Idle Australians with James Mathison and Osher Günsberg
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James Mathison & Osher Günsberg pay tribute to the unsung heroes of our wide brown land.
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Sep 15, 2021
[Rebroadcast] Brisbane's (other) Olympic Bid
Special guest Jimmy, Wolfgang joins his Dad to bring you a rebroadcast of a very important episode.
James Mathison and Osher Günsberg take you through the adventurous tale of the little city that could - Brisbane’s 1992 failed Olympic bid.
Featuring special guest, ex-Lord Mayor of Brisbane, Sallyanne Atkinson.
(Love you Brisbane)
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Sep 8, 2021
Ep 24: The greatest Australian songwriter you've never heard of - Mike Chapman
“I don’t write songs, I write hits.”
Mike Chapman has written more top ten hits than you've had hot dinners.
You've sung his songs at Karaoke, you've danced to them at weddings and they're all from the mind of a young man from Nambour.
Revel in the hitmachine that is Mike Chapman.
We even made a partial Playlist for you to enjoy as you scream choruses to your house plants.
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Sep 1, 2021
EP 23: How Healthy Harold's Van changed everything.
You came to school one day and saw a van with a giraffe on the side of it parked where the headmaster usually parks.
Before big lunch you and your class were ushered inside.
What happened next changed health education in Australia.
Enjoy this ep all about how a Giraffe and a see-through mannequin helped a generation of kids have better lives.
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Aug 25, 2021
EP 22: The majestic tale of the Dim Sim, Australia's contribution to Chinese cuisine.
Coupla Dimmies.
Jim and G reflect on the closing of one of Australia's most legendary Chinese Restaurants while highlighting the epic story of how one incredible entrepreneur created the Dim Sim for Australian tastes and went on to change take away food forever.
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Aug 18, 2021
ep21: How Australia Invented The Ute.
The Ute.
An Australian Icon.
We speak with Paul Maric from CarExpert.com.au about this incredible vehicle's origins and how it found its way into the heart of Australian culture.
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Aug 11, 2021
EP 20: How James and G once had a bite of your birthday cake.
An episode all about shared cultural experiences told through mouthfuls of Birthday Cake.
Birthday cakes in Australia were a pretty standard affair before the absolute game-changer Pamela Clarke came along.
Now the Author of over 400 cookbooks -she was the muscle behind the book that turned baking on it's head - the Australian Women's Weekly Birthday Cake book.
Line your pans with butter and open the box of Smarties, this is a great one.
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Aug 4, 2021
The origin story and legacy of Triple J
The Australian music scene is one of the most diverse in the world, in no small part to the enormous support of landmark Australian radio station Triple J.
We speak to jocks from the original line-up and those on-air now to explore this cornerstone of Australian culture.
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Jul 28, 2021
Carlotta the Queen of Kings Cross: Trans Rights, Real Estate Developers and how you can't make a joke anymore.
Show business and Trans rights pioneer, Carlotta was the Queen of Kings Cross as the compere of "Les Girls" - an all-male revue that ran in Kings Cross for decades.
She joins Jimmy & G to talk about how she can't make a joke without being cancelled and how Real Estate developers have sucked the soul out of a city.
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Jul 21, 2021
17: Ryan Lappin from Cheez TV on being mates with a nation of kids.
For ten years, Ryan Lappin was one of the hosts of Cheez TV, a morning cartoon show which was based on the premise: What if some kids broke into the TV station and started running things?
Mostly left to their own devices, these two teenagers absolutely stretched the boundaries of TV, and had a great time doing it.
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Jul 14, 2021
16: Alex Papps - the man who's been on everything
Australian acting legend Alex Papps shares his secret to having maintained constant employment since the mid-80's, and how when other mega-starts of the 80's soap era crashed and burned, how he remained with his feet on the ground and doing his best work. Also there's heaps of Play School stories.
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Jul 7, 2021
15: The woman who taught Australia Sex Ed, the Dolly Doctor Dr Melissa Kang
Jim and G speak with the woman who showed a nation’s teenagers the truth about their changing bodies, their sexuality and so much more.
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Jun 30, 2021
14: There's a been a bear in there for 55 years. The story of Australia's longest running kid's TV show.
OG & Jimmy speak with the head honchos of Play School, a TV show that's raised a nation..
Exploring the deep psychological and educational thinking that goes into every episode with the very people who decide what's behind the windows today (and every day).
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Jun 23, 2021
Ep13: Geoff and Jenny Ayling on the secret advertising formula that made them the King Queen of Jingles.
Geoff and Jenny Ayling on the secret advertising formula that made them the King Queen of Jingles.
They're the hit machine behind campaigns that drove millions in sales and have us all remembering phone numbers 30 years later.
"The playschool theme song, "Mr Squiggle","Good on ya mum Tip Top’s the one”“I like Bing Lee”
and around 15,000 more 30 second hits are all due to this amazing husband and wife team.
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Jun 16, 2021
Ep 12: Sleepwear king Peter Alexander
The pyjama king of Australia Peter Alexander tells us how he built an empire from his dining table.
He is Inspirational, uplifting and very, very funny.
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Jun 9, 2021
Ep 11: Queensland, Native Title and the lawyer who helped win the Mabo case.
James and Osher love the film "The Castle" where you'll remember the moment Dennis Denute tries to win his case by invoking "The vibe...it's Mabo...it's...the vibe".
Dr Bryan Keon-Cohen is a now retired barrister who for ten years fought the most significant Native Title case our country has ever seen.
Going up against the racist, draconian Queensland Government of the 1980's - he finally secured a 6-1 win in the high court of Australia for his clients, winning them the rights to their traditional lands in the Murray Islands, and enshrining Native Title into Australian Law.
Featuring super-special guest Stan Grant.
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Jun 2, 2021
Ep 10: When Sally laid down, Australians lost their minds.
An exploration into the impossible standards that we sometimes hold for Australian athletes, told around the tale of the 2004 Athens Olympic Women's 8 Rowing final.
With special guests ABC Sports Journo Peter Wilkins, and the cox of the boat that day Katie Foulkes.
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May 26, 2021
EP 9: The Invasion of the Ibis - why are our cities overun with Bin Chickens?
James and Osher become bird nerds ans dive deep into the modern migratory tale of the Ibis.
A deity in Egypt, a pest in Australia.
But are they as disgusting as we think?
Or are they an incredible demonstration of adaptability in the natural world?
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May 19, 2021
Ep 8: Songs about Vampires in Brisbane
G and Jim discuss the importance of having the art of a community reflect the happenings of that community, through a grim tale of vampires, butchers and a friendly Brisbane band called Dreamkillers.
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May 12, 2021
Ep 7: Dr John O'Sullivan, and how Aussies invented WiFi while thinking about Black Holes.
In this discover how a plucky team of Aussie researchers (sadly without labcoats, as we'll discover) put their heads together and created the technology now known as WiFi.
We're joined by one of the Team - Dr John O'Sullivan - who despite having his tech deployed in some 3-5 billion devices around the world, keeps it pretty low-key.
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May 5, 2021
Ep 6: Why did "You're the Voice" have bagpipes? And how did it end up being sung in Greek?
A deep dive into Australia's other national anthem, why it featured bagpipes, and how it ended up being a massive hit in Greece.
Special guests include the legendary producer of "Whispering Jack" Ross Fraser.
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Apr 28, 2021
ep 5: The inside story of the world-famous Australian seasoning Chicken Salt
The secret story of the not-so-secret herbs and spices that came together to create chicken salt.
We are joined by the very man that put this combination together - he even gives us his OG recipe.
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Apr 22, 2021
ep4: Paul Middleditch and the legend of "Not Happy Jan"
Landmark Australian director Paul Middleditch walks us through the incredible inside story of what it takes to create a TV commercial with a catchphrase that crosses over into the lexicon of a nation.
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Apr 14, 2021
Ep 3: Barry Larkin
James and G walk you through the great Olympic Flame Hoax of 1956, and sharpen their swords on the ideas of Reverence and Ceremony.
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Apr 7, 2021
Ep 2: Alan Bond
James and G look back over the incredible tale of Australia's greatest fraudster/national hero - Alan Bond.
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Mar 31, 2021
The legend of Brisbane's 1992 Olympic Bid.
James Mathison and Osher Günsberg take you through the adventurous tale of the little city that could - Brisbane’s 1992 failed Olympic bid.
Featuring special guest, ex-Lord Mayor of Brisbane, Sallyanne Atkinson.
(Love you Brisbane)
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Feb 3, 2021
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Your good friends James Mathison & Osher Günsberg return to dissect the news of the week, swap parenting tips and try to remember what happened in the 2000s.
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