Ranked #1
When Karl met Renee
When Karl met Renee
In which our hero valiantly fights his way through swathes of publicists to chat with Ms Zellweger, star of the Judy Gar... Read more
4 Nov 2019
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38mins
Ranked #2
Andrew warms the cockles and Karl frightens the parents
Andrew warms the cockles and Karl frightens the parents
Tell a friend about the show - The Clappers! Join our Facebook Group The Clappers is produced by Nearly, a podcast netw... Read more
11 Aug 2019
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42mins
Ranked #3
Heritage Rock, Pain and Glory and The King
Heritage Rock, Pain and Glory and The King
Karl and Andrew wade through the swamp of Heritage Rock, doze in the arms of Morpheus with Almodovar's Pain and Glory an... Read more
3 Dec 2019
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36mins
Ranked #4
The Corrections, in which Andrew schools himself; Amazing Grace, more
The Corrections, in which Andrew schools himself; Amazing Grace, more
In this episode Andrew demonstrates precisely why it is so risky to put one's pedantry on the line. Karl sits in on the ... Read more
8 Sep 2019
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51mins
Ranked #5
The Lion King, Robert Forster (and oysters), Tom Gleeson and more
The Lion King, Robert Forster (and oysters), Tom Gleeson and more
Even if you hate the songs (like he does), you really ought to see The Lion King, says Karl. Even if you hate the Logies... Read more
3 Aug 2019
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33mins
Ranked #6
Joker, Minotaur, Unbelievable
Joker, Minotaur, Unbelievable
This week Karl and Andrew discuss Dystopian feature Joker, Peter Goldsworthy's latest novel Minotaur, Netflix series Unb... Read more
14 Oct 2019
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46mins
Ranked #7
Ad Astra, Ride Like a Girl, Peaky Blinders and Succession.
Ad Astra, Ride Like a Girl, Peaky Blinders and Succession.
Karl and Andrew discuss space opera Ad Astra, crime ballet Peaky Blinders, equine symphony Ride Like a Girl and (again) ... Read more
25 Sep 2019
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34mins
Ranked #8
Motherless Brooklyn, 6 Underground, Hunters and Community Service Announcements
Motherless Brooklyn, 6 Underground, Hunters and Community Service Announcements
Karl and Andrew discuss Edward Norton's new feature Motherless Brooklyn, repeat viewings of 6 Underground, Amazon series... Read more
1 Mar 2020
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29mins
Ranked #9
The Lighthouse, Jojo Rabbit, Philip Kerr and the art of complaining
The Lighthouse, Jojo Rabbit, Philip Kerr and the art of complaining
It's a new year, and Andrew is determined to make some changes - and he's going to write the letters to demand them too.... Read more
1 Feb 2020
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35mins
Ranked #10
The one that time forgot: The lost episode
The one that time forgot: The lost episode
At lat, it's the episode you've been missing, even if you didn't know it. Karl buys a car, Andrew watches The Politician... Read more
26 Jan 2020
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33mins
Ranked #11
Chernobyl, Yesterday, Wild Rose, Fleabag revisited and ... Telstra woes
Chernobyl, Yesterday, Wild Rose, Fleabag revisited and ... Telstra woes
In which Andrew grills Karl about why he thinks Fleabag is so great; Karl ponders the powerful (sorry) drama of Chernoby... Read more
29 Jun 2019
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41mins
Ranked #12
Robots, painters, dancers and ... roast chicken
Robots, painters, dancers and ... roast chicken
In this episode Karl sings the praises of the made-in-Australia Netflix sci-fi film I Am Mother and the Oscar-nominated ... Read more
22 Jun 2019
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40mins
Ranked #13
Handmaid’s Tale and Big Little Lies are back - but should they be?
Handmaid’s Tale and Big Little Lies are back - but should they be?
Plus: thank God for the Pope, or we’d have no idea what sort of behaviour was “natural”; good morning and good luck to B... Read more
15 Jun 2019
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35mins
Ranked #14
Fleabag, Naomi's nightmare, plate expectations and a whole lot (Less is) more
Fleabag, Naomi's nightmare, plate expectations and a whole lot (Less is) more
In a jam-packed episode your hosts, man about town Andrew Young and The Age's Karl Quinn, talk Phoebe Waller-Bridge's ma... Read more
1 Jun 2019
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41mins
Ranked #15
Hotel Mumbai, Anna Paquin's Flack and farewell Cherry Bar
Hotel Mumbai, Anna Paquin's Flack and farewell Cherry Bar
On this episode, the chaps grapple with the Bombay bombing movie Hotel Mumbai, ponder the grubby world of celebrity PR i... Read more
25 Mar 2019
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30mins
Ranked #16
Captain Marvellous
Captain Marvellous
In this episode, Karl and Andrew talk Captain Marvel - the first female-led entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe - The... Read more
18 Mar 2019
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39mins
Ranked #17
Michael Jackson, R Kelly and the search for justice
Michael Jackson, R Kelly and the search for justice
The accusations aired in Leaving Neverland and Surviving R Kelly are serious - but should such claims really be made on ... Read more
11 Mar 2019
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32mins
Ranked #18
Car-crash telly and the art of defensive driving
Car-crash telly and the art of defensive driving
In this episode of the most free-range pop culture podcast on the planet, our hosts Karl Quinn and Andrew Young ponder t... Read more
26 Feb 2019
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31mins
Ranked #19
Ladies in waiting
Ladies in waiting
In this episode of your favourite pop-culture gabfest, Andrew and Karl consider: Carol Ann Duffy's The World's Wife, whi... Read more
11 Feb 2019
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26mins
Ranked #20
After the champers, the shame: NYE considered, Bloom, Can You Ever Forgive Me?, Jon Ronson and more
After the champers, the shame: NYE considered, Bloom, Can You Ever Forgive Me?, Jon Ronson and more
Did you wing it on New Year's Eve or did you plan it? Did you wake up, like the subjects in Jon Ronson's book, to the sa... Read more
7 Jan 2019
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31mins