Dark Humour for Dark Times: Ben Bankas
3/15/20261 hr 29 min
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First 90 secondsSpeaker 00:00
5:00 AM, I'm up with a crisp Celsius energy drink. Running 12 miles today. Grab a green juice, quick change, and head to work. Meetings, workshops. One more Celsius, no slowing down. Working late, but obviously still meeting the girls for a little dancing. Celsius: Live, fit, go. Grab a cold, refreshing Celsius at your local retailer or locate now at Celsius.com.
Speaker 10:23
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Speaker 20:26
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Speaker 10:29
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Francis Foster· Host0:32
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Speaker 20:33
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Speaker 10:35
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Francis Foster· Host0:41
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Speaker 10:43
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Ben Bankas· Guest0:56
[upbeat music] This whole idea that you don't feel safe because somebody's making jokes is so dangerous for society. [laughs] Some guy was trying to get people to call the police during the show to have me arrested for hate speech. [laughs] One of my audience members told me that her union, teachers' union, sent her an email saying not to attend my show. Imagine an email going out to, to a company or an organization saying, "Please do not attend this drag time story hour." Improving your own life will do more for the country than marching around with a sign trying to get a comedy show canceled. Be successful, start a business.
Speaker 21:28
Clean your room.
Ben Bankas· Guest1:29
Clean your room. And