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Episode 172 – Millhouse wanted

Andy and Roger kick things off with talk of health kicks, ageing bodies, and the fantasy of suddenly becoming disciplined in your late thirties without changing any of the conditions that made it impossible in the first place. From Joe Rogan–style supplement stacks to the hard reality of having only “100 points of discipline” to spend, the conversation quickly drifts into the less visible side of getting older as a man.

From there, the episode settles into a longer discussion about male friendship, loneliness, and why making (and keeping) meaningful connections seems to get harder with age. Building on last week’s speed-dating-for-friends experiment, Andy and Roger unpack whether the problem is time, structure, personality, or unrealistic expectations shaped by TV friendships that never really existed in the first place.

They debate charisma, status, magnetism, and whether friendships are driven by attraction, entertainment, or power, before questioning if two perfectly average blokes can still form a genuine bond without any obvious social “edge.” Along the way, there are detours through schoolyard trauma, PE teachers, bingo clubs, Foxconn dormitories, and the quiet importance of having at least one person who will always pick you for the team.

At its core, this is an episode about what men actually need from friendship, how many people really matter, and why finding your Millhouse might be harder than it looks—but still worth thinking about.

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Episode 171 – Speed dating

Roger opens this week’s episode by detailing his perilous descent into the underground world of rare collectible toys—specifically, an oversized La Boo Boo. From Facebook marketplace meetups that feel like drug deals to AI-powered authentication techniques, it’s a wild ride through the plushie black market.

But the episode quickly takes a detour into deeper waters, as the pair unpack an unexpected encounter with cultural beauty standards in Asia. What begins as a comment about powdered white faces evolves into a broader discussion on colonialism, colourism, class, and whether Asian beauty standards are really western ideals in disguise.

Later, Andy recounts his and his wife's experience at a “friendship speed dating” event. It’s as awkward as it sounds. The duo unpick modern loneliness, gender dynamics, the impossibility of men and women being ‘just friends’, and what happens when socialising as a couple intersects with post-Tinder confusion.

Lizzo also makes an unlikely cameo. Obviously.

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Episode 170 – Trump chokes

In an unavoidably morbid and uniquely American turn of events, Andy and Roger process the death of Donald Trump—reportedly from choking on a Big Mac aboard Air Force One—and its implications for U.S. and global politics. While most media is still in stunned reaction mode, the duo skip the spectacle and explore what this means for MAGA, the Republican Party, and America’s political psyche.

JD Vance is now president (pending swearing in), and the discussion probes whether the MAGA movement survives without its cult leader, or if it dissipates into factions. Can Vance maintain the energy, or is this the beginning of a Republican identity crisis?

Andy and Roger also explore the Democrats’ next moves in a post-Trump world, whether the media can survive without their orange cash cow, and what global allies (and enemies) make of the latest American chaos. Plus: is it actually possible that McDonald’s has killed a U.S. president?

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