Framed

This week we are talking about the dolls... haunted dolls. Joel brings to the show the most haunted dolls and other objects on eBay. Strap in because it's about to get spooky. Come follow us on all the apps @framedthepod @joeldavid_b @cheersthanxalot Want to watch the episode? Come on over to YouTube to see the chaos: https://www.youtube.com/@Framedthepodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pri...

Joel's in the drivers seat this week, toot toot! He brings us into the world of hand painted posters, and movies we didn't know needed to be remade with a twist. As always we chit chat at the start about escape rooms and Angels in America a real random smorgasbord of topics. Then we head to Ghana, where from the late 1970s local artists created hand-painted movie posters to advertise VHS s...

This week we let SJ take the wheel, literally. It's a mystery episode, so we have no idea whats coming. Who would have thought we would end up talking about cars, but don't worry it's not really about cars. We hit the highway in 1955 and discover James Dean's Porsche might have been...cursed? Tune in and discover the Hollywood mystery that haunted long after its famous owner depart...

On the week of the 30th anniversary of Pokemon (as if we planned it, we didn't) Steph and Joel jump into to the world of Pokemon trading cards. It's a million dollar industry and with that comes fraud fraud fraud. Everyone's trying to make it rich, and with these tiny little artworks you can fit in your pocket, there's no need for a heist, just a gullible audience and an excellent printer. So sit...

This week we are back on the couch changing location location location again. This week Joel jumps on the glamazonian express and takes us to Hollywood. Joel tells us the story of Carl Rinsch, and the unfinished Netflix sci-fi that cost them over $11 million with nothing to show for it. To get yourself out of a sticky situation would you try and double your money on doge coin, or go on a shopping...

This week Steph takes the wheel with an unsolved art heist involving a white van, more than 50 stolen artworks and a museum with absolutely no security. (what's new?) We head to Sarasota, Florida in 1969 and the Museum of the Cross, created by artist and illustrator Ben Stoll. The museum was home to 15 huge Stations of the Cross paintings. Then one night, four thieves broke in what happens next? W...

This week Steph takes the wheel with a question: what is the most consequential Seth Rogen movie ever made? But before we get into it, we have a Timbaland minute and review RuPaul’s new movie  Stop That Train. Then we jump into  The Interview, a movie that seemed unassuming but may have been that cause of the 2014 Sony hack. In 2014, a dumb Seth Rogen and James Franco comedy about assass...

The office is still flooded, so welcome back to Joel’s couch. Before we get into the story, Steph reviews  The Invite , Joel reviews  Pretty Woman: The Musical  and we discuss the current state of Melbourne theatre, Scary Movie 6 and why some things should be left alone! We go down the road of Pam the Bird Melbourne’s little graffiti bird that started popping up around the city befo...

Our studio flooded, so this week’s episode is coming to you criss cross apple sauce from Joel’s couch. Before we get into the story, we discuss  Widow’s Bay  — spoiler alert — Joel’s trip to the Cartier exhibition at the NGV. Then Joel takes the wheel and throws us into the ballroom world of 1990s New York and the extraordinary life of  Paris Is Burning  icon Dorian Corey. Afte...

This week on  Framed , we’re taking a little trip to hell. After a more personal start talking about grief, death and saying goodbye, we head straight into  Dante’s Inferno ,  Botticelli’s illustrations of the Divine Comedy , and the increasingly unhinged circles of hell. A weirdly kismet planned episode, considering. Sit back and relax while we discuss eternal damnation. Weekly whi...

This week on  Framed , we’re talking about one of Hollywood’s most iconic mother-daughter pairings:  Judy Garland and Liza Minnelli . We get into Judy’s rise through MGM, the machinery behind child stardom, the pills, the pressure, and the making of a legend, before moving into Liza’s world — Broadway,  Cabaret , Studio 54, giant doe eyes and that once-in-a-generation star quality....

This week on  Framed , we’re diving into one of the strangest little art-crime stories ever: the tale of  Portrait of Jacob de Gheyn III , the tiny  Rembrandt  that became known as  the Takeaway Rembrandt  after being stolen  four different times  from the same gallery. We get into the absurd heists, the bizarre ways the painting kept disappearing and r...

This week on Framed, we go from the invention of the flushing toilet to the real-life theft of a solid gold artwork toilet from an English palace. We unpack the story of Sir John Harington, Queen Elizabeth I, the origins of the loo, and then dive into the ridiculous, very British heist of Maurizio Cattelan’s America. Come follow us on all the apps @framedthepod @joeldavid_b @ch...

Want to send us a question? We are waiting by the phones to take your call! email us at hello@cheersthanxalot.com In this episode of  Framed , we unravel the captivating story of the  Salvator Mundi , a painting that has shaken the art world with its mystery, controversy, and record-breaking price tag. Once dismissed as a cheap auction find, this supposed Leonardo da Vinci masterpiece wa...

This week on  Framed , we’re diving into the wild world of  music copyright infringement  — the songs that borrowed a little too much, the artists who got caught, and the courtroom battles that changed the industry. From the  Beach Boys  and  Chuck Berry  to  Biz Markie ,  Vanilla Ice ,  Katy Perry ,  Robin Thicke and Pharrell , and  The...

This week on  Framed , we break down the  Met Gala 2026 from the theme and the politics surrounding the event to the best, worst and most confusing looks on the carpet. We talk Emma Chamberlain, Nicole Kidman, Hunter Schafer, Kim Kardashian, Karan Johar, Janelle Monáe and more, while also unpacking why this year’s Met Gala felt a little...off. Come follow us on all the apps @framedthepod...

This week on  Framed , we head to  Montreal in 1972  for one of Canada’s biggest art crimes: the  Montreal Museum of Fine Arts skylight heist . In the middle of a chaotic weekend of headlines, three thieves climbed onto the museum roof, slipped in through a skylight under repair, tied up the guards, and made off with millions in paintings and artefacts, including a rare  R...

This week on  Framed , we’re diving into the real story behind one of the internet’s most iconic art-world moments: the day  Marina Abramović  looked up at MoMA and found  Ulay  sitting across from her during  The Artist Is Present . But that viral reunion only hits as hard as it does once you know everything that came before it. Come follow us on all the apps @framed...

This week on  Framed , we’re diving into the art-world sales that make you stop and say:  this sold for how much?  From Lee Harvey Oswald’s wedding ring to Gerhard Richter’s blood-red mirror work and an “invisible sculpture” that somehow sold for real money. Come follow us on all the apps @framedthepod @joeldavid_b @cheersthanxalot Want to watch the episode? Come on over to YouTube...

For this bonus ep, we’re answering one very important question:  what is the most underrated movie of all time?  From  Anaconda  and  Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle  to  The Room ,  The Disaster Artist , Christopher Guest mockumentaries and  This Is Spinal Tap. Come follow us on all the apps @framedthepod @joeldavid_b @cheersthanxalot Want to watch the...

This week on  Framed , we’re diving headfirst into the internet’s most chaotic movie conspiracy theories. Did Sandy actually die in  Grease ? Is Ferris Bueller even real? Did Kevin McCallister grow up to become Jigsaw? Was Jack from  Titanic  secretly a time traveller? And is Quentin Tarantino building one giant, blood-soaked cinematic universe? We unpack the film theories that...

In this bonus episode, we answer a listener question from Caroline: what actually makes a perfect pop song? From Robyn and Whitney to Prince, Gaga, Britney and beyond, we sit down and talk about what turns a good song into an all-time pop classic. Songs that you need to listen to: Dancing on My Own  — Robyn  I Wanna Dance with Somebody  — Whitney Houston  When Doves Cry  —...

This week on  Framed , we head to São Paulo for a heist that feels less  Ocean’s Eleven  and more absolute chaos. On the final day of a library exhibition in Brazil, two men walked in and ripped rare works off the walls, shoved them into blue Ikea bags, and disappeared into the city in under ten minutes. Among the stolen works were valuable Matisse prints from  Jazz  and e...

Season three is here, the studio has changed, and after a brief detour through Adelaide, Midsumma and the magic of Melbourne dinner theatre, we get into one of the wildest art scandals in modern history. This week on Framed , we’re diving into the collapse of New York’s legendary Knoedler Gallery — the elite institution that sold fake masterpieces to some of the richest collectors in the world. We...

This week we wrap up the year and ask 'what the hell happened in 2025?' We recap our top pop culture moments from Labubu to Katy Perry in space. Then Joel gives us his hot or not list for 2026, can anyone say dinner theatre? Come along and join us in a world of whimsy for the final episode of the year! Come follow us on all the apps @framedthepod @joeldavid_b @cheersthanxalot Want to watch the epi...