The Elliott Exchange
The Elliott Exchange
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"Ultimately the bond of all companionship, whether in marriage or in friendship, is conversation."-Oscar WildeWelcome to The Elliott Exchange, a weekly conversation in which Tom and Elise exchange ideas on news, media, parenting, marriage and everything in between.Think you know the Elliotts? Think again. Tom's the top-rating talkback host who likes The Mighty Boosh and wears Hawaiian shirts daily. Elise is a former politics reporter and current Belle magazine motoring writer who lives for surf and fast cars. The media power couple live in the inner-city and they love to debate. Now you can hear it!Follow/Subscribe so you don't miss out!
Helicopter Parenting, AND: Relationship Rules
Welcome to The Elliott Exchange! A weekly conversation in which Tom and Elise exchange ideas on news, media, parenting, marriage and everything in between.In Episode 8:01:34 – Elise reveals Tom's helicopter parenting at their Daughter's Under 13's Grand Final.05:06 – Elise admits she doesn't pay enough attention and missed a big moment in the Grand Final.07:06 – Middle aged Activities: Elise taking up surfing lead to their first date.12:16 – Tom agress to meet Elise halfway for an activity they could do together.13:07 – Relationship Rules: Elise outs Tom's special group "The Chisel Zone".17:50 - Media Mishap: Don't drink and get behind the mic. 18:40 - Tom reveals what it was like behind the scenes in his early days in radio.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 6, 2022
20 min
Elise's maternity leave regret, AND: Their annoying habits revealed
Welcome to The Elliott Exchange! A weekly conversation in which Tom and Elise exchange ideas on news, media, parenting, marriage and everything in between.In Episode 6:01:36 – DMs: Martin wants to know what Elise and Tom find more important, Brains or Beauty?04:00 – Elise reveals Tom's signature dish and why she felt cheated.08:01 – Tom comes 'clean' on why he refuses to cook desserts and what went into his Lemon Meringue Pie as a child.09:47 – Elise and Tom discuss the pros and cons of a proposal to give new parents 52 weeks parental leave.12:03 – Elise admits the one thing she rues about her own maternity leave.14:46 - Tom reveals the 3 things he does that he knows annoys Elise. 16:51 - Elise reveals the 3 things she does that he knows annoys Tom.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 30, 2022
22 min
The sexism behind two partying PMs, AND: The real Jack Elliott
Welcome to The Elliott Exchange! A weekly conversation in which Tom and Elise exchange ideas on news, media, parenting, marriage and everything in between.In Episode 6:01:40 – DMs: Elise and Tom answer Luke's question "What was John Elliott like as a father, grandfather and father in-law?"03:50 – Elise and Tom both reveal how they nearly got tattoos.07:00 – Elise calls out double standards toward men and women, after Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin were filmed letting their hair down in two separate videos.09:05 – Tom explains why there is literally nothing to see when he strips down after a surf in winter.11:40 – After attending the KISS concert Elise and Tom pick through some of the lyrics they have misheard over the years.16:20 - Media Mishap: Elise performs a welfare check on Tom after Carlton's heartbreak loss to Collingwood and a Tweet that claimed Carlton could "smell finals" at three quarter time.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 23, 2022
20 min
Before we met: Elise left shocked as the Elliotts reveal secrets of past lives
Welcome to The Elliott Exchange! A weekly conversation in which Tom and Elise exchange ideas on news, media, parenting, marriage and everything in between.In Episode 5:01:42 – DMs: Elise and Tom answer Donna's question about the most embarrassing thing of their youth.02:21 – Elise explains why she had to dumpster dive.03:53 – Tom opens up about the person he was checking out as a teen (it was him).09:25 – Elise is shocked to learn something about Tom's past.12:35 – Elise exposes Tom's shrine he has set up dedicated to all of his sporting achievements.17:20 - Media Mishap: Elise and Tom discuss EPL Commentator Graeme Souness' comments calling soccer a 'Man's game'.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 16, 2022
20 min
Why Elliotts won't be doing Bali, AND: the politics of movie night
Welcome to The Elliott Exchange! A weekly conversation in which Tom and Elise exchange ideas on news, media, parenting, marriage and everything in between.In Episode 4: 00:49 – Answering your DMs: Tom shares where he sits when he goes to the footy. 03:24 – Elise and Tom think Bali is overrated and they agree there's one BIG turnoff about the popular holiday destination. 04:21 – Tom reveals how he recently made good on a bad deed he committed... in 1985. 09:12 –  Tom and Elise only ever watch one genre of film together and Elise is fed up. 14:20  – Footage of David Beckham's daggy dad dancing prompts Elise to confess the embarrassing reason she was kicked out of a hip hop class.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 9, 2022
19 min
Elise is not 'fine', AND; Tom's odd clothing admission
Welcome to The Elliott Exchange! A weekly conversation in which Tom and Elise exchange ideas on news, media, parenting, marriage and everything in between.In Episode 3:00:59 – Tom shares an odd belief about clothing.  03:32 – Elise reveals another questionable item sitting in Tom’s wardrobe beside his Hawaiian shirts.09:25 – Failure to launch: Tom and Elise trade theories on why adults are staying in the family home for longer.13:13 – Elise often says she's ‘fine’… but Tom senses she is not. Elise educates Tom on what some words and phrases ACTUALLY mean.17:32 – Four women were heckled on social media for all wearing the same shade of blue on TV this week. Elise shares how TV wardrobes work.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 2, 2022
21 min
The offensive name: or, why Elise really became an ‘Elliott’
Welcome to The Elliott Exchange! A weekly conversation in which Tom and Elise exchange ideas on news, media, parenting, marriage and everything in between. In Episode 2: 02:05 – Hawaiian shirts: Tom explains why he wears them almost every day. 06:06 – Elise and Tom share how they’d “sexy up” the Commonwealth Games. 10:09 – Jennifer Lopez has just wed and taken husband Ben Affleck’s surname. It led Elise to come clean about the REAL reason she took Tom’s name… 13:47 – Horse trainer Jim Lake’s live TV gaffe prompts Tom to explain what happens when someone swears on live radio. 18:05 – Tom reveals what broadcasting with his father was actually like.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 26, 2022
19 min
The pick-up email that started it all (when Tom was hot)
Welcome to The Elliott Exchange! A weekly conversation in which Tom and Elise exchange ideas on news, media, parenting, marriage and everything in between. In Episode 1: 01:05 - Social media: Tom, a reluctant participant, this week read that Australian boxer Harry Garside is more injured by trolls than punches. So he wants to know why Elise likes it... 06:30 - Tom recalls the one time he was told he was hot. In Tasmania. 08:15 - THE EMAIL - The lid is lifted on how Elise and Tom met and... well... it didn't quite go to plan... 11:00 - Gendered car stereotypes. Elise has an incriminating anecdote from the garage. 18:45 - Cam Smith's celebration after his golf heroics prompt Tom and Elise to debate: Must Australians always be bogans?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 19, 2022
24 min
Trailer: The Elliott Exchange
Think you know the Elliotts? Think again. Episode 1 launching soon. Follow/Subscribe for immediate accessSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 16, 2022
31 sec