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The girls are back from Bali and straight into their first ever NFL game, and they have a LOT of thoughts about the way Americans do things.

Steph and Holly unpack Melbourne's NFL takeover, from the entertainment that makes our sport look like a school assembly, to the moment one person threw a paper plane from the top tier and 100,000 people immediately followed. It turns into a bigger conversation about tall poppy syndrome, why Aussies physically cannot hype themselves up, and whether we've been getting Americans completely wrong this whole time.

Then Steph shares what might be the most confronting aftercare story ever told on this podcast, involving a guy, a guitar, a Jack Johnson song, and her still being fully naked.

Then it's back to business with your Letters, Confessions, Sealed Sections and Horror Stories, including a girl who faked an allergy three years ago and is now in too deep, a bridesmaid who went rogue at the altar, a woman still getting her hair done by her ex's mum, a period cup incident at work that we need to talk about, and a hotel safe in Thailand that opened itself at 3am.

Another completely chaotic week in the neighbourhood.

KEY TALKING POINTS

Americans Do It Differently
The girls break down the NFL experience in Melbourne, the entertainment, the crowd, the merch, and why it made everything we do feel a bit flat.

Tall Poppy Syndrome, Explained
A conversation with a friend who played college basketball in the States completely reframes the Aussie habit of playing everything down.

The Paper Plane Situation
One person launched a cardboard cutout from the top of the stadium and within minutes the whole game had stopped mattering.

He Pulled Out a Guitar While I Was Still Naked
Holly's story about the guy who serenaded her post-hookup with a song he had never sung in front of anyone before.

The Aftercare Misread
A Neighbour wants to know how to leave after casual sex without making someone feel disposable, and whether aftercare is even expected when it's not serious.

The Godparent Demotion
 A Neighbour was promised godmother status by her sister years ago, then found out very casually that the sister-in-law got it instead.

The Fake Birthday Allergy
Three years ago she panicked and said she was allergic rather than admit she hated her boyfriend's mum's dessert. The woman now rings her from Woolies to check labels.

The Wedding Speech Cut
A bride edited every funny story out of her best friend's speech. The best friend read the original version anyway.

The Ex's Mum Is My Hairdresser
 Five years with the best hairdresser she's ever had, eight months since a very messy breakup with the woman's son. Is a good blonde worth it?

The Period Cup at Work
A bathroom disaster, a dropped cup, and a genuinely useful conversation about how these things are actually meant to work.

The Hotel Safe
Four nights in Thailand, a safe that kept opening on its own, and the one tiny thing that went missing that made it so much worse.

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The girls are back from Bali, running on two hours sleep and with A LOT to unpack.

Steph and Holly have just returned from their first international campaign, but while they can’t tell you everything about why they were there just yet, they can absolutely spill the tea on everything else that happened.

And apparently… Holly’s portal was OPEN.

After getting more attention than Steph knew what to do with, Holly ended up meeting an Aussie in Bali, leading to her first date since the infamous situationship. One date quickly turned into a second and third, and now there might even be another catch-up back in Australia.

Could there be a Season 2 looming?

The girls also unpack one of the strangest men they encountered on the trip, Steph somehow ends up involved in another ocean rescue, and Holly’s new Bali romance gets thrown straight into the deep end during a surf.

Then it’s back to business with your Letters, Confessions and Horror Stories, including relationship location sharing, dealing with your partner’s ex, one Neighbour admitting she repeatedly peed outside at her situationship’s house, two terrifying follow-ups from our trafficking episode, and a delivery driver horror story that will make you rethink ever leaving your balcony unlocked again.

Another completely chaotic week in the neighbourhood.

KEY TALKING POINTS

Holly’s Hot Bali Date
Holly spills on her first date since the situationship, how one night turned into multiple dates, and whether she might see “Aussie” again back home.

Holly’s Portal Was Wide Open
The girls recap just how much attention Holly was getting in Bali, including men trying to pick her up everywhere they went.

The Creepy Guy Who Wouldn’t Leave Holly Alone
A bizarre encounter at a party escalates across multiple nights as one man keeps approaching Holly, following her and pushing her boundaries.

Steph’s Bali Ocean Rescue
Steph spots a man being swept out in a rip at Padang and ends up getting involved in yet another unexpected rescue.

A Surf Date Goes Sideways
Holly takes Aussie surfing, only for the new swell and strong rip to make the date a little more eventful than planned.

Should Your Partner Share Their Location?
A Neighbour asks whether wanting her boyfriend’s live location is reasonable or whether she is crossing into controlling territory.

Being Friendly With Your Ex
The girls weigh in on whether jealousy is justified when your boyfriend keeps crossing paths and making small talk with his ex.

“I’m Basically a Dog”
One Neighbour confesses that her situationship’s living arrangement meant she regularly had to pee outside, until one morning she came up with an even worse solution.

Attempted Abduction in Turkey
A listener shares a terrifying story from Kaş where her male friend appeared to be drugged as part of what she believes was an attempt to isolate her and another woman.

Attempted Snatch in Paris
Another Neighbour shares the moment a stranger followed her back to her hotel and tried to convince her to get into a car with him.

The Delivery Man
A late-night takeaway order turns terrifying when a warning appears on the receipt, followed hours later by a knock coming from somewhere it absolutely shouldn’t.

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We’re back with Part 2 of our chat with David The Medium and this one gets a lot more personal.

We start with the uncomfortable side of the other side, asking David the questions that don’t have simple answers. Can spirits communicate in any language? What happens when someone reincarnates? Do children grow up in the afterlife? And if someone dies with dementia or an illness, which version of them comes through?

David also opens up about fake mediums, whether the industry should be regulated and the psychic he says he could “end the career” of with one recording.

Then the tables turn.

David gives Steph and Holly a reading and connects with their late cousin James, bringing up his passing, his struggles, memories of the Surf Coast and the guilt the family carried after losing him. He also weighs in on the Davies family home and why, despite all the footsteps and strange energy, he doesn’t think they have anything to be afraid of.

And because we couldn’t let him leave without asking… David looks ahead at what could be coming for the girls, Hawaii, TV, modelling, relationships, babies and what the future might hold for Girls Next Door.

We finish with a message for anyone who worries that someone they’ve lost is simply gone.

Content note: This episode contains discussion of suicide, substance use, grief and mental health.

KEY TALKING POINTS

Can Spirits Speak Any Language?
David explains why he believes souls communicate through energy rather than human language.

What Happens When We Reincarnate?
David shares his view on when a soul returns and why, in some cases, he believes someone can be born back into the same family.

Do Children Grow Up in the Afterlife?
What happens to someone’s age, identity and physical illnesses once they cross over?

Can Spirits Help Find Missing Money?
David reveals the times readings have apparently led people to money and valuables hidden in some very unexpected places.

Fake Mediums & The Psychic David Says He Could Expose
David gets candid about fraudulent psychics, people preying on vulnerability and one Australian psychic he says he has a recording that could expose.

David Connects With Steph & Holly’s Cousin James
The reading turns deeply personal as David brings through a younger male energy and the girls begin connecting his messages to their late cousin James.

Surfing, Anglesea & Signs From James
David references the Surf Coast, family memories and dragonflies as the girls unpack some surprisingly specific connections.

The Guilt James Wants the Family to Let Go Of
A powerful conversation about grief, responsibility and the guilt that can remain after losing someone in difficult circumstances.

Is The Davies Family Home Haunted?
David gives his take on the footsteps, strange energy and generations of family history connected to their Port Melbourne home.

What’s Next for Steph & Holly?
Hawaii, modelling, TV, the future of the podcast, relationships, motherhood and the possibilities David sees ahead for the girls.

A Final Message for Anyone Missing Someone
David shares what he wants people to know if they’re scared that someone they’ve lost has completely disappeared.

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Neighbours, this week we’re heading to the other side… or at least asking absolutely everything we’ve ever wanted to know about it.

In Part 1 of our chat with David the Medium, we waste approximately zero time before getting to the important questions: can your dead grandparents see you having sex? Do partners in spirit get jealous when you move on? And could they actually be helping send your next partner your way?

From there, things get surprisingly deep. David talks soul contracts, reincarnation, soul families, what he believes actually survives after we die, and why apparently our “lucky girl energy” might not be luck at all.

Steph also tells the bizarre story of the stranger who walked up to her at breakfast and told her to leave her boyfriend, David explains why his boundaries with the spirit world are rock solid, and shares some of the readings and messages that have stayed with him over the years — including one particularly confronting moment during a live show in London.

And somehow… this is only Part 1.

In Part 2, David turns the tables and does readings for both Steph and Holly — and some of what came through genuinely caught everyone off guard.

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Key Moments:

Can the Dead See Everything?
David answers whether loved ones in spirit are watching during our more private moments.

Dating After Loss
Do partners who have passed get jealous when you move on, or could they actually help send someone new your way?

Messages From the Other Side
David reveals some of the cheekier and more unexpected messages he’s had to pass on during readings.

Soul Contracts & Reincarnation
David explains his belief that life is a classroom for the soul and why we may return to learn different lessons.

Finding the Same Souls Again
Could the people closest to us have been part of our lives before? David dives into soul families and past lives.

Lucky Girl Energy
David challenges Steph and Holly’s “lucky girl syndrome” and explains why he believes it’s actually about being aligned.

Switching the Spirit World Off
Why David says he’s David 99% of the time and “David the Medium” only 1%, and the boundaries that keep him sane.

Steph’s Psychic Stranger
Steph shares the bizarre story of a stranger who interrupted breakfast and told her it was time to leave her boyfriend.

The Spirit David Never Forgot
David shares the unusual reading that stayed with him for days and continued into his dreams.

The 27 Club & Saturn Returns
The conversation turns to astrology, the 27 Club and whether major spiritual shifts could be connected.

When Readings Make Sense Later
David explains why people sometimes leave convinced he was wrong, only to contact him later when his reading suddenly makes sense.

The Secret He Couldn’t Tell 1,800 People
David recalls a confronting live reading at London’s O2 where he had to carefully navigate an unexpected message in front of the crowd.

Coming Up in Part 2
David turns his abilities towards Steph and Holly, with some surprisingly specific things coming through.

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This week on Girls Next Door, Steph and Holly are having a conversation that every girl travelling overseas needs to hear.

After seeing more and more women share frightening encounters while travelling, the girls revisit their own experience in Naples, where a man posing as a taxi driver tried to lead five of them away from the airport and towards an unmarked black van. Looking back now, there were red flags everywhere.

They’re also joined by Olivia, an Australian woman whose night out in San Francisco ended in a high-speed crash, gunshots and the terrifying discovery that the man driving the car was on parole for human trafficking. Olivia shares what she remembers, what police told her afterwards and how something as horrific as the crash may have ultimately saved her life.

Plus, the Neighbours share their own stories from Milan, South Africa, Bali and Marseille, including being followed through airports, chased by cars and moments where listening to their gut may have made all the difference.

This episode isn’t about being scared to travel. It’s about recognising the little warning signs, trusting your instincts and looking out for each other.

Key moments

• Steph & Holly’s Naples Story: The girls revisit the terrifying moment a man posing as a taxi driver tried to lead five of them towards an underground carpark and an unmarked black van, before real taxi drivers intervened and police began chasing him.
• The Paris Story That Changed Everything: After hearing a viral story about a woman being followed through Paris, Steph and Holly start recognising disturbing similarities between her experience and things they had previously brushed off during their own travels.
• Olivia’s Call: Olivia shares the extraordinary story of waking up to gunshots after a high-speed crash in San Francisco, only to later discover that the man driving the car was on parole for human trafficking. She explains why police kept telling her she was lucky, why she now considers the crash the best thing that could have happened, and the PTSD that followed.
• The Neighbours’ Close Calls: Listeners share frightening encounters from Milan, South Africa, Bali and Marseille, including being chased by a car, surrounded inside a shop and followed by the same stranger across multiple locations.
• The Warning Signs: Across all of the stories, the girls notice recurring patterns including strangers asking seemingly innocent questions, people working in groups, women being used to create trust, fake taxis and Ubers, and people trying to find out whether someone is travelling alone.
• Travel Without Living in Fear: Steph and Holly finish on why the episode isn’t about telling women not to travel, but about staying aware, protecting personal information, sticking together where possible and trusting your gut when something feels wrong.

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The girls are back after a massive couple of weeks and somehow they’ve returned with destroyed bodies, questionable snowboarding skills and way too much information about what really goes on at Mount Buller.

After a Sydney trail run nearly takes Steph’s ankle out, the girls head to Buller with Red Bull for their first proper snowboarding lesson with Olympian Valentino Guseli. Except Val’s version of teaching two complete beginners is apparently skipping the beginner slope, heading straight to the top of the mountain and telling them to just send it.

Once they survive the snow, things get even more chaotic. The girls investigate Buller’s hookup culture, snowmances, après, whether snowboarders really have more rizz and why apparently everyone on the mountain has a story. Including one woman who discovered her boyfriend was cheating, confronted him through a very specific game of Never Have I Ever and then got her revenge with his best friend... in a tree.

Back in the Letterbox, a European Neighbour wants to know why her Aussie boyfriend refuses to call her babe but happily calls her bro, mate, dawg and cobber, while another Neighbour is being blamed for keeping his job after the mate who helped him get hired was made redundant.

Then After Dark gets a little heavier. The girls unpack how to support someone who repeatedly ends up in toxic relationships and Holly opens up about her own experience of not being ready to hear the truth about a past partner.

And finally, one of the creepiest Confessions yet. A Neighbour starts receiving urgent voice notes from her mum telling her to come over late at night. She drives to the house, only to discover her mum is asleep, never sent the messages and there is a strange car sitting outside waiting for her.

Yeah... change your passwords, Neighbours.

Key moments

• Steph and Holly attempt snowboarding: the girls head to Mount Buller with Red Bull for their first proper lesson with Olympian Valentino Guseli.
• Val skips the beginner slope entirely: instead of starting on the magic carpet, he takes two complete beginners straight to the top of the mountain and tells them the faster they go, the easier it gets.
• The girls absolutely eat it: scorpions, face plants, suspected broken wrists, popped shoulders and Val casually doing flips over them while they lie in the snow.
• The truth about Mount Buller hookup culture: the girls investigate snowmances, après, holiday crushes and whether Buller is secretly Australia's best dating app.
• Skiers vs snowboarders: the mountain weighs in on who is hotter, who has more rizz and why snowboarders apparently struggle to string a sentence together.
• The Buller cheating revenge story: one woman discovers her boyfriend has been sleeping around, exposes him during Never Have I Ever and then gets revenge with his best friend... in a tree at the top of the mountain.
• He calls his girlfriend “cobber”: a European Neighbour is dating an Aussie bloke who refuses to call her babe but happily uses mate, bro, dawg, buddy and cobber.
• The workplace restructure: a Neighbour gets a job through his mate, only for that mate to later lose his own job and start acting like his friend stole it from him.
• Helping someone in a toxic relationship: the girls discuss when to speak up, when to back off and why pushing too hard can sometimes make someone defend their partner even more.
• Holly reflects on her own toxic relationship: Steph explains why she had to wait until Holly was ready to hear the truth, and Holly shares how differently she sees the situation now.
• The terrifying AI voice note: a Neighbour receives messages in her mum's voice telling her to come over, only to discover her mum is asleep and there is a suspicious car sitting outside waiting for her.
• The conversation that sets up next week: the deepfake story leads the girls into a much bigger conversation about personal safety, suspicious situations while travelling and the human trafficking episode to come.

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Dan Gorringe and Ana Cannon have officially entered Girls Next Door… and for Ana’s very first podcast, we’re finally giving her the right of reply.

After years of Dan putting his life online, Ana gets her chance to reveal what it’s actually like being married to him. We’re talking questionable tattoos, blue hair ruining their first family holiday photos, screaming about footy while Poppy sleeps, the content voice she cannot stand and the media controversy that had Ana telling Dan, “we’re getting a divorce.”

Then, we finally get the REAL story of how Dan and Ana got together… including the tiny detail that Ana originally went to the house to see Dan’s housemate, met Dan and called her mum the next morning to say, “I’ve gone for the wrong one.”

They take us through secretly seeing each other, breaking up, Dan heading into Big Brother, finding their way back to each other and eventually becoming parents to Poppy.

Plus, we get into their biggest relationship arguments, who apologises first, Dan’s very questionable approach to housework, parenting rules they immediately abandoned, whether baby number two is on the cards and the reality of trying to balance family life with living your life online.

And of course, the Neighbours have some dilemmas of their own. Is using your baby as an excuse to skip family events fair game? And should you blow your entire savings on your dream wedding?

We finish things off with Dan and Ana facing the media in our first ever post-podcast press conference.

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Key moments

• Ana’s Right of Reply: Ana finally gets the microphone to respond to years of Dan's chaos.
• The tattoo that sent Ana over the edge: including the enormous Collingwood/Nick Daicos tattoo despite Dan not supporting Collingwood.
• Dan ruined their first family holiday photos: thanks to his electric blue hair.
• The controversy that nearly broke Ana: she reveals Dan's media pile-on became so intense she told him, “we’re getting a divorce.”
• How Dan and Ana REALLY met: Ana went over to see Dan's housemate and immediately realised she'd “gone for the wrong one.”
• Their secret relationship: sliding into the DMs, seeing each other privately and navigating mutual friends.
• The breakup that changed Dan's life: Ana questioned what Dan was doing with his life, they broke up, and he applied for Big Brother that same night.
• Relationship therapy: who apologises first, who holds grudges, their biggest recurring argument and why Dan is constantly on his phone.
• Parenting Poppy: screens, swearing, 3am drives, their first night as parents and whether they want another baby. Poppy repeating their swear words is particularly funny.
• Neighbour dilemmas: using your baby to escape family commitments and whether a dream wedding is worth wiping out your savings.
• The post-match press conference: Ana declares herself best on ground, says Dan hindered her performance and confirms she'd happily return without him.

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This week, Steph and Holly are joined by their biggest guest yet: their dad, Bobby Davey!

Fresh from a RedBalloon horse-riding experience, Bobby finally sits down to clear up some of the Davey family’s most legendary stories. He reveals what really happened when their family home burnt down, defends the perfectly cooked chicken he found in the wreckage and takes us back to the day a shark warning left Uncle Bushpig stranded in the ocean.

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We also hear about Bobby’s 15-foot wave, his record-breaking South Melbourne Market dim sim intake, the time he told Batman to get stuffed and the iconic bombing competition victory that remains the greatest achievement in Davey family history.

Later, Bobby joins the girls for The Letterbox, Confessions and an especially loose Sealed Section. He weighs in on intimidating dads, broken lawnmowers, catching your daughter with her boyfriend and whether you should ever ask a mate to perform your prostate exam.

It starts with a wholesome Father’s Day experience and somehow ends with Bobby describing a visit to a pelvic floor specialist. A true Girls Next Door family special.

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Key Moments

00:00 – The biggest guest in GND history
Steph and Holly welcome their dad, Bobby Davey, to the podcast.

01:40 – Horse riding with RedBalloon
Bobby reviews his Father’s Day experience and reveals the other activities he would be willing to try, including shark diving and jumping out of a plane.

09:20 – The Mayo Sisters
Bobby accuses Steph and Holly of adding “mayo” to every family story, before attempting to set the record straight himself.

10:20 – The Davey family house fire
Bobby explains how the family home burnt down and why there was apparently a perfectly cooked roast chicken sitting in the wreckage.

16:40 – Uncle Bushpig gets left with the sharks
A helicopter warns Bobby and his mates that sharks are underneath them, but Uncle Bushpig does not make it back to shore quite as quickly.

19:20 – Bobby’s 15-foot wave
The girls challenge one of their dad’s greatest surfing claims, while Bobby recalls the moment he genuinely thought he was going to die.

22:20 – The South Melbourne Market dim sim record
Bobby reveals how many dim sims he could put away and shares the party trick that eventually became too dangerous to continue.

27:00 – Bobby versus Batman
During a family trip to Movie World, Batman tells Bobby to move out of the performance area. Bobby refuses.

29:20 – The Millennium Fart
The family revisits Bobby’s infamous New Year’s Eve contribution to the year 2000 celebrations.

33:20 – The greatest bomb ever witnessed
Bobby enters a bombing competition, loses the lead and returns for one final attempt to win the legendary Coca-Cola boogie board.

39:20 – Bobby’s massive comeback
The girls remember their dad losing weight, completing the Mountain to Surf and attempting to ride the custom surfboard Steph made for him.

43:20 – Bobby bites his own thumb
A nightclub fight takes a strange turn when Bobby bites the first thumb he can find and quickly realises it belongs to him.

47:20 – The Letterbox: Dad’s approval test
Should dads be allowed to intimidate every boyfriend their daughter brings home?

54:40 – The Letterbox: A man’s lawnmower
A listener’s boyfriend breaks the one item her dad never wanted to lend him. Bobby’s solution is simple: buy him a new one.

59:00 – Confession: Over my dead body
A protective dad inspects his daughter’s boyfriend’s car and refuses to let her get inside after seeing bald tyres and empty cans.

01:03:40 – Confession: Dad walked in
A broken glass leads to one listener’s dad seeing far more of his daughter and her boyfriend than anyone wanted.

01:06:20 – Holly’s naked boyfriend ends up on the roof
The confession unlocks a Davey family memory involving one of Holly’s former boyfriends, a freezing night and a very unfortunate rooftop incident.

01:10:00 – The Sealed Section: Condoms in the bathroom drawer
A dad finds and confiscates his adult daughter’s condoms, leaving Bobby to decide whether “my house, my rules” has gone too far.

01:17:20 – The Sealed Section: Prostate exam request
A listener asks whether it is acceptable to ask his mate to perform a prostate check instead of visiting a doctor.

01:19:00 – Bobby’s pelvic floor appointment
The episode officially goes off the rails as Bobby shares the full story of his unforgettable visit to a pelvic floor specialist.

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• The Travel Trap: A concerned father writes in about his daughter’s romance with a "douchebag" traveler.
• The Seven-Year Itch: A listener wonders if a lack of shared ambition is a dealbreaker in a long-term relationship.
• First Date Philosophies: The group debates the merits of having sex on the first date to test chemistry immediately.

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• The Ultimate Third Wheel: How a stranger evaluated Steph's date right in front of his face.
  
  
• Psychopath Checklist: The asymmetric facial features and "dead eyes" to watch out for.
  
  
• "The Midnight Massacre": A listener's horror date involving a surfboard injury and a very panicked mother.
  
  
• Highway to Hell: Why you should always check exactly how far away your date lives before getting into the Uber.
  
  
• The Sealed Section: Holly and Steph recount the time they accidentally stumbled into an exclusive, adults-only Melbourne event and the awkward run-in with someone from their brother's school.
  
  
• The Alpha Friendzone: Steph explains how she aggressively "shacka’d" and "friendzoned" a high-profile AFL footballer.

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