Ricki‑Lee & Tim

Our next guest in Karaoke Bar Fridays, Ruel sings his new song 'Don't Say That' live in studio.

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We discovered the tiny, painfully relatable things that instantly humble you, from beach towels battling the wind to waving at someone who definitely wasn't waving back. Tim relived the horror of getting lost with Google Maps in public, while Ricki revealed the very specific struggles of salon chair self-esteem. Listeners shared their own brutally humbling moments, including teachers being judged by teenagers, shirts accidentally exposing far more than intended, and the unexpected downside of extra-long fake nails. It's a comforting reminder that no matter who you are, embarrassment is always waiting just around the corner.

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Google's plan to release millions of mosquitoes had us imagining where we'd unleash them around Sydney, while Callan Boys stopped by with his latest must-visit food recommendations. Ricki sent everyone into an existential spiral with a list of things that could be extinct within the next decade, and then things got even more heated when we tackled the growing push for a three-day work week. We also uncovered Ricki's very specific and completely irrational fear of falling into a pothole, before Emma Freedman joined us to chat all things Commonwealth Games and put her skills to the test in a competitive game of Quick Draw.

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The idea of a three-day work week sparked a surprisingly fiery debate, with some listeners ready to sign up immediately and others convinced it would be the end of productivity as we know it. We unpacked new reports about AI coming for a stack of jobs, whether working from home has changed people's attitudes to work, and why younger generations seem to have very different priorities from their parents. Along the way, bus drivers, working mums and plenty of opinionated Sydneysiders weighed in on whether less work for the same pay is a dream come true or a complete fantasy. Turns out nobody agrees on much, except that everyone still wants to get paid.

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Google apparently wants to unleash 32 million mosquitoes in parts of the US, which somehow led us to ask Sydney's most important question: where would you release them here? Tim had a very specific grudge against a traffic nightmare in Petersham, listeners nominated everything from road intersections to entire suburbs, and one caller absolutely unloaded on Casula. Along the way, we learned why the mozzies are being released in the first place, got distracted by Niall Horan jokes, and discovered a genuinely shocking list of the deadliest animals on Earth. Turns out mosquitoes are a lot scarier than sharks... and dogs somehow made the list too.

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