Sal Vulcano

Vulcano advised that parents should stay calm when children are hurt because kids mirror the parent's reaction.

“They're going to reflect your energy, and they're going to react the way you teach them to react to something”

This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von: #655 - Sal Vulcano (Apr 27, 2026) · Listen from 59:43

Vulcano said going public about his family felt like a relief after years of guarding his privacy, though he will never post his children online.

“I want to I won't ever post my kids online. Like I want to shield them from that”

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Vulcano described asking his three-year-old daughter nightly what she was most proud of to build her confidence.

“what were you the most proud of today? It positions her mind to think that way and then, like, build our confidence of it”

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Vulcano argued that having a second child lets parents absorb early stages more fully because they are no longer overwhelmed.

“You're able to really absorb it because it's not like you're like a deer in the headlights”

This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von: #655 - Sal Vulcano (Apr 27, 2026) · Listen from 48:21

Vulcano said Anthony Davis told them he loved making pranks more than basketball, which led to developing the show together.

“He's like, I love this more than basketball. He's like, this is what I really want to do”

This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von: #655 - Sal Vulcano (Apr 27, 2026) · Listen from 43:26

Vulcano said Foul Play was the highest-rated new series on TBS in years and that a fire-themed prank was cut after the LA fires.

“It rated the highest new series on TBS in years”

This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von: #655 - Sal Vulcano (Apr 27, 2026) · Listen from 41:33

Vulcano explained he resists going to his crying daughter at night because giving in would teach her crying always summons him.

“if they want you to come upstairs and they cry and that brings you upstairs, they know that they can get you upstairs every time”

This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von: #655 - Sal Vulcano (Apr 27, 2026) · Listen from 1:54:37

Vulcano recounted buying Stu and Amy Shankman's 1985 wedding tape at a thrift store on the couple's tenth anniversary.

“So I found this blank cassette of this people's wedding on their 10-year anniversary”

This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von: #655 - Sal Vulcano (Apr 27, 2026) · Listen from 1:03:13

Vulcano said his hiatus podcasts Hey Babe and Taste Buds will return, and that his new show Minouche would launch around May.

“We have full intentions to bring them both back. No joke”

This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von: #655 - Sal Vulcano (Apr 27, 2026) · Listen from 34:02

Vulcano said he once considered Lost the greatest show he had seen, but found its final seasons maddening.

“I thought Lost was the greatest show I had ever seen in my life. And then the last two or three seasons, it was like maddening”

This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von: #655 - Sal Vulcano (Apr 27, 2026) · Listen from 7:17

Vulcano attributed the show's popularity as background viewing to its format, which requires no following of a storyline.

“You just turn it on and it's good. Like playing in the background, it played all day long”

This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von: #655 - Sal Vulcano (Apr 27, 2026) · Listen from 2:39