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Critical Banter

Critical Banter

The Critical Banter Podcast is the show that brings the Friday drinks chat to you. We’re all about the relatable banter you look forward to after work - from dissecting the personalities of the people around us to ranking the most trivial things to the n’th degree and everything in between

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01:02:40

Raygun's Revenge

Critical Banter ·

2024/09/10

No Ro this week so in his absence we talk about one of his favourite topics - pokies. Kush wistfully retells his experience at a local pokie den playing the classics such as “Where’s The Gold?” “Lucky Dragon” and of course “Bull Rush.” We then talk about Swing City, Employees Only, Sen issues an apology for defending Mr Beast last week before finally moving onto more topical and current news - Raygun. Full disclosure this episode was recorded back when Raygun was still relevant and we really wanted

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59:37

Stay Dangerous

Critical Banter ·

2024/09/03

We have a full house this week and wowee do we have an episode for you. We’re off to a scintillating start with Rohit questioning the definition of a burger as he took on a local pub and what they categorise a steak sandwich as. While pondering that, he also had a near death experience as he needed the heimlich to be performed on him. Then we get some yarns of Sen’s night out which included mugging off a mate, getting kicked out and facing a hater in real life - rattling stuff.We’re back with the

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01:23:49

Wicked Wedge Warrior

Critical Banter ·

2024/08/27

Back to regular programming this episode except we got a no show with Sen too embarrassed to show his face after a horrible week in fantasy Premier League. In any case, Kush is counting down the days until he departs this great nation to head off to San Francisco. To prepare he discusses the plight of the homeless over there including purchasing a taser for self defence. We also talk about selling your betting accounts and trying out the local driving range featuring a drive by from a child.For our

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01:41:50

Asian Snacks Rate Asian Snacks

Critical Banter ·

2024/08/20

Massive episode this week not only by the sheer length of the episode but also because we are graced by the presence of one of Australia’s premier food bloggers and friend of the show - Sydney Food Boy. We told Ro to hit the bricks to make way for big Kev and we start this week’s episode by getting to know him, learning about how he got into the industry, the tricks of the trade, the sudden boom in the number of food bloggers as well as his alter ego of being an optometrist.This week the Food Boy

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01:12:34

TCB vs India

Critical Banter ·

2024/08/13

Lots to talk about this week and very little time to spare. Kush is not here this week as he was off finding his trusty MAGA hat and missed this recording. Ro starts us off with an update about the new gaming app Sen’s physio was flogging a few weeks back. We then talk about match fixing in our Sunday league football, angering 1.4 billion Indians and we reminisce about Timstar for some reason.Our game this week is a twist on an old classic TCB segment - “Musical Bullslut.” Instead of naming things

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01:14:42

The Diary of a Sneakerhead

Critical Banter ·

2024/08/06

We have got a massive episode this week featuring a very special guest - Justin Truong, co-founder of Pushas joins us live in the studio. Really fun and interesting chat with Justin as we hear about the origins of Pushas, starting a business with his partner, his thoughts on some shoe trends and even the story of him teaching Ro at UNSW. This week Justin takes the hot seat as he plays Migs and Ro in the classic “Bullslut.” You can tell Sen has been spending too much time watching the Olympics this

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53:37

The Pursuit of Gold

Critical Banter ·

2024/07/30

Record number of consecutive weeks with all 4 members of TCB showing up, but alas don’t get used to it. We kick off this week with yet another yarn from Sen and his physio. At this point we’d be better off swapping Sen out with his physio. This time his story is his physio shilling him a new pseudo-gambling app - smells like trouble. Ro then tells a story which he alluded to in our live show with him being stitched up with a car with no petrol.Our game this week is “Are You Smarter Than A 5th

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51:55

AI Will Come For Us All

Critical Banter ·

2024/07/23

We’re merely weeks away before Kush departs these shores so we must get the most out of him before then. To start us off this week Kush immediately begins with bringing up the hawk tuah girl again as we discuss how to make the most of your 15 mins of fame. We then debate whether we should fear AI or not before we put the tin foil hats on to chat about the Trump assassination attempt.Our game this week is “Avoid What We Say,” a slight spin on the popular tik tok game. Sen has prepared 20 questions

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56:58

Authenticity is Overrated

Critical Banter ·

2024/07/16

Full house this week and we begin with a proper reflection of our live show last week with this being the first episode recorded post show. Few yarns from the show before Kush rather sickeningly admits to watching Major League Cricket as we discuss the intricacies to naming a MLC team. Finally we end with a new mini segment “TCB Tries” as we try things around Sydney and this week we start with a review of Chebbo’s new store in Marrickville.Our game this week is “The Tower” as we once again divide

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58:50

Nepotism is Good

Critical Banter ·

2024/07/09

We start this week with a massive thank you to everyone who came out on Saturday night for the live show - full disclosure this episode was recorded before it and we’ll have our yarns from the live show on next week’s episode. The boys were pretty delirious this week so not much going on, we talked about gambling, the US presidential debate, Bronny James and of course Hawk Tuah.Our game was “5 Second Challenge” which quickly became the “3 Second Challenge” which then eventually descended into “how

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01:06:17

Ben 10 Gets Divorced

Critical Banter ·

2024/07/02

We start this week with a public service announcement for our live show on Saturday - DOORS OPEN 7PM AND SHOW WILL START 7:30PM SHARP, DON’T BE LATE. Anyway after getting through the admin, Sen has some redactions from last week, Ro has a gnarly tale about a divorce, we berate Ro about his wrist monitor and we rate EY’s Nike Air Force collaboration.“10 Question Challenge” is back as our game this week. Ro and Migs have each been given famous characters which they must guess. As the name of the game

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45:16

Someone Is Actually Leaving?

Critical Banter ·

2024/06/25

Few years ago we jokingly titled an episode "Someone is Leaving?" as we revealed Migs would be gone for a few months on exchange. Unfortunately this time there is no clickbait as Kush announces he is off to the US, taking his talents to San Francisco. Fear not however, Kush will still very much be involved in the podcast (unfortunately for him) and will hopefully make the odd appearance here and there (technology pending). He's not gone for a few more months so we'll get the most out of him between

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01:20:16

Love On The Spectrum (Of Colours) with Brenda In...

Critical Banter ·

2024/06/18

Another huge episode this week featuring a very special guest - Brenda from DatingAppsSuck. Brenda is a trailblazer in the dating community after turning her back on dating apps and instead creating her own in person dating events. We discuss some of her experiences as well as the differences in dating in Sydney vs Melbourne before we dive into some dating red flags as sent in by our listeners.As usual Brenda takes on Migs and Ro in the classic “Bullslut,” with some fairly targeted categories

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01:24:20

TCB Takes On Japan

Critical Banter ·

2024/06/11

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 great

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56:22

Rohit Loves The Dong

Critical Banter ·

2024/06/04

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 the

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01:10:53

TCB Gets Spiritual

Critical Banter ·

2024/05/28

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 yarns

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01:06:45

The Unbeatable Texture (with Jacob Najjar)

Critical Banter ·

2024/05/21

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

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01:03:20

Our Most Pointless Episode

Critical Banter ·

2024/05/14

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,”

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57:42

Ro Gets Rizzed

Critical Banter ·

2024/05/07

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 around

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01:15:22

The Undercover Nerd

Critical Banter ·

2024/04/30

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 name

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