Chat 10 Looks 3

Sales insists on showing Crabb visual jokes about music notes while cry-laughing. Yes, it's one of those episodes. Crabb gets her own back by eating a box of delicious treats dropped off by a listener - and we have the recipe! There's a row over who's hogging the chat but there's only one loser - tuba players. Again. • Chocolate Caramel Cracker Recipe via Smitten Kitten (Thanks to Claire for makin...

Spoiler alert! Crabb and Sales watch the first episode of the new season of The Americans and tell you all about it. The conclusion: "it has to end in catastrophic doom!!" The chat then turns into a Richard-Fidler-love-fest. Sales reveals that a few years ago she was lucky enough to conduct a rare interview with him about his life. (Brenda has proof on a USB stick). • Cauliflower, Pear and Blue Ch...

Recorded backstage at the Sydney Writers Festival. Sales and Crabb dissect the history of Donald Trump's hair and how it feels to 'witter' away at one of your favourite authors. There is a sweet anecdote about Roger Moore, plus discussion about John McCain and how nostalgia has become a refuge. • The 100 greatest descriptions of Donald Trump's hair ever written - by Monica Hesse (Washington Post;...

Beginning with a touching discussion on early motherhood, holocaust survivors and scholarship recipients, Sales and Crabb then have a stab at poetry appreciation. "Look on this podcast, ye mighty, and despair". Thankfully the chat moves on to some new TV and podcast recommendations! • Man's Search for Meaning - by Viktor E. Frankl • Proudly Public Awards 2017 - Public Education Foundation • The Ri...

It is Sales' birthday! Plenty of cry laughing and clanging with mentions to scoffing pizza on live TV, having a late dinner with Armando Iannucci plus Brad Pitt channelling Zoolander. (Dedicated to Mark Colvin who passed away 11 May 2017) • Moss in a Jar - from Koi Dessert Bar • Gary Cole - plays Kent Davison in Veep • Armando Iannucci in Conversation with Annabel Crabb - Wheeler Centre • Brad Pit...

Crabb and Sales chat about S-Town, Oprah, exploding whales and tuba players with bum acne. There is the inevitable mention of Garner. Apparently Sales indulges in some dance moves inspired by "Every Musical Ever". Both reveal a backlog in their "must-read-and-watch" lists. Frustratingly we do not get the details about Sales' early night after the Logies!? • S-Town - podcast from the makers of Seri...

From the Nobel Prize Ceremony and the Logies to giant rabbits and chickens, Sales and Crabb have it all covered. Mia Freedman, Patti Smith get a mention and of course the new season of Veep! • Special Delivery - by Annabel Crabb. Asian Sweet Potato soup: p46 • United Airlines 'saddened' by death of giant rabbit after transatlantic flight - by J Grierson and PJ Walker (The Guardian, 2017 Apr 27) •...

Deux, derr, DUH! (Crabb and Sales go all out with their French pronunciation skills). A diverse range of topics are whized through: the Dixie Chicks concert, John Howard as Mark Colvin, books on political intrigue, the S-Town podcast from Alabama plus the art of writing a weekly column. There are plenty of distractions, including rose gold laptops and whether Crabb has left it too late to pick up...

The 50th episode! Surely not? There is plenty of clanging, including some competitive clanging over Armando Iannucci. Sales has been getting chummy with Iannucci and Bill Nighy, while Crabb has been hanging out with the world's 50 best chefs. There is an hysterical meltdown over a list of the 2017 AFL players' names. • British actor Bill Nighy talks about his latest work - Leigh Sales (7.30 Interv...

So soon, but here they are again! Crabb and Sales discuss hospital visits, the Missing Richard Simmons podcast plus new books and TV. Inadvertently Crabb's mum, Christobel, becomes the first ever Chat 10 Looks 3 phone interview. Who is the mysterious Tony Jones look-a-like who is hanging around? • Sydney Children's Hospital - website • - see also the Starlight Room Broadcast - things to do in Hosp...

Sales finds a room with a piano and invites Crabb for a sing-a-long inspired by the Book of Mormon. Crabb discusses some terrific events she saw at the 2017 Adelaide Festival. To top it off there is the important discovery that Crabb and Sales have a mutual love of the number 12. • Book of Mormons (currently in Melbourne at the Princess Theatre) • The Force Awakens - Star Wars Ep 7 • Adelaide Fest...

Summer viewing and reading has thrown up all sorts of questions for Crabb and Sales: Why are they more attached to Prince Phillip than they ever thought they would be? How can you turn shitty audio quality into a useful art form? Will they ever be able to go for a whole episode without mentioning Helen Garner? Plus should they write their own theme tune? • The Crown - starring Claire Foy, Matt Smi...

It is one week until Christmas and the year is nearly over. Grab a glass of champagne and some snacks and join Crabb and Sales a they discuss the best of 2016. (Hang on! How long is this episode!?) • When I Get a Minute - ABC iView • The Book of Mormon - the Musical • Hamilton - the Musical • Weiner - the Documentary • Spotlight - Featuring Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams • Revenant -...

Sincerely apologetic about the audio quality from the last episode, Crabb and Sales lock themselves away in a silent office to talk of recent adventures at Parliament House and how great it was to see Helen Garner featured in the New Yorker. Although it is nice and quiet, there is plenty of clanging going on. JD Vance's book is discussed, plus what politicians say they will be reading over summer....

(Warning: bad audio quality!) Sales takes Crabb to a new café but tells her the incorrect name of the place - mistaking the band 'Something for Kate' for the café 'Something for Jess'. The bad news is Crabb will never be able to find it again. The good news is there's something for everyone in this episode, from American politics to raspberry mousse. (*with apologies from the bumbling Sales to the...

Defiantly avoiding the Melbourne Cup, Crabb and Sales hide themselves away to discuss recent developments in the US Election. Sales is proud to announce that she has had great success growing sweetpeas. New podcasts plus a couple of recent books written by colleagues are discussed. Crabb is horrified to learn Sales' theory that contacts who stick around for many years may well be undercover operat...

Even though it has not rained for days, Crabb still manages to get drenched by passing traffic - very 'sitcom' don't you think? Detailed discussion ensues on a range of topics: new TV shows, perfect roast potatoes, glorious salads, women in law, 'The Boss' and whether you can ever look at too many piles of rice and fish without getting to eat them. Does Crabb stop this recording just as Sales is l...

Crabb and Sales analyse the 2nd US presidential debate, then briefly ponder why there is a Pokemon on Sales' desk. Discussion switches to unsympathetic main characters, Ben Mendelsohn's chin, a couple of new podcasts and the value of political satire. • The Second 2016 US Presidential Debate - via PBS • Pokemon - via Pokemon.com • Leigh Sales with Pokemon head zubat - via Twitter • Pokemon Go has...

Crabb and Sales watch the first Clinton and Trump presidential debate in a secret tropical location. 48 hours later, while drinking cocktails, they assess the debate. Discussion then switches to holiday reading. • The first presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump - via PBS • The Tropical Holiday Selfie - via Twitter • Anna Karenina - by Leo Tolstoy • Middlemarch - by George El...

Canberra Writers' Festival. Recorded in a bathroom. Without microphones. Enjoy. • The Americans • Blink by Malcolm Gladwell • Revisionist History a podcast by Malcolm Gladwell • Rube podcast by Dollop • Fed Ex podcast by Dollop • My Dad Wrote a Porno podcast • Drunk History • Commonwealth by Ann Patchett • The Cement Garden by Ian McEwan • Bel Canto by Ann Patchett • Truly, Madly, Guilty by Liane...

This week Crabb and Sales discuss coincidences, John Grisham novels, mountain climbing, Mormons and what it's like to get an early, sneak peek at a feature-length Weiner (the documentary on former New York senator and Mayoral candidate: Anthony Weiner). Ask yourself this: in order to keep your place in a borrowed book, do you: a) insert a bookmark; or b) dog-ear the page Crabb and Sales reveal all...

The election is over. We may even have a Prime Minister (at least for the next few months or so). Crabb and Sales reflect on what it's like being chained to a desk for nearly seven hours with Scott Morrison and Penny Wong. Crabb gets her hands on Antony Green's (software) package and Sales has been spending a lot of time at home curled up with a variety of good books. Plus: What does Obama do afte...

The election campaign is taking its toll. Crabb and Sales are both sick, but the upside of spending so much time on flights with politicians is that you get a chance to read books, watch movies and binge-watch television. Grab the Vicks Vaporub and a box of tissues and enjoy this episode. • Chat 10 Looks 3: Fifty Shades of Giggling starring Annabel Crabb and Leigh Sales • Two Grumpy Hacks podcast...

Recorded merely moments before they appeared on-stage before an audience of 2000 punters, Crabb and Sales recall some of their investigations into political drama which is based largely on real-life events. Plus, who was Australia's weirdest Prime Minister? You might be surprised who they come up with. • Everywhere I Look by Helen Garner • Bowraville Podcast by Dan Box • The Marmalade Files by Ste...

Join Crabb and Sales at Sydney's Powerhouse Museum where they visit the Isabella Blow exhibition, plus a whole list of new podcasts to listen to. • Isabella Blow Exhibition at the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences • Red Carpets and Other Banana Skins: The Autobiography by Rupert Everett • Vanished Years by Rupert Everett • Isabella Blow and Alexander McQueen photos via Vanity Fair • The Swans of...