Adam Carolla Show – Carolla Classics
Episode: Bill Simmons + Shaun White
Date: February 7, 2026
Host: Adam Carolla
Guests: Bill Simmons, Shaun White, Davis LeDuc, Dana Gould, Dan Finnerty, Gina Grad, Brian Bishop
Episode Overview
This "Carolla Classics" installment revisits some of the Adam Carolla Show’s most beloved and raucous moments, featuring a variety of guests and conversations spanning celebrity culture, music, comedy, and pop culture oddities. The best-of collection includes candid and hilarious discussions with sports analyst Bill Simmons, Olympic legend Shaun White (joined by his bandmate, Davis LeDuc), comedian Dana Gould, and more. The running thread is Carolla’s trademark unfiltered humor, storytelling, and a playful team dynamic with his rotating cast of co-hosts and contributors.
Key Segments & Highlights
1. The Realities of Celebrity Socializing
(00:56 – 04:11)
- Adam riffed on the awkward etiquette and social games when celebrities try (and fail) to organize double date dinners.
- Standout Moment: Adam describes sitting between Helen Hunt and Meg Ryan at Dan Finnerty’s birthday, contrasting how one recognized his film ("The Hammer") and the other had never heard of him.
- “I turned to my right, and Meg Ryan was sitting there, and she said, and what do you do? And I said, all is right with the universe.” — Adam Carolla (03:47)
2. Vintage Game Shows & Decades-Old References
(05:19 – 09:00)
- A comedic deep-dive into obscure 70s game shows, ‘Pictionary’-style challenges, and the ego trips of being asked to appear on retro TV.
- Adam details his disastrous turn at drawing “An elephant never forgets” on a live game show, with everyone guessing donkey parts.
- “How do you fucking illustrate 'never forgets' with an elephant head...all you're doing is drawing another...you're now punching the arrow.” — Adam Carolla (08:02)
- Sidebars on tacky TV commercials for trade schools, tongue-in-cheek nostalgia for mail-order career opportunities and the oddities of daytime TV targeting the unemployed.
3. Irreverent Sex & Body Humor
(16:17 – 22:16)
- The panel spins off into raunchy talks about newfangled bathtub designs, old men bathing, and the temptations for young pranksters (“No way I could sit still for grandpa taking a bath without popping the fucking door open!” — Adam)
- Absurd speculation about feminine hygiene products:
- “There's probably an aisle at any CVS dedicated to shit you put in your snatch.” — Adam Carolla (19:07)
- Dana Gould and Adam riff on blending magic tricks with tampons and anatomy, including pranks and myth-building around female products.
4. The Rise and Fall of Physical Porn Stores
(23:05 – 31:19)
- Adam retells the humiliating ritual of renting porn in person, the terror of running into crowds (or schoolchildren) when leaving an adult store in broad daylight, and DIY cable-hacking schemes in hotels with Jimmy Kimmel.
- “The door opens, there’s an entire school bus of 13-year-old kids—all slid over to my side…bright yellow building with the neon flashing dildo on it!” — Adam Carolla (25:00)
- They revisit the infamous O’Farrell Theater ("the Disneyland of porn"), and compare the shame of renting adult films in specialized stores versus the “back room” at mainstream video shops.
5. Totally Topical TiVo Trivia (Vegas Edition)
(31:32 – 37:52)
- The usual crew and guests face off in a fast-paced TiVo movie trivia game with a Las Vegas theme, guessing films from pared-down TV-guide style descriptions.
- Comedic bickering as contestants mix up movie titles and try to outdo each other in live-play, with Adam lamenting how he’s “just playing for pride right now—and it’s gay pride.” (35:58)
6. News with Gina Grad: Urine Beer and Bathroom Confessions
(38:56 – 49:15)
- Gina Grad reports on a music festival in Denmark turning audience urine into fertilizer for next year’s beer. The panel riffs relentlessly:
- “Let me tell you something about urine—as a guy who's been on the losing end of a lot of urine...” — Adam Carolla (39:38)
- Adam recollects being ceremonially peed on at his 10-year high school reunion ("old times"), the etiquette (or lack thereof) around peeing outside as a homeowner, and the pitfalls of bathrobe ties when peeing.
7. Female Physiology: Myths, Misunderstandings & Accidental Insights
(45:17 – 51:02)
- Honest confusion about feminine physics ("What about the friend with the tilted pelvis—does she throw the tampon string over her shoulder like a Continental soldier?” — Adam at 50:41)
- The group discusses female urination aids (Lady Jane, drip trays), and Gina Grad admits to testing female urination funnels on air.
- Adam confesses: “For at least the first 38 years of my life, I thought you couldn't piss with a tampon in.”
8. Shaun White and Bad Things: Life, Music, and Transitioning from Sports
(51:43 – 83:12)
- Shaun White, Olympic snowboarder, discusses forming his band Bad Things with Davis LeDuc. Amusing origin story:
- “I won a guitar in a snowboard contest...stayed under my friend’s bed for two years.” — Shaun White (52:13)
- Adam and Shaun bond over suffering through garish, sponsor-branded prizes (a bright yellow Harley and guitar they would never buy).
- “You people don't know what suffering is until you've won a free Harley or electric guitar!” — Adam Carolla (54:37)
- Shaun credits his athletic discipline with propelling his music career—he brings the same “intensity and repetition; I don’t half-ass things” to being in a band. (57:59)
- Davis LeDuc shares the pain of eyelid tattoos ("dearest doomed"), noting the self-testing impulse behind such decisions.
- Haunting the band is the public’s skepticism towards athletes-turned-musicians. Adam jokes about being “burned by the Bacon Brothers,” while Davis wonders why actors can front bands but not vice versa.
- “It’s weird...the guy’s a great sumo wrestler, but can he do interpretive dance? We’re very wary of celebrities doing anything other than what we allow them to.” — Adam Carolla (78:00)
- Shaun notes the new era of versatility, with multi-career lives becoming normal, and shrugs off traditional boundaries between disciplines.
9. Bill Simmons Segment: The “Jizzy” Episode and the ESPN Podcast Ban
(84:48 – 113:54)
- Bill Simmons revisits classic Carolla jizz humor, debating the greatest “jism scenes” in film history, from Silence of the Lambs to pop music euphemisms.
- “Is that one of your top 10 favorite jism scenes in movie history?” — Bill Simmons (86:37)
- Spirited discussion on the impact of Viagra/ED drugs on the “performance-enhancing” stats of modern porn stars versus old-school legends.
- “How do I judge the stats of the guys from the last ten years?” — Bill Simmons (94:15)
- Adam and Simmons improvise tongue-in-cheek hypotheticals about parental shame over their daughters’ career choices in the adult industry (“Would you rather your daughter be a stripper or clean up after the strippers?” — Bill Simmons, 99:01)
- (101:49 – 113:54): Adam launches into a brutal, hilarious rant about ESPN’s decision to ban Bill Simmons and Dave Dameshek from his show after prior “jizz-heavy” conversations, lambasting corporate cowardice and missed audience opportunities.
- “Dear retard fucking hack...You are not a hero. You’re an idiot.” — Adam Carolla (110:58)
10. Man Show Memories & Dixie Chicks Pranks
(116:41 – 122:18)
- Inside stories from Man Show writing room high jinks, including the infamous Dixie Chicks roses prank, and office lore involving assistants’ underwear, cruel nicknames, and 90s TV culture.
- Adam and his crew recall the elaborate pranks they used to play for office amusement—many of which would be “grounds for being fired today.”
Memorable Quotes
- “I'm just playing for pride right now — and it's gay pride, so just long as you know.”—Adam Carolla, (35:58, TiVo Trivia)
- “There's probably an aisle at any CVS dedicated to shit you put in your snatch.”—Adam Carolla, (19:07)
- “You people don't know what suffering is until you've won a free Harley or electric guitar!”—Adam Carolla, (54:37)
- “How do I judge the stats of the guys from the last ten years?”—Bill Simmons, (94:15)
- “Dear retard fucking hack...You are not a hero. You’re an idiot.”—Adam Carolla, (110:58)
Notable Timestamps
- 00:56 — Celebrity dinner plans & star-studded parties
- 05:47 — Game show tales, “celebrity moments”
- 16:17 — Daytime TV nostalgia & bathtub prank hypotheticals
- 23:05 — The shame and logistics of renting porn
- 31:32 — Totally Topical TiVo Trivia: Vegas Edition
- 38:56 — “News with Gina Grad”: beer brewed with urine
- 45:17 — Homeowner urination rites and bathroom confessions
- 51:43 — Shaun White & Bad Things: musician origin stories
- 84:48 — Bill Simmons’ return: film jism scenes and performance enhancement in porn
- 101:49 — Radio/podcast industry politics: ESPN bans
- 116:41 — Man Show/Dixie Chicks office prank stories
Takeaway
This supercut-style episode is an absolute showcase of Adam Carolla’s unfiltered, free-range podcasting: a blend of original bits, barbed social commentary, old-school memories, and peerless comedic riffing. Whether you’re in it for the Hollywood cultural jokes, the sexually frank tangents, the inside-baseball media rants, or simply the camaraderie of smart, rapid-fire banter, the episode delivers wall-to-wall highlights—a true Carolla Classic.