FratChat Podcast

What if the things people once swore were GOOD for you were actually trying to kill you? This week on the FratChat Podcast, we're diving into the horrifying history of medical treatments and health fads that sound like they were invented by a psychopath. We're talking bloodletting, cocaine marketed as medicine, heroin prescribed for coughs, radioactive water sold as a miracle health tonic, and tob...

What happens when a sexual assault investigation leaves more questions than answers? This week on The FratChat Podcast, we take a deep dive into the Cornell 7 Scandal, a disturbing case involving allegations of sexual assault, seven former Chi Phi fraternity members, and a series of decisions by Cornell University, campus police, and prosecutors that have raised serious questions about how the cas...

How much money would you have to have before you completely lose the ability to say, “You know what? That's probably a stupid way to spend my money.” This week on the FratChat Podcast, we're diving into The Most Ridiculous Things Celebrities Have Spent Money On, and we're talking about some truly insane shit. We're talking about Paris Hilton building a $325,000 mansion for her dogs, Mike Tyson dro...

This week on FratChat, we’re exposing some of Pop Culture’s Biggest Scams , from celebrity wellness bullshit to massive financial crimes. We’re talking about Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop and the infamous vaginal jade egg, Logan Paul and the bizarre world of CryptoZoo, Billy McFarland and the disastrous Fyre Festival, the real Wolf of Wall Street Jordan Belfort, and the absolutely insane story of Lou Pea...

In this episode of the FratChat Podcast, we take a trip back to the 90s and early 2000s and revisit the things we thought were totally normal, awesome, worth bragging about, or at least acceptable, that would be absolutely f*cking insane today. From smoking indoors and ridiculous special shoes to TRL, wrestling and the glory days of The Man Show , Girls Gone Wild and MORE, Carlos and CMo look thro...

This week on The FratChat Podcast, we're investigating some of the most bizarre, shocking, and downright unbelievable celebrity kidnappings in history. From the amateur criminals who snatched Frank Sinatra Jr., to the mysterious disappearance of evangelist superstar Aimee Semple McPherson, the horrifying Lindbergh Baby case, and the kidnapping victim who somehow ended up robbing a bank with her ca...

Carlos is officially a married man! This week on The FratChat Podcast, Carlos and Julie join C-Mo for a special episode counting down the Top 10 Moments From Their Wedding Weekend . From the epic rehearsal dinner and the first look to the wedding-day chaos, Stella making her grand entrance, C-Mo officiating, the choreographed first dance, Dan Nemeth’s legendary “shagging wagon,” and plenty of mome...

This week on the FratChat Podcast, we’re checking into an Airbnb and immediately wishing we hadn’t. We’re counting down 10 Airbnb Horror Stories that range from disgusting disasters to genuinely terrifying true crime. We’ve got an $18,000 party from hell, a toilet catastrophe that caused nearly $300,000 in damage , a guest who basically decided to live rent free for 570 days, hidden cameras, a dea...

This week on the FratChat Podcast, we're counting down the Top 10 Revenge Stories That Went WAY Too Far . We're talking about people who had every reason to be pissed off but absolutely refused to stop at the line. We've got cheating spouses, workplace revenge, the infamous Killdozer, and of course, Lorena Bobbitt , whose revenge story became one of the most infamous cases of the 1990s. Some of th...

Celebrities lie all the time. But some take it to a whole other level. This week on The FratChat Podcast , we’re counting down the BIGGEST Celebrity Lies ever told, from James Frey turning a few hours in jail into 87 days, to Milli Vanilli winning a Grammy for songs they didn’t actually sing, to Lance Armstrong building an entire inspirational mythology around his doping. We get into lies so out t...

A honeymoon is supposed to be the victory lap after the wedding… but sometimes it turns into a complete nightmare. This week, Carlos and Chris count down the wildest honeymoon disasters ever, from shark attacks in paradise and deadly scuba diving mysteries to volcanic eruptions, terrorist attacks, home invasions, suspicious disappearances, and some of the most shocking true-crime cases involving n...

This week on The FratChat Podcast, we're giving Emails From the Listeners the full episode treatment with a special "Am I The @sshole?" edition! We've collected 10 listener cases covering everything from relationship fights and family drama to roommate disasters and workplace meltdowns, and Carlos and CMo are here to hear the evidence and deliver their completely unofficial verdicts. Is...

This week on The FratChat Podcast , we're diving into The BIGGEST Casting What Ifs! From Will Smith almost becoming Neo in The Matrix to Al Pacino nearly playing Han Solo, we count down the wildest alternate casting decisions that could have completely changed movie history. We debate whether Hollywood made the right call, imagine how these iconic films would've looked with different stars, and un...

This week on The FratChat Podcast , we're counting down the Scariest Places to Visit – Vol. 1 , and these aren't your typical haunted houses or cheesy Halloween attractions. We're talking about real locations where reality is somehow scarier than fiction. From the forbidden shores of North Sentinel Island , where outsiders are met with arrows instead of hospitality, to the radiation-soaked ghost c...

This week on The FratChat Podcast , we're celebrating America's birthday the only way FratChat knows how: by counting down the Wildest 4th of July Stories ever. From catastrophic fireworks explosions and backyard cannons gone horribly wrong to boating pileups, Yellowstone bison attacks, devastating floods, mysterious Roswell conspiracies, and neighborhoods that accidentally turned into war zones,...

Welcome back for Part 2 of The FratChat Podcast's Best Movies to Watch During Pride Month Tournament! Last week, we narrowed the field. This week, the bracket reaches its epic conclusion as the remaining contenders battle it out to be crowned the ultimate Pride Month movie. From emotional masterpieces and groundbreaking dramas to hilarious comedies and cult classics, we're making the toughest elim...

This week on The FratChat Podcast , it's Part 1 of our Best Movies to Watch During Pride Month Tournament! We put some of the most beloved LGBTQ films of all time into a head-to-head bracket and let the chaos unfold. From groundbreaking dramas and romantic classics to campy comedies and modern favorites, we're debating which movies deserve to advance and which ones are getting sent home early. Alo...

On this week’s episode of The FratChat Podcast, we dive into our “Top 10 Hottest Players to Watch” list ahead of the World Cup, and things immediately go off the rails in classic FratChat fashion. The whole premise gets derailed almost instantly when we realize we didn’t even define the topic the same way! Carlos thinking “hottest” meant players who are absolutely on fire with form, skill, and mom...

This week on The FratChat Podcast , we're counting down the Best and Worst Straight Actors to Play LGBTQ Roles . Some performances were so authentic and compelling that audiences forgot they were watching an actor at all. Others aged about as well as a Blockbuster membership card. From acclaimed portrayals in films like Milk , Brokeback Mountain , and Capote to performances that sparked backlash,...

This week on The FratChat Podcast , we're counting down the Best Breakup Reasons. Because not every relationship deserves a heroic last-minute save. We're breaking down the biggest red flags that signal it's time to call it quits. We discuss everything from controlling behavior and emotional abuse to bad hygiene, terrible tempers, and people who somehow make your life worse simply by existing in i...

This week on The FratChat Podcast , we’re diving into the absolute insanity of the Wildest Memorial Day Weekend Stories . From Seaside Heights descending into total chaos with riots, stabbings, and mass arrests, Drake’s mansion party turning into a backyard WWE event, we break down the craziest Memorial Day disasters, scandals, and public meltdowns we could find. Because somehow every year this ho...

This week on The FratChat Podcast, we dive into Type Casted: Roles So Good, Actors Couldn’t Get Past Them. Some performances are so iconic, they become both a blessing and a career curse. We’re breaking down the TV and movie characters that were lightning in a bottle. From Steve Urkel’s suspenders to Joffrey Baratheon’s slap-worthy villain era, we get into why these roles hit so hard culturally, h...

This week we handed the mic to you. No main topic. No structured debate. Just pure inbox chaos. From the guy who may have accidentally scheduled his own engagement to the Uber cleanup fee civil war. We’re solving relationship spirals, social dilemmas, and self-inflicted disasters one email at a time. We let you guy loose this week and you did NOT disappoint. It's the FratChat Podcast! Plus, we bre...

This week on The FratChat Podcast, we’re drafting the ultimate Mount Rushmore of TV nerds. From socially awkward geniuses and sci-fi obsessives to lovable weirdos who made being uncool iconic, we’re debating who truly deserves the crown as the Greatest TV Nerd of All Time. Is it the hyper-intelligent know-it-all? The fantasy-world escape artist? The pop-culture encyclopedia with zero social awaren...

This week on FratChat , we’re diving into the cases that make people ask: does money, power, or a famous last name bend the justice system? From Ethan Couch’s infamous “affluenza” defense to the Chappaquiddick crash involving Ted Kennedy, from the Murdaugh boating tragedy to controversial sexual assault sentencing cases like Brock Turner and Austin Wilkerson — we break down the moments where the p...