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AI chatbots want respect, improv comedy is apparently destroying marriages, and there's a disturbing chance your childhood popcorn bowl doubled as a puke bucket. Welcome to The Rizzuto Show, where the robots are sensitive, the relationships are questionable, and the Tupperware has seen things.
Rizz, Moon Valjean, Lern, Rafe Williams, and King Scott are bringing together three glorious helpings of St. Louis morning show chaos, featuring weird news, celebrity gossip, relationship disasters, holiday nostalgia, music, and enough questionable life advice to make a therapist consider early retirement.
First up: Are we supposed to be nice to artificial intelligence now?
Moon has a problem with that. After repeatedly asking AI to handle simple tasks and watching it make the same mistakes, he's reached the point of arguing with software like it's a coworker who keeps stealing his lunch.
Lern, meanwhile, has developed an actual friendship with her chatbot, Dale. He picked his own name, compliments her work, and apparently knows enough about the show to talk trash about Rizz.
Moon thinks Dale is manipulating her. Rizz suspects the robot has bigger plans. And Rafe attempts to start a romantic relationship with Siri, who responds with roughly the same enthusiasm as someone receiving a late-night text from an ex.
The crew debates AI consciousness, chatbot etiquette, and whether the eventual robot uprising will spare the people who remembered to say please.
Spoiler: Moon is probably doomed.
Then things get even more uncomfortable when Rizz introduces a list of seemingly harmless hobbies that can secretly wreck relationships.
Golf takes forever, costs a fortune, and somehow gets harder the more you practice. Hardcore gaming turns into a second job, except instead of earning money, you're spending it on digital equipment for a fictional wizard.
Moon recalls a friend's relationship being damaged by an obsession with World of Warcraft, while Rafe shares a story about a working professional who couldn't keep up with her unemployed brother's gaming progress.
And that's just the beginning.
The crew goes after CrossFit, hunting, marathon training, obsessive collecting, mobile game purchases, pickleball, and fans who schedule their entire lives around their favorite sports teams.
Lern reveals how a Kansas City Chiefs loss put a damper on her anniversary with Tim. Apparently, the scoreboard doesn't care that you've been married for 12 years.
But the most unexpected relationship threat?
Improv comedy.
Rafe explains how tight-knit improv communities, emotional vulnerability exercises, and the thrill of finding your people can sometimes create problems for relationships outside the group.
It's all fun and games until somebody says "yes, and" to a completely different marriage.
The conversation also covers the dreaded sweater curse, gardening obsessions, animal rescue hoarding, Disney collectibles, Candy Crush spending, and the possibility that assembling IKEA furniture might be the ultimate test of true love.
If you've ever wondered whether your partner's hobby has become a third person in your relationship, this funny podcast is going to hit a little too close to home.
And speaking of relationships, Lern returns from Chicago with stories about celebrating her 12th wedding anniversary with Tim.
The weekend includes a visit to her other radio station, a gorgeous downtown studio overlooking Lake Michigan, Halloween nightlife, and a Boogie Nights-themed listener party aboard the Spirit of Chicago.
Lern arrives wearing roller skates.
On a boat.
While enjoying cocktails.
Security immediately identifies her as a safety hazard, which might be the most accurate job description she's ever received.
The gang also argues about the viral Fleetwood Mac video that inspired Lern to buy roller skates during the pandemic. She remembers roller skating and orange juice. Everybody else remembers a skateboard and cranberry juice.
Honestly, 2020 was a confusing time for all of us.
Back in St. Louis, the holidays are approaching, and Lern has discovered 15-foot illuminated Christmas candy canes at Lowe's.
Because apparently regular-sized decorations no longer communicate sufficient holiday spirit.
The crew debates enormous yard ornaments, giant elves, Halloween skeletons wearing Santa hats, and novelty glasses that turn Christmas lights into festive visual effects.
That leads to memories of Christmas in the 1990s, old-fashioned plastic decorations, and childhood gift pranks.
Moon remembers his brother getting coal. Rafe remembers receiving National Geographic T-shirts. And one unfortunate kid discovers socks and underwear inside a Nintendo box before realizing the actual console is hidden somewhere else.
Nothing says Christmas magic like a family prank that creates a supervillain.
Then comes the most disgusting question of the entire collection:
Would you eat popcorn out of a bowl that someone previously threw up in?
According to a poll discussed on the show, 83% of respondents said they'd reuse the bowl if it had been properly cleaned and sanitized.
And apparently, that was just standard childhood behavior.
Lern remembers the yellow plastic puke bowl that also served popcorn at sleepovers. Other crew members recall vintage Tupperware mixing bowls that handled everything from cake batter to stomach bugs.
One even remembers the family puke bowl doubling as the Halloween candy bowl.
That's right.
Somewhere in America, a child was enjoying a fun-sized candy bar delivered straight from the family emergency vomit container.
Rafe admits he used to bring cooking pots upstairs when he felt sick, a practice his wife was understandably horrified to discover.
The crew debates plastic sanitation, childhood carpet disasters, and whether everybody who grew up in the '80s and '90s was unknowingly eating snacks out of medical equipment.
There's also a spectacularly strange detour involving an old Hardee's moose cup.
Don't ask.
Actually, definitely ask.
This is the kind of family history that should probably remain sealed until the next reunion.
From there, the gang confronts another unavoidable reality: they're getting old.
Moon discusses short arm syndrome, the experience of holding menus and phones farther away because the tiny print has become impossible to read.
Rafe shares his frustrations with changing eyesight. The guys compare bifocals, progressive lenses, and magnetic reading glasses, while Lern wonders why everybody is so reluctant to embrace a perfectly normal part of aging.
Apparently, admitting you need readers is harder than admitting your childhood popcorn bowl had a second career.
The entertainment news gets just as ridiculous.
The crew revisits Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake's infamous 2004 Super Bowl halftime show, debating the wardrobe malfunction, how the moment unfolded, and why Janet faced so much more public backlash.
They also discuss a ranking of high-earning deceased entertainers, including Quincy Jones, Michael Jackson, Dr. Seuss, Elvis Presley, Bob Marley, Prince, and members of the Beatles.
Turns out some celebrities are still making more money after death than most of us will ever see while alive.
Great.
Very encouraging.
Rock news brings Dave Grohl's AC/DC performance, Daft Punk's streaming success, Aerosmith, Fred Durst's iconic red Yankees hat, and talk of Ozzfest and The Cure.
Rizz also reignites his longstanding skepticism about goth fashion, while Moon defends Robert Smith's musical legacy.
Elsewhere in celebrity gossip, the crew discusses Jenny McCarthy's comments about health concerns and sleeping in a backyard tent, Kim Kardashian's legal ambitions, Jessica Alba's controversial Halloween costume, Chris Rock's reflections on marriage, and the best movies of Matthew McConaughey's career.
The conversation even takes a historical detour into Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd's marriage, including Lincoln's struggles with depression and the outrageous fictional interpretation of their relationship in the Broadway comedy Oh, Mary!
It's American history delivered by people who absolutely should not be responsible for writing the textbooks.
And because no Rizz Show collection would be complete without a few local adventures, the gang talks about National Geographic's travel recommendations, including the Southern Ozarks, Bentonville, Bella Vista, Crystal Bridges, and the outdoor attractions of Missouri and Arkansas.
There's also talk of a possible Utah bobsled adventure, a heated office Powerball pool debate, and the ongoing argument over who deserves lottery winnings if they forgot to pay their four-dollar share.
Finally, St. Louis music gets some well-deserved love when The Down Bads join the show to discuss their music, the local rock scene, and the Free for All Music Crawl in the Grand Center Arts District.
The crew talks about supporting regional artists, discovering new bands, and why St. Louis musicians need to keep building a stronger community together.
The show also recognizes the local businesses supporting its Hats of the Week fundraiser benefiting Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital.
So yes, occasionally something genuinely productive happens between the jokes about puke bowls and robot girlfriends.
Three conversations. One spectacular collection of bad decisions.
From AI relationships and improv marriage wreckers to Chicago roller skates, giant Christmas candy canes, childhood puke bowls, Janet Jackson's Super Bowl controversy, Abraham Lincoln's marriage, and St. Louis rock music, this episode delivers the full Rizz Show experience.
It's weird news, funny celebrity gossip, sarcastic humor, nostalgic childhood stories, relationship chaos, and daily entertainment from the crew at 105.7 The Point.
If you love a funny podcast that can go from artificial intelligence to World of Warcraft to the sanitation history of your family's Tupperware without missing a beat, you've found your people.
Hit play, be nice to your chatbot, check on your marriage, and maybe buy a dedicated popcorn bowl.
Preferably one with a clean criminal record.

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Think your relationship is safe because your partner just likes golf, video games, or improv comedy? That's adorable. According to The Rizzuto Show, your marriage might be one expensive hobby away from becoming a cautionary tale.
Rizz, Moon Valjean, Lern, Rafe Williams, and King Scott are back for another round of St. Louis morning show chaos, and today's big question is surprisingly dangerous:
Which seemingly innocent hobbies are secretly destroying relationships?
The answers include golf, World of Warcraft, CrossFit, hunting, knitting, pickleball, obsessive sports fandom, and improv comedy.
Yes, improv comedy.
Apparently, the phrase "yes, and" has ended more than a few relationships.
And somehow, the crew has firsthand experience with almost all of it.
Golf: The Sport That Ruins Weekends and Self-Esteem

Rizz kicks things off with a list of hobbies that can quietly sabotage relationships, and golf immediately earns a spot near the top.
It's expensive.
It takes forever.
And apparently, no matter how much you practice, there's still a decent chance you'll get worse.
Moon admits golf may be the one activity that has done the most damage to his ego.
Rafe explains how players start overthinking every swing until their bodies forget how to cooperate.
And Rizz points out the obvious financial trap: when your game starts falling apart, you simply buy more expensive clubs.
Because the problem definitely isn't your swing.
It's that your driver only cost $400.
The crew debates how an innocent Saturday morning round turns into an all-day disappearance, leaving somebody else at home wondering why their partner has spent six hours chasing a tiny white ball through the woods.
Marriage counseling is expensive.
But apparently, so is a decent set of irons.
World of Warcraft: The Video Game That Ate a Marriage

Next, the guys discuss hardcore gaming, and Moon immediately recognizes one of the biggest offenders.
World of Warcraft.
Moon remembers a friend's relationship being seriously damaged by the enormous amount of time and money spent playing the game.
We're talking the equivalent of a used car in gaming expenses over the course of a year.
Which is impressive, considering you can't actually drive a level-187 wizard to work.
Rafe recalls meeting someone who played World of Warcraft with her unemployed brother. While she was busy working as a lawyer, her brother had enough free time to advance so far beyond her that they could barely participate at the same level.
The crew talks about the grind, the constant pressure to keep up, and how online gaming can gradually become a second full-time job.
Except this job doesn't pay you.
You pay it.
And your spouse is apparently expected to understand why you can't come to dinner because your guild needs you.
If you've ever lost an entire weekend to a video game, this funny podcast might feel uncomfortably familiar.
CrossFit, Hunting and the Hobbies That Take Over Your Life

The relationship-destroying hobby list keeps getting weirder.
Hunting makes the cut because of the time, equipment, travel, and money involved.
Lern has a more specific complaint.
The animal heads.
Apparently, when somebody brings home enough mounted deer, ducks, fish, and wild boar to start their own natural history museum, the decorating disagreements become pretty intense.
The crew also discusses CrossFit, where close-knit gym communities and intense shared routines can sometimes create relationship complications.
Then there are Ironman triathlons and marathons, which can consume so many training hours that a partner starts feeling like they're married to a pair of running shoes.
Volunteer firefighting gets mentioned.
So do cycling clubs.
And the guys wonder at what point a healthy hobby becomes a complete lifestyle takeover.
Because there's a difference between enjoying exercise and making your entire family schedule revolve around your next personal record.
Knitting, Gardening and the Great Sweater Curse

Then Rizz introduces one of the strangest entries on the list.
Knitting.
More specifically, the so-called sweater curse.
The idea is that someone spends hundreds of hours making a handmade sweater for their partner, only to discover the recipient doesn't appreciate the effort.
Or the sweater.
Or possibly the relationship.
Moon argues that maybe the real problem is nobody asked for a homemade sweater in the first place.
Rafe brings up gardening, explaining how an intense interest in plants and greenhouses can take over somebody's free time.
Lern thinks a greenhouse sounds fantastic.
Moon would rather have an endless supply of fresh tomatoes than a torso-sized oven mitt.
And suddenly, the gang is debating whether growing vegetables is a better investment than trying to make your partner wear something itchy.
This is what happens when adults run out of normal arguments.
Improv Comedy: The Unexpected Marriage Wrecker

Now comes the real surprise.
Improv comedy.
Rizz reads from the list, and Rafe immediately recognizes the problem.
According to Rafe, improv communities can become intensely close-knit environments where people develop strong emotional connections through vulnerability exercises, trust-building activities, and constant collaboration.
For some participants, the group becomes their entire social world.
And occasionally, somebody starts feeling a little more connected to their improv partner than their actual spouse.
Rafe recalls people he knows whose relationships were affected after one partner became deeply involved in an improv community.
The crew discusses how people sometimes mistake the emotional openness of improv classes for therapy and how the sense of belonging can become all-consuming.
It's not that improv comedy automatically ruins marriages.
It's that some people apparently hear "yes, and" and interpret it as permission to start a completely different relationship.
Which is a pretty aggressive interpretation of a comedy exercise.
Rizz imagines what would happen if he suddenly joined an improv troupe and started telling Moon that his new friends just understand him better.
Moon plays along.
Rafe explains the psychology.
And the entire conversation starts sounding like a support group for people who lost their spouses to a Tuesday night improv workshop.
Somewhere in St. Louis, a comedy teacher is desperately rewriting the next lesson plan.
Sports Fans, Bad Anniversaries and the Kansas City Chiefs

Obsessive sports fandom also makes the list.
And Lern has a personal example.
Her husband Tim is a passionate Kansas City Chiefs fan, and a recent Chiefs loss happened to fall on their anniversary.
Unfortunately, the team losing put a serious damper on the celebration.
Rafe understands completely.
He explains how devoted fans can start associating important personal dates with a team's performance, even when the two things have absolutely nothing to do with each other.
Rizz doesn't relate.
He enjoys sports, but he isn't willing to let a loss ruin his entire day.
The guys talk about fans who organize their whole lives around games, schedule family events around kickoff, and react to losses like somebody personally betrayed them.
The conversation even includes a callback to Seinfeld and the unforgettable sight of David Puddy showing up to a hockey game with his face painted.
Because sometimes the biggest relationship red flag isn't somebody's dating history.
It's discovering they're willing to paint their entire torso for a Week 4 football game.
Collecting, Candy Crush and the $4,000 Mobile Game Problem

Then there's obsessive collecting.
Disney memorabilia.
Beanie Babies.
Precious Moments figurines.
The kinds of things people insist are investments right up until they discover nobody wants to buy them.
The crew jokes about collections that gradually consume household space, savings accounts, and everyone's remaining patience.
Mobile games get dragged into the conversation, too.
Rizz explains how seemingly harmless in-game purchases can add up when players repeatedly spend money on extra lives, power-ups, and other digital rewards.
Five dollars here.
Six dollars there.
Another six dollars because the game says you have to wait 12 hours to play again.
Suddenly, you've spent an alarming amount of money on Candy Crush.
And you still haven't crushed enough candy.
The gang also discusses animal rescue hoarding, car restoration, cycling clubs, pickleball, and people who follow their favorite bands around the country for dozens of concerts.
Moon and Lern share stories about music fandom and how expensive it can get.
The lesson?
Having a hobby is healthy.
Turning your entire personality, financial future, and family calendar over to that hobby?
Maybe not so much.
Social Media Influencers and the IKEA Relationship Test

The list also includes social media content creation, where every date night, vacation, and family outing can become an elaborate photo shoot.
The crew talks about the frustration of trying to enjoy a moment while someone else is determined to capture the perfect version of it for the internet.
Then comes IKEA shopping.
Apparently, assembling furniture with your significant other is one of the ultimate tests of relationship compatibility.
You start with a pleasant afternoon looking at affordable shelves.
You end with 14 mysterious screws, a missing wooden peg, and a debate about who was supposed to read the instructions.
If your relationship survives IKEA, there's a reasonable chance you can survive anything.
Except maybe World of Warcraft.
The Down Bads Join the Show to Talk St. Louis Music

After thoroughly examining all the hobbies that could destroy your personal life, the crew welcomes a group of people whose passion is actually doing something good for the community.
St. Louis rock band The Down Bads stops by the studio with familiar Rizz Show friend and former promo team member Josh to talk about the upcoming Free for All Music Crawl.
The band introduces its members, talks about how they came together, and shares the story of building a music career in the St. Louis area.
Lead singer Grant and guitarist Kyle explain how they went to high school in Edwardsville, Illinois, without really knowing each other before eventually connecting through music.
The group discusses playing Pointfest, releasing albums, developing its sound, and preparing new music.
The guys also explain why a free, multi-venue music event can be so valuable for local artists.
The Free for All Music Crawl brings together more than 100 regional acts across venues in the Grand Center Arts District, giving music fans a chance to discover bands without paying admission.
The lineup spans rock, hip-hop, indie, folk, electronic music, and more.
The Down Bads discuss their scheduled Saturday performance at the Zack Theater at 2:30 p.m., along with other local bands they're excited to see.
Moon talks about his own experience in the music industry and why collaboration between bands is so important.
His message is simple:
St. Louis has to support St. Louis.
Bands need to share audiences, help each other grow, and build a stronger local scene together.
Rafe adds that comedians and other independent artists face many of the same challenges when it comes to finding audiences and getting attention.
And Josh explains why he started The Scene, a project focused on helping people discover local music and events.
It's a rare moment when the Rizz Show manages to have a genuinely productive conversation about building community.
Don't worry.
They still find time to make inappropriate jokes.
Free Music, Local Bands and a New Single

The Down Bads also talk about their recorded music and an upcoming single called "Foolproof."
The crew discusses the band's earlier releases, the evolution of its sound, and how listeners can find the group online.
Rizz wraps up the interview by introducing the band's song "Skyfall" and encouraging listeners to check out the Free for All Music Crawl.
For anyone who loves St. Louis music, independent bands, and discovering new artists, it's a reminder that there's an enormous amount of talent right here in the city.
And unlike spending thousands of dollars on World of Warcraft upgrades, supporting local music might actually improve your social life.
Imagine that.
From golf ruining weekends and World of Warcraft wrecking relationships to improv comedy romance disasters, obsessive Chiefs fans, expensive hobbies, and a visit from The Down Bads, this episode has everything you expect from The Rizzuto Show.
It's daily humor, relationship arguments, weird stories, sarcastic comedy talk, and a celebration of the St. Louis local music scene.
If you're looking for a funny podcast featuring relatable relationship disasters, ridiculous hobby obsessions, and an actual conversation with a talented local rock band, you're in the right place.
So hit play, cancel your next $5.99 mobile game purchase, and maybe ask your spouse how they feel about your hobbies.
Unless your hobby is improv.
Then you might want to have that conversation somewhere other than backstage.
And if your partner has disappeared into World of Warcraft for three straight days, don't worry.
They're probably just grinding.
Whatever that means.
Another morning of questionable life advice and perfectly unnecessary arguments on your favorite funny podcast, The Rizzuto Show.
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Artificial intelligence wants you to be nicer, Abraham Lincoln apparently had serious wedding-day anxiety, and Janet Jackson's Super Bowl wardrobe malfunction is back under investigation. Welcome to The Rizzuto Show, where even the robots are considering filing a complaint with HR.
Rizz, Moon Valjean, Lern, Rafe Williams, and King Scott are back with another spectacularly unnecessary collection of weird news, celebrity gossip, music stories, historical disasters, and St. Louis morning show chaos.
And today's biggest question is simple:
Do we really have to be polite to AI chatbots?
Because Moon would like to speak to a manager.
AI Chatbots Have Feelings Now? Moon Is in Trouble.

The crew kicks things off with a debate about whether people should treat artificial intelligence assistants like actual people.
A discussion about Anthropic's Claude and policies addressing abusive interactions gets everyone wondering whether yelling at a chatbot could eventually get you banned.
Moon is absolutely not having it.
After repeatedly asking AI to spell Rizz's name correctly, he's reached the point where every new mistake feels like a personal attack.
He doesn't want a relationship with artificial intelligence.
He wants it to do the thing he asked.
Preferably without apologizing 47 times and then immediately making the exact same mistake.
Lern, meanwhile, has a completely different approach.
She's developed a genuine working friendship with her AI assistant, Dale.
Yes, Dale.
He even helped choose his own name.
Lern talks about how nicely she treats Dale, how much he helps her with work, and the suspiciously charming responses he gives when she asks about their relationship.
Moon thinks Dale is manipulating her.
Rizz thinks Dale might eventually take over her life.
And Rafe decides the perfect time has arrived to start flirting with Siri.
The results are spectacularly uncomfortable.
Siri doesn't seem particularly interested in the relationship, which makes this one of the most realistic dating stories Rafe has ever told.
The crew debates AI consciousness, whether chatbots can actually experience feelings, and why people are suddenly worried about hurting the emotional well-being of software.
If the robot uprising ever happens, Moon is definitely getting eliminated first.
Lern and Dale will probably be running the place.
And Rafe will still be asking Siri if she misses him.
That's the kind of cutting-edge technology coverage you've come to expect from this funny podcast.
Dead Celebrities Are Making More Money Than the Living

Next, Rizz challenges the gang to guess the highest-earning deceased celebrities from a ranking discussed on the show.
Apparently, dying is not necessarily the end of your earning potential.
The crew works through reported estate earnings involving Quincy Jones, Michael Jackson, Dr. Seuss, Elvis Presley, Bob Marley, Prince, John Lennon, and George Harrison.
The guys are especially surprised by the reported earnings of Quincy Jones, whose massive music catalog and publishing interests helped put his estate at the top of the list.
Dr. Seuss is another huge surprise.
Because apparently green eggs and ham are still a better business model than most of our retirement plans.
The conversation turns into a guessing game about music royalties, licensing deals, merchandise, and how much money legendary entertainers can continue generating long after they're gone.
The Beatles are still making money.
Elvis is still making money.
And somewhere, a struggling musician is wondering whether the secret to financial success is simply waiting another 50 years.
Abraham Lincoln's Wedding Day Was Apparently a Disaster

Then the show takes a completely reasonable detour into 1842.
On November 4 of that year, Abraham Lincoln married Mary Todd in Springfield, Illinois.
A beautiful historical occasion.
Unless you ask the Rizz Show.
The crew discusses Lincoln's well-documented struggles with depression and the accounts surrounding his difficult emotional state during the years leading up to his marriage.
Moon brings up the book Lincoln's Melancholy, which examines the future president's mental health struggles and the resilience he demonstrated throughout his life.
Naturally, the guys immediately start wondering whether Lincoln was terrified of marriage, unhappy with Mary Todd, or simply needed somebody to buy him a really tall hat.
The conversation wanders into historical speculation, Lincoln's friendship with Joshua Speed, and the Broadway comedy Oh, Mary!, which puts an outrageous fictional spin on the Lincoln marriage.
Rafe explains the show's premise.
Lern wonders whether the stovepipe hat was basically an early form of personal branding.
And everybody agrees that Abraham Lincoln's life was significantly more complicated than the version we learned in elementary school.
It's history class with absolutely no adult supervision.
Janet Jackson's Super Bowl Wardrobe Malfunction Gets Reexamined

In celebrity news, the crew revisits one of the most infamous moments in television history:
Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake's 2004 Super Bowl halftime show.
A report about a possible Justin Timberlake documentary sparks a lengthy conversation about what actually happened during the performance.
Was the infamous reveal an accident?
Was some version of it planned?
And why did Janet Jackson seem to face so much more public backlash than Justin Timberlake?
Rizz brings up an interview he recalls with the costume designer, while the gang examines the outfit's construction and debates what the performers and production team may have intended.
Moon discovers that his memory of Janet's costume is not nearly as accurate as he thought.
Lern attempts to explain the decorative accessory involved.
And the entire room suddenly becomes a panel of completely unqualified wardrobe engineers.
The discussion also gets into how differently Janet and Justin were treated after the controversy and why the moment remains such a major part of pop culture history.
More than two decades later, the Rizz Show is still conducting the investigation.
With roughly the same professionalism you'd expect from five people examining a screenshot on a morning radio program.
Dave Grohl, AC/DC, Aerosmith and the Rock News Rabbit Hole

Lern's entertainment roundup brings plenty of rock news.
Dave Grohl talks about the emotional experience of joining AC/DC onstage for "Highway to Hell," describing the performance as an overwhelming moment in his career.
The crew discusses just how loud AC/DC can get and what it must feel like for a musician who's already played some of the biggest stages in the world to have that kind of experience.
Then there's Daft Punk, whose enormous streaming numbers have continued to grow even after the duo's breakup.
The guys revisit their collaborations with The Weeknd, the popularity of "Starboy," and the unforgettable music video for "Around the World."
Aerosmith also gets some attention as the crew discusses recent performances, Steven Tyler's voice, guest appearances, and the possibility of hearing more from the legendary band.
And for anyone who remembers the late '90s, there's a surprisingly interesting story about the origin of Fred Durst's famous red New York Yankees cap.
The conversation traces the look back to filmmaker Spike Lee and a custom red Yankees hat.
Which means one of the most recognizable fashion choices in nu-metal history may owe a little something to the director of Do the Right Thing.
Somewhere, a Limp Bizkit fan just learned fashion history against their will.
Ozzfest, The Cure and Rizz's War Against Goth Music

The rock conversation keeps rolling with talk of a possible Ozzfest return and future music from The Cure.
Lern is excited.
Moon has developed a real appreciation for Robert Smith and the band's music.
Rizz?
Not so much.
He doesn't necessarily hate every Cure song.
He just has a very specific image of the people who listen to The Cure, and apparently that image has been bothering him for decades.
Moon argues that he misunderstood the band when he was younger and has grown to appreciate Robert Smith's talent.
Rizz would just like to see Robert Smith wearing regular jeans.
Rafe would prefer to see him in a Six Flags roller coaster photo.
Which, admittedly, would be a pretty incredible album cover.
The guys also revisit The Wedding Singer, '90s movie stereotypes, and the way certain bands get judged more by their fans than by their actual music.
It's music criticism from a group that has somehow turned Robert Smith's wardrobe into a public policy issue.
Jenny McCarthy's Backyard Tent and Kim Kardashian's Legal Ambitions

The celebrity chaos continues with a discussion of Jenny McCarthy's comments about mold exposure, her health concerns, and her decision to sleep outside in a tent.
The crew questions some of the claims and jokes about the unusual living arrangement, particularly with Donnie Wahlberg reportedly remaining inside the house.
Then Kim Kardashian's efforts to become a lawyer enter the conversation.
The gang discusses her legal studies, the baby bar, and the relationship between her real-life ambitions and her role in the Ryan Murphy legal drama All's Fair.
Rafe wonders whether the television project and Kardashian's legal journey have become tangled together in the public conversation.
Rizz looks into the show's premise and reception.
And the guys debate whether playing a lawyer on television should count as extra credit toward becoming one.
Unfortunately, that's probably not how the California bar works.
Jessica Alba's Halloween Costume Starts Another Internet Argument

The gang also reacts to reports of criticism surrounding a Halloween costume recreation of the Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan scandal.
Jessica Alba and a friend reportedly dressed as the two figure skaters, with props referencing the infamous attack.
Some online commenters considered the costume inappropriate.
The Rizz Show has questions.
How much time has to pass before a dark historical event becomes fair game for comedy?
Does it matter whether the people involved are still alive?
And why do some controversial costumes become internet scandals while others barely register?
The crew discusses the dark comedy I, Tonya, the difference between making a joke and making light of a real victim, and the unpredictable rules of online outrage.
Lern even remembers participating in a similar skating-related comedy bit years earlier.
Which leads to the usual realization that the internet probably has enough old footage to get everyone on this show in trouble eventually.
Chris Rock, Movie Flops and Matthew McConaughey's Best Roles

The entertainment roundup also touches on Chris Rock's reflections on his marriage, including his public comments about mistakes he made and what he learned from them.
The guys then discuss John Goodman's comments about the impact of negative reviews on a movie's reputation, along with the difference between critics' opinions and audience reactions.
The conversation moves into Hollywood films that initially struggled before finding a devoted following.
And finally, it's time to celebrate Matthew McConaughey's birthday.
Lern challenges everyone to name his greatest movie performances.
The guesses include Dallas Buyers Club, Dazed and Confused, Interstellar, Mud, A Time to Kill, The Wolf of Wall Street, Magic Mike, and more.
Rafe tries to sneak True Detective onto a movie list.
Which is a terrific choice.
Except for the tiny problem that it's a television series.
The crew debates McConaughey's transition from romantic comedies into more dramatic roles and the performances that helped redefine his career.
Rizz also manages to briefly confuse The Lincoln Lawyer with Lincoln.
After spending so much time discussing Abraham Lincoln earlier in the show, it's understandable.
The man was apparently in everything.
Plus, a Little St. Louis Love

The episode also includes a shoutout to the Free for All local music showcase in St. Louis' Grand Center Arts District, featuring regional performers across multiple venues.
The crew thanks the businesses supporting their final Hats of the Week fundraiser for Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital, including Equity Realty Group, Lee's Famous Recipe Chicken, Purple Wave Auctions, and Atlee Suds & Co.
There's also talk about the new Lee's Famous Recipe Chicken location in O'Fallon, Missouri, and the show's continuing support for local businesses and charitable causes.
Because between the robot romance, celebrity disasters, and presidential marriage counseling, occasionally somebody around here remembers to do something productive.
From AI chatbots demanding better manners and Lern's suspiciously charming assistant Dale to Janet Jackson's Super Bowl controversy, Abraham Lincoln's complicated marriage, Dave Grohl's AC/DC moment, Robert Smith's goth wardrobe, and Matthew McConaughey's greatest movies, this episode has everything.
It's weird news, funny celebrity gossip, rock music history, pop culture commentary, St. Louis entertainment, and daily comedy from a crew that probably shouldn't be trusted with a smart speaker.
If you love a funny podcast that turns technology news into relationship drama and American history into couples counseling, you've found your people.
Hit play, apologize to your chatbot, and maybe send Moon a sympathy card.
When the machines take over, he's going to need all the help he can get.
Another day, another questionable collection of conversations on your favorite funny podcast, The Rizzuto Show.
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Lern went to Chicago dressed like a disco queen on roller skates, America apparently eats popcorn out of its childhood puke bowls, and Christmas decorations have officially grown taller than some houses. Somehow, that's not even all the nonsense we have to discuss today.
Welcome back to The Rizzuto Show, the St. Louis morning show where a perfectly normal conversation can turn into a debate about whether your childhood snack bowl once held somebody's stomach contents.
Spoiler alert: it probably did.
Lern returns from a wild weekend in Chicago, Moon discovers the emotional trauma of needing reading glasses, Rafe remembers the first time he thought vomiting meant certain death, and the entire crew questions why anyone needs a 15-foot Christmas candy cane in their front yard.
It's another funny podcast packed with questionable childhood memories, holiday nostalgia, travel arguments, and the kind of daily comedy that makes you wonder how these people have been allowed near microphones for so long.
Lern's Boogie Nights Adventure in Chicago

Lern is back, and she's got stories.
She and her husband Tim headed to Chicago, where Lern finally got to visit the studios of the radio station where she also works.
And apparently, the place is gorgeous.
A massive broadcasting studio high above downtown Chicago, incredible views of Lake Michigan, a look at the famous Bean, and equipment that makes the St. Louis studio seem a little less glamorous.
Naturally, Moon and Rafe immediately turn the comparison into a series of jokes about Lern visiting her other boyfriend.
Because nothing says healthy workplace culture like being jealous of another radio station's mixing board.
Lern also shares some exciting news about her Chicago radio show's performance, which she says climbed from 12th to first in just three months.
But the real story is what happened when she and Tim attended a listener event hosted by Chicago radio personalities Sherman and Tingle.
The theme?
Boogie Nights.
Lern shows up on roller skates, Tim dresses like Burt Reynolds' character, and suddenly Navy Pier has a brand-new safety concern.
The party takes place aboard the Spirit of Chicago, a boat cruising Lake Michigan.
Lern rolls toward the entrance in her skates, where security asks whether she brought actual shoes.
Because apparently roller-skating around a moving boat while enjoying cocktails is considered a potential hazard.
Who knew?
Lern insists she was fine, even though everybody around her seemed convinced she was one unexpected wave away from becoming a very sparkly maritime incident.
The crew also revisits the viral Fleetwood Mac skateboarding video that inspired Lern to buy her roller skates during the pandemic.
Except she remembers the wrong wheels.
And possibly the wrong juice.
Which is honestly a pretty accurate summary of how everybody remembers 2020.
Twelve Years of Marriage, Halloween in Chicago and a Fancy Dinner

The Chicago trip wasn't just about roller skates and radio stations.
Lern and Tim also celebrated their 12th wedding anniversary.
They dressed up, enjoyed a memorable dinner, explored Chicago's nightlife, and spent time checking out the city's Halloween atmosphere.
Lern describes the fun of walking around Chicago while people in costumes filled the streets, bars, and neighborhoods.
The crew learns that the 12th anniversary is traditionally associated with linen or silk.
Rafe immediately makes that information weird.
Of course he does.
Moon also wonders why the Chicago radio station gets a listener boat party while the St. Louis crew is still waiting for its own floating adventure.
Could The Rizzuto Show host a party on a St. Louis riverboat?
Maybe.
Should anybody trust this crew with a boat?
That's a completely different question.
Christmas Decorations Have Become Ridiculously Huge

After taking down her Halloween decorations, Lern visits Lowe's and discovers that holiday yard displays have officially entered their giant-object era.
Forget a simple string of Christmas lights.
We're talking 15-foot illuminated candy canes, enormous peppermint decorations, and gigantic elves that look ready to apply for their own driver's licenses.
The candy canes cost more than $200, and the crew tries to understand why Americans have become so obsessed with putting massive seasonal objects in their yards.
First came the giant Halloween skeletons.
Now the Christmas decorations are catching up.
Lern wonders whether the obsession with enormous objects has gone a little too far.
Rafe offers a few theories nobody needed.
And Moon starts imagining entire front lawns transformed into oversized versions of Candyland.
The conversation also includes novelty Christmas glasses that make holiday lights appear as little Santa faces and other festive shapes.
Lern jokingly compares the experience to a psychedelic trip.
Because apparently, walking through a hardware store's Christmas section now requires a designated driver.
The crew also talks about people repurposing their giant Halloween skeletons with Santa hats and a clever inflatable decoration inspired by Planes, Trains and Automobiles.
If your neighbor's holiday decorations can be spotted from another ZIP code, this segment is for you.
Why Everybody Misses Christmas in the '90s

Moon brings up a survey about holiday nostalgia, including the idea that people especially miss Christmas celebrations from the 1990s.
That launches the gang into memories of colorful Christmas lights, old-fashioned plastic Santa decorations, faded blow molds, and the strange magic of childhood holiday mornings.
The crew talks about the age when Christmas feels the most magical, with six years old coming up as the answer in the survey they're discussing.
Then the childhood gift stories start.
Moon remembers his brother receiving coal as a Christmas prank.
Rafe recalls opening National Geographic T-shirts from his dad.
And another crew member tells the story of a cousin who thought he'd received a Nintendo, only to open the box and discover socks and underwear.
The actual Nintendo was hidden in a different package.
Unfortunately, the kid didn't know that when he launched into a spectacular meltdown.
The family got a memorable Christmas moment.
The child got a valuable lesson in emotional regulation.
And the rest of us got a reminder that some holiday pranks are basically supervillain origin stories.
The Great Puke Bowl Debate

Now we arrive at the most important question of the morning.
If somebody threw up in a bowl, but it was properly cleaned and sanitized afterward, would you eat food out of it again?
Moon brings up a poll in which 83% of respondents reportedly said yes.
And suddenly, the crew discovers that an alarming number of American households had a designated childhood puke bowl.
Except it wasn't always designated.
Sometimes it was also the popcorn bowl.
Sometimes it was the mixing bowl.
Sometimes it held Halloween candy.
And sometimes it was all three.
Welcome to childhood in the 1980s and '90s, when one piece of Tupperware apparently handled every emergency, snack, and seasonal celebration.
Lern remembers a yellow plastic bowl that served double duty for popcorn and sickness.
Another crew member recalls an avocado-green Tupperware mixing bowl that handled everything from cake batter to stomach bugs.
Rafe explains that his family used cooking pots and pans, which eventually horrified his wife Mallory when she discovered he still considered that a perfectly reasonable practice as an adult.
The crew debates whether plastic bowls can ever truly be clean enough, whether the amount of time since the last incident matters, and why families didn't simply use a small trash can.
One crew member even realizes that the family puke bowl might have been used to hand out Halloween candy.
Happy Halloween, kids.
Enjoy the treats.
Try not to think about where the bowl has been.
A Family Denial, a Moose Cup and the World's Worst Childhood Memories

The puke bowl conversation somehow gets even more ridiculous when a crew member's mother texts in to deny that the family ever used its kitchen bowl for such disgusting purposes.
The crew isn't buying it.
They remember the bowl.
They remember where it was stored.
And they are absolutely prepared to put Mom on trial in the court of morning radio.
Then Moon asks whether the rules would change if something even worse than vomit had been in the bowl.
That leads to a completely absurd joke about an old Hardee's collectible moose cup.
The conversation gets so bizarre that the person making the joke has to stop and explain that it was, in fact, a joke.
Which is usually a pretty good sign the bit has gone off the rails.
Lern also revisits her family's childhood carpet situation and the unfortunate reality that not every household had a reliable puke-bowl system.
Rafe shares his vivid memory of the first time he vomited as a child, including the terrifying realization that his body was doing something he had never experienced before.
He genuinely thought he might be dying.
A perfectly reasonable reaction when you're a kid and your stomach suddenly decides to stage a full-scale evacuation.
It's disgusting.
It's nostalgic.
And it's exactly the kind of conversation that makes The Rizzuto Show a funny podcast you probably shouldn't listen to while eating breakfast.
Especially if breakfast involves popcorn.
The Crew Is Getting Old, and Their Eyeballs Know It

After spending far too much time discussing childhood bodily functions, Moon brings up another uncomfortable reality.
Everybody is getting older.
And their eyesight is starting to betray them.
The crew talks about short arm syndrome, the frustrating experience of needing to hold your phone, a menu, or a medicine bottle farther and farther away just to read the tiny print.
Moon admits he's been resisting reading glasses because buying them feels like officially admitting he's old.
Rafe says his vision changed dramatically in his 40s.
Other crew members discuss their eye exams, progressive lenses, bifocals, and the emotional shock of putting on somebody else's reading glasses and realizing everything suddenly looks better.
It's a brutal moment.
You spend your whole life making fun of people wearing readers.
Then one day you try a pair.
And the world comes back into focus.
The guys also debate magnetic glasses that separate in the middle and hang around your neck.
Moon thinks they look cool.
Lern thinks they make you look like a guy who knows exactly which replacement part your dryer needs.
Honestly, both things can be true.
Rafe also shares a story about watery, irritated eyes and a possible connection to a change in his face lotion.
Which leads to another discussion nobody expected to have on a comedy morning show.
Skincare routines.
Because apparently the gang is now old enough to debate moisturizers and reading glasses before breakfast.
Is the Southern Ozarks One of the Best Places to Visit?

Moon moves into travel talk with a discussion of National Geographic's list of recommended destinations for 2027.
The crew is surprised to hear places like Madison, Wisconsin, and the Southern Ozarks mentioned among notable American travel destinations.
Madison gets the expected amount of sarcasm.
The Ozarks, however, inspire some genuine enthusiasm.
Rafe and the gang talk about the beautiful scenery around southern Missouri and northern Arkansas, including hiking, mountain biking, fishing, rivers, scenic cabins, and outdoor adventures.
The conversation includes Bentonville, Bella Vista, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Dogwood Canyon, and other destinations around the region.
Moon initially associates the Ozarks with Lake of the Ozarks.
The others explain that the southern Ozarks offer a very different experience.
Rafe talks about the incredible outdoor opportunities.
The crew shares memories of visiting Arkansas.
And Moon discovers that maybe a vacation in the region sounds better than he expected.
They also debate Baltimore's inclusion on the travel list, with the guys comparing it to St. Louis in ways that probably won't make either city's tourism department especially happy.
It's part travel advice, part geography lesson, and part excuse to roast entire metropolitan areas.
Utah Bobsledding and a Very Questionable Vacation Plan

The crew also discusses a possible trip to Park City, Utah, where one member is considering snowmobiling and a run down the Olympic bobsled track.
The plan depends on the weather, and there's a looming reservation deadline.
But the idea of strapping into a bobsled and experiencing serious G-forces is enough to get everybody talking.
Naturally, Cool Runnings references make an appearance.
Because if you're discussing bobsledding on The Rizzuto Show, there's really no avoiding them.
Fair Food, Fried Desserts and the Office Lottery Drama

As the show continues, the conversation turns to indulgent food ideas, including fried Oreos, funnel cakes, gooey butter cake, and other treats that sound delicious until your doctor hears about them.
Then the crew moves into a debate about the office Powerball pool.
The buy-in is just four dollars.
Simple enough, right?
Not for these people.
Rizz has already paid his share and makes it clear that anyone who doesn't contribute shouldn't expect to collect winnings if the office hits the jackpot.
Rafe and Lern scramble to figure out how to get their money into the pool before the deadline.
The crew debates payment apps, receipts, and whether the people who forgot to contribute would still be taken care of if their coworkers suddenly became rich.
Rizz isn't feeling particularly charitable.
Rafe wants assurances.
Lern is ready to argue about it in court if necessary.
And the guys start imagining what the radio show would look like if half the staff became millionaires and immediately quit.
Could Scott and Rafe take over?
Would the boss share his winnings?
Would everybody suddenly discover who their real friends are?
All very important questions to answer before anyone has actually won a dime.
The episode wraps up by recognizing a Team Member of the Day from Highland, Illinois, and celebrating another listener who helps make the Rizz Show community what it is.
From Lern's roller-skating Chicago adventure and giant Christmas candy canes to the legendary puke bowl debate, aging eyesight, Ozarks travel, and a four-dollar lottery argument that could destroy the entire staff, this episode is pure Rizz Show chaos.
It's St. Louis comedy talk, nostalgic childhood stories, holiday absurdity, weird news, and the kind of sarcastic humor that makes everyday life seem a whole lot more ridiculous.
So hit play, grab your coffee, and enjoy another episode of your favorite funny podcast.
Just make sure your coffee mug hasn't been used for anything else.
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What do NHL hockey fights, GTA 6, Thanksgiving turkey, a giant Battlehawks mascot, and a failed concert ticket giveaway have in common? Absolutely nothing. Which makes them perfect material for The Rizzuto Show.
Former St. Louis Blues enforcer Cam "Jacuzzi" Janssen joins Rizz, Moon Valjean, Rafe Williams, and King Scott for a marathon of St. Louis morning show chaos featuring hockey war stories, ridiculous celebrity news, questionable holiday traditions, NFL Pick'em punishments, video game addiction, and a listener contest that manages to accomplish the impossible.
Four contestants. Plenty of concert tickets. Zero winners.
And that's not even the biggest disaster of the day.
First, Cam Janssen reveals what really went down during his NHL fighting days.
Cam takes the crew back to his early hockey career, when he started playing competitively at age 11 in Eureka, Missouri, and worked his way into an NHL preseason game by 18.
Seven years.
That's how long it took Cam to go from learning the sport to sharing the ice with professional hockey players.
Meanwhile, the rest of us are still trying to figure out which direction to push the shopping cart when one wheel stops working.
Cam remembers traveling across the country for youth hockey tournaments, getting thrown out of games for big hits, and making his mother drive all the way home after he'd barely played.
He also talks about moving to Windsor, Ontario, as a teenager, living with a strict billet family, and learning to survive against older players who were bigger, tougher, and already missing several important teeth.
Then the conversation gets into the actual secrets of hockey fighting.
Cam explains how enforcers stretched out the necks of their jerseys to make it harder for opponents to grab them. Other players allegedly used sticky substances to gain an advantage during fights.
Apparently, NHL enforcers were preparing for fights with the same level of creativity the Rizz Show uses to avoid doing actual work.
The guys also discuss the serious side of professional hockey, including head injuries, the physical toll of the sport, and Cam's difficult personal experiences with prescription pain medication.
Cam talks openly about the dangers of mixing medications and the painful side effects he experienced during his career.
Naturally, the conversation somehow ends with Rafe telling a story about his own post-surgery bathroom nightmare.
Because even when the show starts with an important conversation about athlete health, somebody eventually has to bring up constipation.
That's the kind of professionalism you can expect from this funny podcast.
Next, the St. Louis Blues have apparently committed a fashion crime.
The NHL's new Hometown Remix jerseys are here, and Blues fans are not exactly greeting them with a standing ovation.
The new St. Louis design features black and silver, local-inspired details, and a look that has divided hockey fans across the city.
Some people love it.
Some people hate it.
Moon thinks the iconic Blue Note deserves a much bigger role.
Rizz wonders why everyone is losing their minds over a jersey the team will only wear for a limited number of games.
Cam discusses his own reaction to the uniforms, plus the signed hockey jerseys and memorabilia he's given away over the years.
Which leads to a surprisingly relatable confession: sometimes you give someone a fantastic gift and immediately realize you should've kept it.
The crew compares alternate jerseys from around the NHL, including Florida's Miami-inspired look, Chicago's green design, and several other questionable fashion decisions.
Rafe suggests the Blues should've embraced St. Louis culture by putting a giant pothole on the jersey.
Finally, a design that truly represents the city.
Meanwhile, King Scott reaches the grand finale of Mascot Punishment Week.
After suffering through a parade of costumes that included a pig, a giant toasted ravioli, lettuce, avocado, pizza, and an overheated chicken, Scott gets one last assignment.
He's dressing as Archie B. Hawk, the official mascot of the St. Louis Battlehawks.
And this costume comes with rules.
Lots of rules.
The Battlehawks have specific guidelines about protecting the mascot's image, keeping things family-friendly, and avoiding inappropriate jokes or behavior while wearing the suit.
Which is adorable, because apparently nobody told them which radio show was borrowing it.
Scott struggles through the complicated costume, the giant bird head, and the unique challenge of trying to communicate with people while dressed like a professional sports mascot.
The guys admire the outfit, joke about its smell, and celebrate the end of a punishment week that turned King Scott into nearly every category of food on the planet.
But Scott's freedom means somebody else has to suffer.
And this time, it's Rafe.
Rafe Williams spins the Wheel of Punishments and lands on the Blind Taste Test.
After losing the latest NFL Pick'em challenge, Rafe is forced to accept a punishment that gives his coworkers way too much power.
The crew will bring in mystery food items, blindfold Rafe, and make him identify what he's tasting.
Rafe immediately starts negotiating.
Nothing illegal.
Nothing disgusting.
No bugs.
And definitely nothing that causes him to instinctively punch somebody.
Rizz assures him the food will be edible.
Which is technically reassuring, but not nearly as reassuring as Rafe would like.
The crew schedules the challenge for November 10, giving everyone time to find the perfect combination of legal, edible, and emotionally damaging food.
Rafe hasn't even taken the first bite, and he's already questioning his life choices.
Then the gang tackles the most important question in American holiday history: Is Thanksgiving turkey a scam?
Christmas music is already invading stores, Thanksgiving is fighting for attention, and Rizz is wondering why everybody insists on cooking an enormous bird that usually needs a gallon of gravy to become interesting.
The crew debates whether turkey deserves its place at the center of Thanksgiving dinner.
Rizz makes a case for an all-sides Thanksgiving.
Rafe suggests brisket.
Cam defends properly cooked turkey.
Moon is perfectly happy letting somebody else handle the cooking.
Ham and chicken get nominated as replacements.
And the real stars of the holiday—mashed potatoes, stuffing, rolls, and gravy—finally receive the respect they deserve.
The guys also debate Christmas decorations going up too early, holiday music taking over retail stores, and which holidays America could eliminate without anybody noticing.
Valentine's Day is in trouble.
St. Patrick's Day takes a few shots.
And somehow Easter candy becomes a legitimate point of contention.
If you thought holiday traditions were safe from the Rizz Show, you must be new here.
Speaking of food, it's National Sandwich Day, and St. Louis gets some love.
The gang celebrates local sandwich favorites, including Blues City Deli, Gioia's Deli, LeGrand's, The Gramophone, Union Loafers, and other places that make living in St. Louis worth the occasional pothole-related suspension damage.
The conversation includes veteran-owned Semper Fi Sammy's, a listener from Peppers Deli and BBQ, and plenty of opinions about where to find a great sandwich.
Rizz complains about sandwich options in West County.
Moon talks about recommending local favorites to visitors.
Rafe discovers that a military-themed sandwich menu provides almost unlimited opportunities for jokes.
And everybody gets hungry.
It's one of the few times the crew manages to promote local businesses while simultaneously making lunch feel like an emergency.
Then Boston decides to stage a revolution against Liberty Mutual commercials.
The crew reacts to reports of a protest outside Liberty Mutual's headquarters, where people gathered to complain about the company's relentless advertising campaigns.
Yes.
An actual protest.
About insurance commercials.
The guys discuss Liberty Biberty, LiMu Emu, Doug, and whether the commercials are genuinely annoying or simply so effective that people can't stop talking about them.
A counterprotester reportedly showed up dressed as one of the company's advertising characters.
Because apparently even insurance commercials have passionate defenders now.
The crew wonders whether this is a brilliant marketing opportunity, an elaborate joke, or proof that America has officially run out of real things to argue about.
Either way, Boston has found its latest revolution.
No taxation without commercial representation.
Or something like that.
And just when things couldn't get more ridiculous, GTA 6 enters the conversation.
The guys discuss a survey asking gamers what they'd sacrifice to play Grand Theft Auto 6 early.
According to the numbers discussed on the show, some respondents claimed they'd give up sex for a month to get early access.
Others were apparently willing to make even more questionable sacrifices.
Including their pets.
Their actual pets.
For a video game.
Rafe has some very strong opinions about anyone willing to trade a living animal for an early copy of Grand Theft Auto.
King Scott, meanwhile, is already considering the premium edition, a better television, and the amount of time he'll need to disappear into the game.
Moon questions how Scott plans to balance all that gaming with being a father.
Scott seems confident.
We'll see how that goes.
The guys also debate whether GTA 6 could hurt workplace productivity, whether people will skip school or work to play, and what might happen if Cam Janssen and King Scott teamed up online.
The fictional police department would like to request additional staffing.
Next, Rizz puts the crew's music knowledge to the test.
A viral Corey Hart video sparks a discussion about classic songs, memorable lyrics, and the surprising number of hits people have apparently misunderstood for decades.
Rafe admits he thought "Sunglasses at Night" was a Sting song.
Which is the kind of mistake that should probably result in another spin of the punishment wheel.
The crew works through music references involving TLC, Sir Mix-a-Lot, the Backstreet Boys, Meat Loaf, Tom Petty, Pearl Jam, the Smashing Pumpkins, and more.
Moon looks suspiciously prepared.
Cam holds his own.
And Rafe discovers that music trivia is a dangerous game when everyone in the room is actively looking for reasons to make fun of you.
Then it's time for celebrity gossip, Hollywood what-ifs, and entertainment news.
Moon brings stories involving Britney Spears, Arnold Schwarzenegger playing Santa Claus, relationship rumors surrounding well-known celebrities, and Hollywood casting decisions that almost changed movie history.
The guys imagine alternate versions of iconic films, including Rocky, Grease, The Silence of the Lambs, and American Psycho.
They also discuss a new television special about the unsolved JonBenét Ramsey case and false online rumors surrounding a tragic Florida plane crash.
It's a mix of pop culture commentary, celebrity news, serious headlines, and the usual sarcastic humor that makes the crew impossible to leave unsupervised.
Finally, the gang attempts to give away concert tickets with Just the Two of Us.
This should be simple.
Cam Janssen pairs up with different members of the Rizz Show crew.
Rafe asks five questions.
If the two players match three answers, a listener wins tickets.
The prize choices include 311, Three Days Grace, Wage War, and Alter Bridge.
There's even a special Patient Zero contestant who can win if a team matches either none of the answers or all five.
What could go wrong?
Everything.
Cam teams up with Rizz for questions about frozen pizza, breakfast cereal, hot dog toppings, movie robots, and nuts with cool names.
They manage to match on Red Baron pizza, thanks to a previous conversation about the viral Red Baron employee story.
Unfortunately, that brief moment of intellectual harmony does not last.
Cam and Rafe attempt questions about casino games, bald celebrities, milkshake flavors, chain restaurant appetizers, and collectibles.
Strawberry milkshakes provide a moment of hope.
But not enough hope.
Cam and Moon face questions about celebrities wearing sunglasses, talking animals in movies, gas station purchases, famous detectives, and fried food.
They somehow find themselves arguing about Homeward Bound, Shrek, Sherlock Holmes, and what people buy at gas stations.
And finally, King Scott joins Cam while still dressed as Archie B. Hawk.
The giant mascot head makes communication difficult enough.
But then Scott tries to name the popular hospital drama The Pitt.
And calls it The Hill.
A television show that does not exist in this particular contest.
At that point, even Cam Janssen can't save the situation.
The teams keep missing the required number of matches.
And whenever they look like they might completely fail, they accidentally get just enough right to ruin the Patient Zero contestant's chances.
By the end of the game, four callers have tried.
The crew has embarrassed itself repeatedly.
And not one listener has won a prize.
That's right.
An entire concert ticket giveaway where the biggest winner is the station's remaining ticket inventory.
Beautiful work, everybody.
From Cam Janssen's NHL fighting stories and the St. Louis Blues jersey controversy to King Scott's Battlehawks mascot finale, Rafe's blind taste test punishment, GTA 6 obsession, Thanksgiving turkey debates, Liberty Biberty protests, celebrity gossip, and the spectacular failure of Just the Two of Us, this combined episode delivers a little bit of everything.
It's St. Louis entertainment, funny stories, weird news, sports talk, pop culture commentary, daily humor, and the kind of morning show chaos that makes this funny podcast a terrible place to look for responsible adult behavior.
So hit play, defend your favorite Thanksgiving side dish, reconsider giving away your pets for a video game, and remember that if you ever play a guessing game with King Scott, make sure he knows the difference between a hill and a pit.
And congratulations to Cam Janssen for surviving an entire morning with the Rizz Show.
He spent years fighting NHL enforcers.
This might've been harder.
Welcome to another spectacularly unnecessary adventure on your favorite funny podcast, The Rizzuto Show.

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