Lived It

Jun 20 2022 874
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Lived It is a new Netflix podcast where we speak to everyday Aussies and Kiwis who didn’t just watch the show or movie everyone’s bangin’ on about - they lived it! Join comedians Gen Fricker and Alexei Toliopoulos every Tuesday for real stories from real people on a cinematic scale. Follow or subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. And join the conversation at @netflixanz on Instagram and Twitter, and tag #LivedIt.

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Halftime: Superbowl Dancer Ling Zhang On What It Takes To Perform With JLo

Jun 20 2022 28 mins  
What does it take to prepare for one of the greatest experiences of your life? Jennifer Lopez’s latest documentary Halftime answers this very question. Literally Lived It is a special episode where we talk to people who’ve LITERALLY LIVED the experience of being on a tv show or movie. In this episode, hosts Gen Fricker and Alexei Toliopoulos sit down with quite possibly one of

Hustle: Pro Basketballer Lifts Lid On The Emotional Truth Behind Sports Movies

Jun 13 2022 25 mins  
Adam Sandler’s brand new film Hustle has hit Netflix, and it’s also hit our hosts in the feels, leading us to ask: what is it about sports dramas that make us so emotional? To help us understand the motivational magic of the genre, we chat to professional basketball player Jessica Kuster. CREDITS Guest: Jessica Kuster - https://www.instagram.com/kustakusta/ Hosts: Gen Fricker a

Stranger Things 4: What Aussie Psychic Debbie Malone Has In Common With Eleven

Jun 06 2022 36 mins  
Do you believe in the other realm? What about psychics? Are they even real? Well, Alexei and Gen wanted to know exactly that! In this week's episode they chat to psychic medium Debbie Malone who lets us in on her experience of the ‘upside down world,’ and also gives Alexei a very specific message from the other side. Plus, we take a look at what the frightening new series Stran

A Perfect Pairing: Could Gen & Alexei *Actually* Hack It On A Farm?

May 30 2022 28 mins  
Do you reckon you’d survive working on a farm as a Jillaroo or Jackaroo? Well, it might be A LOT harder than you think! Take it from Georgia Anderson who’s a station worker and agricultural trainer and assessor from the Northern Territory. Georgia lets us in on what it’s really like mustering and feeding the livestock on a massive farm… and we mean MASSIVE! She also shares

Love On The Spectrum: Michael Theo Tells Us What He Really Thinks Of The Reboot

May 23 2022 20 mins  
Everyone deserves a chance at love, no matter how old or who we are - that’s where Love On The Spectrum comes in. This US docu-series follows people on the autism spectrum as they navigate the world of dating and relationships. In this episode of Lived It, Gen Fricker and Alexei Toliopoulos chat to Michael Theo, season one and two cast member of Love On The Spectrum Australia, ab

Our Father: ‘I Found Out My Mate Was My Half-Brother’

May 16 2022 20 mins  
Imagine for your entire life you’re an only child, and then one day you get told you not only have one half sibling but three, all of which you ACCIDENTLY bump into. Sounds, like a movie right? Well, that’s exactly what happened to our guest, Zack. Plus, Gen Fricker and Alexei Toliopolous talk about the new documentary, Our Father. After a woman's at-home DNA test reveals multi

The Pentaverate: Aussie Journo Ruby Jones Chased a Conspiracy Theory and Found Love

May 09 2022 22 mins  
Conspiracies happen quite a lot. Political assassinations, scandals and cover-ups, and even secret societies… Enter The Pentaverate. The Pentaverate - created by Mike Myers, and of course stars Mike Myers (eight of him to be exact), is about a Canadian journalist who finds himself on a mission to break a story on the Pentaverate, the world’s oldest and most influential secret s

Heartstopper: Former Aussie Rules Player Jason Ball On Coming Out In Sport And How The Show Hit The Mark

May 02 2022 27 mins  
Do you ever look back on your teenage years and think ‘Damn, I wish things were easier then!’? We second that! In this episode of ‘Lived It’ Gen and Alexei chat to a former Australian rules football player who’s also an LGBTIQ+ advocate - Jason Ball, about what life was like once he came out in the ‘masculine’ game of Aussie football. Plus, we also take a look at the

Selling Sunset: Oppenheim's GM Mary Fitzgerald Tells Us What Really Goes Down Off-Camera

Apr 25 2022 27 mins  
Where else can you get luxury real estate viewing, extravagant houses, dramatic feuds and in-office romances? Why, on Selling Sunset of course! 'Literally Lived It' is a special episode where we talk to people who’ve LITERALLY LIVED the experience of being on a tv show or movie. In this episode, Gen Fricker and Alexei Toliopoulos are chatting to the sweetest reality tv star known

Choose Or Die: How Michael Hing Became A World Of Warcraft Sugar Baby

Apr 18 2022 23 mins  
Nowadays, you can do EVERYTHING online – you can date online, play video games online, and even become… an accidental sugar baby online. Or at least that’s what happened to comedian and e-sports commentator Michael Hing. In this episode of Lived It, Gen and Alexei reflect on the immersive nature of a game, before diving into horror-thriller movie ‘Choose or Die’, where on