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Carl Ruiz Doug Benson - Best and Last Year of Radio

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3.64.8K Ratings

🗓️ 1 November 2025

⏱️ 153 minutes

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Summary

Carl Ruiz Doug BensonSherrod Small 4/1

The final year of my radio journey holds a special place in my heart, made even more poignant by the loss of my cherished friends, Carl Ruiz and Vic Henley. Reflecting on that time, I rediscovered the pure passion and exhilaration that drew me to radio in the first place. Amidst the chaos and challenges, we found endless moments of hilarity and camaraderie. Alongside Carl, Vic, and Sherrod Small, we shared unforgettable experiences both on and off the airwaves, our tight-knit bond shining through every episode. That year also marked Carl Ruiz's meteoric rise to stardom, inspiring me to launch the Opie Radio podcast with him. I'm immensely grateful to Erock, Clubsoda Kenny, Paul, and Louis for joining us on this wild ride. Get ready to dive into the rollercoaster of emotions—the highs, the lows, and the laugh-out-loud moments—that defined my last year in radio.

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0:00.0

The weather. Tomorrow, expect a... Biting cold front. Mmm, how naughty. I wonder what I'll be wearing or taking off. The night will be wild and untamed. Expect heavy, lashing rain that'll soak you to the skin. By Monday, temperatures will rise, slowly but surely, reaching their peak in the afternoon.

0:23.0

Not in the mood for miserable weather?

0:25.5

Fly cheaply to Turkey with Sun Express.

0:28.6

Sun Express, nonstop sunshine.

0:34.0

Oh, yeah, that's how we start with a little blur.

0:41.2

Thanks for that one, E. Rock, nice and short, so we can get right to it with the MadCub and Carl Ruiz on the Twitter.

0:46.3

And I think Doug Benson's like four or five blocks away. And then, of course, Sherrod will do his sitcom entrance in a few minutes. Perfect. How are you, buddy? I'm doing good. Yeah? How was your

0:51.8

weekend? You know, it's good and bad. Why? Errock and Roland came to you at Maurice. That doing good. Yeah? How was your weekend? You know, it's good and bad. Why?

1:09.8

E. Rock and Roland came to you at Maurice. That was good. Oh, okay. I wasn't sure if that was a good or a bad. That could have been bad. EROC came. Why would that, why could it have been bad? Because we indulged in a lot there. Yeah. Yeah, a lot. There's so much good stuff.

1:12.4

What, you just gave him a whole sample of everything? It just never stopped coming to the table.

1:14.5

Really? And there's people waiting online to get in, and they just walked right in, and their fucking people were seething. Because they took up a spot. Well, E-Rock looks normal, but the other one. What's Roman Rollin? That's your pal. I know, but he's like me and... He does. He sleeps at my house. Why?

1:31.3

Why is he sleeping on your house? Because Sunday they make special donuts at this one bakery. We go early to go get the donuts. Where does he sleep? He sleeps in the downstairs. In the basement? It's not a basement. It's above ground. Finish basement? Finish basement. It's got its own bathroom. It's got its own TV room.

1:44.8

Right. downstairs. In the basement? It's not a basement. It's not a basement. It's above ground. Finish basement?

1:45.7

Finish basement.

1:46.6

It's got its own bathroom.

1:59.4

It's got its own TV room, playroom. Right. Because people notice that he had the same t-shirt on the next day. Well, you know, yeah. He, you look fine. He smelled great. So what? Does he scare your customers, though? because you said he was, it wasn't Iraq.

2:00.1

It was the other guy.

2:01.7

Well, because he stands around.

2:03.7

It's weird, dude.

2:01.7

Why does he stand around? He's your pal. But he likes looking at the food as it comes out of the kitchen. Why is he doing that? And he makes, like, the little noise, like, ooh, oh, ooh. And people are like, all right, dude, sit down. I'm trying to get to the bathroom. He's like, oh. Is it his food? No, it's other people.

2:21.0

Oh, sit down. Like, I'm trying to get to the bathroom.

2:35.6

He's like, oh. Is it his food? No, it's other people. Oh, my God. It's so weird. That's a bit strange. The funniest thing is I look at E-Rock, as he's sitting there, he's eaten. Yeah. He's got like 10 things in front of him. He looks and he goes, I look at him, I go,

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