Bit going on this week, as we start with Sen dobbing himself in for being cheap, he also reveals he's now an engaged man as well. Speaking of mug offs, Ro got given the business by a homeless man, we talk about the world's worst bookstore, Sen asks what happened to George Street Maccas and then ends with a rant about catching the bus.

We bring back "Top 5's" as we are tested on some fact based ones but then also have to endure some inevitable hot takes with some opinion based ones.

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Here we are, Ro's last few days of freedom before he ties the knot. He gives us some last minute updates for his wedding and then an epic battle he fought whilst trying to book his honeymoon. Ro also has some unethical life hacks for organising a wedding. Migs has a metro yarn, Sen talks about AI and has a sudden urge to buy an E-bike.

We are back with "Compare and Contrast" as we tier list cuisines from around the world. We are sure people are chomping at the bit to hear 3 culinarily challenged men provide their opinions on food they couldn't cook.

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Plenty of tales from Ro's bucks on this week's episode including an epic Sunday saga. We also get an update on Miguel's fines and we play guess the grunt.

"What Your X Says About You," is back for 2026 with the boys raring to go with making as many stereotypes as they can.

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This week we talk Ro's bucks, Polymarket, Migs saw a stereotype in China and Ro tries to tell a story about networking that descends into anus chat.

We bring back the popular "Top 10's," with Migs putting Sen and Ro through their paces for the first time in 2026.

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The boys are back for the first proper episode of 2026 and wowee do we have a good one. We start with some yarns from the back end of last year including the boys trip to Canberra for Spilt Milk as well as Ro and Sen's trip to BrisVegas for the cricket. We then get some holiday yarns from Miguel's time in China as well as Sen's time in Hong Kong and Japan.

We bring back our yearly tradition as Sen tests Miguel and Ro's knowledge of the year's events with the Google Trending Searches Quiz for 2025.

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Yep you read the title right - Bonnie Blue reached out to us to appear as a guest on the pod. Hear all about the moral conundrum in the podcast camp about whether or not to entertain this intriguing offer. We also talk about a Namibian politician named after an Austrian painter. Kush then brings up some tales of racism from SF before Sen and Miguel swap tales about parking. We end with rating corporate office Christmas parties (this episode was recorded in December).

After a very long stint on the sidelines we bring back the once popular "What is the Question" for our game and for a bit of fun this week.

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Massive week for the pod as we welcome current professional footballer and Socceroo Patrick Yazbek onto the show. We learn all about Yaz's journey to professional football from early beginnings to making his professional debut and even representing his country. We hear some great yarns from his NPL days, as well as stories about the A-League, Norway and of course the MLS. All round just a fantastic chat with Yaz.

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King Kundra is still here gracing us with his presence. He begins this week with some yarns on Kundra Snr, including an update on the infrared vacuum and his negotiating skills. Kush and Migs had some run ins with fans, before we talk about El Jannah's sale to Private Equity and Ro met another bloke with 2 phones.

For our game this week we have the "2025 Quiz" with Migs testing the rest of the boys knowledge on the events of 2025.

We end with "Corporate Characters," where we discuss the archetypal characters you interact with on a daily basis at work and who you should avoid being / being seen with.

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The whole gang is back for the first time in a year. Kush’s got yarns out the wazoo including transport yarns (shoutout Sydney metro) and some dating yarns. Then we delve into animal rights as we discuss a real life reindeer on the Central Coast, live fish in restaurants and Sen saw a gnarly chicken video. We also chat La Mono, Betoota stepping on our toes, running stories, a hostage car and an infrared vacuum.

We end this week with “Guess the Asian,” as we have listeners send in photos of themselves with the boys trying to guess what part of Asia they are from.

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Ring a ding ding you've got the king - that’s right King Kundra is back in town and he’s gracing us with his presence. He’s got plenty of yarns with an update on his dad’s battle with Good Guys, a story about a new number, glazing halloween and then even more glazing of Air New Zealand. We end with some bashing of Sky Sports and a very tone deaf marketing campaign.

We have some “Corporate Starter Packs,” which are some helpful survival tips and tricks for excelling in various roles in corporate.

Our last segment is “Then & Now,” where we reminisce on the good old days of things in Sydney that probably don’t exist anymore.

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