👨‍👩‍👦‍👦 Family Episode - The best of 2024 - Part 2

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Who is the mysterious missing person that makes the room feel empty and more relaxed?

The episode begins with the hosts noticing someone is missing from the room, creating a lighthearted mystery as they guess who it might be, eventually revealing Trish is absent due to feeling unwell after a wedding in Byron. Trish has sent a message complaining about Jack hanging a Justin Bieber poster on his wall, which she fears will damage the paint, leading Jack to defend himself as a 26-year-old being treated like a child. The hosts then share pickup lines sent by listeners, rating them out of 10, with one particularly risqué line about a heart pumping deep inside all night eliciting mixed reactions. Andrew shares a story about father and son dogs named Maddie and Cooper Johns available for adoption from an animal rescue in Castle Hill, adding a quirky family element. The conversation shifts to Shabani, a gorilla in a Japanese zoo described as 'sexy' and 'metrosexual,' who has increased female visitor rates by 36%, with a bizarre suggestion to spray him with female perfume to enhance his appeal. Personal anecdotes include Cooper's first drinking experience at age 15 with brown musket and goon bag, which led to him passing out and waking up without eyebrows. Another story involves a mate whose face was drawn on with blue permanent marker while asleep, making him look like a Smurf. The hosts discuss mistaken identities, with someone confusing a host for Andrew Johns, and touch on topics like Ticketman getting changed in public toilets and a surfing incident in the Cook Islands. The episode wraps up with a mention of Reg Reagan and plans for future highlights, maintaining a casual, humorous tone throughout.

As heard by us

A loose family highlights reel where missing relatives, messy cars, Shabani, and Reg Reagan's disguise keep the jokes moving.

This family highlights episode turns missing relatives into the recurring joke, with Cooper and the others using the quieter room to pick at who is not there.

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Why you'd press play

Press play when family banter, dog talk, and a naked Reg Reagan story sound like a reasonable evening.

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