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Can you believe it’s been 5 months since we last had an episode? We can believe it, as we’re lazy buggers, but we’re finally back with an episode dedicated to the new POTUS. The Show Notes – We talk Trump – lots of Trump – with some non-confected disagreement even! – Brief recommendations Don’t forget […]

We usually solve the world’s problems, but I think we go particularly deep this episode. The Show Notes – The virtues of reality (link) – NASA predicts how the world will end (link) – Are critics and the Academy Awards pointless? (link) – Is average intelligence and no university education a problem? (link) – Want […]

It’s taken 5 weeks but we’re back with a discussion on Hillary versus Donald, Star Trek and even Stranger Things. The Show Notes – Hillary versus Donald – Stranger Things on Netflix – Star Trek Beyond – Assorted pop culture chat – Donald & Hobbs (link) Don’t forget we’d love your feedback via the website, […]

As thought leaders in the civilised world, we take on the big historical events this week. The Show Notes – Brexit: is it the end of the world as we now it and why does David feel fine? – Australian election predictions – Game of Thrones (does contain spoilers but you’ll get a warning) Don’t […]

We go a bit rogue even for us this episode, with a lot of time spent on comics, with some Game of Thrones and a book review thrown in for good measure. The Show Notes – Eurovision 2016 – Captain America gets a new (crap) twist (link) – General diatribe against Marvel and DC for […]

We get a bit political again with an Aussie election on the way and the US election season grinding on. But don’t worry we also talk everything from Tesla to Taxis. The Show Notes – Election called in Australia and outcome predictions (for the record, David claims LNP ends up with 79/150 seats) – Donald […]

After a too-long break we’re back to talk US presidential elections, Batman vs Superman and Tesla cars just to name three topics. The Show Notes – Listener suggestions (thanks Jay Connell!) – Donald Trump and the US Presidential primaries – Batman versus Superman / Fans vs Critics – Tesla Model 3 (link) – Vale Ronnie […]

Huge audience demand (ok maybe just some guilt) means we’re finally back on deck after a long Xmas hiatus. We jump in with some great listener-suggested topics as well as a decent debate over the US Presidential election. The Show Notes – The ridiculousness of 3D (and 4D) movies – Listener suggestions (thanks David C […]

Wow, ten shows and we’re still here! We celebrate with some in-depth discussion on everything from body odour to flu pandemics. The Show Notes – Listener suggestion (thanks Ben McJannett!): Keyboard activists and the Melbourne Cup – Crowd behaviour, body odour and the zombie apocalypse – Halloween post-mortem – TV Reviews: The Inbetweeners, Continuum Don’t […]

A month since the last show and there’s been a change of Prime Minister and a whole bunch of world events that have hit. We tackle that superficially as always and throw in some pop culture and guesswork to fill things out. The Show Notes – Being befriended by a gossip (thanks JayConnell!) – Penguins, […]

It’s Simon and David co-piloting this episode without assistance and we do veer fairly substantially into gaming territory whilst managing to cover some other issues as well. The Show Notes – Deaths of Bart Cummings and Oliver Sacks – Konami’s changes in gaming and approach as an employer – Simon vs David on buying Destiny: […]

We jump feet first into the issue of entitlement this episode. Whether it’s politicians or the rest of us, we have some gripes on the issue. Also – apologies for the sound quality tonight, we’ve tried to minimise the issue as much as possible. The Show Notes – Shout out to It’s A Trap Podcast […]

Simon and David take on death cults, Apple and Marvel Comics to name but three topics this episode. The Show Notes – Tony Abbott, ISIS and free speech – Marc Maron’s WTF podcast, Obama and Henry Winkler – Kickstarter and Indiegogo for Greek bailout – Apple Music and DRM – just more evil empire? – […]

We’ve managed to track down two guests in a row. This time it’s someone with plenty of opinions who’s also one of the most hardcore World of Warcraft players we know. The Show Notes – Introducing Blackie – Long ramble about digital download pricing locally, old technology, rationalisations for piracy and a bunch more. – […]

We’re pleased to have guest co-host Paul Blunt with us this week, as we attempt to get our ageing teeth into some meaty issues. Also apologies from some variable sound quality in the first half of the podcast or so but it does get better from there! The Show Notes – Welcome to our guest […]

Episode 3 already?? We cover the gamut of the world’s issues this episode, just as you’d expect. You’re welcome. The Show Notes – Hate of the week: those who spread urban myths – The Large Hadron Collider fires up again – will it kill us? (link) – Netflix is murdering the Australian internets – Amazon’s […]

As promised, we’ve bribed the hell out of someone to come in as guest co-host to make us look more erudite than we actually are. So a huge thank you to Redna for jumping in with us! The Show Notes – Shout out to BigPete009 and Jayconnell for their iTunes reviews – Hate of the […]

The pilot went well enough that we’ve decided to inflict an actual first episode on you. The Show Notes – Thank you’s for the feedback on Episode 0 – We need you for a new segment: get a hate off your chest – The Katering Show (link) – DressGate (link) – Vale Leonard Nimoy and […]

Welcome to our pilot episode, where we make you listen to us ironing out the kinks. The Show Notes – Sony and Marvel agree to share Spiderman (link) – Jon Stewart quits The Daily Show (link) – Australia to compete in Eurovision 2015 (link to TISM) – Madonna at the Grammys (and link to David’s […]