Government Shutdown, Netflix Drama, and Soggy Hot Dog Buns

Opie Radio

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🗓️ 3 October 2025

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

Join Opie for a wild FU Friday on the Opie Radio podcast, live from Manhattan as the sun rises! In this quick-hitting episode, Opie unloads on the government shutdown, Congress getting paid while workers suffer, and the absurdity of cancel culture targeting Netflix over a cartoon. He dives into New York City’s mayoral mess, rants about Trump’s war on bike lanes, and shares a hilarious tip to avoid soggy hot dog buns. From Red Sox heartbreak to P. Diddy’s sentencing and OJ Simpson’s acquittal anniversary, Opie’s got gripes, laughs, and unfiltered takes. Plus, he tackles listener FUs like loud FaceTime calls and hungover teachers. Don’t miss this raw, funny, and chaotic ride!

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0:57.3	UK slash try. All right. It's going to be a quick one this morning because I'm turtling if you need to know
1:06.4	the truth. I'm about to play bingo in my underpants. So we got to move through this one. It is FU Friday.
1:15.6	Good morning. Welcome to my live stream. We are, yeah, we're looking over Manhattan as the sun comes up.
1:21.4	How beautiful is that? It's so peaceful and nice. It's the best part of the day. And then, you know, you hit that street and everyone's hustling. Everyone's in a bad mood. Everyone's ready for a confrontation. Fun, fun, fun. Let us know in the chat what bothered you this week. Okay. But the big news, man, day three of the government shut down. I predicted
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