The Fifth Hour with Ben Maller

Ben Maller does a belly-whopper into the deep end of the mailbag, where good judgment goes to die. The Wheel of Maller Militia Legends lands on Doc Mike from Chicago and Mike the Leprechaun from the Commonwealth. Doc isn’t a real doctor—he just plays one on the radio and podcasts—but his résumé includes classic Maller bits like "marrying" Spin Cycle Regina in Minnesota, presidential campaigns nobody asked for, brewing Bloody Goat Beer, the beer for losers, and delivering an alarming number of goat heads to the Cubs at Wrigley Field over the years. Perfectly normal behavior.

Mike the Leprechaun, meanwhile, continues his blood feud with Marcel in Brooklyn after helping host iconic Maller Meet & Greets in Boston and Worcester and witnessing Benny’s 99 MPH* opening pitch at the WooSox game. (*Estimated by extremely unreliable sources.)

The fellas chew through podcast sausage, the Ben Maller Show on TV, kayaking around venomous snakes in the Congo Basin, underwater UFOs, homemade urine therapy straight from the tap—because apparently plumbing wasn’t disgusting enough—shady bookkeeping, the slow death of late-night TV and more.

This is where the razzle meets the dazzle, unless it's just another marginal episode of The Fifth Hour.

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Benny Radio is back in the podcast dojo, providing the marginal weekend podcast content America never requested. The mind of Maller goes helter-skelter: MLB broadcasters get yearly emotional goodbye shows while overnight radio keeps spinning plates until someone builds the Panama Canal. Plus, a public-service announcement exposing Big Pumpkin and the annual slaughter of innocent vegetables. Then it’s Foodie Fun, featuring black garlic cheese curds, the Cheddar CurderBurger, and other financial mistakes disguised as lunch. Support this imaginary audio only pirate ship—it’s bonus-time Fifth Hour madness!

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Something has gone missing from the overnight airwaves—and a listener in Ohio wants answers. On the Friday Fifth Hour, Benny Radio investigates the disappearing Sweet Science of verbal boxing, taking the Maller Mobile down Memory Lane to revisit legendary audio heavyweights in the Verbal Octagon™. Big Ben reveals the secret sauce needed to develop the next generation of radio gladiators. Plus, a heartfelt salute to Mr. Belding, Dennis Haskins, a longtime friend of the show, including the story behind an unforgettable night at the legendary Dimples in Burbank. Your bonus-time hodgepodge!

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Against the advice of medical professionals and several respected audio engineers, Ben Maller crawls back into the remote audio sweatshop for another fresh Fifth Hour. Robbie the Mariners Fan checks in from Sasquatch Country, while Weedman Hippie beams in from the South Florida sunshine. The Mail Bag tackles Buckeye Benny Island Life, radio quality control, insect-soaked hot dogs, Instagram hiding, the Cookie McDouble, AI domination, ham radio, the Need for Speed, fall traditions and Anthony in Louisiana’s call blueprint. 

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Pack the car, lower your expectations and make sure your tetanus shot is current—the Maller Travelogue has returned! Benny goes wandering around the Golden State, proving California still has some gold left once you get far enough away from traffic, politicians and people charging $19 for avocado toast. It’s a “Darling” of an adventure featuring the Cathedral of Giants, 24 hours living off the grid, and the three magical letters posted on a restaurant window that scream: you have made some questionable navigation choices. Along the way, Ben becomes roadside Rip Van Maller, gets an unwanted lesson in organic farming and discovers what happens when civilization—and cell service—disappear. Then we change gears to remember the late Lawrence Tanter, the legendary Lakers PA announcer who spent more than 40 years behind the microphone. Somehow, a card-carrying Lakers hater and the voice of the Lakers became friends, bonding over the dying art of radio. Travel stories, radio stories, California weirdness and assorted nonsense—dump it into the Maller blender, hit purée and pray the lid stays on. It’s the Life of Maller edition of The Fifth Hour.

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Mel Proctor invades this edition of The Fifth Hour! The legendary gasbag spins yarns about Earl Weaver, Mickey Mantle and a gaggle of sports characters like Earl Weaver and Mickey Mantle from his 40-plus years behind the microphone. Mel called games for among others, the Orioles, Rangers, Nationals, Bullets, Clippers, and even the Triple-A Hawaii Islanders, broadcasting from the legendary dump known as the “Termite Palace.” That baseball circus inspired his new book, The Destitute Darlings—the insane story of a team going broke, bouncing checks and somehow winning a championship. You can’t make this stuff up! Grab your copy on Amazon or wherever books are sold. Hollywood, stop making superhero sequels and make this movie. Enjoy!

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We went to the bullpen and called in a Hall of Fame closer to the weekend pod palooza! Hollering James from Minneapolis joins Ben for a rambunctious edition of the Fifth Hour Mailbag. Legendary for his thunderous snoring and undying love of the Ben Maller Show, James is one of the great larger-than-life cartoon characters of the Maller Militia.

The boys rip open the mailbag and tackle listener questions from around the globe, traveling down a winding road of looksmaxxing, Colombian Bam Bam, toddler fight club, J-Lo lookalikes, Navy SEAL training, robotoilets, hurricane records, bad hygiene, and plenty more.

It’s chaos, comedy, and questionable life advice—exactly what you signed up for. Buckle up and enjoy the ride. You better listen, or the FOMO will kick in, and you’ll need an industrial-sized shipment of copium.

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Ben is back in the audio sweatshop on a Saturday, because apparently relaxation is for other people. Wackadoodle Hollywood legend Robert De Niro triggers a trip down memory lane with some classic tales of unforgettable Dodgers legend Tommy Lasorda, including a legendary afternoon at the Smoke House where everything seemed perfectly normal until, naturally, it wasn’t. Ben also asks the important question nobody else has the courage—or interest—to ask: Where is Doug? Then it’s off to the future, unfortunately, as AI golf analyst guy makes his debut and immediately books everyone a first-class ticket on the Vomit Comet. Is the sports world really ready for Chatty McAlgorithm? Nobody asked for him, nobody needed him, but here he is. Pretty, pretty, pretty unnecessary.

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The band is back together! Eddie Garcia makes his triumphant return to The Fifth Hour as the dynamic duo reunites—and it sounds so good. Ben catches up with Eddie on how his metamorphosis into a full-time Pod Guy is going, life after the overnight radio grind, and the current temperature of his lukewarm Pittsburgh Steelers.

The boys also crack open the Maller memory vault for stories about some of the legendary cartoon characters and super fans who have populated the Ben Maller Show universe over the years. Plus, with hockey season around the corner, Eddie puts on his NHL cap as the guys break down some of the big stories heading into the new campaign.

Old stories, new adventures, hockey chatter and plenty of nonsense. Fire up the jukebox, because this reunion is taking a journey back to Happy Days!

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“Mama, There Goes That Man!” Ben is back with a lukewarm edition of The Fifth Hour, joined by his Pacific Northwest pal and longtime senior member of the Maller Militia, Robbie the Mariners Fan!

Grab the scuba gear because the boys are going way too deep into the Mailbag. On the menu: NFL inflation soaring 72% in a decade, artificial intelligence eventually killing us all, the ancient history of the radio dump button, and some guy Ben and Robbie have never heard of ranking Ben’s show on the radio. Very prestigious. Apparently.

Plus: the lost art of actually showing up for work, avoiding load management, getting sick in a foreign country, who helped Ben develop his gasbag radio style, and the proper technique for handling meathead fanboys and brown-nosing callers.

It’s radio anthropology mixed with nonsense, unsolicited wisdom and several topics nobody requested.

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