Weirder Together with Ben Lee and Ione Skye

Latest Episodes:

Pavement. Caveh Zahedi. Allday. Community Radio. Transgenre. Howard Stern. Jun 30, 2025

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Caveh Zahedi releases Season 3 of the beloved “The Show About the Show”. Pavement get meta. Allday takes aim at K-Pop. We love community radio even though it can’t solve all of our problems. Ione contemplates the challenges of beating Howard Stern at his own game. Ben believes the community table at Paradise is a game-changer.To take a deeper dive into our world visit us at https://weirdertogether.substack.com/

WT Listener Questions: Will Ben Ever Write A Memoir? Jun 26, 2025

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JOHN & YOKO. JACOB COLLIER. ECCA VANDAL. NICO MUHLY. CHLOE LEONG. FVNERAL. Jun 23, 2025

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On this week’s pod we discuss the new John & Yoko doco “One to One”, an Arts Matter salon with composer Nico Muhly and choreographer Chloe Leong, Jacob Collier’s chat to students at the Sydney Conservatorium, why the Aussie music biz keeps missing acts like Ecca Vandal, and more.Take a deeper dive into our world at www.weirdertogether.substack.com

WT Listener Question: What Are You Most Proud Of? Jun 12, 2025

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Riki Lindhome on Juicy Scoop. Lesbian Defection. Lil Wayne. Alex Cooper. Marc Maron. Kamasi Washington. Jun 10, 2025

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This week we try out new Sydney spot Paradise from the Fratelli Paradiso team, discuss why the Riki Lindhome/Heather McDonald pod was our super bowl, ask why are so many lesbians coming out as Hetero-curious, consider Lil Wayne’s vulnerability, Marc Maron having reached the peak of the pod summit, Alex Cooper’s upcoming doc, and rave about seeing Kamasi Washington live at Carriageworks.For a deeper dive into our world visit us at http://weirdertogether.substack.com

WT Listener Question: Can Musicians Act? Jun 05, 2025

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Joel Madden. Sirens. Holly Greenwood. Rainbow Sally. Cauldron Distillery. Marital Discord. Jun 02, 2025

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On this weeks pod we discuss Joel Madden’s revelation that Good Charlotte wouldn’t exist without Ben, the way different artists respond to opportunity, planning for marital discord, the story of up and coming Aussie artist Rainbow Sally, performing in a storm at Cauldron Distillery, Holly Greenwood’s art show at Olsen, and why Sirens is perfect “bad” television.To take a deeper dive into our world sign up for our newsletter at https://weirdertogether.substack.com/

WT Listener Question: How Do You Break Up With A Friend? May 29, 2025

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Description: in our first of a series, we answer questions directly from you, our Beautiful Babies! To ask a question please email weirdertogetherpod@gmail.com

Pee-wee Herman. Evan Dando. Sigur Ros. Donovan. Looking Back/Moving Forward May 26, 2025

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On today’s episode we chat about the radical subversion of "Pee-wee as Himself”, discuss catching up with Evan Dando recently, review Sigur Ros at the Opera House, and hear the story of Ione’s secret vendetta against Jonsi. Ione discusses her dad Donovan’s reaction to reading her memoir. Ben puts an awesome band together for his “Awake” 20th anniversary shows.To take a deeper dive into our world sign up for our mailing list at https://weirdertogether.substack.com/

Romance Was Born. Shamir. The Rehearsal. Is Ginger the New Black? May 20, 2025

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This week Ben gets nostalgic announcing the “Awake” 20th anniversary tour. We have our minds blown by Romance Was Born at Australian Fashion Week. Shamir releases a new album. Bar Fredas is what Sydney needs. We wonder if Redheads are actually Black, as TikTok has been telling us. Take a deeper dive into our world on the Weirder Together mailing list at https://weirdertogether.substack.com/