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Another week with Sen off mysteriously leaving Migs and Ro to hold down the fort. The boys talk about their time at the Sydney Comedy Festival (featuring Vietnamese/Cambodian Sen). Migs then talks about his upcoming South America trip at the end of the year including training for a trek, Ro continues to complain about the Sydney housing market, we have a few listener submissions and we end with the top work trends for 2026. Our segment this week is "Finding the Best," where we put head to head the greatest [insert name here]'s of all time i.e. who is the greatest Michael of all time? ___________________________________________________________ FULL PODCAST EPISODES 🔽 APPLE PODCASTS: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-critical-banter-podcast/id1453453320 🔽 SPOTIFY: https://sptfy.com/criticalbanter 🔽 WEBSITE: https://www.criticalbanter.com ___________________________________________________________ SOCIALS (@criticalbanter) 🐦 TWITTER: https://twitter.com/criticalbanter 📸 INSTAGRAM: http://www.instagr.am/criticalbanter 👍 FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/criticalbanter 👪 FACEBOOK GROUP: https://www.facebook.com/groups/tcbappreciationsociety 📱 TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@criticalbanter 🎬 YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/c/criticalbanter ___________________________________________________________ FOLLOW THE BOYS: 📸 MIGUEL: http://www.instagr.am/miggybrahhh 📸 ROHIT: http://www.instagr.am/robro1 📸 SEN: http://www.instagr.am/sen.thav 📸 KUSH: http://www.instagr.am/kushyyk ___________________________________________________________ MUSIC by Loxbeats: https://soundcloud.com/loxbeats

Lots going on this week as we start with Ro explaining his absence from last week with both himself and Sen holding grudges against mechanics. Ro then illustrates how broken the Sydney rental market is and then proceeds to tell an unbelievable yarn featuring a former Prime Minister. After that, we tee off on Davey Warner for a bit, before Sen's got some niches tales about amateur boxing and loud noises at the shopping centre. We're back with another variation of "Guess the Price," this time we test each other on the price of normal every day items across Sydney to see if you really do pay a premium out east. ___________________________________________________________ FULL PODCAST EPISODES 🔽 APPLE PODCASTS: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-critical-banter-podcast/id1453453320 🔽 SPOTIFY: https://sptfy.com/criticalbanter 🔽 WEBSITE: https://www.criticalbanter.com ___________________________________________________________ SOCIALS (@criticalbanter) 🐦 TWITTER: https://twitter.com/criticalbanter 📸 INSTAGRAM: http://www.instagr.am/criticalbanter 👍 FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/criticalbanter 👪 FACEBOOK GROUP: https://www.facebook.com/groups/tcbappreciationsociety 📱 TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@criticalbanter 🎬 YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/c/criticalbanter ___________________________________________________________ FOLLOW THE BOYS: 📸 MIGUEL: http://www.instagr.am/miggybrahhh 📸 ROHIT: http://www.instagr.am/robro1 📸 SEN: http://www.instagr.am/sen.thav 📸 KUSH: http://www.instagr.am/kushyyk ___________________________________________________________ MUSIC by Loxbeats: https://soundcloud.com/loxbeats

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 winner remaining. ___________________________________________________________ FULL PODCAST EPISODES 🔽 APPLE PODCASTS: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-critical-banter-podcast/id1453453320 🔽 SPOTIFY: https://sptfy.com/criticalbanter 🔽 WEBSITE: https://www.criticalbanter.com ___________________________________________________________ SOCIALS (@criticalbanter) 🐦 TWITTER: https://twitter.com/criticalbanter 📸 INSTAGRAM: http://www.instagr.am/criticalbanter 👍 FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/criticalbanter 👪 FACEBOOK GROUP: https://www.facebook.com/groups/tcbappreciationsociety 📱 TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@criticalbanter 🎬 YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/c/criticalbanter ___________________________________________________________ FOLLOW THE BOYS: 📸 MIGUEL: http://www.instagr.am/miggybrahhh 📸 ROHIT: http://www.instagr.am/robro1 📸 SEN: http://www.instagr.am/sen.thav 📸 KUSH: http://www.instagr.am/kushyyk ___________________________________________________________ MUSIC by Loxbeats: https://soundcloud.com/loxbeats

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 prices from 10-20 years ago. ___________________________________________________________ FULL PODCAST EPISODES 🔽 APPLE PODCASTS: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-critical-banter-podcast/id1453453320 🔽 SPOTIFY: https://sptfy.com/criticalbanter 🔽 WEBSITE: https://www.criticalbanter.com ___________________________________________________________ SOCIALS (@criticalbanter) 🐦 TWITTER: https://twitter.com/criticalbanter 📸 INSTAGRAM: http://www.instagr.am/criticalbanter 👍 FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/criticalbanter 👪 FACEBOOK GROUP: https://www.facebook.com/groups/tcbappreciationsociety 📱 TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@criticalbanter 🎬 YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/c/criticalbanter ___________________________________________________________ FOLLOW THE BOYS: 📸 MIGUEL: http://www.instagr.am/miggybrahhh 📸 ROHIT: http://www.instagr.am/robro1 📸 SEN: http://www.instagr.am/sen.thav 📸 KUSH: http://www.instagr.am/kushyyk ___________________________________________________________ MUSIC by Loxbeats: https://soundcloud.com/loxbeats

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 take our views with a massive grain of salt. ___________________________________________________________ FULL PODCAST EPISODES 🔽 APPLE PODCASTS: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-critical-banter-podcast/id1453453320 🔽 SPOTIFY: https://sptfy.com/criticalbanter 🔽 WEBSITE: https://www.criticalbanter.com ___________________________________________________________ SOCIALS (@criticalbanter) 🐦 TWITTER: https://twitter.com/criticalbanter 📸 INSTAGRAM: http://www.instagr.am/criticalbanter 👍 FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/criticalbanter 👪 FACEBOOK GROUP: https://www.facebook.com/groups/tcbappreciationsociety 📱 TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@criticalbanter 🎬 YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/c/criticalbanter ___________________________________________________________ FOLLOW THE BOYS: 📸 MIGUEL: http://www.instagr.am/miggybrahhh 📸 ROHIT: http://www.instagr.am/robro1 📸 SEN: http://www.instagr.am/sen.thav 📸 KUSH: http://www.instagr.am/kushyyk ___________________________________________________________ MUSIC by Loxbeats: https://soundcloud.com/loxbeats

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 tools. ___________________________________________________________ FULL PODCAST EPISODES 🔽 APPLE PODCASTS: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-critical-banter-podcast/id1453453320 🔽 SPOTIFY: https://sptfy.com/criticalbanter 🔽 WEBSITE: https://www.criticalbanter.com ___________________________________________________________ SOCIALS (@criticalbanter) 🐦 TWITTER: https://twitter.com/criticalbanter 📸 INSTAGRAM: http://www.instagr.am/criticalbanter 👍 FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/criticalbanter 👪 FACEBOOK GROUP: https://www.facebook.com/groups/tcbappreciationsociety 📱 TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@criticalbanter 🎬 YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/c/criticalbanter ___________________________________________________________ FOLLOW THE BOYS: 📸 MIGUEL: http://www.instagr.am/miggybrahhh 📸 ROHIT: http://www.instagr.am/robro1 📸 SEN: http://www.instagr.am/sen.thav 📸 KUSH: http://www.instagr.am/kushyyk ___________________________________________________________ MUSIC by Loxbeats: https://soundcloud.com/loxbeats

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: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-critical-banter-podcast/id1453453320 🔽 SPOTIFY: https://sptfy.com/criticalbanter 🔽 WEBSITE: https://www.criticalbanter.com ___________________________________________________________ SOCIALS (@criticalbanter) 🐦 TWITTER: https://twitter.com/criticalbanter 📸 INSTAGRAM: http://www.instagr.am/criticalbanter 👍 FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/criticalbanter 👪 FACEBOOK GROUP: https://www.facebook.com/groups/tcbappreciationsociety 📱 TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@criticalbanter 🎬 YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/c/criticalbanter ___________________________________________________________ FOLLOW THE BOYS: 📸 MIGUEL: http://www.instagr.am/miggybrahhh 📸 ROHIT: http://www.instagr.am/robro1 📸 SEN: http://www.instagr.am/sen.thav 📸 KUSH: http://www.instagr.am/kushyyk ___________________________________________________________ MUSIC by Loxbeats: https://soundcloud.com/loxbeats

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 where Migs and Ro have to guess how many times different people show up in the Epstein files. ___________________________________________________________ FULL PODCAST EPISODES 🔽 APPLE PODCASTS: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-critical-banter-podcast/id1453453320 🔽 SPOTIFY: https://sptfy.com/criticalbanter 🔽 WEBSITE: https://www.criticalbanter.com ___________________________________________________________ SOCIALS (@criticalbanter) 🐦 TWITTER: https://twitter.com/criticalbanter 📸 INSTAGRAM: http://www.instagr.am/criticalbanter 👍 FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/criticalbanter 👪 FACEBOOK GROUP: https://www.facebook.com/groups/tcbappreciationsociety 📱 TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@criticalbanter 🎬 YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/c/criticalbanter ___________________________________________________________ FOLLOW THE BOYS: 📸 MIGUEL: http://www.instagr.am/miggybrahhh 📸 ROHIT: http://www.instagr.am/robro1 📸 SEN: http://www.instagr.am/sen.thav 📸 KUSH: http://www.instagr.am/kushyyk ___________________________________________________________ MUSIC by Loxbeats: https://soundcloud.com/loxbeats

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 🔽 APPLE PODCASTS: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-critical-banter-podcast/id1453453320 🔽 SPOTIFY: https://sptfy.com/criticalbanter 🔽 WEBSITE: https://www.criticalbanter.com ___________________________________________________________ SOCIALS (@criticalbanter) 🐦 TWITTER: https://twitter.com/criticalbanter 📸 INSTAGRAM: http://www.instagr.am/criticalbanter 👍 FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/criticalbanter 👪 FACEBOOK GROUP: https://www.facebook.com/groups/tcbappreciationsociety 📱 TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@criticalbanter 🎬 YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/c/criticalbanter ___________________________________________________________ FOLLOW THE BOYS: 📸 MIGUEL: http://www.instagr.am/miggybrahhh 📸 ROHIT: http://www.instagr.am/robro1 📸 SEN: http://www.instagr.am/sen.thav 📸 KUSH: http://www.instagr.am/kushyyk ___________________________________________________________ MUSIC by Loxbeats: https://soundcloud.com/loxbeats

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. ___________________________________________________________ FULL PODCAST EPISODES 🔽 APPLE PODCASTS: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-critical-banter-podcast/id1453453320 🔽 SPOTIFY: https://sptfy.com/criticalbanter 🔽 WEBSITE: https://www.criticalbanter.com ___________________________________________________________ SOCIALS (@criticalbanter) 🐦 TWITTER: https://twitter.com/criticalbanter 📸 INSTAGRAM: http://www.instagr.am/criticalbanter 👍 FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/criticalbanter 👪 FACEBOOK GROUP: https://www.facebook.com/groups/tcbappreciationsociety 📱 TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@criticalbanter 🎬 YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/c/criticalbanter ___________________________________________________________ FOLLOW THE BOYS: 📸 MIGUEL: http://www.instagr.am/miggybrahhh 📸 ROHIT: http://www.instagr.am/robro1 📸 SEN: http://www.instagr.am/sen.thav 📸 KUSH: http://www.instagr.am/kushyyk ___________________________________________________________ MUSIC by Loxbeats: https://soundcloud.com/loxbeats

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 ones. ___________________________________________________________ FULL PODCAST EPISODES 🔽 APPLE PODCASTS: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-critical-banter-podcast/id1453453320 🔽 SPOTIFY: https://sptfy.com/criticalbanter 🔽 WEBSITE: https://www.criticalbanter.com ___________________________________________________________ SOCIALS (@criticalbanter) 🐦 TWITTER: https://twitter.com/criticalbanter 📸 INSTAGRAM: http://www.instagr.am/criticalbanter 👍 FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/criticalbanter 👪 FACEBOOK GROUP: https://www.facebook.com/groups/tcbappreciationsociety 📱 TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@criticalbanter 🎬 YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/c/criticalbanter ___________________________________________________________ FOLLOW THE BOYS: 📸 MIGUEL: http://www.instagr.am/miggybrahhh 📸 ROHIT: http://www.instagr.am/robro1 📸 SEN: http://www.instagr.am/sen.thav 📸 KUSH: http://www.instagr.am/kushyyk ___________________________________________________________ MUSIC by Loxbeats: https://soundcloud.com/loxbeats

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 provide their opinions on food they couldn't cook. ___________________________________________________________ FULL PODCAST EPISODES 🔽 APPLE PODCASTS: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-critical-banter-podcast/id1453453320 🔽 SPOTIFY: https://sptfy.com/criticalbanter 🔽 WEBSITE: https://www.criticalbanter.com ___________________________________________________________ SOCIALS (@criticalbanter) 🐦 TWITTER: https://twitter.com/criticalbanter 📸 INSTAGRAM: http://www.instagr.am/criticalbanter 👍 FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/criticalbanter 👪 FACEBOOK GROUP: https://www.facebook.com/groups/tcbappreciationsociety 📱 TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@criticalbanter 🎬 YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/c/criticalbanter ___________________________________________________________ FOLLOW THE BOYS: 📸 MIGUEL: http://www.instagr.am/miggybrahhh 📸 ROHIT: http://www.instagr.am/robro1 📸 SEN: http://www.instagr.am/sen.thav 📸 KUSH: http://www.instagr.am/kushyyk ___________________________________________________________ MUSIC by Loxbeats: https://soundcloud.com/loxbeats

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 🔽 WEBSITE: https://www.criticalbanter.com ___________________________________________________________ SOCIALS (@criticalbanter) 🐦 TWITTER: https://twitter.com/criticalbanter 📸 INSTAGRAM: http://www.instagr.am/criticalbanter 👍 FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/criticalbanter 👪 FACEBOOK GROUP: https://www.facebook.com/groups/tcbappreciationsociety 📱 TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@criticalbanter 🎬 YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/c/criticalbanter ___________________________________________________________ FOLLOW THE BOYS: 📸 MIGUEL: http://www.instagr.am/miggybrahhh 📸 ROHIT: http://www.instagr.am/robro1 📸 SEN: http://www.instagr.am/sen.thav 📸 KUSH: http://www.instagr.am/kushyyk ___________________________________________________________ MUSIC by Loxbeats: https://soundcloud.com/loxbeats

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: https://www.criticalbanter.com ___________________________________________________________ SOCIALS (@criticalbanter) 🐦 TWITTER: https://twitter.com/criticalbanter 📸 INSTAGRAM: http://www.instagr.am/criticalbanter 👍 FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/criticalbanter 👪 FACEBOOK GROUP: https://www.facebook.com/groups/tcbappreciationsociety 📱 TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@criticalbanter 🎬 YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/c/criticalbanter ___________________________________________________________ FOLLOW THE BOYS: 📸 MIGUEL: http://www.instagr.am/miggybrahhh 📸 ROHIT: http://www.instagr.am/robro1 📸 SEN: http://www.instagr.am/sen.thav 📸 KUSH: http://www.instagr.am/kushyyk ___________________________________________________________ MUSIC by Loxbeats: https://soundcloud.com/loxbeats

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 2025. ___________________________________________________________ FULL PODCAST EPISODES 🔽 APPLE PODCASTS: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-critical-banter-podcast/id1453453320 🔽 SPOTIFY: https://sptfy.com/criticalbanter 🔽 WEBSITE: https://www.criticalbanter.com ___________________________________________________________ SOCIALS (@criticalbanter) 🐦 TWITTER: https://twitter.com/criticalbanter 📸 INSTAGRAM: http://www.instagr.am/criticalbanter 👍 FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/criticalbanter 👪 FACEBOOK GROUP: https://www.facebook.com/groups/tcbappreciationsociety 📱 TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@criticalbanter 🎬 YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/c/criticalbanter ___________________________________________________________ FOLLOW THE BOYS: 📸 MIGUEL: http://www.instagr.am/miggybrahhh 📸 ROHIT: http://www.instagr.am/robro1 📸 SEN: http://www.instagr.am/sen.thav 📸 KUSH: http://www.instagr.am/kushyyk ___________________________________________________________ MUSIC by Loxbeats: https://soundcloud.com/loxbeats