Lu & Matt for Breakfast - Triple M The Border 105.7

David Hill joined us to talk about HSVfest and the amazing vehicles descending on the Border and a couple of news stories from the last couple of weeks that you might not be aware of. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Just before he hit the Border for a couple of ripper shows, we caught up with James Reyne for a big chat about his music over the last 40 years, touring and if he celebrated 40 years of his time on Return to Eden..See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Some amazing news for a Friday, the Hive Rotary team who were trapped on a island in Vanuatu are now safely on their way home. We caught up with Kellie Kadaoui once again to get the full story of how this journey back to Australia came to be.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to the huge chat with Troy from earlier this week covering everything from how much he loves the Border, fishing, cars and his brand new album Between the Fires!(Don't miss his massive show coming up Aug 16 at the Commercial Club!)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Thanks to Endota Spa, we ran a competition this week checking out those things you kept from Mum. And it turns out there were A LOT of secrets she was oblivious to... From destroyed pots to microwaves and hanging out with unknown boys, here's the amazing calls we had about it across the week!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Since Lu's of to Bali for a week to celebrate her upcoming Birthday, Al decided to teach her some basic phrases to help her really enjoy her time over there. How could this genius idea not work?  Meanwhile if you missed Robbo's tips for round 8 om the AFL, here they are! (minus the first game of Adelaide vs Port where he picked Port..)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As part of the festivities of the Yarrawonga Powerboat Spectacular and Fair, Matt Hall Racing will have a couple of planes doing plenty of thrills and tricks up in the air. Before they strapped themselves in for the big three days, we caught up with gun pilots Matt Hall and Emma McDonald for a huge chat about what to expect!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Friendly rivalries, Toblerone slices and dogs everywhere! It was another huge week of local winners in our Triple M Best of the Border this week and if you missed any one of them, we recap them here!Also with another glorious weekend ahead of us, it's time to take a look at what's on across the Border!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We started with coffee and ended up lifting iron, it was a huge week for week one in our Best of The Border for 2024 thanks to Social Plus and if you missed any of the winners, we recap them here! Also the hilarious Troy Kinne joined us for a huge chat about his Made Wrong show at the SS&A this Saturday, the actual things that were wrong with him and his meeting with hero Shane Crawford at a big gig in town..See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

While Lu and Al have been busy welcoming in the Albury Gold Cup (And Lu's also been dealing with some cow riots at home), our movie man Shane A had a huge behind the scenes chat with blockbuster director writer Gil Kenan all about the massive Ghostbusters Frozen Empire movie which is out now!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lots going on this week - Lu's been playing farmer, apple Smart watches have been playing lifesaver and Tik Tok now seems to be the home of financial advice for a lot of Australians..See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our good mate Cossintino is back in town with ten years of tricks, escapes and illusions up his sleeves. We found out what to expect at his big show over at the Albury Entertainment Centre and how hard it is getting his props through security overseas!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we learn the story of local legend and creator of Care Van John Brabrant and swing by to find out what's happening at Edwards Tavern West Wodonga for pub feed!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Supercar driver and former Border resident Dave Reynolds joined us this week in the lead up to the latest season for a big chat about dental hygiene, how much he loves his kids, racing at Bathurst three times this year and the difference between racing Supercars and GT3. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today Angela shared her amazing story of meeting a brown snake face to face while lounging in the pool* and after revealing how much she loved Trivial Pursuit in the 80s, Al decided to test Lu to see how good she'd go with some questions in 2024..*Sadly there's a few glitches in the recording of this interview, our recording unit may have a fear of snakes. Our engineer is investigating! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Lots of things happen in our daily lives but today we wanted to find out what hasn't happened so far for you - like breaking a bone, doing jury duty or in Al's case making it through a full viewing of the movie Grease!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the leadup to Mothers day (Sunday if you've forgotten) we got into those times were mum's embarrassed you, but also when they saved the day with some very timely advice..See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In one of the funnest chats we've had, Geoff from the Radiators joined us for a big look back at the bands days in the 80s, plus he gave us the lowdown on what to expect when the Radiators rock Beer Deluxe this Sunday!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Not all categories are strong enough to be part of our always massive Best of the Border search, so today Al's come up with five that just fell short of the mark for various reasons..See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

'Have you been hacked?' Off the back of the recent data breaches, we put that very question out to the Border this week and found out that it hasn't just been Al that's had hackers trying to steal his hard earned..See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lu's battling an illness and Al's trying not to groan too hard at some of the best and worst dad jokes on the show this week while she recovers. Meanwhile Molky's been loving Game of Thrones House of the Dragon and we're about to kick off finals in the Ovens and Murray Football Netball league!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Riding solo this week (Lu's still in Italy according to Interpol) Al had a busy week catching up with a local boxer's challenge to fundraise his way to Wales, Dale Thomas from MMM Footy joined him for a chat about the coaching situation at Essendon in the AFL and Shane A got into three big movies worth a watch.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lu wanted to be an actress and a lawyer, Al strived to be a fighter pilot...and look where they ended up instead! We also checked in with Jacquie from Carevan about getting a donation bin in at your workplace and we also delved into career changes...even though all Al's done career wise is make noise!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

While we gave up talking for the day on Monday for Triple M's No Talk Day, we still had a massive week as we revealed how our Carevan Fundraising had hit super generous levels thanks to a local business owner, we went on the hunt for 'Covid unicorns' - those around the border that have still managed to avoid Covid and on top of that we found out how much Lu enjoys the work of Chris Hemsworth..See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What a massive week it's been as our fundraising for Carevan kicked off and skyrocketed in no time flat as we auctioned off copies of Border Monopoly to help raise funds for a new van.On top of that we caught up with our great mate Swatta about his involvement in and how important Triple M's No Talk Day coming up on Monday is and Molky shared some great tv shows with us...and then in return we gave him a suggestion!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Flying solo on the show this week (get well soon Lu!) Al checked in with frontman superstar and returning MMM Nights host Dave Gleeson for a big chat about his show, missing out on radio awards and how much fun he's having back on the house of the M's. Meanwhile Molky gave us a few things to watch and even one to avoid although Al's still a little weirded out by what he's been watching on The Boys.. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

One half of Busby Marou in Jeremy joined us for a chat about their latest song Everything is Beautiful, touring with Kasey Chambers and going bowling with James Blunt! Jacqui Partington from Carevan joined us for a chat about what they do and how you can help and Molky revealed who he'd be keen to see when the Logies when it finally returns in a couple of weeks.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we explored your celebrity connections and discovered a Bee Gees jam session in a house in Albury! Also given that flu shots are free this month for NSW and VIC, we caught up with Dr Michael Bonning from the NSW AMA for a big chat of the importance of getting your shots and why the flu numbers are so much bigger this year. Also Al discovered if it was too late for his Covid booster (after 8 months since his last one.) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Well we're mid way through a polar blast (and hitting some record lows weather wise for the Border at the moment) so to paint a better picture of what that meant, we caught up with Chris from the Bureau of Meteorology for the full story.  Speaking of stories, especially in the newsroom, we checked in with James Lake on an update to our latest government and the news Russia might be running out of tanks in the conflict with the Ukraine.. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Albury legend Lee Kernaghan's been pretty busy this year and we caught up with him to get into his 30 years Greatest Hits album and live at the Deni Ute Muster release, we found out the amazing things you got up to over the weekend including all the action of the Stars of the Border and on top of that we delved into food...and how much you paid for so little in return.. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we found out the very last movie you watched and how you rated it (Al copped Dennis the Menace and wasn't a fan) and on the run to the election this weekend, we caught up with our finance expert Effie Zahos for a more in depth look into both major parties home buying schemes.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we found out Lu wants a rock tumbler (it's a device that literally tumbles rocks to make them prettier) and we found Belinda, a huge rock tumbling fanatic! Schwatta talked all things AFL getting into round 9 and had to apologize to a cafe customer who thought he was going mad and Shane A swung by to chat movies, including one that Al remembers from history class! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lu made her big return to the show after a week with Covid, Danny Phegan swung by for a chat about his time on the Voice Australia, James got into further details about Russian's Victory and the hack attacks there and since it was Lu's birthday on top of all that, we found out about the worst gifts ever! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A solo week for Al still turned into a stupidly busy one for Al as he checked in with Diesel a few days out from his huge gig at the Albury Entertainment Centre on Saturday - always up for a chat, we covered a lot of ground with this one from his time recording at home, performing at Bluesfest and getting back on the road as well as his special connection to the Border. We found out how Lu is faring and how much she doesn't want to leave the house during her time isolating and Westy from the Birds of Tokyo dropped by for a chat about getting back into the swing of things, touring with Keith Urban later this year and playing at AFL Grand Finals. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

While Lu goes one on one with Covid at home, it's Al flying solo this week and when he wasn't draining the kitchens dry of the finest of Nescafe blends he caught up with Molky to find out how excited the world was for the Leaders Debate coming up, found out about a shimmy mob of belly dancers dancing across Albury soon and talked the latest stories with James Lake from the MMM newsroom including one very long flight direct from Sydney to London non-stop.. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We caught up with Dave to find out how much he loves Midnight Oil, Wuey the bat and his involvement with Spud's Comedy Club at the Birddog, Consentino revealed what to expect in his latest show 'Deception' coming to the Border and after Lu tussled with a bunch of wasps over the Easter Holidays, we got into those times when fans of the show went one on one with various wildlife.. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In a special just before Easter edition of the Podcast, we chat to local superstar Danny Phegan about his adventures auditioning for The Voice 2022, Deputy Mayor of Wodonga Graeme Simpfendorfer swung by for a big chat about Easter activities across Wodonga this year and after a visit from Sep The Septic Frog, Lu has found herself dealing with another unwanted visitor on the farm.. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on the show we got into music greats - Ross Wilson from Daddy Cool and Mondo Rock explained his time during covid and let us know what was in store for his big gig coming up in Rutherglen on Sunday. Then we got into some sporting greats - taking suggestions on those superstars of various sports who we'd like to see un-retire and get back into the action of game time, even if it was just one more go around.. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're always excited when Easter rolls around - not just for the hot cross buns of course but all the events around town and we caught up with Deputy Mayor of Albury Steve Bowen for a big chat about what to expect soon. We also got into your weekend activities and Molky gave us the rundown on what to expect on TV soon including the much anticipated Game of Thrones Prequel!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Another massive week for Lu and Al getting into everything from 80's confectionary to the strange things people find in their houses (shout out to Lu's new frog Sep that started this). Plus we caught up with Hope, a 16 year old here on the border ready to take on the Kettlebells world and found out why sometimes you shouldn't meet your heroes..  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Author and Hypnotherapist was in town to promote his latest book Mind Free (that took him 23 years to write!) and we got him to hypnotise Lu while he was in the studio, we found out what animals are going to be be of the new Early Learning Centre coming up in Thurgoona and Elliot from the Rubens gave us the update on the Wasted Day tour and the big show as part of it coming up in Wodonga this weekend! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Off the back of a huge week and just about to kick off a massive weekend, this week with Lu and Al we checked in with Jim Moginie from Midnight Oil about the Resist Final Tour across Oz and his thoughts of the 80s, Lu copped a speeding fine and really wants to see the happy snap and Dr Renee popped in for a big discussion about oodle ownership - there's more to it than you think! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For our flock of 80's Friday we celebrated the best 80's TV around (and we swear the Doogie Howser M.D theme had to have been performed on a Casio keyboard), Lu's noticed something running short (pun intended) at her local supermarket and Al's finally sold his old car although it sold with an unexpected addition... See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Footy's back and so is our AFL loving guru Wayne Schwass, Lu copped a blow to her hip pocket at a weekend birthday celebration, Al hosted a pop up game show over the weekend where someone thought they'd come out as a massive winner and on top of all that we find out what to expect for this Sunday's Jinderra swap meet! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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