Life Uncut - The Best of the Pick Up - Would You Be Friends With A Cheater?

Episode Date: August 1, 2025

It's our weekly round up! The best of the week from our National radio show THE PICKUP. What's on the show: Laura accidentally called her dad ‘daddy’ A woman named after Mickey Mouse has asked parents to stop naming kids ridiculous things The story that almost didn't make it to air Should you stay friends with someone that has cheated on their partner? Michael Theo chats Austin Season 2 and the Logies Laura is officially a Soccer Mum The first ever Fun Fact Friday You can watch us on Youtube Find us on Instagram Join us on tiktok  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This episode was recorded on Camaragal land. Hi guys, and welcome back to another episode of Life Uncut. I'm Laura. I'm Brittany. And this is our radio show, The Pickup, where we package up all the best bits from the week of radio, and we put them here in one tight little spot for you. Well, it was a pretty funny week, actually. You told some unhinged stories.

I was trying to think of a better word. I was going to say interesting stories. I feel like I'm on my wind up. Downward spiral? yeah I mean what I mean huh I'm on my mental downward spiral no well I never really want to be like I take maternity leave because I feel like we don't really take like what is considered a normal maternity leave but I will be taking leave soon and I feel like I don't want to say spit it out well I don't want to say that it comes across as though I don't care because I care deeply I

just think that my like mental state at the moment yeah no I haven't checked out well what are you Just the stories are getting more unhinged and I blame it on pregnancy brain. It's because dumb things have been happening to me recently and it's because I'm very forgetful in this state. What do you blame it on when you're not pregnant? Hormones. Suicide. Sleep deprivation.

No, I don't know. I mean, you guys know. If you've been listening to the pod recently, how many things I've forgotten, like how many people's names I've gotten wrong, stupid situations I've gotten myself into. None of it's made up. It's just legitimately that my brain is functioning on about, I would say 60% of normal capacity at the moment

and I'm doing my best, all right? Yeah, you definitely need some downtime. You need to go and have some time off. I just need a nap of an afternoon. I'll hold down the fort without you. Well, look, something did happen to me this week and I discovered that I was sharing my water with someone who I did not expect to be sharing it with and I might die.

The end. Wow, what a hook that is. Hey, stick around. Will Laura die? We'll find out after the break. You know, we did have some cool guests on. we spoke to Michael Theo. You guys might know Michael if he was like the breakout star from Love on the Spectrum a few years ago. We've spoken to him on the podcast before, like we've done full

length interviews with him. But the last time we spoke to him, probably, I don't know, maybe two years ago on the podcast. I reckon it was four years ago. It was when Love on the Spectrum was really big in that sort of like first, second season. Do you know what, it probably was four years. Yeah. And you were living in your old apartment at the front side of Bondi. It was so long ago well thanks for telling everyone my exact location where you're not there anymore so I haven't been there for four years but he at that time had said you know we were sort of like what's next for you and he said he'd had these really big dreams of acting he really wanted to act and lo and behold he's gone and done it like hats off to him he's up for a logie for his new

season he's like a lead actor in Austin on ABC yeah he's up for a logie which is incredible from a few years ago just saying hey I want to be an actor to now being nominated I just it's so nice to see yeah and also like I mean we talked about it when we were speaking to him but how amazing it is when you set yourself a goal and you talk about like this thing you want to achieve you actually do it and then to see not only do you achieve a goal but to be like up for best comedy actor and against some huge Australian stars as well so that was like truly I mean what an inspiration that is it's truly amazing but there's so much more on this show sorry for all the unhinged stories. Can't apologize because I probably will do it again next week. Let's get into it.

I want to know guys, have you ever accidentally called someone by the wrong name? Maybe it wasn't just the wrong name. Maybe it was a term of affection, just an awkward situation where you've accidentally coined someone by a name you really shouldn't have. I definitely once called the guy that I was seeing. We're in bed on my birthday and I called him by my ex's name or went down like a lead balloon. As in you were in bed bed or just like laying in bed? Just as I said, I was in bed. I don't think we need a visual.

No, because it's different, right? Was it in the throes of passion or was it just accidental? No, no, no, just like we just woke up. It was just morning time. Nothing sexy was happening. I want to say I think, you know, how people talk about baby brain. Like I think baby brain has taken over for me. I said the other week how I accidentally introduced my husband

to a random guy as your husband's name. Hi, this is my husband, Ben. Yeah, Ben did. I don't have questions about that, but anyway. Not my husband's name at all. Well, I also I've done it again. And this one I would say is arguably worse. So my dad, who I love dearly, he lives on a remote little island. He is an ex like army vet. He just he's not a super big people person. Right. And like we text message a lot. We speak on the phone infrequently, but I

keep him updated with photos of the girls. And we've been recently reno-ing a house down south and I've been sending him reno content because he really enjoys it. But we also are not super, super affectionate you know like we'll say like love you or and that sort of stuff but we're not like a really really affectionate family yeah okay okay so I was sending him some pics of the kids and then I was sending him some photos of the renovation and then I also sent him a text message and I said this how crazy is this before and after daddy and there's something really humbling about being an almost 40 year old woman and calling your dad daddy so I then freaked out of course, naturally, because this is happening in text message in real time. And I was like,

ha ha ha, so sorry, I didn't mean to call you daddy. That was just a weird autocorrect moment. And all I got from my dad was I got left on read for half an hour. And then I got a thumbs up. Laura, why did you double down? Just let it go. Move on, send some more pictures. You can't just call your father daddy and then just move on. It's you know why? It's because I call my husband daddy, which sounds weird. Also, not in a sexy way as in like, because like the kids call him daddy so i'll be like i'll go and ask daddy or do this for daddy you can get away with that with mac not with your own dad hey daddy check my tiles out daddy like that's weird it's giving like how the royal family you know like they call their mom is it mommy still like

yeah there has to be an age limit yeah mums is different though because mommy mommy mommy's not used in that like sexual connotation that that tone daddy is daddy is hey daddy sorry grace is in a same-sex relationship right now. He's like, well, I think that's not true. We definitely mummy each other. I also recently called my boss honey. Like, I don't know what's wrong with me, but it needs to stop. It's not okay.

It's inappropriate. You make me feel wildly uncomfortable a lot. When I call you names? No, when you call my boss honey in front of me. I'm like, I don't call him honey. Do I need to call him honey? Am I getting a pay rise? Am I not doing something right?

We got Ash on the line. Ash, what did you accidentally call someone? Hey, ladies. Hi, lovely. I called working in childcare. I called one of our parents Daddy. Literally told him, love you, Daddy, as he was handing his child over to me to leave for work.

Why did you say you loved him? Busy morning, you know what childcare is like, busy morning. Was he hot? Yeah, no. He was detective, so hot, which was more embarrassing, I think. We just kind of both looked at each other, I gave each other, like, a mortified smile and a bit of an uh-huh. And, yeah, left for the day.

You're like, love you, Daddy. Go figure that one out, Detective. Love you, Daddy. Yeah. Yeah, and then I had his daughter for the next four years. So very awkward. That makes me feel slightly better. At least mine actually is my daddy.

Like, not a random kid's dad. Okay. Thanks, Ash. We've got Harriet on the line. Harriet, what did you accidentally call someone? I was two weeks into a new job and I got an email from my colleague, Bobby, asking me if I could do some training and I replied, yep, no worries, except instead of saying,

hi, Bobby, I wrote, hi, boobie, and I sent the email. They're so innocent. I love it. Yeah. I don't know. Would you rather call someone boobie or daddy that you work with? I don't know. That's up to you, Harriet.

What would you prefer? I would say daddy, to be honest. did um did boobie respond yeah and i didn't know that i'd done it until she replied saying oh normally my friends only call me that i guess they're friends now oh that's funny well played my email and say oh my god i'm so sorry oh my god i love it laura my friends only call me daddy usually not my daughter because my girlfriends only call me daddy and i'm like it'll stop make it stop i hate everything check it out hang on thanks harriet no like i said dad just gave me a thumbs up in true dad style.

It's also worse. That's worse. Yeah, and then he just like continued on. He didn't even acknowledge the autocorrect excuse I came up with. I think they should ban the thumbs up. I reckon they should take the emoji out. I don't think anything good comes from it. Yeah, it's like passive aggressive.

It's never in support. But it really is. It's like the ultimate dad move to just send a thumbs up and be like, we're all awkward. Never do that again. Let's move on. Now we have been speaking a little bit about baby names on this show recently.

A little, a lot. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm not saying it's bad. Your defensiveness there is maybe internal. I think it's because it's my fault because I'm, okay, I have been reconsidering the name Poppy. Since when?

You haven't even told us that. Yeah, we've been talking about baby names a lot in the household and I think maybe the reason why I'm starting to go off the name Poppy, which for anyone who doesn't know, I'm about to have a baby and that's the name that my husband and I picked. I think we've just talked about it too much now. Now I'm like, do I still like the name or not or have I changed? Yeah, but you are going to say it for the rest of your life,

so it's probably a good time to try it out now. Poppy. Oh, I don't know how I feel. Well, if you just physically shuddered, maybe you do need to change the name. No. Okay. That's a conversation for a different day. We are still feeling a little bit undecided. So I'll report back. But in the interim, I think I have found the stupidest baby name that's ever existed and a name that I know I won't be using because another influencer or person on the internet has found this one first and thought this was a good idea. There's a woman, she's a YouTube star. She's also a podcaster. Her name is Trisha Paytas. Now, I wasn't familiar with who she was until I became familiar with her because of the outrageous baby

name that she has chosen for her most recent son. I haven't heard of her. I'm not going to lie. Okay. So imagine pushing out, going through labor, pushing out a beautiful baby boy, holding that baby wrapped in a swaddle and looking into its adorable little eyes and going, I know what I'm going to call you. I'm going to call you Aquaman Moses. No. Aquaman Moses is his legal name. That's what she called her son.

Child abuse. That actually should be illegal because you know how there's, I mean we spoke about it not that long ago, that list of illegal names that you're genuinely not allowed to call. You shouldn't be able to call them after like superheroes or Jason Momoa. Jason Momoa is a normal name, Jason. Yeah, but he was Aquaman.

Oh, yes, sorry. Laura did not get the connection. I didn't. I've not actually watched the movies, nor did I care. But I mean, Aquaman, it's like calling your kid Batman or Spider-Man. Like that's, it's not a name. You're setting him up for failure, for sure. And I know that like creative, crazy names have kind of taken it a step further recently.

I feel like a very specific subset of parents are getting more and more creative with names, which means you just have to push it further and further and further. Is she a single mom? I ask that because like, did two people make this decision? Like, did this have to get past two people? Because she's got two older daughters called Malibu Barbie. and Elvis. Sorry. When I read this, being that she's a YouTuber and obviously knows how to get a headline, part of me thought you're naming your kids these outrageous names and knowing that

people are going to talk about it. Like knowing that it's going to be a conversation point and people are going to like engage with your content more. So I question whether this is like business strategy rather than actually being about what you would actually call a kid. Because who out there is calling their kid Aquaman. Come on. Well, Trisha. Yeah, I know. Well, we talked about it the other week. There was, what's her name? Nara Smith. She's another big influencer. And she was the trad moving, like the leader of the trad wife movement online. Yeah. And she was talking about some of the really controversial names that she was thinking about for her child. One of them was like Butter.

Velvet. There were like a few. And some were okay. Some were kind of like on the cusp of, you know, when Gwyneth Paltrow called her little girl Apple and everyone thought that that was really weird but now that's a pretty common name i don't think it's common it's still weird have you ever heard of another apple i feel like it's not as weird as what it was then you know because once upon a time rocket rocket was weird now rocket's normal river was weird now river's normal like some of those names apple hasn't picked up yet apple's not on the top list still has fallen for far from the tree off the back of this there's a woman who's been quite vocal online about why you shouldn't give your kids crazy monica names like or come up with

things that are really outside the normal. Now she was named Mickey after Mickey Mouse. Her middle name is Lettuce and her last name was a swear word, which she doesn't disclose which swear word it is. Mickey Lettuce swear word. Mickey Lettuce swear word. And she said that like her mom just chose the most ridiculously crazy name and she endured an entire childhood full of bullying and kids just like being so cruel because the name was so ridiculous. I'm going to have to fact check this, but this is like the story from my dad's childhood that he's always said. And I don't know if like his memories changed over the years or you know they were taking the mickey as a kid but he went to school when he was a little boy with twins a boy and a girl and their last name

was duck and their names were you guessed it donald and daisy i don't know i reckon and daisy dark twins i believe that there was a donald and a daisy twins but i reckon the kids have like the stories gotten bigger and bigger and their last name was just like a normal last name i don't know it would check out if your last name was dark to call them Donald and Daisy. You can't do that to your kids. Well sorry she's lettuce. It's Aquaman but like people are doing whatever they want. Apple there's all sorts of stuff. You know what all I'm getting from this is that Poppy doesn't sound that bad after all. But sorry if I went hang on if I went to a doctor's clinic and my doctor was called Aquaman I tell you what I'm turning around and walking out I don't know

if I'm trusting an Aquaman to examine me. Yeah and I think you also you end up dictating what they're going to be when they're older. Like you said, it's not going to be a doctor. Aquaman's not going to be a lawyer. Aquaman's probably going to be an actor. That's about it in a very specific movie. Sorry, I just looked down at the prep sheet. It says Laura to tell a story about water. Shut up. I do have a question for you, Brit. It does have to do with water, believe it or not. Thank you, Grace, for prepping that break so, so well. Producer Grace, how long would you leave a glass of water out and still drink it, you know, because it's not like water doesn't go off.

Okay, I feel like I know where this is going and I know it's going to be gross. I'd probably leave it way too long. How long would you leave a glass of water? How long is a piece of string? I don't know. It could be out for a day. It could be out for hours and I would sip on it through the day,

but I'm not leaving it for three weeks. It's not growing mould like a pond. No, but, like, would you put a glass of water next to your bed and then drink it the next day? Producer Grace says no. I'd drink it overnight, yeah. It gets dust in it. It does get dust in it.

It does. That's true. But I usually have a drink bottle next to my bed. I'm smart. Yeah, also other things can happen to it as well. So, no, I have a cup that sits next to my bed. Like you guys are still with us. You learned something new today.

Wait, I have a glass that sits next to my bed that, you know, every second night I'll refill it. Like I'll drink it through the night and then I'll refill it anyway and I give it a rinse. But, like, that cup has been there for a while. Like I'm not taking that cup downstairs to wash the single cup that I only have water that's next to my bed. Producer Grace, did you approve this break?

I did. I should have. I'm so sorry. How did this sneak in there? The lawyer just said drinking water story. Trust me. Trust me. Yes, trust me.

Well, something happened and I didn't realise this until I caught them in the act, okay? So it was the middle of the night last night and I've got my glass of water that's next to the bed and I – We're going to stage that. Get on with it. We know.

The one that I fill up, you know, every second day and it's dark, pitch black, and I hear this. I was like, what the hell is that? Anyway, I roll over and I turn the light on and my cat is perched on the side of the nightstand. She's got her back feet on the bed. She's got her arms at the front and she's been just drinking out of my cup. Which makes me wonder how long has she been doing it

and how long have I been sharing the cup with the cat? That's actually better than I thought because I thought you were going to say there was a frog in there. Well, guys, you didn't even let me get to it. Every time I tried to speak, you started laughing at me. Sorry. Maybe I need to give you a bit more info about what I'm talking about next. I don't know if this is similar, but this wasn't that long ago.

I got a carbonara. The fettuccine carbonara. I got a fettuccine carbonara at takeaway. I live alone with my dog, Delilah. And I put it on the edge of the lounge in its container still, but with the roof off, the lid off. And I just quickly went to get a drink. I'm not kidding.

I turned back. Four seconds, the whole carbonara was gone. My dog ate, just sucked it down. I was like, wow. I was like, did it taste good? It would have been worse, though, if she'd just taken one little bite and then you were like, yes, I'll still eat it. It's still good.

I still would have eaten it. Would you? Yeah, if she had a little bit of carbonara. Yeah, it's my favourite meal. I wouldn't waste it. No, I got really worried because you know how when you're pregnant you have to be really careful with like changing kitty litter and it's great because I have not changed kitty litter

for an entire pregnancy now because there's a thing called toxoplasmosis, right, which is like a terrible virus or disease or parasite or something that you can get when you're pregnant if you have cats and you change their litter. Very severe. So then I wake up in the middle of the night. Here's the cat drinking out of my glass, which is clear that she's been doing this for a while.

Like she knows the glass is there. She's neglected a bowl. Don't blame the cat. I don't blame the cat, but I wish I'd known sooner. And I do have to wonder how long has she been doing it. So then I'm in bed in the middle of the night Googling, like can I get toxoplasmosis from drinking out of the cat bowl? Oh, yeah, what's the answer?

Producer Grace is on the case. drinking cat water yes oh yeah it was yeah yeah you can isn't it only correct me if i'm wrong again early pregnancy no you're quite at the end it's not ideal to get toxoplasmosis at any point of the pregnancy because it's past the virus is past the baby when they're still in you but it is very developmentally bad to get it early on yes whereas later it is it's just still not good can you get a vaccine or something no no such thing anyway you can get tested for it i haven't done that yet. I'm still dealing with this today, guys. It's in real time. You need to go and get a sippy drink bottle. Yep. It's pretty gross. Sometimes you're pretty gross. I'm not gonna

lie. Sometimes I worry about you. Anyway, guys. Let's get out of here. We actually have to go do some medical tests now. I'm so glad that you let me end on that. There aren't too many topics that get people as fired up as cheating. Now, whenever we talk about cheating on the show or on our Life Uncut podcast. People have very strong opinions when it comes to cheating. And I think it's because if you've experienced it, you know how much it absolutely hurts every fiber of your body to find out that your partner has been unfaithful. It's like one of the greatest betrayals I think you can have in a relationship. Yes. It's similar to not wanting to share your food when you go out with a partner. The one thing we don't talk about

very much is how do we feel if you find out that your friend is cheating on their partner? When it comes to your friendships, would you remain best friends with someone or close friends with someone if you found out that they were cheating on their partner? Have a listen to this because there's an influencer online who has a hot take on why they wouldn't be friends with someone if they're a cheater. I don't stay friends with anyone who cheats on their partner, nor would I do business with a cheater either. Because if you can lie to the person you sleep next to every single night, if you can look them dead in the eye, knowing that you are betraying them, then what makes me think you wouldn't betray me given half the chance. You see, cheating isn't just a

relationship issue. It's a character issue. The reason why I want to talk about this is because I would dare say that every single person listening to this right now, if you're of a dating age, you know someone who's cheated. You're probably friends with someone who's cheated. Statistically, 70% of couples, 70% of married couples, you know... I would take that with a grain of salt. It's kind of everywhere online, that statistic. And obviously, it's varying, but up to have experienced cheating in their relationships, whether they know about it or not.

What do you think, Britt? Do you think you can stay friends with someone who cheats on their partner? I understand what this guy is saying for sure. Like if your friend is cheating on their partner, how would you trust them in your relationships? You know, I understand why, but I don't think it's a blanket statement at all. It does make it awkward. Like I have known people in my life in the past that have cheated

and I knew that because they told me, like as a friend, they confided in me and whatever they were going through. And it's hard because sometimes you do have to differentiate between what they might be going through and why they're doing it. And I'm not saying that to give reasons, but like, I don't think you can just cut someone off in your life because something has happened in their relationship. As you just said, up to 70% of people have infidelity in their relationships. Like I don't think for me, I'm just going to cut someone out of my life. But we have heard of so many crazy stories of people writing through our podcast, Life Uncut podcast of friends in situations that are doing this. And in my head,

I think I could not have that person in my life. Like if I knew how much a friend was backstabbing someone and if their partner was really good friends with me too, like if my day-to-day life was these, both of these people involved, then that's way harder to maintain. Yeah, I definitely agree. I don't think it's black and white, but at the same time, I would say that for the friendships I've had where I know that one partner's cheating and especially it's different, like if the other person doesn't know that they're being cheated on and this person's doing it behind their back. And then I have found out,

firstly, it puts you in an incredibly uncomfortable situation because you have to then weigh out, well, are you going to be the person that holds the higher moral standard and goes and tells? Are you going to bring that drama into your life? But I would say we underestimate how much it affects friendships. And for every single relationship that I've been witness to where cheating's happened and they've been friends of mine,

we're no longer friends because it's kind of just deteriorated over time. whether that is because morals don't align or whether that is just simply because I put distance in the friendship because it was too icky there was too much drama there that I didn't want in my own life well another weird different angle or take that just popped into my head is like I'm just going to think of my husband for example Ben if his friends were cheating on their partner I wouldn't want him to be friends with them of course not yeah so when you look at it in reverse I'm like okay well I don't want that so then it makes you reflect on your own relationships

but I don't think it's black and white every single situation is different yeah I agree but I do think if you are someone who's that conflict avoidant that you can't have those conversations with your partner and you are going behind their back and cheating and cheating is something that's like insidious in that relationship then I would dare say that maybe that is someone who would treat you poorly if that circumstance could present itself I'm just still thinking about it now in my head it's actually an impossible statement to make because if your friend is in a really bad toxic relationship and they're not being treated well and they haven't been treated well for years and whatever else is going on and they seek solace with someone else that's very

different to then a friend who is treated like a princess at home and he's constantly going out being like stuff that I'm gonna go and like do you know what I mean the situation of whatever relationship your friend is in all of these things come into this equation I don't think we can just be like oh you cheated I'm cutting you however for example if I found out that you were cheating on Ben and you were like, yeah, just, you know, I can get away with it. He's overseas. I'd be like, what the hell are you doing? Like, who are you? Yeah, but you're not going to cut me. You need me. I mean, and besides that, I wouldn't ever do it. I would never cheat on my husband. I am super excited about the guest that we have on the pickup right now, Michael Theo. Now,

a lot of you might remember he was a bit of a breakout star on the ABC show Love on the Spectrum a few years ago, and that's where we were first introduced to him. Now, we've spoken to Michael a few times on The Pickup, and we've also spoken to him on our podcast, Life Uncut Podcast. So, we're a big fan. But now, Michael has been nominated for a Logie for Best Actor in a Comedy Drama in the new show that is in Austin. Now, Austin is like a comedy drama on the ABC. It's an incredible show. And to see Michael, from when we first met him on our screens, to now be nominated for a Logie is absolutely incredible. Michael, welcome to the show.

Thank you, Lace. It's a pleasure to be on your show again. Michael, it's so nice to talk to you. It's been so long. I remember when we interviewed you on Life Uncut, it would have been, gosh, maybe five years ago now, four years ago, and you said at the time that we asked, what's the next thing after Love on the Spectrum for you?

And you said you really wanted to get into acting. And now, not only did you get into acting, now you're nominated for a Logie. What's it been like being in the Series 1 so far? I know you guys have finished Season 2. Like what's this experience been like for you? Loved every day of it because it was such a wonderful project for me to work on with such amazing people as well.

I basically loved every moment of the first season and it felt like that I was in a different world. For people that might not have seen Austin yet, can you just tell us what it's about? It's about a children's book author, Julian Hartswood, who gets cancelled and discovers that he has a neurodiverse son named Austin, who he begins to see as his path to redemption. One thing that I think is so amazing about this, Michael, is like, obviously Austin, who is in the show, is neurodiverse.

How important to you is it that people, as in when there's a role that becomes available for someone in an acting role where the character is neurodiverse, that it's actually played by someone who has that in real life? I believe it's extremely important because the portrayal is more authentic that way. And because that character could possibly reflect on lived experiences of the actor. You know what I love? I love that you had a goal and you set out your ambition and then you in the last few, yeah. I mean, I really, I would love to dig up that audio because I loved how much and how excited you were about the possibility of getting into acting. And I think it's just so inspirational what you have achieved. You've got the Logies

this weekend. Who are you taking to the Logies with you? What are you most excited about? I'm afraid I can't take anyone. Oh, no, no date for the Logies. No, I'm afraid not. But also if I was able to take someone, I would have taken my mother because I promised her ages ago that I would bring her because she's been a huge supporter of this during since the very beginning, five years ago. Yeah. Well, I'm going to be there, Michael, so I'll have to definitely say hello to you on the red carpet.

But before we let you – Both of you? Laura is not going. I'm not coming this year, unfortunately. No. Ooh. I'm up for like – Interesting.

I'm invited. It's okay, Michael. You don't have to feel sorry for me. I'm just not going. I've got nine weeks until I'm having a baby. I didn't want to squeeze into a dress. Hey, Michael, you are up against your on-screen dad for the low, Ben Miller.

Yes, I know. Like, do you feel like that's tough competition? Do you feel like he could win? Could you win? I don't know about how tough the competition is. I am hopeful to win the Logie, but there's no guarantee that it will happen. I just got to see what happens. Who are you most excited to see at the Logies or who do you hope you bump into?

I'm most excited to see Kitty Flanagan because I'd love to meet her and I love her performances in Fisk and Utopia. Yeah, that's a good one. I don't know exactly who will be there, but I've heard that Justine Clark will be there. I'm excited to see her again. And I'm hoping to make Julia Zamiro's acquaintance. Well, Michael, we are all rooting for you.

We do hope that you win this weekend, and we're so excited for you. Yeah, make sure you say hey to me on the red carpet. I'm looking forward to seeing you, and I really hope you win. Not a problem. And also, people should know that with Austin Season 2, All the episodes are on iView now. People have four days left until voting closes. Okay, so get your vote in right now if you're listening.

Thanks so much, Michael, and we're so excited for you and we do hope that you win. And for anyone who wants to watch it, Season 2 of Austin is now available on ABC and iView. Britt, I know that sometimes the media likes to call you a wag when you're overseas and you're watching Ben play. I'm actually not mad about it. I love being a wag.

Wife and girlfriend of a very famous soccer player. I still work a lot. Yeah, I know, but it has bad connotations. Nah, the WAG community, we're changing that. Yeah, we've collectively decided to change how you react and feel about it. Call me WAG. Technically, I am a wife and girlfriend. You're like, I refuse to be offended by this.

It's a label that I'm accepting. Yeah. I like that. I like that. You can only be offended by what you allow people to offend you by. The end. Yeah, sorry, you're saying I'm married. I am.

Like, cool. Cool, good one. You're like, yes, I actually nailed him down. I did great. Yeah, thanks. Thank you. Okay, well, you'll enjoy this because I'm also now frequenting the soccer fields. I've really gotten into soccer.

I'm not perusing for a date or a husband. I already have one of those. I do take him to the soccer field with me. And that is because we have gotten our four-year-old into soccer. And I am now becoming a soccer mum. So here I am every Sunday with my picnic blanket down by the soccer field. yelling at my four-year-old to go for the ball. I love that you're a soccer mum, but also it's such a good age for them

because they don't even have positions. They just run around. You're not allowed to have positions at that age. No, of course. They don't know what a position is. That's what I mean. Lola doesn't even know which goal is hers, like, at the moment. I think they need to know that.

They need to know which way they're running. So the problem is, so Lola's four, right, and she's just started. I didn't realise how young some of these kids start. Like, some of these kids have been doing kickeroo since they're three years old. Like, they are so good. They rock up with their bright, flurry little shoes on that I'm like, you're going to grow out of that in six months' time.

And they just are amazing. And it's really hard because they're so good and she is very much learning. Like, she's so new and she's so enthusiastic and excited. But you're not a late bloomer at four. There might have been people that started early, but she's got plenty of time. I agree completely. But the problem is is that the skill set in the one class is so varied. So all the kids that are really good, like, Lola doesn't even get to look

at the ball. She doesn't even touch the ball because they are all over it and they're the ones kicking it around and getting the goals and everything else. And there's this one little boy who is so good. I know he's the same age as her but he's just so great that he really needs to move up a level. Oh, they play mixed.

Yeah, they play. They're only four. They don't gender it at four. Oh, they should though. He's so good. And I was watching it and I was just starting to get filled with the frustration because I had so much empathy for her in terms of like how hard it was for her and how hard she was trying.

but she was getting no reward back because she just wasn't getting any time with the ball. She's been benched. No, I just felt like the mum rage in me. And I said to Matt, I was like, that kid should really be in the class above. And Matt was like, yeah, but I mean he's four. And I was like, maybe I'll speak to the coach afterwards.

And Matt was like, shut up. Don't be that mum. Don't be that mum. No, but it's hard not to because, I mean, maybe you can talk to them. Maybe you can just say, hey, can you just try and make sure they all get to touch the ball? because my little nephew's in football, like soccer, and they make sure everyone gets it.

Like, of course, they're learning and, you know, there are always people that are going to be standout kids. Like, that's natural. But their team is really about making sure everyone gets to touch it. No, don't get me wrong. They do, like, all the drills and stuff at the start. Like, she's kicking a ball around. It's when they play, like, a little fake game at the end

that she doesn't get a look in. But I never realised that I would be that type of sideline sport mum. Like, I didn't think I had it in me. I've never been exposed to it. But the second I sat there on that picnic rug next to those witch's hats, I was like, go, Lola. Matt just looked at me like, who are you? And shut up.

I picture Lola maybe transitioning. I don't know why. I get it's something a bit more rough. Like I can see her in rugby. She's a bit of a bulldozer. Like, you know, she's really in there. She's a go-getter. She's a little bit timid though because it is still new for her.

And I was like, don't worry about the other kids. Kick the ball. Elbow them, ankle tap them. Oh, can you take some videos? Yeah, of course. But I also just think I'm a liability and I'm going to embarrass myself. Matt's like, you need to calm down. This is a four-year-old soccer game.

It's not even a soccer game. Lola doesn't know which goal, like she's got to kick a goal into. Okay, give her time. It's been two weeks. I know, I know. I'm just trying to train a soccer-oo here, right? I'm all about it. You mean a Matilda?

Yeah, a Matilda. That's where she's going. She's going to be there real soon. All right. I could not be more thrilled. that finally, after weeks of protesting, I have managed to get this across the line. There actually hasn't been any protesting.

That's not true. Every time I try and bring a fun fact, you laugh at me and tell me it's terrible. What are we doing? Get a drum roll, everyone, because it's time for Fun Fact Friday. Now, if you've been listening to the show for the last couple of weeks,

I've brought some really interesting facts. Might be animal facts, something about a frog. I think they're all animal facts, to be fair, until now. Well, this is what we are going to coin from here forward as Fun Fact Friday. And Britt, I have a list of facts. Thank you for letting me do this. Which, firstly, I would be surprised if you know any of these. So it's Friday.

Great day to learn a few things going into the weekend. Maybe you need some like pub banter so you can sit down with your mates and seem like you're worldly and you know things beyond just what the internet tells you. So it's an education piece. Yeah, because I care about everyone's, you know, really being well educated in this world. and also being able to strike up a conversation with your neighbour or your friend. All right, first one off the ranks.

God, your conversations sound fun. Hey, Sally, hope you've been well. Hey, did you know? I can imagine that going down over the fence. This is why my neighbour hates me. Yeah. Okay, do you know this? What is Barbie Doll's full name?

Barbara something something. Yeah, don't worry, I'll tell you. It's Barbara Millicent Roberts. Millicent. I always think of millipede when I hear the word Millicent. Why do you think of millipede? Just because of the miller. Oh, there's a fact in itself.

Yeah. All right, I've got another one for you. The platypus doesn't have a stomach at all. Their esophagus just goes straight into their intestines. Didn't know that. Seems like a terrible evolutionary, like, thing. Surely that just seems like you don't get enough nutrients. Is it?

Yeah, I think they're thriving. All right. No, I actually think they're not thriving. Platypi? The numbers have plummeted. Platypi, they're thriving. There's hardly any in the wild. The duck-billed platypus.

They're rarely spotted. Here's a good one for you. No, they're sorry. I'm going to give you a fact. They're not spotted because they're super shy. It's not because they're extinct. Producer Grace, can you please check? I'm pretty sure they're endangered.

The platypus is an extremely shy animal. Okay. Its conservation status. Producer Grace is on the case. Is near threatened, but it is not currently endangered. Yeah, and is it shy? Sorry. It is shy, but it's not many of them.

I'm raising your fact on your fact. Yes, they are widely described as shy and reclusive. There you go. That's why. They hide. They see you coming and they're like. This is true. There's also not many of them.

So I'm glad that we were both right in that conversation. You're welcome, Laura. Speaking of animal facts, have you ever heard of ferret legging? Sounds like a sexy move. No, I really don't know how this... Sounds like the hamster wheel. I don't know how this exists, but I'm glad that it does. And now that I know about it, ferret legging is an endurance sport

in which competitors attempt to keep ferrets trapped in their pants for as long as possible. Laura, you can't laugh about that. That's animal cruelty. That's not funny. It's not funny, but it exists and the fact that it exists is outrageous. I'd love to know what country that came from. Producer Grace can also check that one up whilst I continue.

It was once popular among coal miners in Yorkshire, England. Of course it was. Of course it was. They probably killed them. Keep going. All right, Brit, did you know that it's impossible to hum while holding your nose? Try it.

That's not really humming. Oh, it is. You can't let the air up. No one wants to hear that. Absolutely not. Everyone in cars across Australia. Producer Grace let that in. If you just saw someone holding their nose,

you know that they're all listening to the same station as you. Okay. Lemons float in water but limes sink. Okay. The Pope. I don't know where to take that one. The Pope cannot be an organ donor. You can never have a bit of the Pope in you.

Why? Is that a religious thing? I can tell you why if you'd like. Yeah, thanks, Grace. Laura says she brings facts, but she just Googles them. She actually doesn't know anything about them. Yeah, I don't know the reasons. I know the facts.

So once the Pope dies, his entire body is considered to belong to the Catholic Church and it has to be intact. Sorry. I'm sorry, but there'll be people that might need those organs. Yeah, but the Pope's really old. You've also got a crush on the Pope. I don't have a crush on the Pope. You do.

You love him. Grace has a bit of a weird Pope fetish, which we've established. She does. She saw this AI photo. She calls him Daddy. Yeah, she saw this AI photo of the Pope once where he was wearing a puffer jacket and she thought he was really cool. He did look hot in that, in a way.

Like, he looked cool. Okay, I've got two more for you. Finland has more saunas than they do cars. I know that. Sauna capital of the world. Yep. And animals can also. I know that we all complain about being allergic to cats

or being allergic to dogs, you know, you can't have them in your house for whatever reason. And I'm sure that that's hard for you. But have you ever thought about the fact that animals can also be allergic to humans? Can they? Yeah, they can. Aren't they more allergic to, like, their moisturisers

and perfumes on the human, not the human? Potentially. You don't know again? But once again, I didn't dig. Okay, well, I don't know if that was beneficial. I hope everyone is going to have a great weekend and if you're feeling a little bit stuck for conversation, I'm just here to help you out.

I think you made them dumber. I think that worked in the opposite way. I don't think anyone actually understands what just happened. I can't wait for the next Fun Fact Friday. That's it from us, guys. All anyone took from that is that the Pope wore a buffer jacket. Thanks for watching!