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Dec. 29, 2024

2024 State of the Ramble

Back again for my yearly review of how the year went, what went well, what didn't and what I'm hoping to accomplish next year! If you'd prefer to read this article, you can do so https://www.patreon.com/posts/118571636! --...

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Dec. 22, 2024

The Best of Ruddle Me This! 2024

Hey hey it's a Best Of episode! These clips are some of the funnier or more thought provoking bits I could think of from the 2024 season of Ruddle Me This! Here are the episodes I took clips from: - 47. The Odyssey w Dan Bain - 50. Dan Bublitz Jr's...

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Dec. 15, 2024

101. What Comedy Specials Did We Watch Growing Up? with Tim Kelly

I bought back Tim Kelly, a hilarious comic in Christchurch to the show where we talked about the stand up comedians and comedy specials that we watched growing up and why they resonated with us. Follow Tim on Instagram...

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Dec. 10, 2024

Merry Hossmas! | Hoss Town Podcast Ep. 6

The final episode of Hoss Town for 2024! The boys started this project up when they were a bit less busy but as things have picked up with comedy, it's been harder to nail the Dons down at the same time to record. In this episode of Hoss Town, the...

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Dec. 8, 2024

100. Media I Consumed In 2024 (And Want To Recommend To You)

Hot dog! It's episode 100! That's just under 2 years of Ruddle Me This in the can! I consumed a lot of good media in 2024 and in this episode I talk a little bit about each one without getting toooo spoilery. I assume that most of the listeners of...

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Dec. 3, 2024

99. Post Mortem of the "What Do We Reckon?" Project

In 2024 I attempted a creative project known as What Do We Reckon? Which was inspired by things such as Game Changer, 7 Days, Have You Been Paying Attention, Mock The Week and so on. We thought we could possibly create a similar format but make it...

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Dec. 1, 2024

98. Emily From Kowhai Fan Fest (Anime Convention)

This week I am joined by Emz or Emily of the Kowhai Fan Fest, happening here in Christchurch on the 18th of January 2025! Emz wears many hats for the fest, but her skills are predominantly in marketing, branding and comms. As we learnt over the course...

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Nov. 24, 2024

97. Am I The Asshole? With Comedian Dave Adams

In this episode I'm joined by Dave Adams, a comedian and family man based here in Christchurch and we delved into some threads from Reddit's r/AmITheAsshole which has become a favourite pasttime of mine to read. We picked a couple of interesting...

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Nov. 17, 2024

96. What IS Meditation? with Dan Burgess-Milne

Today I sat down with Dan Burgess-Milne, a Christchurch based Meditation and Dharma teacher, game theory educator and rapper. Dan performed a presentation called Shifting Paradigms at Nerd Nite and was put in touch with me through the good folk at...

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Nov. 11, 2024

Alright Mate? Mental Health Chats #1

I've teamed up with Logan Robinson of Robinson Wellness, he's a legit therapist (Registered Social Worker and Mental Health Coach), I tell jokes for money (sometimes) and we spent an hour discussing mental health issues submitted by my listeners....

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Nov. 10, 2024

95. Bilingual Comedy & International Travel with Elisa Bonnafous

Another great interview for you, this week I'm joined by comedian, surfer, photographer, civil engineer, wine maker and much more - Elisa Bonnafous! Elisa hails from France and is currently residing in Auckland where she's a cornerstone in the local...

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Nov. 6, 2024

94. Coffee Guilds, Professional Box-tickers & The Crystal Pineapple w…

This episode is a rollercoaster from start to finish! I'm joined by coffee merchant, musician, sometimes comedian, potential future mayor of Christchurch, amateur box-ticker, businessman and Crystal Pineapple guild administrator - it's Mark "Chirny"...

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Nov. 3, 2024

93. History, Music & Forteana with Simone Whitlow from Tales of Histo…

The first ever Ruddle Me This crossover episode! In this episode I'm doing a swapcast with Simone Whitlow from The Tales of History & Imagination Podcast! I'm trying to do a better job at connecting with other podcasters and this was a good first...

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Oct. 27, 2024

Crime Shows We LOVE with Hamish Mabon-Ross (BONUS)

Sorry squad, we've missed our Hoss Town upload for the month, Matt came down with a ripper of a migraine on the filming day and that was unfortunately my last window before a super busy 2 week period including a gig on the road and the taping of my...

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Oct. 23, 2024

92. Improv & Music in Japan with JinJin

It's another bonus episode! This week I'm joined by my dear friend JinJin from back in Japan. We reminisced about the time we performed an improv show at a hostel in the middle of nowhere to an audience of Chinese tourists with me only speaking...

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Oct. 20, 2024

91. The Phantom Files Vol. V - The Devil, Apartment Fire & The Lobby

Shockingly fast, here's another Volume of The Phantom Files! This time featuring four chilling tales and I also share my findings after getting out into the field and doing some research at a pretty commonly accepted haunted location in my town - The...

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Oct. 13, 2024

90. Musician Life in Christchurch with Ruby Kush

This week I'm joined by local Christchurch Musician Ruby Kush! I booked a meeting room in the central Christchurch Library, Turanga and we recorded the episode there as something a bit different. We talked about her history as a musician, how she got...

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Oct. 9, 2024

89. Comedian Courtney Dawson

Wowza what a guest I have for you this week! It's TV's Courtney Dawson! If you follow comedy then Courtney will be very familiar to you. I was lucky enough to catch Courtney while she was down for a few days and recorded this hilarious podcast. One of...

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Oct. 6, 2024

88. All About India with Comedian Ben Vyas

https://littleandromeda.co.nz/show/taylor-ruddle-panic-at-the-buffet-comedy-taping/ I recently watched the film Manjhi – The Mountain Man, about Dashrath Manjhi, a real life Indian man who carved a road through a mountain using only hand tools over...

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Sept. 29, 2024

87. Darren Shan Nostalgia with Hamish Mabon-Ross

https://littleandromeda.co.nz/show/taylor-ruddle-panic-at-the-buffet-comedy-taping/ In this episode, I brought back my regular compadre, Hamish Mabon-Ross to discuss the Young Adult horror vampire novel series that we both enjoyed in our youth - The...

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Sept. 22, 2024

86. The Phantom Files Vol. IV - The Hunter, The Dark Entity & Cape Re…

https://littleandromeda.co.nz/show/taylor-ruddle-panic-at-the-buffet-comedy-taping/https://littleandromeda.co.nz/show/taylor-ruddle-panic-at-the-buffet-comedy-taping/ Back from the grave! It's another edition of The Phantom Files, just over a year...

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Sept. 18, 2024

85. Edinburgh Fringe Tips with Dan Boerman

https://littleandromeda.co.nz/show/taylor-ruddle-panic-at-the-buffet-comedy-taping/https://littleandromeda.co.nz/show/taylor-ruddle-panic-at-the-buffet-comedy-taping/ In this episode I'm joined by Wellington based stand-up comedian, Dan Boerman who...

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Sept. 15, 2024

84. Therapy & Mental Health with Therapist Logan Robinson

https://littleandromeda.co.nz/show/taylor-ruddle-panic-at-the-buffet-comedy-taping/https://littleandromeda.co.nz/show/taylor-ruddle-panic-at-the-buffet-comedy-taping/ In this episode I'm joined by a Christchurch based Therapist, Logan Robinson! Hot...

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Sept. 11, 2024

83. Moka Pots & Being Organized with Comedian Keiran Carr

In this episode I'm joined by probably the sweetest man in comedy - it's Keiran Carr! We met in November 2023 ish in New Zealand and even though he's back in the UK now we've stayed loosely in touch and he was keen to join me for an episode where we...

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