Podcast Summary: Zac Amico's Morning Zoo – Episode 86
Guests: Joe Gorman & Molly Vivant
Date: February 13, 2026
Host: Zac Amico (GaS Digital)
Theme: Caffeine-fueled, irreverent takes on weird news, bizarre viral videos, pop culture, the grotesque, and the occasionally profound, all filtered through the wild humor of Zac Amico and guests Joe Gorman and Molly Vivant.
Episode Overview
This episode of "Zac Amico's Morning Zoo" brings together comedians Joe Gorman and Molly Vivant for a rollicking ride through the week's strangest viral moments, celebrity culture, conspiracy discussion, sex and kink revelations, dark humor, and some unfiltered animal video commentary. The energy is playful, delightfully chaotic, and thoroughly uncensored.
Guest Introductions & Relationship Status Updates
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[00:49] Zac Amico excitedly introduces his guests:
- Joe Gorman – Comic and co-host of "Super Celly Joe's" podcast.
- Molly Vivant – Comic and content creator. Molly casually announces, “I think I have a boyfriend,” [01:27] triggering a comical dive into her dating via Field, a "sex positive, kinky app" [01:40].
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Field App Tangent [01:40–02:03]:
- Zac admits he has "no idea" what Field is ("I assumed it was a place for white women to meet black men") leading to playful banter about stereotypes and expectations.
- Molly: “Everyone thinks that's my thing. Is not my thing.” [01:49]
- Joe: "No, of course you're not into black guys. Good for you." [01:53]
Plugs & Announcements [02:11–03:19]
- The trio promote their Instagram / upcoming shows / podcasts.
- Zac details the perks of subscribing to GaS Digital, like extra bonus episodes and his touring dates.
Subway "Viral Moment" Discussion [03:19–08:25]
- Main Segment: Zac cues up a viral subway altercation video where a white woman yells a slur as the train doors close.
- The group gleefully analyzes the timing, the viral aftermath, and internet culture’s tendency to anoint characters (“The Subway Queen”).
- Quote:
- Joe: “That every white person fantasy.” [05:12]
- Molly: “It's an evil thing to say… But there’s a childlike wonder about it.” [05:56]
- They discuss the predictability of backlash, loss of privacy, and social media’s role in inflaming controversy.
- Joe: “You've got to go off the grid for a little bit.” [07:26]
- Zac: “Take a year, maybe move out of the city.” [07:29]
- The group pivots into ruminating on lack of context in viral clips and the futility of searching for “justification” after the fact.
Super Bowl Halftime & Kid Rock Roast [08:26–11:53]
- Zac: Critiques the artificiality of the Super Bowl halftime, especially obviously fake musicians—“they definitely hired hot ladies to be the violinist.” [08:39]
- Joe: He reminisces about peak Kid Rock at Woodstock 99. [09:19]
- Molly: Expresses love for Toby Keith while skewering Kid Rock’s attempt to replace him [11:01].
- The crew shares cringey stories about “problematic” music and accidental dogwhistling with band merch.
- Zac: “When I was a new metal loser in high school, we all had Pantera shirts with the Confederate flag. Never occurred to us.” [12:05]
Redneck Culture, Confederate Flags, & Upbringing [12:12–13:22]
- Molly: Candidly shares “begging for a Confederate flag bikini" as a child without understanding the subtext. [12:51]
- Joe: Explains how rural communities in supposedly “liberal” California still have Confederate flag culture. [12:08]
- The group considers regional revisionism and how the “Civil War” is reframed in the South (“war of Northern aggression” [13:10]).
Celebrity Kids & Piercing Fads: Northwest's Jewelry [13:22–16:38]
- Discussion of North West’s new finger dermal piercings, the celebrities’ desire to appear “alternative,” and how wealth cannot buy “cool.”
- Molly: “True art comes from being from an alternative counterculture weird place… Artist’s kids want to be, but they don’t actually know any weird people.” [14:11]
- All swap tales of bad piercings, stretched ears, and how life circumstances phase out that kind of body modification.
Kanye Tangent: Mental Health, Family, & the Music Industry [16:38–20:49]
- Darkly comic deep-dive into Kanye West’s alleged mental health decline, addiction rumors, and the impact of his mother’s death.
- Zac: “Kanye’s got an oedipal complex… He very obviously blames himself [for his mother’s death].” [19:01]
- They explore possible reasons for Kanye's erratic behavior ("bipolar + nitrous + industry abuse") and the recurring theme of trauma interlinked with sexual awareness.
- Molly: Highlights how adult hangups are often roots in parents’ actions, knowingly or not [21:38].
Kinks, Fetishes & Childhood Influences [21:51–23:17]
- Zac: Casually confesses his “clown fetish,” tracing it to “Big Comfy Couch” and his mother’s own clowning history [21:51].
- Molly: Shares her love of clowns and a neighbor growing up who was a clown and Mother Goose [23:03].
Social Media & Comedians' Porn Habits [23:17–24:25]
- Zac shares the comedy of discovering which peers/celebs follow BBW (plus-size) cam models on Instagram.
- Zac: “I know you're beating off to these land whales like I am.” [24:09]
- Humorous callouts for those who “like” fat women’s pages, concluding with an anecdote about a BBW cam model’s wittiness.
Diddy’s "Blood Boy" Story—And the Perils of Internet Fakery [25:50–28:29]
- Zac gets taken in by a viral story about Diddy hiring a “blood boy.” Everyone gleefully riffs—“He called me his lucky little blood boy…” [27:10]—until producer Jorge interrupts to reveal it’s a fake viral account.
- Zac: “God damn it. This happens to me every fucking episode.” [28:18]
- They reflect on the real trend of rich people getting IV drips or “party doctors.”
Lighthearted Gross-Out: Diarrhea & Male Anatomy [29:00–31:18]
- Molly asks if men “shit on their balls” during diarrhea—a rumor, the guys insist, that only applies to “old men with droopy balls.” [29:32]
- Zac describes “long ball days” and the perils of accidentally dipping one’s testicles in toilet water [30:09].
Twinsies, Grooming, and Kink Chat [31:18–34:45]
- Molly and Joe put on each other's accessories, realizing they look alike; they joke about “matching vaginas & bushes.”
- Zac and Molly bond over armpit hair and its unexpected erotic appeal.
- Zac: “Oh, I want to sniff them… Oh, a stinky armpit and a good wackadoodle, what a good day.” [31:45–32:31]
- Molly is asked to leave her pits hairy on set—there’s “people that want that.” [32:56]
- The trio discuss VR, relaxing tech gadgets, and Zac’s strategy of getting the same gifts for all the women in his life (blankets, rose rollers, etc.).
Molly’s New Romance & Puppet Obsession [34:45–35:54]
- Molly gushes about being taken to a puppet show by her new boyfriend.
- Zac jokes, “You just took her to see Jeff Dunham,” leading to a brief riff roasting ventriloquists.
Conspiracy Corner – Illegal Chinese Biolab in Vegas, COVID Origins [35:55–41:03]
- They break down the news of a "Chinese-run" illegal bio lab with vials of “HIV, TB, Ebola” found in Las Vegas [36:41].
- Zac: “I think there’s way more to COVID than we’re ever gonna know… they were working on COVID as a biological weapon.” [37:25]
- The group shares skepticism about official COVID narratives and touches on secret disease research.
Alex Jones, Discrediting the Truth, & Cancel Culture [41:03–44:49]
- Spirited debate about Alex Jones: was he fed false info to destroy his credibility after exposing real conspiracies?
- Zac: “I think whoever was feeding him that information needed to discredit him because he was getting too much out.” [39:41]
- The group touches on media censorship, Mel Gibson’s Hollywood “exposés,” and both real and perceived “cancelings.”
- Zac: “If you’re getting pulled over by the police, you’re not going to get out of it by yelling about Jews.” [42:14]
Assassinations & State Violence [44:49–45:05]
- Zac brings up the lesser-known killings of Martin Luther King Jr’s mother and brother, implicating mysterious “state or movement suppression.” [43:33–44:04]
Animal Stories Segment
Naked Man at Universal Studios Hollywood [46:08–47:58]
- They riff through the viral news—guy strips naked on the tram. Molly waxes nostalgic for the Florida Universal Studios, while Zac and Joe speculate about doing psychedelics at a theme park.
Mushrooms vs. Acid: Mindset, Setting, and Empathy [47:58–53:34]
- Joe and Molly extoll therapeutic, connective trips on mushrooms, contrasting them with the sometimes overwhelming synthetic intensity of acid.
- Joe: “Every time I’ve taken mushrooms, it makes me feel more connected—it gives an immense sense of empathy and joy.” [48:58]
- Zac shares stories of tripping at a “zombie crawl” and scaring an elderly store clerk while still in full zombie makeup.
Animal Videos: Gorillas Mating, Dead Animals in Zoos [53:34–57:58]
- Crack up over animal videos: gorilla sex at the zoo, Molly’s childhood zoo experiences, and both Zac and Molly describing the disturbing realities of “dead animal freezers” behind the scenes at zoos and vet clinics.
Pet Sematary, Stephen King, and the “Shine” [57:29–59:04]
- Long, geeky dive: Stephen King’s universe and how his characters’ psychic abilities (“the shine”) interconnect stories.
- Molly and Zac reminisce about Pet Sematary and its scariest bits.
Final Animal Story: Gorilla Eating Placenta & Human Birth in a Car [61:24–69:59]
- Gorillas eat placentas, for health—a practice mimicked (and sometimes exaggerated) by “white women with pills and smoothies.”
- Molly shares a story about a model friend eating another woman’s placenta—against medical advice. [62:23]
- The trio discuss the ethics and grossness of surrogacy and birthing at home, with strong opinions from Molly:
- “I think [surrogacy] is wrong… It’s worse than sex work by far.” [64:49]
- They conclude with a wild video of a woman giving birth in a car passenger seat and the biological drive behind “baby smell.”
Memorable Quotes
- Joe Gorman [05:12]: “That’s every white person fantasy.”
- Molly Vivant [05:56]: “There's a childlike wonder about it… like when a kid is finally allowed to say a bad word.”
- Zac Amico [21:51]: “I have a clown fetish.”
- Joe Gorman [28:26]: “But it’s such a nice little fantasy though—a blood boy… at least this guy’s getting paid.”
- Molly Vivant [32:56]: “There’s people that want [long armpit hair].”
- Joe Gorman [48:58]: “Every time I’ve taken mushrooms it makes me feel more connected. I feel immense empathy and joy…”
- Zac Amico [39:41]: “I think whoever was feeding [Alex Jones] that information needed to discredit him because he was getting too much out.”
Timestamps for Key Segments
| Timestamp | Segment | |----------------|--------------------------------------------| | 00:49–02:11 | Guest intros; Molly’s Field dating story | | 03:19–08:25 | Subway viral video analysis | | 08:26–11:53 | Super Bowl halftime & Kid Rock tangent | | 13:22–16:38 | North West’s piercings & celebrity kids | | 16:38–20:49 | The Kanye Deep Dive | | 21:51–23:17 | Fetish confessions: clowns, childhood, kinks| | 25:50–28:29 | Diddy’s (fake) ‘blood boy’ & IV drips | | 35:55–41:03 | Chinese-run illegal bio lab conspiracy | | 41:03–44:49 | Alex Jones: Discredited whistleblower | | 47:58–53:34 | Mushrooms vs. acid discussion | | 53:34–57:58 | Gorilla sex at the zoo/behind the scenes | | 61:24–65:12 | Gorilla eating placenta, home birth, surrogacy | | 66:27–69:34 | Viral human car birth video |
Tone & Takeaway
The episode is a non-stop barrage of raw, dark, and ribald comedy, punctuated by real pathos, sharp cultural criticism, and the kind of vulnerable confessions (about sex, drugs, and pop culture) that make the best “morning zoo” radio a must-listen. Expect boundary-pushing jokes, a gleeful embrace of the grotesque, and even genuine philosophical musing—delivered with the quick-fire timing and camaraderie of three friends at a diner at midnight.
If you’re looking for reckless hilarity, the darkest Americana, and refreshingly honest takes on human and animal oddity—THIS show has you covered.
