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May 6, 2025 11 mins
"What would you do if you had to choose between saving your children?" This episode of The Ben and Skin Show takes you on a rollercoaster of emotions and laughter as the hosts revisit one of their most infamous pranks. Join Ben Rogers, Jeff “Skin” Wade, Kevin “KT” Turner, and Krystina Ray as they delve into the depths of the "Sports Inferno" prank call from 2016.
Travel back to May 6, 2016, when the hosts set up a prank call with Brad Lee, a blogger for the St. Louis Blues. The unsuspecting guest finds himself on a fake sports show with two outrageous characters: Carl Spoon, a loud and opinionated sports yeller, and Rational Bill, who refuses to take a side on anything.Listen as Carl Spoon and Rational Bill hilariously clash over their differing styles, with Carl demanding hot takes and Rational Bill staying firmly on the fence. The confusion and frustration of their guest, Brad Lee, add to the comedic gold.The prank takes a dark turn when Rational Bill asks Brad to choose which of his children he would save if his canoe overturned. Brad's response is both shocking and hilarious, leading to unforgettable moments.The hosts' playful reenactment of the prank call, complete with exaggerated voices and over-the-top reactions. Brad Lee's struggle to navigate the absurd questions and demands of Carl Spoon and Rational Bill, leading to laugh-out-loud exchanges. The grand finale, where the prank reaches its peak with Carl Spoon's exasperation and Rational Bill's unwavering neutrality.Don't miss out on this side-splitting episode! Subscribe to The Ben and Skin Show, leave a review, and share the episode with your friends. Tune in to relive the hilarious chaos of the "Sports Inferno" prank and enjoy more entertaining stories from the hosts.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
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earlier we were playing the first half of an old
prank we did in the Wayback Machine. It's called the
Sports Inferno. If you don't know what the Sports Inferno is.

(01:09):
Ben and I are characters Carl Spoon and Rational Bill.
Carl Spoon is a crazy hot head that yells and
just wants fiery opinions, doesn't even care what they are.
Rational Bill is a sweet man, doesn't want to offend anybody.
He really struggles taking aside. So he's a bad fit
for Carlson. Bad stories too. Yeah, he's reminded of stories

(01:32):
that really don't have a point. And so we played
the first half and we're with a hockey blogger because
the Stars were playing the Saint Louis Blues, and you know,
you heard a lot of yelling and different stuff.

Speaker 2 (01:44):
So KT promised that the back half of this.

Speaker 1 (01:47):
Did you say this was the darkest turn any of
our pranks had ever taken.

Speaker 3 (01:51):
I think it takes a turn that you're not expecting.
And I almost can't believe that you guys went there
with a stranger.

Speaker 4 (01:58):
Wow, I remember.

Speaker 1 (01:59):
I don't remember it either, but I'm intrigued. So here's
the back half in the very very dark turn with
the stranger.

Speaker 2 (02:04):
Brad who's a Saint Louis Blues blogger?

Speaker 5 (02:07):
All right, So what.

Speaker 2 (02:08):
Happens moving forward?

Speaker 5 (02:09):
Brad?

Speaker 2 (02:09):
How do you see game four playing out?

Speaker 4 (02:11):
What about Game four? Brad?

Speaker 5 (02:12):
Yeah, the Stars are going to play their hardest game
of the series.

Speaker 4 (02:15):
So don't give me something generic.

Speaker 2 (02:17):
I want some insight.

Speaker 4 (02:18):
Damn it, I got something.

Speaker 5 (02:20):
What do you got?

Speaker 4 (02:20):
Hold on, Brad?

Speaker 2 (02:21):
Rational bill?

Speaker 6 (02:22):
If the Stars win this, this game on, because it
would be too two that point. Hold on a second, Brady,
shut up, Brad. At that point, I would say it
could go either way if it's too because then it
really because you're saying.

Speaker 2 (02:35):
You said it's game on? Is it game on or
game on?

Speaker 6 (02:38):
I'm saying it would be game on for one game
and then two games and three games, so it'll be
game on and off.

Speaker 2 (02:43):
I don't even know what the tally said?

Speaker 4 (02:45):
You think off in on?

Speaker 7 (02:46):
You?

Speaker 4 (02:46):
What do you think, Brad?

Speaker 5 (02:47):
The Stars really have to create off the rock. The
Blues are doing a good job of slowing him in
the initial zone and then.

Speaker 4 (02:52):
Carry the offensive zone or defensive zone?

Speaker 5 (02:54):
Right?

Speaker 6 (02:54):
Was too technical offensive of a defensive You said both?
There for a second, he found both? Did you say both?

Speaker 4 (03:00):
You said both? Right?

Speaker 5 (03:02):
Accidentally offensive or defensive. If the Stars are carrying the
puck into the blue zone.

Speaker 6 (03:08):
Okay, the Stars offense into the Blues defense, or the
Blues offense into the Stars defense.

Speaker 5 (03:13):
The Stars would be on offense, all right, And where's
the puck with the Stars on the Stars on the star.

Speaker 6 (03:18):
The Stars have the puck and they're racing down the
zone with the pot and they're racing down the ice
into towards the Blues goal.

Speaker 5 (03:25):
If they can carry the puck into the zone, they'll
create a lot more chance.

Speaker 4 (03:28):
What if there's the icing, if they have to.

Speaker 5 (03:31):
Dump it in, that's not there, that's not their.

Speaker 4 (03:34):
Strong that it could be a penalty.

Speaker 5 (03:36):
Yeah, they've struggled.

Speaker 2 (03:38):
So you're saying there's gonna be.

Speaker 6 (03:39):
A lot of penalties tonight. You're saying penalties bred?

Speaker 5 (03:41):
Are? Are you? Do you think that the refs have
done a poor job this series?

Speaker 4 (03:45):
Absolutely right? In the damn show, I would like to
take a stance on this.

Speaker 2 (03:49):
Oh well, here's the first.

Speaker 6 (03:51):
If the RAFs had called the game more closely, these
would have been a closer game and they wouldn't have
gotten beat sixty one. But in fairness, the rest tried
their hardest.

Speaker 2 (04:05):
What are you they, Brad, of the rest?

Speaker 4 (04:06):
But fair have they been fair? Bratt?

Speaker 5 (04:08):
I think the Stars have gotten screwed on some calls.

Speaker 7 (04:10):
Finally, just straight Homer, Yeah, watch it with us freaking
on me.

Speaker 6 (04:18):
So you admit that the Stars are better, but the
refs have screwed them out of this.

Speaker 5 (04:21):
I didn't say the first part.

Speaker 2 (04:23):
You just said the Stars were better.

Speaker 6 (04:25):
Okay, so they're not better. No, they're not better off
the fence. But you're you're you're saying that. Okay, you
didn't say the first part. But the rest did screw
the Stars.

Speaker 5 (04:33):
That overtime game on Sunday.

Speaker 6 (04:34):
I want to hear you say it, say the rest
screw the game and the refs screwed the Stars.

Speaker 5 (04:39):
The screwed the Stars.

Speaker 2 (04:43):
Immediate.

Speaker 6 (04:44):
Those are hot tanks on a call that One time,
my nephew was playing hockey at the Stars Center up
in Frisco. Which nephew is this, uh, this is one okay,
and he's a little overweight.

Speaker 2 (04:57):
Surprisingly fast on skates.

Speaker 6 (04:59):
After a game, his mother was like, this sport is
too expensive, and I was like, yep.

Speaker 2 (05:05):
All right, Brad, yeah three wow?

Speaker 4 (05:10):
How are they how old are they eleven?

Speaker 5 (05:12):
Today? Six? And three.

Speaker 6 (05:14):
You're in a canoe and you're going down a reaver
and the canoe overturns.

Speaker 4 (05:18):
You can only save one life? Which one of your childs?
Are you going to say?

Speaker 2 (05:22):
That's the toughest choice? What is it, Brad?

Speaker 5 (05:24):
I can only save one?

Speaker 4 (05:26):
Why can't just you can only change the scenarios?

Speaker 2 (05:30):
Scenarios, rational bill.

Speaker 6 (05:31):
Scenarios, circumstances dictate that only one could be saved.

Speaker 4 (05:35):
Which one? Would you say? God, please be honest.

Speaker 5 (05:38):
That's insane. I gotta save I gotta save a boy
to save the family. Name, right, So.

Speaker 2 (05:42):
What's your last name?

Speaker 5 (05:43):
Lee?

Speaker 2 (05:44):
I think there's like four thousand?

Speaker 5 (05:46):
Yeah, hello my family?

Speaker 4 (05:48):
Okay, but how many? How many are two boys? And
the youngest is a girl?

Speaker 5 (05:52):
Yeah? No, the oldest is a girl.

Speaker 6 (05:53):
The oldest is a girl, So you just let her
die and you go get the other one oldest, the
eleven year old is the girl the birthday?

Speaker 4 (06:00):
Which ones do you want to die?

Speaker 2 (06:02):
You'd have to turn his head? You got you can't
want your kids die when you pick one, you gotta
turn your.

Speaker 4 (06:08):
Head, big one.

Speaker 6 (06:09):
You pick one, but you you stick of the decision,
and then you have to get in your wife's face
and say, I tried to get.

Speaker 4 (06:14):
Them all, but I had to pick a wiener.

Speaker 2 (06:15):
Oh, that will be hysterical with the decision.

Speaker 4 (06:17):
You'll be very angry.

Speaker 2 (06:19):
What is your your daughter's name, the one that you
didn't save, Lauren.

Speaker 7 (06:23):
I would like for rational Bill to sing Happy birthday.

Speaker 6 (06:27):
Lauren birth They told you a birthday?

Speaker 4 (06:33):
Do you have to be birthday?

Speaker 6 (06:37):
Laura Bert day who you love?

Speaker 4 (06:43):
And one note to Laura? Yeah, don't get in a
canoe with your dad.

Speaker 2 (06:50):
Sum the river, Laura, So enjoy your birthday. How'd you
like that? You like Rational Bill's voice? Will practice Happy Birthday.

Speaker 4 (07:01):
I've been practicing. I feel like I've meant a lot
of improvement.

Speaker 6 (07:03):
You just sing the song you'll feel I feel like
you're being highly critical.

Speaker 4 (07:06):
Man, I'm I'm trying to leave my heart out here.

Speaker 2 (07:09):
Yeah, why you being a jerk, Brad?

Speaker 5 (07:11):
I wasn't trying to be a Jersey.

Speaker 2 (07:12):
Sounds like it.

Speaker 5 (07:13):
You didn't want me to ride the fence.

Speaker 6 (07:15):
Points you face rash and he is he is a
man who just drowned two of his kids.

Speaker 2 (07:22):
Wow, what a badass.

Speaker 7 (07:23):
He didn't even hesitate, He just shove their heads underwater
so fast.

Speaker 2 (07:27):
Let's get your thoughts on what's gonna happen in the
game tonight, Brad, a man.

Speaker 7 (07:31):
Who does not fear turning us back on his kids,
what happens.

Speaker 5 (07:34):
To night in Jay four h It's gonna be a
super physical game. There's probably gonna be some fun.

Speaker 4 (07:39):
What I would do to Ryan? Did he try to
blow a kiss again?

Speaker 5 (07:41):
Yeah?

Speaker 6 (07:42):
I was watching steven sagall and Hard to Kill two.
I think that is what he was called. And I
would there's a sequel to Hard to Kill. It may
have been the first one or a different Stevens. It
could have been another one, but I would I would
do is. I would punch Ryan right in the throat
and reap out his Adam's EBow. And I was showed
to him, I said, see this is what will happen. Wow,

(08:03):
And I will just flex over him and then I
would call in the surgeon to immediately repair it, okay,
because I wouldn't want to go to jail and I
wouldn't want to be mean, but I would want to
show my full power capability.

Speaker 2 (08:13):
Once again, not taking a stand.

Speaker 7 (08:15):
You know what I do, Brad, If that jerk starts
blowing a kiss, I'd pull my out so it looks
like he's kissing my.

Speaker 2 (08:22):
That's what I would do right out of the eyesight
he ate my out, I'd be like.

Speaker 6 (08:25):
Yeah, just can't do that. Oh yes, you can, you can,
you can do it. You would be suspended.

Speaker 2 (08:31):
You can't do it.

Speaker 4 (08:31):
You'd be suspending mill and you cross the line.

Speaker 2 (08:33):
No, that's how you do it.

Speaker 6 (08:34):
I'm walking out right now. You're not just trusting any
cross the line? No, put back off, thank you, Brad,
I'm out, thank you. This is not professional, although it
is somewhat professional someone someone in the day, so it's
a professional in that regard, but otherwise it's a little
bit over the line.

Speaker 2 (08:52):
Shut up, you're being a p I hope you had fun, Brad.
Did you enjoy it in the inferno?

Speaker 5 (08:56):
Yeah? I feel little burn. I'm okay, Brad. Leave you ahead.

Speaker 2 (09:01):
Let's give her round of a plus for brad man
who's not afraid to kill his own kids for hockey talk.

Speaker 6 (09:06):
Take care of brother.

Speaker 2 (09:07):
We'll get riding that. Saint Louis Blues came to later.

Speaker 4 (09:10):
Man, Yeah, I love you, Brad. What what are you
laughing at?

Speaker 5 (09:14):
He loves you, all right?

Speaker 4 (09:15):
But a man all right? No one says all right, goodbye. Okay, goodbye, Brad,
that's back.

Speaker 5 (09:19):
Hugs back to you.

Speaker 4 (09:21):
I love you. That's good. Good way ended, good weight
to end it, goodbye?

Speaker 5 (09:24):
All right?

Speaker 4 (09:24):
Coming up?

Speaker 2 (09:25):
Should Mark Cubans sell this team or one?

Speaker 4 (09:28):
Right here?

Speaker 2 (09:29):
Joe, that's the dark part. Yeah, that was the crazy
for her.

Speaker 4 (09:35):
Wow, got that guy.

Speaker 2 (09:37):
We put him through hell and he still just wanted
to talk hockey. I can't tell you how much I
like that guy.

Speaker 4 (09:43):
Yeah, he's good.

Speaker 5 (09:43):
Dude.

Speaker 2 (09:44):
What year was that?

Speaker 3 (09:45):
Twenty sixteen, dude, Let's get back with it. Oh, you
know what, seven years before Cubans old the team too.

Speaker 2 (09:51):
Wait, Lauren's in her early twenties, dude.

Speaker 3 (09:53):
I was thinking of that as Lauren's twenty. Now he's
that she was eleven. Yeah, so she's twenty today. Let's
see how she's doing today.

Speaker 2 (10:00):
Should do that she's twenty two? No reason, because it's today?
Who's the wayback machine? You just today? Okay? I thought
it was because the stars are in the playoffs.

Speaker 4 (10:10):
No, it's the.

Speaker 1 (10:13):
Basis of these bits is these guys will just do
anything to be on the air and get interviewed.

Speaker 2 (10:17):
They'll put up with just about anything. Christina, what are
you gonna do?

Speaker 1 (10:20):
On the show tonight, play a whole lot of music
and give away some darkness. Would you maybe get Lauren?
She's twenty now get her on the show tonight.

Speaker 5 (10:28):
Yeah.

Speaker 2 (10:28):
I'll see what I can do. A little nighttime Eagle
with Christina Ray and Lauren the Birthday Girl. Yep, I
think that would be great. Hey, good job, Kevin.

Speaker 4 (10:37):
I believe one did a good job. But on the
other hand, it was not so good.

Speaker 2 (10:42):
Oh no, hope, Bill.

Speaker 1 (10:43):
I'll never forget the time that KT booked what was
his name, Brad Lee on the Sports Inferno. He picked
up the phone, He looked the phone dead in the eye,
and he said this to Brad.

Speaker 2 (10:53):
You can get over anything if you try hard enough. Yeah,
and Brad got over trying to kill his kids.

Speaker 1 (10:59):
All right, Fristada is going to stick around and play
music right here on the Eagle.

Speaker 4 (11:03):
There you going, well, I want to get my sack back, dude.

Speaker 2 (11:07):
Al Right,
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