The boys have been in Japan over the last few weeks and are finally back from their trip and are filled to the brim with yarns. Before we dive in, we start with a massive thank you to everyone who purchased tickets to our sold out live show - apologies to those who missed out, we might have to do another show. The boys then jump into a recount of their trip focusing only on the lowlights (and there were quite a few) with some group shenanigans as well as some individual mishaps, all in all, a gr...
Jun 11, 2024•1 hr 24 min•Season 1Ep. 259
We have the full squadron of the fellas for this week (at least for most of the episode). Sen tells the boys about the untimely demise of the Bungalow saxophone man before Kush provides some updates on his beef with various companies, including an Indian booking company as well as potentially taking Dell to tribunal. Ro is also back from his holidays with yarns from Hong Kong and Vietnam, including rare units, women in night clubs as well as not being invited to an orgy. Our game this week is th...
Jun 04, 2024•56 min•Season 1Ep. 258
LIVE SHOW TIX: Critical Banter - LIVE - Stand Up Sydney ___________________________________________________________ The menace trio of Kush, Migs and Sen are back once again this week with Ro still MIA. Straight off the rip Kush brings our favourite type of yarn - a weirdo in a bathroom. This particular weirdo happened to be moaning and farting whilst peeing at the cubicle. Sen also has some yarns including being accosted by an older Sri Lankan couple while waiting in line as well as some new ya...
May 28, 2024•1 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 257
Absolutely massive episode we got for you this week as we are joined by a very special guest. The king of acai himself, Jacob Najjar of Thirsty Monkey fame, joins us live in the studio. We discuss his successful Muay Thai career, opening up a gym, venturing into the world of cafes and acai and his grand vision for acai in Western Sydney. All in all, a super interesting chat with a very entertaining man. As usual our game with our guest is “Bullslut,” as Jacob goes head to head against Rohit and ...
May 21, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 256
Huge episode this week as Ro is off galavanting through Asia, leaving the dastardly trio of Migs, Kush and Sen to steer the ship. Immediately we begin with smut as Miguel painfully recounts a story of his nether regions being shattered via a kick in soccer, all while being recognised by a group of teenage boys. Sen then dobs in Rohit for some truly strange behaviour, before revealing he may have stolen goods in his house. We end with rating Caesar’s Palace merch. Our game this week is “Pointless...
May 14, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 255
Massive week for TCB and for Kush especially as he finally gets his first W against a corporation. Kush recounts in detail his year long battle with a large Sydney music store which came to a tantalising conclusion last week. The other boys then bring some yarns of their time playing 2 Up on Anzac Day, including a rivalry with a fellow punter. We end with a review of the EY Converse collaboration. Our game this week is “Scattergories.” Simply put, Miguel gives the boys a category and they go aro...
May 07, 2024•58 min•Season 1Ep. 254
We’ve called Kush back up from the reserves as all the boys are back on deck this week. We start with a tale of hubris as Ro foolishes tries to save a woman’s life only to be met with the least helpful 000 responder. Also this week, Sen’s in rehab for his foot and he brings yarns from his physio. This week it’s the tale of his physio trying to fake his way onto Beauty and the Geek. We’re back with the famous Tik Tok game - “Impostor". Quite a simple game, each round the boys are given a famous n...
Apr 30, 2024•1 hr 15 min•Season 1Ep. 253
Wowee do we have an absolutely massive episode this week for you guys, featuring a very special guest. We’ve sent Kush to the bench to welcome one of Australia’s leading sports broadcasters - Kat Haddad. Kat has appeared on Optus Sport, SBS as well as a number of podcasts. We learn about Kat’s unorthodox journey to get to where she is today, her work during the Women’s World Cup, her thoughts on the NRL and much more. As we normally do with our guests, our game this week is “Bullslut'' as Kat go...
Apr 23, 2024•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 252
Plenty of yarns in this week’s episode and to start us off, Kush is back from his holiday and he brings tales from the Motherland. From negotiating with street merchants, to getting scammed and almost bribing police, Kush had the most quintessential Indian experience. Sen then remembers a story regarding one of his ex workmates before we continue our new series “Cop or Not.” We really went above and beyond for our game this week “Logo Quiz.” Based on the famous board game, Ro asks the rest of th...
Apr 16, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 251
Huge episode for you guys this week and we start with Ro asking the boys a philosophical question straight off the bat - as he asks them the last time they wasted $100. We then get another tantalising update in the Marta saga aka “the neighbour from Hell.” Finally we’re starting a new series this week called “Cop or Not,” where we rate your company’s merchandise. Our game this week is the “10 Question Challenge.” Ro and Migs have each been given famous people which they must guess. As the name o...
Apr 09, 2024•52 min•Season 1Ep. 250
Bit happening this week in the world of TCB. Ro begins with a discovery of a children’s YouTube channel with over a 100 million subscribers and the boys slowly realise they will never achieve anywhere near as much as this 8 year old has. Miguel has had a huge week as well as he brings some yarns from the Easter Show and the Ramadan Night Markets. Finally, Sen pledges that he will be in the Paddock for next year’s Australian F1 Grand Prix. This week we were feeling adventurous so we decided to gi...
Apr 02, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 249
Rather gnarly start to this week’s pod with a story about a cemetery straight off the rip. Sen tells a story he heard from a friend about his supernatural experience at a cemetery one night leading to a wider discussion on ghost stories. Ro then shares his own horror story of being accosted by 2 older gentlemen who were into some very nefarious activities. Kush has graced the boys this week with his game “Hints.” The man has really outdone himself by concocting an absolute doozy of a game with t...
Mar 26, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 248
Got a full house this week with Kush back from his mysterious absence last week. Ro starts with a quick mind your manners featuring a friend who was given raw chicken not once, not twice but three times! Sen then dobs Ro in for inexplicably triple booking himself for one night - including booking an international flight. The game this week is “Fact or Cap,” very straightforward as Sen gives the boys some common statements and they must decide if it’s true or false. Huge asterisk surrounding the ...
Mar 19, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 247
We’re back with another red hot episode this week. Kush is currently MIA, presumably too busy worshipping his life size poster of Christopher Nolan at home. In other news, the boys discuss the world’s worst immersive experience - Willy’s Chocolate Experience in Glasgow. Ro then tells a tragic tale of his friend meeting his hero Wheatus, including some very suspect behaviour. Finally we end with our final frisbee update including a very interesting twist in the tale. We play a new Tik Tok famous ...
Mar 12, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 246
Another week and another new intro for this podcast. We’re currently going through an identity crisis so please let us know if this intro is better or worse - we desperately need some guidance. Anyway, to kick us off this week Sen has a tale as he attended a pretentious law networking event where he discovered former guest Rohan is now a D list celebrity at his firm. Also, Rohit comes to the boys with a question of morality before we debrief on our first (and last) ever season of frisbee. We got...
Mar 05, 2024•1 hr 22 min•Season 1Ep. 245
Wowee, an absolutely huge episode this week! We’ve binned Miguel off to make way for a very special guest - Sydney Thunder batsman and man with pretty decent bants, Australian cricketer Jason Sangha joins us. We get around Jason, learning about his journey to the highest level of cricket in this country as well as his experiences receiving death threats as a child, race based alliances and triple protection for his manhood - all round a pretty normal chat. As per usual, the game of choice for ou...
Feb 27, 2024•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 244
The boys are back and what a horror show of a week it has been for Sen as he recounts in depth the number of L’s he’s taken (virtually). 2 podcast L’s and an Oztag L is enough to drive any man insane. We also get an update regarding Kush’s computer where he stuck it to Dell and bravely told them no when asked to pay upwards of 4 figures to fix his computer. Instead he decided to give Dell far more money than that for a brand new computer - we guess it’s in god’s hands now. New easy game this wee...
Feb 20, 2024•1 hr 16 min•Season 1Ep. 243
Another week and another full house here at TCB. We begin with a tale from a listener regarding yet another racist club, this time in Melbourne. As we’ve stated many times on this podcast, we are the voice of the people as we name and shame this night club. After we do our bit of community service, Rohit then regales us with a tale of a horrific bus trip into the city. We try a new Tik Tok famous game this week with “Impostor". Very simple game, each round the boys are given a famous name except...
Feb 13, 2024•1 hr 15 min•Season 1Ep. 242
The stars have aligned as all the boys are back for this week’s stacked episode. We begin this week with Sen proudly recounting a story of purchasing children’s tickets for the cricket only to be kicked out for another reason. Ro then spooks the boys with a tale of the most sophisticated scam we’ve heard of, which would honestly trick even the most technologically savvy person. We also discuss the Powerball $200m lottery and what we’d do if we won. Due to popular demand and a broken housing mark...
Feb 06, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 241
Rohit is back this week and is immediately on the defensive after last week’s lampooning in his absence. He tries his best to explain his actions but ultimately he takes the L. We also get some yarns from the boys trip to the Australian Open last week including multiple run ins with Australian tennis royalty as well as an unethical life hack to watching some free tennis. The game this week is “Guess the Person.” No reinventing the wheel here as the boys go head to head rattling off quick fire qu...
Jan 30, 2024•57 min•Season 1Ep. 240
Same lineup as last week as Kush, Migs and Sen hold down the fort with Ro still MIA. To pay for his sins we torch Ro to high heaven behind his back, revealing his extremely rare and foolish behaviour. We doxx his strange Youtube search history, his attempted fraud on the podcast bank account and his incoherent replies through the podcast Instagram page. After an eternity lost in the wilderness, “What is the Question?” makes a triumphant return. Once a staple segment of this podcast but recently ...
Jan 23, 2024•59 min•Season 1Ep. 239
My lord are we excited for this episode. Strap yourself in folks because we have an absolute doozy for you this week. Rohit is off in Melbourne trying to gain a wildcard entry for this year's Australian Open. In his stead we have a very special return guest (first time in person), friend of the show, comedian Neel Kolhatkar. We catch up with how Neel’s been over the past few years as we delve into his Australian tour, his beef with Hobart, filming a special and we end with a discussion on Jo Koy...
Jan 16, 2024•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 238
Second episode of the year and we’re already down on troops, forcing us to bring in an emergency sub. We searched far and wide for our guest today as he makes his triumphant return to the pod, 237 episodes later. Our high school friend Rohan is back after 4.5 years and he brings with him a yarn about a very left wing cricket team he’s recently joined. We then ask for his expert legal opinion on a recent story we heard about our high school before we inevitably descend into swapping yarns from ou...
Jan 09, 2024•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 237
New Years is a time for many to sit down, set goals and make some positive changes for the year ahead. Here at Critical Banter, it is time for us to change our intro (which is still TBC). For the first episode of the year, we have lost Sen to his pending court trial, however Kush kicks us off with his ongoing battle with Dell and whether one man can take on an entire multibillion dollar multinational company. Rohit details the trials and tribulations Sen faced in a recent Bad Santa, whilst all t...
Jan 02, 2024•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 236
It’s time this week for the annual TCB Christmas episode (2 days after Christmas). To get us in the festive mood, Kush begins by recounting his ongoing legal battle with Dell after his desktop bit the dust. We then hear about the lads' respective work Christmas parties, including Ro infiltrating the Atlassian party. We end with some sport chat where Ro politely enquired about another blokes weight. As we usually do at this time of year, we play the “TCB Top 10,” where the boys are asked to guess...
Dec 26, 2023•1 hr 25 min•Season 1Ep. 235
After resolving our technical hiccup from last week (not yet resolved), we are back with a brand spanking new episode (recorded 2 weeks ago). We begin with a Sen yarn about love and war, featuring an engagement ring, a surprise engagement and pesky birds. We then brainstorm ideas of how to pull off the best surprise engagement that didn’t include using a flashmob at a uni. We discuss yet another pasting at frisbee before we look at EY’s office snacks. Our game this week is a new one - “Incoheare...
Dec 19, 2023•1 hr 19 min•Season 1Ep. 234
We’re up to the final 4 episodes for 2023 and we start this week with a series of unfortunate events featuring Rohit and a certain ride sharing app. Migs and Sen then spin some yarns from their time at Post Malone’s concert in the mud. We finally get some mic’d up frisbee audio which should honestly be NSFW given what occurred. We also rant ad nauseam about the silly sport that is frisbee before we look at EY’s office snacks. Our game this week is a new one - “Game of Lies.” Nifty little game th...
Dec 05, 2023•1 hr 24 min•Season 1Ep. 233
We’re at the pointy end of the year where things begin to slow down, but not here at TCB, where our yarns only seem to get longer. Sen begins with a Marta (aka the neighbour from hell) update as we begin to devise a plan so dastardly, the only thing stopping us would be the law. Ro then provides the council with another edition of our famous bathroom rare units, this time Ro finds himself in the middle of a literal pissing contest. We also hear about the Ninan family’s loan sharking, we talk abo...
Nov 28, 2023•1 hr 33 min•Season 1Ep. 232
The podcast is back to full capacity as the final member makes their triumphant return. Local deviant and village idiot, Rohit, is back after his month long jaunt across Europe. He’s filled to the brim with yarns and begins rattling them off with a series of L’s copped across that great continent. We also get a community sport update and we rate Amazon’s office snacks. Our game this week is a new one - “Draw This.” Disgustingly simple game where the boys draw a famous movie/tv show title and the...
Nov 21, 2023•1 hr 15 min•Season 1Ep. 231
We’re nearing silly season here on the podcast with Kush returning from his one week walkabout. We have plenty of admin up top full of apologies and shout outs before we get into some community sport updates including the frisbee resurgence and then we end with a look at Telstra’s office snacks. Our first game this week is a new one which might be familiar to listeners - “Catchphrase.” Fun little game this one is as one person is given some beautiful noise cancelling headphones to wear (with hea...
Nov 14, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 230
