BANTS! with Geoff and Justin

BANTS! Podcast
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Geoff and Justin finally answer the question, “What if a gay guy and a straight guy hosted a podcast to navigate pop culture?” These masters of none have no shortage of opinions and wax poetic on all things happening in the zeitgeist! If you’re looking for a scholarly analysis of pop culture, this ain’t the pod for you, darling. But if you enjoy witty banter and obscure references, do your ears a solid and tune in for their wacky segments, wild stories, and gossip from their 20 years of friendship.

  1. 3d ago

    116: Kelly Clarkson v Art of Play (And ‘Lanterns’ Review)

    Listeners, Molly the bird may not be for sale, but our merch certainly is! Check out our collection at the link below, and tune into this jam-packed episode to hear about all the hottest topics: Kelly Clarkson v Art of Play; new music from Doechii, Olivia Rodrigo, and Chappell Roan; a trailer for Greta Gerwig’s ‘Narnia’; and a ‘Girls’ revival! G+J also break down the promising but ultimately disappointing HBO drama ‘Lanterns’. Needs more Linney! Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:50 Catch-Up & Merch! 04:12 Breaking Down the Kelly Clarkson Situation 24:29 Shane Gillis’ Unfunny SNL Monologue 32:48 Chappell Roan Hops on a Remix of ORod’s “Expectations” 37:11 Doechii Drops “Bombs” 42:22 Greta Gerwig’s Next Film ‘Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew’ Gets a Trailer 49:03 ‘Girls’ Is Returning to HBO 56:40 Lanterns (Spoiler-Free) 01:14:24 *SPOILERS* for Lanterns 01:38:19 Justin’s What’s Good: Nature’s Pill 01:42:36 Geoff’s What’s Good: Sasha Keable 01:47:43 Outro What’s Good: Geoff: Sasha Keable (Spotify) Justin: ‘Nature’s Pill’ by Wishy (Spotify) Links: What to Know About Kelly Clarkson’s Feud with the Brooklyn Store Where She Claims She Got the Pretty Woman Treatment (People) Kelly Clarkson Brooklyn Store Video, Revealed: What REALLY Happened? (Pablo Torre Finds Out via YouTube) Shane Gillis Stand-Up Monologue (SNL via YouTube) Olivia Rodrigo - expectations (feat. Chappell Roan) (Official Music Video) (YouTube) Doechii - Bombs (YouTube) Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew Trailer (YouTube) Girls Revival Teaser (YouTube) Socials: Merch Store • Instagram • TikTok • YouTube • What’s Good on Letterboxd • What’s Good on Spotify

    116: Kelly Clarkson v Art of Play (And ‘Lanterns’ Review)

  2. Oct 14

    115: Uplifting Tinashe for 100 Minutes

    It’s been a long two weeks, listeners dear, but G+J are back to uplift Tinashe! Before they dive into her new album ‘Popstar’, the boys break down the Hot Tops that have been piling up while Justin was away: Taylor Swift! Sabrina Carpenter and Margaret Qualley starring in an upcoming biopic! Charli guesting on a Madonna remix! And a new album from Slayyyter! Listeners, don’t go melatonin on this jam packed episode. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:38 Catch-Up & Mexico Debrief 16:38 Our Thoughts on the New Taylor Swift 20:22 A Charli x Madonna Collab 23:13 Sabrina Carpenter & Margaret Qualley Join Tom Holland’s Fred Astaire Biopic 28:38 A New ‘Star Wars’ Is in Development, to Be Directed by Jon Watts 31:57 Slayyyter’s ‘Wor$t Man in America’ Dropping Dec 4 34:15 The WB/Paramount Merger Is Complete 41:13 Popstar 01:19:41 Geoff’s What’s Good: Adéla 01:26:00 Justin’s What’s Good: Digger 01:30:20 *SPOILERS* for Digger 01:37:20 Outro What’s Good: Geoff: “Ain’t in LA”, “Nicole Kidman”, and “KGB” by Adéla (Spotify) Justin: Digger (Official Site) Links: Pronouncing Isaias (TikTok) Why does food taste different on planes? (BBC)  ‘The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore’ by Taylor Swift (Spotify) “Danceteria Afterhours” by Madonna & Charli xcx (Spotify) Margaret Qualley & Sabrina Carpenter Join Tom Holland In Fred Astaire Biopic At Sony (Deadline) ‘Star Wars’ Is Continuing Skywalker Saga With ‘Spider-Man’ Director Jon Watts (Deadline) Slayyyter Announces Wor$t Man in America (Pitchfork) Paramount-WBD Will Now Be Called Skydance (Deadline) Socials: Instagram • TikTok • YouTube • What’s Good on Letterboxd • What’s Good on Spotify

    115: Uplifting Tinashe for 100 Minutes

  3. Sep 30

    114: POV: It's 2016

    Listeners dear, we are bereaved. Notable silverback gorilla and internet celebrity, Harambe, has passed. Meanwhile, our society has once again been united by pocket monster mania, and we’re about to Pokémon Go to the polls to elect our first woman President! What could go wrong?! Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:05 Catch-Up 02:46 Intro to 2016 08:44 Green Room 21:12 La La Land 34:18 Lemonade 41:15 Skin 50:06 Westworld 01:01:05 The Crown 01:18:17 Justin’s What’s Good: Moonbound 01:30:29 Geoff’s What’s Good: Moonlight 01:37:27 Outro What’s Good: Geoff: Moonlight (Disney+) Justin: ‘Moonbound’ by Robin Sloan (Bookshop) Links: BANTS! 97: Rewind! Arrival (Spotify) (Apple Podcasts) Socials: Instagram • TikTok • YouTube • What’s Good on Letterboxd • What’s Good on Spotify

  4. Sep 23

    113: The Song of the Summer Is Dorksided

    The air is getting cooler, the leaves are beginning to turn, and pumpkin spice has hit store shelves. This can mean only one thing—the annual Song of the Summer episode is nigh! This week, G+J debate which track takes the crown this year, including songs from Audrey Hobert, Zara Larsson, Noah Kahan, Ariana Grande, and more! Be sure to listen to our new single “End of September” on your streaming platform of choice! Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:30 Catch-Up 02:05 Tech Corner: iPhone Duo 14:42 Troye Sivan Drops Medieval Music Video for “Party” 19:34 Charli & Madonna Tease Remix of “Danceteria” 22:02 Lady Gaga Is a Mom! 24:32 Song of the Summer 2026 01:03:11 Justin’s What’s Good: Ren Faire 01:11:32 Geoff’s What’s Good: Marionette 01:16:46 Outro What’s Good: Geoff: “Marionette” by In Color (Spotify) Justin: Ren Faire (HBO Max) Links: iPhone Duo Ad (YouTube) Party (Official Video) (YouTube) Madonna & Charli Tease Remix of “Danceteria” (Instagram) Lady Gaga and Michael Polansky Welcomed a Baby Girl (People) Socials: Instagram • TikTok • YouTube • What’s Good on Letterboxd • What’s Good on Spotify

  5. Sep 17

    112: The Emmys (God Bless Canada & Matthew Rhys)

    Sorry for the wait, listeners, but we are BACK with another season of our AWARDS competition! G+J chat about the Emmys’ biggest winners (Widow’s Bay, Sally Field, DTF St. Louis) and losers (Beef, nonwhite actors)! Before that, they break down the buzziest films from Venice and Telluride—including a new Elizabeth Holmes documentary from Nathan Fielder—and the beef between Macklemore and Ed Sheeran. Serve the punch now!! Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:43 Catch-Up 06:59 Venice Standing O Rankings 16:17 Surprise Elizabeth Holmes Doc from Nathan Fielder & Lance Oppenheim Premieres at Telluride 21:04 Sam Altman Biopic ‘Artificial’ Gets a Teaser 24:53 The Macklemore/Ed Sheeran Situation 36:13 Emmys Telecast 41:38 Emmys Blue Carpet Looks 50:00 Winners of the Big Genre & Acting Awards 01:01:03 Below-the-Line Winners 01:06:05 And the Winner of Our Emmys Competition Is… 01:09:49 Justin’s What’s Good: Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved 01:16:28 Geoff’s What’s Good: Montréal 01:21:45 Outro What’s Good: Geoff: Canada: Montréal, Québec Justin: Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved (Nintendo eShop) (Steam) Links: You Can See Everything (Official Teaser) (YouTube) Artificial (Official Teaser) (YouTube) Macklemore’s Statement (Instagram) Ed Sheeran’s Statement (Instagram) Emmys Blue Carpet (Reuters) All of the Winners at the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards (AV Club) BANTS! Award Show Competition Socials: Instagram • TikTok • YouTube • What’s Good on Letterboxd • What’s Good on Spotify

    112: The Emmys (God Bless Canada & Matthew Rhys)

  6. Sep 9

    111: The Finale of 'Silo' Saves a Mid Third Season

    This week, the boys are covering the show that answers the question “What if there was an entire show about the Hatch from ‘Lost’?” That show is ‘Silo’, and G+J have mixed feelings about season 3! Before they descend into the lower levels, they chat about the end of ‘Chicken Shop Date’, the 20th Anniversary Edition of ‘B’Day’, and a new album and single from newly mononymous Miley. Keep it good in supply, listeners dear! Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:11 Catch-Up 15:09 ‘Chicken Shop Date’ Ending After 12-Year Run 20:31 Thoughts on Beyoncé’s ‘B’Day (20th Anniversary Edition)’ 27:23 REPRESENTATIVE. ESCALATE. 30:37 Miley Announces New Album ‘Bass Persuades’ 37:10 Silo s3 (Spoiler-Free) 48:58 *SPOILERS* for Silo s3 01:27:15 Justin’s What’s Good: Lanterns 01:35:26 Geoff’s What’s Good: Ground Beefing 01:38:42 Outro What’s Good: Geoff: Comedy Bang! Bang!’s Ground Beefing Tour (Official Site) Justin: Lanterns (HBO Max) Links: Amelia Dimoldenberg’s Hit YouTube Series ‘Chicken Shop Date’ To End After 12-Year Run (Deadline) B’Day (20th Anniversary Edition) by Beyoncé (Spotify) Miley Cyrus Rebrands as Miley, Reveals New Album Bass Persuades (Pitchfork) Bass Persuades (Official Music Video) (YouTube) Reggie Watts Is a Prominent Ketamine Advocate. Was It His Ex’s ‘Undoing’? (Rolling Stone) Socials: Instagram • TikTok • YouTube • What’s Good on Letterboxd • What’s Good on Spotify

    111: The Finale of 'Silo' Saves a Mid Third Season

  7. Sep 2

    110: ‘Lost’, Season 1 or; All the Best Showrunners Have Daddy Issues

    Fair is fair, listeners dear, so Geoff has crash-landed on the Island and watched the first season of ‘Lost’ following Justin’s victory in their annual award show competition! Before opening the hatch, G+J discuss the PlayStation blackout, the trailer for Palme d’Or winner ‘Fjord’, a new single from ORod, and the loss of Dolly Parton and Tim Curry. Come join us on this isle of mystery! Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:17 Catch-Up 07:43 People Are Big Mad at PlayStation 11:06 Palme d’Or Winner ‘Fjord’ Drops a Trailer 16:48 Cameron Winter’s Carnegie Hall Show, Filmed by PTA, to Get a Theatrical Release 20:53 ORod’s New Protest Song “serena joy” 24:14 RIP Dolly Parton & Tim Curry 30:10 Intro to ‘Lost’ s1 40:46 Act 1: Introductions 59:48 Act 2: Laying Traps & Spinning Wheels 01:20:50 Act 3: What’s in the (Mystery) Box?? 01:43:04 Justin’s What’s Good: The Bear s5 01:49:24 Geoff’s What’s Good: I’ll Still Feel for You 01:52:05 Outro What’s Good: Geoff: “I’ll Still Feel for You” by Pretty Bleak (Spotify) Justin: The Bear s5 (Hulu) Links: PlayStation owners begin Sony boycott with digital blackout protest (Polygon) Here’s How to See Paul Thomas Anderson’s Cameron Winter Concert Film (Pitchfork) Fjord (Official Trailer) (YouTube) “serena joy” by Olivia Rodrigo (Spotify) Dolly Parton, Effervescent Queen of Country Music and Just About Everything Else, Dies at 80 (The Hollywood Reporter) Tim Curry, Outlandish Star of ‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show,’ Dies at 80 (The Hollywood Reporter) ‘Lost’ Illusions: The Untold Story of the Hit Show’s Poisonous Culture (Vanity Fair) Socials: Instagram • TikTok • YouTube • What’s Good on Letterboxd • What’s Good on Spotify

    110: ‘Lost’, Season 1 or; All the Best Showrunners Have Daddy Issues

  8. Aug 26

    109: Patricia Hive Rise (Widow’s Bay)

    Listeners dear, grab your grimoires, don your most frightening headpieces, and mix your most intoxicating brews, because we are finally talking ‘Widow’s Bay’! Even resident scaredy cat Geoff loves this show, and the boys can’t wait to discuss! G+J also chat about Amy Poehler and Mike Schur’s new show, ‘Dig’; the first trailer for Jordan Firstman’s Cannes smash ‘Club Kid’; and the tragic passing of Hayden Panettiere. Everybody say it with us: beer down the pants! Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:46 Catch-Up 06:43 New Show ‘Dig’ from Amy Poehler and Mike Schur Coming to Peacock 12:05 Jordan Firstman’s ‘Club Kid’ Drops a Trailer 17:32 RIP Hayden Panettiere 22:16 Widow’s Bay 33:27 *SPOILERS* for Widow’s Bay 01:16:32 Justin’s What’s Good: Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma 01:27:44 Geoff’s What’s Good: Sundae Shoppe Cotton Candy/Bubblegum Pops 01:30:40 Outro What’s Good: Geoff: Sundae Shoppe Cotton Candy/Bubblegum Pops (Aldi) Justin: Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma (Official Site) Links: Fergie sings the national anthem at the NBA All-Star Game (YouTube) Peacock Drops First Look at Hugh Laurie and Amy Poehler in ‘Dig’ From Mike Schur (The Hollywood Reporter) Club Kid (Official Trailer) (YouTube) Hayden Panettiere, Actress on ‘Heroes’ and ‘Nashville,’ Dies at 36 (The Hollywood Reporter) Katie Dippold’s Babadook Tweet (Twitter) Socials: Instagram • TikTok • YouTube • What’s Good on Letterboxd • What’s Good on Spotify

    109: Patricia Hive Rise (Widow’s Bay)
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Geoff and Justin finally answer the question, “What if a gay guy and a straight guy hosted a podcast to navigate pop culture?” These masters of none have no shortage of opinions and wax poetic on all things happening in the zeitgeist! If you’re looking for a scholarly analysis of pop culture, this ain’t the pod for you, darling. But if you enjoy witty banter and obscure references, do your ears a solid and tune in for their wacky segments, wild stories, and gossip from their 20 years of friendship.

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