The Montoyas

*Join our Patreon* Sign up for a bonus episode each week and more, exclusive to paid subscribers. Marcelo's mum Litiana joins the Lombardi family for Easter and has a front row seat to Tayla’s Nonno sharing his expert injury analysis of the NRL easter game. Out with the Pannatonne, a new Italian fruit bread is in town, have you tried the easter specialty Colomba? Tayla overhears Marcelo orderi...

*Join our Pateron*Sign up for a bonus episode each week and more, exclusive to paid subscribers. The time has finally come. In an amazing feat of endurance and athleticism, Tayla has…drum roll please…completed her bronco! We know you’ve been dying to know her final time, check out the full video on our YouTube this Friday. Tayla and her mum Sue take the twins for a follow up pediatrician appointme...

*Join our Patreon* Sign up for a bonus episode each week and more, exclusive to paid subscribers. link here:https://www.patreon.com/cw/TheMontoyasPodcast Tayla tries hypnotherapy for the first time in the hopes of understanding some of her fight or flight feelings and habits after having the twins. Marcelo responds to this vulnerable confession by attacking the use of postpartum as an excuse! Not...

**Join our Patreon** Sign up for a bonus episode each week and more, exclusive to paid subscribers. link here: https://www.patreon.com/cw/TheMontoyasPodcast Marcelo has dinner at Tayla’s grandparents house without her, out of politeness he watches MAFS. The grandparents have lots of opinions, Marcelo hates it obviously, but also claims “I don’t care”. Tayla has yet another parking altercation, the...

*Important announcement* We’re launching PATREON!! Sign up for a bonus episode each week and more, exclusive for less than a coffee a week! https://patreon.com/TheMontoyasPodcast?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink The Montoyas are back home in Australia, tune in for more stories from their trip to Las Vegas. Marcelo was pantse...

Tune in for a special episode direct from Las Vegas! The twins didn’t handle the international flight very well… it’s a full circle moment for Tayla catching the side eye from fellow passengers. Marcelo struggles without his green tea! Casinos everywhere but not a kettle in sight. The cost of food in Vegas hits home, who can afford to eat three times a day here?! Tayla, her parents and the twins a...

Tayla’s invited wedding dress shopping with a friend, the twins tag along for the girls day out. A couple of issues arise, mostly all Tayla’s fault if we’re being honest. Tune in for a scene straight out of the movie Bridesmaids! The Montoyas imagine an alternate universe where a freshly divorced Tayla joins Married at First Sight. Marcelo takes the opportunity to launch his own podcast, the main...

Marcelo’s aunty is visiting from Fiji, together with his mum Litiana, they have been experimenting with a health trend, daily shots of olive oil. While baby sitting the twins, an unintended consequence is the Montoyas downstairs toilet rule is broken!  Tayla’s mum Sue is obsessed the influx of electric bikes in her neighbourhood, she thinks they are dangerous, that the kids ride them too fast and...

Valentine’s Day is coming up, sounds like perfect timing for a marital confrontation…Tayla wants to know why Marcelo won’t celebrate the day anymore?! Marcelo shares something that really disgusted him this week, he discovered Tayla doesn’t wear socks to the gym. All through her hate of sockettes, which surprisingly Marcelo is a huge fan of. Tayla shares a video she received from a beautiful liste...

Tayla had the day from hell, that just kept getting worse! Luckily along came her knight in shining armour, Marcelo… who are we kidding he was one of the culprits!   Later this Lombardis and Tayla and heading to Vegas for the NRL opening weekend. The family dogs, Ralphie and Louie will be looked after by dog sitters, but after hearing the bizarre list instructions there’s doubt i...

Welcome back, it’s the first episode of 2026!  The Montoyas reflect on last year as podcasters, good vibes and good advice only for 2026. The twins have developed a new habit of hair pulling, the Montoyas parenting response might surprise you… Marcello makes a bad first impression at the new podcast studio, that poor cleaning lady… we promise not every episode will have a...

It’s the last episode of 2025! Tayla & Marcelo finally have a date night, two red wines Marcelo comes out to play! Undies vs trunks enters the chat, Tayla’s mum Sue makes a bold claim regarding Marcelo’s choice. Christmas gift giving can be hit and miss, have you been picking up the right hints?! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After last weeks uproar over the panettone for Christmas we've found the perfect solution. Tayla annoucnes her aspirations of becoming a professional athlete and shares how she'll prove it to the world And a simple test quickly proves men don't listen as Marcelo fails miserbly. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As Marcelo enters preason for the 2026 season Tayla makes a huge announcement that he's not the only one and throws down a challenge that she's going to regret immediately. Marcelo expresses his hate for a classic Italian food at christmas as he finally lets everyone know how he really feels and a fan favourite returns this week to end the show as Tayla brings back her "quote of the week". See omn...

What happens when Fijians and Italians collide for a first birthday? You get a traditional kava ceremony, cannolis, Godfather impersonations, and one uncle starting his beer-fueled antics at midday to a soundtrack of R-rated hits. Tayla “stretches the truth” about a so-called homemade dish that’s really just a packet shoved in the oven, and Marcelo heads back to pre-season — which, as she happily...

How long can Tayla use her postpartum as an excuse for unrelated things? Another year apparently! With the twins first birthday just around the corner, Tayla and Marcelo reflect on their first year of being parents. Keeping with the heartfelt theme, the Montoyas answer a listener question about marriage and Marcelo shares how we knew Tayla was the one! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy infor...

The NRL offseason is in full swing, Marcelo has officially entered his gardening era. Kendryx, the Montoyas god son, has his podcast debut and struggles to explain the latest in Gen Z slang. Tayla forces Marcelo to take an impromptu relationship compatibility test, luckily for everyone involved he just passes! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Montoyas attend a wedding in beautiful Fiji! Unfortunately Tayla gets food poisoning bad and ends up in multiple compromising situations. Marcelo brings up a moment from the twins birth story that Tayla would rather keep private. But really it happens to everyone! Tayla’s new job has some interesting perks, if anyone looking for an enlargement provider, hit her up! See omnystudio.com/listener...

Tayla recounts a traumatic childhood experience that resulted in a life long fear… of spiders. Tayla’s brother has his podcast debut! Luke uses this 30 seconds of fame to leverage how Marcelo could increase his real estate earnings. Tayla’s Nona accidentally sends multiple voice notes to the family, but refuses to believe it’s her, a new Lombardi conspiracy is born! See omnystudio.com/listener for...

The Montoyas celebrate their wedding anniversary in Queenstown, the temperature was frosty and not from the weather. Marcelo joins in on Tayla’s latest TV obsession, instead of revelling plot twists she uses creative licence liberally. Tayla looks worse for wear at the airport, Marcelo is to blame! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The “real” Italians are heading home, but not before Marcelo gets to experience photo inception. Tayla calls out the double standards for nights out, how many FaceTimes is too many? Marcello thinks the world revolves around him, but seriously, a certain company should know better. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Marcelos mum Litiana gives questionable home remedy advice, red onion and banana leaves anyone? Tayla shares a childhood aspiration about business class lounges… to work in one and get to eat the leftover food! The twins are about to go embark on their  flight, place your beats now for who’s going to crack first; the girls or Tayla? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Marcelo gets booked for a manzilian wax. His mum Litiana falls victim to a pyramid scheme, lime water anyone? And Tayla battles a Facebook marketplace buyer with unrealistic expectations. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Horror movies are for adrenaline junkies, Tayla wrote her thesis on it back way back when. It’s safe to say she’s a junky while Marcelo is anything but. Marcelo’s mum Litiana baby sits the twins for the first time and someone goes missing! Finally don’t ask Tayla where the scissors are, she has no idea. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lucky you... here's a bonus behind the scences episode to hear what really went on when Tayla and Marcelo made a appearance on The Late Show with Matty Johns on Thursday night. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.