The Ben and Emil Show
Episodes
BAES 146: Will Oil BREAK the Global Economy?
02 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Everyone is convinced that we're just weeks away from global turmoil. But is everyone just panicking? We'll gently, sensually explain to you everythin...
BAES 145: Is Donald Trump using the Iran War for Profit?
26 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
It just doesn't stop, does it folks? We've got unprecedented, comic-book level corruption in this administration with mysterious trades going off minu...
BAES 144: Why the Stock Market isn't Crashing...Yet
19 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
With everything going on these days it seems like we should be seeing headlines about the market crashing and yet...here we are, just a few points off...
BAES 143: Can Nithya Raman Fix Los Angeles?
12 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
With us this week is Nithya Raman, running for mayor of Los Angeles. She tells us exactly how the city is *actually* run, the problems it faces, and m...
BAES 142: Did Trump Start WW3?
05 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Well, America and Israel have officially attacked Iran. We'll break down the who, what, when, where, why, and our takes. Plus, Ben got scary medical n...
BAES 141: How Did this Guy Just Crash the Market?
26 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
James van Geelen, known on finance twitter as Citrini, has made a MASSIVE name for himself over the last few years. In fact, he has the most popular p...
BAES 140: Why Are So Many AI Researchers Quitting?
19 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Elon Musk is rapidly losing founders and engineers at his precious little xAI. And he's not the only one: OpenAI and Anthropic have also lost key play...
BAES 139: Why AI is Crashing Bitcoin and Stocks
12 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Is the AI reckoning finally upon us? What the hell caused bitcoin to drop over 50% recently? Why are some software darlings down huge? Don't worry swe...
BAES 138: Latest Epstein Files Are Breaking Our Brains
05 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The newest swath of Epstein files dropped and it's insane to say the least. Everyone online was touched by them in some way -- Bitcoiners, 4chan users...
BAES 137: ICE is Out of Control!
29 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week Emil is stuck in New York and we're talking all about the shooting of Alex Pretti, including and especially how the right wing apparatus rea...
GREENLAND: The Fart of the Deal
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
It never ends with Trump, does it folks? This week we're breaking down the entire Greenland fiasco from start to finish, keeping you informed. Pull up...
BAES 135: FED WARS: POWELL STRIKES BACK
15 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The head of the Fed is tired of the bullying and he's pushing back openly and publicly against Trump and his baseless accusations. We'll explain ALL o...
BAES 134: Venezuela- What Just Happened?
08 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Well, we went into Venezuela and plucked out their leader. In this episode we lay out the entire thing and explain the who, what, when, where, and why...
BAES 133: Our 2025 Bingo Card Review + New Predictions for 2026
01 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Hello everyone and happy new year! In this episode we're reviewing what we got right and what we got wrong in our 2025 predictions, plus a few predict...
BAES 132: BAG TALK: BEHIND THE BAG PODCAST
24 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You asked and we delivered: today's episode is all about bags. Emil walks us through the various bags he has, what they're good for, and also Ben show...
BAES 131: How to Capitalize on the SpaceX IPO
18 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Elon will finally probably become a trillionaire next year when his big ol' rocket company SpaceX goes public. Speculation suggests they'll debut at a...
BAES 130: Netflix v. Paramount: Who Will Win
11 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
DUM DUM!! (That's the Netflix sound) The streaming wars are getting hot, with Paramount/Skydance aka DADDY'S ORACLE MONEY putting in a hostile bid for...
BAES 129: The Crying Billionaires are Crying Again
04 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Our sweet sensitive tech overlords are crying again! It's David Sacks again this time, and all his butt buddies are coming out of the woodwork to show...
BAES 128: The Global Crisis Nobody's Talking About
26 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jon Millstein joins us this week to talk all about climate change and how America is totally dropping the ball and completely ignoring renewables and ...
BAES 127: Trump is All Over the Epstein Files
20 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
To the surprise of absolutely nobody, Trump is mentioned over 1,000 times in the recently released Epstein emails. But it's not just him. Tons of prom...
BAES 126: Sam Altman is a Conman.
13 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The walls are closing in on Sam Altman. He's irritable in interviews. Dodgy about reasonable questions given the amount of BS he spews almost daily. T...
BAES 125: The Hidden Dangers of the $20,000 Robot Slave
06 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
ROBOTS ARE HERE. At least according to 1X Tech with their NEO at home robot. They have some big promises they're making and we're splashing some cold ...
BAES 124: NBA Stars Arrested By FBI in Mafia Gambling Ring
30 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Gambling is DESTROYING sports, and now destroying the lives of some big NBA stars. We're unpacking the absolutely wild story of the Italian mob, their...
BAES 123: Heists Are So Back (And We're Planning One)
23 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Louvre got robbed. Hard. We're taking a break from the humdrum garbage going on out in the world to talk about how heists are BACK and BETTER THAN...
BAES 122: How Ben Lost $400,000 in a day
16 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
So how does it feel to lose $400,000 in a single day? Haha I'm glad you asked. Well, in this episode Ben gets CANDID and discusses a few trades that r...
BAES 121: The White House Memo that Could Put Us in Jail
09 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Well it's been nice knowing you guys but according to the new White House Memorandum we violate quite a few laws and are likely subject to arrest and ...
BAES 120: AI is the Biggest Bubble of All Time ft. ED ZITRON
02 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ed Zitron is back with us to talk about all the latest insanity coming out of silicon valley, OpenAI, and the entire AI tech apparatus.The numbers don...
BAES 119: AUTISM SOLVED AND CHARLIE’S CRINGE FUNERAL
25 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Guys...they finally figured it out. We're analyzing piece by piece the big autism announcement and also reviewing Charlie Kirk's insanely weird and cr...
BAES 118: Charlie Kirk, Groypers, and the Disintegration of Politics
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week we're talking about Groypers and just the overall state of politics in this country. It's a real free flowing conversation and we hope you e...
BAES 117: DEEP DIVE: The Epstein Birthday Book is Trump's 9/11
11 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Is the Epstein birthday book a big nothing burger, or is it a smoking gun? We're more inclined to think it's the latter, especially as we dig deep int...
BAES 116: WHO WILL DIE FIRST: TRUMP OR AMERICA?
04 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Well...Trump didn't die. But he may be actively dying. And so is America. Look no further than the flashy rollout of Amtrak's pathetic new ACELA train...
BAES 115: Deep Dive: Chinese Stock Scams are EVERYWHERE
28 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week Edwin Dorsey from The Bear Cave joins us to talk about the massive problem with Chinese stock scams absolutely inundating the Nasdaq. Their ...
BAES 114: A New Pandemic May Already Be Here
21 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
If you thought covid was bad and are worried about another pandemic, then you need to watch this episode. Virologist Dr. Angela Rasmussen joins us thi...
BAES 113: Hiring A Fake Man to Run Your Company
14 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week we have Penelope Gazin and Kate Giambra from Fashion Brand Company! Their story is wild and inspirational. The clothes are good too. If you...
BAES 112: Can China Destroy Starbucks?
07 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Something is BREWING in the world of Starbucks. And that something is extremely Chinese. That's right -- LUCKIN COFFEE, the massively successful Chine...
BAES 111: Is Sydney Sweeney Racist?
31 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week we're getting to the bottom of whether or not Sydney Sweeney's new American Eagle ad is promoting eugenics. Good genes or good jeans? We're ...
BAES 110: Trump is Winning the News Wars
24 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
FIRST, we gotta talk about the Coldplay cheating CEO and Hunter Biden's wild interview. Then we're all about Trump's ongoing war against the media. An...
BAES 109: Betting on Weird Russian Sports Farms
17 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Emil is starting to get hooked into sports gambling. But that's okay because it's just "human gambling instincts". We're talking all about 1xBet, the ...
BAES 108: Why We're Joining Elon's AMERICA Party
10 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We've officially joined the Elon cult. He is god, he is single handedly going to save humanity. Did you know he's going to take us to Mars? He's also ...
BAES 107: Robinhood Just Created A New Stock Market
03 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Well. We were dead wrong about Vlad Tenev and Robinhood. Holy crap. They just made a bunch of announcements that have shaken the stock market and the ...
BAES 106: The Insane Story of How We Bombed Iran
26 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The haters said it wouldn't happen. That TACO Trump would back down like always. But the haters were wrong: America is still top dog, and we showed th...
BAES 105: Did Israel Just Start WW3??
19 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Israel has bombed Iran and is trying to drag the United States into it. Netanyahu says they're closer than ever to building a nuclear bomb. Is he full...
BAES 104: Everything You Need to Know About the LA Protests
12 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Los Angeles is a war zone! It's dangerous! Or is it? In this week's episode we FULLY dive into the protests that have taken over the streets of downto...
BAES 103: Left and Right Unite over hating Palantir
05 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
So it turns out Trump loves the deep state after all, and the deep state is...Palantir. ALL my homies hate Palantir and Trump's *alleged* plan to crea...
BAES 102: Tom Cruise versus AI
29 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It seems like it was just yesterday that those janky videos of AI-generated Will Smith eating spaghetti was all over everyone's timeline. Because in a...
BAES 101: Was Luigi Right About United Health?
22 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
United Health Group is having a bad, bad time. Let us tell you the fascinating and frustrating reasons why the stock recently lost a whopping $200 BIL...
BAES 100: Is it safe to fly?
15 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Guys, it's bad out there. Like, really bad. It's legitimately dangerous to fly in certain parts of the country depending on who you ask. And that's if...
BAES 99: Getting Paid to be Racist
08 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What a week. We're talking about Shiloh Hendrix, the woman who made $600,000 by being racist to a child. We're also talking about the great Warren Buf...
BAES 98: Memes and Politics ft. Dan Toomey of Good Work
01 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Check out Good Work here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNptnCkCoVk Talking New York City, The Mets, and more in the Bonus B&E this week! Sign up t...
BAES 97: Google Breakup: The internet is about to change
24 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Well folks, the Pope is dead. Anyway now that that's out of the way, we're gettin deep into the HUGE antitrust cases against Google, Meta, and to a le...
BAES 96: China wants to make a deal...with YOU!
17 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Well well well, if it isn't CHINA. Trying to make a deal with little old US. We always knew they'd come begging for us to buy their various wares and ...
BAES 95: What stocks to buy, Tariffs explained, Trump's big gamble
10 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It sucks living in interesting times! We're talking all about what's going on with these damn tariffs, the impact we're already seeing, what it means ...
BAES 94: Is America Over as we Know it? ft. Kyla Scanlon
03 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Back by popular demand! @KylaScanlon joins us this week to talk about Trump's big tariff gamble, the looming recession, social media breaking our ...
BAES 93: The Shady New AI Tools Being used Against us
27 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Every day we learn about new and unsettling things AI can do. In this episode we'll talk about a journalist who was involuntarily psychologically prof...
BAES 92: Trolling Tesla Fanboys
25 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Popular YouTuber Mark Rober drove his Tesla through a cartoon wall and the Tesla permabulls and Elon fanboys cannot stop obsessing over it. We'll take...
BAES 91: A.I. is the Biggest Waste of Money in History
13 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week we've got Ed Zitron, the outspoken AI critic and journalist. He's got a LOT to say, and we have a lot to ask him. We think this episode spea...
BAES 90: A millionaire tells us why he's going ALL IN on robots
06 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Camillo is a massively successful investor who's been right on a ton of big trades over the years. And now he's got his eyes (and his money) ful...
BAES 89: Is the Stock Market about to Crash?
27 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tariff fears. Consumer sentiment in the toilet. Seasonality. Caution from billionaires. Everything right now is pointing toward a bumpy road ahead. Bu...
BAES 88: This kid just stole $100 million from Argentina
20 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
President Javier Milei tweeted on Valentine’s Day about $LIBRA, a token he said would help raise funds that would go directly to small businesses an...
BAES 87: DOGE Chaos, CFPB Dismantled, Big Balls, Panic Time
13 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As DOGE and its merry band of edgelord geniuses rip through the government unabated, the only thing we can do is sit back and watch. This week we'll d...
BAES 86: Can Trump's Economic Warfare Actually Work?
06 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Is this what "winning" looks like? All within the world's longest week, we've got tariffs against two of our biggest trade partners, and Elon Musk giv...
BAES 85: Did DeepSeek Pop the AI Bubble? And What's Next?
30 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
If a Chinese tree falls in the woods, does it make a sound? You bet it does. In this case the tree is DeepSeek, and the woods are the US stock market,...
MBS 10: Narrowly Escaping the LA Fires
28 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A bit of a somber episode this month, as Phil describes in detail just how close he came to losing everything in the Eaton fire. This week's bonus is...
BAES 84: Inside Trump's Perfect Day
23 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Well folks, it's finally here. Trump took control of the government and a whole bunch of stuff has already happened. And we've got you covered. Barron...
BAES 83: Why you're wrong about the TikTok ban (sorry)
16 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As the TikTok ban looms, we dive deep into the REAL reasons it's being blocked. We'll talk about the arguments heard in the Supreme Court, a brief his...
BAES 82: Porn ban, taking Greenland, Zuck goes MAGA
09 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hooooooo boy. What a week. Porn has been blocked in many states. Bird flu has its first death in America. Mark Zuckerberg cozies up to the Trump admin...
BAES 81: Plane Crashes, MAGA Meltdown, and Bird Flu
02 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The last couple weeks have been LOADED with stuff happening. Some would say too much. But we love when things happen. We're talking about the four pla...
BAES 80: The Online Gambling Bubble is About to Burst (ft. David Hill)
26 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Seems like everywhere you turn these days you're being told by a celebrity just how easy it is to gamble on sports through your phone. And honestly? T...
MBS 9: A Very Special Christmas Episode
24 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Okay gang this week we're talking about Ben's favorite Chinese TikTok woman, fisting, plus a whole bunch of other crazy shit. Merry Christmas to all!!...
BAES 79: What's with all the Quantum computing hype?
19 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
So Google just debuted a special quantum chip and everyone's FREAKING out. There's lots of implications at play here, not just for computing, but for ...
BAES 78: Luigi Mangione Kicks off the Class War with A Bang
12 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week we're talking all about Luigi Mangione, the folk hero who shot down the CEO of United Healthcare. We're taking it apart from all sides and i...
BAES 77: How Enron fell and why we learned NOTHING
05 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
So this week we learned that Enron is back...sort of. That prompted us to finally do an episode on the rise and fall of the once massive company that ...
BAES 76: Inside Pump.Fun's most outrageous livestreams
29 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The crypto world is getting just a bit out of control. Pump.Fun started out as an obscure memecoin site and has recently snowballed into a completely ...
MBS 8: Talking with Trump's new PODCAST CZAR
27 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week Phil gives a special presentation about his new job in the Trump administration. This week's bonus is a real treat. You've just gotta go see...
BAES 75: RFK declares war on yummy snacks
21 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
RFK Jr makes a lot of crazy declarations. This week we dive into as many as we can to sort fact from fiction. There's certainly things he says we agre...
BAES 74: Trump Euphoria takes over
14 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The election may be over, but Trump is just getting started. So what's that mean for all of us and our precious, precious economy? We'll go over some ...
BAES 73: The $70 BILLION fraud that just rocked wall street
07 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Lina Kahn is doing the best work in all of US government. She takes action that makes people's lives better, easier, smoother. And yet, she's persona ...
BAES 72: Our BIG election predictions
31 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The election is almost here. It's almost over. Thank god. This week we're going over our predictions for who will win, when we'll know, what the marke...
MBS 7: Catching up with a very special guest
29 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
You asked for it, and he's back. Our sweet boy gives us a big business update on his furniture store and we're just screwin around and laughing and gi...
BAES 71: The unhinged AI agent that just became a millionaire
24 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The most fascinating story to come out of the internet and artificial intelligence is unfolding faster than we can keep up with it. A semi-autonomous ...
BAES 70: We were wrong about Elon + Tesla.
17 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Last week was arguably the biggest event in the history of Tesla, aptly titled "We, Robot". They're promising us a world of abundance for everyone, al...
BAES 69: Longshoremen Victory
10 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The longshoremen union and the UMX came to a temporary agreement recently but it only kicked the can to January...and it's not looking good. It's not ...
BAES 68: Our Biggest Announcement EVER
03 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's finally here. The haters said it couldn't be done, and now the haters are in prison. What do you guys think? Anyway, this week we're covering th...
BAES 67: Rupert Murdoch's real life Succession drama is too funny
26 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Stinky old newspaper magnate Rupert Murdoch is at war with his own billionaire children over the future of his media empire. We'll fill you in on the ...
BAES 66: Mr Beast sells Poison to Kids
20 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
He finally did it. It wasn't enough to poison the minds of America's youth through his videos...Mr. Beast had to go all the way and start poisoning th...
BAES 65: The Nicotine Wars
12 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The nicotine wars are here, and they're heating up. With the rise in popularity of Zyn, the demand for nicotine pouches is only going up. This week we...
BAES 64: The best stock of the last 2 years isn't Nvidia
05 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the early 2000s Abercrombie & Fitch was untouchable. Record profits, clothes that everyone wanted, and meticulous branding that was as effective as...
BAES 63: The Joyful Democratic National Convention
29 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Do you feel the joy? Do you feel it coursing through your veins? It's everywhere for those with eyes to see. That's basically the message Kamala's cam...
BAES 62: The insane story of the missing billionaire
22 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We've got a crazy episode this week. A few days ago a British tech billionaire went missing after his yacht sank off the coast of Sicily...but that's ...
BAES 61: The BASED Trump and Elon Interview
15 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The two smartest men in the world got together and figured everything out. Not only was it a great conversation, but their voices are also just so soo...
BAES 60: The infinite money glitch that's crashing the market
08 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Time to panic? The market has dropped a ton and everyone's starting to freak and talk all doom and gloom. But what's behind it? What the heck is going...
BAES 59: IT'S ALL A CONSPIRACY!!
01 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
They're not even HIDING it anymore. The devil is real, and the devil is here. And "THEY" (you know who we're talking about) are working with him to le...
MBS 6: New Intro, beach pics, and Ben smokes
30 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's SUMMERTIME and we're all lubed up with our favorite sunblock. Ben smokes a joint all to himself and we giggle a lot. Please enjoy. This week's b...
BAES 58: The coup against Joe Biden
25 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
You really gotta hand it to the democrats. They'll fully take a piss on your head and tell you it's raining. And they'll enjoy it, too! In this week's...
BAES 57: Trump Got Shot
18 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
They did it. They went and did it. They shot Trump in the head. Haha crazy, right? But they missed. Kinda makes me think about how I've been missing y...
BAES 56: The bubble might be popping
11 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Goldman Sachs put out a lengthy research report all about the AI bubble. We dive in and take a good look at the arguments for both sides. We've also g...
BAES 55: Is the Supreme Court's ruling really THAT bad?
04 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
So what IS the Chevron deference and why did the Supreme Court overturn it? Does it matter? Is it bad? Also our debate reactions and predictions and m...
BAES 54: Naughty Boeing CEO gets SPANKED (NSFW)
27 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun's little hiney just got absolutely spanked in front of the whole country last week in a Senate hearing called "Boeing's broken...
MBS 5: We discovered a new fetish
24 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we do a deep dive on a small fetish subculture in the gay community. We even interview one of the guys. You just have to watch. We lit...
BAES 53: Is Tesla the next Enron?
20 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Enron went belly up after their house of cards collapsed in 2001. They used deceptive accounting practices and promising business developments to keep...