Mark Normand & Carl Ruiz: Trucker Handles and Canadian Dating Lessons - Best Last Year of Radio
Opie Radio
Gregg "Opie" Hughes
4.0 • 4.9K Ratings
🗓️ 18 May 2026
⏱️ 81 minutes
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Summary
The guys dive into:
The Trucker Life: Carl auditions CB radio handles (welcome, "Chef Whiskey Smoke") and gets real-world warnings from the "Snowman" on Channel 22.
Northern Exposure: A breakdown of why dating in Canada is like "peeling an onion."
Country Legends: Jesse Dayton stops by to share a wild, first-hand account of a pre-comeback George Jones.
The Lethal Cocktail: Dr. Steve weighs in on the crew's questionable caffeine habits.
*THESE EPISODES ARE NOW THEY'RE OWN PODCAST CALLED
Opie: Final Mic Drop https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/opie-final-mic-drop--6950078
Follow along in chronological order of my last year of radio*
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | OPI Radio is back. |
| 0:03.4 | Ah, yes, the good old Finn brothers. |
| 0:06.0 | Yeah. |
| 0:08.3 | Trouted house. |
| 0:11.0 | That's right. |
| 0:12.1 | Neil and Tim. |
| 0:13.1 | Neil and Tim, you're right, Vic. |
| 0:15.0 | It's true. |
| 0:15.9 | I learned so much working here every day. |
| 0:19.0 | I learn about food. |
| 0:21.3 | What an asshole. |
| 0:23.1 | Should we let that just sit there? |
| 0:25.9 | The kid is giving us a schooling on crowded house saying that's the Finn brothers. |
| 0:30.5 | I had no fucking idea. |
| 0:32.5 | Anyway, the dream is over. |
| 0:34.8 | My God, I hope not. |
| 0:36.3 | For us? |
| 0:37.1 | I hope not. You mean for or who? Did you guys watch the basketball game last night? Game 7? No, it's still too early in the season. Oh, it's not over. They're going to give Cleveland all they want, I think. You think the Celtics match up good against the Cavaliers? I think so, yeah. A lot of people are starting to think that. |
| 0:54.5 | Cleveland's arrested. Well, you're going to, they, if you're a Boston fan, you've got to be happy. Of course. Other than now, Cleveland has immediately stepped it up and swept. Right. But they went 10 and 15 in March or something like that. They were beatable down the stretch. And they lost the number one seat. They are no longer the Boston has home court advantage. |
| 1:12.7 | If you're a Celtics fan, this is what you're hoping for. Yeah. I'm guessing. Well, there you go. Tomorrow night? Yeah. San Antonio blowing the 25-point lead to Golden State the other night was fucking. I think San Antonio is the better team, too. They spank that ass. |
| 1:27.5 | I really do. |
| 1:27.8 | They spank that ass. |
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