T minus 20
The year is 2005... Anakin turns to the dark side, YouTube makes its debut and we’re all couch-jumping for Maria, McDreamy and The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo…
T minus 20, rewind to this week in history 20 years ago with Joe and Mel.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 84 minutes
- Episodes
- 213
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
The Queen mum's funeral
This week we farewell the Queen Mother, George W Bush denounces cloning and the development of human animal hybrids and the worlds shortest coup d'etat takes place in Venezuela.
Plus Ne…
One, two, barbecue!
He’s one of our peers, a long time friend of the show, he’s been a big deal in media circles for quite some time and he’s embarking on a new business venture with Smoke Masters Barbecue…
Is the internet just a passing fad?
Idol winners go big on the charts, Iron Maiden Rocks in Rio, Mel gets a copy of the Blade Soundtrack while on holidays in Bateau Bay and Joe goes broke from too much metal.
We've got a …
Ja Rule derails the Soul Train
We kick off the week with a celebration of St Paddy's day and then spiral down into a web of true crime, kidnapping and terrorism.
Only to clamber back with Wrestlemania, deliver a finis…
A celebration of Queanbeyan pride
This week we celebrate Canberra Day by talking all things Queanbeyan with our special guest Bree Element, founder of Q!News. We discuss everything from the fate of Raider's nightclub to…
Goodbye Ansett
This week we get political, scientific, delve into a lawsuit and then cancel out all that brainpower with a bit of reality telly.
Joe discusses how he met the leader of an alien cult, Me…
John Stewart hosts the Grammys
Trains and planes in flames, a royal visit and Anacondas in Afghanistan.
We close out the Winter Olympics, check out the winners from the 2002 Grammys and take a bite out of Aaliyah's po…
2002 a Mars Odyssey
It's a monumental week for space exploration as NASA's Mars Odyssey spacecraft begins mapping Mars. We're joined by Glen Nagle from the Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex to dis…
Steven Bradbury, the birth of a legend
It's a week of war crimes, gang violence, assassinations and body snatching.
But, on the bright side it's GOLD for Australia at the Winter Olympics, the Bunnies are welcomed back to the…
Salt Lake City hosts the Winter Olympics
Western Australia is hit by cyclone named Chris, a fairytale ending at the SuperBowl becomes the start of a dynasty and Gene Simmons takes a few licks from public broadcasting.
Plus we …
Mark Webber's F1 debut
George W drops some serious soundbites at his State of The Union Address, an Aussie pop icon joins in the fight against teen binge drinking and controversy reigns in the world of pop re…
Big tech attempts world domination
For anyone who thought maybe 20 years ago was "a better time" it's a week of kidnapping, viruses that threatened to wipe us out and big tech companies trying to take over the world. The…
The Big Day Out comes back from the brink
This week we see the Big Day Out make a triumphant return, find out what's wrong with the Price is Right, say happy birthday to the coolest guy in music and bid farewell to an epidemic …
NSYNC booed at the AMAs
It's a controversial start to the Queen's Jubilee, yet another attempted terror attack and fire. But on a lighter note we bare witness to the Artist of the Century and witness NSYNC get…
2001 in review: part 2
It's part 2 of our year in review. An episode fraught with catastrophe, chaos, consumer rights and confusion. We discuss at all the major news ranging from Peter Falconio to the Septemb…
2001 in review: part 1
As the year winds down and our first season comes to an end we thought we'd run a two part synopsis of all the major events from 2001. We're looking at news, music, tech, births, deaths…
Be kind to Nickleback
This week we take a deep dive on the band everyone loves to hate.
This time 20 years back a bombing plot was foiled c/- some very unlikely heroes.
And would you buy a murder house? We di…
Reality meets Ramsay Street
This week we're talking classic rappers with literal beef, reality stars moving to Ramsay Street and a Hollywood star that was a real life hero.
We'll also be looking at the office Chris…
Mundine cops it in the ring
It's the run into Christmas, the tree is up, the lights are lit and we're getting all festive.
We've got a bunch of rap releases that are the perfect stocking filler for the OG in your f…
Sale of the Century RIP
Happy Thanksgiving to our friends stateside!
We're joined by our good friend Adam to talk about family traditions, what he's thankful for and how his son's role in the school band may b…