Episode 39 of the Welcome to Grass Valley podcast, titled "Smartsville Homies," features an emotional and high-energy reunion between host Ryan and the crew from the Welcome to Smartsville podcast—Delano, Archie, and Clayton—who originally inspired Ryan to start his own show. The group breaks bread over a meal of barbecue chicken, tri-tip, collard greens, and baked beans as Ryan reveals he is facing an impending two-year prison sentence. He expresses profound frustration with the legal system for granting him a year of pre-trial release only to send him away now, sharing his fears about leaving behind his six-year-old daughter and his mother, who has dementia. To ensure the podcast's future, Ryan announces that Max Hudek will take over as host with support from the Smartsville crew, while Ryan plans to call in from prison and launch his new record label, Slap Kitchen Records. Between the crew's signature "poop and burp jokes," the conversation covers local snowboarding at Sugar Bowl, the "Doty Grinch layer" of heavy snow in Grass Valley, and a series of conspiracy theories regarding the moon landing and the Titanic. The episode takes a spiritual turn as Delano reads the "Horse" animal medicine card, which emphasizes that true power is found in compassion and wisdom, and Ryan concludes with his heartfelt "Call of the Dog" prayer, asking listeners to support the show to help him while he is incarcerated.