Roger brought snacks. Everyone else brought regret.
On episode #334 of Champ and the Tramp, Frankie Edgar and Roger Mathews are joined by Chris, Jesse, and Joe for a food challenge that starts with baklava and ends with fermented Swedish herring. Between unfamiliar snacks, relentless roasting, and a smell that won’t leave the studio, the guys find out who’s actually willing to take a bite.
Roger also revisits his goldfish-eating incident and the backlash that followed, while the crew shares a disastrous Roomba story and debates everything from moon-landing conspiracies and distrust in the media to foreign wars, AI, faith, and exorcisms. Plus, some UFC talk and Frankie’s signature brand of tough love.
Watch the taste test, pick your side in the debates, and let us know: would you try the fermented fish?
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00:00 Episode Trailer
02:10 Intro
03:01 Blood Treatments, Donations & “Baby-Saving Blood”
07:33 Can a Heart Transplant Change Your Personality?
11:33 Roger’s Food Challenge Begins
14:40 Salted Egg Fish Skin & Lobster Crackers
18:39 Pork Pastries, Coconut Jelly & Food Reviews
21:38 Frankie & Roger’s Texting Argument
24:24 Bananas, Chicken Skin & More Taste Tests
27:56 Canned Fish & Sardines
32:06 Who Would Survive in the Wild?
33:13 The Fermented Swedish Herring Challenge
35:10 Opening the Can: Instant Regret
37:53 Everybody Takes a Bite
41:23 Clearing the Smell & Rating the Food
47:55 Roger’s Goldfish Story & PETA Backlash
51:47 Dead Internet Theory & AI Concerns
56:09 Jesse’s Eating Habits & Bringing Back Extinct Animals
58:23 Moon Landing & JFK Conspiracy Debate
01:02:14 Butler, PA & Who Really Runs Things?
01:03:39 AI Celebrities, Facebook & Government Theories
01:06:49 Distrust, Accountability & Trial by Media
01:10:42 Iran, Foreign Wars & Military Spending
01:14:18 UFC Talk: Talbott & O’Malley
01:15:18 The Roomba Disaster & Bulldog Stories
01:17:57 Charlie Kirk & Keeping Conspiracies Secret
01:20:29 Could AI Become Sentient?
01:22:38 Christianity, Spiritual Experiences & Sage
01:28:50 Are Exorcisms Real?
01:30:25 Frankie’s Dark Humor & Tough Love
01:31:51 Final Food Reactions, Faith & Wrap-Up
