Critical Banter

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....

Successful negotiations between Australia and Mexico sees Rohit triumphantly return to join the holy foursome of Critical Banter. This week, desperate first years and defeated fifth years alike descend on Universities across Australia, gearing up for another year of late night cramming, stress-fueled benders and group project shenanigans. Unfortunately for first year students, it won’t be long unt...

Due to controversial comments made on last week’s episode regarding Mexicans, Rohit has been sent to North America on a diplomatic mission to fix Australia-Mexico relations. As such, this weeks episode only features Miguel, Sen and Kush as the boys once again revamp the episode format, in a way that can only be described as radical. In this new format, the traditional reach around is now only conf...

The return of Sen marks an unbelievable time for The Critical Banter Podcast - as the boys are back together after six months of gallivanting. To mark this momentous occasion, Sen tells us how to insult old women in Italian, Miguel actually has stories of international nightlife, and Rohit almost becomes a smuggler for the cartel. This week marks the introduction of TWO new segments (a Critical Ba...

Sen is still MIA, but this week, we see the return of TCB's prodigal son: Miguel. Back from a long trip of academic gallivanting, Miguel literally has zero tales to tell. Rohit forgets how to operate a game, the long lost points tally remains in the Bermuda Triangle, and we introduce a new segment. Also this week: plagiarism is okay, Sen's fetish for yellow snow, a whole lot of gloves, cold shower...

Sen has disappeared, Miguel still loose in another country - another typical week for the boys. We're left with Rohit and Kush for a potentially intimate duo episode, but this week, we introduce our first and last Russian guest: Dimitri Anatoli (and his family). They discuss Russian politics, Vladimir Vysotsky, the Soviet National Anthem, and snakes under a toilet. Also this week: Russian conspira...

What do Rohit and Coronavirus have in common? They’re both annoying, Asian diseases, who have both recently reached Australian shores. To celebrate Rohit’s triumphant return from his Contiki through Cuba, we invite Kushagra’s brother, Kartik, onto the show to discuss all things Coronavirus. We also experience more early year rust, as the boys forget how their own game works, Rohit can’t count past...

With half the members of Critical Banter missing, we welcome back our first return guest: Glade. Not having recorded for a number of weeks, the boys are back for 2020 with a bit of rust, literally forgetting how their own podcast works. A substantial amount of WD-40 will be needed to get them back in shape. This weeks episode is also heavily movie themed, including 2 semi-serious reviews of Oscar...

Unlike the Oscars, here at Critical Banter, we honour women of colour and this week’s guest, Maneesha, is no different. Now that the pandering is out of the way Maneesha, like many of our guests, is an aspiring lawyer and is therefore morally corrupt and dishonest. This weeks episode takes us to many strange, perverse and new places - featuring discussions about prostitution, necrophilia and rapin...

It's 2020, a new year, a new opportunity, a new time to shine, and that means Critical Banter is of course, exactly the same. Joining the boys as they reminiscence over the year 2019 is Rohit's brother: Nikhil. He provides us with ample ammunition to humiliate and embarrass Rohit, leading to what only can be described as a classic brotherly feud. Also this week: Greta Thunberg, Area 51 Raid, Spray...

It’s the most wonderful time of the year and the boys are full of festive cheer. Joining the boys for this Christmas extravaganza, and to celebrate Jesus’s birthday, is a token white man; Matt. He provides us with some much needed diversity as he describes, in great detail, his family’s Christmas traditions, proving that you can have a White Christmas in Australia. Also this week: colonialism, Ban...

The Critical Banter Bingo makes a triumphant return this episode as Rohit, Sen, and Kush mull over their past week. The bingo makes a strong start with various references to Kush and his affiliation to children in the reach around. From there, we rediscover Rohit’s childhood YouTube channel, cheating on exams and Kush’s misogyny before ending with a timely Hitler reference. Also this week: Tik Tok...