DRAMA MAMA

Goodbye I ALMOST DIED, Hello DRAMA MAMA!!! In this introductory episode, Ben explains the podcast rebrand and dishes about his personal history with drama. He wastes no time jumping into the latest drama as he's just returned from Coachella and is ready to debrief it with you all. Tune in mama!! Visit TrueBill.com/ALMOSTDIEDto start saving today. Watch the podcast on YouTube: https://bit.ly/DramaM...

Ben is bringing you THE LAST I ALMOST DIED EPISODE EVER and he is absolutely devastated! After walking us through his somber news he announces what to expect next and shares one last near death experience. Watch the podcast on YouTube: https://bit.ly/IAlmostDiedYT Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast for free wherever you're listening or by using this link: http://bit.ly/IAlmostDiedPodcast If...

It's Coachella season and Ben is already over it. A festival once known for roughing it in the desert for the love of music now feels overshadowed by Instagram culture. This week on the pod Ben dives into his thoughts on pretty privilege and the value society puts on how one looks. Tweet your crazy near-death experiences to @benoftheweek using #IAlmostDiedPodcast! Watch the podcast on YouTube: htt...

Ben spotted Josh Richards at the gym this week and is contemplating how to return a YouTube award to him?? The Oscars happened and Ben has a lot of thoughts on fighting. Tune in as he dissects the slap heard around the world and opens up about his own experience with fights. Tweet your crazy near-death experiences to @benoftheweek using #IAlmostDiedPodcast! Watch the podcast on YouTube: https://bi...

Tune in as Ben narrates his past 72 hours of sleep-deprived insanity! From clubbing all night to driving through New Mexico all day, Ben has had quite the weekend. He fills us in on the dangers of sleep deprivation and reminiscences on past moments of running on empty. You won't want to miss this super relatable episode of I Almost Died! Don’t fall for subscriptions scams. Start cancelling today a...

This week Ben reads your tweets! From dangerous bedrooms to being stabbed in the hand, things take a dangerous turn!! Tune in to hear Ben's near-death-by-bees experience! Tweet your crazy near-death experiences to @benoftheweek using #IAlmostDiedPodcast! Watch the podcast on YouTube: https://bit.ly/IAlmostDiedYT Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast for free wherever you're listening or by usin...

Against all odds, Ben has become a gym bro?! Okay well, maybe he doesn't work out like The Rock but he's discovered the joy of being a regular at his gym. Tune in as he shares how he came to be a gym rat, what he loves about exercising, his thought on Apple Watches, and so much more. Tweet your crazy near-death experiences to @benoftheweek using #IAlmostDiedPodcast! Watch the podcast on YouTube: h...

Ever wonder what it's like to be an adult who must pay rent, make their own appointments, grocery shop, etc.?! This week, Ben dives into the absurdity of being a kid your whole life and then waking up and suddenly being in the driver's seat. Tune in to hear Ben unpack the pros and cons of the freedom adulthood brings!! Tweet your crazy near-death experiences to @benoftheweek using #IAlmostDiedPodc...

*Trigger Warning* Body Image/Body Dysmorphia This week Ben walks us through all his late night thoughts from losing track a time in a TikTok black hole, to skincare being a giant scam, to the truth about achieving personal goals. Tune in to hear what he thinks about TikTokers making music and why he's over cringe culture. Tweet your crazy near-death experiences to @benoftheweek using #IAlmostDiedP...

This week on I Almost Died, Ben mixes it up with a game of Would You Rather? He reminsices old TikTok when it was a lawless wasteland, argues why having eyes for nipples would be better than having nipples as eyes, and explains that he'd rather listen to Kids Bop forever than have to give birth! Visit TrueBill.com/almostdied to start cancelling unwanted subscriptions today! Tweet your crazy near-d...

Whether your snuggled up with your SO and riding solo this Valentine's Day, Ben is here with some advice! Tune in to hear Ben's advice for navigating relationships from getting over your ex to making long distance work to the legality of polyamory. Ben reads through all your dilemmas and gives his best advice!! Tweet your crazy near-death experiences to @benoftheweek using #IAlmostDiedPodcast! Wat...

Ben opens up this week about his struggles with mental health. Tune in for this honest conversation about feeling like your social battery needs charging, how to navigate feeling overextended in both work and life, and why TikTok has sent Ben into a spiral. Tweet your crazy near-death experiences to @benoftheweek using #IAlmostDiedPodcast!  Watch the podcast on YouTube: https://bit.ly/IAlmostDiedY...

Ben is back and reading fan submitted near-death experiences this week! From feisty peacocks to houses burning down to choking on spaghetti and meatballs, you guys remind us all just how simultaneously quirky and dangerous the world can be. Tweet your crazy near-death experiences to @benoftheweek using #IAlmostDiedPodcast!  Watch the podcast on YouTube: https://bit.ly/IAlmostDiedYT Don’t forget to...

Have you ever gotten some level of success or admiration, but felt like it was all a big lie? This week, Ben discusses what it's like to have a popular YouTube and TikTok following, but not feeling like you deserve it. He also comes face-to-face with the idea that it might all end one day, but enjoying the ride while it lasts. Tweet your crazy near-death experiences to @benoftheweek using #IAlmost...

In the thrilling conclusion of Ben's book, Ben writes about a fictional YouTube employee with the same 14-year-old bitterness from the first half, as well as a bonus mildly more uplifting bonus chapter at the end. Plus, yes, Ben is STILL snowed in! Read along with the FREE book here: https://www.wattpad.com/story/297026441-yet-another-vlogger%27s-book Tweet your crazy near-death experiences to @be...

You read that correctly, Ben wrote a book when he was 14 years old. If you want to hear the dark mindset of a teenage benoftheweek, you'll want to listen as Ben reads through the first half of his self-published satirical self-help book. This is a hybrid audiobook and commentary episode, where Ben talks about his online life before turning 15, much of which he doesn't remember writing. Stay tuned...

This week, Ben throws a Christmas-load worth of shade on influencers and influencer culture, and lumps them into two categories, pretty or funny, and these aren't necessarily compliments. He talks about times he's met some of the meanest people are also some of the prettiest people, and that usually leads to them becoming influencers. Ben also touches on how some online beef has moved into IRL and...

TRIGGER WARNING: This episode deals with murder and suicide. This week, Ben talks about some very serious crimes that happened in his home town very near to him. The first story is about his elderly neighbors, ones he had known pretty well, who were discovered dead in their home late one night, and was rumored to be a suicide pact. The second story is about Ben walking past a murder-suicide on his...

You submitted them, Ben is gonna read them! This week, Ben does another installment of fan-submitted stories where YOU almost died! Stories include a bomb threat in the school bleachers, bouncing knives that almost put an eye out, getting demolished by a dodgeball and spending time in a hospital, more drowning (of course), and much more! If you live just a bit longer, be sure to use your final mom...

So what if you find yourself taking one step past almost dying and get yourself dead? This week, Ben has an existential crisis and ponders what happens after we die. He explores his religious background, growing up strictly Catholic and being scared into praying an unhealthy amount, as well as his thoughts on what other religions teach in regards to post-death. And although Ben isn't the most reli...

If you're drinking milk right now, you might want to set that glass down for now. Ben details how he discovered he is (most likely) lactose intolerant after chugging huge glasses of milk daily and it causing some gastrointestinal problems. Ben was unable to control his flatulence around groups of friends, yet still manages to eat tons of cheese daily. Plus, Ben basically sprains his ankle live dur...

This is a spicy one! This week, Ben details the story of how he lost his virginity and the story of his first kiss (not in that order), and both are a doozy. Starting with the kiss, Ben talks about how an ongoing game of truth or dare led them to finally kiss each other's mouths for the first time ever in the most romantic spot ever, inside a bush, which ended in her running away. In the second st...

Coming live from Ben's car, Ben reads even more of your tweets and stories that detail times you barely escaped death. Your stories involve you being stalked by a creepy guy while having a dead phone, losing controls of your bowels while in the middle of class, murderous birds and way more! Plus, there's a story that Ben couldn't even legally read! Tweet your crazy near-death experiences to @benof...

How is it that Ben, a self-described introvert, is able to talk to random strangers and hack into Zoom calls? Simple, he's a psycho! This week, Ben describes his thought processes before he approaches a crowd and tells the story behind his most recent video where he pretended to be a Walmart employee and posted it to TikTok. He breaks down how he produces his videos using a little thing called mov...

If you've been following Ben on social media lately, you might be wondering where he is. Well, the answer is nowhere! This week, Ben explains his living situation, which is basically that he doesn't live in any one place, but he's beginning to settle down in one new place. Plus, Ben explains why Halloween in L.A. is extra and stresses him out. Tweet your crazy near-death experiences to @benofthewe...