Butthole Surfers' Paul Leary joins Ralph Sutton and James Mattern and they discuss staying cool with the band for around 40 years, turning down Steven Drozd from Flaming Lips because they didn't like his name, how the Butthole Surfers' broken down van got them their first record deal, coming up with a song title by throwing a sock at a keyboard, Paul Leary meeting Prince, Erik Estrada starring in their music video, The Butthole Surfers Movie, meeting the late Geoge Wendt, Paul Leary's first concert, first drug and first sexual experience and so much more!

(Air Date: May 24th, 2025)

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