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Nathan Borg was told more than once that acting probably wasn’t going to happen for him. He didn’t accept that. In this episode, Nathan talks to Takaya about growing up profoundly deaf, being bullied at school, landing Neighbours during COVID, and becoming the show’s first recurring actor with a cochlear implant. What we get into: · Growing up profoundly deaf in Bacchus Marsh · Meningitis, cochlea...

Shane Isheev joins Takaya Honda for a proper behind-the-scenes deep dive into the Neighbours writers’ room, life as a script producer, fan backlash, storylines that changed direction, and the wild plots that never made it to air. What we get into: · Going from Neighbours superfan to script producer · How a script department actually works · NCIS Sydney and the difference between soap and crime dra...

Riley Bryant joins Takaya Honda for a funny, thoughtful and emotional chat about Neighbours, school, anxiety, growing up through lockdowns, surviving one of the fastest sets in television and figuring out whether acting is still the life he wants. What we get into: · Playing JJ Varga-Murphy on Neighbours · Meeting Takaya on Surviving Summer and running the Neighbours callback · Balancing Year 11 a...

Tim Robards joins Takaya Honda for a funny, honest and surprisingly revealing chat about Neighbours, SAS Australia, Peloton, fatherhood, fitness, wine, acting and what success really looks like when life changes. What we get into: · Tim’s work with Peloton as an Australian guest instructor · Building Elle Wines and the story behind Elle Rosé · The pressure of balancing family, business and creativ...

Andrea McLean joins Takaya Honda for a raw, generous and deeply honest conversation about leaving Loose Women , losing professional identity, financial collapse, shame, resilience and building a life after public failure. What we get into: Growing up in Trinidad and Tobago and returning to the UK GMTV, live TV and becoming the long-serving anchor of Loose Women The art of holding a panel together...

Rob Mills joins Takaya Honda for a warm, funny and refreshingly honest chat about fame, theatre, Neighbours, music, ageing, resilience and what it really takes to keep showing up in the creative industry. What we get into: Australian Idol and early fame Rob’s Neighbours era as Finn Kelly Waitress, Wicked, Ghost and the eight-show-week grind Taking on Bon Jovi live Vocal discipline, fitness and rec...

Charlotte Nicdao joins Takaya Honda for a funny, honest and beautifully chaotic conversation about acting, ambition, friendship, motherhood, fame and Mythic Quest. Best known as Poppy Li in Apple TV’s Mythic Quest, Charlotte also reflects on voice work, upcoming film projects, her podcast At The Movies with Charlotte and Bron, and finding joy in making things without needing to prove yourself. Wha...

Travis Jeffery joins Takaya Honda for a raw, funny and deeply honest conversation about acting, ambition, grief, body transformation and learning that “making it” does not mean losing yourself. Best known for Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, Unbroken, Pirates of the Caribbean and Gallipoli, Travis reflects on dream jobs, self-worth, motion capture, pottery, Australian film and building a life be...

Olivia Junkeer joins Takaya Honda for the first official episode of just tak , as the podcast steps into its new era. Best known to Neighbours fans as Yashvi Rebecchi, Olivia talks about life after Ramsay Street, moving to London, the chaos and heartbreak of growing up on set, the work that shaped her, and why she is now more interested in truth, comedy and creative freedom than chasing fame. Funn...

Takaya Honda steps out from behind the microphone as Lucinda Cowden takes over hosting duties for a funny, revealing and fan-led chat about Neighbours, David Tanaka, fatherhood, representation, auditions, and what comes next for the podcast. What we get into: · Growing up in a high-achieving sporting family, from gymnastics and baseball to the moment acting started to feel like a real possibility....

Takaya Honda returns for the first Bin Night since Matt’s departure, opening up about the future of the podcast, what happens next, and whether Bin Night can really continue without one half of the original duo. Joined by producer Tom Sage, Tak puts it all on the table and calls on the Bin Chickens to help shape what comes next. Sponsors: BeautyBoat.com : use code BIN25 for 25% off your entire ord...

Morgan Baker joins us for a funny and honest chat about growing up on Neighbours , life as Toadie’s son, and figuring out who he was beyond the show. What we get into:  Starting Neighbours at just 10 years old, and why leaving at 17 was about more than walking away from a show. It was about backing himself, focusing on study, and chasing a future beyond Ramsay Street. What it was really like...

Comedian and former Neighbours lighting technician Brett Blake joins Bin Night and brings absolute chaos with him. From his early days behind the scenes on Ramsay Street to life as a professional stand-up comedian, Brett shares the moments that shaped him — including a few that nearly finished him. What we get into His time working as a lighting technician on Neighbours and why he reckons he spent...

Tak & Matty step off Ramsay Street this week and sit down with George Burgess - from NRL powerhouse to rising force on the big screen 🎬🔥 What we get into:  The transition from South Sydney Rabbitohs enforcer to rising actor, now sharing the screen with Ethan Hawke, Luke Hemsworth and Dan Macpherson Learning the craft alongside close friend and mentor Russell Crowe, and what it’s really...

From missing out on one role to landing another, to real-life romance, throuple storylines and life after Ramsay Street, Liam Maguire gets properly honest about how Neighbours changed everything. What we get into: The full audition story, originally going for Logan, missing out, and how that ultimately led to him being cast as Rhett Norman instead Why he was so keen to play a gay villain in the fi...

Ben Jackson joins Bin Night to talk about landing the role of Max Ramsay on Neighbours , from catching the acting bug as a kid to surviving terrifying auditions and early stage mishaps. He shares behind-the-scenes stories from Ramsay Street and shows off his brilliant cast impressions. What we get into:  Getting the acting bug at a young age and earning a place at drama school, the moment he...

This week on Bin Night, we’re joined by Majella Davis for a heartfelt and hilarious deep dive into the journey that took her from rural New South Wales to Ramsay Street. From twin sister dynamics and early band dreams to almost quitting acting altogether, Majella shares the real story behind the resilience, rejection and random twists that led her to Neighbours. *Content note: This episode contain...

This week we’re joined by the brilliant Lucinda Cowden for a proper trip down memory lane. Expect Neighbours secrets, kids’ TV chaos, theatre, London life and a few stories she probably shouldn’t admit to. What we get into:  Life as a kids’ TV presenter in the 90s… and the very accidental moment that got one of her mates fired Her early days as an actress, leaving home young, and the resistan...

From an extraordinary childhood journey to an acting career full of unexpected turns, Sally-Anne Upton reflects on the life experiences that shaped both her craft and her resilience as a performer. A wide-ranging, funny and deeply human conversation about chance, craft and the moments that no one — not even a psychic — could ever have predicted. What we get into:  Moving to Australia by boat...

Sara West , best known to Neighbours fans as Cara Varga-Murphy , joins us in this episode of Bin Night with Tak & Matty . Sara opens up about her journey from being a “wayward kid” whose mum sent her to drama school to keep her out of trouble… to becoming an award-winning filmmaker and Logie nominee. We talk about: • How university changed her life and gave her the discipline she needed • Winn...

Hannah Monson (Neighbours’ Nicolette Stone) joins Takaya Honda (David Tanaka) and Matty Wilson (Aaron Brennan) for Bin Night, the Neighbours podcast for UK and Australian fans. In this episode, Hannah opens up about: the path into acting (Shakespeare first, singing absolutely not) her most unhinged auditions (including a leopard monologue) ADHD: diagnosis, relief, and how it showed up in her work...

April Rose Pengilly (Neighbours’ Chloe Brennan) takes the bins out with Takaya Honda (David Tanaka) and Matty Wilson (Aaron Brennan). Her fairytale wedding in a castle, backstage Kylie moments, growing up on tour with INXS royalty, plus what a Neighbours revival could really look like. In this episode, April opens up about: • her fairytale wedding in a European castle with her husband, Adam • arri...

Zima Anderson will flip you inside the octagon and dazzle you with her art in this wildly honest chat that swings from Ramsay Street chaos to MMA grit and a near-death SAS Australia fall. A special treat from our launch partner sponsors Beauty Boat… grab a whopping 25% off your entire beauty product order by using code BIN25 at the BeautyBoat.com checkout! Zima (Roxy Willis), takes out the bins wi...

“You get so overwhelmed by, sh*t, now I actually have to act!” “I remember I was walking home from Moonee Ponds… and I got the email to say congratulations, you got the job,” Wendy says. Takaya Honda and Matty Wilson host Bin Night with Tak & Matty, the Neighbours podcast for UK and Australian fans. This week, Candice Leask (aka Wendy Rodwell) takes the bins out with the boys and proves why We...

Beekeeper. Commercial pilot. Eco-bunker baron. Leave your assumptions at the door, because the real Ryan Moloney (Neighbours’ Jarrod “Toadie/Toadfish” Rebecchi) has some serious layers. For 30 years, Ryan brought Toadie (and his undercuts) into our living rooms. Now he takes the bins out with Takaya Honda (David Tanaka) and Matty Wilson (Aaron Brennan), and you’d better believe this Bin Night chat...