This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von

Nick Saban, the legendary Alabama coach who won seven national championships, reflects on building a dynasty, accountability, faith, family, and the pursuit of constant improvement. He discusses college football’s changing recruiting and NIL landscape, why he retired, the future of the playoff system, and learning to relax after five decades of coaching. He also shares what his new ESPN documentary means to him.

Candace Owens, conservative commentator and investigative media personality, joins Theo for a wide-ranging conversation. She discusses preparing for her fifth child, protecting children from online fame, Britney Spears, debanking, pandemic trauma, and elite power networks. She also details lawsuits, media pressure, and her controversial investigation into Charlie Kirk’s death, while questioning the official account and calling for deeper scrutiny.

Zohran Mamdani, New York City’s mayor and former housing advocate, joins the conversation. He discusses uncovering a $12 billion city deficit, skyrocketing rents, childcare, nurses’ working conditions, DoorDash accountability, and what socialism means in daily life. They also explore political labels, cooperation across party lines, Gaza, curiosity, and hope.

Caleb Pressley, interviewer and creator of Sundae Conversation, returns for a wildly unpredictable chat. He talks about living in a Florida retirement community, Glenny Balls’ transformation, and the chaotic origins of their Stagecoach DJ set. They also cover college football loyalties, building Chica Cheetah tequila, independent media, wide-foot shoes, and staying human in an online world.

Joey Diaz, the Cuban-American stand-up comedian, actor, and podcaster, returns for a raw, hilarious conversation. He talks about moving back to New Jersey, raising a street-smart daughter, and building a comedy base in Austin. The pair trade stories about wrestling, Burning Man, Greyhound buses, Philadelphia crowds, childhood chaos, sobriety, therapy, and the hard road that shaped his comedy.

A botched haircut sends Theo spiraling into hilarious hair shame before a Midwest camper trip falls apart piece by piece. He explores Macklemore’s Gaza controversy, the numbing effect of social media, and the fear of living in an overloaded world. Voicemails bring stories about sobriety, family hardship, faith, and a new father fighting to stay clean through crisis.

Neil deGrasse Tyson, astrophysicist, author, and StarTalk presenter, joins for a cosmic conversation. They explore wormholes, alien encounters, billionaire space travel, and the future of lunar and Martian exploration. They also tackle space sex, vomiting in zero gravity, orbital debris, genetic enhancement, tribalism, and why the universe is far stranger than our instincts suggest.

Bishop Robert Barron, a Catholic bishop, theologian, author, and founder of Word on Fire, joins Theo for a wide-ranging conversation about faith in modern culture. They explore purpose in an increasingly artificial world, God and evil, love and sacrifice, pornography and addiction, church abuse, AI, human dignity, and the spiritual foundations of strong relationships.

Arthur “Art” Williams Jr., a former counterfeiter turned artist, author, and speaker, shares a wild journey from poverty and Chicago crime to federal prison and creative reinvention. He discusses producing nearly $10 million in fake bills, evading detection, lavish spending, family betrayal, fatherhood behind bars, and how art helped break the cycle.

Mark Dowdle, an ultra-endurance athlete and public speaker, joins the conversation after winning a 395-mile race in Germany. He explains the brutal backyard ultra format, racing through sleepless nights, blisters, hallucinations, and emotional breakdowns. They explore faith, recovery, perfectionism, discipline, ego, and the strange psychology of running until only one person remains.