Episode Details

Mike Taylor, Rudy Jay and Pelón take In the Building on location for a special edition from the San Antonio Zoo, with Congo Falls serving as the backdrop. San Antonio Zoo CEO Tim Morrow joins the guys for an extended conversation about everything from gorillas and rhinos to conservation work in Africa and Peru, the zoo's massive transformation, its school programs, future expansion and even his willingness to help keep NIOSA alive.

Then it turns into a more familiar ITB circus. The guys make their football picks, drink a little zoo-branded whiskey, attempt some truly questionable animal impressions and get into People I Want to Punch. There's also Cowboys-Commanders talk, UTSA-Texas, Texas Tech-Houston, Arch Manning, Lane Kiffin using ChatGPT in a legal fight, Deion Sanders, the Belichicks and Bills-Lions.

Topics Covered:

• ITB goes live from the San Antonio Zoo
• San Antonio Zoo CEO Tim Morrow joins the show
• Tim's recent conservation work in South Africa
• Working with elephants, lions, hyenas and rhinos
• The zoo's conservation program in the Amazon rainforest
• How Tim ended up running the San Antonio Zoo
• Zoo Boo, Zoo Lights and upcoming zoo events
• How the San Antonio Zoo has transformed over the last 12 years
• Tim's favorite animals at the zoo right now
• The zoo's gorilla family and hopes for future baby gorillas
• How gorillas are transported between zoos
• Future expansion across Highway 281
• Plans to expand the zoo's education programs
• The possibility of eventually growing the zoo school through K-12
• Tim Morrow offers to help NIOSA however he can
• The zoo's conservation wine, whiskey and beer
• The guys recap staying overnight at Spekboom Lodge
• Exclusive behind-the-scenes zoo footage coming for ITB members
• Cowboys vs. Commanders football picks
• Giants vs. Rams
• Bengals vs. Texans
• UTSA vs. Texas
• Houston vs. Texas Tech
• People I Want to Punch
• Rudy punches the Red Hot Chili Peppers for selling their catalog
• Mike punches Lane Kiffin over using ChatGPT screenshots during a legal dispute
• ITB merch officially arrives
• Fun with animal sounds
• Mike and Rudy attempt pigs, lions, snakes and giraffes
• Slackers' four-year anniversary
• Members Only Friday officially begins
• San Antonio Zoo ticket giveaway for members
• Steve Sarkisian's comments about his media obligations and Arch Manning
• Deion Sanders' health-related endorsements and coaching discussion
• Steve Belichick's departure from North Carolina
• Bills vs. Lions
• ITB Survivor picks
• Cowboys postgame In the Shed coming Sunday

Key Moments:

• Tim Morrow reveals he's been chased up a tree by a rhino and describes a recent South Africa trip where another rhino made contact with their vehicles.
• Tim explains how the zoo brought in seven gorillas from Dallas, Atlanta and Houston, including the process of introducing the animals to one another.
• The guys learn about the zoo's long-term plans to expand to the other side of Highway 281 and potentially grow its education program through fifth grade and eventually beyond.
• After the previous day's NIOSA discussion, Tim says his offer to help is serious and that he's willing to volunteer his experience if organizers need it.
• The zoo brings out its own conservation-focused booze, and naturally the show starts sampling the whiskey.
• Football picks get interesting immediately when Mike takes Washington to cover against Dallas while still predicting a Cowboys win.
• Rudy's PIWTP t