The Cult of Ron & Brian

It's time for that hallowed annual tradition - the Podcast Championship Debate! Moderator Marty is back to challenge both Ron and Brian in a tense back and forth to determine the future of the show...and the world!

Way too many ICE stories again this week: they let an alleged jewel thief out of the country, an ICE agent pleaded guilty to SA'ing a detainee, they flew a couple of toddlers to Texas, and executed yet another American in the streets of Minnesota. We also discuss our upcoming debate, the results of this weekend's football games, and compare social media clout. A snow plow driver did a little bit of cocaine before getting into an accident, a father confronts a lawyer who allegedly filmed his daughter, and we talk about people being bad in Florida and Pittsburgh!<...

We get the scoop on what really happens after a colonoscopy, there's a crotch controversy in ski jumping, and a Florida man was killed at work by an industrial bread machine. There's updates on Travis Turner and his school district, Eric Adams new crypto coin may be a scam, and who's killing the Philly tow truck drivers? Timothy Busfield was arrested for allegedly touching children, Keifer Sutherland was arrested for allegedly assaulting an Uber driver, and Scott Adams provided the first points in this year's death pool. There's way too many Trump stories, from his trip to a Ford...

We welcome Andrew H. - winner of the 2025 Cult of Ron & Brian Death Pool - to discuss his winning year, and we surprise him with his enshrinement in our new Death Pool Hall of Fame! We discuss the many ways in which ICE is horrible, rude Broadway patrons, and the lack of legroom on WestJet. We also talk about a hacktivist deleting racist websites, Oceania Cruises going adults-only, and Brian's inability to understand mailing addresses!

It's a new year, so we look back on our predictions for 2025 to see what we got right and look ahead to what we can expect in 2026. We crown the 2025 Death Pool champion and discuss who has the best odds of winning this year. A Florida man stole from a meat market while naked, Brian stole meat while fully clothed, and AI duped people into going to the Brooklyn Bridge for New Year's Eve fireworks. Oh yeah, and we invaded Venezuela and overthrew the government!

Just when we thought the Epstein Files couldn't get more disturbing, this week the DOJ released a list of his Amazon purchases. A Florida man shot up his family over an NFL game, a couple is sentenced for trying to sell their baby, and we have an Ask Brian segment! The Secretary of Treasury said Americans should expect big tax refunds this year, a man went on a brisket stealing spree, and Operation Bad Santa arrested a bunch of (alleged) bad men in New Jersey. A woman got upset at Alaska Airlines, a 76-year-old man grew breasts because of...

We're spreading holiday joy to everyone this week! We've got a man suing a Vegas casino, a tourist almost dying for a photo, and an elementary school principal accused of being antisemitic. We discuss Rob Reiner and his filmography, DraftKings failed in trying to keep a bettor's winnings, and there was a bow and arrow murder in New Jersey. We tell you what we're watching, give you our NFL Locks of the Week, and discuss ideas for 2026 theme episodes!

We take a deep dive into the Sherrone Moore scandal which leads into a bracket contest about who the worst Man Behaving Badly is! A man accidentally tried to deposit meth at his local bank, Times New Roman is making America great again, and Royal Caribbean is accused of over-serving a passenger (oh, and killing them. Allegedly.). We also talk about what we're watching and give you our NFL Locks of the Week!

We discuss the new Sean Combs docuseries on Netflix and why 50 Cent can't stop smiling in his interviews! A Russian fitness influencer found out that eating 10,000 calories a day isn't healthy, the well-off are more likely to steal from self-checkouts, and a teenager learned the hard way to not hop into a lion enclosure. An American student was stuck in a German vagina sculpture, an ex-NJ cop is arrested for assaulting his fellow workers, and the voice of Frosty the Snowman was exposed for having multiple families! A Tennessee grandfather and his granddaughter were mauled to death by the...

We discuss the undefeated high school football coach/alleged pedophile, Brian talks about how he was a hero on Thanksgiving, and have a thought-provoking question in our Ask Ron segment. There was scandal at the World's Strongest Woman contest, a dad arranges a drug deal to avenge his daughter, and an upstate NY hunting trip among brothers ends in tragedy. The ShamWow guy is running for office in Texas, a university lecturer got fired for drinking with the students, and the Russian Popeye might be losing his arms! An influencer will be handing out machetes and alcohol in NYC...

A Turkish boy died when co-workers put an air hose up his rectum, a robber took advantage of a liquor store employee's heart attack, and a Canadian man was led astray by ChatGPT. A Canadian cop met women in the weirdest of ways, a Dine & Dash Diva is on the loose in NYC, and a Wisconsin family was arrested for starving one of their children! Two Texas men wanted to take over a Haitian island, bear attacks are rampant in Japan, and Trump and Mamdani are the new fun couple. We talk about what we're watching, give you our...

There were some...interesting allegations from the Epstein files this week, and you know we were here for it! A politician was seen enjoying porn on a plane, an influencer has to pay for breaking up a marriage, and Ron has a Beef of the Week retraction. The penny is being retired, a former professor killed his wife, and a Baltimore police officer caught charges for nearly running someone over! A ferry company "accidentally" showed passengers some porn, a pardoned Ponzi schemer is going to prison again, and a Florida bar argument turned violent. We give you our NFL...

We talk about the world's oldest Quarter Pounder and how much we would charge to take a bite, a woman got an unwanted shipment of arms and fingers, and a dad accused of leaving his daughter in a hot car takes the easy way out. Trump pardoned Daryl Strawberry and looked bewildered during a medical emergency, a woman shamed churches for not helping the needy, and we discuss the Election Day results! A teacher shot by a 6-year-old won $10 million, a woman on a Taylor Swift cruise died after drinking too much, and a North Dakota hotel has an...

Ron was in Aruba, Brian was at the Chiller Theater Convention, and we talk about both! A man was killed by a hot shower, a Taiwanese Airline asked a dead employee for a doctor's note, and Kash Patel lashed out at criticism over his plane usage. Aggressive monkeys are on the loose, a man had his entire potato harvest stolen, and a Harrisburg church had to apologize for an offensive Halloween float. We talk about what we're watching, discuss Game 7 of the World Series, and give you our NFL Locks of the Week!

Brian continues to be a hero of democracy, and this week we get to see him complete his New Jersey ballot! A Corrections Officer was arrested for his prison side hustle, a coroner had to cancel an office halloween party due to 24 decomposing corpses, and Amazon Web Services let everyone down this week. We try not to talk about Trump, but between knocking down the East Wing and asking the DOJ for $230 million, he made the list! George Santos threatened to leave NYC and the internet rejoiced, a Detroit Bishop shamed a parishioner for only donating $1200, and we have...

The rumors are true - we've got a brand new title belt for the podcast and we're showing it off! A long line in Marshall's leads to a stabbing, a priest gets caught shirtless with a parishioner's fiancee, and a 73-year-old man gets revenge on his high school bully. A glamorous serial killer was arrested in Brazil, Jake Haro gets sentenced for the death of his son, and a NYC man tried to use a sex tape with a juror to get his conviction tossed! We talk about what we're watching, run through the week's celebrity obits, and we...

We're back after a short hiatus while Brian visited the heartland of our country, and we're ready to entertain you! We have a lot of stories saved up for But The Drag Queen Are The Problem, we discuss the Riyadh Comedy Festival, and we're proud to announce our own Super Bowl halftime show! A man got sick from eating gummies, a man got sick from winning the lottery, and a man tried to order Olive Garden in Italy. We give you our NFL Locks of the Week, review Celebrity Obits, and share the love only we know how!

We don't know what the fate of Ophelia is, but we know that your fate is to listen to the best damn podcast out there! This week, we talk about a robber who found himself on the wrong end of a samurai sword, a man who jumped from a cruise ship to avoid a gambling debt, and how the execs of Rick's Cabaret allegedly bribed a tax auditor! A Texas woman butt-dialed a murder confession, the head of IMAX parties too hard to get life insurance, and a zoo in China wants you to stop showing viral videos to...

You can say a lot of things about the sewer system in Nantucket, and apparently a high level of cocaine is one of those things! A NC election official was accused of spiking his grandkids' ice cream, a Kentucky woman is accused of vandalizing her ex's car, and a Texas homeowner shot and killed an 11-year-old boy. Buford Pusser very possible killed his wife, a man asked for bereavement leave prior to killing his pregnant girlfriend, and Sting is being sued by his bandmates for unpaid royalties! Josh Duhamel showed off his doomsday cabin, while 70 piles of cremated human...

Charlie Kirk was the main topic of conversation most places this week, and we're no different! We also give you a breakdown of the new Charlie Sheen docuseries on Netflix, and it's a can't miss! We've got a guy who ran a woman over due to her feet, a hotel in China that rents dogs with their rooms, and our NFL Locks of the Week. All this, and Brian's night with President Trump at Yankee Stadium!

The boys were at Yankee Stadium this week, but they didn't get as much coverage as the Phillies fan in Miami that took a home run ball away from a young boy! A man shot and killed his daughter while trying to shoot a bird, a cosplayer caught a felony charge for threatening to blow up a rival, and we give you our NFL Locks of the Week. A Nestles CEO was fired for multiple affairs, the Suntory CEO resigned for just trying to get a mellow high, and Target is selling kids pants with an...interesting look. The...

The President has been AWOL most of the past week, but his administration is still fining migrants for being in the country! A man shot his wife and stopped for beer on the way to the hospital, a cheating husband used a fetish site to set up his wife's murder, and Rudy Giuliani got hurt in a car accident. We discuss what we're watching, give you our first NFL Locks of the Week for the season, and we talk about the Taylor Swift-Travis Kelce engagement!

The boys traveled across the pond last week for Brian's wedding, and we have all of the details! We also have stories about an American giving a European pickpocket a proper thrashing, a school district that had to cancel classes due to missing catalytic converters, and a British Airways flight attendant that was naked and on meth during a flight. An advisor to Eric Adams was caught giving money to a journalist, New Jersey beat out New York in a survey of the best states to live, and we discuss baseball etiquette!

We're got our own brand of coffee now, and Brian is our official taste tester! Two NJ bakery owners got stabbed over an egg sandwich, a Texas millionaire battled a buffalo and lost, and an Utah senator changed a law to benefit a family member. The Coast Guard report on the Titan submersible came out, Nicolas Maduro now has a $50 million price on his head, and a guy who opened a Trump burger joint is getting deported! Trump also helped add crypto to your 401(k), a child services worker left a kid in a car, and a man was...

We visit the world of celebrity obits again, mourning the loss of Ryne Sandberg and Loni Anderson. NYC lost $17 million from ATM withdrawals, the PA Turnpike was shut down due to a glizzy spill, and there was another mass shooting in Manhattan. Sydney Sweeney caught flack from her American Eagle ad, Alan Dershowitz couldn't buy pierogis, and a couple of Phillies fans had a real good time at a Yankees game. All this, and we talk about what we're watching!

It was a rough week in entertainment, as we lost Chuck Mangione, Malcolm Jamal Warner, Hulk Hogan, and Ozzy Osbourne. A man was arrested for putting his nose where it didn't belong, a firefighter flooded a baseball field after his car was hit by a fly ball, and we review the CNBC list of the Best and Worst States in the US. An NYPD officer stole money to pay for tight glutes, a sex offender was caught trying to buy oversized bunk beds, and Chuck E. Cheese learned to not do the crime if you can't do the time...

Brian's completed another trip around the sun, and we've got another great episode to celebrate him! A human skin teddy bear caused problems at a CA bus stop, a NJ man killed a seagull for stealing a french fry, and a summer law intern got fired for nibbling on her co-workers. Breweries are considering banning kids, a Long Island man died in an MRI accident, and Luigi Mangione's health records may have been compromised! Stephen Colbert was canceled, Trump stole the FIFA Cup trophy, and we talk about what we're watching. An influencer tried to smuggle 50 pounds of drugs...

We discuss the disappearance of the Epstein List, how the TikTok antipasto controversy took over the internet, and a man got sucked into a jet engine. A man got arrested for sex with a cow (yet that wasn't the worst thing about him), a Palm Beach woman is in trouble for getting paid $400K more than she should have, and a NJ Police Chief is facing a lawsuit for office hijinks. We see the photos from the Mary Lou Retton DUI, a Trump supporter from New Hampshire is stuck in Canada, and a 911 dispatcher is in trouble for a...

We discuss how we spent the 4th of July, a California girl lost her life due to illegal fireworks, and a man stabbed his mom's boyfriend over a poorly cooked steak. Floods killed over 80 people in Texas, while a Texas woman let her daughter die in a hot car. There's a new Doomsday Cult in the UK, Bryan Kohberger takes a plea deal, and a 7-11 employee died after her manager sat on her. We talk about the celebrities we lost this week, Philadelphia trash continues to pile up, and we try not to get political (but we get...

We discuss what the most clutch HR in the World Series was, 145 people were stabbed with syringes at a music festival in France, and a fertility clinic bombed suspect decided to off himself. A man killed his uncle over a honey bun, a guy tried to marry a 9-year-old at Disneyland Paris, and Matt Gaetz was seen texting with his mom! An influencer died after plastic surgery, United Airlines apparently can't tell Asian people apart, a Florida lawmaker blamed the left after a law she supported nearly killed her, and Cobra Kai stars had a biting experience!

We discuss a home for single mothers in Ireland where they are currently exhuming the remains of 796 babies. We also talk about Joey Chestnut returning to the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating competition, Mike Lindell loses a defamation case, and the disturbing vision that is WhiteDate.net. A man killed his co-worker at Lowe's, a Florida man broke into a home to avoid his wife, and a brain-dead nurse in Atlanta gave birth. At Home goes bankrupt, a day care got a small fine for giving a baby crystal meth, Trump's rolling out a new cell phone, and a PA...

Ron joined the millions at the No Kings Protests on Saturday and he's here to talk about it! We also review what we're watching, the retirement of The Sperminator, and the shooting of politicians in Minnesota. There's another dumb TikTok challenge, a gamer died in a Thailand cafe and no one noticed, and Antonio Brown is facing attempted murder charges. We talk about Trump's military parade, peeing in the shower, and a man who gave his girlfriend a sinus infection in a very disturbing way!

AI recommended a lil bit of meth as a treat, ICE clashed with the citizens of LA, and drug traffickers used hot sauce as a weapon. DraftKings was hit with a lawsuit, a man called in a fake bomb threat so he wouldn't miss a flight, and NJ has a new law to stop public brawls! A retired architect had to go back to work, Ron disappoints Brian, and in Our Horrible History we learn about the Duck Hill Lynching.

Bad moms were in the news this week - one killed her 3-year-old daughter for the Lord and one sold her 6-year-old daughter for parts. A Florida man fought a gator and the law (and the law won), a women beat up a child on a plane, and a Coast Guard vet turned OnlyFans model took justice into her own hands. A Checkers employee killed a man over mayo, a FL substitute teacher punched an autistic child, and people were very unhappy with this weekend's Roots Picnic. Gen Z needs Adulting 101, Mary Lou Retton got a DUI, and a...

Ron's broadcasting from his backyard oasis as we take some time to honor the fallen. An Australian woman set her friend on fire, a flight attendant was arrested for 100 pounds of kush, and there's something new in nature that will probably kill us all soon! We discuss the killing of two Israel Embassy employees in DC, Billy Joel canceled his remaining tour dates, and an AI model showed why they might kill us all before anything else does. We also mourn the celebrities we lost this week (Rest In Power, Colton Ford) and talk about what we're watching!

Burnt biscuits led to a shooting at a Charlotte Popeye's, Oklahoma schools are going to teach election denial, and a Rhode Island man bought a one-of-a-kind watch. The DHS might be going full Running Man, a MTA cleaner got in trouble for an unapproved work transaction, and we check out the Fun With Feet website! We also review what we've been watching and give you our recommendations!

It's time for a re-brand, and we welcome all of our followers! We read about the happiest cities in the world, how the Kool-Aid Challenge is tearing apart Staten Island, and a missing Wisconsin mom that was found after re-starting her life over 60 years ago. We've got a new Pope, the same nonsense from Trump, and an intense discussion about pizza! Two Trump voters are upset now that their son might be deported, a Pirates employee broke out his belt for some ballpark justice, and we have a number of stories in But The Drag Queens Are The Problem...

It's not every week that someone poops on another person's car, so you know we had to cover it in detail! A man won the lottery in Kentucky and then got arrested in Florida, we learn about the unique way that Chris Burrous died, and we get a sneak peak at The Ron & AI Brian Podcast. Texas is trying to keep litter boxes out of schools, a woman called a 5-year-old the n-word and is making bank off of it, and an Arizona bar showed they haven't forgotten 9/11! We promote Blackstone grills, trash Newark airport, tell college underage drinking...

A man failed at climbing Mt. Fuji (twice), a Southwest flyer pooped in her seat, and Delta passengers had to raise the roof! Trump pardoned a Nevada politician for stealing money to honor a fallen police officer, while also tipping Canada's elections in favor of the Liberal Party. Marcus Lemonis is having a hissy fit over his big flags, we could have a major breakthrough in cancer treatment (if the doctor in charge wasn't detained by ICE), and a former Disney employee gets jail time for hacking their menus! We tell you what we're watching and Brian reads an...

We fight through a number of technical difficulties to bring you Episode 350! Wendy's caught heat for roasting Katy Perry, some missionaries got cholera from holy water, and an OnlyFans model got in trouble for using a grocery store as her personal toilet. Mike Leach had a unique idea to get a first down, two Upstate NY brothers were arrested for two very different yet disgusting sex crimes, and a Catholic Hospital has found the one time when they don't want a fetus to be considered a person! Mickey Rourke got kicked out of the Big Brother UK house, Haley...