Ricki‑Lee & Tim

We start with the ultimate Christmas debate—Home Alone crowned the greatest holiday movie ever, with Macaulay Culkin revealing his kids have no clue he’s Kevin. Michael Jackson impersonators are apparently the hangover cure of choice after birthday bashes. In the mailbag, a 1960s Woodlands Goddess print sparks nostalgia (and $525 questions), while Joel delivers a wildly unhinged apology for his Perth charity ball antics. Meghan Markle faces online roast territory again, Schoolies hits the Gold Coast with a wholesome 5K run, and one husband’s insanely detailed pizza order for his pregnant wife goes viral, proving some men are doing it right.

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Meghan Markle’s Thanksgiving just went viral for all the wrong reasons... rings on while stuffing the turkey has the internet dubbing her “Salmonella Sussex.” Taylor Swift is reportedly globetrotting for multiple star-studded bachelorette parties, from Nashville to Italy and beyond. Over in Florida, Brian Littrell is taking a trespassing fan to court after she allegedly kept storming his private beach... he’s chasing $75K AUD in damages. And Paul Anka spills jaw-dropping Sinatra sauna secrets, confirming that those legendary “crown jewels” stories? Totally real.

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Joel steps into a classy Perth charity ball and somehow leaves the place looking like the aftermath of a soap opera finale. From swanning around in borrowed pearls with full Shiraz-auntie energy to vanishing for 45 minutes to write Big Brother jokes, the man was on a tear. He skipped queues, talked himself up like he was running the joint and bid against himself in the auction without realising he was the only bidder. By the time he hissed at a stranger on the way back to the drinks, the damage was done and the legend was born. The full story is messy, unhinged and absolutely worth hearing.

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We kick off with Jamaica delivering the ultimate Cool Runnings sequel by actually winning their first ever international bobsleigh gold, complete with an emotional, hurricane shaken dedication that’ll smack you right in the feels. Dick Van Dyke then turns 100 next month and reckons the secret is gym sessions and zero grudges which feels both wholesome and slightly intimidating. The Glossys go full chaos with William and Kate cheering Rob Irwin, Mariah seasoning the internet, drama around Hugh and Taylor, Eminem crashing an NFL game and a wild legal doc bombshell. We wrap with Christmas decorations boosting your mental health and Elon Musk hitting a net worth so big it needs its own postcode.

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Joel's got the scoop on a Hollywood icon who’s about to hit triple digits and reckons he’s cracked the code on staying upright for a century. It’s part gym routine, part good vibes, and absolutely not what you’d expect from someone who’s been tap dancing since colour TV.

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Ricki’s fired up about a real life moment that feels straight out of one of her all time favourite films. A team everyone underestimated just flipped the script on the world stage, delivered a history making win, and did it with pure heart. There’s passion, pride, and a little island magic in this one.

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We kicked off Aussie Music T Shirt Day by flexing our finest band tees before diving into the Brooklyn bloke living in a 15 bedroom house with total strangers because apparently paying three grand a month for communal vibes is the new affordable living. The Glossy’s were cooking with Kylie Kelce raving about Taylor Swift’s sourdough, Meghan Markle being accused of recycling a possibly borrowed silk dress, Christina belting Christmas classics from the Eiffel Tower, and Missy Elliott begging the universe to free Car Wash. Ricki’s jar opening hack came under fire from a maths professor who reckons the secret isn’t strength but turning your torso into a pressure filled human Pringles tube, which honestly checks out. We got into sneezes big, tiny, and unnecessarily dramatic thanks to Graham Norton, then wrapped things up with Rhys Nicholson taking on Quick Draw as he and Joel warm up for their Christmas shows.

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Blackers is back with another Tim Factwell... and this one will make us feel like we are basically ants in this solar system.

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This week on Four The Record:

One Nation senator Pauline Hanson's latest burqa stunt has seen her kicked out of the Senate (temporarily), before she cooked up a storm on a sandwich press for Barnaby Joyce. So what is going on? Joe has all the answers.

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Rush Hour 4 is back in the headlines today because Donald Trump apparently asked for it like he was ordering off a secret menu, and Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker might dust off the kung fu even though one’s pushing 80 and the other’s pushing 60. We got deep into the Russell Crowe chat, which had us all speaking in gravelly wisdom voices again. Then there’s the bloke who has literally been walking around the world for 27 years and is now so close to finishing he might swim the English Channel out of sheer stubbornness. The Glossy’s gave us Rob Irwin’s DWTS win with busted ribs, J Lo selling engagement rings like it’s a side hustle, and Martha Stewart being the unlikely denim queen of Christmas. We wrapped it up by ruining your favourite childhood myths and playing Rip: Real or Fake.

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