The Musers — 2026-02-17

The Musers — 1310 The Ticket, Dallas | Tuesday, February 17, 2026

📋 Segments This Day

• Ribby Paultz
• Wuthering Heights Talk
• Observation Deck
• Wuthering Heights Talk
• Musical Musers
• Observation Deck
• Musical Musers
• Ribby Paultz

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🎙️ Early Show Analysis

Here is the analysis of this portion of The Musers from 2026-02-17:

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Segments That Appeared

• Ribby Paultz (00:00:00–00:09:02): A recurring comedy bit in which Gordo voices “Ribby Paultz,” a fictitious aging sports reporter supposedly covering the Winter Olympics live from Milan, Italy. Ribby reports on the condom shortage at the Olympic Village, his romantic adventures with athletes’ mothers, his favorite events and athletes, and a wildly exaggerated story about accidentally going off a ski jump and suffering catastrophic injuries.
• Wuthering Heights Talk (00:00:00–00:08:23): George Dunham warns male listeners not to be tricked into seeing the new Margot Robbie film *Wuthering Heights*, which he saw over Valentine’s weekend for his wife’s birthday. He describes it as a depressing Harlequin romance, notes its shocking opening scene, and the hosts riff on the movie’s themes and box office success.
• Observation Deck (00:00:00–00:09:59): Junior (Craig Miller) leads a wide-ranging segment touching on AI-generated imagery, the death of Robert Duvall at 95, a deep tribute to the miniseries *Lonesome Dove*, Duvall’s greatest roles, a Cowboys historical tie-in, and a debate about whether to watch the movie or read the book first.

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Were There Any Debates or Strong Opinions Expressed?

• George was emphatic and passionate in warning male listeners away from *Wuthering Heights*, calling it “a Harlequin romance on screen” and saying it was “not worth it.” Gordo pushed back gently, noting that a movie can be good and disturbing simultaneously, and that “it works every time” for female audiences. [Wuthering Heights Talk, ~00:02:00–00:07:00]
• Junior expressed a strong personal opinion that the film or book question should always be resolved by watching the movie first, arguing that reading the book first almost guarantees disappointment with any adaptation. George and Craig seemed receptive but somewhat surprised by the advice. [Observation Deck, ~00:06:26–00:07:16]
• Junior was clearly emotional about Robert Duvall’s death and *Lonesome Dove*, insisting it is essential viewing and joking that he wasn’t sure how he could remain friends with George for having only seen it once in 1989. [Observation Deck, ~00:05:19–00:06:00]

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Funny Moments, Gordo Bits, or Memorable Quotes

• The entire Ribby Paultz segment is a Gordo comedic character bit. Highlights include:
• Ribby describing the condom shortage at the Olympics, with athletes resorting to “ziplock bags with rubber bands on the end.” [~00:01:33]
• Ribby noting he and Bob Costas have each used 800 condoms together — “and that’s when it’s just him and I.” [~00:02:10–00:02:24]
• Ribby claiming he hooks up with the athletes’ mothers rather than the athletes themselves, specifically saying he was with “Lindsey Vonn’s mama” while Lindsey “could hear what I was doing in the other room, to give her a sibling.” [~00:02:51–00:02:59]
• Ribby describing athletes to watch — “Madison Chuck” and “Femke Koch” — and milking the names for double entendres with the hosts. [~00:03:41–00:04:31]
• Ribby calling the doubles luge “Kama Sutra in action.” [~00:04:45]
• Ribby’s elaborate and absurd ski jump accident story, in which his femurs “shot in opposite directions outside of my thighs” and his legs ended up “on backwards.” He is calling from the waiting room of an Italian “doc in the box.” [~00:05:58–00:08:25]
• Ribby referring to a German ski jumper as “that kraut” and to Germany as “that Hitler country,” with Junior immediately correcting him: “Say Germany.” [~00:06:19–00:06:23]
• Ribby calling Milan “the mine land.” [~00:08:48]
• In the Wuthering Heights segment, one host quipped about the film’s opening hanging scene: “Wait, a hung dude or a dude getting hung?” [~00:02:43]
• George said he would need an “appearance fee” — or “talent fee” — if his wife wanted him to see the movie again. Gordo mocked him for thinking of himself that way. [~00:06:52–00:07:02]
• Gordo suggested that George was “awfully passionate” about his hatred for the film, to which George insisted: “I didn’t hate it.” [~00:06:37]
• In the Observation Deck, Gordo asked whether George would know if *Lonesome Dove* held up because he is too emotionally attached to judge it objectively. Junior confirmed that was exactly the problem. [~00:02:20–00:02:50]
• Gordo asked if “When Doves Cry” by Prince plays during *Lonesome Dove*, prompting Junior to announce he had “officially ceased talking” to Gordo. [~00:09:16–00:09:30]
• George asked whether there are “laser guns” in the Western *Lonesome Dove*, to which Junior deadpanned: “No, there wasn’t one futuristic cowboy that came back with a laser gun.” [~00:03:31–00:03:38]

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Sports Topics Discussed

• Dallas Cowboys historical note: Gordo mentioned that Tom Landry was watching *Lonesome Dove* in 1989 when he received the call informing him that Jerry Jones was buying the team and that he was being let go as head coach. [Observation Deck, ~00:03:43–00:03:56]
• Sammy Baugh: George used AI to look up that Robert Duvall based his portrayal of Gus McCrae on legendary NFL quarterback and rancher Sammy Baugh, after meeting him. Junior confirmed this was the sports tie-in he had been trying to recall. [Observation Deck, ~00:05:02–00:05:17]
• Winter Olympics: Referenced throughout the Ribby Paultz segment, including mentions of speed skater Erin Jackson (“Udall Adams” in Ribby’s mangled version), Madison Chock, Femke Kok, doubles luge, ski jumping, and figure skater Lindsey Vonn (who is mentioned as being in traction). [Ribby Paultz segment throughout]

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Recurring Bits, Characters, or Inside Jokes Referenced

• Ribby Paultz: A long-running Gordo character — an elderly, clueless, sexually obsessed fake sports correspondent. The show treated it as a standard recurring check-in, noting he has “covered so many Olympic Games for us over the last 30 years.” [00:00:13–00:00:18]
• “The company dime”: Ribby complained about being put up in “seedy places” on the station’s tight budget, a recurring element of the Ribby character. [~00:01:01–00:01:09]
• Rotten Tomatoes as “Roddy Tease”: Junior referred to Rotten Tomatoes by the show’s nickname “Roddy Tease,” and George countered with “Roddy Jubb,” apparently a play on the name. [Wuthering Heights Talk, ~00:06:24–00:06:29]
• Ticketstock: George plugged Ticketstock (The Ticket’s annual fan event) as an alternative to watching *Wuthering Heights* over the coming weekend. [Wuthering Heights Talk, ~00:08:03]
• Observation Deck with Gordo: A named recurring segment, sponsored by Tileog George Icare and Generator Supercenter. [Observation Deck, 00:00:00–00:00:09]

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3-Paragraph Summary

The portion opens with a Ribby Paultz segment, one of Gordo’s signature recurring comedy characters — a bumbling, lecherous elderly sports correspondent supposedly phoning in live from the Milan Winter Olympics. The bit is packed with the character’s trademark non sequiturs and inappropriate humor, including riffs on an Olympic Village condom shortage, sexual escapades with athletes’ mothers, mangled athlete names (Madison Chock becomes “Madison Chuck,” Femke Kok becomes “Femke Koch”), and a comically over-the-top story about accidentally going off a ski jump in dress shoes and suffering catastrophic compound fractures, leaving him stranded in an Italian urgent care waiting room. The segment is pure absurdist Gordo comedy, clearly a well-established fan-favorite character.

Following Ribby, George Dunham launched into a cautionary review of the new Margot Robbie film *Wuthering Heights*, which he saw over Valentine’s weekend for his wife’s birthday. George was emphatic that male listeners should not be fooled into seeing it — calling it a formulaic Harlequin romance set in depressing 18th-century England — and described the film’s jarring opening scene involving a public hanging. Gordo gently pushed back, noting that disturbing movies can still be good, and that the female-targeted romantic formula “works every time,” as evidenced by the film already grossing over $80 million. George ultimately stood firm, insisting the film was not worth the price of admission and that he would require an “appearance fee” to sit through it again.

The Observation Deck segment with Junior pivoted to the death of Robert Duvall at age 95, which prompted a heartfelt and wide-ranging tribute to the actor’s career and in particular the 1989 TV miniseries *Lonesome Dove*, which Junior called Duvall’s greatest role. The hosts discussed the miniseries’ plot, its Texas production locations, the Bill Wittliff collection at Texas State University, and the revelation — sourced via AI — that Duvall based his portrayal of Gus McCrae on Hall of Fame NFL quarterback Sammy Baugh. The segment also included a Cowboys historical aside about Tom Landry watching *Lonesome Dove* the night he learned Jerry Jones had fired him, and a fun debate about whether it is better to watch a film adaptation before or after reading the source novel.

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⏰ Mid-Show Analysis

Here is the analysis of this portion of The Musers from 2026-02-17:

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Segments That Appeared

• Observation Deck (timestamped ~6:17 AM): Gordo’s recurring segment, sponsored by Tileog George Icare and Generator Supercenter. This edition focused on the death of Robert Duvall and a tribute to his career, particularly his role in *Lonesome Dove*, with a tangential AI moment involving an Abraham Lincoln/Kurt Cobain image.
• Wuthering Heights Talk: George reviews the new Margot Robbie film *Wuthering Heights*, warning male listeners not to be tricked into seeing it. The hosts riff on romance films, movie ticket prices, and the appeal of brooding bad-boy characters on screen.
• Musical Musers: A dedicated music segment where the hosts play and discuss several current songs, including tracks by Ella Langley, Cody Jenks, Prophets and Outlaws, and Teddy Swims. Ends with a broader conversation about AI in music.

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Observation Deck

• Gordo opened with a playful AI concession: an AI-generated image of Abraham Lincoln and Kurt Cobain riding together in a golf cart on the way to a pottery/sculpture class, with Cobain holding modeling clay in his lap. Gordo quipped that “heaven looks like a great place” and that Lincoln was having fun.
• The main focus was a tribute to Robert Duvall, who passed away at age 95. Gordo called Lonesome Dove Duvall’s greatest role, noting Duvall himself considered the Augustus McCrae character comparable to playing Hamlet — “as big as Shakespeare.”
• Gordo noted Duvall originally auditioned for Tommy Lee Jones’s role (Captain Woodrow Call) but was cast as the more outgoing, funny Gus McCrae instead — “I can’t imagine it being any other way.”
• A Dallas Cowboys tie-in was raised: Tom Landry was reportedly watching *Lonesome Dove* in 1989 when he received the call that Jerry Jones had bought the team and he was being let go as head coach.
• Gordo noted Duvall based Gus McCrae’s mannerisms on a sports figure. AI helped identify the answer: Sammy Baugh, the legendary NFL quarterback/punter and Hall of Famer. Duvall reportedly patterned Gus’s voice, mannerisms, and gestures after meeting the 70-year-old rancher.
• The notable cast of *Lonesome Dove* was rattled off: Steve Buscemi, Barry Corbin, Glenn Headley, Anjelica Huston, alongside Duvall and Tommy Lee Jones.
• A second notable death was teased — someone connected to the show, described as related to the civil rights movement, who once ran for president, read *Green Eggs and Ham* on *Saturday Night Live*, and once crashed an Adrian Peterson interview on the show. The identity was not revealed in this segment but was promised in the “Muse in the News” segment.
• Gordo’s recommendation: “Watch *Lonesome Dove* in honor of Robert Duvall. Take just a few eight hours out of your afternoon.”
• Book vs. Movie debate: Gordo strongly recommended watching the movie *before* reading the book. His reasoning: if you watch first and love it, reading the book gives you enriching supplemental detail. If you read first, you’ll only be annoyed by the film’s deviations. George mentioned he got 270 pages into the *Lonesome Dove* novel before giving up, but said he has the miniseries on his DVR and plans to watch it.

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Wuthering Heights Talk

• George saw the new *Wuthering Heights* film (starring Margot Robbie) with his wife for her birthday over Valentine’s weekend and issued a strong warning to male listeners.
• He described it as “basically a Harlequin romance on screen,” based on Emily Brontë’s nearly 200-year-old novel, set in the 1700s in what looked to him like “the mountains of England” or “Mars.”
• The movie opens with a public hanging scene — and George noted that the crowd’s attention is drawn to the hanged man having a visible erection. Gordo confirmed this by reading from Wikipedia: *”A man is publicly hanged. His suffering and visible erections send spectators into an ecstatic frenzy.”* [~00:05:31]
• George’s critique: formulaic romance (forbidden brooding man vs. wealthy suitable man), depressing setting, started with a hanging, and he needed “a palate cleanser” after. He said even his wife, who was excited to see it, wasn’t fully satisfied.
• The film was noted as the #1 box office film in America, having earned over $80 million after opening February 13th.
• Gordo noted Rotten Tomatoes had it at 60% — “not bad, but not great.”
• George’s conclusion: “Barbie’s much better.” He advised men to let their wives/girlfriends see it with friends instead. If asked to go again, he said he’d require “a talent fee” — an appearance fee for his time. [~00:06:52]
• Gordo defended the romance formula: “It works every time, apparently.” [~00:04:30]
• A brief sidebar on movie ticket prices: George estimated ~$15 per person in theaters; Gordo mentioned renting a recent movie at home for $19.99, which he initially thought steep but reconsidered as roughly $10/person.

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Musical Musers

• Ella Langley — Introduced as the current #1 song on both the Billboard Hot 100 and the country chart. She is a relatively new artist from a small town in Alabama. Her song was co-written with Miranda Lambert. She won Best New Artist at the Grammys and five ACM Awards including New Female Artist. She previously scored a #1 duet with Riley Green called *”You Look Like You Love Me.”* The hosts played her current track; Gordo said she was “leaning into” a thick country accent in her singing, though Junior/the host defended it as authentic given her Alabama roots.
• Cody Jenks — Described as a “good friend of the Ticket,” originally from Haltom City, TX. The song played was a Ward Davis cover from Jenks’s recent album. He is currently touring with Five Finger Death Punch, which the hosts called “an odd mixture.” The host mentioned potentially attending that show with “Kat.” Gordo praised the musical diversity of artists who cross between metal and country.
• Prophets and Outlaws — Another “friend of the Ticket,” climbing the Texas chart to #38 with *”Beautiful You”*, featuring Matt Boggs on lead vocals. The song was co-written with Ray Johnston. Multiple hosts praised Boggs’s voice.
• Teddy Swims — Introduced as someone the host had not heard of before the Super Bowl pregame show at Super Bowl 60, where Swims performed at the tailgate outside the stadium. Song played: *”Bad Dreams.”* The host noted Swims looks nothing like a typical pop star — “dressed like a member of Judas Priest.” Recommended going down a YouTube rabbit hole of his covers.
• Taylor Swift’s “The Fate of Ophelia” — Mentioned briefly as the #1 song in the land for approximately 16 weeks, and noted as big in multiple households, before being displaced by Ella Langley’s track.

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Notable Debates or Host Disagreements

• Gordo vs. the host on Ella Langley’s country accent in her singing — Gordo felt she was “faking” or “leaning into” it; the host pushed back that she’s genuinely from rural Alabama.
• Gordo’s “half-compliment/half-criticism” style caused friction during the music segment. The host said Gordo goes to extremes — either gasping in awe or nitpicking — and that “it’s not one or the other.” Gordo defended that he can simultaneously appreciate and critique a song. [~00:04:17–00:04:42]
• On AI in music: The host expressed hope that AI use is near zero among artists; Gordo countered that it’s likely much higher and will become a standard songwriting tool. The host worried about all music eventually sounding the same if AI formulas dominate.

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Funny Moments, Gordo Bits, and Memorable One-Liners

• On the Lonesome Dove miniseries runtime: “Take just a few eight hours out of your afternoon this afternoon and quickly watch Lonesome Dove.” [~00:10:59–00:11:05]
• On the AI image of Lincoln and Cobain in a golf cart: “Heaven looks like a great place. And I got a golf cart.” [~00:00:38–00:00:40]
• Gordo’s double-meaning joke on the Wuthering Heights hanging scene: “Wait — a hung dude or a dude getting hung?” [~00:02:43]
• George’s line about requiring a “talent fee” or “appearance fee” if his wife wants him to see Wuthering Heights again.
• Gordo on Cody Jenks’s voice: “This cat’s voice, his breath smells like a plug of tobacco and potting soil.” [~00:05:39]
• On Gordo jokingly suggesting to play Kacey Musgraves after a wrong guess: “Oh, shut up.” [~00:01:06]
• Gordo’s admission on AI: “But AI is very, very — we’re against it. It’s very serious. It’s very serious.” (delivered sarcastically after praising the Lincoln/Cobain AI image) [~00:00:49–00:00:58]

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Pop Culture, Music, and Non-Sports Topics

• Extensive discussion of the new *Wuthering Heights* film (Margot Robbie), including its source material, tone, box office performance, and Rotten Tomatoes score.
• Tribute to Robert Duvall (died at 95), covering his major roles: *The Godfather*, *Apocalypse Now* (“I love the smell of napalm in the morning”), *Tender Mercies* (Oscar winner), *The Great Santini*, and *Lonesome Dove* (Golden Globe winner, his personal favorite).
• Broad discussion of AI’s role in modern music — songwriting, production tools, and whether AI-generated music can be emotionally meaningful.
• The mysterious second death teased — a figure tied to the civil rights movement, a presidential run, *Saturday Night Live* (*Green Eggs and Ham*), and a memorable Ticket moment with Adrian Peterson — was not fully revealed in this portion.

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Three-Paragraph Summary

This portion of the February 17, 2026 Musers opens with the Wuthering Heights Talk, in which George serves as an earnest cautionary voice to male listeners considering seeing the new Margot Robbie film. He took his wife on her birthday and found it to be a grim, formulaic period romance — memorably opening with a public hanging that includes a detail too graphic to have been expected. Despite the film being the #1 movie in America with over $80 million in its opening weekend, George gave it a thumbs down, rated it below *Barbie*, and said he’d require an “appearance fee” to sit through it again. Gordo and Craig lightly pushed back on whether “disturbing” disqualifies a film from being good, and the group had fun with the movie’s opening scene and the broader pattern of romance films celebrating men who would be universally hated in real life.

The Observation Deck, delivered at 6:17 AM, was anchored by a heartfelt tribute to Robert Duvall, who died at age 95. Gordo, a self-described enormous *Lonesome Dove* fan, made the case that Duvall’s greatest performance was not his Oscar-winning *Tender Mercies* or his iconic *Apocalypse Now* role, but his portrayal of Augustus McCrae in the 1989 TV miniseries — a view Duvall himself reportedly shared, calling the role comparable to playing Hamlet. The segment featured fun tidbits: Duvall originally auditioned for Tommy Lee Jones’s more reserved character but was cast as the livelier Gus; he reportedly based Gus’s mannerisms on NFL Hall of Famer Sammy Baugh; and Tom Landry was allegedly watching *Lonesome Dove* when he received the call that Jerry Jones had bought the Cowboys and fired him. Gordo also recommended always watching the movie before reading the book — so the film can be enjoyed on its own terms — and playfully lamented that George and Craig had each only seen the miniseries once or not at all.

The Musical Musers segment had the hosts play several tracks and discuss the current music landscape. The centerpiece was Ella Langley, whose song currently sits atop both the Billboard Hot 100 and country charts — a feat compared to Morgan Wallen’s recent crossover success. The hosts also played tracks from Ticket-friendly artists Cody Jenks (Haltom City native, touring with Five Finger Death Punch) and Prophets and Outlaws, and introduced Teddy Swims, whose powerful voice and Judas Priest-style look surprised the hosts during his Super Bowl pregame performance. The segment closed with a genuinely engaged conversation about AI’s creeping influence on music — whether it’s already being used in songwriting and production, whether that’s detectable, and whether it matters if the emotional result is the same. Gordo predicted it would ultimately make all music sound alike; the segment host said he hoped the number of AI-assisted artists was near zero but acknowledged he might be a “dinosaur” about it.

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🏁 Final Hour Analysis

Analysis: The Musers — 2026-02-17 (Final Portion)

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Segments in This Portion

• Observation Deck (pre-segment transition material): The hosts wind down a conversation about the classic TV miniseries *Lonesome Dove*, paying tribute to the recently deceased Robert Duvall. They also tease an upcoming “Muse in the News” item about another notable death connected to the show, and Gordo previews a condom/Olympics story he runs out of time to tell.
• Musical Musers (~[00:00:00]–[00:14:22]): Junior (Craig Miller) leads a music segment covering current chart-toppers and Texas-circuit artists, including discussion of AI’s potential role in modern music creation.
• Ribby Paultz (~[00:00:00]–[00:09:02]): A recurring comedy bit in which Gordo voices “Ribby Paltz,” a fictional over-the-hill sports reporter calling in “live from Milan” to cover the Winter Olympics. Pure absurdist humor.

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Sports Topics Discussed

• Winter Olympics (Milan): Referenced throughout the Ribby Paultz segment, including speed skating (Udall Adams, Madison Chock, Femke Kok), ski jumping, ice hockey, and the doubles luge.
• Super Bowl 60: Mentioned in Musical Musers as context for Teddy Swims performing at the pregame tailgate outside the game.

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Funny Moments and Memorable Gordo Bits

• Lonesome Dove / Prince confusion (~[00:09:16] Observation Deck): A host asks if “When Doves Cry” by Prince plays during *Lonesome Dove*, prompting Gordo to deadpan: *”I have now officially ceased talking to you in case someone needs to score it at home.”*
• Gordo on Cody Jinks’ voice (~[00:05:33] Musical Musers): *”This guy’s voice, his breath smells like a plug of tobacco and potting soil.”* Junior fires back that Cody is a good friend of his whose breath does not smell like that.
• Ribby Paultz in full form (entire Ribby segment): Highlights include:
• Ribby claiming he and Bob Costas have gone through 800 condoms together (“just the two of us”)
• Hooking up with athletes’ mothers instead of the athletes themselves, including a reference to Lindsey Vonn’s mother in the next room while Vonn lay in traction
• Deliberately name-dropping “Madison Chock” and “Femke Kok” to prompt juvenile wordplay, asking each host which one they preferred
• Describing the doubles luge as *”Kama Sutra in action”*
• Claiming to be studying hockey by watching something called *”Heated Rivalry”* — which he only watches for *”about 7 and a half minutes before I suddenly lose interest”*
• An elaborate, escalating story about accidentally going down the ski jump while photographing a German athlete, ending with both femurs shooting out of his thighs and his legs ending up on backwards — all delivered while waiting in an Italian urgent care for a day and a half

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Phone Callers

• Ribby Paultz is framed as a phone-in caller, though he is a fictional character voiced by Gordo. No actual listener callers appeared in this portion.

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How the Show Wrapped Up

The segment ended with the conclusion of the Ribby Paultz call (~[00:08:54]–[00:09:02]), with the hosts bidding Ribby farewell:

• *”Hang in there, Ribby.”*
• *”Thanks, gentlemen.”*
• *”There goes Ribby, from the Winter Olympics.”*

There were no explicit previews of upcoming segments or closing thoughts beyond the Ribby sign-off.

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Notable Quotes

• Gordo on *Lonesome Dove*: *”Any grown man who doesn’t cry during Lonesome Dove at some point — because it’s about friendships.”*
• Gordo on AI in music: *”When we all use the same formula for success, then all successes are from that formula… We know the set of pleasing tones and we’ll just mix and match them and serve them up to you. And it will give you the feels.”*
• Junior on AI and music’s future: *”To me right now, yes, it does [matter]. But I know I’m a dinosaur. And I’ll be seen as an extinct dinosaur here in about five years.”* — Gordo: *”Thank God.”*
• Ribby on his Olympic beat: *”You boys don’t have to worry about Olympics, because oh — Ribby’s got it covered over here in the mine land.”*

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Three-Paragraph Summary

The final portion of this Musers episode opens in the middle of a warm, genuinely affectionate tribute to Robert Duvall and his work in *Lonesome Dove*, with the hosts discussing the miniseries’ cast, its Bill Wittliff collection at Texas State, and Duvall’s own belief that the role of Augustus McCrae was his greatest work — comparable, he said, to Hamlet. The conversation is interrupted briefly by a host confusing the *Lonesome Dove* soundtrack with Prince’s “When Doves Cry,” which Gordo shuts down immediately. The segment also teases an upcoming “Muse in the News” story about another notable death tied to the show — a figure connected to the civil rights movement, a presidential run, and an infamous Adrian Peterson interview — though the identity is kept suspenseful.

The Musical Musers segment is a substantive and enjoyable tour of the current music landscape, led by Junior. He walks through Ella Langley (the current number one on both the Billboard Hot 100 and country charts, a Grammy and ACM winner), Cody Jinks (a local DFW artist climbing the Texas charts, described by Gordo as having a voice that smells like “tobacco and potting soil”), Prophets and Outlaws (another Ticket-affiliated act rising on the Texas chart with “Beautiful You”), and Teddy Swims, whose powerful voice and surprising Judas Priest-esque appearance at Super Bowl 60’s pregame tailgate impressed Junior greatly. The segment flows into a thoughtful debate about AI’s encroachment into music creation, with Junior expressing cautious concern and hope that it hasn’t yet corrupted the art form, while Gordo argues more fatatalistically that once a formula for success is identified, all music will eventually converge toward it — and that maybe that’s fine, as long as it delivers the emotional response.

The show closes with a full Ribby Paultz segment, a beloved recurring comedic bit in which Gordo voices a lecherous, injury-prone, magnificently incompetent fictional sports reporter calling in “live” from the Milan Winter Olympics. Ribby covers the condom shortage at the Games, his inexplicable romantic conquests (including the mothers of competing athletes), his appreciation for the doubles luge as “Kama Sutra in action,” his failed attempt to learn hockey by watching something called “Heated Rivalry,” and a catastrophically funny account of accidentally going off a ski jump while swatting at an NBC drone, landing with both femurs exiting his thighs and his legs reversed — and somehow still reporting from the urgent care waiting room. It’s a quintessential Ticket bit: absurdist, committed, and escalating to a beautifully ridiculous conclusion.

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Analysis generated from archived transcripts. Hosts: Gordon Keith (Gordo), George Dunham, Craig Miller, Mike Rhyner, Donovan Lewis (Junior). Station: 1310 The Ticket, Dallas, TX.