What does it take to prepare for one of the greatest experiences of your life? Jennifer Lopez’s latest documentary Halftime answers this very question. Literally Lived It is a special episode where we talk to people who’ve LITERALLY LIVED the experience of being on a tv show or movie. In this episode, hosts Gen Fricker and Alexei Toliopoulos sit down with quite possibly one of the hardest workers they’ve ever met, professional dancer Ling Zhang. Ling was about to go on and study biomedicine, but...
Jun 20, 2022•29 min•Season 3Ep. 20
Adam Sandler’s brand new film Hustle has hit Netflix, and it’s also hit our hosts in the feels, leading us to ask: what is it about sports dramas that make us so emotional? To help us understand the motivational magic of the genre, we chat to professional basketball player Jessica Kuster. CREDITS Guest: Jessica Kuster - https://www.instagram.com/kustakusta/ Hosts: Gen Fricker and Alexei Toliopoulos Executive Producer: Pariya Taherzadeh Producer: Abbey Lenton Editor/Mixer: Pariya Taherzadeh This ...
Jun 13, 2022•25 min•Season 3Ep. 19
Do you believe in the other realm? What about psychics? Are they even real? Well, Alexei and Gen wanted to know exactly that! In this week's episode they chat to psychic medium Debbie Malone who lets us in on her experience of the ‘upside down world,’ and also gives Alexei a very specific message from the other side. Plus, we take a look at what the frightening new series Stranger Things, season 4 - volume 1 has in store for us. CREDITS Guest: Debbie Malone - https://debbiemalonemedium.com Hosts...
Jun 06, 2022•36 min•Season 3Ep. 18
Do you reckon you’d survive working on a farm as a Jillaroo or Jackaroo? Well, it might be A LOT harder than you think! Take it from Georgia Anderson who’s a station worker and agricultural trainer and assessor from the Northern Territory. Georgia lets us in on what it’s really like mustering and feeding the livestock on a massive farm… and we mean MASSIVE! She also shares her thoughts on whether Gen and Alexei would be able to survive as a farmhand. Who do you think will survive? Plus, we take ...
May 30, 2022•29 min•Season 3Ep. 17
Everyone deserves a chance at love, no matter how old or who we are - that’s where Love On The Spectrum comes in. This US docu-series follows people on the autism spectrum as they navigate the world of dating and relationships. In this episode of Lived It, Gen Fricker and Alexei Toliopoulos chat to Michael Theo, season one and two cast member of Love On The Spectrum Australia, about what he REALLY thinks of the new US show, and his feelings about being an international star. CREDITS Guest: Micha...
May 23, 2022•21 min•Season 3Ep. 16
Imagine for your entire life you’re an only child, and then one day you get told you not only have one half sibling but three, all of which you ACCIDENTLY bump into. Sounds, like a movie right? Well, that’s exactly what happened to our guest, Zack. Plus, Gen Fricker and Alexei Toliopolous talk about the new documentary, Our Father. After a woman's at-home DNA test reveals multiple half-siblings, she discovers a shocking scheme that spans decades. CREDITS Guest: Zack Hosts: Gen Fricker and Alexei...
May 16, 2022•21 min•Season 3Ep. 15
Conspiracies happen quite a lot. Political assassinations, scandals and cover-ups, and even secret societies… Enter The Pentaverate. The Pentaverate - created by Mike Myers, and of course stars Mike Myers (eight of him to be exact), is about a Canadian journalist who finds himself on a mission to break a story on the Pentaverate, the world’s oldest and most influential secret society… But remember The Pentaverate must never be exposed. Plus, in this episode of 'Lived It' Gen and Alexei chat to R...
May 09, 2022•22 min•Season 3Ep. 14
Do you ever look back on your teenage years and think ‘Damn, I wish things were easier then!’? We second that! In this episode of ‘Lived It’ Gen and Alexei chat to a former Australian rules football player who’s also an LGBTIQ+ advocate - Jason Ball, about what life was like once he came out in the ‘masculine’ game of Aussie football. Plus, we also take a look at the new show Heartstopper. Heartstopper is about a gay schoolboy who falls in love with a classmate, who also happens to be a rugby pl...
May 02, 2022•27 min•Season 3Ep. 13
Where else can you get luxury real estate viewing, extravagant houses, dramatic feuds and in-office romances? Why, on Selling Sunset of course! 'Literally Lived It' is a special episode where we talk to people who’ve LITERALLY LIVED the experience of being on a tv show or movie. In this episode, Gen Fricker and Alexei Toliopoulos are chatting to the sweetest reality tv star known to Netflix-kind, Mary Fitzgerald. Mary lets us in on what life is really like while the cameras aren’t rolling, and s...
Apr 25, 2022•28 min•Season 3Ep. 12
Nowadays, you can do EVERYTHING online – you can date online, play video games online, and even become… an accidental sugar baby online. Or at least that’s what happened to comedian and e-sports commentator Michael Hing. In this episode of Lived It, Gen and Alexei reflect on the immersive nature of a game, before diving into horror-thriller movie ‘Choose or Die’, where one decision can end it all…. Gruesomely. CREDITS Guest: Michael Hing - www.instagram.com/hingers/ Hosts: Gen Fricker and Alexei...
Apr 18, 2022•24 min•Season 3Ep. 11
Ultimatums are risky business, just ask the six couples in new Netflix reality series The Ultimatum, where they must make a choice between getting married or moving on for good. One Aussie woman lived an eerily similar sitch herself, and move on is exactly what our listener Melissa did! Her long term partner left her three weeks before the wedding, but instead of being down in the dumps, she decided to throw a 'Thank U, Next' party! Plus, Gen and Alexei chat to relationship coach Steph Rigg, abo...
Apr 11, 2022•33 min•Season 3Ep. 10
Whether we like to admit it or not, gossip is a powerful thing. We love it just as much today as we did back in the olden days, where Bridgerton season two sets its scene. In this episode of Lived It, Gen and Alexei chat all things hot goss with Australia’s very own Lady Whistledown, Miss Double Bay, and discover what it’s really like to be an anonymous pop culture critic and meme queen. CREDITS Guest: Miss Double Bay - www.instagram.com/missdoublebay/ Hosts: Gen Fricker and Alexei Toliopoulos E...
Apr 04, 2022•24 min•Season 3Ep. 9
In this week's episode Gen and Alexei are talking about the new adult animation called ‘Human Resources’ - a spinoff of the Netflix series ‘Big Mouth.’ Hormone Monsters, Shame Wizards and all our other favourite creatures make up the ‘Human Resources team', helping humans make sense of their feelings throughout their adult life. Meanwhile, in the real world, we have sex coaches to do that for us. One of them being Georgia Grace, who we reckon is a real-life Human Resources department! She chats ...
Mar 28, 2022•25 min•Season 3Ep. 8
What do you think when you hear the words Formula 1? Fast cars? Glitz and glamour? Well, you’re not wrong - that is, when it comes to the drivers and their coaches. But what about the everyday folk: the engineers, the pit crew, the journos? Are they living up the luxury lifestyle too? Nope. Not even close. Gen and Alexei talk to Aussie F1 journo Michael Lamonato, who takes us behind the scenes of what life is really like for those that keep up with the high-flying world of Formula 1 on battler's...
Mar 21, 2022•23 min•Season 3Ep. 7
What do you get when you mix crystals, linen and a helluva lot of good looking people and parties? Byron Baes of course. Literally Lived It is a special episode where we talk to people who’ve LITERALLY LIVED the experience of being on a tv show or movie. This week, Gen and Alexei sit down with Bryon Baes stars Jade Kevin Foster and Hannah Brauer to hear what it was really like to film a docu-soap. Jade the self-proclaimed “spinner” (dw, we didn’t know what that meant either) gives us the exclusi...
Mar 14, 2022•27 min•Season 3Ep. 6
There’s always something our parents are hiding – whether that’s a nicotine addiction, a secret affair, or an entire career as a secret agent… In this week’s episode of Lived It, our hosts dive into Pieces of Her, a gripping new thriller out now on Netflix. As they chat to a woman whose parents were, you guessed it, real life spies, they answer the question: Is being a Spy Kid all it’s cracked up to be? Are your parents leading a double life of their own? Or want to let us in on some juicy famil...
Mar 07, 2022•24 min•Season 3Ep. 5
Ever thought about reimagining your life as a movie? Thomas Wilson-White sure has. On this week’s episode of Lived It, Gen and Alexei sit down with the award-winning director and screenwriter to chat about The Greenhouse, his new Aussie film inspired by his own life. As Thomas separates fact from fiction, our hosts reflect on the key role art plays in how we process our emotions. Got a similar story of your own? Send us a DM at @netflixanz on Instagram and Twitter, and tag #LivedIt. Join us ever...
Feb 28, 2022•23 min•Season 3Ep. 4
This week, we sent one of our hosts to therapy… Well, kind of. As they dive into Texas Chainsaw Massacre - the horror sequel phenomenon that’s just dropped on Netflix - Gen challenges herself to a bout of exposure therapy to help curb her intense fear of scary movies. Can this self-professed scaredy cat learn to stomach horror films with the help of a professional? Plus, we want to know if you’re a slasher film stan like Alexei, or more like Gen - does Leatherface make your skin crawl? See what ...
Feb 21, 2022•27 min•Season 3Ep. 3
Have you ever fantasised about the jetsetter lifestyle? Or maybe having all the money you’ve ever wanted and not a care in the world? Well, you’re not the only one. On this week's episode of Lived It, Gen Fricker and Alexei Toliopoulos chat about Inventing Anna, the true story of the fake German heiress who stole the hearts (and money) of New York elites. Plus, DJ Benson takes a leaf out of Anna Delvey’s book and proves that it’s surprisingly easy to get away with a grift… with the right costume...
Feb 14, 2022•20 min•Season 3Ep. 2
Do you have a nosey neighbour? Or maybe YOU’RE the nosy neighbour? On this week's episode of Lived It, Gen Fricker and Alexei Toliopoulos talk about the newly released, ridiculously long-titled, psychological thriller satire - The Women In The House Across the Street from the Girl In the Window. Plus, Sugar Bones from Confidence man shares a story of a neighbour so nosy, not even the world’s biggest rock stars could convince them to mind their beeswax. Do you have a neighbour story you want to s...
Feb 07, 2022•20 min•Season 3Ep. 1
Lived It is a new Netflix podcast where we speak to everyday Aussies and Kiwis who didn’t just watch the show or movie everyone’s bangin’ on about - they lived it! Join Gen Fricker and Alexei Toliopoulos every Tuesday for real stories from real people on a cinematic scale. Follow or subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. And join the conversation at @netflixanz on Instagram and Twitter, and tag #LivedIt.
Jan 31, 2022•1 min
Seriously we can’t get enough of Netflix rom-coms and specifically ones starring Christina Milian (also of Falling Inn Love fame). This one’s a beachy, musical concoction so imagine yourself enticed by a sultry lover by the pool... Further reading: Resort to Love https://www.netflix.com/title/81076586 Falling Inn Love https://www.netflix.com/au/title/80999781 Work It https://www.netflix.com/title/81132038 When Harry Met Sally Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmSpCLefjnw Sex/Life https://w...
Jul 28, 2021•22 min•Season 2Ep. 38
Plus all of our movie date stories — the salacious, the sweet, and the just plain awkward. What even makes a good date movie? Find out in this episode with Alexei Toliopoulos and Gen Fricker. Further reading: The Godfather https://www.netflix.com/title/60011152 Twins Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OG-CQgtcbqg Tusk Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCQJnOn0ru0 Blue Valentine Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aILx69WrRhQ Marriage Story https://www.netflix.com/title/80223779 He...
Jul 26, 2021•15 min•Season 2Ep. 37
The Last Letter From Your Lover made us realise we just love watching romantic dramas about beautiful people parading across Europe in frilly dresses and linen shirts. Sue us! Also, we dig up each other’s love letter stories, so expect romance aplenty in this episode with Alexei Toliopoulos and Gen Fricker. Further reading: The Last Letter From Your Lover https://www.netflix.com/title/81030821 Atonement Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkVQwwPrr4c Brief Encounter Trailer https://www.youtu...
Jul 21, 2021•24 min•Season 2Ep. 36
The icon, comedian, and Netflix star himself — Rhys Nicholson — joins us to chat all things queer representation in the history of horror, from Frankenstein to Fear Street, and how that representation has changed from subtext to text. All in this episode with Alexei Toliopoulos and Gen Fricker. Further reading: Live at the Athenaeum https://www.netflix.com/title/81346525 Fear Street Part 1: 1994 https://www.netflix.com/title/81325689 Fear Street Part 2: 1978 https://www.netflix.com/title/8133474...
Jul 19, 2021•13 min•Season 2Ep. 35
Goodbye 70s, hello 1666. This episode, we’re journeying back to a time long, long ago for the final instalment of the Fear Street trilogy. We’re talking all things religion and horror, as well as one of the best wigs we’ve seen on screen. Plus, find out which Fear Street movie we’re most likely to die in... Further reading: Fear Street Part 3: 1666 https://www.netflix.com/title/81334750 Fear Street Part 2: 1978 https://www.netflix.com/title/81334749 Fear Street Part 1: 1994 https://www.netflix.c...
Jul 14, 2021•23 min•Season 2Ep. 34
Inspired by the Fear Street trilogy, we’re joined by witch expert, critic, and novelist Maria Lewis, who schools us on the history of witches from subversive housewives to rebellious teen occultists (with a bit of Satanic Panic on the way). All in this episode with Alexei Toliopuolos and Gen Fricker. Further reading: Fear Street Part 1: 1994 https://www.netflix.com/au/title/81325689 Fear Street Part 2: 1978 https://www.netflix.com/title/81334749 The Wizard of Oz Trailer https://www.youtube.com/w...
Jul 12, 2021•17 min•Season 2Ep. 33
We’re doing the time warp this episode, all the way back to the 70s with Fear Street Part 2: 1978. Find out what Fear Street and Back to the Future have in common, hear our scariest childhood ghost stories, and keep unravelling the witchy mystery of the R. L. Stine adaptation with us. Further reading: Fear Street Part 2: 1978 https://www.netflix.com/title/81334749 Fear Street Part 1: 1994 https://www.netflix.com/title/81325689 Last week’s episode on Part 1: 1994 https://open.spotify.com/episode/...
Jul 07, 2021•26 min•Season 2Ep. 32
We’re kicking off Fear Month with a cracker to coincide with the weekly release of the Fear Street trilogy. Here, we chat to R. L. Stine (!!) about scaring multiple generations of kids, his own spooky childhood stories, and being a 90s icon. All in this episode with Alexei Toliopoulos and Gen Fricker. Further reading: Fear Street Part 1: 1994 https://www.netflix.com/title/81325689 Goosebumps https://www.netflix.com/title/70264616 R. L. Stine was scared of everything as a child (A.V. Club) https:...
Jul 05, 2021•9 min•Season 2Ep. 31
How the first part in a trilogy adaptation of R. L. Stine’s spooky series harks back to iconic 90s teen horror films in all their gory, unsanitised, and often rip-roaring glory. Plus, we decide what a 2021 teen horror soundtrack would look like, all in this episode with Gen Fricker and Alexei Toliopoulos. Further reading: Fear Street Part 1: 1994 https://www.netflix.com/title/81325689 Scream Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWm_mkbdpCA A Nightmare on Elm Street https://www.netflix.com/tit...
Jun 30, 2021•24 min•Season 2Ep. 30
