What a week: 60 rides ( a new personal best), lots of stories and great connections, and probably the best episode to date. New listeners, join us every Wednesday for some great storytelling and the realest talk in the game 💯

For the Love of the Game (23:51) - A segment I taped late Saturday night/Sunday morning where I fight back tears and laughter to talk that real on life, friendship, why we play the game, and all the raw emotion just flows outta me 🥺

Meant to Be (43:50) - A missed exit and a wrong turn leads to a deep conversation about loss, addiction, rock bottoms and new beginnings with a rider on her way to an AA meeting 🙏🏼

Fuck Trophies (1:03:06) - A tipsy group of four hops into the car late on a Friday night and hilarity ensues 😂

1,200 Kilos of Coke (1:13:36) - A coastguardsmen who was responsible for patrolling the Panama Canal for illegal drug boats recalls the biggest bust they ever had, what life is like at sea, plus another good story about what happened to his car and why he was taking Uber in the first place 💰

Pitch Me (1:30:53) - A dude gets in and says he's making a movie but is having some trouble getting money to produce it, so I said pitch me and let's practice! And at the end, I gave some constructive feedback, plus some awesome solutions and ideas to solve some issues he was running into 🎥

Tough Cookie (1:42:04) - A bar/restaurant cook gets in and begins sharing how she's been finding ways, despite her hours being cut, to hustle on the side and keep making her rent money during the COVID-19 pandemic 😷

Benny T (@bennytomp18) checks-in for a midnight session after an engagement party for some friends, shoutout Whit and Jer, congrats fam 🥳

This is for all my riders and all my peoples that are down with me... Me and mine, you and yours, it's all love. It's all love. For the love of others, for the love of ourselves, for the love of the game 💯

#drinkresponsibly #begood #thegoodlife #alllove #selflove #iridewithbennyt #podfather #derbycitydon #sneakerstied #emancipate yourself #beginagain #be ✌🏼

Benny T reports a happy and healthy Thanksgiving and gives an update on his latest weigh-in, then jumps into some stories: Horny Old Hag, Happy Holidays, Muslim Ban, Christmas Delivery, and It's Okay to Cry.

Friends, family, colleagues past and current, riders, all my peoples, Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours!

I make a few announcements at the top of the episode, share some of the interesting people I met last week (16:00), then I jump into the stories: Special Delivery (29:17), Tough Breakup (33:52), Employee Terminations (44:57), The Cable Guy (54:00), and Getya Grades (59:55), followed by the fastest two minutes in sports.

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Oh and by the way, if you enjoy all the music I use on the show, I've been keeping a running playlist on Apple Music and Spotify that is straight HEAT 🔥🔥🔥

🔗 Apple Music https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/real-talk-w-ben-tompkins/pl.u-YKRyfqq02DM

🔗 Spotify https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4OP0ruNI6dgQyhqGzs4TTu?si=Ch-6iL9JR7SQC-_l3qMGGQ

Louisville-native and world-renowned sculptor Ed Hamilton joins the show to discuss his artistry, his creative process, why he believes in fate, growing up in Louisville, the role mentors have played in his life, what it was like finding out he was adopting at age 57, and more.

Stories on this week's episode include What's the Beef? (25:37), Golden Girls (36:48), Perc 30s (44:32), and Sticky Situation (1:06:37).

Introducing the Best of the Best, a collection of the greatest hits from the last 5 months which include Metro Station (7:30), Convict Confessional (13:17), Revenge of the Merchant (30:35), 3% Commission (42:11), Free Therapy (50:48), Don't Shoot + New Workout Plan (1:08:07).

Stories on today's episode are a little different... No Uber Stories, but still some good stuff from a recent trip to New Orleans for Halloween including how we almost got stranded in Cullen, Alabama, some dude my girlfriend and I owned in a bar, food recap and more, plus some stuff on the Presidential race.

Stories on today's episode range from a couple conversations about new beginnings, happy endings, harrowing accounts of addiction, a rider who told me that he loved me after a 17 minute ride, the first time I've ever looked in my back seat and saw a carseat, plus the story of how a butterfly flapped its wings as one person's death gave life to a new relationship.

Stories on this week's episode include one of the most surprising things that a 6'3, 240lb rider said brought tears to his eyes, a gas station stick-up and a feature in their bathrooms you probably didn't know about, a joyride that had one car dealership employee absolutely panicked, how a little ole' maid from Atlanta began a small real estate empire, and finally, one woman's admirable dedication to the pursuit of her goals.