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January 21, 2020 Highly Enthused's Guide to Canberra!
Hello! We're dropping in from holidays with a special treat: our guide to a bevy of delicious things to do, eat, see and drink in our nation's capital - Canberra. From the best bar McComas drank in last year (plus a very musical cocktail), to SoRo's adventures in dressing like a member of Gen Z and a real-time recording of our experience with James Turrell's Within Without, we bring you the best for a weekend away. Have more Canberra tips for us? Email us at [email protected]. Sign up to our Friday newsletter for links to every place we mention (and more), at highlyenthused.substack.com and check us on Instagram for some BTS from the trip (including SoRo's face as she experiences her first B&E roll). We'll be back in March!

This episode was made possible by the assistance of Visit Canberra. Meals, drinks and accommodation were complimentary.
25 min
December 10, 2019 Big Fat Sausages, Dystopian Drama and Christmas Prez Ideas
It's our season finale episode for Season Two! Can you believe we've made it this far? We can't. Glad to have you here with us as we set foot as born-again flappers into a new decade - The Roaring Twenties. This week we're naming our sometimes earnest, sometimes silly resolutions for the year ahead, snacking on chips and sausages and planning Nora Ephron-style parties. Classy! Oh, and we have a few excellent recommendations for Christmas gifts this year - with more in our weekly newsletter, sign up at www.highlyenthused.substack.com!
This episode is supported by drnks.com, Australia's original natural wine retailer - who now also do Christmas wrapping and personalised notes! Enter your message and request in the delivery instructions. Also, don't forget to enter HIGHLYENTHUSED at checkout for 10% off.
Highly Enthused is also supported this week by Gelato Messina and their totally top-notch Dulce de Leche and Choc Hazelnut Spread! Head into store, mention Highly Enthused to the staff you’ll get a jar of each for half price until December 31, 2019. Stocking stuffers here we come! Ts & Cs in our newsletter on Friday.
47 min
December 03, 2019 LA & Tokyo Travel Spectacular!
We're a little - how should we put this - loosey goosey this week. Sure you could blame the wine, but we like to think it's our extreme love of travel bubbling over! This week we celebrate two of our favourite cities and compare notes on our top tips. We've got tacos and massages, handmade donuts and hand mixed spice blends, wine bars and martinis and honestly a lot of giggling (due to the wine).
As we mention FREQUENTLY this week, you can now only find all the details of our recommendations in our newsletter, which you can sign up for at highlyenthused.substack.com. Come chat to us on instagram @highlyenthused and if you feel like getting us an early Christmas present, leave a us a (glowing) review on itunes!
This episode is supported by drnks.com, Australia's original natural wine retailer - who have a brand new website! Enter HIGHLYENTHUSED at checkout for 10% off.
Highly Enthused is also supported this week by Gelato Messina and their incredible herd of jersey cows! Head into a Messina store in Sydney or Melbourne before 31 December 2019 and mention HIGHLY ENTHUSED to the staff and you’ll get your first bottle of Messina Milk half price. Full Ts & Cs in our newsletter on Friday.
38 min
November 26, 2019 Hunting for Delight, Insta Vintage and Hard Anniversaries
Life has been a bit of an emotional rollercoaster this week, team, but we're hunting for delight in the small things (thanks for the tip, Ross Gay!) and singing about salad (you really should tune in for that alone). We also have some excellent recommendations for Sardinian pasta, special wine from the Yarra Valley, books about that sweet twilight of your late 20s before life really happens, and a podcast about your relationships at work. Dive in!
Follow us on Instagram @highlyenthused, email us at [email protected] and sign up to our Friday newsletter for all the links to everything mentioned in this episode at highlyenthused.substack.com
This episode is supported by drnks.com, Australia's original natural wine retailer. Enter HIGHLYENTHUSED at checkout for 10% off, and come along to their sixth birthday party on December 1 at The George Hotel in Waterloo, Sydney for lots of wine and free tacos!
Highly Enthused is also supported this week by Gelato Messina and their incredible gelato degustation! Book online at gelatomessina.com/degustation, use the code HIGHLYENTHUSED and you’ll get $20 off each seat on your booking until Feb 22, 2020. Full T&Cs in our newsletter this Friday - highlyenthused.substack.com
40 min
November 19, 2019 The Guest List: Australia’s Best Swimming Spots with Places we Swim’s with Caroline Clements
It's not summer yet but it's already getting pretty hot here (thanks, climate change). To help us all cool off, we've got Caroline Clements - of 'Places we Swim' fame - on the pod to take us through the best places to throw yourself into a body of water. From a "nature’s own" version of Wet and Wild, to a local spot affectionately nicknamed 'The Slab', we cover a lot of ground (er, water) in this ep. Dive in.
You can find Caroline at @placesweswim or @carolineclements_ on Instagram or at placesweswim.com
This episode of Highly Enthused is supported by Australia's original natural wine retailer, drnks.com, our favourite site to spontaneously order wine at lunch and have it delivered before the day's done - even on Saturdays! Enter the code HIGHLYENTHUSED at check-out for 10% off your order.
You can join the conversation on Instagram @highlyenthused, sign up for our newsletter for all the links from this and every episode at highlyenthused.substack.com or email us at [email protected].
22 min
November 12, 2019 How to Lazy Entertain, Wedding Day Tips and Fancy Kebabs
There’s a bit of weird ego in this ep, but it bears fruit! We have tips for things to wear on your wedding day (or to subtly suggest to a bride), some extremely easy dishes-not-dishes to serve at your next having-people-over-thing, we discuss the one beauty product to keep in your fridge and a very special little book you can probably smash out on you next commute.
This episode is supported by Australia’s original natural wine retailer, drnks.com, they have an IRL bottle shop too guys! Check it out at The George in Waterloo, Sydney. As always, enter HIGHLYENTHUSED at check-out for 10% off your order.
Sign up to our Friday newsletter at highlyenthused.substack.com, email us if you so desire at [email protected], or we’ll see you on the instanets @highlyenthused.
Thanks for listening!
38 min
November 05, 2019 The Guest List: Summer Films with Kate Jinx
It's our first Guest List for Season Two! We've got Kate Jinx from Sydney's own Golden Age onboard to take us through her five fave summer films. From a 90s classic, to a 70s french fever dream, to a forgotten Australian rock musical gem - we've got you well and truly covered for those hot summer nights when you just can't scroll through Netflix anymore. Dive in!
This episode of Highly Enthused is supported by Australia's original natural wine retailer, drnks.com, our favourite site for getting prepped for the silly season. Enter the code HIGHLYENTHUSED at check-out for 10% off your order.
You can join the conversation on Instagram @highlyenthused, sign up for our newsletter for all the links from this and every episode at highlyenthused.substack.com or email us at [email protected].
31 min
October 29, 2019 Internet Privacy, Fruity Jewels & A Very Specific Thirst
This week, SoRo gets her aura photographed and leans into four different types of white noise, while SoMo spends a lot of time cackling at things on the internet, including dog memes on TikTok and Norwegians who like to touch themselves. Oh, and a new wine bar has opened that's ~somehow~ perfectly designed for us, we discover great egg rolls and hair serums, and have some serious advice regarding radishes. Strap yourselves in.
This episode of Highly Enthused is supported by Australia's original natural wine retailer, drnks.com, our favourite site to spontaneously order wine at lunch and have it delivered before the day's done - even on Saturdays! Enter the code HIGHLYENTHUSED at check-out for 10% off your order.
You can join the conversation on Instagram @highlyenthused, sign up for our newsletter for all the links from this and every episode at highlyenthused.substack.com or email us at [email protected].
39 min
October 22, 2019 Snack-Sized Episode: Cookbook Heroes
When it comes to cookbooks, we might need to start instituting a 'one in, one out' policy. Except we could never - we love them all like beloved, weighty, glossy-paged children!
This week we're focusing on five of our favourites, the ones we return to again and again. Listen up to find out which cookbook we reckon you can read like a novel and which recent hit has spawned multiple viral recipes. Oh and SoRo reveals the true depth of her obsession with lentils.
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This episode of Highly Enthused is supported by Australia's original natural wine retailer, drnks.com, our favourite site to spontaneously order wine at lunch and have it delivered before the day's done. Enter the code HIGHLYENTHUSED at check-out for 10% off your order.
You can join the conversation on Instagram @highlyenthused, sign up for our newsletter at highlyenthused.substack.com or email us at [email protected]
28 min
October 15, 2019 A Shopping Ban! Deep-Fried Burrata and Dirty Work
Would you, could you, refrain from purchasing clothes you don't need for three WHOLE months? SoMo's set herself a challenge. Meanwhile, SoRo unlocks a secret level in the burrata game, we talk orgasm workshops, an unmissable Martini happy hour, a disruptive detergent company and recommend a 1972 banger because why the hell not?
This episode of Highly Enthused is supported by Australia's original natural wine retailer, drnks.com. Enter the code HIGHLYENTHUSED at check-out for 10% off your order of delicious, natural goodness.
Dirty Work, written by Donald Fagen and Walter Becker and performed by Steely Dan is sampled in this episode for review purposes only. You can listen to the full song here.
You can join the conversation on Instagram @highlyenthused, sign up for our newsletter at highlyenthused.substack.com or email us at [email protected]
39 min