Message on the Machine

The boys have been around the block a couple of times. Not TOO many. But they've seen some things, smelt some things. And along the way assembled a fairly excellent group of friends... of Dorothy. If they do say so themselves.

This week Mitch & Age are BACK BABEY. For the season two premiere, where they sat down to discuss the tumultuous, exciting and terrifying journey of entering into this chaotic rainbow world and finding their people. They discuss everything from nightclubs to book clubs and deep dive into their own journeys of working out exactly where they're supposed to be.

Inspired by a beautiful message from a young gay fan, asking how to enter a queer space for the first time. Both of them were forced to relive a time in their lives where they wondered if they were the only two boys in the world who felt like they did. Back in the present day, they can tell you themselves, abso-fucking-lutely NOT. And they will. For the next hour. Enjoy.

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Welcome to the MOTM Christmas Party. Where every employee is encouraged to drink too much, try and kiss their boss and cry about bonuses they never received.

We can’t believe we’ve already come to the end of the first season of our fledgling little poddy. The boys in the studio this week were feeling nostalgic. Wistful. Drunk. And so decided to spend their final hour and a bit in the studio this year taking a look back at the wild crazy year that has been 2020.

Considering the global population spent a lot of the year literally not allowed to go outside, there was a surprising amount to cover so I hope you’ve gone to the bathroom because she’s feature length this week.

Strap in for the "mega episode" production of everything that made this year what it was. From TikTok to BLM, Brangelina to Chromatica. Enjoy while Age & Mitch force you to remember a year you might prefer forget.

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Hitting the airwaves, he we have two little Rapunzels locked away in their towers, waiting for their Prince Charmings to scale the wall and whisk them away to their happily ever afters. Or even just chuck 'em a swipe right.

This week Mitch & Age talk all things love in lockdown and the unfortunate but inescapable lack thereof. 2020 has been a tough year to roll the dice in the game of romance, whether you already had a relationship that you were trying to navigate from home. Or if you were like these two old spinsters finding comfort at the bottom of a bottle of pinot. The boys discuss iso dates, catfishing, illicit hookups, and their very different experiences that ultimately led them to the... exact same place.

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Do they know anything about beauty, grooming and self-maintenance? No. Are they going to talk about it for almost an hour anyway? You bet your waxed ass they are.

Age & Mitch this week have taken it upon themselves to provide some completely unsolicited and absolutely unsubstantiated beauty advice. Free of charge. From peels to masks, plucks to jabs. Nothing is off the table as they discuss the army that it takes to maintain these two "solid sixes." (Their words.) You might learn something, you might not. But you're sure to have a ball as always as they stumble their way through the many faux pas of the beauty industry and slowly realise they are not the experts they once thought they were.

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They say that the only thing one fears more than death, is being embarrassed in front of one's peers. Not sure exactly who says that but it sounds pretty good and leads beautifully into the topic of this week's message on the machine.

Age & Mitch have entered the studio to discuss the crippling fear of what other people think, and how to manage and overcome it. In their typical fashion, Adrian has come in equipped with facts, quotes, and notes. And Mitch is the proud owner of a copy of "The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck." That he's never opened.

The boys are very much at different stages in the journey of overcoming their FOPO as you'll soon realise (that's Fear of Other People's Opinions, and yes it's a real thing). Regardless, having completely and bravely thrown themselves out there in podcast form, week-on-week, not knowing whether the world would judge and ridicule, they have a few things to say on the topic.

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Episode seven seemed like as good a place as any to give things a bit of a shakeup. So this week, the boys have thrown the mics to the people for a good old fashioned Q&A... on the machine.

As two self-proclaimed control freaks, Age & Mitch have done the unthinkable and offered up the fate of the entire episode to the wild and wacky questions that were DM'd in by you crazy bitches (@messageonthemachine if you've been living under a rock). Tune in to find out the reason Age can't wear briefs, if Instagram is really ruining our lives and why these two would never work as a couple.

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It's true, these two bodacious ladies have clocked a few first dates between them. Some would say we even have a couple of experts on our hands. Although an expert might do a better job at making it to date number two.

This week on the pod, Mitch & Age discuss the world of first dates in all their glory. From the good, to the bad, to the downright dangerous. Expect a deep dive into how to escape a catfish, why a movie date is a terrible idea, and who the fuck is supposed to front the cash at the end?

Warning, this one contains some coarse language and some mild sexual references (duh) that may not be for the faint of heart.

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Where would you go tomorrow if you could catch a flight to anywhere? This week's ep was inspired by this very question and the millions of holidays that have been stolen by 2020.

Sit back and relax as Age & Mitch discuss some of their most horrendous and glorious travel stories. From first loves to missed flights. Shitty hostels, shitty kayaks and even a bit of paranormal activity.

If being trapped at home for the last 9 months has taught us anything, it's that we really miss being literally anywhere else. And that sitting down to talk about it with the ladies really helps.

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A time honoured tradition. A rite of passage. A terrifyingly, horrendously liberating beautiful thing. If you know, you know. If you don’t, you’re about to.

This week, Age and Mitch have put themselves in the hot seat to discuss all things "Coming Out" *shudders*. Inspired by International Coming Out Day, but having not had a functioning podcast on October 11, they’re a little late to the party but that’s never stopped them before.

Coming out can mean a lot of different things to a lot of different people. Everyone’s story is different. But EVERYONE has the story, and the boys certainly have theirs. So kick back as they discuss the good, the bad, the hows, the whens, and the pivotal roles that Brad Pitt and Ian Thorpe played in turning these two confused young boys into the screeching men that sit before you today.

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Mitch and Age pull back the curtain on the scariest night of the year, or at least what they remember of it?

Covered in this episode is how to make a costume out of a leaf, how to keep your 6 inch lashes on past sunrise and the romantic story of how Age and Mitch first ever came to meet.

The boys discuss the their experience with the traditional American style holiday as kids VS what it means for them now as gay men frolicking around Melbourne from All Hallow's Eve, all the way through to November. It's not for the faint hearted.

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