Crooners Welcome

June 21, 2026

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Theo Von opens a solo episode of This Past Weekend by describing a meal of al pastor that was so greasy the man serving it kept pointing it out, as if Theo had made it himself. "It's greasy, huh?" the guy kept saying. Theo's response is the episode's operating philosophy: "Sometimes it's sound pastor, bro. Sometimes it's greasy." That line—about being a second-class meat that is still, nonetheless, an entree—becomes the thread that holds together a wandering, generous, and surprisingly tender hour of calls, confessions, and rambles.

The Crooner and the Rodeo

Theo declares himself a "crooner," not a singer. He looks up the definition on air: a male singer who performs sentimental songs using a smooth, low, intimate voice. That is his role in the world, he explains—not the main act, but the guy who comes in at the end to do the bassboards. "I'm that low long monster," he says. "You find me in the bottom of your lungs." He recently performed at Stagecoach with Ella Langley, and though he was terrified, he felt like a mountain lion out there. He also went to two rodeos—the Franklin Rodeo and the Music City Rodeo—and describes the cowboys with names like Shorty Garrett, Lefty Holman, and Pelvis Shatterford. "You can tell they're almost gonna be maybe gonna be injured," he says. He loves the barrel racers, the bulls that seem "a little bit zesty," and the clowns who stitch th

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What you'll learn

1 (01:10) **Opening Monologue: Grease, Al Pastor, and the Greasy Metaphor** - Theo rambles about ordering greasy Al Pastor, compares it to buying a car with no windows, and spins it into a life metaphor about being a "second class meat" that's still an entree.
2 (06:04) **Recap of Stagecoach & Crooner Identity** - Theo recounts performing with Ella Langley at Stagecoach, gets nervous, then defines himself as a "crooner" (a smooth, low-voiced singer who does the "baseboards" of a song) rather than a full singer.
3 (10:59) **The "Ghost Unk" Rumors** - Theo addresses online rumors that he was going to "delete himself," leading to friends sending black-and-white photos and strange texts, which he finds both crazy and humorous.
4 (12:56) **Rodeo Adventures & Cowboy Culture** - Theo describes attending two rodeos (Franklin & Music City), lists riders with injury-prone names, explains bronc riding, and jokes about bulls being "zesty" and needing to be in the Epstein Files.
5 (17:30) **Barrel Racing & Rodeo History** - Theo praises barrel racers (including Miranda Lambert) and reads a brief history of the rodeo, tracing its origins to Spanish vaqueros and 1860s Colorado.
6 (21:36) **Mountain Dew & Minions Ad-Lib** - Theo transitions into a promo for Mountain Dew (Tennessee origins, new minion named "Dick"), riffing on the awkwardness of telling families to "go see Dick."
7 (23:59) **Coffee Shop Flirting Story** - A long anecdote about buying excessive amounts of coffee from a barista he was too nervous to flirt with, resulting in his car smelling so strongly of roast that people asked if he was selling coffee.

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Guests on this episode

Theo Von

Show Notes

Theo is back with a solo episode to talk about unique rodeo names, the time he tried to impress a barista, and when things get greasy. He also responds to some of your voicemails.

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