Episodes

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

If you know me at all, you know that I love pro wrestling. I missed the boat during the 90s when it was booming but discovered it when I was 17 or 18 years old and have been a fan ever since. Dave Adams is a Christchurch-based stand-up comedian...

I asked some of the local comics if they'd be interested in hearing a podcast about how I gave up my day job and became a full time comic. There was a good amount of interest and my very good friend Steven Lyons volunteered to interview me for this...

Hey hey look at that, we're at number 30 and what a fitting coincidence in that we're going to talk about the movie 300. History buff and former comic Talia joins me on the show and we have a chat about what the film got right and what they got wrong...

Today I'm joined by comedian Danny Sewell as we explore his theory that New Zealand has the best potato chip game on the planet! Danny made such a bold claim and I just had to bring him onto the podcast to explain his theory. We get into what makes...

Hamish and I take a stroll down memory road and reminisce about the first few years of the pandemic. What our lives were like before, during and now as it appears to be winding down. I wanted to record this episode as I feel some of my memories start...

Volume 3 of the phantom files is here! I thought I'd spring this on you without warning as a wee surprise. 5 fantastic stories in this episode with a bit of a change of pace with some UFO sighting stories. Hope you enjoy it!...

Bit of quickie this week, so much has been happening since my last big batch of recordings, I had to fill you in! We also get into what Hamish has been up to with his studies in Sign Language Interpreting. Get tickets to the tour with David Correos...

Part 2 of my discussion with Aimée Borlase about the album It's Not Me, It's You by Lily Allen. We complete the rest of the tracks on the album and get Aimée's closing thoughts as well as a general observation about Lily Allen as a singer, performer...