The Ned & Josh Podcast

A single AirPod gets destroyed. A hundred thousand condoms disappear in three days. Parliament House refuses to modernise its blinds. That’s the energy this week. We explore Olympic Village myths, leadership instability in Australian politics, and the absurdity of calling 11,000 “hits” a digital explosion.

Plus: graphic novels as chew toys, why $87 suddenly feels like $100, the nostalgia of MySpace blog culture, and the ongoing transformation from sending cute capybara videos to forwarding dangerous memes. It’s friendship evolution, economic confusion, and global sporting chaos — all evenly weighted.

Josh accidentally time travelled to 2016 on mic and it sparked a level of outrage usually reserved for parking fines and cancelled gigs. Then we tumble into the surprisingly spiritual truth behind My Life Be Like. Also yes, Tokyo Drift gets its flowers. Somehow that leads to a pub sociology study about seventy plus blokes acting invincible, a proposal involving highly capable fifty five year olds and the weird tension of walking past a Department of Defence conference like you have personally launched the doomsday clock. Secretary versus secretary, and a genuinely grim hallway of dog hair that looks like it has been ploughed.

Ned and Josh are back with a 60-degree temperature swing, a controversial Winter Olympics penis scandal and the return of Minecraft as a mental health barometer. They unpack how dog babysitting turned into fart management, how musical theatre failed to inspire Lenny,and how Josh nearly became the Grim Reaper over a casual birthday comment. There’s also a terrifying deep dive into ski jumping, a weirdly sincere breakdown of road rage in the TikTok era and some uncomfortable millennial introspection.

It's Superbowl Monday and what starts as a welcome back quickly turns into an argument with airport security, society, and phone notifications. Ned and Josh cover cruises, holidays, government Instagram appearances, and why watching The Sopranos too much can alter your personality. There’s also a surprisingly heated discussion about baby skulls and whether humans would have evolved past that by now. Add in an uncomfortable stock photography revelation, a song that refuses to leave one brain alone, and a major podcast announcement that the Pod Pals may not love and you've got the first episode for 2026.

Food wars erupt as Josh trashes the sacred roast and sides with prawns and Thousand Island dressing. Ned relives a moment where carbonara nearly took him out for the day. There's also a dramatic phone call simulation, accidental ASMR and a brutally honest take on how bad modern sayings have become. With gift rejections, sock-based betrayal and shoutouts that somehow include Michael J. Fox and Instagram Reels it's the final episode for 2025.

It’s the second last episode of the year and we’re spiralling: Ned wants gifts, Josh wants quiet and Christmas apparently has no aura. We discuss mysterious men, swimming rage, bar job negotiations and Josh’s deep-seated issues with Hamish & Andy’s wealth.

Instagram? That’s @nedandjosh.

It’s our final Tuesday of 2025 and Josh’s mum is FaceTiming mid-show, which somehow spirals into a full-blown debate about whether “no presents this year” ever really means no presents. Then we jump into In-N-Out banning “Order 67”, how memes ruin perfectly good numbers, and the science (or nonsense) behind cats supposedly thinking we’re their giant kittens. All before a real-life Mrs Claus refuses a zoo licence for her ten reindeer.

A barista in a holster walks into a wedding... and that’s not even the weirdest part. Also: GPS-based police paranoia, unplanned pub trips, why worming yourself might be self-care, and how flannel shirts could save your dignity.

Buckle up for a podcast that covers everything from wax effigies to economic chaos. We’re talking wax museums (legit ones and knock-offs), why punching Trump’s wax figure feels oddly satisfying to strangers, and Josh’s Flight Simulator obsession that’s gone full Top Gun. There’s a hostile takeover in the media world and an even more hostile takeover of Christmas by Josh’s mum.

A shoelace disaster leads to an accidental headbutt in a lift, trivia night power goes to someone’s head and Lenny the dog continues to believe every knock at the door could be Bluey, Jesus or both. There’s authority confusion, cheek-to-cheek contact with a stranger and a very serious debate about whether ordering food via app to your own table has gone too far. Also: spelling “platinum,” glitter borders in school projects and why QR code menus are creating a divide.