What does a lifetime around conflict, chaos, and the unexplained do to a person?

This week on Oldmate & Josh, we sit down with Stephen Lockwood for a raw, funny, and surprisingly deep conversation about his career, the moments that shaped him, and the stories that still stay with him long after the job ended. From high-pressure situations to the strange side of human nature, Stephen shares the kinds of experiences most people only ever hear about second-hand.

The episode moves between heavy moments, dark humour, behind-the-scenes career insight, and the kind of honest conversation that happens when the microphones stop feeling real. It’s part life story, part reflection on resilience, and part “how on earth did that actually happen?”

Expect laughs, uncomfortable truths, wild stories, and a genuine look at the cost — and meaning — of a life lived in extraordinary situations.

What happens when war doesn’t end… even after the battlefield goes silent?

In this episode, we sit down with Stephen Lockwood to dive into chilling, first-hand accounts of paranormal encounters tied to real military history. From haunted outposts and ghostly soldiers still on patrol, to eerie moments that defy logic and refuse to be explained — these stories blur the line between history and the unknown.

Are these just stress, trauma, and coincidence… or something far stranger?

This one gets dark, unsettling, and impossible to ignore.

🎧 If you’ve ever wondered what soldiers really experience when the lights go out — hit play.

Listener warning: Some stories may stick with you longer than you’d like.

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Ally Dent joins us to unpack the real journey from shaky open mics to confidently owning the room. This isn’t the polished highlight reel—it’s the grind behind it.

We get into bombing on stage, learning how to read a crowd, finding your voice, and sticking it out when most people quit. Ally shares what actually changes between your first set and your best one—and why that gap is where comedians are made.

It’s honest, funny, and a proper look behind the curtain at what it takes to build something real in stand-up.

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Todd Gray joins us to pull back the curtain on the strange, fast, and fiercely debated world of greyhound racing. From the thrill of the track and the culture around the sport to the criticism, controversy, and the questions a lot of people avoid, this is a conversation that goes well beyond race day. We get into how the industry works, why people defend it so passionately, why others see it as something that should be left in the past, and what the public often gets wrong about the whole thing. With laughs, curiosity, and a few uncomfortable truths, this one might change how you see the sport.

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Ally Dent joins Oldmate and Josh to unpack complex PTSD — because apparently plain old trauma wasn’t enough. Based on the book, this episode gets into survival mode, childhood damage, emotional flashbacks, and the darkly funny reality of trying to become a functional adult when your nervous system is still acting like it’s under attack.

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This is a no-culture-war, solutions-first deep dive into why boys and men are quietly falling behind — and why it matters for everyone. Using Richard Reeves’ Of Boys and Men, Oldmate & Josh unpack the education gap, the “working man blues,” dislocated dads, class and race pressure-cookers, and what happens when purpose disappears and resentment moves in. Then we get practical: what fixes actually look like (including the spicy “redshirt the boys” idea), how men can heal, and how to build better dads without rolling anything backwards. Come for the stats, stay for the human bits.

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Nick Shaddegg drops back into the studio to unpack local politics, global disasters, and the increasingly obvious fact that absolutely nobody knows what they’re doing. From South Australia’s political circus to the international bin fire we all seem to be living through, this episode dives headfirst into the issues shaping our lives and the nonsense clogging up the system. It’s part political breakdown, part group therapy, and part desperate attempt to work out whether the world is broken or just being run by complete weirdos. Spoiler: we solve almost none of it, but we do have a bloody good time trying.

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Women are done staying quiet.

This week, Em Rusciano joins Oldmate & Josh for a brutally honest, funny, and deeply real conversation about perimenopause, cultural pressure, female anger, identity, and the stuff women have been expected to endure in silence for far too long.

From sharp comedy to raw truth-telling, this episode dives into why more women are speaking up about midlife, hormones, and the systems that have ignored, dismissed, or minimized their experiences for decades.

It’s hilarious, confronting, honest, and the kind of conversation people need to hear.

And yes — Em also drops an exclusive about her next show you’ll hear first on this episode.

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On September 11, 2001, U.S. airspace shut down.

Thirty-eight planes were diverted to a place most passengers had never heard of — Gander, Newfoundland.

Population: 10,000.

Unexpected arrivals: nearly 7,000 strangers.

For five days, this small Canadian town doubled in size overnight.

No preparation. No warning. No playbook.

In this episode, we unpack the real story behind The Day the World Came to Town — not as a feel-good legend, but as a case study in crisis response, infrastructure, leadership, and human behaviour under pressure.

How did the buses run?

How did pharmacies cope?

Why did karaoke matter?

And would your town hold together the same way today?

This isn’t just a 9/11 story.

It’s a question about community, resilience, and what actually happens when systems fail.

If 7,000 people landed in your town tomorrow… what would you do?

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This week, we step back into one of the most haunting child disappearance cases of our lifetime — the search for Madeleine McCann.

Is this case a dinner frozen in time? Or when a child vanishes, maybe time doesn’t freeze. It corrodes.