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The Clappers

Your weekly guide to pop culture in Australia. Mostly the fun bits. Karl Quinn is an entertainament writer for The Age and Sydney Morning Herald; Andrew Young is a musician, DJ, pedagogue and all-roun... Read more

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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

38mins

Ranked #2

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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

42mins

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Ranked #3

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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

36mins

Ranked #4

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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

51mins

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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

33mins

Ranked #6

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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

46mins

Ranked #7

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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

34mins

Ranked #8

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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

29mins

Ranked #9

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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

35mins

Ranked #10

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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

33mins

Ranked #11

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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

41mins

Ranked #12

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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

40mins

Ranked #13

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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

35mins

Ranked #14

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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

41mins

Ranked #15

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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

30mins

Ranked #16

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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

39mins

Ranked #17

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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

32mins

Ranked #18

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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

31mins

Ranked #19

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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

26mins

Ranked #20

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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

31mins

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