OVER DEZE AFLEVERING
The 2025 Year in Review (That Wasn’t Supposed to Happen)
What started as a neat 15-minute intro quietly turned into a full end-of-year wrap-up. Classic Below the Surface. Gunnar and James get side-tracked almost immediately and eventually realise they have recorded the accidental 2025 BTS year in review. They cover listener feedback, behind-the-scenes stats, favourite episodes and a special mention for Sandgate.
Personal obsessions make an appearance, with both sharing their top five podcasts of the year. Strong opinions, minimal overlap, and proof that podcast hosts mostly listen to other podcasts.
On the technical front, Gunnar explains why the new AS 5370 feels like a step backwards, followed by a familiar rant on mandatory low-speed EV noise in Australia. EVs also feature heavily, including the claim that at least 11 new electric vehicles have hit Sydney roads thanks to a BTS episode.
The EPA gets its own moment, with discussion of recent turmoil, announcements that feel straight out of Utopia, and Gunnar’s practical solution to the EPA’s budget problems. They finish with updates on Resource Recovery Orders, the new ASS RRO, and thoughts on a possible National EPA.
Unplanned, slightly chaotic, and very on brand. A fitting way to wrap up 2025.
Links:
Gunnar's Top 5 Podcasts
Uncomfortable Conversations with Josh Szeps
Joe Rogan (his interview with Lance Armstrong: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEfSdPz1WtA)
All the other podcasts Gunnar subscribes to in one handy link
James' favourites
Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny | Australian Studies Institute
The Rights to Ricky Sanchez - A podcast about the Philadelphia 76ers
This BTS Episode was recorded on 12 December 2025
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