Ricki‑Lee & Tim

Fitzy is holding down the fort while Ricki films Australian Idol, and there's plenty to get stuck into! We debate the great Sydney parking spot standoff, recap a Halloween weekend that ended with police shutting down a party, and hear Fitzy and Tim reminisce about the 2014 Big Day Out with their mate Tommy Williams. Plus, we discover Taylor Swift once paid Nelly $50,000 in a McDonald's bag, and Fitzy and Tim compare notes on why their firstborn kids are apparently the best behaved, with listeners sharing their own stories. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Is it ever okay to stand in a car space and save it for someone else? Fitzy and Tim are divided, with one arguing it’s survival of the fittest in Sydney’s parking wars, while the other reckons it’s an absolute no-go! Listeners weigh in with their own experiences, and we even uncover some sneaky parking tactics involving high-vis vests and traffic cones. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fitzy fills in for Ricki and reveals the unexpected moment that turned him and Tim into genuine mates: the 2014 Big Day Out, where they partied with Tommy Williams, watched Tame Impala and spent the day flying high on the showground swing chairs! Tommy even joins the chat to relive the day, before listeners share the moments that cemented their own friendships, from surviving a sinking tinny and becoming best man to holding someone's hair back at a work Christmas party. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s a massive day for Sydney as the Bankstown to Sydenham Metro line officially opens, with Jack Hahn reporting live from the historic launch! Jermaine puts our spelling skills to the test, Kirk Pengilly drops by to get us talking Movember and men’s health, and we wrap things up with an absolute treat as Human Nature perform a huge hits mash-up live for Karaoke Bar Friday. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Human Nature bring the house down as they join us for a very special Karaoke Bar Friday, performing a mash-up of their biggest hits live in the studio! Before the incredible performance, the boys chat about their new memoir, Only Human, reflecting on decades together, the highs, the hard times and even the song one of them initially didn’t want to record. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kirk Pengilly joins us to talk all things Movember, from the secrets behind his iconic mo to how we can raise money and spark conversations around men’s mental health, suicide prevention and cancer. Tim’s considering growing a mo of his own for the month, but he might need a few grooming tips before things get wispy! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We’re questioning whether paper straws are actually better for the environment, uncovering a genius exam-cheating trick involving notes carved into BIC pens, and hearing about a bloke who struck gold with a $150,000 nugget! Callan Boys also shares his latest Sydney food recommendations, the debate heats up over Taylor Swift potentially making the list of the top 200 rock songs of all time, and Dr Katrina Warren puts her knowledge to the test in Quick Draw. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sydney’s favourite vet, Dr Katrina Warren, joins us with her adorable Border Collie Chilli, but the chat quickly turns to dodgy pet poos, Halloween hazards and why chocolate and lollies need to be kept well away from your furry friends! Plus, we discover Chilli knows exactly how to work a room before Katrina faces the ultimate test of her knowledge in Quick Draw. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Paper straw haters, rejoice! A South Korean study has found paper straws could be worse for the environment than plastic ones, giving us hope we might finally ditch the soggy straws for good. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ricki declares war on email sign-offs like “Kind regards”, “Take care” and “Cheers”, while we unpack why NSW has earned its reputation for unfriendly neighbours, from parking wars to terrifying brush turkeys! Bruce Isaacs joins us with what to watch this week, we celebrate the teachers who make a lasting impact, and Nicole Kidman reveals she once wanted to star in McDonald’s ads. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NSW has officially been named the least friendly state for neighbours, and our listeners are proving exactly why! Ricki admits she once faked forgetting something just to avoid sharing a lift with her lovely neighbours, while callers vent about parking wars, five-car households and terrifying brush turkeys that won’t leave them alone. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jacinda Ardern is heading to the University of Sydney as a professor, and Tim’s already plotting how to bump into her, while Ricki reckons she should dust off her DJ skills! Plus, we celebrate the teachers who make a real difference, with listeners sharing stories of inspiring mentors, legendary classroom antics and one teacher who squeezed an entire cricket team into his car. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We’re tackling Sydney’s mouldy reputation, the weirdest things that drive you mad around the house and some seriously questionable marriage proposals, including one bloke who threw the rings down the stairs! Plus, we hear from a Kiwi who accidentally booked a flight to Western Sydney instead of Western Australia, and Sophie Monk joins us to celebrate the return of Love Island Australia before facing off against Ricki in a game of Sing. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sophie Monk joins us to dish on hosting Love Island Australia in Fiji, revealing why the contestants are hotter than ever and how she handles the tropical heat. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We’re exposing the world’s most unromantic marriage proposals, from a bloke asking his girlfriend to marry him while bleaching the sink to another chucking the engagement ring down the stairs after she found out he’d already asked her dad! Tim also reveals how he accidentally ruined a couple’s New Year’s Eve proposal by starting the countdown two minutes early, while listeners share their own gloriously unromantic ways of getting hitched. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We celebrate a massive milestone as Western Sydney Airport welcomes its first international flight, chatting to a passenger who was on board for the historic landing! Plus, Ricki leaks some insider news about KFC Australia potentially switching from Pepsi to Coke, we hear your wildest “I swear” stories and find out which celebrities you’ve managed to score photos with. Mel Tracina also joins us ahead of Big Brother kicking off tonight, while listeners share the unforgettable moments when they were part of history. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We celebrate a huge moment for Western Sydney as the first international flight lands at the brand-new airport, and we chat to Karen from Penrith, who was on board for the historic arrival! Plus, listeners share their own moments in history, from riding the very first Sydney Monorail to witnessing the Sharks win their first NRL premiership. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We may have just uncovered some massive fast-food news, after a Coca-Cola insider allegedly revealed that KFC Australia could be ditching Pepsi too! Following the US announcement, Ricki shares the very exciting DM that landed in her inbox, but the mystery source has one very important request: don’t reveal their name. Is the great cola switch coming Down Under? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We celebrate Ricki’s huge new gig hosting I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! with Julia Morris giving her the jungle blessing and Jim Jefferies revealing his cheeky survival plans. Plus, we find out what Ricki can expect when she heads to South Africa, before Paul Gallen takes an unexpected trip from the footy field to the stage with Cirque du Soleil! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Julia Morris officially passes the jungle crown to Ricki, but not before introducing her to the very cheeky “ceremonial knob carry” she’s invented for the occasion! Julia gives Ricki her blessing for the gig, promises to spill all the jungle secrets over takeaway and picks Bruno Mars’ “Uptown Funk” as her song request. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jim Jefferies joins us to celebrate his new gig co-hosting I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! with Ricki, revealing he’s ready for the jungle but might use her as snake bait to save himself! We chat heat training, terrifying critters and Jim’s plans to survive Africa, before discovering he’s still holding a grudge over voting against Ricki on Popstars back in the day. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ricki drops the massive news that she’s heading into the jungle for I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!, and Tim is already volunteering to join her for a taste of some questionable jungle cuisine! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We get into the ultimate cola showdown as KFC dumps Pepsi after 40 years, then food critic Callan Boys gives us the lowdown on where to eat. Plus, millennials are renaming apples “Ludacrisp”, so we find out what ridiculous names you’ve given everyday things, before trying out the viral Hoobastank trend in the studio. And Samantha Armytage faces off against Ricki in a seriously competitive game of Quick Draw! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We chat to Samantha Armytage about her new interview series, Act 2, and why she’s embracing longer conversations after years of squeezing big stories into breakfast TV. She spills on interviewing A-listers like Tom Cruise, her chat with Michael Clarke and heading into her 50s in a moon boot, before taking on Ricki in a fiercely competitive game of Quick Draw. Plus, we discover why newsreaders do that unmistakable newsreader voice, and Samantha proves she’s got some serious buzzer-beating skills! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We get into the ultimate soft drink showdown: Coke versus Pepsi, after KFC in the US ends its 40-year relationship with Pepsi and switches to Coca-Cola. Ricki cannot understand how anyone could possibly prefer Pepsi, but listeners come out swinging, with one woman revealing she owns Pepsi socks, T-shirts and drink holders! Plus, one couple’s love of different colas is causing serious marital tension, and we’re not sure even a judge could help them. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We unpack the bizarre sight of a Paris couple casually dining while riots erupt around them, take on the Whisper Challenge with Jermaine and hear why Ricki is falling in love with her AI assistant, Susan. We also find out what’s worth watching this week when Bruce Isaacs joins us, question how someone managed to sell invisible artwork for $23,000 and celebrate the return of Bondi Rescue. Plus, a bloke attempts to sneak 48 beers into an event using a double pram, because apparently that’s a perfectly normal thing to do! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bondi Rescue is officially coming back, with Waverley Council voting in favour of bringing the iconic show back to our screens! We get the latest on the return of the lifeguards we all know and love, while also chatting about a potential Sex and the City reunion, Jacob Elordi telling paparazzi to back off and Lady Gaga hinting that new music could be on the way. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We debate what parts of Sydney we’d make invisible, from Parramatta Road traffic and the Rozelle smokestacks to Birkenhead Point, which is apparently too tempting for Ricki to drive past without shopping. The conversation is inspired by an artist who sold an invisible sculpture for $23,500, because apparently pointing at absolutely nothing is worth a fortune! Plus, listeners reveal the Sydney roads they’d love to erase and one dad nominates his 15-year-old daughter’s mobile phone. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We chat to rock legend Jon Bon Jovi ahead of his return to Australia, then Tim’s attempt to pronounce where Will Smith was spotted in Sydney goes spectacularly wrong. We also put our tongues to the test with a ridiculously tricky waffle tongue twister, before Adam Spencer joins us to unpack the HSC maths exam and its very questionable question about calculating a bloke’s blood alcohol level. Plus, we find out what you’ve lied to your kids about, including one mum who fibs about her own birthday because she has to work! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We chat to rock legend Jon Bon Jovi ahead of his return to Australia in 2027, as he opens up about his four-year journey to get his voice back after surgery and why he refused to hit the stage until he was back to his own sky-high standards. Plus, he reveals how a song title can kickstart the songwriting process, why he doesn’t have a favourite Bon Jovi song and gets a surprise from Ricki, who once scored an A+ analysing the lyrics to “Wanted Dead or Alive”! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Wally Waffleton whipped up a wobbly waffle with whipped walnut whip, but Wendy’s wobbly waffle-eating weasel wandered in and wolfed Wally’s wobbly walnut waffle whole, so Wally whipped a whole new wobbly batch while wailing about the weasel’s whopping waffle-wrecking ways. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We catch up with Channel 9’s Jack Hahn about Sydney’s fire ant drama, open the mailbag and revisit the great Diet Coke debate. Tim also has some very interesting ideas for who should replace Trump’s press secretary after she lasted just five days, before we open the Proud Parent Hotline for pregnant women sharing their big news. And if that wasn’t enough, we get into the absolutely cooked story of a man who apparently has teeth growing out of his eyes! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We’re calling out the daily habits people love to judge, from Ricki’s obsession with sugar-free V to Sarah Harris getting side-eyed for her Diet Coke at 5am. Listeners confess their own guilty pleasures, including matcha lattes, Monster Energy drinks and a bloke who keeps dark chocolate in his bedside table for his morning fix. My body, my choice, am i riigggght??? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Happy 15 years to Ricki's ICONIC song 'Raining Diamonds'! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We find out whether you can actually remember being born when Alice from The Modern Doula joins us, and debate the weird rules that somehow make perfect sense, including why soup apparently needs to be served in a round container. Ricki also discovers that Apple has a very awkward way of handling things if you flash your bits on FaceTime, while we revisit Benson Boone’s Wollongong chicken wrap obsession. Plus, Gabriella Cilmi joins us for Karaoke Bar Fridays and absolutely nails a live performance of “Sweet About Me”! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We’re joined by Gabriella Cilmi for Karaoke Bar Fridays as she reflects on being signed at just 13, winning a stack of ARIAs at 17 and navigating the music industry as a teenager. She also chats about her beautiful new album Pure Love before treating us to a seriously incredible live performance of “Sweet About Me” that has us completely obsessed with her voice! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We discover Benson Boone has a very specific weakness while he’s hanging out in Wollongong: a Mexican chicken wrap from his favourite local cafe, which he’s reportedly ordered multiple times in a day! We chat to the cafe manager to get the juicy details, then ask listeners what deserves their own Benson Swoon, from crispy pork banh mi to a local chicken sandwich that has everyone hungry. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today's show is brought to you by Ricki's brand new Meta glasses. She's obsessed! Apparently Paul McCartney remembers being born.... ok brooooo! Gen Z doesnt want us saying LOL. A woman cuts sick on an e-Bike gang. Callan Boys tells us what to eat. And, Julia Morris stops by for Quick Draw! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We celebrate women taking matters into their own hands, from a passenger chasing down a group of unruly e-bike riders to a woman who booked herself an eight-week trip around the world after her family forgot her Christmas presents. Plus, listeners share their own wild moments, including a broken bra strap that sent one woman running down the street with her boobs flying everywhere! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We’re calling out Gen Z for policing the way millennials talk, with Ricki and Tim defending their right to say “lol” without being accused of passive aggression. We debate whether “cooked” is still cool, what the kids are saying these days and why Gen Z needs to take a chill pill. Plus, Zach Bryan fans, we’ve got your first chance to score tickets to his 2027 Australian tour! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We’re swapping absolute nightmare huntsman stories before finding out how ChatGPT can tell you which movie character you are. We also hear about tradies who took roadworks into their own hands rather than waiting for council, and ask what people do in public that makes you want to lose your mind. Plus, Bruce Isaacs joins us with the movies you need to add to your watchlist for this wet weather! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Any guesses on what characters we are? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We hear your absolute nightmare huntsman stories, from a bloke who burned down his Bali villa trying to scare one away to a bedroom ceiling covered in 100 baby spiders. Plus, one family abandoned their three-year-old in the car with a huntsman, while another driver left her car in the middle of a roundabout and made a cop deal with it! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We get the latest on Kelly Clarkson’s beef with a New York store, chat about Ricki finally finishing The Sopranos and get into the stress of HSC exam season. We also want to know what gives you an instant headache, from everyday annoyances to the little things that make you want to lose your mind. Plus, Chrissy Teigen says her family just isn’t built for hot weather, and Ricki is VERY much on the same page! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We chat about the pressure of exam season, from laminating notes and sticking them in the shower to revising until your brain nearly explodes. Ricki and Tim share why your ATAR doesn’t define your future, while listeners send love to the students tackling their exams today. Plus, one school has a surprisingly sweet trick for calming exam nerves: sour lollies! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We debate the greatest TV finales of all time after Ricki finally finishes The Sopranos and is left absolutely shook by that infamous ending. From Breaking Bad and Sons of Anarchy to MASH and Glee, listeners share the finales that had them laughing, crying or throwing their remote at the TV. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We relive our own Bathurst-style racing drama after a chaotic go-karting session at Entertainment Park in Penrith, then get nostalgic about the good old days. We find out what people love that everyone else hates, before opening the Proud Parent Hotline and giving listeners a chance to brag about the brilliant things their kids have been doing. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We reveal the controversial things we secretly love, from Ricki’s beloved Ovaltines and pickles to Tim’s smoked mussels, while debating celebrities everyone seems to have a problem with. Plus, listeners confess their own unpopular loves, including black pudding, disposable plastic everything and the absolute joy of going back to work after a holiday. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We get nostalgic for the good old days, from the legendary Big Day Out and going to gigs without staring at our phones to when fuel was 51 cents a litre. Listeners share what they miss most, including kids playing outside, life feeling simpler and the days when nobody could track your every move with Find My iPhone and Life360. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We find out why some Aussie bars are handing out “cut off” cards to patrons who’ve had enough, and hear about an influencer who allegedly faked her running records by taking a sneaky ride on a bike. We unpack the latest Glossys, including the bizarre claim that Harry Styles hasn’t used a laptop in six years, and discover Aussie kids apparently think chips come from Macca’s. Plus, Australian Idol stars Kesha and Kalani join us for Karaoke Bar Fridays and take on Olivia Dean and Sam Fender’s “Rein Me In.” See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.