Episodes

In 1962, at the height of the Cold War, the United States launched a nuclear weapon into space and detonated it 400 kilometres above the Earth. No, seriously. What started as a military experiment became one of the strangest ...

From Pubs to Private Jets, It started in crowded pubs, pints in hands,, smoke-filled terraces and working-class towns. Today it's a global empire worth billions, watched by hundreds of millions and owned by some of the riches...

North Korea is often treated like a punchline — strange haircuts, military parades, and impossible propaganda. But behind the spectacle is one of the most controlled societies on Earth. In this episode, Oldmate & Josh dig int...

Did Silver Chair Predict it? Or Orchestrate the whole thing?

What does a lifetime around conflict, chaos, and the unexplained do to a person? This week on Oldmate & Josh, we sit down with Stephen Lockwood for a raw, funny, and surprisingly deep conversation about his career, the moment...

What happens when war doesn’t end… even after the battlefield goes silent? In this episode, we sit down with Stephen Lockwood to dive into chilling, first-hand accounts of paranormal encounters tied to real military history. ...

Ally Dent joins us to unpack the real journey from shaky open mics to confidently owning the room. This isn’t the polished highlight reel—it’s the grind behind it. We get into bombing on stage, learning how to read a crowd, f...

Todd Gray joins us to unpack the world of greyhound racing—what it is, how it works, and why it sparks such strong opinions. From the speed and spectacle to the questions people don’t always ask, we dig into the reality behin...

Ally Dent joins Old Mate and Josh to unpack complex PTSD — because apparently plain old trauma wasn’t enough. Based on the book, this episode gets into survival mode, childhood damage, emotional flashbacks, and the darkly fun...

This is a no-culture-war, solutions-first deep dive into why boys and men are quietly falling behind — and why it matters for everyone. Using Richard Reeves’ Of Boys and Men, Oldmate & Josh unpack the education gap, the “work...

Our resident political correspondent Nick Shaddegg drops by to talk local politics, global headaches, and how close we really are to solving absolutely none of it.

Women are done staying quiet. This week, Em Rusciano joins Oldmate & Josh for a brutally honest, funny, and deeply real conversation about perimenopause, cultural pressure, female anger, identity, and the stuff women have bee...

On September 11, 2001, U.S. airspace shut down. Thirty-eight planes were diverted to a place most passengers had never heard of — Gander, Newfoundland. Population: 10,000. Unexpected arrivals: nearly 7,000 strangers. For five...

This episode is a no-culture-war, solutions-first deep dive into why boys and men are quietly falling behind — and why it matters for everyone. Using Richard Reeves’ Of Boys and Men, Oldmate & Josh unpack the education gap, t...

This week, we step back into one of the most haunting child disappearance cases of our lifetime — the search for Madeleine McCann . Is this case a dinner frozen in time? Or when a child vanishes, maybe time doesn’t freeze. It...

Local comedian and movie obsessive Thomas Bode (Strange Carl) joins us to answer one question: Why does this movie feel like it’s arguing with itself? Is it: • A self-aware masterpiece? • A rebellion disguised as a sequel? • ...

Adelaide comedy legend Fabien Clark drops in and turns the studio into a full-on storytelling clinic. The bloke spins yarns like it's oxygen - rapid-fire, ridiculous, and somehow always true. And yeah... a couple of these cha...

What if countries had competitors? What if borders were negotiable? And what if exit mattered more than protest? This episode starts with a joke about buying Greenland… and ends somewhere much darker (and more realistic). We ...

This week, comedian Marc Ryan — aka The Beautiful Bogan — joins us for a brutally honest conversation about mental health, suicide, and why staying silent nearly cost him everything. It’s raw, vulnerable, and exactly the kind...

Oldmate and Josh are back for an electrifying deep dive into one of the most shocking and explosive moments in modern American history: the Waco Siege. From the mysterious origins of the Branch Davidians to the intense 51-day...

Merry Christmas, everyone! Stay safe and steer clear of Bondi Beach. What an intense way to cap off a strange year—16 lives lost and 44 hospitalized. Why did this happen? Who was behind it? What was their motivation? It's bee...

Today Oldmate opens up about his long, blurry relationship with booze — from harmless wine in can’s to habits that hit harder than his jokes. Honest, funny, and a bit confronting.

The boys examine the 'Flat Earth' conspiracy theory, debating its validity and origins. Are we merely skimming across a supposedly flat, unmoving surface of the Earth like a boat on a calm pond, or are we hurtling through the...

With the news that Bevan Spencer Von Einem is dying in a prison hospital very soon… Oldmate and Josh this week dive into one of Australia’s most disturbing criminal legacies — the story of Bevan Spencer von Einem and the web ...