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The Cheap Seats
by The Cheap Seats
Produced by Working Dog and hosted by Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald, The Cheap Seats is a fast-paced comedic look back at the week that was across news, sport, and entertainment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
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13th October 2026
Taking a fun look at the week that was are The Cheap Seats hosts Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald. Joining in on the action are Mel Tracina and Olympic skateboarder Arisa Trew. Want more? Follow The Cheap Seats On INSTAGRAM | FACEBOOK | TIKTOK Want even more still? The Working Dog YouTube…
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5th October 2026
Taking a fun look at the week that was are The Cheap Seats hosts Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald. Joining in on the action are Mel Tracina and comedian Ray O'Leary. Want more? Follow The Cheap Seats On INSTAGRAM | FACEBOOK | TIKTOK Want even more still? The Working Dog YouTube Channel is...
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29th September 2026
Taking a fun look at the week that was are The Cheap Seats hosts Mel Tracina and Tim McDonald. Joining in on the action are reporter turned pancake mogul Mitchell Sariovski, and a very special guest. Want more? Follow The Cheap Seats On INSTAGRAM | FACEBOOK | TIKTOK Want even more still? The...
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BONUS: How Do Competitive Eaters Train - James 'JWebby' Webb's Insides Secrets!
Listen to our full interview with Australia's greatest competitive eater, James 'JWebby' Webb give the 'insides scoop' on to why his guts can do what they do. Want more? Follow The Cheap Seats On INSTAGRAM | FACEBOOK | TIKTOK Want even more still? The Working Dog YouTube Channel is bursting with...
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22nd September 2026
Taking a fun look at the week that was are The Cheap Seats hosts Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald. Joining in on the action are Mel Tracina, and Australia’s number one competitive eater James Webb. Want more? Follow The Cheap Seats On INSTAGRAM | FACEBOOK | TIKTOK Want even more still? The...
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BONUS: Only Royal Family Jokes From Season 6
You asked for it. A special bonus podcast episode with our favourite 'royal family' themed jokes from Season 6! Want more? Follow The Cheap Seats On INSTAGRAM | FACEBOOK | TIKTOK Want even more still? The Working Dog YouTube Channel is bursting with new content every day! Hosted on Acast. See...
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15th September 2026
Taking a fun look at the week that was are The Cheap Seats hosts Melanie Bracewell & Tim McDonald. Joining in on the action are Mel Tracina, UK comedy legend Bill Bailey and AFL & NFL star Ben Graham. Want more? Follow The Cheap Seats On INSTAGRAM | FACEBOOK | TIKTOK Want even more still? The...
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8th September 2025
Taking a fun look at the week that was are The Cheap Seats hosts Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald. Joining in on the action are Mel Tracina, comedian Lena Moon and podcaster Luke Rocca. Want more? Follow The Cheap Seats On INSTAGRAM | FACEBOOK | TIKTOK Want even more still? The Working Dog...
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1st September 2026
Taking a fun look at the week that was are The Cheap Seats hosts Melanie Bracewell & Tim McDonald. Joining the action are Mel Tracina, comedian Ben Knight & Miss Universe Australia Caity Worthington. Want more? Follow The Cheap Seats On INSTAGRAM | FACEBOOK | TIKTOK Want even more still? The...
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25th August 2026
Taking a fun look at the week that was are The Cheap Seats hosts Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald. Joining in on the action are Mel Tracina, Kiwi actor Paul Williams and comedian Carlo Ritchie. Want more? Follow The Cheap Seats On INSTAGRAM | FACEBOOK | TIKTOK Want even more still? The Working...
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18th August 2026
Taking a fun look at the week that was are The Cheap Seats hosts Melanie Bracewell & Tim McDonald. Joining in on the action are Mel Tracina, comedy duo Roy & HG and Gold Logie winner Sam Pang. Want more? Follow The Cheap Seats On INSTAGRAM | FACEBOOK | TIKTOK Want even more still? The Working Dog...
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11th August 2026
Taking a fun look at the week that was are The Cheap Seats hosts Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald. Joining in on the action are Mel Tracina, comedian Danielle Walker and the 2026 Gold Logie nominees. Want more? Follow The Cheap Seats On INSTAGRAM | FACEBOOK | TIKTOK Want even more still? The...
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4th August 2026
Taking a fun look at the week that was are The Cheap Seats hosts Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald. Joining in on the action are Mel Tracina and political journalist Annabel Crabb. Want more? Follow The Cheap Seats On INSTAGRAM | FACEBOOK | TIKTOK Want even more still? The Working Dog YouTube...
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28th July 2026
Taking a fun look at the week that was are The Cheap Seats hosts Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald. Joining in on the action are Mel Tracina, Aunty Donna's Broden Kelly, and comedy legend Rob Sitch. Want more? Follow The Cheap Seats On INSTAGRAM | FACEBOOK | TIKTOK Want even more still? The...
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21st July 2026
Taking a fun look at the week that was are The Cheap Seats hosts Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald. Joining in on the action are Mel Tracina, chef Miguel Maestre and comedian Alexei Toliopoulos. Want more? Follow The Cheap Seats On INSTAGRAM | FACEBOOK | TIKTOK Want even more still? The Working...
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14th July 2026
Taking a fun look at the week that was are The Cheap Seats hosts Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald. Joining in on the action are Mel Tracina and actor and Play School presenter, Alex Papps. Want more? Follow The Cheap Seats On INSTAGRAM | FACEBOOK | TIKTOK Want even more still? The Working Dog...
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7th July 2026
Taking a fun look at the week that was are The Cheap Seats hosts Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald. Joining in on the action are Mel Tracina and comedian Emma Holland. Want more? Follow The Cheap Seats On INSTAGRAM | FACEBOOK | TIKTOK Want even more still? The Working Dog YouTube Channel is...
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30th June 2026 - Our 150th Episode!
Taking a fun look at the week that was are The Cheap Seats hosts Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald. Joining in on the action are Mel Tracina, Anthony and Lucia Field and Joseph McGrail Bateup. Want more? Follow The Cheap Seats On INSTAGRAM | FACEBOOK | TIKTOK Want even more still? The Working…
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23rd June 2026
Taking a fun look at the week that was are The Cheap Seats hosts Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald. Joining in on the action are Mel Tracina and comedian Elouise Eftos, as well as intergalactic politician, Count Binface. Want more? Follow The Cheap Seats On INSTAGRAM | FACEBOOK | TIKTOK Want…
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16th June 2026
Taking a fun look at the week that was are The Cheap Seats hosts Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald. Joining in on the action are Mel Tracina, Santo Cilauro, Ed Kavalee and Dave Thornton. Want more? Follow The Cheap Seats On INSTAGRAM | FACEBOOK | TIKTOK Want even more still? The Working Dog...
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9th June 2026
Taking a fun look at the week that was are The Cheap Seats hosts Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald. Joining in on the action are comedy duo Granny Bingo and Mt Everest climber, Bianca Adler. Want more? Follow The Cheap Seats On INSTAGRAM | FACEBOOK | TIKTOK Want even more still? The Working Dog...
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2nd June 2026
Taking a fun look at the week that was are The Cheap Seats hosts Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald. Joining in on the action are comedian Concetta Caristo and SBS cycling commentator Matthew Keenan. Want more? Follow The Cheap Seats On INSTAGRAM | FACEBOOK | TIKTOK Want even more still? The...
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26th May 2026
Taking a fun look at the week that was are The Cheap Seats hosts Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald. Joining in on the action are Mel Tracina and comedian Anisa Nandaula. Want more? Follow The Cheap Seats On INSTAGRAM | FACEBOOK | TIKTOK Want even more still? The Working Dog YouTube Channel is...
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19th May 2026
Taking a fun look at the week that was are The Cheap Seats hosts Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald. Joining in on the action are Mel Tracina, legendary comedian Shaun Micallef and sports journalist and broadcaster Clint Stanaway. Want more? Follow The Cheap Seats On INSTAGRAM | FACEBOOK | TIKTOK...
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12th May 2026
Taking a fun look at the week that was are The Cheap Seats hosts Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald. Joining in on the action are Mel Tracina, comedian Anne Edmonds and broadcaster Abbey Gelmi. Want more? Follow The Cheap Seats On INSTAGRAM | FACEBOOK | TIKTOK Want even more still? The Working…
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5th May 2026
New episode of Cheap Seats is here! Join us as we take a fun, funny look at the week that was with your hosts, Melanie Bracewell & Tim McDonald. Mel Tracina will fill us in on the Met Gala and all things entertainment, and we are lucky enough to be joined in the studio by comedy legend, Glenn...
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28th April 2026
The Cheap Seats is BACK for 2026! Join us as we take a fun, funny look at the week that was with your hosts, Melanie Bracewell & Tim McDonald. Mel Tracina will fill us in on all things entertainment, and special guests Celia Pacquola and Josh Jack are here! Want more? Follow The Cheap Seats On...
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21st April 2026
The Cheap Seats is BACK for 2026! Join us as we take a fun, funny look at the week that was with your hosts, Melanie Bracewell & Tim McDonald. Mel Tracina will fill us in on all things entertainment, and special guests Emmanuel Sonubi and Denise Scott are here! Check our socials to see! Want…
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Season Finale: 18th November 2025
Let's take a look back at the 2025 that was from The Cheap Seats, with your hosts Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald! Tonight we're joined by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Little Miss Universe Nevaeh-Lea Benton returns, and Mel Tracina braves the weather to join us at the desk for the last…
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11th November 2025
Let's take a look at the week that was from the Cheap Seats, with your hosts Melanie Bracewell, and, filling in for Tim McDonald, our friend Carlo Ritchie (Thank God You're Here). Tonight we're joined by improv wizard Reggie Watts, Abbey Gelmi talks sport, and Mel Tracina crosses in live from the...
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4th November 2025
Let's take a look at the week's news from The Cheap Seats, with your hosts Melanie Bracewell, and, filling in for Tim McDonald, Carlo Ritchie (Thank God You're Here). We're joined by Mel Tracina live from the Big Brother control room; Julia Zemiro gives us a preview of Crime Night, and; Adam...
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28th October 2025
Take a look back at the week that was from the Cheap Seats, with your hosts, Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald! Tonight we're joined by UK comedy legend Ben Elton (Blackadder, The Young Ones, We Will Rock You); rock superstar Rob Thomas (Matchbox Twenty), and; Ryan Shelton (The Imperfects). Mel...
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21st October 2025
Take a look back at the week that was from the Cheap Seats, with your hosts Mel Tracina and Tim McDonald! Tonight's special guest Geraldine Hickey talks birds (both kinds), and Mel Tracina gets cultural! Want more? Follow The Cheap Seats On INSTAGRAM | FACEBOOK | TIKTOK Want even more still? The...
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14th October 2025
Take a look at the week that was from The Cheap Seats, with your hosts, Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald! Tonight we're joined by cultural correspondent Mel Tracina, Aussie comedy legend Rove McManus, and motorsport dynasty in the making, Marcos Ambrose and his daughter, Tabitha Ambrose! Want...
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7th October 2025
Let's take a look at the week's news, sport, culture and other stuff from The Cheap Seats, with your hosts, Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald! Mel Tracina is here to talk arts and culture, and UK Comedy megastar Rob Beckett joins us at the desk! Want more? Follow The Cheap Seats On INSTAGRAM |...
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30th September 2025
Take a look back at the week that was from the Cheap Seats, with your hosts Mel Tracina and Tim McDonald! Tonight we chat all things Great Australian Bake Off with one of the hosts, Tom Walker; legendary Tassie weatherman, Peter 'Murph' Murphy drops by with, like, so many puns, and; Mel Tracina...
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23rd September 2025
Take a look back at the week that was from the Cheap Seats, with your hosts Mel Tracina and Tim McDonald! With special guests, Olympic Icon Nikki Webster, Comedy Icon Peter Helliar, and Finance Icon Chris Kohler! Want more? Follow The Cheap Seats On INSTAGRAM | FACEBOOK | TIKTOK Want even more...
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16th September 2025
Take a look back at the week that was from the Cheap Seats, with your hosts Mel Tracina and Tim McDonald! With special guests, Angela Bishop talking entertainment, Sam Garlepp talking sport, and Tramaroo Craig Maher representing Australia in the Tram Olympics! Want more? Follow The Cheap Seats On...
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9th September 2025
Take a look back at the week that was from the Cheap Seats, with your hosts Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald! Tonight we talk cycling with 'The Voice Of Cycling', Matt Keenan, Cheek Media CEO Hannah Ferguson applies for the job of Mel Bracewell's best friend, and Mel Tracina gets cultural! Want...
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2nd September 2025
Take a look at the week that was from The Cheap Seats, with your hosts Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald. This week we ask why Bob Katter's punching blokes in the mouth, what you can get at the mid-winter ball if you cough up enough cash, and what exactly one old lady is protesting about. Out...
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26th August 2025
Take a look back at the week that was from the Cheap Seats, with your hosts Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald! Tonight we talk sport with Adam Rozenbachs, Little Miss Australia 2025 Nevaeh-Lea Benton drops by, and Mel Tracina auditions for a musical! Want more? Follow The Cheap Seats On…
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19th August 2025
Let's take a look back at the week's news from The Cheap Seats, with your hosts Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald! Tonight's special guests are Ekka correspondent and journalist Andrea Crothers, and Netball Icon Bianca Chatfield, who drops by to get Mel ready for the grand final on the weekend!...
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12th August 2025
Tonight we take a look back at the week's weirdest and most wonderful with Melanie Bracewell and our friend Nath Valvo, filling in for Tim. Miguel Maestre 'helps' us cook a meal in 2 minutes, and Georgie Tunny talks sports! Mel Tracina brings the culture, as always. Want more? Follow The Cheap...
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5th August 2025
Take a look at the week's news through the eyes of the hilarious Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald! Tonight's special guests are legendary news reader Sandra Sully; premiership winner Super Netballer Jo Weston, and; Mel Tracina talks Big Brother ahead of her new gig! Want more? Follow The Cheap...
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29th July 2025
Take a look back at the week that was - from US beef, to Scottish unicorns, to a cheating, golfing President! Tim & Mel are joined by iconic Home & Away actor, and Gold Logie nominee Lynne McGranger, and Ben Lomas pops by to talk sport! Want more? Follow The Cheap Seats On INSTAGRAM | FACEBOOK |...
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22nd July 2025
A new week kicks off and a new week of weird and wonderful news from media all over the world are ready for us to pull apart! Join Mel Bracewell & Tim McDonald as they delve into the week that was, with cultural content from Mel Tracina, sports chat from Pete Helliar and a tax deductible…
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15th July 2025
Let's take a look back at the week that was with Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald! Mel Tracina will take a look at the week's culture, we chat to 10 News journo Steph Baumgartel about her time covering the Erin Patterson Mushroom Trial, Abbey Gelmi wonders about tennis balls, and Ray O'Leary is…
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8th July 2025
Let's take a look back at the week that was from The Cheap Seats, with your hosts Melanie Bracewell & Tim McDonald. Tonight we're joined by Aunty Donna's Broden Kelly talking sport, and Japanese comedian (and Melbourne local) Takashi Wakasugi talks toilets. Mel Tracina takes us on a poop cruise,...
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1st July 2025
Let's take a look back at the week that was with Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald! Mel Tracina will take a look at the week's culture, and special guests Lisa Millar and Dave Thornton drop by the desk! Want more? Follow The Cheap Seats On INSTAGRAM | FACEBOOK | TIKTOK Want even more still? The...
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24th June 2025
Take a look back at the week that was on The Cheap Seats, with your hosts Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald! Tonight we chat to Offsider Abbey Gelmi and US comedian and 'September guy' Demi Adejuyigbe. Want more? Follow The Cheap Seats On INSTAGRAM | FACEBOOK | TIKTOK Want even more still? The...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Produced by Working Dog and hosted by Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald, The Cheap Seats is a fast-paced comedic look back at the week that was across news, sport, and entertainment.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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