No Utes In The Valet

This week on No Utes in the Valet , Isaac Smith and Elliott celebrate one year of questionable texts, uncomfortable challenges and somehow surviving each other’s company. Isaac opens up about confronting fear as a parent, sharing the difficult experience of navigating hearing tests and health concerns for his children, and the lessons elite sport taught him about leaning on your support network wh...

Off Campus Spiced Up Issie's Sex Life In this weeks mini ep we're catching up on life, diving back into your questions and debriefing the TV show that spiced up Issie's sex life. We also recommend one of our favourite shows right now, share an update on Elliot's recovery from a broken leg, Plus, we answer your questions on: Whether we'd ever go back to music festivals Can you actually meet someone...

The FIFA World Cup is here, and No Utes in the Valet is officially getting invested. In this World Cup for Dummies edition, Elliot gives Isaac the crash course every new football fan needs: what the World Cup actually is, why the games matter so much, why a 1–0 scoreline can be more dramatic than a shootout, and how penalty shootouts turn an entire country into a nervous wreck. With the 2026 FIFA...

Lewi Brown returns to No Utes in the Valet for this special mini episode. The former NRL player turned Earl's Collection founder reflects on the journey from professional sport to building one of Australia's most respected fashion brands. From seeing his own ASICS football boot on the field for the first time to the lessons he learned from mentors like Ivan Cleary, Lewi shares insights on gratitud...

Lewi Brown went from professional rugby league player to one of Australia's most influential fashion founders. In this episode of No Utes in the Valet, he opens up about retiring from football on 199 NRL games, building Earl's Collection from scratch, overcoming personal tragedy, and creating one of the most talked-about collaborations in Australian fashion with ASICS. Alongside Isaac and Elliot,...

What happens when an AFL premiership player swaps the footy field for the runway at Australian Fashion Week? Pure chaos Perfection! This week on No Utes In The Valet, Elliot and Isaac unpack the moment that somehow took over Australian media after Isaac walked for Christian Kimber at Australian Fashion Week. What started as a joke between mates quickly spiralled into headlines, group chat carnage,...

What happens when an AFL legend accidentally ends up walking Australian Fashion Week? Absolute chaos. This week on No Utes in the Valet, Elliot and Isaac are back and things immediately spiral. Elliot is recording fresh off emergency surgery after a mirror literally crushed his ankle at a cocktail party, while Isaac somehow finds himself preparing to walk the runway at Australian Fashion Week for...

Can a premiership player become a runway model overnight? In this episode of No Utes in the Valet , the worlds of footy and fashion collide as Elliot Garnaut and Isaac Smith debate camera angles, Coachella culture and whether one retired AFL star has what it takes to walk at Australian Fashion Week. From there, the boys move through the week in culture and sport: Justin Bieber spotted at Coachella...

What happens when sport stops being just sport? In this episode of ‘No Utes in the Valet’ we move from AFL headlines to the global business of entertainment, starting with the news that Kylie Minogue is set to perform at the AFL Grand Final. Is it a smart play to attract new audiences, or proof that sport is becoming more about spectacle than the game itself? From there the discussion opens up int...

Season 2 is here. In this episode of No Utes in the Valet , we break down one of the biggest misconceptions in pop culture: the red carpet. From the Oscars to the AFL, we unpack what actually drives attention, money, and influence in today’s media landscape. Why celebrities are getting paid millions to walk red carpets The real business behind fashion partnerships and brand deals Why the Oscars ar...

Relive the best of season 1. We hope that you have had as much fun listening as we have putting it all together. Sit back, go for a walk and enjoy the best of.

A very special guest has swept into the Valet this week… Victorian of the Year 2025, Gold Logie winner, founder of Carrie’s Beanies for Brain Cancer, and most importantly, a dear friend to us… the incredible Carrie Bickmore. She’s a an Australian powerhouse with a heart of absolute gold, and she’s here for candour, chaos and a couple of laughs with Elliot and Isaac. Carrie shares what’s next for h...

From after school hangs in the family work room in Coburg to a flagship store on High Street, Armadale ⁠Effie Katsaounis⁠ reflects on business highs and lows, and what it takes to pick yourself up after losing it all and building it back up bigger and better than ever. We hear Effie's first impressions of Elliot! Isaac asks about postpartum fashion and we get a big scoop. And we get the most profo...

The Ute was in for a service last week so there was a lot for Elliot and Isaac to unpack: Big news for the pod (Thank you!) All the tea from the Melbourne Cup Carnival (including 'those' boots) After chatting about Kris Jenner's 70th we discover someone once hosted a fur and feathers party We discuss what bangers need to be on a party playlist And it's back - Issie scans another outfit of Elliot's...

Accomplished journalist and super-proud Mum ⁠ Kate Waterhouse⁠ shares with Elliot and Issac what it was like growing up in a multi-generational horse racing family, and how she is carving her own path to success as a fashion icon and children's author.

Six episodes in, it's the conversation Elliot and Isaac had to have: Homophobia in sport, specifically AFL. What has been seen, heard and experienced? It all gets tackled in this chat.

Best mates and team mates communicate all the time, but when do you really talk? In a podcast it turns out. Elliot Garnaut , Isaac Smith and ⁠Tom Hawkins⁠ all have a years-long connection but in The Valet they talk more openly than ever before about the importance of family through footy, growing up in rural NSW versus living in city environments, cattle farming, Labubus and we find out who crumbs...

Journalist, mother and businesswoman ⁠Rebecca Maddern⁠ is Elliot and Isaac's first full-episode guest. The trail-blazer reflects on her storied career including when she became the first female host of the famed television juggernaut The Footy Show . Bec and Issie open up about how difficult the gruelling process of IVF is for both hopeful mothers and fathers. Elliot is given the chance to reflect...

Elliot Garnaut and Isaac Smith are going head to head this episode: will Elliot's knowledge of iconic sports heroes blitz Isaac's self proclaimed Rom-Com brain? (Hint: it's chaotic) And stay for the ultimate showdown where Isaac uses Lens technology to his advantage to guess what Elliot is wearing this time...

Fashion is huge business and that's how Elliot can get Isaac to understand his world better, running through some of the more scandalous campaigns. Which products could Isaac and Elliot both be the face of? Buying the right pair of jeans can be a punish if you don't know what you're doing. And we find out who looks like a hairy 12 year old.

In this No Utes in the Valet ⁠ Elliot Garnaut ⁠ and ⁠ Isaac Smith ⁠ unpack their unlikely friendship: How on earth did the Celebrity Stylist and former AFL Premiership player end up in the wilds of South Africa together - find out with the help of ⁠Carrie Bickmore⁠ , ⁠Trent Cotchin⁠ , ⁠Olivia Molly Rogers⁠ , ⁠Ellidy Pullin⁠ , ⁠Brandon Ellis⁠ and ⁠Gemma O'Neill You can check this out for more infor...

Welcome to No Utes in the Valet The fast talking, fashion-meets-footy podcast nobody asked for but everyone will binge. Elliot Garnaut lives in a world of couture, champagne and chauffeur drop-offs. Isaac Smith , premiership powerhouse and Norm Smith medallist, prefers a stubby, a snag, and the back of a Hilux. Think Ab Fab meets The Front Bar , served with a side of sibling-like bickering, provin...