About this episode

Dave O'Neil interviews Brad Oakes about opening for The Whitlams and the journey from Melbourne to Naracoorte.

Opening for The Whitlams! Thirty minutes in the future! Driving there and back from Melbourne.   About  The Debrief Original theme music by  Kit Warhurst . Hear the making of  The Debrief theme song. Artwork created by  Stacy Gougoulis . Co-produced by Nearly Media   Looking for another podcast? The Junkees with Dave O'Neil & Kitty Flanagan - The sweet and salty roundabout! Junk food abounds! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Dave O'Neil

Guest: Brad Oakes

Topics covered

• comedy
• live performance
• road trip
• music
• podcast production

Keywords

• Brad Oakes
• The Whitlams
• Naracoorte
• Melbourne
• comedy
• podcast

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Whitlams, Nearly Media

Books & works: The Debrief

Places: Naracoorte, Melbourne

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