The Fifth Hour with Ben Maller

On this supersized edition of the  Fifth Hour , Ben Maller takes you on another audio road trip, bouncing from the music of  Roy Orbison  to the surprising origin of the  ice cream sundae —which exists thanks to old alcohol laws. Along the way you'll learn about  star berries , population shifts that could reshape the world, and a collection of oddball fun facts wort...

Ben Maller goes vroom, vroom on the latest edition of the Fifth Hour, serving up a grab bag of fun facts about motorcycles, piña coladas, and kebabs. Buckle up as he takes you on an audio road trip through "The Valley of the Fan" and "Palm Tree Island," complete with thug babushkas, ants the size of the Death Star, and the kind of bizarre detours only Maller can navigate. There's also a Wor...

It's a patriotic  Fifth on the Fifth as Ben Maller teams up with his Fox Sports Radio partner-in-crime, Briana Muro, for a special holiday edition of the Fifth Hour! Benny and Bree crack open the overflowing Mailbag of Mischief and answer questions from the loyal P1s of the Maller Militia here, there, and everywhere. B & B are bouncing from one random rabbit hole to the next. On the menu:...

Ben returns to the audio dojo on the Fourth of July and explains how he was drafted—against his better judgment—into attending a baby shower in the Southern California town made famous by a beloved 1980s cult classic. What begins as social exile turns into an unexpected excellent adventure as he discovers common ground with complete strangers... before being rescued by smoke. Plus, Ben...

Ben Maller is back behind the mighty microphones of the Fifth Hour Podcast, broadcasting from beneath the Palace of Pontification in the legendary Audio Dungeon! After a brief radio sabbatical, Benny pulls back the curtain on where he's been and why a few so-called loyal listeners were exposed as nothing more than counterfeit P1s. Then, a random text about old laundry sent Maller down a rabbit hol...

Benny is back in the audio sweatshop, the SpinMaster of Misinformation, Bantering Broadcaster, Beethoven of B.S. joins show legend, Robbie the Mariners Fan, for the latest edition of the wildly popular Sunday Mailbag. The boys crack open the P1 inbox and tackle everything from peanut butter on burgers, hot dog buns, and a pirate's life to the meteoric rise of IShowSpeed, trashcan madness, Wendy's...

Benny cracks open another chapter from the Life of Maller on this Saturday edition of the Fifth Hour Podcast. Forget private jets and VIP lounges—this is the glamorous life of an overnight radio star. Ben embarks on an epic Staycation, battling his way through a concrete jungle, surviving a chemical blizzard inside a post-apocalyptic snow globe, cruising down Misery Mile, hiking through what...

Call him Benny Bogey! Ben Maller trades major championship dreams for the glorious chaos of Holey Moley, where miniature golf, cocktails, and questionable athleticism collide. Ben explains why putt-putt might have more in common with Tiger Woods than you'd think, and celebrates his greatest golfing triumph yet: conquering a rotating sheet of plywood. Plus, the Phrase of the Week returns with the s...

It’s the Father’s Day edition of the legendary Fifth Hour Mailbag! Ben Maller clocks in from the remote audio sweatshop alongside FSR teammate Briana Muro for a tag-team extravaganza. The dynamic duo dives headfirst into the Maller Militia mailbag, tackling hard-hitting questions about FIFA stadium sponsorships, the mystery of Blue M&Ms, momentum meters, the latest PMS slander aime...

Ben Maller returns to the audio dojo for a Saturday special, taking a deep dive into a world straight out of  The Twilight Zone . It's a dystopian digital wasteland filled with bots, sock puppets, engagement farming, and clipping gone wild — the Voodoo Boogaloo. A place where everything is upside down: up is down, first is last, good is bad, wrong is right, and insanity passes for sanit...

The podcast sweatshop is back open for business! Ben Maller bobs and weaves his way through another edition of the Friday Fifth Hour, sharing a surprisingly heartfelt story about a 40-plus-year Lakers employee he connected with through the magic of radio despite being a card-carrying member of the Lakers Haters Society of America. The Quote of the Week makes its triumphant return, and then things...

The Sunday Mailbag goes completely off the rails as Ben Maller teams up with legendary musician, composer, world traveler, former Marine, and longtime Maller Militia member J-Scoop for a wild ride through listener-generated chaos. From weight-loss wonder drugs and Yosemite adventures to the return of McDonald's fried pies, marble racing madness, Lego Prison, pirate whack-a-mole, Mr. Beast, garlic...

What do a touchdown, a dinger, and a game-winning basket have in common? The clap! On this Saturday edition of the Fifth Hour Podcast, Ben Maller explores the strange origins of clapping and how this universal tradition has evolved over time. Plus, a routine meal-prep session at the Maller Mansion turns into Benny's Burrito Russian Roulette, a culinary cliffhanger packed with suspense, laughs...

On the kickoff to the weekend edition of the Fifth Hour, Ben Maller pulls back the curtain and shares more tales from behind the microphone. The hype machine for the 2026 World Cup has reached Animaniacs-level absurdity, and Ben is here to separate fact from propaganda. Plus, a shocking discovery at the Maller Mansion: the sudden appearance of “Lake Maller,” the newest Great Lake in No...

On the Fifth Hour, Mike the Leprechaun — the only known human walking the planet with a permanent Ben Maller Show tattoo — drops by the remote studio for a Sunday Funday verbal workout in the audio sweatshop. The boys crack open a jam-packed mailbag and wander deep into the wilderness of listener questions. Topics include America’s most passive-aggressive roadway, the tragedy of...

Ben turns a family trip to an amusement park with nephew Jude into a full-blown game of Mortal Kombat! Along the way, there's elementary-school pizza courtesy of "Doris," lemonade with no lemons, and an Apple Watch-fueled adventure. Ben transforms into an artificially flavored Robin Hood, taking down Bernie Madoff at the Hedge Fund game, before embarking on a scavenger hunt to save the 2026 NFL Bo...

The Fifth Hour Podcast sails into rough waters as Ben Maller enters the audio dojo to investigate the biggest Maller Militia mystery of the week. Fan favorite Fergdog saw his social media account vanish under suspicious circumstances, and rumors are flying that jealous P1s launched a little not-so-friendly fire. Was it sabotage, coincidence, or another chapter in the never-ending radio soap opera?...

Step right up for a wild ride through the audio funhouse as Ben Maller fires up another Sunday edition of the Fifth Hour Podcast! Fan favorite Robbie the Mariners Fan jumps back into the ring for a loaded Mail Bag packed with bizarre, hilarious, and thought-provoking listener questions from across the Maller Militia universe. The fellas bob and weave through debates about UAPs, San Antonio nuns, c...

Big Ben heads back to the audio sweatshop for another chaotic edition of the Fifth Hour Podcast, spinning wild tales from the Naked City that sound too bizarre to be true. From an awkward run-in with “royalty” at the legendary Pastrami Queen to castles, abstract art, museum snobs, and a Belichickian-style death stare that could freeze lava, this episode is loaded with vintage Maller st...

Ben Maller returns to the Factory of Fun — the remote audio sweatshop powering another chaotic edition of the Fifth Hour Podcast! This one’s for the true P1 zealots of the Maller Militia as Big Ben takes a nostalgic trip through the legendary madness of Newbie Night. From Jersey to Vancouver, the phones lit up with unforgettable characters, viral moments, oddball legends, Moose McGilly...

For years on the overnight show and here on The Fifth Hour, Ben Maller has claimed he’s a “distant relative of Nostradamus and friend of Nostradeanus.” Now the legendary Seattle wise man himself joins the Mailbag! Ben and Nostradeanus chop it up about bucket-list sporting events, the mysterious extinction of female callers on overnight radio, the future of AI replacing humans beh...

Big Ben heads to the Big Apple and immediately suffers a fashion faceplant worthy of a Manhattan walk of shame. On this Saturday edition of the Fifth Hour Podcast, Ben shares tales from the naked city that never sleeps while chasing his older brother around New York like an overcaffeinated tourist with giant bozo the clown shoes that left him as numb as a bug. From rooftop parks, legendary pizza a...

Big Ben pulls back the curtain for a wild Friday edition of the Fifth Hour Podcast with stories you won’t hear anywhere else. While his radio career has crossed paths with legendary stations like WEEI and 98.5 The Sports Hub in Boston, Maller reveals the most outrageous personal “award” he’s ever received — courtesy of a diehard member of the Maller Militia making a p...

On this Sunday edition of the Fifth Hour Podcast, Ben is joined by legendary Podcast P1 Niko from Vancouver — the mastermind behind the unforgettable poutine-powered Maller Meet & Greet north of the border. Ben reveals how he got hornswoggled into a surprise third Meet & Greet during the wild New England road trip, complete with hardball skullduggery and what can only be described as...

Ben channels the spirit of Mark Twain on a wild Saturday edition of the Fifth Hour Podcast, proving once again that facts should never ruin a perfectly ridiculous story. From a cloak-and-dagger “pastry meetup” that turned into a full-blown emergency intervention with a Willie Wonka-style entrance, to tales of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow flexing historic power in Boston, this episode zig...