Podcasts by The Saturday Quiz

Audio Books with Guy Edmonds and Matt Zeremes from 2022-08-26T17:33:03

Guy Edmonds and Matt Zeremes have many strings to their bows. They're actors, writers, directors and award winning tv show creators. Recently, they've also become children's book authors. The se...

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Family Legacies with Georgina Naidu and Fiona Choi from 2022-08-19T17:33:54

You would know Fiona and Georgina from their multiple roles on television. Right now, they're both appearing on stage in the Melbourne Theatre Company production of Laurinda. Based on t...

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Olympic Size Swimming Pools with James Crawley and Stevie Rodgers from 2022-08-12T17:33:57

In a Saturday Quiz first, these guests have never met before. How does that affect their teamwork? Well, they're both quite polite, so James and Stevie are more than happy to let each other have...

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Lift and Seperate with Stef Smith and Ana Maria Belo from 2022-08-05T17:33:37

The Melbourne International Film Festival has just opened, so on this episode, John is joined by two people who have a show in the festival. Stef Smith is the director and Ana Maria Belo is the ...

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Quiz Also with Brodie Lancaster and Kate Jinx from 2022-07-29T17:33:02

It's not an official podcast crossover, but Kate Jinx and Brodie Lancaster are the co-hosts of See Also - a podcast where they connect the dots of pop culture in wide-ranging chat that takes in ...

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Returning Champs with Geraldine Hakewill and Mark Winter from 2022-07-22T17:33:03

Mark and Geri are two of the nicest people you could ever hope to meet. You'd know them from being on the telly. But what you might not know is that they've just made a movie together. Mark wrot...

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Looking For Ciccone from 2022-07-15T17:33:20

Last time she was on this podcast, Vidya shared the piece of trivia about Mark Twain being born and dying in the years that Halley's Comet passed by Earth. This time, she shares a very ...

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Heads on Sticks with Tosh Greenslade and Stephen Hall from 2022-07-08T17:33:30

Stephen Hall is a former Grand Champion from the television quiz show "Temptation" (which was the name they chose when they re-booted "Sale of the Century"), so the expectations were quite high ...

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Brain Fog with Damon Herriman and Chris Taylor from 2022-07-01T17:33:14

Chris is one of the original member of the satirical news group The Chaser and Damon is an actor who you can see in the upcoming film Nude Tuesday which is in an entirely made-up langua...

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Significant Edit with Fayssal Bazzi and Gareth Davies from 2022-06-24T17:33:14

Neither of the guests this week have been nominated for a Logie - but at least one of them should have been.

Fayssal Bazzi and Gareth Davies are two of the hardest working actors ...

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Community with Moozy and Chris Gill from 2022-06-17T17:33:29

Reclink Australia is a body that provides evidence-based sport and art programs to disadvantaged Australians to create socially inclusive, life-changing opportunities. Their biggest fundraising ...

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The Professional with Brydon Coverdale and Justin Hamilton from 2022-06-10T17:33:32

Brydon Coverdale is literally a quiz show professional, appearing as one of the chasers on The Chase Australia, after being a contestant on just about every other quiz show on offer - and h...

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First Guesses with Catherine McClements and Shiv Palekar from 2022-06-03T17:33:32

Catherine McClements and Shiv Palekar can currently both be seen in the Melbourne Theatre Company’s production of The Sound Inside. It’s a play about a literature academic and her student. Both ...

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Cardio Ballbag with Christie Whelan Browne and Emily Taheny from 2022-05-27T17:33:42

Christie Whelan Browne and Emily Taheny are both cast members of my favourite satirical news programme "Shaun Micallef's Mad as Hell" Between them they tend to play the majority of the female ch...

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Election with Amy Remeikis and Sean Kelly from 2022-05-20T17:33:30

Joining John for this special election day episode are two of Australia's foremost political experts.

Amy Remeikis is the political reporter for The Guardian Australia and Sean Kelly was a...

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Pig Orgasm with Luke Arnold and Laurence Boxhall from 2022-05-13T17:33

It's duelling soap villains on this episode as Luke Arnold (who played Dr. Lewis Hayes on Home and Away) takes on Laurence Boxhall (currently starring as Corey Smythe-Jones on Neighbours) at the...

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People Who Know People with Genevieve Hegney and Catherine Moore from 2022-05-06T17:33:35

Gen and Cath have been friends for a very long time. And in recent years they have collaborated on two plays in which they play two women who start a job agency - the catch being that it is thos...

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You Get What You Get and You Don't Get Upset with Wendy and Ashley Zukerman from 2022-04-29T17:33:48

New York based siblings Wendy and Ashley Zukerman return to the quiz for a second go.

Do they do better than they did the first time?

Not really.

But that's not the point.

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Inner Urethral Pinching with Alasdair Tremblay-Birchall and Andy Matthews from 2022-04-22T17:33:22

These two comedians have their own science based radio show, so the answer to the first question in this week's quiz comes straight out with no hesitation. And in fact, there's barely an answer ...

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At Least There's Only Two of Us with Flo and Joan from 2022-04-15T17:33:37

Rosie and Nicola Dempsey are sisters. They are also very clever comedians. Together, they are known as Flo and Joan. For a pair of Brits, they do very well at a quiz with more than a few questio...

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Educational and Humorous with Brian Nankervis and Julia Zemiro from 2022-04-08T17:33:35

They're back again!

Julia and Brian are the very well quiz credentialed stars of The Really, Really Good Friday Rockwiz Special, on at Hamer Hall in Melbourne on Good Friday.

This is...

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Will and What with Cal Wilson and Mark Watson from 2022-04-01T16:33:58

Given that the Melbourne International Comedy Festival has just opened, it seemed appropriate to have two international comedians take on the quiz this week. Cal Wilson has been in Melbourne for...

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Bottle Top Trivia with Floyd Alexander-Hunt and Cameron james from 2022-03-25T16:33:18

Floyd and Cameron are both comedians with shows coming up at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. On this episode, they come up against quite a few very tricky questions. But both of the...

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Two and a Third Men with Tripod from 2022-03-18T16:33:10

Tripod return to the quiz to put their collaborative efforts to the test.

Scod is in danger of having his "nerd" credentials revoked.

Yon knows the colour of a literary dog.

An...

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Resistant Starch with Hannah Camilleri and Nat Harris from 2022-03-11T16:33:03

in this episode, award winning comedians Hannah Camilleri and Nat Harris answer questions in categories it seems they didn't even know existed. Ancient empires is easily their toughest subject, ...

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Festivities with Rachel Healy and Jo Dyer from 2022-03-04T16:33:20

Answering the questions on this episode are two festival directors from Adelaide. Rachel Healy has been the joint artistic director of the Adelaide Festival since 2017 and the Jo Dyer is the dir...

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Last Names with Ivan Aristeguieta and Kirsty Webeck from 2022-02-25T16:33:23

John has to get his mouth around a whole lot of tricky surnames on this episode - and unfortunately he falls at the first hurdle.

But that's ok, because his guests are very forgiving.

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Driving Greta Garbo Backwards with Luke Heggie and Chris Ryan from 2022-02-18T16:33:01

It's odd that Chris Ryan and Luke Heggie are making their second appearances on the show, given how much disdain they both seem to have for trivia and quizzes. Thay happen to do quite well this ...

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Messing About in Boats with Geraldine Hickey and Vidya Rajan from 2022-02-11T16:33:03

Geraldine Hickey returns to do the quiz again. This time she's brought along her friend Vidya Rajan. The two of them talk polar bears, Mark Twain, and everybody's favourite spread: Nutella.

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Blondes Have More Fun with Mark Humphries & Dan Ilic from 2022-02-04T16:33:51

The Saturday Quiz returns for a third season!

To start things off, John is joined by two of Australia's leading political satirists. Mark Humphries can be seen ding funny things on the ot...

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Season 2 Finale with Zoë Coombs Marr, Kate Jinx, Sarah Snook & Dave Lawson from 2021-12-17T16:33

It's a rematch of last year's finale episode! Zoë Coombs Marr and Kate Jinx go head-to-head with Sarah Snook and Dave Lawson. So many questions to get through there's barely time for an anecdote...

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Runners-Up with Em Rusciano and Michael Lucas from 2021-12-10T16:33:27

Best friends since childhood, Em Rusciano and Michael Lucas both have careers in the entertainment industry. She is a comedian, writer, singer and radio & television presenter who earlier th...

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In Unison with Virginia Gay and Rob Johnson from 2021-12-03T16:33:48

This episode marks the third appearance on this podcast by Virginia Gay. Is she getting better at quizzes? Not really. But she is having a great time. She has brought along one of her co-stars f...

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As You Quiz It with Christie Whelan Brown and James Mackay from 2021-11-26T16:33:11

This week, to celebrate the return of live theatre to the stages of Melbourne, the guests come from the cast of As You Like It which has just opened at the Melbourne Theatre Company. By her own ...

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Book Chat with Brian Nankervis and Julia Zemiro from 2021-11-19T16:33:46

Another couple of returning guests, Julia Zemiro and Brian Nankervis share a similar love of quizzes with the host John Leary. Politics is no obstacle for them. Geography is a breeze. And even t...

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Prepped with Nakkiah Lui and Gabe Dowrick from 2021-11-12T16:33:55

They've been on the show before almost exactly one year ago, but that doesn't mean Nakkiah Lui and Gabe Dowrick exactly know what they're doing. But they do each have a chance to shine on this e...

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Chat About the Weather with Paul Bongiorno and Sean Kelly from 2021-11-05T16:33:56

The questions in this episode could've been hand-picked for the guests. Paul Bongiorno has been a member of the Canberra press gallery for thirty years and Sean Kelly was an advisor to two Labor...

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Crypto with Matt Okine and Alex Dyson from 2021-10-29T16:33:59

On this episode, John is joined by two men who really know their way around podcasts and radio. Matt and Alex hosted Triple J’s highest rating breakfast show for three years and now make the dai...

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Google Ads with Ryan Shelton and Rick Davies from 2021-10-22T16:33:51

These two old friends claim not to know very much, but with the right hints, they get quite a few correct. Rick Davies pledges not to Google anything, but Ryan isn't so keen on making any promis...

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Not Basic with Mabel Li and Benjamin Law from 2021-10-15T16:33:43

Mabel and Benjamin come from opposite ends of the quiz spectrum. Ben has been doing so much quizzing during lockdown that he's had to scale it back a bit and limit himself to pop-culture trivia....

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Do We Have To? with Victoria Thaine and Petra Yared from 2021-10-08T16:33:30

As Petra knows from her own time hosting trivia nights during lockdown, quizzes are a whole lot easier when you're asking the questions. She turns out to be justified in her low expectations of ...

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Brock with Matthew Le Nevez and Brendan Cowell from 2021-10-01T17:33:46

Matthew Le Nevez and Brendan Cowell have performed together several times over the years, but arguably never as well as they do here at the quiz. Several questions fall in their laps and there a...

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Names, Names, Names with Michelle Lim Davidson and Chum Ehelepola from 2021-09-24T17:33:11

There is an inordinate number of questions on this episode that have names as their answers. After a rocky start, actors Michelle Lim Davidson and Chum Ehelepola manage to stumble upon quite a f...

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Not Slumdogs with Toby Schmitz and Luke Arnold from 2021-09-17T17:33:15

As self-confessed sports ignorants, Toby and Luke were never going to get the sports question. But after John describes Goalball from the Paralympics to them, they might give it a second chance....

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Tell Me About Your Parents with Geraldine Hakewill and Mark Winter from 2021-09-10T17:33:26

Two of the nicest people you could ever hope to meet are the guests this episode. Geraldine Hakewill and Mark Winter celebrate the regional Victorian release from lockdown by staying in and doin...

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Mopping to Cardi B with Corrie Chen and Maria Angelico from 2021-09-03T17:13:48

This week's guests take a little to get going. Maria made her coffee too weak and Corrie feels like a big sack of sighs. But once they get in their rhythm, they do really well. Maria draws on he...

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Define Fascinating with Sami Shah and Alice Fraser from 2021-08-27T17:30:20

Both this week's guests are award winning comedians and podcast hosts who studied English literature at international universities.

But that's not all they have in common. Sami Shah and Al...

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Back Again, Again with Celia Pacquola and Luke McGregor from 2021-08-21T00:22:20

Last time they were on the show, comedians Celia Pacquola and Luke McGregor didn't fare too well. And this time they don't do much better. To be fair, the questions do seem to be a little tricki...

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Back Again with Celia Pacquola and Luke McGregor from 2021-08-20T17:33:25

Last time they were on the show, comedians Celia Pacquola and Luke McGregor didn't fare too well. And this time they don't do much better. To be fair, the questions do seem to be a little tricki...

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P or F with Justin Smith and Matthew Whittet from 2021-08-13T17:21:44

It is a very tough set of questions that actors Matthew Whittet and Justin Smith come up against in this episode. Although there’s very little excuse for not knowing the composer of Moonlight So...

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Research with Amanda Brotchie and Adam Zwar from 2021-08-06T17:00

The son of a writer and a pharmacist’s daughter make for an excellent pair of quiz takers. TV director Amanda Brotchie and writer and actor Adam Zwar are stumped only by the popular music questi...

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Wacky Names with Nick Boshier and Jazz Twemlow from 2021-07-30T17:00

The creators and stars of a brand new sketch comedy show The Moth Effect, Nick Boshier and Jazz Twemlow, join John to find the answers to some very tricky questions. Most of the answers...

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Nomenclature with Virginia Gay and Robin Goldsworthy from 2021-07-23T17:00

Taking a break from their Zoom based rehearsal for the upcoming production of Cyrano de Bergerac at the Melbourne Theatre Company, Virginia Gay and Robin Goldsworthy guess their way thr...

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Expert Category: Sport! with Michala Banas & Bert LaBonté from 2021-07-16T17:00

Recorded prior to the announcement of the latest Victorian lockdown, this episode’s guests join John over Zoom from their dressing rooms between shows at the Melbourne Theatre Company. Michala B...

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Rejected Olympic Mottos with Gillian Cosgriff & Tom Wren from 2021-07-09T18:00

Taking a moment away from appearing in the Australian production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Gillian Cosgriff and Tom Wren try their hands at the quiz. And for the first time, someone ...

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Win The Weekend with Alex Lee & Craig Reucassel from 2021-07-02T17:00

Since Alex last appeared on the podcast, she has become a quiz show host herself. And joining her this time is one of the celebrity contestants, Craig Reucassel. They learn that on this show, th...

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A Hard-On For Bigfoot with Alice Fraser and Dan Ilic from 2021-06-25T17:00

No strangers to podcasts, Alice Fraser and Dan Ilic step in to represent the not quite locked down Eastern suburbs of Sydney. Drawing on his experience working on several Olympics, Dan finds the...

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The Springsteen Game with Sarah Krasnostein & Charlie Pickering from 2021-06-18T17:00

Sarah Krasnostein and Charlie Pickering are a couple who clearly enjoy doing quizzes together - they’ve even invented their own trivia based game “Springsteen”. They both get a chance to show of...

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The Springsteen Game from 2021-06-18T17:00

Sarah Krasnostein and Charlie Pickering are a couple who clearly enjoy doing quizzes together - they’ve even invented their own trivia based game “Springsteen”. They both get a chance to show of th...

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Airport Novel Coronavirus with Marieke Hardy and Michael Williams from 2021-06-11T17:00

One former director of the Melbourne Writers Festival and the current director of the Sydney Writers Festival come together to treat The Saturday Quiz like their own personal pub quiz. They bull...

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Baby Round with Zoë Coombs Marr and Geraldine Hickey from 2021-06-04T17:00

Last time Geraldine Hickey was on the podcast, it was before she won Best Show at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. This time she’s joined by another MICF Best Show winner (who is als...

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Greensborough Plaza with Tom Ballard and Nath Valvo from 2021-05-28T17:00

These two old friends are quite the odd couple. To begin with, Nath was late to hop on the Zoom meeting. So that should give you some idea how dedicated to quizzing he is. Tom on the other hand,...

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Bonus Questions with Daniel Henshall and Erik Jensen from 2021-05-21T17:00

Erik Jensen is the Editor-in-Chief of The Saturday Paper - but I promise that he didn’t see the questions before recording the podcast. Although he does so well, you would be forgiven for thinki...

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Enigmas with Damienne Pradier and Tony Briggs from 2021-05-14T17:00

Damienne Pradier and Tony Briggs play their cards pretty close to their chests. They both had early early careers in completely different fields before pivoting into film and television producti...

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Four Words Tanya Plibersek and Jonathan Biggins from 2021-05-07T17:00

For this episode, John is joined by Jonathan Biggins, an actor, writer, director and comedian probably best known for his performances in The Wharf Review over the course of the last tw...

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Podcast Bucket List with Wendy and Ashley Zukerman from 2021-04-30T17:00

Brother and sister Ashley and Wendy Zukerman grew up in Melbourne, but now call New York home. Ashley is an actor whose credits include Succession, Manhattan and he has recently been an...

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The Podcast Everyone’s Listening To with Kate Mulvany and Hamish Michael from 2021-04-23T17:00

Actors and real-life married couple Kate Mulvany and Hamish Michael take on the ten questions from the quiz this week. Kate is a longtime fan of the show, but Hamish doesn’t know what he’s in fo...

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Serious Competition with Tripod from 2021-04-16T17:00

For the first time on the podcast, John is joined by three guests: Scod, Yon and Gatesy who make up the comedy trio Tripod. There’s a healthy amount of competition amongst these guys and even a ...

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Scorsese or Chess with Chris Ryan and Luke Heggie from 2021-04-09T17:00

John is joined by comedians Chris Ryan and Luke Heggie as they take on the ten questions in the quiz. It’s a tough one this week, with a few geography questions and a particularly tricky chemist...

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Brachychiton Acerifolius with Josh Earl & Ben Lomas from 2021-04-02T16:00

Josh Earl and Ben Lomas take a moment away from their own podcasts to take on the Saturday Quiz. And even though Josh was once the host of Spicks and Specks, they fall at the first hurdle which ...

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High School Nerds Jacqueline Maley & Jordan Baker from 2021-03-26T16:00

What do you get when you take two journalists who’ve known each other since high school, and ask them a bunch of general knowledge questions? 

You get a cracking good episode of The S...

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Start From Paris with Geraldine Hickey & Kirsty Webeck from 2021-03-19T15:40:02

This week, John is joined by two small town gals made good in the big city, Geraldine Hickey and Kirsty Webeck. They may not know anything about opera, and their sense of geography is all over t...

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Puttanesca with Lloyd Langford and Alex Ward from 2021-03-12T16:00

Coinciding with the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, this week’s guests are 100% comedians and 50% international. Alex Ward hails from Queensland, but Lloyd Langford is completely Welsh ...

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Let Me Finish with Charlotte Nicdao & James Galea from 2021-03-05T15:00

Joining John this episode are a magician and an actor. Can they pull an answer out of a hat? Or just act like they know what they're talking about? James Galea and Charlotte Nicdao do their best...

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The Quizzers Quiz with Julia Zemiro & Brian Nankervis from 2021-02-26T16:00

The tables are turned on Julia Zemiro and Brian Nankervis who are more used to asking the questions than answering them. But the host and co-creator and adjudicator-where-necessary of t...

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Conflated Actresses with Eddie Perfect and Lucy Cochran from 2021-02-19T16:00

Award winning brand strategist, Lucy Cochran and her husband - also an award winner - actor, writer, singer, composer Eddie Perfect, take on the ten questions in the quiz this week.There are no ...

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Episodus Non-Horribilis with Alex Lee & Benedict Hardie from 2021-02-12T17:00

Not content with having had one host of The Feed as a guest last week, this week John is joined by Alex Lee and her partner, actor Benedict Hardie.

They're lucky enough to get the...

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Colonialism with Virginia Gay & Marc Fennell from 2021-02-05T16:00

Taking the quiz this week is actor and writer Virginia Gay, who isn’t a “mollydooker” and doesn’t know what one is, and newly announced host of Mastermind on SBS Marc Fennell who, despi...

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Lobotomy with Tim Ferguson & Maynard from 2021-01-29T18:00

The brain power of the guests, Tim Ferguson and Maynard, are severely tested in this first episode of the second season of The Saturday Quiz. They have almost zero knowledge of New Zealand autob...

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Season 2 Announcement from 2021-01-23T07:38:14

That's right! The Saturday Quiz will be back for a second season! With new guests and some of your favourites from season 1. Hit subscribe wherever get you get your podcasts so you neve...

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The Final Episode with Zoë Coombs Marr, Kate Jinx, Sarah Snook and Dave Lawson from 2020-12-18T18:00

Four times as many questions plus two times as many guests equals more laughs than it’s possible to quantify. In this final episode of The Saturday Quiz, two teams of returning guests - Zoë Coom...

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Dropping names with Nancye Hayes and Mitchell Butel from 2020-12-11T18:00

The two guests joining John on this season’s penultimate episode are show business royalty. Mitchell Butel is an actor, singer and the artistic director of the State Theatre Company of South Aus...

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Phu-isms with Amrita Hepi and Jason Phu from 2020-12-04T18:00

Artists Amrita Hepi and Jason Phu do extremely well at the quiz, even though the one question in Arita’s expert category nearly trips her up. We never find out what Jason’s expert category might...

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Wrong answers only, with Agatha Gothe-Snape and Alison Bell from 2020-11-27T18:00

Try as they might, old friends Agatha Gothe-Snape and Alison Bell just can’t seem to find the answers to the questions in this week’s quiz. But there’s plenty of laughter along the way as the ar...

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Struggling for relevance, with Wesley Enoch and David McAllister from 2020-11-20T18:00

The outgoing artistic directors of Sydney Festival and the Australian Ballet, Wesley Enoch and David McAllister, combine forces to battle against their impending irrelevance, by doing extremely ...

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Lots of counting, with Nakkiah Lui and Gabe Dowrick from 2020-11-13T18:00

In this episode, writer, actor, activist, and recently one of Who magazine’s sexiest people of 2020, Nakkiah Lui and her tv editor husband, Gabe Dowrick, tell us how many teeth an adult...

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Roller-coasters with Emily Barclay and Tom Ward from 2020-11-06T18:00

Emily Barclay and Tom Ward like going to amusement parks. But Emily is too scared to go on any of the roller-coasters, so Tom has to do so on her behalf. Their approach to the quiz is much the s...

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Luge with Brendan Cowell and Damon Herriman from 2020-10-30T18:00

Besides complaining about how much harder their questions are compared with previous episodes, Australian actors Damon Herriman and Brendan Cowell do manage to get some clean answers away. But t...

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Second books with Meg Mason and Trent Dalton from 2020-10-23T18:00

Authors Meg Mason and Trent Dalton have both just released their second novels, but apparently neither of them are very big readers. So they don’t know who wrote the 1990s novel The Reader, ...

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