Ep 03·22 JUNE 2026·2h 35mLatest
Cayden Ryan
“The 23-Year-Old Who Sees Through Everything”
The OpenTab
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What this is
The Open Tab is a long-form interview podcast hosted by Max Reid, unearthing the uncommon stories of people worth listening to. Recorded raw, edited honest — in Forbes, NSW.
● Max Reid
Host
As heard
Guest 01 went viral to 2M+ views — Lukas Graham and Crowded House took notice.
The catalogue
Episodes
Ep 02·12 JUNE 2026·27m
Steph Cooke
“I Never Planned to Be a Politician”
Ep 01·29 MAY 2026·1h 33m
Cameron Sharp
“Cameron Sharp Went Viral Singing to His 96-Year-Old Grandparents”
Coming soon
Ep 04·Next up
The Prime Minister's Pilot
“The Prime Minister's Pilot”
The story so far
From an open tab.
2023
● Forbes, NSW
The tab opens
Max — then 15 — starts a list of people he wants to interview before anyone else does. He texts Cameron Sharp's mum asking her to keep a set of questions secret. She does, for three years.
2026
● Forbes, NSW
Turns eighteen, buys the gear
Old enough, finally. Max buys a mic, a camera, and a roll of acoustic foam. He sets up a spare room and books the first guest off the list.
May 2026
● The spare room
Episode 01 — Cameron Sharp
A long sit-down with a musician who went viral singing to his 96-year-old grandparents. The first tab, finally closed — and the show begins.