Deep Fought

A dramatic episode for you, dear listener, with some big real life stories, and then a fascinating Science News about medicating away grief. We also talk about homophobia, putting down dogs, and cancer, so, uh... enjoy? Despite all that it's actually a pretty light episode, and we do cap things off with some mandarin talk (?) and a Recommendation Engine. This episode's mistakes include:

• Trauma dumping.
• Frequent solicitation of...

Grab yourself a pint and a parmy, because it's time for the first annual Deep Fought Quiz Night! We've got five rounds of trivia for you, and you can play along at home by filling in this Google Form as you go, and then submitting it at the end. We'll announce the results on our next pod, so drag your significant other along and make a night of it! (All the questions are broken up in podcast chapters for easy access, so you'd reall...

Hey pals! I'm writing this at the end of a long day so we're just gonna get it done. This pod has a lot of chat about warfare – first, the film, and later, the armed forces both locally and overseas. After that, there's some Science News about golf, the debut of a new seggie (and jingle) from Michael, and even a musical finale. This episode's mistakes include:

• Flippancy towards military service.
• Not having a segment name prepa...

Ding dong, ding dong! No, that's not the door, it's the peal of church bells announcing the arrival of a newly married Michael. We're freshly back from sunny Melbourne with tales of nuptials and romance. After that, it's a little bit of photography chat, a handful of miffs, and even some Rec Engine to cap us off. This episode's mistakes include:

• Extended sincerity.
• Unrelatable Oscar fantasies.
• ANZAC cringe.
• Egregious factual i...

Happy Easter, gals and gays. Hope you're getting the eggs of your dreams or whatever. We've got a bit of a potpourri ep for you, with wedding talk, a couple of fun Science Newses, a dentistry update, and the soothing return of Blanket Fought. This episode's mistakes include:

• Squeamishness around natural bodily functions.
• Aggressiveness around astrology.
• Grumpiness around shirtlessness.
• Egregious factual inaccuracies.

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Hey pals, how's it shaking? We start this pod with a chat about Trump's tariffs and ensuing economic shockwave, which is all good fun, but from 27:30 onwards things take a bit of a darker turn into areas of AI and abuse. If that's not your vibe we totally get it, but there's a Science News about solving morning sickness and a silly Michael's Miffed at the end to hopefully lift the mood a little. But you do you, boo. This episode's ...

Kick off your heels, kick on your uggs, and settle in for a night on the couch as we take you behind the scenes of one of podcasting's most influential episodes. Our cameras were rolling for all the highs, the lows, and the laughs, and we've cracked open the archives to bring you never-before-seen material. Plus, brand new interviews with the men who made it happen, guaranteed to shake up everything you thought you knew. This episo...

What's new with you? If it feels like we're all futilely trying to catch up to a rapidly accelerating news cycle, know that you're not alone. In this jumbo sized savoury morsel of a pod, we talk about the shattering of the U.S.–Ukraine relationship, and then take a detour into a discussion about a discussion about the challenges faced by young men today. But fear not, for we also have plenty of nonsense, including a brand new segme...

Grab a cold one, kick off your shoes, and settle in for an hour and change of refreshing poddy goodness. We're keeping things chill with an extended talk about refrigeration and the effect it had on food and agriculture, with a related discussion of ice cream and its cultural impact. Plus, plenty of other nonsense, including a crazy Nick story, a venomous Michael story, an aggressive email, and Will.i.am. This episode's mistakes in...

Would AI be a better president than Donald Trump? That's one of many questions raised in this invigorating and topical episode of the podcast Deep Fought. It's actually more of a philosophical discussion than a political one, so sit back and enjoy a discussion of whether utilitarian ideals are appropriate for democratic administration. Plus, we're jingle heavy, with a Mailbag, Science News, Recommendation Engine, and Michael's debu...

Hey fam, hope you're all doing good and doing well. We're back to talk about this crazy little thing called America and the start of a new and horrifying political era. Plus we go into the nitty gritty of the TikTok ban, why people tend to mispronounce loanwords, and Michael gets some miffs off his chest. This episode's mistakes include:

• High energy, low seriousness.
• Repeated use of 'irregardless'.
• Talking too much about sweet...

Welcome to our first pod of 2025! Nick raced home from a road trip to make this pod, so we just chew the fat for a bit, dive into our recent personal heroics (firefighting, cabinetry), and ultimately peruse a list of interesting scientific trivia. Hot stuff. This episode's mistakes include:

• Saying Jonathan Taylor Thomas is in prison when in fact it was Zachery Ty Bryan who did horrible things.
• Forgetting that firefighting truc...

So that was 2024. Hmm. Weird one. Good news is, we've got a fresh pod to cap off the year, recorded live in person in Nick's parents' backyard. We're talking through our travels and Christmas vibes and family conspiracies, and we play a visual sketching game that works just as well in an audio podcast as you'd expect. But hey, it's the holidays. This episode's mistakes include:

• Different audio setup and resultant different aud...

If you're catching whiffs of venison and pine, fear not, for it's merely our 6th Annual Christmas Song Spectacular! We're back with the biggest episode of the year as we debut our original seasonal compositions for each other. We hope you like them as much as we do. But that's not all – there's unboxing of gifts, a cactus update, and chat about our societal fascination with hot murderers. This episode's mistakes include:

• Nick'...

Update 3/12/24: We've uploaded a new version of this audio file to fix some issues at the start. Please delete and redownload the episode on your player to get the fixed version. Nick will be publicly flogged for the mistake. Follow us on socials to find out when!

Phew, we made it! This week's pod was an experiment in a new recording setup, and it did not quite go to plan. But fear not, as we have Frankensteined together all the di...

Really quick intro time! I gotta go to puppy school! Every sentence I type makes us later! We're talking about the election and about physio and we do some recs! I gotta go seriously bye!! This episode's mistakes include:

• Lukewarm take on old news.
• Being gaslit about the title of a film.
• Not enough Thom Yorke content.
• Egregious factual inaccuracies.

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Ladies and gentlemen, all the way from Melbourne and Christchurch, please welcome to the stage a brand new pod! In this supersized episode, we go deep in the reeds of Thom Yorke's Everything tour, which we were both lucky enough to recently attend. But if Radiohead is not your thing, fear not, for we also touch on why ghosts wear sheets, solar panel politeness, Pokémon cards, sleep yelps, and in a very special Deep Fought After Dar...

Good evening, and welcome to another distinguished meeting of the Deeply Fought Discussion Society. This week, Prof. Zubreckyj has brought a tantalising titbit for one's contemplation: just what, precisely, makes something pretentious? Our respectful tête-à-tête leads to unexpected destinations; our travel companion, sparkling repartee. This episode's mistakes include:

• The video call shitting the bed and requiring 30 minutes of...

Look what we have here – a brand new pod, full of puppies and placebos! Yes, we talk about being Dog Daddies™, and then move on to some interesting Science News about the placebo effect and its evil opposite, the nocebo. Do you worry that doesn't sound like your thing? That's probably just the nocebo effect in action, so you should listen anyway. This episode's mistakes include:

• Petty competitiveness about dog superiority.
• Too ...