Comfortable Place On The Couch: A Midnight Oil Podcast

Darren Foulds with Robin Harbron
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A Midnight Oil podcast where two Canadians listen to the entire Midnight Oil catalogue. They explore each album's music, lyrics, historical and social content, and dig into the Oils' covers, demos, b-sides, live albums, and videos. Occasional guest include the producers of classic Midnight Oil albums, and wouldn't it be exciting to have the band join them some time?

  1. e53 Resist p3

    12/19/2025

    e53 Resist p3

    Mid-tempo Complaint Rock? On this Podcast? Never! Robin and Darren listen to four more tracks from Midnight Oil's 2022 album, We Resist... no, Resist! See what happens when you name the title track similar, but not the same as the album title? You confuse the Canadians. Have a Merry Christmas as the Couch-Sitters dissect Nobody's Child, To The Ends Of The Earth, Reef and We Resist.

    2h 13m
  2. e52 Resist p2

    11/15/2025

    e52 Resist p2

    Sit back down on the Couch and listen to Resist some more with Robin and Darren. Having come to grips with the fact that they just go long when talking about Midnight Oil, the couch sitters enjoy The Barka-Darling River, Tarkine and At the Time of Writing this episode. Better late than never.

    1h 39m
  3. e51 Resist p1

    07/16/2025

    e51 Resist p1

    Let's have a Show of Hands for everyone who LOVES Midnight Oil's 2022 album, Resist! The couch-sitters cue up the Oils' last album and spend close to two hours talking about it and they only listen to one song! I think they just want to make it last forever.

    1h 44m
  4. e50 The Makarrata Project p2

    04/26/2025

    e50 The Makarrata Project p2

    The Makarrata Project spins for a second night as Darren and Robin play Midnight Oil's 2020 mini-album. The couch-sitters listen to early versions of some of this albums songs and answer the question, "Is this a real* Midnight Oil album?"

    1h 28m
  5. e49 The Makarrata Project p1

    04/13/2025

    e49 The Makarrata Project p1

    Join Darren and Robin on the couch as they spin Midnight Oil's 2020 album, The Makarrata Project. Plenty of First Nations friends collaborate with the Oils for an album of strummy, back-porch ballads and sunset acoustic sway, along with some far-out synth, hypnotic groove, and rap! We've "been away too long" and it's great to be back on the Couch!

    1h 47m
  6. e48 Warne Livesey on Blue Sky Mining

    12/12/2020

    e48 Warne Livesey on Blue Sky Mining

    Warne Livesey joins Darren and Robin on the Couch to talk about recording Midnight Oil's 1990 album, Blue Sky Mining. How did all those hooks make it into Blue Sky Mining, what is Warne's favourite track from BSM, what is the story behind King of the Mountain? Warne tells some stories!

    1h 12m
  7. e47 Warne Livesey on Diesel and Dust

    08/08/2020

    e47 Warne Livesey on Diesel and Dust

    Warne Livesey takes a virtual seat on the Couch to speak with the boys about recording the best Australian album of all time: Midnight Oil's Diesel and Dust! Hear how creating an album, built to have the strongest songs on it as possible, comes together. Warne tells how the hits are made, how the sounds were captured and how the whole album was refined and crafted. Find out his opinions on the weakest songs and what recording in the mid-80's in Sydney was like.

    1h 12m
  8. e46 Malcolm Burn on Breathe

    07/17/2020

    e46 Malcolm Burn on Breathe

    Malcolm Burn joins Darren and Robin to talk about his experience recording 1996's Breathe with Midnight Oil. Why did the Oils mix up their instruments so much on Breathe? Why did Malcolm play and write? How did EmmyLou Harris get involved? What about the friction during the recording sessions? And how did the album turn out? Malcolm tells some great stories, sets the record straight, makes us laugh and shares his philosophy on recording.

    1h 7m
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A Midnight Oil podcast where two Canadians listen to the entire Midnight Oil catalogue. They explore each album's music, lyrics, historical and social content, and dig into the Oils' covers, demos, b-sides, live albums, and videos. Occasional guest include the producers of classic Midnight Oil albums, and wouldn't it be exciting to have the band join them some time?

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