Fudd Around and Takeover March

Summary

Fudd Around and Find Out

Episode: Fudd Around and Takeover March

Date: March 20, 2026
Host: Azzi Fudd, Ashanti Plummer
Podcast by: iHeartPodcasts and Unanimous Media

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Episode Overview

In this lively and candid episode, Azzi Fudd and co-host Ashanti Plummer celebrate Azzi's whirlwind March of brand activations, major magazine covers, and on-court feats in her final year at UConn. The duo dish on behind-the-scenes fashion moments, upcoming ESPN family documentaries, and play a heartfelt, fun adaptation of the 36 Questions to Fall in Love, tailored “Fudd Around” style. Throughout, Azzi reflects on her rapid rise in the public eye and the balance between her athletic, academic, and personal pursuits.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. March Media Takeover

[02:22 - 03:16]

• Ashanti lists Azzi’s extensive brand collaborations: Jordan Brand, Geico, Marriott, Cash App, Celsius, Paula’s Choice, CoverGirl, Madison Reed, Planet Fitness, Cava, Slam magazine cover, and more.
• Ashanti: “When do you rest?”
• Azzi admits it's surreal to see her own name next to such iconic brands.

“Sometimes I can’t believe this is my life.”
— Azzi Fudd [03:16]

• Azzi explains she prioritizes brands that align with her values and enjoys forming real relationships with teams she partners with.

2. Magazine Covers & Fashion Moments

[05:11 - 14:03]

• Azzi and Ashanti review sneak peeks from Azzi’s Celsius/Slam magazine collaboration and her first Self Magazine fashion-forward shoot.
• The pair react live to the photos, highlighting style, hair, and how it differs from traditional sports portraits.

“Girl, the body is bodying. Come on. I do love me a two-piece set.”
— Ashanti Plummer [06:16]
“I wish I could see the nails… one thing about you, you gonna put on a nail set. Shout out Sarah.”
— Ashanti Plummer [06:26]

• Azzi shares she timed brand shoots for the offseason, handling March activations with work already in the can.

“I did most of my shoots and filming and all that content stuff in December, January leading up in February so it wouldn’t be a distraction.”
— Azzi Fudd [07:09]

• The Self Magazine cover marks Azzi’s first real "fashion lifestyle" shoot, which she rates second only to her Jordan Brand work.
• Azzi describes standout looks, like a mini-skirt/puffer/"pool floaty" dress (11:42), thigh-high boots in a gym (12:23), and editorial suiting.

3. Behind-the-Scenes Stories & Support

[14:16 - 17:52]

• Self Magazine includes an in-season upper body workout video, giving fans a peek at Azzi’s strength work (“just maintaining”).
• Azzi recalls having her friend Kelis hype her up on set:

“All you hear is Kelis, ‘Oh, she looks better than Beyoncé.’ I’m like, Kelis, thank you but shush.”
— Azzi Fudd [17:36]

4. Upcoming ESPN Fudd Family Documentary

[17:52 - 20:43]

• Azzi previews the Fudd family ESPN special, "Imperfectly Perfect."
• She explains her pride in her family’s uniqueness and the complex circumstances that make them special.

“All the imperfections is what make the Fudd family perfect… I wouldn’t have it any other way. So Imperfectly Perfect we are.”
— Azzi Fudd [20:01]

• The documentary is set for ESPN/SportsCenter; Ashanti encourages everyone to tune in.

5. Fudd Around & Fall in Love (Game Segment)

[23:51 - 33:48]

• Ashanti introduces a “36 Questions to Fall in Love” inspired game, spurring playful, genuine conversation.
• The duo riff on dream dinner guests (Jesus, Adam Sandler, Kerry Washington, Jim Carrey), perfect days (family, summer, lakes), singing, and what means most to them (family and faith).
• Azzi notes she'd choose the body of her 30-year-old self over the mind at 90 for lifelong growth—and to rock matching sets forever.
• Both reflect on gratitude, their upbringings, and what one superpower they’d want (Azzi wants to dunk, Ashanti wants to teleport).

“We’re both baddies, we’re both podcasters, and we’re both hoopers.”
— Azzi Fudd [30:44]

6. On-Court Highlights: Efficiency & Defense

[37:19 - 42:21]

• Ashanti expertly spotlights Azzi’s historic efficiency: nearly 50% from the field, 45% from three, and 95% from the line (flirting with the rare 50/40/90 club).
• Azzi is compared to collegiate legends like Diana Taurasi and Sabrina Ionescu.

“You’re having one of the most efficient scoring seasons we’ve seen in over the last 20 years.”
— Ashanti Plummer [37:37]

“I feel like I haven’t been shooting well lately. So I’m actually kind of surprised to hear that.”
— Azzi Fudd [41:05]

• Ashanti emphasizes Azzi’s two-way play, lauding her as a lockdown defender who takes pride in disrupting opponents.
• Azzi reflects on how much she and her team have embraced defense as an identity this season.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On choosing brands:
  “I want their values to align with mine… I’m all about relationships.”
  — Azzi Fudd [03:40]

• Live fashion reaction:
  “Are you wearing heels, Miss Girl?”
  — Ashanti Plummer [08:31]

• Family & roots:
  “All of us together, all the imperfections is what make the Fudd family perfect.”
  — Azzi Fudd [20:01]

• Statistical legacy:
  “Girl, hello. And this list is very short and the company you’re in is kind of ridiculous.”
  — Ashanti Plummer [38:01]

• Playful affirmations:
  “I’m excited to see the other ones. I feel like it’s giving—like with the coat and the hair, I feel it’s even like Kerry Washington, like, I’m about to own business.”
  — Azzi Fudd [09:39]

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• March Brand Activations & Life Reflections: [02:22 – 04:39]
• Fashion & Magazine Reactions: [05:11 – 14:03]
• Self Mag Workout Video & BTS Stories: [14:16 – 17:52]
• ESPN Family Doc Preview: [17:52 – 20:43]
• "Fudd Around & Fall in Love" Q&A Game: [23:51 – 33:48]
• On-Court Statistical Analysis & Praise: [37:19 – 42:21]

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Overall Tone & Style

The conversation is upbeat, supportive, humorous, and deeply authentic. Ashanti and Azzi balance playful energy with moments of vulnerability and sincere reflection, offering an inviting space for listeners to see both the superstar athlete and the real person behind the public persona.

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Takeaways for New Listeners

• Azzi Fudd is not only excelling on the court but making major moves in media, fashion, and culture.
• Her season is statistically one of the most efficient in two decades, with strong two-way play.
• Authenticity and relationships are at the core of her brand work and public presence.
• Family, faith, and gratitude are her foundation.
• The episode provides both sports insight and laughter, blending the experience of a young woman in the national spotlight with relatable, everyday moments.

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Next Episode Tease:
The Fudd family will be in the studio; expect more candid behind-the-scenes stories and heartfelt moments.

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End of Summary

Transcript

[Ashanti Plummer]

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[Az Fudd]

Hey everyone, welcome back to another episode of Futaround and find out. I'm here with my girl Ashanti. Hey girl.

[Ashanti Plummer]

Hey girl. Miss Girl, you have been very busy.

[Az Fudd]

Mm.

[Ashanti Plummer]

I am going to take the time now. Bear with me to list off all your activations during March. Me, me, me. Let me prepare multi year deal with Jordan Brand, Geico and national TV commercial, a Billboard docu series. Marriott, not Marriott. National TV commercial, Cash app, Celsius. Another slam cover, Paula's choice. Love them down. CoverGirl, Madison Reed Planet Fitness, Cava. And with Kava. You're dropping your own bowl, girl. When do you rest?

[Az Fudd]

Well, when you list it out like

[Ashanti Plummer]

that, it sounds crazy, insane, nuts, and amazing.

[Az Fudd]

It is really cool. Sometimes I can't believe this is my life.

[Ashanti Plummer]

That reminds me of the meme of LeBron where he says his head's back, hands on his head. Like, I can't believe it.

[Az Fudd]

That's. That's really me. Especially with the sun out now, I'm like, that's me.

[Ashanti Plummer]

How do you pick your partners? Like, when you decide you want to work with a brand, how do you decide?

[Az Fudd]

Yeah, well, I'm fortunate enough to get to have that decision and get to decide, like, who I want to work with, which is also crazy. It's another. This is my, like, is this really my life moment. But I look for, well, one brands that, you know, I genuinely like, products that I use, and it has to be a brand that, you know, I feel comfortable putting my name next to. So I want their values to align with mine. I want the people that work for them, with them to be good people. I'm all about relationships, so I think that's the biggest thing for me is working with brands that I'm excited to. To be. To be with, to be a part of, but then also people that, like, I could talk about someone from each of these shoots, each of these brands that I've met, and, like, we had just such a great, great connection. And I'm so excited to do things moving forward with them because they're great people. So I think I'm. I'm in such a fortunate position. It's really incredible.

[Ashanti Plummer]

Well, I love to see it. You are literally everywhere, and I'm excited to see it more. And honestly, I forgot two of my personal favorite brands that you got to partner with.

[Az Fudd]

Tell me.

[Ashanti Plummer]

I heart. Of course.

[Az Fudd]

Hello.

[Ashanti Plummer]

Shout out to iheart women's sports and our amazing Unanimous team. We love iheart. We love Unanimous. Thank y' all so much for this platform. We literally couldn't do it without y'.

[Az Fudd]

All. Literally.

[Ashanti Plummer]

Okay, so another thing. Yes.

[Az Fudd]

I just want to say I'm really excited for the other slam cover to come out. I think it's cute. Okay, that's it. You saw it? I saw a sneak peek.

[Ashanti Plummer]

Ooh. I'm excited to see that too.

[Az Fudd]

You'll like it. You'll like my outfit.

[Ashanti Plummer]

Come on now. You know we love to get into the fashion.

[Az Fudd]

Might as well. Might as well.

[Ashanti Plummer]

Yeah. Come on. Okay, so now we're going to have a live reaction. I guess we're just going to have to describe the faces to the listeners of your Celsius and slam cover. This is a collab Celsius slam. Amazing. Okay, I'm about to look.

[Az Fudd]

Okay,

[Ashanti Plummer]

child, it is giving. Excuse me. This is what I drink and get with it. I love this. I love when you give like you serve so much face. The curls just popping. Okay. Slamming Celsius. Y' all did this also, girl. The body.

[Az Fudd]

I like this outfit. I'm gonna rewear it for sure.

[Ashanti Plummer]

The body is bodying. Come on. And I do love me a two piece set. Oof. Child, everything about this eats down. I wish I could see the nails. Cause I know one thing about you. You gonna put on a nail set. Shout out Sarah.

[Az Fudd]

Shout out Sarah. Yeah, I like that little curl on my face too.

[Ashanti Plummer]

And I just love the details. And you know what? The makeup is giving, like smokey around the eyes. I don't think I've ever seen you do that. This eats. Love this.

[Az Fudd]

I like it.

[Ashanti Plummer]

Come on now. So that's your slam Celsius collab cover. You also have another cover coming out, or I believe once this drop, it will be out. Self magazine. Yes. And you, you have not seen this cover yet, right?

[Az Fudd]

I haven't. And we did the shoot for this a while ago. I. I mean, you, you listed all the brands that I'm working with and those things are coming out in March. But obviously you can't. Like right now I'm locked in. There's no time to shoot and film all this stuff. So I did most of my shoots and filming and all that content stuff in December, January leading up in February, so it wouldn't be a distraction. So this, like, I honestly kind of forgot about because so much has happened since then. So I can't wait. I can't wait because I love this shoe. This. I think this might be second to Jordan. Oh, like that's big high praise up there. It was really cool. It was just different than what I've done before.

[Ashanti Plummer]

This is. Yeah, this is your first, like real fashion lifestyle cover.

[Az Fudd]

Yeah. Oh.

[Ashanti Plummer]

How you feeling?

[Az Fudd]

Excited. Can we look at it?

[Ashanti Plummer]

Yes. All right, Come on, let's look. Okay, let's look. Wait, I'm nervous. I'm nervous.

[Az Fudd]

Can we look at.

[Ashanti Plummer]

Who are you? Who you feeling like. Oh, my. Hold on. Because the model. Girlies better be glad you picked up a basketball.

[Az Fudd]

Wow.

[Ashanti Plummer]

No, Az, you look so beautiful. Yeah, they're gonna gag. They're gonna gag. First of all, let's get into the outfit. Are you wearing heels, Miss Girl?

[Az Fudd]

I am.

[Ashanti Plummer]

I know. That's right. Tell me about it. Ooh, is this leather? What is this? I need this. I need it. I love the way this look. The color, the material, the white, the face, the hair, inches. I wish I could just. Can I show it? You look incredible. Wow. How do you feel?

[Az Fudd]

Thank you. Excited. Like, I can't believe that's me.

[Ashanti Plummer]

Who are you? That is you. The AZ fud effect. You really like a model. You ever thought about modeling? Are you gonna act and model?

[Az Fudd]

Oh, all right, let's add to the list.

[Ashanti Plummer]

Let's add modeling to the bucket list, girl. And this is. This is your hair. This is all you?

[Az Fudd]

Yeah, this is my hair.

[Ashanti Plummer]

Your hair's gotten so long, girl.

[Az Fudd]

It has. And I just got a trim, too.

[Ashanti Plummer]

I'm, like, really gagged, y'.

[Az Fudd]

All.

[Ashanti Plummer]

No lie.

[Az Fudd]

I'm so excited to see the other ones. I feel like it's giving. Like, with the coat and the hair, I feel it's even like Kerry Washington. Like, I'm about to own business.

[Ashanti Plummer]

Oh, that is mother.

[Az Fudd]

Because.

[Ashanti Plummer]

Yeah. Carrie, if you hear this. Your daughter putting in work. You look amazing. I'm not kidding.

[Az Fudd]

Thank you.

[Ashanti Plummer]

Second to Jordan, you know.

[Az Fudd]

Second. Wait till you see the other looks. Wait till you see the other looks. From this shoe.

[Ashanti Plummer]

This. I've never seen you look like this. I got my favorites.

[Az Fudd]

No, this is.

[Ashanti Plummer]

I can't.

[Az Fudd]

This is. This is so.

[Ashanti Plummer]

Girl, stop. Because not the other looks just hit my phone. What? Not the other looks just hit my phone.

[Az Fudd]

Other looks didn't hit my phone. Oh, yeah, they did, girl.

[Ashanti Plummer]

It's our phone. Are we about to talk about this? I really don't have many words. Like, az, you gonna have to walk through some of these looks. Like, how do you feel? Like you've never done anything like this before.

[Az Fudd]

I know.

[Ashanti Plummer]

I'm actually. So. I don't have no words, and I talk a lot. Girl.

[Az Fudd]

I know. It's, like, silent. Which one's your favorite?

[Ashanti Plummer]

Oh, my go gosh. Okay, so the COVID The COVID Hands down. I'm like. Cause you know what it is? You've given, like, fierce before. Like, don't mess with me. Don't play when you have your basketball shoots. This has given fierce, but it's also so soft and, like, feminine and Beautiful. They did a great job. You look amazing. I love the little soft smile. Look away. I love your professional look. You know, me and pink go together real bad, so you never could go wrong there. This is like another side view. I'm sorry. I'm doing a lot of talking now after being gagged, but I want to hear what you think. Like, tell me about. Tell me about this little mini skirt. Puffer, puffer, long sleeve, red look. Tell me about that.

[Az Fudd]

This one is crazy. It's just different. Like, the. It looks like a little pool floaty around my waist, and then just like the. I don't even know what words to describe the top, but, like. Like the puffy sleeves, it's just different. Like, I love. Like, my legs look good in it. Like, look at my long legs.

[Ashanti Plummer]

Come on.

[Az Fudd]

It's all those at work and rehab. All those leg extensions and trap bar deadlifts and freaking squats and. Yeah. And obviously I like the pink.

[Ashanti Plummer]

Yes, girl.

[Az Fudd]

I really like the last one throwing to me in the weight room. Those are like coochie high boots,

[Ashanti Plummer]

Not coochie high.

[Az Fudd]

The boots go all the way up. They were huge. It was. It took a minute to get on for sure.

[Ashanti Plummer]

Is this a custom look? The one with the boots in the

[Az Fudd]

weight room, it was like two different outfits she put together. I like that one. That one is just different. Like, don't even little, like, half describe

[Ashanti Plummer]

it, because people, People. People can't see it right now.

[Az Fudd]

I don't even know how to describe this. Okay, so we've got these. It's like a little. It's got a button up, a striped button up, long sleeve. And then we have this gray, like, corset looking thing. And then half of it, it's like a half blazer. Is that how you describe it?

[Ashanti Plummer]

Yeah, I would.

[Az Fudd]

I would describe it. I would describe one of my shoulders and one of my arms. And then I have a little skirt, but it's like a puffy, like, type skirt underneath. And then these super long boots that go all the way up under the skirt. You can't see. This is fierce. Yeah, this one is cool.

[Ashanti Plummer]

Like, I could see this walking down the Runway for sure.

[Az Fudd]

I like that one a lot.

[Ashanti Plummer]

I love all of it. It's so different, but it's so you. It's like another layer. We've seen, like, so many facets of you. Come on, businesswoman. We gonna get into this suit. This is different.

[Az Fudd]

It is different.

[Ashanti Plummer]

You look incredible. Let's start. Let's start and finish. There. Thank you so you looked amazing with self mag. They also did like a little workout video with you.

[Az Fudd]

Yeah.

[Ashanti Plummer]

So in this video I'm seeing you're walking people through. Is this like your normal workout or is this like off season? What is this workout that you're walking through?

[Az Fudd]

This is one of my in season workouts. Like more of an upper body in season workout. So it's not. It's nothing crazy. It's kind of just to keep you. To keep you even. You don't lose. You're kind of just maintaining with this one. Okay.

[Ashanti Plummer]

And maintaining is maintaining. Okay, so everyone who was wondering asking what the workout plan is, make sure you tune in to the self mag video of her in the weight room because sister doing band pull aparts. You do it? Yeah, girl.

[Az Fudd]

I can't even do.

[Ashanti Plummer]

I can't even do a pull up. Okay, I might give you one.

[Az Fudd]

Yeah, you're long, so it's harder for tall people. Got more arms. Yeah.

[Ashanti Plummer]

With some assistance. I give you like six.

[Az Fudd]

Okay.

[Ashanti Plummer]

With a very strong band. A very strong.

[Az Fudd]

You gotta start somewhere.

[Ashanti Plummer]

Exactly.

[Az Fudd]

But yes, but six. I'd be impressed if you could give me six.

[Ashanti Plummer]

I give you six.

[Az Fudd]

Okay. I'm gonna hold you to that next time I see you. So.

[Ashanti Plummer]

Oh my gosh. Now I gotta send a video over. Like, I swear, I give you six. No, but seriously, I get asked this all the time. So now people want to know. Here is your maintain upper body video of AZ working out in the weight room.

[Az Fudd]

I'm nervous. I haven't fully watched it, so hopefully it turned out well.

[Ashanti Plummer]

Girl, you look good, honestly. And to be honest, looking like that, they not even gonna be paying attention to the workout. Come on now.

[Az Fudd]

Whatever. Whatever. But I do think that is kind of why this shoot was extra cool to me. Just to show like that you can do both. Like, it shows my. Wasn't doing basketball, but it shows like me working out my athletic side, the strength behind my beauty. And then you see like the. The softer feminine side. So I think that's cool to show both sides.

[Ashanti Plummer]

I love that.

[Az Fudd]

And how like, yeah, they're separate, but they're one. And it's.

[Ashanti Plummer]

And you can be. Yes. And it's you. It's all the things that make you. And it's not always just on court. It's off court. And all the things that you're into that makes az. So I love that we get like a peek inside of that side of your life. And it looked amazing. Do you have any, like, I know there's a bts like you know, behind the scenes photo video. Was there any fun behind the scenes

[Az Fudd]

stories that I posted or. Oh, oh, you mean. Oh, my gosh. Yes, actually. Actually, yes. This would have been a great time to bring Kelis on, to have her explain my looks because she was there for a couple of them. And. And you know how you can hear her on the bench whenever I'm shooting and she's like, just like non stop talking, like whatever. She screams at games. Who knows it was that. Except at a photo shoot where it's like chill vibes speaker on music. The photographer is like, okay, now do this, do that. And all you hear is Khalees, oh, she looks better than Beyonce. Oh, I'm like, Khalees, thank you. But shush. So she was definitely my hype woman on set. And that was.

[Ashanti Plummer]

It was sweet.

[Az Fudd]

It was really sweet because sometimes, I don't know, I get awkward just posing when it's just me in front of a camera. So to have my hype woman there.

[Ashanti Plummer]

Come on, Kelsey.

[Az Fudd]

I wish someone had a video. My mom probably has a video of Kelis screaming in the back.

[Ashanti Plummer]

I love that. And honestly, as she should. We should hype you up. You should be having a great time doing this. You looked great. It came out great. I love that. And we love Kalisa. Okay, let's talk about espn. You guys have a FUD family story dropping. There is a trailer out. Tell me more about one. How this opportunity even came about and then what this is about.

[Az Fudd]

Yeah, I don't really remember how it came about. I just remember my parents and agents were talking to me about like them wanting to do a story on my whole family. And I don't remember if I really got many more details besides that, but I thought that would be a really cool opportunity because my family's so unique and I love how different and special and chaotic and not normal my family is. And any chance I can shout them out, I want to. And so I was like, okay, this seems kind of cool. And so we did some filming. We did some filming, I think at one of the tournaments. We did some in November and then over Christmas break they came and they shot a little bit. But just to. I don't know, I watched the trailer. And again, when you film things and it's with anything like filming that Marriott commercial filming, even just filming content, like you never really know how it's going to turn out. Like you have an idea because you were filming it, but you never really know. And I just watched the trailer and I'm excited to See it. I think it's going to be really cute just to show the behind the scenes of what the, the Fudd family goes through. And I don't know, I hope they can appreciate and I don't know, I just love my family and they made me who I am. I wouldn't be where I am without them. So I think to share, to share that spotlight, to shine some on my brothers, on my mom and my dad is going to be special. But I definitely did, like, almost tear up watching the, like, short little trailer. Yeah.

[Ashanti Plummer]

Oh, what is it called?

[Az Fudd]

It's called Imperfectly Perfect. Oh, that's cute.

[Ashanti Plummer]

Why is it called that?

[Az Fudd]

I actually use. I said that to describe my family and I think it's a great way to describe, like, we are a melting pot, chaotic, super at times, probably should be censored, but aren't. But all of us together, all the imperfections is what make the FUD family perfect. It's what makes us us. And yeah, I wouldn't have it any other way. So Imperfectly perfect we are.

[Ashanti Plummer]

Okay, well, where can we watch Imperfectly Perfect?

[Az Fudd]

I think it's being aired on ESPN maybe SportsCenter, maybe.

[Ashanti Plummer]

Okay. Yeah, listen, I'll be tuned in. Make sure you guys tune in to ESPN, SportsCenter or whatever. ESPN properties.

[Az Fudd]

Yeah, like, tune in. Like, you don't have to. It's okay.

[Ashanti Plummer]

Tune in and we, we will be tuned in. Okay.

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[Ashanti Plummer]

Okay, so today, part of our, you know, flooding games, we're going to play a game called flut around and fall in love. So it's going to be our version of the, you know, 36 questions you asked to fall in love. This is going to be the fud around version of that. Are you ready?

[Az Fudd]

Are you ready to fall in love? I'm ready. Ashanti, are you single?

[Ashanti Plummer]

Oh my gosh.

[Az Fudd]

Just wondering. Asking for a friend.

[Ashanti Plummer]

I'm crying.

[Az Fudd]

Wow.

[Ashanti Plummer]

What's the PR answer? Actually, I. I am in a relationship with Jesus. Same Jesus girl.

[Az Fudd]

We're Locked in. Me and my heavenly father.

[Ashanti Plummer]

Come on. Me and my heavenly father, we locked in for life. So we're actually dating the same person. Okay, question one. Given the choice of anyone in the world, whom would you want as a dinner guest? Anyone in the world. Yeah.

[Az Fudd]

Wait.

[Ashanti Plummer]

Oh, I got it.

[Az Fudd]

Okay, go. Go ahead.

[Ashanti Plummer]

You're cliche, I'm sure. To us, but I'm Jesus, come to the table. Jesus of Nazareth, come to the table.

[Az Fudd]

Is that nothing?

[Ashanti Plummer]

I got things to add. I mean, Jesus did work the earth, but, you know, don't want to go too crazy there.

[Az Fudd]

Okay, no. Okay. That's a really good answer. And like, I would say the same thing, but I'm not going to copy you. So I'm going to go. I'm going to go with. I want to have dinner with Adam Sandler or Kerry Washington.

[Ashanti Plummer]

Yes.

[Az Fudd]

Or Jim Carrey. Like the old Jim Carrey. Not his clone.

[Ashanti Plummer]

I was literally going to say, you know, allegedly, he's been cloned. So. Moving on.

[Az Fudd]

The real one.

[Ashanti Plummer]

Okay, next one. Before making a telephone call, do you ever rehearse what you're going to say and why?

[Az Fudd]

Sometimes if I'm like asking for permission or like asking for something or like a serious conversation, then I like, I freak out for a minute before and I have to like, practice. Okay, what am I gonna say? What if they say this and then take a deep breath and then I call. That's pretty good.

[Ashanti Plummer]

I definitely rehearse conversations, especially if they're like something high stress or maybe they're a deeper combo or maybe it's some kind of confrontation. I definitely play out scenarios in my head and I'm like, right, so what if they say this and then what you gonna say? But honestly, that goes out of my head once I get on the phone.

[Az Fudd]

Exactly.

[Ashanti Plummer]

Then I'm just like vibing like, okay, all right, next question. What would constitute a perfect day for

[Az Fudd]

you on top of Cars. I know that's. I would say, oh, a perfect day. Okay. Perfect day to me is sunny. I have like a couple clouds in the sky. It's gonna be hot. I'm at the cabin at grandma and papa's cabin in Minnesot. And my cousin's boat is there, the wake boat. So I can go wake surfing, we can go tubing, go for a swim, lay in the hammock, read a book, have a couple drinks if I feel like it. You know, go jet skiing, play some bags, have some hot dogs, burgers. To me, that's perfect day. That's cool.

[Ashanti Plummer]

That sounds like A like a really lit summer.

[Az Fudd]

It's perfect. It's my favorite place. It's perfect.

[Ashanti Plummer]

A perfect day is definitely warm weather, some food and just surrounded by friends and family. Does it. I do like activity, like sure. If we do like maybe like a pickup game or. Oh, I like flag football. So maybe we do like a family friend game of flag football. Yes. I would love like any activity that we get to just hang with my friends and family and do. That would be a perfect day. As long as there's food and good

[Az Fudd]

vibes, that's worth it. Okay.

[Ashanti Plummer]

Mm. When did you last sing to yourself

[Az Fudd]

or to someone else? I mean, I probably sang to myself this morning when I was getting ready singing my gospel music. But last night, I guess this morning, 3:00am, I was singing to Khalees. I was packing some stuff up in my room and she was in there with keeping me company and I was singing to her the whole time.

[Ashanti Plummer]

I feel like I sang on this pod at some point. I feel like I'm always singing. It's just part of my regular routine

[Az Fudd]

and I love that.

[Ashanti Plummer]

Thank you for saying that. I love singing. So I'm probably gonna sing later today. Right now I have a song stuck in my head. Die on this Hill by Sienna Spiro, I think her name is. I keep singing that thinking that I can hit those notes. That's. That's not what's actually happening. Okay, if you're able to live to the age of 90 and retain either the mind or body of a 30 year old for the last 60 years of your life, which would you want?

[Az Fudd]

That's a. Okay, I know my answer. Okay, what's your answer? I would want to keep my body of my 30 year old self because my mind like at 30, like that feels kind of old for where I am now, but that's not old at all. And I know I'm going to keep learning. I'm going to keep growing and becoming, but I'm going to keep learning. So if I keep my mind as a 30 year old, I'm not going to learn all those life lessons and those things are going to help me grow and be a better person. So

[Ashanti Plummer]

actually that's really well said.

[Az Fudd]

And then I can wear a bikini my whole life. So I'm not cool.

[Ashanti Plummer]

Come on.

[Az Fudd]

I'm gonna be matching sets my whole life with crop top.

[Ashanti Plummer]

Crop top at 60 or 90 is crazy.

[Az Fudd]

Yo.

[Ashanti Plummer]

I'm definitely keeping body of a 30 year old period. The mind can go. No, no, no, no, we don't. We want the Mind, but definitely body for sure. Do you have a secret hunch about how you will die?

[Az Fudd]

What the hell, Grace?

[Ashanti Plummer]

This turn. This turn left.

[Az Fudd]

No, I don't have a secret hunch.

[Ashanti Plummer]

No, me neither. But I will tell you. Some people do. Some people do, like, feel like. I hope whatever it is is painless.

[Az Fudd]

Would you want to know?

[Ashanti Plummer]

No.

[Az Fudd]

Is that a question? Like, would you want to know how you're going to die or when you're going to die? And I don't want to know either.

[Ashanti Plummer]

I don't want to know either. Because then how can I really fully live, you know?

[Az Fudd]

Yeah, no, you can't.

[Ashanti Plummer]

How can I really fully live if I know exactly when or how I'm going to avoid whatever the situation is, you know, subconsciously. So I'm not going to do that. Name three things you and your partner

[Az Fudd]

appear to have in common. Okay. We're both baddies, we're both podcasters, and we're both Hoopers. Cool.

[Ashanti Plummer]

What she said.

[Az Fudd]

And we're both. We both. Yeah, there you go.

[Ashanti Plummer]

That's it. Next.

[Az Fudd]

We're both sisters in Christ. We're both God fearing women, and we both like, crazy.

[Ashanti Plummer]

We might have to edit that. Okay. What in your life do you feel most grateful for?

[Az Fudd]

One thing. My family.

[Ashanti Plummer]

That's good. Dang. I don't think you can really top that. I would have to agree. Definitely. My family. I want to do a specific shout out to my mom because I literally

[Az Fudd]

would not be here without her. So love her down. Love her down, too.

[Ashanti Plummer]

All the courtside baddies, including you, because you was Corsi. If you could change anything about the way you were raised, what would it be?

[Az Fudd]

Hmm. I mean, I wouldn't change anything because then I wouldn't be the same.

[Ashanti Plummer]

Dang. I feel like you still in my asses and I'm going after you.

[Az Fudd]

So it's like, okay, if I had to change something, I'd probably see, but no, that's fantastic. Like, I would want to. I would. I would have wanted to have adopted my brother sooner. But, like, how adopting my brothers happened was when my grandmother passed and I wouldn't want her to have left us any sooner. Like, I feel like I still didn't have nearly enough time with her, so. But then, like, if I had more time with her, then I wouldn't have had my brothers. That's one of those things where it's. Is this love?

[Ashanti Plummer]

I'm warm.

[Az Fudd]

We're just making things the same.

[Ashanti Plummer]

That's beautiful. I do think that. I don't think I would change anything about the way I was raised because like you mentioned, if I wasn't raised exactly the way that I was, I wouldn't end up here like doing this podcast with you. And I'm really grateful. So I wouldn't change anything. If you could wake up tomorrow having gained one quality or ability, what would

[Az Fudd]

it be to dunk? That's gone.

[Ashanti Plummer]

That's kind of yo imagine I would want to teleport.

[Az Fudd]

Oh absolutely. I need to teleport. That would be life altering.

[Ashanti Plummer]

I have to there's honestly clone myself. How about that? But not like allegedly Jim. But seriously, I would teleport because there's just so many places I want to be at once and I can't. So I would definitely do that. All right, that is the first set one of all the questions of how to fud around and fall in Love. Part two Coming very soon.

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[Az Fudd]

I love that our, our love is gonna be a slow burn. You know we're gonna fall the right way. Like I'm already starting to feel a little something.

[Ashanti Plummer]

Not gonna lie, I felt it was a little warm in here. A little warm. Oh my goodness. All right, Az, I'm about to hype you up. Listen, you know I'm your hype girl because the numbers from this season are actually herstoric. You're having one of the most efficient scoring seasons we've seen in over the last 20 years. Like we looked it up and basically only four players in the last decade in the last two decades have done something like this in a season. Are you ready?

[Az Fudd]

No.

[Ashanti Plummer]

17 plus points per game. Almost so close to 50% from the field, 40 plus percent from the three, and around a 65% true shooting percentage, which for people listening is an advanced stat that basically measures how efficient you are as a scorer overall. Girl, hello. And this list is very short and the company you're in is kind of ridiculous. You got DT Diana Taurasi, who did it for UConn the 0203 season before becoming national player of the year and the number one overall pick in the WNBA draft. And then you got Sabrina Ionescu at Oregon, who did it in the 2019, 2020 season, who. Who is also the national player of the year and number one overall pick. You remember how we was bread coming. I think we. I'm manifesting it now. And you are right in that conversation. And it gets even crazier. I'm gonna continue.

[Az Fudd]

I'm still going.

[Ashanti Plummer]

Yes, I am. So did you know you're flirting with the 50, 40, 90 club right now?

[Az Fudd]

I know. I was just flirting with you.

[Ashanti Plummer]

Stop you making me blush, girl. Right now you're around 49% from the field, 45% from the three, and 95% from the free throw line. Girl, you're playing out of your mind right now. In women's college basketball history, Elena Delodon at Delaware is the only player who has actually hit a 50, 40, 90 season. And then there's you flirting with it.

[Az Fudd]

I'm playing, all right. I still have a lot of work to do,

[Ashanti Plummer]

and I'm not done. We had some legends who got really close. Kelsey Plum had something like a 53, 42, 89 season.

[Az Fudd]

Still going. I thought you were lying.

[Ashanti Plummer]

Nope, I got another one. And Sabrina had a 52, 39, 92 season.

[Az Fudd]

Dang. I would be so mad if my free throw percentage was the thing. That dang.

[Ashanti Plummer]

Yeah, that takes you out of the running with that. Well, you got that. Girl, you gonna lock in at the line. And I'm not done. Shout out to Ms. Sarah Strong, who's also putting up some efficient and wild numbers too, during this season.

[Az Fudd]

Yeah, I feel like she shoots 100%. I swear, I never see that girl miss.

[Ashanti Plummer]

She is killing it. And also to only be a sophomore, I'm excited to see what it looks like in the future for her.

[Az Fudd]

Yeah, there's not enough. I couldn't say enough good things about Sarah. She's incredible.

[Ashanti Plummer]

So, girl, did you have any idea that you are hooping like this, like, literally One of the most efficient seasons we've seen in years.

[Az Fudd]

Anyways, like, I said that. Well, like, no, I actually can't. I didn't know that. I don't look at that stuff, but it doesn't. I feel like I haven't been shooting well lately. So I'm actually kind of surprised to hear that,

[Ashanti Plummer]

ladies and gentlemen. She says she hasn't been shooting well lately. I cannot wait till she feels like she's shooting well. This is only the beginning is what I'm hearing anyways.

[Az Fudd]

That is really cool, but it's also not that important. I mean, it's important to me that I play efficiently. I hope I'm playing efficiently. I don't want to be insufficient for my team. But those stats are the least of my worries.

[Ashanti Plummer]

What if I told you I wasn't done?

[Az Fudd]

No, I'd hang up. I'd leave.

[Ashanti Plummer]

Okay, quick little tidbit, quick little tidbit. Az, you are a two way player. Like, not only are you super efficient on offense, you are a lockdown defender and you have been locked in getting steals, jumping in passing lanes. You are. No, seriously, you're usually guarding the best player. So I feel like you've been doing a phenomena. You've been doing a phenomenal job. Like the last couple games, you get two to three steals. Like you're super efficient on each end. That's all I was going to say.

[Az Fudd]

Thank you.

[Ashanti Plummer]

That's all I was going to say.

[Az Fudd]

That's it.

[Ashanti Plummer]

I'm done.

[Az Fudd]

Is the glaze session over?

[Ashanti Plummer]

I mean, I can keep going.

[Az Fudd]

Okay, that's enough.

[Ashanti Plummer]

Yes.

[Az Fudd]

I'm really proud of my defense and our team's defense. It's been a lot of fun this year for me individually to play defense and to take that like, personally. But also I feel like as a team to have it as our, our identity. It's been a lot of fun. It's fun to disrupt people's offenses.

[Ashanti Plummer]

It's fun to watch. Okay, you guys, as you know, AZ is going to be locked in to the rest of her season, but we have some special guests that will be joining us. The Phutt family.

[Az Fudd]

Woo. It's a little nerve wracking.

[Ashanti Plummer]

Honestly, I'm excited. Who knows what they're going to say.

[Az Fudd]

All right, that is a wrap on today's episode. Thank you guys so much for tuning tuning in today. Don't forget to rate, review and subscribe to Futuroun and find out wherever you get your podcasts. We will. Well, Ashanti, my family will see you next week and I'll see you guys in April. Fud around and Find out is a production of I Heart Women's Sports and Unanimous Media. Executive producers are Jesse Katz, Eric Payton, Sharla Sumter, Brigitte and Stephen Curry. Co executive producer is Kalena Maria Kutney producers are Mike Coscarelli, Grace Ferrari Hughes and Mackenzie Fitzpatricher and co producers are Kurt Redmond, Maya Howard and Jaclyn Schoeninger. This podcast is edited by Mike Coscarelli and hosted by me, Az Fudd and Ashanti Plummer.

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[Az Fudd]

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