We spent the last week catching up with our old pal, Hedwig composer Stephen Trask, in Sydney for the launch of the Australian Hedwig & The Angry Inch production. We chat queer culture, Kurt Cobain and how counter culture phenomena age over time. Ione is thriled that Monchichis are back and Labubus are on the way out. Bob Dylan doesnt want to talk about the past or the future. Paramount axes Stephen Colbert and we keep our eye on Channel 10 Australia. Ben gets corrected by both Olivia Rodrig...
Jul 21, 2025•37 min
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Jul 17, 2025•6 min
We crawl up and down King Street Newtown watching bands, and still find time to compare and contrast the two big album releases this week from Clipse and Justin Bieber. Tim Robinson’s “Friendship” review. Olivia Rodrigo pays for therapy for her crew but could Ione do employe-mandated therapy? Ben reads Peter Beinart’s “Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza”.To take a deeper dive into our world visit us at https://weirdertogether.substack.com/...
Jul 14, 2025•41 min
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Jul 10, 2025•5 min
Ben misjudges the “micro” part of micro-dosing. Ione learns about the Indonesian Boat Boy Aura Farmers. The Hard-Ons documentary. Jason Blum addressing Megan 2 being a flop. Ione loses her brooch at a fab party. To take a deeper dive into our world visit us at https://weirdertogether.substack.com/
Jul 07, 2025•31 min
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Jul 03, 2025•4 min
Caveh Zahedi releases Season 3 of the beloved “The Show About the Show”. Pavement get meta. Allday takes aim at K-Pop. We love community radio even though it can’t solve all of our problems. Ione contemplates the challenges of beating Howard Stern at his own game. Ben believes the community table at Paradise is a game-changer.To take a deeper dive into our world visit us at https://weirdertogether.substack.com/
Jun 30, 2025•40 min
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Jun 26, 2025•7 min
On this week’s pod we discuss the new John & Yoko doco “One to One”, an Arts Matter salon with composer Nico Muhly and choreographer Chloe Leong, Jacob Collier’s chat to students at the Sydney Conservatorium, why the Aussie music biz keeps missing acts like Ecca Vandal, and more.Take a deeper dive into our world at www.weirdertogether.substack.com
Jun 23, 2025•35 min
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Jun 12, 2025•6 min
This week we try out new Sydney spot Paradise from the Fratelli Paradiso team, discuss why the Riki Lindhome/Heather McDonald pod was our super bowl, ask why are so many lesbians coming out as Hetero-curious, consider Lil Wayne’s vulnerability, Marc Maron having reached the peak of the pod summit, Alex Cooper’s upcoming doc, and rave about seeing Kamasi Washington live at Carriageworks.For a deeper dive into our world visit us at http://weirdertogether.substack.com...
Jun 10, 2025•34 min
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Jun 05, 2025•6 min
On this weeks pod we discuss Joel Madden’s revelation that Good Charlotte wouldn’t exist without Ben, the way different artists respond to opportunity, planning for marital discord, the story of up and coming Aussie artist Rainbow Sally, performing in a storm at Cauldron Distillery, Holly Greenwood’s art show at Olsen, and why Sirens is perfect “bad” television.To take a deeper dive into our world sign up for our newsletter at https://weirdertogether.substack.com/...
Jun 02, 2025•31 min
Description: in our first of a series, we answer questions directly from you, our Beautiful Babies! To ask a question please email weirdertogetherpod@gmail.com
May 29, 2025•10 min
On today’s episode we chat about the radical subversion of "Pee-wee as Himself”, discuss catching up with Evan Dando recently, review Sigur Ros at the Opera House, and hear the story of Ione’s secret vendetta against Jonsi. Ione discusses her dad Donovan’s reaction to reading her memoir. Ben puts an awesome band together for his “Awake” 20th anniversary shows.To take a deeper dive into our world sign up for our mailing list at https://weirdertogether.substack.com/...
May 26, 2025•38 min
This week Ben gets nostalgic announcing the “Awake” 20th anniversary tour. We have our minds blown by Romance Was Born at Australian Fashion Week. Shamir releases a new album. Bar Fredas is what Sydney needs. We wonder if Redheads are actually Black, as TikTok has been telling us. Take a deeper dive into our world on the Weirder Together mailing list at https://weirdertogether.substack.com/
May 20, 2025•36 min
On today’s pod, Ben and Ione are joined by Lauren Meisner, founder of Centennial World, an award-winning independent Gen Z media brand based in Sydney, Australia that exclusively covers internet culture, social media, and the creator economy. Take a deeper dive into our world by signing up for our newsletter at https://weirdertogether.substack.com/
May 12, 2025•51 min
This week we pay tribute to our late friend, singer-songwriter, Jill Sobule. We also chat about Louis Theroux’s documentary “The Settlers”, new Sydney club Bar Freda’s, Alexei Toliopoulos and Zachary Ruane’s show “Refused Classification”, how we feel about censorship and art, and the unique catchphrase that Aussie actor Kieren Darcy-Smith claims to have invented.Dive deeper into our world at https://weirdertogether.substack.com/
May 05, 2025•32 min
How on earth did Ione end up on Chaka Kahn’s Instagram grid? Why does Ben feel Lana Del Rey’s mention of Ross Dress For Less is a songwriting breakthrough? Why is Jojo Siwa’s cheating symptomatic of a need for performers to escape reality? We chat about all this as well as Kylie Minogue, Dashville and the Aum Shinrikyo cult documentary on this weeks pod! Dive deeper into our world by visiting us at https://weirdertogether.substack.com …. Weirder Together Productions www.weirdertogether.com...
Apr 28, 2025•36 min
Ben and Ione are predictably obsessed with Nathan Fielder’s The Rehearsal 2, but equally excited by the RHOBH reunion finale and the new season of Vanderpump spin-off the Valley. They also contemplate storage issues for Furries, the new Lana Del Rey single, hanging out with Allee Willis and what, if anything, reality tv stars owe the viewer. To dive deeper into our world, sign up to our newsletter at http://weirdertogether.substack.com...
Apr 23, 2025•37 min
Ben and Ione chat housekeeping, gigs in Beechworth, staying in Ned Kelly’s cottage, Melbourne band Convenience Store, getting positive texts from Caveh Zahedi, Love on the Spectrum, Ione’s Sydney book launch at the Lord Dudley, the trade war on Tiktok, Bon Iver’s universe building, The Moorepark Dachshund Festival, Bernie Sanders at Coachella, Neil Young at the Fighting Oligarchy rally and answer listener questions about glamorous restrooms, humans needs for the supernatural, whether Ben and Ion...
Apr 15, 2025•37 min
Ben and Ione recap a wild week hosting Ione’s childhood friend Karis in Sydney and Melbourne, contemplate Henry Winklers casting in Happy Days, and why the Caterpillar Club is committing an unforgivable sin with their door policy. To dive deeper into our world visit us at https://weirdertogether.substack.com/
Apr 09, 2025•29 min
Today we discuss the new Andy Kaufman doco “Thank You Very Much”, Jefferey Lewis and Michigan woodland fisting circles, before being joined in the studio by Australian EDM genius Ninajirachi. To dive deeper into our world, and to hear the full finished version of Nina’s song, visit us at https://weirdertogether.substack.com/
Apr 04, 2025•48 min
On our most mildly controversial pod yet, Ben asserts the theory that Ben Harper is single handedly responsible for unintentionally ruining Australian music. Meanwhile, Ione shocks Miranda July with her bisexuality, and we explain why Oasis are the most generous pop stars of the modern era. We also touch on Dave Navarro’s body modification kink, why Pete Hegseth’s group chat mistake is very relatable, wonder whether we should we care that 23andMe have our DNA, and why no one seems to be drilling...
Mar 26, 2025•38 min
On today's episode, we celebrate Ione officially making the New York Times Best Seller list, Ben’s experience at PJ Harvey, whether Kanye’s use of the swastika is cultural appropriation and we catch up with Aussie comedian Cameron James and chat about his new special “Bangers”
Mar 18, 2025•57 min
Ione throws a wild party at Chateau Marmont to celebrate her book. Ben wonders is he really a simp? For a deeper dive into our world visit https://weirdertogether.substack.com/
Mar 11, 2025•37 min
Huge day as Ione’s memoir “Say Everything” hits the stores in the US! She fills us in about Ione’s reading at the Strand with Eric Stoltz and Naomi Fry’s iconic bday party. Ben talks seeing Green Day, Mallrat and Kylie Minogue this week, getting drunk with Brad Troemel and they pair share some surprising Oscar hot takes! For extra content visit https://weirdertogether.substack.com/
Mar 04, 2025•30 min
Ione is in LA. Ben is in Sydney. A remote pod where we delve into the topics of the day while Ione promotes her upcoming memoir and Ben preps for a road trip with Gus the puppy. To delve deeper into our world visit http://weirdertogether.substack.com To pre-order Ione's book visit https://linktr.ee/ioneskye Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Feb 18, 2025•38 min
Today, we talk about our friendship and collaboration with legendary American author Tom Robbins, celebrating his memory following his death this week at the age of 92. To listen to the album "B is for Beer: The Musical" visit https://open.spotify.com/album/1DRtV1Ma9ySGQa2z8b9fRZ?si=NSEV2gQkRrayiFAASu0vHw To donate to one of Tom's favorite charities see links below: Hospice of the Northwest https://www.hospicenw.org/ The Museum of Northwest Art https://www.monamuseum.org/ The La Conner Swinomish...
Feb 11, 2025•33 min
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Feb 07, 2025•36 min
