Lost Out Back

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Download episodeTravel from state to state in Australia, and one of the first things you’ll notice is how the local beer changes… or doesn’t change, as the case may be. This episode, John and Kev find out whether any of the local favourites of Australia’s various states actually stand [...]

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Download episodeIn this special episode, John and Kev sit down to watch Bart vs Australia (The Simpsons season 6, episode 16) and discuss every bit of Australian trivia—both fact and fiction—to be found in the episode.
If you happen to have the episode on DVD, put it on while you [...]

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Download episodeVegemite. The iconic Australian salty spread. Listen in as Kev tries it for the first time.
In this episode:

the sordid history of Vegemite
John sings the jingle under protest
the (after)taste test

Links:

The official Vegemite web site
make a Vegemite milkshake
Stuart Hamilton’s Sandy Spread (photos of Vegemite on the beach)

Photo credit: Stuart Hamilton.

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Download episodeIt’s episode three, this week with 90% fewer Australian accent attempts by Kev. My ego can only take so much bashing, people! To make up for it, we have the triumphant return of Dinkum Aussie History.

All about AFL/Aussie Rules/Footy
Dinkum Aussie History: Captain Moonlite

Duration: 29:39

As promised in LOB002, here’s the photo I took of a possum on the way home one night.

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Download episodeG’day — it’s our first episode!

Kev books a plane ticket like a drongo
John learns to shift a bogged van
Dinkum Aussie History: The Castle Hill (aka Vinegar Hill) Rebellion

Duration: 25:29