Episode 182 jumps right into the insanity of today: a woman is sentenced to community service after police detected "food residue" from a thrown porkchop on her mother's shirt, Nicolas Cage claims to remember his time in the womb, and an important update on the D4VD case.

This episode spirals fast. The Buds unpack reports that Victoria Beckham may have ruined her son’s wedding — and possibly his marriage — by stealing the first dance and turning it into a full-on seductive moment. Then we learn about vapping against our will. Things turn grim when bar buddies get into a fight that leaves one dead, followed by the truly baffling decision to call a gig-economy worker to help clean up the body.

The Buds mark one full year of OK Bud the only way they know how: by diving straight into mayhem. Amanda Bynes announces a surprising new chapter in music, an elephant in India is reportedly killing people at an alarming rate with no clear way to stop it, and the Torso Killer admits to additional murders, deepening an already disturbing case.

We kick off 2026 exactly how we left it: confused, concerned, and asking all the wrong questions. The Buds can’t stop thinking about a man killed in a deeply upsetting industrial bread-making accident, Kyle spirals over it more than anyone should, we break down the new and increasingly unhinged tactics Olympians are using to chase gold, and we meet a woman whose dream of becoming a mermaid ends with her naked, fighting police, and very much on land.

The Buds close out the year with one of their heaviest episodes yet. They unpack a devastating family tragedy involving Rob Reiner and his wife Michele, killed by their son, as details continue to shock. The story of Peter Greene grows darker as new information emerges, and the episode ends not with jokes, but with a plea.

As we head into the holidays, the message is simple: take care of each other, step away when you need to, and for the love of all that’s holy — stay safe.

In the second-to-last episode of the year, the Buds revisit updates on past stories, break down the troubling footage of Andy Dick overdosing on a Hollywood sidewalk, and close with a heartfelt pre-holiday PSA: please, for the love of Santa, don’t kill your family this season.

This episode dives into the worst corners of online behavior and real-world fallout. First, a woman drives three hours to a Facebook troll’s workplace to threaten outing his Grindr account to his wife. Then, the Buds break down new developments in the grand jury investigation into the murder of Celeste Rivas, where things appear to be escalating behind the scenes. And finally, a tragic story: a 15-year-old dies by suicide after being sextorted, shining a brutal light on a growing digital threat.

This week, West Hollywood enters its villain era as a boutique crowns Katy Perry, George Clooney, and Meghan Markle the official “Villains of the Year.” Meanwhile, a cruise ship is being sued after serving a man 33 drinks before the boat even left the dock, and despite our best efforts to honor No Murder Monday, the Buds still manage to dip a toe into murder territory.

This week, the Buds dive into the shocking science of peer-reviewed women’s flatulence and learn that it may out-stink men’s by a landslide. Then they check in on the New Hampshire woman who’s finally headed to jail after publicly peeing on everything in sight, and wrap with Martha Stewart revealing her post-death plans: to be composted, just like her horses.

This episode dives straight into the deep end. A police officer previously revived from a fentanyl overdose is killed by fellow officers after murdering his 11-year-old son, a New Orleans “short king” escapes prison by faking illness and remains on the run, and Australia enters its first major Satanic Panic after authorities uncover a disturbing pedophilic satanist ring.