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Where should you turn when faced with a big, philosophical question? The internet, of course. Half philosophy, one third ”jokes”, one twelfth science, one twelfth politics, and 100% carefully calculated fractions. That’s the Deep Fought Promise!

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Episode 218: A Light In The Dark from 2023-12-11T00:09:16

It's the most wonderful time of the year – our fifth annual Christmas song spectacular! We've sunk so many hours of work into this one ep, so I'm gonna keep this quick, but thanks so much for li...

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Episode 217: True Colours from 2023-11-27T18:43:45

Sup mates? We're back this week with a loose and chatty ep that covers everything from 🩳🪢⏰🙄, to 🏨🍹😴💰😡, and even 👵📽️🛋️😢. Plus, there's a deeper dive into the cultural etiquette of emo...

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Episode 216: Pathogenesis from 2023-11-13T00:01

Now, what seems to be the problem? The answer, it turns out, might well be hundreds of millions of years of viral and bacterial infections. This week we're talking about the history of mankind a...

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Episode 215: Too Good To Be True from 2023-10-30T17:36:26

Boy, it sure is nice to see that lovely face of yours. Do you use a product, or is it just–– no, that's just natural?! Yeah, it looks great. Jealous. Hey, so this episode we're talking about Has...

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Episode 214: Him And Her from 2023-10-16T00:00

Hey pals, this is a big one. Not to toot our own horns, but... yeah. Don't let it be the episode that slips down your feed. Nick went on a road trip, Michael has been scheming, and AI is evolvin...

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Episode 213: Take The Money And Run from 2023-10-02T09:00

Good day, friends and fans. We're back with a grab bag episode, touching on things as important as the meaning and purpose of conceptual art (20 mins), and as unimportant as whether Michael's vi...

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Episode 212: Brand Management from 2023-09-18T20:03

Look, you're a busy executive type trying to make a mark on the world, so you just want the headlines, no fluff – I get it. Michael's in Cambodia. Russell Brand allegedly did bad things. The Ove...

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Episode 211: Control Fault Deceit from 2023-09-04T19:11:10

Good afternoon, and thank you for flying Deep Fought Air. We're pleased to inform you that our episode is ready for departure, and would like to welcome all Abyss Club members to board at their ...

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Episode 210: Dead Reckoning from 2023-08-21T20:28:22

The peal of the church bell rings out across the misty moor, hastening a flock of ravens from their perch in a wizened beech tree. You watch the pall-bearers carry their cargo towards the gravey...

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Episode 209: Killer Collab from 2023-08-07T20:12:56

Ahoy, me hearties! We're having a whale of a time in this episode as we discuss orca fashion and cross-species murder teams. Plus, there's plenty of talk of Michael's Malaysian adventures, lesso...

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Episode 208: Can AI Write Of Electric Sheep? from 2023-07-21T22:03:50

Xin chào các bạn, and hello. Michael is still in Vietnam, so we talk through what's new before diving into the deep waters of AI via the paddling pool of the Hollywood strikes. Plus, we get the ...

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Episode 207: Meth Olympiad from 2023-07-10T19:37:31

Hey! Stop scrolling that endless list of podcasts and just click play on this one! We're talking about a bunch of fun things this ep, from Michael's travels through Vietnam (and its associated g...

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Episode 206: Potty Mouth from 2023-06-23T22:43:57

Hail fellow, well met. It's been a while, but that's because one of us is on the trip of a lifetime, so cut him some slack. We're back with the first glimpse into Michael's new life as a citizen...

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Episode 205: Sexual Justice Warrior from 2023-05-29T19:22:49

Stop – in the name of the law! In this seductive episode, we're discussing a report about attractiveness bias in the legal system. Yes, the hotter you are, the less time you do. Ain't that somet...

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Episode 204: What’s The Big Idea? from 2023-05-16T17:15:42

Hey kids, check this out. It's another episode fresh off the factory floor, still rocking that new pod smell. Ahh. This week Michael has some big news, so we talk it through and what it means fo...

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Episode 203: Snatch from 2023-05-02T17:09:22

What's been happening, folks? Things have been eventful over in NZ, and this week, Nick spends the episode filling Michael in on a pretty intense thing that happened. Don't worry, we're all good...

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Episode 202: Not Long For This World from 2023-04-17T19:48:18

Hey pals, how's it hanging? Well, I say stop worrying about today, and start worrying about the lives of the trillions of unborn sentient digital beings that might be impacted by your choices. S...

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Episode 201: Employee Of The Week from 2023-04-05T19:52:28

Welcome to the next one hundred! We're back from our lunch break and will be working hard for the rest of the day, because we're talking about a recent study on employee loyalty – what earns tru...

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Episode 200: Bicentenniversary from 2023-03-21T23:53:07

Roll out the red carpet, gather the ticker tape, and call in a favour with the high school marching band, because today, baby, we're celebrating. Yes, somehow we're at 200 episodes, each of them...

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Episode 199: Word Perfect from 2023-02-25T17:06:39

Good morning, class! Today we'll be using our red markers, because we have some corrections to make. That's right, we're discussing the editing of Roald Dahl, and how a changing society perceive...

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Episode 198: All The World’s A Stage from 2023-02-13T19:18:56

Good day, and good tidings to you. Thank you for using your precious data to download a new episode of our show. We can only hope it lives up to expectations. This week we're talking about perfo...

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Episode 197: Head In The Clouds from 2023-01-30T17:38:16

It's a bird, it's a plane— no, it's some sort of hideous combination of the two, a feathered metal monstrosity, screeching in agony as it cartwheels through the air above you. And by that I mean...

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Episode 196: Life’s A Beach from 2023-01-16T21:51:39

Happy New Year, and Happy New Pod! It's been a while, so we do a bit of catching up, and then dive into some interesting issues around brain maturation and the legal system. Plus there's some Re...

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Episode 195: Meh-y Christmas from 2022-12-11T18:08:22

It's the most wonderful time of the year! The tree's up, the star's a-twinkling, and the tinsel is making a mess all over the carpet. We're back for our fourth annual original-Christmas-song-a-p...

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Episode 194: Nog Bonk from 2022-11-21T22:12:57

Nurse, get me 10 ccs of quality content, stat! We're back with another dose of pod, just like the doctor ordered. This is a grab bag episode, with some follow-up on last week's Twitter discussio...

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Episode 193: Elon Way To The Top from 2022-11-05T19:03:37

The sun is out, the birds are chirping, and by birds we mean Twitter users and by chirping we mean whinging. Hello friends, that's right – we're talking Elon Musk in general and also in specific...

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Episode 192: The Silence of Uncertainty from 2022-10-24T18:51:12

Hey bro, what's cracking? We're peeling the alfoil off a steaming home-baked pod for you, and it's been cooked to perfection. We delve into suit shopping, late night hosts, and the modern scienc...

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Episode 191: Two Moments Please from 2022-10-04T18:55:36

Good day, kind podcastees. Thank you for joining us for this eclectic episode as we veer wildly from cartoons, to Bo Burnham, to Christmas, flat dynamics, food delivery, and phone call power mov...

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Episode 190: Drama Queen from 2022-09-17T19:38:54

The Queen is dead, long live the King! Yes, it's about time that two white guys had a chance to talk about the monarchy this week, so it's lucky we have a platform. There is also, oddly, quite a...

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Episode 189: Flight Risk from 2022-09-02T21:05:26

We're back, and better than ever, probably! It's been a while due to various life circumstances including a trip, a house move, and, honestly, a fairly gross eye thing. But that means we have he...

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Episode 188: Low-Cost Hero from 2022-08-02T21:29:52

Ka-ching! That's the sound of another highly profitable podcast episode being released into the internet. We've got a bit of a grab bag for you that follows up on some prior discussions, includi...

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Episode 187: Absurd Trolley Problems from 2022-07-15T22:42:56

Stop, look out! We're hurtling towards you like a runaway tram, and if you're not careful, you'll be hit by a philosophical conundrum and a healthy dose of existentialism. That's right, we're ta...

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Episode 186: The American Empire from 2022-06-26T16:49:10

Podcast listeners, unite! We have a fresh ep for your ear tubes, in which we take a look at the slow decline of America in the wake of the latest Supreme Court decisions around abortion and more...

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Episode 185: Eggwalkers from 2022-06-14T19:35:33

Hello, hello, hello, and welcome to Deep Fought. We've got a corker of an episode lined up for you today, as Michael's sister (a lawyer) joins us to talk through all the ways Michael is wrong – ...

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Episode 184: How To Be Perfect from 2022-05-26T17:30:39

Yo, bro, how's it hanging? That question is left dangling until the end of the pod, which first features discussions of moral philosophy, and the slippery slope of adopting a shitty persona as a...

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Episode 183: Doing Time from 2022-05-11T21:57:14

How you doin'? I can't actually hear your response so please turn to the nearest person or animal and tell them. Ideally this will feel cathartic or stimulating. After you're done, feel free to ...

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Episode 182: Guinness Book Of World Records from 2022-04-27T21:42:40

G'day mates. Did I use that last time? I can't be bothered checking. Nick's been travelling Australia and made time to catch up with his little old pal Mikey. We're in the same room, we've skipp...

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Episode 181: Daylight Robbery from 2022-04-12T19:14:36

G'day mate, and welcome to Australia. There was a wee delay on this edit because Nick was journeying to Adelaide for a holiday, but podcasts must persevere, so here we are. Let's get on with it....

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Episode 180: This Is The End from 2022-03-23T18:16:11

To be clear, this is not the podcast ending. It's just relevant to the discussion at hand: is this the end of the world, and why are we so fascinated with the idea? We've now wasted a good title...

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Episode 179: Above The Line from 2022-03-10T13:32:02

Strange times, are they not? We're back with another fresh ep discussing the sudden arrival of another horseman of the apocalypse. Plus, there's talk of fairy tales, Warney, attention spans, conscr...

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Episode 178: Con Voyage from 2022-02-21T18:28:55

Hey, I remember you! You – yeah – you used to listen to the podcast, didn't you? Well, great news, we have another episode today, covering everything from the Good Grief season 2 shoot, to the f...

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Episode 177: Blowhard from 2022-02-01T15:57:34

It's been one of those weeks. We join our heroes in the midst of some bad news, but things gradually improve. Hope you're taking care of yourselves out there – you never know when the metaphoric...

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Episode 176: Tanks For Your Patient from 2022-01-21T23:19:55

Good evening, compatriots, and pleasant tidings. We return as predicted for another recorded audio discussion, encompassing volcanoes, tidal waves, car accidents, smoking, underwear and more. Le...

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Episode 175: Smoke ’Em If You Got ’Em from 2022-01-04T14:21:12

Happy New Year! I've had a peek at what's coming up and can confidently declare that 2022 will be the best year ever, and you can take that to the bank. Hope you and yours had a lovely holiday s...

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Episode 174: Liberal Snowflakes from 2021-12-17T21:01:22

Ho ho ho! It's that time of year when the sun is hot and the vibe is chill. We're back for our annual Christacular, with some retrospection on the year that was 2021, what we expected, and what ...

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Episode 173: The Ethiopian Shirt Conundrum from 2021-12-03T23:08:16

Alert! Alert! Hot content coming through! This week's pod is a spicy blend of social dilemmas, tissue flashbacks, the whole omicron thing, and spermatozoa. A fairly typical week, then, by our st...

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Episode 172: Pick Your Brain from 2021-11-20T01:01:58

Friends, I'm gonna be honest, I've had a couple of drinks. It's late, I'm a bit buggered and we're a litre of hazy IPA deep. But I feel like people don't necessarily read this anyway so I'm just...

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Episode 171: Sudden Death from 2021-11-06T19:08:58

Good morning, wherever you are, even if it's evening. We're back with a toasty weekend wonder for you in the form of sonic podness goodness. We're on a bit of a ramble this week, talking death, ...

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Episode 170: Psyched Up from 2021-10-21T22:18:44

Hey! Well done on taking some you time, popping on a fresh dose of pod, and letting the mind wander. Life can be so busy these days. We got together to chitchat about dead flies, the mind's eye,...

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Episode 169: I Will Survive from 2021-10-06T22:21:31

Stop reading this and DUCK! That's a bit of foreshadowing because we talk about ducks in this episode and it seemed like a bit of a light-hearted way to kick off this introduction. In this sassy...

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Episode 168: March Madness from 2021-09-23T17:42:54

There's a storm comin', and there ain't nothing you can do to stop it. It's called Bitlyball, and it's sweeping the nation. We're also talking through Melbourne's rough week, from the constructi...

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Episode 167: The New World Order from 2021-09-08T19:42:56

Jiminy jillickers, what's that in your ears? It's a new episode of audio podcast, that's what. This week we're going deep on the approach to COVID-19 vaccination rollouts through the lens of a p...

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Episode 166: Good Things Come To Those That Egg from 2021-08-25T16:56:50

Hello friends, and particularly those in lockdown here in New Zealand. It's been strange times of late, but we're here to take your mind off things. We're talking about getting jabbed, about mig...

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Episode 165: Redemption Arc from 2021-08-11T21:46:13

Stop what you're doing and look at me! I'm a podcast and I deserve to be listened to! In this ep, we wend our way through some more Recommendation Engine, which leads to a discussion of Matt Dam...

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Episode 164: Grief Counsellor from 2021-07-31T13:52:34

Good afternoon, and thank you all for coming. We hope you're ready for some commentary, because it's time for a patented Deep Dive™ into Nick's comedy series  Listen

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Episode 161: Down In The Dumps from 2021-06-10T17:25:17

Oi, you there! Put that bagel down – you won't need smoked salmon where you're going! (Audio heaven.) We're talking schoolyard shame, we're talking radio pranksters, we're talking dumpling revie...

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Episode 160: Stars In Your Eyes from 2021-05-30T13:51:37

Dun dun dun dun.... oooo-eeee-oooo-eeee-eeee-oooh..... (X-Files theme). Welcome to an interstellar ep of Deep Fought as Michael takes the reins to talk UAPs (that's UFOs for all you sheeple out ...

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Episode 159: Billion Dollar Question from 2021-05-13T19:35:55

Greetings, friends, to what offhand feels like probably the longest episode we've ever done. But you'll be pleased to know that it's packed full of goodies and substance, not ramble. We're talki...

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Episode 158: Live From Melbourne, It's Sunday Night! from 2021-04-30T18:56:26

Another break, but this one more excusable, because Nick was in Australia again for the first time in 16ish months. Better yet, he was in Melbourne, which means this is an in-person podcast. The...

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Episode 157: Go Back To Bed, Jesus! from 2021-04-10T11:17:44

Hello, dear friend. Such a long time has passed since last we spoke, and yet so little has changed. I love how easily you and I slip back into these easy rhythms together. It's something special...

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Episode 156: Party Pooper from 2021-03-12T23:02:57

Sorry, sorry, I know – I was caught in traffic. Hope you're keeping well. It's a loose and loopy one this week as we ramble our way through car purchases, noisy neighbours, stretchy ties, and ca...

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Episode 155: Face Off from 2021-02-22T20:23:47

Will you even see this post? That's the question we're asking this week in the wake of Facebook's secession from the Australian media market. Plus, there's another hair update, a COVID follow-up...

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Episode 154: Stop 'Til You Drop from 2021-02-09T15:47:57

I know, I know, it's been a minute. Let's not dawdle. I know your time is valuable and your eyes hurt reading every unnecessary, redundant word. This episode's mistakes include:

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Episode 153: The Banner Saga from 2021-01-20T17:56:47

You smell that sweet something in the air? That's the aroma of freshly baked podcast, just out of the oven. This week we're talking about the intersection of free speech and the private sphere o...

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Episode 152: Capitol Gains from 2021-01-08T23:52:44

Happy new year, friends and foes! 2020 has been dragged kicking and screaming into the future, and rebranded itself with a fun new name. Yes, we're talking about the recent events in Washington,...

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Episode 151: 2020 Vision from 2020-12-20T20:04:48

It's our last show of the year, and it's our beloved annual retrospective. We're looking back 2020, in all its delight, and reflecting on how we coped. We hope you have a safe and satisfying hol...

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Episode 150: Boy Friends from 2020-12-06T16:31:40

We're here, and so are you, and we're all very thankful. It's our 150th AND our Holiday Spectacular all in one, and we're talking about the dynamics of male friendship.

Plus, we debut our...

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Episode 149: Get Out from 2020-11-22T17:32:53

'allo 'allo 'allo, wot do we 'ave 'ere 'en? A brand-spankin' new ep'a Deep Fought, ripe fo' the pickin'. Dem scallywags Micky and the Chief are up t'no good, or my name ain't bob's yer uncle. Th...

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Episode 148: Hail To The Thief from 2020-11-06T14:24:18

What a world. Hi everyone, and welcome to a new era/the old era but longer. It's our election spectacular, and yes, we recorded it before a final decision was made. But that just makes it fun! T...

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Episode 147: Power And Money from 2020-10-22T13:02:55

Ka-ching! That's the sound of us making bank, and it's sort of the topic at hand in this loosey goosey ep. We're talking billionaires, we're talking elections, we're talking Christmas, and we're...

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Episode 146: The Walking Dead from 2020-10-07T16:54:31

The President of the United States has a deadly virus and this isn't even a Michael Bay film. You know what we're talking about this week, as we do a deep dive into the implications and actions ...

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Episode 145: Daylight Slayings from 2020-09-27T12:52:43

Sorry for the wee delay, but Nick has been a little under the weather this week and started slacking off. It's a nice and fun ramble today with an earth-shattering scientific pronouncement, a We...

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Episode 144: Tin Foil Hats from 2020-09-09T18:27:25

***ATTENTION: CODE LEVEL: TOP SECRET RED***

You have been chosen to fulfil a highly classified mission. For security reasons, we have embedded your task in an audio file to avoid suspicio...

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Episode 143: Animal Instinct from 2020-08-26T15:42:49

Welcome to our dozens of new, parsnip-loving listeners. This episode talks a lot about everyone's favourite hip new veggie, the 'snip (parsnip). It's also a rambling voyage through dialect diffe...

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Episode 142: Great Grief from 2020-08-12T15:35:03

My, you step away from the world for a month and look what happens. Nick is back from making a TV show, and Michael is back in Melbourne lockdown again. It's a big catch up episode with a lot of...

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Episode 141: That's Show Business! from 2020-07-10T15:21:04

Roll up, roll up, for the show of the century! It's a loosey-goosey chat today about everything from the return of lockdown in Melbourne, to the debut of Hamilton on Disney+, to a discussion of ...

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Episode 140: Delete Your History from 2020-06-24T15:32:46

Hello and welcome to another juicy discussion on the state of the world, as we dive into the controversy around the destruction of statues. Is this revisionist history, or something more noble? ...

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Episode 139: Cop Out from 2020-06-12T19:04:45

Well met, young travellers. I hope times are treating you well and that this morsel of discussion may sate your appetite. We talk about the black rights matter protests and defunding the police,...

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Episode 138: Dig Doug from 2020-05-28T14:27:21

G'day g'day, and welcome to our online podcast. This delightful episode covers a lot of ground, from the racist narratives around COVID success stories, to Joe Rogan's Spotify sell-out, to Hanna...

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Episode 137: Table Talk from 2020-05-16T18:34:28

Hey everyone, hope you're all keeping happy and healthy. This week is a light and easy one in which we practice simple dinner time conversation with the help of some prompts, with a nice second ...

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Episode 136: Working Hard, Or Hardly Working? from 2020-05-03T20:16:30

Hey, wow, good to see you. You've really bulked up, good for you. Respect. Me? Oh, not much, not much. Been doing this podcast thing actually. Pretty fun. Yeah, getting some buzz I think, I dunn...

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Episode 135: Orwell That Ends Well from 2020-04-18T14:28:13

Hello friends, are you well? Please stay safe out there, and make sure to maintain social activity remotely - like by talking to a friend about this interesting podcast you just heard. This week...

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Episode 134: Hooey, Louis, And The News from 2020-04-10T08:30

Today marks six years since Deep Fought launched (!) and we'd like to note up front how grateful we are to all of you who have tuned in along the way. Thank you. We're back at the podcast coalfa...

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Episode 133: Panic Room from 2020-03-28T14:10:03

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 ...

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Episode 132: Musical Mystery Tour from 2020-03-17T13:29:25

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, plen...

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Episode 131: Are You For Real? from 2020-03-03T13:31:50

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 di...

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Episode 130: Take Care Of Yourself from 2020-02-18T13:53:18

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 he...

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Episode 129: Peace For Our Time from 2020-02-03T17:28:44

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 s...

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Episode 128: Legalise It from 2020-01-21T13:15:47

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 de...

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Episode 127: A Christmas Miracle from 2019-12-24T00:43:10

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 a...

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Episode 126: OK Boomer from 2019-11-19T13:42:23

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 ...

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Episode 125: Do Us A Favour from 2019-10-29T12:54:57

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 ...

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Episode 124: Enter The Dragon from 2019-10-08T13:40:33

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,...

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Episode 123: The Sims from 2019-09-23T16:19:57

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 ...

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Episode 122: How To Disappear Completely from 2019-09-01T20:00:15

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...

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Episode 121: The Art Of War from 2019-08-20T13:49:45

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 w...

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Episode 120: To Sleep, Perchance To Dream from 2019-08-06T16:54:26

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 bein...

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Episode 119: F. Art from 2019-07-23T12:47:49

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 ar...

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Episode 118: Making Babies from 2019-07-04T15:37:49

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 implicat...

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Episode 117: Fake It Til You Make It from 2019-06-14T17:29:59

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...

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Episode 116: Birthday Boys from 2019-06-02T18:57:02

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 ...

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Episode 115: Good Sport from 2019-05-17T18:37:32

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 c...

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Episode 114: Mueller Schmueller from 2019-04-29T18:46:39

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 ...

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Episode 113: My Brother And Me from 2019-04-16T13:48:03

Thank you, devoted listeners, and welcome to our informal fifth anniversary. On today's show, we're delving into the mailbag to help out some of you with your (mostly bodily function-related) is...

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Episode 112: Salaam from 2019-03-31T18:38:31

Hello friends. It's been a wee while since we've last spoken, but there's been things happening. In this episode, Nick talks through his experience being in Christchurch during the terrorist att...

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Episode 111: The P Word from 2019-03-11T23:34:15

Hello friends, we have some interesting talking for you in tonight's episode. We tackle George Pell, Michael Jackson, and R. Kelly, and the surrounding furore about their actions. Plus, we learn...

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Episode 110: Good Grief from 2019-02-28T16:51:26

Blessings be upon you, fine listener, for life is short and you, also, are short. On today's episode we're reflecting on our own mortality in the wake of a wake, and then cross over to the other...

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Episode 109: I Agree from 2019-02-08T17:37:51

TGIF, am I right? And TGIDF, too, because we've got a brand new episode landing right in your feeds, right now. This is a bit of a catch-all episode, with some discussion of human unity, a doubl...

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Episode 108: Monsters, Inc. from 2019-01-24T16:21:05

Sit back, relax, and pipe a bit of this hot audio sauce right down your ear tubes. We're back and better than ever, literally. Now that Michael has actually turned on his new microphone, this is...

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Episode 107: Unlucky Louie from 2019-01-11T19:49:12

Happy new year, and what better place to start things off than with a discussion about Louis C.K.'s return to the spotlight and most recent controversial set. It's possibly the most focused we'v...

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Episode 106: Would You Rather? from 2018-12-20T21:27:26

As we close in on closing out the show for the year, come along with us on a loose and lightweight episode full of merriment and spirits. We were in the same location again so the episode is sli...

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Episode 105: So You Think You Can Self-Aware? from 2018-12-12T17:28:11

What am I doing? If you've ever wondered that, congratulations, you're doing better than many. We put the Dunning-Kruger effect and the perils of self-awareness under a microscope to see how peo...

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Episode 104: A Quest Called Tribe from 2018-11-26T19:32:05

Would you visit a remote Indian island to convert an untouched neolithic tribe to Christianity? This guy did. Not me, obviously, another guy. In the story. We talk about it. Anyway, apologies fo...

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Episode 103: Eternal Sunshine from 2018-11-09T18:57:11

If you could erase someone from your memory, would you do it? And to whom? That's the big question at hand this week, and it's wrapped in talk of the midterm elections and a fascinating nugget o...

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Episode 102: We've All Been Punk'd By Adam Sandler from 2018-10-25T15:06:09

Books. We've all seen them, but are they any good? That's the subject of this episode as we delve into the implications of the saying 'don't judge a book by its cover'. Plus, there are spillages...

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Episode 101: Climate Catastrophe from 2018-10-12T14:20:36

Welcome to the next one hundred, and our brand new look (thanks Sean)! We needed a bit of a nap after the last episode, but now we've woken up to discover that the world is ending in 12 years. S...

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Episode 100: Centenniversary from 2018-09-20T16:49:15

Hello hello, and thank you all! We've hit triple digits and want to take this opportunity to express our gratitude to everyone that has come along for the ride across the past four-ish years. We...

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Episode 99: Platformer from 2018-09-02T12:00

Welcome back as we close in on the end of this first century of Deep Fought. This week we're talking about social media platforms' responsibilities to free speech versus preventing abuse. Plus s...

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Episode 98: Smash Hit from 2018-08-25T14:19:24

Good to you see all! We're back from our various travels and moves to talk about the Oscars and their introduction of the Most Popular category. Plus, we wend our way through discussions of teen...

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Episode 97: Laugh Track from 2018-07-22T17:00

Badum tish. That's the sound of another hilarious podcast being uploaded. This week, we're talking about where there are off-limit topics in comedy, and where Seinfeld stands these days. Plus, N...

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Episode 96: Power Pack from 2018-07-09T16:10:20

Good afternoon, friends and whānau, and welcome back to an easy-listening episode of the pod. On our quest to return to a manageable duration, we're talking power, how people get it, and how the...

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Episode 95: Buy Buy Buy from 2018-06-20T20:17:48

Hello friends, and welcome back to a premium quality episode of this here podcast. You know what, I'm not afraid to say it: it's got the best audio ever. You're welcome. Now, sit back with a sni...

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Episode 94: Seven Deadly Sins from 2018-06-06T14:40:39

We're back for more, and with more, in another long episode. I promise we'll get it back down to a normal duration soon (don't hold us to it). Today we're talking about the seven deadly sins, th...

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Episode 93: Jordan Peterson, For One Night Only from 2018-05-13T19:58:37

Good morning! Join us for our longest episode ever as we deep dive into psychologist slash philosopher Jordan Peterson. Why has he built such a following with straight white men, and are any of ...

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Episode 92: Be Good from 2018-05-01T12:00

We're keeping this hot streak going with another episode in quick succession. On today's show, we discuss whether there is such a thing as objective morality in the universe, or if it's just a h...

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Episode 91: Public Property from 2018-04-20T18:11:15

Just in time for the weekend, it's another episode of The Podcast™. This week, Michael takes his shirt off, Nick discovers fun facts, and we eventually talk about how long it should take before ...

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Episode 90: Discipline from 2018-04-10T12:48:27

Happy four year anniversay, Deef-heads! That's the new name I'm trying out for our fanbase. Or maybe Deefans? Pronounced like "defence"? Look, I was going to leave it to you to organically creat...

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Episode 89: Into The Wild from 2018-03-17T18:34:02

We're back with some survival tips, so I hope you find yourself in a disastrous situation soon and get the opportunity to use them. A Desert Island Discs discussion quickly derails into talk of ...

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Episode 88: Pop The Question from 2018-02-26T23:13:09

Hello fellow humans! Lovely to see you here, eager to consume some quality podcasting entertainment. We've harvested some organic, handmade audio for you this week, fresh off the farm, delivered...

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Episode 87: Justice League from 2018-02-11T23:51:12

Bon été, mes amis. Hope this week sees you relaxed and rejuvenated. On this week's podcast, we're talking about the justice system and criminal punishment - is incarceration the best way to trea...

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Episode 86: Typing Test from 2018-01-18T00:38:48

Good evening, and welcome to a fun interactive episode of Deep Fought. We're back in different countries and thought this would be the perfect time to take the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator test. ...

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Episode 85: Personnel Review from 2018-01-01T02:30

Happy New Year everyone! We made sure to sit down in the same room one more time while we were in the same country/city etc. and record an extra podcast. As tends to happen on these dates, we we...

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Episode 84: A History Of Violence from 2017-12-22T21:59:22

It's a Christmas miracle! Or at least a present. Either way, new episode, filmed live, in person and outside here in lovely, summery Adelaide. This week we're following up on an important revela...

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Episode 83: Art Versus Artist from 2017-11-21T20:48:35

Bonjour, and voila: another podcast. We're back with a follow-up to our last podcast in the wake of further sexual assault allegations towards many men of entertainment and politics. This time, ...

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Episode 82: Men And Women from 2017-10-22T18:54:09

Hello everyone. We're back this week with a deep dive into all the horrible sexual assault news, and the surrounding culture. It's an episode of self-analysis and exploration of male behaviour, ...

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Episode 81: Chip Off The Old Block from 2017-09-24T14:03:08

Welcome to a Very Special Episode for a very special person (you). This was recorded live in front of a studio audience in Melbourne for the Writers' Week Festival. I think you'll agree that the...

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Episode 80: Digital Natives from 2017-08-20T14:43:53

Its that time again -- Pod Cast time!! In this special episode, we talk about being uploaded to the cloud and explore the lives of digital humans. In more ways than one (wink). This episode's mi...

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Episode 79: M&M's Of Future Past from 2017-08-04T23:07:16

Still here? Oh very nice. Well we'd better get right into it then. We're back from our unintended working holiday to bring you topical and interesting content that invites examination of one's s...

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Episode 78: Balloon Emoji from 2017-06-11T01:18:55

How have you been? No, honestly, don't give me the trite answers you give everyone else - how have you really been? You deserve to be happy, that's all. And I just wanted to make sure. Anyway, w...

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Episode 77: Change Your Mind from 2017-05-07T20:29:42

Hello. Always weird starting these text entries off. Maybe next time I'll mix it up with a riddle. Anyway hope you've been well. This week we're back in different countries and corresponding ove...

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Episode 76: Dad, Don't Listen To This One from 2017-04-23T22:11:42

Welcome home for a special episode. Nick was in Melbourne, which meant the opportunity to record live in Michael's living room like the good old days. Plus, we were joined by special guest Britt...

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Episode 75: The Honeymoon Smugtacular from 2017-04-02T21:12:30

Oh, ladies and gentlemen, how we missed you. Our apologies for the delay, but I'm a high flyer in high demand zipping around the globe, and Michael lost his keys and couldn't get into his house....

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Episode 74: The Shlim Kaks Quarter Pounder from 2017-02-18T00:46:20

Hey folks, sorry for the wee delay on this, but we've been busy. But now you're more glad it's happened. We do a good bit of talking on this episode and tackle the ten commandments. We've made s...

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Episode 73: Hot Potatoes from 2017-01-17T20:00

Man, we're four for four (#444). This will be the most consistent in releases we'll be all year, given our impending work duties and lives returning to normal, but hey, what a month. In this fin...

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Episode 72: Yes Ma'am from 2017-01-10T14:00

Konnichiwa, hello, and welcome to a chaotic and delightful episode of the Deep Fought podcast. There must have been something in the water in both Melbourne and Osaka, because this went places. ...

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Episode 71: High Resolution from 2016-12-31T21:30

We couldn't let this thing go. Before Michael departed for Melbourne, we had a couple of drinks and had one last face to face chat to kick off the new year. We're talking resolutions, prediction...

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Episode 70: Christmas Miracle from 2016-12-24T13:39:22

Welcome back to the show after a wee travel hiatus. But we bring you a gift just in time for the holiday season - a locally produced, organic, free range podcast, with all the talk people in the...

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Episode 69: Sex, Drugs, and Basic Accounting Practices from 2016-11-24T22:31:40

Thursday!? What is this, a Jewish holiday? For a variety of reasons, recording today felt necessary, so please enjoy today's hodgepodgecast of sporadic topic changes. It still turned out okay ma...

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Episode 68: Live From The Doomsday Bunker from 2016-11-09T22:47:23

Woah. So that happened. We needed to talk about President Trump, so we called an emergency podcast and worked through our feelings live on the Facetime. This episode's mistakes include:

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Episode 67: Election Schmelection from 2016-11-06T21:01:16

Hello lovelies, and welcome back to the show, just in time for this week's democrapocalypse. This episode consists of some generalised election thoughts with a bit of questionable moralising, as we...

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Episode 66: Zero Hour from 2016-10-24T01:36:48

Yo yo yo, it's podding time, and we're talking the apocalypse. This one has an interesting arc to it, with a whole heap of silliness to start, leading into a whole heap of seriousness, from which w...

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Episode 65: Cheque Please from 2016-10-09T23:52:14

Hello once again, and apologies for our lax episode delivery. To our credit, we did attempt to record two weeks ago, but it was shit so we stopped. You're welcome. As you know by now, we only deliv...

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Episode 64: Swear On Your Life from 2016-08-27T00:03:11

So, being totally upfront about this, there was some alcohol involved in tonight's recording. It means that we drifted across several topics in a haphazard fashion. You love it. This episode's mist...

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Episode 63: Almost Famous from 2016-08-07T23:11:44

Hello hello hello, and welcome to another episode of Deep Fought, the world's only internet-based podcast. This week, we try to work out what kind of celebrities we'd be (no no, you're too kind, bu...

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Episode 62: Firm Beliefs from 2016-07-21T23:20:39

Another midweek podcast. What have we become? Too popular and social on weekends, I guess. Today Michael brought a topic to the table - the contrasting calcification of political beliefs between th...

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Episode 61: Deep Waters from 2016-07-08T00:04:24

Well, forewarning, this one got a little heavy in the middle. Thankfully, it's bookended by some grade A hijinks, and possibly even some shenanigans. This episode's mistakes include:

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Episode 60: Guys' Choice from 2016-06-15T00:38:18

Greetings, and welcome back to a bombastic, sixtiversary edition of the podcast. It's been a pleasure to have you along for the ride, and while we didn't get our celebratory suits out again for the...

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Episode 59: Just Not Feeling It from 2016-05-29T23:33:57

Hey hey hey, and welcome back to an eclectic audio experience on this beautiful winter's eve. Today's topics include numbers and if they exist (briefly), the New York Times' relationship quiz, and ...

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Episode 58: Punchdrunk Lovesick Singalong from 2016-05-15T01:10:34

Hey baby. What's up? Look, Michael wanted me to put this up straight away and so if I'm totally honest I'm still kinda intoxicated. This may have had a detrimental effect on the podcast quality. Th...

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Episode 57: The (Late Night) Environment from 2016-04-25T13:21:31

Just saying it up front, this episode was hard work to edit so I'd appreciate a little appreciation. In this wide-ranging episode, we talk global warming and what we're actually doing to stop it, a...

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Episode 56: Prove It from 2016-04-18T22:49:39

Kia ora, and welcome to an ungodly examination of our potential atheist biases. Yes, in that respect it's classic Deep Fought, but this time we might actually have fulfilled our ostensive goals of ...

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Episode 55: Inside Job from 2016-04-03T22:52:41

Something about this seems fishy. Two podcasts in two weeks? What are they getting at? What I'm getting at is that this week's topic is conspiracy theories and the corporate fat cats on Wall Street...

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Episode 54: Forgive Us from 2016-03-27T21:36:30

Sorry, who is this? Yes, it's been a long, long while, but there is a new episode of Deep Fought here for you, ready to download. Five months after the last one, but who's counting. Michael's back ...

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Episode 53: Broadened Mind from 2015-11-09T23:01:22

Sorry, we didn't see you there. We're still alive, though you could be forgiven for thinking otherwise. Things, as they say, have been afoot. Apologies. This episode is one that doesn't really cove...

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Episode 52: Learn To Cook from 2015-09-02T22:32:29

Look at that! Barely two weeks and we're back with another episode, and like most rushed things, it could have used a little more time in the oven. What's that? Kitchen metaphor? Great segue! Is it...

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Episode 51: That Was Your Toaster from 2015-08-17T21:12:11

'Allo 'allo, what do we have here? It's a podcast, in case you forgot during our extended absence from the internet. But that was only due to life taking over, and given life is all any of us have,...

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Episode 50: Where Am I? from 2015-06-30T22:55:04

It's here. It's happened. Episode 50. It's strange to look back at our first episode, fifteen or so months ago, and contemplate all the hours it took to get to this. Michael and I send our love and...

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Episode 49: Mistaken Identity from 2015-06-09T20:11:41

Hello one, hello all, and welcome to another episode of the digital podcast Deep Fought. Today we're talking all about identity and perception, and how you can really tell who you are through how o...

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Episode 48: Country Bumpkins from 2015-05-27T19:16:06

Good evening all, and thank you for casting your eyes across these fine fields of text. We have prepared another audio experience for you, with all the words and thoughts you have longed for strung...

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Episode 47: Fork Nostradamus from 2015-05-08T07:12:54

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Episode 46: In Two Minds About This from 2015-04-10T19:30

Happy anniversary, honeys. Yes, one year ago on April 10th, 2014, we launched Deep Fought with four episodes. Technically we'd recorded and uploaded some in March, but once we'd finally hit an acce...

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Episode 45: Absinthe Makes The Heart Grow Fonder from 2015-03-25T19:02:40

Did you think we'd forgotten about you? We had. But then we remembered, and we rounded the ol' band up for one more spin round this rodeo. This week, a catch up, before we explore the use of alcoho...

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Episode 44: Give Me Space from 2015-02-22T21:16:24

Hello and welcome back to Deep Fought on its now fortnightly-ish schedule. Still plugging away towards the big 5-0. This week, through a once again amateurish Skype setup, we talk about human proxi...

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Episode 43: How To Get Away With Murder from 2015-02-01T18:05:37

Welcome back to our now fortnightly (?) international podcast. We're still fiddling with the technical side of things, so forgive us some teething issues, but we're surprisingly on topic this week....

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Episode 42: New Beginnings from 2015-01-18T20:52:29

We promised, and we delivered. Season two begins with a brand new cast in the same old location, or something. Anyway, Nick is in New Zealand, Michael is in Australia, and our audio system has had ...

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Episode 41: It Has To End Sometime from 2014-12-22T03:38:57

Well, it happened. Nick got a job, Michael got arrested for shoplifting, and Deep Fought as it is must cease to be. Season 1 of it, at least. So if we're going out, we're going out with a bang - an...

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Episode 40: Big Changes from 2014-12-15T03:14:44

It's the big 40, and we're talking about change. It's a surprisingly focussed but tangential episode, in that we know exactly what we want to talk about on topics that evolved rapidly. The question...

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Episode 39: Mental from 2014-12-07T23:05:37

It might be the beginning of the end for one of us. Who? Why? When? It's sweeps week even for podcasts, and these are the kind of big budget stories that draw the crowds. You'll have to tune in to ...

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Episode 38: Melting Pot from 2014-12-01T23:11:56

Gather round the pod table with close friends and their plus ones, for it's time for another episode. This week we launch headfirst into a discussion about living one life or ten lives, and then la...

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Episode 37: Legendary from 2014-11-24T19:13:31

It's a podcast for the ages, because we're talking about myths and the way stories become legends. With a silent audience of three, and a surprising amount of energy, we explore what makes for a co...

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Episode 36: Some Things Never Change from 2014-11-17T21:29:29

This is a meaty one. We explore whether there are aspects of culture and life that are immutable. What parts of the human experience are permanent, and which parts could we stand to leave behind? M...

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Episode 35: At The Movies from 2014-11-09T19:57:24

Please put phones on silent in preparation for a loose chat that touches on some recent movies and their accompanying scores. It's of mild interest to both you and us, so we have that in common. Th...

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Episode 34: The Human Race (Feat. Helen Hunt) from 2014-11-03T03:34:25

Greetings, Earthlings. This week we talk about the growing interconnectedness of our species and the spread of globalisation across the... globe. It actually gets kind of good, much to our communal...

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Episode 33: Halloween Spooktacular from 2014-10-27T01:53:38

Ooohhh, what a haunting episode! It's almost All Hallows' Eve, so we got into costume for our thirty-third consecutive Great Episode. We eventually talk about some phobias and little things that fr...

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Episode 32: Big Brother from 2014-10-21T02:41:16

You've been waiting patiently. Too patiently, I think. Almost as if to suggest you weren't interested. Well bugger it, I wanted to. I'm a goddamn host, I can do what I want. Ahem. So, we talk over ...

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Episode 31: Oddbods from 2014-10-13T02:29:56

Welcome back to a quiet episode, with both Michael and Nick recovering from the weekend's activities. As a result, we take a somewhat circuitous route to the media that influenced us as children. I...

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Episode 30: Close Encounters from 2014-10-08T03:06:25

And you thought we weren't gonna podcast this week. Well you're right, because it's basically next week already. Whose fault is that? We'll leave that to you to decide. This week, we talked about l...

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Episode 29: Men Are From Mars, Etc. from 2014-09-30T02:23:57

Ladies and gentlemen, is what we talk about this week. Sorry for that misleading comma. Yes, with Nick sick and Eleanor sitting in, we sit down to talk about our perceived pros and cons of the oppo...

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Episode 28: Who Do You Think You Are? from 2014-09-22T02:43:49

You didn't ask for it, but you got it! A megasode of roughly an hour, talking solely about each other. It's Harsh Truths Part Two! Special guest Ben returns to ask the question: how do you think yo...

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Episode 27: Death Wish from 2014-09-15T03:18:47

Here we are, barely five days after our last episode, with another great instalment! This week - bearing in mind of course that it's within the same week as our last episode, but I digress - this w...

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Episode 26: Tragic Future from 2014-09-10T00:56:14

Episode 26 is finally here, despite it not yet being the six month anniversary of our first recording. Work that out. (No seriously, can you work that out for us?) We get enjoyably fatalistic and d...

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Episode 25: The Italian Job from 2014-09-01T01:50:15

We're celebrating the twenty-fifth episode in the way we mark all the big podcast episodes: underwhelmingly. With two gracious international travellers watching on, we fumble our way through severa...

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Episode 24: Robot Morality from 2014-08-25T20:43:47

Welcome back, friends, to our regularly scheduled programming. This week, we delve into a proper topic: robot morality and the decisions we'll have to make about how our computers behave. It's a go...

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Episode 23: Don't Negotiate With Terrorists from 2014-08-18T01:45:47

This episode we talk about Robin Williams and some of the things that happened this week as a result. It's a bit of a departure for us since it doesn't really have a question, which is weird, but w...

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Episode 22: Inheritance from 2014-08-11T03:15:33

This week's topic is, eventually, about ancestry. How much do we share with our parents and grandparents, and where are we now in our lives relative to them? Of course, since we have a guest - Mich...

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Episode 21: Live Without It from 2014-08-04T01:42:35

Come one, come all, for the circus is in town. This week we ramble our way around the topic of things we couldn't live without, which ends up being slightly more interesting than we expected. This ...

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Episode 20: Twenniversary from 2014-07-28T02:29:30

It's a very special episode for a very special anniversary. I'm not going to ruin anything here by going into more detail. Our love and thanks to those of you who have listened to any of the past t...

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Episode 19: The Meaning Of Life from 2014-07-20T21:05:44

We tackle the big question this week. The Big Question. With real dedication and everything, and minimal (for us) tangents. You'll like it, hopefully. Plus, we hint at our preparations for next wee...

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Episode 18: Global Cooling from 2014-07-14T20:36:36

After a full weekend and an intense last podcast, this week's episode is a gentle deflation in which we sat down and then realised we needed to think of a question. So be pre-warned that this falls...

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Episode 17: Harsh Truths from 2014-07-07T02:30:27

Hmm. So, this one is dark. We welcomed back Ben Zubreckyj, Michael's brother, for the first time since the first podcast. The good news that the audio is several magnitudes improved since then, and...

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Episode 16: Careers (With A Woman) from 2014-06-30T02:08:53

Come one, come all and revel in a brand new episode. This week we have special guest Eleanor to add a little bit of overdue female balance to the show. This is a fun podcast in which we talk about ...

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Episode 15: Sliced Bread from 2014-06-23T03:05:13

Guten tag, lads and gents. We are pleased to present you with yet another episode for aural digestion. This week, we talk broadly about inventions while freely diverging into discussion of, amongst...

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Episode 14: Ten Years Later from 2014-06-15T23:20:07

Greetings, and welcome to the first show of 2024. I know what you're thinking - "Hold on Michael, it's only 2013!" Well, you're wrong. Nick's the one who writes these blog posts. And also, we're ta...

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Episode 13: Unquestionably Brilliant from 2014-06-09T01:30:58

This ramshackle episode brought to you Coyote Ugly®, now on Blu-Ray thanks to Buena Vista Home Entertainment. This week, we discuss whether we'd rather be brilliant at one thing, or pretty good at ...

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Episode 12: Superbugs And Superpowers from 2014-06-02T00:55:50

Yay, another good one. We had cups of tea again, and yet surprisingly it didn't kill the energy. Now that's progress. We talk a bit about superpowers (listener suggested) and a lot about other stuf...

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Episode 11: The More You Know from 2014-05-27T02:22:39

Another week plus one day, another podcast. Late again, this time due to interstate travel and birthday recuperation, we can nevertheless assure you that this episode is much more on point than the...

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Episode 10: Quiet Reflection from 2014-05-19T02:18:55

We've definitely plateaued, because somehow our audio quality was rough this week. Very quiet. We've tried to fix it after the fact but it's all just a bit fuzzy. Luckily it's hard to be that disap...

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Episode 9: With Apologies To Mila Kunis from 2014-05-13T01:05:32

And our apologies to you for being late this week. We know that the relationship between podcaster and podcastee is a sacred bond, and feel nothing but the deepest regret for letting you down. Stil...

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Episode 8: Death And All His Friends from 2014-05-03T02:43:10

We're back to our old tricks this week: depressing topics. Yes, it's an overly long, noticeably less focussed episode, even by our standards. What do you want to find out at the pearly gates? Expec...

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Episode 7: Virtual Boys from 2014-04-25T20:49:43

Good day, ladies and sirs, and welcome to episode seven. We have now decided to credit our guests in text form as well as on the show itself, so without further ado we disclose that our good friend...

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Episode 6: Vindictive Billionaires from 2014-04-19T02:27:25

I don't want to rub it in but we almost know what we're doing now. You should feel intimidated by our professionalism. But that's not really in the spirit of this podcast, which is all about being ...

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Episode 5: Asteroid Preparation Club from 2014-04-12T02:47:39

Episode five already!? Man, it feels like just five weeks ago that we were doing episode one. In the first episode released since we officially launched, we gently plateau as we stop trying and rid...

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Episode 4: Miserable Elitists from 2014-04-05T03:09:23

Wow. I don't want to overhype this one but it's great and everyone should agree. We found a good topic and our sound is the best it's ever been. I even moved the computer further away so that you c...

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Episode 3: Cavemen Prostitutes from 2014-03-31T01:56:20

Well. Let's just call it a learning experience. Pilot episode number three sees us attempt to improve on last week, with little success. Blame the old laptop. I think we got the levels of our voice...

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Episode 2: Immortality and Appropriate Eulogies from 2014-03-21T20:56:23

Phew. Glad we got that first episode out of the way. And you'll be glad too, because this episode features OCCASIONAL improvements. This is probably part two of us getting our shit together in what...

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Episode 1: One Way Ticket To Mars from 2014-03-21T20:11:31

Oh boy. The first episode. I get why people do pilots of shows now. We learnt so many things after this one. This episode's mistakes include:

  • Terrible audio quality. Yeesh. Sorry. So many cr...

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