Ennui Talk
By We Are Ennui
Ennui TalkSep 24, 2018
251 Revealing My New Supermodel Girlfriend To My Co-Host
Matt and Ben come together in the Ennui HQ for a Valentine’s Day special, discussing Matt being a selfless lover, roleplaying through Ben meeting Matt’s new GF, pretending to be a “footy fan”, and what Matt looks for in a woman.
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250 We Got An Internet Legend To Help Celebrate Our 250th Episode!
Matt and Chris come together in the Ennui HQ to celebrate 250 episodes of the show, discussing how we’ve never missed a week of the podcast, how to not be cyberbullied, getting blackmailed into becoming a femboy, and understanding why it’s called a “for you page” on TikTok. Also, an internet legend (and lolcow) gives Ennui a special message for their 250th episode!
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249 Giving My Best Friend The Best Birthday Present Ever
Matt and Ben come together in the Ennui HQ to celebrate Ben’s birthday, discussing Ben going to see Pink and the Jonas Brothers, the legend that is Salman Kahn, how shopping at Uniqlo is not cultural appropriation, and a special message from one of Ben’s biggest influences.
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248 Only The Money Hungry YouTubers “Retire”
Matt and Chris come together in the Ennui HQ to discuss how watching wrestling and collecting watches are just as nerdy as each other, Matt’s secret surgery, when our fans created a terrible burger meme in 2021, why only the money-chasing YouTubers are the ones retiring, and Chris being obsessed with Australian’s “best comedian” Hughesy.
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247 Forcing My Co-Host To Sing Kanye West For My Enjoyment
Matt and Ben come together in the Ennui HQ to discuss the downfall of South Park, how Ben would help Matt not give off gay vibes, Sam Hyde’s Fishtank reality series, Ben hating Matt’s singing voice, Ben hating theatre kids, and a bunch of Ben’s hot takes.
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246 What Was Steven Hawking Doing On That Island?
Matt and Ben come together in the Ennui HQ to discuss their opposing views on running a business, old school TV comedians vs TikTok comedians, Ben comparing Matt to Nathan Fielder’s cuck teacher on The Curse, Matt’s terrible sense of dress, and figuring out why Stephen Hawking was visiting that island.
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245 If I Were on Joe Rogan, Here's What We'd Talk About
Matt and Chris come together in the Ennui HQ to discuss “the TikTok generation” of kids, the first thing he’d talk about if he was on The Joe Rogan Experience, accepting that they’ll never achieve their dreams, hating every single person they work with, and wanting to do a call-in show.
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The Time We Saw Bert Kreischer Live - The Ennui Radio Hour 002
Hosts Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) and Ben Davis (@benj.davis_) come together in the Ennui HQ for a casual discussion about their first taste of Liquid Death, going to see Bert Kreischer in Sydney, their interesting hotel experience, their least favourite of Bert’s openers, and McDonalds’ coffee being absolutely mid.
In this episode's post-show exclusively on ennui.plus, the boys discuss Vice documentaries about a 65-year-old OnlyFans star and an undercover cop who tricked an autistic kid to sell him weed, plus much more.
244 My 27th Birthday Wish Is A Riley Reid Collab
Hosts Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) and Sam Davis (@sams_moviesyt) come together to celebrate Matt’s 27th birthday. During their celebration, they discuss Matt’s best joke he’s ever made, why Matt likes Riley Reid, what Matt has in common with M Night Shyamalan, the art of backyard wrestling, Matt’s name for his pop punk band, and the final time they’ll ever talk about iDubbbz being a cuck. In this episode's aftershow exclusively on ennui.plus, the boys discuss Bear in the Big Blue House lost media, shaving their heads for content, and why Sam loves Matt's mum.
243 It's Time to Stop Romanticizing the Old YouTube
Hosts Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) and Sam Davis (@sams_moviesyt) come together to discuss Sam delaying the podcast by an hour, starting a Maccas Fight Club, Sam drinking what 16 year old girls drink, Sam being an absoulte cinephile, and needing to stop missing “old YouTube”. In this episode's aftershow exclusively on ennui.plus, Matt has his (seventh) mid-life Ennui crisis, while the boys have a brief conversation about their dating lives.
242 Are We The Next Cancer Crew?
Hosts Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) and Sam Davis (@sams_moviesyt) come together to discuss Sam starting a lost media podcast, if Ennui is going to become the next Cancer Crew, Sam’s reaction to Matt’s present he shipped to him, Matt having his first Andrew Tate moment, and if we’re allowed to pick on people who are cringe. In this episode's aftershow exclusively on ennui.plus, Matt brings up his gripes with Sam's YouTube channel, their YouTube recommended feeds, when customers tell Matt they used to work at McDonalds and more.
241 Our Favourite YouTuber Congratulated Us On 8 Years on YouTube!
Hosts Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) and Sam Davis (@sams_moviesyt) come together to celebrate 8 years of Ennui. They discuss a canceled OnlyFans video, Matt getting a virus on his dad’s friend’s computer from Habbo Hotel, their first sponsored ad-read, Matt’s depressing year 12 art film, the voice messages congratulating them on their anniversary, and a (AI-written) sponsorship.
In this episode's aftershow exclusively on ennui.plus, Matt answers Sam's Ennui-related questions and reviews Creator Clash 2.
The Day McDonald's Squeezed Me Dry - The Ennui Radio Hour 001
Hosts Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) and Ben Davis (@benj.davis_) come together in the Ennui HQ for a casual discussion about Ben’s vivid dream about famous YouTuber Kalab Templeman, Ben wanting his 40c back for his warm orange juice from McDonalds, being around freshly 18 kids at the pub, people who hate cops being braindead, and John Wick 4 being too long.
240 Which Pokemon Would You Pokenut To? (#AskEnnui)
Hosts Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) and Sam Davis (@sams_moviesyt) come together for another #AskEnnui special, answering questions from fans about the Big Mac sauce recipe, which Pokemon they would have sexual relations with, Matt not being a Nazi, what camera gear they use to bring the fans such exquisite content, the word "ennuissy", and much more.
In this episode's aftershow exclusively on ennui.plus, Matt reveals who he wants to fight for his influencer boxing debut.
239 Did Logan Paul Deliver The SmackDown?
Hosts Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) and Sam Davis (@sams_moviesyt) come together to discuss Logan Paul’s match at WrestleMania, Sam being obsessed with Big Brother: Friday Night Live, TikTok being clear bait for lonely young men, getting their first ever “Ennui fan account”, and the legendary show that is Full Middle Malcolmist.
In this episode's aftershow exclusively on ennui.plus, the boys discuss how AI Kanye West covers are taking over.
238 Has iDubbbz Ruined His Credibility?
Hosts Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) and Sam Davis (@sams_moviesyt) come together to discuss Sam's Christian dating story, their favourite childhood YouTube iDubbbz ruining Creator Clash, Matt's mum interrupting the podcast this time, and Matt wanting to raise his kids as YouTube toy unboxers.
In this episode's aftershow exclusively on ennui.plus,
237 A Comprehensive Guide To Achieving “W Rizz”
Hosts Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) and Sam Davis (@sams_moviesyt) come together to discuss every YouTuber becoming online creeps, Matt’s long-lost video on the Hub, what has inspired Matt’s philosophy on sharing his life, and how Sam’s mum helps him get girls, and the concept of “rizz”.
In this episode's aftershow exclusively on ennui.plus, the boys ask the question: can they become the number one podcast on the internet?
236 Podcast Bros Taking Advantage of OF Girls
Hosts Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) and Sam Davis (@sams_moviesyt) come together to discuss Sam being a MenuLog delivery driver, the podcast being ruined Sam’s dad’s carpentry, podcast bros taking advantage of freshly 18-year-old OF girls, and which film has the worst movie trailer.
In this episode's aftershow exclusively on ennui.plus, Matt tastes Prime Energy for the first time.
235 AI Wrote My First Ever Standup Set
Host Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) is live in the Ennui HQ to discuss his return to the podcast solo, not being a fan of the H3 Podcast, hating YouTube gurus, and his Chat GPT stand-up set.
234 The Dreamiest Ennui Halloween Spooktacular
Hosts Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) and Ben Davis (@benj.davis_) come together for the 5th Annual Ennui Halloween Spooktacular! They discuss Matt’s scary surgery, all of Ben’s crazy injuries, the scary amount of people who cared about Dream’s face reveal, that new Smile movie, and Ben’s true thoughts on the Dahmer series on Netflix.
233 We’re Quitting Our Jobs To Become Full-Time YouTubers
Hosts Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) and Ben Davis (@benj.davis_) come together to discuss Matt quitting his job, claiming Ennui is going to take off every year for the last 8 years, our next 12 month plan, why differentiating our income is so important, and what we want to get out of our personal and professional lives.
232 Jeffrey Dahmer Is Sexy, Change My Mind
Hosts Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) and Ben Davis (@benj.davis_) come together to discuss Netflix’s new series Heartbreak High, women finding Jeffery Dahmer sexy, GTA 6 being leaked by a teenager, their standard KFC order, TikTok’s live platform promoting predatory behaviour, and Matt being off “gay vibes”.
231 Did You Cry When The Queen Died? [#AskEnnui]
Hosts Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) and Ben Davis (@benj.davis_) come together for another #AskEnnui Q&A special, answering questions about cosmic insignificance, changing their appearance, reincarnation, imaginary friends, life-changing choices, star signs and more.
230 Our Problem With Gary Vee and Self-Help Influencers
Hosts Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) and Ben Davis (@benj.davis_) come together to discuss who would play them in a biopic, how self-help influencers like Gary Vee and Tony Robbins have affected normies, how much we would charge for a live event, and Matt wanting to do one single fight at a YouTube boxing event.
229 Are We Too Old To Be Using BeReal? Probably.
Hosts Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) and Ben Davis (@benj.davis_) come together to discuss if they’re too old to be using BeReal, working with casually racist people, their opposing views of how McDonalds should work, Ben going bald at the ripe age of 22, and people who work out but still eat fast food daily.
228 Punching D-List Australian Celebrities In The Face [#AskEnnui]
Hosts Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) and Ben Davis (@benj.davis_) come together for another #AskEnnui Q&A special, answering questions about burgers and hotdogs, would they rather piss or defecate themselves, punching celebrities in the face, the best Nintendo console, and their most painful experiences.
227 Sick Addison Rae Deep Fakes
Hosts Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) and Ben Davis (@benj.davis_) come together to discuss what movies first made us hard, their advice for our young male listeners, why wrestling fans are freaks, and just a bunch of crosstalk while Ben sends Matt deepfakes of TikTokers.
226 Drake The Type Of Guy To Listen To This Podcast
Hosts Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) and Ben Davis (@benj.davis_) come together to discuss their five-month hiatus on the podcast, loving white rappers like Macklemore, their favourite lines from rap songs, sharing their favourite “Drake the type of guy” memes, and how Matt has influenced Ben’s genital-related humour.
225 Our First Web Series Failed Miserably, Here’s Why
Host Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) is joined by co-host and co-producer Ben Davis (@benj.davis_) to discuss the 5 year anniversary of their web series Marty’s Internet Show, possibly transitioning it into an animated show, why their first web series failed, Matt not getting his free shirt from a TikTok rapper, John Cena’s insensitive Ukraine tweet, and “Vladdy Daddy”.
224 Who Knew Pauline Hanson Had A Sense of Humour? (feat. The Stepmates Boys)
Host Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) is joined by Mark Nicholson and Sebastian Peart, hosts of The Stepmates Podcast and the guys behind Stepmates Studios (@stepmates), to discuss not getting their TV show renewed, getting hired by the infamous Pauline Hanson to make animated videos, the infamous “Minty” incident, and Matt being in every single Australian advertisement since 1998.
223 Is Kanye West Based Or Crazy?
Host Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) is joined by editor Kaz Ghost (@kaz.ghost) to discuss Kanye West releasing Donda 2 exclusively on the Stem Player, the YouTube who crashed a plane for views, WWE writing a love letter to The Rock and he didn’t respond, and wanting to throw a huge Super Bowl party despite not watching NFL.
222 Finally Killing The Burger Meme (feat. ManyKudos and Doplex)
Host Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) is joined by creators and members of the Beef Boys podcast, ManyKudos (@manykudos) and Doplex (@doplex), to discuss Peter Dinklage is angry at the Snow White remake, our country bumpkin childhoods, visiting Epstein’s Island, hoping Paramount+ has an Epstein’s Kids reality TV show, monkeys making cool pets, some McDonalds talk, and definitely no appearance from a burger.
221 Announcing Our Own Deal With The Saudi Arabian Government!
Host Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) is joined by co-host and co-producer Ben Davis (@benj.davis_) LIVE in the Ennui HQ to discuss getting our dad's on the podcast, Matt's debut stand-up set, the bad timing of the WWE / Saudi Arabia deal, and Ben not liking that Matt torrents TV shows sometimes.
220 Please, Help Us Get Hasbulla On The Podcast
Host Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) is joined by co-host Sam Davis (@sams_moviesyt) to discuss Sam’s horrible tennis record, when people IRL ask to come on the podcast Frankie Muniz now being old and ugly, wanting to get Hasbulla on the podcast, and every actor in the history of television having appeared on Law and Order.
219 Which WWE Superstar Roasted And Blocked Me On Twitter?
Host Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) is joined by co-host and co-producer Ben Davis (@benj.davis_) to discuss Matt being blocked and roasted by WWE NXT’s own Malcolm Bivens on Twitter, Matt trying to fight Ben’s friends, our first $60/month Patreon subscriber, KFC going downhill, the debut of Smiling Friends, and Smosh going downhill.
218 Am I The Next YouTuber Turned Musician?
Host Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) is joined by co-host Sam Davis (@sams_moviesyt) to discuss how they used to spend their school holidays, people who get their haircut weekly, Sam wanting to be a freelance editor in 2022, Matt’s musical goals for the year, and questioning why they started an Ennui documentary when they’ve barely started their journey.
217 The 2021 Ennui New Years Extravaganza
Host Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) is joined by co-host and co-producer Ben Davis (@benj1dav1s) for their annual New Years special, discussing their New Year’s resolutions, their plans for Ennui in 2021, their proudest moments of the year, Matt’s favourite tweet he’s made, deleting Facebook, and Matt’s Spotify Wrapped.
216 The Ennuis: The Best and Worst of 2021
Host Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) is joined by co-host Sam Davis (@sams_moviesyt) for The Ennuis, their first annual end-of-year awards show. The two discuss the nominations and give awards out for the best and worst in film, music, television, podcast, YouTube and more.
Ennui Talk Extra Exclusive - This Year In Ennui: A 2021 Retrospective
In this free episode of Ennui Talk Extra, host Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) is joined by his co-host and editor Kaz Ghost (@kaz.ghost) come together for the Ennui Year in Review, a retrospective for the year of 2021. They discuss the best parts of 2021, including the best year of Ennui Talk ever, the worst parts of 2021, such as video experimentation failing, and their plans for 2022, with the return of a past series.
You can listen to the entire Ennui Talk Extra archive on Ennui Plus on Patreon.
215 The Very Merry Ennui Christmas Show!
Host Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) is joined by co-host and co-producer Ben Davis (@benj1dav1s) for their annual Christmas special, discussing their worst Christmas presents, if Steve Irwin’s son became a wrestler, pretending your sister is your girlfriend, nearly buying a Macbook, and a very nice Christmas message to the fans.
214 The #AskEnnui 2021 End of Year Q&A Special!
Host Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) is joined by co-host Sam Davis (@sams_moviesyt) for the #AskEnnui 2021 End of Year Q&A Special! They answer questions about our ping pong sound effect at the start of videos, what crypto we're hodling, if we've seen Amazing Spiderman 2, our favourite guests, and about a million questions about getting a stupid burger on this god damn podcast.
213 Cold Ones Blantantly Stole Our Video Idea
Host Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) is joined by co-host Sam Davis (@sams_moviesyt) to discuss Cold Ones stealing one of Sam's video ideas, hating JBL headphones, if Filthy Frank will ever come back to YouTube, Sam growing up with a famous YouTuber, and the stigma of mental health in men.
212 Judd Apatow Films Shaped Our Entire YouTube Channel
Host Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) is joined by co-host and co-producer Ben Davis (@benj1dav1s) to discuss comedy films being almost non-existant in 2021, OnlyFans girls using TikTok and Twitter to grow their fanbase, what we miss about making videos, and who's influenced our new content. Matt also raps Tyler the Creator and Ben also connects to his Apple AirPod mic.
211 This Thanksgiving, We're Thankful For Nickelback!
Host Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) is joined by co-host Sam Davis (@sams_moviesyt) for their Thanksgiving special, discussing prostitution, working with a hardcore OnlyFans girl, being thankful for Nickelback, their amazing love lives, the dark side of pro wrestling, the only good Thanksgiving movie ever, and meeting Hulk Hogan.
210 Is Jim Carrey Hollywood's Link To The Illuminati?
Host Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) is joined by co-host and co-producer Ben Davis (@benj1dav1s) to discuss Pete Davidson dating Kim K, Tamworth's Country Music Festival being Australia's Coachella, major controversies in the wrestling industry, and if Jim Carrey is part of the Illuminati.
209 A (Mostly) Serious Talk About Getting Where You Want In Life
Host Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) is joined by co-host Sam Davis (@sams_moviesyt) discuss Keemstar retiring from Drama Alert, expanding your humor, understanding how to read the room, how to be the most productive version of yourself, why discipline is so much more important than motivation, and how meditation can change your life.
208 The 4th Annual Ennui Halloween Spooktacular
Host Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) is joined by co-host and co-producer Ben Davis (@benj1dav1s) for The 4th Annual Ennui Halloween Spooktacular. They discuss Matt's fantastic Halloween costume, Vegemite's new ambassador, Matt's freestyle rap skills, Matt's pitch for a Call Me By Your Name sequel, and the best joke Norm McDonald ever told.
🕧 TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Why did nobody else wear a Halloween outfit
7:39 Vegemite's new ambassador
13:48 Matt freestyles raps
18:08 Pitching a new Harry Potter movie
23:56 Lil Nas X is based
27:05 Matt tells his favourite Norm McDonald joke
33:30 Matt's scariest experience
35:38 Why our school experience was horrible
207 Why Is TikTok Censoring Me?
Host Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) is joined by co-host Sam Davis (@sams_moviesyt) to discuss the conspiracies around COVID, prank videos on TikTok, both of them loving SBS, TikTok censoring Matt's amazing videos, Matt's awkward interaction with an Asian woman, and knowing TOO many people peeking in high school.
🕧 TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Our lives during these COVID times
4:54 Matt means a COVID conspiracy theorist
6:18 Prank videos taking over TikTok
10:51 On-the-street in videos and TV is great
15:44 Aunty Donna driving the new age Australian comedy scene
23:57 Matt got banned from posting TikToks
30:02 Matt's first interaction with an Asian woman
33:32 Matt shows his face without glasses
36:27 Looking back on not missing high school whatsoever
42:17 Matt wants to learn jiu-jitsu
47:07 Sam's first time on community radio
206 So You'll Watch Squid Game, But Not Parasite?
Host Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) is joined by co-host and co-producer Ben Davis (@benj1dav1s) to discuss the flavour of the month Netflix series Squid Game, the hack of Twitch's data, why TikTok is here to stay, and why people still aren't listening to podcasts.
🕧 TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Names Matt got called in high school
6:05 Bullying is character development
13:17 Everyone should have free speech, but...
19:19 This god damn Squid Game show on Netflix
25:41 Twitch gets hacked and we only care about money
31:28 TikTok is here to stay
37:07 People still don't listen to podcasts, sadly
205 Which Creators Are Legitimising Australian YouTube? (feat. Sam's Movies)
Host Matthew Winter (@matthewwwinter) is joined by friend of the show and Australian creator Sam's Movies (@sams_moviesyt) to discuss their recent journeys as no-name content creators, which creators are legitimising the Australian YouTube scene, their childhoods growing up, and that time Matt met the guys from Saturday Disney.