TOP 12 PODCASTS TO KEEP YOU ENTERTAINED THROUGH WINTER
3 July 2024
– Sit back, relax and let LiSTNR’s Winter Dozen do the hard work keeping your pop-culture
references current with a healthy dose of entertainment and big conversations –
Suffering from the winter blues already? Think your pop-culture references are outdated? LiSTNR has 12 podcasts to keep you entertained and up to date. From the latest in light-hearted entertainment, comedy and pop culture to mindset hacks, wellness and the bigger conversations, enjoy!
Hamish & Andy
They are Australia’s favourite comedy duo and each week Hamish Blake and Andy Lee taunt each other and their button-pusher Jack with a weekly show that is more about their listeners than it is about themselves. Whether it’s pranks, or a deep dive into a listener’s special skills, hilarity ensues. No wonder it’s Australia’s number one podcast*. Simply a must listen.
Everyone Relax
Comedian Wil Anderson and actor and writer Charlie Clausen have clocked up 13 years together behind the mic and are synonymous with podcasting in Australia. Everyone Relax is the home of all their podcast creations, including TOFOP, Wilosophy with Wil Anderson, and 2 Guys 1 Cup. With a unique blend of humour, wit, and thought-provoking discussions and an array of diverse topics ranging from pop culture to personal anecdotes and AFL commentary, the Everyone Relax suite of podcasts is hands-down great listening.
The Aunty Donna Podcast
Aunty Donna is one of Australia’s most revered comedy groups. Their many creative achievements include touring the globe with their live sketch shows, a Netflix show, an ABC sitcom and a comedy album. Their improvised comedy style podcast has been a smash hit since 2016.
Happy Hour with Nikki & Lucy
Happy Hour takes you into the lives of Lucy Jackson and Nikki Westcott, the co-creators of @lucy_and_nikki_ and fashion label Jagger & Stone. With their irreverent banter and crazy stories, the girls discuss starting a business, relationships, wild party adventures and all the s**t that’s on every 20-something’s mind. It’s great listening and now sits at #15 on the Australian Podcast Ranker!
The Matt & Alex All Day Breakfast
Matt Okine and Alex Dyson serve up a daily omelette of delicious audio content, whenever you feel like eating it. Chunks of news, alongside finely sliced interviews and the occasional sprig of talkback are all chucked into a bowl of expertly whisked comedy, before being poured into the frying pan for your ears. Listen daily with your morning coffee or even your evening whisky. Bon Appetit!
Do You Fcking Mind?
Hosted by cognitive neuroscientist Alexis Fernandez, Do You Fcking Mind? shares mindset hacks for a badass life. Monday episodes are dedicated to a combo of neuroscience and pop psychology: a weekly pep talk and mindset hacks are delivered when Alexis deep dives into everything from habit formation and how to live a carefree life, to friendships and heartbreak and Head Noise!
KICPOD
Welcome to the KICPOD, the weekly D&M on the stuff that matters. Hosted by fitness and lifestyle entrepreneurs, Steph Claire Smith and Laura Henshaw, KICPOD focuses on conversations and insights about feeling your best, not just looking a certain way. Empowering and honest.
Luke & Sassy Scott
They became TikTok famous for their hilarious sibling squabbles, now brothers Luke and Scott share their outrageous, extremely personal and detailed stories on their podcast, hoping others can relate and help them to feel less crazy! They also take part in regular pranks, often throw each other under the bus and have lots of laughs along the way.
Sooshi Mango
The boys behind the internationally famous social media post about their mothers on Christmas Day, present a podcast that celebrates and takes the piss about all things ethnic culture! The Sooshi Mango team of Carlo Salanitri, Joe Salanitri and Andrew Manfre deliver a brilliantly funny weekly podcast delving into their unique upbringing as self-proclaimed ethnic boys. With a round-up of special guests including sport stars, movie stars, in-fact, all the stars – Sooshi Mango has comedy segments and prank calls. Guaranteed entertainment.
The Jess Rowe Big Talk Show
Australian journalist, TV presenter and author Jessica Rowe jumps past the small talk and goes big and deep on her must-listen podcast! Talking to sports stars, TV stars and musicians, alongside some of Australia’s most recognised faces, Jess covers topics from love to loss, and everything in between, revealing a whole different side of them. As a unique communicator Jess manages to draw out the rare and revealing sides of some of our most captivating personalities, whilst creating a warm, engaging, and safe space for her guests to share genuine and BIG conversations.
A Life of Greatness with Sarah Grynberg
We all yearn to live a great life, but what does that actually look like and how can we all lead one? In this podcast, host Sarah Grynberg interviews some of the world’s chief thought-leaders, sports legends, entertainers, best-selling authors and inspiring minds as they explain how they have overcome challenges and conquered self-limiting beliefs. Sarah has become the requested and sole podcast interviewer in Australia for many visiting names and people of influence, including Matthew McConaughey, Andrew Huberman, Esther Perel, James Clear, Wim Hof and Geena Davis.
Bizarre with Mick Molloy and Titus O’Reily
Comedy legends Mick Molloy and Titus O’Reily are always on the lookout for a bizarre tale. The harder to believe, the better. Yet all these stories are true, even if many of them shouldn’t be. Every Monday they delve into the world of sport with Sports Bizarre, and every Wednesday they turn their eye to the Animal Kingdom in Animal Bizarre. From teammates who swapped wives to a crypto-investing hamster, it’s laugh-out-loud listening!
Source: *May 2024 Triton Podcast Ranker
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