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Bill Burr
All right, Ready or Not, Heads up. Gamers become an elite SWAT commander and bring order to chaos. Ready or not is officially coming to PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series XS on July 15th. After earning a loyal following on PC, it's finally making its console debut with full cross play across all platforms. So whether your friends are on a PC, Xbox or PlayStation, you can all jump into the action together. So at launch, the game includes a wide range of single player and online co op missions with up to five players working as a team. And on top of that, two brand new missions are dropping on day one as part of the Free Stories from Los Suenos dlc. Available on both console and PC. This game is all about immersive, high pressure gameplay where strategy, teamwork and communication really matters. You have full control to customize your squad, plan your approach and take on each mission however you want. It's a big moment for fans of the game and a great time to jump in. If you're new, pre order here the Day One edition or the Deluxe edition now. You can also download the standard edition on July 15th. Mark your calendar. Hey, what's going on? It's Bill Byrd. It's time for the Monday Morning podcast for Monday, July 7, 2025. What's going on? How are you? How's it going? Geez. Oh, Billy Broadway turned back into a pumpkin. He's out here in LA and he's ready to go to London. I got to do a benefit out there that I'm on my way to.
Another Comedian
Abu Dhabi and then I got a show in Milan, Italy.
Bill Burr
And then, then, then, then I have days off. Then I am done.
Another Comedian
So this is the last. Look at the size of that fucking door. Sitting out here in my neighborhood. I never noticed how big my fucking neighbor's door is.
Bill Burr
Jesus Christ, Shaquille o' Neal could walk through that door.
Another Comedian
Not even duck. That is. Why would you have such a big fucking door? That's just weird.
Bill Burr
Anyway, plowing ahead here, Mr. Crowley winning it. Did you guys see that Jack Black video with those kiddos? He did. He redid the whole.
Another Comedian
What was it in Texas?
Bill Burr
That little public access show that Ozzy did with Randy Rhodes, Rudy Sazo and Tommy Aldridge, I believe was the band.
Another Comedian
Back in the day.
Bill Burr
He did a. Like a. They basically recreated the whole set, the whole costumes and everything. Anyway, plowing ahead. I'm glad I got to see Sabbath.
Another Comedian
I saw him in 2000 when they. They had a reunion with all the original guys and I don't know, that looked amazing. It was also like, sad, you know, just fucking. Everybody's just old now.
Bill Burr
You know? And then, like, these fucking nerds have taken over the mute people who can't even play instruments through with computers, are inventing bands that don't exist, writing songs.
Another Comedian
And then they have bots listen to them.
Bill Burr
So then they get like 500,000 views. And then people think, oh, this is like a real band.
Another Comedian
And it isn't.
Bill Burr
Like, what fucking world are we. Are we living in here? It's unbelievable. These fucking people, like, they cannot make enough money. It wasn't enough to be screwing musicians the way that they have unapologetically just fucking them over the entire existence of the music business. They've done nothing but just absolutely bend over and fuck musicians. And that still isn't enough. It still isn't enough. Now they're just gonna fucking. Now they're the band. They're writing music or whatever they're doing. Like, how do you write music on a. You're like, this is like fucking Fleetwood Mac meets Funkadelic with just a dash of Bryan Adams. And then they just put it in the thing and it spits it out. And then they kind of like, you know, bite their bottom lip, make that face as they listen to it, and they put it out there. And then fucking people, you know, the same people that are walking around 200 pounds overweight, wearing Crocs and workout clothes, they're just.
Another Comedian
They're just gonna buy it, they're gonna download it, they're gonna listen to it.
Bill Burr
And they're gonna be like, what? You know, there's an art in this also.
Another Comedian
I don't know which. Maybe there is. I have no fucking idea. I don't know. It's just a strange. It's a strange world.
Bill Burr
But what does this all come back to? It comes back to illegal immigrants. This whole idea that Americans have the.
Another Comedian
Working man, that when they get all the illegal immigrants out of this fucking country, that these fucking cunts that you work for are actually gonna start paying you a fair wage.
Bill Burr
I don't know what. What fucking world you've been watching, what world you've been working for. These fucking cunts at the top have never wanted to pay anybody ever in any. At any point. Since the Industrial Revolution, they have not wanted to pay anybody anything. If they could have you come to work fucking, you know, I don't know what, wearing nothing but fucking tighty whities and just fucking look like a fucking homeless person. And they would be totally comfortable with you being filthy. Don't give a Shit, not pay you anything, teeth falling out of your fucking head. They could go to bed at night and be like, what? That's how business is done. If I didn't do it, somebody else would do it.
Another Comedian
They're complete fucking pieces of shit.
Bill Burr
And you know what I'd love about.
Another Comedian
It is, you know, they've always been looking at, like, you know.
Bill Burr
All these.
Another Comedian
Aggressive, aggro guys, as they call them, type A, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. And you know what I love is.
Bill Burr
The world is being ruined by Beta.
Another Comedian
Nerds who couldn't fight their way out of a fucking wet paper bag.
Bill Burr
The harmless nerd, you know, never picked in gym class and all of that. And they just were misunderstood and all. And, like, you know, just because, you know, they didn't get to be the prom king and date the fucking cheerleader and all that, Hollywood built this whole.
Another Comedian
Fucking backstory about nerds that everybody believed that they were these nice people.
Bill Burr
And it turns out they're just like fucking athletes. Some of them are nice, some of them are not. Some of them are fucking heartless monsters just straight across the board. And who made these people? God. And don't forget, God loves you. God, He. He makes the ocean so blue and the prairies and the butterflies. And you know what else he makes? Heartless nerds. He makes them all. He didn't make that heartless nerd. The nerd. He chose the devil. Oh, is that what happened? Anyway, yeah, I'm getting ready to go.
Another Comedian
Out on the road here.
Bill Burr
I got all caught up with my Moto GP watching there scary crash.
Another Comedian
Alex Marquez, he was just side by side with Pedro Acosta, and they just.
Bill Burr
Got into it, you know, Robin is rice. And they got into it, and somehow, like leaning into Pedro Castro, he fucking squeezed the dude's front brake.
Another Comedian
With his.
Bill Burr
Fucking left kidney or some shit. It wasn't even on purpose. And Mark's front tire was up off the ground, so he slowed the front wheel down. It was going slow. It's going slower than the back wheel. I don't know. I don't get the physics of that. But the tire came down and blue smoke came up like he just landed an airplane. And he immediately just slammed down on the ground. I'm surprised he didn't get knocked out. A lot of times they wipe out in a turn, so they're kind of leaning already. They're slowing down. They're not on.
Another Comedian
More of like a straightaway, like he was coming into a turn, so he.
Bill Burr
Had a lot of speed, and he just.
Another Comedian
Right there Fred, he just went right the fuck down. I guess he broke his hand, I think. Kind of a scary crash.
Bill Burr
But. Well, here's something I don't understand, if.
Another Comedian
Anybody could explain this to me, is why pekobnyaye cannot keep up with Marc Marquez. They're on the same team. They're riding the same fucking bike.
Bill Burr
He can't even keep up with Alex.
Another Comedian
Who'S not riding a factory Ducati. And this guy has won the championship multiple fucking times.
Bill Burr
What is that?
Another Comedian
I don't understand what's going on, because he always seems to start the race off super aggressive, like, I'm not fucking around.
Bill Burr
Here we go.
Another Comedian
And then. Then that's it. Then he just. I don't know, after, like, fucking seven, eight turns, somebody passes him, then he's in second, then he's in third, and then he's, like, fighting for fourth and fifth. I don't understand it. Do they only make one good bike a week? I'll tell you, the person, like, sort of like that. I've been really enjoying the way he's been racing this year. Is Fabio de Giantonio. Fucking longest name ever, dg, whatever the hell they call him. Also riding a Ducati, and.
Bill Burr
I don't.
Another Comedian
Know, wherever he starts, he always seems to, like, get up to at least, like, third place or something. I think he's riding great. And I don't know, I still don't understand why they're all riding Ducatis, but the factory one is the best one. All right, well, maybe because you don't understand the sport well, you know, maybe.
Bill Burr
That'S what it is. Speaking of not understanding a sport, let's talk about fucking banana ball.
Another Comedian
I watched that for about two seconds. My. My daughter's totally into, like, Pokemon now, and we're going to card stores and we're going to events. Speaking of nerds, good nerds, I went to an event yesterday, and one of the people running it was teaching me how to play the Pokemon game, which if someone told me that's just as difficult as learning how to play bridge, I. I would not argue with them. I mean, it was just like. Like, all right, this is going to be a good dad thing. I'm going to learn how to play this game, and then I can play it with my daughter and, you know, be something else that we can do together. And he got about five minutes into this stuff, and I was like, I'm not going to remember any of this. Like, you know, you fucking make, like, six piles of 10 cards, and then you shuffle them up and then you set them aside, you deal out some other ones, and then you flip it out and you get in the upper right hand corner. If it says Basic, you can play that, but you can't attack on the first time. It's like you got to look at the card and read what the fuck the card does. And I didn't bring my glasses. And, yeah, it was a shit show. I was just like.
Bill Burr
That was back in the day where.
Another Comedian
There was, like, classes that I knew from day one that I wasn't gonna pass. And that was it. I was just like, I'm not putting effort in on this cloth. This is, like, so foreign to me. There's just no way I'm passing this class. And then I would just screw around and have a good time and just take the. I would just take the F. The E. They used to give us E's. A, B, C, D, and an E. They wouldn't go to F for some reason. It's very linear at my school, so I just ended up going to summer school just for, like, math, though other things that I flunked, like, for some reason, colleges didn't give a. But they're really big on math anyway, so we went to these. These Pokemon events. And at one of them, they had that banana ball playing in the background. And it was packed.
Bill Burr
It was at Fenway Park.
Another Comedian
I don't know if they did it.
Bill Burr
During the seventh inning stretch.
Another Comedian
If it's an actual game. There was like a clock counting it. I have no idea what was going on, but it was like people like, catching the ball behind their back. A lot of pelvic pumping, a lot of fucking of the baseball field itself. Simulated fucking. There was some sort of thing in the end where it was like they were in the Thriller video and they all did like a synchronized dance. And it's like, I get this shit. This is baseball for people who don't like baseball.
Bill Burr
All the years I've been watching baseball, I never thought, you know what would be great is if fucking George Brett just started fucking the third base bag. Just got on, you know, almost did like a yoga sort of cobra position and then just started fucking jumping up and down the bag.
Another Comedian
I mean, that.
Bill Burr
That to me would really add to the game because it's like, I like the game, but there's not enough pelvic pumping in it. I don't know. We'll see anything that gets people to watch baseball, I guess, if that's the version of it. Banana ball. So a guy hit a routine Fly ball to left field, and the guy tried to catch it behind his back, and then he dropped it and he didn't get taken out of the game. And I went like, oh, I see what this is. I get what this is. You know, this is for, like. There's always people that, like, you're in a sports bar and they're watching the game, and then they just come up with something like, dude, you should just be able to. Why don't they just babble Baba Bond. It's always the stupidest idea.
Another Comedian
I don't know.
Bill Burr
I have my ideas about how to.
Another Comedian
Improve games, but.
Bill Burr
Banana ball, it's like the Harlem Globetrotters, the ABA or whatever. This is the thing, though. What's funny is if banana ball gets popular enough, like I said, it looked like they were playing at Fenway, and it looked like it was sold out to me. Now, if that gets popular enough, then what happens is the MLB first dismisses the league, then they make fun of.
Another Comedian
It, and then they eventually absorb it, and then that's going to be. That's going to be the new baseball. They would never do that. Baseball's too stuck up to bring something like that along. I don't know what it is.
Bill Burr
I don't know why.
Another Comedian
At some point, somebody always has to, like, simulate to add, like, a new level of excitement to something. You know what I mean? It's like, you go to see a band, what's the lead singer doing? What. What would he do back in the heat? Start pelvic pumping and acting like, you know, he was something that you couldn't see.
Bill Burr
Right. You always add, you know, you catch a touchdown pass, you.
Another Comedian
You know, you're slapping that ass. And, you know, just that.
Bill Burr
That's what. That's the default we need to improve.
Another Comedian
We need to add a level of.
Bill Burr
Excitement to this thing. It's not. The people that are watching don't need.
Another Comedian
To level up and try to maybe learn about the game.
Bill Burr
No, what we need to do is.
Another Comedian
Bring somebody in here to start the ground.
Bill Burr
What did you think about it? I liked it. It was a lot more. There was. It was exciting. It was fun. Players were having. Isn't it enough now? Anytime anybody hits a double and they get on second base, they have to do, like, fucking 58 signals, you know, to the dugout. The pointing the binoculars up to the eyes, the, you know, the brushing off of the shoulder. We get it. You got a double, and the people in the dugout on your team are happy that you're in scoring position. I Understand it don't make the first to third out at third base.
Another Comedian
I get it.
Bill Burr
Anyway, I'll have to watch a little.
Another Comedian
Sorry, cut myself off there.
Bill Burr
Yeah, I was saying I'll have to.
Another Comedian
Watch a little bit more of it.
Bill Burr
You know, I like the baseball aspect of it. Like there's people that are playing the game that actually played in mlb. So it's like a quality level of baseball. I don't understand why everyone on the field has to start acting like the Philly freak. It's like, what if all the players started acting like a fucking mascot? I got a good idea. How about like, instead of walking up to the, to the plate. That's boring, right? Why don't you give them a four wheeler and they fucking ride out of the fucking bullpen? The baseball players, they father. The batter rides out, does a couple of donuts around the pitcher, talking shit, you know, wiggles his ass at him and then he goes up. There you go. Huh? That would add some excitement to the game, Mr. Crowley. Anyway, a lot of crying at the fucking Sabbath show.
Another Comedian
A lot of crying.
Bill Burr
I don't want to be a dick, but I. I want to say I saw their farewell tour like 20 years ago. I always wondered about that.
Another Comedian
When bands do that. I know this is a old subject.
Bill Burr
But there's like, there's like bands out there that are like, no, dude, this. We're not around. We have. We are as serious as a heart attack. This is it. We are not coming back. And then like two summers later, they're coming back. There's some bands out there that like, in some artists, I swear to God, like, they have been doing like, they've been on a farewell tour for like four fucking years.
Another Comedian
You know what that reminds me of? A long time ago, there was a comedian that had a major fucking drug problem and he got kicked out of all the clubs. So after a year of not working, you know, he's fucking flat broke or whatever, he's on the street. So he started calling the comedy clubs.
Bill Burr
Up.
Another Comedian
And he told them that he had got diagnosed with some sort of terminal cancer. So everybody felt bad for him. So they started giving him weekends. And he would stay and he would do drugs in the comedy condo and he would sell the TV for fucking heroin and all of that shit, right? But they put up with it because they knew that he was dying or whatever, for whatever reason or whatever. He had all these fucking weekends. So about a year and a half into this bullshit, people start noticing that he doesn't look sick other than Being a fucking drug addict. And they realize that he just made the whole fucking thing up.
Bill Burr
He made the whole thing up that he was going to get treatment and all of this.
Another Comedian
He was acting glum and all of that. And he was just. Just lying, playing his ass off. It's kind of amazing, you know, some of the people, like, out there, like, when you. When you see, like the. That they come up with illegally, you just want to be like, dude, what if you put that same amount of energy towards something legal? Like, there's no.
Bill Burr
You wouldn't be successful.
Another Comedian
Some people, I just feel like, like. To do illegal shit. I don't know what it is. Like, some of the stuff that they do, it's like there was no fucking reason to do that.
Bill Burr
You know you're gonna get caught.
Another Comedian
Well, my favorite thing.
Bill Burr
It's like they could have afforded whatever. They stole this.
Another Comedian
They just. There was no excitement in it, you.
Bill Burr
Know what I mean? It's like they needed to. They needed to add a little banana ball to, you know, going in and buying a shirt.
Another Comedian
I could go in and buy this shirt, fucking not have to walk out of here sweating bullets.
Bill Burr
Or I could fucking stuff it down.
Another Comedian
The front of my pants, bring two shirts in, see if nobody noticed, puts the.
Bill Burr
Put the other one back, and then try to fucking walk out with it. What do they call those people? Thrill shoppers.
Another Comedian
Anyway, my wife was watching the murder shows last night before we went to bed. Jesus Christ. So all I do is just make jokes the entire time and. Because I don't want to go to bed with that on my mind. It's really bizarre. And she had, like. A friend of hers was over and they. They were both watching. I came downstairs and they were both watching the show.
Bill Burr
It was like a fucking. It was a quadruple murder your know, it's funny when.
Another Comedian
When people in pickup trucks that actually work for a living drive by me in my pickup truck, I see it in their eyes going, like, you're not doing any work in that truck. You just got a pickup truck. You're not fooling anybody. So anyways, they're watching these fucking murder shows and it's like, I don't know. She claims that the reason why she watches them because she wants to, like, think, like, what would I do if I was ever in that situation?
Bill Burr
So what am I gonna do?
Another Comedian
I guess she's strategizing. I have no idea. And then it's also like, like, what.
Bill Burr
What part of the equation are you in?
Another Comedian
Are you the victim or are you the person Plotting the murder. Anyway, that's a dark subject, so.
Bill Burr
Oh, Billy boy's going to England first. And lo and behold, guess what's happening while I'm there. Wimbledon. I used to watch Breakfast at Wimbledon every year with Dick Enberg, and I watched it every single year, and they. They had Wimbledon written on the screen. And it wasn't until I was about 45 years old that I didn't realize it was Wimbledon. I thought it was Wimbledon. T O N did you watch Wimbledon? So I used to say, wimbledon. It's Wimbledon. So I'm going there. I got hooked up with some tickets. Hopefully Senate Court. I mean, this is one of the most iconic sports arenas in the fucking world. This is the thing when. When Madison Square Garden goes the most famous arena in the world, it's like you gave yourselves that fucking nickname, all right?
Another Comedian
Way more legendary shit has happened at center court. Wimbledon, I guess it's not an arena. So that's how Madison Square Garden gets around it. But I've never understood why. I guess because of the music. Like, Frank Sinatra had his comeback there. Muhammad Ali fought Joe Frazier there.
Bill Burr
But that was like 50 fucking years.
Another Comedian
Ago.
Bill Burr
You know, and 10 years before that, like, that arena didn't even exist. And Frank Sinatra was in the original one at the end of the Manchurian Candidate, right?
Another Comedian
And that one was up in the West 40s.
Bill Burr
So I don't fucking get it. I don't understand. There's been one Stanley cup, two NBA titles, Frank Sinatra's comeback, Led Zeppelin. The song Remains the Same. I mean, this shit is all from the 70s and 1994 from the Rangers. So I don't know what the fuck they're talking about. I just think it's some typical New York shit where they're just saying that.
Another Comedian
Everything is amazing where they're at. And then Alicia Key starts going, new.
Bill Burr
York, concrete jungle where dreams are made of, right? And they just all sit there fucking jerking each other off. And it's like. I really don't think it's. I think it's like. As far as. Like a comedian or a rock star playing Madison Square Garden. Yeah, I would. In the United States. Yeah, I would say that's the biggest one. That would be the biggest one.
Another Comedian
Trying to think of other.
Bill Burr
Yeah, that's the biggest. I'll give you that. That's the biggest one. Biggest one in the world, you know? World's a big place there. New York. I bet there's some fucking arenas. Maybe that's what it is. What they mean is everybody knows it.
Another Comedian
It's not the accomplishment, it's just everybody knows it. Maybe that's what it is. Once again, it's a. It's a fucking technicality. Okay, I'll give it to you. All right. Couple of sad, sad ones here. Michael Madsen, rest in peace. Arguably the coolest actor of his generation. Just a man's man, Old school actor, back when actors were men, you know. And also the coolest reservoir dog, Mr. Blonde, the kill Bill movies.
Bill Burr
And.
Another Comedian
I don't know, he was just so goddamn good and believable. And then also he picked great projects. And I always felt like if he was in it, I knew it was. At the very least he was in it. So that aspect of it was gonna be good. That's a fun list to make.
Bill Burr
Actors that can.
Another Comedian
That are great, even in bad projects where it doesn't come together, the story wasn't there, the editing, somebody took it over or just fucked the whole thing up.
Bill Burr
But they're still good. Like the stink of a bad movie. They're so good, the stink of a.
Another Comedian
Bad movie never gets on them. But anyway, I was a huge, huge, huge fan of his. Sad to see him go. Definitely gonna watch Might watch Reservoir Dogs on the plane. And then former legend, Boston Bruin Lyndon Byers, one of the great enforcers the Bruins ever had. In my favorite era of The Bruins, the 1980s when I was coming up, him and Jay Miller, the two of them, you know, we used to go up against Nylan and John Kordick on the Canadiens, like that's how tough the Adams Division was. You didn't just have one enforcer, you had to have two guys to somehow make it through, you know, the season and get yourself to the playoffs. And I used to go into WAAF post Lyndon Byers career, and he just was the nicest. I remember shaking his hand. He had a fucking hand like a goddamn bear paw. And I was just like, oh, my God, I can't imagine getting punched in the face by this fucking guy. And of course, he was the nicest guy ever. And you know when we would be like in between, you know, they'd be playing a song or some. And I wasn't hyping my stupid stand up gig. I would just start asking them questions about, like, some of the goddamn lunatics that played in the Adams Division. Dale Hunter, Chris Nyland, John Kordick, all of those guys, all of that stuff. And he, he was just like, oh, he told me this. Was it him? Oh, I think it was him. He told me a story of some Guy that he used to fight, he could never fucking beat him. He could never beat him. And then he just got so frustrated. One time, he just took the butt of his stick, or maybe it happened to him. I can't remember. It was so long ago. Right in the mouth, knocked out some teeth. And then they fought, and then they went down to the ice, and when the refs were pulling him off, yeah, he did it to the other guy. And the other guy, I want to say it was somebody on the Kings. He just looked at Lyndon. He just. With, like, busted teeth, just goes, now why would you do that?
Bill Burr
And he's like, I don't know, man. You always beat me. And I just got frustrated. This is the level of tough that those guys were. Could take a goddamn club to the. To the mouth and two seconds later.
Another Comedian
Actually have a casual conversation about it. And he had a million of those stories, and he was only too happy to share the stories with you. And, like, the last time I saw him was at Comics Come Home, and they just brought out all these legends.
Bill Burr
Of.
Another Comedian
You know, of the Boston Bruins history. And I just saw all of these guys, like Ray Borg, Rick Middleton, Lyndon Byers. It was like, literally, I was watching TV38 WSBK way back in the day with Fred Cusick, and I remember he had just had back surgery, so he had a walker and everything. And it was really difficult for him to get up on stage, but he still was just bringing the vibes, you know, he was totally, you know, upbeat and cool and making jokes and everything.
Bill Burr
And.
Another Comedian
Yeah, it's the last time I saw him. You know, I hope you feel better and blah, blah, blah and all of that. But anyway, rest in peace to not only one of the great Bruins of all time, just a really, really great person, Linda Byers. All right, that sucks. Okay, let me do the. Let me do the fucking reads here for the week. All right, who do we got?
Bill Burr
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Another Comedian
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Bill Burr
I know they were all confused, but.
Another Comedian
No one ever stopped and said, hey.
Bill Burr
Bill, you got to learn the definition.
Another Comedian
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Bill Burr
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Another Comedian
Sorry guys.
Bill Burr
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Another Comedian
All right.
Bill Burr
And one last thing I have to mention.
Another Comedian
I don't know if you guys have been watching those flash floods in Texas. That has got to be the most heartbreaking thing I have seen. As far as natural disasters, not as far as ice ripping children out of people's arms, I would say. I mean, just there's like 22 kids from a camp that are unaccounted for. So as comedians, we always do benefits whenever things like this happen and I don't know when or where, but I'm definitely going to try to do something to help. I don't know, rebuild or whatever. I have no idea how to help in this situation. I just hope somehow, you know, as many as those people that are missing, they find them down river or some shit, they were able to cling on to something. But that is just fucking terrifying. Anyway, anyway. Oh God damn it. All right, sorry. A lot of tragedy this week. But anyway, I know comedians, we always step up we always do benefits and this will be no different. So just have to figure out. And then you got to figure out the right people to give the money to, because there's fucking scumbags when shit like this happens. They start something and they keep like 95% of the profits for administration fees. Guess how I learned that one.
Bill Burr
All right, here we go. Shirtless Bill Ward. Hey, Bill, did you watch any of the footage from Sabbath's last show event? The lineups are really. Dude, all I heard was.
Another Comedian
It was fucking incredible.
Bill Burr
That's all I heard.
Another Comedian
And it was a bunch of.
Bill Burr
Like.
Another Comedian
The most hardcore Sabbath fans ever losing their minds, crying and all of that. Like, crying was totally acceptable because I just. That's all I saw was people crying.
Bill Burr
Which is fucking great though, that people got to say goodbye. And like, really how much people love.
Another Comedian
Sabbath, what they meant to so many musicians and. And then also how much everybody fucking loves Ozzy, you know, and watching him, you know, where he is right now in his life, it's, you know, it's sad, but God knows, you know, nobody had more fun than that guy.
Bill Burr
All right, the lineups are really good.
Another Comedian
And I think they did a great job of honoring the band.
Bill Burr
The highlight for me was seeing a 76 year old, shirtless Bill Ward sludge his way through 50 year old songs. I don't hear you talk about Sabbath too much, but assuming you're a fan, were you into Ozzy solo stuff during.
Another Comedian
Your hair band heyday?
Bill Burr
Yeah, I gotta be honest with you, I was afraid of that shit. Like, I was more like. It took me a minute. Like Ozzy was a.
Another Comedian
Was.
Bill Burr
He was in a crazy period. Like, I don't know, because that was back then where like, you know, I was young. I was like 12 or 13 when that came out. And it was kind of like, wait, are these guys really into the devil? Am I gonna listen to this fucking album and something bad. It was part of the thrill of listening to it. It's all ridiculous now, but like, there was a lot of, you know, parents were disturbed by it. And that Bark at the Moon cover, it's kind of funny to look at now, but it was disturbing back in the day and I was. When I finally got into Ozzy, it was actually the Ultimate Sin album. And then I went backward and then.
Another Comedian
I got into Bark at the Moon and all of that. The Randy Rhodes stuff.
Bill Burr
What did he play on that one?
Another Comedian
I know he made.
Bill Burr
Like.
Another Comedian
I always get confused with that.
Bill Burr
I was more like AC dc.
Another Comedian
But I did love Ozzy and I did love Sabbath, but for whatever reason the, the bigger kids in my neighborhood were more into like AC DC and Van Halen. So I discovered a lot of Black Sabbath and Aussie stuff through Jim Norton and Jim Florentine, the two Jersey gyms. They.
Bill Burr
Oh, bro.
Another Comedian
Like Jim Florenti Electric Funeral. I mean, you kid me. It's, it's, it's, it's unbelievable.
Bill Burr
Sounds like.
Another Comedian
All right, so they used to tell me about that. And then I got like a number of times I've gotten really into Randy Rhodes and then I go on YouTube and I try to like play along to songs and it's just like the stretching I have to do between the index and pinky finger. I get really frustrated and I immediately go back to Malcolm Young three chord riffs. But I am a. I don't know. I am a huge fan of all of that. But like, as far as like them being my go to and always listening to them, I, for some reason I just never did. But then when I go back and listen to it, I'm like, this is unreal. It's unreal music. And I. But I just don't, I don't know why I always end up going back. I was like AC dc, Aerosmith, Stevie Ray Vaughan. That was sort of like music that I listened to and it never left me. And then I got into Zeppelin and then I got into Bonham and that was it. I also was listening to like I would. Blues Brothers album. Got me into Steve Jordan, which got me into James. Eddie Murphy got me into James Brown. The Eddie Murphy Delirious Special. I remember talking to Charlie, rest his soul, Charlie Murphy. And I told him, I was like, you know, I had no idea who James Brown was until your brother did that special. And he could not believe that. He was like, you go, man.
Bill Burr
Fuck you, Bill.
Another Comedian
You know who James Brown was.
Bill Burr
You knew who the fuck James Brown was. I go, dude, I didn't. I knew that song I Feel Good.
Another Comedian
But I didn't know.
Bill Burr
And he just couldn't understand that I had no idea who James Brown was until then. And I was like, dude, no. I grew up in a fucking like ridiculously white family.
Another Comedian
Like we, we used to watch. My parents would watch the Lawrence Welk show every Sunday.
Bill Burr
Which, if you want to see.
Another Comedian
Like, just disturbingly white.
Bill Burr
Like, it's so white. It's like it gets to be like, am I in a cult right now? Is this something? Am I being poisoned? I feel like I've been here for six hours. Have I been here for Six years. Like, what is going on? That is the vibe of that show.
Another Comedian
And, yeah, like, I wanted to get some music. My mother bought me. Sing along with Mitch Miller and the Gang. I had that Lawrence Welk album, Winchester Cathedral. I mean, it was a long, long march just to get to fucking Van Halen out of the way. My dad had records of, like, barbershop quartets.
Bill Burr
Like, if some hipster ever looked at.
Another Comedian
My dad's record collection.
Bill Burr
They would pay.
Another Comedian
Fucking tens of thousands of dollars for it. So that's where I was coming from.
Bill Burr
So me just to make it to.
Another Comedian
Van Halen in acdc. And that was just the kids I was at school, you know, with.
Bill Burr
And I feel like Sabbath and Ozzy was for, like, the really, like, hardcore.
Another Comedian
Burnout kids with the jean jackets and they were doing drugs by, like, sixth or seventh grade.
Bill Burr
So I think, like, that whole world, Ozzy got.
Another Comedian
And Sabbath got lumped into all of that. And I just knew that those kids were going down a road I didn't want to go down. And I was more, like, into sports. So I think after getting into Van Halen and ACDC and all that, instead of making a left into Ozzy and Sabbath, I went right into, like, you know, Motley Crue, Guns N Roses, Cinderella, Tesla. I was doing that. And I even missed out on Metallica and Slayer and all of that, which I now love. But, like, I missed out on a lot of. I was more a sports person growing up, so that's why I can talk in depth about, like, anything 80s sports related. Because that was mainly what I was doing. So, yeah, I didn't. I'm not gonna sit here now that they just retired and act like I was. I mean, I know how important they are and I know how amazing they are. But, like, those things, formative years. So you always go back to that music. They were not on my playlist until, like I said, when I met Florentine and Jim Norton. They're the ones that got me into it. Which, by the way, I was really excited that I saw some clips online that they made it over there, and they actually took a picture in front of some English farmhouse that was the COVID of one of their albums. I think it was the album. There was one album that Norton told me to get, and it actually fucking scared me when I listened to it. That one where Ozzy's going to hell.
Bill Burr
And he's going, oh, no, God, please help me. It was just like, what is this something? Oh, my God. It was just like, what the fuck? All the Years of going to church and the priest tried to scare me about living being on the straight and narrow. What they should have done, instead of giving a homily, is play whatever that.
Another Comedian
Song was, because that song really freaked me out.
Bill Burr
But I will tell you, over the years, one of my favorite Sabbath performance, I believe that they are in Paris.
Another Comedian
Or something like that, speaking of Bill.
Bill Burr
Ward.
Another Comedian
And they're playing live, and they sound unbelievable. And Bill Ward is absolutely beating the shit out of his drum kit. He's just beating the. Out of it. He's not even playing the drums. It was like he was trying to break or destroy the kit.
Bill Burr
It's one of the hardest I've ever.
Another Comedian
Seen anybody go in, I don't know, live playing drums.
Bill Burr
Oh, and then also, I also, because.
Another Comedian
Of my dad's big band, Swing Records, I also actually got into, like, Miles Davis and Tony Williams and. And I was taking drum lessons from this guy who was, like, in his 70s, who actually played in big bands. Frank Shushan, the last of the great Armenian trap drummers. Shout out to him, rest his soul. I'm assuming he's passed away. I haven't talked to him in a long time, but he would be well into his hundreds. You know, I used to go down to this place, the Regatta Bar in Boston, and I saw Tony Williams, I saw Louis Belson, Roy Haynes, I saw all the Max Roach. I saw him at Berkeley. I was doing that, so I kind of missed out. But anyway, I'm happy for all the Sabbath fans that got to watch that and send him off the right way. Send them off the right way.
Bill Burr
All right, insight from a tech bro. Hey, Billy. Yet to be bilingual, longtime listener of the podcast. I heard about you shitting on the tech bros for a while now, and it breaks my heart because I am one of them and a huge fan of you. I think you are actually mad at is. I think he was supposed to say what? I think what you're actually mad at is the soulless corporate story suits that ruin everything for everybody, including tech bros like me. Your average tech bro is just another cog in the machine. Most software developers are, oh, you doing the Nazi guard tower thing now? Where you're saying you're just following orders? Well, here's the thing. You know what you're doing, and you know how many people you're putting out of work. And you also know that this fucking asshole is going to keep all his money so he can have a fucking wedding and rent out the entire city of Venice. Like, what the f. Like that disgusting display of wealth while so many people in this country are struggling. Like, how could you fucking do that just to get married? The whole fucking city has to shut down. I swear to God. These billionaire tech nerds that, you know, they didn't get to be prom king and it fucking bugs them, and years later, they rent out a fucking city. Anyway, it says, I didn't write this email to bitch and moan. I wanted to actually say, as someone from the inside, that you're more spot on with your assumptions about corporate greed than you think. Please keep reading further. I'm not reading. I don't need to fucking read. Oh, you mean read this thing? I thought you meant I was, like, doing research on whether these greedy cunts were greedy or not. Listen, I get it. You need a job. You have to go towards your skill. But, like, you got to put a value on your skill. There's not. There's nothing stopping you from starting an actual, like, company that pays its employees, doesn't try to just, like, I don't know, like, all of these tech people, they want to go into these industries that are employing tens of thousands of people and reduce it to, like, four employees. And just their business, you know, the business is shrinking. Yeah, into your pocket, you piece of shit. Here we go. I'm a software developer working in a company that provides customer loyalty solutions software as a surface, as a service. I have no idea what any of that means. You provide customer loyalty solutions software as a service. Customer loyalty. I know what that is. I'm a Ford guy. I buy Ford Solutions software. Customer loyalty solutions software. Okay? That's corporate speak for, we rent out our software for airlines and corporate retailers so they can provide loyalty points and rewards to their customers for their purchases. All right? So it has nothing to do with the customers. It has to do with the people.
Another Comedian
Trying to make money off the customers. All right?
Bill Burr
I primarily handle airlines, so I got to know quite a bit about how airline miles work and the strategies these airlines use to cheat you out of your miles. Yeah, absolutely. So that. Yeah, and then you call it customer loyalty solutions. What is the solution? To not give them what they've earned. I get it, man. You're just a cog in a wheel. Many of our airline clients want new features from our software that allow them to reduce the amount of miles they actually have to take the hit for when the customer uses them.
Another Comedian
I got to read that again.
Bill Burr
Many of our airline clients want new features from our software that allow them to reduce the amount of miles they actually have to Take the hit for when customers use them as such. When my team lead business manager came to me for ideas for new features, I was suggesting him features that helped out the customers like allowing the customers to extend their miles Xperi expiry by paying a small fee fee. But he told me the clients wouldn't go for it. In his own words, the clients wanted features that would make the customers spend their earned miles on trivial things that should cost them as minimal as possible. I was surprised to hear that. Well, you must be a young person because this is how business is done.
Another Comedian
For these fucking cunts.
Bill Burr
The entire point of the customer loyalty points is to maintain loyalty. But this seems to me like doing the complete opposite. Yes, the things that led, the things that my lead actually told me could have good client potential are gambling systems that allow the customers to gamble with their miles for a chance at a higher prize like bet x amount of miles and if you win, you get twice that. You get the point, he said. I asked him if the airlines wanted customer loyalty. Doesn't them trying to actively steal the customers miles actually push the customers away rather than keep them loyal? He told me he understood my perspective but they are that short sighted. What can we do? We're just the guys that make the software. See everybody's washing their hands of it anyway. Much love from India. Next time when you come over here please don't stop at Mumbai but also come to the south of India especially. I'm going to mess this up. Chennai C H E N N A I I would love to see you live. Thanks. And go fuck yourself. Yeah, well you know, it would be nice if you software people be like we're not going to make that for you. Or if we do, the software is going to be called the fucking the loyal customer out of their miles. Software like I don't know. There's a lot of dirty things that happen in my business. I don't participate in them. You know, I like, I don't understand that argument. I don't get it.
Another Comedian
Like well this is what we're being.
Bill Burr
Hired to do, I guess. If you make soft, can't you make software for like nice companies? Do you only have to do it for the big evil ones? I'm also not in that business. I'm probably oversimplifying it.
Another Comedian
I don't fucking know.
Bill Burr
All right. Chat GPT. Dear Billy, be honest. Cognitive rage Therapist. I am a therapist and a longtime listener. I'm emailing you regarding the individual using Chat GPT for therapy. You nailed it spot on. When it comes to the ethics and a lack of confidentiality when using ChatGPT, not to mention the potential ramifications of using AI as a therapist, my first thought is that AI does not have any professional boundaries to uphold. Thus the movie her comes to mind. She's the only one who understands and talks to me with unconditional love. I guess that's a quote from the movie.
Another Comedian
How about River Phoenix? Always picking fucking great projects. There's another person that even if they're in something that you didn't like, they're always great.
Bill Burr
However, when it comes to cost, as a therapist, I 100% agree with this guy. It's expensive. And when you have insurance company dictating what they deem appropriate for a client's care, it becomes an even bigger issue. But removing the human aspect out of therapy is like trying to talk to girls online versus talking to them in person. It's two completely different experiences. Of course you're going to be more open and honest because there's no fear of rejection or being challenged in a human way. If I was willing to bet, there may be some intrapersonal and interpersonal. What? Interpersonal and interpersonal. Oh, intrapersonal and interpersonal difficulties. I don't know what intra means with this individual. And let's be honest, that's completely fucking normal. That's why you put yourself out there in therapy and learn how to handle your shit. And of course you're gonna fucking fail. That's the whole point, to fail in a safe environment so you're able to learn and grow. It's like playing Madden on your Xbox versus being in the NFL. Except in this case, the game you're playing is life. Anyway, I'll shut my dumb ass up. I just thought I'd give you my two cents. Go Sigmund Freud yourself. Yeah, and also, I don't know, this is just another area where they're just going to use this AI to undercut human beings with jobs. They're also, they're creating this because your job doesn't want to help you out with therapy. They don't want it to cost any fucking money. And then also they want you to do it online so they can listen in on it and take that information of whatever you're talking about and then sell that information as another fucking revenue stream. It's beyond fuck. These people are fucking so evil. They're so beyond fucking evil and any level of a decent human being. And that's why they are always getting you to look at other people and specifically Other races of people, other nationalities, people from other countries, people with no power, no money, no way of voting. They just constantly go. And you know why your life's fucked up? It's not because of me, the guy fucking you. It's because of those people over there that have no effect on your life whatsoever. Those people over there who are a lot more like you than I am, they're the reason why you're fucked up. That's what they do. And because people are racist, because they don't have the information they need, because so many people go out into the world, they leave their home and they go out into the world looking for parental figures, they tend to gravitate towards people that look like them, the same race of people. So they sit there, well, that's a white guy. I'm a white guy. He wouldn't lie to me. We're on the same air quote team. And it's. It's fucking tragic. It's fucking tragic. And as far as I know, there's nothing you can do about it because that fucking wheel is moving. It's going downhill. I guess you as an individual can.
Another Comedian
Do something to try and stop it. But I will tell you.
Bill Burr
You know, if you're in college and you're not in the corporate world yet, it'd be nice if young people started, like, going.
Another Comedian
I don't want to go into that world. It's a dirty business.
Bill Burr
Like, look at it the same way.
Another Comedian
As, like, dealing drugs.
Bill Burr
Like, I know I'm gonna do this. People are gonna get addicted.
Another Comedian
They're gonna lose their lives, they're gonna lose their marriages. They're gonna have, you know, bad relationships with their kids. Or I could sell something else. You know, I wish people would start looking at the corporate world like that. We could somehow all come together and just be like, yeah, we're just going to mom and pop stores. Fuck your big box stores. Fuck your lack of benefits. Fuck your wedding in Venice. Fuck all of you guys.
Bill Burr
But they control the media.
Another Comedian
So they would somehow spin it in a way that you're actually helping out the Al Qaeda or whatever, whoever's the enemy right now.
Bill Burr
Here's my prediction. If people keep buying electric cars, the next war we're going to have, big.
Another Comedian
War, is going to be in Africa, because evidently that's where all the materials are that you need to make the batteries or something. And I've heard that China controls most of it, which is a very American move to control the natural resources in a continent, in a country that you're not even in. You're not even a part of.
Bill Burr
And then somehow, whatever African nation has.
Another Comedian
The most of that raw material, somehow they're gonna be this major threat against the United States, and we're gonna be.
Bill Burr
Like, well, why don't they like us? Well, they're jealous of your blue jeans and your movies. They don't like you because you're free. These are things that they've said and justified. Fucking wars. It's unbelievable. And people, they buy into it. These fucking people on the other side of the world I never met who don't like me. Because this guy here, who's going to profit off the fact we all go to fucking war, said they don't. Anyway. All right, that's the. That is the podcast from my. I'm doing it from my old truck now so the alarm doesn't go off.
Another Comedian
This is my new podcast studio.
Bill Burr
All right, that's it. That's the podcast. Go fuck yourselves. And I will check in on you on Thursday.
Monday Morning Podcast Summary Monday Morning Podcast 7-7-25 | Released July 7, 2025
Hosts:
Segments: [39:03] - [48:10]
Bill Burr and his co-host delve into the emotional final performances of Black Sabbath, reflecting on the band's legacy and the impact of their farewell tour.
Emotional Goodbyes:
Another Comedian shares his experience of witnessing fans break down in tears at Black Sabbath's last show.
Another Comedian: “It was fucking incredible... I just saw people crying” ([39:13]).
Bill Ward’s Performance:
They highlight Bill Ward’s remarkable energy despite his age, with Burr emphasizing, “The highlight for me was seeing a 76-year-old, shirtless Bill Ward sludge his way through 50-year-old songs” ([40:19]).
Personal Reflections:
Burr reminisces about his early days discovering Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne, discussing how societal perceptions of the band influenced his musical journey.
Bill Burr: “When I finally got into Ozzy, it was actually the Ultimate Sin album. And then I went backward and then...” ([41:24])
Segments: [26:00] - [31:48]
The hosts pay tribute to notable figures who recently passed away, celebrating their contributions and personal memories.
Michael Madsen:
Another Comedian expresses admiration for the late actor, citing his roles in “Reservoir Dogs” and “Kill Bill.”
Another Comedian: “Arguably the coolest actor of his generation... he was so goddamn good and believable” ([27:08]).
Lyndon Byers:
Reflecting on his career as a Boston Bruin enforcer, they share anecdotes about his toughness and kindness off the ice.
Bill Burr: “One time, he just took the butt of his stick... and he was only too happy to share the stories with you” ([30:16]).
Segments: [52:49] - [62:07]
A heated discussion unfolds around the unethical practices within the corporate and tech sectors, highlighting the frustrations of employees caught in the system.
Exploitation of Workers:
Bill Burr criticizes corporate leaders for perpetuating low wages and exploiting workers, drawing parallels to the Industrial Revolution.
Bill Burr: “These fucking people at the top have never wanted to pay anybody ever since the Industrial Revolution” ([05:22]).
Tech Bro Frustrations:
A listener's email exposes the dark side of the tech industry, where software developers feel complicit in corporate greed.
Bill Burr: “They are creating this because your job doesn't want to help you out with therapy... they're just going to use AI to undercut human beings with jobs” ([56:20]).
Predicting Future Conflicts:
The hosts speculate on future geopolitical tensions arising from the demand for materials used in electric cars, foreshadowing potential wars in Africa.
Bill Burr: “If people keep buying electric cars, the next war we're going to have is going to be in Africa” ([62:07]).
Segments: [37:54] - [53:28]
The discussion shifts to the recent Moto GP crash involving Alex Marquez and Pedro Acosta, dissecting the incident and pondering the sport's dynamics.
Crash Breakdown:
Bill Burr provides a detailed commentary on the mechanics of the crash, expressing bewilderment over the racers' actions.
Bill Burr: “He got into it, you know, Robin is rice... with his fucking left kidney or some shit” ([08:07]).
Performance Critique:
Questions arise about Peko Pavlyuchenko’s inability to keep up with Marc Marquez despite being on the same team and bike.
Another Comedian: “I don't understand why they’re all riding Ducatis, but the factory one is the best one” ([09:26]).
Segments: [10:50] - [17:34]
Exploring unconventional modifications in traditional sports, the hosts discuss the introduction of "banana ball" in baseball and its implications.
Concept of Banana Ball:
They describe banana ball as a high-energy, entertaining variation of baseball aimed at attracting a broader audience.
Bill Burr: “It's baseball for people who don't like baseball” ([13:54]).
Potential Impact on MLB:
Speculation on how Major League Baseball might respond, either by dismissing, mocking, or potentially absorbing banana ball into its framework.
Another Comedian: “Baseball's too stuck up to bring something like that along” ([15:33]).
Creative Suggestions:
The hosts brainstorm ways to make baseball more exciting, such as players performing stunts or using vehicles to approach the plate.
Bill Burr: “How about you give them a four-wheeler and they fucking ride out of the fucking bullpen” ([16:13]).
Segments: [35:08] - [44:23]
Bill Burr and his co-host share personal stories, reflecting on their upbringing, musical tastes, and cultural experiences.
Struggles with Pokémon:
Another Comedian recounts his difficulty learning to play Pokémon with his daughter, humorously comparing it to an impossible class.
Another Comedian: “I was like, I'm not going to remember any of this” ([10:56]).
Music and Upbringing:
They discuss their divergent musical journeys, Burr mentioning his late appreciation for Black Sabbath thanks to fellow comedians Jim Norton and Jim Florentine.
Another Comedian: “I was just a huge fan of his... but I just never did” ([41:29]).
Family Influence:
Sharing about their parents’ musical preferences, they highlight the contrast between their upbringing and their own musical tastes.
Another Comedian: “My dad had records of, like, barbershop quartets” ([44:28]).
Segments: [37:25] - [63:31]
The hosts address recent tragic events, specifically the flash floods in Texas, and discuss the role of comedians in philanthropy.
Texas Flash Floods:
Another Comedian expresses concern over the ongoing natural disaster, highlighting missing children and the challenges in providing effective aid.
Another Comedian: “I just hope... as many as those people that are missing, they find them downriver or some shit” ([37:28]).
Role of Comedians:
They emphasize the importance of comedians organizing benefits to support disaster victims, while also critiquing the inefficiency and greed often present in charitable organizations.
Another Comedian: “But there are scumbags when shit like this happens... they keep like 95% of the profits for administration fees” ([39:03]).
Community Support:
Burr concludes by expressing his intent to help and the challenges involved in ensuring that aid reaches those in need without being siphoned off by unscrupulous parties.
Bill Burr: “I know comedians, we always step up we always do benefits and this will be no different” ([37:25]).
Segments: [63:28] - [63:31]
Bill Burr wraps up the episode from an unconventional studio setup, reaffirming his commitment to addressing real-world issues through humor.
Podcast Studio Update:
Bill Burr: “This is my new podcast studio” ([63:28]).
Final Sign-Off:
He humorously bids farewell with his signature bluntness.
Bill Burr: “Go fuck yourselves. And I will check in on you on Thursday” ([63:31]).
Notable Quotes:
On Corporate Greed:
Bill Burr: “These fucking people at the top have never wanted to pay anybody ever since the Industrial Revolution” ([05:22]).
On Banana Ball:
Bill Burr: “It's baseball for people who don't like baseball” ([13:54]).
On Texas Tragedy:
Another Comedian: “I just hope... as many as those people that are missing, they find them downriver or some shit” ([37:28]).
On Black Sabbath Farewell:
Another Comedian: “It was fucking incredible... I just saw people crying” ([39:13]).
Conclusion: In this episode, Bill Burr and his co-host traverse a multitude of topics, from the heartfelt farewell of Black Sabbath and the harsh realities of corporate exploitation to the innovative yet controversial changes in traditional sports like baseball. They interweave personal anecdotes with sharp social commentary, delivering laughs while shedding light on pressing societal issues. The episode culminates in a poignant discussion about responding to natural tragedies, reaffirming the role of comedians as both entertainers and compassionate community members.