Unpacked

Episode 507: Roaring in Uganda

Thu, 27 Jul 2023 21:00:00 GMT

In the series finale of Unpacked, we trek our way through the forests of the Ugandan mountains, get up close and personal with a gorilla, and tackle the raging white waters of the Nile.

Thanks to all the Unpacked guests and listeners out there who have joined me over these past 4 years and 40 episodes. This is Matt signing off, wishing you safe travels and great stories to come. Ciao.

Outro Music:
Banyabo by Rema Namakula

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Episode 506: Pine Nut in Patagonia

Thu, 20 Jul 2023 21:00:00 GMT

This week on Unpacked, we have a severe allergic reaction on top of a mountain in South America.

Outro Song:
Allergies by Paul Simon

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Episode 505: Bears in British Columbia

Sun, 16 Jul 2023 01:48:58 GMT

This week on Unpacked, we take a 22-day work trip across Canada in search of the illusive spirit bear.

Check out Mat and his partner Taylor's band - Echo and Bloom - via the link below!
https://open.spotify.com/artist/5fqJ39nGUk2Nicn9kacTyb?si=t3h_nb4EScG_shDbvjoZYg

Music Used:
Rango Suite by Hanz Zimmer

Outro Song:
On My Way (from "Brother Bear") by Phil Collins

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Episode 504: Swimming in San Francisco

Thu, 06 Jul 2023 21:00:00 GMT

This week on Unpacked, we recall our worst ever hotel stays, as well as a particularly bizarre experience in California.

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Episode 503: Alone in Austria

Thu, 29 Jun 2023 21:00:00 GMT

This week on Unpacked, we go on a solo, three year, round the world trip in the 1980's!

Music Used:
The Shining Theme by Wendy Carlos, Rachel Elkind and Chuck Cirino

Outro Song:
Appenzeller Jodler by Mondscheintrio

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Episode 502: Quest in Cancún

Fri, 23 Jun 2023 01:11:18 GMT

This week on Unpacked, we travel to Mexico and undertake a mission which lands us in a very sketchy situation.

Music Used:
La Pelea Con El Diablo by Octavio Meza and Martin Muriel

Outro Song:
Cancion del Mariachi by Antonio Banderas, Los Lobos and Cesar Rosas

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Episode 501: Marathon in Auckland

Fri, 16 Jun 2023 07:08:34 GMT

Unpacked is back for a fifth and final season! This week, we travel to New Zealand and make a last minute decision to run our very first marathon.

Music Used:
Gonna Fly Now (Rocky Theme) by Bill Conti
The Ecstasy of Gold by Ennio Morricone

Outro Song:
Running on Empty by Jackson Browne

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Episode 408: Taxi in Thailand

Sat, 04 Jun 2022 20:00:00 GMT

This week - on the season four finale of Unpacked - we discuss the fears, hypocrisies and snap judgements that often come with trusting strangers while travelling.

Thanks to all my generous guests and lovely listeners this season! Unpacked will return for Season 5 in the not-too-distant future! In the meantime, check out our guest Rhys' awesome podcast "Rhys Salmon is an Overnight Success" wherever you get your podcasts and follow him @rhysjsalmon

Outro Song:
Ocean Man by Ween

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Episode 407: Naked in Edinburgh

Sun, 29 May 2022 07:25:17 GMT

This week on Unpacked, we perform our first ever stand-up show at the biggest fringe festival in the world, before ending up naked, afraid and potentially homeless atop a mountain.

Check out our guest George's amazing podcast "Bookish" wherever you get your podcasts and find him on Instagram @bookishcomedy!

Outro Song:
Edinburgh by The Lake Poets

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Episode 406: Heckled in Traralgon

Sat, 21 May 2022 20:00:00 GMT

This week on Unpacked, we tour rural Victoria with 50 Shades of Grey (the comedy musical!) and trek through Vietnam in search of sweet, sweet Pineapple.

Outro Song:
Gangsta's Paradise by Coolio and L.V.

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Episode 405: Horse Racing in Guatemala

Sat, 14 May 2022 20:00:00 GMT

This week on Unpacked, we get mugged in London, ride a wild horse in Guatemala, and engage in intellectual discourse on the subject of mega-talls, mega-longs and mega-wides.

Outro Song:
Blazing Saddles Title Theme by Frankie Laine

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Episode 404: Blackjack in Bangkok

Sat, 07 May 2022 20:00:00 GMT

This week on Unpacked, on our last day in Thailand, we go for an authentic, home-cooked meal with a friendly local and end up in a high-stakes and very sketchy game of blackjack.

Outro Song:
James Bond Theme by John Barry and Monty Norman

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Episode 403: Best on Ground in Cambridge

Sat, 30 Apr 2022 21:00:00 GMT

This week on Unpacked, we make the incredibly bizarre trek overseas during one of the tightest lockdowns ever, and play a pivotal role in a historic match of footy.

Outro Song:
Up There Cazaly by Mike Brady and The Two-Man Band

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Episode 402: Pregnant?!...in China and Vietnam

Sun, 24 Apr 2022 08:53:30 GMT

This week on Unpacked, we sample some of the finest - and not-so-finest - foods in Asia...but have we succumb to a stomach bug, or is there something else at play?

Outro Song:
Everybody Shits by The Jimmy C

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Episode 401: Detained in Cyprus

Sun, 17 Apr 2022 06:34:11 GMT

This week on Unpacked, after we return to our ancestral homeland, we're detained in a Turkish-Cypriot airport and told we have no choice but to enlist in the military.

Check out Mete's work via the link below and follow him on Instagram @mete.makes
https://www.either-either.com/
https://www.instagram.com/mete.makes/

Outro Song:
Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads

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Episode 308: Filmmaking in Hong Kong

Sun, 25 Jul 2021 23:50:40 GMT

This week - on the season three finale of Unpacked - it's lights, camera, action on the darkened streets of Hong Kong, as we delve into the difficult and daring world of indie filmmaking.

Outro Song by Judy Ongg

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Episode 307: Massages in Cusco

Mon, 19 Jul 2021 01:35:28 GMT

This week on Unpacked, we buy "brand-new" boots in St. Petersburg and get some very strange massages in Peru.

Outro Song:
What Dreams are Made Of by Hilary Duff

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Episode 306: Poisoned in Cornwall

Mon, 12 Jul 2021 00:12:24 GMT

This week on Unpacked, we fight the Easter weekend traffic from Cornwall to London, as well as a truly severe case of food poisoning.

Outro Song:
Cornwall My Home by The Countrymen

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Episode 305: Mishaps in Manhattan

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 06:21:24 GMT

This week on Unpacked, we travel to America for summer camp and nearly get arrested, lose all our luggage and save our friend from getting roofied.

Outro Song:
America the Beautiful by Ray Charles

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Episode 304: Lost in Wandong

Mon, 28 Jun 2021 02:20:14 GMT

This week on Unpacked, we take the V-Line out to country Victoria for a camping trip, with plenty of hallucinogens and barely any water.

Outro Song:
Home Among the Gumtrees by John Williamson

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Episode 303: Midwifery in Melbourne

Mon, 21 Jun 2021 02:31:17 GMT

This week on Unpacked, after a night out in Melbourne, we find ourselves on the side of the road at 4am, helping deliver a stranger's baby!

Outro Song:
Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again by The Angels

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Episode 302: Return from Tokyo

Mon, 14 Jun 2021 00:52:25 GMT

This week on Unpacked, two brothers struggle to endure their long journey home, battling blood noses, screaming infants and perplexingly large airports.

Outro Song:
Taiyou Ga Kowai No by Kaoru Hibiki

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Episode 301: Kidnapped in Hanoi

Sun, 06 Jun 2021 22:56:13 GMT

This week, Unpacked is back with a bang for a third season, from a frightful bout of alcohol poisoning, to a gripping ride to rescue a mate being held hostage by the Vietnamese mafia.

Outro Song:
Het Thoi by Ngot

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Between Season Bonus - Motorbiking in Mongolia

Sat, 15 Aug 2020 04:23:22 GMT

This week, on a special bonus episode, we take an old bike for grand tour across the untouched wilds of the Eurasian Steppe and the Gobi Desert. Unpacked will return for a brand new season in 2021!

Outro Song:
Yuve Yuve Yu by The Hu

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Episode 208: Holidaying in North Korea

Thu, 21 May 2020 22:43:28 GMT

This week - on the season two finale of Unpacked - we travel to North Korea with our grandkids and find out how *description redacted*.

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Episode 207: Outbreak in Ecuador

Fri, 15 May 2020 12:59:38 GMT

This week on Unpacked, the world goes into lockdown amidst our travels through South America, forcing us to scramble for flight home...

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Episode 206: Pineapples in Champagne

Fri, 08 May 2020 02:10:50 GMT

This week on Unpacked, whilst teaching English in the French countryside, we find ourselves in the middle of an impossibly awkward cooking class.

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Episode 205: Lunch in Ho Chi Minh

Fri, 01 May 2020 05:21:39 GMT

This week on Unpacked, we hit the streets of Vietnam's largest city for a spot of lunch with mum, but the restaurant is more than it seems.

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Episode 204: Night in New York

Fri, 24 Apr 2020 05:35:33 GMT

This week on Unpacked, after months spent performing on a cruise ship in Bermuda, we go for a very strange job interview in a New York penthouse apartment.

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Episode 203: Blacked Out in Britain

Thu, 16 Apr 2020 23:35:30 GMT

This week on Unpacked, we have one last big night at the pub in Northiam, England, only to wake up with a gash on our head and no memory of how it got there.

Outro Song:
Jerusalem by William Blake and Hubert Parry

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Episode 202: Rabid in Bali

Thu, 09 Apr 2020 22:21:08 GMT

This week on Unpacked, we skip over to beautiful Bali, Indonesia for some fun in the sun, only to encounter an unwelcome nighttime intruder.

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Episode 201: Escape to Bolivia

Fri, 03 Apr 2020 05:50:03 GMT

Unpacked is back for a second season, and what better way to start off the journey than with a hair-raising, bone-chilling, white-knuckle van ride across a deadly mountain pass during a blizzard...in the driest place on earth.

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Episode 108: Bitten in Cambodia

Thu, 09 Jan 2020 22:12:14 GMT

This week - on the season one finale of Unpacked - we let the bedbugs bite in Cambodia and risk paying a hefty price!

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Episode 107: "Dating" in Italy

Fri, 03 Jan 2020 02:32:21 GMT

This week on Unpacked, we're given an offer we can't refuse - pizzas in Cinque Terre.

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Episode 106: Panicked in Peru

Thu, 26 Dec 2019 13:18:33 GMT

This week on Unpacked, while dazed and hungover, we abandon our unconscious friend, get chloroformed on a bus and embark on a brutal hike, all for the glorious prize of Machu Picchu.

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Episode 105: Starstruck in Mumbai

Thu, 19 Dec 2019 13:27:37 GMT

This week on Unpacked, it's lights, camera, PANIC as we're held up on a film set in Mumbai, India!

After listening, be sure to check out this wildly perfect piece of advertising - the making of which is the centre of our guest's story. https://youtu.be/qw1aEjWG45I

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Episode 104: Trapped in Mullumbimby

Thu, 12 Dec 2019 13:16:56 GMT

This week on Unpacked, we get into a dicey situation on an organic banana farm in Mullumbimby, NSW.

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Episode 103: Whiskeys in Shanghai

Thu, 05 Dec 2019 13:24:20 GMT

This week on Unpacked, we go for late night drink at an upscale bar in Shanghai, China.

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Episode 102: Broke in London

Thu, 28 Nov 2019 21:43:41 GMT

From Victoria Falls to Victoria Station, in this episode we travel to London, England, to hear a young singer busk like her life depends on it.

Outro Song:
Scarborough Fair by Simon and Garfunkel

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Episode 101: Tailed in Zimbabwe

Fri, 22 Nov 2019 12:11:46 GMT

In this, the very first episode of Unpacked, we travel to Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe for a very tense cab ride.

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