Shows
Unpacking BrisbaneBrisbaneheimer: Brisbane's Best CinemasHenry and Joe chat the best picture theatres in Brisbane, and sneak in our review of Barbie and Oppenheimer. Plenty of sidetracks.
2023-07-2557 minUnpacking BrisbaneWavell HeightsHenry and Joe tackle the biggest question of their lives: what is Wavell Heights? We chat Scooby-Doo, sharehouses, and age gaps in dating. It is perhaps everything you have come to expect from this podcast.
2023-06-2546 minUnpacking BrisbaneThe Brizzies: An Awards ShowIt's like the Oscars. Henry and Joe give out the Brisbane Awards, or 'Brizzies,' for various things in Brisbane.
2023-03-1634 minUnpacking BrisbaneSex And The Brisbane: A Valentine's Day Dating SpecialHenry & Joe chat the topic we know perhaps the least about: sex and dating in the Big Apple (City of Brisbane). We chat dating hotspots, John Paul Young, Valentine's Day, and predictably, Southbank Cinemas.
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Unpacking BrisbaneSex And The Brisbane: A Valentine's Day Dating SpecialHenry & Joe chat the topic we know perhaps the least about: sex and dating in the Big Apple (City of Brisbane). We chat dating hotspots, John Paul Young, Valentine's Day, and predictably, Southbank Cinemas.
2023-02-161h 04Unpacking BrisbaneSouth BrisbaneThe boys return to the box in barnstorming fashion, unpacking South Brisbane with a view on the State Library of Queensland, GoMA, and Henry's crime spree on the dinosaurs at the Queensland Museum. Please note that this episode was entirely generated by ChatGPT AI software, using complex voice-to-speech algorithms to replicate the sounds of Henry and Joe.
2023-02-0259 minUnpacking BrisbaneManlyBig news in this ep! It's time to go Bayside, as Henry and Joe chat Subway, Sydney, suburbs, and our incredibly exciting news. Let's unpack.
2022-11-2553 minUnpacking BrisbaneThe Story BridgeThe boys are back on the box! Season 5 of Unpacking Brisbane gets underway with a bang as Henry and Joe unpack Brisbane's most iconic landmark. We also chat Dr Seuss, highways, and weird nicknames. Stay tuned for a New Segment.
2022-11-1253 minUnpacking BrisbaneBrisbandt: An Election SpecialHenry & Joe go deep undercover in Brisbane to unpack the election, and what it means to be Brisbane.
2022-05-2651 minUnpacking BrisbaneFortitude Valley (Part I) LIVETune into the live 100th episode of Unpacking Brisbane, where Henry & Joe tackle the suburb at the heart of Brisbane: Fortitude Valley. Part 2 coming soon to unpack all the things we couldn't in our live celebration.
2022-05-2344 minUnpacking BrisbaneKedronHenry & Joe unpack the brook, the carvans, Gympie Road, and the Batman Burger in this stirring unpack of Kedron. Plus, a few freestyle raps.
2022-03-101h 01Unpacking BrisbaneBalmoralNo, it's not Queen Elizabeth's holiday retreat, it's a little-known jewel of the eastern suburbs: Balmoral. And it's about to get unpacked! By Henry & Joe of 'Unpacking Brisbane' fame. But of course, you already know that, don't you? You sly minx. You thought I wouldn't notice you're wearing velvet? In winter? In Tunisia? Come here. I need to tell you something.
2022-02-2558 minUnpacking BrisbaneNewsteadFor the 94th episode of this Brisbane spectacular, Henry & Joe tackle a little suburb with a lot of craft breweries, activewear, and a really awesome Woolies. It's a new year. It's Newstead.
2022-02-111h 13Unpacking BrisbaneSummer In BrisbaneHenry & Joe trek down to the Brunswick Hotel to record this episode LIVE to an audience of six, plus a few kind bartenders. We unpack Brisbane summer and all its wishes for you.
2021-12-2458 minUnpacking BrisbaneFMK: Bus, Train, CityCatHenry & Joe answer the most important query in Brisbane history: fuck, marry, kill. Bus, Train, or CityCat?
2021-12-1316 minUnpacking BrisbaneLutwycheHenry & Joe journey to the land of Lutwyche to sample from all three major supermarkets. And also unpack a jewel of the Northside.
2021-11-0453 minUnpacking BrisbaneSydney (Part 2)Sequels rock. Tune in now to the second of Henry & Joe's visceral unpack of Sydney.
2021-10-2744 minUnpacking BrisbaneEast BrisbaneTune in to the latest unpack of one of Brisbane's finest: East Brisbane. Henry & Joe chat the Pink Mansion, the Fishmonger's Wife, the Dolphins, and yes... Churchie.
2021-10-141h 16Unpacking BrisbaneSalisburyTaking inspiration from The Mangroves' megahit of the same name, Henry & Joe take a trip to the land of warehouses, coffee, and not much else.
2021-10-021h 00Unpacking BrisbaneWest End AgainHenry & Joe revisit the home of banh mi, markets, Fitstop, and Greek cuisine. Make a difference.
2021-09-121h 04Unpacking BrisbaneA Bit Of News From The BoysAn update on why you haven't heard from us in a bit: Henry's a radio boy and Joe's directing a show.
2021-08-2608 minUnpacking BrisbaneOxleyHenry & Joe experience the unadulterated rush that is a journey to the jewel of the Western Suburbs, Corinda. Sorry, Oxley.
2021-08-101h 17Unpacking BrisbaneUnpacking Zac Stubblety-CookHenry & Joe get in the pool with Olympic gold medallist and Brisbane boy, Zac Stubblety-Cook.
2021-08-0729 minUnpacking BrisbaneIf Harry Potter Was Set In BrisbaneTitle says it all. Don't ask questions. Henry is a Gryffindor and Joe is a Hufflepuff, for the record.
2021-07-3046 minUnpacking BrisbaneThe 2032 Olympics Special ft. Caitlyn DukeHenry, Joe, and special guest Caitlyn Duke unpack the 2032 Brisbane Olympics, and what it might mean for our humble little city.
2021-07-231h 23Unpacking BrisbaneTaringaHenry & Joe travel to the jewel in the crown of the Inner West to get some photos developed.
2021-07-161h 01Unpacking BrisbaneWilstonHenry & Joe unpack Cold Rock mix-ins, al fresco dining, wine bars, and Wilston life. Happy lockdown.
2021-07-021h 11Unpacking BrisbaneCannon HillThe boys light up Cannon Hill and it's an absolute blinder of an episode. Tell your cousins.
2021-06-251h 07Unpacking BrisbaneBrisbane's Best PubThe boys roll up their sleeves and get to the toughest job around: ranking Brisbane's pubs. With criteria including location, price, and whether the parmy is a soggy mess or a crispy delight, it'll be a raw and unflinching look at the scourge of alcoholism among young Australians in the inner-city.
2021-06-181h 12Unpacking BrisbaneThe GapThe rivalry that only exists in the mind of Ashgrovians is finally unpacked as Henry & Joe venture far away from the city to discuss The Gap. Or is it really that far? Tune in for golf, Dan Murphy's, and a desperate plea to listen to the new Mangroves album.
2021-06-111h 18Unpacking BrisbaneChapel HillHenry & Joe ascend to Ed Sheeran's 'Chapel On The Hill' to unpack houses, rainforest, and not a hell of a lot else. Chapel Hill baby!
2021-06-041h 04Unpacking BrisbanePaddington 2Henry & Joe revisit their home suburb of Paddington, and discuss new coffee places, shirtless Maroons legends, and the best view in the best suburb in the best city.
2021-05-281h 272021-05-221h 14Unpacking BrisbaneMoorookaHenry & Joe discuss Brum, cars, Woolies, and the fine cuisine available in one of Brisbane's most intriguing suburbs: Moorooka. The suburb with as many 'O's' as Coorparoo, but only half the pretension.
2021-05-1455 minUnpacking BrisbaneClayfieldHenry & Joe address their Goodfolk controversy, and unpack sunny Clayfield, discussing schools, potato gems, and making your own suburb through thorough petitioning.
2021-05-071h 00Unpacking BrisbaneBardonThe boys are back in, well, not exactly 'town,' as they grab a coffee from the Bardon Shed, discuss the insanely massive blocks of land in Bardon, and even find time to make a U2 joke. Or seven. Welcome to Season Four of Unpacking Brisbane.
2021-04-301h 03Unpacking BrisbaneSunnybankFor the season finale, Henry & Joe decide to sample one of Brisbane's finest suburbs in an unpack for the ages: Sunnybank. We chat pork buns, Hoyt's Cinemas, racially-charged high school comments, and more, in an episode of appropriation described as 'probably not cancellable.'
2021-04-051h 15Unpacking BrisbaneBrisbane's Sexiest RoadWe take on our most-requested topic yet: what road in Brisbane is the sexiest? We chat Coronation Drive, Wynnum Road, and more, on our incredible journey to decide which Brisbane road is the pick of the lot.
2021-03-2734 minUnpacking BrisbaneMt Coot-thaHenry & Joe get their P's and drive up to Mt Coot-tha to umm... unpack a suburb. Yeah, that's all we're doing at Mt Coot-tha.
2021-03-191h 03Unpacking BrisbaneCarindaleGet your shopping done with this latest unpack of Carindale, the suburb of old people, Greeks, dicks on carpets, and Henry's wild Pitbull conspiracy theories.
2021-03-1457 minUnpacking BrisbaneBrisbane v the Gold Coast: The DebateGuest and Coastie resident Lachlan Glaves joins the boys this week to argue in favour of the Gold Coast, Brisbane's obviously inferior cousin down south. Aggression ensues.
2021-03-051h 18Unpacking BrisbaneTennysonStrap on your footy boots, tape up your racquet, and prepare for a number of Scooby-Doo references because this week the boys are catching a defunct train to a non-existent station and hopping off at Tennyson for a serious unpack.
2021-02-261h 14Unpacking BrisbaneMorningsideAFL. Burgers. Scotland. It's all your favourite parts of Brisbane, wrapped up in a neat little box that is then unpacked by Henry & Joe in this week's savage expose on Morningside: the suburb that time forgot.
2021-02-1958 minUnpacking BrisbaneA New Yorker in BrisbaneOn this special mini-episode, Henry & Joe chat with New York, Hong Kong, and now Brisbane resident Craig Boden about what sets our little river city apart from some of the world's heavy hitters. If you've ever wanted to feel endlessly patriotic (or you love The Gresham), this one's for you.
2021-02-1733 minUnpacking BrisbaneBaliHenry & Joe pack up their boogie boards, singlets, and NRL player contracts and jet over to Bali for a weekend in the sun and the slowest waiters of all time.
2021-02-1259 minUnpacking BrisbaneKelvin GroveKelvin Grove. The land of boys named Danny, fashion students catching shuttle buses, and a brilliant KFC. Henry & Joe dive deep to unpack this enigmatic inner-city enclave.
2021-02-051h 01Unpacking BrisbaneChermsideTwo young soldiers on the frontline of suburbs-based podcasting dig into the trenches of Chermside to quarrel over shopping centre layouts, indoor skydiving, and how to get the Brisbane City Council to fix their driveway. It's more fun that it sounds.
2021-01-2958 minUnpacking BrisbaneGreenslopesHenry & Joe check themselves into Greenslopes Hospital before escaping for a delicious IGA snack on this delicious unpack.
2021-01-2254 minUnpacking BrisbaneThe CityHenry & Joe march on Queen St Mall to chat Wintergarden social politics, Frog's Hollow, and Crack Alley. Tune in for the first unpack of 2021.
2021-01-151h 18Unpacking BrisbaneA Very Brisbane Christmas (LIVE)Henry & Joe wrap up the year with a chat about Christmas in Brisbane, featuring intense prawn discussion, Christmas light chats, and backyard cricket.
2020-12-181h 20Unpacking BrisbaneWe Recorded An Album (ft. Hamish Litster)Join the boys as they somewhat self-indulgently unpack the brand-new debut album they recorded with Brisbane's first ever podcast-inspired Brisbane-focused indie rock band, The Mangroves. Singer and guitarist Hamish Litster joins to chat recording, the stories behind the songs, and what makes a mangrove a mangrove.
2020-12-101h 19Unpacking BrisbaneStaffordJoin Henry & Joe as they rock up to Bunnings to request a sausage and a can of drink, please, before returning to Brisbane's best shopping centre. Listen to the end for an exclusive listen to a new Mangroves track!
2020-12-051h 00Unpacking BrisbaneAlbionThe boys dive deep into historic Albion, chatting Trevor Evans' office, portable air conditioners, and a secret passageway from Brekky Creek to GYG. Get ready to be utterly unpacked.
2020-11-261h 07Unpacking BrisbaneBurgersBurgers! It's all time for chats about burgers, let's absolutely knock this out of the park.
2020-11-2058 minUnpacking BrisbaneHoward Smith WharvesHenry & Joe don their best white linen, order a cocktail at Mr Percival's, and settle in to unpack Brisbane's latest icon: Howard Smith Wharves.
2020-11-0656 minUnpacking BrisbaneKenmoreHenry & Joe get into a fight at the tavern, crash their car on the deranged roundabout, and talk about Aldi, because this week, we head out west to unpack Kenmore.
2020-10-3057 minUnpacking BrisbaneRedcliffeHenry & Joe are 'stayin' alive' this week with a Redcliffe unpack. We're talking Bee Gees, camels, and the weird rivalry with Scarborough that no-one else knows about.
2020-10-2359 minUnpacking BrisbaneRedcliffeHenry & Joe are 'stayin' alive' this week with a Redcliffe unpack. We're talking Bee Gees, camels, and the weird rivalry with Scarborough that no-one else knows about.
2020-10-2300 minUnpacking BrisbaneRedcliffeHenry & Joe are 'stayin' alive' this week with a Redcliffe unpack. We're talking Bee Gees, camels, and the weird rivalry with Scarborough that no-one else knows about.
2020-10-2300 minUnpacking BrisbaneWindsorHenry & Joe drive up to the Eildon Hill reserve to chat netball, teenage angst, and the ANZACs. It's Windsor this week on Unpacking Brisbane.
2020-10-1652 minUnpacking BrisbaneKangaroo PointThere's no kangaroos, but there's plenty of points to be made about the home of the Story Bridge Hotel, the cliffs, and apparently, Brisbane's newest red light district. This week, the boys go under the bridge like Anthony Kiedis to unpack Kangaroo Point.
2020-10-081h 21Unpacking BrisbaneCamp HillHenry & Joe discuss Nodo, Green Day, and social touch footy in a comprehensive, gutsy, controversial unpacking of Camp Hill. It's going to get real.
2020-10-011h 19Unpacking BrisbaneStraddieThe boys catch the ferry across to (North) Stradbroke Island, to unpack pre-schoolies, sand mining, and pretending to break your arm.
2020-09-251h 29Unpacking BrisbaneTaigumHenry & Joe venure out to Taigum (or is it Taigum) with special guest Housemate Jack in tow, talking about donuts, population explosions, and the pho you have before a city goes into lockdown.
2020-09-181h 05Unpacking BrisbaneMilton (LIVE)Henry & Joe chat the XXXX Brewery, Suncorp Stadium, the Wally Lewis statue, and recovering your humanity after a cup of orange juice at the Milton Markets on a Sunday morning. It's Milton, it's LIVE at the Flamin' Galah, and it's unpacked.
2020-09-1158 minUnpacking BrisbaneEatons HillHenry & Joe take an $80 Uber out to Brisbane's least iconic music venue, unpacking Cardi B-rapping babies, popular spots for teenage drinking, and beer festivals. The Eatons Hills are alive with the sound of Khalid!
2020-09-041h 02Unpacking BrisbaneMcBrisbane: The Ten Best McDonald's, RankedHenry & Joe delve deep into their sordid histories of cheeseburgers, hamburgers, and failed careers to unpack the ten best McDonald's in Brisbane, with a healthy level of respect for the democratic vote. Watch out for your arteries!
2020-08-281h 05Unpacking BrisbaneTeneriffeThe boys are back in the box this week, and they've decided to throw on their activewear and waltz along the river in order to truly unpack Teneriffe. It's the suburbs of small dogs, hot divorcees, and an Italian restaurant that gets unpacked for twenty minutes. Tune in.
2020-08-211h 06Unpacking BrisbaneSt LuciaIn this week's season finale, Henry and Joe unpack college flash mobs, butter chicken pies, and a deranged pink mansion that gave rise to a true crime story for the ages. See you in two weeks.
2020-07-301h 32Unpacking BrisbaneDoo Detective: A Scooby-Doo SpecialJoe finally relents and watches 'Scooby-Doo: The Movie,' leading to an immediate unpacking. Hear all about the movie's weirdly erotic original premise, Henry's deranged addiction, and the price which Tim Curry wasn't willing to pay to star in the film. The first unpack of a Brisbane movie arrives now.
2020-07-2958 minUnpacking BrisbaneFig Tree PocketThe boys venture deep into the western suburbs via jetski, to take a look at the home of leafy residences, chlamydia-ridden koalas, and absolutely no shops whatsoever. Renew your annual Lone Pine membership today.
2020-07-231h 04Unpacking BrisbaneHamiltonWith big houses, Eat Street markets, and a road that is constantly in construction, Hamilton is the suburb by the river that gets the unpacking treatment this week. Tune in to hear Housemate Jack's sordid tale of accidentally carjacking a bloke he thought was his Uber driver.
2020-07-161h 09Unpacking BrisbanePetrie Terrace (LIVE)LIVE from Fritzenberger, it's Henry & Joe unpacking the great suburb of Petrie Terrace.
2020-07-0950 minUnpacking BrisbaneNewmarketHenry & Joe venture to the home of the Newy and Brisbane's best sushi to unpack swimming pools, Mexican restaurants, and the deranged decision to place nine restaurants right next to a carpark.
2020-07-021h 14Unpacking BrisbaneBrisbane From The Outside (ft. Shad Wicka)Special guest and top-notch comedian Shad Wicka joins us this week to give us the Brisbane perspective from a man who only moved here in February 2019. We chat the piss-soaked Southbank Beach, the experience of driving 20-year-olds to the strip club in your Uber, and Henry's nerd era on the Mayor's Youth Advisory Council. It's a special episode.
2020-07-011h 01Unpacking BrisbaneGracevilleHenry & Joe journey across the Walter Taylor Bridge to the right side of the tracks, Graceville. Get ready for a deep unpack into brunches, old people in cinemas, and the boldness of naming a primary school 'Christ: the King.'
2020-06-251h 05Unpacking BrisbaneBulimbaThe boys journey down Oxford Street to unpack the lycra-clad riverside suburb of Bulimba, with its nineteen different burger joints, suspiciously charming cinemas, and a lot of flat whites watching their kids play soccer.
2020-06-181h 28Unpacking BrisbaneGrangeIt's not Wilston, it's not Newmarket, it's somewhere in between, and this week the boys unpack Grange, with its Cold Rock vibes, Wilston State School drinking hotspots, and the world's most confusing bakery, Mr T's. What's there not to love?
2020-06-1156 minUnpacking BrisbaneUnpacking Our BagsWith a new studio space/degenerate sharehouse alive and kicking, Henry and Joe unpack the week as it was, talking meat pies, rugby league tries, and cool neighbours.
2020-06-0854 minUnpacking BrisbaneHow To Start A Brisbane Band: A Music Special (ft. Hamish Litster)Special guest and Twinfolds frontman/songwriter/saxophonist, Hamish Litster, joins Henry & Joe this week to unpack playing your first gig at Ric's, dealing with recording your first single, and helping Henry start his very own Brisbane indie-rock band.
Special thanks to The Missing, Big Dinner, and Concrete Surfers for the best-sounding transition music a podcast has ever had.
2020-06-011h 22Unpacking BrisbaneMurarrieThe boys journey east this week with a very special guest, Jack Hardy, unpacking the beautiful seaside suburb of Murrarrie, with motorways, Metro Mouse parties, and shopping for a new TV all receiving the unpacking treatment.
2020-05-281h 07Unpacking BrisbaneRed HillIt's the home of the Broncos Leagues Club, a cinema that sells jaffles, and every house is either a rich palace or a crack den. Red Hill is given the unpacking treatment this week.
2020-05-201h 08Unpacking BrisbaneCoorparooThe tantalising suburb of railway crossings, long roads, and Brisbane Lions training facilities is under the microscope this week, as the hotly-requested Coorparoo gets the unpacking treatment.
2020-05-141h 13Unpacking BrisbaneArana HillsThe boys take a trek out to the most-requested suburb so far, as Arana Hills falls under the unpacking microscope. Henry & Joe talk bunyips, rugby league careers, and the world-famous Arana Hills Plaza.
2020-05-071h 07Unpacking BrisbaneThe Annual Brislamic Pilgrimage To Ekka: A Royal Queensland Show Special (ft. Caitlyn Duke)Special guest and Ekka expert (Ekkxpert?), Caitlyn Duke, joins Henry & Joe this week to unpack Sideshow Alley, stomach pumping, and dirty dagwood dogs. Yep - we're talking all things Ekka.
2020-05-051h 23Unpacking BrisbaneToowongThe Regatta, the RE, or the Cemetery? That age-old debate will be addressed, among other pressing Toowong questions, in this week's episode, where Henry & Joe take a look at the suburb that's got a bit of everything and a lot of nothing.
2020-04-301h 10Unpacking BrisbaneUnpacking Drew PavlouIn Unpacking Brisbane's first interview, Henry & Joe sit down with UQ Senator, activist, and provocateur on the cusp of expulsion: Drew Pavlou.
2020-04-281h 29Unpacking BrisbaneBowen HillsThe Bowen Hills are well and truly alive with the sound of unpacking this week, as Henry & Joe take a firm gaze at the land of Virgins, margaritas, and gangs of youths.
2020-04-231h 11Unpacking BrisbaneWoolloongabbaA suburb with cricket at its heart, and a LaserForce at its soul, Henry & Joe take a long hard unpack of Woolloongabba this week, including how hard it is to spell.
2020-04-161h 10Unpacking BrisbaneAscotThe suburb of big houses, big lifestyles, and good little footy players is under the microscope this week, as Henry & Joe take a stone-cold look at Ascot and its unique ways.
2020-04-081h 08Unpacking BrisbaneIndooroopillyHenry & Joe cross the Walter Taylor Bridge, coming from Graceville, to unpack the suburb of 'Indro' and its weird and wonderful ways.
2020-04-021h 13Unpacking BrisbaneWinners Are Schrinners: A Council Election SpecialHenry & Joe take a serious, incisive look into the most pressing democratic concern of our time: a local council election.
2020-03-2953 minUnpacking BrisbaneBrisdemic: A Lockdown SpecialWith Brisbanites spending more time in their suburbs than ever before, Henry and Joe address the most important question in the middle of a global pandemic: which Brisbane suburb would you most want to be in during a lockdown?
2020-03-251h 01Unpacking BrisbaneAshgroveHenry & Joe wrap up this season in the finale about the iconic suburb of Ashgrove. Listen in.
2019-09-101h 162019-09-0259 minUnpacking BrisbaneHerstonThe weird, wonderful, paradoxical Herston is under the unpacking microscope this week.
2019-08-2635 min2019-08-1948 min2019-08-1242 minUnpacking BrisbaneBrookfieldBrookfield is under the microscope of unpacking this week, as Henry & Joe take a closer look.
2019-08-051h 01Unpacking BrisbanePaddingtonHenry & Joe take a long, hard look at the inner-city suburb of Paddington. And unpack it.
2019-07-2349 min