BANTS! with Geoff and Justin

Listeners dear, we are bereaved. Notable silverback gorilla and internet celebrity, Harambe, has passed. Meanwhile, our society has once again been united by pocket monster mania, and we’re about to Pokémon Go to the polls to elect our first woman President! What could go wrong?!

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

01:05 Catch-Up

02:46 Intro to 2016

08:44 Green Room

21:12 La La Land

34:18 Lemonade

41:15 Skin

50:06 Westworld

01:01:05 The Crown

01:18:17 Justin’s What’s Good: Moonbound

01:30:29 Geoff’s What’s Good: Moonlight

01:37:27 Outro

What’s Good:

Geoff: Moonlight (Disney+)

Justin: ‘Moonbound’ by Robin Sloan (Bookshop)

Links:

BANTS! 97: Rewind! Arrival (Spotify) (Apple Podcasts)

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The air is getting cooler, the leaves are beginning to turn, and pumpkin spice has hit store shelves. This can mean only one thing—the annual Song of the Summer episode is nigh! This week, G+J debate which track takes the crown this year, including songs from Audrey Hobert, Zara Larsson, Noah Kahan, Ariana Grande, and more! Be sure to listen to our new single “End of September” on your streaming platform of choice!

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

01:30 Catch-Up

02:05 Tech Corner: iPhone Duo

14:42 Troye Sivan Drops Medieval Music Video for “Party”

19:34 Charli & Madonna Tease Remix of “Danceteria”

22:02 Lady Gaga Is a Mom!

24:32 Song of the Summer 2026

01:03:11 Justin’s What’s Good: Ren Faire

01:11:32 Geoff’s What’s Good: Marionette

01:16:46 Outro

What’s Good:

Geoff: “Marionette” by In Color (Spotify)

Justin: Ren Faire (HBO Max)

Links:

iPhone Duo Ad (YouTube)

Party (Official Video) (YouTube)

Madonna & Charli Tease Remix of “Danceteria” (Instagram)

Lady Gaga and Michael Polansky Welcomed a Baby Girl (People)

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Sorry for the wait, listeners, but we are BACK with another season of our AWARDS competition! G+J chat about the Emmys’ biggest winners (Widow’s Bay, Sally Field, DTF St. Louis) and losers (Beef, nonwhite actors)! Before that, they break down the buzziest films from Venice and Telluride—including a new Elizabeth Holmes documentary from Nathan Fielder—and the beef between Macklemore and Ed Sheeran. Serve the punch now!!

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

00:43 Catch-Up

06:59 Venice Standing O Rankings

16:17 Surprise Elizabeth Holmes Doc from Nathan Fielder & Lance Oppenheim Premieres at Telluride

21:04 Sam Altman Biopic ‘Artificial’ Gets a Teaser

24:53 The Macklemore/Ed Sheeran Situation

36:13 Emmys Telecast

41:38 Emmys Blue Carpet Looks

50:00 Winners of the Big Genre & Acting Awards

01:01:03 Below-the-Line Winners

01:06:05 And the Winner of Our Emmys Competition Is…

01:09:49 Justin’s What’s Good: Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved

01:16:28 Geoff’s What’s Good: Montréal

01:21:45 Outro

What’s Good:

Geoff: Canada: Montréal, Québec

Justin: Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved (Nintendo eShop) (Steam)

Links:

You Can See Everything (Official Teaser) (YouTube)

Artificial (Official Teaser) (YouTube)

Macklemore’s Statement (Instagram)

Ed Sheeran’s Statement (Instagram)

Emmys Blue Carpet (Reuters)

All of the Winners at the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards (AV Club)

BANTS! Award Show Competition

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This week, the boys are covering the show that answers the question “What if there was an entire show about the Hatch from ‘Lost’?” That show is ‘Silo’, and G+J have mixed feelings about season 3! Before they descend into the lower levels, they chat about the end of ‘Chicken Shop Date’, the 20th Anniversary Edition of ‘B’Day’, and a new album and single from newly mononymous Miley. Keep it good in supply, listeners dear!

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

01:11 Catch-Up

15:09 ‘Chicken Shop Date’ Ending After 12-Year Run

20:31 Thoughts on Beyoncé’s ‘B’Day (20th Anniversary Edition)’

27:23 REPRESENTATIVE. ESCALATE.

30:37 Miley Announces New Album ‘Bass Persuades’

37:10 Silo s3 (Spoiler-Free)

48:58 *SPOILERS* for Silo s3

01:27:15 Justin’s What’s Good: Lanterns

01:35:26 Geoff’s What’s Good: Ground Beefing

01:38:42 Outro

What’s Good:

Geoff: Comedy Bang! Bang!’s Ground Beefing Tour (Official Site)

Justin: Lanterns (HBO Max)

Links:

Amelia Dimoldenberg’s Hit YouTube Series ‘Chicken Shop Date’ To End After 12-Year Run (Deadline)

B’Day (20th Anniversary Edition) by Beyoncé (Spotify)

Miley Cyrus Rebrands as Miley, Reveals New Album Bass Persuades (Pitchfork)

Bass Persuades (Official Music Video) (YouTube)

Reggie Watts Is a Prominent Ketamine Advocate. Was It His Ex’s ‘Undoing’? (Rolling Stone)

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Fair is fair, listeners dear, so Geoff has crash-landed on the Island and watched the first season of ‘Lost’ following Justin’s victory in their annual award show competition! Before opening the hatch, G+J discuss the PlayStation blackout, the trailer for Palme d’Or winner ‘Fjord’, a new single from ORod, and the loss of Dolly Parton and Tim Curry. Come join us on this isle of mystery!

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

01:17 Catch-Up

07:43 People Are Big Mad at PlayStation

11:06 Palme d’Or Winner ‘Fjord’ Drops a Trailer

16:48 Cameron Winter’s Carnegie Hall Show, Filmed by PTA, to Get a Theatrical Release

20:53 ORod’s New Protest Song “serena joy”

24:14 RIP Dolly Parton & Tim Curry

30:10 Intro to ‘Lost’ s1

40:46 Act 1: Introductions

59:48 Act 2: Laying Traps & Spinning Wheels

01:20:50 Act 3: What’s in the (Mystery) Box??

01:43:04 Justin’s What’s Good: The Bear s5

01:49:24 Geoff’s What’s Good: I’ll Still Feel for You

01:52:05 Outro

What’s Good:

Geoff: “I’ll Still Feel for You” by Pretty Bleak (Spotify)

Justin: The Bear s5 (Hulu)

Links:

PlayStation owners begin Sony boycott with digital blackout protest (Polygon)

Here’s How to See Paul Thomas Anderson’s Cameron Winter Concert Film (Pitchfork)

Fjord (Official Trailer) (YouTube)

“serena joy” by Olivia Rodrigo (Spotify)

Dolly Parton, Effervescent Queen of Country Music and Just About Everything Else, Dies at 80 (The Hollywood Reporter)

Tim Curry, Outlandish Star of ‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show,’ Dies at 80 (The Hollywood Reporter)

‘Lost’ Illusions: The Untold Story of the Hit Show’s Poisonous Culture (Vanity Fair)

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Listeners dear, grab your grimoires, don your most frightening headpieces, and mix your most intoxicating brews, because we are finally talking ‘Widow’s Bay’! Even resident scaredy cat Geoff loves this show, and the boys can’t wait to discuss! G+J also chat about Amy Poehler and Mike Schur’s new show, ‘Dig’; the first trailer for Jordan Firstman’s Cannes smash ‘Club Kid’; and the tragic passing of Hayden Panettiere. Everybody say it with us: beer down the pants!

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

00:46 Catch-Up

06:43 New Show ‘Dig’ from Amy Poehler and Mike Schur Coming to Peacock

12:05 Jordan Firstman’s ‘Club Kid’ Drops a Trailer

17:32 RIP Hayden Panettiere

22:16 Widow’s Bay

33:27 *SPOILERS* for Widow’s Bay

01:16:32 Justin’s What’s Good: Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma

01:27:44 Geoff’s What’s Good: Sundae Shoppe Cotton Candy/Bubblegum Pops

01:30:40 Outro

What’s Good:

Geoff: Sundae Shoppe Cotton Candy/Bubblegum Pops (Aldi)

Justin: Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma (Official Site)

Links:

Fergie sings the national anthem at the NBA All-Star Game (YouTube)

Peacock Drops First Look at Hugh Laurie and Amy Poehler in ‘Dig’ From Mike Schur (The Hollywood Reporter)

Club Kid (Official Trailer) (YouTube)

Hayden Panettiere, Actress on ‘Heroes’ and ‘Nashville,’ Dies at 36 (The Hollywood Reporter)

Katie Dippold’s Babadook Tweet (Twitter)

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Listeners dear, the boys are awash with dilemmas and deficiencies as they discuss ‘House of the Dragon’ s3, which was mostly good! Before delving into this much anticipated season of fantastical prestige TV, Justin and Geoff dish on the trailer for ‘Verity’, the X-Men cast announcements, ‘Romy & Michelle 2’, and Troye Sivan’s single and music video for “She’s the Best”! If you refuse to listen, you name yourself a traitor and will be skewered like the pope! 

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

00:57 Catch-Up

04:30 Colleen Hoover Adaptation ‘Verity’ Drops a Trailer

13:00 ‘X-Men’ Cast Announced at D23

24:01 ‘Romy & Michelle 2’ Coming to Hulu

28:53 Troye Sivan’s New Single “She’s the Best”

34:52 House of the Dragon s3

42:17 *SPOILERS* for House of the Dragon s3

01:32:37 Justin’s What’s Good: Lost Weekend

01:43:10 Geoff’s What’s Good: Lady Dynamite

01:48:54 Outro

What’s Good:

Geoff: Lady Dynamite (Netflix)

Justin: ‘Lost Weekend’ by Phoebe Bridgers (Spotify)

Links:

Verity (Official Trailer) (YouTube)

‘X-Men’ Adds Christopher Abbott, Adam Driver, Inde Navarette & Maya Boyd (Deadline)

Lisa Kudrow and Mira Sorvino Bring ‘Romy and Michele 2’ to D23 (Variety)

She’s the Best (Official Music Video) (YouTube)

Phoebe Bridgers x Daemon Targaryen Shirt (Feels So Good)

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The girls are fighting! On today’s episode, the boys review Ariana Grande’s latest album, ‘Petal’. Geoff is hot on it and Justin is lukewarm at best. But before they go at it, they discuss the incroyable Broadway musical ‘Titaníque’, the trailer for Robert Pattinson’s upcoming Oscar vehicle ‘Primetime’, and the certified blockbuster ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day.’ Tune in to see if like Ari herself, their friendship will persevere like a petal in the pavement. Shall we go for it?!

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

01:14 Catch-Up

02:38 Geoff Reviews ‘Titaníque’

12:09 Yacht Rock Redux

21:45 …It’s Hot Out?

22:25 The ‘Primetime’ Trailer Is Giving Oscar

28:43 Thoughts on ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’

34:27 *SPOILERS* for ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ & Future Marvel Projects

41:28 Petal

01:25:45 Justin’s What’s Good: Rumspringa

01:30:35 Geoff’s What’s Good: Yesterday

01:34:27 Outro

What’s Good:

Geoff: “Yesterday” by Tyler Lewis (Spotify)

Justin: ‘Rumspringa’ by ear (Spotify)

Links:

Primetime (Official Trailer) (YouTube)

‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Becomes Highest-Grossing Movie of 2026 in 7 Days With $1.15 Billion (Variety)

‘X-Men’: Kit Connor Eyed For Cyclops Role In Upcoming Marvel Studios Pic (Deadline)

‘X-Men’: Samara Weaving Lands Role Of Emma Frost In Upcoming Marvel Studios Pic (Deadline)

Ariana Grande Is ‘Taking a Step Back from Visibility’ After Tour as Public Scrutiny Intensifies: Rep (People)

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Charli xcx dropped her not-actually-rock album, ‘Music, Fashion, Film’, and you know Geoff and Justin have lots of thoughts! The boys also discuss a new single from Slayyyter, a rare Tech Corner W, and Emily Wilson’s savage takedown of Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’. Now you wanna feel it, listeners dear!

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

01:25 Catch-Up

02:37 What’s Our Generation’s Yacht Rock?

11:51 Slayyyter Drops “Brand New Chanel$” and Announces New Album ‘Wor$t Man in America’

19:55 Emily Wilson’s Scathing Review of ‘The Odyssey’

29:22 Tech Corner: AI Music Platform Suno Loses Lawsuit to GEMA

35:35 Lollapalooza Thoughts

41:36 Music, Fashion, Film

01:36:44 Justin’s What’s Good: Tony

01:44:44 Geoff’s What’s Good: Just Be Bodies

01:48:46 Outro

What’s Good:

Geoff: “Just Be Bodies” by Rose Gray (Spotify)

Justin: Tony (Official Site)

Links:

Claudiability (Instagram)

Brand New Chanel$ (Official Music Video) (YouTube)

An Uncomplicated Man by Emily Wilson (London Review of Books)

Suno Loses Landmark AI Lawsuit to German Performing Rights Society GEMA (Variety)

Tape Notes 185: Charli xcx, A. G. Cook & Finn Keane (Spotify) (Apple Podcasts)

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A FACE ... A FLEET ... A WAR ... A PODCAST ... ABOUT THE ODYSSEY! That’s right, listeners, your favorite cultural commentators Geoff & Justin are back and ready to chat about the biggest film of the year from Christopher Nolan! Before they get into this Best Picture frontrunner, the boys chat about Marvel news, a sequel to sapphic cult classic ‘Jennifer’s Body’, and their anticipation for Tinashe’s ‘Popstar’. Let us tell you the story of a complicated man.

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

01:00 Catch-Up

03:44 Marvel Finally Dropped a ‘Doomsday’ Trailer

13:49 Marvel’s Hall H Presentation

19:19 ‘Jennifer’s Body 2’ Scheduled to Begin Filming in October

23:02 Tinashe’s ‘Popstar’ Dropping September 25

26:41 Intro to The Odyssey

36:58 *SPOILERS* for The Odyssey

01:20:39 Justin’s What’s Good: runThis

01:24:15 Geoff’s What’s Good: Charli

01:30:23 Outro

What’s Good:

Geoff: ‘Charli’ by Charli xcx (Spotify)

Justin: runThis (SoundCloud) (Spotify)

Links:

So you hate waffles? (Twitter)

Avengers: Doomsday (Official Trailer) (YouTube)

Comic-Con 2026: David Jonsson is new Black Panther, Ryan Gosling joins Marvel as Ghost Rider (Associated Press)

Megan Fox and Amanda Seyfried Returning for Jennifer’s Body 2, Filming to Begin This October (Phantasmag)

Tinashe Announces New Album Popstar (Pitchfork)

Tinashe x That’s So Raven (TikTok)

This took 10 years? (Instagram)

Pirates x The Odyssey (Twitter)

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