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Here at the Fitzy & Wippa with Kate Ritchie show we always keep up to date with the current trends and we had to find out what "Urge Surfing" is and why everyone is obsessed with Labubu dolls...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Husband vs. Wife, Man vs. Woman — we all love a good battle of the sexes, and today we've got a couple of classics. First up, a husband on a mission to beat his wife's marathon time, using it as motivation to dive headfirst into long-distance running. Then there's Wippa, locked in a hilarious showdown with his wife as they try to out-embarrass each other in front of guests... What could possibly go wrong?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In a week where Fitzy feared for his life from his wife AND Tim Tszyu, Wippa completely lost it on air thanks to a brutal case of the hiccups, bailing mid-talk break and we also recapped our unforgettable Singles Party. Enjoy the rare best (and plenty of the worst) moments from the week!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Wippa had a rough time on the last show, struggling to get a word out thanks to a bout of hiccups — which reminded Fitzy of a classic moment involving a newsreader facing the same issue reading a very serious story.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
After hearing about a prank that went too far where the woman is now suing the business, it reminded Wippa of a time where he MAY have taken a prank too far that ended in tears...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Tomorrow marks the official kickoff of the Oasis Reunion Tour, and Fitzy is absolutely PUMPED! Judging by some of the quotes that Noel Gallagher has dropped over the years it may be the greatest show ever. It’s always a treat when someone from the Nova family drops by, and we loved having Jonathon 'J.Mo' Moran on the show. He joined us to chat about his new book, Mental As Anyone: A Toolkit for Surviving and Thriving on the Chaotic Rollercoaster of Life. He opened up about his personal journey and shared some powerful coping strategies for navigating life’s ups and downs. Meanwhile, Wippa revealed the top three most toxic phrases you can use in a relationship (brace yourself), Chrissie fell deep into a Wikipedia rabbit hole and stumbled upon Wippa’s (probably self-authored) page, and Fitzy sparked a hot debate: should you ever meet your heroes? Trigger warning ⚠️ This podcast contains adult themes and discussions that may be triggering to some. If you need help, Lifeline is a free service available 24 hours a day. Help is available. Speak with someone today. Call 13 11 14 / Text 0477 13 11 14 or visit lifeline.org.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Wippa is going through it right now, as a Father he has to make that choice of loyalty to his favourite club or loyalty to his favourite sport and as usual, Fitzy and Chrissie are no help. It is the eve of our Singles Party and we got a tease of some of the budding romances and finally settled on the first dance song. Lewis Capaldi makes his grand return to the Glastonbury stage after his battles with anxiety, a high profile divorce is being covered on Chrissie's Clickbait and a cringe-worthy Justin Timberlake cover is going viral...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Wippa has found a major red flag that could signal your relationship is in trouble — and it’s all about humour. Ask yourself: when was the last time your partner genuinely laughed at one of your jokes? (Wippa maybe in trouble...)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We woke up to the news that iconic host of Australian Survivor, Jonathan Lapaglia has been blindsided and axed as the host of the long-running show. But it looks like Wippa has thrown in the ring as a replacement...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Over the weekend, Wippa's friend was out shopping when they started venting about a certain celebrity only to be slipped a note by an employee that the celebrity was standing right behind them...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Audio Wizard Snitchy is always listening and has the privilege (and burden) and collating all the best and worst moments of the week including Wippa introducing his A.I. girlfriend to the team, Quokka Fitzy's exciting baby news and all the scintillating talk back from this week!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Wippa was surprised to see an e-bike matching his speed in the tunnel this morning—how fast can these things go?! With e-bike popularity soaring, safety concerns are on the rise too. What do you think? Are e-bikes a safety concern or just part of the future of commuting? Let us know your thoughts on our socials @fitzywippakate.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Wippa is fired up about what the future holds, especially with technology on the horizon for 2030 including A.I.-powered exoskeletons that might even give Fitzy's aching joints some much-needed relief. Meanwhile, a Russian billionaire has made headlines with a bold move to spread his wealth in surprising ways. Wippa shares his theory on Trump’s latest foul-mouthed rant about the Middle East conflict. And in a rare, candid moment, Brad Pitt opens up about some of the personal struggles he’s faced over the years.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Wippa's been diving into a fun new feature of A.I. that lets you have real conversations with it. Unfortunately, he discovered it right after hearing about a guy who fell in love with his A.I.—cue an awkward interview that even included the man's wife... Meanwhile, the Singles Party is heating up as we keep adding names to the guest list and we find out who on the team is the ultimate flirt? Plus, we’ve got wild charity challenges, sports fans losing it on talkback radio, and updates from the rising tensions in Iran. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We get an update on the unclaimed millions from the Powerball Lottery that went off weeks ago. Nick Cannon has practically turned fatherhood into a full-time job, he’s now the proud dad of 12 kids with six different women. And with a family that size, is it any wonder he sometimes struggles to remember all their names? We opened up the phone lines to see if any of our listeners could beat that number and you'll have to listen to find out! Fitzy breaks down a classic song, Franz Fernidand's Take Me Out and Wippa does an investigation on a new viral term, "Mankeeping"...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Wippa was mortified when his wife spotted a rogue nose hair in public and went in for the pluck, accidentally kicking off a full-blown grooming war she had no idea she was signing up for...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
As the Singles Party hype is heating up, Wippa finds a stat on which trade is the hottest, listen in to find out if your trade tops the list! Chirssie has some clickbait, Wippa has some riddles, Fitzy has some nostalgia for music festivals and we got plenty of football on this weekend with all the codes so we have Connor Idun from the GWS Giants and Cameron Mooney in!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Prod Pod is back for another week and we have all the juicy behind-the-scenes moments from the week including Wippa being caught out on a hot mic, who is the traitor listening to another radio station? And Digital Producer Chae has some strong words for Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Our Audio Maestro Snitchy has collated all the best and the worst moments of the week, including when Fitzy decided to take his life into his own hands and called Chrissie something, we pit some Gold Logie nominees against each other and Wippa has called dibs on his first dance at the Singles Party!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Chrissie is a long-time subscriber to the magazine Take 5 and is absolutely obsessed with the headlines, so we had play Take 5 Blankety-Blanks to see if Fitzy and Wippa were able to guess these insane headlines!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Wippa continues his quest for immortality, and when he heard about a Melbourne woman who just turned 101, he had to find out her secrets to a long life. After a caller yesterday revealed that he and his brother's names were inspired by Tom Cruise, we threw it out to our listeners to see if anyone could top that—and the responses did not disappoint. We also uncover some hilariously mislabeled Trump-branded products hitting the market, share a cheeky story involving a Brian Wilson autograph, and wrap things up with a chat to Paul Gallen ahead of a massive Game 2 in the State of Origin series!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In preparation for our Singles Party, Wippa has found a "gold digger" test which will help you sus out if the person you are dating is after you just for your money. After hearing the shocking news about the shooting in Auburn we bring in Crime News Editor at The Daily Telegraph, Mark 'Moz' Morri gives us an update.Don't get too much whiplash from this tonal shift but then we cover some of the ridiculous ways you have been injured and we get a sneak peek into how much a millionaire spends in his day.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Wippa needed a safe space to vent about his visit to Service NSW — and we can now officially say he’s declared war on them. One thing is for sure, Wippa is going to be copping the fine before using Service NSW again,See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Wippa has been using his stand-up desk SO much that we have some office hacks about what other ways you can use your stand up desk!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
There are some lucky people today, a man who walked away from a plane crush and someone has won a life changing $100 Million in the lotto, we open the lines up to our listeners to find out if they can top that. Michael Usher is in to show off his new moves after his time with Dancing With The Stars Australia and to take on Newsreader Ash in a Headline Off!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Chrissie Swan unfortunately could not make it to the Producer Pod today and you'll have to have a listen to find out why. As usual we go through our favourite moments of the week which include almost getting a hold of the person who won the lotto that ghosted us, Producer Tommy gets thrown under the bus a few times and Digital Producer Chae gets someone on the team to have a duet with him...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Going through those best and worst moments of the week, including Wippa's mistake when going out bush, reminiscing about Dangi who at the time was the World's Shortest Man and Wippa shared an extra story we never aired and Fitzy does an questionable impression...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Wippa was meant to do a list of jobs that will be safe from A.I. but somehow got derailed with him talking about what you can do with your voice and A.I. and just at the end get snuck in the list, we hope your job is on it!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Wippa has hit his mid-life crisis, its unfortunate but it comes for every man and instead of getting an overpriced car or motorbike he has dived deep into the Japanese culture. This has led him to buy some Koi fish and then to the hospital...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A recent study has found that people who get Botox are seen as more attractive that your average person without it BUT the catch is that they are more likely to be a short relationship than a long one. Wippa has been looking at his frown lines after some comments from his daughter and Producer Maddy has the hook up!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Covering all the best and worst moments of the week, As we celebrate the return of the Singles Party, we realise there probably is a reason why Fitzy and Wippa have only done 1 interview with Katy Perry. Wippa gets a bit too descriptive when talking about his wife's feet and Out of Context Fitzy & Wippa is back!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Someone on the team thinks Wippa has an uncanny lookalike when he grows out his facial hair and it has set him off! We react to a listener who didn't want any of the prizes we had to offer and Wippa gets caught on a hot mic roasting a team member's pet!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A Sydney Icon has made it on the list of one of the most overrated beaches in the world and Wippa has been triggered!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Fitzy has found a story an A.I. start up that was about be invested into but the A.I. was not what it seems... and Wippa used a Life Hack shared on this show and saved himself some cash!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
World renowned mentalist mentalist and illusionist, Scott Silven is in studio to blow our minds! Scott gives us his origin story, tells us if he has ever been tempted to use his skills for evil and performs a trick for us!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Wippa has a list of the top 5 most disgusting household items in the house that are dirtier than your toilet...You may not want to hear this list if you ever want to look at your phone the same way.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
An American woman has been charged after being called a name by a child and her retaliation was hitting the boy back, and then Wippa shared a name his daughter has been calling him lately. Fitzy gives us the history of Party In The USA by Miley Cyrus and who that song was originally written for, we cover some rare events that happened twice and Wippa has got some tips to not being tired! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We have the silver fox Dr. Andrew Rochford in to help Wippa's "friend" with his Ozempic overdose. With flu and cold season coming we had to have him in for some helpful tips and take some calls from our listeners.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Wippa has revealed that there is a certain length of time you are meant to urinate for every morning and Fitzy then reveals an absolutely insane urination rule that was enforced in his house!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Fitzy has a list of the reasons he believes women are stronger than men, and we opened up the lines to have the listeners add to that list. But of course Wippa has dropped a line which could get him cancelled...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Wippa has found out about "Invisible Affairs" and it has split the room on whether it is cheating or not. We would love to know what you think, hit us up on our socials @fitzywippakate !See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Hamish Blake is in the studio to talk LEGO Masters Grand Masters of the Galaxy which dropped last night and Wippa definitely watched it... Hamish reminisces about his old radio days, consider how you can tell if fish are happy and Chrissie did some Googling and wanted to quiz Hamish if these internet facts are true! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
As we walk down memory lane of the week that's been, we see the all the highs and many, many lows. Our very own Temu Anthony Robbins, Wippa got some fearless feedback from some teenagers, Fitzy has a major brain fart and Chrissie gave us a reason to stop drinking diet Coke...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
It's like we can read your mind, we KNOW you wanted to hear what are some of Wippa's shower habits and we got you!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Fitzy found out about a man who broadcasted for 8 days straight and watched his life slowly unravel after completing that world record event. We cover it all today, TVNZ Breakfast were caught up in a prank involving serial killers, an Aussie gambler took down an American Casino and the return of What Are The Chances! And all throughout the podcast we will be checking in on Wippa (in honour of Brian To'o's pre-match meal) decided to complete the Plate of Origin which includes 2 x Bacon & Egg Rolls, 6 x Coke Zeros, A bowl of chips and a caramel latte, DO IT FOR THE BLUES, WIPPA!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Inspired by Julian Petroulas' "A Day In The Life Of..." reel, Ftizy, Wippa & Chrissie Swan decided to do their own version, get the inside scoop on how they start their day. Chrissie has her clickbait with all the latest from the Hugh Jackman and Deborra-Lee Furness fall out, we check in on a love rat who is going on a crime spree and the annual Cheese Rolling event happened in the UK and get ready to cringe because Fitzy's got some jokes...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Watching Wippa’s fitness journey has been genuinely inspiring — but things may have taken a turn when he joined his wife for a Pilates class.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Deep from within enemy territory, Brad 'Freddy' Fittler has called us to talk the first State of Origin match up in Brisbane. Braving injury from muffins thrown at him from the loyal Maroons fans, he gives us a preview of the game, while also having a take on Wippa's sleeping arrangement with his wife and Brian To'o's pre-match meal...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Wippa, our beacon of positivity has had a rough weekend. He got some fearless feedback from one of his wife's friends and from teenagers and lets just say if you the man going through a mid-crisis you'll know why...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Today on the Producer's Pod we get a live reaction of Tom's straightened hair after he lost a bet, Wippa isn't beating the allegations as we find out one of the best jokes from the week was stolen from one of our producers and we get an impromptu performance of Sia's Chandelier. And we finish on Oli getting stitched up when he was out with a local celebrity...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.