Is It Just Me? - TALKBACK TINGZ: Did Lady Gaga Call 3AW?! 📻

Episode Date: November 30, 2020

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Yeah, this is Talkback Tings. You do this set up, I guess, Mitch. It's where I find little bits of gold on Talkback Radio because it's a world of its own that I feel a lot of our listeners don't really get amongst. So they're not familiar with the kind of bizarre magic that happens on Talkback Radio. Exactly.

But today you've found the audio. I have. And in fact, it's a mystery edition. Yes, I'm a little bit unsure of what you mean by that. No. The thing is, this is a piece of audio that is from an Australian radio station down in Melbourne. Okay. 3AW.

Ooh, this is big. This is the first time we've ventured outside of 2SM. Yes, correct. Very true. I haven't heard of these announcers before. I'm going to get the date. Hold on. Wait, I actually didn't get this.

Okay. See, this wouldn't happen if it was me. Like I said, very good storytelling. You'll cut this out. No, I won't. All right. 3AW. News Talk 693.

In 2012, this is eight years ago, Mitchell. Oh, well, don't be withholding good information from me. Why is it only coming up now? Someone called through to the 3AW program late at night. Someone that you admire very much. Right. Someone that you look up to. Someone whose music you consume.

Mitchell Coombs' Lady Gaga called 3AW Talkback Radio to have a chat. Eight years ago in 2012. Oh God. In 2012, she would have been on the Born This Way ball. Correct. She was only on tour. She could have been in Australia at the time. She was in Melbourne at this exact date. That's why. You're kidding. The mystery is open-ended because it was never confirmed nor denied. And the dates line up.

It was never confirmed nor denied. And the dates line up. Wow. So Lady Gaga was just sitting around in her hotel room on tour in 2012 and just tuning the old wireless, found a station and was like, I'm going to have a yarn. Here's the thing. No one knows if it's her because she never admits to being Lady Gaga. It's almost as if she wanted to call through to talk about how good Lady Gaga was

without ever revealing that it was Lady Gaga. Oh, God, it sounds like something that we would do. 100%. Like a day at a print call the radio station. It would have been her and her makeup artist or something. Yeah, 100%. I have it here. Are you ready to roll the mystery? Talk Back Tings featuring Lady Gaga. I've got to tell you, the audio better not disappoint

because so far this is definitely a bit of gold on talkback radio that I haven't heard before. Oh, you're going to love it. I can't believe I haven't heard this. No, it'll blow you away. And I think out of anyone in the world, you'll be able to decipher if it is in fact Stephanie Gemmarosta. What's her name?

I would have done the research if I was to do that. Stephanie Joanne Angelina Germanotta. Angelina Germanotta, correct. Okay, let's roll the audio. My, cheery, first edition of Talk Back Tings. Let's go. It is 13 to 2, Melbourne Town 3RW. Anna Burwood and Bob, please hold.

But right now, Stephanie of Richmond is here. Hello, Stephanie. Hello, how are you? I'm good. I hope you're well. Yeah, how are you guys? How's the weather? You guys?

Hello? Yes, I just didn't catch the last part, Stephanie. I said, how's the weather? How's the... The weather. Oh, the weather. That's fine. It's fine, yes. I hope it's fine in Richmond.

Well, it's a bit drizzly. It's cold, but we seem to be okay. Yes. Yeah, what else do you want to say? I was at a concert on Saturday night. Yes. It was one of the best concerts that I've been to. Who was it? Lady Gaga.

Oh, wow, yeah. Of course. Everyone seems to just love it. John Burns from the Breakfast Program said it was better than the first time he saw her. I was absolutely, I was just speechless. Her shows, her performance, it was unbelievable. Yes, and how many costume changes were there? There were quite a few.

Yeah. I don't know how she does it. She must have, well, she has arrived with a whole team of people, hasn't she, of course, to help her do all that stuff? Yes, I bet she does. I'm glad you enjoyed it. Oh, thank you. That's all right.

Bye, Stephanie. Take care. Bye. Bye now. That's it. That's the audio. Okay. I'm not convinced either way.

Either it's her trying to alter her voice to sound different or it's someone who isn't her trying to sound like her because there were glimpses of her voice. It was the vocal fry that I was like, oh, that's her. The tone was not her at all. To add to the mystery, there was a full thread on the 3AW693 News Talk page that has since been removed. Oh. That I was only reading about a month ago when I found this audio. Okay. 3AW693 news talk page that has since been removed.

Oh. That I was only reading about a month ago when I found this audio. Okay. How did you find this audio? It was sent to me by a contact. I can't reveal who. They probably just Googled it. Yeah, I'm sure they did. Dear Lady Gaga, call the 3AW open line.

It's been viewed 100,000 times. 2012. Don't forget her voice would have sounded different in 2012 too. That was the start of her career. No, no. I reckon 2012 she'd really developed that deep huskiness. She was a bit more baby and mouthy back in 2008 when she first started. She'd been around for a while in 2012.

Hannah May says the dates match up. I was there at the concert in Melbourne. That is her voice. Her voice is identical to when I saw her in concert. That's not identical to her voice, though. They can't just say that. Oh, that's identical to her voice. No, we've all heard it too, bub. You don't have to be at the concert to hear her voice.

Do you think it's Lady Gaga or not? I don't care either way. I actually think it is her because I love the mental picture of her baked off her mind. She would have been. With her makeup artist, like you said, in a hotel. Shall we just call the radio station? It's a terrible impression. God.

I mean, I want to believe it's true, but I'm not. I think it's more likely some smart-ass gay. It would have been someone like you or I. Yeah. That was like, let's call and pretend to be Lady Gaga calling a radio station. There were no podcasts in 2012. No one had any real reason other than to do it for their own amusement. I don't know if you realise this, but sometimes friends like to have fun together and not record it.

Sometimes people just are funny and not for content purposes. Very true. Do you know how many prank calls I've done that I haven't recorded? Really? Oh, my word. Actually, I've been involved in many. That's how this podcast started, I think. We were driving back from down the coast.

We were doing Poppy. That's how Coughing Bit Chicken started. I was like, I need to just call the radio station and just cough at them. And then I was like, why was that genius? We need to do that. Yeah, that's how coughing fit chickens started. I was like, I need to just call the radio station and just cough at them. And then I was like, why was that genius? We need to do that. Yeah, that was ridiculous. Should we call 3AW 963 and ask? Maybe the phone operator knows about it.

Maybe it's a famous thing in the halls of 3AW. Is Dot making a comeback? Yes. Dot returning for the second time this episode. What are you going to do? Are you going to call them and ask about the mystery? Just ask straight up? Yep.

Okay. Music's off. Here we go. Sorry, W. Hello, my name's Dot. Hi, Dot. What did you want to chat about? Good question.

I have just discovered YouTube, and I look at the clips online of you and the page, and I've seen, did Lady Gaga call the Thraw, 3AW, sorry, Hotline. Lady Gaga called up the radio program years ago. Yes, well, we believe. But what, hold on, I can't get my head around, my grandchildren, I've got a little gay grandchild who loves, loves Lady Gaga. Did it not happen? No, well, we think it did because she was in town.

It sounds exactly like her and she called herself Stephanie. Who? Well, that's her real name. Oh, Lady Gaga. Yes. But did she really call? Well, who knows? Who knows?

It sounded like her. It's a good story if she did. So the rumour in the building, is it like a tale told in the building down there? No. No, it's not. We do a lot of radio here. True.

Another day, another dime. Yes. Lovely to chat to you, unless you want to talk to Dennis. Put me on. I'm not sure I want to. Are you taking the mickey a little? Who? Lovely to chat to you. I haven't talked to a dot before.

That was a very old name. Okay. Take care. Bye. Bye. Well, she was the right bitch, wasn't she? Yeah, I think so. I've never spoken to a dot before. What are you doing? I accidentally just. Sorry.

I accidentally just called back. You're just trying to snitch on me. I accidentally just called back. You just called back while I was bitching. How did that happen? I didn't do it with my hand. Something's going on in this studio. Everything's just stopped working.

Mystery, what just happened? This is creepy. Well, old mate Bitch Tits believes that it was Lady Gaga. She went straight into it and knew exactly what Dot was talking about. Well, hey. As if she's never spoken to someone called Dot. It's 38W. Yeah, I know.

Everyone's called Dot. It's common jargon. Is it just me? Don't forget to subscribe and leave a review on your podcast app. Or follow on Spotify.