Ro and Kush are MIA so the boys call in the big guns to help out with Sydney comedian Henry Zhu stepping up to the plate. We get to know a bit about Henry including his trivia hosting, his start in comedy and his wonderful office. We also review the snacks at Liverpool Hospital. The game of choice for our guest is “Bullslut” as Henry goes head to head with veteran Miguel. Bullslut is a game of bluffing and to be honest neither person was very good at it. Henry also becomes the first (of hopefull...
Nov 07, 2023•1 hr 19 min•Season 1Ep. 229
Absolutely jam packed episode for you this week and we begin with a triumphant Kushagra following his daring escape from Sanctuary Hotel. We have some yarns about the challenge, but you’ll have to wait for the full video to come out. Ro is currently galavanting in Europe and we get a quick update from him. Sen then rants about chopper gunners used on animals and the English national anthem. We get a community sport update and finally we look at PwC’s snack offering. “Going Camping,” is back this...
Oct 31, 2023•1 hr 15 min•Season 1Ep. 228
Massive week at TCB as Kush undertook his 24 hour challenge. Before that, Ro is full of yarns from his trip to Melbourne last week. He begins with a tale of a magical venue that doubles as both a succulent Chinese restaurant as well as being a fully fledged night club. Next he recounts his ordeal in voting in the referendum which includes being accosted while waiting in line. He then goes on a long winded unhinged rant about domestic flights which included comparing himself to a terrorist. So al...
Oct 24, 2023•1 hr 16 min•Season 1Ep. 227
Different kind of episode this week, a rather self-indulgent one at that (if you couldn’t tell from the title alone). Ro is off in Melbourne this week, mourning the results of the Australian Referendum - speaking of which Kush and Sen ran into the most adamant of No voters out in the wild. Sen then apologies for absolute pelican behaviour during the week as he retells one of the stranger stories we’ve had on the podcast. Finally we have a community sport update and we rate KPMG’s office snacks. ...
Oct 17, 2023•1 hr 31 min•Season 1Ep. 226
Big episode this week with Kush nowhere to be seen still since the conclusion of the challenge. Nevertheless, the lads move on, Ro and Migs tell a tale from a party they attended last week which featured a rogue fruit and a threat of an explosion. Next Sen asks the boys for some petrol station etiquette. We also get an update on various social sports the boys are playing and we end with a review of Accenture’s office snacks. With nothing on the line this week, our game is purely for pleasure as ...
Oct 10, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 225
Rohit kicks us off with some anti-establishment energy this week as he spends upwards of 5 mins bashing cops following a strange run in with the law. Sen then gives some unethical life tips regarding drink driving. Kushagra is also MIA this week fresh off his brave loss in the game challenge last week. In his absence we announce an update to the Maccas Challenge, as we reveal this challenge will be taking place at one of Sydney’s most derided venues - Sanctuary Hotel. Here we are - the final wee...
Oct 03, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 224
Another glorious week here at TCB, and of course some more audio issues, this week we lost our Would You Rather segment to the podcasting gods. Nevertheless we got some wicked yarns to kick us off as we went on an excursion during the week to Marrickville and the Factory Theatre to support the arts. We discuss our succulent Vietnamese meals before discussing the standup comedy we watched which contained a horrific bomb which leads to a chat about whether we could ever do a live show - truly one ...
Sep 26, 2023•32 min•Season 1Ep. 223
The boys are on a roll here and this week is yet another cracker. We begin with some Rohit yarns, firstly a rare moment on Sydney roads where all drivers show utmost respect to one another, culminating in a roundabout standoff. His next yarn is more of a flex really as he boasts about pre ordering the new premium iPhone, with his new credit card before his luxurious Europe trip. Tosser. Anyway, Sen then reveals the boys have been up to no good during the week and have been partaking in some nefa...
Sep 19, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 222
Another red hot episode this week as we begin with another update from the pesky downstairs neighbour. Sen’s workmate has given their blessing for the boys to approach Marta as they also seek external legal advice on the legalities of their plan. Ro then tells a tale of woe and misery and deadset blatant false advertising. The boys were desperate to get glazed and were unable to do so. Finally Miguel brings back a favourite topic of ours as we eulogise a once great institution of Sydney nightlif...
Sep 12, 2023•1 hr 28 min•Season 1Ep. 221
Plenty of admin up top to start the episode as we get some quick updates from previous yarns. Ro gives us an update about the money lent to his cleaners (must be nice): no money has been paid back. Sen gives an update on whether the boys can accost Marta, the horrible neighbour at her apartment: waiting to get confirmation. As we said, quick updates. Manny has a proper yarn for us as during the week he ran an errand for this podcast which saw him come face to face with his namesake. This is a st...
Sep 05, 2023•1 hr 29 min•Season 1Ep. 220
We are in record breaking territory as we have yet another week with a full house of the lads. Sen kicks us off this week with a riveting update from the annoying downstairs neighbour first mentioned a few weeks ago. Sen reads out the second letter in this intriguing tale and the boys toss up whether they should investigate this apartment block themselves and see if they can score an exclusive interview with Marta. Sen also wants to discuss one of the strangest products he has seen in his life a...
Aug 29, 2023•1 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 219
After last week’s calamity, we tested our audio not once, not twice but three times before we began. With everything in place, we begin with Ro posing an interesting hypothetical to the lads. We delve deep into the world of gambling addiction, who we’d give money to no questions asked and why Kush would not give any of the lads a single cent. Next up, Kush describes some equally disgusting behaviour he witnessed at a cinema before Ro and Miguel submit some other heinous cinema red flags. We have...
Aug 22, 2023•56 min•Season 1Ep. 218
Our episode starts with an apology this week as our audio is completely scuffed throughout as well having to scrap our usual weekly wrap up segment. Luckily we were able to salvage the rest of the episode which contained the comeback of 2 classic segments. We bring back “The Price is Right” this week as Miguel, Rohit and Kush are asked to guess the price of everyday grocery items from Woolworths to see if the boys truly are in touch with the common Australian. Finally we end with “Mind Your Mann...
Aug 15, 2023•46 min•Season 1Ep. 217
Fresh off appearing in the AFR, Ro reveals how he was accosted at his local Mazda dealership by a podcast fan - have the boys finally reached a middling level of fame? Ro goes on to mention how he took advantage of this poor unassuming listener and took him for all he’s worth. If you are a TCB fan and you come across Ro in the wild, avoid at all costs! Kush then has his weekly “old man yells at cloud” moment as he takes aim at the ever growing number of eshay’s at his local shopping centre. We a...
Aug 08, 2023•56 min•Season 1Ep. 216
Like all good episodes, this week’s starts with an apology for last week’s shambolic audio quality. The lads then go into detail on the troubleshooting efforts that took place to ensure clean audio for this week. Kushagra takes centre stage to use this platform to condemn the state of Adidas (or Abibas) shoes which caused him much pain and discomfort - could be user error, the jury is still out on this one. To round us out this week, Ro and Migs finally get their article and photos published in ...
Aug 01, 2023•51 min•Season 1Ep. 215
Shambolic start to this week as we reveal an ongoing saga behind the scenes regarding our bank account - we know, riveting stuff. Kush goes full Karen at some poor bank branch workers before donning the tin foil hat as everyone tries to steal his data. The FIFA Women’s World Cup is currently on in Australia (and New Zealand) and Miguel gives us his unfiltered opinion on the Matilda’s exhilarating 1-0 win over Ireland in their opening game. We also bring back a fan favourite segment, “Bullslut” b...
Jul 25, 2023•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 214
Lots going on this week with the lads. Firstly Kushagra is nowhere to be found and is presumed to have joined the writer’s strike in the US. Meanwhile Ro and Migs have been busy this week doing side quests as they have been featured in a prestigious Australian publication (not Zoo magazine). According to the Australian Financial Review, Ro is now the unofficial godfather of Pickleball in Australia and has been influential in growing the sport in this fine nation, leading to an interview and phot...
Jul 18, 2023•59 min•Season 1Ep. 213
WELCOME TO SEASON 3 OF CRITICAL BANTER! Much like The Simpsons, Season 3 is set to be our biggest and best season yet as we debut our brand spanking new studio. The lads have treated themselves to the finest podcasting microphones on the market, 2 beautiful new couches, a robust shelf and of course a lovely rug to tie it all together. To celebrate this new space of ours, we bring back some loved segments but before we get into that we spin a magnificent yarn of a train crusader. “Guess the Sound...
Jul 11, 2023•1 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 212
Back to full strength this week as Ro is back from exile and Kush has overcome the plague. Straight off the bat Kush is furious with Migs and Sen for using the new technology despite being strictly told not to do so - in their defence they’re baboons. Sen tells a yarn from his Friday night where a lonely Ro with nothing else better to do joins his work drinks event and attempts to pretend to be his coworker. “This Week at Work” is back and is the segment where we regale any yarns from our workpl...
Jul 04, 2023•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 211
As the famous saying goes: all roads lead to another Miguel and Sen duo spectacular. Ro is off in NZ and Kush doesn’t have covid for the third time, leaving the lads with autonomy for yet another week. After deciding against doing part 2 of Pokemon Smash or Pass and doing even more football content, this week the boys start light with some exchanging of lunch ideas in Sydney’s CBD. Then they get into the meat and potatoes of the week’s events as they discuss the Titan submersible incident as wel...
Jun 27, 2023•1 hr 15 min•Season 1Ep. 210
After a month of galavanting around Europe, Sen is back and is brimming with yarns. As is tradition, when one comes in, another pops out with Kush making way. To kick us off this week, however, is Rohit who brings two cautionary tales and some valuable life lessons with them. He begins with a review of his use of the website Temu and their too good to be true offers before he reveals he is in the market for buying a property in Dubai. For our game this week we bring you “False or True,” a riveti...
Jun 20, 2023•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 209
Another week, another low attendance day at the Critical Banter podcast. Here for roll call are Miguel & Kush whilst the other 2 boys have gone everywhere but the podcast studio. Nevertheless, the show must go on with the cult favourite duo which kicks off with Kush's introduction to tarot card readings where he drops all preconceived slights he had against it in light of the favourable readings he received. We also hear a few yarns from the Sydney Film Festival, and the dross individuals &a...
Jun 13, 2023•53 min•Season 1Ep. 208
With Sen's still in Europe doing [redacted], the Big 3 are once again back in the studio. This week's episode starts off with wedding fever, with every man and their dog getting engaged and/or married at this time of year. The boys dissect a few engagement posts they've seen on social media, and rank them as if they've got any right or qualification to judge other people's happy relationships. Rohit then reveals his beef with a local burger shop, and how he might get banned on DoorDash. First se...
Jun 06, 2023•59 min•Season 1Ep. 207
Running out of ideas, Rohit and Kush were minutes away from calling Dimitri Anatoli back from the gulag for this week's episode. However, they have been saved by the freezing & heavily jet-lagged Miguel who has returned from his semi-frequent galivants to Europe. We start this week's episode with Miguel dobbing in Rohit for being guilty of a very behaviour he lambasted last week. We then hear about Miguel's tales throughout Europe (slightly more exciting than the 30 minute tale about incorre...
May 30, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 206
The running theme continues as Miguel and Sen are absent. Perhaps this is an experiment from ChatGPT itself to see how far the boys can go without each other. Regardless, the show must go on with Rohit and Kush. And to join the boys this week is (not you Dimitri) but Triple Cheese. The man, the myth, the legend. He arrives in scintillating fashion, brimming with yarns and tales, ones that are fiery with rebuttals of stories previously raised by Sen himself. Before that, we get cracking with Ro w...
May 23, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 205
It’s happened again, Miguel in Europe, Kush on annual leave - Ro and Sen left to their own devices. That means this week is choc full of yarns. To kick us off Sen immediately dobs in Ro for his atrocious behaviour at Costco and IKEA. Then we get a recap of the lads trip up to Brisbane as well some other smaller stories. Our only segment this week is a new one, “Red Handed” which is where we recount tales of times we’ve been caught at work doing anything but the work we were being paid to do. Thi...
May 16, 2023•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 204
Kush has put in a marvellous shift the past few weeks and has earned a well deserved break as Rohit finally comes back. He begins with some clarifications from last week’s tale of his unfounded act of violence (all still completely true). Staying on the theme of violence, Ro also brings 2 other yarns - one of police brutality outside a Maccas and another of animal roadkill. Another Tik Tok game this week with the “Wavelength Game,” as 2 of the boys give clues to the other by way of answering inc...
May 09, 2023•59 min•Season 1Ep. 203
The legendary duo of Miguel and Kush are once again joined by Sen (Ro still MIA). Kush kicks us off by revealing the Thomas Shelby alter-ego he has developed by wearing hats, before mentioning some other rare units at his office. There’s also some chat about the Snapchat AI before finally Sen launches into an epic war story featuring none other than our very own Ro. After 2 long years, we bring back the age old game “2 Truths, 1 Lie,” - not to be confused with the classic video “2 Girls, 1 Cup.”...
May 02, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 202
One week on from the momentous 200th Episode, Ro and Sen have immediately gone walkabout leaving Migs and Kush to pick up the pieces and begin the next 200 episodes. After briefly pondering their whereabouts, Kush launches into a tale of almost confronting a group of eshay’s in a movie theatre. Migs then tells a story of hoodwink and deceit as Ro tried to gaslight a group of very confused Koreans. Our new game this week is a simple one, “Guess the Sound.” As the name suggests, Miguel has gone ou...
Apr 25, 2023•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 201
We have finally made it - the big 200. The TCB boys raise the bat once again to celebrate this momentous milestone, the highly coveted double hundred. Strap in as the boys self indulge to the highest degree in our longest episode yet. To begin proceedings, Ro recounts his calamitous experience at an opera which can only be described as a series of unfortunate events (not related to Lemony Snicket). Sen then can’t help himself and mentions the Dalai Lama’s unfortunate week who’s only crime was gi...
Apr 18, 2023•1 hr 50 min•Season 1Ep. 200
