Between The Lines (with Ben & Eddie)
27 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsThe world's first, best, and only comedy improv podcast. Improv genius Eddie Churnetski and standup comic Benton Crider take headlines from the subreddit /r/nottheonion and use the characters and settings to improvise long-form narrative scenes. Each week, the BTL news desk is also joined by a special interview guest, often someone incredibly famous or influential.
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Episodes
Episode 22: I Want To Bi-leave, The Washington Football Lockerroom
August 18, 2020 01:00 - 1 hour - 82 MBIt's season three! Just in time for the inevitable onset of quarantine madness, Ben and Eddie have combined forces (as well as their paltry savings) to bring you BRAND SPANKIN' NEW EPISODES of Between The Lines! In this episode: A dedicated foreign police force locates a lost treasure trove. An obsessed cryptozoologist finds out a shocking truth about his research. A pair of starstruck lovers interrupt a lockerroom conversation. And an interview with celebrity commentator and writer Glenn D...
Episode 21: Wisconsin Dunks on Possum, Pokemon Go Fuck Yourself, DNKN.(Feat. Interview Guest Brad Pitt)
March 17, 2020 06:00 - 1 hour - 65.7 MBHoly shit! This is a good one. Hoo-boy, we got content galore. We got possums. We got banks. We got fuck maniacs. We got BFG. We got guests! A returning Hayden Cowell (RIP) and new friend of the pod Callie Stinson. It's all very good and tasteful. Listen in for high stakes scenes about robbery, war, and toothpaste, plus an update on the devil's fingers! This week's interview guest is Brad Pitt! Definitely the real Brad Pitt! Well, what are you waiting for! Golly-gee, dive on in and soak your...
Episode 20: Ding Dong Damn, Y'all, This Bathroom Stinks Like Shit! (Feat. Interview Guest Howard Blank)
March 04, 2020 03:00 - 1 hour - 48.6 MBSo what are you doing this summer? Ben and Eddie welcome Professional First Guest and Kombucha spokesmodel Jon Housler to the Pod. Headlines this episode feature tragic ding dong deliverance, crazed tire slashing, pooping, peeing, and synthetic meat patches! Eddie leaves (finally) halfway through and lets the real stars shine and Ben and Jon wreak sweet, sweet improvised havoc through Seattle. Tune in, buckle up, and check those tires because this episode is a literal masterpiece. RIP Hayden.
Episode 19: Let's Get Wet in This Club, Peanuts Gang. (Feat. Interview Guest Cory Mandrake)
February 17, 2020 02:00 - 1 hour - 65.9 MBThere's real guests on this one! Ben and Eddie introduce the new additions, Jon and Hayden, and then get to dang podcasting business. They talk about wet chips (you'll get it) and then about old people getting 86ed from church. Scenes this episode are about a strip club tragedy with a sketchy DJ and a gang of wallet hungry hooligans. It. Gets. Giggly. Interview guest is Future-ologist Cory Mandrake. Does Ben give out his Social Security Number? Does Eddie finally stop taking the lowest han...
Load Hog and Spill Pig: The Children are our Future (feat. interview guest Frank Herbert)
February 03, 2020 01:00 - 2 hours - 89.3 MBThe boys are back in pod-town! Ben and Eddie make a triumphant, extra-long return for season two by complaining about their lives! They talk about Baby Yoda and the official BtL canon and are saddened by the world. They then do scenes about the parking apocalypse and our inevitable cow-filled future. Featuring an interview with the late great Frank Herbert, author of the Dune series and emissary from the stars. Lotta Dune stuff in this one!
Special Episode: A loosely planned evening with Ron B. and Bot A. McJobe
October 12, 2019 20:00 - 1 hour - 46.6 MBBTL newsdesk host Benton Crider sits down with husband and husband business partners Ron B. and Bot A. McJobe to talk about their latest financial ventures, their advice for millennial entrepreneurs, and pipe bombs.
Special Episode: A loosely planned evening with Ron B. and Bot A. McJobe
October 12, 2019 20:00 - 1 hour - 46.6 MBBTL newsdesk host Benton Crider sits down with husband and husband business partners Ron B. and Bot A. McJobe to talk about their latest financial ventures, their advice for millennial entrepreneurs, and pipe bombs.
Episode 16: For Whom the Bell Tolls, The Hunchback of Norbit Dame
August 13, 2019 06:00 - 1 hour - 72.8 MBBen and Eddie brag about some new microphones and dunk on Paul Ryan (super timely). Taco Bell has a hotel. A firefighter makes a really questionable decision. Two priests discuss their favorite things about the new pope. BTL Newsdesk Interview Guest: Hot Cereal Mogul John Smithy Burnbaum
PREMIUM CONTENT PREVIEW: Fur and Loathing: A Journey Into the Dark Underbelly of Dog-sledding
July 29, 2019 06:00 - 1 hour - 60 MBVeteran dog trainer, dog sledder, and cross continental road-tripper Walto takes over the Between the Lines studio to start his own podcast. In addition to detailing his drug-fueled tears across the southern united states on a dog sled, Walto speaks with some of the bizarre locals he met along the way.
Episode 15: Machetes to the Stars
June 29, 2019 20:00 - 1 hour - 58.1 MBTim Alan has a few requests. Ben and Eddie argue about 9/11. Danny Trejo tries to broaden his acting chops. All in one episode! Special Guest: Baskins Robin
Episode 14: Tony Danza, Dan Brown
June 14, 2019 23:00 - 1 hour - 47.6 MBUh oh, who let these two into the studio when Ben and Eddie were away? A "famous" chef and a "world renowned" author doing an improv podcast sounds like an interesting idea though, I guess.
BONUS EPISODE: Oops, we beefed it real bad
June 08, 2019 00:00 - 1 hour - 41.9 MBIn this low quality audio/high quality content episode of Between The Lines, Eddie records with the wrong mic, beavers are harrassed, two used Gundam salesman get busted, and we take a special trip to a town whose name I don't want to write out in the description. Special Guest: musician Randy Newman
Episode 13: Was That Bradley Cooper, Frank Herbert's Pune
May 19, 2019 05:00 - 1 hour - 44.1 MBBen was late to this episode, oh no! When he finally shows up, the guys break down the Beefy Crunch Burrito Incident. Then, a pair of fashionable thieves go to a comedy show, and some teens snort a man's ashes. Special Guest: Winnefred Higgenbottoms
Episode 12: Philip K. Dick Crusher, Would I Deli(e) to you?
March 28, 2019 05:00 - 1 hour - 46.2 MBWe've got a new theme song and a new studio! Borderline legitimacy, here we come! Eddie and Ben talk about Bird Box, despite it no longer being relevant. Then, Pete Pete goes to the DMV. Elsewhere, a man opens a deli specializing in bacon, eggs, and cheese. Special guest: Walto the sled dog trainer.
Episode 11: The Shape of Otter, Emotional Support Chicken
March 03, 2019 13:00 - 1 hour - 37.9 MBA California Aquarium objectifies an otter. Then, a completely different otter dies, and his funeral is slammin'. Later on, a rogue cell of a fried chicken restaurant changes up their tactics. Special Guest: Celebrity Chef Tony Danza
Episode 11: The Shape of Otter, Emotional Support Chicken
March 03, 2019 13:00 - 1 hour - 37.9 MBA California Aquarium objectifies an otter. Then, a completely different otter dies, and his funeral is slammin'. Later on, a rogue cell of a fried chicken restaurant changes up their tactics. Special Guest: Celebrity Chef Tony Danza
Episode 10: The MAGAchinist, In the Court of the Cocaine King
February 04, 2019 05:00 - 1 hour - 42.9 MBThe boys pitch an Animal Farm remake. Christian Bale goes to his therapist after a weird meeting with real life President Donald Trump. A graffiti artist hits the big time right before his court hearing. This week's special guest: Prof. Queue
Episode 9: All Js Stand for Jesus, Sheep Fuckers Incorporated
January 13, 2019 17:00 - 1 hour - 37.9 MBThe boys are back, due to popular demand! Seriously, so many people kept bugging us. Pleading on their knees, sacrificing small animals... and we listened! Then, a militant atheist principle enforces a new rule. An unfortunately named man hops a strange train. Special guest: Ben's Younger Brother
BTL Episode 8: Tales From The Between The Lines - Spooktober Spooktactular Pt. 5
November 13, 2018 05:00 - 1 hour - 37.3 MBThere is nothing wrong with your podcasting apparatus. Your regularly scheduled episode of Between The Lines has been hijacked by another, completely different program--Tales From The Between The Lines! The legally distinct host of our program, The Cript Ceeper, relays three tales of horror and hubris: A backpacker-bro stumbles into Dracula's grasp. Then, two psychic sisters try to contact the dead. Our last tale involves a man fighting against some ... thing in the great arctic winter.
BTL Episode 7: Spooktober Spooktactular Pt. 7-- All Star is Born, Law and Order BVU
November 06, 2018 05:00 - 1 hour - 37.9 MBSteve Bannon gets plastic surgery. An actor and a director argue about the Smash Mouth musical. Ice-T is harassed by a bridge. Special guest: The Babadook
BTL Episode 6: Spooktober Spooktactular Pt. 3-- Ben Ruins a Segment, Cool as Nuclear Winter
October 25, 2018 04:00 - 1 hour - 39.8 MBBen forgets to turn his mic on for the first half of the podcast, and has questionable reasons for watching Justified. Two men learn to brave nuclear winter in Russia. You've received at least two robocalls while reading this description. Special guest: recent UFO abductee Robert Crowe
BTL Episode 5: Spooktober Spooktactular Pt. 2-- Hot Piss, Squarely Barely
October 17, 2018 04:00 - 1 hour - 41.6 MBEddie's bringing the saxophone? But he hasn't played that since... Then, a store owner deals with an odd request, and two park rangers confront their conflicting sexual needs. Special Guest: Count Dracula
BTL Episode 4: Spooktober Spooktactular Pt. 1-- Luv Boat, Paul McCartney's Weird D**k (Dick)
October 07, 2018 04:00 - 1 hour - 38.7 MBIt's the month of Halloween, and Ben and Eddie are talking classic horror. A cruise ship is taken over by a gang of burlesque performers. A man recieves a problematic bionic limb. Special guest: Agent James E. Bridgette
BTL Episode 3: Maiy Waihfe, Hot 'n Ready
September 30, 2018 04:00 - 1 hour - 40.1 MBEddie and Ben each have a microphone now. A redneck loses his "wife." Two boys break into a Little Caesars to steal weed. Special guest: Lifestyle expert Viki Ramrod.
BTL Episode 3: Maiy Waihfe, Hot 'n Ready
September 30, 2018 04:00 - 1 hour - 40.2 MBEddie and Ben each have a microphone now. A redneck loses his "wife." Two boys break into a Little Caesars to steal weed. Special guest: Lifestyle expert Viki Ramrod.
BTL Episode 2: Department of Swagger, Bubby
September 23, 2018 04:00 - 1 hour - 40.1 MBEddie discuses his medical/legal condition. Some young blood enters the State Department. A boy with a horrible speech impediment disgusts everyone around him. Special guest: Author Dan Brown
BTL Episode 1: The Imodium Diaries, Amish Badboi
September 16, 2018 04:00 - 1 hour - 39.3 MBBen and Eddie talk about Dan Aykroyd's paranormal fetishes. A youth is busted for Imodium possession. An unexpected guest shows up at an Amish rager. Special guest: Joe Exotic