Tangential Banter

What would you do, if you were in charge? Of flying regulations? What about legal contracts? What about both?Sign up to be a guest in a future episode, submit feedback, or send us an idea here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/QjCdtDh2kTys1gDm8

How many references are there connecting Dumb and Dumber to National Lampoons: Vacation? What is the optimal diet for humans? How would you interview differently if you didn't care about the outcome?Sign up to be a guest in a future episode, submit feedback, or send us an idea here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/QjCdtDh2kTys1gDm8

What do a garage and a freezer have in common? Why can you drink beverages so hot they would burn your skin? What effect does our social environment have on our behaviors and politics?All that, and more, on this episode!Sign up to be a guest in a future episode, submit feedback, or send us an idea here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/QjCdtDh2kTys1gDm8

What do you get when you combine office boredom, food, and 14+ years of friendship? Nicknames, inside jokes, and the Zastava Yugo.Sign up to be a guest in a future episode, submit feedback, or send us an idea here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/QjCdtDh2kTys1gDm8

Joined by the show's first three-time guest, Jack and Ben pick Kevin's brain about his approach to the artistic design process.Sign up to be a guest in a future episode, submit feedback, or send us an idea here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/QjCdtDh2kTys1gDm8

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Why does 2 + 2 = 4? Watch the video Ben referenced here: https://youtu.be/bY3ZMOn9mHQ?si=zfg-_VK_GVLeXTeWSign up to be a guest in a future episode, submit feedback, or send us an idea here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/QjCdtDh2kTys1gDm8

What if our world were significantly less green? What if the government passed budgets via GoFundMe? You'll hear those answers and more on this episode.Sign up to be a guest in a future episode, submit feedback, or send us an idea here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/QjCdtDh2kTys1gDm8

Has there ever been a moment in your life when you realized that you had an idea which didn't feel like it was truly yours, because you knew it came from your subconscious mind?Sign up to be a guest in a future episode, submit feedback, or send us an idea here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/QjCdtDh2kTys1gDm8

What do AI and washing clothes in a river have in common? CGI in movies contains the answer!Sign up to be a guest in a future episode, submit feedback, or send us an idea here: ⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/QjCdtDh2kTys1gDm8

Did we experience technical difficulties while recording this episode? You'll never know!Sign up to be a guest in a future episode, submit feedback, or send us an idea here: ⁠⁠https://forms.gle/QjCdtDh2kTys1gDm8

Echolocating a Hadza tribe in Tanzania, getting a traffic ticket in Indiana, and being accused of stealing glow sticks in Iowa. What do these stories all have in common? The answer will shock you! Wait, no it won't.Sign up to be a guest in a future episode, submit feedback, or send us an idea here: ⁠https://forms.gle/QjCdtDh2kTys1gDm8

Ledger & Phoenix, helves, Irish goodbyes, the Hague, the ICP, and neuroplasticity. If this episode were a category on Jeopardy, it would be called "potpourri".Sign up to be a guest in a future episode, submit feedback, or send us an idea here: https://forms.gle/QjCdtDh2kTys1gDm8

Jack encounters a former president before the boys embark on a journey of unparalleled discovery about the problems we've been told we should care about, but solutions that don't make any sense.Sign up to be a guest in a future episode, submit feedback, or send us an idea here: https://forms.gle/QjCdtDh2kTys1gDm8

Who would make for better skiers, dwarves or hobbits? Survivorship bias contains the answer. But did you notice the moon-walking bear?Sign up to be a guest in a future episode, submit feedback, or send us an idea here: https://forms.gle/QjCdtDh2kTys1gDm8

For urgent help: ⁠https://988lifeline.org/⁠To take the depression self-assessment: ⁠https://www.mdcalc.com/calc/1725/phq9-patient-health-questionnaire9⁠Jack and Ben share their experiences with depression, from the perspective of an outsider observer feeling the effects afterward and from someone experiencing it. Ben compares depression to drowning as a deadly event that can happen in front of witnesses without them noticing. They discuss how to train yourself like a lifeguard to spot the indicators so you can intervene.

Are car trips like acid trips for dogs? What causes some animals to seemingly make ill-advised dashes in front of cars they should be able to tell will hit them and why do they run toward impact instead of away? What could technological advances give us beyond the dream of self-driving cars? All this and more in this episode.Sign up to be a guest in a future episode, submit feedback, or send us an idea here: https://forms.gle/QjCdtDh2kTys1gDm8

Ben's impression keeps Jack guessing while he goes full Ebenezer Scrooger in a Soylent Green direction. If we were in charge of politics, no one would participate.Sign up to be a guest in a future episode, submit feedback, or send us an idea here: https://forms.gle/QjCdtDh2kTys1gDm8

Family history, domain squatting, clothing functionality, and more are bandied about during this episode as the Banter Bois are joined by one of the co-host's brothers.Sign up to be a guest in a future episode, submit feedback, or send us an idea here: https://forms.gle/QjCdtDh2kTys1gDm8

Ben and Jack reflect on the journey that has brought the podcast this far.Sign up to be a guest in a future episode, submit feedback, or send us an idea here: https://forms.gle/QjCdtDh2kTys1gDm8

The lads take a deep dive into the fantastical and timely world of vampire biology as they attempt to understand what physical mechanisms would be necessary to transform a human into a vampire. They also explore the marketing aspects of branding and childhood nicknames.Sign up to be a guest in a future episode, submit feedback, or send us an idea here: https://forms.gle/QjCdtDh2kTys1gDm8

We finally bring you the AI-generated trailer, courtesy of friend of the show, Matt Johnson, as well as various and sundry other timely topics from our pick list.Sign up to be a guest in a future episode here: ⁠⁠https://forms.gle/vR6mrzXuZX6zifKg9

The boys get things off to a wild start with an impersonation of a famous radio personality whose career ended in a cloud of allegations, followed by things done to a chicken which can hardly be spoken aloud, capped - as usual - with musings about the origins of words.Sign up to be a guest in a future episode here: ⁠⁠https://forms.gle/vR6mrzXuZX6zifKg9

This episode is a veritable smorgasbord of topics: Bernie Sanders, Irish Gaelic, the Soviet Union under Stalin, and invitations and how to reject them. Sign up to be a guest in a future episode here: ⁠https://forms.gle/vR6mrzXuZX6zifKg9

The newly married Jack and the slightly-more-tenured Ben explore the etymology of a modern sports car leading back to a Dutch naval past and then make the case for the creation of adult rec league track and field.Sign up to be a guest in a future episode here: ⁠https://forms.gle/vR6mrzXuZX6zifKg9

Jack and Ben are joined by a surprise guest, reprising his participation from 2024. Along the way they ruminate on pharmaceutical advertisements and more. Sign up to be a guest in a future episode here: https://forms.gle/vR6mrzXuZX6zifKg9

Jack and Ben answer the questions of latrine-dwelling sophists before going fully into the weeds to understand why there can be such ambiguity surrounding discussions about weekends.Sign up to be a guest in a future episode here: https://forms.gle/vR6mrzXuZX6zifKg9

Friend of the program, Seth Chadwick, joins the hooligans to enlighten the world about just which things would be different if they ran the place.Sign up to be a guest in a future episode here: https://forms.gle/vR6mrzXuZX6zifKg9

This tangent brings a millennia-old mystery and intrigue to the fore as Dirty Jack poses a question and the Ben attempts to deduce the answer.Sign up to be a guest in a future episode here: https://forms.gle/vR6mrzXuZX6zifKg9

From condiments to the purge and Michael Myers to Mike Myers, this episodes tangents run the gamut.Sign up to be a guest in a future episode here: https://forms.gle/vR6mrzXuZX6zifKg9

Fangorn, the intermarriage of humans and elves, why fish suck, and a recruiter's guide inside interviewing.Share your feedback or sign up to be a guest in a future episode here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/up1UxDGB2YzYgmdX9

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The Jack & Bentatious explore the supernatural as they muse on the relationship between vampires and coffins in this, unfortunately, abbreviated episode.Share your feedback or sign up to be a guest in a future episode here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/up1UxDGB2YzYgmdX9

"RCS, MMS, and SMS, a comparison we see, Milo and squirrel, a playful decree, Hot dog or hot cat, which one shall reign? Peas with water chestnut, a culinary gain, The tale of marshmallow, its roots to explore, Toppings on pizza, a feast to adore."- Microsoft Copilot (for Notepad)Share your feedback or sign up to be a guest in a future episode here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/up1UxDGB2YzYgmdX9

It's all in the name this week, with a discussion based on the every-popular mechanics of the BM and shareholder-owned companies.Share your feedback or sign up to be a guest in a future episode here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/up1UxDGB2YzYgmdX9

In the longest episode to date, Jack and Ben are joined by the first female guest who helps them explore the complex interplay between consciousness, the sub-conscious, unconsciousness, sleep, and the nervous system. Theories and opinions abound, while facts are hard to come by.Share your feedback or sign up to be a guest in a future episode here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/up1UxDGB2YzYgmdX9

What is the difference between a cattle prod and a taser? The answer will shock you! In the realm of conducted energy devices nothing is off limits.What is the difference between a protagonist and an anti-hero? The answer is at least some spelling variations.Share your feedback or sign up to be a guest in a future episode here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/up1UxDGB2YzYgmdX9

A last-minute discovery leads to a surprise guest as the mad lads query him about his work experience as an EMT, firefighter, and jail guard.Share your feedback or sign up to be a guest in a future episode here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/up1UxDGB2YzYgmdX9

Crikey! There sure is a lot of beef jerky in my yard. I wonder what impact it will have on climate change -- or paintball?Share your feedback or sign up to be a guest in a future episode here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/up1UxDGB2YzYgmdX9

You've heard of capsaicin levels in peppers being measured in Scoville heat Units, but how do we quantify the potency of onions? What do buying a car at a dealership and an encounter with a public flasher have in common? You'll want to gouge your eyes out. Share your feedback or sign up to be a guest in a future episode here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/up1UxDGB2YzYgmdX9

In our longest episode ever recorded, we really went places -- and got nowhere. Share your feedback or sign up to be a guest in a future episode here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/up1UxDGB2YzYgmdX9

And now for something completely different... This episode is unlike anything which has preceded it. Share your feedback or sign up to be a guest in a future episode here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/up1UxDGB2YzYgmdX9

Charlie's Uncle Jack, contrived plot devices, villains who show up in order, and your consciousness as a passenger. Share your feedback or sign up to be a guest in a future episode here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/up1UxDGB2YzYgmdX9

Austin Powers, Greek mythology, emergency salad dressing, and software frustrations. Share your feedback or sign up to be a guest in a future episode here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/up1UxDGB2YzYgmdX9

What if massage therapists simultaneously performed skin cancer screenings? Share your feedback or sign up to be a guest in a future episode here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/up1UxDGB2YzYgmdX9

Flow the flow of thoughts from a porcelain bowl to steel cylinder to a carbon-based flexible tube. Share your feedback or sign up to be a guest in a future episode here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/up1UxDGB2YzYgmdX9

In an episode of cleaning out the fridge, the Gents make a tasty meal of leftovers. Share your feedback or sign up to be a guest in a future episode here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/up1UxDGB2YzYgmdX9

When Jack and Ben attempt to do a speed-run through the backlog of unutilized topics, they inevitably get derailed with tangents and banter, only succeeding in crossing one topic off the list. Share your feedback or sign up to be a guest in a future episode here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/up1UxDGB2YzYgmdX9

In one of the most free-wheeling dialogues to date, your beloved co-hosts meander through questions great and small with a special guest and colleague from "the company." Share your feedback or sign up to be a guest in a future episode here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/up1UxDGB2YzYgmdX9

JK and BM uncork a doozie for which they are fully unqualified. Join the chorus of critiques for every point they made. Share your feedback or sign up to be a guest in a future episode here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/up1UxDGB2YzYgmdX9