Is It Just Me? - #24: Coombs Adopted A Cat😻

Episode Date: April 19, 2020

In this episode: Irrational isolation shopping (06:01)  Instagram Live needs to stop (15:05)  How many syllables are in the word 'extremely' (21:28)  Gold Digger - Coombs talks career, relationships & growing up in the country (25:47)    Follow us @coupleofmitchesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People do some weird shit. A surge in young people inhaling the gas from cooking canisters known as names to get high. Some things make more sense than others. I've done everything for you. I've put my career on hold. I could have been anything if I'd had the talent. Brace yourself for observations you didn't ask for. This is leadership. I think he's one of the greatest leaders we've ever had.

Do you? Yeah. Well, good hope. This is Is It Just Me? Hosted by a couple of Mitches. Should one of us be Mitch and the other be Mitchell just to make things easier? You're Mitch. I only call you Mitchell when you're being annoying.

You always call me Mitchell. Oh. Now, here's Mitch Julie and Mitchell Coombs. Oh, good to be back. Oh, and in the same Julie and Mitchell Coombs. Oh, good to be back. Oh, and in the same room once again. Look at you all. You look younger and refreshed.

Do you think so? Yeah, you do. I was actually thinking your hair looks darker. Is there something wrong with the lighting or have you done something to your little perm there? I just haven't washed it in a day. Really? Yeah. You've said this to me before and she's got oil in it. Really?

Yeah. It actually looks good, to be honest. Does it look better than it normally does? Yeah, because usually it's just that little bit too fluffy. You know what I mean? Oh, do you not like it? No, I like it, but I'm looking at it now and I'm going, yeah, that's better. Well, yeah, it's on camera if you can see it.

No one can see it, so this is great podcast content. What a great way to start. But yes, we're here back in the same studio after our Easter isolation episode last week. Let's just double check. Everyone, two arms length apart, social distancing, we're obeying. We're all good. Well, I'm touching Jenna's fingernails, but they are 12 inches long. Oh, shut up.

That doesn't count. It is good to be back. My God, I haven't seen Jenna in a couple of weeks. I know. Mitch and I, we chat daily. Best friend. Well. I know you're my best friend.

Thank you. Last week, I didn't say it enough. We did discover that during Gold Digger last week. We did. It was a segment where I interview you and now you're the one interviewing me. Digging for some gold story you haven't heard before. I feel like Tracy Grimshaw. Just kicking my Kelpie under the desk.

She didn't kick her Kelpies. Are you going into this with some sort of agenda of what you want to know about me or are you just going to wing it? Here's the thing. Because I went in to yours going, I'm going to ask about his relationship, I think. But I didn't expect you to go there. And I have to say I got so many DMs. I reckon at least upwards of 40 of people being like, that was so cute.

That was beautiful. People I knew followed me that I didn't even realise listened to the podcast. There you go. It was beautiful. Melted my heart. It was beautiful. Hayden listened and he actually really liked it. Oh, that's cool. So you got some good stuff out of me. So I've been thinking long and hard, but I think I've got some good questions. Okay.

I think it's going to get deep. I mean, I think this segment will naturally just go to places. Yeah, I suppose. You're not going to ask me relationship questions, are you? There's not much to say there. I'm not going to ask you questions that I already know the answer to. That'll be a short interview. Actually, fun fact.

Here's something I haven't told you. I went on a social distance date during the week. What? Why didn't you tell me? know the answer to. That'll be a short interview. Actually, fun fact. Here's something I haven't told you. I went on a social distance date during the week. Why didn't you tell me? I am telling you. Here we are. Yeah, but you went and you called me before you went on the date. I thought you were best friends. Yeah, I thought we were best friends too.

Well, who knows? I just didn't come up. But yeah, there you go. Was it on Zoom or? No. No, we actually met up. Like, the only reason you're allowed to go outside and be with one other person is to exercise,

so that's literally all we could do. We just went for a stroll in our active wear and we kept the distance the whole time. Oh, my God. Well, I mean, also, exercise could be classed as so many other things, Jenna. You know what I mean? As long as you're burning calories. No, but speaking of that, can I tell you, it's actually...

Yeah? It was really bizarre going on a date where there's literally no physical contact involved. I don't mean sexy time. I mean, like, we couldn't even like do the, oh my God, hi, hug thing. Couldn't even do that. Oh no. Because obviously, like, we're not going to take risks.

His mum actually works in healthcare, so it was just not worth the risk. So we respected it the whole time. And even when we parted ways and said goodbye, when usually on a normal date you'd be like, ooh, do we go in for the kiss? Is there a kiss? No, well, obviously not. He literally stuck his foot out to do like a, you know,

the foot shake or the foot five, whatever. Yeah, the wheel hand tap. Yeah. And I said to him afterwards, I was like, see, I respect you for following the rules, but a little part of me also hates you for it. Yeah. I fucking hate you for it.

It was just weird. Like, a lot of pressure on the banter, put it that way, because that's the only gauge we had of whether it went well or not. I was just about to say, did you, was the banter good? Yeah, no, it was. It was. And we spoke about it afterwards, and we both acknowledged, yeah, that was really weird. So what did you do?

The Bondi to Bronte, then go home. No, well, not the Bondi to Bronte. It was in my area near the Bay Run. But yeah, that's really all we could do. That's beautiful. Hey, better than nothing, right? Second date? Yeah, we're going to see each other. Don't make a thing about it.

We're going to see each other again. But yeah, I think everyone needs to follow my example. It's not worth the risk just because you're horny as fuck. No. You can't be spreading the COVID, all right? I know what you mean. Congratulations. Will you show me photos?

Congratulations No No, I'm not showing you photos I might probe a bit deeper during Gold Dig Up We're going to do that at the end of the show I'm also going to call you out On something that you've been mispronouncing Oh yes, I know what this is about

And I still maintain that I'm correct Don't say it You, even when you're wrong And Jenna, this baffles me Even when you're blatantly wrong Jenna, this baffles me, even when you're blatantly wrong, he pretends that he's in the right. Oh, absolutely. That makes no sense.

You're an idiot. No, no. Excuse me, Jenna. The roles are normally right. I'm normally copping this. This is great. You idiot. All right, big show. Also, if it's your first time listening, welcome.

This is Is It Just Me? We start the show the same way every week with an Is It Just Me? You like to call me Nijm. It's something that we've noticed, something we hate or appreciate. My Is It Just Me is interesting. It's something that you, I don't think you've ever done, which is, you know, you've done at all. Not really.

I don't think you've ever done it either, but I think everyone else on earth right now is doing it. But let me tell you, it's really ground to my gears. Are you doing it? I haven't done it either, but I think everyone else on Earth right now is doing it. But let me tell you, it's really ground to my gears. Are you doing it? I haven't done it. Oh, I've done it once, but not personally. I've done it through someone else. I'm intrigued. Yeah. That's a strong hook. Look at me. It sounds like laundering.

Yeah. Yeah. Mass murder. Alright, why don't we start? You ready to go? Yeah, I'll kick it off. Is it just me? Oh! Thank you, Bradley. Have you found yourself doing a lot more online browsing these days?

Oh, God. Not so much online spending because, Paul, but I just feel like a switch has been flicked in my brain that tells me, I need this I need that I did get a treadmill which I I would say is necessary you got a bargain I did and it's the money I'm saving on a gym membership seeing it's COVID closed but thank you so much but um apparently I saw something that Australia Post is actually busier than they would be at Christmas so I know for a fact it's not just me he Heads of people are buying stuff, even chemist stuff.

Even though chemists are open, people are ordering chemist stuff online now. Online? Oh. Yes, a lot of home workout stuff being ordered online. Yep, stretch bands. I thought that even alcohol is up 200% or something. Well, my dad runs an alcohol company, Galatea Wine. Cheap Rosé does the job.

He said they've made more money this quarter than they made in Christmas last year. Yeah, there you go. My brother's the same. He works for Laithwaites Wine. Oh. They're making a lot of money. Yeah. It's so weird.

I mean, there's nothing else to do. Everyone's just constantly shopping. Like I, I don't know. Like I said, I did the treadmill. I ordered scented candles from Dusk without sniffing them. That was an error. Yep. I've been looking up.

I was like, oh, I need a brand new pair of headphones with a Google Assistant in it. I was shopping for that. I was researching all the different models that I would need. And then I decided against that and thought, no, I'll get a new TV instead. And then I found a new TV that I wanted. No, I didn't end up buying it.

Kogan? What? Kogan? Did you go on Kogan? No, it was Good Guys. And I did all the research. I found the one I wanted, but then it was only available for click and collect in Dubbo.

Oh. I've heard from family members. Yeah. I know, but then how am I supposed to get to it? I don't know. And so I thought if I can't get the TV I want, I may as well just adopt a cat. No.

And so that was the next rabbit hole I went down. You can't even have a cat in your apartment, can you? Yeah, I can. Can you really? Yeah. You should actually get a cat. You'd love a companion. I've done it.

Not that you need one. But while you're living, you know, on your own. Yeah, I'm not living by myself. I have a house. I know, but when you're not, when there's no, you know, a companion for yourself. Okay, thank you so much. I love this condescending lecture from a person that is in a relationship. It's not condescending.

A cat could be good for you. A fish helps. But look, I actually did go online and start looking around for what cats are up for adoption and I found the most relatable bio ever. Like, seriously, how could you say no to this, ready? So, listen to this. Isabella, the oasis of calm. It says, my ideal home, a safe, secure place where I can lay in the sun, watch some birds

and be myself. I mean, isn't that the dream? I'm going to cry. Hold on. How did the cat write this? Well, obviously someone wrote it for them. Use your brain, Mitchell. Yeah, but that's just assuming.

No, shut up. It's actually really fun. Okay. This person clearly knows her and has written it on her behalf. My energy level. I'm a couch potato, but love a good pounce when I'm in the mood. She only does it on her terms. Oh, I like that.

That's you to a T. My suitability to other cats and dogs. I might be okay with a low-key pet that won't get in my face, but I'd prefer to be your one and only. Oh, I like this one. My suitability to children. A family home won't be a good match for me. I don't like being cuddled or followed around.

Oh, yeah. They're all you. I know. I love her. It says, while I appreciate human company, I'm also happy left to my own devices, but I'll often wait outside your door to accept a quick pat with queenly dignity. Oh, no. I don't have any outlandish requirements.

I'm just happy being in your orbit. You're not that cat. Yes, you are. You are not that cat. I was instantly drawn to that cat as if I could say no. Did you get Isabella? Yeah, look. You got them?

What? That's my cat. No. I'm just handing Jenna a selfie. What? No kidding. Isn't she cute? You got a cat?

You got Isabella? Yeah. What the fuck? That's my cat. She's so cute. It got a cat? You got Isabella? Yeah. What the fuck? That's my cat. She's so cute. Pass me the phone. Oh my God. Isn't she just a sassy, groovy gal?

You didn't get a cat. I'm so down. Look, give Mitch the phone. Give me the phone. Oh my God. That's Photoshop. No, there's photos of me with her. Which one was this?

The sassy one or? Isabella. Is it Isabella or Isabella? Yeah, Isabella. I call her Bell Bell. Oh, she's so cute. When did you get this cat? She moved in over the weekend, so I've only had her a few days.

It's our first day apart, actually. You went on a date and you got a pussy without telling me? Yeah. Thought we were best friends. I'm saving it for the podcast, babe. Do you know I deliberately didn't put anything on social media about this cat because I wanted this reaction from you. God.

You piece of shit. I wanted to bring it up really nonchalantly. Oh, my God. I dropped something off to your house the other day, and I didn't realise there was a door between a cat and you. Yeah, why do you think I didn't let you in? I was like, thank you. Just drop the SD card and go.

I even said that I'll come in. He said, no, no, no. Our social distancing has been quite good. Oh, my God. You had a pussy behind that door? I do, and she's so – hold on. I'll let in. He said, no, no, no. Our social distancing has been quite good. Oh, my God. He had a pussy behind that door. I do. And she's so, hold on, give me, let me find a photo for you. Apparently she had kittens when she wasn't fully grown herself.

And I didn't know that that, apparently if a cat has kittens before it's fully grown, it stunts its growth permanently. So I've just got this permanently tiny cat. Look at how close to the ground she is. She's got the shortest, stumpiest legs you've ever seen. She looks like Grumpy Cat. She's so cute. What's her name?

Isabella. Isabella. Do you call her Belle? Isabella Marie, actually. No, I call her Belle Belle. And she didn't cost you a thing? Hi, baby. No, of course she cost me a thing.

Oh, my God. What are you mouth like? You got her for free adoption? No, you have to pay to adopt because they do all the de-sexing and the worming and all that stuff for you and the microchipping and stuff. Oh my God. But it was worth it. Apparently it's an essential service.

They give you a letter so that if you get pulled over, you can say, no, animal rescue is an essential service. I'm allowed to be out of the house. Well, I was reading that animal, you know, they're euthanizing rescue animals at such a high rate these days because people aren't adopting and they have to get rid of them know that's what that's what made me want to adopt the cat because with all the jobs being lost people are surrendering their pets because they can't afford to feed them and stuff oh that's awful and yes i don't know i'm a fragile mess these days i'm like i need a cat i'm so happy for you i'm actually really that's really cute so sweet oh my god i had to jump through some

fucking hoops for that girl i'll tell you. I had to do a FaceTime with the cat. Yeah. What? Did the breeder behind the camera talk for her? She was in a foster home. Yeah. So this particular charity, you can actually sign up. I think other charities do this, so anyone interested, look it up.

You can sign up to be the foster carer. So you look after the cat while it's waiting to be adopted. Oh, got it. So you have it in the interim? Yes. Similar to my greyhound. You don't own your greyhound? Yes, I do, but she had a foster family before. Yes, yes, yes. And so, in all seriousness, I actually

think that if anyone out there has been considering getting a pet for a while, and you're in a position to do so, now would be a good time because it actually is a bit of a, the COVID has even impacted animal shelters. But make sure you know that you can look after it after quarantine. Yes.

Yeah, while you're isolated now. It seems like a good idea. But when you have to go back to work, don't leave it in a two bedroom unit. Well, no. Little Bell Bell is very self-sufficient. It literally says she doesn't like people. So how long have you had her at this point? Not even a week.

How's it been? Has she been crying at night? Has there been drama? No. How's the bonding? Yeah. Well, she's warmed to me quite quickly, actually, which is nice. So she doesn't like new people and she doesn't like masculine voices, so it's fine.

She, like, hates men. She'll hate me. She makes, like, no noise. But when she does, it's like this really butch meow. She's like, ow. Oh, I like that. She's a lesbian for sure, my belle. Oh, I love that.

You've got a pussy that loves pussy. I do, yeah. Oh, now the thing, the genuine question, don't cats get heat or whatever it's called? Yeah, they go on heat, but she's finned a sex. Yeah. Oh, because my dog still humps a toy, and there's a jackal on there. He's been de-sexed.

And I went to pick it up the other day, no joke, and I went, it was crunchy. And I went, what's happened? Did someone spill milk on this? The dog was humping it. Mitchell, I want you to feel like this is a safe space where you can share anything. But in the same breath, I don't want to hear about your dog spoofing all over their toy. I just don't. Sorry.

You don't want to hear about- You call me old fashioned. I just don't. No, no, no. I feel you. You don't want to hear about my caboodles doodle. No. I understand.

I understand. Oh, congratulations. I'm very happy for you. Thank you. Jenna got a show fish. You've got a show cat. I need to get something. You've got a fucking horny dog.

You're fine. Okay. Oh, fucking horny dog. You're fine. Okay. My turn? Yeah, go for it. Is it just me or Is Bradley alright? What got into him this week? He's changed. Isolation's made him go crazy. Brad, tone it

down a bit and go again. Is it just me or is everyone with an Instagram account suddenly going live? Oh, multiple times a fucking day. I'm so over it. I don't want to know what Hugh Sheridan

is doing at 8.30 at night. I couldn't give a shit about what Penny Wong, Senator of Newtown is doing. 8.30 at night. I couldn't give a shit about what Penny Wong, Senator of Newtown is doing. I'd like to tell you that Delta Goodrum has just started a live video. Open it up. I bet she's singing. Put it to the microphone.

Go. In that moment and feeling like, okay, this is the song. Turn that dribble off. I am so over it. Jenna, am I over Delta? Everyone has decided to use the live feature. And don't get me wrong. When isolation first started, I actually was all around it.

Everyone was like, I'm doing the isolation hour. Or I'm doing, we've got a good friend, Nick Kelly, who is doing the isolation hour and he interviews Aussie artists. Like Nick Kelly is a music person in the industry. Great. That's the thing. I don't mind when there is something planned and happening in the Instagram live, but I don't like when people just get up there and go.

Hey, Janice. I know. Oh, it's the worst. Hey, Alex. David, hey. Hey, Jacob. It's like for 10 minutes they say hi to everyone who joins. There's no guarantee those people are actually watching when you say hi

because they could have just clicked the notification and swiped away. They've always got three people watching. My good friend, we all know it, Zoe Marshall, right? Lovely lady, massive influencer, always has upwards of 10,000 watching her lives. She's just sitting there with her baby. And I'm like, God, give him a fucking rusket and shove him in the closet like no one wants to see we're friends i can say that and just no i did a tiktok live for the first time the other day it actually went rather well i joined it and said hi that oh that's right

it's awkward that you brought this up because i was going to suggest that we do more instagram lives no no no, no. Here's the thing. I haven't got to my point yet. If you have a reason to be live, I love it. But when you're a nobody, don't fucking go live. No, but some celebrities, they're just reading the comments as well. They're like, funny.

Well, did you see Michael Bublé went live? Now he's copying Backlash because he punched his wife. What? He punched her. Can you get the footage up to show me? Of course. Bring it up on YouTube so I can hear the sound. Fly me to the...

What? No, apparently... I haven't actually seen... Heard the audio, but I've seen the footage. YouTube it. He elbows that Swedish woman in the dreams. Oh, my God. Actually, can I play something?

I've got loaded very quickly, then we'll get to Booblake. Yes. This was my example. You don't watch the Kardashians, but I do. Mason Disick, right? He is the eldest... The Kardashian kid, the first one ever born. So he's like 10 now. And he just got Instagram, right?

So he knows the ins and outs of the Kardashian family, which they make their money on. They hold it. They do it on the reality TV show. They sell the story. Kylie and Tyga, who have a child together. You can tell I'm invested. I forgot about that.

They're on and off, on and off, on and off. TMZ reported. They're on and off, on and off, on and off. TMZ reported they're on again. Great. Mason gets Instagram, goes Instagram live without telling anyone, and this is what happens. Kylie and Travis are not back together. Wait, yeah. He went live.

And someone said, are Kylie and Travis together? No, they're not together. It doesn't mean anything to him, but that is a million-dollar story they could have told. Oh, my God. And then Kourtney gets up and just has to pretend that it was because, you know, he was too young. An Instagram? He started an Instagram like yesterday and didn't ask us.

And so I did delete it because Scott and I just felt like he isn't. He's 10. That's not the reason. Oh, my God. He's giving out family secrets. Just be honest. Can you imagine if the Kardashians were Australian? You just would have heard,

Mason! Get off that! Don't you talk about Aunty Kylie without her permission! Don't you remember what happened at Christmas? It's funny you say that I don't watch the Kardashians. Literally last night, I got Hey You. I'm on the trial. I started watching Kardashians. God, it's great for switching off, isn't it? It's funny you say that I don't watch the Kardashians. Literally last night I got Hey You. I'm on the trial. I started watching Kardashians.

God, it's great for switching off, isn't it? It's brilliant. I don't have to think at all. You should use my login. I get it for free. Yeah. I get Hey You, Disney Plus for free, Netflix for free, Stan for free. I get all of them for free.

Oh, God. Jenna, you could never accuse him of not being relatable, could you? Hold on a second. I just offered you my login. Sorry. It's fine. But Disney Plus, I got it for free last second. I just offered you my login. Sorry. It's fine. But Disney Plus, I got it for free last week and they sent me a Baby Yoda. Sorry, I'm really digressing. I don't know how I got added to that list. Can I use

some? Yeah, of course. They sent me to Disneyland for free. I'm not an influencer. That happens to the best of us. I could barely walk around the park. I was exhausted. I'm not a good poster child for Disney. I'm over this. Anyway, I'm over live. I'm going to get you the Michael Boobway to finish on because this is a prime example of going live isn't always the best option

because you've got a whole lot of negative press. Come over here, Mitch. Here. Can you not bring it up on the YouTube? Yeah, look, Jenna found it. Play it through the desks. Everyone else fucking hears it. Jenna, turn that off.

I love those Hollywood reports that are like, welcome to clever news. Yeah. My favourite are the ones, it's like, welcome to Clevver News. Yeah. Clevver News. My favorite are the ones, it's like, what do they call it? Welcome to WatchMojo. Yeah. 10 to 1.

So many of them. Here we go. I love WatchMojo. Michael defends her husband, Michael Bublé, after videos spark concern for her safety. Like many others, Luisana and Michael are doing their part to entertain the coronavirus outbreak by going live on social media from their home.

In one of their recent Instagram live videos, viewers saw the singer elbow his wife in her side after she spoke over him, prompting her to apologize. He then pulled her into an embrace, but some believe he was too aggressive. Goes on forever. Wow. OK. Not such a spunk after all. No. Turns out to be a bit of a boo-bye.

That was terrible. Sorry, I'll move on. Here's a question for you. Is this podcast better than listening to the sound of screeching brakes? If you answered yes, you should leave a five-star rating on the Apple Podcast app. You're listening to Is It Just Me? Oh, that was woeful. Don't forget to follow us on Spotify too.

Give us a five-star review, please. You can also follow our secret Facebook group, Endurant Idiots. Yeah, but you have to listen to the show in order to be able to answer the entry question. We can't say too much at this point. It's like a year two rubric. It's not that hard to get in. The questions are very simple. Very secret, though. Yeah, very true. We should stop

talking about it. So I actually wanted to bring something up with you, Mitch. I don't really have a bone to pick with you. As you know, I say Blyans and I stand by it. I mean, that's just my speech impediment. Which is something we discovered in the middle of this show. You were just talking about Blyans normally and I noticed that there was an extra syllable and

I don't recall you ever admitting that you were wrong, even though it's quite clear to everyone that blions is not how you say it. But I'm not adding an extra syllable, Mitchell Coombs. Yes, you are. Blions. Blions. That's two. You've added two, but it's only one.

Blinds. This is your segment. Melanie Smith wrote in to Enduring Idiots. Great fan of the show. Love it a bit. She says, Mitchell, I've got a bone to pick with you. Remember a little while back you made a point of poor mitch couldn't agree more melanie a little any orphan saying blyans which is so wrong by the way bitch i should have read forward well i was

scrolling through tiktok and came across your corona dad joke you say extremely you give it an extra syllable she said it got me wondering what do people have trouble saying. You do. You put an extra syllable in extremely. So she's saying that I say it with four syllables. Extremely. Yes. Which to me sounds extremely correct. No!

When you say it in a sentence like that, Mitchell I'm extremely disappointed in you. It doesn't sound wrong. It does sound wrong. And I maintain that I'm correct. No, you sound like that annoying library teacher when you forgot to give back Del Toro Quest at the library. This is extremely late. No, you're putting too much emphasis on the extra syllable.

You're like, extremely. I don't say it like that. I don't think you realise how you talk. After hearing you say it, I don't hear anything wrong. It doesn't sound wrong, but apparently everyone... But if you go, like, extremely or something. I think extremely with three syllables sounds too rushed. It sounds like you've tripped over and you've like skipped a breath.

You're like, extremely. Yeah, that's how it's said, Midge. No, it sounds incorrect to me. Extremely. Jenna, can you say it? Extremely. Yeah, you say it. I heard an extra syllable in Jenna's one.

Go again. Extremely. No, she's changing it one moreely. Yeah, you say it. I heard an extra syllable in Jenna's one. Go again. Extremely. No, she's changing it. One more time. Okay. Close your eyes. Don't pick a loyalty. Use it in a sentence.

Use it in a sentence. I was extremely excited. Oh, I'm kind of getting a bit of a skew. Yeah. I think it's because I said it slowly in this particular TikTok. I said extremely. Can you use it in a sentence? Go.

Mitchell. Mitchell. Yeah. I am extremely frustrated right now. See, it doesn't sound. See, that sounded, that was a bit much because I said it slowly. It was emptiness of it on the net. It doesn't sound bad, but you're just wrong. It's because it's correct.

That's why it doesn't sound bad. You even put a poll on your Twitter. How about you get the results up? They weren't in my favour, but that just means everyone on Twitter's wrong. Give us the percentage. No, it doesn't. Oh, goodness. Yeah, I put a Twitter poll and 91% say that I'm incorrect, but fuck them is what I have to say.

That's a massive majority. Oh, because Twitter clowns are always correct. Oh, don't get me started on Twitter clowns. Not this week. Check out our latest Instagram post in the comments. Speaking of clowns. Who's speaking the clouds? Go look at the photo of me with the Easter bunnies on

Instagram. You'll understand what we're talking about. A really cute photo. I agree. Cute like a little rat. I think you're wrong. And I've even found the Oxford Dictionary YouTube and they're going to pronounce extremely. Oxford Dictionary incorrect!

Ready? Here we go. Extremely. Extremely. Yep. Extremely. She's some posh British bitch. Fucking as if she's going to know. Extremely incorrect. What was that?

Did you hear that? What? Wait. Where is that coming from? Oh, it auto-played the next video. I thought Voldemort was in here. Oh my God, that was terrifying. Guys, go back and listen to that.

There is a spirit in the studio, but it's actually just this guy saying Sriracha. Ready? Sriracha. What's going on? Holy shit. Okay. You're wrong, Mitch. We are running extremely late.

Can we move this along? Admit you're wrong. I don't know how to do that. I've got the sound effects. You're fucking wrong. Jesus Christ. Oh, we love you, though, for all your faults, even effects You're fucking wrong Jesus Christ Oh we love you though For all your faults

Even though you're extremely wrong Let's jump into the You just said it as extremely Did I? Oh my god No You moved along very swiftly there Jenna put your jacket on

You'll get You'll go cold Put it on Sorry I'm not I wasn't committed to the theatre of the mind. Play the opener again. It's gold digger time. Hey, ho, now it goes.

I'm a gold digger. Ladies first. Jenna, you get out of the lift. Yeah, after you, Jenna. Great. Oh, it's cold down here. I'm putting on my asbestos jacket. It's cold.

Another day. I think I've got the black lung, Papa. All those days down here. Okay, so what are we doing down here? Welcome to the mine. Today, like a panini at Cafe Sydney, I'm grilling you. All right, we're at Jamaica Blue for the lunchtime special. We're getting a club sandwich and I'm pressing you down.

So the aim of Gold Digger, if you haven't heard it, it's where we interview each other, searching for golden stories that we didn't already know about each other. I have hit you with two you didn't know this week. I have a cat and I went on a social distance date. Is that not enough for you? I feel like we should just end the segment now. Should we just go home?

Thanks for listening, guys. I'll see you guys. We got what we needed. No, but we're down in the mine already. We are down in the mine, of course. We're down here. It takes a while to get back up there. So sit down, relax.

Hard hats on, the two of you. Nice. Oh, I'm nervous. Don't be nervous. Don't be nervous. Because these are actually questions that I don't know the answer to, and our listeners don't know the answer to. So I'm just going to quickly start.

Let me pick it up. Hold on. Jenna, did you bring the pickaxe? I told you to pack it. Oh, no. I told Mitch to. Sorry. Have you got it?

Yeah. Okay, we're good. We're good. For goodness sake. There we go. All right. I told you to pack it. No, I told Mitch to. Sorry. Have you got it? Yeah. Okay, we're good, we're good. For goodness sake. There we go. Alright, I'm digging in. Watch out, watch your eyes! Alright, this, Mitch, is our origin story. Our origin story? A lot of people

don't actually know. But this is meant to be things that you don't know. You were there, bro. No, I'm not asking about me. I know where I was. Oh. I'd like to know where you were when you met little old Jenna. Little old Jenna? Little old Jenna. I know you guys are friends. Don't worry, we're getting deeper.

If this is a two minute story, we can get through it. We worked at a social media startup company together. I was like, you know those bloody videos we just watched, in fact, where it's like a pop culture update with like, welcome to Clever News. It was like that know those bloody videos we just watched in fact where it's like a pop culture update with like welcome to clever news it was like that but it was me being like this is amplifier now Troy Sivana's released a new song blah blah blah and so I was on camera and then they brought

in this new editor because the editor was going on holidays and I think I've told this story before and I was not an editor and I told everyone I do not edit. Oh you were the new editor? Yes. Yeah and she wasn't an editor so she learnt how to edit in the weekend before she started the job and I remember saying to a colleague this bitch can't edit for shit but now I know that she was literally just winging it because she wanted to work at the same company so I was like that's impressive and then I don't know we just kind of got to know each other from work and then we went on a trip together and then when I was at Kiss that's impressive. And then, I don't know, we just kind of got to know each other from work and then we went on a trip together. And then when I was at Kiss and a couple of digital producers

left the business here, I said I put her forward for a job. I was actually her referee. I could have fucked this for you, Jenna. You could have. Really? Then she was hired at the same company and then she's been moved to WSFM. So now we're rivals. What did they ask you in that for the interview?

What would she like to work with? Do you get 19th century witch vibes? Like, yep, yep, yep, yep. I remember the first time I met you, I was sitting in the gutter outside because they wouldn't let me in. Yeah, she didn't have a pass to the office at the time. So I was sitting in the gutter and then... Oh, beautiful.

And I was like, who the fuck are you? Oh, see, that was a short little sweet nugget. The nugget's out. I put it in my little knapsack and I've got it. And so do the listeners. I think I may have already told that story, but it's all right. Not on this podcast. Maybe I'm not my cup of shit.

Okay. I'd like to know, Mitch. You are famous and influential. Sorry, hold on. Watch out, watch out. Sorry. Fucking hell. You're not multitask while you're digging.

Just focus on the digging. You were talking at the same time. You weren't even looking where you were swinging. The digging last week was fine and now we're dealing with this. I scared the dogs with the digging. I didn't realise. Oh, that wasn't your cat, Barnadette or whatever his name is. Isabella.

Isabella. I'm moving on to Bogan Gate. Okay. Now, for those of you who don't know our beloved Mitchell as much as Jenna and I do, and much of the listeners do, you are from a small Australian regional town known as Bogan Gate. Yeah. How many hours out of Sydney? About six or seven.

That's rural, and it's like inland? Yeah, west. So if you pinpoint where you think the middle of New South Wales is on a map, it's about there. Really? Yeah. So population is? 200, according to the sign, but I don't think there's actually that many.

Oh, you think there's less? Oh yeah, 100%. There are not 200 people in that town. Did they just overshoot it hoping that it would attract tourism? I really don't know how that happened. Oh, it's 199 now. You're in the big city, boy. Now, I want to know about Bougainvillea.

I want to know, a lot of people know you as the Bougainvillea boy, and I know you try to live it down, but you did release a video when you were how old now um 19 oh my god that was in 2015 that I did that and you were just literally you'd never made videos before yeah you weren't a video guy you put it up and tell us the origin story of the video um so for a group assignment when I was studying radio we had to make a Facebook page and post digital content onto it as just like practice. That was part of the assignment. And I made all the videos for that because I wanted practice to do my job that I do today, which is making videos for radio. And then the course finished.

We went home for summer. I was bored and I made a video giving a tour of Bougainvillea so that my friends back in Sydney could see where I lived. And so I just made a quick video, put it on the Facebook page and it just kept escalating from there. It just kept getting more and more views and then it spread and then the little Facebook page that we made literally for an assignment went from 200 likes to like, I think it was 6,000. And that's when I started posting my own videos.

You pulled the girls into a boardroom and cut them loose. No, no. I'm taking your name off the site, girls. No, I tried. I tried. I was like, can I change the Facebook page name to just my name? Because they didn't even have admin access to the page. Yeah.

So I was like, they won't mind. I'm the one that does all the videos. Nah, they refused. So I started my own Facebook page, which now has 75,000 likes. So didn't need them anyway. Interesting. That's such a cool story. And you've been making videos ever since.

Yeah. And a lot of people still refer to you as the Vogengate boy, right? Or know you from there. That's where their first word of call is. Sometimes people, they run into me, usually when they're drunk. They just look at me and they put their hand out like, wait, wait. Sarah Michelle Gellar? No.

No, no. Vogengate. Vogengate, yeah. Or it's Bougainville. Well, see, when I tell people that I work with you, I'm like, Mitchell Coombs, funny videos, Bougainville. Oh, yeah, they know instantly. That's one of them that people recall.

Some people haven't ever seen that. They're like, oh, you're the toenail polish kid. Stuff like that. Interesting. I'll get the pickaxe out because it's still the same topic, similar basically. Yeah, there could be more gold. I want to know about

bogan gate wait we haven't finished digging what do you mean you have to wait till we get the gold oh i was still sorry um i want to know about bogan gate and what it was like being gay in a very small town and also what it was like in high school and how you came out because you have a very supportive family but coming from a small town that can be rough well i wasn't really open when i was at home so i think i started coming out to a handful of friends in like july before i in the year i finished school and by the by like september your classes are over you've just got exams yeah so i know i i was never out and proud in high school. And then I didn't tell my family until January of 2015. And I moved out in February 2015. How did you do that?

I drunk texted my brother on New Year's. Were you nervous about your brother? Yeah. Not because I thought that he was not going to be happy about it or not support it. But he just doesn't. Well, actually, the whole family really doesn't handle awkward well. Yeah. So I was like, it's not that I'm worried that they're not going to be supportive.

They're just going to, they're not going to know what to say. So they're going to avoid the topic and it's just going to be tense. Yeah. So my brother, when I went home the next day, he literally didn't look at me. Not because he was like disgusted, but he just didn't know what to say. Yeah. So I was just, it was just very awkward. Then when did the ice break?

Did you bring it up or did he? I don't remember, to be honest. He just went what to say. Right. Yeah. So it was just very awkward. Then when did the ice break? Did you bring it up or did he? I don't remember, to be honest. It just went back to normal. What about being in a town and being gay? Were you the only gay kid in the population of maybe 200? Well, to my knowledge, yeah. And then I actually, I got the shits at my dad recently when I was home because he mentions, oh, yeah, I can't remember his actual name.

I'm just going to be, oh, you know, Ken down the road. Yeah, his husband passed away or something. I was like, sorry, there's a gay couple in Bougainvillea? Yeah, they've always lived here. And I was like, and you didn't think to tell me that while I was living here? Like that would be some source of extraordinary comfort to me. I was like, why the fuck did I not know that? And then he goes, oh, there's a couple of gay couples around the area.

I was like, what? I had no idea. I thought I was the only gay in the military and that's what I've been rolling with. But apparently there's others. And since, didn't you tell me there was someone in like, what's the neighbouring town, Parks, or someone that's also gay? Like, hi, we're the two gay people in a 500 kilometre radius. No, no, no, Parks has plenty. But you're the famous one from Bougainvillea. You really are. I mean, sure.

When you go back though, is it a bit of like, you know, the Kardashians in Los Angeles? What do you mean? Like, do they sort of stop and go, Michelle Combs! No. It's not. No, like, people do say, oh, yeah, I watch your videos.

That's very nice. And I say, oh, thank you, whatever. But, like, that happens in Sydney, too. Sorry, that sounds like I'm bragging. Well, it's not. It's not that different. I'm asking you questions. Yeah.

Did you really put them on the map? I feel like you did. I mean, I guess. The place has more recognition than it did before. Right. That's good. They've got you to thank. The pub people told me that they have had a few people bring the video up and say that

that's where they first heard of the place. So, I guess it's helped in life. Oh, that's sweet. Yeah. So, did you date girls in high school? Did you have girlfriends? Yeah. Did you? Yeah. Who you yeah ew hold on we got gold no that's not that gold some people didn't realize it's not that gold nothing happened it was like at most there was like a kiss at a school disco like it was nothing really i don't want to name their names poor girls they're ashamed

they're not ashamed you're famous in the town. Are they there still? Are they still in Bougainvillea? I don't know. Okay. Well, let's move on from Bougainvillea because there was maybe some platinum, some silver. Yeah. I don't know about gold. Yeah.

I don't feel like anything was that interesting. Maybe I'm wrong. Let's talk about your career. Sure. Now, I want to know, personally, you have accomplished a lot in the 24 years you've been around. 23. 23? Yeah. Shit. You have accomplished a lot in the 24 years you've been around.

23? Yeah. Shit! You have achieved heaps. And you work at a massive radio station. You have a massive online following. But I really don't know what the end game is for you. And I genuinely want to know what it is in your head.

Like, honestly, where you see yourself. Don't know. I often get stressed about the fact that I don't know what I want to do next. I'm like, oh, should I have some sort of long-term plan? But not really. This is the job I wanted. I wanted to work for Kyle and Jackie O and that's happened. That's what I mean. I wanted to work for them by the time I was 25. And then when it happened at 21, I was like, oh, fuck, do I have to have a goal of what's next? Which I don't really. Are you a goal setter? Do you set them in your head or write them down?

Usually, yeah. But then I haven't really come up with one since. Career-wise, like hobby-wise, like obviously I've had side projects with the podcast and stuff. That's really all I have goals around. I don't really have goals around my social media followers. It's just when I'm bored, I make a video. So you don't see that as your career? God, no. You just see it as something that you've got?

Yeah. Like I don't make money off my social media. i probably could if i was more savvy in that area i don't even know how to get monetized instagram sponsored posts i don't really know how it works yeah but yeah i just feel fine so you like you could definitely get management or get someone to represent you to push you out for sponsored content or to you know host things or be an mc or is that something that you want to do oh i don't know i don't i wouldn't really know how to do that but see you right now have like a desk job and you work for someone as like an employee yeah you could easily just be like your own brand as like mitchell coombs and do what does that is that what you want to do i the idea of human beings being referred to as

brands has always weirded me out um i don't know it depends like i this sounds like i'm a slut but i'm not very good at selling myself you know what i mean like i'm not going to go out and be like oh you should hire me you should employ me you should give me this gig but i don't know i'm just happy doing what i'm doing all right what is your ultimate career goal because i've i know what i like end game i can sort of picture what i want to do like a job um what about you what's ultimate dream and might be embarrassing to say but but that's okay. I actually don't really have anything. So fast forward 50 years, no, that's a bit much, 30 years in your prime.

Where do you see yourself? I don't know. Am I supposed to know? Well, didn't get any gold there, Jenna. Jesus Christ. Sorry. You'll have to come back down to this mine tomorrow. Damn it.

On the weekends. You're coming with me. I'm cold. Oh, have you given up? No, I've gotten plenty. Oh, okay. I've written things down in this mine tomorrow. Damn it. On the weekends. You're coming with me. I'm cold. Oh, have you given up? No, I've got plenty more. Oh, okay. I've written things down in ballpoint ink. I also know about Breakfast TV.

I know you're obsessed with Breakfast TV. Do you look at that and go, oh my God, I want to be the next Koshi? Or you want to host a show like that or be on TV as a presenter? No, I'm not very good. I said this, oh, well, people wouldn't know actually because we had to delete the episode. Oh, gotcha. Remember when we had that producer from Sunrise in to talk about behind the scenes goss and then apparently we had to pull the episode because he said one too many things the bosses

weren't happy about? Apparently quite a few things. In that episode, I remember saying I would suck at that job because I'm not very good at pretending that I'm interested in things. So let's just say the producers come to you and said, we've got a story about the importance of fencing the pool this summer. I'd be like, don't give a fuck. And I'm not going to be able to muster up the energy at this hour to pretend that I

do. Okay, Bradley Jackson. Look at you go. I won't do that. I won't do that. You know, the newsroom. I'm not saying that I would get the job and then refuse stories. I'm just, I wouldn't go for the job because I know that I'm not good at pretending to

be really engaging. Yeah. Okay. For you. I bet you see, you know what you want. I find't go for the job because I know that I'm not good at pretending to be really engaging. Yeah, okay for you. You see, you know what you want. I find that interesting. Not many people do. Like, you know who you are, so you've just got to just... I suppose so. That's good.

Yeah. Well, that brings me to my next point. Relationships. Okay, we have to do digging. Okay, sorry. We're going to dig. Mitch, you haven't had any substantial long-term relationships. No.

We haven't done. What's that? I don't think he understands the game, does he? But what if I don't get gold? The sound effect will still play. No, you dig and then you go, right, what's here? We have to see what we're digging. Okay, hold on.

All right. Oh, I get it. So Mitch. No, wait till we find it. Jenna and I will do it. Ready? Hit it again. Okay, sorry.

Okay. Hopefully we get something on the other side of this one. I have a good feeling about this. Oh, okay. What's that? Oh. Oh, my God. That's a good one.

Oh, I get it. Is that copper? No, it could be gold. Let's have a look. I think it is. Oh, shit. I've been doing it wrong all along. I thought you got it, bro.

You're the sound effect guy. Shit. I'm sorry. I shouldn't have yelled. Every time I yell, I come back. All right. There's a nice little spot up here. Hold on.

I've got to move my hydrophone. Ow. Fuck. My toe. Jenna, he'd come back. All right. There's a nice little spot up here. Hold on. I've got to move my hydrophone. Ow! Fuck! My toe! Jenna, he needs more room. Can you move that wheelbarrow? Oh, no. It's heavy.

It's fine. Here we go. It's heavy. Here we go. I think we'll get something up here. Oh, God. Oh, good one. Okay.

Oh, relationships. Hold on. Yeah, relationships. Sorry. I thought it might have been something else. You haven good one. Okay. Oh, relationships. Yeah, relationships. Sorry. I thought it might have been something else. You haven't had any long-term serious relationships. Not knocking it. Just a fact of the matter.

Never had a boyfriend, no. Never had a boyfriend. I remember when I met you, I was like, here he is, the floozy of the century. I thought you were. Wow. I think a lot of people would think that you're active. Oh, okay. Not that you're not active. I was going to say, there's a difference between having a boyfriend and think that you're active. Oh, okay. Not that you're not active.

I was going to say, there's a difference between having a boyfriend and not being active. Correct. No, correct. I'll say that. But I thought you would have been like, oh, 10 boyfriends down. You know what I mean? I don't know why. Now I know you.

I know that's nothing but false. Do you think there's a reason why do you not want a partner? It's not that I don't want one, but i don't really go out of my way to find one yeah because the longest i've been with someone is like three months and it always seems to end at that point where it's at like a crossroad okay we can either become more serious or we cannot and i don't have much patience if i don't actually like someone i'm not gonna be able to pretend yeah so and also it just comes down to the fact that there's a lot of really valuable single adults in my life and i would be quite happy to be that person you know the single fun aunt figure for example yeah loves a rose in an art class yeah

if that's what it comes to then i'm happy with that but also if i meet someone and we stay together then great like i don't really i'm happy either way so I'm not really going out of my way to find someone what does your ideal partner look like I don't know what do you think I don't know what would their name be I don't know Mitchell what would their birthday be yeah what year I don't know what street they live on um okay I don't know just think about it what is the dream job that you can go my boyfriend's a fighter pilot i don't care what his job is that doesn't matter but it shapes a lot of the person well no that's very shallow to judge them for their job i don't care what they do but what is important to me is sense of humor also they would probably have to be quite patient and understanding

of me being a bit of a nut job at times. Yeah. I don't know. I don't know. I feel like there's more in there. Jenna, what do you think? I think we could go for another dig. You're asking me about relationships I've never had. I know. But I want to know what your dream relationship is.

Like you get swept off your feet and you go to Maui and you have a, you know, dull coconut plantation run. That's not how my mind works. I don't imagine what my ideal partner is going to be, you know, dull coconut plantation run and yeah. That's not how my mind works. I don't imagine what my ideal partner is going to be, you know. Are you looking, like currently looking or if it happens, it happens? Yeah, it's if it happens, it happens. Like I'm just like, I'm like on Tinder and stuff. I'm not going to go out of my way. Now, do you want to talk about.

Do you know what? I actually realised one of the big reasons I might be single is there's two factors actually. One, I don't like public transport and two I'm too much of an alcoholic to drive and not drink so I'm like I don't want to catch a fucking bus to a date and if I drive means I can't drink and I'm probably going to end up drink driving home do you know the amount of times I've like lined up a date and then I've just bailed because I'm like I can't be bothered I'm not getting on a fucking bus yeah and I'm not driving because that means I can't drink so like alcohol it clearly just can't be that important to me if that's where I'm at yeah if you'd rather I can't be bothered

getting on a bus or giving up rosé yeah for one night all right well I've got another one hold on that's just that didn't really get you do you want to talk about guy x the guy that you potentially went on an iso date with there's nothing to talk about really i just i just met up with someone okay no kissing obviously okay i don't know we went over that what about family mitch do you want to have kids um i don't not want to have kids but i'm not going to be upset if it doesn't happen can you see yourself getting married perhaps but again it's one of the things where i'm not mad if it doesn't happen like it's like whatever happens happens so this is where i'm perplexed because you're saying you're day by day and just go with the punches

but i feel like it's one of the most organized people i know and you have everything planned out i've been like i've i'm organizing the short term i've organized my dinner for tonight when i go home it's all laid out and the ingredients are measured and whatever and stuff like that. But like it's not worth the stress of planning a forward years in advance because even two years ago I was different to how I am now. So I can't guarantee I'm going to want the same shit in even two years' time. Yeah.

Okay, fair enough. Interesting. I don't know if I've got anything else. I'm just going to offer you a suggestion. Stop asking about what I'm going to do in the future and ask about things I've done in the fucking past. Clearly, I think I've made it clear that I'm not planning ahead. All right, I'm going to do one.

I've been through so much and he's only asking about the future. Your first time gay clubbing ever in Sydney in the big smoke? Yeah. Wow. Did you go to Stonewall? Cliche? SBS took me and they filmed the whole thing. What?

Oh, you're such an influencer. They reached out to me and said, hey, you're that Bogan gay kid, aren't you? We want to do a piece with you for our Mardi Gras coverage where we take a country kid gay clubbing for the first time. And I originally said no. Why? Because I was like, that sounds terrifying. I've never been to like a club before let alone a gay club and i'm still a bit insecure at that point yes and i was like no i don't want to do it i can't do it and they were

like okay what if we pay you and i'm like it's not about that it's about i just don't imagine that being good content where i'm just me in a club like it'll just be so awkward okay what if we send a reporter with you and they sent um patrick abud who he's that guy that does the mardi gras coverage and stuff oh yes i do know patrick no i i genuinely know patrick and he was awesome like he made me feel really comfy nice and like was really nice about it i'm pretty sure it's still online if you were to i think i've actually seen it you've shown yeah yeah there you go it's even, you haven't even struck gold because you've heard the story. No, I haven't.

It was very, very, very awkward and I was so anxious. But obviously I got over that and I still go out clubbing these days. Every time I run into Patrick, he's like, ah, I knew you'd warm up to it. Oh, that's cute. Big hug. We're like, oh, darling, you brought me here. Thank you. What about your first hookup at a gay club?

Was it terrifying? I don't remember. Really? I couldn't. I don't remember which one was the first. Really? Yeah. I remember I saw an interview with Courtney Act

and the first night she was in Sydney, she went to Stonewall and she lost her virginity. No wild story like that? No, that definitely didn't happen. Really? I'd already lost it. Did you lose it in Bougainvillea? No.

Really? No. In the big smoke? Yeah, once I'd moved to Sydney. You don lose it in Buggin' Gate? No. Really? No. In the big smoke? Yeah, once I'd moved to Sydney. You don't want to say who it was with? This is not me being a slut. It's actually just that we didn't exchange names. It was just some random gronk on Grindr.

It was not fun. But I was like, I need to get this over and done with. Yeah. Oh, really? See, I was like, I want it to be romantic. Candles, candles, candles. I mean, that'd be ideal. But I just wanted, because I was already quite a late bloomer.

I was like 18 by the time I'd come out, which I suppose is not that late, really, compared to you. I was 23. But I was like, I don't want to be awful and like be totally unfamiliar with the fucking by the time it happens. So I'm like, I need to get some experience, even though it's going to be awful. Oh, no. That's all right.

Do your homework. You know, try before you buy. And not good. Well, obviously, first time's never good, but, you know. Have you had a fuck buddy? No. So no one that you really go back to? Only people that I've been dating.

Yeah, but no one that you're like, oh, I remember that time, that Persian guy. I'm going to go back to them and back, back, back. Nah. Really? No. Mother of hell, I don't know why I'm shocked. I would never have one. Really back, back. Nah. Really? No. Mother of hell, I don't know why I'm shocked. I would never have one.

Really interesting. Yeah. Hmm. Is that really? I think that's interesting. We're talking about things that I haven't done yet. All you want to talk about is things you have done, right? Well, I think that's more interesting, isn't it?

What do you think is the most interesting story you have to tell? Oh, that is such lazy interviewing. Why? The whole point of this segment is for you to keep digging and ask the right questions to uncover some gold. You're just going, give me some gold. What's the best story you got? I'm robbing you at gunpoint. I don't know. We'll uncover

it if you ask the right questions. Oh, God, this is like a riddle, Jenna. I hate riddles. You do interviews for a living, bro, surely. Yeah, but they can send me a press sheet, like, ask about this, press in the right spots. Yeah, but you're best friends. Yeah, I know. But I feel like I don't even know where to go.

All right, well, let's see what we've got time for. No, I want to get one more nugget. I feel like there is. I don't know what to ask. All right, then. I can't do this. Is there anything you want to tell? No, that's not how it works, then. I can't do this. Is there anything you want to tell? No, that's not how it works, babe.

Jenna, do you have any questions? No. Oh, my God. Am I that uninteresting? No, but I feel like we know everything about you. So we've walked away from this establishing that I have never had a boyfriend. I don't necessarily want one, but I don't not want one. What do you want to talk about?

You have to dig, bro. That's the point. Hmm. Okay. Let me see. 60 minutes right here. Well, should we end it there? Should we do Jenna next week?

I feel like the segment started strong, but this week sucked. Yeah, I think we... This week didn't suck. I feel like we got everything we could. Up to you. The pickaxe is in your hand, bros. I have the pickaxe. I can see some divots in the walls.

No, I'm saying you can put it down if you want. I don't want to put it down. I feel like you've got things you want to say. No, I don't. I don't. All right, well, maybe we didn't get enough out of you. Maybe we have to do this segment again next week. Who knows?

No, it's Jenna's turn next week, isn't it? I don't think we're going to do it. Are we both going to grill Jenna? No. Yeah. Yeah, the two of us. No, I don't want to do it. Don't you?

No. Jenna, why? Don't want to. Why not? No. It's now just occurring to me that we never once asked her. Oh, how true. We're just assuming.

We just said that that's how it was going to work. Jenna, do you want to do it? No. Really? No. All right. Another fun show, guys. Another fun show.

I feel like, are you furious at us? No. For not getting more gold? No, no. I've got my pockets. Clearly. Maybe I'm just not that interesting. Jenna, my pockets are full of yours.

They're pretty full. Yeah. Listen, they're both my pockets. There's a lot going on in there. Oh, my God. But I'm also really hungry as well. I'm fucking starving. I need to go. I'm exhausted, too. It's been a pleasure. Well, there's both my pockets. There's a lot going on in there. Oh, my God. But I'm also really hungry as well. I'm fucking starving. I need to go.

I'm exhausted too. It's been a pleasure. Well, thank you for listening, guys. Don't forget to follow us at Couple of Mitches on Instagram and Facebook and Twitter. And you can join our Facebook group if you know the answer to the secret entry question. Correct. Questions. Plural.

There's two of them now. Yeah, there is. It's getting harder. A lot of people in that group. Upwards of 200 now. I know. Isn't it beautiful? They all post a lot. It's actually very sweet. It's getting harder. A lot of people in that group are upwards of 200 now. I know. Isn't it beautiful? They all post a lot.

It's actually very sweet. It's a great little community. I love it. All right. I want to meet, what's the cat's name? Isabella. Isabella. I want to meet Bella.

I'm not bringing her in here. I'm allergic. God, no. No. We could FaceTime her. You could get your housemate to put the phone near Bella. It'll love to talk to her. Maybe if you're lucky.

She doesn't like strangers. I want to hear a guttural meow from her. All right, let's go. We'll see you next week, everyone. All right. Thanks for listening, guys. Catch you soon. Bye-bye. Bye. See ya. Okay, welcome to AD Debrief, our secret segment. The reason we call it AD Debrief is because I actually have diagnosed ADD, which means my attention span is not great. Correct.

I've actually gone to rehab and learned how to get better at having a bad attention span. And you, on the other hand, no diagnosis, but God, I swear, I swear it must be a thing. There's something swirling up there. Your attention span's not great, and that's why we've put aside time just to go row here on the show, but we don't want anyone to know about it.

That's why it's a secret segment. Also, I really believe this should be a short one because we really waffled on there towards the end. Been a long, long show. It has been. Hey, I was just letting you do the talking. Last week, we, for the very first time, weren't able to play what people are claiming to be sound effects.

And I really think that it was lovely. Don't you reckon, Jenna? It was beautiful. And so Mitch and I were actually talking about it. We were like, he said, I actually think it's nice just to have a human conversation, especially in Ronin season. People just want human connection.

They don't need the fanfare and the carry on. So you said, right? I agree. I said that I actually don't think we need the sound effects. I believe human to human, three best friends, can just sit there and chat so I'm not going to do them. Just shoot the shit. It'll be fun.

Yep, here we go. The thing is, I can't control the phone lines. They just go off and on. That's how it works. And they're connected and they're officially on. I'm not... I said to you I won't play sound effects. Oh, God, they're coming.

This is my joy. I thought last week's episode was one of our best. I think it was one of the best. Oh, God, they're coming in on heavy. Because it didn't have all these pathetic sound effects. It's Mix Nation. They're listening live. Hi, guys.

How are you? They're good. They're saying love the show. I'm not going to play any dumb sound effects because I just don't believe it. Oh, you've already done that. Jenna, that is just natural. That's the automation system that I built in. I wrote the code for.

All right. Do you actually want me to FaceTime my housemate? Yeah, please. I want to see the cat. Okay. Yes. Okay, it's ringing. Oh, this is FaceTime audio.

How do I do it? I want your video. Well, yeah, I want to see the fucking cat. Hold on. Shit. Here we go. It's like the final episode of Modern Family Put Isabella on Hi little miss How are you puppy girl

Are you being good for Jordan Now don't be alarmed Bell Bell I'm going to put A scary man on if he wants to meet you Oh she's looking at the camera. Oh my god, she's beautiful. Hi, Belle. Take the phone. Hi, Belle.

She's making direct eye contact. We're in the same orbit. Oh, she's skiddy. She's looking at the window. Looking at the fly screen. You're being too loud. Sorry, shit. Hi, Belle. Hi, Belle Belle. She's fucking short, isn't she? Yeah.

Goodness me. She's very gorgeous, isn't she? She's looking out the sliding doors, just looking at the world, probably looking at those rat bag kids that cycle up and down your neighbourhood. She doesn't like kids. I bet. Or leaf blowers. Oh, she's got one little paw up, like she's doing that little gay hand.

Oh, she's so cute. Oh, she's beautiful. Jenna, do you want to say hi to Belle? Yes, I would. She's very cute. Hi, baby. I think she liked me. It's weird to see you. Hey, she's beautiful. Jenna, do you want to say hi to Belle? Yes, I would. She's very cute. Hi, baby. I think she liked me. It's weird to see you.

Hey, Belle, Belle. Weird to see you maternally. No, she doesn't like Jenna. Thanks a lot, Belle, Belle. I was just trying to be nice. Oh, she's coming. She can see your nails. She thinks you're a fellow cat.

Yep, she's gone. She's gone. Well, that was beautiful. Thank you. Thanks, Jordan. Bye, Belle, Belle. Bye. Be good for Jordan. Bye-bye. Do you feel safe knowing Jordan. Bye, Bell Bell. Bye. Be good for Jordan. Bye-bye.

Do you feel safe knowing she's with him? Yeah. He's a good housemate. He's on board with the idea. What do you feed him? What do you feed Jordan? Cat food. Cat food. Yeah, but is she on Fancy Feast, my dog? Yeah. She only likes the Fancy Feast fish flavoured stuff, like salmon

and tuna and shit. I got her a big can of the good whiskers. No, won't have a bar of it. She's on a little fancy feast which I'm not sure how long she's going to be on. I'm going to try and wean them off. You know what my nan gives her cat? She gives her party mix. They're like the natural confectionery co-version for cats. It's called

party mix and it's little lollies but for cats they're like kibble and stuff. It's fish and mackerel. It's called party mix and my nan's like, do you want some party mix? But nan's now in the nursing home, so she can't play with the cat. Where'd the cat go? The cat's still living at the house and mum feeds it every day. Oh, okay.

Yeah. But the poor cat missing human interaction. Talk about gutter or meow. I walked in the other day to get some stuff from nan's house. Meow. I was like, shit, this poor thing needs a pat. Speaking of human interaction, I saw the most heartbreaking TikTok the other day. There's this woman in Melbourne.

I think she said she was 44 years old and she has a TikTok. And she posted this video that came up on my For You page. And I was like, oh, my God. It's about the whole Rona situation. I put it over there on your sound effects thing. Oh, yeah, yeah. Got it. Hi, everybody.

I've just gone shopping. There are my bags for proof. I'm on my way home. Just wanted to say that I stopped at some, like, an intersection thing and let someone go past. I waved and they waved back. I thought that was really nice. And then I let another couple of people go and waved and smiled and stuff.

And it was really nice. I'm missing interacting with people. It's so hard. Sorry. I know we're all in the same spot and, you know, it just sucks, really. So I've only got a cat to talk to. But, oh, well, got to do what we got to do. Stay safe and take care.

And I'm here if you need to talk, okay? Thanks. Bye. that's beautiful me 75 i get you yeah oh the poor thing that would be tough i i think we take for granted the fact you've got a housemate now jenna you're at home alone though it'd be tough for you right you've got sylvia of course she doesn't shut up yeah jenna you go home on the weekends though so you're not spending like 48 hours in isolation by yourself. No.

Yeah, but I'm spending Monday to Friday. Yeah. Do you find it rough? Yes. Yeah, I bet. You're just over Netflix. I don't have time to do Netflix. You're just working around the clock?

Yep. That's probably keeping you busy, though. True. See, I'm still going into work, so nothing has changed for me other than the fact that I don't go anywhere other than work and home. But I still come to the office every day. And it's given you a very legitimate reason to be a flaky person and not see your friends. I'm absolutely loving it.

No one's messaging me. It's brilliant. No one's mad at me. It's going to give me a fresh slate. And I'm going to get – Ronan's going to be over and everyone's going to be like, let's hang out. I'm like, I still think I've got it. I think I got it, guys.

I didn't get the vaccine. I think I got it. For the next five years. I think I've got it. I think I got it, guys. I didn't get the vaccine. I think I got it. For the next five years. I think I've got it. Remember Corona? Like, Mitch, there's been a vaccine for five years. I think I've got it, though. I think I've got a new pandemic.

Let's spread it. I feel upset, Mitchell, that I didn't get enough gold out of you. And I feel like you wanted to get more gold. You wanted me to get more gold. I'm starting to have this, like, really deep internal doubt. And I'm like, do I even have gold? No, no, no. Don't say that.

We can go back down to the mine. I can get the... No, we spent so much time. At some point you just need to give up. Did they ever find Harold Holt? You just give up. No, they didn't. You stop searching when it gets to a point of ridiculous.

We'll find him. We can't insecure. We both are. I feel bad that I didn't grill you hard enough. I think next week we should go back down and grill him more. Oh, no, we can't. No. If a segment flops, you just let it be. that I didn't grill you hard enough. I think next week we should go back down and grill him more. Oh, no, we can't. No, if a segment flops, you just let it be. If a segment didn't flop,

I was just asking questions and we didn't get gold. Do you have a ghoulie? Pardon me? A ghoulie. Jenna, what? Just sourcing some talent. Hey, don't come into this kids' studio and start flogging your WSFM rubbish. Are you trying to get content out of us for Jonesy and Amanda? Please.

No. What's a ghoulie? A pet peeve. And you think that they're that desperate they need to cast on our tiny podcast? You just have to ring a hotline and tell them. Too much. What, put this on their actual show? All right, well, what's the hotline?

I'll do it. I'm on air at their competition, Jenna. Okay, so what is it? It's Jonesy and Amanda's Get Your Ghoulies. Yes. And that's their segment where people ring in with their things that piss them off. Yes, precisely. I have to go to bed.

Oh, what should mine be? I've got one. What is it? I've just got a ghoulie that I reckon will blow up high on air. No, you can't. You are contracted to only speak on Kiss FM. I have no such obligation. You know my old voice is good.

We can't call Graham. Okay, it is obligation. You know my old voice is good. We put that called Graham. Okay, it is 9061- 9061- 7984. I'm going to give you a story because my voice can't go on. This is how I do it. Josie, Amanda, Bernadette here from Collaroy. I have a grub with coon cheese. I buy the family pack of 24 slices in the bowls.

And I find that the lid once you open it once you can't close it fully again and then the cheese goes off and the corners curl up and they get hard I have to cut around the corners, it's too much work they could do a ziplock around the corners or maybe they could do a box or maybe a plastic cardboard, but I think the lid is outdated, and I just think that you could even maybe potentially get on to them and talk to the coon. That's all.

That's all. I guess. I don't think I can top that. Oh, I can't ring again. I can't redo that. No, you nailed it that time. So give me another one. Another story.

We should just call them. Don't. Don't. Can you actually do that? Is that Scott Morrison saying don't go overseas? Don't. I'll just call Jonesy and say don't. Here we go.

He's doing it. He's dialing. Do they know what number it comes from, Jenna? I don't think they can. Okay, press the button. Hello, it's Jonesy, we never say don't. Here we go. He's doing it. He's dialing. Do they know what number it comes from, Jenna? I don't think they care. Okay, press the button. Hello, it's Jonesy and Amanda. If you have a problem you'd like to share with us, this is your Ghoulies hotline.

Why are you talking like something's happened to you? Well, it's more official when you have to put it on a tape, don't you think, than just talking normally? We're on tape now. Yeah, that's why I'm trying to sound official. Okay. Get ready. Join me, please.

Sound professional. Leave your message after the beep. Don't. And we're out. They're not going to appreciate this, Jenna. Can you please tell us next week how their executive producer reacts to these calls? Yes. Fucking hell.

As soon as you hear her talking about it then pop a voice memo on. I just want her in the office being like I've got these weird calls. Yeah I will. Poor things. Should we get out of here? Yep. I'm exhausted. I've already started eating. It is 8.30 at night and I've got to get up at 3.30. Welcome to my life. Can we put a cat pic? Cat pic?

Show us your cat pic. I'll put a puss pic up on our Instagram. A couple of minutes. Can you put a puss pic up? Yeah. Yeah, okay. Of course. We need a new photo op anyway to filter out all those clown emojis.

All right, we'll see you next week. Bye, guys. Love your work. Thanks for listening. Bye-bye. Is it just me? Don't forget to subscribe and leave a review on your podcast app. Or follow on Spotify.