Triggered Tuesdays

If you could travel back in time 10 years, what life advice would you give your younger self? This week, Josh and Tom get unexpectedly honest as they look back at the biggest mistakes, financial blunders, and life lessons they had to learn the hard way.

What We Talk About In This Episode:

• The credit card trap: Why signing up for easy credit in your early 20s is a massive mistake, and how we ended up paying off bad financial choices for years later.

• Prioritising physical and mental health: Why taking care of your body and mind before things start breaking down is the ultimate cheat code for adult life.

• Learning to say no: Josh breaks down the power of setting boundaries, stopping people-pleasing, and why saying no to plans is actually a form of self-care.

• What really matters in the long run: Moving past the pressure to have everything figured out early and focusing on what actually builds long-term happiness.

  
  

Whether you're navigating your 20s right now, looking for practical personal growth tips, or just want to hear two mates reflect on their biggest life mistakes, this episode is full of honest conversations and classic Triggered Tuesdays banter.

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Ever stop and look around at the world and realize half the things we do every day actually make zero sense? This week, Josh and Tom air out their biggest pet peeves, illogical rules, and bizarre human habits that leave everyone asking one simple question: why?

Whether you're looking for a good laugh at life's daily annoyances, love funny rants about modern life, or just want to feel validated about your own pet peeves, this episode is packed with relatable comedy and classic Triggered Tuesdays banter.

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Can you recognize iconic film lines from just one line, or will you end up failing as badly as we did? This week, Tom is up for the ultimate movie quotes challenge to test his cinema trivia and see if he really knows his classic films.

Whether you're a massive film buff, love a good movie trivia game, or just want to play along in the car to test your pop culture knowledge, this episode is packed with retro cinema nostalgia and classic Triggered Tuesdays banter.

If you managed to score higher than Tom on this quiz, prove it—hit that Follow button on Spotify, leave us a quick 5-star rating, and share this episode with the biggest movie nerd in your group chat!

Have you ever been 100% confident about a fact, only to realise you’ve been repeating a complete lie your entire life? This week, Josh and Tom test each other on common myths, popular misconceptions, and everyday facts that everyone gets dead wrong.

Whether you love random trivia, testing your friends with weird facts, or just watching two mates debate popular urban legends, this episode will completely ruin everything you thought you knew.

If we shattered a few of your core beliefs today, do us a quick favor—hit that Follow button on Spotify, drop us a 5-star rating, and send this episode to the most "know-it-all" person in your group chat!

Were the 2000s actually the golden era, or are we just blinded by pure 2000s nostalgia? This week, Josh and Tom take a hilarious trip down memory lane to debate things that were better 20 years ago—from life before smartphones and early internet culture to why pop culture just hit different back then.

Whether you're reminiscing about Y2K aesthetics, missing the era of retro technology, or just wondering if life was genuinely simpler back in the day, this episode is a massive dose of mid-2000s memories and classic Triggered Tuesdays banter.

If this brought back a flood of memories, do us a quick favor—hit that Follow button on Spotify, drop us a 5-star rating, and send this episode to a friend who definitely had a questionable emo phase in 2006!

Have you ever wondered if you’d actually survive a zombie apocalypse, or whether beans on pizza is secretly an elite delicacy? This week on Triggered Tuesdays, Josh & Tom are unpacking life’s most underrated simple pleasures, weird food preferences, and the eternal struggle between being productive and embracing pure laziness.

WHAT WE DIVE INTO:

• Zombie Apocalypse Survival: Would Josh & Tom actually make it past Day 1, or are we immediate zombie food?

• Weird Food Combinations: From sour-to-sweet cravings to the controversial debate over beans on pizza.

• Cozy Simple Pleasures: Why stepping on crunchy autumn leaves, rain ASMR, solo cinema trips, and kicking off your shoes hit so differently.

• The Productivity vs. Lazy Day Struggle: How to enjoy doing absolutely nothing without carrying a mountain of guilt.

• Mind-Bending Science: A quick, bizarre pitstop into physics and the phenomenon of water's triple point.

Whether you're looking for a funny lifestyle podcast, relatable comedy banter, or casual deep dives into everyday life and cozy habits, this episode explores the small joys, weird debates, and simple comforts that make life a little lighter.

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What’s the absolute wildest stuff hiding in the deep corners of Reddit? From a bouncer who had to knock out the exact same guy twice in one night to a high school senior facing felony charges over a yearbook quote, we’re unpacking the internet's most jaw-dropping stories, crazy confessions, and embarrassing childhood memories.

What We Dive Into:

• Embarrassing Childhood Memories: Unpacking the ultimate cringe-worthy moments that still keep us awake at 3 AM.• The Rock Climbing Surprise: A wild story from high up on the wall that no one saw coming.• The Bouncer’s Double Knockout: How a bouncer ended up fighting (and dropping) the exact same guy twice.• The Felony Yearbook Quote: How a simple high school senior prank turned into a legal nightmare.• Surviving a Horrific Bike Accident: A wild story of bouncing back after multiple severe injuries.• Random Trivia Time: Discovering the actual name for the dots over 'i's and 'j's.

Whether you love crazy Reddit threads, hilarious storytime podcasts, funny viral moments, or relatable life fails, this episode delivers a blend of wild real-life experiences and entertaining banter.

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Season 5 is officially here, and we’re kicking things off by airing out our biggest pet peeves and daily annoyances. Ever wondered if public farting etiquette is actually a thing, or if sniffing a brand-new video game makes you a total weirdo? We’re breaking down public manners, bad habits, and all the little things that push us over the edge.

What We Talk About:

• We’re back for Season 5! Kicking off with some quick personal updates

• Cake sitting vs. cake eating: Slightly unhinged question of the week

• Album appreciation: The all-time favourite records we never skip

• Unusual sensory habits: Is smelling a fresh video game box weird, or deeply satisfying?

• Public manners 101: How to handle noisy chewers, screaming kids in public, and endless work gossip

• Unwanted smells: Navigating awkward situations and the unspoken rules of public farting etiquette

• Summer safety PSA: Why you should never walk your dogs in extreme heat

If you love a podcast full of relatable debates, awkward public situations, and venting about daily pet peeves, we’ve got you covered. From modern etiquette to life updates, this episode hits on silly frustrations we all deal with on a daily basis.

If this episode made you laugh (or hit a nerve), make sure to hit Follow on Spotify, leave us a 5-star rating, and share it with a friend who gets easily annoyed!

Ever looked back at something you used to swear by and thought, "What on earth was I thinking?" This week, we’re taking a hard look in the mirror and sharing the big things we’ve completely changed our minds about over the years. From breaking the cycle of credit card debt to moving from atheism toward spirituality, we are breaking down how getting older completely shifts your perspective on life.

What We Talk About:

• The credit card debt trap: Facing financial reality and how to break free from the cycle of overspending.

• Overthinking & time dilation: Why time seems to fly as you get older and how to slow down to find actual happiness.

• From atheism to spirituality: How life experiences quietly reshaped our views on faith and the unknown.

• Paranormal encounters: Finding a strange sense of calm during an unexplainable ghost story moment.

• Aging out of music snobbery: Why your music opinions stop mattering after 30 (and why that’s actually liberating).

• Parenting without losing yourself: How to raise kids while holding onto your own identity and passions.

• Bizarre shower thoughts: Is it weird to want to keep your own heart or eyes after surgery?

• Essential biology trivia: The science behind how wombats make cube-shaped poop.

Whether you're trying to figure out your personal growth journey, working on your mindset around money, or just navigating the weird reality of growing up, this episode covers the ways our perspectives change as life happens around us.

If you got a laugh or a fresh perspective out of this episode, hit that Follow button on Spotify, drop us a 5-star rating, and share this with a friend who’s currently pondering life!

Ever wonder if farting in a packed elevator is a secret power play, or why we just accept subscription traps and ticket scalpers as normal? This week, we’re putting petty public annoyances on trial and asking the real question: what everyday things should actually be illegal?

Here is what went down in this episode:

• The single song we’d permanently delete from human history if given the power

• A deeply unsettling realization: are bean bags just boneless sofas?

• The ultimate list of minor public annoyances that deserve hard jail time

• The heavy stuff: how social media impacts minors and where we need real boundaries

• Elevator etiquette, unwritten power moves, and chemical warfare in small spaces

• Ticket scalping, planned obsolescence, and sneaky subscription traps draining our bank accounts

• What a "murder of cows" would look like

Whether you're here for funny everyday debates, hot takes on modern consumer traps, or an honest discussion about social media safety for kids, this episode bridges chaotic viewpoints with the real frustration of modern living.

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