Podcasts by ShitShow

Tokyo 2020+1 Olympics Special: Selling The Dream from 2021-07-16T03:05:03

Selling a dream is a lot like selling yourself. Get you a podcasting duo that can do both.

Hi, we’re Gus and Rig from Gus and Rig.

We are releasing this special presentation to you...

A Very Gus and Rig Shitmas: The Yule Lads from 2020-12-24T13:17:23

Let's be real - it's been a shit of a year. From Brexit to Covid and everything in between, people will never forget 2020.  UNTIL WE MAKE YOU FORGET WITH TWO HOURS OF ABSOLUTE FIRE.  Listen

Trends in Low Places 1 from 2020-12-01T05:10:54

People are cooked. How do we know this? Usually, just a passing glance will do the trick. However, how do we truly understand the method behind the cookery? Google searches.

There are a l...

Game of Rones Ep XVII: He Touched Me from 2020-11-16T03:59:48

Game of Rones Episode XVII: He Touched Me is ready for your listening pleasure. Weird title we know, but we assume Elvis meant it in a biblical sense, not like a sinister Catholic sense. Please ...

The Fails of Our Lives: MC'ing a Major Music Industry Awards Night from 2020-11-08T22:48:10

Like sands through the hourglass, so are the Fails of Our Lives.

In this very special presentation, we turn the magnifying glass on ourselves to go over one of the worst gigs we’ve ever p...

The Gus and Rig US Presidential Debate 2020 from 2020-11-01T20:52:38

Welcome to the Gus and Rig Presidential Debate.   

2020 has been a year for the books for the USA: Coronavirus has ravaged the country, civil unrest continues, and wildfires are...

Game of Rones Ep XVI: Law of the Saddle from 2020-10-26T04:00:25

With bandits at every turn, only the Law of the Saddle keeps things in line in this one horse town. Cougars are eliminated, electronic cock cages are mandatory, no mention of Genghis Khan will b...

Game of Rones Ep XV: The One With the Stoned Guy from 2020-10-19T04:33:43

Game of Thrones Episode XV: The One with the Stoned Guy is now out. And like a horrific hodgepodge of flavours that come with weed-induced munchies, we are giving you jet packs drizzled in cryst...

Game of Rones Ep XIV: Super Buddies from 2020-10-12T00:19:04

We are stoked that this week’s installment is called Super Buddies because fun fact: that’s what we almost called the entire show before our manager told us of a possible cease and desist from t...

Homegrown Horrorshows - The Baby Names Bible from 2020-10-08T07:56:39

Perhaps due to the positive vibes we put out into the universe, or most likely because fans of the show are just the best at sending us f’d up content, we have hit the mother lode. Over several ...

Game of Rones Ep XIII: Octopussy from 2020-09-27T22:36:05

Game of Rones Episode XIII: Octopussy is now live! It has all the trappings of a classic Bond instalment: nangs, used dongbags by the kilo and someone almost shooting their own dick off.

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Game of Rones Ep XII: Return to Savage Beach from 2020-09-21T05:36:55

We hope you're ready to return to Savage Beach - a place none of us have ever been and are only mentioning now - and relive the glory days of your first fateful trip! Cast your eyes upon the san...

Homegrown Horrorshows - Hugh's European Backpacking Plague Tale from 2020-09-14T05:41:55

We are very excited to deliver to you a long form story emailed to us by one of our long term listeners, Hugh.

Inspired by our medical fuck ups, this tale has it all. Part Comedy Central ...

Game of Rones Ep XI: Debbie Does Wall Street from 2020-09-07T01:34:45

'STOCKS AREN'T THE ONLY THING GOING UP' : Get ready for an actually completely unintentional frisky Game of Rones XI: Debbie Does Wall Street. Listen in as shares in sad handjobs, Blowo's and sh...

Game of Rones Ep X: F9 (feat. Kevin Hart) from 2020-08-30T14:29:45

‘I LIVE MY LIFE ONE QUARTER COCAINE HORSE AT A TIME’: Game of Rones Episode X: F9 is here. This is most definitely and not confusingly the tenth entry in the series, where we push the NOS to 11 ...

Game of Rones Ep IX: Son of Podzilla from 2020-08-24T05:33:17

Game of Rones Ep IX: Son of Podzilla is ready for your ears, dear listeners. We’ve got a giant Japanese lizard’s worth of shit to cover and Smash Mouth, porch doctors and rough-as-guts Tinder bi...

The Kids Aren't Alright - Catfishing from 2020-08-17T04:29:13

As two 30+ men, we understand that we are inching ever closer to death and are losing touch with what is popular and why.

So, we decided to head to the source. In this super delectable pi...

Homegrown Horrorshows - Medical Mishaps from 2020-08-10T03:10:30

When you take one part stupidity, two parts fear and a dash of horrific bedside manner, you get some amazing horror stories from the medical world. We're talking lopped off fingers, testicular u...

Game of Rones Ep VIII: The Ocho from 2020-08-03T05:42:26

Introducing Game of Rones VIII: The Ocho, bringing you the finest in seldom heard stories from around the globe since 2017. If it's barely newsworthy, we've got it here! We've got flag confusion...

Game of Rones Ep VII: The Horse Awakens from 2020-07-27T04:40:05

The boys are all hopped up on mezcal in this bumper edition of Game of Rones. Turkmenistan comes in hot with all its weird horse stuff, a bloke goes on a costly butter chicken run and our newest...

Homegrown Horrorshows - Baby Names from 2020-07-20T04:22:13

Homegrown Horrorshows sees us throw a topic out to you the listeners, and see what you come at us with. In this episode, we look at baby names and discover that it is just a scorched landscape o...

Game of Rones Ep VI (Return of the Jeppi) from 2020-07-13T05:28:27

This week we officially welcome the Return of the Jeppi. Gus’s spawn has arrived and we could not be happier. To celebrate, we will give you a baby shower full of comically bad carjackers, Coron...

Homegrown Horrorshows - Weddings from 2020-06-26T05:38:22

Introducing Homegrown Horrorshows, our new shortform Eps that focus on a single subject and relevant stories from you, the people. If you'd like to hear more Homegrown Horrorshows, jump on to ou...

Game of Rones Ep V (The Dream Child) from 2020-06-19T05:05:54

This episode we tackle all the big issues - Leonardo the Coke Turtle, how easy it is to break out of an Italian prison, and 'Janitoring' - the new sexual craze the kids won't stop talking about!...

WTF is Fear at The Top (Your Questions Answered) from 2020-06-05T03:12:10

Gus and Rig explain the most pressing question right now, "WTF is Fear at the Top", in a long form expose about their manager Girgs and their theory on how Shitshow was renamed overnight to Fear...

Game of Rones Ep IV (Birth of the People's Team - 'The Cobs') from 2020-05-22T02:38

This week the boys start a sporting franchise and introduce new segment 'The People's Postbag', as well as a fresh installment of Trainwreck Trophy. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.f...

Game of Rones Ep III (Iso Horny) from 2020-05-15T03:15

The lads bring you all the trainwreck tidbits you've come to know and love, along with another installment of 'Iso Horny', where listeners bring us the worst parts of online dating. --- Send in ...

Game of Rones Ep II (Conspiracy Corner) from 2020-05-08T03:11

Gus introduces Conspiracy Corner (a collection of the most insane conspiracies circulating about Coronavirus), the boys bring you some all-time trainwreck trophy nominations, and a long-time listen...

Game of Rones Ep I (We're Having a Baby/Rig Explains Tinder to Gus) from 2020-05-01T03:04

Gus and Rig are back with a special release season to get you through the pandemic. Join them in Ep I for Trainwreck Trophy, and an expose on dating apps in the time of the Rona. --- Send in a v...

A Very Gus and Rig Shitmas from 2019-12-23T13:05

At a time of year when you find yourself bracing for shit presents and even shittier interactions with immediate family, the boys are here with a festive feast for the ears that will remind you th...

The Danbury Trashers a.k.a. Why Teenagers Can't Have Nice Things from 2019-12-18T19:40

Gus brings us the story of the Danbury Trashers, a professional hockey team owned by a mobster and run by his teenage son. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/shitshowpod/message

Australia vs The Unbootable Commie from 2019-12-11T13:13

Rig brings us the story of Australia's crusade to keep scholar Egon Kisch out in the 1930s using any means necessary. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/shitshowpod/message

Martha Marek & The Tuberculosis Insurance Scam from 2019-12-05T06:10

Gus brings us the story of Martha Marek, the woman who was just addicted to insurance fraud. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/shitshowpod/message

Smithereens - 5 Minute Trainwreck Showdown from 2019-11-28T02:56

The boys trade Trainwrecks under strict time conditions, and create Rig's dating app "Rigularity". It's everything you never knew your life was missing! --- Send in a voice message: https://anch...

Rob That Ass: the Dumbest Heist Ever from 2019-11-20T13:15

Rig tells us the story of one of the least thought-out heists ever pulled off. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/shitshowpod/message

Wendy Brown, The 33yr Old High-School Student from 2019-11-14T07:57

This week Gus brings us the story of Wendy Brown, the 33yr old mother who pretended to be her daughter to go back to High School. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/shitshowpod/message

Die-Angle: Pythagoras, the Killer Cult Leader from 2019-10-24T12:43

Gus has the segments and Rig brings us the skinny on a bloke who we all thought just made triangles do maths stuff. But throw in a cult, five years of silence, and a bizarre fear of beans, and you'...

Irish, The Man Who Wouldn't Die from 2019-10-09T15:00

This week Rig has the segments and Gus takes us to New York for the 1930s story of Mike the Durable. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/shitshowpod/message

Smithereens 5: Shtorytimes Galore from 2019-10-02T14:10

To change things up and certainly not due to being underprepared, the boys bring you a special edition Shtorytime Smithereens, which is chock full of main course tales. Dig in, and lick the plate c...

Slick Willy - Donald Trump of the 1800s from 2019-09-25T12:45

Gus has the segments and Rig brings forth the tale of William Walker a.k.a. Slick Willy, who spent his lifetime trying to convince the world how awesome slavery was. --- Send in a voice message:...

Kreepy Karl, The Man Who Loved Too Much from 2019-09-11T13:47

Rig has the segments before Gus brings to your ears the story of Carl Tanzler, Deutsche psycho/all-time sex pest. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/shitshowpod/message

Smithereens IV: A New Hope (Trainwrecks) from 2019-09-05T08:33

It's a brand new Smithereens Ep and it's Trainwreck Central, which means there's more tree biscuits, butthole licking, ketamine and PSA's about safe sex than ever before! Get your listening gear ar...

The Girl Who Broke Africa from 2019-08-28T15:11

Gus has the segments, while Rig brings the story of how one little girl's penchant for spirits broke the hearts, minds and wallets of an entire nation. --- Send in a voice message: https://ancho...

Tycho Brahe, the Ja Rule of the 1500s from 2019-08-21T14:05

This Ep, Gus takes us on the tale of 1500s astronomer and all-round psycho, Tycho Brahe. This bloke was the full package - a drunken elk owning lad with a nose made of actual gold, who employed a p...

Mary Toft, Breaker of Doctors and Mother of Rabbits from 2019-08-14T14:37

WE BACK.....AGAIN. After a mid-season hiatus, Gus and Rig are back with an Ep chock full of Uranium theft, drunk teachers punching on in a burger joint and a woman with a seemingly magic vagina. No...

Smithereens 3 - Trainwreck Bonanza from 2019-06-19T13:56

Meth squirrels, frozen tree chickens and why the vehicle of choice for zombies is a 2006 Honda Odyssey. It's all this and more in this installment of special format Trainwrecks that didn't make pre...

The Guy Who Cheated at the Paralympics from 2019-06-11T14:17

Rig has the segments, and Gus tells us the story of Fernando Martín Vicente a.k.a. a man who systemically cheated at the Paralympics for his own financial gain. He is just the actual worst. --- ...

Smithereens 2 - Shtorytime Bonanza (5 Story Ep) from 2019-05-28T17:47

Gus and Rig are back for the next installment of Smithereens, this time focussing on Stories that didn't quite make the cut for a full Ep, with a strict 10-min time limit. Get onboard as they navig...

Australian Election Special from 2019-05-14T13:36

With an impending federal election, Gus and Rig unpack everything you need to know about the bland v beige contest this weekend. Enjoy this irreverent look at our nation's future through the eyes o...

The French Eating Machine from 2019-05-08T17:25

Gus has the segments, and fresh from Europe Rig delivers the meaty portion. He brings us the story of the 18th century French eating machine, a man whose eating capabilities were literally used by ...

Shitshow Smithereens 1 - Trainwreck Trophy Directors Cut from 2019-04-23T13:36

With Rig galivanting around Europe, we bring you our first installment of Smithereens - a bite-sized episode that features 30 mins of Trainwreck Trophies that were left on the cutting room floor du...

Turkmenbashi, the Most Bizarre Leader in Political History from 2019-04-16T15:46

Rig has the segments, then Gus brings us the story of Turkmenistan's weird AF dictator who makes Kim Jong-il look sane. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/shitshowpod/message

The Italian Poison Paranoia from 2019-04-09T17:01

Gus has the segments, and this week Rig brings us the story of how Milan went absolutely ape with fear in the 1600s and the government tried to keep them at bay using some....unconventional methods...

The Boat That Sucked from 2019-04-02T12:58

Rig has the segments, and in Shtorytime Gus brings us the tale of the USS William D. Porter, a.k.a. The Boat That Sucked. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/shitshowpod/message

RatTales: The Vietnamese Bubonic Plague Shitfest from 2019-03-27T14:52

This week Gus has the segments, and Rig brings to the table a yarn about how the French screwed the pooch dealing with the Bubonic Plague in late 1800s Vietnam. --- Send in a voice message: http...

Victor Lustig, The Man Who Sold the Eiffel Tower. Twice. from 2019-03-19T14:46

Rig has the segments this week, and in Shtorytime Gus delivers the yarn of 'Count' Victor Lustig, one of the most brazen conmen in history. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/shitsho...

The Cola Cap Cock-up from 2019-03-11T12:21

Gus has the segments this week, while Rig brings us the story of Pepsi's 1992 promotion in the Phillipines that went wrong. Fast. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/shitshowpod/message

The Tale of Reg Speirs from 2019-03-04T14:19

This week Rig has the segments, and Gus tells the story of Aussie lunatic Reg Speirs. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/shitshowpod/message

Season 2 Opener: Prohibition and the Chemist's War from 2019-02-26T04:29

Back after a 12-month hiatus, Gus and Rig hit the mic to bring you Season 2 of Shitshow. Featuring all your favourite segments as well as some fresh new sponsors, S2E1's Shtorytime focuses on how t...

30 - Season Finale Christmas Special from 2017-12-29T15:00:27

It's the season of giving, and thus we've created a Christmas/New Year special Ep to finish off Season 1. It's a deadset Frankenstein, but it'll happily get you through wherever you're driving this...

29 - Hiroo Onoda, the Soldier Who Was Still Fighting WWII in 1970 (Live @ Oxford Art Factory, Sydney) from 2017-12-10T15:45:06

Gus has the segments and deals with irresponsible Youtubers, irresponsible gun owners and irresponsible parents in Trainwreck. Following this, we hold a Plebishite to ascertain whether "Poos in the...

28 - Clippy the Annoying AF Virtual Assistant (LIVE at Oxford Art Factory, Sydney) from 2017-12-03T16:31:02

In our first live show of the season, Rig takes the segments and dominates them with a strong combination of poo-centric news and phone-centric sex apps. Gus then follows up with the Shitshow Shpot...

27 - Mango, King of the Pickles (a.k.a. The Biggest Baller in History) from 2017-11-27T04:14:06

Gus has the segments, after which Rig brings us the story of an 18th/19th century rich f*ckboy who played life faster and looser than anybody else in history. He died at 38, but it's a miracle he l...

26 - The Altamont Speedway Free Concert Sh!tstorm from 2017-11-19T11:56:20

Rig has the segments and brings FIRE for "Trainwreck Trophy", followed by the divisive segment "Poos in the News". Another round of Uber reviews feature this week in "One Star Reservoir", before Gu...

25 - The Potato Chip Enema: What You Don't Know About Fat-Free Chips from 2017-11-12T17:46:51

We manage to screw the recording sideways by not connecting the mics, and as such the sound quality is not the usual 24k magic you know and love. However, if you can stomach the old school recordin...

24 - King of the Chavs; The Lotto Winner Who Blew It All from 2017-11-06T17:00:43

Rig has the segments, and Gus tells us the story of Michael Carroll (a.k.a. King of the Chavs), who won £9.7million in the UK lottery and lost it all within 8 years through a series of incredibly s...

23 - The Brinsley Schwarz Publicity Clusterf*ck from 2017-10-31T19:15:15

Gus has the segments, and Rig tells us the story of 1970s rock band Brinsley Schwarz who attempted an audacious publicity stunt that went delightfully south. --- Send in a voice message: https:/...

22 - The Gimli Glider: The Plane That Ran Out Of Fuel In Mid-Air from 2017-10-22T08:30

Rig has the segments, then Gus tells us the story of Air Canada Flight 143, which in 1983 through utter human incompetence ran out of fuel at 42000ft and became a 200-tonne glider. --- Send in a...

21 - The $520m Hangover from 2017-10-15T08:30

Gus has the segments and takes us through the rollercoaster of 'Trainwreck Trophy' featuring a wedding photographer who coaxed his clients into a fellatio photo on their big day, a local hero troll...

20 - The Greatest Conman Ever from 2017-10-10T11:37:19

In a deluxe 20th ep, Rig has the segments and goes bang with some utter gems, including Rugby league calendars, day-time talk-show hosts, racist soap and some 1-star supermarket reviews. Gus then h...

19 - Central Park Zoo Escape Hoax from 2017-10-02T13:34:07

Gus has the segments and brings you ex-Aussie PM Tony Abbott's daughter flipping him the bird over same sex marriage, an ESPN reporter who did his first and last sideline NFL gig, and a firefighter...

18 - The Worst All-You-Can-Eat Promotion In History from 2017-09-25T11:14

Rig has the segments, and winds his way through Trainwreck Trophy, Poos in the News and an epic One Star Reservoir. Gus then brings us the story of Edna Morris and the Red Lobster "Endless Crab" pr...

17 - Wendy's And The Fricasseed Finger Chilli Fiasco from 2017-09-18T20:20

Gus has the segments, and despite being about 12 seconds from death manages to live through the episode. Trainwreck Trophy features a cringeworthy Ben Affleck interview, Usher spreading STIs and th...

16 - Australian Army Vs Australian Emus (The Great Emu War) from 2017-09-10T11:27

Rig has the segments, and dishes up in Trainwreck Trophy a dangerous children's show episode, a guy who got so drunk he didn't realise he'd sold his car overnight, and a racist German politician. H...

15 - The Ad That Cost $700 Million from 2017-09-03T11:00

Gus has the segments, and in a HUGE week for Trainwrecks looks at mistaken identity on Twitter, a local MP who supposedly ordered a 'special massage' and was extorted at knife point, and the contra...

14 - Typhoid Mary, History's Most Infectious Chef from 2017-08-27T20:58

Rig has the segments and covers Tasmania, busted Google Robots and Martin Skrelli in Trainwreck Trophy, a Melbourne bus pooper in Poos in the News, and the usual 24k gold of One Star Reservoir. Fol...

13 - The Schnapps Slaughter from 2017-08-20T12:39

This episode Gus has the segments, and looks at Belgian eggs, Trump tweets and banned Russian Olympians in Trainwreck Trophy, followed by the usual shenanigans of Poos in the News and One Star Rese...

12 - Firepower, The Company That Didn't Exist from 2017-08-13T20:56

This episode Rig has the segments, and looks at the Australian Immigration Department, Dominos Pizza and a passport nightmare in Trainwreck Trophy, followed by the usual shenanigans of Poos in the ...

11 - The Accidental Cannibals from 2017-08-06T20:59

This episode Gus has the segments, and looks at Ashley Madison, the Irish Herald and Anthony "The Mooch" Scaramucci in 'Trainwreck Trophy', a Manchester woman who attacked a policeman with her butt...

10 - Fyre Fest from 2017-07-30T11:00

Welcome to our feature-length 10th Episode! Rig has the segments this week, and puts together a ripping Trainwreck Trophy that covers Sam Newman of Footy Show fame, the Hungarian Transport Commissi...

9 - The North Korean Brainwash Backfire from 2017-07-24T11:00

Gus has the segments, highlights of which include a Trainwreck Trophy contestant you'll need to check out the Facebook page for, our first dual person Poos in the News, and all the usual radness th...

8 - "CSI: Asbestos" - History's Most Irresponsible Toy from 2017-07-09T18:24

Rig has the segments, and uses them to not mispronounce Spanish words, but instead brings some solid Trainwreck Trophies to the table including a man from Cairns who tried to have sex with a crocod...

7 - The San Francisco Bag Ban(dits) from 2017-07-02T10:54

This week Gus has the segments, and as well as demonstrating a complete inability to pronounce Spanish names during Trainwreck Trophy, also reskins controversial portion "Poos in the News" and find...

6 - Beginner's Guide To Bank Robbery from 2017-06-25T05:19

Rig has the segments again, and delights in delivering the first Sh!tshow rap, a 'Poos in the News' that hails from the fair shores of Australia, and everybody's favourite segment 'One Star Reservo...

5 - The World's Most Selfish Man from 2017-06-18T03:56

Gus has the segments this week and brings you a Trainwreck Trophy that features entrants from home and abroad, a 'Poos in the News' that you have to hear to believe, and our first 'One Star Reservo...

4 - The Inventor Who Killed Everybody from 2017-06-12T11:30

Rig has the segments again this week, bringing you a "Trainwreck Trophy" involving the New Zealand 'Bachelor' and a violent local politician, as well as another "Poos in the News" and everybody's f...

3 - The Worst Radio Competition In History from 2017-06-04T11:15

Gus takes over the segments this week, bringing you a "Trainwreck Trophy" involving South Korean plastic surgery, a 'Request for Incest' and yet another corrupt politician, as well as another "Poos...

2 - Disco Demolition Night from 2017-05-28T12:00

Rig takes over the segments this week, bringing you a "Trainwreck Trophy" involving Olivia Newton-John's daughter, Tracy Grimshaw and Johnny Depp, as well as another "Poos in the News" and an all-t...

1 - Flying Mega Knife from 2017-05-21T01:33

Welcome to Sh!tShow! This week we introduce the new show, featuring segments "Trainwreck Trophy", "Poos in the News", "One Star Reservoir" and "Sh!tshow Shtorytime", and Rig tells Gus the story of ...