Is It Just Me? - #35: Sorry, Tunnel!!

Episode Date: July 5, 2020

Our last Podcast for season 1!   In this episode: Do you not have a pulse? (05:57) The best Aussie TV ads (10:03) Lauv learns the truth about Churi's "in and out" rubbish (22:46) Sorry, tunnel! (30:26) Q&A for our critics (41:43) Our "secret segment" ADDebrief (01:07:48)   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 Chooley and Mitchell Coon. Hello, guys. Here we are, back again for another podcast. Oh, now here's Mitch Chooley and Mitchell Coombs. Hello, guys. Here we are back again for another podcast. I've got to say, for a final podcast. Well, final for now.

Yeah, well. It's our last episode of Season 1. Take a little break and then we'll be back for Season 2. Groundskeeper Jenna, our third wheel, will you be joining us for Season 2? If I have to, yes. You don't have to. You genuinely don't. No one's holding you here. Yeah, I'm being forced to, so I'm going to, yes. You don't have to. You genuinely don't. No one's holding you here. Yeah, I'm being forced to, so I'm going to say yes.

Who's forcing you, darling? He's winking. He's winking. Let's move on. If you've never heard our podcast before, Groundskeeper Jenna was our producer, but then she wasn't pulling her weight, so we demoted her to groundskeeper.

So now she just comes in and basically slags us off while we try and do our best and record. Yeah, she's like the freeloader. I do nothing. She really does. She's the freeloader uncle that your grandma still looks after, still makes him meals, still washes his clothes. Uncle Greg, you're 46.

You've had three failed marriages and you've run over two of your dogs. And the whole family still love him. That's you, Jenna. You don't pull your weight, but we love you. Don't say you've run over your dogs like that's a flaw. Accidents happen. I'm a country kid.

It's happened. My father has probably killed more pets of ours by accident than we've kept alive. It just happens. The old country saying, run over your dog once, shame on me. Run over my dog twice, shame on me also again. They just don't care. Yeah, you fucked the thing.

It's all right. Who knows? Welcome. Yeah, this is the last episode of season one. Yes, we'll be back with season two, of course. But hey, we've got a jam-packed show for now because it'll be our last time chatting with you in a while. What's coming up, Dallin?

Well, I was going to say I'm excited for this, but I'm also very nervous because if you remember episode 11, we had Lauv. So if you don't know who he is, this guy, super huge, makes great music. This is some. This is good. Love a horn. Oh, this I can relate to.

Just tired. Not a love song. I'm just exhausted. Oh, and this is the new one. Always suppressed. Relatable lyrics, Mr. Lau. That's you. So, Modern Loneliness, new song. He was on your radio show at Kiss FM.

And when I heard that he was coming back on your show, I was like, I can't skip this opportunity to just come and interrupt and let him know that you're not the cool jet-setting rock star that you like to make him think you are. Because back in episode 11, I called you out for saying, oh, yeah, bro, I'm in and out of LA, even though that's a total lie. You were trying to sound so cool and impress this pop star. No, I was just about to say, for everyone who has a radio show,

you'll know, but that's not exactly common. I didn't realise my radio interview in this studio was being broadcast to all of Kiss. I hear everything. Mitch hears everything. So I made a complete fool of myself. Mitch hears it. And that's obviously become one of our most beloved episodes and moments. People quote that all the time.

Our regular listeners. Oh, you're in and out of LA, aren't you? I put photos on Instagram and they're like, oh, where's this LA? You are in and out. That's ridiculous. People love it. So in a way, it's going to be a great end to that saga, a beautiful full circle moment for our last episode of the season.

We'll play that out later on the moment when I interrupted your live interview to tell him what a loser you actually are. I'm excited, Jenna. I need you later in the show. Oh, God. This is like me. I feel like I'm not going to say much, but I've got a new segment idea,

and this is like House of Cards. Excuse me, it was my idea. Actually, it's Mitchell's idea, but he's abandoned it, and I am lovingly looking after this child. Yeah. Like that TV show that's on Channel 10 at the moment about someone who's stolen a baby. It's all very confusing.

Oh, that's a good show. I'm in love with this segment, and I need your support to get it over the line. Mitch and I are now disagreeing. We came up with this segment in full disclosure. I was wasted at the time. I thought it was a good idea. I now regret it.

So you're the deciding vote. I think it's so embarrassing and so stupid, but we'll let you be the judge later. No, because it's got everything that makes a good segment. Celebrity, phone calls. It's quick. I get to yell, you know? Like everything that I love in broadcasting

is in this segment. But literally, if you don't like it, we won't do it. And if you do, we'll bring it into season two. It's up to you, Jenna. Plus, later on, we're doing a Q&A to finish off the first season. We thought we'd get people to send in any questions they might have had about the podcast. And we got quite a few actually. So we've got a jam-packed show to get

through. Later on. Plus, of course, we kick off the show every week with the staple. It's the Backbone. Later on. Plus, of course, we kick off the show every week with the staple. It's the backbone. If it's your first time listening, this is how the show started. This was really the idea that we had that was the fuel to what we have now. Correct. Also, it really is. We do ridiculous segments that have nothing to do with these.

Can you say what it is, for God's sake? Sorry, sorry. Is it just me? It's something we've noticed, something we hate or appreciate. Yes. Did you tell Bradley we were recording today? Yes, I did. Our voiceover guy. So one in each. we don't tell each other what it's going to be correct we've only clashed maybe once or twice where we've come up with the same topic but let's hope that's not happening again today so bradley is ready our voiceover guy yeah you see

what about the orchestra are they here today are you going to go first or am i going to go first oh the orchestra out out there. Sorry. Now, mine's quite a bit. You know what? Mine has a lot of audio and mine, there's a lot to get through. So I think we end on mine. We'll start with yours. Sure.

Okay. I'm ready. All right. Here we go. The second last idjim of the season starts now. Is it just me or? Do you not have a pulse? Just because I'm overweight doesn't mean my heart doesn't beat.

No, no, this is me. I'm dead set. Like, I can't find it. What do you mean? I can't find it. Oh, no. No, scientifically speaking, yes. I've been binge-watching SVU, right?

Oh, of course. And for some reason I've just seen a lot of those scenes where there's, like, a body on the ground. Yeah. And then there's someone going, can somebody help? And the detectives sprint over. Yeah. They feel the pulse and go, he's dead.

Yeah, yeah. And I was on the couch like, hmm, I wonder where my pulse is. Fingering your neck. Yeah, I can't find it. And then I was like, why can't I feel my own pulse? I was grabbing my wrist and then I was touching my chest. I was like, I can't find it and then i was like why can't i feel my own pulse i was grabbing my wrist and then i was touching my chest i was like i can't feel a heartbeat either am i dead oh no am i like a vampire on twilight so first and foremost jenna i need you to google where do i find my pulse and also is it normal to not be able to feel my own pulse i know people

often tell you that you don't have a heart, but this is just completely beside the point. I'm serious. I can't find it. Let me tell you, my blood pressure is so thick that I can hold my two fingers a millimetre from my neck and I can still feel my blood pressure. Sometimes I lie awake and can't fall asleep because my heart beats that intense.

Really? I've got palpitations, though, because of the chocolate that I eat. Hold on. Do you want to come feel what a pulse you're feeling? No, not really. Do you want me to touch your neck? I've got palpitations though because of the chocolate that I ate. Hold on. Do you want to come feel what a pulse would feel like? No, not really. Do you want me

to touch your neck? I can finger it. No, I'd rather you not. Okay. I mean, do I have hand sanitiser? Sanitiser? I'm fine.

Come on, I want to come over. Yeah, you know, current climate and all that here. When we come back to season two, I hope COVID's done

and no one's dying anymore. Oh, this is my good hand sanitiser, fig and coconut. Oh, this has got those little pearls. Give that a rub and then see if you can feel my pulse because I'm convinced I done and no one's dying anymore. Oh, this is my good hand sanitiser, fig and coconut. Oh, this has got those little pearls in it. Give that a rub and then see if you can feel my pulse because I'm convinced I don't have one. This looks like a boba milk tea.

Can I quickly instruct you on how to do it? Okay, here we go. This is how you find someone's pulse. So are we doing the neck or the hand? Let's do the groin. No. Sorry. We're not doing the groin.

The neck, please. Okay, the neck. Press your first finger and middle finger to the side of your neck, just under your jaw and beside your windpipe. Okay. Don't use your thumb. Oh, you're very sorry. So press your skin lightly to feel your pulse.

If you can't find it, try pressing a bit harder or move your fingers around. God! That's my Adam's apple, you all right? Sorry, sorry. Hold on. Oh, I can feel it! I can feel it! Of course you can feel it! Oh, good. That's like the beat apple, you all right? Sorry, sorry. Hold on. Oh, I can feel it. I can feel it. Of course you can feel it.

Oh, good. It's like the beat to the rhythm of the night. I can feel the rhythm of the night. Yeah, Jenna, come here. Come here. Where's the spot? Here, ready? Come here.

Swap it out. Ready? Boom, boom. Oh, there she is. Yeah, he's got one. Oh, thank God. I'm alive. Really, you don't believe him?

Okay. He's got one. He's got a pulse. Yeah. Oh, my gosh. I can feel it. See, that is not. That's like where someone would give you a hickey.

That is not where I would look for a pulse. Thank God I've never been in that scenario where there's just someone concussed on the ground and it's like, check their pulse. I just put my fingers behind their ear and I'm like, gone. Dead to the world. Has anyone got a coffin? Just pop them in, whack the lid on. They're gone.

Imagine that. They wake up in the coffin. They're like, hello? And I'm like, he didn't have a fucking pulse this way. I swear to God. Where did you check? Under his kneecap. Don't think.

Well, congratulations on having a pulse. That is not where I would check for the pulse. Yeah, it's an odd spot. Apparently, when I went to the doctors once, they put their fingers in between my legs, like in that little soft part of skin. That is a medical fact. Did they have gloves on?

No. But I was having pain in my balls. Oh. And I went to the doctor and I said, well, that makes sense. Why didn't you press it through that? Yeah. I thought it was a pulse.

Let's see if I can find your pulse. Under your flight. Here we go. Dr. Singh if I can find your pulse. Undo your flight. Here we go. Dr. Singh, I've got a runny nose. No worries. Jocks off. Sounds like a side of a porno. I've definitely watched something like that.

I've seen that too. Jesus. All right. Congratulations. You're alive. You're a human. Good to know. Good to know.

Always reassuring. All right. What's your Is It Just Me for the week talent? Go, Bradley. Is it just me or... Ads in 2020, absolute rubbish. They've dropped the ball, I'll tell you what. Absolutely.

The last good ad was for Australian eggs. Oh, that's right. Television was good. Throwback to episode 11 once again. I think that will be forever our greatest episode. It must be. Oh, my God. I was watching TV for the first time in years because I do the night show on Kiss FM.

And I can never watch TV because I'm in studio on air. Are you on air? I broadcast. I've got a fan base and everything. I've got a fan page, Mitch Nation. They're still going strong. They drop off week by week. There's less every week.

But they're still there. There's like three of them. And I was watching TV in studio. And I was like, oh, my God, ads are terrible. And I found the ad in question. This came on, and this is my parents' favorite ad. People love it. It's been on TV for a couple of years. They're still running it, but I think it is terrible compared to ads of yesteryear.

You ready to hear it? Yep. I bought a Jeep. Yeah, I bought a jeep. We're going to need a bigger boat. I mean, cut that for a second. How is that funny? Yeah, that's

not new. I remember hearing that even when I still lived at home, but that's been around a while and I still don't get it. Also, the kid's punchline is terrible. Like, we're going to need a bigger boat? What's happening visually? I can't remember. I think it's a reference to Jaws when they say Oh, we're going to need a bigger boat. Yeah, of course, but that doesn't make sense.

But I don't really get the whole connection. Also, it's for a car. It's not for a boat. I mean, what could the kid have literally could have said? You bought a Jeep and the dad could have gone, yeah, and then the kid could have gone, well bought a Jeep. And the dad could have gone, yeah. And then the kid could have gone, well, that explains why mummy left you. You know what I mean? That would have been funny.

Oh, my God. Or what else? You bought a Jeep. Yeah, mate. 4x4. Well, that explains why you were made redundant. That's funny. That's good gear.

Yeah, that punchline wasn't great. You should have gone and eaten a bigger boat. But sometimes a really stupid punchline is sometimes what makes it wonderful. Do you remember that ad that was like, Dad, why did they build the Great Wall of China? It's to keep the rabbits out. Too many rabbits in China. It's like, who thought of that?

Very funny. How did they go through several rounds of approval? How was it still funny when they decided to shoot it? That would have taken months for them to actually get that off the ground. And they're like, no, it's still funny. We stand by it. It still stands. It hasn't aged.

You know what would have ruined that? That what? They built the Great Wall of China to keep all the rabbits out. We don't need that guitar riff. Anyway, I thought we'd take a trip down memory lane. I've got some of the best Aussie ads. Oh, gorgeous. Now, I have left out, Jenna and I were talking about this off-air

because we run a lot of the stuff by Jenna, so it's a surprise for you. We left out Not Happy Jan because that's Oscar-worthy. You know, that's just... Oh, why did you leave that out? Because it's... That's on another level. It's on another level, you know. Not Happy Jan!

I love that. That is part of Aussie vernacular. Yeah, I know. And that was for Yellow Pages, I think in the early 90s. Yeah, it's an old ad. When you look at it on YouTube, it's so ancient. I'm pretty sure it's still square. It's not even widescreen.

Yeah, it's shot on film too. It's got the grain on it. Yeah, yeah. Anyway, so I found some niche ones that will take you back that aren't exactly the most popular. But these ones you'll go, I remember watching that and I remember loving them. So this is Honourable Mention, Ajax, Spray and Wine. Crank it.

Got a call from Suze, our daughter. Something had distraught her. The waiting place in town Had just built to the ground So the guests were coming here To a mess that was severe Ajax, Bray and White Makes everything alright Makes cleaning oh so easy

Oh, this bit. It's tough on all things crazy The waiting was a hit The house looked great, I will admit So thank you Ajax, Bray and Wine. Classic. Oh, that was a good one.

I remember trying to learn the lyrics and it was one of my friends' party trick that they knew word for word. Like, do the Ajax, do the Ajax. Far out. What a part. Back in my day, kids could scull a whole vodka cruiser. They weren't reciting Ajax ads. When I say party trick, I mean like sports carnival trick.

Like, it's not like actual something you do at a party. Right, I feel you. Okay, this one is one of my favourites because I remember it and me and my sisters used to quote it to each other. And it's still to this day, because of this ad, is my favourite brand of lollies. Hey. Hello, Foster.

Mmm. The Natural Confectionery Company jellies. You know what's in these? No artificial colours, no artificial flavours. Branding. 99% fat free. Don't chop the dinosaur, Daddy. The Natural Confectionery Company.

No artificial colours, no artificial flavours. 99% fat free. Chop it. Chop it. I don't find that punchline any less or more funny. I don't find it any more funny than the one that you pointed out, that bloody we're going to need a bigger boat. I didn't find it.

I never got that one. No, this was a big thing, right? I remember being at a sleepover when I was 11 years old. You were invited? I know, surprisingly. Jesus! Snuck in. We recreated this ad.

Really? Yes. It was a big party trick. You and your friends sound real cool. That sounds nuts. I say that. I used to get up to weird shit like that too. Mrs Jones, we'll need a chopping board, a knife and a bag of almonds.

All right. This one was actually brought to my attention by Jenna. I love this ad, but this is Jenna's favourite ad. Okay. Lumobie will come to you. Tell me more. Lumobie. One was actually brought to my attention by Jenna. I love this ad, but this is Jenna's favourite ad. Okay. From 13, 30, 32 For everything mechanical We've got it They'll fix the car Boom, boom, boom, we'll come to you 13, 30, 32 That's 13, 30, 32

Brilliant! Fantastic. Not into it. Really? I've never heard that in my life and I'm so fine never hearing it again. Have you never heard that little kid, 13, 13, 32?

No. Really? Iconicic He's iconic And they don't need to ruin it with 13, 13, 32 Jesus You need to leave the pot bellies alone That's their big break

I know I do This one isn't even the full ad All this is Is the final Four seconds of the ad Which shows how iconic it is All it is is the phone number In fact

Oh good You know what it is I All it is is the phone number, in fact. Oh, good. You know what it is? I was waiting for this. Alright, here we go. 1-3-double-0-6-triple-5-0-6 Mitch's face! That's the shit version. What do you mean?

The original is 1-3-double-0-6-triple-5-0-6 It's a woman? Yes, but on YouTube it's very hard to find. Find the old version. Look up Reading Writing Hotline. That's the new one.

1-3-0-0-6-triple-5-0-6. It's like when they replaced the Neighbours theme song to try and make it sound more Indian. It's like, bro, don't fuck with it. What? I hated the new Reading Writing Hotline. You've got to find the original. It's like a chorus of women.

It's like when they changed the Go Harvey Norman! Go! It used to be like cheerleaders. Or when they made Vegemite 2.0. It's like no one wanted cheese in it. That never needed to happen. Here we go.

Okay. This one says from 2001. No, that's the shit one. That is the shit one. My error. Find the good one. It is very hard to find. May I remind you?

Reading, writing. No, I've got it. I found it. I found it. Oh, is this the original? This says 2006 until taken off air. So I hope this is it. If you have trouble reading.

This is it. Crank it. That's something you can fix. One, three, double. Oh. Six, triple, five. Oh, six. That's it.

That's so much better. Yeah. Unable to write a letter. And it comes back. It doesn't. It's a reprint. Or a tax form. But it's never too late to learn. Find this number. Here we go. One, three, double. Oh. It's a reprise. After this bit he's done talking.

Here we go. That's the reading, writing hotline. Oh, again. I mean, it's a catchy ad, but I still don't understand what service they're offering. No, I've never understood the reading and writing hotline. If you can't read or write, how are you going to put the number in your phone? I don't know.

I guess you would know numbers because they would have repeated it and got it in, stuck in your head with that jingle, and then you'd be able to see on the phone. But, like, what do they do? What service are they offering? Let's read them. If you, oh, I've got this form, I can't read it, what is someone over the phone going to do? Just scan it through. Maybe they'd refer them to a place to go.

I doubt that it would happen over the phone. So apparently when you call the hotline, let's see, you will speak to an experienced adult literacy teacher who will advise you on ways you can access classes in your local area to improve reading, writing, spelling and math skills. Oh, there you go. That's great.

That's brilliant. I love that. Me too. Logistically, I was like, how are they going to teach, there you go. That's great. That's brilliant. I love that. Me too. Logistically, I was like, how are they going to teach it over the phone? But that makes a lot of sense. Okay. It's a real number. I think we should end it.

This is the most iconic Australian ad of modern times. It would be cool. As far as I'm concerned, this was the day that good ads died. Okay. This ad was a series. This ad had episodes. Did it? People were invested. You'd go to Coles, you'd buy a kilo of flour. They ad had episodes. Did it? People were invested.

You'd go to Coles, you'd buy a kilo of flour. They'd go, have you seen what he's up to? Have you seen the latest instalment in Beep and Beep? I don't know what you're talking about. I think you will. I've always dreamt of doing something more exotic. And with 15% off my insurance, Amy's Safe Driver Awards helped me get there. I make special drink for you today, Rhonda.

Thank you. You look so hot today. Oh. Like a sunrise. You're annoying. Thank you, Katoot. Remember, ice on the road, Rhonda. Amy's Safe Driver Awards offer up to 15% discount for drivers

who don't claim. Where will the savings take you? Turn that off. Rhonda and Katoot. Absolutely. I think, like, there's nothing better. There's nothing more effective than that. If you're an international listener, Google Rhonda and Couture series. They've put a full compilation on YouTube. That was one of the first ads, just this woman who was saving money on her car insurance.

So she went to Fiji. Bali. Bali, sorry. She fell in love with this hotel waiter. And then there was maybe a dozen ads thereafter of them going to dinner and getting together. It started with just, like there was no couture. It started with just Rhonda and she signed up to Amy Insurance

and then she drove down the street after having done so and there was like a full parade of people going, go Rhonda, Rhonda, Rhonda. And so it was just like sign up to Amy basically but then it became a whole thing. I don't even remember how the saga ended. I don't know why but I I remember seeing him on sunrise. Oh, yes.

She was at her high school graduation dance and her high school crush asked her for a dance. Yeah. And she's like, oh, yes, of course. And then the dance ended and Couture came in running late with the bouquet of flowers and everyone was gone. Oh, really? Mm-hmm.

So she ended up with Couture? I guess so. I guess so, yeah. Jenna didn't even have the answer. Or she's the one that got away for couture, I think. Oh. Yeah. Poor couture.

They need to do a string of series for couture. I hope he's making bank. They'd be separated by COVID now. He'd be stuck over in Bali. They'd have to play long distance. You're like a sunrise run to over Zoom. She'd be like, what did you say? Terrible. Here's a question for you. Long distance. You're like a sunrise ronda over Zoom. She'd be like, what did you say? It's terrible.

Here's a question for you. Is this podcast better than hearing a crying baby during a flight? 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, God. Doesn't it just make you irrationally mad? I hate it. Who do you be mad at?

The parents? It's not their fault. The kid? They can't really help it either. Also, it's the pressure and the pain that's on the little baby heads, isn't it? It's never happened to me. I've never actually had a crying baby on a flight. It sounds

like the worst thing ever. It's happened to me, and I'm embarrassed to say it, but I have kicked the seat in front of me. What? Shut up! Did the kid have their own seat or were they being nursed by their parent? No, nursed on the bosom by its parent in the front seat. Oh, that's awful, Mitchell. I was in fury. It would not shut up for

hours, and I can't afford anything but Economy X, so here I am sitting in there. I paid my extra $30 to get X, which is one extra inch of seat. I'm sitting there, and it would not shut up. Like, you could hear it through the noise-cancelling headphones, everything, and I just kicked the chair. It made it worse. I was going to say that would not have helped the scenario.

Yeah, I don't know how flight attendants do it. Like, I really don't. I know. That's hell on earth. What are we up to now? Well, beautiful segue, actually. Speaking of flights, the moment that many of our loyal listeners have been looking forward to, the moment that I finally tell singing superstar Lauv that you are not the jet-setting rock star,

that you would like him to think that you are. No, I didn't want him to think I was the jet-setting rock star that you would like him to think that you are. No, I didn't want him to think I was a jet-setting rock star. I wanted him to invite me to lunch in Los Angeles. That's all I wanted. That also did not happen. If you don't know who Laub is, these are his hits. We play this all the time at KISS. Very good.

He's done with Troye Sivan. That was a good one. I bet they've slept together. This is the new one. Never Alone, but Always Depressed. That'll be on your tombstone, Mitch. Yeah, that hits different. Never Alone, Always Depressed.

It's a very good song if you're feeling down to listen to, Modern Loneliness by Lauv. But anyway, he was on your night show at Kiss FM. Yes, to promo that very song. Correct. And I thought it was a perfect opportunity to jump in the studio. Barge in. Yes, I did barge in.

And let him know. I did actually play him the moment where you claimed to be, oh, I'm in and out of LA. I fly there all the time. And then I just amended the situation. So without further ado, here's how it went. All right, man. It was so good having you on.

We love the stuff. We're going to play it now. Before we do, though, there's just something I have to address. Hop on the mic. My co-host from my podcast. Hi, sorry. He's been begging to jump on and talk to you the whole show. What do you want?

Hi, Lauv. Sorry, I'm also Mitch. What's up? Hi. I'm so sorry to interrupt. I just wanted to take this opportunity while you're chatting with Mitch just to clear something up. I know this isn't the first time you've spoken to him, but last time Mitch here interviewed you, he said a little something that I thought was a little bit deceptive.

No, no, no, no. You, Lauv, you seem like someone who values honesty. Am I correct? Absolutely. Okay, wonderful. Okay, great. I just thought I'd be a little bit honest about the situation. So if you look at our podcast, Is It Just Me?

Episode 11 is called Lying to Lauv. No, Lauv. No, no, no, no, no no he's taking you down the reason what did you what did you say no dude don't don't join his side i didn't lie to you i was in the hype of the moment and i may have said something that wasn't 100 true there's truth in it i'd like to just play exactly what was said you might not pick up on it at first lao but i'm happy to clear things up for you here's what he said last time you chatted. How are you liking Australia? So good to have you.

It's been amazing, man. Yeah, everybody's really nice here and really good coffee and really good food. How good's the coffee in Australia? I'm in and out of LA too. The coffee in LA, like watered down, dirt water. No. Okay, I just need to ask you, Lau, when someone says to you, I'm in and out of LA, what sort of person do you picture? That's so funny. I honestly didn't even catch that.

I feel like somebody's got like, you have like multiple houses in multiple places. You got like a penthouse in New York City. So am I correct in saying that you picture someone who's very rock and roll very cool you know on the scene in hollywood something like that yeah well i'm just somebody who's ridiculously rich there we go look i'm just here to let you know that he's not anything like that in fact he lives with his parents in the shire. He's downstairs in their townhouse.

He's a total loser. Last time I asked him if he wanted to hang out with colleagues outside of work, he said something to me that I haven't heard since I was 15, Lauv. He said, I'll have to ask my mum. He's not cool. He's not rock and roll. Let me just tell you something, Lauv. This man right here, can't even call him a man. This boy lives with his cat.

Yeah. His cat, who has short, deformed legs. Oh, don't bring the cat into this, Laof. I'm so sorry. This is getting abusive. Oh, please. He lives with his cat. I love this.

He has zero friends. That's a lie. And he's in bed by 8 o'clock every single night. That's true. And he's a country town boy. That's all lie. He's in bed by 8 o'clock every single night and he's a country town boy. That's all I'm going to say. You can't spit fire at me when I can fire it right back. None of these things sound uncool to me, but anyway. You're a pet owner, aren't

you, Lauv? I am. I got my baby boy, Billy. He's a little teacup Pomeranian. He's the best. Is he just your pride and joy? Yes, I love him so much. I actually might get another dog. Okay, well, this is backfiring. Would Billy like that?

Would he take to another pet in the house? I think so. He loves other dogs. He loves other dogs so much. Billy thinks he's huge. He's, like, less than five pounds, but he thinks he's, like, he's one of those tiny dogs who thinks he's a massive dog. Oh, like he could take down, like, a postman if he was trying to break

into your house, but really, no, not at all. Yeah. It's like Mitch. He thinks a postman if he was trying to break into your house. But really, no. Not at all. Yeah. It's like Mitch. He thinks he's better than he is. You know what? I talk to all these people and I've got a radio show, so I've got to keep up with the Joneses. I've got to keep this illusion that I'm very cool. I know.

I just thought I'd clear things up. But also, in a way, I need to thank you, Lauv, because unknowingly you created an iconic moment on our podcast. It's something that our fans now quote often. It's like a takeaway line that people bring up all the time. So it was a little bit of magic. I love that. It's my answer. Honestly, that's so fire.

I love that. I'm honored that that could be an inspiration. Bloody hell. Well, we love you. Thank you for coming on. And I am in and out. So I guess I will see you. I'll be there later this year so we can hang out when I'm there.

Hell yeah. Oh, we should plug Modern Loneliness. Guys, go stream. It's a brilliant song. You're killing it in Oz. And we'll get you actually on the podcast. It can come full circle when you're down under next. No, you guys are amazing.

Honestly, I talk to so many different radio hosts and you guys are like legit really funny. Oh, thank you. Thank you, man. That means a lot. I appreciate it. I love it. Thank you guys are amazing. Honestly, I talk to so many different radio hosts, and you guys are, like, legit really funny. Oh, thank you. Thank you, man. That means a lot. I appreciate it. I love it. Thank you guys so much.

We'll talk in a bit. See you, man. All right. Peace. See you. That's hilarious that he thinks I'm a radio host. I know. He was looking at me when he said that, though.

Oh, does he think you're too radio host, does he? You're listening to Is It Just Me? A podcast by a couple of midges. What a beautiful full circle moment for the show. I am still cringing. Can I just say, I actually caught myself out there doing what you did in the first place, kind of accidentally big noting myself to seem cool. I said our fans.

Ew. I would never call them fans. They're just our pals that listen to the podcast, you know? I did notice that. But don't you fall into that trap of trying to impress them in the moment? I do it all the time. It didn't feel like it at the time, but I would never use the word fans. Like our Facebook group in particular, where our listeners join,

I feel like I'm more active in that Facebook group than my own group chats with my friends. 100%. Also, they're not fans. They're our harshest critics. Someone the other day messaged me and said, I think you have an overactive thyroid. Did they? Yes.

She said, the reason your cheeks are full of rosacea is because you're holding fluid on your glands. I didn't even message this girl before. She just, out of the blue, messaged me completely out of the blue. Go see a holistic health professional. Bet they'll say what I've told you with a winky face. What? I know. Wow, okay.

So they're definitely not fans. They hate us and they think we're fat. They're observers. Disgusting people. Sorry, not observers. What would you say if they're not looking with their eyes? I guess they're just listeners, aren't they? Yeah, they're just our listeners.

They're critics. Whatever they are, we're very grateful to have you guys. We do love them. Absolutely. Now, we've got a segment idea. We've been mentioning it the whole show that we wanted to run by you, Jenna. I guess our critics listening can also weigh in and let us know whether this is something that we should keep.

So, Jenna, you know how during the thick of coronavirus lockdown, when restrictions were at their tightest, all the radio hosts were getting their own home studios. Yes, yes. And Mitch was a little bit jealous that he never got one. I think Mitch and Andy were like, we got it. And then Mikey and Em were like, Kyle and Jack, we got it. Smalls, he's like, I got it. And I was literally like, I've got it.

But I had corona because I was coming into work. I did not have a home studio. I was so upset. And then the other day, it's all easing. People in Sydney are basically back to normal. They're like, Mitch, we need to talk to you. I'm like, yeah, we've got you a home suit. I was so upset. And then the other day, it's all easing. People in Sydney are basically back to normal. They're like, Mitch, we need to talk to you. I'm like, yeah, they're like, we've got you a home set up. That's right.

Times have changed. And I got a phone call the other night. And you should have seen the pride in his face. It was a Zoom call. It was on webcam from his new home studio. And I should point out that this was a Saturday evening and I was wasted. Oh, he was.

So he's calling me to show off his new home studio and I'm like, what's going on? No heads up to Mitch. And it was on Zoom too. So imagine getting a random Zoom call. Oh my God. I was in my element with my little A380 headset mic. It's brilliant. I was having so much fun.

And so me in my obliterated state, like I was at that point of the night where if I went to bed, I would black out as soon as my head hit the pillow. Like, I needed to go to bed. It was at that point of deliriousness. I was a mess. And apparently that's when we start spitballing ideas for the show because I came up, I have no, I couldn't tell you how it came about, but I came up with an idea called Sorry Tunnel.

No, you've got to say it how we say it. The idea is called Sorry Tunnel. Oh, you've got to say it how we say it. The idea is called Sorry Tunnel. Oh, my God. You've got to yell it. You've got to yell it. Mitch is still to this day a fan of the idea. I, in hindsight, am not in favour of the idea. I don't think it's something we should carry over into season two

because we were recording the whole time when we decided to do a little demo. And you were showing off your home studio. Look, I can make phone calls. And so you can hear me there on Zoom the whole time. I'm a bit crackly. But we decided to do a sorry tunnel phone call on, remember that former Married at First Sight contestant, Nasser?

Oh, no, you did not. Oh, he's tried to be on every other reality TV show since. I think to his own admission, he's a fame whore. Like, he thinks he's Brad Pitt. Yeah, 100%. And so he answered the call. I still don't know how you got his number. But basically, the idea is we call someone and then not very long into the conversation just say, sorry, tunnel, and pretend that we lost reception.

You replicate going through a tunnel and losing connection. It's brilliant. I think it's brilliant. And so my idea is that we do it to people on the podcast. Yeah. Like, we get them on, we lock them in for an interview. But now I'm like, that's just mean. If they get all hyped up for an interview, like,

oh, they're going to ask me questions about my life or whatever thing I'm promoting, and then we just hang up on them and scream, sorry, tunnel. Anyway, Jenna, you're the deciding vote. I don't think we should do it. Mitch still thinks we should. Have a listen to how our trial went the other night when I was wasted. Okay.

What about NASA from maths calling right now? Why do you have his number? I don't know. Oh, my God. Sorry, Tunnel. Oh my god Sorry tunnel Do I say sorry tunnel Or do I just hang up and text it Say hello

And have a bit of a chat Sorry tunnel Sorry tunnel NASA Yeah NASA How are you mate NASA. Yes? NASA. Who's that?

How are you, mate? Who is it? Craig from Nova. Who? Sorry. Tidal. Tidal. Are you kidding? Who?

We need to do this on the podcast. Where will people think we record from? It's even more stupid listening back. As you can hear, I'm in no state to be making fit decisions for the show. Oh, my God. You sound like you've just had bloody open heart surgery. You're on some sort of opiate. Absolutely munted. I didn't feel that munted at the time, but I listened back and I was like, whoa.

You sound so unwell. I know I'm like and me taking guidance from you like what do I say? You're like you need to say this. Say hello. Could I not come up with that on my own? So you know that

I am usually in favour of ideas that involve confusing people. I don't know why I just get this sick thrill out of confusing people. But in this case, I think it's a bit rude to tease someone up because I think that this idea would involve having to lock someone in and they think that we're actually going to interview them on the podcast and then we just go, you do it. Sorry, tunnel!

I prefer it when you do it really calm. You're like, sorry, tunnel. Oh, sorry, tunnel. Sorry, tunnel. But you need, tunnel. Sorry, tunnel. But you need to add a bit of cracker. Like, I think we could have fun with it. I could even get some paper and go, anyway. So then I got the maternity tip.

Sorry, tunnel. Beep, beep, beep. You know, wouldn't that be so much fun? I don't know if you remember, you actually fleshed the idea out more when you pushed it to me. You said, you get a young up-and-coming Aussie artist because you know I talked to them on my show. Basically, I said get someone who would be thrilled

with any sort of media coverage, but that's even meaner. No, but then you did say, however, you need to text them and say, sorry, Tunnel. And if they reply and go, great, I'll call back in two, then you continue the conversation. Oh, yeah. We would see how they respond throughout the show. Like, we would move on with the podcast and then see if they text back

because in my mind, this is funny. I'm like, where the fuck do they record their podcast? On a float? Like, where are they? They're just driven through a tunnel. Is that a four-wheel drive phone system? Are we in a camper van? Just picture us sitting in an RV at those tables that are also a bed.

Just doing the podcast. Sorry, tunnel. Sorry, tunnel. Sorry, tunnel. Should we do a live demo just on someone? Oh, no. I just think it's cruel to put them in that position. What do you think, Janet?

No, take your time because this could be a staple of season two. Don't forget it's your call. It is your time, because this could be a staple of season two. Don't forget, it's your call. It is your call, completely. Well, initially I thought, that's the dumbest idea I've ever heard. On paper, it's terrible. Absolutely. If Cleveland yells, sorry, tunnel, then hang up. Grateful.

Yeah, not a good elevator pitch. But also, like, it's funny to us, I will admit, but I'm just, think of them, Jenna. Yes. It's about how they react. We didn't get Nessa's reaction. Maybe a live demo would be good. Okay, before you make your decision, should we do a live demo?

I think so, yeah. Okay, hold on, I'll turn that off. Oh, my God. Who are we going to call? Well, let me go to my little black book. We burned through a lot of numbers. Sorry, up next we're doing a Q&A, and I did take a little peek at the questions, and someone

dared you to call Kyle and Jackie O. No. That's not really a question. It was like a dare. No, let's do... I think we should do Zoe Marshall. Star. Yeah, okay.

Wag at the stars. Benji Marshall, pro footballer. She's one of the best-known female media personalities. Your former co-host. Former co-host. She used to do Kiss Night with you. Who do you like better, me or her as a co-host? Oh, God, you.

Really? You're very similar. You're just not-host? Oh, God, you. Really? You're very similar. You're just not as wealthy or well-known. No, I'm not. We should get her on. Okay, do the call now. Yeah. And ask her if she wants to come on our podcast.

And then when she says yes, because I would actually love to get her on in general. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Brilliant. Foo-foo, four. I'm sorry, I'm saying your number out loud. So maybe, because I would actually love to get Zoe on, like I said. So we should get her on in season two. But for now, I'll just call her and go, I'm sorry, Josh.

All right, here we go. This is so bad. Oh, this is great. What made me think of this idea? So I'm going to invite her. The number that you dialed is invalid or incomplete. Well, that's that. Please check the number before dialing.

Your good friend Zoe Marshall. Me don't tell you how best friends we are. Your phone number has been blocked by this caller. 0406. Why don't you call her on your phone so she knows who's calling? Just hold your phone up to the microphone. It'll be right. Come this way. No, away.

Zoba. Hi. Hi, how are you? Good, how are you? I'm good, sorry. I'm on the podcast with Mitch, Mitch and Jenna. Hi, Zoe. Hi, Zoe.

They all say hi. We just thought we'd call you here because this is the final episode of Season 1 and we wanted to formally invite you to come on and guest host on Season 2. Sounds fantastic. Awesome. Lock it in. Oh, your baby fox wants to talk?

Yeah, yeah. He wants to be on the final episode. Put Fox on. Okay, put him on. Say hi, Mitch, Mitch and Jenna. Hi, Mitch and Jenna. Mitch and Jenna. Sorry, tunnel. Oh, no.

Oh, sorry, tunnel. The kid. I feel dirty. Not on Fox. Fox is famous. That kid's got his own Instagram. She's messaged. She's messaged.

What the fuck? Oh, no. We just lost our guest host. That kid is so adorable. I went to the kid's second birthday party and I got a better gift bag than I get at the Oscars. Not even kidding. Oh, well, we can hold it.

She agreed to come on next season. Jenna, what do you think? Sorry Tunnel, is it a keeper or no? I feel for Fox. See, it's less funny now. It is. You know what? I think bring it on.

Yeah! Let's do it. Got a new segment. Oh, God. See, it's less funny now. It is. You know what? I think bring it on. Yeah! Let's do it. Got a new segment. Oh, God. You know what? It doesn't have to be a segment as much as we can just do it whenever we have someone on.

Anyway, thank you for coming on, Dame Helen Mirren. Oh, sorry, Tattle. But then what if we try and call them back and they don't answer? It's such a risk. We get a guest on, we put all that work in, lock it in, all the logistics behind the scenes, and then we just go, sorry, tattles! No, because it's an instant get out of free cut

because they go, oh, oh, poor thing, that's all. That's happened to me before, you know? It's instantly relatable. Exactly. This is good stuff. Season two is going to be great. This is good, actually. Well, thank you for bringing this up, Mitchell.

Thank you. The Daily Mail's going to have a field day. Zoe Marshall. Son hung up on by two gay men. Yeah, you should have thought about that. Zoe Marshall is one of those people who, not only if she tags a moisturizer on Instagram, it sells out in 10 seconds, but also if she, like, steps foot outside her door, the Daily Mail, like, photos, Zoe Marshall steps out of her house.

Like, oh, God. They paparazzi the shit out of her. Anyway, that's on you, not me. Sorry, guys. I suppose if you're the one doing it, what am I worried about? We're that close. It's only our relationship. She sent me three question marks.

So she's really wanting to know. Oh, my God. Sorry, Zoe. We'll catch you in season two, darling. Oh, my God. All right. We need to move on. What's next?

So we're going to finish up our final episode of season one with a Q&A. We asked our critics to send questions in, anything they might have wondered throughout the season. Now's the time that we're going to answer them, and I believe you've prepared an opener for us. We have, considering this is a highly requested segment. Ever since maybe five episodes in, people have been like, let's do a Q&A, and I've known I want to make this special

and I want to make it a big thing. So it is the last episode of season one. So I did go ahead and make us a cheeky little opener. You've got mail. What? What? Okay. That was it.

Took me ages. Of course that was it. All right. All right, well. You've got mail. Brilliant. What? All right, it's time for.

You've got mail. There's also like a., it's time for. You've got mail. There's also like a.5 delay. Like, this is, I click it now. You've got mail. It's a split delay. Is this a joke? Oh, my God. No, it's not.

Points for trying. It's a bit of an anticlimax, but sure. Let's play. You've got mail. All right, questions sent in from our critics. Yes, maybe that's what we should start calling the critics. Instead of our listeners. Our haters.

All right. Tay-Tay. All right. So I'm going now. We've got a long list. Koi Hendo asks, guys, what was your favourite moment from season one? Oh, that's a heavy question to kick things off with. It's a lot.

And that really gets the memory going. Well, we've got the best bits episode up, don't forget, in our feed already. So that's as voted by our critics, the best bits from the show from season one. I don't forget yeah i feel already so that's as voted by our critics um the best bits from the show from season one i don't know there's there's been a few that i that weren't actually in the best bits episode like sometimes there's some things that i love because they're so loose and unstructured but then there's some things that are my favorite because i'm like oh we nailed that that was like well presented and we planned it yeah it was like the structure was beautiful we like it was profesh and slick and what's the word slick it's like yeah yeah schmick i love the love thing coming

full circle i mean that was ridiculous that was that was perfect when you told me that was coming through like the week before we did our last episode i was like oh my god it's meant to be like the team at kiss were like mitch do you want to talk to love again i was like oh yes like it suddenly hit me. And as soon as I told you, oh, my God, like a kid at Christmas getting a Nintendo 64. It was perfect. We need to do that.

We need to ask him again. It was so good. So that was one of my favourite moments. My favourite moment? Yeah. I don't have one I've hated. Like I hate it all. Jana didn't enjoy any of it.

Sorry. No, that's fine. I mean, you've lived through, you know, the bubonic plague. I know. I've been through so much. Of course. So why would you expect me to pick a favourite moment? Sorry, it's a soft spot.

I enjoyed the Ruby Tees takeover. Oh, yes. That was episode, I think, maybe eight. I don't remember. Or maybe 18. This is an eight in my mind. I don't remember how old my nephew is, let alone what episode Ruby Tees came on. Oh, look it up.

I reckon one of my favourites was, I want to say episode 21, when we played the Neighbours catfights. Oh, yeah. They were salacious. That was actually a very good one. I liked the gold digger episode on you and Jenna. They were fun. I learned a lot.

There we go. Episode 16 was the one where Ruby guest hosted. I enjoyed that. And the ones with the Neighbours catfight scene is in episode 20, Katy Perry cancels on Coombs. There we go. That was fun. I liked that.

I love Katy Perry saying my name incorrectly. Yes, that was a great moment. That's just a little thing that we. There we go. That was fun. I like that. I love Katy Perry saying my name incorrectly. Yes, that was a great moment. That's just a little thing that we didn't even plan. That just happened. I do love when, like, the audio does the talking for us. Like, we don't really have to actually do much in the break, like talk back things and stuff like that. I also enjoy looking at my junk.

Yeah. So I like digging through the junk. It's a lot. We have to really space that out because it takes Mitch and I. There out there's a lot of junk takes time to recover after we sit we witness that we should rummage with your junk more often because it's always a special occasion when it happens it is that's why we appreciate it so much because it's so rare that your junk gets any attention well i really enjoy digging through my junk so yeah and that you should you know it's 2020 you should feel exactly anyway we have've got mail. Okay, so it's not just an opener.

It's recurring. No, every time they come through, it's live. I'm not pressing any buttons. Joshua.Marcy says, any plans for more than one episode a week? We do have a secret segment. We do have that. We've thought about adding maybe a bonus episode

with that halfway through the week. But I also am a big fan of the old showbiz rule leave the morning more yeah like seinfeld and on a high yeah we did discuss it we discussed doing kind of like a free-for-all um where we just come in and discuss anything but the show it was always weird we didn't really know so that's why it never happened it always sounded great in theory but then i pointed out that it's hard enough locking in a time where we're all here yeah once a week because there's always we'll be set to record at a certain time

and then something will pop up and then you'll have to go somewhere but that's when I've got Pilates or Jenna's got Zumba. It's hard enough. This will have to be it for a while, but we started doing extra digital stuff. Like Facebook Lives, Instagram Lives. So if you're not following that couple of Mitch's, that's what you've got to do. Exactly. You've got mail.

Another one! Jem J Gem Davidson. Mitchell, farm kid turned city kid. Yes. What sort of things confused you about the big smoke? And Mitch Turi, be honest, do you know fuck all about farming compared to Mitchell? Yes. And that's as it should be, really.

Yeah, I don't know anything. Yeah, of course you don't. Like, that's not your, like, that'd be, actually, I can't think of an area of expertise you have. Help me out here. That's like saying, do I know as much about? Fashion and beauty, skincare. Weight loss and dieting. Well, no, I certainly do not.

That's your expertise. No, I mean, radio we both binge. Yeah, but no, you wouldn't know as much about farming, is that? I also don't know much myself, like, little things. That's why he moved. I don't know. Things have confused me about the city. I remember when I picked you up, because when he left Bogengate,

I picked him up and he said, what are those things in the sky changing colour? Shut up. And I went, pardon? He went, they're green and then red and then orange. I'm sick of that. And I went, Mitch, they're traffic lights. And he went, what's the big metal bird? And I went, Mitch, they're traffic lights. And he went, what's the big metal

bird? And I went, that's a plane, Mitch. Is it going to eat me? No, sweet boy. One thing that I did find, I don't know if it was confusing, but it was surprising at least. When I was at home living as a teenager out in the country, I was like, oh, I really crave that hustle and bustle and that buzz of the city where there's always something happening. Whenever I visited Sydney, I used to love falling asleep and being able to hear just the hum of traffic and being like, oh, there's so much happening outside. It's so bustling and vibrant. Now, that's what I hate most about living in Sydney.

I just want shush. I just want quiet. I just want shush. I just want quiet. I just want wide open spaces, which is exactly what I had at home, but I didn't appreciate it at the time. Yeah. Picture this. When I go home, I have the option to just wander outside of the back door, just keep walking, and then I'm in the middle of a paddock

where there's literally no one around me for square kilometres, just kind of lie down, look at the sky. I can hear nothing except for maybe some livestock. Can't do that shit in Sydney. No, very true. Couldn't even lie down in a field without getting a parking fine in the city. Okay, there you go. You got your answer.

I don't think none, no more coming through. You've got mail. There's one. Please, please, please do a live podcast and or meet up. That could be fun. Ooh, as in like in front of a crowd. Yeah, like at a theatre. You know, everyone hires the Metro Theatre and it's all cheap and grungy

and there's a homeless man on the street when you walk in. Well, again, COVID, we'd have to get that out of the way before we can have mass gatherings because obviously there'd be thousands of people in attendance. I'm open to that. I think that's a good idea. Maybe in the future. Also, it's a real letdown sometimes because I've been to one live show. Not like a theatre show.

He was a celebrity chef, right? Matty Matheson. I don't know if people know him. Never heard of him. And he did a live stand-up show. I don't really know what to expect. I thought he was going to do like a Huey's Kitchen cooking adventure thing. He just spoke on stage about how he had a heart attack at 25.

Oh, it was like an evening with Maddie Matheson. That sort of thing. Very, very an evening with. I always wonder what those events are when they start with an evening with. I feel like that's just implying I'm not actually demonstrating any skill. I'm just going to talk to him. Yeah, exactly. Like an evening with Charlie Sheen.

It was just Richard Wilkins interviewing him on stage. It's always like people who are really not getting Netflix specials anymore. Like Jerry Seinfeld loves an evening. Oh, is there evenings with Jerry Seinfeld? He loves an evening special. I feel like there's been a few of those. Didn't Australia many years ago have an evening with Oprah? Yeah, I think so.

Yeah, you're right. I did an evening with Steve Martin and, oh, my God, far out. Steve Martin and the other one. God, I can't. Martin Short. And it was really unenjoyable. Oh, really? Yeah, I wanted. Far out. Steve Martin and the other one. God, I can't. Martin Short. And it was really unenjoyable. Oh, really? Yeah, I wanted to love it.

I remember how excited you were for it. I'm a massive fan. I've got their Steve Martin's. I've listened to all his vinyls. I've got them hung up in my room. It was disappointing. I think they had it really rehearsed down pat and it was just felt really rehearsed. Oh, well, damn it.

Maybe we shouldn't have an evening with it, Jim. We've just let people down. That's the thing. We don't rehearse a thing. We just go in and we just banter, well, damn it. Maybe we shouldn't have an evening with it, Jim. We'll just let people down. That's the thing. We don't rehearse a thing. We just go in and we just banter. True. That could be it. Anyway, so my other point on that is...

You've got mail. If they cut me off, they cut me off. That's how it works. Mitch, did you have to come out to your radio audience? Well, Mitch doesn't have a show, so I'll take this one. Not really, no. They really couldn't care less, to be honest. I never said I was straight actively on air,

so I never really said I was straight. Do you ever say, my boyfriend or anything like that, or I was at my later girl, or did you just not really go there? Yeah, in interviews I do. The other night I had the Veronica's on, and they were like, a year ago today we were at World Pride in New York, and I was there and I saw them, and I said that. I just said, I was there, oh my God, with my partner, we loved you,

you were great. So you don't need to actively hide it. No, that definitely points out the facts. Yeah. Okay. World pride. So there you go. That's basically it.

Reena Princess says, hi, love you guys, especially you, Jenna. There you go, Reena Princess. Oh, thank you. That's probably a finster. She says, how did you guys start the podcast? I want the origin story. Okay. That's hard.

So I was still doing Not My cup of tea at the time and we've been toying with doing a podcast together for a while but it was always one of those things oh wouldn't that be fun if we did that but i was busy with not my cup of tea yeah and then i wasn't busy so i was probably bugging it more than you were yes and so as we decided to finish not my cup of tea that's when i came to you before we'd'd even finished. It was still like a month ago and I was like, oi, let's start brainstorming. There were a few names we had on the go. There was You're Joking.

There was Mitch Please. I loved Mitch Please. I loved it. Anyway, yeah, so we kept talking. Yeah, and then there was a radio show in Melbourne years ago. They're not on air anymore, Chrissy and Jane. And there was a segment they used to do, top of the hour, I think it might have been 8am,m yeah and it was called is it just me and they would finish the sentence they wouldn't do the bradley thing where there was a sound effect but they

would just be like all right today is it just me or and the things that they covered were so funny like the most random things and i'm like how did you think of that like one time chrissy was like is it just me are you so fine never seeing a pyramid? And I'm like, I loved it. It was so funny. And so I always enjoyed the concept. I loved that show. I loved that segment. So that was something that we tucked away as an idea.

And I figured because they worked for Mix FM in Melbourne, which is now KISS. So like technically our company owned that show. So I'm like, it wouldn't be plagiarism. Didn't know that Chrissy Swann also named her book that. But anyway. Yeah. I was like, we'll take inspiration from that segment. We learned that after that.

And then I was driving back to Bogangate. And it's always when I'm on these long drives that my creative juices start flowing. And I had my phone on shuffle and a Lily Allen song came on. And that's when I was like oh my god that's it it's got to be is it just me can you look up you'll know it when you hear it look up the song late comer by Lily Allen but she spells it weird it's l8 and then cmmr or something like that so edgy so I heard this Lily Allen song come on and I was like like that's when the penny dropped and I called you and I was like Mitch we've's when the penny dropped off. And I called you and I was like, Mitch, we've got to do it.

Is this an ad? It's an ad for chicken nuggets. So how does she spell it? Latecomer? L-8-C-M-M-R. Okay. Recognise that? Oh my God.

Jenna, you didn't know that, did you? No. Play it again. It's the intro of that song. Here we go. you? No. Play it again. It's the intro of that song. Here we go.

And I was like, it's the exact amount of syllables. Is it just me? I was like, that should be our opener. And then I was like, oh, we should also use that as a sweeper when we go into the segment each time. I called you and I was so excited. I was like, I've got it! Because basically we'd been toying with names but we hadn't nailed any actual format or anything. We were just toying with names.

Because I'd had that light bulb moment and I was like, I what we're gonna do is it just me each i called you i was so excited you didn't answer flaky as ever i couldn't get on to you and i'm pretty sure i left you an abusive voicemail it was like well if you don't want to do it then i'll fucking find someone else but eventually i pitched it to you and here we are here we are today and you yeah i fell in love with it as soon as you played it. I didn't really have a choice, but I liked it too. So there's the origin story. I was playing that Lily Allen song to Bradley. I was like, when you record the Is It Just Me,

it needs to be in time with that. Yeah. Here's one from Joshy Sem8. He says, how long does it take to edit the podcast? I'll take this one. That's just a bit of a joke. He did write that. No, it depends.

I'll answer. Yes. For the most part, like 99% of the time, it just goes up unedited. The only reason I would ever edit it is if we had like a pre-recorded other day and I'd slot it in seamlessly. Or if we run over time and I don't want it to go too far over an hour. Sometimes we let it go over an hour to like an hour and 15, an hour and a half max.

But it just depends on how we're feeling, because sometimes we are really good. We nail the timing. We're punchy. We nail everything. And it's about an hour recording, and I'm like, bam, I'm going to whack it. I'm not even going to edit at all.

And then there's weeks where it's like two hours and 40 minutes and I'm like, fuck, how do I turn that into an hour? Yeah, you do very well, though, to be honest. Thank you. I could never do it myself. So thank you to Mitch for editing the show. Thank you. You got me.

Good, because I was just about to say let's finish, but we've got another one. Who do we have here? Oh, this is Vinny S, but we should give Vinny a shout out. Vinny, yep, long time listener. He's been with me since not my cup of tea. For a long time. And he says, he's got a couple of questions.

He actually has submitted nine. So I'm going to consolidate them into one. He says, has Groundskeeper Jenna ever wanted to scratch the Mitch's eyes out with her cat nails? Very funny. Obviously listens. Obviously true. Would you ever consider giving Jenna and is it just me permanently on the show? As we do.

We both do ours at the start, as everyone knows. well i mean it's not i just don't think it would work like no offency and i'm sure you're not dead set on the idea of having your own but like it would just slow everything down it would mean our segment would be later on and it would also mean that i'd have to do something that's the thing really Yeah, she enjoys just literally sitting there and laughing. At the end of the day, it is like a couple of inches. It's our podcast, but Jenna is a very valuable ingredient in that podcast. And I should clarify, just because she doesn't have her own itch

doesn't mean we're silencing her. We have made it so clear behind the scenes that she is, it's like the door is open. You bring us ideas. If you want to talk about something, we talk about it. If you want to do a segment, we do it. But she just genuinely doesn't give enough of a fuck about this show to actually contribute anything.

It's so true. I don't. She's quite happy to just rock up and give her two cents. But you know how I think about it is that we know, apart from our idjams, we generally know what we're going to do on the show. Jenna represents the listeners who are hearing it for the first time. So if she has any questions about, wait, wait,

I need further clarification on that, then people listening probably do as well. So she's like our fresh ears. Yeah, we know to cut it if it's not funny. Definitely. She's just, you know, the epitome of comedy. People love you too. We've got one for you.

Chloe Hendo says, for Jenna, how does COVID-19 compare to the Spanish flu? Obviously, as you were there. You know, there's various similarities between the two, but the 1918 Spanish flu really impacted my family personally. So I don't want to go into too much detail. No, of course. She doesn't like to dwell on her past life.

There were deaths. There were numerous deaths in the family. And luckily with COVID, I haven't had to dwell on her past life. There were deaths. There were numerous deaths in the family. And luckily with COVID, I haven't had to face that yet. Fingers crossed I never do. But the Spanish flu, I know what happened. And it wasn't happy anti-English. I don't know much about the Spanish flu. When was it?

1918. Yeah, it was almost 100 years ago. It would be over 100 years, wouldn't it? Yeah, almost 100 years. I mean, over 100 years. Right. It forced the Easter show to cancel. And that was your first ever job in your sixth life.

The second time the Easter show had to cancel was, you know, this year. This year with COVID. Oh, you love the Sydney Easter show, don't you? I sure do. You really do, because your great-great-grandfather started it, right? Oh, yeah, indeed. Her whole calendar revolves around the Easter show. It does.

One hundred percent. Tragic. Anyway. You've got mail. We have another one from Joshua.Marcy. He says, Mitch, Churi, are you ever going to bring Hayden on the show for an episode? You two are so cute. Ooh, your boyfriend.

Would you ever bring him on? Yeah, he probably would. I'd have to have a good reason. I'm just going to pop him here like I'm sending him to a crèche. I mean, I've suggested a couple of times, oh, we should get Hayden on for that. You're like, don't. No, he'd be embarrassed.

No. Because I only want to get him on for, like, the filthy shit. Yeah, that's like when, what's your dirty sex talk? And you're like, let's call Hayden. I'm like, don't call the boy. He's at work. Poor thing. I'd have him on the show.

I'm not opposed to it. Next time you're sick, I'll get him in to do the whole show. Let's get him on. Yeah. I mean, let's see if he sinks or swims. I think he'll swim. Jenna, our producer, think of an's get him on. Yeah. I mean, let's see if he sinks or swims. I think he'll swim. Jenna, our producer, can give an idea that we can get Hayden on four, won't you?

Yeah, brainstorm it. Bring it back in season two. Yeah, I'll say that I will, but I won't. Thank you. You've got mail. Oh, another one. God, they're just coming through hot and heavy. I saw one before.

I want to scroll and find it. Liam Barnes says, oh, Mitch, I'm listening back to old episodes. Whatever happened to Blake? Oh, that guy I was dating. Yeah. I forgot about him. I did too. I think I only ever mentioned him briefly once. I was like, oh, I'm seeing someone at the moment, Blake.

Yeah, but he passed away. It was part of a story. He passed away. No, that was sad. No, there's actually not much of a story. It's just one of those very normal things where we just weren't really into each other anymore, so stopped seeing each other. It only lasted three months.

But tell the story about the musical. Oh, my God. You've got to tell the musical story. What is this? So he's, like, you know, musical. He does theatre and singing and stuff. Amateur. And so we were together three months in total, I'd say.

Yeah. Two months in, he says, oh, i'm doing this theater show i'm the lead in a musical not one of the big ones like a smaller production yeah off off you should you should get tickets and come along and see it and i was like oh sure i great that sounds great and i'm thinking oh that'll be a cute thing to do you know go along and support i guess this is a a positive sign you know if you want to. I was thinking that, but whatever. Small production, I'll do my bit. Of course.

And so as the weeks went on, as we started to approach this musical happening, it was starting to become quite clear that we weren't that into each other. I think it was, I mean, I can't speak for him, but it was at the point where we were kind of both just waiting, like, who's going to break it off first? It was like, oh, like, neither of us.

You could just, there was this spark. There was no spark. It was kind of clear that we weren't going to last. But I was like, fuck, I've got these tickets to this show. I would only go to someone's show to support them if they were like someone that was like important in my life. If I'm going to, you know, be dumped or dump him then i don't really want to go see pippin yeah so a week before the musical happened i hinted so strongly that maybe we should call it a day i was like oh are you sure like i just i'm not sure if you know if where you

know if this is going like are you sure that you want to keep singing? And he goes, yeah, of course. And I was like, oh, okay. So I'll still come to the musical next week. And then will I? Okay, good. Oh, all right. I will. And then I went and it wasn't great to his own admission.

He wasn't necessarily proud of the show as a whole. He was fine. But just, I can't even remember the show. It was horrific. It was very heterosexual. And he played, yeah, a real, like, straight man, right? Yeah, he played some soldier that had come back from war and had PTSD, and as a result he treated the woman like garbage.

But she was insecure, so she just clung on, clinged on to the only love she thought she deserved. I was like, this, you are both awful people. Did he think that it enticed you? I don't know. But yeah, I went. I was like, okay, great. Well done.

And then like right after, not like immediately after the show, maybe a few days after we decided not to see each other anymore, I was like, I can't believe I sat through that show for you. I really didn't want to and I tried to get out of it. But no, no. He was very nice. He strung me along because he needed extra bums on seats. he wanted more than his bum on a seat that's for sure um yeah also I met him once he's very nice I've studied musical theater so yeah nothing against but he's

very one of those musical theater people you're like hey how are you nice to meet you Blake he's like well it is good to meet you very like he tried to talk as if he was currently performing he's very old-fashioned gentlemanly. And I did actually, like maybe a month later, run into him, guess where, in the foyer at the Capitol Theatre, both seeing the same musical. I was like, of course, that's where I'm going to run into someone that I used to date.

Probably working for the merch stand. Have you seen Peter Evan Hansen? Shut up! But yeah, there's not much to the story other than we just stopped seeing each other. It's quite normal. Well, there you go. Happy ending. Theatre people can be fucking nuts. They can be great or really crazy. I'm not saying he's nuts. No, no, no, but I am.

Okay, I reckon we don't have much time for him anymore. Mad Hatter 966 says, what can we expect from the next season of Is It Just Me? He'll get that branding in, girl. Love, love, love the show and love you three. That's nice.

Her name's Ginny, I'm pretty sure. I recognise the handle. Oh, is that Ginny? Oh, yeah, it is Ginny Jackson. Love you, Ginny. She's an American. Another one that's been around for a while. Yeah, that's right.

In answer to your question, a lot of the same shit, but when we come back in season two, we're going to have a refreshed opener. We're going to have a new backdrop in the studio for our videos. We'll give our social media layout a bit of a birthday, a new thumbnail for the actual podcast itself. That house behind us is getting a bit decrepit.

Yeah, I'm over that. We could probably upgrade to a two-story by this point. Or just a granny flat. I think a lot of guest hosts, we tend to love them. Yeah, well, apparently Zoe Marshall's locked in. Oh, Zoe Marshall's locked in. And also, when can we announce? Because I know we've locked something in for the first episode back.

Oh, I don't mind saying. Ricky Lee's going to be co-hosting with us. Ricky Lee! First episode back of season two. Superstar! Are you joking? Ricky Lee Coulter. Yes.

She's going to be joining us over Zoom. Please do not sorry tunnel her. I swear to fuck going to be joining us over Zoom. Please do not sorry tunnel her. I swear to fuck if you sorry tunnel Rikki Leigh. Are you even listening to me? Yeah, I was just getting a song. This is Rikki Leigh, right? Yeah, of course. International listeners might not

know this iconic high note. This kills people. Crank it. One of my all-time faves. Beautiful message too. We really are. Not too late. It's not too late to cancel on us, Rikki, by the way. I love how we just don't care about the five-second rule on the final episode.

But like, Sue us! Can we get rid of it? Yeah, okay. It's gone. We'll just beg for forgiveness when she's on. So Rikki is not just a guest that I've got for my radio show and we've just chucked her on. She is hosting with us.

Yes, for the first half of the show anyway. Yeah, she has plenty of things. She's got lunch with Darren Lockyer. I don't know who that was. That was a very niche Australian reference. Anyway, I would just say more of the same stuff. We've found our groove. Yeah, we really have.

It's been a really fun first season. It has. It's been a really fun first season. It has. It's been a long first season, hasn't it? What a good... 35 episodes. What are some good first seasons that were brilliant in the first season and even better in the second? Because that's what we need to emulate.

Ooh, Big Brother. Yeah, yeah, you're right. But then it died down, so we need to know when to quit it. That's a chat for later. No, they've changed and developed and grown along the way. I don't know. I think it depends on the country as well. Yeah, I don't know. I think it depends on the country as well. Yeah.

I don't know. I can't think of anything. I think Friends nailed the first season because everyone was hooked and just kept going, right? Oh, no. Watching that back is very weird. They're not even the same characters. Really? No.

Well, you know, whatever we're going to be, we'll be a hit in season two, guaranteed. If you want to listen back to the best bits of season one, according to our critics, there's an episode, a bonus episode called Best Bits of Season One of Is It Just Me up on our podcast feed. So check that out and plenty of things to reminisce on in the meantime. Go back and listen to the old shit. You'll be right. And you can follow us both on Instagram

too. I'm at Mitch Turi. Give me a follow. It's always when I'm not working on a podcast that I tend to go a bit rogue on social media. I'm a bit worried about what kind of garbage is going to appear on my TikTok. It's not garbage. I've noticed on a podcast that I tend to go a bit rogue on social media. I'm a bit worried about what kind of garbage is going to appear on my TikTok. It's not garbage. I've noticed that too. When you're a bit bored or don't have anything to do, you just pump out a video.

Yeah. I'm like, I haven't spoken to Mitch in a couple of days. He's made some time off. 17 videos. I'm like, what the hell? I know. It's like I'm my own worst enemy. I bitch about always being busy, but then as soon as I've got time off, I just create

something different. I like it. And Jenna, thank you for a great season. Thank you. You started outside the box and now you're inside. It's like that monkey that killed the woman, you know? It started out, then it was in, then it mauled them. No, I love that comparison.

Hopefully you'll be back in season two with a bit of an attitude adjustment, just quietly, but anyway. We'll wait and see. Good luck in the gastric banding surgery too. I hope it goes well. Thank you. That's fine. Should we keep going live on our Instagram

and stuff during the break? I don't see why not. Yeah, I don't see why not either. So go follow us at couple of Mitch's but we won't be gone too long. We'll be back with season two before you know it. That's right. We'll see you then. Stay safe. I'll miss you guys too, to be honest.

Will you? Yeah, I think I will. True, this is the only time we see each other ever. Might actually have to start socialising. Please. Goodness me. All right, we will see you all in season two. Thanks for listening, guys. Bye.

See you soon. Is it just me? Don't forget to subscribe and leave a review on your podcast app. Or follow on Spotify. Follow on Spotify. Well, welcome to AD Debrief. The secret segment at the end of the show. I can't believe I nearly let it slip.

Yep, you almost mentioned it twice. Did I? It's like me at Christmas pretending that women were hot, but I accidentally would mention like a guy was hot back in the day. Did you? I never did that. No, I did. I made slip-ups.

You know my brain. I kept forgetting that I wasn't out. There we go. Oh, my God. I didn't even activate live tweets. That's brilliant. They just come through as we go. I don't even have to turn the button on these days.

That's very nice, but I will turn it on just to be sure. For the final time in Season 1 of IIJM, TP, the podcast. Turn it on. Another one. Ricky Lee. Can't wait to co-host with the boys in a couple weeks. I love, love, love them and love that little girl too. Isn't that nice?

That infant co-host they've got. That infant producer they have. That's right. We've got another one. It's an audio notification from a hawk. Can I just say, this just reflects how much I apparently value our listeners. Sorry, our critics. That's the new word for them as of today.

Somehow your live tweet sound effect went missing. Apparently our sound effects range is used by multiple shows, so they just delete shit. Correct. They get reloaded. So sometimes I've got to press it and it's some idiot talking about Katy Perry's new song. Yes. And you being you, you said, yeah, I'll get it back.

I'll replace it. I'll load it. And we went months without live tweets. I was loving it because I can't stand this whole gag you've got going, thinking that people are going to live tweet a pre-recorded show. They don't. They just tweet randomly in the hope that we're recording and it works this whole gag you've got going thinking that people can live tweet a pre-recorded show um they don't they just tweet randomly in the hope that we're recording and it works like kerry and kennely well that's actually quite racist um but yeah the live tweet is back um which is great yeah but you

know why why because after weeks of waiting for you to do you're like yeah yeah i'll bring you back i'll bring it back people were being like we, we miss them. Bring them back. I was like, fine. I'll do what everyone's requesting, even though I personally don't like it. And we could not find that exact sound effect anywhere. We both searched. I mean, I gave up after five minutes, you know me. Yeah, you were on your phone the whole time. I was vigorously searching.

I was on TikTok. And then we couldn't find it on the internet. It doesn't exist. And so I had to go back and listen to old episodes of the show. To isolate it. And find an isolated version that you didn't talk over the top of because usually when you hit the sound effect, you go, oh, we're going to laugh tweet.

And so I couldn't find a clean tweet sound effect for ages. It took me so long. I get excited when they come through. I'm not going to be silent that Alicia Keys has tweeted us. It just happened. If you listen carefully in the background, that's actually taken from an old episode. You might even hear one of us breathing in the background.

Everyone's microphones off. Mine. Mitch. I think I can hear a breath. Hold on. I'm going to pump it right up. It's like the secret sound. I can hear a bit of a hiss as well.

Sounds like the secret sound. Ready? Is it dish soap rubbing on a glass? So it's fine. Go back. God, you're going crazy. Oh, I've also installed live emails. That sounds like an error.

No, that's a live email. Really? That sounds like the thing that's like, warning, your storage is low or something when you use it on Windows. I'm going to have to wait for another one to come in because I'm not playing them. They just come in. Oh, there we go.

That's a Windows. I've also got Mac options in case people... There we go. I've got Mac. Oh, that's definitely the email, yeah. This is Mac, yeah. This is coming in. Another one.

There we go. What are they saying? Well, let me open this one. What is this one? This is an audio file. Who would have sent this to us? It's the final episode. People love the sound effects.

I know, but I hate it when you use the old ones that you've played before. Get a fresh board. You just sit there and hit go on all these sound effects that have been there for ages. It's just not new or fun or exciting. Very true. Is that new? I don't think I've heard that.

Answer the question. No, it's not new. Oh, really? I actually don't think I've heard that. I've played that before. it's not, yeah. Oh, really? I actually don't think I've heard that. I've played that before. It's not one of my go-tos, but I have definitely. I genuinely don't recall that. Really? Yeah. Oh, Siri?

I was actually asking. Have you, Siri? Siri? Siri? Oh, I don't know what's going on with her. Siri, are you having an off day? Yes. There you go.

I think today's idjams were the poster child for good idjams. They were solid. Well, thank God, because we were on Facebook Live. I was worried one was going to flop. Yeah, I know. Me too. Do you have, you know how we had questions, what's your favourite moment from season one? Do you have one that you think was the worst we've ever done?

Oh, a worst idjam we've ever done? Oh, just worst content, I suppose. The worst content was when that idjim we've ever done or just worst content i suppose the worst content was when that idjim happened that i'd that i'd already done oh yeah you would go yeah oh the board game suck and i was like i've done that yeah that was the worst i've ever done that was bad no i i back most of our content i really like it a bit of corona chat the shittiest surprise giveaway ever that was fun we've done we've done we do really well i prefer it when we play sound effects like we did today with all the ads and stuff i'm a sound effect guys everyone in the world knows you know what you know one idiom that did not quite go according to what i thought it would be yeah um do you remember when we were just

entering like the all the schools are being shut down for coronavirus everyone was having to study online and i was thinking to myself like oh my god that is so rough like i would hate that because i've got attention deficit disorder add that's where the add and add breathe comes from stands for and so i was like i had this like huge amount of empathy for anyone trying to learn online because i would just have been absolutely screwed in that environment. And I was like, I'm going to be a voice for young people, get them on and they can talk about how much hard it is. Both callers were like, no, it's fine actually.

I was like, oh, you don't find it hard to concentrate online study? They were like, nah. I was like, oh, well, I guess I'm just a fucking dumbass then. No worries. Wasn't one of them like, I even have multiple kids and I enjoy it? I was like, what? No. I can't remember.

They were both just like, oh, it's fine, actually. I was like, oh, well, fuck you. Both of them. We even had two. One to back up the point. He was like, no, I agree with Casey Lee. I'm fine. Fucking hell.

I agree with that, yeah. I mean, they were still good callers and it was good insight, but I did think that they were going to – I thought that I wouldn't be alone in thinking, oh, my God, I just could not do that. They were like, no, it's good actually. I was like, fuck you. Enjoy the peace and quiet.

100%. I'm like, I felt empathetic and, like, I felt sorry for them. They came on and they were like, no, no reason to. Yeah, we're great. I've got more energy than ever. I'm like, fuck off. That's not quite how it went. Jenna!

I wouldn't say that was our worst content. Stop it. But I would say it wasn't what I was expecting. But it was still good. Content that I love. They were still good talent. I actually haven't told you guys this though. Oh god. I was enjoying having a conversation. I hate it when you derail

it with this shit. I'm not derailing anything. Okay. I was actually going to derail it with this shit. I'm not derailing anything. Okay. I was actually going to say, back in episode six, I put a time capsule in this studio. I did. I buried it under the desk and I'm going to get it and I get it. Oh, shit. Hold on.

Ow! Okay. I've got it. Wait there. Alright, let me open it up. Okay. Oh my God! It's still alive!

Shit! Someone give it a water. Someone give it a water. Take it away, Jenna. Take it away. Oh my God! It's still alive! Shit! Someone give it a water. Take it away, Jenna. Take it away. Oh, my God. I can't believe it's still alive. After all those years.

Oh, I thought when you said that you did it back in episode six, it was something relevant to episode six. Like you were going to be like, oh, I remember this. But is this a cat? I'm not done yet. This doesn't help your cause with the whole animal cruelty strikes against your name. It always seems to end up here, doesn't it, Jenna? It always does.

He does it by accident often. He just accidentally makes some cruel as fuck joke against an animal. It could have been anything in that, but you chose a cat. I've got to go deeper. Oh, he just sliced an orangutan's head off. No! What's in here? I'm a dolphin on level two!

Why are you still going? I've pointed out the animal cruelty and you're still comfortable going there, you fuck. Yeah, true. Alright, let's put everything back in it. There we go. Closing it back up. We'll reopen it in a year or something. Why would you put a dolphin back in?

No, I didn't put the dolphin back in. That was a rubber ducky I threw back in. Where's the dolphin? Oh, the dolphin's perished. It's passed. I didn't do it. It died of natural causes. Again, can we...

I'm giving you the out. Go elsewhere. Yeah, it's been outed. Stop talking about animal cruelty. It's like Elton John in the 90s. It's been outed. What are you talking about? It's been outed.

He was outed. Elton John was outed. No, I'm saying I'm giving you the out. Steer away from animal cruelty. I'm trying to steer away. Go into Elton. My favourite episode was when we mourned the loss of Jane Dooley. What's her name?

What? Jane Dooley Wilson. Who? Jemima. Jessamyn. June Daly Watkins. June Daly Watkins. Oh, the elocution clown.

Fucking June Daly Watkins. Don't call her a clown. June Daly Watkins. She's not a clown. Jenna's obsessed with her because she used to be her student. Yes, I was. She taught Jenna how to hold 12 books on her head, which has come in handy never.

She did not teach it. She did not. Past tense. I don't know what another favourite moment was. I've seen people's comments and people have told me, like, oh, the podcast has come such a long way. Has it? Oh, I'd hope so.

We haven't moved at all and that's just a waste of time. Can you fucking keep your mic still? Or just put some sort of like grease on that mic stand because I always hear every sentence before you speak. You fucking feel the need to just molest your mic and move it around. You know what I could do? I could just do a freestanding mic.

Oh. Like I'm at some sort of concert and you don't hear a thing. Yeah, like you're addressing an audience. Ladies and gentlemen, the Bridal Vault. Ladies and gentlemen, Sir Elton John. Why Elton John's on the mic? Yeah, why is he front of mind to you? I don't know.

Remember on the show we revealed that that's not his real name? What was it again? Yes. Reginald Dwight. Reginald Dwight. What are you guys going to do in the break? Because we actually have some time. We haven't determined how long we're taking off either.

No. I just, like I said before, we're coming back with a new thumbnail, a new opener, a couple of other new bits and pieces. And so it really depends on how long it takes us to get those done. And when I say us, I mean both of us, not me. When you get it done, you tell me and I'll just photoshop. I'll put it in a Word document. If you need me to do a Word document, I can do it.

I'm good at Excel. Oh, my God. And OneNote. I used OneNote all through high school and I never use it. I think I'd love to use that. Anyway. Okay. We have a fan question coming in.

Oh, no. Take it away, Chris. Hi, Melanie. Stop. That's your boyfriend. We have a fan question coming in Take it away Chris Hi Melanie Stop That's your boyfriend Sounds like my boyfriend We know him It's called Theatre of the Mind

When you were at Blagg's awful production The Bass and the Hound Whatever the fuck it was Did you pull him aside and go You know what Dallin You're not actually that mean He goes yes Mitch this is theatre Do you understand

I'm confused Because your name isn't Jonathan. He's like, Mitch, this is, it's called a play. I don't even remember what it was called. Is that bad? No, I don't blame you. I've seen that much fucking theatre. Really? Yeah. Oh my God. I reckon I've seen over a thousand productions. Theatre was all I did. Before I did radio, theatre was my shit. Oh, okay.

Oh my God, I saw so many. I've kept a bunch of, I've kept every program from every show I've been to, probably except Blake's one. It's the toilet paper in the cubicle. Yeah, there's a bookshelf at home with a big stack of them. I have been there, yeah. There's a lot there for you. I've kept all the playbills of the ones that I went to in New York.

Because in New York you get the playbill, which are really cute. But then I buy the actual program as well as the playbill. They're always so expensive, the programs. Yeah, they can be $20 to $30. But they're very nice. I saw Hamilton, which is out now streaming on Disney+. I'm not paid to say that, but I am asked to. I saw it in Chicago a year ago to the day it came out on Disney+.

Weird. I literally sat down to watch it with Hayden, and we both got the notification a year ago today. We were watching Hamilton. It was crazy. I didn't realise that Hamilton was that popular, because I went to New York, and my friend that I was with, we were like, oh, yeah, we'll just go to those, like,

you know how there's those ticket booths in London and New York where they're selling same-day tickets, like the cheap ones to fill the last seat? Oh, there's a few different outlets. They basically just fill the last few seats with really cheap discounted tickets. We thought we could get tickets to Hamilton for that. Didn't realise that you have to book fucking decades

in advance to get to see Hamilton on Broadway. You had to book when America was still, you know, a European union to get a ticket. You know, there's one role that I would leave radio to play, and that is a role in Hamilton. I would quit this fucking podcast. The King? The King. I can see you

as the King. I've never seen it. Tell me, what does the King do? Okay, so it's King George, right? And it's obviously set when England has settled in the U.S. You know, whoever it was took the U.S., killed the Indians. It was horrific. And it's set when they want to get their independence because America is, like, thriving. And they're like, oh, we don't really need London anymore. King George is, like, literally, we're sending him spices and shit.

Let's make our own country Americaica and then king george gets pissed but anyway because it's you know it's a it's a brilliant show that king george is played by jonathan groth who's olaf in frozen he's also in mind hunter and glee in glee who did he play his best friends with leah michelle in real life yeah yeah well yeah we don't care about that. Who does he play in Glee? That's a good question. I've never seen it, but Hayden's always like... Google it, Jenna. You're not off duty yet.

My laptop's closed. I'll get it. I'll get it. Open it. Fine, I'll do it. Oh, my God. Hey, Siri. Oh, fuck.

Hey, Siri. I've already got it. Who does Jonathan Groff play in Glee? Which one? I found three with Jonathan Groff. Jesse Saint. Glee. Which one? I found three with Jonathan Groff. Jesse Saint. Glee. James.

Oh. Sorry, that was a full stop after Saint. Yeah, he's a big character. Okay. Now I know who you're talking about. So he plays King George. Anyway, King George comes on at three moments during the show. He maybe only has five, ten minutes of stage time.

Really? And he steals the show. It's hilarious. He's super camp. And he has this old-timey British accent. It's very funny. I've got the song queued and ready to play. Would you like to hear it?

Yes. This is after they sort of say to the UK, hey, we're not coming back. We're going to form our own country. Screw you. And this is when you first meet King George on stage. Brilliant. Oh, my God.

I know it word for word. What song is it called? It's called you'll be back you say can you sing it for us the price of my love's not a price that you're willing to pay i know you cry Go on. What are you doing? That was beautiful. Please sing. No, please. No.

Yes. No. You should see if there's any of those ones on TikTok where you duet it. Can you turn it down? I'm trying to talk. No, this is the best part. Ready? Then sing it.

Ready, ready, ready, ready. You'll be back. Soon you'll see You'll remember you belong To me You'll be back Time will tell You'll remember that I served you well

Oceans rise Empires fall We have seen each other Through it all. And when push comes to shove, I will send a fully armed battalion to remind you of my love. It goes on. No!

You should see if there's any of those ones on TikTok where you duet with them. Like Jonathan Groff? Yeah, they're like, I need a, what's the character? It's King George. I need a King George. And then they sing one part and then you like harmonise with them and stuff. Really?

I did one with Odie when they were on the show last week. I don't know why, but my TikTok is now full of just, oh, duet with me. Oh my God, I want to do that. Go search, see if you can find one. They're so fun. I've never actually done one, but I'm like, oh, I'd love to. And no, don't change the subject.

You're my favourite subject. My sweet, submissive subject. My loyal, royal subject. Forever. It's almost done, don't worry. And ever. And ever and ever and ever. I'll be back like before.

I will fight the fight and win the war. This is not entertaining for anyone. Yeah, well, you've had your moment. That's all right. They're also coming to Australia and, you know. God knows when. No, next 2021. Yeah, but, you've had your moment. That's all right. They're also coming to Australia and, you know. God knows when. No, next 2021. Yeah, but hopefully they come.

Like, there might be delays. Oh, God. Jenna, can you Google if that's being cast? Yes. Because I would audition and I'd leave you two in the dust. I'd support that. You'd have to get magnet. See if you can find a duet.

Okay. Are you good at harmonies? Yeah, I am, actually. You know what the funniest thing? I thought Hayden was you for a minute the other day because i literally saw a friend i haven't seen for years and i was like oh my god christian gave my heart gave me a kiss it's like it's been so long he's like the last time i saw you was in opera class at acting school and i was like oh hey remember i was telling you about how i studied opera he's like no you haven't told me that oh really he didn't know he didn't

know he also just added himself as not listening to my show and fuck him christian was like, no, you haven't told me that. Oh, really? He didn't know? He didn't know. He also just added himself as not listening to our show. Fuck him. Christian was like, you were so good. You could hit all those notes. I was like, yeah, I could. There you go. Not using them. You'll be back.

What's it called, Mitch? What? Cover. You said sing with me. Oh, just duet. Just search that on TikTok. I don't know. Oh, you'll be back.

I'll find one. It's coming to Sydney Lyric Theatre in March 2021. Hold on. Let me see if it's been... Let's sing Shallow together. So I think they make you do the harmony. Oh, no. Oh, they want you to do that bit. Hold on.

I'll do it. You'll be happy to know that they're looking for their Broadway company. This isn't on TikTok. So are they auditioning? You can audition for the Broadway and upcoming national tours of Hamilton. You're kidding. If you are an extremely skilled rapper, singer and actor. Yep, send it.

Please send an email to casting at hamiltonmusical.com. I mean, I lack rap, but I, you know, sort of pull more of my weight with performing. Genesee, it meant to me right now. I don't think you're understanding what I'm saying. That's not TikTok. No, I have not Googled it. Someone posts, do it on your phone.

They don't have TikTok online. I was also just about to do my shallow duet. Moments past now. Sing it. There's too much happening. No, the moment's past. There's too much happening. Right, well, let's go then.

I want you to do one. The audience want to do it. You've hooked and hooked it. You can't leave the end of season one of the Is It Just Me famed podcast with a rag on. I can and I will. Yeah, but it's not good. It's not good karma. Come on, sing one. No, I don't really will. Yeah, but it's not good. It's not good karma. Come on, sing one.

No, I don't really want to. Anything. No. The Wizard and I. That's not a duet. What if we give you some Rocky Horror? No. Oh, that's my least favourite show ever.

Really? Yeah. And I had a crumble. Something like that. That's probably my least favourite as well. Rocky Horror? Yeah. Yeah, you know what?

Rocky Horror. So bad. And there's one else that does nothing for me. If only I knew it favourite as well. Rocky Horror? Yeah. Yeah, you know what? Rocky Horror. And there's one else that does nothing for me. If only I knew it, I'd be able to say it. Can't think of it. Mitch, I think you should sing. I don't want to sing. It's all right.

Really? Yeah. Oh, you'll have to do it on your TikTok then or something. People will be like me. No, I don't think I could ever post a duet TikTok. That's very cringe, isn't it? That's for like singers. I've got friends from school that post them and they get like three views and I go, give up, Casey Lee.

Oh, that's not a very nice attitude. If people want to do that, if that's what they're into, then go for it. Very true, but for three likes, I mean, what's the payout? I don't know. Oh, well now we're ending season one on a sour note. No, we're not. Okay. What about a Chromatica one?

What duets are on Chromatica? Sour Candy. Black Pink. They don't sing at the same time. Don't they? No. Oh, yeah. Gaga sings very infrequently on that song.

Yeah, it's the best bit, though. Yeah, couldn't agree more. All right. Well, it's been a great first season. A tragic end, to be honest, like MH370. Oh, stop dwelling on it. Every one of the one. We'd get it, but we're never going to find it.

The shallow duet, that is. Well, enjoy your break. Thank you. You too. We're all still working, doing our normal day jobs. We're just not doing this godforsaken podcast. So Jenna, you'll enjoy this time off, I'm assuming? Time off from this? This podcast.

Time off from doing shit all. Oh, I will. Alright, well, we'll see you next week? No, we will not. Oh no! That was my brain automatically saying that! Oh no, that's really sad! Alright, we'll see you next week? No, we will not. Oh, no. That was my brain automatically saying that. Oh, no, that's really sad. All right, we'll see you in an undefined, unspecific, ambiguous amount of weeks.

Yeah, we'll be back with more for season two. We will. Yeah. Stay safe. We love you. We'll see you then. All right, thanks for listening, guys. Bye.

See ya. Bye. Bye. Bye. Bye.