The Ned & Josh Podcast

Jacob Elordi flying business class on a commercial flight has apparently become a news story, and there's a reasonable argument that it probably shouldn't be one.The Ace Ventura rhino prop — the full mechanical one Jim Carrey gets born out of in When Nature Calls — is up for auction, and the estimated price is embarrassingly low for what millennial nostalgia is capable of doing. Elsewhere, the conversation turns to whether we've crossed a point of inventing things purely for the sake of it, with the PlayStation controller's potential move to a full touchpad coming up as exhibit A. Josh is also floating the idea of getting Birkenstocks, which Ned has feelings about — especially given the ongoing overalls situation.

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It turns out taking over a drive show in a new city requires actual research, and the guys are committing to the bit. Australia's attempt to keep certain websites responsible for underage access has produced an age verification system so invasive it's made adults nostalgic. A shopping centre rubberneck incident is recounted in full, including the regret that followed looking through a gap in a privacy screen. Woody and Jessie being confirmed siblings has rocked a portion of the Toy Story fanbase who apparently skipped the films, and Josh admits that as a kid he constructed a whole unrequited love storyline entirely in his head. Godfather duties turn out to be surprisingly light-on, legally speaking. Whether markets are actually about the baby or about the croissant photo gets properly debated, and the generational divide in one-word expressions of disdain gets a thorough examination.

A man was spotted today wearing the entire state of Tasmania on the back of his leg, and it has opened up a broader question about who is actually more performatively proud — Hobartians or Launcestonians. Ned has signed up for the Tasmanian Devils AFL membership and owns multiple Pokémon figurines, which Josh uses as evidence in multiple arguments. The midweek beer that ended in a funny bone incident gets a full anatomical breakdown, Wolfman is ranked clearly above Dracula in the monster hierarchy, and the boys revisit the time they stayed through a terrible film in an empty cinema in Hobart because neither could bring himself to leave.

The episode opens with a debate about what hairdressers are actually allowed to say to you about going bald, and whether "I've seen it worse" is the most damning possible response. Josh has apparently cracked the code on bacon and egg rolls, a claim that gets the scrutiny it deserves. Later, the boys put Josh through a times tables test that does not go well, and Ned reveals he discovered Sombr before the teen fanbase caught up — a fact he is clinging to very hard. There's also a breakdown of why the bar for calling someone a celebrity has dropped dramatically, and a thorough investigation into whether any artist has ever genuinely insulted a city mid-tour.

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Harry Styles doing full choreography at the Brit Awards has broken the internet. Especially after years of concerts that were heavy on charm and light on movement. Meanwhile, Bad Bunny flew his entire operation to Australia on a single Qantas A380 and Spanish-speaking influencers in Sydney are reaping the rewards of being bilingual in ways nobody expected. Ned also hit a wall at the shops when a $30 item turned into a $40 item, a betrayal that sent him straight back out the door. Josh had a rough trivia night, a new neighbour is playing Jason Aldean through a shared wall and the new Gorillaz album landed with a thud for at least one person in this room.

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Two adult men workshop a secret handshake in real time and the result is more wings-up than either of them would prefer to admit. The question of whether a pet turtle represents a genuinely intergenerational commitment gets raised and not fully answered. Phil DeRoar, the podcast's flame-tied businessman mascot, is edging closer to having a physical form via a modelling agency with surprisingly limited availability. Ned's ability to understand Bad Bunny lyrics is revealed to be far more real than previously assumed, and the Bananas in Pyjamas production location continues to offend at least one person in the room.

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The skinny jeans are coming back and the guys have feelings about it, the new podcast sticker has a mascot attached to it now and his name is non-negotiable, and Donald Trump was apparently furious that Obama spoiled the alien reveal he had lined up. Kids choosing screens over toys has made Toy Story 5 a documentary, a Teams meeting ended in the most avoidable public embarrassment imaginable, and the "30 is the new 20" theory is rejected on arrival. Ray Romano watching a meaningless mid-season loss scored a three, which might be the most controversial judgment of the episode.

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George Lazenby transitioned from selling cars in Queanbeyan to playing James Bond, which remains the most efficient career pivot in recorded history and is being used as a data point in ongoing negotiations about a nine-year-old's future. The toilet brush sits next to every toilet on the planet, completely unimproved, while Japanese engineers developed the bidet into something resembling a luxury experience. Punch the monkey has not developed typical social skills because he was abandoned and raised in isolation, which the other monkeys in the enclosure are holding against him. A dog has been filmed dumping rubbish illegally on behalf of its owner in what is either a loyalty story or the beginning of a very troubling organised crime operation. Two grandpa-branded men were observed in the wild within days of each other, neither of whom have been verified by credible sources.

Bike pegs go missing, and somehow that becomes a perfect metaphor for petty disputes. We also revisit the classic duo dilemma, including that awkward who do you like more survey energy, then step into the cursed arena of feet ratings and paid requests.

From there, it is pandas being used as diplomatic leverage, a breakup streaming timeline, and a Carhartt overall fantasy that gets shut down with the tenderness of a slammed door.

We start with the very serious subject of Ikea’s half metre hot dog and the lingering meatball lore, plus a quick Costco menu appreciation moment. From there, Ned pulls out an “ends or tails” brain glitch and tries to get meaningful about loss, music, and that feeling of suddenly not being alone because a song nailed it first.

Also featured: conjunctivitis tears, “clothes casket” as a concept, swimming for cardio and immediately regretting the change room culture, and a French hospital evacuation that could have been avoided by literally not doing that.