Ricki‑Lee & Tim

This week on Four The Record:

Jimmy Kimmel is back after a four day hiatus, but did it actually achieve anything? 

PLUS! Does Asutralia really need the US as an ally? 

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Jimmy Kimmel’s back after a week off, getting teary then cracking Tylenol jokes with Glen Powell and Sarah McLachlan in tow. Macron had to call Trump for help in NYC before walking half an hour with his security team. We ranked Aussie insults like “calm ya farm” and “settle, petal,” Fallon took a swing at Kimmel, Rihanna and A$AP joked about fans hating the baby breaks, Simon Cowell clapped like a T-Rex, and the Jonas Brothers reunited with The Veronicas. Oh, and one Aussie legend replaced her car mirror with a pink makeup compact.

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What’s your go-to insult, betch? Today we dived into the art of Aussie patronising zingers, from “ride-o chief” to “ease up, turbo” and the classic “calm your farm.” Things got spicy when listeners jumped in with their favourites, including one that had us questioning the entire sperm race. We also crowned “that sounds like a you problem” as the ultimate corporate mic drop. Honestly, insults have never sounded so polite… and so brutal.

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Today’s glossys were stacked. Jimmy Kimmel is officially back after his suspension, with a star-studded petition and Howard Stern firing up about censorship. Then came the tea from The View — Sherri Shepherd revealed she and Rosie O’Donnell were on $3 million back in 2007, while Joy Behar and Elisabeth Hasselbeck were pulling in just $750K. Over in Swiftie-land, Travis Kelce’s mum is pushing hard for grandkids, while Jason Kelce jokes he’s still number one thanks to his kids. And finally, Charli XCX tied the knot with Matty Healy from The 1975, complete with crowd-surfing, DJ sets, and even a cigarette platter with custom matches — forget candy buffets, this wedding went full rockstar.

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Today we kicked off with burgers taking over the world, and yes, Australia flexed with three making GQ’s top 15. Charrd in Melbourne, The Gidley and Next Door in Sydney were all bringing the beef heat, with Neil Perry’s place taking the crown as the highest-ranked Aussie burger. Whoopi finally spoke up about Jimmy Kimmel on The View, reminding us that no one silences her, while over 400 celebrities signed a petition to get Jimmy back on air after his suspension. We also had a holy wine chugging moment, Byron Schlenker showing off the world’s largest tongue, and Sherri Shepherd spilling salary tea from her The View days. Travis’ mum is on a mission, Matty Healy crowd surfed at Charli xcx’s wedding, and Ibiza clubs are selling fake receipts for €10,000 so you can “look rich” without the hangover. Absolute chaos, betch.

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Today was all about burgers – and we went in hard. GQ dropped their list of the best burgers in the world, with three Aussie contenders making the cut. Naturally, it turned into a full-blown burger-off with the team (and the callers) throwing down their personal faves, from Mary’s in Newtown to Fergburger in Queenstown. Things got messy with talk of truffle aioli, fake meat, Splendour burger runs, and even Albo’s beloved Frango’s. Safe to say, we were starving by the end.

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Today on the pod, Ricki’s revealing icks from around the world – from “ibi-boo-boo” to Dune deep dives gone way too far. She also hints a cheeky reunion with Jessica Mauboy could be on the cards. We get fired up about a mum whose kid got sent home for having cheese and crackers in his lunchbox (seriously?). In the Glossy’s, Trump Jr cops it from his dad over memes, Elton John loses a bet and a house key, and Camila Cabello sings at a wedding. Plus, Gen Z’s new “soft clubbing” trend, Harry Styles’ marathon alter ego, and Prince Harry’s royal bow-down demands for Meghan.

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A mum has gone viral after being told to pick up her son from school—because he had cheese and crackers in his lunchbox. Little George is a fussy eater, and that’s his go-to snack, but his new teacher banned it for not being “healthy enough.” Mum Rachael was fuming, arguing that cheese and crackers are better than nothing, and slammed the school’s snack rules as completely over the top.

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In today's Mailbag, our listener Tamara is begging for a Ricki-Lee & Jessica Mauboy reunion... and Ricki may just have some good news!

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Today we learned that kids can’t read analogue clocks anymore – one poor student even thought 9:58 was “9:8.” Then in a police interrogation, a suspect accidentally let one rip right as he was being charged… earning Priyanka Chopra’s old nickname “Farty Chopra” a comeback. Over in the Glossys: Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension has Colbert, Letterman and Fallon all up in arms, Reese Witherspoon does a killer Nicole Kidman impression, and Cardi B’s flogging CDs from a car boot with Gayle King. Oh, and Snoop Dogg says Stevie Wonder is the only artist he’d ever need, while Benson Boone’s cameraman got arrested for literally taking the piss in a Florida shop.

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