Unpacking Brisbane

The boys return to the box in barnstorming fashion, unpacking South Brisbane with a view on the State Library of Queensland, GoMA, and Henry's crime spree on the dinosaurs at the Queensland Museum. Please note that this episode was entirely generated by ChatGPT AI software, using complex voice-to-speech algorithms to replicate the sounds of Henry and Joe.

Big news in this ep! It's time to go Bayside, as Henry and Joe chat Subway, Sydney, suburbs, and our incredibly exciting news. Let's unpack.

The fellas tackle the smallest suburb in Brisbane (in terms of size) with a firm unpacking of New Zealand, cafe culture, and sometimes the actual suburb itself.

The boys are back on the box! Season 5 of Unpacking Brisbane gets underway with a bang as Henry and Joe unpack Brisbane's most iconic landmark. We also chat Dr Seuss, highways, and weird nicknames. Stay tuned for a New Segment.

The boys discuss prison, public transport, and all-you-can-eat buffets in this rigorous, brilliant takedown of Dutton Park.

The best Coles in Brisbane. Squarg, the Alien, takes us through his love of action-comedies as a distinct genre. The Duffer Brothers reveal who they truly are. The chimney you can see from anywhere on the Northside. This episode has it al..

The boys chat ABBA, Splendour, Girl Guides, and hives. And the suburb of Sherwood. They just can't get enough of that arboretum.

We finally conquer some tech dramas and bring you Samford. Episode recorded in June. Samford still a beautiful suburb.

H & J celebrate their own 'decider.' Deciding what suburb to do for the podcast! It's Everton Park this week in all its glittering Northside glory. Stunning scenes.

Tune into the heated discussion of a Southside gem: Tarragindi. Or is it Taigum? Taringa? Tingalpa? Either way, it's a bloody nice place to hop on the M3 to the city.

It's West End if West End was more like what West End thought it was. If that made sense to you, you're in Stones Corner, baby. Yeah. Join H&J as they unpack the jewel of the secondhand southside.

A beautiful journey to the western suburbs is not complete without a beautiful unpacking of Jindalee. Let's get the job done.

Henry & Joe go deep undercover in Brisbane to unpack the election, and what it means to be Brisbane.

Tune into the live 100th episode of Unpacking Brisbane, where Henry & Joe tackle the suburb at the heart of Brisbane: Fortitude Valley. Part 2 coming soon to unpack all the things we couldn't in our live celebration.

Hen & Joe celebrate the nervous nineties with an unpack of Mt Gravatt, one of Brisbane's most hotly unanticipated suburbs. Tune in for everything you've come to expect from our 99TH EPISODE SPECIAL!

Henry & Joe unpack the brook, the carvans, Gympie Road, and the Batman Burger in this stirring unpack of Kedron. Plus, a few freestyle raps.

Tough weekend for Brisbane. We discuss the floods that was (acknowledging some more rain predicted for this weekend), and the city that will be.

No, it's not Queen Elizabeth's holiday retreat, it's a little-known jewel of the eastern suburbs: Balmoral. And it's about to get unpacked! By Henry & Joe of 'Unpacking Brisbane' fame. But of course, you already know that, don't you? You sly minx. You thought I wouldn't notice you're wearing velvet? In winter? In Tunisia? Come here. I need to tell you something.

H&J renew an old rivalry and head out to the weirdest of the Northside locales - Nudgee.

For the 94th episode of this Brisbane spectacular, Henry & Joe tackle a little suburb with a lot of craft breweries, activewear, and a really awesome Woolies. It's a new year. It's Newstead.

Henry & Joe trek down to the Brunswick Hotel to record this episode LIVE to an audience of six, plus a few kind bartenders. We unpack Brisbane summer and all its wishes for you.

Henry & Joe answer the most important query in Brisbane history: fuck, marry, kill. Bus, Train, or CityCat?

Time to tackle the Northside's finest hour. Go Brisbane!

It's the Hypermarket in the greatest city in the world. It's Aspley, baby. The Alps of Brisbane.

The boys take a trip down memory lane and rekindle an old romance.

It's Corinda, baby. You know it's going to be dirty.

Henry & Joe journey to the land of Lutwyche to sample from all three major supermarkets. And also unpack a jewel of the Northside.

Sequels rock. Tune in now to the second of Henry & Joe's visceral unpack of Sydney.

The boys venture south behind enemy lines to unpack Brisbane's friend, rival, and enemy: Australia's capital city of Sydney. In the first part of this two-part special, we discuss lunch at Totti's, the amount of sports teams, the amount of suburbs, the beaches, and just about everything you could ever dream of not hearing about. Also, apparently Sydney is nicknamed the 'Emerald City.' First I've heard of it!

Tune in to the latest unpack of one of Brisbane's finest: East Brisbane. Henry & Joe chat the Pink Mansion, the Fishmonger's Wife, the Dolphins, and yes... Churchie.

The boys sit on Goon Hill and reminisce about everyone in Brisbane DJing at Lucky Duck, the oldest high rise in the city, and whether Highgate Hill is West End's little brother or jilted ex.

Taking inspiration from The Mangroves' megahit of the same name, Henry & Joe take a trip to the land of warehouses, coffee, and not much else.

The boys return with a serious, dangerous, sexy unpack of one of the jewels in the crown of Brisbane's South-East. Amidst chats about Townsville, School of Rock, and the cereals your parents only let you eat in the holidays, listen to two of the greats duke it out over the question of 'what on earth is Metro Chicken?'

Henry & Joe revisit the home of banh mi, markets, Fitstop, and Greek cuisine. Make a difference.

An update on why you haven't heard from us in a bit: Henry's a radio boy and Joe's directing a show.

Henry & Joe experience the unadulterated rush that is a journey to the jewel of the Western Suburbs, Corinda. Sorry, Oxley.

Henry & Joe get in the pool with Olympic gold medallist and Brisbane boy, Zac Stubblety-Cook.

Title says it all. Don't ask questions. Henry is a Gryffindor and Joe is a Hufflepuff, for the record.

Henry, Joe, and special guest Caitlyn Duke unpack the 2032 Brisbane Olympics, and what it might mean for our humble little city.

Henry & Joe travel to the jewel in the crown of the Inner West to get some photos developed.

It's New Farm Park. What, do you have a problem with it?

Henry & Joe unpack Cold Rock mix-ins, al fresco dining, wine bars, and Wilston life. Happy lockdown.

The boys light up Cannon Hill and it's an absolute blinder of an episode. Tell your cousins.

The boys roll up their sleeves and get to the toughest job around: ranking Brisbane's pubs. With criteria including location, price, and whether the parmy is a soggy mess or a crispy delight, it'll be a raw and unflinching look at the scourge of alcoholism among young Australians in the inner-city.

The rivalry that only exists in the mind of Ashgrovians is finally unpacked as Henry & Joe venture far away from the city to discuss The Gap. Or is it really that far? Tune in for golf, Dan Murphy's, and a desperate plea to listen to the new Mangroves album.

Henry & Joe ascend to Ed Sheeran's 'Chapel On The Hill' to unpack houses, rainforest, and not a hell of a lot else. Chapel Hill baby!

Henry & Joe revisit their home suburb of Paddington, and discuss new coffee places, shirtless Maroons legends, and the best view in the best suburb in the best city.

It's the Nundahbelly. Get real.

Henry & Joe discuss Brum, cars, Woolies, and the fine cuisine available in one of Brisbane's most intriguing suburbs: Moorooka. The suburb with as many 'O's' as Coorparoo, but only half the pretension.

Henry & Joe address their Goodfolk controversy, and unpack sunny Clayfield, discussing schools, potato gems, and making your own suburb through thorough petitioning.

The boys are back in, well, not exactly 'town,' as they grab a coffee from the Bardon Shed, discuss the insanely massive blocks of land in Bardon, and even find time to make a U2 joke. Or seven. Welcome to Season Four of Unpacking Brisbane.

For the season finale, Henry & Joe decide to sample one of Brisbane's finest suburbs in an unpack for the ages: Sunnybank. We chat pork buns, Hoyt's Cinemas, racially-charged high school comments, and more, in an episode of appropriation described as 'probably not cancellable.'

We take on our most-requested topic yet: what road in Brisbane is the sexiest? We chat Coronation Drive, Wynnum Road, and more, on our incredible journey to decide which Brisbane road is the pick of the lot.

Henry & Joe get their P's and drive up to Mt Coot-tha to umm... unpack a suburb. Yeah, that's all we're doing at Mt Coot-tha.

Get your shopping done with this latest unpack of Carindale, the suburb of old people, Greeks, dicks on carpets, and Henry's wild Pitbull conspiracy theories.

Guest and Coastie resident Lachlan Glaves joins the boys this week to argue in favour of the Gold Coast, Brisbane's obviously inferior cousin down south. Aggression ensues.

Strap on your footy boots, tape up your racquet, and prepare for a number of Scooby-Doo references because this week the boys are catching a defunct train to a non-existent station and hopping off at Tennyson for a serious unpack.

AFL. Burgers. Scotland. It's all your favourite parts of Brisbane, wrapped up in a neat little box that is then unpacked by Henry & Joe in this week's savage expose on Morningside: the suburb that time forgot.

On this special mini-episode, Henry & Joe chat with New York, Hong Kong, and now Brisbane resident Craig Boden about what sets our little river city apart from some of the world's heavy hitters. If you've ever wanted to feel endlessly patriotic (or you love The Gresham), this one's for you.

Henry & Joe pack up their boogie boards, singlets, and NRL player contracts and jet over to Bali for a weekend in the sun and the slowest waiters of all time.

Kelvin Grove. The land of boys named Danny, fashion students catching shuttle buses, and a brilliant KFC. Henry & Joe dive deep to unpack this enigmatic inner-city enclave.

Two young soldiers on the frontline of suburbs-based podcasting dig into the trenches of Chermside to quarrel over shopping centre layouts, indoor skydiving, and how to get the Brisbane City Council to fix their driveway. It's more fun that it sounds.

Henry & Joe check themselves into Greenslopes Hospital before escaping for a delicious IGA snack on this delicious unpack.

Henry & Joe march on Queen St Mall to chat Wintergarden social politics, Frog's Hollow, and Crack Alley. Tune in for the first unpack of 2021.

Henry & Joe wrap up the year with a chat about Christmas in Brisbane, featuring intense prawn discussion, Christmas light chats, and backyard cricket.

Join the boys as they somewhat self-indulgently unpack the brand-new debut album they recorded with Brisbane's first ever podcast-inspired Brisbane-focused indie rock band, The Mangroves. Singer and guitarist Hamish Litster joins to chat recording, the stories behind the songs, and what makes a mangrove a mangrove.

Join Henry & Joe as they rock up to Bunnings to request a sausage and a can of drink, please, before returning to Brisbane's best shopping centre. Listen to the end for an exclusive listen to a new Mangroves track!

The boys dive deep into historic Albion, chatting Trevor Evans' office, portable air conditioners, and a secret passageway from Brekky Creek to GYG. Get ready to be utterly unpacked.

Burgers! It's all time for chats about burgers, let's absolutely knock this out of the park.

Henry & Joe don their best white linen, order a cocktail at Mr Percival's, and settle in to unpack Brisbane's latest icon: Howard Smith Wharves.

Henry & Joe get into a fight at the tavern, crash their car on the deranged roundabout, and talk about Aldi, because this week, we head out west to unpack Kenmore.

Henry & Joe are 'stayin' alive' this week with a Redcliffe unpack. We're talking Bee Gees, camels, and the weird rivalry with Scarborough that no-one else knows about.

Henry & Joe drive up to the Eildon Hill reserve to chat netball, teenage angst, and the ANZACs. It's Windsor this week on Unpacking Brisbane.

There's no kangaroos, but there's plenty of points to be made about the home of the Story Bridge Hotel, the cliffs, and apparently, Brisbane's newest red light district. This week, the boys go under the bridge like Anthony Kiedis to unpack Kangaroo Point.

Henry & Joe discuss Nodo, Green Day, and social touch footy in a comprehensive, gutsy, controversial unpacking of Camp Hill. It's going to get real.

The boys catch the ferry across to (North) Stradbroke Island, to unpack pre-schoolies, sand mining, and pretending to break your arm.

Henry & Joe venure out to Taigum (or is it Taigum) with special guest Housemate Jack in tow, talking about donuts, population explosions, and the pho you have before a city goes into lockdown.

Henry & Joe chat the XXXX Brewery, Suncorp Stadium, the Wally Lewis statue, and recovering your humanity after a cup of orange juice at the Milton Markets on a Sunday morning. It's Milton, it's LIVE at the Flamin' Galah, and it's unpacked.

Henry & Joe take an $80 Uber out to Brisbane's least iconic music venue, unpacking Cardi B-rapping babies, popular spots for teenage drinking, and beer festivals. The Eatons Hills are alive with the sound of Khalid!

Henry & Joe delve deep into their sordid histories of cheeseburgers, hamburgers, and failed careers to unpack the ten best McDonald's in Brisbane, with a healthy level of respect for the democratic vote. Watch out for your arteries!

The boys are back in the box this week, and they've decided to throw on their activewear and waltz along the river in order to truly unpack Teneriffe. It's the suburbs of small dogs, hot divorcees, and an Italian restaurant that gets unpacked for twenty minutes. Tune in.

In this week's season finale, Henry and Joe unpack college flash mobs, butter chicken pies, and a deranged pink mansion that gave rise to a true crime story for the ages. See you in two weeks.