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Not On Your RiderChristmas 2023 (Murray Cook, Mel Buttle, Emma Holland, Shad Wicka)Watch this episode with video on Spotify or YouTube. You might as well - it took ages to edit. Our usual video guy couldn't do it so i hired a guy from Airtasker and the footage was pretty overexposed and didn't have accompanying audio so was very difficult to sync properly - but there were so many great moments it would be a shame not to see them.
Anyway - this was an awesome night! With Murray Cook (The Wiggles), Mel Buttle, Emma Holland and Shad Wicka. Team Captains Patience Hodgson, Jeremy Neale and...
2024-01-152h 01
Weirder Together with Ben Lee and Ione SkyeHanging with Patience HodgsonPatience was the lead singer, magic-maker and ringleader for the seminal Aussie punk band The Grates. Check them out athttps://open.spotify.com/artist/0aWSylARSZCDo7vTDgvKbb?si=Dg5JHdM4TQqSETc3Bz13OgCheck out The Minutes podcast by Patience and Mel Buttlehttps://open.spotify.com/show/3hx7mCMo6EnIA6xODPV2GBWatch Patience and Rachel Burke's YouTube showhttps://www.youtube.com/@fancyfreetimeLearn more about "Not On Your Rider" herehttps://www.isolationtrivia.com/notonyourrider
2023-06-091h 00
Fearless SingerYou Were Born to CreateFearless Singer's latest podcast episode, "You Were Born to Create," is a must-listen for anyone interested in creativity and performance. Host Mel shares all the exciting updates from Fearless Singer, including a massive website upgrade that brings together all aspects of her creativity in one place. Mel discusses how society undervalues the arts, but standing on stage and delivering a performance is nothing short of courageous. As artists, we signed up for a life of doing the inner work required to share our creativity. Mel shares how great performers are actually...
2023-05-1220 min
Mel Bampton Presents...How HumanCrafting Big Energy Into Creativity with Patience HodgsonJingi Wallah! Welcome back to Lissie Turner Presents... the podcast that explores the richness of extraordinary, every day humans. That unpicks and unpacks the tricky stuff - life, death, love, getting kids off to school on time, adulting, childhood, personal tragedies and triumphs, the little and the big wisdoms that rise to the surface as we rollick along this wild human adventure.In this episode, Lissie presents the bouncy, sparkly, kind, optimistic, fun and forgiving Patience Hodgson. Most famously known as the lead singer of Brisbane band The Grates, her backstory involves a tiny, TINY island, a...
2023-02-081h 15
Not On Your RiderDecember 2020Back for our Christmas show! Featuring Mel Buttle, Damien Power, Kat Davidson, Simi Lacroix, Jeremy Neale, Patience Hodgson and The Jensens.
2021-01-061h 08The Minutes with Mel and PatienceThe Minutes - Episode 61The Co-Host of the QMAs 2019 get deep with their Mental Heath Updatez (particularly Patience, totally hogging the mic), first appearance from a 4 year old on air and a quick throw to Mel’s Brisbane Comedy Festival shows which start Tuesday March 12th 2019.
2019-03-1154 minThe Minutes with Mel and PatienceThe Minutes - Episode 60New Year, New Us? Single again? What is Patience’s dream Christmas menu? Mel’s alchemy: Pain = Content? Mel shares her no fail dip recipe. Looking for businesses to come pamper us on mic. The ‘no more barista guessing’ reusable coffee cup (unsponsored promo lol). A review of the 80c coffee. Patience mourns Southside. Government doesn’t need to know Mel’s business. Dollar coin baggies. Shout out to Pub Choir. Who else gets head zaps? Heartache. Life time love for Alana Skyring. And the Grates. Twenty Hate’een. End of year shit wrap ups.
2019-01-1556 minThe Minutes with Mel and PatienceThe Minutes - Episode 59Up on the shore they work all day, out in the sun they slave away, while we devoting, full time to Airtasker, understanding our mental heath, Apedo In The Bushes and listing off our many fancy ‘show sponsors’ (Mother Lover, Casey’s cupcakes, Clark Rubber, hoarded cardboard etc).
2018-09-2848 minThe Minutes with Mel and PatienceThe Minutes - Episode 58Hello darkness my old friend, I’ve come to sit with you again and talk about Airtasker, Separation From Spouses, The Grates Reunion Tour and Mental Health.
2018-09-211h 02The Minutes with Mel and PatienceThe Minutes - Episode 57Mel and Patience catch up! Things are going great, until the tax man invited himself into the conversation but don't worry, they soon dig themselves out of their crippling tax migraines and finish the show arm in arm. Awwwww.
2017-02-071h 30The Minutes with Mel and PatienceThe Minutes - Episode 56If you’re our parents GO AWAY because we are talking about s e x and we don’t want you listening. If you are bad at sex or prematurely ejaculate, hell, this is the podcast for you. Oh, we also have a special guest, Steven Childs. Yeah, it’s pretty cool. That’s mostly all we talk about so I’m just going to promote all the things we have got going on outside this wonderful podcast! See Mel at the Melbourne Town Hall with her new show Up To Pussy’s Bow March 24th to April 3rd. Visit Steven at st...
2016-03-091h 00The Minutes with Mel and PatienceThe Minutes - Episode 55Almost a year on and there's still drama unfolding for both your protagonists. Did Mel avoid those parking fines? Who ruined Christmas Eve for Patience and John? Plus more intimate details of the lives of Mel and Patience.
2016-02-2558 minThe Minutes with Mel and PatienceThe Minutes - Episode 54Blocked milk ducts, vibrators, cabbages. Mel talks Maggie Beer(s) and The Great Australian Bake Off. Patience did a show with The Grates in Bundaberg. We discuss walking for anxiety.
2015-10-1245 minThe Minutes with Mel and PatienceThe Minutes - Episode 53Mel is home from the NYC! Patience is hated on and they pull a pretty swift, if not weird, trick on her and John. Baby Soda makes a cry. Other stuff too.
2015-06-2344 minThe Minutes with Mel and PatienceThe Minutes - Episode 52So it’s been a while! Patience’s third trimester of pregnancy has been and gone and she talks about her experience giving birth with Mel!
2015-04-2256 minThe Minutes with Mel and PatienceThe Minutes - Episode 51Pae and Mel have so much to catch up on. Patience radio pole. Ethyn’s life plan at 16. Katy Perry. Flying 29 weeks pregnant. Southside Tea Room expanding. Dream Team album making! Mel’s cyst. I’ll be there for you… when the rain starts to fall, I’ll be there for you, cos you’re there for me too. hashtag friends
2014-12-0754 minThe Minutes with Mel and PatienceThe Minutes - Episode 50Mel blows up about a night out gone half wrong which leads to a talk about service recovery paradox. Patience talks a little bit about pregnancy but not much has been going so, no news there. There’s a murder at Mel’s house. Mel feels more and more like a Southsider everyday. Patience's Mum has some name suggestions for her future whelp.
2014-10-191h 02The Minutes with Mel and PatienceThe Minutes - Episode 49Patience and Mel, back in the proverbial podcast saddle. With mascot dog Todd, close by. Pregnancy talk. Yeah, you heard it, Patience is pregnant. Mel does a top shelf impersonation of every American podcast she’s ever listened to. Will you help us put together a ‘pro-natal’ for You’re Welcome?
2014-09-151h 02The Minutes with Mel and PatienceThe Minutes - Episode 48Mel brings over her new baby girl Ruby (she’s like our silent unofficial 3rd host). Splendour In The Grass wrap up. Who was where, who saw what and where did Mel sleep? Patience had pixilated vision for the first time in her life. The girls have stuff coming up: this Saturday for Pae and somewhere in N.T. very soon for Mel.
2014-08-111h 01The Minutes with Mel and PatienceThe Minutes - Episode 47Patience blew up at a Roma Street Parklands security guard on John's birthday. Mel's new segment 'How Does That Work?' covers refrigerated trucks. Patience got her hair did for free at Carindale. Watch out there's bad guys about Pae got a letter from the police.
2014-07-201h 01The Minutes with Mel and PatienceThe Minutes - Episode 46What happened to the last 6 months? It’s an episode of reflection and buffalo wing revelations. Patience went to America. Mel went to all the comedy festivals. Did someone buy a dog? Does said dog like Barry Buttle? Thoughts on Fiji’s international airport. Lots of love! See you at Splendour In The Grass? Like, yeah.
2014-07-0745 minThe Minutes with Mel and PatienceThe Minutes - Episode 45Patience goes to a concert at the swampy, Brisbane Entertainment Centre. Who did she see? Mel lived her life for a week. Patience watched someone creepily from a bush, then wrote a sad song about the experience. Mel might have what it takes to fire a staff member without guilt. Fashion. FARRRSHUN baby.
2014-03-1044 minThe Minutes with Mel and PatienceThe Minutes - Episode 44The gals welcome one another. iPad games crisis. The Go Violets. Emergency hospital situations with silver linings. Maggie Beers. Zombies *swoon*. Vacuum robot pet. A You're Welcome emergency edition from... You'd never believe!
2014-02-161h 07The Minutes with Mel and PatienceThe Minutes - Episode 43A huge catch up for the ladies Mel and Pae. Pae talks a lot, Mel listens with the ears of a good friend. Pae explains a trailer then Mel gives her fantasy trailer which is so moving Pae sheds a single tear.
2014-01-181h 04The Minutes with Mel and PatienceThe Minutes - Episode 42Pae and Mel are back together! Barry Buttle collects trash and treasure on his motivated emu walks by the road. Patience is grosses police out with a piss pants customer. Mel likes horses and wants to rock horse wear as her everyday wardrobe. And much more, of course.
2013-11-1847 minThe Minutes with Mel and PatienceThe Minutes - Episode 41It's fate! After months of abandoned air, the golden girls Mel and patience want to thank you for being a friend! Mel got a job writing for This Week Live, up and moving suddenly to Melbourne, while Patience helps run Southside and tries to re-home 'fugly' ornaments permanently to letterboxes. Special guest Lanie Lane rested briefly with your two favourite host. Public transport and shorts are significant themes for discussion.
2013-10-2146 minThe Minutes with Mel and PatienceThe Minutes - Episode 40Welcome. Shroom success. Why Barry Buttle eats porridge everyday (like, for real guys). MelDonalds. Zines! Citrus from parents, and how childhood relates to said citrus. Does 'eyes covered for adults only content' delay puberty? Gossip and The Great Gatsby.
2013-06-0548 minThe Minutes with Mel and PatienceThe Minutes - Episode 39Allergies. Sometimes a talk about allergies ends in a talk about colonic irrigation... which passes smoothly (see what we did there?!) into Patience ranting about mushrooms, and how they can save the earth. Which triggers Mel to remember a recent rant from her dad Barry Buttle. Then they talk about a play. How wonderful.
2013-05-2245 minThe Minutes with Mel and PatienceThe Minutes - Episode 38Mel returns to the best air in the country. Celebrity Splash! Patience is reading a hip vampire novel series at night while Mel is waking up daily before sunrise. A letter from a listener who is a Psycologist. Meds and heads. Mel wins an award. Barry's lead news story and Barry's downhill cycling tips.
2013-05-0847 minThe Minutes with Mel and PatienceThe Minutes - Episode 37Mel's on tour so it's 'Sea Puppies' with John and Patience! Cavalia, geldings, a Gold Coast Buck's Party arrest and braces. Good clean fun guys.
2013-04-0422 minThe Minutes with Mel and PatienceThe Minutes Live! - Episode 36Recorded live at the Brisbane Powerhouse 10th March 2013. With special guest Barry Buttle and music by Seja.
2013-03-2753 min
You're Welcome with Mel and PatienceYou're Welcome - Episode 23Where's the cranny granny? I think I have a bladder problem, HALP! I'm an 18 year old native NZ'r and I am holidaying in Brisbane. Where should I go? Dear Mel and Patience, I've just been told that my Grandfather only has 6 months to live. Do you guys have any advice to give me on how to cope with this terrible news. I think I have depression and anxiety and I was wondering if you ladies have any ideas for activities I could do to calm myself in general? I am a Mum who gets sick often. On top of this...
2013-03-0827 minThe Minutes with Mel and PatienceThe Minutes - Episode 35Mel and Patience open up about recent medical choices. Patience was at the wrong end of a swindle. Mel lets rip with body talk.
2013-03-0247 minYou're Welcome with Mel and PatienceYou're Welcome - Episode 22I'm starting high school and need some tips! Why do we think of New Zealanders as second class citizens (controversial!)? I'm 23 and have been dating my high school sweetheart for 6 years. My heart's starting to stray and I need some advice. I'm a young lady and I want to donate some of my eggs, and not the kind you keep in the fridge. Reckon I should? Help! My neighbours keep filling up my wheelie bin with their rubbish! In the shower I find stuff in my butt, in this normal? My good friend's turning into a bit of a bad...
2013-02-1930 minThe Minutes with Mel and PatienceThe Minutes - Episode 34First Minutes back! Mel and Patience talk New Years Resolutions! Patience is involved in an embarrassing sing along. Barry Buttle cuts a rug and get generous on the train trip home. Mel had a share house experience. To pee or not to pee... In a cup.
2013-02-0744 minThe Minutes with Mel and PatienceThe Minutes - Episode 33The Wedding Cast Part Two - The Honeymoon starts at the hotel. The Patterson Report. Island Characters. Long time listener, first time skinny dipper. P and J the early years.
2012-12-2347 minYou're Welcome with Mel and PatienceYou're Welcome - Episode 21Up The Shops or Down The Shops, Mel needs some language advice. I clocked a dodgy looking blokes taking photos of people and laughing, what would you have done in this situation? Patience, before The Grates got famous, would you have considered dating someone you met at a show? Every year it seems I am pressured into buying my friends kids Xmas presents. Any tips on how to give them the hint- don’t get me anything and I’ll return the favour. My cat Fang keeps killing things! Halp! I am the only female at my work and someone is d...
2012-12-1229 minThe Minutes with Mel and PatienceThe Minutes - Episode 32The Wedding Part One. Christmas card from a cricketer. Christmas cards for Barry. Wedding Talk (do you know how hard it is to get a dolphin into a tuxedo?!). To Be Continued...
2012-12-0550 minYou're Welcome with Mel and PatienceYou're Welcome - Episode 20A very special pharmaceutical You're Welcome with Living Legend (and pharmacist) Emma. Mel asks Patience about STI checks. Fluconazole vs. Yogurt... where?!? Do you want me to embarrass myself when I by butt cream accidentally at the cosmetics counter? How can pharmacies, hubs of health, sell those dodgy weight loss drugs? When a pharmacist knows best. What is the current legal/PBS status of naltrexone? When can I get the pill without going to the doctor? WTF is period mitigation (no, we asking you listener). Why do I have to wait so long for my awesome pain meds? What is...
2012-11-2133 minThe Minutes with Mel and PatienceThe Minutes - Episode 31The 'Nite' Minutes! Sharks the size of rulers. Sharks in fridges. Patience Big Brother dream team. What would the gals wear if they met Maggie Beer(s). Mallory gets out and about. Yelp at Southside.
2012-11-0739 minYou're Welcome with Mel and PatienceYou're Welcome - Episode 19Mel and Pae solve your life! Part 2 of the 'Scab Gobbler' with John Patterson. Homesickness blues, where there's no kangaroos. I saw a giant poo and now I don't know what to do! Plus no 'number twos' while nervous so how do I continue this service (on Schoolies). Bi-sexual netball coach needs advice on how to approach, getting the best from the team without suppressing her feelings. Kind words for Mrs. Eyeball's ghost from Sydney's Live Minutes show!
2012-11-0226 minThe Minutes with Mel and PatienceThe Minutes - Episode 30Sea Puppies? What the heck is that? Something to do with a guest podcaster. Scab Gobbler. Dog Vomit Slime Mould.
2012-10-2423 minThe Minutes with Mel and PatienceThe Minutes - Episode 29Mel and Patience bask in the glow of their successful Live Sydney show, and all of the treats they received from fans IRL! Gum Pranks! Landlines and talking on the phone as a teenager. Mel opens up about her evening supporting Aziz Ansari at QPac. Patience talks Wedding Invites and her desire to watch Wedding Films. Mel's Yelp News. Barry Buttle and theatre. Aggressive dating with Shallaine and after gig rituals.
2012-10-1450 minThe Minutes with Mel and PatienceThe Minutes - Episode 28Recorded Live at The Factory Theatre as part of Sydney's Fringe Festival. Mel and Patience get some very special guest help from Mr. Ben Lee with their Dream Porns and Toe Jam, a play Patience wrote in High School. They also cover a few You're Welcome questions and talk of their experiences in Sydney.
2012-10-0352 minYou're Welcome with Mel and PatienceYou're Welcome - Episode 18Mel asks for some hair advice and Patience tells of her fantasy hair colour. Help! I am a secret vegetarian, how do I 'come out of the closet' to my folks and boyfriend. I'm 18 and still haven't had my first kiss. I think we have a 'Mrs Eyeball' type cat situation on our hands. Do we go forth and love the kitty or turn a blind eye? Comedy help! I laugh at my own jokes and spoil everything. Patience gives away one of Eileen's secret recipes so grab a pen.
2012-09-1724 minYou're Welcome with Mel and PatienceYou're Welcome - Episode 17I'm in year 12 and need 'dress up' ideas from 90s era TV.
What to do if you have a prosthetic leg covered in fingernails and eyeballs?
Is there a safe way to wear white swimwear. Why do some cans at the supermarket not have ring pulls. Paranormal experiences. H2o: Just Add Water is about mermaids, real mermaids. Creepy babies in ties.
2012-09-1228 minThe Minutes with Mel and PatienceThe Minutes - Episode 271 year of The Minutes, recognise! Patience eats her emotions then Mel helps her name and shame her feelings. Mel has layed eggs. Tales of upbringing. Patience attended the Brisbane Lions final game. Special guest John Patterson tells of his department store drama. Mel has an incredible idea and an incredible letter for Maggie Beer(s). Special reward/announcement/tease!
2012-09-0542 minYou're Welcome with Mel and PatienceYou're Welcome - Episode 16Patience asks Mel for some sensitive Bridesmaids advice. Vicky needs help dressing 1920s for her University Ball. Kate needs to know how to store bread correctly. Kit wants to bring haters to their knees. Rachael mistakenly bought a pair of pageant mother jeans - is there a way she can wear them? Bear Warrior hates his job but is 2 weeks too early to walk out? Mel has a big package in her lap! What could it be? Special mail box questions answered. An exceptional 'We're Welcome'. And Jonathan is a soon to be an uncle thinking of throwing a surprise...
2012-08-2938 minThe Minutes with Mel and PatienceThe Minutes - Episode 26Television! Here Comes Honey Boo Boo and a discussion involving many of TVs best B Grade shows. Q Music Awards, The Grates attend and win! Mel's debate night Single Vs Married. What's your Honey Boo Boo name? Who's been secretly in love this whole time? Pom Poms = love. Bob Trigg should have his own reality TV show around his sausage business.
2012-08-2244 minYou're Welcome with Mel and PatienceYou're Welcome - Episode 15Mel and Patience's 3rd ever live podcast! Recorded live 6:05pm Brisbane time 15/8/2012.
2012-08-1540 minThe Minutes with Mel and PatienceThe Minutes - Episode 25Patience and Mel practice for their upcoming live show on twitter user @van_helen. Patience rides on a Puke Bus. Melinda reveals a food related bombshell. The Brisbane Ekka starts today, the ladies discuss, reflect and give tips. Patience saw a stand up comedy show. Melinda reveals another bombshell, a yelp bombshell (watch out @memily) Patience has a PSA. Mel impersonates some old people she is related to.
2012-08-0838 minYou're Welcome with Mel and PatienceYou're Welcome - Episode 14Mel and Patience's 2nd ever live podcast! Recorded live 5:30pm Brisbane time 2/8/2012.
2012-08-0149 minThe Minutes with Mel and PatienceThe Minutes - Episode 24Special Guest: Comedian Cal Wilson! Patience got a book to help curb her extreme collecting habits. Breakfast and non-breakfast foods and the eating of non-breakfast foods for breakfast. Cal reveals her colourful parenting tips. Has Mel exposed Patience as a vegetable cake fraud? The ladies signature dishes. The Shoe Museum. Cal's 2 fight stories! Private reading time, ladies. Mel and Patience revisit their dream porn films. Mel gets hot over lisps. Cal is amazing at lisps. Patience's washing up break down. Cal shares a share house story. Cal does sit-down comedy on a cruise.
2012-07-2556 minYou're Welcome with Mel and PatienceYou're Welcome - Episode 13Mel and Patience's 1st ever live podcast! Recorded live 4:30pm Brisbane time 18/7/2012.
2012-07-1848 minYou're Welcome with Mel and PatienceYou're Welcome - Episode 12Special Guest - Raven Hodgson!
Mel has to let a friend down - how should she do it? Fake argument? Free Kitchen Aid?
Being an Aunty - how to be a baller babysitter.
What should I study in high school? Math or fun?
Cardigans - they're not a game. Where to find the pimpest weave?
Mallory the cat has named her favourite human, and she goes by the name 'Mel Buttle'.
Small time fun. How to keep entertained in a town of fifty?
Bin fruit and aprons: Updates from Patience's boi Roy.
New segment!'We're Welcome': Patience, Mel and Raven...
2012-07-0429 minThe Minutes with Mel and PatienceThe Minutes - Episode 23Why would you leave paradise to go and eat mince meat? Let's talk The Drive In. #LikeaNurse you heard it here first! Cos neither Mel nor Pae want to party #LikeaBoss. At a The Minutes official outting to a certified Yelp event, Mel comes face to face with a her Memisis, do you mean Nemesis? No. What do eggs taste like? Well don't bother asking Mel cos she's in a food coma with a swollen tongue. Pae braves IKEA alone on school holidays. Mel buys a new computer but shames herself when she surrenders her embarrassing password. Buttle's late night...
2012-06-2650 minYou're Welcome with Mel and PatienceYou're Welcome - Episode 11The new cat has serious consequences for Patience - is she being single white feline'd? Chokos! A wartime classic, but any ideas for using them in culinâirè 2012? Busted leg, at home with the folks... I got no joy! Ladies help please? I'm moving to Brissy with my better half to make baller level dough. I desire a dog, where should I move too? A precious kitty cat wants to cheat on it's owners with me. Ethical guidance needed. I has trouble going night-night. Tips? I'm barely legal and need ideas to best flaunt my new found adulthood.
2012-06-2040 minThe Minutes with Mel and PatienceThe Minutes - Episode 22Patience and Mel are done with Siri and her attitude problem. Barry has had an item seized by customs. What's Barry's item?? Mel's fuming over her $3.18 Clem 7 fine. Mel and Raven suffer from severe accidental naps. The Grates have adopted a one eyed cat (for a bargain!). She needs a name guys! It's up to you. Patience grieves the late great Mrs Eyeball. Carly Ray Jepson - she's about courtship, not penetration. Patience has met a fake mexican AND a murderer in Wynnum. Mel dissects a 5 year old Maggie Beer newsletter.
2012-06-131h 03You're Welcome with Mel and PatienceYou're Welcome - Episode 10Ladies, I possess no cookery skills but have gone cray for toffee apples, can you help me take this obsession to the next level? Toffee fruit? Patience do you have any magic balms for adult acne? Hola gurlfrens, I'm an American who seeks sun advice from you ladies who hath survived the harsh Australian light. I'm a straight teen, i think, but I'm kinda in love with my best friend, I think... What up with that? Recently my boyfriend has fallen into a gaming hole. He's gaming non-stop. I love him but can't let this go on any longer. Advice...
2012-06-0648 minThe Minutes with Mel and PatienceThe Minutes - Episode 21The girls have both been cray busy. Patience met an 84 year old lady and they share a common hero. The gals fantasise Costa from Gardening Australia. Patience has a new man in her life R-O-Y. Mel the self appointed fun police and weekend safety officer. We have a new Dad to bring to the fold. More of Patience's verbal flaws. Barry or Patience? Who can tell crazy from crazy?
2012-05-3053 minYou're Welcome with Mel and PatienceYou're Welcome - Episode 918, out of the closet but in trouble with the folks! They just aren't convinced I'm actually gay. Who are we gonna call? Terry Hodgson. Advice from an actual parent, you're welcome. Mel has insanely itchy legs that can keep her awake at night. What weird and magical cures does Patience have? I *think* I have a GF, but how will I know for sure? I'm a singer songwriter who wants to go to the next level. Advice please Patience (and Mel). Ladies, I've just got braces, they bloody hurt and I've overdosed on jelly. Please list me off some soft...
2012-05-2353 minThe Minutes with Mel and PatienceThe Minutes - Episode 20Patience has a cold. Hand washing. Eczema. Mel’s party survival tips. Patience longs for New York. Laundry. Patience is on her grind. You have to wear pants. Mel has mellowed. Patience has Buttled. Mel has been pickling vegetables. Hakuna Matata Home Brand Jars. Accepting gifts and compliments. Our mum’s are best friends in the making. Role Play! Opera House Logistics. Patience has a fight story. Mel went on a stakeout. Mel accidently saw a drug deal. Patience loves Gardening Australia. Mel prefers indie bakeries. Fish and chip shops have sold out. Mel and Patience want a rural adventure.
2012-05-161h 10You're Welcome with Mel and PatienceYou're Welcome - Episode 8The elephant in the room. Could 'Board Game Bars' be a hit in Australia? I'm young, single and beginning IVF a.s.a.p. but my mother is chagrined. Is my band name rad or sad? I love a legit 'perfect' but already taken guy... should I move on or put the moves on? I'm a teenager, in Tasmania and I feel alone - help me ladies with some confidence tips please. Thank you for being a friend.
2012-05-0933 minThe Minutes with Mel and PatienceThe Minutes - Episode 19Patience has big Mrs Eyeball News. Thank you for being a vet. Mel’s been on tour by herself. Patience is a Fun Gal/ Fungal. Mel 0 Housekeeping 1. Is being backstage fun? Patience announces her new big project! Customer service hints and tips. Mel vomited at Sizzler. Patience and Mel may or may not have urinated, where they may or may not have been allowed to. Patience saw the Lion King at the cinema. We enjoy all you can eat environments. Mel ate at Pie Face. It's Patience's Birthday soon!
2012-05-0258 minYou're Welcome with Mel and PatienceYou're Welcome - Episode 7Emotional manipulation OMG! My hairdresser hacked too hard and it's party season, help me restore my confidence. I need an injection of new slang words to impress peeps with. Sixteen and stressed out, ladies help me manage. I've been chosen to represent a whole country at an international debating competition but I've never debated! I think I have a Mrs. Eyeball situation on my hands but my parents are not happy. My 21 year old BFF is single and trying to get knocked up! I get hot under the collar when it comes to feet, how do I tell my new...
2012-04-2538 minThe Minutes with Mel and PatienceThe Minutes - Episode 18Mel doesn’t like Weet Bix. Patience had a jazz ballet emergency, Terry saved the day. Mel did gymnastics. Patience has two secret projects, she can’t talk about them. Dog sitting part two, Mel told a lie and got caught. Patience is on a dairy bender. Mel is on a Friday Night Lights Bender. Patience has played ballsports. We reveal our dream guests. Patience updates us on her elderly neighbor Eileen. Interhouse memories. Mel only wagged school once. Stolen Hymnbooks.
2012-04-181h 00You're Welcome with Mel and PatienceYou're Welcome - Episode 6Is there a Doctor in the house? YES! Special guest Lindsay 'The Doctor' McDougall (ironically he's sick). Patience asks Lindsay for album writing advice. We help out a 16 year old slaving away in a fish n chip shop. Lindsay tells us about his first job! Ding dong, Seja Vogel drops by (again). What to you do when a friends BF wants to buy you gifts? I'm scared of prematurely becoming a cat lady. How do I avoid this? The gang debate 'the friends zone' - does it exist and more importantly how do you avoid it? Help! I live on...
2012-04-1140 minThe Minutes with Mel and PatienceThe Minutes - Episode 17Mel house sat a Golden Retriever. Patience solves smelly feet. Mel has allergies. Patience thinks we should go to a new fancy restaurant. Mel went side of stage at Sizzler. When parents help, Sylvia and Christine get involved in our lives. Mrs Eyeball news. Patience met a runaway boy in New York. Mel is having issues with people at her work. Patience gets organic vegetables delivered to her house. Patience met some rich ladies and some Wynnum ladies.
2012-04-0447 minYou're Welcome with Mel and PatienceYou're Welcome - Episode 5Mel gets advice on lentil cookery from Patience. Special guest Comedian Josh Earl! What should we call our indie, semi-acoustic punk band? Girls always break up with me because I’m too nice, what should I do? I don’t have much money, how can I party with limited funds? Who are our favourite characters from 30 Rock and Parks and Recreation? Patience puts an ‘S’ on everything. Is stealing toilet paper wrong? How should I deal with my sunburnt feet? Question of The Week! My prison penpal won’t write back to me, what should I do?
2012-03-2834 minThe Minutes with Mel and PatienceThe Minutes - Episode 16We go through our to do list and tie up some loose ends. What’s happening with ToeJam? Tick. Mel finishes off a story from episode 12 about some sexing she overheard. Tick! Mel and Patience had a sleepover at Macleay Island, what happened on The Minutes Island Getaway? Tick. Mel has a new fight story. Tick. Mrs Eyeball news and eye related developments. Tick. Patience got Mel a present and delivered it live on air. Tick. Things parents like to buy. Tick. Mel bought snacks from a bakery Patience worked at in the old days. Tick. Patience hated working at a...
2012-03-211h 02You're Welcome with Mel and PatienceYou're Welcome - Episode 4Tom Ballard from Triple J is our special guest! Could you be a good fag hag? I don’t want to go to university, what do I tell my parents? Question of The Week! Did I go to far when I urinated in a girl’s hat at Fall’s Festival? What names did we get called by bullies? Who are our sponsors? I’m tall, is it ok for me to hit the dance floor at concerts? How do you make conversation with famous people? How will we celebrate the 1-year anniversary of The Minutes Podcast? Salt and Pepper, which sp...
2012-03-1434 minThe Minutes with Mel and PatienceThe Minutes - Episode 15Patience played some loose uni shows. Playing it dumb with Bob Trigg. Come and get me at 8.29pm. Mel saw The Black Lips. No c*nts on stage, that includes you Mel. Special guest Alex Dyson from Triple J! We talk radio tips with Alex Dyson. Dried fruit. Alex Dyson invented his own video game. What’s in Alex Dyson’s spaghetti bolognaise? Patience washes her clothes with nuts. Alex Dyson tells us a crèche fight story. Alex Dyson got punched in the stomach. Alex Dyson’s Dad apprehended a pickpocket in France. Patience witnessed a bike theft. Mel saw som...
2012-03-071h 14You're Welcome with Mel and PatienceYou're Welcome - Episode 3John Patterson from The Grates asks us how to deal with telemarketers. We give advice on how to audition for drag roles in musicals. Asking strangers out, how to remove the creep factor. Patience and Mel have both been asked out by Americans. Smoothie tips for rookie blender owners. How not to be a Nigel no mates on the first day of uni. Question of the week! I’m a fitness instructor should I let a guy I like come to watch me teach body pump? Cool restaurants? Yeah we know some. Name that car. We don’t know anything abou...
2012-02-2926 minThe Minutes with Mel and PatienceThe Minutes - Episode 14We don’t know much about the news. A word from our sponsor, moist towelettes. Patience is really into meditation. Patience wrote to her gym about a problem. Mel hides TV channels from her parents. Facebook drama. Mel had a bible camp next door to her house. We have some work experience for Tyler from Teen Mom. Patience cleaned a wall. Songs about cats. Mel emailed Sizzler. Special Guests Comedians Henry Stone and Damien Power from Skills in Time. The boys tell us fight stories.
2012-02-221h 17You're Welcome with Mel and PatienceYou're Welcome - Episode 2Qantas Club etiquette. We invent the faux blow to solve any problem. Where should I go on my around the world trip, packing tips? Who would we go gay for? Money saving tips for people who’ve recently left home. Someone I like has become single, when and how should I make my move? How can I inspire myself to eat well and exercise? Someone bought me a Christmas present but I didn’t get them one what should I do?
2012-02-1540 minThe Minutes with Mel and PatienceThe Minutes - Episode 13Zoot Review, a word from our sponsor Mrs Eyeball. How to sound old. Mel met Terry Hodgson. Patience has seen American TV. Advice from Barry Buttle. Small talk with special guest Lanie Lane. High school fight story. Under age bar visits. Patience did a liquor licence course. Headless mouse drunk. Mel and Patience have both embarrassed themselves in Canberra. Horses. We meet ‘Vicky’ Lanie Lane’s inner moll. Lanie recorded a song with Jack White.
2012-02-081h 01You're Welcome with Mel and PatienceYou're Welcome - Episode 1Should you follow back on twitter? How do you tell someone you want to pash them? Can you over coddle a dog? Should I work for the government or stay at uni? I don't want to be an introvert how can I change? A guy asked for my number but hasn't called? Advanced Twistie Management. Tickling, rad or bad? Burnt out teacher seeks new career.
2012-01-3135 minThe Minutes with Mel and PatienceThe Minutes - Episode 12Primary School Stories! Mel buried a biscuit in the playground. Patience changed schools after cracking it at the principal. Mel worked at vacation care at a primary school, surprises can be scary for some kids. Both our Dad's ran child safety seminars with us. Mel had a friend over in primary school; the grass was never the same. Patience went to a friend's house and overheard the parents having a sex argument. Mrs Eyeball update. Barry Buttle had a fight on the streets of Melbourne. Special guest Kate Cooper from An Horse! Kate tells us a fight story and what...
2012-01-251h 09The Minutes with Mel and PatienceThe Minutes - Episode 11Patience met someone who trains horses with their mind. The Grates got their biscuits read at Falls Festival. Psychic Wicked Wing Readings. Mel's Nanna's superstitions. Redheads. Raven update. Dating. Where should you stand onstage if you're in a band? Mel's mum knows all the cool bands. Mel and Patience do a radio play called 'Hobbies'. Special Guest Ben Marshall, drummer for The Grates tells us about Fourloko, a banned alcoholic energy drink from the U.S. Ben tells two fight stories! 'You're Welcome' our advice segment solves all your problems.
2012-01-111h 26The Minutes with Mel and PatienceThe Minutes - Episode 10It's our New Years Eve Special! Coffee withdrawals. Patience's big hat. Being Sunsmart. Patience had adventures on tour with Rockwiz. Mel hates snakes. Did Julia Zemiro prank call Patience? Mrs Eyeball update. Barry Buttle had a medical emergency. Battle of the Dads! Terry saved a car, Barry birthed a foal. Y2K in the Hodgson family. Best and worst New Year's Eve parties. Special treat! Terry Hodgson wrote a story about NYE especially for The Minutes. Advice Corner with Mel and Patience, solving all your NYE problems.
2011-12-281h 37The Minutes with Mel and PatienceThe Minutes - Episode 9Jingle Bells! Patience sings Santa Baby with the Rockwiz Orchestra and haggles over heels. Don't picture Mel having an orgasm. Old people cut off Buttle in a line. Christmas day traditions. Mel's childhood car trips 'a piece of piss' while Pae's childhood car trips are 'an arse around'. Weird cousins and home made bullets. Patience ran into an ex-high school brawler on tour. Worst Christmas gifts received and Christmas Advice Corner: we answer questions as asked by you!
2011-12-141h 30The Minutes with Mel and PatienceThe Minutes - Episode 8Special Guest: Raven Hodgson, Patience's Sister! Mel and Patience ambush Raven and interrogate her about her new boyfriend. Mrs Eyeball (cat) update. Punching bags. Internet Speak. Vegetable cakes. Avocado sweet or savoury? Roughing up your eyebrows. Pre show rituals. Are you a blue flamer? Do chicks in bands get laid? Advice Corner! This week Mel and Patience tackle vegetables, weeing at work, twitter addiction, haircuts for court appearances, birthdays at work, future advice for a baby, falling for bad boys, and lost penpals.
2011-11-301h 14The Minutes with Mel and PatienceThe Minutes - Episode 7Mel house-sat for Patience and now hearts Patience's cat really hard. Mel had a trolley fight! Patience loves a public confrontation as long as there are cameras. Are you a good walker? Patience saw things no lady should see while on a lounge room floor in Brooklyn. Mel ate a kebab in the bath, and didn't get action in regional Australia. We love watching Teen Mom. How did Mel and Patience meet? Brand New Segment! Mel and Patience answer your questions in their advice corner, pull up a beanbag and tell us your problems. Special guest Antoine from Canada tells...
2011-11-161h 36The Minutes with Mel and PatienceThe Minutes - Episode 6Special guest John Patterson from The Grates! Sleepy car trips. Tinea. Swearing is fun. Going to the dump. UHT milk tearing families apart. Hotel soap theft. Mel and Patience don't like their talking voices. Teeth and Ear hygiene, pleasure and pain. Dad off! Patience's Dad was a total badass in the 70's with his mate Merv. Mel's Dad prefers to telephone customer complaint lines. Patience has big renovation plans. Whores at Home Depot. Mel had a very bad salad. Patience had a tough time at Hungry Jacks. Coffee ruins lives. Tour stories!
2011-11-021h 25The Minutes with Mel and PatienceThe Minutes - Episode 5Patience went to a metal gig. Being a dance c*nt. Mel went to karaoke. Cabs or Rickshaws? Mel and Patience have helped others on the roads. Mel vs Possums. Patience vs Bouncers. Drug weirdness. Should you have a drink at 3pm? Talking to nurses is fun. If you like it then you should've put string on it, bedroom accidents. Mel tells a fight story. Mel reveals who broke her Dad's motorbike in 1985. Patience recorded her parent's conversations; hear from Terry and Sylvia themselves.
2011-10-1957 minThe Minutes with Mel and PatienceThe Minutes - Episode 4When parents dance. Should we let our parents hear the podcast? Primary school dances. The ghost of fashion past. Mel has mad typing skills. Patience is an amazing gift wrapper. Do you have any arty mother? Pouring wine for rich ladies. Qantas club lounge hints and tips. Birthmarks and scars. John from The Grates was a victim of a pink duct tape prank in New Zealand. Mel dance battled with cougars at an RSL. Patience went to her local leagues club, and saw a band called 'Captain Wow'. Behind the scenes on The Grates 'Sweet Dreams' film clip. Patience had...
2011-10-051h 24The Minutes with Mel and PatienceThe Minutes - Episode 3Fight! In high school Patience got into a fight on the ferry with her nemesis. Our Dad's gave us excellent fighting tips. Mel sat in the driver's seat of a bus. Mel learned self-defence from a guy called Sensei Doug. Where have you done a wee? Getting free shit. Would you do a tampon ad? Hypothetical Clark Rubber challenge. Patience showers at the gym. Nude sleeping. Patience is the matriarch of her house. Domestic hints and tips. Mel's jaw is ruined. Patience was hit by a car in New York! Band outing! The Grates went to Australia Zoo. No bread...
2011-09-211h 16The Minutes with Mel and PatienceThe Minutes - Episode 2Patience had a crappy time making a film clip. Fast Food shame exposed. Mel was an extra in Peter Pan. Mel shared a house with someone who kept chocolate under lock and key. Patience didn’t like John Travolta as the Qantas spokesperson. Mel does a reading from her joke note book from when she was 17. Patience has a night out with Ben Law and Scott Spark. Brisbane nightlife gets a harsh review. Patience has met Lil Jon! Mel reads an extract from her high school rowing diary. Patience and Mel compare their teenage years.
2011-09-0759 minThe Minutes with Mel and PatienceThe Minutes - Episode 1Welcome to Episode 1. Splendour in the Grass. Patience had bad bruschetta. Mel had KFC. Mel tells fight stories. Patience talks about one of her high school boyfriends. Mel helped someone become a model.
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