The Ben and Emil Show
Episodes
BAES 174: Should we bring back Public Executions?
Ben and Emil debate the death penalty, sparked by the upcoming firing squad execution of Nidal Hassan and the botched lethal injection of Krista Pike.
BAES 173: Vibe Check w/ Kyla Scanlon
Ben and Emil welcome back guest Kyla Scanlon to discuss the rising U.
BAES 172: Why Muse is such a big deal
Ben and Emil discuss Meta’s new AI agent, Muse, which automates daily tasks like booking travel and managing finances across its social platforms.
BAES 171: Why the price of diesel is getting scary
Ben and Emil discuss record-high diesel prices driven by simultaneous supply shocks from Russian export bans and a drone attack on Saudi Arabia’s East-West pipeline.
BAES 170: Why every AI CEO suddenly wants to slow down
Ben and Emil analyze the recent AI safety panic triggered by Jacob Coxon’s resignation from Anthropic and Dario Amodei’s call to "pace the frontier.
BAES 169: so is AGI actually here?
Ben and Emil discuss OpenAI's new GPT-6 Astra, debating whether its modest benchmark gains justify the "AGI has arrived" hype from industry leaders.
BAES 168: The sad truth about Meta's big teen settlement
Ben and Emil dissect Meta’s $1.
BAES 167: Penn State's Frat Cocaine Ring was Insanely Dumb
Ben and Emil discuss a Penn State fraternity cocaine ring where students used Snapchat and Venmo, leading to their arrest and immediate betrayal of one another.
BAES 166: Epstein's weird connection to Anthropic
Ben and Emil discuss Cammie Clark, Dario Amodei’s wife, highlighting her role as a social connector for Anthropic and her past interactions with Jeffrey Epstein.