What a Great Punk

On the Patreon this week we chat about chucking your food over a cheese grater before you cook it, getting special attention at a restaurant, eating 10 serves of hummus, foie gras chips, dodgy pub names, having the recent urge to heckle, and dish out a few classic movie suggestions. To listen to the full episode, head over to our Patreon page at https://patreon.com/whatagreatpunk Sign up to our Pa...

Aaron Gocs is a beloved veteran of the Australian stand up comedy scene, and since we’ve last had him on the pod you might have seen him absolutely kill his guest vocals on our Like a Version cover of Tubthumping. Gocsy joins us on the pod this week in the midst of his run at the Melbourne Comedy Festival! We chat about the stamina required to do shows every night, the catharsis of getting a laugh...

On this week’s bonus episode we discuss our memories of drama class, the importance of bowing, how tap dancing is the old school swag of the rat pack, having nom noms energy, and Jamie’s recent night out to Wicked the musical. We also workshop some ideas for a new instagram handle for Todd, which we’ll put to a poll in the Patreon. To listen to the full episode, head over to our Patreon page at ht...

Melbourne stand up comedian, social satirist and inner north pool shark Fegus Neal joins us on the pod. We chat about the ghost tour of Port Arthur, having an ancestor on the Titanic, how Ferg got into pancakes thanks to Jamie, Alpha dog comedians, the difference between online and irl comedy, people yawning and crying in the audience, and how he's been banned from Coles and Woolworths supermarket...

Disclaimer: Many celebrities & movie stars frequent our pod, please respect their privacy. On the Patreon bonus episode this week we go through the eastereggwarehouse.com.au 2024 catalogue to see what Santa’s bunny might bring the children this year. We also talk about getting shocking seats on a flight, what makes a dynamic McFlurry, Jamie’s need to face fart and we take a bit of a dive into...

This week we've unlocked a Patreon bonus episode from a few weeks back where we take look into which evil bastard invented the plastic bag and discuss which words are adjacent to crap, how Mario Kart can contribute to your mental health, what the number 5.256e+13 is in English and what is up with the Pacific Trash Vortex. Sign up to our Patreon for a bonus pod each week (that's double the pod!) an...

On the bonus episode this week we chat about Todd’s Friday night out, serving lying customers, people who have smug vibes, Jamie’s latest stressful Aldi experience, the different types of seafoods, how jugglers like craft beers and some vague details of a sort-of clothing giveaway. To listen to the full episode, head over to our Patreon page at https://patreon.com/whatagreatpunk Sign up to our Pat...

Aretha Brown is an incredible young artist, screenwriter, activist and the former Prime Minister of the National Indigenous Youth Parliament. On this week’s pod Aretha joins us for a chat on the importance of her new role as a University lecturer, the idea behind relinquishing your power as an ally, how she’s managed to complete 65 public murals by the age of 23, what it’s like being the daughter...

This week on the Patreon Todd calls in from the Adelaide Fringe Festival to chat about people just “getting the joke” at stand up comedy shows, cutting down a heckler, Jamie’s fancy hotel room photo shoot and recent Melbourne stabbing sprees. We also discuss the big news of Jamie’s new job as a seafood delivery driver — an update that can’t be missed. To listen to the full episode, head over to ou...

Our good mates Simon and Shane from DZ Deathrays are back on the pod ahead of their announcement of the Black Rat 10 Year Anniversary Tour! We talk a bunch about music, including the early days and evolution of DZ Deathrays, the pros and cons of pop songwriting, demoing shit to death, why they love touring Canada, the evil side to writing music, how to keep engaged with your own band, and then sou...

This week on the Patreon we've got part two of our chat with hardcore punk lord Justice Tripp from Trapped Under Ice and Angel Du$t. Fucken respect!!! https://patreon.com/whatagreatpunk Shout outs @jurtice , cheers @younghenrys for supporting the pod. 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/whatagreatpun...

Justice Tripp, founding member and frontman of the iconic hardcore / punk bands Trapped Under Ice and Angel Du$t joins us on the pod this week. We chat about his cool love for rock ‘n’ roll, smelting down your teeth, what he loves and hates about having days off, the importance of Australian bands in the US music scene, creating the villain arch in the band, dreaming up a song, his continually evo...

Rise and shine. This week on the Patreon we get up at the crack of dawn for an important chat about crispy socks, perpetual liars, moving washing machines, working or airtasker, and we screen share some 90 day fiance clips and Whitney Houston bangers. To listen to the full episode, head over to our Patreon page at https://patreon.com/whatagreatpunk Sign up to our Patreon for a bonus pod each week...

We did our first live pod in Meanjin and it went off! Our new bestie, comedian Rhi Down, and Frank from TNSW joined us for an unhinged chat in front of a fun crowd — for sure our best live pod yet! Shout outs to everyone that came down, and @rhidown and @honestfranks for being such funny fuckers. Cheers @younghenrys for supporting the pod. Sign up to our Patreon for a bonus pod each week (that's d...

This week's bonus episode is part 2 of our chat with funny fuckers Broden Kelly and Sam Lingham from Aunty Donna! To listen to the full thing, head over to our Patreon page at 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 in the TNSW Discord communi...

This week we’re joined by Broden Kelly and Sam Lingham from the super prolific and hilarious comedy troupe, Aunty Donna! We discuss a myriad of topics including where we were on 9/11, HECS debts, Craig McLachlan, annoying advertising songs, Purple Pingers and the rental crisis, John Butler Trio, embarrassing stories from acting school, Jamie’s deep disdain for Clifton Hill Maccas and how Aunty Don...

Our boy, Jim, from Australia’s best punk band, Civic, joins us for a chat ahead of our sets at Laneway Fest. We chat about the Justin Timberlake days, if Todd would look good in a 2 minute noodle dome, how Jim recently asked to speak to the manager, flipping rugs on Marketplace, and knowing how to give it back to the Cops. Shout outs @jimccullough   To listen to the full episode, head over to our...

We sat down backstage before our set at Laneway Festival this weekend to chat with Zoe and Tess from The Buoys. We talk about their recent adventure on the Jameson tour bus, how playing music can make you better at rollercoasters, getting sore feet, pissing yourself, giving your mum a foot massage, renting accomodation in a retirement village and how they all bonded over Saddle Club. Shout outs @t...

Ever wondered what evil bastard invented the plastic bag? Tune in to find out that and what words are adjacent to crap, how Mario Kart can contribute to your mental health, what the number 5.256e+13 is in English and what is up with the Pacific Trash Vortex. To listen to the full episode, head over to our Patreon page at https://patreon.com/whatagreatpunk Sign up to our Patreon for a bonus pod eac...

Punk rock lord Josh from The Chats and The Unknowns dropped in to see us for a chat at Gum Bar this week. We get down and talk about how he likes to write music, what's happening with his side project Rick N The Sickos, bottling yourself on stage, sticking a toothbrush up your arse, the best guitar solos in the world, demoing to tape and being one with the fans. Shout outs @zombiechew_ , and cheer...

We talk the final NOFX shows, getting punched in the face, being immature, high school parties and accents on the Patreon this week. To listen to the full episode, head over to our Patreon page at 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 in the...

Rory and Scotty from Naarm/Melbourne-raised, now London-based post-punk outfit HighSchool are on the pod this week! We chat about how they're finding the move to London, the dos and don'ts of drinking at airports, the micro-suburbs of Melbourne, getting ripped off at the cinema, the time Scotty got Domed in central London, eating beige foods, holding ya chocolates and open up about things that ann...

Issy beech and Rhys Mitchell join us for the bonus episode this week. We talk about tiny Xmas hats, putting your face on, eating gummies, using bear spray, crowd funding a fish tank, the cat pat challenge, finding rogue fish in your pond, internet chat rooms, and being wishy washy. To listen to the full episode, head over to our Patreon page at https://patreon.com/whatagreatpunk Sign up to our Pat...

We finally got MIlla and Aidan from beloved Melbourne punk band, Private Function, on the pod. We chat to them about scoring some Pineapple Express, not getting jokes, fostering cats, getting booted from the ARIAs, who the clever one’s in the band are, novelty pubs, dick sucking whales, getting robbed, being banned from the USA, talking over people and how we’d go about a Home Alone remake. Shout...

What if the whole world had their DMs hacked and exposed at once? We talk about this, good swearers, funny faces, FB marketplace drama, price matching and getting egged on this week’s bonus episode of the pod. To listen to the full episode, head over to our Patreon page at https://patreon.com/whatagreatpunk Sign up to our Patreon for a bonus pod each week (that's double the pod!) and other VIP stu...