Big thanks to people sending snacks in! This episode is another one featuring junk food from near and far that arrived by the post. BTW - here's the Instagram account Kitty mentioned - @influencersinthewild * *Hi, it's Courtney. I've made the best guess I can with this as the misremembered names Kitty mentioned weren't showing any results when I tried to track them down. Ok back to the show. Dave! Kitty! Lovely light wafers Thanks Martina, our German friend, for sending some wafer biscuits in! A...
Mar 16, 2024•28 min•Season 1Ep. 136
Popping Candy or Smarties Egg. BTW - Proper Crisps Rosemary and Thyme Pepper Plain - "second to none" What happened to Starburst Chews? Facebook Group for The Junkees is here. Support the podcasts you listen to, subscribe on Lenny.fm About The Junkees on Nearly.com.au Follow Kitty! Instagram / Facebook / YouTube Follow Dave! Twitter / Facebook Tell a friend about the show or leave a review wherever you can. Get in touch with a suggestion for Dave and Kitty - hi@nearly.com.au Big shout out to Aud...
Mar 09, 2024•32 min•Season 1Ep. 135
Big thanks to: Alex, Thomas, Craig and Tina. Someone has lovely handwriting. Ruby from Wollongong Sarah Wilson Elise in the UK Miranda in Beaufort, Victoria Michelle and Daniel in the USA (Butter Finger!) The person who sent the red frogs (a while ago) Jonas and James And we'll be back with more! Facebook Group for The Junkees is here. Support the podcasts you listen to, subscribe on Lenny.fm About The Junkees on Nearly.com.au Follow Kitty! Instagram / Facebook / YouTube Follow Dave! Twitter / F...
Mar 02, 2024•28 min•Season 1Ep. 134
A Festival of Strawberry Belvita Strawberry Yoghurt Sandwich Breakfast Biscuits (Coles) A Glenn Robbins favourite. They're Czech-made, too. Tony's Chocolonely Strawberry Cheesecake Ben & Jerry's collab'. Zappos - Strawberry flavour Not long ago, under $1 a packet. Blind Test Something aimed at the younger kids Thanks Ruby, 8, and her Dad Steve for listening, and sending snacks! Thanks Elise! She's in the UK, this snack is sourced from Tesco. Again from Elise, a lovely meal of blind taste . C...
Feb 24, 2024•32 min•Season 1Ep. 133
Penny Flanagan AKA "One Scoop" is back in Melbourne town. The sisters are working on the next season of FISK. And Sean Micallef's probably made up a story about Kitty. Cookies from My Cookie Factory Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Birthday Cake Blind Testsssssss (there's a few) A special duo from Glenn O'Neil, Dave's brother. A TV tie-in chip and a dessert chip! Here in a Year?/Throwing Sh*t at the Wall Beach Days from The Natural Confectionary Company Thins Onion Rings Facebook Group for The Junke...
Feb 17, 2024•33 min•Season 1Ep. 132
There's some Christmas catching up first. Bookended with some babysitter etiquette. New Products Hooleys Crunchy Rings Original Onion 100s and 1000s Freddo Frogs Cadbury Bubbly Bunny - thanks Arlo! Aero Orange Flavour - thanks again Arlo! Blind Test Maybe one we've had before? Facebook Group for The Junkees is here. Support the podcasts you listen to, subscribe on Lenny.fm About The Junkees on Nearly.com.au Big shout out to Audio Technica - The Junkees use Audio Technica AT-BP40 microphones . So...
Jan 20, 2024•35 min•Season 1Ep. 131
Properly into the new year now. Thanks Leonie for sending treats for Kitty's Dog. And Lottie - much appreciated. Check out Rhys Nicholson's book Dish. Just Get Some DRIZZL’D Lightly Salted & Slightly Sweet Popcorn w Milk Chocolate Blind Test Kitty's blind test 1 Kitty's blind test 2 Fad or Fab? (Or it could be "Stay In Your Lane Maltesers") Malteser Biscuit Dirty Little Secret Biscoff on bread near bed (time) Facebook Group for The Junkees is here. Support the podcasts you listen to, subscri...
Jan 13, 2024•26 min•Season 1Ep. 130
It's a mini ep about bananas, yellow, sent in lollies and more. Still coming back after Christmas and New Years. Thank you to everyone who sent in lolly bananas. Get the right one and you've found Dave's favourite lolly! Happy New Year! Facebook Group for The Junkees is here - so many great photos! Support the podcasts you listen to, subscribe on Lenny.fm About The Junkees on Nearly.com.au Big shout out to Audio Technica - The Junkees use Audio Technica AT-BP40 microphones . Sounding good! Follo...
Jan 07, 2024•14 min•Season 1Ep. 129
A Christmas Miracle on The Junkees! Feature Act: 1 KG of Smyths Christmas Mix Snack It's a very short list of ingredients. Seasonal Tastes Cadbury Dream White Christmas Chocolate Block Tony's Chocolonely Milk Chocolate Gingerbread Bar 180g One more from a market. Facebook Group for The Junkees is here - so many great photos! Support the podcasts you listen to, subscribe on Lenny.fm About The Junkees on Nearly.com.au Big shout out to Audio Technica - The Junkees use Audio Technica AT-BP40 microph...
Dec 24, 2023•20 min•Season 1Ep. 128
Kitty's been to The Land of the Long White Cloud Feature Act: Christmas Preparations Hi-Chews Slush Puppie Chewbies Swizzels Refreshers Blind Tests Dave's Blind - Thanks John and Margaret! Kitty's Blind - Thanks to Olrika (apologies for the incorrect spelling) Chocolate Blind Test! Popcorn Dr Bugs Gourmet Popcorn Treats Listener Correspondence, thanks to: Gooramadda Olives in Rutherglen have started stocking Bretts Chips Music by Yevhen Onoychenko from Pixabay Facebook Group for The Junkees is h...
Dec 23, 2023•31 min•Season 1Ep. 127
Not the chunky, the traditional bar sizes. And some highly questionable products that we've tried, so you don't have to! Feature Act: new Kit Kat line extensions Milo Gooey Caramel Sneaking in a Biscoff line extension too. WWWWWWHHYY???!!!! Ollie's Long Chips Let's get cheesy Bluey Cheese Biscuits from Arnotts Sweet Cheese Popcorn Facebook Group for The Junkees is here - so many great photos! Support the podcasts you listen to, subscribe on Lenny.fm About The Junkees on Nearly.com.au Big shout o...
Dec 09, 2023•26 min•Season 1Ep. 126
Create a "safe bag" for carefree car eating by taking the blackcurrant flavour out when you open the bag. Lame research returns! Feature Act: Sour Patch Kids Original Space Kids Max Blind Tests Dave's Spanish Chips Kitty's Spanish Chips Line Extentions Pascall's Hokey Pokey Lumps Maltesers Desserts Milk Choc Tiramisu Flavour Facebook Group for The Junkees is here - so many great photos! Support the podcasts you listen to, subscribe on Lenny.fm About The Junkees on Nearly.com.au Big shout out to ...
Dec 02, 2023•30 min•Season 1Ep. 125
Bit of news - FISK is coming back, and so is Spicks and Specks Feature Act: What are the kids eating? MrBeast Feastables Later - Nerds Gummy Clusters Blind Tests Dave's BBQ chips Kitty's Ripples chips Kitty's Lays chips Bloody Love Liquorice Black Night Liquorice medley, from NZ Darrell Lea Raspberry Liquorice Allsorts Facebook Group for The Junkees is here - so many great photos! Support the podcasts you listen to, subscribe on Lenny.fm About The Junkees on Nearly.com.au Big shout out to Audio ...
Nov 25, 2023•34 min•Season 1Ep. 124
We're back! Tours have wound up and Possum and The Big Guy are together again. Feature Act: The Lab's Gone Mad The lolly companies have been throwing it against the wall for the past 12 months. Let's update. Lifesavers Fizz Sticks - Bubble Gum and Cola Allen's Party Dawgs Blind Tests Suggested in the Facebook Group - Ginger Beer Kettle Chips Numb and Spicy Hot Pot flavour Herrs Fire-Roasted Sweet Corn flavour Down Down to Vomit Town Noshu Snake Pit Facebook Group for The Junkees is here - so man...
Nov 18, 2023•30 min•Season 1Ep. 123
Feature Act - Fizz/Sherbet Lifesavers Stix Sherbet Fizz (Tropical and Raspberry) Fizzers (creaming soda and sour strawberry) Blind Tests A Thins Chip from Dave Jonas and James - thank you Elise in the UK - thank you Little Bite of History - New Segment Estonia, Slovakia and Greece! Facebook Group for The Junkees is here - so many great photos! Support the podcasts you listen to, subscribe on Lenny.fm About The Junkees on Nearly.com.au Big shout out to Audio Technica - The Junkees use Audio Techn...
Oct 14, 2023•23 min•Season 1Ep. 122
Feature Act - Vege Chips Keiren's suggestion. It's a weird subsection of the snack landscape. Blind Tests Thanks Elise for the Lithuanian contribution! A Chazz Chip Dave's brought two Lay's flavours, quite unique flavours. Listener Correspondence!!! Facebook Group for The Junkees is here - so many great photos! Support the podcasts you listen to, subscribe on Lenny.fm About The Junkees on Nearly.com.au Big shout out to Audio Technica - The Junkees use Audio Technica AT-BP40 microphones . Soundin...
Oct 07, 2023•26 min•Season 1Ep. 121
Penny/Peggy is back for another episode! One Scoop!. Feature Act - Biscoff Can you tell us why they've exploded in Australia and in range? There's spread, variety in their biscuits, cocktail flavouring and more. Blind Tests A Vietnamese chip - please let us know if you can translate Vietnamese! A savoury Twistie What are the kids eating? On TikTok, they're eating Takis Intense flavour and plenty of burn. Oscar's sent us some Chupa Chup Pop Corn - strawberry and cream flavour. Thanks Oscar! Faceb...
Sep 23, 2023•31 min•Season 1Ep. 120
We've heard from Kitty's brother, now hear from the sister we feel like we know already. Welcome Penny Flanagan! On the show! Penny's brought a range Blind Tests Big Boss Cigar degustation Dave's history of Big Boss Cigars SMH: Thanks for the sweet memories More about the show: https://www.nearly.com.au/the-junkees-dave-and-kitty/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Sep 16, 2023•31 min•Season 1Ep. 119
Kitty's created Chip-O'Clock on the road when touring of late. And, just get some, honeycomb Drumsticks are a favourite after show treat. We kick off with a quick snack-rotation catch up. Iced Vovo The original (Wikipedia) The Koko Vovo KitKat Regular KitKats Blue Riband (UK) Clinkers Clinkers (Pascal/Cadbury) Chocolate Covered Rainbows (7-11 brand) Delta Cream Classic Delta Cream Griffins Classic Cameo Cream (NZ, coconut cream in the middle) Facebook Group for The Junkees is here - so many grea...
Sep 09, 2023•24 min•Season 1Ep. 118
Dedicated to the shaved potato. Max BBQ Two chips. One claims 50% more BBQ flavour Some new Brets Chips here from the best. Blind Tests All Chips, Four Chips. Down Down to Vomit Town Cinnamon Donut Twisties Something weird from KoKo Black. Facebook Group for The Junkees is here - so many great photos! About The Junkees on Nearly.com.au Big shout out to Audio Technica - The Junkees use Audio Technica AT-BP40 microphones . Sounding good! Follow Kitty! Instagram / Facebook / YouTube Follow Dave! Tw...
Sep 02, 2023•29 min•Season 1Ep. 117
Big thanks to everyone who's been sending things in or handing things over at gigs aroudn the country! Popcorn Golden Gaytime Popcorn Lolly Poppin Popcorn from Chupa Chups Blind Tests Kitty: Blind 1 , Blind 2 Lastly, revisiting Europe (miss you Glenn) Swiss Chocolate Roundtrees Comments from the last episode Commisserations to Kooka's, based in Donald Victoria. Smurfett wasn't originally a man. Facebook Group for The Junkees is here - so many great photos! About The Junkees on Nearly.com.au Big ...
Aug 19, 2023•26 min•Season 1Ep. 116
There's no fear in growing The Junkees Segment Universe. This episode we're expanding the categorical galaxy for the greater good! New segment: Hype it to the MAXX! Walter's Mint (honey nougat dipped in dark chocolate) Blind Tests abound! Thanks to N in The Basin for sending in Kitty's tests. New segment: Down Down Down To Vomit Town Kookas biscuit - banana and caramel flavour Rock and Roll Cookie from Charlie's Fine Foods Facebook Group for The Junkees is here - so many great photos! About The ...
Aug 12, 2023•29 min•Season 1Ep. 115
Feature Act - Chocolate Line Extentions/New Inventions Cadbury Crackle Nestle Chokito Block (just get some) Darrell Lea collab with The Cheesecake Shop - Caramel Cheesecake and Chocolate Darrell Lea whipp peppermint dark chocolate (v. good.) Blind Tests abound! Sweet Sweeet Memory Jogger Sherbet Bombs After Dinner Mints Facebook Group for The Junkees is here - so many great photos! About The Junkees on Nearly.com.au Big shout out to Audio Technica - The Junkees use Audio Technica AT-BP40 microph...
Jul 29, 2023•35 min•Season 1Ep. 114
Another episode all about snacks sent in or suggested by listeners! Feature Act - Fake Banana comes in many flavours and textures Darrell Lea x Lifesavers collab Foam Bananas from Sainsbury's - Thanks to "N from The Basin" Schoko Bananens - Thanks Anya Bananko - Thanks Cathy Blind Tests Kitty's serving Dave a "meal" Dave's taking Kitty overseas! Just Get Some from Danny McGinlay Coconut Tim Tams Facebook Group for The Junkees is here - so many great photos! About The Junkees on Nearly.com.au Big...
Jul 15, 2023•32 min•Season 1Ep. 113
They've been piling up at Kitty's PO Box. It's time to get a nail under the sticky tape and see what's arrived! Then open another, and another, and another, like it some sort of mad snack-Christmas in July. Also, Glenn is along for the ride again! Facebook Group for The Junkees is here - so many great photos! About The Junkees on Nearly.com.au Big shout out to Audio Technica - The Junkees use Audio Technica AT-BP40 microphones . Sounding good! Follow Kitty! Instagram / Facebook / YouTube Follow ...
Jul 08, 2023•33 min•Season 1Ep. 112
Please give a warm welcome to someone you probably know but have never met, Dave's twin brother all the way from Switzerland - it's Glenn O'Neil! Questions are answered. How accurate is Dave's impression of him? Is Lindt acceptable in Switzerland? Who owns which chocolate brand? Who do the Swiss get to make their confectionary? Blind Tests Glenn's Three Toblerones -- Blind 1 , Blind 2 , Blind 3 Kitty -- Blind 1 , Blind 2 Dave -- Blind 1 , Blind 2 Final KitKat collaboration with Milky Bar (Ed Kav...
Jul 01, 2023•32 min•Season 1Ep. 111
The big furniture hall with the exclusive "Swedish Food Markets" at the end. Only 460 in the world! By comparison Coles has more than 800 in Australia. The snacks LÖRDAGSGODIS - Foam candy, with strawberry or vanilla flavour LÖRDAGSGODIS - Sour foam candy with pear and forest fruit flavour LÖRDAGSGODIS - Sour candy viking ship Blind Tests Blind Test 1 Blind Test 2 Final BELÖNINGMix of chocolates See the full range available at Ikea Australia here. Facebook Group for The Junkees is here - so many...
May 27, 2023•23 min•Season 1Ep. 110
A fantastic Blind Test find - no seafood. Well done Dave. Listener Correspondence/Compare and contrast Cressida - thanks for coming to the shows! Please enjoy the Wispa Bar, as the note says. Malcolm, now based in NYC, has sent an Almond Joy, Pay Day, Three Musketeers, Milky Way Cookie Dough, Stawberry and Dark Chocolate Kit Kat. Blind Tests Dave Kitty #NoFassnidge Main event - Watermelon Frosty Fruits "If these aren't around next summer I'll be really disappointed," said Kitty Flanagan Facebook...
May 20, 2023•25 min•Season 1Ep. 109
One of Dave Hughes' most notable jokes. Verses, the Killer Python. And, line extension, Berry Snakes Alive (snakes with extra berry flavour). Blind Tests Dave's Blind Test Kitty's Blind Test 1 , and Blind Test 2 Just Get Some - Toaster Waffles, thanks to Nino Oyama on set filming Utopia. New segment - The Watcher , not creepy. Kitty gives Dave a lolly and watches him eat it. Facebook Group for The Junkees is here - so many great photos! Big shout out to Audio Technica - The Junkees use Audio Tec...
May 06, 2023•36 min•Season 1Ep. 108
Finally! This one has been coming a while. And Dave's brother even LIVES in Switzerland! Blind Tests Dave's chips from Adelaide, given to him in Adelaide - "building site rubble" Kitty's moorish corinardos High Hopes Musk & Raspberry Jellies in Milk Chocolate This is a Lifesavers X Darrell Lea collab. Senior Moments Peanut Butter M&Ms Facebook Group for The Junkees is here - so many great photos! Big shout out to Audio Technica - The Junkees use Audio Technica AT-BP40 microphones . Sound...
Apr 01, 2023•29 min•Season 1Ep. 107
