The CTZ, or Central Time Zone, was born out of a passing joke between a Vlogger and Ex-Radio DJ. When Travis told Ryan that he should jump into podcasting, Ryan couldn't figure out why anyone would listen, but why wouldn't everyone listen? We are hilariou
Ryan decompressed from another trip. Travis brings his new Girl Friday into the studio. Will Lily become Producer Lily? The Gang talks about mental health, sustainability, and naked people in the news. @Tee_Platt@IAmRyanLacosse@Wildly_Pure_inc@TheCTZPodcastTheCTZ.com brought to you by PeoriaDJ.com
CTZ IPA? Another massacre; when are we going to stop glorifying gun violence? Is anyone willing to work anymore? Times have changed, this year all Mariah Carey wants for Christmas is not to lose everything she has... Putin has cancer. Buzzfeed makes Peoria famous. @Tee_Platt@IAmRyanLacosse@TheCTZPodcastTheCTZ.com brought to you by PeoriaDJ.com
What songs would Girth Brooks write? Put away your cocks or get Monkeypox. Elon gets Cuomo'd. Chris Watt's murder house is for sale. North Korea is launching missiles, but Joonie Dip is dominating the news. @Tee_Platt@IAmRyanLacosse@TheCTZPodcastTheCTZ.com brought to you by PeoriaDJ.com
Ryan found a fan on Twitter. American Idol goes to Bloomington and Peorian's lobby to stop the cutting of baby penises. Netflix is falling like Netbricks. Portugal tells California to go home. @Tee_Platt@IAmRyanLacosse@TheCTZPodcastTheCTZ.com brought to you by PeoriaDJ.com
We now know what Kate Beckinsale is into. This Jeep put its owner in between a rock and a hard place, but in a completely different way than you are thinking. Ryan was right, but about what? @Tee_Platt@IAmRyanLacosse@TheCTZPodcastTheCTZ.com brought to you by PeoriaDJ.com
Ryan and Travis talk about road-tripping in a Tesla. Ryan doesn't seem to appreciate Elon Musk as much as Travis does. Madison Cawthorn and the pump and dump. Alec Baldwin's attitude is a bold play. https://twitter.com/Tee_Platthttps://twitter.com/IAmRyanLaCossehttps://twitter.com/TheCTZPodcastBrought to you by http://PeoriaDJ.com
Travis may have withheld a critical perspective on the orgy conversation, and Ryan asks him to spill the tea. Travis invites Ryan out into the real world. Ryan wants to quit podcasting to follow his dream of being a Press Secretary. @Tee_Platt@IAmRyanLacosse@TheCTZPodcastTheCTZ.com brought to you by PeoriaDJ.com
Ryan rants out his thoughts about tweeters. Ryan brings up the age-old question, "Who is inviting disabled people to orgies?". Ryan remembers the legendary John Daker by describing another youtube video. Travis brings up what is wrong with the creme in Cadbury's Creme Eggs, and then Ryan and Travis try to pinpoint what constitutes porn. Elon seems like a nice guy, but his takeover may turn hostile. @Tee_Platt@IAmRyanLacosse@TheCTZPodcastTheCTZ.com brought to you by PeoriaDJ.com
Ryan participates in a liquor store robbery, not actively but as an accessory by inaction. Ryan gets blocked. It is World Autism Acceptance Day. Madison Cawthorn lights a match to burn down the GOP. Hunter's laptop is inducted into the archives. Miracle Man dies. What is Don't Say Gay? In the Final Fumes of this episode, Travis and Ryan talk about the Academy of Douchebag Awards and decide who takes home the prize.@Tee_Platt@IAmRyanLacosse@TheCTZPodcastTheCTZ.com brought to you by PeoriaDJ.com
Ryan goes beardless for inclusion. Have you ever got caught Twittering yourself? Ted Cruze did. Would male contraception cut down on the Crusen's Opsies? What will become of Pedophile Island? @Tee_Platt@IAmRyanLacosse@TheCTZPodcastTheCTZ.com brought to you by PeoriaDJ.com
The CTZ gets a sponsor. Ryan celebrates another trip around the sun. Ryan receives hate mail. More oh no's from Chris Cuomo. After Travis attacks CNN, Ryan gets as hot as Hunter Biden's crack pipe. Will Starbucks become the next Casey's? @Tee_Platt@IAmRyanLacosse@TheCTZPodcastTheCTZ.com brought to you by PeoriaDJ.com
Ryan talks about the upcoming Best Buddies Friendship Walk and how Travis will go on a Monster Truck ride. These gas prices are insane, but the equation to fix it is even crazier. The Russian Ukrainian War is like watching a squirrel fight a gorilla. First Covid Dick, and now its Covid Brain. Does your life really flash before your eyes when you die? Find out now. @Tee_Platt@IAmRyanLacosse@TheCTZPodcast
In today's episode, Ryan and Travis welcome David Stotz into the studio. David is a Creative Director for a global brand, Master Gardener, and a Culinary Savant, among other things. Ryan talks to Travis and David about disability awareness and the stigmas held towards people with disabilities in honor of Disability Awareness Month. Then, Travis and David go down a rabbit hole of Mental Health. @Tee_Platt@IAmRyanLacosse@TheCTZPodcast@randolphterraceTheCTZ.com
Stop calling it a Ukraine Crisis; It's a war, idiot. Sean Penn is on location in Ukraine. It looks like Britany is making trends; Amanda Bynes wants out of her conservatorship. Ukraine isn't the only place under attack, so are Walmarts... @Tee_Platt@IAmRyanLacosse@TheCTZPodcastTheCTZ.com
Why choose one Valentine? This TikToker chose 65 and invited them over. Did China let the skater skate as not to provoke Putin? What's new with Kanye? The Tinder Swindler may have a new enterprise. Should Travis take his career to TV? Civil Action comes at Alec Baldwin. @Tee_Platt@IAmRyanLacosse@TheCTZPodcastTheCTZ.com
We had our first #boycotthectz. Ryan and Travis talk about the Olympics. Ryan pitches a new international dating tactic to Travis. The Meta Verse just became a safe place by following the science, the computer science. Who can start a bigger war, Putin or Kanye? TikTok girl goes down in history as the worst interview since Step Brothers. Travis talks about cyber security, and then Ryan announces Travis' password. New Developments in the Bob Saget Saga. Another Insta Influencer bites the dust. @Tee_Platt@IAmRyanLacosse@TheCTZPodcastTheCTZ.com
Ryan has not been watching the Playboy Documentary #Airquotes. Punishment is getting expensive with these gas prices. Hide your kids hide your wife; Meta got rapey. Ryan goes all out for Harambe. War, what is it good for? Ryan spills some tea on Peoria. No one is fighting over Katie Couric's book, but they are over Golden Corral's steak. @Tee_Platt@IAmRyanLacosse@TheCTZPodcastTheCTZ.com
Travis puts a new spin on throat shots. Ryan goes back to radio. Ryan and Travis try to buy an NFTs for their PFPs. Ryan and Travis both strongly agree on one side of the Spotify Joe Rogan Extortion trend. @Tee_Platt@IAmRyanLacosse@TheCTZPodcastTheCTZ.com
Ryan and Travis clarify their joke with Adam Sandler. The cold has hit level deadly. Walmart is going massive into Meta. Millie Go Lightley's NFTs go live as we speak. SNL decided to be funny again. Another TikTok challenge proves how dumb society is. @Tee_Platt@IAmRyanLacosse@TheCTZPodcastTheCTZ.com
Ryan still hasn't figured out that we started Season 4. United Airlines fired enough employees that no one is left to die. CBD seems to stop COVID in its tracks, but if you aren't into that sort of thing there is a nasal spray. Ryan talks NFTs and Travis brings technology to the table. COVID Dick is the new Whiskey Dick, but much like every sequel, it's worse. @Tee_Platt@IAmRyanLacosse@TheCTZPodcastTheCTZ.com
Miley only lost one Kardashian. In a special edition of Tinder Tales With Travis, Travis talks about his guest appearance on Anna Faris Is Unqualified. PBR declares it is the year of the ass. Stephanie Matto's Jars of farts have Ryan propositioning OnlyFans for a sponsorship deal. @okeogheneariama on Twitter is the baller Nigirian artist. Do you PBR is this year's Let's Go Brandon. @Tee_Platt@IAmRyanLacosse@TheCTZPodcastTheCTZ.com
All it took was one red blazer for luck to immediately shift to usher in a positive 2022. Is it Seacrest or Snoozecrest? Kanye is getting ready to move, again. Alexa, help me do something stupid. Ryan reads us a TikTok.@Tee_Platt@IAmRyanLacosse@TheCTZPodcastTheCTZ.com
Is Die Hard a Christmas movie? Adele drags Spotify through Twitter. Will The Elf On The Shelf survive the cancel culture mob? What if Santa fell victim to friendly fire? @Tee_Platt@IAmRyanLacosse@TheCTZPodcastTheCTZ.com
Travis didn't prepare for a year-end episode. Ryan doesn't know too doesn't spell 2. They defend Time Magazine's Man of the Year. Ryan awards his Poopies. Logic's suicide prevention song reduced suicides in younger people. @Tee_Platt@IAmRyanLacosse@TheCTZPodcastTheCTZ.com
Ryan talks about F1. Travis pays tribute to Bob Dole and the ADA. And Just Like That, Mr. Big is dead... Christmas Nadoes sweep the midwest. Illinois has a mold problem. DND test Stocking Stuffers? Travis knows how to save radio. @Tee_Platt@IAmRyanLacosse@TheCTZPodcastTheCTZ.com
The Stock Market hit some turbulence, and skanks take over Crypto. Robots are making more robots; is this the end? Travis has a new girl in his life. One more use for seamen, dicksea cups? Woman removed from plane for breastfeeding a cat. Will the space rock kill us? Accesibility in Social Media in today's Final Fumes. @Tee_Platt@IAmRyanLacosse@TheCTZPodcastTheCTZ.com
Ryan and Travis introduce the world to the mullet made famous in Season 2, Episode 10. Then, Bryan teaches us how to get sponsors in the dirt track world. Ryan changes the world one Twitter handle at a time. Travis believes Seth Rogan deserved to be drug through Twitter. 400 Amazon packages found in the woods. Bryan explains the God Particle. And loads of racing talk.@BigMulletMurphy@Tee_Platt@IAmRyanLacosse@TheCTZPodcastTheCTZ.com
If Ryan could have his dream Thanksgiving, it would be at Taco Johns. Travis introduces Ryan to ASMR. It's official, Kim Kardashian and Pete Davison are together, and the media is disgusted. Russia fires a rocket, space station is almost collateral damage. Sophia Urista literally rained on her rock show parade... Illinois breaks the pot record and we still have two months to go.@Tee_Platt@IAmRyanLacosse@TheCTZPodcastTheCTZ.com
Rivian comes in hot on the NYSE. Facebook is now Sims IRL, but it isn't actually real life, so... WTF? Circling back to Astroworld, looking at the aftermath. Take a jab, and give a jab in Austria. People are dying in pursuit of TikTok fame, but TikTok is saving lives. Lyft Murder was apprehended. Ryan tells us a secret. @Tee_Platt@IAmRyanLacosse@TheCTZPodcastTheCTZ.com
2022 is going to be supercharged. You heard it here first. Karen Rogers. Need we say more? Dave Portnoy is in the middle of something again, but what? It is behind a paywall. The Bernie Madoff of Mac N Cheese strikes again, but this time he pimps out Bieber. Not only is it Indigenous People Month, but also Epilepsy Awareness Month. @Tee_Platt@IAmRyanLacosse@TheCTZPodcastTheCTZ.com
Ryan and Travis welcome Dr. Elisabeth Kilroy into The CTZ Studio to talk about science and random nonsense. Data is in, and the Hot Vax Summer has left its lasting marks. It's a bad time to be Alec. All of the aggression Alec Baldwin has put into the world is coming back at him at once. Is Elon Musk a hero or a villain? Elisabeth goes deep and dark into Muscular Dystrophy. Elisabeth tells us about her BFF, Bill Murray. And who is giving out edibles for Halloween? @Tee_Platt@IAmRyanLacosse@TheCTZPodcastTheCTZ.com
Winter is coming, and Travis does it in a wheelchair... Facebook is changing its identity, so what does that look like?. The truth about Truth Social. Vienna takes to Onlyfans. Are you a fan of Vienna? Ryan declares that we are mainstream media. Follow up on the teen Tik Tok Teacher Beater. The First non-binary birth certificate creates friction between leaders. @Tee_Platt@IAmRyanLacosse@TheCTZPodcastTheCTZ.com
Ryan declares it to be a new season. Travis and Ryan debate Kanye's place in today's world. Ryan and Travis continue to decode Brian Laundrie's whereabouts. Doin' It For The Gram turns deadly. Ryan throws a jab at cancel culture. Is the Meth King this year's Tiger King? @Tee_Platt@IAmRyanLacosse@TheCTZPodcastTheCTZ.com
Ryan talks about football and his fantasies... football. Travis tries to sell Ryan on watching Only Murderers In The Building. Kids start vandalizing bathrooms for Tik Tok clout. Lady gives Walmart a real-life mic drop. Ryan finally calms down enough to talk about the "lost episode". Ryan talks about swollen COVID Balls. @Tee_Platt@IAmRyanLacosse@TheCTZPodcastTheCTZ.com
Travis talks about employee relations. Ryan and Travis talk about parenting now vs. growing up in the '80s. Onlyfans walks back their decision. The internet will always win. Was Billy Madison on the spectrum? Ron Jeremy goes to prison and that Nirvana kid throws a fit decades too late. Ryan and Travis give a tribute to Timmy2Times and share stories about one of the coolest souls they have known. @Tee_Platt@IAmRyanLacosse@TheCTZPodcastTheCTZ.com
We totally biffed Afghanistan, but Onlyfans banning nudes got the media's attention. Who is the Jeopardy host that lasted nine days? Summer Camp returns to melt minds in the Midwest. Everyone seems to be pledging the hot fraternity Lamda Covid Shyphillis these days. Ryan questions Travis about hiring in the pandemic life. @Tee_Platt@IAmRyanLacosse@TheCTZPodcastTheCTZ.com
Ryan unveils a new segment called Gen Fod Bra, or General Fodder Bra. 50 Cent floods local grocer with fans. If you build it they will come, to Iowa. @Tee_Platt@IAmRyanLacosse@TheCTZPodcastTheCTZ.com
Travis and Ryan catch up after their separation. Travis solves the pandemic with his mouth breathing theory. It is State Fair Season WHAT WHAT!? Is Ryan growing tolerance for the South? Meeting people at bars and concerts is a dying art, much like Galic. John Stamos heads to Iowa. @Tee_Platt@IAmRyanLacosse@TheCTZPodcastTheCTZ.com
Travis and Ryan are struggling to keep track of time after this long of a pandemic. Does time still exist even? Society is going mad, and it's not just Ryan anymore. Travis settles the mask argument once and for all, or did he? Why were wolf tattoos so prevalent when we were growing up? @Tee_Platt@IAmRyanLacosse@TheCTZPodcastTheCTZ.com
Hotvax Summer is all fun and games until everyone gets Hur...pies. What does love look like in the "New Normal"? So what are you drinking on the 4th of July? Ryan shares the top cheap beers in the region. Are these voting laws making it harder or just more legitimate? Chrissy Teigen isn't the only virus needing to be canceled; let's cancel Covid. @Tee_Platt@IAmRyanLacosse@TheCTZPodcastTheCTZ.com
Andrew was too hot for the mic, but that's what you get when you invite a rockstar on the show. Andrew tells us about the last show at The Madison. Ryan and Travis get to live vicariously through the stories of a rockstar. Watch out, Hinder, Tinder, BTS, and Robinhood. Ryan, Travis, and Andrew go after it. @Tee_Platt@IAmRyanLacosse@TheCTZPodcastTheCTZ.com
Baseball is back in full swing! Ryan mass murders cicadas, while others just put them on pizzas. Forget Tik Tok; the OG Ticks are spreading disease like wildfire throughout The CTZ. Illinois is finally the best at something. Who wants Mac N Cheese? Apparently, a lot of people throughout the region, and boy, were they disappointed. @Tee_Platt@IAmRyanLacosse@TheCTZPodcastTheCTZ.com
Travis introduces Ryan to Spacial Audio on Apple Music. Ryan starts his career as a baseball coach. Which billionaire will make it to the moon first? Will Marcus Lemonis answer our call? Ryan and Travis talk Midwest sports in the new sports segment. Ryan and Travis talk about LGBTQIA+ and the history of Pride Month. @Tee_Platt@IAmRyanLacosse@TheCTZPodcastTheCTZ.com
Ryan is back from vacation with much to share from his travels. Ryan and Travis lobby for Marcus Lemonis to be the first sponsor of the CTZ. Travis needs a trailer. Is the housing market going to push travel trailering like Musk on Doge? Next, Ryan talks about his least favorite parts of the CTZ. Ryan challenges Marcus to make the camping experience accessible to everyone. Finally, Ryan and Travis talk about Pride month, and they have the first-ever CTZ or Bust segment. @Tee_Platt@IAmRyanLacosse@TheCTZPodcastTheCTZ.com
Ryan and Travis supported Elon with everything they had, but how did he repay them on SNL? Is SNL just not what it used to be, or are we officially old for asking that question? How would life be different with a drastically ever-changing currency? Ryan thinks the future is humans not working and having robots do everything. He clearly has not seen The Terminator. This leads in Travis and Ryan's first movie critic segment. @Tee_Platt@IAmRyanLacosse@TheCTZPodcastTheCTZ.com
If you haven't got in on trading Justin Bieber's underpants yet, don't worry, there is still money to be made as Dogecoin hits its all-time high. Will Elon mess it all up for us? We wait in uneasy anticipation. Ryan talks about eating out in a restaurant for the first time in like a long time. There are two sides to every crisis, and when it comes to employment, Ryan and Travis seem to be on each side. While Ryan is excited to take all of his trips, Travis is excited to be out and about getting back to work. Ryan and Travis go over a little CTZ action with the Hogz & Dogz shooting. Apparently, people are still buying synthetic pot even though weed is legal... This is the society we are dealing with... It wouldn't be a CTZ without Ryan's personal financial news. Travis and Ryan get to know each other a little better behind the mics. Ryan tries out some of his Dj names. @Tee_Platt@IAmRyanLacosse@TheCTZPodcastTheCTZ.com
Travis goes after Ryan for shaming him into investing in Dogecoin. Ryan calls Jason out for missing the mark on Etherium, and A 16-year-old girl made Ryan cry one time. This episode was brought to you by SwitchBot; listen and find out why. Travis shares his theory about Justin Bieber's underwear. Travis lays out his Amazon echo commercial based on his real-life addiction to Amazon echos. And a bunch of other random stuff.
Ryan teases about the new studio, and like a kid on Christmas, he gets into a speel about Dogecoin. Travis and Ryan decide that they should make their own crypto. If buying other people's is so much fun, having one will be that much funner. After failing to convince his family, Ryan tries to shame Travis into buying Doge. If they are going to be successful investors, they must step up their watch game. Ryan suggests Wooden Element from right here in Peoria. Ryan talks about his week of watching accountability videos at work. Ryan shares WD40's four-point accountability plan. Travis offers up a hot stock tip on the heels of White Claw's announcement of White Claw Surge. We are entering Hot Vax Summer, ya'll. Ryan reminisces on the golden age of radio when the Disk Jockeys were actually cool. Music just inst the same without Myspace. Please help Travis find Robot Love Story, or Selena Gomez... He is in love with both. @TheCTZPodcast@Tee_Platt@IAmRyanLacosse
Travis' interest in data science inspires him to launch what he calls "The Tinder Experiment." Ryan takes a financial literacy class so he can prove to the world that he is able to save. What will his professor have to say about his addiction to Crypto? The White Sox beat the Royals, but the best part of the game was JB and Lightfoot getting booed out of the stadium. Everyone knows by now Travis lives vicariously through Ryan's Robinhood account, but Ryan is now living vicariously through Travis with "Tinder Tales With Travis." @Tee_Platt@IAmRyanLacosse
Ryan invites his long-lost Co-Host on to party with us, but can DJ K YUNG hang? Who will be the first DJ to accept crypto as payment? Probably not K YUNK, but Ryan will MC for family stripper troops if it boosts his portfolio. K YUNG tells us how Monster Jam is different after covid. Ryan goes after those ticket scavengers. How is life transitioning? And K YUNG shares the TikTok secret on how long haulers can get their taste back. We dive deep into Asian hate and may discover it is more than hate. Live up to our reputation of talking about things no one else is talking about; we discuss the unspoken pandemic—zoom Background etiquette.
Spring is in the air, and our vibrancy can't go unnoticed. Travis and Ryan start shouting out possible sponsors hoping to pique some interest. Ryan has been trying to avoid arguing with people on social media this week. It appears that he displaced that energy into our podcast… Ryan and Travis discuss society as a whole and how it relates to gun violence. How can we work together to heal our society and make the world a better place? Tune in, and join the conversation. Ryan digs deep into what life and living with a disability is like when you live like The Travis Platt. Why are disabled people forced into a poverty standard? Ryan asks Travis about the most ridiculous experiences he has had with strangers attempting to interact with him in public. Travis asks Ryan about his thoughts on the first time they met. Was it different from his other experiences with Normies in the bar? Is Ryan actually a Normie, although? He is pretty weird. Travis points to a hard line when he asks if it is actually a lack of acceptance of people with disabilities that is the problem? Or is it the lack of experiences society has with people with disabilities that is the actual problem? This is why Travis is passionate about sharing the authentic story of his life and broadening the world's view of what people living with disabilities are capable of one listener at a time.