Sounds Like Fun with Benny & Sto
by Benny Kaplan & David Stoler
Two lifelong friends are on a mission to shake up their own personal status quos by engaging in weeklong challenges designed to push them to the outer limits of their comfort zones.Each episode, one of the hosts will surprise the other, with a challenge. The gauntlet thrown down will be an objective designed to disrupt the daily life of the other host. Will the events result in new perspectives on life and create obstacles that test our character? Or simply be a nuisance to be overcome and quickly forgotten?
Episodes
-
Sounds Like 2001
Benny visits with old friends and takes a trip down memory lane in New York City
-
Saturday In The Park
When Sto engages strangers in his quest for social media likes will it sound like fun....or harassment?
-
The Greatest Episode Since Sliced Bread
Benny channels his inner Doc Brown when Sto challenges him to come up with an invention to pitch on Shark Tank
-
Friends of the Pod
Inspired by Alison Jones, the show becomes a group thing when Sto has to rally the listeners to help complete his latest challenge.
-
Angry Gilmore
When Sto challenges Benny to melt down on the golf course it's his team that ends up in the rough
-
Is This Necessary?
Sto has to go against his nature and indulge in frivolous spending
-
The Usual's Suspect
Sto challenges Benny to become a "regular" somewhere and it turns out he's been training for this his entire life
-
Road To Nowhere
Sto and Benny get world cup fever and case out which city to visit for a game
-
Just The Weight You Are
Benny gets triggered when Sto challenges him to shed 10 lbs
-
Chewbacca
Stoler engages his molars with a challenge he really sinks his teeth into.
-
Strip "Tease"
Benny and Sto gyrate and perspirate in a battle to see who's got the sexiest moves
-
Do The Hustle
Sto's challenge to earn money with a side hustle has him deciding between selling his feet and selling his soul.
-
Load Management
Benny struggles to forge friendships at the local laundromat, but gets his clothes extra clean before he and Sto attend the world premiere of "Bright, Beautiful, World".
-
Take a Deep Breath
Sto tries somatic breathwork and reveals the dangers of growing up in New Jersey
-
Hologram Dad
Benny goes into the spirit world, the metaverse, and a box of old photos looking to connect with his late father.
-
The Father, The Son, & The Holy Sto
The audience fears for Sto's eternal soul as he grapples with whether or not to fulfill his challenge of impersonating a priest for a week.
-
Beat Benny K
The boys cook up gold reflecting on Benny's reversion to "chefistry" and Sto brings the heat in a micro challenge.
-
Testicular Crunching
Sto visits parts unknown as he heads to the north side and the boys release their locks for the Super Bowl.
-
Nothing But The Basics
Sounds Like Fun is back for the long anticipated 3rd season with Benny & Sto's personalities on full display. In the season premiere we dive into our enneagrams, don the sorting hat, and discover our secret kinks.
-
Sounds Like Fun Is Coming To Town
No challenges just holiday cheer!
-
Happy Pranksgiving
Benny grapples with his own fears when he tries to scare Sto
-
Mr. Bubble Boy
Sto contemplates existence in a quartet of baths
-
Deja Vu. Deja Vu.
Benny & Sto look to the future with a flashback to the past and Chris from Santa Barbara is crowned champ of the week. Benny & Sto look to the future with a flashback to the past and Chris from Santa Barbara is crowned champ of the week.
-
Performance Anxiety
Sto stands and delivers at open mic night and crushes comedy trivia. Plus friend of the pod Jamie Rittenhouse wins big in our newest segment "Champ of the Week"
-
Need a Lyft?
Bring your nose plugs for the longest ever episode of SLF as Benny incepts you into his olfactory nightmare!
-
Hitchhiking for Humanity
Sto can't hide his involuntary disdain for cream soup as we break down his week of doing volunteer work
-
Ask Not What AI Can Do for You...
Benny is forced to cast aside his Luddite belief system and see if AI can enhance his life
-
Skinny Legs and All
Sto tries not to embarrass his family (or get melanoma) when bares (almost) it all rocking a rubber ducky speedo. Then the boys break down the most iconic swimsuits of all time.
-
Sounds Like Pun
Benny threatens to quit when Sto litters the show with more puns than an episode of Sex & The City, but he decides to "stick" around long enough to talk about butter.
-
Sample Shaming
Benny and Sto pontificate the cost of free stuff
-
A case of the Willie's
Benny gets himself into a world of sh*t as he plays parent for this weeks challenge
-
Big Deal Energy
Sto auditions for a game show and we break down what makes a good bagel
-
Benny On The Rocks With a Twist
Water is everywhere when Benny spends the week soaking in a cold plunge and Sto deals with a flood.
-
Stooooooooo, Un Perdador
Sto's loss is our win as we get competitive about whether or not he's competitive
-
Irish Potato Faccent
Benny fools no one into believing he's Irish
-
Stomeless
Sto spends a night away from home
-
Hundred Proof Peppermint Schnapps
Banter is on the menu along with mountain top cocktails as we break down Benny's week of making friends on the chairlift
-
Avoiding the Sophomore Slump
Benny and Sto are back for season 2 and wrestling with how to improve on perfection
-
Mother Teresa: Selfish B**ch
In the Season 1 finale, Benny and Sto try to get people to "Just Say No".
-
The Pacific Northwest Nunchuck Massacre
Sto faces his fear of horror movies and then creates a script for his own genre piece.
-
The Ellen Degenerate Show
Benny and Sto look for a backdoor cover as they delve into the world of online sports gambling
-
Pat McCurdy
Benny and Sto deep dive on the music of legendary Wisconsin troubadour Pat McCurdy, making every day Christmas and every night New Years Eve
-
The Teachings of Mister Miyagi
Benny and Sto don't learn any karate when they join together to wax on and wax off.
-
Ribbed For Everyone's Pleasure
Benny and Sto bare their experiences from a week rocking wife beaters and do a tournament bracket to determine what movie character is the greatest tank top wearer of all time.
-
Anti Social
Benny and Sto dissect whether social media has a place in the future of the show, have a tech showdown, and set the rules for next weeks challenge of wearing a controversial article of clothing.
-
Drink Dispensing Donkey
Benny and Sto donate blood and then talk burro bartenders
-
Who ya gonna call?
Benny goes retro and rekindles relationships over the phone.
-
Stolercanoe and Benny Too
Benny and Sto try to talk politics without getting political and Sto vies for a job as a campaign slogan writer.
-
Moose Attack Prevention Plan
Sto and Benny finish recapping the lost episodes before talking about Benny's latest challenge of rawdogging the woods.
-
We're Fired!!
After an unceremonious departure from KPEO, Benny and Sto are back and better than ever!
About this show
Two lifelong friends are on a mission to shake up their own personal status quos by engaging in weeklong challenges designed to push them to the outer limits of their comfort zones.Each episode, one of the hosts will surprise the other, with a challenge. The gauntlet thrown down will be an objective designed to disrupt the daily life of the other host. Will the events result in new perspectives on life and create obstacles that test our character? Or simply be a nuisance to be overcome and quickly forgotten?
Hosted by
Benny Kaplan & David Stoler
Categories