The Cult of Ron & Brian

A Conversation with Keith Caputo

We discuss our Super Bowl bet, a West Virginia librarian that used TikTok to try and find an assassin, and an Olive Garden cook that didn't practice safe fryer usage. However, the main event of this episode is our conversation with the inimitable Keith Caputo!

The Great Debate

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!

Snow Is Bad, But ICE Will Kill You

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!

Killer Bread Machine

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 plant, him groveling for a Nobel Peace Prize, Gaza Board of Peace Seats for sale, a potential executive order for the Army-Navy game, and his continuing fascination with Greenland. We tell you what we're watching, discuss Jake Lang's visit to Minnesota, and talk about the DePaul point shaving scandal.

F**k ICE (and Celebrate Andrew!)

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!

Invasions & Predictions

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!

Brisket & Vagifirm Pills

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 his medication, and we talk about what we're watching!

Merry Thiccmas

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!

Michigan Coach No Moore

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!

The Reckoning of Diddy

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 family pit bulls, BD Wong made a really bad joke on social media, and a female broadcaster turns the insensitive comments she receives into viral fame. All that and we award Brian with the inaugural Cult of Ron & Brian Peace Prize!