Bin Night with Tak and Matty

Riley Bryant joins Takaya Honda for a funny, thoughtful and emotional chat about Neighbours, school, anxiety, growing up through lockdowns, surviving one of the fastest sets in television and figuring out whether acting is still the life he wants.What we get into:· Playing JJ Varga-Murphy on Neighbours· Meeting Takaya on Surviving Summer and running the Neighbours callback· Balancing Year 11 and Year 12 with a major TV role· Riley’s chaotic sporting childhood and the basketball own-goal disaster· Acting classes, auditions, Coles, Surviving Summer and booking Neighbours· First-day nerves on Ramsay Street· Driving into Ramsay Street on his L-plates· The Felix reveal, James Beaufort and learning by watching himself back· Riley’s emotional final scene as JJ· Post-show blues, stability and whether he might step away from actingjust tak. is an interview platform dedicated to unmasking the reality of the creative industry. Hosted by Australian actor and presenter Takaya Honda, the show strips away the polished PR narratives to ask the most important question in performance: Why?Support Just Tak on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/justtakWatch / listen to more Just Tak:https://www.justtak.com/Promotion / Links:Follow Riley BryantInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/rileyjbryant/Sponsors:BeautyBoat.com: use code BIN25 for 25% off your entire order.https://beautyboat.com/RØDE: thanks for the mics making us sound so good.Support:If you’re having a tough time, please don’t struggle alone.Australia: Lifeline 13 11 14, 24/7 crisis support and suicide prevention. If life is in danger, call 000.United Kingdom: Text Shout to 85258 for free, confidential 24/7 crisis text support. If you are in immediate danger, call 999.Watch just tak on YouTube (and subscribe so you don't miss special live events).Catch up with all things @justtakpod on Instagram, TikTok, or Facebook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Andrea McLean joins Takaya Honda for a raw, generous and deeply honest conversation about leaving Loose Women, losing professional identity, financial collapse, shame, resilience and building a life after public failure.What we get into:Growing up in Trinidad and Tobago and returning to the UKGMTV, live TV and becoming the long-serving anchor of Loose WomenThe art of holding a panel together and making the viewer at home feel seenWalking away from a stable TV contractBuilding This Girl Is On Fire and launching into a pandemicBusiness failure, illness and selling her homeShame, public identity and the Starbucks storyRebuilding through media training, writing and moving to SpainRedefining success, money, contentment and what comes nextjust tak. is an interview platform dedicated to unmasking the reality of the creative industry. Hosted by Australian actor and presenter Takaya Honda, the show strips away the polished PR narratives to ask the most important question in performance: Why?Support Just Tak on Patreon:https://patreon.com/justtakPromotion / Links:Buy Andrea McLean’s book Shameless and find out more about Andrea:https://andreamclean.com/Follow Andrea McLeanInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/andreamclean1/Sponsors:BeautyBoat.com: use code BIN25 for 25% off your entire order.https://beautyboat.com/RØDE: thanks for the mics making us sound so good.Support:If you’re having a tough time, please don’t struggle alone.Australia: Lifeline 13 11 14, 24/7 crisis support and suicide prevention. If life is in danger, call 000.United Kingdom: Text Shout to 85258 for free, confidential 24/7 crisis text support. If you are in immediate danger, call 999.Watch just tak on YouTube (and subscribe so you don't miss special live events).Catch up with all things @justtakpod on Instagram, TikTok, or Facebook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Charlotte Nicdao joins Takaya Honda for a funny, honest and beautifully chaotic conversation about acting, ambition, friendship, motherhood, fame and Mythic Quest. Best known as Poppy Li in Apple TV’s Mythic Quest, Charlotte also reflects on voice work, upcoming film projects, her podcast At The Movies with Charlotte and Bron, and finding joy in making things without needing to prove yourself.What we get into:* Charlotte and Takaya reuniting after playing brother and sister on A gURLs wURLd* Charlotte’s unresolved Neighbours grievance, plus Takaya revisiting his own Neighbours death scene* Early acting jobs, dance doubles, soundtrack recordings and pretending to be much better at dancing than she was* Years of LA auditions, near-misses, almost giving up, and the extraordinary story that led to Mythic Quest* Why Charlotte acts, and how childhood creativity shaped her life* The primary school “devil worship” misunderstanding* Losing her phone, smartphone overwhelm and the pressure of always being reachable* Why Mythic Quest was a dream job, and why success still cannot complete you* Snoop Dogg, voice work, Bluey, Star Trek: Lower Decks, Adventure Time and upcoming film workjust tak. is an interview platform dedicated to unmasking the reality of the creative industry. Hosted by Australian actor and presenter Takaya Honda, the show strips away the polished PR narratives to ask the most important question in performance: Why?Promotion / Links:Watch Charlotte Nicdao in Mythic QuestCharlotte stars as Poppy Li in Mythic Quest, streaming on Apple TV.https://tv.apple.com/Listen to At The Movies with Charlotte and BronCharlotte’s film podcast with Bron Belcher.https://open.spotify.com/show/00knIWNGbg91uCBJ7F8N8kFollow Charlotte NicdaoInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/charlottenicdao/Sponsors:https://beautyboat.com/ : use code BIN25 for 25% off your entire order.RØDE: thanks for the mics making us sound so good.Support:If you’re having a tough time, please don’t struggle alone.Australia: Lifeline 13 11 14, 24/7 crisis support and suicide prevention. If life is in danger, call 000.United Kingdom: Text Shout to 85258 for free, confidential 24/7 crisis text support. If you are in immediate danger, call 999.Watch just tak on YouTube (and subscribe so you don't miss special live events).Catch up with all things @justtakpod on Instagram, TikTok, or Facebook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Olivia Junkeer joins Takaya Honda for the first official episode of just tak, as the podcast steps into its new era.Best known to Neighbours fans as Yashvi Rebecchi, Olivia talks about life after Ramsay Street, moving to London, the chaos and heartbreak of growing up on set, the work that shaped her, and why she is now more interested in truth, comedy and creative freedom than chasing fame. Funny, honest and full of proper Neighbours nostalgia, this is a warm catch-up about acting, identity, friendship, grief, representation and what comes next.What we get into:· Launching the new just tak era with Olivia as the perfect first guest.· Life after Neighbours, moving to London, and finding her feet in the UK industry.· The Yashvi and Ned slap that never happened, and why Olivia still feels robbed.· Growing up on Ramsay Street and realising later that Neighbours was also a workplace.· Grief, dogs, comfort watches, chocolate, TikTok, and four-hour phone calls with Gemma Donovan.· Leaving behind the chase for fame and focusing on work that feels truthful, funny and creatively exciting.· Working on Strife, learning from Asher Keddie, and finding confidence in a brilliant ensemble.· Representation, mixed identity, racism storylines, and the pressure of getting it right on screen.· Olivia’s next chapter, including Who Needs Love Songs, Rex, and acting between London and Melbourne.#JustTak #JustTakPodcast #OliviaJunkeer #YashviRebecchi #Neighbours #TakayaHonda #RamsayStreet #AustralianTV #AussiePodcast #NeighboursPodcastjust tak. is an interview platform dedicated to unmasking the reality of the creative industry.Hosted by Australian actor and presenter Takaya Honda, the show strips away the polished PR narratives to ask the most important question in performance: Why?Sponsors:BeautyBoat.com : use code BIN25 for 25% off your entire order.RØDE: thanks for the mics making us sound so good.Support:If you’re having a tough time, please don’t struggle alone.Australia: Lifeline 13 11 14, 24/7 crisis support and suicide prevention. If life is in danger, call 000.United Kingdom: Text Shout to 85258 for free, confidential 24/7 crisis text support. If you are in immediate danger, call 999.Watch just tak on YouTube (and subscribe so you don't miss special live events).Catch up with all things @justtakpod on Instagram, TikTok, or Facebook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Takaya Honda returns for the first Bin Night since Matt’s departure, opening up about the future of the podcast, what happens next, and whether Bin Night can really continue without one half of the original duo. Joined by producer Tom Sage, Tak puts it all on the table and calls on the Bin Chickens to help shape what comes next.Sponsors:BeautyBoat.com : use code BIN25 for 25% off your entire order.RØDE: thanks for the mics making us sound so good.Support:If you’re having a tough time, please don’t struggle alone.Australia: Lifeline 13 11 14 (24/7 crisis support and suicide prevention). If life is in danger, call 000.United Kingdom: Text Shout to 85258 (free, confidential 24/7 crisis text support). If you are in immediate danger, call 999.Watch just tak on YouTube (and subscribe so you don't miss special live events).Catch up with all things @justtakpod on Instagram, TikTok, or Facebook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Comedian and former Neighbours lighting technician Brett Blake joins Bin Night and brings absolute chaos with him. From his early days behind the scenes on Ramsay Street to life as a professional stand-up comedian, Brett shares the moments that shaped him — including a few that nearly finished him.What we get intoHis time working as a lighting technician on Neighbours and why he reckons he spent most of it on the toiletMaking the jump from behind the scenes into stand-up comedy and life in front of the cameraTales from the Neighbours set and working with Tak, Matty and the wider teamThe trials and tribulations of being a professional stand-up comedian and how he handles people leaving mid-showHow being arrested when he was younger changed the course of his life and pushed him to turn things aroundLiving with dyslexia and the unique way he learns lines for roles in The Twelve and The TouristWhy being part of Taskmaster was one of the best experiences of his life despite never watching it beforehandBeing attacked by a shark while working as an underwater camera operator and other times he’s nearly died on setHis time working at the airport and the wild story about what happens if horses freak out mid-flight #BinNightPodcast #BrettBlake #Neighbours #AustralianComedy #TaskmasterAU #TheTwelve #TheTourist #StandUpComedyGot a dilemma for Tak and Matty to help with? Send a voice memo or email: takandmatty@gmail.comBin Night with Tak & Matty is where your favourite Ramsay Street couple wheel the bins out, talk trash, and bicker like an old married couple about the show, the cast, the fans, and what really happens after the credits roll. New episodes every Thursday.Sponsors:BeautyBoat.com: use code BIN25 for 25% off your entire order.RØDE: thanks for the mics making us sound so good.Support:If you’re having a tough time, please don’t struggle alone.Australia: Lifeline 13 11 14 (24/7 crisis support and suicide prevention). If life is in danger, call 000.United Kingdom: Text Shout to 85258 (free, confidential 24/7 crisis text support). If you are in immediate danger, call 999.Watch just tak on YouTube (and subscribe so you don't miss special live events).Catch up with all things @justtakpod on Instagram, TikTok, or Facebook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

From missing out on one role to landing another, to real-life romance, throuple storylines and life after Ramsay Street, Liam Maguire gets properly honest about how Neighbours changed everything.What we get into:The full audition story, originally going for Logan, missing out, and how that ultimately led to him being cast as Rhett Norman insteadWhy he was so keen to play a gay villain in the first place, and what excited him about that kind of character on a show like NeighboursHis real-life relationship with Jakob Ambrose (Colton), how they met on set, and how their connection grew alongside their storylineWhat it was actually like filming the throuple scenes with Matty and Jakob, and the surreal moment when some viewers genuinely thought those scenes were something very differentHow life after Neighbours has been shaped by the show, and why his relationship with Jakob still feels tied to that worldHis long-term ambition to move into comedy writing, and why that is where he sees his future more than actingWhy he would hesitate to ever write a romantic project and cast Jakob in it, even nowThe real story of their first kiss and how their off-screen romance properly began#BinNightPodcast #Neighbours #LiamMaguire #RhettNorman #RamsayStreet #AustralianTV #TVPodcast #BehindTheScenes #SoapOpera #LGBTQTVGot a dilemma for Tak and Matty to help with? Send a voice memo or email: takandmatty@gmail.comBin Night with Tak & Matty is your unofficial Neighbours after-party, where your favourite Ramsay Street couple wheel the bins out, talk trash, and bicker like an old married couple about the show, the cast, the fans, and what really happens after the credits roll. New episodes every Thursday.Sponsors:BeautyBoat.com : use code BIN25 for 25% off your entire order.RØDE: thanks for the mics making us sound so good.Support:If you’re having a tough time, please don’t struggle alone.Australia: Lifeline 13 11 14 (24/7 crisis support and suicide prevention).If life is in danger, call 000.United Kingdom: Text Shout to 85258 (free, confidential 24/7 crisis text support).If you are in immediate danger, call 999.Watch just tak on YouTube (and subscribe so you don't miss special live events).Catch up with all things @justtakpod on Instagram, TikTok, or Facebook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on Bin Night, we’re joined by Majella Davis for a heartfelt and hilarious deep dive into the journey that took her from rural New South Wales to Ramsay Street. From twin sister dynamics and early band dreams to almost quitting acting altogether, Majella shares the real story behind the resilience, rejection and random twists that led her to Neighbours.*Content note: This episode contains discussion of miscarriage and baby loss.What we get into:Growing up a country gal in rural NSW and why Bananas in Pyjamas helped spark her love of performingHaving a twin sister, competing for the spotlight and their band Girl in a DrumDrama school struggles, brutal audition knockbacks and the moment she nearly quit acting to become a midwifeHer first audition for Neighbours for the role of Nicolette and a chemistry screen test with Tim KanoLanding her first major TV role as Krista Sinclair and adjusting to sudden fameHer close friendship with Tak and how they bonded between scenesThe emotional toll of filming Krista’s miscarriage scenes, including the research she undertook to portray it truthfully and sensitively#Neighbours #MajellaDavis #KristaSinclair #RamsayStreet #AustralianTV #binnightpodcastGet involved:Send a voice memo or email for Neighbourly Advice: takandmatty@gmail.comFollow the chaos: @takandmatty on Instagram, TikTok and FacebookNew episodes every Thursday.Sponsors:https://beautyboat.com/ : use code BIN25 for 25% off your entire order.https://rode.com/en-au : thanks for the mics making us sound so good.Support:If you’re having a tough time, please don’t struggle alone.Australia: Lifeline 13 11 14 (24/7 crisis support and suicide prevention). Red Nose 1300 072 637 or https://rednose.org.au/ (support for miscarriage, stillbirth and neonatal loss). If life is in danger, call 000.United Kingdom: Text Shout to 85258 (free, confidential 24/7 crisis text support). Sands 0808 164 3332 or https://www.sands.org.uk/ (support for miscarriage, stillbirth and neonatal loss). If you are in immediate danger, call 999.Watch just tak on YouTube (and subscribe so you don't miss special live events).Catch up with all things @justtakpod on Instagram, TikTok, or Facebook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

From an extraordinary childhood journey to an acting career full of unexpected turns, Sally-Anne Upton reflects on the life experiences that shaped both her craft and her resilience as a performer. A wide-ranging, funny and deeply human conversation about chance, craft and the moments that no one — not even a psychic — could ever have predicted.What we get into: Moving to Australia by boat from the UK at just seven years old, an experience that would quietly shape her independence and sense of adventureBeginning her working life as a nurse, and how caring for others ran in parallel with the early years of her acting careerHer time on Wentworth, where she fully embodied the raw, unforgettable character of Juicy LucyJoining Neighbours and how the pandemic unexpectedly transformed Vera Punt from a short-term role into a regular characterThe early beginnings of her stage career and the importance of live performance in shaping her confidence as an actorCollaborating with the iconic Lynne McGranger, and what she learned from working so closely with a true Australian television legendThe surreal and slightly unbelievable stories of discovering that Boris Johnson and Mel Gibson are genuine fans of her work (kind of). How she’s ‘genuinely psychic’ and incredibly, predicted a Neighbours reboot (not once, but twice).Got a dilemma for Tak and Matty to help with? Send a voice memo or email: takandmatty@gmail.comBin Night with Tak & Matty is your unofficial Neighbours after-party, where your favourite Ramsay Street couple wheel the bins out, talk trash, and bicker like an old married couple about the show, the cast, the fans, and what really happens after the credits roll. New episodes every Thursday.SponsorsBeautyBoat.com: use code BIN25 for 25% off your entire order.RØDE: thanks for the mics making us sound so good.SupportIf you’re having a tough time, please don’t struggle alone.Australia: Lifeline 13 11 14 (24/7). If life is in danger call 000.UK: Text SHOUT to 85258 (free, confidential, 24/7). If you are in immediate danger call 999.Watch just tak on YouTube (and subscribe so you don't miss special live events).Catch up with all things @justtakpod on Instagram, TikTok, or Facebook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hannah Monson (Neighbours’ Nicolette Stone) joins Takaya Honda (David Tanaka) and Matty Wilson (Aaron Brennan) for Bin Night, the Neighbours podcast for UK and Australian fans.In this episode, Hannah opens up about:the path into acting (Shakespeare first, singing absolutely not)her most unhinged auditions (including a leopard monologue)ADHD: diagnosis, relief, and how it showed up in her workimposter syndrome, Glitch, and the “screw-in tooth” storybeing cast as Nicolette, replacing Charlotte Chimes, and embracing Nicolette’s darker sidepushing back on storylines and collaborating with writersNicolette’s love life on Ramsay Street (including working with Chrishell)Plus, a very special Bin Night family drop-in: Hana Abe Tucker, who played Aaron, David and Nicolette’s daughter. Hana’s also here with her mum Claire, sharing what life was like as a child actor on Neighbours and what Hana’s been up to since the show wrapped.Got a dilemma for Tak and Matty to help with? Send a voice memo or email: takandmatty@gmail.comBin Night with Tak & Matty is your unofficial Neighbours after-party, where your favourite Ramsay Street couple wheel the bins out, talk trash, and bicker like an old married couple about the show, the cast, the fans, and what really happens after the credits roll. New episodes every Thursday.SponsorsBeautyBoat.com: use code BIN25 for 25% off your entire order.RØDE: thanks for the mics making us sound so good.SupportIf you’re having a tough time, please don’t struggle alone.Australia: Lifeline 13 11 14 (24/7). If life is in danger call 000.UK: Text SHOUT to 85258 (free, confidential, 24/7). If you are in immediate danger call 999.Watch just tak on YouTube (and subscribe so you don't miss special live events).Catch up with all things @justtakpod on Instagram, TikTok, or Facebook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Zima Anderson will flip you inside the octagon and dazzle you with her art in this wildly honest chat that swings from Ramsay Street chaos to MMA grit and a near-death SAS Australia fall.A special treat from our launch partner sponsors Beauty Boat… grab a whopping 25% off your entire beauty product order by using code BIN25 at the BeautyBoat.com checkout!Zima (Roxy Willis), takes out the bins with Takaya Honda (David Tanaka) and Matty Wilson (Aaron Brennan), and they get into:Why Zima worried Roxy’s storyline had people talking about death cap mushrooms (and the weird reality of headlines)The SAS Australia accident where Zima fell eight metres and almost diedHow recovery changed her path and paused her MMA careerPutting everything into creative writing, art and acting (two out of three so far)A top-secret upcoming horror filmFreestyling in the studio and what comes out when she just lets it ripZima’s latest track and the moment Tak and Matty start dancing like the daggy dads they arePlus Producer (Peeping) Tom emerges from the trash with a Bin Chicken Dilemma.Got a dilemma for Tak and Matty to help with? Send a voice memo or email: takandmatty@gmail.comBin Night with Tak & Matty is your unofficial Neighbours after-party, where your favourite Ramsay Street couple wheel the bins out, talk trash, and bicker like an old married couple about the show, the cast, the fans, and what really happens after the credits roll.New episodes every Thursday.Watch the full episode on YouTube (and subscribe so you don’t miss live events with special guests).Follow the chaos: @takandmatty on Instagram, TikTok and Facebook.SupportIf you’re having a tough time, please don’t struggle alone.Australia: Lifeline 13 11 14 (24/7). If life is in danger call 000. Lifeline+1UK: Text SHOUT to 85258 (free, confidential, 24/7). If you are in immediate danger call 999.SponsorsBeautyBoat.com - use code BIN25 for 25% off your entire order.RØDE - thanks for the mics making us sound so good.Watch just tak on YouTube (and subscribe so you don't miss special live events).Catch up with all things @justtakpod on Instagram, TikTok, or Facebook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Beekeeper. Commercial pilot. Eco-bunker baron. Leave your assumptions at the door, because the real Ryan Moloney (Neighbours’ Jarrod “Toadie/Toadfish” Rebecchi) has some serious layers.For 30 years, Ryan brought Toadie (and his undercuts) into our living rooms. Now he takes the bins out with Takaya Honda (David Tanaka) and Matty Wilson (Aaron Brennan), and you’d better believe this Bin Night chat is deep and it is candid.Content Warning: Suicide is discussed in this episode. If you'd like to give that a miss, skip listening to the three or so minutes from 54:03.00 to 57:16.00.Ryan gives Tak and Matty a deep dive on:How we could have had Ryan Moloney plumber or Air Force pilot instead of Ramsay Street residentGrowing up on TV and being on the lookout for projectiles in nightclubsWhy sometimes you should stay until they fire youHow he wanted Toadie to leave the showGrowing produce, solar and working the landBeekeepingHyperfocus, ADHD energy bursts and doing the impossiblePlus Producer (Peeping) Tom emerges from the trash with a Bin Chicken Dilemma. Got a dilemma you’d like Tak and Matty’s help with? Send a voice memo or email: takandmatty@gmail.comBin Night with Tak & Matty is your unofficial Neighbours after-party, where your favourite Ramsay Street couple wheel the bins out, talk trash, and bicker like an old married couple about the show, the cast, the fans, and what really happens after the credits roll.New episodes every Thursday.Watch the full episode on YouTube (and subscribe so you don’t miss live events with special guests).Follow the chaos: @takandmatty on Instagram, TikTok and Facebook.SupportIf you’re having a tough time, please don’t struggle alone.Australia: Lifeline 13 11 14 (24/7). If life is in danger call 000.UK: Text SHOUT to 85258 (free, confidential, 24/7). If you are in immediate danger call 999SponsorsBeautyBoat.com - use code BIN25 for 25% off your entire order.RØDE - thanks for the mics making us sound so good.Watch just tak on YouTube (and subscribe so you don't miss special live events).Catch up with all things @justtakpod on Instagram, TikTok, or Facebook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Alan “Fletch” Fletcher (Dr Karl Kennedy) says “everything was better” this last time around on Neighbours. He’s in the bin with Takaya Honda (David Tanaka) and Matty Wilson (Aaron Brennan), talking Karl & Susan Kennedy: why that relationship worked for decades (even with Karl’s… flaws), what the Neighbours finale reveals, and why fatherhood changed the way Fletch approached vulnerability on screen. Plus: a festive singalong for anyone missing Ramsay Street already.SPOILERS AHEAD: This episode contains spoilers for the Neighbours finale.In this episode, Fletch, Tak and Matty get into:The magic (and chaos) of Karl & Susan Kennedy - flaws, forgiveness, all of it“Dr Google” and the wild medical storylines we somehow believedMeeting Neighbours fans over the years - and the moments they’ve shared with Fletch in real lifeHow having kids shifted Fletch as a person and an actorMatty’s childhood trauma: a breakout stage role… as a treeGenuinely useful hacks to stay happily married off-screenWhy your favourite celebs will grab your phone when you ask for a selfie with themPlus: Producer (Peeping) Tom rummages in the poddy bins to find your dilemmas - and Tak and Matty answer wisely… if loosely. Got a dilemma? Send a voice memo or email to: takandmatty@gmail.comBin Night with Tak & Matty is your unofficial Neighbours after-party, where your favourite Ramsay Street couple wheel the bins out, talk trash, and bicker like an old married couple - about the show, the cast, the fans, and what really happens after the credits roll.New episodes every Thursday.Watch the full episode on YouTube (and subscribe so you don’t miss our live events with special guests).Follow the chaos: @takandmatty on Instagram, TikTok and Facebook.SupportIf you’re having a tough time, please don’t struggle alone. In Australia, Lifeline 13 11 14 (lifeline.org.au). In the UK, Shout (giveusashout.org).SponsorsBeautyBoat.com - use code BIN25 for 25% off your order.RØDE - thanks for the mics making us sound so good.Watch just tak on YouTube (and subscribe so you don't miss special live events).Catch up with all things @justtakpod on Instagram, TikTok, or Facebook Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.