Banter Banter

The USD. The US Dollar. The United States Dollar Bill. Damnit Mike, stop talking money! Banter Banter comes back again to do the Old Man Grumble about Capitalism, the Gold Standard, and Fiat Currency. Get onboard because politics in the USA impact your international currency! Now that the fear-mongering is over, Mike talks us through the history leading up to most of the globe using the USD as the baseline for their local currency. This is one of the few moments to catch a peak behind the curtains of the Banter Banter recording schedule because of major changes related to the political converation. At least you can enjoy another sit down at the corner of Nostalgia and Reality with Banter Banter. Intro/Outro: Dancin’ By Luke Bergs https://www.chosic.com/download-audio/31978/ Cover art: @pepptertroopa on X: https://twitter.com/PepperTroopa Banter on X: https://twitter.com/Banter_Cast Find Mike On X: https://twitter.com/mike8time Manny’s Socials: https://linktr.ee/brogar Email: banterbantercast@gmail.com

Mike and Manny do an informational dive into the silo of payment and compensation reports.  Acting like a couple of payroll specialists, this Banter Banter has some bad news for people who wonder if they’re getting paid enough.  Check your 401Ks and postpone the retirement another year or two. Intro/Outro: Dancin’ By Luke Bergs https://www.chosic.com/download-audio/31978/ Cover art: @pepptertroopa on X: https://twitter.com/PepperTroopa Banter on X: https://twitter.com/Banter_Cast Find Mike On X: https://twitter.com/mike8time Manny’s Socials: https://linktr.ee/brogar Email: banterbantercast@gmail.com

The US Government collected data, and without knowing it they answered a generational argument! No Generation is (on average) more or less productive than any other generation. Armed with this fact, Mike drags Manny into the recent internet battle going in between generations. They look at some internet categories of slang terms from different generations and come to one conclusion. That listening to this episode while sitting at the corner of Nostalgia and Reality puts life into perspective. Stop hating and just appreciate, another episode from Banter Banter! Intro/Outro: Dancin’ By Luke Bergs https://www.chosic.com/download-audio/31978/ Cover art: @pepptertroopa on X: https://twitter.com/PepperTroopa Banter on X: https://twitter.com/Banter_Cast Find Mike On X: https://twitter.com/mike8time Manny’s Socials: https://linktr.ee/brogar Email: banterbantercast@gmail.com

Manny & Mike look over the end of the summer break and consider the bitter sweet end of summer. From counting down the days, to cramming in one last hangout or vacation, these are wild times. What a better way to consider it than at the corner of nostalgia & reality. Intro/Outro: Dancin’ By Luke Bergs https://www.chosic.com/download-audio/31978/ Cover art: @pepptertroopa on X: https://twitter.com/PepperTroopa Banter on X: https://twitter.com/Banter_Cast Find Mike On X: https://twitter.com/mike8time Manny’s Socials: https://linktr.ee/brogar Email: banterbantercast@gmail.com

I like junk food, you like junk food, we all like junk food! July has so many junk food days that the month might as well just be call Junk-lye. The hosts of Banter Banter take issue with some of the holidays slated for July, like National Zoo Day and National Junk Food Day. Mike gets extra 'Grumpy Old Man' about having a specific day for all junk food after so many days of foods that are junk food. After throwing some spaghetti on the wall in frustration, Manny and Mike offer up the holidays that are decent to keep around and why. Make sure your chair isn't too hot before sitting down at the corner of Nostalgia and Reality for another episode of Banter Banter. Intro/Outro: Dancin’ By Luke Bergs https://www.chosic.com/download-audio/31978/ Cover art: @pepptertroopa on X: https://twitter.com/PepperTroopa Banter on X: https://twitter.com/Banter_Cast Find Mike On X: https://twitter.com/mike8time Manny’s Socials: https://linktr.ee/brogar Email: banterbantercast@gmail.com

Manny & Mike play the game "Gunshots of Fireworks" as they settle down so close to this explosive holiday. "America First" is on their mind as they consider nationalism and how it fits into berating a bond. How is it useful and where is it dangerous? It seems like the fandom toxicity talk all over again. Intro/Outro: Dancin’ By Luke Bergs https://www.chosic.com/download-audio/31978/ Cover art: @pepptertroopa on X: https://twitter.com/PepperTroopa Banter on X: https://twitter.com/Banter_Cast Find Mike On X: https://twitter.com/mike8time Manny’s Socials: https://linktr.ee/brogar Email: banterbantercast@gmail.com

Mike goes scorched earth on this episode in retaliation to the Sun beating down on him with all this heat. Mike shares that other counntries have air conditioned roads and gets a little upset that America is cearly weak and falling behind in this important life necessity. Manny thinks of a few chilly places to send bad people, and everything gets rounded out with a proper list of hottest and coldest places to live and just exist in around our spinning marble. Intro/Outro: Dancin’ By Luke Bergs https://www.chosic.com/download-audio/31978/ Cover art: @pepptertroopa on X: https://twitter.com/PepperTroopa Banter on X: https://twitter.com/Banter_Cast Find Mike On X: https://twitter.com/mike8time Manny’s Socials: https://linktr.ee/brogar Email: banterbantercast@gmail.com

The lone gerbils, Mike & Manny take their inner alpha beasts on a romp through he fields of banter as they feast on the bones of analogies. This means that its time to look into these comparisons, take a sip from the hair of the dog that bit you and put away your claws, because we're about to feed you a bitter pill. Its okay, we put it inside a bit of cheese and lunch meat. Intro/Outro: Dancin’ By Luke Bergs https://www.chosic.com/download-audio/31978/ Cover art: @pepptertroopa on X: https://twitter.com/PepperTroopa Banter on X: https://twitter.com/Banter_Cast Find Mike On X: https://twitter.com/mike8time Manny’s Socials: https://linktr.ee/brogar Email: banterbantercast@gmail.com

Mike is swelling up with the information he has about bees, and on this edition of Banter Banter he shares it with you. Today is World Bee Day so our hosts share their nostalgia and reality about bees. Everything from bee origins and early domestication to pollinating misconceptions and commercial bee deaths. Are Manny and Mike the Bees Knees, or just a bunch of Bees Wax for talking about these creatures? Either way, pull up a chair for another episode at the corner of Nostalgia and Reality here on Banter Banter. Intro/Outro: Dancin’ By Luke Bergs https://www.chosic.com/download-audio/31978/ Cover art: @pepptertroopa on X: https://twitter.com/PepperTroopa Banter on X: https://twitter.com/Banter_Cast Find Mike On X: https://twitter.com/mike8time Manny’s Socials: https://linktr.ee/brogar Email: banterbantercast@gmail.com

Manny & Mike can't seem to get enough gambling in their lives; but rather than throwing their money away at the casino, they opt to gamble by getting extended warranties and insurance. Betting that they'll get enough med or repair bills that those sleazy companies will have to pay out. Its got to be worth something to keep us from letting this enshitification bring us down. All that glitters is sure to fade as the best companies and services are all doomed to rent seek and ruin everything that made them worth spending on. I guess it’s time to increase ad revenue... Intro/Outro: Dancin’ By Luke Bergs https://www.chosic.com/download-audio/31978/ Cover art: @pepptertroopa on X: https://twitter.com/PepperTroopa Banter on X: https://twitter.com/Banter_Cast Find Mike On X: https://twitter.com/mike8time Manny’s Socials: https://linktr.ee/brogar Email: banterbantercast@gmail.com

Banter Banter has finally gone Full Beans! In preparation for an upcoming vacation, Mike chats with Manny about a few personal fears about traveling in general. Mike sings a short informational diddy while discussing dietary restrictions and Manny contemplates how to turn this podcast around. The hosts figure out a few ways to navigate foriegn roads and drive this episode to the corner of Nostalgia and Reality. Pull up a seat for another round of armchair conversations with Banter Banter. Intro/Outro: Dancin’ By Luke Bergs https://www.chosic.com/download-audio/31978/ Cover art: @pepptertroopa on X: https://twitter.com/PepperTroopa Banter on X: https://twitter.com/Banter_Cast Find Mike On X: https://twitter.com/mike8time Manny’s Socials: https://linktr.ee/brogar Email: banterbantercast@gmail.com

Mike & Manny give their thoughts on the facets of comedy with an all new April Fool's Banter Banter. Ice breaking, commiserating and emotional care are the topics at hand. But not all of it is positive, as come sources who don't have your best in mind, may use it to sell things to you above all else. Chuckle it up, but be mindful on what its being used for. Intro/Outro: Dancin’ By Luke Bergs https://www.chosic.com/download-audio/31978/ Cover art: @pepptertroopa on X: https://twitter.com/PepperTroopa Banter on X: https://twitter.com/Banter_Cast Find Mike On X: https://twitter.com/mike8time Manny’s Socials: https://linktr.ee/brogar Email: banterbantercast@gmail.com

Promises. People make them and people break them. So do companies. Even movies give us this treatment. In search of the next hot sale, products get created and ideas get sold. Sometimes those products or ideas flop, and on occasion they succede. Manny and Mike sit down for another episode at the corner of Nostalgia and Reality to chat about the sad, the horrible, and the optomistic of promises sold to the general population over the years. So break out your chair and join Banter Banter for this week's conversation. Intro/Outro: Dancin’ By Luke Bergs https://www.chosic.com/download-audio/31978/ Cover art: @pepptertroopa on X: https://twitter.com/PepperTroopa Banter on X: https://twitter.com/Banter_Cast Find Mike On X: https://twitter.com/mike8time Manny’s Socials: https://linktr.ee/brogar Email: banterbantercast@gmail.com

Its time for Mike and Manny to return to the cesspool and wade around in the filth again to look into toxic fan culture. This time we focus on the nature of people to over-identify with the products they love. Its great to engage in discussion on the properties you love and while many people don’t always discuss in good faith, lets be honest; The publisher will never care whether or not you die on this hill. Intro/Outro: Dancin’ By Luke Bergs https://www.chosic.com/download-audio/31978/ Cover art: @pepptertroopa on X: https://twitter.com/PepperTroopa Banter on X: https://twitter.com/Banter_Cast Find Mike On X: https://twitter.com/mike8time Manny’s Socials: https://linktr.ee/brogar Email: banterbantercast@gmail.com Boilerplate Dialogue Social Media X: @Banter_Cast Manny: Linktree Mike: Mike8Time on X ART: @pepptertroopa on X Opening/Closing: Dancin’ By Luke Bergs

Another Capitalistic holiday has passed, so the hosts of Banter Banter decide to do another round of trash talk instead of turning the podcast around. This time at the Corner of Nostalgia and Reality, Manny and Mike chat about gift giving, diamonds, and try to discover what musically related stand abilities they gained after enduring Valentine's Day. Grab the nearest Floor Chicken to munch on while digging into this week's episode from Banter Banter.   Intro/Outro: Dancin’ By Luke Bergs https://www.chosic.com/download-audio/31978/ Cover art: @pepptertroopa on X: https://twitter.com/PepperTroopa Banter on X: https://twitter.com/Banter_Cast Find Mike On X: https://twitter.com/mike8time Manny’s Socials: https://linktr.ee/brogar Email: banterbantercast@gmail.com

Manny and Mike get together and weigh the heft of their social impact. So so many corporations singing the praises of the individual effort. Keeping a green home to do your part. While that is well and good, its not the practice of those companies doing feel-good ads about their single-use plastic wrapped device with a planned obsolescence based expiration date. Where's uncle Ben when you need him? Intro/Outro: Dancin’ By Luke Bergs https://www.chosic.com/download-audio/31978/ Cover art: @pepptertroopa on X: https://twitter.com/PepperTroopa Banter on X: https://twitter.com/Banter_Cast Find Mike On X: https://twitter.com/mike8time Manny’s Socials: https://linktr.ee/brogar Email: banterbantercast@gmail.com

We made it to another episode of Hercs & Jerks! This time, the Banter Boys take a look at 'The Three Stooges Meet Hercules' from 1962. Aaron, Manny, and Mike take turns describing the plot and making comments. As with most shows, several tangent dragons appear, but fear not friend! The hosts come to a solid conclusion and share some feelings on this film. Intro/Outro: Dancin’ By Luke Bergs https://www.chosic.com/download-audio/31978/ Cover art: @pepptertroopa on X: https://twitter.com/PepperTroopa Banter on X: https://twitter.com/Banter_Cast Find Mike On X: https://twitter.com/mike8time Manny’s Socials: https://linktr.ee/brogar Email: banterbantercast@gmail.com

Welcome to the future! It is beautiful and futile! The Banter hosts return with the beginning of another year and an outlook to the horizon. As ever, fixed on the corner of nostalgia & reality; Mike and Manny start the year off with the christening of the year, threatening the world to stop it or they're turning this podcast and the world around. Intro/Outro: Dancin’ By Luke Bergs https://www.chosic.com/download-audio/31978/ Cover art: @pepptertroopa on X: https://twitter.com/PepperTroopa Banter on X: https://twitter.com/Banter_Cast Find Mike On X: https://twitter.com/mike8time Manny’s Socials: https://linktr.ee/brogar Email: banterbantercast@gmail.com

Tune in to Banter Banter, where your hosts Manny and Mike do their best to keep you at the corner of nostalgia & reality. A couple of Millennials struggling to respect the media of yesterday and today, while looking to see how it applies to the sphere around it. Join them twice a month for a discussion about how they're threatening to turn this around if we don't stop it. Intro/Outro: Dancin’ By Luke Bergs https://www.chosic.com/download-audio/31978/ Cover art: @pepptertroopa on X: https://twitter.com/PepperTroopa Banter on X: https://twitter.com/Banter_Cast Find Mike On X: https://twitter.com/mike8time Manny’s Socials: https://linktr.ee/brogar Email: banterbantercast@gmail.com

Take a seat at the end of 2023 and lets grip it and rip into a vintage brew of clips from season 4. Maybe the goofs get better with age? Join Manny, Arron and Mike on this little trip of nostalgia as they await the reality of them entering a 6th season of Banter soon. Intro/Outro: 'Friends' by Miracle of Sound 'Friends' - https://youtu.be/uH-8TDe5s-E?feature=shared Miracle of Sound - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSfoxYTlCPFfglckBLrjpsA This season's cover art is by Bobbins & Goblins - @Bobbin_Goblins