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The boys are back for the first proper episode of 2026 and wowee do we have a good one. We start with some yarns from the back end of last year including the boys trip to Canberra for Spilt Milk as well as Ro and Sen's trip to BrisVegas for the cricket. We then get some holiday yarns from Miguel's time in China as well as Sen's time in Hong Kong and Japan. We bring back our yearly tradition as Sen...

Yep you read the title right - Bonnie Blue reached out to us to appear as a guest on the pod. Hear all about the moral conundrum in the podcast camp about whether or not to entertain this intriguing offer. We also talk about a Namibian politician named after an Austrian painter. Kush then brings up some tales of racism from SF before Sen and Miguel swap tales about parking. We end with rating corp...

Massive week for the pod as we welcome current professional footballer and Socceroo Patrick Yazbek onto the show. We learn all about Yaz's journey to professional football from early beginnings to making his professional debut and even representing his country. We hear some great yarns from his NPL days, as well as stories about the A-League, Norway and of course the MLS. All round just a fantasti...

 King Kundra is still here gracing us with his presence. He begins this week with some yarns on Kundra Snr, including an update on the infrared vacuum and his negotiating skills. Kush and Migs had some run ins with fans, before we talk about El Jannah's sale to Private Equity and Ro met another bloke with 2 phones. For our game this week we have the "2025 Quiz" with Migs testing the rest of the b...

The whole gang is back for the first time in a year. Kush’s got yarns out the wazoo including transport yarns (shoutout Sydney metro) and some dating yarns. Then we delve into animal rights as we discuss a real life reindeer on the Central Coast, live fish in restaurants and Sen saw a gnarly chicken video. We also chat La Mono, Betoota stepping on our toes, running stories, a hostage car and an in...

Ring a ding ding you've got the king - that’s right King Kundra is back in town and he’s gracing us with his presence. He’s got plenty of yarns with an update on his dad’s battle with Good Guys, a story about a new number, glazing halloween and then even more glazing of Air New Zealand. We end with some bashing of Sky Sports and a very tone deaf marketing campaign. We have some “Corporate Starter...

Absolute ripper of an episode this week as we are joined by young gun cricketer Harjas Singh, fresh off smoking the third highest score in Sydney Grade Cricket history. We chat early beginnings in cricket, his meteoric rise, winning a World Cup, the triple hundred, his life outside of cricket and plenty in between. Overall a fantastic yarn with Harjas and of course had to play a quick game with hi...

We're back with another ripper episode and thankfully for the listeners Manu is back as well. He brings some yarns including a religion based email sign off and a tale of going to Sculptures By The Sea. Sen went to Oasis, dobs himself for becoming an office yuppie and shouts out Nancy Pelosi and Mamdani. The game this week is "Price is Right," as Sen has Migs and Ro guessing the prices of various...

This week is just Ro and Sen left to their own devices with no Migs to keep them in check. Sen kicks us off this week with a philosophical discussion on what “6-7” means with Ro providing little to no input. Sen then goes to town dobbing in one of his mates for being an absolute rare unit. The game this week is “Top 10,” with Ro testing Sen’s knowledge on various Top 10’s. To end this week we brin...

Another week and more wedding chat with Sen bringing another yarn from Triple Cheese as a continuation of the yarn told last week. Sen also had a run in with a local drunk on the metro before being mugged off by a barista. Ro MC’d a wedding and also got mugged off by a local taxi driver. The game this week is “AI or Not,” as Ro and Sen work together to figure out which of the Shark Tank products M...

Wedding heavy chat this week as Ro tells a tale of a wedding Instagram page and a case of mistaken identity. We find out some old high school lore regarding a wedding of an old schoolmate, while Ro has his own battles with his upcoming wedding. Finally Sen tells us a gnarly story of his friend in Vietnam. The game this week is “Search and Destroy,” which has nothing to do with the game mode in Cal...

The boys attended their 10 year high school reunion and brought some yarns from the night. Sen has some tales from Singapore including being continuously mugged off by JB Hi Fi. Ro has an ambitious plan to become a part time postie before Sen rants about his new iPhone. Got some “Corporate News” this week as we talk about some red hot topics in the world of Australian corporates - this week we dis...

As the episode title suggests, the boys feel a bit Mormon this week. Miguel is fresh off seeing the musical and the boys swap stories of some of the heinous behaviour they witnessed whilst watching. The lads discuss the actual musical as well as the Mormon religion as a whole. Sen rants about a new registration system for amateur summer soccer and Miguel also witnessed some child abuse and a rogue...

Kush is back this week in a big way as he graces us with many yarns and hot takes. Firstly we begin with a big heartfelt thank you to everyone who came out to try the Strawberry Kush with the matcha turning out to be an overwhelming success! We then dive into everyone’s favourite genre of Kush tale - Kundra vs a large corporation. This time it’s Kundra senior who’s taking on electronic manufacture...

Long stressful week at TCB HQ as we gear up for the release of the Strawberry Kush. Ro relives his trauma of the week in a long winded (and potentially only funny to us) story about his battle with a man named Jason. Sen also tells a story about redundancy. Our game this week is "Price is Right," as Ro quizzes Sen and Migs on various items he finds on Facebook marketplace. We end with "Recast Patr...

Huge announcement this week as we reveal our exciting collaboration with The Sneaker Laundry - a strawberry matcha slushy, aptly called "Strawberry Kush." We also announce the competition aspect with the first 3,000 purchases of the drink receiving a scratch card with the chance to win one of many awesome prizes. Sen has some stay dangerous's and metro yarns, Ro finally bought a new card and Migs...

We kick things off with more car based yarns this week as we have a listener voice note who reckons they are just as bad at Ro in terms of racking up parking fines. Sen also chips in with his egregious parking tales before Ro gives us an update on his car hunting as he goes all woke, looking for a hybrid. Migs then has a story of how he cowardly declined to help his cousin in need and Ro takes us...

We kick off this week (pun intended) with an update of our soccer semi final few weeks back, shoutout the 2 C's. We talk about the March for Australia protests (Rohit was proud to be attending), we talk about over reliance on AI and we end with a story of watching Jackie Chan's latest film. Our game is the "Top 10 Game," with Sen quizzing Migs and Ro on various Top 10 lists. "TCB Debate" is back t...

We are incredibly excited to be joined by Andy Trieu this week. Andy is an actor, stunt man, martial artist and K-Pop aficionado. We learn all about Andy's career from humble beginnings in Canberra to being involved in the multi billion dollar Marvel Cinematic Universe and everything in between. We play "Bullslut" with Andy as we test his abilities of naming many items in 30 seconds as well as his...

 Lots going on this week, Sen had 2 lunches in a day, Ro got fined again but also assisted another driver in breaking the law. Migs talks Coke Plus (not that coke), the boys have a big soccer semi final coming up and are refraining from two of their favourite activities (the two c’s) and they also talk creatine and Zyzz. We end with one of the wildest Stay Dangerous’s we have ever received and de...

This week we’re Island Boys (not that island), but more specifically Sen is an Island Boy fresh off his trip to Fiji. He has yarns to the gills from his trip as well as some metro yarns and a sad update regarding his battle with Revenue NSW. Ro has his own depressing story as well featuring his water bottle and Manu wants to talk about Theo Von and The Rizzler. Our game this week is the “Missing L...

Absolutely monumental episode this week with Sen conveniently transversing international waters come tax time. A man down, we've had to call in the big guns - Kush is back, Cuck or be Cucked is back but most importantly Kiribati is back. To kick the episode off, we have Kush giving us some more life updates since he last hopped on but now in HD audio. We hear about dapping ettiquette, splitting bi...

We kick things off this week with some sad news as Migs reveals his Lindt supply is dry. We then discuss other gravy trains, self-serve petrol stations, hybrid cars and we end with the best side gig ever. Our game this week is the “Suburb Quiz,” as we asked our listeners to answer very specific questions about their suburbs and it's up to Ro and Migs to guess the suburb based on those answers. We...

Massive episode as friend of the show Eugene from Sneaker Laundry joins us. We talk to Eugene about his different businesses, how Sneaker Laundry began, getting into matcha, giving a uni graduation class speech and much more. This week it’s Eugene’s turn to take on Migs in “Bullslut.” Bit of 1 on 1 action as the lads take turns trying to name as many things within a category in 30 seconds. We end...

Plenty of yarns this week and we start off with the story that is referenced in the title of this week’s episode. In the third and final instalment of Sen’s bitter stand off with Revenue NSW. The great man penned a beautiful soliloquy to Revenue NSW outlining why he was hard done by and the reasons the fine should be rescinded - they essentially told him to hit the bricks. Similarly, Ro is also fi...