What a Great Punk

Adey is a new friend of ours and an extremely talented designer, musician and creative person in general. We talk to him about a bunch of shit, including his role as Head of Design at Rising Festival and he and Todd share some stories of growing up in the Adelaide music scene. To hear the full episode head over to our Patreon https://patreon.com/whatagreatpunk Shout outs @houseofvnholy Sign up to...

Jacko and Lewis from Redland Bay band, Beddy Rays, join us on the pod this week. We chat about living a Beavis and Butthead lifestyle, being stoned on a plane, working day jobs, how much we hate restringing guitars and what’s going on over there in Beddy Rays HQ. Shout outs @crumbed_sosig and @jackson.vanissum Sign up to our Patreon for a bonus pod each week (that's double the pod!) and other VIP...

Tune in for another director's commentary, where we take you through one of our favourite mockumentary episodes that we've made — featuring Dune Rats, Jeffrey Walker, Phoebe Tonkin and some standout performance from Luke and Pelvis. To hear the full episode head over to our Patreon https://patreon.com/whatagreatpunk Shout outs @bangtimony Sign up to our Patreon for a bonus pod each week (that's do...

This week we join Chewy and The Cricket to chat about beef sandwiches, the gentrification machine, the latest additions to Jamie’s standup routine and Todd shows off his Darkness guitar pick collection. We also create the world's worst podcast segment called, "That's How It Started". Sign up to our Patreon for a bonus pod each week (that's double the pod!) and other VIP stuff for just $5 a month:...

Oaf empathiser Jenna Owen joins us this week. We chat about being recognised when on a date, the convergence of business and pleasure, Jenna’s phobia of tiny bones, cracking jokes during a eulogy, what it feels like to get a Brazilian, and browse massage chairs on Facebook Marketplace. Shout outs @bigjwow Sign up to our Patreon for a bonus pod each week (that's double the pod!) and other VIP stuff...

On the Patreon this week we chat with Rhys about his childhood Jackass obsession and early prank video career, his current addiction to porridge, and ask Siri how to say “seal” in French. Make sure you sign up to the Patreon to be in the running to win a one of a kind hand painted “What a Great Punk” Clown from Rhys’ series of clown portraits, Complete Clowns. To hear the full episode head over to...

Our good friends Sophie and Georgia from Body Type join us this week! We chat about their new album which came out last week on Poison City Records, Sophie's celebration hangover, Georgia’s fear of sharks, drunk taxi drivers, the time Todd won Deal or No Deal, band text threads, Def Leppard listening to their new record, and the regular occurrence of sexism in the music industry. Shout outs @bodyt...

We continue your questions over on the Patreon episode this week. Thanks to everyone that wrote in, we always love these episodes. They’re a lot of fun. To hear the full episode head over to our Patreon https://patreon.com/whatagreatpunk Sign up to our Patreon for a bonus pod each week (that's double the pod!) and other VIP stuff for just $5 a month: https://patreon.com/whatagreatpunk Join us all...

It’s junk mail time again. You write in and we answer. In part one of this episode we talk about radio stations we used to listen to growing up, what’s so good about a Hard Rock Cafe, Jamie’s history with Almond J Snickers, and being cool—right down to the toothpaste. Sign up to our Patreon for a bonus pod each week (that's double the pod!) and other VIP stuff for just $5 a month: https://patreon....

“Wanna come to a punk show? You can't, it's sold out!”. Ben’s back for our latest instalment of our directors commentary of our mockumentary TV show. In this episode we watch and discuss episode two of season two, going into detail on one of the most Iconic scenes of our series, and one of our favourite cameos, Jimmy Barnes. We uploaded video version of this pod to too so you can easily watch alon...

Aaaand we’re back! This week, Melbourne punks CLAMM join us for a chat. We talk kilts, discuss awkward backstage moments, who’s down and not down with marriage, dissect Todd’s recurring dream, and get the low down on the release of their upcoming album, Care, out August 19 on Chapter Music and Meat Machine. Just a heads up—in this episode we briefly talk about mental health, depression and antidep...

Todd finally got hit with the spicy cough this week and was unable to record a pod, so we've unlocked a stellar Patreon episode from the archives. Callum is a very close friend ours. He plays in punk band Publique and has been in the TNSW universe since the early days—working on all of our mockumentary episodes as a producer and camera operator, as well as a creator, writer and the director of TNS...

We’re back to our classic patreon format on Smooth Jazz FM. In this episode we discuss going to swim-up pool bars, comedy show critters, stories from the weekend’s show at the Damaged Record Store Day and answer a fan question, “What made you so obsessed with Jimmy Scarf from Australian Idol?”. To hear the full episode head over to our Patreon https://patreon.com/whatagreatpunk We’ve announced sho...

Pod faves, Becky and Cam, join us on the final live show of our Melbourne Comedy Festival fun. This week's was a late-slot and it shows. The gags were a plenty and the crowd was loose! Shout outs to all our guests and everyone who was able to grab a ticket and make it down to a show! We’ve got some TNSW live shows coming up in Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide in June, so make sure you grab some tick...

We’re coming at ya from Holes and Corners Studios in South Melbourne where we are recording our third album. In this episode we cover our (not so) guilty pleasures, Frank's time as a newspaper delivery boy, our standup comedy routines (again), oyster shucking and revisit Alanis Morissette—she was 19 when she did Jagged Little Pill!?!? and she's 5"5. Crazy. To hear the full episode head over to our...

We're back at Melbourne International Comedy Festival with comedian, writer and presenter Froomes and Frank Sweet from TNSW. In this week's show Todt managed to step on the power chord during the first session of the show which fucked up the recording, so what you are hearing is the second of the two sessions after intermission aka The Slug Hour! Enjoy! Shout outs @frooomes a nd @honestfranks We’v...

Well, it finally happened… We've been hit with COVID after trying our luck at some interstate shows over the weekend, and unfortunately had to cancel the live podcast at Melbourne Comedy Fest for this week. In honour of the promised month of LIVE COMEDY, we've unlocked Part 2, The Dirty Hour", from lost week's live bonanza with Rhys and Maria. Hope you enjoy and we can't wait to get back to GUM fo...

Welcome to the dirty hour. We come in hot after intermission at Melbourne International Comedy Festival, and finish out the second half of the live show with another BANG! To hear the full episode head over to our Patreon https://patreon.com/whatagreatpunk Shout outs @dripcoffee and @mariagloriagraceangelico We’ve announced shows in Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide in June, so make sure you grab som...

The first of our sold out month of shows at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival went off with a BANG! For the first show, Rhys and Maria joined us to crack some jokes, tell some stories and drop a bit of knowledge on our audience. Shout outs to all who came! If you want to hear part two, head over to our Patreon https://patreon.com/whatagreatpunk Shout outs @dripcoffee and @mariagloriagrac...

It's Chewy and the Cricket doin what we do best on the Patreon this week. To hear the full episode head over to our Patreon https://patreon.com/whatagreatpunk We’ve announced shows in Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide in June, so make sure you grab some tickets if you can! https://tnsw.co/tickets Sign up to our Patreon for a bonus pod each week (that's double the pod!) and other VIP stuff for just $5...

We got a classic Chewy & The Cricket episode for you this week. We cover a lot of ground including sizing up your opponent on an airplane, and conducting in depth analysis of the type of person to carry around a fat wallet. Also Pelvis calls in to tell us about his latest incarnation of fame thanks to TikTok, and the new rap songs he’s been writing. We're going on tour in June - Get tickets fo...

On this episode we go full undies mode — chatting about Mossy’s debut album N2KY, going through a play by play of the release day and getting a walk through of a contemporary art performance Todd went to over the weekend. To hear the full episode head over to our Patreon https://patreon.com/whatagreatpunk Sign up to our Patreon for a bonus pod each week (that's double the pod!) and other VIP stuff...

Newcastle punk and our Comedy Central contemporary Cameron James is on pod this week! We chat about the fakeness of being nice to people, working on the complaints line at a call centre, how a seagull stole Jamie’s sushi, growing up as a Silverchair freak, and our mutual appreciation for demystifying the creative process.  Check out Cam’s podcast with Becky Lucas, The Becky and Cam Hotline, and hi...

You may know Gus from the "Gus and Miles Show" on Radio Adelaide about 15 years ago. We discuss the tricks to getting a Murray’s bus seat all to yourself, how to get out of forgetting someone’s name, the horny side to the Adelaide Fringe Festival, Jagged Little Pill the musical, and the beauty in outdoor karaoke. To hear the full episode head over to our Patreon https://patreon.com/whatagreatpunk...

International man of mystery, Remy Hii, is back on the pod! We catch up on the good old days, chat about how he accidentally ended up on the runway at Melbourne Fashion Week, what it was like getting mobbed at Comic-Con, the joys and pains of press interviews, what it’s like doing voice over acting for animation series’, and drops the goss on what exciting things he’s up to for the next 12 months!...