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Somehow Related with Glenn Robbins and Dave O'Neil

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Somehow Related is an Australian comedy podcast where Glenn Robbins and Dave O'Neil are given two seemingly unrelated topics and try to work out how they’re connected. Along the way, they spiral through observational comedy, cultural detours, pointless debates taken seriously, and stories drawn from everyday Australian life — occasionally landing on a conclusion, often not. If you enjoy smart, loose conversations about ordinary things, unexpected logic, and the humour hiding in plain sight, this show will somehow make sense. What is the connection between Nazis and Fanta? Napoleon and Kangaroo...

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Comedy

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Latest episode

Oct 12, 2026

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Episodes

Donald Duck And Tax 08.08.2022

The famous Disney character and the... how do you describe income tax?   Thinking Music Mickey Mouse Club Song 1960s   Link to the Answer Planet Money (long answer, but it's a great podcast) TIME magazine (short answer, not as compelling)   Check out the  Somehow Related Facebook Group . Or the website for more! www.nearly.com.au/somehow-related-podcast-with-glenn-robbins-and-dave-oneil/   Somehow...

Rhubarb And Noise 01.08.2022

Sign up at Nearly.com.au with your email to get extra things for FREE (when we have them) Saying "Rhubarb rhubarb rhubarb" can look like noise. Not the answer, but a trick that Glenn mentions for extras in tv or film. The connection? The related-ness? That's something else.   Thinking Music - Make Believe!   Link to the Answer Atlas Obscura   Check out the  Somehow Related Facebook Group . Or the...

Garlic and Feet 25.07.2022

Two smelly things. One good, one... you decide.   Thinking Music - Make Believe! You dance!   Link to the Answer IFL Science   Check out the  Somehow Related Facebook Group . Or the website for more! www.nearly.com.au/somehow-related-podcast-with-glenn-robbins-and-dave-oneil/   Somehow Related is produced by Nearly Media. Original theme music by Kit Warhurst . Artwork created by Stacy Gougoulis ....

Cordial and Gorillas 18.07.2022

Sweet sweeeeet syrup (often with water). And the massive majestic beasts so closely related to you and me.   Thinking Music Cottees ad   Link to the Answer Wikipedia   Check out the  Somehow Related Facebook Group . Or the website for more! www.nearly.com.au/somehow-related-podcast-with-glenn-robbins-and-dave-oneil/   Somehow Related is produced by Nearly Media. Original theme music by Kit Warhurs...

Knights' Armour and Skivvies 11.07.2022

Clunky vs Comfy. Function vs Fashion. Alive vs life affirming? They're just too far apart!   Thinking Music It's a Make Believe!   Link to the Answer Wikipedia   Check out the  Somehow Related Facebook Group . Or the website for more! www.nearly.com.au/somehow-related-podcast-with-glenn-robbins-and-dave-oneil/   Somehow Related is produced by Nearly Media. Original theme music by Kit Warhurst . Ar...

Doughnuts and Renee Zellweger 05.07.2022

Yes, we've had doughnuts before. It sometimes happens. But Renee Zellweger?!?!? Actors and junk food don't seem to be such a good fit on the surface. BTW - Where the f*ck is the f*cking tuna?   Thinking Music Jerry Maguire   Link to the Answer Mashed.com   Check out the  Somehow Related Facebook Group . Or the website for more! www.nearly.com.au/somehow-related-podcast-with-glenn-robbins-and-dave-...

Portsea and the start of WW1 27.06.2022

The swanky Victorian beach town and The Great War (of Europe). Portsea would've been many thousands of miles from ANY Archduke back in the early 1900s, let alone Mr Ferdinand from Austria. Right?    Wikipedia: Harold Holt's disappearence Gallipoli (1981) TRAILER   Thinking Music Make Believe! A trip around the bay.   Link to the Answer ABC.net.au   Check out the  Somehow Related Facebook Group . O...

Tom Cruise And The Number 33 20.06.2022

One of the biggest movie stars in the world and definitely not one of the biggest numbers. Though, together they're Somehow Related!   Thinking Music Make Believe!   Link to the Answer Mamamia.com   Check out the  Somehow Related Facebook Group . Or the website for more! www.nearly.com.au/somehow-related-podcast-with-glenn-robbins-and-dave-oneil/   Somehow Related is produced by Nearly Media. Orig...

Honey And Sugar 14.06.2022

Two sweet things. Both not so easy to come by without a supermarket. Fan of the sweet stuff? Give us a sweet sweeet rating on Apple Podcasts!   Link to the Answer Marie Clare UK   Thinking Music Mad Men Coca Cola   Check out the  Somehow Related Facebook Group . Or the website for more! www.nearly.com.au/somehow-related-podcast-with-glenn-robbins-and-dave-oneil/   Somehow Related is produced by Ne...

Aluminium Foil And Toblerone 06.06.2022

One you might want to chew on, the other you definitely don't want to chew on. Two manufactured items with very different properties.   Links to the Answer Alufoil.org   Thinking Music Kaiser's Broiler Aluminium Foil ad circa 1950   Check out the  Somehow Related Facebook Group . Or the website for more! www.nearly.com.au/somehow-related-podcast-with-glenn-robbins-and-dave-oneil/   Somehow Related...

Hall & Oats and To Kill A Mocking Bird 30.05.2022

Very obscure Sam! What's going on here? The enduring but era-present pop duo and the enduring but era-present novel. Not sure if Rich Girl was inspired by To Kill A Mocking Bird. Was Harper Lee a Maneater?   Links to the Answer Book Off!   Thinking Music Atticus Finch closing argument   Check out the  Somehow Related Facebook Group . Or the website for more! www.nearly.com.au/somehow-related-podca...

Gold medals and the Lottery 23.05.2022

Both require a little luck. One more than the other. But that's not how they're related.   Links to the Answer Review Journal #17   Thinking Music Cathy Freeman's Sydney 2000 win.   Check out the  Somehow Related Facebook Group . Or the website for more! www.nearly.com.au/somehow-related-podcast-with-glenn-robbins-and-dave-oneil/   Somehow Related is produced by Nearly Media. Original theme music...

Dim Sims and the Australian Gold Rush 16.05.2022

Two things that are taken away - the food and the gold. But that's not how they're related. There's an intertwined history as rich as... maybe bronze? Thought the journey to the answer is paved with gold.   Links to the Answer CNN.com   Thinking Music The origins of Australian Take Away   Check out the  Somehow Related Facebook Group . Or the website for more! www.nearly.com.au/somehow-related-pod...

Cows And Accents 09.05.2022

Impressive cow impersonations on this episode. Also probably the most accents on a single episode. And the most swear words on a Somehow Related epsidoe too!   Links to the Answer EnglishClub.com   Check out the  Somehow Related Facebook Group . Or the website for more! www.nearly.com.au/somehow-related-podcast-with-glenn-robbins-and-dave-oneil/   Somehow Related is produced by Nearly Media. Origi...

Sam Special - Eskimos And Birdseye 02.05.2022

Going all the way back to episode 26! We're over 200 now. Jeez that's a lot. Anyway, Sam Special. Back next week!   The frozen food company and a people who live incredibly far north. There's obviously cold involved but how would Birdseye be related to Eskimos, ahem, Inuit people?   Reading from the show... Inuit v Eskimo More about that NPR weighed in on that too And Reddit on the Greenlanders Th...

Gilbert & Sullivan and Sausage Rolls 26.04.2022

"Gilbert" and "Sullivan", almost as inseperable as "sausage" and "roll"? The acclaimed comedic theature creators and the bakery staple that's created it's own comedy momentum when eaten in the car. They're related - but how?!   Links to the Answer Wikipedia   Check out the  Somehow Related Facebook Group . Or the website for more! www.nearly.com.au/somehow-related-podcast-with-glenn-robbins-and-da...

Big Ben And Pennies 18.04.2022

Big Ben, the huge clock on the River Thames, and Pennies, the tiny coins minted and distributed around the River Thames. The River Thames is not how they're related, it's much more interesting than that.   Links to the Answer Coinworld.com   Check out the  Somehow Related Facebook Group . Or the website for more! www.nearly.com.au/somehow-related-podcast-with-glenn-robbins-and-dave-oneil/   Thinki...

Harley-Davidson and a Pig 11.04.2022

The motorcycle brand and the pink farm animal. Holy moly though, 200th episode! With a very special guest. Clue - he's into motorcycles. See the full list of all the episodes so far here   Links to the Answer Wikipedia   Thinking Music YouTube - Miss Piggy Compilation   Check out the  Somehow Related Facebook Group . Or the website for more! www.nearly.com.au/somehow-related-podcast-with-glenn-rob...

Goldilocks and The Three Bears and an Old Woman 05.04.2022

Check out Nearly.com.au for more about the show!   A classic fairytale with some killer catch phrases. And an old woman. The answer could be 'juuuuusst right'.   Links to the Answer Wikipedia Toronto Public Library Archive Toronto Public Library     Check out the  Somehow Related Facebook Group . Or the website for more! www.nearly.com.au/somehow-related-podcast-with-glenn-robbins-and-dave-oneil/...

Utes And Church On Sunday 29.03.2022

Check out Nearly.com.au for more about the show!   The famous Australian car hybrid and the well known Sunday appointment of the Christians. Not sure if there are any burn outs or tradies at Church. Could be!?   Links to the Answer Wikipedia Fastlane.com.au (webarchive) ABC.net.au   Thinking Music Temple Sunday School Choir     Check out the  Somehow Related Facebook Group . Or the website for mor...

Priests And Clowns 21.03.2022

Check out Nearly.com.au for more about the show! One serious, one foolish. But both dress up for the day time gigs!     Links to the Answer History of Circus Wikipedia for the academic references EdTimes   Thinking Music God, themself.   Special Guest! John Lane , clown and husband to Denise 'Scotty' Scott   Check out the  Somehow Related Facebook Group . Or the website for more! www.nearly.com.au...

Robert F Kennedy And Scooby Doo 14.03.2022

The assinated USA Attorney General and the cartoon mystery-solving dog. Scooby fact - Abbott and Costello were a major influence on Scooby-Doo. Bobby fact - Kennedy’s convicted assassin is still alive!   Check out Nearly.com.au for more about our shows!   Links to the Answer Smithsonian Mag   Thinking Music Beaconsfield miners rescued   Check out the  Somehow Related Facebook Group . Or the websit...

Mining And Tacos 07.03.2022

Digging minerals from the ground for various uses, and various ingredients that humbly sit among a small tortilla.  Oh, and check out Nick Capper! Very special guest on this episode (and regular listener). http://www.nickcapper.com Get along to his show! And check out hist podcasts. Especially The Phone Hacks .   Links to the Answer Bespokepost.com Smithsonianmag.com   Thinking Music Beaconsfield...

Shoeys And Ballet 28.02.2022

Two ends of the cultural spectrum, maybe? Drinking booze from a used boot and the artform appreciated by high society.   Links to the Answer Vinepair.com Wikipedia   Thinking Music Bata Kingston footware   Check out the  Somehow Related Facebook Group . Or the website for more! www.nearly.com.au/somehow-related-podcast-with-glenn-robbins-and-dave-oneil/   Somehow Related is produced by Nearly Medi...

It's Glenn Robbins on 10 Questions with Adam Zwar! 26.02.2022

Glenn Robbins as a guest on the fantastic podcast 10 Questions with Adam Zwar. Subscribe where you're listening! You'll know Adam's work from Lowdown, Wilfred, the Agony series and many more! Possibly his cricket book - yes - that's out now. Twelve Summers.   Check out the  Somehow Related Facebook Group . Or the website for more! www.nearly.com.au/somehow-related-podcast-with-glenn-robbins-and-da...

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