The Ben and Emil Show
Episodes
BAES 52: HUNTER BIDEN GAMESTOP YOLO AT WWDC??
13 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week's episode is absolutely STUFFED to the BRIM. Here's what we've got for you: 🚬 - the FDA ban on Juul has officially been reversed and Ben ...
BAES 51: GameStop just took a WILD turn
06 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The GameStop story still isn't over, and it just keeps getting more interesting. We'll break it down for you. Plus, we're talking about Trump's verdic...
BAES 50: The biggest cringe in tech + our 50th episode!
30 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
ITS OUR 50TH EPISODE AND WE HAVE A SURPRISE! As if our tech overlords couldn't be any lamer or more cringe, the marketing folks at Canva dropped the m...
The Meatball Special Episode 4: How to sell a TV show
28 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever wondered what it takes to be successful in movies and TV? Lucky for you we've got Phil Matarese, who goes into every excruciating detail...
BAES 49: RIP to the baddest chainsmoker
23 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We lost a big one, guys. A true legend. Above all else...a chainsmoker. We take a moment this week to talk about Jim Simons, who he was, and why you s...
BAES 48: Gamestop is back + the future is BRIGHT
16 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
WE ARE SO BACK BABY!! Or are we...? A single tweet from Roaring Kitty has single handedly ignited a firestorm of trading in Gamestop and AMC stocks. S...
BAES 47: How tech is destroying us w/ Jules Terpak
09 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week we've got the brilliant @julesterpak on to talk about how the proliferation of technology, social media, and the internet at large are s...
BAES 46: How this idiot lost $14 Billion dollars
02 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We're back to our roots today with a market heavy episode just for you, cutie. First off, we've got HUGE news about marijuana, and also Dave & Buster'...
The Meatball Special Episode 3: The cruelty of others
30 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Did you guys know Ben kissed a guy once? It's true. In this episode we've got too much to list so just gather 'round and enjoy because it's a really f...
BAES 45: Horrible business decisions and their consequences
25 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Watcher TV made a REALLY stupid business decision. Arguably one of the worst we've seen in a while. So we're picking it apart this week, along with so...
BAES 44: BIG week for Murderers
18 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
CHICAGO: tickets for our live show can be found here OJ has left the building. He fell on a banana peel and slipped down a giant staircase into an ope...
BAES 43: The Perfect Crime just went down
11 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The biggest cash heist in American history took place on Easter Sunday and nobody's talking about it. We're covering all the details, plus a few other...
BAES 42: AI girlfriend vs. older girlfriend
04 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Did you click because of the hot woman in the thumbnail you sicko? You pervert? You absolute freak? Well that's my girlfriend so BACK OFF!!!! This wee...
BAES 41: Trump Has a Stock Now
28 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We got a good one for you this week (as always). Pop-neuroscientist Andrew Huberman got profiled in NYMag for being really good at dating multiple wom...
The Meatball Special Episode 2: Pixar Dump Trucks, Time traveling GFs, Murder
26 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
MEATBALL SPECIAL EPISODE 2. We've got a fun one for you gang. Broadcasting from Phil's living room, we've got a DOOZY of an episode for ya. Go check o...
BAES 40: Our biggest episode ever
21 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
!!! Only a couple left! Get tickets to our live show in Brooklyn May 8th HERE SO MUCH IS HAPPENING. WE'VE GOT IT ALL FOR YOU. SO OPEN YOUR MOUTH BABY ...
BAES 39: Talking with a Boeing Whistleblower
14 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Get tickets to our live show in Brooklyn May 8th HERE: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ben-and-emil-live-in-brooklyn-tickets-853000305877?aff=oddtdtcreat...
BAES 38: The Reddit IPO explained
08 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The biggest IPO of the year is coming MARCH 20th. Everyone's divided on whether it's a winner or a stinker. We do a deep dive and debate the merits an...
BAES 37: How Tiffany Fong lost it all and befriended SBF
29 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Stop data brokers from exposing your personal information. Go to our sponsor https://aura.com/BAES to get a 14- day free trial and see how much of you...
The Meatball Special Episode 1 - Shame and Humiliation
27 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
By popular demand, we've brought on our dear friend Phil Matarese for a once a month show called...The Meatball Special. For our inaugural episode we'...
BAES 36: The Scam of the Century
22 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We've got a PACKED episode for you this week. NVDA reports earnings. SBF sends his regards from prison, OpenAI unveils Sora, and a prominent financial...
BAES 35: Everyone's getting rich except you ft. Atrioc
15 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
First off, sorry for the microphones! This was our first (and only) time in this rental space and the owner had his settings all stupid because he's a...
BAES 34: Paypigs is over (real)
08 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It was fun while it lasted, but it's time to move on. Paypigs is over, and The Ben and Emil show is born. All at once we are: -changing our name -mov...
PP 33: It's all rigged and Taylor Swift is a Psyop
01 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The whole system is rigged. Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are Democrat plants, the stock market is at all time highs and the wealthy are laughing all ...
PP 32: The Subscription Economy ft Kyla Scanlon
25 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Crocs got boots, Applebee's got subscriptions. @KylaScanlon joins us to talk about how the subscription model has spiraled out of control, at the ...
PP 31: forever diarrhea and the cringe billionaire
18 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Not gonna say we told you so...we'll let the toilet paper budget do the talking instead. That's right, thousands of people who are on Ozempic, Wegovy,...
PP 30: Terrible, awful news
11 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The bitcoin ETFs were finally approved. Some terrible news from the land of Kim Kardashian. And Boeing continues to be an absolute shit show of a comp...
PP 29: Our boldest predictions for 2024
04 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Our crystal ball tells us that a lot will happen in 2024. Some good, some bad, some sad, some crazy. Lots of deaths for suuuuure. How do your predicti...
PP 28: The Senate scandal that was buried last week
28 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hope your Christmas was good! A senate aid had some smokin' hot sex in a senate hearing room, BNPL is a phantom threat to the economy, and finally we ...
PP 27: Christmas Shopping on Acid
21 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hello dear audio listener. We did something a little different this week and went Christmas shopping on acid. We decided the show doesn't make a ton o...
PP 26: Hunter Biden is a mess
14 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hunter Biden is unstoppable. We know he'd be a fun hang, but he's also a king who doesn't pay his taxes...which is how they might finally be bringing ...
PP 25: Elon's Monkey Paradise
07 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ben took an edible. Great. Anyway, Elon gave an INSANE interview last week and somehow everyone missed the biggest part about the monkeys. Also we div...
PP 24: Taco Bell Sex Party + stealing MILLIONS from Netflix while on drugs
30 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Get in loser we're going to a sex party at the Taco Bell in San Pedro!!! Also, how an absolute gambling king swindled Netflix out of tens of millions ...
PP 23: Open AI Drama Explained
22 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The tech world was thrown into disarray last week when its golden boy Sam Altman was abruptly fired from OpenAI. What proceeded over the next several ...
PP 22: Exposing e.l.f.'s ties to NXIVM cult
16 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
You look so good. You are a badass. You spread joy. In a lengthy report, e.l.f. Beauty has been accused of having ties to NXIVM cult that could put th...
PP 21: Confirmed: Amazon is worse than ever
09 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Well well well. Sam Bankman-Fried aka SBF aka Sam Buttman-Fart was found GUILTY on all counts and will be sentenced soon. The Bored Ape Yacht Club ner...
PP 20: SBF Finally Testifies
02 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
They finally got the dosage right for SBF to take the witness stand and boy is it a doozy. The boys dive in to find out how badly he got his hiney spa...
PP 19: Elon is in Trouble
26 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Did widdle Ewon Musk almost cwy on da confwerence caw fo Teswuh? Looks like Elon also shot up a cybertruck with a tommy gun (so cool!). Also MEETKEVIN...
PP Episode 18: Amphetamine and Betrayal
19 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
An Adderall addict gets his butt spanked in court by his former lover and friends/coworkers -- yeah, we're talking about Sam Bankman-Fried, Caroline E...
PP 17: Tom Hanks isn't Sexual
12 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Guys, sorry, but we're not talking about Israel and Palestine this week. We're talking about why Tom Hanks is NOT sexual, deepfakes, CROCS GOT COWBOY ...
PP 16: It Finally Happened.
05 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
MUCH TO DISCUSS. Dianne Feinstein is finally dead. The WGA strike is over, but things might be beginning to shift at the streamers. Can they survive o...
PP 15: Enough Taylor Swift Already, A Corrupt Cuban King, Biden Joins UAW Strike
28 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Taylor Swift is everywhere. She's behind you right now. It's too much. It's constant, it HAS to be reaching a tipping point, right guys? She and Travi...
Unlocked Bonus! Ben's favorite PLANE CRASHES + How to Fall in Love
25 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A little taste of what a typical bonus episode is like. Just two boys answering 36 questions for how to fall in love, and Ben's favorite plane crashes...
PP 14: Taking Oil Money, Airbnb is Over, Everyone's Striking, Rite Aid Sucks
21 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to another episode of Pay Pigs! We got a doozy for ya folks, because we landed our first big sponsorship from BP and Shell. In this episode we...
PP Episode 13: Project 2025 - The Republican plan to seize power in America
14 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Project 2025 is a dense, meticulous plan outlined by the Heritage Foundation for how the Republican party can take back the white house and control ev...
PP Episode 12: Tech billionaires are building a secret city
07 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We dive deep into the ambitious and insane new cities that tech billionaires are trying to build from scratch. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on ...
PP Episode 11: Why everything feels bad right now ft. Kyla Scanlon
31 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Kyla Scanlon is a writer, financial analyst, podcaster, video creator, and all around wizard at breaking down the complexities of the economy and the ...
PP Episode 10: The Weird Ways Foreign Money is Buying America
24 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/a...
PP Episode 9: Is Obesity Over? | Big Pharma's Fat Profits Come At A Cost
17 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The obesity market is big business. The makers of so-called "miracle" obesity and diabetes treatments like Mounjaro and Ozempic stand to make hundred...
PP Episode 8: Suing Mr. Beast for $100,000,000!
10 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Mr. Beast Burger is a SPECTACULAR failure, with the ghost kitchen company entrusted by Mr. Beast to make his burgers in over 1700 locations saying tha...
PP Episode 7: How to NOT do Insider Trading
03 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The boys take a deep look at some stocks Ben likes, Joe Lewis doing some terrible insider trading, climate change, Teslas. It's a big one. Get bonus c...
PP Episode 6: Are Credit Card Points Coming to an End?
27 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Will new proposed changes to credit card merchant fees end rewards points as we know it? Does Ben look like a waiter? Is Elon's new "X" everything app...
PP Episode 5: How Pinkydoll Broke Everyone’s Brains
20 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We're talking Pinky Doll, Pompa Balon, Actors Strike and the UPS Strike. Get in here. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priv...
PP 4: We're Sending Jonah Hill to Jail (and Threads and AI)
13 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We're chatting Jonah Hill wildin out with surfer girls, Zuckerberg's hot new body and even hotter new app. Plus some AI shit and whether or not the li...
PP 3 - The Nerds Are Taking Drugs
06 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Supreme Court is at it again. So is Hunter Biden. So are the tech nerds. They can't stop. They won't stop, until everything is innovated to the ma...
Test Episode 2
29 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
TMG, RFK, LOL Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcas...
Test Episode 1
22 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We are working out the kinks. Regular episodes coming SHORTLY. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informatio...
Welcome to Pay Pigs
19 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This our brand new show. Hi. We're so happy to have you. More cool stuff coming VERY soon. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com...