NYC Manhole Tragedy and Opie's Boston Trip

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Gregg "Opie" Hughes

Comedy, News, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 19 May 2026

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

Opie returns from a weekend in Boston with a massive reality check on American history. Did you know Paul Revere's "midnight ride" actually involved 38 other people and remained a secret for nearly a century? Or that Sam Adams was a failing businessman who had nothing to do with brewing the beer that bears his name? We dive into Opie’s visits to the graves of Hancock and Adams, plus the hilarious "clown car" cab moment in Boston. Back in New York, Ron the Waiter reports on the raw madness of the city: another horse and carriage running wild in the streets and the unbelievable, tragic story of a woman who perished after stepping into a manhole. Plus: The LIRR strike is finally over, the Knicks prep for the Cavs, and we discuss why "Giants" are taking over the NBA.

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0:00.0	Bum, bum, bada.
0:02.9	Oh, I love that dirty water.
0:10.7	Boston, you're my home.
0:12.8	That's the only song you guys got up there, Ronnie Babes.
0:16.0	Boston, you're my home by the Standells, Dirty Water.
0:19.6	And the standals weren't even from boston so why are they
0:22.4	singing about boston being their home they were from l a one hit band from l a come on now
0:28.9	that's how magical boston is even if you're not from there you say you uh by the way yeah i hope you
0:36.8	didn't fucking embarrass me i didn't embarrass me in
0:40.5	my hometown you know what did you walk around going hey i know i know ronnie burman oh i sure did
0:46.2	ron and people are like i can't believe you know ron the waiter you really know ronnie babes how
0:51.4	is he as a person yeah wherever i went I went, Rod. They don't know
0:55.1	is Ron the waiter in Boston. I got to be honest. They know Ronnie Beantown. Ronnie Beantown.
1:01.1	You're now Ronnie Beantown. I just got back from Boston, a little family, not a vacation,
1:07.9	a long weekend in Boston with the wife and the kids.
1:11.0	We had a glorious time, Ron, but I am tired.
1:13.8	I got home at 8 o'clock last night.
1:16.6	And I don't know if you know this, but that Boston is a walking city.
1:20.6	My God.
1:23.3	My God.
1:25.2	By the way, that's so, there's always a few things people will say about Boston.
1:31.2	Yeah.
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