The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz

Episode: Hour 2: Roncula Returns (feat. Ron Magill) – September 16, 2025

Episode Overview

This lively hour from the Elser Hotel features Dan Le Batard, Stugotz, and the full crew, highlighted by their beloved animal expert, Ron Magill. Together, they riff on quirky animal behavior, pet questions from listeners, the passing of a lion at Zoo Miami, and the oddities of public embarrassment. The group maintains their signature banter, combines humor with curiosity, and blends sports with offbeat conversation—delivering another classic mix of informative and ridiculous.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Ron Magill on Service Dogs and Pet Farting

• Service Dog on a Plane

  • Zach recounts a story about sitting next to a farting service dog on a flight and being more comfortable knowing it was the dog, not a human (01:43).
  • Ron Magill explains the anxiety dogs may experience on planes, leading to flatulence, and jokes about how convenient it is for owners to blame dogs for their own odors:

    “That’s a great cop out when the owner is going, ‘Oh geez, I gotta let one go here. But I’m blaming it on the dog. That’s why I bring the dog with me, because I’m a gas producing machine. But I can always blame it on the dog.’” (02:34)

  • The crew questions the legitimacy of some service dogs, with Ron noting abuses in the system and the ease of obtaining a “service animal” vest (03:02–04:06).

• Unconventional Urination Habits in Dogs

  • Greg Cody asks if it's weird that his male dog sometimes squats to pee (04:06).
  • Ron Magill assures him:

    “No, it’s not unusual… If he wants to hit something that’s directly below him on the ground, there’s no need for him to lift his leg.” (04:30)

  • Ron explains urination is used for marking territory, and different postures have practical functions even in wild canines.

• Do All Animals Fart?

  • Tony asks if cats fart, to which Ron quips, “Mammals will pass gas.” (05:43)
  • The crew jokes about Greg Cody claiming to have “given up farting,” which Ron finds impossible and possibly unhealthy (05:51–06:24).

2. South Florida Homeowner Animal & Pest Problems

• Rains Bring Critters Indoors

  • The Miami rainy season leads to snakes and, more commonly for Chris, a cockroach invasion (06:40–07:47).
  • Chris floats the idea of leaving cockroach carcasses as a warning to others.
  • Ron Magill dismisses this tactic:

    “They’re not that necessarily intelligent of a being to make that kind of synopsis. They might look at it like, okay, that’s all right. There’s more food for me now.” (07:57)

  • Ron mentions this method does work for other animals:

    “For other things like vultures... They’ll hang a dead vulture as an effigy... and the vultures stay away. When they see the dead vulture, they’re going, ‘Nope.’” (08:18)

• Pepper as a Bird Feeder Repellent?

  • Lewis wonders if pepper truly doesn’t impact birds but repels rats.
  • Ron cautions:

    “I wouldn’t trust Google and everything. That’s a big mistake that I think we make, is we trust everything we see on the Internet.” (09:55)

  • He notes that there may be some pulmonary issues for certain birds, but he’s not sure.

3. Bizarre Animal Encounters & Viral Videos

• The group shares a video of a crab riding a jellyfish, asking for Ron’s verdict on its authenticity (10:01–10:27):
  • Ron Magill is hoodwinked by AI skepticism:

    “That’s the first time I’ve ever seen that… The way AI is today, this could be fake. I don’t know what to believe anymore because it’s so good.” (10:10)

• Lewis pitches an “Air Zoo” filled with any animal or AI hybrid they can imagine. Ron is game:

  “Yeah, I’d have some fun with that.” (10:55)

4. Zoo Miami Lion: Loss, Grief, and Future

• Greg Cody prompts Ron to talk about Kwame, Zoo Miami’s last lion, who recently passed away (11:27–12:24).
  • Ron explains the process of getting new lions through the Species Survival Plan and expects two new young males in months:

    “They’ve got two males lined up… A stud bookkeeper… looks and sees what animals can go where. I’m hoping they’re going to be here within the next one to two months.” (11:53)

  • Greg attempts to plug his book, with Tony joking about the opportunistic segue (11:42).
  • Ron confirms Kwame’s natural death at age 18 (12:24).

5. More Animal Behavior Questions

• Zach runs a video showing an elk (actually a deer, as Ron corrects him) making an alarm call by snorting out cold air (13:01–13:15).

  • Ron details the intimidating, stomping, and “barking” alarm call behavior in deer.

• The crew triggers Ron’s ire with a video of someone feeding an alligator—Ron warns:

  “It’s against the law… that alligator now is associating people with food. Somebody’s going to come there one day and not have a piece of bread or whatever crap that guy’s throwing… and the alligator is going to bite the person.” (13:50–14:16)

  • “This guy is an idiot. I hope he falls in.” (14:17)
  • Ron explains such behavior leads to nuisance alligators being killed, not due to fault of the animal.

6. Roncula (Rocula) Returns!

• Ron announces the return of his notorious Halloween alter ego, Rocula (Roncula), for a wild adult party at the zoo (15:06–15:13).
  • “Let me tell you, that's a party. That is a party... Sometimes you see the real person.” (15:08)
  • Roasts a previous attendee whose only costume was Saran Wrap.

7. Top 5 Most Embarrassing Things to Do in Public

Chris leads the countdown with input from the group (23:05–28:00):

1. Tying shoes in public
2. Tripping on stairs/ escalators in public
   • Chris details a harrowing, humiliating escalator incident (29:29).
3. Greeting someone who's greeting someone behind you
4. Running for, and missing, a closing door (train/elevator)
5. Being thrown by public transportation braking

• Notable banter:
  • Zach: “I don’t do... I’m not trying to impress anybody. I’m trying to have this elevator myself.” (25:57)
  • Billy claims he was once arrested for tying his shoes in public--a sarcastic, embellished story (28:01).
  • Chris: “Don’t tie your shoe in public. It’s very embarrassing.” (27:46)

8. Quarterback Clutch-ness and Baker Mayfield’s Resurgence

From (35:56) onward, the conversation pivots to football:

• Billy lays out how much draft capital and money Cleveland and Carolina spent to replace Baker Mayfield versus his apparent value now in Tampa.
• “How was any of that possible? Explain it to me. Because the Bucs have now won the division four straight times. He’s the only quarterback we’ve seen at the end of games both games this season, right at the End. He’s winning it. Yeah, it’s very much him.” (35:56)
• The panel ranks current quarterbacks for clutch moments, with consensus that Baker’s name is now alongside the likes of Burrow and Josh Allen.
• Dan, Greg, Zach, and others debate the small handful of QBs truly feared in two-minute, game-winning situations.

Notable Quotes & Exchanges

• Ron Magill on owner blaming farts on dogs:

  “That’s a great cop out... That’s why I bring the dog with me, because I’m a gas producing machine. But I can always blame it on the dog.” (02:34)

• Ron on cockroach deterrents:

  “They’re not that necessarily intelligent of a being to make that kind of synopsis. They might look at it like, okay, that’s all right. There’s more food for me now.” (07:57)

• On vultures' effigy avoidance:

  “They know. Animals like a vulture will pick that up. And that is a common practice… You’d be surprised how it keeps the other vultures away.” (08:36)

• Ron, furiously, on feeding alligators:

  “It’s against the law, first of all...This guy is an idiot. I hope he falls in.” (13:50, 14:17)

• On Roncula’s return:

  “That party is decadence exponential… You see the real person.” (15:08)

Timestamps for Important Segments

• 01:43 – Ron Magill joins + service dog flight fart story
• 04:06 – Unusual dog urination
• 05:43 – Do all animals fart?
• 06:40 – Rain, snakes, and cockroach invasions
• 07:57 – Cockroaches and dead roach “warnings”
• 08:18 – Vultures stay away from vulture effigies
• 09:10 – Pepper and bird feeder pests
• 10:01 – Crab riding jellyfish: AI or not?
• 11:27 – Zoo Miami’s last lion has died, Ron explains
• 13:01 – Deer alarm calls; Ron animal behavior
• 13:50 – Video of guy feeding an alligator: Ron’s rant
• 15:06 – Ron announces the return of Rocula party
• 23:05–28:00 – Top 5 most embarrassing things to do in public
• 35:56–41:00 – Baker Mayfield and the “clutch QB” debate

Memorable Moments

• Greg Cody trying to use a lion’s death to plug his book (11:42).
• Banter about public transportation mishaps, awkward elevator etiquette, and tying shoes in public.
• Billy claims to have been arrested for public shoe-tying.
• Ron’s unfiltered joy and trepidation about Roncula’s decadent zoo party.

Tone

• Warm, irreverent, and rapid-fire
• Typical blend of earnest curiosity, expertise (Ron), with a running undercurrent of self-deprecating humor and sharp back-and-forths.
• Mix of educational animal facts and lighthearted observational humor.

In Summary

This hour is a trademark Le Batard stew of listener curiosity, Ron Magill’s animal knowledge, sports debate, and the group’s hilarious experience-sharing—from biologically questionable dog urination to the totally unique insanities of Miami. There’s both real sadness (the passing of Zoo Miami’s lion) and peak absurdity (embarrassing public moments, the potential return of Roncula). The episode shines in the way only this show can—smart, silly, human.