Weirder Together with Ben Lee and Ione Skye

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This week we try out new Sydney spot Paradise from the Fratelli Paradiso team, discuss why the Riki Lindhome/Heather McDonald pod was our super bowl, ask why are so many lesbians coming out as Hetero-curious, consider Lil Wayne’s vulnerability, Marc Maron having reached the peak of the pod summit, Alex Cooper’s upcoming doc, and rave about seeing Kamasi Washington live at Carriageworks. For a deep...

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On this weeks pod we discuss Joel Madden’s revelation that Good Charlotte wouldn’t exist without Ben, the way different artists respond to opportunity, planning for marital discord, the story of up and coming Aussie artist Rainbow Sally, performing in a storm at Cauldron Distillery, Holly Greenwood’s art show at Olsen, and why Sirens is perfect “bad” television. To take a deeper dive into our worl...

Description: in our first of a series, we answer questions directly from you, our Beautiful Babies! To ask a question please email  weirdertogetherpod@gmail.com

On today’s episode we chat about the radical subversion of "Pee-wee as Himself”, discuss catching up with Evan Dando recently, review Sigur Ros at the Opera House, and hear the story of Ione’s secret vendetta against Jonsi. Ione discusses her dad Donovan’s reaction to reading her memoir. Ben puts an awesome band together for his “Awake” 20th anniversary shows. To take a deeper dive into our w...

This week Ben gets nostalgic announcing the “Awake” 20th anniversary tour. We have our minds blown by Romance Was Born at Australian Fashion Week. Shamir releases a new album. Bar Fredas is what Sydney needs. We wonder if Redheads are actually Black, as TikTok has been telling us. Take a deeper dive into our world on the Weirder Together mailing list at  https://weirdertogether.substack.com/

On today’s pod, Ben and Ione are joined by Lauren Meisner, founder of Centennial World, an award-winning independent Gen Z media brand based in Sydney, Australia that exclusively covers internet culture, social media, and the creator economy. Take a deeper dive into our world by signing up for our newsletter at  https://weirdertogether.substack.com/  

This week we pay tribute to our late friend, singer-songwriter, Jill Sobule. We also chat about Louis Theroux’s documentary “The Settlers”, new Sydney club Bar Freda’s, Alexei Toliopoulos and Zachary Ruane’s show “Refused Classification”, how we feel about censorship and art, and the unique catchphrase that Aussie actor Kieren Darcy-Smith claims to have invented. Dive deeper into our world at  htt...

How on earth did Ione end up on Chaka Kahn’s Instagram grid? Why does Ben feel Lana Del Rey’s mention of Ross Dress For Less is a songwriting breakthrough? Why is Jojo Siwa’s cheating symptomatic of a need for performers to escape reality?  We chat about all this as well as Kylie Minogue, Dashville and the Aum Shinrikyo cult documentary on this weeks pod! Dive deeper into our world by visiting us...

Ben and Ione are predictably obsessed with Nathan Fielder’s The Rehearsal 2, but equally excited by the RHOBH reunion finale and the new season of Vanderpump spin-off the Valley. They also contemplate storage issues for Furries, the new Lana Del Rey single, hanging out with Allee Willis and what, if anything, reality tv stars owe the viewer.   To dive deeper into our world, sign up to our newslett...

Ben and Ione chat housekeeping, gigs in Beechworth, staying in Ned Kelly’s cottage, Melbourne band Convenience Store, getting positive texts from Caveh Zahedi, Love on the Spectrum, Ione’s Sydney book launch at the Lord Dudley, the trade war on Tiktok, Bon Iver’s universe building, The Moorepark Dachshund Festival, Bernie Sanders at Coachella, Neil Young at the Fighting Oligarchy rally and answer...

Ben and Ione recap a wild week hosting Ione’s childhood friend Karis in Sydney and Melbourne, contemplate Henry Winklers casting in Happy Days, and why the Caterpillar Club is committing an unforgivable sin with their door policy. To dive deeper into our world visit us at  https://weirdertogether.substack.com/

Today we discuss the new Andy Kaufman doco “Thank You Very Much”, Jefferey Lewis and Michigan woodland fisting circles, before being joined in the studio by Australian EDM genius Ninajirachi. To dive deeper into our world, and to hear the full finished version of Nina’s song, visit us at  https://weirdertogether.substack.com/

On our most mildly controversial pod yet, Ben asserts the theory that Ben Harper is single handedly responsible for unintentionally ruining Australian music. Meanwhile, Ione shocks Miranda July with her bisexuality, and we explain why Oasis are the most generous pop stars of the modern era. We also touch on Dave Navarro’s body modification kink, why Pete Hegseth’s group chat mistake is very relata...

On today's episode, we celebrate Ione officially making the New York Times Best Seller list, Ben’s experience at PJ Harvey, whether Kanye’s use of the swastika is cultural appropriation and we catch up with Aussie comedian Cameron James and chat about his new special “Bangers”

Ione throws a wild party at Chateau Marmont to celebrate her book. Ben wonders is he really a simp? For a deeper dive into our world visit https://weirdertogether.substack.com/

Huge day as Ione’s memoir “Say Everything” hits the stores in the US! She fills us in about Ione’s reading at the Strand with Eric Stoltz and Naomi Fry’s iconic bday party. Ben talks seeing Green Day, Mallrat and Kylie Minogue this week, getting drunk with Brad Troemel and they pair share some surprising Oscar hot takes! For extra content visit https://weirdertogether.substack.com/

Ione is in LA. Ben is in Sydney. A remote pod where we delve into the topics of the day while Ione promotes her upcoming memoir and Ben preps for a road trip with Gus the puppy. To delve deeper into our world visit http://weirdertogether.substack.com To pre-order Ione's book visit https://linktr.ee/ioneskye Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today, we talk about our friendship and collaboration with legendary American author Tom Robbins, celebrating his memory following his death this week at the age of 92. To listen to the album "B is for Beer: The Musical" visit https://open.spotify.com/album/1DRtV1Ma9ySGQa2z8b9fRZ?si=NSEV2gQkRrayiFAASu0vHw To donate to one of Tom's favorite charities see links below: Hospice of the Northwest https:...

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On today’s pod we discuss the big news of Ione starring in the new comedic reboot of “Anaconda”, shooting on the Gold Coast while the terrifying LA wildfires raged and lots more! Deeper dive, as always, up on our Substack at http://weirdertogether.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We are back with a holiday pod discussing Christmas in Australia, holidays in Terrigal, Dan and Jedda Stricker’s iconic Christmas party, the search for the perfect haircut, the magic of Byron Spencer, not loving Anora, whether cinema can ever belong to young people the way pop music does, the Blake Lively/Justin Baldoni lawsuit, Hollywood smear campaigns, the witch archetype, the art of the person...

On today’s pod we chat about Ione’s top secret new job, the inexplicable economics of iPhone games, Apple Martin and Le Bal des Debutantes, Timotee Dylan and Rock Biopics, cancelling vs karma, 70s parties, the delicate nature of jamming, Paris Hilton melodies, Thanksgiving in Sydney, Black Sabbath’s hippy side, Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga’s unbroken eye contact, the isolated end game of being ric...

On today’s pod we chat Ben’s Eddie Vedder experience, Ione going to see the Pixies last week, Amanda De Cadenet joining RHOBH, “Didion & Babitz” by Lili Anolik, top secret projects in Taiwan, bootleg sweatshirts, Jesse Eisenberg’s trauma tourism, remembering hearing the Strokes for the first time, whether Green Day are “hot”, Father John Misty winning over older female fans with his new album...