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Remember when alternative rock ruled the world, every month brought another legendary album, and nobody had the audacity to call Green Day “dad rock”? Yeah, well, apparently we're all old now. Thanks for that.
It's Friday on The Rizzuto Show, and Rizz, Moon Valjean, Rafe Williams, and King Scott are taking a musical trip back to 1994, the year alternative rock officially grew hair under its arms, developed an attitude, and helped define an entire generation.
Meanwhile, Scott is dressed like lettuce, Lern is out of town, and the crew is once again discovering that getting older is mostly just realizing your favorite music now qualifies as ancient history.
Welcome to another funny podcast packed with rock nostalgia, celebrity gossip, questionable Hollywood decisions, and enough sarcastic humor to make your high school self deeply disappointed in the adult you've become.
Was 1994 the greatest year in alternative rock history?

Moon has been saying it for years, and now Rizz has the evidence.
Inspired by a video from Tim of Kicking Harold, the guys go month by month through an absolutely ridiculous lineup of alternative rock albums released in 1994.
We're talking Live's Throwing Copper, Green Day's Dookie, Soundgarden's Superunknown, The Offspring's Smash, Weezer's Blue Album, Stone Temple Pilots' Purple, Hootie & the Blowfish's Cracked Rear View, Oasis' Definitely Maybe, R.E.M.'s Monster, Korn's self-titled debut, Pearl Jam's Vitalogy, and Bush's Sixteen Stone.
Twelve months. An absurd number of classic albums. Enough massive singles to keep 105.7 The Point busy for the next three decades.
Which, come to think of it, is pretty much what happened.
Moon explains why 1994 was so important to alternative radio in St. Louis, especially with The Point having launched the previous year. Rizz makes the case for 1991 as another legendary year, and the guys reminisce about discovering the music that would become the soundtrack to their teenage lives.
From Black Hole Sun and Basket Case to Interstate Love Song, Buddy Holly, and Better Man, it's a nostalgia trip through the era when flannel was fashionable, CDs were expensive, and your biggest responsibility was remembering to rewind a VHS tape.
Moon sums it up perfectly: 1994 was the year alternative rock finished puberty.
And then the show delivers the devastating follow-up.
Congratulations. Your favorite bands are now dad rock.

Remember when dad rock meant Led Zeppelin, Boston, and Foghat?
Well, the new generation has apparently expanded the category to include Blink-182, Foo Fighters, Green Day, Korn, Weezer, Nickelback, The Offspring, My Chemical Romance, Disturbed, Slipknot, and Third Eye Blind.
That's right. The music you once used to annoy your parents is now the music your kids use to identify you as an old person.
Moon takes this development especially well, considering several of those bands once opened for his own bands.
Nothing says aging gracefully quite like discovering you're older than the music that's already considered old.
This funny podcast also tackles a fascinating music-chart mystery: How did some of the biggest artists in rock history never score a number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100?
The crew runs through a surprising list featuring Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Johnny Cash, Journey, Bruce Springsteen, Led Zeppelin, R.E.M., Nirvana, and AC/DC.
How does Smells Like Teen Spirit become a generational anthem without reaching number one? How does Journey make Don't Stop Believin' and somehow miss the top spot?
And what exactly was beating these songs on the charts?
Rizz has questions. Moon has the rankings. Rafe wants to make sure everybody understands which Billboard chart they're talking about.
For once, somebody is asking a reasonable follow-up question.
Celebrity gossip gets weird. Again.

The crew's Crap on Celebrities segment brings a whole different collection of entertainment headlines.
They discuss a reported death of Patrick Stewart, reflecting on his roles as Captain Jean-Luc Picard and Professor X, his friendship with Ian McKellen, and his memorable career. Rizz also brings up Stewart's infamous award-show confrontation with James Corden, because apparently even a tribute to a legendary actor can turn into a debate about which celebrity is more annoying.
Then it's time for the latest Dune popcorn bucket, because movie theaters have apparently decided the popcorn container should be more controversial than the actual movie.
After the internet had its fun with the sandworm bucket from Dune: Part Two, the crew discusses a new design featuring two sandworm mouths.
A bucket built for sharing.
We're sure that's exactly how the internet will use it.
Jenny McCarthy also makes headlines after describing her health struggles and decision to sleep in a tent in her backyard over concerns about mold exposure. Moon expresses concern about the situation, while Rizz wonders where Donnie Wahlberg fits into the whole arrangement.
The guys also get into Margot Robbie's uncertain future as Harley Quinn, with James Gunn suggesting she may be finished with the role.
Rizz has opinions about Harley Quinn Halloween costumes. Moon has opinions about dating someone with Harley Quinn's personality.
Neither conversation is particularly helpful to the DC Universe.
And then there's Austin Powers 4.
Mike Myers has discussed the possibility of a new movie that focuses more heavily on Dr. Evil, sending the crew into a debate about whether the world needs another Austin Powers installment.
Is it for the fans who grew up quoting the original movies? Is it for their kids? Does that style of comedy still work?
Or should Hollywood occasionally leave something alone before nostalgia becomes a hostage situation?
More music drama, expensive guitars, and Taylor Swift money.

St. Louis native Nelly shares a story about Taylor Swift recruiting him for a surprise concert appearance, complete with private-plane travel, luxury accommodations, and an offer that apparently included $50,000.
Rizz is especially entertained by the idea of Swift describing that arrangement as not having much of a budget.
Must be nice.
The crew also discusses George Michael's Faith music-video guitar selling at auction for approximately $240,000, along with a family dispute surrounding the memorabilia.
And the ongoing bad blood between Mötley Crüe and former guitarist Mick Mars gets another look as Nikki Sixx addresses accusations about the band's live performances and the personal fallout from their legal fight.
Because nothing says rock 'n' roll brotherhood like lawyers, social media arguments, and everybody accusing everybody else of not playing their instruments.
Meanwhile, Donald Glover is reportedly developing a PUBG television adaptation with Netflix, and Jennifer Lopez says becoming an empty nester is inspiring new music.
The crew responds with precisely the level of enthusiasm you would expect.
St. Louis generosity, football misery, and a walking avocado.

It's not all music and celebrity nonsense.
The show also celebrates the incredible support from local businesses and listeners raising money for Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital through the Rizz Show's October hat sponsorships, stickers, and billboard events.
Rizz reports that donations appear to have passed $20,000, with a final total still to come.
The crew thanks the St. Louis community for showing up and supporting a genuinely important cause.
And then, naturally, the conversation returns to King Scott's humiliating mascot punishment.
After losing the NFL Pick'em challenge, Scott is working his way through an entire week of ridiculous costumes. Thanks to Crushed Red, he's now rotating between lettuce, avocado, and pizza.
Nothing quite captures the dignity of a professional morning radio show like a grown man dressed as produce while everybody else discusses Pearl Jam.
The gang also checks in on its increasingly desperate NFL Pick'em record, with Rizz insisting a comeback is still possible.
Mathematically, maybe.
Emotionally, we're not so sure.
From the glory days of alternative rock to the horror of becoming dad rock, from Hollywood nostalgia to expensive celebrity memorabilia, this funny podcast is another perfectly chaotic installment of The Rizzuto Show.
Hit play, turn up your favorite 1994 album, and remember: if your kids call Weezer classic rock, you are legally allowed to feel personally attacked.
And somebody please get King Scott out of that avocado costume before he starts charging extra for guacamole.
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A Red Baron pizza worker reaches his breaking point, a murder suspect tries to trade a guilty plea for a Philly cheesesteak, and King Scott is dressed like a piece of lettuce. Somehow, that's still not the weirdest food-related news of the day.
Welcome to another episode of The Rizzuto Show, where viral internet pranks are officially out of control, fast-food drive-thrus are being timed like Olympic events, and the American justice system apparently needs a policy about sandwiches.
With Lern off to Chicago, Rizz, Moon Valjean, Rafe Williams, and King Scott are holding down the fort. And by holding down the fort, we mean arguing about frozen pizza, questionable beverages, and whether somebody should be allowed to negotiate a life sentence with lunch.
It's another funny podcast loaded with weird news, St. Louis stories, sarcastic humor, and the kind of conversations that make you wonder how this crew has survived morning radio for so long.
First up: the viral Red Baron worker meltdown that has the internet taking sides.
A Red Baron employee named Walt is simply trying to stock frozen pizzas at a grocery store in Michigan when a group of teenage pranksters decides his workday needs more suffering.
Their brilliant comedy masterpiece? Ask Walt for the time, play a fake Apple Pay transaction sound, and pretend they've stolen money from his phone.
Groundbreaking material, gentlemen. Truly the future of entertainment.
Walt initially tries to walk away, but the prank continues until he finally unloads about his exhausting work schedule, his four kids, his mortgage, and the fact that he was supposed to be home an hour earlier.
Suddenly, the video stops being funny and starts feeling like the entire American workforce just found its spokesperson.
Rizz, Moon, and Rafe break down the confrontation, debate how far internet pranksters should be allowed to push strangers, and celebrate the reported response from viewers: a fundraiser that the show says had already collected more than $335,000 for Walt.
Red Baron even gets in on the moment, and the crew decides that Walt deserves a promotion, a vacation, and possibly his own Breaking Bad spinoff.
"I am the one who stocks."
Of course, the discussion takes a darker turn when the guys revisit the 2023 Virginia mall prank that ended with a YouTuber being shot. It raises a serious question underneath all the jokes: when did harassing strangers for clicks become an entire career path?
And because apparently one food-related story isn't enough, the show introduces a Florida murder suspect who tried to negotiate a guilty plea in exchange for a Philly cheesesteak, fries, and a 20-ounce Pepsi.
Not a reduced sentence.
Not a better cell.
A sandwich.
The suspect, Robert Kessler, was facing a murder charge when he reportedly offered to accept life in prison if someone would provide the very specific meal.
The judge, understandably, explained that criminal pleas cannot be negotiated through the deli counter.
Rizz thinks the deal sounds pretty straightforward. Moon is more concerned that the man didn't specify which cheesesteak restaurant should provide the sandwich. Rafe wonders whether the whole performance is an attempt to appear unfit for trial.
And somehow the conversation ends up comparing cheesesteaks from Philadelphia, Florida, Penn Station, and the mall food court.
A reminder that the crew can turn even the most serious courtroom story into a debate about lunch without ever pretending the underlying crime isn't awful.
Meanwhile, King Scott's NFL Pick'em Mascot Week continues.
After surviving the sweaty Sweetmeat pig and an enormous Dracula-themed toasted ravioli, Scott gets a fresh selection of costumes courtesy of Crushed Red.
Today's options include lettuce, avocado, and pizza.
The gang starts with lettuce, naturally, because nothing says professional radio producer like dressing as the garnish nobody ordered.
They also decide he might as well wear all three costumes throughout the show, turning his punishment into a three-course meal.
Somewhere in St. Louis, a salad is missing its employee.
The crew also takes a serious look at America's fastest and slowest fast-food drive-thrus, which is apparently the kind of research we need in our lives.
According to the ranking discussed on the show, Taco Bell comes in first for total drive-thru speed, with KFC close behind.
McDonald's falls near the bottom despite strong order accuracy, while Chick-fil-A has the longest total wait but moves customers quickly on a per-car basis.
Dunkin' gets called out for its friendliness ranking, Arby's unexpectedly performs well, and Moon takes the opportunity to explain why he believes Arby's roast beef is basically a science experiment.
Rizz counters with the existence of the Beef 'n Cheddar.
Rafe weighs in on frozen pizza economics.
And before long, the entire segment becomes a passionate discussion of which fast-food restaurants deserve your money and which ones should be forced to apologize directly to your stomach.
This funny podcast also takes a detour into the changing world of beer.
Anheuser-Busch's latest results spark a discussion about the rise of nonalcoholic beer, including Busch NA, Michelob Ultra Zero, Guinness 0, and Athletic Brewing.
Moon shares his fascination with St. Louis brewing history, Rafe remembers a local nonalcoholic beer company, and Rizz looks at polling suggesting fewer Americans are drinking alcohol than in previous decades.
The conversation eventually wanders into classic beer commercials, Spuds MacKenzie, and the glorious era when apparently every advertising executive believed a talking animal could sell absolutely anything.
Then there's Mountain Dew's newest bright-pink Baja Blast variation, which sends the guys down another rabbit hole about neon-colored beverages, the number of Mountain Dew flavors in existence, and Rafe's theory that Mountain Dew is basically the unofficial fuel of the United States military.
Moon is not particularly enthusiastic about drinking something that looks like it could illuminate a basement.
Rizz is just trying to figure out how many flavors one soda company needs before somebody finally says, "You know what? We might have enough."
On the local news front, the show also discusses a heartbreaking update in the killing of St. Louis-area teenager Alyssa Wilson, including new details presented by investigators and the charges against two suspects. The crew sets the jokes aside to acknowledge the tragedy and the devastating circumstances surrounding her death.
That's the thing about a daily morning show: sometimes the news is ridiculous, sometimes it's genuinely upsetting, and sometimes both show up before you've finished your coffee.
Between the viral Red Baron confrontation, a courtroom cheesesteak proposal, Scott's increasingly humiliating mascot wardrobe, nonalcoholic beer, Mountain Dew madness, and the drive-thru rankings nobody knew they needed, this funny podcast delivers another gloriously unpredictable dose of St. Louis comedy talk.
Hit play, leave hardworking grocery store employees alone, double-check your fast-food order, and remember: if you're going to negotiate with a judge using a cheesesteak, at least have the decency to specify where it's coming from.
And somebody get King Scott out of the lettuce.
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Anthony Stalter is 10-1 over his last 11 college football picks—can he keep the heater going through Halloween weekend?
Rizz, Tim McKernan, and Anthony Stalter return to The Spread Zone with college football and NFL picks, team totals, underdogs, and three locks of the week. Stalter keeps riding his team-total strategy, Tim looks to bounce back after his eight-pick lock streak ends, and Rizz makes the case for Georgia to respond against Florida.
The guys break down Arizona–Texas Tech, Cincinnati–Utah, Army–Memphis, and more before turning to the NFL. Can Carolina cover at Green Bay? Will Buffalo handle Baltimore? And why are both Rizz and Stalter targeting Jacksonville against Indianapolis?
Plus, this week’s locks feature Notre Dame, Boise State, and the Jaguars—with plenty of trash talk and last week’s bad beats along the way.
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King Scott has officially become a five-foot-tall vampire toasted ravioli, somebody's Halloween candy bowl turns out to be an actual human skull, and a St. Louis car thief apparently discovers that all you have to do is ask nicely. Welcome to The Rizzuto Show, where common sense is optional and Halloween gets weirder by the minute.
Rizz, Moon Valjean, Lern, Rafe Williams, and King Scott are back with another funny podcast full of St. Louis weird news, Halloween chaos, dangerous childhood memories, questionable life decisions, and enough sarcasm to make a giant piece of fried pasta reconsider its career.
First up, King Scott's NFL Pick'em punishment continues with Mascot Week, and today's costume is an absolute St. Louis masterpiece.
Thanks to GO! St. Louis, Scott gets stuffed inside a massive toasted ravioli costume that's been transformed into Dracula Ravioli for Halloween. We're talking vampire teeth, a Dracula hairline, and a costume so enormous the crew starts measuring it in units of Lern.
Then the conversation takes a nostalgic turn as the crew remembers the most dangerous toys of the '80s and '90s.
Remember lawn darts? Those giant metal projectiles that somehow qualified as family entertainment?
Rizz remembers childhood science kits that included real scalpels and glass slides. Lern recalls the joys of trying to bake a cake with a light bulb before giving up and eating the batter. Rafe and Moon share stories about slingshots, homemade forts, and the questionable survival instincts of kids who grew up before everybody had a smartphone.
Rafe even admits he once tried to saw an escape hatch through his bedroom floor so he could sneak in and out of the house.
His dad eventually discovered the project because sunlight was coming through the floorboards.
Some kids wanted a treehouse. Rafe wanted a prison break.
The nostalgia spirals into stories about hiding inside cabinets, sleeping in toy chests, crawling through neighborhood brush, and turning practically every outdoor structure into a military headquarters.
Lern also brings up a debate from a recent women's retreat: Does keeping a baseball bat in your car make it look like a weapon unless you also carry a baseball glove?
Rizz shares one of the most ridiculous St. Louis car theft stories the gang has heard.
According to the story discussed on the show, a man approaches a downtown hotel valet, asks for the keys to a Rivian, and simply drives away when the employee hands them over.
No elaborate disguise. No high-speed getaway. Just the confidence of a guy who apparently thinks grand theft auto is a customer-service transaction.
A grown man dressed as a vampire toasted ravioli, childhood toys that probably should've come with a lawyer, and a Halloween candy bowl that might actually be somebody's head. Welcome to The Rizzuto Show, where the scary part isn't Halloween—it's realizing these people are allowed to operate vehicles.
Rizz, Moon Valjean, Lern, Rafe Williams, and King Scott are back with another funny podcast packed with St. Louis weird news, ridiculous Halloween costumes, dangerous childhood memories, questionable decisions, and the kind of daily comedy that makes you wonder how any of us survived the 1980s.
First, King Scott's NFL Pick'em punishment takes a truly St. Louis turn when the crew stuffs him into a gigantic toasted ravioli mascot costume, courtesy of GO! St. Louis.
But because Halloween is approaching, this isn't just any toasted ravioli.
It's Dracula Ravioli.
We're talking vampire teeth, a Dracula hairline, and a massive square of pasta so wide it practically requires its own building permit.
The crew measures the costume in units of Lern, because apparently the metric system wasn't humiliating enough. At roughly one Lern tall, Scott becomes a walking, talking, meat-filled architectural problem.
Then comes the real challenge: getting the giant ravioli through the studio doorway and into his tiny producer booth.
King Scott manages to squeeze inside, but closing the door is another matter entirely. Rafe has to climb in and help adjust the microphone, creating what might be the world's most uncomfortable pasta-based recording studio.
Yesterday, Scott was trapped inside the Sweetmeat pig costume. Today, he's Dracula Ravioli. Tomorrow, there's another mascot waiting.
Rafe even reveals that, as a teenager, he tried to saw an escape hatch through his bedroom floor so he could sneak out without his strict dad noticing.
Unfortunately, his father discovered the project when sunlight started shining through the floorboards from underneath the house.
Most teenagers sneak out a window. Rafe apparently wanted to recreate The Shawshank Redemption.
The crew also gets into a debate sparked by Lern's recent women's retreat: If you keep a baseball bat in your car for protection, do you need a baseball glove to prove you're not carrying a weapon?
This launches an extremely unserious conversation about traffic stops, batting practice, tire knockers, and the world's least convincing explanation for why somebody has a baseball bat in their trunk.
A woman gets a week off work to potty-train her new puppy, Nicolas Cage apparently forgets how John Madden sounds, and King Scott is one locked knee away from becoming a toasted ravioli casualty. Welcome to The Rizzuto Show, where workplace benefits are imaginary, Hollywood is confused, and the mascot costumes are actively trying to kill us.
Rizz, Moon Valjean, Lern, Rafe Williams, and King Scott are back with another funny podcast full of ridiculous workplace debates, celebrity news, rock-and-roll nostalgia, questionable movie performances, and the kind of St. Louis morning show chaos that really should come with a waiver.
First, somebody needs to rescue King Scott from his own costume.
Mascot Week continues after Scott's NFL Pick'em punishment, and he's still trapped inside a gigantic toasted ravioli costume courtesy of GO! St. Louis.
The thing is roughly five feet tall, five feet wide, incredibly heavy, and apparently hotter than the inside of an actual deep fryer.
During the show, Rizz notices Scott leaning against the wall and briefly worries he's about to pass out. The crew warns him about locking his knees, suggests football players should train in the costume to build shoulder strength, and debates whether St. Louis should someday name a professional sports team the Raviolis.
Because nothing strikes fear into an opponent quite like a giant square of fried pasta.
Scott eventually gets permission to remove the costume for a segment, which is probably the most generous employee benefit anyone on this show has received in years.
And that brings us to the day's biggest argument: Should employees get a free week off to potty-train a new puppy?
A woman named Jenna is furious after learning that her coworker's boss offered a full week away from work to help settle in a new dog, without using any of the coworker's regular vacation days.
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A woman gets a week off work to potty-train her new puppy, Nicolas Cage apparently forgets how John Madden sounds, and King Scott is one locked knee away from becoming a toasted ravioli casualty. Welcome to The Rizzuto Show, where workplace benefits are imaginary, Hollywood is confused, and the mascot costumes are actively trying to kill us.
Rizz, Moon Valjean, Lern, Rafe Williams, and King Scott are back with another funny podcast full of ridiculous workplace debates, celebrity news, rock-and-roll nostalgia, questionable movie performances, and the kind of St. Louis morning show chaos that really should come with a waiver.
First, somebody needs to rescue King Scott from his own costume.
Mascot Week continues after Scott's NFL Pick'em punishment, and he's still trapped inside a gigantic toasted ravioli costume courtesy of GO! St. Louis.
The thing is roughly five feet tall, five feet wide, incredibly heavy, and apparently hotter than the inside of an actual deep fryer.
During the show, Rizz notices Scott leaning against the wall and briefly worries he's about to pass out. The crew warns him about locking his knees, suggests football players should train in the costume to build shoulder strength, and debates whether St. Louis should someday name a professional sports team the Raviolis.
Because nothing strikes fear into an opponent quite like a giant square of fried pasta.
Scott eventually gets permission to remove the costume for a segment, which is probably the most generous employee benefit anyone on this show has received in years.
And that brings us to the day's biggest argument: Should employees get a free week off to potty-train a new puppy?
A woman named Jenna is furious after learning that her coworker's boss offered a full week away from work to help settle in a new dog, without using any of the coworker's regular vacation days.
The time off isn't paid, but it's still an extra week away from the office.
Rizz thinks it's ridiculous.
Lern thinks it's the greatest idea corporate America has ever accidentally stumbled into.
And just like that, pet-ternity leave becomes the hill Lern is prepared to die on.
She argues that people are overworked, animals are family, and companies should stop acting like employees owe them every waking moment of their lives. If somebody wants a week to bond with a new pug, let them have it.
Rizz wants to know who's covering the work while everybody else is home teaching a puppy where to pee.
Moon wonders where the policy ends. If dogs qualify, what about hamsters? Goldfish? Taking a week off for a really nice hike?
Lern enthusiastically approves almost all of it.
Before long, she's designing her own imaginary company, complete with generous benefits, unlimited happiness, a soap-and-lotion business, and a workforce that may never actually show up.
Rafe joins the discussion with his theory that we've turned pets into furry reflections of ourselves, complete with anxiety, medications, and emotional support needs.
Meanwhile, Rizz continues bravely defending the radical concept of using vacation days for vacations.
It's a workplace debate that starts with puppy potty training and somehow ends with accusations that Rizz has the mentality of a 1950s coal mine supervisor.
If you've ever wanted to know whether your boss should approve a week of hamster-related self-care, this is the funny podcast for you.
Then the gang turns its attention to Hollywood, where Nicolas Cage's portrayal of legendary football broadcaster John Madden is generating some spectacularly confused reactions.
The crew watches a clip from the upcoming Madden movie featuring Cage as Madden and Joel Murray as Pat Summerall.
There's a broadcasting booth. There's a telestrator. There's football history being recreated.
And there's Nicolas Cage sounding an awful lot like Nicolas Cage.
Rizz can't get past the voice. Moon attempts to grade the performance on a scale of actually sounding like Madden versus simply being yourself. Rafe remembers Cage's disappearing Southern accent in Con Air, while Lern wonders whether people who aren't familiar with the real John Madden might actually enjoy the movie.
The conversation becomes a full-blown examination of Nicolas Cage's acting career, from genuinely incredible performances to the roles that make you wonder whether somebody lost a bet.
Moon even floats the theory that the awkward clip might be intentional marketing.
Because apparently the best way to sell a movie is to make everybody argue about whether it's terrible.
Next up, Lern delivers a passionate review of the theatrical presentation of Back to the Beginning, the massive tribute to Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath.
After attending a screening with Tim and friends, Lern explains why the concert film hit harder emotionally than she expected.
She breaks down standout performances from Yungblud, Lamb of God, Tool, and other artists paying tribute to the band that helped shape generations of heavy music.
The conversation turns especially emotional when Lern describes the film's presentation of Ozzy's performance of "Mama, I'm Coming Home" and the way the concert's final moments were edited together.
For once, the crew manages to discuss something genuinely moving.
Don't worry. It doesn't last.
Celebrity gossip soon takes over with a discussion of unconfirmed reports about Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding privacy, alleged leaked decorations, and the possibility of an extremely expensive carousel.
The gang debates whether celebrity privacy is even possible when your life is already one of the world's largest entertainment franchises.
Elsewhere in entertainment news, Lern discusses a new book's allegations about a frightening trip involving Kim Kardashian and Kanye West, while Gene Simmons sparks a conversation about artificial intelligence and music royalties.
The crew also listens to Mudvayne frontman Chad Gray's heavy cover of Christina Aguilera's "Beautiful."
What sounds like a strange combination on paper turns out to be a pleasant surprise, with Moon and the others admitting the performance works better than expected.
John Stamos stepping in for the Beach Boys at an Epcot concert series leads to another discussion: When should aging musicians finally retire?
And why does it sometimes seem like rock stars would rather be carried onto the stage than stop performing?
Then there's Ryan Gosling's band, Dead Man's Bones, which sends the crew into a conversation about his music, his acting career, and the memorable story of Gosling gaining weight for The Lovely Bones without first clearing the transformation with director Peter Jackson.
Apparently, showing up to a major film production looking dramatically different from the actor they hired is not always considered a bold creative choice.
Rafe also recommends Song Sung Blue, starring Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson, prompting a surprisingly passionate conversation about Neil Diamond and the greatest songwriters of all time.
The entertainment chaos continues with Jennifer Lawrence discussing The Hunger Games, Moon demanding an explanation for the podcast title Call Her Daddy, and a few jokes that prove the crew should probably stop trying to construct celebrity family trees.
Finally, Lern challenges everybody to a classic 1980s horror villain survival test.
Could Rizz survive an army of Gremlins?
Could Moon outrun Michael Myers?
Could Rafe take down Jack Torrance from The Shining?
And could King Scott defeat Chucky while still wearing the enormous toasted ravioli costume?
The gang also debates Freddy Krueger, the Critters, and Pinhead from Hellraiser, with everyone displaying an impressive amount of confidence for people who would probably struggle to survive a mildly inconvenient haunted house.
It's another day of weird news, entertainment gossip, funny stories, nostalgic movie debates, and sarcastic humor from The Rizzuto Show on 105.7 The Point in St. Louis.
Whether you're fighting for puppy parental leave, questioning Nicolas Cage's acting choices, mourning the golden age of heavy metal, or wondering which horror villain you could defeat in hand-to-hand combat, this funny podcast has something ridiculous for you.
Hit play, give your dog a treat, let King Scott out of the ravioli, and remember: if your boss offers a free week off to potty-train a pug, maybe don't tell Rizz.
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