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Episode 487 "New Year,Same Stupid"

·1 hr 13 min·5 clips

He argues today’s heavyweights could survive in earlier eras, but not as top-one fighters.

Darren opens with a New Year greeting and the groggy energy that fits the first show of 2026. He says the night stayed quiet. One drink led to both spouses nodding off on opposite ends of the couch, then waking each other up around 11:30. He jokes about missing the countdown and settling for a Nashville countdown show that did not feel like much of a proper New Year show. That stretch sets the tone: loose, irritated, and ready to complain. From there he pivots hard into his social-media resolution. He says he is done entertaining trolls. He is done sparring with idiots. He is done letting racist garbage or stupid drive-by comments sit around on his pages. On Facebook, he says, the block button is getting used. On YouTube, the comments will be erased if they get dumb. The point is clear: people can post whatever nonsense they want on their own pages, just not on his. The rant lands as part venting and part boundary-setting. It sounds less like brand management than a guy who is tired of babysitting grown adults. He keeps the usual roughhouse tone intact while making it plain he is not going to play along anymore. The episode then slides back toward the show's familiar list-and-chat rhythm. Darren reaffirms that he has been here since the beginning and is not just jumping on things to be popular. He says he plans to keep going, keep doing interviews, and keep showing up in 2026. The close carries the same mix of self-awareness and defiance that runs through the whole episode. He signs off wishing everyone a happy new year, then adds one more jab at the people who say they do not like fighting but still stick around for it.

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A blunt New Year rant about a countdown show and drawing a hard line against trolls.

New Year, Same Stupid plays like a blunt opener from Darren, beginning with a quiet New Year’s night and a Nashville countdown show before turning quickly into irritation.

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You want a New Year's rant that still sounds like the basement.

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