Banter and Such

Rock is dead. In a sea of manufactured corporate pop, only a rare few rock bands are still around making music. And one of the greatest is the Foo Fighters. Owen & Brando meet up with Spencer Nipples to talk about how the Foo Fighters have been around for over three decades and they've never stopped performing and making some of the greatest music ever created.  And then they made a movie...

George Lucas sent the biggest Star Wars nerd, Chris Mini , to Owen & Brando to talk about Disney's latest attempt at monetizing our childhood.  What's the big controversy about this show? Which parts of the show are truly great and which parts have George Lucas' ghost rolling in his grave? What would the boys like to see for the future of Star Wars?  Wanna get into some BS with...

This is NOT about Top Gun. Oh no, it's so much greater than that one movie. The career of this madman transcends a mere single movie. This episode, my dear friends, is about the legend of the world's greatest movie star.  What powers of the cosmic scales allow this man to always win? How long does it take to get a PHD in Cruiseology? Does Gen Z even know who Oprah is?  Wanna get into som...

The horror queen herself, Lexie Redding , broke into the studio and tied Owen & Brando to their chairs so they can all talk about the Scream movie series.  What was the ridiculous original name of the ghostface mask? How much weight can a small serial killer lift? Are frosted tips back in style? Like in high schools? Like for real?  Wanna get into some BS with us?  Stay in touch with Brando he...

Owen & Brando put on their aviators and hang out with the dangerous Kevin Sanders to talk about this sequel to a 36 year old movie. Why is this movie making everyone freak out? How many times can a movie make a grown man cry?  Will the Goose and Rooster family stache finally make a comeback? Wanna get into some BS with us?  Stay in touch with Brando here! Stay in touch with Owen here! Grab som...

It's the incredible story behind the biggest movie failure of all time. It's a failure so big it destroyed people's careers and changed the course of movie history. Some of this sounds too weird to be true, but we promise it's all real.  Who's the main influence behind both Star Wars and Superman? What series of obviously stupid decisions made this failure inevitable? What...

This episode we're joined by the encyclopedic Chris Harper and we're talking about the entirety of the X-Men franchise - From the 90's cartoon and comic books, to the start of the superhero movie wave in the 2000's, to them finally entering the MCU now.  Without saying Wolverine, who's your favorite X-Men character? Without saying Logan, what's your favorite X-Men mov...

This episode we have a cameo scene with the cool Brett Woodall and we're talking about the newest movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Dr Strange in the Multiverse of Madness! Is Scarlet Witch Marvel's greatest villain so far? What did everyone think of those BIG cameos? Who is Sam Raimi and how does this movie have his fingerprints all over it?  Wanna get into some BS with us? Stay i...

The trivia time voice himself, Puck Puckett, is here to talk about Moon Knight.  How does this show rank compared to the other Marvel shows? How did this show totally blue ball us all? Is there anything about Marvel that Puck doesn't know?  Wanna get into some BS with us? Stay in touch with Brando here! Stay in touch with Owen here! Grab some merch while it's still there: TheHeliosNetwor...

He'll steal the Declaration of Independence and our hearts. Owen & Brando are hanging out with the ever cool Alex Alberico and we're talking about the legendary career of Nicolas Cage , and his latest underrated masterpiece, which will absolutely become a cult favorite, The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent .  What's Nic Cage's most underrated movie? Does he just say YES...

Owen & Brando are joined by the amazing Nikkoletti Spaghetti from the Wasted Truth podcast, and we're talking about the good and the bad of the newest Fantastic Beasts movie.  What secrets of magic are the Amish hiding? Why didn't they hire Chevy Chase when they recast Clark Grindelwald? Do we all become Hufflepuffs as we get older?  Wanna get into some BS with us? Stay in touch with...

This episode Owen & Brando are celebrating 4/20 by looking back at some of their favorite weed wackies, hemp hilarities, marijuana matinees, pot productions, reefer representations, and ganja gut-busters. And despite all the giggling in this episode, they're actually sober the whole time. What connections does George Washington have to Will Smith and the Batman v Superman movie? What inap...

This episode the boys are flying solo since they're the only ones they know who've seen the new Marvel movie, Morbius.  And they're determined to find something positive to say about it.  How does this fit into the MCU? If Owen became a vampire, how would he ethically source his blood? How does Brando manage to insult literally everyone in the UK? Wanna get into some BS with us? Sta...

We recorded this episode right on April Fools Day, so of course we had to talk about a couple of fools you might've heard of before - Owen & Brando. We're joined by the amazing chicks from Wasted Truth, Jill & Nik, and we're all sharing some of our favorite stories of behind-the-scenes fun from our shows, and of course some of our favorite stories from our friendship as well...

After every episode of Banter & Such Brando and Owen hang around talking, drinking, and laughing. Often these after-show conversations are more fun than the show itself. So we decided to record them and offer them as Bonus Banter, extra weekly episodes accessible to all our Patreon supporters. But today we just had to share this one with everyone. Josh Portman from Yellowcard shares stories fr...

Owen & Brando got a bootleg VHS copy of the new Hulu series Pam & Tommy, and they're sitting down with Josh Portman to talk about the actual story behind America's first big celebrity sex tape.  How does this show trick you into liking the wrong people? How did jet skiing pro wrestlers inspire the Fast & the Furious franchise? Does anyone know an actual plot point from any ep...

A new version of Batman has arrived in the world, and Owen & Brando are asking the big questions... What makes this Batman movie so different from all the others? Is it better than The Dark Knight? Has Bobby P earned a seat among the other Batmen?  Wanna get into some BS with us? If you are looking for a home in the Nashville area, look no further than Zavior Thompson Benchmark Realty, LLC C:...

Owen & Brando kidnapped the incredibly cool JoCo and forced him to talk about two movies that are 30 years old and not at all relevant anymore. But we don't care because we love them. We're talking about the movies about two bros who are weird but don't care, and who started their own ridiculous show - Wayne's World.  What makes Wayne's World one of the funnest movies...

Owen & Brando dive into the show that's bringing laughter to everyone no matter how many men, women, or children it needs to kill to do it - Peacemaker. How does James Gunn take a joke of a character and make him tragic and compelling?  How does everything lead back to sexy human butts? If Owen & Brando became superheroes, would they be more like Batman & Superman, or Peacemaker a...

Brando & Owen meet up with the famous Zavior Thompson to get into a very special topic for the VERY FIRST TIME. We chose to lose the show's Star Wars virginity to The Book of Boba Fett. Is it ok to make a Boba Fett show without Boba Fett? Where does this fit into the overall Star Wars universe? What random ass obscure Star Wars facts will Owen bring up next? Wanna get into some BS with us...

Brando & Owen are hanging out with the sharp-witted Laura Unterberg for a special date-night Valentine's Day episode. We're talking about the movies that are made for women, but many guys would be surprised to find out they would love them too. -- Mean Girls, High Fidelity, The Devil Wears Prada -- How does fashion secretly control us all? Why can't you just ask someone why they...

Brando & Owen are hanging out with the always fun Pucky Puck and the conversation gets weird. For decades there have been rumors about a secret military base in the desert just outside Las Vegas. Some people say there's crashed alien spaceships there, and some even say they've actually seen them. It's the OG urban legend, the secret that got out, the inspiration for tons of movi...

To celebrate one of the biggest holidays of the year, Owen and Brando meet up to talk about time loop movies. -- Groundhog Day, Palm Springs, Boss Level -- What are the stages of acceptance when stuck in a time loop? What would you do if there were no consequences? How does each of these movies put a different twist on the time loop concept? Wanna get into some BS with us?  If you are looking for...

"What is The Matrix? Unfortunately no one can be told what the Matrix is. You have to see it for yourself." This episode Brando & Owen put on our black trench coats and take the red pill with the energetically wonderful Jackson Thrive, and talk about the entire Matrix series - the OG masterpiece , the Animatrix anthology, and the new movie Resurrections . What is the world that has b...

Brando & Owen meet up with the insightful Audrey Watts and Adam Wolfe and start talking about Disney+'s latest Marvel show - Hawkeye. What's everyone's favorite trick arrow? How does Hawkeye go from being the lamest Avenger to having his one of the best Marvel shows? Who in your life are secret LARPers? Like, they could be anyone. They could even be in the room with you right no...