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5 min readThe Fifth Hour: Hollaring with James
Ben Maller opens his Sunday mailbag podcast by spinning the wheel to select a listener guest, landing on "Hollaring James from Minneapolis, Minnesota"—a legendary figure in the Maller Militia known for sleeping through calls, snoring on air, taking 72 pills daily (36 morning, 36 night), and having been kicked out of his previous residence for screaming at the show in the middle of the night. What follows is a freewheeling, hour-long conversation that bounces between new dictionary words, the nature of talk radio work, athlete scams, bathroom timers, and the state of Minnesota tourism—all filtered through James's unpredictable commentary.
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What you'll learn
- 1 (05:03) **Intro & Mailbag Setup** - Ben Maller opens the show, introduces the Sunday mailbag format, and spins the wheel to select a caller to co-host.
- 2 (06:05) **Hollaring James' Legendary Lore** - Ben and James reminisce about James' history with the show, his nickname, and his daily pill regimen.
- 3 (08:45) **New Dictionary Words: Copium, Rickroll, Looksmaxxing** - Ben reads a mailbag question about new Merriam-Webster words and tests James on their meanings, leading to comedic wrong answers.
- 4 (12:42) **The Secret to Radio Consistency** - Ben responds to a listener's question about his work ethic, comparing his nightly show to a consistent fast-food product.
- 5 (14:25) **Toddler Fight Club & The Mall of America** - Ben discusses a viral story about a daycare where teachers allegedly made toddlers fight, then James pitches Minnesota tourism.
- 6 (18:03) **Navy SEAL vs. Content Creator** - Ben dismantles the claim that making internet videos is harder than Navy SEAL training.
- 7 (27:28) **Wendy's Yellow Packaging & Athlete Scams** - Ben reacts to Wendy's bringing back its iconic yellow packaging and discusses why athletes fall for Ponzi schemes.
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Show Notes
We went to the bullpen and called in a Hall of Fame closer to the weekend pod palooza! Hollering James from Minneapolis joins Ben for a rambunctious edition of the Fifth Hour Mailbag. Legendary for his thunderous snoring and undying love of the Ben Maller Show, James is one of the great larger-than-life cartoon characters of the Maller Militia.
The boys rip open the mailbag and tackle listener questions from around the globe, traveling down a winding road of looksmaxxing, Colombian Bam Bam, toddler fight club, J-Lo lookalikes, Navy SEAL training, robotoilets, hurricane records, bad hygiene, and plenty more.
It’s chaos, comedy, and questionable life advice—exactly what you signed up for. Buckle up and enjoy the ride. You better listen, or the FOMO will kick in, and you’ll need an industrial-sized shipment of copium.
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