Donkey of the Day: All the ‘Player Women’ on Valentine’s Day

Podcast: Donkey of the Day (The Breakfast Club, Power 105.1 FM)
Host: Charlamagne Tha God
Date: February 14, 2025

Episode Overview

In this Valentine's Day edition, Charlamagne Tha God humorously awards the "Donkey of the Day" to all the self-proclaimed "player women"—those juggling multiple romantic prospects—turning the tables on a trend recently popularized in pop culture. Drawing on playful banter with Angela Yee and other co-hosts, the episode explores the complications, contradictions, and comedic pitfalls of living the “player” lifestyle as a woman on Valentine’s Day. The discussion draws in real-life anecdotes, memorable quotes, and references to viral songs that shifted the dating paradigm.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Opening the Floor: A New Target on Valentine’s Day

• Charlamagne admits he has historically roasted single or "lonely" women on Valentine’s Day but shifts focus:
  • “Donkey of the day for Friday, February 14th, Valentine's Day goes to all you women who want to be players.” [03:37]
• Credits Coi Leray’s song “Girls Is Players Too” for emboldening women to claim the player persona.

2. Observations on ‘Player’ Women

• Charlamagne teases that juggling multiple suitors is no easy ride, even if it seems glamorous:
  • “You can be surrounded by people and still feel alone...I know y’all lonely. You can’t fool me.” [04:16]
• Proposes that player women have their day mapped out—covering up with family alibis while running a “Valentine’s Day marathon.”

3. Banter on ‘Roster Management’ and Emotional Value

• Discusses how some women use excuses (like spending the day with “my mother and my grandmother and my niece”) to avoid committing to one guy:
  • Charlamagne (mimicking): “My mother and my grandmother and my niece.” [04:52]
• Suggests that if your main entanglement doesn’t give you anything for Valentine’s Day, “your vagina has no value.” [03:19]
• Warns of consequences—not just heartbreak, but the logistical risk of overlapping boyfriends showing up at the same workplace.

4. Real-World Example: Flowers and Competition

• Angela Yee narrates an office scenario where three men send flowers to Lauren LaRosa, sparking confusion and rivalry:
  • “A traffic jam downstairs...a traffic jam of envy...a traffic jam of flowers.” [07:00]
• They read the messages on the air, showing different suitors jockeying for position:
  • Message 1: “I don’t know what place I will finish in the marathon, but I hope it’s first.” [08:36]
  • Message 2: “Damn, why it gotta be a race? I hope I’m not in second place.” [08:56]
  • Message 3: “But leave the competitions for your heart...I’m not racing nobody for nothing.” [09:20]
• The co-hosts banter about who sent what, with Lauren LaRosa maintaining plausible deniability.

5. Is the ‘Player’ Life Worth It?

• Charlamagne questions the merits of the player lifestyle for women:
  • “Is this the life you really want to lead? Ladies, is the play of life really better than having a one and only Valentine?” [09:33]
• Warns about the risk of ending up alone, as convoluted romantic webs unravel.
• Angela Yee teases Lauren:
  • “You're going to end up with nothing.” [10:24]
• Jokes about the physical toll of managing multiple lovers—bringing humor with talk of “pH balance.”

6. Memorable Quotes & Soundbites

• Charlamagne: “Girls wanna be players, too. Please give all the lady players on Valentine's Day the biggest Hee Haw.” [09:57]
• Angela Yee: “Your messy ass co-worker read the messages on the air.” [09:33]
• Charlamagne: “You see all they right there.” (regarding the competing suitors’ flowers) [10:44]

7. Comedic Wrap-Up: Self-Reflection and Irony

• Lauren tries to defend herself:
  • Lauren: “Even if I did get three flowers...ain’t nothin’...” [10:34]
• Charlamagne reminds everyone:
  • “They don’t believe you. You need more people. And I don’t bite off nothing more than I can chew. I always handle mine.” [11:51]

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Charlamagne, on the Valentine’s logistics:
  “You wait to see who does what on Valentine's Day and based on what they do, that's when you decide who you're going to spend the late, late night hours with.” [04:32]

• Angela Yee, on the flower deliveries:
  “Three men sent flowers up here for Lauren LaRosa...I can tell by these messages who's brunch, who's late lunch and who's getting the late night.” [08:55]

• Charlamagne, on the consequences of the player lifestyle:
  “You end up with nothing.” [10:20]

Key Timestamps

| Timestamp | Segment/Quote | |-------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 03:37 | Charlamagne shifts Donkey of the Day to “player women” | | 04:16 | Calls out loneliness amid the “player” life | | 04:52 | Imitating the classic “family alibi” for managing multiple dates | | 07:00 | Angela describes the flower “traffic jam” at the office | | 08:36-09:20 | Reads out the three Valentine’s flower card messages | | 09:33 | Charlamagne asks if the player life is worth it | | 09:57 | Request for “biggest Hee Haw” to all Valentine’s Day player women | | 10:20 | Angela warns, “You’re going to end up with nothing” | | 11:51 | Charlamagne: “They don’t believe you. You need more people...” |

Tone and Delivery

The hosts keep the atmosphere light, witty, and playful, mixing observational comedy with real talk about dating culture. Charlamagne’s delivery is part-roast, part-advice column, part social commentary. Angela Yee’s interjections and Lauren LaRosa’s live reactions enhance the episode’s lively, relatable feel.

Summary

Charlamagne uses this Valentine’s Day episode to lampoon the “player life” from a female perspective, highlighting both the comedic and cautionary sides of juggling multiple relationships. Punctuated by real-life anecdotes—like a workplace flower showdown—the episode blends advice, satire, and office gossip, ultimately questioning whether the “player” lifestyle pays off, or just leaves everyone, as Charlamagne says, with “nothing.”