The Bunch

WE’RE BACK! The Bunch is back and what a week! We have had some amazing guests like Adam Gilchrist, Brian Nankervis, Joe Hildebrand and the biggest stars of all; Elmo and The Cookie Monster! You can also hear all our regular guests, Justin Hamilton loves his TV this week but not so fond on the movie, Find out what you should and shouldn’t be feeding your pet and the one and only Mrs Ethel Chop dishes out relationship advice! All that and more... Enjoy!!

It’s an ALL STAR Podcast this week with appearances from our regulars – Justin Hamilton reviewing TV and movies, Ethel Chop with a rescue mission, Dan The Internut and Fremantle Docker Chris Mayne as well as Charlotte Dawson, Actress Deb Mailman, Red Dog Producer Nelson Woss, Celebrity Chef Matt Moran and the very funny Shaun Micallef. If you’re missing The Bunch whilst they are on holidays you can put this podcast on repeat!! Enjoy!!

It’s an All Stars podcast this week with all the classics – Pete Rowsthorn’s controversial parenting advice, Mrs Ethel Chop offending the masses, Justin Hamilton shedding his negative light on a less than perfect movie and praising some great TV as well as an all star cast. A star footballer, a Real Housewife of Beverly Hills and an actor who is currently working alongside Lindsay Lohan. All that and more... Enjoy!

Can you smell the tension? It’s Derby week in Perth as we prepare for Western Derby XXXV in the AFL. Hear from Andrew Embley and John Worsfold from the West Coast Eagles and Fremantle Docker Chris Mayne. If you’re not a fan of footy then don’t worry we’ve got you covered! Fans of the hit TV show family guy will enjoy our chat with one of the shows’ writers and fans of The Chasers on the ABC will appreciate Julian Morrow’s shared passion with Fred for TED.COM. All that and much, much more... Enjoy!

This week we caught up with some funny people – we are very impressed with the line up for the Perth International Comedy Festival and we showed our appreciation by having a laugh with some comedians who are doing shows in Perth. Dave Callan dropped by the studio, Cal Wilson, Sammy J & Randy and he may not be in the Festival but he does make us laugh and he is a comedian – Pete Rowsthorn. We also caught up with the very interesting Professor Stephen Heppell who is one of the most influential academics in the field of technology and education on a global scale. All that and more... Enjoy!

What a bunch of talented people in the podcast this week! Talented footballers Andrew Embley for the Eagles and Chris Mayne for the Dockers. Actress Sigrid Thornton, the very intelligent Henry Rollins and slightly less intelligent Peter Rowsthorn. Our comedian critic Justin Hamilton is back to review both the big and the small screen and we talk surfing with Tim Bonython. All that and more... Enjoy!

We can almost guarantee that you will laugh at least once listening to this week’s podcast! With the Perth International Comedy Festival in Perth at the moment it’s a barrel of laughs with comedians Stephen K Amos, Felicity Ward and comedy trio Tipod. You can also hear from the very funny Mrs Ethel Chop as she helps one listener plot revenge! Speaking of Revenge – who loves the TV show Revenge? I know I do! We caught up with the star of the show Emily VanCamp to talk cliff hangers and season two rumours! The very famous and very talented Jason Segel and Emily Blunt join us to chat about their new comedy ‘The Five Year Engagement’. All that and more... Enjoy!

Hear Fred's full interview with Sir Bob Geldof when he popped into the studio! It's all uncut and unbleeped for your enjoyment!

When you think of sports commentators you probably don’t think of little Rove McManus! Find out why Rove will be at the London Olympics later this year. Have you ever wondered whether to embrace your chest hair or shave it off? Mrs Ethel Chop can help you decide! Pete Rowsthorn is back with some helpful parenting tips and the very handsome Mark Bouris gives us the inside scoop of Celebrity Apprentice Australia Season Two. A VERY BIG good luck to our favourite A-League team in the Grand Final this weekend! GO GLORY! Hear our preview of the match with player Travis Dodd. All that and more! Enjoy!

In the podcast this week you can hear our serious chat with Heath Black. Heath talks about his rise and fall in AFL and how it affected his mental health problems. Heath hits on some pretty intense issues when it comes to his illness. You can also hear our chat with Jay Laga’aia who you may remember from Play School. Whenever we have guests join us you never know what they are going to be like. Jay was hilarious and had so many great stories for us – a real pleasure to have in the studio. You can also have a laugh with Justin Hamilton, Pete Rowsthorn and Mrs Ethel Chop. All that and more... Enjoy!

Last weekend was amazing for all our Perth sporting teams and we hope the winning continues. Have a listen to the podcast to hear from all the stars: Chris Mayne from the Fremantle Dockers, Andrew Embley from the West Coast Eagles and Travis Dodd from the Perth Glory. Mrs Ethel Chop doesn’t have much interest in sport but she is here to help in a very different area, Pete Rowsthorn will hopefully make you laugh (or at least giggle) and the very sexy and cool Xavier Rudd stopped by for a chat this week. All that and more... Happy Easter!! Enjoy!!

This week we have a very special edition of the Pick of The Bunch Podcast for you! With the West Coast Blues & Roots Festival this weekend we caught up with Graham Nash from Crosby, Stills and Nash. He was a brilliant chat so have a listen to the full, uncut chat with Graham! We have some help for you also, Pete Rowsthorn assists with the baby name battle and if you’ve ever wondered whether to take a gift to a party when the invitation says ‘no gifts’ then Mrs Ethel Chop is here to help!! Hopefully you’ll laugh with comedian Mark Watson and scream with enjoyment when you find out who we name ‘our man in the Fremantle Dockers’! All that and more... Enjoy!

We have a VERY special treat for you in this edition of the Pick of the Bunch podcast! Hear our FULL chat with rock legend Jimmy Barnes and the very talented Burt Bacharach! Also if you need help in the garden you can hear our expert this week Trevor Cochrane handing out gardening tips like they are sausages out the front of Bunnings, but you can keep your $2.50, if you know what I mean! Want to get rich not so quick? Pete Rowsthorn has the answers! All that and more.... Enjoy!!

We have all gone ‘gold’ crazy here with The Great Mint Swindle airing and Peter Mickelberg coming into the studio. If you missed our chat with Peter we have put it in the podcast just for YOU! I can say in absolute honesty that this week Ethel was on fire with her advice and I am going to lock it in as my favourite piece of stellar advice I’ve ever heard! Billy Brownless gave praise to his mate Sam Newman with The Footy Show coming back to Channel 9 and we join the important fight against puppy farms. All that and more... Enjoy!

In this weeks podcast you can hear the inspiring story of Lindy Chamberlain as we take her back to the day she found her baby missing. We also turn to Justin Hamilton for advice on what to watch on the tele and on the big screen. Speaking of tele, is your partner obsessed with My Kitchen Rules? Mrs Ethel Chop can help! Pete Rowsthorn is back with his helpful parenting tips as always and we find out which band Lisa forked out her very own money to buy their CD as her very first purchase! All that and more... Enjoy!