A Friday show that turns a red-carpet moment into the main event.
Ricky Lee and Tim keep a Friday morning moving with a loose, funny run at a blunt Nine Entertainment update, then swing into Jermaine's red-carpet chat with The Rock.

Sydney pop chaos before the coffee cools.
Ricki-Lee & Tim turns the morning-show rush into a loose, quick-moving podcast feed. Music interviews, celebrity run-ins, petty listener stories, TV chat, and Sydney callouts all get folded into teasing back-and-forth.
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Ricki-Lee & Tim is built for the part of the morning when polish matters less than momentum. The show is quick, chatty, and happily untidy. Its core rhythm is two familiar voices bouncing through whatever Sydney, pop culture, and the internet have thrown up that day. A celebrity interview might lead the hour. So might a listener’s petty revenge story, a strange television sound, a sports update, or a debate about the correct way to survive a drive-thru. The topic changes fast. The tone stays warm, cheeky, and slightly chaotic. Recent episodes move through Jermaine meeting The Rock at a Moana red carpet, Olivia Rodrigo talking new music, Robbie Williams joking about avoiding Taylor Swift on the album chart, Hilary Duff reacting to Australian tour demand, and Keli Holiday talking through the emotional spill of Capital Fiction. Those bigger names give the show access and scale. The smaller tangents give it personality. Gym listening habits, Coldplay in small venues, The Bear’s final season, Socceroos excitement, Ovaltine, napkins, nuggets, loud pants, and bathroom phone etiquette all get treated as fair material. Nothing sits still for long. The fun is in the interruption, the correction, the overreaction, and the immediate pivot into the next bit. Listener calls and guessing games keep it from becoming a pure celebrity feed, while the music interviews keep the everyday banter from floating away completely. It is not a careful long-form interview show. It is a burst of social energy with pop access, local texture, and a habit of turning minor awkwardness into the main event. For PlayNext listeners, it works best as a hit of bright, loose company: recognisable names, silly detours, and enough speed that even the throwaway moments feel alive.
Made for: For listeners who like morning-radio pace, Australian banter, pop culture, celebrity interviews, and listener-led silliness in quick bursts. It suits anyone who wants lively company rather than a tightly structured interview show.
What sets it apart: The show’s edge is its chemistry: pop guests and local morning chatter are treated with the same playful impatience. It can make a red-carpet stumble, a drive-thru complaint, or a TV sound clip feel as important as the headline interview.
Ricki‑Lee & Tim make waking up in Sydney genuinely fun, jumping head‑first into stories the city can’t stop talking about. Their chemistry is instant, their friendship is real, and the laughs? Guaranteed. Ricki‑Lee brings the star power, the music chops and the unmistakable glam, while Tim Blackwell brings the lightning‑fast wit and the pop‑culture brain no one can keep up with.
Based on 5 episodes we listened to · September 2026
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A Friday show that turns a red-carpet moment into the main event.
Ricky Lee and Tim keep a Friday morning moving with a loose, funny run at a blunt Nine Entertainment update, then swing into Jermaine's red-carpet chat with The Rock.
Gym listening, venue stories, and a quick game keep this brisk.
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Smosh chaos, left in the room.

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Fast riffs, bad premises, committed chaos.

Absurd riffs, ranked badly and fast.

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Ricki-Lee and Tim collect “cooked” travel mishaps, including Louise’s ski T-bar injury and Jamie’s toe amputation after his wedding.
Ricki-Lee and Tim combine Friday radio banter with caller stories about irrational anger, workplace theft, injuries, celebrity news, music, and trivia.
Rikki Lee and Tim come in hot on a Friday morning.
It opens with a chat about Smartless and whether anyone really has seven hours to spare.
The hosts open by figuring out whether O-Rod is appearing on their pod or her own O-Pod.
The hosts discuss petty revenge tactics, focusing on a woman's story about getting back at someone who cut a drive-thru line.
Robbie Williams discusses his surprise album release, delaying it to avoid competing with Taylor Swift, and his memorable performance at the AFL grand final.
This episode features an interview with Australian musician Keli Holiday discussing his new album 'Capital Fiction', the album launch event, and emotional fan reactions to his songs.
Hilary Duff discusses her sold-out Australian tour, reflects on her 2008 Dignity Tour with the host as her support act, and shares her excitement about reconnecting with fans after a long break.
This episode humorously reveals that a secret sound, which listeners guess is something saucy, is actually the commentary from the LA Marathon broadcast on TV.
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Tim arrives in a suit.
The hosts engage in lighthearted banter about their Monday routines, home habits, and clothing preferences, leading into a discussion about how office air quality might affect appearance.
Ricky Lee and Tim discuss Flea's new album on New Music Friday, describing it as jazzy, funky, and featuring spoken word elements.
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The hosts Ricky Lee and Tim engage in chaotic banter about scents, a pen explosion, and interactions with their executive producer Tony during a podcast recording.