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Episode 185 – Rizz
In this episode, Andy and Roger attempt to answer one of the most important questions facing modern civilisation: what actually is “rizz”? The conversation kicks off with the everyday chaos of Australian roads, from overly polite drivers causing near misses to the strange psychology of pedestrians, before drifting into the world of dashcam videos, auditing channels, and the oddly soothing appeal of watching strangers lose their minds online.
From there, the pair unpack the rise of Gen Z slang and whether “rizz” really just means charisma, confidence, or something far more elusive. Along the way they debate which public figures genuinely have it, from Barack Obama and Donald Trump to George Clooney, Elon Musk, Joe Rogan, Michael Jackson, and Jay Leno. They also explore whether charisma can actually be learned, why some celebrities seem magnetic on screen but painfully awkward off it, and whether modern media rewards authenticity or just well-practised performance.
There’s also discussion about podcasting, cult leaders, billionaires, nerd charisma, Italian-Americans, Sam Harris, Steve Jobs, and why real estate agents might simply be running behavioural economics scripts in human form. As usual, Andy and Roger somehow manage to move from Australian traffic etiquette to Hitler in under an hour.
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