Don't Praise The Machine (DPTM)

This week, John and Al draw a warm, delicious daal bath and ponder some of life’s great mysteries: the Somerton Man, amateur doomsday prepping and grown men eating children’s snacks. Plus, another DPTM conversation hack! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, John and Al get a surprise visit from a friend o’ the show; and recall underwhelming pranks, avant-garde advertisements, the golden age of waterbeds and a timely 90s mashup. See you at the cafe - Central Perk! °°°Show Notes°°° Tom Arnold Memo to us :: https://memmo.me/global/en/video/rKnyYqg Tom Arnold Scene in True Lies: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-i9qPOgnAU8 Mr Bankrupt Commercia...

This week, John and Al contemplate silky voices, bushy eyebrows and palpitating hearts; misconceived childhood business ventures; and the divine genius of Baby Bash. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, John and Al get eulogised by Sisqo and baffled by barrister’s egos, cause a stink with passive-aggressive housemates, and return to the rich seam of content that is 90s fast food nostalgia. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week John and Al encounter dancing bullies and hard-partying Czechs; experience a backseat Freudian regression; and contemplate the weird world of YouTube soothsayers and the second acts of reality tv stars. Touchdown! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, John and Al traverse mountains of Subway cookies, plunge their faces into naked burgers and explore the dangerous lure of drugs, bears and storm drain pepperoni pizza. °°°Show Notes°°° Ninja Turtles Movie (1990) pizza in the drain scene: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjv4IBwHsH4 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week John and Al go on record to endorse some iconic Australian products, offer a heartfelt tribute to actor and polymath Bill Paxton and contemplate the mystery of the double cheeseburger. It's a spiritual thing.  °°Show notes°° -Bill Paxton moment in True Lies :: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuTvA1_NNSo&t=125s Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week John and Al contemplate strange bedfellows: plane travel and booze advertisments, Richard Dawkins and The Killers, and the Chieftains and Cardi B. It’s not a trick, it’s just a beautiful moment they want to give to you. *We found a single image online of the Man Who Breathes Through His Eyes at the Adelaide Fringe in 2010. Photo is from Flicker user Hank Graalman https://www.flickr.com/p...

In this first installment, John and Al discuss a novel way to keep the conversation flowing when meeting new people, being mischievous online in the pre-social media era and a musical highlight of 1993. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.