Dumb Down w/ Ben and Ethan

Ben and Ethan
  • 5.0 (5)
  • Comedy
  • Updated Weekly

Join us each week as Ben and Ethan try to explain something to each other, one lowbrow and pop cultural, the other a bit more high-minded and big brained. So if you want to think in smart ways about dumb stuff and learn smart stuff in a dumb way, give a listen!

Episodes

  1. 11/24/2025

    #009: Trad. Wives / Appointment in Samarra

    Ben teaches Ethan his prophecies may be self fulfilling, and the boys get to the bottom of this whole feminism thing.

    47 min

  2. 11/10/2025

    #008: Unlikeable Lead Effect / Prisoners Dilemma / Secret Identities w/ ISA MOON

    Isa Moon opens up to the boys about her double life! Ben breaks down the prisoners dilemma and Ethan loves LA and Girls.

    1h 5m

  3. 11/03/2025

    #007: Bean Soup Theory / Defense Mechanisms

    Ethan and Ben discuss “bean soup theory” and defense mechanisms, then play a rousing game of Gay or Straight (in silly costumes, no less!)

    57 min

  4. 10/27/2025

    #006: ENNEAGRAMS W/ CONNOR WRIGHT

    Ben and Ethan are joined by Connor Wright to discuss enneagrams and how fun it is to categorize people.

    52 min

  5. 10/17/2025

    #005: Poot Lovato / Split Brain Experiment

    Ben and Ethan establish themselves as the preeminent Gay/Straight Friendship podcast discussing the Split Brain Experiment and the equally important Poot Lovato controversy.

    37 min
  6. #004: Ned Fulmer / AI Alignment

    10/03/2025

    #004: Ned Fulmer / AI Alignment

    Joyful little boy, Ethan, thinks the internet needs to give Ned Fulmer's wife a break while Ben warns of AI lying to its users. The pod introduces talking buttons.

    56 min

  7. 09/26/2025

    #003: Skating / Performative Males / Fermi Paradox w/ DASH TURNER

    Ethan’s had it with matcha-chugging performative males while Ben lies awake at night worried aliens skipped Earth on their galactic tour. Luckily, guest Dash Turner drops in to remind everyone that skateboarding is both cool and swaggy.

    1h 3m

  8. 09/19/2025

    #002: Gasoline / Labubus

    Ben teaches Ethan that crude oil isn't so cude after all, Ethan teaches Ben not to fear the bubus

    48 min

  9. 09/12/2025

    #001: LooksMaxxing / Holographic Principle

    Ethan teaches Ben about how to look good, Ben teaches ethan how our world is a projection.

    55 min

  10. 08/30/2025

    Dumb Down Teaser

    Join us as we teach each other things and also laugh!

    1 min
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Join us each week as Ben and Ethan try to explain something to each other, one lowbrow and pop cultural, the other a bit more high-minded and big brained. So if you want to think in smart ways about dumb stuff and learn smart stuff in a dumb way, give a listen!

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