Poh Ling Yeow has been part of our lives for two decades. As a TV chef, a gourmet stall owner, a celebrity in the jungle, and a cookbook author. Poh is a painter and has even popped up an actor, describing herself as having a greed for life experience.

Poh is currently hosting and judging on the latest series of Masterchef, and this week she's Taking 5. 

Fall into the stories and songs that have shaped who Poh has become.

Poh's song choices:

• The Bee Gees - How Deep Is Your Love
• Johnny Mathis & Deniece Williams - Without Us (Theme from Family Ties)
• Sade - Like a Tattoo
• A Tribe Called Quest - Electric Relaxation
• Jóhann Jóhannsson - A Sparrow Alighted Upon Our Shoulder

00:30 Introduction to Poh Ling Yeow

01:10 Poh's love of being a DJ

03:14 The Bee Gees - 'How Deep Is Your Love'

05:45 Growing up and being unsupervised

12:40 Johnny Mathis & Deniece Williams - 'Without Us'

14:07 Wanting to be a popular American teen

21:10 Sade - 'Like a Tattoo'

24:13 Reconstructing how you see the world after religion

29:11 A Tribe Called Quest - 'Electric Relaxation'

31:03 The ending of a shared history

34:23 Masterchef as contestant and host

37:58 Jóhann Jóhannsson - 'A Sparrow Alighted Upon Our Shoulder'

Show Notes

Watch Poh on Masterchef: https://10.com.au/masterchef

Watch Zan on Race Around the World: https://iview.abc.net.au/show/race-around-the-world

2026 marks 20 years since Hot Chip released The Warning. Their second album leapt from the quiet, reflective electro of their debut and catapulted us all onto the dancefloor.

To mark the occasion, we share an episode from 2020 when Joe Goddard and Al Doyle dropped in to Take 5. Their theme? Jubilant songs. Their vibes? Pure joy. 

From classic to modern gold to deep cuts, settle in with some "heaters" as Hot Chip Take 5!

Hot Chip's song choices:

• Prince – Starfish and Coffee
• Fever Ray – To The Moon and Back
• Teyana Taylor – Hurry {Feat. Kanye West}
• Double Exposure – Everyman (Has to Carry His Own Weight)
• Hot Chocolate – I Just Love What You’re Doing (Kon Edit)

00:06 Hot Chip introduction and anniversary of The Warning

01:08 Using sampels to create joy

04:10 Prince – 'Starfish and Coffee'

06:22 Innocence and joy in music

07:18 Fever Ray – 'To The Moon and Back'

09:27 20 years of Hot Chip

19:07 Teyana Taylor – 'Hurry {Feat. Kanye West}'

20:49 Freedom and joy

21:34 Double Exposure – 'Everyman (Has to Carry His Own Weight)'

23:53 Hot Chip on stage joy

29:45 Hot Chocolate – 'I Just Love What You’re Doing (Kon Edit)'

31:45 Next week's guest!

This month, Gotye's breakthrough album Like Drawing Blood, turns 20. It was the record that took him from bedroom producer to Hottest 100 favourite, showcasing his incredible talent at sewing sounds. The man behind Gotye, Wally De Backer, has been keeping a low profile for a while. But back in 2007, after a huge year following this album's release, he joined Zan Rowe to Take 5. 

This is one of the very first episodes of Take 5, and the first time it's ever appeared on the podcast.

So jump in the time machine and travel back to this mid 2000's moment. It was before Gotye released his worldwide smash "Somebody That I Used to Know", Homebake Festival still existed, MySpace was king, and Wally was at a precipice; head spinning from a wild year but with no idea of what was ahead.

His theme? His top 5 moments of the last 12 months. His songs, all Australian. 

Gotye's song choices:

• Josh Pyke - Fill You In 
• Karnivool - Shutterspeed  
• Faux Pas - For The Trees 
• Emily Ulman - Upping The Ante
• The Presets - Are You The One?

00:17 Gotye introduction and 20th Anniversary of 'Like Drawing Blood'

02:30 The songs that soundtracked Gotye's 2006 breakthrough

02:58 Josh Pyke -'Fill You In'

04:55 Gotye and his love of heavy and progressive music

06:08 Karnivool 'Shutterspeed'

07:52 Bringing Gotye's songs to live with a band

11:59 Drummers who sing

14:28 Faux Pas - 'For The Trees'

17:24 Buying your first iPod

18:39 Emily Ulman - 'Upping The Ante'

20:30 What Gotye was about to embark on in 2007

24:15 The Presets - 'Are You The One?'

26:13 Next weeks guests!

This week marks the 20th anniversary of Tool's huge album 10,000 Days. Back in 2013, Tool were in the country playing massive shows when drummer Danny Carey and bass player Justin Chancellor came into the triple j studios to Take 5 with Zan Rowe.

As we mark the anniversary of Tool's chart topping album, let's time travel back to a Take 5 classic.The theme? Unexpected finds in their music library. The outcome? Unexpected joy from one of music's heaviest bands.

It's Tool time! 

Tool's song choices:

• Deftones - Digital Bath
• Trans Am - Space Dock
• Sophia - If A Change Is Gonna Come
• Meshuggah - The Demon's Name Is Surveillance
• TV On The Radio - Halfway Home

00:08 Tool anniversary introduction

01:03 Deftones, Chi and ages.

01:35 Deftones - 'Digital Bath'

03:10 Organic technology and Trans Am

04:11 Trans Am - 'Space Dock'

04:28 Downtime for Tool

06:57 Sophia - 'If A Change Is Gonna Come'

08:43 Inspiration in other heavy bands

10:14 Meshuggah - 'The Demon's Name Is Surveillance'

11:40 Surprising music choices for Tool and Neil Diamond

14:45 TV On The Radio -'Halfway Home'

16:52 Next weeks guest!

In the fifteen years since Emma Louise wowed us with her debut single 'Jungle', she’s shown all sides of herself, singing her story with vulnerability and reflection.

Last year, Emma released the collaborative album Dumb with producer Flume. But it’s been 8 years since her last solo album, the daring and romantic Lilac Everything. 

This week, she returns with Sunshine for Happiness, an album that was actually recorded in 2019. Emma Louise joined Zan to talk more about the changes in her life between recording and release and to share her song selections in the theme of 'Before and After'.

Emma Louise's song choices:

• Paul Simon – Still Crazy After All These Years
• Nick Drake – Pink Moon
• Bruno Mars – Versace on the Floor
• Dijon – The Dress
• Alice Coltrane – Govinda Jai Jai

00:51 Introduction to Emma Louise

05:27 The theme of Before and After

10:15 Paul Simon - 'Still Crazy After All These Years'

11:30 Mexico holiday and Nick Drake

14:35 Nick Drake - 'Pink Moon'

15:45 New album and longlining for things

21:55 How a pricey ride home led to discovering Bruno Mars

25:26 Bruno Mars - 'Versace on the Floor'

27:02 Sneak peak of Djion

29:33 Djion - 'The Dress'

30:45 Suffering, redemption and recognising the good times

37:15 Alice Coltrane – 'Govinda Jai Jai'

38:20 Wrap-up and next weeks guest

Show notes:

If you need someone to talk to, call Lifeline on 13 11 14.

Edited by Craig Schuftan.

35 years ago, we met a band called Smashing Pumpkins. Rising in the wave of American grunge, the Chicago band were led by the iconic voice of Billy Corgan and would rise and rise like all their contemporaries, over the coming years. 

If you know anything about music history, you know the story of the Pumpkins is a tumultuous one. But Billy has continued through it all. 

Back in 2012, Billy was in Australia to play Splendour in the Grass with the latest incarnation of Smashing Pumpkins. With a new album under their belt, he was in a buoyant mood and up for an epic conversation when he joined Zan to Take 5

Billy is always good chat, but if you've ever wondered about the music that made him, this conversation is a dream. So settle in, don your flanny, and discover the songs that make Billy Corgan feel good.

Billy Corgan's song choices:

• Yes - And You and I
• UFO - Love to Love
• Neil Young - Ambulance Blues
• David Bowie - Space Oddity
• Lou Reed - Berlin

00:23 Introduction to Billy Corgan

01:43 Creating music during difficult times

04:25 1972 and guitar supergroup Yes

05:50 Yes - 'And You and I'

07:38 When Billy discovered music

11:43 British Hard Rock inspirations

13:08 UFO - 'Love to Love'

14:30 Moving away from mainstream needs

15:23 Neil Young - 'Ambulance Blues'

16:40 Sad music making you feel better

18:50 The definitive anthem of alienation

19:24 David Bowie - 'Space Oddity'

20:40 Technology and disconnection 

28:10 Lou Reed - 'Berlin'

29:47 Next weeks guest

Alexei Toliopoulos is a lifelong cinephile. Known for his excellent podcasts including The Last Video Store, he’s a writer, comedian, filmmaker and loves talking about the movies that made us who we are today. The way he speaks about cinema invites everyone into the conversation. But what are the songs that soundtrack his life? And why?

Dig into a joyful convo that will have you curating a playlist of songs and movies, for your weekend.

Alexei Toliopoulos' song choices:

• Stewart Copeland - Don’t Box Me In 
• George Dalaras - Mi Mou Thimonis Matia Mou
• Mikis Theodorakis - Theme from Serpico 
• Buena Vista Social Club - Dos Gardenias
• Grace Jones  - La Vie En Rose

00:26 Alexei Toliopoulos introduction

01:38 When did Alexei fall in love with movies?

05:29 Francis Ford Coppola deep cuts

13:54 Stewart Copeland - 'Don’t Box Me In'

15:40 Coming of Age and George Dalaras 

21:40 George Dalaras - 'Mi Mou Thimonis Matia Mou'

24:05 Mikis and the hero of Greek music 

30:02 Mikis Theodorakis - 'Theme from Serpico'

31:15 Seeing the world through cinema 

36:41 Buena Vista Social Club - 'Dos Gardenias'

37:36 How cinema helped Alexei with communication

45:20 Grace Jones  - 'La Vie En Rose'

47:32 Show notes and next weeks guest!

Check out Alexei's podcast and live show details, via his Instagram.

Thirty years ago the world met Gillian Welch and David Rawlings. Their debut album Revival introduced us to two incredible storytellers, singers and guitarists, and in the three decades since they’ve swept us away in song.

It's long been on my bucket list to have them Take 5, and finally here it is. When thinking on a theme, I landed on time. Time, and their ruminations on time, have always swirled in their songs. They love old-time music, and take their time in getting your own songs right. How they responded to the theme, is one for the ages.

Settle in for a deep, insightful, and intoxicating conversation with two of music's best.

Gillian Welch and David Rawlings' song choices:

• Robert Johnson - Love in Vain 
• The Stanley Brothers - Rank Strangers
• Townes Van Zandt - Pancho and Lefty (Live at the Old Quarter)
• The Carter Family & Johnny Cash - Will the Circle Be Unbroken
• John Prine - Angel From Montgomery 

00:55 Gillian Welch and David Rawlings introduction

01:52 Three decades since the release of 'Revival'

08:44 Choosing Robert Johnson

12:32 Robert Johnson - 'Love in Vain'

13:22 O Brother Where Art Thou

18:07 Working with The Stanley Brothers

17:59 The Stanley Brothers - 'Rank Strangers'

26:13 Raw versions of songs

28:10 Townes Van Zandt - 'Pancho and Lefty (Live at the Old Quarter)'

32:35 Recording things as live

34:32 The Carter Family & Johnny Cash - 'Will the Circle Be Unbroken'

40:37 Gillian and David finding their harmony

44:33 Hope for something better

48:48 John Prine - 'Angel From Montgomery'

51:33 Show notes and next weeks guest!

Are you ready for some incredible stories? Take 5 always gifts us with some cracking yarns, but this week’s episode takes the cake. In fact, I’ve had more responses to Ed Le Brocq’s Take 5 than any other, in ages.

Ed used to be Eddie Ayers, a legendary ABC Classic FM broadcaster who has shared his life of adventure with us over the past two decades. Ed is a cellist, viola, and violin player, and has gifted his talents to others; teaching school kids in Afghanistan, and playing for Uyghurs in the remote deserts of China.

We’ll get to those stories soon… but this might give you a sense of why I asked Ed to Take 5. Across four books, Ed has shared his stories of travel and self-discovery with us, and music has always been at his centre. From Joni Mitchell to shredding violas to Ry Cooder, this is an extraordinary conversation about the power of love, self-belief, adventure and of course, music. 

Ed Le Brocq's song choices:

• Joni Mitchell – A Case of You
• Maria Theresia von Paradis – Sicilienne
• Elton John – Your Song
• Paul Hindemith - Viola Sonata, Op. 25, No. 1: IV. Rasendes Zeitmass
• Ry Cooder and V. M. Bhatt – Isa Lei

00:33 Ed Le Brocq introduction

01:52 Having a restless spirit

04:55 Memories of the seventies and Joni Mitchell

07:21 Joni Mitchell - 'A Case of You'

07:55 Ed's love of the Cello

14:30 Travelling the world with music

17:59 Maria Theresia von Paradis – 'Sicilienne'

18:50 Interpreting music in your way

20:20 Listening to music as a musician

28:10 Elton John - 'Your Song'

29:10 Music as the universal language

32:30 Classic music with an edge

35:42 Paul Hindemith - 'Viola Sonata, Op. 25, No. 1: IV. Rasendes Zeitmass'

36:45 Classic FM audience and shredding

42:30 Depression and "the cover of grey silt"

44:08 Ry Cooder and V. M. Bhatt – 'Isa Lei'

44:06 Show notes and next weeks guests!

Show notes:

If you need someone to talk to, call Lifeline on 13 11 14

Where do you begin with Tim Rogers? For more than 30 years he has been the soundtrack to our lives. As frontman for You Am I, an acclaimed solo artist and keen collaborator, an actor, author and once even a Double J broadcaster.

He's made a living in more ways than one, and his approach to living has shifted over the years. A long time coming, I invited Tim to Take 5 and explore this idea of a living; what makes a good life, and what it means to be alive. 

And he didn't disappoint.

Tim Rogers' song choices:

• Magic Dirt – Ice
• Jake Thackray – The Bull
• Joni Mitchell – Just Like This Train
• NRBQ – I Want You Bad 
• Martha Wainwright & Linda Thompson – Or Nothing At All

00:39 Tim Rogers introduction 

01:30 Memories of watching Magic Dirt on Rage 

04:21 Magic Dirt — 'Ice'

07:45 Making a living as an artist & mowing lawns

10:31 Jake Thackray explainer

15:00 Jake Thackray— 'The Bull’

21:41 Tim’s later in life love of Joni Mitchell

26:07 Joni Mitchell — 'Just Like This Train'

32:08 Rewriting and revisiting your own songs

33:55 NRBQ explainer & Tim’s obsession

36:27 NRBQ — 'I Want You Bad'

39:05 You Am I ‘Hourly Daily’ anniversary and going pop

46:30 Linda Thompson explainer & inspiring songwriting

53:41 Martha Wainwright & Linda Thompson  — 'Or Nothing At All'

55:20 Conclusion + next week's guest!

Show Notes

To see Tim perform live, check out his tour dates here: https://tim-rogers.com.au/