The Spoonman
Nothing Sacred, No Topic Taboo, Everything is Utterly Fair Game
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| Genre | Talkback (With Music) |
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| Running time | 180 Minutes / 3 Hours |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Language(s) | English |
| Home station | 2MMM |
| Syndicates |
Triple M Melbourne Triple M Brisbane |
| Recording studio | Austereo Sydney |
| Opening theme | Spoonman - Soundgarden |
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Official Podcasts |
Official Podcasts
ATFS Podcast (MA15+)
The Spoonman was an Australian late night talk back show hosted by radio personality Brian Carlton. Carlton is known professionally as "Spoonman" . On 27 November 2008, it was announced that the following episode would be the last to air on the network.
He currently has 3 separate news "rants" throughout the day on Triple M and is the news reader for the Grill Team.
The show was broadcast from the Austereo studios, Sydney and networked to Triple M stations across Australia. Slogans for the show included "No Topic Taboo" and "Everything is utterly fair game".
Listeners could contribute to the show via phone, SMS, email or online web form at the Triple M website. The show could also be heard live online, or a podcast downloaded from the Triple M website. Due to the late time slot of the show, callers were often intoxicated.
The show was also unique in being one of the only radio shows on the Commercial FM band in Australia to feature traditional talk back style programming- it competed with other late night AM band shows such as "Tony Delroy's Nightlife" on ABC Local Radio.
The show was hosted by Brian Carlton, who called himself 'The Spoonman' on air, and occasionally featured input from the show producers and panel operators, nicknamed 'Garfield' and 'Odie'.
The Spoonman's nickname came about as a collaboration between himself and management. Inspiration for the name is claimed from the hit song Spoonman, and also from Brian's character as a "self-professed 'stirrer'". Several versions of his on air name are frequently used by callers, including "Spoony"/"Spoonie".
It is understood that Garfield's nickname originates from an instance whereby he gave a fellow staff member a copy of the movie 'Garfield' for their child's birthday- Odie received his nickname from the name of the dog also featured in the Garfield series.
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