I find out that Pretenders tickets used to cost only $20…

This episode we chat (again) about AI (our new fave topic of obsession) and discuss the merits of Bing vs ChatGPT—seriously this has turned into a tech podcast.

So maybe skip the whole start and begin listening when it gets good as we read about Gran being out raging with Paddy until 2am and Mum detailing the ins and outs of Adam’s new song ‘Ant Rap’ which Mum says is ‘really good’ but also is concerned about the band's ‘direction’ so decides to write to the Ants manager Don Murfet—just in case he wants to know her opinion! 

On a more serious note, we read about Mum feeling ‘blah’ and being preoccupied with developing her identity which includes lots of op shop visits to find something different. 

Oh and the hunt for the perfect pixie boot is still on!  

Part therapy part entertainment, oversharing guaranteed... 

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I find out that Mum met Mel Gibson in a nightclub...!?

We start this episode with a correction after my best friend Jackie reminded me that I had in fact met a sailor...HER (though I will say that I was thinking more along the lines of navy sailor not Mediterranean sail-yachts sailor)

During recording, Mum brought out a prop - a bag of Jubes - which we immediately start chewing on (apologies for the sound quality) as we chat about Mum settling back into life in Melbourne, spunk spotting at the Hilton Hotel pool, doing aerobics at the Golden Bowl. She also finds out she got into Melbourne University Bachelor of Arts and is about to go for L permits! 

But all that isn’t even the half of it, I'm about to get actual real life business cards at work - so Patrick Bateman of me! And then we read all about how Mum and Dee met Mel Gibson at a nightclub, what an episode!

Part therapy part entertainment, oversharing guaranteed...
 

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I find out what an acoustic couplers is (or was)...

Mum is back in Melbourne and is still on the hunt for THE BOOTS, can’t find them and so naturally comforts herself by buying another leather belt from Ishka

We chat about Ben Ean Moselle and how bad wine culture used to be in the ‘80s, Mum’s spaghetti marinara obsession and actually find the piece of paper Mum tallied them on! We discuss what Mum was reading the summer of 1982: Mayor of Casterbridge, Donald Duck comic and The Palladin (pick the one that doesn’t fit), read about Mum’s babysitting experience from hell and how Mum went to a pub with Grandad at Barwon Heads and they see ‘Big Brarse Band’ which Grandad first saw 28 years earlier when he was 16!

Oh, and most importantly we talk about Mum’s plans to get tickets to the Devo Through Being Cool Tour and Duran Duran too, of course!

Results??

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Content note: again this episode has some insensitive language around race.

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I find out that Mum doesn’t know how to spell quiche...  

It’s 1982 and we’re still in Hong Kong as Mum waits for her Year 12 results to drop. She goes to Ocean Marine Park in Aberdeen and has a buffet lunch for HK$50 which is approx. AUD$7.50 so not bad at all, does LOTS of cheap shopping, haggles like a pro, buys a pink feather fan, goes dancing at Thingummy’s Disco and finally makes the journey over into the People’s Republic of China.

We chat AI and the future, my luddite desire to have an old-fashioned home phone, the merits of jubes and Mum’s discomfort at her experience of being a minority for the first time. Some random bloke called Brett arrives to stay (we looked him up he may or may not be a surgeon now, please confirm Brett), Mum gets her ears pierced and still doesn’t find THE BOOTS.


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*** Content note: there's a bit of language around race in the Hong Kong episodes. Times have changed (which is GOOD) but we think it's important to keep the entries true to history and then it's an opportunity to unpack and discuss.

I find out what a Lowrey organ is… 

And more importantly I find out all about mum’s trip to Hong Kong! 

We set off at a cracking pace in the first episode of Season 2 as we dive into 1982- we’ve got rugby boys, sailors and a life sized cut out of John McEnroe, oh my! 

Mum visits some high society lady, goes for lots of coffee and cake at Furama’s hotel and explores the monastery at Lantau Island. We also chat about what my '80s fashion would be (definitely Madonna-esque), Mum announces her plans to add multiple Adam Ant band t-shirts to her wardrobe and we fill you in on what the hell we’ve been up to for the last 6 months!  

As always, listen to experience: cringe, giggles and some real-life shit. 

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I find out what it’s like to record an episode with three generations of Ackland women!
 
We’re back in fine form as we tackle the important questions surrounding Christmas, like the superiority of the cold Christmas lunch, when did the Myer Christmas windows first become a thing, and how to handle answering the question all parents dread: is Father Christmas real?
 
Guest starring Granny, this is a unique look into our family dynamic as we reminisce on one of the most nostalgic and family focused times ever: Christmas!
 
We also realise in the process that we’ve somehow managed to misplace a family heirloom… so if anyone knows where our Christmas punch bowl is please get in touch

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Have a great summer, whether you celebrate Chrissy or not, and we'll see you next year for Season 2. We'll keep you posted on launch date X

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