Nods & Pops

This week, the buzz is all about Groundhog Day The Musical  coming to Australia, Taylor Swift & Travis Kelce and the untimely passing of Cal Wilson & Jacqui Dark . At the theatre, we watched Packemin Productions’  Les Misérables and Hayes Theatre’s Murder For Two plus we preview Ensemble Theatre & Sydney Theatre Company’s 2024 seasons. On the small screen, we’ve been watching The Newsreader on ABC, Gogglebox Australia on Binge & The Pez Outlaw  on Netflix. And in Lisa’s True Crime Corner, we’re introduced to CrimeCon & the boy in the box case, plus we get the verdict in the Sydney Powell trial.

In this week's pod, we mention four other great podcasts:
A Country Podcast (with Melanie Tait about A Country Practice)
The Newsreader Podcast (with Leigh Sales & Lisa Millar)
Two Girls One Pod (with Yvie Jones from Googlebox)
Emsolation (with Em Rusciano & Michael Lucas)

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This week, the buzz is all about a rumour Dear Evan Hansen is (finally) coming to Australia and the unexpected split of Joe Jonas & Sophie Turner. At the theatre, we watched Sydney Theatre Company’s Constellations and went to Opening Night of Elvis: A Musical Revolution. On the small screen, we’ve been watching Highjack on Apple TV+ and the M. Night Shyamalan’s Old. And in Lisa’s True Crime Corner, we check in on Bryan Kohberger & learn all about Lisa’s latest courtroom binge - the Sydney Powell case.

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This week, the buzz is all about Ariana Grande & Boq on the Wicked movie set, the Jonas Brothers touring Australia & NZ for the first time and the trailer for The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes. At the theatre, we watched Tooth & Sinew’s The Turn of the Screw and new Australian play Tim, based on Colleen McCullough’s novel. On the small screen, we’ve been watching The Diplomat on Netflix and The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart on Prime Video. On the big screen, we did the Barbenheimer double - Barbie & Oppenheimer. And in Lisa’s True Crime Corner, we get an update on Bryan Kohberger.

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In the very first episode of Nods & Pops, hosts Sarah & Lisa recall how they became pop culture junkies, how they met and how the pod got its name.

This week, the buzz is all about Wicked Australia rehearsals, the Wonka trailer and the demise of Sofia Vergara & Joe Manganiello’s marriage. At the theatre, we watched Darlinghurst Theatre’s Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 and Sydney Theatre Company’s On The Beach. On the small screen, we’ve been watching three Apple TV series - Morning Wars (The Morning Show), Silo and Little Voice plus the new Aussie movie The Appleton Ladies Potato Race. In Lisa’s True Crime Corner, we talk about the case of criminology student Bryan Kohberger. And finally, we previewed the first two episodes of new ABC series Bay of Fires.

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