Former fire chief and Iraq veteran Erik Holt sits down with Bubba the Love Sponge® to walk through the chaos that exploded inside a rural Colorado fire district, from backroom disputes and small-town power plays to accusations that someone crossed the line when the 2023 board election rolled around. Holt explains how he went from military deployment to the chief’s office at the Florissant Fire Protection District, then found himself in the middle of bitter internal battles, with surveillance cameras turned into evidence and a community split over who was actually telling the truth.​​

In this episode, Bubba presses Holt on the pressure surrounding the 2023 district election, what really happened with election watchers and security footage, and how that all collided with the decisions that ended his time as interim chief. Holt also breaks down the criminal inquiry, the public fallout, and the federal lawsuit he filed, Holt v. Florissant Fire Protection District, a case that was ultimately dismissed but left serious questions about free speech, retaliation, and who bore the brunt of small-town politics gone nuclear.​

The show fires up with “Snake Wrangling Around the Christmas Tree,” as Bubba and the crew turn a simple holiday bit into a full-on reptile rodeo in the studio, complete with panic, bad decisions, and nonstop laughing. From there, it’s a rapid-fire run of classic Clemisms, highlighting Bubba’s most unforgettable one-liners, verbal trainwrecks, and quotable moments that only the BRN could produce.​

A heartfelt message from Rebecca cuts through the chaos, bringing a rare dose of sincerity and behind-the-scenes emotion to the madness. But the sentiment doesn’t last long, because it’s “that time of the month for Bubba,” and the mood swings, meltdowns, and overreactions become their own on-air bit as the crew pokes the bear and pays the price.​

If you like your holiday content unfiltered, unpredictable, and dangerously close to going off the rails, this Best Of Bubba The Love Sponge® episode is the perfect wrong-side-of-Christmas listen.

The BRN studios turn into a chaotic Christmas party as the crew dives into a no-rules White Elephant gift exchange that’s equal parts awkward, raunchy, and completely out of control. Bubba and the gang rip into presents, each other, and anything else in reach as the holiday “spirit” gets more inappropriate with every swap.​

Then it’s a trip down memory lane with a classic show flashback: a twisted parody of The Boss’s “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town” that turns the Christmas standard into pure Bubba-style mischief. Just when things couldn’t get any more ridiculous, a group of earnest Mormons stop by once again to try and save Bubba’s soul, leading to one of the most bizarre, hilarious culture clashes you’ll hear this holiday season.​

If your idea of a Christmas special is offensive jokes, wild studio antics, and Bubba being the last guy on earth a missionary should visit, this Best Of Bubba The Love Sponge® episode delivers the perfect dose of wrong for your right.​