Opie & Carl

Opie, Carl Ruiz, Vic Henley, and Sherrod Small reunite live at their old Upper West Side spot, Gebhards, for the first time in a while. Moonshine flows, burgers get ordered, and the conversation immediately goes off the rails. They trade stories about family members pre-labeling mom’s furniture and hiding Rolexes, the rules (and realities) of shitting on a yacht, Nantucket bachelorette parties and...

A black man gets the world’s third penis transplant — from a white donor — and now they have to tattoo it. Opie, Carl Ruiz, and Sherrod Small cannot leave it alone. Mike Vecchione swings by before Jimmy Fallon. Dr. Steve calls in with the actual medical details. Then Carl finds out Opie left his Yeti birthday gift at the studio. Unfiltered Opie & Carl. This is the episode. Subscribe for more....

Opie, Mark Normand, and Carl Ruiz turn the studio into a complete circus. Carl fat-fingers his wife’s smoking-hot pics to everyone (including Roland), the group immediately loses their minds, then they dial her up while she’s out with the kids. Cue nonstop roasting, zipline boob stories, Mark being Mark, ancient radio chaos with a Tourette’s guy jumping to “Jump Around,” IPA hate, cheap beer nosta...

Jim Florentine tells Opie and Carl he waited until 18 to have sex because of Catholic hell, then immediately jerked off after. He also missed softball playoffs with bursitis from his right arm. Opie let a shaman blow Peruvian plant powder up both nostrils until he puked and saw his dead dad. Then they go full strip-club war stories and torch Netflix, late night, and cancel culture.  Become a suppo...

Jim Florentine walks into Opie and Carl’s tiny new studio for the first time since Opie got fired and immediately starts cooking. Lightning delays at a Dolphins game, falling off stadium ramps, ketchup as liquid sugar, grandpa beers vs. IPAs that taste like feet, prenups you can never bring up in Rome, Carl giving away the restaurant to stay free and clear, and Jim’s special I Got the House. Then...

Carl is maxed out in the creepy cabin. The town is a disaster. The seawall is breached. The girls at the bar have gone from “Hi Carl” to “Hey Carl.” So he times his TV appearance, walks into the bar, points at the screen, and walks out with a 7.5 in her late 20s. No prep. No Blue Chew. Lost it on entry. Then he has to redeem himself… and the next morning they walk a quarter-mile down a country roa...

Opie’s birthday turns into pure chaos with Carl Ruiz (the Mad Cuban, Food Network star) and comedian Mark Normand. Carl recounts Roland’s legendary 30-second bathroom fart + the time he was spooked by every truck on the drive to Nashville. Mark goes full degenerate mode with wild Vegas stories: downtown Fremont debauchery, roulette wins/losses, the greatest buffet on earth, and those magical hango...

Carl is out in California taping Guy's Grocery Games on the Food Network with Guy Fieri. Opie heads to Irving Plaza in NYC to go backstage with the band, Blackberry Smoke! They talk about the road, life, and some of the biggest rock and southern rock acts in the  world. Plus, we have exclusive "live" material from the band!   Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/opi...

Carl rocks his Chicken Nugget Scientist shirt andplans an over-the-top private plane trip to Vegas/Miami complete with strip clubs and swim-up pools. DJ Who Kid drops by, the guys roast Katy Perry’s SNL flop, avocado lattes, kids birthday parties, and Opie’s questionable fashion. Pure chaos and laughs. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/opie-carl--6679362/support...

Carl’s back from the family road trip to Memphis in May BBQ Championship and he did NOT hold back. Sherrod Small in studio as Carl spills on 17-hour drives with angry-wife speeding, tricking the kids with alligator “chicken fingers,” Bass Pro Shops pyramid fishing, getting blackout on blue Hawaiian fishbowl drinks, Winner’s Row BBQ with Michelin-star pitmasters, and the unsettling VIP Graceland to...

Carl’s off living the Food Network life, so Opie does what he does best: hits the streets of Bay Ridge with Yannis Pappas while Chris Distefano sits in the chair getting a haircut. What follows is pure walking-around chaos — ice coffee runs, emergency pee-cup planning, old-school radio war stories, Louis CK debates, and two guys just shooting the shit with zero filter while their friend gets lines...

While Carl Ruiz is off living his best Food Network life, Opie hits the streets of Brooklyn with Chris Distefano and Yannis Pappas… and somehow ends up getting a haircut in the most old-school Bay Ridge barbershop imaginable. Expect pure chaos: a neighborhood legend who walks around in a full suit every day, debates about thinning hair and comb-overs, a guy sharpening an alarming number of pencils...

​"You have to let it fester." ​Welcome back to a heavy-hitting episode from the Best of the Last Year of Radio series. Opie is joined in-studio by the late, great Carl Ruiz and the hilarious Sherrod Small and boxing legend Gerry Cooney for a session that perfectly captures the raw, unfiltered chemistry of this era. ​We’re diving deep into the archives to bring you the stories that defined the "Las...

Stacy shows up with enough booze and Benton’s ham to start a small war, Vic gets emotional over Alabama barbecue, Carl nearly throws hands over ice-cream sandwiches, and the whole studio turns into a drunken food orgy while they roast Comey, Putin’s hockey goals, Little People Big World drama, and every TV personality they hate. Pure chaos. Bring a napkin… and maybe a designated driver. Become a s...

Carl’s off playing Food Network star, so Opie ditches Manhattan for a sweaty Brooklyn stroll with Chris Distefano… and immediately runs into Yannis. What follows is pure chaos: $8 smoothie flirting, American-flag purity tests, limp-dick philosophy, haunted Long Island death houses, sage-vs-ghosts debates, and a pilgrimage to an actual mobbed-up barber shop while everyone’s dripping sweat and quest...

Opie survives 2.5 hours of traffic hell, nearly pees in a Gatorade bottle, and storms Chris Distefano’s brand-new (completely empty, aggressively gray) Bay Ridge apartment. Cue the classic Islanders edible meltdown story, a smoothie-shop flirt mission, a judge-roasting speeding-ticket lie, fire-escape paranoia, and a neighborhood stroll that somehow involves Chinese soup, Revolutionary War graves,...

Stacy brought in the moonshine, so you know things got off the rails fast. Opie joined by the legendary Carl Ruiz , Vic Henley , and Sherrod Small for an afternoon of pure, unfiltered comedy.​We’re drinking "shine," laughing our asses off, and roasting each other as only we can. From Vic losing his wallet, Opie can sh*t anywhere, Carl says India sucksr and Opie's WILD Fraternity stories, this is t...

A heartfelt tribute to Gary of Ubon's Barbecue, the legendary pitmaster, storyteller, and friend of the show. Hear his hilarious jokes, wild stories, and that unforgettable blues singing. The comedy world lost a real one.  Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/opie-carl--6679362/support .

Carl Ruiz is forced to drive 17 hours to Memphis with the wife and kids (thanks, Roland), plans to buy a CB radio with a giant whip antenna… all while Opie, Sherrod, and E-Rock lose their minds. Plus Matt Farah from The Smoking Tire drops in live. Pure chaos. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/opie-carl--6679362/support .

Opie finally tracks down a missing Carl Ruiz, who's been off the grid for days in Miami — no phone, living like it's 1988, drinking champagne, driving a rented Ferrari in a Hulk Hogan shirt and clogs. Pure chaos, wild stories, and a heartfelt tribute to their late friend Gary from Ubon's Barbecue. Classic Opie & Carl. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/opie-ca...

Dr. Ian Smith joins Opie, Chef Carl Ruiz and comedian Mark Normand. Carl casually destroys an insane amount of sugar on air — Reese’s, cookies, Hawaiian Punch, fruit snacks, and more — while the doctor breaks down exactly what it’s doing to his body. Carl explains his “live every day like you won the lottery” philosophy after watching his super-healthy dad get hit with early-onset Alzheimer’s at 6...

​It is one of the most surreal and unbelievable moments in rock history. Opie and Chef Carl Ruiz look back at the legendary jam band patriarch, Colonel Bruce Hampton. ​During his star-studded 70th birthday concert, the Colonel collapsed on stage during the final encore. Because of his notorious history of onstage pranks, the musicians kept right on jamming and the crowd kept dancing, completely co...

Carl roasts the gang’s brilliant idea to podcast inside a haunted abandoned building (sage and moon rock included), then the crew spirals into NYC underground secrets, Grand Central shoot-on-sight rumors, the “Running of the Mexicans,” black squirrels, street-hot Harlem queens, Aretha Franklin worship, pig roasts, and Tim Sabian’s post-mom-death juice cleanse that immediately crumbles for barbecue...

Opie, Carl, and Sherrod move into their shiny new Westwood One studio on grimy 42nd Street… and immediately start roasting the dim lights, shaky tables, and Civil War-era ghosts of Times Square past. What follows is pure chaos: dodging homeless chaos outside, “catch and release” hot tourists, Cross Bronx Expressway survival stories, the fat kid who fell through three floors into dog shit, the kid...

​Carl Ruiz brings in a $3,000 bottle of Pappy Van Winkle bourbon, but the high-end tasting takes an emotional turn. Carl breaks down while explaining his "Life to the Tilt" philosophy in a raw, hilarious, and legendary moment. Chris Distefano and Sherrod Small join the crew to talk shop on the greatest comedies of all time and one of the best years in radio history.  Become a supporter of this pod...