AWARDS SEASON 2025 has finally begun, dear listeners, as has G+J’s annual awards show competition! Can Justin come back from last year’s humiliating loss to Geoff? The BANTS! bois break down the winners (Adolescence, The Studio, The Late Show) and losers (Nate Bargatze, children everywhere, The Late Show again) from this year’s Emmy Awards. Also discussed: Hilary Duff’s return to music, the increasing irrelevance of the VMAs, and yet another bid for industry consolidation from Paramount Skydance.

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

00:57 Catch-Up

12:55 VMA Red Carpet & Winners

19:59 Hilary Duff Is Returning to Music

26:41 Paramount Skydance Rumored to Be Preparing a Bid for Warner Bros Discovery

30:33 Emmys

59:15 Justin's What's Good: Hollow Knight: Silksong

01:08:46 Geoff's What's Good: Man I Need & Begging for Cupid

01:11:27 Outro

What’s Good:

Geoff: “Man I Need” by Olivia Dean (Spotify) and “Begging for Cupid” by Julia Piccard (Spotify)

Justin: Hollow Knight: Silksong (Nintendo eShop) (Steam) (Xbox) (PlayStation Store)

Links:

Hilary Duff Signs to Atlantic Records, Preps Docuseries About Return to Music (Variety)

Hilary Duff - With Love (Live on the Today Show) (YouTube)

Hilary Duff in Raise Your Voice (TikTok)

MTV VMAs 2025 Fashion (Vogue)

MTV VMAs: Full Winners List (The Hollywood Reporter)

Paramount Skydance Prepares Ellison-Backed Bid for Warner Bros. Discovery (The Wall Street Journal)

See All of the 2025 Emmys Red Carpet Fashion (Vogue)

All the winners at the 2025 Primetime Emmy Awards (The AV Club)

Bants! Award Show Competition 2025 (Google Sheets)

What’s Good? - The Playlist (Spotify)

Credits:

Song: Sam Day - NEBRASKA (WITH YOU) [NCS Release]

Music provided by NoCopyrightSounds

Free Download/Stream: http://ncs.io/NEBRASKA_WY

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Creators & Producers: Geoff Taylor and Justin Benavidez

Show Art: Geoff Taylor

Audio Editor: Justin Benavidez

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