The People's Donkey

Summary

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The Breakfast Club — “The People’s Donkey”

Date: July 17, 2026
Hosts: DJ Envy, Jess Hilarious (not present in call segment), Charlamagne Tha God
Episode Theme:
This episode features “The People’s Donkey,” a recurring Friday segment where listeners call in to nominate individuals (public figures or personal acquaintances) for the “Donkey of the Day,” essentially giving someone a shoutout for foolish behavior. The theme centers on lighthearted, community-driven accountability, humor, and candid banter between listeners and hosts.

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Key Segments & Discussion Points

1. Opening (Post-Ads): Setting Up “People’s Donkey”

[02:14] Charlamagne Tha God explains the concept:

"It's your time to nominate a donkey of your own... We let you, the people, give somebody the credit they deserve for being stupid."

Call-in line: 1-800-585-1051

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2. First Caller: Sean Critiques the Hosts

• [02:42-05:18]
  • Sean gives the “biggest hee haw” (Donkey) to both Charlamagne and DJ Envy.
    • Criticism of DJ Envy: Promoting Gay Pride more than Mental Health Awareness during Mental Health Month.
    • Friendly back-and-forth with Charlamagne about who is an advocate for what (“He’s the Gay Pride advocate. I’m the mental health advocate...” [03:08], Charlamagne).
    • Sean also comments on music segment opinions—accuses Charlamagne of slighting artist Leon Thomas in favor of Kamika.
  • Charlamagne clarifies he never called Leon Thomas’s song “bland” and promotes his upcoming Mental Wealth Expo:

    “October 10, 2026... Joe and Diane Bloom Wellness and Event Center in Newark, New Jersey. Go to mentalwealthalliance.com to register. It’s a free event.” — [04:49]

  • Sean throws in playful “saving Envy” comments, to which Charlamagne replies:

    “Why you mad because I save my holes?” — [05:18]

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3. Mr. Show Money: Friendly Roasting & Compliments

• [05:23-07:50]
  • Mr. Show Money, a frequent caller, jokes about DJ Envy being called “fat.”
    • Claims he’s proud: “Ain’t nothing like that double chin D. Ask any woman you know.” — [05:49]
    • Charlamagne counters with roast about skin care products, both share lighthearted jabs about appearance and health.
  • Mr. Show Money praises DJ Envy’s positive fan interaction at a recent event:

    “If you’re gonna deal with Envy for any kind of event, him and his people a top notch.” — [07:17]

  • Charlamagne gives a (semi-joking) health lesson about obesity and skin conditions [07:32], and both end the call with more laughs.

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4. Val: No Donkey to Angela Yee

• [07:58-08:23]
  • Val calls in to give Angela Yee the “biggest hee haw,” but the hosts refuse:
    • Charlamagne: “We’re not doing this... Salute to Angela Yee. Make sure you tune in the Way Up with Yee 10am to 2pm in markets all across the country.” [08:23]
  • The exchange shows respect for a former co-host.

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5. Candace from Harlem: Workplace Stress & Self-Positivity

• [08:30-09:34]
  • Candace nominates her supervisor for “taking the job too seriously” but pivots to a message of positivity:

    “We’re all overwhelmed. We all need peace... So I give that to everybody today. Make sure you’re being peaceful, no matter who’s around you...” [08:36]

  • Drops shout-outs to friends/family; shows pride in her own accomplishments (“I’m bigger than that, baby. I’m flying high.” [09:25])
  • Charlamagne encourages her, “Talk that talk.” [09:28]

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6. Kevin Hart (Not the Celebrity): The Frustrated Caller & True Support

• [09:40-11:22]
  • “Kevin Hart” (caller, not the comedian) gives Donkey to:
    1. The Breakfast Club for keeping him on hold 90 minutes.
    2. “Friends” who only support when things are free (“as soon as I put my website selling merch... no support or low support” [10:09]).
  • Charlamagne agrees, offering insight on real support:

    “If you can’t sell something to somebody you know, then it’s not real support... It’s easy when it costs you nothing but your time.” — [10:45]

  • Caller plugs his movement, “Friendsturnfamily” (combatting loneliness and mental health struggles).
  • DJ Envy and Charlamagne approve and encourage.

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Notable Quotes

• Charlamagne Tha God ([03:41])

  “Being proud of who you are is part of being emotionally and mentally healthy, sir.”

• DJ Envy ([05:48])

  "I don't mind being called fat. Ain't nothing like that double chin D. Ask any woman you know."

• Charlamagne Tha God ([10:45])

  "If you can't sell something to somebody you know, then it's not real support."

• Candace ([08:36])

  “We all need peace no matter where we work... Make sure you being peaceful.”

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Memorable Moments

• Sean’s layered critique leads to a classic on-air banter about advocacy, music taste, and playful accusations among the hosts ([02:42-05:18]).
• Light-hearted fat jokes and skincare roasts between Mr. Show Money and the hosts ([05:23-07:50]).
• Candace’s positive spin on a workplace grievance leads to a moment of communal affirmation and pride ([08:30-09:34]).
• Caller “Kevin Hart” calls out 'supporters' who disappear when money is involved, sparking a real talk about community, accountability, and genuine support ([09:40-11:22]).

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Segment Timestamps

• [02:14] — Introduction to “People’s Donkey” segment
• [02:38] — First caller: Sean critiques Envy & Charlamagne
• [05:23] — Mr. Show Money roast & community praise
• [07:58] — Val attempts to nominate Angela Yee, hosts decline
• [08:30] — Candace’s call: workplace and positivity
• [09:40] — Kevin Hart’s call: on-hold woes, real support
• [11:22] — End of “People’s Donkey” segment

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Tone and Style

• Energetic, witty, light-hearted, sometimes irreverent.
• Dynamic, unscripted conversations between callers and hosts, with emphasis on community participation and cultural commentary.

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For listeners who missed the show:
This episode is a perfect slice of The Breakfast Club’s Friday energy—playful audience interaction, transparent moments between hosts and fans, and a blend of serious and silly shout-outs (Donkeys) to people holding themselves or others accountable. It's a mix of radio family, self-love, and that signature Breakfast Club attitude.

Transcript

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[Charlamagne Tha God]

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[Charlamagne Tha God]

It's your time to nominate a donkey of your own. Remember now, that is how they choose. Call in now. 800-585-1051. Donkey of the Day for Friday. July 17th is the People's donkey. You know, every Friday, we Open up the phone lines, and we let you, the people, give somebody the credit they deserve for being stupid. 1-800-585-1051. Good morning. Who's this?

[Caller - Kevin Hart]

What's up?

[DJ Envy]

How you feeling?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Less black and highly favored. What's your name, King?

[DJ Envy]

My name is Sean.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Who you want to get the biggest? He haw to Sean.

[DJ Envy]

I want to give it to you and DJ Envy. I don't know how y' all want to split the donkey, but y' all can take it.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

We don't split donkeys. That would be a cheek apiece. You want me to take a cheek and Envy take a cheek however y'

[DJ Envy]

all want to do it.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Okay. Okay.

[DJ Envy]

All right. So, Envy. We gonna start with Envy, right? It was Mental Health month, right? Awareness month, and he promoted Gay Pride more than he did the month. Right?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

It's not true. He's. He's a Gay pride advocate. I'm the mental health advocate, so I promote mental health. He promotes gay Pride. Oh, but what's wrong.

[DJ Envy]

But still, what's wrong is nothing wrong with it. But I'm saying promoting that more than mental health is kind of crazy.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

First of all, let's be. And let's be clear about something. There's no promotion of mental health on this show. Mental health, being mentally, mentally healthy is a way of life for me, okay? That's. That's. That's. That's my life's work. That's what I do. Correct.

[DJ Envy]

All right, well, you should. Well, you should have told him. Promoted a little more as well.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Well, being. Being proud of who you are is part of being emotionally and mentally healthy, sir.

[DJ Envy]

Yes, it is, but it's still. He should have promoted that way and still promoted Pride as well.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I feel you, bro.

[DJ Envy]

I feel you did it. You know what I'm saying? And then you. Charlotte. I. I forgot what her name is. I think it was Kamika, something like that. And she's. She's an artist. I listened to her song. She's dope. But you was. You were shooting down. What's his name? Leon Thomas with the Mutt song. Leon Thomas I love much.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I don't.

[DJ Envy]

I don't think her song was better than his song.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I like Leon Thomas Mutt. I ain't never shot down Leon Thomas Mutt.

[DJ Envy]

Yes, you did it. Yes, you did. Go back and listen Birthday and you. And you said it at that moment, in that time, you said his song was bland, and then you said the way her song was weight.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I've never said Leon Thomas mud was bland. Never. I like Leon Thomas Mutt. It's very tough.

[DJ Envy]

I do too. But wait, but you. Probably because it was her birthday, you know, you big dog.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

But I don't even know what you're talking about.

[DJ Envy]

I think. I think that was crazy as well.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I think the wrong show because we talk about Mutt all the time. Yeah, I want to tell you something too. You talked about mental health. October 10, 2026. I do my Mental Wealth Expo at the Joe and Diane Bloom Wellness and Event center in Newark, New Jersey. You can go to mentalwealth alliance.com to register to be there. It's a free event.

[DJ Envy]

And Sean, that's what's up. Why you keep trying to save Enzy, Sean?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I said Happy Pride, brother. You said, why do I keep trying to save Happy Pride, bro? You have a good one, man. Why you mad because I saved my holes?

[Caller - Candace]

What?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I'm a hoese. Goodbye. Go to the next line. Man, I saved my hoes. Good morning. Who's this?

[DJ Envy]

The char. What's going on, brother?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

What's up, my brother? Who this?

[DJ Envy]

Your favorite Mr. Show Money Roll, N.J.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

who you want to get a biggest? He hard to. Mr. Showman. I got your little message yesterday. I got your little message yesterday, man. Why you want to give him a donkey? He left me a voice message yesterday. I was like, man, cuz you keep calling him fat. Probably.

[DJ Envy]

Hey, yo, yo, Envy. Chill, bro. I'm sorry.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I'm standing up for you.

[DJ Envy]

I don't want me either, bro.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

He can't call you fat no more, man. Go ahead, miss the show Money.

[DJ Envy]

Get. I don't mind being called fat. Okay, listen, let me tell you why. Ain't nothing like that double chin D. Ask any woman you know.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You say nothing like that devil King D. Double chin that double chin. How you would know you got some

[DJ Envy]

double chin D before I've given it out a whole lot.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Oh, okay.

[DJ Envy]

I got four kids. You hear me? Listen, Charlemagne, you have 795 skin care products and your skin tone ain't never evened out.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That is a lie. Don't. Don't do that to Dr. Natasha. Listen, my skin tone is amazing. Okay? Shout out to doctor.

[DJ Envy]

Your nose is one color. Your chin a different color. Top of your hair, different color. Charlamagne. Let it go, bro. Let it go.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I mean, respectfully, Mr. Show Money, so is your skin. But I know why. Because you fat. All right, guys, listen.

[DJ Envy]

I did the watch right with my. With my man Envy for game two. Listen to me. Envy came through early, stayed the Whole time engaged with the people wasn't on the Hollywood ish. He was he. Listen, if you're gonna deal with envy for any kind of event, him and his people a top notch. I appreciate all the love you gave to the people.

[Caller - Kevin Hart]

They want you to come back and

[DJ Envy]

do more events there. And listen, Jess, we're gonna be all right.

[Caller - Candace]

Niece.

[Podcast Announcer]

Yes, sir.

[DJ Envy]

Can you come back next week?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Thank you so much, Mr. Show Money. Can I tell you one more thing?

[DJ Envy]

Of course you can, my brother.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Obesity can cause skin color, skin discoloration, most often a condition called acanthosis. Nick. Greg. Guys. Nick Gregins. Okay.

[DJ Envy]

If you feel good about that.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

It causes. No, it causes thick, velvety patches of dark, brownish black skin and body folds and creases.

[DJ Envy]

I don't have those problems.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

No, no, no. I've seen you in person. Have a great weekend. Crazy man. Good morning. Who's this?

[Caller - Kevin Hart]

Good morning.

[DJ Envy]

This is Val, Jess's favorite star.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Val who you want to get a biggest?

[DJ Envy]

He haw to, man? I got to give the biggest to my girl, Angela Yee. Man, this is terrible. I got to do this. But Angela Yee is on from 10am to 2pm we not.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

We not doing this. I'm not even. I'm not. I'm not doing this. We're not doing this. Val. You got to do something else.

[DJ Envy]

Val.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

We not doing that.

[DJ Envy]

Sorry, Val.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Salute to Angela Yee. Make sure you tune in the way up with yee 10am to 2pm in markets all across the country. Good morning. Who's this?

[Caller - Candace]

My name is Candace. I'm from Harlem.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Candice.

[Caller - Candace]

What's up, Charlemagne?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Peace. Candace, who you want to get a biggest? He hard, too.

[Caller - Candace]

Oh, man, I gotta go to my supervisor, Arizona. Let me tell y' all about her. She take her job way too serious. You know something? And the way life is moving, we all just. We all are overwhelmed. We all need peace no matter where we work. We all. So I give that to everybody today. Make sure you being peaceful. So no matter who's around you, it's important receive that today. Okay?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

What's your name again, Queen?

[Caller - Candace]

My name is Candace.

[DJ Envy]

I'm from Harlem.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Candace, I can tell you touching some other paper, too, because you just called up here and you was like, my name is Candace. I'm putting my supervisor on block.

[Caller - Candace]

I already know, baby. And I want to give a shout out to the whole team, my whole family. David Carlton, unique Charlotte, Jamie, Bree, Marielle.

[DJ Envy]

My whole.

[Caller - Candace]

Like, there's so many other people, but I just want to show mad love. Y' all deserve that.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah. Candace don't even care about that little job she got. That's just something she.

[Caller - Candace]

Oh, no, I'm bigger than that, baby. I'm flying high.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Okay, talk that talk.

[Caller - Candace]

You already know, baby.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

All right, Candace. Peace.

[Caller - Candace]

All right. I appreciate the opportunity. Y' all take care.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Absolutely. Let's take one more man. Good morning. Who's this?

[Caller - Kevin Hart]

This is Kevin Hart.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Kevin Hart.

[Caller - Kevin Hart]

Different type of heart.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Okay, who you want to get a biggest he all to Kevin.

[Caller - Kevin Hart]

So I got two people. One, I want to give the Breakfast Club the biggest he all for keeping me on hold for 90 minutes, never coming back to the phone.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

We got millions of people calling like. Like, literally, like, you got. You got to think. We're on the radio. Nationally syndicated in 100 markets. Now we in Netflix in 100 plus countries. So it's like, you know, it's a lot of people calling brother live. And we're live.

[Caller - Kevin Hart]

I get it. I get it. And I appreciate the fact that you expanded the second donkey. I want to give the friends and supporters your personal brand and activities when things are easy. For instance, I just started a movement called Friends Turn Family. And while it was in its early stages, I was giving away merch, and everyone supported me. But as soon as I my website selling merch and no, no support or low support. So I just want to get a bigger seal to those people out there who say they support you when it's easy, but it gets a little harder when, you know, when you put a little price tag on it.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Absolutely.

[State Farm Advertiser]

I mean that.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Honestly, that's real support. Like, if I always tell people, man, if you can't sell something to somebody, you know, then. Then it's not real support. It's easy to support somebody when it costs you nothing but your time. But time is a lot, too. But when somebody actually. When you actually got to put a dollar amount on something, that's. That's a different level of support.

[DJ Envy]

Now. You're.

[Caller - Kevin Hart]

That's right. So, but look, just the new movement real quick. It's called Turn family, period on IG and it's. And the website is friendsturnfamily.com and again, it's just a movement to acknowledge friendships that turn into family ships and the sort of combat mental health crises and loneliness in the world today.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Absolutely. Well, thank you, my brother. All right. That's the people's donkey. We do that every Friday. You can call up 1-800-585-1051 and give somebody the biggest Hee Haw, or you can go to you know, the iHeartRadio app. And go to Breakfast Club and go to our talkback feature, and you can leave a message. I'm sure that there's so many messages on there that we don't ever check. All right, well, when we come back, comedian TK Kirkland will be joining us. We're going to talk to him next, so don't move. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning. Donkey of the Day is sponsored by renowned personal injury attorney Michael the Bull Lame software. Don't be a donkey when you need a fighter on your side. If you're ever injured, go to michaelthebull.com that's michaelthebull.com and when you mess with the bull, you get the horns.

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[DJ Envy]

What?

[Caller - Candace]

Moana and Elsa and Marvel's Spider Man. All of them on Lingokids. Yes, dad, on Lingokids.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That's pretty cool.

[Caller - Candace]

I know.

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[Charlamagne Tha God]

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[DJ Envy]

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