Ben Soffer

Soffer argues NBA Finals games should start at 7:30 rather than 8:30 to prioritize East Coast fans.

“Why are they starting? Starting at 830. It's a problem. Just start at 730. Who gives a shit about Los Angeles?”

The Toast: Knicks in Five: Thursday, June 11th, 2026 (Jun 11, 2026) · Listen from 12:19

Soffer predicts the Knicks will win Game 5 in San Antonio to close out the series.

“But let me tell you, I really think that was our closeout. I don't know how you go to San Antonio and lose”

The Toast: Knicks in Five: Thursday, June 11th, 2026 (Jun 11, 2026) · Listen from 32:01

Soffer calls Game 4 the greatest game in basketball history and what sports are about.

“We watched the greatest game in the history of basketball. And by the way, if you're not a sports fan, That night, like last night, is what sports are about”

The Toast: Knicks in Five: Thursday, June 11th, 2026 (Jun 11, 2026) · Listen from 8:02

Soffer explains that Brunson's late shot drew Wembanyama out of the paint, allowing Anunoby's tip-in.

“Jalen Brunson shot that ball with six seconds left over Wemby, which took Wemby out of the paint so OG could crash and get that tip-in”

The Toast: Knicks in Five: Thursday, June 11th, 2026 (Jun 11, 2026) · Listen from 10:45

Soffer argues that OG Anunoby was the game's MVP, noting 33 points on 15 shots.

“He had 33 points on 15 shots, which is an unbelievable ratio, okay?”

The Toast: Knicks in Five: Thursday, June 11th, 2026 (Jun 11, 2026) · Listen from 9:58

Soffer said Summer House will struggle to follow a season with genuine drama, which he called rare.

“it's hard to follow up a season filled with legitimate drama. It's very, very rare”

The Toast: Miscellaneous Summer Treats with BSC: Friday, July 10th, 2026 (Jul 10, 2026) · Listen from 34:32

Soffer argues reality TV stars must use it to build a career or it will ruin their lives.

“it's a job and you use that job to propel a career yeah otherwise it just fucking ruins your life”

The Toast: Knicks in Five: Thursday, June 11th, 2026 (Jun 11, 2026) · Listen from 55:00

Soffer objects to Kyle Cooke being portrayed as a good guy simply because his ex-wife behaved badly, and calls West Wilson the villain.

“I just like this idea that he is now all of a sudden a good guy just because his ex-wife... did something bad. The real villain here is very clearly West”

The Toast: Knicks in Five: Thursday, June 11th, 2026 (Jun 11, 2026) · Listen from 57:25

Soffer argues reality TV leads participants to act for fame against family values, contributing to divorces.

“you end up doing things for fame that don't align with family values”

The Toast: Namesake with Ben Soffer: Friday, May 29th, 2026 (May 29, 2026) · Listen from 34:58

Soffer predicted Trinity and Bryce would win the season, citing the support of Bryce's mother and grandmother.

“I think it's Trinity and Bryce. I think that bringing Bryce's mom and grandma coming, it's such a green flag”

The Toast: Miscellaneous Summer Treats with BSC: Friday, July 10th, 2026 (Jul 10, 2026) · Listen from 1:29:59

Soffer described Melanie as a sweet person who was love-bombed by Sincere.

“seems like she's just like sweet as sugar and was hit by a freight train and was love bombed”

The Toast: Miscellaneous Summer Treats with BSC: Friday, July 10th, 2026 (Jul 10, 2026) · Listen from 1:26:24

Soffer argued that criticism of Sincere had gone overboard since contestants are allowed to talk to others.

“at this point, we've gone overboard hard on Sincere. They are on Love Island. They are allowed to talk to other people”

The Toast: Miscellaneous Summer Treats with BSC: Friday, July 10th, 2026 (Jul 10, 2026) · Listen from 1:24:22

Soffer said he does not fault golfers who left for LIV money and believes they should be able to return.

“I think you can leave a job and your job can take you back. I don't take issue with it”

The Toast: Miscellaneous Summer Treats with BSC: Friday, July 10th, 2026 (Jul 10, 2026) · Listen from 1:08:33

Soffer said Saudi Arabia's crown prince ended LIV Golf funding after seeing no path to profitably rival the PGA Tour.

“He realized that it seems like there's no path to making this a profitable, legitimate contender to the PGA Tour”

The Toast: Miscellaneous Summer Treats with BSC: Friday, July 10th, 2026 (Jul 10, 2026) · Listen from 1:08:09

Soffer predicts Wembanyama will spend his whole career with the Spurs.

“He'll never leave San Antonio. This is like their generational decades long. This is their guy. He will retire a spur”

The Toast: Knicks in Five: Thursday, June 11th, 2026 (Jun 11, 2026) · Listen from 44:29

Soffer calls Wembanyama a dirty player, attributing it to the overseas style of play he learned in France.

“They play dirty overseas. That's a fact. This is a different brand of basketball and he is playing an overseas brand of basketball”

The Toast: Knicks in Five: Thursday, June 11th, 2026 (Jun 11, 2026) · Listen from 41:07

Soffer says on-court rivalry should never extend to personal harassment of players.

“That said, it stays on the court. You do not throw eggs at somebody. You do not curse at somebody in person”

The Toast: Knicks in Five: Thursday, June 11th, 2026 (Jun 11, 2026) · Listen from 44:05

Soffer argues the people who egged Wembanyama and destroyed property are not real Knicks fans but chaos-seeking hooligans.

“And they are not Knick fans. They are just... Hooligans in disguise who love chaos. That's it”

The Toast: Knicks in Five: Thursday, June 11th, 2026 (Jun 11, 2026) · Listen from 41:48

Soffer reports that Skinny Spritz had sold out in half of Target stores nationwide.

“Jackie, but we are sold out in 50% of targets nationwide”

The Toast: Namesake with Ben Soffer: Friday, May 29th, 2026 (May 29, 2026) · Listen from 1:17:51

Soffer recounts proposing joint parties with Kyle Cooke's Loverboy, which he says Cooke never answered before accusing him of stealing ideas.

“Loverboy and Spritz Society side by side because I think they're completely different brands with different adjacent audiences”

The Toast: Namesake with Ben Soffer: Friday, May 29th, 2026 (May 29, 2026) · Listen from 43:57

Soffer argues TikTok has fundamentally changed the music industry by removing the need for labels and radio.

“Previously, the only way that you got somebody to listen to your song was you signed with a label who had the relationships with a radio station”

The Toast: Namesake with Ben Soffer: Friday, May 29th, 2026 (May 29, 2026) · Listen from 1:08:29

Soffer argues Taylor Swift should blame the seller of her catalog rather than buyer Scooter Braun.

“She should take issue with the seller, not the buyer. What'd the buyer do? They took a deal from a seller, a legitimate real seller”

The Toast: Namesake with Ben Soffer: Friday, May 29th, 2026 (May 29, 2026) · Listen from 1:07:10

Soffer criticized holding weddings on holiday weekends because it takes guests' limited days off.

“If you take away my days that I have been given off by corporate America self-servingly for you... That's fucked up”

The Toast: Miscellaneous Summer Treats with BSC: Friday, July 10th, 2026 (Jul 10, 2026) · Listen from 55:37

Soffer contrasted Roseanne Barr's firing with Taylor Frankie Paul's retention, saying media sets arbitrary lines that Paul had not crossed.

“I think that Roseanne crossed a line in media that you cannot cross. I guess Taylor didn't”

The Toast: Miscellaneous Summer Treats with BSC: Friday, July 10th, 2026 (Jul 10, 2026) · Listen from 46:55

Soffer argued that Taylor Frankie Paul filming another season could put her children at risk.

“it just feels like filming another season would put her children in jeopardy”

The Toast: Miscellaneous Summer Treats with BSC: Friday, July 10th, 2026 (Jul 10, 2026) · Listen from 42:05

Soffer argued that a casino in New York City would worsen the city by bringing crime and other social problems.

“with casinos come more drugs, more crime, more homelessness, more despair, more just like ladies of the night”

The Toast: Miscellaneous Summer Treats with BSC: Friday, July 10th, 2026 (Jul 10, 2026) · Listen from 19:03

Soffer argued that Round Swamp Farm is overrated and its premium prices are not justified by the food.

“I think Round Swamp Farms is overrated. Okay. That's it. Everybody sees online that their chicken salad is $40”

The Toast: Miscellaneous Summer Treats with BSC: Friday, July 10th, 2026 (Jul 10, 2026) · Listen from 5:10

Soffer says new Knicks fans do not make tickets harder to get and are simply rooting for the team.

“These new Knick fans are not coming up to old Knick fans claiming that they're bigger Knick fans. They're just also Knick fans”

The Toast: Knicks in Five: Thursday, June 11th, 2026 (Jun 11, 2026) · Listen from 35:58

Soffer calls the Remarkably Bright Creatures film adaptation badly acted, except for Sally Field, and unfaithful to the book.

“The movie was so fucking bad. It was such bad acting by everybody but Sally Field”

The Toast: Namesake with Ben Soffer: Friday, May 29th, 2026 (May 29, 2026) · Listen from 1:15:30