{{Infobox Radio Show | show_name = The Spoonman | image = Spoonmanlogo.jpg | imagesize = 300px | caption = Nothing Sacred, No Topic Taboo, Everything is Utterly Fair Game | format = Talkback (With Music) | audio_format = | record_location = Triple M Sydney | runtime = 180 Minutes / 3 Hours | creator = | developer = | producers = Garfield and Odie | executive_producer = | Host = ([Brian Carlton]) | narrated = | opentheme = Spoonman – Soundgarden | endtheme = | country = Australia | language = English | home_station = Triple M Sydney | syndicates = Triple M MelbourneTriple M Brisbane | num_episodes = | first_aired = | last_aired = 28 November 2008 | Live radio stream = Triple M live broadcast | Website = Listen to Triple MTriple M Webstream | podcast = Official Podcasts ATFS Podcast (MA15+)ATFS Podcast}}The Spoonman was an Australian late night talk back show hosted by radio personality Brian Carlton. Carlton is known professionally as "Spoonman". The show ran from 1998 to 2008, and was rebooted in 2019. The Show The original version of the show was broadcast from the Austereo studios, Sydney and networked to Triple M stations across Australia. Slogans for the show included "No Topic Taboo" and "Everything is utterly fair game". Listeners could contribute to the show via phone, SMS, email or online web form at the Triple M website. The show could also be heard live online, or a podcast downloaded from the Triple M website. Due to the late time slot of the show, callers were often intoxicated. The show was also unique in being one of the only radio shows on the Commercial FM band in Australia to feature traditional talk back style programming- it competed with other late night AM band shows such as "Tony Delroy's Nightlife" on ABC Local Radio. The Staff The show is hosted by Brian Carlton, who calls himself 'The Spoonman' on air, and occasionally featured input from the show producers and panel operators, nicknamed 'Garfield' and 'Odie'. The Spoonman's nickname came about as a collaboration between himself and management. Inspiration for the name is claimed from the Soundgarden song Spoonman, and also from Brian's character as a "self-professed 'stirrer'". Several versions of his on-air name are frequently used by callers, including "Spoony"/"Spoonie". It is understood that Garfield's nickname originates from an instance whereby he gave a fellow