Zac Amico's Morning Zoo – Episode 0049

Guests: Pete Angelo, Tristan Bowling
Date: October 3, 2025
Podcast: GaS Digital Network
Duration: ~67 minutes (content section)

Episode Overview

This episode of Zac Amico’s Morning Zoo is classic morning chaos, blending irreverent humor with twisted tales from wrestling, travel, and personal encounters. Zac is joined by comedians Pete Angelo and Tristan Bowling for wild riffs on deathmatch wrestling, fat-shaming on airplanes, America’s shrinking airline seats, Gary Busey’s legal saga, swinging parents, OnlyFans hustles, and internet hoaxes. As always, nothing is sacred and every topic spirals into sharp-edged banter.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Guest Introductions and Upcoming Shows

• [00:34-02:27]
  • Zac warmly introduces Pete Angelo and Tristan Bowling, noting their comedy backgrounds and promoting their upcoming shows (Skankfest, Rogue Island Comedy Festival, Oakland Comedy Festival, Juggalo Championship Wrestling).
  • Quote:

    "It’s the morning Zoo with your other boy, the international superstar, Zach Amico... Love you both very much." (01:02, Zac)

2. Deathmatch Wrestling: Horror and Humor

• [03:45-14:46]
  • Pete shares his experience doing comedy and a no-ring wrestling match, leading to a deep dive into deathmatch wrestling culture.
  • Tournament of Death stories: rain mixing with blood, glass shards embedded in skin, and the necessary post-match cleaning rituals.
  • Notable characters mentioned: Paul Walter Hauser, Madman Pondo, Tarzan Duran, Mickey Knuckles, Schlack.
  • Vivid details about wrestling injuries:
    Quote:

    "And I talked to the winner the next day… and he just wrote back like, 'I got skinned alive.'" (05:10, Zac)
    "If you heal over them [glass], they're stuck in you. You gotta take a razorblade and take them out." (10:36, Zac)

  • Laughing and cringing about rolling in tacks and barbed wire, the differing pain thresholds for wrestlers, and the psychological barriers of certain injuries.

3. Viral News: High School Football Injury

• [16:14-19:44]
  • They react to a viral video of a high school player allegedly breaking another’s spine with a “body splash” move.
  • Healthy skepticism about the validity of the claim (possible lawsuit angle), mixed with personal anecdote:
    Quote:

    "I took one of those on concrete from King Jeter... and I thought I shit my pants." (18:18, Zac)

  • The crew tries to reconstruct how the injury occurred and whether the force was really sufficient.

4. Airplane Woes and Fat-Shaming Saga

• [19:56-32:02]
  • Segment on comedian Guy Branum’s claim he was elbowed on a flight for being "too fat," sparking a larger discussion about body size, airline design, and passenger etiquette.
  • The group reflects on their own travel experiences as large men, the humiliation of being moved for airplane "balance," and the impossibility of fitting into shrinking airline seats.
  • Memorable exchange:

    "They said, 'Sir, the plane is a little off balance. Can we move you to a different section?'" (24:30, Zac)
    "We're aiming for Chicago. We're about to hit... If you could just slowly start falling asleep the other way." (24:36-24:39, Tristan)

  • Both compassion and mockery for all parties involved; debate on whether the real blame lies with airlines and their profit motives.

5. Airline Nostalgia and Space for the Past

• [29:47-30:53]
  • Zac requests old-time airline photos; the crew marvels at how spacious and luxurious flying used to be versus today’s cattle-car conditions.
    Quote:

    "Have you ever seen pictures of old-timey flights from the 40s and 50s? ...There’s a full Thanksgiving dinner they’re carving as they go down the aisle." (29:47, Zac)

6. Gary Busey’s Sentencing and “The Sausage Castle”

• [35:32-40:08]
  • Shannon reports on Gary Busey’s sentencing for groping charges (two years probation, declining mental health cited).
  • A tangent leads to Mike Busey (Gary’s nephew) and “The Sausage Castle,” a wild party compound in Florida featuring parties, wrestling, and purported debauchery.
    Quote (on Gary):

    "To be fair, the gremlin told him to do it, because there’s no way he’s conscious." (35:53, Pete)
    Quote (on Mike Busey):
    "That does look like you... if there was a douchebag machine with a picture of Guy Fieri on the side." (38:52, Zac)

7. Wildest House Parties and Darker Tales

• [40:18-42:24]
  • Zac recounts a harrowing night in a Juggalo “flop house,” featuring pajama-clad women, rushed drug buys, and a desperate, timed bathroom break during a drug deal.
    Quote:

    “...I had to buy drugs and then pee in under 45 seconds.” (41:42, Zac)

8. The Stepmom-Teen Sex Scandal

• [42:40-44:46, 58:10 onward]
  • News story: A nurse is caught by her husband having sex with her 15-year-old stepson, after smoking weed, gaming, and watching “Terrifier.”
  • Group debates the psychology and aftermath, with darkly comic takes on the sordid elements.
    Quote (parodying the kid's experience):

    "This kid got high, played some video games, popped on Terrifier and fucked his stepmom. Dude, what a day." (43:35, Zac)

9. OnlyFans, Nudes, and Odd Fan Encounters

• [45:17-47:23; 49:09-51:03]
  • Pete shares a story about being asked to sign a nude photo by a fan, leading to a conversation about monetizing nudes and male OnlyFans experiences.
  • Tristan jokes about posting his own, and Pete explains the odd price of casual Grindr hookups.
    Quote:

    "I have a following that really likes this type of dude that I am. Why am I not making money?" (47:09, Pete)
    "Watching someone open the gay grinder apps… It's so location based, not personality based." (49:07, Zac)

10. Hidden Sex Lives and Swinger Signals

• [53:23-56:18]
  • Amusing tales about friends/parents being discovered on FetLife, hints of swinging among parents, and decoding the meaning of pineapple tattoos and cruise door magnets as “invitations” in the swinging scene.
    Quote:

    "I’m almost positive my parents are swingers… The wives are always sitting on the lap of the other husband." (53:54, Pete)
    "Are you in the lifestyle? I go, no… I don’t want to do this anymore." (55:14, Zac, on pineapple tattoo misinterpretation)

  • Tristan describes seeing pineapples on cruise doors; Zac elaborates on “the lifestyle” signaling.

11. Openness and Monogamy in Relationships

• [57:07-58:03]
  • Brief, honest reflections about swinging, open relationships, and what each host/guest thinks they could or couldn’t “handle” in their own relationships.
    Quote:

    "I just want my parents to fuck each other forever, and that’s it." (54:41, Tristan)

12. Internet Hoaxes: “Big Girl Worst Date Ever”

• [59:54-66:13]
  • Zac brings up a World Star Hip Hop video: a filtered woman tells a story about being deprived of food on a date. The panel debates whether it’s real or “content farming” (staged for laughs/views).
    Quote:

    "This is not content farming, this is the dumbest lady in the world." (63:17, Zac)

  • Shannon chimes in with a reality check:
    Quote:

    "Do you think that a black lady is gonna sit and never say anything to the waitress about her food not coming?" (65:09, Shannon)

  • The gang cracks up at their gullibility and the logic holes in internet tall tales.

13. Comedy Sign-Off

• [67:11-end]
  • The episode wraps with gratitude for the guests, laughter about being outwitted by internet pranksters, and cheerful banter with the producers.

Notable Quotes & Moments

• On wrestling glass injuries:

  "If you heal over them, they're stuck in you. And you either then gotta take a razor blade and take ‘em out.” (10:36, Zac)

• On being moved for airplane balance:

  “They said, ‘Sir, the plane is a little off balance. Can we move you?’...Really, really humiliating.” (24:30, Zac)

• On OnlyFans nudes:

  "I have a following that really likes this type. The type of dude that I am. Why am I not making money?" (47:09, Pete)

• On content farming/fake internet stories:

  “Her name is Phoenicia now…You’ve schooled me so perfectly…Yes, I am stupid. I have been fooled by the Internet again.” (65:26–65:52, Zac)

• On Zac’s pineapple tattoo:

  “Now every once in a while...I will have a, let’s call it not great couple, walk up to me and be like, ‘So are you in the lifestyle?’” (55:14, Zac)

Timestamps for Key Segments

• [03:45] — Deathmatch wrestling stories
• [16:14] — News: Football injury via “body splash”
• [19:56] — Guy Branum airplane elbow/fat shaming saga
• [29:47] — Airline nostalgia: flights of the past
• [35:32] — Gary Busey sentencing; Sausage Castle tangent
• [42:40] — Stepmom-stepson sex scandal
• [45:17] — Pete gets asked to autograph his nude
• [49:09] — Grindr/OnlyFans: modern dating and hustling
• [53:54] — Realizations about swinger parents/pineapple symbolism
• [59:54] — World Star story: “Big girl shares details about her worst date ever” (content farming vs. reality)

Tone and Style

The episode’s tone is chaotic, raucous, unfiltered, and self-deprecating—with hosts and guests riffing freely across taboos, indulging in dark humor, and never sparing themselves from the joke. The camaraderie is punctuated by confessions, critiques of internet culture, and gleefully inappropriate asides.

Summary for New Listeners

If you missed the episode, expect a freewheeling whirlwind: the gory underbelly of deathmatch wrestling, relatable (and squirm-inducing) tales of travel as a “person of size,” absurdist takes on viral news and modern sexuality, and running gags about family secrets and internet scamsters. The mix of comedians and B-movie misfits keeps the mood energetic, unpredictable, and gleefully off-color throughout.

No sacred cows, no topic too wild, and all delivered with brutal honesty and relentless humor.