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Episode 272: A Rose By Any Other Name

Hello hello, and happy February to us all. We're trying to keep on top of all the world's news as the shitshow continues, but, you know. There's a lot. Luckily we have some miffs and recs and travel talk to keep the vibe light. This episode's mistakes include:
No pictures from the photo shoot.
More focus on America than local politics.
Briefly attributing malaria to flies, not mosquitoes.
Egregious factual inaccuracies.
Use the bathroom before you leave, then like us on Facebook, follow us on Instagram, rate us on Apple Podcasts, and send your questions to deepfought@gmail.com.

Episode 271: Green Flags

Happy new years, ladies and germs! We're back after some travel and a restful break, and we hope you had some nice downtime too. This episode is a bit of a catch-up, recapping our Melbourne adventures, the latest American developments, and speeding tickets. Plus the debut of a brand new seggie to set up 2026 in style. This episode's mistakes include:
Negging as gym motivation.
Self-correcting the use of 'disproportionates' as a verb when it was actually valid English.
Saving complex geopolitical discussions for an hour in.
Egregious factual inaccuracies.
Write a passive aggressive letter, then like us on Facebook, follow us on Instagram, rate us on Apple Podcasts, and send your questions to deepfought@gmail.com.

Episode 270: The Not-Too-Distant Future

It's the final pod of 2025 and we're going out with style. We're looking back on the holidays that were and are predicting what might happen in the year that will soon be. Plus, we have games and seggies including a lovely new Recommendation Engine. This episode's mistakes include:
Misstating '60 Minutes' as a CNN show not a CBS show.
Endorsements of drug trafficking.
Leaving up the Christmas decorations.
Egregious factual inaccuracies.
Place your bets, then check out Michael's new music as Slow Mons, find our Christmas songs on Spotify, like us on Facebook, follow us on Instagram, rate us on Apple Podcasts, and send your questions to deepfought@gmail.com.

Episode 269: Tinseltown

Hell yeah, it's the big one! Our seventh annual Christmas song spectacular is fresh out of the oven, and coming to you piping hot. But before we get to this year's bangers, there's a bunch of fun other chat about the Netflix/Warner Bros. merger, car speed limits, and even some chimp news. This episode's mistakes include:
Claiming the execs of Apple TV were formerly of HBO, instead of Sony Television.
Getting scammed by an AI image of chimps with grass ass.
Saying “without further adieu” instead of “ado”.
Egregious factual inaccuracies.
Have a wonderful holiday break, then check out Michael's new music as Slow Mons, find our Christmas songs on Spotify, like us on Facebook, follow us on Instagram, rate us on Apple Podcasts, and send your questions to deepfought@gmail.com.

Episode 268: Hypothetically Speaking

Good evening pals, and happy December to you all. We're approaching the end of the year with poise and aplomb, and diving deep into some interesting hypotheticals cooked up by Michael. Lots of fun moments, and a couple good seggies to end. This episode's mistakes include:
Forgetting to score all the hypotheticals.
Forgetting to mention I work out.
Forgetting to tell Michael I went to New York in November 2001.
Egregious factual inaccuracies.
Try out a baseball cap, then check out Michael's new music as Slow Mons, like us on Facebook, follow us on Instagram, rate us on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, and send your questions to deepfought@gmail.com.

Episode 267: But His Emails!

Good morning (if applicable). Another fortnight passes, and here we are with another episode. It's a great one today, as we catch up on the political news, explore the implications of Spotify spam, and hit a bunch of great recs in Recommendation Engine. Plus, you'll want to listen to the very end... This episode's mistakes include:
Misstating Epstein's death day as June 3rd when it was August 10th.
Referring to The Leftovers as post-apocalypse instead of post-Rapture.
Withholding key information from the listener.
Egregious factual inaccuracies.
Tally up your score, then like us on Facebook, follow us on Instagram, rate us on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, and send your questions to deepfought@gmail.com.
 

Episode 266: Protests And Contests

What do we want? New podcast! When do we want it? Now! This week we're talking about protests, their efficacy, and the recent laws attempting to curtail them. Plus, in this short and sweet pod we still find time to tackle peanuts, honey, and 7-Up, and monks. This episode's mistakes include:
Shorter length due to weekend getaway.
Citing a thread on X.
Boring weirdness.
Egregious factual inaccuracies.
Make an appearance at your funeral, then like us on Facebook, follow us on Instagram, rate us on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, and send your questions to deepfought@gmail.com.

Episode 265: Let's Get Spiritual

Good morning and fair tidings, stranger. We're back with a fresh new pod, full of interesting digressions and belly laughs. We're talking spirituality, Keno, rens, physical currency, dollar signs, parrots, and astrocartography. What does all that mean? Who knows! This episode's mistakes include:
Slightly late episode delivery due to busy Monday.
Tacit gambling endorsement.
Jingle use without associated segment.
Egregious factual inaccuracies.
Tickle the airport ivories, then like us on Facebook, follow us on Instagram, rate us on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, and send your questions to deepfought@gmail.com.

Episode 264: Age Before Beauty

Ahoy hoy! We're back with our regularly scheduled programming – a discussion of complex interlinking government ID policies and the limitations on access to the internet for minors. Hooray! Plus, there's chitter and chatter about the latest PTA film, Kiwi comedy, and a spicy finale you'll have to hear to believe! This episode's mistakes include:
Not trying the nose expanders live on pod.
No butterfly trigger warnings.
Stating that the Scoville testing dissolves chillies in water when they are in fact dissolved in an alcohol solution then diluted in sugar water.
Egregious factual inaccuracies.
Check in with your posting bros, then like us on Facebook, follow us on Instagram, rate us on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, and send your questions to deepfought@gmail.com.

Episode 263: Mute Button

Greetings, devoted listener, and thank you for your time. Today we have a meaty pod to catch up on all the world's – well, to be honest, just America's – recent events. We're talking free speech, we're talking Kimmel, but then as a palate cleanser we're back with the 2025 edition of Ringtone Review. It's a fun and flavourful one. This episode's mistakes include:
Hot takes on cold news.
Medium takes on road trip snacks.
Sexy takes on ringtones.
Egregious factual inaccuracies.
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Episode 262: What's In A Name?

G'day mates. New month, new pod, same old, same old. We're talking about the psychological impact of name phonetics and how it impacts your job prospects, as well as a few broader dives into childhood injuries and social abstinence. We also rustle through the mailbag, and end with a game of Celebrity Net Worth, for old time's sake. This episode's mistakes include:
Dismissing the health benefits of reiki.
Dismissing the taste benefits of parsley.
Dismissing the sound benefits of Kirk.
Egregious factual inaccuracies.
Fake an injury, then like us on Facebook, follow us on Instagram, rate us on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, and send your questions to deepfought@gmail.com.

Episode 261: You Win Some, You Newsom

Greetings one and all. We have a lovely little pod for you week that hits all the big topics: map projections, Milo protocols, democratic safeguards, and I guess comets?? Don't question it, just enjoy the ride. This episode's mistakes include:
Incorrectly guessing the ratio of USA population to Australian population as 16x larger, when it's 12x larger.
Forgot to compare Zohran Mamdani to Leslie Knope.
Referring to Shakespeare's Globe as Shakespeare's Bowl, twice.
Egregious factual inaccuracies.
Pierce the tin, then like us on Facebook, follow us on Instagram, rate us on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, and send your questions to deepfought@gmail.com.

Episode 260: Gone Viral

G'day mates, and strewth, what a week! Nick got the old covidy-wovidy, so we used it as a launching pad to pick up an interesting Science News about the most dangerous species for spreading viruses. Otherwise, it's a bit of a good old-fashioned grab bag, with talk of beards, banks, and brain chips. Plus, lots of talk about films, including our mate Eddie's flick Iron Winter, which just debuted at MIFF. Grab a cocoa and get ready to go-goa. This episode's mistakes includes:
Post-viral voice timbre.
Erratic topic changes.
Another extended discussion of Friendship, but sorry not sorry.
Egregious factual inaccuracies.
See your friends on the big screen, then like us on Facebook, follow us on Instagram, rate us on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, and send your questions to deepfought@gmail.com.

Episode 259: Oh My God! They Killed Donny!

Hi pals, how are you? We're broadly dealing with the aftermath this week, diving into the Mailbag to answer questions about AI music and our millennial-boomer property debate from last pod. Plus, an in-depth exploration of the state of American media and censorship off the back of the Colbert and South Park news. This episode's mistakes include:
Badmouthing our own clip content.
Deep diving into a foreign television landscape.
Abusing the sanctity of Michael's Miffed and completely forgetting the existence of That's A Spicy Meatball.
Egregious factual inaccuracies.
Burn all your bridges, then like us on Facebook, follow us on Instagram, rate us on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, and send your questions to deepfought@gmail.com.

Episode 258: House Of Cards (ft. Papa Z)

Young and old alike, please join us for a spirited debate between two Millennials and a Boomer. Michael's real-life father, Peter, calls in to the pod for an amicable discussion about housing affordability, taxation, the economy, relative incomes, and politics, as well as how our generations do (or do not) differ. It's an in-depth and interesting chat that I think we all enjoyed. Plus, a plug for Michael's new music as Slow Mons debuting this Friday. This episode's mistakes include:
The occasional mathematical error.
Not having time to address every issue in equal depth.
Saving our hammiest content for last.
Egregious factual inaccuracies.
Move back in with your parents, then like us on Facebook, follow us on Instagram, rate us on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, and send your questions to deepfought@gmail.com. 

Episode 257: AI Caramba!

Hello! I'm sick so this part isn't going to be funny or interesting. We talk about AI a lot this week as Michael spirals from the realisation that the world is doomed. There's also chat about life as a Millennial, the tendency to like bad art, a hot take on the hero's journey, and toilet hunting. This episode's mistakes include:
Repeated sniffing from Michael that could be falsely blamed on Nick.
Mistakenly referring to gender dysphoria as body dysmorphia.
Bookending the show with sex jokes.
Egregious factual inaccuracies.
Walk to the other end of the mall, then like us on Facebook, follow us on Instagram, rate us on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, and send your questions to deepfought@gmail.com.

Episode 256: Bad Grief

A dramatic episode for you, dear listener, with some big real life stories, and then a fascinating Science News about medicating away grief. We also talk about homophobia, putting down dogs, and cancer, so, uh... enjoy? Despite all that it's actually a pretty light episode, and we do cap things off with some mandarin talk (?) and a Recommendation Engine. This episode's mistakes include:
Trauma dumping.
Frequent solicitation of audience contributions.
Flippant ADHD diagnosis.
Egregious factual inaccuracies.
Walk it off, then like us on Facebook, follow us on Instagram, rate us on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, and send your questions to deepfought@gmail.com.

Episode 255: Quiz Night

Grab yourself a pint and a parmy, because it's time for the first annual Deep Fought Quiz Night! We've got five rounds of trivia for you, and you can play along at home by filling in this Google Form as you go, and then submitting it at the end. We'll announce the results on our next pod, so drag your significant other along and make a night of it! (All the questions are broken up in podcast chapters for easy access, so you'd really benefit from listening with an actual podcast player this time, not Spotify.) Plus, we even find time to talk door knocks and dentistry at the top as well. This episode's mistakes include:
Overestimating the general enthusiasm for quizzes.
Misstating homo sapiens' age as ~100,000 years rather than ~300,000 years.
Relating anagrams in an audio medium. 
Egregious factual inaccuracies.
Go listen to the Coachella version, then like us on Facebook, follow us on Instagram, rate us on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, and send your questions to deepfought@gmail.com.

Episode 254: Fog Of War

Hey pals! I'm writing this at the end of a long day so we're just gonna get it done. This pod has a lot of chat about warfare – first, the film, and later, the armed forces both locally and overseas. After that, there's some Science News about golf, the debut of a new seggie (and jingle) from Michael, and even a musical finale. This episode's mistakes include:
Flippancy towards military service.
Not having a segment name prepared in advance.
No laughter to fade out on.
Egregious factual inaccuracies.
Throw away your clubs, then like us on Facebook, follow us on Instagram, rate us on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, and send your questions to deepfought@gmail.com.

Episode 253: Wholly Matrimony

Ding dong, ding dong! No, that's not the door, it's the peal of church bells announcing the arrival of a newly married Michael. We're freshly back from sunny Melbourne with tales of nuptials and romance. After that, it's a little bit of photography chat, a handful of miffs, and even some Rec Engine to cap us off. This episode's mistakes include:
Extended sincerity.
Unrelatable Oscar fantasies.
ANZAC cringe.
Egregious factual inaccuracies.
Kiss your spouse, then like us on Facebook, follow us on Instagram, rate us on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, and send your questions to deepfought@gmail.com.