
We lost one of the great voices in animation. Eric Bauza, the Emmy Award-winning voice actor behind Looney Tunes characters like Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, died Sunday at his home at just 46. Eric was a friend of the...


MZNOW is a weekly pop culture radio show hosted by comedian, Michael Zavala, Eric Star, Sara Alban, and Del Pullen.
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Signup to Generate a PitchMZNOW is a weekly pop culture radio show hosted by comedian, Michael Zavala, Eric Star, Sara Alban, and Del Pullen.
Recent episodes include "Remembering Eric Bauza (October 27, 2026)" (27 October 2026, 31 minutes), "MZM: The Pyramid Scheme (October 20, 2026)" (20 October 2026, 33 minutes), and "Fried or Fiction: State Fair of Texas Edition (October 13, 2026)" (14 October 2026, 23 minutes).
MZNOW publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 32 minutes across 104 episodes.
Booking probability for MZNOW is 42%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. MZNOW requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. MZNOW's contact route on record: verified email.
MZNOW is a comedy podcast with 104 episodes published.
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We lost one of the great voices in animation. Eric Bauza, the Emmy Award-winning voice actor behind Looney Tunes characters like Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, died Sunday at his home at just 46. Eric was a friend of the...

Shawn is back, and Michael wants everyone signed up for a Southwest credit card so he can keep his companion pass. Plus, people keep leaving their stuff in Waymo and Michael explains why being a gentleman cost him a...

Bri might be the next Guinness World Record holder for loudest burp, Shawn refuses to pay $16 for a corn dog, and Michael learns the hard way that Dallas PD will ticket every single car on the street during Texas-OU...

The show tries to solve the mystery of the Ted Cruz piñata, complete with luggage, that showed up in the studio parking lot. Also, Big Tex reads off this year’s new State Fair foods. Plus, Eric defends himself...

Eric gives his opening-day review of the State Fair of Texas, from smaller crowds and cheaper parking to a shrunken corny dog and Big Tex running ads. Plus, a longtime friend of the show returns. Also, the crew plans a...

Eric creates a brand new game called “Human or Robot,” where you have to guess whether iconic movie characters are actual humans or AI. Plus, a possum update from outside the studio and why Fletcher’s...

If you haven’t seen Coyote vs. Acme yet, go see it — you won’t regret it. The show reviews the movie almost nobody saw. Plus, did a Waymo really hit someone in Dallas? Get more show at MZNOW

Michael relives his accidental return to Deep Ellum after five years away. Guest Whit joins to talk turning 40, life as a traveling nurse, her secret handyman skills, credit card points strategy, and the triumphant...

Suzannah Merritt, a beekeeper and honey sommelier based in Austin, talks about the world of bees. She breaks down how honey actually gets made, why grocery store honey often isn’t the real deal, and how bee...

Michael and Eric recap the Vegas Star Trek convention trip with Mac — including a canceled flight, an impromptu Meow Wolf run, a sake-soaked mishap, and the incident that got Michael “banned from gender.”...

The office possum may have met its end thanks to a sardine habit, and nobody can agree on a name for the building cat. And then, Ondrea talks about reverse dieting, gym intimidation, and why “all or nothing”...

It’s time to test your 90s knowledge: can YOU finish the sentence? Dial-up internet, Tamagotchis, Talk Boys, Kid Pix, and Easy Bake Ovens all make an appearance as the crew plays a nostalgia-packed guessing game...

Shawn suspects Taylor Farms of running a full-blown lettuce conspiracy against Taco Bell loyalists, and the crew reminisces about dial-up email, Hotmail addresses nobody’s deleted, and the long-lost MZ Show...

Slick pulls up in studio a decade after stepping away from music, dropping a brand-new five-song EP he made almost entirely with AI — and admitting he’s not ashamed of it, unlike the artists who lie about using...

Michael pitches his big idea for “Waymo Radio,” a tiered in-car network complete with exclusive interviews, and gets into why he trusts self-driving cars more than most Uber drivers. Plus: Culinary Dropout gets roasted...

Sean, builder of the real-life Johnny 5 from Short Circuit, recasp the film’s 40th anniversary celebration in Astoria, Oregon — including two blown gearboxes on the same night, a UK-built Johnny 5 that got stuck...

Michael reports on the sad demise of the studio’s resident possum, then recaps his trip to San Antonio to get William Shatner to sign his new Star Trek ship model — including a surprisingly friendly (and...

Stephanie Drenka stops by the show to break down the fight over Dallas City Hall — why the I.M. Pei-designed landmark is suddenly facing demolition, the inflated repair numbers, the Adelson family’s casino...

A Waymo hits a 10-year-old in a Santa Monica school zone — and they’re still pro-robot driver. The case gets made that a distracted human is way more dangerous than an autonomous car. Plus, Eric saw the Michael...

Michael flies to Austin on a whim to catch a writer’s panel with Ray Romano and Phil Rosenthal, then spends 30 minutes walking the same block hoping to “accidentally” run into them. Plus, the crew...
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