Author Archives: Ben Cominos

Roses: A Hilarious Retelling Of A Classic Comedy (For Some)
I did not expect to like this movie. Not even a little bit, honestly. I was excited to finally give a scathing review of a movie on this podcast for my first time. That's not what you're getting here....
Ben Cominos Sep 04, 2025

Friendly Reminder: Gavin Newsom Is Funny, But Not Good For America (Opinion)
I'm going to start with this because I don't want to mislead people with where I'm headed with this one: I am not a particularly big Gavin Newsom fan. I know, you're shocked. We will get into why mome...
Ben Cominos Aug 19, 2025 iqoncept / Depositphotos.com

Off Topic With Ben & Balky: M3Gan 2.0
Have you ever wondered what the movie Terminator 2 would've been like if Arnold Schwarzenegger were wearing a mini-skirt and John Connor's voice didn't crack every 10 seconds? Well wonder no more. M3g...
Ben Cominos Aug 19, 2025

My Reaction To The Developments In Washington DC (Opinion)
We got to this part of the Trump presidency a heck of a lot faster than I thought we would. On Monday (8/11), "We The People" were an audience for one of the most delusional press conferences we have ...
Ben Cominos Aug 15, 2025 ellandar / Depositphotos.com

Naked Gun (2025): A New, Old-School Take On A Classic
To be honest, I'm not sure what we were expecting when we saw this movie. Balky and I were familiar with the original trilogy, but we didn't know how it was going to translate. After seeing the movie ...
Ben Cominos Aug 14, 2025

Trumpenomics Vs Bidenomics: Oh Nevermind, It's The Same Thing (Opinion)
Addressing the issues with the American economy could be a very cut and dry proposition. The middle class has been shrinking consistently for the last 45 years with no signs of stopping, regardless of...
Ben Cominos Aug 08, 2025 iqoncept / Depositphotos.com

Superman Was Always A Story About Immigration, So Grow Up
This country is broken in ways that I'm not sure I can completely quantify. I think that this is a fact that is only becoming more apparent to me as my show allows me to talk to all walks of life. I'm...
Ben Cominos Jul 11, 2025 rfphoto / Depositphotos.com

What Mark Pocan Said About Steven Miller Was Appropriate (Opinion)
Incorrect use of the word literally not withstanding, the immigration rate has always been between 30-40%. Miller's claim here is not only factually inaccurate, but seems to be exclusively based on th...
Ben Cominos Jun 27, 2025 konstantin32 / Depositphotos.com

The Most Radical Opinion
I just want peace. When it's all said and done, if you wanted to boil my show down to one belief. That would be it. I want peace domestically. No more gun violence. No more political violence. No more...
Ben Cominos Jun 20, 2025 Oshkosh Defense loses a U.S. Army contract for Joint Light Utility Vehicles.

Representative Ro Khanna Joins Outside The Box To Discuss A Bipartisan Effort To Reduce Pharma Costs
Just over 2 weeks ago, President Trump issued an Executive Order to address the runaway cost of drugs in this country. Now... don't get me wrong. I was born at night, but not last night. The hypocrisy...
Ben Cominos May 27, 2025



