Unlikely Friends

After meeting at the equine resort, ‘Fetlocks on The Hay at Byron Bay,’ Australasian thoroughbred racing legend, Phar Lap and Pegasus, the winged, thunderbolt conjuring horse of Greek mythology, hit it off. Their prank filled friendship saw them reinvent the stylings of equestrian dressage events at the Modern Olympic games; raid a Steiner school teacher conference, disguised as unicorns & blow up...

Neil Armstrong (Brian Nankervis) & Andre the Giant (Rusty Berther) join me in the historical salad spinner & Andre demonstrates an extraordinarily detailed knowledge of the minutiae of Australian culture: he’s a big fan of the band Sherbet, loves Weetbix & going to weddings in Colac. Neil reveals that he’s a poet at heart, that Buzz Aldrin wet his pants on the moon & the secret of space travel by...

Having met for the first time whilst hosting the Regional NSW Finals of the Rock Eisteddfod Challenge in Dubbo, William Shakespeare (Michelle Brasier) & Coco Chanel (Claire Hooper) forged a friendship that bent historical timelines. From performing beat poetry together in Glasgow to shooting a cockney version of Coco Chanel’s life for Netflix, Big Bad Willy & Big Baggy Lady Pants were each other’s...

In this episode Geraldine Hickey, pulls on the armoury of Joan of Arc. Winner of the Most Outstanding Show at the Melbourne Comedy Festival, her solo shows have gone from strength to strength with TV specials on Paramount +. She is currently selling out the Victorian Arts Centre with her new show Meander , March 27-April 20. You can grab tickets here & check out her gig guide here . Joining her ov...

Did you know that there were originally heaps more animals on the ark, but Noah & his family just kept eating them until there were only pairs left? Did you know that Steve Irwin met Noah at Bunnings & helped him find the cable ties to keep the crocs mouths closed? Did you know that they met for the second time at Jesus’s 3 day bucks weekend? It’s no surprise that Tom Gleeson & Dane Simpson, two o...

Our first episode comes to you from New York, via Glenrowan. What better way to launch the podcast, than with two of the best improvisors in the business. Wil Anderson brings wit, vulnerability & plausible levels of b******t to the misunderstood, iconic bushranger, Ned Kelly. Gillian Cosgriff brings sass, smarts and so many great one liners to cosmetics queen, Estee Lauder. The result is so compel...