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Seeking Derangements

Seeking Derangements·Hosted by Ben, Jacques and Hesse·320 episodes

ComedyQueer comedyHost banterPop culture riffsRecurring bitsGuest episodes1-1.5 hrs/ep

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Why listen

Seeking Derangements is an unruly group hangout with Ben, Jacques, and Hesse, mixing queer comedy, celebrity detours, fake high-stakes debates, advice-column riffs, and bits that mutate in real time. It works best if you like long, chaotic friend chemistry where pop culture, politics, nightlife, and personal gossip all get treated as material for jokes. Fans of abrasive, very online comedy podcasts will feel at home quickly.

Episodes

1 hr
Jun 3, 2026
SD 503 - The Cat and the Fat

Hello Seekers! Ben here, today Jacques Hesse and I discuss starting a full service wedding company, play a very revealing round of Fuck, Marry, Kill, and get into a debate about sandwiches

1 hr 6 min
May 28, 2026
SD 501 - And I'm Not Patient

Hello Seekers! Ben here, today Jacques, Hesse and I discuss which one of us is most likely to start the next Sexual pandemic, how veterans are the most annoying special interest group, and list all the hobbies that are being stolen from us by rich people. Allegedly.

1 hr 12 min
May 21, 2026
BONUS: Two Musicians One DJ w/ Clarke and Hudson

Hey yall its jacques on this episode of seeking arrangements, we are blessed with two talented music, darlings clarke and Hudson. We play a game where they switched sexualities and become different musicians. What their musician personalities would be like. just three music head shooting this shit. Listen to Clarke's new album And listen to Hudson's music

1 hr 12 min
May 13, 2026
SD 498 - Carnival of Souls

Hello Seekers! Ben here, today Jacques, Hesse and I discuss my recent hauntavirus diagnosis, Disney Adults, and cheating poly senators. Plus Max joins us!

1 hr 9 min
May 6, 2026
SD 496 - Big Back Pro

Hello Seekers! Ben here, today Jacques, Hesse, and I nominate our dream cast for a Rachel Dolezal biopic, discuss the new Michael Jackson movie, and hear from Jacques beautiful queen of a mother. Yes, she's making her damn debut on the podcast!

1 hr 2 min
Apr 29, 2026
SD 494 - Bayou Pon Pon

Hello Seekers! Ben here, today Jacques, Hesse, and I open the show by discussing some regional drama in Lafayette, then we get to the attempted assassination at the White House Correspondents Dinner as well as the accompanying Grindr sponsored party in DC.

1 hr 10 min
Apr 15, 2026
SD 491 - Movie Jacque-set w/ Michelle Gold

Hello Seekers! Today we're bringing you another episode of the ONLY movie recap podcast available. Hesse and Jacques are joined by Michelle Gold to review the movie Now You See Me. Follow Michelle on IG/Twitter @waziot

1 hr 6 min
Apr 8, 2026
SD 489 - No Stigma w/ Marley

Hello Seekers! Ben here, today Marley Gotterer joins Jacques, Hesse and I to discuss our varying paths to fame in Los Angeles, Jacques erehwon haul, and working at queer summer camp. NYC go see Marley 's Woke Is Back SHE-MMEDIATELY at the Bell House and find her other shows here

1 hr 7 min
Apr 1, 2026
SD 487 - Secrets Aren't Lies

Hello Seekers! Ben here, reporting from LA. Jacques, Hesse, and I discuss us keeping secrets from each other, our inability to drive, and giving Jacques a hair cut. Plus we read through a selection of submissions to The Ethicist. Intro & Outro–Supermerk2, Que Calor

5 min
Mar 29, 2026
*Preview* SD 486 - My Amazing Daughter

It's Seeking Sunday! Ben here, today Jacques, Hesse and I discuss the texts between Chappell Roan and Kash Patel, mood board our future children, and Jacques hits on a picture of Whoopi Goldberg.

53 min
Mar 26, 2026
SD 485 - Pilot Money w Angel Money

Ben here, today Angel Money drops by the studio to promote her new album Contractually Blonde. We discuss the plane crash at La Guardia, Jacques and Angel have a rap battle, and then we all nominate our own picks for Sucker MC of the Week. Watch the music video for Angel's new single In The Bag Intro –Angel Money, Tr*nnies in Paris Outro– Angel Money, Club Monsta

7 min
Mar 22, 2026
SD 484 - Insignificant Family

It's yet another Seeking Sunday! Ben here, today Jacques, Hesse and I discuss Rama Duwaji's resurfaced tweets, Jacques being framed for murder, and then wetake a quiz for girls. It gets extremely competitive.

1 hr 1 min
Mar 18, 2026
SD 483 - Devil's Advocate

Hello Seekers! Ben here, today Jacques, Hesse, and I discuss the fight I got into at Whole Foods while bleeding out of my face, Jacques refines his Squid Games-esque funeral plans, and Hesse tells us about the Oscars.

9 min
Mar 10, 2026
*Preview* SD 481 - Curious George Has Died

Ben here, today Jacques, Hesse, and I discuss our various embarrassing tattoos, Jacques gives us a recap of an episode of Thomas the Tank Engine he watched recently and then we take a peek at the NYT's horrid advice column for nerds. Plus we check in on a small town electoral race in rural Peru.

1 hr 8 min
Mar 8, 2026
[AUDIO] SD 480 - Rash Decisions

VIDEO ON PATREON (FREE) It's Seeking Sunday! Ben here. Today Pat joins us to try and figure out why Jacques went to the dermatologist, what the hell is going on with the rash and Trumps neck, and to speak in tongues. Plus we find out which one of us is truly smarter than a 5th grader.

7 min
Mar 6, 2026
*Preview* SD 479 - Hello Jesus

Hello Seekers! Ben here, today Jacques Hesse and I discuss Shia's continued crash out and how Jacques and I may have triggered it. Plus we take a listen to Bill and Hillary's Epstein Deposition, think about what we would do if we met Jesus, and Jacques comes up with a new prank involving a giant megaphone and roller skates. --- Check out this weeks Interior Motives with Hari Nef and Juliana Huxtable Subscribe to Hesse's new podcast Trouble in River City and Book Jacques at [email protected]

1 hr 6 min
Mar 1, 2026
SD 478 - No No No No No No

It's Seeking Sunday! Ben here. Today Jacques, Hesse and I discuss our Bucket Lists, Jacques apocalypse plans, and the discourse surrounding the snowball fights in NYC. Plus I attempt to apply for Cajun citizenship, Jacques plans to become famous in China without realizing it, and then we quiz each other on geography. See you next week divas, have a beautiful Seeking Sunday!

1 min
Feb 27, 2026
*Preview* SD 477 - The Blow Up w/ Angel and Jesus

*VIDEO ON PATREON* Ben here. Angel and Jesus join me today to give Queer Eye the send-off it deserves. We review the Fab Five individually, discussing their defects—killing their cats, smoking tina, having catastrophic taste—and their assets, being sexy (Antoni, Karamo, Tan), being so annoying it almost loops back around to charming, and again, smoking tina. Then we recap Episode 3 of Season 10, which may feature the most resistant “hero” the show has ever found: an extremely traumatized single mother of two who appears to hate the experience almost as much as we did. Can the Queer Eyes fix her? Do they even want to? Why does Karamo take her to a creek to confront her about her attitude? And does she want to have sex with Jeremiah? We investigate. Plus, Angel and Jesus attempt to fix my attitude and personal style, and Angel explains why Antoni is secretly straight.

1 hr 7 min
Feb 25, 2026
SD 476 - Horizontal Integration

Hello Seekers! Ben here, today Jacques, Hesse and I are joined by our dear Mr. Max to discuss the Gay Tech Mafia allegedly operating in Silicon Valley. Then Max's co-host on the Drain, Dave Kempa, joins us for a preview of their show about California politics. Intro & Outro–Yerba Brava, Como Te Voy A Olvidar

1 hr 7 min
Feb 15, 2026
SD 474 - Frying Them Deliciously ft Magda

[sorry for the noisiness on Magda’s mic it’s only at the beginning 😅] Hesse and Jacques are joined by Magda for a brainrotting episode of the highest order! The gworls discuss poultry science, Australian theater masturbators, and of course the timeless works of Ed Banger Records!

6 min
Feb 8, 2026
*Preview* SD 473 - JNH (Jacques News Hour)

It's Seeking Sunday! Ben here, today Jacques takes Hesse and I to the freaking newsroom for a full hour of headlines he's gathered! We talk about a study that says weed literally makes old people's brains big, Venetian jellyfish with vanishing anuses, and deliver a vicious takedown of everyone's favorite country singer.

1 hr 10 min
Feb 5, 2026
SD 472 - Charles in Charge w/ Charles Austin

Hello Seekers! Ben here, today Charles Austin join Hesse, Jacques, and I to discuss Jacques killing people with his t-shirts, the recent Epstein dump, and Kanye's recent apology. But more importantly Hesse and Charles preview their new podcast Trouble In River City by walking Jacques and I through various scams they're covering. Subscribe Trouble In River City, a show about scams, flim flam, grifts, and graft with Dan Boeckner, Riley Quinn, Hesse Deni, and Charles Austin on Patreon! And watch the most recent Interior Motives with Honey Pluton and Marley Gotterer! And as always book Jacques by emailing [email protected]

5 min
Feb 1, 2026
*Preview* SD 471 - Dear Glioblastoma,

VIDEO & AUDIO ON PATREON It’s S-S-Seeking Sunday! Ben here. Today, Jacques, Hesse, and I take a deep dive into the Straight Acting Brotherhood, a members-only club for men who are into men and... drop shipping. Before emailing the organization’s spokesperson in a truly desperate attempt to join, we try to figure out what this group actually offers and why certain gay men are drawn to it in the first place. Is it the promise of business expertise and elite networking opportunities? Or is it the allure of high-effort hustlepreneur drag? Also I show Hesse and Jacques my new treadmill and sauna and Jacques tell us why you will get blocked if you DM him about his hair. Intro & Outro– Slayrizz, Imagine If

1 hr 17 min
Jan 28, 2026
SD 470: MJS–Freejack (feat. Masha Breeze)

Today on Movie Jacqueset, Hesse, Jacques and Masha discuss the classic film Freejack, one of the thousand low-budget sci-fi action movies from the early 90’s that’s amazing and very bad. They discuss Mick Jagger’s incredible accent work, the philosophical implications of The Eagle Speech, and the beautiful Jack-centric climax!

3 min
Jan 25, 2026
*Preview* SD 469 - A Race to the Bottom

It’s Seeking Sunday! Ben here. Today, Jacques, Hesse, and I talk about our favorite people, the Fab Five. We discuss whether Karamo’s no-show on CBS Mornings was a surprise attack against his co-stars, or if he was actually, as he said, afraid of being bullied. We then ask bigger questions like: Is fighting with your friends a dying art? Why are gay men so mean to each other? Did JVN really kill his cat? Stay warm Seekers! We'll be back next week with more. Mwah!

1 hr 1 min
Jan 21, 2026
SD 467

Hello Seekers! Ben here, today Jacques, Hesse and I hold a meeting to address what day and time it is. We (Jacques) still don't know. Plus, Hesse shows us a very strange video about milk and Jacques tells us a horrifying story about a popsicle.

9 min
Jan 18, 2026
*Preview* SD 467 - The Island of Forgotten Toys

Full Episode on Patreon Ben here, today Jacques, Hesse and I discuss Betty Boop entering public domain, how that will change her appeal, and how we plan to profit off of it by making our very own Boop movie. Plus we take a look back our 2016's and discuss the threat of a nuclear war.

1 hr 1 min
Jan 14, 2026
SD 466 - Kafly's Been Vaporizes

Hello Seekers! Ben here, today Jacques, Hesse and I discuss our aspirations to live a healthier, diabetes-free 2026, RFK's new food pyramid, and preforming at the Riyad Comedy Festival. Plus we get another blast from the past, that's right, we end with a Jacques News Segment.

1 hr
Jan 7, 2026
SD 463 - Sugar, Spice and Everything Nice

Hello Seekers! Ben here, today Hesse, Jacques and I open up the show with a discussion on Venezuela. Then we get into some new eating techniques Jacques is developing and end the show by forgetting about how Sylvia Plath died.

6 min
Jan 4, 2026
*Preview* SD 462 - New Year Radio

It's Seeking Sunday! Ben here, today Hesse, Jacques, Max and I gather to play some of our favorite songs of the past year. Between our selections we discuss people being poisoned, Jacques lays down a freestyle, and we nominate a Sucka MC of 2025. Listen to Max's podcast The Drain

8 min
Dec 31, 2025
*Preview* SD 461 - Pluribusted w/ Theda Hammel

Hello Seekers! Ben here, today director, podcaster and professional hater Theda Hammel joins Hesse and I to shit talk everyone's favorite show. We discuss our endless contempt for Carol Sturka, the people who created her, and how Apple TV has managed to lower audience expectations without us even noticing. Plus I get a long awaited apology from Theda. Go subscribe to NYMPHOWARS, the best podcast in the game. And (after you listen to this) go watch Jack Wagner and Dorian Electra on this week's Interior Motives.

5 min
Dec 28, 2025
*Preview* SD 460 - Seeking's Sexiest

VIDEO AND AUDIO ON PATREON Ben here, today Jacques, Hesse and I gather for the first inaugural Seeking's Sexiest Person of the Year. We each nominated 6 people and they face off against each other tournament style, we've got actresses, cartoons, fictional characters and musicians all going head to head until one is crowned Seeking's Sexiest. We hope everyone had an amazing Christmas, mwah!

1 hr 41 min
Dec 24, 2025
SD 459 - Fancy, Not Femme w/ Benjamin Smith

FULL VIDEO AVAILABLE FOR FREE ON PATREON Ben here, today I am joined by Benjamin Smith, greater Boston's most fabulous real estate agent. We discuss how Ben found his way into real estate, how we came out (or were outed), our various run-ins with police, and why we're both Girl Gays. Plus Ben tells me about being forced to welcome a Honduran ghost into his home, how he lost his driving license, and most importantly whats up next for him. Find Ben on the soon to launch youtube show Haus Queens!

1 hr 2 min
Dec 21, 2025
SD 458 - Masha Mindset: The Santa Clause 2

When the Jacques is away the girls will play! Hesse is Joined by a sickly Masha to discuss the Tim Allen masterpiece The Santa Clause 2, a heartwarming children’s movie about Tim Allen trying to get pussy. We discuss our new nonbinary friend, how brave the tooth fairy is, and, of course the eerie parallels between Plastic Tim Allen and Augusto Pinochet.

1 hr 3 min
Dec 12, 2025
SD 456 - Smelling Roses w/ Carol Starr

FULL VIDEO IS FREE ON PATREON Hello Seekers! Ben here, today’s episode is a one-on-one conversation with famed astrologer, numerologist, and all-around diva Carol Starr. Carol and I get into what bothers her about contemporary astrology culture, including the trends and shortcuts she thinks are diluting the practice. We talk about her viral videos tailored to LGBTQ+ audiences, the feedback they’ve generated, and how she came into this work in the first place. Plus, she gives me a full birthday reading! Book your own reading with Carol here and go show her some love on her TikTok & Instagram, she's getting back into making videos about gay people!

6 min
Dec 10, 2025
Preview SD 464 - Tucker'ed Out

Hello Seekers! Ben here, today Hesse, Jacques and I start the show by thanking all of YOU who made our year possible, then I ask Jacques & Hesse all the questions Tucker asked Milo in their recent interview. Such as: Why are you gay? Does lesbianism exist? Is addiction demonic? Is a promiscuous life worth living and MORE! Plus we get some crucial Jacques Health Updates. Intro–Luis Arismendi, Quena Outro–Luis Arismendi, Amor Perdoname

5 min
Dec 7, 2025
*Preview* SD 463 – Dancing on Glass

It's Seeking Sunday! Ben here, today Hesse, Jacques and I open up the show up talking about Cory Booker's new beard (who looks exactly like Rosario Dawson), then Jacques tells us why he danced on glass and cut his foot open, and then we play two truths and a lie. Plus we discuss Tarantino's anti-Dano comments and that idiot little girl who wrote that essay everyone is freaking out about.

1 hr 15 min
Dec 3, 2025
SD 462 - Wet Debby

Hello Seekers, Ben here, today Jacques, Hesse and I open up the show with a full recap of what Jacques ate for thanksgiving, then we dissect Laura Loomers abysmal pick up game, and end the show with a Jacques news segment thats truly one for the history books.

4 min
Nov 30, 2025
*Preview* SD 461 - Curvaceous Futures

Ben here, today Jacques, Hesse and I discuss Zohran's meeting with Trump, Sean Duffy's plea to Americans about dressing up for air travel, and the sexy jewel thieves who hit the Louvre.

1 hr 25 min
Nov 27, 2025
[AUDIO] SD 460 - Thanksgiving Special w/ Jamie

Hello Seekers! Ben here, today Jamie (AKA the mother of the Pod) joins Jacques, Hesse and I to hear YOUR calls. We hear from Seekers around the world, one of whom doesn't trust her Winco-robbing brother in law, another whose aunt is trying to set him up with another male–despite the fact that that man is NOT gay, and another who wants to know how to covertly start fights at the Thanksgiving table. Yes he is an evil gay man. Plus Jamie tells us about how she accidentally sat on her Grandfathers lap while he was on the toilet. Pause.

1 hr 4 min
Nov 25, 2025
SD 459 - The Curse of Joseph Cronos (w/ Masha Breeze)

Masha joins Hesse for an episode everyone will definitely love! Masha and Hesse discuss Masha’s acclaimed new play “Are The Bennett Girls Okay?” Before writing an even better play called “The Curse of Joseph Cronos.” They also discuss a wide range of topics, get a call from P*dophile Samantha Jones, and share with you The Greatest Joke Ever Written! Get tickets to see Masha in Are The Bennet Girls Ok?

1 hr
Nov 20, 2025Episode 458
The Uncrustables

Ben here, today Jacques, Hesse and I open the show by discussing updates from the Epstein file dumps, discuss Ghislane's allotment of toilet paper in prison, and take a very interesting quiz which reveals our true class positions in life. Plus Hesse and I coach Jacques on his attempt in becoming the next Jimmy Fallon!

58 min
Nov 18, 2025
SD 458 - Dear Tina User, w/ Dallas Bragg

*VIDEO VERSION IS FREE ON PATREON* Ben here, today Dallas Bragg joins me to discuss his journey from being a closeted father, to drug user, to chem sex recovery coach. We talk about how hookup apps profit from drug addiction and social alienation, Sniffies response (or lack thereof) to the recent arrests of their own users, and the gaps within the mainstream recovery industry that Dallas fills with his own non-traditional program. Plus I ask him about his famous Instagram videos wherein he delivers messages via card stock.

10 min
Nov 12, 2025
Preview SD 454 - Eat Them Over The Table

Ben here, today Jacques, Hesse and I discuss my harrowing experience flying during the government shutdown, Bryan Johnson's 5mg mushroom trip, and read through some select choices from The Ethicist. Plus a lot of crazy shit talk on this one...

1 hr 10 min
Nov 9, 2025
SD 453 - 60 Questions

It's S-S-Seeking Sunday! Ben here, today Hesse and I sit our white asses dow while Jacques runs the show, mostly to ask us a handful of questions ala Vogue's 73 Questions. We discuss our hottest takes on food, how we embarrassed ourselves in middle school, and what we would do with all the power in the world...

8 min
Nov 2, 2025
Preview SD 451 - ...UM... w/ Marley Gotterer

VIDEO & AUDIO AVAILABLE ON PATREON It’s Seeking Sunday! Ben here, joining us today is comedian and furry Marley Gotterer. We talk about the NYC mayoral election, our potential Halloween costumes, and winning over the affections of our father’s girlfriends. Then Marley guesses our various mental illnesses. And we guess what d*ugs she's buying. Get tickets to see Marley at Second City NYC! Intro & Outro– စလငလင - ငယသမ

1 hr 13 min
Oct 26, 2025
SD 450 - Misery Business w/ P.E. Moskowitz

*Full Video for FREE on Patreon* It's Seeking Sunday! Ben here, today author, journalist and House Expert P.E. Moskowitz joins Hesse and I to talk about their new book, Breaking Awake: A Reporter's Search For A New Life, and A New World Through Drugs. We discuss how the popular belief that depression is nothing more than a "chemical imbalance" benefits the pharmaceutical industry while driving social alienation, list our favorite and least favorite drugs, and talk about how the internet has changed perceptions of treating mental illness. Then we take a peek at a handful of sinister anti-depressant advertisements. Along with one ad aimed at those of us with active bladders. Read P.E.'s substack Mental Hellth for more!

1 hr 3 min
Oct 24, 2025
SD 448 - Serving Life

Hello Seekers! Ben here, today Jacques, Hesse and I welcome everyone's favorite Latina Baby Grinch, George Santos, back into the free world, then re-cap the NYC mayoral debate, and read an article about how and why f*gs are marrying their hags. Plus Jacques gives Malala a lesson on how to take a bong rip without triggering past traumatic events. Also, watch Kay Poyer and Essence Thomas on last week's Interior Motives, after you listen to this of course.

9 min
Oct 17, 2025
*Preview* SD 446 - Grand Ma Seizure

Hello Seekers! Ben here, today Jacques, Hesse and I do a vibe check on Cheryl Hines by analyzing her on the View, discuss Trump saying he dodged a bullet that Charlie well, didn't, and approximate how shloshed Kamala is getting on her book tour. Plus we check in on some local cranks and Jacques gives a review of the movie which ended a dissociative spell he was stuck in.

1 hr 23 min
Oct 12, 2025
SD 445 - Oh-Bitch-You-Scaries

It's Seeking Sunday! Ben here, today Jacques, Hesse and I discuss how the iPad-ification of cars is turning our seniors into lethal drivers, lobby the Golden Globes to give us an award for podcasting, and end the episode by finding a new Gay Guy Article Writer to bully. Plus we develop an amazing pitch for a weekly column in Them. This week's music is provided by lil_art_hoe, my dear friend and Jacques cousin (on both sides.) He's a king, go check out his newest EP "Call Me" on bandcamp.