Ron Swanson
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Sep 11, 2026
Grace CurleyHOST
He's wearing a, uh, he's wearing a button-down, short-sleeve button-down with a collar, jeans, like real, you know, thick jeans, and a belt and boots, and he's just sitting there, and he's i- not Archie Bunker, not, not Archie Bunker, but like some, an old school kinda maybe former cop or something who's just not going...
Grace CurleyHOST
A Ron Swanson type.
Grace CurleyHOST
A Ron Swanson type.
Grace CurleyHOST
That is what I pictured in my head.
Grace CurleyHOST
So I can't lie.
FleccasHOST
All right.
FleccasHOST
Our first story from Cringe of the Week, Nick Offerman, who is famous for being Ron Swanson on Parks and Rec.
FleccasHOST
Yeah.
FleccasHOST
He was interviewed about how he grapples with his character being so loved and right wing versus how he is in real life.
Nick OffermanSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Like, on paper, the ideas are great, but it's going to just lead to anarchy because everyone is then open to interpret things.
Nick OffermanSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
And whoever has the most guns ends up winning, and that's a dumb idea.
speaker_18SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
That would be a tough realization for Ron Swanson.
Nick OffermanSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
I suppose.
IanHOST
Which is the best present possible.
DaveHOST
[laughs] I w- I w- my goal is to achieve Leslie Knope gifty, uh, giving status with you, my personal Ron Swanson.
DaveHOST
Yeah.
IanHOST
Thank you.
IanHOST
I appreciate that.
DaveHOST
My, my wife is also a bit of a Ron Swanson, so you know, yeah.
DaveHOST
Maybe I have a type, Ian.
DaveHOST
[laughs]
Shane ContoHOST
Harry Callahan from Dirty Harry.
Shane ContoHOST
I was Ron Swanson one year for Halloween.
Shane ContoHOST
And I wish that I just grew out a real mustache.
Shane ContoHOST
I put on a fake one.
Donnie G RetroHOST
No, no thanks.
Blue WilliamsHOST
No, it's going to be that, is it the Ron Swanson gif where he takes the computer out to the dumpster? It's that with the Xbox.
Blue WilliamsHOST
Like, we're done here.
Ryan PayneHOST
Oh, Jesus.
NateHOST
And Talon sounds just like his dad.
BrandonHOST
like I said before he's an amalgam of Warburton and the dude from Parks and Rec whose name I forgot again even though we already had this conversation Ron Swanson Ron Swanson
NateHOST
I keep wanting to say Ron Stampler his real name will come to me eventually it doesn't matter But yeah, Nick Offerman.
BrandonHOST
Thank you.
KelseyHOST
I just love Parks and Recs.
KelseyHOST
Someone, I was talking to someone for work, and they were like, "Oh, can you also send this email to my father-in-law, 'cause he's handling this? His name is Robert Swanson." And I was like, "Oh, that's so close to Ron." [laughs]
CarmenHOST
I'm sure there's a Ron Swanson out there that lives-
KelseyHOST
Oh, there has to be, like, a bunch.
KelseyHOST
Like, that name is not particularly unique.
Edwin JanesHOST
You're expecting kind of like a terrible boss character at the top where Ken might be a great fit, for example.
Edwin JanesHOST
But it also can't be like Parks where you've got Leslie Knope and then this mentor Ron Swanson kind of guy.
Edwin JanesHOST
So I feel like they've got to find their way still, and I don't know.
Edwin JanesHOST
Hopefully they do over the course of the season, but let's see.
BrianHOST
I thought I could be a nerd about wood with somebody, but no.
DaveHOST
It's the Ron Swanson meme.
DaveHOST
I know more than you.
BrianHOST
Yes.
R2 The IckyGUEST
Like immediately.
R2 The IckyGUEST
Cause it's a, Who does he play? It's Ron Swanson.
R2 The IckyGUEST
He plays Scotty.
R2 The IckyGUEST
Scotty at his wedding.
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