Your Hobby is Shit
This is a podcast about hobbies (sort of) and how fanaticism and obsessing over the insignificant whilst striving to find a purpose can make hobbies, or anything else in life rather shit.It's also about other stuff - the sharing of experiences, observations and thoughts about how we occupy our time and those who occupy it.Actually, it's about a whole lot more than that but it's called 'Your Hobby is Shit'.
Episodes
60 episodes
Episode 57: A Sticky Finale!
Season 1 of Your Hobby is Shit draws to a close this week.Yet another career highlight for your humble host who last weekend opened for legendary American comedian Shane Gillis before getting back to work at the pubs and clubs of Aust...
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Episode 56: Mediocre Gold!
An apparent love triangle has attracted more headlines than any of the achievements so far at The Commonwealth Games and this is for good reason, sex is way more interesting. Still, in this week's episode you'll discover that the Games aren't a...
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27:21
Episode 55: Heckled by silicon implants!
The intellectually stunted homophobic god-botherers from the sporting world’s trailer park, rugby league are back in the spotlight this week. There’s also vaping – on the shitter of all places – as a means of coping with traumatic life experien...
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20:46
Episode 54: Yoko Franklin and her browbeaten Buddy!
Some serious Yoko Ono vibes emanating from the AFL world this week. Plus, a first time trip to the snow in the nanny state.Your Hobby is Shit's host is made a homecoming hero (of sorts).There's the usual State of Origin sooking from the...
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23:16
Episode 53: Parachuting to glory!
This week a short and sharp episode of Your Hobby is Shit. I look at those with a strong rebellious streak, what hobby shops have to offer, entertaining the kids in school holidays, the bizarre new trend of ‘vabbing’ and the ongoing stupidity o...
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21:37
Episode 52: Mind Your Own Beeswax!
Beekeeping is a strange hobby, not least because use of the term 'keeping' suggests the bees are unwilling participants. Little wonder they are cranky little beasts.Also on Your Hobby is Shit I look at the cringeworthy 'date night', the sup...
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27:20
Episode 51: Gold Diggers and Salad Dodgers!
The much-maligned Gold Digger gets a going over in this week's episode of Your Hobby is Shit. As do the lifestyle choices of your humble host who was this week told he was technically obese, interestingly, by a doctor who was much fatter than h...
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31:29
Episode 50: Graffiti on the Goey!
If the idea of being hit by a train somehow excites you then Graffiti might be the shit hobby for you. If you’re less of a thrill-seeker you could try getting mop recommendations from your Facebook mother’s group. Or, if you like to showcase yo...
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33:45
Episode 49: The War on Lifehacks!
The war on drugs was always a bad idea, as was some uninspired nuisance inventing the childish term ‘lifehack’.This week I’ll have a look at the tedious hobby of lifehacks and those who get into them. Plus, the AFL has yet again managed ...
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30:46
Episode 48: Your Hobby is Hypocritical!
Your Hobby is Shit this week enters the insidious realm of influencing making the host a hypocrite for the ages.The forgotten art of letter writing is canvassed thanks to listener Dave from Adelaide.Also, the uninspiringly ...
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21:58
Episode 47: Poster Boys (and girls)
This week on Your Hobby is Shit I look at why it’s a good idea to think carefully before you promote someone to the position of Poster Boy (and sometimes girl) for your popular cause.I also investigate the pros and cons of saunas ...
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29:00
Episode 46: Vigilante Justice!
Goodbye Scomo and hello Albo. Australia's new PM has climbed the Mt Everest of politics, whilst another, younger Australian climbed the actual mountain itself.Legendary listener Dave from South Australia shares his favoured method for annoy...
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Season 1
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26:23
Introducing: Mad Dogs (a loose history of lunatics)
People do wild and crazy things. Lots of wild and crazy things. They always have and always will. These people are known as ‘Mad Dogs’.Each week comedians Sean Woodland and Mick Meredith will investigate wild and crazy shit that hu...
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0:47
Episode 45: The Great White Cyclist
A unique method of dealing with those pesky cyclists is front and centre at Your Hobby is Shit this week. Plus, there's golfing news which has nothing to do with golf. I look at satellites and/or martians and by listener request I finally delve...
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31:41
Episode 44: CEO Wankout
It's so easy to be a good person now it's barely worth the bother.This week on Your Hobby is Shit I take yet another look at charity and the resultant self promotion opportunities, Mother's Day, goal umpires, debaters, politics and a...
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20:13
Episode 43: Torn Jeans and Broken Ribs!
You can’t watch football in torn jeans but you can still ride a skateboard with a busted rib. The world of hobbies is as weird as ever.Also, this week on Your Hobby is Shit I look at how some people can’t even abuse umpires equally, art ...
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Season 1
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29:06
Episode 42: Amateur Hour!
This week on Your Hobby is Shit, museums and art galleries, sightseeing in Canberra, amateur football and underwater metal detecting.Plus, more information about the new podcast I’ll be doing with Mick Meredith, ‘Mad Dogs – a loose histo...
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30:38
Episode 41: Shy goodbye!
Don’t call people ‘shy’, even if that’s what they are. It’s both shaming and labelling, apparently.There’s that, there’s harassment from influencers, diets, exercise fads, kids not caring about superstars, an impending assault on the liv...
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24:51
Episode 40: Fart Group
This week on Your Hobby is Shit I delve into the fabulous art of flatulence - Fart Group, perhaps the most fun-filled, laughter inducing hobby imaginable.If everyone was in a Fart Group we wouldn’t need RUOK Day. It’...
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23:05
Episode 39: The scourge of charm and charisma!
Charming and charismatic are the worst ‘C’ words in the English language. This week on Your Hobby is Shit I look at why anyone possessing these two character traits should be banned from any position of authority or power and probably online da...
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24:13
Episode 38: Will Smith - toxic femininity!
This week I’m joined for a chat by the legendary Sydney comedian Mick Meredith where we chat about his passions and hobbies including, painting, music, personal training and comedy.I’ll also demonstrate the perverse skill of drawing alar...
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49:21
Episode 37: The Wolf of Shallow Street!
This week I delve into bogan baby names and the clowns responsible for them. The AFL season has begun like an episode of MAFS, I look at the medieval hobbies that changed Henry VIII forever, the joys of panic attacks, workplace stress, gutter j...
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31:45
Episode 36: Death threat from a superstar!
I chat to comedian Steve Philp this week and he shares one of the best stories you’ll ever hear about Shane Warne that doesn’t involve the cricket great’s tockley or mobile phone.We also discuss Philpy’s craft beer fanaticism, Keith Urba...
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