The Standing Desk Podcast

Dan and Ben discuss horrible life advice from grindset bros, more Zoom etiquette lessons learned the hard way, the current state of greeting cards, grapefruit juice, peas are the worst vegetable, Oscar nomination snubs, a theory that Taylor Swift wrote ARGYLLE (2024), and more. Ben also shares his Top Five of the week, which includes Radioactive by Imagine Dragons and Good Life by OneRepublic.

Dan and Ben discuss more questions about Uber/Lyft drivers, the Stanley cup craze, committing crimes for a Stanley cup, pineapple juice, Trader Joe on a certain flight log?, grape soda, a new AI-powered consumer device called the Rabbit R1, and more. Dan also shares his Top Five, which includes Hadid, Azalea and Deschanel.

Dan and Ben discuss Dan's attempt at 75 Hard, a guy wearing a sweatsuit in the gym sauna, Navy SEAL-level cold plunges, our ins and outs of the year (including frozen pizza, 2000s aesthetics, single-photo Instagram posts, and more), carbonation, and Quentin Tarantino's filmography. Ben also shares his top five of the week, which includes Matt Rife and Hunter Biden.

Dan and Ben discuss an update to Young Thug's trial, Young Thug's explanations for acronyms including SLATT, GLOCK, and SLIME, a Robin Williams cult, festive mocktails, charged lemonade, Netflix's top shows in the first half of 2023, top Google searches of the year, and more. Dan also shares his top five of the week, which includes Jared Leto and Jonah Hill.

Dan and Ben discuss "radical rest," continued claims that Gen Z doesn't want to work, the "young Indian Method" (outsourcing small business jobs to India), the reason for so many prebiotic and probiotic drinks on the market, Taylor Swift's Time Person of the Year profile, Young Thug's court trial and his attorney's creative arguments, "rizz" being name...

Dan and Ben discuss Spotify Wrapped/Apple Replay posts on social media, their top artists, a follow-up on the Jehovah's Witness from the coffee shop, making friends at the coffee shop, gift ideas for the office White Elephant party, drinking guidelines for the office holiday party, and the validity/invalidity of Christmas traditions. Dan also shares his top five of the week, which includes gol...

Dan and Ben discuss a dad making a joke at the local Mexican restaurant, getting driven by a high Lyft driver, meeting another company's employee and learning they quit just hours later, waving at the end of Zoom meetings, the top five most overrated Thanksgiving traditions, milk-shaming, a new Yuno Miles Christmas song and more.

Dan and Ben discuss work email approaches, including formal salutations, emojis/smiley faces, and hey vs. hi. They also discuss The Cut's gifts for "literally any man in your life," which includes a Kindle, a plant, bedsheets, eye cream, luggage, cognac, a magazine subscription, Amazon jackets, Adidas Sambas, toaster ovens, LEGO sets, cologne, a hoodie, hand soap, a wallet, and more....

Dan and Ben discuss changes to trick-or-treating, invalid Halloween costumes, setting out a bowl of candy for trick-or-treaters, a coffee shop interaction between a man and a few cops, a man who tried to convert Ben to become a Jehovah's Witness in a coffee shop, non-alcoholic beer, scooped bagels, new tipping rules and reflections, a radical tipping policy proposal and more. Ben also shares h...

Dan and Ben discuss a man who was arrested after faking heart attacks at restaurants, forbidden first date spots (including Wingstop, the movies (?), Chili's, nightclubs), Adonis Graham's freestyle, and a preview of the NBA season. Dan also shares his top five of the week, which include California physically separating from the U.S. and the Arizona Cardinals winning a Super Bowl.

Dan and Ben discuss Meta's new celebrity-powered AI chatbots, an enthusiastic injury lawyer, Ron DeSantis's shoes and heel conspiracy, Drake's new album "For All The Dogs," an offensive political rap by little kids, and more. Ben also gives his top five of the week, which includes macaroons and german chocolate cake.

Dan and Ben discuss a congressman roasting a journalist's fit, work lingo and buzzwords, an article about group texts, Ben's radical proposition to ban the mute button, a guy's attempt to reverse aging, HGH and other steroids, intermittent fasting, a strange job application question, and more. Dan also shares his top five, which includes carne asada fries from Filiberto's and a hon...

Dan and Ben discuss Dan's trip to Nashville, corporate merch, Kid Rock, southern hospitality, the Taylor Swift-Travis Kelce news cycle, Tinder's premium subscription, a prank gone wrong, and more. Ben also gives his top five of the week, which include Ace Ventura and Jesus Christ.

Dan and Ben discuss changes to work lingo like "feedback" and "performance review," hybrid dress shoe sneakers, calendar invitation styles, performance review preferences, algae drinks, Dan’s top five of the week, and the “alien bodies” presented to Mexico’s congress. They also fill out a movie-themed crossover grid for the following themes: Daniel Craig, Tom Cruise, Tom Hanks...

Dan and Ben discuss subscription-based printers and car seats, the overkill of the Subscription as a Service model, Big Pharma advertising at the US Open, DiGiorno's pineapple & pickle pizza, Dan's experience in a Bonobos store and more. Follow us on social media: X/Twitter: @standingdeskpod TikTok: @standingdeskpod Instagram: @standingdeskpod

Dan and Ben discuss the "girl math" theme trending on TikTok, the upcoming Ferrari movie, the upcoming documentary about Taylor Swift's Eras Tour, a new work trend called "quiet cutting" and Ben's experience with it, a campaign platform around physical education and more. They also start a new segment called "Top Five," where Dan shares his top five in a categ...

Dan and Ben discuss getting carded for alcohol-free drinks, Elon backing out of the fight with Zuck, Zuck calling him out on it, paying for drinks at Crypto.com arena with crypto, the cringe of the Enhanced Games and their marketing, proper steroid terminology, running a beer mile with one shoe, running a Cane’s mile, Lil Yachty’s rock set, overchoreographed sets, the right approach to music festi...

Dan and Ben discuss high-security grocery store bathrooms, a new Karen just dropped, Skepta's terrible song, Dan's Barbenheimer review, a definitive Christopher Nolan movie ranking and more.

Dan and Ben discuss a strange interaction Ben had at the gym, live DJ sets at the gym, Elon Musk changing Twitter to X, new features of X, other business rebrands, expensive cookies, a competition to get free Subway for life, Travis Scott's UTOPIA album, start-bench-cut rapper edition, and more. They're also joined by YouTube star Shoenice, who has a special message for Dan.

Dan and Ben discuss Mitch McConnell freezing at a press conference, LinkedIn news articles (including CEO pay cuts and loans for bribery), Kanye West's latest problematic clothing design, the things the British hate most about America, the Barbie movie, a Polly Pocket movie featuring Lily Collins, rumblings about a Mattel cinematic universe, the Congressional hearing on UFOs and aliens, and mo...

Dan and Ben discuss a Soulja Boy cover track, the UK losing data because they used the wrong file, playing the wrong song on aux and how to handle it, common white people sayings, a rap about Marjorie Taylor Greene, ChatGPT roasting various cities in Arizona and more. Follow us on social media: Instagram: @standingdeskpod TikTok: @standingdeskpod Twitter: @standingdeskpod Threads: @standingdeskpod

Welcome back to The Standing Desk Podcast! In this episode, Dan and Ben discuss: Speak Now (Taylor's Version); Drake's tour, featuring holograms and statues; Drake's poetry book, "Titles Ruin Everything," and DJ Khaled's review of it; Travis Scott's "Utopia" album release concert in front of the Egyptian pyramids; 7-Eleven slurpees; green tea and what it mea...

Welcome back to The Standing Desk Podcast! In this episode, Dan and Ben discuss: Threads, Zuck's rival to Twitter; navigating four versions of the same app; Ben finally deleting Twitter from his phone; etching your name into the Colosseum; adding a Little Caesars to the Colosseum; Miranda Sings' ukulele apology; Victor Wembanyama's security guard allegedly assaulting Britney Spears; Ma...

Welcome back to The Standing Desk Podcast! In this episode, Dan and Ben discuss the Elon vs. Zuck cage match, other cage fight matchups, a final update on Zion Williamson's baby mama drama, required in-office Mondays, "Bare Minimum Mondays," what qualifies as hybrid work, barefoot airplane passengers, a proposal to outlaw beef jerky and hot food from planes, defeated parents, empathy...

Welcome back to The Standing Desk Podcast! In this episode, Dan and Ben discuss Rhude founder Rhuigi Villaseñor's controversial spending habits, a vendor calling Dan a "big boy," The Flash (2023), the proliferation of multiverse & parallel timeline content, Reddit's API drama and more. Follow us on social media: Instagram: @standingdeskpod TikTok: @standingdeskpod Twitter: @s...