KFC Radio — "We React to Dave Portnoy Taking Us Off Barstool's First Class List"

Hosts: Kevin Clancy (KFC) & John Feitelberg (Feits)
Date: October 14, 2025

EPISODE OVERVIEW

This episode is a quintessential KFC Radio barstool hangout—snappy, chaotic, and wide-ranging, with KFC and Feits joined by Jackie and others. The main narrative centers on the hosts reacting to Barstool founder Dave Portnoy publicly removing them from the company's sought-after "first class flight list." The episode spirals outward from that moment: they trade blame, unpack Barstool office politics, riff on status symbols, swap travel inconveniences, and detour into hilarious personal anecdotes—including Feits’ disastrous food poisoning at Julian Edelman's house, classic dumb revelations, and an escalating debate on morality, fame, and cancel culture.

MAIN THEME

Barstool’s First Class List Fallout:
KFC and Feits react to being taken off Barstool’s internal “first class travel list” after a staffer’s public complaints caused Dave Portnoy to audit and cull the list. They break down who is really to blame, what Barstool culture rewards, and why this trivial-sounding perk means more than just who sits where on a plane.

KEY SEGMENTS & DISCUSSION POINTS

I. Origin of the First Class List Drama

Starts at 01:23

• The drama starts with Sass (from another Barstool show) complaining on a podcast that he’s not on Barstool’s "first class list."
• KFC and Feits debate if talking about perks publicly is a rookie mistake.
• Feits confesses he may have unwittingly fueled Sass’s complaints by telling him to "run it up the flagpole."
• KFC: “The problem with Sass is he’s not like a Barstool freak… he’s not embedded in the culture.” (04:11)
• Feits: “I obviously had no idea how exclusive the list was… I just showed up at the airport, my ticket said first class.” (03:46)

II. Why the First Class List Even Exists

Starts at 05:00

• The “first class” perk was created years ago to address complaints from top talent, especially after Brianna Chickenfry posted about flying coach.
• It’s a mix of contracts, favorites, and management discretion.
• KFC: “It’s probably one of the more superfluous expenses in the world… an extra like $1700 for a chair.” (06:18)
• For some it’s status (“I’m not respected at work”), for others it’s sheer comfort.

III. The Emotional Fallout: Status, Respect, and Barstool Culture

Starts at 06:40

• Losing “first class” stings more as a status hit than an actual loss of comfort.
• KFC: “Not making the list… it’s like, oh, I’m not doing good enough to be on…” (06:40)
• Internal lists—flight, hotel suite, “club cool”—are as much about clout and favor as practical need.

IV. How the List Got Audited and the Aftermath

Starts at 10:22

• Dave Portnoy reads the names of who’s in and who’s out on stream.
• KFC/Feits break down how this becomes an HR/contract issue—and why, at Barstool, “it’s always content.”
• Office politics: “If you ever catch some business people flying [first class], you’re gonna go ballistic.” (10:29)
• KFC: “Better to shut the fuck up, get in your seat, deal with it.” (10:48)

Memorable Quote:
Feits: “If I wanted to work at a company that respected me, I’d have been gone a long time ago.” (16:15)

V. The Hotel Suites List & Barstool Status Games

Starts at 17:02

• Jackie introduces the “hotel suite” list, which the group agrees is even more exclusive.
• Jackie's observation: “I know that, like, I have witnessed certain things… I’m not gonna say anymore.” (17:14)

VI. More Petty Grievances and Status Hierarchies

Starts at 23:11

• KFC and Feits mock how the “first class” saga will pit employees, shows, and departments against one another.
• Joke: “First class list is the new club cool.” (24:09)
• The underlying message: At Barstool, perks are fluid and always subject to being revoked—especially if they become public discourse.

VII. Hilarious Tangents: Food Poisoning & Embarrassing Stories

Starts at 28:43

• Feits describes his raw-fish-induced night of vomiting in LA and nearly shitting his pants in Julian Edelman’s house.
• Stand-out moment: Detailed retelling of a bathroom emergency immediately after podcasting with Edelman.
  Feits: “The moment I started peeing, like, every orifice in my body was like, he’s opened up!” (33:44)

VIII. “How Dumb Are We?” — Learning, Fossil Fuels & Dinosaurs

Starts at 41:50 and 43:03

• KFC recounts Feits’ belief that fossil fuels come from “melted dinosaur bones.”
• Group debates if we even really know what dinosaurs looked like or how paleontological reconstructions go askew.
• Jackie: “The bones are notoriously, like, the one part that doesn’t decompose… that’s why we keep finding them.” (46:11)

IX. Cancel Culture, “Nice Guys,” and Authenticity in Fame

Starts at 70:02 and 83:00

• Extended discussion on why public figures get “canceled”—ranging from Ellen DeGeneres to the streamer Hasan Piker and Taylor Swift.
• KFC: “It’s the difference between public and private. If that’s too great, then people are like, yeah, you’re a fraud.” (72:27)
• They debate the accuracy of “nice guys finish last” and the importance of authenticity over performative niceness or meanness.

X. Wealth, Greed, and When Enough is Enough

Starts at 100:24

• Riff on the insatiability of wealth by celebrities and OnlyFans stars and whether there is such a thing as “enough.”
• “I want a lot, but I would draw the line. And I think there’s other people who just keep going no matter what.” (103:06, KFC)

XI. Saudi Arabia, Comedy and Sportswashing

Starts at 105:05

• The ethics of taking gigs or promotional money from “problematic” regimes like Saudi Arabia.
• Nuanced arguments about intent, opportunity, and the line between art and complicity.

NOTABLE QUOTES & MEMORABLE MOMENTS

• Feits: “I was laying in bed, with a bunch of ice on my dick and... hips. My hips hurt… in an hour and a half, I have to get on a Southwest flight to Nashville and then LA. I was like, this was the dumbest idea I’ve ever had.” (09:01)
• KFC: “The reason I hate Sass is because he’s shone a light on—I’m not respected at work.” (16:24)
• Jackie: “The biggest pretzel you’re ever going to see in your entire life… I was picturing a much bigger pretzel.” (121:01)
• Feits (on food): “I am full blown autistic when it comes to food. I get so obsessed with things and eat them.” (125:19)
• KFC (on company culture): “Better to shut the f*** up, get in your seat, deal with it.” (10:48)
• Feits (on first class status): “If I wanted to work at a company that respected me, I’d have been gone a long time ago.” (16:15)

TIMESTAMPED SEGMENT GUIDE

• 01:23 — Introduction to first class list incident; origins of Barstool’s perk culture
• 03:13 — Feits admits role in encouraging Sass
• 05:27 — How the first class list began, and who historically decided it
• 10:22 — Dave reads the First Class List aloud; reactions; fallout
• 17:02 — The (even more elite) Hotel Suite List
• 23:11 — Predicting future Barstool status drama and social dynamics
• 28:43 — Feits’ food poisoning / Edelman’s house debacle
• 41:50 — Jackie returns from the BFF tour; fossil fuels and dumb science beliefs
• 46:11 — Do we really know what dinosaurs looked like?
• 70:02 — Discussion: Internet expertise, accountability, cancel culture
• 83:00 — Jackie’s dog shock collar story, has the culture course-corrected on kindness?
• 100:24 — Wealth, fame, and when’s enough enough?
• 105:05 — The Saudi Arabia question: sports/comedy/gigs as “soft power”
• 119:28 — Feits orders a mayo and mustard hot dog at the Rangers game
• 125:19 — Ritz crackers; food obsessions confessionals
• 128:27 — What is a ribeye? Learning about meat cuts

OVERALL TONE & TAKEAWAYS

Classic KFC Radio: “Barstool inside baseball” drama, self-deprecating banter, plenty of digressions, and a healthy balance between irreverence and sincerity. KFC and Feits unpack privilege, performance, and respect in modern media workplaces, with just as much time spent on bodily mishaps and food hot takes. Office hierarchies—first class seats, hotel lists, production contracts—are explored not just as perks but as existential signals of status and worth inside Barstool.

In the end, both hosts lean into the chaos and inevitability of being content at Barstool:
“First class list is the new club cool… these are things I’m involved in very negatively.” (24:41, Feits)

FOR NEW LISTENERS

• You don’t need to know the deeper Barstool ecosystem to appreciate the universal themes—perks won, perks lost, the shifting meaning of “success.”
• Expect gritty personal stories, surprising expertise, and the classic KFC Radio “why are we like this?” energy.
• Skip ahead to the time-stamped moments that most interest you—whether that’s cringe workplace politics, gross-out food stories, or existential musings on morality and authenticity.