The People's Donkey

Summary

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Donkey of the Day – “The People's Donkey”

Podcast: Donkey of the Day (Power 105.1 FM)
Host: Charlamagne Tha God, DJ Envy, Jess
Date: May 29, 2026

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Episode Overview

This episode features the special “People’s Donkey” segment, where listeners call in to award their own “Donkey of the Day” shoutouts—publicly declaring who they think deserves the “Hee Haw” for the day’s dumbest behavior. Charlamagne Tha God, DJ Envy, Jess, and callers roast each other and various targets, with lively banter about favoritism on the phone lines, scheduling issues, pop culture complaints, and a mix of personal stories and inside jokes. The tone is energetic, irreverent, and interactive.

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Key Discussion Points and Insights

The Tradition of "People’s Donkey"

• Charlamagne explains the format (02:43):
  • “Here today for Friday, May 29, is the People’s Donkey. This is when I allow you, the people, to call in and give someone the credit they deserve for being stupid. Who do you think deserves the biggest Hee Haw?”
    – Charlamagne Tha God

Caller Val: Grievances & Inside Jokes

• Caller Val’s dual donkeys (03:15-04:56):
  • Donkey #1: The call screeners, for vetting inefficiencies—particularly allowing certain callers like Trav in regularly, but not her.
    • "If Kraft can get on this damn line every morning, how come Jess’s favorite stud can’t get on once every six months?" – Val [03:17]
  • Charlamagne and DJ Envy riff on Val's jokes about Envy “letting callers in through the back door,” leading to playful banter about inclusiveness and inside jokes about sexuality.
    • “When Trav calls, Envy answers the phone, and Envy always lets him through the back door, if you know what I mean.” – Charlamagne [03:30]
    • “Nobody comes through my back door. Okay?” – DJ Envy [03:47]
  • Donkey #2: The show itself, for not being live on Twitch since May 1st.
    • “Today is May 29th. Last time y’all was live on Twitch was May 1st. What are y’all doing?” – Val [03:51]
    • Charlamagne announces a June 1st Netflix livestream:
      “We’re going live June 1st on Netflix. How about that?” – Charlamagne [04:02]
  • Val’s phone shows up as “Deez Nuts” when calling the show, causing more inside jokes.
    • "Let whoever knows that when they answer the phone, my phone number comes up as these nuts." – Val [04:25]
  • Shoutouts and jokes about Val’s family and plans to attend both Jess's book event and DJ Envy’s car show.

Call-in Clowning: DJ Envy & Eminem

• Jamal's musical advice (05:42-07:06):
  • Jamal nominates DJ Envy for Donkey, calling out the repeated jokes about Envy’s “light skin” and “Mayo power.”
  • Suggests Envy clap back at Charlamagne using an Eminem lyric:
    “You should be playing that every time he’s spitting.” – Jamal [06:10]
  • The crew reminisce about Eminem mentioning Charlamagne in a song; Jamal then performs a playful “bar soap” song for Envy.
  • “Oh, I wish I was a little bar soap / Bar soap / I go slip, flip and slide all over your behind…” – Jamal & Jess [06:49-07:03]
  • Charlamagne jokes about their upcoming Netflix partnership:
    “I think Netflix needs to rethink this whole putting us on live.” [07:06]

Relationship Rants & Pop Culture Donkey

• Caller Lynn (07:31-09:15):
  • Donkey #1: Her husband Kevon, for hitting snooze 12 times after staying up all night playing Call of Duty.
    • “The first one goes to my amazing husband…. Why you hit the snooze 12 times this morning?” – Lynn [07:40]
    • Charlamagne jokes: “Why you ain’t make him go play Call of Booty? That’s your fault.” [08:00]
  • Donkey #2: The child actor in the Michael Jackson movie, whom Lynn says performed poorly.
  • The hosts tease Lynn about her relationship, suggest she needs to “sit on her husband,” and joke that her complaints drive him to video games.
    • “That’s why your man wants to play Call of Duty and not talk to you.” – Charlamagne [09:00]

Donkey for Charlamagne: The Cupcake Incident

• Caller Adele (09:23-11:10):
  • Adele jokingly gives Charlamagne the “Hee Haw” for an alleged misunderstanding with a vendor (Stacy/Cupcake Man), failing to secure a spot at an event.
    • “What you did, the cupcake man, was unacceptable.” – Adele [09:44]
    • “I thought you wanted to just come to the event.” – Charlamagne [10:24]
  • Adele insists Charlamagne “played dumb,” not following through on the promise.
    • “You specifically said talk to Dolly. So you played dumb.” – Adele [10:40]
  • The exchange ends in laughter, with Charlamagne and Jess pushing the protocol needed for selling food at events.
    • “You gotta get approvals, permits, especially when you’re selling food.” – DJ Envy [11:27]

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• “Donkey of the day does not discriminate.” – Charlamagne Tha God [02:43]
• “If it ain’t white, it ain’t right.” – Val [05:16]
  (Referring jokingly to her love life, leading to shocked reactions)
• “Nobody comes through my back door. Okay? I don’t know what he’s talking about.” – DJ Envy [03:47]
• “When Trav calls, Envy always lets him through the back door, if you know what I mean.” – Charlamagne Tha God [03:30]
• “Why you ain’t make him go play Call of Booty? That’s your fault.” – Charlamagne Tha God [08:00]
• “Oh, I wish I was a little bar soap / Bar soap / I go slip, flip and slide all over your behind…” – Jamal & Jess [06:49-07:03]
• “I think Netflix need to rethink this whole putting us on live.” – Charlamagne Tha God [07:06]
• “You gotta get approvals, permits, especially when you’re selling food.” – DJ Envy [11:27]

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Important Segments (Timestamps)

• [02:43] – Charlamagne introduces “The People’s Donkey” call-in format
• [03:05-05:41] – Caller Val delivers grievances, inside jokes, and shoutouts. Banter with hosts
• [05:42-07:06] – Jamal calls in for Donkey to DJ Envy and performs the “bar soap” song
• [07:31-09:15] – Lynn from Columbus awards Donkey to her husband and a movie actor. Relationship banter ensues
• [09:23-11:10] – Adele awards Donkey to Charlamagne over the “Cupcake Man” incident. Protocol for event vendors discussed

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Tone & Style

The episode maintains the Breakfast Club’s signature: quick-witted, slightly chaotic, and unfiltered humor, mixing genuine listener stories with raunchy jokes and live reactions. The hosts interact playfully and keep up fast-paced banter, while the callers become part of the running inside jokes.

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Conclusion

This “People’s Donkey” installment highlights how “Donkey of the Day” has evolved into a community experience, giving voice to regular listeners and cementing the tradition of public, lighthearted shaming on everyday issues. The episode is a lively mix of relationship talk, behind-the-scenes production gripes, fandom, pop culture critiques, and the unpredictable comedy that keeps fans returning every week.

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Transcript

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It's your time to nominate a donkey of your own.

[Caller/Adele]

Remember now, that is how they choose.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Call in now.

[DJ Envy]

800-585-1051.

[Caller/Adele]

Let me tell y' all something, man.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I just ate a blueberry muffin. That's so good. I don't know why. That blueberry muffin was just warm, and it was just toasted the right way with just the right amount of butter. Oh, my God. It's the little things in life. You hear me, dog? Here Today for Friday, May 29, is the People's donkey. This is when I allow you, the people, to call in and give someone the credit they deserve for being stupid. Who do you think deserves the biggest Hee Haw? And, you know, donkey of the day does not discriminate, so. Good morning.

[Caller/Adele]

Just.

[Val]

Val, what's going on? Good morning. Good morning.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Hey, Val, who you want to get the biggest Hee Haw?

[Jess]

It's my favorite stud.

[Val]

Yes, it is your favorite stud, Jess.

[Jess]

What's up, Val?

[Val]

Go in. My bad.

[Jess]

Go ahead.

[Lynn]

It's all right.

[Val]

I got two donkeys.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yes, ma'.

[Val]

Am. The first donkey is whoever vets the calls. Because if Kraft can get on this damn line every morning, how come Jess's favorite stud can't get on once every six months?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Well, when Trav calls, Envy answers the phone, and Envy always lets him through the back door, if you know what I mean.

[DJ Envy]

That is not true, Val.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

It's like him and Stacy, so.

[DJ Envy]

That is not true.

[Val]

Val, we know Envy likes his back door, but it's all right.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That's right. I'm glad that the community knows, but

[Jess]

Envy's supposed to love all gays, so if you gonna let you know. Travis, you gotta let my favorite stud.

[DJ Envy]

Nobody comes through my back door. Okay? I don't know what he's talking about. Continue, Val. I'm sorry.

[Val]

And then Donkey of the day number two goes to y'. All. Today is May 29th. Last time y' all was live on Twitch was May 1st. What are y' all doing? You know, I. I'm religious with you guys.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Okay, well, guess what. We're going live June 1st on Netflix. How about that?

[Val]

On Netflix. I know. Trust me, I have it saved in my phone. I'm ready.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

So. So you'll be able to engage with us right there on Netflix like you would do screaming with us on Twitch. You can call in and you'll actually be on the actual Netflix broadcast if you call in and you can hit us up on social media. Val. Come on, Val.

[Val]

Well, let whoever knows that when they answer the phone, my phone number comes up as these nuts. If they say come up on the

[DJ Envy]

nuts they need to answer, I'm looking at. It says nuts. D's right. That's where it's Nuts D's.

[Val]

Yes, that's what it comes up. It doesn't say Val. It says Deez Nuts number three. Jeff.

[Jess]

What's up, babe?

[Val]

My. My white wife ordered your book. I can't wait for you to come back to Virginia in November. I already got my tickets.

[Lynn]

DJ Envy.

[Val]

My white wife bought me the tickets to the car show. I'm gonna be out there.

[DJ Envy]

You got a call. You gotta call your car to the car show. I know you got a call now.

[Val]

Yo, DJ Envy, I'm a stud. You know I got a Honda.

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That's all right.

[DJ Envy]

Bring that Honda. I know you got some rims in it or something like that.

[Val]

Oh, oh, yeah. Yo, it's duked out. Of course. I'm gonna bring it. I'm gonna bring it.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Can I ask you a question? How do you think Dr. Umar feels about you being.

[DJ Envy]

Wow.

[Val]

I love. I love Dr. Umar, but I also love my body. And if it ain't white, it ain't right.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

God damn.

[DJ Envy]

Wow. Goodbye, Val.

[Val]

It's got. It's got to be white meat. No, dark.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Wow. Bye, though.

[Val]

But I'm gonna let you know, Lauren can get it, though.

[DJ Envy]

I am totally, definitely gonna respect you now, Val.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Goodbye.

[Jess]

Damn.

[Val]

Bye, guys.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Good morning. Who's this?

[Jamal]

Hey, yo, it's Jamal.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yo, Jamal. Who you want to get the biggest? He hawk to Jamal, and I want

[Caller/Adele]

to give it to DJ Envy.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

What do you do?

[Jamal]

And every time I be listening to you, I'll be hearing Charlotte capping on you, on how light skin you are is. And how gay you is. And you got the power of the ringer. I know he don't like that. Mayo, Mayo. Power from my man Eminem. But you got that Charlotte done a hate every day. Doesn't matter what I say. You should be playing that every time he's spitting.

[DJ Envy]

So what I should do? What I should do to fight back on this, on this guy? What should I say about. Help me out, sir?

[Jamal]

I just gave you. I just gave you the answer. You need to be spitting that Eminem sack on him. You don't like it?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah, he's talking about. Eminem had mentioned me in the song one time, and he said charlamagne gonna hate anyway or something like that.

[Jess]

Eminem said that?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yes. Wow. Yeah. So he's telling you that you should sample it.

[DJ Envy]

I should sample it.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Oh, okay. All right.

[DJ Envy]

I'll try that, sir.

[Val]

Thank you.

[Jamal]

If not, I got a sample for you right now if you want to hear it.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah, go ahead. Go.

[Val]

All right. I need. I need.

[Jamal]

Jeff, are you there?

[Jess]

I'm here. What's going on?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

How are you?

[Jamal]

Hey, girl, I need your help. I need. Every time I say bar of soap, you say bar soap back, okay?

[Caller/Adele]

Okay.

[Jamal]

Oh, I wish I was a little

[Val]

bar soap Bar soap.

[Jamal]

Oh, I wish I was a little

[Val]

bar soap Bar soap I go slip,

[Jamal]

flip and slide all over your behind oh, I wish I was a little

[Jess]

bar of soap Bar of soap.

[Jamal]

Yeah, you can play that for him anytime he says that to you.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Okay, I'm gonna be honest, man. I think Netflix need to rethink this whole putting us on live. I think Netflix. Netflix. Y' all need to rethink this, man. Hey, I think I want to take back this. That request of going live.

[DJ Envy]

What the hell was that?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Let's forget that. That I ever bought that up.

[Jess]

No, we here.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Good morning. Who's this?

[Lynn]

What's up, y'?

[Val]

All?

[Lynn]

This is Lance from Columbus, Ohio. How you feeling?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Lance

[Jess]

from Columbus, Ohio.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Who you want to get a biggest? He haw to Lynn?

[Lynn]

I got two. The first one goes to my amazing husband. Shout out to you, Kevon, why you hit the snooze 12 times this morning?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Because he was tired.

[Jess]

That's me.

[Lynn]

No, he won't. No, he won't. He was up playing Call of Duty. Nobody told you to be up until the middle of night doing that, knowing you had to get up at 6:00'. Clock.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Well, why you ain't make him go play Call of Booty? That's your fault.

[Val]

You could have distracted that man out of your mind.

[Lynn]

Things people got stuff to do. Charlemagne. Y' all was just talking about that mess this morning.

[Val]

Relax.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Crazy man. You know what, yo? Women just don't want men to be happy, man. If that man was playing his game and that was what, you know, caused him to unwind and relax, why he can't have it then?

[Val]

You don't want to give.

[Lynn]

Okay, I'm gonna let you finish. I'm gonna let you finish. But this not what I'm calling for this morning. And this ain't you. You projecting.

[DJ Envy]

Wow.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Anything else?

[Lynn]

Yep. The second one. Check this out. I went to go see the Michael Jackson movie about four times.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Okay. Okay.

[Lynn]

And I'm giving a donkey for the little boy.

[Jess]

The young one?

[Lynn]

Yes, Child. The one that played Michael baby.

[Jess]

Michael Wise.

[Val]

He was terrible.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Oh, he wasn't nobody in that movie playing Michael fast.

[Lynn]

See, y' all are glazing this morning.

[Val]

I don't like the glazing.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That's why your man wants to play Call of Duty and not talk to you.

[Jess]

That's exactly what everybody wants.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That's why he rather play Call of Duty than talk to you.

[Jess]

Nah, she actually do need some pain. She need to go sit on her husband. You know what I'm saying? And get right. Yo your little man.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Anything else, Lynn? Lynn, anything else?

[Lynn]

Is anything else for you, Charlemagne. I love you, though.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I love you too, Lynn. Have a great day. Good morning. Who's this?

[Caller/Adele]

Hey, good morning. This is Adele.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Hey, Adele.

[Jess]

Good morning.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Like the singer.

[Jess]

He. Yo, he called up every time. And you ask him that every time? Yes.

[Caller/Adele]

Oh, you can just call me Mr. Baltimore 2 7. I know you want to get back.

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[Charlamagne Tha God]

I don't know who you want to get the biggest hee haw to, Mr. Baltimore Two Step.

[Caller/Adele]

Unfortunately, my brother gotta give it to you because I'm in the front of the congregation.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I'm here. What's happening.

[Caller/Adele]

I thought long and hard about this because you do so much for the people and it's even a privilege just to get on the call and the favors you do. But what you did, the cupcake man, was unacceptable.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Who the hell is what I did? Give me Stacy.

[DJ Envy]

Stacy.

[Caller/Adele]

He called up on a Monday and he said, can you get a vendor for the. I think it was a Saturday. And he said, yes. Can you imagine the pep in the. Stepped out the weeks telling all his friends, I'm going to the breakfast. I'm going to the I heart event to sell my cupcakes.

[Jess]

Right?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That's not what happened. That's not what happened.

[Caller/Adele]

The reason I'm getting donkey. Not because what you did. Because it's a privilege. I'm getting you because you played dunk. He called back and you said, oh, I thought you wanted to just come to the event.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

First of all. First of all, after you say, just come. Speak faster.

[Jess]

First of all.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Okay. Second of all, he said he wanted to come to the Black Effect podcast festival. He didn't say he wanted to come there to sell cupcakes. Okay. I had no idea he wanted to sell cupcakes.

[Caller/Adele]

All right. That's what I thought, too. You specifically said talk to Dolly. So you played dumb. That's why I have to give you dumb.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Talk to Dolly. Is anything. Is there anything else?

[Jamal]

I'm playing.

[Lynn]

I'm playing.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Well, thank you.

[Caller/Adele]

It's a pill every time, y'. All, let's get on. So I'm not gonna. I can't be mad at them, but I feel bad for him.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

We appreciate you. You are right, Adele.

[Jess]

You are right. I Told him that he was gonna be a vendor. And then he was like, no, I just thought you wanted to come.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Well, hold on. Adele, if you feel bad for Stacy, do something to make him feel better.

[Jess]

Ooh.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Goodbye, Adele.

[DJ Envy]

Thank you, Adele.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Adele. You know what you do? Goodbye, Adele.

[DJ Envy]

No, I'm just saying, goodbye, Adele.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Hello? You got nothing to say now?

[Jess]

He hung up on Adele.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Oh, hello? Hell, don't hang up now, okay?

[DJ Envy]

What's wrong with you?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

But also, that's a thing called protocol. You got to follow protocol. Okay, don't that. You gotta. You gotta follow protocol.

[DJ Envy]

Yes. You just can't walk in the building,

[Charlamagne Tha God]

go talk to that. Things you have to do.

[DJ Envy]

You gotta get approvals, permits, especially when you're selling food.

[Jess]

That's true.

[DJ Envy]

Donkey today, man.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Say it.

[DJ Envy]

Well, I'm not thanking you, but that was your donkey of the day. What do you usually do today? Charlemagne?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

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