Banter Banter

To address the heat, Mike & Manny go about throwing some ideas out there to see if they'll survive the heat. From walking through caves, to hitting the far north & south, the Banter hosts are hard set on keeping their sleeves long and their noses zinked. Grab a cool drink, some shades and a sun hat. Its a scorcher! Intro/Outro: Kong Flix by Voicedbymic on insta website: https://blackbo...

Banter Banter - Ep163 - Western Wares After sailing the high seas, Manny and Mike find themselves looking at artwork and different views on it. There is a misunderstanding from the western, or more specifically American, viewpoint regarding drawn stories. Anime is not the same as cartoons and we need to accept the responsibility of checking the content before giving it to kids. The Banter Boys get...

It turns out the free ports are now becoming more tempting as we all run out of ways to keep out locally purchased pieces of media. Mike & Manny look into creating a perspective from a couple of old boomers who still use plastic discs to listen to stuff and watch or play things. With no way to easily pay their corpo overlords for the media, they want to watch when there's no more internet....

Sit down at the diner at the corner of nostalgia & reality with our banter hosts and have a fresh cup of coffee for a change to chase down that cherry pie. We're here for another episode to discuss the oddity that is David Lynch and Mark Frost's work on Twin Peaks. Will we ever figure out the real mystery behind the murder of Sara Palmer? Intro/Outro: Kong Flix by Voicedbymic on insta...

The Banter hosts come together with a dream and a prayer for informing folks about the holidays today. We talk about the historical values and media that is created from it for the first week of May. Intro/Outro:Kong Flix by Voicedbymic on instawebsite: https://blackboxentertainment.ca/Cover art:Pepper’s Socials: https://linktr.ee/peppertroopaBanter on X: https://twitter.com/Banter_CastMike’s Soci...

In this no fangled country, we have gotten to look at various iterations of ol' pop on the television. From the times when you could come to dad for anything and he'd know just how to fix your troubles, we've come along way. Father's have become the most pitiable idiots and then gone all mopey. Let the Banter Bois figure it out for you. Intro/Outro: Kong Flix by Voicedbymic on inst...

There's a little something about nostalgia. Thinking back and looking at the things we enjoyed with rose tinted glasses. Sometimes that isn't the case. Sometimes, we have to look at the things we liked and cringe. Intro/Outro: Kong Flix by Voicedbymic on insta website: https://blackboxentertainment.ca/ Cover art: Pepper’s Socials: https://linktr.ee/peppertroopa Banter on X: https://twitter...

We all know Mike hates DST, but maybe that's blinded him to the history. Will Manny's attempts to bring his Banter host back count as anything? Maybe if he has an extra hour, he might be able to. Intro/Outro: Kong Flix by Voicedbymic on insta website: https://blackboxentertainment.ca/ Cover art: Pepper’s Socials: https://linktr.ee/peppertroopa Banter on X: https://twitter.com/Banter_Cast M...

Of course, the least qualified individuals to speak on female representation in video games are doing just that. From pixels to polygons, we take on the early years of gaming and bring the to today to talk about how women are being represented in this stilled Banter. Intro/Outro: Kong Flix by Voicedbymic on insta website: https://blackboxentertainment.ca/ Cover art: Pepper’s Socials: https://linkt...

The Banter hosts take a moment to think about the presence of melanin in the skin of game protagonists. Why doesn't art imitate life in this respect. We take a look before the shortest month flies by. Intro/Outro: Kong Flix by Voicedbymic on insta website: https://blackboxentertainment.ca/ Cover art: Pepper’s Socials: https://linktr.ee/peppertroopa Banter on X: https://twitter.com/Banter_Cast...

This is the month to think about a few things. One of them can be romance, and the best way to cope with that is video games. Join the Banter hosts as Manny goes on about the dating sims that may make your night. Intro/Outro: Kong Flix by Voicedbymic on insta website: https://blackboxentertainment.ca/ Cover art: Pepper’s Socials: https://linktr.ee/peppertroopa Banter on X: https://twitter.com/Bant...

Let's do the Time Warp! Aaron comes back as we add extra time to the clock. Banter Banter sits down with all THREE hosts (limited time only at the Bellview) to take a crack at Young Hercules with Ryan Hatchling. Released around the same time as Xena: Warrior Princess, the hosts can't help but get nostalgic here at the corner. Grab your chair and pull up a seat for this dose of chuckles with Banter...

Another year, another Banter. Manny & Mike set back up at the corner of nostalgia and reality to size up the new year. Running through the year titles, we look at the potential themes to tie this season to. Get ready for a stronger, smaller dose. Intro/Outro: Kong Flix by Voicedbymic on insta website: https://blackboxentertainment.ca/ Cover art: Pepper’s Socials: https://linktr.ee/peppertroopa...

Come listen to another season of Banter. Why drop the other Banter? We'll we've decided to take our own advice and mind our mentals as we take the brisk path to the corner of nostalgia & reality. Join us this year for smaller doses, just as often as the Banter hosts keep giving food for thought about media and its relation to real life, with a few topic shifts here and there. Intro/Outro: Kong...

Sticking with the Podcast's tradition, we offer up the always seasonal clip episode. A chopped but not screwed retelling from 2023. The last season spent with the mythical host Aaron. Sit back and relax at the Corner of Nostalgia and Reality with this holiday clippy. Intro/Outro: "Caravan Bowser" by Flexstyle, XPRTNovice on OverClocked Remix - https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR03263 Cover Art: Valeria...

Its the time of the year we can't avoid, as good capitalist consumer piggies. We grab the best of what we've bought to recommend and the top of our wish list. Don't forget, you don't need to buy your loved ones. Intro/Outro: Dancin’ By Luke Bergs https://www.chosic.com/download-audio/31978/ Cover art: @pepptertroopa on X: https://twitter.com/PepperTroopa Banter on X: https://twitter.com/Banter_Cas...

Fasten your seat belts as the Banter hosts reunite with long lost Aaron! They take off for new properties as they cover the animated series that cam out on the popular steaming platform from 2023. This time, they'll be deadly serious, this time. Intro/Outro: Threshold - From the Scott Pilgrim vs the World film Soundtrack by Universal Studios Cover Art: @PepperTroopa - On X (Twitter) Email: banterb...

Manny & Mike bring it back into the brighter side this episode, pondering what there is to look forward to after the doom & gloom this season. With plenty of reasons to turn this podcast around, we're now left with a want to look forward and look at what makes us happy. Intro/Outro: Dancin’ By Luke Bergs https://www.chosic.com/download-audio/31978/ Cover art: @pepptertroopa on X: https://t...

Tribalism, what is it good for? Initially for keeping us silly humans alive another day. Mike and Manny lightly seek the answer if tribalism is still good for humans. The trick for this episode is the nostalgia of Spirit kicking off the 'pop up location' fad. Fighting against each other never seems to turn out in a positive light. so in the shadow of Halloween, let us embrace the amazing diversity...

Mike & Manny take some time to bring it in and discuss the intricacies of advocating for a better tomorrow. No matter what it be, there are many levels to what you can add to the discourse from taking to protests and organizing info campaigns to educating yourself and normalizing talk about the issues. Everyone is a part of this! Intro/Outro: Dancin’ By Luke Bergs https://www.chosic.com/downlo...

The USD. The US Dollar. The United States Dollar Bill. Damnit Mike, stop talking money! Banter Banter comes back again to do the Old Man Grumble about Capitalism, the Gold Standard, and Fiat Currency. Get onboard because politics in the USA impact your international currency! Now that the fear-mongering is over, Mike talks us through the history leading up to most of the globe using the USD as the...

Mike and Manny do an informational dive into the silo of payment and compensation reports.  Acting like a couple of payroll specialists, this Banter Banter has some bad news for people who wonder if they’re getting paid enough.  Check your 401Ks and postpone the retirement another year or two. Intro/Outro: Dancin’ By Luke Bergs https://www.chosic.com/download-audio/31978/ Cover art: @pepptertroopa...

The US Government collected data, and without knowing it they answered a generational argument! No Generation is (on average) more or less productive than any other generation. Armed with this fact, Mike drags Manny into the recent internet battle going in between generations. They look at some internet categories of slang terms from different generations and come to one conclusion. That listening...

Manny & Mike look over the end of the summer break and consider the bitter sweet end of summer. From counting down the days, to cramming in one last hangout or vacation, these are wild times. What a better way to consider it than at the corner of nostalgia & reality. Intro/Outro: Dancin’ By Luke Bergs https://www.chosic.com/download-audio/31978/ Cover art: @pepptertroopa on X: https://twit...

I like junk food, you like junk food, we all like junk food! July has so many junk food days that the month might as well just be call Junk-lye. The hosts of Banter Banter take issue with some of the holidays slated for July, like National Zoo Day and National Junk Food Day. Mike gets extra 'Grumpy Old Man' about having a specific day for all junk food after so many days of foods that are...