1 00:00:10,669 --> 00:00:14,869 Speaker 1: My Herd podcasts, hear more kids podcasts, playlists, and listen 2 00:00:14,909 --> 00:00:16,468 Speaker 1: live on the Free I hard. 3 00:00:17,389 --> 00:00:19,468 Speaker 2: Hates well, i'e be having a wonderful drive home. 4 00:00:19,628 --> 00:00:25,149 Speaker 1: We've got Simon and Lockey Wiggle who join us right now? Boys, 5 00:00:25,549 --> 00:00:27,149 Speaker 1: the Boys, The Boys, the Boys. 6 00:00:28,589 --> 00:00:29,069 Speaker 3: Hey guys. 7 00:00:29,149 --> 00:00:29,469 Speaker 2: I know. 8 00:00:30,909 --> 00:00:32,909 Speaker 1: Obviously for people that don't know the Wiggles, well, I'm 9 00:00:32,949 --> 00:00:34,309 Speaker 1: sure that you know. If you haven't seen the Wiggles, 10 00:00:34,349 --> 00:00:38,068 Speaker 1: dot code is awesome actually on stand. But I imagine 11 00:00:38,149 --> 00:00:39,469 Speaker 1: like there's a moment for you guys were waiting in 12 00:00:39,469 --> 00:00:42,189 Speaker 1: the wings and you're getting your your new singlets purple 13 00:00:42,229 --> 00:00:44,149 Speaker 1: and read it. 14 00:00:43,549 --> 00:00:48,629 Speaker 3: Skippies risk What did I say? Singles the Summer, Wiggles 15 00:00:48,668 --> 00:00:53,908 Speaker 3: the Summer. It's a good bit. You guys should thinking 16 00:00:53,909 --> 00:00:54,228 Speaker 3: about that. 17 00:00:54,229 --> 00:00:54,949 Speaker 4: It's just a murch. 18 00:00:54,789 --> 00:00:56,109 Speaker 3: Idea that's for free. 19 00:00:57,229 --> 00:00:58,829 Speaker 1: Is there a moment where you get like, is there 20 00:00:58,828 --> 00:01:01,189 Speaker 1: a ceremony in the in the skivvy handovers. I mean 21 00:01:01,229 --> 00:01:03,789 Speaker 1: I'm imagining like a baggy green sort of Cricket Australia 22 00:01:03,828 --> 00:01:04,428 Speaker 1: sort of a setup. 23 00:01:04,509 --> 00:01:06,429 Speaker 4: Yeah you'd like to think so, but I mean I 24 00:01:06,589 --> 00:01:08,749 Speaker 4: just fit Murray's Skivvy. So I think that's why I 25 00:01:08,828 --> 00:01:13,669 Speaker 4: got the job. It was like the same size. 26 00:01:13,509 --> 00:01:15,709 Speaker 3: It was like in Cinderella to turn around. 27 00:01:19,389 --> 00:01:23,229 Speaker 5: Wow, we wore in training shirts for the first eight months. 28 00:01:23,429 --> 00:01:28,869 Speaker 3: Yeah, a couple of help plates on the back training 29 00:01:28,949 --> 00:01:33,189 Speaker 3: in training to get you two hundred hours in the 30 00:01:33,269 --> 00:01:34,229 Speaker 3: original Wiggles. 31 00:01:34,269 --> 00:01:35,989 Speaker 6: I mean, I assume that were part of the decision 32 00:01:35,989 --> 00:01:38,669 Speaker 6: processes to like, do these guys have what it takes 33 00:01:38,869 --> 00:01:40,029 Speaker 6: to be legit Wiggles? 34 00:01:40,309 --> 00:01:42,349 Speaker 5: Yeah, we got. We got told after the fact that 35 00:01:42,509 --> 00:01:45,189 Speaker 5: we toured with them in twenty twelve. They went all 36 00:01:45,229 --> 00:01:46,949 Speaker 5: around the world to say goodbye to all the fans 37 00:01:47,189 --> 00:01:49,149 Speaker 5: which we were a part of, and they said, after 38 00:01:49,189 --> 00:01:51,069 Speaker 5: they kind of asked us to be Wiggles, that they 39 00:01:51,069 --> 00:01:53,629 Speaker 5: were watching us in meet and greet settings or during 40 00:01:53,629 --> 00:01:56,909 Speaker 5: the shows to see how we would react and interact 41 00:01:56,949 --> 00:02:01,309 Speaker 5: with children without without us knowing, which was which was 42 00:02:01,349 --> 00:02:03,989 Speaker 5: really lovely. They were taking the time to make sure 43 00:02:04,029 --> 00:02:05,349 Speaker 5: that we had those qualities. 44 00:02:05,589 --> 00:02:08,668 Speaker 4: Yeah, it is more about that and how you interact 45 00:02:08,749 --> 00:02:11,029 Speaker 4: with your audience and you meet and greets and children 46 00:02:11,069 --> 00:02:12,989 Speaker 4: with additional needs and all those sort of things that 47 00:02:13,029 --> 00:02:15,948 Speaker 4: come with the job. It's all about how you relate 48 00:02:16,029 --> 00:02:18,389 Speaker 4: to families in that light as much as whether you 49 00:02:18,389 --> 00:02:21,029 Speaker 4: can sing and dance and do all that and also lifestyle. 50 00:02:21,069 --> 00:02:22,669 Speaker 4: You know, you really can't be a wiggle if you're 51 00:02:22,669 --> 00:02:24,589 Speaker 4: going to want to be out at three o'clock every morning. 52 00:02:24,949 --> 00:02:26,229 Speaker 4: That doesn't come with the jobs. 53 00:02:26,229 --> 00:02:28,429 Speaker 6: And when you say interact with your audience, we're not 54 00:02:28,549 --> 00:02:31,589 Speaker 6: just talking about kids. I'm looking at a photo right 55 00:02:31,629 --> 00:02:36,869 Speaker 6: here of Robert de Niro backstage at your New York show. 56 00:02:37,429 --> 00:02:41,029 Speaker 6: What's it like having Robert de Niro come backstage after 57 00:02:41,069 --> 00:02:41,749 Speaker 6: a show. 58 00:02:41,869 --> 00:02:45,549 Speaker 4: That was pretty wild? That was kind of frightening. You 59 00:02:45,589 --> 00:02:48,508 Speaker 4: know you've seen him. He was the most lovely man. 60 00:02:48,549 --> 00:02:50,948 Speaker 4: We probably sped up to close to an hour with 61 00:02:51,069 --> 00:02:54,949 Speaker 4: him backstage. Yeah, we just sat and chatted with him 62 00:02:54,949 --> 00:02:57,548 Speaker 4: in his beautiful family and just chatted about all sorts 63 00:02:57,589 --> 00:02:59,429 Speaker 4: of things, and he had photos with everyone. He was 64 00:02:59,469 --> 00:03:01,989 Speaker 4: so generous with his time, and he stayed and watched 65 00:03:02,229 --> 00:03:04,788 Speaker 4: the whole show. Our tour manager went out about three 66 00:03:04,869 --> 00:03:07,509 Speaker 4: quarters away through the show and said, look, it's finishing soon. 67 00:03:07,629 --> 00:03:09,189 Speaker 4: If you want to, I can take you at the back. 68 00:03:09,229 --> 00:03:10,829 Speaker 4: And he said, no, I'm loving it. I want to stay, 69 00:03:11,229 --> 00:03:13,269 Speaker 4: said the whole thing left with everyone else. It was 70 00:03:13,349 --> 00:03:14,149 Speaker 4: quite incredible. 71 00:03:14,229 --> 00:03:15,149 Speaker 2: Oh that's amazing. 72 00:03:15,229 --> 00:03:18,149 Speaker 6: Do you do any de Niro gear in that show, like, 73 00:03:18,189 --> 00:03:21,629 Speaker 6: are you talking to me, Dorothy? 74 00:03:21,669 --> 00:03:26,949 Speaker 4: You're talking to me? Wow? 75 00:03:27,309 --> 00:03:30,509 Speaker 3: We didn't, we didn't fair enough, professionals, you're professional. 76 00:03:30,669 --> 00:03:30,869 Speaker 2: Yeah. 77 00:03:31,509 --> 00:03:33,788 Speaker 1: I'd speculators to why de Niro is a big Wiggles fan, 78 00:03:33,789 --> 00:03:36,069 Speaker 1: But I think he does have about twelve children, doesn't he? 79 00:03:36,389 --> 00:03:38,149 Speaker 4: Yeah, well he did go to the original he went, 80 00:03:38,309 --> 00:03:40,349 Speaker 4: he's been to the show before, the original Wiggles, and 81 00:03:40,389 --> 00:03:42,429 Speaker 4: he now has a two year old. 82 00:03:41,869 --> 00:03:43,589 Speaker 2: Recently, didn't he? And he's like eighty something. 83 00:03:43,949 --> 00:03:46,389 Speaker 3: The first six rows, the first six rows was just then. 84 00:03:50,509 --> 00:03:53,029 Speaker 2: Hey, guys, before you get out of here, let's talk 85 00:03:53,069 --> 00:03:54,869 Speaker 2: about you. A brand new album. It is called The 86 00:03:54,949 --> 00:03:56,589 Speaker 2: Tree of Wisdom. 87 00:03:56,829 --> 00:04:00,149 Speaker 1: Two new singles out now Nutbush City Limits, which we know, 88 00:04:00,389 --> 00:04:07,909 Speaker 1: and he's always a banger. Actually looking forward to busting 89 00:04:07,909 --> 00:04:11,229 Speaker 1: that dance out again. It's been too Longwoods and a 90 00:04:11,269 --> 00:04:13,549 Speaker 1: brand new one. I'm not even gonna try and pronounce this, 91 00:04:13,589 --> 00:04:16,909 Speaker 1: but have a listen. 92 00:04:19,909 --> 00:04:20,589 Speaker 2: It's a hod bit. 93 00:04:22,188 --> 00:04:25,909 Speaker 6: Love that that you could imagine coming on at a 94 00:04:27,349 --> 00:04:27,829 Speaker 6: in a mix. 95 00:04:28,549 --> 00:04:35,029 Speaker 1: Hot guys, nice who produced that? 96 00:04:35,549 --> 00:04:40,669 Speaker 2: I'm in van Buren Nice. 97 00:04:41,029 --> 00:04:42,189 Speaker 5: That's Johnny beat. 98 00:04:42,269 --> 00:04:44,669 Speaker 4: Yeah, I think that's a Johnny beat. So RICKAPOUTI and 99 00:04:44,709 --> 00:04:47,149 Speaker 4: a fan down Google. That's what the tree says. That's 100 00:04:47,149 --> 00:04:53,469 Speaker 4: his catchphrase. Yeah, we we don't know how to spell it, 101 00:04:53,549 --> 00:04:55,029 Speaker 4: so I don't know what you've got written down there. 102 00:04:56,629 --> 00:04:57,509 Speaker 3: I don't want to say it. 103 00:04:58,829 --> 00:05:01,589 Speaker 1: So it's exciting the records coming out, guys. Clearly though 104 00:05:01,629 --> 00:05:04,749 Speaker 1: the PR team have mister beat. I mean, when did 105 00:05:04,749 --> 00:05:07,149 Speaker 1: you discover that Taylor Swift was also releasing her album 106 00:05:07,189 --> 00:05:07,629 Speaker 1: on that day? 107 00:05:07,789 --> 00:05:10,309 Speaker 3: Or have you gone for her? Are you coming to Swift? 108 00:05:11,829 --> 00:05:16,149 Speaker 4: But it was actually mentioned the other day when someone realized, 109 00:05:16,509 --> 00:05:18,269 Speaker 4: but you know, we're not We're not here to compete, 110 00:05:18,349 --> 00:05:18,629 Speaker 4: you know. 111 00:05:19,509 --> 00:05:24,149 Speaker 3: Get your shut across the when you need him, it'd 112 00:05:24,189 --> 00:05:28,109 Speaker 3: be in there. Swift Swift v. The Wiggles. Who's going 113 00:05:28,189 --> 00:05:29,109 Speaker 3: to sell more units? 114 00:05:30,309 --> 00:05:36,988 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's great. 115 00:05:37,029 --> 00:05:37,628 Speaker 3: Save guys. 116 00:05:37,869 --> 00:05:39,789 Speaker 1: Hey, it's been so good talking to you guys. Thank 117 00:05:39,829 --> 00:05:42,789 Speaker 1: you so much for going on the show. Thanks for 118 00:05:42,789 --> 00:05:44,949 Speaker 1: having us, Simon and Lucky. We got a brand new podcast, 119 00:05:44,988 --> 00:05:48,349 Speaker 1: We Will Talk. It's back in September with brand new episodes. 120 00:05:48,469 --> 00:05:50,549 Speaker 1: Guess you can catch on the free Heart app or 121 00:05:50,589 --> 00:05:53,909 Speaker 1: wherever you get your podcasts. Simon Lucky, thank you so much, guys, 122 00:05:53,909 --> 00:05:56,149 Speaker 1: and thank you again for very much. Tongue in cheek 123 00:05:56,149 --> 00:05:58,229 Speaker 1: early before, but honestly, thank you so much for entertaining 124 00:05:58,349 --> 00:06:01,109 Speaker 1: my daughter for so long, and it's actually been an 125 00:06:01,109 --> 00:06:02,029 Speaker 1: absolute god's end. 126 00:06:03,269 --> 00:06:05,629 Speaker 3: Great, thank you, great, great to talk to you guys. 127 00:06:05,669 --> 00:06:06,868 Speaker 3: Thanks for having us, you guys,