Hayley and Matt discuss: How far can the human body go in athletic pursuits? Performance enhancing drugs have created controversy in sport over and over, what if that limitation was removed? What does slavery look like in...

Hayley and Matt discuss: Why is chocolate so expensive now, and why is it full of things that aren’t chocolate? Why do some heart warming human interest stories give us the ick, and what does that have to do with Mr Beast...

Hayley and Matt discuss: How would you feel if you had a job interview with an AI Chatbot? Is it a sign we’re heading towards a dystopian hellscape, or an efficiency giving more applicants a shot? What’s your conflict sty...

Hayley and Matt discuss: The new sport that’s kind of like CrossFit but not really. Is the fitness world big enough for everyone? Is it possible to enjoy things you’re not good at? Is AI making us dumber? Hayley is learni...

Hayley and Matt discuss: It’s theorised that employees in most organisational hierarchies rise through promotions, but will ultimately stop in a position where they are incompetent. How does being aware of this help in our careers? ...

Hayley and Matt discuss: The recent return of two NASA astronauts from space has seen different groups use the event to further their political agendas. Has the fact that this is an incredible feat of human exploration an...

Hayley and Matt discuss: Who will win Australia’s federal election? What’s the current vibe in Australian politics? Matt introduces Hayley to the concept of cold and warm competence. Why can the quest for accomplishments sometimes l...

Hayley and Matt discuss: Has social media changed us, or just exposed who we were all along? Is it really so dangerous that we should keep kids away from it? Matt questions the ABC’s impartiality and how it’s bad news for minority g...

Hayley and Matt discuss: A skit about mansplaining that Hayley finds passive aggressive, but it’s really just a joke, right? Is there a place for traditional values in modern relationships, to help get everyone the love and respect...

Hayley and Matt discuss: The new Instagram feature that helps you send that message later, maybe once you’ve had a rethink. Is Malcolm’s family just as dysfunctional after 25 years? Hayley thinks there’s a more rational way to limi...

Hayley and Matt discuss: Is it true that online platforms attract users, then abandon them in favour of increased profits? Should big companies share their political viewpoints? Is this a good marketing strategy, and can we just be...

Hayley and Matt discuss: How gentrification can ruin nightlife and music culture. It’s amazing what rich people will pay for a banana. Every room needs something ugly to make it pop. How far to the left or right do Hayley and Matt ...

Hayley and Matt discuss: Is it ok that Elon Musk is advising the new Trump administration? Should teens be banned from social media? Everything is poison if you consume enough of it.

Hayley and Matt discuss: How much of the Dead internet theory is a conspiracy and how much is inevitable fact? Did entertainment really eat art, or has art just evolved? Peppered with a rolling argument about lateness....

Hayley and Matt discuss: What made headlines this month. Hayley refuses to help save the environment, until she’s forced to drink coffee out of a compostable cup. Matt’s not allowed in the Ladies’ Lounge at Mona.

Hayley and Matt discuss: Do the traditional values and emotions in country music give Hayley the ick, like Frank Sinatra Does? Matt explains the new platform Sora, from Open AI. Resolutions for 2024 are finally made.

Hayley and Matt discuss:Did you see Jo Koy bomb at the Golden Globes? Matt explains the difference between resolutions and goals. Hayley’s latest science adjacent wellness grift is Scalar Light therapy, and it’s absurd.

Hayley and Matt discuss:Highlights from the topics covered this year. Has ChatGPT taken over yet? Is Hayley’s social media still plagued by rage trends? Who has the most infuriating habits?

Hayley and Matt discuss: Matt’s recent plane journey and the odd stuff people were doing on there. Oxford’s word of the year for 2023. Hayley gets furious at corporate giant Coles… again.

Hayley and Matt discuss:  What the heck is Black Friday and why is there a sale? Would it be beneficial to have a mind reading device? With zero sum thinking every interaction could be a competition. Hayley might be in a cult.

Hayley and Matt discuss:There’s more than one reason male and female Barbells should stay male and female Barbells. Hayley makes money as an athlete. Matt is vibrant.

Hayley and Matt discuss: The phenomenon of organisations in turmoil appointing female leaders. They explore why it's important to recognise this happens and how understanding it benefits all genders. 

Hayley and Matt discuss: What they've been up to during their recent hiatus from the Podcast. The economic and social conditions that have led to kids in China choosing to be full time children. Hayley wan...

Hayley and Matt discuss: Karens Diner opened in Australia in 2021 and has already closed down. Was this an intentional decision  and do you pull off paying someone to be mean to you? Curiosity can be inhibi...

Hayley and Matt discuss: What are the advantages and disadvantages of elitism and tribalism in contemporary society? Hayley and Matt recently went to watch the top Australian Crossfit athletes at the Torian Pro, highlighting  ...