The Half & Half Podcast

Aidan & Vasanth are back to discuss meeting up in Philadelphia, the moral ambiguity of the Deshaun trade, talk about the unprecedented amount of NFL player movement, and the weird questions Ketanji Brown Jackson has faced during her hearings. Timestamps for sections and links below, enjoy!  Timestamps Banter & Meeting in Philly  (0:00-15:10) So...Deshaun is a Brown (15:19-36:22)...

Aidan & Vasanth are back to discuss BatPat and The Batman, some odd companies pulling out of Russia, and some quick-hit NFL headlines. Timestamps for sections and links below, enjoy! Some links to help support Ukraine are included below as well. Timestamps Banter  (00:00-12:17) I Am Vengeance (12:26-51:58) No (Only)Fans for Russians (52:07-1:05:55) NFL Headline Gauntlet (1:06:04 Onward) L...

Aidan & Vasanth are back to discuss Aidan's neighbor problems, talk about the Russia and Ukraine situation, tier list Kanye albums, and more. Timestamps for sections and links below, enjoy! The link to donate to the American Cancer Society is below as well. Timestamps Banter + Irish Karen (00:00-23:31) Russia, Ukraine, & War...What is it Good for?  (23:40-49:58) Poetic Stupidity about...

Aidan & Vasanth are back to discuss the Super Bowl (the game and the spectacle) and Kanye's Instagram flurry. Timestamps for sections and links below, enjoy! The link to donate to the American Cancer Society is below as well. Timestamps Let the Moon Fall + Banter (00:00-15:44) An Aaron Gets a Ring  (15:53-37:21) Dre Day & Commercials (37:30-55:51) Ye's Barrage (56:00 Onward) Links In...

Aidan is back with another Cine-File on Moonfall. It's short, sweet, and has some...added vocal flare. No timestamps are needed for this one and links are below. Enjoy! Links In honor of Aidan's Step-Grandfather, donate to the American Cancer Society Spotify Follow The Show Follow Aidan Follow Vasanth

Aidan & Vasanth are back to discuss the NFL, but this is hardly about football. Timestamps for sections and links below, enjoy! The link to donate to the American Cancer Society is below as well. Timestamps ACS Donations + Banter (00:00-14:30) Putting the GOAT Out to Pasture  (14:39-30:09) Commanding a Toxic Workplace (30:18-49:59) Flores Fans the Flames (50:08 Onward) Links In honor of A...

Aidan & Vasanth are back to discuss their worst albums of the year, along with some dishonorable mentions. This one's a long one folks, so grab some snacks and strap in. Timestamps for sections and links below, enjoy! Timestamps ASPCA Donations + Banter (00:00-11:27) Aidan and Vasanth's Worst 10: 10 Through 6 (11:36-1:09:28) Aidan and Vasanth's Worst 10: 5 Through 2 (1:09:37-1:43:55) Dishonora...

Aidan & Vasanth are back to discuss music in 2021 and then list off their best albums of the year, along with some honorable mentions. Timestamps for sections and links below, enjoy! Timestamps Banter + Good Boy Fenway (00:00-16:29) Looking Back at Music in 2021 (16:38-25:10) Aidan and Vasanth's Top 10: 10 Through 6 (25:19-1:03:41) Aidan and Vasanth's Top 10: 5 Through 2 (1:03:50-1:26:47) Hono...

Aidan is joined by Half & Half co-host Vasanth and journalist, producer, and host of the 2100 podcast Jason Peters for a holiday tradition of talking about Christmas movies. This year it is Arnold Schwarzenegger's Jingle All the Way from 1996. Timestamps and links below, enjoy! Timestamps Banter (00:00-13:05) Let's talk about Jingle All the Way (13:10 Onwards) Links Spotify: https://open.spoti...

Aidan & Vasanth return for some hot content during the chilly holidays. They discuss Urban Meyer's pathetic professional resume, talk about Kanye and Drake's gaudy benefit concert, and rank Christmas songs to stir up some merry debate. Timestamps for sections and links below, enjoy! Timestamps Instagram Reels, Variant Names, & Cancellation Games (00:00-18:03) Urban Meyer's House of Rabid C...

Aidan & Vasanth return from their hiatus to find the world is still on fire. They hand out another Measly Beasley for NFL anti-vax stupidity, discuss the Rittenhouse decision, and talk about the Astroworld fiasco. Timestamps for sections and links below, enjoy! Timestamps We Back and We Back + Banter (00:00-14:55) A Measly Beasley for Aaron Rodgers' Trophy Case (15:03-44:03) The Rittenhouse Ve...

Aidan & Vasanth talk about the NFL thus far, NBA vaccination issues, Eminem's new Venom song, and more! Timestamps and descriptions below, enjoy! Timestamps Top of the Morning and Freeing Britney (00:00-16:31), The NFL Hot Takes are Cold (16:40-50:14), A Shot Players (Not Ben Simmons) Won't Take (50:23-1:12:52), Audio Carnage with Eminem (1:13:01 Onward). Links (Spotify: https://open.spotify.c...

Aidan & Vasanth are back to music talk with a lengthy discussion about Kanye's Donda and Drake's Certified Lover Boy. Timestamps and descriptions below, enjoy! Timestamps Intro Banter + Defensive Drizzy & Agitated Ye (00:00-20:40) Scattershot Donda (20:49-1:11:31) Certified Corn (1:11:40 Onward) Links (Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3CeP4T9fa7OltCe3QcthV6?si=OJ-CvlBPQsuSqh05wtqIlw...

Aidan & Vasanth are back to celebrate 100 episodes with contributions from some of you! Thank you all so much for riding with us, couldn't have done this without everyone's support. Timestamps and descriptions below, enjoy! Timestamps Intro (00:00-06:40) Creamer Testimonials (06:49-47:27) It's Only Logic-al (47:36 Onward) Links (Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3CeP4T9fa7OltCe3QcthV6?si=...

Aidan & Vasanth discuss DaBaby's puzzling comments, Simone Biles doing what's best for her, Donda, and the anti-vaxxers in the NFL. Timestamps and links below, enjoy! Timestamps Banter & XXL (0:00-15:06), DaBaby Dodges an Adida and Dives Into Backlash (15:12-39:21), Simone Biles Makes the Right Call (39:26-58:03), Donda: It Did Not Release on Time (58:09-1:05:11), The Measly Beasley Award...

Aidan & Vasanth discuss the end of a fantastic NBA finals run, the Tokyo Olympics and COVID in a new dress, and Kanye's new album Donda. Enjoy! Timestamps Banter & Shoutouts (0:00-12:29), Milwaukee Ends the Drought and Giannis Orders a 50-Piece (12:34-43:37), A Pandemic of the Unvaccinated & Olympians (43:42-1:01:33), Donda: Will it Release on Time? (1:01:38 Onward). Links (Spotify: ht...

Aidan & Vasanth discuss Aidan's grocery store trauma, sports media talking heads and international talent, and how it's not coming home. Enjoy! Timestamps Introduction & Bantering About (0:00-10:25), Grocery Trauma & Discounting Seniors (10:30-35:35), It's Shotime Stephen A. (35:41-1:17:28), No Need to be Racist, It's Coming Rome (1:17:34 Onward). Links (Spotify: https://open.spotify.c...

Aidan & Vasanth discuss Maria Taylor and Rachel Nichols, the weird crusade against Critical Race Theory, and put together another tier list. Timestamps and links below. Enjoy! Timestamps Banter & The 4th (0:00-20:39), Drama at Center Court (20:45-39:47), Y'all Critically Stupid (39:53-1:06:13), A List of Glee & Misery (1:06:18 Onward). Links (Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3CeP...

Aidan & Vasanth are back to discuss the NIL and college athletes, Trevor Bauer's allegations, and more. Timestamps and links below. Enjoy! Timestamps Banter & Aidan's History Lesson (0:00-21:39), Graduating With a Degree and a Bag (21:45-43:23), Bill Cosby... (43:29-53:56), The Trevor Bauer Situation (54:01 Onward). Links (Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3CeP4T9fa7OltCe3QcthV6?si=OJ...

Timestamps Heated Gamer Moments & Banter (0:00-11:56), The MLB Copping a Feel for the Sticky (12:02-35:37), For Whom the Creepy Bell Tolls (35:43-47:17), How Dare You Try to Usher Out T-Pain? (47:23-1:01:57), Standing up for Pride in Sports (1:02:02 Onward). Links (The Trevor Project: https://www.thetrevorproject.org/ ) (Stop AAPI Hate: https://stopaapihate.org/ ) (Resources for BLM: https://w...

Aidan & Vasanth are back and still trying to be consistent. They talk about the YouTube vs TikTok bout results, Ocean City Police popping a wheelie over a vape, and grifters using the death of a teenager for an anti-vax agenda. Timestamps and links below! Timestamps The Non-Existent Platform Beef Smackdown (0:00-12:38), Extreme Measures for a Little Smoke (12:43-35:55), Parading a Dead Body fo...

Aidan & Vasanth are finally back after a bit of a break, a break made longer by a certain co-host slacking on editing. They talk about the YouTube vs TikTok bout, the crypto abyss, and the Osaka standoff with the French Open. Timestamps and links are here for ya, enjoy! Timestamps Intro & Banter (0:00-11:34), Another Influencer PPV You Won't Pay For (11:39-24:33), Pumping & Dumping so...

Aidan & Vasanth are joined by Arjun to discuss Greek Life, school, political fursonas, and more. The timestamps and links are below, enjoy! Timestamps Intro & Banter (0:00-15:37), Hardly a Greek Life but Certainly a Toxic One (15:45-36:44), Multiple Encounters of a Furry Variety (36:52-51:17), The Mangan-Mafia Pipeline (51:25 Onward). Links (Stop AAPI Hate: https://stopaapihate.org/ ) (Res...

Aidan & Vasanth discuss the NFL draft, MLB's heel, and rank fast food. Timestamps and links below, enjoy! Timestamps Intro & Banter (0:00-11:36), The NFL Draft-Palooza (11:44-31:42), Tatis' Son Bauer (31:50-48:00), The Definitive Fast Food Tier List (48:08 Onward). Links (Stop AAPI Hate: https://stopaapihate.org/ ) (Resources for BLM: https://www.myacpa.org/blogs/black-lives-matter/black-l...

Aidan & Vasanth are joined by resident Brockhampton expert Nick Hill to discuss the group and their new project. Timestamps and links below, enjoy! Timestamps Intro & Livin' Mas with Nick (0:00-16:40), Looking Back on Brockhampton (16:48-43:42), New Year New Me New Light New Machine (43:50 Onward). Links (Stop AAPI Hate: https://stopaapihate.org/ ) (Resources for BLM: https://www.myacpa.or...