This week kicks off with a perfect party, then detours into the hell of insomnia and sleep deprivation, some weird childhood fears and the looming anxiety of school holidays. Monty tells us about some big milestones going on over at her place and Mel comes home strong with a game of Underrated/Overrated - one of which is VERY brave to publicly declare. Enjoy! You can support us on Patreon here . Follow us and get in touch on Instagram here. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Dec 06, 2023•29 min•Season 2Ep. 416
In 1989, a couple of die-hard Catholics claimed that they'd been having visions of the Virgin Mary - and God wanted them to get the world to start adhering to the 10 Commandments. So, they decided to start a cult. As you do. But in the process, they broke every single one of the Commandments time and time again.... and in 2000, were responsible for an act so horrendous, that it would trump the death toll of the mass murder/suicide at Jonestown 22 years earlier. Fancy supporting us on Patreon? Fi...
Dec 04, 2023•34 min•Season 2Ep. 415
It's a week of confusion as we try to figure out a) Macquarie Dictionary's Word of the Year and b) the reason why a 34-year-old woman would choose to have a maz on a public beach. There's also the awkwardness of a high-five gone wrong, Monty's shithouse coffee order, Mel's chocolate disappointment, kids at weddings, sexy books and some good news for lovers of Coke No Sugar. Love yous. x You can support us on Patreon here . Follow us and get in touch on Instagram here. See omnystudio.com/listener...
Nov 29, 2023•20 min•Season 2Ep. 414
Welcome to Lucky Dip - our bite-sized, fortnightly pod! Each ep, we'll take turns sticking our mitts into the goodie bucket and unwrapping a topic to chinwag about. You never know what you're gonna get, so enjoy five minutes of randomness that we hope will bring a lil' nugget of joy to your day. Fancy supporting us on Patreon? Find out more here . Follow us on Insta here . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Nov 27, 2023•8 min•Season 2Ep. 413
This week, we go back to our loving + loathing roots and Mel's got a few things that are making her irrationally angry. There's also a bit of kids' breakfast judgement, Christmas chaos and Monty's toddler Otis gets a bit TOO up close and personal with a neighbourhood dog. Fancy supporting us on Patreon? Find out more here . Follow us and get in touch on Instagram here. You can check out the Tri-Aid neck device here and the Endel sound app here . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informatio...
Nov 22, 2023•19 min•Season 2Ep. 412
When 62-year-old Edwin Robinson heard the first rumbles of thunder on the afternoon of June 4, 1980, he headed out into his yard to get his pet chicken, Tuck Tuck, out of harm's way. Little did Edwin know that in a split second, a bolt of lightning was about to strike... and change his life in a way that remains one of the greatest medical mysteries - or miracles - of all time. Fancy supporting us on Patreon? Find out more here . Follow us and get in touch on Instagram here. MUSIC CREDITS: "Kool...
Nov 20, 2023•21 min•Season 2Ep. 411
This week, Monty and Mel bond over ugly 90s homes and their bee sting virginities. Monty tells us a few NQR features of her new digs, we've got the ultimate pick-me-up song, and when Mel shares some judgemental opinions, she discovers that Monty is a culprit of one of her biggest bugbears. Enjoy! Fancy supporting us on Patreon? Find out more here . Follow us and get in touch on Instagram here. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Nov 15, 2023•23 min•Season 2Ep. 410
Welcome to Lucky Dip - our bite-sized, fortnightly pod! Each ep, we'll take turns sticking our mitts into the goodie bucket and unwrapping a topic to chinwag about. You never know what you're gonna get, so enjoy five minutes of randomness that we hope will bring a lil' nugget of joy to your day. Fancy supporting us on Patreon? Find out more here . Follow us on Insta here . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Nov 13, 2023•8 min•Season 2Ep. 409
This week, we're back on the 'embarrassing for no reason' train - and they involve shopping, phone calls, carparks and... limp interactions. We share a listener tip for helping with anxiety, Monty's littlest guy had some VERY blocked ears, and Mel's got an addition to the anti-bucket list. Enjoy! Fancy supporting us on Patreon? Find out more here . Follow us and get in touch on Instagram here. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Nov 08, 2023•12 min•Season 2Ep. 408
In 2017, a man seemingly vanished from a hospital in South Africa following a routine surgery. For almost two weeks, no one had any idea where he’d gone. Then, a shocking discovery was made by a hospital maintenance worker that seemed to defy explanation. And then… 18 months later, the EXACT SAME THING happened at another South African hospital, located over 1500kms away. This unexplained story has many theories but still, no answers. The only thing that is certain is that you will need to pop o...
Nov 07, 2023•26 min•Season 2Ep. 407
This week, we talk briefly about the sad passing of Matthew Perry and the strange feelings of buying a home or belongings of someone who has died. Public Enemy's Flayva Flav gave the US anthem a crack and Mel is inspired, we also have two amazing pod recs for you and attempt to help a listener with a problem we're both VERY familiar with. Enjoy! Fancy supporting us on Patreon? Find out more here . Follow us and get in touch on Instagram here. You can listen to Very Scary People here and The Retr...
Nov 01, 2023•15 min•Season 2Ep. 406
Welcome to Lucky Dip - our bite-sized, fortnightly pod! Each ep, we'll take turns sticking our mitts into the goodie bucket and unwrapping a topic to chinwag about. You never know what you're gonna get, so enjoy five minutes of randomness that we hope will bring a lil' nugget of joy to your day. Fancy supporting us on Patreon? Find out more here . Follow us on Insta here . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Oct 30, 2023•6 min•Season 2Ep. 405
This week, Mel is inspired by the Shameless girls' new book, 4am , and shares some life advice of her own. There's also anxiety spirals, kids with excellent taste in music, an epic mispronunciation and headstones with a twist. Fancy supporting us on Patreon? Find out more here . Follow us and get in touch on Instagram here. You can get your hands on Michelle and Zara's new book, 4am , here . You can watch the TED Talk from Andrew Solomon that Mel references here . See omnystudio.com/listener for...
Oct 25, 2023•22 min•Season 2Ep. 404
In the early morning hours of May 11, 1995, a couple of tourists driving along a clifftop in Corsica were flagged down by a hysterical woman, who told them that she and her husband had just been involved in a car accident. And the car, with her husband in it, was laying at the bottom of the cliff, 140 metres below. The story only becomes more tragic when the woman tells police that she and her new husband, Marc, were in the first week of their honeymoon. But after a chance sighting a year later,...
Oct 24, 2023•42 min•Season 2Ep. 403
This week, we're joined by the animal-whispering human sunbeam, the beautiful Annie Nolan AKA Uncanny Annie. Annie tells us all about her husband's love affair with his metal detector, how her love of animals lead her to her dream job and how the Covid period changed her. She also gives us some cracking tips for dealing with anxious dogs, especially at bath time. Enjoy! Fancy supporting us on Patreon? Find out more here . Follow us and get in touch on Instagram here. You can follow Annie on Inst...
Oct 18, 2023•20 min•Season 2Ep. 402
Welcome to Lucky Dip - our bite-sized, fortnightly pod! Each ep, we'll take turns sticking our mitts into the goodie bucket and unwrapping a topic to chinwag about. You never know what you're gonna get, so enjoy five minutes of randomness that we hope will bring a lil' nugget of joy to your day. Fancy supporting us on Patreon? Find out more here . Follow us on Insta here . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Oct 16, 2023•9 min•Season 2Ep. 401
This week has been a really dark and heavy one, so we're gonna try our best to take your mind off things with a bit of our favourite trivial bullshit. We talk about Will and Jada's latest relationship admission and how some confronting news about the Teletubbies 'sun baby' got us thinking about our fave kids TV shows of all time. And we've got three WEIRD stories that involve a bottle of milk, a gross TikTok admission, and a highly disturbing peek into the strange workings of Mel's mind. Enjoy.....
Oct 12, 2023•20 min•Season 2Ep. 400
This week, the first family of reality TV has a new pod… and it inspired a solid anti-bucket list item for Mel. We also talk tissue box grievances, why Combantrin is a household staple, why open-backed shoes suck, and Monty gets the most ridiculous offer of all time. Enjoy! Fancy supporting us on Patreon? Find out more here . Follow us and get in touch on Instagram here. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Oct 04, 2023•17 min•Season 2Ep. 399
In May 2008, a pair of 40-year-old twin sisters are spotted on CCTV walking along the central strip of the UK's longest and busiest freeway. When Highway Patrol arrive, they cannot believe their eyes when they see both women step over the barrier and VERY intentionally run right into oncoming traffic. They both survive, but what would play out over the next couple of days will leave you shaking your head for a multitude of reasons... because when it comes to suspicious, this story is about as fi...
Oct 04, 2023•38 min•Season 2Ep. 398
Welcome to Lucky Dip - our bite-sized, fortnightly pod! Each ep, we'll take turns sticking our mitts into the goodie bucket and unwrapping a topic to chinwag about. You never know what you're gonna get, so enjoy five minutes of randomness that we hope will bring a lil' nugget of joy to your day. Fancy supporting us on Patreon? Find out more here . Follow us on Insta here . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Oct 02, 2023•6 min•Season 2Ep. 397
This week, Monty spots something very nostalgic in her local park and Mel tells us what’s ‘better than sex’. We also chat chocolate bars, the joys of cash, blood noses, the reunification of a couple of celeb besties, and Mel has her judgey pants on. Enjoy! Fancy supporting us on Patreon? Find out more here . Follow us and get in touch on Instagram here. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Sep 27, 2023•23 min•Season 2Ep. 396
This week, we talk about Hugh and Deb's split and why we think people are so rocked by it, the sexual assault allegations against Russell Brand and the supersized treat Monty's been hacking away at. Fancy supporting us on Patreon? Find out more here . Follow us and get in touch on Instagram here. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Sep 20, 2023•17 min•Season 2Ep. 395
In 1930, a 21-year-old woman was rushed to hospital by her concerned parents due her rapidly declining health. The man who would take her blood that day became instantly obsessed with her and over the next year, would insert himself into her life in a very unhealthy way. Unfortunately, the woman became so ill that she eventually passed away. Even more unfortunate, were the events that followed AFTER she was buried, and the terrifying lengths this man would go to in order to keep her in his life....
Sep 20, 2023•36 min•Season 2Ep. 394
Welcome to Lucky Dip - our bite-sized, weekly pod! Each ep, we'll take turns sticking our mitts into the goodie bucket and unwrapping a topic to chinwag about. You never know what you're gonna get, so enjoy five minutes of randomness that we hope will bring a lil' nugget of joy to your day. Fancy supporting us on Patreon? Find out more here . Follow us on Insta here . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Sep 18, 2023•8 min•Season 2Ep. 393
This week, we say happy birthday to one of the greatest viral vids of all time, we ponder the rules of table etiquette and question why people are taking their dogs EVERYWHERE. There's also a bit of Croc chat, as well as the annoying cycle of overwhelm, the lost art of the jingle and Monts tells us why she's embarrassed for no reason. Enjoy! Fancy supporting us on Patreon? Find out more here . Follow us and get in touch on Instagram here. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Sep 13, 2023•20 min•Season 2Ep. 392
When Stavros Christofi moved to England from Cyprus, where he met and married the woman of his dreams, his mother, Styllou, was unimpressed to say the least. In July of 1953, Styllou, who had never met her daughter in law, Hella, or her three grandchildren, decided to leave her village in Cyprus for the first time to visit the family in London. And just a year later, Styllou would do something so evil, that the title 'Mother in Law from Hell' does not do her justice. Fancy supporting us on Patre...
Sep 12, 2023•33 min•Season 2Ep. 391
Welcome to Lucky Dip - our bite-sized, weekly pod! Each ep, we'll take turns sticking our mitts into the goodie bucket and unwrapping a topic to chinwag about. You never know what you're gonna get, so enjoy five minutes of randomness that we hope will bring a lil' nugget of joy to your day. Fancy supporting us on Patreon? Find out more here . Follow us on Insta here . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Sep 11, 2023•5 min•Season 2Ep. 390
This week, we talk dead plants, things people do that creep us out, the joys of flirting, the slog of long-term relationships and Mel’s scary backyard encounter. Fancy supporting us on Patreon? Find out more here . Follow us and get in touch on Instagram here. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 06, 2023•21 min•Season 2Ep. 389
Welcome to Lucky Dip - our bite-sized, weekly pod! Each ep, we'll take turns sticking our mitts into the goodie bucket and unwrapping a topic to chinwag about. You never know what you're gonna get, so enjoy five minutes of randomness that we hope will bring a lil' nugget of joy to your day. Fancy supporting us on Patreon? Find out more here . Follow us on Insta here . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Sep 04, 2023•10 min•Season 2Ep. 388
This week, Monty did something that was on her anti-bucket list for the best reason, Mel has some cracking ‘game show with a twist’ ideas for some of our past faves, one of us had a celeb encounter, neither of us are feeling sexy and both of us hate having to wee. Enjoy! You can learn more about the Rites of Passage experience Monty and Arlo had here . Fancy supporting us on Patreon? Find out more here . Follow us and get in touch on Instagram here. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy inform...
Aug 30, 2023•32 min•Season 2Ep. 387
