The Thing Committee

It's not what you think it is. Well, it is a podcast ep recorded in the LA PodFest Squarespace podcasting lounge. It does contain three very funny people in Wil Anderson, Steele Saunders and Dave Anthony (the latter seemingly believing he needs to be on EVERY PODCAST IN THE WORLD). This episode's things include: is sitting in the world's most annoying room a thing?, Australia being America's bitch, Wil Anderson's Buzzfeed list as a thing & is Ash Williams a thing? (you'll be surprised with the decision on this)... and that moment when Dave Anthony became a thing. Special Guests: Dave Anthony, Steele Saunders, and Wil Anderson.

Another one from the LA PodFest Squarespace podcasting lounge. Matt Kirshen is, quite frankly, and oddity in LA. A nice, well spoken, seemingly-unencumbered-by-ego Englishman living and working in America on the comedy circuit. Successfully. I KNOW, RIGHT? In this episode Matt and Steve Molk have decided a range of things just for YOU: Are Benobo penises at thing?, Scottish Independence & Life as a Brit in the US. Special Guest: Matt Kirshen.

More LA PodFest Squarespace podcasting lounge goodness, this time with Kira Soltanovich (hereafter referred to as 'Da Bomb') and surprise guest Mr Palm Strike Army himself Graham Elwood. Steve Molk sat down with these giants of LA comedy to discuss things like is body modification a thing? (three made-up boobs and all), being the naughty uncle & Are Kiwis on the Gold Coast a thing?... Please ensure you've dialled two zeroes before starting this episode so that when your sides split all you have to do is enter the remaining zero to call for an ambulance. And as Graham Elwood always says... "I America USA". http://www.lapodfest.com http://www.squarespace.com http://www.kiracomedy.com/ https://twitter.com/kiracomedy http://thenetworkstudios.com/shows/kira-soltanovich/ http://grahamelwood.com/ https://twitter.com/grahamelwood http://www.comedyfilmnerds.com/ The post TC 41: Kira Soltanovich & Graham Elwood appeared first on The Thing Committee.

We're back from LA PodFest Squarespace podcasting lounge and this time, it's personal... or at least related to a person. Joined by ever delightful Aussie Alicia Malone and the equally as delightful Kentuckian Michelle Mahone this time around Steve Molk got down to business with the ladies sorting out the things, including are Nude TV shows a thing?, is reality TV a thing (Wanna Marry Harry anyone?) and are film remakes a thing (already)? (and we threw in a gritty reboot of Thelma & Louise for good measure). RELAX, FRANKIE. IT'S ALL GOOD. http://www.lapodfest.com http://www.squarespace.com http://malonesmovieminute.com https://twitter.com/aliciamalone http://www.michelemahone.com https://twitter.com/Mmahone The post TC 40: Alicia Malone & Michele Mahone appeared first on The Thing Committee.

Jo Stanley, Kate McLennan & Dan Hall sat down in their places at the big table and order was called at the Thing Committee. This is a big one so there's lots of things decided, not least of which if Yasmin ever got married and much, much more. The post TC 39: Jo Stanley, Kate McLennan & Dan Hall appeared first on The Thing Committee.

Claire Hooper, Lehmo & Adam Zwar gather to form the Thing Committee this week and the weight of responsibility bears heavily on them. Working in the UK, breakfast radio & exploding bell-ends are the inspiration for decided things and a whole lot more.

Jane Kennedy, Alice Zaslavsky & George Donikian sit down to discuss the big things from a media perspective. Game of Thrones, Vuvuzelas, Rhodesian Ridgebacks - no stone is left unturned as the search for truth and the deciding of things is sought.

Murray Valeriano, comedian and host of the Road Stories podcast, saw fit to sit down with Steve Molk while at LA PodFest and lecture him on life as a comedy writer in the bowels of LA.

A woman who has legal claim to sexual assault by Jay Leno, Kira Soltanovich unloaded on Steve Molk about life as a mum and comedian while trying to deal with tantrums and what self-help books tell you you're supposed to do when your child decides they disagree with you (HINT: It's not murder them).

Joined by the gorgeous Bonnie McFarlane at LA PodFest Steve Molk decides it's reasonable to discuss some of the more intimate matters in a very public place. Are dick pics a thing? Should men talk about private women's business? Does Bonnie really hate her husband as her podcast with beau Rich Vos suggests? There are no real answers - only postulations and premises supposed... just don't come to either Bonnie or Molk for dating advice.

More joyous joy from LA PodFest, this time with comedians Jake Johannsen (@jakethis) & of Walking The Room/The Dollop/Guest Charlie Number One fame Dave Anthony (@daveanthony). Confusion reigns as accent wars take place, as does the general consensus that nobody really knows what they're talking about. Steve Molk barely keeps up. Special Guest: Dave Anthony.

It had to come. It was overdue. Rove McManus and Wil Anderson decided not only was it reasonable for them to take over this episode of the Thing Committee but that there was no way Steve Molk was going to survive with his skin in tact. It's brutal for its honesty and hilarity and right now Molk just needs a cuddle. Special Guests: Rove McManus and Wil Anderson.

Sitting 31 of Australia's most authoritative committee on things met at the Laugh Inn, Brisbane, to discuss secret societies and other things, all decided on by the laughable Mick Nevin and Justin Hamilton. There would be a photo of Mick but he is allergic to cameras, allegedly.

One half of the Comedy Film Nerds, one quarter of the organising committee for LA PodFest, and one hundred percent funny guy Gray-ham El-wood (@grahamelwood) took time out of his crazy schedule to sit with Steve Molk and discuss the joys of running your own podcast festival and how its grown from humble beginnings in year one to adequacy in year two.

So very LA. Three beautiful women by the pool, sipping and spilling drinks, podcasting up a storm. Entertainment report and standing up comedian Michele Mahone, Ten News US Bureau Chief Emma Dallimore & newly crowned LA Correspondent for Ten's Wake Up Maude Garrett joined Steve Molk to discuss life in the craziest lane of all in the US. There was laughter, tears, receipts, extreme couponing, hoarding and general vagueness but it all came together for the good of the nation. Listen below and subscribe here to listen to new episodes when they come out plus listen to all the old ones! =

This podcast did not die with any variety of middle eastern food in it's hand. It was, in fact, delicious. This podcast episode features stand-up comedian and stand-up guy, Nick Morgan Moore, host of the Gentleman's Militia, plus, the-man-who-is-word-perfect John Birmingham, author of many things, but in particular, blogger at Cheeseburger Gothic and the Brisbane Times, podcaster at Spartacast, and author of a book you've probably read before, ever heard of He Died With A Felafel In His Hand? Listen to the other 28 Thing Committee meeting s by subscribing on one of these podcast thingies.

Adam Hills is the sometimes host of the Gruen and Specks and Ellie Freeman is a Brisbane Radio producer star. Together they came together, with Molk and Josh, and made one big bowl of mashed-potat-convo-sation at the Brisbane Convention Centre. These are their stories. Gruen and Specks is not a real show by the way. The post TC 27: Adam Hills and Ellie Freeman appeared first on The Thing Committee.

This episode of the Thing Committee was recorded in Melbourne, with Josh Earl playing guest Josh with Molk, Natalie Garonzi and Bron Robinson joining the committee. Apologies for the short description and lack of information, I've spent 3 hours on a free wifi connection in Denpasar trying to upload it, so if you can think of a better description of what is inside please email it to me and I'll put it below - Josh The post TC 26: Josh Earl, Natalie Garonzi and Bron Robinson appeared first on The Thing Committee.

Radio's Helen Razer and the written word's Ben Pobjie join the Thing Committee at the Hotel Windsor. The post TC 25: Helen Razer and Ben Pobjie appeared first on The Thing Committee.

The funny Sam Pang and talented Sarah Maree Cameron join the Thing Committee in the Hotel Windsor studio to decide all the wedding things and more thanks to @radionotes, Mercy Bar and the Hotel Windsor. The post TC 24: Sam Pang and Sarah Maree Cameron appeared first on The Thing Committee.

Two hilarious men join the Thing Committee at the Hotel Windsor, Dan Hall from Dan Hall enterprises and John Richards from the Boxcutter podcast and Space People on ABC*. * The show is actually called Outland. The post TC 23: Dan Hall and John Richards appeared first on The Thing Committee.

At the swanky Hotel Windsor, the Thing Committee convenes with Declan Fay of the Sweetest Plum amongst other endeavours and Gerard McCulloch, comedian, writer, televisionist, linguist, philatelist, bon vivant, and Twitter Doctor (like a TV doctor, but on Twitter) @DrJavaBeans. Is binge-consuming television a thing? Getting your change from a bar on a little a tray, is that a thing? And is having a personal brand a thing? The committee decides. The post TC 22: Declan Fay and Gerard McCulloch appeared first on The Thing Committee.

The biggest Thing Committee we've ever seen debuts in this episode where Karl Chandler from the Little Dum Dum Club, Dave Thornton, formerly of Mamamia Today, and Tasmania's second best comedian, Luke McGregor, all come together to make decisions on things. Is treating Americans better than Aussies a thing? Is making fun of junkies a thing? The post TC 21: Dave Thornton, Karl Chandler and Luke MacGregor appeared first on The Thing Committee.

The Thing Committee convenes in Peter Helliar's honeymoon suite, or close to it at least. Comedian Peter Helliar, coincidentally, also joins the committee with actor and singer Tim Campbell. Items on this week's agenda include road trips and is being famous for crazy causes a thing? The post TC 20: Peter Helliar & Tim Campbell appeared first on The Thing Committee.

Comedian Bart Freebairn joins the Thing Committee at the luscious Hotel Windsor. The committee gets a little bit dark this week and deals with procrastibaking, is it a thing? Is respect for people in office a thing anymore? And Bart asks if rage wanking is a thing? The post TC 19: Bart Freebairn appeared first on The Thing Committee.

From the stunning confines of the Hotel Windsor the Thing Committee convenes with the King and Queen of Melbourne comedy, Tommy Little and Adam Richard. The committee sits to decide if mobile phone etiquette is a thing, is pretending to not know someone a thing, is using sexting apps not for sexting a thing, and then things get MA rated as Adam Richards enquires of the myth of the 'soggy sao'. Molk also wants to know if he should tip his waiters more, is tipping a thing? This episode of the podcast brought to you by Melbourne's Hotel Windsor that is celebrating it's 130th birthday this year, and the Mercy bar formerly known as Virginia Plain plus @radionotes on Twitter. The post TC 18: Adam Richard & Tommy Little appeared first on The Thing Committee.

Un-mummy blogger, TV and radio personality, funny person, opinionated female, Em Rusciano, joins the Thing Committee in the Hotel Windsor. There was supposed to be a second guest, but they ended up being imaginary. Josh, Em and Molk The committee lines up puns, mummy bloggers and changeroom-mirror-Facebook-camera-things, and decides with all of the authority that God above has given us. This episode of the podcast is brought to you by the superheros at Virginia Plain, The Hotel Windsor, and our crowdfunding legends John Murch and Nick King! The post TC 17: Em Rusciano & an imaginary friend appeared first on The Thing Committee.

The Thing Committee, being the authority on things that it is, is not beyond elegant surrounds and excellent people, so in this episode of the podcast Josh chats to David Perry, CEO of the Hotel. When we stay in Melbourne we stay at The Hotel Windsor, we're quite classy like that (Ed: Our wives are quite classy like that) and we highly recommend that you do as well, because they made the next 10 episodes of your favourite podcast possible. Josh Withers, David Perry, Steve Molk The Hotel is celebrating it's 130th anniversary this year and artists from the Victorian College of the Arts (VCA) will transform The Hotel Windsor into an art space during July and August. Supporting the exhibition will be the illumination of the hotel exterior on 15th of August, 2013. Please thank the Hotel Windsor for supporting The Thing Committee and giving them the space to decide what's a thing, and what's not a thing. The post TC 16: David Perry and the Hotel Windsor appeared first on The Thing Committee.

The committee has convened in Brisbane this week with Josh's favourite funny man, Tim Ferguson, and Molk's favourite up and coming author and singer, Katie Wallis. Are butt wipes (one wipe charlies) a thing? Are audiobooks a thing? Are topless barbers a thing? Is variety television a thing? Are apps becoming real life games a thing? The committee decides these and more. Coming up: For the next few months you'll be enjoying the Thing Committee from Melbourne thanks to the Hotel Windsor and Virginia Plain. Please tweet, Facebook, Yelp or Urbanspoon those guys some love for looking after us!

This is the first of the Hotel Windsor Thing Committee meetings, and we're indebted to the staff of this 130 year old 5 star hotel for not only existing and being stunning, but also for sponsoring this series of the podcast. In today's episode comedian and podcaster, Steele Saunders from the I Love Green Guide Letters podcast joins our show plus the Wagga Wagga girl that escaped, Geraldine Quinn, musician, comedian, and writer also sits on the panel of Australia's most authoritive thing committee. This committee meeting we decide if inter-town rivalries are a thing, casual racism get's a swing and Bride's trashing the dress, is that a thing. Special Guests: Geraldine Quinn and Steele Saunders.

The gates have opened on another episode of Australia's official Thing Committee. Scotty McDonald joins the podcast again, and Nicole McLachlan sits in for the first time. The committee addresses social filters, social media hacking, onesies and the over-reporting of news. Podcast plug: @NicMcLachlan, @ScottyMcDonald, @MolksTVTalk & @JoshuaWithers Click To Tweet The post TC 13: Nic McLachlan & Scotty McDonald appeared first on The Thing Committee.

Fresh from Venice Beach, California, Osher Günsberg, the TV and radio personality formerly known as Andrew G, joins the committee along with Brisbane radio personality, Liam Renton, of 96five. The committee asks if radio is a thing? Is James Matheson a thing? Is bullying vegetarians a thing? The post TC 11: Osher Günsberg & Liam Renton appeared first on The Thing Committee.

The Thing Committee podcast reached new levels of class in this episode as Joe Marsden and Emily Jade O'Keefe join the hosts Josh Withers and Steve Molk to decide what four things are, and are not, things. The post TC 10: Emily Jade O'Keefe & Joe Marsden appeared first on The Thing Committee.

The committee reached new levels of disorganisation this week as the gentleman of Australian comedy, Wil Anderson, and the gentlelady of Brisbane night time radio, Rebecca Levingston, joined the meeting. The committee asks if Snapchat is a thing? Is Kevin Rudd a thing? Are family traditions still a thing? Here's some bonus content, the minutes before the podcast Special Guests: Rebecca Levingston and Wil Anderson.

Today's edition of the Thing Committee exists purely to raise awareness of all the good work the Thing Committee does. Please donate, retweet and email your friends about it now. Things addressed by the committee this week include • Raising awareness, is it a thing? • Should Asia's Eurovision "Our Sound" be thing? • Is filming things, in particular at concerts, a thing? • Is having cheap toilet paper for your guests a thing? This week's committee is Josh Withers and Steve Molk plus guests, journa-produc-writer Jaime Wells and the comedy world offers up Danny McGinlay. The post TC 8: Danny McGinlay & Jaime Wells appeared first on The Thing Committee.

The next big thing in Japan is just under an hour of mp3 goodness and you're about to listen to it. Here in Australia we call it the Thing Committee. The agreeable and funny Matt Okine plus the incredibly intelligent, trustworthy and accurate Stuart Layt both join the committee this week, along with regular hosts Josh Withers and Steve Molk. The general consensus is that it's awkward just sitting there wondering whether a thing, is a thing, until the committee decides upon it, so in this show we decide on the following things: • Is the shortening of words a thing? • Are newspapers a thing? • Is Gen Y a thing? The post TC 7: Matt Okine & Stuart Layt appeared first on The Thing Committee.

Is #justsayin a thing? Are middle names a thing? Is outing Internet trolls a thing? These questions and more are addressed by this week's committee. We've borrowed from the greats of AM and FM radio for this weeks episode of the committee. Tom Ballard of Triple J breakfast radio fame and Geoff Harrison, one of the original staffers of QFM and now of 4BH fame, joins regulars Steve Molk and Josh Withers on Australia's favourite podcast about things. The post TC 6: Tom Ballard & Geoff Harrison appeared first on The Thing Committee.

A tradition started so many (four) episodes ago, continues today, with the fifth episode of Australia's most authoritative podcast. Today's Thing Committee contains Rupert Murdoch's personal technology helpdesk attendant, Jen Dudley, 50% of the future hope of commercial radio, Dominic Fay, the mastermind behind TV's other night of night,s the Molkies, Steve Molk from MolksTVTalk and the third most intelligent person to ever visit Walgett for a week, Josh Withers. In this episode the committee faces the issues that couldn't be tabled in Question Time this week, and they ask: • Is Google Android a thing? • Are email read receipts a thing? • Is wearable technology a thing? • Is the Swisse Colour Run a thing? Show notes: Apologies for the distorted sound in the first few minutes. The panel operator has been executed. Also, not every podcast is this nerdy, but with Jen, Molk and Josh in the one room you couldn't expect much else. The post TC 5: Jen Dudley & Dominic Fay appeared first on The Thing Committee.

Cameron Atfield, Carly Commens, Steve Molk and Josh Withers convened to decide, once again, what's a thing and what is not a thing. Is God a thing? Is dirt being served as food a thing? Is "brah" a thing? And more, all served up in today's podcast! The post TC 4: Cameron Atfeild & Carly Commens appeared first on The Thing Committee.

A Perth flavoured Thing Committee meeting is in store for you in today's episode. Steve Molk is joined by two Sandgropers plus one of those east coast visitors at the 96fm studios (thanks!) Paul Cook, Steele Saunders, Carmen Braidwood and Steve Molk decide what's a thing and what's not a thing. Today's topics include vajazzling, beards, live TV, the Pope and sending "You're not invited" cards for weddings. Extra material on beards. The post TC 3: Paul Cook, Steele Saunders & Carmen Braidwood appeared first on The Thing Committee.

The "Thing" Committee has met once more. Sitting in on this meeting are Australia's third favourite batchelorette Melinda Buttle, the best thing to come out of the Catholic Church since stained glass, Scotty McDonald, the intrepid blogger Steve Molk and the host, Josh Withers. On today's agenda: • Are TV ratings a thing? (Thanks @NotGareth!) • Are hashtags a thing? • Is Vine a thing? • Is public celebrity nudity still a thing? The post TC 2: Melinda Buttle & Scotty McDonald appeared first on The Thing Committee.

The first inaugural "Thing" Committee met on Friday, the first of February, tasked with the god-like task and public service of deciding what is a "thing" and what isn't a "thing." Sitting in the chamber for the first committee meeting was Queensland's favourite parody Twitter account, @Can_Do_Campbell, Australia's first podcaster, Cameron Reilly, TV commentator Steve Molk and general fool around town, Josh Withers. Each member of the committee for the night brings forward a "thing" for discussion amongst the other members and at the end of each segment it is dedcided whether or not the "thing" is a "thing" or not a "thing." The post TC 1: Cameron Reilly & @Can_Do_Campbell appeared first on The Thing Committee.