Best Metal Detectors Podcasts (2025)

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278. Bring Two Pairs of Trousers 48:36

3d ago48:36

48:36

Hole-in-One Predictions, Loofahs & Skin’s New Bio! This week: ⛳ We predict the Hole in One Events – Bold calls made just before the challenge. 💬 Social Sins & Wins – The best and worst corners of the internet. 🧼 Loofah debate – Are they still in fashion or officially dust? 📱 Writing Skin’s new Instagram bio – It gets kind of weird. Hit play now for…

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Agressive Roller Skating! 11:05

4d ago11:05

11:05

On this episode of This Is My Thing, we talk with Rae Loos about aggressive roller skating! This episode comes to us from my friend Zahra Crim, who until recently was KUT’s Community Producer. Zahra’s moved on to go to grad school and new adventures, but before leaving, they worked on this piece for the show. It’s kind of a full-circle moment. The …

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277. We Aren't The Best At Wrapping Up.... Conversations 47:51

10d ago47:51

47:51

Solitary Confinement, Sex & Taxes and Basic Mathematics This week: 🎾 How Many Tennis Balls Could You Catch In A Row? – A year in jail is on the line (hypothetically). ☠️ Death, Taxes, And... – What things are certain in life? 🏏 Congregate Round – Should the BBL consider a Magic/Gather round style event? 🧮 Are You Smarter Than A Skin Grader? – Grade…

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Vintage Railroading! 12:56

11d ago12:56

12:56

Some folks like to watch trains or photograph trains or build model trains, but for Marc Opperman only the real thing will do. His love of trains led him to become a student conductor on a real, functioning vintage train, or what he calls '12 inch to the foot scale.' We'll talk about Marc's lifelong love of trains, the responsibilities of being con…

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276. Honey, Daddy is Talking 48:15

17d ago48:15

48:15

Baby Talk, Gather Round & Golf Nicknames That Should Exist This week: 🍼 Things you can say to your baby, but not your partner – Some of these would get you in real strife. 🍻 Gather Round recap – Leigh tried to dodge shouting… with a very strange method. 🍽️ Build your own Masters Menu – Unlimited budget yet somehow we have pistachio nuts. ⛳ Reverse …

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Tattoos! 21:55

18d ago21:55

21:55

We're talking with Dan Schumacher about his love of tattoos and about the tattoo collection he's amassed on his person over the years. This episode of This Is My Thing comes to us from my friend and fellow KUT producer Juan Garcia. Dan was Juan's faculty adviser back in his college radio days, and they share an affinity for tattoos. This is My Thin…

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275. Can Smell a Sunday Roast on Wednesday 42:40

24d ago42:40

42:40

Footy Fights, Forgotten Sayings & On-the-Spot Puns! This week: 🏉 Is live footy overrated? – Potentially committing sporting blasphemy. 🧮 Could we pass a 4th grade maths test? – A million dollars is on the line (hypothetically). 🗣️ Sayings you’ve never heard – Some of these can't possibly be real. 🧠 Pun-demonium (New Game!) – We don't practice this …

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Meteorites! 15:34

25d ago15:34

15:34

On this episode of This Is My Thing, we talk with Mendy Ouzillou about his fascination with meteorites and get a tour of part of his large collection. This is My Thing is a listener-supported production of KUT & KUTX Studios in Austin, Texas. You can support this podcast by making a donation at supportthispodcast.org…

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Curling! 16:18

25d ago16:18

16:18

You'll hear from Dave Danenfelzer about his love for curling – ‘the kind you do on ice,’ as he puts it. Dave’s been curling all his life; he was taught by his grandfather as a kid and has been playing the sport ever since. When he moved from his native Wisconsin to Texas in the 1990s (‘I did it for love,’ Dave says), he thought his curling days wer…

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Lumber Milling! 16:19

25d ago16:19

16:19

You'll hear from JD Murphy about lumber milling! The milling of lumber doesn’t have to be a job and it doesn’t have to happen at a lumber mill – JD has spent the past few years milling wood right in the middle of his Cedar Park driveway (his neighbors have been mostly supportive of his hobby, he says, though he suspects the HOA doesn’t love it). Fo…

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Ukulele! 12:37

25d ago12:37

12:37

You'll hear from Nancy Leeper and Linda Parrish. Nancy and Linda are two members of the Austin Ukuladies, a group of six friends who took up the ukulele in retirement. All six of the Ukuladies meet up every Wednesday afternoon to catch up, chat, and perhaps most importantly, play the ukulele together. Over the last few years, they’ve developed a la…

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Sword Fighting! 20:49

25d ago20:49

20:49

You'll hear from Anna Beard about her love of swords and sword fighting. For Anna, that love started early, through exposure to pop culture that featured swords made of lasers (Return of the Jedi) and steel (Lord of the Rings). “A book's not worth its salt unless somebody’s swinging a long sword at some point and talking about the name of their swo…

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That Happened at a Wedding?? 21:58

26d ago21:58

21:58

This bonus episode is for everyone who’s ever witnessed a wedding moment that absolutely cooked it at the time but has since become a certified pub story. By the way, plenty of you seemed to have those stories. It’s short, chaotic, and full of reasons to try and not get quite so inebriated at the next wedding you go to! 🎤 Back Thursday with your re…

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Flag Football! 11:05

29d ago11:05

11:05

We’re talking with Richard Samuel about his love of flag football. Rich has the great good fortune to be talented at both art and football, two of his lifelong loves (his third great love is comic books, something he and I bonded over when we met). He played football in high school, in college, and then professionally in Europe before getting a job…

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274. Rob Thomas to pay Paul 45:23

1M ago45:23

45:23

The dust has settled on a wedding fail story, Gode's choosing who to have a beer with & we now know what not to name someone if their surname is 'Land'. This week: 💍 Wedding Horror Story – Not the dress! 🍷 Whine of the Week – Gode off the long run. 🍻 Who Would You Get a Beer With? – Some strong/ tough match ups. 🎤 Finish in the Lyrics – What song d…

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273. Unsolicited DPIC 42:33

1M ago42:33

42:33

The strangest DPIC we've ever received, find out who is a vault when it comes to secret keeping & there are some Cheating Allegations! This week: 👀 Unsolicited DPIC – That’s DPIC with a “C” on purpose. 🎭 Cheating Allegations – Gode is pointing the finger, but there are more fingers getting involved. 🌟 Unhinged Reviews – We've have found the best an…

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272. Fast Cars, Big Stars & Financial Scars 46:10

1M ago46:10

46:10

Regrettable Purchases, F1 Chaos & The Second Letter Game! This week: 💸 Most Regrettable Purchase – We've all got one… some far worse than others. 🏎️ Formula 1 Recap – A chaotic weekend for the first race of the season! 🔠 The Second Letter Game – A challenge that’ll break your brain. 📢 Perfect Sponsorships Don’t Exist – But they do when we write the…

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271. Cylone Rangers 39:05

2M ago39:05

39:05

Cyclone Conspiracies, Job Fails & A New Game! This week: 🌪️ Cyclone conspiracy theories – The Bureau of Meteorology might not love this... 🗣️ Two new expressions learned – Gode knows all of them! 💼 Job fails from the Choccies – Some absolute shockers. 🪙 Heads or tails? – The real odds might surprise you. 🤔 New game: Slightly famous person or my fri…

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270. Metal Detector on the Ankles 41:39

2M ago41:39

41:39

Nine-Darters, Cyclone Names & Freakish Fielding! This week: 🎯 Nine Darters, Hole in One, or that cool thing in Snooker? – We'd struggle at them all! 🌪️ Namestorming a Cyclone – Quite topical currently. ⚡ Glenn Phillips is a freak – Genuine velcro hands. 📝 Funniest Test Answers – Kids = unintentional comedy geniuses. 🏆 The Most Famous Todd – The gam…

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269. Less is more (that’s what she didn’t say) 44:27

2M ago44:27

44:27

Rats, Holes-in-One & Movie Makeovers! This week: 🏠 Hypothetical horrors – Would you rather find one person or 1000 rats in your house? ⛳ Hole-in-one odds – How likely is it, really? 🎬 Movie makeovers – Change one letter and create a totally new film. 📝 Spelling Bee showdown – Words were spelled, confidence was shattered. Hit play now for laughs, ch…

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268. Segue to Events 42:05

2M ago42:05

42:05

A free pun clinic, fake friends and Human Shazam Controversy! This week: 🤔 Complimentary confusion – Turns out, not everyone knows what it means. 🤝 Mickus: Best mates with everyone – Or so he claims. 🤣 Gode drops a top 3 pun of all time – Not just on this podcast, maybe anywhere. 🎵 Human Shazam controversy – Things get heated over rap. Hit play now…

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267. Bone Structure 46:41

3M ago46:41

46:41

Super Bowl, Kendrick, and Stinking Pink Up Lines! This week: 🏈 NFL & rap rankings – We attempt to understand both. 💘 Pick-up lines that won’t work (but are hilarious). 😬 Out of place moments – When have you felt like a total imposter? 🔍 Google Feud Revamp – Leigh still had to make up some answers. Hit play now for laughs, chaos, and trying to work …

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266. Two Truths, No Lie 47:23

3M ago47:23

47:23

Laughs , chaos & questionable decisions! This week: Leigh was robbed… but only of his clothes. Sporting Icks – Some things just make you cringe! Choc Ramblings – You lot never disappoint. Punk Song or Quote? – Surprisingly harder than it sounds. Also... announcement, we are running very low on the Chocs Navy Cord Hat…only telling you in case you th…

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265. Flashing Proposal feat. Jana 48:40

3M ago48:40

48:40

Jana is with us this week… and she's not really impressed by Leigh's new proposal ideas! You do have to throw them out there though. What does the Australian Open have to do with Pasta Bake? Well that is covered this week as well as some of the strangest things children have said! Here’s what’s on the menu: Chocs in the Wild – a reverse 'how to' gu…

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264. She cheats... in board games 51:42

3M ago51:42

51:42

We’ve made some terrible choices this week… and you’ll hear all about them all if you listen right to the end! But don't worry, it’s not all bad – we’re also brainstorming baby nicknames for Maeve, dreaming up sponsorship deals, and testing our Google search knowledge. There's laughs, life updates and stories that will have you scratching your head…

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263. The 1 Stop Shop 50:19

4M ago50:19

50:19

You know how we’re always on the hunt for laughs? Well tis episode is basically comedy meets social fails, which meets sports, which meets deckchair moments, and chats you’ll probably want to share with your mates (well, most of them). This week, there’s plenty happening. Here’s what’s on the menu: Leigh Can't Dance – some would have assumed but he…

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262. Virat Goal-hi 49:05

4M ago49:05

49:05

Skin is a Dad. Not like how we went through that phase/ are still sometimes in that phase of calling Mickus Daddy, but he's an actual genuine Dad. We don't know if we asked any god questions about the whole experience sorry, we were all just really excited. Do not fear though! We really found our feet after this. A Choccie listener has Virat Kohli'…

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Top 10 Best Moments of the Year! 2024 Edition 46:48

4M ago46:48

46:48

How have we gone the order here? This was based mostly off engagement and general vibe on the social cutdowns from these podcast moments. Well, that combined with the decibels of laughter that we recalled from when each moment occurred. Oh and we liked to use how much Skin enjoyed them as a great guideline for close judgement calls. With this flawl…

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261. What The Kids Call ‘Rizz’ 41:29

5M ago41:29

41:29

Be sure to subscribe to the new podcast channel on YouTube! From the start of 2025 all of our full video podcasts will live over there, and the current YouTube channel will continue to host our ‘ Dad Jokes, Don’t Laugh’ and other challenge videos! This week we ran into the one and only Adam Gilchrist... And completely deck chaired (folded under pre…

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260. Don't do that in a Capsule Hotel 45:41

5M ago45:41

45:41

We have returned from Japan with plenty of stories regarding the calibre of toilets, vending machines and capsule hotels! We can give you plenty of Do's and Don'ts from our own travel experiences. Actually we certainly focus more on the Don'ts. We have a piece of advice for all journalists covering cricket this summer. There are more nicknames for …

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259. Six to Midnight feat. Tim Naki 46:03

5M ago46:03

46:03

We are joined this week by Tim Naki, who has amassed a major following by betting 10c for every follower on the blackjack table. We learn plenty about the strategy of Blackjack, come up with a nickname for his friend Rob, and Gode and Tim ambush the podcast to bond over horse racing. Hell of a fun chat with Tim! Hope you enjoy. You can follow Tim o…

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258. Vigorous Toe Dips feat. Jana 42:26

5M ago42:26

42:26

Jana is ready and raring to confirm whether some of the 'Icks' Women have for Men, that we see on social media, are actually real. Fair to say that Leigh and Skin feel very targeted in this segment! Gode has some things he needs to get off his chest in a new small segment where he moans about things that annoy him. Oh he also wants it sponsored imm…

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257. The Ultimate Slapper 46:46

5M ago46:46

46:46

There are songs but then there are also songs that have well and truly fallen off your radar but they still are class. That's what Mickus is looking for in his quest for the Ultimate Slapper. Leigh, Skin and Mickus all contributed deckchair moments to society last week, and Gode's reaction to each of them will absolutely not disappoint you. We get …

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256. The Joe-Daddy Awards 45:19

6M ago45:19

45:19

Is there a piece of celebrity drama that has hooked you in? We are coming clean on ours this week. Leigh has failed to impress Gode despite being on fire domestically across the weekend. Lyric Substitut-Skin got a revamp and it is back with a vengeance. The game also provides some real diamond and deckchair moments. We learn plenty of new terms in …

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255. Mandy Lifeboats 47:42

6M ago47:42

47:42

Leigh and Skin have had a classic carpooling blunder. When we say a classic blunder we think there is a really good chance no one has done this before. We have some cracking Listen to the Chocs including a Halloween story that is more bad luck than bad management! Nicknames are something we use a lot in day to day life so we dive into some of the f…

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254. The Baby is Yours 48:14

6M ago48:14

48:14

Gode finished this episode by saying to Leigh, "I think that's the funniest thing you have ever said." We had stopped recording at that point so you don't hear it, but it really does set the tone for the episode this week. We named a Tesla, gave credit to some under-appreciated achievements you guys have notched up that weren't fussed over enough a…

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253. The PILLOW TALK Women Want! 46:47

6M ago46:47

46:47

Leigh and Skin have been putting on a batting masterclass this Cricket season and Leigh wants to start a little competition with Skin around this! We have a Joke of the Week segment for you this week but this time with a twist, the jokes are from the latest “Don’t Laugh Challenge” YouTube video! Making mistakes is in our nature but Skin has some of…

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252. Sorry Wrong Number 41:14

7M ago41:14

41:14

Do you believe magic? You might after Leigh's story because he has been trying to work out this bowling ball trick for a few days now. Leigh has also had a mare this week when watching the show Wicked, he got half way through and then realised that the show is based on a pretty popular film. Skin presents some of the funniest wrong number text mess…

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251. Things That Will Definitely Start an Argument 41:33

7M ago41:33

41:33

Leigh and Skin's mum (Dizzle) actually sent them a cracker of a video which shaped some conversation around sentences that would definitely start an argument with your significant other. Mickus thought he was friends with a famous athlete... but he isn't. We have some reviews and voice notes that are real noodle scratches but we work through them. …

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"Hmm Forest Gump" feat. Tim Franklin 1:17:52

7M ago1:17:52

1:17:52

Scouts, we were fortunate enough to chat with a guest who has done something pretty incredible. His name is Tim Franklin, and he just completed the ultimate marathon—he's literally run around the world! From the deserts of Australia to freezing conditions in Europe and everything in between, he’s taken on an insane journey that’s pushed his mental …

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250. That's a Slay-bel Maker 41:37

7M ago41:37

41:37

We assume everyone is still celebrating the amazing Brisbane Lions win in the 2024 AFL Grand Final right? We don't even care if you are reading this in three years time! Gode has a horror story for Skin about parenting that had him thinking about his bathroom storage situation. We had an email from a listener asking for a Namestorm on the phrase 'T…

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249. Tom Hanks Very Much 49:59

7M ago49:59

49:59

What would it take for you to complain about food to waitstaff at a restaurant? Would you give Morgan Freeman a pat on the back if he watched Shawshank Redemption in your lounge-room? Is it your responsibility to make sure gift cards work if you are giving the gift? These are the big questions that you didn't know you needed tackled, but we think y…

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248. Caught Playing Billie Jean feat. Hello Sport Podcast 1:01:51

8M ago1:01:51

1:01:51

We ran the Sydney Marathon which was apparently net down hill but we remain completely unconvinced. Due to the fact we were in Sydney, there is one collab that just needed to happen. So we trekked out to Hello Sport headquarters to catch up with Tom and Eddy from the Hello Sport Podcast. They were quick to give their opinions on our marathon runnin…

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247. We Catching up for Blunch? 42:31

8M ago42:31

42:31

Gode literally got the chocolates last week and Leigh got... in trouble. Dave the Brit that knows Jack Shit bounced back to his best with a horrendous joke. We learnt this week what the heck 'Mukbang' content is and what choices or quotes have aged very poorly. We have been keeping a really watchful eye on our recovery in the lead up to the next ma…

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246. What's a THOT? feat. Jana 42:30

8M ago42:30

42:30

We needed to find out if a) Jana still has her original baby and b) get an update on the new baby so she makes her return to the podcast this week. The timing coincides nicely with Skin needing some parenting advice anyway and Jana plus all of you have that for him in spades. Apparently there are now 125 titles you can be called. Gone are the days …

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245. Rich Daddy Left Me a Crust Fund 42:07

8M ago42:07

42:07

Ask and you shall receive is an expression we hear a bit. Apparently this expression also applies to the very clothes Skin is wearing! We have some of the stretchiest names ever for a Pizza Oven which may ... but more than likely may not help our gem of a listener. Skin won marathon training week without running somehow (see Whoop details below), a…

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244. Strangest Parenting Advice on Social Media! 39:43

8M ago39:43

39:43

Let's not beat around the bush... the most exciting thing this week is the new Chocs gear. We couldn't be happier and it is now available here! Gode blows up about the Joke of the Week selections after the Dave the Brit that knows Jack Shit went with a safe choice. Leigh presents real headlines, mixed in with some ones he has written himself and as…

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243. Pop Goes the Weevil feat. Nikki Potter 43:51

9M ago43:51

43:51

Nikki Potter makes sensational short form videos and she stopped by to have a chat on this week's episode. She actually attracts quite a bit of media attention for courageous feats such as relocating spiders but then also for fairly simple occurrences like... eating breakfast. By the way, is having dishes to do really that stressful? Gode has plent…

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242. Not That Kind of POLE Vault 43:07

9M ago43:07

43:07

Leigh has been racking up the deckchair moments when attempting to surprise the girl he is getting to know (Rochelle)! French pole vaulter, Anthony Ammirati used the wrong pole during the Paris Olympics which is pretty unlucky, so we then wanted to hear what your unlucky moments are! Skin has been looking at LinkedIn a lot recently but not for the …

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241. Olympians PEE In The Pool! 39:31

9M ago39:31

39:31

Gode has a bone to pick with Leigh, Skin and Mickus about 75 Hard and finally the truth comes out regarding the challenge! The Olympics is currently underway and Leigh has the inside scoop on some interesting behaviour from Olympic athletes during the swimming. The boys watched Simone Biles compete again and left Leigh and Gode in awe/ second guess…

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