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The I Digress Podcast

The I Digress Podcast

A podcast where tangents aren’t a detour - they’re the destination. We unpack the awkward, absurd and the almost believable – from weird collections to famous last words and travel tales that should have stayed private. Expect Australian sarcasm, suspicious facts and moments that will make you question history and humanity. 🎧 Follow if you need a break from the mundane, for unfiltered laughs and stories that spiral. Two episodes a week - Tuesdays Shorts: real-life fails (personal, relatable),

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00:31:49

FACTS: Childhoods of the most famous

The I Digress Podcast ·

2025/11/20

What do Vlad the Impaler, Leonardo da Vinci, and Jesus H. Christ have in common? Apparently, a hell of a childhood.In this historically unverified (but heavily coffee-stained) episode, we unroll a mysterious manuscript revealing the early years of three of history’s biggest icons. From impaling games in the playground to DIY flight attempts with chicken feathers, and JC being expelled on a Friday but miraculously turning up again on Monday – this episode rewrites the past one bizarre fact at a time

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00:32:33

QUIZ: Famous Songs - On a Slide Whistle

The I Digress Podcast ·

2025/11/13

What do “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “Sweet Caroline,” and “Eye of the Tiger” have in common? They all sound absolutely unrecognisable on a slide whistle. In this musical quiz episode, Ringo puts his talents (questionable) to the test while the others try to name tunes that have been tragically murdered by a novelty instrument. There’s shouting. There’s horror. There’s a bit of Queen that sounds like a dying duck. Get ready to hate your favourite songs in a whole new way.Featured:• Classic songs played

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00:22:20

FACTS: Historical Quirks - Did you know…?

The I Digress Podcast ·

2025/11/06

Dancing plagues, beer tsunamis, and war sparked by a severed ear - history is full of moments that sound made up. In this facts-packed episode, we quiz each other on the most ridiculous true stories history forgot to teach us. You’ll hear about a psychic horse solving crimes, a molasses flood killing 20 people, and the royal sibling spat that ended in a 30-year prison sentence. Spoiler: it started with a chamber pot. Welcome to the most absurd corner of the past.Featured:• The Great Emu War and

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00:11:55

SHORTS: Senior Citizen’s IT Support Desk

The I Digress Podcast ·

2025/11/03

If you've ever tried to explain how to use “the cloud” to your mum, this one’s for you. This episode dives into the chaos of tech support for the elderly - rogue Smarties analogies and desktop folder disasters. With a healthy nod to the realities of ageing, generational shifts, and parental patience, we also get a joke so inappropriate it gets shouted across a café. Throw in mouse-pranking IT mates and a lesson in remote-control sabotage, and you’ve got one hell of a support

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00:30:24

FACTS: Animals That Are Arseholes

The I Digress Podcast ·

2025/10/30

From a sandwich-stealing dog to a racist Labrador, we dive deep into the animal kingdom’s lesser-known bastards. We ask the big question: are these just quirks of nature or are some creatures just straight-up arseholes? You’ll meet a penguin who pushes his mates to certain death, a chimp who stockpiles rocks for sneak attacks and a drunk kangaroo with anger issues. And that’s just the first half.Featured:• Real-life stories of animals behaving like absolute knobs• Infamous creatures: Santino the

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00:32:20

FACTS: Ageing Technologies

The I Digress Podcast ·

2025/10/23

Technology is transforming how we age - but is it making things better or just weirder? In this episode, we explore memory implants, balance-enhancing tails, smart toilets that judge your habits, and AI companions that are maybe a bit too lifelike. We also revisit our dream of a retirement village run by lunatics and consider what immortality would actually feel like. Get ready for the future… with dentures.Featured:• Emerging tech for elderly care, from implants to home robots• The strange appeal

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00:11:42

SHORTS: Ringo's groundbreaking scientific theories

The I Digress Podcast ·

2025/10/21

Step aside, Einstein — Professor Ringo is here with a Nobel Prize–worthy set of theories. From time moving slower when you're a kid, to alien abductions being repressed memories of nappy changes, to your mirror showing a remembered version of your face, this episode boldly goes where no science class ever dared. It's speculative. It's hilarious. It's possibly complete nonsense. But it's definitely entertaining. Prepare to question your perception of time, space, and your own

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00:34:26

FACTS: Unexpected Perverts - When is bestiality &...

The I Digress Podcast ·

2025/10/16

It starts with perverts and ends with necrophilia. This episode dives into history’s lesser-known (and wildly inappropriate) figures – from questionable “celibacy tests” of the most famous to a British PM oversharing in all the wrong ways. Then it gets weirder: bestiality, necrophilic scandals and more ancient deviants than anyone asked for. It’s uncomfortable, hilarious, and definitely not safe for dinner table chat.Featured:• A wise man’s disturbing methods for testing self-control• Why Ancient

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00:26:24

QUIZ: People Found In Walls & Weird Places

The I Digress Podcast ·

2025/10/09

A macabre fascination leads us into a world of real and rumoured stories of people walled up in buildings — from castles and crypts to cottages and campuses. Join us as we quiz each other (and our long-suffering pilot Simon) on which tales are fact, fiction, or just dodgy urban legend. There’s history, horror, and a surprising amount of flapper dresses and mobsters. Plus, we bust some widely believed myths that turned out to be absolute bollocks. Think you can tell real from rumour? Lock yourself

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00:17:19

SHORTS: Egypt - Land of Kings and Queens

The I Digress Podcast ·

2025/10/06

Grab your pens and hold onto your Lonely Planet guidebooks - we’re heading to Egypt! Well, sort of.From dodgy camel guides to public vomiting and unwanted PDA, this episode dives into the trials and tribulations of navigating Egypt as an obviously Western tourist. Armed guards in convoys, pyramid climbing regrets, and questionable sarcophagus selfies all make an appearance. Whether it’s comparing notes on dysentery or dodging aggressive kids shouting “Bakshish!”, this is a wild ride through cultural

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00:40:38

Ringo’s Life Solutions – Brilliant Business Ideas...

The I Digress Podcast ·

2025/08/28

Pet butchers for your final farewell dinner. Refrigerated fruit bowls that double as face-cooling stations. Cloud sofas that hover on magnets. Welcome to the finale of The I Digress Podcast, Season 3, where Ringo unveils his portfolio of "decades ahead of their time" inventions.From alcohol-infused bread created by spilling beer on pub tables to reverse microwaves that flash-freeze warm beers, these aren't just business ideas – they're revolutionary solutions to problems you

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00:15:51

SHORTS: Broken Bones – Childhood Injury Horror...

The I Digress Podcast ·

2025/08/25

Car crashes, metal slides, and scrotum-stitching disasters. Welcome to the most cringe-worthy episode of I Digress yet.In this final short episode of season three, our hosts dive headfirst into their most spectacular childhood injuries – and somehow manage to make traumatic brain injuries hilarious. From flying out car windows in the pre-seatbelt 70s to getting fishing hooks through fingers, it's a masterclass in how kids used to survive the most ridiculous accidents.Featuring: A toddler ejected

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00:42:55

FACTS: One Hour Photo - Remember when you'd pay a...

The I Digress Podcast ·

2025/08/22

A teenage girl asks "What's a one hour photo?" and suddenly you feel ancient.In this nostalgic tech-archaeology episode of The I Digress Podcast, the guys excavate the forgotten friction of analogue life – when getting photos developed in just 60 minutes was revolutionary, not glacial.Journey through three decades of rapid obsolescence across five categories:• General – from photography to thermostats• Home – from television viewing to music formats• Work / Business – from data storage to navigation

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00:12:49

SHORTS: Extreme Weather & Sleep Deprivation

The I Digress Podcast ·

2025/08/18

From scorching Spanish streets to frozen Danish jaws, Ringo takes us through his most physically punishing travel experiences in this bite-sized episode of The I Digress Podcast.Starting with a brutal temperature swing from 45°C Goa to -6°C London (while wearing flip-flops and shorts), the stories escalate through a jaw-freezing Copenhagen winter that left his ex-wife unable to speak, and a Toledo heatwave so intense the streets were completely deserted.But the real extreme? A 72-hour sleep

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00:45:36

QUIZ: IFL Science – What Is Real?

The I Digress Podcast ·

2025/08/15

REAL - Chimps shoving grass up their butts as a fashion trend. Octopuses assembling IKEA furniture. NASA throwing paper planes from space stations.In this science quiz episode The I Digress Podcast try to spot fake headlines among real scientific studies.The boys test your BS detector with three categories of bizarre research:• Animal Kingdom absurdities• Space exploration experiments, and• Psychology mind-benders.From pearlfish living inside sea cucumber anuses to Ukraine's space message

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00:13:35

SHORTS: Sibling Revenge Stories

The I Digress Podcast ·

2025/08/12

Fake job applications. Police raid pranks. Superman school drop-offs. Sand in lemonade. Some childhood pranks are harmless fun. Others leave lasting scars.In this sibling rivalry meets comedy chaos episode of The I Digress Podcast, our hosts share hilarious prank stories gone wrong – think family dysfunction, but with answering machines and corrugated iron. From convincing a brother that cat-toilet sand improves lemonade to accidentally triggering police raids with fake sex recordings, it's a

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00:25:32

FACTS: Spy Stories – From Bond to Brainwashed Assassins

The I Digress Podcast ·

2025/08/08

Radioactive beauty products, steel-toothed villains, and the Queen of Diamonds trigger card. Welcome to the darker side of espionage fiction.In this literary deep-dive episode of The I Digress Podcast, we explore three spy classics that couldn't be more different from each other:• The Spy Who Loved Me: Ian Fleming's experimental departure• The Spy Who Came In From The Cold: John le Carré's morally complex Cold War masterpiece• The Manchurian Candidate: the chilling prescience of sleeper

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00:18:00

SHORTS: Lost in Spain, Found in Translation

The I Digress Podcast ·

2025/08/05

Eight Spanish CDs, one rental car, and zero ability to understand anything beyond "sí" or "no." In this episode of The I Digress Podcast, the guys take us on a linguistic disaster tour of Spain. From San Sebastian to Granada, past mysterious walkers on the Camino de Santiago and through torrential sunflower fields. Discover why staying in certain historic hotels makes you unwelcome with the locals, and how Christina Aguilera unexpectedly saved the soundtrack.Also featuring: cork

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00:25:15

QUIZ: Tourist Slogans (The World's Worst Tourism...

The I Digress Podcast ·

2025/08/01

Some tourism slogans inspire wanderlust. These absolutely do not.In this geography-meets-The I Digress Podcast, our hosts dive into the marketing disasters that somehow made destinations sound worse than they actually are. From El Salvador's brutally honest time estimate to Denmark's eyebrow-raising dating invitation, it's a quiz-format journey through real tourism campaigns that missed the mark spectacularly.Also featuring: poorly translated signs that warn of "invisible crafty

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00:11:54

SHORTS: Pet Cemetery – When Beloved Pets Become...

The I Digress Podcast ·

2025/07/29

Unless we outlast them, we love our pets to death. Literally. Dead birds. Rotting axolotls. Terrapins painted like new. In this death-meets-chaos short episode of The I Digress Podcast, our hosts dive into the darker side of pet ownership – what happens when Fluffy meets the great beyond. From Mexican walking fish whose organs literally hung out on strings to a cat named Dawn (yes, really), it's a graveyard shift through Australia's most traumatic pet burial stories.Also featuring: a backyard

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