Oldmate and Josh, The Podcast
by Oldmate and Josh
Unfiltered conversations for chaotic times.Welcome to Oldmate and Josh, the Podcast — an Australian comedy podcast built on funny and unfiltered conversations, open minds, strange questions, and the kind of banter that politely shoves normal conversation off a cliff.Hosted by two Adelaide lads with more curiosity than filters, Oldmate and Josh dive headfirst into true crime, weird history, philosophy, science, sport, politics, pop culture, paranormal stories, religion, relationships, self-help, comedy, culture, conspiracies, and uncomfortable truths.Part funny conversational podcast, part unfiltered comedy podcast, part organized chaos podcast, this is a show for people who like their discussions honest, curious, ridiculous, and occasionally unhinged. One week it might be a serial killer, cult, Cold War disaster, ghost story, political scandal, or strange piece of history. The next it might be masculinity, mental health, belief, love, sport, personal growth, society, or why everythi
Episodes
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Ep107: Bathurst 1000 from an outsiders pov
I went to Bathurst with 17 dads who already knew the mountain. I knew very little about motor racing. I started taking photos and trying to learn the stories. Then I found myself caught up in Peter Brock’s legacy, the details in the museum, and the people and traditions that bring fans back year...
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Ep106: The Nazi playbook in modern times.
But Life Was Good for Me! How do ordinary people help a dictatorship take hold—and still believe they’re the good guys? This week, Oldmate and Josh dig into They Thought They Were Free: The Germans, 1933–45 by Milton Mayer. Drawing on his conversations with ten former Nazi Party members, we…
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Ep105: 9/11: The Warnings Before the World Changed
The world remembers the day. How much do we know about everything that came before it? Oldmate & Josh explore the road to September 11, drawing on Lawrence Wright’s The Looming Tower. From the rise of al-Qaeda to warnings that failed to become action, we follow a story of extremism, institutional...
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Ep104: Todd Gray the lost episode
We recorded it. We lost it. We found it. And given Todd Gray talks about doing comedy naked, losing the recording might have been the least exposed anyone felt. The comedian and actor joins Oldmate & Josh for a conversation that travels from greyhound jumpers and manscaping to intimacy fears,...
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Ep103: Thomas Hobbes — Who Protects Us from the Protectors?
Give someone enough power to keep everyone under control. Then hope they’re lovely. This week, Oldmate and Josh unpack Thomas Hobbes’ Leviathan: why frightened people surrender freedom for safety, why cooperation gets difficult when nobody trusts anyone, and why “someone needs to take charge”…
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Ep102: Michael Jackson Wanted to Buy Marvel
Michael Jackson almost owned Marvel. Somehow, that’s only the beginning. Oldmate & Josh follow the money through Neverland, shrewd music-catalogue deals and dreams of an entertainment empire—before asking how it all unravelled. Drawing on former adviser Dieter Wiesner’s The Real Story, we put the...
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Ep101: Tuberculosis
Ep101: Tuberculosis
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EPISODE 100: THE FIRST HUNDRED
One hundred episodes. Countless rabbit holes, questionable theories and conversations that went wildly beyond the original point. For this milestone celebration, we revisit the moments that shaped Oldmate & Josh, discuss amd honour the listeners who helped carry us here and reveal a few things...
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Ep 99.2: BONUS EPISODE: Paradise Becomes Tuesday
We book holidays as if another location contains a calmer, happier and more interesting version of ourselves. Then we arrive and discover the weather is real, the queues are real—and our personality came through baggage handling completely unharmed. In this episode, Oldmate and Josh unpack Alain…
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Ep99: Jack Vaul and RockStar games
We’re one episode away from the big 100! This week, Jack Vaul joins us as we dive into the history of Rockstar Games—from the rise of Grand Theft Auto and Red Dead Redemption to the enormous expectations, rumours and eye-watering budget surrounding GTA VI. We talk violence, controversy, gaming...
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Ep. 98 — Meet Chelsea Finlayson: Radio, Comedy and Beautiful Chaos
New FreshFM Saturday morning host Chelsea Finlayson joins Oldmate and Josh for a gloriously rambling get-to-know-you episode. Chelsea talks about breaking into comedy, mastering crowd work, authentic storytelling and finding her voice on radio. Along the way, the conversation wanders through…
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Ep97: Chelsea Finlayson, and The Zodiac Killer
Chelsea Finlayson joins Oldmate and Josh to tackle the Zodiac Killer: a man who committed horrific crimes, wrote baffling letters, demanded media attention and somehow turned being deeply annoying into a 50-year brand strategy. We dig into the murders, the ciphers, the suspects, the newspaper…
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Ep96: Eddie Dabrowska, The Banana Wars,
This episode was supposed to be about the Banana Wars — a wildly fascinating chapter of history involving empire, corporations, military intervention, and the strange dark comedy of how bananas became tangled up with power. That was the plan. Then special guest Eddi Dąbrowska arrived, brought...
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Ep95: The Acoustic Pussy Spy?
What happens when the CIA looks at a cat and thinks, “That could be a spy”? This week on Oldmate & Josh, we dig into Acoustic Kitty — one of the strangest Cold War intelligence projects ever attempted. The idea was simple, if you ignore every obvious problem: surgically turn a cat into a…
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Ep94: Dezi's a Dead Man
Dezi Freeman... Criminal mastermind? A convenient suspect? Or a man whose reputation eventually became bigger than the evidence itself? In this episode, Oldmate and Josh unpack the life, crimes, allegations, investigations, and enduring mystery surrounding one of Australia's most controversial...
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Ep93: So Anyway... We Nuked Space!
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 moments in human history. The explosion lit up the Pacific sky, created...
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Ep92: Glory, Greed and the Premier League
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 richest people on Earth. How did English football become the Premier League?...
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Ep91: The '3 Kim' Problem
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 into Without You, There Is No Us by Suki Kim, a rare inside account of...
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Ep90: The Port Arthur Massacre
Australia remembers Port Arthur as the massacre that shocked the country and changed gun laws almost overnight. But around that horror grew something else too: a whole ecosystem of rumours, contradictions, “just asking questions” theories, and full-blown conspiracy lore. In this episode, Oldmate…
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Ep 89: Stephen Lockwood - The Weight of the Job
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 moments that shaped him, and the stories that still stay with him long after…
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Ep88: Stephen Lockwood Paranormal War Stories
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. From haunted outposts and ghostly soldiers still on patrol, to eerie...
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Ep87: Ally Dent: From Open Mics to Owning the Room
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, finding your voice, and sticking it out when most people quit. Ally…
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Ep86: Todd Gray: The Truth About Greyhound Racing
Todd Gray joins us to pull back the curtain on the strange, fast, and fiercely debated world of greyhound racing. From the thrill of the track and the culture around the sport to the criticism, controversy, and the questions a lot of people avoid, this is a conversation that goes well beyond race...
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Ep85: Ally Dent on Complex PTSD: Funny, Broken, Surviving
Ally Dent joins Oldmate 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 funny reality of trying to become a functional adult when your nervous…
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Ep84: Dislocated Dads, Disconnected Sons, Feat: Nick Shaddegg
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 “working man blues,” dislocated dads, class and race pressure-cookers, and…
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Ep83: Elections, Geopolitics & Who’s Wiping the Boomers’ Ass, feat: Nick Shaddeggs
Nick Shaddegg drops back into the studio to unpack local politics, global disasters, and the increasingly obvious fact that absolutely nobody knows what they’re doing. From South Australia’s political circus to the international bin fire we all seem to be living through, this episode dives...
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Ep82: Em Rusciano on Perimenopause, Rage, and Why Women Are Done Staying Quiet
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 been expected to endure in silence for far too long. From sharp comedy to…
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Ep81: 6,000 Strangers. One Small Town. What Happened Next?
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 days, this small Canadian town doubled in size overnight. No…
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Ep80: The search for Madeleine Mccann
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 corrodes.
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Ep79: The Matrix Resurrections: Genius… or Corporate Self-Sabotage?
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? • Or the most expensive inside joke ever made? We debate the red pill...
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Ep 78: The Stories They Didn’t Want Told (Fabien Clark)
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 chapters involve time spent behind bars. Hit play, settle in, and enjoy the...
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Ep:77: The Network State, You Can’t Buy Greenland… Or Can You?
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 break down The Network State, the idea that nations of the future won’t...
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Ep 76: Marc Ryan (The Beautiful Bogan) — “Not Talking Almost Killed Me”
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 of chat people avoid… until they need it. Marc Ryan, The Beautiful…
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Ep75: The Waco Siege, feat Nick Shadeggs
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 stand that culminated in fire and fierce controversy, this episode…
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Ep74: The Bondi Shooting, feat Nick Shadeggs
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 been three decades since Australia experienced a tragedy of this…
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Ep73: Alcoholic Oldmate
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.
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Ep72: Flat Earth
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 vast expanse of space, chasing the sun in an endless cosmic journey?…
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Ep71: Von Einem and the Family Murders
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 of suspicion known as the Family Murders. We trace the disappearance,...
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Ep70: Jim Jones and The Peoples Temple
Enigmatic reverend Jim Jones once sold a vision of hope, equality, and good vibes—only to lead his followers into a jungle “paradise” that descended into chaos. In this episode, we explore how the Jonestown saga shifted from a feel-good story to a stark warning: "Mate, you absolutely cannot."…
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Ep69: Jeremy Renner
This week we’re having a yarn about Jeremy Renner — you know, the bloke from The Hurt Locker, The Town, and Marvel’s resident bow-and-arrow tradie, Hawkeye. Turns out all those action scenes were nothing compared to the time he got absolutely steamrolled by his own snowplow in 2023, like a…
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Ep68: Japanese Unit 731 feat: Jack Vaul
Jack Vaul’s back, and this one’s cooked. We’re talking Unit 731 — Japan’s so-called “research lab” that was really a house of horrible, human experiments. Strap in and try not to lose a limb, this story’s darker than dark face.
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Ep67: Jack Vaul and the Paranormal
Jack Vaul is back, talking Wendigo's and his new album with Silenco. Halloween Specials time. Jack Vaul socials… Spotify: https://rb.gy/2y833j Instagram: https://rb.gy/u55fpl Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vaulvaulvaul: Website: https://jackvaul.com/ Music: Pity Lips
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Ep66: Universe 25, a Mouse Utopia
This week, the boys peek into a mouse metropolis built to be heaven — a utopia where rascally rodents have endless food, perfect shelter, zero predators, and a few white-coated scientists watching their every twitch. Will happiness follow, or is paradise the first stop on the road to chaos? Join...
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Ep65: Alex Jones, Church of Conspiracy
This week we look at conspiracy theorist and professional ranter, Alex Jones.
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Ep64: Mushroom Lady, the Erin Patterson story.
We are in small town Victoria, Leongatha, looking at Australia’s Miss Mushroom , Erin Patterson. We talk beef-unwellingtons with no mealtime motives. But is the case as cut and dehydrated as it looks? Join us for this truely fine crime.
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Ep63: Henry Wilson and U.F.O.'s
Adelaide comic Henry Wilson beams in to unpack his obsession with flying things, aliens, and Bob Lazar. Could the Mall Balls be ancient alien tech? Are the pigeons spying on us? Probably! Strap in for a bizarre ride through the galaxy of Henry’s mind. Music: Pity Lips
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Ep62: The Catcher in the Rye
Oldmate and Josh, sporting tinfoil hats, are ready for some serious paranoia! "The Catcher in the Rye"—who here has actually read this mysterious classic? Where did you get your copy? The wild conspiracy theories surrounding this book are mind-blowing. Let’s embrace the chaos and get utterly…
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Ep61: Harry S. Truman
The boys kick off their ‘We Didn’t Start the Fire’ tour with a bang, starting with former U.S. President Harry S. Truman. The only man to ever drop an atomic bomb in anger. A Cold War warrior and a bold talker, but was he really a Truman, or was he just a Liar-Lady Music by: Pity Lips
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Ep60: Crypto
This week, the boys mess with the fabric of the financial universe: CRYPTO. What is this wizard sleeve money? Who made it? Can you buy a Lambo—or just a second-hand wok on Craigslist? We’re decoding the blockchain babble, tossing around buzzwords we barely understand, and yes—launching our very...
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Ep59: Father's Day Special feat. Father Caleb
Happy Father’s Day! This week, oldmate and Josh are excited to celebrate with you, and we have a special guest—Caleb! Together, we’ll dive into the origins of Father’s Day. Ever wondered where it all began and who was behind this heartwarming tradition? Join us as we uncover the story and maybe...
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Unfiltered conversations for chaotic times.Welcome to Oldmate and Josh, the Podcast — an Australian comedy podcast built on funny and unfiltered conversations, open minds, strange questions, and the kind of banter that politely shoves normal conversation off a cliff.Hosted by two Adelaide lads with more curiosity than filters, Oldmate and Josh dive headfirst into true crime, weird history, philosophy, science, sport, politics, pop culture, paranormal stories, religion, relationships, self-help, comedy, culture, conspiracies, and uncomfortable truths.Part funny conversational podcast, part unfiltered comedy podcast, part organized chaos podcast, this is a show for people who like their discussions honest, curious, ridiculous, and occasionally unhinged. One week it might be a serial killer, cult, Cold War disaster, ghost story, political scandal, or strange piece of history. The next it might be masculinity, mental health, belief, love, sport, personal growth, society, or why everythi
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