Is It Just Me? - #8: Brooklyn Ross from Kyle & Jackie O

Episode Date: November 10, 2019

Kyle & Jackie O show newsreader, Brooklyn Ross, chats about the time he broke down in tears on air & his sex story that made headlines (15:59)Plus Brooklyn looks back on working for Alan Jones, dropping out of uni, the day he got his dream job & more (31:48)Plus, as usual, we kick off the show with an Is It Just Me? each...Which chips are superior? (3:20)Texting celebs (8:06)Why self-serve checkouts are getting harder to use (12:37)Follow us @coupleofmitchesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People do some weird shit. This is it. This is the big one. This is for the girls. This one. Some things make more sense than others. Lindsay Lohan punched in the face after trying to take a boy away from a mother. You're a good little boy. I won't leave until I take you.

Brace yourself for observations you didn't ask for. That's the line. I see it quite clearly. Get new glasses. This is Is It Just Me? Hosted by a couple of Mitches. Cinder, one Mitch is clearly better than the other one. I've done the green more.

Now here's Mitch Turi and Mitchell Coombs. Oh, and a very special guest. Yeah, we have a third wheel with us for once. It's our first guest host. Brooklyn Ross. Brooklyn Ross. Newsreader for Kyle and Jackie O. Hello, welcome to Is It Just Me?

Thanks for having me on. I love your intro that you've got with Lindsay Lohan and some Pauline in there. Yeah. It makes me crack up every time. So you have actually listened, I was going to ask. I have listened, yes. Excellent. So you know what you're getting yourself into. Don't believe. So you have actually listened, I was going to ask. I have listened. Excellent. So you know what you're getting yourself into.

Don't believe it. You have not listened. I listened to like the first 15 minutes. Yeah. And then I, because I don't like to just go through podcasts to see like, oh, what are they talking about towards the end? Yeah. So I did a bit of that.

Did a bit of skipping. But you heard an idgim. You heard one of the is it just me's. Oh, yes. Okay. Yeah. That's the core of the show. If you listen to the first one.

So I came prepared. I've got one. Good the is it just me's. Oh, yes. Okay, yeah, that's the core of the show. If you're listening to the first one. If I came prepared, I've got one. Good. I'm proud of you. Oh, thanks. I normally think of mine on the spot, so you do it better than me. Later on, we'll have to ask you which third wheel you prefer being, ours or Kyle and Jackie O's. Yeah.

Very different experiences, I would say. Yeah, very different. Who would you say is the Kyle and Jackie of this dynamic? Of you two? Yeah. Well, just size-wise, that would be you, Kyle. You know what? We were talking off the air about not making any fat jokes.

Yeah, I never promised that. And three minutes in, no, you didn't. You're right. Well, shit. Well, we'll get the scoop. We're going to do a segment that I've created. It's called Head Lies. Now, Mitch thinks it sounds like head lice.

It's got nothing to do... Yeah, I get itchy every time you mention it. It's got nothing to do with head lice. There'll be no eucalyptus. And you know that fine-tooth comb that you've got to really get through? Yeah. Yeah. Do you know the orgasmatrons?

Oh, I love those. We've got one of those in the newsroom here. Jesus, why do you need that? We just had to be clean out of all our drawers and stuff, and the orgasmatron came out, and I was like, I kind of want to throw this away, but I kind of want to keep it forever. You never know. You never know when you're just going to be sitting at your desk wanting to...

In need of an orgasmatron. But yes, headlines. The nature of your job working for such a big radio show, you do end up on the Daily Mail and all that shit. So what have you done? You found some real headlines and some fake news headlines. I've got some real headlines that involve you, Brooklyn Ross. Okay. And some fake headlines that involve you, but you have to debug.

Tell us which is true and which is incorrect. I really don't understand this game, but clearly I'm going to know the answer to all these things. Am I supposed to pretend that I'm thinking about it? No, but also it's the fact that a lot of the headlines are misleading, and so it's an opportunity for you to clarify the actual story. Because that's what Daily Mail does. They pick up on one tiny sentence, take it out of context,

not even just Daily Mail. God knows who's writing about you, but yes, it's an opportunity to explain yourself. So we'll debunk them later in the show. I think we should jump into the first Idjibs. Should we show him how it's done before he does his Is It Just Me? Yeah, I'll go first. Sure. Let's dive into the show.

Excited to have you, Brooklyn. Thank you. With the first Idjib. Is it just me or... Am I the only person who seemingly hates honey soy and chicken chips? Oh, yeah, I think so. I've always thought that they've been a little bit overhyped, to be honest. So I'm with you on that.

And it was always the family's go-to. It's everyone's go-to. Quickly, round table, what's your favourite chip? Mine is the tomato sauce one, the big red chip. Burger rings for sure. Oh, my God. I don't know. Actually, Grain Waves.

Green Grain Waves. Really? Yeah, yeah, yeah. Good. I remember when they came out and that was like electric cars. Everyone's like, Grain Waves, they've changed the world. It was as if they were healthy, but I'm pretty sure they're not. No, definitely not.

Is it just the one brand that does honey soy chicken? Like, there's no Smith's honey soy chicken and whatever. I think it's Red Rock. Yeah, they're the only ones that have done it. Yeah, but that's become like the Mercedes-Benz of chips. It has, yeah. And I am so over it. So I've come up with some other things that are mainstream that I don't like.

And I just want to see if you guys are into it. Okay. Okay, rainbow paddle pops. I detest them. Who the hell's buying a rainbow paddle pop these days anyway? I heard they don't actually have their own flavour. It's just the colour. Like, they taste the same, the paddle pops.

The rainbow and caramel are exactly the same. Yeah, because what's it supposed to taste like? Rainbow. What's rainbow? A unicorn or something. Okay, moving on. My next one, which is controversial, I think. I absolutely think cereal has no place in 2019.

Yeah, agreed. Really? Why? We just have so many other options. And milk and cereal. It's just people are off milk. Milk's not a thing. You've got almond milk.

Everyone's over dairy. We're living in different worlds, aren't we? Because I don't know what you're talking about. You're a country boy, though. I love a Froot Loop to this day. Really? Yeah. Rice bubbles. To me, Froot Loop to this day. Oh, really? Yeah. Rice bubbles.

To me, it's just like fake food. You know, like a Froot Loop or a Nutri-Grain. What the hell even is that? Yeah. It's not real food. Imagine the marketing coming up with it. You know what? It's got grains in it.

And it's got nutrients in it. Nutri-Grain. Like, you've done it again, Gary. Great. He came up with Crispix as well. And a lot of these Kellogg's things have five-star health ratings on them. Yes, what is that? I'm like, man, those health ratings are messed up.

But then apples are like four or something. Yeah. Yeah. Okay, one more. I'm done. Tea. Now, hear me out. Everyone's like, the other day I had stomach cramps,

and my mum was like, have a chamomile. And I'm like, you know what? That actually sounds really pleasing. Nice chamomile, some herbs in a hot water. That might soothe my tummy. You put it in and it's just like hay soaked in water. It's just nothing nice about it at all. Then it's always too hot.

Then you leave it for maybe five minutes and then it's too cold. There's no medium point and it just does nothing. I don't know what you're doing wrong, but it can't be that bad. Hay soaked in water. Have you ever had a chamomile tea? Yeah, they're not great. I don't think tea you're doing wrong, but it can't be that bad. Hay soaked in water. Have you ever had a chamomile tea? Yeah, they're not great. I don't think tea would get us through the day enough, though, Brooklyn. We both get up super early for our jobs.

You guys would need a hardcore coffee. That's what Coffee John's for on Carl Jacky O. That's exactly right. Full-time barista. That was my job before I got on air. I had a kiss. I was the coffee bitch. I was never there when you were the coffee bitch.

It would have been such a fun time bossing you around. It was only for a little bit, but I was quite nice. I was still scared to talk to you all. Like, Brooklyn, I was terrified to talk to was never there When you were the coffee bitch It would have been Such a fun time Bossing you around It was only for a little bit But I was quite nice I was still scared To talk to you all Like Brooklyn I was terrified To talk to you

Oh why? Just because you're on air And I was the street teamer And then I was cash cock At that point I'll tell you what I am quite Like shy person

Really And you know Celebrities come in All the time And I'm like Oh I'm not gonna Say anything to them I just

And anyone Who can come in And talk to me, for sure. I always used to notice before I worked for Kyle and Jackie O, just as a listener, that during the celebrity interviews, you would just disappear. Because you're always this third voice with Kyle and Jackie O chiming in occasionally. But during celeb interviews, he would just vanish.

And now I know it's because you're a little bit shy around them. You're like, oh, I don't want to intrude. Yeah, that's true. And also, I don't know, Kyle and Jackie that's true And also, like, I don't know Kyle and Jackie O just do a great interview Yeah, exactly So there's no need for me to say anything Yeah, you're right, you're right

Okay, do you have anything that's popular, mainstream That you will not touch or are against? Boycott? Condoms! Sorry Yeah, well, I've got a boyfriend now, so No need for that rubbish Don't need it

Is it just me? You can follow the show online. Just search Couple of Mitches. If you don't, you're a dickhead. Are you following us, Brooklyn, or are you a dickhead? I think I'm a dickhead, to be honest. Your boyfriend follows us. Does he?

Yeah, because he followed the page, and then he followed me, which I was very impressed with. I might be following it. Hey, I'm checking now. I think you are. I don't know. I don't follow it. We shan't carry on until we make sure you're following it.

What's your actual couple of Mitches? I'm following. There we go. You can stay. You're not a dickhead. Are you following with how this works as well? Ijum, ijum. So you're after Mitch.

Oh, my God. You don't have to mansplain it to him. I'm just making sure. All right. It's my turn, all right? Is it just me or...? Do celebrities just think that we're all dumb? Have you noticed recently that they've all been trying to convince us all that they're giving out their numbers?

And, oh, we can now text you. Oh, you can now text me and I'll give you updates. There's been, like, Ashton Kutcher, J-Lo, Paul McCartney, and most recently Ellen. Hey, I have a really cool new thing to tell you about. I am going to give you a phone number, so get a pen. I'll wait. Actually, I know you're holding your phone, so put it in your phone.

It's 310-455-8858. Okay? Great. There. Now text me. Seriously, that is my community number. So you can text me and then I can send all of you text updates right to your phone. It's the future.

Oh. So it's obviously a marketing thing that they just send updates and whatever to people's phone directly. But every single celeb thing I've seen promoting this community number or whatever have phrased it as though, Oh my God, I'm leaking my number, guys. Oh, my God. And I'm like, surely no one sitting at home watching Ellen actually believes that that's her number. They would. 100% they would.

You think? I think some people would believe it. But I do agree with you that it's just like so insulting, isn't it? Yeah. Why all this bullshit? Oh, I'm giving you my phone number. Well, see, I used to think, oh, the only people that would opt in for that kind of thing are just ridiculous. Oh, what idiots.

What kind of idiot would want a celebrity texting them these automatically generated marketing things? Like all those bloody texts you get from Domino's and Red Rooster. Yeah. Until a certain celebrity that I enjoy. Oh, who is it? Idina Menzel? No, it's not Idina Menzel. Ida Buttrose has done it.

It's not Ida Buttrose. Who? Think probably even more embarrassing than signing up for Ida Buttrose. Denise Drysdale? No, think international for God's sake. Oh, sorry, I'm just thinking local. Um, embarrassing. Like Betty White?

Shania Twain. That's nice. I literally texted the number. This is what she posted. Hi, guys. So my number is 702-500-0715. And then after that, you're going to be getting a text directly from me. I'm just going to be texting you behind the scenes stuff going on,

you know, behind the scenes at the show, during the rehearsals, all that kind of fun stuff. She has no time. I was like, I'm in. All judgment about people who have signed up for these bullshit celebrity marketing messages is gone because I'm on board with Shania Twain. No.

So is it free? Like, are you paying anything to get this stuff? I don't know, but the sad thing... I can't believe you do it what you don't even know. Well, I texted her. Here, look. I'll read it out. I just wrote, sup.

What did she say? Hey, it's Shania. Sorry, I can't text this country right now. Well, I'm impressed you do get a message. I mean, she obviously can text this country because she just sent you that text. But I can't opt in for any of her updates and her newsletters and whatever.

And I was like, oh, I got my hopes up for nothing. I want to know what Shania's up to. But what would it be? Press one for my life. Press two to see what I had for lunch. Well, I'll never know. It's a mystery to me. Sometimes these texts from marketing things can actually be helpful.

The other day I got a text from Red Rooster and I was like, oh, my God, they're doing bloody waffle cones now? That's awesome. Yeah. Is that Red Rooster doing those waffle cones? Something like that, yeah. I saw that. I want one.

We saved Red Rooster from liquidation. Did you? Yeah. Just yourself when you got dinner? Or what happened? I'm surprised you miss this, being a journalist. Lots of articles about... What, your life?

No, not us. News in your life. There were lots of articles out saying that all these Red Rooster stores were closing at a rapid rate. Oh, yeah. And so to try and prepare for the worst, Mitch was doing DIY Red Rooster rolls so that if, heaven forbid, they shut down, we'd be able to cope.

And they saw it. And they were like, we love this. And they retweeted it on their Twitter. Of course they would. They're desperate. They're listening. They're listening. But then they eventually said, by the way,

all the seven stores that were closing are now being reopened. And so we just took credit for that. They had their macaroni and cheese rolls for a while. Did they? Now, I was into that. Really? Yeah. I don't know if they're still around.

But, I mean, just macaroni and cheese on a bloody bread roll. It's so simple and yet they nail it, you know? Carbs on carbs. All right. The big moment. It's time for your, is it just me? Brooklyn. All right.

Here we go. Let's dive in. Is it just me or? Have self-scan checkouts at supermarkets become really difficult to use as of late? Like every time Woolworths one is coming up saying like, you don't have your own bag or like, you have to wait for the bitch to come over and check it and scan it. And even then they used to like run over to you to assist you

if they saw that little light flashing. Oh, they couldn't give a stuff. Oh, they're in absolutely no hurry at all these days. After the Ooshies, and they would have to hand you the Ooshie, they're over it now. Although you get the one really enthusiastic one. I went to a shopping centre in Macquarie Centre here in Sydney, and that was when Woolworths were doing the plant things,

the little seedlings, and she had a spray bottle full of water. She's like, do you want me to get it kick-started while we're here? Oh, get started. And she'd spray it onto it to kick-start the seedling. Oh, that's bullshit. I mean, you need, obviously, dirt and light. No, but to get it wet. We said yes.

It was very fun. But I used to work at Coles. So I worked at Coles when they implemented self-serve check-outs. For the first time. For the first time. I was a check-out chick. And did they fire people when that happened? No, they took out four registers.

They just chunked them out. But did the staff numbers remain the same at that point? Oh, I think we had some redundancies. Because there was a lot of people blowing up being like, oh, that's putting people out of jobs. Don't use self-serve. Well, I mean, it obviously would. I mean, that's the point of it, right?

Yeah. Well, there's a science behind it. So when we first installed ours, they were up the end of the store, the last, like, four registers, which was next to the vitamins aisle. You know, vitamins and condoms and, like, lubricant and all that in that aisle. Don't laugh. We're adults. We're familiar with them, yes.

Yeah. And that is the most stolen from aisle, that aisle, in every Kohl's store because it's got the most expensive products. So we were having so much theft because the people were just going, grabbing, walking through. Like, it was just a quick line of theft um it was like that channel in mexico they just go under the tunnel to get all the drugs out so then we had to move them and then it was really challenging when they started remember when they first brought it in everyone was struggling then they took out the weight limit do you remember when they did that that

was a great time for everyone that was the golden era it was but then the theft went through the roof people were scanning avocados as bloody sultanas. They were saving money. Well, just a potato. I mean, come on. That's pretty easy. A potato. Figure it out.

An avocado is a potato. Yeah, yeah, yeah. And that's very civil looking. True, true, true. And so, Brooklyn, you're saying that they've gone back to being really difficult youth. Have they brought back the weight limit? It's worse than it's ever been. They brought it back.

With no bags now. I'm like, sorry, can I get a bag, thanks? She's like, yeah, sure, let me just go grab one. So walk around and get them. Like, it wants you to say at the start of the whole process, like, what sort of bag you've got. But then they're also on to you for stealing the bag and not scanning the bag.

Really? And it can pick up the weight of those plastic bags now. It's just such a pain in the arse. He'd rather starve at this point than have to go grow through shopping. You know what? It's so bad, I think I'm going to go to Audi

where they literally scan and throw. Yeah. They're just like, you just catch it. And I don't mind that. Yep, I'm into it. No, that's way too stressful for me, that shit. That'd make your anxiety go through the roof.

Absolutely. Hurling produce at my face? No, thank you. But I like other people feeling pressure that they need to get the F out of there. Like, move it. True. All right, that was a very good first interview.

A round of applause. Congratulations. A round of applause. Get you back on the show. I've done radio a little bit. Yeah, I'm impressed. Yeah, he's far more experienced than either of us. He's ancient.

As Helen Keller once said, this podcast is fucking dope. You're listening to Is It Just Me? You know our VO guy, Brad. How good is he? That's Brad. Oh, right. Brad. Did you not even recognise him?

I didn't. Not with that old school voice. There you go. Speaking of The Office, that's where we all work together. We work at KISS, a radio station in Sydney, and on the Kylan Jackie Show. You're the newsreader. Mitch, you're Meek Mitch. You're a character behind the, and I'm the Kylan Jackio. So you're the newsreader. Mitch, you're Meek Mitch. You're a character behind the scenes.

I'm the catchcock. So we're all involved in some way. And isn't it weird that you, Meek Mitch, are Meek Mitch on that show? I mean, anyone listening to this realises you're anything but Meek. I'm a bit like you where I'm a bit shy and awkward, and Kyle likes to give nicknames based off first impressions. So because I was like, oh my God, it's Kyle Sanderlinds, he's so tall, and I was nervous to meet him where I'm a bit shy and awkward, and Kyle likes to give nicknames based off first impressions. Yeah. So because I was like, oh, my God, it's Kyle Sandilands.

He's so tall. And I was nervous to meet him. I guess it just stuck. He's like, there's an alliteration there. Meek Mitch. That's all I'm rolling with. See, I think it's bad because your character is Meek Mitch. So whenever you're on air, you're just, oh, hello.

I become Meeker, yeah. But then there's all this, like, you're just so funny, and that doesn't get to go on the show. Oh, they've got enough funny people showing off on the show. It's fine. I've got a role to play, and that's Meek Mitch. I take it very seriously. Well, you play your role very well.

Be yourself. The newsreader. And that has, in turn, given you a whole bunch of headlines on the internet. It has. It says head lies. Some correct, some lies. Well, I'm pretty sure I'd know which ones are fake. Yeah, but the thing is... Considering they're about me, but let's give it a go. The real, some lies. Well, I'm pretty sure I'd know which ones are fake, considering they're

about me, but let's give it a go. The real ones were fucked. Some of them were so fucked. Do you have Brooklyn's news theme in the system here? I want you to do it like you're actually reading it. What would that be called? Do you know? Just type in Kiss Newsbed, or Kiss News, see what comes up.

Yeah, you're right, let me see. What's a stager? Is that a thing? Oh yeah, yeah, a new stager. You got it? Yeah, you're right. Let me see. What's a stager? Is that a thing? Oh, yeah. Yeah, a new stager. You got it? Yeah, I found it. Here we go. All right.

First headline. Kiss 1065. Go. This is Kiss News. Kiss FM newsreader Brooklyn Ross confirms new romance after ill-fated appearance on national television. Ill-fated appearance. What did you do?

Appearance on national television. Ill-fated appearance. What did you do? So this was when, I think it was last year, I went on a new reality dating show on Channel 10 with Julia Morris. Oh, yeah. Funny. What was it called again?

Blind Date. Blind Date. So it was like old-fashioned. You were on one side. There was a wall with three guys. Yeah, like perfect match from the olden days. Yeah, yeah. And they just redid it and um i mean

it wasn't very good but i ended up sort of connecting with this guy that i chose um and there's still in my news booth now there is still this huge painting like a it looks like a painting but it's a photograph yeah of me and this random guy from the the dating show oh like it's huge it looks like it's huge. It looks like. It's too big and good to throw out, but I don't know what I'm supposed to do with it. From memory, it looks almost like you'd expect that painting of Rose from Titanic. Very erotic. Was there fruit involved?

Yes, yes, yes. Yeah, it's one of those kind of. We're both shirtless. Well, you can't hang that in your new place with your new partner, can you? No, I certainly can't. She settled down. I had to wind it back. Yes, yes.

And he'll be up to it. I'm the only single one here. Jesus, hit me up. Okay, I certainly can't. She settled down. I had to wind it back. Yes, yes. He'll be up to it. I'm the only single one here. Jesus, hit me up. Okay, so that's correct. That's correct. All right, there we go. I love how they connected the two. He's found new love, but let's remind him of an old failed love

in the same headline. Well, next headline. Kiss 106.5. Go. This is Kiss News. That is exactly the length. Kiss FM News reader Brooklyn Ross is caught with his pants down with a measuring tape during a wild night out with two male pals.

What the fuck? Yes, this one's true. Oh, you're joking. So, and me and my friends laugh about this all the time and we always did like, out with two male pals again. So all this was is I did a story on my Instagram and it was like a little joke. And I had, I was like having a few beverages with some friends at the time and they had a measuring tape in their house for some reason.

So I like got the measuring tape. I had a friend standing next to me and I was kind of behind the door and i walk out from the door with the measuring tape you know quite long i turn around and i'm like this is exactly the length just like a funny joke yeah you know a lol for five seconds and yes i got that and i had my clothes on as well it's like what can you say and do that won't be turned into a news headline? Do you ever research for your news bulletins first thing in the morning and then see yourself on the internet and you're like, oh, God.

I have done before. Yeah. I don't know. It's been pretty quiet lately, actually. You haven't said anything filthy that could be taken out of context. Now's your opportunity. Say something that they can use in the headline. Actually, I once did a podcast and a Daily Mail story came out of the podcast.

And I was doing the podcast thinking, not thinking about that at all. Yeah, of course. Not thinking anyone would listen. And anyway, there was a Daily Mail story. You've got to be careful what we say. Hi, Daily Mail, if you live here. Hi, we love you. All right, headline number three.

Kiss 1065. This is Kiss News. Kyle and Jackie O's newsreader reveals he's rekindled his relationship with adopted long-lost son. What? How can you be adopted and long-lost? No. You went above and beyond to find them and then just ditched them. True.

This one is not correct, but I don't know if you've got some, but there are headlines about children. Oh. Did you find any of them? There might be one coming up. Yeah, well, I'll save it then. Children? So you haven't abandoned any adopted children? No.

Good, good. There's no Brooklyn orphans around. No. That's good news. Brooklyn orphans. Okay, number four. Kiss 1065. Go.

This is Kiss News. Mikey and Emma's newsreader breaks down on air in emotional tirade. Oh, yes. Now, this is going back. Really? I remember this. Shit. This was, like, when it was actually way before we had the postal vote

for gay marriage, like, years before that even. But I remember there was something in the news about uh they were saying that the politicians at the time were staying away from gay marriage because western sydney was so against it and western sydney was such a crucial um voting area and mikey and emma who you were working for on the edge that's a western city radio station yeah exactly so obviously i was their newsreader and they're full supportive of me so we were like we need we did this campaign about trying to like convince western sydney or at least make politicians aware that you know western sydney

isn't just some homophobic yeah area um and then it sort of all like culminated in me one day on air um talking about my mum who's not that into gay stuff and yeah i just was like i cried a bit on air and then yeah it became a bit of a story from memory she had said something about not wanting to come to your wedding if you were to get married gay married obviously yeah i was saying i was like the whole campaign we did i was like oh the whole campaign we did, I was like, oh, it's really nice. You know, thanks for your support, everyone. And then I said, look, to be honest,

I probably don't think I ever would get married, even if gay marriage was approved, because, like, my mum wouldn't come to the wedding. That sort of stuff. Have you changed your mind since then? She's still the same. Really? Yeah.

Yeah, I think I would get married It wouldn't stop me Has she met your partner now? Oh no Really? No No interest? No

Where did you grow up again? I was born in Gosford And then lived in Dubbo for a while So you can blame the whole rural thing Well yeah I suppose She's definitely rural. Yeah, gotcha. I feel off playing this, but it's correct.

It feels out of place. So one's right. Before you started being Mikey and Emma's newsreader for a Western Sydney radio station, were there conversations about, yo, how gay can I be? Because obviously there was that belief that Western Sydney hates the gays. Yeah, of course. There was a conversation about it, how gay can I be? Because obviously there was that belief that Western Sydney hates the gay.

Yeah, of course. There was a conversation about it, like, and I'd not been anywhere on air openly gay before. I was on the edge. So it was new to me to even do that. And I remember when I had the interview with them, I don't know, it must have just been obvious that I was gay or I said something about it. And they were like, oh, well, we really want you to be on it, you know, just open about it when you're on our show.

Like, there's nothing to hide or anything like that. So they were the ones who really were like, I mean, it was weird. It just, it wasn't even up for discussion. It was just like, yeah, you just be yourself, you know? Great. And at that point point at least like in my private life i like everyone i knew personally knew i was gay i wasn't hiding anything so yeah it just started but i was pretty nervous just because of the audience like western

sydney um but honestly i mean it was just so good like and i really do believe that like the thing is western sydney is so heavily religious at times so that really stops particularly older people from you know allowing themselves to accept it but i think you know younger people everyone's fine with it yeah it's really i'll tell you what they must have enjoyed having a gay voice on the edge so much because when i started at the edge if anything i had to be gayer to fill the void because you weren't working there at the time. I inherited all of your old gay skewed segments.

I was doing gay or nay where people would call in being like, my eldest son loves drama in school. Is he gay? And I'd have to say gay or nay. And that used to be a Brooklyn thing. So they loved it. He paved the way for Mitch.

I hope you enjoyed yourself with all that. Did you get any phone calls from Westies like I did being like, oh, get him off, I hate his voice. Maybe that's just my voice. Yeah, I'm sorry to tell you, I really didn't. It was all good for me. And I've got to say, now that I run Kiss's social media, we don't get any hate about Brooklyn either.

So there's a lot of people that would easily assume, oh, being in the position you're in, you must get a lot of criticism. No. Not really. I never see it. It actually does surprise me even to this day. Yeah. Because I just think, what it is, is I do see people who still get bullied about it.

Yeah. And it's weird because I really never see it for myself. Yeah. But, you know, it doesn't make me think that it's all good. Like, there are still big problems out there. Yeah. Also, we are privileged in a position of power or authority or we're out there and our voices are out there.

And I think an easier target is a kid at school who's gay or someone you work with who's gay, not people who speak on the radio. Like, I just hope what I've done over the years is make people who may bully someone for being homophobic think, oh, well, you know, Brooklyn's just a normal guy working on air. And so I just hope I've normalized it a bit. I think between you being on air and also people like Mike and Emma, Carlton and Jackie O being fully supportive, it would change minds. Well, you helped me because I'm on air as well.

You fully helped me. And then here we are, the start of this year, on the Kiss Mardi Gras parade float together. Yes, when Kyle and Jackie were late. And they're like, just get the fuck Ashcock up there with Brooklyn. Just get them up there. And I'm like, all right. I wasn't meant to be on it.

The station gays march, boys. Get on the float. But the best thing was when Kyle and Jackie did turn up, the rule was the Mardi Gr When Kyle and Jackie O Did turn up The rule was The Mardi Gras law Is that you can only have Like four people On a float at a time

And Cash Cog Just didn't get off He's like No screw it I couldn't get off He was still catching His breath from getting on It was a one way strip

So I got pushed to the end And Jackie's like Hi babe Nice to meet you I'm like sorry I can't move Anyway Have you got any more headlines for us?

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Let's pump through these ones. Ready? Kiss 1065. Go. This is Kiss News. Revealed. Dramatic.

Yeah. How Kyle and Jackie O's gay newsreader, Brooklyn Ross, accidentally slept with a woman with those photos. Oh, God. I think this one was from the podcast that I was just talking about. Oh, really? It's right. So this one.

This story. This is probably like my funnest story to tell from my life. It was the radio awards on the Central Coast. Yeah. No, on the Gold Coast. And obviously our radio awards,'s just like free alcohol all night and you're with all the people you work with and so everyone just gets absolutely wasted think the logies but way more under the influence of and it's not filmed so no one's trying to stay

sober and everyone's either dated someone or want to date someone they worked with each other 10 years ago it's incestuous so the the whole award show had happened and then there were after parties after that so i was at one of these after parties and i was just going around trying to get a crew together to come with me to the gay club on the gold coast i think it's shut down now yeah i don't think there is any gay clubs on the gold coast i was there recently that was my first question um and so but no one would come they're like no we want to stay at this party and i just got so drunk and i was like well i want to go so screw you i'm going so i walk to the club and i'm just so really drunk at this point i know what you're like when you're drunk it's not pretty and yet you function it's impressive you're a good drunk you're a fun drunk yeah you're fun but yeah you know you've tried to kiss me at the first

christmas party at this at arn do you remember, well, I was just trying to get you out of the closet. Yeah, I know. It was very nice. God, I hope HR aren't listening. That's the problem. I know. I was fine with it. I was fine with it.

So I'm at this club and my sort of type of guy is not like big, buff, masculine guy. It's more, you know, just sort of a cute, girly guy, whatever. So this girly guy is walking around and start chatting to him outside and, you know, just sort of a cute girly guy, whatever. So this girly guy is walking around and start chatting to him outside and, you know, just getting along nicely. It was all good. And then we had a little kiss and started making out and we go up onto the dance floor for a bit. And I can feel through his pants that he's got, like,

something quite erect down there yeah and i'm thinking to myself like shit so i'm must be hot tonight like this guy like still got it brooklyn is so turned on yeah i'm going okay this is great and i had a hotel room there so i'm like hey do you want to like come back to the hotel room and he kept he kept putting it off putting it off it was still keen but he's like oh i don I don't know, I don't know. So it was getting late and I was like, look, you know, I'm going to go. Do you want to come or not? And he's like, oh, I just need to tell you something first.

So he gets his phone out, writes a little message in the notes, hands it to me and it says, I'm actually transitioning female to male. I'm sorry, I didn't tell you sooner or something. And so what I was feeling was actually like a prosthetic. Oh, it was a piece. So it was rock hard because it was fiberglass. Oh dear. I literally was thinking, I'm like, holy shit.

It must be so good. It feels like there's screws in it or something. What have I done? And anyway, I just said, I'd never done that before. And I was like, I don't really care. Like, you know, I'm open to it. So, yeah, accidentally slept with a woman. That doesn't sound like an accident to me.

No, I mean, it wasn't really. You still went ahead with it. Yeah. But, you know, it to me. No, I mean, it wasn't really. You still went ahead with it. Yeah, but, you know, it's fine. Like, it was actually, it was great. Yeah. And the other thing, other than the word accidentally in that headline, is a woman. If they've just said to you that they're transitioning,

then they're not a woman. Correct. There's so many issues with that headline. True. Yeah. Well, there you go. Well, that's the story. I think we should end it on that, don't you?

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I'll listen to my own episode. I meant, is there any little Brooklyn fangirls that'll come along and listen? Oh, right. I don't know. Maybe. Do I have to promote for you boys? Oh, please do. Of course I will. An Insta story will be fine.

Yes. You know what? Let's get a photo with your picture you got from the blind date. That'd be funny. Okay, we'll go get it. It's just next door. Oh my God, that's

great. Now, we talked a lot about things you've done over your career, Brooklyn. I had no idea until recently that you used to be, it makes me

laugh to say it, the sports reporter for Alan Jones. What the hell? Yes, 2GB. Who's Alan Jones for people who might not be familiar? Oh, Alan Jones is a massive shock jock. One of the best known shock jocks in this country, really. 100%.

And how many consecutive number one surveys has he had? Oh God, I don't know. In the hundreds I think. He's been number one. He's demographic as old people. But he dominates AM radio so talk back. And I've done work experience with him. You've done work experience with him. I had a job there, just so you know. Yeah, we just went over that.

Sorry, I didn't realise. He's the sport reporter of all jobs. How did that come about? Well, I really wanted a job in Sydney. So I was working in Canberra at the time, and I was desperate to move to Sydney. So I was just applying for jobs everywhere. And the company, 2GB, had just started a station in Melbourne.

But I didn't want to move to Melbourne. And they offered me a job. They're like, oh, do you want to move on our station in Melbourne? Which ended up being shut down because the station was so bad. So I said no to that first offer. And I was like, shit, you don't want to say no. And then they again called me and said, oh, we've got another offer. And this time I was like, I can't say no twice or then they again called me and said oh we've got another offer and this time i was like i can't say no twice or else it's all over yeah and they said so it's a job in sydney

but it's but it's the it's the sports reporter oh and like i have no i mean i don't care yeah at all about sports i could not give a shit whenever i hear your on KISS, it sounds like you know what you're talking about, but I, along with probably most of the KISS listeners, don't give a shit about sports, so we wouldn't be able to correct you anyway. But you play a surf sound effect with a cow, a bunga music. No one's buying that. No, and surfers have

called up and been like, don't even bother. Do you still do that? The wave conditions? Yeah, I think it'll be coming back pretty soon for the coming summer. Yeah. So are you knowledged about sport or no? Well, I am from having worked at that job for a year. You had to make it up.

I did learn. But when I first got there, I just, I had no idea. And I don't know how I survived. I did a few days with Alan, talking to Alan about sport. We've dug out some audio of you doing exactly that. I want to see how confident you sound in faking it about sport. Meanwhile, in the world of sport, plenty happening, and Brooklyn is the new young man on the block.

Brooklyn. Yes, hello, Alan. Morning. Collingwood's number one ruckman, Darren Jolly, will play in the Anzac Day clash with Essendon after overcoming a knee injury. That's at 2.40 at the MCG. Yes, look, I think we lose significance of the impact of all of this and we get it out of perspective.

They're anticipating more than 102,000. There isn't a ticket for love or money for that game in Melbourne today. It's extraordinary. Yeah, that's exactly right. Now, you asked earlier about the Gold Coast Suns. Shut up. They've scored their first ever win in the AFL,

scraping ahead of Port Adelaide by just three points. So finally they got there about six games in. Yes, but which Port Adelaide side are they playing? That's not the Premier Port Adelaide side, surely? Oh, yeah, no. It was a huge upset and it was great to see them do it as well. I didn't know which Port Adelaide side. Fuck if I know.

I'm just going to say, yeah, no. You actually coped way better than I would have in that scenario. So I'd love to sit here and make fun of you, be like, listen to how nervous you sound. But I'm like, oh, you just coped beautifully. That was actually real. That was very well done. Although the intimidating part was Alan's breath while you were talking. You're a bit of a loud breather too.

I don't know if you know that. Particularly on the phone. Am I? Yeah. Oh, well, it's probably just the head. It's like, how's your breather too. I don't know if you know that. Particularly on the phone. Am I? Yeah. Oh, well, it's probably just the head. It's like, how's your day? And then I'm talking and it's here. I know.

My doctor actually suggested that I go on a CPAP machine. What's that? Which is like a sleep apnea. When you're sleeping. Oh, one of those my grandfather used. That was sexy too. I don't want to do it. I just recently found out because of my boyfriend.

He said to me one night, he's like, you realise you breathe through your mouth like all the time? And I'm like, yeah, I thought that was normal. He's like, no, people breathe through their nose. Nah, I do the same thing. Yeah, and then I looked it up and it's a thing and now I'm like, shit, I need to fix that. That's like a, it's an insult.

People call you a mouth breather. Yeah. Yeah. Cause you're like. Yeah. You're like dumb kind of. Yeah. And now I do feel dumb.

It's a whole thing. I can't stop it though. Yeah. Apparently it makes your tongue super dehydrated when you keep breathing in and out. I just thought when I wake up, my mouth is always sort of like that. And I just thought that was normal. Yeah. There you go.

I drool when I sleep. Something horrendous. Oh, God, that's so pleasant. There's like a rainbow serpent snake on my pillow. It's just all over. Is that just because you're gay it comes out rainbow? No, you know the snake, you know the abridged snake. Anyway.

Hey, so am I correct in saying that you didn't complete your uni degree? You dropped out after a year. Dropped out, yes. I dropped out after a year as well, didn't you? I dropped out after a semester. I'm sensing a theme. Kiss, love, hiring, dropout. Was it just not your thing? No, I did love it, but I went back for my second year and then while I was there, I got offered a job. And so I went to the, it was before the like hex cutoff

point. And I went to my course coordinator and I was like, oh, I really want a degree, but, you know, I got offered this job. And he was like, mate, people finish the degree and can't get a job. I can just leave and work. Was that not the 2GB job? What was that? No, that was on the south coast at Power FM. Damn, okay.

Is that like Nauru? Further south than that. Jesus. Further Bogan and isolated. How was that? Were you allowed to be the gay Brooklyn on air? That was like I'd grew up. I did all high school down that way.

Gotcha. So I thought it was really cool because it was the station I listened to growing up. So all my friends, I was like, oh my God, I'm on the radio down here. Yeah. With like three listeners. So fast tracking from there, we've gone Powerm eventually at the edge via alan jones yeah and then you ended up working for kiss kyle and jackie o's newsreader yes how did that come about i heard that you just filled in for the other newsreader one day and they disliked you or something yeah like yeah i

was at the edge so whenever the newsreader that was on Carl and Jackie O was sick, they would put me on. And there were days where I would be on both stations. Like I would record the edge news, which they don't normally do. But in this situation, like, oh, well, we don't want you to lose you from the edge. So I would do that. And, yeah, I just filled in more and more and more.

And then by the end of the year they were like, yeah, do you want to just do it full time? Is it for that reason that you've never had a sick day? Yeah, it is. Because you don't want some bastard to fill in and they like you. Have you never had one sick day? I've had, like, two in five years. Wow.

I mean, it's all right now. Like, I think I could have a sick day and I'm not, like, paranoid. But, yeah, for ages after that I was like, look, if they had some sick days, I'm not fired. Like, I'm not going to do it. And like, you know, so many people would say to me, like, you can have sick days. It's fine.

Like I had eye surgery, laser eye surgery. And so, yes, but like, and then you are wearing these big black glasses for like a week. And I was headed on a, say a Wednesday. Yeah. And I was like, well, I still want to come to work. And literally our like head national content director was saying to me, he's like, Brooklyn, don't come to work. You can have a day off.

And I'm like, no, no, I'll be right. And I came to work the next day. So you're pretty secure now. You know you've got the job and it's yours. Yeah, but I also love, like, I just love being at work. So I wouldn't want to be sitting at home. I've never had a sick day, actually, at this job. Ever.

I just. Yeah, why would you? It's just great. It's a great place to work. It's not like a tough job. Yeah. And so what hoops did you have to go through to get the job and say, yep, it's yours? Just, you know, corporate life. Things have to stay secret for a while. Yeah. And so what hoops did you have to go through to get the job and say, yep, it's yours? Just, you know, corporate life, things have to stay secret for a while. And it was my dream

to work for Kyle and Jackie O for so many years. And I got taken into the office and they said, hey, you know, we want you to do it next year. Are you interested? I'm like, am I interested? Like, yes, I'm very interested. And then they're like okay great well yep it's yours just don't say anything um off you go go back to work so i had to like go back into the office with everyone around me yeah and just pretend like i hadn't achieved my life goal dream that was so difficult you're glowing i've had a coffee i've just had a coffee that's all gives you a bit of time to draft the big Facebook announcement though. Guys, I got

the job. When were you eventually allowed to announce it? Oh, yeah. It was like maybe the next year, the start of the next year or something like that. Fun. I want to know, what's your plan? Like, what's your career goals? What do you do next after doing this? Which was your career goal that you wanted to hit? Yeah.

I don't know. I just want to do it for as long as possible. Like, I actually just, I'm not, I'll think about that if it was to ever come to an end. But, you know, hopefully that doesn't happen for a long, long time. Do you want to be on TV? Not really. Like, I mean, yeah, I suppose. I've been thinking about, I'd love to be on Sydney Weekender. Oh, yeah. We've got thinking about, I'd love to be on Sydney Weekender. Oh, yeah.

We've got the next Katrina Roundtree here. Far out. I don't know, like, what to do. Yeah, right. You know what I mean? Yeah. And I just love radio so much. Yeah.

Would you go into management? Would you be a content director or a boss or anything like that? Oh, yeah. Yep, yep. I think you'd be a great one. You'd be very good at that. Yeah. Well, I have on iHeartRadio, I have a gay radio station that I've been doing for a few years.

I don't... I remember it. Yeah. Like, we used to have a breakfast show and, like, all these promotions and prizes and all that. But it's sort of... It's not that much these days. It's just music now. But it's called Gay Pop pop on i heart radio and um

yeah i mean so i've sort of been through that journey of like being in charge of stuff and i loved it it just made me it actually made me realize how important news is to a music radio station which is not that important yeah so it's but it just made me appreciate my role and my job even more you know because um you know news i mean i think people love hearing the news in the morning it's kind of thing but in the whole scheme of a radio station like there's a lot of other things going on as well yeah you're right i'll tell you one thing that i wouldn't like about your job in particular because right before the kyle and jackie o show starts like their show opener you say what is it again you're like oh and the k Show starts, like their show opener, you say, what is it again?

You're like, oh, and the Kyle and Jackie O Show starts now. Yeah. And I reckon at that moment, at 5.59 right before it starts, as you're wrapping up your news, that's when people lean in a little closer to the radio to hear whether the show is actually starting. Because on a sick day, if Kyle and Jackie don't come in and there's no show, you're the one that delivers that bad news news i always picture when he says what what's the phrase you use instead and get oh well normally

i'd say get ready the kyle and jackie show starts now but if not i would just say at 6 59 on the kyle and jackie show like and they might play something they've already done before and it'll go into a song and that's the moment that I picture everyone in their car being like, no show today, fuck you, Brooklyn! Or the opener will play, and then it's me just being like, hi! Fucking hell. Sometimes I get messages and they're like,

why isn't the show on? Where's the show? I'm like, I don't know. There was a period of time I didn't realise that Instagram added a call button to the Instagram profile for Kyle and Jackie O. Can people call you through Instagram now? Well, not anymore because I figured it out, but they added a call button in one of the

Instagram app updates and my number's linked to the Kyle and Jackie O Instagram. Figured it out after a while. I got like a lot of phone calls from listeners and they're like, is that you, Kyle? I'm like, no. Is that you, Kyle? Yeah, one of them said, is that you, Kyle? I was like, what the hell's going on? Is that you, Kyle?

Do you get a lot of younger people listening that reach out, oh, how do I become a journalist, that sort of thing? Yes, yeah, definitely, sometimes. But more people reaching out about, like, I think my friend might be gay or, like, I think my son is gay. They're playing gay or nay with you. There you go. Yeah, and they just want some advice and stuff, which is lovely.

I mean, it's nice. It's like, I mean, I'm no Buddha with gay advice, but I'll do my best. But you want a few on the radio, I mean, or that are out and proud on air. And I think on a radio show, and particularly on Kyle and Jackie O, it's so honest. and particularly on Kyle and Jackie O, like, it's so honest. And so you really feel like you know the ins and outs of everyone's personal lives. So I think that probably makes you more approachable. Yeah.

Yeah, I would say it's because people think that you're approachable, that they can just slide into your DMs and be like, yo, what's up? Yeah. You wouldn't get a lot, wouldn't you? Yeah, yeah. The thing I find weird is I hear stories about people recognizing you in person like on oxford street and stuff and it's like look who's talking whenever i go out with you

on oxford street you are the huge celebrity everyone wants to get a photo with you when you're in when you're in like instagram social media star like everyone knows your face that's a stretch that's a stretch but that was my point is that people they have Insta-stalked you after hearing you on the show or something because everyone knows who you are in that tiny strip of video. Yeah, it is a bit weird when you're just on radio, you forget that videos go up and stuff and you're just like, you'll get recognised randomly at places and you'll think, God, I never thought it would happen here.

You know what I mean? Hey, did we ever find the story during that head lice thing you were doing, Mitch? The story about how there was a period of time where you were potentially going to become a father? Oh, yeah. You were going to... Oh, I had and I cut it short because we went over time. But yeah, tell us that story. So I just had this girlfriend, like a friend that's a girl, who she had already had one child, but then broke up with the child's dad yeah and she wanted

more than one kid and so we went to a wedding like a friend's wedding together and got drunk and then made this plan in our minds of like oh why don't you be the sperm donor kind of thing and she was pretty keen to have the kid sooner rather than later and so it all sort of just happened like plans started being made even when you were sober you were like oh shit yeah yeah and then we had to well we had to properly think about it and discuss it and then i was like i was like yeah i'm keen like definitely um and i was single at this we were both single um and this was only like at the start of this year so it wasn't that long ago yeah but since then uh i've got a boyfriend which wouldn't that like that doesn't really matter but she also got a new boyfriend which is great for her like it works for her and she's actually

just now told me that she's um possibly pregnant so oh there you go i wondered what happened with that story because you brought it up on kiss like Like, oh, I might become a dad. And then we never heard the update. I was like, is he one? Like, what's the guy with been nine months? But would you have had sex or would you have donated the sperm? Well, I said I would be happy to have sex. Yeah.

I think it's just easier. I don't think I could, even if I wanted to. If someone said, yo, would you father my child? I'd be like, sure, but I'm not stabbing it up there. Like, you've got to. So have either of you done that with a woman? Yeah. No, no, no.

So that's what I have. And so I was like, well, I did it back then. You have? Yeah. I didn't realise you had. Yes, you have. When was that? When was that? Yeah. High school, after high school you had. Yes, you have. When was that? When was that?

Yeah. High school after high school, when I lived overseas. Oh, okay. Yeah. No, I'm what you call a platinum gay because I wasn't conceived or born naturally and I've never been near a woman's vajorts. So I've just been avoiding that region my whole life. Well done.

I know. I don't know why that's an achievement. Yeah, don't go gloating. But like gay guys often say that I've had offers. Like gay guys often say to straight guys, well, maybe just me, but how do you know you're not straight unless you try it? I think you frigging know, right? Like I just have zero interest in going there, you know what I'm saying?

You could turn... I've turned many a straight guy with that same line in reverse. Well, that's true because you're... You have not, really? Well, your current boyfriend wasn't openly gay before you met him, right? No. He was, for all intents and purposes, straight. Yeah.

Are you his first boyfriend? Yeah. That's what I'm saying. Like, literally, he converted him. There you go. And that's fun to do that, I think. Look at the smug look on your face. You've watched so many pornos about converting straight guys.

You're like, I did it. I did it. Do you think he's the one? Do you like him? Yeah, I do. He's great. We live together now. Yeah.

How's that going? Great. Great. Because, again, Kyle positions you as this one that's, like, afraid of commitment and will never settle down. So when you started living together after five minutes, it was like, oh, okay. Yeah. But I've met Darren. He minutes it was like oh okay yeah but i've met darren he's lovely yeah he follows me so i'm sure he's lovely i'll follow him back yeah but i basically with my partner too like yeah it's

two minutes from work so i'm and i finish at midnight so i'm there every weeknight yeah so it's just that's like i knew the reason we officially moved in together was we just were spending every night together anyway and i was like let, let's just do it. May as well. And like you said, we're talking off air. You just know sooner if they're the right person for you. Yeah. Why wait? Yeah, I agree.

Relationship talk. Oh, God. We're tiring you out. We can't relate. It's more the problem. By the way, I love how you've stopped correcting me whenever I say Darren. Yeah, well, we just roll with it. His name's not Darren. That's what I was thinking. I'm like, fuck, I didn't think his name was Darren. When I first met him, I was like, I say Darren. Yeah, well, we just roll with it. His name's not Darren.

That's what I was thinking. I'm like, fuck, I didn't think his name was Darren. When I first met him, I was like, oh, Darren. He's like, it's Damien. And then every time thereafter, Brooklyn would be like, it's fucking Damien. I was so confused. That was when I realised that I've just become my father. That's the sort of thing he would find funny.

It's such a dad joke. That is such a dad joke, getting the name wrong perpetually. And then he'd say to me, like he'd correct me and go, it's Damien. And I'd go, oh, what did I say? I was like, fuck, I am my father. He makes those dumb jokes that pisses everyone off. All right, we've had you for long enough. I think we should.

Thanks for having me. I've had so much fun. Yeah, it's a bit of fun. Different to your normal, you know, 9 to 5. It is. Or 6 to 10, whatever. But it feels like we are really on the radio. It's not just like a chill podcast.

See, I've been trying to get him out of radio mode, but it's just not happening. I can't shake it. It's just in my bones. I have to. I don't like dead air, and I don't like slow, dragged out. Because there are some podcasts that go a bit too far the other way, and I'm like, can you guys just put a bit of effort in? Do we have the grab of the other, is it just me?

Because we learnt the hard way when we first launched, that when you type into the search, is it just me, that a million other podcasts with the same name exist. And one of them, it's just this deranged man yelling at his iPhone voice memo. It's completely senseless. And we listen to all the other, is it just me? I think this could be it. Hold on.

Let's see. Turn our music off. Time. Five seconds. And now it's time for me to fuck some shit up. What's up, everybody? It's been a while. It's September 2nd.

Should I put the dates on? Yeah, fuck it. September 2nd. Should I put the dates on? Yeah, fuck it. September 2nd 2017. Drinking? How the hell are you? Well, you know, just because you say what date it is, that doesn't mean that actually verifies what date it is.

Hey, check it out, everybody. It's August 14th. That's enough. It goes on for 40 minutes. Way too far the other way. So on the spectrum of radio show to that, we're somewhere in the middle, I'd say. Also, I'm on my own at night. I have no one to bounce off.

So I just have to keep the ball going. You're used to having silence to fill by yourself. We're here, Dallin. It's fine. We got you. I can just relax. It's hard to do it on your own, though. You'd know.

You've done stuff on your own, right? Yeah, I hate it. I actually didn't like it. Yeah. Well, it's all you've got. It's all you've got. Well, look, thanks very much for hanging out with us, Brooklyn. It's very late in the day for you.

It's nearly your bedtime. It is. Yeah, but I went to the gym. I had a little gym sesh in between work and this. Yeah, good. You get up earliest out of anyone in the whole team, so yes. Off to bed for you. Thank you for hanging out with us.

Good night, boys. Where can people follow you, though? At Brooklyn Ross, right? Yep. On Instagram, Twitter? All that juice, right? Yep. On Instagram, Twitter? All that juice, Twitter? I don't really use Twitter. Just Instagram.

I don't really do much on Instagram either, to be honest. We're trying to plug you, mate. You can message me on there. Great. Follow away. But you should probably message me, though, because I'm the only single one anyway. Thank you, guys, for listening, everyone.

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This is the secret part. We didn't even tell Brooklyn that's how secret it is. He's taking his headphones off. Is he still in the podcast now? So we do this thing on the show where we wrap up, we make it sound like we're finished, and then we talk shit for like another 10 to 20 minutes.

Oh my God, I want to go home. I know. But here's the thing, because people like my neighbour, Joanne in Bogengate, listen to the show. I'm hoping that I trick those people out so that then we can talk real shit. Like this is when we talk filth, because I'm hoping that most of the people aren't listening anymore. It's like a secret society. Do you think the Daily Mail is listening now?

That's what I'm hoping that they are not. That's why I'm going to ask you, what do you hate most about your job? I was reserving that question for AD Debrief. I hated when Coffee John stopped making me coffees because... Yeah, what was that about again? We just had our own, like, personal relationship fight kind of thing. Yep. And, yeah, I was banned from the coffees.

And I couldn't complain about it because I had made the problem myself, really, by getting involved. I do love John. Oh, we do. John's a sweetheart. I think he listens, actually. Yeah. He's said a couple of times, oh, I love the show this week,

so he might listen. Oh, that's very sweet. God. See, I've said that too and he listens, actually. Yeah. He's said a couple of times, oh, I love the show this week, so he might listen. Oh, that's very sweet. God. See, I've said that too, and I didn't listen. Yeah. You don't really know that. You didn't know about AD Debrief. That's the name of the segment.

No, no, I do. It's fine. People can live tweet, so we got one. Oh, I hate it when he does this. Loved Brooklyn on the show today from Jackie O. That's real. He goes, during AD De brief, he goes rogue. That is ADD.

And he pretends that people are live tweeting, even though that's not possible because this isn't a live broadcast. Really? Hold on. That tweet, that bird sound effect just reminds me so much of Today FM, can I just say? This one? Yeah.

Is it from Today FM? Well, I think it's generic. Why? Where have you heard that at Today FM? Oh, they used to be on everything. Yeah, back when social media exploded, it would be huge. This is the M-Top 20. Remember Charlie from High Five had like a night showbiz type gossip show?

Scoopla. Scoopla. I'm sure that fucking bird was played like 10,000 times. You're not wrong. Fucking little bird. I'd shoot that thing. I get in trouble for playing000 times. You're not wrong. Fucking little bird. I'll shoot that thing. I get in trouble for playing sound effects. Do you know what's the worst thing?

Because he just sits there and plays sound effects. And I'm like, why are we doing this secret segment if it's not even good? And then people now are encouraging him. If you go through our podcast reviews, it's just, I'd like a jazz band ambient sound effects, please, Mitch. In this segment here? Yes. Our dumb listeners are encouraging him to play sound effects,

even though I hate it. I'm into a jazz band, though. Yeah, me too. I'm just going to find something on YouTube. I've got one. I'm prepared. I listen to my fans. Oh, this is good.

See? Ready? Fine. And I'll get good questions out of Brooklyn. Ready? I think that, no, no, no. I still think that's too over the top, though. It's very big band.

Yeah, that's not ambient. That's like big band. Brooklyn's got one. Hang on. Video will play after ad. Oh, great. We're sitting through YouTube ad. Damn.

This is why ADD Brief is a shit segment. Yeah. Have we considered getting rid of it? No, not going to happen. I like it. I mean, if someone's... To me, this is what a podcast is, right? Yeah. Have we considered getting rid of it? No, not going to happen. I like it. I mean, if someone's... To me, this is what a podcast is, right? Yeah.

This, like, this bit where you're not really... Okay. This is jazz? This is Mario Kart music. This is what he... I think it just sounds like that because it's playing through a phone. Yeah, it sounds like the main menu. Like, you hit start on the PlayStation to go up.

You know what this sounds like? Everyone put up to the mic. Okay, it sounds like the main menu. Like you'd hit start on the PlayStation to go and watch. You know what this sounds like? Everyone put up to the mic. Okay, take your shirt off. Shoes off too. Lie on bed, face down. Do you use this music to lure twinks in Brooklyn back in the single days? What music did I use to lure twinks? Charlie XCX or some rubbish.

Yeah, just Brittany. Or Gaga. Gaga worked a bloody treat. You do love a twink, don't you? I wouldn't call them twinks. Yeah, I wouldn't call Daryl a twink either. He's very handsome, though. I found this is a random guy that I found on the system.

And everyone's got an opinion of this new dash cam video showing a car and truck colliding in a Sydney tunnel. That's when you said cunt on radio. No, I didn't quite get that. It was cunt. Did you just realise into it? Yeah, I think so. Have you had any big stuff ups on air that have been embarrassing?

You haven't laughed it off. You've felt genuine shame? Just probably my whole time with alan jones that was pretty terrible yeah what about the time that they made you read the news like naked on the side of the road that was in the early days of kyle that was like about a week in and i thought oh this is what it's all gonna be like you know it was funny at once um quite recently actually yeah um i was sitting there looking at my camera system that i've got set up in the kiss studios and the show starts kyle and jack are talking and brooklyn's

talking and i was like hang on he's not fucking in his seat where is he he accidentally booked a holiday while the show was still on air so rather than just cancelling the holiday they just set up an isdn line in his bloody Airbnb in Byron Bay. He just did the news from a balcony of some beautiful beach house. You did not. It was, yeah, it was so nice. So you got your leave wrong? No, I got my leave right, but then they decided to not be off during the off period.

Yeah, they were like, we're going to work through the holidays. Yeah, and so then they're like, Brooklyn, we're working through the holidays. And I was like, well, I've booked a holiday. That's so funny. I just convinced them to do it from there. How the hell did you convince them

to let you do the news from a beach house? Well, it really didn't sound much different. It really, really didn't. Yeah. But it was annoying. Like, Kyle kept saying,

oh, look, you're on holiday. But a holiday sucks when you've got to be up at 4am every day. Yeah, it's not a holiday. No, it was pretty shit, to be honest. Did you get more, like, recredited your leave? Yeah, I didn't have to take the leave.

Oh, how good. Yeah. Can you explain what this is? Oh, yeah, cloudy over the weekend and then sunny today. What's, oh, yeah. I think they were just making fun of me being so relaxed, like, oh, yeah, it's going to be cloudy. Yeah, nah. nah oh fucking funny all right well did we play our jazz music i think i've hit my yeah it's fine unless you got any other requests but i'm quite

happy for you to not do that you are not it makes the show it does not i just don't like that it derails the conversation sometimes i'm trying to find this bloody photo of you doing the news from that balcony. Where is it? When was it? Oh, there it is. Look at that, Mitch. Oh, what a life. You'd have to scroll back to the 5th of March on the Kyle and Jackie O Instagram.

You in Byron Bay just with a headset just chilling out. Yeah. Look how good that is. And I was there with a couple of friends of mine, and one was this German guy who is, like, really, like, toned and, like, he's hot. And he would get up early and see me, like, out there, and he would make breakfast and then bring it out to me, like, with no shirt on because it was really hot. Like, it was just paradise.

So you were there on your own? No, I had two friends. He said that. Oh, sorry, I was really hot. Like, it was just paradise. Really? So you were there on your own? No, I had two friends. He said that. Oh, sorry. I was preoccupied. One was, like, always in bed, but this German guy would get up. Oh, he was the friend you were with, sorry. Yeah.

What time do you actually go to bed? Because I was joking earlier, it's past your bedtime, but you're up the earliest out of everyone. Probably, like, 8.30. Oh, okay. My show hasn't even started. That's so weird. My work day starts at 9pm. Wow. Isn, okay. My show hasn't even started. That's so weird. My work day starts at 9pm.

Wow. Isn't that crazy? Yeah. Don't you get in at like 6 though? I get in at 6, prep the show plan. So what's, I mean, I definitely should know this, but what's on Kiss between 7 and 9? 7 is the breakfast show in Melbourne, Jason PJ. Oh yeah.

They replay, it's like the hop, but two hours. They're like the night show. And there's two hours of that. Two hours of that. Seven till nine. And then I'm the late night programming nine to 12. Yeah. Yeah.

There you go. Well, yeah, obviously I'm not listening very often. Not many people are. You know who is? Sleep. Kyle. I'm like, no, we'll never get in trouble. I got an email the other day.

It's like, Kyle heard this segment. It has to be scrapped. I'm like, wow, shit. I thought he'd be asleep. Oh, is this you giving away like 10 cents and stuff? Yeah. No, that's still going. That's still going.

Oh, well, he hates that, by the way. Well, what else do you have to give away unless you start giving away like bits of carpet? You don't have to have giveaways, you know. I know, but otherwise there's nothing else. I can't. But you have to, that's what being a radio announcer is. I know, making something out of nothing.

Your job to come up with the other things. What if Brooklyn decided giving away his own shit at the end of news bulletins? That'd be funny. Give us a call now. I've got this key ring that I don't really like anymore. Yeah, see, it's inappropriate. It's not needed all the time. You're exactly right.

I do it one day a week, although it's random. They ebb and flow. I've got Louis Tomlinson tickets all this week. And then I gave- There you go. Yeah, that's great. And then I gave away business class fights last week. It's very odd. Okay, well, enough of the 10 cent giveaway. Yeah, you's great. And then I gave away business class flights last week. It's very odd.

Okay, well, enough of the 10 cent giveaway. Yeah, you're probably right. It just cheapens the whole situation. Definitely. I think it's implied that it is a shit prize. You're not trying to actually claim that as a good prize, right? No, it's horrendous. It's like a piss tank.

Yeah, but cut it. Okay. Listen, the glitz and glamour of breakfast radio is not the same at night. You wouldn't understand. If you give away business class flights and Louis Tomlinson tickets, it is good. But then keep it good. There'll be six weeks

and nothing. That's fine. Just be like, guys, remember when we gave away those business class flights? Just replay it as a best of.

No one needs to know. Yeah, you're right actually. Smart. Alright, let's go. I need to plan my show. I've got to work out how many tents and pieces I can give out tonight.

Yeah, alright. We should go. We kept you longer than you thought I've got to work out how many Tencent pieces I can give out tonight. Yeah, alright. We should go. We kept you longer than you thought you were going to be here because of the secret segment. It's so secret we don't even brief the guests. No, sorry. We should have told you. No, that's not good. Yeah, alright.

What a pleasure. I don't feel like we got anything overly inappropriate out of the bonus segment, though. We should get out of here. We did. It's very late for you. Okay. Thanks for hanging out with us. See you next week.

Bye. That was a very abrupt ending. It was, wasn't it? Yeah. Oh, we haven't done the second secret part, though. Oh, fuck. Bye. Is it just me?

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