The Ben and Emil Show

Hello dear audio listener. We did something a little different this week and went Christmas shopping on acid. We decided the show doesn't make a ton of sense as an audio episode so we're encouraging our audio listeners to go give it a watch on youtube at https://youtu.be/rJ92cnQUoaUWe hope you enjoy and we'll be back to our regularly scheduled programming next week. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hunter Biden is unstoppable. We know he'd be a fun hang, but he's also a king who doesn't pay his taxes...which is how they might finally be bringing him down. We dive in all you need to know about the president's reckless son. PLUS we're talking about the Panera Death Lemonade that kills you, Krispy Kreme launching in France, and Smile Direct Club going belly up. Thanks for watching!Support our Patreon for bonus episodes. This week we're reviewing Saltburn, Godzilla, Ben laments the perils of potential fatherhood, and more:https://www.patreon.com/PayPigsPodThis episode (and every episode) was masterfully edited by Dillon Moore. Check him out at https://www.dillonmoore.co Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ben took an edible. Great. Anyway, Elon gave an INSANE interview last week and somehow everyone missed the biggest part about the monkeys. Also we dive deep into his drug use and how it's probably informing his behavior lately. Should we feel bad for him? Plus, George Santos is finally gone and he's better than ever, BeffJezos' identity got exposed, and Palmer Luckey is creating a new drone that attacks other drones.So yeah Ben's edible kicked in and we recorded a real doozy of a bonus episode! That and a lot more can be found at our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/PayPigsPod Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Get in loser we're going to a sex party at the Taco Bell in San Pedro!!! Also, how an absolute gambling king swindled Netflix out of tens of millions of dollars and blew it in the coolest way possible.Tickets to see Emil live in Brooklyn:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/emil-derosa-last-chance-to-see-tickets-754873315407?aff=odwdwdspacecraftThis episode (and every episode) was masterfully edited by Dillon Moore. Check him out at https://www.dillonmoore.co Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The tech world was thrown into disarray last week when its golden boy Sam Altman was abruptly fired from OpenAI. What proceeded over the next several days was pure drama, finger pointing, and speculation, with billions of dollars and years of research at stake. The reasons why he was fired are still not known, but they're much more terrifying than you might think.UPDATE: As of today, Sam has been fully reinstated at OpenAI. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

You look so good.You are a badass.You spread joy.In a lengthy report, e.l.f. Beauty has been accused of having ties to NXIVM cult that could put their business in peril. We dive in to this report and the findings were...pretty shocking. Let us know what you think in the comments. PLUS, Omegle shut down out of the blue and a market update after CPI numbers showed inflation has come down considerably. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Well well well. Sam Bankman-Fried aka SBF aka Sam Buttman-Fart was found GUILTY on all counts and will be sentenced soon. The Bored Ape Yacht Club nerds get their eyes burned at a party in Hong Kong. And have you noticed that Amazon search results are terrible lately? It’s not just you. Newly unredacted parts of the FTC complaint show Amazon was not only anti-competitive to an evil extent, but seemed hellbent on making the customer experience worse and worse in the name of more profits. PLUS we've got Elon Musk revealing GROK, X’s new edgelord AI bot, and a market update from Stan Druckenmiller. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

They finally got the dosage right for SBF to take the witness stand and boy is it a doozy. The boys dive in to find out how badly he got his hiney spanked. The UAW strike is over after 6 weeks. All three major American automakers have agreed to tentative deals. We're going to find out what's in the deal and what's next for the UAW. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Did widdle Ewon Musk almost cwy on da confwerence caw fo Teswuh? Looks like Elon also shot up a cybertruck with a tommy gun (so cool!). Also MEETKEVIN, one of Elon's biggest fanboys, has turned on him...along with many others. Cathie Woods still loves him though. We've also got BLACK MONDAY to talk about, BITCOIN rallied on news about a BTC ETF, Pfizer's insane pricing for Paxlovid, and finally, Americans are increasingly falling behind on their car payments. Is this something to worry about?This episode (and every episode) was masterfully edited by Dillon Moore. Check him out at https://www.dillonmoore.co Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

An Adderall addict gets his butt spanked in court by his former lover and friends/coworkers -- yeah, we're talking about Sam Bankman-Fried, Caroline Ellison, and their cohorts at the now defunct FTX and Alameda Research. We also cover AOG Technics, and how they successfully scammed airlines and jet engine repair shops with forged documents for refurbished engine parts. Plus, AMC Theaters CEO Adam Aron did some sexting and got blackmailed.This episode (and every episode) was masterfully edited by Dillon Moore. Check him out at https://www.dillonmoore.coTIMESTAMPS:00:00 - Intro1:15 - Administrative5:30 - SBF getting his butt spanked7:30 - Caroline Ellison looks stressed9:20 - Alameda lacked risk parameters12:00 - They're all guilty, what FTX and Alameda was, and the crimes15:00 - President of jail, school soap16:50 - ADDERALL19:00 - Wang's code22:50 - They were all in on it28:00 - SBF was pulling strings, the judge smacked him down30:50 - The courtroom drawings32:00 - Sketchy doctors and magic pills39:30 - Fake parts in jet engines42:00 - AOG technics and its history44:00 - FAA is stretched thin46:00 - Fakes on fakes on fakes48:00 - Our investigative queen51:00 - Should you be nervous?53:00 - The Duty Free guy died56:40 - Saving the world on adderall58:00 - AMC CEO Adam Aron got blackmailed1:02:50 - We love it + losing bookmarks Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices