James Van Der Beek, Wild Conspiracies & The Great Gender Debate | The BenCast Show Ep 15 artwork
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James Van Der Beek, Wild Conspiracies & The Great Gender Debate | The BenCast Show Ep 15

  • S1E15
  • 2:46:42
  • April 2nd 2026

Welcome back to another wild, completely unfiltered ride on Episode 15 of the BenCast Show! Grab your Yeti cups (shoutout to our giveaway winner, Mike!) and buckle up, because the crew is tackling everything from pop culture tragedies to massive political debates.


Here is what we are diving into this week:


Olympics & Rants: Ben kicks things off with a passionate, caffeine-fueled rant about the Canadian women's hockey team's reaction to winning silver at the Olympics.


Remembering James Van Der Beek: We take a serious moment to pay our respects to the late James Van Der Beek, reflecting on his powerful final message about his battle with colon cancer and discussing the bizarre, tragic "Varsity Blues curse"


Political Protests & Military Moves: We review a cringe-worthy contemporary dance protest blocking ICE agents and question the Canadian military's controversial new recruitment path for foreign applicants.


The Gender Identity Debate: The crew doesn't hold back in a fiery debate on modern LGBTQ+ issues, transitioning, and gender ideology, sparked by a recent Jeffree Star video. We also react to the viral Senator Josh Hawley hearing regarding biological realities.


Hollywood Conspiracies: We fall right down the Hollywood rabbit hole to wrap things up. From Jeffrey Epstein's island and Diddy, to the wild Selena Gomez/Justin Bieber theories and Harvey Weinstein, no one is safe from the crosshairs.


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