The State of Things

Sayake Barter joins us as our first ever guest on the show! She talks about her experience of moving to Australia and why that became one of the worst years in her life. We dive into how Sayaka started her side hustle and all the work she’s been putting into it.  We somehow got into talking about fireworks — which are highly illegal in Australia and we certainly DO NOT recommend that you go to Foo...

This week Producer Vincent creates a cleaning schedule for Marion and their housemates, which causes a bit of a stir and brings out Marion’s inner micro manager. We then talk about our experiences with previous housemates from stuffing underwear in the freezer and hot-boxing the bathroom!  We end the episode with listeners' advice on getting their money back from online retailers. Mariah loves it...

We’ve made it to 10 episodes and better yet, Marion and Mariah are recording together! However, there’s a catch, to comply with Melbourne Covid-19 lockdown rules we’re recording at the park this week. So, don’t mind the light ambience in the background — it’s simply just the state of things.  In a surprise twist, Mariah receives her new headphones and we’ll dive into how she got the mishap sorted...

In light of Melbourne slowly and steadily easing out of lockdown we delve into what the last one hundred days have been like for Marion & Mariah. But, first Mariah had a bit of an issue with her online purchase this week — she got the wrong coloured product! It seems minuscule, but when you’re paying top dollar for Sony headphones, you expect to receive the product that you ordered.  Getting throu...

This week producer Vincent received some good news! We then deep dive to what it was like looking for our career jobs and all the trials and tribulations that came with that. We understand that there are many people out there who are going through similar situations, so we end the episode with some advice and words of wisdom!  If you’d like to continue the conversation hit us up on Instagram or Fa...

In this week's episode we have a good old laugh about the American Presidential debate that flooded our news and social media last week. This leads us to discussing the one and only Donald Trump as well as some of his infamous, offensive and damn right shameless tweets. You’re in for an episode full of LOLs at Trump’s expense!  If you’d like to continue the conversation hit us up on Instagram or F...

This week Marion and Mariah chat about snacking during work hours, being facebook famous and their love for a truly iconic show The OC. If you don’t know anything about The OC that’s fine because we’ve got a surprise for you towards the end of the episode. You might want to get your ears checked after. We also now have a facebook page!  If you’d like to continue the conversation hit us up on Insta...

Marion and Mariah talk about Mulan and the films’ questionable plot line. Things get spicier when the duo answer some listener questions. This leads to Mariah explaining why she can’t part with her torn undies and Marion delving into an uncomfortable Grindr hookup, as well as his experience of being fetishised for being Asian. If you’d like to continue the conversation hit us up on Instagram or Fa...

In this episode, Marion and Mariah share their embarrassing stories of their DIY haircut mishaps given to their partners during the COVID quarantine. They also chat about their road trip experiences to Sydney, which leads to Marion divulging his little 2018 48-hour rendezvous. Buckle up, we’re going down memory lane!  If you’d like to continue the conversation hit us up on Instagram or Facebook. Y...

Marion and Mariah chat about assimilating to Aussie culture at a young age.

Marion and Mariah chat about their lovable cats — Rocky & Mush, retail therapy, getting a new pair of undies, drive-thru ATMs and post lockdown plans. We're also joined by a new member of the team!  If you’d like to continue the conversation hit us up on Instagram or Facebook. You can also send us an email thestateofthings.show@gmail.com. The State of Things show is an independently produced podca...

In their inaugural episode, Marion and Mariah chat about living through stage 4 lockdown in Melbourne, the wonderful “Karens” of the world, annual hard waste collection and checking in on your mates.  If you’d like to continue the conversation hit us up on Instagram or Facebook. You can also send us an email thestateofthings.show@gmail.com. The State of Things show is an independently produced pod...