This week: – Live Show Debrief – The Ashes – Best Voice note Ever (maybe) – Christmas Cracker Jokes A couple things that may interest you: 🛍️ Grab your Chocs Clothes 📲 Facebook Snippets & Chaos 🎥 Full Video Episodes And as for your Homework Here is the link to the survey Skin mentioned - https://spotted-frown-2d3.notion.site/2cc95d542936802e94a7e908222abfaa?pvs=105 Thanks for any feedback you can offer ☺️ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Dec 17, 2025•47 min
This week: – Clapping for a pub musician? – Skin swinging – The best and worst of the internet – Real or fake News Headlines A couple things that may interest you: 🎟️ Live Show Tickets 🛍️ Grab your Chocs Clothes 📲 Facebook Snippets & Chaos 🎥 Full Video Episodes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Dec 10, 2025•41 min
This week: – Mickus has been drinking lukewarm coffees – Skin's debut facts to make Gode feel better – What is harder? Choosing a meal, or choosing a movie? – Is it important to know where your psychologist lives? A couple things that may interest you: 🎟️ Live Show Tickets 🛍️ Grab your Chocs Clothes 📲 Facebook Snippets & Chaos 🎥 Full Video Episodes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Dec 03, 2025•43 min
Gode told this yarn when we were recording last week and it feels like the perfect Ashes timed story really. We don't know why we have never gone through it before. But we are very glad we have now! A couple things that may interest you: 🎟️ Live Show Tickets 🛍️ Grab your Chocs Clothes 📲 Facebook Snippets & Chaos 🎥 Full Video Episodes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Dec 01, 2025•12 min
This week: – Our almost dream day with Kerry O'Keeffe – Travis Head doing all sorts – Going through the Family Tree of AFL Draftees – Leigh & Gode's world famous David Jones Skit A couple things that may interest you: 🎟️ Live Show Tickets 🛍️ Grab your Chocs Clothes 📲 Facebook Snippets & Chaos 🎥 Full Video Episodes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Nov 26, 2025•35 min
This week: – Where would Gode rate a Flax Seed Egg? – Is umpiring with a beer okay? – Mickus makes an important phone call – A rare mistake when bird watching A couple things that may interest you: 🎟️ Live Show Tickets 🛍️ Grab your Chocs Clothes 📲 Facebook Snippets & Chaos 🎥 Full Video Episodes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Nov 19, 2025•44 min
This week: – Should you laugh at the word 'Fartlek' – Skin had a rough homeowner initiation – The AFL has a genius new finals structure – Haven't had a caller since 'Nam', but we've now had one in 'Nam' We would love to know your thoughts around a Q&A type of setup at the live show too! A couple things that may interest you: 🎟️ Live Show Tickets 🛍️ Grab your Chocs Clothes 📲 Facebook Snippets & Chaos 🎥 Full Video Episodes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Nov 12, 2025•45 min
This week: – Skin on the soda waters – Gode the Office Cricket Spin Wizard – AUS v IND ODI's – Place names that should exist If you want to follow Skin's 75 hard journey and soda water drinking, the easiest way is probably in the WGTC Whoop group. Get a free WHOOP and one month free when you join with our link: https://join.whoop.com/thechocs A couple things that may interest you: 🎟️ Live Show Tickets 🛍️ Grab your Chocs Clothes 📲 Facebook Snippets & Chaos 🎥 Full Video Episodes Hosted on ...
Nov 05, 2025•43 min
Sometimes you get to talk to people who got the chocolates, and Matthew Hayden is definitely that. So we were pumped. Here's what we went over: – Swimming with Sharks – Running Nude at the MCG – Whether Skin can still make it – If Haydos is available for selection in the Ashes – Why he likes the chair he is sitting on! A couple things that may interest you: 🎟️ Live Show Tickets 🛍️ Grab your Chocs Clothes 📲 Facebook Snippets & Chaos 🎥 Full Video Episodes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pri...
Nov 03, 2025•38 min
This week: – Are there bad times for beers? – Gode's brief and confusing foray into bodybuilding – Smut Reading Contest: Who's got the voice for it? – Silent Auction: Is Table Tennis a Winter Olympic Sport? If you want to follow Skin's 75 hard journey the easiest way is probbaly in the WGTC Whoop group. He won't see anything obviously, but you can see the strain scores he is racking up. Get a free WHOOP and one month free when you join with our link: https://join.whoop.com/thechocs EXCLUSIVE Nor...
Oct 29, 2025•47 min
This week: – Presidential Quote or Comedian? – English listeners' Ashes predictions – Best nicknames we've been sent – Mickus’ game: It’s Not About the Money (but… it is) A couple things that may interest you: 🎟️ Live Show Tickets 🛍️ Grab your Chocs Merch 📲 Facebook Snippets & Chaos 🎥 Full Video Episodes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Oct 22, 2025•44 min
This week: – Underrated jokes that surely deserved more love – Cricket season updates – Wedding bangers playlist – A weird game of What’s Longer? A couple things that may interest you: 🎟️ Live Show Tickets 🛍️ Grab your Chocs Merch 📲 Facebook Snippets & Chaos 🎥 Full Video Episodes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Oct 15, 2025•44 min
Rump Records, Cold Ones & Career Advice This week: 🍑 Rump Record Attempt – One listener took the challenge on. 🍻 Beer Hypotheticals – Gode’s scenarios are very pub-themed. 🏉 Brisbane: Sporting Capital – Forget Melbourne. Brisbane are too good. 💼 Ben Hunt’s Career Options – New gigs for the Broncos legend, courtesy of us. Hit play now for laughs, chaos, and more hypothetical beers than actual beers (unfortunately for some but not for Skin currently). 🎟️ Live Show Tickets 🛍️ Chocs Merch ...
Oct 08, 2025•42 min
Longevity, Premiers & Imposters This week: 🎙️ Must or Dust – “Not everyone needs a podcast" we're hearing. 🦁 Brisbane Lions Recap – Leigh went to the Grand Final and lived to tell the tale. 🍑 Rump Record – A behind-the-scenes moment you’ll wish stayed behind the scenes. 🥇 Chocs Ep 300 – Somehow, we’re still going. Hit play now for laughs, chaos, and proof that a few microphones and some spare time can last 300 weeks. 🎟️ Live Show Tickets 🛍️ Chocs Merch 🎥 Full video episodes on YouTube...
Oct 01, 2025•42 min
This week: 🔊 Namestorming a UE Boom 🏟️ Should Leigh go to the AFL Grand Final? ⛳ Friend of the Show 🐺 What’s the Time, Mr Wolf? If you listen to this episode on a speaker, you can give it a new name by halfway through the episode. Huge news. 🎟️ Live Show Tickets 🛍️ Chocs Merch (Great for golf days) 🎥 Full video episodes 📲 Facebook snippets & highlights Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Sep 24, 2025•40 min
'That Guy', Head-butting and Shower Time This week: 🏘️ "That Guy" from Your Town – Every hometown has one… and we heard about yours. 💋 Open-Eyed Technique – Leigh reflects on his own kissing mechanics. 🚿 Shower Shaming – Skin sets a record for time spent under hot water. 🎵 Reverse Song Game – Skin flips tracks backwards… and we try guess them. Hit play now for laughs, chaos, and a serious discussion about eye contact (during a smooch). 🎟️ Live Show Tickets. 🛍️ Chocs Merch (Perfect Post-Sho...
Sep 17, 2025•43 min
Team Songs, Name Crimes & Shower Shocks This week: 🏆 Gode still waiting for that Team Song – Leigh got the chocolates in the WGTC Cup. 🧼 You’ve Been Showering Wrong – The internet tells us how to do it (there is a lot of disagreement). ❌ Names That Shouldn’t Exist – Apparently all are real! 🧠 First Name Challenge – Gode quizzes us on the names we definitely should know (but don’t). Hit play now for laughs, chaos, and a full scrub of Uranus. 🛍️ Chocs Merch (Clean, Unlike This Episode). 🎥...
Sep 10, 2025•40 min
Hygiene Fails, Sporting Feats & Multilingual Mischief This week: 🚿 Leigh’s Hygiene Disaster – One of the most uncomfortable public moments in Chocs history. 👀 Skin vs. Jonathan Thurston – An accidental staring comp with an NRL legend. 🎯 147s, 9-Darters & Sports Perfection – We attempt to understand elite sporting feats. 🌍 How to Say Penis Around the World – Mickus takes us on a deeply educational journey. Hit play now for laughs, chaos, and a new level of cultural awareness (sort of)...
Sep 03, 2025•47 min
Extra Curriculars, Angry Gode & Sheep-Related Mishaps This week: 📚 Skin’s After Hours Activity – He’s found a direct line. 👀 Gode’s Weekend Observation – Something caught his eye and absolutely fired him up . 🐑 Mickus vs the Sheep – An encounter in Dunedin that nobody saw coming. 🏷️ Nickname Hall of Fame – We go through your very best submissions. Hit play now for laughs, chaos, and the weird things that the council get up to in New Zealand! ✈️ Jetstar’s Get On Board Sale is live! Book a...
Aug 27, 2025•49 min
Wedding Cakes, Engagement Mistakes & Selection Aches This week: 💍 Engagement Details Drop – Rochelle reveals how the proposal actually went down. 💭 Delusional Beliefs – Mickus is certain he could swim all day. 🏏 Shadow Cricket Confessions – Gode is happy for it to continue! 🧠 Silent Auction Trivia – How many Olympic gold medallists can we name under pressure? Hit play now for laughs, chaos, and a wedding proposal that was brought undone by a backpack. 📢 Got something to say? Join the sh...
Aug 20, 2025•48 min
Inside Jokes & Retirement Quotes From the best inside jokes that only you and your mates would understand to prepping for Leigh’s hypothetical retirement, this one is as rogue as Gode's general language. Plus, there’s a movie rec thrown in no spoilers (almost). This week: 🗣️ Inside Jokes from the Group Chat – Comprehension here is difficult. 🎬 Movie Recommendation – We watched it but you also should. 🏏 Leigh’s Retirement Tributes – Gode prepares just in case. 📦 Gode’s Grab Bag – Semi Fam...
Aug 13, 2025•44 min
Hand dryers, Gamesmanship, and a detour award! This week: 🚻 The Great Hand Dryer Debate – Some of these suck (and blow air). 🏉 Panthers: Cheats or Elites? – We argue. 🗺️ NZ Landmark or Made-Up Phrase? – A quiz with suspiciously scenic answers. 🥇 Friend of the Show Award – A very creative detour. Hit play now for a laugh and a tip of the cap to another engaged podcast host. 🛍️ Chocs gear is ready to roll. 🎥 Live show tickets for Brisbane! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more info...
Aug 06, 2025•40 min
💍 Engagement. Lawn mowers. Wizardry. Leigh proposed... a new segment idea. In this episode we also find out robot lawn mowers are a thing. Learn Harry Potter spells, and identify are favourite Kiwi music artists. This week: 🧠 Harry Potter Spell or Muscle? – Can we tell the difference between wizardry and anatomy? 🎶 Songs That Slap: Australia/NZ Edition – A real Trans-Tasman battle. 🤖 Namestorming a Robot Lawn Mower – Give us a mow-ment. 🎬 Happy Gilmore 2 Review – Should it exist? 💍 Leigh's...
Jul 30, 2025•52 min
Coldplay and Words we Might not Say! The whole Coldplay thing had everyone ducking for cover... well certainly two people. There's some magical things happening in Rugby and we find out just how hard it is to spell Irish names. Plus, there’s a Gen Z slang game that exposes one of us. This week: 📚 What came first: the Harry Potter book or the rugby player? 🕺 The Coldplay concert seemed nice. 🎧 “Fictionary” returns with Gen Z phrases that leave us stunned. 🧠 Spelling Bee With a Twist: Irish na...
Jul 23, 2025•53 min
Birthday Tricks, School Flicks & Collingwood... Fans We are warming up for the first ever Chocs Chin Wag, there are some concerns about Leigh & Skin being late so we had to talk about that. But also this week: 🎁 Birthday Gifts – A life hack for the ages. 🎬 School Flicks – A nostalgia trip back to movie days at school. 🖤 Why We Hate Collingwood – Apparently there is no single explanation. 🧩 Who Am I? – Mickus has invented a brand new game. Hit play now for laughs, chaos, and more love...
Jul 16, 2025•52 min
The Thinker’s Comedy Podcast (For Smart People Like You) We’re back with a slightly more intellectual brand of comedy this week… in fact couldn't be further from the truth. Here's what we’ve got for you: 🏃♂️ Gold Coast Marathon Recap – Who finished, who flopped, who needs new knees. ⛳ Hole-in-One vs Perfect Game (Round 2) – The debate rolls on. 🏉 Rugby League for Beginners – We pick a team for an English listener to support (unfortunate for them). 🧠 Trivia Time – Gode delivers a marathon-the...
Jul 09, 2025•59 min
Late Night Yard Work, First Alcoholic Beverages and a Hole in One Ceremony This week we're joined by Jana , who brings farm life knowledge and a reluctant willingness to play Perfect Partners can she match answers with her husband? 🏆 Hole-in-One Presentation – Gode’s big golf moment, immortalised (sort of). 💘 Perfect Partners: Jana Edition – Relationship test or just intriguing confessions? 🎸 Namestorming a Ukulele & Banjo – Musical instruments deserve ridiculous names too. 🧠 Google Feud...
Jul 02, 2025•1 hr 7 min
Orcas in Hats, Weird Dreams & an Origin Win for the Ages This week: 💤 Skin’s Dream Diary – His daughter is producing monologues. 🏉 Leigh Wins State of Origin – Well his version of it. 📱 Social Sins & Wins – Finally... someone explains what POV actually means. 🐋 Orcas in Hats – You were as surprised as you are. 🧠 New Word Game – Skin steals like an artist. If this episode doesn’t make sense, well we get that but we can't do much to help you 😂 Homework is below. Drop us a note when y...
Jun 25, 2025•52 min
Office Visit Chaos, Trailblazing & Explaining Cricket (Poorly) This week: 🧍♂️ What even is a Keith? – We try to define why it’s accidentally become an insult. 🏏 Explaining Cricket to Newcomers – It's real hard hey! 🥾 Trail Running Recap – Scenic views, sore legs, and a parody song. 🎙️ Gode’s New Podcast Elevator Pitch – A bold new take on what this show actually is. Hit play now for laughs, poor singing, and a full-blown recap of a fairly awkward moment! 🛍️ Clothes falling apart? Get y...
Jun 18, 2025•54 min
Footy Selections, Coffee Confessions & Spelling Madness This week: 🏉 State of Origin selection – Fairly self absorbed version. ☕ Coffee order hypotheticals – That are strangely real. ⚽ Ange’s Next Move? – We pitch some totally reasonable new careers. 🎤 Do we need meet & greets? – And should they be called something cooler? 📝 Spelling Bee – Is hypochondria even a real word? Hit play now for laughs, chaos, and a a best on ground performance from Skin. 🛍️ Need fresh gear? Get your Chocs...
Jun 11, 2025•56 min
