Ari Shaffir's Skeptic Tank

#519 Talk Talk with Ron Bennington

Ron Bennington joins me on today's episode to talk about interview style and his series Unmasked. Ron is someone whose style of interviewing I've always admired, it seemed fitting to have him on this episode.   All upcoming shows & tickets: https://www.arishaffir.com/tour [https://www.arishaffir.com/tour] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arishaffir/ [https://www.instagram.com/arishaffir/] • Oct 21: Bensalem, PA • Nov 02: Minneapolis, MN • Nov 01: Omaha, NE • Nov 03: Madison, WIi • Nov 04: Chicago, IL • Nov 05: Iowa City, IA • Nov 09: Kansas City, MO • Nov 07: Tulsa, OK • Nov 09: Kansas City, MO • Nov 10: Louisville, KY • Nov 11: Indianapolis, IN • Nov 12: St. Louis, MO • Nov 13: Ft. Wayne, IN • Feb 02: Boston, MA • Feb 03: Foxwoods, CT For more Ron Bennington: https://benningtonshow.com/#Links [https://benningtonshow.com/#Links]   The Music: Buggles - Video Killed The Radio Star Talk Talk- Talk Talk The Doors - The End Simple Minds - Don’t You Forget About Me

#518 Jew Special Commentary Part Two The Cheapening

Continuing the Jew Special Commentary now in Romania! We dive into the last few bits of my special Jew on my Youtube now. If you're listening stick around till the end and you can hear all the songs on my Edinburough playlist while I was running this hour of material there!   All upcoming shows & tickets: https://www.arishaffir.com/tour [https://www.arishaffir.com/tour] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arishaffir/ [https://www.instagram.com/arishaffir/]   The Music: Go Down Moses- Louis Armstrong  Hallelujah - Leonard Cohen Losing My Religion - REM Kleinkunst - Fiva One of Us - Joan Osborne Hava Nagila - Dick Dale Mordecai - Josh Williams Common People - William Shatner

#517 Jew Special Commentary with Ari Shaffir

I've done a lot of these commentaries over the years and I've found them to be incredibly interesting as a fan of comedy and useful as a comedian. Today I'm gonna break down the first half of my latest masterpiece Jew. This one might be one you wanna watch cause I actually have the rights to play the special on youtube!   All upcoming shows & tickets: https://www.arishaffir.com/tour [https://www.arishaffir.com/tour] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arishaffir/ [https://www.instagram.com/arishaffir/]   The Music: Kleinkunst-Fiva Mordecai- Josh Williams

#516 2023 State of the Union with Dave Smith

Dave Smith came over for the State of the Union! Dave breaks down what the hell is going on in America and around the world in our annual Skeptic Tank State of The Union, which is usually done in the beginning of the year.  It's always a great conversation with Dave and this time is no different. It's a long one, almost five hours. I hope you enjoy! For more Ari: All upcoming shows & tickets: The Wrong Side of History Tour is on sale now! TICKETS [https://www.arishaffir.com/tour] // Follow on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/arishaffir/] // Official Website [https://www.arishaffir.com/] For more Dave: Dave Smith Official Website [https://comicdavesmith.com/]  @theproblemdavesmith - Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/theproblemdavesmith/]  @ComicDaveSmith - Twitter [https://twitter.com/ComicDaveSmith]  YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/user/DSmithcomic]  The Music: Chuck Berry - Living in the USA Sex Pistols - Holiday in the Sun NOFX - The Idiots are Taking Over Lana Del Rey - National Anthem   Thanks to our sponsor Sheath Underwear! use code "Ari" for 20% off your order at sheathunderwear.com

#515 War Is Heaven with Geoffrey Asmus

Geoffrey Asmus or The Only Funny White Guy (Keep an eye out for his new special on Youtube) joins me to talk about war and the military. He's never been in the military and he's never been to war but he is truly fascinated by it and knows a lot of shit.   For More Ari: All upcoming shows & tickets: https://www.arishaffir.com/tour [https://www.arishaffir.com/tour] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arishaffir/ [https://www.instagram.com/arishaffir/]   For more Geoffrey: Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/geoffreyatm] See him on tour [https://linktr.ee/Geoffreyatm11] You're An Idiot Podcast [https://www.patreon.com/youreanidiot] https://youreanidiot.libsyn.com/website [https://youreanidiot.libsyn.com/website]    The Music: War Pigs by Black Sabbath, Cake, Sarah King, and T- Pain   Thanks to our sponsor YoKratom home of the $60 Kilo!