pre-recorded it all and left early.
Radio magic.
I don't pre-record.
Everyone knew you were there, though.
I know, but I don't pre-record for many people.
I recorded a whole live show just so I could be there for you.
Well, it's because I know you so well.
You've said in the past it's actually quite a pain to pre-record the radio show.
It is.
It's more trouble than it's worth.
I'd rather just do it live.
And so the fact that you went to the effort.
I did.
I rushed through.
He actually rocked up.
Jenna was there too.
Hi, Jenna.
Hi.
Hi.
Hi, Jenna.
Jenna, welcome.
I wish you remembered my birthday.
Jenna, drop it.
I remembered you.
I sent you a text.
I'll leak the screenshots.
I'm not afraid.
Even I didn't carry on this much.
No, seriously.
And you carried on.
Not to this extent.
Jenna, I will leak it.
I'm not afraid of your fans.
Well, there's a lot of them.
Well, you're in your early 30s, so you'd be surprised you can even text.
No, I'm 83.
True.
Good call.
Well, Jenna was there.
Yes, I was there.
I made the mistake.
I gave Mitchell his actual birthday present.
I didn't do it on the show.
I wasn't organized enough.
But I knew I was going to get you something.
And I got you – I spent a stupid amount of money
at asop i might mitchell love this asop i'm gonna go and get him a beautiful skincare bundle
beautiful geranium is asop considered a bit la-di-da i mean yeah that was lost on me i didn't
everyone was like oh as i know that's the good shit i was like oh that's my point asop yeah it's
expensive but you're a very good friend of mine and And, of course, I wanted to get you something nice.
And you're in your mid to late 20s.
Oh, shut up.
You know, time is ticking.
So I got you this beautiful set and I gave it to you,
but I also saw it came out like a $9 fidget toy pack.
And I put that in there too because you love fidget toys.
I know.
You should have seen Mitch throw the Aesop out the window of the pub
and rip open these fidget toys.
By popular demand.
All my friends were just fidgeting at the table.
It was fantastic. The fidget toys, oh, they were so much friends were just fidgeting at the table. It was fantastic.
The fidget toys.
Oh, there was so much fun.
You can tell.
I'm going to have to get a bigger tub.
I've got my fidget toy tub at home on the coffee table.
I'm going to have to get a bigger tub now.
I've got so many.
Have we spoken about the fidget toy tub?
Yes.
Only briefly.
There's not that much to say, really.
Well, you go to Mitch's house and then when you're sitting on his couch, there is a tub
of fidget toys.
So then I saw it at Kmart and thought he can just rip it open and pour it in and add some new toys.
There was some great shit in there.
It was so much fun.
Yeah.
Did you have a good birthday?
Yeah, it was good.
Isn't it funny that like no matter what age you are, there is a small part of you that goes, oh, it's over.
Oh, yeah.
It's over.
But I'm just stretching it out.
It's my birthday week.
Oh, are you?
Yeah.
My logic is that so long as those flowers you got me are still alive,
it's still my fucking birthday.
You can still celebrate?
Good.
They're starting to drop dead a little bit,
but they're clinging on for dear life.
They are pumped with pink, yellow and blue food dye,
so I don't expect them to last very long at all.
By the way, can I just tell you that you know how last week Sean was on
and I left the studio so he could tell you what my birthday present
was going to be.
You did, yes.
And I wasn't allowed to listen to it when I was editing.
Yeah.
Not a secret.
So now that I've got the present, I listen back and I just don't feel that he did justice
how excited I would be by this present.
He just said, yeah, I'm getting him green merch from the Pilates studio.
That does not sum up how fucking excited I was when I opened it because I've been going to that same pilates studio twice a week since like january yeah and they've got a
little merch stand and every week i go fuck that jump is cute god i really want that i'm gonna get
that one day but usually after class i'm ready for a nap i'm like not today i'll get it another time
oh it's not even winter yet and so i've been eyeing this jumper off i'm wearing it now oh is this it
let me get a look. And I took Sean
to a yoga class with me not long ago. And
again, I just mentioned in passing, how cute is that jumper?
I really want it. Opened my present
and it got it for me. There it is.
Oh my God, I love it when men listen.
Yeah, isn't that nice? And demonstrate that
they've listened. Oh yeah, that's a lovely
trait to have in a partner. Listening
is... But the other thing is mum got
me a voucher for the Pilates studio
and that's when I thought I might just fucking,
instead of my tuition, I'll use the voucher on the jumper.
Thank God I didn't.
I was going to get it this week.
Sean beat me to it and I was so excited.
When I was coming into the building today,
someone in reception goes, you're a scout girl as well.
So it's like a badge of honour.
You're a scout girl?
Is that the name of the studio?
Yeah, Scout Pilates and Yoga.
Oh, really?
And they've got like the 100 Club.
If you do 100 classes, you get a free bit of merch.
I'm getting fucking close, so I'll be able to add to my collection.
Two classes a week since January.
You'd be well on your way.
It tells me.
Hang on, let me see.
Oh, shit, the 100 Club.
It's amazing.
And then there's the 200 Club.
Oh, my God, what do you get for that?
A car.
Fuck.
Oh, wow, I'd prefer the merch a car 300 club you get to fuck becky tell me how many i've done is there an app for this studio 57
oh wow okay i'm past the halfway point well done well i'm glad you had a lovely birthday
mitchell thank you did you get lovely messages from the idiots of course and i didn't want to
like be that asshole that just does a blanket,
thanks everyone for your messages.
I was like, okay, I'm going to actually heart react to them all at the very fucking least as a heart react and apply to some.
Yeah, that's nice.
Because they were gorgeous.
And people remember.
I know.
They're nice.
Including us.
And that is done and dusted.
Let's move on, please.
Hey, if it's your first time listening, welcome to the show.
It's Is It Just Me?
Every week we start the show the same way.
Something we've noticed, something we hate or appreciate.
Mitch doesn't know mine.
I don't know Mitch's.
We call them idjams.
Mine is a fleeting thought.
Something silly, dumb.
I would probably put mine in the same category.
Yeah, good weeks though.
We always get the most out of the dumb ones.
Sometimes we overthink them.
Also, we should mention that we've got Reese Nicholson on the show today.
Oh my God, yeah, we caught up with Reese.
I forget about that. Yes, we'll bring that to you a little bit later on. But yeah, lots of fun. We love Reese Rhys Nicholson on the show today. Oh, my God, yeah, we caught up with Rhys. I forget about that.
Yes, we'll bring that to you a little bit later on.
But, yeah, lots of fun.
We love Rhys.
Rhys is, yeah, Aussie comedian.
They've been on the show before.
They're also a judge.
That would Zoom, though.
I have a feeling it might have even been during Melbourne lockdown.
Oh, my God, yeah, it was.
I had never spoken to Rhys face to face.
Yeah, first time.
It was very fun.
It's all ahead of Drag Race Down Under Season 3 premiering on Stan this weekend.
So by the time this episode's out, you can listen to this interview with Rhys and go
and watch the premiere.
But we had a great chat with Rhys, so that'll come later in the show.
First, of course, you better kick off with your idiom.
Shall I do mine?
Mine's kind of nothing.
Well, mine's nothing either, so we'll out-nothing each other.
Go.
Is it just me or? Is there nothing worse than wasting a good outfit on a boring day?
Yeah, no, you do have to be careful about that. I agree.
It's so bad when you curate everything from the sock to the pants, to the shirt, to the jacket,
the hair's on point, the skin's glowing and you look gorgeous, but it's a boring day.
Yeah.
Oh, it ruins my soul.
Having said that, sometimes I sort of road test outfits just when I'm at home alone,
because it does give you a pep in the step if you're going about your day and you think,
oh, fuck, I look good today.
Yes.
And so sometimes I get dolled up for no one, but it's also to check if I actually like
an outfit.
Yes.
You know how it looks better in your head?
Yeah, 100%.
And you're like, oh, I've got this thing planned for Saturday. I'll wear X, Y, Z. On Tuesday, I'll double check that it actually like an outfit. Yes. You know how it looks better in your head? Yeah, 100%. And you're like, oh, I've got this thing planned for Saturday.
I'll wear X, Y, Z.
On Tuesday, I'll double check that it actually looks good.
And sometimes it does not.
See, I've started doing that.
I think because I'm sort of like I'm trying to in my new single era, I'm trying to go
out more.
I'm trying to look a bit better, take pride in how I look.
I'm planning things out.
So I now think in the shower, I will think of an outfit.
Whereas before I would just open my wardrobe and go, what can I put on? What works? But now I'm thinking ahead
like today, I bought a singlet because I know we've got the Drag Race premiere.
Are you going to wear a singlet, Argan?
Well, no, God, no.
No, Jenna.
Well, it's winter facade with Jenna. He could catch his death.
Thank you.
Yeah, but let's be hating.
Okay, look me in the eyes.
Yeah.
Would I look good in a singlet?
You didn't even let me finish the sentence because you knew you'd have to say yes. No, you would. Do you think I I look good in a singlet? You didn't even let me finish the sentence because you knew you'd have to say yes.
No, you would.
Do you think I'd look good in a singlet?
Yeah, of course.
No, I wouldn't.
I'd look like a filet mignon.
Get the guns out.
Fuck it.
No, I actually think you would.
Get the bazookas out.
They're not bazookas.
They're super dupas.
Okay, so my plan was.
Super dupas are very lean, by the way.
I know.
I'm a fucking, I'm the Milo tub of ice cream.
That's what my arms are.
You know the green spoon that you get?
Yeah.
Oh, they're yummy.
When they change that to wood, that pissed me right off.
Anyway, I digress.
I want to wear, you know that look where you wear a singlet and it's low cut,
very gay, and then you wear like the chains,
but then you also wear a button up over the top?
Oh, yeah.
That's what I'm thinking of.
Oh, that'll look nice.
Yeah, because it's gay and I've really got to pick up now these days.
I have to.
It's been drilled into me.
Have you still got one of our singlets?
Because remember we did that merch a while ago?
Oh, yeah.
Not a singlet.
It's like the tank top where it's kind of just a sleeveless shirt.
That's a good idea.
It's not a singlet where it's got those thin little straps around your neck.
When I moved out of home, I found all my old merch jumpers,
all the tea towels, and they're in a box.
So I could wear that, you're right.
That'd be cute.
That could be fun.
And we are there representing the show.
But I am.
And we'll know Reece.
Hey, Reece, spoke to you during the week.
Yeah, remember us?
Yeah, hi.
So yeah, I've planned out an outfit for Friday night
and I tried it on today.
And I've never pre-tried on an outfit in my life.
It's just efficiency.
It changes the game.
Well done. Do a pre-try on an outfit in my life. It's just efficiency. It changes the game. Well done.
Do a pre-try on, guys.
Try before you wear.
Because if it doesn't work, then you don't freak out.
Exactly.
Same as the-
There is nothing more stressful than thinking that a certain outfit's going to be great
and then you don't actually like it.
It's not comfortable.
There's a stain or something.
And then, I don't know why, I swear my body temperature rises so much when I'm getting
ready.
Sometimes it's the worst.
Sometimes I put on my skincare and then I just sweat it out.
Yes, exactly.
What a waste of fucking retinol.
Getting dressed sometimes is the same energy as making your bed.
You don't realise how fucking exhausting it can be and how sweaty it's going to be.
Yes, I completely agree.
Changing the bloody fitted sheet on the bed.
Oh my God, it's a whole workout.
It's so much.
Are you puffed and huffed and puffed after sex, Mitchell?
Not really, actually.
Although, fuck me, dude.
I'm not oversharing too much.
Sometimes, because Sean's place doesn't have aircon, sometimes in summer.
Oh, my God.
It's like a slip and slide in that bed.
Yeah.
Holy shit.
I can imagine.
But I don't mind it.
Yeah, that's kind of half the fun.
That's cute.
But I more mean after.
Sometimes after, I just have to lie there.
Sometimes after I masturbate, I just lie there and go,
I just need five minutes.
Yeah, that's fun.
To acclimatise.
Good on you.
Yeah, and Jenna's agreeing.
She's nodding her head.
Yeah.
Oh, she just said same.
She just mouthed same.
Also, speaking of outfits, I'm going to the Logies this weekend.
Do you want to see a little sneak peek of my outfit?
Yes.
I'll show you.
Okay, Jenna can see. Yes, I want to see. I will peek of my outfit? Yes. I'll show you. Okay, Jenna can see.
Yes, I want to see.
I will say this is the gayest outfit I've ever worn in my life.
I'm so keen.
It is so gay.
Mitchell, you can look first.
It's not that gay, but it is definitely fabulous.
Mitchell, let me just zoom in on the four kilos of pearls.
Oh, I can see it.
Look at that.
Can I see?
Yeah, of course, Jenna.
Very cute.
Do you like it? Yeah. I'm wearing a button-up underneath. No, I can see it. Look at that. Can I see? Yeah, of course, Jenna. Very cute. Do you like it?
Yeah.
I'm wearing a button-up underneath.
I haven't put it on.
I love it.
It's a powder blue with pearls scattered.
It's like you've got really big dandruff.
It reminds me of, like, Lil Nas X.
Thank you.
I don't have the same.
That's a stretch.
I don't have the same.
Big Nas X, yeah.
Lil Nas XL.
That's pretty cool. Big Nas XL. Oh. Little Nas XL. Sounds pretty good.
Big Nas XL.
Oh, that's stupid.
All right.
Snoop Elephant.
Your face.
I couldn't think of another big animal.
Snoop Cow.
Oh, fuck off.
Oh, God.
All right, well, that's mine.
Are you ready for yours?
Yes, I am.
Let's go.
Is it just me or?
Do you remember being really fucked off when people stopped referring to the year as 2000-end and started saying 20?
Oh, yeah.
Oh, yeah.
I feel it's very American to say 2009.
Well, that's what it was.
Yeah.
And I remember being really pissed off when people stopped saying 2009, 2010, 2011 and
started saying 2011, 2012.
But I can't remember at what point we all made the switch.
We definitely did.
Because in my memory, 2011, everyone said 2011.
2011.
Yeah.
2010 was 2010. Yeah. Yeah. 2010 was 2010.
Yeah, because I graduated in 2010.
And did everyone refer to it as class of 2010?
Yes.
See, that sounds better to me than 2010.
But I reckon it was around 2010 that a few people started saying 2010,
and I remember being so annoyed.
Yeah, I completely agree.
Being like, no, that's incorrect.
Who decides?
Why did everyone just start saying it? To be honest, it sounds better 2012, 2013. I, I completely agree. No, that's incorrect. Who decides? Why did everyone just start saying it?
To be honest, it sounds better 2012, 2013.
I think it sounds nicer, 2013.
But then what about 2013?
That sounds correct to me.
I think we all said 2013, didn't we?
What year did you graduate?
2013.
No, 2013.
I want to say and.
2013.
Yeah.
Was it 2013?
Is it 2014?
Is that the cutoff?
See, 2014 sounds like a 2014
I don't remember saying 2014
Oh no
No
I was class of 2014
Because I'm way younger than you
And I remember it being 2014
2014 doesn't ring any bells
Yeah because I feel
It sounds right 2013
But 2014
No incorrect
Just wrong
But there was a few years where
everyone flip-flopped and now it's just
20-whatever. Yeah, I think it's the
Americanisation of Australia, to be
honest. I think we've just copied the Yanks.
Do you know what I remember? Remember
that disaster movie? Because everyone thought the world
was going to end in 2012. Yes.
And there was a disaster movie just called 2012.
I didn't sleep after watching it. I remember being so excited
for that movie to come out
and they'd hyped it since 2010.
Yes.
And then by the time it came around, everyone's calling it the movie 2012.
I was like, no, it's 2012.
Oh, yeah.
I reckon it must have been around that time that everyone started saying 2012
and I was so pissed off.
I was like, stop saying that, everyone.
That's not it.
But it doesn't make sense.
In the 1900s, they didn't go 19,001.
Yeah, you're right.
That's so true.
It would be 1901.
So technically that 10 year, what happened in that 10 year period?
I know.
To make us go at the end.
Yeah.
9-11-2001.
But it wouldn't have sounded right if we all said, oh, the year is 2001.
That sounds like you're in 24 hour time.
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It does.
But what else do we do it in?
When else do we add and?
Never.
Like, it just seems odd that we've put it in there.
It just sounds better.
I'm picturing in like a formal setting or maybe you're watching the news.
Yeah.
Good morning.
It is the 20th of June, 2001.
That sounds better than 2001.
Yeah.
So true.
It does.
Yeah.
Who decides this?
Is there a governing body?
I don't know.
It just switched.
And like I said, I remember being really pissed off.
All right.
So do you want to bring it back or are you happy to end it?
Are you happy to be 2023?
Oh, no.
We can't bring it back now.
No?
No, that's too much.
Oh, okay.
Sorry.
It's way too many syllables.
2023.
I felt like that took me 10 minutes to say that.
Too many words.
2020 and three. Don't even get me started on when we get to 20 minutes to say that. Too many words. 2020 and three.
Don't even get me started on when we get to 2027.
Too much.
Too many syllables.
That's a lot.
And that's also giving our show way too much credit that we can bring back.
Yeah, what if I said, yes, I'm putting my foot down.
Stop it, everyone.
All right, everyone.
Stop saying and.
We've got that kind of power.
And who's like, are we going to start putting it into time as well?
What time is it?
The time is 3 and 23 p.m.
Oh, no, no, no.
Ridiculous.
3 and 20 and 3.
Yeah, 3 and 20 and 3 p.m.
Yeah, p.m.
Going forward, we shall henceforth refer to time that way because I fucking said so.
All right.
Hear, hear.
So tonight on air.
On air. Welcome to the show. It. So tonight on air. On air.
Welcome to the show.
It's seven o'clock and no minutes.
Oh, that sounds terrible.
Seven and two.
No, seven and nil.
It's seven and nil.
Seven and nought.
Seven and nought.
Is it just me?
That's enough of these two.
Now let's hear an Is It Just You?
Okay, let's do an Is It Just You.
Mitch and I have done ours.
Now it's your chance to have a say of your own,
something that you have noticed you hate or appreciate.
That's right.
Message us on the DMs.
At couple of Mitch's.
Have you just forgotten every key detail?
I was just trying to throw to you and then Jenna can speak if you want.
Yeah.
How else can they get in touch, Jenna?
Am I really the only one that knows the number?
No.
That's fine.
0412 712 092.
Correct.
I'm getting a lot of texts at the moment, but keep them coming, people.
We can also receive photos now.
I hadn't had iMessage switched on, so I was just getting green.
But now I'm getting blue.
So you can send us pickies.
Today we have Kayla from WA.
Hi, Kayla.
Hello.
How are you going?
Kayla from Mangermup specifically.
Mangermup.
Yeah.
Mangermup.
That sounds like some sort of spell in Harry Potter.
Mangermup!
That did well.
Where's Mangermup?
Small town.
Yeah. That did well. Where's Mangermup, small town? Yeah, so small town was on the southwest, more east of WA.
Oh.
When I Google Mangermup, the top Google search is just,
is Mangermup worth visiting?
And they don't give a clear answer on Google.
Yeah, is it?
Definitely not.
You don't reckon?
No.
I just came here for my grad program as I'm doing my nursing.
Oh, right.
And sort of loved it randomly, but it's really close to all,
like you're an hour and a half away from basically everything,
like different beaches and different other towns.
So it's actually quite good to be sort of in the middle.
Yeah, right.
So you're not originally from there?
No, I'm originally from Perth.
Oh, right. So this is out bush for there? No, I'm originally from Perth. Oh, right.
So this is out bush for you.
Although Perth is very isolated.
You'd be used to it.
Yeah, it is actually, considering, but this is even worse.
I've never been to WA ever or Perth in my whole life.
I would recommend.
It is quite a good holiday if you're down for it.
Well, look, I don't know.
I just feel that in 2023, you don't know if it's man-jum-up or them-jum-up,
but we'll see.
Well, it's not her-jum-up.
All right, well, let's get your Is It Just You on.
You ready?
Yes.
All right, hit us.
Is it just me or?
Does it really piss you off when you're just driving in a straight line
and someone's putting their indicator on and they don't fucking turn?
Oh, as in like it's left on by accident?
Yeah, or like they're intending they've put it on too early
and that you just keep travelling and travelling behind them,
waiting for them just to turn, and they never do.
And there's no real way to communicate with them and say,
hey, by the way, you've accidentally left your indicator on.
You can't beat the horn.
That's way too fucking aggressive.
No, and if you flash your lights, they then stop and go slower
and you've just wasted more of your time.
Yeah, they think it's an emergency.
Just drive around them.
You're in a country town.
Just fang out.
Don't let it upset you.
Our country towns, there's not very many overtaking lanes.
So you end up stuck behind all the oldies that are just doing their Sunday
driving cruising at like 60 and 110 and it's like fucking move.
They're probably towing a fucking caravan as well.
So they're in no rush.
But you've got road trains and that coming the other way.
So you don't really have many gaps where you can take over.
So you just have to sit there and suffer.
Yeah.
What is a road train?
It's like a fucking truck.
So, yeah, it's a huge truck that has lots of different carriages on it.
So like a train.
Wow.
But a truck on the road.
Jesus.
It's perilous out there in the country.
Mitchell, you'd know all about it.
Oh, it was the worst where I grew up because during harvest,
when all the road trains are taking the grain from the paddocks
into town to be dropped off, the grain would sort of spill
off the side of the truck so there'd be grain on the road
and then these fat fucking birds would come along to pick up the grain
and if you came driving, they wouldn't move.
So a lot of dead birds on the road during harvest time because they were just trying
to eat the remnants of the grain.
Oh, that's horrific.
Yeah.
I'm a city boy.
The amount of accidents that you just see happen from people just doing the stupidest
shit is astounding.
Life in Manjimup, huh?
Yeah.
And then they come back to the hospital and I deal with it anyway.
Oh, and you're there working with it.
You can't escape it.
No.
Oh, my God.
Someone who's had severe car crash injuries, you go,
well, you shouldn't have had your blinker on for an hour, you dickhead.
That's it.
I'm not looking after you anymore.
Fix your own broken fibula.
I've just Googled it.
Mangermup is next to Dingup, which is next to Ballarup,
which is next to Pulgarup, which is also next to Walgar Up.
Are you making this shit up?
No.
Really?
Was that a joke?
And Gorn Up.
Yes, what the fuck is wrong with you all?
There's so many ups.
I'm not joking.
But then it's also just a hop, skip and a jump away from Diamond Tree.
Doesn't that sound pleasant?
Wow.
And it's also next to Sunnyside?
Mm-hmm.
So that diamond tree, it used to be back in the day,
because of all the trees, they have a really high,
like a security guard thing, really higher than the trees,
so that when there was bushfires, they could spot them
and tell the fireys to go to that exact location.
I'm not following.
Yeah, no.
I don't understand how that works.
That works.
What?
I'm picturing a treehouse.
Yeah, basically.
Yeah, basically a treehouse, but taller than the trees.
They've built it up higher so that they could spot fires from a distance.
What about the one called Nanup?
Hey, Mum, is Nanup?
I want to bring her a cuppa and a bicky.
The Timber Park looks fun.
Does it?
Yeah.
It has a really long slide on it, so that's one of the main attractions.
Flight?
Slide.
Slide.
Oh, you country people, stop with the freight train and the –
She said slide.
What do you call that, a slippery dip?
What's a slide?
Look how big the slide is.
Oh, a slide. No, that's on me. Sorry.
I literally said that about three times. Sorry, I heard slide
and I was very lost there.
Shit, there's another up.
Peribler up. I'm not joking.
These sound like Pokemon. Chower up is just
a bit further west. Chower up. Oh, can't...
Hey, honey, wanna go on the weekend?
Let's go to Tyra. Yeah, but look at this
slide. Oh, that would burn your ass cheeks.
It would burn the whole way down.
And then you get really bad study.
Can you just end up being electrocuted?
Did you hear about the flooding in WAMH a couple months ago?
It really affected fuck her up.
Terribly.
I was really towie on the weekend and I said, Sean, sick her up.
Oh, my.
Oh, my goodness.
Okay, never mind. I thought that would be up. Oh, my. Oh, my goodness. Okay, never mind.
I thought that would be better.
No, it's good to end it.
Well, thank you for the call, Kayla.
And, yeah, just stop blinkering, guys, please.
We'll have to try.
DM Jenna.
Don't you reckon it's, like, a little bit insane for someone to not notice?
No, I couldn't not notice.
It makes a fucking noise.
It makes a big noise. Some cars, you can't hear it. I couldn't not notice. It makes a fucking noise. It makes a big noise.
Some cars you can't hear it.
I agree.
I'm driving my dad's car at the moment, which is European,
and the blinker is like.
It's a slight whisper.
Then you get in my fucking Hyundai and it's like.
Is there like volume on the indicators?
You could turn it up.
Maybe.
Okay.
No more.
No more.
That was a good one.
No more.
Message Kayla, Jenna, Kayla, and get a prize, okay?
No worries.
Thank you so much, guys.
No worries.
We love you.
Thanks for listening to the show.
We love you.
I just can't get over this slide.
Nor can I.
I'm sure I can.
Anyway, like we said before, if you want to jump on the phone,
for any of us, just you, just send us a message,
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Why didn't you play the sound effect?
Because, Jenna, it's automated and Mitch was whispering.
I don't press a button.
0-4-1-2.
Is it like my Siri?
I have to talk in an American accent for it to understand me.
0-4-1-2-7-1-2-0-9-2.
There we go.
There we go.
I was boiling my eggs this morning and I said, hey, Siri, start a timer for seven minutes.
And she heard 17.
So I forgot. And then my eggs were fucking ranc said, hey, Siri, start a timer for seven minutes. And she heard 17. So I forgot.
And then my eggs were fucking rancid.
Oh, no.
You know when the yolk goes grey?
Oh, yeah.
I was so upset.
I just wanted my protein.
Fuck you, Siri.
Anyway, look, should we get Rhys on now?
Yeah, let's do it.
That was a fun chat with Rhys.
Yeah, so Mitch and I were lucky enough to have Rhys visit us right here in the studio,
face to face, which was gorgeous.
Jenna was busy once again.
True.
You know, she only sometimes turns up and sometimes does not.
Anyway, we caught up with the wonderful Rhys Nicholson.
Roll it, bitch.
The lovely and laughable Rhys Nicholson.
All right, ahead of the premiere of RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under Season 3 on stand exclusively this weekend, the one and only Judge Extraordinaire.
They've been on the show many times.
A world-renowned comedian.
One time.
Sure, many times.
Oh, just one time.
I know, you feel like twice.
I'm glad you're sharing your feelings.
Look, countless times.
If you're an idiot, it's countless times.
Correct.
We do our research here at the show.
It's Rhys Nicholson!
Oh, I love being on a commercial network where they can play noises like sound effects like that.
I'll try and stop him, honestly.
It's very annoying.
I'll be in federal prison one day because of the amount of uncopywritten music that I play.
And also all the other stuff.
But yeah.
Great to have you.
Thanks for having me.
It feels very nice to be had.
How exciting.
Very exciting.
So the premiere will have aired by the time this is out.
I'm assuming so because this comes out Sunday night.
But unless we break the internet, all the Stan programming just makes the internet freak out and it goes down.
That's the plan.
And then we have to just send it out on video cassettes.
That's how we show it.
Imagine if they had a box set of Drag Race Down Under, like Titanic,
you have to switch it to another bloody-
Well, that is kind of what Netflix was for a while.
Oh, but you don't-
They were literally just sending out stuff.
Where would they put the-
Oh, that's right.
Where would the prompt be to switch cassettes?
Would it be like, it's time to sashay away, then would it cut?
Yeah, I think that would be the way they should do it.
And you're keeping people moving. Yes, at the it cut? Yeah, I think that would be the way they should do it. And you're keeping people moving.
Yes, at the deliberations.
And then it should cut, switch VHS
tapes. Do you remember, and this is
such a thing of maybe around
our generations of kids, when
plasma screens came out and there was a
big fear from our mums and dads that
maybe the loading screen on
a DVD might burn into the screen.
Yeah, that's gotta wreck the screen. Yeah, that's going to wreck the screen.
Yeah.
Well, that's why they made it move, right?
So it wouldn't burn in.
It bounced around.
I did a prank once where I printed off the Channel 9 logo
and stuck it at the bottom of the screen
and then turned the TV off because my brother was watching cricket
and I said, look what you've fucking done.
We just can't have cricket in the house.
It's dangerous.
And mum fell for it.
Did Jane fall for it?
Yeah.
Oh, boy. She was like, look at that. She was furious. I just didn't want any more fucking cricket in the house. It's dangerous. And mum fell for it. Did Jane fall for it? Yeah. Oh, boy.
She was like, Jane.
Look at that.
She was furious.
I just didn't want any more fucking cricket in the house.
I'm such a TV nerd that I used to watch David Letterman,
the late show with David Letterman on Channel 10.
Yeah, it was big.
After the news.
No, before the news.
It was before the news.
Oh, it changed around.
Yeah, sometimes it wasn't on at all.
Sometimes it would be like, I was aerobic or something.
Yeah, they'd bump it.
Anyway, you could see the CBS logo in the corner, it wasn't on at all sometimes it would be like other aerobic yeah they'd bump it anyway they'd
you could see the CBS logo
in the corner but then they'd just like botch the channel
10 transparent logo over it
and it was so confusing for my brain because I didn't
get that it was being sold and bought
and whatever but I love the doubling up
of the logos a classic classic channel
10 as well I love channel 10 I do work on
not as much as Stan Stan programming
a wonderful place.
But just, yeah, so much of their late night programming in our era was just like, here's something.
Totally.
I got none of the references.
Treat yourselves.
If in doubt, Judge Judy again.
Yeah.
If in doubt.
Yeah.
Well, okay, so we should ask, season three, are there any changes? Is it just you, Rue Michelle, the girls?
And it's the same Queens as last year as well.
We're just keeping it exactly the same.
We're just letting season one and season two are just duking it out.
We're doing our own all stuff.
You took the VHS and went.
Rewound it.
And then just shade noise.
Rue loves Spanky Jackson.
Bring her back.
She really does.
The greatest gift this year has, for me at least,
I'm speaking selfishly
is we've had guest judges before, but it was always under kind of, even season two was
a little bit kind of COVID-y.
There was a bit of a flu going around for a while.
I don't know if you guys remember.
Um, but we get like guest judges, we get to sit and I get to turn to the left and there's
someone there.
And it's quite nice because it gives my eyes a rest from the beauty that radiates off RuPaul to my right.
Sometimes you can't stare.
It's gotten to the point where I, and I'm not making this up, I stare at Ru so much when we're in between shots that she has begun just being like having to look at me and go, stop staring at me.
Can you not?
It's very strange.
Oh, that's great.
strange oh that's great um but no like and it's wild for me because i still don't you know i have this job and i for two or three weeks of the year i get to go and be in drag race but the rest of my
life isn't that life and so we get prop you know adam lambert was there and that was the day that
um aj from the backstreet boys who spoiler alert i'm very sorry to break it to you he's not in the
show but he just came to visit the set because him and Rue know each other.
Oh, really?
And then I was stuck in a convent.
Stuck is a strong word.
But Michelle, Rue, AJ from the Backstreet Boys,
and Adam Lambert were all just chatting,
and I was also there.
Oh, was it that awkward thing where you're like, hi.
Well, I don't have a helicopter to talk about.
No, no, no.
And so they literally were talking about,
we were talking about the Great Barrier Reef and I was saying,
oh, I've thought of it.
Yeah, yeah.
Like buying a bit and, you know, just snapping a bit off and eating it.
But the saying like, oh yeah, I didn't know.
I was just trying to make conversation.
I said, yeah, I'm such an idiot.
I didn't realize how far out the Great Barrier Reef is.
I thought it was like pretty close.
And Rue said, you can just kind of get a helicopter out there, I think.
And I was like, oh, yes.
And I teased her.
I teased her.
And they're like, oh, yeah, helicopter.
And they all started talking about the helicopters.
I was like, okay, all right.
And then we all went to the Backstreet Boys together.
Wow.
Yeah.
Oh, because they were touring.
Was it still in New Zealand, the filming?
Yeah, yeah.
Yeah, in Auckland.
Sparks Arena.
Wait, hold on.
Hold on.
We'll talk about the filming.
You saw the Backstreet Boys with RuPaul. Yes. Me, Michelle, Rue, Tom,. Sparks Arena. Wait, hold on. Hold on. We'll talk about the filming.
You saw the Backstreet Boys with RuPaul.
Yes.
Me, Michelle, Ru, Tom, one of the producers, Theron, one of the producers, sat together and watched the Backstreet Boys.
Wow.
What a time.
It was pretty wild.
What's Ru like in that situation outside of the show, not being taped?
Loved it.
And played, you know, there's this whole thing, I don't know if you, but like, he talks about
dirty charades a lot.
Like he loves to go, we played while waiting waiting and because he's quite anonymous like he wears
quite a lovely track suit but a track suit out in the world and has a mask on and so no one
and we were out the front of an arena waiting to go into the backstreet boys playing dirty charades
not no one's any the wiser only i know like michelle's getting recognized a lot i'm getting
recognized a little bit there's rupaul. They have no idea who that is.
Wow.
It's incredible.
Like, because she, you know, she covers up a little bit.
Do you mean like a COVID mask?
Is that what you meant?
Yeah, yeah.
No, no, she wears a full latex mask.
It's a Donald Trump latex mask from Hot Dollar.
Yeah, yeah.
Wait, so what's Dirty Charades?
It's like, I'll be honest, I've never quite understood the rules
and I don't arc up very often when we play.
We play a lot where I think it's you make up a dirty title.
It's like, remember when Twitter used to be like,
change a movie title with one word and make it dirty type of thing.
You do that, but then so we have to guess the charade.
Oh.
Like the dirty thing.
Yep, yep, yep.
But I've never, I think that's what it is, guys.
Like instead of cheaper by the dozen, cheaper by the titties or something stupid.
Yeah, yeah.
Yeah, just like that.
Or just fucked by the dozen.
Cheaper by the titties.
Fucked by the dozen.
What do you mean?
That's what I mean.
I don't get the game.
Neither do you, Rhys.
I can make things sound dirty easy, but I can't do the charades thing.
I couldn't act it out.
Fucked by the dozen.
I really want to see that.
I think I did last night.
But enough about my weekend.
Oh, watching you two race for that joke.
I know, I know.
We will fight after the show.
This is very juvenile and a little bit dirty of me,
but we've been talking a lot about Fuck, Marry, Kill, that game.
Yeah, yeah.
Is that a game?
Well, you know, the hypothetical icebreaker.
What a rule.
You'd hope it's a game when you kill someone in real life.
Well, Mitch was worried.
He had this paranoia that people had played Fuck, Marry, Kill behind his back
and he'd gotten killed all these times.
It's my deep insecurities.
Yeah, so it's something we've been chatting about.
But you've been fucked a lot too, probably.
Yeah, but I'm newly single, Reece, so I was in my feels.
Yeah, yeah.
What you really wanted was a marry.
Yeah, that's what I wanted.
Yes, Mitch, Fuck, Marry, Kill. I was going to say Fuck, Marry, Kill really wanted was a marry. Yeah, that's what I wanted. Yes, Mitch,
fuck, marry, kill.
I was going to say
fuck, marry, kill
the drag race down
undercars,
but there's Rue,
Michelle,
and then Spanky Jackson
from last year.
That'll do.
Fuck, marry, kill.
There you go.
Am I in Rue's will?
I would assume so.
Nah, Rue keeps that tight.
No way.
Yeah, George is probably
in there.
That's about it.
That's about it that's about it really
um then i guess i gotta marry rue i'm sorry michelle i'm probably gonna kill you wow no
actually no i reverse i mean you but you gotta fuck spanky yeah of course you do actually no
you're right that's gonna be a night you will never forget you'd want to but you wouldn't be
able to no so you fuck be fucked by Spanky.
Actually, marry Michelle.
And you'd kill RuPaul?
It'd be a story.
True.
And then I'm married to Michelle. But someone fucking RuPaul.
I feel that would be a story too.
Like, they're all in happy marriages.
True.
But Michelle, like, Michelle and I are pretty cool.
Like, we text really often and she's like, and she's, Ru and I are buddies and stuff.
But, you know, that's my boss. Yeah. Michelle and I actually, like, and she's, Rue and I are buddies and stuff, but you know,
that's my boss.
Yeah.
Michelle and I actually like, she kind of got me, the first season when I had no idea
what was going on, I didn't know what to do in the slightest.
She was like my mother hen.
She's like a genuine, she's a genuine mensch.
So much like in your marriage and you have no idea what you're doing, she'd guide you
through it.
Yeah, she'd guide me through it.
She'd be like, now this is, I mean, and look, I don't think she wants to have sex anymore.
Then we don't have to have sex.
That's great.
Well, that would suit you just fine.
What a beautiful marriage.
I love that.
That actually sounds like a, I think I want to marry Michelle Bussard.
Actually, segue, speaking of marriage, you're set to get married.
Is it this year?
Yeah, September.
Oh my God, at the Enmore Theatre.
I'm getting married at the Enmore.
Huge spectacle.
It's a whole thing.
Everyone's talking about it. Really? Yeah. You, a huge spectacle. It's a whole thing. Yeah. Everyone's talking about it.
Really?
Yeah.
You know what's funny?
It's a true story.
I am in this skincare group
called,
it's,
you know,
Mecca where you buy skincare.
I mean like the Mecca chit chat
and like if you want to buy.
I'm a Mecca person.
Are you a Mecca boy?
I'm a,
I'm level four.
I'm level four.
Yeah.
How do you get to level four?
I'm not a Mecca boy.
You need to work on a.
Stan show baby.
Every time you look at,
um, the app and it tells you how much you've spent to get to that level four, you really feel it deep in your chest.
Oh, yes.
Then you look in the mirror and the retina is working and it pays off.
So I'm level four as well.
And I'm in the mecha chit chat group on Facebook.
You should join.
So someone said, and this is so funny, hey, I'm going to a pretty high profile wedding coming up.
And I only knew it was you because we've spoken about it. Yeah. So they said, I'm going to a pretty high profile wedding coming up and I only knew it was you because
we've spoken about it. So they said
I'm going to a pretty high profile wedding
two famous comedians getting married at the
Enmore Theatre and then I went, oh I know that's
Reese. What do you recommend
for a nice natural look?
The theme is glitz and the theme is
over the top or sparkle.
There's no theme but we wrote on the invitations
have you met us? That was what we said. Yeah, that's brilliant theme, but we wrote on the invitations, have you met us?
That was what we said.
Yeah, that's brilliant.
Like under the dress code.
Yeah, that's fantastic. But everyone's taking it very seriously and they're all very stressed about it.
We're like, no, it's fine.
Well, that's what this poor woman who's clearly a friend or a friend of a partner said,
what do I need on my face?
And they're all commenting, trying to work out who it was, what celebrity it was.
Oh, my God.
And I knew when I was sitting on the jam, but I didn't drop it.
I wouldn't do it.
I thought you were about to say toilet then.
I was there just sitting on the toilet, scrolling through the Mecca chit chat.
Thinking of you.
Um, anyway.
I love Mecca.
I could, Mecca is like, Priceline used to be my, I could go in there and just spend
a couple of hours in there.
Yeah.
I was a member of the sisterhood.
And, uh.
You and Ida Buttrose.
Yes, of course.
And Chris Swann.
I did a corporate for mecca once
and ida was there and the poor guy running the corporate like i was hosting the show
i just kept threatening as i got drunker over the course of the night i just kept threatening
that i'm just gonna go out there and and bring up kerry packer oh my god did it go down well
he just kept going do not do that. Is it just me?
A podcast by a couple of mitches.
You must get so many random job offers outside of actual stand-up comedy, like hosting a
corporate and even reality TV.
Do you get the most random shit?
A big one's the weddings.
A lot of people want, and that's when you do a terrible thing where you give them such
a high rate, you know they're going to say no.
Yeah.
Because you don't want to say no.
You can't.
It feels rude to be like, no.
Yeah.
But who wants, like, people want you to emcee their weddings.
And it's like, I don't.
I get that a lot.
Not officiate it.
Emcee it.
And then maybe people have been like, oh, maybe do 20 minutes of stand up.
I've never been at a wedding and thought, more stuff.
Yeah.
There needs to be more stuff.
More jokes. And people I don't know. I want to see people I don't know here. wedding and thought more stuff. There needs to be more stuff and people I don't know.
I want to see people I don't know here.
Yeah, true. Isn't the beauty of being the MC, like you get to be their
cousin or something and you embarrass the fuck out of them.
You're like, you guys mean nothing to me.
But you must get
stuff, like weird requests
for things.
You're a big celeb.
I did get some weird shit. Do you know what I got the other day?
Please.
This is so cruel, by the way.
I got a DM offering to pay me to promote a vape brand.
And there I was with the most fucking intense nicotine withdrawals.
And I'm doing such a good job of not vaping.
And I'm like, imagine someone with a gambling addiction and they just walk up and go,
Here's a grand, go to the casino now.
Good luck.
Did you say yes to it?
Of course I didn't.
I'm pretty sure that's illegal, by the way.
I thought that was going the other way.
Oh, no.
I would have done it.
I just wouldn't have.
I love money.
Oh, God, yeah.
Yeah.
Would they have given you money just to promote the vape?
Like you didn't have to vape it?
Well, if it was right there in front of me, there's no way I wasn't vaping it.
Let me assure you.
Yeah, you're right.
But yeah, I did say that.
Don't vape, everyone.
It's bad.
No, vaping's terrible.
Unless you're smoking.
Then stop smoking and start vaping.
Isn't that a funny distinction?
Vaping's okay, but only if you're a smoker.
Well, because it looks like you're given a robot a handjob.
It does.
Or you're in Call of Duty.
The little walkie-talkie ones.
They're so...
Sometimes I'm like, who are these talking to?
I reckon neither of us seem like gamer people, but we're both gamer people.
I lived around the corner from the end.
More just moved.
I lived on Australia Street in Newtown for years.
I'm like Continental Deli.
Do you like Continental Deli?
I went to Continental Deli today.
It's my favorite restaurant in Sydney.
You can leave.
Continental Deli is doing the food for my wedding.
That's brilliant.
Yeah.
Oh, my God.
That's so good.
Little single serves of steak tartare.
Oh, are you getting the, I'm sorry, Mitchell.
Are you getting the olives anchovy with the lemon rind?
Everyone can leave.
We can stop recording.
Sometimes I go to Continental and I just have to trust the specials.
Because the way that they describe them, I can't get around it.
No, no, no.
It's like ox tongue sausage and it's with a pureed cauliflower gratin and that's a
shrink yes yeah exactly yeah they're they're it's not the most horny food you don't see very many
people there on like i think if people are on a date there they're a couple years in yeah 100
you know they've got separate bathrooms in their house yes the staff shitting i mean i mean shitting
yes yeah the staff despise me they just don't have the time for anyone. Oh.
No, that's what's great about it.
I like a restaurant that has a little bit of give in it.
Like it's almost an al dente amount of disdain for you.
Yes, yeah.
Well, like you're lucky to be here.
Oh, yes.
It's hard to get into and then there's beads at the front door,
which I get tangled in every time.
Yeah, it's like proper chains.
It's so bad.
And it's even, God, they're going to love this plug.
And similar in a retail situation, I like it.
Some people hate it.
I like it if they're a bit douchey.
It's like, yeah, make me earn this.
Make me decide whether I want this.
I agree.
And the food, it's very, the flavors are, I mean, it's anchovy, a piece of lime, Mitch,
and then an olive.
So you kind of go, do I like this?
But I should like it.
It's good.
Wait, a piece of lime. What?
A piece of lemon.
Is it like preserved lemon, right?
Yeah, yeah.
And like an anchovy and then an olive like on a toothpick.
They do more things than this.
Oh, I see.
Okay.
I thought they were slapping that on a plate and being like, enjoy.
I was like, this place sounds beautiful.
If it was from them, I would snap it up and shop.
Continental Deli in Newtown.
But we did skim past the wedding.
So it's all happening.
It's more yeah You're excited
Things are okay at home
Yeah well because
We were originally meant to get married
In May of 2020
Oh
What happened?
A little bit again
A little bit
Please explain
The lack of guest judges
We also have a bunch of guest judges
At my wedding
The
Meant to get married in May of 2020 and then had to cancel for obvious reasons.
And then, yeah, finally got Nashia together.
And it's very exciting.
Yeah, I'm really looking forward to it.
We've definitely not planned it enough as we should.
Like, it's pretty soon.
And we've got the food sorted, certain things are sorted.
But it's also like we had to, I didn't know that you even had to do this.
You got to sign like a intention to marry paperwork.
Before or after the wedding?
Before.
Like in Australia, you can't just like, there's no shotgun weddings.
You can't just wander into a church and get married.
Yeah, the Vegas thing.
You can't do that.
You can't do that.
And so, you know, our celebrant Kath was asking us like,
and so how do you want the order of the, and like, we don't know.
Yeah.
You're the person.
I've never got married
before honestly i mean that's not true i've got married before it was to a lesbian anyways oh
yeah who was that zoe kum's mom yes my ex-wife my battle acts of an ex-wife was that a weird thing
to be able to say was that a legal wedding we signed paperwork but we never filed it it was
a charity event and we so we didn't want to like we're trying to give money to minus 18 and we're
like sorry there was a thousand1,000 divorce charge.
Sorry about that. But enjoy your formal, your little weird homos.
Yeah, of course.
Of course.
Well, listen, the season is out.
Go and get it.
Anyway, watch Drag Race.
Go watch Drag Race.
What a promo.
What a plug.
I love that.
It's great this year.
I'm really excited.
I mean, it's great every year, but it feels exciting this year.
Like, it's a good group.
Good.
Good.
Well, I'm good friends with Emil, Adam.
Right.
Yeah, that's a drag queen in the show.
Drag queen in the show.
Anyway, we're all good friends with Emil.
Of course.
Oh, I've definitely met him.
We're all friends of Emil.
And, like, we've only spoken about, the only anecdote they have is from one episode, so
I'm very nervous to see the episode.
All right.
Yeah.
I know you can't say, like, who won and shit, shit but i'm just thinking surely it can't be another kiwi
surely it can't be it's been two in a row yeah yeah you're right what can i'm trying to read
your body language i'm getting nothing well i got no body what i have a full body you do i can see
it all right so say for example the queens if the queens are in a submersible,
all nine of them.
I didn't even get to see the Titanic.
No.
What a shame.
I'm not telling you anything, but this is stressful
because this is the only job I have that involves this type.
Like, every other job I have is my own work.
And so I can just talk about, you know, like I got a book coming out and I can just talk about that and stuff.
But like drag race is the only job where I come into interviews.
Like whoever my, my lovely publicist, Susan is sitting in the room right now.
Hi Susan.
Just eyeing me, making sure I don't say anything in a tetchy way.
No other job do I have where there's someone in the room.
It's like having like a suitcase handcuffed to my wrist so no one can steal it.
It's like, don't tell them anything.
So that's why I tell vague anecdotes about the Backstreet Boys and my wedding.
But we're so done and distracted.
Susan's in the room.
What would actually happen if you gave us a spoiler?
What would your next action be, Susan?
Would you dive over here and be like no, stop! Yep.
And I'd say delete it. Yeah.
Susan, you have to have more conviction when you told
me because I'd fight you on that. Delete it.
Yeah, I'd say delete it. Delete it.
I think it is, spoilers are an interesting
thing because I
I don't know how to use Reddit. It's a very confusing
interface.
Yeah. But like I know the kind of
like people know things before they know
thing like you know sometimes like the guessing of the cast before the cast is released even before
the cast is locked down is always incredible to me and i think it often is just people wildly
guessing and kind of getting it right but i do kind of think i'm trying to and this sounds a
little bit like more serious than i made it to, but don't you want to enjoy it?
Don't you want to have a good time watching?
I feel like I'm trying to get to a point where I'm, I think as I get a little bit older, I get less cynical about things.
And I'm trying to just, the line I use about Drag Race sometimes is, you know we make this for you and not in spite of you, right?
And try, enjoy it it don't look for things
that you don't like about it look for things you do like about and i mean that with everything like
you know even things with barbie at the moment where by all accounts is like a fantastic movie
but people are looking for things to be furious about yes and it's like do you know how fucking
hard it is to get a movie made let alone a multi-million dollar movie with incredible stars in it.
Yeah.
Go and have a good time, you psycho.
What are you doing?
Yeah.
Maybe I'm at the age where my cynicism is starting to die down because I was sitting
there at the Barbie movie going, oh, don't be that guy.
Don't be that guy.
Don't be that guy.
Because I was noticing things that I'm like, who fucking cares?
It's the bloody Barbie movie.
It's the Barbie movie.
I can't be bothered having conversations about what I did and didn't like.
I'm just like, yeah, it was good.
But maybe like it's not feminist enough.
It's like they made a feminist allegory out of Barbie.
They did anything at all.
What are you talking about?
And I think it's like not to make it too much about things like Drag Race,
but I think it's with all the franchises,
but it's like we're making something in Australia and New Zealand.
Like we're making content and it's good and there's crews involved
and lots of people are involved and Roo was fucking there.
I don't know.
It just really interests me.
It's a weird way to call yourself a fan of something
and be furious at something at the same time is very interesting to me.
It does make sense.
We've established that you two obviously have quite a bit in common.
I'm sure we have something in common too.
Well, yeah, I was going to ask about something
that we may or may not have in common
because I remember not too long ago
I heard you say something about
you were trying to get an ADHD diagnosis.
Yeah, yeah.
Where are we at with that?
Did you end up getting the diagnosis?
I'm trying.
I was speaking to, just this, what a coinkydink,
just this morning I was speaking to a psychologist and I'm still on the waiting list. I'm like, I've been to, just this, what a coinkydink, just this morning I was speaking to a psychologist
and I'm still on the waiting list.
I'm like, I've been on the waiting list for fucking ages.
I've been over.
That is not good for the ADHD.
Why are you, are you, how are you going?
Oh yeah, I've been ADHD for quite a few years now.
When we go to fair, you can give me a handful of Dexys.
Yeah, I will, I will.
I don't want to say that I got it before it was cool, but it was so breezy.
Within like two weeks, I'd gotten the diagnosis.
It was quite easy.
Oh, yeah.
This is 2015 or something.
Absolutely.
Yeah.
It's a different vibe out there now.
Even before when I started trying to get it with my GP, like talking to my GP about it,
to when I went again recently, his system is so different.
Like there's been such an influx of them that he knows exactly how to do it now.
Yeah, it's very different.
Isn't it common?
It is wild how common it is in our industry.
Oh, I know, right?
Is that what made you think, oh, maybe I've got ADHD because literally everyone else around
us does.
Well, I think it's like my partner also started to maybe point out some traits.
I think it's also because, I mean, look at me right now.
I just like went off somewhere to get my,
I had to look somewhere else to get my thoughts right.
I think it's because we existed, like comedians and broadcasters,
we're kind of like,
I literally have someone in my life whose job is to manage me like she is my
manager and so you kind of you have people to kind of work things out for you sometimes so it kind of
it's moth to a flame yeah no i just i got to a point where i was like i fucking can't deal with
admin anymore like yeah no amount of dexys it's gonna make me no admin isn't it amazing though i
like um if you know legally um had self-medicated with them like had a whole make me want to do fucking admin. Isn't it amazing though? I like, you know, legally, had self-medicated with them,
like had a whole bunch of work to do.
And it became very clear to me that I must have it because I was like
for a full day.
It's like I had a superpower.
Yeah.
I did like two months worth of admin and I wasn't like speedy.
I wasn't like, I've got to clean the house.
It was like I just felt calm.
And productive.
And productive. Wow. It just makes your just felt calm. And productive. And productive.
Wow.
It just makes your brain feel correct.
I think the vaping is an ADHD thing as well because it's a little dopamine hit.
It gives you a little buzz that you're wanting.
It's also similar to the same reason someone might reach for a fidget toy.
It's like a habit.
I've been fidgeting the whole time.
I'm obsessed.
I always fidget.
I got this necklace that is supposed to help with reaching for the vape.
It's literally like a whistle that doesn't whistle.
You pick it up.
It does look like a rape whistle, though.
It does look like a rape whistle.
You've never told me that.
I noticed it, and I thought you had a, yeah.
Which is an okay thing to have.
No, of course.
It's not pro.
No, no.
It's anti.
But I usually wear it out so proudly.
Yeah. It rallies the creeps. usually wear it out so proudly. Yeah.
It's like, wow.
It rallies the creeps.
Is that what you feel?
Are we going over here?
Were you wearing it?
No, not today.
Oh, damn.
What you would want from it was that you got a little, like, something from, like, because
I'm not, I mean, of course I want the nicotine, but it's like, there's almost, like, you want
the taste.
Like, you want a little, it's like a breathing something out.
I'd want almost, you know, those things that you used to clear your nose?
I was addicted to those.
Addicted to those.
The Vicks inhalers.
Oh, the menthol ones.
Yeah, like, I'm not sick at all, and I'm huffing at one of those up my nose.
Yeah, like, I would be back to health.
I'd get it when I was sick, and then, like, three months later, I'm like,
I'm still carrying this thing around.
I can't put it down.
Yeah.
I loved it.
Why didn't I ever think to use those Vicks inhalers to quit the vaping?
That would have been perfect.
And it would quite, it's similar to.
Me just in the smoker section of the club.
But only chaos.
Yeah.
And you'd be caught in a cubicle in a gay bar, like with a sniffing noise.
And you're like, oh, wait, no.
No, that's fine.
Do you want some of the good shit, bro?
I love it.
All right.
Before we let you go, we should get you to do an, is it just you of your own? Oh, yeah. Yeah. Is it just me? Is it just me? Yes. get you to do an Is it just you of your own
Oh yeah yeah
Is it just me
Is it just me
Yes is it just me
Is it just you
Is it just me
Yeah it's all of us
Something you've noticed
Something you hate or appreciate
Did you bring one
Prepared for us
Oh sure
Yeah okay
Alright let's count you in
Is it just me
Or
Are straight people done
Are they done Let's all say it at the same time Yes Yes Yeah Yes me. Are straight people done?
Are they done?
Let's all say it at the same time.
Yes.
Yes.
Yeah.
Yes.
Sorry, we did not do that.
Yes, they're done.
Or yes, it's just them.
Wait, what are we saying?
What?
Who's this?
Who are you?
Yeah, I mean, I got that. I just think just with, I mean, speaking of drag race and stuff, drag bands, like just
like drag story time.
Just give it up.
Yeah.
I also think I'm someone who, and you know, gender and sex are different things.
But I often think as someone who, I'm a queer person and I recently came out as non-binary.
How exciting that is and how fun it is
that you can be constantly kind of evolving as queer people.
I'm sorry, straight people.
The moment you're like, I'm straight, you're kind of done.
Like, you kind of put yourself in a bit of a box.
And I kind of feel like queer people,
I've said this before, but it's like,
we're in like a big pool and they keep building more pool.
And how nice, like like get in the pool.
We don't know why it's warm.
Yeah.
Jump in.
Jump in.
I mean, we do know why it's warm.
We're all across it.
Yeah, definitely.
It's full of cum.
And shout out to the straight people listening right now, of course.
No, we love our straight listeners.
We love straight.
You're a fascinating group of people with your harsh fabrics and your violence.
Well, they're listening to this as an attempt.
What did you say? Violence? Yeah. harsh fabrics and violence yeah they love it yeah sorry that's more straight men
not i mean not straight we love straight women oh my god what would our culture be without exactly
we'd have no jobs without yeah my god and commercial radio of course podcast yeah we'd
be nothing without straight women and And Stan, of course.
But please stop having your hens parties at our spaces.
And yeah, Stan, please.
Anyway, like I was saying, watch Bump.
Moral of the story, watch Bump.
Claudia Carvin's brilliant.
Are they doing the weekly drop thing again with Drag Race?
Yes.
Oh, yeah, weekly.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
That's actually one of the few shows that I'm like,
okay, I'll allow that.
It's like how straight people get together with the boys
and watch footy.
My friends and I are like, it's Saturday.
We better meet up and watch Drag Race.
I do think it is.
But then I love when Drag Race US first became a thing,
I noticed all the kind of straight boy comics backstage it shows.
It shows you how kind of the culture cuts through in that
all the straight boys would be like, you know what?
Like Trinity, she's got to step her pussy up this week.
See, they started following it like it was sport.
It was really, really inspiring.
I love that.
That's very sweet.
Do you think Australia is there in the same way that the US are?
Like, I feel like the straight audiences in the US get around a bit in Australia.
Is it just the queers watching Drag Race down there?
No, I think so.
I think people, I had a really strange thing where, because they played on BBC in the US get around a bit in Australia is it just the queers watching Drag Race down I think so I think people I had a really strange thing where because they played on BBC
in the UK down under oh yeah so it's on a free-to-air thing and I was getting stopped more
on the street that like there was it was like a weird thing but it was all queer it was all
queer people watching it but I was doing during Fringe, Karen for Finance was doing a show before me.
And every night I was walking out past her audience
and every night I got stopped by people.
And every night people asked me what I was doing.
Like, I'd be like, oh, I'm doing a show.
And every night they'd be like, well, what are you doing?
What do you do in the show?
And they have no idea that I'm a comedian.
Oh my God.
Like, it makes you realize how, like,
what did you think I just started as a drag lawyer and moved up to drag judge.
And I'm hoping to get to the high court at a certain point.
You'll get there.
Fingers crossed.
All right.
Reese Nicholson.
Good luck for the wedding.
Good luck to the premiere.
Thank you.
What else did we discuss?
I hope that worked out for you.
Good luck to the diagnosis.
There's a lot of things up in the air for me at the moment.
Yeah. A lot of things you need luck for. Yeah. And thanks for coming back to the show. Lovely's a lot of things up in the air for me at the moment.
A lot of things you need luck for.
Yeah.
And thanks for coming back to the show.
Lovely to see you, fellas.
It was nice.
See you all at the clinic.
The ADHD clinic. The problem with three people that most definitely have ADHD is ending a podcast.
Yeah, yeah.
I've tried to end 19 times.
Yeah.
Yeah, and I keep, and yeah, we've gone over.
That's all right.
That's fine.
We're fine.
Fuck it.
We're doing it again.
We're doing it right now. We're all looking. That's fine. We're fine. Fuck it. We're doing it again. We're doing it right now.
We're all looking for something.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Bye.
Great end.
Brilliant.
We'll see you next week.
See you guys.
Bye, bub.
Thanks.
We love you.
Is it just me?
A podcast by a couple of mitches.
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Welcome to ADD Brief.
This is our secret segment on the end.
We pretend the show is complete, but it ain't.
We keep talking shit.
Here we are.
There's nothing planned or structured in this bit, yeah.
No, no. I will say I'm excited for Drag Race Season 3. Yeah. talking shit. Here we are. There's nothing planned or structured in this bit, yeah. No, no.
I will say I'm excited for Drag Race Season 3.
Yeah.
I love Aussies. I struggle to give a fuck about any other season.
Like I'll watch episodes with Sean and my friends and whatever,
but I really only follow properly the Aussie one.
Or Down Under, not Aussie.
Sorry.
No, Down Under, yeah, of course.
I've only ever seen the Down Under one.
I've got a friend on it this season. My friend Adam, yeah. Oh, really? A.K.A. Emil, the drag queen. Oh, sorry. No, Down Under, yeah, of course. I've only ever seen the Down Under one. I've got a friend on it this season.
Do you?
My friend Adam, yeah.
Oh, really?
Yeah, aka Emil, the drag queen.
Oh, right.
Yeah, I've known Adam for years.
Adam and I had each other for Secret Santa last year.
Oh.
What?
What was the context of that?
Well, we were in the same friend group.
I never heard you mention your friend Adam.
Oh, well, Adam is very close with Hayden.
Oh, I see.
Yes, and then it was Hayden's friend Adam. Oh, well, Adam is very close with Hayden. Oh, I see. Yes.
And then it was Hayden's friend circle.
Do you get to keep any of Hayden's friends in the divorce?
Or is it kind of understood that if he introduced them to you,
they got to stick by him?
Essentially, yeah.
Okay.
I haven't spoken to him in weeks.
Full no contact error.
No contact error.
It's so depressing.
Yeah, you want a breakup update?
It's very depressing still.
You seem better, though.
You do.
I am better, but still, five years.
Yeah, yeah.
And like I've said, I didn't anticipate the relationship ending, especially the way it did.
Nobody did.
Nobody did.
And so it was, it's still kind of like, oh yeah, it's really real, you know.
I think the no contact thing will probably help.
I don't know.
Everyone said you've got to do no contact, but it's like.
I think you do.
Do you?
Yeah, I think so.
Why?
What's the point of it?
I like to talk things through multiple times because I forget key facts.
Oh, but I think you guys did that at first, right?
Oh, yeah, we did a lot of talking and a lot of, yeah.
It's only been three months.
If anyone out there is going through a breakup and they feel, I kind of feel, and this isn't
directed at you two, but so many people are like, oh, you're still sad.
It's like, I feel like I'm going to be sad for quite a while.
Yeah, of course.
Especially the person that I am.
Like, you know, I'm a romantic.
No, but I feel like that's normal.
I'm so sensitive.
And I'm just like, I just want to love someone.
You know what the hardest thing is?
Not having anyone to just call or chat to or send things to or have accomplishments to share with.
Wow, what a fuck you to us, Jenna.
No, it's got nothing to do with you.
I'm available.
I share it with all of you as well.
But it's just on a different level.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
You know, to connect with someone on a different level.
I tried to call to do a welfare check the other day.
Couldn't get a hold of you.
I wasn't well.
Oh, no.
I was fair.
I wasn't well.
Welfare check.
You fuckhead.
Anyway, if you're going through a breakup, thoughts and prayers with you.
Absolutely treacherous.
Treacherous is a great word.
It is.
It's treacherous.
Very powerful.
It's like you're on a wooden ship.
That's what it reminds me of, like a pirate.
Yeah, it reminds me I'm on a real croaky wooden ship in the seas.
When I Google treacherous, I was trying to find a synonym.
I don't know.
Does treacherous mean something different?
Because it's come up with disloyal, faithless, unfaithful.
I thought treacherous meant like, you know, you weathered a storm.
Yeah, that's what we've said. Or risky. What's the definition of treacherous meant like, you know, you weathered a storm. Yeah, that's what we've said.
Or risky.
What's the definition of treacherous?
Guilty of or involving betrayal or deception.
Oh, hang on.
I scroll down to definition two.
Presenting hidden or unpredicted dangers.
That's it.
That's more.
And a synonym for treacherous in that context is hairy.
Really?
How is hairy dangerous?
I've been living on the edge
for fucking five years with this hair. You have.
Goodness me. You should see my back.
It's treacherous.
Imagine putting that on Grindr under my interests.
I'm a bear. I'm very treachery.
Treachery.
What are you into? Oh, I'm treachery.
I'm a treachery top.
Oh my god. So I downloaded Grindr.
Sorry to hear that. I've deleted God. So I downloaded Grindr. Sorry to hear that.
I've deleted it.
You deserve better than that.
Thank you.
I'm not judging anyone else who actually enjoys Grindr,
but I just never, never enjoyed it.
Imagine me trying to send a sext.
Hi, sir.
I'd like to rub you.
What do you fucking say?
Well, that's the thing.
It's awful.
I didn't have a face on my profile, just a headless shot. But then if people asked for photos, I just sent a photo of my face. Oh, that's the thing. It's awful. I didn't have a face on my profile. Just a headless
shot. But then if people ask for photos, I just send a photo
of my face. Oh my God. My confidence
in the toilet. Someone would be like,
hi. They'd be like, hi. They'd be like, face pic? I'm like, sure.
Here's a face pic. Blocked.
And that would happen. That has happened a
dozen times. Wait, what was your profile picture?
Sorry. Exactly. Oh, it was just a headless.
It was a grey head.
I didn't have a profile picture. Clothed? No, it was just the default. Oh, I thought you meant you just put a photo of you but no head included. No, no, exactly. Oh, it was just a grey head. Like I didn't have a profile picture. Clothed.
No, it was just the default.
Oh, I thought you meant you just put a photo of you but no head included.
No, no, no, no.
Oh.
How horrific.
I was like, what, you just sent your bodice nude or not?
That's what I needed to know.
No, I don't send nudes.
I have photos of myself that look cute that I send once we've had a conversation.
Anyway, I messaged someone and I was like, hi.
And then I sent a photo like, oh, my God, Mitch Cheery, I love the podcast.
I was like, oh, I've got to delete this.
So I deleted the app and I burnt my phone.
That's cute that one of our listeners messaged you in the front.
Yeah, that is actually really cute.
Where do you go from there?
Yeah.
Thank you so much.
Have you left a review?
Do you have an, is it just you of your own?
We'd love to get you on the show.
Fuck now.
How grim.
And I haven't been on a date yet.
It's just all too much.
It's all too soon.
It's all a fucking lot, guys.
I'm really fanging a second cup of tea.
Is it rude to leave during A to D brief to make a cup of tea?
No, but you just have to leave it in.
Jenna and I can talk.
Yeah, that's what I'm saying.
Yeah, go for it.
Yeah, there's no rules in the secret segment.
All right, go.
I need a fucking cuppa.
That is a nice jumper.
It is nice, isn't it?
Yes, it's really nice.
Maybe I should do Pilates in my fit girl era, Jenna.
You should.
Did you see that nearby here work?
There's a Pilates studio?
Yes.
Yes, I walked past it.
Yes, I'm going to do it.
They were building the Pilates machines the other day.
Yeah, I walked past and I thought, oh, that looks cool.
So did I.
And they have this offer, $30 for five classes.
Pretty good. What do you mean? What is Pilates? I don't know. Have looks cool. So did I. And they have this offer, $30 for five classes. Pretty good.
What do you mean?
What is Pilates?
I don't know.
Have you not done it?
No.
Is it core?
I don't know, but they've got machines.
I've seen the machines.
They're like a, it looks like a rowing machine.
I don't know how to use it.
Nor do I.
Apparently it's good for you.
Apparently.
I think it's core.
That's good.
And like muscles.
Oh.
We'll ask Mitchell when he comes back.
Yeah.
It's a shame he's not here to talk on it. I know. He's the authority on Pilates. Exactly. How have you been? I've been good. Good. I've been good. And like muscles. Oh. We'll ask Mitchell when he comes back. Yeah. It's a shame he's not here to talk on it.
I know.
He's the authority on Pilates.
Exactly.
How have you been?
I've been good.
I've been good.
The move has been good.
The mansion's nice.
Yeah.
Mitch is back.
That was a quick cup.
That bag's barely brewed.
Yeah.
It's quite a straightforward process, actually.
Have you tried it?
What milk are you in?
Well, they've only got the cow milk.
Yeah, they do.
They're really cheap.
Anyway, what if I had allergies? Yeah. Mitchell, only got the cow milk. Yeah, they do. They're really cheap. Anyway.
What if I had allergies?
Yeah.
Can Mitchell, I've got a question.
Yeah, right.
Okay, so.
It's a podcast.
You don't have to know.
Nearby, there's a new Pilates studio opening up.
It's next door.
Next door to the hillside.
Yeah, yeah.
Oh.
Yeah, and it's like with the machines.
Have you ever done that before?
Yeah, Reformer.
What do you do?
What's Reformer? Well, because there's
Pilates as a concept and you can either
do it with the mat where it's just you on a yoga
mat bending and shit. That's where I thought it was originally.
Or there's the Reformer machine, which I've
tried the Reformer class. It didn't do much
for me. Really? What do you... There's nothing
additional that I can achieve on a Reformer
machine that I can't just do on a mat. Explain
the Reformer machine. Are you on a seat and does it
pivot or something? It's on a mat. Explain the Reformer machine. Are you on a seat and does it pivot or something?
It's on like springs.
Just Google Reformer Pilates machine.
Do you jump on it?
Not even.
That's what I pictured.
But they literally just used it as like a block.
They were like, right, now put one foot on the machine and now lunge against it.
I thought we'd be taking advantage of the springs a bit more.
Oh, I didn't think of that.
Oh, God.
Now, should I still reach out to my, you know how we were talking about as part of your hobby hunt?
Yeah.
I'd get us to do a little class at my Pilates studio, Scout Pilates.
Yeah.
Should I still do that?
Should I ask them if they're keen?
Yeah, definitely.
I'll do one.
Yeah, I'll do one.
I'd love to.
I'm really nervous to ask.
Why?
Because I just adore my teacher.
Aww.
What do you mean?
I think she's a bit too cool for me.
Why?
Because she's just really cool.
Maybe you're Mitchell Coombs.
Yeah, but she's Elle.
Can we call her?
No.
Why don't we call her and ask?
Yeah.
No.
She's probably doing a class.
Probably.
Is she like young and cool or old and cool?
Because they're very different energies.
She's probably our age or maybe early 30s.
I don't know.
Okay, okay.
But yeah, she's very chill, very cool.
And you're scared to ask her.
And I enjoy her a lot.
Right, because you don't want to ruin that relationship.
I don't want her to think I'm a fuckhead.
Yeah.
I hate to say that ship has sailed.
You bought merch.
I don't know why I get really nervous around her.
I'm like, oh.
You don't get nervous around many people.
I know.
My Pilates instructor of all people.
What has she said to you? Like, is she a bit brutal?
No, not at all. She's really chill.
And one time she said to me, oh my
God, Mitch, you've gotten really strong.
I can really tell. And I just, I was
on a high for fucking weeks. That's a compliment. You would have melted.
Yeah. Oh, that's such a great
compliment. What do they do? Do they stand
in the middle of the room and then they do
a pose, then you copy? Yeah, basically. But I've started doing barre instead of
Pilates. Is she the teacher? Yes, yes. Explain barre.
So it's like a ballet barre and there's some exercises that incorporate the barre.
You just like hold on to it and you know the room full of mirrors, picture a ballet studio
just doing exercises using the barre and then a bit of it is just us
in the middle of the room doing like fucking cardio dances,
which is fun.
Can we do that?
Yeah.
No.
When I do speak to her, when I muster up the fucking courage, I'm going to say like, just
give us a taste of everything.
A bit of the dancing, a bit of the ab stuff on the mat, a bit of the bar.
That sounds fun.
Wow.
Yeah.
Okay.
I'm down.
I'll do anything.
Yeah.
Okay.
I think it's a bit of fun.
Yeah.
I've chickened out like three times.
From asking her?
Yeah.
Oh, so do you want to do it on the show?
Do you want to call her?
No.
Okay.
All right.
I want to hear.
Because that makes me even more nervous.
It does actually.
Yeah.
Ask her after a class, hot and sweaty.
You know, he said I was strong.
Well, come and teach my friends.
Yeah.
I don't think you realize what I'm up against.
Elle's really cool.
Well, I'll be the judge of that. I feel like I've gone back to high school and I'm like, oh my God, I can't talk you realise what I'm up against. Elle's really cool. Well, I'll be the judge of that.
I feel like I've gone back to high school and I'm like, oh my God, I can't talk to her.
I really want to meet Elle.
Elle's such an intimidating person.
I know.
Like the name, Elle.
She's really, really not though.
I don't know why.
It is a very weird response from me.
It is.
This is very unlike you as well.
Yeah.
I can't wait to meet Elle.
Let's do it.
Yeah.
Yeah, we'll do it.
I'll look into it when I'm not nervous.
All right.
Will you touch base with the teacher?
L. L. And then update
us on where we're at because I think that's the next step
in the hobby hunt to see if I like Pilates
and bar and if Jenna and I can join.
It's also one of those things where I'm like, what's
the etiquette? This isn't a normal teacher
student relationship. Can I follow her on Instagram
or is that being too needy? Definitely follow
her. But then she'll see you being a gronk.
Well, that is true. That's a good point. There's'll see you being a gronk. Well, that is true.
That's a good point.
She'll notice.
There's one place I'm a gronk.
It's Instagram.
It's most definitely.
Yeah.
But also, don't hide who you are.
No, I'm not planning to, but it's just like it's a bit weird for me
after having gone there for months and I've made polite small talk
to be like, by the way, I host a podcast.
She doesn't fucking know.
She might.
But what about if she does know?
What if she likes it?
And she's too cool to bring it up?
I really doubt that that's true.
Yeah, same.
You never know.
She did post an Instagram story the other day.
And I didn't even realise she was filming in class.
But look, there's like me jumping up against the fucking bar.
Oh my God.
Show me, show me.
Oh no way.
There I am.
Oh my God, you look so cute.
And I'm like, I'm on Elle's Instagram.
So what do you do?
You were just hopping.
How is that exercise?
Oh, that looks fun.
So that was part of like a routine in a way.
You do different lunges and then you get to the chorus of the song
and you just jump the whole time.
Oh, I love that.
And you have to like push your arms and use your arm strength
to get as high as you can.
Did you see how much higher I was jumping than everyone else?
Yeah.
I don't know if I could do it. Give it a try. Did you see how much higher I was jumping than everyone else? Yeah. I did see that.
I don't know if I could do it.
Give it a try. No, that's what I mean.
I'd love to try it.
Is it for core, Mitchell?
Like your core energy, like your core strength?
A bit of everything.
Like one dance will be focused on arms.
One routine will be focused on legs.
One of them is like shoulder bridges and stuff.
It's an all-rounder.
Wow.
Yeah.
And you look great.
You still do.
You look great.
You're glowing.
You're 27. You've got your cute little jumper on. Yes. And you look great. You still do. You look great. You're glowing. You're 27.
You've got your cute little jumper on.
You're in a great
era. I've really positioned
myself as a bit of a sycophant for this
Pilates. You have, actually.
I'm like, I cherish the instructor and I wear
their merch. I know. It's quite nauseating, too.
You haven't even given it a plug. What's it called?
Scout Pilates. Scout Pilates. Are there multiple
or is that the single one?
They're in St. Peter's and Marrickville.
They're very close to each other, those two.
So they're interwebs.
Very close.
Nice.
All right.
Well, if you're in Sydney, head to Scout Pilates and yoga.
Hold on.
Show me.
That's her.
Oh, she's so cool.
See?
Oh, she's very cool.
Oh, yes, she's very cool.
She would intimidate me.
Yes.
She looks young.
Oh, wow.
But she's not intimidating at all.
She'd teach us, Mitchell. Bite the bullet. Is that
the studio? Your studio? Yeah. Oh, that's the bar?
Oh. That's the bar, Jenna.
How old would you say she is? Show me.
Our age or early 30s? Am I right?
Bang on. Our age or early 30s, I'd say.
Imagine if she was
like 22. That would be horrific.
She's definitely not coming on the show if that is her age.
We've said she's early 30s.
So awful.
Oh, God.
All right, well, shall we go?
It's been a big show.
Sure, if you want, we can go.
Yeah, let's head home.
I've just made a fresh tea, but why fucking bother?
Oh, no, no, no.
We'll sip it.
Anything else you want to bring to the table?
Um, nah.
Yeah, I've got nothing.
Nah, nothing.
Just wish me luck.
I will muster up the guts to speak to my idol.
Do it.
And ask if we can come and film you guys trying bar.
You'll be there too.
Yeah, of course.
Yeah.
What if you taught the class?
I'm not there yet.
Oh, okay.
I did have a fleeting thought the other day and I was like,
what if I became a Pilates instructor?
And then I thought, don't be stupid.
No.
Why?
It's a great hobby.
You would make a great Pilates instructor. then I thought, don't be stupid. No. Why? It's a great hobby. You would make a great Pilates instructor.
I could see you.
Really?
Yeah.
I thought you said that's a great hobby, by the way.
I meant it's my next career move.
Okay.
It could be a great career move.
I could totally see it.
Yeah, but also hobby slash career.
It's best of both worlds.
I suppose.
Like part-time.
You could have your cake and eat it too.
Yeah.
Maybe.
I'll look into it.
Do it.
What qualifications do you need?
Like TAFE class.
Being all right with the bar.
Knowing how to hop.
You know that video I just showed you, by the way?
Yes.
The Instagram story about jumping up against the bar?
You'll notice that next to me is my friend Oscar.
I took him to bar for the first time.
Oh, Oscar.
And he's fucking struggling.
He was dying.
Ready?
Look.
Oh, my God.
Oh, my God, it is.
Yeah.
Can you send me that story?
I want to follow it. Yeah, me too. Who you send me that story? I want to follow it.
Yeah, me too.
Who?
Send me the story.
I want to follow the instructor.
Don't fucking follow Elle.
Why?
Because I don't even follow her.
I'll follow her.
They reposted it on the account for Scout Pilates.
Well, send me Scout Pilates.
All right.
Scout Pilates.
Like, I've really just appointed myself their ambassador as of today, haven't I?
I haven't followed them yet.
Wow.
The aesthetic's nice.
Yeah.
Oh, yeah, wait till you see it.
It's gorgeous.
Anyway, should we get out of here or not?
Yeah, let's go.
Time to go.
Thanks for listening.
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Not even to be funny.
I haven't.
I haven't.
Don't worry, I have.
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