The XYZ Podcast

This week the boys get together with Craig, Deans cousins husband from South Africa, massively increasing the testosterone levels on the podcast and leading to talk of what it means to be a man and training Jiu Jitsu. Yes ... finally its a REAL podcast.

This weeks the boys discuss the topic of accents. Which accents are you allowed to do? Which accents will upset people. And of course accents were attempted...

This week the boys get together for random discussion and Harry reveals the ancient history of Korean tattoos.

This week the boys get together discussing things and people they love and hate. Leading to a profound moment of self analysis...

This week the boys get together to celebrate episode 100... actually they dont. They completely forget it was going to be episode 100 and talked about other stuff instead.

This week the Dean reveals he is the proud owner of a Volvo but is struggling to deal with passive aggressive drivers in Zürich. The boys help out.

The boys are back after a little summer break and general lack or organisation to discover that - based on endless 60 minute boring comedy specials on Netflix and low-attention-span audiences - Comedy is Dead! Or is it evolving into something new?

This week the boys think out-of-the-box to explore a solution to wealth inequality thats never been tried before ... and could be the answer we have all been looking for.

This week the boys get together to celebrate 10000 downloads... by showing little gratitude and getting into various arguments. But thank you for a listening anyway!

This week the boys get together with star of the Swiss Comedy Circuit - Frank Richter - who is currently touring Switzerland with his solo show Bla Bla Land. Frank love movies - especially movies starring Liam Neeson - so they all got together to watch and do a podcast review of Memory... you will have to listen to the episode to find out if you should watch it... Catch up with Frank on Instagram @frank_m_richter. More about this episode at https://thexyzpod.com/episodes/Ep_95_-_Memories_with_Frank_Richter.html

This week the boys are joined by traveling comedienne Bylgja Babylons, who burst out of Icelands growing comedy scene, like a hot spring, to make it across some water to Edinburgh, where she now lives. Bylgja happened to be passing through Switzerland on the English Standup Comedy tour so dropped in on the XYZ boys. Find out more about Bylgia on... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bylgjababylon/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beebabylon_/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC63hzN0lQLTocYJhQyDpmug If you're at the Edinburgh Fringe this year make sure to check out Bylgja's show "Once Upon a Time in Iceland". More about this episode at https://thexyzpod.com/episodes/Ep_94_-_Comedy_in_Iceland_with_Bylgja_Bablons.html  

This week the boys get together to ask whether we'd be better off with AI as our boss... and many other things.

This week the boys are allow over the place. As a podcast episode its somehow wrong. But are wrong things more interesting than right things?

This week the boys discuss prepping and go deep into Christians experiences in a Swiss military bunker.

This week the boys get together to review the various e-scooters you can rent in Switzerland. Important stuff! Also they discuss clitoromegaly.

After a 2 week hiatus of Harry doing comedy in Barcelona and Dean doing comedy in Amsterdam, the boys get back together along with regular guest on the show - Miriam - to catch up on tales of travel and then discuss happy topics like the Johnny Depp vs. Amber Heard trial, the Netflix Jimmy Savile documentary and other random stuff.

This week the boys think hard about the worst possible jobs...

This week the boys get together to discuss the pagan origins of the Easter festival plus a bunch of other random stuff.

This week the boys get together with OG from the English Comedy Scene in Switzerland: Mike Casa ( Instagram: @mikecasacomedian, TikTok: @mikecasacomedian ). In his cute Italian-Swiss accent Mike explains how hes killing it on TikTok with comedy clips.

This week the boys get together to discuss when "things" get out of control, like Will Smith or Liam Neeson or Harry's constant sexual self-advertising. Meanwhile this episode will eventually end-up on YouTube as well ... check out the double chins on these dudes!

This week the boys meet for a semi-public podcast at Kraftwerk in Zürich to consider how fickle the entire planet was become... like we have the collective attention span of a goldfish.

This week the boys get together for a random discussion in which we learn many things such as how Chinese Daoism teaches the importance of good ... fluid control

"First they under-payed the essential jobs, and we did not speak out, because our jobs weren't essential". This week the boys talk jobs and discover that if you talk about anything long enough, it ends in ASMR.

This week the boys attempt to process the possibility of impending World War 3 while considering questions of personal diet. And other stuff. Probably the keywords of this episode should be Too and Soon ... sorry. For everything.

This week the boys take on a serious and difficult subject - roofies aka Rohypnol aka Flunitrazepam and similar drugs. Its become way too common for people to get unknowingly drugged at bars and clubs to the point where it's considered almost "normal" ... just a risk we have to take going out. This shit has to stop! Warning: if you've had bad experiences with people putting drugs like roofies in your drink or similar traumatic experiences, this may be a triggering episode to listen to - suggest skip it.

The boys ignore all the ladies and go out for a hot podcast date with each other for Valentines Day and use it to ask an important question... do men secretly love Valentines Day?

This week the boys get back together to ask the important questions like "Is Swiss German Sexting a thing?", "How is Bill Clinton doing a Masterclass?", "Why did Clubhouse die?" as well as making a comeback into the ASMR scene...

This week the boys get together to discuss Mark Zuckerbergs latest offspring... the thing everyone is talking about, but no one really cares about... The Metaverse!

The boys get together to discuss babies, and how to make them. Harry moans about his kids as usual then Christian tells tales of in vitro fertilization.

We are finally back after a long x-mas break which apparently was not all great. Plans for 2022, hopes, dreams and predictions - this ep is packed with even more XYZ. Welcome back to season 3. we are giving it another go :-) thexyzpod.com.

This was recorded live in front of an audience at our beloved ComedyHaus in Zurich. Sadly Christian fucked up the audio a bit so with some help from down-under this is now half way listenable (we think). Anyway it's free. For future live shows go to our website thexyzpod.com for tickets.

This week the boys catch up with Chris Darwa (@chrisdarwa) - well known Australian comedian on the English Speaking Stand-up Comedy Circuit in Switzerland - to learn about the Art of the Comedy Roast... ending in an epic roast of The XYZ Podcast. Catch up with Chris in Zürich on his own show Down Under Comedy or just go to one of the many English Speaking shows and you can't miss him.

Christian tells the sordid tales from his long weekend in London... also - in case you forgot - there's the XYZ Live Show on the 3rd December. Grab your tickets here on over on thexyzpod.com.

Christmas is upon us. The season of shit music, panic buying and Uncle Jimmy's boring stories. Does it fill you with despair? Blow all that away by join us at the second XYZ Live Show on the 3rd December. Grab your tickets here on over on thexyzpod.com.

The boys get back together with Noemi Monoke, last seen in Episode 15, to learn about her experiences as an OnlyFans content creator. We learn the answers to questions like "Can you get rich selling pictures of your feet?", "What's the best way to promote your OnlyFans?", how is Noemi handling recent OnlyFans drama with new monetization policies and the Bella Thorne incident, the joys of breast implants and much more... Check out Noemi at @noemimonoke.2 and  https://msha.ke/noemimonoke/

This week the boys attempt to understand the Swiss love of clocks and time management. Instead they get side-tracked by trams, spacesuits and the correct way to wash off man-fluids.

This week the boys get together to celebrate an anniversary moment in The XYZ Podcast... Episode 69. Along the way they get into secret animal test labs and Harry goes off on a vaccine conspiracy rant...

finally, we had Teddy on the show! this one has been a long time coming. the boys talk about bombing in front of an audience and other explosive stuff. sorry for the delay. it's totally Christian's fault.  Follow Teddy on IG (@teddyhallcomedy)

The boys attempt to do a podcast with help from a voice changer, quickly discover it's a terrible idea and move swiftly onto a random stream of consciousness.

This week the boys are talking to absolute comedy legend Jono Duffy (IG: @jonoduffy). They talk hair, therapy and Harry has to leave early. Get ready for a loose conversation.

Back in Episode 42 we took a deep dive into the life of Mr. Christian Braeker. This week the boys dive into a deeper, darker and somewhat more moist place... Mr Harry Fücks and manage to come out mostly unscathed.

This week the boys catch up with comedy buddy Jack Roberts, the sexiest Mancunian comedian living in Switzerland... in his age bracket... that also teaches. Among other things, they discuss the most controversial comedy show of the past two years of English standup in Zürich... The Originals. Catch Jack performing at shows in an around Zürich and check out his Instagram @jackschweiz.

The boys are podcasting again and the stories run wild. They talk Vaccines, relationships that never happened and why we probably should not loose hope. go to https://thexyzpod.com/ to contact us. We   

Nick Capper returns to the XYZ Podcast. Talking to the boys this week from lockdown in Melbourne about his recent Motorbike adventure and heaps of other stories. Check out Nick at http://www.nickcapper.com/ or Instagram @capperflapper  

The week the boys catch up with comedian and actress Leila Ladari to discuss a topic near to everyone's hearts... vaginas. Check out Leila at https://leilaladari.com/ or Instagram @leilaladari - Leila can currently be found in Switzerland performing on stages in Basel and Zürich. More about this episode at https://thexyzpod.com/episodes/Ep_61_-_Enter_the_Vagina_with_Leila_Ladari.html.

This week the boys catch up with comedy buddy Fairis Osman ( instagram @fairisosman ) to talk comedy, how jokes can get you in trouble at work and the why OnlyFans just committed hara-kiri. Fairis can often be found on comedy stages in Basel such as On the Run Comedy and Comedy Basel. Photo credit to Gergö Nyirö ( @_rhapsodist ). More about this episode at https://thexyzpod.com/episodes/Ep_60_-_The_Only_Fans_of_Fairis_Osman.html.

After Pizza chats and cheesy talks, this week the guys sit around a table and talk about ghosts. Real or not, here they come.  If you have a ghost story or something else important to say, contact us through https://thexyzpod.com/  

This week the guys are visited by Daniel Nguyen-Phuoc (follow on IG: @dbnguyen85 ) and discuss all things expat living and exploring Switzerland. Dan has been doing Stand-up all around the world and brings a lot of insight to cultural differences. And they go through some organisational mishap for a show that was supposed to happen... Check out Dan's Podcast - Third Culture Talks - on Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.  

!!!Warning: this episode might trigger some people!!! One of us got Catfished. For real! Listen to this story to learn about a night out that got proper scary at one point.  Follow us on the socials for more information about upcoming dates or if you want to drop us a message https://thexyzpod.com/  

This week the boys meet Jeremy Seitz, US citizen, father, über-geek, child actor, brother of of Matt Zoller Seitz, old friend of Harry's and much more. They talk about growing up between Dallas and New York, having your brother publicly expose your family secrets, why Swiss people need foreigners to stop help them communicate... and a pitch for the comedy TV series the world has been waiting for... Check out Jeremy via his website http://somebox.com/jeremy/ and shout out to Matt Zoller Seitz - we know you're listening! More about this episode at https://thexyzpod.com/episodes/Ep_56_-_Meet_Jeremy_Seitz_-_The_Big_Lebowski_of_Switzerland.html 

The boys get together for a relaxed episode of just riffing on whatever pops into their heads. And it ends up being the XYZ remake of the movie Tenet...