Tangential Banter

Tangential Banter

Comedy EN ↓ 125 episodes

Taking the trivial far too seriously and the serious far too trivially. Sign up to be a guest in a future episode here: https://forms.gle/vR6mrzXuZX6zifKg9

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Tangential Banter

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Comedy

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Latest episode

Oct 28, 2026

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Episodes

Tangent #99: Red Shift, Rock'n'Roll, and Redesigning Measurements of Student Aptitude 29.10.2025

We finally bring you the AI-generated trailer, courtesy of friend of the show, Matt Johnson, as well as various and sundry other timely topics from our pick list. Sign up to be a guest in a future episode here:  ⁠⁠https://forms.gle/vR6mrzXuZX6zifKg9

Tangent #98: Episodes since Major Recording Loss = 1 15.10.2025

The boys get things off to a wild start with an impersonation of a famous radio personality whose career ended in a cloud of allegations, followed by things done to a chicken which can hardly be spoken aloud, capped - as usual - with musings about the origins of words. Sign up to be a guest in a future episode here: ⁠⁠https://forms.gle/vR6mrzXuZX6zifKg9

Tangent #97: The Flapping Cheek Meat 17.09.2025

This episode is a veritable smorgasbord of topics: Bernie Sanders, Irish Gaelic, the Soviet Union under Stalin, and invitations and how to reject them. Sign up to be a guest in a future episode here: ⁠https://forms.gle/vR6mrzXuZX6zifKg9

Tangent #96: Corvus, the Little Basket 03.09.2025

The newly married Jack and the slightly-more-tenured Ben explore the etymology of a modern sports car leading back to a Dutch naval past and then make the case for the creation of adult rec league track and field. Sign up to be a guest in a future episode here: ⁠https://forms.gle/vR6mrzXuZX6zifKg9

Tangent #95: Transparency in Marketing w/Kevin Juhl 20.08.2025

Jack and Ben are joined by a surprise guest, reprising his participation from 2024. Along the way they ruminate on pharmaceutical advertisements and more. Sign up to be a guest in a future episode here: https://forms.gle/vR6mrzXuZX6zifKg9

Tangent #94: The Weekends - Last, This, and Next 06.08.2025

Jack and Ben answer the questions of latrine-dwelling sophists before going fully into the weeds to understand why there can be such ambiguity surrounding discussions about weekends. Sign up to be a guest in a future episode here: https://forms.gle/vR6mrzXuZX6zifKg9

Tangent #93: If I were in charge w/Seth Chadwick 23.07.2025

Friend of the program, Seth Chadwick, joins the hooligans to enlighten the world about just which things would be different if they ran the place. Sign up to be a guest in a future episode here: https://forms.gle/vR6mrzXuZX6zifKg9

Tangent #92: Baboons, Borrowed Language, & Blackstone's Ratio 09.07.2025

This tangent brings a millennia-old mystery and intrigue to the fore as Dirty Jack poses a question and the Ben attempts to deduce the answer. Sign up to be a guest in a future episode here: https://forms.gle/vR6mrzXuZX6zifKg9

Tangent #91: The Person Holding some Papers 25.06.2025

From condiments to the purge and Michael Myers to Mike Myers, this episodes tangents run the gamut. Sign up to be a guest in a future episode here: https://forms.gle/vR6mrzXuZX6zifKg9

Tangent #90: Minced Meat Meat Pie 11.06.2025

Fangorn, the intermarriage of humans and elves, why fish suck, and a recruiter's guide inside interviewing. Share your feedback or sign up to be a guest in a future episode here:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/up1UxDGB2YzYgmdX9

Tangent #89: Claustrophilia & Suspended Animation 28.05.2025

Share your feedback or sign up to be a guest in a future episode here:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/up1UxDGB2YzYgmdX9 Links about suspended animation surgery: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/nov/20/humans-put-into-suspended-animation-for-first-time https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/doctors-put-person-susp...

Tangent #88: Caput & Coffins 14.05.2025

The Jack & Bentatious explore the supernatural as they muse on the relationship between vampires and coffins in this, unfortunately, abbreviated episode. Share your feedback or sign up to be a guest in a future episode here:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/up1UxDGB2YzYgmdX9

Tangent #87: The Ends Justify the Means 30.04.2025

"RCS, MMS, and SMS, a comparison we see, Milo and squirrel, a playful decree, Hot dog or hot cat, which one shall reign? Peas with water chestnut, a culinary gain, The tale of marshmallow, its roots to explore, Toppings on pizza, a feast to adore." - Microsoft Copilot (for Notepad) Share your feedback or sign up to be a guest in a future episode here:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Tangent #86: Why does coffee make you poop? & farm machine go vroom 16.04.2025

It's all in the name this week, with a discussion based on the every-popular mechanics of the BM and shareholder-owned companies. Share your feedback or sign up to be a guest in a future episode here:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/up1UxDGB2YzYgmdX9

Tangent #85: Lucid Dreams & Fascia Tissue w/Maggie Bowman 02.04.2025

In the longest episode to date, Jack and Ben are joined by the first female guest who helps them explore the complex interplay between consciousness, the sub-conscious, unconsciousness, sleep, and the nervous system. Theories and opinions abound, while facts are hard to come by. Share your feedback or sign up to be a guest in a future episode here:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Tangent #84: Bond, Jim Bond 19.03.2025

What is the difference between a cattle prod and a taser? The answer will shock you! In the realm of conducted energy devices nothing is off limits. What is the difference between a protagonist and an anti-hero? The answer is at least some spelling variations. Share your feedback or sign up to be a guest in a future episode here:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Tangent #83: First Responders & Law Enforcement w/Jesse Bowman 07.03.2025

A last-minute discovery leads to a surprise guest as the mad lads query him about his work experience as an EMT, firefighter, and jail guard. Share your feedback or sign up to be a guest in a future episode here:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/up1UxDGB2YzYgmdX9

Tangent #82: Viscoelastic Fluids & Other Nonsense 19.02.2025

Crikey! There sure is a lot of beef jerky in my yard. I wonder what impact it will have on climate change -- or paintball? Share your feedback or sign up to be a guest in a future episode here:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/up1UxDGB2YzYgmdX9

Tangent #81: OUGH the Usual Duration 05.02.2025

You've heard of capsaicin levels in peppers being measured in Scoville heat Units, but how do we quantify the potency of onions? What do buying a car at a dealership and an encounter with a public flasher have in common? You'll want to gouge your eyes out. Share your feedback or sign up to be a guest in a future episode here:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Tangent #80: The Florgensderf Case 22.01.2025

In our longest episode ever recorded, we really went places -- and got nowhere. Share your feedback or sign up to be a guest in a future episode here:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/up1UxDGB2YzYgmdX9

Jack's Rants #1: Man Yells at Cloud 08.01.2025

And now for something completely different... This episode is unlike anything which has preceded it. Share your feedback or sign up to be a guest in a future episode here:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/up1UxDGB2YzYgmdX9

Tangent #79: Why do portals to other dimensions always spew terrifying creatures? 25.12.2024

Charlie's Uncle Jack, contrived plot devices, villains who show up in order, and your consciousness as a passenger. Share your feedback or sign up to be a guest in a future episode here:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/up1UxDGB2YzYgmdX9

Tangent #78: The Theseus Paradox 11.12.2024

Austin Powers, Greek mythology, emergency salad dressing, and software frustrations. Share your feedback or sign up to be a guest in a future episode here:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/up1UxDGB2YzYgmdX9

Tangent #77: Multi-Purpose Careers 27.11.2024

What if massage therapists simultaneously performed skin cancer screenings? Share your feedback or sign up to be a guest in a future episode here:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/up1UxDGB2YzYgmdX9

Tangent #76: Acoustics and Wave Propagation 13.11.2024

Flow the flow of thoughts from a porcelain bowl to steel cylinder to a carbon-based flexible tube. Share your feedback or sign up to be a guest in a future episode here:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/up1UxDGB2YzYgmdX9

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