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Gotta Be Done - A Bluey Podcast

Two Melbourne mums obsessed with ABC TV"s Bluey, episode by episode! Email blueypod@gmail.com or say hi on our socials #blueypod Artwork by J-F Tranquille, music by Ari Danaher-Flavell

kids & family parenting

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59:10

Stories (aka Didn’t Know So Many Horses in Australia...

Gotta Be Done - A Bluey Podcast ·

2022/09/15

“We are the stories we tell ourselves." There's a lot for Gotta Be Done to unpack about Stories, both Indy and Winton's, and Kate and Mary's! Plus their desperate attempt to be across all the pop culture references within ("we're not very good"), a detour into Lin Manuel Miranda/ David Bowie crossover, and exactly what belongs on Old McDonald's Farm. It's a Bluey deep-dive at its most chaotic - much better! ++ Gotta Be Done is ex-journos and Melbourne mums Kate McMahon and Mary Bolling, as we

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43:41

BONUS EP (Gotta Be Done x Aussie Girl Margie)

Gotta Be Done - A Bluey Podcast ·

2022/09/08

Gotta Be Done goes beyond the audio this week - with the superstar of YouTube, Aussie Girl Margie! The effervescent Australian-mum-living-in-the-US has been making fun-filled Bluey content for a year, and shares her screen with Mary in this big chat! From the stars that aligned for Mary and Kate's Promises roles, to the intricacies of censoring Bluey, and whether there really is a wedding still to come in season three - it's a meeting of obsessive Bluey minds, and wild Heeler theories! You can

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59:19

VINTAGE GOTTA BE DONE: Family Meeting (aka Where’s My...

Gotta Be Done - A Bluey Podcast ·

2022/09/01

It's the episode that made Disney decree farts aren't funny - or maybe are too funny for under-5s?! Look, who knows how that Mouse's mind works! But word is Disney is revisiting the decision - so Mary and Kate are revisting their recap! So, how do kids/ pups inherently know what wooden spoon are used for, if they've never seen them used for that purpose? That and so many more questions for the witnesses in this rollicking courtroom drama, as Gotta Be Done calls a Family Meeting. But the biggest

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55:36

Musical Statues (aka OMG I Just Realised They’re...

Gotta Be Done - A Bluey Podcast ·

2022/08/25

Sorry rest of world, Gotta Be Done is sneaking ahead of you again, to recap the first of the Australian-only-so-far episodes - and honestly, Musical Statues is the mood-lift we all need! (Thanks Bluey Season 3 Part 2A.) Mary and Kate talk the right time for protein powder, Pulp Fiction-inspired dance moves, whether Bandit really hit Brisbane's dance floors with his worm in the "glory days", and of course relatable parental despair. Hope it gets you dancing into the weekend (also, can it be a weekend

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01:04:45

Curry Quest (aka Layers of Coping Strategies We Need...

Gotta Be Done - A Bluey Podcast ·

2022/08/18

What is a Curry Quest/ Campbellian Monomyth/ Peshwari Naan/ good approach for breaking bad news to kids? Gotta Be Done asks all those questions and more - the only sure answer, Mary and Kate want Chilli narrating life for all of us! (Oh and lots of love for Our Flag Means Death and Only Murders in the Building too, and this dissertation from Dr Bandit Heeler!) Grrrrrrr! ++ Gotta Be Done is ex-journos and Melbourne mums Kate McMahon and Mary Bolling, as we deep-dive on every Bluey episode, with

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50:23

VINTAGE GOTTA BE DONE: Bedroom (aka The Girls Are...

Gotta Be Done - A Bluey Podcast ·

2022/08/11

So Bluey Season 3 has finally reached the rest of the world, and Gotta Be Done is giving you global Bluey devotees a week to catch up/ process/ binge a certain podcast. You're welcome! This recap first dropped in December 2021, just as Australia got S3, and Kate and Mary weren't crying, you were crying. (Clearly everyone was crying - and now the rest of the world is too!) Bedroom seems to answer some longstanding Blueyverse questions (or does it, Grandpa Bob wherever you are?) and has Gotta Be Done

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41:14

BONUS EP (Gotta Be Done x The Hammerbarn Project FREE...

Gotta Be Done - A Bluey Podcast ·

2022/08/04

Gotta Be Done and The Hammerbarn Project have covered Bluey the Album, but there's still so so much to talk about - so they do! From podcast team back stories to how anyone ever parented pre-Bluey (did they really??), a rapid-fire round that's anything but, and picking the ultimate bit of Hammerbarn (is that even possible??) Plus, the most momentous merde moments of Bluey... there's a few! Basically, it's just five grownups finding supreme joy in talking supremely excellent TV. And it's gotta be

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37:40

BONUS EP (Gotta Be Done x The Hammerbarn Project vs...

Gotta Be Done - A Bluey Podcast ·

2022/07/28

Did you know that Gotta Be Done is NOT the only podcast that religiously recaps episodes of Bluey? The lads from The Hammerbarn Project burst onto the podwaves last year, and are bringing some brilliantly (beautifully!) blokey perspective to our favourite family of Heelers - with puns and power tools galore! Frank, Marty and Brendan jump in the wagon with Kate and Mary for fun and frenetic crossover chat - and just to make things interesting, abandon all recaps to drill down on award-winning Bluey

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57:43

Pavlova (aka Up Here for Bibliothèque-ing, Down There...

Gotta Be Done - A Bluey Podcast ·

2022/07/20

Zut alors! We has emerged! Gotta Be Done does Pavlova and wonders if the French language even exists beyond the bits you learn from kids cartoons. But what would the Blueyverse's French folks (frog dogs?) make of Bandit's impression? (Or of Flight of the Conchords or Greg Champion, for that matter?) Better than Pepé Le Pew, surely! Also, no shortage of Brene moments when you're playing the long game, but Kate got her feeding kids advice from Kemi and played the loooong long game - to win! And, more

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01:02:04

Whale Watching (aka Be Motivated By Spite Not Guilt)

Gotta Be Done - A Bluey Podcast ·

2022/07/14

So Gotta Be Done has finally left the couch (HA!) and is back to the recapping, but moving slowly and avoiding loud noises, a bit like Whale Watching! It's the Bluey episode that proves Bandit and Chilli occasionally get on the sauce, but Mary and Kate want to know who's paying harder for their hedonism? Also, nautical-themed games that let you stay still, a sailor's hornpipe that doesn't, corn chip warnings and sometimes food... but how often IS sometimes? Anyway, it's all very educational - a

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01:01:53

BONUS EP (aka Joe Brumm III: THE DECIDER!)

Gotta Be Done - A Bluey Podcast ·

2022/07/07

So we did a Grandpa Bob and disappeared for a bit, but Gotta Be Done is BACK BABY - and for the best possible reason! Joe Brumm joins Kate and Mary on the mic, with a ton of Bluey S3 secrets to share. So, which TV heroes was Joe most excited to meet at the Logies? Who was the voice of Major Tom before Lin Manuel Miranda neighed his way in? What period piece inspired the music for Seesaw (we struggle for the name but it's The Favourite!) How hard did the team have to fight for fourth-wall-smashing

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44:25

Mini Bluey (aka Just Be in the Moment and Hug the...

Gotta Be Done - A Bluey Podcast ·

2022/04/07

A slight technical glitch to start this Mini Bluey recap - but are lost library books and non-compliant noisy children just technical glitches too? Gotta Be Done wonders what constitutes weird in on-toast combos (Bingo toast, anyone?), and whether anyone can know themselves and all their annoying ways as honestly as Bluey does. (Reckon Ted Lasso would give it a go - here's his Patience rendition!) Plus, committing to the character and owning your child's inherited traits - it's painful, we'll tell

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49:44

Obstacle Course (aka Mel Gibson and the One Who’s Not...

Gotta Be Done - A Bluey Podcast ·

2022/03/31

Are kids bad losers, or do they just have keenly developed senses of injustice? In Obstacle Course, Bluey is a bit of each - and at Kate and Mary's places, it's definitely one or the other! Meanwhile, what movies do you see in the montage? Kate's done the research, while Mary has to admit Gallipoli and Kokoda are not the same. And why do our Gotta Be Done girls, like Bandit/ every parent, always lose at memory snap? Either social media, Wizz Fizz or bio-char is to blame! ++ Gotta Be Done is

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52:04

Born Yesterday (aka Glittering Star Cameos of Bluey...

Gotta Be Done - A Bluey Podcast ·

2022/03/24

Gotta Be Done wasn't born yesterday, but who else thinks a fresh start on life on earth might not go astray right now? Of course, Mary and Kate and everyone else would still need the wisdom of Bluey and Bingo to guide us through - and even if we can't start fresh, there's plenty of goodness to work with in this leafy gem. Plus, stealth plans to grow indoor gardens, a Bible verse, and will a Twitter verse or two make up for the Bluey Christmas episode that's been robbed from us all? ++ Gotta Be Done

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50:48

Housework (aka Who Even Cleans Windows?)

Gotta Be Done - A Bluey Podcast ·

2022/03/17

From Chilli's first line for the ages (oh man, Gotta Be Done is just not a fan of housework either babe!), Housework is a joy that does not usually come with housework! There's the playful Fab Four, the interminable demands of Lego Batman, and detailed instructions for making a toy car wash - oh, and plenty of Bluey wisdom for life. Plus, the perils of looking too closely at the contents of your vacuum. Bee-oop! ++ Gotta Be Done is ex-journos and Melbourne mums Kate McMahon and Mary Bolling, as

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43:30

Phones (aka You Can’t Call Millennials on the Phone)

Gotta Be Done - A Bluey Podcast ·

2022/03/03

Ring ring, ring ring? Hello, this is Kate and Mary showing their age by actually picking up the phone - but will the next generation even know what that is? Phones and Grandad Mort's visit have Gotta Be Done wondering about the right hand signal for a smartphone, what's next for Emma Wiggle, and is tech the source of all the world's problems. So yeah, just all the big questions! Also, what are curried sausages and is there any chance children would eat them? Lovely evening, ladies! ++ Gotta Be Done

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59:13

Family Meeting (aka Where’s My Wooden Spoon?)

Gotta Be Done - A Bluey Podcast ·

2022/02/24

How do kids/ pups inherently know what wooden spoon are used for, if they've never seen them used for that purpose? That and so many more questions for the witnesses in this rollicking courtroom drama, as Gotta Be Done calls a Family Meeting. But the biggest question: When is it okay to laugh at a fluffy? Well, it's hard not to! ++ Gotta Be Done is ex-journos and Melbourne mums Kate McMahon and Mary Bolling, as we deep-dive every Bluey episode, with plenty of detours into mama life, childhood

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28:09

BONUS EP (The Heeler House For Real Life!)

Gotta Be Done - A Bluey Podcast ·

2022/02/17

So unless Muffin Cupcake Heeler has dropped your phone in the pool, you've probably heard that Bluey's house got listed on Airbnb! After Gotta Be Done tried and failed to take up permanent residence, Mary got to go behind the scenes from a distance, with amazing designer to the Heelers, Yvette Turnbull. The creative Queenslander has worked with Airbnb, BBC Studios and Ludo to bring the beloved home to life, and she has plenty of hints for what it takes to Heeler-fy your place too! Plus some of the

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57:32

Pass the Parcel (aka Birthday Party Invitees...

Gotta Be Done - A Bluey Podcast ·

2022/02/10

Is Pass the Parcel the most controversial episode of Bluey yet? The clickbait stories would suggest so, but Gotta Be Done is seeing plenty of Brené nuance falling out at every layer! From tradies and their dexterity to concert pianist rock stars, birthday party expectations to English county fairs, and of course where the hell we're meant to get resilience and empathy, Mary and Kate take this recap back to the 80s (and 1800s) and back again in their search for answers. Also, is Pass the Parcel 30

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47:12

Unicorse (aka All the Things You Don’t Want Your Kids...

Gotta Be Done - A Bluey Podcast ·

2022/02/03

Sooooo Unicorse might be the most annoying unicorn in the world, but can the same be said for this episode? Mary and Kate grit their collective chompers and go deep into the psyche of unicorns/ eunuch-horses, mullets with the sides shaved, leather bedding, annoying people, and meetings that should have been emails ("AAAAAAND WHY SHOULD I CARE?!") It's equal parts disturbing and cathartic, and that's before the part about Mary's past life as William Tell. (This essential context viewing might help -

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