The People's Donkey

Summary

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

Podcast: Donkey of the Day (Breakfast Club)
Host: Charlamagne Tha God, with callers
Date: May 15, 2026

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Episode Overview

This episode is a special "People’s Donkey" edition, where Charlamagne Tha God opens up the phone lines for listeners to nominate someone deserving of the infamous "Donkey of the Day" title. Through real time call-ins, listeners share their grievances, vent frustrations, and, occasionally, aim playful jabs at celebrities and even Charlamagne himself. The recurring themes touch on accountability, social norms, and viral music beefs.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Donkey of the Day Update: “Chud the Builder”

• Charlamagne delivers an update on a prior recipient, Dalton Etherly ("Chud the Builder"), previously called out for racially provocative and violent behavior. Charlamagne informs listeners that Dalton is now in jail, charged with firearm offenses, following an altercation at a Tennessee courthouse.
  • Quote:
    “He is currently in jail, okay. With no bond. Because of a shooting that happened during a confrontation outside of a Montgomery county courthouse in Clarksville, Tennessee.” — Charlamagne (02:36)
• Remy Ma’s infamous “hee haw” sound bite is played to cap the update.
  • Memorable Moment: Entertainment flare as multiple listeners and co-hosts chime in with “Hee haw.” (03:38–03:39)

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2. Listener Donkey Nominations & Rationale

A. Janelle’s Story: The Coughing Pedestrians

• Timestamps: (03:44–04:44)
• Janelle calls in to nominate two women she encountered on the street who coughed near her, prompting a COVID-era paranoia.
  • Quote:
    “Not today. Absolutely not. I crossed the street. I left. I started walking away because I’m not about to get that hornovirus or mess with my immune system with these people right next to me.” — Janelle (03:48)
• Charlamagne sympathizes, reflecting existing social anxieties:
  • “We judging you for sneezing more than twice. We judging you for little coughing fits. We just don’t know.” — Charlamagne (04:44)

B. Haley vs. Kendrick Lamar

• Timestamps: (05:03–05:59)
• Haley nominates Kendrick Lamar, controversially claiming Drake bested him on the track “Iceman.”
  • Quote:
    “Drake ate him up in Iceman.” — Haley (05:11)
• Charlamagne pushes back, referencing hip hop culture and a movie analogy:
  • “Drake already took his L. It’s okay to take his L now. … That’s where Drake is at right now.” — Charlamagne (05:17)
• Podcast dynamic turns playful, with apparent trolling and friendly taunts.

C. Terrell Nomination: Charlamagne Himself (Mental Health Advocacy & Drake Bias)

• Timestamps: (06:10–07:52)
• Terrell nominates Charlamagne over perceived bullying of Drake, while noting Charlamagne’s mental health advocacy.
  • Quote:
    “You always trying to bully my man Drake. And luckily for him, he’s strong enough to take it. But if he wasn’t, he’d go through a mental health crisis right now.” — Terrell (06:22)
  • Cites the gravity of the ongoing Drake/Kendrick music feud as culturally significant.
• Charlamagne defends himself, clarifying his right to critique as a consumer:
  • “Drake puts out music, and the music can be critiqued once it’s up, once it’s out for public consumption, we, the consumers, can critique it. That's what I do, sir.” — Charlamagne (06:42)
• Episode dissolves into humorous back-and-forths poking fun at Drake fans and the “Iceman” motif.
  • Memorable Running Joke:
    Charlamagne repeatedly riffs on the phrase “covered in frozen semen,” referencing Instagram memes related to Drake’s “Iceman” track and fandom (07:52).

D. Brandon: Qualifications & Accountability (Dr. Brian, Hairdressers, & More)

• Timestamps: (08:18–10:23)
• Brandon nominates critics of Dr. Brian (implied to be facing backlash for working without proper certification), arguing that many professions go unchecked.
  • Quote:
    “Are y’all asking them barbers and them hairstylists, hey, let me see your certificate? Like, did you go to school?” — Brandon (08:25)
• Charlamagne counters, explaining that licensing is required and often displayed in reputable establishments.
  • “When you walk into these barbershops and you walk into these hair salons… their certification is right there for the world to see.” — Charlamagne (08:47)
• The segment turns to a wider discussion about social consistency and keeping standards across all trades.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Charlamagne on self-awareness and safety:
  “We gotta take precautions. I understand.” (04:44)

• Haley’s unapologetic trolling:
  “Drake ate him up in Iceman.” (05:11)

• Defending critique:
  “Once it’s out for public consumption, we, the consumers, can critique it. That's what I do, sir.” — Charlamagne (06:42)

• Ongoing Iceman/Drake joke:
  “For those of you who like to be covered in frozen semen and post and say, Iceman coming. Iceman came...” — Charlamagne (07:52)

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Key Timestamps

• 02:36 — Donkey Update on Chud the Builder
• 03:44 — Janelle: Coughing Pedestrians
• 05:03 — Haley: Drake vs. Kendrick Debate
• 06:10 — Terrell: Charlamagne’s Drake Critique
• 08:18 — Brandon: The Trades & Certification Rant
• 10:23 — Closing & Reminder: People’s Donkey Every Friday

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Episode Tone & Style

The session is lively, irreverent, and infused with Charlamagne’s trademark blend of humor, directness, and cultural commentary. Listeners are engaged as active participants, and the tone alternates between serious reflection and playful trolling.

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Listener Takeaway

“The People's Donkey” episode offers a humorous yet genuine snapshot of public grievances, social norms, and ongoing pop culture debates. Listeners are reminded to call in next week with their own nominations, keeping the tradition both interactive and fresh.

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For the full experience—including all the running jokes and playful barbs—catch Donkey of the Day’s “The People’s Donkey” every Friday.

Transcript

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[Charlamagne Tha God]

800-585-1051. Hey, Donkey of the Day for Friday, May 15, is the People's donkey. This is where I open up the phone lines and allow you, the people, to give folks the credit they deserve for being stupid. I do want to give a donkey of the day update, though, because earlier this week, I gave a donkey to a guy named Dalton Etherly, AKA Chud the Builder. He's the racist who runs up on black people in the street and provokes them by calling them racial slurs and then threatens them with mace when they attempt to put hands on them. Well, you all will be happy to know he is currently in jail, okay. With no bond. Because of a shooting that happened during a confrontation outside of a Montgomery county courthouse in Clarksville, Tennessee. Both men were shot in this situation. They are both in stable condition. The other man was black. We don't know how the shooting unfolded or what led up to it, but Chud the Builder has been charged with employing a firearm during dangerous felony, aggravated assault, reckless endangerment with a deadly weapon, and he has not received a bond. Let Remy Maw give Chud the builder the biggest hee haw again, please.

[Caller Terrell]

Hee haw.

[Caller Brandon]

Hee haw.

[Podcast Host]

You stupid motherf cker.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Are you dumb now? Good morning.

[Callers Janelle and Haley]

Good morning. This is Janelle.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Hey, Janelle. Who you want to get a biggest he hot to Janelle.

[Callers Janelle and Haley]

Donkey of the day goes to these two girls. I was walking, mind my own business. And they're laughing and talking to each other, carrying on. And then one of them crossed, like. And I looked like, side eye. I kind of grinned. I'm like. And then the other one, like, a second lady goes. I'm like. After that, I was like, you know what? Not today. Absolutely not. I crossed the street. I left. I started walking away because I'm not about to get that hornovirus or mess with my immune system with these people right next to me.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Hold on. So you just walking down the street and you heard a girl cough a little. Little. And you thought that was the Hannah

[Callers Janelle and Haley]

at first, because I left the girl right behind me, like, okay. And I started walking. Listen to my music. My. My business. I'm out, going to my car. And then she's. They get next to me, like, three feet. Like, I was like, fake or real? I looked at her. I was like. And then she. The other one, she's talking to was like. And I was like, okay, I walk. I just started ski walking. I went. I was like, no, no, no. You see what I'm saying?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I'm not mad at you. Listen, we at that point where you judging. We judging you for sneezing more than twice. We judging you for little coughing fits. We just don't know. We gotta take precautions. I understand. Thank you for calling, Janelle. Good morning. Who's this?

[Callers Janelle and Haley]

Hey, it's Haley.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Hey, Haley. Who you want to get a biggest to, Haley?

[Callers Janelle and Haley]

I want to give the donkey of the day to Kendrick Lamar.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Oh, God. For what?

[Callers Janelle and Haley]

Drake ate him up in Iceman.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I don't think that's the case, man. Listen and see, this is the narrative that we not gonna spend. Drake already took his L. It's okay to take his L now. He just screaming about the L he took. You know who Drake is. You ever seen Minister Society? When Chauncey got his ass kicked and Chauncey got the videotape of, you know, Kane and Old Dog, and he ready to go scream and tell it to the police. That's where Drake is at right now. So don't say he ate Kendrick up.

[Callers Janelle and Haley]

No, he did. How you gotta listen to Iceman.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I. I've listened to enough. I don't care what's on. There's nothing on Iceman that's gonna change the outcome of what happened two years ago. It's not funny.

[Podcast Host]

She called the troll you this morning.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I know. She probably.

[Podcast Host]

She gonna take your stat.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Listen, are you gonna take your p. Have you taken your picture covered in semen yet, ma'?

[Caller Terrell]

Am?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Oh, good morning. Who's this?

[Caller Brandon]

Hey, good morning.

[Caller Terrell]

This is Terrell.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Terrell, how are you, sir? Who you want to get a biggest he haul to?

[Caller Terrell]

I'm doing well. I want to get the biggest. I hate to say this, but I gotta give it to you, Charlemagne.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Okay. Why?

[Caller Terrell]

Well, you're supposed to be a mental health advocate. Every time I listen to this radio show, you always trying to bully my man Drake. And luckily for him, he's strong enough to take it. But if he wasn't, he'd go through a mental health crisis right now. First of all, your disdain for him, Drake, I don't take any away from the fact that this is the biggest and most historical thing that has happened in the last 20 years of music.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Oh, my God. See this. This is why. It's a bunch of grown men covered in semen, covered in frozen semen, Posting them on Instagram, talking about Iceman on the way I don't have a disdain for Drake. Drake is an artist. Drake puts out music, and the music can be critiqued once it's up, once it's out for public consumption, we, the consumers, can critique it. That's what I do, sir.

[Caller Terrell]

But what I will say, as someone that has to work in an hour. I spent three hours listening to that last night. I'm probably gonna regret it in a few. I'm tired as hell.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Why would you do that?

[Caller Terrell]

How much music do you do?

[Podcast Host]

I was just saying it was so. I was trying. I was falling asleep, waking back up, restarting songs. Like, we are getting old.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

But what's the point of that, though? Like, the music is gonna be here when you wake up. Like, why do you have to listen to it? Why did you have to binge listen to it?

[Podcast Host]

It just feels good. Cause it's like everybody.

[Caller Terrell]

Yeah, I got caught up in it. Well, it's too much music for you to be critiquing it this early.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I haven't critiqued it. I haven't heard it. I've listened to some of Iceman. I haven't critiqued it at all.

[Caller Terrell]

Fair enough. Fair enough. Well. Well, give it. Give it a listen over the weekend. I know you probably got a lot of other things that you consider better to do, but it's music for the ears. It's music for the soul.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I'm gonna be honest with you. I highly doubt I'm gonna listen to all three Drake albums, bro. Like, I'm just. I'm just not. I got a life. You know what I mean? I understand for those of you who like to be covered in frozen semen and post and say, iceman coming. Iceman came. What is it now? Y' all can say iceman came. See? Oh, my God. Y' all don't even gotta say iceman coming no more. Now, when y' all post, y' all selves covered in the frozen semen put Iceman came. Good morning. Who's this?

[Caller Brandon]

Yo, what's up? This Brandon from Louisiana.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Brandon from Louisiana, who You want to get a biggest? He haw to

[Caller Brandon]

give it to all the people who are giving Dr. Brian the smoke. And my reason being is, think about it. Like, when people go get their hair done or go get their hair cut, are y' all asking them barbers and them hairstylists, hey, let me see your. Sir, your certificate. Like, did you go to school, like, or y' all just going in there because Kiki know how to do, like, a little quick weave? So we're like, oh, let me just go see Kiki.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Now I'm gonna tell you.

[Caller Brandon]

Are these people who.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Now I'm telling you. Let me tell you where your argument falls apart. When you walk into these barbershops and you walk into these hair salons, one thing that you will see most of the time is these people have their certification plastered on the wall somewhere. Like, literally right behind. They boo for their station. Their certification is right there for the world to see. If you're a licensed barber, licensed hairstylist, it's usually showcased in your facility.

[Caller Brandon]

Charlotte, I'm telling you, you will be so you will be shocked if you go in there, like, yeah, y' all fools don't really have y' all stuff up. Like, you will be surprised the same thing. Like, people who do all this catering and stuff, did they go to school for this? Like, hey, let me see your degree or your certificate from cooking school? Culinary school? Like, I think if we gonna give her the smoke, we gotta give everybody the smoke who do not have their certificate, their license, all this. Let's keep that energy across the board.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I'm not saying you wrong, but if you are in a barbershop, a professional shop, you have to be a licensed barber to legally cut hair and shave people and trim beards, all right? For money. You have. You're supposed to be. So I'm not saying that you're wrong. I'm just. And I'm also telling you that most of these people, when you walk into these shops, they have their certification up for everybody to see.

[Caller Brandon]

You will be shocked by a lot of people who don't do that. They just like, let me just feel this. This boofy. Let me just try to get. To get this money off this boofy. Like, you would be shocked when you go, but that's all I'm saying.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I'm with you, but I don't think that makes it right. Just because people are doing it don't make it right. But have a great day, sir.

[Caller Brandon]

You don't.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

All right, that was the people's donkey. We do that every Friday. Every Friday. I allow you, the people, to call in and give somebody the credit they deserve for being stupid. So make sure you take advantage of that next Friday. Or you can go to the iHeartRadio app, go to the Breakfast Club page, go to the Talkback feature, and you can leave us a message. All right?

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