Gather Around Me

Episode 27 in a series of 1000 goldcasts by Ben Pobjie and Cam Smith. Warning, may contain traces of: Item of Business 1: Does Cam Have Cancer? The Answer! Item of Business 2: What happened to our special guest? Item of Business 3: The Green Arrow Item of Business 4: GayFL Item of Business 5: Delicious Candy Item of Business 6: Israeli passport scandalz Item of Business 7: Christopher Hitchens & T...

Episode 26 in a Series of 1000 Podchats by Ben Pobjie and Cam Smith! Warning! May contain traces of: Sound Checking Ben's Surgery The Science Of Cryonics Does Cam Have Cancer? Maybe! Maybe Not! Tony Abbott On The Truth And Also Things You Shouldn't Say At The Supermarket Race War (not the proper one though, sorry) Sexing Up Androids Closets The Sad News that Ghost Whisperer and also Numbers have b...

Episode 25 in a Series of 1000 Podchats by Ben Pobjie and Cam Smith Warning, may contain traces of New Barbarianism AND: Faisal SHAZAM Voices of Reason The Babysitters Club Prequels The Politics of the Empire April O'Neal versus Andrew Bolt Then we took a short break and got the Herald Sun and we saw that Ben Pobjie was actually mentioned in a certain column, but before we got to that we had to re...

Episode 24 in a series of 1000 Podchats by Ben Pobjie and Cam Smith. Warning, may contain traces of: The Man of 1000 Voices Masterchef Haircuts Melbourne Talk Radio Carl Williams, The Man With Two Brains A Banana Argument Knives Scar Lives Albert Jacka, not just a gay shag rat Smuftis, both suave and swift

This week's podcast will be an extra-special affair, kiddies, and requires much mental preparation. As a result, it will be late. In the meanstimes, here is an exclusive interview with Gunns CEO John Gay from the end of March.

Episode 23 in a series of 1000 Fireside Podchats with your hosts Ben Pobjie and Cam Smith. Warning, may contain traces of:   Fidgeting Reminiscing The Lisa McCune Podcast Teen Wolf 2 Kylie Finding Jesus The First Draft of Back To The Future Eugene Terre'Blanche The Sisterhood Of The Travelling Pants Watching TV Cruel Impressions

Episode 22 in a Series of 1000 Podcasts by Ben Pobjie and Cam Smith. With Special Guest Star: Crikey Cartoonista and Bon Vivant Mr. First Dog On The Moon. Warning, may contain traces of: Name-calling Things a man does alone in the forest The Circle (but for men) Pleasing Christopher Pyne Leg Stretches and Larissa Dubecki (callback to episode 8) A man with a dog's face or a dog with a man's hands??...

Episode 21 in a Series of 1000 Anonocasts from John Q. Shadow and Mister X. Warning. May contain traces of: Who are we? Evolution and the New Barbarians Marshmallows Lazy Pakistanis, lolling about, singing their crazy songs Thank God You're Here! Hey Dad! memories Les Miserables The Matty Johns Show Gary Chook Catherine Deveny Comedy Festival recommendations More Hey Dad! memories Wrapping up

Episode 20 in a Series of 1000 Podcasts from Ben Pobjie and Cam Smith. Warning, may contain traces of: Awkward conversations in vegan cafes Ben has a headache Ben has principles and won't read out private correspondences on the podcast. The Comments Facility on iTunes (which hasn't actually been used, it turns out) A hot, barely legal Angela Lansbury MAN BAT and other Superhero Discussion The Baby...

Episode 19 in a Series of 1000 Gather Around Me Fireside Podchats. This episode is in TWO parts, but you only pay ONCE. And you don't even pay. It's free. It is in two parts because we recorded the first part, and then we had some stuff to do. After we did that stuff, we were like... that was kind of short, let's record some more. So we did. TWO PARTS! Also, this podchat follows directly on from E...

Episode 18 in a Series of 1000 Fireside Chats by Ben Pobjie and Cam Smith Warning, may contain traces of: REAL LIFE Driving Getting a Parking Thing Walking Talking Meeting People BEING ATTACKED ON THE STREET - STREET VIOLENCE  

Hullo, Cam here. Still sick. Here is a bit from the 3CR show. It is from this Friday just gone. Hey Kevin Rudd, thanks for instantly dating our bit. You ratfucker. We should return to regular podcasting soon! Ciao! Director's Commentary: I refer to it as the "Pink Batt Controversy" because I haven't read a newspaper in 2 weeks and I had only a very vague idea of what the controversy was about.

Hullo, hullo. Cam here. I'm still sick. Too sick for podcasting! Luckily, we got plenty of bits and bobs laying about until I get better. Here is an excerpt from Andy Slackbastard and I's radio progamme on 3CR 855 AM - it's from the end of January. It features a brief discussion about capitalism and the Monarchy, and then there's an interview with a secret ALP source about recent goings-ons within...

Hullo! Cam here! The podcast will be delayed this week because my throat stopped working. I went to the hospital and they took a lot of my blood and told me to harden up. I said, "Is there any medicine I should take?" and they said, "There is no medicine for what is wrong with you" (it is true, they really said that) and also, "DO NOT make ANY podcasts or vodcasts under ANY circumstances!" But the...

Episode 17 in a Series of 1000 Fireside Chats c/o Ben Pobjie & Cam Smith Warning, may contain traces of: Sound checking The Syphilis Holocaust Oz politics Cam's CD player in his car is broken. It is a bad situation. Why hasn't Triple M called? How To Pick Up Girls Australia's Worst Mum Man Of Letters (The Correct Parlance, Australia's Worst Son) Moe Man - Boola Boola Band Go hard or go home!

Episode 16 in a Series of 1000 Podcasts! Warning, may contain traces of: Sound Check The Job Interview Which One Of Us Is Which Happy Pakistan Day More Foo Than You Can Handle Looking Into People's Windows All Of Ben's Money Got Stolen Man Of Letters (Dr. King Roman again, Ungrateful Aborigines, A New Flag, Lurks/Perks, Newspaper Thieves, The GST, then we took a little break, then A Couple More Ab...

Episode 15 in a series of 1000 podcasts. Warning, may contain traces of: Pie floaters It's been a big week in sport! It's been a big week in politics! It's been a big week in sci- MELTDOWN! Ten Foot Poles Drugs Why is everyone sexually deviant with goats? Pandering to listeners outside of Melbourne Man of Letters - Lawn mowing, internet dating, fluoride The End

Episode 14 in a Series of 1000 Podcasts! Cam Smith and Ben Pobjie return to the free-wheelin' world of podcast after being forcibly removed from the world of uptight community radio! Warning, may contain traces of: Why do you think we got kicked off the radio? Taking a bullet for Ryan, Monty & Wippa Is rape funny? Cats and Dogs How bitter should we be? More reasons we got kicked off the radio Ring...

Episode 2 in hopefully a Series of 5 Radio Shows. But also unlucky Episode 13 in a series of 1000 podcasts. Warning, may contain traces of: Classic Comedy! Feedback from Episode 1 An Interview with Joey Kurtschenko Pirates - Your Time Is Up Phillip Adams The Great Australia Day Kerfuffle Pork Lances Hey Terrorists, We Get It Cam, He's A Man Of Letters Feedback from Episode 2, including a missed op...

Episode 1 in a Series of 5 Radio Shows! But also Episode 12 in a series of 1000 podcasts. Warning, may contain traces of: Payola scandal at Kids FM Feuding with other radio presenters Christmas Talk Jim Schembri, where is our prize? Decade Talk A Fight About Mean Girls New Years Resolutions Every Monday in January 2010, 7pm on Triple R. 102.7. RRR.ORG.AU

The final Gather Around Me! Xmas Bonus - it's a song by that hip up-and-coming band Nation Of Slam, recorded all the way back in September 2008. Personnel (at the time): Vox: Cam Ivories: Lucy Axe One: Ben Axe Two: Amanda Skins und Sticks: Sabine This was written while watching Australian Idol with the sound down, it was a team effort. Go Team!

Episode 11 in a Series of 1000 Fireside Chats. Not really, but we are never going to get to a thousand if we don't cheat every now and then. This is the second Gather Around Me Xmas Bonus for 2009, baby. It's the least dated segment from the very first podcast that Ben and I ever recorded - all the way back in January - and it's never been published anywhere. Enjoy.

'Tis the Season, SWAT Kats and Kittens! That's why this week we shall be bringing you Three Fantastic Gifts. No Frankenstein or Myrrh here, just good ol' fashioned Comedy Gold. First cab off the rank is a track from Ben's upcoming album. It is about Zombies.

Episode 10 in a Series of 1000 Podcasts on GatherAroundMe. Warning! May Contain Traces Of: One Thousand Podcasts The Rue McClanahan Hour Someone Called Labna Hated On Ben In NewMatilda. Comments Skewering Jesus Happy Birthday Cam Mary MacKillop Xmas at the Pobjie House Why Is That Tree Upside Down? Obscene Phone Calls See You Next Year! This one is a classic! A modern classic!

Episode 9 in a Series of 1000 Warning - May Contain Traces Of: What's wrong with the microphone? Being on time Chris Berg from the Institute of Public Affairs War wounds Easy listening music providing the soundtrack to kinky love Tiger Woods & The Race War Going out to get some lunch, and all that entails Warning - This podcast gets INCREDIBLY REAL. You will feel like you are right there.