TV RELOAD

Hi Guys, welcome back to TV Reload. Thank you for clicking or downloading on today’s episode Grant Denyer. Who is taking his little Deal or No Deal show to prime time this week… with some celebrity editions of the hit game show. 

Lining up for the chance to win $250,000 for their chosen charity is Gold Logie winning comedian Tom Gleeson, MasterChef Australia Judges Andy Allen and Sofia Levin, the stars of Gogglebox Australia and some of the  I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here alumni! Including this years winner Skye Wheatley.

It’s funny I was super self conscious of having a cold this week and after talking to Grant I fund out he in fact had a cold while filming these TV special we are talking about today… Now that I knew this I went and watched a few of the preview episodes and now all I can see and hear is the cold in his voice. 

• We will unpack Grant relationship with Tom Gleeson from Gold Logie’s drama’s to what their relationship is really like behind the scenes?
• I will find out what the big differences are between having celebrities play Deal or No Deal over the general public and what Grant thought may have been a big issue with celebrities not playing for the price they get to keep 
• We will talk about why Grant is actually the most comfortable he has ever been in his skin and which reality show was the turning point!
• We will dive deep into why he isn’t on the Paramount + reboot of Top gear Australia with juicy details as to what actually happened

 There is so much to unpack with Grant. So sit back and relax as we unpack his life and love of Television in the midst of these Deal or No Deal Special Editions. 

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Hi Guys, welcome back to TV Reload. Thank you for clicking or downloading on today’s episode with Adam Shand  and Steve van Aperen both involved in the new true crime investigation series The Hunters which starts this Monday night at 7:30 on channel Seven and you can also catch it on 7 plus.

The premiere TV special The Hunters: Mr Cruel involves legendary investigative crime journalist Adam Shand and “The Human Lie Detector” Steve van Aperen blow open Australia’s most notorious cold case.

Together they uncover new evidence and revelations that promise to turn these cases case on their head, challenging the assumption that Mr Cruel was escalating his crimes, culminating in the murder of Karmein Chan, and the theory that this was the work of one man.

For the first time, a Mr. Cruel survivor speaks out on the program and hopefully long forgotten DNA found will potentially put a monster behind bars?

• Adam Shand will talk about how his journalistic career has changed since podcasting and what he thinks of standard of podcasts in the true crime space.
• Steve van Aperen will unpack his ability to read people and I will find out how he knows when he is talking to liar?
• We will talk about the Mr Cruel case and what viewers will learn from facts never before seen.
• Plus the way in which they found contributors affected by these crimes. How they ethically and honestly featured their stories to hopefully gain more attention to solve these crimes.

 There is so much to unpack with Adam and Steve. So sit back and relax as we unpack the world of “The Hunters”

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 Hi Guys, welcome back to TV Reload. Thank you for clicking or downloading on today’s episode with the runner up of Masterchef Australia for 2024. Australia’s current favourite Tasmania Josh ‘Pezza’ Perry.

Pezza is here to discuss the highs and lows of that nail biting finale and he really didn’t seem to notice that I was still sounding like a sick donkey with my cold. I apologise if I am a little off but I have to say I loved chatting about his time on Masterchef Australia. Something I simply couldn’t miss.  

• We will unpack the nail biting finale and find why Pezza thinks he always comes second.
• This is a great opportunity to talk his future - if he will be also cooking at Alumni and what he hopes to achieve in bringing people to Tasmania
• We will talk about why it got competitive in the final 5 and what sort of sacrifices people make to be on the show! 
• We will dive deep into his reflection beyond the experience and we will find out what his relationship is like with Nat and how he truly feels about her win.  

 There is so much to unpack with Pezza. So sit back and relax as we unpack her time in the Masterchef Australian kitchen. 

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Hi Guys, welcome back to TV Reload. Thank you for clicking or downloading on today’s episode with the winner of Masterchef Australia for 2024. 

(I have a terrible cold that might make me sound like a drag queen at times and we did have a limited time with Nat as she was jam packed with media requests.) 

In the grand finale Nat was up against Tasmanian butcher, “Pezza” two very different cooks each with a unique set of strengths.

Nat certainly took some risks in the finally  but as they say high risk comes high reward as Nat impressed the judges, scoring nines across the board for a total of 36 points. Pezza’s efforts earned him 33 points, giving Nat a three-point lead heading into round two. The two cooks scored equal scores in the second challenge and the rest is history with a overall three point lead to our winner

• We will unpack the nail biting finale and find out who Nat decided to watched the result with as it played nationally across Australian screens 
• This is a great opportunity to talk about what it was like cooking with so much emotion in the kitchen
• We will talk about who should come back from Allstars. 
• We will dive deep into the bonds between the cast and so much more! 

There is so much to unpack with Nat. So sit back and relax as we unpack her time in the Masterchef Australian kitchen. 

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Hi Guys, welcome back to TV Reload. Thank you for clicking or downloading on today’s episode with Mimi one of the eliminated contestant on Masterchef Australia for 2024. I had a technical difficultly on Monday and while we could have just left this chat and sent it to the gods… so many people demanded I circle back and that I think has lot to do with Mimi’s popularity.

Born in Hong Kong, Mimi moved to Sydney aged one, but returned to Hong Kong to live at age 11 for seven years with her beloved grandma - following her parents’ divorce. She and brother were raised in humble Hong Kong public housing, her grandma instilling in them the philosophies of being a nurturer, cook and caretaker.

Mimi is highly curious cook as an adult and audiences really connected to Mimi’s honesty and integrity this season. Her background in teaching is proof that she is woman who enjoys learning and pushing herself.  

There has been something quite beautiful in what she brought to the Masterchef kitchen.

• We will unpack the inner monologue that occurs when filming reality TV and what the week has been like since exiting the competition.  
• This is a great opportunity to talk about who Mimi would like to see win the show and I will flip the question in a way on who the favourite judge has been this season
• We will talk about her student and what the feedback has been like this week. 
• We will dive deep into the thought you can control your edit and I think people will enjoy Mimi’s behind the scenes secret that involves some of the pranking that happened this season.  

There is so much to unpack with Mimi. So sit back and relax as we unpack her time in the Masterchef Australian kitchen. 

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Hi Guys, welcome back to TV Reload. Thank you for clicking or downloading on today’s episode with Kirk Docker one of my favourite TV producers. He is back on the podcast to discuss his new TV series on the ABC called “I was Actually There.” Which is a brilliant follow up to his award winning series You Can’t ask that! 

He has been acknowledged with multiple awards and the You Cant Ask that format is the most successful series in ABC history, selling to 32 territories, and broadcast in 9 different languages world wide. 

When it comes to the content Kirk creates, no subject is off-topic. 

Through Kirk’s work over the years he has acknowledged that every human, no matter what they believe or how high their stature they all share a core value: the desire to be understood. 

Today we unpack the bold new six-part documentary which explores defining moments of our recent history through the eyes, ears and voices of those who witnessed them firsthand. From Port Arthur to the Beatles and even to the depths of the Beaconsfield mines - each topic is compelling and I think you will all walk away wanting to devour the whole series which is available to watch on View right now. 

• We will unpack what happened to You Can’t Ask that - if it has run its course. Could it come back and where that conversation is. 
• This is a great opportunity to talk about how Kirk manages to get the crucial human elements out of his interviewees. How long it takes to film and edit each episode and what he wants people to feel with his new series. 
• We will talk about the companion podcast and what made him want to release longer edits of some of the contributors retellings of their topic.
• Kirk shares some really fascinating behind the scenes elements to this show and why he is more fascinated with the nuances and the mannerisms over what is actually being shared

 There is so much to unpack with Kirk. So sit back and relax as we unpack the wonderful world of “I was Actually there.”

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Hi Guys, welcome back to TV Reload. Thank you for clicking or downloading on today’s episode with Harry the most shocking eliminated contestant on Masterchef Australia for 2024. This season finishes up on Tuesday night next week on Network Ten with only a few episodes to go! 

With fond of memories of helping his Mum and Dad in the kitchen as a kid, Harry really embraced cooking around age 12, influenced by his family of good cooks, and heritage spanning Northern Italian, English and German.

Super passionate about sustainably harvesting seafood, Harry has been known to swim for hours in search of crayfish, even in shark-infested waters! He finds it incredibly rewarding to dish up something delicious he has harvested for family and friends, and has a huge respect for fresh produce, not letting anything go to waste.

Harry was a popular personality right from the start and I feel like in years to come we will remember his time in the Masterchef kitchen as one of the greats - even though he dropped out a week before the final.

• We will also unpack the pressure of cooking fish (his skill set) in that final elimination. I call bullshit that he was overwhelmed by the celebrity chef but we will get to the bottom of that.
• I will ask about getting married in the first few weeks of the show and what his now wife thought of juggling their special day with his filming requirements. 
• We will also discuss personality vs skill in the Masterchef kitchen and he will address his winning edit that fooled most of the viewers.
• We will even dive-deep into the producers of the show and if they try and sabotage the cooks to control the outcomes… Which is quite hilarious!

There is so much to unpack with Harry. So sit back and relax as we unpack his time in the Masterchef Australian kitchen. 

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Hi Guys, welcome back to TV Reload. Thank you for clicking or downloading on today’s episode with Julie Goodwin who is one of the latest celebrities to sign  Channel Seven’s Dancing with the stars. Which starts Sunday night at 7:30  

Julie Goodwin is an Australian cook, author, radio and television presenter. She came to public attention when she won the inaugural season of MasterChef Australia in 2009, defeating artist Poh Ling Yeow in the final.

I think like most of Australia we like to see Julie succeed and watching her time on Dancing with the stars feels like another opportunity for us to see her do well.

• I will talk about how why Julie said yes and what her concerns were when contemplating the show!
• We will unpack her journey this far - why radio wasn’t for her and why she is still saying yes to new challenges?
• There is an opportunity to talk her final few days on Masterchef and why in her autobiography she described it as looking up from under water.
• We will talk about her feeling of the rest of the cast and if she was intimidated by some of the well know athletes.

There is so much to talk about with Julie. So sit back and relax as we unpack the complicated world of Dancing with the stars!

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Hi Guys, welcome back to TV Reload. Thank you for clicking or downloading on today’s episode with Asher Keddie and David Wenham who are both featured in the new Paramount + series Fake. 

The 8 part limited series is based on a true story. When magazine-features-writer Birdie Bell meets successful grazier Joe Burt on a dating app she believes she's found her perfect match but as the relationship intensifies Birdie begins to feel her boyfriend isn't all he has led her to believe.

The scary fact is that men in the real world are doing this everyday and sadly this is becoming a common story. This series is based on a book by author Stephanie Wood and the way in which the show unpacks psychological fantastic is ground breaking work for the team of content creators that bring this series to life.

The whole series is available to view on Paramount + right now and I don’t say this lightly… sign up and steam this show today - it is phenomenal. Get on board now before everyone starts talking about it. You will be on the edge of your couch and utterly enthralled. 

At this point of the TV Reload intro I usually give you a summery of my guests work but Asher Keddie and David Wenham need no introduction because we have been in their audience for decades. 

• I will talk about how Asher and David created these characters. From how much they borrowed from the book? What David thinks about his characters lying and if Asher was able to watch back her most intense performance to date? 
• We will unpack the obsession of True Crime, what this says about us and why audiences now demand smarter scripted drama!
• There is an opportunity to talk with Asher about her roles on Offspring and Love My Way and David will reveal a shocking truth about his on-screen roles. Which is fascinating to hear - considering his filmography. 
• You will find out if there will be a second series of Fake… We will talk about the laws that need to be implemented on falsifying and manipulating people in the dating world.     

There is so much to talk about with Asher and David. So sit back and relax as we unpack the complicated world of Fake now on Paramount +! 

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Hi Guys, welcome back to TV Reload. Thank you for clicking or downloading on today’s episode with Darrsh the 17th eliminated contestant on Masterchef Australia. Which is on Network Ten next week changing from Sunday through to Tuesday nights at 7:30. 

Growing up the only child of Sri Lankan parents, Darrsh’s love of food was heavily influenced by his late father, a chef in an Indian restaurant whom Darrsh would watch in the kitchen, in awe. 

To this day, his Dad remains the biggest influence on how Darrsh approaches life, with passion and creativity, two traits that he brought to the MasterChef Australia competition in spades.

Darrsh will unpack everything from ‘the everything cook’, to peas and crab shells and what he thinks about potential chefs auditioning for Masterchef.

We will also unpack the pressure of the time restraints, the commentary from the gantry and what happens to you when you leave the Masterchef kitchen!  

I will ask about his relationship with the remaining 5 people. Who he wants to win and what continuously made Poh cry during filming. 

We will also discuss he future plans and if there are any disadvantages to the way in which they set the elimination cooks.

There is so much to unpack with Darrsh. So sit back and relax as we unpack his time in the Masterchef Australian kitchen. 

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