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We are joined today by Brian aka Downunder Bri on social media. He is a great guy out of Melbourne Australia who loves undies and has been on my list for a while to interview! We are so glad he’s on and had an amazing conversation and found out more bout Brian and the amazing brands he loves in Australia.
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UNB Tim:
Hey everyone, welcome to another edition of the Brief Talk Podcast. We have a brief tell for you from someone down under. You may know him from Instagram and Twitter and maybe his spicier side. Um, it is Down Under Bright. Welcome.
DownUnder Bri:
Thank you for having me, very excited
UNB Tim:
It’s
DownUnder Bri:
to be here.
UNB Tim:
good to have you here. He is not a podcasting virgin. He’s done podcasting before. And it’s good to have him on here. I know we’ve been talking for a while and time zones
DownUnder Bri:
about the time zones, isn’t
UNB Tim:
suck.
DownUnder Bri:
it? This is
UNB Tim:
It’s
DownUnder Bri:
actually
UNB Tim:
just.
DownUnder Bri:
a pretty good time zone, I think. I think it’s, you know, it’s not too early in the morning for me and not too early in the evening for you.
UNB Tim:
Now the east coast of Australia does well for me. So anytime I do Sydney or Melbourne, I’m good. I’m like, okay, we can make this work. One of us is either gonna be up, you know, nine-ish, you know,
DownUnder Bri:
Yeah, respectable.
UNB Tim:
seven at night. It’s not bad. Not like where it’s like, oh, Jesus, one of us is gonna be up at 2 a.m. and it’s
DownUnder Bri:
Yeah,
UNB Tim:
usually me.
DownUnder Bri:
no
UNB Tim:
But
DownUnder Bri:
thank you.
UNB Tim:
so no, this is a good time zone. We have you here. Great to be here with you and finally get you on here. We’ve talked forever.
DownUnder Bri:
Hooray!
UNB Tim:
We have some things in common. We were talking beforehand and underwear is one of them. Yay.
DownUnder Bri:
Hehehehe
UNB Tim:
We love underwear. So first off, tell our listeners who may not be familiar with you a little bit about you.
DownUnder Bri:
Yeah, well, Down Under Bri is my username on pretty much any platform you could think of. Brian is my name. I feel like I’m too old to come up with a pseudonym that is different. So I’m happy to go by Bri or Brian. Based in Melbourne, Australia and currently, oh, should I say? Yeah, currently 41 years old and yeah, enjoying life.
UNB Tim:
You are way older than I thought you were.
DownUnder Bri:
I’m
UNB Tim:
I’m just
DownUnder Bri:
that is
UNB Tim:
saying.
DownUnder Bri:
the perfect that I really enjoy that reaction. So keep it coming is all I say.
UNB Tim:
I get the same reaction when people find out. It’s one of my friend’s husbands found out my age and he’s just like, what? I go, yeah. He goes, no. And I’m going, you wanna see the driver’s license?
DownUnder Bri:
Yeah,
UNB Tim:
Here
DownUnder Bri:
good
UNB Tim:
you go.
DownUnder Bri:
reactions like that please. Shock and awe about how good my skin is, is more than welcome.
UNB Tim:
And it’s just like, um, I thought you were like 15 years younger than you were. And I’m like, love you. You’re sticking around.
DownUnder Bri:
The
UNB Tim:
Yes.
DownUnder Bri:
trick is not to go outside is all I say.
UNB Tim:
Well, that’s been mine in the last, like, 20 years. It’s like, I don’t go outside. Everyone’s like, don’t you go to the beach? And I’m like, I haven’t been to the beach since the 90s, so no.
DownUnder Bri:
and don’t underestimate the power of low watt lighting. Ha
UNB Tim:
Well, and,
DownUnder Bri:
ha ha!
UNB Tim:
and staying and making sure they have like, best lean over the glasses and you’re great.
DownUnder Bri:
Oh,
UNB Tim:
So
DownUnder Bri:
that season
UNB Tim:
just be
DownUnder Bri:
one
UNB Tim:
like,
DownUnder Bri:
RuPaul filter? No thank you.
UNB Tim:
so, but yeah, so you’re down under, it’s great to have more Aussie guys on the show because
DownUnder Bri:
Yes.
UNB Tim:
as I was telling you, you have such an amazing swimwear and underwear market there. that
DownUnder Bri:
Great.
UNB Tim:
makes me so jealous because every time you turn around, there’s a new Australian brand in either swimwear, underwear or both.
DownUnder Bri:
Yep.
UNB Tim:
And
DownUnder Bri:
Look,
UNB Tim:
they’re so amazing.
DownUnder Bri:
it definitely reflects back in US as well. There’s a lot of US brands that I would love to purchase, but unfortunately, yeah, the shipping can be sometimes horrendous to get it over there. So look, one day we’ll find out a way to make it a lot cheaper for us to send things over.
UNB Tim:
We need that Star Trek transporter where he just pushes the button and he goes deeeeeeek
DownUnder Bri:
tell
UNB Tim:
and
DownUnder Bri:
me
UNB Tim:
there
DownUnder Bri:
about
UNB Tim:
it
DownUnder Bri:
it, that’s
UNB Tim:
is!
DownUnder Bri:
exactly right. That’s the technology that I am waiting for.
UNB Tim:
because I know there are many brands I want to order. And usually when we talk about US brands, End to End is right on the top of the list for a lot of people.
DownUnder Bri:
Mm-hmm.
UNB Tim:
And I’m like, oh my God, I don’t know what I’d do if I couldn’t have End to End. I think I would kill somebody.
DownUnder Bri:
Oh god.
UNB Tim:
Oh my God. It’s like my favorite. And I’m just like, I must have it.
DownUnder Bri:
Yeah.
UNB Tim:
So yeah, and our post offices for a while, they didn’t play well together
DownUnder Bri:
No.
UNB Tim:
because it was taking a couple of months to get things back and forth. And I’m like, What is this?
DownUnder Bri:
It’s stupid. Yeah. Look, unfortunately, our Australia Post Service, we did have a partnership with a US Dropbox type situation, but they’ve since got rid of that. I think maybe because it was too expensive or something like that, but oh well, we just have to deal with it normally.
UNB Tim:
The only one that does shipping really well to the US is Ozzy Bomb.
DownUnder Bri:
Yep.
UNB Tim:
And I don’t know what deal they have, what witchcraft they did, or who they cursed to get them to do it, but it’ll get here in a couple days. And I’m just
DownUnder Bri:
Wow,
UNB Tim:
like,
DownUnder Bri:
that’s amazing.
UNB Tim:
a couple days to a week, it depends on what you… But it’s like…
DownUnder Bri:
That’s really good.
UNB Tim:
Did you really come up with lots of voodoo dolls in your back room or something? Cause wow, even
DownUnder Bri:
there’s
UNB Tim:
in
DownUnder Bri:
a
UNB Tim:
the
DownUnder Bri:
potential
UNB Tim:
worst time
DownUnder Bri:
secret sauce.
UNB Tim:
there.
DownUnder Bri:
There could be a potential secret sauce there somewhere. Maybe they do it where they have a factory in America maybe.
UNB Tim:
Now, I know a couple of Australian brands have like, just, well, fulfillment centers here, because they don’t want to deal with it and it’s way easier, but theirs comes from Sydney, because
DownUnder Bri:
Wow.
UNB Tim:
I, because I tracked it before and I’m just like, how did you do that?
DownUnder Bri:
Wow. Maybe it’s up to us Aussie boys to do that research on behalf of your blogs.
UNB Tim:
Well, you know, I don’t order for much now, but it’s just like good for you people. I just wish the other ones would find that secret sauce because there’s,
DownUnder Bri:
Yep.
UNB Tim:
we won’t
DownUnder Bri:
Hahaha.
UNB Tim:
go there because if we spend time talking, we will have a show about Ozzy brand soon, but we won’t do it now because that would be like two hours worth of podcasts,
DownUnder Bri:
Oh, could you imagine?
UNB Tim:
so
DownUnder Bri:
Talking two
UNB Tim:
that would
DownUnder Bri:
hours
UNB Tim:
be
DownUnder Bri:
about
UNB Tim:
heavy.
DownUnder Bri:
underway. How rude.
UNB Tim:
Well, I’ve done it before and I’m sure
DownUnder Bri:
Yes.
UNB Tim:
I will do it again soon, but I’m trying to get more, more people to talk underwear. That’s what these shows are about. It’s like,
DownUnder Bri:
That’s good.
UNB Tim:
come on people, talk underwear, talk it with your friends. Come
DownUnder Bri:
Do
UNB Tim:
on,
DownUnder Bri:
it. Make
UNB Tim:
do
DownUnder Bri:
it normal.
UNB Tim:
it. That’s what I say. That’s, and guys seem to be enjoying the podcast. We keep growing. So
DownUnder Bri:
Hooray!
UNB Tim:
we’re keep doing it. People enjoying our Patreon before I forget because I keep forgetting to do it because of the kidney stone and I did not put it in other shows. And I have a special announcement. Uh, I’ll turn it at the end of the show. I’ll turn it on your show. We’ll have a special announcement at the end, but
DownUnder Bri:
exciting.
UNB Tim:
get us to 20 people. We’re at 16 now. We’re only four away. We’ve grown quite a bit, but we haven’t done anything. So there’s my speech in the middle of your podcast. Sorry about that.
DownUnder Bri:
Hahaha
UNB Tim:
We’ve got to earn the coin to keep this going, people. Um, we have big ideas and I’ll tell you at the end. So, and you may be able to be part of it. So,
DownUnder Bri:
Bring it on!
UNB Tim:
and you don’t even know what it is yet. I haven’t even
DownUnder Bri:
Uh
UNB Tim:
told
DownUnder Bri:
oh.
UNB Tim:
you.
DownUnder Bri:
Oh god.
UNB Tim:
But it’s a good, it’s a real good thing, trust me. So, so yeah. So, okay, back to underwear, back to fun, back to you.
DownUnder Bri:
Bring it.
UNB Tim:
So, being a young Aussie lad, when did you discover underwear? What was it that said, hmm, I love this, I must experience this? So what was it that caught your eye and made you have the… As we see, the underwear bug can grow from there.
DownUnder Bri:
Yes. Look, I know that I do listen to a lot of these brief tales and can say that I am probably one of the stereotypes where you go to the aisle of the department store, you see the underwear aisle, you see all the men with the underwear on the packaging, and that’s where it started. Probably even before I even labelled myself as gay, there was… fascination towards the Underwear Isle. So I’m not saying that I am different from the norm, that’s definitely where it actually started.
UNB Tim:
So you took the pilgrimage to the Holy Land, as I call it,
DownUnder Bri:
Yes.
UNB Tim:
and saw all the amazing things, which, being in Australia, you had to have many different things than we did here in the States because…
DownUnder Bri:
Yeah, it looked just different department stores really. I think nowadays the department stores have their own generic brands, but
UNB Tim:
Hmm.
DownUnder Bri:
back then the department, a lot of the department stores had a good variety of range to choose from, so it wasn’t just their generic in-store range. Uh, they actually did have, you know, a lot of the good brands, uh, that were out there, which was a good way to be introduced to, you know, the American brands to start with.
UNB Tim:
And which American brands did you start with and do you still like? That’s the question.
DownUnder Bri:
Calvin Klein was definitely a big brand back when I
UNB Tim:
Mm-hmm.
DownUnder Bri:
was first looking at underwear. I ended up, I don’t think I ended up purchasing any Calvin Klein’s in the end. I think mainly because of the cost at the time.
UNB Tim:
Oh yeah.
DownUnder Bri:
But To Exist was probably one of the ones that really caught my eye at the start. Specifically, the thongs was something that back when I first started, I did a bit of a cyclic thing. started with a couple of thongs when I first enjoyed underwear, went to briefs, went to short trunks, and now I’m jocking thong. So
UNB Tim:
Wow.
DownUnder Bri:
an interesting thing, just like fashion, fashion is circular, and I think my love for the different styles of underwear is circular as well. But
UNB Tim:
here.
DownUnder Bri:
2XS was probably the main brand that I started with in Australia.
UNB Tim:
That’s a good one. But you do something most people who’ve been on here don’t do is you’ve circled through brands. A lot of people get started and stick with or expand a little bit. But you mentioned like just about every style there from thongs to briefs to trunks back to jocks and thongs. And that’s kind of cool, though, because
DownUnder Bri:
Mm.
UNB Tim:
I have a My taste sort of range because I hate trunks because they drive me crazy because they have no pouch
DownUnder Bri:
Yeah.
UNB Tim:
But I like the really long boxer briefs that are like the compression gear and the spandexy with the pouch Love those like coxsacks makes like the most incredible ones and it’s like
DownUnder Bri:
Nice.
UNB Tim:
Love these are they did. I don’t know if they still make those I have to look I don’t think they do because it used to be their sports line amazing, uh, so But yeah, it’s Most guys usually stick to one, maybe two styles, but it’s good to hear you like all of them.
DownUnder Bri:
Yeah, well, I mean, you’ve got to try them all out to work out what you like. Nowadays, yeah, I definitely think that the most that I wear are jock straps. And, but now I’m this sort of year, I’m actually coming into work wearing thongs a lot more again.
UNB Tim:
Alright, you go boy.
DownUnder Bri:
Yeah.
UNB Tim:
Go. So that sort of takes away my next question. So because you explained you went all over the map and that
DownUnder Bri:
Yeah.
UNB Tim:
didn’t really influence you but your current favorite styles are thongs and jocks. What are your favorites right now as in terms of everyday wear or you know fun wear or Which ones are you gravitating toward? Which brands right now?
DownUnder Bri:
Brands at the moment, so I wouldn’t necessarily say that I am brand loyal. I am happy to try a good variety of brands. The good thing is when I was first exploring getting into underwear, I would subscribe to underwear subscriptions that would send
UNB Tim:
Mm-hmm.
DownUnder Bri:
you a pair every month. That’s really what first introduced me to a good variety of brands. So I was very happy with that. But nowadays, it’s not necessarily the brand. Sometimes it’s about trying out the styles and trying out the new ones. But I do know that at this stage, Man Crush Apparel is probably something that I’m really enjoying at the moment. They have a good staple range. I wouldn’t say they’re particularly adventurous with their styles. They’ve got just the basic jocks, the basic briefs, the basic swimwear in regards to the design. But it’s still, there’s nothing wrong with being good at basic, in my
UNB Tim:
Mm-hmm.
DownUnder Bri:
opinion. They do have some fun colors. They do have some fun patterns with a swimwear at the moment So I am enjoying that range at the moment and I’m actually trying Ozzy bum again I was a little bit off with Ozzy bum for quite a while mainly because The fit for every brand was the fit for every style was slightly different I know that
UNB Tim:
Yes.
DownUnder Bri:
we were talking I think crimson was talking about Andrew Christian last month
UNB Tim:
Mm-hmm.
DownUnder Bri:
last week was in relation to how depending on the style that you end up getting, the fit will be slightly different. So that’s what
UNB Tim:
Yes.
DownUnder Bri:
turned me off Ozzybumb. But I’m going back to Ozzybumb based on recommendations from friends telling me that no, actually they’re really getting their designs quite more universally appealing, because not everyone has a huge pouch and not everyone has a huge badonkadonk. So it’s good to
UNB Tim:
crew.
DownUnder Bri:
go back there. So I’m trying out Ozzybumb again, especially when they’ve got some great sales on at the moment, picking up some really nice cheap underwear is… a great thing. Not that I should be always going just because they’re cheap. But, you know,
UNB Tim:
Hey.
DownUnder Bri:
like all of us, girl is on a budget. So we want to make sure that we, you know, get money, get our bang for our buck, really.
UNB Tim:
They have amazing sales because
DownUnder Bri:
Absolutely.
UNB Tim:
they will do the 50% off. Like they just did this week is 50% off swimwear and they do the 50% off underwear every so often. And then they do 50% off everything. And it’s just like, cause we have Cody who’s on our shows and every time they have a sale, I’m like, Hey, did you see the sale? He’s like, shut up. Don’t tell me I’m going to
DownUnder Bri:
Yeah.
UNB Tim:
spend more money. My
DownUnder Bri:
It’s
UNB Tim:
husband’s
DownUnder Bri:
terrible.
UNB Tim:
going to be mad at me. And I’m like, that’s not my problem. I’m just, I’m just I’m just the messenger. I’m passing
DownUnder Bri:
Exactly.
UNB Tim:
this along to you. So yeah, Ozzybomb, I’ve had some good stuff from them over the years, and I really want to get some more, but I’ve got to lose some weight so I can fit in their stuff, because I looked
DownUnder Bri:
Oh
UNB Tim:
at their
DownUnder Bri:
no.
UNB Tim:
sizing, and I’m like, I do not fit in nothing you make now, so,
DownUnder Bri:
Yeah. I mean,
UNB Tim:
but I do like
DownUnder Bri:
look,
UNB Tim:
them.
DownUnder Bri:
they are Sydney based and Sydney, in my opinion, is equivalent to the California of Australia. So there are certain body standards that Sydney do have. So they’re not always completely accommodating, but maybe there might be a range that there’s a niche market that they haven’t tapped into
UNB Tim:
Wow.
DownUnder Bri:
yet.
UNB Tim:
You think? I’m not going there. This is not the show for that. So we’re not.
DownUnder Bri:
No, that’s over that. No, that’s alright.
UNB Tim:
I’m not getting it on. I’m not getting on my high horse for that. I’m a soapbox. So I’m
DownUnder Bri:
That’s
UNB Tim:
just
DownUnder Bri:
okay.
UNB Tim:
letting it go.
DownUnder Bri:
I do know that other brands at the moment that I’ve been enjoying, uh, teammate, I am definitely
UNB Tim:
Yes.
DownUnder Bri:
enjoying, uh, I’m loving their, um, their nude range, uh,
UNB Tim:
Uh-huh.
DownUnder Bri:
and their thongs that they’ve brought out recently as well. Uh, as well as for workout where, um, Helsinki Athletica, uh, is another range that I’ve really been enjoying. Um, so that is from what I understand Helsinki is actually an Australian brand, even though it sounds that it’s European.
UNB Tim:
I’m gonna say it sounds like Scandinavia.
DownUnder Bri:
Exactly. But I believe it’s actually an Australian brand. And I’ve been enjoying their workout wear at the moment. So trying that out. Again, jumping on the sales. So Helsinki Athletica is something I really enjoy from a workout wear point of view.
UNB Tim:
Well, as we say, there’s nothing wrong with a good sale because it’s good, because I’ve told people in the past who are getting into underwear, and I’m like, do a sale or shop clearance and try it before you know, you’re gonna spend $40 on a pair here,
DownUnder Bri:
Exactly.
UNB Tim:
which underwear is getting, as for someone who owns an underwear store, even I am going, what the hell’s up with these prices? 30 US, 40 US for one pair. I’m used to like swimwear. I’m like, okay, swimwear, yeah, we’ll pay that for it because it’s gonna last longer. You’re gonna wear it. But I’m like, underwear? I’m like, this is ridiculous.
DownUnder Bri:
Yep, I completely
UNB Tim:
This is
DownUnder Bri:
agree.
UNB Tim:
not Versace underwear. Even
DownUnder Bri:
No.
UNB Tim:
though the boys are just rocking the hell of it on Instagram and Twitter, every time you turn around, somebody’s wearing Versace. And I’m like, where are you bitches getting this money? Those are like $75 pair of underwear you’re wearing.
DownUnder Bri:
Or maybe that’s where the spicy accounts come into it.
UNB Tim:
Well, I think the spicy accounts or a, you know,
DownUnder Bri:
benefactor
UNB Tim:
how do I phrase this? Your glucose guardian comes into effect.
DownUnder Bri:
Yes, a benefactor.
UNB Tim:
So that’s your
DownUnder Bri:
Yeah.
UNB Tim:
generic term for that, your glucose guardian.
DownUnder Bri:
Love it.
UNB Tim:
So yes. So I’m like, I’m not hating you because you got it and you got someone to pay for it. I say go
DownUnder Bri:
Mm.
UNB Tim:
for it. I’m very happy for you. I’m just jealous I don’t have one.
DownUnder Bri:
Yes,
UNB Tim:
So.
DownUnder Bri:
and look, this is a perfect podcast to indicate that I am open to glucose guardians for anyone who is actually listening.
UNB Tim:
Hey, if you want to see him in something, you can send it to him, I’m just saying.
DownUnder Bri:
Exactly!
UNB Tim:
We do take, everyone who’s been on the podcast will gladly take, you know, donations of new underwear to post on their social medias. No one will turn it down, let me tell you. They might not have somewhere for you to ship it to and have to solve that problem first, but they will figure that out and get it from you. So, just saying.
DownUnder Bri:
Hahaha
UNB Tim:
Yes. So yeah, it’s, it’s just crazy to me lately. But that’s another podcast too, people. Trust me.
DownUnder Bri:
Just
UNB Tim:
I have
DownUnder Bri:
think
UNB Tim:
a
DownUnder Bri:
of all the tangents that we’ve got on these podcasts today.
UNB Tim:
Well, there is no, as we know, there is no tangent I do not like and won’t go down. And when I have to do like, I’ll do podcasts for our Patreon members every so often that are just me and I try to keep them super short because if I don’t. Oh my God, it’s going to turn into like a 45 minute rambling on. Oh yeah. My point is, I think it could have been done in like two minutes, but the
DownUnder Bri:
Oh
UNB Tim:
last
DownUnder Bri:
dear.
UNB Tim:
one I did, I did, I kept on track. I had no notes. I kept on track. And I got through it and I’m like, look, it’s nine minutes. Yay. I
DownUnder Bri:
Hooray!
UNB Tim:
didn’t even get on a tangent. I’m like, I don’t know what happened, but just be thankful because, you know, I can get distracted and I will take, Ooh, what’s this over here? Let’s talk about this.
DownUnder Bri:
That
UNB Tim:
So
DownUnder Bri:
is
UNB Tim:
yes,
DownUnder Bri:
called growth.
UNB Tim:
that is called luck because it’ll probably never happen again. People,
DownUnder Bri:
Hahaha
UNB Tim:
especially if you’re our Patreon member, enjoy it while you can, because I don’t, I need to do an editor’s note for you boys, but I’m just like, to plan this and sit down oh Jesus
DownUnder Bri:
I
UNB Tim:
that’s
DownUnder Bri:
believe
UNB Tim:
what you don’t
DownUnder Bri:
in you. You can do it.
UNB Tim:
and I’ll get on a tangent just deal with it and one went really wrong and I’m just like I’m putting it out anyway
DownUnder Bri:
No.
UNB Tim:
it’s like So we just thought about your favorite sales. So how big is your collection right now? General estimate, if you don’t really know.
DownUnder Bri:
Yeah, I would say it’s approximately 60 to 70 pairs. I would say it’s about 60 to 70 pairs at the moment.
UNB Tim:
Okay,
DownUnder Bri:
So
UNB Tim:
respectable.
DownUnder Bri:
it’s not, yeah, it’s not respect, it’s respectable, but it’s not huge at the moment. I can say that my underwear buying has decreased over the last couple of years based on the cost of living.
UNB Tim:
Yes.
DownUnder Bri:
So… But that’s why I do sometimes jump on the sales. So yeah, but I’m pretty happy with the range at the moment. It’s a good mix of brands, it’s a good mix of styles, and it’s a good mix of everyday use versus fun use that I might wear to a circuit party or something.
UNB Tim:
Well, there you go. And at that level, it’s easy to store because I have like, say, five, no, 400 pairs.
DownUnder Bri:
Yep.
UNB Tim:
And that’s just like, and I’m trying
DownUnder Bri:
That’s
UNB Tim:
to get,
DownUnder Bri:
amazing.
UNB Tim:
I’m trying to go through it, but it’s like, you know, you gotta get rid of your firstborn child when you go through something. It’s like, I can’t get rid of that pair. No, that was so much fun to wear. Oh, and I can’t get rid of this pair because this reminds me of such and such. And I’m just like, oh. I envy those people who can be like, throw it away, get rid of it. I’m just like, no, it’s like my children, sorry. I don’t have any four legged or two legged children, so my underwear becomes it.
DownUnder Bri:
Well,
UNB Tim:
So
DownUnder Bri:
don’t
UNB Tim:
yeah.
DownUnder Bri:
underestimate the power of someone like Sniffer, where you can potentially make a profit from it.
UNB Tim:
Well, I have looked that up because I did not know about that site, so I won’t
DownUnder Bri:
Yeah.
UNB Tim:
be looking into that. So take note people, I get asked every so often where you can sell underwear. There you go. Because there is
DownUnder Bri:
especially if you like it customized.
UNB Tim:
Oh yeah, we know all about, we’ve done many shows about that. And
DownUnder Bri:
Yeah.
UNB Tim:
you boys, yeah. Yeah. We won’t go there either because yeah, no.
DownUnder Bri:
Add that to the tangent list.
UNB Tim:
That’s definitely another show. Cause
DownUnder Bri:
Hahaha
UNB Tim:
we’re eventually going to do an only fan show, but you know, it’s just not today. Um, cause you could probably, you would definitely be on it. So we’ll definitely get you on it. But it’s just like, I think there’s, cause I was explaining this to someone the other day about the podcast. Cause they’re like, well, how, you know, how open and quotation marks. can I be? And I’m like, well, you can be as open as you want to and whatever. I mean, we’re not going to be like, oh no, you said penis. Oh no.
DownUnder Bri:
Oh
UNB Tim:
I said,
DownUnder Bri:
no.
UNB Tim:
we have an explicit rating for a reason,
DownUnder Bri:
Yeah.
UNB Tim:
you know, and underwear is supposed to be sexy. Underwear is supposed to be
DownUnder Bri:
the
UNB Tim:
fun.
DownUnder Bri:
way hold your penis.
UNB Tim:
And it’s supposed to, you know, show, show off and all these fun things. And I’m like, our audience, I think understands that. enjoys that part of it too, so it’s not like we’re going, oh my god, we’re scandalous, and it’s like, everyone knows. So we have a range of gay, straight, bi, but still everyone feels sexy in their underwear, and you know, we don’t live in monasteries, so you know, we’re gonna have fun in our underwear. Just
DownUnder Bri:
Agreed.
UNB Tim:
saying. So yeah. Um, so you have such an interesting story that just does not go along with my questions, but that’s a good
DownUnder Bri:
Sorry.
UNB Tim:
thing. That’s a good thing though. because it’s so different. And I have to come up with the questions on the fly, which I love doing so.
DownUnder Bri:
As much as I love being a gay stereotype, sometimes it is good to be a bit different.
UNB Tim:
You gotta be different and you can’t have the same questions all the time. It gets, it gets rather boring. So, so do your friends know about your love of underwear and your social media and your
DownUnder Bri:
Yeah, so my friends, I have a pretty sex positive friendship group. Um, and most of them are aware of my social media channels, uh, and my love of underwear and making spicy content based on that underwear as well.
UNB Tim:
Hey.
DownUnder Bri:
So yeah, definitely my friends are open to it and some of them do enjoy that as well. Some of them do participate in doing similar things. We’re posting themselves in, in social media and underwear. Sometimes we do end up doing little photo shoots with each other of like, even we went away over Christmas time, we went down to one of our friends holiday homes. It was a lovely summertime for us in Australia. So we decided, okay, well, you take some pictures of me and I’ll take some pictures of you. This is the best way for us we can display new content for each other. So
UNB Tim:
There you
DownUnder Bri:
we
UNB Tim:
go.
DownUnder Bri:
all know that that’s what we like.
UNB Tim:
That’s good though, because usually most people are like, I gotta set the timer and I’ve gotta do this and I’ve gotta do this, like,
DownUnder Bri:
Yeah.
UNB Tim:
no.
DownUnder Bri:
Oh look, don’t underestimate the power of an Apple watch if you do have an iPhone.
UNB Tim:
Oh
DownUnder Bri:
I
UNB Tim:
yes.
DownUnder Bri:
love the actual Apple watch and the viewfinder, so highly recommend that. Thankfully, one of our department stores sells quite cheap tripods and that sort of paraphernalia, so highly recommend that sort of situation.
UNB Tim:
Yeah, because I first started following you because of the spicy content you were
DownUnder Bri:
That’s
UNB Tim:
putting
DownUnder Bri:
right.
UNB Tim:
out, and then I noticed, I’m like, oh, he likes underwear too. Oh, look at this.
DownUnder Bri:
Yes,
UNB Tim:
Yes.
DownUnder Bri:
yeah, look, definitely that’s where it started, you know, being on Instagram, you know, kind of almost when Instagram first came out, probably a couple years after that, that’s when I actually created my own Not Safe For Work channel, having underwear as the flow through to start with, and then moving over to the Twitter for something a bit more explicit.
UNB Tim:
Oh yeah, and now that’s a total train wreck but…
DownUnder Bri:
That’s another
UNB Tim:
have?
DownUnder Bri:
tangent.
UNB Tim:
Well, I’m going on this tangent because
DownUnder Bri:
I feel like there should be a tangent checklist every time, a little ding every time we go on a tangent.
UNB Tim:
But I use social media to get guests and I use Instagram and Twitter mainly and There was someone I wanted to get on the show and I was going to send them a direct message And I went to send them a message going. Oh you have to pay Twitter blue to send this person a message and I’m like, oh fuck no. I am NOT paying you to send a message. No no, no and Instagram this week changed it. You can only send one message to somebody you don’t follow. And it’s just like, you’re making my podcasting much harder, people,
DownUnder Bri:
Yeah.
UNB Tim:
because
DownUnder Bri:
Look, I do know the Twitter thing was something that happened recently where the setting was changed and a lot of people
UNB Tim:
Mm-hmm.
DownUnder Bri:
aren’t aware. So anyone who is on Twitter slash X that is not aware and wondering why they aren’t getting any messages, check your settings to find out who can actually message you. So the actual default setting at the moment is that you can only be Twitter blue if you, you can only receive messages if you are Twitter blue. Um, so make sure the setting is changed to allow everyone to message you.
UNB Tim:
Yes.
DownUnder Bri:
That’s definitely a setting that they changed without telling anyone.
UNB Tim:
Lovely. Thanks. I won’t say your name. So yeah, so yeah, it’s just like, and that brings up the whole question of, I’ll ask you this question with Twitter being, you know, the dumpster fire it is lately. What other social media sites are you looking to go sort of spread content on and change? Because that’s the biggest issue in underwear right now is Instagram is so you know Victorian and oh my god you showed insert whatever mill balls anatomy and then threads came up, but it’s still Instagram and still has there and You know Who else is out there? I’m trying to think but who else are you experimented with and found have you found it to be? Good for you as opposed to just another site
DownUnder Bri:
Alas, a disappointing answer. One of my mottos in 2021 was, we’re not reinventing the wheel here. I am happy for people to do their own beta testing and then jump on something that turns out to be popular. For example, when Twitter was seemed to be going under and everyone was moving to Mastodon, I was waiting to find out if people actually found it worthwhile. So at the moment, I’m sticking with Instagram and Twitter as my main source of communication to my followers. and have yet to find something that is absolutely perfect than what we need. I agree with regards to threads. Threads is just as restrictive as Instagram.
UNB Tim:
Mm-hmm.
DownUnder Bri:
So although I have my profile on there, I’m not posting on there because it’s just the same as Instagram really,
UNB Tim:
Yes.
DownUnder Bri:
with regards to the restrictions. I am waiting to hear back from people with Blue Sky. I know you’re looking to get onto it too.
UNB Tim:
Yes.
DownUnder Bri:
I’m waiting to hear back from my friends that have said that yes, this is the place to go to. Where I’m actually now starting to focus on is TikTok. So two months ago, I ended up joining TikTok to be a content creator rather than just a voyeur like I have been for the
UNB Tim:
Mm-hmm.
DownUnder Bri:
last two years. And that’s been actually quite successful in my opinion in relative to my other accounts. I’m getting a good following, I’m getting good feedback on my TikToks. I wish I could say that the TikToks that I’m creating that are me topless wearing some underwear are doing well. But unfortunately, they are my least successful
UNB Tim:
Thank
DownUnder Bri:
TikToks.
UNB Tim:
you very much.
DownUnder Bri:
It seems that, again, like we talked about before, things that I put five seconds of effort into seem to blow
UNB Tim:
Uh
DownUnder Bri:
up
UNB Tim:
huh.
DownUnder Bri:
in my opinion, as opposed to things that I spend two hours filming and editing, they don’t seem to go anywhere. So, but TikTok, I’m really enjoying. And I think the
UNB Tim:
Okay.
DownUnder Bri:
authenticity of TikTok is what people are really liking at the moment. And it does help. funnel to the other channels that you want people to go onto.
UNB Tim:
Yeah, I’m trying to get on Blue Sky. I’ve heard really good things about Blue Sky for just in general of a social media. And then because of their stance on quote unquote adult content is what it was with Twitter. So they’re basically the same. So I’m like, okay, I have high hopes for this. I joined Mastodon. I like Mastodon, but for the general public, it is just too complicated and too… It’s just like, no. In my favorite words, girl, no. Uh-uh. Because I learned how to do it. I’m like, oh, I get it now. And I’m like, but no one else is gonna get this. This is just, you need to be in the tech field to really get this. And I was like, no.
DownUnder Bri:
Exactly. Look, nowadays, because the fact we have so many different platforms to go on, we want to make sure that the user experience is as seamless as possible and
UNB Tim:
Mm-hmm.
DownUnder Bri:
as easy as possible for us to adopt to. Like it’s gone in the days of MySpace of having to like, you know, write your own code to actually make something look pretty on your website and stuff like that. Like we literally just want someone to go, plonk, here, this is the one to use, this is the easy taps, three taps, and you’ve posted a dick pic. three taps and you’ve liked a dip pick,
UNB Tim:
Exactly.
DownUnder Bri:
that’s what we want. You know, we don’t want to be out of looking at the codes and stuff like that.
UNB Tim:
You don’t
DownUnder Bri:
As
UNB Tim:
want
DownUnder Bri:
much
UNB Tim:
to have
DownUnder Bri:
as
UNB Tim:
to.
DownUnder Bri:
message on sounds great, it’s, you’re right. I agree that it’s a bit too complicated for the general population.
UNB Tim:
If you’re not on the same server, you have to put in them and their server and da da. Once I learned that I’m like, okay, I get this now, but I’m like, no one else is going to, this is just no moving on. Cause I thought about starting a UNB server for Macedon. I thought, oh, it’s easy to do. It’s not that hard. And then I’m like, well, it’s too much work. It’s work. No, sorry. It’s not bringing me money. Got to go. So
DownUnder Bri:
I mean,
UNB Tim:
yeah.
DownUnder Bri:
literally nowadays people have a seven second attention span. If they don’t get what they want within seven seconds, they’ll move on.
UNB Tim:
Oh yeah, definitely. But that’s my newest thing I’ve taken on is where are we going in social media with underwear and swimwear.
DownUnder Bri:
Exactly. At the moment,
UNB Tim:
It’s a nightmare.
DownUnder Bri:
there isn’t anywhere to go to. We have no good place to go to. And I completely agree.
UNB Tim:
because we’ve had, I know there are several brands that have left uh, Twitter because of all the craziness going on there’s no one to be associated, any of other people and you know, you got the rest of us who are like, we’re kinda stuck there because it’s the only place we can post stuff and not get oh, bad you, we’re deleting your account for the fourth time so yeah, yeah I
DownUnder Bri:
I
UNB Tim:
think,
DownUnder Bri:
hear you.
UNB Tim:
it’s just a nightmare and it’s just Not changing anytime soon, so.
DownUnder Bri:
No. Hooray for
UNB Tim:
Yay.
DownUnder Bri:
capitalism. Ha ha ha.
UNB Tim:
We love everyone in the social media space. Thanks everyone. Cause yeah, it hurts brands and people because you can’t really post your product. And it’s like, cause I went to Vegas two years, actually two years ago today, cause it came up. I saw my giant piece of Emerald Lagasse Banana Cream Pie I ate two years ago today. Oh my god, it was so good. And it was like, I went to seminars and I’m like, we’ll do all this stuff and do lives and do this. And I’m like thinking, that’s good for women’s brands, but for men’s underwear, yeah, no. None of that shit’s gonna work for me, so thanks. So, moving on. But yeah. So let me ask you this. Um, we’ll get a, we’ll get a jumpstart on our Australian show. Um, so who are up and coming Australian brands that you are not necessarily have tried them, but you like what they’re doing and putting out? Are there
DownUnder Bri:
Yeah,
UNB Tim:
any that come
DownUnder Bri:
so…
UNB Tim:
to mind?
DownUnder Bri:
I think Man Crush Apparel is definitely an up and coming brand that I’m really enjoying. Daniel who runs that is a very nice guy and open to getting his brand out there. So I would definitely look at Man Crush. Another one would be King in the Altar. So King in the Altar is by a guy that originally got famous on TikTok. Then he got famous on Twitter, which is a Cinderella story. And then he decided to create his own brand. So I’ve been looking at King and the altar for a while. I have one of their swimwear pieces, which I really enjoy. And I’m looking forward to his next evolution of range that he’s going to be coming out with. A potential unknown brand that, even though it’s been established for a while, I don’t know how well it is, how well known it is in America. is funky trunks. Have you heard
UNB Tim:
I think
DownUnder Bri:
of funky
UNB Tim:
I’ve
DownUnder Bri:
trunks
UNB Tim:
heard
DownUnder Bri:
before?
UNB Tim:
of it, but I haven’t
DownUnder Bri:
Yeah.
UNB Tim:
really it sounds familiar, but nothing
DownUnder Bri:
Yeah, so, so Funky Trunks style wise, it is fairly basic. It does appeal to the widest of markets around here, but what does set it apart is its vibrant patterns and its vibrant designs
UNB Tim:
Oh, nice.
DownUnder Bri:
that it does have. So for people out there who are craving those vibrant designs, like of the yesteryear, Funky Trunks is definitely something that I would recommend. I had quite a number of Funky Trunks let’s say about 10 years ago, I was all about the funky trunks because I liked having something vibrant to wear underneath. They both have briefs, they have trunks, they have boxer briefs, they have the longer trunks, and they also do matching swimwear as well. So for a brand, funky trunks is something I would definitely recommend. They also sponsor a lot of the swim teams in Australia as well. So from a swimming point
UNB Tim:
Okay.
DownUnder Bri:
of view, they have very good quality swimwear. And especially again, if you like something that has a lot more vibrancy in its patterns, Funky Trunks is somewhere I would actually recommend and I would definitely be going back to.
UNB Tim:
I will be looking that up. I’ll be looking all of them up. Cause
DownUnder Bri:
Yeah!
UNB Tim:
I haven’t heard, I think I’ve seen Man Crush. I don’t remember. So we’ll talk after this.
DownUnder Bri:
Yeah, it’s
UNB Tim:
But
DownUnder Bri:
alright.
UNB Tim:
it’s one thing we look up, cause that’s one thing I love about Australia is cause you can never know what’s, you know the big ones, of course, you know all the big ones, but you have so many smaller ones that just pop up and have their own little niche market and are doing well in Australia and just. Guys know about them, but the rest of the world needs to know about them. I’m just saying
DownUnder Bri:
Exactly.
UNB Tim:
because what we have
DownUnder Bri:
And look, that’s, that’s the good thing about your blog is the fact that you introduced us to stuff, especially like bulge underwear that, um, or bulge
UNB Tim:
Mm-hmm.
DownUnder Bri:
menswear that, um, you had the podcast recently on. Luke is great. And I’m very much looking forward to seeing what Luke does with his range. Uh, and he has some very good staples in his range. And there’s nothing wrong with being good at basic, as
UNB Tim:
Nope.
DownUnder Bri:
I said. Um, you know, as, as much as we like the Andrew Christians and the petite cues that have a lot of various styles of underwear
UNB Tim:
I know.
DownUnder Bri:
to choose from that aren’t always necessarily, you know, good to wear on an everyday basis.
UNB Tim:
Yes.
DownUnder Bri:
There’s nothing wrong with having some good basic staples like bulge menswear and like man crush to go to, to wear everyday to work.
UNB Tim:
Exactly. And he, he impresses me so much out of that talk, through that podcast. And we talked before and afterwards and I think he’s going to have a brand that’s around a while.
DownUnder Bri:
Yeah,
UNB Tim:
I really do.
DownUnder Bri:
I look forward to hearing his successes.
UNB Tim:
And it’s just like, oh my god, and certain people I talk to where I go, you know what you’re doing. You have really sat down, you have really talked to people, you took the business side, you know what’s going on, okay good. And other people that I’ve dealt with over the years where it’s like, oh no, you’re not gonna make it baby, sorry, but…
DownUnder Bri:
don’t tell that to their face.
UNB Tim:
Well, you try to steer them to people who will guide them better. is normally what I do. I was like, hey, you need to talk to so and so at this brand or so and so at this brand. You know, because the underwear market in general is a very open place. People talk. It’s very friendly. It’s not like, oh, there are only certain people in the underwear community that people don’t like. And you do not pay enough to get me to tell those stories. Uh, so yes, if you want to Patreon me quite a bit of money, I will, I will tell those stories, but you’re not paying me enough. Um,
DownUnder Bri:
You
UNB Tim:
so I know all the, I know all the drama. Um, but yeah, it’s like, but they will help everyone out. The best thing that happens is like all the brands used to come to Vegas because you’d have like two aros from Australia and you would have cock socks and you would have, uh, the teammate would come. and then you would have the American brands go. And you would have, you know, at the end of the week, usually, I think it’s three days, by the third day, all the buyers are out either going home or having fun in the city and skipping the rest of the conference. And you see like strange brands talking together. And you’re like, wait a minute, someone’s talking to some, what? And you have all these people going and they’re talking about. their stuff and what they’re doing and like some of the problems they’ve had and they share so it’s really cool industry. I did not know that before many years ago getting into this industry with the blog that it was so friendly and so open and so accepting of people that it’s like that’s really good. I’m so happy.
DownUnder Bri:
That is great to hear. Look, there’s definitely room for everyone. I don’t think that the market is over-saturated yet.
UNB Tim:
Mm-mm.
DownUnder Bri:
There’s definitely a good range out there worldwide.
UNB Tim:
Until we have men’s underwear stores in every city in this country, I would like a Victoria’s Secret. Yeah, no, we’re not oversaturated because we’ve got several in this city alone and I’m like we got one men’s underwear store so yeah, get on it people. So yeah, so we’ll wrap it up there. It’s a good place to wrap it up. We’ll have you back on hopefully soon and many more times because That market just astounds me.
DownUnder Bri:
Yeah, there’s definitely lots to choose from here.
UNB Tim:
I know when I come visit, I will just have to order lots of stuff while I’m there and then have an extra suitcase going home. I’ve already determined and I’m just like, they’re like, did you buy anything? No, well, what’s this suitcase full of underwear? I took it when I went.
DownUnder Bri:
souvenirs?
UNB Tim:
But don’t give me, oh, Border Patrol, oh, TV show. Don’t get me started on that, oh. I love your version. We’ll talk after this. So tell everyone where they can find you on social media.
DownUnder Bri:
Yep, on all these social media channels, I am Down Under Bri, so B-R-I. You can find me on Instagram, I’m on Twitter, I’m on TikTok, I’m on Squirt, I’m on BBRT, I’m on pretty much any channel you can think of, you’ll find me under Down Under Bri. As well as all the Spiceo channels, feel free to have a look at that as well. Plenty of options to choose from.
UNB Tim:
Whether you want mild or spicy, he’s got you covered. So
DownUnder Bri:
Exactly.
UNB Tim:
go check him
DownUnder Bri:
Well, look,
UNB Tim:
out.
DownUnder Bri:
I am the whitest of white, so I am pretty mild. There’s definitely ways that
UNB Tim:
But
DownUnder Bri:
I can get spicy.
UNB Tim:
so he can get wild.
DownUnder Bri:
Hahaha!
UNB Tim:
So nothing wrong with that. Have fun with that, I say. OK, now to our announcement. OK, so we’re trying to get to 20 in general. Patreon people, right? You know, I’ve been talking about this for months. We’re almost there. Well, I’ve got something new coming up for you people, but you have to get to 30 Patreon people. And we will start doing a review show. So everyone is gonna have at least three guys on it, different ages, different sexualities, different sizes, all getting the same underwear and discussing that underwear. So it’s a review show of, you know, it’s not just one person’s opinion, you’re gonna get at least three people’s opinion on this pair.
DownUnder Bri:
I love that so much. It sounds like a book club but for underwear.
UNB Tim:
It’s underwear and you will and Patreon members will get to help us choose what pairs we buy. And hopefully we’ll get our Australian going and we can do an Australian version and hopefully snack some free underwear. Um,
DownUnder Bri:
Bring it on.
UNB Tim:
but hopefully, but that’s my new thing. Uh, so we’ve been in the works for a little while. We haven’t, we’re trying to do a test show now and well. We thought we had a brand to do it and they sent us, I told them, send us exactly the same pairs. You’re sending us. And they did not. So yeah, so we’re trying to retool. We’re gonna figure out. But this is what we’re gonna do. We’re gonna have an underwear review show because I know you got boys love reviews. And if you hear three people talking about a pair, you’re gonna get a well-rounded opinion. So that’s our goal. That’s what we plan to do. But you got to get to 30 people on Patreon before we will do it because we’re probably going to have to buy a lot of the pairs of underwear. And as all you know, underwear is not cheap. Even if I own a store, it’s not cheap. But according to the US, I can’t be on the shows that if I supply the underwear. So, you know, it’s kind of a conflict of interest. So I can host it, but I can’t, you know, participate. But, you know. So, and Brian can come on, Brian can come on with us and do Australian or American brands. We may send our Aussie boys US brands. They may not have tried before because
DownUnder Bri:
That’d be
UNB Tim:
of
DownUnder Bri:
exciting.
UNB Tim:
the shipping and get their point of views on it. So there’s many things we can do with this, but all of you gotta step up people, join the Patreon and do it. So, yay. So,
DownUnder Bri:
Do
UNB Tim:
all
DownUnder Bri:
it.
UNB Tim:
right, do it. So that’s our thing. Enjoy people. We will have a new podcast soon. Sorry, there wasn’t one last week, but technical issues and then, you know, scheduling is hard. So you’ll just have to go every so often in weeks without a podcast, sorry, but not more than usually once. So yay. All right, everyone, have a great week and we’ll have a podcast soon for you. Bye.
DownUnder Bri:
Bye!
