Talking Trophies

What’s the point of being your own boss if you never have time for yourself? Dami Okedara joins Talking Trophies to talk about the pressures of running a business, chasing success and making room for love. We also get into the Binance theft discussion, where we trust our money, and Australian companies moving jobs overseas.

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Topics We Went Through

0:00 Intro

5:40 Why We Love Debate Shows And Extreme Content

12:20 Why Are We Celebrating Halloween In Australia And Why Gen Alpha Stay Home

26:48 Binance Lost $6.3B And Where Do You Put Your Money?

39:20 Why Do People Start Courses?

44:15 Is University The Biggest SCAM?

51:06 Why Businesses Are Leaving Australia And Why We’re Stuck Unemployed 

57:05 Why Work Life Balance Is Fake

1:04:00 Having A Relationship Whilst Running A Business 

1:09:00 What Is Love And Trying To Understand It

Deevs and Daveys, this week we’re joined by Josh Reid Jones to speak about being a man in 2026, whether nice guys finish last, and how well we actually know our mates.

From lessons learned in your 30s to loneliness and opening up with your friends, it’s a conversation about the things that don’t always make it into the group chat.

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Topics we went through

0:00 Intro 

2:26 Everyones A Runner How To Do It Right 

18:00 Turning 40 And Lessons From My 30s 

26:00 What Does A Real Man Look Like In 2026 

35:30 Does Being A Man Differ In Every Culture 

47:50 Nice Guys Always Finish Last?

56:50 How Do You Compliment Your Guy Friends 

1:11:00 The Lonely Epidemic 

1:20:24 How To Cry In Front Of Your Guy Friends 

1:36:54 What’s One Evil Trait You Have?

Deevs and Daveys, this week we’re joined by Donkeyman to speak about whether the future scares us, how much power police should have, and whether we’d step into someone else’s fight. We also get into OCD and trying to control your own mind, before Donkeyman brings out the guitar for a live performance.

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Topics we went through

0:00 Family Photo Shoot 

6:15 Rayvo Hit A Cyclist 

8:55 Why You Need To Crash A Car To Know How To Drive

12:20 The Future Is Here Are We Scared 

21:42 Police Need More Power?

30:24 Would You Jump In To Support Someone In A Fight

38:30 Migrants Fell Off?

47:34 Why We’re So Overstimulated 

51:15 Intense Forms Of OCD 

59:05 Trying To Control My Mind 

1:07:00 Live Guitar Performance & Connection To Music

1:15:54 The End Of Hustle Culture & Your Life Means More Than Your Career Or Business

1:22:35 Any Life Regrets?

Former Shincheonji member Azreal sits down with Talking Trophies to share what drew him in, what made him suspicious and why he ultimately walked away.

From his account of the “fruit and leaf” recruitment method to the commitment involved, we explore his experience—and his feelings towards the people who introduced him to the group.

A personal conversation about trust, belonging and finding your own way forward.

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Topics We Went Through To Make Your Lives Easier

0:00 Intro To Shincheonji 

6:08 What Its Like In Shincheonji 

6:50 How Do You Get Drawn Into Groups Like Shincheonji 

11:20 Who Is The Leader Of Shincheonji 

15:23 What’s The Fruit And Leaf Method 

18:34 How Do People Get Recruited Into These Groups 

25:40 Finding Allegations On Lee Man-hee

28:15 How Committed Do You Have To Be In Shincheonji

33:23 Does Secrecy Make A Group A Cult?

37:30 When Did Azreal Get Suspicious Of Shincheonji

42:15 How Groups Like Shincheonji Make Money 

46:05 Leaving Shincheonji Forever 

55:52 Are You Angry At The People Showed You Shincheonji 

Ur Boy Bangz is trading rap for real estate—and he’s got stories to tell.

The Melbourne legend joins Talking Trophies to talk property in Africa, his unforgettable rap run and that Jimmy Fallon beef. Plus, a Pauline Hanson take that sparks a heated debate.

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Topic We Went Through

0:00 Intro 

2:45 Bangz Buying Property In Africa 

7:30 Maccas Need Better Customer Service 

15:07 Businesses Are Getting Hacked And Being Racist 

24:03 Bangz Had A Generational Run In The Rap Game 

34:40 Why’d Jimmy Fallon Call Out Your Boy Bangz

40:56 Bangz Thinks These Young Rappers Back

41:44 Why’d Bangz Stop Music 

44:34 How To Survive A Lethal Injection TWICE 

49:00 What Would Your Last Meal Be On Deathrow

52:46 Bangz Is A Pauline Hanson Fan (HEATED DEBATE)

1:04:15 A Word Game 

This week on Talking Trophies, we’re joined by Tilahun Hailu for an episode that goes everywhere — from what it actually means to be bold and whether the AFL Grand Final delivered, to planning a boys cruise and the reality of still living at home.

Then we get into AI doomsday, whether ChatGPT could genuinely replace comedians, and somehow end up questioning whether we should become comedians ourselves.

TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
1:50 Changing Our Name Back to the Original
6:30 What Is the Definition of Being Bold?
12:30 Was the AFL Grand Final a Miss?
15:35 Planning a Boys Cruise Ship Trip
22:04 Why Are People Still Living With Their Parents?
37:46 AI Doomsday
44:48 Can ChatGPT Replace Comedians?
58:34 Ed Sheeran & Free Palestine
1:13:00 Should We Become Comedians?

Why does making real friends suddenly feel so much harder once you hit your mid-20s? Strictly D.T joins us to talk adult friendships, students turning on their parents, Rayvo's heartbreaking footy Grand Final loss and plenty more along the way.

Another week of stories, debates and unfiltered conversations from Talking Trophies.

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Moment of Truth Workshop

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Chapters

0:00 What Does a Talking Trophies Listener Look Like?
2:00 How Strictly D.T Knows Damian
5:41 Rayvo’s Grand Final Heartbreak
21:28 Why Are Our Feet Like This?
27:30 The Weird Things You Start Doing as an Adult
34:00 The Seafood Debate
39:00 Why Is It So Hard to Make Friends After 25?
43:00 Are Couple Friendships Actually Weird?
47:00 Are We Overthinking Friendship?
53:00 Things You Can’t Do With Your Partner
57:28 Why Are We Still Pranking People as Adults?
1:02:49 Short Trips > Long Holidays?
1:04:51 Strictly D.T on Getting Knocked Out in Boxing
1:08:32 Growing Up Half African-American, Half Samoan
1:14:00 Why Don’t White People Share Food?
1:18:23 Students Jump a Parent Over Bullying
1:30:00 How Strictly D.T Is Helping Teenagers Through Moment of Truth

This week we talk GTA 6 and whether a game we've waited 13 years for can possibly live up to the hype. We also break down the Lindsay Clancy case, the viral Oreogate parenting debate, helicopter parenting and what we're doing as summer approaches.

Another week of conversations, debates and questionable takes from Talking Trophies.

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Topics We Went Through

0:00 Comment And Say It With Your Chest

1:00 Weathers Warming Up What We Doing This Summer?

13:25 GTA 6 Is Gonna Cause A Lot Of Controversy

25:48 Lindsay Clancy The Mum That Took Out Her Three Kids

42:39 What’s Postpartum Psychosis

53:29 Movie Of The Week Review

55:32 The Oreogate Situation

59:34 What Happened To Kidnappers?

1:01:25 Helicopter Parents

This week we get into the Sydney Swans controversy and try to figure out what’s actually going on. Damian also tells us about experiencing his first Muay Thai fight before we discover the Humanoid Robot Olympics might be a sign humans are finished.

Plus plenty of arguments, questionable takes and conversations that went completely off track.

Topics We Went Through

0:00 Almost In The Matrix

3:47 Rayvo loves footy

8:24 Why Is Celebrating Goals Taboo In Australia

11:56 Sydney Swans Hotel Incident

25:45 Damian Went Muai Thai & It Was Brutal

36:21 Stop Helping People It’s Bad For You!

39:12 NSW Premier Made A Massive Mistake

45:06 We Don’t Know How To Survive In The Wild Anymore

49:07 Humaoid Robot Olympics Signs Of The End

55:28 Chill With The Islamophobia It’s Not That Deep

56:50 We Get Why People Are Bad… Now

1:00:32 Shout Out Kalows

Lost Lyrics joins us in Melbourne during his Australian tour.

We talk about leaving Houston with $700 and a 2001 Toyota Camry to chase music, becoming a comedian instead, growing up Eritrean-American, diaspora culture and taking Eritrean humour worldwide.

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Topics we went through to make your lives easier

0:00 intro

3:10 First Impressions On Melbourne

8:33 Australia Vs America Which Is Better

13:03 What Negative Trait Did You Get From Your Eritrean Parents

26:30 Driving To LA with $700 & A 2001 Toyota Camry

35:10 Fetish For Old School Cars

36:40 Why Stop Rapping And Start Comedy

41:30 From Dropping Out Of Uni 4 Times To Getting A 3.4 GPA

44:37 Stealing Doordash Orders Are So Underrated

48:73 Why Im Touring Australia

56:47 Visiting Eritrea

1:02:46 Why Are Eritrean Muslims And Christians So Divided

1:10:05 Rapid Fire Questions