
TRADIO - TAKING LIFE UNSERIOUSLY
Comedy
Best mates Orrin & Andy are typical Kiwi blokes who love music, fishing, family, DIY and beer. Hear funny stories, beer reviews, dad jokes, guests and more! Orrin’s a tradie guy, Andy’s a radio guy and this is TRADIO - taking life unseriously.
Location:
New Zealand
Genres:
Comedy
Description:
Best mates Orrin & Andy are typical Kiwi blokes who love music, fishing, family, DIY and beer. Hear funny stories, beer reviews, dad jokes, guests and more! Orrin’s a tradie guy, Andy’s a radio guy and this is TRADIO - taking life unseriously.
Language:
English
Email:
tradiochat@gmail.com
Episodes
TRADIO EP98 - Pigs Really Do Fly
2/5/2026
- Andy posted a meme on social media and it did not age well. - When things your parents taught you come full circle...ie Driving lessons! - The lads do a bit of an emergency services debrief. (Andy Fire/Orrin Coastguard) - Andy unearthed some unwanted memories when googling some of his old school teachers. - How everyone has that teacher that really made a difference to your education, or not! -
f: https://www.facebook.com/tradiopodcast e: tradiochat@gmail.com
Duration:00:51:15
TRADIO EP97 - New Year, New Yarns
1/23/2026
- Orrin has hurt himself and in a moon boot. - Why adults should never use scooters! - Orrin shares a fun new year challenge for the family to do. - Andy's radio presenting journey is taking a hiatus. -
f: https://www.facebook.com/tradiopodcast e: tradiochat@gmail.com
Duration:00:31:29
TRADIO EP96 - Going Off Air
12/18/2025
- When things get cheaper AFTER you buy them! - Andy is trying to figure out what a mystery noise is, at home. - Orrin shares how he's been losing weight. - Andy reveals how he got "out-radioed" by someone he spoke to on the phone at work. - We can't escape ads everywhere we go, but now newly built suburbs are sponsored? - Kids growing up too fast with our youngest/middle kids going to high school next year. -
f: https://www.facebook.com/tradiopodcast e: tradiochat@gmail.com
Duration:00:34:07
TRADIO EP95 - Climbing For A Cause
11/15/2025
- Orrin reviews the Rob Thomas (Matchbox 20) concert he went to. - Andy is set to climb the Auckland Skytower in full firefighter gear to fundraise for a blood cancer charity. - Tradio going for 4 years - the lads discuss how much has changed over the time. - Next year, we have 12 public holidays in New Zealand - Andy is working 11 of them. - Why do we need to be exposed to so much advertising!? -
f: https://www.facebook.com/tradiopodcast e: tradiochat@gmail.com
Duration:00:27:23
TRADIO EP94 - Out Of The Mouths Of Babes
11/1/2025
- Some tips on being better prepared for Halloween and how costumes have evolved over the years. - When businesses try to sell you things you know you don't need. -
f: https://www.facebook.com/tradiopodcast e: tradiochat@gmail.com
Duration:00:30:55
TRADIO EP93 - Hair Today, Here Tomorrow
10/16/2025
- Andy explains why he randomly had to go to Australia for 3 days recently - something that changed his life and he won Lotto there! - Andy won another award for firefighting and Orrin celebrates 3 years of Coastguard. -
f: https://www.facebook.com/tradiopodcast e: tradiochat@gmail.com
Duration:00:46:58
TRADIO EP92 - Shaving By Braille
9/19/2025
- Why CHCH is a great pace to visit if you're feeling touristy! - Andy's back into fitness and he shares the goal that's motivating him. -
f: https://www.facebook.com/tradiopodcast e: tradiochat@gmail.com
Duration:00:28:06
TRADIO EP91 - What Day Is Father's Day? Meet The Guy Behind The Viral New Zealand Radio Contest
9/6/2025
What Day Is Father's Day? Andy meets Gareth Lischner, the host behind the viral New Zealand radio contest, 'Reverse Trivia' and tells us the story behind it all. Plus, Andy shares how he later had the chance to help Solly (the Father's Day caller) to have another attempt at the question on the TV!
Duration:00:18:01
TRADIO EP90 - Back To The 90s!
9/4/2025
- We’re into the 90th episode, we're back in the 90s! Some AWESOME 90s facts. - How technology is so incredible, how Andy's car stereo can tell if someone is at his house! -
Duration:00:35:48
TRADIO EP89 - Pinged At The Start Line
8/21/2025
- Orrin got shafted at a recent MotoX enduro race. - How Andy let out his inner Disney Princess. - Andy has a new toy but should've really spoken to his wife before buying. - How the heck do bushfires burn in Winter? Well, they do here! - Why people should think before they moan about not winning lotto. - -
f: https://www.facebook.com/tradiopodcast e: tradiochat@gmail.com
Duration:00:44:32
TRADIO EP88 - Two Lovely Snowmen
8/7/2025
- The lads get straight into beer chat and how specific beers remind them of great times past! - The Aussies crashed a rocket, but the commentary was more entertaining! - How the kids seem to teach the adults about technology these days. -
f: https://www.facebook.com/tradiopodcast e: tradiochat@gmail.com
Duration:00:34:44
TRADIO EP87 - Two Stroke Heaven
7/24/2025
- Orrin stumbled upon a familiar voice when he rang his engineering client's business. - Chatting about 'cheatgate', the CEO and HR manager's affair caught on camera at a Coldplay concert, with a comical admission. - The lads discuss a first world problem when it comes to crumpets. - Discussing the complexity of toaster dials and what they really mean. - The lads conspire over a NZ radio station stealing our podcast ideas. -
f: https://www.facebook.com/tradiopodcast e: tradiochat@gmail.com
Duration:00:47:04
TRADIO EP86 - The Ultimate Hall Pass
6/27/2025
- How Andy keeps scaring his wife when he's sleeping. - The lads share the BEST way to fall asleep. - The strangest thing happened to a Mother's Day flower that Andy's daughter bought. -
f: https://www.facebook.com/tradiopodcast e: tradiochat@gmail.com
Duration:00:59:34
TRADIO EP85 - Falling Apart Gracefully
5/29/2025
- Why hygiene is a good idea if you're going flying. - How Andy signed up to shopping website Mighty Ape, which unbeknownst to him, had a massive security issue, He shares how it all ended up working out for the greater good. - Orrin's daughter is a musical superstar. - Andy's 14 year old daughter keeps ending up injured due to her sheer commitment on the football field. - The older you get, the more you fall apart - Orrin may have to have eye surgery. -
f: https://www.facebook.com/tradiopodcast e: tradiochat@gmail.com
Duration:00:32:41
TRADIO EP84 - Late Again
5/16/2025
- A breakdown of the impressive spread of countries that listen to the podcast. - How Andy's 4 year old has again proven she is great at sports. - How much the Tooth Fairy has to pay for teeth these days. -
f: https://www.facebook.com/tradiopodcast e: tradiochat@gmail.com
Duration:00:50:09
TRADIO EP83 - Take That
5/6/2025
- Which country listened to TRadio the most in April? It wasn't ours! - Is it fair to dump your rubbish in someone's bin when it's roadside for collection? - Do phone repair companies really need your cellphone pin number to fix it? - Andy admits that he's started listening lots to an old 90's boyband and loves it! -
f: https://www.facebook.com/tradiopodcast e: tradiochat@gmail.com
Duration:00:53:01
TRADIO EP82 - RIP 'Tight Lines'
4/3/2025
- Andy has a big confession from the last episode that tested his podcast editing skills. - Andy may have scored Orrin a music gig at a big conference in May 2025! - The lads' favourite beer has been discontinued! - Discussions around a possible episode on the road in the future... -
f: https://www.facebook.com/tradiopodcast e: tradiochat@gmail.com
Duration:00:33:48
TRADIO EP81 - Permission Granted
3/20/2025
- How Andy can't escape his past in full time radio. - Space chat - the lads debrief the recent ISS rotation of astronauts. - What would happen if Apple owned the International Space Station? -
f: https://www.facebook.com/tradiopodcast e: tradiochat@gmail.com
Duration:00:32:40
TRADIO EP80 - The New Dogbox
3/7/2025
- 80 episodes - we’ve made it to the 80s - the best era! You know what else is cool about the 80s? Andy dragged out some facts...as we love being nostalgic.... - From episode 79, did a magnet stick to Andy's stainless steel cutlery as Orrin said it would? -
f: https://www.facebook.com/tradiopodcast e: tradiochat@gmail.com
Duration:00:37:28
TRADIO EP79 - How To Remove Your Nuts
2/22/2025
- Summer tip: How to stay warm on a cold waterslide. - Andy's stainless steel cutlery is rusting, so asks Orrin to put on his engineers hat and explain why? - Andy had to get two new tyres for his car but had a problem with his nuts. -
f: https://www.facebook.com/tradiopodcast e: tradiochat@gmail.com
Duration:00:33:18