Club 520 Podcast

Episode: Jeff Teague on beating Joe Johnson & Nightcap 3v3, Diddy documentary, Christmas gifts
Release Date: December 8, 2025
Hosts: Jeff Teague (DJ Wells), Bishop (B Henn), Young Nacho (Mike), special guest Barbie
Production: iHeartPodcasts & The Volume

Episode Overview

This episode delivers the signature blend of sports banter, locker-room humor, and nostalgia that defines Club 520. NBA All-Star Jeff Teague and his crew riff on memorable basketball moments, dream podcast matchups (3v3 style), the wildest elements of the recent Diddy documentary, and the evolution of holiday gifting. They dig into everything from sneaker culture and Christmas grills to childhood jobs, grilling disasters, fasting, and classic holiday movies, keeping the laughs and stories rolling for both sports and culture fans.

Main Discussion Sections

1. Sneaker Culture & Holiday Gifts

[10:00–14:00]

• The fellas open up by discussing the nostalgia around sneaker drops, specifically the Jordan 10s, and their basketball memories tied to those shoes.
• Debate if kids today still get excited for Christmas sneakers the way they did growing up.
• The holiday wish list goes around: grilling gear, a pellet smoker, cookware, or keeping it simple with car insurance paid off for the year.
• Quote:
  “Back in the day, we used to look forward to them holiday releases... If I'm gonna get one thing, make sure you throw them under the tree, Mom Dukes.”
  —DJ Wells [11:01]
• Highlight:
  • Grilling stories take center stage, including brisket, backyard dreams, and the struggle to get better at holiday cookouts.

2. Gift-Giving, Relationships & Gender Double Standards

[19:00–33:00]

• Barbie joins to talk about what makes a good holiday gift for women and men, keeping it real about preferences, practicality vs. sentiment, and underrated gifts like cookware or rims.
• Quote: “Men always cry they don’t get good gifts, and it’s just like, I don’t know who y’all fucking with. If I know exactly what to get, that’s even easier.”
  —Barbie [27:14]
• The gang debates the best gifts they’ve received (car note paid, getting flown out on vacation) and riffs on universal rules for “giving it up” when someone flies you out.
• Highlight:
  • Hysterical back-and-forth about travel, "flying out," and awkward situations when trips don't go as planned.

3. OG Job Stories & Working for Minimum Wage

[34:00–39:00]

• Jeff and the crew swap stories about their first jobs—cart boy at a grocery store, Sam’s Club, Foot Locker—and the pain of working 43 hours for a $110 check.
• Quote:
  “That was the moment I decided to make the NBA. Swear to God, they clocked it in March!”
  —DJ Wells [36:25]
• Sad trombone for minimum wage workers, with everyone agreeing on “pay the people more, man.”

4. The "Podcast 3v3": Dream Matchups and Competitions

[39:40–42:56]

• Inspired by Nightcap podcast talk, Club 520 dreams up a 3v3 tournament featuring top podcasts: 520 vs. Nightcap, Pivot, and more.
• Hilarious strategizing and trash talk, particularly about handling Joe Johnson and Shannon Sharpe if they hit the court.
• Quotes:
  • “Hey, we good! ... We just gotta triple team Joe.”
    —DJ Wells [40:56]
  • “Joe does yoga every day, bro...”
    —Young Nacho [41:32]
• They expand the competition to include bowling and football, confident they could spank the field.

5. Diddy Documentary & Music Industry Shenanigans

[73:20–79:11]

• Deep dive into the recent Diddy documentary, reacting to the wildest revelations and sharing disbelief at the scale of alleged moves.
• Discussion about label contracts, intimidation tactics, relationships, and legacy.
• Quote:
  “Some of the craziest I saw is when he went to his homeboy office... walked in, he said, allegedly with a bat and a suitcase, and sign it.”
  —Bishop [73:38]
• They also note, with a bit of awe, the business acumen and long-term plotting evident in the documentary, even if it was cutthroat.

6. Classic Holiday Movies and Traditions

[83:36–87:52]

• The crew names their go-to holiday movies: Home Alone (hot debate between 1 and 2), The Grinch with Jim Carrey, Jingle All the Way, and more.
• Arguments over what constitutes a "classic" and stories about watching (or avoiding) movies like A Christmas Story and National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation.
• Quote:
  “One is just like, one fire.”
  —DJ Wells [84:08]
• They joke about never having watched some of the universally-loved holiday flicks, but agree on the importance of tradition.
• The segment winds down with a riff on Michael Jackson's Christmas songs despite being Jehovah’s Witness—classic Club 520 humor.

7. Sidebars & Wild Tangents

Throughout

• The episode is peppered with digressions on grilling disasters, the pains of fasting (and why food wins over almost anything), elaborate sneaker Christmas dreams, awkward romantic situations, and the weirdest bathroom moments (from planes to snow-ins).
• Most Memorable Tangent:
  DJ Wells detailing his horror story of having to use the airplane bathroom after soul food in Vegas, culminating in bleaching himself at home. [71:14]

  “I went home and took a shower. I was up… Y’all, I threw bleach on my back.” —DJ Wells [71:03]

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments (with timestamps)

• “Cooking for your friends is crazy, man. Still to my right, my dog, Young Nacho. Young T. Got you.”
  —Bishop [06:33]

• "Give a rough estimate about how much that [car insurance] costs."
  —Young Nacho [17:10]

• "I'm not signing nothing. At least my family would have got the 25%. I'm not signing nothing, bro—allegedly."
  —DJ Wells (on the Diddy doc) [74:22]

• “We were so hungry. Ordering fries and calamari...trying to ration that so we could still eat.”
  —DJ Wells [56:01]

• "If you want to know anything about religion or practices, do not watch this podcast."
  —DJ Wells [61:15]

• “Home Alone.”
  —Everyone, agreeing on the best holiday rewatch. [83:44–83:47]

Important Timestamps

• Sneaker nostalgia and holiday gifts: 10:00–14:00
• Best/worst Christmas presents & couples’ gift talk: 19:00–22:00
• Early job/grind stories: 34:00–39:00
• Podcast 3v3 battles (sports matches): 39:40–42:56
• Diddy doc recap: 73:20–79:11
• Holiday movies & traditions: 83:36–87:52

Tone & Style

• Warm, unfiltered, and heavy with inside jokes
• Keeps it real about life, gifts, and grown-up problems
• Fast-paced conversational flow, locker-room banter, and plenty of ribbing between hosts and guest(s)

Final Thoughts

This Club 520 episode is a vintage run through sports nostalgia, the realities of fame (and infamy), growing pains, and the joys of holiday traditions—with plenty of laughs and real talk. The hosts’ chemistry brings out both hilarious honesty about their pasts and thoughtful commentary on the culture, making it a must-listen for fans of sports, music, and comedy podcasts.

Merch Reminder:
Shop the new holiday collection at shopclub520.com — “limited, limited, limited...we ain’t making no more of these!” [89:05]

Sponsors:
Shoutout to Boost Mobile, StockX, Hard Rock Bet, Chime, and Square for supporting the pod (and bringing those door-delivered iPhone 17s and classic sneaker drops!).

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