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Will and Ben discuss their plans for the show going forward in this brief, peaceful interlude episode.
We push podcasting to new, innovative heights by recording in the Thai Town Ralphs, unloading all our food Hot Takes in a machine gun frenzy. Topics include: pasta shapes, the cult of Nutella, the frozen California Pizza Kitchen garlic chicken
Terrific standup comedian Maggie Maye stops by to issue some Picante takes, including her belief that chewing gum too loudly should be a citizen's arrestable offense. Will discusses a time Maggie clapped him off stage at an open mic, Ben gets f
The delightful Caitlin Cleary brings a bevy of facts to Hot Takes to defend rats, who in her mind are unfairly accused of being vermin. She also describes how she would strangle ewes to death in another exciting edition of Get In The Ring.Hav
Miles Bonsignore returns to respond to a chilling accusation and air some grievances of his own. Things get...spicyyyyyHave a question, comment or Hot Takes challenge of your own? Call the Hot Takes Hotline™ at 347-OPINION aka 347-674-6466 to
Former Hot Takes engineer and current Earwolf producer bigshot Zig returns! He wants people to be allowed to enjoy things, popular or obscure - which isn’t too hot a take, but he makes up for it by being delightful. Will makes up fun catchphras
Terrific actor and comedian Brad Gage returns to talk about his short-lived time hosting a bitcoin game show for a Chinese app, his love of lukewarm water, and his desire to use lukewarm water to punish people for bad habits. Namely, he thinks
Will and Ben are guest-less and intern-less this week, flying duo into some follow-up takes. Will reads a text from his mom roasting Ben about freezing bread, Ben explains how 9/11 stopped the shitty Forrest Gump sequel, and we dive into the st
The hilarious Ronnie Campagnone drops by to attack Will for his virulent anti-Italian racism, hate on the idea of only having one drink, and discuss the pleasures of sleep paralysis. Ben likes feeling paranoid, and scores a key victory in anoth
Delightful standup comedian Emily Faye drops by to explain her intense aversion to eating leftover food. Will counters that by talking about eating an old burrito out of his car and contends that being temporarily chilly can be a joyful thing.
Fellow podcaster Eric Wilson (Tender Friends) loves two things: chicken tenders and Billy Joel. He makes a loving case for Joel as the BEST songwriter ever. Ben does an ambush rebrand of Eric’s podcast and argues that McDonald’s is not The Prob
The delightful Matt Apodaca takes aim at his favorite punching bag - frosting - and boldly muses about the superiority of cake desserts with little to none of it. Ben recounts the online flame war he got into with the trolls that stole our logo
The wonderful Elizabeth Schantz hates the hustle and bustle of live music. Can a couple of concert fiends set her straight? Will and Ben catch a logo thief in the wild, recommend high fidelity ear plugs, and have Elizabeth rate a number of thin
Will and Ben force their unpaid intern Derek to record the new, official Hot Takes Hotline Greeting. They play voicemails from listeners, including important mountain lion news and hot tips on how women can get out there and piss in the sink. P
The delightful Kasiemobi Udo-okoye enjoys going through TSA, which is utterly insane. She also dishes about her feud with fellow Try Guys employee (and previous guest) Miles Bonsignore over a cat poster dispute, loves warming carrots with her s
The fantastic Kevin T. Porter (Gilmore Guys, Good Christian Fun) thinks all music is good - even Nazi punk - and wants people to cease producing art immediately. Ben and Will grill Kevin about his middle initial, roast their unpaid intern Derek
The phenomenal Bre Vergess wants people to get drinks on every first date, full stop – and she thinks if you don't, your relationship will fail. Will encourages men to widen their piss horizons. Ben doesn't understand dating and has big problem
If David Venhuizen had his way, people would only wear shorts when they're on vacation, because shorts are stupid. Ben wants Tom Hanks to disappear from public life. Will pushes back against the haters on another fierce edition of Nacho Court.
The frustratingly handsome Miles Bonsignore thinks the night reveals humanity’s worst side and wishes more parties started at 5 pm. Will likes to take the bus. Ben reboots a contentious debate in a new segment called Nacho Court.Have a questi
Aly Dixon joins Hot Takes to roast everyone nonstop and make her case for why we should all share our gross body habits with literally everyone. Ben likes switching back and forth for Daylight Savings Time. Derek won’t take his shirt off, and W
Start shaking those jingle bells, it’s a holiday edition of Hot Takes! Official Hot Takes sign maker Jessica Lutz explains how pretty much every holiday movie scared her as a child. Will does a close reading of Baby, It’s Cold Outside despite n
The terrific Mary Sasson returns to talk shit about the Big Apple. Will waxes poetic on how honking is both cosmically hilarious and mostly righteous, actually. Ben just wants to talk about birds. And the whole gang is disgusted by a listener v
[FYI: the audio on this episode (like last week's, recorded on the same day), is messed up at the expense of our guest. Still super fun, just not the best. The Hot Takes Staff regrets the error.]The fantastic Julia Seales had to be coaxed int
(Be ye forewarned: the audio for this episode wasn't recorded properly, and our guest Courtney Sevener is not always as loud as she should be. But it's not bad enough to ruin it, and the conversation is quite fun! Just listen at your own risk)
Colin McCormick returns to charm you off your feet with a take you might have heard last week: he also hates food in movie theaters! But it totally covers different ground, we swear. Will falsely accuses our beloved engineer Zig of subtweeting
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