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Holiday Weight Gain, Whiteout Roads, Divorce Reality & Josh Allen Doubters
Season 1 Episode 918
Bill welcomes Kevin back into the studio for a wide-ranging, laugh-out-loud and unexpectedly thoughtful post-holiday episode of Billified.
The guys kick things off by recapping Christmas, including Bill’s brutally honest breakdown of his holiday weight gain—so impressive it rivals five months of acceptable nutritionist-approved weight gain in a single long weekend. That extra ballast comes in handy (sort of) during Bill’s windy return trip to Rochester, where he briefly hopes for a heavyset stranger on the roadside to stabilize his car…before realizing he is the ballast now.
Things take a turn when Bill catches an unflattering glimpse of himself on his sister’s birdfeeder camera (yes, really), then recalls a terrifying snow squall that left roads nearly impassable. He wonders how new drivers survive conditions like that and reminisces about a unique Rochester car club safety driving course—questioning whether it still exists.
The episode also takes a heartfelt moment as Bill shares news of the passing of Chuck Brucato, father of friend of the podcast Joe Brucato, a member of the R&B group The Rustix and a creator of legendary local jingles. While Bill reflects on that loss, his phone keeps blowing up with a personal situation—leading into a candid, insider conversation about divorce, legal separation, and the ripple effects it has on families and especially kids.
Bill then dives into a political observation that didn’t sit right with him: too much acceptance of uncited information and not enough questioning of its source—an angle worth thinking about no matter where you land.
On the sports front, Bill reacts to the Buffalo Bills loss and pushes back hard on the idea that Josh Allen is “just a guy with a big arm.” Kevin, meanwhile, is riding high as a Patriots fan celebrating an AFC East title. The mood lightens when Kevin opens a perfectly “Kevin” Christmas gift left behind by Dan.
The episode wraps with a deep discussion on parenting, sparked by something Bill recently heard from a psychiatric professional: kids today receive more parental time and involvement—yet seem more troubled than ever. Is that true? Why might that be? Bill and Kevin dig in.
Funny, reflective, emotional, and provocative—this one has a little bit of everything.
Enjoy.
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