Australian Gothic
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Hug The Sun
27 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jules and Lucas discuss the horror comedy web series Hug The Sun. Support the show on Patreon - patreon.com/australiangothicpodcast We have a website...
Leigh Bowery - Unlocked Bonus Episode
26 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Josie tells Jules and Lucas about the life and career of performance artist, club promoter and fashion designer Leigh Bowery. Sources: Carsley, G. (2...
Matildas (The Gang Becomes Jocks)
19 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jules and Lucas finally do a sports episode and become jocks. Support the show on Patreon - patreon.com/australiangothicpodcast We have a website! au...
Deadloch
31 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jules and Lucas talk about Deadloch, the brilliant whodunnit comedy from the Kates. Support the show on Patreon - patreon.com/australiangothicpodcas...
Larrikins
29 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jules and Lucas make the shocking discovery that Australia loves rich white dudes and hates young people. Go read Larrikins: A History by Dr Melissa...
Why are Australian houses so cold?
29 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jules and Lucas find out why Australians hate building homes that don't kill you in winter. Support the show on Patreon - patreon.com/australiangoth...
Anzac Day
23 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jules and Lucas discuss how much the Diggers would've loved BBWs if they'd been invented in the 1910s. Support the show on Patreon - patreon.com/aust...
The Slap Teaser and Intro Scenario (The Burly Slap)
05 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The incredibly silly intro we did for our bonus episode on the 2008 novel The Slap by Christos Tsiolkas. Listen to the full episode here. https://www....
#crikeycore
13 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jules and Lucas discuss the horrific emergence of the crikeycore and how it gave way to post-crikeycore. Support the show on Patreon - patreon.com/au...
Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Part 2
28 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jules tells Josie and Lucas and the modern era of Mardi Gras and if it's possible to ever rid it of the Three Cs. Support the show on Patreon - patre...
Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras Part 1
10 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jules sits Josie and Lucas down for the history of this beloved parade and queer rights protest. Support the show on Patreon - patreon.com/australian...
Horny Movies On SBS Teaser
23 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
For our December bonus, Jules and Lucas talk about watching horny foreign movies on SBS. Listen to the full episode at https://www.patreon.com/posts/...
Australian Christmas Songs
23 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Josie, Lucas and new co-host Jules talk about the tension of Christmas in Australia as expressed through our deeply weird music. Support the show on ...
Australian Christmas Food
02 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Josie and Lucas discuss Australian Christmas food and the weird battle between climate-appropriate meals and hot winter dishes. Support the show on P...
Vegemite
13 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Josie and Lucas start off by talking about vegemite and finish by talking about the sad fixation on making things 'Australian symbols.' TL;DR Build a ...
Australian Cryptids
01 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
From Yowies to ABCs, Josie and Lucas discuss Australian Cryptids, stewardship of the land and how mythology grows and changes with time. Support the ...
Lake Mungo (2008)
12 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Josie and Lucas fucked up and watched Lake Mungo, a sad, scary and very good horror movie about grief and place. Next Halloween we promise to only wa...
Episode 13 - Our Top 3 Australian Kids Shows (And why the genre is dying)
28 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Josie and Lucas each count down their favourite Australian Kids shows and discuss why (aside from Bluey) the genre is in extreme danger. Support the...
Episode 12 - Schoolies Week
21 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Lucas and Josie discuss how Australia's end-of-school celebration is an exploitative, overly commercialised mess and how they'd fix it. Dadchat ends ...
Episode 11 - The Ekka
31 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Josie and Lucas have a chill one and recount their hazy memories of childhoods (and late teens) spent at the Brisbane Ekka. Support the show on Patr...
Episode 10 - The Sydney 2000 Olympics
17 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Josie and Lucas discuss the crater on Australian culture that is the Sydney 2000 Olympics. We discuss our Olympic highlights and then get real fucking...
Episode 9 - Big Things
03 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Big Pineapple, Big Prawn, Big Banana. Lucas and Josie discover the darkness behind Australia's beloved Big Things. Join our discord! https://discord....
Episode 8 - Dame Edna Everage
20 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Josie and Lucas discuss another Australian cultural giant that should've retired years ago: Dame Edna Everage. Join us as we watch some very dated tel...
Episode 7 - Picnic At Hanging Rock (1975)
13 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Josie and Lucas discuss Peter Weir's gorgeous and eerie adaptation of Joan Lindsey's Picnic At Hanging Rock (1975). Life Event Corner/Dadchat ends at...
Episode 6 - Australian Slang
23 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the first of what will probably be a series, Josie and Lucas each rattle off their top 5 Australian slang words or phrases. We have a Discord! di...
Episode 5 - Mana Bar, Brisbane
09 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Lucas and Josie begin their examination of Australian bar culture with a look back at the world's first gaming bar, the Mana Bar. We have a Discord!...
Episode 4 - Deranged Bluey Fan Theories (And One We Made Up)
25 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Lucas and Josie explore the adult fandom of the show 'Bluey' and discuss some of the weird fan theories they've have coughed up. We have a Discord! h...
Episode 3 - Wake In Fright (1970)
12 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
If you’re discussing the horrors of Australiana then you can’t go further without discussing 1970’s Wake In Fright, a film that will make you bo...
Episode 2 - Byron Bay
28 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Josie and Lucas take at a look at Byron Bay and how it went from a town for stinky hippies to a hive of influencers, antivaxxers and the ultra-rich. ...
Episode 1 - Hey Hey It's Saturday
14 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hey Hey It’s Saturday was a ground-breaking Australian variety show. Did it turn rotten over time or was it always rotten? Join Josie and Lucas as t...