Windsor
Henry & Joe drive up to the Eildon Hill reserve to chat netball, teenage angst, and the ANZACs. It's Windsor this week on Unpacking Brisbane.
Oct 16, 2020•53 min
Unpacking Brisbane
A podcast where Henry & Joe take a suburb of Brisbane, and unpack it.
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Kangaroo Point
There's no kangaroos, but there's plenty of points to be made about the home of the Story Bridge Hotel, the cliffs, and apparently, Brisbane's newest red light district. This week, the boys go under the bridge like Anthony Kiedis to unpack Kangaroo Point.
Oct 08, 2020•1 hr 22 min
Camp Hill
Henry & Joe discuss Nodo, Green Day, and social touch footy in a comprehensive, gutsy, controversial unpacking of Camp Hill. It's going to get real.
Oct 01, 2020•1 hr 20 min
Straddie
The boys catch the ferry across to (North) Stradbroke Island, to unpack pre-schoolies, sand mining, and pretending to break your arm.
Sep 25, 2020•1 hr 29 min
Taigum
Henry & Joe venure out to Taigum (or is it Taigum) with special guest Housemate Jack in tow, talking about donuts, population explosions, and the pho you have before a city goes into lockdown.
Sep 18, 2020•1 hr 5 min
Milton (LIVE)
Henry & Joe chat the XXXX Brewery, Suncorp Stadium, the Wally Lewis statue, and recovering your humanity after a cup of orange juice at the Milton Markets on a Sunday morning. It's Milton, it's LIVE at the Flamin' Galah, and it's unpacked.
Sep 10, 2020•58 min
Eatons Hill
Henry & Joe take an $80 Uber out to Brisbane's least iconic music venue, unpacking Cardi B-rapping babies, popular spots for teenage drinking, and beer festivals. The Eatons Hills are alive with the sound of Khalid!
Sep 04, 2020•1 hr 2 min
McBrisbane: The Ten Best McDonald's, Ranked
Henry & Joe delve deep into their sordid histories of cheeseburgers, hamburgers, and failed careers to unpack the ten best McDonald's in Brisbane, with a healthy level of respect for the democratic vote. Watch out for your arteries!
Aug 28, 2020•1 hr 6 min
Teneriffe
The boys are back in the box this week, and they've decided to throw on their activewear and waltz along the river in order to truly unpack Teneriffe. It's the suburbs of small dogs, hot divorcees, and an Italian restaurant that gets unpacked for twenty minutes. Tune in.
Aug 21, 2020•1 hr 7 min
St Lucia
In this week's season finale, Henry and Joe unpack college flash mobs, butter chicken pies, and a deranged pink mansion that gave rise to a true crime story for the ages. See you in two weeks.
Jul 30, 2020•1 hr 32 min
Doo Detective: A Scooby-Doo Special
Joe finally relents and watches 'Scooby-Doo: The Movie,' leading to an immediate unpacking. Hear all about the movie's weirdly erotic original premise, Henry's deranged addiction, and the price which Tim Curry wasn't willing to pay to star in the film. The first unpack of a Brisbane movie arrives now.
Jul 29, 2020•59 min
Fig Tree Pocket
The boys venture deep into the western suburbs via jetski, to take a look at the home of leafy residences, chlamydia-ridden koalas, and absolutely no shops whatsoever. Renew your annual Lone Pine membership today.
Jul 23, 2020•1 hr 4 min
Hamilton
With big houses, Eat Street markets, and a road that is constantly in construction, Hamilton is the suburb by the river that gets the unpacking treatment this week. Tune in to hear Housemate Jack's sordid tale of accidentally carjacking a bloke he thought was his Uber driver.
Jul 16, 2020•1 hr 10 min
Petrie Terrace (LIVE)
LIVE from Fritzenberger, it's Henry & Joe unpacking the great suburb of Petrie Terrace.
Jul 09, 2020•50 min
Newmarket
Henry & Joe venture to the home of the Newy and Brisbane's best sushi to unpack swimming pools, Mexican restaurants, and the deranged decision to place nine restaurants right next to a carpark.
Jul 02, 2020•1 hr 14 min
Brisbane From The Outside (ft. Shad Wicka)
Special guest and top-notch comedian Shad Wicka joins us this week to give us the Brisbane perspective from a man who only moved here in February 2019. We chat the piss-soaked Southbank Beach, the experience of driving 20-year-olds to the strip club in your Uber, and Henry's nerd era on the Mayor's Youth Advisory Council. It's a special episode.
Jul 01, 2020•1 hr 2 min
Graceville
Henry & Joe journey across the Walter Taylor Bridge to the right side of the tracks, Graceville. Get ready for a deep unpack into brunches, old people in cinemas, and the boldness of naming a primary school 'Christ: the King.'
Jun 25, 2020•1 hr 6 min
Bulimba
The boys journey down Oxford Street to unpack the lycra-clad riverside suburb of Bulimba, with its nineteen different burger joints, suspiciously charming cinemas, and a lot of flat whites watching their kids play soccer.
Jun 18, 2020•1 hr 28 min
Grange
It's not Wilston, it's not Newmarket, it's somewhere in between, and this week the boys unpack Grange, with its Cold Rock vibes, Wilston State School drinking hotspots, and the world's most confusing bakery, Mr T's. What's there not to love?
Jun 11, 2020•57 min
Unpacking Our Bags
With a new studio space/degenerate sharehouse alive and kicking, Henry and Joe unpack the week as it was, talking meat pies, rugby league tries, and cool neighbours.
Jun 08, 2020•54 min
How To Start A Brisbane Band: A Music Special (ft. Hamish Litster)
Special guest and Twinfolds frontman/songwriter/saxophonist, Hamish Litster, joins Henry & Joe this week to unpack playing your first gig at Ric's, dealing with recording your first single, and helping Henry start his very own Brisbane indie-rock band. Special thanks to The Missing, Big Dinner, and Concrete Surfers for the best-sounding transition music a podcast has ever had.
Jun 01, 2020•1 hr 23 min
Murarrie
The boys journey east this week with a very special guest, Jack Hardy, unpacking the beautiful seaside suburb of Murrarrie, with motorways, Metro Mouse parties, and shopping for a new TV all receiving the unpacking treatment.
May 28, 2020•1 hr 8 min
Red Hill
It's the home of the Broncos Leagues Club, a cinema that sells jaffles, and every house is either a rich palace or a crack den. Red Hill is given the unpacking treatment this week.
May 20, 2020•1 hr 9 min
Coorparoo
The tantalising suburb of railway crossings, long roads, and Brisbane Lions training facilities is under the microscope this week, as the hotly-requested Coorparoo gets the unpacking treatment.
May 14, 2020•1 hr 14 min
Arana Hills
The boys take a trek out to the most-requested suburb so far, as Arana Hills falls under the unpacking microscope. Henry & Joe talk bunyips, rugby league careers, and the world-famous Arana Hills Plaza.
May 07, 2020•1 hr 7 min
The Annual Brislamic Pilgrimage To Ekka: A Royal Queensland Show Special (ft. Caitlyn Duke)
Special guest and Ekka expert (Ekkxpert?), Caitlyn Duke, joins Henry & Joe this week to unpack Sideshow Alley, stomach pumping, and dirty dagwood dogs. Yep - we're talking all things Ekka.
May 05, 2020•1 hr 24 min
Toowong
The Regatta, the RE, or the Cemetery? That age-old debate will be addressed, among other pressing Toowong questions, in this week's episode, where Henry & Joe take a look at the suburb that's got a bit of everything and a lot of nothing.
Apr 30, 2020•1 hr 10 min
Unpacking Drew Pavlou
In Unpacking Brisbane's first interview, Henry & Joe sit down with UQ Senator, activist, and provocateur on the cusp of expulsion: Drew Pavlou.
Apr 28, 2020•1 hr 30 min
Bowen Hills
The Bowen Hills are well and truly alive with the sound of unpacking this week, as Henry & Joe take a firm gaze at the land of Virgins, margaritas, and gangs of youths.
Apr 23, 2020•1 hr 11 min
Woolloongabba
A suburb with cricket at its heart, and a LaserForce at its soul, Henry & Joe take a long hard unpack of Woolloongabba this week, including how hard it is to spell.
Apr 16, 2020•1 hr 11 min
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