The Two Smokin' Guns Podcast

Two Smokin' Guns - Episode #138 - 24th August 2025 - The Walcha Episode

The Walcha Episode. Ruttsy interviewed Anthea Macpherson, Manager of Walcha’s weekly newspaper The Apsley Advocate, organiser of the Walcha Cup & TSG’s #1 fan. We covered the history of Walcha, the Ohio farmstead, the role of the Advocate in keeping the town connected, The Walcha races, the infamous Widow of Walcha & other assorted fun facts and figures. Thanks for chatting Anthea!

Two Smokin' Guns - Episode #137 - 25th June 2025 - THE WORLD HAS GONE MAD

The World Has Gone Mad… Scotty & Ruttsy took a light-hearted look at our mad, mad world. Mad Monarchs, the Crazy things people eat & some of the Craziest laws from around the world. Plus, some mad songs: Insane in the Brain, Where is my Mind?, Psycho Killer, Crazy, I Wanna be Sedated & Madness.

Two Smokin' Guns - Episode #136 - 18th May 2025 - Crazy World Leaders

Scotty & Ruttsy return from a break with Crazy World Leaders & Political Parties in mind. Think Turkmenbashi, the deceased ruler of Turkmenistan who banned ballet, circuses, beards & gold fillings in teeth and made a national day for horses & melons. He and many other loonies get a run. Also getting a run are some political parties around the world such as The Official Monster Raving Loony Party, The Rhinoceros Party, The Church of the Militant Elvis Party & The Hungarian Two-Tailed Dog Party to mention just a few. Throw in some chicken facts and some text abbreviations and you have a typical Two Smokin’ Guns podcast. Songs to finish the theme were God Save the Queen (Sex Pistols), World Leader Pretend & Exhuming McCarthy (REM), Nelson Mandela (The Specials), I’m Henry the 8th I Am (Herman’s Hermits), There’s No One As Irish as Barack Obama (Corrigan Brothers) & Dear Mr. President (Pink).

Two Smokin' Guns - Episode #135 - 20th October 2024 - The WORD episode

Today’s podcast was all about Words – such as, Combobulous, Gobbledygook, Apricity, Limerence, Petrichor, Pogonotrophy, Clinomania, Defenestration, Susurrus, Bibliopole, Ultracrepidarian & Zugzwang. Plus Homophones, Homographs, Heteronym’s, Portmenteau’s that I didn’t know, Fave Oxymorons, Corporate Jargon and Slang words my daughter taught me such Sigma, Skibidi, Rizz, Cap, Gyat & Mogging. Funny names for sportspeople, plus, some songs about Words.

Two Smokin' Guns - Episode #134 - 6th October 2024 - CAR theme

To celebrate the upcoming Bathurst 500, Scotty & Ruttsy discussed some Fun Facts about cars, Famous car chases in movies, Car movies, Car TV shows, The Stig, Brocky’s Polariser, Fastest, Shortest, Hottest, Coldest races, some Australian Grand Prix history, and some Bathurst facts. We finished with a bunch of Car Songs; Jump in my Car (TMG), Drive my Car (Beatles),Fast Car (Tracy Chapman), Brand New Cadillac (the Clash), Little Red Corvette (Prince), Car Wash (Rose Royce), I’m in Love with my Car (Queen), Get Outta My Dreams Get Into My Car (Billy Ocean), Drive (The Cars), Mercedes Benz (Janis Joplin), Hot Rod Heart (John Fogerty), Car Wheels on a Gravel Road (Lucinda Williams), Big Red Car (The Wiggles), Pink Cadillac (Bruce Springsteen), Cars (Gary Numan) & Mustang Sally (The Commitments).