Ron Van Dam Show
Humor Sociologist Ron Van Dam has been entertaining audiences on radio and TV for over 33 years.... Over 3,000 Podcast Episodes, Syndicated Radio...New Show Every Weekday....Comedy, Satire, Experts, Guests, Social Commentary With A Unique Style
Humor Sociologist Ron Van Dam has been entertaining audiences on radio and TV for over 33 years.... Over 3,000 Podcast Episodes, Syndicated Radio...New Show Every Weekday....Comedy, Satire, Experts, Guests, Social Commentary With A Unique Style
Episodes

59 minutes ago
8/26/26 Be Careful
59 minutes ago
59 minutes ago
30 min
Ron talks about erectile dysfunction, football, and grilling. What do they have in common?.... Guests: Mark Anderson and Ryan Fey are the Grill Dads
59 minutes ago
30 min

2 days ago
8/25/26 Unbelievable
2 days ago
2 days ago
30 min
Ron displays some unbelievably crazy commercials.... Guest: Author Mark Farrington "Loss of Life"
2 days ago
30 min

3 days ago
8/24/26 Naming Obsession
3 days ago
3 days ago
34 min
Who does this? Trump puts his name on everything....... Guest: Author Aida Salazar "Stream"
3 days ago
34 min

4 days ago
8/22/26 Urination Nation
4 days ago
4 days ago
15 min
This is very different. Listen at your own risk. This is for people who get up in the middle of the night to pee.
4 days ago
15 min

6 days ago
8/21/26 Rap Crazy Names
6 days ago
6 days ago
37 min
Ron takes a look at the incredibly strange names of musical performers..... Guests: the creators of the film "Half Past Thirty" Romeo J. Etienne, Hope Hollinsworth Coaxum, Naomi Taylor
6 days ago
37 min

7 days ago
8/20/26 Summer Not So Good
7 days ago
7 days ago
29 min
In this monologue, Ron recalls his days of hell in the summer when he was a teenager.
7 days ago
29 min

Aug 19, 2026
8/19/26 Finding Yourself
Aug 19, 2026
Aug 19, 2026
30 min
In this monologue, Ron helps you find yourself in a manner that defies all explanations.
Aug 19, 2026
30 min

Aug 18, 2026
8/18/26 Privacy Gone
Aug 18, 2026
Aug 18, 2026
32 min
Ron takes a look at how our privacy has been stripped away from our lives...... Guest: Brad Newbury "The Saved Effect: True Stories of Lives Reclaimed By People Who Were Willing To Act"
Aug 18, 2026
32 min

Aug 17, 2026
8/17/26 Celebrity Presidents
Aug 17, 2026
Aug 17, 2026
29 min
In this monologue episode, Ron takes a survey about which celebrities might make a good President. The results may not shock you.
Aug 17, 2026
29 min

Aug 14, 2026
8/14/26 Loving Back To School
Aug 14, 2026
Aug 14, 2026
29 min
Ron shares his delight in the return of the kids to school. He also comments on the Trump and JFK debacle..... Guest: Lifestyle Expert Meaghan B. Murphy
Aug 14, 2026
29 min

Aug 13, 2026
8/13/26 Disrespect and Manipulation
Aug 13, 2026
Aug 13, 2026
30 min
Ron ponders that everything could be wonderful if everything was wonderful....Guest: Amy Pollack "The Adventures of Jelly Bean" series
Aug 13, 2026
30 min

Aug 12, 2026
8/12/26 Stupid People
Aug 12, 2026
Aug 12, 2026
30 min
Ron is surrounded by stupid people who do nothing but vapidly walk around into walls....... Guest: Author Rene Sonneveld "The Elephant in the Family Room"
Aug 12, 2026
30 min

Aug 11, 2026
8/11/26 Those Annoying Women
Aug 11, 2026
Aug 11, 2026
29 min
Ron can't stomach nor comprehend the public existence of the Kardashians. He tends to mix up the names Kris and Bruce.They all give him acid reflux.
Aug 11, 2026
29 min

Aug 10, 2026
8/10/26 Eating Dilemma
Aug 10, 2026
Aug 10, 2026
29 min
Ron loves animals, and yet he eats them. It feels wrong but tastes so right.... Guest: Lisa Ling is Senior VP at P.E.T.A.
Aug 10, 2026
29 min

Aug 7, 2026
8/7/26 Urine Test Time
Aug 7, 2026
Aug 7, 2026
31 min
Ron needs to take his urine test today, but he's ready. He was up all night studying for it. Ron also reacts to the news that AI is creating viruses...... Guest: Dr. Paula Kahumba is CEO of Wildlife Direct
Aug 7, 2026
31 min

Aug 6, 2026
8/6/26 Verbal Diarrhea
Aug 6, 2026
Aug 6, 2026
29 min
In this monologue fest, Ron finds problems with many social interactions like texting, conversations, wearing stupid clothing items, and numbering ourselves.
Aug 6, 2026
29 min

Aug 5, 2026
8/5/26 What's Your Fetish?
Aug 5, 2026
Aug 5, 2026
34 min
Ron sarcastically explores the strange world of sexual fetishes in this very odd episode.
Aug 5, 2026
34 min

Aug 4, 2026
8/4/26 Probe Me
Aug 4, 2026
Aug 4, 2026
36 min
Ron has an appointment to be probed by this doctor, which he believes is called an annual physical...... Guest: W. Kenneth Tyler, Jr. "Hunting the Red Fox"
Aug 4, 2026
36 min

Aug 3, 2026
8/3/26 Don't Touch That
Aug 3, 2026
Aug 3, 2026
30 min
Ron takes a trip to the art museum with unexpected sarcastic viewpoints that would freak out Renoir and Monet.
Aug 3, 2026
30 min

Jul 31, 2026
7/31/26 Finger Prick
Jul 31, 2026
Jul 31, 2026
29 min
In this monologue episode, Ron recalls his high school days learning a foreign language and a blood test that involves a little prick.
Jul 31, 2026
29 min

Jul 30, 2026
7/30/26 Talking Lobsters
Jul 30, 2026
Jul 30, 2026
30 min
Ron can't believe how expensive lobster rolls have become and why he needs to second mortgage his house to eat one..... Guest: Optometrist Wesley Chamberlin
Jul 30, 2026
30 min

Jul 29, 2026
7/29/26 TV Dinners
Jul 29, 2026
Jul 29, 2026
29 min
Ron remembers the Swanson TV dinner days and related ways of earlier life.... Guests: Jewelry Experts Emili Vesilind and Mark Smelzer
Jul 29, 2026
29 min

Jul 28, 2026
7/28/26 AI Singularity, Seriously?
Jul 28, 2026
Jul 28, 2026
29 min
Ron learns that technology has reached the threshold of autonomous machine intelligence, which is resulting in the act of excessive pee..... Guest: 91 year old author Cynthia Schumacher "Prose Pizza"
Jul 28, 2026
29 min

Jul 27, 2026
7/27/26 Here's a Tip
Jul 27, 2026
Jul 27, 2026
33 min
Ron is upset about tipping in a restaurant. It's getting too crazy..... Guest: Glen Weiner is Executive Director of Coalition To Empower Our Future
Jul 27, 2026
33 min

Jul 24, 2026
7/24/26 Too Much
Jul 24, 2026
Jul 24, 2026
30 min
Ron takes a look at redundant toothpaste choices that drive him crazy. He also tries to handle annoying telemarketers.
Jul 24, 2026
30 min

Jul 23, 2026
7/23/26 Salesperson Hell
Jul 23, 2026
Jul 23, 2026
34 min
Ron takes a sarcastic look at the interesting life of a salesperson..... Guest: Olympic Swimmer and Gold Medalist Rowdy Gaines
Jul 23, 2026
34 min

Jul 22, 2026
7/22/26 Relationship Busted
Jul 22, 2026
Jul 22, 2026
33 min
Ron takes a deep dive into the world of relationships, as to why they work and why they don't.......... Guest: Ronna Wineberg "Artifacts and Other Stories"
Jul 22, 2026
33 min

Jul 21, 2026
7/21/26 You're Fired
Jul 21, 2026
Jul 21, 2026
27 min
Ron should not have watched the news. It's not good. Someone should probably be fired...... Guest: Dr. Catherine Meeks "Bridging the Rivers of Difference: A Proclamation of Unity in Resistance
Jul 21, 2026
27 min

Jul 20, 2026
7/20/26 Ironic, Isn't It?
Jul 20, 2026
Jul 20, 2026
29 min
Ron continues to see FIFA mixed messages.. Is it football or soccer? Does it promote love or violence?..... Guest: Journalist Amanda Denise "Cold & Untold"
Jul 20, 2026
29 min

Jul 17, 2026
7/17/26 Social Clash
Jul 17, 2026
Jul 17, 2026
28 min
Ron's guest today is M. Scott Gibbs "Toward the Turning: Rethinking the Meaning of 9/11, the Clash of Civilizations, and a Post-Modern World"
Jul 17, 2026
28 min

Jul 16, 2026
7/16/26 Divided We Fall
Jul 16, 2026
Jul 16, 2026
34 min
Ron looks at the division that we are experiencing. He seriously wonders why we can't find someone who can unite us..... Guest: Audiologist Dr. Lindsay Creed
Jul 16, 2026
34 min

Jul 15, 2026
7/15/26 Bad Timing
Jul 15, 2026
Jul 15, 2026
26 min
Ron comments about Daylight Savings Time and the controversy surrounding it..... Guest: Walmart Pharmacy Manager Deanna Worth about GLP-1
Jul 15, 2026
26 min

Jul 14, 2026
7/14/26 It's Too Hot
Jul 14, 2026
Jul 14, 2026
31 min
Ron complains about the extreme summer heat. Weatherman Jim Clambaker gives his heat warning..... Guest: Comedian Bill Engvall gets serious about men's health
Jul 14, 2026
31 min

Jul 13, 2026
7/13/26 Absurd
Jul 13, 2026
Jul 13, 2026
31 min
Ron thinks the 3-3-3 rule thing is absurd. He also questions the concept of rice bowls and BLTs in restaurants..and, of course, the elephant in the room......Guest: Author Sandra Magsamen "Hello Baby"
Jul 13, 2026
31 min

Jul 10, 2026
7/10/26 Son of a Beach
Jul 10, 2026
Jul 10, 2026
32 min
Ron greatly dislikes the beach, and this is why..... Guest: Sleuth & Surgeon's TK Master and Dr. M
Jul 10, 2026
32 min

Jul 9, 2026
7/9/26 Anti-Midas Touch
Jul 9, 2026
Jul 9, 2026
28 min
Ron is confused about this Presidency..... Guest: Show Announcer, Playwright, Comedy Writer - John Shanahan shares some of his visions as he consumes some wine with Ron
Jul 9, 2026
28 min

Jul 8, 2026
7/8/26 Bathroom Solitude
Jul 8, 2026
Jul 8, 2026
28 min
Ron honors the privacy and solitude of the bathroom..... Guest: Author Melissa Stewart "ICK: Delightfully Disgusting Animal Dinners, Dwellings, and Defenses
Jul 8, 2026
28 min

Jul 7, 2026
7/7/26 Inside Taylor Swift Wedding
Jul 7, 2026
Jul 7, 2026
26 min
Ron supposedly takes you inside at the Taylor Swift wedding ceremony at MSG...... Guest: Christoph Gorder is an Executive Director at Airbnb
Jul 7, 2026
26 min

Jul 6, 2026
7/6/26 Traditional Nonsense
Jul 6, 2026
Jul 6, 2026
29 min
In this monologue edition, Ron talks about traditions that make no sense. He also discovers that hair is growing out of his ears and nostrils. How was your July 4th painfully hot and elongated holiday?
Jul 6, 2026
29 min

Jul 3, 2026
7/3/26 Hot Dog Hell
Jul 3, 2026
Jul 3, 2026
24 min
Ron takes a sarcastic look at the dreaded hot dog, how it plays into celebrating our Country, and Joey Chestnut's insane eating record. He also digs deeper into how we celebrate holidays.
Jul 3, 2026
24 min





