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Hosted by Ben Carlos · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 29 episodes
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Ben Carlos hosts Friends With Ben, a society show with 29 episodes published.
Meet DJ Skee, a cultural architect who's been credited by artists such as Lady Gaga, Kendrick Lamar and Post Malone as the first to give them a break in the music industry, and is now focusing on transforming the collect
Meet Chris Van Vliet, a 4-time Emmy Award winning TV host and content creator, and host of Insight with Chris Van Vliet.
Meet Gary Trent, a former professional basketball player, who played in the NBA for 9 years, and is the father of current professional basketball player, Gary Trent Jr. Originally recorded February 8, 2022.
Meet Muggsy Bogues, a former professional basketball player, who played in the NBA for 14 years, and at 5'3", is the shortest player in NBA history. Originally recorded February 3, 2022.
Meet Jerome Williams, aka "Junkyard Dog" or "JYD", a former professional basketball player, who played in the NBA for 9 years. Originally recorded January 28, 2022.
Meet James Marsters, best known for his roles in Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Smallville and Dragon Ball Super. Originally recorded October 21, 2021.
Meet Troy Rike, who in 2021, was a professional basketball player in the Philippines, who was also a part-time sports card content creator. Originally recorded July 23, 2021.
Meet Jayevan Foster, a Vanier Cup-winning wide receiver from Queen's University,, and former provincial track and field star, who is now a CFL agent and owner of EMPIRE MGMT. Originally recorded September 25, 2020.
Chris McGill of Card Ladder joins the podcast to talk about growing up collecting Michael Jordan, and eventually becoming a Luka Doncic collector. He also talks about how his love for the hobby and background in music pr
Jeff Hoferer of PackGeek joins the podcast to talk about his love for storytelling turned him into one of the first sports card content creators on YouTube. He also talks about his favourite set and insert, as well as hi
Ryan Nolan of Breakout Cards joins the podcast to talk about his hobby content journey, creating sports card show vlogs. He also provides an in-depth history of baseball cards, as well as how to spot fakes and the curren
Jeremy Lee, the host of Sports Cards Live, joins the podcast to talk about his hobby journey of over 40 years, as well as the importance of enjoying the said journey and process. He also provides a crash course on hockey
16-year old sports card phenomenon Sam Conrad joins the podcast to talk about how he got into sports cards, as well as creating content for the hobby. Ben and Sam get into heated arguments over who should win Defensive P
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Ben and his cousin Nick discuss religion and spirituality, breaking down one of the most popular verses in the bible - with Ben offering his Christian perspective, and Nick offering his Stoic and Buddhist perspective.
The story of how one of the youngest coaches in college basketball history transformed into one of the most beloved sports personalities in Canada. Longtime Toronto Raptors broadcaster Jack Armstrong joins the podcast to
The story of how a man's drive, determination and love for calling sports led to an illustrious career in broadcasting. Former Toronto Raptors play-by-play voice, and current Chicago Bulls radio announcer Chuck Swirsky j
The story of a college football player's rise through the world of professional sports game presentation and entertainment. Russell Kovshoff - director of game entertainment for the Saskatchewan Roughriders, and former g
The story of how a man used his strong support system, and love for the game of basketball, to carve out a ten year career in the NBA. Former Toronto Raptors point guard, Alvin Williams joins the podcast to tell his stor
The story of a creator's journey through the world of creating content online. Josh Santiago - full-time YouTube video editor - joins the podcast to tell his story.
The story of how a kid from Toronto transcended the world of interviews through his humor and creativity. The legendary Cabral "Cabbie" Richards joins the podcast to tell his story.
Kendrick Lamar
musician and Grammy winner · unclear
1 appearance on this show
Post Malone
1 appearance on this show
Chris Van Vliet
1 appearance on this show
Ryan Nolan
DMD, dental materials scientist · Breakout Cards
1 appearance on this show
Jeremy Lee
chef proprietor · Steez Jiu Jitsu Club
1 appearance on this show
Jack Armstrong
BJJ Brown Belt · Toronto Raptors/NCAA
1 appearance on this show
Alvin Williams
former Toronto Raptor, Sportsnet NBA Analyst · Toronto Raptors
1 appearance on this show
Jayevan Foster
EMPIRE MGMT
1 appearance on this show
Chris McGill
Card Ladder
1 appearance on this show
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Friends With Ben is hosted by Ben Carlos. The show is categorised under society (culture) and has published 29 episodes.
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