The Junkees - Dave O'Neil and Kitty Flanagan
Dave O'Neil and Kitty Flanagan investigate junk food, old and new. It's a roundabout of salt and sweet, bygone and brand new, crunchy and chewy. Join Possum and The Big Guy! There's also The Junkees Facebook Group ;) Produced by Nearly Media www.nearly.com.au
We're back! 🐸
Credit to Andy Zito and hello West End Brisbane - looking good ;)
Have you checked out The Junkees Snack Index?
Feature act - We're Back
Green FrogsAllens have also been bringing back things that were already available and not available.
But Green Frogs are something else.
M&M Bonanza - Thank you Malcolm Griffiths
Lemon meringue pie Honey roasted peanut Peanut butter cinnamon rollBonus: Key lime pie Twix (and you know how Twix confuses Kitty!)
Compare and Con...
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Credit to Andy Zito and hello West End Brisbane - looking good ;)
Have you checked out The Junkees Snack Index?
Feature act - Snakes
Snakes Alive - Allens Snakes from Party Mix - Allens Rainbow Snakes - Natural Confectionary Company Snakes - Big Lolly
New Products New Products New Products
Cadbury Peanut Butter and Jelly Darrell Lea Retro Classics (Just Get Some) Iced Vovo Tim Tams
Tricksters! New segment - thanks Andy and Kirsten!
Amos Peelerz Mango Amos Peelerz Watermelon
Facebook Grou...
Maltesers keep throwing 💩
The ABC has NOT said FISK is coming back.
Feature act - Maltesers against the wall
Duos - white and milk choc Duos - strawberry and milk choc
Blind Test
Weird Canadian chips that are "All Dressed" and sent in Jelly Belly jelly beans.
New Products New Products New Products
Speckled Snakes Juicy Bursts
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Compare and Contrast (plural) 🍟🍟
Feature act - familiar compared to new (and contrast)
Chips - Ultimate Plain vs Avocado Oil Biscuits - Chocolate teddy bear biscuits and Freddo biscuit Chips - Cheese and Onion (Smiths, Keogh's, Simply Roasted) Lemon Sherbet Milk Bottles
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Mega Snakes 🐍
Melbourne! See Dave's encore show. 11 July at Spleen Bar
Feature act: Allens v Natural Confectionary Company
"That sounds like something on a computer"
Mega Snakes from the Natural Confectionary Company Killer Python from AllensBONUS: Snakes of Origin from Allens.
Blind Tests
Japanese Kit Kat flavours
New Products, New Products-Products
Salt and Vinegar Cheezels - only available at 7 Eleven
Sweet Sweeeet Memory Jogger
Sherbet Cones
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Maltesers 🟤
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Feature Act: Maltesers
Classic Honeycomb Extra Choc - Dave's excited!
Blind Tests
Dave - Smith's Chip for the World Cup and a fruit chip!
Turkiye Snacks - Giant Box! Future Give Away!
Wild strawberry and cherry Fizzy mix Party mixCinnabon Cake?
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Travel Sweets 🧳
Thanks to the Jonas Brothers and Cara for sending snacks!
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Travel Sweets a la Nan's glovebox
Rivals! Simpkins and Cavendish & Harvey
Tropical fruit drops Strawberries and Cream (hard candies) Rhubarb and custard Filled mint choco drops
A New Chocolate Bar(s)
Aero Caramel Cadbury Clinker
New Products
Jaritos Gummies Skittles Cloudz
Throw It Back!
Minis from the National Confectionary Company
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New Chew News 😁
Chew News - Fewer Chews since the 2022s?
The Natural Confectionery Co. Smoothie Chews Allen's x Mountain Dew Chews — Original & Passionfruit FrenzyBlind Tests
Pringles Passport Series - Turkish Kebab and Seven Layer Dip
Red Rock Deli x Andy Cook - Chargrilled Spiced Chicken with Citrus
PopCorners Cinnamon Crunch
Sweet Sweet Memory Jogger
Jelly Fruits Honey BeesFacebook Group for The Junkees is here.
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Wollongong! See Dave on Friday 22 May!
Get tickets here!
Brand new stand-up show, Don’t Call Me Boomer is on at the Illawarra Performing Arts Centre
It's a cackfest of the highest proportions! A perfect show for families with teenagers, retirees, boomers, gen xers and anyone who needs a good laugh!
Get your tickets!
He’s sick of being called a Boomer when he’s in fact Gen X. Ok sure he’s 60 now and yes his life involves colonoscopies, podiatrist appointments and soft food but hey, he gets to sit on the special seat on the bus.
...Shortbread 🍞
The brands
Walkers Shortbread Scotch FingerAn Eclair-off! The Lollies
Cadbury Pascal collab. WalkersDown Down to Vomit Town
Cavendish & Harvey Liquorice Drops Whittaker's Banana Caramel
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Cadbury &More 💥
Feature Act/Here in a Year?
&MORE - "Give into more indulgence" hmmmmmmm.
Tiramisu Swirl Carmel Creme Brulee Raspberry CheesecakeOther flavours
Hazelnut Praline Roasted Macadamia Oreo Vanilla
Blind Tests!
Of course.
Around the World!
Something Türkiye from Aldi.
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Licorice ◼️ Liquorice
Feature Act
Junee Factory licorice (base) Fruit bites (licorice outside, flavour inside) Aniseed balls BlackjacksShots Fired! Pyaow! Pyaow!
Smith's are taking on another adjacent category!
Around The World (not the Daft Punk song)
Treats given and found from only on this globe.
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Easter Sunday! 🥚 Lots to get through and Special Guest!
Plenty in this episode
Hollow easter eggs? Hot Cross Buns could get Family Assorted (AKA Glenn Robbins) CANCELLED? Blind Tests Just Get Some!
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📮 Special Correspondence Show
Thank you for sending snacks!
They get eaten :)
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Not fruit buns, FREAK Buns!!! 🐰🥚👹
Feature Act - Freak (Hot Cross) Buns!
Terry's Chocolate Orange Mint Slice Dorito
Blind Tests
Thanks to Martine for the Twisties.
Kitty's also found some new Kettle Chips.
Dave's got a pack of Chappy's.
Easter Treats!
A medley of recent finds.
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Mini chips, taking on Pringles (and the container)
Feature Act - Miniatures
Mini Doritos Mini Twisties
Blind Tests are back!
Dave - Two tests from CC's
Kitty - Japanese and tropical
What the hell is going on at the Allens factory
Nesquick flavoured milk bottles? B-O flavour?
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Preview: Kitty on Somehow UN-Related with Glenn Robbins and Dave O'Neil
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Questions? Email Courtney - courtney@nearly.com.au
Other great guests already? Yes!
Tom Gleisner Ross Noble Swag on the Beat K...Terry's Chocolate Orange 🍊 with Glenn Robbins!
Dave is touring! He's at the Perth Fringe - Sat, 24 Jan - Sun, 25 Jan
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Feature Act - Terry's Chocolate Orange
Orange, of course Milk Chocolate Chocolate MintSupplimentary - Haige's Milk Peppermint Chocolate Bar for Christmas (from Kitty's Junkees stash)
Yuka app, if you're wondering what Glenn's using to look things up.
Trouble at the Factory - Thins! (33% oil?!?!)
Comparing to Smith's Thinly Cut.
White Chocolate and Air
...Supermarket 🛒 Cakes 🎂 with Glenn Robbins!
Dave is touring! He's at the Perth Fringe - Sat, 24 Jan - Sun, 25 Jan
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Visit where FISK was filmed! The Lithuanian Club in North Melbourne. They still have the signs up and furniture there.
Feature Act - Supermarket Cake
Mud cake Laminton Finger Lemon Cake Fruit Cake, still cake Mr Kipling's Angel Cake Slice Mr Kipling's Chocolate Cake Slice
White Chocolate and Air
Nestle Aero Inspired By Milkybar
Nestle Heavenly Nice Bites
...Crinkle Cut Kettle Chips 🧂
Here again! We had some issues with the episode when it first came out a couple of days ago.
Feature Act - Compare and Contrast
Kettle Ridge Cut Potato Chips Himalayan Salts Kettle Ridge Cut Potato Chips Fried Chicken Control chip - Kettle Sea Salt Potato Chips
Compare and Contrast, again
Tim Tams (Aus) Chit Chats (NZ)
Here in a Year!?
Cadbury Twirl Crispy Rippers Remix
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Crinkle Cut Kettle Chips 🧂
Feature Act - Compare and Contrast
Kettle Ridge Cut Potato Chips Himalayan Salts Kettle Ridge Cut Potato Chips Fried Chicken Control chip - Kettle Sea Salt Potato Chips
Compare and Contrast, again
Tim Tams (Aus) Chit Chats (NZ)
Here in a Year!?
Cadbury Twirl Crispy Rippers Remix
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Merry Christmas from Dave, Kitty and Double Dip! 🎄🎅🤶🎁🌰
Thank you for being part of the show this year!
Have a very Merry Christmas wherever you are!
Chew chew!
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ALDI Compare 🛒 with Double Dip Gift!
Feature Act (s)
Mars Bar knock-off - Titan Milky Way knock-off - Dreamy
"Weird Shit"
Dobrik's Wavers - Direct from Evan's Head, NSW
David Dobrik is an internet personality. Millions of followers etc.
Much like MrBeast doing chocolate bars, David's done a chip.
AND, Hawaiian BBQ Cheese Popcorn - Wh-what?!
Correspondence and Something Else
Thanks to everyone that sends in snacks and suggestions!
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Chocolate Olives?! Thanks Rob White!
Fa...
Retry: The Gay Old Christmas Episode 🎅
Hopefully this one is longer than 11 mins. We were contacted by a few listeners who said that the episode just cut out!
Courtney here - I've tried every-which-way to fix it but I'm stumped!
Reposting in the hope this works!
Feature Act
We're going to try the Golden Gaytime Biscuits with our very own gay Double Dip (before they expire - thank you for sending them, Sue Cody!!!).
Early on - Ice-cream recommendations
Ben and Jerry's Triple Caramel Chunk (Kitty) Bulla Murray Street Ice Cr...The Gay Old Christmas Episode 🎅
Feature Act
We're going to try the Golden Gaytime Biscuits with our very own gay Double Dip (before they expire - thank you for sending them, Sue Cody!!!).
Early on - Ice-cream recommendations
Ben and Jerry's Triple Caramel Chunk (Kitty) Bulla Murray Street Ice Creamery – Choc Mint Sundae (Kitty) Norco Byron Bay Vanilla Bean (Glenn Butcher)
Christmas Time!
Natural Confectionary Company Christmas Party Mix Festive Share Bag Nestle Festive Choc Bites (similar to the Ye Olde Scorched Almods in the box!) Just Get Some - Haigh's doing mini milk...Back together, with Double Dip too! Oreo Cookies!
Feels (tastes) good to be back!
What have you been up to?!
Thanks to everyone who has not stopped in the Facebook Group! It's a hive of activity that's a like a warm, sweet and salty hug, day or night.
Kitty elaborates on this, but wanted to mention everyone that contributed snacks through the post, at gigs, in hallways and on the street(really? Sure!). Definitely eating them all. Definitely can't talk about them all.
Let's catch up.
Dave's been to the UK. Has something for Kitty. Kitty h...4. Big Opening 🎈- Slippery Slope
Slippery Slope is a four-part "true crime" podcast from Dave O'Neil and Brad Oakes.
After all that drama, it’s time for the big opening.
Will it be a success?
Will the kids love it?
More importantly will Greg the mayor of nearby town Cloncurry approve?
Slippery Slope is written and hosted by Dave O'Neil and Brad Oakes.
Original music by Itinerant Production
Editing by Courtney Carthy
Published by Nearly Media
Thank you to all the guests involved in the...
3. Pirate Attack! 🏴☠️ - Slippery Slope
Slippery Slope is a four-part "true crime" podcast from Dave O'Neil and Brad Oakes.
It’s one thing to want a water slide but then you have to deliver it.
Not so easy when you make it in Turkey and bring it through the Suez Canal.
Warning this episode contains at least 23 mention of Jack Sparrow.
Slippery Slope is written and hosted by Dave O'Neil and Brad Oakes.
Original music by Itinerant Production
Editing by Courtney Carthy
Published by Nearly Media
Thank...
2. Water Slide? Yes or No 🌊 - Slippery Slope
So Mt Isa needs things for the youth to do, but is a Waterslide the answer?
The Council wants refurbished toilet blocks, so will the waterslide cut it?
Slippery Slope is written and hosted by Dave O'Neil and Brad Oakes.
Original music by Itinerant Production
Editing by Courtney Carthy
Published by Nearly Media
Thank you to all the guests involved in the making of Slippery Slope.
In this episode:
Kim Coghlan Danielle Slade Troy Rowling Rob Katter MP Shae Donovan at...Biscuit 🍪 Collabs & 💥 Bombshells
Kitty has been getting into the Whisk and Pin Muesli Cookie.
The Collabs
Tim Tam x Jatz - sweet and salty in one biscuit. Pascall x Oreo - "You Idiots!"
Also this episode
Blind Test: Kitty has one for Dave - it's a Proper Crisp. Bombshells from the Lolly Conference What sh*t's left on the table
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🆕 Aero. 🆕 KitKat.
Have you listened to Slippery Slope with Dave O'Neil and Brad Oakes?
We're back!
Line Extensions (with a Just Get Some!)
Aero - Strawberry KitKat - Pink Lemonade KitKat - Honeycomb Buzz
Blind Tests
Dave - A liquid inspired crisp Kitty - Also a liquid inspired crisp
Overdue Correspondence!
Thank you everyone for sending letters and packages and snacks shows!
They are all read, held and, of course, eaten.
Spencer, Xavier, Roger! Hello!
Facebook Group for ...
Introducing "Slippery Slope", a true crime series from Dave O'Neil and Brad Oakes
It’s about Mount Isa and a missing... waterslide.
Out every Wednesday over four weeks.
This episode, an introduction to one of the most remote and fascinating Australian towns.
Is it a town built around a mine or a mine built near a town?
Don't worry the locals like Cogho, Shae, Rob Katter (son of Bob!) will let you know.
Hosted by comedians Dave O’Neil and Brad Oakes, who uncovered this story while touring in remote Queensland.
It’s a story that starts in remote M...
Small Batch Popcorn 🍿
Kicking off with a little backstory about how Kitty and Dave were both retrenched/fired/made redundant, and Cooking With Alice, behind the scenes.
Flavours of Pop Lab Popcorn
Butter Rum Caramel Taco Marshmallow Pizza Baileys Bacon, Mac and Cheese
Community service announcement: No Blind Tests this week.
Lifesavers are throwing sherbet at the wall
Stix - Peaches and Cream Stix - Grape Sherbet Fizz Stix Lemon Sherbet Bombs
Sweet Sweeeet (Kitty's) Memory Jogger
Chocolate Chip Ice Cream from Japan
<...
The Easter Egg Wrap Up 🗞️
Kitty's back from a big drive up north.
Where do you rest the Twisties when you're driving?
Post-Easter Haul
Pineapple lumps Easter egg (thanks to Michelle at Foodworks in Wooragee) Haigs Easter egg Koko Black Easter eggBlind Tests
Three from Kitty
Here in a Year
Cadbury clusters
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Leo's Supermarket 🛒 and Arnotts 🦜
Not a Somehow Related, for those who recognise the format.
Also, hello, Tyra Banks if you're listening.
Leo's Supermarket x Arnotts
The Original Yo-Yos
Takis Tests - Thank you Young Graham/Graeme!
Dragon Sweet Chilli Fuego Blue HeatThanks to Norfolk Fire and Rescue for dousing the Takis burn.
So many burn flavours!
A Take It, from Indonesia
Thanks Tilly at the Alphington Farmers Market
Something from Glenn (not sure which one)
Musk white chocolate Musk and b...It's Easter Sunday! 🐰
Dave's just come from Ross Noble's house and the snacks were good.
But it's Easter Sunday!
Mini Eggs roll on with some additions
Fruit Tingles Musk And more
Overdue - apologies Santi, we finally get to the Lucky Chinese New Year Allens Snakes Alive.
Blind Tests
Dave's been to 7-Eleven Kitty's NZ haul and Graham's contribution from USA (just one of more to come)
Soft drinks for Mount Gambier - thank you Sarah and Jane!
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It's Traditional (Hot Cross Bun) Time
How many have you done already?
The traditional line up
Coles Woolworths Cavallini (special local bakery) - shout out to Rob! Still no Laurent!
Someone's Drunk at the Cheezel Factory!
Hot Rods (japlapenos) Chicken And Original too
Down Down to Vomit Town
Coles Easter Fried Eggs And Bunnies Gummies
Thank you Jane and Sarah in Mount Gambier!
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Novelty Hot Cross Buns ✝️
Only weeks before the Easter of 2025 and some crazy purveyors are still to present their buns for the season.
No matter, the LVMH's of suburban Australia's baking culture have stepped in predictably early to have their annual crack at keeping it interesting.
The Buns
Biscoff flavour (Woolworths) Wagon Wheel flavour (Coles) Rocky Road flavour (found in Aldi by Slice Tracey)
Blind Tests
Kitty's are courtesy of the lovely people in Aotearoa.
Compare and Contrast!
Walkers Licorice Toffee Mackintosh's Licorice ToffeeNB: Awa...
Mini Eggs are having a moment 🐣
Mini Eggs
KitKat mini eggs Oreo mini eggs Dairy Milk Salted Caramel Smarties mini eggs Dairy Milk Tropical Pineapple
Compare and Contrast!
Smiths Plain Chips in regular crunch and double crunch variety.
BTW - is there a good batch and bad batch?
Just Get Some
KitKat Neapolitan Ice Cream Crown Musks
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Tracy's Slices & Much Correspondence
"Homemade slice, there is nothing better, and I prefer than a biscuit and that's a big statement" said Dave.
"I would say me too," said Kitty.
Tracy's Slices
Hedgehog Weetbix Slice (Kitty's favourite) Traditional Lemon SliceThis topic was a little inspired by Glenn "Family Assorte" Robbins
Blind Tests!
Correspondence!
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