Friends With Ben

Meet DJ Skee, a cultural architect who's been credited by artists such as Lady Gaga, Kendrick Lamar and Post Malone as the first to give them a break in the music industry, and is now focusing on transforming the collectibles industry as founder and CEO of The Realest.

Meet Chris Van Vliet, a 4-time Emmy Award winning TV host and content creator, and host of Insight with Chris Van Vliet.

Meet Gary Trent, a former professional basketball player, who played in the NBA for 9 years, and is the father of current professional basketball player, Gary Trent Jr. Originally recorded February 8, 2022.

Meet Muggsy Bogues, a former professional basketball player, who played in the NBA for 14 years, and at 5'3", is the shortest player in NBA history. Originally recorded February 3, 2022.

Meet Jerome Williams, aka "Junkyard Dog" or "JYD", a former professional basketball player, who played in the NBA for 9 years. Originally recorded January 28, 2022.

Meet James Marsters, best known for his roles in Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Smallville and Dragon Ball Super. Originally recorded October 21, 2021.

Meet Troy Rike, who in 2021, was a professional basketball player in the Philippines, who was also a part-time sports card content creator. Originally recorded July 23, 2021.

Welcome to Friends With Ben: Friendly Fire! On the first Friday of every month, I will be joined by a friend or former guest, and either blind rank, draft, or talk about what's trending. In this first episode, I tell the story of why I started Friends With Ben, as well as who my interview inspirations are, and three friends/creators who I'm grateful for.

Meet Jayevan Foster, a Vanier Cup-winning wide receiver from Queen's University,, and former provincial track and field star, who is now a CFL agent and owner of EMPIRE MGMT. Originally recorded September 25, 2020.

Chris McGill of Card Ladder joins the podcast to talk about growing up collecting Michael Jordan, and eventually becoming a Luka Doncic collector. He also talks about how his love for the hobby and background in music production evolved into creating hobby content and the formation of Card Ladder.