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1:08Speaker 1:What a big day for Australia. Big day for Melbourne. NFL, the big game, 10.30 this morning, being live from the MCG on Netflix. Yesterday, I saw this amazing trailer for the game, voiced by Carl Chandler. directed by the Hollywood director Peter Berg. It's a three-minute, almost like a trailer you get for a movie. I was getting goosebumps watching it. And I realized in the enormity of what is happening today that the eyes of America on this huge game, Rams versus 49ers, is going to be live on Netflix. Morning, Rhea. Morning, Pat.

1:41Speaker 4:Morning.

1:42Speaker 1:All right, we're now going to go live to the MCG where intern Peter's. For some reason, he's promoted himself as our NFL correspondent. without really checking with any of us. He's been at the MCG since 4 a.m. for no reason. Peter Depler, are you there?

2:04Speaker 5:I am certainly here. A very good morning. It is chilly. It is cold. But, yes, a little bit early for Judy.

2:11Speaker 1:Sorry, can I just check? I'm just looking. Get on the socials. You'll be able to see how Peter is dressed. Are you a fly-in, fly-out miner today there? Are you working on a new MCG tunnel project? You've got one of those headlamps. The MCG's got floodlights that can light up an entire estate.

2:30Speaker 6:I wasn't sure what time they're going to turn them on, so I'm just prepared for every situation this morning.

2:34Speaker 5:Here to, you know, meet fans. Meet fans?

2:37Speaker 1:You look like you're about to do a, you're going to check them for fillings. That headlamp, you've got to turn it off. No one's going to want to speak to you like that. I'm sure they will. I'm sure they will.

2:51Speaker 5:It's going to be a great one. Can I just take a moment?

2:53Speaker 6:I got into town yesterday afternoon, and it was just incredible just to see the town, although, sorry, Melbourne being a city.

2:59Speaker 5:Just absolutely... That's what we are.

3:01Speaker 1:It's just great to get into the village, wasn't it? I just love this Hamlet, guys. You've been hanging around with Americans too much. Gee whiz, what a great Hamlet you got here.

3:12Speaker 5:Honestly, you could just feel the buzz. There's so much going on.

3:15Speaker 1:Well, you can only imagine the buzz right now. You're stood by yourself with no other visible human being. You could feel the buzz. It might be the headlamp on your head.

3:28Speaker 5:Let's have a little bit of a wander around this morning.

3:30Speaker 6:That's just an empty bus.

3:34Speaker 1:You could be in any park, any dog park in the world right now. In fact, it's a new feature. Guess what park Pete's in?

3:42Speaker 5:One there. I just said near the Jolly Mont station.

3:45Speaker 1:Sorry.

3:45Speaker 6:So there's gate, sort of gate two area. So if you're in the area, come and say g'day, please, because I'd love to talk to anyone.

3:52Speaker 1:Bring my blanket. My man is freezing. He's been out there since 4 a.m. It's fresh this morning, Pete.

3:56Speaker 5:My hands are frozen. I don't know if you can see them on the camera right now, but they are so, so cold. But that's okay. It's not about me. It's about the celebration of NFL.

4:06Speaker 1:And already we're getting some great content. I'm glad we flew you in to get this. And you're really showing how the Americans should be filming content right now, but just showing close-ups of cold hands. Now, Pete, what is actually happening over the next couple of hours? The game, obviously, is at 10.30 a.m. But what happens over the next couple of hours? I saw the planes go by yesterday. I don't know if you saw this. The Osprey jets doing their practice for the flyover they're going to be doing today, which is going to be incredible.

4:32Speaker 5:Yeah, that's going to be happening later on this morning.

4:34Speaker 6:So about 6.30, they're telling me now the official gates will open where people can slowly start to trickle in with early, I guess, tickets that are more important. And then from 7, the general public can come in. But the security checkpoints are actually pretty full on because you kind of have to get one pass to get to one area and then another pass to get to another, then another bag check.

4:53Speaker 5:So my advice would be to get here quite early because it's going to be.

4:56Speaker 1:Is that only because you're lonely?

4:57Speaker 5:Lots of sort of checkpoints.

5:00Speaker 6:Yep, really encouraging anyone to come down and say hello. It would just be absolutely wonderful. I'm really looking forward to it.

5:06Speaker 1:All right, Pete, we'll catch up with you a bit. We'll get into Double Thumbs Up next.

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5:12Speaker 1:Good morning to Sue James and her husband on the train right now on their way to the MCG. I can see her husband very excited. They couldn't sleep. They're doing an intern, Pete. They're going to get there very, very early. Obviously, 49ers fans. All right, let's get into this week's Double Thumbs Up. Thanks to Specsavers Multifocals, helping you switch focus easily between reading, watching, and getting out and about this weekend. Head to your local Specsavers today or book an eye test online. Patsy, what is it for you? What's your Friday recommendation, mate?

5:43Speaker 7:Well, it's been a long time between drinks, but Practical Magic 2 has finally hit cinemas. Nearly, would you believe, 30 years since the first, since the original one. Went to the premiere the other night. I love this. Sandra Bullock, Nicole Kidman are back. On-screen chemistry is still there. A bit controversial. None of the other cast members are there. But, hey, the main two are there. Sandra and Nicole are there.

6:10Speaker 5:It's brilliant.

6:10Speaker 7:This is a cult favourite. And if you love the first, you're going to love the second. And it's been interesting this year because Devil Wears Prada 2 came out earlier in the year, and that was like, 20 years after the first, but this is like 28 years since the first, and the magic is still there. So Practical Magic 2 in cinemas right across the country.

6:30Speaker 1:I reckon in 20 years from now, we'll probably get Rio, you've been to see it as well, as Odyssey 2 or 3.

6:35Speaker 4:Yes, yeah, what's the sequel?

6:37Speaker 8:What happens next?

6:38Speaker 1:What happens next? Where did he go on that big old boat?

6:42Speaker 7:The other thing we're into at home at the moment, or should I say, I'll actually, no, I'll clarify that, that I'm into, is Miss Austin on Netflix. This is a beautiful full-part, genteel BBC period drama.

6:53Speaker 8:Genteel?

6:54Speaker 1:Yes, adapted. Oh, that's the BBC. No, they do a good genteel. If you want a genteel drama, you go to the good old BBC.

7:00Speaker 7:This is so sweet. It's about Jane Austen's sister, Cassandra, and follows her.

7:05Speaker 4:That's the most BBC I've ever heard.

7:06Speaker 1:I'm sorry. We could do a whole thing. Tell me you're British. Without telling me you're British. Jane, they've gone through the family tree. Go through Ancestry.com. She's got a sister.

7:16Speaker 7:It's not unlike Bridgerton. And follows her later in life hunting down Jane's private letters to protect her legacy.

7:22Speaker 4:I love this.

7:23Speaker 1:Is it good?

7:24Speaker 5:It is.

7:24Speaker 7:This is catnip for me. And it's my show. I can't say the rest of the family's into it. But if you love Bridgerton and all those sort of lovely period dramas, you'll love this.

7:32Speaker 1:But perhaps the only thing right now, because it's so full on, the world right now, that actually these shows are kind of like hot chocolate.

7:39Speaker 3:Yes.

7:39Speaker 1:It's like a sacanoodie. It's just like there's something warming and soothing.

7:43Speaker 3:Yes.

7:43Speaker 8:And you know.

7:43Speaker 5:It's not scary.

7:44Speaker 1:There's so many dark TV shows that we watch now, these crime thrillers that are really relentlessly bleak.

7:49Speaker 7:On the edge of your seat.

7:51Speaker 1:Yes. It's nice to watch something just. reassuringly pleasant.

7:54Speaker 7:Absolutely.

7:54Speaker 1:Gentile.

7:55Speaker 7:Gentile, as they say.

7:56Speaker 1:It should be a genre on Netflix. Show me the gentile section.

8:00Speaker 7:You know, when you turn it on, you just know it's going to be good and you know you're.

8:03Speaker 1:Going to enjoy it. There's always some jaunty music and a horse-drawn carriage arrives. Yes, of course. The class system is present. All is good in the world.

8:12Speaker 7:And Rose Leslie, who's in Game of Thrones and Downton Abbey, is in this. She plays Isabella. So Look, you're going to love it if that's your genre.

8:19Speaker 1:You're a shoo-in to get a role in that. If you were in Downton, you are a lock-in, aren't you?

8:23Speaker 5:That's right.

8:23Speaker 1:Have you got the outfit that they gave you in Downton? Can you bring that to Miss Austin? It's about her brother, Dave Austin.

8:29Speaker 7:Really strong reviews. Miss Austin on Netflix.

8:32Speaker 1:You'll find it. I want to see the version of Mr.

8:35Speaker 8:Austin.

8:35Speaker 1:You know, they could really sort of build a multiverse. The Austin multiverse. Austin.

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8:44Speaker 1:We're doing double thumbs up on Friday recommendations. Christian, mine is, it's a bit late to the party, double thumbs up to the book Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn. That is an incredible book. I know it was released 14 years ago. I saw the movie when it came out, but didn't really read the book until now. I'm listening to the audio book. It's incredible. Really highly recommended. This is from Mark. My double thumbs up, Christian, is for Last Scene on Apple TV. We're about to start watching that tonight, Mark.

9:12Speaker 1:I saw a five-star review of it the other day. It stars Patrick Bramall, who is just on a tear right now from calling from accounts. He's an incredible Christian. He's a police responder in a call center, and he saw a caller asking for help. It's his daughter who went missing. You've got to start watching it. Mark, brilliant. My two great TV shows. One, Trigger Point. The fourth and last season came out last weekend. It's on Stan. This TV show, If you love the British cop show Line of Duty, which is incredible, it's by the same people.

9:46Speaker 1:It's got one of the big stars in it as well. It's like, you know, you get a book, one of those summer sort of blockbuster novels, and you tear through it in a day or two. That's Trigger Point. It's like if Leanne Moriarty wrote a British kind of cop show, this would be Trigger Point. Relentlessly dramatic, completely over the top, but hugely enjoyable. Just a rollercoaster of a TV show. So that's Trigger Point on Stan. Double thumbs up for me. And then the best TV show I've seen all year is Furious. My wife Sarah and I watched the last episode last night. Incredible. I cannot rave about this show Furious enough. It is a proper grown-up thriller. that demands your attention. It is outstanding. I've never seen a TV show like that. It's about a female serial killer. It is incredible. Really timely. I just can't... Just watch it.

10:36Speaker 1:It's on Disney. It's the most un-Disney show you're ever going to see in your life. I don't know what Walt would make of this. But it is outstanding. That is called Furious, and you can find it on Disney. Rio, what is your double thumbs up, mate?

10:50Speaker 9:I've got an app and another Disney Plus show, actually, while we're at it. It's called Adults. It is a sitcom.

10:56Speaker 4:It is so funny.

10:58Speaker 1:Is that funny? Yeah, I watched the trailer for it yesterday, and it looks great.

11:02Speaker 4:It is the most chaotic.

11:03Speaker 9:It's sort of like a sort of R-rated Gen Z version of Friends.

11:08Speaker 4:It is so, so funny. It's so naughty.

11:11Speaker 5:But I feel like.

11:13Speaker 4:Sitcoms have.

11:13Speaker 9:Sort of died off a bit since the 2000s and the 90s, but I feel like they're making a comeback. Ted Lasso, Superstore, Abbott Elementary, and now Adults is really, really funny.

11:23Speaker 4:Can't recommend that enough.

11:24Speaker 1:It's funny. You just mentioned Abbott Elementary. I only started watching it this week because it's won so many awards. It's brilliant.

11:32Speaker 4:So funny.

11:33Speaker 1:Very good.

11:34Speaker 4:It's like, I guess, a new version of the Office Abbott Elementary.

11:36Speaker 1:It's done so well. Really, really, really good. I just kept seeing it winning all the awards, and I haven't seen it yet. It's brilliant. It's so good. Very, very good. You know what it is, Rio? It's Gentile. You know what?

11:46Speaker 4:It is a Gentile sitcom.

11:47Speaker 5:You're right.

11:47Speaker 1:Are we doing a Gentile breakfast show?

11:50Speaker 8:No.

11:50Speaker 1:No, I don't think we are. We should do. We really ought to. Maybe Monday. So where can they find that? Disney.

11:56Speaker 4:That's on Disney +.

11:57Speaker 9:And just very quickly, if you are an allergy or hay fever sufferer like myself, and I know you are as well, Christian, especially in spring, download. It's called the Pollen app. There's a Melbourne one. There's a Sydney one. Every single day, it tells you a little alert if it's a high pollen day, medium pollen day, low pollen day. If you can go outside, if you should stay inside, it is a lifesaver.

12:17Speaker 1:I meant to live my life. It says stay indoors.

12:20Speaker 4:Yes.

12:22Speaker 1:Who can just stay indoors? Don't go out. Don't go out. What, are you going to ring your boss and go, listen, Pete, I can't come in today? The app says no.

12:30Speaker 4:High pollen. Can't come in. Would love to, but can't.

12:34Speaker 1:Put me on Teams. I work from home.

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12:42Speaker 1:Oh, you've got Patsy, Patsy, Patsy.

12:44Speaker 5:What?

12:45Speaker 1:I think, listen, the news is your area, but how did you have nothing about the Joe Jonas story?

12:52Speaker 7:It is in one of my bulletins, just not that last one at 6.30.

12:54Speaker 1:You know, Rio and I run the fan club.

12:56Speaker 5:It's true.

12:57Speaker 1:And we're really upset. Nothing in the 6.30 there. He missed his connecting flight. It's okay, Jonas fans. Our boy is here, but he missed the practice show yesterday.

13:07Speaker 8:Yeah, yeah.

13:08Speaker 7:No, I have got some audio from his brother in one of the bullies.

13:12Speaker 1:Oh, thank you very much. Fear not.

13:13Speaker 7:All is well in the Jonas world.

13:14Speaker 1:I just want to reassure all the Jonas fans out there. I mean, sure, we're looking forward to the Rams and the 49ers, but That halftime show with the Jonas Brothers is what we're all going to be looking out for today. Oh, and let's get into knockoff Friday. Best question of the week when someone asks you, what time are you knocking off today? To begin your weekend. So we want to know what time are you knocking off today? And what is the highlight for you this weekend? Patsy, what are you and the love good up to this weekend?

13:38Speaker 7:We've got a family christening on Sunday. So we're off to church at the very ungodly hour of 9 a.m. is this christening set why do they why can't we have like you know it is early.

13:50Speaker 1:For a christening i've been too many christings in my time but never a 9am one i didn't even know they normally they have um mass at sunday at 9am.

14:00Speaker 7:Oh yeah i don't know this but this is nine o'clock so that means we've got obviously we.

14:04Speaker 1:Just need to let listeners know patty at the weekend you know it doesn't get out of bed till around about 11 i'm not making it is around 11.

14:11Speaker 7:Isn't it sometimes On a Saturday. I try not to do that on a Sunday because then I can't sleep Sunday night for work on the Monday morning. It messes me up completely.

14:19Speaker 9:Well, you don't normally sleep on a Saturday night. You normally stay up all Saturday night.

14:23Speaker 5:That's right, clubbing. That's me.

14:25Speaker 1:What she does is the all-nighter.

14:26Speaker 7:Yeah, that's me.

14:27Speaker 1:And we don't mean news through the night.

14:30Speaker 7:Yeah, so 9 a.m. christening. Thank you very much. That's our niece's little bubba. It'll be lovely to see the family.

14:36Speaker 1:That sounds really genuine.

14:38Speaker 7:Well, you know, it's 9 a.m.

14:39Speaker 5:On a Sunday.

14:40Speaker 1:Just a three-minute spray about how you've got to get there for 9.

14:43Speaker 7:You have to get up at 6 to get ready.

14:46Speaker 5:It's crazy.

14:46Speaker 4:It must have been the cheapest slot or something like that. What are you saying about my family?

14:50Speaker 5:They're cheap.

14:51Speaker 4:That's accurate.

14:52Speaker 5:That's right.

14:53Speaker 1:The church do an early bird discount. We can't do anything at 4. Sorry, we're double booked.

14:59Speaker 7:Cheaper if you don't do mass at.

15:00Speaker 1:The same time. We've got an exorcism at 5, so we need to clear it out by then. Rio, what are you up to this weekend?

15:06Speaker 9:I'm taking on a big challenge. I've never made a cake before. I like cooking savoury meals, but I'm not a baker at all. And I've decided it's my mate's birthday on Saturday. And a few weeks ago, he mentioned... What are you doing?

15:18Speaker 1:You are accelerating into being middle-aged. Way early. You're a premature middle-aged. You're having the youngest midlife. You're having a quarter-life crisis. You're too young. When I look to you every Friday, I'm always jealous. There's kind of exotic things that you're doing. Making a cake is for the dullards like Pats and I.

15:37Speaker 9:Well, actually, on that, we're going. So the party is actually a Barefoot Bowls. It's not exactly a rave. We're going to the Lawn Bowls. Good fun, Barefoot Bowls.

15:45Speaker 4:It is really fun.

15:46Speaker 9:And so my mate, he said a couple of weeks ago that his favorite cake in the world is the cheesecake that his dad makes.

15:52Speaker 4:So I've got his wife.

15:54Speaker 1:Are you taking on a cheesecake? I thought you might do a humble sponge.

15:57Speaker 4:No, I'm starting right at the top.

15:58Speaker 9:So I've got the dad's secret cheesecake recipe. And I'm going to try and make that today.

16:03Speaker 1:What kind of cheesecake is it?

16:04Speaker 4:It is a baked chocolate and vanilla cheesecake.

16:08Speaker 8:Oh, my God.

16:08Speaker 5:That sounds incredible.

16:09Speaker 4:It looks real. There's so many steps.

16:11Speaker 1:Oh, my God.

16:12Speaker 9:And there's all this stuff I don't have, like a food processor and something to whiz up the biscuits and all this stuff.

16:17Speaker 4:So I'm going to have to, I don't know.

16:18Speaker 1:You're going to need a blender and stuff like that.

16:21Speaker 5:Yeah, one of those big.

16:22Speaker 1:The mixing bowl.

16:26Speaker 4:Yeah, I don't have that. I don't even have.

16:28Speaker 1:I would go on AirTasker and ask for some old nonnas to knock this up for you. I do. That's a job that a nonna would kill for today. 50 bucks, they'd do that.

16:35Speaker 7:You've got a nonna next door.

16:37Speaker 4:Yes, you have.

16:39Speaker 9:I do.

16:39Speaker 1:Chuck over the ingredients and some vanilla essence or whatever you put in a cake. She'd knock that up for you.

16:45Speaker 5:That's a good idea, actually.

16:46Speaker 1:All right, send us your emails. What is the highlight for you this weekend? It's Knockoff Friday.

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16:54Speaker 1:Thank you very much to everyone who's letting us know what are you up to this weekend. We're doing Knockoff Friday. We ask you, what time are you knocking off today? What is the highlight for your weekend? Okay, let's get into these knockoffs. Christian, my name is Lee, my partner. Jackie and I get this. On the way to hospital live right now. She's gone into labor for the second baby. Good luck. Good luck, Jackie. League keepers updated. Christian, I've got a quick what are the odds. NFL themed. We were at the NFL event yesterday at the tennis center.

17:23Speaker 1:They turned Key Arena into this whole kind of gridiron. It's amazing. We were waiting in the queue to see the Lombardi trophy. While in the queue, wow, the NFL really are showing the AFL how to do it, aren't they? While we were in the queue, I'd just taken some photos of the Super Bowl rings when the guy behind us commentated about the photo. We started chatting. I asked him if he'd run into any celebrities, any former players. He had. So he showed me a photo that we'd seen that morning of the 49ers legend Patrick Willis, number 52.

17:54Speaker 1:He then said that was his favorite player. His jersey he was wearing was number 52, Patrick Willis.

18:00Speaker 3:Wow.

18:00Speaker 1:What are the NFL odds? Christian, this weekend I'm having a birthday picnic. You were right, Rio. We were talking about it this week. Picnic bands. Yes. Someone's having this weekend a birthday picnic and putting my damn feet up. That's such a great phrase, isn't it? Put my feet up.

18:15Speaker 5:Feet up Friday.

18:16Speaker 1:That's what we should rename the show now. Christian knocking off at three, putting a trampoline together for my little boy's third birthday today. Happy birthday. Good luck, Anthony. I put together the kids' trampoline once. You'll be still doing it at midnight.

18:30Speaker 9:Yeah.

18:31Speaker 1:That is a big old job. Those springs are hard. Big day tomorrow. It's like fitting the bed sheet, you know, when you get like two or three in. That last one, you've really got to stretch. Flight to Thailand today for my 50th. That's from Stefan. Happy birthday. Welcome to the 50s. Christian, big weekend for us on cooking tinny spag bol and garlic bread recipe. And then watching original Practical Magic before seeing the new one over the weekend. That's from Angela.

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19:04Speaker 1:Also need to talk about wardrobe malfunctions after what happened yesterday. Pete and I, after the show, went over to, I was a guest on the House of Wellness, Shane Crawford, Mel Doyle's Channel 7 show. And I accidentally arrived with, because I was getting my outfit ready at 4.30 a.m. yesterday morning in a dimly lit house, I arrived with two different shoes. Left was one color. Oh, no. And the right was, I had a brown and a black. Oh, dear. The wardrobe lady went, that's an unusual combination. Like it was an English thing. I went, oh, my God, I can't go out there like that. It's going to look really odd.

19:42Speaker 3:Oh, no.

19:43Speaker 1:And shout out to the, I didn't realize they had an audience.

19:46Speaker 4:Was it a big one?

19:49Speaker 1:16 people. I'm not lying. But bear in mind, who is knocking around at 10.30am to go and watch? no disrespect, House of Wellness?

20:01Speaker 4:Hey, what was the age profile of the audience?

20:05Speaker 1:They'd be in the market for one of Patsy's genteel TV shows.

20:08Speaker 4:Excuse me.

20:10Speaker 1:Apart from a lovely listener to this show called Jane, who turned up with, she brought a copy of my book to get it signed by me. Oh, nice. Got out of the Big W. Didn't know they sold books. All right. Okay. Now let's play the music and then we're going to cross live to Pete. A bit later than it should have been, Mary, but we'll chat about that at nine.

20:31Speaker 8:Okay.

20:32Speaker 1:Let's cross now to the MCG where intern Pete is.

20:36Speaker 8:Good morning, guys. Can you hear me loud and clear?

20:40Speaker 3:Well, I wasn't going to cross here because I thought I snuck into a tailgate party, but I've actually snuck into what seems to be an SEN outside broadcast party instead. So I've got a bit of a renter crowd as well. So there is people out and about now because the gates have officially opened. But, yeah, so I'm just across the road from the MCG at the moment where there's lots of crowds. People are enjoying the beautiful.

21:05Speaker 8:parts of melbourne people visiting from.

21:06Speaker 1:Everywhere and no better place to really really do a great cross than just across the road from the mcg we've.

21:12Speaker 8:Got a lot of people dressed up and everything hello mate what's your name my name's zayden zayden from america yeah i wish i wish i was from america i'm from the gold coast i'm a huge fan massive fan i've been a fan all my life so yeah.

21:23Speaker 3:You're looking absolutely fantastic. So there is a bit of an atmosphere building up here.

21:28Speaker 8:Christian, Rio, Patsy. So we're in the thick of it now. It's going to be, we're about three hours away from, do we call it kick-off or is it, is that what they say in the NFL? I should have fact-checked that.

21:39Speaker 1:Yeah, they kick it off.

21:40Speaker 8:It looks amazing.

21:42Speaker 1:I'll tell you what, they've got a beautiful day for it. It's a stunning spring day in Melbourne for it as well. And I can see all the fans there. This is your sport. If you're an NFL fan, it's a proper regular season game. And it's the first game in the season for these two huge Californian teams. It must be an amazing atmosphere, even this early, Pete.

22:02Speaker 8:Yeah, honestly it is, because the main street where all the trams are, just near the MCG, is just people are now flocking out. Because about 40 minutes ago, there was no one. I mean, everyone just came out of the woodworks, because as much as people have got tickets, they just want to make sure that they are in there for what the atmosphere is expected to just be incredible. I mean, this is a life-changing thing for.

22:25Speaker 1:Melbourne, right?

22:25Speaker 3:Yeah.

22:26Speaker 1:It is huge. It's life-changing.

22:29Speaker 4:I'll never be the same.

22:31Speaker 8:Yeah, okay. Okay, I understand.

22:33Speaker 1:I would advise everyone listening to this, if you have any sick relatives or you're unwell yourself, to turn up and be blessed by the MCG today. If you've got any ailments you can't see properly or walk properly, turn up to the MCG. And have your life changed.

22:51Speaker 8:I'm sorry. I had Cairn Corn doing his outlaw. No, no, no.

22:54Speaker 5:You know what you are. You're a cheerleader.

22:56Speaker 1:You're like the Dallas Cowboys. You know those cheerleaders, those Netflix documentaries. In fact, we should have dressed you as one of the cheerleader ladies today.

23:03Speaker 8:I bet you I did get a costume for sure.

23:05Speaker 1:But look, I'm going to have.

23:06Speaker 8:No, no, please.

23:07Speaker 1:Not those legs.

23:08Speaker 8:Now, we're going to go back to gate number, right about gate number two. So if you are a Christian O'Connell Show fan, please come and say hello. Yeah, they will be. They're not all just listening to the other radio stations.

23:19Speaker 1:They were turning up yesterday to a taping of the House of Wellness at 10.30 a.m. Here, find a crowd.

23:24Speaker 5:All right, Pete, we'll catch up with you in a minute.

23:26Speaker 1:Great work, mate. All right, enjoy.

23:28Speaker 2:The Christian O'Connell Show podcast.

23:32Speaker 1:Hey, good morning. It's the Christian O'Connell Show. We cross back live now to our man, intern Pete... He's at the MCG. Pete.

23:40Speaker 8:Guys, it is happening now. I've got a helicopter above me at the moment.

23:43Speaker 3:Oh, wow.

23:44Speaker 8:And I found a couple of brightsiders all the way. They drove about 12 hours last night. Julie and Chris from St.

23:51Speaker 1:Clair.

23:51Speaker 8:How are you, guys? I'm great. It wasn't actually 12 because we had a fight and it was about nine. Oh, okay. We were wanting to get there. It felt about 20 hours because there was a big blue in the car.

24:03Speaker 1:It sounds like every car trip with me and my wife. I get it, Judy and Chris. Hey, good morning, guys.

24:07Speaker 4:Thanks for listening to the show.

24:09Speaker 8:Thank you. We love you.

24:10Speaker 5:Oh, man.

24:12Speaker 8:And intern Pete, how cool is it to meet him? It was so nice to meet him. She goes, oh, my God, it's inside Pete. And I said, oh, it's intern Pete. We know why they call him intern.

24:21Speaker 1:Why is that, mate?

24:22Speaker 8:Because he can't really do any job.

24:23Speaker 4:Okay, thank you.

24:25Speaker 8:Thank you. Well, I'm not sure why I'm being trolled here this morning by the bright side. Anyway, we're big Dolly fans, too, and we weren't happy because you were going to put Dolly as number one and then you put the Scouts here. Oh, yeah. Do you remember that? Oh, this is great.

24:37Speaker 5:This is great.

24:38Speaker 4:He's getting his amp in right now.

24:40Speaker 8:I've got the local police. Hey, guys. I'm good. How are you? Yeah, very good, very good. You're also a jockey, are you? Sorry, your voice was just very high. I don't mean that in a rude way.

24:49Speaker 1:Do you want to get arrested, Pete?

24:51Speaker 8:Yeah, I'm not sure. Sorry, Julie, I've got to get those earphones back just so I can hear the program as well, if that's okay. Sorry, my fault. No, that's all right.

24:57Speaker 1:Are you going to steal your headphones, then, Pete?

25:00Speaker 8:Live radio, as it happens.

25:01Speaker 1:Thanks, Julie.

25:02Speaker 8:Anything else you need from me, guys?

25:04Speaker 5:No, no, no.

25:05Speaker 4:Stop antagonising the police. Yeah, I will stop that.

25:09Speaker 8:What was your name? Sorry, officer. Jimmy.

25:12Speaker 3:Jimmy.

25:12Speaker 8:Jimmy. There we go. I've lost my earphones again. I can't hear a thing. That's all good. Guys, not sure. What's that, Joy? I was just going to say it's our first time at MCG.

25:22Speaker 1:Oh, enjoy.

25:22Speaker 8:First game of NFL. And we're going to the 49ers, baby.

25:27Speaker 1:Yes, that is the team. We're all cheering on the 49ers. They've been here for a week. They've won over the city. Hey, enjoy your time at the MCG. You've got a great day for it. It's an incredible stadium. Enjoy. Thanks for chatting to us. Have a great night. Enjoy the game.

25:40Speaker 8:I can't hear you.

25:42Speaker 5:See you, mate.

25:44Speaker 8:That's it.

25:46Speaker 1:Okay, we're all interns this morning.

25:47Speaker 2:The Christian O'Connell Show. Go on. Podcast.

25:52Speaker 1:In just over two hours' time, live at the MCG all over the world, Rams versus the 49ers. Intern Pete is live at the MCG right now. Pete, what is the atmosphere like?

26:04Speaker 8:The atmosphere now, we are on, Christian. I can tell you right now, I'm just a little bit of line bingo in a moment, but I've just run into Chuck and Belinda from California, who just come running up to me. Chuck, what are you wearing right now? All my bling, man. All my bling for the faithful, for the faithful. Belinda, where did you guys get here and how are you feeling? We got here two days ago. We're feeling great, ready for the win. Let's go Niners! Guys, I'll let you go.

26:32Speaker 8:I'll see you later on. Guys, Christian, Rio, Patsy, I don't know if you can see this right now, but this MCG outside, obviously I'm unofficially reporting this morning, it is full.

26:42Speaker 1:We are full.

26:44Speaker 8:To the bull. Yeah, well, more having a chinwag with everyone who wants to have a chinwag.

26:48Speaker 1:It looks amazing. I can see the scenes. It's a beautiful spring day for all the hundreds of fans who are streaming in right now. Kickoff isn't until another two hours' time. It looks amazing there, Pete.

26:59Speaker 8:Yeah, absolutely. So I'm at one of the gates, sort of the gate two to three at the moment where the people are lining up. We'll just do a bit of line bingo. G'day, sir. What's your name?

27:07Speaker 1:Jason, mate.

27:07Speaker 8:Jason, where are you from? Polar Bay. Oh, we could talk for hours. Thanks a lot for your time, mate. Let's go. Oh, wow.

27:12Speaker 1:Moving on already? Talk for hours. That's it.

27:14Speaker 5:Oh, no, sorry.

27:15Speaker 8:I was just going to.

27:16Speaker 1:What are you, speed dating them? You had two seconds with that fellow.

27:20Speaker 8:Hello, sir. What's your name? No, absolutely not at all. Wouldn't give me a time of day at all, mate.

27:26Speaker 2:G'day, mate.

27:26Speaker 8:What's your name? Harry, where are you from, Harry? From St Kilda. From St Kilda. Now, how far? That's not too far to travel at all.

27:33Speaker 4:Who are you following today?

27:34Speaker 8:I'm a Steelers man, so I don't know. I'm here with a few 49ers fans, so probably the Niners. Awesome. Enjoy the game, sir.

27:41Speaker 1:Awesome.

27:41Speaker 8:Okay, mate, how are you? Good, thanks. How are you? Yeah, good. Where are you from?

27:44Speaker 5:Geelong.

27:45Speaker 8:Geelong, okay. What's happening in Geelong?

27:47Speaker 5:Not much.

27:47Speaker 8:Not much. Hey, excuse me, man. We're live on the air right now.

27:50Speaker 3:Hello.

27:50Speaker 8:What's your name? Hello, Sophie. What are you doing here today?

27:57Speaker 1:What are we doing here today? Oh my, what a question. What is it like she's queuing to get in the MCJ? Ask her what breakfast show she listens to, Pete.

28:06Speaker 8:Hey, what breakfast show do you listen to, Sophie? Oh, no, she's going all shy on me. I think I've actually scared the crap out of her there. I'm so sorry about that. Hey, mate, how are you? Welcome to the NFL. Hello, buddy.

28:15Speaker 2:How are you?

28:15Speaker 3:Good.

28:16Speaker 8:Where are you from? Melbourne. Melbourne, Australia. Fantastic.

28:19Speaker 1:Awesome.

28:19Speaker 8:Real international flavor. Melbourne, Australia. Honestly, we're in the thick of it. Gates are open. The game starts in less than two hours. We're on. Yeah, thank you so much. Oh, hello, man. You look like you're having a great day.

28:37Speaker 1:I am.

28:37Speaker 8:I'll leave you to it then. No worries at all.

28:39Speaker 9:This is the worst interviews of all time.

28:42Speaker 1:I'm sorry. The guy got nothing from Apollo Bay. Looked like a really friendly fella.

28:47Speaker 8:I know. I kind of got caught up in the moment there. So I'm so sorry. So I'm going to be ready to go for another cross very shortly. Although this man.

28:52Speaker 1:Maybe we leave it till Monday, Pete. Maybe we leave those for this process. Okay.

28:57Speaker 8:Ads. Ads.

28:58Speaker 1:Play the ads. He's still talking.

29:00Speaker 2:The Christian O'Connell Show podcast.

29:04Speaker 1:Just had a text message from my wife, Sarah. She's just tuned in, but the message actually says, just heard from one of my spies, you've been flirting with a female caller in the last hour. Game's up. Game's up, Sarah. Christian, Pete should be stripped of his intern title after that amazing interview. What brings you here today to a lady queuing to get into the NFL game at the MCG? What did he think? She flew across the world to try the MCG hot dogs?

29:35Speaker 5:Or a pie?

29:35Speaker 9:If only he got someone that flew across the world. We've got six Melbourne people.

29:40Speaker 8:Yeah.

29:40Speaker 1:St Kilda.

29:43Speaker 2:Oh, wow.

29:44Speaker 4:All the way from St Kilda.

29:47Speaker 1:How was your 12? journey? All right. Everyone's getting excited about what's happening at the MCG today. But also, week Sunday, a very, very, very special performance. The Songs of John Farnham, a living legend. This celebration concert celebrating the life and times, the legacy of the great John Farnham. And it's for a very special cause as well, not just celebrating all this great music. There's something like 120 artists performing a week Sunday at Rod Laver. It's going to be an incredible night of music celebrating John. You've also got Hugh Jackman beaming in live from LA, Celine Dion beaming in live from Paris. And they're also raising awareness and funds for a very, very important charity close to John's heart.

30:31Speaker 1:And that is Lend Your Voice. This is a campaign by Head and Neck Cancer Australia to support people like John affected by head and neck cancer. They are the people who are benefiting from the John Farnham Celebration Concert next week. They gave us a pair of tickets, VIP tickets, to go to the concert and the winner is Chloe from South Australia. Pat, you've got some details about our winner, Chloe.

30:52Speaker 7:Yeah, Chloe's an amazing girl. She is 24, engaged and, you know, at that stage of your life where she's building a house and she was tragically struck down with a similar cancer to John. In fact, Nearly 6,000 Aussies are diagnosed with head and neck cancer each year. And her story is like so many across the nation. And she's recently battled tongue cancer after two years of doctors dismissing her jaw pain. So advocating for herself and knowing that something wasn't right. And she is getting on with life.

31:25Speaker 7:But 24 when she was diagnosed. So, yeah, just an inspiration for everyone is Chloe Learmonth from South Australia.

31:32Speaker 1:Thanks, Patsy. Chloe, I hope you really enjoy a very special night, a week, Sunday.

31:37Speaker 2:The Christian O'Connell Show podcast.

31:40Speaker 1:Out with Time Waster right now. I'll congrats to the best in show. $ 500 to spend at the brilliant Holy Moly Golf Club. It's the wild side of mini golf. Today's Time Waster is Make a Movie American. We're looking for your American movies on 0475 031043. When you've got them, text them in. We'll mark them in five minutes' time. 0-4-7-5. 0-3-1-0-4-3. American movies, you say? The All-You-Can-Eat Breakfast Club.

32:09Speaker 5:Easy, Chuck.

32:11Speaker 8:Gold.

32:14Speaker 1:Finding Ammo. Silver. Honey, I supersized the kids.

32:18Speaker 4:Christian O'Connell.

32:22Speaker 1:Cold, though. The Quarterback of Notre Dame.

32:25Speaker 4:Silver plus.

32:27Speaker 1:And no health insurance for old men.

32:29Speaker 4:Gold plus.

32:30Speaker 8:Very good.

32:32Speaker 1:Ria, what have you got? Make a movie American.

32:34Speaker 4:Hey, bro, where art thou?

32:36Speaker 5:Oh, wow. Hey, bro.

32:42Speaker 1:That is the worst of the year.

32:44Speaker 5:Where art thou?

32:45Speaker 1:Open the studio. Let that smell out. One of Patsy's brothers just farted.

32:50Speaker 7:It's like my childhood iron.

32:52Speaker 5:Oh, wow.

32:54Speaker 1:Not great.

32:56Speaker 4:At least out of silver?

32:58Speaker 1:That's actually ungrateful and you know it as well. These whiffle Friday. Someone's getting his eyes only on that cake recipe.

33:06Speaker 4:Hugh Grant's got a pair of stirrups?

33:10Speaker 5:What?

33:11Speaker 4:It's about a cowboy.

33:12Speaker 1:And again, ungrated. I got two.

33:16Speaker 5:It's all right.

33:16Speaker 8:I got more.

33:17Speaker 5:All right.

33:17Speaker 1:Come on.

33:18Speaker 8:Dr.

33:19Speaker 4:Seuss is chugging down a brewski, man. It's the cat in the frat.

33:24Speaker 1:No, that's good. That's good. All right. That's gold. Well done. Well saved. Well saved.

33:31Speaker 4:I'm going to push the envelope now.

33:33Speaker 9:It was a proud day for the Americans in 1772 when they finally kicked out those British.

33:40Speaker 4:No country for old poms. Get out of our country.

33:44Speaker 1:Ungrateful. Absolutely ungrateful. That is so offensive. Everything we've done for this beautiful country. How they send me here as a frontier teacher as well. A gift to you all as well. How very dare you, sir. How dare you. Good day to you, sir. All right. Send us yours. Make a movie, American.

34:02Speaker 2:The Christian O'Connell Show podcast.

34:05Speaker 1:Time wastes a day. We're looking for your make a movie, American. You're looking for your American movies. If we have American listeners, these are all in jest. There's some. I think you'd call it friendly fire. He's so incredible. Rio, are you ready to mark?

34:22Speaker 4:Let's go.

34:24Speaker 1:Paddington right to bear arms.

34:26Speaker 9:He's little bear arms.

34:29Speaker 1:That's just a start. That's from Elliot Dean. Steve Gilbert has got a great one. If I could see my feet, I'd kick you.

34:37Speaker 4:Oh, come on now, bronze. Come on.

34:41Speaker 1:No, that's a goal, sir.

34:42Speaker 4:That is naughty.

34:43Speaker 5:That is a goal.

34:44Speaker 4:That is naughty.

34:45Speaker 1:Marcus has got Donald and Melania make a porno. Let's hope not.

34:50Speaker 8:Silver.

34:51Speaker 1:Dude, where's my dude?

34:53Speaker 5:Bronze.

34:54Speaker 1:The Hills Have Fries.

34:56Speaker 8:Gold.

34:56Speaker 1:I now pronounce you Chuck Norris and Larry.

34:58Speaker 4:Gold.

34:59Speaker 1:My cousins, instead of my cousin Vinny, my cousin's not skinny.

35:03Speaker 4:Come on. Come on. Come on. Bronze.

35:06Speaker 1:Gridiron Man. Silver. Well done, Mick. Big Mama's Frat House. Gold. That's great, Mark. Ketchup, if you can. Gold. Interview with an Oprah. Silver. You, me and Yankee. Gold. Well done, Adam. Corn dog millionaire. Corn dog.

35:25Speaker 4:Silver plus.

35:26Speaker 1:Well done, Nathan. Shaw Yank redemption.

35:29Speaker 4:Silver plus.

35:30Speaker 1:Reservoir hot dogs.

35:31Speaker 4:Gold.

35:32Speaker 1:That's simple but very good. Reservoir hot dogs is great, Craig. Fast feud in the furious. Gold. Throw Trump from the train. Silver. Throw it like Brady. Silver. LA Rams confidential. Silver plus. Grill Bill. Gold. Dude, where's my Vince Lombardi trophy? Bronze.

35:51Speaker 5:Noble.

35:53Speaker 1:Agent Cody Yanks. Oh, gold. That's very good. If I had health insurance, I'd kick you.

35:58Speaker 3:Gold.

36:00Speaker 1:Y'all, the President's Men.

36:01Speaker 8:Silver.

36:02Speaker 1:Boris Trump. Gold. Boris Trump is very good, Anthony, and Alligator Dundee. Silver plus. All right, who's winning $ 500 off to go and play mini golf at the brilliant Holy Moly?

36:13Speaker 4:Led from the top, Paddington right to bare arms, Elliot.

36:16Speaker 1:Yes, Elliot Dean, you are a deserved winner. Let's now cross back live to the MCG and our man, intern Pete.

36:25Speaker 8:A very good morning, Christian, Rio, Patsy. We are just over an hour away from kick-off. It is exciting times indeed.

36:34Speaker 5:It's been an.

36:34Speaker 8:Incredible morning, really, just seeing all the fans, the Americans that are around 30,000 people. I've actually run into one mega, mega 49ers fan. His name is Andrew from California. How are you, Andrew? I'm doing great, man. Doing great. Now, what are you doing here in Australia, and when did you get here?

36:51Speaker 3:Well, I got here on Monday, and I've come especially for this game.

36:56Speaker 8:Ever since I heard about it, I had to be here. What do you think about Australia? Are you enjoying your time here so far? Oh, Australia is amazing. Amazing people, very friendly. I've been having a great time so far. How much do you pay for your tickets? I want to say it's around 400 US, so I think around six-something Australian. 6,000 Australian, for sure, once you convert it, for sure. Sorry, my math is wrong there. I believe you've got kids as well, so I've got your 49ers bucket hat as well. You can enjoy that. You go in, enjoy the game, and thanks for stopping by. Cool, thank you.

37:32Speaker 1:Enjoy the game.

37:37Speaker 8:No, thanks, mate. Thank you.

37:40Speaker 1:Just when I thought we were going to get the perfect one three hours in. You've done an incredible job down there today, mate. Well done.

37:48Speaker 8:Thank you so much, Scott. And thank you for the opportunity. And honestly, I know I said it yesterday on the show, but I'd love one more chance to honestly welcome everyone to Australia because really this is... G'day, hello, ma'am, how are you? Honestly, the atmosphere is electrifying and to see Australia on the world stage at this level is just unreal.

38:08Speaker 1:It is heaving there, Pete. Honestly, we can watch Pete live right now. It is heaving like a grand final atmosphere at the moment. Beautiful blue skies as well and kick-off is in an hour and a half's time. And I believe you have a spare ticket. Only you could get hold of this.

38:24Speaker 8:Yeah, absolutely. I can't believe it. So, Rio, if you want to join me, mate.

38:28Speaker 1:Come on down.

38:29Speaker 5:I would love to.

38:30Speaker 8:Are you kidding? Yeah, absolutely. How good's that, right?

38:35Speaker 1:So, Pete, how have you managed to black... Pete's blacking skills are world class.

38:39Speaker 8:Yeah.

38:40Speaker 3:Look, I thought this would be more of an off-air thing, but a big shout-out to anonymous helpful person who may or may not work for a company that I cannot say.

38:49Speaker 8:On the radio. So enjoy that. Shout-out to them. Thank you, anonymous angel.

38:54Speaker 1:Thank you very much, anonymous person.

38:57Speaker 5:That's great.

38:57Speaker 1:So you two go and watch the game.

39:00Speaker 8:Yeah, absolutely. We'll continue the coverage. I'd say follow the Christian O'Connell Show on Instagram. We'll continue the coverage inside, inside the stadium.

39:08Speaker 1:I saw a few to look forward to. Rio, that'd be nice. Can't wait. You've got a content creator and part-time influencer next to you.

39:14Speaker 8:Yes, g'day, mate.

39:17Speaker 1:Guys, I'm so jealous. It's going to be an incredible moment. What a great day ahead of you.

39:21Speaker 8:Incredible.

39:22Speaker 5:I can't wait.

39:22Speaker 4:Thank you so much, Pete.

39:24Speaker 3:Yeah, honestly, and thank you to all the fans that are coming. You've got a lot of brightsiders on the dial, Christian, because a lot of people have come up here today.

39:30Speaker 8:Fans of you and what you've done and the coverage this week, I think on Monday we'll be fully reflecting on what an incredible event this has been so far. Well done to everyone. Thank you for having me here, Australia. I mean, everyone, I'm caught up in the moment. I'm so sorry. I feel like I'm sort of.

39:45Speaker 1:It's just like the Oscars or something. You're at a car park by the MCG.

39:49Speaker 5:I want to think I was gone.

39:50Speaker 1:It's the Oscars moment.

39:52Speaker 8:I'm just so excited.

39:54Speaker 5:Emotions are running high, you guys.

39:55Speaker 1:Hey, listen, Rio and Pete, enjoy the game, okay? I'll be watching it. Hopefully, I'll see you both. Enjoy the game. Pete, you've done a great job. I just want to end with this, Pete. You know, you do such a great job, and I'm going to just play back some of the incredible highlights you've given us and all the bright side this morning. Have a listen to this.

40:14Speaker 8:So I'm at one of the gates, people lining up. We'll just do a bit of line bingo. G'day, sir. What's your name?

40:18Speaker 1:Jason, mate.

40:19Speaker 8:Jason, where are you from? Polar Bay. Oh, we could talk for hours. Thanks a lot for your time, mate. Hello, sir. What's your name? No, absolutely not at all. Wouldn't give me a time of day at all, mate. Hey, excuse me, man. We're live on the air right now.

40:31Speaker 3:Hello.

40:31Speaker 8:What's your name?

40:32Speaker 3:Sophie.

40:33Speaker 8:Hello, Sophie. What are you doing here today? What are we doing here today?

40:37Speaker 1:Oh, my, what a question.

40:38Speaker 5:What is he doing here? What is he doing?

40:40Speaker 1:She's queuing to get in the MCJ.

40:42Speaker 8:Intern Pete, how cool is it to meet him? It was so nice to meet him. She goes, oh, my God, it's inside Pete. And I said, oh, it's intern Pete. We know why they call him intern.

40:51Speaker 5:Why is that, mate?

40:52Speaker 8:Because he can't really do his job.

40:54Speaker 1:Pete, you've been a genius down there. We salute the one and only intern Pete. You're our QB1. Enjoy the game, boys. Everybody else, have a great weekend. We'll speak to you Monday morning. Take care. See you, everyone.

41:06Speaker 2:The Christian O'Connell Show. Go on. Podcast.