Critical Banter

The good times continue to roll on here at Critical Banter, as Kushagra is still missing this week, presumably too tired after his hotel quarantine security guard shifts. This week’s episode begins with Sen’s epic saga entailing his car, the NRMA and $500. We then revisit our 2 favourite topics: sauce and racist food names. “The Price is Right” also makes it’s long awaited comeback this week, as w...

The boys, minus Kush, are back after surviving another week without being cancelled. This week’s episode starts with a conversation about the best/weirdest names and nicknames they’ve heard. We then discuss Putin’s corona cure before deep diving into the origins of sauce names. “News or Not” makes a triumphant return this week as Miguel and Sen must decide if Rohit’s headlines are real or not. Thi...

In what seems to be a recurring theme with this podcast, this week we discuss yet another tyrannical rule and pay tribute to the Mongol sex deviant, Genghis Khan. The episode begins with Rohit trying to justify an act of petty theft (to no avail). Then the boys pray to their Bill Gates overlord as they discuss Tik Tok’s looming and inevitable banning in the US before ending with a wholesome chat a...

Things get a little bit totalitarian this week on Critical Banter. This isn’t the first time we’ve had a dictator themed episode, and it most certainly won't be the last time either. We begin with Rohit’s tale of Bush Bashing, which is just as fun as it sounds and suffice to say Rohit’s pampered middle class upbringing did not prepare him for the harsh realities of the Australian bush. We then end...

The boys have been playing far too much Warzone as this week’s episode is packed full of musty Call of Duty references. This week’s episode begins with a risque chat about a certain cheese brand that shall not be named, as Sen and Rohit open themselves up for cancellation. We also talk about the sheer commercialisation of coronavirus where Rohit admits he almost spent $150 on a metal ball. We also...

As parts of Australia begin to head back into lockdown amid the dreaded second wave of Coronavirus, here at Critical Banter we’ve gone in the opposite direction as Kush has finally left his house for the first time in months. To begin this week’s episode we discuss face masks, twitter hacks and the state of Australian TV where things get a bit personal between Kush and Rohit. Finally we end the se...

This week we pay tribute to our brown brothers and sisters in America. No, we don’t apply for Med School or join a bhangra team, instead we partake in the time honoured Indian tradition that is the Spelling Bee. As per usual however, we begin the episode with the Logue. This week we look at Victoria and how they’ve single handedly screwed, pardon the pun, the rest of the country over. We also look...

This week we’ve got the entire gang again for a second consecutive week. Having all four members of this podcast on for back to back weeks is considered to be a modern day miracle for this podcast. We begin this week with some potentially devastating news for some members of this podcast as well as probably most of our listeners - the future of Tik Tok in Australia. We also discuss a potential Kan...

This week marks the much overdue moment long awaited by fans across the world, and it’s not Liverpool winning the Premier League title, but rather Kushagra’s back on the podcast. To mark his triumphant return, we discuss key issues ever present in the societal zeitgeist, such as whether it is appropriate to laugh at someone gagging over a Coronavirus test and what coffee brand George Clooney has s...

This week is all about Mia Khalifa, finally. It only took a year, but this podcast has finally reached the depths that we all knew it was capable of. Kushagra, an ardent Mia Malkova fan, boycotts this week's episode as Sen, Miguel and Rohit all wax lyrical about Mia Khalifa and ponder her place in the pantheon of adult film star greats. After spending a bit too much time talking about Mia Khalifa,...

Kushagra misses this week’s episode as he instead chooses to deface and pull down statues of Captain Cook around Sydney. Unfortunately for him, however, he misses our most existential episode yet, as the full effects of isolation and Coronavirus become evident. We start this week's episode with a pop quiz on the mustiest countries in the world, before Rohit reveals the full extent of his ongoing q...

What do Donald Trump and Kushagra have in common? They both spent significant time last week hiding in secret underground bunkers. Oh, and they both wear a toupee. Kushagra joins us this week live from his underground bunker, as we continue to record remotely. This week’s episode starts with a “friendly” competition between Miguel and Rohit, in honour of the gym's reopening in Australia and yet an...

The good times just keep rolling on here at the Critical Banter podcast and this week is no different. Australia has begun lifting Coronavirus restrictions, however the boys continue to insist on recording virtually, fearing a second wave or a Chernobyl-like event. Like every week, the episode begins with the Logue and we cover important stories from the week like Cumgate and Kmart in Mecca, befor...

This week we recount the epic conclusion to our month long Mexican saga - the story of #TheRedemptionBurrito. The episode starts with a discussion about dole bludgers and the biggest mistakes made at work before we turn our attention to the hate aimed at us on Facebook for our chip tier list from last week’s episode. Instead of apologising, we decided to do a Kevin Spacey and double down, replying...

Big episode this week as Kushagra graces us with his presence once again. We begin this week’s episode with a call to arms to our Chinese overlords for some sweet podcast money, because normal sponsorships with Audible and Dollar Shave Club aren’t communist enough for our liking. We then take a stroll down memory lane when Rohit quizzes the others in a game based on facts and events from his past,...

As we enter the quarantine home stretch, the finish line appears within reach and the smell of kebabs in a Sydney park on a cold Autumn afternoon wafts in our general direction. The question on everyone’s mind, “Will the boys make it out of isolation with their sanity intact?” Well, if this week’s episode is anything to go by, the answer to that question is a resounding no. This week we officially...

As life in Australia slowly returns to some semblance of normalcy, the Critical Banter Podcast continues its rapid descent into madness. This week we pick up where we left off last week with some risque chat about children, however, this week we are finally joined by Kushagra, who is absolutely, definitely not a groomer. The episode begins in typical fashion talking about Wuhan, Latrell Mitchell a...

This week on the show we delve deep into one of our favourite topics: grooming. Due to legal reasons resident groomer Kushagra misses out this week, but nevertheless the boys still dig deep and explore this time honoured concept. The episode begins with us righting a wrong from last week, before we solemnly eulogise our fearless leader Kim Jong Un. We then theorise an NRL Big Brother, we give out...

It’s the crossover that nobody asked for, but one that weirdly fits this chaotic, post-rona timeline that we live in. Nevertheless, this week the boys are joined by Australia’s premier shitposter, Archie, the man behind the Yeezy Is The God Within My Religion Facebook page and the YITGWMR podcast. This week's episode starts off with an enlightened discussion about Cocaine Cassie and her place in t...

The boys have well and truly adjusted to life in quarantine and recording remotely, just in time to be presented with an Easter miracle, the release of Curious George, friend of the podcast. Catholics around the world rejoiced, as children around Australia were handed another reason to stay indoors, as a menace bigger than Kushagra was back on the streets. (Coincidently, Kushagra was missing again...

It’s becoming harder and harder to imagine a timeline before Coronavirus; a time when a man could enjoy a kebab in the park without the fear of persecution, when you could buy 13 bottles of wine in one transaction and when women were seen and not heard. But alas, that time has passed and although the virus may have claimed our good friend Kushagra (RIP) this week, this was not the time for grim pr...

It only took the Australian Prime Minister to beg and plead on National TV for a week straight, but the boys have finally taken social distancing seriously. But have no fear, if poor ratings and a lack of listeners didn’t stop us before, there was no way a little pandemic would. This week, Critical Banter goes remote as the boys stop making memes for a few hours to record this episode from all acr...

Ignoring all advice from the World Health Organisation, medical professionals and their parents, the boys are back again with another episode. Despite all the fuss about social distancing, Sydney-based rapper Thaman drops by the recording studio to join us for this week's episode. The boys try and lighten the mood by discussing the nuances and industry secrets on how to become a successful rapper,...

It’s all over the news, infiltrating workplace chat, assaulting your family WhatsApp group and dominating the cultural zeitgeist; that’s right, it’s another week of COVID-19 banter from the boys. As the world heads towards impending doom and toilet paper shortages, the boys decide to take a lighter look at Coronavirus before hearing a shameful karaoke display from Kushagra, lamenting other non-Cor...

This week is all about Coronavirus and toilet paper. Kushagra has mysteriously disappeared, presumably killed in a black market toilet paper related drive-by shooting, but alas the show must go on. Obviously reeling from the loss of Kush, Rohit struggles through the episode as he gives us his coronavirus survival tips before forgetting how numbers work and then stumbles through a story about Uber....