Ryan Kalil, Tarik Skubal, Brookfield Zoologist Kimberly Skelton Breaks Down Another Zoo Trade, Mt Rushmore Of Things To Open + Football Is Back

August 7, 2026

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“It’s like the Bad News Bears,” Ryan Kalil says of the equipment his Mexican football team, the Monterrey Osos, had when he and his ownership group took over. That line captures the throughline of this episode of Pardon My Take: the contrast between the glitz of professional sports and the raw, unglamorous love of the game. The show moves from a Mexican football league where players sell insurance by day and practice at 9 PM, to a superstar pitcher navigating the emotional and logistical chaos of a trade to the Dodgers, to a zoo director explaining the delicate chemistry of trading gorillas. Beneath the humor is a consistent thread about what it means to build something—a team, a career, a primate troop—when the stakes are real but the resources are mismatched.

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1 (00:05) **Episode Kickoff and Football is Back** - The hosts celebrate the return of NFL football with the Hall of Fame game and discuss betting, the Cardinals' tanking situation, and early season predictions.
2 (39:12) **Mount Rushmore of Things to Open** - The hosts and producer Zach draft their top four "things to open" in a competitive, round-robin style segment.
3 (64:08) **Interview: Ryan Kalil on the Monterey Osos** - Former NFL center and co-owner of the Monterey Osos discusses the team's new documentary, the Mexican football league, and the realities of being an owner.
4 (97:04) **Interview: Tarik Skubal on Being Traded to the Dodgers** - The two-time Cy Young winner details the emotional trade from Detroit, the logistics of moving, and his new role as a villain in baseball.
5 (135:45) **Interview: Kimberly Skelton on the Brookfield Zoo Trade** - The Director of Primate Care breaks down the trade of two gorillas to the Columbus Zoo, explaining the SSP system and animal chemistry.
6 (153:38) **Firefest of the Week** - The crew shares their weekly fires, including a chess.com scam, Akron football's fan-coach promotion, and Zach's eyeliner mishap.

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Show Notes

Football is back and we choose our own adventure for the Hall of Fame Game (00:00:00-00:09:14). We talk training camp stories, LeBron trusting the process and PCA’s MVP bid (00:09:14-00:39:08). Mt Rushmore of things to open (00:39:08-01:02:27). Former All Pro Center Ryan Kalil joins the show to talk about his new documentary about owning the Monterrey Osos, our ownership in them, training camp stories and what football means to him (01:02:27-01:34:36). Tarik Skubal joins the show to talk about being traded to the Dodgers, becoming a villain, his joy of being boo’d and more (01:34:36-02:13:02). Brookfield Zoo’s Kimberley Skelton joins us to break down the zoo trade she executed with Columbus last week featuring 4 gorillas (02:13:02-02:30:00). We then finish with Fyre fest of the week

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