Deep Fought

Episode 133: Panic Room

Cosy up indoors and put on a podcast, because the world is weird right now and we're weird too. In our first dispatch from quarantine, we're talking about the latest coronavirus news, what it's like to be in total lockdown, and how we're keeping sane. We're also going to try and do more frequent pods for the next few weeks to keep you and ourselves distracted. Take care out there. ❤️ This episode's mistakes include:
Blowing the cologne sponsorship.
Jarring jump to surround sound for SFX work.
Really should have done some George Clooney News with all that's going on.
Egregious factual inaccuracies.
Stay at home, and like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter and Instagram, find our tunes on SoundCloud, rate us on Apple Podcasts, and send your questions to deepfought@gmail.com.

Episode 132: Musical Mystery Tour

Take those earphones out, I'm talking to you, but then put them back in, because this week we're walking through our lives and pinpointing the music that got us to where we are today. Plus, plenty of coronavirus updates, a rampage in an Indian restaurant, and THE SHOCKING TRUTH ABOUT LEMONS. This episode's mistakes include:
Too beefy. There's just too much beef happening and this episode is full of it.
No advice about how to deal with a pandemic.
Edit made me late for my two o'clock.
Egregious factual inaccuracies.
Thrash some Danish alt-rock, then like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, find our tunes on SoundCloud, rate us on Apple Podcasts, and send your questions to deepfought@gmail.com.

Episode 131: Are You For Real?

Hey, my ears are up here!
That's not really a joke and doesn't even make sense but I am running out of ideas how to start this blurb thing. I hope you're getting enough calcium in your diet. Hedgehogs are predators in New Zealand. Who invented the word 'swizzle'? This episode's mistakes include:
Audible traffic noise at start.
Conflating the 1972 Munich Olympics massacre with the 1980 Olympics boycott.
Burying the lede.
Egregious factual inaccuracies.
Gently kiss your wall, then like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, find our tunes on SoundCloud, rate us on Apple Podcasts, and send your questions to deepfought@gmail.com.

Episode 130: Take Care Of Yourself

Kia ora koutou, and welcome to lucky number 130. Are you keeping well? You are? Well, that's great, because on this pod we talk through the coronavirus outbreak, then healthcare more generally, and why men tend to not go to the doctor. Plenty of rousing talking points for all the hypochondriacs out there. This episode's mistakes include:
Some weird audio levelling, don't ask me, I just make the thing.
Encouraging bad airline etiquette.
Too much bullying.
Egregious factual inaccuracies.
Sanitise your hands, then like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, find our tunes on SoundCloud, rate us on Apple Podcasts, and send your questions to deepfought@gmail.com.
 
 
 

Episode 129: Peace For Our Time

As promised, we return to our fortnightly schedule by tackling the concept of world peace. Is it even biologically achievable? What would it take? Can we be bothered? All that, plus some truly shocking George Clooney News, so stick around. This episode's mistakes include:
Contemplative Michael = occasionally quiet Michael.
Insulted the sponsor.
Podcast artwork is thematically inappropriate.
Egregious factual inaccuracies.
Love thy neighbour, then like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, find our tunes on SoundCloud, rate us on Apple Podcasts, and send your questions to deepfought@gmail.com.

Episode 128: Legalise It

Happy new year, and happy new decade! We're back to usher you into the future with a wide-ranging discussion of mirror universes, hallucinogens, and drug legalisation procedure. Plus, Michael debuts a brand new segment that you won't want to miss. This episode's mistakes include:
Loose hangout style given the time gap between episodes.
No housewarming tour.
Subtitles broken.
Egregious factual inaccuracies.
Pick up your script from the chemist, then like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, find our tunes on SoundCloud, rate us on Apple Podcasts, and send your questions to deepfought@gmail.com.

Episode 127: A Christmas Miracle

Sorry, sorry, it's been a while, but we're excited to tell you why. On the pod we also look back on the year and decade to reflect on what the 2010s will be known for, and how we see ourselves and the world changing going forward. Plus, Michael's dad Peter phones in, and our grand finale leaves everyone full of Christmas cheer. This episode's mistakes include:
A few first-time dual mic setup issues but hopefully not too much echo.
No time for Peter's song.
So much news left untouched. Maybe we should do another episode of this thing sometime.
Egregious factual inaccuracies.
Grabba mugga nog, then like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, rate us on Apple Podcasts, and send your questions to deepfought@gmail.com.

Episode 126: OK Boomer

Hey! Teacher! Leave those kids alone. Yes, we're wading into the fracas this week to discuss intergenerational politics and whether respect between demographics has been earned. Plus, some good parent chat, a mailbag, and pet crimes, so... something for everyone. This episode's mistakes include:
Should have known it was called 'retrocognition' given I wrote that into a video game.
Slandering the Australian and New Zealand postal networks.
Self-congratulatory ending.
Egregious factual inaccuracies.
Have a word with your parents, then like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, rate us on Apple Podcasts, and send your questions to deepfought@gmail.com.

Episode 125: Do Us A Favour

Sorry for the hold up, old chaps, but let's not dwell on the past. Today we're staring down the future, particularly that of Donald Trump and his impeachment proceedings. But we still find time to learn how not to take a compliment, how to rewind time, and how to register a great internet domain. This episode's mistakes include:
Forgetting to talk about the Syria/Turkey/Kurdish conflict at all.
Not declaring our inherent biases.
Lots of hand gestures which may not translate in the audio medium.
Egregious factual inaccuracies.
Barge into a secure government facility with your phone, then like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, rate us on Apple Podcasts, and send your questions to deepfought@gmail.com.

Episode 124: Enter The Dragon

Take your shirt off and relax with a meaty new episode in which we pitch brand new product ideas to a rich and successful panel of investor. Plus, a wide-ranging discussion on American politics, other good podcasts, and more. This episode's mistakes include:
Giving away all our good, untrademarked ideas.
Forgetting to mention the good soundtrack of Joker.
Ending the first date abruptly.
Egregious factual inaccuracies.
Get out your purse or wallet, then like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, rate us on iTunes, and send your questions to deepfought@gmail.com.

Episode 123: The Sims

Welcome back, friends. How was your holiday? Michael has returned too, so this week we learn a bit about Sri Lanka and then dive into a properly existential question of whether we're all living in a simulation. Plus, some interesting Science News and a revelatory mailbag. This episode's mistakes include:
Hiding one big new development from this description.
Michael's good audio died halfway through so we jumped to my Skype recording backup, sorry.
Forgot to declare international travel as business expense for tax purposes.
Egregious factual inaccuracies.
Get into the groove, then like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, rate us on iTunes, and send your questions to deepfought@gmail.com.

Episode 122: How To Disappear Completely

Happy Father's Day to those who celebrate it, and for everyone else, we have a new episode of the pod for you. We're back in the land of the hypothetical, as we cook up our best escape plans, so we can cut and run when the going gets tough. There are many important considerations and also fake names. This episode's mistakes include:
Burning all our great ideas, so now we can't use them.
Missed obvious opportunity for John West Tuna angling sponsorship.
Cliffhanger ending.
Egregious factual inaccuracies.
Grab your go bag, then like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, rate us on iTunes, and send your questions to deepfought@gmail.com.

Episode 121: The Art Of War

Oof. We've been through hell this week to bring you a podcast about war - and don't worry, we discuss whether a comparison like that is appropriate in the episode itself. It was a Skype record with constant interruptions, but the end result is a peek behind the curtain of our production process, offering insights the New York Times called "illuminating" and "heartbreaking." This episode's mistakes include:
Drawing attention to the problem instead of making it go away.
Growing increasingly broken as humans across the episode.
Michael said Chinese is read right to left but that mostly changed in the 1950s after the communist revolution, and the increasing exposure to Western character sets made the unwieldiness of rotating a vertical paper to parse English words apparent. Thus, all newspapers changed to a horizontal left-to-right alignment, and today most real-world Chinese signage is now written to match.
Egregious factual inaccuracies.
Get down, get down, then like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, rate us on iTunes, and send your questions to deepfought@gmail.com.

Episode 120: To Sleep, Perchance To Dream

Tuck yourself in, and snuggle up close to us for an episode all about sleep. We're talking about the physiological ramifications of not getting those eight hours, the perks and negatives of being a night owl, as well as if there's anything to be understood from your dreams. This episode's mistakes include:
Accidentally closing this tab before uploading and having to retype all this shit goddamn it fuck.
Missed opportunity for ASMR spinoff podcast.
Burning bridges in the aioli community.
Egregious factual inaccuracies.
Put in your retainer, then like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, rate us on iTunes, and send your questions to deepfought@gmail.com.

Episode 119: F. Art

Booyakasha, it's time to get real. Michael Zubreckyj presents: Deep Fought, and things are gonna be a bit different around these parts. We recorded this late and loose, so we're talking about art and intentionality, and why Jupiter is so important. This episode's mistakes include:
Making Nick edit the podcast as per usual.
Recording at 12:30am NZ time.
Quality ending.
Egregious factual inaccuracies.
Support your friend's personal development, then like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, rate us on iTunes, and send your questions to deepfought@gmail.com.

Episode 118: Making Babies

Gather round, friends, for we bring strange tidings. It's a science-y episode in which we deep dive into the CRISPR baby scandal, and discuss the genetic manipulation of embryos and the implications thereof. Plus, we've got a little bit of telepathy and ANIMA chat. This episode's mistakes include:
Opening ourselves up to cyberattack by the Chinese government.
Missed opportunity for bat repellent sponsorship.
Should have plugged The Sinking City harder.
Egregious factual inaccuracies.
If you could do it all again, would you like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, rate us on iTunes, and send your questions to deepfought@gmail.com?

Episode 117: Fake It Til You Make It

Did we really record this, or is it just machine learning mashing noises we previously made into brand new content? That's the question at hand this week, as we deep dive into deepfakes, and how they should be regulated on social media. There's plenty of interesting offshoots, so we hope you enjoy. This episode's mistakes include:
A bit of lag on the Skype call this week, so forgive a bit of choppiness as we occasionally talk on top of each other.
Probably too much bonus reading, including:
Facebook deepfake problem 
Uber's shaky business model
Facebook's moderation team
Australia's post-truth election scandal
Fart fart fart fart.
Egregious factual inaccuracies.
Don't believe your eyes, then like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, rate us on iTunes, and send your questions to deepfought@gmail.com.

Episode 116: Birthday Boys

In an exciting turn of events, this week's episode is distinctly more authoritative thanks to both Michael and Nick now entering their thirties. In a less exciting turn of events, it's a bit of a pot pourri, as we recap how we celebrated our birthdays, and touch on a bunch of Hollywood topics including Keanu Reeves, Reese Witherspoon, Robert Pattinson, Liam Neeson, Seth Rogen, and Demetri Martin. This episode's mistakes include:
Audio ghosts in first version uploaded - you may want to delete this episode and redownload to make sure you've got the fixed one.
No clear theme but plenty of variety.
Some negative energy directed at you, our beloved listeners.
Egregious factual inaccuracies.
Pick up your popcorn from the end of the candy bar, then like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, rate us on iTunes, and send your questions to deepfought@gmail.com.

Episode 115: Good Sport

Get your tickets, because it's semifinal time at the old playing field and we've got a corporate box from which to watch all the action. That's right, we're talking sport, and specifically the challenges facing the categorisation and inclusion of trans and intersex athletes. It's a pretty in-depth chat, so make sure you stock up on soggy hot chips at half time. This episode's mistakes include:
No health and dietary warnings about chessboards.
Started with a joke, ended with a joke, but in the middle... not so much.
1x1 actually equals 2.
Egregious factual inaccuracies.
Pull up your socks, then like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, rate us on iTunes, and send your questions to deepfought@gmail.com.
 

Episode 114: Mueller Schmueller

A nice and chunky chat today owing to some nice and chunky news, namely the redacted delivery of Mueller's report. We talk a bit about what that means for Trump, and then delve into Assange and the Wikileaks of it all. Plus, plenty of other bullshit including a very special guest. This episode's mistakes include:
A brief hiccup where Michael's recording failed but was quickly noticed.
A slightly indulgent length.
No promo code for tour dates.
Egregious factual inaccuracies.
Double check your firewall, then like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, rate us on iTunes, and send your questions to deepfought@gmail.com.