Behind the scenes of Kyle and Jackie O with Mitch Churi
6/22/202651 min
Hello!
Today, we're joined by the very talented and equally hilarious Mitch Churi. After more than a decade working in Australian radio, including on the Kyle and Jackie O show and Life Uncut, Mitch has become one of the country's most recognisable media personalities. Today, he hosts The Mitch Churi Chat Show where he interviews some of the world's biggest celebrities.
In this conversation, Mitch opens up about the moment he was made redundant from KIIS after 10 years and the challenge of rebuilding his identity away from radio. Mitch also speaks about the rabbit foot relic that helps him feel confident, how he navigated heartbreak after being cheated on in his first serious relationship, and how he later found love with his partner, Steven.
If you’d like to support Mitch, you can check out The Mitch Churi Chat Show on YouTube here or follow on Instagram here!
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Your host today was Ruby Hall (@rubytuesday2.0), and the guest was Mitch Churi (@mitchchuri).
Inherited is produced by Monica Vantilburg and executive-produced by Lucy Hunt.
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First 90 secondsRuby Hall· Host0:00
I'm so excited for this chat Oh my God, stop, I'm nervous I've heard stories about working for Kyle and Jack- Yeah ... and like, and I've seen on social some of the insane things that happened [laughs] in that studio- Oh, God.
Mitch Churi· Guest0:09
Oh, my God ...
Ruby Hall· Host0:10
over the years.
Mitch Churi· Guest0:10
No, I was, I was with women.
Ruby Hall· Host0:11
Yes.
Mitch Churi· Guest0:12
I was dating women exclusively.
Ruby Hall· Host0:13
Okay.
Mitch Churi· Guest0:13
Uh, that was the only acting I was doing, I guess.
Ruby Hall· Host0:15
[laughs] [laughs] How did you find out you were being cheated on?
Mitch Churi· Guest0:17
So do you think about these things, or does it come to you?
Ruby Hall· Host0:19
That just came to me.
Mitch Churi· Guest0:20
You're Oprah. You are this generation's Oprah.
Ruby Hall· Host0:22
[laughs] No, I'm not.
Mitch Churi· Guest0:23
You're so good. Well, here's an exclusive, Shameless Media exclusive.
Ruby Hall· Host0:26
[laughs] Yeah.
Mitch Churi· Guest0:27
Kyle would have Hello, you might not recognize my voice because, well, I am not Ruby Hull.
Monica Van Tilburg0:33
She, the lucky duck, is over in Europe on annual leave at the moment. That means that during this ep, I, Monica Van Tilburg, producer of the show, will be voicing a few ad reads. So with that, this episode of Inherited is sponsored by Oura, the world's smallest smart ring for sleep, cycle tracking, activity, and women's health.
Ruby Hall· Host0:51
[gentle music] Mitch Churi, welcome to Inherited. We're already yapping- Wow ... and we haven't even gotten into the chat.
Mitch Churi· Guest1:02
Wow, this is a meeting of two minds. [laughs] This is Kyle Stefanovic, Lisa Wilkinson- [laughs] ... in 2026. My words, that's how I feel.
Ruby Hall· Host1:09
Is that how you feel?
Mitch Churi· Guest1:10
No, Carrie and Rove.
Ruby Hall· Host1:12
Okay, yeah.
Mitch Churi· Guest1:13
What did you watch growing up? Were you... 'Cause Rove and Carrie Nickmoore.
Ruby Hall· Host1:15
Yes. Watched a lot of Rove growing up, 'cause he's a Perth boy, and I'm from Perth.
Mitch Churi· Guest1:17
Oh, okay.
Ruby Hall· Host1:18
Yeah. Yes.
Mitch Churi· Guest1:19
All right.
Ruby Hall· Host1:19
Well, he grew up there. He was there for a long time.
Mitch Churi· Guest1:21
Yeah.
Ruby Hall· Host1:21
But he's obviously living on the East Coast, and back and forth. Yeah.
Mitch Churi· Guest1:24
Yes.
Ruby Hall· Host1:24
Yes.
Mitch Churi· Guest1:24
So you, so you're a Rove girly.
Ruby Hall· Host1:26
Yeah, Rove girly.
Mitch Churi· Guest1:27
Me too. Remember the episode where he... Did he have the prime minister