Lived It
Lived It is a new Netflix podcast where we speak to everyday Aussies and Kiwis who didn’t just watch the show or movie everyone’s bangin’ on about - they lived it!
Join comedians Gen Fricker and Alexei Toliopoulos every Tuesday for real stories from real people on a cinematic scale.
Follow or subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. And join the conversation at @netflixanz on Instagram and Twitter, and tag #LivedIt.
- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 21 minutes
- Episodes
- 76
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2022
New show coming soon: Lived It!
Lived It is a new Netflix podcast where we speak to everyday Aussies and Kiwis who didn’t just watch the show or movie everyone’s bangin’ on about - they lived it!
Join Gen Fricker and Alexei Toliop…
00:01:27 |
Mon 31 Jan 2022
Main: Resort to Love is the perfect 90s rom-com...in 2021
Seriously we can’t get enough of Netflix rom-coms and specifically ones starring Christina Milian (also of Falling Inn Love fame). This one’s a beachy, musical concoction so imagine yourself enticed …
00:21:52 |
Wed 28 Jul 2021
Snack: The one movie not to watch on a date — you have been warned
Plus all of our movie date stories — the salacious, the sweet, and the just plain awkward. What even makes a good date movie? Find out in this episode with Alexei Toliopoulos and Gen Fricker.
Further…
00:14:47 |
Mon 26 Jul 2021
Shailene Woodley is living our dream Euro summer
The Last Letter From Your Lover made us realise we just love watching romantic dramas about beautiful people parading across Europe in frilly dresses and linen shirts. Sue us! Also, we dig up each o…
00:24:08 |
Wed 21 Jul 2021
Fear Month: Rhys Nicholson on why all horror movies are queer
The icon, comedian, and Netflix star himself — Rhys Nicholson — joins us to chat all things queer representation in the history of horror, from Frankenstein to Fear Street, and how that representatio…
00:12:42 |
Mon 19 Jul 2021
Fear Month: Fear Street Part 3 and the creepy claustrophobia of ye olde horrors
Goodbye 70s, hello 1666. This episode, we’re journeying back to a time long, long ago for the final instalment of the Fear Street trilogy. We’re talking all things religion and horror, as well as one…
00:23:07 |
Wed 14 Jul 2021
Fear Month: From Bewitched to Sabrina — A history of witches on screen with special guest Maria Lewis
Inspired by the Fear Street trilogy, we’re joined by witch expert, critic, and novelist Maria Lewis, who schools us on the history of witches from subversive housewives to rebellious teen occultists …
00:17:19 |
Mon 12 Jul 2021
Fear Month: Fear Street Part 2 and why summer camps are the scariest horror locations
We’re doing the time warp this episode, all the way back to the 70s with Fear Street Part 2: 1978. Find out what Fear Street and Back to the Future have in common, hear our scariest childhood ghost s…
00:25:44 |
Wed 07 Jul 2021
Fear Month: We chat to R. L. Stine about his favourite horror film
We’re kicking off Fear Month with a cracker to coincide with the weekly release of the Fear Street trilogy. Here, we chat to R. L. Stine (!!) about scaring multiple generations of kids, his own spook…
00:09:27 |
Mon 05 Jul 2021
Main: 90s horror is back with Fear Street Part 1
How the first part in a trilogy adaptation of R. L. Stine’s spooky series harks back to iconic 90s teen horror films in all their gory, unsanitised, and often rip-roaring glory. Plus, we decide what …
00:24:19 |
Wed 30 Jun 2021
Snack: Bennifer, Penavier, Blasinski, and all our favourite movie couples
We’re chatting all things Hollywood power couples — our favourite duos, their on-screen collaborations, and how it feels to go to work with your partner. (Plus bonus points for deciphering our made-u…
00:15:09 |
Mon 28 Jun 2021
Main: Heath Ledger’s breakout film Two Hands owns our hearts
We’re turning back the clock to ‘Two Hands’ — starring Heath Ledger and Rose Byrne in breakout roles as young Sydney teens embroiled in a crime caper — in all its grubbiness, silliness, and proud Aus…
00:25:46 |
Wed 23 Jun 2021
Gwen Stefani almost starred in Mr. and Mrs. Smith
...and other ‘Sliding Doors’ moments in cinema — the actors who were almost cast in iconic roles, and what could’ve been. We’re talking Pretty Woman, The Matrix, Titanic, and more, all in this episod…
00:15:06 |
Mon 21 Jun 2021
Main: What do Kevin Hart and Liam Neeson have in common?
Kevin Hart’s Fatherhood and the evolution of single parents on screen — from deadbeat dads to supermums. All in this episode with Alexei Toliopoulos and Gen Fricker.
Further reading:
Fatherhood
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00:21:09 |
Wed 16 Jun 2021
Snack: Let Madonna direct her Casablanca remake (and our other movie wishes)
Inspired by Wish Dragon, we pick out our three movie wishes: retroactive Oscars, Madonna’s adaptation of Casablanca, and a very crazy Planet of the Apes casting. All in this episode with Alexei Tolio…
00:11:14 |
Mon 14 Jun 2021
Main: Is Aladdin actually Chinese?
Premiere Pick ‘Wish Dragon’...and how it all links back to the same Chinese fable that Aladdin was based on. Plus Jackie Chan, immigration trends in Hollywood, and our favourite animations, all in th…
00:17:43 |
Wed 09 Jun 2021
Snack: Australia invented movies and we simply don’t talk about it enough
The story of the world’s first feature film (Australian!), the rise of the comedy-drama (Australian!), and why we have so much cultural cringe (very Australian!). All in this episode with Alexei Toli…
00:13:15 |
Mon 07 Jun 2021
Main: Leo DiCaprio vs. Jonah Hill — who’s your dream BFF?
This week’s movie ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’ inspires Alexei and Gen to hash out whether they’re team Leo or team Jonah. Also, the Martin Scorsese cookbook, the McConnaissance, and stanning Margot Rob…
00:23:23 |
Wed 02 Jun 2021
Snack: Seth Rogen makes ceramics so now we make ceramics
Plus Lucy Liu’s erotic paintings, Diane Keaton’s wine, Nic Cage’s fossils, and other celebrity side hustles. All in this episode with Alexei Toliopoulos and Gen Fricker.
Further reading:
Seth Rogen’s…
00:09:09 |
Mon 31 May 2021
Main: Are horny movies best enjoyed alone?
The pleasures of watching ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ (and not just the obvious one). Plus the cultural legacy of fanfiction, ‘Twilight’ stans, and watching awkward movies with your mum — all in this epis…
00:23:40 |
Wed 26 May 2021
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