Midnight Special

About Midnight Special

Welcome to the Midnight Special – the most esoteric pop culture chat show across the audio landscape. Once a late night chat show on the RTRFM grid, it now returns like a podcasting phoenix! Each episode features a very special guest – better known as a musician, artist, performer or presenter in Boorloo/Perth – and we delve deep into one of their pop culture loves in detail. From movie cliches to literary conventions to underappreciated stars, the freewheeling discussion includes random questions, conceptual games, inexplicable references, deep insights and plenty of laughs. A conversational puzzle for everyone to enjoy! Presented by Tristan Fidler (Movie Squad), Drew Krapljanov (Monday Drivetime) and Howie Ng (Isolated Nation).

Publisher

RTRFM

Category

arts

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

7 Feb 2019

Latest episode

29 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

40 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   29 Sept 2026

   EP 13: The Lord of the Rings Special (Midnight Special Podcast)

   From the idyllic green of the Shire, two intrepid travellers venture out on an unexpected journey to discuss the seminal fantasy classic The Lord of the Rings. Joined by the venerable sage Daniel Harrison (Gap Year/Outdoor Living), our unlikely fellowship face many perils and countless questions, such as debating the true definition of an ENT, what exactly is a BALROG and exploring the many, many, many supplemental tomes that accompany the series. And for the first time on the Midnight Special Podcast, we take questions from the Midnight Special Mailbag, featuring questions submitted by curious listeners. Expect the unexpected, on the one podcast to rule them all on the audioscape.

2. 

   26 May 2026

   Ep. 12: The Dragon Special (Midnight Special Podcast)

   Are you the kind of person who spends the fading daylight hours wondering what would a ‘How To Train Your Dragon’ reality television show look like, OR is Imagine Dragons a proto-Gym Rock band? And what exactly do Smaug, Wayne Knight and Francis Ford Coppola’s The Conversation have in common? WELL, do we have THE PODCAST EPISODE FOR YOU. On this latest instalment of the Midnight Special Podcast, three intrepid co-hosts find themselves in yet another web of intrigue as they discuss all things DRAGONS. How exactly will the conversational prism refract this time around? Tune in, IF YOU DARE.

3. 

   26 Mar 2026

   The National Treasure Special with Vi Wilkin (Midnight Special Podcast)

   It’s happening…we’re talking about National Treasure! Joined by multi-media extraordinaire Vi Wilkin, the intrepid Midnight Special trio embark on their most daring adventure yet. We discuss Nicholas Cage’s most ‘normal’ performance, the well-aged wonders of practical effects, the era of the Sean Bean mullet and why this little Bruckheimer production that could, is a treasure in our eyes. Follow the clues and enjoy the ride on the latest episode of the Midnight Special Podcast.

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

126,412,730

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Spotify

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 21 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

5

Social presence

0

YouTube

93

Engagement

0

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Books guests

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