Is It Just Me? - #241: When's Our Last Episode? 👀

Episode Date: October 20, 2024

In this episode:  Our straight iHeart cousins (06:10) Asking an ex for money back (09:05) How many episodes do we have left? 👀 (16:19) Rewinding songs because you missed the good bit (19:36) WHY DO VACUUMS GO FLAT SO QUICK?! (30:52) Our “Secret Segment” ADDebrief (35:38)   Merch still available! coupleofmitches.com.au 🛍️   Join our Facebook group 'Endurant Idiots' facebook.com/groups/477062186470271 Hit us up: @coupleofmitches Send us a text: 0422 948 202See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This is Is It Just Me? Hosted by a couple of Mitches. Hello you! Hello you! Go! Brace yourself for the rude shocks of young adulthood. 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 Chooley and Mitchell Coombs. Hello, you. Hello, you. Oh, hi, Mitchell. How are you?

Oh, I'm pretty cranky. Yeah, Mitch is in a mood, everybody. I am. I haven't even told you why. No, well, I just assumed it was one of four things. What are the four things? Me, Sean, the podcast, IBS. No.

Oh. None of those. None of the above. None of the top four usuals. Well, you know how I've just moved into the penthouse? Yeah, of course. Yes. I haven't heard you say that before.

I forgot it was a penthouse. No, never. No. I don't like to rub in that it's a penthouse. No, of course. No. Just the word penthouse alone implies that it's quite high up, right? It is.

Quite a few fucking floors. Yeah. They're shutting down my elevator for six months. Six months? Six months. Because you know how you elevator for six months. Six months? Six months. Because you know how you said that elevator is quite dodgy? I literally said to you the day I visited. It's terrifying.

I said, the doors at the front are gorgeous and modern and open doors, like glass doors, sliding doors. And then the elevator is like it's out of The Shining. I know. And it doesn't quite line up to the floor when the elevator opens. So it's like a tripping hazard waiting to happen. One of these nights when I come home drunk, I could be killed. How did they tell you that this is happening? Well, one of the neighbours told Sean, so it's not locked in,

but they will be shutting it down and I'm going to have to take the stairs for six months. Wow, no need for Scout Pilates. You'll be able to walk up the stairs and get your activity in. I'm not going to dox myself and say exactly how many flights are stairs, but let's just say it's enough that I'm like, holy fuck. You're going to get exhausted.

I know. And imagine carrying a really heavy box, because I order things off Pet Circle for Isabella, like giant boxes, 30 kilos of kitty litter. How the fuck am I going to lug that up and down stairs? You know what? You're probably well within your grounds to ask for a rent decrease. Oh, you reckon? 100%.

If they knew that too, and if you investigate, and if you find out that they knew about it, you could 100% get a rent decrease. Wow, Mitchell. I might look into that. You're right. Because rumour has it, according to the neighbour, is that, oh, they've been thinking of doing this for a while,

but they've been putting it off and now it's finally happening. So, yes, it's not like they've sprung it on us. They knew it was going to happen. Six months seems like a long time to repair an elevator. I know. Every time an elevator is shut down. Why is it shut down for so long? Yeah, but it's also, you've only got one elevator in that building.

There's not multiple. Yeah, just the one. That's the problem. It's not like one lift is out of order, so the other one's going to be chockers. No, we only have one. Imagine when you have parties and you're going to have to go all night, everyone, just climb up these hundred flights of stairs. I know.

Oh, no. I'm really fucking dreading that. Thank God we moved in before that, though. Yeah. Can you imagine if we moved in? We had to lug fucking beds upstairs. That would enrage me to the point where I would break a lease. That would piss me off.

Oh, I'm not breaking a lease again. No way. You've already got up there. Yeah. What do you think, Pricekeeper Jenna, who's here as well? Hmm. A Jenna-free episode. I haven't had one of these for a while.

Jenna isn't here. Yeah. We've asked what you wanted on our Idgen bucket list, and the top answer was to fire Jenna. So we've made it redundant, effective, immediately, no leave. You're welcome, idiots. The people asked for this, and we deliver. Yeah, definitely. Well, you know what?

She had a very big week because she won big awards at the ACRAs, the radio awards. I know. Good for her. Didn't she look fucking gorgeous? She looked beautiful. I'm sure a lot of our idiots that follow Jenna on Instagram saw that pink frock she was wearing at the radio awards. Beautiful.

I loved it. She looked stunning. She won two awards as well. I was nominated, lost my award. What was your nomination? Best Music Feature on a show. So we did a show where Jess Malboy co-hosted Valentine's Day. Oh, yeah.

And it got nominated and lost to a Taylor Swift event. From who? From Triple M, the men network. What the fuck are they doing having a Taylor Swift event? Exactly what I thought. They like ZZ Top and all that shit. They're not really Taylor Swift demographic, are they? No, I was ZZ Top for a bit, actually.

That was my nickname in high school. Well, you just fell asleep mid-sex. ZZ Top. Oh, my God, that's me. I am the ZZ Top. I get so tired. You know how lucky you've got it? Huh?

Bottoms. It's so easy to just take it. You know how hard it is to put the activity in? Oh, the work. What do you think? I'm just lying down. I don't know. We've never actually discussed it.

I was going to say, the irony of the top not being on top. Oh my God. I'd like to have all my family listening. I can't have these conversations. The irony of the top not being on top. Oh, my God. Hello to all my family listening. I can't have these conversations. You know how many smutty idioms I've had to can because I'm like, my mother's going to hear it. Sean's family's going to hear it.

Hasn't stopped me, to be perfectly honest. I've noticed. And hasn't that come back to bite you? Stephen's mother is like, could you stop being so filthy? She has, and I have pulled back. I wouldn't say pulled. Pulled out. Yeah, sorry. I wouldn't say pulled. Pulled out. Yeah. Sorry.

I meant to say pulled out. So I lost my awards, sadly. And I wasn't even in the room when it was announced. I was talking to, I think it was Amanda Keller, Jenna's boss. And I finished the conversation, walked back into the auditorium and said to Grace, who's been on the show, my producer, I said, when's our award? She said, we lost 10 minutes ago. That's very you, working in the room and just forgetting responsibility.

I was. I'm like, I'm going to network. I don't need to network. I've got two shows. I'm like, I really should network. You're networking with someone that's already in the building. How is that going to help you? Anyway.

If Jonesy cocks it, you're on. Is that what you're hoping for? No, I don't hope for that. I'm more thinking, I was trying to network. So this podcast, we really should have nominated, it was our last year to nominate for an award although technically I investigated we could nominate this show

for next year because we've still been on in the broadcast period but for radio? yeah they do best podcasts because someone DM'd me actually they said oh I've been keeping an eye out

on Instagram for Churi's outfits Jenna's outfits what you're wearing at the radio awards I was keeping an eye out for you why weren't you there? and I was like

what business do I have at the radio awards these days? I don't work in radio no that's like you going at the radio awards. I was keeping an eye out for you. Why weren't you there? And I was like, what business do I have at the radio awards these days? I don't work in radio. No, that's like you going to the culinary awards. It just doesn't make any sense. I did go to the Pub Logies, remember? What business did I have there? True. Well, you weren't there.

Well, no, I guess All Right Hay was there. Oh, was he? Yeah, because he's got a Nova podcast. Oh, that'd be it. So we could go. If we paid iHeart enough, they could get us to go. Yeah, so it's on iHeart. They should be getting us a table. iHeart are devastated that we could go. If we paid iHeart enough, they could get us to go. Yeah, so it's on iHeart. They should be getting us a table.

iHeart are devastated that we've left. Have you heard? They're really upset. Oh, really? Yeah, all of them. They're devastated. No one's given their condolences to me. Well, the rumour is they don't have any gay podcasts, so they're worried.

They've got no diversity now. Really? Well, think about it. They've got the Wiggles cast. They've got Brittany Hockley and Laura Bowen. I actually have no idea who's on the iHeart roster. Should we check who our iHeart cousins are? That's a good point.

Let's have a look. So it's at iHeart Radio Australia. Okay, here we go. Our colleagues on iHeart Radio. Yes. Kate Langbrook, Nath Valvo for the Bucca. Oh, perfect. Yeah.

We love them. The Imperfects. You like the Imperfects? Oh, I didn't realize they were one of us. Yeah, they're iHeart. Wow. That's a good show. Ryan Shelton and the crew. Yeah, you're right. They're all quite straight, aren't they? Oh, Case didn't realise they were one of us. Yeah, they're iHeart. That's a good show. Ryan Shelton and the crew.

Yeah, you're right. They're all quite straight, aren't they? Case file. True Crime. That's iHeartRadio. Is that a gay true crime podcast? I'm sure there's plenty of things they've covered. So many gays get murdered, sadly.

Why did I laugh at that? So many gays get murdered. I went, Mitchell, there's no other gay podcast on iHeartRadio. Well, fuck. Who's going to let everyone know to go see Titanic the musical? Who are Titanic going to advertise with? I got a message saying, hi, as per your boys' recommendation, I went out and watched Titanic on the weekend,

and Casey Donovan was sitting behind me. Oh, yes, I saw that. That was in the group. That's the gayest experience anyone could ever hope for. And Rhonda Birchmore was there. Oh, my God. Yeah. She's in Sister Act, right? Who, Rhonda Birchmore was there. Oh, my God. Yeah. She's in Sister Act, right?

Who, Rhonda Birchmore? Yeah. Oh, so Casey and her had a night off. They're both in Sister Act. Oh, are they? Musical chat you'll never hear on the iHeart catalogue again. iHeart Radio, I think we need to challenge you to get some more queer podcasters on your books.

That's right. No wonder they pay us so much money. But can't get us at the Aquis. No, that's right. Homophobic attacks. Yeah, no, I agree. I agree. Welcome to the show, everyone.

I heart homophobia. I heart gaydio. No, I don't think so. Welcome to the show. Every show we start the same with a couple of is it just me's. We call them idjams. They're something that we've noticed, we hate or appreciate. Mitch doesn't know mine and I don't know Mitch's.

We both come in with ideas, but we don't tell it to each other, do we? Yeah, we don't. Mine falls under something I appreciate, which is rare, I've noticed. Yeah, it is actually. Yeah. Oh, my God. That's something we should do before we end. We should tally up how many noticed-isms, hate-isms, or appreciate-isms.

Do you know how long that would take? I like the idea, but Jesus. Unless any idiots want to put their hands up, we will pay you. Well, also, if any idiots are going through the back catalogue, as they often do, maybe you can count it up for us. My idiom today is about Love is Blind. I've been watching it on Netflix. What is that? It's the

dating series where you match up with someone purely based on banter. So you're in two pods. Oh, I like that. Yeah, you don't see them. All you do is speak to them. Does anyone ever say, oh, you're foul, actually? Yeah, 100% all the time. Oh, that's nasty. Yeah, but then a lot of people end up going, oh, my God.

Imagine if that's how the voice worked. They're auditioning. The judges have their back to the contestant. They hear their voice and go, beautiful. They turn around, it's some pig on stage. And they're like, oh, forget it. Can they turn the chairs back around? That's a good point.

I think they only go one way. All right, here is my agent. Are you ready? Yeah, you kick things off. Okay, here we go. Is it just me or? Is asking your ex for money after you break up okay? Well, yeah. If they owe you, I guess so. That's the thing. What if they owe you, say, 500 bucks and it's been a year since you've broken up? 500 is enough. Waiting a year, you'd want to get that nitty-gritty shit out of the way

during the breakup, wouldn't you? Because waiting a year. Well, here's the thing. I've got a personal story off the back of this, but this got me thinking because I was watching Lovers Blind on Netflix. There was this couple. They met. They actually got married and they were a success story.

She was more successful than this guy. His business went bankrupt. So she loaned him a bunch of money. She found out he was cheating. So then this happened. Have a look at this moment. I know. Listen to this.

Before you leave, I would like you to Venmo me the money you owe me for me carrying your weight the last couple of days. If you wouldn't mind taking out your phone now to send me the Venmo. Gee, that deadline's just not fair, is it? No, it's not. But also, he's a cheating scumbag. He is. I think it's fair because they're still in the relationship.

But I remember with my ex, and you know this story, I bought him for his birthday tickets to Madonna. Oh yes, in and out of LA. Yes, two tickets to Madonna. And they were like 500 bucks each. What happened with those? Well that's right. Good question. I bought them so they're in my

Ticketek wallet. Oh yeah, and you can't transfer them. No. Tickets are non-transferable. So anyway, we break up. Seven, eight, maybe you can't transfer them. No. Tickets are non-transferable. So anyway, we break up seven, eight, maybe nine months after we break up. Yeah. Like, I'm well and truly like, oh, I'm getting over this thing. I get a text, and it's from him. Yeah. And he says, hey, you've probably heard the news that

Madonna has cancelled the show. Yeah. Because she was sick. That was a birthday gift. Do you mind just transferring me the value of the tickets? Do you not remember that? No. Yeah. What?

I gave it to him. That's not how it works. Yes, I know. I gave him. Did you give him the money? Yes, I gave him the money because it was a birthday gift and we decided. That's weird for you to do that though because normally when it comes to money, you're like, no, no, no, no, no.

I'm going to be holding on to every last fucking coin I can. It's because during the divorce, we were just dividing assets. And he was like, oh, well, do we take gifts back that we've just given each other? I said, no, a gift is a gift. So I said to him, you can have the Madonna tickets just when you need them. Just let me know and I'll give them to you. So then when it got cancelled, he asked for the money. And I'm surprised that you gave it.

I did. I just wanted it to disappear. So I was like, take it. Goodbye. Yeah, right. You know? Okay. So that's what happened. But then I thought, can you to disappear, so I was like, take it. Goodbye. Yeah, right. So that's what happened. But then I thought, can you ask someone for money? But then weren't you going with him? We were broken up. No, but in theory, before the break-up, you were going to be going

with him. It was two tickets. Did you give him the value for just his? Oh, that's a good question. Yeah, I just gave him the value for his. And then I would take the money for mine. Well, that makes sense. Good. So then I got thinking, right, can you ask an ex that you were only dating for a little bit of time like a couple dates for money back on like a dinner like if you that's a bit different to a five-year relationship i agree what are the rules would you

would you ask like a date for money back for a coffee that you bought them on a catch-up do you know how many fucking texts i would have to send if i was sending a text to every guy that it didn't work out with that I paid for dinner once. Like, no, that would be too much admin. Also, it's just kind of, it's just how it works. You know, one time you might pay for dinner. Maybe I paid for dinner more times than them. I'm not going to chase them up for it. I think you can.

No. There he is. Scabby cheery, rearing his head. I'm more mean. I think it's all right. If you want to, it's good. I would never do it. What have you done?

Well, what I've done is off the cloud, I called one of my exes, someone that I went on a few dates with, three dates with. Three? Three. That's not many. It's not many. What were you asking for? Well, the last date we went on was to get frozen yogurt, yogurt berry.

So I called him and asked. Oh my God, you did not. His name was Liam. He's a very sweet guy. And I called him to see, to put this to the test, to see how- Oh, you weren't actually asking for the money. No! Oh, I see.

But he thought I was. Oh, okay. I just wanted to see how it X would react. Oh, right. You've already recorded it? Yeah, I recorded it for the pickup, my radio show. Don't show. Okay, no, let us hear what he says.

Okay, so this is me calling Liam out of the blue asking for $8 for yogurt berry back after- $8? Yeah. He would have believed it knowing you. I know. You scab. I know. This was a year, this was almost two years ago.

Fucking hell. How embarrassing. Roll it, roll it. Hello? Liam, hello. It's Mitch. Cheery. How are you?

Oh, oh, hi. How are you? I'm good, thank you. I'm good. I'm good. How have you been? Good. What's up? Nothing. Oh, I just thought I'd buzz you because I have sat down with a financial planner

because I'm looking at, as you know, I was wanting to buy a house, right? Get into the market. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Yeah, when we last spoke. That was like a year ago. Yeah, it was. I thought you would have got that organized by now. No, I'm still living with my parents, which is, you know, classic.

But I wanted to buy something. And my financial advisor's like, look, you've got a lot of little fees that you've been, like expenses that you've been blowing and we need to cut them down. And if I can recoup any of the lost costs, like I should do it because it goes towards a house deposit, like everything counts, you know. So I was just going through all my finances, and there's an $8.12 charge from when we went on our date, our last date, and when we went to Yochi.

Remember that? We got frozen yogurt. Yeah. I'm just wondering if you don't mind just sending that back. Oh, yeah, of course. Do you need like the $8 for like some paint for the roof or something? Funny, funny, funny. Need some renovation.

Oh, maybe we do have chemistry after all. No, it just adds up. Like I've called other friends and asked for coffees and I just thought if you could – Yeah, that's just so random. Oh, that's very sweet. So just maybe I think considering we did it when last year and I think inflation has gone up, maybe we just round it up to $10. Yeah, we can track the interest on it as well.

But then you just have to invite me around for dinner one time and then we'll call it court quit. No, sorry. I'm seeing someone now. I think you know. We still follow each other. I'm still with Stephen. Yeah, so am I.

But hey, it didn't work out for us, but we can- Oh, stop it, Liam. You're on Kiss. You're on the radio. I can't do this anymore. You're on the air. Hey, I mean, I know it's struggling times and some people need money. And I was just like, he'll do the same for me, so why not?

I can't believe he agreed to that. I know. Did he not even question why you were calling out of the blue after not speaking for so long? Who the fuck calls someone they've been on three dates with? I know, and the last time we spoke, it was like the breakup message. Oh. I went to get his number. Did you send it to him?

Yeah. I was like, look, I think we're better off as friends. Right. The letdown. Yeah. Thanks for the frozen yogurt. Keep up the good work or something. I don't know.

Then he was like, all good, babe. He sounds too good for you. No offense. He's kind. He put up with your shit. He must have been thinking the whole time. What a cockheadhead It was a prank I'm better off without him

Is it just me? Make sure you leave a review on your podcast app If you don't, you're a little bitch Okie doke We've got another episode coming out on Wednesday Idiots, episode 242 And what you can expect in that episode Is it just me caps.

We're coming towards the end of the year when we're going to wrap the podcast for good. Yep, permanently. Permanently. We're terminal. We are. We're on borrowed fucking time. We're on end of life care. And so we're going to go back through the catalogue and oh, hello.

Look who's here. Who's it? Hi, Jenna. Oh, hi. Sorry, we started without you. Nice of you to show up. Come on in. Hi. Is everything all right? Wait, listen to Nice of you to show up. Come on in. Hi.

Is everything all right? Yeah. Listen to her put that heavy fucking drink bottle down on the table. Jesus, Jenna. Sounds like a Jersey cow. I need to be hydrated. You do. I agree.

How many times do you piss a day with that fucking 19 litre gas tank? Well, I have a really good bladder, so not as many as you think. Do you do your Kegels or whatever? No. Now, because you've won radio awards this. Really? Do you do your Kegels or whatever? Nah. Oh. Now, because you've won radio awards this week doesn't mean you can treat us with disrespect. We were congratulating you earlier. We were.

It's gone to our head. Speaking to your dress. Yes. Oh, thank you. That was very nice. Thank you very much. Anyway, welcome, Jenna. I was just saying that coming up on Wednesday's episode, we're doing Is It Just Me caps.

We've been going for fucking five years, and so we've talked a lot of shit. Do we still stand by the things we said back in the old day the original idjams and mind you we were 22 and 23 when this show started so shit we were kids you know that i was filling out some i was signing up to some website i can't even remember and i had to put my age and just out of habit i wrote 25 oh mitchell i've been 25 for ages i'm 28 i interviewed someone the other day on benny that like she's opening for Olivia Rodrigo she came on the night show

and she was like you know people like us you know same age and I was like are we the same age how old are you she's like 24 I was touched

that she thought I was 24 but it also humbled me that I'm almost fucking 30 also sorry there were rumours going around that this is all a prank and we're going to end this show

and then start a new one and it's going to be like the rude shocks of young 30hood or we're going to like rebrand as an adult show. No, it's not happened. I'm doing that. Jenna will get it.

By all means, Jenna, we'll do it. But no, we're not doing it. No, sorry about that. Yeah, that's not a prank. It's a rumor. But hey, we've got plenty of episodes left. You know how we said that we want to end on a nice number, not a chaotic number of episodes. 255 will be the grand finale.

Episode 255. There you go. So you can now do the math. What's today's episode? 241. 24 finale. Episode 255. There you go. So you can now do the math. What's today's episode? 241. 241. Okay. We've got heaps.

We've got 14 episodes left. Oh, that's not many when you put it that way. Is that 14? Is that the right math? I don't know. I don't think it is. 255 minus 241. 14.

Oh, God, I'm good. Oh, wow. But that's not including this one. We've got plenty left of this one. So I guess 14 and a half. Yeah, you're right. Yeah. Mathematician. We're around. We that's not including this one. We've got plenty left of this one. So I guess 14 and a half. Yeah, you're right. Yeah. Mathematician.

We're around. We're around for a little bit. Don't stress out. Yes. I'm glad you've fucking rocked up, Jenna, because I think my idiom that I'm about to do, you'll be on my side for this. Oh, okay. Where were you, though?

I was in a meeting. Oh. Yeah. Did you get a good payout? Oh, no. Doesn't surprise me. I heart homophobic and hate women. Wow.

Who would have thought, Mitchell? Was it disciplinary? No, no. It was just me sitting there. It Doesn't surprise me. I heart homophobic and hate women. Wow. Who would have thought, Mitchell? Was it disciplinary? No, no. It was just me sitting there. It wasn't about me. It was about us. Oh, I hate those ones. Oh, you were the third party witness in case anything was said.

Yeah, yeah. But is it a bad look if you just up and leave because you're like, this doesn't fucking apply to me. I was just on my phone. You know, I had a meeting once and they said, you can bring a member of HR in if you need. And I was like, what the hell's about to happen? I was disciplinary action. I said something I shouldn't have. Oh. What did you say? Oh, I had a meeting once and they said, you can bring a member of HR in if you need. And I was like, what the hell's about to happen? I was disciplinary action. I said something I shouldn't have.

What did you say? Oh, I called. I said something to someone. Who? A boss. I just made a rude comment. I shouldn't have. What was the comment?

Nothing. I just mocked their accent a little bit in a meeting. Oh, racist. No, no, no. Oh, they were British, by the way. I just really need to point out they're white, British. And I clapped back at a mean comment and I mimicked their accent and then they complained.

I see. It's all right. But I was very much in the wrong and I shouldn't have said that. I feel you're digging yourself a hole. Should I do my itch-em? Yes, of course. All right, let's go, Bradley. Is it just me or?

Do you ever rewind a song because you weren't paying enough attention during the good bit? Yes, every single time. There are some songs that I just have a minute of audio that I love Do you ever rewind a song because you weren't paying enough attention during the good bit? Yes, every single time. There are some songs that I just have a minute of audio that I love and I just go back and play that bit. Yes, but then sometimes your mind wanders and you're like, oh, fuck, I wasn't paying attention for the good bit. Normally it's for me during like ballads.

You know I love a bloody emotional power ballad and like the goosebumps moment. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Like in, I don't know, Memory from Cats when she goes, touch me. I'm like, oh, no, that's the good bit. Oh, I missed it. Shit, I wasn't paying attention. 100%.

Got to rewind, got to rewind. Yeah. One of the ones that I used to do that for all the time. God, this is really showing how fucking gay I am. Hang on. What is it? This is Meryl Streep's version of Winner Takes It All. Oh, amazing.

That last chorus. From Mamma Mia. Yes, Mamma Mia. That last chorus. From Mamma Mia. Yes, Mamma Mia. The last chorus. Go off, Meryl. Wow. At the end of the chorus. From, like, now, the growly voice.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Meryl. Nice. Love is mine, but when I take it all. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Meryl. Nice. And if I'm driving and there's traffic lights or something to pay attention to and I miss the good bit, I'm like, rewind, I need to hear that again. What other songs? I'm sure there's a bunch more. Well, originally this engine was going to be like,

has it been a while since you've had a song worth rewinding for the good bit? I used to do it all the time, but it's been so long. I've got a new one. Lifetime's Katy Perry. No. That's why it's been a while, because people that I love, like Katy Perry, are serving up shit like that. Yeah.

There's nothing worth rewinding for. No emotional bits. Oh, my God. No goosebump moments. So this is, again, gay and nerdy of me. All right. You know, Mitch, how Jenna and I are a bit obsessed with Gemma Ricks. Yeah, from Wicked.

Extraordinary. You met her at the stage tour. Yeah. She's like the ultimate OG Australian Elphaba. She's so, so talented. Oh, she was the Australian one? Yes. Yes.

Okay. Yeah. And so she had not done the role of Elphaba for like nearly 10 years. And then a couple of months ago in Melbourne, basically all the fucking Elphabas got crook. You know? They all had- COVID. No, I was going to say they all got like a cold.

It was winter. I don't know. Right, right, right. Melbourne winter can be bitter. Yeah, brutal. Bitter. They could have had COVID. Who knows?

Yeah. And so like literally the lead, the standby, the understudies, they all were fucking dropping like flies. Get out. So Gemma, who's now a mother, nearly, I think she is 40, is she? Yeah, I think about 40, yeah. Good for her. She got a call on a Sunday and they were like, babes, the next show,

we've got a couple of days off, the next show is Wednesday's matinee. Do you reckon you could relearn the role in two days? And she was like, fuck, I'll give it a crack. Wow. And so it was like a big moment. So she wasn't in the cast. She was just a normal mum. She wasn't a working actress at the time.

No. No. Oh, wow. That's brave. And she hadn't done it for nearly 10 years, the role of Elphaba, which is very challenging. And they announced it on social media that afternoon being like, Gemma's going to be on tonight. People were buying flights from Sydney to Melbourne to go see her.

She's that close. I'm like, how many other fucking theatre actors have that kind of pull? That clout. Yeah, Burt Newton in his day. And so lucky for nerds like me, some wicked nerd went to the show that Gemma was doing the emergency cover for and they went to like the cloakroom and asked for one of the um hearing impaired devices right you can put it in earpiece and it's like a feed oh from the stage so you can hear

better that's a good hack so they took that device plugged it into some sort of recording device and just ran the audio uploaded it to youtube so smart defying gravity jemma ricks is triumphant return i've been rewinding one particular bit. Hold on, let me get to it. You know, like, the very end where it goes, Never gonna bring me down. And they hold that down for ages. Get her! There's a point where she's holding the word down

and the orchestra stops, but you can still hear her echoing around the theatre. And I'm like, oh! Yeah, incredible. That's the bit I love. I keep, oh, look, the hump on YouTube. Other people are rewinding to that bit. The hump always knows.

Hold on. Just listen to her holding it down. Here it is when the music stops. It happened. I got the chills again. I've got goosebumps. Wow. Oh, my God.

Surely that is a moment worth rewinding. Do it. Do it. Definitely. Really? Yeah, I want you to. I did not think you were going to be on the same page as me. Iwinding. Do it. Definitely. Really? Yeah, I want you to, please. I did not think you were going to be on the same page as me. I love it.

No, you are. Here we go. A little voice crack as well. Wow, I feel like I'm in the theatre. Ready? Imagine being her thinking, I was wiping a child's ass this morning. I made many noodles for lunch for my kid. And then now I'm up on stage nailing the night.

And do you know what was weird? The guy playing Fiyero was like 22. Oh my God. He's kissing this fucking 40-year-old mother. That's so good. Wait, do you think that that's going to be nailed in Wicked the movie? Because the second trailer's out, the release date's been set. I am not worried.

I'm excited for the Wicked movie, but I'm keeping my expectations low. I'm going to try not to compare it to the stage show that I love too much. Yeah. Because even the movie poster, I'm like, it's not quite right. Whatever. I'm still going to enjoy it regardless. Well, the runtime's been released. It's like two hours and 30 minutes, which is longer than the stage show.

And this is only the first half. This will end at that moment. Apparently, they're including a lot of bits from the book. There's a book? Yeah. The musical is based off a book, which is based off The Wizard of Oz. It's very tangled web. Yeah, I can only imagine.

Sure. Will you go to the premiere for that? Yeah, I am. I'm quite stressed. I don't know what to wear. Oh, yeah. I don't know what to wear either. Touch of green?

I actually kept the tab open. What do you think of this outfit, potentially? Oh, show me. With a shirt underneath. It's not just a vest. I don't know what to wear. Oh, yeah. I don't know what to wear either. Touch of green. I actually kept the tab open. What do you think of this outfit potentially? With a shirt underneath. It's not just a vest. Yeah, the wicked premiere. This is very visual. Sorry, idiots. Oh.

Oh, my God. You look like an extra, like a player in the show. It's green and sparkly. Oh, I don't like that. Oh, I love it. Not in a bad way. Just in like, it's on theme. What if I just went as Elphaba?

I'm going as Elphaba. Don't do green face, Mitch. You've come this far and not been cancelled. Don't do it. That's enough of these two. Now let's hear, and is it just you? Hey, who wants to give away an Is It Just Me Totally Tote Bag? Limited edition, of course.

Thank fuck, Price Clip again. It's back. Oh, no. Because Mitch and I wouldn't have fucking done it. Of course you wouldn't. I don't know how to post things out. No, but I do. Do you still use post boxes to put letters in or stuff?

Yeah, that's how I post the stuff. You put them in a post box? Yeah, there's one down the street. But don't you drop it to I'm Post? Oh, do you actually put it in a physical box on the street? Yeah. I was playing GTA the other night. Oh, I can't wait to hear how this connects.

Murdering people. Fucking people up. And then I accidentally hit a post box on the street and I was like, oh, all those letters that will never be sent. Yeah. And someone's like, now you've got empathy for your behavior on this game. You don't care about killing innocent people. Yeah, but a tote bag could have been in there.

There's no better feeling on Grand Theft Auto, this is just me on the flight, than when you run someone over and then they get back up and run away and you go, and then you switch into reverse and you nail that woman or man or animal. You know what Sean did, which is so out of character but also completely in character because he's so fucking polite. He is. He shot up an entire bus on Grand Theft Auto, I need to stress. Shot up an entire bus. Digitally.

Except for one person. And he goes, I'm going to leave one person alive so they can get help for the others. Well, they've been killed. Oh, he's so polite. Well, there needs to be one survivor to call the ambulance or something. Totally. And you know what? They'll be so well off.

They'll write a book. They'll do 60 Minutes. They'll get endorsement deals. They'll get cash. They'll be the face of brands. Anyway, sorry, we're supposed to be talking to an idiot right now. We are, yeah. This isn't Is It Just You?

Something you've noticed you had to appreciate. Yes. And if you want to come on with an Is It Just Me of your own, you can DM us at coupleofmitches on Instagram or send us a text. We've got the text line as well. The number is...

Oh, 422948202 Oh, 422948202 Send us a text. We do it every Is It Just Me Monday. Correct. Today we're going all the way to Neutral Bay, which is New South Wales. Just around the corner. We could literally queue off the balcony and she'd probably hear us.

People don't know where we are. People might think we're recording in Papua New Guinea. I think if they've Googled Pepsi Palace or Coca-Cola Place or the Mary MacKillop Cafe, they know where we are. Can I tell you one thing that I hate about doing radio? Nah. Jenna, can I tell you? If you've Googled Pepsi Palace or Coca-Cola Place or the Mary MacKillop Cafe, they know where we are. Can I tell you one thing that I hate about doing radio? No. Jenna, can I tell you?

Is that you have to be so ambiguous. You don't. But the bosses go, we want people listening in Adelaide to think that you're in Sydney. In Adelaide. Yes. And it's so stupid. Instead of saying, oh, it's down in Sydney Harbour. I was going for a stroll at a body of water in the central business district.

Under a big bridge and a building that looks like a mango that's been sliced up. Like someone in Adelaide's like, oh, maybe they're down on Wilson Street or the High Road. Like, shut up. And also I have a sidekick that comes in, Georgina Walker, every Thursday night and our studios overlook Sydney Harbour. And I go, great to have you here, Georgina. She goes, so good to be here. Look at Sydney Harbour.

It just looks beautiful, doesn't it? People in Brisbane are like, what a liar. Turn up. We thought he was just down the road. On the story bridge. All right, we're going to Neutral Bay, like I said, but we could be anywhere. Who are we talking to?

All right, let me just tell you what happened here. I messaged this woman and I said, hello, you're free at this time. What city are you from? What is your preferred name and your best contact number? Hi, I'm from Neutral Bay. Here's my best contact. No name. Oh, really? That's her fault. So we're goingutral Bay. Here's my best contact. No name. Oh, really?

That's her fault. So we're going in blind. Let's go in blind. I like this. Please let the record show that I did ask. Good boy. Should we all just guess? Karen?

Hello, Stephanie speaking. Oh, Stephanie. That settles that mystery. We didn't know what your name was. Yes, Bob. It's not Karen. Oh, why did you think that? I don't know.

I just had a feeling that you guys assumed that my name was going to be Karen. I literally just said, let's call her Karen. Did you? Yes. Yes, you did. Keep that in. I'm a psychic. Are you eavesdropping somehow?

Yeah, I am. I've got eyes and ears everywhere. This is like the other day when I, when I, I forget. It's just like that though. I just live forgot. Steph, what are you up to today? What have we interrupted you doing? Work actually, which is fine.

I'm happy to be interrupted at work. What do you do? I work in media. I work in media sales. Do you sell my radio show? Sometimes. I think we actually do have an affiliation with your radio show, or ARN. Really?

So you don't work here, but you have bought ad space? Yes. I'll buy a bit more. You've got until the end of the year to get us as much money as possible. Yeah. Make us some cash, please. Please. Some dosh on the side.

I'm trying to make my own cash here. Well said. Look after yourself. Yes. And then ask second. You've got an idjim. Bradley will count you in, then hit us with your thoughts, okay? No worries.

Let's go. Is it just me or? Do you hate having to wait for the vacuum to recharge? Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. Yes. Oh, I. Yes. Stephanie, I feel so seen.

It's 2024 and we have electric cars and there are dogs going to the moon. But my vacuum sits on charge for fucking weeks. But when I plug it in to do 15 minutes of housework, it just dies. Yes. And then you've got to do it in stages. It's so fucking frustrating. I think you guys just have old vacuums because batteries die. You need to replace them.

I'll have you fucking know that I did not skimp on my vacuum. I got the dear one. It killed me because I'm a bit of a tight ass. No, not Dyson. I got a Dyson. Mitchell, your vacuum is like pride and place when you walk into the penthouse. It's there. Because I love it. It's a very high-tech vacuum.

But I have a theory, Steph. I have no proof to back it up. I have a theory that by leaving it on the charging station all the time, that actually fucks the battery a bit. Look, you're probably right, but I just don't have anywhere else to put it. I know. It's like I can't get to the PowerPoint behind the fridge to turn it off. It's too much.

Well, why don't you just get one of the old-school Dysons that have the PowerPoint plug-in? No. No. It's like I can't get to the PowerPoint behind the fridge to turn it off. It's too much. Well, why don't you just get one of the old school Dysons that have the PowerPoint plug-in? No. No. It's not 1970. So what do you do? You charge, then vacuum, then charge, then vacuum. You do it in increments, do you? Yeah.

I mean, look, sometimes I do. Other times I just can't be fucked. And then half of it's vacuumed and the other half isn't. It just, you know. Because it charges so slowly. Yeah. And mine is a Dyson. I was very fortunate enough, actually, to just, you know. Because it charges so slowly. Yeah, and mine is a Dyson. I was very fortunate enough actually to have a rich friend

who donated the Dyson, but yeah, it's still broken. So I just, yeah, the floor is in a constant state of dirtiness. And do you know what is also impossible because of the vacuums going flat so quick? Vacuuming out the car. I'm like, I don't want to do that in increments. I just want to get the job done. No, I don't have the energy for that.

No, neither. You don't go through crystal car wash, Mitchell? Well, that's what I do instead because I'm like, I'll just let them get it done. Oh, I love letting them get it done. I don't want to have to do it in increments. Also, vacuuming the car is so humbling. It's like, oh, there's a Macca's chip from 13 years ago.

Is it just me on the flight? Are your friends pigs? Because the amount of rubbish I find in my backseat all the time, I'm like, who left this can of Suntory here? Yeah, yeah, sorry about that. Well, thanks, Steph. We'll send you out a Totally Tote bag. It's on its way.

Oh, perfect. Thanks so much, guys. I'm really going to miss you after the end of this year. Aw, thanks, darling. I've actually been a fan for quite some time. I actually stumbled across Mitchell's videos way back when. I think my favourite one was when he had the dogs painted out on the bus and some...

The what? Oh, my toenail polish. Right, I'm with you. Yes, your toe polish. Way back when, and then that's instantly when I fell in love with the videos and then obviously started the podcast and seeing Jenna in the coffin, I was like, I don't know who these guys are, but I need to be associated with them.

Oh, well, thanks, darling. You have been around a while. Thank you. You're an OG. Season vet, season vet. I love that. Karen will never forget you. Thank you for coming on the show. Message our Jenna. We'll get you the prize. Yeah. I will. Thanks so. Season vet. I love that. Karen will never forget you. Thank you for coming on the show.

Message our Jenna. We'll get you the prize. Yeah. I will. Thanks so much, guys. Love you, Steph. Bye-bye. Love you, Steph.

Bye. What a bitch. Are you trying to get out of the habit of saying, what a sweetheart? Yeah. Well, she was a sweetheart. There's so many synonyms for sweetheart. Do you want me to look? Yeah.

Yeah. Oh, what an angel. Yeah. Yeah. What a honeypot. Yeah. What a little poodle. Oh. The synonyms come up. Yeah. What a honeypot. What a little poodle. Oh, the synonyms come up with beloved. What a beloved. Boyfriend.

Darling. What a boyfriend. What a beau. What a darling. Darling's quite cute. What a babe. No, that's not me. What a flame. I'll stick with what a bitch. Cutie pie? Yeah, oh, cutie pie. What a doll. What a doll.

That's too bitchy gay. Hi, doll. I hate that. Pop it? What a popper. Oh, no, you've got to do the whistle. Pop it? Yeah.

Pop it? I can't do that. All right, let's go. Thank you for listening, idiots. We love you. Still a bunch of episodes to go before we are killed. Yeah. Before we draw our final breath.

Breath, correct. And you're all invited to sit and listen and watch while it happens. And hold our hands. Of course. The death rattle. 100%. Jesus. We'll see you all in a couple of days.

Yeah, we'll be back on Wednesday. Chat to you then. Bye. See ya. Bye. Is it just me? A podcast by a couple of Mitches. Make sure you've hit follow on your podcast app.

Welcome to AD Debrief, our secret segment on the end. We pretend the show's over, but it's not. It's just a couple of people with ADD having a debr you've not been diagnosed either of you have you i've been told i don't have it i've been tested yeah and i don't have any hd fuck that surprises me there's gonna be something wrong with you i think it's called just being very busy i think my brain is just split in two from doing too many things yeah so i'm always thinking about doing other things but i'm actually quite attentive. Yeah, I suppose. My attention doesn't drift.

I'm just thinking about other things. It's not about the attention that I think you've got, ADD. It's like the hyper-focusing on certain things. Yeah, but I do it intentionally, you see. Last night I went to see a speaker, Johan Hari. Oh. He writes books, like inspirational books and psychology stuff. I'm a bit of Johan.

What was it? Johan Hari. It was really interesting, and books and psychology stuff. I'm mad at Johan. What was his name? Johan Hari. It was really interesting and he spoke about ADHD. What do they say when he's running late? Johan Hari. That's what they do, yeah. But he was talking about ADHD and how a lot of people are misdiagnosed. Hey, can you slow down?

You're speaking in a hurry. They're misdiagnosed because there's other things in their life. There are obviously people who genuinely do have ADHD, They're misdiagnosed because there's other things in their life. There are obviously people who genuinely do have ADHD, but then there's others where there's other factors in their life that's affecting them and making them behave in a certain way. I've been to two psychologists and I said, I want to be tested for ADHD and I want anxiety medication. And they said, you don't qualify for either.

They will not give it to me. Wow. They don't let me have it. It's because you were doing the cheery, trying to charm them. You were schmoozing them. They're like, no, he's capable. I don't let me have it. It's because you were doing the cheery trying to charm them. You were schmoozing them. They're like, no, he's capable. Yeah. I do think we should have sex.

You have to be a bit of a wreck. Yeah. Yeah. A bit manic. No, don't bang it on. Oh, God. No. But no, you're right.

They make it harder to get diagnosed these days because so many people are self-diagnosing and it's like, it was easy for me, as I've said. Yeah. I left our psychologist, by the way. Our therapist. Yeah. Well, they're chasing me out. Because you never settled the bill. No. Well, I didn't turn up to one appointment. They wanted to charge me for it. I've said. Yeah. I left our psychologist, by the way. Our therapist. Yeah. Well, they're chasing me out. Because you never settled the bill.

No, well, I didn't turn up to one appointment. They wanted to charge me for it. I said, absolutely not, so I won't go back. Late cancellation thing. Bullshit. I'm not paying you my money for giving me nothing. Were they going to charge you in full? Yes.

Not in full. Oh, fuck that. Yeah. No. And I said, no, your office is too hot. She keeps it so hot. The first time, she's like, maybe we should test you for hyperthyroidism. I'm like, no, it's because I'm sitting in a fucking furnace, Nancy Drew.

One recommendation she gave me, which I was like, can't believe I'm paying for this. She told me to watch Inside Out. Oh. The Pixar movie. Pretty straightforward. I was like, you have to go to fucking uni to give that advice. You're like, is that clinical advice? No, I just really laughed.

I liked it. Did you watch it? I haven't watched it yet. Is it good? I, I just really laughed. I liked it. Did you watch it? I haven't watched it yet. Is it good? I don't know. I haven't watched it. Wow, we really should see it. We're free basket cases.

We really should. Yeah, maybe we'll have so much clarity after watching it. Apparently it's good for that shit. You know what I found the other day? My DVD book that my Auntie Anne brought me back from Bali. And you know like pirated movies that were so big in the early thousands? It was this big black suitcase. Do you remember having one of these?

Or the disc holders. You'd zip it up and it was discs. But I was flicking through and they weren't actual movie titles because for the copyright they couldn't title them the original movie. Like Harry Potter becomes Small Wizard Boy. Totally. Or, I shit you not, for Stuart Little and Stuart Little 2, it was Small Mouse Boy 1, Small Mouse Boy 2.

Is that the big Halloween costumes? I remember I got Monsters Boy two. It's like the rip-off Halloween costumes. I remember I got Monsters, Inc. and it was The Monsters Factory one, The Monsters Factory two. Monsters go to school. But when you watch it, is it the same film? Yeah, it's exactly the same. 51st Dates was like, went out with you more than once

and asked for the money back. Titanic was Boat Sink. Rage of Titanic was this called? Fuck. Just iceberg with an exclamation point. Right ahead. Yeah, that was it.

Do you know what I found? Hit me. When I was home for the long weekend, I found the DVD gameplay of Deal or No Deal with Andrew O'Keefe. The DVD gameplay? Like the game? Oh, O'Keefe. The DVD gameplay? Like the game? Oh my God. Yeah, like you know how on a DVD you can use the remote to navigate the main menu and whatever.

It was like a game of Deal or No Deal and you could just choose options and Andrew O'Keefe had pre-recorded different outcomes. From prison. Yeah, I was like, do I burn this now? Yeah, he's- The disgraced Andrew O'Keefe is just at the top of my wardrobe. He's a creme. I think it's a collector's edition.

It would be now. You could do a line off that inspired by him. I don't think so. Off the CD. Now, today we're recording the day, of course, of Liam Payne's passing. Oh, I'm very upset. I wondered about you, actually, Jenna, because it had hit different for someone who's like a former One Direction stan compared to us.

No, I was really devastated. Do we know what actually happened? He fell from a building, third story. And he was having a bit of an episode, was he? Yes. That's dreadful. The poor thing. Imagine being famous from such a young age.

Like, he's had such a rough life. Yeah. But then also everything, of course, going on. Tough time for him. I've got a question. So, would you rather just have a normal... This was asked by another producer. Would you rather just have a normal life or was asked by another producer, would you rather just have a normal life or be super famous from a young age, but know that you're going

to die at 31? Oh my God, what a ridiculous question. I would live my full life. No, but if you chose the latter, then you have everything provided for you. No problems. Absolutely not. Yeah. Nah, I don't like that.

Because we live relatively normal lives now. But also, why are they the only two choices? That's the only two choices you can get. What would you choose, Mitchell? I don't think anyone would choose to be super famous and die at 31. I feel like young people might. What do you mean? You know, like young teenagers and stuff.

Oh, right. Well, totally. If your frontal lobe wasn't developed, you'd choose the second. And you'd feel like, oh, 31's ages away. It's not. No. Don't look at me while you say that. Jenna, you are 31. I'd be dead. Jenna would be dead. Are you 31 now? Yeah. Oh, shit. I forgot that It's not. No. Don't look at me while you say that. Jenna, you are 31.

I'd be dead. Jenna would be dead. Are you 31 now? Yeah. Oh, shit, I forgot that you'd aged. Yeah. You look so good for your age. Thank you for being dead.

I actually realised that. I realised that last week when I said to Jess Rowe, oh, in your 20s like we all are. And then I was like, oh, actually not all of us. Well, just Jenna. Yeah. I mean, we're the hosts of the show, so please. We're going to end this show while we're in our 20s.

I could do another two years and I would still be in my 20s. You could. Imagine if I actually replaced you both because you were too old. Imagine. Like the last season was just with 20-year-olds. That'd be devastating. I could get Stephen in. You could.

You could continue. We just keep passing the show down to 20-year-olds? Yeah. Stephen could do it for eight more years. People we know, who we're close to. I actually think Stephen's coming on the show down to 20-year-olds? Yeah. Stephen could do it for eight more years. For people we know, who we're close to. I actually think Stephen's coming on the show soon enough. Yeah, because we were talking about that. We need to think of a name for the show, like a name for the segment.

Because I did like the Sean Pit. The Sean Pit for Sean was fun and you need to work out what you're going to do to Stephen. Is it going to be a grilling? Well, no. I'll do what you did to Sean. Just ask all the questions about how the romance came to be. Who asked who out? Who said I loved you first?

Yes. All that shit. Who's the top? But I don't want you to bloody interrupt him. It's a tough one. I don't speak over him. I have the utmost respect for him. Good.

Good. You know, that's easy. We can tick that off the bucket list. That's exciting. That's another thing we should do on Wednesday, actually. Yeah. We got a lot of suggestions for the Idgen bucket list. Oh.

Things to do before we wrap at the end of the year. We need to go through them and veto them, of course. I reckon we put it to a vote, and if two people vote on it, it stays on the list. It happens. Yeah, okay. All right, let's do it. Now, something that I saw on TikTok, it's a trend where you ask your best friend if you could have a Freaky Friday situation with them and swap bodies for 24

hours, what would be the first thing you'd do? Oh, that's cool. Oh, we were talking about this in the anniversary episode. I said that, not on purpose, but I would ruin your reputation as the friendly guy. Oh, we did do a lot of disgusting stuff. Because I don't chat to everyone as often as you. We did it before the trend. We did.

Oh, my God. We're pioneers. We really are. Well, what would you do in a serious thing? If I was being you, but do I have the same, you know, mannerisms as me? I'm just in a different body? That's a good question. No, you have your mannerisms.

Like, you're not me because that is you're you. So, like, I would go into the radio studio and be like, fuck me, I haven't touched a panel for years. I don't know what I'm doing. I'm out of practice. And everyone goes, what's wrong with Turing? Correct, yes. Right.

Shit, what would I do? That's like when Jamie Lee Curtis was Lindsay Lohan and she had to know how to do the guitar. That's the Freaky Friday thing. Yeah. I don't know. Would you look at me- I'd just transfer your house deposit to Mitchell Curtis. Would you look at me nude?

Well- Out of interest? I guess I'd have to shower at some point. My God, look at you. You would. I wouldn't seek to do that. Yeah. But you would if you had to do a wee. Well, yeah. You'd have to hold my penis. I wouldn't know. I would still sit to piss. It's me. Oh, right. I wouldn't know how to pee. Well, you would. It's the same sort of reflex. Yeah, I know. But it

would feel weird. You'd just kind of let go. Yeah, imagine Jenna having a dick for a day. What would you do, Jenna? I don't know. I'd feel feel weird. You'd just kind of let go. Yeah, imagine Jenna having a dick for a day. What would you do, Jenna? I don't know. I'd feel uncomfortable. Yeah, can I sort with Jenna? I want to know what it's like to have a moot. Yeah, you're right. That's a different thing.

During my one day as Jenna, I just got her pregnant. Oh, my God. That's horrific. I would explain to Sean, no No I swear it's me Just rip me And then we'll have our surrogate child And then you have your child And then I'll have to explain to you

Now listen Anyway Perhaps on that note we should end Yeah sorry about that That's funny Thanks for listening everyone We hope this podcast made you feel at least 2% better today. That's all.

Just 2%. So we do. So we do. See you all idiots in a couple of days. Yeah, catch you on Wednesday. Bye, boss. See ya. Bye.

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