Couple of Blokes

Christmas is done, and there are people going on road trips all over the country, make sure to drive safely - better to get there late than not at all! Ox and Marko discuss road trips when they were kids, and the games played. Marko tells us about a road trip from Melbourne to the Gold Coast when he was a kid and illustrates his complete of geographical knowledge, and Ox reveals what he thinks is...

Welcome to the Couple of Blokes Christmas show, it gets off to a shonky start when Ox claims Mariah Carey All I Want For Christmas is the best Christmas song ever. A ludicrous statement that is treated with the disdain it deserves. Leads to a chat about various other Christmas songs. What's your fave? Let us know on the socials. We also talk Christmas movies, and some of the greats. Ox reveals to...

Thank goodness the big guy turned up today, after the disaster that was yesterday. The Ox needs to take a long hard look in the mirror. Is his apology heartfelt enough? You be the judge. But on with the show. Ox tells us about some contraband that has been smuggled into his rehab centre. It's unsurprising, albeit entertaining. Marko claims that everyone is slightly sex addicted. Ox has a different...

Well this is awkward. Not exactly sure what to tell you, but there has been a problem with the show. More specifically, Ox has caused a problem. Look, we could talk you through it, try and explain, make excuses, but it's probably best if you just have a listen for yourself. We apologise on behalf of Ox in advance. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With Cyclone Jasper looking like crossing the coast between Cooktown and Cairns, probably sometime on Wednesday December 13, Ox and Marko remembered Couple of Blokes family member Dargz who's been on the pod a couple of times and lives in Port Douglas. We thought we'd give him a yell to check in and make sure he's doing okay and keeping safe. If you're up that way as well, stay safe, keep your ear...

Today for the pod we're live from the e&s Clearance Centre in Dandenong Road Clayton where they have just recovered from a massive Black Friday sale! Marko reveals that he has put his neighbours to shame with the quality of his nature strip, which he takes huge pride in. There is competition, but he reckons his is a clear winner: top dressed, watered in, mowed perfectly. We posted a pic of Mar...

Big news! Our sound guy Daryl has shaved off his moustache, and about time. He fought the good fight, but has (as Ox put it) buckled to the pressure to dump it. Ox is disappointed with how tame the pod WhatsApp group is, he feels he's been dropping some comedy gold, usually inappropriate, and getting donuts. His theory is because Third Man's wife Jay is in the group everyone (except Ox) is on thei...

A fun episode this week, Marko isn't drinking this week after giving it a bit too much of a nudge during (and after) last weeks podcast. Ox however is on the Coopers Pale Ale. They discuss 'recovery time' after a session, and hangovers - including a time the boys were sharing a hotel room in Dallas and Marko missed the toilet after a night on the turps. Last week we asked Ox to come up with a slog...

Ox and Marko have turned up in fine form and Marko is primed for a shandy or 15! The show gets off to a weird start when Ox reveals that he was in England during the Mad Cow period, so can't give blood, Marko has a story about how you can earn heap of cash giving blood, and other things, in Utah. On last weeks pod Ox revealed an issue in his friendship group with a bloke revealing secrets, potenti...

Shock at the start of the podcast after Sound Engineer Daryl rocks up to the record in his new open top BMW sporting a fresh moustache. Ox and Marko are impressed with the car, less so with the mo. They christen Daryl as 007 given the car situation. But no time for that.....Marko has seen some Civil Selfishness....and he's not happy. The word 'disgusted' is used. Marko has come in and found a used...

After Marko's Civil Selfishness story last week where he lined up the office for having a messy kitchen and coffee machine, he is pleased to report back that there has been an improvement. In the wake of Marko installing CCTV in the office kitchen (we're not joking) Ox reveals he loves to watch criminals on the news and online caught on CCTV, particularly the doorbell cameras. But then a serious a...

This weeks podcast starts with a debate about whether we can drink beer at 9am, which is the time that we recorded this episode. Leading to a chat about an other drinks that we might have enjoyed over the years, and what the 'kids' are drinking these days. Ox tells us about how he stops his son from drinking all his drinks in the bar fridge at home. While we're talking drinking, Marko tells the st...

Fun show today, and Ox has come in hot with a business idea that he's seen, Marko reckons Ox's urban cool look is improving his business approach. But this is a bit different, as Ox feels he may have missed a golden business opportunity to do with backyard pavers. Maybe he's onto something. Whilst we're talking business ideas, we start talking slogans, which Ox is very good at. Marko gives some go...

Massive show today, Marko is impressed with Ox's progress with his urban cool look....he is looking sharp. There's been an incident after a recent podcast, and it leads to The Ox claiming that Marko is a has-been. He has been forgotten. And he has evidence, it's a very funny story. We have had reasonably regular queries as to why Marko wears his watch on his left hand - Ox puts it to him and wants...

This week The Ox is back from the 'fat farm' (his words not ours) and after doing a bonus pod a couple of weeks ago with Magpies legend Nick Maxwell, we’ve come back to Maxy's joint for a 'normal' podcast episode. The Ox is looking good, and gives us an update on his Bali trip and the new 'hobby' of getting an outrageous number of colonics in a short period of time. Marko is keen to hear about the...

Today we're doing the show from Ox's joint in his bar at home. We're drinking Asahi, and Marko is impressed with the dart board. But we've barely started the show when the hotline rings, and it's Tim from Perth calling to give The Ox a clip over the chewing gum incident of a few weeks ago. Tim reminds The Ox that footy coaches sometimes would bring out PK chewy with the oranges in the half-time br...

Bonus episode: it's preliminary finals week in the AFL & the NRL, and Marko along with Demons superstar The Ox caught up with Collingwood premiership captain and legend Nick Maxwell to chat about the weekends AFL. Ox and Nick discuss what it's like for the players in prelim week, how they handle it and what it's like. They give their thoughts on who will win between Collingwood/GWS, and why, a...

Big show today, and Marko tries to call in the push-up challenge from The Ox over the guest(s) who now will not be named. Ox blames Centre Half Forwards and Forwards, claiming that they are unreliable, although he does believe that they are the guys who 'get stuff done' more than any other position on an footy team. The Ox has a question about Civil Selfishness to do with his upcoming trip to Bali...

Today on a beautiful sunny day we're at the Rising Sun Hotel in South Melbourne, we're next to the window, and we've opened it up to let a fantastic breeze in. Beers, breeze and sunshine - does it get any better? Okay the odd truck drives past, but you can't have everything. The Ox has decided that he needs to schmick up his appearance. He wants to dress well and look sharp, but reckons he needs a...

Big episode of the show today and it starts with an argument over beer. Specifically over Furphy. And Marko calls Ox a disgrace for drinking beer at 11 in the morning. But back to Furphy - we try to solve the problem of where Furphy is from, is it Shepparton or Geelong? But after we finish with the Furphy issue, Ox gives us an update on Wayne Carey and Tom Lynch. Unsurprisingly it’s not good news....

Podcast today is not in a pub, but is in the brand spankers new offices of Ox and Marko, the office is looking good - but they’ve identified a problem with the beer in the fridge. Someone has ordered zero alcohol beer, and Marko refuses to drink it. May be a sackable offence. The boy are excited because they’ve got the first copies of Ox and Markos ‘Dad Jokes book, which is a ripping read, an...

Ox and Marko have been lured back to the Box Hill Golf Club by the offer of a few free beers. What a couple of tight-arses. But no time for that cos we’ve got a big show.  Marko has come to the pod wearing an orange jumper. Ox likes it, or at least he does a good job of pretending to. Marko gives us an update on the camera at his neighbours place and whether it identified the mystery dog-crap...

Today we’re upstairs at the Box Hill Golf Club looking out over the course, what a place to do a podcast! Ox is curious about how Box Hill got its name, and we find out live on the pod. Ox and Marko are unimpressed with the back story. Marko has come in annoyed about something today. He has a fresh example of Civil Selfishness that he wants to discuss and he believes it requires an investigation,...

This week, we've come back to the Blackburn Hotel, in the Sportsbar. Ox is on the heavy beers, and Marko is on the shandys (apologies), and the boys have been sent a tasty gift from Crumbs and Co which gets a fair workout on the show (and after the show!). Ox has a Can We Still Be Friends question about dogs, specifically about a certain breed that Ox reckons is just a terrible dog to have as a pe...

This week we're at the Blackburn Hotel, and again Marko orders a shandy. Embarrassing. The show starts with Ox talking about the tradies outside the pub who are laying concrete. Concrete chat. Rivetting. Maybe fast forward through this part of the podcast. But it does lead onto a chat about how much Marko loves tradies, as Ox and Marko have them at their office at the moment - installing beer frid...