The People's Donkey

Summary

Donkey of the Day: "The People’s Donkey" – May 8, 2026

Podcast: Donkey of the Day (Power 105.1 FM)
Host: DJ Envy, with callers and contributors
Theme: Letting the listeners nominate "Donkey of the Day" for acts of foolishness or injustice

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Episode Overview

On this special Friday edition of "Donkey of the Day," DJ Envy turns the mic over to the listeners for "The People’s Donkey," allowing callers to nominate people or groups they feel have displayed ignorance, lack of compassion, or egregious behavior. This episode features a series of lively, candid calls ranging from personal grievances to social commentary, including discussions on public compassion, racism, political disillusionment, and viral injustice in the service industry.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. People’s Donkey of the Day – Opening and Caller Format

• DJ Envy explains the tradition: Each Friday, listeners nominate someone for Donkey of the Day, specifically recognizing acts lacking in sense or empathy.
  “You, the people, to give somebody the credit they deserve for being stupid.” (02:13)

2. Joshua Williams' Nomination: Everyday Lack of Compassion

• Joshua Williams nominates "everyone who's not nice and doesn't have compassion."
  • Shares a personal reflection on empathy:
    “I feel like people need compassion nowadays... you don't know what people are going through.” (03:36)
  • Connects his experience as an aspiring pilot struggling to afford training, and appeals for support.
  • Memorable moment: Joshua recounts sneaking backstage at a festival to deliver his proposal to DJ Envy, seeking $150,000 for flight school.
    “He snuck backstage. He had this whole proposal. He was asking me and Duvall for money, but in a respectful way…” (02:53 – DJ Envy)
  • Joshua promotes his email, humbly pitching for assistance:
    “Being a pilot is something I've been trying to do since high school. It's my passion... all you gotta do is pay, I'll do the rest and I even pay you back.” (04:34)

3. Don Dada’s Nomination: Chud the Builder’s Racist Provocation

• Don Dada (from Queens) nominates "Chud the Builder," a white racial provocateur recently banned from social media platforms.
  • Cites Chud’s allegedly racist language and violence:
    “He’s walking around provoking black people, calling 'em the N word... he threatens people. He just had one where he maced a pregnant girl.” (05:21)
  • Laments the lack of consequences:
    “He maced a pregnant girl and ain’t nobody beat him up.” (05:47)
  • Expresses the frustration of black communities with repeated provocation:
    "We don’t deal with a lot from white people. And for you to come up and provoke me and jump in my face, I don’t know how I’m gonna react." (06:19)

4. Paul Irene’s Nomination: America

• Paul Irene gives a tongue-in-cheek nomination to the entire country, citing disillusionment with political leadership (Trump) and national malaise.
  • “America gotta get it, y’all instilled a leader, quote unquote, a leader who portrayed himself as Jesus... now $1 billion of your own tax money and gas is high. Started a war.” (07:00)
• Memorable reflection:
  • “Whether or not you voted for a person don’t matter because you still got to deal with the consequences of the President’s actions regardless.” (07:41 – DJ Envy)
• Lighthearted asides about gas prices and "Sasquatch Chronicles" podcast.
  • “Sasquatch Chronicles... when you hear these people's encounters... it gotta be real!” (08:21 – Timbo)

5. Elise’s Nomination: Owners of Percy & Willie’s Restaurant (Florence, SC)

• Elise calls out the restaurant owners for allegedly ejecting a prominent black food critic "Ben, the Critic,” seemingly due to racial profiling for filming while dining.
  • “Everybody knew him... so much love. And the owners just came up and told him he had to leave... [and] said call the police. Like, that man did something.” (09:52)
  • DJ Envy investigates the viral video; validates the outrage over anti-videotaping excuses in the age of smartphones:
    “I don't see how you can not allow videotape in 2026, everybody videotaping something.” (10:31)
  • Elise suspects discrimination, referencing the critic’s appearance:
    “I really believe it was because he was a black man with locks, and they was just profiling.” (10:38)
  • DJ Envy underscores the importance of amplifying the story: “Nothing wrong with that. It's a good story to amplify, cause I didn't know nothing about it.” (11:36)

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Memorable Quotes & Moments (with Timestamps)

• DJ Envy:
  “You want to get the biggest he haw to?” (02:24)
• Joshua Williams:
  “I just want to get the biggest he haw to everybody who’s, you know, not nice and doesn’t have compassion nowadays…” (03:36)
• Don Dada:
  “He’s walking around provoking black people, calling 'em the N word... Matter of fact, I think he just had one where he maced a pregnant girl.” (05:21)
• Paul Irene:
  “America gotta get it, y’all instilled a leader… now $1 billion of your own tax money and gas is high. Started a war.” (07:00)
• DJ Envy:
  “Whether or not you voted for a person don’t matter because you still got to deal with the consequences of the President’s actions regardless.” (07:41)
• Elise:
  “I really believe it was because he was a black man with locks, and they was just profiling.” (10:38)
• DJ Envy (on viral injustice):
  “It's a good story to amplify, cause I didn't know nothing about it.” (11:36)

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• [02:13] – Listeners invited to call in to nominate their "Donkey of the Day"
• [02:24 – 04:59] – Joshua Williams on compassion and the struggle to become a pilot
• [05:03 – 06:33] – Don Dada discusses "Chud the Builder" and reactions to racist provocation
• [06:38 – 08:59] – Paul Irene nominates America, venting about politics and gas prices, pivots to recommendations for Sasquatch media
• [09:34 – 11:43] – Elise on racial profiling at Percy & Willie’s, and the viral story of food critic Ben

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Tone & Style

The conversation stays candid, humorous, and authentic, with real-life stories, cultural critique, and an earnest (if occasionally comedic) call for more empathy and less ignorance in daily life. DJ Envy remains both facilitator and occasional skeptic, helping callers’ stories resonate while grounding outrageous nominations in the show’s classic tone: part vent, part rallying cry, part community check-in.

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Summary

This “People’s Donkey” episode is a lively, listener-driven showcase of personal and societal grievances—from a lack of everyday empathy to viral injustices and systemic issues. Through humor, outrage, and storytelling, the episode highlights common frustrations and the collective desire for a kinder, more accountable society.

Transcript

[DJ Envy]

This is an iHeart podcast, Guaranteed Human.

[Robert Smigel]

Another podcast from some SNL late night comedy guy. Not quite on Humor Me with Robert Smigel and Friends. Me and hilarious guests from Bob Odenkirk to David Letterman help make you funnier. This week. My guests, SNL's Mikey Day and head writer Streeter Seidel help an acapella band with their between songs banter.

[Sports Slice Host]

Where does your group perform?

[DJ Envy]

We do some retirement homes.

[Robert Smigel]

Those people are starving for banter. Listen to Humor Me with Robert Smigel and friends on the iHeartRadio Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Clifford Taylor IV]

A win is a win. A win is a win. I don't care what y' all say. Yep, that's me. Clifford Taylor the Fourth. You might have seen the skits, my basketball and college football journey, or my career in sports media. Well, now I'm bringing all of that excitement to my brand new podcast, the Clifford Show. This is a place for raw, unfiltered conversations with athletes, creators and voices that not only deserve to be heard, but celebrated. So let's get to it. Listen to the Clifford show on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever. Get your podcast. And for more behind the scenes, follow CLIFFORD and at TikTok Podcast Network.

[Sports Slice Host]

On TikTok last night, a blown call changed the game. This morning, the Internet lost its mind and nobody's telling you exactly what happened. That's where Sports Slice comes in.

[Timbo]

I'm Timbo.

[Sports Slice Host]

And every episode we're cutting through the noise, breaking down the biggest moments in sports and giving you the real story behind the headlines. And we're going straight to the source. The athletes themselves, their locker room stories, their reactions in the moment, and the stuff nobody gets to hear. Listen to Sports slice on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast. And for more, follow Timbo Slice Life 12 and the TikTok Podcast Network on TikTok.

[DJ Envy]

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[Clifford Taylor IV]

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

[Timbo]

Remember now, that is how they choose.

[Clifford Taylor IV]

Call in now. 800-585-1051.

[DJ Envy]

Yes, Donkey. Today for Friday, May 8th is the People's donkey. You know, every Friday, we open up the phone lines and we allow you, the people, to give somebody the credit they deserve for being stupid. So who's this?

[Joshua Williams]

Hey, this is Joshua Williams. I'm trying to get somebody talk to you today.

[DJ Envy]

Go ahead, Josh. You want to get a bigger C? Hard to.

[Joshua Williams]

First I want to say what's up to everybody. DJ Envy or LaRosa. Jerry Staller, man, of course. And Charlamagne. I was at the Black Effect Podcast festival.

[DJ Envy]

Thank you for coming, brother.

[Joshua Williams]

I know.

[Robert Smigel]

No problem.

[Joshua Williams]

I'm the one that snuck backstage to give you the paper, man.

[DJ Envy]

Oh, my God. A pilot. The guy that wanted to be the pilot. You trying to be a pilot?

[Joshua Williams]

Yes, sir. Yes, sir, that's me.

[DJ Envy]

Absolutely. I can't forget you.

[Timbo]

Yeah, man.

[DJ Envy]

He snuck backstage. And I'm gonna tell you what I like about him. He snuck backstage. He had this whole proposal. He was asking me. He was asking me and Duvall for money, but in a respectful way because he's trying to get his pilot license. But then he goes, hey, man, I just want you to know, man, I snuck back here, man. He just kept it one.

[Timbo]

In it. Yeah.

[DJ Envy]

Good guy. Your money.

[Timbo]

No.

[Joshua Williams]

Oh, no, no. Nobody called me yet. I'm still waiting on the email or call.

[DJ Envy]

Yes, sir. He asked for $150,000.

[Clifford Taylor IV]

Oh, wow.

[DJ Envy]

How much?

[Timbo]

It was called.

[Joshua Williams]

That's how much the program is.

[DJ Envy]

Huh? I can't hear me, though.

[Timbo]

I can't hear me, though.

[Joshua Williams]

That's how much school is.

[DJ Envy]

Yes, he wants to be a pilot. Okay. Yes, school, too. Yeah. But continue, sir. You want to get the biggest he haw to.

[Joshua Williams]

I just want to get the biggest he haw to everybody who's, you know, not nice and, you know, doesn't have compassion nowadays, because I feel like people need compassion nowadays just for everyday stuff, you know? You know, you don't know who people are going. You know, what people are going through. Just the other day, I was talking to somebody, and I caught myself. I'm like, dang, man. I don't know what this person is going through, and, you know, I don't know what they have in their life. So donkey today that everybody who doesn't have compassion, everybody who's not nice, especially when we drive on these crazy roads, man.

[DJ Envy]

Oh, you're a truck driver?

[Joshua Williams]

No, no, I just, you know, I just. Nah. But like, in Atlanta, people drive crazy.

[DJ Envy]

Oh, got. You got. You got.

[Joshua Williams]

You got to compass on the road.

[Elise]

All right.

[DJ Envy]

In New York, they do, too. So I appreciate that, bro. Yes, sir. Thank you, my brother. Give me your information, man. So if anybody want to reach out to you and maybe help you on your journey to be a pilot, my

[Joshua Williams]

name is Joshua Williams. My phone number is.

[DJ Envy]

Millions of people listening now. You don't want to give your phone number. Damn. Give me an Instagram or something.

[Joshua Williams]

No, I don't got an Instagram, but my email is Joshua Williams 1299gmail.com. Being a pilot is something I've been trying to do since high school. It's my passion. It's just super expensive and I'm trying to pay for it. If you can help me out, I. I greatly appreciate it. You know, all you gotta do is pay. I'll do the rest and I even pay you back, man.

[DJ Envy]

Yes, sir. I appreciate you, brother.

[Joshua Williams]

All right, you guys have a good one.

[DJ Envy]

All right. I respect his hustle. Good morning. Who's this?

[Timbo]

This is Don Dada from Queens. How you doing, my brother?

[DJ Envy]

Don Dada from Queens. Who you want to get a biggest y heart to? Don Dada, man.

[Timbo]

You already know. They got this dude on the head today. Maybe all over. He just got kicked off a kick. His name is Just the Builder. This white dude is crazy, bro.

[DJ Envy]

I don't know him, but I heard his name.

[Timbo]

Yeah, you gonna have him because somebody gonna do something to him, bro. Because he's. He's walking around provoking black people call him the N word, Free speech. So he thinks it's his right to call people the N word and out their name because it's free speech. And he walks up and then he threatens people. Matter of fact, I think he just had one where he maced a pregnant girl.

[DJ Envy]

No.

[Timbo]

Trying to defend her, but yeah, man, they arrested him. The dude is crazy.

[DJ Envy]

He maced a pregnant girl and ain't nobody beat him up.

[Timbo]

He didn't need nobody one yet, bro, because he come over here with it. I'm going to jail. No, seriously, that dude is crazy. You see a picture of him? He got a cowboy hat on and he got this funny, like, French mustache. He looked like he low on the other side, bro.

[DJ Envy]

His name is Chud the Builder. Chud C H U D. So you already did your. You already did your jail math. You. You read. You've calculated how much the time. How much time you gonna get.

[Timbo]

I'm saying that, but you know, I ain't really trying to do that. But, you know, you never know what you're gonna do when you get approached in that situation, man. We don't deal with a lot from white people. And for you to come up and provoke me and jump in my face, I don't know how I'm gonna react.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah, I mean, you maced my. You mace a pregnant woman. You gotta get it. Yeah. Good morning. Who's this?

[Timbo]

This is Paul, Irene.

[DJ Envy]

Hey, Paul, Irene. Who you wanna get the biggest he to America?

[Timbo]

Okay, I would like to get the biggest he had to America.

[DJ Envy]

Tell us why.

[Timbo]

Mainly because of Trump. I mean, I don't really care he vote for Trump. Kamala, whoever, but. And this collateral damage because I know everyone didn't want Trump, but America gotta get it, y'.

[Joshua Williams]

All.

[Timbo]

Y' all instilled a leader, quote unquote. A leader who portrayed himself as Jesus. He told y' all he was gonna, like, make this new dancing room with his own private funds. And now $1 billion of your own tax money and gas is high. Started a war. He did the Jimmy Dolan shake and bake on the whole continent.

[DJ Envy]

Damn.

[Timbo]

You know, laughing and cheering. America gotta get it. We all done.

[DJ Envy]

Why you. Why you talking like you're not in America? Oh, that's what I said.

[Timbo]

I'm a dummy too. I don't know what else to do with the gas. I just see the gap. $5, $6 is crazy.

[DJ Envy]

Well, I mean, listen, that's. That's the thing about living in this country, right? Like, whether or not you voted for a person don't matter because you still got to deal with the consequences of the President's actions regardless.

[Timbo]

Exactly. Exactly. Oh, and I'm sorry before, because I know envy likes to bang on people real quick. May I please also say, with the X Files, you gotta check out Sasquatch Chronicle. It's a podcast about people who tell the encounters, the stories about when they encounter Bigfoot.

[DJ Envy]

You ain't gotta tell me twice. I'm gonna watch it. But I will say this. It's hard for me to listen to episodes about Sasquatch. I'm the guy that's stuck on all the Sasquatch TV shows.

[Timbo]

This, I. I swear this is better. Like, I'm convinced. I don't like to say I believe, but I'm very convinced they exist. When you hear these people's encounters, it don't sound like it's gotta be real. Like, what, do these people think they might be aliens?

[DJ Envy]

Nah, I don't think they're aliens. I mean, listen, Bigfoot is just a primate in the woods. Like, think about all of the crazy primates we see in the jungle. Why is it so far fetched to think that it's just a primate in the woods?

[Timbo]

Exactly. Exactly. But then why the government hiding it? That's the only thing that don't make sense.

[DJ Envy]

That is. That is true. That is true. But I. I watch all. I watch Finding Bigfoot Expedition, Bigfoot. Sasquatch on Hulu. I watch all of that.

[Timbo]

This is the best one, hands down. I can do Sasquatch Chronicles and. Oh, and Shattered. Like, please check it out. That's the comic book I gave you. I don't like to bother people, but it's. I think you're gonna like it. Like, I really think you're gonna like it.

[DJ Envy]

Okay, I'm gonna check it out, my brother.

[Timbo]

Okay. You already got it. I gave it to you.

[DJ Envy]

Okay.

[Timbo]

That's a memory. Yeah.

[Joshua Williams]

Yeah.

[DJ Envy]

I tell you, another good movie, too. Sasquatch Sunset. You ever saw that?

[Joshua Williams]

No.

[DJ Envy]

Oh, man. It came out a couple of years ago. You got to watch Sasquatch Sunset. It's not a documentary, though. It's actually movie about a family of big feet. I guess you should call them big feet if it's more than one. Good morning. Who's this?

[Elise]

Elise.

[DJ Envy]

Elise. Oh, yeah, exactly. Go to the wall. Who you want to get a biggest haul to? Elise.

[Elise]

To the owners of Percy and Willie

[Timbo]

In Florence, S.C. what is Percy and Willie?

[DJ Envy]

Let me look that up. What's that? That's a.

[Elise]

It's a restaurant.

[DJ Envy]

Okay.

[Elise]

So a food critic went there. His name is Ben. A critic. He's very well known. Whenever he walked in the restaurant, everybody knew him. Like, he was getting so much love. And the owners just came up and told him he had to leave. And when he asked why, they said, because you're videoing, and we don't allow videoing in here. And proceeds to turn around and say, call the police. Like, that man did something.

[DJ Envy]

Wow. I'm watching it now. Video shows confrontation as black food critic says he was pushed from South Carolina restaurant.

[Elise]

Yes.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah. Percy and William.

[Elise]

Everybody was in there showing him love. Like, very well known. He's awesome.

[DJ Envy]

Is that an actual policy? Do they not allow. I don't see how you can not allow videotape in 2026, everybody videotaping something.

[Elise]

Exactly. I really believe it was because he was a black man with locks, and they was just profiling.

[DJ Envy]

I mean, there's plenty of black men with locks in Florence, South Carolina.

[Elise]

Yeah.

[DJ Envy]

Maybe it was because of the disruption he was causing. Not causing a disruption, but, you know,

[Elise]

it wasn't even a disruption.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah, I don't want to say disruption.

[Timbo]

You know what I mean?

[DJ Envy]

I'm watching the video now. It wasn't a camera crew. He just had his camera. I don't mean disruption, but, you know, like, everybody, like, getting excited when they saw him and stuff like that.

[Elise]

Right. Even one of the Hostess came up to him and was like, I have a waitress that wants to wait on you. So we got a table for you. They specifically want you because it's you. Wow.

[DJ Envy]

So what y' all gonna do? Y' all gonna stop going to Percy and Willis?

[Elise]

I. I'll never go there.

[Timbo]

Well, I don't.

[Elise]

I don't live there, but I would never go there if I did go.

[DJ Envy]

Where you live in Florence, where you live at?

[Elise]

Well, I'm from North Carolina, but I live in Florida now.

[DJ Envy]

Oh, so you just minding South Carolina business is what you're doing this morning?

[Elise]

Definitely.

[DJ Envy]

Okay. Nothing wrong with that. It's a good story to amplify. Cause I didn't know nothing about it. Thank you for calling.

[Elise]

Thank you.

[DJ Envy]

All right. Salute to the Bennett critic. I don't know. I don't know him.

[Clifford Taylor IV]

I'm just.

[DJ Envy]

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[Robert Smigel]

Another podcast from some SNL late night comedy guy not quite on Humor Me with Robert Smigel and Friends. Me and hilarious guests from Bob Odenkirk to David Letterman help make you funnier. This week, my guests SNL's Mikey Day and head writer Streeter Seidel help an acapella band with their between songs banter.

[Sports Slice Host]

Where does your group perform?

[DJ Envy]

We do some retirement homes.

[Robert Smigel]

Those people are starving for banter. Listen to Humor Me with Robert Smigel and friends on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Clifford Taylor IV]

A win is a win, A win is a win. I don't care what y' all say. Yep, that's me. Clifford Taylor, the fourth you might have seen the skits, my basketball and college football journey, or my career in sports media. Well, now I'm bringing all of that excitement to my brand new podcast, the Clifford Show. This is a place for raw, unfiltered conversations with athletes, creators, and voices that not only deserve to be heard, but celebrated. So let's get to it. Listen to the Clifford show on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast. And for more behind the scenes, follow CLIFFORD and at TikTok Podcast Network.

[Sports Slice Host]

On TikTok last night, a blown call changed the game. This morning, the Internet lost its mind and nobody's telling you exactly what happened. That's where Sports Slice comes in.

[Timbo]

I'm Timbo.

[Sports Slice Host]

And every episode we're cutting through the noise, breaking down the biggest moments in sports and giving you the real story behind the headline. And we're going straight to the source. The athletes themselves, their locker room stories, their reactions in the moment, and the stuff nobody gets to hear. Listen to Sports slice on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, wherever you get your podcast. And for more, follow Timbo, Slice Life 12 and the TikTok Podcast Network on TikTok.

[DJ Envy]

This is an iHeart podcast. Guaranteed human.