<description>&lt;p&gt;Let's take a look back at the 2025 that was from The Cheap Seats, with your hosts Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Tonight we're joined by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Little Miss Universe Nevaeh-Lea Benton returns, and Mel Tracina braves the weather to join us at the desk for the last time this year!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Want more?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Follow The Cheaps On &lt;a href="http://www.instagram.com/cheapseatsau" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;INSTAGRAM&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt; | &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.facebook.com/cheapseatsau" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;FACEBOOK&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt; | &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@cheapseatsau" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TIKTOK&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt; | &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://x.com/cheapseatsau" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;X&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;﻿&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Want even more still? &lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/@workingdogproductions" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Working Dog YouTube Channel&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; is bursting with new content every day!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Special Guests: Anthony Albanese & Nevaeh-Lea Benton

Let's take a look back at the 2025 that was from The Cheap Seats, with your hosts Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald! Tonight we're joined by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Little Miss Universe Nevaeh-Lea Benton returns, and Mel Tracina braves the weather to join us at the desk for the last time this year!Want more? Follow The Cheaps On <a href="http://www.instagram.com/cheapseatsau" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">INSTAGRAM</a> | <a href="http://www.facebook.com/cheapseatsau" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">FACEBOOK</a> | <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@cheapseatsau" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TIKTOK</a> | <a href="https://x.com/cheapseatsau" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">X</a>﻿ Want even more still? <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@workingdogproductions" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Working Dog YouTube Channel</a> is bursting with new content every day!<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Season Finale: 18th November 2025

<description>&lt;p&gt;Let's take a look at the week that was from the Cheap Seats, with your hosts Melanie Bracewell, and, filling in for Tim McDonald, our friend Carlo Ritchie (Thank God You're Here).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Tonight we're joined by improv wizard Reggie Watts, Abbey Gelmi talks sport, and Mel Tracina crosses in live from the Big Brother diary room!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Want more?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Follow The Cheaps On &lt;a href="http://www.instagram.com/cheapseatsau" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;INSTAGRAM&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt; | &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.facebook.com/cheapseatsau" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;FACEBOOK&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt; | &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@cheapseatsau" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TIKTOK&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt; | &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://x.com/cheapseatsau" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;X&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;﻿&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Want even more still? &lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/@workingdogproductions" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Working Dog YouTube Channel&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; is bursting with new content every day!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Special Guests: Reggie Watts & Abbey Gelmi

Let's take a look at the week that was from the Cheap Seats, with your hosts Melanie Bracewell, and, filling in for Tim McDonald, our friend Carlo Ritchie (Thank God You're Here). Tonight we're joined by improv wizard Reggie Watts, Abbey Gelmi talks sport, and Mel Tracina crosses in live from the Big Brother diary room!Want more? Follow The Cheaps On <a href="http://www.instagram.com/cheapseatsau" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">INSTAGRAM</a> | <a href="http://www.facebook.com/cheapseatsau" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">FACEBOOK</a> | <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@cheapseatsau" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TIKTOK</a> | <a href="https://x.com/cheapseatsau" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">X</a>﻿ Want even more still? <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@workingdogproductions" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Working Dog YouTube Channel</a> is bursting with new content every day!<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

11th November 2025

<description>&lt;p&gt;Let's take a look at the week's news from The Cheap Seats, with your hosts Melanie Bracewell, and, filling in for Tim McDonald, Carlo Ritchie (Thank God You're Here).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;We're joined by Mel Tracina live from the Big Brother control room; Julia Zemiro gives us a preview of Crime Night, and; Adam Rozenbachs talks sport!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Want more?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Follow The Cheaps On &lt;a href="http://www.instagram.com/cheapseatsau" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;INSTAGRAM&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt; | &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.facebook.com/cheapseatsau" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;FACEBOOK&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt; | &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@cheapseatsau" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TIKTOK&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt; | &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://x.com/cheapseatsau" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;X&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;﻿&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Want even more still? &lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/@workingdogproductions" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Working Dog YouTube Channel&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; is bursting with new content every day!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Special Guests: Julia Zemiro, Adam Rozenbachs

Let's take a look at the week's news from The Cheap Seats, with your hosts Melanie Bracewell, and, filling in for Tim McDonald, Carlo Ritchie (Thank God You're Here). We're joined by Mel Tracina live from the Big Brother control room; Julia Zemiro gives us a preview of Crime Night, and; Adam Rozenbachs talks sport!Want more? Follow The Cheaps On <a href="http://www.instagram.com/cheapseatsau" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">INSTAGRAM</a> | <a href="http://www.facebook.com/cheapseatsau" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">FACEBOOK</a> | <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@cheapseatsau" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TIKTOK</a> | <a href="https://x.com/cheapseatsau" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">X</a>﻿ Want even more still? <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@workingdogproductions" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Working Dog YouTube Channel</a> is bursting with new content every day!<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

4th November 2025

<description>&lt;p&gt;Take a look back at the week that was from the Cheap Seats, with your hosts, Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Tonight we're joined by UK comedy legend Ben Elton (Blackadder, The Young Ones, We Will Rock You); rock superstar Rob Thomas (Matchbox Twenty), and; Ryan Shelton (The Imperfects). Mel Tracina is also at the desk!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Want more?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Follow The Cheaps On &lt;a href="http://www.instagram.com/cheapseatsau" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;INSTAGRAM&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt; | &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.facebook.com/cheapseatsau" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;FACEBOOK&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt; | &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@cheapseatsau" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TIKTOK&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt; | &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://x.com/cheapseatsau" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;X&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;﻿&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Want even more still? &lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/@workingdogproductions" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Working Dog YouTube Channel&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; is bursting with new content every day!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Special Guests: Ben Elton, Rob Thomas, Ryan Shelton

Take a look back at the week that was from the Cheap Seats, with your hosts, Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald! Tonight we're joined by UK comedy legend Ben Elton (Blackadder, The Young Ones, We Will Rock You); rock superstar Rob Thomas (Matchbox Twenty), and; Ryan Shelton (The Imperfects). Mel Tracina is also at the desk!Want more? Follow The Cheaps On <a href="http://www.instagram.com/cheapseatsau" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">INSTAGRAM</a> | <a href="http://www.facebook.com/cheapseatsau" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">FACEBOOK</a> | <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@cheapseatsau" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TIKTOK</a> | <a href="https://x.com/cheapseatsau" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">X</a>﻿ Want even more still? <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@workingdogproductions" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Working Dog YouTube Channel</a> is bursting with new content every day!<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

28th October 2025

<description>&lt;p&gt;Take a look back at the week that was from the Cheap Seats, with your hosts Mel Tracina and Tim McDonald!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Tonight's special guest Geraldine Hickey talks birds (both kinds), and Mel Tracina gets cultural!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Want more?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Follow The Cheaps On &lt;a href="http://www.instagram.com/cheapseatsau" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;INSTAGRAM&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt; | &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.facebook.com/cheapseatsau" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;FACEBOOK&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt; | &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@cheapseatsau" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TIKTOK&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt; | &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://x.com/cheapseatsau" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;X&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;﻿&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Want even more still? &lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/@workingdogproductions" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Working Dog YouTube Channel&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; is bursting with new content every day!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Special Guest: Geraldine Hickey

Take a look back at the week that was from the Cheap Seats, with your hosts Mel Tracina and Tim McDonald! Tonight's special guest Geraldine Hickey talks birds (both kinds), and Mel Tracina gets cultural!Want more? Follow The Cheaps On <a href="http://www.instagram.com/cheapseatsau" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">INSTAGRAM</a> | <a href="http://www.facebook.com/cheapseatsau" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">FACEBOOK</a> | <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@cheapseatsau" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TIKTOK</a> | <a href="https://x.com/cheapseatsau" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">X</a>﻿ Want even more still? <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@workingdogproductions" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Working Dog YouTube Channel</a> is bursting with new content every day!<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

21st October 2025

Produced by Working Dog and hosted by Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald,&nbsp;The&nbsp;Cheap&nbsp;Seats&nbsp;is a fast-paced comedic look back at&nbsp;the&nbsp;week that was across news, sport, and entertainment.&nbsp;<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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