Otto Talks
Otto Thoresen
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👋 Enjoy the dulcet tones of Otto Thoresen, a Scotsman who finds himself living in Australia with his wife and dog, as he rambles about anything and everything.
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S3E32 Ep 32 - About Dogs, Mormons and Claude
Send us Fan MailGus has won his third "Dog of The Day" title. Stop what you're doing and listen in.Another big week, packed with:Shame-watching Mormon Wives on DisneyMeeting Irish men at the gymAn…
S3E31 Ep 31 - About Robots, Middle-Age and Louis Theroux
Send us Fan MailOtto Talks | Episode 31This week:This Week's Reading: Two articles: one on small actions and the slow accumulation of luck; another on how AI is quietly reshaping the working world,…
S3E30 Ep 30 - About New Zealand, AI Companions and Pokemon
Send a textApologies in advance as the vacuum cleaner makes repeated appearances in this episode.If you would rather read these musings, head over here.Anyway, a great week spent:In Auckland,Learning…
S3E29 Ep 29 - About Hard Things, Fishing and Nobody
Send a textLovely hot sunshine and heavy rain combo this week. It's at this point every year I remember that Australia is not my natural habitat.Some fun and games this week:More…
S3E28 Ep 28 - About Going Local, Yum Cha and The Pitt
Send a textDad and Christine have left the building and successfully returned to the rainy motherland. Action packed week in which I have spoken to:Spoken to random local people,Been invited for Yum…
S3E27 Ep 27 - About Luck, Talking to Strangers and Doomscrolling
Send a textSome more time spent in Melbourne has led to thoughts on:Creating luckTalking to strangersSpending too much time on my phone with no purpose Support the show
S3E26 Ep 26 - About Melbourne, The Australian Open and Making Choices
Send a textTwo weeks to cover as I have slacked off..(thanks for the nudge Doug) but what a two weeks it has been!Dad and Christine were in town and so fancy restaurants were on the agendaManon and I…
S3E25 Ep 25 - About Yoga, Rain and Visitors
Send a textWe're taking on water in Sydney this week but despite the substantial downpours, there is a ray of sunshine in a visit from the Thoresen-Montgomery clan!Other than that it has been a week…
S3E24 Ep 24 - About The Ashes, Dog of the Year and My "Regular" Table
Send a textWeek 2 of the year in the books (almost) and a few highlights to ramble about:A day at the fifth ashes testGus's annual performance reviewMy favourite breakfast place recognises my…
S3E23 Ep 23 - About New Year, Stranger Things and ChatGPT
Send a textFirst one of 2026!Recap of:The festive break (half-price staycation, a Christmas cold and 9pm fireworks on New Year's Eve)Centennial Park (an Alastair Cook sighting and committing to 80/20…
S2E22 Ep 22 - About Australia, Old Friends and Port Stephens (Feat. Taylor Swift)
Send a textWe sang a song and they gifted us citizenship. It really is that easy.We have a new country to add to the list of those we call home ("officially") which is a bit of a big deal I…
S2E21 Ep 21 - About Winning, New Jobs and Another Trip Round the Sun
Send a textWait what?! how is there another episode already? Usually it takes 6 months..I know, I know. This counts as prolific but is an exceptionally ramble-laden episode so don't get too…
S2E20 Ep 20 - About Bulgaria, Scotland, Oslo and Emergency Landings
Send a textAn over-due (shock) update on our quick trip to Europe.In just over two weeks we:Visited Bulgaria for the first timeReturned to the homeland and saw a wild sausageAttempted to fly from…
S2E19 Ep 19 - About LinkedIn, Coffees and 1 Year of Marriage!
Send a textScrappy interviews and too much time spent doomscrolling LinkedIn..On the bright side, Manon and I have made it 12 months in the arena of marriage and there are a few things I have learnt…
S2E18 Ep 18 - About Connection & Amateur Football (Vamos Harbord 🚀)
Send a textAs the days shorten and we hurtle towards winter in Australia, the job hunt continues, momentum is elusive but Harbord FC are flying in the AL5 Sunday (Saturday) League season!Stick this…
S2E17 Ep 17 - About Speed Dating, Car Troubles and Dental Fiascos
Send a textAussie summer is ending. The clocks have changed and so the early evening darkness is rolling in.Meanwhile I am interviewing like a madman, trying to keep my car alive and having my mouth…
S2E16 Ep 16 - About Citizenship, Orange and Australian Summer
Send a textThis week's ramblings include:a high stakes test to determine my citizenshipa 4 hour jaunt in-land to watch country musicsurviving the hottest day of the year in a flat without ACGiven I…
S1E15 Ep 15 - First Two Months of 2025 and The Unemployment Manifesto
Send a textAction-packed start to the year has included:Family and friend visitsAttempted cultural experiences in MelbourneAustralian Open (Novak...again)Luke Combs Taronga Zoo and a TriathlonMy…
S1E14 Ep 14 - About An Unusual Christmas Gift
Send a textTwas the week before Christmas and, whilst no mice were stirring, there was an interesting piece of information that I found nestled underneath my tree.This episode sees me greedily…
S1E13 Ep 13 - About Finding New Hobbies (in your 30s)
Send a textIt's the time of year when I start to look back on the past 12 months to understand what I have enjoyed, despised and learned.As part of this I have noticed that I have been picking up new…
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Otto Talks has published 32 episodes since October 2021, covering topics in Comedy, Society & Culture.
Otto Talks is currently highly active with new episodes every 2 weeks. Average episode length is 23m.
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