Ep. 464 Christian Paolo - The TRUTH About The Mafia No One Tells You
Release Date: 09/03/2025
Ep. 465 Brandon Trusso - The BIG Secret to Social Media Success
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Comedian and Instagram sensation Brandon Trusso is on the Ready Set Blow podcast for another funny, unfiltered, and brutally honest conversation about the early internet days, going to Blockbuster, becoming famous on social media, offensive comedy, maintaining sobriety, growing up in the 90’s, the show “60 Days In”, and Netflix documentaries. The fellas close the show with the weekly news - a new study shows 72% of people would choose their spouse/partner over $1 million, and ChatGPT comes up with a list of the top 5 human experiences. Every Wednesday, the Ready Set Blow Podcast...
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Ep. 464 Christian Paolo - The TRUTH About The Mafia No One Tells You
Ready Set Blow Podcast
Randy is joined by comedian and podcast editor Christian Paolo this week for an oddly nostalgic and very entertaining conversation. The boys open the show talking about the quality of US drinking water. They go on to discuss a wide range of other topics including - the early internet days, growing up “back east” and the values they learned, crime in American today, the history of the mafia and organized crime, mob rules they wish criminals would respect now, President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance, the government not being efficient and political corruption, how you should...
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Ep. 463 Josh Denny - He Survived Getting CANCELED - Here's His Story
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The very funny Josh Denny joins Randy this week for an unfiltered, hilarious, and brutally honest conversation about getting cancelled and having to reinvent yourself, Josh’s time at the Food Network, negotiating in show business, social media controversies, being authentic in politics, and identity politics. The boys close the show with the weekly news - a new study shows the average lovemaking session only lasts about 5 minutes, and artificial intelligence LLM models like ChatGPT get 60% of their data from Reddit and Wikipedia. Every Wednesday, the Ready Set Blow Podcast brings you...
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Ep. 462 Jason Collings - Inside the Unhinged Life of a Comedian
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Fellow comedian Jason Collings joins your host Randy Valerio this week for an unfiltered, hilarious, and brutally honest conversation about living in California, Jason being an identical twin, green room etiquette, social media influencers, the business of comedy, how Jason got his start in comedy, bombing on stage, and following your passion as a career. The boys close the show with the weekly news - falling in love has the same physical reaction as doing drugs, and the conjoined Hensel twins had to pay two separate college tuitions even though they now only get one salary. Every...
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Ep. 461 Pej Ahmadi - The Surprising Truth About Iranians in the US
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Comedian and school teacher Pej Ahmadi makes his debut on the podcast. Randy kicks off by asking Pej about Iran, so Pej gives a little history lesson on Persia. They talk about the current situation in the Middle East and how everyone has an opinion, even if they know absolutely nothing about the region. Pej talks about his family fleeing Iran and being a refugee in the US. The boys get into a discussion about racism and bigotry and how other countries have to deal with it as part of their culture more than most Americans think. Randy asks Pej what it’s like being an elementary school...
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Ep. 460 Laura Severse - What Really Happens at a Great Wedding
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Randy welcomes the great Laura Severse back to the podcast. Laura opens the show talking about performing at a wedding back in Boston. The two get into a conversation about alcoholism and addiction. They flip back to trashing weddings and how annoying it is to have to attend them. Randy gets parenting advice from one degenerate comedian to another. Randy reminisces about his favorite Boston bars. Laura talks about working corporate gigs. The gang discusses the Coldplay Kisscam couple's affair. They close with the news - Older women are dating more younger men, and by 2030 almost half of all...
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Ep. 459 Xander Beltran - What's REALLY Behind The Epstein Files?
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The always-funny Xander Beltran is back on the show. Xander opens the episode sharing stories from his recent road trip to Hawaii. The fellas talk about how uncomfortable it can be to crash at another buddy’s place. Randy starts a conversation about how the gay neighborhoods are the best to live in. Xander asks Randy about how close he thinks the U.S. is to losing its global dominance and supremacy. This leads to a conversation about being an optimist versus being a pessimist. They shift gears and dig into the Epstein files and government conspiracies. The boys with the weekly news update -...
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Ep. 458 Dean Gonzalez - Cruise Ship Secrets Nobody Tells You!
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Podcast-favorite Dean Gonzalez is back! Dean opens the show by sharing his initial impressions of doing comedy on cruise ships. The boys move on to discuss the latest Jeffrey Epstein conspiracy theory news. They shift gears and touch base on their comedy career goals. Super-producer Mike Nell gets the guys talking about adults-only resorts and how weird those type of vacations can get. This leads to a random conversation about the super wealthy and buying private islands. Dean shares a story about the homeless guy living outside of his Hollywood apartment building. Randy asks Dean about his...
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Ep. 457 Jeff Zenisek - What's Really Going on with Immigration?
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Podcast-favorite Jeff Zenisek is back! The two goons open the show talking about fun t-shirt ideas. Randy asks Jeff more about his time working at Hollywood Video back in the day. The fellas move on talking about gaming and how video games are supposed to be an escape from reality, not a mirror of it. Jeff talks about how stupid writing Yelp reviews and his hatred of anything “artisanal”, especially ice-cream. Randy checks in and sees if Jeff is up on the current political news. Switching gears, Randy decides to ask Jeff some of the basic questions on the US citizenship test. Jeff talks...
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Ep. 456 Dan Paustian - Why Do Smart People Drink More?
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The great Dan Paustian sits down with Randy. The fellas kick off with a bevy of drinks for an early Tuesday happy-hour. Dan talks about his recent trip to New York and how much better those comedy audiences are than in LA. Randy finds out Dan was once a finalist on MasterChef with Gordon Ramsey, despite not really knowing hot to cook. They touch on the significant shift to the far left by liberals and Democrats and their focus on the use of pronouns. The fellas shift gears and talk about their college days, being frat boys and getting into fights. Randy asks Dan about his journey into comedy...
info_outlineRandy is joined by comedian and podcast editor Christian Paolo this week for an oddly nostalgic and very entertaining conversation. The boys open the show talking about the quality of US drinking water. They go on to discuss a wide range of other topics including - the early internet days, growing up “back east” and the values they learned, crime in American today, the history of the mafia and organized crime, mob rules they wish criminals would respect now, President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance, the government not being efficient and political corruption, how you should behave if you’re wealthy, their unshakeable love of being comedians, performing in Providence Rhode Island, going to public school and racism in other countries.
Every Wednesday, the Ready Set Blow Podcast brings you real talk with comedians, actors, musicians, entertainers, entrepreneurs, and fascinating guests from all walks of life. No scripted BS. No playing it safe…Just raw, funny, and authentic conversations you won’t hear on your average podcast.
If you enjoy comedy podcasts like Your Mom’s House, Flagrant, The Joe Rogan Experience, or Theo Von, you’ll love this show!
What We Talk About in This Episode:
00:00 Podcast Intro
01:00 The Loss of Drinking Water
11:00 Crime in America
13:00 The Early Internet Days
15:00 The Mafia and Organized Crime
18:00 Loving Comedy
20:00 Providence Rhode Island
23:00 Political Corruption
32:00 Military Service
35:00 Corporate Greed
43:00 Second Amendment Rights
50:00 Growing Up on the East Coast
56:00 International Racism
1:00:00 American Exceptionalism
1:10:00 Women and Accountability
1::17:00 Morals and Values
1:30:00 Public Schools
1:35:00 China and The National Debt
1:41:00 JD Vance
1:46:00 Being Relatable
1:51:00 Providence Love
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