Bin Night 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. Hosted by Takaya Honda (David Tanaka) and Matty Wilson (Aaron Brennan), this is your direct line to all the goss about the show, the cast, the fans and what really happens after the credits roll.

Expect big name guests from across the Neighbours universe, Bin Night rituals like Get In the Bin (where those famous actors spill the tea), Matty vs Tak challenges, mystery guests and more. Each week, Tak and Matty relive wild storylines, share never-before-told secrets and get honest about careers, family, mental health and “what now”, with all the cheeky, neighbourly energy that made you fall in love with them in the first place.

For all you Aussie and UK fans who aren’t ready to say goodbye to Erinsborough (again). If you ever watched Neighbours after school, are devastated it’s finally over, or you simply have a Mrs Mangel level hankering for the gossip - then straighten your Erinsborough High uniform, grab a milkshake from Harold’s and hit FOLLOW on Bin Night with Tak and Matty in your podcast app, or head to @TakandMatty on YouTube and subscribe there to see those beautiful faces on YouTube every week. Because Bin Night is for you!

Catch you on the street every single Thursday.

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As Neighbours ends and we say goodbye to Ramsay Street, Annie Jones – a.k.a. Plain Jane Superbrain / Jane Harris – joins Bin Night with Tak And Matty for one last emotional trip to Erinsborough.

Annie is the hug you need as the lights go out on Neighbours for the very last time. She’s gorgeous, funny, effervescent and kind, and she’s been in our living rooms and hearts as Jane Harris off and on since 1986. In the breaks from Neighbours, she’s starred in just about every other major Aussie TV show.

SPOILERS AHEAD – this episode contains spoilers for the final week of Neighbours.

In this episode, Annie, Matty and Tak share:

• How they discovered the show was ending again (hint: the cast were not first to know)

• How they feel about the way it all wrapped up – what they’d bin and what they’d keep

• The producers’ plans to get “more skin” on screen and make Neighbours just a little sexier over the years

• Why Plain Jane Superbrain became such an iconic Ramsay Street character for UK and Australian fans

• Tak and Matty going full Dad Mode trying to convince Annie to start a YouTube channel documenting her home renovations – and why we now need you to name the show

Here at Bin Night with Tak And Matty we’re hosting your unofficial Neighbours after party, where your favourite Ramsay Street couple wheel the bins out, talk trash and bicker like an old married couple.

Hosted by Takaya Honda (David Tanaka) and Matty Wilson (Aaron Brennan), this is your direct line to all the goss about the show, the cast, the fans and what really happens after the credits roll.

Catch you on the street every single Thursday.

Watch full episodes of Bin Night with Tak and Matty on YouTube - subscribe so you don't miss special live events like our Goodbye Ramsay Street AMA (Neighbours finale debrief: Friday December 12 7am AEDT / Thursday 8pm UK time)

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No character, in the history of television, has ever schemed or been redeemed more often than Paul Robinson, played to dastardly effect by the one and only Stefan Dennis.

SPOILERS AHEAD – this episode contains spoilers for the finale of Neighbours.

So lock in because in this episode Stefan gets real with us about:

• How his hit song “Don’t It Make You Feel Good” originates from a casual voiceover session and reached #16 in the UK.
• The unofficial Neighbours band with Craig McLachlan and Kylie Minogue, crediting Greg Petherick for discovering Kylie.
• Participating in Strictly Come Dancing to learn dancing for his wife, only to be forced out by an injury after the Charleston.
• Stefan’s 6,000+ episodes as Paul Robinson, and how fatherhood enhances his portrayal of vulnerability.
• Parenting tips as a father of three, being mentally present and setting boundaries for kids.
• Travel with his wife, a potential Strictly tour, and a motorcycle trip across Australia.
• Not retiring as an actor, the emotional end of Neighbours, and his pride in a varied career.

Here at Bin Night with Tak And Matty we’re hosting your unofficial Neighbours after party, where your favourite Ramsay Street couple wheel the bins out, talk trash and bicker like an old married couple.

Hosted by Takaya Honda (David Tanaka) and Matty Wilson (Aaron Brennan), this is your direct line to all the goss about the show, the cast, the fans and what really happens after the credits roll.

Catch you on the street every single Thursday.

And if you’re having a tough time of it after the recent tragedies at Bondi and around the world, please don’t struggle alone. In Australia you can talk to someone at LIFELINE (131114 and https://www.lifeline.org.au/), and in the UK Shout https://giveusashout.org/

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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 believed
• Meeting Neighbours fans over the years - and the moments they’ve shared with Fletch in real life
• How having kids shifted Fletch as a person and an actor
• Matty’s childhood trauma: a breakout stage role… as a tree
• Genuinely useful hacks to stay happily married off-screen
• Why your favourite celebs will grab your phone when you ask for a selfie with them

Plus: 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.com

Bin 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.

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“I even got a call from Jason Herbison, our producer, asking if I’d stolen them!”

Rebekah Elmaloglou is here to set the record straight. She did not steal coffee pods from the Neighbours set.

The Kennedys’ couch however…

“I was given the couch! I did not steal the couch,” Bek says.

Bek Elmaloglou, aka Terese Willis, spends New Year’s Day taking out the bin with Takaya Honda (David Tanaka) and Matty Wilson (Aaron Brennan) and the set secrets are spilling left, right and centre.

There’s a lot of love in the house, as Bek, Tak and Matty catch up on:

• Bek’s worst ever moment with Matty
• Knocking down Lassiters
• Terese and Toadie’s fling
• The real friendships and camaraderie forged through intense filming schedules
• Perimenopause and the impacts of those tough hours on set and 4am alarms
• What Tak and Matty have learned from watching Bek parent her son
• Sleep-ins, and enjoying being a mum and wife now Neighbours has wrapped
• Grief for their characters and grief in their real lives
• Terese and Paul in Robinson Towers??
• Is there a universe in which we could see a Neighbours and Home & Away crossover?

Plus Producer (Peeping) Tom emerges from the trash with a really moving Bin Chicken Dilemma. Got a dilemma? Send a voice memo or email: takandmatty@gmail.com

Bin 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.

Support

If 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.

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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 resident
• Growing up on TV and being on the lookout for projectiles in nightclubs
• Why sometimes you should stay until they fire you
• How he wanted Toadie to leave the show
• Growing produce, solar and working the land
• Beekeeping
• Hyperfocus, ADHD energy bursts and doing the impossible

Plus 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.com

Bin 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.

Support

If 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

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“You get so overwhelmed by, sh*t, now I actually have to act!”

“I remember I was walking home from Moonee Ponds… and I got the email to say congratulations, you got the job,” Wendy says.

Takaya Honda and Matty Wilson host Bin Night with Tak & Matty, the Neighbours podcast for UK and Australian fans. This week, Candice Leask (aka Wendy Rodwell) takes the bins out with the boys and proves why Wendy is one of Ramsay Street’s brightest gems.

In this episode, Candice, Tak and Matty get into:

• Wanting a part on Neighbours so badly you audition five times
• The creative influence of Ally McBeal
• Using The Sprinkler (dance move) to win over a Grade Four history presentation
• What Candice said to her mum the first time she saw Tak on Neighbours
• Candice (Wendy) and Matty (Aaron) learning lines in The Waterhole
• Birth stories, IVF, and the weird sounds of hospital hallways
• How getting married will absolutely deplete your Lego resources
• Plus Producer (Peeping) Tom emerges from the trash with a Bin Chicken dilemma

Matty gives a chicken coop population numbers update, live from Snaketown.

Plus producer (Peeping) Tom pops up with a very (very) curly Bin Chicken dilemma - to circumcise or not to circumcise?! Got a dilemma for Tak and Matty to help with? Send a voice memo or email: takandmatty@gmail.com

Bin 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.

Support

If 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.

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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.

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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 died
• How recovery changed her path and paused her MMA career
• Putting everything into creative writing, art and acting (two out of three so far)
• A top-secret upcoming horror film
• Freestyling in the studio and what comes out when she just lets it rip
• Zima’s latest track and the moment Tak and Matty start dancing like the daggy dads they are

Plus 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.com

Bin 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.

Support

If 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+1

UK: Text SHOUT to 85258 (free, confidential, 24/7). If you are in immediate danger call 999.

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April Rose Pengilly (Neighbours’ Chloe Brennan) takes the bins out with Takaya Honda (David Tanaka) and Matty Wilson (Aaron Brennan). Her fairytale wedding in a castle, backstage Kylie moments, growing up on tour with INXS royalty, plus what a Neighbours revival could really look like.

In this episode, April opens up about:

• her fairytale wedding in a European castle with her husband, Adam

• arriving on Neighbours as a young actor from Sydney, feeling lonely at first, and the moment she found her confidence

• growing up on the road with her dad, Kirk Pengilly, touring the world with INXS

• the backstage encounters, including Kylie Minogue

• her upcoming horror film and stepping into a darker, more intense role

• her daily routines, rituals and mindset, and why structure keeps her grounded

• the hilarious story of her first audition, which accidentally turned into an awkward flirtation with the actor who later became her on-screen brother

• returning for the reboot and why it felt completely different to her original era

• the reality of Sydney real estate and why it’s getting harder for creatives to build a life there

• her love for Neighbours fans, and the responsibility she’s always felt to stay connected and give back

Got a dilemma for Tak and Matty to help with? Send a voice memo or email: takandmatty@gmail.com

Bin 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

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If 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.

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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 work
• imposter syndrome, Glitch, and the “screw-in tooth” story
• being cast as Nicolette, replacing Charlotte Chimes, and embracing Nicolette’s darker side
• pushing back on storylines and collaborating with writers
• Nicolette’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.com

Bin 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

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Support

If 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.

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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 adventure
• Beginning her working life as a nurse, and how caring for others ran in parallel with the early years of her acting career
• Her time on Wentworth, where she fully embodied the raw, unforgettable character of Juicy Lucy
• Joining Neighbours and how the pandemic unexpectedly transformed Vera Punt from a short-term role into a regular character
• The early beginnings of her stage career and the importance of live performance in shaping her confidence as an actor
• Collaborating with the iconic Lynne McGranger, and what she learned from working so closely with a true Australian television legend
• The 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).
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Got a dilemma for Tak and Matty to help with? Send a voice memo or email: takandmatty@gmail.com

Bin 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). 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).

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Sara West, best known to Neighbours fans as Cara Varga-Murphy, joins us in this episode of Bin Night with Tak & Matty.

Sara opens up about her journey from being a “wayward kid” whose mum sent her to drama school to keep her out of trouble… to becoming an award-winning filmmaker and Logie nominee.

We talk about:

• How university changed her life and gave her the discipline she needed

• Winning an award for her debut feature film

• The first acting job that required her to shave her head – and how it temporarily made her “unemployable”

• Landing the role of Liza Minnelli

• Being nominated for a Logie (against Hannah Monson!)

• Joining Neighbours at a personal crossroads

• The responsibility and honour of representing the LGBTQIA+ community on Ramsay Street

• The impact Neighbours has had on the Australian TV industry and the hole it leaves behind

And yes… Matt gets attacked by a wild animal. Again.

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Bin 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

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Support

If 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.

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This week we’re joined by the brilliant Lucinda Cowden for a proper trip down memory lane. Expect Neighbours secrets, kids’ TV chaos, theatre, London life and a few stories she probably shouldn’t admit to.

What we get into: 

• Life as a kids’ TV presenter in the 90s… and the very accidental moment that got one of her mates fired
• Her early days as an actress, leaving home young, and the resistance she faced from her parents
• Her brand-new plays at Melbourne Fringe, including one featuring our very own Tak, plus Ryan Moloney and Sally-Anne Upton
• The unexpected inception of the song she wrote for the Neighbours tour (and how it took on a life of its own)
• Auditioning for Neighbours - originally going for Charlene and Jane - and the true origin story of Mel’s iconic laugh
• Returning to the show later in life, and why the second time around was so much better
• Her years living and working in London, and what eventually drew her back home to Australia

See Lucinda’s plays: ‘SoapBoxed’ and ‘From Arthur to Martha’ 

https://flindersfringe.com.au

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Bin 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). If life is in danger call 000.

UK: Text SHOUT to 85258 (free, confidential, 24/7). If you are in immediate danger call 999.

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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 performing
• Having a twin sister, competing for the spotlight and their band Girl in a Drum
• Drama school struggles, brutal audition knockbacks and the moment she nearly quit acting to become a midwife
• Her first audition for Neighbours for the role of Nicolette and a chemistry screen test with Tim Kano
• Landing her first major TV role as Krista Sinclair and adjusting to sudden fame
• Her close friendship with Tak and how they bonded between scenes
• The emotional toll of filming Krista’s miscarriage scenes, including the research she undertook to portray it truthfully and sensitively

#Neighbours #MajellaDavis #KristaSinclair #RamsayStreet #AustralianTV #binnightpodcast

Get involved:

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New episodes every Thursday.

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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.

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Ben Jackson joins Bin Night to talk about landing the role of Max Ramsay on Neighbours, from catching the acting bug as a kid to surviving terrifying auditions and early stage mishaps. He shares behind-the-scenes stories from Ramsay Street and shows off his brilliant cast impressions.

What we get into: 

• Getting the acting bug at a young age and earning a place at drama school, the moment he realised performing might actually become his career.
• His terrifying first professional experience on stage, cast as an understudy and suddenly having to go on during opening night, including the unforgettable moment he completely fluffed a line in front of a packed audience.
• Landing the role of Max Ramsay on Neighbours and the hilarious story of his very first encounter with Alan Fletcher that instantly made him feel part of Ramsay Street.
• The nerve-wracking audition process for Neighbours, including the moment he nearly messed it up while auditioning opposite Stefan Dennis and why the whole experience was genuinely terrifying.
• What life on the Neighbours set was really like behind the scenes, and the genuine shock and devastation felt by the cast when news came through that the show had been cancelled.
• Discovering just how talented an impressionist he is, with uncanny impressions of Lucinda Cowden, Ryan Moloney, Sally-Anne Upton and Annie Jones, plus a cheeky take on Bin Night’s very own Peeping Tom.
• And of course, Peeping Tom has another dilemma, so Tak calls in reinforcements and brings in Ben Jackson and Riley Bryant (JJ) to help solve it in classic Bin Night fashion.

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Bin 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.

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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.

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Morgan Baker joins us for a funny and honest chat about growing up on Neighbours, life as Toadie’s son, and figuring out who he was beyond the show.

What we get into: 

• Starting Neighbours at just 10 years old, and why leaving at 17 was about more than walking away from a show. It was about backing himself, focusing on study, and chasing a future beyond Ramsay Street.
• What it was really like growing up on screen alongside Ryan Moloney (Toadie), who played his dad, and the lessons he picked up from one of the show’s most familiar faces.
• The brilliantly stupid green room prank with Matt Werkmeister that ended in disaster - a recycling bin, a frightened co-star, and hot coffee going everywhere.
• The haircut mishap that turned into an unexpected continuity headache when he came back for the Neighbours reboot flashbacks.
• Why he still gets recognised now, and why a part of him feels he may always be known as the kid from Neighbours — or Toadie’s son.
• How spending so many of his formative years as one character started to blur the lines between performance and identity, until he realised he needed to step away and find out who he was outside the show.
• What life looks like now as a freelancer carving out his own path in the film and TV industry.

#BinNightPodcast #MorganBaker #Neighbours #RyanMoloney #MattWerkmeister #AustralianTV #AussiePodcast #RamsayStreet

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Bin 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.

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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 into

• His time working as a lighting technician on Neighbours and why he reckons he spent most of it on the toilet
• Making the jump from behind the scenes into stand-up comedy and life in front of the camera
• Tales from the Neighbours set and working with Tak, Matty and the wider team
• The trials and tribulations of being a professional stand-up comedian and how he handles people leaving mid-show
• How being arrested when he was younger changed the course of his life and pushed him to turn things around
• Living with dyslexia and the unique way he learns lines for roles in The Twelve and The Tourist
• Why being part of Taskmaster was one of the best experiences of his life despite never watching it beforehand
• Being attacked by a shark while working as an underwater camera operator and other times he’s nearly died on set
• His 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 #StandUpComedy

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Bin 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.

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Tak & Matty step off Ramsay Street this week and sit down with George Burgess - from NRL powerhouse to rising force on the big screen 🎬🔥

What we get into: 

• The transition from South Sydney Rabbitohs enforcer to rising actor, now sharing the screen with Ethan Hawke, Luke Hemsworth and Dan Macpherson
• Learning the craft alongside close friend and mentor Russell Crowe, and what it’s really like working with one of the greats
• The unbelievable on-set moment he accidentally broke Dan Macpherson’s hip while filming Beast
• Growing up in Yorkshire before making the life-changing move to Australia at just 18
• Losing his father at just 15, a defining moment that drove him to become a young dad and build a strong, supportive family of his own
• Becoming a father in his twenties, raising three children by his late twenties while balancing elite sport and a new acting career

#BinNightPodcast #GeorgeBurgess #NRL #SouthSydneyRabbitohs #EthanHawke #RussellCrowe #LukeHemsworth #DanMacpherson

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Bin 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, their wider world, and what really happens after the credits roll. New episodes every Thursday.

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Support:

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Australia: Lifeline 13 11 14 (24/7 crisis support and suicide prevention). If life is in danger, call 000.

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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 instead
• Why 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 Neighbours
• His real-life relationship with Jakob Ambrose (Colton), how they met on set, and how their connection grew alongside their storyline
• What 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 different
• How life after Neighbours has been shaped by the show, and why his relationship with Jakob still feels tied to that world
• His long-term ambition to move into comedy writing, and why that is where he sees his future more than acting
• Why he would hesitate to ever write a romantic project and cast Jakob in it, even now
• The real story of their first kiss and how their off-screen romance properly began

#BinNightPodcast #Neighbours #LiamMaguire #RhettNorman #RamsayStreet #AustralianTV #TVPodcast #BehindTheScenes #SoapOpera #LGBTQTV

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Bin 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:

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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.

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If you are in immediate danger, call 999.

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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 acting

just 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:

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Watch / listen to more Just Tak:

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Tim Robards joins Takaya Honda for a funny, honest and surprisingly revealing chat about Neighbours, SAS Australia, Peloton, fatherhood, fitness, wine, acting and what success really looks like when life changes.

What we get into:

· Tim’s work with Peloton as an Australian guest instructor

· Building Elle Wines and the story behind Elle Rosé

· The pressure of balancing family, business and creative work

· The psychic who pushed Tim towards acting

· From Italy With Love and carrying a US film lead

· Leaving Neighbours during the pandemic

· Watching Don Hany take over as Pierce Greyson

· Filming Neighbours under COVID rules

· Whether Tim would ever return to Ramsay Street

· SAS Australia and what really happened behind the scenes

· Zima Anderson’s accident

Support Just Tak on Patreon:

https://www.patreon.com/justtak

just 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:

Follow Tim Robards

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Elle Wines / Elle Rosé

Award-winning Australian Grenache rosé crafted by Tim Robards and Shun Eto.

https://ellewines.com/

Tim Robards on Peloton

Tim joined Peloton as an Australian guest instructor for Bike, Tread and strength classes.

https://www.onepeloton.com/en-AU/blog/peloton-guest-instructor-tim-robards

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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 UK
• GMTV, live TV and becoming the long-serving anchor of Loose Women
• The art of holding a panel together and making the viewer at home feel seen
• Walking away from a stable TV contract
• Building This Girl Is On Fire and launching into a pandemic
• Business failure, illness and selling her home
• Shame, public identity and the Starbucks story
• Rebuilding through media training, writing and moving to Spain
• Redefining success, money, contentment and what comes next

just 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/justtak

Promotion / Links:

Buy Andrea McLean’s book Shameless and find out more about Andrea:

https://andreamclean.com/

Follow Andrea McLean

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Rob Mills joins Takaya Honda for a warm, funny and refreshingly honest chat about fame, theatre, Neighbours, music, ageing, resilience and what it really takes to keep showing up in the creative industry.

What we get into:

• Australian Idol and early fame
• Rob’s Neighbours era as Finn Kelly
• Waitress, Wicked, Ghost and the eight-show-week grind
• Taking on Bon Jovi live
• Vocal discipline, fitness and recovery
• Reviews, critics and being called “surprisingly good”
• Georgie Tunny, interviews and wedding planning
• Music education and the Australian Children’s Music Foundation
• Acting technique, emotional fatigue and staying good to work with

just 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/justtak

Promotion / Links:

See Rob Mills in Waitress

Rob stars as Dr Pomatter in Waitress, now playing in Australia.

https://waitressthemusical.com.au/

Follow Rob Mills

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Rob Mills Official Site

https://www.robmills.net.au/

Australian Children’s Music Foundation

https://acmf.com.au/

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Australia: Lifeline 13 11 14, 24/7 crisis support and suicide prevention. If life is in danger, call 000.

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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 work

just 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 Quest

Charlotte stars as Poppy Li in Mythic Quest, streaming on Apple TV.

https://tv.apple.com/

Listen to At The Movies with Charlotte and Bron

Charlotte’s film podcast with Bron Belcher.

https://open.spotify.com/show/00knIWNGbg91uCBJ7F8N8k

Follow Charlotte Nicdao

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/charlottenicdao/

Sponsors:

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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.

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Travis Jeffery joins Takaya Honda for a raw, funny and deeply honest conversation about acting, ambition, grief, body transformation and learning that “making it” does not mean losing yourself.

Best known for Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, Unbroken, Pirates of the Caribbean and Gallipoli, Travis reflects on dream jobs, self-worth, motion capture, pottery, Australian film and building a life beyond the next role.

What we get into:

* Travis’s new film Birthright and why it is such a wild, timely Australian dark comedy.

* Working on huge productions including Unbroken, Pirates of the Caribbean and Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes.

* The physical toll of transforming for roles, from losing weight for Unbroken to getting ripped for Birthright.

* Writing and starring in Dusty, and how personal grief became the seed of the short film.

* Losing someone young, guilt, numbing, and the self-destructive ways grief can show up.

* Why friendship grief is often overlooked.

* The “arrival fallacy” and why dream jobs do not magically make you feel complete.

* Working with Andy Serkis and learning how to move like a chimpanzee.

Promotion/ Links:

See Travis Jeffery in Birthright

Travis’s new Australian dark comedy Birthright is in cinemas from May 21. Find screening details, tickets and Q&A event information here:

https://www.madman.com.au/birthright/

Watch the Birthright trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npmgvgOJeSE

Watch Travis Jeffery’s short film Dusty

Written and created by Travis Jeffery, Dusty explores grief, guilt and the messy, self-destructive ways we sometimes cope with loss. As mentioned in the episode, you can watch it here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFKK1vkdZlI

Visit the official Dusty website

More information on the film, cast, crew and its festival run:

https://dustyfilm.com.au/

Watch the Before Dawn trailer

Travis also appears in the Australian war film Before Dawn, which comes up in the episode:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-ibQNR11tE

Follow Travis Jeffery

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/travjeffery/

Linktree: https://linktr.ee/travjeffery

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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 #NeighboursPodcast

just 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.

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Takaya Honda steps out from behind the microphone as Lucinda Cowden takes over hosting duties for a funny, revealing and fan-led chat about Neighbours, David Tanaka, fatherhood, representation, auditions, and what comes next for the podcast.

What we get into:

· Growing up in a high-achieving sporting family, from gymnastics and baseball to the moment acting started to feel like a real possibility.

· Meeting Amy, their brave bushwalk first date, and what life looks like now as a dad to Ari.

· The heartbreaking David voice memo to Aaron, and the piece of directing advice that helped turn it into one of his most powerful scenes.

· Booking the role of David Tanaka, what he shares with David, where they differ, and why David always felt like one of Ramsay Street’s moral centres.

· The original prison storyline, what might have happened to David before Neighbours was cancelled the first time, and how dark it could have got.

· The memorabilia Takaya took from set, including a very personal prop from his final scene and a few cheeky Harold’s items.

· Playing a key role in Neighbours’ more inclusive era, the importance of representation, and the complex debate around who gets to play certain roles.

· Whether Neighbours could ever come back again, if Takaya would return, and which UK soap he’d fancy popping up in.

· What happens next for the podcast, why the name is changing, and how Bin Night is evolving into its next chapter.

#BinNightPodcast #TakayaHonda #DavidTanaka #Neighbours #LucindaCowden #AustralianTV #RamsayStreet #AussiePodcast

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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.

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Shane Isheev joins Takaya Honda for a proper behind-the-scenes deep dive into the Neighbours writers’ room, life as a script producer, fan backlash, storylines that changed direction, and the wild plots that never made it to air.

What we get into:

· Going from Neighbours superfan to script producer

· How a script department actually works

· NCIS Sydney and the difference between soap and crime drama

· Plotting hundreds of episodes a year

· Actors pushing back on scripts

· David’s final story and whether David and Aaron should have returned

· Fan reaction, criticism and not being able to explain the “why”

· Finn Kelly, amnesia and the joy of ridiculous soap

· The emotional weight of the 2022 finale

· COVID-era storytelling challenges

· Mackenzie’s story and meaningful representation

· The lost Amy Williams twist

· The planned earthquake that never happened

just 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?

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