Big Facts No Cap

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Loose advice, sharper tangents, zero polish.

The gist

Big Facts No Cap runs on digression: a question about minimalism can become heirlooms, wills, and the burden of unwanted objects. Adrian Perez, Paul, and guests keep the tone casual, argumentative, and quick to chase the weirdest possible angle.

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About Big Facts No Cap

Big Facts No Cap is a loose comedy show where small prompts get treated with wildly disproportionate seriousness. The episodes sound like friends trying to answer a question, then discovering the question is only useful because it leads somewhere stranger. It is casual, fast, and happily inefficient. A conversation about minimalism turns into a practical argument about heirlooms, wills, and whether anyone should feel obligated to keep another person’s stuff. A dog-training question becomes a debate about who controls the backyard. A farmer’s market episode drifts through pickup soccer, neighborhood produce, olive oil, coffee, and music impressions. The show’s rhythm depends on interruption. Someone makes a claim. Someone else doubts it. Then the room keeps adding details until the original topic is barely visible but the joke has become more precise. Adrian Perez and Paul appear as the central pairing across the excerpts, with guests such as Phil Carter, Phil, and Christian Williams changing the temperature of the room. Guest episodes can loosen the format even further, especially when the conversation shifts into music, comedy, stage bits, VHS collections, or stories about getting through a timeshare pitch. The show is not trying to be clean expertise. Its advice is often half-useful and half-provocation, which is exactly the point. It works best for listeners who enjoy verbal sparring, comic overanalysis, and friends pushing a bit until it either breaks or becomes funnier. The tone can be blunt. It can also be surprisingly specific, with everyday objects and situations turned into miniature arguments about taste, obligation, money, relationships, pets, and social performance. Big Facts No Cap feels handmade in the best way: recurring chants, flexible roles, inside jokes, guest takeovers, and a willingness to let a tangent become the episode’s main event.

Made for: For listeners who like conversational comedy, messy hypotheticals, advice questions, and friends turning minor daily situations into extended bits. It suits people who prefer riffing and blunt comic escalation over tidy segments.

What sets it apart: The show’s edge comes from treating low-stakes problems like serious moral puzzles, then letting guests derail the answer with stories, impressions, and oddly practical side advice. It feels less like a panel show than a running argument among funny friends.

In their own words

Big Facts, No Cap is an iPod broadcast in which two normal dudes with highly overlapping worldviews give advice to online strangers who will probably never hear it. Using questions from advice columns ranging in scope from dating to pet care to religion and everything in between, Paul and Adrian deliver the best suggestions they can muster off the top of their lovely yet largely vacant heads. The duo’s tough love and hot takes also extend to the advice giver as they critique the published response to each query from the column’s resident expert. Truly a show that no one asked for, Big Facts No Cap is an unapologetic vanity project from two (basically) adult men whose time would probably be b…

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minimalismApr 17, 2026

Phil and Adrian wander from bike prices and heirlooms to a shirt-hanger trick for spotting unworn clothes.

On Big Facts No Cap, minimalism starts with a question about how much stuff is worth keeping. Phil and Adrian take their time getting there. An electric bike's price leads to a riff on calling money "scratch" or "scrilla," before they turn to family relationships and heirlooms.

PottyPodMar 13, 2026

Paul and Adrian debate dog potty training, outdoor demonstrations, and who sets the rules at home.

Paul and Adrian start with a dog that won't go outside and end up debating who sets the rules at home. Adrian begins with bees in winter, a slightly roundabout way into the question of why a dog might avoid the yard.

Farmers MarketsFeb 27, 2026

Adrian and Paul talk farmers markets, pickup soccer and music, then finish with produce storage tips.

Adrian and Paul talk about the farmers market as part of a Sunday outing: somewhere to get coffee, run into people and, now and then, buy olive oil.

An Interview of Phil CarterFeb 20, 2026

Phil Carter and Adrian Perez discuss the timing, mixing, and crowd work behind Carter's comedy songs.

Phil Carter joins Adrian Perez on Big Facts No Cap to talk about the timing and sound of his comedy songs. In one bit, Carter tries to win over a crowd while recorded vocals keep undercutting what he says onstage.

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Episodes

  1. 1

    Coke Vs Pepsi

    ·1h 14m
  2. 2

    Fashion Fads

    ·1h 35m
  3. 3

    April Fools

    ·1h 16m
  4. 4

    Copyright (FU spotify)

    ·1h 43m
  5. 5

    Word Games (with special guest jigsaw)

    ·1h 14m
  6. 6

    Bumper Sticker

    ·1h 13m
  7. 7

    Comming of Age

    ·1h 26m
  8. 8

    libraries

    ·1h 23m
  9. 9

    Lost & Found

    ·1h 27m
  10. 10

    Underdogs

    ·1h 25m
  11. 11

    Kidz Bop

    ·1h 12m
  12. 12

    Giving Back

    ·1h 1m
  13. 13

    All Stars

    ·1h 23m
  14. 14

    New Look

    ·1h 15m
  15. 15

    Fusion Food

    ·1h 7m
  16. 16

    Photography

    ·1h 6m
  17. 17

    Thought Experiments

    ·1h 1m
  18. 18

    Reviews ft Phil

    ·1h 27m
  19. 19

    Celebrity Crush ft Christian and Phil

    ·1h 36m
  20. 20

    Breakfast

    ·59m
  21. 21

    PottyPod

    ·1h 20m
  22. 22

    Monarchy

    ·1h 19m
  23. 23

    Farmers Markets

    ·49m
  24. 24

    An Interview of Phil Carter

    ·1h 20m
  25. 25

    Sports Betting

    ·50m
  26. 26

    Vintage

    ·1h 10m
  27. 27

    Emergency Preparedness

    ·1h 4m
  28. 28

    Saturday Morning Cartoons

    ·1h 11m
  29. 29

    Black Sheep

    ·1h 12m
  30. 30

    Office Life

    ·1h 38m
  31. 31

    In-Laws

    ·51m
  32. 32

    Tattling

    ·1h
  33. 33

    Lexington Boys

    ·1h 33m
  34. 34

    Love Languages

    ·1h 5m
  35. 35

    Gratitude

    ·1h 1m
  36. 36

    Table Manners

    ·50m
  37. 37

    Sexiest Man Alive

    ·1h 44m
  38. 38

    Game Shows

    ·1h 15m
  39. 39

    Halloween Special

    ·1h 9m
  40. 40

    Discipline

    ·1h 9m
  41. 41

    Radical Acts

    ·1h 27m
  42. 42

    Anarchy

    ·1h 13m
  43. 43

    Irony

    ·1h 24m
  44. 44

    Chicken Tenders with Doraly

    ·1h 40m
  45. 45

    Drake

    ·1h 35m
  46. 46

    Yoga

    ·1h 16m
  47. 47

    The Seven Deadly Sins

    ·1h 8m
  48. 48

    (re-release)Self Defense with Phil

    ·1h 47m
  49. 49

    Value Menu

    ·1h 15m
  50. 50

    Old Memes

    ·1h 7m
  51. 51

    Old Memes

    ·1h 7m
  52. 52

    The Ocho

    ·1h 18m
  53. 53

    Horse Gals and Snake Pals

    ·1h 12m
  54. 54

    Produced YouTube

    ·1h 26m
  55. 55

    Mascots

    ·1h 29m
  56. 56

    Post-Credits Scenes

    ·1h 20m
  57. 57

    Meal Prep

    ·1h 19m
  58. 58

    Breaking the Podcaster's Code: Podcasting's Biggest Secrets Finally Revealed

    ·1h 15m
  59. 59

    As Seen On Tv

    ·1h 36m
  60. 60

    Air Travel

    ·1h 23m
  61. 61

    Drinking

    ·1h 21m
  62. 62

    Studying

    ·1h 21m
  63. 63

    Sitcoms

    ·1h 21m
  64. 64

    Landlords and Landladies

    ·1h 33m
  65. 65

    Before and After

    ·1h 26m
  66. 66

    Homesick

    ·1h 7m
  67. 67

    AI ft Joel Osteen

    ·1h 32m
  68. 68

    Action Figures

    ·1h 15m
  69. 69

    Pizza Styles

    ·1h
  70. 70

    Self Defense with Phil

    ·1h 47m
  71. 71

    Tantrum

    ·1h 23m
  72. 72

    Procrastination

    ·1h 9m
  73. 73

    Science Fiction

    ·1h 18m
  74. 74

    EARLY MORNINGS

    ·1h 18m
  75. 75

    SCHOOL LUNCHES

    ·1h 10m
  76. 76

    ELECTION DAY COVERAGE

    ·1h 22m
  77. 77

    SICK

    ·1h 9m
  78. 78

    Camping

    ·1h 12m
  79. 79

    Garden State, Salad Days

    ·1h 20m
  80. 80

    Bad Words

    ·1h 20m
  81. 81

    Bar Games

    ·1h 27m
  82. 82

    DIY

    ·1h 13m
  83. 83

    Cars

    ·1h 32m
  84. 84

    Pumpkin Spice Latte

    ·1h 1m
  85. 85

    Street Smarts

    ·1h 14m
  86. 86

    Street Smarts

    ·1h 14m
  87. 87

    Snacks

    ·1h 1m
  88. 88

    Karaoke

    ·1h
  89. 89

    Wrestling with Boston's dark past with the one cool white dude at a rap concert [Feat. Pierce][FRESH]

    ·1h 53m
  90. 90

    Online Shopping

    ·1h 17m
  91. 91

    Ghost

    ·1h 11m
  92. 92

    I'm not ready for Kirbys b-hole

    ·1h 33m
  93. 93

    Yung Sheldon

    ·1h 5m
  94. 94

    Kings

    ·49m
  95. 95

    Queens

    ·1h 1m
  96. 96

    Zoos

    ·1h 15m
  97. 97

    Zoos

    ·1h 15m
  98. 98

    Slang

    ·1h 33m
  99. 99

    Season 2

    ·1h 8m
  100. 100

    One Hit Wonder

    ·1h 43m
  101. 101

    minimalism

    Hidden gem

    The hosts discuss electric bike options, pricing tiers, and personal fitness considerations in Sacramento.

    Apr 17, 2026·1h 12m·2 clips
  102. 102

    Thought Experiments

    Adrian and Paul examine ethical thought experiments including the trolley problem, Ship of Theseus, Pascal’s wager, teleportation, and the question of killing a puppy to preserve Shakespeare’s works.

    Apr 10, 2026·1h 1m·4 clips
  103. 103

    Reviews ft Phil

    Adrian shares a story about his partner Isabel's hilariously absurd lies to escape timeshare meetings quickly.

    Apr 3, 2026·1h 27m·2 clips
  104. 104

    Celebrity Crush ft Christian and Phil

    The hosts and guest Christian Williams discuss celebrity crushes and personal anecdotes in a casual, humorous podcast episode.

    Mar 27, 2026·1h 36m
  105. 105

    Breakfast

    Paul and Adrian discuss their lack of clean glasses, the ongoing war, and Trump's comments on the conflict.

    Mar 20, 2026·59m
  106. 106

    PottyPod

    Hidden gem

    Paul, Adrian, Phil, and guest Christian Williams open with bees, accounting, and the line that there are "significantly more bees in the businesses" than businesses.

    Mar 13, 2026·1h 20m·2 clips
  107. 107

    Monarchy

    Mar 6, 2026·1h 19m
  108. 108

    Farmers Markets

    Adrian and Paul of Big Facts No Cap compare Davis, Sacramento, Columbia, Charlotte, and D.C.

    Feb 27, 2026·49m·3 clips
  109. 109

    An Interview of Phil Carter

    Hidden gem

    Phil Carter is interviewed on the podcast Big Facts No Cap, discussing his music and background.

    Feb 20, 2026·1h 20m·2 clips
  110. 110

    Sports Betting

    Feb 12, 2026·50m
  111. 111

    Vintage

    Feb 6, 2026·1h 10m
  112. 112

    Emergency Preparedness

    Jan 30, 2026·1h 4m
  113. 113

    Saturday Morning Cartoons

    Jan 23, 2026·1h 11m
  114. 114

    Black Sheep

    Jan 16, 2026·1h 12m
  115. 115

    Office Life

    Jan 9, 2026·1h 38m
  116. 116

    In-Laws

    Jan 2, 2026·51m
  117. 117

    Tattling

    Dec 26, 2025·1h
  118. 118

    Lexington Boys

    Dec 19, 2025·1h 33m
  119. 119

    Love Languages

    Dec 12, 2025·1h 5m
  120. 120

    Gratitude

    Dec 5, 2025·1h 1m
  121. 121

    Table Manners

    Nov 21, 2025·50m
  122. 122

    Coke Vs Pepsi

    Nov 14, 2025·1h 14m
  123. 123

    Game Shows

    Nov 7, 2025·1h 15m
  124. 124

    Halloween Special

    Oct 31, 2025·1h 9m
  125. 125

    Discipline

    Oct 24, 2025·1h 9m
  126. 126

    Radical Acts

    Oct 17, 2025·1h 27m
  127. 127

    Anarchy

    Oct 10, 2025·1h 13m
  128. 128

    Irony

    Oct 3, 2025·1h 24m
  129. 129

    (re-release)Self Defense with Phil

    A comedic re-release episode where guest Phil discusses self-defense techniques like BJJ and Krav Maga, but the conversation quickly devolves into humorous banter about STDs and bad sexual experiences.

    Sep 26, 2025·1h 47m
  130. 130

    Value Menu

    Sep 19, 2025·1h 15m
  131. 131

    Old Memes

    Sep 12, 2025·1h 7m
  132. 132

    Old Memes

    Sep 12, 2025·1h 7m
  133. 133

    The Ocho

    Sep 5, 2025·1h 18m
  134. 134

    Horse Gals and Snake Pals

    Paul and Adrian discuss cooking Palak Paneer and flatbread methods in a humorous podcast intro.

    Aug 29, 2025·1h 12m
  135. 135

    Produced YouTube

    Aug 22, 2025·1h 26m
  136. 136

    Mascots

    Aug 15, 2025·1h 29m
  137. 137

    Post-Credits Scenes

    Aug 8, 2025·1h 20m
  138. 138

    Meal Prep

    Aug 1, 2025·1h 19m
  139. 139

    Breaking the Podcaster's Code: Podcasting's Biggest Secrets Finally Revealed

    Jul 25, 2025·1h 15m
  140. 140

    As Seen On Tv

    Jul 18, 2025·1h 36m
  141. 141

    Air Travel

    Jul 11, 2025·1h 23m
  142. 142

    Drinking

    Paul and Adrian celebrate their podcast's five-year anniversary and discuss plans for season three while drinking.

    Jul 4, 2025·1h 21m
  143. 143

    Studying

    Jun 27, 2025·1h 21m
  144. 144

    Sitcoms

    Jun 20, 2025·1h 21m
  145. 145

    Landlords and Landladies

    Jun 13, 2025·1h 33m
  146. 146

    Before and After

    The hosts discuss a former guest's pregnancy announcement and banter about stealing jokes.

    Jun 6, 2025·1h 26m
  147. 147

    Homesick

    May 30, 2025·1h 7m
  148. 148

    AI ft Joel Osteen

    May 23, 2025·1h 32m
  149. 149

    Action Figures

    May 16, 2025·1h 15m
  150. 150

    Pizza Styles

    May 9, 2025·1h