Bluey's Brisbane

Big news in Brisbane today for Bluey fans, with news that the interactive experience has been extended through to February 2028. Over 500,000 people have been through the doors since the attraction opened in 2024. The success of Bluey and Bluey's World has had tourism, government and city officials licking their lips at the prospect of even more people visiting Brisbane for a Bluey day out. Bluey'...

If you're a Bluey fan, you know the show is all about creative play. Our guest on this episode is Christopher Mannino who is an author, actor and former theatre teacher. Chris studied mythology, theatre, and literature both in the US and at Oxford. He is a digital nomad currently residing in Malta with his wife and two kids. Christopher's new book is called 'Making It Up: A Revolutionary Way to Bo...

This September we celebrated five years of the Bluey's Brisbane podcast! And as another year draws to a close, we decided to look back over our 80 odd episodes of exploring the real life world of Bluey, and talking to cast and crew, to pick our favourite five moments each. Who and what will make the cut? If you've missed any episodes that were discussed you can find them in the Bluey's Brisbane fe...

Our podcast is celebrating five years since we started talking about Bluey and her home town of Brisbane! To celebrate we headed down to Bluey's World in Hamilton right by the river - because they are also celebrating 300,000 visitors through the doors, an extension through to March 2026, as well as a ton of new games and experiences. We also had a chat about some of the things that are floating a...

It's that time of year when the fierce rivalry between Queensland and New South Wales comes to a head with the annual State of Origin rugby league matches. And this year we've got ourselves another decider in the three game series! You'd know Dan Brumm's voice - he plays Uncle Stripe on Bluey, but he's also been the show's sound designer across all three seasons. With the Queensland Maroons taking...

To celebrate the new Bluey LEGO sets that are now in stores, Brisbane’s biggest export has teamed up with the Danish powerhouse, with a new pop-up ice creamery with a difference. Set in the heart of South Bank, the setting for the Bluey episode ‘Ice Cream’, the pop-up will give Bluey fans of all ages the chance to recreate some of the ‘Ice Cream’ episode’s iconic scenes, and get their hands on som...

It's our annual classic catches episode where we look back at the year that was, and chat through some of our favourite moments of the year. We'll also have a chat about the massive Bluey news around a forthcoming movie, and Joe Brumm stepping away from the TV show. In this episode you'll hear snippets from Megan Washington (Calypso), Daniel O'Brien (Bluey music team), Adrian Schrinner (Brisbane L...

We're so excited to have our favourite Bluey YouTuber on the podcast, with Aussie Girl Margie live in the studio! Margie Thompson is a Queenslander who lived in both North Queensland and Brisbane, before travelling the world and settling in the USA. For the last few years, Margie has been talking all things Bluey on her YouTube channel - episode recaps, fan theories, news, hidden details and Easte...

This is a massive episode because the opening of Bluey's World in the Brisbane riverside suburb of Hamilton has been massive! We were lucky enough to attend the official opening of Bluey's world, alongside all of the cast and crew of Bluey, as well as the creatives who have brought the interactive experience to (for) real life. Lou also caught up with Mary and Kate from the Gotta Be Done podcast o...

Brisbane's iconic CityCats (named so as they are a catamaran) carry locals and visitors up and down the Brisbane River everyday. You've seen the CityCats in the Bluey episodes Spy Game and Ice Cream (and also in our pod artwork). To celebrate the opening of Bluey's World this week, 2 of the Brisbane CityCats have been transformed into City Dogs, with Bluey and Bingo now sailing up and down the Bri...

The third Bluey album 'Rug Island' is out now and to celebrate we sat down with Daniel O'Brien who is part of the Bluey music team. 'Rug Island' is themed around play, imagination, adventure and friendship so it was only appropriate the Rug Island became the title track - an episode that sums up all of those ideas. In this episode we take a dive into the album, and find out more about how the Blue...

There's been a ton of Bluey related stuff in the news recently - from the news that Bluey is now the number one show in the US, from Kelly Clarkson giving her entire audience a trip to Brisbane to visit Bluey's world - even the news that American Express named Brisbane as one of their trending travel locations for 2025. Much of the growth of the show has been driven by adult Bluey fans, many of wh...

It's Father's Day in Australia this weekend! To celebrate we spoke to Dr Justin Coulson about Bandit's parenting style, and the importance of a positive role model for dads being portrayed on our TV screens. Dr Justin Coulson is the founder of Happy Families, host of the Happy Families Podcast, has six daughters, has written a stack of books on parenting, and is also the parenting expert on Channe...

We're back after our post 'The Sign' break, recapping all the Bluey news from the last few months, and we've set up in Davies Park, home of the West End Markets, as shown in the episode 'Markets'. In this episode we're joined by Mary Bolling from the Gotta Be Done podcast (and also the voice of the librarian in 'Promises'). Topics up for discussion include: Mary's first time at the West End Market...

The Bluey 28 minute special 'The Sign' was everything we hoped it would be; plot twists, a wedding, some great Brisbane locations and a heap of gags for the grown ups. To celebrate 'The Sign' we spoke to Meg Washington , voice of Bluey's teacher Calypso. Meg is also featured in the special with her song 'Lazarus Drug' bringing the episode to its epic crescendo. Meg is one of Brisbane's favourite s...

It was the cliffhanger that has left Bluey fans shocked and with a ton of questions. In the episode Ghost Basket, which aired globally on the weekend, it was revealed that the Heelers have put their heritage Queenslander on the market. In classic Bluey style though, the very next day a listing appeared on the Domain website for the Heeler house, describing it as a 'quaint, animated family home'. "...

We've been fascinated by the success of Bluey in the United States - how did a show about talking dogs from Brisbane become one of the most viewed shows in the US? Kyle Thompson got in touch with us after he met Dave McCormack (Bandit) and Melanie Zanetti (Chilli) at the Twin Cities Con. Ahead of the very first global Bluey release dates, and Bluey's feature length episode The Sign, we thought we'...

This February it's the Bluey and Bunnings crossover with Bunnings stores across Australia and New Zealand diving into the Hammerbarn spirit! Select stores will rebrand as Hammerbarn, with all stores offering up free Bluey-themed kids D.I.Y workshops every weekend in February. You just need to book in here . A big thanks to Bunnings and BBC Studios who had us out to the launch at the for real life...

It's that time of year when we look back at the year that was, and highlight some of our classic catches - our absolute favourite podcast moments of 2023. It's been another massive year for Bluey, with the show going from strength to strength internationally, the second album 'Dance Mode' being released, the announcement of 'The Sign', a 28 minute special coming in 2024, Blueyfest counting down th...

To celebrate five years of Bluey on Australian TV, the ABC has been running Blueyfest, which will culminate on November 19th, with a countdown of the top 100 Bluey episodes. The order of the top 100 will be decided by fan votes, with ABC Kids having asked all of us to vote for our top 5 episodes. The ABC also decked out a retro ice cream van in full Bluey kit, and drove it from Sydney to Brisbane,...

In the space of five years, Bluey has gone from a new kid on the animation block, to being lauded as one of the greatest ever shows on TV. Aside from the critical acclaim, Bluey has set new viewing records both in Australia and in the USA, and has picked up a swag of awards including an Emmy, a BAFTA Award, Logie Awards....and the list goes on. David Peterson is a Brisbane based editor and screenw...

On this episode we're joined by Marianne Taylor, AKA The House Detective to talk about the Heeler House, Queenslanders, and some of the other architectural styles that have popped up in Bluey. If you've looked at Bluey's house and asked, what exactly is this type of house that Bluey lives in, this is the episode for you! Marianne Taylor is an architectural historian who investigates the history of...

It's the Father's Day Weekend here in Australia and to celebrate we're chatting to the ultimate TV dad...well the voice of Bandit Heeler in Dave McCormack. In this conversation we talk to Dave about his musical journey with Custard, what it's like being in a band now, and of course his role as Bandit. You can keep up to date with Custard at their Facebook page . Bluey's Brisbane is the podcast tha...

After wowing international audiences for the best part of 12 months, Bluey's Big Play: The Stage Show returns to Australia, with a season beginning on December 30th at the QPAC Playhouse in Brisbane. To celebrate the return of the show to Bluey's hometown, and the theatre that played host to the world premiere, Justin spoke to Bluey's Big Play director Rose Myers. We'll hear about the reaction to...

It's that time of year when the fierce rivalry between Queensland and New South Wales comes to a head with the annual State of Origin rugby league series. You'd know Dan Brumm's voice - he plays Uncle Stripe on Bluey, but he's also been the show's sound designer across all three seasons. With the Queensland Maroons taking on the New South Wales Blues tonight, Dan sat down for a chat about how the...