The Real Pod presents: Remember When The Spinoff

In October 2000 TV3, in partnership with BP, Pizza Hut and KFC, brought the global marketing phenomenon of Tellydots to our shores. Captivated by the promise of prizes such as Holden Barinas, portable CD players, and even $333,333.33 in cash, we had nothing better to do than stick a small piece of plastic to our television sets. Join us as we remember the Y2K Tellydot promotion.

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In an act of utter madness, Gone By Lunchtime (long term rival of The Real Pod) did a 12 hour livestream last week featuring a list of high profile MPs, political commentators and… Duncan and Jane. Taken from the eleventh hour of the Election 2023 Megapod, join us for the chaotic crossover episode nobody asked for. We discuss the intersection of politics and reality TV (read: Dancing with The Stars) and collectively Remember When the worm ruled our televised election debates.

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It harnessed the power of a new website called "Facebook" and it helped launch the careers of our brightest comedy stars in Rose Matafeo and Guy Montgomery, so why did TVNZ pull the plug on TVNZ U? Join us as we remember the most chaotic and groundbreaking youth channel the country has ever seen.

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It all started in 2001 when Pieta Keating jumped from winning the first season of normie Treasure Island to hosting the same show only jam-packed with Aotearoa's finest early 00s celebs. Now, with the show about to enter an all new season, join us as we remember when Celebrity Treasure Island began.

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In this extra special emergency episode, we dissect the strange new supertease for the upcoming season of Celebrity Treasure Island which includes Matootles in tears and Tāme Iti calling someone a dumbass.
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It began with Justin Bieber's hat being stolen and ended with the popstar being doused in L&P and not knowing what German is. Join us as we remember when Biebermania hit Aotearoa during his chaotic 2010 press tour.

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