The Saturday Quiz
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<p>For the last six seasons, host John Leary has asked his celebrity guests the 10 questions from the quiz (written by Cindy MacDonald) published in The Saturday Paper and they do their best to answer them correctly. It ain't rocket science - but the questions very well might be!</p><p>Follow the show on Instagram: @thesaturdayquiz</p><p>Support this show <a target="_blank" rel="payment" href="http://supporter.acast.com/the-saturday-quiz">http://supporter.acast.com/the-saturday-quiz</a>.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> 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.</p>
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Recent Episodes
May 15, 2026
Come You Spirits with Josephine and Charles Mayer
<p>Two actors, both alike in intellect, in fair zoom meeting where we lay our quiz.</p><p>That’s right my friends, we’ve gone full Shakespeare for this one because this episode's guests, Charles and Josephine Mayer, live and breathe the Bard.</p><p>Their theatre company - which is named after a quote from the Scottish Play "Come You Spirits" - has for the last few years been producing exclusively the works of William Shakespeare in some wild surrounds - including on board a tall ship sailing on Sydney Harbour, the sands of a riverbank and atop a Full Scale Granite Replica of Stonehenge in Western Australia.</p><p>It seems almost pedestrian that they’re about to perform their pared back Romeo and Juliet in an actual theatre!</p><br><p>This podcast is made on the land belonging to the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and acknowledge their traditions of sharing knowledge and stories for millennia on this land.</p><p>Support this show <a target="_blank" rel="payment" href="http://supporter.acast.com/the-saturday-quiz">http://supporter.acast.com/the-saturday-quiz</a>.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> 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.</p>
May 8, 2026
Fun Mum with Claire Hooper
<p>Widely considered the nicest person in showbiz, Claire Hooper is a delight on this episode.</p><p>Her latest hour of comedy is called Fun Show - see it as part of the Sydney Comedy Festival at the Enmore on this Saturday 5pm and Sunday 4pm - perfect for those of you who may’ve forgotten to get anything for your mum for Mother’s Day.</p><br><p>Get your mum tickets here:</p><p><a href="https://www.sydneycomedyfest.com.au/event/claire-hooper-fun-show/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.sydneycomedyfest.com.au/event/claire-hooper-fun-show/</a></p><p>This podcast is made on the land belonging to the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and acknowledge their traditions of sharing knowledge and stories for millennia on this land.</p><p>Support this show <a target="_blank" rel="payment" href="http://supporter.acast.com/the-saturday-quiz">http://supporter.acast.com/the-saturday-quiz</a>.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> 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.</p>
April 24, 2026
Chess Moves with Damon Herriman and Toby Schmitz
<p>Two of the three actors from the current Australian tour of the Yasmina Reza hit play Art. Damon and Toby have both done an episode or two of this podcast before. Clever chaps the pair of them.</p><p>This podcast is made on the land belonging to the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and acknowledge their traditions of sharing knowledge and stories for millennia on this land.</p><p>Support this show <a target="_blank" rel="payment" href="http://supporter.acast.com/the-saturday-quiz">http://supporter.acast.com/the-saturday-quiz</a>.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> 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.</p>
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- What is The Saturday Quiz?
<p>For the last six seasons, host John Leary has asked his celebrity guests the 10 questions from the quiz (written by Cindy MacDonald) published in The Saturday Paper and they do their best to answer them correctly. It ain't rocket science - but the questions very well might be!</p><p>Follow the show on Instagram: @thesaturdayquiz</p><p>Support this show <a target="_blank" rel="payment" href="http://supporter.acast.com/the-saturday-quiz">http://supporter.acast.com/the-saturday-quiz</a>.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> 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.</p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
This podcast updates daily.
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