The Ned & Josh Podcast

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 as an HR issue. Then it shifts into complete chaos with a dog walk disaster, the reality of rescue dog attitude, terrible Illawarra navigation, Google Maps sabotage, class action lawsuit texts, dodgy warranty subscriptions, and a father figure on the verge of reinventing himself as Poppy C. Find us on Instagram @nedandjosh

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 available to him and still chose the one directly adjacent, and a small child who told a full doctor's waiting room her mother's specific underwear brand. The godfather renewal system is explained, CPR dogs are assessed for compression quality, and "well-loved" is formally retired as an acceptable way to sell anything. Find us on Instagram @nedandjosh

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 questions than it answers, and the somewhat depressing thought that the shoe store is probably the only place your shoes will ever feel truly new. Ned's grandparents were meant to get a visit this weekend, but registration and petrol had other ideas. Find us on Instagram @nedandjosh

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 episode, there's a very serious conversation about what a Prime Minister would have to do to genuinely distract an entire country, and one suggestion that would absolutely tank the economy while also being extremely fun. Find us on Instagram @nedandjosh

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 whole saga, and then straight into the magic-as-transport debate — if Gandalf is available, the walk to Mordor is a choice, and it's a bad one. On a completely different note, Josh also nearly bought a shirt yesterday before reading the back of it and deciding society has failed men's fashion entirely. Find us on Instagram @nedandjosh

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 jingle. They also get into why Ned's mum remains the only person capable of answering medical questions on his behalf, how Meta's targeted advertising completely misread the room with a grandstand built for 200 people, and what it would actually feel like to spend your whole life laying cobblestone for a king with no performance reviews. Find us on Instagram @nedandjosh

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 Innkeeper's Act of 1968 apparently still governs hotel theft law, and there's a passionate case made for just letting yourself go bald with dignity. Find us on Instagram @nedandjosh

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 One Piece. Nobody asked how Leonardo DiCaprio feels about any of this. Find us on Instagram @nedandjosh

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 conversation turns to whether we've crossed a point of inventing things purely for the sake of it, with the PlayStation controller's potential move to a full touchpad coming up as exhibit A. Josh is also floating the idea of getting Birkenstocks, which Ned has feelings about — especially given the ongoing overalls situation. Find us on Instagram @nedandjosh

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 privacy screen. Woody and Jessie being confirmed siblings has rocked a portion of the Toy Story fanbase who apparently skipped the films, and Josh admits that as a kid he constructed a whole unrequited love storyline entirely in his head. Godfather duties turn out to be surprisingly light-on, legally speaking. Whether markets are actually about the baby or about the croissant photo gets properly debated, and the generational divide in one-word expressions of disdain gets a thorough examination. Find us on Instagram @nedandjosh

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 incident gets a full anatomical breakdown, Wolfman is ranked clearly above Dracula in the monster hierarchy, and the boys revisit the time they stayed through a terrible film in an empty cinema in Hobart because neither could bring himself to leave. Find us on Instagram @nedandjosh

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 before the teen fanbase caught up — a fact he is clinging to very hard. There's also a breakdown of why the bar for calling someone a celebrity has dropped dramatically, and a thorough investigation into whether any artist has ever genuinely insulted a city mid-tour. Find us on Instagram @nedandjosh

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 $30 item turned into a $40 item, a betrayal that sent him straight back out the door. Josh had a rough trivia night, a new neighbour is playing Jason Aldean through a shared wall and the new Gorillaz album landed with a thud for at least one person in this room. Find us on Instagram @nedandjosh

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 limited availability. Ned's ability to understand Bad Bunny lyrics is revealed to be far more real than previously assumed, and the Bananas in Pyjamas production location continues to offend at least one person in the room. Find us on Instagram @nedandjosh

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 the "30 is the new 20" theory is rejected on arrival. Ray Romano watching a meaningless mid-season loss scored a three, which might be the most controversial judgment of the episode. Find us on Instagram @nedandjosh

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 experience. Punch the monkey has not developed typical social skills because he was abandoned and raised in isolation, which the other monkeys in the enclosure are holding against him. A dog has been filmed dumping rubbish illegally on behalf of its owner in what is either a loyalty story or the beginning of a very troubling organised crime operation. Two grandpa-branded men were observed in the wild within days of each other, neither of whom have been verified by credible sources. Find us on Instagram @nedandjosh

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 the tenderness of a slammed door. Find us on Instagram @nedandjosh

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, swimming for cardio and immediately regretting the change room culture, and a French hospital evacuation that could have been avoided by literally not doing that. Find us on Instagram @nedandjosh

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 MySpace blog culture, and the ongoing transformation from sending cute capybara videos to forwarding dangerous memes. It’s friendship evolution, economic confusion, and global sporting chaos — all evenly weighted. Find us on Instagram @nedandjosh

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 and the weird tension of walking past a Department of Defence conference like you have personally launched the doomsday clock. Secretary versus secretary, and a genuinely grim hallway of dog hair that looks like it has been ploughed. Find us on Instagram @nedandjosh