Unpacked
Welcome to Unpacked, a podcast built off its guests' bad luck, near misses, and very sketchy choices. Each week, join host Matt Kazacos as he talks with a well-travelled mate about their worst travel experience ever.
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- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 47 minutes
- Episodes
- 40
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2023
Episode 507: Roaring in Uganda
In the series finale of Unpacked, we trek our way through the forests of the Ugandan mountains, get up close and personal with a gorilla, and tackle the raging white waters of the Nile.
Thanks to all…
Thanks to all…
00:45:17 |
Thu 27 Jul 2023
Episode 506: Pine Nut in Patagonia
This week on Unpacked, we have a severe allergic reaction on top of a mountain in South America.
Outro Song:
Allergies by Paul Simon
Outro Song:
Allergies by Paul Simon
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01:14:50 |
Thu 20 Jul 2023
Episode 505: Bears in British Columbia
This week on Unpacked, we take a 22-day work trip across Canada in search of the illusive spirit bear.
Check out Mat and his partner Taylor's band - Echo and Bloom - via the link below!
https://open.…
Check out Mat and his partner Taylor's band - Echo and Bloom - via the link below!
https://open.…
00:41:01 |
Sun 16 Jul 2023
Episode 504: Swimming in San Francisco
This week on Unpacked, we recall our worst ever hotel stays, as well as a particularly bizarre experience in California.
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00:30:00 |
Thu 06 Jul 2023
Episode 503: Alone in Austria
This week on Unpacked, we go on a solo, three year, round the world trip in the 1980's!
Music Used:
The Shining Theme by Wendy Carlos, Rachel Elkind and Chuck Cirino
Outro Song:
Appenzeller Jodler by M…
Music Used:
The Shining Theme by Wendy Carlos, Rachel Elkind and Chuck Cirino
Outro Song:
Appenzeller Jodler by M…
00:46:01 |
Thu 29 Jun 2023
Episode 502: Quest in Cancún
This week on Unpacked, we travel to Mexico and undertake a mission which lands us in a very sketchy situation.
Music Used:
La Pelea Con El Diablo by Octavio Meza and Martin Muriel
Outro Song:
Cancion d…
Music Used:
La Pelea Con El Diablo by Octavio Meza and Martin Muriel
Outro Song:
Cancion d…
00:40:37 |
Fri 23 Jun 2023
Episode 501: Marathon in Auckland
Unpacked is back for a fifth and final season! This week, we travel to New Zealand and make a last minute decision to run our very first marathon.
Music Used:
Gonna Fly Now (Rocky Theme) by Bill Conti
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Music Used:
Gonna Fly Now (Rocky Theme) by Bill Conti
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01:08:38 |
Fri 16 Jun 2023
Episode 408: Taxi in Thailand
This week - on the season four finale of Unpacked - we discuss the fears, hypocrisies and snap judgements that often come with trusting strangers while travelling.
Thanks to all my generous guests an…
Thanks to all my generous guests an…
00:47:16 |
Sat 04 Jun 2022
Episode 407: Naked in Edinburgh
This week on Unpacked, we perform our first ever stand-up show at the biggest fringe festival in the world, before ending up naked, afraid and potentially homeless atop a mountain.
Check out our gues…
Check out our gues…
01:00:36 |
Sun 29 May 2022
Episode 406: Heckled in Traralgon
This week on Unpacked, we tour rural Victoria with 50 Shades of Grey (the comedy musical!) and trek through Vietnam in search of sweet, sweet Pineapple.
Outro Song:
Gangsta's Paradise by Coolio and L…
Outro Song:
Gangsta's Paradise by Coolio and L…
00:44:21 |
Sat 21 May 2022
Episode 405: Horse Racing in Guatemala
This week on Unpacked, we get mugged in London, ride a wild horse in Guatemala, and engage in intellectual discourse on the subject of mega-talls, mega-longs and mega-wides.
Outro Song:
Blazing Saddl…
Outro Song:
Blazing Saddl…
00:50:35 |
Sat 14 May 2022
Episode 404: Blackjack in Bangkok
This week on Unpacked, on our last day in Thailand, we go for an authentic, home-cooked meal with a friendly local and end up in a high-stakes and very sketchy game of blackjack.
Outro Song:
James Bo…
Outro Song:
James Bo…
00:56:56 |
Sat 07 May 2022
Episode 403: Best on Ground in Cambridge
This week on Unpacked, we make the incredibly bizarre trek overseas during one of the tightest lockdowns ever, and play a pivotal role in a historic match of footy.
Outro Song:
Up There Cazaly by Mik…
Outro Song:
Up There Cazaly by Mik…
00:55:07 |
Sat 30 Apr 2022
Episode 402: Pregnant?!...in China and Vietnam
This week on Unpacked, we sample some of the finest - and not-so-finest - foods in Asia...but have we succumb to a stomach bug, or is there something else at play?
Outro Song:
Everybody Shits by The …
Outro Song:
Everybody Shits by The …
01:00:27 |
Sun 24 Apr 2022
Episode 401: Detained in Cyprus
This week on Unpacked, after we return to our ancestral homeland, we're detained in a Turkish-Cypriot airport and told we have no choice but to enlist in the military.
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Check out Mete's work via the l…
00:43:59 |
Sun 17 Apr 2022
Episode 308: Filmmaking in Hong Kong
This week - on the season three finale of Unpacked - it's lights, camera, action on the darkened streets of Hong Kong, as we delve into the difficult and daring world of indie filmmaking.
Outro Song …
Outro Song …
01:05:07 |
Sun 25 Jul 2021
Episode 307: Massages in Cusco
This week on Unpacked, we buy "brand-new" boots in St. Petersburg and get some very strange massages in Peru.
Outro Song:
What Dreams are Made Of by Hilary Duff
Outro Song:
What Dreams are Made Of by Hilary Duff
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00:56:05 |
Mon 19 Jul 2021
Episode 306: Poisoned in Cornwall
This week on Unpacked, we fight the Easter weekend traffic from Cornwall to London, as well as a truly severe case of food poisoning.
Outro Song:
Cornwall My Home by The Countrymen
Outro Song:
Cornwall My Home by The Countrymen
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00:52:52 |
Mon 12 Jul 2021
Episode 305: Mishaps in Manhattan
This week on Unpacked, we travel to America for summer camp and nearly get arrested, lose all our luggage and save our friend from getting roofied.
Outro Song:
America the Beautiful by Ray Charles
Outro Song:
America the Beautiful by Ray Charles
Ho…
00:52:12 |
Mon 05 Jul 2021
Episode 304: Lost in Wandong
This week on Unpacked, we take the V-Line out to country Victoria for a camping trip, with plenty of hallucinogens and barely any water.
Outro Song:
Home Among the Gumtrees by John Williamson
Outro Song:
Home Among the Gumtrees by John Williamson
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00:40:25 |
Mon 28 Jun 2021
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