Episodes

Feb. 18, 2024

52. Georgia West-Cahill's 10 Tiny Joys

In this episode I'm joined by 2 great friends of mine, Georgia West Cahill and Matt Lilley where LIVE in front of an audience 10 members strong at Little Andromeda, we went through their list of 10 tiny joys. This episode is Georgia's and Matt's is...

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Feb. 15, 2024

Introducing Diners, Drinks, and Drives

Larry Smith and Dan Bublitz Jr are two standup comedians who spend a LOT of time on the road. Fortunately, they love visiting new places, discovering the hidden, and not-so-hidden, gems in a community, and generally hanging out and getting to know...

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Feb. 11, 2024

51. Hamish Mabon-Ross's 10 Tiny Joys

Our first episode as a member of TapeDeck Media is live! In this episode, we are doing 10 Tiny Joys again with one of my pals, Hamish Mabon-Ross! Hamish’s 10 Tiny Joys - Burger King with my best friend - Collecting Pokemon cards - Rewatching TV...

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Feb. 4, 2024

50. Dan Bublitz Jr's 10 Tiny Joys

Today I'm joined by Dan Bublitz Jr, a comic based in Denver who I've been a fan of for ages and am stoked to be working with going forward. He's the first guest to join me in a new segment called 10 Tiny Joys where we celebrate the little things in...

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Jan. 28, 2024

49. The Quiz Podcast w/ Sam from Gee Quiz

This week we're trying something a bit new, my guest Sam from Gee Quiz is the same Gee Quiz that we host all of our quiz nights under the umbrella of and as a sort of crash test dummy / backdoor pilot for a project that Sam wants to create, we thought...

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Jan. 21, 2024

48. The Muppets w/ Bridie Thomson

This time I'm joined by Bridie Thomson, an up and comic comedian, voice actor and potentially puppeteer based in Auckland to talk about The Muppets, as well as the idea of the Muppetverse / Jim Hensen-verse / whatever you call it. We talks about what...

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Jan. 14, 2024

47. The Odyssey w/ Dan Bain

In this episode I'm joined by writer, director and comedian Dan Bain to chat about his upcoming theatre project, an adaptation of The Odyssey that'll be playing right here in Christchurch over the summer. We get into how the project came about, what...

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Jan. 7, 2024

46. Q&Tay 2024 w/ Henry Hickman

Hey hey it's 2024's first podcast, a vanity project! I copied the idea off The Anime Man, a Youtuber I follow who mentioned in a podcast that he starts each year doing a Q&A video, so I thought I'd do the same. Luckily for me, some listeners...

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Dec. 31, 2023

2023 State of the Ramble

Terribly sorry about missing the usual Christmas / Boxing day upload for State of the Ramble, everything fell to bits all at once; I was losing my voice, had about 3 gigs coming up that I needed said voice for, and the first recording of SOTR2023...

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Dec. 17, 2023

45. Doll Collecting w/ Georgia West Cahill

In this episode I'm joined by Georgia West Cahill, a good chum of mine from the Christchurch comedy scene to teach me all about the ins and outs and ups and downs of the dog-eat-dog world of online doll collecting. We meander through a bit of 90s...

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Dec. 10, 2023

44. The Beatles w/ Renee Church

In this episode I'm joined by Auckland stand-up comedian and all around great gal Renee Church! We talk about The Beatles, Renee gives me a proper education about their history, what the band means to her and all that good stuff. Towards the end of...

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Dec. 5, 2023

43. Ramblin' About Copyright, Transparency & Corporate Greed

Hey now what's this!? Ramblin' With Ruddle is back!? In a new solo format!? You betcha, Ramblers! I've been wanting to create a different "flavour" of the podcast for when I do these solo talking (unhinged rambling) episodes and as I talk about in...

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Dec. 3, 2023

42. Street Performer's Life w/ Kozo Kaos

In this episode I'm joined by a guy I've been a fan of for ages, Kozo Kaos! Kozo is a Wellington-based street performer, Juggler, Magician, Comedian and Vlogger. Kozo is a high octane performer who combines rock n' roll, video games as well as the...

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Nov. 28, 2023

41. Coombe As You Are w/ Matt Coombe

In this episode we take a slight divergence from the usual model of having a topic to talk about and I present to you another wee Wednesday bonus episode, an interview with my friend Matt Coombe! It's your pretty standard Two Dudes Talking format...

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Nov. 26, 2023

40. Paranormal Investigating w/ Tracey Royce

In this episode I am joined by my guest Tracey Royce, one of the 2 founding members of the paranormal investigation team The Quantum Foundation. Tracy was insanely supportive of me with my Phantom Files episodes in both helping me get some new stories...

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Nov. 21, 2023

39. Survivor Part 3 w/ Henry Hickman

Hey Hey it's another Wednesday bonus episode and Hickamania is running wild as we release the final part of this 3 part conversation about (allegedly) the greatest TV show ever, Survivor! I reckon probably go back and listen to...

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Nov. 19, 2023

2022 State of the Ramble

Every year around Christmas time I do a State of the Ramble review of the year where I talk about what was good, what was bad and what's next. This one was originally written and posted on my Patreon, you can read it...

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Nov. 19, 2023

38. Jokes & Clips From The New Material Tour 2023

I recorded every single set David and I did on our 20-show new material tour in 2023, combed through it and picked out some of my favourite crowd interactions, jokes that I only did a couple of times, as well as other spontaneity that only happened in...

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Nov. 19, 2023

2021 State of the Ramble

Every year around Christmas time I do a State of the Ramble review of the year where I talk about what was good, what was bad and what's next. This one was originally written and posted on my Patreon, you can read it...

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Nov. 12, 2023

37. Survivor Part 2 w/ Henry Hickman

Part 2 of my 3 hour long conversation with local up and coming comedian Henry Hickman all those weeks ago is now live! We continue on with the Survivor chat, I reckon probably go back and listen to...

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Nov. 5, 2023

36. Reflecting On My First Ever Stand Up Tour

In this episode I reflect on the experience of my first ever stand up comedy tour. In October 2023 David Correos and I did a 20-show new material tour around most of the South Island of New Zealand. This sort of thing is very uncommon in NZ even...

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Oct. 29, 2023

35. Survivor Part 1 w/ Henry Hickman

This week I'm joined by local up-and-coming comedian / computer science genius Henry Hickman! Henry is a passionate and knowledgeable fan of the hit TV reality series Survivor. I've always been vaguely aware of survivor and know some friends who are...

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Oct. 24, 2023

34. Rugby w/ Matt Lilley

A wee Wednesday bonus episode for you! Many weeks ago Matt Lilley and I sat down for him to explain to me the ins and outs of the great kiwi past time Rugby. When we recorded it was right around the time that all the office workers of the world were...

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Oct. 22, 2023

33. The Hottest Band In The World, KISS w/ Craig Westenberg

In this episode, I'm joined by up-and-coming Auckland-based stand-up comedian Craig Westenberg. If you've been following me since the days of my first podcast Ramblin' With Ruddle, you'll recognize Craig as my first ever podcast guest. Craig's been my...

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