Fitzy, Wippa & Kate

On today's Best Of podcast, the team have a chat about the late F1 legend James Hunt... specifically his bedroom antics. Which led to Fitzy crunching some numbers and working out if this is physically possible. But what are Fitzy and Wippa's 'body counts'? Plus, what did you have bitten off in a fight? And what nickname does your suburb have?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sports day is the pinnacle of the year when you're in school, but it's a different story when you're a parent. And sometimes it can go terribly wrong. The team also chat to mentalist Scott Silven, actor Jon Hamm and talk amazing tips.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Since the team aren't willing to accept Wippa for the astronaut he thinks he is, he decided to head over to Jack's school to try and impress the kids with his stories of space-ghetti. Fizy also has a wild Prince story and we ask Sydney: Did you fail to recognise a big celebrity?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Wil Anderson pops in to chat to the guys about the current season of Gruen before Fitzy calls up his friend to tell us about the most amazing day at the races. Then on the 25th anniversary of The Castle we ask: what have you lived beside? And have you ever run up a big bill at a bar or restaurant? How would you react to being given a $2,500 bill?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We’re ending the week with a discussion from Fitzy about big life changes and switching things up. Which is followed by a swift change of tone as Wippa asks Sydney: When did the prank go too far? The cast of Mary Poppins from also stop by for a Rap Battle. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A man caught his neighbour’s dog trying to have sex with his cat, which led to a television showdown and legal proceedings. If that wasn't worth downloading the pod for alone, Fitzy and Wippa also chat to Matt Wright and discuss the new facial recognition software some stores are using. That many people think is a bit suss.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When it comes to learner drivers, they don't come more wild than the young chap Fitzy read a story about recently. A chap who will not be getting behind the wheel again for a long time. The boys also chat to Sam Neill before Wippa talks lying on a first date and the women now choosing to give birth in the ocean.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Should women let their partners know they hate their engagement ring? Wippa’s wife Lisa made her feelings known after he popped the big question! Fitzy also has a theory for the perfect proposal. On the subject of relationships, what was the moment you fell for your other half? Plus, Ross Noble stops by for a chat. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We’re kicking off today’s Best Of podcast with an unheard chat from Fitzy about size, and when big is too big. Oh, and before your mind drifts off to something dirty, the team are talking about Drake’s mega-mansion and all of its crazy features. Plus, what crawled across your face whilst you were sleeping? And did a picture reveal they were cheating?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Missed a, or parts of the Fitzy & Wippa show this week? Don’t worry, our audio Producer Snitchy recapped everything that went down! From life improvements, to Wippa’s attempt to levitate, Lenno’s farewell and BJ’s video fail, you’re in for a hell of a treat.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bec’s an extraordinary single mum who works full-time, cares for her son Hunter, who has Muscular dystrophy and two other young girls. We’ve given her $40,000 but we need your help finding her a place to live. ‘I Only Just Realised’ lands earlier than expected and with stellar insights. Plus, Fitzy tells the team about a strange birthday party at Hooters in the US.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Leila McKinnon’s rap battle against Fitzy will forever hold a spot in our Rap Battle Hall of Fame. But does this news reporter have what it takes to annihilate Sarah… with sledges?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We asked the extremely talented, Vance Joy to create a jingle for the Fitzy & Wippa show and he smashed it out of the park! Vance also reveals what it’s like to perform on major television shows in America and Wippa apologises for the last time the team caught up with him.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

They say a magician should NEVER reveals their secrets. Lucky for us, Wippa is no magician! After receiving many questions on how this levitation trick came to fruition, Wips decided to spill the beans.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

One trick Wippa tackled the art of levitation and we find out if he ACTUALLY pulled it off. Sarah reveals which A-list celebrity is currently in Queensland and Wippa tells the team about a strange investigation that took place for Lisa’s ‘missing’ handbag. Plus, Fitzy shares a story about a Mum’s race at school sports day going very wrong.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fitzy had a revelation about a phase of parenthood he thinks he’s never going to go through. And yes, he’s referring to his kids’ mates addressing him as ‘Mr. Fitzgerald’. So it got the team thinking… Does anyone still address their friends parents formally?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Daily Telegraph’s Crime Editor, Mark ‘Moz’ Morri, and Crime Reporter Josh Hanrahan gave us an insight in the worst gang war Sydney has seen in a generation.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Wippa’s still recovering from his trip to the Logies and he shared an amazing fact he found learnt from the one of the flight attendants on the plane home. Fitzy brought back the ‘song dissector’ and we also got some cracking life improver hacks. Plus, reckon you guess which team member Wippa gave his Calvin Kleins underwear to?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Walkley award winning Australian journalist and a well-respected crime reporter, John Silvester chats about his new investigatory documentary coming to Stan: Revealed: No Mercy, No Remorse. The series takes viewers back to Winter 1993 as the police hunt one of Australia’s most infamous serial killers…See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

He was crowned as the winner of Celebrity Apprentice for 2022 last night and this morning, Benji Marshall dropped by the studio to celebrate! Benji opened up working for Lord Sugar and revealed the toughest part of Celebrity Apprentice.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The king of rock and roll was stitched up with a surprise Elvis performance for a room full of Nova employees. What could possibly go wrong? Fitzy admits he couldn’t find his car keys for a solid 24 hours and you’ll never believe where they ended up. Sarah has some MAJOR music news for all the Beyonce fans, Plus, we learnt that today is the shortest day of the year.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It can be tough to organise chucking a sickie but Fitzy reckons Aussie’s will fall in love with this new app. Why? ‘Cause it’s set to make it a whole lot easier.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The team were appalled to learn that a recent study found that majority of office workers wanted to ban telephone calls in the workplace. Fitzy then took a trip down memory lane and admits that he now enjoys answering calls from numbers he doesn’t know.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We kick off the show with (a very dusty) Wippa broadcasting from his hotel after bringing us all the action from the TV week Logies. Andy Lee drops by and dishes on what he got up to after the award show and *spoiler alert* it involved a lot of food. Plus, we get an update on how Wippa's magic trick went at Jack's birthday on the weekend.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Gold Logie winner Hamish Blake joined the show after a very dusty night and gave us the inside scoop on what went down after the formal proceedings. Hamish also revealed that Wippa caused some er, 'damage' in his hotel room.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fresh off the stage at the TV Week Logies, Dr. Chris Brown dropped by Wippa’s hotel room in the Gold Coast to spill all the tea from the night. Chris and Wips also agreed that THIS show deserved more recognition at the awards…See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Another week over, and another round up of all of Fitzy and Wippa’s awkward moments and mess ups for your listening pleasure!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Earlier this year Wippa sent spaghetti into space on a weather balloon, which has somehow translated to the kids in his son Jack’s school thinking he’s an astronaut. How? We’re not entirely sure - but that didn’t stop Wippa giving a talk about all things space to the students this week, but one kid wasn’t having any of it. Plus, what nickname does your suburb have?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

They’ve been best friends for over twenty years, but will Courtney Act and Vanity’s close bond survive this week’s Rap Battle? Fitzy and Wippa has the drag queens go head-to-head for an epic roast! The second season of Courtney Act and Vanity’s Nova podcast Brenda, Call Me! is out now.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s been a wild 24 hours in the celebrity world, and Sarah’s got all of the gossip for the boys. Including the Tom Hanks story that Wippa had the joke of his life ready and waiting for, plus an alleged sighting of Kim Kardashian… in Cairns?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A video of an American tourist hitting on Robert Irwin during at Australia Zoo has gone viral, which led to us asking Sydney: Did you try and pick up a celebrity? And what went wrong?  Fitzy also wanted to talk about the 25 year of The Castle and his dream of living next to an airport…. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Los Angeles Rams defensive back Nick Scott joined Fitzy and Wippa for a chat this morning thanks to SEN, and he surprised them by bringing the actual Super Bowl Vince Lombardi trophy with him. Along with the team of security and strict rules it comes with…. Sorry Wippa, but you can’t hold it! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Vance Joy catching Covid-19 the week his new album is out is very unfortunate, but thankfully he got to jump on Zoom from isolation for a chat with Fitzy and Wippa this morning to cheer him up. And, um, Wippa was in a fun mood…. Vance Joy’s new album In Our Own Sweet Time is out now.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Socceroos are going to the World Cup! But before that, goalkeeper Andrew Redmayne stopped by the studio to tell Fitzy and Wippa all about that intense penalty shootout with Peru earlier this week… and why he was jumping up and down. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After months of confusion and a lack of answers from medical professionals, this morning Fitzy opened up about a problem he’s having with his body to the team…. Before posting a video to Instagram. Meanwhile, do you have the most unique job in the world? Because we guarantee your job is nowhere near as wild as the one Snoop Dogg has just hired someone to do. Oh and just like every Wednesday, we also have a load of new Life Improver hacks for you! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The life of a comedian isn’t a glamorous one, as we realised this morning whilst doing a Zoom interview with Wil Anderson who’d pulled up on the side of the road for the chat. The interview naturally covered everything…. from jingles about eating koalas to lying to children. Gruen airs on ABC on Wednesday nightsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Curtis Stone is back in Australia and stopped by the studio this morning to tell Fitzy and Wippa all about life in LA, cooking for Oprah and his new collaboration with Cadbury and Coles. Wippa also wanted to surprise the chef with a plate of his space-ghetti…. The new Cadbury 'Caramel Slice' block by Curtis Stone launches in Coles.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fitzy’s friend had the ultimate day at the races over the weekend, and the story is so farfetched and wild… it almost sounds unbelievable. But we assure you it’s completely true. Meanwhile, Wippa’s got the perfect response to break the awkwardness when you don’t recognise someone and we ask: who outstayed their welcome?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

World renowned illusionist, mentalist, and performance artist Scott Silven joined Fitzy and Wippa this morning, and attempted to read their minds live on air. He also attempted this on Fitzy’s son Hewie who was in the studio at the time.  Scott Silven will make his Sydney Opera House debut this June (14-26) with the Sydney premiere of Wonders. Tickets available at https://www.sydneyoperahouse.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Friend of the show and Nova 100’s Chrissie Swan joined Fitzy and Wippa for a catch up this morning, where she revealed all about her new role as a judge on The Masked Singer… before then doing her impression of fellow panelist Mel B. Which led to the boys discussing their awkward encounter with the Spice Girl… See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After Rebel Wilson revealed she had a girlfriend last week, the story about why she decided to announce this publicly was revealed over the weekend - and it has made headlines all around the world. Something Fitzy, Wippa and Sarah wanted to discuss this morning.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week has been packed full of Elvis impressions, penis jokes, Fitzy slurring his speech… and trying to start a celebrity feud. Which, like every week, our audio guy Snitch has taken great pleasure into packaging up for your listening pleasure.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This morning Fitzy asked if anyone has ever been locked up overseas, and it led to a wild call from a grandfather who recalled a wild night on a cruise ship that saw him behind bars! Meanwhile, a mugshot of a woman in Manly has gone viral, which led to Wippa suggesting we do a criminal spin-off of Traffic Dating. Oh, and we regret to inform you a man in Wales has smashed our Pub Tour record attempt… which means we’re hitting the road again! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fitzy and Wippa welcomed the legend that is Darren Hayes into the studio this morning, for possibly one of their best interviews yet. From Savage Garden’s glory days to music royalties and dating Madonna’s brother, the chat is a must listen for any music fan. Darren Hayes will return to Australian stages for the first time in over a decade in January/February 2023 with his ‘Do You Remember?’ Tour – 25 Years Of Savage Garden, Solo Hits And More. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After their fascinating interview, Fitzy then went head-to-head with Darren Hayes for this week’s Rap Battle. Darren Hayes will return to Australian stages for the first time in over a decade in January/February 2023 with his ‘Do You Remember?’ Tour – 25 Years Of Savage Garden, Solo Hits And More. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This morning we were talking when technology lets you down… including a couple of stories about people caught cheating thanks to their smart devices, and the man who accidentally broadcast his late night viewing on speakers around his house. Whoops. Plus, are you a ‘ghoster’ when it comes to dating? Have you heard about Nick Cannon’s family drama? And would you like to taste Big John’s Tomato Space-Ghetti this week and potentially win $5,000, thanks to SPC?   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Last week, Jen won $1,000 in a competition on the show and left all of us emotional as she explained the heartbreaking reason why the money meant so much. This morning we decided to check back in with her…. and had a couple of surprises! We’ve got your back, Jen! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A man in South Australia has gone viral after filming the police and accusing them of being ‘hypocrites’ after they pulled him over. This led to Fitzy asking listeners if they’ve ever confronted the cops for breaking the law… See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jurassic World Dominion is out in cinemas today, and Fitzy and Wippa caught up with Sam Neill to talk his return to the franchise. But before getting onto the movie questions, Fitzy wanted to ask if people have been, um, trespassing on his land… Jurassic World Dominion is out in cinemas todaySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This morning Fitzy and Wippa arrived at the studio to find a huge wooden crate waiting for them, which contained a surprise gift from Ed Sheeran. There was excitement, and then confusion, laughter and a little disgust (from Sarah) as we finally drilled it open. Meanwhile, have you bought a $12 lettuce? And which message do you wish you could take back? Oh, and Fitzy and Wippa continue their plan to get free things from billionaires. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.