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The MacPack

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Join the MacPack as they discuss weekly antics, the latest pop culture craziness and debate some of the more insignificant topics life throws their way! New Episodes drop every Friday. 

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Episodes

Radio Fremantle | 18 May 2024

This week on the show, we’re diving into the new Vegemite noodle creation, colorful English curse words, and those awkward social interactions that shouldn’t be awkward but are. Plus, we’ll share stories of the coolest and lamest prizes people have won ! Send us a text Hey Guys! If you're enjoying the show - the best way to show your support would be to send this episode to a friend! Simply hit share, tell them we're alright and we'll be forever grateful! As we creep up on 5 YEARS of The MacPack...

May 22, 202449 minSeason 3Ep. 41

EP 191 | Mum Joins The BrotherMingos & Learns Some Hip New Lingo

She’s fresh out of Quarantine and straight on the panel! Please welcome our lovely mother Janine to the Podcast for our belated annual Mother’s Day EP! This week we kicked things off by checking-in with some of the big life events that have taken place over the last 12 months and the rather big birthday Mum is set to have in a matter of weeks! We then launch into a generational version of our beloved slang game that sees Jake take on Mum try to work out the meaning of some of the hip new lingo g...

May 16, 20241 hr 2 minSeason 3Ep. 40

EP 190 | Joey’s International Crime Spree & Junior's A Haircut Rescuee

This week on the Pod Joey explains how he is still on the run from New Zealand Police after multiple transgressions seem to have followed him back to Perth. We dust off “Whistle While You Work It Out” for the first time this year to a chorus of support from the boys! Plus we discuss the idea of having a stalker after the details of Harry Styles’ alleged stalker come to light, and finally Junior boy officially farewell’s “Perth Best Mullet” and awards this week’s Everyday Hero to the woman who ca...

May 09, 202445 minSeason 3Ep. 39

EP 189 | Radio Life & Stories To Tell With NOVA’s Finest, Tim Blackwell

We are beyond excited to have a radio idol of ours, in Tim Blackwell join us on the podcast! Tim Blackwell has been an icon of the Australian Radio Industry for decades! With a career at NOVA spanning over 22+ years, Tim has racked up a number of ACRA’s (Australian Commercial Radio Awards) and countless wins as the #1 Drive Show in the country - during his time working alongside Marty Sheargold and Kate Ritchie and now Joel Creasy and Rickie-Lee Coulter. Tim’s one of the most talented, quick wit...

May 02, 202444 minSeason 3Ep. 38

EP 188 | Joey Shat His Pants & Junior’s Road Rage Stance

This week on the Pod we kick things off with Joey giving us a voluntary update on his bowel health, Jake explains how he accidentally found himself in the midst of a protest and Joe brings the news of a chap who was fined for urinating into a cup on a flight. Plus Riley gives us all an insight into his attitude to rude drivers, Jake explains just how much the ex CEO of Woolworths Brad Banducci really made last year and Joe awards this week’s Everyday Hero to a bloke who brightens his day when he...

Apr 25, 202450 minSeason 3Ep. 37

EP 187 | Huge News For The Pack & Will Riley’s Mate Say “I Love You” Back?

This week on the Pod we kick things off with a little debrief from Riley’s 21st Birthday party, discuss silent discos and our favorite moments from the night. Joey asks the boys their thoughts on some of the intricacies he faced during his stays in NZ and Jake updates the boys on a couple of bizarre viral videos that have been doing the rounds lately. Plus Riley dusts off his Train hat and calls a mate of his, in the aim to get the Love Train back up and rolling, we award this week’s Everyday He...

Apr 18, 202448 minSeason 3Ep. 36

EP 186 | Junior’s Become LinkedIn Sucker & How Did Joey Learn The Haka?

This week on the Pod we welcome Joey back from his NZ holiday and hear discuss some of the bizarre things he’s gotten up to over there, including his attempt at performing the Haka. Riley provides us with a birthday themed edition of Best Bro and Jake hosts a birthday themed edition of how much did I pay as we plan for Junior’s 21st Birthday over the weekend. Plus Riley explains how he has joined LinkedIn and has already made an embarrassing rookie error infront of his corporate connections in h...

Apr 11, 20241 hr 2 minSeason 3Ep. 35

EP 185 | Troye Sivan In Strife & Sleeping With A Colleagues Wife

Thank Gawd It’s Friday! This week on the pod we kicked things off with a rather curious tale about a task Riley had our cleaning lady do… Jake explains a rather hectic story surrounding an interaction he had with a young Troye Sivan prior to his mega fame and we unpack some Aussie Slang via a game of “What’s The Saying.” Plus we award this week's Everyday Hero to a bunch of strong lads who got looked after by a hero in real time and we throw our hand into the mailbag and assist with a rather cur...

Apr 04, 202446 minSeason 3Ep. 34

EP 184 | Have The Reuben’s Stolen Bieber’s Song & Is Banning TikTok Wrong

This week we kick things off with Joey explaining his latest parking predicament, Jake dusts off Song Sleuth and puts Reuben’s “Liquid Gold” in the gun for being eerily similar to another hit song and Joe brings us the news of the International TikTok ban that might hit our Aussie shores before we know it. Plus, Jake reminisces on the concept of getting the boys round for a sleepover, we Vale the creator of Karaoke Shigeichi Negishi, and Joe awards this week's Everyday Hero to a Banana Bread Ban...

Mar 28, 202451 minSeason 3Ep. 32

EP 183 | Kate Middleton’s In The News & The Increasing Price Of Footy Booze

This week on the pod we kick things off with a discussion around the increased food and drinks prices that have been announced at the MCG and compare them to the somehow more expensive Optus Stadium prices and we discuss our initial thoughts on the new Tasmanian Team that was announced earlier in the week. Joey explains the situation that saw McDonald's stores go down Internationally, and we reminisce on some of the retail chaos we witnessed during our time working at the cinemas. Plus, Joe educ...

Mar 21, 202449 minSeason 3Ep. 32

EP 182 | Drinking 6 Litres Of Beer & Conquering A Handshake Fear

This week on the pod we kick things off by discussing Jake big night on the piss and how consuming 6 beers in average but to drink 6 cans of coke would be ludicrous behavior, we dust off the telephone and launch into another edition of Pickup Please and Junior describes the latest debacle in a series of car troubles he has had. Plus, Jake wants to really lock down a universal greeting to run with moving forward after being stuck in no mans land on one too many occasions, Joey awards this weeks E...

Mar 14, 20241 hr 1 minSeason 3Ep. 31

EP 181 | Can You Date A Best Mates Sister & Joey's Caught Out By A Listener

This week on the pod we kick things off by outing a Joey Doppelganger who’s appearance and moves look identical to our man, we reminisce on some of the things we got up to during the 2020 lockdowns and Joey hosts this week’s edition of “What’s The Saying” to prove how many Jake actually knows. Plus we crank open the MacPack mailbag, in which, we provide the best tips to get with a mates sister and we nearly get canceled and Jake brings us a tale from the UK surrounding bizarre emergency phone ca...

Mar 07, 202456 minSeason 3Ep. 30

EP 180 | Is The WWE Fact Or Fiction & Our Annual AFL Predictions

This week on the pod we kick things off with a discussion about the WWE Perth event and what names and intro music the pack reckons would suit our wrestling careers, Jake hosts another edition of “What’s The Saying” pitting Joe and Junior against one another to work the meaning of some Aussie Slang and we rip into our favorite annual segment and provide our AFL predictions for the 2024 season. Plus Jake awards this week’s Everyday Hero to a bloke who sacrificed some pain for the sake of a pet an...

Feb 29, 202457 minSeason 3Ep. 29

EP 179 | The Worst Things To See On A First Date & A ‘Steroids In Sport’ Debate

This week on the pod we kick things off by discussing the exciting news that our baby brother has officially completed the MacPack Uni Degree trifecta! We discuss the bizarre nature in which we ended up in the news and Riley shares with us his begrudging involvement in this year’s Chinese New Year. Plus Jake has us debating the worst possible things that could happen on a first date, Joey asks if steroids in sports truly is the future and we award this week’s Everyday Hero to a wholesome enterta...

Feb 22, 20241 hr 4 minSeason 3Ep. 28

EP 178 | Adult Happy Meals & Guessing Valentines Deals

This week on the podcast we kick things off with our thoughts on the Super Bowl, the American National Anthem and the new Adult Happy Meal that McDonalds has introduced. Riley explains the rather bizarre massage treatment he had at the Gym and we play a Valentine’s Day themed version of How Much Did I Pay. Plus we share the results of the 2nd edition of Radio Bingo with Joey, Riley awards this week’s Everyday Hero to the oldest Stormzy fan he’s ever seen and we discuss our love of Deal or No Dea...

Feb 15, 20241 hr 5 minSeason 3Ep. 27

EP 177 | Joe Restrained A Kid He Didn’t Know & Where'd All The Tiktok Songs Go?

This week on the podcast we kick things off with our thoughts on the Super Bowl, the American National Anthem and the new Adult Happy Meal that McDonalds has introduced. Riley explains the rather bizarre massage treatment he had at the Gym and we play a Valentine’s Day themed version of How Much Did I Pay. Plus we share the results of the 2nd edition of Radio Bingo with Joey, Riley awards this week’s Everyday Hero to the oldest Stormzy fan he’s ever seen and we discuss our love of Deal or No Dea...

Feb 08, 20241 hr 3 minSeason 3Ep. 26

EP 176 | Basil Zempilas In Strife & What Word’s Joe Said Wrong His Whole Life?

This week on the Pod we kick things off with some incredibly exciting news about Riley’s Girlfriend Olivia, who has just been named as a state finalist for the Miss Universe Australia. Riley discusses a rather hectic boat party he enjoyed over the weekend and we take a bit of a deep dive on the video that saw Basil Zempilas get himself in hot water over the weekend. Plus we hear the result of Jake and Junior’s first radio bingo game, Joey explains the word he has been saying wrong for 25 years, ...

Feb 01, 202453 minSeason 3Ep. 25

EP 175 | Footy, Cricket & Plenty More With TikTok Star Will Taylor

This week we are beyond stoked to have TikTok Superstar - Will Taylor join us on the pod! You might know Will from his work on TikTok, Instragm and YouTube, where he has made sport themed content creation his one wood. Will now works alongside the Marmalade boys in creating brilliant content both independently and for the likes of the Renegades BBL cricket team. In addition to hearing the great man on his own podcast “The Ressies” you may have even seen him feature from time to time, on the Prod...

Jan 25, 202457 minSeason 3Ep. 24

Will Taylor - 31'Qs To Get To Know You

This week we are beyond stoked to have TikTok Superstar - Will Taylor join us on the pod! You might know Will from his work on TikTok, Instragm and YouTube, where he has made sport themed content creation his one wood. Will now works alongside the Marmalade boys in creating brilliant content both independently and for the likes of the Renegades BBL cricket team. In addition to hearing the great man on his own podcast “The Ressies” you may have even seen him feature from time to time, on the Prod...

Jan 24, 202413 minSeason 3Ep. 23

EP 174 | Joe Provides Psychic Advice & Are Stanley Cups Worth The Price?

This week’s Pod gets started by Jake offering a rare public apology to the boys, we discuss the emergence of Stanley Cups craze and try to unpack Joey’s bizarre run in with a lady searching for psychic! Plus Joe calls good friend of the show Ash, during his “Love Train” debut, we set the rules to a radio themed game of “Word Bingo,” Jake dishes up a pretty lame Everyday Hero, we discuss our excitement surrounding the new “Spring” venue opening in Perth next week and Joey shares with us a parenti...

Jan 18, 202454 minSeason 3Ep. 22

EP 173 | Jake's Eventful Saturday Night & A Hero Who Put Up A Fight

This week we on the pod Joey told us about his horsebacking weekend trip down south and provided some revolutionary Magpie Swooping stats, Jake tells of the eventful Saturday night that saw him drive across Perth in aid of a rather poorly victim, and the boys discuss the awkwardness of first email addresses especially when they are still actively being used! Plus Riley awards this week’s Everyday Hero to a mate of his who pursued a thief on foot and we debut our first ever “Joke Of The Week!” 1....

Jan 11, 202456 minSeason 3Ep. 21

EP 172 | The Ocean Alley Menace & Junior's Work At The Tennis

This week we celebrate the annual “Summer Holiday Outdoor EP” with Joey explaining the rather traumatic tale of Cat v Grasshopper, Jake bringing the rather compelling news surrounding the Ocean Alley shoplifting incident, and Riley explaining how he got the opportunity to rub shoulders with some of Australia’s finest tennis stars! 🎾 Plus Jake tries Hot Cross Buns for the first time ever, we run it back and recall some of the most memorable all time Aussie ads including Lube Mobile and the Readi...

Jan 04, 202453 minSeason 3Ep. 20

EP 171 | White Fox In Strife & Did Our Resolutions Come To Life?

This week on the podcast we kick things off with a debate regarding when Hot Cross Buns should be seen in supermarkets after Joey spotted some on Boxing Day! Jake brings the boys the latest news regarding fast fashion boutique White Fox who appear to have done their loyal fans a mischief, Joey has us play a game of “Whose Review” about a few West Aus New Years Eve venues. Plus We replay our 2023 Resolutions to see just how well we did - and share our plans for 2024! Riley shares with us a wonder...

Dec 28, 202350 minSeason 3Ep. 19

EP 170 | Our RTRFM Mistake & Lorenzo's Migraine Mate

This week on the podcast Junior kicked things off with a story regarding a rather hectic commute en route to getting to a 21st Birthday Party over the weekend, Jake told the boys the rather hectic tale of the man who had intercourse with a cow, and we discuss the rather frightening hiccup we had on air at RTRFM during the week. Plus we tell the tale of Lorenzo - a man who had Grand Final tickets and a plan, until his mate got a midflight migraine, we award this week’s Everyday Hero to an incredi...

Dec 21, 20231 hr 3 minSeason 3Ep. 18

EP 169 | Only Fans Welcomes Nick Kyrgios & A Roach Had Junior Furious

This week on the podcast Joey kicks things off with a rather traumatic story from his younger years that saw him run into a bit of strife as part of the annual nativity play, Jake has us debating the best and worst people we could imagine having OnlyFans after sharing the news that Nick Kyrgios has officially joined Only Fans and Riley tells us of a tale from the weekend that saw him play hostage in his own bedroom. Plus Joey awards this week EverydayHero to a rather flamboyant waiter and we thr...

Dec 14, 202351 minSeason 3Ep. 17

EP 168 | Sleeping With The CEO & The Boys Are On The Radio

Some of us are still recovering from this weeks EP 😂 This week on the pod we kick things off by checking in with Joey about his walking hobby after we received a plethora of messages reminding us to see if he was still walking come Dec 1 and we freak out at the surging price of Macca's soft serves! We share some hilarious Christmas party stories we received from the pack, a few of which are beyond anything we could make up before delving into the archives to discuss the award winning Aus Idol t...

Dec 07, 202352 minSeason 3Ep. 16

EP 167 | Spotify Wrapped & Are The Aussie Bro Squad Trapped?

This week on the pod we kick things off by updating you all on Joey’s latest tennis injury, we celebrate some news surrounding Junior’s short film and debate if Coles employees got the worst Christmas Bonus of all time. Plus we try to get to the bottom of the “Aussie Bro Squad” mystery, Riley shares his thoughts around the concept of Spotify Wrapped and Joey has us rank our favorite Perth Beaches and we share some. And lastly we award this week's Everyday Hero to a Uni Tutor who went the extra m...

Nov 30, 202357 minSeason 3Ep. 15

EP 166 | Coldplay In Perth & Joe Gets Brought Back Down To Earth

This week on the podcast we kick things off by discussing the Perth Coldplay concert and the crazy Kanye story from when he came to Perth in 2014, Junior discusses his latest StreetX themed good deed and we give @deepheelaz a call to see if he passes the test to join us on the Love Train! 🚂 Plus Joey gets absolutely shafted at work leaving him feeling desperate and alone until a Hero stepped up to the plate with a kind gesture, and Jake and Joe share their new found passion for tennis! 🎾 1. Co...

Nov 23, 202352 minSeason 3Ep. 14

EP 165 | The Big Brother Golden Era & Is The Future Black Mirror?

This week on the podcast we kick things off by discussing the struggles of the latest season of Big Brother and reminisce on some of the better moments for the golden era of reality tv. Joey explains the incredible new developments that will now see the palm of your hand turn into a smartphone, and we debate stereotypes of people who wear Nautica, shop at Princess Polly or drink Jim Beam. Plus Jake awards this week's Everyday Hero to a couple of Airline workers who got caught having a BBQ on the...

Nov 16, 202347 minSeason 3Ep. 13

EP 164 | A Dodgy Mushroom Date & Joey's Marketplace Mate

This week on the podcast Joey kicks things off by explaining all the ins and outs of the lady who allegedly murdered her in-laws with some dodgy mushrooms, he explains the peculiar Facebook Marketplace transaction he was part of during the week and we debate the best and worst game shows to date after hearing the news that a few are set to return to our screens in 2024! Plus Riley awards this weeks every day hero to a team of professionals who have played quite the part in his life over the last...

Nov 09, 202357 minSeason 3Ep. 12
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