Tangential Banter

Tangential Banter

Tangential Banter

Episodes 110
Avg. Duration 1h 15m
Activity Highly Active
Since Jul 2019
Latest Episode Apr 2026

Publishing Details

Schedule
Every 2 Weeks
Format
Episodic
Consistency
83%
Hosting
anchor.fm

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About This Podcast

Taking the trivial far too seriously and the serious far too trivially. Sign up to be a guest in a future episode here: https://forms.gle/vR6mrzXuZX6zifKg9

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Recent Episodes

S10E9 Tangent #109: Mansplaining Surreal Moments

Apr 01, 2026 1h 7m

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!…

S10E8 Tangent #108: Social Norms of Extroverts & Language Acquisition

Mar 18, 2026 1h 30m

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…

S10E7 Tangent #107: Foisted Fixations

Mar 04, 2026 1h 21m

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…

S10E6 Tangent #106: "Go Ahead and Send Them"

Feb 18, 2026 1h 27m

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…

S10E5 Tangent #105: Mental Health, Depression, and Suicide

Feb 04, 2026 1h 12m

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…

S10E4 Tangent #104: Honking Etiquette, Roadkill, and Car Swarms

Jan 21, 2026 1h 3m

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…

S10E3 Tangent #103: Insurance & Politics, of course!

Jan 07, 2026 1h 35m

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…

S10E2 Tangent #102: The Picts and Utopia w/Andy Moul

Dec 10, 2025 1h 26m

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…

S10E1 Tangent #101: A Podcast Podcast

Nov 26, 2025 1h 33m

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

S9E10 Tangent #100: Benneth & Jackary, Vampire Grown-Ups

Nov 12, 2025 1h 24m

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…

S9E9 Tangent #99: Red Shift, Rock'n'Roll, and Redesigning Measurements of Student Aptitude

Oct 29, 2025 1h 7m

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…

S9E8 Tangent #98: Episodes since Major Recording Loss = 1

Oct 15, 2025 1h 5m

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…

S9E7 Tangent #97: The Flapping Cheek Meat

Sep 17, 2025 1h 10m

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:…

S9E6 Tangent #96: Corvus, the Little Basket

Sep 03, 2025 1h 17m

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…

S9E5 Tangent #95: Transparency in Marketing w/Kevin Juhl

Aug 20, 2025 1h 17m

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…

Tangent #94: The Weekends - Last, This, and Next

Aug 06, 2025 1h 8m

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…

S9E3 Tangent #93: If I were in charge w/Seth Chadwick

Jul 23, 2025 1h 41m

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:…

S9E2 Tangent #92: Baboons, Borrowed Language, & Blackstone's Ratio

Jul 09, 2025 1h 17m

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:…

S9E1 Tangent #91: The Person Holding some Papers

Jun 25, 2025 1h 19m

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

S8E10 Tangent #90: Minced Meat Meat Pie

Jun 11, 2025 2h 1m

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…

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