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From weird cults to insanely stupid inventions, musical festivals run by infants to philandering politicians, the history of man is littered with terrible decisions. This is the podcast that collects up all these delicious pieces of humour fruit, and serves them to you each week with segments such as “Trainwreck Trophy”, “One Star Reservoir”, “Poos in the News” and of course “Shitshow Shtorytime”.
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Welcome to Medallica: Minnows vs The World! Join hosts Gus and Rig live from Paris as they follow the journeys of the countries striving to experience Olympic success for the first time, as well as their bid to host the 2036 Olympics in the micro-nation they founded - The People's Republic of Riggustan. We also look at all the behind the scenes Olympic news in “Apocolympics Now”, and bring you a feature each episode on countries who might break the duck during the games in "Donut Spotlight". ...
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It’s the FINAL DAY of the Olympics, which means it’s the last mention of the Turkmenistan gas crater for a while. But we send the 2020+1 Apocalympics off in style, with a bumper show that shits on cycling in its many forms, unveils the winner of the Minnow Medal Tally, sticks it to salty Russians and puts together the best damn Olympic athlete boat…
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Look out! It’s the number one Olympics podcast that features all the best in Kyrgyzstani horse sports! Shooting at a piece of string while on horseback aside, we take a look at the minnow medal tally, talk about the most un-Australian act of these Olympics and dissect the horror show/our favourite new sport, Mystery Horse! Have a listen while on yo…
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Tokyo 2020+1: Olympics Day 14 (BURKINA FASO FIRST EVER MEDAL/OUR FEATURE ATHLETE WINS A MEDAL!)
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LET THIS DAY LIVE IN THE OPPOSITE OF INFAMY! Because for the first time in Medallica’s history, one of our feature minnow athletes has actually medalled! It’s a bumper edition of the show! We obviously go off like porridge in a sock with the news that Huge Fab has won Burkina Faso’s first ever Olympic Medal, but we also come good on an ad we were p…
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Tokyo 2020+1: Olympics Day 13 (Athlete Karaoke)
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Day 13 is in the books which means Day 12 of the Olympics is being covered (makes sense to us) We’ve got athletes singing some of the worst songs imaginable, the battle of the Stans, American tears and the opportunity to just be. Listen now to think, and realign your chakras.
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It’s Day 12 and we are going off like a booze-filled plane full of rowdy Aussies! We take a look at the Minnow Medals to reveal a new leader at the top of the tally, keep an eye on Huge Fab, suggest new sports for BrisVegas 2032 and talk about the world’s most famous button. Shoot us a listen now!
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Tokyo 2020+1: Olympics Day 11 (Feat PITA TAUFATOFUA)
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It’s Day 11 and we are feeling like Aussie Swimmers after an Olympic Village bender. But we are backing up and bringing the goods with force, like driving rain at the hurdles. We have a peek at the Minnow Medals before giving you a sampling platter of our interview with Tongan olympian/soon to be coconut oil baron Pita Taufatofua. We also have a bu…
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In a huge show of trans-Tasman underdog friendship, the People’s Republic of Riggustan and Tonga have extended the taekwondo kick of friendship and come together to provide an interview for the ages. Pita Taufatofua, the oiled-up viral sensation that is the leading cause of your Mum going into the laundry for long periods of time, got on the phone …
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We’re into double digits on Day 10 of these Tokyo 2020+1 Apocalympics and to celebrate, we’ve filled this to the brim with a fat amorphous mass that you deserve! In just 40 mins, we manage to ram in a reference to our exciting upcoming interview with feature athlete Pita Taufatofua, throw Qatar in the bin, check out the Minnow Medal Tally, Aussies …
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Tokyo 2020+1: Olympics Day 9 (QATAR'S FIRST EVER GOLD MEDAL)
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It’s Day 9 of these 2020+1 Apocalympics and we have now seen ANOTHER minnow break their medal drought, with known slave-drivers Qatar winning gold in the weightlifting. We talk about their achievements and blatant human rights violations, as well as Rohan Browning’s junk, the minnow medals and Novak Djokovic being the actual worst. Throw this into …
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Day 8 of the Apocalympics is upon us and we are barely holding it together. The constant state of excitement about tiny countries has sent our nervous systems into overdrive. To keep the high going, we cover the veritable flood of minnows in the athletics, have a look at the minnow medals, check in with our boy Huge Fab and witness the start of the…
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Tokyo 2020+1: Olympics Day 7 (SAN MARINO FIRST EVER MEDAL)
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Day 7 and we are officially some of the way through the Tokyo 2020+1 Apocalympics. And WHAT A DAY - San Marino comes from the clouds to claim their first ever medal! We celebrate by hitting you with the most random facts about that country that we could find, and finishing the episode with Flo Rida's cash grab of an appearance on their behalf at Eu…
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Welcome to Day 6 of these Tokyo 2020+1 Apocalympics. Headlining today’s cast is a dominant victory by LZJ in the Badminton and literally the only use for the 160,000 dongbags in the Olympic Village. We also have a massive go at some Boomers (the generation, not the basketball team) who don’t want to know about rimjobs, go over death threats made to…
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Tokyo 2020+1: Olympics Day 5 (TURKMENISTAN'S FIRST EVER OLYMPIC MEDAL)
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In honour of Turkmenistan’s first ever medal at the Olympics, we are up and about on the best horse drugs money can buy! We take a look at the ever-changing Minnow Medal tally, catch up on Pita Taufatofua’s exciting Gallium medal and prepare for a Skynet-style uprising of sentient swimming touchpads. Catch up on all the best from Day 5 of the Tokyo…
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It’s Day 3 of the Tokyo 2020+1 Olympics and we are not holding our bizarre Taekwondo cards close to our chests. Straight off the bat we take a look at the Minnow Medal Tally after a huge day of action for our perennial battlers. Then, we get super toey with the near-death experiences at the triathlon, put out super weird vibes with the way of the f…
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Day 2 of the Tokyo 2020+1 Apocalympics is upon us and we could not be more psyched for the minnows now breaking their necks with Gallium, Steel and Brass medals. We cover these and take a look ahead as one of our feature athletes LZJ takes to the cock in his first group fixture, bask in the zero medals that Team USA won on Day 1 and delve into heav…
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It’s Day 1 of these games and we are both pickled and tickled pink. After backing up from a livestream Opening Ceremony that shaved a good five years off our lives, we look forward to the start of the games proper. We run through the Minnow Medal Tally, Minnow Watch and then bring it home with nuclear disasters, Dracula, misguided praise and thousa…
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Tokyo 2020+1: 1 Day to Go (feat Opening Ceremony Drinking Game)
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The beginning of what may be the last ever Olympics kicks off tonight and we’ve got all your prep material right here. In this ep, we take a look at all the new sports to debut in the games, which are pretty much half sports or full hobbies. Our signature Apocalympics Now segment is full of cocaine, bears and bunting made out of dongers. And finall…
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The Apocalympics are upon us, as the spectre of death casts it's eyes over the games. And that confirms one very important thing: WE BACK! We are 2 days out from the 32nd Olympiad and we could not be more psyched because we are inside and not going anywhere. In this first ep, we’ll be introducing our feature minnow athletes, discussing the batshit …
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Tokyo 2020+1 Olympics Special: Selling The Dream
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Selling a dream is a lot like selling yourself. Get you a podcasting duo that can do both. Hi, we’re Gus and Rig from Gus and Rig. We are releasing this special presentation to you to let you know where we’ve been, what we’ve been doing and what we have planned for the Tokyo 2020+1 Olympics on our other podcast Medallica. We hope that you laugh, bu…
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Selling a dream is a lot like selling yourself. Get you a podcasting duo that can do both. Hi, we’re Gus and Rig from Gus and Rig. We are releasing this special presentation to you to let you know where we’ve been, what we’ve been doing and what we have planned for the Tokyo 2020+1 Olympics. We hope that you laugh, but more importantly, we hope tha…
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A Very Gus and Rig Shitmas: The Yule Lads
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Let's be real - it's been a shit of a year. From Brexit to Covid and everything in between, people will never forget 2020. UNTIL WE MAKE YOU FORGET WITH TWO HOURS OF ABSOLUTE FIRE. That's right. The Yule Lads have come to bless your ears and sniff your doorways in a bumper Christmas episode. It's a pillowcase under the tree that contains Kris Kring…
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People are cooked. How do we know this? Usually, just a passing glance will do the trick. However, how do we truly understand the method behind the cookery? Google searches. There are a lot of idiots out there contributing the weirdest search terms that the internet has ever seen. In this very first edition of Trends In Low Places, Gus delivers a r…
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Game of Rones Episode XVII: He Touched Me is ready for your listening pleasure. Weird title we know, but we assume Elvis meant it in a biblical sense, not like a sinister Catholic sense. Please don’t make us into a hashtag. But let us touch you with tales from the low lights of Canberra to the dog statues of Turkmenistan and all the crazy googly-ey…
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The Fails of Our Lives: MC'ing a Major Music Industry Awards Night
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Like sands through the hourglass, so are the Fails of Our Lives. In this very special presentation, we turn the magnifying glass on ourselves to go over one of the worst gigs we’ve ever played. A couple of years ago we were asked to host a major industry awards night. We came, we saw, we failed miserably. This is a recount of what led up to it and …
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The Gus and Rig US Presidential Debate 2020
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Welcome to the Gus and Rig Presidential Debate. 2020 has been a year for the books for the USA: Coronavirus has ravaged the country, civil unrest continues, and wildfires are burning through California. But we don’t care about ANY of that. In a special (non) televised debate, Gus and Rig go head to head to see whether Joe Biden or Donald Trump will…
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With bandits at every turn, only the Law of the Saddle keeps things in line in this one horse town. Cougars are eliminated, electronic cock cages are mandatory, no mention of Genghis Khan will be allowed and 8ft tall wooden dicks are used to solve any disputes. If you can comply with the law, click the link in the bio or find it on your favourite p…
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Game of Rones Ep XV: The One With the Stoned Guy
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Game of Thrones Episode XV: The One with the Stoned Guy is now out. And like a horrific hodgepodge of flavours that come with weed-induced munchies, we are giving you jet packs drizzled in crystal meth glaze and topped off with a Taco Bell grenade. It’s craaaazy maaaaaaaaaannnn. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/s…
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We are stoked that this week’s installment is called Super Buddies because fun fact: that’s what we almost called the entire show before our manager told us of a possible cease and desist from the producers of the Air Bud movies/it was super lame. This week, we fit about 28 dogs into 14 dogs worth of stories about hypnotism, printer toner, fruit pi…
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Homegrown Horrorshows - The Baby Names Bible
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Perhaps due to the positive vibes we put out into the universe, or most likely because fans of the show are just the best at sending us f’d up content, we have hit the mother lode. Over several years, phenomenal doctors have been recording the worst nomenclature imaginable and saving it in what we are calling the Batshit Baby Name Bible. We have co…
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Game of Rones Episode XIII: Octopussy is now live! It has all the trappings of a classic Bond instalment: nangs, used dongbags by the kilo and someone almost shooting their own dick off. So don that tux, plant a smirk on your face and ask the bartender to play this over the gramophone at your favourite speakeasy. We guarantee it’ll leave you shaken…
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Game of Rones Ep XII: Return to Savage Beach
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We hope you're ready to return to Savage Beach - a place none of us have ever been and are only mentioning now - and relive the glory days of your first fateful trip! Cast your eyes upon the sandy hellscape you remember, which is now replete with stargates, cases of refreshing Cadaver Ale, beach umbrellas and 260.47kg of crystal meth. We're gonna h…
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