Ricki-Lee, Tim & Joel

Someone tried to spice up Christmas by ditching bonbons and handing out Amazon mystery parcels full of socks, cat toys and one very rogue bark control device. We got into Melbourne officially becoming the vinyl capital of the world with more record stores than hipsters can handle. Things got spicy when a husband called out his wife for never flushing and the internet absolutely tore him apart. The Met Gala co-chairs for 2026 dropped and Beyoncé is finally returning after ten long years. Plus a wild round of Quick Draw between Joel and Ricki to wrap it all up, betch.

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Fresh off the press! Speaking with Stephen Colbert, Taylor Swift reveals her favourite song of all time!

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A woman has kicked off a full Christmas debate after swapping out traditional bonbon gifts for Amazon Returns Mystery Parcels. Instead of paper crowns and dad jokes, her guests unwrapped stuff like Christmas socks, vacuum storage bags, a bark-control device and even a random cat toy. Some thought it was genius, others reckoned it was absolute rubbish. It sparked a huge chat about re-gifting and whether it's creative or just plain dodgy, especially when people start accidentally re-gifting the exact present they were given years earlier.

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It's the final Four The Record for 2025! This week, Joe and Tim look back on the four biggest news stories of the year.

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The show kicked off with a Texas wedding where the groom had to literally step up for the kiss thanks to a sneaky step stool reveal. Then we got into the bartenders quietly judging all of us and honestly, fair enough. Rolling Stone dropped its huge list of the best Aussie and Kiwi tracks since 2001 and the top ten was a monster. The Glossy’s went feral with Sombr belting tunes from a scissor lift and Gaga shutting down a stage crasher in Brisbane. Plus, Tim’s chat with Yungblud, a wild new Sprite Zero sleep hack from the NFL world, and the latest spicy searches people have been typing into P*rnHub.

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