For a podcast that has never spoken about champagne before, this is our second Bonus Patch about it within as many months! We are joined again by Laura Dunemann to discuss the ideal circumstances for sharing a bottle of champagne (or expensive sparkling wine). 

Christian makes a fool of himself for not connecting his G.H.Mumm pun to the right ABBA song before Laura kicks us into gear by asking how many people should share in an expensive bottle of champagne. Can you drink it alone? How many people is too many? Can you enjoy it for pre-drinks before a big night out?

Laura shares with us an interesting fact about wine glasses before we visit Chris and Marie's Wombat Gully Plant Farm. Josh then asks whether it's OK as the rightful owner of the bottle to have more than the even share and we debate whether you should you fill a flute to the top.

Finally, we discuss whether a bottle of wine that comes in it's own box needs to be gifted in a wine bag. 

Watch this clip on YouTube via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ktwrenk5ltA

For a podcast that has never spoken about champagne before, this is our second Bonus Patch about it within as many months! We are joined again by Laura Dunemann to discuss the ideal circumstances for sharing a bottle of champagne (or expensive sparkling wine). 
Christian makes a fool of himself for not connecting his G.H.Mumm pun to the right ABBA song before Laura kicks us into gear by asking how many people should share in an expensive bottle of champagne. Can you drink it alone? How many people is too many? Can you enjoy it for pre-drinks before a big night out?
Laura shares with us an interesting fact about wine glasses before we visit Chris and Marie's Wombat Gully Plant Farm. Josh then asks whether it's OK as the rightful owner of the bottle to have more than the even share and we debate whether you should you fill a flute to the top.
Finally, we discuss whether a bottle of wine that comes in it's own box needs to be gifted in a wine bag. 
Watch this clip on YouTube via <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ktwrenk5ltA">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ktwrenk5ltA</a>

Have you ever wondered if it’s acceptable to bring food to someone's house and take it back home if no one has eaten it? Well if you have, then you’re in good company. Christian, Dion and Josh are Welcome to Patchwork: An Australian comedy podcast that thinks too hard about the monotony of life. By debating the obvious, challenging social conventions and improvising sketches, we're more concerned with the crumbs than the cookie.

Welcome To Patchreon

**Nominated for 'Best Comedy' at the Australian Podcast Awards 2018 & 2019**

Have you ever wondered if it’s acceptable to bring food to someone's house and take it back home if no one has eaten it? Well if you have, then you’re in good company. Christian, Dion and Josh are Welcome to Patchwork: An Australian comedy podcast that thinks too hard about the monotony of life. By debating the obvious, challenging social conventions and improvising sketches, we're more concerned with the crumbs than the cookie.

Have you ever wondered if it’s acceptable to bring food to someones house and take it back home if no one has eaten it? Christian, Dion and Josh are Welcome To Patchwork: An Australian comedy podcast that stares far too hard at everyday life.

Welcome To Patchwork

How Should You Share A Bottle Of Champagne?

Josh opens this Bonus Patch with special guest Michael "Cambo" Campbell by taking aim at Christian for some late night antics that kept him awake. Christian and Cambo, who are ordinarily early bedtime boys, smell a hypocrite!

Should Josh have sent a message to the loud group? Cambo has no issue telling someone to "keep it down" and recounts a story of an ex-neighbour who was physically incapable of keeping it down, despite Cambo's window-side pleas. Christian and Cambo recreate the magic of that story while we learn a little more about noise laws in Melbourne.

Josh reflects on whether he should have done more to quieten the group down before remembering that they turned the smart lights on in his room as they arrived. Should he preempt it happening again by sending the group a follow up message? Cambo tutors Josh on 'responsibility'.

You can hear more Cambo via his incredible podcasts, Cancelled Movie Report and Read It on Reddit. Find them on all podcast apps!  

Watch this Bonus Patch on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/KHzwvdgQIFo

Follow us on Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, Twitter and Facebook to see clips from the show: linktr.ee/welcometopatchwork

For a couple of dollars a month you can sign up to our Patreon page and get a bonus Patch every off week! Check out: www.patreon.com/welcometopatchwork

Josh opens this Bonus Patch with special guest Michael "Cambo" Campbell by taking aim at Christian for some late night antics that kept him awake. Christian and Cambo, who are ordinarily early bedtime boys, smell a hypocrite!
Should Josh have sent a message to the loud group? Cambo has no issue telling someone to "keep it down" and recounts a story of an ex-neighbour who was physically incapable of keeping it down, despite Cambo's window-side pleas. Christian and Cambo recreate the magic of that story while we learn a little more about noise laws in Melbourne.
Josh reflects on whether he should have done more to quieten the group down before remembering that they turned the smart lights on in his room as they arrived. Should he preempt it happening again by sending the group a follow up message? Cambo tutors Josh on 'responsibility'.
You can hear more Cambo via his incredible podcasts, Cancelled Movie Report and Read It on Reddit. Find them on all podcast apps!  
Watch this Bonus Patch on YouTube here: <a href="https://youtu.be/KHzwvdgQIFo">https://youtu.be/KHzwvdgQIFo</a>
Follow us on Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, Twitter and Facebook to see clips from the show: <a href="https://linktr.ee/welcometopatchwork">linktr.ee/welcometopatchwork</a>
For a couple of dollars a month you can sign up to our Patreon page and get a bonus Patch every off week! Check out: <a href="http://www.patreon.com/welcometopatchwork">www.patreon.com/welcometopatchwork</a>

How Should You Confront People Disrupting Your Sleep? ft. Michael Campbell

Michael "Cambo" Campbell of Cancelled Movie Report and Read It On Reddit joins Josh and Christian and is immediately attached for his nickname and the silent "p" in his surname. Don't we treat our guests well!  

Christian kicks off proceedings by asking Cambo and Josh what they would do if someone asked to grant them access to a building that required fob access. Would you let them in and then assume they were up to no good? Or do you, like Cambo, "run a loose fob ship"? Should you track their movement and alert front desk of an intruder? Finally, we marvel at the next generation tech available today at Woolworths!

Josh tells us about a time he followed up on an offer for tickets to see Dune 2 but was met with silence. What obligation do we have to honour the offers we have made to people? Is there a statute of limitations on offers? Does it matter if the offer is vague? Can you be upfront with the person who originally offered you the favour? Cambo tells us about his "full house" of family and friends that work a trade while Christian laments the prevalence of "empty offers" in today's society. 

Finally, Cambo takes us through a recent 'near miss' with Rob Schneider and then asks how best to react when a person you're gossiping about is, to your surprise, within earshot of the conversation. Do you confront them? Is there a way to know how much they heard? Christian discloses that he's constantly checking his phone whenever engaging in gossip, Josh dwells on the PTSD of forgetting a close friend's name and Cambo lets us in on his secret system for remembering a distant family member's name.      

With very special guests Never Scene It and Time To Think.

You can hear more Cambo via his incredible podcasts, Cancelled Movie Report and Read It on Reddit. Find them on all podcast apps!  

Follow us on Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, Twitter and Facebook to see clips from the show: linktr.ee/welcometopatchwork

For a couple of dollars a month you can sign up to our Patreon page and get a bonus Patch every off week! Check out: www.patreon.com/welcometopatchwork

Michael "Cambo" Campbell of Cancelled Movie Report and Read It On Reddit joins Josh and Christian and is immediately attached for his nickname and the silent "p" in his surname. Don't we treat our guests well!  
Christian kicks off proceedings by asking Cambo and Josh what they would do if someone asked to grant them access to a building that required fob access. Would you let them in and then assume they were up to no good? Or do you, like Cambo, "run a loose fob ship"? Should you track their movement and alert front desk of an intruder? Finally, we marvel at the next generation tech available today at Woolworths!
Josh tells us about a time he followed up on an offer for tickets to see Dune 2 but was met with silence. What obligation do we have to honour the offers we have made to people? Is there a statute of limitations on offers? Does it matter if the offer is vague? Can you be upfront with the person who originally offered you the favour? Cambo tells us about his "full house" of family and friends that work a trade while Christian laments the prevalence of "empty offers" in today's society. 
Finally, Cambo takes us through a recent 'near miss' with Rob Schneider and then asks how best to react when a person you're gossiping about is, to your surprise, within earshot of the conversation. Do you confront them? Is there a way to know how much they heard? Christian discloses that he's constantly checking his phone whenever engaging in gossip, Josh dwells on the PTSD of forgetting a close friend's name and Cambo lets us in on his secret system for remembering a distant family member's name.      
With very special guests Never Scene It and Time To Think.
You can hear more Cambo via his incredible podcasts, Cancelled Movie Report and Read It on Reddit. Find them on all podcast apps!  
Follow us on Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, Twitter and Facebook to see clips from the show: <a href="https://linktr.ee/welcometopatchwork">linktr.ee/welcometopatchwork</a>
For a couple of dollars a month you can sign up to our Patreon page and get a bonus Patch every off week! Check out: <a href="http://www.patreon.com/welcometopatchwork">www.patreon.com/welcometopatchwork</a>

Patch #130 - Do You Make Offers You Can't Keep? ft. Michael Campbell

While Dion is away, the cats will play! And these cats have decided to invite veteran of the comedy scene and Patchwork's first ever repeat guest co-host, Laura Dunemann, onto the podcast!

We kick off Patch 129 by making Christian feel more self conscious about his most recent Uniqlo purchase, an Arctic white turtleneck jumper. He's a Christmas rom-com cameo, he's exploring the Polar ice-caps and he's a villainous tech billionaire. 

Laura, married and mother of 1, discloses that when her husband is travelling for work and she is interacting with other parents solo, she can't help but feel as though she is being perceived as a flirt. How do you flirt? Is it always flirty when you're interacting with a parent of the opposite sex? Josh and Laura give us a great example of 'awkward flirting on a podcast'. Christian realises his flirting is simply the way he wants to be flirted with and Josh likes to flirt with his eyes. What's the difference between flirting and cracking on? Do you label your significant other as your partner? Girlfriend/boyfriend? De facto? 

Christian asks Josh and Laura what their approach is to taking a day off work. Are you like Christian and overthink your excuse to the point of needing to lie or are you more like Laura and remain vague and upfront? Do you actually need to give an excuse? Josh reflects on the moment of clarity that comes with deciding to take a day off and Laura spruiks asking from the night before and we bow down to the ultimate sick day excuse, children. Speaking of children, what was the best excuse for taking a day off in primary school? Did we have much more than tummy pains? For Josh, it was a weird masochistic urge to break his arm.

Josh asks Christian and Laura when it's acceptable to send a "I had a great night" message to a friend you've just caught up with. Is it more appropriate for a group chat or a 1 on 1? Do you need to respond to that message? Laura puts her foot down and sends Christian and Josh back to the stone age by illustrating how primitive their behaviour is. Is there a distinction between being excited or surprised by friendship? Does the frequency with which you see that person impact the follow up message? When do you cross the line from genuine connection to stinking of desperation? We then close off the chat by auditing our phone contacts.   

With very special guest Copy Cat (Barenaked Ladies, "It's Been"). 

Also, it's Groundhog Day and this time, Dion is going away! We're going to miss him SO MUCH but Season 9 of Patchwork will continue with Josh and Christian and special guests. Have the best trip Dion, we'll see you on the other side!

Follow us on Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, Twitter and Facebook to see clips from the show: linktr.ee/welcometopatchwork

For a couple of dollars a month you can sign up to our Patreon page and get a bonus Patch every off week! Check out: www.patreon.com/welcometopatchwork

While Dion is away, the cats will play! And these cats have decided to invite veteran of the comedy scene and Patchwork's first ever repeat guest co-host, Laura Dunemann, onto the podcast!
We kick off Patch 129 by making Christian feel more self conscious about his most recent Uniqlo purchase, an Arctic white turtleneck jumper. He's a Christmas rom-com cameo, he's exploring the Polar ice-caps and he's a villainous tech billionaire. 
Laura, married and mother of 1, discloses that when her husband is travelling for work and she is interacting with other parents solo, she can't help but feel as though she is being perceived as a flirt. How do you flirt? Is it always flirty when you're interacting with a parent of the opposite sex? Josh and Laura give us a great example of 'awkward flirting on a podcast'. Christian realises his flirting is simply the way he wants to be flirted with and Josh likes to flirt with his eyes. What's the difference between flirting and cracking on? Do you label your significant other as your partner? Girlfriend/boyfriend? De facto? 
Christian asks Josh and Laura what their approach is to taking a day off work. Are you like Christian and overthink your excuse to the point of needing to lie or are you more like Laura and remain vague and upfront? Do you actually need to give an excuse? Josh reflects on the moment of clarity that comes with deciding to take a day off and Laura spruiks asking from the night before and we bow down to the ultimate sick day excuse, children. Speaking of children, what was the best excuse for taking a day off in primary school? Did we have much more than tummy pains? For Josh, it was a weird masochistic urge to break his arm.
Josh asks Christian and Laura when it's acceptable to send a "I had a great night" message to a friend you've just caught up with. Is it more appropriate for a group chat or a 1 on 1? Do you need to respond to that message? Laura puts her foot down and sends Christian and Josh back to the stone age by illustrating how primitive their behaviour is. Is there a distinction between being excited or surprised by friendship? Does the frequency with which you see that person impact the follow up message? When do you cross the line from genuine connection to stinking of desperation? We then close off the chat by auditing our phone contacts.   
With very special guest Copy Cat (Barenaked Ladies, "It's Been"). 
Also, it's Groundhog Day and this time, Dion is going away! We're going to miss him SO MUCH but Season 9 of Patchwork will continue with Josh and Christian and special guests. Have the best trip Dion, we'll see you on the other side!
Follow us on Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, Twitter and Facebook to see clips from the show: <a href="https://linktr.ee/welcometopatchwork">linktr.ee/welcometopatchwork</a>
For a couple of dollars a month you can sign up to our Patreon page and get a bonus Patch every off week! Check out: <a href="http://www.patreon.com/welcometopatchwork">www.patreon.com/welcometopatchwork</a>

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