Toast & Roast

Note: Warning for brief loud and sudden noise at ~4:09 ✍🏻 View the transcript for this episode Today in unfiltered, there’s some commotion at Georgie’s place, we discuss which Masterclasses we find most useful, and ponder meditation. Masterclass Ricky Gervais Kevin Hart Ross Noble Michael McIntyre George Carlin George Carlin on soft language (YouTube video) Hex colour codes Which skin color emoji...

✍🏻 View the transcript for this episode The nostalgia of music stores and CD shops, and the novelty of magnetic sit-stand desks, sprinkled in with some “angry girl music” and an intro to mechanical keyboards. Castle Towers Sanity Music Schiit Audio dbrand dbrand Darkplates 2.0 The Linda Lindas Desky Herman Miller Living Edge TRTL travel pillow Keychron GMK Keycaps Magic Trackpad Secret Lab Social...

✍🏻 View the transcript for this episode Geoff tells the tale of his first real concert experience, from arriving to survivng the mosh, and the debate on the concept of encores. Boys Like Girls UNSW Roundhouse Good Charlotte The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus Drinking from shoes Social media Toast & Roast: Twitter Instagram (let’s admit we have kind of been way too frustrated by this one to want to post o...

✍🏻 View the transcript for this episode It's been a tumultuous time on the internet lately, Geoff fills Georgie in on a couple scandals circling over the past few months. Carlsen–Niemann controversy Elon Musk comments on accusations towards Hans Niemann Breaking Down the "Try Guys" Drama So You Don’t Have to Google Around Yourself Jessica Simpson Opens Up About Constant Scrutiny Over Her Weight:...

✍🏻 View the transcript for this episode Patagonia CEO gives away his company to the planet, but are their ultra weather proof jackets even good for the planet? In other news, Geoff's travel Nintendo Switch adapter has a few problems and so does the US paper sizes, or so we think! NOT-FOR-PROFIT Billionaire No More: Patagonia Founder Gives Away the Company The Truth About GORE-TEX Covert Dock Mini...

✍🏻 View the transcript for this episode We live in a digital world and some places are failing to keep up! Geoff goes on a bit of a journey to get his point-hacking credit card and we dive into customer service with tangents to discuss Qantas and Netflix's dating shows. Here’s what we know about the Optus cyber attack Qantas CEO Alan Joyce asked to remove gender based uniform requirements for a m...

✍🏻 View the transcript for this episode Georgie explains her limited experience with Kpop and a concert she’s waited 3 years for, while Geoff reveals he's actually going to concerts soon, and describes an engaging experience with virtual escape rooms. SNSD/Girls Generation Gee (Song) Urban Quest Marianas Trench (band) Lover Dearest lyrics Wong Fu Productions Bistecca (restaurant) Bistecca review...

✍🏻 View the transcript for this episode The cereals that made their childhood, advertising that could do harm to children and candy that makes you poop. Weet-bix Weet-Bix 'How Many Do You Do? Weet-Bix Wild Berry Bites WeetaBix Monte Children's health Lucky charms Jols How many tic tacs can you eat before they have a laxative effect? Eclipse Belles Hot Chicken Social media Toast & Roast: Twitter I...

✍🏻 View the transcript for this episode Geoff returns from summiting the Sydney Harbour Bridge with fun facts, barely describing the actual experience and the duo couldn't help but include the seemingly regular occurring "social media gripes" segment. Sydney Harbour Bridge Hell Gate bridge Cauliflower Blue How much does a Tesla weigh? Comparing each model Toyota Camery Glass Photo Community App (...

✍🏻 View the transcript for this episode Pick out the pickle-hater of the two hosts, visit “Lucky Jade Dragon 888” or your Western-named Chinese restaurant, and just to clarify: we are not a shop, so you’re not getting a refund on this free podcast we’re trying to sell. Jianbing , Chinese pancake Umeboshi , Japanese pickled plum onigiri Tiny’s Sandwich Bar Capsicum (bell peppers) Duo Duo ice cream...

✍🏻 View the transcript for this episode We talk about popular and not-so-popular events and attractions in Sydney, including the elusive Pancakes on the Rocks, Vivid Sydney, and climbing “the coathanger” (you know, Sydney Harbour Bridge), as well as some outdoor recreational activities that two introverts are actually OK with. Experience Hong Kong Entertainment Quarter Pancakes on the Rocks Sizzl...

✍🏻 View the transcript for this episode Sharing friends’ thoughts on Toast & Roast serve as thinly veiled self-indulgence, people assuming you’ve seen what they’ve posted online, rigged web awards, and to come full circle: being salty about not making it onto any “30 under 30” lists, despite having a shit-talking podcast with a measly 1000 downloads. No really, though—we appreciate you. Thank you...

✍🏻 View the transcript for this episode We go cross eyed to bring you this episode about visual illusions, before going on a tangent about social media (again) and whether our podcast is cool or warm toned. “A bird in the the bush” triangle illusion Word illusion in paragraph with jumbled letters in the words : So it turns out that there was no research done by Cambridge University according to t...

✍🏻 View the transcript for this episode We attempt to walk through our podcasting process before we drift off into dreamland and through to tech talk. In short, our podcasts are recorded remotely, and we talk and screenshare over Zoom (previously Discord). We publish with Simplecast. Geoff records on a microphone, Georgie records on her iPhone using Voice Memos. Geoff puts the audio clips togethe...

✍🏻 View the transcript for this episode Going deep into the technologies that Sci-Fi movies like Back To The Future Part II predicted for 2015 to give our take on their real success and how we feel about them. Hello World programming example Hello World Saddle Club Airinum masks The Martian Panasonic Laptop, The Martian Back to the Future prediction accuracy Boosted Mini board “Hover” Nike self t...

✍🏻 View the transcript for this episode Stolen songs for TV ad jingles really grinds our gears while painting pottery and shaking our fists at the damn TikTok algorithms. Grapevine, Marvin Gaye on YouTube Sultanas advertisement on YouTube Down Down, prices are down (Coles supermarket advertisement) on YouTube Down Down, Status Quo on YouTube Aeroplane Jelly advertisement on YouTube As It Was , Ha...

✍🏻 View the transcript for this episode A trip through doughnut lane with a short stop at Portland, and a quick gander through playing games like GeoGuesser and Wikipedia racing with coworkers. Grumpy Donuts Donut Papi XL D*cknuts (may not be safe for work, this is a doughnut in the shape of a phallus) Krispy Kreme Strawberry Jam Krispy Kreme original glaze Simpsons Donut Short Stop Dough Doughnu...

✍🏻 View the transcript for this episode We try and guess where Georgie’s been that she hasn’t been to in 13 years, and Geoff tries to find the opening time of an eatery that doesn’t have their own website. We also find out what “bulk billing” actually means... Humankind: A Hopeful History by Rutger Bregman Hyperfocus by Chris Bailet NameCheap domain registrar G.O.A.T. definition on UrbanDictionar...

✍🏻 View the transcript for this episode Witnessing accidental nudity which led us back back to the toilet talk discussing the magic of gender nuetral toilets and water pressure. Social media Toast & Roast: Twitter Instagram Georgie: Twitter Instagram Geoff: Twitter Instagram Email us at toastandroast@pm.me!

✍🏻 View the transcript for this episode We swear we aren't sponsored by vacuum cleaners as we discuss the art of vacumming and pain of two storey vacumming, quickly swinging into memes about misheard lyrics. Hi there, listener reading the show notes! If you recall OG YouTube then you know of the “Tuts ma barreh” gem that graced the internet thirteen years ago and inspired the name of this episode...

✍🏻 View the transcript for this episode Discovering that melting and dissolving are two separate things, an intercom that you will never lose the key for, and causally watching our neighbouring apartments. Melting and dissolving difference explained Social media Toast & Roast: Twitter Instagram Georgie: Twitter Instagram Geoff: Twitter Instagram Email us at toastandroast@pm.me!

✍🏻 View the transcript for this episode Can't get away from the cold and chores, like washing clothes, cause Airbnb's new design is so bad we can't find anywhere to go for a good price. Airbnb How to Clean and Care for Cast Iron Cookware Social media Toast & Roast: Twitter Instagram Georgie: Twitter Instagram Geoff: Twitter Instagram Email us at toastandroast@pm.me!

✍🏻 View the transcript for this episode We have roasted a couple of controversial things and skated on thin ice in the past, but for the first time we delve into what may be questionably NSFW (not safe for work). Mature audiences only. Discussions on the definitoon of "child-like appearances" in context of "child porn"  but feel free to skip to 8:30 for more suacy topics like FWP changing to Wind...

✍🏻 View the transcript for this episode We debate the age old topic, “are the books better than the movies”? In which ex-bookworm Georgie chides Geoff for not knowing that The Great Gatsby is a book, additionally we both argue over how long or short a chapter in a book is “allowed” to be  and we smoothly transition into an update about the mould in Geoff’s place. Damp Rid Books/Movies The Great G...

✍🏻 View the transcript for this episode We discover the lies they told us about Monopoly rules in our childhood, and ponder the intricacies of how exactly different people add numbers in their head, and debate over how to measure an apparent pinch of salt. Disclaimer: The fact that we talked about mathematics in episode 42 was entirely unplanned. Find out more about why 42 is the answer to The Ul...