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And I'm Hari Kundabolu, a comedian and someone who once googled do I have scurvy at 3am and on our show we're talking about health in a different way. Like our episode where we look at diabetes in the United states. I mean, 50% of Americans are pre diabetic. How preventable is type 2? Extremely. Listen to Health Stuff on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. The murder of an 18 year old girl in Graves County, Kentucky went unsolved for years until a local housewife, a journalist and a handful of girls came forward with a story. America y' all better wake the hell up. Bad things happens to good people in small towns. Listen to Graves county on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. And to binge the entire season ad free, subscribe to Lava for Good plus on Apple Podcasts with the donkey. It's time for Donkey of the Day. A bunch of donkeys around here. Yes, you are a donkey. What the hell? What the hell are you? What more do you need, you donkey? Some donkey today just selled himself Charlemagne. Give it to him. Breakfast Club all day. Give it to him. Oh, man. Charlemagne, who you giving donkey to do tonight? Well, Rob 49. Donkey of the Day for Wednesday, November 12th goes to a Maryland man named James Bowman III. Okay. He is 40 years old and he was recently arrested for a domestic related assault. Okay. According to reports, Bowman punched the woman in the face and he bit her hand. So rightfully so, that got his ass locked up. But he was released on a PR bond. We know what a PR bond is, right? It's when a defendant is allowed to leave jail before their trial without posting money. You just gotta sign a document and pledge your word to appear in court for all required hearings. Well, that's what he did, so he got released. What's also interesting about PR bonds is a judge assesses the defendant's risk factors. Things like their criminal record, employment status, community ties, et cetera, et cetera, et cetera. Family, if they got kids, all that. Yes, yes. Just to determine if they are reliable, if they are a reliable candidate for release. Well, it's safe to say the judge got this one wrong. Okay, let's go to Fox 5 DC for the report, please. A woman and her toddler were assaulted inside their home in this Waldorf neighborhood last week, allegedly by the same arrested for the same crime hours earlier. This is James Bowman III, 40 years old, arrested last Friday for a domestic related assault where he's accused of punching the victim in the face. That happened just hours after he was released from the Charles County Adult Detention Center. A state appointed district court commissioner released Bowman on his own recognizance, telling him not to abuse the woman. But within an hour, Charles County Sheriff's investigators say Bowman was back on Drake, inside the victim's home, where he broke into her locked bedroom and assaulted the terrified woman and her toddler, leaving them beaten and bloody. She was able to call 911 and have Bowman arrested again. This time, a judge ordered the suspect be held without bond. You know, ladies, sometimes, just sometimes, I understand why you Would trust the bear more. Okay? I did Melissa Ford's Hot and Bothered podcast recently, Dropping the clues bombs. You can check that out wherever. You listen to podcasts and on YouTube. And we had a discussion about that whole women trusting a bear over a man scenario that y' all was debating about on social media a couple of years ago. And I know it sounds ridiculous in theory, but I get it, okay? Because with a bear, at least you know what you're going to get for the most part, all right? A bear is a wild animal, all right? This behavior, for the most part, is pretty predictable. If that bear is not getting, you know, it's snap benefits. If that bear is a federal worker who hasn't been paid in 40 days and can't put food on the table for his kids, you in trouble. Okay? The moral of the story is bears attack when they are threatened, are hungry. All right? Humans, way too unpredictable, okay? It's a whole host of complex reasons a human might attack. And I don't got time to be playing guessing games with you. So the bear it is. Okay, I get it. James Bowman is one of those examples that women will point to in order to say they trust the bear more. And who am I to argue? Okay? This man punched a woman in the face, bit her hand, and then when he got released six hours later, just six hours later, spun the block and went back to this woman's house and beat her up again. And this time, she was holding a toddler. Hey, I want to say something to these correctional centers, these correctional facilities. It's okay to keep people, okay? Bail is a privilege, not a right. All right? I hope that whatever judge he goes in front of now looks at the fact that he was granted Bailey and went and committed the same heinous crime within hours, and she was holding a toddler in her hand, and he did not care. Keep him. Keep him, okay? These correctional facilities have to start doing some real correcting. See, this brother is hurting, and as long as he's hurting, he's gonna continue to hurt others. And you can't heal in the same place. You keep hurting people. So he needs to be away from this young woman, okay? If the first thing you do when you walk out of jail for beating a woman is go right back to the person you just traumatized and trauma them again, oh, you don't need bail, okay? You need boundaries. You need a therapist, a Bible, and probably an exorcism. Definitely an exorcism. Trust and believe. If you can't break the cycle, the cycle Will break you. And this brother is beyond broken. Please let Remy Ma give James Bowman III the biggest Hee haw. Hee haw. Hee haw. You stupid motherfucker. You dumb. I don't know his ass. Yeah, Maryland is a big state. Yeah, he. That's. Yeah, he right where he belongs. That's ridiculous. All right, well, thank you for that. Donkey of the day. Yes, and what's crazy is how fast they let people back out of jail from. For doing things like this. That's what a lot of people are saying with these new bail reforms. A lot of people get out for doing the same crime over and over and over again. So a lot of times it. It discourages police to lock them back up. Cause they're like, they just gonna get back on the street. It's weird. Cause they could have killed her this time the second time, right? And it's such a heinous crime. Like, you know, I think when you get out, you should be like something traffic related or with your license, you know what I mean? But when it's something violent, it's just like, yo, within six hours you just out. Like, what? That's a little crazy. Makes no sense. Happens a lot. No, but that was donkey of the day. Now, we was talking about reality with the King a little while ago with Carlos King and the whole Kirk Franklin conversation, right? And I think we're talking about Kirk Franklin's sexuality. And I'm just sitting there thinking, and I'm looking at the chat, and we was having a conversation about why do y' all care so much when a man is gay or if a man is gay, like, why? What does it matter? Well, who that man is sleeping with don't make you skeet ski. So what does it matter? Okay, let's open up the phone lines, okay? 800-5851-51 over there. Ready to say the wrong thing? No, I'm not. No, I'm not. I'm saying you don't know people fetishes. But that's what I would. Another man. But that's the thing. And that's what I think. Like, who cares? That's what I think. It's the same when you see a woman and you'd be like, damn, I wonder if she's single. Like, why you. Like, you want to know if she's single because you to highlight her. So why you want to know if I'm gay so bad? But we know you are, but that's the question. 800-585-105. What just happened. Why do people care if a man is gay? Let's open up the phone lines, huh? What? He accused you of being gay again? Again? Yes, I did. It should be, but it can't be anybody. It just gotta be a man. Yeah. Cause don't nobody care when women gay. Nah, they don't really care. Yeah, yeah, it does be cool too. So, yeah, nobody cares. All right, but 800-585-1051. The chat is crazy. Somebody said so we can act accordingly around that person. What does that mean? What the hell does that mean? So you can act accordingly around the person. What does that mean? Chat. What is it? What is. All right, well, let's discuss this. The Breakfast Club. Come on. The Breakfast Club Donkey of the Day is sponsored by renowned personal injury attorney Michael the Bull. Lamb and soft. 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Like our episode where we look at diabetes in the United states. I mean, 50% of Americans are pre diabetic. How preventable is type 2? Extremely. Listen to Health Stuff on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. The murder of an 18 year old girl in Graves County, Kentucky went unsolved for years until a local housewife, a journalist and a handful of girls came forward with a story. America, y' all better wake the hell up. Bad things happens to good people in small towns. Listen to Graves county on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. And to Binge the entire season ad free. Subscribe to Lava for Good plus on Apple Podcasts. You know the shade is always shadiest right here. Season six of the podcast Reasonably Shady with Gisele Bryant and Rob Dixon is here dropping every Monday as two of the founding members of the Real Housewives Potomac. We're giving you all the laughs, drama and reality news you can handle. 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Date: November 12, 2025
Hosts: DJ Envy, Jess Hilarious, Charlamagne Tha God
In this episode’s signature "Donkey of the Day" segment, Charlamagne Tha God highlights a Maryland man, James Bowman III, who was arrested for domestic violence, released on a personal recognizance (PR) bond, and then, shockingly, committed the same crime against the same woman and her toddler just hours later. The conversation pushes issues around bail reform, public safety, and the justice system's failures, segueing into a candid talk about societal attitudes concerning men's sexuality.
[04:23] Charlamagne introduces the story:
[05:45] A Fox 5 DC news report is played:
[07:10] Charlamagne reacts to the absurdity:
[09:12] Critique of the bail/bond system:
[10:36] Remy Ma soundbite:
[11:00] Hosts reflect:
[12:14] Hosts transition into a discussion about recent debates over Kirk Franklin’s sexuality, prompted by chatroom comments and social media.
[13:30] The hosts joke and acknowledge prevalent double standards:
[14:02] Opening phone lines for listeners:
"It’s safe to say the judge got this one wrong."
— Charlamagne, [05:19]
"James Bowman is one of those examples that women will point to in order to say they trust the bear more. And who am I to argue?"
— Charlamagne, [08:16]
"Bail is a privilege, not a right."
— Charlamagne, [09:28]
"You don't need bail, okay? You need boundaries. You need a therapist, a Bible, and probably an exorcism."
— Charlamagne, [09:40]
Remy Ma, via Charlamagne:
“Hee haw. Hee haw. You stupid motherfucker. You dumb.”
— [10:40]
"It's weird. Cause they could have killed her this time… it's such a heinous crime. Like, you should be out for something traffic related… but when it's something violent…yo, within six hours you just out. Like, what?"
— DJ Envy, [11:35]
"Who that man is sleeping with don't make you skeet skeet. So what does it matter?"
— Charlamagne, [12:46]