Reunite your earbuds with Ben and Patrick as they peel back another week of wild stories, hot takes, and cinematic deep cuts. This episode kicks off with a grocery‑store revelation: the PLU number for bananas is 4011, and somehow that's only the second most valuable thing you'll learn — because Ben promises you'll never pay full price for saffron again.

From there, the brothers dive into the big stuff:

• Self‑sacrifice and altruism — why living for others might be the ultimate life hack.

• Reservoir Dogs — the single best scene, broken down Raskin‑style.

• Weightlifting — Patrick explains why you need to pick up heavy things and put them back down.

• Jesse Welles — a tribute to a voice that shaped a generation of animation lovers.

• Money in politics — how the almighty dollar is warping the democratic process.

Then it's time for a full‑throttle, nostalgia‑drenched deep dive into the 1983 neo‑noir gem "Best Seller." Ben makes the case that Brian Dennehy is his spirit animal, and honestly… he's not wrong.

And just when you think the episode is winding down, Patrick drops a teaser for a mollywhopper of a story coming next week — the kind that makes you grateful these two picked up microphones.

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If you want to read Ben's latest writing project, The Hex Nut Affair at Lab 53, email him at [email protected].

Burn, baby, burn.

The Brothers Raskin are ready to bungle their way through yet another hour long hot mess. Brother Ben share seeing Mike Patton's Tomahawk and the Melvins last week. SPOILER: the Melvins were incredible. Brother Patrick goes into mad detail highlighting Faith No More and Mr. Bungle.

Patrick gets spooky rapping on the new entry into the Evil Dead franchise, Evil Dead Burn. Somehow, this led into an unhealthy viewing of Heredity with walking goodness, Toni Collette. And a little Nightmare on Elm Street chat follows.

The boys pivot to Goonies (not Ben's favorite) and the possible reboot. Plus, Robert Davi gets his moment in the sun. To top it all off, Ben pitches his newest cinematic fever dream: "Schizophrenic Strip Mall Cop." It's exactly as unhinged — and entertaining — as it sounds.

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The Brothers Raskin come in swinging this week. After a scorcher of a debate on the sacred art of physical media, the brothers spiral into a gloriously chaotic tour through movies, music, and whatever else crosses their minds.

Brother Patrick mounts a full‑throated defense of the 1996 classic "Michael" — nope, not the John Travolta angel movie — while Brother Ben dusts off a gem from the vault: the 1974 thriller "Juggernaut".

Ben also shares that he's this close to finishing his screenplay, "The Hex Nut Affair at Lab 53." If you want to read the PDF, email him at [email protected].

Meanwhile, Patrick is out here working the buttered popcorn machine like a carnival barker, professing his eternal love for Michael Jackson, and catching up on movies he should've seen ages ago. He finally watched "Anora" — and SPOILER — he absolutely loved it.

He also saw "Disclosure Day" and walked away obsessed… but mostly with the incomparable Coleman Domingo.

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This week, the Brothers Raskin cannonball straight into summer chaos — from water parks that test the limits of human dignity to running 10Ks with the enthusiasm of men who definitely did not train enough. Brother Ben recounts the humbling moment he was lapped by the BYU Cross Country team — a blur of elite runners who smoked him like a hamhock. Brother Patrick recounts races of days goneby and why we wears a hairy swimsuit to the pool.

They also welcome a new friend of the show, Patrick Too (or Parick Two or possibly, Patrick 2), whose name alone raises existential questions about sequels, clones, and franchise potential.

From there, the Brothers take a hard turn into cinema, riffing on Dirty Harry and the criminally under‑remembered thriller Juggernaut (1974)— a film that proves the only thing scarier than a bomb on a ship is British people trying to stay calm about it.

Then comes the main event: a sprawling, hilarious tour through movies about boats — the good, the great, the cursed, and the ones that should've stayed in dry dock. The Brothers bounce through:

A funny, profane, and seaworthy ride — with enough nautical chaos to make Poseidon himself tap out.

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Two hundred episodes in and the Brothers come in blazing, grateful, and just a little stunned that this wild ride has lasted so long. They kick things off with a spirited breakdown of the end of the World Cup — the chaos, the heartbreak, the miracle goals, and the kind of global drama only fútbol can deliver. It's fast, funny, and full of the patented Raskin disbelief at how a single match can ruin or redeem an entire nation's week.

From there, the Brothers dive headfirst into Christopher Nolan's newest epic, The Odyssey. Ben brings the big‑brain analysis, Patrick brings the emotional gut punches, and together they unravel the film's labyrinth of time, myth, memory, and cosmic ambition. They talk about Nolan's obsession with scale, why this movie feels like a culmination of his entire career, and how a single director can make audiences feel both microscopic and immortal in the same scene.

It's a celebratory, reflective, and deeply Raskin episode — full of laughs, arguments, gratitude, and a few moments where the Brothers get genuinely sentimental about the listeners who've stuck with them from episode one to episode two hundred.

The Brothers come in scorching this week.

Salt Lake City is hotter than Hades. Brother Patrick nearly meets his maker at a water park, while Brother Ben cools off at Red Butte Amphitheater, catching Dawes and Kaleo under the desert sky. Somewhere between the merch table and the moonlight, Ben also encounters an armless critter with fangs. Spoiler: it was a big snake.

Back home, the Brothers have been deep in their bossa nova guitar era, chasing João Gilberto ghosts and cowboy‑chord bliss. They rave about Widow's Bay on Apple TV — atmospheric, sharp, and absolutely worth your queue.

Finally, RIP Sam Neill. Hell of an actor and one of the Brothers' favorites.

Music heads get homework:

• Watch GWAR on Tiny Desk — chaotic, operatic, and surprisingly tender. (https://www.npr.org/artists/1111695255/gwar)

• Check out Marcus King at Bonnaroo ("Honky Tonk Hell") — a blistering performance that'll melt your face faster than the SLC heatwave. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6IGLmYi41k)

And for the fiction fans: Brother Ben is sharing the PDF of The Hex Nut Affair at Lab 53 — email him at [email protected] to get your copy.

A funny, profane, and sun‑baked episode. Be a mensch and tell a friend.

Reunited—and it feels so good.

After a month-long hiatus, The Brothers Raskin are back in the saddle. Brother Patrick returns from some well‑earned SoCal R&R, fully recharged and absolutely ready to play. This episode is peak Raskin chaos: they bounce from the eerie world of the Backrooms to pure hokum, dive into Obsession, wander through The Odyssey, and even discuss a middle linebacker's… well, wang. It's a ride.

Brother Ben drops an update on his ongoing movie project, "The Hex Nut Affair at Lab 53." If you want to read the PDF, shoot him an email at [email protected]. And in a twist worthy of the Raskin Cinematic Universe, Patrick officially buries the hatchet with newlywed Travis Kelce. May their bromance last a century.

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Happy 4th of July.

Be safe. See you next week.

This week on The Brothers Raskin Brother Ben kicks things off with a call to action: support the Heart and Soul organization — donate at heartsoul.org. Then he dives into a new creative challenge: a two‑person book club with a work friend, each writing daily toward their own projects. Ben's is titled The Hex Nut Affair at Lab 53 — a story you'll want to hear more about soon.

Want to read Ben's earlier work? Drop him a line at [email protected] for a PDF.

Meanwhile, Brother Patrick is scorching the mic with hot takes that might just melt your earbuds. Love California? Brace yourself. Hate Bin Laden? You might not like what you hear. It's a wild, unfiltered ride through politics, pop culture, and brotherly banter.

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Let's light this Roman Candle and see what God looks like.

It's a big, bright episode — with original music by Jack Johnson (kinda), heard first on The Brothers Raskin. Brother Patrick channels his inner aloha, debuting a new Jack Johnson track and riffing on how he fell for the guitar: cowboy chords, pop hooks, and the pure joy of live performance.

From there, the Brothers pivot from surf vibes to cinema, crowning Nicolas Cage as the greatest living actor. They dig through his wild catalog, swapping favorites and debating the sacred Mt. Rushmore of where "Face/Off" belongs.

Here's the New York Times interview with Nicolas Cage that Brother Ben references — a must‑read for anyone who loves the man, the myth, and the meme.

A funny, free‑wheeling, and heartfelt ride. Be a mensch and tell a friend.