The Gun Game

Summary

The Rod Ryan Show – "The Gun Game"

Date: January 7, 2026
Host: Rod Ryan
Co-Host: Mo
Station: 94.5 The Buzz (KTBZ-FM)

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Episode Overview

This Wild Card Wednesday episode of The Rod Ryan Show brings back the ever-popular "Gun Game": a playful, on-air contest where female callers compete to make the best "gun noise" live. The hosts revel in the silliness, inject plenty of humor and friendly trash talk, and, as always, offer a high-stakes prize—in this case, Monster Jam tickets—to the best shot (or at least, the best-sounding one). The atmosphere is zany, lighthearted, and filled with over-the-top morning radio fun.

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Key Discussion Points & Segments

Introduction & Setup

• [01:30] Rod introduces the Gun Game, explaining his excitement and the premise: callers make gun noises for the chance to win Monster Jam tickets.
  • “Why don't we play this every day?... I'll be taking that to both of our graves.” – Rod Ryan
  • Mo playfully responds: “Yeah, like I should be fired.”
• Rod and Mo banter about how much they enjoy the game, teasing each other and hyping up the competition.

Contestant Introductions & Performances

1. Caitlyn

• [03:03]
  • Caitlyn is the first caller and confesses her nerves:
    “This is probably one of the silliest things I've ever done in front of people.”
  • Her gun noise is a strong opener and well-received.
    • Rod: “Caitlyn, great job today. I liked it. That was a solid start at the gate.”

2. Lisa

• [04:31]
  • Lisa brings a playful spirit, describing her gun as
    “a little handgun, guys.”
  • The exchange is comedic, with Lisa insisting she “got” Rod:
    • Rod: “You got me. That was the whole thing, playing guns. I got you.”
    • Announcer: “You missed.”

3. Kaylee

• [05:33]
  • Kaylee admits to hearing the previous guns, acknowledging the advantage.
  • Her performance features a “suppressed” sound:
    • Rod: “I think it was silence. Might have had a silencer... It's not a—it's a suppressor! Don't you know anything about guns, idiots?”
  • Mo jumps in: “Did y'all hear me?” when her sound effect nearly goes unnoticed.

4. Kelly

• [06:55]
  • Kelly, the final contestant, is called out for having heard and learned from the earlier competitors.
  • She jokes about letting everyone down, to which Rod responds:
    • “The more I'm let down, the more I laugh, so it's good. I can't be let down during this game.”
  • Kelly’s entry leaves Rod laughing, praising her for the comedic delivery.

Judging and Deliberation

• [08:05 – 10:43]
  • Rod and Mo discuss each contestant’s performance, debating openly and humorously.
  • Kaylee’s “suppressed” gun is eliminated because “suppressed weapons don't really work great for the game.”
    • Mo: “Yeah. Bring a different gun.”
  • Lisa is praised for the “cutest” gun but doesn’t win.
  • Caitlyn and Kelly emerge as the top contenders.
  • Rod and Mo split votes: Mo picks Caitlyn, Rod picks Kelly.
  • Rod rationalizes his picks:
    “I’m always more of a full auto guy. Semi-auto guy. I had to give Caitlyn a slight edge in this.”

Winner Announcement & Celebration

• [10:43 – 11:28]
  • Caitlyn is declared the winner after a tiebreaker.
  • Rod asks for a repeat of her winning gun noise:
    • “Let me hear it again... Oh yeah. Oh yeah. That's a winner.”
  • Mo announces the Monster Jam prize:
    “Caitlyn, way to go. You’ll be with us at the first Monster jam event of 2026... Four pack of tickets, four pack of pit party passes.”
  • Rod: “I want to hear you, but better yet, I want to see you in the pit. I want to hear you. Great job, everybody.”

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Notable Quotes & Moments

• [01:31] Rod: “I knew the gun game was fun... I am so excited right now.”
• [03:12] Caitlyn: “This is probably one of the silliest things I’ve ever done in front of people.”
• [04:57] Lisa: “It’s a little handgun, guys.”
• [06:15] Rod (about Kaylee's quiet gun): “Spitball. I think it was silence. Might have had a silencer, that felt like.”
• [06:38] Rod (on gun terminology): “It's not a—it's a suppressor! Don't you know anything about guns, idiots?”
• [07:44] Rod (laughing): “Kelly, you didn't let me down. I'm laughing my balls off.”
• [10:54] Caitlyn (after winning): “My hand was waving around when I was shooting my gun while I’m driving down the street.”
• [11:07] Rod (on Caitlyn’s second gun impression): “Oh yeah. Oh yeah. That’s a winner.”

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• [01:30] – Gun Game Introduction and set-up
• [03:03] – Caitlyn’s performance
• [04:31] – Lisa’s performance
• [05:33] – Kaylee’s performance
• [06:55] – Kelly’s performance
• [08:05] – Judging begins: Evaluating Kaylee and Lisa
• [09:38] – Mo’s winner selection (Caitlyn)
• [09:52] – Rod’s winner selection (Kelly)
• [10:43] – Tiebreaker and final result
• [11:12] – Caitlyn wins Monster Jam tickets

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Overall Tone & Personality

This episode is energetic, irreverent, and overflowing with camaraderie. The hosts maintain a playful tone, poking fun at both themselves and the contestants. The segment is driven by spontaneous reactions, inside jokes (about gun terminology and trash-talking), and a light-hearted spirit intended to delight regular listeners and new callers alike. The prize segment wraps up with a sense of community and shared celebration, as all involved laugh and look forward to meeting at Houston’s Monster Jam.

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For New Listeners

If you didn’t catch the show, this episode is a great example of The Rod Ryan Show’s style: interactive, goofy games with listeners, enthusiastic personalities, and plenty of “shoot-from-the-hip” humor (pun intended). The Gun Game delivers pure fun and showcases the chemistry between hosts and the show’s lively community.

Transcript

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[Rod Ryan]

I knew that the gun game was fun. I knew that it was going to be a good time. I knew we were going to be cutting up a little bit today. I am so excited right now. I forgot.

[Radio Announcer]

I don't.

[Rod Ryan]

Why don't we play this every day and I'll thank you Mo. I think you're the one that got me so excited. Yeah, it's. It's your little preview. Moe's Gun. Like I'm fired up right now.

[Co-Host Mo]

Yeah, like I should be fired.

[Rod Ryan]

Watch out right now. Good morning everybody. This is your Rod Ryan Show Wild Card Wednesday edition. And I want to thank every one of you that yesterday when I Was asking for game suggestions that you said we'd play this. Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom.

[Co-Host Mo]

Is this gonna haunt me forever?

[Rod Ryan]

He's gonna hang on to that for sure. That's cool. I'll be taking that to both of our grades. Okay. Just so you know, this is never. I will have it on me at all times. Boom, boom, boom, boom.

[Co-Host Mo]

I also have it on me at all times.

[Rod Ryan]

All right, so now you get to relax.

[Co-Host Mo]

Okay.

[Rod Ryan]

And now we get to judge. Now we can make fun of off.

[Co-Host Mo]

They're going to be great. We're young girls.

[Rod Ryan]

I've asked some gals to call in.

[Co-Host Mo]

Okay.

[Rod Ryan]

And make a gun noise for us. And the person that does it best is, is going to be the winner today.

[Co-Host Mo]

They get to take their family to Monster Jam. Okay, there's a lot on the line.

[Radio Announcer]

Okay.

[Rod Ryan]

There is a lot on the line. Let me hear your guns. My guns. I want to hear what they sound like.

[Co-Host Mo]

Let me hear them.

[Rod Ryan]

Let's welcome in Caitly, everybody. Now, Caitlyn, listen, you're cool, you're awesome just for calling in in and playing this game today. How are you?

[Co-Host Mo]

I'm doing good. This is probably one of the silliest things I've ever done in front of people.

[Rod Ryan]

Most saying the same thing. Now there's little direction on this. I, I, I don't know what kind of gun you're going to have or use or what's your favorite? I, I don't know. All I know is I cannot wait to hear what you're bringing to the show today, Caitlyn. Number one. Thank you. Number two, I know you're super cool because you're playing this game. Number three, I'm ready to laugh at you, Caitlyn. Caitlin, let me hear your gun. You're on. Wow, there was a. Yeah, there was it, yeah. Caitlin, great job today. I liked it. That was a solid start at the gate. Hey, I mean there was. Okay. Now you guys judge and rate however you want, but.

[Co-Host Mo]

However I want.

[Rod Ryan]

However you want. Just I use a 10 point scale. Plus she went first. Okay. Next up, we heard Caitlyn's gun. Now we're going to hear Lisa. Lisa's gun. Hey, Lisa. Good morning.

[Co-Host Mo]

Hi. Good morning.

[Rod Ryan]

Good morning, Lisa. How are you today? I'm doing good. So great having you on. There's easier things that I've done on the air to win, to win tickets. You know, there's, you know, like every now and then I take caller 10. But you chose, you chose to be in the gun game today, Lisa. I can't wait to hear it. Could we hear your gun, please? Okay.

[Co-Host Mo]

It's a little handgun, guys.

[Rod Ryan]

Got me. You got me. That was the whole thing, playing guns. I got you. No, you didn't.

[Radio Announcer]

You missed.

[Rod Ryan]

No, I got you. I got you. Lisa, that was a great gun. That was a great gun.

[Co-Host Mo]

It's probably like a color. It's like Tiffany blue or something. Oh, did you not hear that? I heard that.

[Rod Ryan]

That sounded like a double eagle. You think? All right. It's gonna be tough. All right. Kaylee. Kaylee, Good morning.

[Radio Announcer]

Good morning.

[Rod Ryan]

Kaylee, can you hear. When you're waiting to play, can you hear the guns before you?

[Radio Announcer]

Yes.

[Rod Ryan]

Okay, that's an advantage. And I. And I. Kaylin was solid. Caitlyn was solid. Yeah, you're right. You didn't say the same about Lisa.

[Co-Host Mo]

Hey, they're talking crap.

[Rod Ryan]

Yeah, Lisa's. Sorry, Lisa. No, no, no. Okay, listen, box a big game. Let's hear a little trash talking in the gun.

[Radio Announcer]

How it goes.

[Co-Host Mo]

I like it.

[Rod Ryan]

That's not what I was doing.

[Co-Host Mo]

She would never.

[Radio Announcer]

Let's let.

[Rod Ryan]

Let's let your gun do the speaking this morning. Are you ready?

[Co-Host Mo]

I'm ready.

[Rod Ryan]

I can't wait to hear what you're packing. Here we go. Kaylee, contestant number three, let's hear your gun. What are you shooting? Spitball. I think it was silence. Might have had a silencer that felt like.

[Co-Host Mo]

Did y' all hear me?

[Radio Announcer]

No.

[Rod Ryan]

Yeah, well, kind of. I heard a. And then up.

[Co-Host Mo]

Well, it probably like it flew so far into the.

[Rod Ryan]

Was it a silence far away? It's not a. It's a suppressor. Don't you know anything about guns, Idiots? It was silencer in 007.

[Co-Host Mo]

Okay, Kaylee's.

[Rod Ryan]

That's. It was Kaylee's gun. All that trash talking, it was unique. Okay. Kelly, Kelly, Kelly, Kelly, Kelly.

[Co-Host Mo]

Good morning.

[Rod Ryan]

Good morning, Kelly.

[Co-Host Mo]

What up, sister?

[Rod Ryan]

Now, I've heard from previous contestants that you can hear everything that's going on. So you've heard all three. You've heard all three guns? Yes, I did. Okay. I'm expecting something great out of you. I gotta be honest with you. I mean, I just got done with this. The greatest trash talker of all time over there.

[Co-Host Mo]

I'm probably gonna let you down.

[Rod Ryan]

And then she put a suppress.

[Co-Host Mo]

I love Kelly. Than.

[Rod Ryan]

The more I'm let down, the more I laugh, so it's good. I. I can't be let down. I cannot be let down during this game. You guys have all come through for me. All right, Contestant number four. She's hurt everybody. Kelly, let me hear your gun.

[Co-Host Mo]

Kelly.

[Rod Ryan]

She knew.

[Co-Host Mo]

She knew coming into this.

[Rod Ryan]

Kelly, you didn't let me down. I'm laughing my balls off.

[Co-Host Mo]

Over.

[Rod Ryan]

All right, Kelly, you gotta hang on for me. You gotta hang on. This isn't gonna be easy, guys. Well, Mo, that's the gun game. Wow.

[Co-Host Mo]

We should play every day.

[Rod Ryan]

Yeah, it's great.

[Co-Host Mo]

Yeah.

[Rod Ryan]

Okay, now we gotta vote. Now, Kaylee's trash talking was amazing, but the gun. She had the. Then it was like a. Yeah, it was like a spitball. She was like. Does anybody have Kaylee as their winner? No, unfortunately, I did not. Okay, nobody has Kaylee as their winner. Okay, so I can eliminate that one.

[Co-Host Mo]

Kaylee.

[Rod Ryan]

Sorry, Kaylee. All right. Suppressed weapons don't really work great for the game.

[Co-Host Mo]

Yeah. Bring a different gun.

[Rod Ryan]

Loudest gun.

[Co-Host Mo]

Yeah.

[Radio Announcer]

You know.

[Rod Ryan]

All right, now, I don't know that bringing a single shotgun to this fight was the best recommendation, but I might be wrong. I. Does anyone have Lisa as the contestant number two? Does anybody have Lisa as their winner?

[Co-Host Mo]

No. She won a prize, but not winning.

[Rod Ryan]

Not winning.

[Co-Host Mo]

No, it was. She was the cutest.

[Rod Ryan]

She was the cutest. I did not have her. Lisa's not the winner.

[Co-Host Mo]

No.

[Radio Announcer]

Interesting.

[Rod Ryan]

Great entry into the competition.

[Radio Announcer]

Yeah.

[Rod Ryan]

You got to go full automatic.

[Co-Host Mo]

I don't know.

[Rod Ryan]

All right. Lisa's not going to win this game.

[Co-Host Mo]

You heard her gun.

[Rod Ryan]

Caitlyn has been praised by other players. Kelly went last. Got to hear everybody said she was gonna let me down. She didn't let me down. But the two best guns are still in the game. Mo.

[Co-Host Mo]

Yes.

[Rod Ryan]

Who do you have as your winner of the gun game?

[Co-Host Mo]

I have Caitlin.

[Rod Ryan]

Caitlin with one vote as the winner. I'd like to go next, please.

[Co-Host Mo]

Rod Ryan.

[Rod Ryan]

I got Caitlin at a 7.5. I have Kelly with an 8.0.

[Radio Announcer]

What?

[Rod Ryan]

I have Kelly. I have Kelly as my winner.

[Radio Announcer]

Really?

[Rod Ryan]

Yeah, yeah, yeah. It's gonna come down to you. I guess it is.

[Radio Announcer]

Yeah.

[Rod Ryan]

Wow.

[Co-Host Mo]

Alex, the whole world is in your hands.

[Rod Ryan]

Caitlyn had a. I guess an automatic. Kelly sounded like a semi automatic. I don't know.

[Co-Host Mo]

Caitlyn went first.

[Rod Ryan]

Caitlin went first. That's. I'm telling you. 7.5 is a good score, but Kelly got an 8 for me. You know, I'm a big gun guy. I'm always more of a full auto guy. Semi auto guy. I had to give Caitlyn a slight edge in this. Caitlyn was my. Listen, Kaitlyn, don't. Don't hate. I only had you down 0.5.

[Co-Host Mo]

Yeah, yeah. Yeah.

[Rod Ryan]

And you went first.

[Co-Host Mo]

Close second in Rod's heart.

[Rod Ryan]

Caitlyn, you're the winner.

[Co-Host Mo]

I am going to say you broke my heart a little there. No, I was 30 days, like, my hand was waving around when I was shooting my gun while I'm driving down the street.

[Rod Ryan]

Let me hear it again. I know conv. She let me hear that winning gun. Go ahead. Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. That's a winner.

[Co-Host Mo]

Solid winner.

[Rod Ryan]

It's better than solid. It's a winning gun. Caitlyn is the winner. What are you giving her?

[Co-Host Mo]

Monster Monster Jam. Kate, way to go. You will be with us at the first Monster jam event of 2026. It's going down February 7th at NRG. Four pack of tickets, four pack of pit party passes. Everybody else, you can buy your tickets, Ticketmaster.com awesome. Thank you.

[Rod Ryan]

All right, I want to hear you, but better yet, I want to see you in the pit. I want to hear you. Great job, everybody.

[Co-Host Mo]

I can't wait to relive this in person.

[Rod Ryan]

Caitlin, Lisa, Kaylee, Kelly, all doing a great job today on the gun game.

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