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Between The Lines (with Ben & Eddie)

by Benton Crider

The world's first, best, and only comedy improv podcast. Improv genius Eddie Churnetski and standup comic Benton Crider take headlines from the subreddit /r/nottheonion and use the characters and settings to improvise long-form narrative scenes. Each week, the BTL news desk is also joined by a special interview guest, often someone incredibly famous or influential.

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Episodes

  1. Episode 22: I Want To Bi-leave, The Washington Football Lockerroom

    It's season three! Just in time for the inevitable onset of quarantine madness, Ben and Eddie have combined forces (as well as their paltry savings) to bring you BRAND SPANKIN' NEW EPISODES of Between The Lines! In this episode: A dedicated foreign police force locates a lost treasure trove. An...

  2. Episode 21: Wisconsin Dunks on Possum, Pokemon Go Fuck Yourself, DNKN.(Feat. Interview Guest Brad Pitt)

    Holy shit! This is a good one. Hoo-boy, we got content galore. We got possums. We got banks. We got fuck maniacs. We got BFG. We got guests! A returning Hayden Cowell (RIP) and new friend of the pod Callie Stinson. It's all very good and tasteful. Listen in for high stakes scenes about robbery,...

  3. Episode 20: Ding Dong Damn, Y'all, This Bathroom Stinks Like Shit! (Feat. Interview Guest Howard Blank)

    So what are you doing this summer? Ben and Eddie welcome Professional First Guest and Kombucha spokesmodel Jon Housler to the Pod. Headlines this episode feature tragic ding dong deliverance, crazed tire slashing, pooping, peeing, and synthetic meat patches! Eddie leaves (finally) halfway through...

  4. Episode 19: Let's Get Wet in This Club, Peanuts Gang. (Feat. Interview Guest Cory Mandrake)

    There's real guests on this one! Ben and Eddie introduce the new additions, Jon and Hayden, and then get to dang podcasting business. They talk about wet chips (you'll get it) and then about old people getting 86ed from church. Scenes this episode are about a strip club tragedy with a sketchy DJ...

  5. Load Hog and Spill Pig: The Children are our Future (feat. interview guest Frank Herbert)

    The boys are back in pod-town! Ben and Eddie make a triumphant, extra-long return for season two by complaining about their lives! They talk about Baby Yoda and the official BtL canon and are saddened by the world. They then do scenes about the parking apocalypse and our inevitable cow-filled...

  6. Special Episode: A loosely planned evening with Ron B. and Bot A. McJobe

    BTL newsdesk host Benton Crider sits down with husband and husband business partners Ron B. and Bot A. McJobe to talk about their latest financial ventures, their advice for millennial entrepreneurs, and pipe bombs.

  7. Episode 16: For Whom the Bell Tolls, The Hunchback of Norbit Dame

    Ben and Eddie brag about some new microphones and dunk on Paul Ryan (super timely). Taco Bell has a hotel. A firefighter makes a really questionable decision. Two priests discuss their favorite things about the new pope. BTL Newsdesk Interview Guest: Hot Cereal Mogul John Smithy Burnbaum

  8. PREMIUM CONTENT PREVIEW: Fur and Loathing: A Journey Into the Dark Underbelly of Dog-sledding

    Veteran dog trainer, dog sledder, and cross continental road-tripper Walto takes over the Between the Lines studio to start his own podcast. In addition to detailing his drug-fueled tears across the southern united states on a dog sled, Walto speaks with some of the bizarre locals he met along…

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  9. Episode 15: Machetes to the Stars

    Tim Alan has a few requests. Ben and Eddie argue about 9/11. Danny Trejo tries to broaden his acting chops. All in one episode! Special Guest: Baskins Robin

  10. Episode 14: Tony Danza, Dan Brown

    Uh oh, who let these two into the studio when Ben and Eddie were away? A "famous" chef and a "world renowned" author doing an improv podcast sounds like an interesting idea though, I guess.

  11. BONUS EPISODE: Oops, we beefed it real bad

    In this low quality audio/high quality content episode of Between The Lines, Eddie records with the wrong mic, beavers are harrassed, two used Gundam salesman get busted, and we take a special trip to a town whose name I don't want to write out in the description. Special Guest: musician Randy...

  12. Episode 13: Was That Bradley Cooper, Frank Herbert's Pune

    Ben was late to this episode, oh no! When he finally shows up, the guys break down the Beefy Crunch Burrito Incident. Then, a pair of fashionable thieves go to a comedy show, and some teens snort a man's ashes. Special Guest: Winnefred Higgenbottoms

  13. Episode 12: Philip K. Dick Crusher, Would I Deli(e) to you?

    We've got a new theme song and a new studio! Borderline legitimacy, here we come! Eddie and Ben talk about Bird Box, despite it no longer being relevant. Then, Pete Pete goes to the DMV. Elsewhere, a man opens a deli specializing in bacon, eggs, and cheese. Special guest: Walto the sled dog trainer.

  14. Episode 11: The Shape of Otter, Emotional Support Chicken

    A California Aquarium objectifies an otter. Then, a completely different otter dies, and his funeral is slammin'. Later on, a rogue cell of a fried chicken restaurant changes up their tactics. Special Guest: Celebrity Chef Tony Danza

  15. Episode 10: The MAGAchinist, In the Court of the Cocaine King

    The boys pitch an Animal Farm remake. Christian Bale goes to his therapist after a weird meeting with real life President Donald Trump. A graffiti artist hits the big time right before his court hearing. This week's special guest: Prof. Queue

  16. Episode 9: All Js Stand for Jesus, Sheep Fuckers Incorporated

    The boys are back, due to popular demand! Seriously, so many people kept bugging us. Pleading on their knees, sacrificing small animals... and we listened! Then, a militant atheist principle enforces a new rule. An unfortunately named man hops a strange train. Special guest: Ben's Younger Brother

  17. BTL Episode 8: Tales From The Between The Lines - Spooktober Spooktactular Pt. 5

    There is nothing wrong with your podcasting apparatus. Your regularly scheduled episode of Between The Lines has been hijacked by another, completely different program--Tales From The Between The Lines! The legally distinct host of our program, The Cript Ceeper, relays three tales of horror and...

  18. BTL Episode 7: Spooktober Spooktactular Pt. 7-- All Star is Born, Law and Order BVU

    Steve Bannon gets plastic surgery. An actor and a director argue about the Smash Mouth musical. Ice-T is harassed by a bridge. Special guest: The Babadook

  19. BTL Episode 6: Spooktober Spooktactular Pt. 3-- Ben Ruins a Segment, Cool as Nuclear Winter

    Ben forgets to turn his mic on for the first half of the podcast, and has questionable reasons for watching Justified. Two men learn to brave nuclear winter in Russia. You've received at least two robocalls while reading this description. Special guest: recent UFO abductee Robert Crowe

  20. BTL Episode 5: Spooktober Spooktactular Pt. 2-- Hot Piss, Squarely Barely

    Eddie's bringing the saxophone? But he hasn't played that since... Then, a store owner deals with an odd request, and two park rangers confront their conflicting sexual needs. Special Guest: Count Dracula

  21. BTL Episode 4: Spooktober Spooktactular Pt. 1-- Luv Boat, Paul McCartney's Weird D**k (Dick)

    It's the month of Halloween, and Ben and Eddie are talking classic horror. A cruise ship is taken over by a gang of burlesque performers. A man recieves a problematic bionic limb. Special guest: Agent James E. Bridgette

  22. BTL Episode 3: Maiy Waihfe, Hot 'n Ready

    Eddie and Ben each have a microphone now. A redneck loses his "wife." Two boys break into a Little Caesars to steal weed. Special guest: Lifestyle expert Viki Ramrod.

  23. BTL Episode 2: Department of Swagger, Bubby

    Eddie discuses his medical/legal condition. Some young blood enters the State Department. A boy with a horrible speech impediment disgusts everyone around him. Special guest: Author Dan Brown

  24. BTL Episode 1: The Imodium Diaries, Amish Badboi

    Ben and Eddie talk about Dan Aykroyd's paranormal fetishes. A youth is busted for Imodium possession. An unexpected guest shows up at an Amish rager. Special guest: Joe Exotic

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

The world's first, best, and only comedy improv podcast. Improv genius Eddie Churnetski and standup comic Benton Crider take headlines from the subreddit /r/nottheonion and use the characters and settings to improvise long-form narrative scenes. Each week, the BTL news desk is also joined by a special interview guest, often someone incredibly famous or influential.

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Benton Crider

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The world's first, best, and only comedy improv podcast. Improv genius Eddie Churnetski and standup comic Benton Crider take headlines from the subreddit /r/nottheonion and use the characters and settings to improvise long-form narrative scenes. Each week, the BTL news desk is also joined by a...

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