In this thought provoking episode of The Bantercast, Ben and Michael talk with famed author and speaker Charles Eisenstein about the growing identity crisis we are facing in the West. What is the origin of wrongness in the world? How can we live more meaningful lives, and what ...read more
In today's show, Ben and Michael discuss how to choose a religion. Are you interested in Buddhism? Does Christianity make sense to you? Do you even need a religion in the first place, and why isn't atheism enough? We grapple with the deep questions and help you figure out which ...read more
In the first Bantercast episode of 2018, Ben and Michael discuss Michael Wolff's new book 'Fire and Fury', what is happening to the Alt Right movement, Trump's intelligence, and how we can all survive 2018 without going completely insane. We are excited about the upcoming year ...read more
In this scintillating episode of The Bantercast, Ben and Michael discuss the insane election in Alabama, net neutrality, and the Republican war on reality. How far will the Trump administration go to maintain its hold on power? Have we reached the point of no return? What can we ...read more
In this week's special episode of the Bantercast, Ben and Michael discuss stress and panic in modern society. Michael shares a story about a recent panic attack he had, his history of stress, and how he deals with it today. Ben discusses how he built the Banter and brought it ...read more
In this episode of the Bantercast, Ben and Michael discuss Bitcoin mania, the concept of getting rich, and how to think about money. Most people don't understand money or how to use it, and without real financial literacy many will be doomed to repeat basic mistakes that the ...read more
In today's episode of the Bantercast, Ben and Michael speak with Very Smart Brotha's (VSB) Panama Jackson. Panama co-founded VSB and recently quit his job to write for the hilarious Afro-centric site full time. Panama recently penned a heartbreaking article describing his ruined ...read more
In today's episode of the Bantercast, we spoke with the amazing Jim St. Germain, the author of 'A Stone of Hope: A Memoir'.Jim was born in Haiti into severe poverty and moved to New York City aged 11, where he fell into a life of gang activity and crime. He turned his life around ...read more
In today's hilarious and thought provoking episode of the Bantercast, Ben and Michael speak to Zoe Ligon, a sex educator and founder of Spectrumboutique.com, an online ethical sex toy store. On the show, we talk about polyamory, pornography, homosexuality, sexual spirituality and ...read more
In today's episode of The Bantercast, we talk to David Walsh, a PhD candidate in the history department at Princeton University where he also teaches. His dissertation is on U.S. far right politics in the twentieth century. We talked to David about the far right in America, the ...read more
In today's show, Michael and Ben sit down with Christina McDowell, the author of 'After Perfect', a breathtaking memoir about losing everything after her father went to federal prison for securities fraud. Christina's father worked with the "Wolf of Wall Street" Jordan Belfort, ...read more
In this brand new episode of the Bantercast, we talk to 'Never Trump' conservative Kevin Glass. Kevin is the Director of Policy and Outreach at the Franklin Center for Government and Public Integrity, and has written for conservative outlets like Townhall.com. He has also been ...read more
Today, I'm launching 'The Bantercast' with my good friend Michael Parker, a former Vice producer and serial entrepreneur. This has been a long time in the making, and it is a podcast that I am genuinely excited about, discussing issues that I am genuinely excited about.I have ...read more
In this week's episode of The Daily Banter's Meaning of Life Podcast, Ben and Vazken discuss the role of psychedelics in western society. Current scientific research has shown the enormous therapeutic benefits psychedelics can have on illnesses like depression, anxiety and PTSD. ...read more
In this week's episode of The Daily Banter's Meaning of Life Podcast, Ben and Vazken grapple with why we are so anxious all the time, despite living with unprecedented comfort and ease. Is modern life driving us crazy, and what can we do about it? Please let us know what you ...read more
Today's show. Crazy Cooter: Dukes of Hazzard Cast Member Defends Confederate Flag on Fox News; All New and Totally Crazy Sarah Palin Audio; Jim Webb is Running for President; Rand Paul Meets with Cliven Bundy; Steve King Wants to Impeach Supreme Court Justices; Rush Limbaugh's ...read more
Our Tuesday show. Blow Blow Blow: The Most Vile Fox News Channel Segment Ever; Chris Christie is Running; Donald Trump Fired by NBC; Lindsey Graham Talks About His Girlfriends; Ben Carson is Bored with His Own Campaign; Bobby Jindal Wants to Eliminate the Supreme Court; Farewell, ...read more
Our Thursday show! Jiggery-Pokery: With Guest Co-host Charles Johnson from Little Green Footballs; Hack-Fraud Chuck C. Johnson's Continued Descent into Obscurity; Bobby Jindal is Running; Chris Christie is Running; Good News for Donald Trump; Obamacare Upheld by the Supreme ...read more
This week's show: "Shooting Skeet" -- Donald Trump is Officially Running for President; The Clown Car Has a Driver; Trump's Announcement Speech; Lindsey Graham Shooting Skeet; Crazy California Politician Blames Drought on Abortion; God is an A-hole; Ben Carson is the Frontrunner; ...read more
This week on the Bob & Chez Show: Bob Defeats Sarah Palin; Audio Recording of the Palin Family Brawl; Expensive Fashion Accessories; Charles Bowen's Fair-Use Guide for Bloggers; The Palins and Their White Trash Stretch Limo; Remembering Ben Bradlee and Real Journalism; The NRA ...read more
Download the mp3 (54 minutes, 23mb) On this week's Bob & Chez Show, we announce a huge development on Bob’s YouTube copyright fracas with Sarah Palin; Ebola and The End Times; Drudge Report Has Gone Full Apocalypse; Cable News is Disgraceful; Dr. Oz is Inciting Panic; Sam Harris ...read more
Download the mp3 (55 minutes, 23mb)Hot For Teacher: On this week's Bob & Chez Show, the guys talk discuss how Bill O'Reilly is really angry; Sarah Palin is gonna sue Bob; Victimhood and teachers having sex with students; Secret Service asleep on the job; Bill O'Reilly's ...read more
Download the mp3 (56 minutes, 23mb) On this week's show, Bob and Chez cover the Syria airstrikes; GOP and Fox News focus on Obama's coffee salute; Undermining the Commander-in-Chief; Silly Scandals; Meme Culture takes over; Eric Holder resigning; NSFW! - InfoWars Conspiracy Goon ...read more
I sat down with the incredibly talented comedian Godfrey recently to discuss his stellar career as one of America's top stand up comics, and bantered with him about a number of pretty controversial issues. Amongst other hot topics, we talked about racism in America, how cut ...read more
Download the mp3 (55 minutes, 23mb)Kobayashi Maru: Brand New Dan Bidondi Tape: Gun-Grabbin’ Senator Part 2; Obama’s Plan for ISIS and Syria is a No Win Situation; The Middle East Conundrum; Domestic Chez Goes to PTA; Remembering 9/11 and Replaying it on Television; Michael Moore ...read more
On this week's Bob & Chez Show, we talk about the 9-year-old who accidentally shot her shooting instructor with an Uzi, plus Romney's poll numbers for 2016 and new rules for Twitter and Facebook.The Cricket: 9 year old Girl Shoots Man in Face with an Uzi; The NRA and Marketing ...read more
Live From Ferguson: Chez Broadcasts Live from Ferguson, Missouri on the Bubble Genius Bob and Chez Show podcast. Bob and Chez are joined by The Daily Banter founder Ben Cohen in Washington, DC where they discuss the story on the ground, police militarism; Chez being ...read more