Critical Banter

After last week’s experimentation, all the boys are back in the same room at the same time to record this week’s episode - except for Rohit who is in a Bali prison currently awaiting trial for attempting to smuggle cannabis into the island. Despite that hurdle, the boys continue as Sen and Migs bring yarns from their recent trip to Bali and then we begin our search for the one they call ShayLee. C...

The boys have broken up. It's official. Somewhat. We go full Ari Aster, full Artic Monkey, full random circular green dots on a canvas, by channelling our indie creativeness. This episode you get to hear the most inner, contemplative, and emotional thoughts from the boys one by one. You heard that right. One. By. One. Miguel begins with his incredible insight into the state of football, and perhap...

Full house this week for what will go down as a TCB classic. Kush kicks us off explaining his 2 week absence, revealing his ongoing evolution to becoming a real estate mogul. Kush Trump then provides his pearls of wisdom when it comes to entering the real estate market. Sen then dobs himself and Migs in for prime pelican behaviour at a birthday party, which included Dreamworks characters, peer pre...

Backstreet’s back this week and we start with an update from Sen. When he’s not sending threatening DM’s to celebrities on Instagram, he spends his time replying to wrong number texts. As a follow up to last week, Sen provides an update on his back and forth with a random number which sees another member of the podcast get involved - leading to an awkward love triangle. We then celebrate Northern...

The ever revolving door of Critical Banter continues this week as Sen is back but Kush is out. Sen brings no yarns instead insists on talking about ejaculate trees. Migs and Ro trade tales of randomly meeting high school old boys where they divulged dark secrets of our high school, with Sen learning how to use the word “allegedly.” Bit of a throwback this week as we bring back the game “Stockholm...

Sen continues to be MIA, most likely reeling from the impact of the loss of the Queen. It is rumoured that he fancied the colonisation that occurred, contrary to popular opinion. The tenacious trio of Ro, Migs, and Kush first dissect Miguel's lineage and potentially an ancestor tree with names that are just "Miguel." We then return to the world of snack testing, this time from the Philippines wher...

After last week's top tier episode with all four of the boys, we bet you thought there was no way to top it. But we have done it - we have absolutely done it. Comedian and friend of the show Tom Witcombe joins us again for this week's episode, replacing wannabe comedian and anti-hero of the podcast Sen. Before we answer your questions with Tom, Rohit recaps the week by recounting his near-death ex...

By the grace of Allah, all 4 members of Critical Banter once again meet after a 2 month absence. Rohit recounts some yarns from his bucks party on the Gold Coast last weekend, which included excessive drinking, scantily clad bartenders, threats of going to strip clubs, gambling, golfing and beefing taxi drivers - all in all, a great weekend away. Despite the week delay, the boys celebrate Kushagra...

Rollercoaster of emotions this week as we start on a sombre note with a minute silence for the passing of Queen Elizabeth II, before almost immediately launching into a discussion whether it was too soon to make jokes about it and why on earth did the Premier League postpone their games over the weekend. Then it’s full steam ahead with over an hour of just yarns of Kush’s month long American holid...

The boys are back this week after a shaky performance last week. With the cobwebs out of the system, we start with Ro recounting a concerning story regarding underage smoking - when is citizen’s arrest an option? We also hear about the boys embarking on a boat party around Sydney Harbour. We bring back the improv game “Fortunately Unfortunately” where each round has a scenario and the boys take tu...

The boys are back after a 4 week break. Kush is off galavanting all 50 states of the USA, meaning we pre-recorded a whole heap of episodes before his leave of absence. In typical TCB fashion however, we miscalculated the number of episodes we needed to pre-record and thus the 3 wise men (Migs, Ro and Sen) once again lace up the boots. Bit of rust in this episode, but we begin regardless with a riv...

We begin this week with the most quintessential Critical Banter story imaginable, featuring a bathroom rare unit, dabbing your willy and an intelligent discourse about the seminal works of W H Auden. Following the tale of the urinal cretin, we discuss an impromptu mind your manners about requesting people to chip in for petrol, which may be fair enough given times are currently tough. We bring bac...

No Kush or guest this week, but Miguel is back fresh from his trip to Melbourne (to watch some subpar football) and is filled to the brim with yarns. Unfortunately, most of these yarns are related to the act of stalking someone. We hear the tale of an absolute warrior who camped outside a hotel for 3 hours, we also hear about tastefully following Hollywood and YouTube stars as well as a more sinis...

This week we welcome back only our second repeat guest (says more about us really) - Sydney comedian Dan Cawthorne. However, before we reunite with Dan, Karan Kundra (Kush’s Karen alter ego) provides us with an update with his ongoing, albeit one-sided, feud with local Sydney Italian restaurant chain, Fratelli Fresh. After we entertain Karan for a bit, Ro then reveals the peculiar purchases and be...

Mig is MIA and the unlikely trio of Ro, Kush and Sen are once again tasked with carrying the podcast, something they haven’t had to do since late 2019. To kick us off, Sen comes loaded with tales fresh from attending his first concert post Covid. We talk about wearing masks in a mosh pit, how many piercings are too many, face vs neck tattoos, sitting down at concerts and mild concussion in a mosh....

This week’s episode begins with a tale of catholic guilt. Rohit exposes his friend for an outrageous drunk quirk which involves donating copious amounts of money every time she got blackout drunk in an attempt to repent for sins. Sen then exposes himself for his Tik Tok use and his religious obsession with Western Sydney teenage Tik Tok drama which entailed the respectful soliciting of nudes. New...

All the boys are back this week and we start with something that is quickly becoming our favourite pastime - slandering Sydney establishments. This time Kush has a gripe with a popular Italian restaurant chain which refused to serve him pizza. Kush then goes full Karen, emailing the GM of this conglomerate. We also get another exciting chapter to Sen and Ro’s Oztag match fixing adventures. Our gam...

We begin this week with a world record update from Ro as the man claims to be sub 7 seconds. A date is also set for the world record attempt - late July, giving Ro 2 weeks to enter into an intensive camp to get into shape for the big event. Next up, Miguel airs yet another grievance, this time with Uber’s inferior competitor as he was left in a mexican stand-off with multiple drivers. “TCB Top Ten...

Fresh out of quarantine (quite literally) Rohit joins us again live in the studio as Kush taps out. We hear about Ro’s past week in isolation, hearing about bizarre youtube tangents and early onset cabin fever. Not only is this man covid-free, he is also now mullet-free and begins to describe the world’s worst haircut. Following last week’s “Mind Your Manners,” Mig’s has another similar moral dile...

Kush is back, tell a friend. Robro another no show, off galavanting around New Zealand - or is he? With Kush gracing us with his presence for a second week in a row, we give old mate Ro a buzz to see what’s what and where he’s been and what he’s been up to. For our game this week, the boys try their hand at the viral trend of “They are a 10 but…” This game is fairly simple as the boys are faced wi...

Big KK is back in the building this week and brings us a fresh walking story. Just when you thought Kush’s daily walks couldn’t get more exciting, this week he serves us up a thrilling tale featuring dark parks, phones and jumpscares. Miguel cowardly went to Vivid during the week and recounts his horrific time and gives us a breakdown of the food purchased and finally we provide an update to last...

This week Ro has been replaced by the very thing he is obsessed with - Mr Potato Head. After dealing with virtual Ro/Mr Potato Head, the boys begin this week with slandering Sydney venues, including some institutions of our nightlife. Sen begins with his grievances with a certain BYO Chinese establishment, before Miguel tees off on the real Establishment Bar and finally a bar so trash, it doesn’t...

On this podcast we shoot for the stars and this week begins with Ro’s first steps to Guinness World Record glory. The man has gone out and purchased a Mr. Potato Head toy (out of his own pocket) and live on air he attempts his first construction of said toy. Join us over the next few weeks as he begins his hunt to the elusive sub 5 second time. We also hear a tale of buffoonery courtesy of Sen. We...

We’re back with Pokemon Smash or Pass Round 2!! - is what we know you would all love, unfortunately Ro is back so normal programming resumes. Ro gives us an update on his get rich quick scheme he mentioned a few weeks ago as well as an update on his Mr Potatohead world record attempt, with him attempting his first go live on air in a few weeks. Sen then reveals some details about the sordid, shady...

Everyone has left us this week. No Ro, no Kush, no guest, no hope. Migs and Sen left scrambling to put together an episode, and wowee is this one a doozy. As usual, we start with some biting political satire, ripping apart the electoral process along the way. We then discuss NFT’s, like every other podcast, except this one is NBA trading card related which does somewhat interest the boys. We get o...