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Join Geoff and Georgie as they rant through life’s greatest First World Problems, every Monday! We aim to entertain by being brutally honest and unfiltered, but at the same time being genuine and respectful. If you want to eavesdrop on two people “talking

Geoffrey Chong, Georgie Cooke


    • Apr 20, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 46m AVG DURATION
    • 154 EPISODES


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    154: Bloody'ot'out'ere

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2025 63:09


    Email us at toastandroast@pm.me!

    153: Shampoo your shoes

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2025 44:17


    After searching for a great simplistic all-rounder shoe, Geoff finally replaces a pair. On the other hand, Georgie is a fan of Rollie's patterned and colourful shoes. Email us at toastandroast@pm.me!

    152: Food delivery by flight

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2025 44:55


    What discontinued fast food items do you miss? Also, Georgie continues to get sucked into the Apple ecosystem, while Geoff reps mechanical keyboards. Email us at toastandroast@pm.me!

    151: Steaming hot environmentalism

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2025 46:39


    We talk about side projects adjacent to your day job, consumerism, and what countries are doing well with energy. Email us at toastandroast@pm.me!

    150: How not to take a red-eye flight

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2025 45:28


    Travelling long haul, collecting points, and sales year-round. And as ChatGPT says, “Geoff concludes by discussing his new backpack purchase.” Of course he does. Email us at toastandroast@pm.me!

    149: Post Japan Stress

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2025 48:34


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    148: New year, same damn pod!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2025 54:26


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    The ottoman empire

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2024 46:37


    Email us at toastandroast@pm.me!

    146: Is 2024 over yet?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2024 49:19


    We discuss the y2k bug (were you born yet?), the four-day work week, and how seasons and the school term differ between Australia and the U.S. Email us at toastandroast@pm.me!

    145: The rights to sample

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2024 47:06


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    144: Lines that end in debt

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2024 46:54


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    142: Down with the sickness

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2024 60:24


    Despite a week being skipped, this podcast is neither biweekly nor fortnightly… also, don't take our financial advice! Email us at toastandroast@pm.me!

    141: Are you Asian enough?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2024 44:09


    We talk about our ethnic backgrounds (and whether our listeners know), the term “Third Culture Kid”, and accents. Email us at toastandroast@pm.me!

    140: Would you accept $10m but go back to 2014?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2024 47:13


    Geoff wraps up to start a new job, and he and Georgie discuss what their personal situations were ten years ago. Email us at toastandroast@pm.me!

    139: Werewolf, Werewords, We're... what?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2024 48:46


    A game mix-up, and investigating if Georgie likes movies rated less than 8.0 or that have the number “2” in them. Email us at toastandroast@pm.me!

    138: Unhinged Sony and squeezing AirPods out of your ears

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2024 44:32


    It's all about audio today. Geoff has a weird party trick, and Georgie has a theory about throwing around headphones.Email us! toastroastpod@pm.me

    137: Coast 2 Coast

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2024 44:03


    These two Australians discuss the geography of their country vs the United States, and our elusive “lemon lime bitters” drink.Email us! toastroastpod@pm.me

    Overpriced storage

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2024 60:30


    126: A journey through point hacking

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2024 56:37


    Georgie and Geoff discussed their experiences with frequent flyer programs, travel rewards, and theme parks. Georgie expressed confusion about earning and using status credits, while Geoff shared his knowledge of Qantas points and upgrading flights. They also discussed strategies for maximizing travel rewards through credit card points and budget constraints when traveling. In the second half of the conversation, they discussed their individual preferences for theme parks, with Geoff preferring Universal Studios and Georgie favoring Disneyland. Finally, they shared their experiences with different accommodations and prioritized comfort and cleanliness.

    125: A tale of fashion and realestate

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2024 46:42


    Georgie discusses her experiences with a fashion rental service and Geoff chimes in with the super relevant topic of selling his apartment.

    124: Artists these days don't make their own music any more

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2024 46:42


    Georgie and Geoff engage in a thought-provoking discussion about covers versus original songs, delving into the music industry's trends, artist collaborations, and remixing practices. They also discuss the complexities of K-pop royalties and streaming, and various instances of copyright infringement in music. The conversation highlights the challenges of creating original music in the face of copyright laws and the importance of good lawyers in these cases.

    123: You can't beat a free quote

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2024 55:23


    Geoff and Georgie discussed their experiences with home renovations, email and website hosting issues, and podcasting. They emphasized the importance of prioritizing personal preferences in home renovations, decoupling email and website hosting services to avoid interruptions, and addressing outdated technologies in web development. They also shared their experiences with challenges in podcasting, including a lack of transparency in advertising and outdated technologies, and offered solutions such as paying someone to handle technical issues beyond one's expertise.

    120: When things are not what they seem

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2024 58:04


    Content warning: This episode recounts a stabbing incident.✍

    119: Addressing super markets

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2024 54:24


    Exceeding our quota for work-related chatter, we also dive into the definition of a “market” around Australia, try not to reveal what neighbourhood Geoff lives in, and discuss garbage disposal and being green.We've gone old school, so email us! toastroastpod@gmail.com

    117: Mandatory shutdown

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2023 54:45


    GTA VI hype, sandbox games, and spending too much time making a character on the Sims. What an odd way to end the year.We've gone old school, so email us! toastroastpod@gmail.com

    115: Who wants to be a millionaire

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2023 42:10


    John Carpenter was the first American to win a million dollars on the game show “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?”. Can Georgie answer 15 quiz questions correctly to win a virtual million kudos?To follow along with this episode, have a look at the interactive page of millionaire quiz questions from 2020 on The Guardian.We've gone old school, so email us! toastroastpod@gmail.com

    114: There's before Tokyo and after Tokyo

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2023 42:34


    We discuss our favourite part of Sydney, the monopoly of Google as a search engine, and SAD lamps.We've gone old school, so email us! toastroastpod@gmail.com

    113: Enough room to swing a cat

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2023 44:40


    Is the new IMAX all its cracked up to be? And more importantly, what makes a functional, enjoyable hotel room?Since we sort of abandoned social media, email us! toastroastpod@gmail.com

    112: Escaping a 14 room house

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2023 42:08


    Purchasing property is expensive, so we talk about it instead... by fantasising about a 14-bedroom house that is clearly out of our reach.We're on social media, but don't use it much, so email us! toastroastpod@gmail.com 

    111: Laundering our money

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2023 44:38


    We talk about the complexities of washing our hands and our clothes, what constitutes “dirty”, and whether the gadgets out there will actually sanitise our things. We're on social media, but don't use it much, so email us! toastroastpod@gmail.com 

    110: Planning to get lost

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2023 41:52


    Our hosts talk Japan (again) and end with a story that leaves them pondering if they might never have met.We've gone old school, so you can email us! toastroastpod@gmail.com

    109: Fake altruism

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2023 43:17


    The genuine desire to help out those in need. And gadgets pitched on Shark Tank—are they worth your money?We've gone old school, so you can email us! toastroastpod@gmail.com

    108: The iPhone Awakens

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2023 45:40


    Our two hosts talk packing light, and Georgie gets roasted for (finally) upgrading her phone to a larger form factor.We've gone old school, so you can email us! toastroastpod@gmail.com

    107: The Return of Georgie

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2023 40:48


    Georgie's back! Not that you even noticed she left. We talk hikes, bothersome car rental, and the value of LEGO.We've gone old school, so you can email us! toastroastpod@gmail.com

    106: Escaping the math problem

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2023 43:14


    We spend half an episode trying to math out after what time we'd meet if we were travelling at different speeds towards each other.We've gone old school, so you can email us! toastroastpod@gmail.com

    105: The right way to eat your eggs

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2023 41:56


    104: Grab your coffee below deck

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2023 42:51


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