Banter Banter

Mike, Aaron and Manny think about their childhoods and consider the influences their childhoods give them and how we might be subconsciously be impressing upon them. Funny how the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. Intro/Outro: "Caravan Bowser" by Flexstyle, XPRTNovice on OverClocked Remix - https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR03263 Cover Art: Valeria on Instagram - https://www.instagram...

What is school but a cultural storm for the youth. While not always accurate, we get many examples from media regarding the things that we though reflected the youth in the age. Mike and Manny look into the factors that weigh into making school what it was and why it was put in shows. Intro/Outro: "Caravan Bowser" by Flexstyle, XPRTNovice on OverClocked Remix - https://ocremix.org/remix/...

Mike and Manny continue on the road to look at the ways media tends to reflect the concerns of their time as we consider how their messages have aged. Intro/Outro: "Caravan Bowser" by Flexstyle, XPRTNovice on OverClocked Remix - https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR03263 Cover Art: Valeria on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/valeriyan_root/

Mike takes a swing at a deep conversation but misses a hole-in-one by pulling out a movie that is old enough to drink. Happy Gilmore drives the conversation to finding your happy place. The Banter Boys scratch the surface on what happiness is to them and what different forms it can take. Do you have a short term and long-term idea of what happiness is? If you do, unfold your chair at the corner of...

Mike, Aaron and Manny go an another sidetrack to find the deepest secrets of the biosphere, seeing what the year 1999 had to tell us about attitudes right before the new millennium. Taking 3 movies with a common theme, we can confirm that we hated office work then and we still do now. Intro/Outro: "Caravan Bowser" by Flexstyle, XPRTNovice on OverClocked Remix - https://ocremix.org/remix/...

The Banter Boys soapbox about things they did as kids like asking adults the same question every few days, playscapes hopped up on cocaine, and being a menace to mall society. After the nostalgic look back at childhood, They throw some reality at the wall and asks about kids these days. No matter where you are and what time of the day it is, grab a seat with the Banter Boys at the corner and enjoy...

There are a few ways in which out exposure to information has changed in the few decades since the "good ol' days"  While a lot of changed, there's one thing that hasn't.  That is blaming the generations that are too young to know any better. Intro/Outro:  "Caravan Bowser" by Flexstyle, XPRTNovice on OverClocked Remix - https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR03263 Cover Art: Valeria on Instagram - https://w...

Mike and Manny look into the falsehoods of our youth and try to figure out what universe they're in.  False memories shared by many people are the trend as the Mandela Effect comes into town to do something similar to gaslighting us into thinking thins that never happened.  Just what is going on? Intro/Outro:  "Caravan Bowser" by Flexstyle, XPRTNovice on OverClocked Remix - https://...

Manny and Mike take the time to dismantle what it can mean to be a villain.  From the impact they have to the a set of garden varieties, we try to figure out why its so good to be bad. Intro/Outro:  "Caravan Bowser" by Flexstyle, XPRTNovice on OverClocked Remix - https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR03263 Cover Art: Valeria on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/valeriyan_root/

Manny and Mike order some pizza to the corner of Nostalgia and Reality before talking about things from the recent past they think didn't age well and things that aged like a fine wine. A Train Chin sneaks into the conversation and the hosts reflect back on poor choices when they were younger and less informed. Link slashes at their 'member berries for a bit before Spike Spiegel shows up on the sc...

The Banter takes a stop to look more closely at some of the underlying  meanings of their favorite media.  It has been a fair time going without  mentioning specifically, but here they go, taking it head on. Intro/Outro: "Caravan Bowser" by Flexstyle, XPRTNovice on OverClocked Remix - https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR03263 Cover Art: Valeria on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/vale...

Hercs & Jerks returns for another watch party. This time, the Banter Boys pop in the 2014 Hercules movie staring Dwayne Johnson. Manny, Mike, and Aaron suggest possible D&D classes for each member of Team Rockules while going through the story line. Manny points out the story telling elements of this movie and how it is an exaggeration of what really happened since this itself is a retelli...

The hosts of banter take the time to go over the achievements of last year and consider the new year.  Considering the tangential nature of the trio, deciding may take a while... Intro/Outro: "Caravan Bowser" by Flexstyle, XPRTNovice on OverClocked Remix - https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR03263 Cover Art: Valeria on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/valeriyan_root/

Returning for its 5th season,  a podcast about 3 friends discussing  media, pop culture, gaming and anything else they find on the internet.   Join your hosts, Aaron, Manny and Mike for a chat every 1st and 3rd  Monday.   Catch this podcast on YouTube, Google Podcasts,  Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Anchor and many others! The opening and closing theme is titled "Cara...

With the end of 2022 quickly approaching, Mike decided to dig through the Season 3 episodes and pull out his favorite moments. Break out that folding chair and take a seat one final time this year at the corner of Nostalgia and Reality. Relax to the mixture of goofs, gags, and chuckles from the Banter Boys as we roll into 2023. Intro/Outro: The Most Mysterious Song on the Internet - Unknown Artist...

Another year has past and the Boys of Banter Banter serve up their unique holiday special once again. Take a stroll to the corner of Nostalgia and Reality for our take on some gifts we think would be decent grabs for some or all of your loved ones! We even offer up alternative things that don't cost money, to fit in with the more anti-capitalist rants that have been tossed out while standing on so...

The time of year comes around again when one must consider; can the hosts of Banter come up with another excuse for them to talk about Scott Pilgrim vs the World again?  Well get your disappointment wheels a turning because we're here again and this time we're dunkin' on Scott.  While his journey is prolonged and quirky, he's still the salt of the earth.  I mean scum of the earth. I...

On the centennial publication, Mike, Manny & Aaron take a deep dive into the past of Banter Banter to dig up some of their audience questions and point them at themselves.  Maybe by looking back at the previous 99, they can learn something about themselves to carry into the future. Intro/Outro: 'Friends' by Miracle of Sound 'Friends' - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uH-8T. .. Miracle of...

This week, the Banter Boys take another trip to the Trailer Park and set eyes on the new D&D movie 'Honor Among Thieves'. Aaron gets nostalgic about his early tabletop gaming days and checks in with Manny and Mike about the different products from D&D they interacted with in their earlier days. Mike replaces all the toilet paper he pick-pocketed from Aaron before reality attacks via Hasbro...

Forget the trappings of old.  Nostalgia comes in as a substitute for creative substance.  Less and less original content is presented to us as crossovers, but in exchange, we give up any of the trappings that would give a context of reason for it to happen.  Join Mike and Manny as they try untangle this mess. Intro/Outro: 'Friends' by Miracle of Sound 'Friends' - https://www.youtube...

The Banter Banter Boys decide to drive two cars into the Trailer Park and leave donuts for everyone to see. Instead of spending time at the corner of Nostalgia and Reality, we watched the Thank You for Smoking trailer and take a peek at product marketing in movies and video games. Sometimes the product placement does the trick and hooks you. While driving home to our corner, we swerve back to the...

The banter gents talk about the influence of media in our world views.  Is our choice in media indicative of the values we hold, or are we at the whimms of what shows, films, books, and games we partake in? Intro/Outro: 'Friends' by Miracle of Sound 'Friends' - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uH-8T. .. Miracle of Sound - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSfo. .. This season's cover art is by...

Banter Banter has a booger to pick with you. And maybe add it to your booger collection to increase its value! What creates the value of collectibles? Is it all a corporate trick to cause fake rarity, or has the commercial brainwashing finally taken hold? Mike tries to appraise the value of this podcast while Aaron recants a tale of having FOMO for rare console only to fall for a scam. Beanie Babi...

Getting into the thick of collection culture, our hoarders in chief, Aaron, Mike and Manny get to talking.  Both stuff they're into and things they aren't, everything is on the table, ready to be graded and marked up as a one-of-a-kind limited edition. Intro/Outro: 'Friends' by Miracle of Sound 'Friends' - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uH-8T. .. Miracle of Sound - https://www.youtube.com/ch...

Aaron gets patched back into this episode and downloads some updates to remember talking about speed runs. Mike ties speed running to the Rubik's Cube and seeks knowledge about other physical types of speed runs that are not video game related. Manny mentions Cup Stacking, in both solo and team competitions as another niche physical speed run where there is a league to help confirm/validate time r...