The Ned & Josh Podcast

The boyfriend chair is an underrated institution and Josh is here to defend it — the quality of the chair, it turns out, varies enormously depending on which shop you walk into. Meanwhile, a man named Tony has spent a year trying to reclaim a 12-foot alligator named Albert from authorities who seem pretty determined to keep him, and the movie Coco apparently reduces two fully grown men to open, un...

Returning from orbit feeling gravity for the first time in two weeks is rough, but apparently not as rough as hearing your mum's India stories second-hand through your sisters while she ignores your calls. Kermit has been nude this entire time and no one brought it up until now, the fuel excise cut hasn't stopped petrol pricing from being completely irrational, and there's a growing urge to tap st...

The boys are back in the strange little crossover zone where radio and podcasting are colliding, and it sparks a chat about listener expectations, live broadcasting, swearing less, and whether some things should be saved just for the pod. There is also a surprisingly heated office food debate involving tuna, canned chicken, gym culture, and the kind of workplace smell that should probably qualify...

Being spat on in Madrid as a nine-year-old, then returning home and being spat on again because you'd been to Madrid, is a travel experience that doesn't feature in many tourism campaigns. There's also a legitimate theory that energy drinks only feel unhealthy because of carbonation — La Croix gets away with the exact same thing — a bathroom altercation involving a man who had every stall availabl...

Board games are a tough sell when the alternative is playing as the greatest NBA player who ever lived. The boys get into why rainy Easter Sundays inside with the family are harder to navigate than they sound, and what it takes to actually pull a kid out of a gaming session. That sits alongside an Easter egg delivery that Josh's mum clearly rehearsed, the Mildura juice product that's raising more...

If you've ever watched Friends and thought the characters had an unusually relaxed relationship with their morning routines and the concept of having jobs, this episode validates that entirely. The hosts also revisit the Girl Dinner phenomenon, trace it back further than the internet did, and connect it to a wider theory about breakfast foods that look like pet food. On the other side of the episo...

Ned and Josh are, by their own admission, more similar to each other than Ned is to his own twin sisters, which makes the moments they genuinely diverge feel huge. One of those moments is Sean Astin: Ned loves him across Goonies, Lord of the Rings, Stranger Things, and more; Josh acknowledges he exists. The conversation drifts into whether Samwise Gamgee is actually the real protagonist of the who...

The pod pals have been snippy, the boys are overworked, and yet here we are. This episode covers the bizarre social contract of lying to people in shops, whether that's a mattress showroom or a fancy shampoo boutique, the argument that 42 cents of compound interest could make your descendants millionaires by the year 3026, and a childhood memory unlocked entirely by the Sims newspaper delivery jin...

The Michael Jackson biopic is coming and the big news is that the soundtrack is full of, wait for it, Michael Jackson songs. Meanwhile, a voice-over artist has gone to the press claiming he faked radio phone calls for one of Australia's biggest breakfast shows, and Ned has thoughts on whether Strava is slowly becoming a threat to national security. The Tasmanian Devils have kicked a goal, the Innk...

A Toyota dealership left a voicemail on the wrong number, which has raised a completely serious legal question about whether finders keepers applies to cars. Meanwhile, the cost of renting in Australia is turning share houses into something that looks a lot like the Big Brother house, Michael B. Jordan's post-Oscars burger run has been clocked, and Josh wants to know if he should start watching On...

Jacob Elordi flying business class on a commercial flight has apparently become a news story, and there's a reasonable argument that it probably shouldn't be one. The Ace Ventura rhino prop — the full mechanical one Jim Carrey gets born out of in When Nature Calls — is up for auction, and the estimated price is embarrassingly low for what millennial nostalgia is capable of doing. Elsewhere, the co...

It turns out taking over a drive show in a new city requires actual research, and the guys are committing to the bit. Australia's attempt to keep certain websites responsible for underage access has produced an age verification system so invasive it's made adults nostalgic. A shopping centre rubberneck incident is recounted in full, including the regret that followed looking through a gap in a pri...

A man was spotted today wearing the entire state of Tasmania on the back of his leg, and it has opened up a broader question about who is actually more performatively proud — Hobartians or Launcestonians. Ned has signed up for the Tasmanian Devils AFL membership and owns multiple Pokémon figurines, which Josh uses as evidence in multiple arguments. The midweek beer that ended in a funny bone incid...

The episode opens with a debate about what hairdressers are actually allowed to say to you about going bald, and whether "I've seen it worse" is the most damning possible response. Josh has apparently cracked the code on bacon and egg rolls, a claim that gets the scrutiny it deserves. Later, the boys put Josh through a times tables test that does not go well, and Ned reveals he discovered Sombr be...

Harry Styles doing full choreography at the Brit Awards has broken the internet. Especially after years of concerts that were heavy on charm and light on movement. Meanwhile, Bad Bunny flew his entire operation to Australia on a single Qantas A380 and Spanish-speaking influencers in Sydney are reaping the rewards of being bilingual in ways nobody expected. Ned also hit a wall at the shops when a $...

Two adult men workshop a secret handshake in real time and the result is more wings-up than either of them would prefer to admit. The question of whether a pet turtle represents a genuinely intergenerational commitment gets raised and not fully answered. Phil DeRoar, the podcast's flame-tied businessman mascot, is edging closer to having a physical form via a modelling agency with surprisingly lim...

The skinny jeans are coming back and the guys have feelings about it, the new podcast sticker has a mascot attached to it now and his name is non-negotiable, and Donald Trump was apparently furious that Obama spoiled the alien reveal he had lined up. Kids choosing screens over toys has made Toy Story 5 a documentary, a Teams meeting ended in the most avoidable public embarrassment imaginable, and...

George Lazenby transitioned from selling cars in Queanbeyan to playing James Bond, which remains the most efficient career pivot in recorded history and is being used as a data point in ongoing negotiations about a nine-year-old's future. The toilet brush sits next to every toilet on the planet, completely unimproved, while Japanese engineers developed the bidet into something resembling a luxury...

Bike pegs go missing, and somehow that becomes a perfect metaphor for petty disputes. We also revisit the classic duo dilemma, including that awkward who do you like more survey energy, then step into the cursed arena of feet ratings and paid requests. From there, it is pandas being used as diplomatic leverage, a breakup streaming timeline, and a Carhartt overall fantasy that gets shut down with t...

We start with the very serious subject of Ikea’s half metre hot dog and the lingering meatball lore, plus a quick Costco menu appreciation moment. From there, Ned pulls out an “ends or tails” brain glitch and tries to get meaningful about loss, music, and that feeling of suddenly not being alone because a song nailed it first. Also featured: conjunctivitis tears, “clothes casket” as a concept, swi...

A single AirPod gets destroyed. A hundred thousand condoms disappear in three days. Parliament House refuses to modernise its blinds. That’s the energy this week. We explore Olympic Village myths, leadership instability in Australian politics, and the absurdity of calling 11,000 “hits” a digital explosion. Plus: graphic novels as chew toys, why $87 suddenly feels like $100, the nostalgia of MySpac...

Josh accidentally time travelled to 2016 on mic and it sparked a level of outrage usually reserved for parking fines and cancelled gigs. Then we tumble into the surprisingly spiritual truth behind My Life Be Like. Also yes, Tokyo Drift gets its flowers. Somehow that leads to a pub sociology study about seventy plus blokes acting invincible, a proposal involving highly capable fifty five year olds...

Ned and Josh are back with a 60-degree temperature swing, a controversial Winter Olympics penis scandal and the return of Minecraft as a mental health barometer. They unpack how dog babysitting turned into fart management, how musical theatre failed to inspire Lenny,and how Josh nearly became the Grim Reaper over a casual birthday comment. There’s also a terrifying deep dive into ski jumping, a we...

It's Superbowl Monday and what starts as a welcome back quickly turns into an argument with airport security, society, and phone notifications. Ned and Josh cover cruises, holidays, government Instagram appearances, and why watching The Sopranos too much can alter your personality. There’s also a surprisingly heated discussion about baby skulls and whether humans would have evolved past that by no...

Food wars erupt as Josh trashes the sacred roast and sides with prawns and Thousand Island dressing. Ned relives a moment where carbonara nearly took him out for the day. There's also a dramatic phone call simulation, accidental ASMR and a brutally honest take on how bad modern sayings have become. With gift rejections, sock-based betrayal and shoutouts that somehow include Michael J. Fox and Inst...