Podcast
Paul and Ben used to be a performance-art duo in Seattle, WA. Then Paul moved to the midwest. Now they just talk every week and record their conversation for you.
Today on the show, Paul and Ben talk about the cold weather, Jeff Bezos’ new house in LA, Disney selling the rights to Giraffe and Elephant, Paul quizzes Ben on the news, how Karens are Gen X, how your parents’ communication style influences your own, arguing on public transportation, what … Continue reading →
Today on the show, Paul and Ben talk about the creative process, enriching oneself, burnout, Task Masters, snow days, brain injuries for kids, messing with people’s money, fill in the blanks with Ben and Paul, super bowl commercials, the death of Kirk Douglass, the Iowa Caucus, Democratic voters vs the … Continue reading →
Today on the show, Paul and Ben talk about blowing out microphones, real life cheat codes, words and phrases you cannot say anymore, telling creative partners you don’t want to collaborate anymore via basketball metaphor, not liking your job, corrections from friend of the show Stephen and Jennifer Fact Checker, … Continue reading →
Today on the show, Paul and Ben talk about Paul’s mic, Hot Cheetos and Takis, script editing, Tom Waits on Fernwood Tonight, A Futile and Stupid Gesture, Terry Jones, acknowledging death on Facebook, big data and AI, guadalupe, 8 out of 10 Cats does Countdown, active shooter situations in Seattle, … Continue reading →
Today on the show, Paul and Ben talk about carrot cake, Seattle school snow days, what Paul wears to work, reading for fun, Christopher Tolkien, British panel shows, what it means when unemployment’s low, the Houston Astros cheating scandal, upperclass schoolboy hijinks, Mitt Romney and Trump, the GOP coming out … Continue reading →
Today on the show, Paul and Ben talk about being a professional and finding busy work for people, Paul’s off twitter again, the worst U2 cover band, the assassination of the Iranian general, the military’s role in a civil war, corrections from Jennifer Fact Checker, the furnace field trip, audio … Continue reading →
Today on a brand new show for a brand new year, Paul and Ben talk about when the decade actually started, podcast sound quality, the Ramones meme for the end of the year, cops fabricating stories about what’s written on the receipt, the Vegan Lasagna incident, recreational pot use in … Continue reading →
Today on the show, Paul and Ben talk about the tv shows they’re watching, the ending of Watchmen, the Police Academy movies, HR complaints, liking things by terrible people, gift giving, leaving headlights on kills cars, corrections from Jennifer Fact Checker, Paul and Ben revisit another one of their performances, … Continue reading →
Today on the show, Paul and Ben get off to a bit of a rocky start, then they talk about dying in the basement, gateway coffee, being somewhat of a weirdo, argument power moves, Watchmen (spoilers for the comic), the ephemera of live performance, musicians changing lyrics, Mike Doughty changing … Continue reading →
Today on the show, Paul and Ben start off quickly with Yelling for Betty, the conclusion to the bass saga, Paul is off twitter again, what soylent is made of besides people, the future of shopping, the big win by the Tories, meme-fighting on twitter, a magical third party candidate, … Continue reading →
