Bluey's Brisbane

Bluey's latest episode 'Cricket', has fast become a new favourite amongst Australian Bluey fans, capturing in 7 minutes the essence of the national sport. In this special bonus bit, Justin and Lou discuss some of the nuances and the storytelling in 'Cricket', the life lessons that the game can teach you, and why cricket is such an important feature of an Australian summer. Bluey's Brisbane is the...

It's Record Store Day in Australia, with the hot ticket item being the brand-new Bluey album Dance Mode dropping in two different versions on vinyl. Lou went down to her local record store - Relove Vinyl in Oxley to grab a copy of the new Bluey album. While she was there she spoke to owners Jason and James about the craziness that is Record Store Day, and just why their customers were lining up to...

It's almost peak Bluey season at the moment, with new episodes starting to air in Australia, a new album only days away, and the release of Bluey's first ever music video. Jazz D'Arcy is a member of the Bluey music team who has worked on the music for episodes like Born Yesterday, Family Meeting, Pass the Parcel and Copycat . But it's on the episode Rain that Jazz's work really shines, composing t...

As this podcast drops, there's only a week left until new Bluey episodes start airing in Australia. So to celebrate we sat down to have a chat about some of the stuff that's been taking place in the real life Bluey-verse. In this episode we chat too much Lin-Manuel Miranda (Major Tom the talking horse and Hamilton creator) and his visit to Brisbane, including popping up at a Hamilton show, and tou...

It's a Valentine's Day special with Julia Quinn, the New York Times bestselling author of the Bridgerton series. Julia was in Brisbane for the event 'A Romantic Rendevous', presented by the Australian Romance Readers Association and Brisbane Libraries. She had also hiked from the CBD to Paddington with hopes of seeing the Heeler House, which Airbnb brought to life last year. We couldn't pass up an...

In this episode of Bluey's Brisbane, we're taking a look at the Bluey episode 'Fairy Tale' and reminiscing about our childhoods, and what life was like in that wild time known as the 80s. We also talk to Kerry Griffith, the Heritage and Museums Coordinator for the Moreton Bay Regional Council, and has overseen The 80s Exhibition at the Bribie Island Seaside Museum , which is just north of Brisbane...

It's been a massive year for Brisbane's favourite Heeler family, culminating in Bluey taking over New York City in November. It's also been a massive year on the Bluey's Brisbane podcast so we're looking back on our top moments of the year including talking to: Bluey composer Joe Twist Brisbane radio legend Spencer Howson about his childhood in Wynnum and Manly; the location of the whale water par...

When we got the call from Mary Bolling saying she was going to be in Brisbane, and did we want to catch up at a pub....the answer was yes, yes, yes! Mary along with Kate McMahon hosts the original Bluey podcast, Gotta Be Done , and has racked up 160 episodes of their Bluey recaps, along with some pretty cool chats with Bluey cast and crew. We met up for a few beers at Felons Brewing on the Howard...

After our recent Father's Day episodes, we were contacted by US filmmaker Joe Gidjunus from Veracity Studios in Philadelphia. Joe was in the early stages of a new documentary called 'Grown Up Dad' ; a film which aims to challenge the negative stereotypes of fathers on TV and in the media. Shortly after Bluey launched in America, Joe discovered the show and finally found the positive fathering role...

This weekend is Father's Day in Australia, so we couldn't resist sitting down for a chat about our own top five Bandit moments. And a special bonus bit - what Bluey creator Joe Brumm thinks of Bandit - listen to the full interview with Joe here . Happy Father's Day to all the Bandit's out there! Bluey's Brisbane is the podcast that goes behind the scenes of Bluey and explores the real life world o...

A week out from Father's Day in Australia, we're looking at all the reasons why Bandit is an inspiration to Dads all round the world. We'll hear from one of Australia's top parenting experts Dr Justin Coulson ( Happy Families , Channel 9's Parental Guidance ) about his take on Bluey and Bandit Heeler. And did you know there's a 20,000 strong Facebook group for dads who are fans of Bluey, that aims...

Costa Kassab is the art director for Bluey, and his been with the show through its development, funding and launch. We were really excited to talk to Costa, as the artwork of Bluey is what we were always fascinated with, and what inspired this podcast. Costa speaks about creating the world of Bluey, the role that art plays in the show and how it works with the other production elements of the show...

We've got a raily good idea to get your school holidays on track, with a visit to the Cross River Rail Experience Centre . It's a great spot for the kids these holidays as it's free to visit! Cross River Rail is one of Brisbane's biggest civil infrastructure projects, with a new underground rail line through the CBD and a number of new stations - including one at Albert Street in the CBD, just a s...

With only days before new episodes of Bluey drop, we went down to the Wynnum Whale Water Park as featured in the Pass the Parcel episode. In this episode we chat possible locations for the rest of season three, the writers workshop with Joe Brumm that we attended, and explore this part of Brisbane with our special guest, Spencer Howson. Spencer spent 25 years as a broadcaster with the ABC, many of...

In our recent chat with artist Debra Hood, she spoke about how one of her artworks of Brisbane was used as a wrap for one of the CityCats - the iconic vessels that transport people along the Brisbane River.. You've seen the CityCats in Bluey - in episodes like Spy Game and Ice Cream. Debra mentioned how much she'd like to see some Bluey wrapped CityCats - in both Bluey and Bingo versions. One Bris...

Debra Hood is one of Brisbane's most loved contemporary artists, who, just like the Bluey art team, documents the shapes and colours of Brisbane's urban landscape. Debra is well know for her portrayal of the Queenslander houses of inner city Brisbane, along with the colours of what she refers to as 'confetti'; Brisbane in spring time when the blossoms of Jacaranda, Poinciana, Pink Trumpet and Gold...

Brisbane composer, arranger and orchestrator Joseph Twist has been a part of Joff Bush's Bluey music team since season one. The pair, who both grew up and studied in Brisbane met by chance in New York while attending a summer school for budding screen composers. You've heard Joe's handiwork on episodes such as See Saw, Blue Mountains and Verandah Santa and also has the distinction of having create...

In the mid 90's there was an explosion of bands coming out of Brisbane and gaining attention both nationally and internationally. There were four big bands leading the way - of course you know Dave McCormack aka Bandit's band Custard, along with Powderfinger, Regurgitator and Screamfeeder. When Screamfeeder found themselves on high rotation on Triple J (the national youth radio station) in 1996, t...

After days of torrential rain and what meteorologists termed a rain bomb, many parts of Brisbane went under as the Brisbane River and many suburban creeks flooded. It's the most severe flooding in Brisbane since 2011, but this time around what caught many locals out was just how fast the water rose. Lou lives in the suburb of Oxley which is in Brisbane's south west - it was devastated by the flood...

If you love Bluey your social media feed has probably been filled with snaps of people outside the for real life Heeler house in the Brisbane suburb of Paddington. Paddington and its neighbouring suburb of Red Hill feature heavily on Bluey, with the iconic vistas of steep hills dotted with the timber and tin of traditional Queenslander cottages. Donna Dyson is an academic focusing on literacy in e...

In a quiet street of inner city Brisbane the Heeler house has been brought to life by Airbnb and BBC Studios. The house is found in the same part of Brisbane that much of Bluey is set in - it's in Paddington very close to the suburban border with Red Hill. It was amazing to see the house but it was also fantastic to catch up with some of the key people behind the scenes of bringing the Heeler hous...

Winton isn't just the cheeky little bulldog on Bluey, it's an outback town with a heap of Aussie history on tap and it's also the dinosaur capital of Queensland. Winton is also the birthplace and childhood home of Bluey creator Joe Brumm. Lou jumped onto the first ever Winton Day Trip aboard Alliance Airlines and spoke to everyone behind the scenes of Winton tourism; Winton Mayor Gavin Baskett, Da...

Today we've set the card table up in what may be the smallest park in Brisbane - Trammies Corner, just across the road from The Java Lounge cafe, which was the setting for episodes such as 'Dance Mode' and 'Favourite Thing'. Paddington was also featured in the season 3 episode 'Curry Quest' with the Paddington Water Tower spotted in the park scenes. In this episode we'll chat all things Paddington...

In the Chest episode Bingo adds a special player to Bandit's chess game called Charleville. The Queensland town of Charleville lies on the banks of the Warrego River, and is around 700 kilometres west of Brisbane. It's not the first outback town to be name checked in Bluey, with Winton, the dinosaur capital of Australia, getting their own doggy character. In Charleville there's plenty of Bluey rel...

In the mid-90's the alternative music revolution was well underway, and Brisbane bands like Regurgitator, Screamfeeder, Powderfinger and Custard (featuring one future Bandit Heeler) were taking Brisbane to the world. And 25 years before Bluey had international audiences swooning over Queenslander houses and the steep hills of Brisbane's inner city, writer Nick Earls had readers the world over fall...