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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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All Episodes

50:19

Kundragon Returns

Critical Banter ·

2026/02/17

Kushy is back for the first time in 2026, but unfortunately Ro is off on his honeymoon (shout out Trip.com) so it's just the 3 musketeers today. Migs and Sen recount Ro's wedding last weekend, Kush has some tales from SF, including a quick mind your manners, we ran into some listeners during the week and we have a football update.We're back with "Things No One Says," this week as we rattle off niche sentences that have never been uttered.___________________________________________________________

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01:10:42

The Homeless Mug Off

Critical Banter ·

2026/02/10

Bit going on this week, as we start with Sen dobbing himself in for being cheap, he also reveals he's now an engaged man as well. Speaking of mug offs, Ro got given the business by a homeless man, we talk about the world's worst bookstore, Sen asks what happened to George Street Maccas and then ends with a rant about catching the bus.We bring back "Top 5's" as we are tested on some fact based ones but then also have to endure some inevitable hot takes with some opinion based

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01:07:03

Holy Matrimony

Critical Banter ·

2026/02/03

Here we are, Ro's last few days of freedom before he ties the knot. He gives us some last minute updates for his wedding and then an epic battle he fought whilst trying to book his honeymoon. Ro also has some unethical life hacks for organising a wedding. Migs has a metro yarn, Sen talks about AI and has a sudden urge to buy an E-bike.We are back with "Compare and Contrast" as we tier list cuisines from around the world. We are sure people are chomping at the bit to hear 3 culinarily challenged men

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01:12:07

Lord Of The Floods

Critical Banter ·

2026/01/27

Plenty of tales from Ro's bucks on this week's episode including an epic Sunday saga. We also get an update on Miguel's fines and we play guess the grunt."What Your X Says About You," is back for 2026 with the boys raring to go with making as many stereotypes as they can.___________________________________________________________ FULL PODCAST EPISODES🔽 APPLE PODCASTS: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-critical-banter-podcast/id1453453320🔽 SPOTIFY: https://sptfy.com/criticalbanter🔽

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01:07:32

Anus Adventure

Critical Banter ·

2026/01/20

This week we talk Ro's bucks, Polymarket, Migs saw a stereotype in China and Ro tries to tell a story about networking that descends into anus chat.We bring back the popular "Top 10's," with Migs putting Sen and Ro through their paces for the first time in 2026.___________________________________________________________ FULL PODCAST EPISODES🔽 APPLE PODCASTS: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-critical-banter-podcast/id1453453320🔽 SPOTIFY: https://sptfy.com/criticalbanter🔽 WEBSITE:

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01:09:40

Rohit's Chamber of Secrets

Critical Banter ·

2026/01/13

The boys are back for the first proper episode of 2026 and wowee do we have a good one. We start with some yarns from the back end of last year including the boys trip to Canberra for Spilt Milk as well as Ro and Sen's trip to BrisVegas for the cricket. We then get some holiday yarns from Miguel's time in China as well as Sen's time in Hong Kong and Japan.We bring back our yearly tradition as Sen tests Miguel and Ro's knowledge of the year's events with the Google Trending Searches Quiz for

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45:55

Bonnie Blue Balled

Critical Banter ·

2026/01/06

Yep you read the title right - Bonnie Blue reached out to us to appear as a guest on the pod. Hear all about the moral conundrum in the podcast camp about whether or not to entertain this intriguing offer. We also talk about a Namibian politician named after an Austrian painter. Kush then brings up some tales of racism from SF before Sen and Miguel swap tales about parking. We end with rating corporate office Christmas parties (this episode was recorded in December).After a very long stint on the

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01:42:21

The Hit List (with Patrick Yazbek)

Critical Banter ·

2025/12/16

Massive week for the pod as we welcome current professional footballer and Socceroo Patrick Yazbek onto the show. We learn all about Yaz's journey to professional football from early beginnings to making his professional debut and even representing his country. We hear some great yarns from his NPL days, as well as stories about the A-League, Norway and of course the MLS. All round just a fantastic chat with Yaz.___________________________________________________________YOU CAN FIND PATRICK HERE:📸

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56:47

The Good Gays

Critical Banter ·

2025/12/09

King Kundra is still here gracing us with his presence. He begins this week with some yarns on Kundra Snr, including an update on the infrared vacuum and his negotiating skills. Kush and Migs had some run ins with fans, before we talk about El Jannah's sale to Private Equity and Ro met another bloke with 2 phones.For our game this week we have the "2025 Quiz" with Migs testing the rest of the boys knowledge on the events of 2025.We end with "Corporate Characters," where we discuss the archetypal

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49:24

Kush's Kids Carriage

Critical Banter ·

2025/12/02

The whole gang is back for the first time in a year. Kush’s got yarns out the wazoo including transport yarns (shoutout Sydney metro) and some dating yarns. Then we delve into animal rights as we discuss a real life reindeer on the Central Coast, live fish in restaurants and Sen saw a gnarly chicken video. We also chat La Mono, Betoota stepping on our toes, running stories, a hostage car and an infrared vacuum. We end this week with “Guess the Asian,” as we have listeners send in photos of

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01:17:58

King of San Francisco

Critical Banter ·

2025/11/25

Ring a ding ding you've got the king - that’s right King Kundra is back in town and he’s gracing us with his presence. He’s got plenty of yarns with an update on his dad’s battle with Good Guys, a story about a new number, glazing halloween and then even more glazing of Air New Zealand. We end with some bashing of Sky Sports and a very tone deaf marketing campaign.We have some “Corporate Starter Packs,” which are some helpful survival tips and tricks for excelling in various roles in corporate.Our

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55:35

Tactics and Turbans (with Harjas Singh)

Critical Banter ·

2025/11/19

Absolute ripper of an episode this week as we are joined by young gun cricketer Harjas Singh, fresh off smoking the third highest score in Sydney Grade Cricket history. We chat early beginnings in cricket, his meteoric rise, winning a World Cup, the triple hundred, his life outside of cricket and plenty in between. Overall a fantastic yarn with Harjas and of course had to play a quick game with him as well. Despite audio evidence to the contrary, Migs was in fact in this

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01:07:29

Ding Dong, It's The Peanut Gallery

Critical Banter ·

2025/11/11

We're back with another ripper episode and thankfully for the listeners Manu is back as well. He brings some yarns including a religion based email sign off and a tale of going to Sculptures By The Sea. Sen went to Oasis, dobs himself for becoming an office yuppie and shouts out Nancy Pelosi and Mamdani.The game this week is "Price is Right," as Sen has Migs and Ro guessing the prices of various different subscription platforms.We end with "Things No one Says," with us reciting brand new sentences

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01:06:52

Two Boomers And A Robot

Critical Banter ·

2025/11/04

This week is just Ro and Sen left to their own devices with no Migs to keep them in check. Sen kicks us off this week with a philosophical discussion on what “6-7” means with Ro providing little to no input. Sen then goes to town dobbing in one of his mates for being an absolute rare unit.The game this week is “Top 10,” with Ro testing Sen’s knowledge on various Top 10’s.To end this week we bring back “Corporate News,” with chat around some naughty behaviour at work that was unfortunately caught on

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54:55

The Bowral Cartel

Critical Banter ·

2025/10/28

Another week and more wedding chat with Sen bringing another yarn from Triple Cheese as a continuation of the yarn told last week. Sen also had a run in with a local drunk on the metro before being mugged off by a barista. Ro MC’d a wedding and also got mugged off by a local taxi driver.The game this week is “AI or Not,” as Ro and Sen work together to figure out which of the Shark Tank products Migs presents to them are real and which are AI generated.To end this week we bring back “What Your X Says

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55:42

Groomzilla

Critical Banter ·

2025/10/22

Wedding heavy chat this week as Ro tells a tale of a wedding Instagram page and a case of mistaken identity. We find out some old high school lore regarding a wedding of an old schoolmate, while Ro has his own battles with his upcoming wedding. Finally Sen tells us a gnarly story of his friend in Vietnam.The game this week is “Search and Destroy,” which has nothing to do with the game mode in Call of Duty, but instead is a fun little game where the boys say a letter and category and the first person

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01:12:04

Plenty Of Room For Racism

Critical Banter ·

2025/10/14

The boys attended their 10 year high school reunion and brought some yarns from the night. Sen has some tales from Singapore including being continuously mugged off by JB Hi Fi. Ro has an ambitious plan to become a part time postie before Sen rants about his new iPhone.Got some “Corporate News” this week as we talk about some red hot topics in the world of Australian corporates - this week we discuss Western Sydney Uni’s dismal security, Deloitte got caught using AI and Sora 2.We end with an old

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54:03

The Gang Goes Mormon

Critical Banter ·

2025/10/07

As the episode title suggests, the boys feel a bit Mormon this week. Miguel is fresh off seeing the musical and the boys swap stories of some of the heinous behaviour they witnessed whilst watching. The lads discuss the actual musical as well as the Mormon religion as a whole. Sen rants about a new registration system for amateur summer soccer and Miguel also witnessed some child abuse and a rogue way of eating Chinese delicacies.We are back with some “Blind Ranking” this week with some serious

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01:21:59

Life's Good

Critical Banter ·

2025/09/30

Kush is back this week in a big way as he graces us with many yarns and hot takes. Firstly we begin with a big heartfelt thank you to everyone who came out to try the Strawberry Kush with the matcha turning out to be an overwhelming success! We then dive into everyone’s favourite genre of Kush tale - Kundra vs a large corporation. This time it’s Kundra senior who’s taking on electronic manufacturer LG.Our game this week is “Top 5,” but with an exciting new twist, as we discover the highest paid

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56:22

The Enigma

Critical Banter ·

2025/09/23

Long stressful week at TCB HQ as we gear up for the release of the Strawberry Kush. Ro relives his trauma of the week in a long winded (and potentially only funny to us) story about his battle with a man named Jason. Sen also tells a story about redundancy.Our game this week is "Price is Right," as Ro quizzes Sen and Migs on various items he finds on Facebook marketplace.We end with "Recast Patrol," where we reimagine movies with a new cast, preferably from a completely different industry or

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