May 27, 2025 • 88 mins
In this wild and thoughtful episode of Billified: The Bill Moran Podcast, Bill welcomes back friend of the show Doug Phelps—comedian, retired strip club DJ, bartender, and Uber driver—for a conversation that’s as outrageous as it is reflective.
Doug kicks things off talking about playing armchair therapist for a friend—dirty martinis included—and it sparks a deeper discussion about the advice we give (and ignore), especially between fathers and sons. Bill shares the guidance he’s offering his 20-something middle son, and reflects on the advice he wishes he’d heard at that age.
Doug surprises Bill with a gift inspired by their last episode, and then it’s straight into “Tales from the Strip”—this time involving those infamous long couch dances. Off-air chatter between Bill and Doug leads to an idea you’ve got to hear—tell us what you think at bill@billmoranproductions.com or 585-206-8866.
Doug defends his upcoming trip to Cleveland to see AC/DC (yes, they’re still rocking!) while the conversation takes a hilarious detour into gigolo territory. Bill shares a surprising statistic about male sex workers and wonders: could there be a gigolo market here for career-focused women—or anyone looking for companionship with a masculine touch?
They also get into the modern attention economy and social media’s impact on young minds, before Bill asks Doug what advice he’d give his younger self. Spoiler: it gets real, insightful, and a bit hilarious—especially when Doug’s “dyslexia of the mouth” accidentally renames the podcast!
Bill recaps the Brett Favre documentary and poses a provocative question: could being an attractive woman actually be a problem? Sounds nuts—but his take might surprise you.
Things get darkly comedic when Bill shares a disturbing funeral parlor mix-up: the right clothes, but the wrong body in the casket. What would you do in that situation?
The show wraps with a nostalgic (and cringeworthy) dive into old-school phrases that flew back in the day but would never be acceptable now. Think of a few of your own and laugh along.
From strip clubs to soul-searching, gigolos to good advice, this episode has it all—unfiltered, unpredictable, and unmistakably Billified.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/billified-the-bill-moran-podcast--5738193/support.
Doug kicks things off talking about playing armchair therapist for a friend—dirty martinis included—and it sparks a deeper discussion about the advice we give (and ignore), especially between fathers and sons. Bill shares the guidance he’s offering his 20-something middle son, and reflects on the advice he wishes he’d heard at that age.
Doug surprises Bill with a gift inspired by their last episode, and then it’s straight into “Tales from the Strip”—this time involving those infamous long couch dances. Off-air chatter between Bill and Doug leads to an idea you’ve got to hear—tell us what you think at bill@billmoranproductions.com or 585-206-8866.
Doug defends his upcoming trip to Cleveland to see AC/DC (yes, they’re still rocking!) while the conversation takes a hilarious detour into gigolo territory. Bill shares a surprising statistic about male sex workers and wonders: could there be a gigolo market here for career-focused women—or anyone looking for companionship with a masculine touch?
They also get into the modern attention economy and social media’s impact on young minds, before Bill asks Doug what advice he’d give his younger self. Spoiler: it gets real, insightful, and a bit hilarious—especially when Doug’s “dyslexia of the mouth” accidentally renames the podcast!
Bill recaps the Brett Favre documentary and poses a provocative question: could being an attractive woman actually be a problem? Sounds nuts—but his take might surprise you.
Things get darkly comedic when Bill shares a disturbing funeral parlor mix-up: the right clothes, but the wrong body in the casket. What would you do in that situation?
The show wraps with a nostalgic (and cringeworthy) dive into old-school phrases that flew back in the day but would never be acceptable now. Think of a few of your own and laugh along.
From strip clubs to soul-searching, gigolos to good advice, this episode has it all—unfiltered, unpredictable, and unmistakably Billified.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/billified-the-bill-moran-podcast--5738193/support.
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