None Of This Is Really Related

Pipin and Hazel Mei debrief the last month a bit, navigating burn out, letting themselves want things, turning 30 and having the right people around you when you create.

You can find Pipin (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@pipinandtheducks⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and Hazel Mei (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@hazelmeimusic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) on socials.

Recorded in Magandjin on Yuggera and Turrbal Land. We would like to acknowledge the Traditional Owners of this land where storytelling and sharing has always taken place and sovereignty has never been ceded. We would like to pay our respects to Elders past and present and any Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander peoples listening today.

Pipin and Hazel Mei debrief the final official conference day for BIGSOUND 2026.

You can find Pipin (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@pipinandtheducks⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and Hazel Mei (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@hazelmeimusic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) on socials.

Recorded in Magandjin on Yuggera and Turrbal Land. We would like to acknowledge the Traditional Owners of this land where storytelling and sharing has always taken place and soverignty has never been ceded. We would like to pay our respects to Elders past and present and any Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander peoples listening today.

Pipin and Hazel Mei debrief their second day of conference items at this years 2026 BIGSOUND. We shot this at Encanto Bar in Winn Lane.

You can find Pipin (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@pipinandtheducks⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and Hazel Mei (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@hazelmeimusic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) on socials.

Recorded in Magandjin on Yuggera and Turrbal Land. We would like to acknowledge the Traditional Owners of this land where storytelling and sharing has always taken place and soverignty has never been ceded. We would like to pay our respects to Elders past and present and any Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander peoples listening today.

Pipin and Hazel Mei debrief their first day of conference items at this years 2026 BIGSOUND.

You can find Pipin (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@pipinandtheducks⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and Hazel Mei (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@hazelmeimusic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) on socials.

Recorded in Magandjin on Yuggera and Turrbal Land. We would like to acknowledge the Traditional Owners of this land where storytelling and sharing has always taken place and soverignty has never been ceded. We would like to pay our respects to Elders past and present and any Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander peoples listening today.

Pipin and Hazel Mei talk about the week ahead as they head into Bigsound 2026, the largest music festival in the southern hemisphere. They will be debriefing the conference daily as well as telling you what great bands they think you should check out.

You can find Pipin (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@pipinandtheducks⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and Hazel Mei (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@hazelmeimusic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) on socials.

Recorded in Magandjin on Yuggera and Turrbal Land. We would like to acknowledge the Traditional Owners of this land where storytelling and sharing has always taken place and soverignty has never been ceded. We would like to pay our respects to Elders past and present and any Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander peoples listening today.

Pipin and Hazel Mei talk about their current music obsessions, next releases and sitting in the sun at their local Saturday markets.

Song suggestions:

Swimming, Crying - Gretta Ray

For Business Reasons - Lyric

You can check out Pipin (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@pipinandtheducks⁠⁠⁠⁠)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and Hazel Mei (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@hazelmeimusic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) on socials.

Recorded in Magan-djin on Yuggera and Turrbal Land. We wouldlike to acknowledge the Traditional Owners of this land where storytelling and sharing has always taken place and soverignty has never been ceded. We would like to pay our respects to Elders past and present and any Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander peoples listening today.

Pipin and Hazel Mei talk about their recent tour down to the snow for PEAK festival.

You can check out Pipin (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@pipinandtheducks⁠⁠⁠)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and Hazel Mei (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@hazelmeimusic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) on socials.

Recorded in Magan-djin on Yuggera and Turrbal Land. We wouldlike to acknowledge the Traditional Owners of this land where storytelling and sharing has always taken place and soverignty has never been ceded. We would like to pay our respects to Elders past and present and any Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander peoples listening today.

Pipin and Hazel Mei get a bit mystical and chat all about their respective healing sessions this past week.

Song reccos:

Window Seat, Always - Zeano

Cut - Maren Morris

You can check out Pipin (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@pipinandtheducks⁠⁠)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and Hazel Mei (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@hazelmeimusic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) on socials.

Recorded in Magan-djin on Yuggera and Turrbal Land. We wouldlike to acknowledge the Traditional Owners of this land where storytelling and sharing has always taken place and soverignty has never been ceded. We would like to pay our respects to Elders past and present and any Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander peoples listening today.

Pipin and Hazel Mei chat all about Pipin's latest release "Cowgirls Do Cry" which is out now on Spotify and Streaming Services.

You can check out Pipin (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@pipinandtheducks⁠)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and Hazel Mei (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@hazelmeimusic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) on socials.

Recorded in Magan-djin on Yuggera and Turrbal Land. We wouldlike to acknowledge the Traditional Owners of this land where storytelling and sharing has always taken place and soverignty has never been ceded. We would like to pay our respects to Elders past and present and any Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander peoples listening today.

Hazel Mei and Pipin chat about the last year since their previous podcast ep.

Song recs:

Witchy Woman - Mika James

More - Tiahn

Even a Child Can Cover the Sun with a Finger - FORAGER

Important To You - Lottie McLeod

Audio Sunrise - Brighter Days Family

THIS MUSIC MAY CONTAIN HOPE. - RAYE

You can check out Pipin (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@pipinandtheducks)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and Hazel Mei (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@hazelmeimusic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) on socials.

Recorded in Magan-djin on Yuggera and Turrbal Land. We wouldlike to acknowledge the Traditional Owners of this land where storytelling and sharing has always taken place and soverignty has never been ceded. We would like to pay our respects to Elders past and present and any Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander peoples listening today.