The Petri Dish

The Petri Dish is a comedy podcast hosted by Bobby Benedict, and hosted is a real loose term here.

See Ya Later, Fart Brains 01/23/2024

See Ya Later, Fart Brains THE PODCAST IS DEAD, LONG LIVE THE PODCAST. That's right, the podcast as we've known and loved it since November 2016 is finally coming to a close. When I first fired up this feed as "Post-Nuclear Reno" I never thought it would become and almost 8-year-long obsession over the dumbest jokes possible that I would then try to call a "content strategy". The first 100 episodes were a labor of love for a comedy scene that I was way too active in. The next 100 episodes were a deep dive into myself and the people I surrounded myself with. I think the energy expended could be better utilized in some new creative ventures. So I will say goodbye to this beautiful podcast feed. Youtube will still have a few of these newer hybrid video episodes up, I may keep releasing long-form podcast-type videos on that same feed but right now I'm going to focus on edited things. EDIT: None of the projects I was working on worked out and I miss having a podcast. /episode/index/show/postnuclearreno/id/29613158

Getting Yoinked 01/09/2024

Getting Yoinked I've got Jonathan Allgood here to ring in the new year, we have almost nothing to talk about other than dick sweat. So strap in, it's just a straight-up hour of dick jokes and broader scientific dick concepts. While that's not entirely a lie we also get into In-n-Outs french fry secrets, the rise and fall of Huy Fong Sriracha, apocalyptic Taco Bell Plans, anger issues, and getting back into the standup mood. /episode/index/show/postnuclearreno/id/29406108

What Would You Fight For $2000? 12/05/2023

What Would You Fight For $2000? Me and Jonathan are here to talk about fighting animals with our bare hands, Jonathan's Tetris mastery, Spotify goosing Green Day's numbers, and some other things. /episode/index/show/postnuclearreno/id/28938303

Traveling T-Shirt Salesman 11/28/2023

Traveling T-Shirt Salesman The alternative title for this episode was going to be "Old Man Yells At Cloud" but instead I went with something more to the point. I complain about the music industry and 15 minutes and then you all get to go back to your lives. Here's the article I was talking about: https://killerguitarrigs.com/bumblefoot-musicians-t-shirt-salesmen-record-deals-loan/ /episode/index/show/postnuclearreno/id/28825388

Live Die, Free Hard 11/21/2023

Live Die, Free Hard This week Jonathan and I summoned the strength to talk shit about all our Gen Z haters, then I talked about my dead dogs, and that's pretty much it, see you later. /episode/index/show/postnuclearreno/id/28740308

Depersonalization Steamroll 11/15/2023

Depersonalization Steamroll I have a wonderful guest this week, Luke Demus! He runs a podcast called Topics and Tangents that I was on a few weeks back, and he's been one of the most consistently funny comedians I've shared the stage with. The bad news is you won't get to hear ANY OF THAT SHIT cause I've got TOO MUCH BRAIN WORDS and not enough SHUT THE FUCK UP. Watch as I pelt Luke with words for a whole ass hour about comedy history, my personal psychology, sad stories of dead people, and random opinions about stuff. /episode/index/show/postnuclearreno/id/28655473

20,000 Leagues Under The Stink 10/31/2023

20,000 Leagues Under The Stink Austin Baca and Jonathan Allgood are the two in my stink this episode. Sorry. That's just indicative of the subject matter we discuss this episode which is mostly shitting. I get accused of blowing up an Airbnb, Jonathan walks us through his wiping routine, and then there's wrestlers and Tim Allens and a whole thing going on, watch on Youtube to get the full effect of this one because I actually edited it this time. /episode/index/show/postnuclearreno/id/28466015

Can't Stop, Won't Stop 10/03/2023

Can't Stop, Won't Stop I sit down with ol' Jonathan Allgood to wax philosophic about, like, 5 years ago or something? I compare bits with a way better comedian, talk about Greta Van Fleet, and then there's a bunch of other words in there too. /episode/index/show/postnuclearreno/id/28207115

Earthworm Chin and Protein Sleeves 09/26/2023

Earthworm Chin and Protein Sleeves Austin and Jonathan are here to roll my body around so that gas escapes it and hopefully that gas will flap my vocal folds around enough to sound like an audible joke. This week we bag on Jonathan for whatever just happens to be happening currently, see how many condoms you could eat with proper form, I give them a brand new type of Joe Rogan experience, and then I go on a 20 minute rant about food Tik Tokers that somehow also devolves into me talking about my weird high school program. /episode/index/show/postnuclearreno/id/28146803

Brainathan Braingood's Nuisauncery 09/19/2023

Brainathan Braingood's Nuisauncery Sometimes I podcast tries its hardest not to come together. Never before has an episode of the podcast struggled so hard to exist but we did it because we're champions of comedy. This week we talk about Jonathan's NASCAR Buddhism, we get dueling Austins, I apparently don't know who Peter Gabriel is, then Jonathan creates a production studio and pitches us a cooking show. /episode/index/show/postnuclearreno/id/28073475

Therapy is Comedy 09/12/2023

Therapy is Comedy We all know that comedy isn't therapy, you shouldn't use your comedy audience as free talk therapy. But what if you get a captive and professional audience for 45 minutes? Jonathan's dream is what happens. /episode/index/show/postnuclearreno/id/28010715

The Quesadilla Incident 09/05/2023

The Quesadilla Incident There almost wasn't a podcast today but someone at Taco Bell fucked up so bad I had to tell someone. /episode/index/show/postnuclearreno/id/27948135

preZZzy john: mayor 08/29/2023

preZZzy john: mayor The energy off this episode is strange as we talk about the invasive species of wild horses that kill our friends, do a quick no laugh challenge, try to turn Jonathan Allgood into a SoundCloud rapper named "preZZzy john: mayor" and maybe yell about balls. /episode/index/show/postnuclearreno/id/27880719

Solo Soakers 08/22/2023

Solo Soakers Jonathan got a haircut, Austin and I did a great gig at a Harley Davidson dealership, we talk about soaking and Scientology before I tell Jonathan he's not allowed to laugh with another round of No Laughing, Idiot, and then I let Jonathan sell us on Dicktators (I think that's how he would want it spelled). /episode/index/show/postnuclearreno/id/27819981

A Surrealist Drugscape 08/15/2023

A Surrealist Drugscape Squeeking this one in just under the wire, I show Jonathan all the Tik Toks I've saved while laying face down on Perocet. We fire up the U Mad Libz? Then we gracefully exit, also Jonathan watched the Barbie movie. /episode/index/show/postnuclearreno/id/27764388

Butt Surgery 08/08/2023

Butt Surgery The boys are back and they've got a collective 4 buttholes. I had butt surgery and maybe shouldn't have been standing around doing a podcast, oh well, too late. We talk about Death to Smoochie (the greatest movie ever made), wrestling, and Jonathan's penchant for smashing frogs with BIG rocks. /episode/index/show/postnuclearreno/id/27693105

Dickie Doo 07/18/2023

Dickie Doo This week we have a recording artist, a painting artist, and another third thing: Brian James Hoffman. We talk about the release of our new split EP "Mankind and The Big Show" which we recorded in Nashville on our tour last year. You can hear more stories from that tour on "The Petri Dish Ep: 201 - So I'm the Bad Guy?" as well as RIGHT HERE. We're proud of these songs and we want all you nerds to go listen. /episode/index/show/postnuclearreno/id/27498792

Google Goggle 06/27/2023

Google Goggle The whole crew is here, Austin and Jonathan have to hear about the difficulties of creating a dog door, the eldritch horror experienced daily by dogs, our strangest fears, tying your shoes, and strong cheeseburger opinions. /episode/index/show/postnuclearreno/id/27279036

Trucks N' Weather 06/20/2023

Trucks N' Weather Jonathan and I sit down on Father's Day to talk about all the hot topics for dads. We go over the weather, brain damage, long travel stories, trucks, and dead friends. /episode/index/show/postnuclearreno/id/27205677

Blastin' Chunky 06/06/2023

Blastin' Chunky We've got all hands on deck! Austin Baca and Jonathan Allgood help me navigate the murky waters of modern comedy, we find the best way to eat a mermaid, and I take a bunch of shots at Texas because that state suuuuuucks. /episode/index/show/postnuclearreno/id/27060069

Eat Mud 05/16/2023

Eat Mud This week Jonathan and I talk about how much he loves his momma, I talk extensively on North Korea and eating mud, and I subject Jonathan to my brand new No Laugh challenge. /episode/index/show/postnuclearreno/id/26855325

AI Frat Party 05/09/2023

AI Frat Party This week the ol' gang has to deal with my fraternity party stories, and by "party" I mean like 8 dudes hanging out, and by "stories" I mean vague hate crimes, don't go to college in the Midwest. We try out an old favorite segment, Mad Libs, but different. We watch that AI-generated beer commercial and wax poetic about the scourge that is AI content. /episode/index/show/postnuclearreno/id/26777100

Coachella-182 04/25/2023

Coachella-182 There is literally nothing else in the world I could talk about in this moment other than blink-182. /episode/index/show/postnuclearreno/id/26647398

Abridged Tour Diaries 04/18/2023

Abridged Tour Diaries I sit down with Brian James Hoffman himself to talk about his most recent tour with Joe Bartel through the great Midwest. Brian still hasn't eaten skyline chili and we'll both be damned if we ever eat any of that garbage, suck it Ohio. /episode/index/show/postnuclearreno/id/26569725

Guns 4 Babies 04/11/2023

Guns 4 Babies Jonathan Allgood is back in the saddle to get words thrown at him at Mach speed. Luckily, there's some new fail safes to make sure I say slightly less words and let Jonathan says some words sometimes. Nevertheless, I talk extensively on Chumbawumba, bad demo songs, CPAP fellatio, and a whole bunch of other awful shit, and thank sweet baby reekrus this episode is under an hour. /episode/index/show/postnuclearreno/id/26513841

Healthinism 04/04/2023

Healthinism Jonathan Allgood is back, and you can thank him for this episode existing cause I would have just sat on the couch playing Mount and Blade II: Bannerlord all day and forgotten that I have the bodily urge to create. We went into this episode blind so I had to hog up all the talk time with my stories of hedonistic disorders, hot dog buffoonery, and then try to claw my way back out with comedic double talk about health. Time to listen to Creed and headbang in my living room. /episode/index/show/postnuclearreno/id/26440176

The Botulism Project 03/28/2023

The Botulism Project It's on OG Petri Dish reunion. Today, we've got both Jonathan Allgood and Austin Baca here to sit and be quiet while I railroad them with my opinions on Chang Can Dunk for far too long. Am I more racist than Disney? Find out inside. We also talk deeply on contracting botulism, sandwiches, and whether or not Foreign Accent Syndrome is actually just people faking it because they are 100% totally faking it no matter what your local news station is telling you. /episode/index/show/postnuclearreno/id/26355318

Short Sleeves, Lon Cons 03/21/2023

Short Sleeves, Lon Cons I justify not having a real episode, make several bad metaphors, and then dip. See you next week! /episode/index/show/postnuclearreno/id/26299068

The Donald Gorske Method 03/14/2023

The Donald Gorske Method Howdy ladies and germs (hell yeah, i'm gonna milk this theme now), today we reignite the spark of this podcast with a classic Austin Baca episode. What are the worst band names? Of Coke and Pepsi which would The Beatles and Stones be? Then we devise a plan for me to break a Guinness World Record that involves Big Macs and lots of math. /episode/index/show/postnuclearreno/id/26221545

Sloppy Tubes 01/26/2023

Sloppy Tubes It's been a week, and oh what a week it's been! Jonathan and I are back to talk about how much we didn't do over the last week, we talk sloppy tubes of various foods, I go on and on about my annoying cars, and Jonathan tries to keep up with my many references to media that I have yet to show him. /episode/index/show/postnuclearreno/id/25742430

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