FULL SHOW: Your first day in prison, with Rob McKnight and David Littleproud
Bonafide with Luke BonaShow Notes
Our first live show. Nick, a former NSW prison officer, comes back for part two and takes Luke through a first-timer's day in prison, from the strip search to the cellmate you don't get to choose. He also explains how new inmates get pushed into carrying contraband for someone else, and how they can say no.
Rob McKnight from McKnight Tonight reviews the calls he made in September about Nine's Today show and The Voice, and talks about 4BH's rise in Brisbane and Sam Armytage's run-in with Michael Usher's son. David Littleproud, in a chat recorded before the show, takes on the card surcharge ban and the trust tax, and says drivers who don't own an EV shouldn't help pay for new chargers.
In the Man Cave, Adam McDonald turns 50 and Granny Sue calls from Yorkeys Knob to back a seventh state for North Queensland. They also argue about a Tasmanian school taking Christmas out of the name of its end-of-year raffle, and whether an Australian astronaut is worth $100 million.
Guests: Rob McKnight, David Littleproud, Nick, Adam McDonald, Granny Sue
Recorded live on Thursday 15 October 2026.
This episode contains strong language and adult themes. It discusses violence in prisons and deaths in custody, including suicide watch. Support: 1800RESPECT 1800 737 732 (24/7) Lifeline 13 11 14 (24/7) In an emergency call 000
00:00:00 Episode 145, our first live show 00:05:49 Should North Queensland be the seventh state? 00:10:01 Rob McKnight on the old tonight shows 00:13:23 Kyle and Jackie O, and Sam Armytage 00:20:29 Rob's report card: who got the Today show 00:27:33 How 4BH became number one in Brisbane 00:33:40 Is The Voice finished? 00:36:53 Rob at Luna Park, and Skippy 00:41:03 David Littleproud on One Nation 00:42:55 Card surcharges and paying tax by credit card 00:47:08 A 30% tax on family trusts 00:49:39 Who should pay for EV chargers? 00:57:07 Nick, part two: your first day in prison 01:07:35 The strip search 01:12:35 Cellmates, and the rules inmates set 01:18:09 Who can you trust inside? 01:20:18 Deaths in custody 01:26:22 Drugs passed in a kiss, and Billy in the airlock 01:30:34 The inmate who threatened his family 01:33:23 How contraband gets in, and saying no 01:36:40 Where offenders rank inside 01:41:01 The inmate Nick took to her son's wedding 01:41:59 Man Cave: Adam turns 50 01:47:17 Granny Sue on splitting Queensland 01:49:31 Who gets your seat on the bus? 01:53:05 When does falling over become a fall? 01:59:07 Should schools still call it Christmas? 02:07:30 The grand final and the World Cup 02:13:44 Bathurst's last-lap fuel-out 02:14:44 Woolies' bachelor's handbag 02:16:43 The moon landing, and a $100 million astronaut 02:19:59 Should we cull sharks and crocs? 02:24:47 Finders keepers, and Kerry Packer's gold 02:30:55 Should the suburbs ban roosters? 02:35:48 Adam's clocks, and what we learned
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