Flan, Ali & Spida - Triple M 92.5 Gold Coast

From stage 4 light rail funding to closing down off leash dog parks, The Gold Coast mayor Tom Tate joined Flan, Ali and Spida on the show this morning! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Criminals on the Gold Coast are just getting younger and younger – one group of men and women are keeping us all safe: Sexytime Paradise Beach Police Cops!! Ali is away sick but she wanted to test Flan and Spida on their knowledge of women so we rolled out Ali’s Ultimate World’s Biggest Women’s Quiz!!! Now that it’s getting into the colder months, Flan Ali and Spida wanted to build a pie – the peoples pie of the Gold Coast – the first question: Should it be fruit, vegetable or meat? The Triple M Gold Family were very vocal and passionate! The Pacific Air Show is coming back to the Gold Coast and this morning Jack “Jacko’ Strong jumped off the Soul building in Surfers Paradise to promote this massive event! Flan, Ali and Spida spoke to him straight after he jumped off! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Flan, Ali and Spida caught up with Melissa Etheridge ahead of her show for Blues On Broadbeach - the extended full chat is here with those extra bits that didn't make it to air. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Grammy and Academy Award winner Melissa Etheridge is playing Blues on Broadbeach this weekend and Flan, Ali and Spida had her on the show this morning to talk about what her favourite song of hers is and what did former US Vice President Al Gore call her up for? Spida flies a lot and who he sits next to each time he flies can be a lottery – yesterday he turned a potential negative into a very big BLUEY positive! Eurovision has been won and in spectacular style by Nemo from Switzerland! There’s only one entertainment reporter who can give us the very latest on all things…..er……entertainment and that’s Oscar Buzz!!!! Spida and his 5 siblings all got together yesterday for Mother’s Day and to he is own Mum – he had a message for anyone who doesn’t keep in regular contact with their Mum for whatever reason that might be: just text and reach out to your Mum because you just never know what’s around the corner. The 3rd best quiz on the show is That’ll Do run by Flan – he likes to call it a ‘quizaster’ – please listen to make up your own mind! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's Mother's Day on Sunday and Ali had an emotional tribute to all the amazing Mums on the Gold Coast. Missed the big news stories of the week locally, nationally and internationally? That's ok Flanjo Patterson has it all in his Poem Of The Week! Spida is never short of a strong opinion but not everyone agrees with him like Lindsay from Burleigh this morning. Music superstar Melissa Etheridge is on the Gold Coast next week for Blues on Broadbeach - hear her exclusive chat with Flan, Ali and Spida ten past 8 Monday - more Triple M Gold family members won VIP tickets with some very passionate singing! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Some Gold Coast cafes are serving pies with no pastry bottom - it's the big question: is that still a pie? Food superstar Matt Preston was on the show to give us the definitive answer! Sooshi Mango are a very funny comedy team coming to the Gold Coast and being European the lads love a good after shave so we asked the Gold Coast what their favourite fragrance/scent is? It's tourism week next week and Flan somehow got access to the commercials being used to sell our Gold Coast suburbs. Spida sked the team a question that no one saw coming.......it's an area Spida never goes to. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Spida has an issue with people calling pies that don’t have a pastry bottom a pie! Are they a soup or a pie? The Triple M Gold family weighed in on this massive issue. Blues on Broadbeach is on next week and Flan, Ali and Spida are giving you the chance to see Melissa Etheridge in the VIP seats but they're making you work for it! The worlds greatest trivia contest is Name That Year – the game played between Rod the Newsreader and Ali and Spida. On a Wednesday Ali Asks – and today: Are you lonely after moving to the Gold Coast? Sometimes it can feel isolating moving to a new city – is the Gold Coast a bit ‘cliquey’? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's not every year that you turn 50 so we asked the Triple M Gold family if they had any advice or tips for Spida? Ali immersed herself in a wellness retreat last week. At the end of it she burned 3 words that will no longer be part of her life. Byron Bay's original hippie Serenity Safe-Harbour was actually the host for Ali's wellness retreat. They wafted by to breakdown her visit. Blues on Broadbeach is on next week and Flan, Ali and Spida are giving you the chance to see Melissa Etheridge in the VIP seats but they're making you work for it! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pat Fairon is the RSL Gold Coast District President and he spoke to Flan, Ali and Spida about Anzac Day on the Gold Coast. Every year thousands of Gold Coasters head to Elephant Rock in Currumbin for the Currumbin RSL Dawn Service - Flan, Ali and Spida caught up with Currumbin RSL President Michael Humphries. Heston Russell did multiple tours of Afghanistan as an SAS Commander completing over 100 combat missions - we were honoured to have him tell us what Anzac Day means to him. John Williamson has been a regular fixture at the Elephant Rock Dawn Service performing his iconic song 'True Blue' and Flan, Ali and Spida spoke to him about the significance of that song. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For the last month Spida has been flat out with 'Hire A Spida' - doing jobs for people all over the Gold Coast from lawn mowing to jet blasting driveways to making curtains! But today's was a big one to finish up on: helping re-build the gardens at the Currumbin Community Special School. Byron bay's original hippie Serenity Safe-Harbour wafted by to talk about their own vege garden. Arj Barker is in the news for asking a breast feeding woman to leave his show - Flan, Ali and Spida had some opposing views on this. On a Tuesday Flan, Ali and Spida catch up with Gold Coast mayor Tom Tate! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

One of the first things Ali did when she arrived at work this morning was tell us about this joke she had to the show - sold to the team as one of the best you will ever hear! We heard it. A lot of 'trouble' over the weekend on the Gold Coast which meant Sexytime Paradise Beach Police Cops were very busy!!! It's been a very busy 3 weeks for Spida for Hire A Spida and he's finishing up with a huge garden/vege patch re-fresh at the Currumbin Community Special School. Spidas Spray this morning was directed towards reality tv show that make ridiculous claims. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Are Gold Coast singles still going out to meet that special someone? What say you Triple M Gold family? Every Friday Flanjo Patterson gives us his Poem Of The Week! Spida reckons he can throw his hand to just about anything so we thought we'd roll out Hire A Spida: doing all kinds of jobs for people all over the Gold Coast and we are finishing up with a big garden makeover for an amazing bunch of Gold Coasters What surprise did Spida and Ali have for Flan this morning? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Get the latest surfing and weather report for the weekend on the Coast! All thanks to Harvey Norman Bundall, Burleigh and Tweed. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

She's one of the biggest artists from the 80s - Deborah Harry from Blondie was on the show this morning. Byron Bay's original hippie Serenity Safe-Harbour wafted by to talk all things 'Days Of The Year' - they had some suggestions for some new ones. Hire A Spida - it has been a massive few weeks with Spida going all over the Gold Coast to do all these jobs for people and he's going to finish up with a massive job! Ali was at a special trivia night last night - how did her team go? The trivia vibe was through the roof!! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Spidas Spray was all about the classic box of Favourites - this morning Spida added a new flavour to the box! Burleigh is hosting a 'weed' party on the weekend - byo weed and this morning we asked the Triple M Gold family is marijuana should be legalised - good to know that Sexytime Paradise Beach Police Cops will be there to keep an eye on things. Hire A Spida yesterday saw Spida dress up in an actual Spiderman costume with his new 5 year old mate Mason who wanted Spidas help to raise money for his school - this is one of the most heart warming stories we've heard a long time. It's been an horrific few days in the news - with 'Ali Asks' this week Ali asks an expert on how to navigate your children through the bad news we are exposed to. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Flan had a dream: to win best in show chicken at the Mudgeeraba Show - he kicked off his launch this morning. Hire A Spida has seen Spida do other peoples jobs all over the Gold Coast and the feedback he received today has motivated him to do more! Molly and Peggy have been reunited - so we asked the Triple M Gold family if you have ever had an epic reunited story. Spida's spray today sparked some calls and one caller kept on hanging up on him. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A weekend food delivery for Ali didn't quite go according to plan - what should've been a very simple process turned into a complete disaster! Prince Andrew's approval rating has taken a huge hit so the King has had to change to the Royal Voicemail Message. Hire A Spida continues and the big fella just keep ticking off the jobs but did he fail to complete one of those jobs over the weekend? Farmer Wants A Wife is back and this morning Flan, Ali and Spida spoke to host Samantha Armitage. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hire A Spida! We found out this morning that Spida owes someone something....and has since 1994 so it was Hire A Debt collector! Every Friday it's Flanjo Patterson with the Poem Of The Week and he didn't miss this morning! Ali did a yoga class and wasn't expecting to bump into this person! Supernova is on this weekend and one of the stars of Melrose Place is here for it and he spoke to Flan, Ali and Spida. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Get the latest surfing and weather report for the weekend on the Coast! All thanks to Harvey Norman Bundall, Burleigh and Tweed. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Molly the magpie has made headlines around the world and this morning Premier Steven Miles broke some massive news with Flan, Ali and Spida. It's Supernova this weekend on the Gold Coast and Sexytime Paradise Beach Police Cops have a new squad to keep everybody safe! Ali was in a McDonalds drive through yesterday when everyone's worst nightmare happened. It's been a big week for Spida and he had thew perfect weekend lined up.......but that was all 'ruined' by one phone call last night. Australian actor John Jarrett is on the Gold Coast for Supernova and he's starring in a new Australian movie alongside Down Syndrome actor Gerrard O'Dwyer - they joined Flan, Ali and Spida this morning for a really special chat. Hire A Spida continues for the big fella and to say he's been busy is a huge understatement!!!!! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.