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This episode the boys catch up on Ben's plumbing challenges, Super Bowl week, and ask themselves the all important question is Tom Brady a vampire, or is he a real life Benjamin Button? Two Army Vets accurately believe that the stories of the Air Force being just a smarter way to serve, than the challenges of any other branch! Enjoy! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/man-chatter5/message

This episode Jon and Ben catch up! We talk about what to do when you can't trust the financial system. Jon gives Ben hope that there's a way to make money investing in well known companies. Ben tells Jon he had no idea there was a Mexican serial killer in LA in the 80's by the name of Richard Ramirez. Ben binged the docuseries from Netflix by the name of "Night Stalker" over the weekend. And finally the men talk about the issues they've had replacing toilets as the DIY plumbers that they've become. Closing it out with a week's late recap of Poirier vs. McGregor. Enjoy! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/man-chatter5/message

This episode we bring in our SUPER PRODUCER Jonathan Parrilla, we talk about the viral subReddit post Wallstreetbets, that made the Hedge Fund Billionaires restructure the rules overnight for their own personal gains. Ben is a novice with understanding the stocks, but has always kind of thought all those numbers on the ticker to show company's worth was a house of cards. Reddit just simply exposed that. Jonathan Parrilla gave the best analogies and examples of understanding what "shorting the market" that hedge fund billionaires somehow make a profit of other corporations destruction by shortening the stocks. This was a lengthy podcast about things Ben never heard of like "The Great Reset" from the World Economic Forum. Enjoy! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/man-chatter5/message

Welcome back! This episode Ben talks about the events of last week, that stunned the country only if you weren't paying attention. This episode is full of expletives and political talk, and also understanding the intricacies of free speech. So Ben in the most unprofessional way possible reads verbatim the 1st amendment of the U.S. Constitution. Finally, Ben does a final catharsis of the treason that occurred last week where 4 conned traitors were killed and a police officer (who was also a Trump supporter) was bludgeoned to death by the crowd with an American flag and a fire extinguisher. That's all I got, no more political talk, well unless another insurrection happens and I have to catch a flight. Enjoy! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/man-chatter5/message

This episode, Ben holds it down after the holidays to catch you up on the latest. Felt good getting back in front of the camera with his long thick hair shining! Ben tells you about the freakish storm that hit their house on Christmas Eve! Tree size branches down all over the property! And what happens to the chicken run!?!?! Luckily no damage to people or homes or vehicles! Ben updates you on the latest with his Keto diet, and how the struggle is real to not succumb to the ease of fast food and gas station snacks. Finally Ben gets his pellet smoker! And yes it's already been broken in! Got to listen or watch the show to hear the story! Enjoy! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/man-chatter5/message

On this episode Ben holds it down solo. He tells you about his new attempt at a successful diet. Weight gain is often more so based on mental health as just the physical. Understanding the food addiction is the key to unlocking the dedication. Ben has struggled with his weight most of his life. Ben also talks about binge watching (over a 3 day period) the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy. How they got progressively better while somehow also longer. The movies are almost 20 years old so yeah he talks spoilers! Finally, Ben talks about the resurgence of Real Madrid. The team that looked dead in the proverbial water just a month ago is once again beginning their December surge and have taken over the top spot in La Liga Santander. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/man-chatter5/message

This episode the boys jam out to the brilliance of Maluma (Colombian artist) who made the best song of the year in Hawai'i. The men also cover the importance of understanding what a man in, how destructive "just be a man" growing up really was. Ben wonders what is wrong with calling a man beautiful or pretty? Finally the men talk about the terror that is a turtle without a shell that is Mitch McConnell, how he's only looking to protect only corporations like Tyson Foods in which the management took bets on how many employees would get sick or die from Covid-19. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/man-chatter5/message

This episode Jonathan returns, his oldest son just left for basic training which was tough for him. But it also made us reminiscent about our time serving our country. Discussed why Jon sent out an "I love you" text to 3 other dudes in a group chat, at 8 a.m. There's nothing wrong with men showing each other love and we have to get past that stigma. But 8 a.m. is simply too early. We got into the Coco Vs. Lion King discussion ( I know solving the world's problems) but Jon just watched it for the first time this past weekend. So, if you haven't seen the movie, we are going to spoil it! Finally, we address the situation that happened during the PSG vs. Istanbul Basaksehir, and the alleged racist commentary by the 4th official. We approached this entire futbol conversation in Spanish, as Ben needs to refresh his native language. Enjoy! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/man-chatter5/message

This episode Ben is once again holding it down solo. Jonathan is preparing to see his oldest son ship out to the Air Force, so it was better he focused his time with his family. Ben tells you about the weekend experience of joining Sam's Club, and why he immediately wanted to purchase a 30 pound brisket. The BBQ smoker obsession has not left. Ben talks about the new show he's been binging "Schitt's Creek" he's had it recommended by many people and it was time he gave it a chance. First season was hilarious, second season on the way! Just 4 more seasons to finish! Finally Ben talks about the crazy Diego Maradona documentary on HBO Max. All about the rise and fall of a GOAT futbol player. Napoli and Italia were never the same after a miniature Argentinian, that was considered "black" by his country reinvigorated a dead club. There was whiskey, there was cursing, Enjoy! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/man-chatter5/message

This episode Ben goes at it solo! Jon has family traveling in and out of town so Ben holds it down. He talks about the difficulties of choosing to stay home and not see family for Thanksgiving. All the challenges of smoking his first turkey. Ben recaps the binge of a great new miniseries on Netflix "Queen's Gambit" a fictional story about a young woman that struggles with mental illness, addiction and the brilliance of being a chess player. I highly recommend this show for anyone who likes drama. Finally Ben, uses some catharsis towards Real Madrid and how unbearable they are to watch. There's not much more to write here since they've been lackadaisical in their preparation and the years of seemingly just focusing on Champions League has come back to bite them! It's Whiskey Wednesday and Ben is still sippin' on Elijah Craig whiskey! Enjoy! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/man-chatter5/message

This episode, the boys catch up before Thanksgiving as the family comes into town for Jonathan. Ben plans his first Covid Thanksgiving with his wife and him. This year has been crazy and just trying to keep our families safe. Ben reviews Elijah Craig BarrelProof whiskey as it was recommended my a coworker that is a legit whiskey connoisseur. Jon talks about his first real experience smoking a brisket and Ben thinks out how he's going to smoke his first ever turkey, Happy Thanksgiving from Man Chatter! Enjoy! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/man-chatter5/message

This episode, we talk about smoking our first turkey, this thanksgiving will be like no other in our families. We will all be eating at home with smaller groups than usual. Than we somehow get onto the conversation of the old show from CBS "Numb3rs". We were both big fans of the show back in the day, and now all episodes are streaming on Hulu. Of course random conversations always happened when whiskey is involved. Enjoy! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/man-chatter5/message

This episode the boys come back after their time off, Ben took some much needed vacation and Jon spent time with the family. Ben talks about snorkeling (his new found love) going swimming in springs here in Florida. Jon talks about almost drowning in waist deep water to most humans, neck deep for him. The boys talk about the craziness happening with the election and marches against democracy. Someone has to lose in every election, just take the orange L home with you. Finally, Ben talks about binging "Brooklyn 99" on Hulu. He's on season 3 episode 9. SO NO SPOILERS!! Enjoy! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/man-chatter5/message

This episode, Jon catches us up on the latest with his son being sick (hoping it wasn't Covid-19). Then he tells us about the new Borat movie available on Amazon Prime. Jared Kushner shows once again how he lacks complete empathy, and lack of awareness by his appearance on Fox News. He said that everyone who's poor is to blame for their own position, and they're simply lazy. Then we get into the meat of the podcast where we discuss the firing of Josep Maria Bartomeu from his debacle of destruction at the one of the greatest clubs in European soccer history. The cowardice of the his resignation letter mentioning the end of Pro/Rel for major clubs in a locked European Super-league?! We also talk about how we think Promotion/ Relegation should be in all sports across the U.S. to show real Capitalism and having teama and organizations pick themselves up by the bootstraps. This episode was heavily influenced by the amazing podcast "Total Soccer Show". Daryl Grove the co-host recently passed after a hard fou

This episode the boys catch up on the past sports weekend. Ben had to tell Jon about his new tech hardware "Google Chromecast". Ben couldn't believer how much better it processes even with his slow internet. Ben gloats about his Real Madrid victory in "El Clasico" it's the biggest rivalry in Spain featuring two of the biggest clubs in the world. Barcelona just didn't look the same and Messi is relied upon too heavily. Ramos showed his strength and dominance in his Madrid Captaincy. Finally, we recap and honor THE GOAT Khabib Nurmagomedov 29-0 dominance over his UFC/MMA career. We knew it would be tough after the loss of his father to Covid-19, and he honored him with one of his most dominant performances against a great opponent in Justin Gaethje. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/man-chatter5/message

This episode Ben holds it down again! Jon is off being Super Dad, so Ben gets the freedom to talk his sh*t! Real Madrid has been struggling as of late two bad losses against subpar opposition. Where do "Los Vikingos" go from here? With no creativity going forward, is it too early to look ahead to next season? This week early voting began in Florida. Ben filled out his mail in ballot and dropped it off at the local elections office. But that stop his wife and him from being harassed by a local "Karen"?! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/man-chatter5/message

This episode we begin the show discussing the horrific tackle of Jordan Pickford on Virgil Van Dijk. How will this be looked at going forward, is it no holds barred when any player if offsides? The FA and VAR has to have a better reasoning for not looking at the foul. Jon openly sobs about the Lomachenko loss against Teofimo Lopez. Ben then discusses his love and admiration of Brian "TCity" Ortega against The Korean Zombie. Ben talks about the anxiety he was feeling after not seeing Ortega fight in over 22 months. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/man-chatter5/message

This episode Ben holds his down all on his own. It was nice not having "Sweater Vest Vallejo" to interrupt his rants. I am not sure why I am writing this in the 3rd person, but it feels good. Ben talks about the most creative and best show on TV in "Lovecraft Country" and their recent take on the Tulsa Massacre in 1921. That creativity is inspirational but seeing the horrific atrocities were bone chilling. Also Ben wonders what gives men the right to tell women what to do with their own bodies. If a man can't have a period he can't tell any woman what to do. You ever tried telling your own mother what to do?! Let me know how that works out for you. In closing Ben covers the NBA Finals and the great run by Miami Heat. Giving props to Commissioner Adam Silver keeping everyone safe in the bubble. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/man-chatter5/message

This episode we talk about the way "Southern Pride" is misrepresented with a treasonous flag. Ben came across a Youtube clip of teenagers taking a picture with the confederate flag with no thought as to how it affects men and women of color. We discuss as to why the "Daughters of the confederacy" were given the right to dictate the terms as to how their history would be told. Why the the confederate Vice- President Alexander Stevens Keystone speech was all about ownership of the "negroes". We finally lighten it up with jokes about Jonathan's height, and the old age debate of Lebron Vs. MJ. Congrats to Lebron on his 4th NBA Title!! Hell of a season by Ben's MIAMI HEAT!! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/man-chatter5/message

This episode the boys recap the crazy week that was. They couldn't believe that a terrorist organization actively tried to kidnap the Governor of Michigan. Jonathan illuminates Ben on the social safety that Cubans receive being political refugees. Ben and Jonathan both discuss the false propaganda that we'd always been told about Socialism in Authoritarian countries. In closing the Jordan and Lebron debate, once again. Ben believes that LBJ is a GOAT and should be respected as such, and Jonathan believes MJ will never be knocked off the pedestal! Enjoy the show! Don't forget to check out our Patreon https://www.patreon.com/ManChatter And our online store,https://themanchatterpodcast.com/. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/man-chatter5/message