Rush Hour WA with Embers & Katie

After Katie told a story about how her mum accidentally caused her to roast a friend’s singing (it was 100% Katie’s fault); we put the feelers out for when you accidentally offended someone. That’s when we found out that one caller did THE UNTHINKABLE…

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Perth Lord Mayor Basil Zempalis has urged WA to change its old laws about trading times on weekends, particularly in the city. So passionate about this change was Zempalis that he hijacked our phone topic to talk through the issue with Embers & Katie.

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Following the Eagles’ weekend win over Fremantle at the Western Derby, the Harley Reid hype across WA and abroad is at its PEAK! Understandably, clubs from all around are interested… and Embers might have an inside scoop on how much $$$ might be thrown in Reid's direction.

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-A beautiful day in Perth, and it's gunna be big! The $5 million dollar Quokka this afternoon, before an sold-out Western Derby at Prime Time on a Saturday night.

-Brit Taylor talks the horses, Eagles Asst. Jarrad Schofield talks today's game, the s#!t your partner brings home, a Derby themed Beat the Huddle, and we have a crack at writing our own banners. You love to see it!

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Following a bitter divorce, Collingwood Legend Nathan Buckley has been forced to sell off valuable memorabilia from his career. In the exact opposite of this, Embers & Katie went searching for people who REFUSED to throw something out... Meaningful or otherwise.

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Yesterday, Embers took us back to the 2005 London exhibition match between The Eagles and The Dockers that turned quite violent. Today, we reached out to ex-Docker Ryan Crowley to get his size of the story regarding his (almost) dust up with Embers.

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With the Western Derby quickly approaching, Embers is winding back the clock to relive some of his fondest memories from derby's past. Today, he reveals how on a trip to the UK in 2005 he and Fremantle Docker Ryan Crowley almost went toe to toe on a London bus!

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All it takes is a text from Andrew Embley to get West Coast Eagles young gun and Round 5 Rising Star Harley Reid on Triple M's Rush Hour! Harley joins Embers & Katie to chat the Eagles' huge weekend win, his rising star nom and how he's adjusting to life in Perth.

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-Eagle Noah Long makes his Weekend Huddle debut, and thinks his side are a real chance tomorrow against the Tigers

-Freo's Executive General Manager of Football, Joe Brierty, joins the show to talk about the extended stay in Adelaide for the side, and who took bragging rights in the mid-week quiz night

-Golf mania, Tiger makes the cut, Tommy losing sleep, as the biggest Golf Event of the year takes place in Augusta

-Plus Birthday Girl Tina takes on Beat the Huddle, Ryan's efforts at Gather Round, and a heap of laughs for your Saturday!

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Andrew Embley is a certified West Coast legend, club life member AND Triple M Footy commentator; all of which entitle him to free tickets to every Eagles game. So WHY did he win ANOTHER double pass in an office raffle?!?!

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A man's ashes were found on a bus in Perth (morbid, I know) which prompted Embers & Katie to search for more strange ash-scattering locations... And no, the podcast title is NOT a joke.

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The Bell Tower Times has revealed a pub that is serving up a special Parmi with RICE instead of chips... So of course we had to put the feelers out for similar and/or EVEN MORE illegal food crimes... and boy did y'all deliver.

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The Federal and State Government have stepped up funding to try and stop feral cats killing wildlife. You know we wouldn't be doing our jobs if we didn't bust out the ol' Triple M Soap Box and called upon the cat lovers AND cat haters out there to weigh in!

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Over the Easter break, Katie popped the question to her partner Martine! But of course, you knew that already considering JUST HOW MUCH press it received… Katie runs us through the meticulous planning and less than ideal execution of the big moment!

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-Eagles Asst. Luke Webster and Fremantle Asst. Jaymie Graham join the show to preview our WA sides' chances in Adelaide

-One of the biggest and best Eagles of the 2000's, and now an assistant at Sydney, Dean Cox joins the Huddle to preview today's game between the two sides

-PLUS gun recruits ruining social sport, Tom carving out a groove in the couch, and Ryan enjoying some wines from the Barossa! 

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-The Dockers are flying and over 51,000 turned out last night to watch them defeat the Crows. A big part of that, Luke Jackson is on the program this morning!

-'The Newsbreakers' nailed it, Tom and Dani recall some of their big event predictions from the last month. Dani busts out the guitar, a chance to open for Fred Again tonight?

-NBL Finals Game 5 tomorrow, but the biggest performance on the court this week came from Ryan in the Lakeside Mens Div 2 Finals

-PLUS reviews and previews for all the Rd 3 action, Stuart from Darling Downs challenges Beats the Huddle, and a few laughs thrown in too!

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Earlier this week, we had a caller tell us about their crazy mate who ALWAYS gets injured on the lads trips. And while this might not be shocking for a lads trip, we had to put the feelers out and find out “Why Men Die First?”

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Embers is STILL out sick (most prob faking) BUT we were lucky enough to have special guest Xavier Ellis join the show and gives his thoughts on "The Great Sausage Dash" Three Dachshunds vs Xavier in a good old fashioned foot race.

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Embers is out with the ol’ spicy cough today so we’re thrilled to have The “Kick It Forward” Podcast’s very own Josh Garlepp come in to lend a hand! Oh, and share a story about sh*tting himself at a college party in the US.

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Katie made a video last week poking fun at the alleged "Fake" Kate Middleton roaming around. However, after news broke that Middleton has cancer, Katie deleted her video... But not before receiving a few hilariously angry comments.

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-Tom's favourite Eagle, Ryan Maric joins the team ahead of their match against GWS tomorrow

-Fremantle CEO Simon Garlick on the state of the squad, today's game against North Melbourne, and what he's doing about the uneven fixtures

-Ryan on Dad duty today, the kids are here and even join the team for a hello!

-PLUS a smart Dave in Gnangara tries to Beat The Huddle, Pies too focused on the F1, and Tommy's got the back of a 65-year-old. All that and more on this edition of the Weekend huddle!

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So Embers went to a plant nursery and the guy who worked there knew NOTHING about plants! This lead Katie to reveal that she only learned how to make a tea in her TEENAGE years at her movie theatre job...

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Our friends at Chicken Treat offered to shout the entire Triple M Office a delicious free lunch today all thanks to Embers' & Katie’s great social promotions! However, Embers & Katie came in late and were not saved ANY food by Leachy the Anchor or Producer Joel… but who’s fault was it REALLY??

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Lovers of the Wizarding World might be disappointed but lovers of Rugby Union will rejoice! The Western Force's Harry Potter reveals how Perth compares to the Eastern States AND why he doesn't have a lightening-shaped scar on his forehead...

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In yet another bizarre and disappointing sign of the times; a Mosman Park resident has set up a bed on her front balcony and is renting it out for $130 PER NIGHT!
So we put the feelers out and asked “How are YOU paying for sh*t?”

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The security at OPTUS Stadium for the AFL is obviously very important and Triple M commentators are required to wear their credentials on a printed lanyard supplied to them by the company. Embers printed his out on a big old piece of A4 paper AND WORE IT TO THE FOOTY.

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-Fremantle Coach Justin Longmuir fresh off a contract extension, and Eagles forward coach Luke Webster ahead of our WA teams’ first matches for 2024

-Xav joins us as he prepares his tongs for the Mandurah Crabfest

-Are the Pies hungover, an exclusive on the big events coming to Perth, and Ryan’s performance at the Eagles Season Launch this week

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In the exciting conclusion of 4 days worth of contests; Embers & Katie are forced into a fiddly and likely bad-smelling tie breaker to determine which one of them will be running in the HBF 'Run For A Reason'!

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In an unfortunate and STUPID example of the rising cost of living, some people around Perth are giving their dogs human pain killers in an attempt to save money on vet bills. This is very bad. BUT! What did YOU DIY to save a bit of coin??

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Unless you’ve been living under a ROCK recently (pun intended), Kate Middleton's dodgy photo editing has been labelled her "Rock Bottom" by the press. However, Embers and Katie have a VERY different view of "Rock Bottom".

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In the lead up to The HBF Run For A Reason, Embers & Katie are competing to see who will complete the run. In their first challenge, they must resist the urge to burst out in laughter while listening to awful on-air sexual innuendos… Oh, and their mouths are FULL OF WATER.

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And additional special guest: Julie Bishop Barbie!

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-Fremantle's Head of Footy Joe Brierty as the Dockers prepare for Round 1 next Sunday
-After Tom Greene has revealed his new goal celebration song, the team suggest theirs and get thoughts from listeners! 
-Despite his warnings, listeners KEEP taking on Ryan in Beat the Huddle. Can his streak continue?
-PLUS we review a cracking comeback last night, take a look at the rest of Rd 0, and mix sport with a bit of fun to start your weekend

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The Golf Shop in Booragoon has coincidentally seen a surge in business off the back of this news. 

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Some kids are geniuses, and some make it on to our show with their ridiculous antics!

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Every year, he gets asked if he's got some spare tickets to the big dance, but every year he has to tell them to go away!

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As usual it was a long and winiding joke, but it was totally worth it this time! (promise). 

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-Back at it for the year, we look at how the Dockers and Eagles have been going during pre-season, and take a look at “Round 0” and the start of the AFL season.
-Billy Brownless + Jesse Wagstaff join us on the show!
-Dani’s role at the P!nk concert, Tom and Ryan have a crack at fashion choices, and we re-cap Friday Footy Frothies!

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We had a cracker of a time with Bernie Viince and Billy Brownless at the Victoria Park Hotel!

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We've all been tempted to send a cheeky DM to a content creator on Insta when we're 3 hours into a Reels binge... In this scenario, Katie Lamb is the content creator and Tones & I is just casually throwing around free tickets to her show supporting P!nk. Yep, nice to be some.

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Katie is in Melbourne for a couple days on business but she's struggling with the differences between the two cities. Will the hustle and bustle of big city corporate life prove too much for Katie’s Western Australian sensibilities?

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Mandurah locals were thrown into a frenzy after multiple reports of a UFO in the skies. Now Embers & Katie are on the hunt for people with stories that others just CANNOT believe! (UFO-centric or otherwise)

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In what is YET another phone topic that has caused people all over WA to pull over and call Embers & Katie to "passionately" explain their opinions...
(a lot of people just yell at us)

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Embers went out for dinner and drinks with a few of his old West Coast mates! But when last drinks were called and Andrew Embley was turned away, only ONE former Eagle could use their street cred to acquire the goods…

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Sometimes Andrew Embley really does try to live a normal life and do something as simple as take an Uber to work... and then that Uber is involved in a multi-car pile up because that's just how things go with Embers.

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After having all week to prepare their best WWE-Style promo rants, the Triple M Family got the chance to go toe-to-toe with WWE Superstar Drew McIntyre and roast him with all their might...

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Don't quite have the funds to spoil that special someone for their birthday? Do as Andrew Embley does and borrow the money from that person TO PAY FOR the gifts! It's foolproof!!

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The WWE is coming to town and nothing says "WWE" like yelling abuse at something or someone in the toughest voice you can muster... OOOOOH YEEEAAH!

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A meat truck rolled over on the Busselton Freeway littering the roadside with a wide selection of meats. Look, when one of your show's hosts has the last name "Lamb", you can bet your brisket a flood of meat-based puns are coming.

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From a pair of touchy-feely emus to hermaphroditic goats, the weird pet owners of WA have come out of the woodwork in defence of their bizarre animal companions.

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Look, we know what today is meant to be about... But oh boy did people come out of the woodwork in support of AND against this love-filled "holiday".

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Embers decided to have a swim without any boardies and was caught in a casual chat with the pool cleaner, who quickly determined it must’ve been pretty cold in there… (wink wink)  

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In the debut edition of “Katie Lamb’s Roast”, reverse parkers are on the chopping block... Embers copped it first, then a bunch of callers; but the reverse parkers came back swinging.

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Everyone who has been on-air this week has gone into the draw to win tickets to Blink-182's SOLD OUT show at RAC Arena! So, who is the lucky winner? And how big a Blink-182 fan are they??

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Okay… So they’re actually live from across the street at Four Points By Sheraton but honestly that's good enough right?

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In a soon to be radio award winning segment, Ember & Katie get YOU to deliver your best Tom DeLonge "Where Are You?" with a WA twist.

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Do you ever get a tummy ache after a meal? Well John is 18 days into eating RAW CHICKEN EVERY DAY until he gets a tummy ache. Why? Because science!

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Embers & Katie have discovered that people will eat pretty much ANYTHING! From newspaper to bull testicles to plain old rocks... Why? Honestly who knows.

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Fresh off the plane and with the Allan Border Medal around his neck, Mitch Marsh's head was "...a bit too fresh" for his liking this morning... Big night tonight then, Bison?

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The mere presence of Embers was enough to send comedian Cameron McLaren's Fringe World show into disarray... but not for the reason you might think!

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As Katie describes how Lauren Dunn is planning to "have some fun" on MAFS this season, Embers has inexplicably decided to tune in...

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No, not exactly. But he DOES talk about winning the Norm Smith again!

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It will not get you out of trouble if you're speeding just because you cranked Black Betty. 

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With kids finishing up with school holidays soon, we give them a friendly reminder on how strict it was "back in our day".

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"One quarter chicken, and at least six breadrolls, please". 

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From home job tattoos to faking a home invasion; and even crashing into a car owned by a certain orange radio station... 'wink-wink'.

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Are you a fan of math-based magic delivered via the radio? If you’re one of the very specific few who said "yes" then do we have a trick for you!!

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Brazen thieves broke into Claire’s house in Karrinyup and snatched up her dog Sonic. We tracked Claire down for all the details.

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Katie's friend Ashley thought spilling her coffee in the car was bad. Then she drove through a giant puddle of sh*t.

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Katie continues to reject Embers' claims about her "Year 4 Boys Hands"; but now she's been personally attacked by an AI Character Filter...

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A word we haven't heard in ages, as the great pollies fight it out in the press!

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Seriously, Katie and Dan went wild for this one... they're a pretty tough crowd, too!

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No one could have predicted what would happen in that movie, or the awkwardness it might cause... 

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Bunsters Tequila made a stop by one day with their new Tequila range; safe to say they probably won't do it again in a hurry!

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Shuey, Hurn, and Naitanui... All three hung up the boots last year. We go back to our chats with them and look back at some of the great times they brought us on the footy field (side note: have a listen to Luke Shuey predict the 2 new Eagles captains for this year!)

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Remember when we were all absolutely buzzing when the Matildas were hot favourites to win the World Cup? Alanna Kennedy is finally able to take a minute and absorb what they Tillies were able to achieve this year. 

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Not only is this just a great chat, he has a scottish accent to top it off!

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Embers and Katie are probably on the turps by the time this has been released. They'll be back soon to start 2024 with a bang!

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A really deep and meaningful chat with Danielle about her documentary and life after football. 

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We had an awesome, funny, and downright strange chat with the lead singer of Queens of the Stone Age

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Still plenty of highlights to come during the week, so stay tuned!

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One of the great exclusive chats from our show... and one of the great perks of having a former West Coast Eagle on the team: someone greasing the right wheels to get the number one draft pick on the line!

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Embers and Katie remember waiting for hours to speak to Evanescence when there was a massive buzz around their Australian tour!

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Even though the Rush Hour is on a bit of a break, we've got plenty of our favourite highlights to share with you 'til we return. 

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Dom's expecting a lot of boos from the crowd when the WWE makes its way here, but Embers just can't see why as he's such a good chat!

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Someone was looking for their crush at the sunset markets in Scarbs, and old mate has called in claiming he's the guy (spoiler... he's not... but it was a great stitch up!)

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After all the ribbing it's copped over the years from the people of Perth, house prices have absolutely skyrocketed over there... We're all gobsmacked!

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We have a great chat with a motosport legend!

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We speak to a bloke who drove a bunch of spitroast prongs right through his hand... he didn't even go to hospital!

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One of Australia's greatest jockeys is hanging up the boots, but we ggive him a bit of a hard time as he's been saying that for the last 6 months! 

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This Perth legend has broken the record for the Cape To Cape walk, and planning to take on Mount Everest very soon!

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They've managed to legally change the name, but the birth certificate will be there forever!

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Even more awesome news coming from the Eagles camp! and the new AFLW coach Daisy Pearce joins us for an exclusive. 

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We hear the unfortunate story of a Mandurah homeowner that has to remove undies off the bush out the front of her house when one particular local goes a bit too hard on the turps. 

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Ryan Daniels drops some awesome AFL news!

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It's a Friday... We're feeling unhinged... Have a listen to the chaos from today!

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