The People's Donkey

Summary

Donkey of the Day: "The People's Donkey"

Podcast: Power 105.1 FM (WWPR-FM) – Donkey of the Day
Host: Charlamagne Tha God with co-host/sidekick and rotating announcers
Date: August 10, 2026
Episode Theme:
In a special interactive edition dubbed "The People’s Donkey," Charlamagne and the team let listeners call in to nominate their own Donkey of the Day—highlighting everything from celebrity missteps to personal regrets and playful banter between fans and the crew. Listeners get to vent, joke, and critique, supporting the show’s tradition of community engagement and humor with an undercurrent of cultural commentary.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Donkey of the Day Call-Ins (02:55 – 10:12)

Listeners call in to nominate their personal “Donkey of the Day,” leading to a lively and varied segment:

• Music Industry Humility – Jacques vs. Backup Singing

• (03:00) Tisha from Dallas:
  Nominates “Jacques” (misheard as TD Jakes) for being unwilling to sing backup, in contrast to respected artists like Whitney Houston.
  • Quote: "Somebody need to tell him that some opportunities, big or small, could lead to great opportunities... Humble yourself, buddy. Humble yourself." – Tisha (03:52)
• The hosts joke about the confusion between Jacques and TD Jakes before agreeing with the call for humility in the music business.

• Lighthearted Family Shade – The Husband Gets the Donkey

• (04:20) Brittany:
  Nominates her husband simply to get her own voice on the show—a playful, non-serious call shining a light on the fun and personal connection listeners feel with the show.

• TV Show Writers and Representation

• (04:52) G:
  Nominates 50 Cent for having "all these white people writing these shows," expressing concern over Black vs. white portrayals of violence in shows like "Raising Kanan."
  • Quote: "Because he keeps having all these white people writing these shows. And you know, black people ain't serial killers like that." – G (04:59)
• The hosts challenge G’s premise, defending the accuracy and diversity of the writing teams, and pushing back on overgeneralizations:
  • Quote: "Are you crazy? You ever grew up in the streets, you never seen no ruthless ass family?" – Sidekick (05:58)
  • "Black people got so many layers to us. Like, it's stories like that out there." – Sidekick (06:17)

• Parenting and Responsibility – Kids & Car Keys

• (06:25) Renee:
  Nominates the hosts for "not listening" and refers to an earlier debate: should parents be charged if young children (ages 4 and 6) take a car?
  • Quote: "These kids are different. Y' all forget these are Kobe kids." – Renee (07:20)
• The hosts discuss generational changes in parenting, the unexpectedness of such incidents, and reinforce the need for caution with kids.

• Self-Reflection and Parental Support

• (08:17) J A from Indy:
  Nominates himself as Donkey of the Day for doubting his son's choice of Purdue University, reflecting on the value of supporting children’s choices.
  • Quote: "I did not want my son to go to Purdue... He’s graduating next spring. No debt. He already got a job... man, I was wrong. Purdue worked out." – J A (08:46–09:21)
• The hosts congratulate J A and underscore parenting wisdom:
  • "Don't worry about if your kids don't follow your footsteps or what you want. They might have a different vision. And you support them, you love them." – Charlamagne (09:38)

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Memorable Quotes & Moments

• On Humility in Music:
  "Somebody need to tell him that some opportunities, big or small, could lead to great opportunities... Humble yourself, buddy."
  – Tisha from Dallas (03:52)

• Community Vibe:
  "He didn't do nothing. I just wanted him to hear my voice on the radio and I never called in... so I just was so excited."
  – Brittany (04:40)

• Debate on Media Portrayal:
  "Black people got so many layers to us. Like, it's stories like that out there."
  – Sidekick (06:17)

• Reflecting on Parenting:
  "These kids are different. Y' all forget these are Kobe kids."
  – Renee (07:20)

• Parental Wisdom:
  "Don't worry about if your kids don't follow your footsteps or what you want. They might have a different vision. And you support them, you love them. And then, you know, if they do fall, that's what you're there for."
  – Charlamagne (09:38)

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Timestamps for Important Segments

• Begins Community Call-in Segment: 02:55
• Jacques (Backup Singer) Donkey: 03:21 – 04:17
• Playful Call (Brittany/Husband): 04:18 – 04:50
• 50 Cent/Representation in TV Writing: 04:52 – 06:23
• Kids and Keys (Generational Parenting): 06:25 – 07:59
• Self-Donkey (Parent’s College Doubt): 08:17 – 09:52
• Wrap up and Tour Promotion: 10:03 – 10:12

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Recap & Tone

The episode thrives on the dynamic, relatable humor that has made Donkey of the Day a staple in hip-hop culture and radio. Callers share personal grievances, challenge celebrity actions, and even self-reflect with humor. Charlamagne and the crew respond with empathy, wit, and real talk—never shying from complex topics but always infusing the show with positivity and laughter.

Signature Takeaway:
"Donkey of the Day" isn’t just about public shaming—it’s a community catharsis, where self-awareness, accountability, and a little bit of fun go hand in hand.

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*[Next Segment Teaser: Inspector Deck from Wu Tang joins for an album discussion.]

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Transcript

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It's your time to nominate a donkey of your own. REM is how they choose. Call in now.

[Donkey of the Day Host]

800-585-1051.

[State Farm Advertiser]

Hello?

[Donkey of the Day Host]

Who's this?

[Caller 1]

Hey, it is Tisha from Texas.

[Donkey of the Day Host]

What part of Texas?

[Caller 1]

Dallas. Where I want you to come and bring that car show.

[Co-host/Sidekick]

She tell you that?

[Donkey of the Day Host]

Every time I notice. I'll be trying. Man, those venues be so expensive in. In Dallas, though. We trying, though. We trying.

[Caller 1]

I know. Just throw your name around, they'll give you the hookup.

[Donkey of the Day Host]

I'm trying. Believe me. I'm trying to. Who you want to give donkey to?

[Caller 1]

Okay, I'm giving the donkey to tbj. Huh? Big Keith. Jacques, right?

[Donkey of the Day Host]

Oh, Jacques.

[Co-host/Sidekick]

Oh, I thought she said TD Jakes.

[Donkey of the Day Host]

That's what she said. TD Jakes.

[Caller 1]

No, I would never do that. Okay, so did you not know that Whitney Houston sang backup for the Winans, BB And CC So who does he think he is talking about? He's not going to sing. Back up. Come on now. Somebody need to tell him that some opportunities, big or small, could lead to great opportunities.

[Co-host/Sidekick]

Exactly.

[Caller 2]

That's right.

[Caller 1]

That's his issue. I just don't understand that. I mean, yeah, he's a good singer, but a great singer is yet to be seen. Maybe if he had gone on tour and somebody started buying his product, we wouldn't know if he's a great singer.

[Caller 2]

Exactly.

[Caller 1]

So somebody needs to catch him and tell him. Humble yourself, buddy. Humble yourself. Y' all have a good day.

[Co-host/Sidekick]

Thank you, Tisha.

[Donkey of the Day Host]

Hello. Who's this?

[Caller 1]

This is Brittany with the donkey of the day. I just wanted to give it to my husband.

[Donkey of the Day Host]

Damn, what your husband do?

[Co-host/Sidekick]

Damn.

[Caller 1]

It's a good one, though. I just wanted him to kind of hear me over the radio.

[Co-host/Sidekick]

Okay.

[Caller 1]

That's it, though. Yeah. I hope everybody has a great day. And.

[Co-host/Sidekick]

No.

[Caller 1]

What do you do?

[Host/Announcer]

He did not put us in your. Yeah, he put us in your business, right?

[Co-host/Sidekick]

What'd he do?

[Caller 1]

He didn't do nothing. I just wanted him to hear my voice on the radio and I never called in. I listened to you guys for like years now, so I just was so excited.

[Co-host/Sidekick]

Goodbye. Okay, thank.

[Donkey of the Day Host]

Hello. Who's this?

[Caller 2]

G?

[Donkey of the Day Host]

Who you want to give donkey to?

[Caller 2]

I want to give Duncan to 50 Cent.

[Co-host/Sidekick]

Why exactly?

[Caller 2]

Because he keeps having all these white people writing these shows. And you know, black people ain't serial killers like that.

[Co-host/Sidekick]

Oh, wait, wait, wait. Wait, wait.

[Donkey of the Day Host]

I don't think. I don't think a white person wrote Fightland. And I definitely know a white person didn't write Raising Canaan and all that.

[Co-host/Sidekick]

Not those stories.

[Caller 2]

Yeah, the.

[Caller 1]

The Shasha pen.

[Host/Announcer]

It might be some white people on.

[Co-host/Sidekick]

Oh, yes, yes. No, Sasha Pen. Yeah, that's actually.

[Donkey of the Day Host]

Yeah, yeah.

[Co-host/Sidekick]

She is a writer.

[Caller 1]

Oh, okay. He.

[Caller 2]

He what?

[Host/Announcer]

He did Tiana Sellers. That's one battle after another, right?

[Co-host/Sidekick]

Yeah. What, what, what did Sasha Pen write? Well, he wrote Fightland for 50.

[Caller 2]

No, the raising canyon, I believe wrote.

[Co-host/Sidekick]

So Sasha wrote. Thomas, you know, it's a team of writers. Sasha ain't the only one writing.

[Donkey of the Day Host]

Yeah, I know. Yeah, but you ain't like everybody says, it's real good. They be putting their own trauma in there. White people, you know what I mean?

[Caller 2]

You know, because black people ain't killing each other like that.

[Co-host/Sidekick]

Are you crazy? You ever grew up in the streets, you never seen no ruthless ass family?

[Donkey of the Day Host]

Come on now.

[Co-host/Sidekick]

I feel you. But nah, bro, when your life is the streets and you put the streets over your family like a lot of drug dealers and kingpins and queen pins, do you, you most likely gonna have those outcomes, you know what I mean? People grow up like that. Yo, black people got so many layers to us. Like it's stories like that out there.

[Host/Announcer]

White people confused.

[Donkey of the Day Host]

Hello? Who's this?

[Co-host/Sidekick]

He is crazy.

[Caller 1]

Hi, this is Renee.

[Donkey of the Day Host]

Hey Renee, good morning.

[Caller 1]

Hey Renee.

[Donkey of the Day Host]

Who you gonna give donkey to?

[Caller 1]

Y'.

[Co-host/Sidekick]

All.

[Caller 1]

Y' all don't listen. That's nz.

[Co-host/Sidekick]

What happened?

[Donkey of the Day Host]

I don't listen, but go ahead. What happened?

[Caller 1]

Mimi just said the kids was 4 and 6.

[Donkey of the Day Host]

Uh huh.

[Caller 1]

And is he talking about he used to take his hands far when he was a teenager?

[Donkey of the Day Host]

No, I was saying. They were saying should the kids be charged? And I'm like everybody has taken their kids.

[Co-host/Sidekick]

Yeah, everybody has experienced. That's what I'm saying.

[Donkey of the Day Host]

So I said I don't know if you should charge. Now the fact that the kids are four or six changes it a lot.

[Co-host/Sidekick]

But charge they ass, man. Lord, detention.

[Donkey of the Day Host]

You would never think to hide your keys from your 4 or 6 year old. But you're not thinking your 4 and 6 year old is taking your car like, I don't know, hide my keys. But it could happen.

[Co-host/Sidekick]

That's crazy. These no limit soldiers out here lock they little ass.

[Donkey of the Day Host]

You hide your firearm, you h. You hide your marijuana. But I, I wouldn't hide my, my. I wouldn't think about it, honestly.

[Caller 1]

Yeah, these kids are different. Y' all forget these are Kobe kids.

[Co-host/Sidekick]

You Are so right.

[Caller 1]

Kids four and six.

[Co-host/Sidekick]

You are so right. You're right.

[Caller 1]

And then I also shout out to hu.

[Co-host/Sidekick]

Shout out to hu.

[Caller 1]

The real hu. Right?

[Donkey of the Day Host]

That talk. Talk. That talk.

[Co-host/Sidekick]

Right.

[Caller 1]

And I also want to give Charlamagne a little don't get a day too. Because he'd be coming for Lauren, don't he?

[Co-host/Sidekick]

Period.

[Caller 1]

He'd be coming for Lauren. And I just be. I'll be on your side every step of the way.

[Host/Announcer]

Yeah, I'm getting a little rest and recuperation today, but, you know, tomorrow we're back in the trenches. Speaking of the trench babies, we're back.

[Donkey of the Day Host]

Thank you so much for that.

[Caller 1]

You all have a good one.

[Donkey of the Day Host]

You going to homecoming this year?

[Host/Announcer]

Yes, I'll be there.

[Donkey of the Day Host]

No, you're not

[Caller 1]

in the airport. I saw you and Lauren last year in the airport.

[Donkey of the Day Host]

We're not bringing Lauren this time.

[Co-host/Sidekick]

I don't care what he said. Hey, yo.

[Donkey of the Day Host]

Hello.

[Co-host/Sidekick]

Who's this?

[Caller 2]

Yes, sir, it's J A from Indy.

[Donkey of the Day Host]

What's up, J A?

[Co-host/Sidekick]

What's up, man?

[Caller 2]

What's up, crew? It's been a while. So, Jess, real quick.

[Co-host/Sidekick]

Yes, sir.

[Caller 2]

Come in town on April, August 29th. I'm gonna holler at you, so bring it. I've seen you before. You're funny.

[Co-host/Sidekick]

Damn right I'm gonna bring it. How long has it been since you seen me? I ain't been in any. In a while.

[Caller 2]

It's been like three years.

[Co-host/Sidekick]

Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, buddy.

[Donkey of the Day Host]

Yeah.

[Co-host/Sidekick]

You gotta see. It's all. It's all new material. All of that. You ain't seen me in three years. You got to come back.

[Caller 2]

I'm coming. But I'm gonna give myself donkey of the Day because I was wrong as a parent.

[Donkey of the Day Host]

If you did.

[Caller 2]

I did not want my son. I did not want my son to go to Purdue. I was like, you can go anywhere in this country. Go anywhere. He chose Purdue. He's graduating next spring. No debt. He already got a job.

[Co-host/Sidekick]

Congratulations. Damn, that's good.

[Donkey of the Day Host]

That's really dumb.

[Co-host/Sidekick]

That's amazing.

[Caller 2]

He did the same thing I did. Finance and accounting, double major. All that good stuff. This ain't about me. He's also an Alpha about me. But guess what? He got a job offer. I made $22,000 my first year. My real job, he's making 513. More than that for you mad people out there.

[Donkey of the Day Host]

That's what it is.

[Caller 2]

Yeah. So I got donkeys. Yeah, I know. I just wanted to share that. I'm excited for him. He's going to London today. I'M gonna take him to the airport tonight. He gonna kick it for a week before food start. But, man, I was wrong. Purdue worked out. That's right.

[Co-host/Sidekick]

Get yourself the donkey.

[Donkey of the Day Host]

You're right.

[Co-host/Sidekick]

Congratulations to your baby boys and all

[Donkey of the Day Host]

the parents out there. Don't worry about if your kids don't follow your footsteps or what you want. They might have a different vision. And you support them, you love them. And then, you know, if they do fall, that's what you're there for. You're there to pick them up. But hopefully they won't. And they know what they're doing. So salute to your son.

[Caller 2]

I appreciate y'.

[Caller 1]

All.

[Caller 2]

And tell Lauren I said what up, too right here.

[Host/Announcer]

What's up?

[Caller 2]

What's up, mama? Keep going. I've been paying attention to you online. You're killing it. Keep going.

[Host/Announcer]

Thank you. I appreciate it.

[Caller 2]

All right, brother. Y' all have a good day.

[Donkey of the Day Host]

You, too.

[Co-host/Sidekick]

And I will be in Indianapolis, Indiana, August 28 and August 29 at Helium Comedy Club. So get your tickets for that@just hilariousofficial.com.

[Donkey of the Day Host]

that's right. That was the people's donkey. 800-585-1051. Now, when we come back, Inspector Deck from Wu Tang will be joining us. He got a new album, Dragon's Breath. We're gonna talk to him next. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning. Donkey of the Day is sponsored by renowned personal injury attorney Michael the Bull Lamensoft. Don't be a donkey when you need a fighter on your side. If you're ever injured, go to michaelthebull.com. that's michaelthebull.com and when you mess with the bull, you get the horns.

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[Donkey of the Day Host]

That's pretty cool.

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[Host/Announcer]

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[Donkey of the Day Host]

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[Donkey of the Day Host]

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[Donkey of the Day Host]

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[Host/Announcer]

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