Ricki‑Lee & Tim

Rats the size of small dogs have been filmed running through the Westfield Bondi Junction food court after construction above it shook them out of the walls. This opens up the rat stat nobody asked for: there are between 500 million and one billion rats in Greater Sydney at any given time. Nobody knows who counted them. They are chewing through car wires in underground car parks, they survived the plague, and they will absolutely outlast all of us. Sydney may need a rat czar. We are not okay.

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Nikki Osborne stops by in a full greyhound dress to chat about her brand new show Bush Deep, launching today on YouTube and the Nova Player. It's a roast disguised as a chat show filmed in parks, on beaches and apparently on Larry Emdur's boat, which he described as a hut and turned out to be a three storey bunker palace. First guest is Larry Emdur and Nikki came out swinging. She also reveals that since launching the show, Prime Minister Albanese started following her on Instagram with a follow back notification, and she is absolutely going to slide into his DMs and invite him on.

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A woman found her boyfriend's ChatGPT history full of questions like "should I be in love after three and a half months" and "what about her three cats" and ended the relationship immediately. ChatGPT had already told him to break up with her anyway. We share our own recent ChatGPT searches: Ricki asked if she should still be friends with someone who vomits in a DJ's glass, Tim looked up the name of the smell of wet cement which is petrichor, and Sarah asked if her runners were men's shoes (they are, a US 10) and whether there is a dog breed that doesn't live beyond eight years. Listeners call in with theirs and nobody is normal and we love it.

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Monday's show had it all. Tim vomited somewhere on the weekend and listeners called in to guess the location, which is not how most shows start the week but here we are. Australia voted on its top 10 Cadbury bars and there were strong opinions. A woman found her boyfriend's ChatGPT history asking if he should still be in love after three and a half months and ended it on the spot. The night versus morning shower debate was settled by hygiene experts and night showering won, Tim is unconvinced and has agreed to try it this week. A listener's friend secretly recorded some girls confessing to stealing money which opened up the eavesdropping debate. And apparently you should be replacing your underwear every six months which is news to everyone in this studio.

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The morning vs night shower debate from last week has been settled by external experts and the verdict is in: night showers win. You spend the whole day collecting commute grime, office air and general life on your body, then wash it all off before getting into your clean bed. A morning shower just means you marinated in all of that overnight. Tim remains unconvinced and is committed to his morning shower for the wake-up factor alone. He has agreed to try a night shower this week.

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Sarah shared a beautiful message about her kids for Mother's Day. New Music Friday delivered as always. Katseye stopped by fresh from Taronga Zoo and 12 hours of sleep to chat Coachella, their upcoming EP Wild, and the fact that they are genuinely terrible at short answers. Angus and Julia Stone came in to perform their brand new song live, accidentally named our brand new segment Karaoke Bar Fridays in the process, and confirmed an Australian tour for 2027. Caller of the Week wrapped things up. Happy Mother's Day to all the mums listening.

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Angus and Julia Stone come in to perform their brand new song live, making them the very first guests on Karaoke Bar Fridays, a segment that didn't have a name until they walked in and accidentally suggested it. The song was written in a stunning Paris studio about a year and a half ago and they hadn't actually rehearsed it together before coming in because Angus had been in Japan. We also find out Julia does Jagged Little Pill at karaoke for the catharsis, Angus does Wicked Games because of course he does, and an Australian tour is being planned for 2027. We are not angry about it. Okay we are a little.

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Katseye stop by fresh from a day off at Taronga Zoo, 12 hours of sleep and the kind of reset that touring life never usually allows. They talk Coachella, where they rehearsed 12 hours a day until every moment was second nature, cried watching Carol G, and finally got to have that holy shit I'm really here moment on the actual stage. They also reveal they are terrible at short answers, which tracks given the entire interview. A new EP is coming in August and an Australian tour is being manifested in real time. Also Tim cannot dance and Katseye prescribed yoga and not looking in a mirror. We are taking notes.

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Rove McManus stops by ahead of his show Tomorrow Night at the Grand Electric, a celebration of 25 years on Australian television featuring clips, stories and audience questions. He reveals he used to handwrite thank you cards to every single guest who appeared on Rove Live, and Ricki found hers in a box of memories while moving house. Beyoncé did not get one. He also tells the story of going backstage after her concert expecting VIP access and being turned away at the door, which is deeply relatable. Taskmaster is also on Channel 10 tonight featuring Rove and Joel Creasey, who Rove describes as watching a newborn duckling waddle around every single day.

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Billie Eilish joins us for a chat when she was here for her Hit Me Hard And Soft Tour in Australia. She opens up about being sure of herself from a young age (even if teenage Billie didn’t have it all figured out), her hyperfixation on music and visuals, and the weirdness of playing Sydney clubs at 15 — too young to be in the audience, but old enough to be on stage. Plus, Billie gets a sweet gift from Tim’s daughter!

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