Tragically, Awards Season has come to an end, and with it The BANTS! Award Competition! The boys break down the hottest news of the week, including updates on two Anne Hathaway projects, new Pokémon, and more before getting into the Oscars. So many pod favs—Amy Madigan, Jessie Buckley, Paul Thomas Anderson—to discuss! ‘One Battle After Another’ won Best Picture, but who won the day on BANTS!? Tune in to find out!

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

00:49 Catch-Up

06:12 Anne Hathaway Updates: “Burial” and ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’

16:20 Browt, Pombon, or Gecqua: Who You Choosin?

22:51 ‘Buffy’ Reboot Cancelled at Hulu 

26:57 Donald Glover Cast as Yoshi in ‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’

33:03 Oscars Red Carpet

41:00 Oscars Telecast

51:24 Oscar Winners!

01:16:24 And the Winner of Our AWARDS Competition Is…

01:18:53 Special Episode #2 Topic

01:22:49 Justin’s What’s Good: Love Eternal

01:28:15 Geoff’s What’s Good: Platonic

01:34:54 Bonus *SPOILERY* ‘If I Had Legs I’d Kick You’ Chat

01:38:18 Outro

What’s Good:

Geoff: Platonic (Apple TV)

Justin: Love Eternal (Nintendo eShop) (Steam)

Links:

Lushious Massacr (YouTube)

“Burial” by Anne Hathaway (Spotify)

The Devil Wears Prada 2 Trailer (YouTube)

Pokémon Winds & Waves Preview (YouTube)

‘Buffy’ Reboot Starring Sarah Michelle Gellar Not Going Forward At Hulu (Deadline)

‘Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ Casts Donald Glover as Yoshi (Deadline)

All of the winners at the 2026 Academy Awards (The AV Club)

Credits:

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Creators & Producers: Geoff Taylor and Justin Benavidez

Show Art: Geoff Taylor

Audio Editor: Justin Benavidez

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