Journalists Leigh Sales and Annabel Crabb riff on TV, books, and celebrity culture between themselves.
Chat 10 Looks 3 turns recommendations into companionable sport. Recent episodes move from Bob Fosse, Survivor and Oscars fashion to library hoarding, cookbook plans, theatre, novels and the emotional logistics of restarting a recording platform.
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Chat 10 Looks 3 is a two-hander chat show built around the ongoing conversation between co-hosts Leigh Sales and Annabel Crabb, both working journalists with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. There are no outside interview guests in the sampled episodes; the format is two friends talking, occasionally in front of a live audience at events in Hobart, Melbourne, and other Australian cities. Recurring content includes reviews and reactions to film and television (biopics like Fosse Verdon, genre releases like Jaws documentaries, streaming series like The Jackal and Fisk), book recommendations and author discussions, and running commentary on celebrity culture, parasocial fandom, and media trends. Episodes frequently drift into personal anecdotes covering travel, food, and community events, including a listener retreat organized with a travel partner and live shows that double as tour stops. The tone is informal and tangential, with segments introduced and abandoned quickly rather than following a fixed structure. Episodes typically run between roughly 20 and 85 minutes, with live shows running longer. The show acknowledges Gadigal land at the start of episodes and promotes a paid subscription tier. Listeners are addressed directly as a community ('Chatters'), and hosts reference reader/listener recommendations as a recurring input to what they cover. People who enjoy casual, culturally engaged conversation between two established media figures, rather than researched reviews or structured interviews, are the core audience.
Made for: Listeners who enjoy casual, tangent-heavy conversation between two Australian media figures about current film, TV, and books rather than structured reviews.
What sets it apart: A long-running two-host friendship format with no outside guests, mixing pop-culture commentary with live shows and an organized listener community, rather than researched or interview-driven cultural criticism.
A peripatetic podcast in which Leigh Sales and Annabel Crabb discuss what they're reading, watching, cooking, listening to or irrationally exhilarated by.
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Sales and Crabb turn film and television recommendations into funny, exacting conversations about performance, adaptation and the details that refuse to behave.
Chat 10 Looks 3 turns watching into cheerful cross-examination. Leigh Sales and Annabel Crabb move from verdicts to the details that made them curious, delighted or suspicious, with enough disagreement to keep a recommendation from becoming a monologue.
Bob Fosse becomes a rabbit hole, and you get the cultural debrief from two delighted obsessives.
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A warm culture catch-up with a standout novel premise and a thoughtful turn toward libraries, memory, and the things we cannot quite throw away.
Chat 10 Looks 3 drifts through the kind of culture chat that starts with someone pressing a recommendation into your hand and ends somewhere more personal. Annabelle Crabb opens with a show she has been urged to watch, DTF St.
A funny, observant chat about KFC product placement, My Brilliant Career, and what public LEGO can accidentally reveal.
A stray question about whether Carolyn Bessette Kennedy would eat KFC turns into a comic investigation of product placement, fast food marketing, and the odd kinds of evidence pop culture leaves behind.
A warm, rangy culture catch-up with Lee Sales moving from quiet drama to Shogun and full-silliness film joy.
Lee Sales turns a self-declared summer of culture into a loose, funny inventory of what has been keeping her interested. The pleasure is less in any grand critical argument than in the way she sorts enthusiasm into her own odd little headings, with Annabelle Crabb needling the…
A funny, affectionate retreat recap where writing craft, cello, movie night and texting slang become easy social comedy.
Annabelle Crabb's first Chat 10 retreat recap is loose, fond and very funny, turning a weekend of writing exercises, journalism reflections and carefully arranged comforts into social comedy.
A loose, warm Hobart live show turns Jaws obsession, missed theatre plans and Australian Story tears into comic fuel.
Recorded live in Hobart, this Chat 10 Looks 3 episode has the easy mess of a night out in a beautiful old theatre: affectionate local patter, audience energy and a conversation happy to wander wherever the joke goes.
A loose, funny conversation about celebrity fatigue, personal brands and the strange pull of shared childhood television.
Chat 10 Looks 3 turns a roaming catch-up into a nimble conversation about attention, celebrity and the odd comfort of shared cultural memory. The hosts move from recent TV watching to a book one of them abandons halfway through, partly because its paparazzi chase for…
Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins dissect Oscar races, new releases, and Hollywood news.
Layered audio documentaries on hidden histories, with some episodes hosted by Frances McDormand.
BBC World Service panel show tracing the global history behind jewellery, robots, and education.
Abbi Jacobson tours specific MoMA artworks with curators and guests like RuPaul.
Tyler Green interviews artists and curators about specific artworks, one exhibition at a time.
MJ Dorian's solo deep dives trace genius through Blake, McQueen, da Vinci, and Jung's Red Book.
Annabelle Crabb and Lisa Ailes recommend DTF St.
KFC goes under investigation.
The hosts discuss their upcoming cookbook collaboration with Annabelle Crabb, sparked by holiday experiences, while humorously addressing listener expectations and their space travel announcement.
The hosts discuss their experiences watching the Oscars, including feelings of guilt, past work-related viewing, and observations on fashion trends like men's brooches and feathers.
This episode discusses the return of Survivor for its 50th season, praising Jeff Probst's hosting and the show's production quality, while also mentioning podcast subscription appeals and format changes.
Leigh Sales and Annabel Crabb banter about their technical struggles with remote recording and share what they're into.
Leigh Sales and Annabel Crabb discuss leftover cultural recommendations, including a review of the TV series 'The Beast in Me'.
Sales has sorted her summer of culture into categories.
Leigh Sales and Annabel Crabb catch up after the holidays, discussing their reading, cooking, and personal anecdotes.
Leigh Sales and Annabel Crabb discuss what they're reading, watching, cooking, and listening to, with a special interview about television themes.
Leigh Sales and Annabel Crabb banter about Spotify playlists, listening ages, and the Christmas show, with lighthearted humor.
Leigh Sales and Annabel Crabb engage in lighthearted banter about music, family anecdotes, and fashion choices during a live show.
The hosts are performing a live show in Melbourne, feeling nervous about having Fashion Critical as a guest who critiques outfits, leading to anxiety about what to wear.
This episode is a live recording from Alice Springs, Australia, where the hosts express excitement about finally visiting after two and a half years of planning and engage with the audience in a heartfelt setting.
Leigh Sales promotes a Melbourne live show with special guests and shares the story of how a Darwin event came about through connections made at a women's leadership gathering.
The hosts discuss a humorous mix-up about a heist film and bird watching, sparked by a music choice and leading to comedic confusion.
The host discusses discovering the TV show Breaking Bad years after its initial release and shares their delayed enthusiasm for it with a co-host.
Chatters get retreat notes.
Hello Hobart, and yes, tonight is going long.
Mr Squiggle still works.
Leigh Sales and Annabel Crabb discuss the TV show Sirens, focusing on its visual appeal and genre.
Leigh Sales and Annabel Crabb chat about their current cultural interests and housekeeping for their live show.
Leigh Sales and Annabel Crabb are introduced at a gallery event, discussing books and culture.
Leigh Sales and Annabel Crabb discuss a new book called 'I Want Everything' by Dominic Amarina, an Australian novel about a struggling writer who seeks out a reclusive author.
Leigh Sales and Annabel Crabb chat about watching Mission Impossible and other casual topics.
Leigh Sales and Annabel Crabb discuss the New Zealand drama series After the Party, praising lead actress Robin Malcolm and comparing it to Happy Valley.
Leigh Sales and Annabel Crabb catch up after a break, discussing personal quirks and Leigh's recent trip to Canberra for the budget.
Leigh Sales and Annabel Crabb discuss a novel that made Leigh cry, exploring its plot and emotional impact.
Leigh Sales and Annabel Crabb discuss the 1974 film Jesus Christ Superstar, its origins, and why one host has never seen it.
Leigh Sales and Annabel Crabb discuss Tom Holland's impressive lip sync battle dance routine and promote their upcoming tour with the Australian Chamber Orchestra.
Leigh Sales and Annabel Crabb engage in comedic banter about Ryan Reynolds movies, including Deadpool and Free Guy.
Leigh Sales and Annabel Crabb discuss watching Deadpool and Deadpool 2, and a deep dive into Ryan Reynolds' filmography sparked by Welcome to Wrexham.
Leigh Sales and Annabel Crabb discuss their recent trip to Hong Kong for a live show with Australian expats.
Leigh Sales and Annabel Crabb discuss books they abandoned over summer and their reading habits.