Slow Living, Suspicious Date Nights & Ronnie the Crayfish Who Didn't Make It [Episode 22]

Taylor Swift's Easter Eggs, Spy Turtles, and a World Cup Ball That Went Rogue [Episode 28]

This week on Grab Her By The Mic, Han goes fully forensic on Taylor Swift's Easter eggs for The HyperFix, and honestly, we're not okay. It started with the Toy Story 5 countdown that appeared on Taylor's website for approximately ten minutes before disappearing and being called "a mistake" by her team. Sure. In The Weekly Spiral: China has warned citizens to be on the lookout for suspicious turtles, and we discovered the CIA already tried this with a cat in the 1960s for $20 million and the cat got hit by a taxi. A giant World Cup ball escaped its anchors in El Salvador, went on an absolute rampage through traffic, and one truck driver decided to play - the country didn't even qualify for the tournament. And Gen Z is speedrunning Scientology buildings in Minions costumes, Scientology has removed their door handles in response, and Leah Remini is telling everyone to calm down. The SideQuest this week was "Wow, Okay" - two rounds of the same phrase delivered in different emotional registers, escalating from supportive to flirty to wildly off-script. Obsession of the Week: Philsy's slow cooker chorizo bean soup, and Han's Loop earplugs, purchased specifically to survive Mabel's frequency. Explicit, feral, occasionally educational and accidentally a Taylor Swift fan podcast.  See you next Tuesday. 💋 CHAOS CORRECTIONAL (FACT-CHECK CORNER) Stick around after the outro for Chaos Correctional - where Han cleans up the confident nonsense we said on air with just enough research to be dangerous.  This week we correct: * When Project Acoustic Kitty actually happened (not Trump) * Whether you need a licence to own a turtle in Australia (yes, more paperwork than a passport) * Whether El Salvador is actually hilly (confirmed, the ball had physics on its side) * How they caught the giant inflatable ball (they didn't, it caught itself) * Whether the Opalite music video came out before Toy Story 5 was announced (yes, and it makes the whole thing weirder) * Where Gwyneth Paltrow's luxury apartment building actually is (Herzliya, Israel - not New York, the car cannot drive across the ocean) LINKS & THINGS WE MENTIONED 🧠The HyperFix * Fans Are Convinced Taylor Swift Just Dropped a Major TS12 Easter Egg in Her Masters Announcement - AOL [https://www.aol.com/fans-discovered-ton-clues-hinting-113300641.html] * Taylor Swift’s Grammys 2025 Dress Contains a Huge Easter Egg - AOL [https://www.aol.com/taylor-swift-grammys-2025-dress-010200275.html] * Taylor Swift’s 'The Life of a Showgirl' Has Shocking Easter Eggs About Travis Kelce, Charli XCX, and More - AOL [https://www.aol.com/articles/taylor-swift-life-showgirl-shocking-162800314.html]  * All the Easter Eggs Taylor Swift Dropped About Doing the Super Bowl Halftime Show - AOL [https://www.aol.com/easter-eggs-taylor-swift-dropped-182400453.html]  * Toy Story 5 [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt29355505/] - released June 19, 2026 * Taylor Swift sourdough bread rumour - Marie Claire [https://www.marieclaire.com/celebrity/taylor-swift-sourdough-comments-on-new-heights-easter-egg-super-bowl-performance-fan-theory/] * Charli XCX  Taylor Swift Feud - Glamour [https://www.glamour.com/story/the-charli-xcx-and-taylor-swift-beef-rumors-explained]  * Taylor Swift — "Actually Romantic" from The Life of a Showgirl 🌀The Weekly Spiral  * Spy Turtles - New York Post coverage [https://nypost.com/2026/06/13/world-news/bizarre-claims-of-secret-spy-turtles-sends-china-into-a-panic/?utm_source=chatgpt.com] * El Salvador Escaped Giant Inflatable La Trionda - The Sun coverage and video [https://www.the-sun.com/sport/16514856/giant-world-cup-football-el-salvador/?utm_source=chatgpt.com] * Wikipedia - Background on Scientology Speedrunning [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientology_speedrunning?utm_source=chatgpt.com] * Tom Cruise kissing Victoria Beckham's hand at David Beckham's Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony - Vn Express [https://e.vnexpress.net/news/sports/football/victoria-beckham-sparks-mixed-reactions-after-tom-cruise-kisses-her-hand-at-husband-s-hollywood-event-5085919.html] * Project Acoustic Kitty [https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/cia-experimented-animals-1960s-too-just-ask-acoustic-kitty-180964313/] - CIA animal surveillance program, 1960s * DARPA [https://www.darpa.mil/] (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) - US military R&D agency * 51 Park - luxury development in Herzliya, Israel (Gwyneth Paltrow's ad) - From Goop to ‘Gwynocide’: why is Gwyneth Paltrow starring in a luxury Israeli real estate ad? | The Guardian [https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jun/12/gwyneth-paltrow-51-park-israeli-real-estate-ad]  💕Obsession of the Week  * Loop earplugs [https://au.loopearplugs.com/] (also on Amazon) * Philsy's recipe - Chorizo and White Bean Stew [https://spanishsabores.com/chorizo-and-white-bean-stew-with-spinach/] 📣 Shoutouts * Rowan - fan spotted at a venue, very gracious, actually listens * Et (Andrew Ettingshausen) - legendary Australian fisherman, TV host of ET's Fishing Adventures [https://www.escapefishingwithet.com/about-et] * Patty - won a fishing trip with ET via a 25-word Instagram competition, now in the gym Loved this episode? 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ADHD, Meth, and a Shark Doing Sports Journalism (A Completely Normal Episode) [Episode 27]

This week on Grab Her By The Mic opened with a phone call. A friend - we're calling her Poppy - got pulled over after school drop-off on a Wednesday morning, tested positive for meth, and it was the Vyvanse. Han, who is on two and a half times the dose, had several feelings about this. We looked into why ADHD medication triggers roadside drug tests, how the science works, and why absolutely nobody mentioned this at any point during our respective diagnoses. Poppy was let go. Han has questions. From there the Weekly Spiral covers someone is auctioning the chair Taylor Swift sat in at an NBA playoff game for above $9,000 and the auction is still live. Mr Blobby is having a cultural comeback in Britain and one of us had never heard of him and immediately hated him, which is the correct response. A shark in Brazil predicted the World Cup and got a draw, which is not great for her track record.  In The HyperFix Philsy deep-dived the Kardashian-Jenner chaos at Monaco F1 - Kim's bandage dress, Khy Summer, the Cory Gamble situation, and Kendall's very divine new boyfriend Jacob Elordi.  For The SideQuest, we played Relic or Rubbish - a game where Philsy guessed the sale prices of celebrity memorabilia and mostly got it wrong.  Han went to the Hare Spa at Hidden Hare in Mittagong with Poppy and actually fell asleep, which has never happened in a treatment before, and she wants you to know this is significant and why it is her Obsession of the Week. While Philsy’s Obsession of the Week is her new Klik camera - a screenless digital camera that brought back the joy of not knowing whether your photos are good. Explicit, chaotic, occasionally educational, and the first podcast episode to meaningfully discuss both meth and head spas in the same breath.  See you next Tuesday. 💋 CHAOS CORRECTIONAL (FACT-CHECK CORNER) Stick around after the outro for Chaos Correctional - where Han cleans up the confident nonsense we said on air with just enough research to be dangerous. This week we correct: * Whether Bordeaux is a protected designation like Champagne (yes, and the French will find you) * Whether meth and crystal meth are the same thing (related but not identical - Tim Tams are explained) * Whether Vyvanse and methamphetamine are the same thing (no, but they're chemically adjacent, which is somehow both better and worse) * Whether "rat boy" is the correct term for sexy nerdy - and whether Timothée Chalamet counts (partially right, one year late) * Whether Ryan Gosling moved to Australia during COVID (wrong on the timing - it was 2022 for The Fall Guy) * Whether Brazil is hosting the World Cup (no - USA, Canada and Mexico, and Brazil drew 1-1 with Morocco anyway) * Whether Ritinha the shark's predictions have been proven (she predicted a Brazil win, they drew, she is cooked) LINKS & THINGS WE MENTIONED 🍷 Recap & Rosé * Château Le Morines Bordeaux - the Aldi wine [https://www.aldi.com.au/product/chateau-les-maurins-bordeaux-750ml-000000000000306506] in question * Project Hail Mary (film, 2026) - Ryan Gosling, watch now on Amazon Prime [https://www.primevideo.com/dp/amzn1.dv.gti.414eb1af-ee27-476c-bc46-bedd48595f59?autoplay=0&ref_=atv_cf_strg_wb] * Wild Mountain Thyme (film, 2020) - the bumblebee movie, starring Jamie Dornan and Emily Blunt, also on Amazon Prime [https://www.primevideo.com/dp/amzn1.dv.gti.424cdb84-ca98-4a08-bec4-0764dd56b59f?autoplay=0&ref_=atv_cf_strg_wb] ❤️‍🔥 Obsession of the Week * Hidden Hare Mittagong - Hare Spa [https://www.thehiddenhare.com.au/new-page-1] * KLIK cameras [https://klikcamera.com/?srsltid=AfmBOorFYllQHUYNwhFICIdvzLVDJA0lfRYJ-Guf3nK__GAtUgNY8XbM] - screenless digital camera, ~$89 🌀 Weekly Spiral * Taylor Swift chair auction - ESPN [https://www.espn.com.au/nba/story/_/id/48985479/cleveland-cavaliers-taylor-swift-seat-auction-bid-eastern-conference-finals] * Mr Blobby cultural comeback - The Guardian [https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/jun/04/bizarre-return-of-mr-blobby], June 4 2026 * Ritinha the shark / World Cup predictions - NDTV Profit [https://www.ndtvprofit.com/sports/football/who-is-ritinha-shark-prediction-brazil-opening-fifa-world-cup-2026-match-vs-morocco-11596212]  [https://www.ndtvprofit.com/sports/footba%EE%80%80ll/who-is-ritinha-shark-prediction-brazi%EE%80%80l-opening-fifa-world-cup-2026-match-vs-m%EE%80%80orocco-11596212] 🧠 The HyperFix * Kardashians at Monaco F1 - various entertainment outlets * Khy [https://www.khy.com/] (Kylie Jenner's fashion brand) * Jacob Elordi - Kendall Jenner's new boyfriend * Cory Gamble - Kris Jenner's partner Loved this episode? Hit follow / subscribe so you don’t miss future chaos Leave us a 5-star review if you cackled, cried, or felt seen Screenshot & tag us on socials so we know you’re listening 🎙 New episodes every Tuesday 👉 Follow us: @grabherbythemic 📩 speaktous@grabherbythemic.com

Pre-Perimenopause, Snake Wrestling and the Sheet That Did Nothing [Episode 26]

This week on Grab Her By The Mic, Han survived five birthdays in one weekend, a junior disco at an illegal decibel level, a pinata wielded like a weapon by a four-year-old, while Philsy survived a Hello Fresh salesman who stood at her door for 40 minutes in the cold while the curry went cold inside. She was late because of it. Standard. This week's Weekly Spiral accidentally became National Geographic after three glasses of Grenache. America has now lost multiple kangaroos across multiple states, the US Health Secretary posted a video of himself wrestling snakes, and two men drove a dead alligator across Central Florida on the roof of their car, and when questioned, covered it with a white sheet and kept driving. The HyperFix this week started at the Mittagong junior disco, where someone called Kelsey casually dropped the concept of pre-perimenopause like a grenade and walked away. What followed was several hours of research into whether it's a real medical condition (sort of, maybe, nobody entirely agrees), a deep dive into why ADHD makes the whole thing worse and earlier, and a genuine spiral about why women are still learning about their own bodies from random conversations in completely inappropriate settings.  Obsessions of the Week: Go-To Skincare (Philsy is on a clean perfume oil journey and the Face Hero is doing things) and Off Campus on Prime Video (Han needs you to watch it immediately, it's too childish for grown-ups and too sexy for kids, which means it's exactly for you). Stick around for Chaos Correctional where Han fact-checks the bear, the snakes, Tony Abbott, and the trebuchet. Explicit, feral, occasionally educational, and accidentally hormonal. See you next Tuesday. 💋 CHAOS CORRECTIONAL (FACT-CHECK CORNER) Stick around after the outro for Chaos Correctional - where Han cleans up the confident nonsense we said on air with just enough research to be dangerous. This week we correct:  * Whether it was RFK or Trump who actually pushed the Tylenol-autism claim * Trump's combat appointment and whether the Department of Defence still exists by that name  * Tony Abbott and the Minister for Women situation (turns out it's worse than we said)  * The full story on RFK's dead bear, Central Park, and the freezer of roadkill  * How snakes actually mate and whether Dr Oz was accurate  * What a trebuchet actually is  * Whether weed is legal in Florida (it's not, which raises questions)  * Whether elephants actually have good memories and how we know  * The James Corden plane story (unverified but extremely plausible) LINKS AND THINGS WE MENTIONED 🍷 Recap and Rosé * Raywell Grenache 2022, Clare Valley - from Good Pair Days [https://www.goodpairdays.com/au/wines/details/raywell-grenache-2022/] 🐰Research Rabbit Hole * Pre-perimenopause and ADHD connection - ADDitude Magazine [https://www.additudemag.com/perimenopausal-symptoms-women-adhd/] * ADHD and perimenopause symptom severity - ADDA [https://add.org/adhd-and-perimenopause-menopause/] * Oestrogen, dopamine and ADHD - Frontiers in Global Women's Health [https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/global-womens-health/articles/10.3389/fgwh.2025.1613628/full] * Previously unrecognised ADHD and perimenopause - NIH/PubMed  [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12538516/] * 7% of healthcare research focuses on conditions exclusively affecting women - source via The Lancet * Perimenopause as "Bermuda Triangle" of women's healthcare - clinical studies via NAMS 💥Internet Chaos * RFK Jr snake wrestling video - The Guardian  [https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/26/rfk-jr-snakes-dr-oz-florida] * Waco kangaroo escape - Beaumont Enterprise  [https://www.beaumontenterprise.com] * Florida alligator roof rack story - News of the Weird roundup [https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2026/04/07/rooftop-roadkill-tourists-haul-dead-alligator-across-central-florida-counties-fwc-says/] * RFK and Kid Rock hot tub milk video - reported widely [https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2026/02/18/rfk-jr-kid-rock-video-workout-milk/88723505007/] * RFK bear in Central Park confession - CNN [https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/04/politics/rfk-jr-bear-central-park] 🌀 Products We Spiralled About * Go-To Skincare [https://gotoskincare.com] by Zoe Foster Blake:  [https://gotoskincare.com] * Off Campus [https://www.primevideo.com/detail/0I4OWKAPLUWIO5013W3F3ZN952] - Prime Video * Glass bottom potatoes [https://www.broadsheet.com.au/national/food-and-drink/article/recipe-annabel-crabbs-glass-potatoes] by Annabel Crabb * Toni & Ryan Podcast [https://www.toniandryan.com.au/] Loved this episode? Hit follow / subscribe so you don’t miss future chaos Leave us a 5-star review if you cackled, cried, or felt seen Screenshot & tag us on socials so we know you’re listening 🎙 New episodes every Tuesday 👉 Follow us: @grabherbythemic 📩 speaktous@grabherbythemic.com

Microplastics, Mental Spirals, and a Man With a Wheelie Bin [Episode 25]

It's episode 25 of Grab Her By The Mic - a quarter of a century (kind of) of being completely unqualified in your ears - and this one has everything. We kick off Recap & Rosé in full Flubber energy (cold sores, dirty hair, a botched haircut, and a son who said "ha ha sucker" at the preschool gate), before spiralling into three Weekly Spiral stories that cover a French teenager who committed citrus-based terrorism in Singapore, a Massachusetts beekeeper who arrived at an eviction with a trailer full of hives and zero regrets, and something that happened in Scotland involving a wheelie bin that we are still processing. Han's Hyperfix goes deep on microplastics - and it is not a vibe. Plastic in your blood, your lungs, your brain tissue, your placenta. Philsy's Hyperfix brings the antidote: an accidental family Olympics featuring pickleball, soccer, skipping, UNO gambling, and a preschooler in full footy gear deception. The SideQuest this week is One Thing Led To Another - a collaborative spiral game inspired by ADHD and RSD. Obsession of the Week covers a Korean beauty foundation from Beauty Amora that costs $25 and somehow outperforms Charlotte Tilbury, and the Finch app - a self-care app disguised as raising a little bird that won't make you feel terrible when you forget about it for three months. Explicit, feral, occasionally peer-reviewed, and accidentally educational about bin-related legal proceedings. See you next Tuesday. 💋 CHAOS CORRECTIONAL (FACT-CHECK CORNER) Stick around after the outro for Chaos Correctional - where Han cleans up the confident nonsense we said on air with just enough research to be dangerous. This week we correct:  * Whether "Appalachian" actually means mountains (it doesn't, not really)  * How to pronounce Lusso (it's LOO-soh, it means luxury in Italian, we are embarrassed)  * Robot restaurants in China (real, confirmed, mixed results)  * How many straws the Singapore teenager actually licked (more than one)  * What the treatment for Binocular Vision Dysfunction actually is (prism glasses exist and we didn't know)  * What it's called when you oil a cast iron pan (seasoning, we were right, mark it)  * What The Disappearing Male documentary is actually about  * Whether it's "dewy" or "jewey" for skin (D, always D, there is no J) LINKS & THINGS WE MENTIONED 🐰 Research Rabbit Hole - Microplastics * Nature journal - microplastics in human brain tissue study (2026)  [https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-024-03453-1] * New England Journal of Medicine - microplastics in artery plaque and cardiovascular risk (2024) * Stanford Medicine explainer on microplastics in the body  [https://med.stanford.edu/news/insights/2025/01/microplastics-in-body-polluted-tiny-plastic-fragments.html] * Beyond Plastics - practical reduction tips  [https://www.beyondplastics.org/fact-sheets/microplastics-exposure] * NRDC Consumer Guide - 10 things you can do [https://www.nrdc.org/sites/default/files/2025-06/10_things_you_can_do_to_reduce_your_and_your_familys_exposure_to_microplastics.pdf] 🐰 Research Rabbit Hole - ADHD & RSD * ADDitude Magazine - RSD explainer [https://www.additudemag.com/rejection-sensitive-dysphoria-adhd-emotional-dysregulation/] * InFocus First - RSD and hormonal fluctuation in women  [https://infocusfirst.com/what-is-rsd-rejection-sensitive-dysphoria-adhd/] ☠️ Low Tox Swaps Philsy Mentioned * Pipsqueaks lunchboxes [https://www.pipsqueaks.com.au/] (Australian, stainless steel, Byron Bay mum): search Pipsqueak lunchboxes Australia * Clean Canteen [https://www.cleankantine.com.au] stainless steel water bottles. * Lucent [https://lucentglobe.com/products/dishwashing-detergent-sheets?nbt=nb%3Aadwords%3Ag%3A22293565087%3A195557200047%3A793368587733&nb_adtype=&nb_kwd=lucent+globe+dishwashing&nb_ti=kwd-2442467101915&nb_mi=&nb_pc=&nb_pi=&nb_ppi=&nb_placement=&nb_li_ms=&nb_lp_ms=&nb_fii=&nb_ap=&nb_mt=p&tw_source=google&tw_adid=793368587733&tw_campaign=22293565087&tw_kwdid=kwd-2442467101915&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=22293565087&gbraid=0AAAAAoO5ARGxCDh5jhRBdkbf2JR-RxbIq&gclid=Cj0KCQjw54nRBhDCARIsAMcY_SAv2r0nlzH2q_-XFcAfy05af21okrURDKpYQm1XlLb1vs95tY3CfWcaAuHOEALw_wcB] dishwashing sheets * Good Edi [https://good-edi.com/?srsltid=AfmBOophhC0XtBBi5PXd3WlzQ6q4ygX6Ww3XJ8mUSoou1htIlDmYDoab] edible coffee cups ⚙️ Apps & Tools * Finch [https://finchcare.com] self-care app (free) Products We Spiralled About * TIRTIR Mask Fit foundation [https://www.beautyamora.com.au/mask-fit-red-foundation-30ml.html?child=110280&___store=bwamaua_en&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=23648905345&gbraid=0AAAAA_WWA6W2vxnj_9b3XKZK50j3DKOHs&gclid=Cj0KCQjw54nRBhDCARIsAMcY_SDqn66Nx7Zfiful9I8lwJWVIiiofPiJSJGRHES67l3RM8TZwpEXc2IaAlipEALw_wcB] ($25 on Beauty Amora) * COSRX pimple patches [https://www.beautyamora.com.au/deal-cosrx-acne-pimple-master-patch.html?___store=bwamaua_en&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=22455080293&gbraid=0AAAAA_WWA6UzlZ15i6eJ8K14gBoAMkmsp&gclid=Cj0KCQjw54nRBhDCARIsAMcY_SAQaxF47YuY59f9uCYCwfiRyNZUekm0RCqHD6b5Dinqn0RvQ2OSFaMaAgvhEALw_wcB] * COSRX low pH good morning cleanser [https://www.beautyamora.com.au/cosrx-low-ph-good-morning-gel-cleanser-150ml24587.html?child=24577&___store=bwamaua_en&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=22444468967&gbraid=0AAAAA_WWA6UfyBCKSeb9wdMzvjqQ_1Lvq&gclid=Cj0KCQjw54nRBhDCARIsAMcY_SAja8V-Lb4DghohQAVXHWwic-KSKqS5_GaFSs44yvVFVF3M6mQJ1C0aAlGIEALw_wcB] * Laneige water sleeping mask [https://www.beautyamora.com.au/laneige-water-sleeping-mask-ex.html?child=41056&___store=bwamaua_en&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=22451953855&gbraid=0AAAAA_WWA6WcajJMCAbEteXHTrhnmOUg_&gclid=Cj0KCQjw54nRBhDCARIsAMcY_SAl9Komg4ay-guB3XytMY6c2ctpsEgE52Pp7i19sUNQ_g0vuiUCk0QaAlI9EALw_wcB] * COSRX Advanced Snail 92 All In One Cream [https://www.beautyamora.com.au/advanced-snail-92-all-in-one-cream-100g25651.html?child=25641&___store=bwamaua_en&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=22444468967&gbraid=0AAAAA_WWA6UfyBCKSeb9wdMzvjqQ_1Lvq&gclid=Cj0KCQjw54nRBhDCARIsAMcY_SAQiagV-Mrcmt9n-7e0vFmDIvcYE53VxMMvpop-txdeoy9UH_JUBz4aAtnoEALw_wcB] * Lusso Cloud shoes [https://lussocloud.com.au/?srsltid=AfmBOoqguJ5EA4Aeb5CKHjWhga9ZSiNHtsBSmu3X9v6KFCQ4IX4Nef8T] (LOO-soh, Italian for luxury, definitely plastic) Internet Chaos * French teenager licks Singapore vending machine straw [https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/28/asia/french-teen-singapore-lick-straw-intl-hnk], faces two years prison * Massachusetts beekeeper [https://people.com/massachusetts-woman-found-guilty-after-releasing-bees-during-eviction-attempt-11962889] unleashes hive at eviction * Scottish wheelie bin incident  [https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/16221658/creep-sex-wheelie-bin-scotland-police/] Documentary * The Disappearing Male [https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/the-disappearing-male/umc.cmc.2wg2yp40i9f47ir7667672wdv] (CBC, 2008) - microplastics, endocrine disruptors, and the toxic threat to the male reproductive system: search on YouTube or documentary streaming platforms Loved this episode? 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Greg the Frog, The Fury Wedding, and a Fashion Show That Needed a Welfare Check [Episode 24]

This week on Grab Her By The Mic, Han reports that her four-year-old has declared war on her personally, Philsy has a possum update that nobody asked for but everyone needed, and together they spiral through three news stories that are somehow all equally unhinged. Australian Fashion Week had a fire alarm, a woman being dragged across the runway by her ankles, and Ian Thorpe sitting front row looking like a man who deeply regrets every decision that led him to that seat. A frog named Greg survived inside a sealed Woolworths salad bag and was sent off with a rendition of Crazy Frog. And over 150 peacocks have formed a government in an Italian seaside town and nobody is doing anything about it. Han's Hyperfix this week is the question keeping every parent of a spirited child awake at 2am: is my child emotionally okay, or is she just four? Spoiler: the answer involves prefrontal cortex development, the phrase "I wish you were dead," and the realisation that secure attachment means you are the designated emotional punching bag.  Philsy goes deep on the Fury family - Tyson, Venezuela, the 50-foot lace train, the Crocs, Peter Andre appearing like a beautiful haunted carousel horse, and a father-daughter dance to Mysterious Girl that nobody saw coming. The SideQuest this week is Fashion Show or Mental Breakdown, which after the week we've had is less of a game and more of a documentary.  Chaotic, feral, occasionally educational and accidentally therapeutic. Explicit content. Not suitable for the easily offended or anyone who just wants to eat their salad in peace. See you next Tuesday. 💋 Chaos Correctional (Fact-Check Corner): Stick around after the outro for Chaos Correctional - where Han cleans up the confident nonsense we said on air with just enough research to be dangerous. This week we correct: * The wine (it's Nero d'Avola, not Diavolo Nero - same energy, different label) * Georgia O'Keeffe (dead since 1986 and she did NOT mean the flowers that way)  * Guano (we used this correctly and we're celebrating)  * The turkey drowning myth (false, but the real answer is somehow more disturbing)  * Tommy Fury's Pokémon card (that's Logan Paul's card -completely different person)  * Whether Peter Andre is a Gypsy (he is Greek Cypriot and simply appears at events)  * Traveller prenups (not really a thing)  * Bluetooth sleep headbands (probably fine, but the anxiety about it might be the actual problem) Links & Things We Mentioned 🍷 Recap & Rosé  * Wimala Tempranillo 2021 from Mudgee [https://themudgeewineshop.com/products/weemala-tempranillo-logan] - deep red with cherry, nutmeg, cocoa, sarsaparilla, plums, blackberry and raspberry 🧠 The HyperFix * At Home with the Furys (Netflix [http://netflix.com/title/81615144])  * Molly-Mae: Behind It All (Prime Video [http://amazon.com/Molly-Mae-Behind-All])   * Brat Buster Parenting [http://bratbusters.com] - Instagram: @bratbustersparenting [https://www.instagram.com/bratbustersparenting/?hl=en]  🌀 The Weekly Spiral * Greg the frog - Live frog found in bag of lettuce in remote Western Australian town [https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-18/frog-salad-esperance-woolworths-new-zealand-couple/106691336] * Australian Fashion Week - Fashionistas forced to evacuate during runway show [https://www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/state/nsw/sydney/2026/05/14/runway-show-evacuated] * Australian Fashion Week - Bizarre stunt as model dragged on floor in front of celebrities including Ian Thorpe [https://thenightly.com.au/culture/australian-fashion-week-bizarre-stunt-as-model-dragged-on-floor-in-front-of-celebrities-including-ian-thorpe-c-22285365] * Italian peacocks - Peacock ‘invasion’ of Italian seaside town ruffles feathers [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/16/peacock-italy-punta-marina-tensions] 💕 Obsession of the Week * Sleep Well Bluetooth Headband - available at Rebel Sport [https://www.rebelsport.com.au/p/sleepwell-bluetooth-ultrasoft-sleep-headphone-616739.html] * Metamucil [https://www.metamucil.com.au/] - fibre supplement, available at most pharmacies and supermarkets Loved this episode? Hit follow / subscribe so you don’t miss future chaos Leave us a 5-star review if you cackled, cried, or felt seen Screenshot & tag us on socials so we know you’re listening 🎙 New episodes every Tuesday 👉 Follow us: @grabherbythemic 📩 speaktous@grabherbythemic.com