Fudd Around On Fisher Island w/ Kelis Fisher

Summary

Fudd Around And Find Out

Episode: "Fudd Around on Fisher Island w/ Kelis Fisher"
Released: February 27, 2026
Host: Azzi Fudd (UConn basketball star) with Ashanti
Guest: Kelis Fisher (UConn teammate; aka "Lil Gub," "Big Fish")

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Episode Overview

This episode of "Fudd Around and Find Out" is a joyful, candid look at the close friendship and dynamic between UConn star Azzi Fudd and her teammate Kelis Fisher. Set during the high-emotion weeks leading up to March Madness and fresh off UConn’s senior night, Azzi and Ashanti are joined by Kelis for a conversation full of laughter, nostalgia, and a few misty-eyed moments as they reminisce about their journey together, the importance of team bonds, and even the quirks of campus life.

While fun stories fly about food obsessions, pregame rituals, and pranks, the episode is grounded by emotional reflections about female friendship, legacy, and what it means to be part of a world-class college sports program.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Kava Collab & The Famous Azzi Fudd Bowl

• Azzi’s Experience with Kava (02:47 – 04:17)
  • Azzi discusses the fun and anxiety of making her own "Az Fudd Bowl" for Kava, appreciating the effort assembly-line food workers put in.
  • Azzi’s bowl recipe:
    Brown rice, power greens, tzatziki, red pepper hummus, crazy feta, harissa honey chicken, sweet potatoes, tomato & onion, pickled onions, cucumbers, crispy pita chips, garlic dressing, and a second (unnamed) dressing. Sided with extra pita chips.
  • “I got to make some bowls. I have an Az Fudd bowl coming out soon, actually in March when the tournament starts.” – Azzi Fudd [03:01]
  • Lively reading of social media reactions to the upcoming bowl.

2. Senior Night Reflections

• Emotions on Senior Night (06:12 – 08:05; 20:38 – 22:58)
  • Azzi and Ashanti discuss the overwhelming gratitude and pride felt on senior night, with Azzi processing the milestone and acknowledging it’s not the end:
    “Senior day's amazing. It gives you that chance to reflect and be grateful. But it's not the end of our season...We still have more work to do.” – Azzi Fudd [06:44]
  • Ashanti notes the emotional experience, even from the stands:
    “Being in the stands watching, it was so emotional…I just feel so proud, honestly.” – Ashanti [07:01]

3. Introducing Kelis Fisher: Origins and UConn Dreams

• Kelis’s Background & Path to UConn (14:05 – 15:06)
  • Kelis—originally from Baltimore and an IMG Academy alum—always had UConn as her dream due to their winning streak and legendary coach Geno Auriemma.
  • Her fandom of Maya Moore and Diana Taurasi, plus connections with Azzi before officially joining the team, highlighted.
• Kelis’s Official UConn Visit (15:38 – 16:26)
  • “Everybody’s together like a family...they sit together on and off the court.” – Kelis Fisher [15:52]
  • Kelis’s role: “That’s my job. That’s what I do. Go annoy her and everybody else. Make them laugh.” [16:10]

4. The Azzi & Kelis Friendship Story

• From Fan to Family (16:45 – 19:31)
  • Kelis describes fangirling over Azzi at camps, the awkward initial meets, and how, once college began, their friendship quickly took off.
  • “I didn’t have a choice in this friendship…It wasn’t…I was very much forced. And it’s worked out, of course…” – Azzi Fudd [18:53]
  • Playful bickering about Kelis always being in Azzi’s room and their near-constant time together.
  • “We did get close pretty fast. I was not expecting to…” – Azzi Fudd [19:18]
• Saying Goodbye (20:12 – 21:43)
  • Honest, touching discussion about how little time they have left as teammates ("43 days"), the impending sense of loss, and their intent to cherish every little moment.

5. Senior Night: Behind the Scenes

• Kelis Preparing for Senior Night (20:53 – 21:43)
  • Kelis shares the emotional lead-up—decorating Azzi’s room and prepping “healthy snacks”—and the tears that flowed after the event.
  • “I was in denial…as the days got closer, I was like, alright, I’m gonna cry, cause I could feel it.” – Kelis Fisher [21:06]
• Azzi’s Perspective (22:58 – 23:28)
  • Overwhelmed by love: “Seriously, you just…you feel so loved and full of gratitude and appreciation for what these last…five years have looked like.”
  • Admits she hasn’t read the handwritten notes because she knows it’ll make her cry.

6. Campus Life, Food, and Friendship Antics

• On Domino’s & Healthy Choices (27:31 – 28:09)
  • Kelis’s Domino’s habit is roasted by the others. She claims improvement but confesses she can’t stick to Azzi’s athlete diet for more than 24 hours.
  • Azzi introduces Kelis and Ashanti to healthier snacks (like yogurt bowls with Lovebird cereal) and sweet potato brownies, winning hesitant approval.
• Pranks & Apartment Antics (25:56 – 27:18)
  • Tales of coming home to “a fish in my bed” (Kelis hanging out and snacking in Azzi’s room) and stealing each other’s food.
  • “Why is there a fish in my bed eating in my— a fish. A dirty fish…” – Azzi Fudd [26:12] (laughter throughout)
• Baltimore Eats & Hometown Activities (36:34 – 38:24)
  • Kelis shares her love for Baltimore’s New York Fried Chicken (“chicken box, salt, pepper, ketchup, season all over with some hot sauce and a half and half on the side” [36:34]).
  • On returning home: “Probably roller skating with my brother.” – Kelis Fisher [37:17]
  • Team-wide roller skating adventure: “And you were a pretty good teacher, too. And she was really good.” – Azzi [37:56]

7. Kelis’s Athletic Roots & Personality

• Competitive Drive & Sports Background (32:31 – 34:13)
  • If not basketball: “Track or ballet. First of all, I went to Baltimore School of Arts and…I did ballet and I did The Nutcracker.” – Kelis Fisher [32:31]
  • Discusses transfer of ballet’s footwork into basketball advantages.
  • Kleis recounts her competitive spirit: “It ain’t no line [between sore loser and competitive]. There’s no line…You gotta do what you gotta do to win.” – Kelis Fisher [33:59]
• Gaming Origins (38:48 – 39:35)
  • Kelis credits NBA 2K as a key inspiration for getting into basketball and refining her moves against her brother.

8. Kelis as Team Hype Woman

• Bench Energy and Hype (39:54 – 41:22)
  • Azzi recognizes Kelis’s unmatched energy: “Khaleesi’s the first person up any single time, any play happens…” [40:03]
  • Kelis admits sometimes she’s celebrating a shot before Azzi’s even released the ball: “I be standing up before the ball is even released. Because I know, I know…” [41:04]
  • The sideline spectacle has become its own attraction for fans.

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Memorable Quotes & Moments

Friendship & Farewells

• “I didn’t have a choice in this friendship…It wasn’t…I was very much forced. And it’s worked out, of course, and we have a very honest friendship…” – Azzi Fudd [18:53]
• “I think what I’m really, really gonna miss is, like, when you leave your apartment and you come back, and there’s a fish in your bed.” – Kelis Fisher [25:56]
• “We did get close pretty fast. I was not expecting to…I knew I was gonna like you, but I didn’t think I was gonna like you this much.” – Azzi Fudd [19:18]

Food & Campus Life Shenanigans

• “This girl eats Domino’s for breakfast.” – Azzi Fudd [27:31]
• “I actually tried it [Azzi’s diet], and I didn’t last 24 hours.” – Kelis Fisher [28:04]
• “She came here, took a picture, didn’t even say nothing. The first thing she went to go do was get her some grapes. Food. More than it was, actually.” – Kelis Fisher [26:44]

Team Sisterhood

• “You need a teammate like her that believes in you like that.” – Azzi Fudd [41:24]
• “I believe. My bad. Thought she was really shooting.” – Kelis Fisher [41:36] (about celebrating Azzi’s 3-pointers too soon)

Competitive Drive

• “It ain’t no line. There’s no line [between sore loser and competitive]…You gotta do what you gotta do to win.” – Kelis Fisher [33:59]
• “Just so I could beat him. Just so I could beat him. Just so I could beat him.” – Kelis Fisher [39:19] (about practicing NBA 2K moves)

Emotional Highs

• “I was in denial…as the days got closer, I was like, alright, I’m gonna cry, cause I could feel it.” – Kelis Fisher [21:06]
• “Seriously, you just…you feel so loved and full of gratitude and appreciation for what these last…five years have looked like.” – Azzi Fudd [23:28]

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Fun Segment Highlights & Timestamps

• Azzi Fudd’s Kava Bowl Details: [03:37]
• Senior Night & Reflections: [06:12] | [20:38] | [22:58]
• Kelis on Baltimore & UConn Dream: [14:05]
• Azzi & Kelis’s Friendship Journey: [16:45] | [18:53]
• Kelis’s Competitiveness, Track, & Ballet: [32:31] | [33:59]
• Bench Hype & Celebrations: [39:54] | [41:04]
• What the Fud of the Week: [45:22]
  • Kelis: “Probably senior night, just crying really hard…” [45:34]
  • Ashanti: Complaining about a blizzard [45:48]
  • Azzi: Kava experience and watching the Olympics [47:23]

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Tone & Style

• Warm, witty, and supportive—there’s lots of friendly teasing, mutual admiration, and inside jokes.
• The hosts and Kelis openly share their vulnerabilities about the end of an era, while also striking a comical, real-talk tone on food, campus life, and the unique pressures of being a top collegiate athlete.
• The vibe is like a late-night dorm-room conversation: familiar, vulnerable, and loud with laughter.

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For New Listeners

If you haven’t listened, this episode is a perfect peek into the heart of UConn’s women’s basketball culture, full of authentic friendship, fierce competition, and the sometimes-silly reality of balancing school, sport, and personal growth. The chemistry between Azzi, Ashanti, and Kelis is palpable, making this both a tribute to team sisterhood and an ode to the fun and chaos behind collegiate glory.

Transcript

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[Kelis Fisher]

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[Kelis Fisher]

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[Amanda Knox]

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[Kelis Fisher]

Evidence has been made to fit. The moment you look at the whole picture, the case collapsed.

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[Amanda Knox]

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[Az Fudd]

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

[Ashanti]

How you doing, girlies? So much has happened we have a special guest coming. I'm really excited for this episode.

[Az Fudd]

Yes. Lots to talk about today.

[Ashanti]

Let's start with kava. Is it cava or keva?

[Az Fudd]

Just for the kava. Who says keva? You said keva.

[Ashanti]

No, no, no, no, not me. But as someone who has not enjoyed kava yet, I'm just saying, when you look at it, it could be anything.

[Az Fudd]

Okay, sure, sure. We'll entertain that kava kava.

[Ashanti]

Tell me about it, because there was some tweets going around that I'm going to read after you tell me about your experience.

[Az Fudd]

Oh, gosh. I always get scared because I don't never know. People say some crazy stuff. Kava was so much fun. We did a shoot, and then I got to go to one of their stores, and I got to, well, first meet and greet actions. So I met some people, took some pictures. That was nice. And then I got to make some bowls. I have an Az Fudd bowl coming out soon, actually in March when the tournament starts. It'll be on the menu. You can order it online in the app. But I got to make the bowl. And that was. I was really nervous. Like, that's a lot of pressure. You got a whole line of people. So, like, that definitely gave me some more respect for the workers at Cava. And at any place where it's like an assembly line, you can order your food and pick what you want. Definitely reminded me to have some more patience. Even when I'm, like, borderlining hangry, like, still have some patience, you know?

[Ashanti]

Are you allowed to tell us what's in this kava bowl?

[Az Fudd]

Yeah, I do. What's in it?

[Kelis Fisher]

Okay.

[Az Fudd]

I do. I'm nervous. I want you to like my bowl. I love my bowl. Okay. I do the brown rice and power greens. Super greens. I forget what they're the mix of greens is, but it's green and grain bowl. And then I do. For my sauces, I do tzatziki, red pepper, hummus, and crazy feta. And then I do for my protein, the harissa honey chicken and the sweet potatoes. And then toppings, the tomato and onion, pickled onion, cucumbers, and the pita chips. The crispy pita chips. And then for my dressing, I do the garlic dressing and the. I do the garlic dressing and another dressing. And then I get a side of the pita chips as well.

[Ashanti]

That sounds good, girl. Like, I'm surprised.

[Az Fudd]

Do they got cottage cheese there?

[Ashanti]

Because I'm surprised.

[Az Fudd]

You ain't. Obviously not, or else that would be in my bowl. Cop you Gotta end the. Add that to the menu, please.

[Ashanti]

No. Ball jokes aside, that sounds, like, really good. So minus the chicken. I absolutely will try it when it drops in March.

[Az Fudd]

Okay.

[Kelis Fisher]

Yeah.

[Az Fudd]

Yeah. You'll have to give me your honest feedback on it. I got some good reviews from people. They could have been lying to me because they wanted to make me feel

[Ashanti]

good, but I'm gonna tell you the truth. I do also want to, you know, empower and uplift you. But if it tastes crazy, I'm not going to lie.

[Az Fudd]

Please don't. Please don't.

[Ashanti]

I got you. So let's read some of these Kava Thirst tweets. Barbara's version. Her name is like, S, A, C, B, A, B, I. AZ looks so pretty. It's a picture of you at the, like, you know, behind the serving spread. Sometimes living in New England is fun because. What do you mean? AZ Fudd just made my cava on a random Thursday.

[Az Fudd]

It was kind of random. It was like, three on a Thursday.

[Ashanti]

Why not? Not?

[Az Fudd]

Yeah, why not? And I did love my hair and makeup that day, so thank you.

[Ashanti]

You look so pretty.

[Kelis Fisher]

Thank you.

[Az Fudd]

You look I self natural glam. And I love my ponytail, so. Yes.

[Ashanti]

And the curls is popping. The braids look nice going into the ponytail.

[Az Fudd]

Yeah. So Claire and Haley, you guys are the best. Thank you.

[Ashanti]

Yes. That's the team.

[Kelis Fisher]

Okay?

[Az Fudd]

The team. They always. The squad. The glam squad.

[Ashanti]

Facts. Next one from C35 at name. G, L, A, Z, Z I, 35.

[Az Fudd]

Glaze.

[Kelis Fisher]

Mad.

[Ashanti]

Funny. Mad. I'll eat whatever she puts in my kava bowl. Man, I'm down after seeing those doe eyes or seeing that doe eyes. But it's you also behind, just looking like. Like into the car. Like, into their. Their eyes, trying to serve them their bowl.

[Az Fudd]

Thank you.

[Ashanti]

Okay, girly. So senior night just happened. How are you feeling?

[Az Fudd]

I'm feeling good. I'm feeling extremely grateful, extremely loved, extremely blessed, proud. All of those words. A little in my feels. I'm gonna be more in my feels later this week, I think. Or not later this week. I'm gonna, like, give it one more day to, you know, like, process, reflect, be appreciative. And then senior day's amazing. It gives you that chance to reflect and be grateful. But it's not the end of our season. It's not our last home game.

[Ashanti]

I understand. Yes. Going into. Into March.

[Az Fudd]

Yes. So we are fortunate enough to, you know, get to continue our season. So it's not that we still have more work to do, more games to take care of, more business to handle. But it is, it was a super special day. So thank you for being a part of it and making it special.

[Ashanti]

Anytime, girl. You know I'm here to support you. Honestly, being in the stands watching, it was so emotional. And, you know, I've only been a part of the ride for a year. Oh my gosh, it's been almost a year. Where is time flying? But yeah, a couple months, really locked in and watching and so I was feeling emotional. So I can't even imagine people who have seen you from the beginning and then getting to experience, you know, your senior night times two. But yeah, it was, it was beautiful. And I just feel so proud, honestly.

[Az Fudd]

Thank you.

[Ashanti]

So, of course, girl, you're going into March. March Madness. What are your thoughts?

[Az Fudd]

Yeah, I don't know. Just excited. Excited for every opportunity I get with this team to step on the floor, whether it's the practice floor or game time, I feel like it's really starting to wind down and come to an end. Just reminds me like the clock's ticking. Like I only have so many more of these opportunities with this team. So you gotta go out and give it your all. Can't hold back. Can't hold anything back or leave anything out there.

[Ashanti]

Come on. I'm excited for you. You guys got this and I for sure will be tuned in. So speaking of, you know, going to march with somebody, you have a special teammate. Joining us today.

[Az Fudd]

We have the one and only Lil Gub, Big Fish, Kelise Fisher, whatever you want to call her.

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[Ashanti]

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[Az Fudd]

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[Ashanti]

now the most prolific child killer in modern British history.

[Amanda Knox]

Everyone thought they knew how it ended. A verdict? A villain. A nurse named Lucy Letby.

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[Amanda Knox]

But what if we didn't get the whole story?

[Kelis Fisher]

The moment you look at the whole picture, the case collapses.

[Amanda Knox]

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No voicing of any skepticism or doubt.

[Kelis Fisher]

It'll cause so much harm at every

[Az Fudd]

single level of the British establishment that this is wrong.

[Amanda Knox]

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[Ashanti]

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[Capital One Announcer]

Bro.

[Kelis Fisher]

I'm so happy, bro. Finally here.

[Az Fudd]

Kelis Fisher on the po.

[Ashanti]

Finally. Girl, we have been waiting for this episode. I just know your fan base is going crazy. Everybody's been waiting, but it's finally here, and we're excited to have you. So thanks for coming on, Kelis.

[Kelis Fisher]

Oh, thank you.

[Az Fudd]

Yeah. Actually, Kelis, you've been mentioned, reference, brought up, talked about many times, straight in the pod. So, listeners, anytime you hear us talk about Kelis, probably talk about someone annoying, probably talking about. Yeah, little fish, little guy, someone who's also funny. This is who we're talking about.

[Kelis Fisher]

So just for reference, the one and only, her favorite.

[Az Fudd]

I didn't say all that.

[Kelis Fisher]

Okay.

[Ashanti]

Anyways, well, Kelis, do you want to address it? Because you have come on quite a bit, and on social media, you definitely been like, it's your time to shine now. So you want to talk about it?

[Kelis Fisher]

Let's start with the cooking. I could cook. Can I not cook?

[Az Fudd]

Well, you remember that?

[Kelis Fisher]

Yes, I remember that.

[Az Fudd]

Yeah, Kelis can cook. She's all right at cooking.

[Kelis Fisher]

I really be chefing it up. And she be coming back for seconds, thirds.

[Ashanti]

Would you be shopping?

[Kelis Fisher]

She made some tacos not so long ago. She came, ate two, said good night, left the room for like, an hour, and then came back for more.

[Ashanti]

They were good.

[Az Fudd]

They were good. I'll give her that.

[Ashanti]

Okay, Michelle, she's making tacos. Anything else?

[Kelis Fisher]

Yeah, no, I don't cook every time it takes too long.

[Az Fudd]

Anything else you want to address?

[Ashanti]

Right.

[Kelis Fisher]

You know, it's so many, like, I kind of just let it slide.

[Az Fudd]

But good for you would be mature.

[Kelis Fisher]

Yeah.

[Az Fudd]

Wow.

[Kelis Fisher]

Yeah. You're growing up already, man. What can I say?

[Ashanti]

I'm crying. All right, let's educate the people a little bit more about you. Tell us about where you're from.

[Kelis Fisher]

I'm from Baltimore. Grew up there, was born there. I went to IMG Academy for my high school, and then I chose my college, which is UConn, because it always been my dream school since I was a kid. So.

[Az Fudd]

Okay.

[Amanda Knox]

Period.

[Az Fudd]

So cute.

[Kelis Fisher]

I know, right? You like having me here?

[Az Fudd]

I can't.

[Ashanti]

I cannot with y', all, too. Okay. Growing up in Baltimore, you always wanted to go to UConn. Why? How did you know? When was the moment?

[Kelis Fisher]

Honestly, when I seen their winning streak, There was always a winning team. A lot of championships. I always told my mom, like, I want to get coached by Coach Gino.

[Ashanti]

So who were you watching back then when you were like, this is the winning streak. Because, like, UConn's been winning since forever. So who are the players that you, like, looked up to or liked watching?

[Kelis Fisher]

I like Maya more. I mean, I know that's way before my time, but, like, I was going on YouTube watching highlights and all that stuff, so that was kind of like who I grew up watching. Diana, Taurasi and Autumn, a couple of az, but I ain't gonna give her all that.

[Ashanti]

Listen, we do have some OG pictures of you two. I don't know, maybe you were committed to UConn, but there are a couple pictures that have been floating around of you two before you got there.

[Az Fudd]

Cleese, I love you.

[Kelis Fisher]

I'm so happy.

[Ashanti]

Ladies and gentlemen, this is her child. This is what the fans be calling. You guys are family.

[Kelis Fisher]

Family emergency contact.

[Ashanti]

We're getting into that reaction at senior night, but we're not gonna get into that yet. But before we get into that, tell me, Kelis, about your visit, your official visit to UConn.

[Kelis Fisher]

It was a blast. I would definitely say it was a blast. I got to see them work out and practice. Very competitive. Very competitive. They took me to their apartments to go hang out with them, listen to some music, watch some tv, and kind of chilled the whole time. Got to see, like, connect with them, see how everybody was. Everybody's together like a family. Like, they sit together on and off the court. So that was kind of what I was looking for, but had a lot of fun. Got to see first night and all that. Made me come back a couple times, so.

[Ashanti]

Okay, so it was everything you would have imagined.

[Kelis Fisher]

Yeah, it's definitely the same. I say every day for, like. My official visit here. Was fun. You gotta make UConn fun. You literally have to. That's my job. That's what I do. Go annoy her and everybody else. Make them laugh.

[Az Fudd]

That is your job.

[Ashanti]

You definitely make.

[Az Fudd]

Do a good job at that.

[Kelis Fisher]

Loosen up.

[Ashanti]

You got to meet az, you know, before you even walked on campus and was a part of the team. And then you got to meet her initially, and now it's been. I don't even know how many months. Six, seven, eight? Tell me how your relationship has developed.

[Kelis Fisher]

Nah, I went for bana. I ain't gonna lie. I was a fan. I was. I ain't want to. I wasn't one of.

[Az Fudd]

You don't have to lie. We all know.

[Kelis Fisher]

See, this is why you can't give her no compliment. You can't say nothing to her.

[Az Fudd]

Come on, we already knew that.

[Kelis Fisher]

Anyone? Yeah. Okay. Anywho, I've been a fan Of Iz for a minute. I'm not gonna lie. And then, like, actually playing basketball and being able to go to these camps and then see her at the Steph Curry camps, too. I actually tried, like, talking to her. Like, she. I didn't. She was so, like, antisocial, low key. Like, it wasn't really, like, a conversation. Felt forced. Like, I was like, okay. But as I got here, you know, we got closer. Now she loves me and everything, and we have a lot of fun, and now I just bother her, and she forced me to have fun.

[Ashanti]

We skipped some steps.

[Kelis Fisher]

What other steps we skipped?

[Ashanti]

I feel like we skipped some steps.

[Az Fudd]

So y'.

[Ashanti]

All. So, okay, you were a fan.

[Capital One Announcer]

I was in the.

[Ashanti]

You went straight to being cool. What happened to the very beginning part before y' all got cool?

[Az Fudd]

That's kind of how she was a little awkward.

[Kelis Fisher]

I didn't know how to talk to you at first. I was like, it was a little awkward.

[Az Fudd]

Why?

[Ashanti]

Why was it awkward?

[Amanda Knox]

It was.

[Kelis Fisher]

It felt like it was hard to talk to aids. Like, she's not the type of person to come walk up and talk to you.

[Ashanti]

So, Az, what is it like, though? Because I feel like, you know, correct me if I'm wrong, but usually newer people, you're a little bit, like, you know, rightfully so. More distant, or, you know, you think through whether you want to expand your energy into getting to know them. Is this true? This is your process. Like, all new people, you're kind of

[Az Fudd]

like, no, no, no. It's not how this works. It's not true. It's not how. All right, so everyone. I just like. Like, it takes a second to warm up for both parties to get comfortable. And then you get to see, like, at first it's like, okay, like, this person's cool. And then it's like, oh, now I see the true side of them. Like, now they're crazy. Now they're goofy. Now they're silly. Like, I love all of them. Right. Kelisa is the kind of person, though, where, like, you kind of. Yeah. Like, you were like, I'm scared, too. You're like, I feel like we missed the beginning steps. That's. That's literally how it went. Like, I would walk into my apartment, she'd be there.

[Ashanti]

I'd be somewhere else, she'd be there.

[Az Fudd]

And it was like, I didn't really have a choice in this friendship. It wasn't.

[Kelis Fisher]

You was forced.

[Az Fudd]

I was very much forced. And it's worked out, of course, and we have, like, a very honest friendship where I can be like, all right, Kelis, like, leave.

[Kelis Fisher]

Yeah, she stay kicked me out of her room. Like, I didn't speak. Tana coming.

[Az Fudd]

We say stay. Kicking her out of my room. Mind you, she's in there from as soon as she gets back till bedtime, so it's not like a. Oh, you never want to hang out with me. We're always together. We're always together. So we did get close pretty fast. I was not expecting to. I knew I was gonna like you, but we didn't think I was gonna like you this much.

[Ashanti]

Ah, that's your baby.

[Az Fudd]

Let's just have that person, like, everyone likes her because she's so fun to be around. She's great energy.

[Ashanti]

Yeah, for sure.

[Kelis Fisher]

Now tell her stop kicking me out. Like it hurts my feelings. We only got girl.

[Ashanti]

She not listening to me, child. Get out of her room. That's what you need to do.

[Kelis Fisher]

How much more time I have with you?

[Az Fudd]

43. No, it's more than 43 days, but, like, 43 days.

[Ashanti]

That is so sad.

[Kelis Fisher]

So she can't kick me out no more?

[Ashanti]

No.

[Kelis Fisher]

Yeah.

[Ashanti]

I wouldn't leave.

[Kelis Fisher]

We only got, like, a little bit too more time left. And that's what you say to me every time.

[Az Fudd]

It is okay, like, kis, you have to go to the store with me. We only have 43 days left. After 43 days are over, you're not going to go to the store with me anymore. You have to, and it works.

[Kelis Fisher]

You need a little things. Be a little things.

[Az Fudd]

Yeah. Like this morning, she came to the gym and shot with me before the podcast. I love that.

[Kelis Fisher]

That's good.

[Ashanti]

I remember early days, I was like, listen, you as a freshman, you need to pick your senior and gleam from whatever advice they've been through, everything that you're going to go through. And so I love that this worked out.

[Az Fudd]

Now we have to learn how to apply that advice.

[Kelis Fisher]

Yo.

[Az Fudd]

That's the next step.

[Kelis Fisher]

Just gonna let that one sit.

[Ashanti]

Okay, so let's talk about senior night. Oh, so I definitely want you both to talk about, you know, the days leading up to it, and then the actual event. And then I'll talk about my perspective. As someone who just watched from the

[Kelis Fisher]

outside, I was in denial. Just want to say that now.

[Ashanti]

What happened? Kelis, tell us about the days before.

[Kelis Fisher]

You know, everybody was like, you gonna cry? You gonna cry? I'm like, I'm not gonna cry. I'm just gonna be blinking a lot. But as, like, the days got closer and closer.

[Az Fudd]

Yeah.

[Kelis Fisher]

I say, I'm just Gonna be stand up. I'm just gonna be like this. But as the days got closer, I was like, all right, I'm gonna cry, because I could feel it. And then, like, I Latina the day before, it really hit me when I went to go decorate her room and, like, put the balloons in there and everything. I put, like, what was it? The people princess at easy foot 35. And, like, all her healthy snacks, she's like, yes, okay. Healthy snacks and, like, a stuffed animal. And I was like, I could cry right here, right now. And then senior night, just. It was a mess, bro.

[Az Fudd]

Are you gonna cry just thinking about it?

[Kelis Fisher]

No.

[Az Fudd]

You should.

[Kelis Fisher]

I ain't that. No. It was so bad that Sarah Williams, like, after we went to the locker room, I was like, can I go to the locker room now? And I went in there, and then I actually started bawling, even holler. And Sarah was walking. I was like, kelis, it's over. I'm like, it's not over. You just don't understand. Like, y' all not gonna be here no more. It was so bad. I really had to lock. And she was like, lock him. I'm like, all right, I'm locked. I was not locked, mind you.

[Az Fudd]

I will say, having been on both sides of it now it's definitely a lot. I feel like I felt a lot more emotional being the underclassman. Like, it hits a lot harder. Like, that doesn't hit hard for us, but it's like. I don't know.

[Kelis Fisher]

I. Yeah, it's so bad because I look. I look right at her, and. And my face broke down so bad.

[Az Fudd]

I'm really enjoying looking at all the pictures of you crying, though.

[Ashanti]

I was just gonna say you have some viral moments of you breaking down, KK holding you. Another one where you just. I think you were both looking at AZ walk through, like, the little tunnel. But, yeah, AZ for you. Tell us what Senior. Senior night, what that looks like for you from your perspective.

[Az Fudd]

Senior night was amazing. I felt so incredibly loved, starting with the night police decorated my room, got me my healthy snacks, some Epsom salt. It was very, very sweet of her and thoughtful. And then to see they decorated everyone, decorated the locker room, and got us little baskets of pictures and just a lot of cute, thoughtful things personal to us, and it was just so sweet. I got a bunch of handwritten notes, and I haven't read them yet because I know that will make me bawl my eyes out. So I think I'm gonna read them tonight.

[Kelis Fisher]

You didn't read mine yet.

[Az Fudd]

I couldn't. I was gonna read it last night, and then I fell asleep. So I think tonight, so I'm gonna be in my fields. But, like, seriously, you're just. You feel so love and full of gratitude and appreciation for what these last. At least for me, what these last five years have looked like. And it's not. It's your teammates, but it's also the coaches and then being at the game. It's the fans, the student section, the band. Slowly. Like, just being a part of this is so special. Aw. So thanks for making it special, Kelis and the Shaati.

[Kelis Fisher]

Stop.

[Ashanti]

Kelis, what are you gonna miss the

[Kelis Fisher]

most about Az, Coke, butter cheese, green bean, mouthpiece, Facetime. Every time she shooted three and somebody contest and it just goes in.

[Ashanti]

Just stop.

[Kelis Fisher]

Oh, man.

[Az Fudd]

Wait, what are you gonna miss the most?

[Kelis Fisher]

Probably you yelling at me and telling me shut up and get out. Khalid, I never tell you to shut up.

[Az Fudd]

That's not nice. I would never say that to you.

[Ashanti]

Not the people's princess. No.

[Az Fudd]

Mm. Mm.

[Ashanti]

We don't believe you.

[Kelis Fisher]

What? Oh, my God.

[Az Fudd]

That can't be what you're gonna miss. Most other people tell you that too?

[Kelis Fisher]

No, No. I would say you're definitely number one. And then Sarah Williams probably two.

[Az Fudd]

You're gonna miss our movie nights. And you're gonna miss.

[Kelis Fisher]

Not the scary movies just coming up

[Az Fudd]

and sitting in my room in my apartment and bothering me.

[Kelis Fisher]

I'm gonna miss that.

[Az Fudd]

You're gonna miss my sparkling water. You're gonna miss. You're gonna miss post game riding back with me. Make you me making you lift and recover with me.

[Kelis Fisher]

You're gonna miss a karaoke of us singing in a lot.

[Az Fudd]

You're gonna miss dancing.

[Ashanti]

No, you're.

[Kelis Fisher]

Dancing lessons.

[Az Fudd]

Dancing in my apartment. Lessons.

[Kelis Fisher]

I forgot about that.

[Az Fudd]

Wait, what's that song?

[Kelis Fisher]

Poison?

[Ashanti]

Yeah, it's from dance Central.

[Kelis Fisher]

Like, it was so long ago, but it was like a whole game and video dance, and we was teaching her. She actually cut some rhythm off of it, too.

[Az Fudd]

Yeah, we're still working. It's a work.

[Kelis Fisher]

We're still working, though.

[Az Fudd]

It's a work in progress.

[Ashanti]

I can't wait to see the final product, man.

[Kelis Fisher]

Me too.

[Ashanti]

I don't.

[Az Fudd]

Yeah. I think it will always be a work in progress.

[Ashanti]

Okay.

[Kelis Fisher]

I pray. Just don't lose it. Don't lose the rhythm.

[Az Fudd]

I'm not going to. Because you're going to visit me in the summer. Our lessons will continue and then I'll visit you guys when the season's over. In the fall, winter. Whatever. Lessons will continue. And then. Yeah. Unless you forget about me.

[Kelis Fisher]

I would never. I think what I'm really, really gonna miss is, like, when you leave your apartment and you come back and there's a fish in your bed.

[Az Fudd]

I hate when there's a fish in my bed. I hate when I come home and there's a fish in my bed.

[Kelis Fisher]

Well, at least the fish was eating grapes and doing homework.

[Az Fudd]

Because why is there a Ashanti. Why is there a fish in my bed? I'm gone for an hour.

[Ashanti]

I leave.

[Az Fudd]

Why do I come back to a fish in my bed eating in my. A fish. A dirty fish. Eating.

[Kelis Fisher]

Whoa, whoa.

[Ashanti]

Dirty is crazy for the listeners.

[Az Fudd]

We're talking about clothes on.

[Kelis Fisher]

No, I.

[Az Fudd]

The fish had the outdoor clothes on. The fish.

[Ashanti]

Oh, Khalees. Now you know she's capping.

[Kelis Fisher]

She don't even. How'd she know if I was outdoor? She was gone.

[Ashanti]

You know, we don't play dirty outside. Clothes on the bed.

[Kelis Fisher]

I was never dirty. It was always clean.

[Az Fudd]

No eating.

[Kelis Fisher]

And I rinsed my grates off and everything. Then she. No, she.

[Az Fudd]

Grapes were clean in my bed. Okay, great.

[Kelis Fisher]

I was clean, too. And I was doing homework and being real studious. And you know what she did? She came here, took a picture, didn't even say nothing. The first thing she went to go do was get her some grapes. Food. More than it was, actually. We are.

[Az Fudd]

I'm gonna miss stealing your food.

[Kelis Fisher]

I don't know why she'd do that. She literally could have her own food and I could ask her if she wants something. She would say no, and then take mine because I guess mine's better or whatever.

[Ashanti]

You also have your own bag, Khalees. And yet you ended up in her.

[Kelis Fisher]

I was lonely and I went up there to go check on her and she wasn't there.

[Az Fudd]

Oh, what a team crime.

[Ashanti]

Okay, so we have some little fun questions that our producers wrote. First, one, favorite food spot on campus, Domino's, Bro.

[Az Fudd]

This girl eats Domino's for breakfast.

[Ashanti]

That's crazy.

[Kelis Fisher]

I used to have it, like, three times a week, but.

[Ashanti]

Three times a week.

[Kelis Fisher]

Okay, that was the start. The start was really bad. We're talking about improvement. Stop.

[Az Fudd]

Her diet has gotten better.

[Kelis Fisher]

I haven't had Domino's since yesterday. Before yesterday. I haven't had it for a couple months. I haven't had it for, like, a couple months. I was cleared up.

[Az Fudd]

A couple months, I think is also extreme. But it had been a minute.

[Kelis Fisher]

It must have been a couple months.

[Ashanti]

If you take anything from az, I need you to take her diet at least during the season. Okay.

[Kelis Fisher]

I actually tried it, and I didn't last 24 hours. Wow. And it was. It was on a snow day.

[Ashanti]

Is it that bad?

[Kelis Fisher]

No, it was on a snow day. I didn't go shopping for no food. And she had me try, like, what do you call it? Ants and a lot like celery with peanut butter and all that. And I was like.

[Az Fudd]

It was not raisins on it. I put chocolate chips on it with, like, a drizzle of honey. You never heard of ants and a log before, Shaundi?

[Ashanti]

No. Wait, what is it? Celery.

[Az Fudd]

Yeah. Peanut butter on celery. And then you just, like, put raisins on it. But I put chocolate chips on it instead.

[Ashanti]

Chocolate chips I might be able to get with.

[Az Fudd]

Do you like celery and peanut butter?

[Ashanti]

I do, I do. I like both of those things. I don't think I've tried them together.

[Az Fudd]

Okay, well, you should.

[Ashanti]

Yeah, I wouldn't mind that. As long as we don't, you know, mix in other things.

[Az Fudd]

No ants on your log.

[Ashanti]

No ants.

[Az Fudd]

Okay. What is your favorite healthy snack or healthy food that I've had?

[Kelis Fisher]

You try probably that cereal with the honey and the yogurt that she, like, mixed. It's really. That's really good. That's my favorite.

[Az Fudd]

Bowls almost every night. It's like my little sweet treat. So it's just plain Greek yogurt. And then I drizzle some honey on top, and I'll put berries on it, usually strawberries. And I've been kind of out of my granola phase, so for my little crunch on top, I've been using this cereal brand called Lovebird, which I've been obsessed with because it's super clean ingredients, no refined sugar, and it's perfect for the yogurt bowl. And I'm really surprised, actually, that Kelis even likes it.

[Kelis Fisher]

Like, if I see her eating it, I actually walk up and be like, can I have some? Everything on. She's TB determined.

[Az Fudd]

Oh, girl, I don't know about that

[Ashanti]

one, but I did say I would try it, so. I'm a woman of my word, Az. I promise I will.

[Kelis Fisher]

But I never said that.

[Ashanti]

So, Khalees, I think it's a two for one.

[Az Fudd]

Whoa.

[Ashanti]

I think.

[Az Fudd]

What did we.

[Ashanti]

I think we're in this together.

[Az Fudd]

We are. Yeah. Just to try it.

[Kelis Fisher]

Fine, I'll try it.

[Ashanti]

You heard it here first.

[Kelis Fisher]

Now you got to. I don't break promises. I keep my word.

[Az Fudd]

Well, you also like those sweet potato brownies. I made.

[Kelis Fisher]

They were good. Okay. She's two for 30 things. I tried that. I actually.

[Az Fudd]

Like, not 30.

[Kelis Fisher]

Maybe 25.

[Az Fudd]

Whatever.

[Ashanti]

You gotta start somewhere.

[Az Fudd]

You gotta start somewhere.

[Ashanti]

Okay, Pivot. So, Khalees. Khaleesi, do you have any dream brands you like to work with?

[Kelis Fisher]

A dream brand?

[Az Fudd]

Yeah. Mercedes, Orange juice.

[Kelis Fisher]

Orange juice, too. I love orange juice.

[Az Fudd]

Your girl's an orange juice fiend.

[Kelis Fisher]

Okay, sorry. It's so good.

[Az Fudd]

Wait, you don't even have a license.

[Kelis Fisher]

You're not racist and try to play me like that? Yes, I do. You do? Yo, yo, wait.

[Az Fudd]

I actually thought you didn't, um. Are you serious?

[Ashanti]

Yeah.

[Kelis Fisher]

You make me so sick.

[Az Fudd]

Like, I think you crashed someone's car the other week. I'm just kidding.

[Kelis Fisher]

Cause, like, no, my mom would actually kill me.

[Az Fudd]

I'm just kidding. Khaleesa's never crashed anyone's car.

[Kelis Fisher]

I'm a good driver, but I've never

[Az Fudd]

seen her drive, so I can't vouch for that.

[Kelis Fisher]

Kaylee been in a car with me. I'm a good driver. Sarah Williams been in a car with me.

[Az Fudd]

And Kaylee doesn't have a license, so she can't vouch for you either.

[Kelis Fisher]

How? She was in a car with me when I was driving.

[Ashanti]

Oh, you're saying. How would she know if it's good or not? She can't drive.

[Kelis Fisher]

You would never know. The princess has to be in a car with me, and I have to drive, and then she give me my. My report.

[Az Fudd]

Okay, so that's your dream brand to work with?

[Kelis Fisher]

Mercedes. I got a lot. I have a list.

[Az Fudd]

Okay, give your top three.

[Kelis Fisher]

Top three. Mercedes, orange juice. Microsoft.

[Az Fudd]

Interesting. Why Microsoft?

[Kelis Fisher]

Because I game a lot, and that's, like. Microsoft is, like, based on, like, the game.

[Az Fudd]

So, like, what would you get out of that deal?

[Kelis Fisher]

Free games or Loki? Yeah, it was with Xbox. I started off with Xbox.

[Az Fudd]

So free V bucks for your little NBA character.

[Kelis Fisher]

It's called VC. V Bucks is for Fortnite. Yeah. VC for 2K. V Bucks. Actually, y' all should tell her, buy me some VC so I could get my. My player shooting like her.

[Az Fudd]

Huh?

[Ashanti]

When's your birthday, Kelise?

[Kelis Fisher]

April 4th.

[Az Fudd]

Oh, there you go. I'm busy.

[Ashanti]

Not both of us.

[Kelis Fisher]

Looking at her like she's not busy. Actually, we are busy.

[Ashanti]

Nah, she will be busy.

[Kelis Fisher]

We will be busy.

[Az Fudd]

We will be busy. All right, if you weren't playing basketball, what would you be doing?

[Kelis Fisher]

Track or ballet? Ballet. First of all, I went to Baltimore School of Arts and.

[Az Fudd]

Okay. Period.

[Kelis Fisher]

I did ballet and I did the nutcracker thank you very much.

[Az Fudd]

I need a video of this.

[Kelis Fisher]

We're not. We.

[Ashanti]

Are we definitely doing that.

[Kelis Fisher]

I did.

[Ashanti]

I will text your mom right now.

[Kelis Fisher]

Like, I got into dancing for a little bit, and then my track meets and my dance, my dancing performance and basketball games were all on the same day. So my mother made me pick the hardest decision as she choose. She did not help me.

[Ashanti]

Do you think ballet has helped you with basketball?

[Kelis Fisher]

Footwork, yes, footwork. I would say I got my footwork from ballet and my speed from track.

[Az Fudd]

Do you remember any ballet moves?

[Kelis Fisher]

I mean, I still can hit a split here and there.

[Ashanti]

I gotta.

[Kelis Fisher]

I gotta feel good, though. I stretch a lot. Like, I'm low key, flexible.

[Az Fudd]

What events did you run?

[Kelis Fisher]

100, 200 in a four by one freshman year. I also did hurdles. 100, hurdles, 100.

[Ashanti]

What's the fastest time you ever ran?

[Kelis Fisher]

I don't know. I came in first place, though. I always, like, you asked my mom, she said winner. Yes, my mom. When I used to run, I used to come in first place. And if I ever got like a second or third, I used to throw the ribbon away. I ain't want it.

[Ashanti]

No participation trophies for you.

[Kelis Fisher]

I want the ribbon.

[Az Fudd]

Like, but where. Where do we draw the line between sore loser and just being super competitive?

[Kelis Fisher]

It ain't no lie.

[Az Fudd]

There's no line.

[Kelis Fisher]

There's no line. Like, okay.

[Az Fudd]

There's no.

[Ashanti]

She's like, I'm both. I'm the sorest loser and I'm competitive.

[Kelis Fisher]

Yeah. There's no lie.

[Az Fudd]

It's fair.

[Ashanti]

I guess. I wouldn't want a child who's okay with losing.

[Az Fudd]

Yeah.

[Kelis Fisher]

Like.

[Ashanti]

But then people say there is a way to lose. And I'm like, ah.

[Kelis Fisher]

I don't now you gotta do what you gotta do to win. So that part. What about you?

[Az Fudd]

I mean, I don't think I'm a sore loser. I don't like losing. That doesn't. It's not what that means. But I can take it. I can be mature about it.

[Kelis Fisher]

Oh, no, Feliz, we gotta run it back.

[Ashanti]

It's a lot win, actually. I think that's competitive. But like AZ said, it's not like she's gonna lose it and throw a tantrum.

[Az Fudd]

Kelis would.

[Ashanti]

Oh, I'm crying.

[Kelis Fisher]

Um, not necessarily. I feel like for me to throw a tantrum, I have to lose, like, a lot.

[Az Fudd]

Ooh. Let's talk about you winning. Actually. Let's put. Let's put Jose on the spot. Go ahead.

[Ashanti]

Jose is who?

[Az Fudd]

Tell the listeners. Jose is my Youngest brother.

[Kelis Fisher]

I played him 101 when me and Az was in a gym and I low key fried him.

[Ashanti]

But nah, nah, nah, talk yourself because we love Jose. But if Jose was on right now,

[Az Fudd]

have his chance so he can clap back if he wants. Nothing for him to say.

[Kelis Fisher]

I won. Game went to 11. It's kind of crazy because he had me 7, he had me 6, 0. Like he had a start. Then he had me like 8 to 1. And I was like, you know what? It's comeback season. Like, I'm ready to introduce you to Fisher Island. And that's exactly what happened.

[Ashanti]

Fisher island, you know, a lot of

[Kelis Fisher]

people don't get to see that island. I introduced him to it. I had to bring it back.

[Ashanti]

And not low key.

[Kelis Fisher]

I won.

[Ashanti]

People have seen Fisher Island.

[Kelis Fisher]

I won. And then we just ran it back yesterday. Like a quick game. Like the 305. Next bucket win. I beat him. Now he was the sore loser. He was loki mad. He was.

[Az Fudd]

I mean, I would be mad if I was up 8:1 on you when you came back and beat me up.

[Ashanti]

That's crazy. And game was 11.

[Kelis Fisher]

Game went to 11. Yeah.

[Az Fudd]

Fisher Island. I need to see more Fisher Island.

[Ashanti]

I feel like we. I was gonna say, I feel like we low key get to see a

[Az Fudd]

little bit of Fisher Island. We see. We need to see more.

[Ashanti]

I love it 100%.

[Kelis Fisher]

I love fish.

[Ashanti]

I look forward to it.

[Kelis Fisher]

Nice. It's a nice resort and everything. Get you a flex screen tv. Relax and just get cooked. Cook up some barbecue.

[Az Fudd]

We got lots of green beans, some barbecue chicken. What else they got?

[Ashanti]

Well, speaking of food, can you tell us some of the food spots you like to hit up in Baltimore? We talked about Connecticut, but some nice

[Kelis Fisher]

New York fried chicken. Like a cool chicken box. Salt, pepper, ketchup, season all over with some hot sauce and a half and half on the side. That is the go to combo you got. Clearly. Are you drooling?

[Az Fudd]

Like, that's not like, right.

[Kelis Fisher]

That is the go to combo you have to try. Like, I know you don't eat like a lot of fried food and all that other stuff, but you try it.

[Az Fudd]

For you. I would after the season, but bring you down.

[Kelis Fisher]

You're going to have some. It's really good. Okay. Really good.

[Ashanti]

I just love that it's called New York.

[Kelis Fisher]

New York fried chicken. Yeah. Or any chicken spots. There's better chicken spots. Better than that one. But that's the one I go to because it's closer. Like it's walking distance with me. I ain't trying to drive like 15 minutes out to go to a full spot.

[Az Fudd]

So what do you like to do back home? What do you miss?

[Kelis Fisher]

Well, obviously like my family, but probably roller skating with my brother.

[Ashanti]

Oh, that's cool.

[Kelis Fisher]

That's my partner. We go out, we roller skate, hang out together. We actually went roller skating. Az know how to skate a little bit.

[Ashanti]

Az you was roller skating?

[Capital One Announcer]

Oh, my gosh.

[Az Fudd]

I forgot about that. I wasn't listening. I'm sorry. I wasn't listening.

[Kelis Fisher]

Yeah, I told the team we should go roller skating. Everybody, like, agreed.

[Az Fudd]

Some people missed. We had a good idea.

[Kelis Fisher]

Some people was gone.

[Az Fudd]

Yeah. So, like, I'm not sure now is the time to go roller skating.

[Kelis Fisher]

Yeah, not right now.

[Az Fudd]

Not right now, but post season. That's a great idea. And I would definitely be down to go there. That was so fun. And you were a pretty good teacher too. And she was really good.

[Kelis Fisher]

Thank you.

[Az Fudd]

I'm surprised. I thought she was lying.

[Kelis Fisher]

Once again, I did not be lying because on my mouth is the truth, man.

[Ashanti]

I mean, I feel like Baltimore has a skate style because, I mean, I skate too. My mom's big on skating. Like, she was in like a whole group. But isn't there like a Baltimore skate style? Isn't it a name for it?

[Kelis Fisher]

You know, I didn't dig that deep into it. I really don't know. I kind of just taught myself how to skate off YouTube.

[Ashanti]

Really?

[Kelis Fisher]

Off YouTube?

[Az Fudd]

Yeah, off YouTube.

[Kelis Fisher]

I asked my mom for some roller skates for Christmas. Me and my brother. And, like, we was practicing the street, how to skate backwards, how to do sky spins and all that. And I told myself how to do all that stuff, so. Okay. Definitely lit. Yeah. We gotta teach you how to spin on a roller skates. Skate backwards.

[Az Fudd]

I'll stick to dancing right now. Okay. Yeah.

[Kelis Fisher]

Step at a time.

[Az Fudd]

Is it true that NBA 2K was one of your inspirations for getting into basketball? Yeah. Are you for real? Yeah.

[Kelis Fisher]

Like, growing up, like, I seen my brother play, like, yeah, he got me into it. But like, how I really start, like, get into basketball was playing 2k 27. 2k 2017 was my favorite 2k. And I used to steal the moves off there and actually, like, go outside to practice them just so I could beat him. Just so I could beat him. Just so I could beat him.

[Az Fudd]

Did you beat him?

[Kelis Fisher]

Yeah, I mean, I lost a couple times, I'm not gonna lie.

[Az Fudd]

But then you ran it back until you won.

[Kelis Fisher]

Yeah, and we ran it back and I won and I learned moves off that just So I could have it in my bag, man. Great times.

[Az Fudd]

Okay, I'm gonna need to see some of those hooks tomorrow.

[Kelis Fisher]

Okay.

[Az Fudd]

Okay.

[Kelis Fisher]

I mean, I like my heads off Fisher Island.

[Ashanti]

Off Fisher Island.

[Az Fudd]

Practice players are not gonna know what hit them tomorrow in practice.

[Kelis Fisher]

Practice players be getting cooked.

[Ashanti]

Y' all be recording those videos. Go on and clip it.

[Az Fudd]

Kelis really is the best and biggest hype woman. She brings a bench and energy every single game and in practice. But the bench is.

[Kelis Fisher]

I want to know.

[Az Fudd]

Khaleesi's the first person up any single time, any play happens when you're in

[Kelis Fisher]

a corner and you buy a bench, like, what runs through your mind? Because I say a lot of things and I do not care what the other team thinks. I'm like, bag, hard, bag work. That's bag work. Straight bag work.

[Az Fudd]

Well, sometimes you don't hear because, like, you're so locked in, you tuned out. But then when it's like you run down the court and they're waiting to impound the ball, like, Kate doesn't have the ball yet, and I can hear you just yapping, yapping away. I'm just like, bro, I'm speechless.

[Kelis Fisher]

Blow by. Go by her.

[Az Fudd]

It's really funny, though. I want to know if other people hear it.

[Kelis Fisher]

Oh, Lord, I'm pretty sure they do. I'm very loud.

[Ashanti]

I just love seeing your bench celebrations. Let Az hit a three, child. I'll be looking at the bench immediately.

[Az Fudd]

Man, I heard people say, like, whenever. Like during the second half, whenever we're on offense in front of the bench, that they just watch Cleese. Anything happens, they go immediately to Cleese just to watch what she does.

[Kelis Fisher]

Man, them threes, man, they be turning me up. I be standing up before the ball is even released. Because I know, I know I'm the clearest.

[Az Fudd]

I either miss or I don't hear. And you, like, are up and you

[Ashanti]

sit right back down.

[Az Fudd]

It's so funny.

[Kelis Fisher]

Like. Like, I be already up.

[Ashanti]

She has faith.

[Kelis Fisher]

Yeah.

[Az Fudd]

You need a teammate like her that believes in you like that.

[Kelis Fisher]

And then sometimes. Sometimes she pump fake me. She be at the three point line and I stand up and then she do a one dribble pull. I believe. My bad. Thought she was very shooting.

[Az Fudd]

Sorry.

[Kelis Fisher]

It's okay.

[Az Fudd]

On your toes.

[Kelis Fisher]

It's okay. You know, just keep me warmed up and get the knees ready.

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[Amanda Knox]

2023, a story gripped the UK, evoking horror and disbelief.

[Ashanti]

The nurse who should have been in charge of caring for tiny babies is now the most prolific child killer in

[Amanda Knox]

modern British Everyone thought they knew how it ended. A verdict. A villain. A nurse named Lucy Letby.

[Capital One Announcer]

Lucy Letby has been found guilty.

[Amanda Knox]

But what if we didn't get the whole story?

[Kelis Fisher]

The moment you look at the whole picture, the case collapses.

[Amanda Knox]

I'm Amanda Knox and in the new podcast the Case of Lucy Letby, we follow the evidence and hear from the people that lived it. To ask what really happened when the world decided who Lucy Letby was.

[Jill Winterstein]

No voicing of any skepticism or doubt.

[Kelis Fisher]

It'll cause so much harm at every

[Az Fudd]

single level of the British establishment of this is wrong.

[Amanda Knox]

Listen to Doubt the Case of Lucy Letby on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Jill Winterstein]

Hi, this is Jo Winterstein, host of the Spirit Daughter podcast where we talk about astrology, natal charts and how to step into your most vibrant life. And I just sat down with a mini driver.

[Ashanti]

The Irish traveler said when I was 16, you're gonna have a terrible time with men.

[Jill Winterstein]

Actor, storyteller, and unapologetic Aquarian visionary. Aquarius is all about freedom loving and different perspectives, and I find a lot of people with strong placements in Aquarius like are Misunderstood A Son and Venus in Aquarius in her seventh house spark her unconventional approach to partnership.

[Ashanti]

He really has taught me to embrace people sleeping in different rooms on different houses, in different places, but just an embracing of the isness of it all.

[Jill Winterstein]

If you're navigating your own transformation or just want a chart side view into how a leading artist integrates astrology, creativity and real life, this episode is a must. Listen who listen to the Spirit Daughter podcast starting on February 24th on the iHeartRadio app, Apple podcast or wherever you listen to your podcast.

[Az Fudd]

All right, now it's time for our what the fun of the week. What the fud of the week is just when something made you go, what the fud? It can be good, bad, whatever. You have any, anything within this week.

[Kelis Fisher]

Probably stay at night just crying really hard because, like, with the world, bro, I.

[Az Fudd]

That's a good one. That's a good one. Yeah. What the fun? What the fun?

[Ashanti]

Girl, you about to cry.

[Kelis Fisher]

No, no, I'm not really.

[Ashanti]

Okay. My one of the week is this freaking blizzard, y'.

[Kelis Fisher]

All.

[Ashanti]

They shut down the roads, all the jobs is canceled, the stores close. It's insane. It's actually way more snow, in my opinion, than the last little blizzard we had.

[Az Fudd]

Wait, already? It's like, only it hasn't even been a day yet.

[Ashanti]

Girl, I can't wait to show you a picture of what it looks like outside my window. It's actually insane. And I listened to you. I went and stepped my little toe in the snow, which is my version of play.

[Kelis Fisher]

Okay, Speaking of snow, bless blizzard. She made me eat snow.

[Ashanti]

What you mean? What you mean?

[Kelis Fisher]

She smelled. We all decided to, like, go outside and play in snow as a team. Like, it was an off day and everything. Like, we was just tackling each other, playing like it's cooling. We tackle A's. Only person who she's seen can get tackled. Like, only person she's seen was me, apparently. Took my hat off, put the ski mask down. Like, put my face in this. I'm like, bro, it's cold.

[Az Fudd]

We said, I did this.

[Kelis Fisher]

You did this. This is not shot to people's princess. This is not shot, y'.

[Az Fudd]

All.

[Kelis Fisher]

Princess.

[Az Fudd]

Oh, something that deserved it.

[Kelis Fisher]

I didn't only think deserved it. She made me eat snow, y'. All. I had so. Tastes good all on my face.

[Az Fudd]

It's like snow popsicles.

[Kelis Fisher]

I was cold. I was cold.

[Ashanti]

She's the princess to everyone, but she's mother to you. So it's giving.

[Az Fudd]

It's giving, and you're gonna miss that. Add that to the list of things you're gonna miss.

[Kelis Fisher]

You're gonna miss it, too. So I don't know why you're just trying to put it on me, like, you're not gonna miss, like, yeah, definitely.

[Az Fudd]

Anyways, My what the fud of the week. Oh, my gosh. This was such a great week. Okay, like, Shanti, I'm gonna say my what is was making copables, because that was crazy. But then also watching the Olympics, that's still my what the fud. Just seeing, I don't know, the best of the best athletes, like, perform, perform, compete, it's so insane to watch. And it's sports that at least I don't typically watch, so it's insane to see, first of all, like, what they're doing that just doesn't seem like, humanly possible. And then to see just the, like, the level of respect between everyone. I feel like it's been so beautiful to see, like, everyone meddle and how everyone else has cheered for them, supported them, and I don't know, it's been so fun to watch this year.

[Ashanti]

America's killing it. They are. I know recently, men's hockey just won. I think, like, yesterday or something. Like, men's hockey just won, and, you know, women's hockey also won. And then we had. I don't know if it was, like, free skate or an ice skater. I don't want to be wrong on that, but she was an individual on the ice skating, and she just recently won. I mean, America is doing their big one right now in the Winter Olympics, and az, they're. They're fans of you. I've seen some comments on, like, social where they're, like, aware of your podcast, and they, like, want to pull up. So I'm like, okay, Olympians, no way. You guys are welcome. I'm serious.

[Az Fudd]

They've been so fun to watch. And, yeah, I saw the medal count yesterday. I don't remember what it was, but I was like, we're eating right now.

[Ashanti]

No, yeah, we coming up. We coming up.

[Az Fudd]

And to see it's, like, sports that we haven't meddled in or done super well in in the past. Like, speaking of hockey, that's insane to see. They haven't won in years for sure. What the fud. All right, well, that is a wrap on today's episode. Kelis, thank you so much for joining us today.

[Kelis Fisher]

Hey, thank you for having me.

[Az Fudd]

You're welcome. We love you Kelis listeners. Thank you guys for tuning in. And don't forget to rate, review and subscribe to float around and find out wherever you get your podcasts. We'll see you guys next.

[Kelis Fisher]

Next week.

[Az Fudd]

Put 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 Views, and Mackenzie Fitzpatrick. 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 Ashok Auntie Plumber.

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[Amanda Knox]

I'm Amanda Knox and in the new podcast the Case of Lucy Letby, we unpack the story of an unimaginable tragedy that gripped the UK in 2023. But what if we didn't get the whole story?

[Kelis Fisher]

Evidence has been made to fit. The moment you look at the whole picture, the case collapsed.

[Amanda Knox]

What if the truth was disguised by a story we chose to believe?

[Jill Winterstein]

Oh my God. I think she might be innocent.

[Amanda Knox]

Listen into Doubt the Case of Lucy Letby on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Jill Winterstein]

Hi, it's Jill Interesteine, host of the Spirit Daughter podcast, where we talk about astrology, natal charts, and how to step into your most vibrant life. And today I'm talking with my dear friend Krista Williams.

[Kelis Fisher]

It can change you in the best way possible. Dance with the change.

[Jill Winterstein]

Dance with the branch breakdowns, the embodiment of Pisces intuition with Capricorn power moves.

[Kelis Fisher]

So I'm like delusionally proud of my chart.

[Jill Winterstein]

Listen to the Spirit Daughter podcast starting on February 24th on the iHeartRadio app, Apple podcast or wherever you listen to your podcast.

[Amanda Knox]

I'm Nancy Glass, host of the Burden of Guilt Season two podcast. This is a story about a horrendous lie that destroyed two families.

[Kelis Fisher]

Late one night, Bobby Gumpright became the victim of a random crime.

[Amanda Knox]

The perpetrator was sentenced to 99 years until a confession changed everything.

[Az Fudd]

I was a monster.

[Amanda Knox]

Listen to Burden of guilt season two on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.