Toni and Ryan - THROWBACK: Binge Watching Warning

Episode Date: May 17, 2023

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Hello, it's Producer Cam taking you through your throwback episode. You are listening to Tony and Ryan. Happy Thursday, everyone. This is another throwback episode of the Tony and Ryan podcast. You're sticking around with Producer Cam. Ryan is on baby leave and Tony's Batman. So I'm steering the ship today. Coming up, Ryan making friends at uni.

Must be nice. Anyway, but first of all, if you're like me and you sat up last night watching one too many episodes and woke up feeling dreadful, I think Tony has a PSA for you. Let's take it away. I've actually got a bit of a warning about TV. I mean, our favourite pastime. I know.

So I have a warning for people who like to binge watch TV. I mean, which is everyone. I know. So fucking listen up. Consider me warned. Let me get my pen and paper out. Another tip. I mean, fucking you're learning so much today.

So at the moment, Torbs and I, we've always got like a TV show on the go. Yeah. And if there's not something new out that we like the look of, we will re-watch something. Go back to a classic. Yeah, so we've watched

the Office US 16 fucking times. We've watched How I Met Your Mother a million times, like all those kinds of shows. And we're really scraping the bottom of the barrel.

And we've just started watching Wentworth. Oh. Yeah. So for anybody that doesn't, it's like an Australian, it's like the Australian version of Orange is the New Black. Yeah, it is, isn't it? Yeah, so it's based on, like,

an Australian women's maximum security prison. It's a fiction show. Yeah. But it basically follows the lives of these female inmates and, like, becoming top dog and killing other inmates and, like, drug trafficking in the prison and, you know, like, corrupt police and stuff. It's really, like, drug trafficking in the prison and, you know, like, corrupt police and stuff.

It's really good. But it is a real town and a real prison. Yeah. So I think there are some kind of, like, it's not a full true story, but I think it was based on a few things. So there's kind of a few truths in it maybe. But anyway, it's, like, a really, really good show. I think it started in 2013.

Yeah. And there's nine seasons. Delicious. Is there anything better than hitting the fucking jackpot with a show that you like and you're like, fuck, we can just keep rolling this out? I'll get a good how long nine seasons for you guys? That'll get you through five, six weeks or maybe a long weekend?

Probably less than that, yeah. I know that, yeah. Because, and this is the problem, right? This is where the warning comes in. We burn through and because when we really like something, both of us really like don't have that, what's that thing called? Self-control? Yep.

Delayed gratification. Like we're like, I want to watch it now. I want to know what happens. I'm fucking in love with this show. We need to know what's going on. Is it one of those shows where at the end of every episode, they just drop a little. Fucking cliffhanger.

Yeah. And you're like, oh, we've got to fucking win. We've got to win. It'd be rude not to, you know. And you know what? You are a TV producer's dream because they'll be like, how do we hook Tony through to squeeze another episode out of it? I'll just leave her a little bit of this and she'll come running in.

She'll sprinkle right through. Yeah. And that's what I do. Yeah. So the other night, Torbs and I are watching this show and we are two episodes from the end of like the second season or something. And I'm like, oh, mate, let's watch one more.

So we're like, okay, there's two more left in the season. It's getting fucking really tense and really good. Filled up to that big finale, yep. I'm like, look, let's watch one more. You know what's going to happen. What's one more? I'll tell you what one more is. It's two more. Well, yeah. So I'm like, let's watch one more. Do you know what's going to happen? What's one more? I'll tell you what one more is. It's two more.

Well, yeah. So I'm like, let's watch one more, then I'll have a shower, then I'll go to bed. Okay. We watch one more and then I'm like, oh, fuck. We can't. We can't. We can't not watch the last one.

So I'm like, look, it's fine. I'll have a shower in an hour when the show's finished. Yep. We watch the finale. We check the clock and it's fucking 1am. Tony. And I was like, oh my God. And you're not one of those late night.

I'm not. I'm normally in bed by like 10. I've got my routine. I do my shower, do my skincare and I hop into bed and like, that's me. 1am. 1am, which is so late for me. It is. Anyway, so I was like, you know what?

I'm so fucking tired. I'm just going to get up and have a shower in the morning. Yeah. I'd already committed to myself that I was going to wake up and do a workout. Yeah, righto. And I'm like, fuck, it's 1am. There's no way that I can get up and do a workout first.

And shower and everything else. Yeah. And I was going to be meeting you at 9. It's all starting to make a bit of sense now. So I was like, you know what? I'm still going to wake up to work out. I've done this to myself. All good.

So I left my alarm on for like 7 o'clock or 6.30 or whatever. I got up and I was like, I've got to have a shower anyway. Might as well make it worth it. Do you know what? I'm like trying to like. Pull yourself on. Find a way. Exactly.

Justify it to your person. So I wake up, I get all sweaty and I'm like, fuck yeah, Pull yourself on, find a way. Yes, exactly. Justify it to your person. Anyway, so I wake up, I get all sweaty and I'm like, fuck yeah, like got out of the shower anyway, all good. The hot water in the building stopped working. Your building always has stuff wrong with it. Oh, my God, I know. So you're hot and sweaty. It's been freezing cold in the morning in Melbourne this week.

Literally, this week. And you don't have an icy shower? You know how we had like the coldest July day on record? Yeah. It was that morning. Also, the coldest day ever in Melbourne was the hottest day ever in London. What is happening to the world? Isn't that wild?

Oh, my God, climate change is real. Do you know what I mean? So what do you do? I mean, you can't just. I braved it. I respect that. So I like fucking, I was like. I quickly like rubbed the soap all over myself and I'm like loofering myself up and then I hopped out of the water,

loofered myself up, put my skin, like my face wash on and then I was like, jump back into the cold water. It is so fucking, like it was ice water, like straight from the, it was fucking like Antarctica. Like daggers going through you. Oh my God, it was fucking like Antarctica. Like daggers going through you. Oh, my God, it was horrible. So already I've had no fucking sleep. I woke up and like angried through a workout.

Yep. Then I've had to have a cold fucking shower. Yep. And then I'm like, all right, I'm going to Ryan's. Like I'm perking myself up, all good. I, my scooter isn't working at the moment. Yep. So normally you and I, we've got electric scooters that we use. Scootfluencers, hashtag scootfluencers. Thank you. My scooter isn't working at the moment. So normally you and I, we've got electric scooters that we use.

Scootfluencers, hashtag scootfluencers. Thank you. My scooter isn't working at the moment. I have to take it to the shop and get it repaired. So I was like, I'll find one of the neuron, like the rentable fucking electric scooters. I walked 15 minutes out of my way because that was the closest scooter. Also, we live about 15 minutes from each other.

I should have just fucking walked to your house. And I walked to the scooter and I was the closest scooter. Also, we live about 15 minutes from each other. I should have just fucking walked to your house. And I walked to the scooter and I was like, great. It was the slowest scooter ever. And I'm like running late. I'm getting stressed. I've had half a shower. So I'm like not really feeling that good about myself. Anyway, I finally get the scooter.

It's like low on battery and it wasn't going very fast. So what I did was I was like riding along on the scooter and actually like scooting it with my leg. I had all of it. It was like peak hour because I'm supposed to come to your house at night. It's like 9.10 by this point. I'm running late. I'm getting flapped.

Is it fair to say you don't like running late? I do not like running late. Anybody that knows me knows that I hate that. Are you thinking Ryan's going to be mad at me? No, it's more just like a personal thing that I'm like, I don't like it when people are late to me, so this is just frustrating. I knew you wouldn't care.

Well, not caring is not quite accurate because I don't care in a negative way, but because I know you're always on time and I'm always a bit late and I'm always like, oh, don't worry about it, man. It's fine. I actually love it when you're late because I'm like just so smug. I bet you do. So smug.

And me and BJ standing out the front at nine past seven going. Yeah, and that's pretty much how it was. So anyway, it's like fucking peak hour in Richmond and I'm scooting an electric scooter and all these people are looking at me like, doesn't she fucking know that they're electric? There's a button on it, mate. Literally, everybody was looking at me like a fucking idiot. Anyway, so I was like, you know what, this scooter is fucked.

I'm just going to keep scooting. I'll scoot it the rest of the way. And the route that I would walk to your house is different to the route I would scoot. Because you know the way that I would walk goes on the big road? Yeah. Yeah. But, like, the route that I would scoot goes, like, down the back way.

Yep. Yeah. And then so I get, like, down to the end of the road and the scooter finally dies and I'm like, it doesn't fucking matter because I'm scooting it manually anyway. And then the wheels lock up. And I almost go fucking A over T fucking because the scooter stopped. Yeah, the ones when you don't own them, they're like, oh, disconnect.

Literally, it was like, oh, end trip, see ya. Yeah. So it stopped fucking working. No, I fucking like wobbled a bit, though. It was fucking terrifying. Anyway, so then I had to ditch that to the side of the road and walk the rest of the way to your house. I'm in an absolute flat because I'm fucking running late.

But, I mean, I did get to watch the finale of the show. So swings and roundabouts, I feel like it's fine. But, oh, me not having any self-control really backfired. It really does. And can I just add, I obviously saw the last 1% of that story. Yeah. And this is what I copped. I know what time it is.

I'll tell you what happened on the podcast. Hello. Thanks for sticking around. It's producer Cam here taking you through a throwback episode of Tony and Ryan. Because we've both finished up our day jobs, I've been able to go back to university. I had a... This is very exciting.

I had a few months off, which is why we're getting a bit busy. And off is, you know, an understatement. You were busy doing other things. You didn't have a holiday. You were busy, so you were like, OK, I can't do this at the moment. And also to keep in mind, in Australia, it's very normal to study... I'm literally doing one subject at a time. Oh, is that not a thing other places?

In the US you kind of like go to business school for two years and you quit your job and you're all in for two years and you just knock it out. Whereas in other countries it's more common to, yeah, I'll do a subject here next year and I'll just chip away at it in the background. Do night school or something? Exactly, exactly.

So can we all agree the first day of school, first day at a new job when you don't know anyone is a little bit nerve-wracking already? So scary. Now, I've been doing this for a while, but this is one of the first ones back in the classroom on campus. I've been online most of the time through the pandemic. So is that like on Zoom or watching videos?

Like are your classmates also online and you're talking to each other? Right, it's not like a... No, then you have breakout rooms to discuss the case and whatever. videos? Like are your classmates also online and you're talking to each other? Right. Then you have breakout rooms to discuss the case and whatever. So I was like, so have you not met anybody yet? Well, I have, but I mean, as you know, when you make the real bond is when you like grab a beer after or have a coffee between in the break. But when you're on Zoom, you kind of just like

put on pause, go get a cup of tea. And talk to your wife about doing the washing. Yeah. Have you ever had an. And talk to your wife about doing the washing and then, yeah, yeah, yeah. Have you ever had an awkward or uncomfortable first day experience? When I first started my job in radio in Sydney, when I started working at Kiss, my very first day I was like, oh, so where's this and this and this? They were like, look, we're really busy.

We actually don't have time to like talk you through other things that we just can talk you through the job you're doing. And I cried. That's kind of, it's a bit shit though, isn't it? But they were like, we're busy, mate, but here's, you know, here's all your stuff. But I was just like trying to make small talk.

I didn't know, you know, who was working. It was a new business, everything. And would you be more comfortable if they literally went around and went, Tony, this is Nicole, she does this. And then you go, oh, Tony, this is Steve, he's in charge of IT and blah, blah, blah. Yeah. And also sometimes you need to be told what the dress code is

because you don't want to rock up like in full like business wear when everyone's wearing jeans and a T-shirt or rock up in jeans and a T-shirt and everybody else is wearing like a pencil skirt and a button-up. So what did you wear your first day? I kind of went half-half. A pencil skirt with a t-shirt. I wore a denim skirt. Okay.

With like Doc Martens. So I was like that's kind of dressy and then just like, yeah, a t-shirt and like my denim jacket on the top. So I kind of went half, half. It was summer as well. So you can get away with a bit more in summer. Yeah, that is true. But sometimes you just want someone to be like, bring this.

Don't bring a laptop. Bring a laptop, whatever. You just need lots of details. When I was at Picture Partners, the accounting firm. So like fancy, in the city, business office. In the city, Flinders Lane for those playing along in Melbourne, nice little cool area. There's probably 500 staff, six big departments.

500. That's a lot of dark blue suits. Yeah. And it was actually big enough that it was totally fine that you didn't know everyone, of course. But that was actually good because if you're in a team of 40, you can't forget someone's name. Yes.

But as I learnt, because I was a bit nervous, when I don't know anyone by myself, I'm new, I'm just like anyone, a's name. Yes. But as I look, because I was a bit nervous when I don't know anyone by myself, I'm new, I'm, you know, just like anyone, I'm a bit shy. Yeah, and you don't want to like. Annoy anyone. Yeah, you don't want to latch on. You know if someone's new and they latch on to you and you're like,

I kind of feel responsible for you now. Yeah, well, I think there was a good vibe because a lot of us started at once. It was actually very normal to go, oh, hey, I'm Ryan, I'm in private clients. And they go, g'day, I'm Dom and I'm in audit. And it was because everyone knew that, hey, we all work here as well. There's so many people.

And it just became very easy to go, hey, I'm Ryan, blah, blah, blah. Yeah, right. And I was in the lift one day and this old bloke comes through and I was like, g'day, mate. How you doing? Yeah, good. Yeah, Ryan, just started. I'm in private clients.

Which department are you in? And he goes, oh, not really any like specific department. Yeah. And which is always a bit like. And you're like, do you actually work here? Well, I was like, yeah, well, that's what I thought. But I went, oh, no specific department. What do you, run the whole place?

And he goes, yeah. It was the managing partner of Asia Pacific Australia, Don Rankin, I think he's named. But he was like the big boss of everyone. So when he was like, I'm not in a specific department, he was right because he ran the whole place. And I was like, oh, hi, nice to meet you. Imagine a graduate being at Apple and then you just walk

past Steve Jobs. G'day, champion. Which department are you in? Oh, I ran this place. That is actually a really nice way of him to answer that question because he could have fully pulled rank on you and been like, oh, don't you know who I am? No, everyone there was chill though and he was real cool.

And I just went, oh, sorry, I probably should have known that. And he's like, oh, get out. And he actually went, it's fine, mate. Hey, I'm on level 19. If you have any questions, just come and ask me. Obviously I never would because it's terrifying. And he didn't mean it. No, but I'm glad that he said it.

But he could have been like, oh, don't you fucking know who I am, blacklisted you. You know, like he was like, oh, bro, yeah, I don't really have a specific. That's a really nice way of answering that question. And it's a great way of summing up that place. And like I've always said, not that anyone gives a shit, as much as accounting isn't like the most exciting,

the loveliest of people. That's nice. I always had a great time there. So back to uni tomorrow. isn't like the most exciting. The loveliest of people. That's nice. I always had a great time there. Oh. So back to uni tomorrow. Yeah. In my class, there's about 50 or 60 people. Oh, that's a lot. Yeah.

And are these all people you've been in the class with before or is it like a mix every time? I don't really know anyone. Okay. Because it's an elective, you start branching off into random subjects. So the lady, the lecturer, sends a group email and says, hey, everyone, looking forward to meeting you all. Most of this is going to be in group assignments.

Yep. I've attached a list with everyone's name and email address. On the first day, can you just all pick a group for yourself? No. No, absolutely not. Fuck off. I won't be doing that. pick a group for yourself? No. No, absolutely not. Fuck off. I won't be doing that.

Are you serious? Yeah. So I have to rock up into a room of 80 and go. And pick and choose the coolest people. And pick a group for a group assignment that I'm going to be with for a whole. So I love it when they go, welcome to first class. I've put a list of, see, you get A. You're group A, you're group B. Ryan, Tony, Caitlin, whatever, you're group A, group B.

Thanks. And then they go, group A, you guys set up over there and you go, great. I know where I am. I don't have to make any decisions. Yeah. So. And even if they're a shit group, you're like, well,

it just was the lack of the draw. It's not even, we're the group. We've got to figure this out. No, but like even if they're not, you know, you get with people that, you know, the classic group assignment thing, oh, I've done the whole thing. No one's responded to my emails or whatever. I did a group assignment last time with a guy who was an asshole.

Yeah. But, you know, at least. Don't tell you about that. We'll be hanging out then. Yeah. What was the nickname we gave him? He might listen.sehole. Yeah. But, you know, at least. Don't tell you about that. We'll be hanging out then. Yeah. Yeah. What was the nickname we gave him? He might listen. I hope he does.

Yeah, thanks, John Smith. No, it was, it's that psychological thing where they're, like, not smart enough to realise how dumb they are. Oh. Anyway, but, you know, when you. That's going to annoy me. Oh, okay. But you're stuck with him.

It is what it is. But you're like, oh, it just, yeah, lack of the draw. Or it's alphabetical so you couldn't have controlled that. But when you pick it, you're like, God, if only I'd turned left, not right that day. Well, for me it's not even the consequences of the choice. It's the fact that I'm going to walk into a room with 60 to 80 people, not know a single one of them and just like would you, Tony,

would you walk up to someone you don't know and go, hi, I'm Tony? Like that induction day. They didn't have time to show you around. So did you show yourself around? No, I didn't. But on my first day at uni I actually did do that. What? Yeah.

The same Tony I see before me right now? So they handed out like a unit outline book, which I think is pretty common, and at WAPA because there's only 10 people in every, so there's 10 sound people, 10 lighting people, 10 performers. Oh, you know them all. No, you don't. At first you don't, but every single person,

every group of 10 gets put into one theatre. Right. So I opened my course outline and flicked to the sound page and this handsome guy sitting next to me, he opens up his thing and he flicks to the sound page. And I went, fuck, it's now or never. And so I went, hey, bro, like are you studying sound? He was like, yeah.

And I was like, oh, I'm Tony. And he goes, I'm Ben. And we became friends. And where's Ben at now? Ben is working at the Crown Theatre in Perth. What a load. We're still friends. Yep, he's a great guy, Benry.

So am I about to meet a good friend tomorrow? So, like, maybe, you know, but don't you think it's better because you're all walking in with the same worry? On your first day at a new workplace, you're probably the only new person that day, so you don't want to bother anyone. I don't know that they all don't know each other already because this is my first, like, marketing elective,

but if they're all in the marketing cohort, they might have just finished an assignment last week. Now, I reckon you're fine. Yeah? Tony. You're talking like Tony. You're talking like 2021 Tony. You've got to think like 2022 Tony.

And you're going to walk in there. Going strong? Yep, going strong. Fake it till you make it. And I reckon if you walk in there and you see one person that's like looking a bit, you go, hey, man, fuck, how awkward is this? I'm Ryan. Great line.

Yeah, like break the ice. And maybe someone will recognise you. Maybe there'll be a fan. Are you the guy that went on LinkedIn and complained that you didn't get a Melbourne Business School hoodie and then they gave you one? Yeah, that break the ice. And maybe someone will recognise you. Maybe they'll be a fan. Are you the guy that went on LinkedIn and complained that you didn't get a Melbourne Business School hoodie and then they gave you one? Yeah, that's me. There's a lot of chat in the forums.

Oh. I added them on LinkedIn. I said, hey, for 80 grand, I should get that hoodie for free. Did they give you one? Yeah. Oh. And they're like, bro, they are free. Come and get it.

They're in the cupboard. And I was like, oh, thank you. Oh, my God. Well, don't bring that up. And when I wore it to the only other time I've been there and they go, well, this other guy's like, I saw the story about that. You can't wear a hoodie of what it is to the place that it's from.

Where else would I wear it? Oh, my God, Ryan. What a faux pas. Well, who's flapped now? Are you saying I can't wear my Melbourne University hoodie to Melbourne University? No. Then when would I wear it?

At home. I wouldn't have kicked up a stink on LinkedIn if I wasn't going to wear it to the place. No, but it's like a nice souvenir. But you can't then wear it to the place that it's from. Would you wear a Blink-182 T-shirt to a Blink-182 concert? No. Would you wear a Hawthorne scarf to the football?

That's a good one because a scarf at the footy is actually very practical because it's fucking freezing. Well, I'll report back. But thank you for the pump-up. I feel so much better now. No, I reckon you're going to be fine. You walk in there. Hey, fuck, how awkward is this?

I'm Ryan. You're a good friend to me, Tony Lodge, and I appreciate this pump-up. Yeah, I was good, wasn't I? You were great. Normally I'm not good in a crisis. Thank you for sticking around for another episode of the Tony and Ryan podcast with a throwback. It is producer Cam

I've got some big news I'm going to do a drumroll the guys are back May 24th thank god no more listening to my fucking ugly dulcet tones you'll get them soon

just a couple more days stick it out with me and then I swear there's a light at the end of the tunnel but as always we love to do you love to see it just to keep our spirits high

at the end of each episode this one is a kind of you love to see it from me but I also saw it online and so that's why I fucking love to see it just to keep our spirits high at the end of each episode this one is a kind of you love to see it from me but i also saw it online and so that's why i fucking love to see it basically bluey tv show everyone's fucking talking about bluey everyone fucking loves it i was today's old when i realized how clever and cheeky the writers of bluey are you know the family of dogs so talking about the parents and their jobs mom works at the airport and dad works as an archaeologist. So just like dogs, one's a sniffer dog and one likes to dig for bones. Isn't that fucking amazing? You love

to see it. Bit of Aussie rep on this fucking show because we don't get enough of it, you know. I'm going to shut up. I'm getting out of here. Enjoy your day. I'll see you tomorrow for another throwback episode of the Tony and Ron podcast. It's producer Cam. You've been better than me. I love you and I'll see you soon. Bye.