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Mig is MIA and the unlikely trio of Ro, Kush and Sen are once again tasked with carrying the podcast, something they haven’t had to do since late 2019. To kick us off, Sen comes loaded with tales fresh from attending his first concert post Covid. We talk about wearing masks in a mosh pit, how many piercings are too many, face vs neck tattoos, sitting down at concerts and mild concussion in a mosh....

This week’s episode begins with a tale of catholic guilt. Rohit exposes his friend for an outrageous drunk quirk which involves donating copious amounts of money every time she got blackout drunk in an attempt to repent for sins. Sen then exposes himself for his Tik Tok use and his religious obsession with Western Sydney teenage Tik Tok drama which entailed the respectful soliciting of nudes. New...

All the boys are back this week and we start with something that is quickly becoming our favourite pastime - slandering Sydney establishments. This time Kush has a gripe with a popular Italian restaurant chain which refused to serve him pizza. Kush then goes full Karen, emailing the GM of this conglomerate. We also get another exciting chapter to Sen and Ro’s Oztag match fixing adventures. Our gam...

We begin this week with a world record update from Ro as the man claims to be sub 7 seconds. A date is also set for the world record attempt - late July, giving Ro 2 weeks to enter into an intensive camp to get into shape for the big event. Next up, Miguel airs yet another grievance, this time with Uber’s inferior competitor as he was left in a mexican stand-off with multiple drivers. “TCB Top Ten...

Fresh out of quarantine (quite literally) Rohit joins us again live in the studio as Kush taps out. We hear about Ro’s past week in isolation, hearing about bizarre youtube tangents and early onset cabin fever. Not only is this man covid-free, he is also now mullet-free and begins to describe the world’s worst haircut. Following last week’s “Mind Your Manners,” Mig’s has another similar moral dile...

Kush is back, tell a friend. Robro another no show, off galavanting around New Zealand - or is he? With Kush gracing us with his presence for a second week in a row, we give old mate Ro a buzz to see what’s what and where he’s been and what he’s been up to. For our game this week, the boys try their hand at the viral trend of “They are a 10 but…” This game is fairly simple as the boys are faced wi...

Big KK is back in the building this week and brings us a fresh walking story. Just when you thought Kush’s daily walks couldn’t get more exciting, this week he serves us up a thrilling tale featuring dark parks, phones and jumpscares. Miguel cowardly went to Vivid during the week and recounts his horrific time and gives us a breakdown of the food purchased and finally we provide an update to last...

This week Ro has been replaced by the very thing he is obsessed with - Mr Potato Head. After dealing with virtual Ro/Mr Potato Head, the boys begin this week with slandering Sydney venues, including some institutions of our nightlife. Sen begins with his grievances with a certain BYO Chinese establishment, before Miguel tees off on the real Establishment Bar and finally a bar so trash, it doesn’t...

On this podcast we shoot for the stars and this week begins with Ro’s first steps to Guinness World Record glory. The man has gone out and purchased a Mr. Potato Head toy (out of his own pocket) and live on air he attempts his first construction of said toy. Join us over the next few weeks as he begins his hunt to the elusive sub 5 second time. We also hear a tale of buffoonery courtesy of Sen. We...

We’re back with Pokemon Smash or Pass Round 2!! - is what we know you would all love, unfortunately Ro is back so normal programming resumes. Ro gives us an update on his get rich quick scheme he mentioned a few weeks ago as well as an update on his Mr Potatohead world record attempt, with him attempting his first go live on air in a few weeks. Sen then reveals some details about the sordid, shady...

Everyone has left us this week. No Ro, no Kush, no guest, no hope. Migs and Sen left scrambling to put together an episode, and wowee is this one a doozy. As usual, we start with some biting political satire, ripping apart the electoral process along the way. We then discuss NFT’s, like every other podcast, except this one is NBA trading card related which does somewhat interest the boys. We get o...

Another huge guest lined up this week as we welcome a stalwart of the Sydney comedy scene, Tom Witcombe. To kick us off this week, Rohit spends the first 10 minutes of the episode slandering his parents for no apparent reason. He then spends the next 10 minutes explaining his new get rich quick scheme, whilst arguing that it isn’t technically fraud. We then reached around our guest Tom Witcombe. A...

Milestone week here for the boys as we reach episode 151. Not many podcasts have made it to 151 and many will argue that we absolutely shouldn’t have, yet here we are. To celebrate, we start off with our usual yarns before we jump into an extended edition of #AskTCB, where we answer fan questions which includes a special guest appearance. Thank you all for sticking with us for 151 episodes and her...

We’ve gone back to back guests and this week we’ve got a huge one - we welcome Sydney comedian Aleks Milinkovic onto the podcast. Before we get around Aleks, Migs and Sen reminisce about their trip to the Lakemba Ramadan night markets, dropping absolute hot takes along the way. Ro then tells the boys about his new obsession for the week, this time it’s getting himself into the Guiness Book of Worl...

Like Jesus last week, Kushagra rises following his battle with Swine Flu to join us. This time, however, it’s Rohit who’s missing as the man is in regional Australia, campaigning for One Nation ahead of the 2022 Federal Election. In his place, we have found a certified love expert, Christina, who is here to help our listeners and answer any questions they have regarding relationships. “Finish the...

Moderately sized episode this week with Kushagra out with a mysterious illness that looks and sounds like Covid but isn’t, whilst Ro and Sen are back from galavanting around Melbourne and are full of yarns. This week is all about comebacks from Jesus to Ro’s magnificent display at the casino, we have it all. This episode was recorded on Good Friday and to commemorate this auspicious day, Sen quizz...

The full crew is back for a second week in a row for the first time in an eternity. The boys have plenty of yarns to start us off this week, including a story of one of the boys showing disrespect to a waiter at a bar, the boys then copping abuse from a homeless man and finally one of the lads being floored by the price of a takeaway bacon and egg roll vs the dine-in price. We have a new game this...

By Allah's grace, in time for Ramadan, Rohit has found his way home and he finally joins us this week. Turns out he was not in the wilderness, he was on a massive bender after winning his cricket grand final - days after losing the oztag grand final in embarrassing fashion. Rollercoaster of emotions for this man. Sen also provides his own update of the battle with his toilet at work which someone...

No guest this week, but a massive episode regardless. Kush has graced us once again, sort of a guest if you really think about it, but Rohit is still a no show. After last week’s disgraceful Oztag performance and final, Rohit has disappeared off the face of the planet and has not returned a single call or message. We cannot stress this enough, if you see this man please do not go near him, just co...

We’ve got a massive episode this week, jam packed with brilliant yarns and great zingers with our guest and friend of the show, Chillzy. We start with a solemn update on our match fixing saga, which ended quite poorly resulting in Rohit’s disappearance - we truly hope to see him again one day. Regardless of Ro’s houdini act, the show must go on and we’ve got a great guest to replace him. We reach...

Hot on the heels of last week’s cracker episode, we get another surprise this week as Kush makes his triumphant return. We reach around Kush finding out what he’s been up to, what movies he’s watched and how his PS5 is. We then discuss Rohit’s curse as this man has a knack of asking unfortunate questions. If Ro asks how your significant other is going, you should run the other way. “Compare and Co...

Holy crap boys and girls, do we have a huge episode for you this week. What we considered to be a lofty dream has now become a reality, teaching the boys to dream bigger. Anyway, the boys welcome YouTube superstar, stand-up comedy phenom and fellow podcaster Neel Kolhatkar onto the show. We begin, however, with our usual dribble which includes an exciting update in Miguel’s DJ journey as well as a...

The boys welcome their first guest in the studio this week, Sydney comedian and DJ, Max Dary. This week’s episode however begins with another one of Ro’s strange gripes - this week it’s the amount of applause at musicals. In an attempt to be cultural, Ro attends a musical during the week and is shocked by the number of applause each actor receives. Next we pivot to slandering Santorini and Greece...

To kick off this week’s episode Sen and Rohit confess to the saddest thing they’ve done recently - match fixing amateur social oztag. If they win, their actions will be completely justified, right? Anyway, after trying to rationalise their behaviour, Miguel provides us with a life update as he takes his first few steps to becoming the next Avicii, except alive (F). To help him on his journey, he e...

Another huge week as we have yet another massive guest, this week we have Melbourne comedian Luke Kidgell. We start the episode by welcoming back Sen from his one week sabbatical. The man is back from Queensland, where he did some soul searching and introspective meditation, and has come back the same man much to everyone’s annoyance. We get tales of the airplane and a random rant about handryers....