Somehow Related with Glenn Robbins and Dave O'Neil

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" 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, 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...

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...

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/...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

It's a triple! Sam's dialed it up. She's back on the horse. The big guy in the far north east of Asia, the big guy in Hollywood and the drivers going everywhere in between. Lot of famous people drove taxis... hmmm. And apparently Jane Turner has lived in Russia - name dropping, yeah whatever.   Links to the Answer The Independent BBC   Thinking Music Taxi Driver Trailer   Check out the  Somehow Re...

The big... round... orange... pumpkin soup tin, among other edible products. And the latest one-term President of the USA.   Thinking Music Trump vs Ramp - Songify   The Answer NPR.org   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 m...

The quiet planes with no engine and the mostly quiet car safety feature.   Thinking Music Why I Want To Kill The Bastard With The Leaf Blower | Steve Hughes | Sydney Comedy Festival   The Answer Car Safety Physics 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 pro...

More about Somehow Related and all the Nearly Media podcasts here - nearly.com.au Sam's been watching a lot of tennis and been so engrossed that it's only come out in the podcast as the Grand Slam winds down. Perhaps there was some Kyrgios or Medvedev inspiration but whatever it is, it's Somehow Related!   Thinking Music John McEnroe has lost the point   The Answer Snopes   Check out the  Somehow...

More about this episode here on www.nearly.com.au The 14th Dalai Lama, who's spiritual name is Jetsun Jamphel Ngawang Lobsang Yeshe Tenzin Gyatso, also known as Tenzin Gyatso, also known as Gyalwa Rinpoche to the Tibetan people. And thongs. Also known as jandles, also known as flip-flips. Also known as not allowed in the main bar.   The Answer Nearly.com.au   Check out the  Somehow Related Faceboo...

They're both cold? Unlike the Australian summer that we're currently going through, that has also taken Glenn and Dave away from the studio. Here's a pre-pandemic, corona-free, had-never-even-heard-of-Covid episode that's delightfully considerate of other issues facing the world or nearby footpath. Enjoy!   Links to the answer (worth a read) Business Insider Atlas Obscura   Somehow Related is prod...

Get articles and more from Somehow Related at Nearly.com.au One of the reasons Sam chose this episode is the very special international multilingual guest phoning it in with some special knowledge - not just about the topics but the hosts too! Also, pre-covid. What a time!   Thinking music YouTube: Toonces the Cat   Links to the answer The Local SwissInfo.ch   Somehow Related is produced by Nearly...

88 keys and two wheels with an internal combustion motor? Not likely. The piano's storied history is largely indoors too. Unlike that of the motorbike. Few clues however the roladex throws up the name of a Special Guest, Friend-of-the-show and expert yardsman. We'll give him a call - it's Ross Noble!   The Answer Quora Wikipedia   Check out the  Somehow Related Facebook Group . Or the website for...

Say it again, Glenn - "Could there not be two things further apart?" No Meat Loaf the singer or Meat Loaf the food confusion on this episode. Think of childbirth - that's one topic. Think of a chainsaw - that's the other topic. But yes, Somehow Related. Hello to Obstetrician Lionel if you're listening! And thanks to Michael Veitch for taking our call and telling his life threatening story, startin...

I think Sam's dropped in a nod to Dave and Kitty's pronunciation of 'nachos', which you'll recognise if you listen to The Junkess . Drought and Yo Yos are similar in that they're both widely and not so widely known for each having a distinct lack of moisture. But somewhere, and somehow, in history they share a story that's rather unbelieveable. Remember Edwin Maher? Here's a story about how he end...

Could be anything! Pretty wide pitch there from Sam. Add a run to that over, will you? But she's good. It makes sense if you know it. You can count on her to use some swing when she's throwing topics any which way early on.   With special guest commentator Adam Zwar, author of 12 Summers and host of 10 Questions with Adam Zwar . Every significant moment in actor and writer Adam Zwar’s life is tied...

Worlds apart. Insect repelant and a Royal visit? Speaking of, the Aerogard ads are going to start up again soon. And we're due for a Royal visit aren't we?   Check out the  Somehow Related Facebook Group .   Link to the answer CSIRO   Thinking Music Aeroguard ad - Mr Walker The New Daily     Somehow Related is produced by Nearly Media. The robot's voice comes from Google Home. Original theme music...

Bootscootin', barrel shootin', cattle lootin' outlaws in the lawless American Western frontier. And the opposite - laws of the land to restrict your hand(gun).   Link to the answer Smithsonian Magazine   Check out the Somehow Related Facebook Group .   Make believe credits Banjo loop from Shorthopper on Freesound.org Banjo tuning from Paulmessier on Freesound.org Banjo opener from Simonays on Free...

The male chicken and things that we put in our ears (aren't we supposed to only put our elbows in our ears?) One is noisy, one is for the quiet. They're opposite but somehow related.   Link to the answer Discover Magazine   Check out the Somehow Related Facebook Group .   Somehow Related is produced by Nearly Media. The robot's voice comes from Google Home. Original theme music by Kit Warhurst . A...