Ben Maller returns to the audio dojo for a Saturday special, taking a deep dive into a world straight out of The Twilight Zone. It's a dystopian digital wasteland filled with bots, sock puppets, engagement farming, and clipping gone wild — the Voodoo Boogaloo. A place where everything is upside down: up is down, first is last, good is bad, wrong is right, and insanity passes for sanity. Drawing on Plato's Cave, Ben explores how millions mistake curated clips, filtered images, and viral narratives for reality when they're only seeing shadows on the wall. It's a journey through the Matrix of modern social media and the illusion factory that powers it. Plus, another shocking plot twist in the never-ending Life of Maller saga as Ben's home appliance drama takes yet another unexpected turn, proving that sometimes fixing one problem only opens the door to two more,

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Big Ben talks about the Spurs losing the NBA Finals to the New York Knicks and how much damage this does to Victor Wembanyama's reputation, former Texas Tech QB Brendan Sorsby heading to the NFL Supplemental Draft, Maller's Mountain of Money: Tupac Edition, and more!

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The podcast sweatshop is back open for business! Ben Maller bobs and weaves his way through another edition of the Friday Fifth Hour, sharing a surprisingly heartfelt story about a 40-plus-year Lakers employee he connected with through the magic of radio despite being a card-carrying member of the Lakers Haters Society of America. The Quote of the Week makes its triumphant return, and then things get wonderfully weird. Ben discovers that no actual garlic was harmed in the making of garlic sauce, learns you can buy Cotton Candy Cat Fur, celebrates the return of Fried Apple Pies, and investigates an Endless Shrimp Sweepstakes that sounds too good to be true for seafood fanatics. It's a grab bag of nonsense, nostalgia, oddities, and storytelling from the Nocturnal Colonel. Buckle up — because the road to nowhere has never been more entertaining.

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Ben Maller talks about NYC screwing up a banner giving Patrick Ewing's No. 33 to Dillon Jones during the Knicks championship parade, Knicks guard Tyler Kolek being stopped by NYPD thinking he was a fan, a possible return to the Lakers by Anthony Davis, and much more!

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Ben Maller talks about the latest in Lamar Jackson's contract negotiations with the Baltimore Ravens, Dak Prescott selling some serious optimism with the Cowboys, J.R. Smith publicly calling out Kyrie Irving for ghosting the 2016 Cavs reunion, Maller to the Third Degree, and more!

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Ben Maller talks about Deshaun Watson's OTA struggles in Cleveland, Todd Bowles accusing his own team of quitting, Colts CB Sauce Gardner having to address his age, Lame Jokes of the Week, and much more!

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Ben Maller talks about Byron Buxton declaring "I am a Twin" amid trade speculation, Sonny Gray pointing out that the Red Sox are a bad team, the push to streamline the MLB Draft, Coop's Scoop on Entertainment, Sports Jeopardy, and more!

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Big Ben talks about the New York Knicks championship parade and the big banner screw up, the latest in the Lamar Jackson contract situation in Baltimore, Maller to the Third Degree, Lame Jokes of the Week, Coop's Scoop on Entertainment, and more!

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Ben Maller talks about Myles Garrett's comments on a possible Aaron Donald return to the Rams, Bucs coach Todd Bowles being indifferent about DT Vita Vea's "hold in" during OTAs, Jets OC Frank Reich praising Geno Smith, and much more!

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