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Three of Australia’s most respected personalities come together for the drive home on Nova. Kate Ritchie, Tim Blackwell and Marty Sheargold bring a conversational cheekiness to the Nova Network. Mixing the hottest topics of the day with the best of the web, hear weekly favourites like Quick Draw, Sp…

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    Best Bits: Woman Gets Perfect Petty Revenge On Drive-Thru Line Cutter

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2026 6:22 Transcription Available


    A woman got the ultimate petty revenge after someone cut an entire drive-thru line and pulled in behind her—she paid for their meal, took the food, and left the line cutter with nothing. We also love boxing people in on the roads (safely) while pretending to sing along to the radio as they get infuriated.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Best Bits: Robbie Williams Absolutely ROASTS MAFS Australia!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2026 9:33 Transcription Available


    We catch up with Robbie Williams, who tells us he literally delayed his album to avoid going head-to-head with Taylor Swift… honestly, fair call. We relive his AFL Grand Final performance, where he says Aussies fully bought into his “imperial gladiator” vibe, which is exactly why he loves performing here. Off stage, he’s surprisingly chill, talking school pick-ups, family dinners, and bingeing The Real Housewives in bed. Then it gets loose as he thanks Australia for our completely cooked reality TV, calling Married At First Sight Australia the best in the world thanks to our “zero care” approach. He also gets a bit real with us, sharing the advice he wishes he knew earlier: confidence doesn’t always show up, but being brave will get you through.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Best Bits: Keli Holiday And His Loud Pants!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2026 11:30 Transcription Available


    Keli Holiday joined us fresh off his album launch at Rambling Rascal wearing the loudest blue pants we've ever seen and a singlet he bought at the show (because that's the rule), revealing his upcoming Metro Theatre tour on March 6 will have theatre vibes with smoky piano silhouettes instead of just a sweaty rock show. He opened up about fans telling him stories of what the album means to them—including a woman whose husband cried for the first time in 10 years while listening to "Ecstasy"—then absolutely lost Quick Draw for the third time in a row!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Best Bits: Hilary Duff: Guinness, Logistics Nightmares & Aussie Tour

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2026 5:51 Transcription Available


    Hilary Duff joined us ahead of her Australian tour (which sold out in minutes with 52,000 people in the Sydney waiting room alone) and revealed the hardest part isn't the setlist—it's figuring out tour dates around four kids' school schedules and refusing to miss important family moments. She opened up about feeling lucky with an amazing husband, beautiful life, and fans who've stuck with her since raising them as young girls, plus we asked if Guinness will be on her rider after that viral video where she thought it was Diet Coke with foam and hated it.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Best Bits: LA Marathon Commentary Sounds Like... Something Else

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2026 2:55 Transcription Available


    We played a secret sound that had everyone convinced it was from "the hub" or Married At First Sight's intimacy week, but it was actually just the Los Angeles Marathon commentary of a woman losing her absolute mind screaming "WHOA! OH MY GOD!" over and over during a close finish—and we couldn't stop laughing because it sounded exactly like a When Harry Met Sally situation on free-to-air TV.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Best Bits: Don't Let Your Kid Near Your Phone After This

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2026 3:38 Transcription Available


    We're back Monday April 20. One click purchasing has claimed another victim — Tim's kid accidentally bought over 15 toys on Amazon without breaking a sweat. Turns out it's an epidemic: a kid somewhere ordered 31 cheeseburgers from Maccas, and one brave caller admitted her child accidentally purchased an adult toy online. No further questions.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Best Bits: Melanie C & Ronan Keating: Slides vs Sliders & Ice Face Plunges

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2026 10:22 Transcription Available


    We're back Monday April 20. Spice Girl Melanie C and Ronan Keating joined us on St. Patrick's Day and immediately got into a debate about whether they're called "slides" or "sliders" (UK says sliders, we called them idiots, Americans call them flip-flops, and Aussies call them thongs which confused everyone). Ronan revealed his breakfast radio survival trick was plunging his face in a bowl of ice water every morning at 5am because seven years of early mornings made him look 60, Melanie's touring Australia for the first time as a solo artist in November hitting the Enmore Theatre, and Ricki had a full fangirl meltdown admitting she learned every Spice Girls dance move from the Live in Istanbul concert.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Full Show: The Longest Quickie With Ricki You'll Ever Hear

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2026 112:09 Transcription Available


    We're about to head on a bit of a break, but before we do, get ready to be hit in the face with the ultimate competitiveness of Ricki as she braves through MULTIPLE rounds of 'Quickie with Ricki'. Quickie-mogging at its peak.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Neil Perry Just Told Us We've Been Cooking Steak Wrong This Whole Time

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2026 6:04 Transcription Available


    Neil Perry stops by fresh off landing number two on the world's 101 best steak restaurants list to share his Sydney picks: Esther in Chippendale for the potato bread and Jersey cow tartare, VN Street Foods in Marrickville for the fermented rice noodle rolls, and Happy Chef in the Haymarket food court for wonton noodle soup deconstructed. He also dropped a bombshell: pepper on a steak before cooking is wrong. It burns and goes acrid. Pepper is a finishing spice only. We are devastated and will never recover.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Fish Have Accents and Cows Have Best Friends and We're Losing It

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2026 6:16 Transcription Available


    Scientists have discovered that damselfish on the Great Barrier Reef speak faster than the same species in WA, meaning fish have regional accents. That alone was enough. But we also learned that crows hold grudges against specific humans and warn other crows about them, cows have best friends they hang out with in the field, queen ants live up to 30 years while regular ants get two, and zebras fart every single time they run. It is propulsion. Nature is unhinged and we are obsessed.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Merrick Watts Rode a Ducati Through the Nova Hallway!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2026 6:32 Transcription Available


    Merrick Watts comes in to celebrate Nova's 25th birthday as one of the original breakfast hosts and immediately starts throwing hand grenades. His standout memory from the early days: being told he wasn't allowed to ride the station scooter, so he went downstairs, got his 1000cc Ducati, brought it up in the lift and rode it full pelt down the corridor tearing up the carpet at 7:30 in the morning. He also reveals there is a scroll sealed inside the studio wall with the names of every on-air host from day one. His name is in there. He is not allowed back in the building.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Full Show: 25 Years of Nova!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2026 78:59 Transcription Available


    Wednesday's show had it all. A woman in the US escaped from the back of a police car while handcuffed by squeezing through a tiny gap in the window while the cops were getting takeaway. We spun the wheel and played Can I Have The First Line. Bruce Isaacs stopped by with his weekly Whatcha Watching recommendations. The fuel excise is sending Aussies over the edge and callers had plenty to say about it. Tim's exclusive chat with Sam Fender revealed the most unhinged 48 hours in LA history involving Paul McCartney, Elton John, Al Pacino and Disneyland, plus a long overdue apology to Sydney about Olivia Dean. And Merrick Watts came in to celebrate Nova's 25th birthday as one of the original breakfast hosts, which felt like a full circle moment for everyone.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Sam Fender Apologises to Sydney About Olivia Dean

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2026 12:32 Transcription Available


    Tim catches up with Sam Fender live from LA where the last 48 hours have been completely unhinged. In that time he saw Paul McCartney at an intimate 1,000 cap venue, had dinner with Elton John, got introduced to Al Pacino and somehow held himself together without mentioning they share the same birthday, and flew the Millennium Falcon at Disneyland. Rein Me In has been number one in the UK for five weeks and he spent the last three months playing PlayStation and eating pizza. A true artist. He also apologises to Sydney for not bringing Olivia Dean on stage at his ARIA show, which is all Tim wanted from this interview.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Tim Got Stuck In a Lift With 10% Battery!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2026 4:43 Transcription Available


    A woman in the US was arrested, cuffed, put in the back of a police car and somehow squeezed her way out through a tiny gap in the window while the cops were inside getting takeaway. Listeners call in with their own MacGyver moments: Tim once pried open a pitch black lift with his bare hands after being stuck for an hour with 10% battery during a flood, and a bloke ran out of petrol on the highway and fashioned a leaf into a funnel to pour petrol from a Tupperware container into his car. Absolute heroes the lot of them.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Samantha Jade Almost Threw Up On Stage at Her 100th Show

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2026 10:34 Transcription Available


    Samantha Jade stops by to chat about her new banger and ends up revealing the story she has never told before: on the 100th show of Pretty Woman, mid performance, in full costume, wig, hat and microphone, she got the cold sweats, the salivary mouth and had to run offstage to be sick while the cover stepped in. An absolute professional. She also plays the women's edition of Sing and holds her own against Ricki, which is no small feat.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Full Show: I'm Still (Sympathy) Standing!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2026 75:49 Transcription Available


    Tuesday's show packed a lot in. We broke down the jobs most vulnerable to AI and reassured the nurses and chefs that they are safe for now. Australians are spending an average of seven hours a day on their phones and our team has absolutely smashed that number. Listeners called in with their celebrity flight neighbour stories which delivered. We got into the minor inconveniences that completely ruin your day. Misheard lyrics caused chaos as always. The Harry Potter reboot is happening and the new trio's salaries got revealed in today's Glossys which raised some eyebrows. And Samantha Jade came in, dropped a banger, played the women's edition of Sing, and told the story of the time she nearly threw up on stage at her 100th Pretty Woman show in full costume and microphone. Never been told before. We were honoured.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    The Average Australian Screen Time Has Been Revealed!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2026 4:39 Transcription Available


    The average Aussie spends seven hours a day on their phone and we have absolutely smashed that benchmark. Ricki clocks in at seven hours and 34 minutes, down from eight and a half the week before. Jermaine is at eight hours and 42 minutes and is not apologising. Tim is a very smug four hours and 43 minutes but his phone is apparently so boring it would rather be a brick. Speaking of, there is an actual physical lock box you can buy to stop yourself picking up your phone and we think it sounds like torture.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    The Jobs AI Is Coming For and Yours Probably Isn't One of Them

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2026 4:47 Transcription Available


    A new list of the ten jobs most exposed to AI is out and it's almost entirely tech roles: web designers, database architects, financial risk specialists and information security analysts. The executive chef and the nurse who called in can relax. Also: Tim learned Younger You on piano and wants to perform it with Ricky, which is brave given she once told him his guitar playing was "too strummy" mid song at a party. He has not forgotten.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Beyoncé & Jay-Z Tipped $630K And We Can't Afford Fuel

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2026 4:42 Transcription Available


    Beyoncé and Jay-Z left their $400 million superyacht staff a $630,000 tip, which is either the most generous thing we've ever heard or just a completely different planet to the rest of us. Also in today's Glossys: Andrew Garfield has secret burner accounts for doomscrolling and calls them his creeper accounts, Mariah Carey was spotted doing her own groceries in full glam and sunnies which nobody believes for a second, and Paul McCartney dropped a new song with possibly the most stacked guest list in history.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Full Show | That That, I Like That!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2026 63:28 Transcription Available


    Monday's show was a big one. Trump was caught on camera rambling about a Sharpie for an uncomfortably long time while a war was happening, and we have the footage. We spun the wheel and played the Emoji game. Office air is apparently making us all ugly and haggard by 4pm. Ricky recapped last night's Australian Idol which delivered as always. Tim went on a genuinely hectic bush walk and lived to tell the tale. We broke down Australia's unwritten rules including the thank you wave, the middle urinal and always going to bed at the same time as your partner. Beyoncé and Jay-Z tipped $630,000 on a superyacht and we are not okay. A man went viral for somehow holding down an unhinged number of jobs at once. And Ricki-Leaks landed with some very hot Sydney gossip that we cannot stop thinking about.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Unwritten Rules For Anyone Visiting Australia

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2026 7:27 Transcription Available


    Thank you wave in traffic. Walk on the left. Click your tongs before the barbie. Let the person with two items go ahead of you at the checkout. Never use the middle urinal. Always go to bed at the same time as your partner. These are not suggestions. A Swiss woman moving to Australia needed all of this explained to her, including the fact that "bring a plate" does not mean bring an actual plate. We are a complex country.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Running Is Making You Ugly

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2026 3:17 Transcription Available


    A woman on TikTok says office air is making her ugly, comparing her 9am glow to her haggard 4pm reality. We relate. Downlights also copped a serve because whoever invented them clearly hates us. But the real bombshell came from a listener whose Botox lady told her that running destroys the fat pockets in your cheeks and she can spot a runner the second they lie down. We quit running in under two seconds and have no regrets.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Best Of The Week | ustin Timberlake's Released DUI Footage Just Won't Stop Giving!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2026 31:54 Transcription Available


    If you missed any Ricki-Lee & Tim, don’t stress! Our Best of the Week podcast has you covered. We’ve wrapped up all our favourite moments so you can catch up on the highlights and stay in the loop!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Weird Things People Do At Work (Including Turning A Cubicle Into A Sauna)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2026 6:35 Transcription Available


    Office behaviour is unhinged. One woman got fired for converting her work cubicle into a DIY sauna with four space heaters and a personal thermometer labelled "trust issues." Another bloke got fired for cooking a full breakfast on an electric fry pan at his desk. Listeners call in with their own: a colleague who takes a Bluetooth speaker into the bathroom and does full karaoke, and someone who photocopied a dog in colour and handed the printout to a child. Also: the unwritten rules of urinal etiquette got a full breakdown and nobody asked for it but here we are.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Full Show | "YOU'RE" Extremely Hot

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2026 67:09 Transcription Available


    We debated the correct way to make packet noodles and Ricky's method was a lot. Listeners called in with their barista flirting stories, including one woman who kept going back every day until he finally put his number on a receipt and they've been together four years. A man in Florida sold his house in five days using only ChatGPT and made $100,000 more than his agent estimated. TSA lines in the US have gotten so long that people are now doing live entertainment to pass the time. We got into the weird things people do at work, including a woman fired for turning her cubicle into a sauna and a bloke who cooked a full fry up at his desk. And in the biggest news of the day, Ricky's husband Rich made her dinner for the very first time. We need details, we need answers, and we need to know if it was egg pizza.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    This Bloke Sold His House With ChatGPT And Made An Extra $100K

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2026 2:58 Transcription Available


    A man in Florida skipped the real estate agent entirely, used ChatGPT to build his entire selling strategy, priced the house, figured out which rooms to repaint, wrote all the marketing copy and listed it himself. The house sold in five days for $100,000 above what an agent had estimated. Real estate agents are not having a great week.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Shoot Your Shot: The Barista Love Story That Restored Our Faith

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2026 4:50 Transcription Available


    A woman in the States got a coffee cup that said "you're extremely hot" and never went back to Starbucks. We think she's overreacting. Listeners call in with their barista flirting stories: one woman shot her shot at a customer named Brad who turned out to be married, and one very patient woman kept going back to her local cafe every single day until the barista finally put his number on a receipt. Four years later they're still together. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Laurence Mooney's Lost The Plot!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2026 10:42 Transcription Available


    Lawrence Mooney stops by ahead of his Full Moon Party shows in Sydney for Comedy Fest. He breaks down the characters: a very confused Malcolm Turnbull discovering beer for the first time, a slick AFL mindset coach who only works with winners and takes all the credit, and a toothless Port Power tragic who has absolutely nothing else going on in his life. No monologues, just all the characters talking to each other on stage. Then we play Quick Draw! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Full Show | Richard Is A B**ch!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2026 69:16 Transcription Available


    Thursday's show was packed. Gen Z have officially turned on influencers and are trusting customer reviews instead, which is either very smart or very boring. We spun the wheel for Tim's Top 5 and it was one of the best rounds yet. Ricky got caught lying about her Flybys card at Coles while a stranger tried to steal her points at the checkout. We find out that too many compliments early in dating is apparently a red flag, which is confusing for everyone involved. Rob Irwin may have a new girlfriend according to today's Glossys. And Lawrence Mooney came in to plug his Full Moon Party Sydney shows, played Quick DrawSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    Someone Tried To Steal Ricki's Flybuys Points!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2026 2:11 Transcription Available


    Grocery shopping has hit a new low. A woman at Coles tried to scan her Flybuys card on someone else's order at the checkout to steal their points. Ricky panicked, said she didn't have Flybys, immediately regretted it, then had to confess she did. The cost of living crisis has officially made us all criminals.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    How to Save $100K With One Food Item

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2026 1:46 Transcription Available


    A 24 year old woman has gone viral for saving almost $100,000 with one extremely simple hack: just eat eggs and bread. Cut the salon, skip the nails, ditch the fancy groceries, and embrace the egg pizza. We have questions about the farts but we cannot argue with the results.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    What We Can Learn from Female Frogs

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2026 2:24 Transcription Available


    Science has confirmed that female frogs fake their own death to avoid unwanted advances during breeding season. Up to a third of them do it. We are in awe. Listeners call in with their own excuses, and one woman from Rooty Hill wins the whole segment by blaming her retainer. Iconic.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Full Show | Three Peen Jean

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2026 65:13 Transcription Available


    Wednesday's show had everything. Female frogs are faking their own death to avoid male advances and honestly we respect the hustle. Gen Z want paid Green Days off work to touch grass, which went down about as well as you'd expect. Film critic Bruce Isaacs stopped by with his picks for what to watch right now. Jay-Z addressed false rumours in today's Glossys. A listener could not for the life of her say the word "rendezvous." A man in Florida apparently has three penises, and we have named him Three Peen Jean. And Miami has officially banned twerking in public, which feels like a losing battle.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Another Reason Why Gen Z Are Entitled

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2026 4:09 Transcription Available


    Gen Z's latest workplace demand is the "Green Day" — a paid day off to go outside, walk barefoot and commune with nature because the office is just too much. Ricky, who works three jobs and pulls 18 hour days on weekends, is not having it. Neither is Tim. If you've got eight hours of sleep and eight hours of work, that still leaves eight hours to go hug a tree on your own time.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    164 Sydney Servo's Have Just Run Out Of Diesel

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2026 3:43 Transcription Available


    164 service stations across Sydney have no diesel, flights to the Gold Coast cost as much as a trip to the Maldives, and the government is floating a $40 petrol cap that won't even fill half a tank. Ricky also made the mistake of driving to the Gold Coast with three kids under 13 and lived to regret every kilometre of it.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    You Won't Believe What Dasha Ate At The Fish Market

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2026 11:03 Transcription Available


    Dasha swings by to play a game of Sing and chat about her new track Anna. She also opens up about her very Australian fish market experience, and we find out whether she's brave enough to take on a blood sausage.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Full Show | Generation Sigma

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2026 65:52 Transcription Available


    A kid ordered 31 cheeseburgers on an app. A football coach is roasting Sydney for the right reasons. A cop is debunking road myths. And a country superstar Dasha joins us for Sing!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Don't Let Your Kid Near Your Phone After This

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2026 3:38 Transcription Available


    One click purchasing has claimed another victim — Tim's kid accidentally bought over 15 toys on Amazon without breaking a sweat. Turns out it's an epidemic: a kid somewhere ordered 31 cheeseburgers from Maccas, and one brave caller admitted her child accidentally purchased an adult toy online. No further questions.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Sydney Shuts At 11 And We're Done With It!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2026 6:55 Transcription Available


    Japan's football coach couldn't find a drink after 11pm on Saturday night and had some thoughts about it. We open the phones and Sydney delivers: no coffee shops open past 3pm, no 24 hour public transport, nightmare traffic lights on Parramatta Road, and road rage everywhere. The city we love has some serious explaining to do.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    Luke Hemsworth Wrestled A Rubber Croc

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2026 5:39 Transcription Available


    Luke Hemsworth stops by to chat about Deadlock, his new comedy on Prime Video where he plays a character inspired by TV personalities we love to hate, complete with short shorts and fake tan. He shares how much prep went into the role (a lot of time with a fake rubber croc), why comedy is harder than it looks, and how he stops himself from pitching better lines than the actual award winning writers. All six episodes are streaming now.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Full Show | the world tour  

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2026 65:13 Transcription Available


    We have the most hectic Ricki-Leaks yet involving a Sydney influencer. We dive into the DUI arrest video that has just released of Justin Timberlake. And, Luke Hemsworth stops by to chat about his new show on Prime Video.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    That Time Tim Corrected Beyonce's Sister

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2026 4:27 Transcription Available


    Twitter turned 20 this weekend, which sends us down memory lane. We share our best Twitter moments: Yoko Ono is apparently still a follower, Follow Fridays were a thing, and Jack Dorsey's first ever tweet was just "twttr." But the best story is Tim grammar-policing Solange Knowles on a public tweet, regretting it instantly, sending it anyway, and somehow living to tell the tale. She replied. He has dined out on it ever since.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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