The Return of Rant City!!

What upppp!!! We appreciate you guys being here we're back a banger solo ep!!! Who do you want to see next on the show? Drop a comment 💬 • Get Unrestricted : ⁠⁠https://www.dopeasusualpodcast.com/unrestricted⁠⁠  • Podcast :⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/dope_as_usual_podcast⁠⁠  • Yola :⁠⁠ https://www.instagram.com/dope.as.yola/⁠⁠  • Marty : ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/marty_made_it⁠⁠  Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:44 YouTube Changes and the Future of Content 03:11 Dead Internet Theory, AI and ChatGPT 10:39 It Feels Like 2004 Again 11:55 Hotel Rewards and the $299 Vegas Deal 18:01 Preparing for a 30-Minute Stand-Up Set 19:10 Vegas, The Sphere and The Wiz 23:05 Treadmill Training and a 90-Day Transformation 28:01 The Odyssey and Internet Outrage 31:37 His Grandpa's Final Days 35:17 War, Violence and Human Nature 39:11 Restaurant Stories and the Rudest Customer 46:43 Insomnia and Brain FOMO 51:15 Lucid Dreams and Alternate Realities 01:00:25 The GATE Program Conspiracy 01:10:43 Gym Counting Hacks and Childhood Math 01:14:28 Evanescence, JTT and 90s Nostalgia 01:19:58 Growing Up Around Gangs in Merced 01:24:32 His Grandpa's Wild Life 01:27:57 Five Families and a Secret Twin 01:41:59 50 Cent's Forgotten Movie Transformation 01:43:27 Dads Against Predators and OT 01:46:43 Tour Dates and Outro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is not for the faint of heart!! Get ready for some insane stories and ridiculous moments.. Comedian Alfred Robles joins us for a wild first ever appearance on DOPE AS USUAL!! • Get Unrestricted : ⁠https://www.dopeasusualpodcast.com/unrestricted⁠ • Podcast : ⁠https://www.instagram.com/dope_as_usual_podcast⁠ • Yola : ⁠https://www.instagram.com/dope.as.yola/⁠ • Marty : ⁠https://www.instagram.com/marty_made_it⁠ • Alfred : ⁠https://www.instagram.com/alfredrobles⁠ Chapters: 00:00 Intro 01:03 Hulu Special and Blood In, Blood Out 03:45 East LA Roots, Cowboy Hats and Grills 05:44 Alfred Swallowed His Tooth 07:46 Weight Loss, Vegetarian Diets and Health Scares 13:43 Touring With Fluffy and Going Solo 16:16 Crowd Work and Protecting Your Best Jokes 18:10 The Fan Whose Wife Shot Him Twice 20:27 The Cheating Story That Went Too Far 22:14 A New Show and the Early Comedy Grind 26:55 Catching Shoplifters Before Comedy 28:58 Drunk Hecklers and Tough Crowds 33:23 Younger Siblings and Growing Up Without Dad 36:31 American Crime and East LA Tagging Crews 40:31 Sent to Mexico for Acting Up 42:38 The School That Paid Alfred to Attend 46:03 Wrestling the Teacher and Barely Graduating 50:07 Childhood Dreams and Becoming a Cop 51:49 Growing Up With Jay Hernandez 53:20 Kicked Out of the Police Academy 58:49 High School Fights and Absent Dads 01:02:10 A Missing Brother Comes Home 01:04:27 Too Many Shots at the Atlanta Show 01:06:53 Canada Shows and Border Rules 01:09:00 Wild Mayors and the $5 Mechanic 01:11:03 Drake, Bieber and Canadian Icons 01:12:45 Tour Dates and Hotboxing the Green Room 01:13:34 Weed, Alcohol and Why Bars Feel Empty 01:17:17 Final Shout-Outs and OutroThank you for watching the Alfred Robles Episode on DOPE AS USUAL Podcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guys.... this episode is too legendary!! The real life Franklin aka Shawn Fonteno joins us for and epic new episode you don't want to miss!! • Get Unrestricted : https://www.dopeasusualpodcast.com/unrestricted • Podcast : https://www.instagram.com/dope_as_usual_podcast • Yola : https://www.instagram.com/dope.as.yola/ • Marty : https://www.instagram.com/marty_made_it • Shawn : https://www.instagram.com/solo118/ Chapters: 00:00 Intro 01:16 Breaking His Ankle to Save a Dog 03:41 Launching His Own Streams 04:38 The THC Pen That Sent Him to the ER 12:17 Coming Back to Weed 16:16 Hospitals and White Coat Syndrome 18:37 The Roulette Table Conspiracy 20:49 Charleston White and Controlling His Temper 26:05 The Boxing Career That Never Happened 27:37 Adin Ross and Celebrity Boxing 35:33 GTA RP, Copyright and Rockstar Games 38:18 How COVID Created a New Era of Streamers 41:27 Fame, Fans and Being Franklin in Public 44:00 Pulled Over with 20 Pounds of Weed 47:38 Surprising IShowSpeed on Hollywood Boulevard 49:57 The Livestream Lesson IShowSpeed Taught Him 52:53 Taking Kai Cenat to Franklin's Real Neighborhood 56:43 Why Solo Won't Stream with Kai Cenat Again 1:06:35 GTA 6 Presales and the New Trailer 1:10:42 GTA 6 Story Mode, Online and Digital Release 1:12:01 How Franklin Could Return in GTA 6 1:14:18 GTA 6 Gameplay, Lucia and Vice City 1:18:06 Red Dead Redemption and Franklin's Great-Grandfather 1:20:00 Will Solo Stream GTA 6? 1:22:13 The First Time Thomas Played Grand Theft Auto 1:23:26 The DAU Mural, Ethika and Tony Hawk 1:25:08 What Solo Wants from GTA 6 1:26:02 How GTA Motion Capture Has Changed 1:29:20 30 Years of Saturday Movie Dates 1:30:32 Lioness, Yellowstone and New Movies 1:33:03 GTA 7 Predictions and Grand Theft Auto VR 1:35:39 The Solo x The Dopest Shop Collab 1:38:48 Game Changer, Amazon and Selling Books 1:40:05 Comic-Con Travel and Facing Racism 1:44:53 DreamCon and Black Fandom 1:46:16 The Wizard of Oz and The Wiz Mix-Up 1:48:03 A 13-Day International Tour 1:49:51 Is It Safe to Travel to Russia? 1:53:28 Fear of Flying and a 17-Hour Flight 1:55:06 The Dubai Flight That Changed His Perspective 2:00:32 Outro and Where to Follow Solo Thank you for watching The Franklin Episode Part 3 on DOPE AS USUAL Podcast!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is one of the funniest, most ridiculous episodes in a while!! Roll a few and call the homies... It's an absolute banger of a solo episode!!! • Get Unrestricted : https://www.dopeasusualpodcast.com/unrestricted • Podcast : https://www.instagram.com/dope_as_usual_podcast • Yola : https://www.instagram.com/dope.as.yola/ • Marty : https://www.instagram.com/marty_made_it Chapters: 00:00 Intro 01:43 Sleep, Garmin and Waking Up Early 03:36 Mexican Dad Energy and Nike Boots 06:39 Puffco Disaster and Breakfast 09:24 Pizza Logic and Getting Strong Again 11:37 Training With a Superhero 14:00 MTV True Life and Fighting Teen Me 15:14 Tupac, Epstein and Internet Exhaustion 16:42 The World Has Postpartum 18:48 AI Art, 3D Renders and Online Backlash 21:47 Internet Arguments, Racism and Charlie Kirk 24:06 MyBookie 24:57 The Drunk Heckler Who Vomited on Cue 27:37 Anger, Germany and the Worst Waiter 30:14 Berlin History and Amsterdam at Midnight 32:17 Angel Reese, Caitlin Clark and the WNBA 36:15 Mom Controversy and a Glass of Shut Up 38:34 Forrest Gump Meets the Terminator 39:58 The AI Post-Production Workflow 41:53 Stand-Up on the Spot and Dressing the Part 44:10 Weight Loss, Memory and Growing Taller 47:57 Twins, Vasectomies and Turning 40 49:37 Engagement, Gay Weddings and Spotify 51:52 Brain Control and No Topic Sheet 54:52 Upcoming Shows, Wayne Brady and Unrestricted 58:57 P.O.D. and 90s Internet Culture 01:01:21 Cartoon Dynamite and the Fake 49er 01:05:21 Turning 40, Merch and Outro Thank you for watching the DOPE AS USUAL Podcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What upp!!!! Guys we are so excited to drop this one Jeremiah came through for a hilarious first ever appearance on the show.. Roll a few & call the homies!! It's DOPE AS USUAL 🔥 • Get Unrestricted : https://www.dopeasusualpodcast.com/unrestricted • Podcast : https://www.instagram.com/dope_as_usual_podcast • Yola : https://www.instagram.com/dope.as.yola/ • Marty : https://www.instagram.com/marty_made_it • Jeremiah: https://www.instagram.com/jeremiahstandup 00:00 Intro 02:04 Crazy Pizza and Becoming a Dad 06:27 16 Years in Stand-Up 07:05 How Stand-Up on the Spot Works 09:40 Jackass, Bam Margera and Rick Kosick 11:23 The Original Kill Tony Band 13:12 Who Were You in the 90s? 18:35 Full House vs. Family Matters 23:43 Biggie, Tupac and Tech N9ne 26:21 MTV vs. VH1 and His First TV Credit 28:30 Moving from Kansas to Los Angeles 34:23 Adam Sandler vs. Jim Carrey 36:08 Forrest Gump and 90s Movie Takes 39:50 SunnyD, Nesquik and Tampico 42:24 Horror Movies and Trailer Trash Tammy 45:36 Comedy Central Stand-Up Selects 47:12 Comedy Influences and Stagecraft 51:24 Crazy Pizza, Tour Dates and Trailer Tales 52:38 Directing Comedy Specials 54:22 Outro and Upcoming Shows Thank you for watching the Jeremiah Watkins episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you've been a fan of the show for a while, you know how incredibly special this episode is... We are so stoked to bring to you... The WANYE BRADY episode!!! • Get Unrestricted : https://www.dopeasusualpodcast.com/unrestricted • Podcast : https://www.instagram.com/dope_as_usual_podcast • Yola : https://www.instagram.com/dope.as.yola/ • Marty : https://www.instagram.com/marty_made_it • Wayne: https://www.instagram.com/mrbradybaby 00:00 Intro 01:15 Wayne Brady’s 10-Year Overnight Success 05:19 Becoming the Most Valuable Person in the Room 07:19 One of the Greatest Improvisers Ever 11:12 ADHD and the Creative Mind 16:13 Sleep, Dreams and a Mind That Never Stops 18:23 Terrifying Recurring Dreams 23:36 Social Media, Young Performers and What AI Can’t Replace 26:13 Why Every Performer Needs to Bomb 29:24 Miss Blakk for President and Untold History 38:39 Why Live Theater Feels Like Magic 41:20 Broadway and Performing with Billy Porter 45:27 Authenticity Is an Act of Bravery 48:16 Wayne Brady on Haters and Online Criticism 53:05 What If? with Wayne Brady and Jonathan Mangum 55:43 Wayne Brady’s Most Unexpected Fan 56:54 The Truth Behind Wayne’s Chappelle’s Show Sketch 1:00:44 Being Boxed In Will Kill Your Career 1:02:00 Breaking Out of the “Weed Guy” Box 1:03:36 Does Wayne Brady Smoke Weed? 1:05:15 Mike Tyson, Mushrooms and Psychedelics 1:06:43 Wayne Brady’s Accidental Edible Nightmare 1:14:32 DMT, Ketamine Therapy and Trauma 1:17:21 Final Thoughts and Where to Find Wayne Thank you for watching DOPE AS USUAL Podcast #DopeAsUsual #Podcast #Funny Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're back after the longest run of guest episodes ever!! If you've been watching the show for a while, you are going to love this one. It is truly the Return to Rant City... We have some serious issues to air out!! 😂 We appreciate you watching & telling a homie! • Get Unrestricted : ⁠https://www.dopeasusualpodcast.com/unrestricted⁠  • Podcast : ⁠https://www.instagram.com/dope_as_usual_podcast⁠  • Yola : ⁠https://www.instagram.com/dope.as.yola/⁠  • Marty : ⁠https://www.instagram.com/marty_made_it ⁠  Thank you for watching DOPE AS USUAL Podcast #DopeAsUsual #Podcast #Funny Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is truly a special episode!! Jolly Roger, CEO of Puffco, joins us for an absolutely epic 3 hours of stories and insights. Shoutout to Rocco for the fresh paint job on the studio as well!! We are so excited for you to watch this one let us know what you think!! 💭🔥 • Get Unrestricted : https://www.dopeasusualpodcast.com/unrestricted • Podcast : https://www.instagram.com/dope_as_usual_podcast • Yola : https://www.instagram.com/dope.as.yola/ • Marty : https://www.instagram.com/marty_made_it • Roger : https://www.instagram.com/jollyroger • Learn More: https://puffco.com Thank you for watching DOPE AS USUAL Podcast!! #DopeAsUsual #Podcast #Puffco Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You may know him from being one of the funniest comedians.. or from his podcast with our homie Trevor Wallace.. Michale Blaustein came through for a truly epic HILARIOUS 1st ever appearance on DOPE AS USUAL. We talk trippin & trappin...Michael get shot at!... and everything in between!! • Get Unrestricted : https://www.dopeasusualpodcast.com/unrestricted • Podcast : https://www.instagram.com/dope_as_usual_podcast • Yola : https://www.instagram.com/dope.as.yola/ • Marty : https://www.instagram.com/marty_made_it • Michael : https://www.instagram.com/blaucomedy Thank you for watching DOPE AS USUAL Podcast #DopeAsUsual #Podcast #michaelblaustein Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Excuse me everybody!!! Our homie Joshua from Dads Against Predators is back! The all new DAP website is now live be sure to go check it out!! This ep is hilarious, we appreciate you being here and laughing with us!! • Get Unrestricted : https://www.dopeasusualpodcast.com/unrestricted • Podcast : https://www.instagram.com/dope_as_usual_podcast • Yola : https://www.instagram.com/dope.as.yola/ • Marty : https://www.instagram.com/marty_made_it • Josh : https://www.instagram.com/shua.mundy • New DAP Site: https://www.dadsagainstpredators.com Thank you for watching DOPE AS USUAL Podcast #DopeAsUsual #Podcast #dap Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices