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Zap The Podcast


    • Jun 19, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 44m AVG DURATION
    • 215 EPISODES


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    Bottle Half Full

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2025 59:58


    This Episode:- We begin the show with a little bit of news from here in Australia all about a handy dandy little moneymaking scheme- Bec brings us something big from the US- We have a look through our notes app and present absolute gold- finally, to top it all off, we have some DZRT about an all too familiar man and his empire of franchisesTune in for our next episode releasing wednesday 6:00am (AEDT)!

    Zap 200 Live! Pt 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2025 39:19


    This week we have part 2 of our epic live episode celebrating 200 ZAP podcasts! We have a live studio audience, lots of laughs and of course some KFC. So strap in and get ready for a very special 200th episode all about iconic icons!Thankyou to everyone who attended contributed or listened along the way, we'll be back next week for more regularly scheduled ZAP

    Zap 200 Live! Pt 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2025 40:16


    The time has finally come! We're back and we're live for another milestone episode celebrating 200 ZAP podcasts! We have a live studio audience, lots of laughs and of course some KFC. So strap in and get ready for a very special 200th episode all about iconic icons!Tune in next week for part 2!

    Don't stop till you get enough

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2025 50:48


    This Episode:- We start this episode with some news all about an intricate heist- Jet setting Bec has returned from another trip and has an amazing travel story- Bec has returned to TikTok and it's got us talking about going on autopilot- To finish off this episode, It's game time where Jono puts Bec to the test on some of history's greatest feats of speedTune in for our next episode releasing wednesday 6:00am (AEDT)!

    Make some noise!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2025 60:20


    This Episode:- We begin with a little reveal of our guess that zip final answer, We grapple with the end of times and we have a squiz at a rather peculiar competition- Bec makes some noise about a particularly odd movie screening advertising online - It's game time and we are testing Bec's powers of audio deduction as well as Jono's sound making skills in a game about guessing some noise- To wrap us up, We're back in the firing line of limited edition food products as we try it live!Follow us on instagram @zapthepodcast and tune in for our next episode releasing wednesday 6:00am (AEDT)!

    Who's There?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2025 65:49


    This Episode:- It's time for yet another classic episode of Zap and to start we're off to the Netherlands to find out how the internet is helping fish with a doorbell?!?- It's then time for some DZRT as Jono takes us through the wonderful world of the Big Mouth Billy Bass- We test our small talk in a game all about keeping up those awkward conversations- Finally, we have a guest quizzer on the show, Maddy! And she's putting us up against the greatest game of all: Guess That Zip!Tune in for our next episode releasing wednesday 6:00am (AEDT)!

    Back to square one

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2025 60:28


    This Episode:- Today we begin with a stranded student with a penchant for being rescued- Bec brings us the history of the Rubik's cube- We discuss things that we just keep coming back to- It's game time and today Bec is not only trying to answer the quiz questions but also must figure out the theme of the quizTune in for our next episode releasing wednesday 6:00am (AEDT)!

    Caught out

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2025 52:34


    This Episode:- We start today as usual with a little bit of news. This week all about scammers being caught out by a surprising duo- Bec brings us a second helping of news about a man on a mission to walk but it's the fashion in which he walks that makes him so special- We talk about things that we might say are fine but aren't really fine- And as we wrap up, we get stuck into a game not too different from the infamous impossible zap quiz. Let's see how Bec goes!Tune in for our next episode releasing wednesday 6:00am (AEDT)!

    Mischievous Mysteries

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2025 49:57


    This Episode:- It's time for yet another ripper podcast ep and this week we start with a bit of mischief in Plymouth, England- We talk about games to play in the car on a road trip- Jono unravels a bit of a medical mystery and the hilarity that came from getting it sorted- Lastly, Bec tells us a thrilling story of soy sauce, a bag and a prescriptionTune in for our next episode releasing wednesday 6:00am (AEDT)!

    Call the Poolice

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2025 44:32


    This Episode:- We begin today's episode with a rotten police call and a manure mystery- Bec dives deep into euphemisms for using the loo. Poophemisms if you will- Jono gives us another thrilling episode of our sewer based untitled detective series (SBUDS)- finally, we get into the easter spirit with another try it live!Tune in for our next episode releasing wednesday 6:00am (AEDT)!

    Don't get me wrong

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2025 59:26


    This Episode:- We start this episode with a bit of news about phrases said incorrectly - Bec's in business mode and she's bringing her own flavour of corporate jargon to the table- We try it live with the latest in a long line of strange and confusing twisty flavours- And finally Jono's knowlege of words and phrases is put to the test in a quizTune in for our next episode releasing wednesday 6:00am (AEDT)!

    Celebrate Good Times

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2025 59:11


    This Episode:- We begin with a little news and a deep dive into the mysterious meat shower of 1876- Bec has a deep dive of her own as we discover the life, near-deaths and works of AJ Sax- Are we getting old?- To wrap us up, we put on our business suits as Jono brings two cracking business ideas to the business tableFollow us on instagram @zapthepodcast and tune in for our next episode releasing wednesday 6:00am (AEDT)!

    The Robot Uprising

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2025 60:02


    This Episode:- After many moons and many jokes about the robot uprising we have received a warning sign. Is the robot uprising just around the corner?- With the threat of robot uprising ever present, Bec talks us through how to prepare and stay safe leading up to the inevitable- We test Ai against ourselves to see if our jobs will be safe in the harsh new world- To finish off this episode, It's game time where Bec and Jono face off to see who will be the Chief Ambassador to team robot and who will be left to the role of Assistant to the Chief AmbassadorTune in for our next episode releasing wednesday 6:00am (AEDT)!

    Bucket List

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2025 61:39


    This Episode:- It's time for yet another classic ZAP episode and this week we begin with a little bit of news involving something car shaped, something parking ticket shaped and one heck of a sculpture- Bec has found another one. Another weird sport/sport adjacent competition but you'll never guess what it is!- We talk yearly bucket lists and how Bec had a particularly eventful time ticking one of them off?!?- Lastly, on an episode titled bucket list, we thought we better make one ourselves so we've looked back at old projects, dreams and aspirations to come up with some items for the official ZAP bucketlist!Tune in for our next episode releasing wednesday 6:00am (AEDT)!

    Even More Nuts

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2025 57:10


    This Episode:- It's Zap time and kicking us off this week is a little bit of news about how to get a job at the biggest nut company worldwide- Bec brings us two of our favourite things: World Records and Weird Sports- Then we delve into the terrible birthday experiences of Bec and her partner Max- Finally, We try it live and this week we are in the sweet embrace of the colonel as we try KFC's Zinger NachosFollow us on instagram @zapthepodcast and tune in for our next episode releasing wednesday 6:00am (AEDT)!

    Worth It

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2025 59:00


    This Episode:- We start this episode with something elusive, something rare and something made of corn?!?- We stay right on track as Bec takes us through her ebay findings for similar chip based lookalikes listed for megabucks- Bec walks us through her recent experiences in living large and flying high- To finish off this episode, Jono brings us some top quality, awful writing from the Bulwer-Lytton Fiction competitionTune in for our next episode releasing wednesday 6:00am (AEDT)!

    Back to their old tricks

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2025 62:33


    This Episode:- We begin as usual with a little bit of news and this week we talk about a grandmother going to jail?!?!- Bec is bringing in some magic to the episode with a particularly old and particularly mysterious trick- We talk about the latest weird sport to come to our attention- And finally Jono's back to one of his old tricks talking all about weird and wonderful vintage recipesTune in for our next episode releasing wednesday 6:00am (AEDT)!

    Lore and Order

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2025 64:04


    This Episode:- We begin as usual with a bit of news about a dastardly crime- Bec talks us through the unspoken aviation laws- Then Jono takes us to english class as we look at some interesting word origins and literary techniques- To wrap us up, we talk Zap Lore and remember some of the weird and wonderful we've accomplished on the showFollow us on instagram @zapthepodcast and tune in for our next episode releasing wednesday 6:00am (AEDT)!

    Dog Move

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2025 53:34


    This Episode:- We start with a bit of news out of the hermit country of North Korea and let me tell you, it's a dog move- We talk weird laws from around the world- Bec gives us a deep dive into the wackiest, waviest used car sales lot decoration you know and love.- To wrap us up today we're once again getting ahead of the game as we sample yet more of this years hot cross bun offerings in Try It Live!Tune in for our next episode releasing wednesday 6:00am (AEDT)!

    A Ruff Day At Work

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2025 42:30


    This Episode: - We start the show with a police dog who's gotten into a spot of bother - We then talk about Bec's adventures with overpriced dentist visits - We delve back into the city's underbelly for another episode of our sewer based underground detective series or as we call is SBUDS - And finally, with easter around the corner we get an early look at this years limited edition hot cross buns in a Try It Live! Tune in for our next episode releasing wednesday 6:00am (AEDT)!

    That's so Gross

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2025 57:47


    This Episode: - We start this episode with the latest and greatest of food abominations - We continue by taking a trip into the past where we come across the weirdest of vintage recipes - We talk about the weirdest of pizza place employees - To finish off this episode, It's time for a try it live: Watermelon chuppachup custard edition and it's a try it live first when Jono makes a terrible but tasty discovery Tune in for our next episode releasing wednesday 6:00am (AEDT)!

    Above and Beyond

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2025 47:04


    This Episode: - We start today as all good things are started, with a dispute about pineapple on pizza - Bec has done it again as we talk the ultimate weird sport with an Australian open - Next we find out about the Big Log. Is it Australia's best attraction? - And as we wrap up, it's time to get suited and booted for a bit of business. We're talking muffin but the best Tune in for our next episode releasing wednesday 6:00am (AEDT)!

    You Beauty!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2025 57:32


    This Episode: - We start this episode with some beauty news from the animal kingdom - Jono tells us all about his new local shops - We hear from Bec and her cousins as they do their annual try it live! - To finish off this episode, It's game time where we bring the beauty of the love ballad to the animal kingdom Tune in for our next episode releasing wednesday 6:00am (AEDT)!

    How the Bear Stole Grinchmas

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2024 47:13


    IT'S CHRISTMAS!!! And This Episode: - We start with a little story of how a bear stole grinchmas - Bec gives us her alteration on a Dr Seuss Classic - It's Quiz time where Bec gets tested on her international Christmas tradition knowledge - And finally, It comes but once a year. It's time for our 20 questions secret santa Tune in for our next episode releasing wednesday 6:00am (AEDT)!

    Google It

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2024 50:13


    This Episode: - We begin today's episode with a bit googly eyed vandalism - Bec looks at her facebook page likes through the eyes of a detective - Jono gives us his top tips for moving house - Bec brings Jono to the shocking realisation that he's massively out of touch in a game of googles most popular searches of the year Tune in for our next episode releasing wednesday 6:00am (AEDT)!

    Quite the meal

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2024 36:03


    This Episode: - This week we start with a bit of art and one heck of an expensive meal - We then cross to our reporters in the field Bec and Dan the finance man where they talk to one of Australia's most competitive, competitive eaters. Tune in for our next episode releasing wednesday 6:00am (AEDT)!

    Rat News Week

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2024 55:22


    This Episode: - Jono's back with a confession before a bit of rat news - Bec leads us down the narrow and twisting path of Ratatouille fan theories - We continue with a bit more rat news about how rats can keep our borders safe - We're back at the madlibs with a little tale about our greatest business idea Tune in for our next episode releasing wednesday 6:00am (AEDT)!

    The Bec Show

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2024 26:25


    This Episode: - Jono is sick but Bec carries the team doing the intro, national day and news - Editor Jono pops in briefly to introduce an old game time segment that was forgotten and was never published - Bec rounds out the ep with what she describes as a 'Jono rant' Tune in for our next episode which will be a little bit more usual releasing wednesday 6:00am (AEDT)!

    No Idea

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2024 55:25


    This Episode: - Today we kick off the poddy with a callback to our very first episode. we've got a bank robber who's got no idea. - Bec's had an idea. A musical idea. - We make our very own bizzare bank robbing story with the help of mad-libs style storymaking - It's time to try and this week we're gearing up for festive season with an oh so minty kitkat treat. Tune in for our next episode releasing wednesday 6:00am (AEDT)!

    That's why they pay me the big bucks

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2024 65:01


    This Episode: - It's time for yet another Zaptastic ep and this week we start with one heck of a heist with an AI twist - We talk times that we've felt a million bucks and times we've reached rock bottom - We conclude our current storyline for our Sewer Based Underground Detective Series (SBUDS) - Lastly, it's quiz time on our favourite topic. Fast. Food. Tune in for our next episode releasing wednesday 6:00am (AEDT)!

    Dressed to Impress

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2024 46:04


    This Episode: - today we kick off the show with a story of a smartly dressed dog making dough online - Bec tells a story of her colleague who didn't meet the dress code but not for the reasons you'd think - We then take a look into part 2 of our current sewer based detective storyline where the team form a plan to take on the rats - and finally It's try it live time as we tuck into an aussie classic flavour in a not-so-classic setting Tune in for our next episode releasing wednesday 6:00am (AEDT)!

    Boo Hoo

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2024 54:28


    This Episode: - This week we start with a sheriff and his beef with beef - We talk about the wonderful world of discontinued world records - It's been a minute but we're back with a new episode of our Sewer Based Underground Detective Series (SBUDS) - We conclude this week's episode with a coffee hit that misses the mark in try it live Tune in for our next episode releasing wednesday 6:00am (AEDT)!

    McWhatNow!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2024 64:14


    This Episode: - We start the show with some news from the past about the scam that rocked Maccas Monopoly through the 90's - Jono then takes us on a guided tour of some of McDonald's lesser known characters - Bec brings us into a fast food world for yet another improvisational game of Thank God You're Here! - And finally, It's about time we got our hands on the purple flavour explosion that is The Grimace Shake Tune in for our next episode releasing wednesday 6:00am (AEDT)!

    Shrimply Outrageous

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2024 48:45


    This Episode: - We start today with controversy at everyones favourite festival: The Louisiana Shrimp and Petroleum Festival - Bec enlightens us with the greatest competition of the year. It's time for fat bear week - Jono cannot accept defeat on the cereal is a soup debate - And to wrap up this week's episode, Bec tells us of her games night hostile takeover Tune in for our next episode releasing wednesday 6:00am (AEDT)!

    They'll Be Right

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2024 57:33


    This Episode: - Today we begin with a robo run-down - Bec tells us why the cookie crumbled - It's brainstorm time as we come up with ideas for AI songs - Jono's brain melts as he navigates one of the most confusing games Bec has ever created Tune in for our next episode releasing wednesday 6:00am (AEDT)!

    Identity Crisis

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2024 55:29


    This Episode: - It's time for yet another ripper podcast ep and this week we start with a bit of passport approval peril - Bec's expanding her horizons into the world of musicals and has discovered some peculiar vocal warmups - We delve into another system of food identification (dont worry, it's not salad theory) - Lastly, we take a look at what AI has done to our very own podcast Tune in for our next episode releasing wednesday 6:00am (AEDT)!

    Working it out

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2024 46:41


    This Episode: - We begin today's episode with a bit of fitness fraud?!?! - Bec brings us a revolutionary new business idea - Jono does his best in a word association turned future reading segment - It's try it live and today we taste cola flavoured cookies Tune in for our next episode releasing wednesday 6:00am (AEDT)!

    Time is Money

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2024 52:38


    This Episode: - We start this episode with a big spender's big payback - We continue with a little bit of DZRT (Deep Zap Research Topic) on the topic of Tshirt cannons - We talk Switzerland and our genius plan to clean up their lakes - And finally, we continue the crazy confections with another try it live! Twisted fate edition Tune in for our next episode releasing wednesday 6:00am (AEDT)!

    Back in the swing of things

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2024 54:03


    This Episode: - We start this week with a bit of food culture fury - Bec's been jet setting once again and so we get to hear a little about her latest jaunt around Japan - Aroura Australis at this time of year at this time of day localized entirely in your local area? can i see? - To wrap up the show, we try it live with a fizzy cookie flavoured coke Tune in for our next episode releasing wednesday 6:00am (AEDT)!

    The Chill Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2024 49:17


    This Episode: - We begin today's episode with no news!?!!?! what's going on! - We continue our adventures in fake ads - The suits are on, the ties are tied and the briefcases are full. It's business time - It's game time and we take a look at some of the strangest literary titles the internet has to offer Tune in for our next episode releasing wednesday 6:00am (AEDT)!

    Fussin' for nuthin'

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2024 52:06


    This Episode: - We start today with a sky high case of headlice - Bec brings us a slice of business in what Jono has described as the greatest business idea ever - We talk teachers and their lives outside of teaching - And to wrap up this week's episode, we dip our toes back into the art of creating advertisements Tune in for our next episode releasing wednesday 6:00am (AEDT)!

    Gull-ible

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2024 58:45


    This Episode: - Today we kick off the poddy with a bit of news about some particularly cunning seagulls and how they're threatening local business - we talk things that we always believed to be true until we found out they werent - Jono gives a white lie masterclass - It's quiz time with a game all about really obscure words and their meanings Tune in for our next episode releasing wednesday 6:00am (AEDT)!

    The Winner Takes It All

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2024 46:08


    This Episode: - We begin as usual with a bit of news as the Olympic games wrap up - We continue with a little bit of news regarding a certain pudding man - Then, a bit of news with local metro news which has disappointed a particular type of hobbyist - To wrap us up, we talk news and explore the story of the 2nd fastest man-made object Follow us on instagram @zapthepodcast and tune in for our next episode releasing wednesday 6:00am (AEDT)!

    Leaves a bad taste in your mouth

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2024 62:56


    This Episode: - We start this episode with the maddest of mayos - Jono brings us some food based would you rathers - We try our hand at filling time on a golf broadcast - To finish off this episode, We're trying it live with the dubious dish of Dishwasher Salmon Tune in for our next episode releasing wednesday 6:00am (AEDT)!

    Don't Mind If I Do

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2024 48:27


    This Episode: - This week we start with a mugging of massive amount - We talk about the 'Other' Australian Open - Bec recalls her brush with athlete fame - We conclude with the auspicious return of Business Time Tune in for our next episode releasing wednesday 6:00am (AEDT)!

    A Christmas In July Miracle

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2024 54:15


    This Episode: - We start this episode with a Christmas In July Miracle on the beach in the UK - Bec has done her research as we delve into what will be a new segment called the Deep Zap Research Trap or Desert (DZRT) - It's time for KFC's contributions for Christmas in July - To finish off this episode, we create the very first Christmas in July Carols Tune in for our next episode releasing wednesday 6:00am (AEDT)!

    The dog did it

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2024 44:31


    This Episode: - Today we begin with an unaware arsonist - Fishy on floor - We crown a new meme animal - Try it live: custard edition?!?!? Tune in for our next episode releasing wednesday 6:00am (AEDT)!

    Confiscation Situation

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2024 49:51


    This Episode: - We start where we've bean before and then switch it up with a bit of corporate confiscation - Bec hits us with some bizarre bannings - We enjoy a tour of the world in a game all about hilarious alternate movie titles from overseas - To wrap up the show, we return to the sweet embrace of the colonel as we try the limited 'Waffle double' from KFC Tune in for our next episode releasing wednesday 6:00am (AEDT)!

    The Ultimate Set Up

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2024 51:00


    This Episode: - We begin as usual with a bit of news but this week, the story itsself isnt super funny so why are we talking about it? - Bec talks about her beloved grandma and her tech troubles - Bec has another classic travel story - To wrap us up, we talk to ultimate joke and the announcement of our brand new 'Ultimate Showdown' Follow us on instagram @zapthepodcast and tune in for our next episode releasing wednesday 6:00am (AEDT)!

    And i would've gotten away with it

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2024 46:32


    This Episode: - We start this episode with a clever scheme unfortunately spoiled - We continue with a mini segment and some bear based burglary - We talk timberlake and an amazing new phrase to add to your vocabulary - To finish off this episode, we explore the weird and wonderful of the Scooby Doo universe Tune in for our next episode releasing wednesday 6:00am (AEDT)!

    Having a Gander

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2024 62:17


    This Episode: - We begin with a trip to prison but we're just visiting the new squad of guards - Bec recalls having a gander that leads to quite the misstep - We have a gander at the evidence to support panther sightings in australia - To wrap us up, Jono tests Bec's knowledge and memory of Cockney Rhyming Slang Tune in for our next episode releasing wednesday 6:00am (AEDT)!

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