Summer programming: best bits of 2005 vol 3

01/01/2026 1h 5min Temporada 5 Episodio 50
Summer programming: best bits of 2005 vol 3

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Send us a text🧃 Belle Gibson enters Mel’s comments sectionIn one of the most unexpectedly cursed timeline moments of the year, Mel gets fact-checked by Belle Gibson — yes, that Belle Gibson — after she jumps into Mel’s Instagram comments to correct something she said. A wellness grifter policing accuracy is peak internet irony and a reminder that sometimes the comments section really is the wild west. No green juice was harmed but Mel’s disbelief absolutely was.🐊 The internet’s first viral earworm (thanks, Schnappi)Before TikTok, before YouTube ads, before your sanity… there was a dancing cartoon crocodile singing in German. We revisit Schnappi, the accidental global hit that proved the internet could launch nonsense into the stratosphere — and never look back.🎧 Boomer ASMR: guess that nostalgic soundFrom dial-up tones to Windows error dings, we play the most chaotic game imaginable — identifying tech and pop culture relics by sound alone. It’s soothing, triggering and wildly humbling for everyone involved.⚛️ Did we almost create a black hole?Remember when the world briefly panicked that a particle collider might end existence as we know it? Same. We revisit the week science headlines went full apocalypse and somehow lived to tell the tale.💔 Delta, Brian McFadden and peak tabloid side-eyeA sharp rewind to the moment Australian pop culture turned extremely judgmental, as Delta Goodrem found herself unfairly labelled a homewrecker. A reminder that 2005 tabloids had absolutely no chill.🕊️ A pope dies, smoke rises and the world watchesWhite smoke, black smoke and global anticipation as the Vatican farewells Pope John Paul II. A rare moment when the entire planet paused to watch a chimney.Hang with us on socials to chat more noughties nostalgia - Facebook (@tminus20) or Instagram (tminus20podcast). You can also contact us there if you want to be a part of the show.