Critical Banter

We Were Saying Boourns

25 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The episode this week begins with a tale as old as time. In honour of Nick Kyrgios’ fans sii’ng every point, Migs takes a trip down memory lane as...

We Got Covid

18 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Back again for 2022 and we begin with a massive revelation. The boys finally announce which one of us got covid and how they felt. Ro then asks the bo...

Serbian Fear

11 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The boys are officially back in person for 2022! Straight off the bat there is a big reveal as one of the boys got Omicron over the Christmas break - ...

Best of 2021

04 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

No new episode this week, as the boys are still recovering from their Christmas and New Years shenanigans. However, they have not left you empty-hande...

2021 In Review

28 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The boys strap in for the final time of 2021 - this week’s episode is dedicated to reviewing the year that was. We seemingly end this year on a somb...

A Very TCB Christmas

21 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

It’s the most beautiful time of the year and the boys are full of festive joy and Christmas spirit. To get into the Christmas mood, join us for this...

Popcorn Violation

14 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Mr Kundra is back this week and he brings a tale of the movies. The man begins with a passionate recount of his trip to the cinema to watch Dune, a fi...

The Great 2021 Detox

07 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Kush no bingo this week, rumour has it he is patient zero for Omicron. Alas we move and we begin with an update on Rohit’s roommate hunt, which has ...

Boba's Your Uncle

30 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Kush, Sen and Migs are in high spirits this week as Ro has gone walkabout and unfortunately misses this week. As the boys rejoice, we begin discussing...

Rimjob Betrayal

23 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The boys are rattled this week as they try to recover from the most disrespectful slight they’ve ever encountered. Something foul is afoot (pun inte...

The Love Gurus

16 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week begins with a continuation of a discussion on last week’s episode - boomerangs. After Kush’s riveting rant, Ro announces he is looking t...

Into The Metaverse

09 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Big episode this week which begins with a few apologies. Sen apologises for bailing on last week’s episode as well as not giving out a tip for the M...

Big Balls Bonanza

02 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week’s episode starts in familiar fashion, with an inordinately drawn out hypothetical that eventually leads to no actual conclusion. This week...

Cocktober

26 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Absolutely huuuuuge week this one is. Firstly, we are back in person after a 4 month absence, and it feels great to be back. Next up, we debut our new...

Freedumb

19 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Goodbye and good riddance Lockdown 2k21. We have dreamt of this moment for months and here we finally are. We’ve changed this week’s episode up a ...

The Great Aussie Mullet

12 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

As of this recording NSW was on the cusp of freedom and just in time as well, lockdown has not treated the boys well. Regardless, whilst we can almost...

Communist Calamari

05 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

NSW finally looks to escape this hellish facade, that is this lockdown and as such, this week Sen tells the boys that his firm is looking to head back...

Dick Measuring Contest

28 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week is all about the length. Before we measure sizes though, we start with a few confessions from Sen, Miguel and Kush (against his will). As we...

The 118th Episode Spectacular

21 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This week’s episode is dedicated to the fans. Few weeks back we put a poll up on the TCB Appreciation Society, asking fans which segments they wante...

Donda = Overrated

14 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Another week, another episode. Despite Sen ghosting the boys for the second week straight and dodging 214 missed calls from Rohit alone, the show must...

Banter's Back

07 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

After what felt like an eternity of unfathomable trials and tribulations, The Critical Banter Podcast has returned from injury and has been put straig...

Critical Banter's Got Talent

24 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The lockdown madness continues this week as Kush begins with a tale of conspiracy and pseudo-racism. Is it a case of vigilant neighbours or is Kush a ...

Hypocrisy Manifest

17 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Straight off the bat this week there is drama. After spending weeks on this podcast lampooning and lambasting certain individuals for flouting Sydney’...

Jab City (with Jenny Tian)

10 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Rohit’s John Howard era dial-up internet is still on the ropes, so he misses this week’s episode, which is a damn shame because this week we have ...

Olympic Junkie Boxing

03 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Another week of lockdown madness here at Critical Banter. This week’s episode begins with a discussion on virtual meeting etiquette and some awkward...

Our Cry for Help

27 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We’re back again this week, still in lockdown and a little bit crazy. We begin with an inane chat on the intricacies and nuances of the use of the w...

Tim Tam, Thank You Ma'am

20 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This may be our most UnAustralian episode thus far. We begin with a cheeky update from Covid bandit we mentioned a few weeks back, it appears that bri...

The COVID Toothbrush Conspiracy

13 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

After a week of back and forth with the technical team in the Philippines and multiple threats to escalate the issue to ACCC and the Ombudsman, Rohit’...

Everybody Loves Kush

06 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Sydney is still in lockdown, which means the boys can’t meet in person (thank god), but that also means we are still recording remotely. This week w...

Post Off (with Jack Post)

29 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Huuuuge week for Critical Banter this week. As the title suggests, we welcome a very special guest onto the podcast - Jack Post. Jack is a doyen of Au...

Mo Today, Gone Tomorrow

22 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Incredibly sad week at Critical Banter as we mourn the loss of a pivotal member of our team and a true fan favourite. The sudden departure of this com...

What’s a God to a Hasbulla

15 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The lads take a break from watching the Euro’s to record this week’s episode. You may note the boys sound dusty as we were coming off a big night ...

Rohit's Failed Threesome

08 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Kushagra joins us this week, taking a break from his rigorous preparations ahead of the Tokyo 2021 Olympics. Upon his return, he ponders a philosophic...

Seagull War Stories

01 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The idiots are back for another week of the podcast. We begin as we did last week, with a crypto update as the hunt continues to name and create our o...

Cryptocurrency Trading Tips & Secrets

25 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The lads need your help this week as we delve into the murky world of cryptocurrency. Kushagra has been summoned to broker peace between Israel and Pa...

Kush’s Genocide

18 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Like the old adage goes, “Still 0-0 lads,” the Critical Banter boys have reset after a huge week of 100th episode celebrations. To inaugurate this...

The 100th Episode Extravaganza

11 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Raise the bat lads! They’ve done it, they’ve reached the big three digits. The first 30 episodes were a bit scratchy, with a few plays and misses ...

You Hate to Pee It

04 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We are so close to Episode 100, we can almost taste it, however instead this week, we taste urine. Episode 99 begins with resident evangelical, Ro, te...

To Pee or Not To Pee

27 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We are edging closer to Episode 100 as well as edging just in general. Kushagra is not here this week as he has been cryogenically frozen in anticipat...

2 Girls, 1 Car

20 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Not too long to go until the big Episode 100, but before then, this week’s episode doesn’t disappoint. Ro begins with a tale as old as time: a bre...

Rice: Earth’s Mightiest Carbs

13 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The world was in shock this week as an unprecedented, sudden event swept the world's interest. Yes that’s right, Kushagra has shown up 2 weeks in a ...

Revenge of the Hilary

06 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Kushagra is back this week after helping dislodge the ship in the Suez Canal. Episode 95 of the Critical Banter Podcast begins with a discussion about...

How to Survive a Quarter Life Crisis

30 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Solemn episode of Critical Banter this week, as the title suggests. Before we dive into Sen’s current misgivings, we start this week with a philosop...

Bus Wanker

23 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Big week of comebacks as Kushagra returns, TCB Debate returns and my dad returns. Kushagra opens the episode with one of his trademark rants about som...

The Friendship Pyramid

16 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Another week and we still haven’t been cancelled. This week, we begin by trying to do our best to get cancelled. Rohit recounts his tale of racial p...

Jacket On, Jacket Off

09 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We have somehow reached Episode 91 of The Critical Banter Podcast - we’re just as shocked as you to discover we’ve done this 91 times. Just 9 more...

Rohit's Phobia

02 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

TCB is back again this week and much like Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine, we are 95% effective at talking about nothing. Kushagra’s gone walkabout t...

Bike Runner: The Director's Cut

23 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hold the press, Kushagra actually joins us this week, fresh from receiving the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine. Despite him suddenly developing a third eye...

Let It Pee

16 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Kush is currently out this week as he is waiting to be one of the first Australians to receive the coronavirus vaccine. In his absence, Rohit begins w...

Communist Ice-Cream

09 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Kushagra is still not with us, as he’s currently in talks to replace Jeff Bezos as Amazon’s CEO. In his absence, we begin this week with one of Ro...

Virgin Hedge Funds vs Chad Redditors

02 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Massive week this week, as Kushagra is currently on suicide watch after putting his life savings in GME. Unfortunately for him, the ASX listed GME has...

Fantastic Wallets and Where to Find Them

26 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Another big week of news in the world and here is Critical Banter to cover absolutely none of it. Kushagra is off on walkabout this week, leaving Migu...

Weed Growing for Dummies

19 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We’re absolutely rolling through January, so here is another episode of Critical Banter to help you through your work week. Kushagra is not here thi...

Kush Tests Positive

12 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Many people have asked for it, and man-of-the-people Kushagra has delivered, gracing us with his presence for the first time in 2021. We begin this we...

The Gone Identity

05 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

TCB is back for 2021 in style. Kushagra is off in the US, campaigning in the Georgia runoff election, but rest assured he will be back next week. We s...

2020 Wrapped

29 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This is it, we have finally reached the end of this strange, “unprecedented” year which has simultaneously felt quick and long at the same time. T...

The Christmas Spectacular

22 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

It’s starting to feel a lot like Christmas, as the bells start jingling, the mall Santa’s put their fake beards on and the reindeer start warming ...

Japanese Turkey Slapping

15 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Kushagra has a covid scare midweek, forcing him out of the league fixture on the weekend, meaning he is missing for a second consecutive week. This we...

African Dictators and Weed Incubators

08 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

What is the difference between The Godfather Part III, The Return of the Jedi, Game of Thrones Season 8 and this week’s episode? This week’s podca...

Podcast. YouTube. OnlyFans. In That Order

01 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Kushagra is back from his week-long Bunga Bunga Party, just in time to join us for a very momentous episode. This week marks our very first episode to...

(Eeny, Meeny, Miny, Moe) Bum a Tiger, Just Like Ro

24 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Kushagra is a no show for this week, presumably out celebrating South Dakota recently legalising marijuana, but alas the show must go on. We begin thi...

Do Androids Dream of Apple's Sheep?

17 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week the boys are back in the flesh, recording face to face for the first time in 8 months. After getting the customary reaching around out of th...

Cheat, Pray, Love

10 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This was a big week for the world, and this podcast, as Kushagra joins Miguel, Rohit and Sen to dissect the most pivotal events from the week (from a ...

Answering Listener Questions

03 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Kushagra is back this week for this spooky edition of the podcast. We begin this week with Rohit updating us on his ongoing battle with the man active...

Call Him Daddy

27 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Weirdly sexual episode of the pod this week, as Rohit goes out of his way to make his daddy fetish known. Kushagra fortunately misses out on this sens...

Our Sex Cult: Coning, Biting and Homoerotic Writing

20 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Big week for the boys at TCB as we finally test out the cone theory, with surprising results, not to mention Kushagra also graces us with his presence...

Grooming: An Artform

13 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week we welcome on board our new sponsors (and very good friends) at MANSCAPED. Kushagra, overcome with so much excitement, embarked on a 5 day b...

Carpark Karen

06 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week we reach a very important milestone in both the podcast history and in our own personal lives. That's right, we’ve reached Episode 69. Kus...

Donut Domination

29 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Kushagra is in mourning this week after discovering Schoolies had been cancelled for 2020 - he is currently on the Gold Coast partying with other Tool...

Breadth, Intricacy & Depravity

22 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Kushagra, fresh from the Anti-Lockdown protests, joins us for this week's episode as we begin with a number of updates. We get an update from lovestru...

Friend Zone Is My Religion

15 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Kush’s student visa extension request was denied this week and as a result he misses the episode due to him being currently on the run from the Depa...

What Are You Doing Step-Bro?

08 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week we talk about incest as Kush graces us with his presence. Kush returns and we discuss incest, coincidence? Probably. After dissecting the nu...

How to Urinate in 2020

01 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Unlike your dad who went to the shop to get milk and never came back, The Critical Banter Podcast returns as promised - jam packed with classic tales ...

Gypsies, Poles & Bumholes

25 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The good times continue to roll on here at Critical Banter, as Kushagra is still missing this week, presumably too tired after his hotel quarantine se...

Vladimir's Vodka Vaccine

18 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The boys, minus Kush, are back after surviving another week without being cancelled. This week’s episode starts with a conversation about the best/w...

The Lesbian Manifesto

11 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In what seems to be a recurring theme with this podcast, this week we discuss yet another tyrannical rule and pay tribute to the Mongol sex deviant, G...

Bush Bash & Hitler's Moustache

04 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Things get a little bit totalitarian this week on Critical Banter. This isn’t the first time we’ve had a dictator themed episode, and it most cert...

Vegemite is Right

28 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The boys have been playing far too much Warzone as this week’s episode is packed full of musty Call of Duty references. This week’s episode begins...

Choking & Shaking

21 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

As parts of Australia begin to head back into lockdown amid the dreaded second wave of Coronavirus, here at Critical Banter we’ve gone in the opposi...

Jellyfish Hot, Toasters Not

14 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week we pay tribute to our brown brothers and sisters in America. No, we don’t apply for Med School or join a bhangra team, instead we partake ...

Getting Chased: Debt Collectors & Golden Retrievers

07 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week we’ve got the entire gang again for a second consecutive week. Having all four members of this podcast on for back to back weeks is consid...

High School Crushes & Cringes

30 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week marks the much overdue moment long awaited by fans across the world, and it’s not Liverpool winning the Premier League title, but rather K...

The Greats: Mia Khalifa & Marcus Rashford

23 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week is all about Mia Khalifa, finally. It only took a year, but this podcast has finally reached the depths that we all knew it was capable of. ...

The Pepper Press

16 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Kushagra misses this week’s episode as he instead chooses to deface and pull down statues of Captain Cook around Sydney. Unfortunately for him, howe...

Scott Morrison: Cuck or Cuckee?

09 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

What do Donald Trump and Kushagra have in common? They both spent significant time last week hiding in secret underground bunkers. Oh, and they both w...

The One with Kush

02 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The good times just keep rolling on here at the Critical Banter podcast and this week is no different. Australia has begun lifting Coronavirus restric...

The Redemption Burrito

26 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week we recount the epic conclusion to our month long Mexican saga - the story of #TheRedemptionBurrito.The episode starts with a discussion abou...

Ranking Australian Chips Tier List (CONTROVERSIAL)

19 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Big episode this week as Kushagra graces us with his presence once again. We begin this week’s episode with a call to arms to our Chinese overlords ...

How to Survive Ethnic Cleansing

12 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

As we enter the quarantine home stretch, the finish line appears within reach and the smell of kebabs in a Sydney park on a cold Autumn afternoon waft...

Revealing Miguel's Tinder Pickup Lines

05 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

As life in Australia slowly returns to some semblance of normalcy, the Critical Banter Podcast continues its rapid descent into madness. This week we ...

Grooming: An Exposé

28 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the show we delve deep into one of our favourite topics: grooming. Due to legal reasons resident groomer Kushagra misses out this week, b...

How to Simp (with Yeezy Is The God Within My Religion)

21 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

It’s the crossover that nobody asked for, but one that weirdly fits this chaotic, post-rona timeline that we live in. Nevertheless, this week the bo...

Rohit Fingered Who?

14 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The boys have well and truly adjusted to life in quarantine and recording remotely, just in time to be presented with an Easter miracle, the release o...

Pregnancy: Earth's Deadliest Disease

07 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

It’s becoming harder and harder to imagine a timeline before Coronavirus; a time when a man could enjoy a kebab in the park without the fear of pers...

The Cure: Quarantine and Cow Urine

31 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

It only took the Australian Prime Minister to beg and plead on National TV for a week straight, but the boys have finally taken social distancing seri...

Thaman, The Myth, The Legend (with Thaman)

24 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Ignoring all advice from the World Health Organisation, medical professionals and their parents, the boys are back again with another episode. Despite...

It's Corona Time

17 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

It’s all over the news, infiltrating workplace chat, assaulting your family WhatsApp group and dominating the cultural zeitgeist; that’s right, it...

World War Loo

10 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week is all about Coronavirus and toilet paper. Kushagra has mysteriously disappeared, presumably killed in a black market toilet paper related d...

How to Survive University

03 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Successful negotiations between Australia and Mexico sees Rohit triumphantly return to join the holy foursome of Critical Banter. This week, desperate...

Day One: Spooning and Sleeptalking

25 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Due to controversial comments made on last week’s episode regarding Mexicans, Rohit has been sent to North America on a diplomatic mission to fix Au...