It's time to put on makeup. It's time to dress up right. It's time to get things started in Canberra tonight. Join the bunglers in front of the mirror as they get ready for the ABC Showcase. Plus prepare yourself for the next instalment of Flora's Fancies where the story really gets meta. • Flesh Wounds by Richard Glover • The Family Law by Benjamin Law • The Family Law via SBS TV • Making of a Murderer via Netflix • The Making of Making of a Murderer via Here's The Thing by Alec Baldwin • What ...
Feb 06, 2016•36 min•Season 1Ep. 30
The bunglers are back for 2016 and Crabb is clanging like a bell after an encounter with celebrity cook Nigella Lawson. Sales finally gives Crabb her Christmas present and makes her eat cherry strudel that's been dropped on the floor. Warning: possibly the worst audio and level of interruptions ever and that's saying something. • Nigella Lawson and Annabel Crabb in conversation • An Evening with Annabel Crabb at the Adelaide Fringe Festival • A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara • The Stand by Step...
Jan 25, 2016•42 min•Season 1Ep. 29
Christmas is here, so it's time for Crabb and Sales to tell us what they thought of the year. Find out their picks for best movies, television, recipes, books and articles. Plus Crabb may have just found the ultimate way to prevent Sales from throwing out her Christmas gift. • Crabb and Sales predict the future on Episode 25 of Chat 10 Looks 3 • Dior and I documentary • Prêt-à-Porter (also released as Ready to Wear) • The September Issue starring Anna Wintour • Iris documentary • Birdman directe...
Dec 22, 2015•42 min•Season 1Ep. 28
Secret diaries are revealed in this episode. What happens when the things you wrote thirty years ago see the light of day. Would anyone want to read it? Would anyone want to publish it? Plus Crabb and Sales tell us about their favourite horror films and books. • Second Half First by Drusilla Modjeska • Richard III found in a car park via ABC News • Reality TV series based on the fabulous adventures of Richard III's bones by Annabel Crabb via The Sydney Morning Herald • Born to Rule: The unauthor...
Dec 11, 2015•37 min•Season 1Ep. 27
Julie Andrews. Stephen Fry. Harrison Ford. It's episode where Crabb and Sales shamelessly drop names until the clanging is literally audible. They discuss notable first lines from books. Sales invites Crabb into her bedroom and closes the door. Plus you can play our Chat 10 Looks 3 bingo, where points are scored for: Sales eating on mic, an interruption, a name drop "clang", a book being thrown in the bin (before reading) and lots of schoolgirl giggling. • Mark Colvin's kidney transplant story b...
Dec 02, 2015•32 min•Season 1Ep. 26
Crabb and Sales celebrate the one year anniversary of the Chat 10 Looks 3 podcast with booze, reviews and Julie Andrews. Brendan is replaced by a three year old. And finally, they take the time to thank their terrific and long-suffering fans and supporters. You guys are all crazy. We love you all. • The Great British Class Calculator via BBC News Magazine • Watching the English: The Hidden Rules of English Behaviour by Kate Fox • Who are your real friends? by Monique Schafter via ABC 7.30 • Spoo...
Nov 05, 2015•58 min•Season 1Ep. 25
Starting on a sombre note, Crabb and Sales talk about death and dying, before switching to their regular high-spirited routine of discussing what they are literately and literally consuming. We learn Sales is not a complete monster, Crabb is still trying to pat it into a log, and Brendan can't find the setting for "remove mouth sounds caused by a walnut and blue cheese salad". • My Baby in Bed the final column of Sam de Brito • Life is Paler Without Sam de Brito's Spark by Luke McIlveen • The Ye...
Oct 24, 2015•33 min•Season 1Ep. 24
In which Crabb and Sales eat baked goods cooked in a chemically-cleaned oven and discover the joys of long biographies where not much actually happens. Plus the joys returning to the wrong theatre after interval. • Lemon butter slice from the Women's Weekly Best-Ever cookbook • Dick Adams on Kitchen Cabinet with Annabel Crabb • Calendar of Cakes by the Country Women's Association of South Australia • Special Delivery by Annabel Crabb • Detainee 002: The Case of David Hicks by Leigh Sales • The S...
Oct 18, 2015•34 min•Season 1Ep. 23
Do you walk out on plays? Movies? Crabb and Sales talk about the shows they couldn't sit through. Sales admits she doesn't like all musicals and Crabb admits that she likes at least one. Plus Crabb has all her suspicions confirmed that Sales is indeed a monster and won't participate in a standing ovation. • The Present by Chekhov performed by the Sydney Theatre Company • Hugo Weaving on 7.30 interviewed by Leigh Sales • Art of the Steal • The Maids by Jean Genet • Chicago the movie • Crash (1996...
Sep 27, 2015•32 min•Season 1Ep. 22
There's been a leadership coup in Australia, meaning Crabb and Sales need a new safe word. Crabb has been papped with an Abbott staffer and unpacks an urban myth involving Malcolm Turnbull and a cat. Sales is mortified that the Prime Minister's Office already knows about her book recycling habits. • Battlelines by Tony Abbott • Annabel Crabb papped with Andrew Hirst via Crikey • Stop at Nothing: The Life and Adventures of Malcolm Turnbull by Annabel Crabb • The night of the leadership spill on 7...
Sep 20, 2015•39 min•Season 1Ep. 21
Crabb and Sales are very apologetic for taking so long to come up with a new episode and are delighted that in addition to fretting over the idea that maybe they're terrible mothers, colleagues, partners and friends, they can now feel guilty about disappointing listeners of the podcast. Speaking of guilt: Are you a chucker or a hoarder? Do you throw out books? Signed books? Books signed with a personal note by someone who would someday become Prime Minister? Oh dear. We have so much to talk abou...
Sep 08, 2015•39 min•Season 1Ep. 20
In this episode, Crabb and Sales visit the Archibald Prize at the Art Gallery of NSW. In keeping with tradition they are interrupted not once, but twice during the course of the episode. Despite every setback, they manage to talk about sex, death, art and books. Plus it suddenly dawns on our own odd couple that they are not as alike as they seem. In fact, they're almost polar opposites. • Archibald Prize 2015 • Museum of Old and New Art (MONA) • A Bone of Fact by David Walsh • Grace and Frankie ...
Aug 06, 2015•34 min•Season 1Ep. 19
This week, Crabb and Sales are going by nom de plumes - but who is Earl J McNabb and who is Tabitha Whispersword? Whispersword is refusing to read the new Harper Lee novel while McNabb reveals she may well have spent time behind bars if not for a noted barrister turned author. And what recipe ideas are dividing our loveable bunglers? • Priest hole • Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee • Negotiating with the Dead: A Writer on Writing by Margaret Atwood • Little Failure by Gary Shteyngart • 100 Notabl...
Jul 14, 2015•32 min•Season 1Ep. 18
The women discuss fashion, with Crabb describing her look as "50s frocks" while Sales' self-confessed style is "I Can't be Arsed". They review the new Pixar film "Inside Out", admitting it didn't make them cry as much as "Bambi" or "The Littlest Hobo". And Crabb is stunned - not in a good way either - by Sales' misogynistic taste in music, revealed in a guest host stint on Double J. • Mandarin and choc-chip cornflake biscuits. Just use this recipe but beat in the zest of two mandarins when you'r...
Jul 03, 2015•37 min•Season 1Ep. 17
Crabb and Sales are in Canberra getting their glam on for the Mid-Winter Ball. Even in a hotel bathroom, these bunglers still manage to crack each other (and us) up. Stay tuned for television and book recommendations. Plus: What does it take to get Crabb's hair straightened? And what does Salesy's husband Phil (aka "Brendan") think of the podcast so far? • Leigh Sales on Home Delivery with Julia Zemiro • Mad Men final series • The Americans starring Keri Russell • Keri Russell's short hair scand...
Jun 25, 2015•32 min•Season 1Ep. 16
Crabb hates showtunes and Sales hates birds, so why not spend the episode talking about both? Join them in the piano room (aka the yoga room) while they talk about the difference between popular and literary writing. Plus, Crabb and Sales read their favourite mean-spirited iTunes reviews. • Caroline O'Connor interview by Leigh Sales via 7.30 • Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty • The Rosie Effect by Graeme Simsion • I Am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes • Peas and Queues: The Minefield of Modern Manners by...
Jun 16, 2015•34 min•Season 1Ep. 15
In this live recording from the Sydney Writers' Festival, Crabb and Sales take a wander through their reading lives in sixty minutes, somehow managing to squeeze in mention of 42 books, four interviews, two television clips and two magazine articles. • Clade by James Bradley • Lucky Us by Amy Bloom • The Death of Ivan Ilyich by Leo Tolstoy • Moondust: In Search of the Men Who Fell to Earth by Andrew Smith • Being Mortal by Atul Gawande • Buzz Aldrin interview with Leigh Sales on 7.30 • The Goldf...
Jun 02, 2015•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 14
Crabb and Sales record this limited-edition podcast live from the Sydney Writers' Festival. Our loveable bunglers write letters to each other, explaining why their friendship is over. Featuring passive-aggressive baking, fairy wrens and show tunes (of course). • Women of Letters founded by Marieke Hardy and Michaela McGuire • Pulp Fiction watch scene featuring Christopher Walken • Weapon of Choice by Fatboy Slim featuring Christopher Walken • The Shawshank Redemption (spoilers) scene See omnystu...
May 26, 2015•16 min•Season 1Ep. 13
It's budget week and everyone is under (and broadcasting in) the weather. But federal politics is quickly pushed aside once Sales announces that this week: nice guys do NOT finish last. Plus, who would you rather fly with: Tom Cruise or Val Kilmer? • Carrie Bickmore's Gold Logie Speech dedicated to her late husband Greg • Hilary Clinton interview with Hamish and Andy • Buzz Aldrin interview on 7.30 • The Right Stuff by Tom Wolfe • Top Gun starring Tom Cruise and Val Kilmer • Spandau Ballet, but ...
May 16, 2015•35 min•Season 1Ep. 12
Crabb and Sales desperately hunt for a quiet room to record this week's podcast and end up in a breast-feeding room. They talk about what makes a great true-crime book and the challenges of writing someone's real-life story. • Chef directed by Jon Favreau • The Trip starring Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon • Fame Opening Titles via YouTube • Women Having a Terrible Time at Parties in Western Art History via The Toast • Five Drops of Blood - Murder in the Cat Protection Society by Paul Wilson and Dia...
Apr 25, 2015•35 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Crabb and Sales review the first episode of the final season of Mad Men and discover that Don Draper has a unique solution for removing red wine stains from carpet. • The Children Act by Ian McEwan • Jerusalem by Yotam Ottolenghi • Mix and Bake by Belinda Jeffrey • Mr Sheen ad via YouTube See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Apr 15, 2015•41 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Crabb reveals her top "why didn't I think of that?" moments, and Sales tells us what she really thinks of Jeremy Clarkson. Plus things take a turn for the creepy with Richard III, Clive James, Roman Polanski and Dominic West. It's Chat 10 Looks 3, but now with added microphones! • Jean-Claude Van Damme does the splits • So You've Been Publicly Shamed by Jon Ronson • Airmail: Women of Letters featuring Tim Minchin, edited by Marieke Hardy • Inside the Commons a BBC documentary by Michael Cockerel...
Apr 03, 2015•37 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Crabb is writing a cookbook and Sales is more than happy to drop by and ruin the food styling. Have a listen. It's better than eating a raw onion. • Solar by Ian McEwan • Sweet Tooth by Ian McEwan • Tony Abbott eats a second onion via ABC Online • Jerusalem by Yotam Ottolenghi • Derek Zoolander and Anna Wintour via Rolling Stone • Thanks to Olivia King for designing our new logo • Stephen Colbert at senate committee hearing on immigrant labour • Party Tricks via TenPlay • Q and A hosted by Annab...
Mar 21, 2015•38 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Sales has locked Crabb in a room with a piano, which can only mean one thing: show tunes! The pair celebrates the fiftieth anniversary of The Sound of Music and detour their way through rotten reviews, ironic illnesses, faux feminists and dudes in drag. Think of it as a few of their favourite things. • Lady Gaga at the 2015 Oscars • Here's the Thing with Alec Baldwin • Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer from Vanity Fair • Original review of The Sound of Music from The New York Times • Everyon...
Mar 07, 2015•34 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Crabb and Sales don their finest trench coats and head off to see 50 Shades of Grey. Afterwards they delve into the topic of reading books you ordinarily wouldn't. It's all about man caves, aliens, vampires, Hitler and so much more. • Fifty Shades of Grey by E L James • Twilight by Stephenie Meyer • Ascendance: Dave vs the Monsters by John Birmingham • The Young Lion by Blanche d'Alpuget • The Lion Rampant by Blanche d'Alpuget • New Yorker review of Fifty Shades of Grey by Anthony Lane • A Fract...
Feb 17, 2015•33 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Sales and Crabb make up for missing a couple of weeks by delivering a bumper Christmas episode. They talk about everything from baking, to books to bird watching. Find out what's on their summer reading list and what DVDs not to bring home to a mother of a new baby. • The Cook's Companion by Stephanie Alexander • Rachel Allen Cookbooks • The Ketchup Conundrum by Malcolm Gladwell • Mad as Hell with Shaun Micaleff • The superb fairy-wren - which is our best guess of the visitor in the backyard • M...
Dec 16, 2014•57 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Crabb and Sales start where they left off last week: Portuguese Tarts, but from there things take a turn to the dark side. How can one random, tragic event completely ruin your life? But it's not all bleak. Sales brings us home with Sting and show tunes. • The Art of the Tart via The Age • How to make the perfect hollandaise sauce via The Guardian • The Cook's Companion by Stephanie Alexander • L'Ami Louis review by AA Gill • The Blight of the Bumble Bee • Knife Fight with Lee-Lin Chin • The Yea...
Nov 27, 2014•36 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Crabb and Sales take to the road in search of Portuguese tarts and along the way talk about the best books, documentaries and TV shows based around "insider" accounts. • Top of the Morning by Brian Stelter • Brekky Central by Adam Boland • The Devil's Candy: The Anatomy of a Hollywood Fiasco by Julie Salamon • The Staircase • Fatal Vision by Joe McGinniss • The Selling of the President by Joe McGinniss • The Journalist and the Murderer by Janet Malcolm • What it Takes: The Way to the White House...
Nov 19, 2014•35 min•Season 1Ep. 3
In this episode, Crabb and Sales talk about Broadway disasters, wicked wordplay and kitchen fires. They put the smackdown on their internet trolls, Sales talks with a mouthful of cake and Crabb refuses to relinquish the microphone. And how exactly does one jelly one's own breast milk? • Jerusalem by Yotam Ottolenghi • Unreliable Memoirs by Clive James • The Crying of Lot 49 by Thomas Pynchon • Catch-22 by Joseph Heller • Hitch-22: A Memoir by Christopher Hitchens • Clive: The Story of Clive Palm...
Nov 13, 2014•38 min•Season 1Ep. 2
In this episode, Crabb and Sales talk about their idols and what it's like to make a fool of yourself when you meet them. Plus, they reveal their secret shameful foods. Tinned smoked oysters, ambrosia salad or perhaps just a bucket of deep-fried chicken? • A Chorus Line • Lyrics to Chat 10 Looks 3 by Crabb and Sales • Mary Jo Fisher • Yotam Ottolenghi • Helen Garner • The House of Grief: The Story of a Murder Trial by Helen Garner • Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov • The Child in Time by Ian McEwan • ...
Nov 03, 2014•35 min•Season 1Ep. 1
