A very far-flung episode in which Ben plays the ‘minor celebrity or mum’s friend’ game, Vicki goes on a wild boat ride and we give our twins dumb names. - Ben invents a new game: Minor celebrity, fictional character or mum’s friend? - Vicki recounts her first few weeks in Tasmania. - We revisit the ‘Friday night slot’ conundrum. - Vicki takes a wild boat ride to Tasmania. - We mourn the loss of Kirsty’s witchy photo. - We blow the dust off our old segment ‘message in a time warp’ for Bert and Hernie.

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Episode 233 - Welcome Abroad

A very victorious episode in which Ben laments the issues of Fijian island ownership, Vicki gives MC Skat Kat a run for his money and we argue about the Friday night visitation slot. - We discuss the U.S sobriety test, The Desolation of Smaug and escape rooms. - Real Estate agents are trying to convince Ben he’s living in an ‘oversized’ apartment. - Ben discusses the hardships of Fijian island ownership and gets guilted into buying a grand piano. - Ben provides a quick witch update, and we discuss executioners on the job training. - Vicki thinks Cop Rock’s baby merchant song is basically Paula Abdul’s Opposites Attract. - Vicki’s boyfriend saves her from a late-night intruder. - Ben protests his Friday night Vicki visitation slot. - Vicki doesn’t like it when people say their partner is their best friend and is sick of her boyfriend’s annoying fridge song.

Episode 232 - Gold On The Moon

A very spicy episode in which we temporarily blind a celebrity, Ben learns about baby merchants and Vicki’s takes umbrage with the sizes at her coffee shop. - Our friend’s fart bomb prank against Today Tonight host Naomi Robson goes wrong. - We blow the dust off an old segment as Last Week Tonight with John Oliver provides us with an obscure Cop Rock sighting. - We dissect the lyrical insults of Beauty and the Beast. - Ben has a tough time buying goggles online, while Vicki only swims backstroke. - Vicki queries the Biggie Smalls sized coffee at her local café. - We dispense some advice to those who can’t pronounce Demi Lovato’s name and Netflix account holders finding themselves in new relationships.

Episode 231 - Don’t Hang Up, I Know I’m A Chair

A very helpful episode in which we flashback to our year nine trauma, Ben is proven wrong about dognapping and Vicki’s Sims aren’t allowed into the club. - Ben asks, ‘who plays Parcheesi?’ - We discuss all our weird year nine projects. - Vicki hates Monopoly and The Lord of the Rings board game. - Vicki is moving to Tasmania. - Lady Gaga’s dogs were stolen, proving Ben wrong about dognapping. - Vicki’s Sim’s aren’t as cool as she thought they were. - Ben gets scammed trying to buy Billie Eilish tickets. - Ben tries to put the latest controversy of the moment into perspective.

Episode 230 - Keep the Wolves Dancing

A very defensive episode in which we resurrect Bunny & Sparkles, Ben’s legs are out of order and Vicki misses her flight. - Ben thinks it’s time for a new nickname. - Ben’s neighbours Bunny and Sparkles are resurrected as aloe vera plants. - Ben’s legs are out of order. - Vicki gets grossed out by Ben’s freaky prehensile hook toe. - Vicki receives a phone call, informing her that she’s pregnant. - Vicki misses her flight to Tasmania.

Episode 229 - Foot Freedom Manifesto

A very good episode in which we talk to our past selves (while keeping an eye on the space time continuum), Ben heroically finds his sister’s missing cat and Vicki stays calm during a blackout. - We discuss oven lights, Vicki’s new hobby of baking and what we would say to ourselves from ten years ago. - Vicki was right (in a rare, historical moment) about Fish Police and swimming caps. - Ben finds his sister’s lost cat and needs a classy way to ask for the reward. - Ben thought that cat and dognappers would be a much bigger issue when he was a kid. - Vicki’s favourite couple in The Umbrella Academy weirds Ben out. - Vicki struggles to spend money in South Australia. - Vicki experiences a blackout at her Airbnb and handles it totally rationally.

Episode 228 - A Good Ol' Fashioned Catjackin'

A very aerodynamic episode in which Ben is considering investing in a swimming cap, Vicki gets stung by a bee and we implore our listeners to become powerful witches. - Ben wants to bring back the phrase ‘main squeeze’. - Ben hosts his sisters podcast Reality TV & Me for episode 100. - Ben mulls over the pros and cons of swimming caps. - Vicki got stung by a bee like the child she is. - Vicki gets blamed for getting her nephew a gift he asked for but didn’t like. - We relay some sage wisdom to couples dealing with witches, cannibals and yoga queef problems.

Episode 227 - The Bee-Team

A very dreamy episode in which we meet a toilet paper obsessed superhero, Ben deals with a drink bottle faux pas and Vicki’s fear of ‘elephants’ comes to a head. - Vicki devises an elaborate nanoparticle based hazmat suit to protect her from corona. - Ben continues to struggle with sleeping in the middle of the bed and finding a good clock. - We discuss the ‘knoon’ and hire a fleet of staff to peel our kiwi fruit. - We theorise how bathroom attendants get hired and devise a new superhero ‘TP’ who knows how many squares of toilet paper you’ll need. - Ben asks who thought waterbeds were a good idea? - We discuss rainforests, trains, dragons and other very normal sleeping techniques. - Vicki’s boyfriend has a run in with an unhappy late night McDonald’s customer. - Someone re-enacts the Christian Bale rant, right outside of Ben’s apartment. - The last minute New Year’s Eve coronavirus restrictions, quickly let’s everyone know how cool and popular they are. - Kirsty gives away Ben’s Christmas chocolates, giving him the greatest gift of all – a massive guilt trip. - We check in with the Gävle goat for the final time this year. - Ben deals with the trauma of his friend drinking out of his water bottle. - Vicki’s ‘elephant’-phobia reaches new depths and Ben fears Twitters teeth obsessed monster.

Episode 226 - The Elephant In The Room

A very magical episode in which we bust the undercover alien working at 7-Eleven, Vicki writes a lukewarm fan letter to Frankie Muniz and Ben kisses a witch. - Ben picks a side in the battle of plastic versus paper straws. - Vicki is forced to make small talk with a bartender to use the ATM and we bust the alien working at the petrol station. - We check whether the Gäval goat is burning. - Vicki writes a lukewarm fan letter to Frankie Muniz. - Vicki finally receives her Lit-Mas gift. - Ben is forced to go on an impromptu Fijian vacation and reads books about the holocaust. - Vicki intersperses Roald Dahl’s The Witches with some cartoon seals. - Ben kisses a witch.

Episode 225 - Sex Magic

A very edible episode in which we deliberate over which celebrity to eat, Ben gets roasted at his grandpa’s 90th birthday and Vicki learns all about the very common Grinch fetish. - Vicki contemplates cannibalism. - We place bets on the Gävle goat’s potential demise. - Ben weighs up the risks of attending Miley Cyrus’s birthday during a pandemic. - Vicki’s boyfriend is forced to sit through Ladies in Lavender. - Ben attends his grandpa’s 90th birthday, gets roasted and dodges dancers. - Ben discovers that easing the mask mandate comes with increased anxiety. - We dispense some advice for the magic erase challenged and look at The Grinch in a new light.

Episode 224 - Gee, I’m Pretty Edible

A very mechanical episode in which we invent the sport of ‘dresscarge’, Vicki takes issue with Ben’s bathroom and Ben returns to the dentist. - Ben asks why triple jump is an Olympic event? - Vicki pitches dressage but for cars, aka. ‘dresscarge’. - Ben provides an update on the saga of his car problems. - Vicki gets a good deal on a car because it smells like a wet dog. - Ben’s parents struggle with the grocery and Christmas lists. - Vicki weighs up her options between the two types of women’s deodorant. - Ben gets a call from the Xbox body wash hotline. - Vicki makes a plea for Ben to do something about the soapy ridge in his bathroom. - We discuss how quickly we’d be shunned if we became the first new coronavirus case in the state. - Ben encounters his friends ‘top of head twin.’ - Ben returns to the dentist only to discover he’s still dead. - We provide some advice for those eating 10,000 calories a day and a Guitar Hero obsessed newlywed. - We bring up ex partners at every opportunity and somehow it backfires.

Episode 223 - The Soapy Ridge

A very refreshed episode in which we emerge from lockdown, Vicki reminisces about her childhood chimney sweep days and Ben encounters some car trouble. - Ben asks the question ‘Who drinks Agrum?’ - We sober up during lockdown. - We remind parents that despite the lockdown being over, you still need to look after your kids. - Rodney leaves Vicki on a cliffhanger after recounting the plot of a book he read. - Ben joins the 21st century by using his phone to pay for stuff. - Cyberpunk gets delayed and Ben wonders if he’s partly responsible. - Delali shares her falling out of a bunk bed story. - Ben experiences some car troubles. - We provide some advice to the wife of a Napoleon obsessed husband.

Episode 222 - Cause Of Death: Idiot

A very parental episode in which Ben gets the worst news of 2020, Vicki uncovers a vacuum conspiracy and we contemplate life in 1900. - Ben has a few words for people who call milk ‘moo juice’. - We rank the Mount Franklin Lightly Sparkling Water range. - People who use their phone to pay for things make Ben feel old. - Ben wonders how Butter-Menthol sales have been affected by the pandemic. - Quarantine restrictions are lifting soon. - Ben’s new Xbox gets delayed and his son ‘Crinkly Ben’ shows up on his doorstep. - Vicki new Dyson vacuum inspires a dusty conspiracy theory. - Ben’s explores his love/hate relationship with IKEA as he awaits his ‘in transit’ cube. - We discuss assembling IKEA furniture in Brazil and Switzerland’s love of exposed wires. - Vicki imagines being born in 1900 and comes to the conclusion that death would be preferable. - We advise a redditor, struggling to trust their partner after playing Among Us.

Episode 221 - Parochial Dumb Dumb

A very miraculous episode in which Ben wants to lower the bar for sainthood, Vicki overhauls crosswalk regulations and we devise a new covid based workout plan. - Ben thinks the bar to become a saint is too high. - We try to determine to moral of Jack and the Beanstalk. - Pretty Little Liars is helping Vicki succumbing to her darkest desires. - We revisit the topic of placebo buttons and Vicki lays down some new traffic light rules. - Ben has a run in with his arch nemesis on the train. - Run chat: The coronavirus provides some good workout motivation and Vicki pitches an augmented reality running app. - Vicki’s friend informs her that her house is on fire. - Ben falls out of his bunk bed and wakes up mid-air. - We dispense some advice for anyone pretending to have retrograde amnesia. - We celebrate the age old Moldovan custom of buying five Peloton bikes for your wife’s family.

Episode 220 – The Protestations Of A Kicker

A very bloody episode in which we revisit the Mantzoukas conundrum, Ben accidentally orders a 1kg burrito and Vicki verges on tears after a TV show leaves Netflix. - Ben wonders what happened to all the people in the movie Cars. - Vicki discovers the worst place on your body to get a small cut. - We revisit the Jason Mantzoukas catfishing scenario. - The Rock tears the front gate off his property. - Ben accidentally orders a 1kg burrito and Vicki’s ‘cold chocolate’ goes national. - Vicki almost breaks down after Pretty Little Liars leaves Netflix. - Vicki insists she doesn’t regret her 10km run, despite her inability to move since. - Vicki is paranoid about a packet of mystery seeds arriving on her doorstep.

Episode 219 - Chomping On Ambrosia

Insane Ramblings is a fortnightly Australian comedy podcast by the hilarious, attractive and humble Ben Moore and Vicki Smith.