Dumb Down w/ Ben and Ethan

About Dumb Down w/ Ben and Ethan

Join us each week as Ben and Ethan try to explain something to each other, one lowbrow and pop cultural, the other a bit more high-minded and big brained. So if you want to think in smart ways about dumb stuff and learn smart stuff in a dumb way, give a listen!

Publisher

Ben and Ethan

Category

comedy

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

30 Aug 2025

Latest episode

24 Nov 2025

Latest episodes

10 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   24 Nov 2025

   #009: Trad. Wives / Appointment in Samarra

   Ben teaches Ethan his prophecies may be self fulfilling, and the boys get to the bottom of this whole feminism thing.

2. 

   10 Nov 2025

   #008: Unlikeable Lead Effect / Prisoners Dilemma / Secret Identities w/ ISA MOON

   Isa Moon opens up to the boys about her double life! Ben breaks down the prisoners dilemma and Ethan loves LA and Girls.

3. 

   3 Nov 2025

   #007: Bean Soup Theory / Defense Mechanisms

   Ethan and Ben discuss “bean soup theory” and defense mechanisms, then play a rousing game of Gay or Straight (in silly costumes, no less!)

4. 

   27 Oct 2025

   #006: ENNEAGRAMS W/ CONNOR WRIGHT

   Ben and Ethan are joined by Connor Wright to discuss enneagrams and how fun it is to categorize people.

5. 

   17 Oct 2025

   #005: Poot Lovato / Split Brain Experiment

   Ben and Ethan establish themselves as the preeminent Gay/Straight Friendship podcast discussing the Split Brain Experiment and the equally important Poot Lovato controversy.

6. 

   3 Oct 2025

   #004: Ned Fulmer / AI Alignment

   Joyful little boy, Ethan, thinks the internet needs to give Ned Fulmer's wife a break while Ben warns of AI lying to its users. The pod introduces talking buttons.

7. 

   26 Sept 2025

   #003: Skating / Performative Males / Fermi Paradox w/ DASH TURNER

   Ethan’s had it with matcha-chugging performative males while Ben lies awake at night worried aliens skipped Earth on their galactic tour. Luckily, guest Dash Turner drops in to remind everyone that skateboarding is both cool and swaggy.

8. 

   19 Sept 2025

   #002: Gasoline / Labubus

   Ben teaches Ethan that crude oil isn't so cude after all, Ethan teaches Ben not to fear the bubus

9. 

   12 Sept 2025

   #001: LooksMaxxing / Holographic Principle

   Ethan teaches Ben about how to look good, Ben teaches ethan how our world is a projection.

10. 

    30 Aug 2025

    Dumb Down Teaser

    Join us as we teach each other things and also laugh!

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