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How Do We Not Die All The Time? Sep 29, 2021

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Are you still alive right now? Congratulations! You've basically won the life lottery! This week, Ben details all the ways that the world could end at any minute, killer cars, serial killers walking among us and why it's a miracle that any of us are still standing. Plus, Ben tells the story of how riding a bike at night made him the laughing stock at the police station.

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How To Survive Back To School Sep 22, 2021

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Whether it's middle school or college, Ben has some advice for you to how to successfully go back to school and not die. He goes through how to make friends, how to keep up with your schoolwork, and how to maintain your mental health even during stressful times. Plus, Ben recounts his worst BTS experience where he left after about a year, but without any friends.

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Ben Survived Hurricane Ida Sep 15, 2021

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This week, Ben recounts the story of his trip to New York that ended with outrunning and outliving a giant weather event, Hurricane Ida. Ben ignores an emergency message to stay inside and hunker down and orders Uber Eats, forcing a delivery driver to risk his life to deliver a few dumplings. Plus, Ben rejects his mother's phone calls on air.

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Ben Thinks Theme Parks Are Death Traps Sep 08, 2021

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This week, Ben attempts to understand why any of you have fun going on scary rides at theme parks and state fairs. He talks about why he doesn't go near roller coasters for the thrills, but for the ambiance. Plus, Ben ranks the best theme parks that he's been too that are scaredy cat-approved.

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Why Ben Stopped Hacking Zoom Classes Sep 01, 2021

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This week, Ben talks the severe lack of security on schools back in the day. He talks about gang fights outside of his school, having a bomb squad show up, and why all these experiences (and other things) have caused him to stop "hacking" Zoom classes for good. Plus, Ben introduces his new segment, "Random Little Thoughts," and brings about a new conspiracy theory about chicken pox.

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Ben Is Worried About Y'all Aug 25, 2021

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This week, Ben runs down a ton of your near-death experiences that involve drowning (lots of drowning), car accidents, creepy men and women, and way more. Then Ben tells you how he discovered he has a serious nickel allergy. Plus, Ben has a realization live on the podcast that his dad lied to him.

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Ben Almost Drowned In The Specific Ocean Aug 18, 2021

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This week, Ben tries to understand why people are afraid of the ocean since the likelihood of being attacked by a shark is super low, and why you should really be afraid of lakes. He also tells the story of how he miraculously became a certified lifeguard, yet still managed to nearly drown in some out of control waves off the coast of Mexico.

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Ben Almost Had His Drink Spiked At A Party Aug 11, 2021

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Ben waxes poetic on clubs and parties, something he's not the biggest fan of, but has been known to attend. Ben also tells the story of going to a party out in the middle of nowhere, partying with people twice his age, and took drinks from strangers, which led to one of his friends potentially being drugged. Please be safe out there!

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Ben Was Almost Scammed And Beat Up Aug 04, 2021

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Be careful out there! Ben talks about the time some sketchy people with brass knuckles tried to scam Ben into thinking he hit their car and demanded they give him money. So how did he get out of it? By coming up with a fantastic lie (thanks to YouTube) and speeding out of there. Plus, Ben does his best "redneck Canadian" accent and how he pretends to be insane near strangers.

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Ben Almost Got Kidnapped by Playing Pokemon Go Jul 28, 2021

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We take you back to 2016 when Pokemon Go was the hottest app and Ben was a full-on PG addict. This week, Ben tells the thrilling story of when he was out catching pocket monsters and was being stalked by a mysterious creep in a truck. And spoiler alert, Ben is still playing Pokemon Go.

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