Ryan and his brother Jason dive into ten real secret and clandestine societies that have operated (or still operate) in the shadows on The Worst of the Best Podcast.

They cover the infamous Skull and Bones at Yale, the brutal Leopard Society of West Africa, the occult-focused Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, the ultra-exclusive Bilderberg Group, the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the satanic Order of Nine Angels, the Hellfire Club, the Thule Society, and more.

The pair discuss what is actually known versus pure conspiracy, the strange initiation rituals, and the darker ideologies behind some of these groups. 

A fascinating (and occasionally unsettling) look at the organizations that prefer to stay hidden.

00:00 – Intro and “we will not unlife ourselves” disclaimer  
03:10 – #10 Skull and Bones  
09:50 – #9 Leopard Society  
13:50 – #8 Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn  
28:30 – Bilderberg Group  
34:00 – Independent Order of Odd Fellows  
37:30 – Order of Nine Angels  
39:30 – Hellfire Club  
42:30 – Thule Society  
43:30 – Final picks
46:30 – Wrap-up

Ryan and his brother Jason dig into some of the darker, lesser-known truths of the modern food industry on The Worst of the Best Podcast.

They cover why American chicken is banned in the EU (chlorine washes, arsenic, antibiotics), the pressure-cooker reality of Michelin stars, the surprising problems with lab-grown meat, the widespread use of child slave labor in West African cocoa production, fake or mislabeled Kobe beef, shady organic claims, the fact that most bottled water is just tap water, the health issues with popular oat milks like Oatly, supermarket layout tricks designed to make you spend more, and the disturbing ingredients and practices in commercial pet food.

A sobering but important episode that might make you look twice at your next grocery run.

00:00 – Intro and Jason’s Guns N’ Roses concert update  
01:40 – Episode concept: hidden truths of the food industry  
03:20 – #10 US chicken banned in Europe  
08:00 – #9 Michelin stars: blessing or curse  
12:40 – #8 Lab-grown meat realities  
18:10 – #7 Child slave labor in chocolate  
22:00+ – Kobe beef, organic labels, bottled water  
34:20 – Oatly / oat milk problems  
39:00 – Supermarket design tricks  
42:30 – Pet food horrors  
47:00 – Final picks: child labor chocolate + Oatly  
50:00 – Wrap-up

Ryan reunites Bob and Zip (No Redeeming Qualities) for a special Halloween episode diving into the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain — the real roots of modern Halloween.

They explore ten eerie and often brutal traditions: the ritual sacrifice of monarchs whose bodies were preserved in peat bogs, the belief that the dead returned, fortune-telling rituals, fairy abductions, the mysterious Cave of Cats, heavy drinking, fire ceremonies involving the Black Sow (and occasional human sacrifice), dressing up as the dead using animal skins and skulls, cross-dressing “hags,” and even accounts of child sacrifice.

Along the way the trio shares personal Halloween memories, debates which customs still echo today, and crowns their “worst of the best.” 

Dark history, dark humor, and classic Worst of the Best energy — perfect for the spooky season.

00:00 – Intro and welcome back Bob & Zip  
03:40 – Halloween feelings and personal traditions  
09:20 – What is Samhain?  
13:40 – #10 Ritual killing of monarchs / peat bog bodies  
17:10 – #9 Rise of the Dead / spirits returning  
20:00+ – Fortune-telling, fairies, Cave of Cats, heavy drinking  
30:50 – Fire rituals and the Black Sow  
33:50 – Dressing as the dead  
38:00 – Cross-dressing and gender role reversal  
42:40 – Child sacrifice accounts  
45:20 – Final picks from Bob, Ryan, and Zip  
48:00 – Plugs and wrap-up

Ryan and his brother Jason take a lighter, more delicious turn on The Worst of the Best Podcast with ten unique ice cream flavors from around the world that you won’t find at your average Dairy Queen.

Listeners from various countries shared the local specialties: durian ice cream from Singapore, olive oil and balsamic vinegar gelato from Italy, lavender from France, black sesame and wasabi from Japan, red bean from China, spaghetti ice cream from Germany, corn ice cream from Mexico, and Guinness ice cream from Ireland.

Ryan and Jason discuss each one, share personal reactions, and debate which flavor they’d be most likely to politely decline.  Both admit they’d still try almost everything once.

A fun, global, and surprisingly appetizing episode.

00:00 – Intro and Thanksgiving / ice cream love  
03:30 – Episode concept: unique global flavors  
04:00 – #10 Durian (Singapore)  
06:20 – #9 Olive oil (Italy)  
10:20 – #8 Lavender (France)  
13:20 – #7 Black sesame (Japan)  
16:50 – #6 Balsamic vinegar (Italy)  
20:20 – #5 Red bean (China)  
22:40 – #4 Wasabi (Japan)  
27:20 – #3 Spaghetti ice cream (Germany)  
30:00 – #2 Corn (Mexico)  
32:20 – #1 Guinness (Ireland)  
34:50 – Final picks: Jason (corn) vs Ryan (red bean)  
36:40 – Wrap-up

Ryan and his brother Jason return for a fun, fact-checking episode of The Worst of the Best Podcast, tearing down ten common beliefs that most people still think are true.

They cover why Antarctica is actually the world’s largest desert, how De Beers manufactured the idea that diamonds are rare, the biblical forbidden fruit that was never called an apple, why cold weather doesn’t cause colds, the myth that lightning never strikes the same place twice, the Great Wall of China (not visible from space), what’s really inside a camel’s hump, the Japanese origins of the fortune cookie, the completely made-up horned Viking helmets, and the fact that Cleopatra was Greek Macedonian, not Egyptian.

Along the way they admit which ones they personally fell for and crown their “worst offenders” 
Light, educational, and full of “wait… really?” moments.

00:00 – Intro and Jason’s Grand Canyon rim-to-rim update  
04:30 – Episode concept: false beliefs we all grew up with  
06:40 – #10 Deserts aren’t always hot (Antarctica)  
10:20 – #9 Diamonds aren’t as rare as you think  
15:20 – #8 The forbidden fruit wasn’t an apple  
18:30 – #7 Cold weather doesn’t cause colds  
22:00+ – Lightning, Great Wall of China, camel humps  
37:00 – Fortune cookies, Viking helmets, Cleopatra  
46:00 – Final picks  
52:00 – Wrap-up

Ryan welcomes returning guest Tony for a darkly funny episode of The Worst of the Best Podcast focused on people who incriminated themselves with selfies.

They break down ten real cases where a single photo (or series of photos) helped police close the case: tourists carving their names into the Colosseum, a murder committed with a belt that appeared in a Facebook selfie, a church burglar who left his phone behind, a thief who took selfies on the stolen phone that auto-uploaded to the cloud, a multi-murder case, a dismemberment that got Instagram hashtags, a stolen dress posted online, a fugitive who sent police better selfies because he hated his mugshot, a SIM-card mix-up that sent the burglar’s face to the victims, and a jailbreak that was thoroughly documented on a contraband phone.

Ryan and Tony debate which one is the most ridiculous, the most disturbing, and ultimately the “worst of the best.” 

Expect true-crime details, dark humor, and the classic reminder that sometimes the dumbest thing a criminal can do is take a picture.

00:00 – Intro and welcome back Tony  
02:20 – Episode concept: selfies that got people caught  
04:00 – #10 Colosseum name-carving selfies  
07:20 – #9 Cheyenne Rose Antoine (belt murder selfie)  
12:00 – #8 Adam Howe (church burglary + phone left behind)  
15:30 – #7 Tommy Beverly (selfies on stolen phones)  
20:00+ – Travis Berkley, Sicily Aguilar, dress thief, Chip Pugh  
39:00 – Ashley Keast (WhatsApp SIM-card fail)  
42:00 – #1 Jailbreak selfies and video documentation  
48:00 – Final picks: Ryan vs Tony  
52:30 – Wrap-up and plugs

Ryan welcomes Zip (No Redeeming Qualities) for a light, funny breakdown of the morning routines of highly successful people.

They go through ten popular rituals — prepping the night before, waking up naturally, beating the sun, meditating and practicing gratitude, staying off the phone, reading, walking the pets, skipping coffee for water, eating a proper breakfast… and the infamous “embrace the cold.”

Along the way they share their own messy real-life mornings (kids, pets, military schedules, intermittent fasting) and debate which habits actually help versus which ones feel like performative hustle culture.

At the end both hosts independently land on the same clear “worst of the best”.

Classic Worst of the Best energy — practical talk, personal stories, and zero interest in suffering before sunrise.

00:00 – Intro and welcome Zip  
03:00 – Their actual morning routines  
05:40 – #10 Prep the night before  
09:00 – #9 Naturally waking up (Bezos style)  
12:30 – #8 Beat the sun / early rising  
17:20 – #7 Meditate, reflect, be grateful  
20:00+ – Stay off the phone, read, walk the pets  
38:40 – #2 Skip the coffee / water first  
46:20 – #1 Healthy breakfast  
49:00 – Final reveal: both pick “embrace the cold”  
51:00 – Zip’s podcast update and wrap-up

Ryan and his brother Jason return for a light but fascinating episode of The Worst of the Best Podcast, ranking inventors who created world-changing things… and never got rich from them.

They cover the Amen Break (Gregory Coleman), the karaoke machine (Daisuke Inoue), Jonas Salk’s decision not to patent the polio vaccine, Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster selling Superman for a song, the friction match, Walter Hunt’s sewing machine, Pearl Bixby Wait’s Jell-O, Harvey Ball’s smiley face, and John Pemberton’s Coca-Cola recipe.

Along the way they share personal stories, debate the biggest financial misses, and land on the same clear winner for “worst of the best”
Classic Worst of the Best energy — fun history, real talk, and one big cloud in front of every silver lining.

00:00 – Intro and Jason’s new place update  
01:40 – Episode concept: inventors who didn’t get rich  
03:50 – #10 Gregory Coleman & the Amen Break  
08:10 – #9 Daisuke Inoue & the karaoke machine  
13:20 – #8 Jonas Salk & the polio vaccine  
16:00 – #7 Jerry Siegel, Joe Shuster & Superman  
20:00+ – Matches, sewing machine (Walter Hunt), Jell-O, smiley face  
44:00 – #1 John Pemberton & Coca-Cola  
50:20 – Final picks: Coca-Cola as the biggest loss  
52:50 – Wrap-up

Ryan welcomes Tony (One Big Toilet) out of podcast retirement for a deep dive into the biggest wrestlers of the 1990s.

They talk kayfabe, work vs. shoot, why wrestling is live stunt work, and how the Attitude Era changed everything. The pair run through a stacked list that includes Macho Man Randy Savage, Ric Flair, Bret Hart, Shawn Michaels, The Rock, Stone Cold, and more, with plenty of history, backstage stories, and personal memories along the way.

Honorable mentions go to Goldust and Chris Jericho. Then comes the classic Worst of the Best reveal: Ryan’s least favorite is (too mystical?), while Tony delivers a blistering case against his pick as the ultimate “worst of the best.”

Tony’s knowledge and passion for the subject make this one of the most entertaining wrestling conversations on the show. A future “Top 10 Wrestling Crimes” episode is already being teased.

00:00 – Welcome Tony back and catching up  
04:00 – Why Tony left One Big Toilet and why wrestling  
10:00 – Kayfabe, work vs shoot, and why wrestling is real athleticism  
13:00 – Macho Man Randy Savage  
16:30 – Ric Flair and the list continues  
1:18:00 – Bret Hart, the Montreal Screwjob, and the birth of Mr. McMahon  
1:24:30 – Honorable mentions: Goldust and Chris Jericho  
1:25:40 – Ryan’s worst pick
1:28:00 – Tony’s worst pick
1:33:00 – Closing thoughts and future episode tease

Relive the golden age of Saturday morning cartoons with the absolute best of the 1980s. We count down the top 10 iconic shows every 80s kid remembers — from Looney Tunes and Alvin and the Chipmunks to He-Man, Thundercats, Transformers, and G.I. Joe — sharing childhood memories, theme songs, toys, and why these shows still hit different.

At the end we each pick the one cartoon from the list we’d sacrifice if we had to.