Pirates (aka Serious Analysis of Bandit's Character Development)

Takeaway (aka Mysterious Contents of Spring Rolls): Sure Scorsese and Seinfeld tell a decent story, but have you people seen Takeaway?? There's so many reasons this episode is a masterpiece - we hope we can remember to mention them all! (And Mary does remember to mention Aussie film of the nearly-same-nam... by Gotta Be Done - A Bluey Podcast

25 min listen

Yoga Ball (aka Too Many Opportunities to Take on Nazis): As we bounce around Yoga Ball, we really hope our bosses aren't tuning in - this is not a good sell for working from home! But even with distractions we get there eventually - via the many alternate identities of Bingo, the confusing Heeler house layout,... by Gotta Be Done - A Bluey Podcast

22 min listen

Shops (aka The Absolute Dichotomy Between Bluey and Mackenzie): Um, did we just use "dichotomy" in a sentence? Well, Mary did - but Kate is name-dropping Jacques Offenbach and Ludwig van Beethoven by the end of this very musical episode, so perhaps we're both getting a bit pretentious?? Don't worry! We're also sittin... by Gotta Be Done - A Bluey Podcast

15 min listen

Taxi (aka Swivel Chairs and Other Killers): Academy Awards are free-flowing as Kate and Mary rate theatrical performances in Taxi - seriously, does Bandit have a secret past at NIDA?? As free-ranging as Bluey's driving (or Chilli's navigating), this episode sees us let fly on unachievable Play Sch... by Gotta Be Done - A Bluey Podcast

10 min listen

Wagonride (aka When a Sequel Isn't Really a Sequel): Following last week's new-episodes high, we roll back into old favourites, and analyse different creative play styles with Wagonride. (Like distracted mums, we also forget to shout out to the most romantic exchange in recorded history: Kids: Monkey bars... by Gotta Be Done - A Bluey Podcast

10 min listen

The Pool (aka Uncle Stripe's Criminal Connections): First deep dive into a Bluey episode - and how appropriate, it's in The Pool! Kate and Mary compare their childhood water-based games, ask tough questions about Uncle Stripe's Bali-hopping lifestyle, and demand to know why THE BAG is always Mum's respons... by Gotta Be Done - A Bluey Podcast

12 min listen

Early Baby (aka A Brene Brown Companion Piece): The lessons continue as we're back at Calypso's school for Early Baby - a chance to relive our own more marathon-like labour ward experiences (wish we'd gone to Dr Bluey!), and revel in the fact that even Steiner school kids fight sometimes (phew!) Also,... by Gotta Be Done - A Bluey Podcast

14 min listen

Calypso (aka We Need to Talk About Gnomes): School's in, and Mary's been researching for the occasion. Or at least, furiously Googling "steiner school + gnomes" - and it's turned up some fascinating facts about what seems to be the education model at Bluey's school, and why there are so many gnome... by Gotta Be Done - A Bluey Podcast

16 min listen

Mums and Dads (aka Division of Household Labour and Also Affairs): It takes us a while to get to the actual episode this week, because damn, talking about equitable division of household labour is hard! And that's pretty much what Mums and Dads is about, Mary reckons (and with her bloke succumbed to man flu for the past... by Gotta Be Done - A Bluey Podcast

25 min listen

Pirates (aka Serious Analysis of Bandit's Character Development): New Bluey episodes have dropped - excuse us while we hyperventilate! And first up the mainsail, Pirates! With new stories comes new character directions - but are we right to feel just a little bit betrayed?? (We still love you, Bandit-perfect-husband-d... by Gotta Be Done - A Bluey Podcast

17 min listen

BONUS EP (aka Bluey at the Logies!): UPDATE: Our first post of this ep cut it off at 8.25 (Oscars-style technical error, whoops!) - but you can now listen to the full and glorious 13.30. Sorry about that, but rest assured, that final five minutes is worth it! We can't wait til Friday folks ... by Gotta Be Done - A Bluey Podcast

9 min listen

Teasing (aka Peekaboo As Your Child's Worst Nightmare): After a start that's more confusing than the name Sharalanda, we're away with some Teasing - or as Kate sees it, easy-games-to-play-with-kids 101! But when is it okay to tease your (our) kids, and when is it too much? Mary analyses the child development... by Gotta Be Done - A Bluey Podcast

30 min listen

The Claw (aka Lessons in Disappointment Only Two Dollars): Still in Queensland, Kate gets a for-real-life Bluey moment as she takes on a claw machine at the RSL/surf club - and disappointment swiftly becomes the theme of the episode. Which is fitting, Mary reckons, for any attempt to take your kids out for a fe... by Gotta Be Done - A Bluey Podcast

23 min listen

Backpackers (aka Rivers of the Opposite of Gold): We've darkened many a dodgy backpackers' doorway, but those days were before our little darlings - lucky the Heelers' realistic re-eneactments can refresh our recollections! We debate the benefits of guide books, our abilities at haggling, and whether e... by Gotta Be Done - A Bluey Podcast

24 min listen

Markets (aka Toffee Apples Disappointing Post-Peter Combe Generations): We're off to the Markets, and what must be some of the most quotable moments to come from the Blueyverse... do we hear "FIVE BUCKS?!" This Gotta Be Done ep has everything, from the role Myf Warhurst was made to play, to toffee apple skepticism, the exist... by Gotta Be Done - A Bluey Podcast

19 min listen

Fruitbat (aka Did We Mention We Don't Get Much Sleep?): High-flying Fruitbat inspires Mary and Kate to compare notes on how end of daylight savings is impacting kids' sleep patterns (or lack thereof) - Panadol and warm milk anyone? (Please note, Kate is not a medical professional.) Then there's how we maintai... by Gotta Be Done - A Bluey Podcast

16 min listen

The Beach (aka Skateboard Improbabilities - We Want Insta Proof!): We need a day at the beach after this session - prepare for vomit explosions, peeing pippies, menacing waterfowl and more! Join us to celebrate a celebrity cameo, cry foul at the Heelers' easy-breezy transportation choices, and take the podcast to new li... by Gotta Be Done - A Bluey Podcast

13 min listen

Bike (aka A Water Fountain of Our Tears): It's THE favourite episode for both of us, and Bike presents our ultimate podcasting challenge - can we make it through without a flood of tears?? We worship Bluey musical genius Joff Bush (and Beethoven also gets a mention), aspire to Bandit's hands-off... by Gotta Be Done - A Bluey Podcast

25 min listen

Introducing Gotta Be Done - the Bluey podcast!: Ever watched so much of a show you need to debrief? We're there - with Bluey! ABC TV's adorable family of blue heelers is haunting our dreams, and putting our parenting to shame - so we're taking our obsession to the podcast-waves. Gotta Be Done is ex-j... by Gotta Be Done - A Bluey Podcast

13 min listen

Work (aka Casualisation of Work and the Futility of the Capitalist System): Gotta Be Done gets socio-political - but Bluey went there first! Or is that just Mary reading too much into this drama of drudgery, drainpipes and dance? We talk side hustles and monetising your passion (and/or your podcast), and teaching your children w... by Gotta Be Done - A Bluey Podcast

25 min listen

Grannies (aka Please Don't Say Solid Number Two): Determined to deflect public outrage about our never-ending holiday, we give the people what they want: Grannies! But is this the most popular Bluey ep so far? Kate suggests it's a particular variety of number two, and suddenly we're flush with toilet hu... by Gotta Be Done - A Bluey Podcast

26 min listen

BONUS EP (aka When in Brisbane, Visit Bluey!): Without getting too "what I did on my holidays" on everyone, thought you might like to know - WE WENT TO LUDO STUDIO! The exciting destination is a well-kept secret that far outstrips anything that Dreamworld/Movie World/Australia Zoo has to offer, and e... by Gotta Be Done - A Bluey Podcast

8 min listen

The Sleepover (aka To Absent Drunk Friends): We've all been there (but some more recently than others, go Kate!) - managing that drunk friend drunkenly on a drunken night out. Yet again, wrangling toddlers is not so different to your carefree 20s - and The Sleepover is cross-over proof! Underslept ... by Gotta Be Done - A Bluey Podcast

21 min listen

Camping (aka A Few Cases of Mistaken Identity): Okay, a couple of confessions up front. We recorded this episode before Mary's bloke Adge helpfully pointed out that Jean-Luc was French CANADIAN. (In fact, we're still dubious - don't those Quebecois all speak English?? And surely some French people ar... by Gotta Be Done - A Bluey Podcast

16 min listen

Chickenrat (aka Sauerkraut Is High in Histamines): They promised us that they'd never betray the Aussie accents - but Ludo never said anything about bodily functions. Um, what? Prepare to get mind-boggled and bewildered as we dive into Bluey's most confusing episode, but there's more to Chickenrat's intr... by Gotta Be Done - A Bluey Podcast

26 min listen

Asparagus (aka Victim Blaming and Our Convict Past): At long last, an episode of children's television for all the parents who want dinner to be a more drawn-out and hysterical affair. Oddly, that's not Mary and Kate - and when it comes to Asparagus, we're not eating it. Of course, we are quick to note so... by Gotta Be Done - A Bluey Podcast

21 min listen

Dad Baby (If You're Listening to This Now, We Have a Baby): Welcome to the world, little Joseph Robert, and go mama Kate! (And please note when you are old enough, just how organised we have been with this perfectly-themed Bluey episode for your arrival!) Of course, birth can be a drawn-out affair, and this Dad ... by Gotta Be Done - A Bluey Podcast

37 min listen

Shaun (aka The Redemption of the Recorder): Oh, Shaun's back. But enough about him - is Bandit-with-the-emu-hand the ultimate (or any kind of) "thirst trap"? We weigh up Clementine Ford's assessment of our favourite Blue Heeler dad - right after we rush to Urban Dictionary to look up thirst trap! ... by Gotta Be Done - A Bluey Podcast

23 min listen

BONUS EP (aka Before Bluey Was Our Lives' Obsession, Roller Derby Was Our Lives' Obsession!): We've said we're not recapping the first-ever Bluey ep The Magic Xylophone until we've gotten through the rest of S1 - but if you can't wait that long, this Gotta Be Done bonus is for you! Mary catches up with fellow Bluey obsessive (and former roller de... by Gotta Be Done - A Bluey Podcast

21 min listen

Hide and Seek (aka Where Do We Get a Dog-Gnome-Buddha?): We've given up on our own destroyed attention spans, but what are the chances of imparting mindfulness on our munchkins? And do we need a dog-gnome-buddha to make it happen? As we tackle Hide and Seek, we explore napping in yoga classes and games of dead... by Gotta Be Done - A Bluey Podcast

25 min listen

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