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Author: Jocelyn Seip and Angus Livingston

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Your number one source for hot takes on Australian Idol.
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WE'RE BACK BABY!!!!

2020-10-2229:34

Idol is back and so are we. Angus and Jocy discuss what our hope and dreams for the new season are and what the heck everyone has been up to for the last decade. More eps will come, the people have spoken.
We've put season 2 to bed and it's time to look forward to season 3. Angus and Jocelyn give their first opinions on the Top 13 of the next season and guess who our favs and least favs are going to be.
We're doing what we do best: passing judgement on people who are very talented.  We recap the best, worst and funniest bits of Season 2 of Australian Idol  
The most important moment in Idol history is here...we'll finally find out who wins season 2 (spoiler alert: we are NOT happy) We will share all our thoughts on this episode, this season and what we're going to do next.
omg top 2!!! It's getting dramatic in 2004 but we love it. We're up to the episode where they try to kill time for 2 hours by making Casey and Anthony sing a bunch of times.  Strap yourselves in for the last studio episode before we head to the OPERA HOUSE (!!) for the finale next week.
It's Top 3 time baby! We're reaching the pointy end of our journey and it's an interesting one. Casey is finally good, the others are perfect as usual. It's a big one.
We've said goodbye to Chanel and now we're saying hello to the BEST THEME - big band. There are some amazing songs, some weird signs and some horrible outfits. We judge them harder than Marcia, Dicko and Mark put together. 
We're back. Life happened but Idol goes on. Angus and Jocelyn break down the RnB-Soul episode of Season 2. We've got Rolling Stones photoshoots, shocking song choices and Hit Em Up Style. Also Hilary Duff is there for some reason. ENJOY!
An Idol episode with no judges. The thing we've all been waiting for. Join us as we catch up with our close personal friends, the top 5. They tell you about their favourite songs and we judge them in place of Mark, Dicko and Marcia. It's a good one folks!
WE'RE BACK BABY!!! We've been mourning the loss of Rick-Lee in 2004 but we've finally mustered up the courage to carry on It's 80s week this week and we'll bring you through the best and worst song choices and outfits!!  
Strap yourselves in for a ROLLERCOASTER of emotions, as usual. This is the worst thing to happen in the history of television.  We talk you through the episode of Idol where Ricki-Lee gets eliminated because Australia made a BAD CHOICE.  Prepare some tissues for your tears and press play.   
It's IDOL'S CHOICE this week and there were some CHOICES made. We take you through everyone's songs, outfits and what level of cool everyone is. Join us for heartbreak and tears as we breakdown our favourite show ever
We're back from our Christmas break with a recap of the TOP NINE.  We had a groovy week with some surprising favourites and some bad choices. Enjoy DISCO WEEK with your two greatest living Idol experts, Jocelyn and Angus.
We are back and feeling very jolly Angus and Jocelyn take you through the ultimate Christmas playlist with all your favourite Idols!
This week we catch you up with what the bottom 3 from season 2 have been up to. We teach you why you should check your privacy settings on facebook and rate which Idols have the biggest reach post-show. We also watched a bunch of soap opera fan videos so you didn't have to.   
HEY THERE GROOVY CATS, it's 60's week in 2004. We take you though everyone's song and outfit choices and judge them with love.  Find out what happens if you text the Idol voting number in 2017 and hear Jocelyn's review of Thor for some Idol-related reasons.
This episode should really be titled "of all the pop songs in the world you picked that one?" Dive deep into season 2 with us as we go through the POP WEEK of Idol. You'll find out our favs, our least favs and who we think should be winning at this point ENJOY!
THIS IS THE BEST WEEK EVER!!! We go to chat with actual irl IDOL CONTESTANT Courtney Murphy. We chat about goss from season 2, song choice, wardrobe and everything in between. We were SO lucky to chat to Courtney and his stories are incredible.  Don't forge to look out for Courtney in We Will Rock You in 2018. Can't wait. Enjoy! (we did)
This week we talk about our gal Casey. We'll bring you on a journey through all her Idol songs and her post-Idol career - catfishing and all. We make some bold claims about what is cool and uncool and discuss how much we love Tina Arena (it's relevant, we swear) The Idol Renaissance is here!!! Here's the full catfish video if you want to cry: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sf35U-ev0YA&t=637s
We've said bye-bye to Season 1 and hello to Season 2! Listen as we give you an intro into 2004 pop music and judge everyone's horrible outfits. Find out which contestant has HEAPS of mutual friends with Jocelyn and hear how much Angus loves Ricki-Lee. Don't forget to subscribe.
Ever wondered what every single person from every season of Australian Idol is up to? WONDER NO MORE!!! We've got you covered We've got all the goss on the careers of these superstars. We chat about Paulini and ping pong, Amali and Stan and Guy and his abs. We'll be back with Season 2 next episode but until then, enjoy this catch up with mates!!
It's finally here. The episode you've all been requesting for like a year. THE YOUNG DIVAS EPISODE We give you a breakdown of their career from start to now and review all their bangers. We watched a lot of morning TV to research for this episode, you're welcome Don't forget to subscribe, give us a review and if you know anyone who was on Australian Idol, tell them about us.  
We're wrapping up Season 1 with our two low-key (high-key) favs Cle and Bek. We give you a breakdown on their songs, greatest moments and what they're up to now! We also discuss our favourite parts of this season and which of our opinions have changed since we started the podcast. Are we the greatest living Idol scholars? Yes. Don't forget to subscribe and give us a review!
We're back from our mid-season break!!! (soz) This week we discuss Levi, Lauren and Kelly We break down their songs, their post-idol careers and have some huge realisations about contestants. Don't forget to subscribe, give us a review and pass on these episodes to Paulini if you know her. 

World Idol

2017-06-0833:44

Touchdown has gone INTERNATIONAL this week. We discuss World Idol and why the heck they only made one of these.  Listen to see if Guy was robbed this time and who else we loved. Don't forget to subscribe and rate us!!
Join us this week in discussing the weird phenomenon of church people being really good at Australian Idol. We breakdown why we think church people are SO GOOD at singing contests and if it's cheating for the whole of Hillsong to vote for you. Don't forget to subscribe and give us a review!
Join us for a celebration of Millsy living his best life. Learn about taking an heiress to Box Hill and how he came way too close to actually winning Idol and all our other hot takes. We run you through his journey from season 1 of Idol to Ghost the Musical to Paris Hilton. It's so inspiring. Don't forget to subscribe and rate!  
This week we were lucky enough to chat with THE JUDGE HIMSELF Mark Holden. We talked about our fav contestants, Dicko drama and finally addressed the Nollsie memes. Thanks Mark!! We also catch you all up on what Idol contestants have been up to this week Don't forget to subscribe!!!

Paulini Curuenavuli

2017-04-3040:56

We take you on a journey of PERFECT SONGS by Paulini. Some bold and correct claims are made about her position in the competition....(she shoulda won) We also discuss her post-Idol career and what she's up to right now.  VERY brief Young Divas chat....you'll have to wait for that one.    

Cosima De Vito

2017-04-2140:18

It's time to discuss the scandal that rocked the nation in 2003....Cosima and her nodes. We run you through all her performances and her amazing outfits. Listen and find out which was the best. Follow Cosima's amazing instagram here: instagram.com/cosimadevito 
We discuss from Levi's elimination to the FINALE!!! We got opinions on Cosima's nodes, Guy's hair and Paulini's dress. Also a sneak preview into the weird sponsorships from Australian Idol in 2003. The ultimate flashback
We watched the Australian Idol Greatest Moments DVD from 2003 this week (thanks to one of our listeners for sending it to us!) We discuss the GREATEST and not-so-greatest moments according to this DVD. Heaps of audio clips and hot takes for you to listen to. We swear we remember Rise Up being better.... If you want to watch the clips you might have to find a video store and rent it! Don't forget to subscribe 

Shannon Noll

2017-03-2944:44

This week we discuss the King of Memes - Shannon Noll! We unpack his Idol performances to FINALLY make the judgment call on the question the world has been asking since 2003 - was Shannon Noll robbed? Join us to hear the best and worst of an aussie icon - Nollsie! Listen to his full songs here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHw2sI9_vcU&feature=youtu.be

Bad Auditions

2017-03-2237:44

This week we've gone from best to worst as we discuss the bad auditions. Jocelyn loves em, Angus hates em - what do you think? We also discuss Pete the Pig Farmer and Mathew Chadwick - number 11 and 12.  Don't forget to subscribe!  Here is a link to all the bad auditions for you to watch in their full glory: Michael - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUHUvx0eOJo&list=RDsUHUvx0eOJo#t=1  Jimmy - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9ESNpMpYq4&list=RDsUHUvx0eOJo&index=2 Marissa - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3EPuGWeLbg&list=RDsUHUvx0eOJo&index=3 GG - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDJLfQhQf08 Luke - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_krX3_x_RMw George - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbPK3K_-HzE&t=7s Azzidine - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEUGD7iPi-s John Doe - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wnm9VAaQnCE Anne - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMo4ke8KeJk

Guy Sebastian

2017-03-1443:21

We're starting at the end... with the fro himself. Listen to Angus and Jocelyn discuss our Idol 1 winner and his choice of songs, jeans and nose rings. We also discuss the Church of Australian Idol, the success that comes after and which contestants we don't like. (Angus would like to apologise for saying Axle made the Top 12 when he didn't) Follow us on twitter: https://twitter.com/touchdownpod  Here is a playlist of all of Guy's songs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=leV-dwfmMHw&list=PLSDv62x10kCrIPsPEvYlVLfmk3te99lmf 
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