The Petri Dish

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

Get the roast beef at the Mustang Ranch 07/28/2026

Get the roast beef at the Mustang Ranch Jonathan and I are back and this week we're talking about my rat bashing, why Jonathan did 9/11, the fires that are plaguing the nation, the scam that is insurance in any form, robo tripping, and then I talk about my experience at the brothel here in Reno where I was definitely just there for comedy. /episode/index/show/postnuclearreno/id/42243205

You'll never guess who died 07/14/2026

You'll never guess who died This week me and Jonathan take a walk on the wild side and shit all over the dead. We talk about dead local comedians, we talk about dead senators, we talk about dead looksmaxxers, we even talk about the dead careers of UFC chumps. Also I went to a water park. /episode/index/show/postnuclearreno/id/42083870

The American Nutrient Paste 07/07/2026

The American Nutrient Paste This episode Jonathan and I discuss the loss of digits on the 4th of July, we discuss comedy because of course, then we talk about American Aquarium's new album and how well it captures modern American decline. Then Jonathan reads an excerpt from his substack. /episode/index/show/postnuclearreno/id/41996750

Are we funny anymore? 06/30/2026

Are we funny anymore? Jonathan and I decide to bury our heads in the dirt and just do stupid bits, are we still funny? /episode/index/show/postnuclearreno/id/41907060

Tips on how not to get booked at a comedy club 06/23/2026

Tips on how not to get booked at a comedy club This week me and Jonathan are talking about the art of stand-up comedy and how to not get booked at a club, then we read some news headlines from the recent past like Gwar getting investigated by the government. I talk about getting stabbed up by the blood donation people before going on a deep dive into my current electronic music obsessions. Then we end the pod by ranking our Top 5 songwriters. /episode/index/show/postnuclearreno/id/41742620

They're taking our bee jobs REUPLOAD 06/16/2026

They're taking our bee jobs REUPLOAD AUDIO ONLY REUPLOAD SINCE THE VIDEO DOESN'T PUSH OUT TO OTHER PLACES APPARENTLY Jonathan and I sit down to talk about what kind of content you're allowed to make these days, we talk inside comedy baseball, and then some news headlines! /episode/index/show/postnuclearreno/id/41666155

Daddy's home and your brother sucks REUPLOAD 06/16/2026

Daddy's home and your brother sucks REUPLOAD AUDIO ONLY REUPLOAD SINCE LIBSYN DOESN'T PUSH ANYTHING OUT ANYWHERE ANYMORE Me and Jonathan are back, and we've got some shit to say, mostly I'm officially announcing that I'm gonna be a Dad to some kid who is gonna pop out in a few months. We don't dwell on that too long cause we have some AITAH stories to get to before we take some time to talk about albums that have come out this year. The most important album to come out in 2026 is obviously Sad Giants' Space Case" because of its emotional content, but I might be slightly biased. /episode/index/show/postnuclearreno/id/41666115

Give Me CPAP or Give Me Death 11/13/2025

Give Me CPAP or Give Me Death I get way too caffienated and start going off about medical professionals trying to kill me, we talk about comedy, there's another MAN OR BEAR, and then we talk about more comedy. /episode/index/show/postnuclearreno/id/39023340

Creatively analyzing this artistic goo boy 11/04/2025

Creatively analyzing this artistic goo boy I'm unmedicated and on a roll with Jonathan in the hot seat as we talk about the slow death of the American middle class, how to edit together a comedy special, and why. Just, why? /episode/index/show/postnuclearreno/id/38911200

Applying a Corrective 10/28/2025

Applying a Corrective I've got a cold this week so you're just gonna have to listen to this episode to figure out what was even happening, okay? I know Johnathan talked about whacking it at least once. /episode/index/show/postnuclearreno/id/38809950

What an awful last 10 years it's been 10/21/2025

What an awful last 10 years it's been I'm celebrating 10 years doing stand-up comedy! To celebrate that milestone, I yell at Jonathan about the 2025 Savage Henry Comedy Festival, another infamous festival, I have several opinions on different pop-punk singers, and we make some media suggestions. /episode/index/show/postnuclearreno/id/38730185

Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Camp and Punk Fests 09/30/2025

Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Camp and Punk Fests This week Jonathan tells all about his time at TBI camp and the various arts and craft he got into, I talk about my weekend at Punkrocktober Fest in Carson City, Theo Von has a full meltdown at his Netflix taping, and then we find out why Jonathan was fired from Domino's. /episode/index/show/postnuclearreno/id/38409995

America stole Jonathan's teeth 09/23/2025

America stole Jonathan's teeth Jonathan and I discuss our various teeth problems, we list Jonathan's top head wounds, we talk various Scouts activities, I vow to take an unlimited amount of Tylenol, we exchange failing jokes, and then we make sure our advertisers know that we are a podcast that want you to buy stuff. /episode/index/show/postnuclearreno/id/38327590

Word Karate and Fart Science 09/16/2025

Word Karate and Fart Science Wouldn't you know it? Some crazy white boys did what some crazy white boys are always doin'. We discuss that and Jonathan's fart science while doing word karate. /episode/index/show/postnuclearreno/id/38238855

Does Goody's Headache Powder Cause Autism 09/09/2025

Does Goody's Headache Powder Cause Autism Jonathan is my Kramer, the dream of working in Reno's premier dildo factory, I premier the new gameshow "What do Republicans think causes Autism this week?", we create a new medical product for the horse dewormer lovers, we do a Sad Giants' album recording update, Jonathan talks about some plans for TBI survivor advocacy and then also tells me about a potato cannon that he fired a burrito out of one time. /episode/index/show/postnuclearreno/id/38142385

Which one of us was hit by a garbage truck? 09/02/2025

Which one of us was hit by a garbage truck? This week Jonathan and I look back at an eventful August after I took a long break from the pod to focus on other creative ventures. We talk about birthdays, getting hit by a garbage truck, synthesizers, dead people from our local scene, our bitter comedy takes, and then I run out of words. /episode/index/show/postnuclearreno/id/38058315

Is it weird to like your parents? 07/22/2025

Is it weird to like your parents? I talk about a Don't Tell I went to, Jonathan talk about liking his parents, and then we make fun of 3 increasingly insane dudes for their Reddit stories. /episode/index/show/postnuclearreno/id/37500240

Heatwave couldn't stop me 07/15/2025

Heatwave couldn't stop me This weekend I regale Jonathan with my tales of performing comedy, watching a punk festival, and trying to keep cool in the heat wave that Reno is experiencing this week. /episode/index/show/postnuclearreno/id/37408015

Getting in a malt liquor situation 07/08/2025

Getting in a malt liquor situation This week Jonathan and I explore what it means to be in a malt liquor situation with HARD Mountain Dew, we talk about American culture, connecting with other cultures through food, and Jonathan says some inappropriate things about a wide variety of races and ethnicities. /episode/index/show/postnuclearreno/id/37330430

Mollman was confronted by angry teens 07/01/2025

Mollman was confronted by angry teens We have a GUEST THIS WEEK, and it's one of my favorite Reno comics, Stephen Mollman who is the showrunner over at Coffee n Comics and Prost Biergarten. We do a Man or Bear, I run everyone through some AITAH stories and we talk amongst ourselves about things. /episode/index/show/postnuclearreno/id/37239465

I ate one mile of donuts 06/24/2025

I ate one mile of donuts Jonathan is really excited about his synth and his existential improvements, I discuss the amount of donuts I ate before going to the gym, being ID'd as a child, and Jonathan hits us with a sneaky poop update. /episode/index/show/postnuclearreno/id/37135320

No winners on The Poop Cruise 06/17/2025

No winners on The Poop Cruise This week Jonathan and I study some AITAH stories where everyone is pretty much an asshole and then Jonathan talks his poop, other people's poop, so much poop. /episode/index/show/postnuclearreno/id/37036195

Trauma dumping in the workplace 06/10/2025

Trauma dumping in the workplace This week me and Jonathan tackle some AITAH stories, Jonathan learns about the uncanny valley, and Jonthan finally gets the money for his new synth, and I talk about the Don't Tell Comedy show that I hung out at. /episode/index/show/postnuclearreno/id/36937245

Prom Dad with a gun 06/03/2025

Prom Dad with a gun This week we talk about some AITAH stories after I rebuke my algorithm and Jonathan get extra introspective about his busy schedule. /episode/index/show/postnuclearreno/id/36841025

Why Blink-182 is better than The Beatles 05/27/2025

Why Blink-182 is better than The Beatles This week me and Jonathan talk about why blink-182 is better than The Beatles, and we play some Man or Bear! /episode/index/show/postnuclearreno/id/36723880

We Read Reddit Stories 05/20/2025

We Read Reddit Stories That's right, we're giving into the millenial content machine and reading r/AITAH stories. First, though, Jonathan shows you his bonsai tree and tells us about a friend's remembrance he went to, and then I make a mockery of American racism in all its forms. /episode/index/show/postnuclearreno/id/36643895

I finally got to headline in my own town 05/13/2025

I finally got to headline in my own town It only took several years and several out-of-town headline sets to finally get booked to headline in my own town, but it was a great time. We talk about a bunch of other goings-on: Jonathan wants you to be less sad, I want people on the internet to shut up, and Jonathan gives us more stories from the chicken club. /episode/index/show/postnuclearreno/id/36555225

Jonathan finally moved! 05/06/2025

Jonathan finally moved! This episode we talk about Jonathan's big move from the group home to an AFL which I find out doesn't stand for American Football League. We play Man or Bear, talk about being rebellious little bastards, and just try to make sense of it all. /episode/index/show/postnuclearreno/id/36453940

Home repair makes for awful podcasts 04/30/2025

Home repair makes for awful podcasts I'm back this week with a brief one because we had to get emergency roof surgery. /episode/index/show/postnuclearreno/id/36374225

A Short One About Nothing 04/22/2025

A Short One About Nothing It's a bad week for everyone, let's just call this one a wash? The Pope died, democracy has been dead for while, and I've got a few other things on my mind. /episode/index/show/postnuclearreno/id/36264230

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