335: Departure Lounge with Hugh Sheridan and Paulini
HAIR is set in the sixties, a turbulent, anarchic and exciting time in which people were losing faith in the establishment, austerity measures and the Vietnam War. Hippie counter culture, experimentation and free-love eschewed conformity and the world collectively let their HAIR down. Today, amidst global turmoil, issues like human rights, the environment, freedom of religion, race and gender e...
9m Sep 06, 2019
9m
334: Departure Lounge with Christine Couzens MP
6m Aug 31, 2019
6m
333: Departure Lounge with Chelsea Handler
US Comedian, Author and Activist CHELSEA HANDLER is returning to Australia for the first time since her 2014 live tour. LIFE WILL BE THE DEATH OF ME: CHELSEA HANDLER’S STAND-UP COMEDY TOUR, taking the same name as her just-released #1 NY TIMES BEST SELLING sixth book, Life Will Be The Death Of Me, will see the disarmingly honest and riotously funny Handler, head to Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourn...
6m Aug 31, 2019
6m
332: Departure Lounge with Montaigne
Following on from her national For Your Love single tour in April, Montaigne has released new single Ready, and confirmed details of her forthcoming LP Complex and national tour. Ready is undoubtedly Montaigne’s most anthemic single to date, and is lifted from her soon to be released second album entitled Complex, the follow up to her ARIA Award winning, Top 5 debut album, Glorious Heights.  Ne...
5m Aug 27, 2019
5m
331: Departure Lounge with Adam Elliot
Adam Elliot is an Oscar Award winning independent stop-motion animation writer and director. He has become one of the world's most celebrated animators with films including Uncle, Cousin, Brother, Harvie Krumpet and Max and Mary. In 2003 Harvie Krumpet, narrated by Geoffrey Rush, won the Oscar for Best Animated Short Film, eclipsing the work of the Disney, Pixar and Fox studios. The Annecy Inte...
5m Aug 23, 2019
5m
330: Departure Lounge with AGT Tom Find Your Voice Choir
Find Your Voice - All Abilities Choir is a celebration of human spirit!  The choir is a collective of individuals identifying with a disability sharing energy & emotion through music.  Established in southwest Victoria by singer/songwriter, Tom Richardson, and All Abilities Advocacy mentor, Kylie Thulborn, the choir grew from humble grass-roots meetings into showcase performances at the 2018 Po...
5m Aug 20, 2019
5m
329: Departure Lounge Share The Dignity
Donate to a women’s charity that makes a real, on-the-ground difference to homeless women and victims of domestic violence.  Share The Dignity collects thousands of pads, tampons and personal hygiene products every YEAR for women experiencing homelessness and poverty.  Small dignities make a big difference.  Share The Dignity ensure everyone is afforded the dignity so many of us take for grante...
5m Aug 19, 2019
5m
328: Departure Lounge with Cassandra Dunn
Cassandra Dunn is a clinical and coaching psychologist and an experienced mindfulness educator, workshop facilitator and keynote speaker. She also hosts the wildly popular Crappy to Happy podcast, which has reached nearly 8 million downloads! Following on from her hugely successful debut,Crappy to Happy: Simple Steps to Love Your Life, in her new book, Crappy to Happy: Love What You Do, Cassand...
5m Aug 13, 2019
5m
327: Departure Lounge with Snow Patrol
Over a twenty-five year career, Snow Patrol have carved out a unique place for themselves.  Since their 1998 debut, Songs for Polarbears, the band have racked up an impressive number of critical and commercial accolades, including over 17 million global album sales, 1+ billion global track streams, 5 UK Platinum Albums, an Ivor Novello award and have been nominated for a Grammy and Mercury Musi...
8m Aug 11, 2019
8m
326: Departure Lounge with Kram Spiderbait
The story of Spiderbait is an unlikely but heartwarming one – three friends from a small Australian country town taking on the music scene, and emerging triumphantly 25 years later, friendship intact, and now one of the biggest and best rock bands on the national landscape. Taking inspiration from far-reaching influences from all sides of the musical spectrum (everything from Slayer to The Bang...
5m Aug 08, 2019
5m
325: Departure Lounge Organ Donor Week
Organ and tissue donation can save and transform the lives of those Australians who receive a transplant. Organ and tissue donation involves removing organs and tissue from someone who has died (a donor) and transplanting them into someone who, in many cases, is very ill or dying (a recipient). The decision to donate organs and tissue is an act of extraordinary generosity. Almost everyone can d...
5m Aug 02, 2019
5m
324: Departure Lounge with Amy Sheppard
Sheppard co-front-woman Amy Sheppard has created a movement.  After years of filtering her image to try to conform, Amy posted a raw, unedited and real photo to Instagram in January. By doing so, she unknowingly ignited social media and began her call for fans to embrace their real selves and no longer buy into the airbrushed, un-real fantasy that lives on social media. In one post after anothe...
6m Aug 02, 2019
6m
323: Departure Lounge with Bachelor Matt Agnew
Crack out the bubbly, lay out the cheeseboard and strap yourself in as 20 beautiful bachelorettes, battle a mix of excitement and nerves as they meet their Bachelor, astrophysicist Matt Agnew. And so do we! Having travelled the globe to follow his passion for space, Matt is ready to settle down and share his life with that special someone. Joining him on his romantic expedition are 28 clever, f...
5m Aug 01, 2019
5m
322: Departure Lounge on Carousel Day
July 25 is Carousel Day.  One of the first conceptual design for a carousel was in in 500 A.D. in the Byzantine Empire, which depicts baskets, carrying riders, suspended from a central pole. Then, In the 1840s, Franz Wiesenoffer created the first merry-go-round in the United States in Hessville, Ohio. Since the early 1800’s, carousels are all about the children, laughing as they go round and ro...
3m Jul 26, 2019
3m
321: Departure Lounge with Sam Bramham
One of China's most famous & most loved athletes, Sun Yang beat  Australia's Mack Horton in the final of the swimming World Championship 400m freestyle, to claim his fourth consecutive gold medal. Mack Horton took a stand against arch-rival and convicted drug cheat Sun Yang, by refusing to stand next to him on the podium at the world championships. The Australian swimming fraternity stood by Ho...
4m Jul 23, 2019
4m
320: Departure Lounge Addresses Stampsy's MAJOR Blunder
Celebrating the recent release of their sensational sophomore album Malibu Nights, alt-pop masters LANY returned to Australia for a massive national tour across July. They had a stop in Melbourne at Margaret Court Arena and Stampsy scored 2 tickets to the show. She couldn't attend so she offered the tickets to her workmate Jaimie and her daughter Skye. What happened next was a comedy of errors....
5m Jul 23, 2019
5m
319: Departure Lounge with Ian Darling
Adam Goodes was a champion AFL footballer and Indigenous leader.  In the final years of his career, the cheers turned to boos.  Using archival footage only, this film reveals the incidents that provoked heated media commentary and divided the nation. Ahead of it's Channel 10 premiere, Director of "The Final Quarter", Ian Darling, checked into the Departure Lounge to chat about Adam approving th...
5m Jul 18, 2019
5m
318: Departure Lounge with Ange - Type 1 Foundation
The Type1 Foundation raises money to fund family support events and activities that provide invaluable support and connection to families living with Type1 Diabetes.  From diagnosis right throughout the journey, The Type1 Foundation is available to support individuals and their families for no cost. A Type1 Diabetes diagnosis can be both traumatic for an individual and it changes a life instant...
5m Jul 18, 2019
5m
317: Departure Lounge with Prof. Andrew Woodward
A malware attack was discovered by researchers from Check Point. Dubbing it ‘Agent Smith, researchers from the Israel based cyber security firm say that the attack "allows hackers to replace legitimate apps with the fraudulent ones opening profit making doors to them". Check Point Software Technologies says that the malware-filled apps were downloaded on more than 25 million devices operating a...
5m Jul 18, 2019
5m
316: Departure Lounge Near Death Experiences
Miley Cyrus had a near death experience when she recently flew to Glastonbury festival. Miley was in a private plane with her mother, Tish, her sister, Brandi and the rest of Miley's management team. Brandi revealed in the Your Favourite Thing Podcast with co-host Wells Adams how the trip shaped up to be a horrific experience after the plane ran into technical difficulties — leaving them all fe...
7m Jul 12, 2019
7m
315: Departure Lounge Co Host Quiz
This week the lads from Weekend Breakfast, Andy and Ben, have been stepping up and stepping in to the Departure Lounge while Josh is on holidays. Joining Stampsy on Wednesday, Ben had a surprise for her. Drumroll.... The first (and final edition) of the "It's The Co Host Quiz". How well does Stampsy know her 3 co hosts - Josh, Andy and Ben? "3 is deplorable, 4 is a pass, 5 brings home the choco...
4m Jul 11, 2019
4m
314: Departure Lounge with ANW Host Rebecca Maddern
Australian Ninja Warrior is back with a bang – all new, with huge cash incentives, tougher obstacles and fresh faces. Two hundred inspired, everyday athletes have been training in preparation to take on the world’s toughest and most renowned obstacle course. Mums and dads, tradies and farmers, students and business owners of all shapes, sizes and ages from across Australia will line up to see i...
5m Jul 11, 2019
5m
313: Departure Lounge with The Voice Winner Diana Rouvas
Sydney powerhouse Diana Rouvas has been crowned winner of The Voice 2019 in one of the biggest Grand Finales ever. In the closest voting results in the history of The Voice Australia, Diana, a returning All Star, edged out runner-up Daniel Shaw, and the other two finalists, Zeek Power and Jordan Anthony. Her winner’s single, Wait For No One, is available to listen to here (https://nine.us20.lis...
4m Jul 09, 2019
4m
312: Departure Lounge wth Benita Collings FULL
Australia’s longest-running children’s television program, Happy Birthday Play School: Celebrating 50 Years marks a milestone birthday for this ABC TV show. The exhibition at the National Wool Museum Geelong will provide a wonderful opportunity to relive your childhood memories, remember your favourite presenters and consider the changing nature and experience of Australian childhood across the...
7m Jul 07, 2019
7m
311: Departure Lounge with Danielle Weber - Artist
5m Jul 03, 2019
5m
310: Departure Lounge with Rostered On Part 2
Our favourite customer service staff are back! Rostered On, which centres around the staff and customers of a fictional electrical goods store ‘Electroworld’ started in 2017 as a web series on YouTube.  Fast forward, and the series filmed in Geelong by Robot Army and Ruby Entertainment hit over 250m views online and led to a screening via Netflix. They return to 7MATE Wednesday nights from 9pm....
5m Jun 26, 2019
5m
309: Departure Lounge with Rostered On Part 1
Our favourite customer service staff are back! Rostered On, which centres around the staff and customers of a fictional electrical goods store ‘Electroworld’ started in 2017 as a web series on YouTube.  Fast forward, and the series filmed in Geelong by Robot Army and Ruby Entertainment hit over 250m views online and led to a screening via Netflix. They return to 7MATE Wednesday nights from 9pm....
4m Jun 26, 2019
4m
308: Departure Lounge with Sam Mac Gold Logie Nominee
Sunrise Weatherman, InstaSTAR and all round nice guy Sam Mac is in the running to take out the 2019 TV Week Gold Logie on Sunday. He's embarking on a state by state campaign for votes as we countdown to the big night. Let’s #MacItHappen, Geelong #MacTheLogiesGreatAgain https://bit.ly/2IOiCCY Sam and his custom campaign bus will spend the week touring Sydney, Perth, Brisbane, Melbourne and Adela...
5m Jun 26, 2019
5m
307: Departure Lounge with John Edward 2019 Part 2
John Edward has brought a fresh, honest and thought provoking attitude to the world of psychic phenomena. As a medium, author and lecturer, he has, over the last three decades, helped thousands with his uncanny ability to predict future events and communicate with those who have crossed over to the Other Side. Deeply compelling, often startling and occasionally humorous, John’s down-to-earth ap...
3m Jun 24, 2019
3m
306: Departure Lounge with John Edward 2019 Part 1
John Edward has brought a fresh, honest and thought provoking attitude to the world of psychic phenomena. As a medium, author and lecturer, he has, over the last three decades, helped thousands with his uncanny ability to predict future events and communicate with those who have crossed over to the Other Side. Deeply compelling, often startling and occasionally humorous, John’s down-to-earth ap...
3m Jun 24, 2019
3m
305: Departure Lounge with Joel Creasey
Joel Creasey has had quite the year.  You may have seen him hosting Eurovision and Mardi Gras on SBS, or Take Me Out on Channel 7, his Famewhore special on Network 10 and as a team captain on Show Me The Movie. Or his worldwide Netflix stand-up special. Look, clearly he’s pissed someone off over at Channel 9. You know how behind every amazing Instagram photo you post are 100 that simply weren’t...
3m Jun 20, 2019
3m
304: Departure Lounge with Harley Breen - Taboo
Everyone has a story. Some are Taboo. Heartwarming, hilarious, and tear jerking (all at the same time) Harley Breen returns with Channel 10 Pilot Week smash hit 'Taboo'. In the first episode, Harley Breen spends time getting to know people who are terminally ill. Based on his experience, he performs a stand-up routine about them - with his new friends sitting in the front row. Coming up in this...
3m Jun 15, 2019
3m
303: Departure Lounge says Thank You, Instagram
Instagram is back online after an outage hit the social media platform Friday morning. People LOST THEIR MINDS as they took to Facebook and Twitter to vent their frustration. Instagram released a statement to say "Earlier today, a technical issue caused some people to have trouble accessing their Instagram accounts," "We are now fully recovered and apologize for the inconvenience." Stampsy thou...
3m Jun 15, 2019
3m
302: Departure Lounge with Darude
In a career that has seen Darude win prestigious awards, including: 3 x Finnish Grammy Awards and having one of the world's biggest selling 12 inch singles: ‘Sandstorm’ in 2000, Darude has continually flown the ‘Siniristilippu’ (‘Blue Cross Flag’) of Finland wherever he has travelled. Since Darude’s arrival on the world stage back in 1999, his iconic musical workings having been utilised by gl...
9m May 12, 2019
9m
301: Departure Lounge with Morgan Evans
Praised by Rolling Stone as “a savvy performer with strong songwriting chops,” Australian-born rising Country artist Morgan Evans is celebrating the release of his debut album, THINGS THAT WE DRINK TO. The project features his #1 debut U.S. single “Kiss Somebody,” as well as chart-rising follow-up “Day Drunk.” and new single "Young Again". Forging a path as one of the genre’s up-and-coming st...
6m May 11, 2019
6m
300: Departure Lounge with Abby Gilmore
Abby Gilmore is a young mum of two girls with an innate skill for telling it like it is. What began as a creative outlet to share her thoughts on motherhood has grown into a large social media following; people who share her stories, both her happy moments and her difficult times. Refreshingly honest and hilarious to boot, Abby is now putting her energy into helping people and creating a plat...
10m May 09, 2019
10m
299: Departure Lounge on APRA Red Carpet
Stampsy on the red carpet of the 2019 APRA Music Awards at Melbourne Town Hall. Hilltop Hoods George from Sheppard Jack River Evangeline Dean Lewis Kate Miller Heidke G Flip CXLOE Taylor Henderson Adam from Peking Duk Amy Shark
15m May 08, 2019
15m
298: Departure Lounge with The Veronicas
The Veronicas have returned from their hiatus and release their sublime new single ‘Think of Me’. Recorded in Sydney late last year and co- written with local songwriter, Isabella Kearney-Nurse 'Think Of Me’ is a real-life reflection Jess Origliasso explains “It’s a song reflecting the bitter acceptance of the end of a relationship. Those moments you skip between memories, imagining them with ...
11m May 06, 2019
11m
297: Departure Lounge with Dr Elizabeth Jens NASA
Dr Elizabeth Jens is a Torquay-raised NASA rocket scientist. Currently working at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, Jens spends her time developing hardware for the next Mars rover in 2020, and devising new ways of fueling small space vehicles that will orbit around other planets. Jens' childhood dream to be an astronaut is still an ambition of hers, which she hopes to...
6m May 03, 2019
6m
296: Departure Lounge with Andy Lee Talkin Bout Your Generation
Australia’s favourite hour of inter-generational laughs is  back ... again! Led by host Shaun Micallef and frequently misled by captains Robyn Butler, Andy Lee and Laurence Boxhall, the much-loved Talkin’ ‘Bout Your Generation is an hour-long, riotous battle between generations X, Y and Z. Each week our captains team up with celebrity guests to answer questions and play confounding and hilari...
4m May 03, 2019
4m
295: Departure Lounge with Matt Preston Masterchef 2019
Returning for its 11th remarkable season in 2019, MasterChef Australia promises a season full of surprises, where contestants will be tested by the biggest international and local culinary legends and challenged to create delicious and beautiful home-cooked meals set to ensure a truly exceptional series. Twenty-four home cooks will earn the privilege of donning the coveted MasterChef Australia...
5m May 03, 2019
5m
294: Departure Lounge with Hamish Blake - Lego Masters
LEGO® MASTERS Australia is like nothing you’ve seen on TV before. It’s not your average reality TV program. There are teams and challenges, eliminations and a life- changing prize, but this is a life-sized LEGO event that will bring Australian families together in front of their TVs to witness an extraordinary new world of creativity and imagination. And in the end, only the best team will be c...
4m Apr 28, 2019
4m
293: Departure Lounge with Tom Allen (UK)
The sharply dressed, well-spoken, disparagingly camp son of working-class suburbia, Tom Allen embarks on his debut solo tour of Australia. Tom Allen’s unique style of sharp, acerbic wit and camp, riotous storytelling has seen him fast become a household name selling out almost two-hundred shows in the UK. He now brings his critically acclaimed show Absolutely to the Melbourne International Co...
7m Mar 28, 2019
7m
292: Departure Lounge with Titus O'Reily
Titus O’Reily returns to the Comedy Festival with a brand-new show that will make you rich, healthier and ridiculously good looking. Drawing on lessons learned from his years lying on the couch watching sport, Titus shows you a simple 147-step plan to improve your life through the lessons of professional sport. Applying free agency rules to relationships, using a prepared statement to get you...
4m Mar 26, 2019
4m
291: Departure Lounge with Merrin Wake The Aware Project
Merrin Wake - http://theawareproject.com.au Access to Wellbeing, Advocacy, Research and Education. "Through real and honest story telling, advocacy, research and education The AWARE Project is committed to making you aware, because without awareness nothing can change!" Blue Knot Foundation www.blueknot.org.au BK Foundation Helpline 1300 657 380 Sexual Assault and Family Violence Centre Geel...
4m Mar 23, 2019
4m
290: Departure Lounge with Cat from Bekka May
The Bekka May Cosmetic Bag was designed by Cat, an Aussie flight attendant from Geelong Victoria. Cat was sick of carrying multiple cosmetic bags for toiletries and makeup whenever she went anywhere, so she decided to do something about it. Mid-flight, somewhere between LA and Melbourne, this flight attendant was scribbling designs for what is now known as the makeup bag like no other. Cat de...
4m Mar 19, 2019
4m
289: Departure Lounge with Harris Sultan
On Friday March 15, 50 lives were tragically taken and 50 people were injured after an Australian gunman stormed two mosques in Christchurch.  He was arrested and charged of murder in a New Zealand court. His actions have been globally condemed. Meanwhile Senator Fraser Anning made several offensive statemnets at a recent Victorian rally, placing the blame of the recent attack on Muslim immig...
5m Mar 19, 2019
5m
288: Mike - MAFS
Mike from Channel 9's 'Married at First Sight' joins Tom and Sarah Maree to talk about how he's been portrayed on the show, hair tips for bald guys and the difference between what happens during filming and what makes it to air.
5m Mar 14, 2019
5m
287: Prime Minister Scott Morrison
Prime Minister Scott Morrison joins Tom and Sarah Maree to talk about raising the minimum wage, missing the mark with his International Women's Day speech and things he can beat Bill Shorten at apart from an election.
7m Mar 13, 2019
7m
286: Departure Lounge Chats MAFS with Billy
Hold onto your wine glass... Billy is ready to unleash. In this season of Married of First Sight, 4 intruders were partnered up and launched into the experiment, when 10 couples had already said I Do (and two couples had already said I don't). Bubbly and upbeat, single mum Susie has struggled to find the ‘crazy love’ she dreams of since parting ways with her childhood sweetheart. Mother of th...
5m Mar 12, 2019
5m