The Co-Host of the QMAs 2019 get deep with their Mental Heath Updatez (particularly Patience, totally hogging the mic), first appearance from a 4 year old on air and a quick throw to Mel’s Brisbane Comedy Festival shows which start Tuesday March 12th 2019.

The Minutes - Episode 61

New Year, New Us? Single again? What is Patience’s dream Christmas menu? Mel’s alchemy: Pain = Content? Mel shares her no fail dip recipe. Looking for businesses to come pamper us on mic. The ‘no more barista guessing’ reusable coffee cup (unsponsored promo lol). A review of the 80c coffee. Patience mourns Southside. Government doesn’t need to know Mel’s business. Dollar coin baggies. Shout out to Pub Choir. Who else gets head zaps? Heartache. Life time love for Alana Skyring. And the Grates. Twenty Hate’een. End of year shit wrap ups.

The Minutes - Episode 60

Up on the shore they work all day, out in the sun they slave away, while we devoting, full time to Airtasker, understanding our mental heath, Apedo In The Bushes and listing off our many fancy ‘show sponsors’ (Mother Lover, Casey’s cupcakes, Clark Rubber, hoarded cardboard etc).

The Minutes - Episode 59

Hello darkness my old friend, I’ve come to sit with you again and talk about Airtasker, Separation From Spouses, The Grates Reunion Tour and Mental Health.

The Minutes - Episode 58

Mel and Patience catch up! Things are going great, until the tax man invited himself into the conversation but don't worry, they soon dig themselves out of their crippling tax migraines and finish the show arm in arm. Awwwww.

The Minutes - Episode 57

If you’re our parents GO AWAY because we are talking about s e x and we don’t want you listening. If you are bad at sex or prematurely ejaculate, hell, this is the podcast for you. Oh, we also have a special guest, Steven Childs. Yeah, it’s pretty cool. That’s mostly all we talk about so I’m just going to promote all the things we have got going on outside this wonderful podcast! See Mel at the Melbourne Town Hall with her new show Up To Pussy’s Bow March 24th to April 3rd. Visit Steven at stevenchilds.com.au and go buy something from Southside Tea Room, Red Robin Supper Truck or Death Valley as a way to keep Patience and John out of centrelink ha ha ha

If you’re our parents GO AWAY because we are talking about s e x and we don’t want you listening. If you are bad at sex or prematurely ejaculate, hell, this is the podcast for you. Oh, we also have a special guest, Steven Childs. Yeah, it’s pretty cool. That’s mostly all we talk about so I’m just going to promote all the things we have got going on outside this wonderful podcast! See Mel at the Melbourne Town Hall with her new show Up To Pussy’s Bow March 24th to April 3rd. Visit Steven at <a href="http://stevenchilds.com.au" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">stevenchilds.com.au</a> and go buy something from Southside Tea Room, Red Robin Supper Truck or Death Valley as a way to keep Patience and John out of centrelink ha ha ha

The Minutes - Episode 56

Almost a year on and there's still drama unfolding for both your protagonists. Did Mel avoid those parking fines? Who ruined Christmas Eve for Patience and John? Plus more intimate details of the lives of Mel and Patience.

The Minutes - Episode 55

Blocked milk ducts, vibrators, cabbages. Mel talks Maggie Beer(s) and The Great Australian Bake Off. Patience did a show with The Grates in Bundaberg. We discuss walking for anxiety.

The Minutes - Episode 54

Mel is home from the NYC! Patience is hated on and they pull a pretty swift, if not weird, trick on her and John. Baby Soda makes a cry. Other stuff too.

The Minutes - Episode 53

So it’s been a while! Patience’s third trimester of pregnancy has been and gone and she talks about her experience giving birth with Mel!

The Minutes - Episode 52

The Minutes is Mel and Patience's very own homemade podcast.

You can&#39;t ever get too much Mel Buttle!  And the rock star cred from Patience really ups the &#39;cast on the bad-as meter. Great stories, great friends, great theme music: #perfect

Amazing Podcast!

The Minutes with Mel and Patience

Mel house-sat for Patience and now hearts Patience's cat really hard. Mel had a trolley fight! Patience loves a public confrontation as long as there are cameras. Are you a good walker? Patience saw things no lady should see while on a lounge room floor in Brooklyn. Mel ate a kebab in the bath, and didn't get action in regional Australia. We love watching Teen Mom. How did Mel and Patience meet? Brand New Segment! Mel and Patience answer your questions in their advice corner, pull up a beanbag and tell us your problems. Special guest Antoine from Canada tells what it was like co house sitting with Mel, we talk high school nicknames.

The Minutes - Episode 7

Patience and Mel are done with Siri and her attitude problem. Barry has had an item seized by customs. What's Barry's item?? Mel's fuming over her $3.18 Clem 7 fine. Mel and Raven suffer from severe accidental naps. The Grates have adopted a one eyed cat (for a bargain!). She needs a name guys! It's up to you. Patience grieves the late great Mrs Eyeball. Carly Ray Jepson - she's about courtship, not penetration. Patience has met a fake mexican AND a murderer in Wynnum. Mel dissects a 5 year old Maggie Beer newsletter.

The Minutes - Episode 22

A huge catch up for the ladies Mel and Pae. Pae talks a lot, Mel listens with the ears of a good friend. Pae explains a trailer then Mel gives her fantasy trailer which is so moving Pae sheds a single tear.

The Minutes - Episode 43

Why would you leave paradise to go and eat mince meat? Let's talk The Drive In. #LikeaNurse you heard it here first! Cos neither Mel nor Pae want to party #LikeaBoss. At a The Minutes official outting to a certified Yelp event, Mel comes face to face with a her Memisis, do you mean Nemesis? No. What do eggs taste like? Well don't bother asking Mel cos she's in a food coma with a swollen tongue. Pae braves IKEA alone on school holidays. Mel buys a new computer but shames herself when she surrenders her embarrassing password. Buttle's late night public transport break down fuels her to holiday on which island? Barbara, Raven's 21st and the best DJ in the world.

The Minutes - Episode 23

Mel doesn’t like Weet Bix. Patience had a jazz ballet emergency, Terry saved the day. Mel did gymnastics. Patience has two secret projects, she can’t talk about them. Dog sitting part two, Mel told a lie and got caught. Patience is on a dairy bender. Mel is on a Friday Night Lights Bender. Patience has played ballsports. We reveal our dream guests. Patience updates us on her elderly neighbor Eileen. Interhouse memories. Mel only wagged school once. Stolen Hymnbooks.

The Minutes - Episode 18

1 year of The Minutes, recognise! Patience eats her emotions then Mel helps her name and shame her feelings. Mel has layed eggs. Tales of upbringing. Patience attended the Brisbane Lions final game. Special guest John Patterson tells of his department store drama. Mel has an incredible idea and an incredible letter for Maggie Beer(s). Special reward/announcement/tease!

The Minutes - Episode 27

Mel's on tour so it's 'Sea Puppies' with John and Patience! Cavalia, geldings, a Gold Coast Buck's Party arrest and braces. Good clean fun guys.

The Minutes - Episode 37

The Wedding Cast Part Two - The Honeymoon starts at the hotel. The Patterson Report. Island Characters. Long time listener, first time skinny dipper. P and J the early years.

The Minutes - Episode 33

The gals welcome one another. iPad games crisis. The Go Violets. Emergency hospital situations with silver linings. Maggie Beers. Zombies *swoon*. Vacuum robot pet. A You're Welcome emergency edition from... You'd never believe!

The Minutes - Episode 44

It's fate! After months of abandoned air, the golden girls Mel and patience want to thank you for being a friend! Mel got a job writing for This Week Live, up and moving suddenly to Melbourne, while Patience helps run Southside and tries to re-home 'fugly' ornaments permanently to letterboxes. Special guest Lanie Lane rested briefly with your two favourite host. Public transport and shorts are significant themes for discussion.

The Minutes - Episode 41

Pae and Mel are back together! Barry Buttle collects trash and treasure on his motivated emu walks by the road. Patience is grosses police out with a piss pants customer. Mel likes horses and wants to rock horse wear as her everyday wardrobe. And much more, of course.

The Minutes - Episode 42

Jingle Bells! Patience sings Santa Baby with the Rockwiz Orchestra and haggles over heels. Don't picture Mel having an orgasm. Old people cut off Buttle in a line. Christmas day traditions. Mel's childhood car trips 'a piece of piss' while Pae's childhood car trips are 'an arse around'. Weird cousins and home made bullets. Patience ran into an ex-high school brawler on tour. Worst Christmas gifts received and Christmas Advice Corner: we answer questions as asked by you!

The Minutes - Episode 9

Special Guest: Raven Hodgson, Patience's Sister! Mel and Patience ambush Raven and interrogate her about her new boyfriend. Mrs Eyeball (cat) update. Punching bags. Internet Speak. Vegetable cakes. Avocado sweet or savoury?  Roughing up your eyebrows. Pre show rituals. Are you a blue flamer? Do chicks in bands get laid? Advice Corner! This week Mel and Patience tackle vegetables, weeing at work, twitter addiction, haircuts for court appearances, birthdays at work, future advice for a baby, falling for bad boys, and lost penpals.

The Minutes - Episode 8

Recorded Live at The Factory Theatre as part of Sydney's Fringe Festival. Mel and Patience get some very special guest help from Mr. Ben Lee with their Dream Porns and Toe Jam, a play Patience wrote in High School. They also cover a few You're Welcome questions and talk of their experiences in Sydney.

The Minutes - Episode 28

We don’t know much about the news. A word from our sponsor, moist towelettes. Patience is really into meditation. Patience wrote to her gym about a problem. Mel hides TV channels from her parents. Facebook drama. Mel had a bible camp next door to her house. We have some work experience for Tyler from Teen Mom. Patience cleaned a wall. Songs about cats. Mel emailed Sizzler. Special Guests Comedians Henry Stone and Damien Power from Skills in Time. The boys tell us fight stories.

The Minutes - Episode 14

It's our New Years Eve Special! Coffee withdrawals. Patience's big hat. Being Sunsmart. Patience had adventures on tour with Rockwiz. Mel hates snakes. Did Julia Zemiro prank call Patience? Mrs Eyeball update. Barry Buttle had a medical emergency. Battle of the Dads! Terry saved a car, Barry birthed a foal. Y2K in the Hodgson family. Best and worst New Year's Eve parties. Special treat! Terry Hodgson wrote a story about NYE especially for The Minutes. Advice Corner with Mel and Patience, solving all your NYE problems.

The Minutes - Episode 10

First Minutes back! Mel and Patience talk New Years Resolutions! Patience is involved in an embarrassing sing along. Barry Buttle cuts a rug and get generous on the train trip home. Mel had a share house experience. To pee or not to pee... In a cup.

The Minutes - Episode 34

Recorded live at the Brisbane Powerhouse 10th March 2013. With special guest Barry Buttle and music by Seja.

The Minutes Live! - Episode 36

When parents dance. Should we let our parents hear the podcast? Primary school dances. The ghost of fashion past. Mel has mad typing skills. Patience is an amazing gift wrapper. Do you have any arty mother? Pouring wine for rich ladies. Qantas club lounge hints and tips. Birthmarks and scars. John from The Grates was a victim of a pink duct tape prank in New Zealand. Mel dance battled with cougars at an RSL. Patience went to her local leagues club, and saw a band called 'Captain Wow'. Behind the scenes on The Grates 'Sweet Dreams' film clip. Patience had a McFeast. Mel went on a date! Patience saw some major bar etiquette breaches in Sydney. Mel played bingo. Patience and Mel tell stories about boys they liked in primary school. Patience has written and staged her own musical in primary school and a play in highschool.

The Minutes - Episode 4

The Wedding Part One. Christmas card from a cricketer. Christmas cards for Barry. Wedding Talk (do you know how hard it is to get a dolphin into a tuxedo?!). To Be Continued...

The Minutes - Episode 32

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