Geoff and Justin finally answer the question, “What if a gay guy and a straight guy hosted a podcast to navigate pop culture?” These masters of none have no shortage of opinions and wax poetic on all things happening in the zeitgeist! If you’re looking for a scholarly analysis of pop culture, this ain’t the pod for you, darling. But if you enjoy witty banter and obscure references, do your ears a solid and tune in for their wacky segments, wild stories, and gossip from their 20 years of friendship.
BANTS! with Geoff and Justin
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Geoff and Justin finally answer the question, “What if a gay guy and a straight guy hosted a podcast to navigate pop culture?” These masters of none have no shortage of opinions and wax poetic on all things happening in the zeitgeist! If you’re looking for a scholarly analysis of pop culture, this ain’t the pod for you, darling. But if you enjoy witty banter and obscure references, do your ears a solid and tune in for their wacky segments, wild stories, and gossip from their 20 years of friendship.
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July 1, 2026
101: We’re Beefing
<p>Listeners, this week G+J are discussing a buzzy anthology series that doubles as a recurring theme of this podcast: Beef! The boys are impressed with this darkly comic Netflix project starring Oscar Isaac, Carey Mulligan, Cailee Spaeny, and Charles Melton. Before they venture into the intergenerational battlefield, they break down Amazon MGM dropping Luca Guadagnino’s ‘Artificial’, A24 accepting money from Google in a new AI partnership, and an all-women festival from Olivia Rodrigo. Sis, are we unc chopped?</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Timestamps:</strong></p><p>00:00 Intro</p><p>00:54 Catch-Up ft. Shampooing Redux</p><p>06:44 Amazon MGM Drops ‘Artificial’, Citing $50B Investment in OpenAI </p><p>12:19 Google Invests $75M in A24 in an AI Research Partnership</p><p>18:13 Olivia Rodrigo Launches Daisy Chain Fields Festival with an All-Woman Lineup</p><p>23:03 Charli xcx Releases “Wink Wink”, the 3rd Single off ‘Music, Fashion, Film’</p><p>28:38 Beef s2 (Spoiler-free)</p><p>52:34 *SPOILERS* for Beef s2</p><p>01:13:40 Pet Owner Sidebar</p><p>01:20:26 Justin’s What’s Good: MIO: Memories in Orbit</p><p>01:23:25 Geoff’s What’s Good: missladysalad, Taryn Delanie Smith & Olivia Nicole Hoffman</p><p>01:30:47 Outro</p><p><br></p><p><strong>What’s Good:</strong></p><p>Geoff: missladysalad (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/missladysalad/?hl=en" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Instagram</a>), Taryn Delanie Smith (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/taryndelaniesmith/?hl=en" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Instagram</a>) & Olivia Nicole Hoffman (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/itsmeolivianicolehoffman/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Instagram</a>)</p><p>Justin: MIO: Memories in Orbit (<a href="https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/mio-memories-in-orbit-switch-2/?srsltid=AfmBOorSe9I-7N6XEhhVbCpaJlDBT8nzR7FgFoEzwFC9hxrjfijZsmJh" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Nintendo eShop</a>) (<a href="https://store.playstation.com/en-us/concept/10010037" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Playstation Store</a>) (<a href="https://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/store/mio-memories-in-orbit/9np86k57sqm3" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Xbox Store</a>) (<a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/1672810/MIO_Memories_in_Orbit/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Steam</a>)</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Links:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@bantspod1?_r=1&_t=zt-97uqcseryka" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Bants! on TikTok</a></p><p>Luca Guadagnino’s Sam Altman, OpenAI Film ‘Artificial’ Dropped by Amazon MGM Studios (<a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/luca-guadagnino-sam-altman-artificial-dropped-amazon-openai-1236626073/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">The Hollywood Reporter</a>)</p><p>Netflix, Focus Pass on Luca Guadagnino’s ‘Artificial’ (<a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/netflix-focus-pass-openai-sam-altman-movie-luca-guadagnino-1236626845/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">The Hollywood Reporter</a>)</p><p>A24 and Google DeepMind to Form an AI Venture (<a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/a24-google-deepmind-ai-venture-backrooms-1236627228/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">The Hollywood Reporter</a>)</p><p>Olivia Rodrigo Launches Music Festival Daisy Chain Fields (<a href="https://pitchfork.com/news/olivia-rodrigo-launches-music-festival-daisy-chain-fields/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Pitchfork</a>)</p><p>Wink Wink (Official Music Video) (<a href="https://youtu.be/BAp4q27hTOc?is=JWYCBQ9Mv3u3sx8Z" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">YouTube</a>)</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Socials:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/bantspod/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Instagram</a> • <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@bantspod1?_r=1&_t=zt-97uqcseryka" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">TikTok</a> • <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@bantspod" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">YouTube</a> • <a href="https://letterboxd.com/jbenz1213/list/whats-good/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">What’s Good on Letterboxd</a> • <a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2AbReiQNSybSVB1WuIEqmI?si=EtvC7oK8RsqfkqfH1J4NJA" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">What’s Good on Spotify</a><br></p>
June 24, 2026
100: The 100th Episode Mailbag
<p>Listeners, we did it! One hundred episodes! Tune in to listen to us answer your questions as we dig into our mailbag. What are our three desert island albums? Who’s in our ‘Survivor’ pantheon? And most importantly, do we really need another podcast hosted by men?? Tune in to find out. Here’s to a hundred more!</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Timestamps:</strong></p><p>00:00 Intro</p><p>00:44 Catch-Up</p><p>10:40 ‘Shrek 5’ Has a Trailer </p><p>15:06 Mike Myers Says ‘Austin Powers 4’ Is Coming</p><p>18:52 Jim Carrey Is Returning to Play the Grinch ft. Reboot vs. Sequel Debate</p><p>29:38 What’s the Best Way to Support the Pod?</p><p>33:17 What Are Our Drag Routines? </p><p>36:19 What Are Our Desert Island Albums?</p><p>40:32 Sidebar: Top 3 Beyoncé Albums</p><p>41:47 What Are Our Favorite Names?</p><p>44:00 Who Is in Our ‘Survivor’ Pantheon?</p><p>50:17 Bachelor/Bachelorette Party Advice ft. Darren</p><p>01:00:04 Do We Really Need More Podcasts Hosted by Men?</p><p>01:04:59 What’re Our Optimal Bagel Orders?</p><p>01:08:57 A Gentrification Situation</p><p>01:15:56 What Would Zendaya’s Music Career Look Like?</p><p>01:18:53 What Are Our Nighttime Routines?</p><p>01:32:03 Drawing Straws</p><p>01:33:40 Which of Us Would Win a Fight Using Only Our Feet?</p><p>01:34:54 When Is the Bee Mix Dropping?</p><p>01:37:21 Justin’s What’s Good: car crash & thumbs</p><p>01:38:43 Geoff’s What’s Good: Shrill</p><p>01:40:37 Outro</p><p><br></p><p><strong>What’s Good:</strong></p><p>Geoff: Shrill (<a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/82171049">Netflix</a>) (<a href="https://www.disneyplus.com/browse/entity-54eab813-3a9b-496d-9d7e-908597ad8d1a">Disney+</a>)</p><p>Justin: “car crash” & “thumbs” by jigitz (<a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/49sl0vtr7UGlAlqPNi1UG8?si=ByzbF0eQRv-HjLy3E0v1AQ">Spotify</a>)</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Links:</strong></p><p>Shrek 5 Teaser Trailer (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Swiz1XyfhcI">YouTube</a>)</p><p>Mike Myers Says, “Yes,” There Will Be An ‘Austin Powers 4’ (<a href="https://deadline.com/2026/06/mike-myers-confirms-austin-powers-4-1236958119/">Deadline</a>)</p><p>‘How the Grinch Stole Christmas’ Sequel in the Works with Jim Carrey, Ron Howard (<a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/grinch-sequel-in-the-works-jim-carrey-1236595265/">The Hollywood Reporter</a>)</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Socials:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/bantspod/">Instagram</a> • <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@bantspod">YouTube</a> • <a href="https://letterboxd.com/jbenz1213/list/whats-good/">What’s Good on Letterboxd</a> • <a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2AbReiQNSybSVB1WuIEqmI?si=EtvC7oK8RsqfkqfH1J4NJA">What’s Good on Spotify</a></p>
June 17, 2026
99: Olivia Rodrigo Dropped the Album of the Summer
<p>If you’ve been wondering where the summer albums at, fear not: Olivia Rodrigo (ORod, get into it) has delivered! The boys are breaking down her third album ‘you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love’ this week, and it’s an AOTY contender. G+J also chat about the Knicks’ win, a possible budding romance between Keke Palmer & Sean Evans, Marty Scorsese getting in on that AI money, and the first trailer for ‘The Social Reckoning’. Comment below listeners dear: do you know what “Knicks in Five” means??</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Timestamps:</strong></p><p>00:00 Intro</p><p>01:22 Catch-Up ft. the Knicks</p><p>10:45 Are Sean Evans & Keke Palmer Dating?</p><p>16:53 Martin Scorsese Gets into the AI Biz</p><p>22:10 ‘The Social Reckoning’ Gets a Trailer</p><p>28:23 New Taylor Swift Single Off the ‘Toy Story 5’ Soundtrack ft. MSG Wedding Rumors</p><p>33:40 you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love</p><p>56:12 Justin’s What’s Good: Who’s the Clown?</p><p>01:04:30 Geoff’s What’s Good: Better Call Saul</p><p>01:12:08 Outro</p><p><br></p><p><strong>What’s Good:</strong></p><p>Geoff: Better Call Saul (<a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/80021955"><u>Netflix</u></a>)</p><p>Justin: ‘Who’s the Clown?’ by Audrey Hobert (<a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/6unMpOoIJqsLxuoTEFqdfP"><u>Spotify</u></a>)</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Links:</strong></p><p>Knicks in 4 (<a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@itsbingbot/video/7647548425109589279"><u>TikTok</u></a>)</p><p>Mariska Hargitay Celebrates the Knicks’ Game 4 Win (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/reels/DZdA0oHNhkm/"><u>Instagram</u></a>)</p><p>Keke Palmer and Sean Evans Fuel Dating Chatter During Cozy NYC Date (<a href="https://www.tmz.com/2026/06/13/keke-palmer-and-sean-evans-in-nyc-together/#google_vignette"><u>TMZ</u></a>)</p><p>Martin Scorsese x Black Forest Labs (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4jl4htAcuM"><u>YouTube</u></a>)</p><p>Martin Scorsese Backs AI Company and Says He’s Using It to Storyboard Movies: ‘We Have to Be Open to How’ Cinema Can ‘Evolve’ (<a href="https://variety.com/2026/film/news/martin-scorsese-supports-ai-company-storyboard-movies-1236765037/"><u>Variety</u></a>)</p><p>The Social Reckoning (Official Trailer) (<a href="https://youtu.be/vD_8TlCg_B8?is=cJ74uGM74sr6eOrD"><u>YouTube</u></a>)</p><p>I Knew It, I Knew You (<a href="https://youtu.be/hDU4GB1PTxc?is=i8ITEEu1d4XspJVP"><u>YouTube</u></a>)</p><p>Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce wedding at MSG makes for red-hot summer in NYC (<a href="https://nypost.com/2026/06/05/us-news/taylor-swift-travis-kelce-wedding-at-msg-makes-for-red-hot-summer-in-nyc-on-top-of-america250-world-cup/"><u>New York Post</u></a>)</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Socials:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/bantspod/"><u>Instagram</u></a> • <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@bantspod"><u>YouTube</u></a> • <a href="https://letterboxd.com/jbenz1213/list/whats-good/"><u>What’s Good on Letterboxd</u></a> • <a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2AbReiQNSybSVB1WuIEqmI?si=EtvC7oK8RsqfkqfH1J4NJA"><u>What’s Good on Spotify</u></a><br></p>
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