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On the Air Tonight
by Jacob Puryer and Tom Farrelly
On the Air Tonight is Australia's only free to listen podcast reviewing free to air Television. Each week OTAT shows you why Australian free to air TV is still the purest, cheapest thrill on the market.
Episodes
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EXECUTE EP 66 (FINALE)
There’s no easy way to say this, so thank god we can type our words into notes as we sob into our phone. It is with heavy hearts that we call closing time on On The Air Tonight. Episode 66 will be our final episode. In our final episode, we chatted about the unfortunate ending of the show, Jake’s...
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Ep 65 - Pumpkin Risotto for Two
Ep Sixty Fiiiiiive baby. This week Jake probes Tom about his love life. Tune in to hear a man swat away invasive emotional questions in an effort to never discuss his feelings ever. Like a real man. The boys discuss: - The commonwealth is bulletproof to racism. - Veganism is an imperfect practice…
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Ep 64 - Bruvs' On The Spectrum
This week, the boys mourn the demise of the late, great, Ray Liotta (Goodfellas, Place Beyond The Pines) as well as cricket legend Andrew Symonds. As has also become the status-quo, we give a rundown on what’s been happening in the past week, including Tom’s venture to the Teneriffe festival, our...
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Ep 63 - Dodgeball D*ckheads
OTAT takes a cosmic shift in concept, for now we’re not reviewing free to air television. We’re embracing our inner Tony Soprano and just gabba goulin’. Some times life throws a lot of at you, we’re always taught to confront adversity head on, but sometimes it’s easier to just dodge it, duck it,...
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Ep 62 - Boogie Boys
The boys are back on their bullshit, and like a blocked nose during the bug season, we got a whole bunch of boogie about us. But not just ANY BOOGIE, the we’ve been decked out with some killer shirts from our friends at @boogiemanvintage. Join us for Ep 62 of OTAT, where we review not a whole lot...
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Ep 61 - Instagram Utopia (Compass)
OTAT baby. 1. Tom went to Cairns 2. Tom now collects dust on a polite man's mantle piece 3. TAC PAPC reviews 4. Cats and the Cradle breakdown 5. Instagram Utopia review
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Ep 60 - Luke Warm Sex
This week on OTAT, the boys dive into "Luke Warm Sex" (streaming on ABC iView). Hosted by comedian Luke McGregor, LWS is an Aussie comedy docuseries that takes on the subject of body image and sexuality. Some interesting stuff discussed this week, all surrounded by the nonsensical tangents and...
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Ep 59 - MAFS v2
THE BOYS ARE BACK IN TOWN. We wouldn't be doing our jobs if we didn't talk about the highest rating show on free to air television. Say what you will about this toxic, soul-crushing, relationship-ruining nightmare- circus parading as an altruistic social experiment. You can't deny its preeetty...
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Ep 58 - The Oscars with KEITH SLIMCOCK
EP 58 – The Oscars featuring KEITH SLIMCOCK (aka goon king) (aka Reece Herrick) KEEP MY WIFE’S NAME OUT YOUR F*****G MOUTH!!! Unless my wife’s name is On The Air Tonight, and last time I checked…I don’t have a wife. THIS WEEK we have a very special guest. He goes by many names, including Goon…
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Ep 57 - Tom's Dreams and 'Educators'
The boys are back after (another) week off! This week we dive deep into Tom's recent night terrors, Jacob don's his psychology had to unpack Tommy's traumas. We also watched "Educators" (now streaming on SBS On Demand). Tune in for 97% loveable nonsense and 3% miscellaneous hogwash.
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Ep 56 - Shane Warne Tribute
How goods this year been hey…. A pandemic looms over us, World War is threatening, a natural disaster is ripping apart the east coast of our nation, and I called a co-worker “Mum”. Things really couldn’t get much worse, until we lost an Aussie icon, a cricketing legend, and a cult figure. This...
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Ep 55 - Covering the Floods
OTAT takes on THE longest standing cornerstone of free to air television, The News. With the QLD Floods of 2022, it's been a massive week for all Queenslanders. These Brisbane boys are your eyes and ears on the street. We TASTEFULLY wax poetic about the recent Queensland floods, the current war...
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Ep 54 - Smoked Paprika Reacts to Kanye West
Resident weekly reviewer and long time father of Tom, PAPC makes his long awaited debut on the OTAT mics. No Jake this week, but his replacement does a stellar job. The free to air satellite was down so we opted to chat Hip-Hop instead of TV. Tom gets PAPC's reaction to Eminem and Kanye West.…
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Ep 53 - Valentine's Day & Super Bowl SPECIAL
This week on OTAT, Jacob returns from battling his immune system to demonstrate the early signs of dementia, and Tom has to be a participant in peak nonsense. We chatted Valentine’s day, Super Bowl, and everything in between. So if you haven’t found a romantic bond for Valentine’s this week, no...
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Ep 52 - Hello Stranger
This week the boys watch 'Hello Stranger' available on ABC Iview. A show that chats to a handful of strangers on the street then follows one home to tell their story via a 20 minute doco. KURT COLEMAN the GOAT is their first subject. We also recount Tom's tired Thai food tale, and read out mean...
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Ep 51 - Aus Open wrap up & CHAD
This week we chatted mostly Australian Open (again), our guest Jordan’s move down south to Melbourne, and Tom’s recent holiday in the same city. We also uncovered a hidden gem of a show “CHAD” (streaming on SBS On Demand). Safe to say there was plenty to ramble about.
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Ep 50 - Hottest 100 / Australian Open
The boys celebrate free to air RADIO and TV this week. Triple J's Hottest 100 and Channel 9's Australian Open are the cannon fodder this week. OTAT breaks down: - Triple J presenter media training - Matthew Mcconaughey's wild autobiography - Do the Wiggles deserve an Oscar? - Are tennis crowds…
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Ep 49 - Covid Cowboys
Like the cold reality of returning to work after a gluttonous and lazy Christmas break, WE’RE BACK BABY!!! Your favourite boys are back on the ranch to give you the content you may not necessarily want or need, but you gonna get it regardless. So hack in to your neighbours smart home system, boot...
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Ep 48 - 2021 Wrap Up
The boys put a bow on a MASSIVE year of OTAT. We wrap up Tom's day out at The Gabba, the work Christmas party, and our highlights from this year. No free to air watching this week unfortunately. Thanks so much for all the support this year, we'll be back next year for a big fat 2022.
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Ep 47 - The Wrestlers
This week on OTAT, the boys bicker over who the king of the ring is, suplex the conversation on some strange twists and turns, before chokeslamming into the SBS Documentary "The Wrestlers".
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Ep 46 - Dark Side of the 90s
This week the boys watched an episode of a documentary series on SBS on demand called 'The Dark Side of the 90s'. We watched episode 2 which highlights Johnny Depp's infamous 'Viper Room' and the tragic death of River Pheonix. Thanks again to Trademutt for housing the boys.
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Ep 45 - Doppelgängers
This week the boys watched SBS On Demand's "Dark Side of the 90's" but never got around to actually discussing it. Safe to say Freestyle #2 is under the belt. Rest assured we will return to our regular scheduled free to air reviewing programming soon.
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Ep 44 - Gigs
We’re back with another episode this week, and this one is a doozy. We go completely off the grid and talk everything except Free To Air content (STOP THE PRESSES). We chat about a recent gig we went to, as well as some of the best and worst music experiences we've had.
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Ep 43 - Game of Clones
OTAT watches British reality TV at it's worst, Game of Clones is fuuucked. Watch it on 7plus. 1. Tom relives the worst halloween of his life and crawls into a hole of embarrassment 2. PAPC’s review of Love Island 3. Jake can’t push a sneeze out to save his life 4. Game of Clones is wild 5. We...
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Ep 42 - Love Island
The boys watch Australia's hottest new reality TV hit, Love Island Straya. Tom goes through some self discovery at City Cave. Thanks as always to Trademutt for housing us. 1. Hinge Profile self hatred 2. Leave me alone on my birthday 3. Jake loves attention but hates compliments 4. Tom’s heinous...
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Ep 41 - Sitdown with RICK DONALD
This week we have a treat for you pOTATers. Following our review of Australia's Sexiest Tradie last week, we sat down with the brains, brawn, and BDE behind the nation's hottest comedy at the moment: Rick Donald. Rick is a writer, director, actor, and former tradie from Townsville. You may...
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Ep 40 - Australia's Sexiest Tradie
The boys are reminded why they sift through tripe like Holy Moly and MAFS every week, it's to find gems like Australia's Sexiest Tradie. IT'S NOT WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE, IT'S ACTUALLY GOOD. This show is We Can Be Heroes meets The UK Office. It's a Mockumentary starring a 33 year old plumber who…
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Ep 39 - Tom's Removalist Nightmare (feat. Naked and Afraid)
After taking the week off due to one co-host battling illness (not covid), the other co-host makes up for lost time by teeing off on his recent encounter with his shonky removalist. This DETAILED (arguably self-indulgent) retelling takes up the lions share of the episode, but is probably more...
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Ep 38 - Anthony Bourdain Feat. Jordan Lynagh
THREE'S COMPANY! The boys get social and welcome their first guest, friend of the show Jordan 'Big Guy' Lynagh. This week the boys travel to Vietnam with celebrity chef and best selling author, the late great Anthony Bourdain. All 12 seasons of his amazing travel show 'Parts Unknown' are…
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Ep 37 - Couples Therapy
The boys watch SBS on Demand's 'Couples Therapy'. Real life trendy New York City couples sit down with world class therapist Orna Guralnik and try to make sense of this thing we call life and the institution of marriage. It's actually far more gripping than it sounds. Real people's real problems....
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Ep 36 - MANHUNT - Catch Me If You Can
Cops and Criminals have a strange relationship. You’ve got the criminals who play an elusive ‘hard to get’ game, whilst the police seem more desperate for some action than a private school boy at a gym dance. In this week’s episode, we don some horrendous British accents, go WAY OFF tangent...
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Ep 35 - One Giant Leap (Luc Longley Aus Story)
The boys watch something actually SO GOOD for once. Australian Story's One Giant Leap tells the story of Australian NBA Champion Luc Longley. 1.Tom won’t leave Jacob alone at work 2. Jacob’s work appropriate nickname submissions 3. The meteoric fall of Andre O’Keefe 4. Reviews of Chopper Reed...
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Ep 34 - Chopper: In His Own Words (BAD AUDIO)
(PSA: we had some technical issues this week, so the audio isn't great. Jamie has been fired. Sincere apologies for this xx) As a country that was colonised by convicts, Australia's always had a soft spot for the anti-hero. It doesn’t get more anti-hero than a bloke who chopped his own ears off:...
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Ep 33 - The Olympics
OTAT fiended themselves some Olympics over lockdown. Sit down with the boys as they chat the greatest moments on and off the field/track/pool/equestrian course. 1. Tom still gets sponge bathed by his Dad 2. The Census is not what it appears to be 3. Kochie should have changed his Tokyo 2020…
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Ep 32 - ALONE
The boys take a wander into wilderness, watching SBS On Demand’s survivalist blockbuster show, ‘ALONE’ this week, BUT NOT BEFORE CHATTING: 1.Tom wearing sunglasses indoors 2.Brisbane’s number 1 band: Ashgroove 3. James Gandolfini replacing Steve Carrell on the office. 4.Mum of Mermaids giving the...
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Ep 31 - Love After Lockup
The boys watch Channel 9's rompa stomping reality TV hit, 'Love After Lockup' this week, BUT NOT BEFORE CHATTING: 1. Jake’s new job 2. Too much sport happening in the world 3. The problem with Space Jam 2 4. Jacob has wormed his way into Tom’s family without ever having met them 5. Eventually…
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Ep 30 - A Current Affair
The boys cover A Current Affair and all things Grimshaw this week, BUT NOT BEFORE CHATTING 1. Jake's Nans 90th. 2. Dipping out of social events early. 2. Ash Barty Wimbledon Champion (and the fucked traditions of the British) 3. Tom's Daddy Issues 4. Ashton Kutcher's underrated acting talent.
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EP 29 - Sasquatch'n
OTAT get big heads and bigfoot this week. We watched Sasquatch'n on SBS on Demand.
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Ep 28 - The Simple Life
OTAT takes it to back to basic with The Simple Life.
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Ep 27 - Friends
This week Jake and Tom take a look at arguably the biggest sitcom of all time. Pour yourself a cup of java, grab the comfiest couch at Central Perk, and listen to us ramble about 6 affluent white dickheads in New York pretending to be best mates.
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Ep 26 - Anh's Brush with Fame (Missy Higgins)
This week on OTAT, the boys review Anh's Brush with Fame (streaming on ABC iView). Refugee turned standup comedian turned painter/interviewer, Anh Do has a new muse every week to chat with about their life, journey, and how they became an icon in their own right. This episode is with none other...
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Ep 25 - Neighbours
OTAT get chummy with eternal stalwarts of Aussie free to air TV and residents of Ramsay St, Neighbours.
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Ep 24 - Louis Theroux's America's Most Dangerous Pets
Your favourite podcast drivel is back, talking smack about (another) Louis Theroux show: America's Most Dangerous Pets. Pre-Tiger King, this doco looks at Joe Exotic and other Yanks who own way too many exotic pets. Louis Theroux's AMDP is now streaming on ABC iView.
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Ep 23 - Bone Tomahawk
Different vibe this week, less yucks, more plot breakdown. Go watch Bone Tomahawk on SBS on Demand you won't be disappointed.
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Ep 22 - Alaskan Bush People
This week, a sober Tom and a hungover Jake watch 'Alaskan Bush People', a show that follows a family of 9 who have learned to live off the land far away from civilisation.
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Ep 21 - Come Dine With me (Couples)
This week OTAT look at the British cult phenomenon with Come Dine With Me (couples) and all the cooked characters that come with it.
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Ep 20 - Ice Road Truckers
This week the boys turned up the heat taking on the coldest show going around, Ice Road Truckers. We watched an episode from series 10, which is now streaming on 7 Plus (except for the episode we watched - we smell a free to air conspiracy)
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Ep 19 - Married at First Sight
The boys get down and dirty with Ep 27 of MAFS this week. This show is heinous.
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Ep 18 - Dr.Phil (House Cooling De-Brief)
The boys piece together the night of Tom's apartment farewell. They also take aim at day time television's favorite Doctor. Mister Philip Calvin McGraw, aka Dr.Phil. *PS all social gatherings referenced were pre Covid lockdown. All beer pong cups were filled up with pure hand sanitiser.*
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Ep 17 - Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares
The boys get visual in Ep 17 of OTAT . You can now WATCH this episode on OTAT's Youtube channel. This week the boys go on a journey with everyone's favorite abusive chef, Gordon Ramsay. Watch the classic episode of Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares (S02E06) on 7plus.
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On the Air Tonight is Australia's only free to listen podcast reviewing free to air Television. Each week OTAT shows you why Australian free to air TV is still the purest, cheapest thrill on the market.
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