Hamish & Andy (podcast)

In 2016, the duo announced that 2017 would be their final year on radio.[5] Their final radio show was broadcast live from Margaret Court Arena on 1 December 2017 for their Coolboys and the Frontman Private Jet Tour.[6][7] Their final radio episodes from 2017 received an estimated 30 million podcast downloads.[8]

In 2018, Hamish & Andy announced they would be returning with a weekly podcast on 1 March.[8]

Annually, 40 episodes are released every Thursday. Typically from early December to late February, the podcast goes on hiatus, with the duo jokingly referring to it as a "government-mandated break".[9][10]

Episodes are released on major podcast platforms as well as Southern Cross Austereo's online platform Listnr. In 2022, Hamish & Andy announced a partnership with Apple Podcasts, granting access to a complete archive of all the duo's radio shows since 2006 via a monthly subscription.[11]

Hamish & Andy consistently rates as one of Australia's most-downloaded podcasts, and is often ranked number one on the Triton Digital Podcast Ranker.[12][13] In 2021, the show had 18.4 million Australian downloads.[14] It was the second-most popular show in Australia in 2022, averaging 856,311 monthly listeners.[15] In 2023, the show's national audience was reported to be about one million.[4]

In October 2019, Hamish & Andy organised Chicken Fest, an international invitation to listeners to dress up in black tie garb and visit their favourite local chicken shop.[16] The event, held on 21 October, culminated in thousands of listeners turning up to restaurants around Australia.[17][18]

The front of a Hamish & Andy Loyalty Card with cardholder name and number redacted

In August 2020, the duo released the Hamish & Andy Loyalty Card, with the promise of being accepted at every store worldwide and giving 10% off the cardholder's purchase, with 5% of that cut immediately going back to the store. 30,000 cards were produced and sent to listeners who signed up at their website.[19][20]

In October 2020, Hamish & Andy released a limited-edition illustrated coffee table book featuring over 100 "power moves" from the eponymous segment where listeners submit activities to assert dominance over each other. A total of 30,000 copies were produced in its first run.[21] A second edition of the book was released in October 2021.

On 1 December 2022, as part of the season five finale, the duo, along with 61 listeners, gathered in a Rex Boeing 737 at Melbourne Airport for an "Emergency Slide Party", which involved everyone casually descending down the plane's evacuation slide.[22][23] The event had originally been planned in 2020, but it was delayed numerous times due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

In October 2020, a spin-off podcast was launched titled Hamish & Andy's Remembering Project. Each episode, the duo are given a random date by Radio Mike to discuss all their previous radio shows that were conducted on that day. Either Blake or Lee picks a segment from a chosen year, and, if they conclude on a good one to talk about, they play it in full.[24][25]

As of December 2022, 64 episodes of the Remembering Project have been published. Episodes from seasons 3 and 4 were originally exclusive to the Listnr app, but have since been added to other major podcast platforms.[26]