BANTS! with Geoff and Justin

G+J have finally seen the phenomenon sweeping your local movie theatre, ‘You Can See Everything’, and they are raring to discuss! But before they get into the messy dynamics between Elizabeth Holmes, Billy Evans, Nathan Fielder, and [REDACTED], they also have some Hot Topics to get through. Jay-Z is playing the Super Bowl Halftime Show, Donald Glover is starring in a PUBG adaptation, and rising starlet Inde Navarrette hosted SNL! Don’t worry, listeners—we would never deceive you.

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

00:57 Catch-Up & Halloween Debrief

14:30 Jay-Z Is Playing the Super Bowl Halftime Show 

18:58 Geoff Dream Casts a Couple of X-Men 

20:40 Continent v Country Redux 

23:38 Donald Glover Set to Write and Star in a PUBG Adaptation for Netflix 

30:25 Inde Navarrette’s SNL Hosting Gig 

35:28 Geoff Watched Half of ‘Obsession’ and All of ‘Bodies Bodies Bodies’

41:33 RIP Patrick Stewart

45:02 Intro to You Can See Everything

57:01 Overall Thoughts & *Light Spoilers* for You Can See Everything

01:26:53 *BIG SPOILERS* for You Can See Everything

01:51:30 Justin’s What’s Good: When the Wolf Comes Home

01:57:51 Geoff’s What’s Good: The Rhythm of the Night

02:01:34 Outro

What’s Good:

Geoff: “The Rhythm of the Night” by Corona (Spotify)

Justin: ‘When the Wolf Comes Home’ by Nat Cassidy (Bookshop)

Links:

Jay-Z picks himself to headline the Super Bowl halftime show in Southern California (NPR)

Donald Glover to Star in, Direct ‘PUBG’ Series for Netflix (The Wrap)

Inde Navarrette Takes Swipe at Shane Gillis During ‘SNL’ Monologue (Variety)

Patrick Stewart, ‘Star Trek’ Captain and ‘X-Men’ Superhero, Dies at 86 (The Hollywood Reporter)

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Listeners, it’s spooky season, and what’s scarier than listening to Geoff & Justin argue for an hour straight? That’s right, this is our first Hot or Not episode of the year, and the boys are tackling one of the most contentious topics on this pod—horror media! Is it transgressive art? Or is it slop for the depraved? G+J also talk the terrifying prospect of a ‘Glee’ reboot and the three actors on the shortlist to play James Bond! Bring your garlic, silver bullets, holy water, and wooden stakes, because things are about to get scary.

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

00:51 Catch-Up

03:00 Turnstile Puts on a Free Concert in DC

04:25 Relitigating the ‘Hocus Pocus’ Debate

07:12 ‘Glee’ Is Coming Back and We’re Scared

18:03 Ranking the Three Actors Shortlisted for James Bond & Our Dream Castings

29:49 We’re Team Shailene

31:28 Hot or Not: Horror

01:17:16 Justin’s What’s Good: Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound

01:23:27 Geoff’s What’s Good: Paralyzed by Hope

01:27:26 Sidebar: ‘You Can See Everything’ and Documentaries

01:32:10 Outro

What’s Good:

Geoff: Paralyzed by Hope: The Maria Bamford Story (Netflix)

Justin: Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound (Nintendo eShop) (Playstation Store) (Xbox Store) (Steam)

Links:

Turnstile Pack Out Washington Monument for Palestine, Sudan, and Lebanon Benefit Show (Pitchfork)

‘Glee’ Reboot Officially Set at Disney+ and Hulu (Variety)

Amber Riley & Simon Cowell on X-Factor (Twitter)

Michelle Collins’ Lea Michele Story (Twitter)

Las Culturistas: Someone Spilled Sauce w/Michelle Collins (Spotify) (Apple Podcasts)

Final James Bond Screen Tests To Take Place Over Next Week (Deadline)

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Listeners, Molly the bird may not be for sale, but our merch certainly is! Check out our collection at the link below, and tune into this jam-packed episode to hear about all the hottest topics: Kelly Clarkson v Art of Play; new music from Doechii, Olivia Rodrigo, and Chappell Roan; a trailer for Greta Gerwig’s ‘Narnia’; and a ‘Girls’ revival! G+J also break down the promising but ultimately disappointing HBO drama ‘Lanterns’. Needs more Linney!

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

00:50 Catch-Up & Merch!

04:12 Breaking Down the Kelly Clarkson Situation

24:29 Shane Gillis’ Unfunny SNL Monologue

32:48 Chappell Roan Hops on a Remix of ORod’s “Expectations”

37:11 Doechii Drops “Bombs”

42:22 Greta Gerwig’s Next Film ‘Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew’ Gets a Trailer

49:03 ‘Girls’ Is Returning to HBO

56:40 Lanterns (Spoiler-Free)

01:14:24 *SPOILERS* for Lanterns

01:38:19 Justin’s What’s Good: Nature’s Pill

01:42:36 Geoff’s What’s Good: Sasha Keable

01:47:43 Outro

What’s Good:

Geoff: Sasha Keable (Spotify)

Justin: ‘Nature’s Pill’ by Wishy (Spotify)

Links:

What to Know About Kelly Clarkson’s Feud with the Brooklyn Store Where She Claims She Got the Pretty Woman Treatment (People)

Kelly Clarkson Brooklyn Store Video, Revealed: What REALLY Happened? (Pablo Torre Finds Out via YouTube)

Shane Gillis Stand-Up Monologue (SNL via YouTube)

Olivia Rodrigo - expectations (feat. Chappell Roan) (Official Music Video) (YouTube)

Doechii - Bombs (YouTube)

Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew Trailer (YouTube)

Girls Revival Teaser (YouTube)

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It’s been a long two weeks, listeners dear, but G+J are back to uplift Tinashe! Before they dive into her new album ‘Popstar’, the boys break down the Hot Tops that have been piling up while Justin was away: Taylor Swift! Sabrina Carpenter and Margaret Qualley starring in an upcoming biopic! Charli guesting on a Madonna remix! And a new album from Slayyyter! Listeners, don’t go melatonin on this jam packed episode.

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

01:38 Catch-Up & Mexico Debrief

16:38 Our Thoughts on the New Taylor Swift

20:22 A Charli x Madonna Collab

23:13 Sabrina Carpenter & Margaret Qualley Join Tom Holland’s Fred Astaire Biopic

28:38 A New ‘Star Wars’ Is in Development, to Be Directed by Jon Watts

31:57 Slayyyter’s ‘Wor$t Man in America’ Dropping Dec 4

34:15 The WB/Paramount Merger Is Complete

41:13 Popstar

01:19:41 Geoff’s What’s Good: Adéla

01:26:00 Justin’s What’s Good: Digger

01:30:20 *SPOILERS* for Digger

01:37:20 Outro

What’s Good:

Geoff: “Ain’t in LA”, “Nicole Kidman”, and “KGB” by Adéla (Spotify)

Justin: Digger (Official Site)

Links:

Pronouncing Isaias (TikTok)

Why does food taste different on planes? (BBC) 

‘The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore’ by Taylor Swift (Spotify)

“Danceteria Afterhours” by Madonna & Charli xcx (Spotify)

Margaret Qualley & Sabrina Carpenter Join Tom Holland In Fred Astaire Biopic At Sony (Deadline)

‘Star Wars’ Is Continuing Skywalker Saga With ‘Spider-Man’ Director Jon Watts (Deadline)

Slayyyter Announces Wor$t Man in America (Pitchfork)

Paramount-WBD Will Now Be Called Skydance (Deadline)

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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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