Episode Highlights:
0:00 – Aloha! Brian’s back and immediately jealous of Ed’s 4th of July hams beer.
4:00 – Yakov Smirnoff is expecting a baby at 74! Brian and Ed deep dive into the "accent phone theory" and Yakov’s Branson transformation.
16:12 – The long-awaited Air Bud and Air Bud 2 recap: turns out… Air Bud doesn’t even dunk?
21:55 – Shout-out to friend of the show David Bray – dealing with health stuff and still the GOAT.
25:10 – 🪦 Celebrity Obituaries: RIPs galore including Dave Parker (aka “The Cobra”), Rick Hurst, Rebecca Del Rio, Fred Smith (FedEx founder), Julian McMahon, Michael Madsen, and more.
59:10 – Deep dive into the tragic (and oddly sexy) final scenes of Cast Away — and yes, Tom Hanks definitely had sex with Wilson.
1:06:45 – Deshaun Watson as a mentor? 🤮 Shedeur Sanders may want to rethink that life decision.
1:10:35 – Malik Beasley and pro athletes gambling – the numbers don’t lie, but the throws do.
1:16:45 – Aaron Rodgers walks alone on the beach... again. Does his mystery wife exist?
1:20:22 – RyanCon! Ed shares stories from meeting pod legends Dolomite D and other “Ryans” at Coors Field.
1:23:30 – Listener voicemails: Sully is still eating lunch on that one plane crash, and David Bray goes off on tipflation and moving day etiquette.
1:33:12 – Jay Stewart verbally assaults Jose Altuve in person... with a paragraph.
1:36:42 – G-Fish breaks down the madness from JayStu's week on Twitter.
📰 In the Bonus Patreon Segment:
NYC firefighters suspended for giving hot girls rides? We support the troops.
Will Smith is rapping again… unfortunately.
Diddy walks free: fans celebrate with baby oil... not a joke.
Deshaun Watson is married now? Pray for her.
Kelsey brothers are everywhere, and Brian is done with it.
An Australian woman poisoned her in-laws with mushroom-laced Beef Wellington. Yes, really.
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