Podcast

In The Weeds with Ben Randall

Arts, Comedy, Food

I began cooking when I was 14 years old and I never looked back. Enjoy the pirate ship.

Episodes
530
Releases
Daily
Typical length
1 hr 50 min
On air since
2015
Latest episode
2 days ago

Episodes

530 episodes, from the first

  1. Episode 1: Fucking New Guy

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    A youngster from the woods of Northern Michigan chooses a life where everything is either hot, sharp, heavy or angry.

    1 hr 2 min
  2. Episode 2: Knee Deep

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    On to bigger (?) and better (?). Â Yeah, we'll see.

    1 hr 34 min
  3. Episode 3: Grill 'Em All

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    And we're on to a bigger city and into the underbelly of hotel work. Â Bon Voyage!

    1 hr 7 min
  4. Episode 4: The Dirty Duck

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    Time to get all fancy schmantzy.

    1 hr 40 min
  5. Episode 5: Going Clubbing

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    Ever work for a private club? 1 part Kitchen Nightmares, 1 part The Real World, 1 part Caddyshack.

    1 hr 25 min
  6. Episode 6: Words, Words, Words

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    Tonight we define some restaurant terms, some common, some uncommon, some totally made up.

    1 hr 58 min
  7. Episode 7: Gettin' Schooled

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    Tonight, I learn that I know a lot, but my cockiness gets the shine ground off of it.

    1 hr 16 min
  8. Episode 8: Gettin' Schooled Part 2

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    There are 2 years to culinary school. Here's the second one.

    59 min
  9. Episode 9: Slaughter Semi

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    Today we're answering some questions, dispelling some myths, playing around.

    1 hr 58 min
  10. Episode 10: Flooded

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    Oh, man. We go this week to Houston Texas, where I learn 1,000 reasons to hate Houston, Texas.

    1 hr 41 min
  11. Episode 11: The Beer Sucks

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    Still stuck in Texas, but this week I get introduced to Creole food, so there's a plus. Also, fuck Texas.

    1 hr 42 min
  12. Episode 12: Heels on Wheels

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    Tonight we get a completely different view of restaurants, the LGBT experience. Lives are changed.

    1 hr 16 min
  13. Episode 13: Never Take A Job Over The Phone

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    We're back home in Traverse City. We don't stay long, but we make some solid, painful memories.

    2 hr 1 min
  14. Episode 14: Whine Bar

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    TheBen hits TheBig city! Welcome to Chicago, bitches!

    1 hr 35 min
  15. Episode 15: Crazy is as crazy crazies.

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    Hoo boy, this one's trouble.

    1 hr 49 min
  16. Episode 16: 5 Reasons

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    You don't want to work in a restaurant. Really. I'm serious.

    50 min
  17. Episode 17: That Ah-Ha Moment

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    Teach cooking classes? Like to people? Sure!

    1 hr 27 min
  18. Episode 18: List of Failures

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    ...I mean Teaching cooking classes is fun, right? Part 2.

    1 hr 17 min
  19. Episode 19: Cheeseball

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    We all mock it; we all eat it.

    2 hr
  20. Episode 20: Unholy Union

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    I will never work for another labor union ever again. Or another hotel.

    1 hr 42 min