Ben Kissel first hit the spotlight a few years ago when he began his true crime podcast, the Last Podcast on the Left, with his friend and co-host Marcus Parks and Zerbrowski.
The Last Podcast on the Left earned a lot of popularity and fame, mostly because of its special way of talking and narrating some serious topics and news like conspiracy theories, true crime, ghosts, murders, etc.
So, let’s get to it, shall we?
Who is Ben Kissel, Exactly?
Kissel was born on the 21st day of July 1981 in Wisconsin. He is an American comedian and podcast host and has earned quite the status for himself in the podcast industry and space.
He has hosted several podcasts in the past, like Abe Lincoln’s Top Hat, Kinda Fun podcast that is about wrestling, and The Round Table of Gentlemen podcast.
But in all this, Kissel is famous for his own podcast named The Last Podcast on the Left.
What is the Last Podcast on the Left All About?
Kissel debuted the Last Podcast on the Left in 2011. It is a weekly podcast where he explores the “dark side of humanity” with his two best friends for a long time, Henry Zebrowski, and Marcus Parks.
The podcast covers some very dark topics, some of which include werewolves, Jonestown, hauntings, Jeffrey Dahmer, war crimes, and so much more.
Last Podcast on the Left Controversy
Ben Kissel’s true crime podcasts helped to give a voice to so many victims of horrible things, but suddenly, he is now being accused of abuse, and some pretty nasty allegations have sprung up about him, which has left his fans to wonder how much they even knew the guy.
Rolling Stone sources notified the public that four women had laid claims and serious allegations against Kissel, that he had abused them and treated them terribly. These allegations sweep from physical abuse and violence to misconduct.
Kissel, on the other hand, has denied all allegations.
In a statement he gave, kissel admitted that he frequently abused alcohol with the aim of repressing his childhood pain and trauma, and he realized this during his therapy session with his doctor.
He also said his trauma and alcohol abuse leads him to have a bad relationship with people who have had childhood trauma as well, and this usually results in a terrible partnership and relationship with them.
Taylor Moon’s Allegations Against Ben Kissel
Kissel allegedly assaulted Taylor Moon in August 2022 during one of Kissel’s podcast shows in Las Vegas.
According to the story, Taylor and Kissel went together to one of his shows, and along with them were the other hosts of the show with their wives. Taylor decided to stay back at the hotel and rest. Later when Kissel arrived back from the show, he got aggressive with her, throwing this around and at her and cooling her abusive names like “pathetic fucking loser” and “stupid fucking bitch.”
Taylor also said Kissel had pushed her down on the bed, pressed his forehead to her aggressively, and verbally abused her over and over.
The next day, Taylor said she reported the incident to Kissel’s co-host and his wife, Henry and Natalie. Taylor broke up with Kissel in July.
Hen Sara Benincasa Allegations Against Ben Kissel
Sara and Kissel first met in 2010, and immediately, she was smitten. They later dated in 2011, but they were also seeing other people, and according to Sara, Kissel didn’t want to be tied down with one woman. Therefore, monogamy wasn’t an option.
So, one rainy night that winter, Kissel asked Sara if she was seeing someone else; Sara honestly answered yes and went on to tell him the person she was with, who, unfortunately for Kissel, was also a comedian.
According to sources, Kissel, who had been drinking heavily throughout the night, became very angry, and he got angrier and angrier as time progressed. Even when she tried to calm him down, he refused and became violent and hit her across the face hard, pressed her down on the bed, and refused to let her go.
Kissel later denied ever slapping Sara. Sara broke up with Kissel in 2012, but they dated casually for a few years before Sara finally decided to stop.
