Hour 4: Late Night with Rosenberg

Summary

Don, Hahn & Rosenberg Podcast: Hour 4—Late Night with Rosenberg

Date: December 4, 2025
Hosts: Peter Rosenberg, Alan Hahn (Don), Anthony
Podcast Theme: A wide-ranging, late-night call-in hour spanning New York sports, pro wrestling, hip hop, and pop culture—with a spontaneous, unfussy, interactive style led by Peter Rosenberg.

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Episode Overview

This "Late Night with Rosenberg" episode is an open-forum, all-topics-welcome hour, favoring audience interaction and freewheeling conversation. Peter Rosenberg takes the reins solo (with Anthony jumping in), inviting callers to chat about anything—sports strategy, wrestling, music, or random New York observations. The episode displays the show's blend of laid-back camaraderie, humor, insight, and authentic fan perspective.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Hip Hop Talk: Nas, DJ Premier, and Song Opinions

• Opening banter: Rosenberg questions why Nas’ “Hate Me Now” is being played, and shares lukewarm feelings about the track.
  • “I was never a fan of Hate Me Now. I've, like, never liked the beat to Hate Me Now.” (Peter Rosenberg, 00:49)
  • “For Nas, I wasn't the biggest fan of this song.” (Don Hahn, 00:55)
• Both hosts are excited about the upcoming Nas-DJ Premier album.
  • “That should be very, very interesting.” (Rosenberg, 01:02)

2. TV Nostalgia: ‘Different Strokes’ Network History

• Ed the Caller delivers a history lesson on “Different Strokes” network switches (01:38–02:06).
  • “It went from NBC to ABC for the last season? Very interesting. That doesn't happen much these days.” (Rosenberg, 01:51)

3. NBA Coaching & The Eastern Conference Landscape

• Spike from St. Pete calls in with thoughts on Celtics coaches, with talk branching to the Knicks, Celtics, and NBA coaching styles (02:25–05:23).
  • Spike critiques “chummy” NBA coaches, questions why Thibodeau was let go, and praises Celtics’ depth and shooting.
  • Rosenberg and Don Hahn break down Joe Mazzulla vs. Mike Brown, noting Mazzulla’s risk-taking and sometimes puzzling in-game decisions.
    • “Last year though, when they were a heavy favorite, he did not do well.” (Rosenberg, 04:20)
    • “He played with his food … played down to his competition.” (Don Hahn, 04:48)
  • Knicks and Celtics are discussed as near equals, neither dominating the East:
    • “No one's running away with anything in the east except Detroit, who's out of control.” (Rosenberg, 04:56)

4. Wrestling: AEW vs. WWE

• Rick from Neptune reflects on recent AEW and WWE events and is disappointed in WWE’s War Games compared to AEW’s Blood & Guts (05:23–08:08).
  • Rosenberg clarifies, objectively comparing both promotions, and highlights both have strengths and messy moments.
    • “While everyone's beating up the Survivor Series War Games matches … Blood and Guts … had two essential things … lots of blood, lots of craziness.” (Rosenberg, 06:31)
    • “I think all are essential and needed in their own way. But everyone's trashing these moments … But if you watch the blood and guts, there are plenty of moments you're like, what is that?” (Rosenberg, 07:08)

5. Fantasy Football QB Debate

• DJ in Oakland, NJ seeks advice for his fantasy football playoffs: Lamar Jackson (struggling, maybe injured) vs. Trevor Lawrence (steady, safe) (10:25–11:54).
  • Anthony suggests Lawrence is the “safe play.”
  • “With [Lamar], you get the running, … more productive fantasy quarterback when he's active and healthy, but he's not.” (Rosenberg, 11:18)
  • DJ agrees and thanks them.

6. New York’s Next WrestleMania: Venue Speculation

• Danny in the Bronx pitches a true NYC WrestleMania at Yankee Stadium, igniting wide-ranging event venue talk (13:21–16:58).
  • Rosenberg says hosting at Yankee Stadium “in season” is logistically impossible, MetLife’s been overused, and pitches MSG for WrestleMania 50.
    • “They charge an arm and a leg, right? They make it a very expensive ticket. But you … you Ram Pack msg. … Like the level of electricity. … it would be so special to go back maybe for 50. Like, for 50. That would be so cool.” (Rosenberg, 15:24)
  • Talk continues about capacity trade-offs, the spectacle of MSG, and nostalgia among NY fans.

7. Rosenberg’s Musical Ambitions & Hip Hop Album Chat

• Sam in Brooklyn quizzes Rosenberg about his first album and the second one; then pivots to discussing De La Soul’s Cabin in the Sky (20:50–23:54).
  • Rosenberg praises his own debut: “My album was such a slept on banger. It's crazy.” (19:43)
  • He lauds the intro and tracks like “You Don’t Stop” and “NF,” comparing De La’s record to the “adult hip hop” style of Tribe’s last album.
    • “To have everybody there, you know, doing like a school attendance type situation. … I thought that was amazing.” (Rosenberg, 22:22)
    • “If you go old school, source ratings. How many mics for the Daylight? Between four and four and a half.” (Rosenberg, 22:45)
    • “It's a great time to be an adult who loves hip hop.” (Rosenberg, 23:27)

8. Giants Player Drama and Team Culture

• Billy wants to talk Giants (23:54–24:58). Questions a player missing meetings, rumored coverups, and quotes teammates on needing to “grow up.”
  • Rosenberg shares skepticism about official excuses; Don plays a quote:
    • “If they say something like that. I'm gonna look at myself first, like, all right, what am I doing?” (Don Hahn, quoting Abdul Carter, 25:14)

9. More WrestleMania Venue Brainstorming

• Rosenberg reads a suggestion for the new NYCFC stadium in Queens, plus wild-card pitches for Central Park and Arthur Ashe Stadium, but concludes WWE’s financial motives will always favor big stadiums (25:36–26:58).

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Rosenberg on wrestling discourse:
  • “I think all are essential and needed in their own way. But everyone's trashing these moments … But if you watch the Blood and Guts, there are plenty of moments you're like, what is that?” (07:08)
• Don Hahn on coaches:
  • “He played with his food … played down to his competition.” (04:48)
• On WrestleMania at MSG:
  • “It would be so special to go back maybe for 50. Like, for 50. That would be so cool.” (15:24)
• Rosenberg on his album:
  • “My album was such a slept on banger. It's crazy. No, it's honestly crazy.” (19:43)
• Don Hahn on venue size for WWE:
  • “Yankee Stadium … is probably not big enough for what WWE wants to do.” (14:58)
• Anthony on broadcast quirks:
  • “If Jack’s talking, you’re listening.” (12:43)

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Key Segment Timestamps

• 00:47 – Opening hip hop/Nas banter
• 01:38 – Different Strokes network trivia
• 02:25–05:23 – NBA/Knicks/Celtics/Coaching discussion (Spike’s call)
• 05:23–08:08 – AEW vs. WWE—event quality and fan culture (Rick’s call)
• 10:25–11:54 – Fantasy football QB advice (DJ’s call)
• 13:21–16:58 – WrestleMania venues, Yankee Stadium debate (Danny’s call)
• 19:43–20:50 – Rosenberg album musings, segue into hip hop chat
• 20:50–23:54 – De La Soul's album, “Cabin in the Sky” analysis (Sam’s call)
• 23:54–24:58 – Giants player maturity controversy (Billy’s call)
• 25:36–26:58 – Final venue brainstorms for WrestleMania; economy wins

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Tone & Style

The hour is casual, honest, and peppered with inside jokes, New York references, and confident but light-hearted attitude from Rosenberg. Callers get real input, and hosts keep it nimble, wide-ranging, and audience-driven. Listeners old and new are included (“everything’s on the table”).

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Summary

This episode perfectly captures the Don, Hahn, and Rosenberg atmosphere: it’s iconically New York, balancing informed sports commentary, deep pop culture knowledge, and effortless rapport with listeners. Whether you’re a fantasy football junkie, Knicks diehard, wrestling obsessive, or hip hop head, this hour delivers variety—and plenty of reasons to call in next time.

Transcript

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[Peter Rosenberg]

This is the Don Hahn and Rosenberg podcast. That sounds like heaven to me. Listen live weekday afternoon starting at 3 on 8 80, ESPN, the ESPN New York app, and your smart speakers. Really? Why? Why? Why are you playing? Redacted today, Nas and redacted?

[Don Hahn]

Oh, no reason.

[Peter Rosenberg]

You know, I was never a fan of Hate Me Now. I've, like, never liked the beat to Hate Me Now.

[Don Hahn]

I mean, for Nas, I wasn't the biggest fan of this song.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Yeah, I mean, it's a hit, obviously, but.

It'S hard to explain my feelings about Hate Me Now. I am excited about this Nas DJ premiere album that's coming out on Friday. That should be very, very interesting. The phone lines are open now. From now until what time we off the air today? About 656.

[Anthony]

That sounds about right.

[Don Hahn]

56, 57. Yeah.

[Peter Rosenberg]

All right, well, for the next 25 minutes, minus a quick commercial break, we're going to talk to you all the way out. So any subject. I do not care. No subject is off limits. 1-800-919-3776. I promised it. Ed had a brief history of different Strokes. Yes, Ed.

[Caller/Listener]

Hi, Peter.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Hey, buddy.

[Caller/Listener]

Okay, Different Strokes ran on NBC from 1978-85 and last season to ABC for 85, 86, and then it got canceled.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Wait, wait. It went from NBC to ABC for the last season?

[Caller/Listener]

Yeah, kind of like what happened to Taxi.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Very interesting. That doesn't happen much these days. It did happen. One did happen recently, though. In the last couple of years.

There was a show. Thank you, Ed. There was a show that just in the last couple of years made a switch. Like a Max Hulu. I don't remember what it was. There was a switch recently, but it doesn't happen as much as it used to in the true network days. Let's go to our friend spike in St. Pete. What's up, Spike?

[Caller/Listener]

Hey, Peter. Good to hear you. Good. Sound still there?

[Peter Rosenberg]

No, no, he went off to his MSG duties.

[Caller/Listener]

All right, well, I'll give you credit for the win last night. Your coach out. Coach saw coaches seems a little too chummy. With the players, a little too likable. Nice guy, speaks well, very properly raised. But I don't like these coaches and I still can't figure out why Tibbs was let go. Sounds like Dolan had a haircut, rear end or something. Because he got the team into the playoffs four out of five years. But Missoula brings in the kid from the Spanish league, brings in a couple of nondescript players and that is Jalen Brunson all over the place. Mike Brown, could you take him out of the game and give them a blow? And Jaylen Brown was offset by Mikel Bridges. It was a terrific game. And the Celtics have that instinct and that championship pedigree and they're not going to be an easy out. And I give them a lot of credit. Four guys who could shoot the three. You agree?

[Peter Rosenberg]

No, I spike. I hear you on all counts. And yes, I mean, I like Mike Brown. I don't think Mike Brown and Missoula are in the same category for in game coach. Respectfully, I think Mike Brown is a. Is a good and specific leader of men. Like he's a specific kind of guy that you want to lead a team. Joe Missoula is a different animal though, in my opinion.

[Don Hahn]

Yeah, he is. But I do agree with the caller that there are some adjustments in game that Missoula does that are head scratching. Like one point. Especially last year.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Oh yeah, playoffs. There were some weird spots.

[Don Hahn]

He had a bunch of talent and he's just having guys just chuck up threes every time down.

[Peter Rosenberg]

That. That was. I will tell you, for a guy who can design up some crazy stuff, their series against the Knicks was an abomination. I mean like there's. I listen, you know, you guys remember me? I was. I was a Knicks fan during that series. No, I was. I was grossed out by most of that series. This is the spot this year and I said this some in the. In the preseason. This is the year I think you'll see what makes Missoula special. In a year in which everyone expects them to be like kind of out. They're sitting here at 12 and 9. They're going to be a pretty good. They'll end up making the playoffs. They'll end up being a team that can compete. And I think that's where he's going to shine. I. Last year though, when they were a heavy favorite, he did not do well.

[Don Hahn]

From it seemed almost like starting point. You know that old saying, he played with his food. Like he. In a sense, like he played down to his competition well.

[Peter Rosenberg]

And some in some teams and coaches play better from behind than ahead. And like, that's true. They kind of went into that series ahead and just never pulled it together. And we're out worked. Thibodeau is the exact opposite workhorse and Nick's got it done. But here they are, Celtics sitting at 12 and 9, Nick sitting at 13 and 7. No one's running away with anything in the east except Detroit, who's out of control. Let's go to.

Rick in Neptune. Hey, Rick.

[Anthony]

Hey, guys.

[Caller/Listener]

How you doing today?

[Peter Rosenberg]

Good, buddy.

[Caller/Listener]

What's up, Peter? I just wanted to, I wanted to get your opinion. Last time I called, you know, I was telling you I wanted to go to Raw and end up being like a classic Raw. And I was a little regretful that I didn't go, but I ended up going to the AEW show that weekend and it was spectacular. And it kind of just like, you know, it reminded me of what you said about how, you know, you don't think that. And this is your opinion for sure, you don't think that The AEW events are the same quality as wwe. And after watching the war, the WWE War Games match, I felt very let down and disappointed. Especially watching two weeks earlier. Aew, you know, they call it blood and Guts, but it's essentially the same thing in War Games. And their War Games matches were much better. Like, it was like night and day. I was very disappointed with, you know, like, the quality that WWE bringing. So let me do in the same spot three years.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Let me, let me, let me respond in this way, Rick. For first of all, I don't recall saying that the quality of the shows were less. I, I really, I watch Blood and Guts. I enjoyed it. I enjoy almost every AW pay per View. I think they do a really nice job with their pay per views. I will say, though, Rick, while everyone's beating up the Survivor Series War Games matches from, from this past weekend, and a lot of people have hit me about this, that they were disappointed. Blood and Guts, that had two essential things to it that made it stand out. And I'm a fan of this blood and guts. Lots of blood, lots of craziness. There were moments, particularly in the women's blood and guts match that were a complete mess. Like everyone's pointing out the Kyrie Sane spot, which, for the record, was meant for TV in person. That angle they have where you see them setting up to catch her, yes, it looks bad, but on TV they didn't show it that way. So it's a little misleading in that sense. And I still think, you know, being there, the crowd popped for the Kyrie moment. It's that thing, it's like Kofi Kingston in the Rumble. It's that fun thing you look forward to. I don't. Then throw the whole match the baby out with the bathwater because Kyrie Sane has a wacky spot. And as a result everyone's like all the blood and guts matches. And yes, I don't like doing this because I like AEW and I love wwe. I'm a fan of all wrestling. I think all are essential and needed in their own way. But everyone's trashing these moments with the war games match they were unhappy with and putting over the blood and guts. But if you watch the blood and guts, there are plenty of moments you're like, what is that? It's just that you think of it as more hardcore wrestling and that's why it speaks to a more hardcore niche fan.

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Let's go to DJ in Oakland, New Jersey. DJ, what's up?

[Caller/Listener]

All right, Peter, if I win, I am in the fantasy football playoffs and your decision is going to determine this. Okay, this is all on you.

[Don Hahn]

Yeah.

[Caller/Listener]

Lamar Jackson as my quarterback, who has not been good the past three weeks.

[Peter Rosenberg]

No, he hasn't.

[Caller/Listener]

Or Trevor Lawrence, who's been relatively consistent. Who we going with?

[Peter Rosenberg]

Well, the Baltimore, Pittsburgh must win game for Balmore. Trevor Lawrence has. They have what? San Diego, Los Angeles?

[Anthony]

No, I think it's Indy with no sauce.

[Peter Rosenberg]

No, it's Indy. It's Indy.

[Caller/Listener]

Indy.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Indy, Indy with no sauce.

See, this is the problem because I'm not a big fan.

[Caller/Listener]

I think Lamar's hurt. I think.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Well, that's the problem. Lamar hasn't looked right. Now, Anthony, if Lamar was looking right.

[Anthony]

If Lamar's right, he's not calling.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Exactly. And Lamar is a no brainer because with him, you get the. You get the running, you get everything. Get all the. He's a. He's a more productive fantasy quarterback when he's active and healthy, but he's not. So, Anthony, you feel comfortable? I think Trevor Lawrence is the way to go in this season.

[Anthony]

Well, look, DJs probably, and I'm sure he probably needs his quarterback to do well. You're looking at probably 18, 19 points from Trevor Lawrence with the boomer bust potential that Lamar could get you more than that, but he could also get you less than if the rest of your team you feel comfortable with. Lawrence is probably the safe play, as crazy as that sounds.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Yeah, dj, I'm with Anthony, our own resident Field.

[Caller/Listener]

I think I agree.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Good luck, dj.

[Caller/Listener]

Let's see what happened.

[Peter Rosenberg]

God bless me. Bless. You know what I mean? Cool, man. 1-800-919-3776. The phone lines are open. As you can tell about absolutely every that. I think last call crew is like one thing, but I think we have to, like, this is something else. The Rosenberg solo vehicle of which there's going to be. I have to imagine guys, what, at least like one to two a week of these.

[Anthony]

It's late night, you know, it's like.

[Peter Rosenberg]

It's. It is. It's my. It's. It's. It's like real late with Rosenberg.

[Anthony]

That's right.

[Peter Rosenberg]

But everything's on the table. There's no. You can bring it to.

[Anthony]

By the way, Peter, you looked at me funny when I walked into the studio. Do you see what's in the top right corner of your screen right now? It's a Yankee hot stove, baby. We got Jack Curry. Come on, now.

[Peter Rosenberg]

I got a response to that. Ready? Cool, man.

[Anthony]

Now, listen, I'll tell you what.

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[Anthony]

You may. You may laugh at hot stove, but if Jack's talking, you're listening.

[Peter Rosenberg]

No. Well, he looks great. That suit. That suit looks very expensive. I respect the hell out of it. He shot all the cat.

[Anthony]

You're not gonna get. You're not gonna get a bad suit. On the S. On the S. Well.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Let me keep watching. I'll be. The judge was Michael and Stu, of course.

[Anthony]

Right to Jack's left over there.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Do you know Michael texted me yesterday to try to schnur from the NHL store without being there?

[Anthony]

What?

[Peter Rosenberg]

Yeah, he goes, by the way. You know, Rangers size xl. But I'm not kidding. I mean, you're not even here anymore. You don't even go to the show anymore. You don't even go here anymore, bro. Still trying to Schnur. Let's go to Danny in the Bronx. Sup, Danny?

[Caller/Listener]

Yo. All right, so listen, this is about WrestleMania for the next couple years, okay? So listen, we have. And all my wrestling fans tap in. We got. We got Vegas next year. After that, I think we have Saudi. And then we do that, right? Yeah. Indianapolis is supposed to get a WrestleMania, I believe.

[Peter Rosenberg]

That's right.

[Caller/Listener]

So now, me being from the Bronx my whole life, I think it's time that we had a real New York WrestleMania at Yankee Stadium.

[Don Hahn]

Same.

[Caller/Listener]

The same way they're doing it now. Late April. Late April. I know the Yankees are back, but if they're. You know, how can they do it?

[Peter Rosenberg]

How could they do it? They would never do it between Yankee games. It requires too much. Like, even with a road trip, it. They can't do it in season. There's just no way.

[Caller/Listener]

No. Oh, okay.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Yeah, they can't. Because even. Even if they were gone, even if the Yankees are gone for the most the Yankees are ever gone for is what, guys?

[Anthony]

Eight days. It's a lot.

[Peter Rosenberg]

It's just. It's a lot. I mean, the amount that they'd have to do to do it, and the.

[Anthony]

Field would just be destroyed.

[Caller/Listener]

I'm not sure how long the setup and that's.

[Peter Rosenberg]

And you know how they treat Yankee Stadium? I mean, it's like doing in a mausoleum. Okay. You know, they don't. This isn't any regular baseball. This isn't the yo yo, Petco park with the. With the Padres. This is the Yankees.

[Caller/Listener]

It's not coming if it's not coming to Yankee Stadium. Please, no more MetLife, please.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Well, listen, I'm not the biggest. Danny, I'm with you.

[Caller/Listener]

I like MetLife for other things. I like MedLife.

[Peter Rosenberg]

That's that. Well, congratulations to you. I don't like it for anything. Thank you, Danny. Yes, Anthony.

[Anthony]

Well, by the way, Yankee Stadium, all due respect to it, it's probably not big enough for what WWE wants to do.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Well, if they did two nights, you could still do nearly 50 a night because you're putting people on the field.

[Anthony]

You filled MetLife Stadium.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Right. For two nights, which I get it, but you know. You know, my. The thing I always want, that they're never going to do. Never. To me, the dream would be because all these things are expensive now anyway, right?

Two nights, Madison Square Garden.

[Anthony]

Oh, come on.

[Peter Rosenberg]

You could fit 20 in there. These days. These days with wrestling, you could probably do up to like 22. I know, I know it's not 80, but you could also. I mean, I hate to do this to people. They charge an arm and a leg, right? They make it a very expensive ticket. But you squee, you Ram Pack msg. Do you know what it would look like in there for WrestleMania for two nights? Like the level of electricity. I get it, I get it. You're losing gate and they'll never do it. But it would be so special to go back maybe for 50. Like, for 50. That would be so cool. And it's crazy that 50 is in range.

[Don Hahn]

Listen, they do it for 50. I'm in the building. I am sure my way with Rosenberg.

[Peter Rosenberg]

And you're finding a way.

[Don Hahn]

Oh, I'm finding a way in the building.

[Peter Rosenberg]

If they I don't know what they could charge for tickets to make it worthwhile, but WrestleMania 50, which is shockingly like eight years away, which is just insane. I mean, you want to feel old. The fact That I watched WrestleMania 3 when it happened and I would be at 50 is a terrifying thought. But it's coming up and not that long.

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[Peter Rosenberg]

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Oh yeah, this. We should make this the theme song every time.

[Anthony]

6:30. I think that's what happened.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Yeah. 6:30. Yeah.

My album was such a slept on banger. It's crazy. No, it's honestly crazy. There are a lot of things that I've done in my life where like I, I, you know, I pat myself on the back really loudly and you know, they're good. Whatever. The album is shockingly good, if I do say so myself. Game Time brought to you by Teller More Do Irish Whiskey. Because when it's game time, it's telly time.

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Phone lines are open at 1-800-919-3776. For whatever it is that you want to want to discuss, I had something else I was just about to say when I heard the sweet, sweet sounds of that real late album. Let's go to Sam in Brooklyn with a random question. Hey Sam.

[Caller/Listener]

What's up guys? What's up, Roosevelt? What's where's the lie about your first album? I don't know. It you're telling. You're telling the truth about that? And where's the second one? That's what I wanted to know. I got a question about Cabin in the Sky.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Oh, real quick.

[Anthony]

Hold on.

[Peter Rosenberg]

I remembered. I remembered. I was gonna say now, real quick, before I get to your. Your cabin in the sky, did you guys see today that McAfee, he announced he's dropping a song on Thursday. What the hell does that mean?

[Don Hahn]

Dookie.

[Peter Rosenberg]

What? He has a song called Dookie?

[Don Hahn]

Yep. I didn't. I don't know what it means, but I mean, he's stepping on your toes now.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Well, by the way, if it's about Duke, does that mean we, him and I have problems?

[Don Hahn]

I mean, I mean, if it's about Duke, I think you need to get on a remix.

[Peter Rosenberg]

That's the. By the way, what does he do? Is this like. Do we think this is legit? This is weird.

[Anthony]

Spotify.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Yeah, he's putting it out on streaming services. A song called Dookie. Okay, we'll see how that goes. Sam. Sorry. Cabin in the Sky. De La Soul. Yes.

[Caller/Listener]

Well, I'm just gonna say I can't wait to see the documentary. I hate Pat McAfee, but he's gonna.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Well done.

[Caller/Listener]

Thank you. Cabin in the Sky. How did you feel with the intro and what's your favorite song on the album?

[Peter Rosenberg]

Great question. I loved the intro. It was such a creative. Such a creative and such a very De La thing to do.

[Caller/Listener]

Yeah.

[Peter Rosenberg]

To have everybody there, you know, doing like a school attendance type situation.

[Caller/Listener]

Yeah.

[Don Hahn]

Yep.

[Peter Rosenberg]

I thought that was amazing. A hard to pick a favorite song. I would say right out of the gate, you don't Stop is Fire.

I would also say nf, the DJ premiere one with Black thought. I love that one is fantastic.

[Caller/Listener]

And how many mics go and source. Old school, Source rating? How many mics?

[Peter Rosenberg]

That's a great question. If you go old school, source ratings. How many mics for the Daylight? Between four and four and a half.

[Caller/Listener]

Yeah.

[Peter Rosenberg]

What about. You agree?

[Caller/Listener]

Yeah. Oh, definitely. I. I think, you know, in terms of like hip hop, adult, like, like grown up hip hop. I mean, it's. It's.

[Peter Rosenberg]

It's up there.

[Caller/Listener]

It's a clock. It's gonna be a classic.

[Peter Rosenberg]

No, I will. You know what? I put in the category with Tribes last album, which I thought.

[Caller/Listener]

Yeah, exactly. I was thinking the same thing. I was thinking the same thing. But I felt like the Tribes was a little, Little harder, maybe not a little more. A little more beat.

Because I think this one was done with Dave. Like, you know, he'd been gone. He's gone for a while, right?

[Peter Rosenberg]

Well, yeah, some of it. Even though he's on it. Even though Dave is on the Daylight album, he's. There's also songs where he's already Gone. Whereas the Tribe album Fife was gone when it came out, but the album was done. So, yeah, it's very interesting, but it's a great time to be an adult who loves hip hop. There's a lot of cool music that. That comes out here. Let's go to Billy, who wants to talk a little Giants. What up, Billy?

[Caller/Listener]

Hey, Peter. Thanks for taking the call.

[Peter Rosenberg]

How are you, man?

[Caller/Listener]

I was just gonna say fine. I'm doing all right. I just. I find it a little suspect, especially after him missing the meeting the second time about that story with the. With the therap, with the therapy, whatever, with red light treatment, whatever he was doing. I just didn't age right anymore.

[Peter Rosenberg]

I feel like.

[Caller/Listener]

Yeah, no, it doesn't. Doesn't age well at all. I just think that. I don't know. I think he has that. I think he was actually sleeping during that. They're in that meeting now, and they just covered it up the first time, and now, you know, now they don't really. Now they're not really doing that.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Yeah, I hear what you're saying, Billy. It's kind of hard to look at it a different way. I mean.

I was. I was right there on the. Hey, man, he told us. He gave us a reason why he was late for a meeting. It sounds plausible.

Let's not. Let's not act like he was out there, you know, getting in trouble.

Now you're hearing teammates saying, no, this has been a problem. That worries you a bit.

That's a little disconcerting if that's repeated. Now here is Abdul Carter asked about teammates saying he needs to grow up.

[Don Hahn]

I take it.

The guys who say that is guys I look up to, guys I respect.

[Peter Rosenberg]

So if they say something like that.

[Don Hahn]

I'm gonna look at myself first, like, all right, what am I doing?

[Caller/Listener]

How can I get better and prove.

[Peter Rosenberg]

To them that I can earn their respect and, like I said, grow up and be where I'm supposed to be. Not mad at that, but at the same time, this. You hope this isn't repeating.

You know, over and over again. Now, DJ John, aka DJ Juanito, sent me an interesting thought with our WrestleMania conversation.

He said, if it. When. If it's done, and it will be done by WrestleMania 50. He said, what about Etihad park in Queens? The NYCFC stadium they're building? That's gonna be, like, state of the art and beautiful. Now, it's only gonna hold 25,000, but that's such a fire capacity, because now 25,000 capacity, though, at WrestleMania is higher. If it's 25,000 for soccer.

For WrestleMania, you might be able to get that up, depending on the style that they do, because you have the whole field might maybe get 30,000.

[Don Hahn]

That's what I was thinking. Probably like closer to 30. So two nights would be 60,000. About.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Yeah. I mean, it's still lower. It's just the problem is now they're so used to, like, you know, doing.

[Don Hahn]

A football stadium twice.

[Anthony]

Someone on YouTube suggested Central Park.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Oh, that.

[Anthony]

That would be on the Great Lawn. That would be crazy. Crazy also probably not doable.

[Peter Rosenberg]

No.

[Anthony]

But also crazy and kind of funny.

[Peter Rosenberg]

Yeah. I mean, listen. And Arthur Ashe would be insane. I think you could fit like 25 in there.

Would look insanely cool. But I just don't see it happening again. All of these things are sort of wishful because.

They'Re just going to be at stadiums, you know, there's too much money for them to pass up. All right, we're going to do this again tomorrow. Knicks basketball coming up next right here. Don, of course, doing devils on TV. We'll see you tomorrow at 3pm right here on ESPN New York. Thanks for listening to the Don Hahn and Rosenberg podcast. I don't want to know how the sausage is made, man. I just want to know. It's good. Hear my more of Don Allen and Peter weekday afternoon starting at 3 on 8 80, ESPN, the ESPN New York app, and your smart speakers.