To celebrate the new Bluey LEGO sets that are now in stores, Brisbane’s biggest export has teamed up with the Danish powerhouse, with a new pop-up ice creamery with a difference. Set in the heart of South Bank, the setting for the Bluey episode ‘Ice Cream’, the pop-up will give Bluey fans of all ages the chance to recreate some of the ‘Ice Cream’ episode’s iconic scenes, and get their hands on some free LEGO ice cream. If you're in Brisbane get down to South Bank Parklands this week (activation ...
Jun 02, 2025•12 min•Season 4Ep. 9
It's our annual classic catches episode where we look back at the year that was, and chat through some of our favourite moments of the year. We'll also have a chat about the massive Bluey news around a forthcoming movie, and Joe Brumm stepping away from the TV show. In this episode you'll hear snippets from Megan Washington (Calypso), Daniel O'Brien (Bluey music team), Adrian Schrinner (Brisbane Lord Mayor), Andrew Kay (producer Bluey's World/Bluey's Big Play), as well as other guests from 2024....
Dec 22, 2024•44 min•Season 4Ep. 8
We're so excited to have our favourite Bluey YouTuber on the podcast, with Aussie Girl Margie live in the studio! Margie Thompson is a Queenslander who lived in both North Queensland and Brisbane, before travelling the world and settling in the USA. For the last few years, Margie has been talking all things Bluey on her YouTube channel - episode recaps, fan theories, news, hidden details and Easter eggs. In this episode we talk being an Aussie expat in the US, her move back to Australia, how she...
Dec 15, 2024•26 min•Season 4Ep. 7
This is a massive episode because the opening of Bluey's World in the Brisbane riverside suburb of Hamilton has been massive! We were lucky enough to attend the official opening of Bluey's world, alongside all of the cast and crew of Bluey, as well as the creatives who have brought the interactive experience to (for) real life. Lou also caught up with Mary and Kate from the Gotta Be Done podcast on the first day Bluey's World was open to the public, and their podcast record was joined by Andrew ...
Nov 19, 2024•53 min•Season 4Ep. 6
Brisbane's iconic CityCats (named so as they are a catamaran) carry locals and visitors up and down the Brisbane River everyday. You've seen the CityCats in the Bluey episodes Spy Game and Ice Cream (and also in our pod artwork). To celebrate the opening of Bluey's World this week, 2 of the Brisbane CityCats have been transformed into City Dogs, with Bluey and Bingo now sailing up and down the Brisbane River. A few years ago we spoke to a Brisbane mum who had been petitioning the council to crea...
Nov 03, 2024•13 min•Season 4Ep. 5
The third Bluey album 'Rug Island' is out now and to celebrate we sat down with Daniel O'Brien who is part of the Bluey music team. 'Rug Island' is themed around play, imagination, adventure and friendship so it was only appropriate the Rug Island became the title track - an episode that sums up all of those ideas. In this episode we take a dive into the album, and find out more about how the Bluey music team works together. Dan is a Brisbane based composer whose main focus is music for the scre...
Oct 25, 2024•23 min•Season 4Ep. 4
There's been a ton of Bluey related stuff in the news recently - from the news that Bluey is now the number one show in the US, from Kelly Clarkson giving her entire audience a trip to Brisbane to visit Bluey's world - even the news that American Express named Brisbane as one of their trending travel locations for 2025. Much of the growth of the show has been driven by adult Bluey fans, many of whom don't even have kids! How has a (supposedly) show for kids resonated so well with grown ups? Sari...
Oct 14, 2024•23 min•Season 4Ep. 3
It's Father's Day in Australia this weekend! To celebrate we spoke to Dr Justin Coulson about Bandit's parenting style, and the importance of a positive role model for dads being portrayed on our TV screens. Dr Justin Coulson is the founder of Happy Families, host of the Happy Families Podcast, has six daughters, has written a stack of books on parenting, and is also the parenting expert on Channel 9's 'Parental Guidance'. Bluey's Brisbane is the podcast that explores the real life world of your...
Aug 28, 2024•16 min•Season 4Ep. 2
We're back after our post 'The Sign' break, recapping all the Bluey news from the last few months, and we've set up in Davies Park, home of the West End Markets, as shown in the episode 'Markets'. In this episode we're joined by Mary Bolling from the Gotta Be Done podcast (and also the voice of the librarian in 'Promises'). Topics up for discussion include: Mary's first time at the West End Markets - does it live up to the hype of the ep? Possible mascots for the Brisbane Olympics in 2032. Thoug...
Aug 05, 2024•24 min•Season 4Ep. 1
The Bluey 28 minute special 'The Sign' was everything we hoped it would be; plot twists, a wedding, some great Brisbane locations and a heap of gags for the grown ups. To celebrate 'The Sign' we spoke to Meg Washington , voice of Bluey's teacher Calypso. Meg is also featured in the special with her song 'Lazarus Drug' bringing the episode to its epic crescendo. Meg is one of Brisbane's favourite singer songwriters and most versatile vocalists, and has just recently completed a run of shows with ...
Apr 20, 2024•35 min•Season 3Ep. 17
It was the cliffhanger that has left Bluey fans shocked and with a ton of questions. In the episode Ghost Basket, which aired globally on the weekend, it was revealed that the Heelers have put their heritage Queenslander on the market. In classic Bluey style though, the very next day a listing appeared on the Domain website for the Heeler house, describing it as a 'quaint, animated family home'. "“Illustrated lovingly at the end of a cul-de-sac, this house sits atop a hill with views of Mount Co...
Apr 08, 2024•7 min•Season 3Ep. 16
We've been fascinated by the success of Bluey in the United States - how did a show about talking dogs from Brisbane become one of the most viewed shows in the US? Kyle Thompson got in touch with us after he met Dave McCormack (Bandit) and Melanie Zanetti (Chilli) at the Twin Cities Con. Ahead of the very first global Bluey release dates, and Bluey's feature length episode The Sign, we thought we'd sit down with Kyle to find out more about what our American friends think about the juggernaut fro...
Mar 23, 2024•29 min•Season 3Ep. 15
This February it's the Bluey and Bunnings crossover with Bunnings stores across Australia and New Zealand diving into the Hammerbarn spirit! Select stores will rebrand as Hammerbarn, with all stores offering up free Bluey-themed kids D.I.Y workshops every weekend in February. You just need to book in here . A big thanks to Bunnings and BBC Studios who had us out to the launch at the for real life Hammerbarn - the Bunnings store on Settlement Road in Keperra which featured in the episode. While w...
Feb 01, 2024•5 min•Season 3Ep. 14
It's that time of year when we look back at the year that was, and highlight some of our classic catches - our absolute favourite podcast moments of 2023. It's been another massive year for Bluey, with the show going from strength to strength internationally, the second album 'Dance Mode' being released, the announcement of 'The Sign', a 28 minute special coming in 2024, Blueyfest counting down the top 100 episodes and a teaser of 'Bluey's World' coming to Brisbane in August. Our favourite bits ...
Dec 21, 2023•47 min•Season 3Ep. 13
To celebrate five years of Bluey on Australian TV, the ABC has been running Blueyfest, which will culminate on November 19th, with a countdown of the top 100 Bluey episodes. The order of the top 100 will be decided by fan votes, with ABC Kids having asked all of us to vote for our top 5 episodes. The ABC also decked out a retro ice cream van in full Bluey kit, and drove it from Sydney to Brisbane, stopping at towns along the way and culminating at the South Bank Parklands in Brisbane, home of th...
Nov 04, 2023•34 min•Season 3Ep. 12
In the space of five years, Bluey has gone from a new kid on the animation block, to being lauded as one of the greatest ever shows on TV. Aside from the critical acclaim, Bluey has set new viewing records both in Australia and in the USA, and has picked up a swag of awards including an Emmy, a BAFTA Award, Logie Awards....and the list goes on. David Peterson is a Brisbane based editor and screenwriter who mostly worked on season two of Bluey, but also come in to help production of season one at...
Oct 29, 2023•19 min•Season 3Ep. 11
On this episode we're joined by Marianne Taylor, AKA The House Detective to talk about the Heeler House, Queenslanders, and some of the other architectural styles that have popped up in Bluey. If you've looked at Bluey's house and asked, what exactly is this type of house that Bluey lives in, this is the episode for you! Marianne Taylor is an architectural historian who investigates the history of houses and reveals the secrets of the people who lived there. She is a wealth of knowledge on the d...
Sep 26, 2023•43 min•Season 3Ep. 10
It's the Father's Day Weekend here in Australia and to celebrate we're chatting to the ultimate TV dad...well the voice of Bandit Heeler in Dave McCormack. In this conversation we talk to Dave about his musical journey with Custard, what it's like being in a band now, and of course his role as Bandit. You can keep up to date with Custard at their Facebook page . Bluey's Brisbane is the podcast that explores the real life world of your favourite Heeler family. Hosted by Justin Rouillon and Lou Br...
Aug 31, 2023•19 min•Season 3Ep. 9
After wowing international audiences for the best part of 12 months, Bluey's Big Play: The Stage Show returns to Australia, with a season beginning on December 30th at the QPAC Playhouse in Brisbane. To celebrate the return of the show to Bluey's hometown, and the theatre that played host to the world premiere, Justin spoke to Bluey's Big Play director Rose Myers. We'll hear about the reaction to the show from Bluey fans around the world, and how much the team is looking forward to its Australia...
Jul 30, 2023•14 min•Season 3Ep. 8
It's that time of year when the fierce rivalry between Queensland and New South Wales comes to a head with the annual State of Origin rugby league series. You'd know Dan Brumm's voice - he plays Uncle Stripe on Bluey, but he's also been the show's sound designer across all three seasons. With the Queensland Maroons taking on the New South Wales Blues tonight, Dan sat down for a chat about how the game of rugby league was depicted in Bluey. Dan unpacks some of his sound design, and some of the li...
Jun 20, 2023•19 min•Season 3Ep. 7
Bluey's latest episode 'Cricket', has fast become a new favourite amongst Australian Bluey fans, capturing in 7 minutes the essence of the national sport. In this special bonus bit, Justin and Lou discuss some of the nuances and the storytelling in 'Cricket', the life lessons that the game can teach you, and why cricket is such an important feature of an Australian summer. Bluey's Brisbane is the podcast that explores the real life world of your favourite Heeler family. Hosted by Justin Rouillon...
Jun 11, 2023•21 min•Season 3Ep. 6
It's Record Store Day in Australia, with the hot ticket item being the brand-new Bluey album Dance Mode dropping in two different versions on vinyl. Lou went down to her local record store - Relove Vinyl in Oxley to grab a copy of the new Bluey album. While she was there she spoke to owners Jason and James about the craziness that is Record Store Day, and just why their customers were lining up to get their hands on Dance Mode ! Bluey's Brisbane is the podcast that explores the real life world o...
Apr 21, 2023•5 min•Season 3Ep. 5
It's almost peak Bluey season at the moment, with new episodes starting to air in Australia, a new album only days away, and the release of Bluey's first ever music video. Jazz D'Arcy is a member of the Bluey music team who has worked on the music for episodes like Born Yesterday, Family Meeting, Pass the Parcel and Copycat . But it's on the episode Rain that Jazz's work really shines, composing the score for the almost dialogue free episode, as well as a vocal version - Rain (Boldly in the Pret...
Apr 09, 2023•18 min•Season 3Ep. 4
As this podcast drops, there's only a week left until new Bluey episodes start airing in Australia. So to celebrate we sat down to have a chat about some of the stuff that's been taking place in the real life Bluey-verse. In this episode we chat too much Lin-Manuel Miranda (Major Tom the talking horse and Hamilton creator) and his visit to Brisbane, including popping up at a Hamilton show, and touring Ludo Studio, the home of Bluey. You can watch Leigh Sales' interview with Lin-Manuel here . Oth...
Apr 01, 2023•18 min•Season 3Ep. 3
It's a Valentine's Day special with Julia Quinn, the New York Times bestselling author of the Bridgerton series. Julia was in Brisbane for the event 'A Romantic Rendevous', presented by the Australian Romance Readers Association and Brisbane Libraries. She had also hiked from the CBD to Paddington with hopes of seeing the Heeler House, which Airbnb brought to life last year. We couldn't pass up an opportunity to quiz Julia about her love of Brisbane's favourite family of talking dogs. Bluey's Br...
Feb 13, 2023•13 min•Season 3Ep. 2
In this episode of Bluey's Brisbane, we're taking a look at the Bluey episode 'Fairy Tale' and reminiscing about our childhoods, and what life was like in that wild time known as the 80s. We also talk to Kerry Griffith, the Heritage and Museums Coordinator for the Moreton Bay Regional Council, and has overseen The 80s Exhibition at the Bribie Island Seaside Museum , which is just north of Brisbane. Check out the Seaside Museum's web page for opening hours and more info. The 80s Exhibition is par...
Jan 28, 2023•28 min•Season 3Ep. 1
It's been a massive year for Brisbane's favourite Heeler family, culminating in Bluey taking over New York City in November. It's also been a massive year on the Bluey's Brisbane podcast so we're looking back on our top moments of the year including talking to: Bluey composer Joe Twist Brisbane radio legend Spencer Howson about his childhood in Wynnum and Manly; the location of the whale water park in the Pass the Parcel episode Michael from the Bluey Locations Instagram account, in the front ya...
Dec 20, 2022•27 min•Season 2Ep. 13
When we got the call from Mary Bolling saying she was going to be in Brisbane, and did we want to catch up at a pub....the answer was yes, yes, yes! Mary along with Kate McMahon hosts the original Bluey podcast, Gotta Be Done , and has racked up 160 episodes of their Bluey recaps, along with some pretty cool chats with Bluey cast and crew. We met up for a few beers at Felons Brewing on the Howard Smith Wharves, right in the heart of Brisbane, to discuss all things Bluey! Bluey's Brisbane is the ...
Nov 08, 2022•14 min•Season 2Ep. 12
After our recent Father's Day episodes, we were contacted by US filmmaker Joe Gidjunus from Veracity Studios in Philadelphia. Joe was in the early stages of a new documentary called 'Grown Up Dad' ; a film which aims to challenge the negative stereotypes of fathers on TV and in the media. Shortly after Bluey launched in America, Joe discovered the show and finally found the positive fathering role model he'd been longing for. Joe is currently in Australia filming for the new documentary and Just...
Oct 25, 2022•20 min•Season 2Ep. 11
This weekend is Father's Day in Australia, so we couldn't resist sitting down for a chat about our own top five Bandit moments. And a special bonus bit - what Bluey creator Joe Brumm thinks of Bandit - listen to the full interview with Joe here . Happy Father's Day to all the Bandit's out there! Bluey's Brisbane is the podcast that goes behind the scenes of Bluey and explores the real life world of your favourite Heeler family. Hosted by Justin Rouillon and Lou Bromley - follow us on Facebook an...
Sep 01, 2022•23 min•Season 2Ep. 10
