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Black Roses, Colonoscopies & Quiet Legends - A Very Billified Valentine’s Day

Black Roses, Colonoscopies & Quiet Legends - A Very Billified Valentine’s Day

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On this episode of Billified: The Bill Moran Podcast, Valentine’s Day gets the full autopsy.

Mark spent the night delivering heart-shaped pizzas like Cupid on commission, then watched Song Sung Blue (yes, the Neil Diamond one) alone in his car between deliveries. Nothing says romance like mozzarella and melancholy.

Bill did something unprecedented: he showed up to see his mom with flowers and wine. They hit the historic Beekman Arms for drinks and elite-level people watching. His mom immediately spotted what she believed was a first date because the woman said, “I like your shirt.” Bill’s takeaway? If that’s the opener, we’re already circling the drain. Shaky first date energy.

Meanwhile, Wegmans was selling black roses. Black. Roses. Bill couldn’t believe it. Mark and Kevin agreed: that’s not romance—that’s floral hostility. Wegmans now apparently covers the full relationship spectrum, from “I love you forever” all the way to “we need to talk.”

Then the tone shifts.

The passing of Robert Duvall at 95 sparks a bigger conversation about restraint in a culture addicted to volume. Duvall didn’t shout. He didn’t chew scenery. He brought gravity. Think The Godfather. Think Days of Thunder. Think The Judge. Thomas Hagen wasn’t loud. He was solid. That’s a man.

Bill contrasts that with actors who go full decibel—because sometimes the strongest presence in the room is the one that doesn’t need to scream.

Also… why is Bill suddenly getting served ads for the dating (or maybe hookup?) app Pure? He blames Kevin. He blames Mark. He blames the algorithm. But the real question becomes: what is Bill doing online that the internet thinks he needs “discreet encounters”?

As if that’s not enough, Bill has a colonoscopy on Friday, which is wrecking his Thursday night obligations. Kevin wants the prep documented. Yes. Documented. There’s friendship… and then there’s whatever this is.

The crew also dives into the viral Coldplay concert fiasco and asks: would you actually listen to someone give a $900 talk about how hard life got after getting caught? Is redemption interesting—or just rebranded damage control?

They wrap it all up with a chaotic, competitive round of Name That Tune. It’s a barn burner.

Love, algorithms, black roses, bowel prep, quiet masculinity, and competitive trivia.

It’s Valentine’s Day… Billified



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