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Two provisional psychologists who talk psyc things, news things, weird things, spooky things, and music things.

James and Dave


    • May 4, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 22m AVG DURATION
    • 49 EPISODES


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    Bob & the shitman talk secret apples

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2025 72:10


    real mix bagged of a show

    Macbook Mic recording oops

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2025 26:29


    We forgot to change the input over to our microphones so here's a special episode behind the scenes recorded with a macbook microphone instead of our usual setup. If you can bear the quality all the way through you will win our admiration

    Shortest podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2025 4:46


    It's short - too short

    18 month cheese making haiatus

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2023 68:44


    It's been too long since the last one. There's been stories spread that we have been off making cheese in the Blue Mountains and spending days staring at the moon, so we're here to address these scandalous claims and for once in our lives be serious

    What's it like to be a prison psychologist in Australia?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2022 18:21


    James went on ABC radio to talk about the 3 years he worked in Australian jails as a psychologist and how it can be really isolating for people locked up during the Christmas period.

    Processing tragic news stories in your community

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2022 6:58


    James went on ABC Brisbane radio to talk about how to talk to kids and process negative news about gun violence. This episode may contain distressing content. TW: discussing Wieambilla shooting in Queensland

    Music is the language of our emotions

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2022 41:04


    James went on ABC Queensland radio to talk about how music can affect our emotions and be used as a tool to help our mental health. Host Ashwin Segkar on ABC Brisbane

    Smelbourne

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2022 45:24


    Dave and our mate Isaac used to say that James was from "Smelbourne" but oh how the tables have turned, Dave and Isaac are currently living in Melbourne and James is in Bris.

    Dave's outback adventure

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2022 42:12


    This is the last in-person episode before Davey heads to Melbourne for two months

    Foreign correspondant - w/Chris

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2022 75:31


    On this episode of Static, James talks politics, Dave goes down the existential rabbithole, and Chris (our foreign correspondant in Thailand) tells us about psilocybin mushrooms. Cooking with the gang

    The Psychology of Change - ABC Radio

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2022 11:04


    James went on ABC radio to talk about the psychology of change this week, here is the recording of that chat. Retirement, moving state or country, or changing your direction in life can all increase our anxiety and stress but what can we do about it?

    Mental health part II

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2022 57:15


    We had a lot of messages to do a part II to our mental health chat. Whilst we are both psychologists, none of this is professional advice, but it is to break down the stigma of having mental health issues and that seeking help is a great thing. James talks about anxiety disorders and his mental health

    The Coolabah Tree

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2022 66:35


    James and Dave talk garbage like usual but this time with some top tips for saving $50k on a Mercedes, why theres cars for car people and tech for tech people. This was recorded just prior to the Brisbane floods in 2022 which caused substantial damage to thousands of homes and businesses

    James has OCD

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2022 53:53


    James and Dave talk about their own mental health struggles and what it's like being a psychologist who also struggles with their mental health. We also comment on a lady who walks by the window with a 2 litre bottle of BBQ sauce

    James talks Personality Disorders on ABC Radio

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2022 19:47


    James went on ABC National Radio this week to talk about the stigma regarding personality disorders and signs that you or a loved one might need to seek professional help.

    Crashed my 4wd into the house!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2022 58:09


    Jamesy and Dave recorded this episode and a little incident happened while we were recording. The bang was loud

    Sorry i pulled you off... Xmas special 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2021 65:12


    Dave and James get together to record an episode for the first time since Feb. We're sorry for the delay and sorry we pulled you off. We take a look at the year that was 2021 and talk some rubbish in between.

    Phone assistants and the future of cars

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2021 46:08


    James and Dave talk about memes, the future of petrol powered cars, and phone assistants listening in on everything you say

    Pro gamer moves

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2021 30:41


    The longevity of memes, celebrities who now own alcohol brands, and online game ploys to keep us interested

    "Post COVID-19" life

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2020 35:24


    James and Dave are back! We talk about about the prices of cars going bonanza during COVID-19, social media influencers, and a dude glueing 40,000 coins to his car to increase its value.

    Coronavirus pandemonium

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2020 40:20


    We talk about share-house living during a pandemic and the looming lockdowns. If in doubt, listen to the WHO

    What's the deal with sugar daddies and where do i sign up?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2020 23:17


    Sugar mommas, sugar daddies, and sugar babies are what we're talking about

    Tik tok's that radiate big vine energy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2020 29:32


    James and Dave are finally doing the stand alone podcasting rather than stealing bits of their radio show. This truth nugget chunk of information is a love story dedicated to Vine

    Tiny cowboy hats for pigeons

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2020 3:49


    Pigeon's are awful unless they're wearing tiny cowboy hats. Was it performance art or guerrilla marketing for hat makers that didn't stop after the old west died?

    Telling jokes to the taliban

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2020 6:07


    How did this happen?

    The mayonnaise man strikes again

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2020 4:15


    News out of Japan, the infamous mayonnaise man strikes again and we get to the bottom of it.

    The adventures of spam: Dr. Jack White and Rev. Bob James

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2020 2:40


    James received an email that definitely wasn't spam from a reverend claiming he knew Jack White. Maybe we're thinking of a different Jack White

    Dave goes outside to use deodorant

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2020 6:55


    We pride ourselves on raw, uncut, and quality journalism... Sometimes. Today's not that day

    Modern art is weird and Dave loves it

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2019 5:04


    Weird smells you can buy with money

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2019 4:30


    Why do brands decide to make scented products? Not sure and we don't find out

    James got sacrificed to Satan on the weekend

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2019 12:04


    James went to the Yonder festival this weekend and speaks about his religious experience as provided by the Brisbane Improv Group and their performance of a "Satanic ritual"

    Sugar Ray breaks up with you

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2019 8:34


    Want to break up with someone but would prefer a celebrity to do it? Boy, do we have the answer for you

    Giving birth on the dancefloor

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2019 5:02


    What better place to be born than on the d-floor of a club with some hard bass playing in the background?

    Dog in duffel bag: UPDATE

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2019 7:44


    James and Dave do not provide any closure and we're thoroughly disappointed

    Dead dog in a duffel bag

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2019 15:00


    Chats with... Pauly from Fat Pizza

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2019 12:51


    James and Dave chat with Pauly from Pizza, Franky from Housos, and Mario from Swift and Shift couriers

    Man vs bear

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2019 7:49


    bears vs man vs man vs bears

    Spheres of control - Psyc chat

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2019 4:05


    What can we control, what do we have influence over, and what can't we control?

    Dave's motorbike was stolen

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2019 9:40


    Who, what, when, where, and why?

    The mafia recycling ring

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2019 8:32


    the mafia has switched from their traditional money-making ventures apparently

    The scariest haunted house

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2019 12:22


    When a haunted house requires you to undertake a physical with your doctor, something is about to be spooky

    Dave's accident

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2019 6:00


    Not in his pants but in the car. Dave tries to be kind and deliver some soup to an ill friend but chaos ensues

    The online dating swindle!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2019 4:24


    James and Dave talk online dating and someone in New York did a swindle and made it a bit too real

    The worst first date ever?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2019 4:05


    James and Dave talk bad first dates and we think this is a chart-topper

    The mystery moto man of the mountain

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2019 4:54


    James shares a story about a ghost who appeared on the mountain and how you feel when the conversation goes on for a bit longer than expected

    Urbex and great white sharks

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2019 3:52


    What happens when you're doing some urban exploration and find a taxidermied great white shark?

    Post hospital tattoos

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2019 2:45


    We've heard about a bloke this week, an absolute battler, who gets in a bit of shenanigans causing him to lose his tattoo.

    Can you drink drive a horse or a driverless car?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2019 3:41


    James and Dave talk about the real issues in regards to alcohol, riding horses, and the future of driverless cars

    Sharehouse living - they have to earn their way on to the insurance

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2019 5:42


    James and Dave discuss living in Australian sharehouses, people being dickheads, and a potential solution for this. This podcast was taken from our live broadcast on Radio

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