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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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01:03:01

Honesty Is The Best Policy

Critical Banter ·

2026/04/07

Ro's biggest fear came true as he encountered another flat tyre, leaving Migs and Sen to their own devices. They lift the hood a little on the boys trip to the Easter Show, we discuss Trump's insane ramblings, the kit kat heist, an exuberant salesman, wild takes on IG Live and Sen wears a mental t-shirt.We have another game this week "Winner Stays On," where as the name suggests, the boys give each other a number of alternate options in a category and they must pick one until there is only one

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01:04:42

It's Got A Good Spread

Critical Banter ·

2026/03/31

Just when you thought we possibly couldn't have any more wedding yarns, here we are this week with back to back wedding tales to kick us off. Ro begins with a story of a wedding in the Hunter (if you can wrap your head around that) before Migs recounts a different wedding he attended over the weekend. Migs also went shooting and Sen hits the boys with a stream of consciousness.Our game this week is pretty topical - "Then vs Now" where we compare the prices of everyday items and larger purchases with

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01:18:47

Hacksaw Rizz

Critical Banter ·

2026/03/24

Just Migs and Ro this week and it's been a while since we've had this combo. Ro starts with a yarn about a man trying to find some love and is willing to pay $25,000 to find it. In a similar vein, next up is a discussion on the 'Manosphere' documentary before Miguel recounts his time at the Matilda's game and then at Barry's bootcamp. Ro then makes his case for not being conscripted and then heaps praise onto George Street.We end with the always reliable "Top 10's/5's." Always worth mentioning to

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01:11:53

The Never Ending Wedding

Critical Banter ·

2026/03/17

As the title suggests, we have the much anticipated final instalment of Ro's wedding, featuring a dodgy cameraman and even dodgier dancing. We also hear about Ro being emasculated and Miguel's adventure in a broken down car. We have a car mind your manners as well before Sen brings a few tidbits to the table.We end with "What Your X Says About You," where we rattle off some (potentially outdated) stereotypes about coffee orders, gyms, NRL teams, suburbs and AI

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42:52

The Angry Priest

Critical Banter ·

2026/03/10

The wedding yarns continue as Ro runs a few dubious wedding related items by the boys before we waffle on for another half an hour, covering a range of topics including lookalikes, birdmen, free chicken, Ro's horrible dancing and of course Iran.In our segment this week, we test how ChatGPT reacts (often overwhelmingly positive and supportive) when you present it with an outrageous scenario.___________________________________________________________ FULL PODCAST EPISODES🔽 APPLE PODCASTS:

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01:03:36

Mogged By AI

Critical Banter ·

2026/03/03

Ro is back, fresh off his honeymoon, and we start this week by hearing his version of events at his wedding, including a behind the scenes look at all the highs and lows. We then talk about his honeymoon and his new found life of being a house husband. Sen then brings up a viral substack which outlines a very dystopian future regarding AI. We have 2 mini games this week with the first one being a game where Ro and Sen have to guess which are real KD burner tweets and which are AI. The second game is

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01:26:01

8th Wonder of the World

Critical Banter ·

2026/02/24

No Ro, no Kush which means once again it falls to Migs and Sen to keep this machine running. Sen outs himself for some rare behaviour, Migs and Sen then recount their Friday night at Leichhardt Oval before we spend way too much time talking about a bloke named Enrique.We put the call out for a Q&A and you guys delivered as we answered some serious and some not so serious questions across a wide range of topics.___________________________________________________________ FULL PODCAST EPISODES🔽

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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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