The Breakfast Club – "Donkey of the Day: Man Blows Up Ex's Apartment After She Hooked Up With Someone New"

Date: November 13, 2025
Hosts: DJ Envy (not present in segment), Jess Hilarious, Charlamagne Tha God, Lauren LaRosa

Episode Overview

This episode’s “Donkey of the Day” segment, hosted by Charlamagne Tha God with Lauren LaRosa, spotlights the outrageous behavior of 37-year-old Samuel Christian Lund from Oregon. After learning his ex-girlfriend was seeing someone new, Samuel responded by detonating an explosive device at her apartment—a shocking act that earned him both a slew of criminal charges and today’s “Donkey of the Day” honors. The hosts break down the story, discuss toxic masculinity, emotional intelligence, and reflect on the absurdity and danger of Lund’s actions, infusing the conversation with the show’s signature humor and sharp cultural commentary.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Introducing the Donkey: The Crime (02:46 – 06:08)

• Charlamagne introduces Samuel Christian Lund as the Donkey of the Day, emphasizing just how incriminating a "slew of charges" truly is.
  • “You never want to be facing a slew of charges… when they say you are facing a slew of charges, you cooked, okay? And it's going to take a slew of money to get you the least possible amount of jail time.” (02:55 – 03:16)
• Breakdown of charges: Attempted murder (5 counts), unlawful use of a weapon (4), manufacturing a destructive device (2), arson (1), and being a felon in possession of a firearm (1).
• Charlamagne’s humor on the seriousness:
  • "Yeah, he's going away for a few presidents. Okay? Beyoncé and Jay Z's youngest kid will be old enough to drink and Samuel will be in prison celebrating his 15 year anniversary with his prison bay.” (03:33 – 03:44)
• Summary of the crime:
  • Samuel detonated a bomb at his ex-girlfriend’s apartment out of anger after learning she’d moved on.

2. "Pum Must Be the Bomb": Relationship Hot Take (04:44 – 05:32)

• Charlamagne and Lauren riff on a clip discussing "wack" sex and relationships, using it as a springboard for the segment.
• Memorable quote/joke:
  • “If this man is willing to detonate an explosive device after learning that woman is giving what he used to get to another man, then dare I say, her pum must be the bomb.” (04:49 – 05:05)
  • “That's like moon rock weed where the THC is over 50%. You might as well smoke crack. And I’m not smoking crack because I seen what crack does to people and this woman’s pom pom was clearly crack.” (05:12 – 05:26)
• They play a news clip summarizing the police investigation and arrest.

3. Toxic Reactions: The Need for Emotional Intelligence (06:08 – 08:40)

• Charlamagne highlights the absurdity of men retaliating violently over relationships:
  • “Emotional intelligence is so necessary, okay? People with high emotional intelligence… make more considered and well balanced decisions. It disturbs my spirit to have to tell some of you men, a woman moving on from you doesn't justify you turning into a domestic terrorist, okay? This is why women are choosing the bear.” (06:15 – 06:42)
• Critique of Samuel’s response to police:
  • Samuel admitted to threatening texts and being experienced with explosives, even admitting he had a bomb in his garage, but denied setting off the bomb at his ex’s apartment: “No, no, he didn’t detonate the bomb. However, he did tell police he had experience with explosives and had a bomb in his backpack in his garage. But I had nothing to do with the bomb going off at her apartment offices. I promise.” (07:05 – 07:18)
• Mocking Samuel's logic:
  • “Who has extra bombs just lying around? Where do you even get bombs from? Do you buy a couch and join a militia in the same afternoon?” (07:23 – 07:30)
• Encouragement to "glow up" instead of retaliating:
  • “Men, you got to learn to move on because there's going to be another woman. But you cannot get back that time you gonna spend in prison. What happened to people stunting on their exes by glowing up, okay?” (07:45 – 07:59)
• Takeaway:
  • “Wounded ego plus bad decisions equal a consequence you have to deal with for a lifetime.” (08:26 – 08:30)

4. The Guessing Game: "Guess What Race It Is" (08:55 – 10:15)

• Charlamagne and Lauren play their recurring “Guess What Race It Is” game, asking Jess Hilarious and Lauren to guess the background of Samuel Christian Lund.
  • Lauren: “Either Middle Eastern or white.” (09:15 – 09:17)
  • Charlamagne confirms: “Both of you are absolutely correct. Samuel Christian Lund's Caucasian. Big white. It's Capitol Hill Riot white.” (09:45 – 10:01)
• Joking back-and-forth about stereotypes and how Samuel "looks like a big blob of sperm" (10:15 – 10:26).
  • Lauren: “System's on his side. That's what that look like.” (10:35)
  • Charlamagne: “He'll do it again. He don’t care. That’s the kind of ID... system’s on his side.” (10:30 – 10:37)

5. Closing Jokes and Taglines (10:40 – 11:07)

• Lauren and Charlamagne banter about whether anyone’s ever tried to blow something up for their affection (playfully, of course).
• The segment wraps with Lauren LaRosa prepping for the next call-in advice segment: “If you got problems at work, problems with your spouse… call me up...” (10:54 – 11:06)

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Charlamagne Tha God on the severity of the charges:
  “You never want to be facing a slew of charges, okay? … when they say you are facing a slew of charges, you cooked, okay?” (02:55)
• Charlamagne’s analogy on “bomb” exes:
  “Her pum must be the bomb. Okay? I mean, God damn. You willing to take a penitentiary chance and catch a slew of charges because your ex is hooking up with another man? … I actually don't want no poom poom that's good. All right, keep that. That's like that moon rock weed where the THC is over 50%. You might as well smoke crack.” (04:49 – 05:15)
• Moral on handling breakups:
  “What happened to people stunting on their exes by glowing up, okay? … Not end up in prison and make your ex say, I knew it.” (07:45 – 08:00)
• Cultural joke on whiteness:
  “Samuel Christian London's Caucasian. Big white. It's Capitol Hill Riot white.” (09:45 – 10:01)

Segment Timestamps

• [02:46] – [04:27]: Introduction of the crime and why it’s “Donkey of the Day”
• [04:27] – [05:32]: Sex/relationship banter, setup for the news report
• [05:32] – [06:08]: News report from Fox 12 on the incident and arrest
• [06:08] – [08:40]: Charlamagne’s analysis: critiques, advice, and culture reflection
• [08:55] – [10:15]: “Guess What Race It Is?” interactive segment
• [10:40] – [11:07]: Final jokes and lead-in to advice segment

Summary

This “Donkey of the Day” spotlights the dangerous combination of wounded egos and poor decisions through Samuel Christian Lund's bomb plot. Charlamagne Tha God’s signature humor and insightful commentary drive home a message on emotional intelligence, critiquing both the crime and the toxic mindset behind it. With plenty of lively banter and pop-culture references, the hosts use this story to satirize relationship meltdowns and underscore healthy ways to move on after heartbreak.