Couple of Blokes

We kick off the pod with Olympics chat, how great was it! Marko doesn't understand something about the cycling, we discuss. Leads to a chat about aerodynamics. Who'd have thought.Raygun. We discuss. Ouch. Ox watched her try-out for the Olympics and describes her as being like under 14's vs an AFL team. She was awful, and Ox believes she should be fined. Ox and Marko watched the closing ceremony and loved it, Marko felt the Olympics were very phallic. He explains.Ox was at a 50th at the weekend, and got home in time to watch the water polo. He noticed something about he commentary which he thought was bizarre. We discuss some of the commentators at the games. Ox and Marko chat about the gymnastics and how on earth the athletes do what they do, and the diving as well.And after the break......Ox rolls out a very ordinary fact that he pretends is a stat. He's incorrect. At this point he is clearly ripping the piss.And then..... The Ox fires tip. He is angry about how his beloved Demons have performed and calls for a review into Simon Goodwin and the entire coaching department. He says that the administration have also leet the fans down and it has been another wasted year. He questions the handling of Angus Brayshaw, Christian Petracca and Clayton Oliver.After The Ox finished ripping the Demons a new one, we chat to one of his mates Waz who tells us a couple of stories about the big fella.We discuss Eftpos charges. Rivetting.Lots of feedback, including a consistent theme of feedback on one thing that you have asked Ox and Marko to stop doing on the pod.A couple of weekends ago, Ox and Marko hosted a fundraiser for Very Special Kids, and something extraordinary happened at the event which had everyone in tears, It's a wonderful organisation, and if you can spare a few bucks, you can find them here.And we wrap up the show, and the season, with a typically appalling joke.Thanks to the wonderful team at the E&S Trading Clearance Centre in Clayton, Melbourne on Dandenong Road - right opposite Ikea. After an incredible deal on amazing gear? You won't believe the prices!We'd love you to follow a Couple of Blokes, and get involved with the show on social media: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and TikTok. If you've got a comment or feedback, send a voicemail to Ox and Marko here. And don't forget to subscribe, rate and review the podcast wherever you listen! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

OX has come in a new fragrance today that he loves, and Marko is impressed. Ox feels that 'smell' is the strongest of all the senses, Marko disagrees. A debate ensues.Marko has come in a bit grumpy today, he has a list of things that have pissed him off, and runs us through them.Ox has been drunk shopping on Temu again, he tells us what he's bought this time. We have discussion (argument) over deciduous trees. Two members of the pod hate them, one loves them. And then Ox lines up Marko over his story about being the heir to the Allens lollies fortune, Ox is calling BS on it and explains why. We hear Marko's story about how he used to use the Allens fortune as a way to pick up girls in his younger days.Leading up to Ox's Statman segment, Marko has a fact on Pluto - it's a ripper. Is Ox's stat as good? You the judge.Marko tells us about visiting India as a Tour Pro and something disturbing that he saw in the river in Delhi. We then get a stat from family member Jason about hippos, and Marko makes the ludicrous claim that he can outrun a hippo. Clearly incorrect, but he digs in. We do some research on the pod to prove him wrong. He digs in further. Ox then reveals the worst darts player he ever played against, and it happens to be a pod family member. However at the moment Ox has the darts yips, if you can help him then let us know on socials.And we wrap with a joke about grass. Thanks to the team at the E&S Trading Clearance Centre in Clayton, Melbourne on Dandenong Road - right opposite Ikea. After an incredible deal on amazing gear? You won't believe the prices!We'd love you to follow a Couple of Blokes, and get involved with the show on social media: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and TikTok. If you've got a comment or feedback, send a voicemail to Ox and Marko here. And don't forget to subscribe, rate and review the podcast wherever you listen! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Marko has come in annoyed with an old lady at his gym, he reckons everyone there is also annoyed with her as she does something at the gym that Marko thinks is inappropriate. Ox discusses Botox, he's decided to never get it. And he is not a fan of tattoos. We find that Ox has a medical condition. He explains what's going on, there's a fair bit. The big fella is falling apart! He's been squirting stuff up his nose to help with one of his conditions, and he's decided he loves it. And Ox then starts telling us how much he enjoys sneezing. Strange.The hotline rings, and it's Joe from Mernda in Victoria who has a comment on the supermarket grape saga. Joe's a delivery driver and Ox reckons delivery drivers know a thing or two about pinching stuff….Joe denies this, and he seems like a good unit so we believe him. We have an update on the spring roll situation in 13th Beach Golf Course. Ox has a few more tweaks he's keen to see at the club. He decides to try and get the new boss on the pod to run through his list of requirements. Ox is annoyed with supermarkets, not for the reasons you might expect.Back into the statman segment with The Ox. Will Marko be happy with his stat today? It's a bit inappropriate and we're not convinced at all that it is a stat, it feels more like a fact.We toss around ideas on the ‘homework' from last week: what is a question you could ask someone and if they were honest, their answer would tell you if they are a good person or not. We hear a bunch of your questions, and we give some of ours.Ox has been off Twisties for some time, he admits that he has fallen off the wagon because he has been stressed. On food, specifically soup: Ox has a recipe that he reckons is a ripper, and he's making some soup to bring to his local golf club for the boys. It's what he calls an ‘oxymoron' soup.Both Ox and Marko watched the Head of the Secret Service get grilled by a politician in the US, and decide to play the exchange…it was intense, worth listening through the whole thing.Thanks to the team at the E&S Trading Clearance Centre in Clayton, Melbourne on Dandenong Road - right opposite Ikea. After an incredible deal on amazing gear? You won't believe the prices!We'd love you to follow a Couple of Blokes, and get involved with the show on social media: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and TikTok. If you've got a comment or feedback, send a voicemail to Ox and Marko here. And don't forget to subscribe, rate and review the podcast wherever you listen! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The show starts today with Marko pumping up his own tyres over his coffee making ability, and Ox has been watching a show called The Bear which reminds him of Marko. We then discuss personalities with names that lend themselves to rhyming slangA funny incident this week. Ox has had the new rangehood he bought from e&s trading delivered, and the delivery company (not e&s) spelt his surname incorrectly. Ox reacts exactly as you'd expect. Marko raves about the reno that Ox has done in Wodonga. Ox has a new neighbour who is intriguing. He explains.We discuss the saying 'Don't Judge a Book by its Cover'. Ox rates it, Marko disagrees and 'judges books by their covers'. Ox tells us about when he had a stalker.. It wasn't good. Third Man asks if the boys have seen the movie 'Play Misty For Me', and old 70s movie - see the trailer here. Ox has found a new item on Temu that he has ordered. It sounds ridiculous. Marko thinks it might be worth purchasing one.Third Man raises a first world problem. He is annoyed, and wants to vent. We discuss heated and cooling seats in cars - Ox and Marko big fans. Ox the Statman is back. He did well last week after being suspended for bad behaviour for presenting facts masquerading as stats. How does he go this week? Actually pretty good! Following the stat this week, this movie comes up...it's a ripper. We discuss fears and phobias. We each reveal ours on the pod. Channel 7 News have started a new segment on horoscopes in the news. We discuss if it's a good idea - spoiler alert, it's not. Marko reckons the new 7 News Director has jumped the shark. He also thinks that free to air TV is on the way out. We discuss the free to air shows that we watch and love. Ox wants to chat about psychics. He's listening to a podcast called 'Paradise' which is about psychics and derailing a police investigation. He talks us about what happened on this particular podcast. Fascinating. Feedback today. Leads to a big claim from Ox - the Australian city with the most beautiful people. Marko agrees with him. Which city? Ox explains on the pod. And there is a whack from family member John for Ox! Not that we want to get political....but Marko tries to convince Ox's 'Surprise Party' to run for Melbourne Lord Mayor. Mark thinks job-sharing could be good.Before the joke, Third Man gives Ox and Marko homework - what is one question you could ask someone, and their answer will identify whether they are a good person or not. Their 'one question' next week on the pod.This weeks joke to wrap us up is from Ox, and it's very funny! Thanks to the team at the E&S Trading Clearance Centre in Clayton, Melbourne on Dandenong Road - right opposite Ikea. After an incredible deal on amazing gear? You won't believe the prices!We'd love you to follow a Couple of Blokes, and get involved with the show on social media: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and TikTok. If you've got a comment or feedback, send a voicemail to Ox and Marko here. And don't forget to subscribe, rate and review the podcast wherever you listen! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

If you're coming specifically for the Sniper interview - it's around the 29-minute mark. But if you want to hear the whole pod - we'd love that.Ox notices Marko's 'painted' fingernail and is curious as to whether he is promoting some cause. The answer is somewhat less altruistic, and Marko explains what the sitch is.Ox has a new segment idea he has called 'What Should I Do?'. It occurred to him when he bumped into a homeless bloke in Melbourne and shouted him some sushi. There were issues and Ox has questions and it leads to a long conversation about charities and charity collectors. Marko tries to defend his subscription to 'Hot Gray Mums' on Instagram.We discuss the Trump shooting from the weekend in the US. Marko asks what would have happened in the shooter hadn't missed, and where the Secret Service were? Ox then pivots from Trump to Hooters. But back to Trump, and Ox and Marko talk about how they heard the news on Sunday morning. We discuss some of the memes that have come out since the shooting.Big news week, we then kick around the CFMEU issue for a minute or so.We get a Bali update from The Ox, he's been back for a week. The trip was great, but there was some illness among the group, it wasn't pleasant. Ox makes the observation that Balinese people, and those who live there, are very attractive. Not sure why he raised this, but he did. Ox and Marko reminisce about Timezone when they were kids....and how much fun it was.Following the Ox being suspended last week from his facts stats segment, he's back and he is confident that Marko and Third Man will be impressed.And after the Trump chat, at the 29 minute or so point of the podcast, Ox mentions he has a mate who was a sniper in the Australian Armed Forces. We decide to call him, although we give him a fake name - Wesley Snipes. He talks us through the shooting, how easy or hard the shot was, some of the considerations....absolutely fascinating chat.From the incredible chat with Wesley Snipes, we sneak in some quick feedback - specifically on Ox's admission last week that he eats Tim Tams from the work fridge.Thanks to the team at the E&S Trading Clearance Centre in Clayton, Melbourne on Dandenong Road - right opposite Ikea. After an incredible deal on amazing gear? You won't believe the prices!We'd love you to follow a Couple of Blokes, and get involved with the show on social media: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and TikTok. If you've got a comment or feedback, send a voicemail to Ox and Marko here. And don't forget to subscribe, rate and review the podcast wherever you listen! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ox is back from Bali, tanned, relaxed, but we discover zero colonics. We're not entirely sure we believe him.He gives us an update on the fines situation and where he's at with them. He was a bit intimidated by the fines lady who he described as 'scary'.Unlike Ox, Marko is not relaxed. He has come in worked up over a council in the Bellarine, Queenscliff council, who he is very disappointed in. He explains what they've done to piss him off. Marko wants to hear issues with councils.Ox has come to the pod with a business idea. It has to do with McDonalds, and he reckons it's a game-changer....and on this occasion, it's pretty good! Love your thoughts on his idea. Marko is on board and feels it is one of Ox's best ideas ever.We hook into some early feedback, including some constructive criticism from Johnno on our logo. Harsh. And we have another Married With Children comment, which leads us into the extremely common Frasier / Cheers conversation. And we get a message from Dargz about the Hand Sandys.Ox reveals that he's happy to steal Tim Tams out of the work fridge.Final feedback comes from Nick, who wants to provide a stat given Ox has been slacking off in the Ox the Statman segment. Nick takes over the segment and gives us a killer stat, showing Ox how it should be done. Following a comment from Nick, Ox and Marko reminisce about when Ox used to do music reviews with Francis Leach on SEN.Ox then starts talking about how there seems to be an exodus out of Australia to escape winter at the moment. We try to entice Marko to tell us the mysterious opera singer story, he can't be tempted unfortunately. And then the pod takes a turn when Ox starts bagging out Perth, although he does love quokka's.Thanks to the team at the E&S Trading Clearance Centre in Clayton, Melbourne on Dandenong Road - right opposite Ikea. After an incredible deal on amazing gear? You won't believe the prices!We'd love you to follow a Couple of Blokes, and get involved with the show on social media: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and TikTok. If you've got a comment or feedback, send a voicemail to Ox and Marko here. And don't forget to subscribe, rate and review the podcast wherever you listen! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Controversial start when Marko self-reports something he has been copping criticism for. He apologises to The Ox for this particular behaviour, which Ox notes has been going for something like 20-years.Ox then decides to give Titleist a whack for their sizing structure in clothing, specifically their lack of XXXL clothing. He called the Titleist boss to complain, did he get anywhere?Marko poses a scenario to Ox and Third Man, something that happened to him at the weekend, and says that he will judge them based on their answer to this question. Then the grape-eating in supermarkets situation comes up again. Third Man mentions a mutual friend of his and Ox's who 'samples' the Scoop and Weigh / Pick and Mix section at Coles. Everyone is in agreement that this behaviour is not on.Marko admits that he has not yet confronted the Maccas kid who mucked up his coffee order.Ox is off to Bali for a quick holiday, he leaves tomorrow with a bunch of mates and his young bloke Coops. But there's a problem. To with his son's dumb-arse mate Alex who Ox describes as a "ripper kid, but dumb as dogshit". He says the only way through this problem is to blatantly lie. Ox and Marko are advocates for lying and believe it helps make the world go round.Ox then reveals his approach to eating at restaurants. He has a theory that he stands by.Our new segment 'Ox the Statman' is back, Ox has a stat on Fruit Loops for us. But Marko and Third Man have spotted a problem with Ox's approach to the stats. Ox defends himself over accusations he has been not putting enough effort into the stat segment.Marko reveals that he was as drunk as he's been in a long time last friday, he explains what happened and his behaviour. He was mixing drinks, had sunk close to 10 before the main course came out. It didn't end well. Marko ended up at a nightclub called 'The Electric Lady Lounge'. We hook into feedback from the family, including a ripper about Ox's call of the 2008 Grand Final. What a game! Thanks to the team at the E&S Trading Clearance Centre in Clayton, Melbourne on Dandenong Road - right opposite Ikea. After an incredible deal on amazing gear? You won't believe the prices! We'd love you to follow a Couple of Blokes, and get involved with the show on social media: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and TikTok. If you've got a comment or feedback, send a voicemail to Ox and Marko here. And don't forget to subscribe, rate and review the podcast wherever you listen! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ox and Marko love to hear your feedback, might be a comment, a question, and idea - you can leave your comment on social media, email us, or leave a voicemail at our website here, just like Mighty Mick did.See you next Wednesday! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Pod starts with Ox and Marko ripping the piss, again, out of Third Man's lemon and ginger tea. Borderline defamatory. There may be legal action pending. Ox again recommends Third Man addresses his sore throat with scotch. A comment on Vicks on feet, and what it does to your socks reminds Ox of Marko's approach to socks....if you've not heard it, it is quite unusual.We discuss fines. And Ox explains a significant fine situation where he has a bunch of unpaid fines that have copped a heap of interest. He tells us his plan to get out of the fines, or at least down to the original fine removing the interest. Marko has also received a fine recently at his place, which he and Trish challenged because they'd never seen it before. Marko then raises a fact that he has heard about the country Chile. It is the most ridiculous fact you've heard, but he's convinced it is correct. It's not. Ox then adds to this with a Greenland/Iceland fact. We then discuss Vikings and where they went pillaging. Marko raises a problem that he has with a movie that he recently watched on Netflix called Margin Call. We discuss whether we can watch Kevin Spacey and Will Smith movies anymore. Marko gives Ox and Third Man homework which is to watch Margin Call. Ox then recommends a series called 'Drops of God' which he says is unbelievable.Another stat from Ox the statman, this week he has two. The first to do with Sesame Street, more a fact than a stat, the second to do with the word Stewardesses. It is a great stat. He then adds in a third one, which is also not a stat, but a fact. We need to address Ox's understanding of facts vs stats.Marko then reveals a fantasy that he has been having recently involving 'massage' of sorts. He explains and reckons he needs to make it happen. Ox agrees.Lots of feedback and questions this week, keep it coming, we love it. Heaps of feedback on our conversations on 'roasts' a couple of weeks ago, including a suggestion that Marko should be roasted. Ox makes a hugely inappropriate joke that has him and Marko in stitches. Ridiculous and embarrassing. Possibly putting our podcast license at risk.We reveal the poll results of Ox's mate's ball bag issue. You have voted yes, so we'll figure out how to pixellate it and put it up. Disappointing.Thanks to the team at the E&S Trading Clearance Centre in Clayton, Melbourne on Dandenong Road - right opposite Ikea. After an incredible deal on amazing gear? You won't believe the prices!And we'd love you to follow a Couple of Blokes, and get involved on social media: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and TikTok. If you've got a comment or feedback, send a voicemail to Ox and Marko here. And subscribe, rate and review the podcast wherever you listen! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This weeks pod gets off to a rough start when Marko discovers that his coffee from McDonalds has been made with the wrong milk. He is unhappy, and is considering going back and lining up the kid who made it. Ox remembers a story about a Mackas incident that happened to him which makes him think he is getting old.Third Man doesn't believe that Marko going back to the Mackas to line up the kid who made the coffee, Ox and Marko both think he has no choice and the kid deserves to be pulled in line as this will lead to more bad behaviour. We then discuss issues with Red Rooster and their stock management.Ox has some breaking news on the Bellarine Peninsula. The first involving Wayne 'Duck' Carey opening a new 'entertainment establishment' in Geelong....who'd have thought. Ox tells us about the time he went to one of these establishments on a bucks night and the entertainers were mostly pregnant, which he believes is poor rostering and it dampened the mood of the bucks night. His advice for Duck, pregnant women not the best rostering option. The discussion takes an awkward turn when Marko believes women in this line of work need to be taught about contraception....which is fundamentally ridiculous on so many levels, so Ox and Third Man are distancing themselves from his comment. Complaints should be addressed to Marko.Ox moves onto his other breaking news from the Bellarine involving a high profile former politician who has bought a house in Barwon Heads, which could mean an issue for Ox's golf club. Marko finds it hilarious, Ox is concerned. On 13th Beach Golf, there has been a twist on the Duck Spring Roll issue, which has evolved to other food offerings. Marko reckons the club is not looking after its members. Ox raises another concern at 13th Beach Golf Club about the coffee machine and when service starts.Ox the Statman is back with a cracking stat this week about pigs, and a second stat about elbows. And then he bangs out a third stat on crocodiles!Third Man plays some audio that he heard during the week featuring the guys who must be the dumbest criminal in the world. Ox admits that he's done quite a few dumb things over the journey, he tells us about his dumb decisions involving multiple gym memberships. Very funny. But not financially responsible. Ox is about to have a few days in Bali with his young bloke, and when he gets back he intends to address the gym issue.Have you done this? Ox wants to hear how you have wasted money, he doesn't want to be alone on this issue.We chat about the legendary John Blackman's passing a couple of weeks ago. Ox and Marko knew him well.Ox raises a song that he thinks everyone knows. They don't. Marko and Third Man have never heard of the song, or of the singer he's talking about. And we have a family member who has analysed Marko's Willy Wonka dream.Thanks to the team at the E&S Trading Clearance Centre in Clayton, Melbourne on Dandenong Road - right opposite Ikea. After an incredible deal on amazing gear? You won't believe the prices!And we'd love you to follow a Couple of Blokes, and get involved on social media: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and TikTok. If you've got a comment or feedback, send a voicemail to Ox and Marko here. And subscribe, rate and review the podcast wherever you listen! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In a riveting start to the podcast, Ox wants to have some weather chat. So we humour him and discuss the weather. We recommend you fast forward through this part. Takes about 6 minutes or so, so feel free to skip through. You're welcome.But Ox does raise a reasonable point about what the 'feels like' thing means. As it turns out, Marko knows exactly why and explains it. Ox then discusses dam levels. Again, fast forward through.We move onto car washing, which Ox and Marko feel is a lost art. They don't believe that anybody, aside from Marko's neighbour, washes their car on the street on the driveway anymore. Ox loves the car deodorisers at car washes - he is a fan of Black Ice. Marko has a 'car wash subscription', which sounds ridiculous, but as he explains it actually sounds pretty good. Makes sense for Marko given he is a clean and neat freak. We discuss Marko's commitment to cleanliness and neatness, he admits that his superpower is ironing. He reckons he has the Ferrari of irons and he loves it.Ox reckons there is good money in car washes. Which raises a business idea which we discuss and we feel we might become billionaires from this idea. We put Ox on the spot to come up with a killer slogan, and he doesn't disappoint, coming up with a ripper!On the way to the pod today, Marko saw a misspelt sign which was amusing not only for the error, but the kind of business it was. Pic on socials, we'd love to see other examples, send them in, or post them on our socials.Ox the statman is back as usual and he has a technology stat for us this week. Before the stat Ox decides that we need more geeks and nerds listening to the pod. Not sure how we do that, but this weeks stat is a good start.Third Man raises a 'Can We Still Be Friends' scenario about his dog Archie. Ox and Marko have different advice. Marko's advice slightly offensive.But, no time for chat about dogs....Marko has been swamped with feedback on Marko's Willy Wonka dreams from last weeks show. Which leads to TV shows that caused bad dreams when we were kids. Dr Who and Prisoner the main two. We try to remember the Prisoner theme song, which was a ripper, and sing it (badly and incorrectly). Which leads to a chat about misheard lyrics. There's a heap of them. Ox says he is terrible at remembering song lyrics, but his kids are great....although he got one over his daughter last week with a John Farnham song. Marko recommends the John Farnham doco which he loved.We have some feedback from a family member with two first names and we try to figure out what his first name is. And another family member lines up Ox's choice of radio station.Thanks to the team at the E&S Trading Clearance Centre in Clayton, Melbourne on Dandenong Road - right opposite Ikea. After an incredible deal on amazing gear? You won't believe the prices! We'd love you to follow a Couple of Blokes, and get involved with the show on social media: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and TikTok. If you've got a comment or feedback, send a voicemail to Ox and Marko here. And don't forget to subscribe, rate and review the podcast wherever you listen! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A bonus pod today previewing each game this weekend, aside from Richmond v Adelaide which was last night, with Ox and Marko particularly keen on the Dees v Pies game on Monday given their respective allegiances.If you're set for a big weekend of footy, have a listen to todays pod where we run through the games.We're here thanks to Paul & Kurt at the E&S Trading Clearance Centre in Clayton, Melbourne on Dandenong Road - right opposite Ikea. After an incredible deal on amazing gear? You won't believe the prices! We'd love you to follow a Couple of Blokes, and get involved with the show on social media: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and TikTok. If you've got a comment or feedback, feel free to send a voicemail to Ox and Marko here. And don't forget to subscribe, rate and review the podcast wherever you listen! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The pod gets off to a rough start. Third Man has a cold and he's drinking lemon and ginger tea, Ox and Marko decide to bully him and massively rip the piss out of him. There may be a complaint to pod HR over this situation.But once the rampant bullying is out of the way, we get into the pod. Ox has been stitched up by another driver on the road, but was secretly impressed by this other blokes behaviour. It has to do with driving etiquette.Third Man raises a question to do with contract law.. It has to do with the 'Kiss and Ride' signs at NSW train stations. Ox brings up Kiss Cam at sporting events, he loves it. Marko reckons it is the greatest thing to happen to halftime sport.We discuss who Ox and Marko's musician 'dream date' would be. Some surprising suggestions, and we hear a story about the famous singer who Ox arranged to sing for Marko at his 50th birthday. Ox has heard a song on triple j that horrified him, full of f-bombs at 11.40am. He can't believe that they're allowed to play it. Won't somebody think of the kids!Ox the statman is back, 2 stats this week. One general knowledge, and one on animals. Both rippers. Marko has had some strange dreams lately, one about being Willy Wonka, and he wants advice from Ox on what these dreams mean. He explains the dreams. Ox googles them, and discovers that the dreams Marko is having are common.Family member Dean wants to have a chat about the merits of Wodonga, he's a fan. Marko wants to know if Deano knows Trev the burglar. Deano gives us a run-through of some of the great things in Wodonga. Results of our poll on best sportsman of all time. Marko is disappointed, Ox is on the money. Marko says swimming is the most pathetic sport of all.Ox criticises the name of Marko's other podcast with Nick O'Hern 'Talk Birdie To Me'. He reckons the name is fundamentally flawed. Producer Daz wants some Hand Sandy's for Christmas for gifts, Ox is in negotiations with Temu for distribution.Ox has a Christmas business idea to do, in part, with the Hand Sandy. Leads to some other ideas. These could work. Is there an update on the duck spring roll situation at Ox's golf club? Plenty of feedback on the letter from Jenny West to Ox a week or two ago.Thanks to the team at the E&S Trading Clearance Centre in Clayton, Melbourne on Dandenong Road - right opposite Ikea. After an incredible deal on amazing gear? You won't believe the prices! We'd love you to follow a Couple of Blokes, and get involved with the show on social media: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and TikTok. If you've got a comment or feedback, send a voicemail to Ox and Marko here. And don't forget to subscribe, rate and review the podcast wherever you listen! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Fun pod today. Marko has brought in what he calls the Tom Brady of snacks - a new Twisties combo which combines chicken and cheese. The Ox challenges Marko's statement that Tom Brady is the greatest sportsperson in history, by tossing up Michael Jordan and Tiger Woods. Disagreement ensues.On Tom Brady, The Ox has watched the roast and loved it. He explains to Marko what happened. Ox and Marko don't know why we're not doing roasts in Australia, and they list a bunch of Aussie names who should be roasted. Marko reckons we need to develop the Couple of Blokes roast TV show. The boys reckon there is one person in the world who should be roasted, and that is Trump. Ox reckons Trump is home and hosed for the election, Third Man disagrees but thinks it's tight. Marko is unsure. Whilst we avoid politics on the pod, Marko restates his hatred of councils.We discuss signs you're getting old. Ox makes the comment that his hearing is 'off the charts' good, and maybe getting better. Markos hearing isn't great. Marko wants to borrow Ox's ear cleaner thing, Ox disagrees saying that you can't share stuff like that.Has Marko had Botox? We discuss Marko's beauty routines. Ox is a fan of cucumbers on the eyes. Speaking of skin regimes, one of Ox's mates has had a very, very nasty accident involving a certain part of his body. He won't give his mate's name, but he does show a pic. It is horrific. Leads to a conversation about 'ball bags'. We need to know if we should share the photo, if you want to see it, let us know in our Twitter poll (hot tip - you don't want to see it).On the subject of Ox's mate, we discuss why some kids TV show characters didn't wear pants. Seems weird. And how did this get through the ABC TV censors?Ox the Statman is back, this week with a stat on Tiger Woods, delivered by Marko who has taken over the segment. It's a bit more complex than previous stats, but a good one.Marko has been listening to Ox calling the footy on SEN and loving it, Ox has been listening to Daisy Thomas on Triple M calling the footy and is annoyed by his continual use of one specific word - which we find out, from Ox, does not mean what we thought it did! Marko raises a saying that gets said wrong all the time.Ox has seen a new invention that he is annoyed he didn't think of. He explains. It has to do with peeling a specific fruit. Ox comes up with a name and slogan for this invention. Back onto fruit, Markos hatred of fruit comes up. We'll put a poll up on what you want Marko to eat, which Marko describes as a 'jump the shark' moment. Is he the only person who refuses to eat fruit ?Ox has been down to e&s trading and he managed to get an awesome deal in an example of incredible customer service, which is what you get at e&s - he explains on the pod.We're here thanks to the team at the E&S Trading Clearance Centre in Clayton, Melbourne on Dandenong Road - right opposite Ikea. After an incredible deal on amazing gear (just like Ox)? You won't believe the prices! We'd love you to follow a Couple of Blokes, and get involved with the show on social media: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and TikTok. If you've got a comment or feedback, feel free to send a voicemail to Ox and Marko here. And don't forget to subscribe, rate and review the podcast wherever you listen! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aaaaaand we're back. Ox and Marko are back from a couple of weeks off, and ready for a big show.Breaking news: Marko ran into an ex-girlfriend at a local coffee shop and didn't know how to handle it. He decided to not tell Trish, which seems risky. Marko says that he was a terrible boyfriend and she should have dumped him.On a more positive note, Marko has brought in a pack of Chickadees which we devour it in about 10 seconds. We discuss where chicken salt was invented, and find out the name of the bloke who invented it. We spend far too long discussing chicken salt and chickadees, but it was very tasty!Ox reveals an issue with his local golf club - 13th Beach Golf Club. He has a problem with the menu, specifically the duck spring rolls. The numbers in each servings are not ideal, and the chef refuses to change the servings. He's also not happy that the club doesn't accept cash, which means it's difficult to hide how many beers you've had from your other half. He also thinks that menus are written in the wrong font. Too small, too light.Speaking of restaurants, Marko is sad that Red Lobster in the US has gone out of business, and the reason is hilarious. Marko believes the line 'All You Can Eat' is a challenge, and restaurants are doomed if they go down that path.Ox gives an update on the toilet that he put on his nature strip as a social experiment. Marko feels that 'toilet art' is a growing category of the arts. Ox and Third Man then have a debate over Wodonga vs Wollongong. And then Ox reveals another crime act that has been committed in Wodonga....is Trev responsible this time? It appears not. Ox says that his neighbours chook is the biggest one he's ever seen. We then talk chooks. Rivetting.Speaking of animals, Ox the Statman is back, with a great stat about parrots.Third Man asks if Ox and Marko have seen Baby Reindeer. Marko has no idea about it, Ox has been advised not to watch it. On further investigation, he heard this advice on Smooth FM. Third Man wants Ox and Marko to watch it as homework. Marko is keen as he's got no shows at the moment he's watching, and Ox has just rewatched Peaky Blinders.We find out that Marko is 'dog-ist'. He didn't like Woodrow from Simon Townsends Wonder World, and he thinks Third Man's dog Archie is 'stupid' because he sleeps all day.Feedback: Comments on Ox's joint in Wodonga and some of the happenings there. We reveal the results of our recent poll 'Is Joel a Dickhead', referring to the letter that Joel West wrote to 3AW complaining about Ox. And we've received a letter to The Ox supportive of Joel, we'll publish it on our socials. Ox then reveals a weird fact about kitty litters which neither Marko or Third Man believe is true. We wrap the show with a joke, this time it lands on pizza, Ox's fave!We're here thanks to Paul & Kurt at the E&S Trading Clearance Centre in Clayton, Melbourne on Dandenong Road - right opposite Ikea. After an incredible deal on amazing gear? You won't believe the prices! We'd love you to follow a Couple of Blokes, and get involved with the show on social media: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and TikTok. If you've got a comment or feedback, feel free to send a voicemail to Ox and Marko here. And don't forget to subscribe, rate and review the podcast wherever you listen! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Recently The Ox came up with a cracking idea to develop gloves made of sandpaper for working on timber, walls, anything really that requires sanding. Brilliant! And yes, we've had multiple messages from listeners saying that the idea already exists, but we're not the kind of podcast to let that get in the way. So, with thanks to the Couple of Blokes Sound Engineer Daz, we present to you Ox's radio commercial for the Hand Sandy as premiered recently on the Couple of Blokes podcast.We're in the process of booking the ad onto radio stations all over the country. Sadly for The Ox, his favourite station, Smooth FM have rejected it and said that they won't play it. We can't imagine why. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ox and Marko are having a couple of weeks off, but the boys will be back live on Wednesday May 22 for Season 3 of the 'Couple of Blokes' podcast.This episode was a bonus ep, and was the one that has received the most feedback that we've ever had. Largely from you speculating on whom the golfer concerned was, which for legal reasons we can't say. We'll replay it now, because you loved it - but - we reiterate a content warning. Don't listen to this ep with the kids around!Thanks to our good mates at the e&s Trading Clearance Centre.....good time to drop in and rinse them for a bargain, and give Kurt a compliment on his latest hairstyle. They're on Dandenong Road in Clayton, right opposite Ikea.See you on next Wednesday ! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ox and Marko are having a couple of weeks off, but the boys will be back live on Wednesday May 22 for Season 3 of the 'Couple of Blokes' podcast.Over the break we'll replay some of the episodes that are most memorable in the boys minds. Marko loved the ep where The Ox revealed the drinking game that used to take place on Melbourne Demons end of season trips, which the seasoned players knew how to navigate, the younger ones a little less so. Very funny. On this replay episode you'll hear all about it.Thanks to our good mates at the e&s Trading Clearance Centre.....good time to drop in and rinse them for a bargain, and give Kurt a compliment on his latest hairstyle. They're on Dandenong Road in Clayton, right opposite Ikea.See you on May 22! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ox and Marko are having a couple of weeks off, but the boys will be back live on Wednesday May 22 for Season 3 of the 'Couple of Blokes' podcast.Over the break we'll replay some of the episodes that are most memorable in the boys minds. Earlier this season Marko told a story about being pulled over by policewoman. The Ox reckons she was hitting on him - Mark was far too quick to agree that it was indeed what was happening. There is no evidence to support this, but Marko is very happy to go with it. Ridiculous, but funny. Have a listen.Thanks to our good mates at the e&s Trading Clearance Centre.....good time to drop in and rinse them for a bargain, and give Kurt a compliment on his latest hairstyle. They're on Dandenong Road in Clayton, right opposite Ikea.See you on May 22! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ox and Marko are having a couple of weeks off, but the boys will be back live on Wednesday May 22 for Season 3 of the 'Couple of Blokes' podcast.Over the break we'll replay some of the episodes that are most memorable in the boys minds. Today, an episode we loved. We got The Ox's Mum on the phone, because he wanted to address the issue of the Bumblebee bike she bought him - and wowee did Mary line up The Ox and give him a pantsing live on the pod!Thanks to our good mates at the e&s Trading Clearance Centre.....good time to drop in and rinse them for a bargain, and give Kurt a compliment on his latest hairstyle. They're on Dandenong Road in Clayton, right opposite Ikea.See you on May 22! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ox and Marko are having a couple of weeks off, but the boys will be back live on Wednesday May 22 for Season 3 of the 'Couple of Blokes' podcast, thanks to our good mates at the e&s Trading Clearance Centre.....good time to drop in and rinse them for a bargain, and give Kurt a compliment on his latest hairstyle. They're on Dandenong Road in Clayton, right opposite Ikea.Over the break we'll replay some of the episodes that are most memorable in the boys minds. Today, the time we discovered Marko was accepting dozens, hundreds even, of friend invites from random women on the Couple of Blokes socials - they all turned out to be OnlyFans girls. Awkward.See you on May 22! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The team is apart today. Ox live via whatsapp from Wodonga. Why not on Zoom or Teams? Mmmmm a very good question. Because Ox is renovating a joint there, he has no WiFi, and the 4G or 5G or whatever it is, is shizen in Wodonga. So today, we get The Ox via his Nokia 3310, and sound quality to match.We start the show discussing Kurt from the e&s Trading Clearance Centre who has another new haircut. Ox and Marko are not impressed. Kurt is getting out of control, we may need to discuss with Robbie & Paul, the e&s higher ups.Marko has an issue with his deck at home, and given Ox is deep in renovations, he wants advice on how to sort it. Ox manages to find a way to turn this conversation into a plug for his Hand Sandy invention - which we still think is guaranteed to make us billions. We play the jingle again - coming to your favourite radio station very soon. We discuss if we may win an award for the jingle for the Hand Sandy? Highly likely.Onto a first world problem that from Marko. His pants in his wardrobe are not in colour-coded order, and he is unhappy. He then decided to clean out his wardrobe of some older clothes he doesn't wear anymore, and has discovered a challenge shopping for new clothes. This is indeed a first world problem, barely worth listening to - perhaps fast forward through this part of the pod. But there's more. Mark lines up his wife Trish who is not following the labels he has created in the walk-in robe. He accidentally put on a V-neck instead of a Crew-neck top today, and in the world of Marko, this is Trish's fault. Divorce may be on the cards.However....Mark solved his first world problem by going to Ox's fave website Temu, a business that Third Man believes may be shonky, Ox and Marko disagree. Third Man has an accusation against Marko which may involve criminal liability. Marko says he is innocent and defends himself. Ox and Third Man are not entirely convinced. Marko shows us how he sends text messages, using only his voice, when driving and gives a live demo, which goes pear-shaped when he messages the wrong person.Ox wants to discuss country people, to do with people who ride electric bikes. Nobody wore helmets when we're kids, and Ox doesn't believe bike helmets look cool, saying they all make the wearer look like a wanker. Marko kids riding on side streets don't need to wear helmets. He's wrong clearly. Ox tells a story about breaking his bike in half when he was a kid.Ox starts a social experiment re: an old toilet on his nature strip and how long it will last. We'll keep you up to date on the socials with how it goes. Marko cops a whack from a listener about never doing grocery shopping. And we've been sent a business idea from Matt, who wants Ox to give him a slogan. Ox obliges. Marko loves both Matt's idea and the slogan as well.We're here thanks to Paul & Kurt at the E&S Trading Clearance Centre in Clayton, Melbourne on Dandenong Road - right opposite Ikea. After an incredible deal on amazing gear? You won't believe the prices! We'd love you to follow a Couple of Blokes, and get involved with the show on social media: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and TikTok. If you've got a comment or feedback, feel free to send a voicemail to Ox and Marko here. And don't forget to subscribe, rate and review the podcast wherever you listen! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Breaking news !! There have been major developments in the development of Ox's recent business idea of the Hand Sandy. We are well on track to being billionaires. And we wanted to give you, the family members, the heads-up on what is happening.Could you be a shareholder? Quite possibly. We are browsing real estate brochures from the Bahamas as we speak. Love your thoughts on these recent, and important, developments.We're here thanks to Paul & Kurt at the E&S Trading Clearance Centre in Clayton, Melbourne on Dandenong Road - right opposite Ikea. After an incredible deal on amazing gear? You won't believe the prices! We'd love you to follow a Couple of Blokes, and get involved with the show on social media: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and TikTok. If you've got a comment or feedback, feel free to send a voicemail to Ox and Marko here. And don't forget to subscribe, rate and review the podcast wherever you listen! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Has Marko done a sneaky deal with Coke as a sponsor? Sounds like it as he has come in banging on about Coke, describing it as a meal in a can, just like a salad sandwich. Ridiculous comparison, and one he made with a straight face.Ox has had feedback on some of his comments on radio, and asks Marko and Third Man their view on the feedback from 3AW listener Joel. We all agree that Joel is a dickhead. We'll put a poll up and see what you think. We also find out that 3AW's Neil Mitchell had a person opening his mail in case it was booby-trapped!Marko comes back to Coke (ka-ching), and suggests a new slogan. It's awful. Ox mentions something that Fanta have been doing which is dodgy. Ox and Marko yak about Mountain Dew and Ox gives a stat about people in Mountain Dews hometown where they apparently drink so much that many residents don't have teeth.Marko has an idea for a new segment. Which needs an intro from Producer Daz - the Couple of Blokes confessional. Marko has something that he 'hates'. It is perhaps more a first world problem, than a confessional. Ox agrees with Marko, and they both decide that deciduous trees need to be banned. Mid-tree convo, the hotline rings - Mark from Sunshine calls with some constructive criticism about another factual error Ox and Marko have made on the show. Back to confessions. Ox has something to admit. He has discovered a new food that he's never eaten before and is in love with. He's keen on any recipe suggestions that you can provide on this particular food. And our new segment, Ox the ‘statman', is back and he has two stats to present. Both absolute rippers. One to do with nipples, which leads to a story from Marko about this very stat, and second to do with cats.Last week we heard about Marko's drunk tweeting when he was at SEN, resulting in his boss having to intervene. Third Man was yakking to Marko's old boss Johnno this week, who told another story about Marko losing his license. Marko fills in the details of what happened and why the cops nabbed him.Feedback: lots of comments on dogs taking a dump on nature strips, with family members making all sorts of punishment suggestions. Most not legal. Marko is keen to know, from anyone who knows about guns, on whether you can feel the difference between firing real bullets and blanks. Ox thinks that a Nerf gun firing dog turds would be a big seller.Family member Warren has a suggestion for the perfect murder technique. And Pam is a supporter of the ice knife technique. And there are some comments on Ox's enjoyment of SmoothFM. Finally, we spin the wheel and it lands on a listener joke - family member Dave comes on to tell us a joke, and it's a ripper. Turns out Dave is a huge Demons fan with a massive collection of Dees footy jumpers, he tells us about the collection….very impressive! We're here thanks to Paul & Kurt at the E&S Trading Clearance Centre in Clayton, Melbourne on Dandenong Road - right opposite Ikea. After an incredible deal on amazing gear? You won't believe the prices! We'd love you to follow a Couple of Blokes, and get involved with the show on social media: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and TikTok. If you've got a comment or feedback, feel free to send a voicemail to Ox and Marko here. And don't forget to subscribe, rate and review the podcast wherever you listen! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Ox is up in regional Victoria renovating a house, Marko is in Melbourne, and we thought we'd smack out a bonus pod discussing the Anzac weekend of AFL. The boys give their tips for the weekend, and in a conversation about injuries, Ox comments that Round Zero was a dreadful idea from the AFL and it will never happen again. Hard to argue.At the start of the season, Ox tipped the Pies for the flag, Marko tipped Brisbane. Have they changed their view on the Flag Favourites? Yep, both have. We discuss, and they are both unhappy about the team they feel is likely to win this year.See you tomorrow for the normal pod - our final pod of Season 1/2024, before a two week break for the boys.We're here thanks to Paul & Kurt at the E&S Trading Clearance Centre in Clayton, Melbourne on Dandenong Road - right opposite Ikea. After an incredible deal on amazing gear? You won't believe the prices! We'd love you to follow a Couple of Blokes, and get involved with the show on social media: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and TikTok. If you've got a comment or feedback, feel free to send a voicemail to Ox and Marko here. And don't forget to subscribe, rate and review the podcast wherever you listen! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Marko has come in red-hot today, he is pissed off with a certain thing that some men do. He's not happy, and thinks it is ridiculous. However, when women do this same thing, he reckons it's great. We then discover that Ox has launched an instagram page called 'The Ox Presents'. See it here. It sounds a bit wanky but it's for his speaking work - it's a professional page, and he has a new website as well called davidschwarz.com.au. He's disappointed at the lack of hits to his website. So do him a favour and hit it up. Third Man thinks he has discovered a flaw on the site, which embarrassingly for him is proven to be incorrect. Awkward.And Marko reckons humans are weak because we aren't living long enough. He reckons we should be making it to our 120's. Ox doesn't agree, he doesn't want to be a burden, he'd rather slink off into the sunset.Ox talks about Marko being consistently inappropriate on Twitter when he was drunk many years ago, on one occasion he thought he was sending a text message, but he was sending a tweet, one which wasn't fit for public consumption. It was addressed via an intervention at the radio station where the big bosses pulled him in for a meeting. Ox talks about 'drunk rationalising', which is where you can rationalise anything when you're drunk. This was how he ended up buying the Ab King Pro which he never used.We chat about Marko being called a Cooker online by some randoms. We're not sure he is a cooker, although he is convinced that there are aliens who have visited earth. Leads to a chat about left and right in politics, and what it means and where the boys sit. And Ox reveals a theory he has on restaurants, particularly Chinese restaurants. And we reckon he is bang on. We'd love your thoughts on his theory. And then Ox gives us some comments on cooking ducks. Ox and Marko then bring up the grape stealing issue again. Time to move on from this ludicrous issue.Which brings us to Marko and his lack of shopping knowledge. Marko says he has not once bought the groceries, so we put him to the test on grocery prices. Does he pass? Noooo, he fails miserably. Marko calls plums a 'stupid fruit'. Ox makes the comment that rich people dress down, and don't wear expensive clothes. And that is why they are rich. Which leads to some possibly racist impressions from both Ox and Marko.Plenty of feedback this week, keep it coming, we want to hear your comments, questions and criticisms.We're here thanks to Paul & Kurt at the E&S Trading Clearance Centre in Clayton, Melbourne on Dandenong Road - right opposite Ikea. After an incredible deal on amazing gear? You won't believe the prices! We'd love you to follow a Couple of Blokes, and get involved with the show on social media: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and TikTok. If you've got a comment or feedback, feel free to send a voicemail to Ox and Marko here. And don't forget to subscribe, rate and review the podcast wherever you listen! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Another big pod this week, which starts with Ox and Marko sailing very close to defaming a member of the team. Dennis Denuto may have a case on his hands here after Ox and Marko absolutely line up Third Man and layer plenty of mayo on a certain situation. This may be the final pod ever.But we recover. And Ox has a business idea that he believes will make billions, not millions, but billions for anyone who is renovating. This product Ox has invented sounds a bit strange, but Marko is genuinely impressed with the concept and reckons it will work.Ox has also seen a new golf ball that goes 25 yards further than other golf balls, they're expensive, but he rates them. Marko points out that they are illegal for competition and tells the story of a pro golfer called Jumbo who used 'hot balls' in competition. But Marko reckons if you use these with your mates, you'll hit longer, and they'll never know.There has been another incident of dogs taking dumps on nature strips. We discuss possible punishments for owners who allow this to happen.Ox reveals he is a listener to the love songs radio station Smooth FM, and he is sick of hearing them playing a certain song 3 times a day. Have they? We do the research and reveal if Ox is correct. When he's not listening to Smooth, Ox loves a good podcast, and he has discovered a new one that he is riveted to and reckons we need to check out. It's called 'Shadow of Doubt'.Marko asks Ox if he remembers Blankety Blanks, which he does of course, but Ox has never heard of the crow call that Graham Kennedy was famous for. We then chat about older TV shows that we liked. Ox reveals a fun fact about the TV show Thunderbirds, and Marko decides that Ox should bring more stats to the pod.We then discuss the perfect murder technique. If you had to murder someone how would you do it, what is the perfect way to get away with it. Ox has a couple of options he'd go with, Marko has an approach he'd use, and Third Man has a technique he would use. Ox and Marko are unimpressed with Third Man's murder technique.Speaking of crime - Ox has an update on Trev the burglar. Pod listener Justin has asked if we can get Trev on the pod, Marko agrees, but Ox says it is not a good idea given Trev is a bit of a wildcard.Ox has a Can Will Still Be Friends scenario for Marko to do with wine and dinner parties. Leading to a regifting conversation.Plenty of feedback this week. Marko copping a whack for not delivering Ricky Ponting, deservedly so. And plenty of people pumping up Ox's performances calling the footy on SEN. And there is another whack, this time for Ox from pod listener Tim, also well deserved.We're here thanks to Paul & Kurt at the E&S Trading Clearance Centre in Clayton, Melbourne on Dandenong Road - right opposite Ikea. After an incredible deal on amazing gear? You won't believe the prices! We'd love you to follow a Couple of Blokes, and get involved with the show on social media: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and TikTok. If you've got a comment or feedback, feel free to send a voicemail to Ox and Marko here. And don't forget to subscribe, rate and review the podcast wherever you listen! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A short bonus pod today, Marko spent easter in Adelaide and has come back raving about the joint - but Ox discovers a huge, completely unbelievable hole in Marko's Australian history knowledge - so much so that initially we all thought he was joking....but no.Ox and Marko chat about the fights last night, Ox was happy to see Kane Cornes 'knocked into next week'. We chat Gather Round, and Ox as our resident AFL expert gives us his tips for the weekend, and reckons he'll get 9 this weekend. He's excited about the Dees this weekend. He also says that West Coast are the worst team he has seen since Fitzroy, and outlines what he'd do to fix them.We're here thanks to Paul & Kurt at the E&S Trading Clearance Centre in Clayton, Melbourne on Dandenong Road - right opposite Ikea. After an incredible deal on amazing gear? You won't believe the prices! We'd love you to follow a Couple of Blokes, and get involved with the show on social media: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and TikTok. If you've got a comment or feedback, feel free to send a voicemail to Ox and Marko here. And don't forget to subscribe, rate and review the podcast wherever you listen! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Marko's come in with a schmick new haircut and is frustrated that Ox's business idea of 'Shut Up Cut' doesn't exist. Ox brings up the news that Turkish Airways are flying to Australia now, and given you can get cheap hair transplants in Turkey - he suggests a special fight branded 'Turkish Hairways' to handle the demand.Speaking of planes, Marko had a great experience this week. It's an insight into how the other half live. This may involve private jets and exclusive golf courses around the world. Marko has stars in his eyes. Ox and Third Man are extremely jealous. Marko tells us about what he thinks might be a good itinerary, Ox offers tips and tries to invite himself along. Bear in mind at the moment it's all hypothetical, the honchos at the travel company are yet to sign off on it. Will it happen? Marko reckons it's a monty. We think it's a long shot.Ox gives us an update on the Canberra story and how he was whacked with excess baggage. He talked about it last week, and again this week. It's clearly a sore point given he much he's banging on about it. Speaking of not shutting up about stuff. Marko goes back to this potential trip, and he wants to know Ox's and Third Man's dream trip. We find out that Marko has been to Paris 3 times, and spent a month in China, but did not visit the Eiffel Tower, or the Great Wall of China. Seems a pretty major oversight. Marko gives an update on his Ponting investigation. He suspects that Punter may be annoyed with him because he hasn't pumped up his golfing ability.Ox has seen a bloke jogging today, in nippy, early morning weather, and he reckons this bloke is a wanker. He explains why. Marko wants to know if there are any shirtless pics of the Ox from his playing days floating around?Lots of feedback this week. Keep it coming, we love it. Family member Sam has a business idea suggestion for Ox and Marko. Family member Michael has a 'Can We Still Be Friends' question for Marko - Michael is clearly a Talk Birdie To Me podcast listener because this exact scenario occurred a fortnight ago when Nick O'Hern returned from Tara Iti in New Zealand but did not bring Marko a cap. Hear that here in Ep55 of Talk Birdie.Ox mentions that David Neitz has opened a brewery at Bells Beach for his Brewmanity beer, which raises money for MND - and Marko is keen to do a podcast from the brewery. Then, Marko starts getting political and gives GST advice to the government. Could a run for political office be on the cards for Marko ? You heard it here first.And family member Dean has sent some audio in that he has requested we play on the podcast. We oblige. Then, after last weeks joke debacle where neither Ox or Marko could find a possum joke, this week we get back on track.We're here thanks to Paul & Kurt at the E&S Trading Clearance Centre in Clayton, Melbourne on Dandenong Road - right opposite Ikea. After an incredible deal on amazing gear? You won't believe the prices! We'd love you to follow a Couple of Blokes, and get involved with the show on social media: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and TikTok. If you've got a comment or feedback, feel free to send a voicemail to Ox and Marko here. And don't forget to subscribe, rate and review the podcast wherever you listen! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Breaking news. This week the podcast kicks off with an update from Marko on 'Operation Bourbon and Beefsteak in Toorak'. He has discovered something about Ricky Ponting that may explain the lack of traction in getting Punter on the pod. Ox has a crack at Marko, and then we raise the Wayne Carey guest spot that Ox has promised - so, Ox calls Duck live on the pod, with no warning, to have a chat.Ox has bought a new car, well a second-hand one, and he bought it in Canberra. But there was a shock for him, not to do with the car, but to do with the flight up. Ox's trip up was on Jetstar, and he was unhappy about some excess baggage charges, particularly given the flight was already expensive. Ox reckons airlines are rinsing us on flight prices to Canberra. Marko comes up with a killer slogan for Rex Airlines....it could be a winner! And then Marko talks about when he was in Canberra last year and bumped into three nutbags: Jacqui Lambie, Pauline Hanson and Bob Katter. If you haven't seen Bob Katter's crocodile/gay people comments, check the video here it is hilarious. But all three, Jacqui, Pauline and Bob are absolute lunatics, which leads to a chat about politicians with short careers. Mal Meninga and Billy Brownless being the two that come to mind. We have a listen to Mal's famous press conference. So good.Back to Ox. He drove the car back from Canberra to Geelong and he had to stop for a nap halfway, which reminds Marko of some very ordinary behaviour from his Dad on a road trip from Sydney to Melbourne. Marko has a 'Can We Still Be Friends' scenario, he's got a problem with Third Man and wants to discuss it. He's not happy.Family member Nath wants to have a chat about something he heard on a recent podcast about blokes called Randy. Which leads to a chat about the 70s singer Randy VanWarmer, and the 70s, ahem, actor Dirk Diggler. We explore on the google machine if both of those performers had a stage name or if it was their real name.But...hold everything. Ox has seen some 'I don't wanna be a hero' action. To do with a nasty car accident, that could have been even worse. We'll post the pics on socials. Ox's kids have bought him a nose hair trimmer. He reckons it's a thoughtful present, Marko reckons the kids are sending a message. Ox reveals that he is using the nose hair trimmer on a part of his body that it isn't meant to be used on.Marko has a possum issue at home, he has a possum taking a dump and leak on his car, but as they're protected species he can't kill it. None of us can figure out why possums are protected.Time for a joke to end the show. Who'd have guessed, the wheel lands on a possum joke - and it does not go well.As always, we're here thanks to Paul & Kurt at the E&S Trading Clearance Centre in Clayton, Melbourne on Dandenong Road - right opposite Ikea. After an incredible deal on amazing gear? You won't believe the prices....absolute rippers! We'd love you to follow a Couple of Blokes, and get involved with the show on social media: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and TikTok. If you've got a comment or feedback, feel free to send a voicemail to Ox and Marko here. And don't forget to subscribe, rate and review the podcast wherever you listen! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bonus pod today. You may recall the story The Ox told us last week about having his place burgled 7 times in one night, well there's been a development and we couldn't hold off until next weeks show to find out about it. The Ox has come face to face with the bloke who burgled his joint, and Ox says that he wanted to smash him. How did the meeting go? Ox explains all on the pod.Which leads to a discussion about the name Trevor, the burglars name. It's 'Aussie as', but not all that common. We chat about other 'Aussie as' names.And this weekend Ox makes his return to SEN for the footy, make sure to tune in!As always, we're here thanks to Paul & Kurt at the E&S Trading Clearance Centre in Clayton, Melbourne on Dandenong Road - right opposite Ikea. After an incredible deal on amazing gear? You won't believe the prices....absolute rippers!We'd love you to follow a Couple of Blokes, and get involved with the show on social media: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and TikTok. If you've got a comment or feedback, feel free to send a voicemail to Ox and Marko here. And don't forget to subscribe, rate and review the podcast wherever you listen!See you next week! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We kick off the show with some great news, Ox is back on radio involved with the SEN footy call. He's pumped, and Marko and Third Man are rapt for the big man. Ox discusses the new role, and how he's really happy to be back with SEN. He tells the story of how he worked for SEN for a long time, got fired, and is now back. He says that SEN saved his life, and explains why. He also talks about a journey of self-growth that he has been on to remove resentment, jealousy and hate, which he admits to suffering from when he was fired from SEN. and coming out the other side of that with a role at SEN, as he calls it, being back home. Ox talks about why he loves SEN - and it's all to do with the people.After pumping up the Ox's tyres (deservedly) Marko raises a first world problem that he needs some advice on. It's do to with his teenager daughter giving him attitude. We explore the issues and try to diagnose the underlying challenge. Not sure that it helped.Ox has a business idea that he wants to run to by the team, but before he can get to that, the hotline rings and it's Sam from Dingley in Melbourne who is calling to make a comment on a sporting hero who has let him down. This sporting hero may be a host on this very podcast. We then discover Mark Allen doesn't know who Jimmy Carr is. Which Ox is amazed by.Back to Ox's business idea. It's do with lost golf balls, and Mark loves the idea. We'll need to get the podcast patent department onto this one. Marko comes up with a name, Ox comes up with a slogan. Team effort.Marko has been made aware of something that has shocked him. To do with Ricky Ponting. Marko decides an investigation is required and it is named 'Operation Bourbon, Beefsteak and Toorak'.Ox raises weather reporters. He has a concern that they are dramatising the weather forecast more than is required - which then for some strange reason turns into a political conversation. Blame Ox.Feedback. Plenty of it, and there is a whack for one of the team, and it's a big one. And during feedback we find a resolution to the potato cake vs potato scallop debate with help from the family.Ox reveals that he is a big fan of Robert Irwin, Steve Irwins son, and reckons he is a future superstar.We're about to wrap up the show, when we get a message from Trout from Woodend who wants to have a chat about Ox's new gig at SEN, and he's got some advice for Marko on his content selection on the podcast.And as usual we wrap it up with the joke wheel - today it lands on the fish category.As always, we're here thanks to Paul & Kurt at the E&S Trading Clearance Centre in Clayton, Melbourne on Dandenong Road - right opposite Ikea. After an incredible deal on amazing gear? You won't believe the prices....absolute rippers! We'd love you to follow a Couple of Blokes, and get involved with the show on social media: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and TikTok. If you've got a comment or feedback, feel free to send a voicemail to Ox and Marko here. And don't forget to subscribe, rate and review the podcast wherever you listen! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We start today with feedback on our bonus pod on the 1998 Presidents Cup. If you didn't hear it, it's here. Marko's phone has exploded with calls and messages, as has our socials and emails. Marko had a close run-in with a mate of the 'offender' who it turns out is yet to hear that the story is out.Ox is renovating a house and has been burgled. He knows who the person is, due to his ring cam. However, you won't believe what the bloke pinched from Ox's front yard - some things to be expected, others a surprise. When it happened, Ox was away at a wedding, and something went wrong with certain animals at the wedding at a point where they were intended to represent love and romance. Raises a business idea from Ox and Marko, which may or may not be workable. Ox then has another business idea to do with drones. And we have an update on Darren the Bankers business idea: a slogan from family member Malcolm which may just one-up Ox's slogan.Back to weddings. Marko tells a story about a wedding he went to in the US years ago, where the 'you may kiss the bride' moment went a bit next level to the horror of the family (and Marko!). Ox and Marko both feel tongue-pashing at a wedding is only suitable if you're getting married in Vegas.Third Man raises some civil selfishness that he wants input from Ox and Marko on, to do with the price of beer at pubs. We are all in vigorous agreement that beer prices are outrageous. $15 for a pint of Carlton Draught. Your thoughts?Marko has a message from his mate Brent who is in Adelaide on holidays and has seen a basketball hoop at a local park that he loves. Ox is unhappy with Brent who is spamming his mates with too many pics of his holiday. Ox believes that they can't be friends anymore and that Brent is a wanker. This does bring up a business idea. Which Ox and Marko reckon has legs. Being an 'anti-influencer' posting only bad things that happen to you.Voicemail from Andrew on the Corio Roadhouse, which Ox raved about last week. Lots of feedback. Ox tells a story about Gary Ablett Snr going to the Corio Roadhouse, Marko follows up with another Ablett Snr story. There has been debate over the slang term Sanga vs Sambo, and Potato Cake vs Scallop. Ox sees this as an opportunity to bag Third Man's hometown, Wollongong. We chat about the brilliant new Kia ad here.A family member wants Ox to be put on probation over his caddyshack comments, Marko gives a great bit of trivia about Caddyshack which blows us all away. And the show ends on a low note with some appalling dolphin jokes.As always, we're here thanks to Paul & Kurt at the E&S Trading Clearance Centre in Clayton, Melbourne on Dandenong Road - right opposite Ikea. After an incredible deal on amazing gear? You won't believe the prices....absolute rippers! We'd love you to follow a Couple of Blokes, and get involved with the show on social media: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and TikTok. If you've got a comment or feedback, feel free to send a voicemail to Ox and Marko here. And don't forget to subscribe, rate and review the podcast wherever you listen! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Marko has come in annoyed with Cricket Australia's marketing team because he was not aware of the recent New Zealand tour. He reckons Cricket Australia should spend less on playing cricket, and more on advertising it. Seems strange, but that's Marko's view. Ox agrees, and he reckons Pay TV is the problem. Consensus from Ox and Marko is that there is too much cricket at the moment. Ox feels that Cricket Australia need a new jingle, it has been too long since this classic jingle.Whilst on sport, we chat about the NRL season just starting, and the AFL season a day away. Ox discusses the challenges with the Melbourne Demons and his view is that some of the problems go back to the Dees not doing a deal with former boss Glenn Bartlett. Ox reckons the Dees issues will get worse before they get better.Marko has a Civil Selfishness to report, in addition to Cricket Australia, and it's to do with his local council. Specifically the council street-sweepers. Feels more like a first world problem but who are we to judge. Ox raises a first world problem of his own. He is renovating a place at the moment with some mates, and he is having problems with the skip on the street. Ox has come up with a genius solution to stop the skip-abuse.We discuss normal bins and if you can 'use' your neighbours bins, and what the rules are. Love your thoughts on socials.Ox has got a business idea that he is very excited about. Not trademarked yet, so keep it on the downlow. It is an idea for lonely people, and is designed to enable meeting people. Which reminds us to call Darren the Banker who has a business idea, but needs Ox's help with a slogan. Does Ox deliver? You know he does.Back onto the footy, with the AFL season a day away, we have a chat about the season and get Ox and Marko's tips on who they reckon will win, and why. Ox is not tipping his Demons, and Marko is not tipping his Pies - find out who they're tipping and why. Whilst we're yakking footy, the SMS alert goes off, and we have a voicemail that has come through. Which dovetails into preconceptions about names, and people who you would not have a beer with based on their name alone. If we have disparaged your name on the pod, we apologise!Plenty of feedback today, including a Civil Selfishness submission from Mick Anderson. It's a ripper. And a massive whack, perhaps a little undeserved, for a member of the team from a Couple of Blokes family member. Also, the results of our recent poll on whether you buy Mako's ridiculous view that the cop who pulled him over recently was flirting with him.As always, we're here thanks to Paul & Kurt at the E&S Trading Clearance Centre in Clayton, Melbourne on Dandenong Road - right opposite Ikea. After an incredible deal on amazing gear? You won't believe the prices....absolute rippers!We'd love you to follow a Couple of Blokes, and get involved with the show on social media: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and TikTok. If you've got a comment or feedback, feel free to send a voicemail to Ox and Marko here. And don't forget to subscribe, rate and review the podcast wherever you listen! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

*** Content Warning ***Bonus podcast today. And we have a content warning on this one, it is edgy, there's no way for Marko to tell this particular story without some of those details, and if you are easily offended we suggest you don't listen.This is a very inappropriate golf story that Marko tells about an incident at the Presidents Cup golf in 1998 at Royal Melbourne. This story has, to the best of Marko's knowledge, never been told publicly before. The tournament featured golf legends Greg Norman, Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods, Peter Thomson and plenty of other big names. None of those golfers were the incriminating person in this story by the way, they were completely innocent. Marko has been considering how to tell this story for weeks, months now. Ox and Third Man have refused to allow him to tell it on the normal podcast, it needs to live in a contained bonus podcast where you, our family members, can make your own decision on whether you listen.We'd love you to follow a Couple of Blokes, and get involved with the show on social media: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and TikTok. If you've got a comment or feedback, feel free to send a voicemail to Ox and Marko here. And don't forget to subscribe, rate and review the podcast wherever you listen! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

No mucking around this week, Marko has come in hot. At the start of the show Marko raises a 'first world problem' to do with his insanely expensive bed, specifically to do with the remote control. How on earth will he get through this terrible situation. Ox has made a decision about golf trips with his mates. It's to do with the sleeping arrangements with his mates, driven by complaints about bad nocturnal behaviour from his group of mates. Marko raises something that he doesn't like on trips with mates, and Ox is in vigorous agreement. Leads to Ox requiring the cone of silence to reveal some stories about Melbourne Demons footy club trips, and what the Dees called 'the Monkey Committee', made up of Garry Lyon, Todd Viney and Brett Lovett.Ox bangs on again about Temu, the website he has found and loves. He is spending a small fortune on it. Marko is fast becoming a fan.Civili Selfishness. Ox lines up Marko, he believes Marko is being selfish. Specifically, Ox believes Marko's kids are being selfish in requiring lifts to and from school. This brings up a business idea of Marko's about schoolbags for kids. Ox then raises another business side for schoolbags, inspired by Back to the Future.Marko suggests that we do an episode of the podcast live from Geelong, given Ox lives there and Third Man loves Geelong. Ox raves about the Corio Roadhouse's sambo's, and tells a story about being in Vegas and his mate recommended he try the sambo's at the Chicken Ranch in Vegas. Turns out the Chicken Ranch is not a takeaway food place, but something slightly less wholesome.Ox reveals that he does not rate Caddyshack. Marko and Third Man are horrified. Caddyshack 2 however, everyone agrees was awful. We chat about appalling sequels.We have had some feedback, quite a bit, including a message from family member Brooksy, on something that Ox said a couple of weeks ago which is a clear indication he is getting old. To do with a conversation around Married With Children (here), where Ox made an error. Ox doesn't believe it and believes Brooksy misheard, so we go to the tape. Family member Alan who reckons we should stop yakking about KFC and pump up small businesses. Ox encourages it, if you have a takeaway or small business let us know and we'll pump it up. Message from Mark (not Marko) who wants Marko to stop saying 'Hey Siri' on the show as it is causing issues for him.We have a Can We Still Be Friends question from Dave in Launceston about the TV show Married at First Sight, love your thoughts.And with Ox wearing a 'golf father' t-shirt today, the wheel lands on a 'godfather' joke...extraordinary.As always, we're here thanks to Paul & Kurt at the E&S Trading Clearance Centre in Clayton, Melbourne on Dandenong Road - right opposite Ikea. After an incredible deal on amazing gear? You won't believe the prices....absolute rippers!We'd love you to follow a Couple of Blokes, and get involved with the show on social media: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and TikTok. If you've got a comment or feedback, feel free to send a voicemail to Ox and Marko here. And don't forget to subscribe, rate and review the podcast wherever you listen! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Marko is torn. He has what he calls an amazing, yet massively inappropriate story about something that happened in the golfing world in 1998 which has never been publicly told. He wants to tell the story, but Ox bans the story from being told on the podcast. Marko pushes on with his desire to tell the story. It doesn't happen on the pod today, and we'll need to take it offline to see if there is a possibility it can be told. We'll get back to you on this and see where it lands.On with the show. Ox claims to be an expert on KFC, and reckons nobody knows more about KFC than he does. He tells a story about a bad experience at KFC - which can happen at any food joint, so it's not a crack at KFC - and it's a shocker. It happened the night before his first ever trip on a plane.Marko raises a concern. Ox promised the family photos of his yabby trip, and he has not shared one single photo. Marko wants to see the pics. We'll whack em on socials. Ox chats about the trip, what the bait they used was - did they find some rabbits for bait? And how did the fruit work? Ox talks about zipping around the farm on a quad bike, and how dangerous they are. Ox and Marko talk about the time the brakes failed in a golf cart that Ox was driving, and a massive crash followed.Family member Kevvie reckons he has a fact about KFC that Ox and Marko won't know. We give him a buzz. Leads to a convo about slogans the boys love. Ox and Marko know they loved the old AFL one from a hundred years ago, but they can't remember it....luckily sound guy Daz does, and digs it out. It's a ripper. Ox also liked the old Carlton footy club campaign, but for different reasons.You may recall we spoke to Ox's Mum Mary on the show a week or two ago, and Marko checks in on how Mary's going after the somewhat heated chat on the podcast. If you haven't heard that pod it's episode 53 here and worth a listen.Ox has a Civil Selfishness story to do with the Police. He's unhappy with them, and gives them a whack. If you're a cop, we'd love to hear your feedback on Ox's comments, you can be anonymous. Marko tells us about being pulled over by a booze bus and cracking a gag to the policewoman, it didn't end well. Ox reckons the cop was flirting with Marko, Third Man disagrees. Marko, unsurprisingly, is easily convinced that the policewoman was flirting with him. Ox and Marko then discuss what uniforms they find sexy.We've had feedback on Marko whinging about his back getting sore when he whipper snips, and it reminds Marko of another example of Civil Selfishness to do with his local council and nature strips. Then the pod could take a pear-shaped twist when we have some feedback from Ox's accountant! The hotline goes and it's Mick on the phone with a suggestion for Marko's whipper-snipping issue.And we wrap up with a couple of Johnny Cash songs, just before todays joke about yabbys. Who'd have thought.We'd love you to follow a Couple of Blokes, and get involved with the show on social media: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and TikTok. If you've got a comment or feedback, feel free to send a voicemail to Ox and Marko here. And don't forget to subscribe, rate and review the podcast wherever you listen! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A short bonus pod today, Ox and Third Man wanted to check in with Marko on how his Valentines Day ended up. You might recall in the pod earlier this week (Ep54 here) , Marko talked up his Valentines Day game - he wears a superman costume, Trish has a catwoman outfit - and it's the one day of the year where he is (at least this is what he told us) guaranteed romance.So how did it go? Marko explains on todays short bonus pod.We'd love you to follow a Couple of Blokes, and get involved with the show on social media: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and TikTok. If you've got a comment or feedback, feel free to send a voicemail to Ox and Marko here. And don't forget to subscribe, rate and review the podcast wherever you listen! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's the day of love today, and Ox reveals his theory on Valentine's Day which has to do with a couple of blokes who invented this day with ulterior motives. Marko disagrees, and sees today as his moment to shine. He plans out his approach to Valentines day weeks in advance, and says it is his one day of the year when he is a lock. Ox still thinks the whole thing is a rort.However...Ox has a business idea to do with Valentine's Day, and surprisingly it's not actually too bad. It's a brand new app idea which requires the cone of silence given he is yet to trademark the idea. Love to hear your thoughts on his business idea.Midway through the cone of silence, family member Tommy from Darwin calls in to clarify something he heard on the pod back at Christmas to do with speed limits on the Stuart Highway in the Northern Territory. Whilst Tommy is on the phone, Ox wants his view on Valentine's Day and what his plans are for tonight. Tommy gives a weather update for Darwin given it's about to get smashed with buckets of rain.Back onto Ox's business idea, we explore other versions of the original idea, and there are some rippers. We reckon we might be multi-millionaires very soon.Ox is worried about Marko's Valentine's Day romance given a couple of weeks ago Marko lined Trish up for not cleaning the coffee machine - and he asks about the coffee machine conversation.We then hear about Ox's love for animal documentaries, he saw a doco recently on Hyenas and an Impala, with a Black Mamba. He loved it. Given Ox's newfound for Black Mambas, Marko then reveals that his favourite animal is the Meerkat. We discuss David Attenborough and how the world will be in shock when he passes. Ox wants to know who would be a bigger death on a worldwide scale than David....we can't think of anyone, let us know if you can? Ox then suggests Michael Jordan might be bigger than David Attenborough.Marko has a Can Will Still Be Friends scenario that he is after some advice on. It's to do with a professional golfer, and his kids. Ox smells a rat with this 'friend' of Marko's. Ox blames Trish and believes there is an issue with her.We then chat Reality TV shows, if Ox and Marko had to choose 3 shows to go on, what would they be? Love to know yours, what 3 would you choose? In a brave, or perhaps stupid, move Marko suggests Wife Swap. Divorce is looking more likely all the time. Ox then reveals another business idea, this one a TV show concept - Gogglebox for footy fans. Both Ox and Marko are big fans of Gogglebox, but didn't realise that one of the contestants passed away recently. Ox reveals a fun fact about Gogglebox.Third Man reveals his wife's supermarket hack. It's a ripper. But...Ox and Marko are unhappy about it and believe both Third Man and his wife Jay are out of line. Feedback please.On the wheel today - who'd have thought, a joke about Valentine's Day.We'd love you to follow a Couple of Blokes, and get involved with the show on social media: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and TikTok. If you've got a comment or feedback, feel free to send a voicemail to Ox and Marko here. And don't forget to subscribe, rate and review the podcast wherever you listen! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Big show today, and we kick off with a chat about swearing and one specific word. A bit loose, but possibly driven by the that Ox has come in with a massive hangover after drinking a thousand beers last night with a mate who was heading overseas. He's murdering some hangover food during the pod, and his voice is a bit worse for wear. Unprofessional, but not surprising.Last week on the show The Ox decided that he wanted an apology from his Mum Mary for buying him a Bumblebee bike when he was a kid. So Marko has arranged, without Ox's knowledge, to call Mary on the show today and put it to her. We'll call her shortly.Given Ox's hangover, we discuss what are Ox and Marko's go to hangover feeds. Ox's is KFC, and he reveals that he has cracked the code of the herbs and spices. Marko admits that he had KFC in the car on the way to the pod today. Ox says he will reveal the recipe if the family want to know. He's also tried the recipe on Mushrooms and Cauliflower and reckon it works a treat.Ox then reveals why he likes the Bangles Eternal Flame so much, and it has to do with some fun he once had in a Ford Laser in 1988 with a lady called Lesley. Mark then reveals his first 'car pash' which ends up in complete disarray. Ox tells a story about Susannah Hoffs and Eternal Flame that he has told 100 times, and Marko always forgets. Mark reminds Third Man about homework that he had to arrange a full service servo bloke to come on the pod and have a chat. It didn't go well. Marko has a First World Problem that he wants to discuss, and it has to do with his wife Trish. There is trouble in paradise and Trish cannot know about this, so Marko requests the cone of silence be lowered - which is a rock solid way to ensure his comments remain in the cone and are never discussed again. It's a big issue, and Marko needs advice. As usual, Ox has some advice for Marko.Ox also has a First World Problem, to do with pedestrian crossings at traffic lights. Hard to disagree with him. He has a technique that he is using which solves the issue, possibly illegal, but effective. Third Man has a question for Ox and Marko to do with pedestrians and puddles.Okay, time to call Mary about Ox's request for an apology. Marko is on team Mary and doesn't believe an apology is appropriate. Does Ox back down in the face of Mary, or does he hold his position? One thing's for certain - Mary arcs up and has plenty of stories about Ox when he was a kid and absolutely gives Ox a rinsing on a number of issues, which is very funny. But did Mary apologise ? Find out on the pod.And Mary explains how the infamous Eddie McGuire conversation went after her son was hit in the face with a pie on the Footy Show. Very funny.Some feedback from the family - keep it coming we love it. We wrap up the show with a Mum joke, inspired by Ox's beautiful Mum Mary.We'd love you to follow a Couple of Blokes, and get involved with the show on social media: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and TikTok. If you've got a comment or feedback, feel free to send a voicemail to Ox and Marko here. And don't forget to subscribe, rate and review the podcast wherever you listen! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Ox revisits his childhood trauma of Mary Schwarz buying him a Bumblebee bike, rather than a Mongoose or Redline. Marko asks that Mary comes on the pod and Ox needs to forgive her. Ox refuses, unless his mother apologises. Marko reminds him that this is exactly the same as when Ox was annoyed with golfers who had hit a hole in one before he hit one.Ox then tells us about his forthcoming yabbying trip at a dam on the Bellarine Peninsula in Victoria. He is keen to use rabbit as bait, but is disappointed that he can't find rabbits anywhere. Marko is keen to know what the best way to cook a rabbit is, and is keen for any Couple of Blokes family member to let us know. Ox then tells us that he has discovered KFC recipes on TikTok, has tried it - and reckons it's pretty close. Marko is amazed that Mackas tastes exactly the same in every country. Ox then poses the 'last meal' question - from Mackas or KFC what would you choose? Ox and Marko are surprised when Third Man tells a story about his mate Joey always asking for extra seasoning on chips at KFC, they didn't know that you could.We discuss the best way to make a billy kart from when we were kids, we discover that Ox and Marko both had different approaches to their 'billy kart building'. Which leads Ox back onto bikes when he was a kid....he seriously is a broken record on this whole bike thing. Enough is enough. But he does reveal that he wants to buy a kitted out vintage bike to have. Conversation turns to cars, Ox and Third Man are massive fans of the VL Commodore. Marko loves Mustangs. We're yakking about quirky things that people buy that appreciate in value, and we want to know what you have?We chat to family member Horrie who doesn't want to be a hero, but.....he's got a ripping story and Ox and Marko will pass judgement on whether Horrie is in fact a hero. Marko doesn't believe that Wingmen get enough credit for the great work they do, and feels we need a T-Shirt and a Hall of Fame.Marko then raises a Civil Selfishness issue to do with his daughter, who is on her L's, and in process of the story tells us why his wife Trish is a shocking driver.Ox brings up an issue that arose on Christmas and Boxing Day when he had a couple of big gatherings at his joint. There was a plumbing problem, requiring making an appointment for a plumber. Who then didn't turn up when they said they would. Ox calls this Civil Selfishness that tradies are so bad at communicating when they're running late, although Marko reckons the ones he's used are very good.Feedback aplenty. And there is a question for Marko about an issue with the Allens family company to do with Jaffas, Marko reveals some news about Jaffas that may or may not be confidential. He has heard it direct from Grandpa Rupert.We have a few comments on the Frasier vs Cheers debate - which is better. And then a conversation around Married With Children. Ox loves it, Marko doesn't quite get it, Third Man doesn't rate it.As usual, we end on a joke and this week it's a joke about plumbers.Follow a Couple of Blokes and get involved with the show on social media: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and TikTok, or send a voicemail to Ox and Marko here. Subscribe, rate and review the podcast - and tell a friend about the podcast and help spread the word. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're back for 2024, and the pod gets off to a rough start with a (ahem) technical issue.Once we get through that, Marko is impressed with how healthy Ox is looking. He was in the Whitsundays across New Years, he's tanned, looking good, and feeling great. But while the Whitsundays might be paradise, Ox had some weather issues which had an impact on the trip. May have been impacted by Ox drinking 100 beers on a boat. First world problem really.Ox and Marko are feeling old - their bodies are starting to cause some issues. Ox has discovered that he can't get out of bed sometimes, Marko feels sore everywhere, and Third Man has a sore shoulder, or is it a trap? We discuss the challenges of whipper-snipping and how it can be tough on your back. Marko wants feedback, do other people get this? We decide to explore first world problems, and ask Producer Daz to whip up an opener during the podcast...is Daz up to it ?Marko is quite active on the Couple of Blokes social accounts, Ox less so, but Ox has discovered that Marko has been careless and has been clicking follow, inadvertently, on some dodgy accounts. Marko is not convinced that the accounts he is following are dodgy, and believes they are genuine listeners to the pod. Ox disagrees.Producer Daz has come through with the goods with a big opener for First World Problems! Which we then explore. Ox has an issue with supermarkets, specifically the wording of some of their ads. Marko has a new car, and he's unhappy with the maps function and how it works. Cue small violin.Mid first world problems we get a call from family member Tracey, and Ox embarrasses the show by asking Tracey a hugely inappropriate question. However Tracey shrugs it off to pick up Ox and Marko on an error they made to do with Ox's mates dog. And Tracey has a question for Ox and Marko from the old SEN days about a regular caller. Marko and Third Man then have an intervention on Ox over his inappropriate question to Tracey.Back to third world problems. Marko's GPS in the new car. He's not happy with how it looks. On cars, Ox has a third world problem with servos.First show of the year, and we have some feedback from the family. Including one who uses the word arsehat. Great word. Ox believes cops should have the right to use the baton on sovereign citizens when they come across one. Hard to argue, they are genuine arsehats. In feedback we talk about a small Aussie crispy chilli oil company called DC Cartel, their stuff is great. Check it here.Ox tells a great story about Marko mispronouncing colonoscopy in public consistently, very funny. We have a question from family member Adrian with a 'Can We Still Be Friends' scenario.And in an own goal, we forgot to remove the Christmas joke category from the wheel, and so have a Christmas joke in late January. Embarrassing all round.Follow a Couple of Blokes and get involved with the show on social media: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and TikTok, or send a voicemail to Ox and Marko here. Subscribe, rate and review the podcast - and tell a friend about the podcast and help spread the word. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ox and Marko are back on Wednesday January 24 with the Couple of Blokes podcast, but through January, the boys have picked out a few of their fave episodes from 2023. If you've heard them before, worth another listen, if you're a bit newer to the pod, well settle in and enjoy this episode.This is one of Ox's favourite episodes, largely because it involves Marko making a total goose of himself, but it had a wonderful ending because this sad story was in fact the night Marko met his future wife Trish, so from failure, came triumph! It's a ripper.We'd love you to share the pod with a friend, and rate and review us wherever you listen. And if you wanna get involved with the show, send a message through on socials, or leave us a voicemail here anytime.See you on January 24th! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ox and Marko are back on Wednesday January 24 with the Couple of Blokes podcast, but through January, the boys have picked out a few of their fave episodes from 2023. If you've heard them before, worth another listen, if you're a bit newer to the pod, well settle in and enjoy this episode.Today, Marko chose the episode where The Ox came in somewhat sheepishly after having smashed a bunch of Pale Ales and gone online shopping. It did not end well for him, but the positive is that it ended well for us because the results were hilarious. If you've heard this episode, have another listen - if you missed it, you'll love it.We'd love you to share the pod with a friend, and rate and review us wherever you listen. And if you wanna get involved with the show, send a message through on socials, or leave us a voicemail here anytime.See you on January 24th! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ox and Marko are back on Wednesday January 24 with the Couple of Blokes podcast, but through January, the boys have picked out a few of their fave episodes from 2023. If you've heard them before, worth another listen, if you're a bit newer to the pod, well settle in and enjoy this episode.We've all done it. Sent a text message about someone, inadvertently to that person. Usually it's innocuous, but in Marko's case he completely lined a very famous sportsperson up and ripped him a new one, then accidentally sent it to him. But the recovery....genius! One of Ox's fave moments from 2023.We'd love you to share the pod with a friend, and rate and review us wherever you listen. And if you wanna get involved with the show, send a message through on socials, or leave us a voicemail here anytime.See you on January 24th! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ox and Marko are back on Wednesday January 24 with the Couple of Blokes podcast, but through January, the boys have picked out a few of their fave episodes from 2023. If you've heard them before, worth another listen, if you're a bit newer to the pod, well settle in and enjoy this episode.The Ox came in with a story about as a kid putting something in his nose, requiring him to go to hospital. Which led to a couple of graphic conversations about some of the things nurses have had to deal with it (it isn't good), and we move on to 'party tricks' with body parts. It's a somewhat graphic episode. You have been warned!We'd love you to share the pod with a friend, and rate and review us wherever you listen. And if you wanna get involved with the show, send a message through on socials, or leave us a voicemail here anytime.See you on January 24th! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ox and Marko are back on Wednesday January 24 with the Couple of Blokes podcast, but through January, the boys have picked out a few of their fave episodes from 2023. If you've heard them before, worth another listen, if you're a bit newer to the pod, well settle in and enjoy this episode.Generally when the boys talk about not wanting to be a hero, the story they tell is note remotely heroic. This one is different, Ox was in fact a hero. But in a classic case of hero to wanker, Ox has chosen this as one of his fave episodes of 2023. It's a real own goal.We'd love you to share the pod with a friend, and rate and review us wherever you listen. And if you wanna get involved with the show, send a message through on socials, or leave us a voicemail here anytime.See you on January 24th! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ox and Marko are back on Wednesday January 24 with the Couple of Blokes podcast, but through January, the boys have picked out a few of their fave episodes from 2023. If you've heard them before, worth another listen, if you're a bit newer to the pod, well settle in and enjoy this episode.Marko's mate Biscuit told us the most incredible sports story you'll ever hear. And there is video evidence here, have a listen to the pod, then check out the video....it is genuinely incredible.We'd love you to share the pod with a friend, and rate and review us wherever you listen. And if you wanna get involved with the show, send a message through on socials, or leave us a voicemail here anytime.See you on January 24th! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ox and Marko are back on Wednesday January 24 with the Couple of Blokes podcast, but through January, the boys have picked out a few of their fave episodes from 2023. If you've heard them before, worth another listen, if you're a bit newer to the pod, well settle in and enjoy this episode.This one chosen by The Ox is a ripper. The moment that stands out, Marko tells a story about winning a car after shooting a hole in one. In classic Marko style, it went pear-shaped. Not great for him, hilarious for us.And we'd love you to share the pod with a friend, and rate and review us wherever you listen. And if you wanna get involved with the show, send a message through on socials, or leave us a voicemail here anytime.See you on January 24th! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ox and Marko are back for 2024, our first episode will drop on Wednesday January 24. We discuss some of our favourite episodes from 2023, there are plenty of great episodes to listen back to - even if you've heard them before, have another listen over the break, and we'll see you on January 24. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Christmas is done, and there are people going on road trips all over the country, make sure to drive safely - better to get there late than not at all! Ox and Marko discuss road trips when they were kids, and the games played. Marko tells us about a road trip from Melbourne to the Gold Coast when he was a kid and illustrates his complete of geographical knowledge, and Ox reveals what he thinks is the best invention ever for road trips.Marko believes that podcasts are the best thing ever for road trips, and each of the team reveal a podcast recommendation. Marko recommends Joe Rogan, Ox recommends The Garden of Eden, and Third Man recommends One Minute Remaining. And we all recommend Talk Birdie To Me, a cracking golf podcast, in fact the most listened to Australian golf pod.But....Marko is upset. He doesn't want to be a hero, but he raises an issue regarding councils, leading to a business idea from Ox involving Jim Penman from the Jims Mowing empire. We have a discussion about Jims and some of categories that he could move into, and a slightly surprising one that Jims have moved into.Ox and Marko answering 3 questions about food. There is disagreement in this heated discussion about Peanut Butter, Vegemite and food on the floor. The supermarket grape issue comes up again, with Ox and Marko calling Third Man a thief. There may be defamation action taken. Marko tells a story about his Dad and his greyhounds involving Mackas, and a hilarious story about his Dads funeral service leading to Ox telling a story about a guy with a bizarre job involving funeral services. Ox and Marko reveal the song they'd like played at their funeral.Ox had his massive Boxing Day Aussie themed barbie, and he tells us what he went dressed as - very good !! He outlines some of the drinks that were on offer at the barbie.A few weeks ago, we discussed Hoodies Magazine, and Marko talked himself up, pretending he knew all about it. We call family member Ben who runs it the mag to get to the bottom of it. Ben is, as it turns out, is a former opera singer - we put him to the test live on the pod. This results in Marko telling a story about meeting an opera singer in Canada many years ago.Onto the feedback. Lots of it as usual, keep it coming - with a whack for someone today, and it's not a team member, but a family member. We wrap up the pod, and the year, with a joke. And with Christmas a couple of days ago, Marko gives us a couple of Chrissy jokes. Then a debate over Frasier vs Cheers. We disagree.The pod will be back for Season 2 in mid-January, see you then !! Follow a Couple of Blokes and get involved with the show on social media: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and TikTok, or send a voicemail to Ox and Marko here. Subscribe, rate and review the podcast - and tell a friend about the podcast and help spread the word. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.