Podvan Podcast with Rabbit

I haven't seen Coops in 26 years and the first thing she does is bring up the time I got her kids banned from daycare! 😂 My old radio co-host from the mid 1700s was driving through the Central Coast - so she jumped into the Podvan for an overdue therapy session. We got to relive the absolute chaos of our time in Cairns back in 1999/2000. We chat about the time we faked a fight on air that cau...

A quick fix episode is a bit of a look back to a standout bit from an episode from around a year ago. This one takes us back to episode 61 with a few snippets from the Podvan entry into the Australian Podcast Awards! There's some ripper stuff in here. From the tourist who didn't recognise the celebrity she was sitting right next to – to the time something was growling and clawing its way o...

It's New Year's Day , we're at The Skillion at Terrigal, and despite being dressed for summer, we are absolutely freezing our butts off! In this episode, Jules and I look at our "Word For The Year", Julie shares a brilliant analogy about rugby players and recovery - and it makes me realise that my work "jar" is completely broken. If you enjoy it, feel free to leave...

About a year ago, I got my mechanic (Vince from All Pro Automotive) to jump in for a chat about what he thinks are the most reliable vehicles, what the Central Coast was like when he started his business over 30 years ago, and the kinds of things he's found in people's cars! 😳 It's a real fun chat and, as always with a quick fix, if you'd like to hear the full episode that this bi...

I’ve decided to stop sitting on the fence. As we head into the New Year, I’ve been thinking a lot about choosing my word (or "phrase to live by") for 2026. After months of having this one particular thing that I've been too scared to commit to, in the space of a phone call I move from 0 to 100! I've locked in a decision that puts me completely out of my comfort zone - on soooo ma...

It's the last episode before Christmas and we are sitting in the car park at the Doylo... If you're listening to this between 7 and 9am on the Monday it comes out - we're LIVE on Coast FM right now!! If not... Carry on... In this one, I pitch Julie my genius business idea for our upcoming tour - which involves a GoFundMe page. We also chat about why her face is currently haunting drive...

When I sat down with G in the Podvan, I wasn't expecting a masterclass on Memphis duck parades, the brutal reality of American tipping culture, or the absolute nightmare of having a Facebook business page hijacked. Lil G (who is not so Lil anymore!) shares the frustration of losing her digital platform to hackers and then settles the soul with an incredible live acoustic performance of her sin...

As this episode comes out, we're heading into the crazy season (I've upgraded it from the silly season) and I've been hearing sooo much from people around being overwhelmed and just DONE lately. I asked Dr Nathan Beehag from The Read Clinic to pop in and explain things like why your body shuts down the second you go on holidays. He also shares his brilliant "Skittles" analogy...

In this Quick Fix version of an episode from about a year ago, JG is in the Van and things get weirdly specific very quickly. We kick off with a chaotic  Thankful Thursday  that covers the secret martial-arts style hierarchy of McDonald’s uniforms and a listener who is sewing a hoodie made entirely of chicken nugget fabric, before trying to invent a version of Spotto that doesn't involve goosi...

Well, that was probably the scariest weekend the Central Coast has seen in years. In this episode, I chat with a couple of locals who were right in the thick of the Koolewong fires to hear their stories. You'll hear one of them explain why she wasn't sure if she should leave the house, and how the other one ended up in an absolute panic due to a cat named Pedro who decided it was a great t...

Jordan turns 21 today?!?! 😭 Where did the time go?!? We're so incredibly proud of the beautiful and caring man he's become - but it's no surprise really... He's always been that way, he's just...a bigger version now! 😂 In this episode, we're looking back on his memories of meeting Nickelback as a toddler, how he "negotiated" a price UP at a garage sale, our old...

Oh man, this is so funny!!! I'd totally forgotten about this stuff! This is a highlight from back in Episode 57, when Julie and I parked the Podvan up at Koolewong and talked about some harsh feedback we've received online. This is also going back to when Gwandalan Bowling Club came on board for the first time. Personally, I find it just incredible to listen back to this and see how far th...

She was given a "use by date" of 12 years old. In this episode I sit down with Tayla to chat about the reality of living with Cystic Fibrosis. (I had no idea what it really was) We get into the "invisible" struggles that you'd never see just by looking at her, the time her sweat turned into actual salt crystals in her soccer gear (wild), and the groundbreaking drug trial th...

This is a Quick Fix by request! I was sitting in the library doing some editing yesterday arvo, when a message came through via Facebook. It said: Hey Rabs, have been listening from the beginning in order - just finished 150 the other day with Heather, and you mentioned that you would put up the BIMMS as a quick fix. I have a few people I would like to listen to it. I have looked but can't see...

I was in a horrible place recently. And even when a friend offered to listen, I told them I was fine. (I wasn't). This chat with my old colleague Larissa is about International Men's Day... and why she's championing it. We talk about why it feels 'controversial' to even celebrate men, and the awful stats (three-quarters of suicides are male) that prove why we need to. We get into why we (as blokes...

"𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗙𝗨𝗡𝗡𝗜𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗘𝗣𝗜𝗦𝗢𝗗𝗘 𝗦𝗢 𝗙𝗔𝗥!!" That's what was said about Episode 55 when it came out about a year ago. These nurses tell the best stories! Like...  What song was playing on the hospital stereo for their first deliveries as midwives 😂 The biggest baby they've delivered 😳 And how some husbands handle being there 😂  This is a quick 20 minute version that's ALL laughs! To he...

Kyla (from Cakes By Kyla) is back in the Podvan! It’s been ages (three kids ago, apparently!) since Kyla’s been in. We catch up on what’s happened since she closed the cupcake store after 8 crazy years, and how she’s gone back to her roots. Of course, with Kyla’s massive social media following comes a whole lot of drama... we talk about the controversy, how she’s developed a thick skin to deal wit...

It’s a "Thankful Thursday" Quick Fix, and for the first time in history, Jules and I recorded it  on  an actual Thursday. (And it has the World's Best Jingle) Julie shares what she's grateful for this week, including her "playground" kitchen and a big family holiday. If you'd like to hear the FULL episode this came from - just search for Episode 54 of the Podvan Pod...

"Why isn't anyone talking about this?" That's the question that sat with Richard and Lee for years... so they started a podcast ( Richly Told) to talk about it all themselves! In this episode, we get into all the stuff we usually hide: the feeling of being a "terrible employee," the courage it takes to talk about mental health, and that moment of finally admitting you m...

Well, this was the end of the 50 Guests In 50 Minutes (attempt) from a Sunday morning at Long Jetty Markets. We got the 50 guests.... It just went over a few episodes! Lots of laughs in this one, finishing with a couple of HILARIOUS kids and a Podvan Podband song!! Enjoy! 🤗

My guest today had NO idea he was the guest. This was a heap of fun. Wayne from Coast FM 963 thought he was just popping down to the waterfront to pre-record a quick chat for his show... until the awesome moment at the start of this one where he realised that he was actually the guest for this episode! (I think his heart is still recovering). We get into why he (and a third of all Aussies) volunte...

This is part three of the "50 Guests in 50 Minutes" special, and the stories just get crazier. Rani was adopted from Sri Lanka and only found out her real birth year (but still not the date!) after she Googled her biological name and found her sister who had been searching for her. We also hear from her daughter who has some terrifyingly funny sleepwalking stories and meet someone with a...

Now listen... This was recorded BEFORE the official announcement (I think it's pretty clear that I didn't know all of the details about the tour at that stage), but it was recorded at that time purely to capture the hilarity of a question Julie had been asked by her management. It's sooooo funny!! In fact, this episode has a LOT of laughs in it! We chat about/workshop what the stage se...

OK! So, this Quick Fix is a snippet from waaaaay back in Episode 51, recorded live at the Long Jetty Markets. We've got a whole bunch of guests with short stories like: The most mortifying thing a dog can possibly do at work, what it feels like when a theme park ride malfunctions while you're upside down, a useless superpower involving only lips, and a dare that ended with a bloke becoming...

It's been almost 20 years since Damien Leith won Australian Idol! In this chat, we find out what job he was doing when he auditioned, we get into some of his crazy celebrity run-ins and he tries to convince me to put something on hot chips that just sounds nuts! (Apparently it's a very Irish thing to do) He also finishes our chat with a beautiful, acoustic performance of his new single, &#...