The restaurant confessional hotline
We open the phone lines to listeners around the country, asking them to share their wildest in-venue stories. What comes back covers everything from outrageous customer behaviour and very public breakups to celebrity encounters gone wrong – and one truly shocking tale about a pint glass that is tru…
Delivery I love you, but you're bringing me down
After a traumatic food delivery order, one Broadsheet editor goes on a mission to give up the apps. But what seems like a simple matter of willpower fast becomes a six-month ordeal, until he's forced to bring in the experts. FYI is a new podcast by Broadsheet, Australia's go-to culture guide, ab…
How to spot a fake in the high-end sneaker world
Meet the sneaker detectives who spend their days sorting legit pieces from fakes – everything from Yeezys and Off-Whites to artist and ice-cream collabs – to find out what they look out for, and how to avoid getting scammed. FYI is a new podcast by Broadsheet, Australia's go-to culture guide, abou…
The hunt for a bottle of Australia’s worst whisky
It's the stuff of legend – “like drinking a unicorn”, “virtually unprocurable”, with a handful of hardcore collectors snapping up the few bottles that remain. We go in search of the cult spirit before it disappears for good (and find out if really tastes that bad). FYI is a new podcast by Broadshe…
Is perfect seasoning a myth?
Most people have strong opinions about salt – some avoid it completely; others put it in their coffee, in porridge, ice-cream, even on bacon. So why is one person's sickly-salty another's perfectly-seasoned? And how can we use less of it for just as much flavour? FYI is a podcast by Broadsheet, Au…
Mortadella: a rags to riches story
Mortadella is having a moment. But historically it's had a bad rap. So how did this deli meat – gifted to Australia by Italian migrants – go from prosciutto's poor cousin to a dish with cult status, ending up on t-shirts, caps, and the menus of the country's top fine diners? FYI is a new podcast b…
Introducing FYI, a new podcast by Broadsheet
Some stories just hook you. You know the ones – you can’t get a particular detail out of your head, and you find yourself yakking about it to anyone who’ll listen. This happens a fair bit at Broadsheet. We're Australia's go-to culture guide, and while a lot of incredible stories cross our news des…