Headline: The Unfiltered Archives of the "Cuban Elvis" Carl Ruiz.Before the world lost the legendary Carl Ruiz, he and radio icon Opie took their legendary chemistry to the streets of New York City and beyond. This is the definitive collection of the Opie and Carl Podcast, featuring the raw, unscripted, and riotous conversations that built the #RuizArmy.From the infamous Creep Cabin and the cobblestones of Nantucket to the bars of the Upper West Side, join the Food Network star (known from Guy Fieri’s Grocery Games) and the broadcasting vet for a masterclass in riffing. No studios, no censors—...
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56 min
Opie & Carl Lose It Over a White Penis Transplant
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…
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1 h 16
Carl Ruiz Mass-Texts His Wife’s THICC Pics
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 t…
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49 min
Jim Florentine Got Arm Surgery From Jerking Off
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 h…
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41 min
Jim Florentine Went to Shaman After Girlfriend’s Suicide
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 s…
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30 min
Carl Pointed at Himself on TV… Then Lost It On Entry
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,…
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1 h 08
Opie's Birthday present: A 30-Second Nuclear Fart
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 ti…
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1 h 30
The Blackberry Smoke VIP Pass
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 tal…
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33 min
Carl’s Wild Private Jet Vegas Fantasy
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…
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1 h 03
Carl Ruiz Survived the Memphis BBQ Orgy
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…
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33 min
Opie & Yannis Pappas Go Feral in Brooklyn
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.…
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26 min
Crashing a Bay Ridge Barber Shop with Chris Distefano & Yannis Pappas
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 mos…
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1 h 05
The Jedi Mind Trick for Strippers & Let it Fester
"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…
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50 min
Mother’s Day Massacre: Moonshine, Ham Fights & Russian Beer
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…
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25 min
Smoothies & Prostate Finger Talk w/ Chris Distefano & Yannis Pappas
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…
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52 min
Opie visits Chris Distefano’s & the Edible Stroke Scare
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…
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54 min
Fueled by Moonshine
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, unfiltere…
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30 min
Remembering Gary from Ubon's – The King of Barbecue
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 s…
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1 h 04
Carl’s 17-Hour Family Road Trip From Hell
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 los…
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43 min
Carl Went Dark in Miami — No Phone, Speedos, and a Ferrari
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 Ho…
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55 min
Carl Eats SUGAR As Doctor Warns Him He'll Die Early w/ Mark Normand
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 mo…