Rollercoaster of emotions this week as we start on a sombre note with a minute silence for the passing of Queen Elizabeth II, before almost immediately launching into a discussion whether it was too soon to make jokes about it and why on earth did the Premier League postpone their games over the weekend. Then it’s full steam ahead with over an hour of just yarns of Kush’s month long American holiday, including the highs, the lows and an aggressively long amount of time spent on the food he ate. ...
Sep 13, 2022•1 hr 22 min•Season 1Ep. 169
The boys are back this week after a shaky performance last week. With the cobwebs out of the system, we start with Ro recounting a concerning story regarding underage smoking - when is citizen’s arrest an option? We also hear about the boys embarking on a boat party around Sydney Harbour. We bring back the improv game “Fortunately Unfortunately” where each round has a scenario and the boys take turns advancing the story one sentence at a time, which must begin with fortunately or unfortunately i...
Sep 06, 2022•37 min•Season 1Ep. 168
The boys are back after a 4 week break. Kush is off galavanting all 50 states of the USA, meaning we pre-recorded a whole heap of episodes before his leave of absence. In typical TCB fashion however, we miscalculated the number of episodes we needed to pre-record and thus the 3 wise men (Migs, Ro and Sen) once again lace up the boots. Bit of rust in this episode, but we begin regardless with a riveting update to Ro’s intriguing dynamic with his downstairs Spanish neighbours, which includes the p...
Aug 30, 2022•49 min•Season 1Ep. 167
We begin this week with the most quintessential Critical Banter story imaginable, featuring a bathroom rare unit, dabbing your willy and an intelligent discourse about the seminal works of W H Auden. Following the tale of the urinal cretin, we discuss an impromptu mind your manners about requesting people to chip in for petrol, which may be fair enough given times are currently tough. We bring back “Head’s Up” this week, which is basically just charades but with a phone on your forehead. The boy...
Aug 23, 2022•57 min•Season 1Ep. 166
No Kush or guest this week, but Miguel is back fresh from his trip to Melbourne (to watch some subpar football) and is filled to the brim with yarns. Unfortunately, most of these yarns are related to the act of stalking someone. We hear the tale of an absolute warrior who camped outside a hotel for 3 hours, we also hear about tastefully following Hollywood and YouTube stars as well as a more sinister story of stalking a fiery Australian tennis player. We also hear about Ro’s last act of modern d...
Aug 16, 2022•40 min•Season 1Ep. 165
This week we welcome back only our second repeat guest (says more about us really) - Sydney comedian Dan Cawthorne. However, before we reunite with Dan, Karan Kundra (Kush’s Karen alter ego) provides us with an update with his ongoing, albeit one-sided, feud with local Sydney Italian restaurant chain, Fratelli Fresh. After we entertain Karan for a bit, Ro then reveals the peculiar purchases and behaviours of his new Spanish downstairs neighbours. Next up is our interview with Dan. We check in wi...
Aug 09, 2022•49 min•Season 1Ep. 164
Mig is MIA and the unlikely trio of Ro, Kush and Sen are once again tasked with carrying the podcast, something they haven’t had to do since late 2019. To kick us off, Sen comes loaded with tales fresh from attending his first concert post Covid. We talk about wearing masks in a mosh pit, how many piercings are too many, face vs neck tattoos, sitting down at concerts and mild concussion in a mosh. We try our hand at a new game this week with “Try Not to Laugh,” where the stakes are high - if you...
Aug 02, 2022•43 min•Season 1Ep. 163
This week’s episode begins with a tale of catholic guilt. Rohit exposes his friend for an outrageous drunk quirk which involves donating copious amounts of money every time she got blackout drunk in an attempt to repent for sins. Sen then exposes himself for his Tik Tok use and his religious obsession with Western Sydney teenage Tik Tok drama which entailed the respectful soliciting of nudes. New game this week as we try our hand at another improv game - “Fortunately Unfortunately.” Pretty simpl...
Jul 26, 2022•40 min•Season 1Ep. 162
All the boys are back this week and we start with something that is quickly becoming our favourite pastime - slandering Sydney establishments. This time Kush has a gripe with a popular Italian restaurant chain which refused to serve him pizza. Kush then goes full Karen, emailing the GM of this conglomerate. We also get another exciting chapter to Sen and Ro’s Oztag match fixing adventures. Our game this week is “Role of the MVP.” In this current bear market environment whereby value investing fa...
Jul 19, 2022•46 min•Season 1Ep. 161
We begin this week with a world record update from Ro as the man claims to be sub 7 seconds. A date is also set for the world record attempt - late July, giving Ro 2 weeks to enter into an intensive camp to get into shape for the big event. Next up, Miguel airs yet another grievance, this time with Uber’s inferior competitor as he was left in a mexican stand-off with multiple drivers. “TCB Top Ten” is back this week as Ro quizzes Sen and Mig’s knowledge on various top ten lists - this week we ta...
Jul 12, 2022•53 min•Season 1Ep. 160
Fresh out of quarantine (quite literally) Rohit joins us again live in the studio as Kush taps out. We hear about Ro’s past week in isolation, hearing about bizarre youtube tangents and early onset cabin fever. Not only is this man covid-free, he is also now mullet-free and begins to describe the world’s worst haircut. Following last week’s “Mind Your Manners,” Mig’s has another similar moral dilemma for the boys to ponder. “Going Camping,” is back this week, with Ro a first time player. The las...
Jul 05, 2022•57 min•Season 1Ep. 159
Kush is back, tell a friend. Robro another no show, off galavanting around New Zealand - or is he? With Kush gracing us with his presence for a second week in a row, we give old mate Ro a buzz to see what’s what and where he’s been and what he’s been up to. For our game this week, the boys try their hand at the viral trend of “They are a 10 but…” This game is fairly simple as the boys are faced with a fictional person who is rated a 10, however this fictional person also comes with a negative tr...
Jun 28, 2022•48 min•Season 1Ep. 158
Big KK is back in the building this week and brings us a fresh walking story. Just when you thought Kush’s daily walks couldn’t get more exciting, this week he serves us up a thrilling tale featuring dark parks, phones and jumpscares. Miguel cowardly went to Vivid during the week and recounts his horrific time and gives us a breakdown of the food purchased and finally we provide an update to last week’s party story. “Fact or Cap” is back this week and this time Kush steps up to the batter’s plat...
Jun 21, 2022•59 min•Season 1Ep. 157
This week Ro has been replaced by the very thing he is obsessed with - Mr Potato Head. After dealing with virtual Ro/Mr Potato Head, the boys begin this week with slandering Sydney venues, including some institutions of our nightlife. Sen begins with his grievances with a certain BYO Chinese establishment, before Miguel tees off on the real Establishment Bar and finally a bar so trash, it doesn’t even deserve to get named. Our game this week is “Hard Trivia,” which is basically just trivia but t...
Jun 14, 2022•35 min•Season 1Ep. 156
On this podcast we shoot for the stars and this week begins with Ro’s first steps to Guinness World Record glory. The man has gone out and purchased a Mr. Potato Head toy (out of his own pocket) and live on air he attempts his first construction of said toy. Join us over the next few weeks as he begins his hunt to the elusive sub 5 second time. We also hear a tale of buffoonery courtesy of Sen. We introduce a new game this week called, “Head’s Up,” which is basically just charades but with a pho...
Jun 07, 2022•54 min•Season 1Ep. 155
We’re back with Pokemon Smash or Pass Round 2!! - is what we know you would all love, unfortunately Ro is back so normal programming resumes. Ro gives us an update on his get rich quick scheme he mentioned a few weeks ago as well as an update on his Mr Potatohead world record attempt, with him attempting his first go live on air in a few weeks. Sen then reveals some details about the sordid, shady dealings of Sydney’s underbelly, which of course is a reference to the bitter battle for chicken su...
May 31, 2022•49 min•Season 1Ep. 154
Everyone has left us this week. No Ro, no Kush, no guest, no hope. Migs and Sen left scrambling to put together an episode, and wowee is this one a doozy. As usual, we start with some biting political satire, ripping apart the electoral process along the way. We then discuss NFT’s, like every other podcast, except this one is NBA trading card related which does somewhat interest the boys. We get our first taste of this week’s insanity with “Pokemon Smash or Pass,” with the boys deciding if they ...
May 24, 2022•49 min•Season 1Ep. 153
Another huge guest lined up this week as we welcome a stalwart of the Sydney comedy scene, Tom Witcombe. To kick us off this week, Rohit spends the first 10 minutes of the episode slandering his parents for no apparent reason. He then spends the next 10 minutes explaining his new get rich quick scheme, whilst arguing that it isn’t technically fraud. We then reached around our guest Tom Witcombe. As usual to begin, Tom recounts a rare moment from his past, before we launch into tales of his early...
May 17, 2022•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 152
Milestone week here for the boys as we reach episode 151. Not many podcasts have made it to 151 and many will argue that we absolutely shouldn’t have, yet here we are. To celebrate, we start off with our usual yarns before we jump into an extended edition of #AskTCB, where we answer fan questions which includes a special guest appearance. Thank you all for sticking with us for 151 episodes and here’s to 151 (and beyond) more! ___________________________________________________ SPONSORS 🪒 MANSCA...
May 10, 2022•57 min•Season 1Ep. 151
We’ve gone back to back guests and this week we’ve got a huge one - we welcome Sydney comedian Aleks Milinkovic onto the podcast. Before we get around Aleks, Migs and Sen reminisce about their trip to the Lakemba Ramadan night markets, dropping absolute hot takes along the way. Ro then tells the boys about his new obsession for the week, this time it’s getting himself into the Guiness Book of World Records. We then reach around our guest Aleks, hearing about his rareness through street sign supe...
May 03, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 150
Like Jesus last week, Kushagra rises following his battle with Swine Flu to join us. This time, however, it’s Rohit who’s missing as the man is in regional Australia, campaigning for One Nation ahead of the 2022 Federal Election. In his place, we have found a certified love expert, Christina, who is here to help our listeners and answer any questions they have regarding relationships. “Finish the Lyric'' rears its ugly head once again in its annual contractually obliged appearance. Luckily, resi...
Apr 26, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 149
Moderately sized episode this week with Kushagra out with a mysterious illness that looks and sounds like Covid but isn’t, whilst Ro and Sen are back from galavanting around Melbourne and are full of yarns. This week is all about comebacks from Jesus to Ro’s magnificent display at the casino, we have it all. This episode was recorded on Good Friday and to commemorate this auspicious day, Sen quizzes the resident Christians Ro and Migs on their Easter knowledge with the “Easter Quiz.” “AnswerRedd...
Apr 19, 2022•44 min•Season 1Ep. 148
The full crew is back for a second week in a row for the first time in an eternity. The boys have plenty of yarns to start us off this week, including a story of one of the boys showing disrespect to a waiter at a bar, the boys then copping abuse from a homeless man and finally one of the lads being floored by the price of a takeaway bacon and egg roll vs the dine-in price. We have a new game this week, the “Fake Name Game,” where we finally utilise the beautiful Rodecaster to its full capabilit...
Apr 12, 2022•42 min•Season 1Ep. 147
By Allah's grace, in time for Ramadan, Rohit has found his way home and he finally joins us this week. Turns out he was not in the wilderness, he was on a massive bender after winning his cricket grand final - days after losing the oztag grand final in embarrassing fashion. Rollercoaster of emotions for this man. Sen also provides his own update of the battle with his toilet at work which someone had showered in faeces. We bring back the game “Higher or Lower” this week. The premise is quite sim...
Apr 05, 2022•47 min•Season 1Ep. 146
No guest this week, but a massive episode regardless. Kush has graced us once again, sort of a guest if you really think about it, but Rohit is still a no show. After last week’s disgraceful Oztag performance and final, Rohit has disappeared off the face of the planet and has not returned a single call or message. We cannot stress this enough, if you see this man please do not go near him, just contact the authorities immediately - we are worried about his well being (maybe). Anyway, in other ri...
Mar 29, 2022•52 min•Season 1Ep. 145
We’ve got a massive episode this week, jam packed with brilliant yarns and great zingers with our guest and friend of the show, Chillzy. We start with a solemn update on our match fixing saga, which ended quite poorly resulting in Rohit’s disappearance - we truly hope to see him again one day. Regardless of Ro’s houdini act, the show must go on and we’ve got a great guest to replace him. We reach around our guest Chillzy, enquiring about his op shop purchases, reminiscing about his Western Sydne...
Mar 22, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 144
Hot on the heels of last week’s cracker episode, we get another surprise this week as Kush makes his triumphant return. We reach around Kush finding out what he’s been up to, what movies he’s watched and how his PS5 is. We then discuss Rohit’s curse as this man has a knack of asking unfortunate questions. If Ro asks how your significant other is going, you should run the other way. “Compare and Contrast” is back this week. If you are new, this is where we debate and rank various things, this wee...
Mar 15, 2022•50 min•Season 1Ep. 143
Holy crap boys and girls, do we have a huge episode for you this week. What we considered to be a lofty dream has now become a reality, teaching the boys to dream bigger. Anyway, the boys welcome YouTube superstar, stand-up comedy phenom and fellow podcaster Neel Kolhatkar onto the show. We begin, however, with our usual dribble which includes an exciting update in Miguel’s DJ journey as well as a not so exciting update to Ro and Sen’s match fixing. Next up is our interview with Neel. The boys h...
Mar 08, 2022•43 min•Season 1Ep. 142
The boys welcome their first guest in the studio this week, Sydney comedian and DJ, Max Dary. This week’s episode however begins with another one of Ro’s strange gripes - this week it’s the amount of applause at musicals. In an attempt to be cultural, Ro attends a musical during the week and is shocked by the number of applause each actor receives. Next we pivot to slandering Santorini and Greece before ending with a discussion on junk etiquette at the beach. Next up is our interview with Max wh...
Mar 01, 2022•49 min•Season 1Ep. 141
To kick off this week’s episode Sen and Rohit confess to the saddest thing they’ve done recently - match fixing amateur social oztag. If they win, their actions will be completely justified, right? Anyway, after trying to rationalise their behaviour, Miguel provides us with a life update as he takes his first few steps to becoming the next Avicii, except alive (F). To help him on his journey, he enlists the listener's help in coming up with a DJ name. We bring back “The Price is Right” this week...
Feb 22, 2022•51 min•Season 1Ep. 140
