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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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Latest episode

Oct 12, 2026

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Episodes

Vladimir Putin, Robert De Niro And Taxi Drivers 21.02.2022

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...

Heinz and Donald Trump 14.02.2022

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...

Gliders and Seat Belts 07.02.2022

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...

Tennis Umpires and Swearing (language warning!) 31.01.2022

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...

The Dalai Lama and Thongs 24.01.2022

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...

Sam's Pick: Pepsi and the Russian Navy 17.01.2022

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...

Sam's Pick: Swiss Cats and Loneliness 10.01.2022

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...

Pianos and Motorbikes 02.01.2022

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...

Childbirth and Chainsaws 27.12.2021

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...

Drought and Yo Yos 20.12.2021

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...

Cricket and Wool 13.12.2021

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...

Aerogard and the Queen's 1963 visit to Australia 06.12.2021

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...

Cowboys and Gun Control 29.11.2021

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...

Roosters and Ear Plugs 22.11.2021

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...

The JFK Assassination and Meatloaf 15.11.2021

JFK's been on the show before but his assassination, nor Mr Meat have. And NO, he didn't assassinate JFK again with the performance at 2011's AFL Grand Final. No need to bring that up again. Here's the music!   Link to the answer Grunge.com   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...

Enid Blyton and Nudity 08.11.2021

Vale Bert Newton. Dave and Glenn reminisce about the TV legend. Now to the show. The celebrated and prolific childrens' author and the birthday suit. And thanks to everyone who's contributed a great review on Apple Podcasts.   Link to the answer Enid Blyton Wikipedia   Check out the Somehow Related Facebook Group .   Somehow Related is produced by Nearly Media. The robot's voice comes from Google...

A Flag and a Toilet Block 01.11.2021

Not just any flag. A significant flag. Can toilet blocks be significant? We find out in this episode of Somehow Related! And Sam comes clean on her absense for some of the previous episode.   Link to the answer The Daily Telegraph   Thinking Music Yellow Pages ad - Not Happy Jan!   Check out the Somehow Related Facebook Group .   Somehow Related is produced by Nearly Media. The robot's voice comes...

Dimmed Lighting and Appetite 25.10.2021

Low lighting, thanks to a dimmer switch that might be at a friend's house in the 80s. That, along with Appetite, the Id, ego and/or super-ego of our stomachs. "Got my mind on my tummy or my tummy on my mind," apologies Snoop Dogg. How is an appetite of any dimension going to worry about dimmed lighting?   Link to the answer ActiveBeat   Thinking Music We donate to Freesound.org and if you use thei...

Charles Dickens and Chips 18.10.2021

Was Dickens a better writer than chips are a snack/accompaniment to any number of grateful mains? There's certainly been more hot chips by volume than Charles Dicken's books printed, we think. Who knows? Sam knows.   Link to the answer Lovefood.com   Thinking Music GIO insurance ad   Check out the Somehow Related Facebook Group .   Somehow Related is produced by Nearly Media. The robot's voice com...

John Lennon and a Coffin 11.10.2021

The incredible Beatles front man, song writer, activist, artist and, somehow related to a coffin. Coffins don't have as many synonyms as John Lennon. That's a poor measure of the man. But not untrue. Still a poor measure, he was incredible.   Link to the answer MentalFloss   Thinking Music More popular than Jesus   The Auntie Donna funeral skit - check it out on YouTube . Search for Best Funeral E...

Ronald Reagan And Psychics 04.10.2021

The Gipper and people who can, the claim, see things from beyond our physical world. How's this episode length! Links to the answer NY Post   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 . Artwork created by Stacy Gougoulis .   Looking for another podcast? 10 Questions wi...

Austria And Daylight Saving Time (Dst) 27.09.2021

That country near Germany with al the composers and a bloody public policy that fades the curtains and confuses the cows. What's going on between these two topics?   Thinking Music Find the scene from The Sound of Music on YouTube , or in the film!   Links to the answer Wikipedia   Check out the Somehow Related Facebook Group .   Somehow Related is produced by Nearly Media. The robot's voice comes...

Pizza and Jean-Claude Van Damme, Pink & Bill Murray 20.09.2021

So it's Pizza, and the others. Don't listen to Glenn and his confusing 2 and 2 or 4 or something else - Pizza and the three people you may or may not have heard of. Tricky to get the relationship when there's more involved. Tough at the best of times unless you know!   Thinking Music Bill Murray in Stripes Where to watch Stripes   Links to the answer Silly Al's   Check out the Somehow Related Face...

Tamworth And Electricity 14.09.2021

The centre of Australian country music and a necessity of modern life. NSW country towns definitely have electricity but what could it be that makes the relationship between this notable town and the power we all use daily so special? Sam highly recommends checking out the ABC article below. It's a great explanation of the link between Tamworth and electricity - but only after hearing the episode!...

Afl And Cambridge University 06.09.2021

Imagine an all day concert that starts at sunset and goes until the very end. Who would you like to have read about sunset and then who would you close with? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Support on Lenny.fm: https://www.lenny.fm/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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