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Laci Mosley welcomes comedian and actor Ron Funches back to the show to discuss historic hoodwinks, life updates, and a bizarre college drug ring. Funches shares how his recent autism diagnosis has helped him understand his trusting nature and reevaluate past experiences, including a stint on the reality show The Traders. The main discussion centers on a 2024 cocaine trafficking operation run by fraternity brothers at Penn State, involving members from Sigma Chi and Delta Upsilon who allegedly used pledges as manual labor to package drugs in the basement. The guest and host break down the suspects, comparing their appearances to stereotypical drug dealers and business majors, while poking fun at the absurdity of frat culture, hazing rituals, and unfortunate criminal mistakes.
The episode opens with a brief ad read and the host’s energetic welcome to listeners.
Laci Mosley introduces comedian Ron Funches, setting the stage for their conversation about scams and personal experiences.
The hosts discuss how Ron’s recent autism diagnosis has reshaped his perspective on scams and trust in relationships.
Ron shares his anti‑scam stance, reflecting on past experiences and how he now guards against grifters.
The conversation shifts to the 2024 Penn State fraternity cocaine scandal, detailing the key players and how the operation functioned.
The hosts wrap up by examining the legal fallout, hazing rituals, and broader implications for campus safety and drug enforcement.
Hosts explain how Delta Upsilon members used their majors to facilitate a campus drug ring.
Discussion of students applying supply‑chain knowledge to package and distribute cocaine.
The fraternity’s hazing included cutting cocaine bricks and adding creatine for a “cut.”
The episode includes multiple ads for financial services, tech, and entertainment during the discussion.
Hosts reflect on the scandal’s impact, media coverage, and the fraternity’s legacy.
Police raid led to arrests, discovery of drugs, and the indictment of fraternity members.
Autism Diagnosis And Trusting Natureinsight
Ron Funches explains how receiving an autism diagnosis later in life helped him realize he was too trusting and often let people take advantage of him.
Confused By The Traders Reality Showstory
Funches describes his confusing experience on The Traders, where he thought he was playing a mystery-solving game instead of a high school-style social popularity contest.
Penn State Frat Cocaine Ringdata
Laci Mosley introduces the story of Penn State fraternity brothers from Sigma Chi and Delta Upsilon who ran a sophisticated cocaine distribution ring.
Taser Incident At Frat House Raidstory
Thomas Robinson thought he was being pranked when police raided his dorm room, resulting in him getting tased by law enforcement.
Father And Son Crime Operationstory
After being released from jail, Thomas Robinson's father helped him retrieve a safe full of drugs and cash buried in the woods near campus.
Pledges Packaging Cocaine As Hazinginsight
The hosts discuss how fraternity members forced new pledges to shred and package cocaine in the boiler room as part of their hazing ritual.
“I didn't know what I was getting into.”
“And it's just an era of grifting”
“No, no, no, no, no, no”
“Several times in the show, I said, my investigation”
“I mean, I, this is quite the charge, so if he was looking to get anything like that, but he's a finance major, so this is right up his alley.”
“The Pennsylvania Attorney General called them "a coordinated and highly profitable drug trafficking crew."”
“They had them keep everybody out. It's also weird, because it used to be like, oh, we don't want you if you're, you're too ugly, or pimply, or fat, and now they're like, we gotta make sure you can cut the coke.”
“The whole operation got started in 2023. Damn, y'all got caught after one year?”
Notriously riddled with scandal, Penn State recently upped the anti with a fraternity led coke ring. Ron Funches joined Laci Mosley for a dive into the horrors of campus life in America. Together they try to figure out who else might have snitched, how long you can stay on the line when you know about the drug operation in the basement, and why Penn State became a party school. SUPPORT RON: https://ronfunches.com/2025/ SOCIALS: Ron Funches: @RonFunches https://www.instagram.com/ronfunches/?hl=en Laci Mosley: @divalaci https://www.instagram.com/divalaci/?hl=en WE'RE ON YOUTUBE: Join us on YouTube! See Laci, the guests, and fraudsters:https://www.youtube.com/@ScamGoddess SOURCES https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c39egklv2kwo https://www.thisamericanlife.org/396/1-party-school https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/jiia/vol6/iss2/5/ https://www.cityandstatepa.com/politics/2026/08/greek-history-recent-timeline-penn-state-fraternity-scandals/415494/?oref=cspa-skybox-post https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/blog/wild-disturbing-10-hazing-scenes-in-movies-and-tv/ https://nypost.com/2026/08/23/us-news/all-about-the-14-suspects-in-the-alleged-penn-state-cocaine-operation-details/ https://www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/news/penn-state-fraternity-cocaine-bust-maryland-arrests/ https://abc7.com/post/penn-state-drug-ring-fraternity-pledges-given-steady-hand-test-before-cutting-cocaine-documents-reveal/19862717/ See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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