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A daily micro-dose of enthusiasm for endlessly fascinating people from music, film, literature - pretty much anywhere really - with Johanna Roberts and Kyran Wheatley. Find us on Instagram here: www.instagram.com/babeofthedaypodcast

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    • Jul 1, 2018 LATEST EPISODE
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    Emma Thompson, teach us your ways

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2018 8:16


    We love babin' comedian Nikki Britton and Emma Thompson, and one of them was nice enough to join us to talk about the other (spoiler: not Emma).

    Lucille Ball changed the game

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2018 10:20


    Lucille Ball was a gorgeous, ballsy trailblazer who got things done: guest babe comedian Nikki Britton breaks down just what made Lucy so damn lovable.

    Back in 5 mins...

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2018 5:36


    Well sometimes life just gets in the way of a free daily podcast - we're shocked! But that's OK. We're going to take 5, have some oranges, reset and get back to you later this year. In the meantime enjoy binging on the more than 50 babes already out there in the world.And check out our other shows at www.betapods.net such as Total Reboot and The Tuck Shop.And check out our instagram at www.instagram.com/babeofthedaypodcastAnd we'll see you soon.Johanna, Miles & Kyranxx

    Penelope Spheeris: we're not worthy!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2018 12:15


    Guest babe Alexei Toliopolous joins us to discuss cult fave Penelope Spheeris, director of the legendary Decline of Western Civilization trilogy - and of course, Wayne's World!

    Cyndi Lauper is irrepressible

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2018 15:14


    We have rainbow-heart eyes for Cyndi Lauper - new wave sensation and longtime champion of LGBTQI rights. Guest babe Nikki Britton raises a glass to an enduring feminist icon.

    Jim Henson defined our childhoods

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2018 12:21


    Guest babe Nikki Britton makes us all cry talking about the gentle genius of Jim Henson.

    David Gulpilil is Australia's Harry Dean Stanton

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2018 8:06


    Alexei Toliopoulos, film enthusiast and BFF of the pod joins us to talk about one of Australian cinema's undeniable greats - the essential David Gulpilil.For more Alexei, check out his excellent Total Reboot podcast with Cameron James

    Drake's dance moves

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2018 7:56


    Drake dancing awkwardly in a slouchy turtleneck might be one of our favourite manifestations of 21st century masculinity, but it's one of his more recent singles that suggests he's finally coming into his feminist moment

    Al Pacino is the most handsome man in 1970s America

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2018 10:37


    From undisputed classics like Serpico to some surely unnecessary coffee commercials, guest babe Alexei Toliopoulos is here for Al Pacino.For further adventures in movies with Alexei, we highly recommend checking out his excellent Total Reboot podcast with Cameron James!

    Father John Misty is the obvious choice for our 50th babe!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2018 12:27


    We're celebrating our 50th episode with all-time babe Father John Misty, he of the snake-hips and sharp wit. A  cynical romantic for the digital age and dedicated LA fabulist, he'll make you laugh and break your heart in a single song

    Janelle Monáe shows the evolution of an ArchAndroid

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2018 8:07


    From the incredible retro-futuristic sci fi vision of her debut album to Dirty Computer's joyful feminist manifesto, we've got nothing but love for Janelle Monáe. It’s her utopian  future, we just hope we get to live in it.

    Diego Luna is the spy who stole our hearts/plans to the Death Star

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2018 8:49


    We gotta admit, space rebel looks good on Diego Luna. From the unnecessary (but fun!) Dirty Dancing sequel to the surprisingly moving Rogue One, he pretty much makes anything watchable.

    Chewbacca: Tall, dark, handsome - and dog like

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2018 13:03


    Is Chewbacca the emotional centre of Star Wars? We're joined by the excellent Alexei Toliopoulos, who makes a strong case for the hairy, non-verbal hero of the franchiseFor further galactic adventures with Alexei, we highly recommend checking out the Total Reboot podcast.

    Carrie Fisher is the rebel princess every space opera needs

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2018 11:31


    Playing favourites in the Star Wars galaxy this week, and Princess Leia may have launched a thousand teenage awakenings, but it was Carrie Fisher who captured our hearts.

    Oscar Isaac is the Star Wars galaxy's #1 flyboy

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2018 10:35


    Playing favourites in the Star Wars galaxy: a totally scientific investigation into the ascendance of Oscar Isaac and his multiverse-spanning appeal

    Ben Mendelsohn's arch villain gives us Feelings

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2018 9:28


    We're playing favourites in the Star Wars galaxy this week, starting with a beloved Australian indie actor who recently took his talents for villainous brooding all the way to outer space: Ben Mendelsohn

    John Waters is Rhys Nicholson's fave

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2018 12:26


    We love John Waters! Draw on your best pencil moustache and join us with guest babe comedian Rhys Nicholson to celebrate the perverse genius of the Pope of Trash.

    Orry-Kelly dressed all your golden age favourites

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2018 10:32


    Orry-Kelly costumed everyone from Ingrid Bergman to Marilyn Monroe - how did a triple Oscar winner make his way to Hollywood from the tiny Australian seaside town of Kiama?

    Chris Isaak walks on the wild side

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2018 6:03


    Chris Isaak might be clean cut and cartoonishly handsome, but he also slides perfectly in to the cinematic worlds of David Lynch and John Waters. Join us as we explore the darker side of your mum's favourite crooner.

    Jacki Weaver, Australia's grand dame

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2018 5:19


    She used to be Australia's best kept secret, starting out in Ozploitation flicks in the 1970s. Now Jacki Weaver is everyone's favourite (slightly terrifying) movie matriarch

    James Spader in linen suits

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2018 5:53


    Oh I'm sorry, do we need to say more? Feathered hair and a sneer never looked better.

    Elaine Stritch is the definition of Broadway legend w/ Rhys Nicholson

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2018 9:40


    Elaine Stritch was a true dame, a Sondheim muse and Broadway legend. Guest babe comedian and dapper gentleman Rhys Nicholson tips his hat to her singular style.

    Christopher Plummer just keeps getting better - at 88!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2018 6:14


    He may have made news by replacing Kevin Spacey last minute, but Christopher Plummer is no stand-in in our hearts

    Michelle Pfeiffer is totally back

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2018 5:50


    Michelle Pfeiffer is making a glorious comeback, which does make us wonder if Vance Joy and Bruno Mars knew something we didn't back in 2013/14

    Sharon Jones makes us want to move

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2018 5:35


    Sharon Jones' joyful soul anthems are impossible to resist. We're taking to the dancefloor to celebrate the life and talent of a late-blooming powerhouse

    Burt Reynolds, Cosmo's first male centrefold

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2018 8:32


    Burt Reynolds apparently regrets baring all for Cosmo back in 1972, but we're here to tell you that he has nothing to be ashamed of. Join us for an appreciation of chest hair, subversion of masculine tropes and the underrated classic Best Little Whorehouse In Texas.

    David Byrne is more than just a Talking Head w/ Rhys Nicholson

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2018 13:22


    Comedian Rhys Nicholson tells us why David Byrne is so much more than just a musician- and why he's ashamed to have a Talking Heads tattoo.

    Harrison Ford, just another carpenter

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2018 7:20


    Before he became everyone's first crush (hi Indiana Jones hi), Harrison Ford was just another aspiring actor hanging out in LA and building decks for Joan Didion.

    Pam Grier takes no prisoners

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2018 4:23


    Talking knock-out '70s blaxploitation star and eternal fox Pam Grier, who's pretty much done it all - from OTT camp masterpiece Beyond The Valley Of The Dolls to her career revival courtesy of Tarantino's Jackie Brown.

    Dave Toschi, San Francisco's finest

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2018 6:37


    Legendary San Francisco detective Dave Toschi was a lead investigator on the Zodiac case and knew his way around a bow tie. Not many men have the distinction of being channeled onscreen by the likes of Steve McQueen, Clint Eastwood *and* Mark Ruffalo

    Peggy Guggenheim saved modern art

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2018 7:26


    Heiress and expert accessoriser Peggy Guggenheim saved modern art, what did you ever do?

    Celine Dion is having a moment w/ Benjamin Law

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2018 6:44


    Guest babe Benjamin Law is here for Celine Dion .

    Jack Parsons, rocket scientist and occultist

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2018 8:56


    Jack Parson's short life had everything: barely-legal rocket science, sex magick cults, witchy artist Marjorie Cameron and a pre-Scientology L Ron Hubbard

    James Bond's BFF Felix Leiter

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2018 7:08


    We examine the many faces of Felix Leiter, fictional CIA agent and apparently James Bond's only friend in the world

    Gypsy Rose Lee's pulp fiction

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2018 5:55


    Burlesque queen Gypsy Rose Lee was the full deck, a business-savvy beauty and a smarty. She was also the author of a couple of really fun pulp crime novels set among the glitter and grease paint of the bump-and-grind circuit

    Armie Hammer: tall or handsome?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2018 8:22


    Golden god Armie Hammer makes us long for an Italian summer romance, and revise the appeal of tall men in short shorts (we're in favour)

    Guy Montgomery only has eyes for Pharrell's video girl

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2018 10:38


    Guest babe comedian Guy Montgomery still holds a torch for the mysterious girl in orange from Pharrell's Frontin' music video. We're talking enduring crushes, early '00s fashion, Pharrell's beauty routine and the particular pleasure of choosing not to know in the internet age.Don't miss your chance to see Guy at the Melbourne Comedy Festival!https://www.comedyfestival.com.au/2018/shows/guy-montgomery-doesn-t-check-his-phone-for-an-hour

    Salvador Dalí - more than a moustache (and some melted clocks)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2018 8:39


    Salvador Dalí was definitely the most famous surrealist to be kicked out of the movement. He also consistently successfully blurred the boundaries between commerce and art, collaborated with Alfred Hitchcock and may have been his own greatest creation - and we didn't even get into the tarot cards he designed for 007.

    Eartha Kitt, the most exciting woman in the world

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2018 7:38


    Sassy chanteuse, outspoken activist and the best Catwoman to grace the small screen, Eartha Kitt was a true triple-threat. If we had any say in it, Santa (baby) would be bringing her every last thing on that list.

    Dwayne Johnson cannot be denied

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2018 8:30


    Is Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson the most charismatic man alive? From his wrestling past to his Fast future, we're pretty sure he could save the world with that raised eyebrow alone.

    Carol Burnett's infinite variety w/ Claire Hooper

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2018 11:08


    Carol Burnett is a true legend of television, using her smarts and considerable talents to negotiate an award-winning self-titled variety hour in the late 1960s (and appearing on the very first episode of Sesame Street!) Guest babe comedian Claire Hooper takes us through her enduring appeal, from the Carol Burnett Show to Annie's Miss Hannigan.Catch Claire's show All The Rage at the Melbourne Comedy Festival:https://www.comedyfestival.com.au/2018/shows/claire-hooper-all-the-rage

    Jenny Lawson makes Cal Wilson furiously happy

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2018 11:35


    Guest babe comedian Cal Wilson adds to our reading list by recommending the very funny Jenny Lawson, who writes about dealing with mental illness in a way that is guaranteed to make you snort-laugh in public. Join us for tales of anxiety, online communities and badly stuffed animals.Cal Wilson Melbourne Comedy Festival 2018:https://www.comedyfestival.com.au/2018/shows/cal-wilson-hindsight

    Channing Tatum, loveable beefcake

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2018 7:04


    In which Johanna proposes that the wildly charming Channing Tatum may actually be secretly underrated

    Joni Mitchell is queen of the Canyon w/ DeAnne Smith

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2018 10:37


    We're talking folk royalty with special guest babe comedian DeAnne Smith, and why everyone needs Joni Mitchell's Blue in their life.Check out De's shows at whichever of these comedy festivals you're closest to.Melbourne:https://www.comedyfestival.com.au/2018/shows/deanne-smith-worth-itSydney:http://www.sydneycomedyfest.com.au/single-event?show_id=2019&mobile=falsePerth:http://perthcomedyfestival.com/single-event?show_id=982

    Lena Waithe makes trailblazing look effortless

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2018 7:45


    Kyran Wheatley & Johanna Roberts agree Lena Waithe makes being a trailblazer seem normal and natural and just like everything that we all do all the time, not to mention fine AF.

    Frank O'Hara's lust for life

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2018 9:03


    Frank O'Hara's poems are joyous, bitchy, romantic, funny, sexy chronicles of city days and nights. And he had such a lovely broken nose.

    Tori Amos basically introduced Ben Law to his boyfriend

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2018 7:57


    Another choice selection from guest babe Benjamin Law - we're giving thanks for the raw power and vulnerability of Tori Amos

    Dennis Wilson was friends with Charles Manson

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2018 9:00


    Singing the Pacific Ocean blues for underrated Beach Boy Dennis Wilson. Join us for tales of a short life shadowed by fame and an ill-starred brush with Charles Manson (is there any other kind?)

    Laura Dern has a glorious cryface

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2018 7:27


    Laura Dern possesses a commanding, kinetic energy - and the best cryface in the business

    Lana Del Rey is a vision of Hollywood

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2018 8:34


    Talking about the unapologetic Hollywood heart of Lana Del Rey: queen of defiant, quaalude-laced longing and twilight torch songsinstagram.com/babeofthedaypodcastinstagram.com/kyranwheatleyinstagram.com/visionsofjohanna

    Lorde has a direct line to all your teenage feelings w/ Benjamin Law

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2018 8:09


    Lorde has a direct line to all your teenage feelings, and we don't mind. Genius writer and man about town Benjamin Law once again joins us for a special guest babe

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