FULL SHOW: Kim Kardashian Opens Up About Co-Parenting with Kanye West, SKIMS Drops Thong with Faux Pubic Hair + Ronda Rousey Interview

Summary

The Breakfast Club — October 16, 2025

FULL SHOW: Kim Kardashian Opens Up About Co-Parenting with Kanye West, SKIMS Drops Thong with Faux Pubic Hair + Ronda Rousey Interview

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Overview

On this dynamic episode of The Breakfast Club, DJ Envy, Charlamagne Tha God, Jess Hilarious, and Lauren LaRosa tackle a wide range of topics both timely and personal. The show features hot-button discussions on politics, social issues, and pop culture, highlighted by exclusive segments with Kim Kardashian—where she opens up about the challenges of co-parenting with Kanye West—and a compelling, candid interview with MMA legend Ronda Rousey about her evolution, mental health, and life after fighting. Lighter moments include reactions to SKIMS’ provocative new faux pubic hair thong, Victoria’s Secret’s historic runway inclusivity, and listener calls that keep things lively and real.

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Key Segments and Insights

1. Front Page News: Shutdown Updates & Political Messaging (08:01, 38:56)

• Mimi Brown recaps the ongoing government shutdown, noting layoffs and uncertainty, particularly among federal workers. President Trump and Budget Director Russell Vogt defend selective payment of certain agencies, while a California judge has stepped in to halt some terminations.
• Charlamagne: “This is not the political win either of these parties think it is—folks want their money.” (09:59)
• The hosts debate the effectiveness and ethics of Republicans broadcasting shutdown blame videos at airports, with DJ Envy recognizing the Republican Party's messaging drive.
  • “That’s why Democrats can never win the messaging war against Republicans. Republicans are willing to do things like that.” —DJ Envy (39:59)
• Discussion of Vice President J.D. Vance’s downplaying of a young Republicans’ racist group chat, and condemnation from both parties.
  • “You can’t just dismiss that as edgy offensive jokes.” —Charlamagne (85:31)

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2. Listener Call-In: Real Talk From the Audience (13:54, 98:34)

• Callers share gratitude, relationship success stories, parental proud moments, and struggles balancing boundaries and communication in both romantic and parental relationships.
• Notable Quotes:
  • “All things happen for a reason, right? And this is what needed to happen so you can get the help for yourself.” —Jess Hilarious on breakups and personal growth (101:47)
  • “She’s just not being challenged enough... Don’t think there’s anything wrong with your child.” —Jess Hilarious on kids who act out at school from boredom (104:49)

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3. Kim Kardashian on Co-Parenting with Kanye West (22:56, 23:15)

• Kim (via the Call Her Daddy podcast): Opens up about primary parenting, Kanye’s absence, and striving to keep her kids safe from public drama.
  • “It’s not easy. I mean, I raise the kids full time... I welcome a great, healthy relationship with my kids and their dad, and I think he knows that I push for it all the time.” (23:18)
  • “It’s probably been a couple months since we’ve heard from him.” (24:00)
  • Kim actively avoids speaking ill of Kanye in front of the kids, plays his music, and creates opportunities for his involvement even when it’s not reciprocated.
  • “There’s this narrative that like, I keep the kids. I’ve never once done that... it’s not a kidnapping. It’s a divorce.” (30:18)
  • On internet criticism about North West’s style: “Please, we just need a little bit of grace. Like, it’s really hard... especially raising four kids by myself, I’m doing the best that I can.” (31:30)
• Hosts reflect: The emotional toll of being a high-profile single parent, the difficulty of co-parenting with someone struggling with mental health, and internet double standards for the Kardashian kids.

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4. Ronda Rousey Interview: Triumphs, Identity, and Life Beyond the Ring (45:50–75:52)

• Ronda Rousey joins to discuss her new graphic novel Expecting the Unexpected, motherhood, and the joy (and pain) of her unique career journey.
  • On career highs: “I feel like if I had to select someone’s lifetime to live, I’d pick the Ronda Rousey lifetime... it’s been so ridiculous.” (47:02)
  • On legacy: “I think it’s giving women in combat sports a career, and that didn’t exist before.” (48:22)
  • On post-fight identity: “If I’m not a fighter, who am I?” (53:17)
  • On suppressing vulnerability: “You kind of have to, especially in a contact sport... that just comes with it.” (53:22)
  • On the public rooting against her after losses: “It really taught me to separate public perception from my self-perception... I actually didn’t enjoy being that famous.” (69:06)
  • On training now: “I just want to do it because I enjoy it... is that bad?” (64:49)
  • On what drives her: “I guess love. I’m very much in love with my amazing husband and my amazing kids... finding things that are self-fulfilling.” (73:01)
• The crew jokes about influencer boxing, with Rousey gamely riffing: “Let’s make it happen. That’s Ronda Rousey. It’s the Breakfast Club Promotions. What we doing?” (75:11)

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5. Pop Culture Rundown: Fashion, SKIMS & Music (77:54, 109:05)

• Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show: Angel Reese becomes first pro athlete on its runway. Missy Elliott and other superstars perform.
• SKIMS “Faux Pubic Hair” Thong: The cast has a field day reacting to Kim Kardashian’s latest, “daring” launch.
  • “That’s 80s bush right there. Okay. That is vintage vagina.” —DJ Envy (80:25)
  • “Weird, clowned out circus, like—it's... that’s stupid.” —Jess Hilarious (81:05)
• Entertainment news: Nas says he wouldn’t do the Super Bowl halftime, to mixed opinions.
  • “Nas is one of my favorite rappers of all time, but no, I would not want to see that.” —DJ Envy (110:35)
• Darius McCrary (Eddie Winslow) Legal Woes: The team pokes fun at his bizarre self-representation in court.

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6. Donkey of the Day: Young Republican Racist Group Chat (83:17–91:20)

• Charlamagne delivers a scathing Donkey of the Day to young Republican leaders whose leaked group chat included abhorrent racist and anti-Semitic jokes.
  • “These folks are organized and strategically planning your demise... and I don’t see enough online outrage about this.” (86:33)
  • “Can’t just dismiss that as edgy offensive jokes.” (85:31)

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Notable Quotes & Moments

• “Don’t get outraged, get organized.” —DJ Envy quoting Andrew Young (19:32)
• “When you let your kids get online and do whatever it is they’re doing, folks are gonna judge you. Folks gonna criticize.” —DJ Envy on parenting in public (32:34)
• “Watching a loved one slowly go into some type of severe psychosis, that is... No.” —DJ Envy, empathizing with Kim Kardashian’s situation (35:35)

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Timestamps for Major Segments

• 08:01, 38:56 — Front Page News: Government shutdown, political messaging
• 13:54, 98:34 — Listener Call-In “Get it off your chest” & “Just Fix My Mess”
• 22:56, 23:15, 30:18, 31:30 — Kim Kardashian on co-parenting, Kanye’s absence, and internet scrutiny
• 45:50–75:52 — Ronda Rousey Interview: career, mental health, motherhood, happiness
• 77:54, 109:05 — Pop Culture/Fashion news, including Angel Reese at Victoria’s Secret and SKIMS faux pubic hair thong
• 83:17–91:20 — Donkey of the Day: Young Republican group chat scandal

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Recurring Themes

• Parenting under scrutiny: Both Kim Kardashian’s and listeners’ stories highlight the pressure of raising children under public and personal pressures.
• Mental health and emotional labor: From high-profile figures to everyday callers, the fragility and importance of mental wellbeing are core topics.
• Gender, race, and public perception: The show unpacks double standards in media, misogyny in sports, and political racism.
• Humor and authenticity: Despite heavy topics, laughter and blunt honesty are ever-present.

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Final Thoughts

This episode is a vibrant tapestry of celebrity candor, hard-hitting social commentary, grassroots advice, and the unfiltered, hilarious banter that continues to make The Breakfast Club must-listen radio.

Transcript

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[DJ Envy]

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[Narrator/True Crime Host]

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[DJ Envy]

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[Lauren LaRosa]

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[Ed Helms]

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[Narrator/True Crime Host]

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[DJ Envy]

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[Charlamagne Tha God]

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[DJ Envy]

Good morning, usa. Yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Jess is running a little late. Should be here in a second. Charlemagne the guy.

[DJ Envy]

Peace to the planet. It's Thursday. Good. How y' all feel out there? I feel blessed, black and highly favored. Happy to be here another day to serve our beautiful listeners. Good morning.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Good morning. How you feeling, man?

[DJ Envy]

I feel great, you know, happy to Be here. You know, it's Thursday. You know, a lot going on in the world, and I never take it for granted being able to get on this radio early in the morning and serve. Serve the listening audience.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Oh, absolutely.

[DJ Envy]

You know, like Alice Randall says, the Breakfast Club is America's front porch.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That's right.

[DJ Envy]

All right. And we get to sit on the front porch every morning.

[Jess Larus]

Yep.

[DJ Envy]

Okay.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I love it and I enjoy it.

[DJ Envy]

I do it. I want to salute to everybody in Birmingham, Alabama, too. I'll be there tomorrow at the Alabama Theater. I think we're on 1031, the beat in Alabama, if I'm not mistaken. I'll be there with the former vice president, Kamala Harris, because she's on her book tour for 107 days. Well, that's the name of the book, by the way. I don't want y' all to think that I said that. She's on a book tour for 107 days. That's the name of the book. Number one book in the country. And we'll be having a conversation about the book at the Alabama Theater tomorrow. She's actually got two events tomorrow night.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Okay.

[DJ Envy]

Because I think one is sold out already.

[Ronda Rousey]

All right.

[DJ Envy]

So, yes, go get your tickets at the Alabama Theater in Birmingham, Alabama. They might already be sold out now. I don't know. I might just be talking.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

So when you. When you have conversations with the vice president, former vice president, are there certain questions where they say, I don't want to talk about this, or they say everything is.

[DJ Envy]

Who are you talking to? Okay, just asking. Who are you talking to? How long you been working with me?

[Ronda Rousey]

A long time.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I'm just asking.

[DJ Envy]

Why would you even disrespect.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

But they just asked. I didn't say that you would.

[DJ Envy]

No. What have you heard me tell people when they say that? Now you. You tell. What have you termed.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I mean, it's usually. Then we won't do it, or, no, we're not going to do it, or always.

[DJ Envy]

Okay, all right, all right. Come on.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

But did they ask?

[DJ Envy]

No, no. Okay. I'm just saying they do. They do ask what we plan to talk about.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I'm like, I don't know what's in the book. And whatever comes from there, whatever conversation stems from there.

[DJ Envy]

I mean, I, you know, I read the book, enjoyed the book. So there's certain. There's certain things that stand out. But, you know, whenever somebody asks you that question in the moment, like, I haven't even sat down and prepared for this yet. So you have certain things you well.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

It is tomorrow, so I'm.

[DJ Envy]

I'll be fine.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I'm sure.

[Ed Helms]

You.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I think you've done this before a couple of times.

[DJ Envy]

I'll be fine.

[Ronda Rousey]

Okay.

[DJ Envy]

There's certain things I want to discuss with her. Yes.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

All right. Well, salute. To Alabama. I'm actually head to Alabama.

[DJ Envy]

Birmingham.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I'm Birmingham. Yeah, I'll be down there Thanksgiving weekend.

[DJ Envy]

We had a good time at Birmingham one time, way back in the day. It was a long time ago. Just with my bottle of Hennessy. Ain't no boy. What? Nothing. Stunner and Mona Leo bought me a big bottle of Hennessy.

[Jess Larus]

No, they did not bring it to you.

[DJ Envy]

Yes, they did. They bought you flowers and something special.

[Jess Larus]

They bought all three of us flowers.

[DJ Envy]

And they bought every single. But why? Where's the bottle of Hennessy? It's for the room.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

They bought everybody Hennessy.

[DJ Envy]

Okay, little Baltimore Hennessy thief.

[Jess Larus]

You don't even drink.

[DJ Envy]

It don't matter.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You could tell what type of show this is. The first thing he says is even, good morning.

[DJ Envy]

Where my Hennessy?

[Jess Larus]

Yeah, where my Henness?

[DJ Envy]

Because it was the principal.

[Jess Larus]

No, you like lemon Juani tea.

[DJ Envy]

It don't matter. It's for the room.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You took it home.

[Jess Larus]

What?

[DJ Envy]

Yes. Where is it? Yes.

[Jess Larus]

Breakfast Club.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I need. I need my third of the Hennessy. Then. I just need third. Just need third.

[Jess Larus]

Y' all don't need drink. Somebody don't drink, but they looking for a bottle.

[DJ Envy]

Ask for it. Say, hey, can I take this home, y'? All?

[Lauren LaRosa]

What?

[Ronda Rousey]

What?

[Jess Larus]

I'm going do that.

[DJ Envy]

You a thief. That's stealing.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Okay.

[DJ Envy]

Wow.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Wow.

[Jess Larus]

Can I take this home? Something to Chuck.

[DJ Envy]

You call liquor poison, Sweetie, that says a lot of my.

[Jess Larus]

Excuse me.

[Ronda Rousey]

Wow.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I didn't. I just want my third. Just pour out a little for the home.

[Jess Larus]

Yo, that was a gallon of Hennessy. Do you know how many parties I can have? Yeah, that was a big ass bottle. He ain't even want to take it home.

[DJ Envy]

You don't know that. Cause you ain't ask. You know what I'm saying?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Well, happy Thursday. Who's joining us this morning?

[DJ Envy]

Who is joining us?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Former UFC champion, professional wrestler and actress. She has a new comic book. We're going to be talking to her in a little bit.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah. New not graphic novel called Expecting the Unexpected.

[Jess Larus]

Yep.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

And also, don't forget, just fix my mess. So if you're having relationship issues. Relationship problems, just help you out with all your stuff.

[Ronda Rousey]

Right?

[Jess Larus]

I really did not take that battle.

[DJ Envy]

You're a liar. For real.

[Jess Larus]

I swear.

[DJ Envy]

I just Want you to know that when I say, where is it? Now, I just said, when I said, where is it? Somebody said, Jess probably took it.

[Jess Larus]

Yeah, I mean, that's. That's more than likely true, but I didn't this time. I didn't steal that from you. I wouldn't steal no Hennessy from you.

[DJ Envy]

All right, let's check the cameras, y'.

[Jess Larus]

All.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

This is crazy. It's the Breakfast Club.

[DJ Envy]

Good morning. See, it's not even that I need the Hennessy, it's just the principle. No, you're right, okay? Working at a black radio station, all right, when you leave things around like Hennessy, it just. Just steal it.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Well, somebody put in the chat that. That. They put it all the way in the back at the back bar. I don't see it.

[DJ Envy]

It ain't over there. And it's a gallon of Hennessy. Not that I want it. I'm just saying. It's the Princess.

[Jess Larus]

Actually, I see it.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Oh, you do see it?

[DJ Envy]

You do see it?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Oh, you see it?

[DJ Envy]

Where is it? Oh, okay, okay, I see what happened now. They tried to hide it so they can see.

[Jess Larus]

Okay, so. So now. Oh, what? What's up? So now what you going to do?

[DJ Envy]

Nothing.

[Jess Larus]

No, no, no. Apologize to me, cuz you accused me when I came in, and I went along with it, cuz it's cool. I like to see you. Your feathers ruffle.

[DJ Envy]

I said, where is it? And you acted like you stole it.

[Jess Larus]

No, I ain't act. You said, where am I? Somebody said, you took it. Now say, sorry.

[DJ Envy]

I apologize.

[Caller/Listener]

All right, yeah, I ain't take this.

[Jess Larus]

But can I have it? I will ask you.

[DJ Envy]

Come on.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

What's up, Mimi?

[Mimi Brown]

Good morning, Envy. Jeff, Charlamagne. How y' all doing?

[DJ Envy]

Good morning, Mimi. Brown liquor.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Some quick. Some quick sports. All right, now. Toronto Blue Jays beat the mariners last night, 13 4. And tonight, in Thursday Night Football, the Steelers take on the Bengals at 8:15. What's going on, Mimi? It's been crazy up here for some Henny now.

[Mimi Brown]

I see. I see. I'm trying to follow along. All right, y'.

[DJ Envy]

All.

[Mimi Brown]

Well, we start this morning in Washington, where we're 16 days into the government shutdown and tens are only rising as another funding vote failed on Capitol Hill. Now, the Senate once again came up short on a plan that would have reopened the government through November 21. The vote was 51 to 44, well below the 60 needed to move forward. It's the ninth failed attempt to pass a funding bill, and so far, there's still no Clear path to ending the shutdown. Meanwhile, the Trump administration says the shutdown could lead to more than 10,000 federal layoffs. Budget Director Russell Vogt said on a conservative talk show from the White house that about 4,000 employees have already been laid off. But he called that just a snapshot. Now, a federal judge in California is stepping in and issuing an emergency order blocking any new firings after union leaders sued to stop them. But the cuts so far have hit major agencies like the Treasury Department, Homeland Security, Health and Human Services, and the Education Department, with the Treasury Department taking the biggest hit now inside the White House, President Trump is defending these layoffs. He's addressing a question that everyone's been asking, which is whether the military will be paid during the shutdown. Let's listen to what he had to say.

[DJ Envy]

We have the people that we want paid. Paid. Okay. And we want the FBI paid. We want the military paid. We got the people that we want paid.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

And I'll tell you, the Democrats, you.

[DJ Envy]

Know, we're getting rid of programs that.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

We didn't like, but that were negotiated.

[DJ Envy]

In, but we didn't like. We're terminating those programs and they're going to be terminated on a permanent basis because of the fact that they made this stupid move. So what we're doing, I mean, they call him Darth Vader, but he's actually a very nice person.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Russell Vote is really terminating tremendous numbers of Democrat projects.

[DJ Envy]

This is not only jobs.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I mean, the project in Manhattan, the.

[DJ Envy]

Project in New York, it's billions and billions of dollars that schumer has worked 20 years to get. It's terminated.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That's crazy.

[DJ Envy]

Sixteen days, man. How many paychecks have federal workers missed in the last 16 days, I wonder, you know, because when I think about that, this is not the political win either of these parties think it is. Like, folks want their money. I understand Democrats making a stand for health care, but people have immediate needs right now. People have bills to be paid right now. They want their checks right now. You know how many people might be facing eviction?

[Ronda Rousey]

Yeah.

[DJ Envy]

Who's. Whose cars might be, you know, about to get repossessed. You just don't know people living paycheck to paycheck in this country.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

And even the last audio that she just played, that, that bridge, they said he was working, what, 20 years to get that money to, you know, swap out that bridge. They said that bridge is over. I guess the tunnel that they use now is over 100 years old. When they said it's going to fall apart. And if it falls apart. It's some, I guess, some light way for the train to go from Jersey to New York. They said if it. If it actually falls apart, it will cripple Northeast money for years. And they said that they finally got enough money. And Trump was like, well, you've been working all your life to get this money denied. Like, he just did it just straight. Because he just don't f. With the.

[DJ Envy]

Democrats playing politics with people's lives, man.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Which is crazy.

[Mimi Brown]

Exactly. Right? Both of you. Like, it's crazy. And then deciding who gets to pay. Who gets paid and who doesn't get paid. Right. So the people you like, they get a paycheck versus, you know, all the other federal workers who don't get a paycheck. So we will continue to watch that. And Vice President J.D. vance, he is defending a group of young Republican leaders after Politico published what it called hundreds of racist and hateful messages from their private group chat. The messages, shared through the app Telegram, reportedly included slurs against black and Latino people, praise for Adolf Hitler, and even jokes about sending opponents to the gas chamber. Now, several of those have already lost their jobs. Several of the young Republicans involved, they've lost their job either resigned from their positions in the Young Republicans chapter. However, Vice President J.D. vance, he is downplaying the scandal. Let's listen to what he had to say.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I really don't want us to grow up in a country where a kid telling a stupid joke, telling a very.

[Ed Helms]

Offensive stupid joke is caused to ruin their lives. We're not canceling kids because they do.

[DJ Envy]

Something stupid in a group chat.

[Mimi Brown]

Well, critics from both parties, they have condemned the messages, calling them racist and unacceptable. And the Young Republicans National Board called the comments vile and disgraceful and demanded all of those involved should step down. Advance though he says he's standing by his position, arguing there's a difference between poor judgment and promoting violence.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah, see, I haven't heard the comments or read the comments. I don't even know what the comments were. So when I listened to J.D. vance just now, I'm like, well, I do agree with that in theory. Right? Nobody should be canceled for jokes. But I haven't seen the comments to know if they were even jokes.

[Mimi Brown]

Yeah, they weren't jokes. You know, it's hard to judge, you know, but look them up, Charlemagne. But it's literally referring to black people as monkeys eating watermelon. You know, just making some jokes like that or jokes like that.

[DJ Envy]

So was it anything about black people stealing gallons of Hennessy or Hiding.

[Mimi Brown]

There was nothing about gallons of Hennessy in there.

[DJ Envy]

Okay.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

All right. But that is from. Thank you, Mimi.

[Ronda Rousey]

Huh?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

What we gonna do next? I know you're breaking it down.

[DJ Envy]

Mimi.

[Mimi Brown]

Oh. Oh, okay. Well, coming up at 7, before you check out of your online cart, the shipping slowdown that could leave your packages stuck in limbo. Stay tuned, we'll explain.

[Jess Larus]

Mimi, I'm. Come on now, girl.

[Kim Kardashian]

Girl.

[Mimi Brown]

Every time. Every time. Just for you.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Everybody else, get it off your chest. 800-585-1051. If you need to vent, call us up right now. If you're on your way to work, if you're stuck in traffic, your baby mama pissing you off, your baby daddy pissing you off, Whatever it may be. A co work stole some Henny and you didn't. Or maybe you did steal some henny. Whatever it may be, vent. 800-585-1051. It's the breakfast Club. Good morning.

[Jess Larus]

Well, you just asked for it.

[DJ Envy]

Breakfast Club, this is your time to.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Get it off your chest. Keep calling 800-585-1051. We want to hear from you on the Breakfast Club.

[Ronda Rousey]

Hello?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Who's this?

[Caller/Listener]

Cassandra from Long Island. Good morning, guys.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Cassandra from Long island, good morning.

[Jess Larus]

Good morning.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Get it off your chest.

[Jess Larus]

Mama.

[Caller/Listener]

Hi, Jessica.

[Jess Larus]

Hey, Cassandra.

[Caller/Listener]

I was rooting for you from day one. I'm so happy you're there.

[Jess Larus]

Thank you, baby.

[Caller/Listener]

Well, I am blessed. I am so blessed. My daughter turns 25 today.

[Jess Larus]

Congratulations.

[Caller/Listener]

Thank you so much. She's gorgeous. She's healthy, she's educated. My husband is healthy, I'm healthy. I'm just grateful for life.

[DJ Envy]

That's all you can ask for. Absolutely. Hey, you rich. You rich. You know you got it all. That's all you can ask for.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That is rich. What part of Long island you calling from?

[Caller/Listener]

Freeport.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Salute to everybody in Freeport, Long island.

[Caller/Listener]

And have a blessed day, you guys.

[DJ Envy]

Thank you, babe.

[Jess Larus]

You, too.

[DJ Envy]

I'm sitting here opening up this hard boiled egg, and all I keep thinking about is this real. Y' all saw that video of how they would be making eggs now?

[Caller/Listener]

No.

[DJ Envy]

Genetically modified egg is crazy.

[Jess Larus]

And they look real, tastes real, and everything.

[DJ Envy]

I mean, everything. The shell, everything.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Haven't seen that. Hello? Who's this?

[Caller/Listener]

This is Benny from North Carolina.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

What's up, Danny? Get it off your chest.

[Ronda Rousey]

Mama.

[Kim Kardashian]

He.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Hey, girl.

[DJ Envy]

Peace.

[Caller/Listener]

Danny, I am calling to talk about the Chris Brown concert that happened in Raleigh, North Carolina.

[DJ Envy]

Ooh. How was it?

[Jess Larus]

What? Was it okay?

[Mimi Brown]

It was great.

[Caller/Listener]

I want to take accountability, though. I was late getting There. I should have left early. I was in an Uber for two hours, and I had to walk some miles to get there. But Chris did amazing as always. And y' all need to get off his back, because it's not his fault that us black people be on black people time.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah, they were saying that the traffic there made people super duper late, and a lot of people didn't get to see the full show. They were trying to blame Chris, but got in Chris's voice.

[Lauren LaRosa]

It's not.

[Caller/Listener]

The doors open at 3 o'.

[Ronda Rousey]

Clock.

[Caller/Listener]

We should have had our tails there early.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That's right.

[Caller/Listener]

Left late. It's our fault.

[Jess Larus]

What time did the show start?

[Caller/Listener]

Babe, it started at 7, and I didn't get in until, like, 9:15.

[Jess Larus]

They opened up the doors intentionally for four hours before the show, and y' all was still late, I'm telling you. Well, look, I'll be in Charlotte, North Carolina, for Halloween. And you better come to my show and don't be late. Cause we start on time and we only open up the doors an hour before the show start.

[Caller/Listener]

I'm gonna make sure I'm there for real.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I'm gonna bring my girls.

[Lauren LaRosa]

All right, boo.

[Jess Larus]

I'll see you then.

[Caller/Listener]

All right, y', all make sure y' all follow me at Boss Poppington.

[DJ Envy]

Boss Poppington.

[Caller/Listener]

Yes, Boss Poppington.

[DJ Envy]

Okay.

[Ronda Rousey]

All right.

[Jess Larus]

Period.

[DJ Envy]

Sound like you was influenced by Dame Dash.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That's what it sound like, right?

[DJ Envy]

Boss Poppington.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Get it off your chest. 800-585-1051. If you need to vent, hit us up now. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning. The Breakfast Club.

[DJ Envy]

Ray.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Ray.

[DJ Envy]

Ray. Yo, Charlemagne. What up?

[Lauren LaRosa]

Are we live?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

This is your time to get it off your chest.

[DJ Envy]

I got an indoor pool, a outdoor pool.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

We want to hear from you on the Breakfast Club. We can get on the phone right now.

[Ronda Rousey]

Here.

[DJ Envy]

Tell you what it is. Hello?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Who's this?

[Caller/Listener]

You're right. Hey, this is DeAndre.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

DeAndre. Good morning. Get it off your.

[Jess Larus]

Morning.

[Caller/Listener]

Good morning, guys. I just wanted to let y' all know that I wanted to get off my chest, that I'm proud of my fiance. We've been talking about for two years now how she just wanted to get back in shape and, you know, get rid of some of her. Her weight from our children and stuff like that. And she actually did it.

[DJ Envy]

That's amazing.

[Caller/Listener]

It's something where she get up at 4 in the morning and get there at 5. So that's something. That's something that's hard to do, is just, you Know, tap into that quick.

[DJ Envy]

Did you. Did you work out with her? Did you work out? Did you work out with her?

[Caller/Listener]

No, I'm a trucker, so I got my own. My own schedule that I do at night. So she go in the morning, I go at night.

[DJ Envy]

I'm gonna tell you why you were real one man. Because, you know, I always say, if you wish somebody, you know, whether you're a male or female and the other person is fat, but you still love them. But then when they get in shape and, you know, they unlock that hidden character that's inside of them and they. That's. That's an amazing feeling.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Well, he didn't say she was fat. He said he just got a little weight.

[DJ Envy]

He definitely said she was fat, right? He said she was fat. No, he did.

[Jess Larus]

Kids.

[DJ Envy]

I know, but it's okay. You lost the weight.

[Caller/Listener]

Yeah, yeah, she just lost. She just want to lose her little stomach, and she cool as far as the body go, but she just wanted to give her the extra looseness, you know what I'm saying?

[Jess Larus]

And I understand.

[DJ Envy]

All right.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You gonna say her name?

[Caller/Listener]

Thank you. Her name.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

All right.

[DJ Envy]

T, T, E, E, T. I bet you when she was bigger, she was tt.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Okay.

[Jess Larus]

Okay. Thank you so much, sir. Have a good day.

[DJ Envy]

Yo, this guy's crazy.

[Ronda Rousey]

Hello?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Who's this?

[Caller/Listener]

Good morning, guys. It's Toya.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

What's up, Toya?

[Jess Larus]

Good morning.

[Caller/Listener]

Good morning. It's Toya from North Carolina Charlemagne. What's up, cousin?

[DJ Envy]

What's up, Toya? How are you? Where you from?

[Caller/Listener]

I'm doing great. I talked to you guys early this summer, and we've kind of touched on the Mel Robbins.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Let.

[Caller/Listener]

Let go.

[DJ Envy]

Yes, ma'.

[Caller/Listener]

Am. And I wanted to kind of circle back to Mimi when she was speaking about, you know, the enemy and how he's trying to use distraction to get us off base on instead of what we really need to be discussing. And that is just how we got to really face the hardship about the enemy and just standing firm, facing head on and just trying to stay, you know, led by God so that we're not distracted. Because social media is so much distraction out here.

[DJ Envy]

Yes, it is.

[Caller/Listener]

And it's causing everybody to go in an uproar. And last time I talked to you guys, asking if I had the podcast already. So it is officially launched, guys. I wanted to give you guys the website if you guys can check it out.

[Ronda Rousey]

Yep.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

What is it?

[Caller/Listener]

It's best B X S T, I, E. Yes, ma'.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Am.

[Caller/Listener]

So instead of the be, it's BX.

[DJ Envy]

Hey, I want to tell you some of the best advice I got recently, man. We had a conversation with Andrew Young, you know, OG Andrew Young that y' all will be hearing soon. And one thing that came from that conversation is don't get outraged. Get organized. Yes.

[Caller/Listener]

Say that again. Charlie, man, that's why I love you and your mental awareness and things that you do. We need more of your voice. I tune in every day. You are definitely out the hook. You're my cousin. First cousin. North Carolina. South Carolina.

[DJ Envy]

Hey, thank you.

[Caller/Listener]

But check out the website. Let me know what you guys think. Charlemagne. You took my information down before. I haven't gotten my email yet.

[DJ Envy]

For real. Who took it? Eddie, you took the information? Eddie, get the information.

[Caller/Listener]

You put me on hold. Yeah.

[DJ Envy]

Oh, okay. Well, we still have it then.

[Jess Larus]

What?

[DJ Envy]

I'm supposed to email you?

[Caller/Listener]

I just want you to check out my podcast. Launched the website.

[DJ Envy]

Okay.

[Caller/Listener]

And I'm going live soon. I'm not gonna go live and do pre recorded episodes.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Okay.

[Caller/Listener]

To just, you know, try to keep down the distraction and noise from being live and comments and things like that. So I'm just tuning out the noise and so that I can really let people know how God has delivered me through betrayal, trauma, bonding, and, you know, upbringing in our childhood from growing up. Things not being talked about where we just brush it on the rug. Going to church.

[DJ Envy]

Yes, ma'.

[Ed Helms]

Am.

[Caller/Listener]

Ignoring the real, you know, not really ignoring the purpose, but not really having that grounded, you know? You know, like how in black families, it's like everything isn't talked about, but it's hard to not talk about it just when we get older. I'm 43, and it's like a lot of things that I'm trying to relearn now, but I'm allowing God to lead me through the. Through the lesson.

[DJ Envy]

I love to hear that.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Good luck, mama. Appreciate you for checking in.

[DJ Envy]

Absolutely.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Now get it off your chest. 800-585-1051. We got the latest alone. You all white? I thought you guys must wear white after Labor Day.

[Lauren LaRosa]

It's just my dress. My shoes aren't white.

[Ronda Rousey]

Okay?

[Lauren LaRosa]

It's my shoes.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Just my shoes ain't white because it's.

[Lauren LaRosa]

My shoes after Labor Day.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Oh, I didn't know that.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yes.

[Jess Larus]

There's so many goddamn rules.

[DJ Envy]

I love the way.

[Jess Larus]

That's why I love Lisa Ray. She'd be like half all that I'm.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Wearing.

[DJ Envy]

With white women after Labor Day too. That's what I'll be telling Brandon, our guy from Ghana.

[Jess Larus]

See what I'm saying, who made that up? Where did you hear that at?

[DJ Envy]

Oh, it's true, though.

[Lauren LaRosa]

They gonna celebrate after labor day.

[DJ Envy]

Huh?

[Jess Larus]

Nothing, Dr. Umar.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Anyway, we got the latest alone.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Can y' all imagine what it is like co parenting with Kanye West?

[DJ Envy]

No, because I'm a grown ass man that can't have babies.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I know.

[Jess Larus]

That's right. You gotta talk that talk.

[DJ Envy]

That's right. I don't care what Democrats tell y'. All. We cannot have bab know that men.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Cannot have all this stuff. And like, people imagine like, what. What is their inside life like? Because of all never thought about it, girl.

[Jess Larus]

I don't know. Me as a woman, I do not know because I don't know how. How you going to wake up?

[Lauren LaRosa]

That's the side of the bed you.

[DJ Envy]

Going to be on.

[Jess Larus]

What side of the mind he going to be playing from? I don't know.

[Lauren LaRosa]

That is it. And Kim Kardashian is talking about it. So we going to get on into it.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

All right, we'll get to that. Next is the Breakfast Club. Good morning, the Breakfast Club.

[Jess Larus]

Lauren becoming a straight face.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

She gets them from somebody that knows somebody.

[DJ Envy]

She gets the details.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I'm the homegirl that knows a little bit about everything.

[DJ Envy]

She'd be having the latest on this, the Latest with Lauren LaRosa. Sometimes she has facts, sometimes you have details. Sometimes she have a little bit of everything. Well, it's the latest on the Breakfast Club. Talk to me, LL Cool Bay.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Good morning, y'.

[Ronda Rousey]

All.

[Lauren LaRosa]

My grandmother's listening. Y'.

[Jess Larus]

All.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Say good morning to my grandmother. Turn on the radio. Nice.

[Ronda Rousey]

Yes.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Good morning. So Kanye west and Kim Kardashian. Kim Kardashian is saying that Kanye west has not seen or heard from his kids in months. And she sat down on the Call Her Daddy podcast and got into what it is like co parenting with Kanye. Let's take a listen to Kim on co parenting. Can we talk about the state of.

[Ronda Rousey]

You and Kanye's co parenting relationship?

[Kim Kardashian]

It's not easy. I mean, I. I raised the kids, you know, full time.

[Lauren LaRosa]

They.

[Kim Kardashian]

They live with me, and I welcome a great, healthy relationship with my kids and their dad. And I think he knows that I push for it all the time, but I also protect them when it's time for that. And it goes in waves and phases and. And it's a lot of work, but I have the best memories and the best relationship, you know, with my dad. And even, like, I love that, you know, I see Tristan put, you know, their kids to bed every night and Takes them to school every day when he's not, you know, in season. So I. I just welcome healthy relationships, but it's not easy.

[Ronda Rousey]

When was the last time Kanye saw the kids?

[Kim Kardashian]

Whenever he'll call for them and. And ask. It's probably been a couple months since we've heard from him.

[Jess Larus]

Now.

[Lauren LaRosa]

She. Yeah, she does say that, you know, sometimes if he is going through, like, his mental episodes, he might just, you know, take his distance because of those things. But she says a lot of times she can't really explain, you know, why things are the way they are, but she tries as much as she can as a parent. Like, she doesn't speak bad about him to the kids. She plays his music whenever they want to hear music. She does all the things that she can to the point where north has said to her mom, you don't gotta pretend to us. We know you're sad. We know what's going on because north is older, but she says she tries to do everything she can.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah, I was thinking the same thing. Like Kanye not seeing his kids in months. How do we know he hasn't been going through an episode? Right? Yeah, we don't even know what Kanye is. I haven't seen Kanye online or anything like that. And, you know, you can't have a healthy relationship with a person if a person isn't mentally healthy themselves.

[Ronda Rousey]

Yeah. Yes.

[Jess Larus]

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[Ed Helms]

Hey, it's Ed Helms. And welcome back to Snafu, my podcast about history's greatest screw ups. On our new season, we're bringing you a new snafu every single episode.

[Narrator/True Crime Host]

32 lost nuclear weapons.

[Ronda Rousey]

You're like, wait, stop.

[Kim Kardashian]

What?

[DJ Envy]

Yeah. Ernie Shackleton sounds like a solid 70s.

[Ed Helms]

Basketball player who still wore knee pads.

[DJ Envy]

Yes.

[Ed Helms]

It's gonna be a whole lot of history, a whole lot of funny, and a whole lot of guests. The great Paul Scheer made me feel good.

[DJ Envy]

I'm like, oh, wow.

[Ed Helms]

Angela and Jenna, I am so psyched you're here.

[Mimi Brown]

What was that like for you to.

[Narrator/True Crime Host]

Soft launch into the show?

[Ed Helms]

Sorry, Jenna, I'll be asking the questions today.

[Narrator/True Crime Host]

I forgot whose podcast we were doing.

[Ed Helms]

Nick Kroll. I hope this story is good enough to get you to toss that sandwich. So let's, let's, let's see how it goes. Listen to season four of SNAFU with Ed Helms on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Ronda Rousey]

All I know is what I've been told and that to half truth is a whole lie.

[Narrator/True Crime Host]

For almost a decade, the murder of an 18 year old girl from a small town in Grave, Kentucky went unsolved until a local homemaker, a journalist and a handful of girls came forward with a story.

[Caller/Listener]

I'm telling you, we know Quincy killed her.

[Narrator/True Crime Host]

We know A story that law enforcement used to convict six people and that got the citizen investigator on national tv.

[DJ Envy]

Through sheer persistence and nerve, this Kentucky housewife helped give justice to Jessica Curran.

[Narrator/True Crime Host]

My name is Maggie Freeling. I'm a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist producer and I wouldn't be here if the truth were that easy to find.

[DJ Envy]

I did not know her and I did not kill her or rape or burn or any of that other stuff.

[Jess Larus]

That y' all said. They literally made me say that I took a match and struck and threw it on her. They made me say that I poured gas on her.

[Narrator/True Crime Host]

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[Charlamagne Tha God]

America. Y' all better wake the hell up. Bad things happens to good people and small towns.

[Narrator/True Crime Host]

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[Jess Larus]

On his kids.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah, I mean, she doesn't really get into details of, like, how that goes, but she basically says that sometimes that may, like, that happens. So it makes sense that maybe he just isn't in this space that.

[Jess Larus]

You know what I mean?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I hope that it encourages him if. If he's not getting help to get help, because.

[Ronda Rousey]

Right.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Regardless of. Of what he's going through, you still need a father. Right? You still had these kids, and these kids need a dad. And like you said, north, just from. From what we see on the outside, looks like she idolizes her dad. She loves her dad. So the fact that he hasn't called or reached out or whatever it may be is very sad for any child, I'm sure.

[Narrator/True Crime Host]

Yeah.

[Lauren LaRosa]

And she also addressed the. You know, the conversation because Kanye has claimed a few times that they keep the kids away from him purposely. She addressed that as well. Let's take a listen to that.

[Kim Kardashian]

I think that the one thing that just gets me is that there's this narrative that, like, I keep the kids. I've never once done that. There's been so many times where I've been like, oh, I just want to show all of these texts. What are you talking about? You know, we just haven't heard. I begged them, you know, to. To go hang out. But it's more of just the narrative that, like, I think it's all good and we're living our life, and then I just wake up, and there's all these tweets about how I've kidnapped the kids, and I'm like, it's not a kidnapping. It's a divorce.

[DJ Envy]

Also, if a person isn't mentally or emotionally healthy and, you know, this person be having episodes, do you want them around the kids in that state?

[Lauren LaRosa]

No, no, she. And she says, too, that when that is happening, it's still their dad. So she's very protective, and that's the only reason why, because of what you just said. And she says sometimes she'll even do things like she'll take measures where it'll be like, well, why don't you come see them at my house? Or why don't we go to this place? Like, she tries to control it a bit because of that.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Or one kid is in Tosaka. I see he used to go to the games all the time. Come to the games, just support, you know, just be there, show your face, you know.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah. Now, she also got into the Internet trolls because, you know, people be coming for Northwest and how she dressed and all the things. She talks about how hard it is to be a single mom and she's asking people to give her some grace.

[Kim Kardashian]

She's so creative and she's so amazing and really, it's so funny. She's like, really mature in one sense where she'll be like, mom, I saw this. And like, I don't really care that they don't. Like, if someone says they don't like my blue hair. She's really confident and is like, I probably wouldn't be hanging out with those people, like, if you saw, like, what did they look like and what are they wearing? And you know, and I think, like, any mom of a teenager or a preteen, unless you've been here, like, please, we just need a little bit of grace. Like, it's really hard. It's interesting because all the kids are, like, wearing the same things, but then my daughter tries to wear it, and then I'm like, okay, we're never wearing that again. But what I do know is my baby's such a good girl and such a sweet girl. But, yeah, I just think anyone that's raising kids, especially four kids by myself, I'm doing the best that I can. And my babies are good babies.

[Jess Larus]

I love that cameo. It's just always the dip in the voice, like, every single time, like, yo. I just. I love the way they do that. It's so amazing.

[DJ Envy]

Also, there's no such thing as grace on the Internet. There's no such grace. There's no such thing as grace when you're in the public eye. So when you let your kids get online and do whatever it is that they're doing, folks are going to judge you. Folks going to criticize. They're going to have an opinion. So if you don't want them to have to deal with that, don't let them get online.

[Jess Larus]

And listen, she said something. She said when people get on her daughter, she's like, oh, we'll never. We're never wearing that again. Why, no, don't let them yield that for you. That's why I love that. Northwest don't care either, you know?

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah, I think it's more of a style, like a protection thing too, though. Like, she wants. Because Northwest and her friends are on the Internet, so I think maybe she's trying to, like, kind of stop some of the backlash stuff. But it. I mean, especially when you're in a Kardashian family, because the way people just go at them is. It's insane.

[Jess Larus]

Just continue.

[DJ Envy]

You don't even gotta be a Kardashian.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah.

[DJ Envy]

You know, you don't.

[Lauren LaRosa]

But it's just heightened because people.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

It's. Regardless, she's a parent at the end of the day. Continue to be the best parent that you gonna be. Continue to show up. Cause half the people that's. That's saying these things, their kids are probably effed up, you know what I'm saying?

[Jess Larus]

Or doing the same things. Like she said, every other kid wears this and does this and does makeup and all that. Why is it a problem when my child does it? Oh, because her father's Kanye. Oh. And I'm her mother, Kim Kardashian. Just keep letting it be her.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I wanna have daughters, but I was listening to this, like, whew. That sounds like. Like a nerve wracking as a parent to, like, try and, like, you gotta police your kid, but you don't want to police your kid too much. But, like, you want them to be expressive. Like, that's a lot to figure out.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Love of a daughter compared to the love of a son is. Well, never mind.

[Jess Larus]

It is different.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

No, it's different. No, like, the way that a daughter treats their dad, it's like no other. Like when I say no other.

[DJ Envy]

No other.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

If I'm sick, if I'm this, if I'm that, my daughters are right then and there. If I'm outside having to do something, my daughter's like, dad, I'm coming. My son's. I'm playing video games, dad. But it's like that love of a daughter, Daddy, is.

[Ronda Rousey]

It's.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

It's something. It's. It's something else, man. I love my. I love all my babies, but yeah, my daughters, woo. They love me. They love the daddy.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah, that's it. She also talked about Kanye giving away Lambos too. Like, she would wake up, he would just give away their cars.

[Jess Larus]

Oh, their cars.

[DJ Envy]

But it wasn't just because he was having Mental episodes.

[Lauren LaRosa]

We're about to listen to it. Let her get to it. Go ahead.

[Kim Kardashian]

A thing where you. I mean, I would, like, come home, and we had, like, five Lamborghinis, and I'd come home and they'd all be gone. You know, if he was in an episode, and I'd be like, oh, wait, where. Where's all our cars? Like, my. My. My new car. And it would be like, oh, he gave them away to all of his friends. And then I'd be like, huh, okay. And then I'd come home again, and at a different point, we had, you know, five more Lamborghinis, and then I'd wake up and another episode, and they'd all be gone again. And that time I was like, keep them, guys. You know, Like, I don't know. I don't know what to say.

[Jess Larus]

I would have loved to be his friend.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I was.

[Jess Larus]

You know what I mean?

[Lauren LaRosa]

Kim was doing. Was doing the best she could in that situation. People was dragging her.

[Ronda Rousey]

Yeah.

[Lauren LaRosa]

People were blaming her for so much during that time, but she said she's.

[DJ Envy]

Doing the best she could.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

But if you're a friend during that time and, you know he's going through an episode.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

And he gives you a Lambo, you gonna take it?

[Jess Larus]

Yeah, you're damn right I'm gonna take it. And when that episode over, don't try to get it back.

[DJ Envy]

I know for some people, like, that's just content, but there's never enough conversation about the people who have to deal with individuals with mental health issues.

[Ronda Rousey]

Yeah.

[DJ Envy]

Like. Like, trust me. And I tell you, they are not okay. Like, Kim, not a caretaker. She's not a psychiatrist or a therapist. Like, and watching a loved one slowly go into some type of severe psychosis, that is. No.

[Jess Larus]

And then your husband, you know, and.

[Lauren LaRosa]

You have kids, and she says, it got to the point because this is what happens. It started to weigh on her mental health, and she just didn't know what to do at certain points because she couldn't. She couldn't predict it. So she didn't even know how to. Like, she didn't know how to help.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I was gonna ask you, do we ever understand why we got there, though? Like, because I'm sure when they were dating, it wasn't like that because she probably would have seen some red flags to be like, maybe not so.

[Jess Larus]

Right.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

What triggered it to get there?

[DJ Envy]

That's not true. As you get. As you get older, some people, you know, start going into severe psychosis. I mean, people don't know Why? I don't think they know why, but yeah, some people get diagnosed later, later in life.

[Lauren LaRosa]

She didn't say exactly what it. Like, this is what happened and this is why, but she did talk about, you know, there were slow signs of, like, their relationship changing and things starting to happen, but she didn't know, like, what is she going to do? She's just doing the best she can.

[Jess Larus]

But I get what you saying too, and be like, sometimes you'll see signs and you'll. You'll see certain patterns change or you're in a mood too long or why are you doing this right now? You know, I've watched.

[DJ Envy]

I've watched two people in my life break down, and you.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

There's no signs, no.

[Jess Larus]

Never seen it coming.

[DJ Envy]

Just slowly, like, yeah, things just getting. Start getting a little strange, but you just never know that. All of a sudden it's just. They snap.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

But I just wondered, like, was it his mom passing or something with music or was it a relationship or was it a drug or was it alcohol or something? You know, I mean, I always curious to what got him to that state.

[DJ Envy]

I just know folks get caught up in the celebrity of it all because it's Kanye and Kim. But no, it's an ex wife who had to deal with somebody with severe mental health issues. And that's a serious, serious issue. Those folks that deal with people with severe mental health issues, they need help too, and people need to talk about it more.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah.

[Jess Larus]

Yep.

[Lauren LaRosa]

So check out that episode. If you guys want to go and watch, Call her daddy or listen on the podcast.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

All right, that's it.

[DJ Envy]

Was it triggering for you in any way, Lauren?

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah, why would we check it a little bit?

[DJ Envy]

Yeah.

[Ronda Rousey]

Why would we be tricking?

[Lauren LaRosa]

In the beginning of the episode, Kim said her dad was a great example of what her relationship should be, but she went the exact opposite way. Yeah, that's why I didn't say that.

[Jess Larus]

You should send that episode to your father.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Is your dad going through mental health the reason why he wasn't around?

[Lauren LaRosa]

I do think my dad has.

[DJ Envy]

Don't diagnose that man. He doesn't want to be with you. Oh, my goodness. How you gonna diagnose that man? You know what? And you shouldn't diagnose people. Don't diagnose that man.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I'm just telling you. You said you see slow signs. I feel like there are things that he's dealing with that. Cause, you know, things.

[DJ Envy]

I'm sorry, but he's never been there for you. Damn.

[Lauren LaRosa]

First of all, that Is not true. I got pictures with him.

[DJ Envy]

Not true.

[Jess Larus]

Can we wrap up?

[DJ Envy]

You made a choice.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

He made a choice.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yes, I'm choosing to get out of this segment.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

All right, when we come back, we got front page news. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning, Jesus. Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy. Just hilarious. Charlemagne, the guy. We are the Bread Breakfast Club. Let's get back in some front page news. Start off with some quick sports. The Blue Jays beat the Mariners last night, 13 4. And tonight and Thursday Night Football, the Steelers take on the Bengals at 8:15. What's up, Mimi?

[Mimi Brown]

Good morning, Envy.

[Ronda Rousey]

Jess.

[Mimi Brown]

Charlemagne. How y' all doing?

[Jess Larus]

Doing well.

[DJ Envy]

That's black and highly favored. How are you, Mimi?

[Jess Larus]

I'm good.

[Mimi Brown]

Thank you for asking.

[Narrator/True Crime Host]

All right.

[Mimi Brown]

Well, we start this morning at the nation's airports, where a new message from Homeland Security is sparking lots of controversy. So airports across the country are refusing to play a video from Secretary Kristi Noem that blames Democrats for the ongoing government shutdown. The message was supposed to air on terminal screens nationwide, but many airports say it crosses the line. Let's listen to some of that video.

[Caller/Listener]

Democrats in Congress refuse to fund the federal government, and because of this, many of our operations are impacted and most of our TSA employees are working without paying.

[Mimi Brown]

We will continue to do all that.

[DJ Envy]

We can to avoid delays that will impact your travel.

[Caller/Listener]

And our hope is that Democrats will soon recognize the importance of opening the government.

[DJ Envy]

Hey, I can't lie. I saw that yesterday, and I was impressed. Okay? The reason I was impressed is because I like strategy. I like messaging. And that is why Democrats can never win the messaging war against Republicans, because Republicans are willing to do things like that. Playing that at the airport.

[Jess Larus]

Do you agree with that?

[DJ Envy]

What do you mean?

[Jess Larus]

To play it at the airport?

[DJ Envy]

It's not a matter of agreeing. It's just a matter of strategy. It's like, damn, these people will go above and beyond to make sure they blame the other political party for everything wrong in this country. It works. Go look at the polls right now. The polls show that more and more people are starting to blame Democrats for the shutdown. And it's because Republicans messaging is sticking. Because they're doing things like playing it at the goddamn airport.

[Mimi Brown]

Yeah, for sure. Well, airports in New York. Where were you, Charlemagne, when you heard that messaging, that airport?

[DJ Envy]

Oh, I didn't. I didn't hear. I read the story. I read the story that you reported, okay?

[Mimi Brown]

Because airports in New York, Atlanta, Chicago, Las Vegas, Charlotte, Phoenix and Seattle, they are refusing to air the message, they're calling it, too political and a violation of policies that prohibit partisan content in public terminals. And some legal experts say it could even break the Hatch act, which is the law that bars government officials from using their roles for political purposes. You know, but a DHS spokesperson, they are defending the video, calling the situation unfortunate and blaming what they describe as political gamesmanship. And critics say the video, though, it crosses a line blurring the boundaries between a public service announcement and campaign style politics.

[DJ Envy]

But you do realize Republicans don't even care because even if it doesn't get played at the airport, everybody's reporting this story. So you're still playing back her message. So all people are hearing is Democrats are responsible for the government shutdown. That's how programming works. You just keep hearing something over and over and over and over and you believe it. Whether or not you even believe it.

[Ronda Rousey]

No.

[DJ Envy]

Yes, because somebody will say something to you later. It'll be like, who's responsible for the government shut down? The first thing will pop in your mind, Democrats. Because that's what you've been told over and over and over and over and over again.

[Mimi Brown]

It's programming.

[Jess Larus]

Yeah, but people. People still got common sense now.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Like, no.

[Jess Larus]

You know what I'm saying? Okay.

[DJ Envy]

They don't. Since when? It's like repeating the song you don't even like. You think you don't even like it, but you hear it so much and then you start singing the hook. One day, Democrats responsible for the government shut down.

[Jess Larus]

Hey, yo.

[DJ Envy]

The polls say. There's polls out right now that find more people are starting to blame Democrats for the shutdown. Why do you think that is?

[Jess Larus]

So why won't Democrats do this type of ish then?

[DJ Envy]

Like, why 10 years?

[Mimi Brown]

That's the question.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

More Republicans have used this show to issue on Democrats than anything in this world. I still see commercials now to this.

[DJ Envy]

Day, right in the New Jersey one running out. But.

[Jess Larus]

But when will. All right, so when will this be a reason to retaliate? Just like that?

[DJ Envy]

Like, that's all we've been saying for years. You are absolutely right. That's literally all we've been telling Democrats for the last decade.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah, last decade.

[DJ Envy]

That's why they're messaging something bucks.

[Ronda Rousey]

Yeah.

[Mimi Brown]

And that's why everybody's supporting Gavin Newsom.

[Ronda Rousey]

Right.

[Mimi Brown]

Because he's the only one kind of fighting back.

[DJ Envy]

That's right.

[Mimi Brown]

Online, things like that.

[Ronda Rousey]

That's right.

[Jess Larus]

But that's just one person.

[Ronda Rousey]

That's.

[Jess Larus]

Yeah.

[Ronda Rousey]

Okay.

[Caller/Listener]

Yeah.

[Mimi Brown]

All right. Well, while airports are pushing back on political Messaging. Consumers are dealing with a different kind of frustration. Packages stuck in limbo. So if you've been waiting on a package from Sheehan or Teemu or any other overseas retailer.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah.

[Mimi Brown]

Showing up yet? Yes. Okay. Well, you are not alone. Thousands of packages that are getting shipped through UPS are stuck in warehouses across the country. They are caught up in a maze of new custom rules rolled out by the Trump administration. So those changes took effect at the end of August, and it ended the longtime rule that let packages under $800 enter the US duty free. Now, almost every international shipment faces new tariffs, new fees, and product specific taxes, even on low cost items like clothes, beauty products and electronics. So UPS says it's doing its best to comply, but many of the packages are being held up because of missing or incomplete paperwork. Now the company says it's contacting shippers to fix the issue, but in some cases, packages that can't be cleared are being destroyed to meet custom regulations. So as a result, a massive backlash backlog at UPS hubs nationwide. Long delays for customers waiting on deliveries. UPS says it gets over 3 million international packages a day. And with holiday shipping season about to kick into high gear, experts say this slowdown couldn't come at a worse time.

[DJ Envy]

I'm definitely waiting on something right now. I got one package I ordered. I'm definitely waiting on some sweatsuits. I ordered off this.

[Jess Larus]

Yeah. Damn. And that was everybody's Christmas gifts. Oh, my God.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That's what you're gonna say?

[Jess Larus]

No, that's what I'm saying right now. Envy.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Now, Mimi, I was watching the. The news yesterday and they were saying that the tariffs even affected the car industry. They're saying that, that in 2021, they said the average price of a car was like $37,000. They're saying now with the new tariffs, the average price, not like, not like the high price. The average price is $52,000 for a car because of all the parts that's coming from overseas and, and all that other stuff. They're saying it's too expensive.

[Jess Larus]

Damn.

[Mimi Brown]

All right, well, that's your front page news. I'm Mimi Brown. Follow me at Mimi Brown tv. For more stories, follow Black Information Network. Download the free iHeartRadio app or visit binnews.com thank you, Mimi.

[Ronda Rousey]

Thank you, Mimi.

[Narrator/True Crime Host]

Thank you.

[DJ Envy]

Why are you looking at me like that?

[Jess Larus]

Because you looking at me?

[DJ Envy]

No, because when you heard Home Depot, you just.

[Jess Larus]

What?

[DJ Envy]

What?

[Jess Larus]

I didn't say nothing about Home Depot.

[DJ Envy]

My eyes open up. Yeah, My eyes open. What?

[Jess Larus]

My eyes been open like, yo, please leave my husband alone with y'.

[Caller/Listener]

All.

[DJ Envy]

I can say no because that's what.

[Jess Larus]

She basically is going. I'm not about to be working at Home Depot. We're taking no classes for men.

[Caller/Listener]

Wow.

[Jess Larus]

Thank you, Mimi.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

All right, when we come back, Ronda Rousey will be joining us. Us, former UFC champion, professional wrestler, and actress. We're going to talk to her next. Don't move. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning, the Breakfast Club. Morning, everybody.

[Jess Larus]

Is DJ Envy.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Just hilarious. Charlemagne, the guy. We are the Breakfast Club. Lorna Rose is here as well. We got a special guest in the building, former UFC champion, professional wrestler, and actress Ronda Rousey.

[Ronda Rousey]

Thank you for having me.

[DJ Envy]

Good morning. How you feeling?

[Ronda Rousey]

Fantastic. I mean, it's a little bit early.

[DJ Envy]

But, you know, you don't get up this early.

[Ronda Rousey]

I mean, my. My kids get me up this early. I don't get up this early on my own, but I haven't had a choice in a long time.

[DJ Envy]

Absolutely. Well, you got a comic book out, a graphic novel called Expecting the Unexpected. What made you want to step into the comic book world?

[Ronda Rousey]

You know what I. It wasn't like a conscious decision. It was more of like, I really wanted to be able to tell the story, and I just kind of became obsessed with it. And once I wrote the first draft of it and then like an 11 hour thumb typing I like in my notes, binge. I just became obsessed with refining the story and getting it out there. And once the idea of making it into a graphic novel came up, it was like I couldn't stop. And I have a little bit of an obsessive personality when it comes to, like, pursuing goals. And here we are. And there's a physical copy right here.

[DJ Envy]

Absolutely.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I feel like people have always looked at you and everything that you've done is kind of like a mythical, like, story. Ish. Even your name. It's like if you've never even, like, watched a fight, you know, Ronda Rousey, what have been moments for you in your career where you're like, oh, wow.

[Ronda Rousey]

Like, this is happening and this is actually happening? Yeah. Oh, God. Well, I think when I first won the UFC title, I was like, it was one of those moments where, like, don't quote that video from that kid that just woke up from dental surgery and I had to do it, you know, so that was one of those. It's like, this is real life. You know, Joe Rogan's like, what's your impression? I'm like, I need to quote the dentist Kid. And that was, that was one of them. But there's been quite a few where I've been. Like, I just feel like I'm just watching somebody else's experience. It's making me believe in like, simulation theory, kind of, you know, like, like, oh, if I got to pick anyone's lifetime to live, I'm gonna pick the Ronda Rousey lifetime. I'm gonna live that.

[DJ Envy]

We're a roommate. Jesus.

[Ronda Rousey]

See?

[DJ Envy]

Gosh. But so you would, you would pick it over and over, what you're saying?

[Ronda Rousey]

I don't know. I, like, I, I. The life I've lived is so interesting. I'm like, man, I feel like if I had to like, select someone's lifetime to live, I'm like, oh, I want to pick the Ronda Rousey lifetime, you know, and try and live that because it's been so ridiculous. I don't know, like, sometimes, like, I can't even believe it's happening.

[DJ Envy]

You were the first woman to sign with the ufc, right? You put a woman's MMA on the map. When you look back, what do you think your real legacy is? Is it the wins or the walls you broke down?

[Ronda Rousey]

I think it's giving women in combat sports a career, and that didn't exist before. You know, I won an Olympic medal and came home and was like, maybe I'll be a cocktail waitress. You know, like, there was nothing you could do.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah. Wow.

[Ronda Rousey]

And so now it's really leake over, not just from mma, but into, you know, boxing and pro wrestling that women are really making like, you know, record breaking paydays and stuff like that, and actually able to make a living in career from, from combat sports, which I feel like, you know, I had a big part of that.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah, I never thought about that. I mean, I read Don, you know, Don Staley's book Uncommon Favor, and it was kind of a similar story. You have this like, amazing career in college, or you go off to the Olympics and you, you win a medal, but then it's just like, like, it's like you come home and it's like, okay, what am I supposed to do now? I've done everything that they told me I was supposed to do. But then what's the next phase of my life look like? That's gotta be like a mind for women, right?

[Ronda Rousey]

I mean, for everybody. It's like, you call it like post Olympic depression and that. You just spend your whole life going after this one goal and you tell yourself, if I achieve this one thing, it'll make me so happy that that happiness will leak over into the rest of my life and I'll just be happy forever because I did this one thing. I mean, how could you not be. Won the Olympics or whatever? And then you go and achieve that goal and you're happy for a little bit, and then, you know, you return to the rest of your life and you realize that your happiness isn't a collection of accomplishments, it's a lifestyle. And, you know, a lot of times that what you build up that accomplishment to be and what it'll do for you is, you know, not. Not exactly what you expected.

[Lauren LaRosa]

But is that. Is there a hard balance for you of every moment is like, oh, my God, I got to do this so well, because it may not happen again because you, you've been the first doing so much within this space. Is there like a pressure of. You feel like, okay, things are just happening as they should, but also, what if I don't get this chance again? What if I don't get this opportunity again because they, they weren't, they weren't out there in the beginning?

[Ronda Rousey]

I mean, yeah, that. That pressure, I think exists all the time. And it's not just that, like, in one thing that you do, but if you fail once, then everything that you've accomplished before that really, you know, gets wiped. Wiped away. It means nothing. My mom had a saying that you're only as good as your last fight. And you know what I mean? Like, what have you done lately? Kind of a thing. And yeah, and yeah, it's. I think every. Every one of time that you come to that, that situation, those high pressure situations, it's the. It doesn't get any less or any easier, but I guess you get more. More confident in your ability to deal with it. I used to get really scared of my own nerves. Nerves, you know, and like when my, my heart would beat really fast or something, if I was like a little kid and I was about to have like a fight or match or something, and I would get like, oh, what if I get tired because I've been nervous for so long, my heart's been beating for so long, and I would get nervous about the fact that I was nervous. And then eventually you. You get in that situation and you succeed enough times that you realize, okay, this is what happens to my body before I do something. Great, great. And I. My heart could beat like this all day long, and I'll still be able to have enough, you know, endurance to, to keep going. And so I started thinking of, like, that feeling and that fear is kind of not something to be scared of, but like, it's more of like the revving of my engine, you know, before, before I take off.

[DJ Envy]

I've heard you speak about, you know, you know, after, after losses. You spoke about like being in a dark mental space and having like, I guess an identity crisis. What did those moments teach you about your self worth beyond just winning and losing?

[Ronda Rousey]

Well, I think when, when I lost, it wasn't just, oh, I lost a fight, you know, because people would be like, oh, how could you feel, get that depressed about just losing a fight? It's not the big of a deal. I was like, of course it's not that big of a deal to you because you've never been in that situation. But to me it was more of like, I knew my fighting career was over and yeah, I knew because I'd been dealing with. I just had like a lot of like neurological issues that I've been dealing with that I hadn't been able to tell anyone about. Because you're the champ, you can't let anyone know that you have any weakness. You know, if anything, like people thinking I have no weakness, that like, that does a lot of the work for me, you know, up front. And so kind of portraying that was really important and not letting anyone know what was, what was going on with me. So when it finally caught up to me, I like, I knew that it was over and I didn't really want to own, you know, accept it. And it was like that kind of identity crisis. If I'm not a fighter, who am I? And you're so like, especially if you're into your, your expertise and you're, you're so obsessed with it for so long and you just become that fraction of your personality, you know, and you forget of who you are outside of it. And then suddenly it was like, like ripped away from me. And I didn't know who I was if I wasn't a fighter. And not just a fighter, but a champion.

[DJ Envy]

Do you believe elite athletes are conditioned to suppress vulnerability?

[Ronda Rousey]

I mean, yeah, you kind of have to, especially like in a con, like a contact sport. But I think anybody that is in a, in a high pressure situation, that's, that's just, just comes with it.

[DJ Envy]

But you gotta think when you walk in that ring, there's a chance you could, right?

[Ronda Rousey]

Like, it is, I mean, that's why you're in there. Otherwise it'd be pro wrestling, you know, and that's, that's part of it. That's like part of what I think brings the best out of me. You know, some people, they, they, they, they do better in low pressure situations. You know, they try to make it not such a big deal. And that's when they're their best, when they can really relax like that. And I just realized I'm the kind of person that needs that, that pressure. You know, I fight above myself under, under pressure. So it's not exactly enjoyable, but it brings the best out of me.

[DJ Envy]

When you think about people's, well, superheroes, origin stories, right. They either come from like, pain, power, or purpose. Which one of those best describes your personal journey?

[Ronda Rousey]

My personal journey? Oh, God. I guess it started out as pain and then became power and then morphed into purpose. I think I had my own phases with it. But yeah, I think it started as I lost my dad really young and I just needed an outlet. And fighting was, well, judo is what I started with. And that, that really became like, great way to be able to. To vent all of that. Everything that I couldn't say. I also had a speech disorder growing up. I couldn't really speak. And so it was just a great way to communicate and it was everything that I needed.

[DJ Envy]

You remember the first time you had to defend yourself?

[Ronda Rousey]

That I had to defend myself, like in an actual confrontation?

[DJ Envy]

Just your first fight period.

[Ronda Rousey]

Oh, God. Some kid, like, grabbed me by the throat and I like, tossed him onto the ground, but, like asphalt on the back of his head. Yeah. And then, then the bell rung, so we all had to go to class.

[Lauren LaRosa]

What age was this?

[Ronda Rousey]

This was like, great sixth grade. And. And then the kid was so embarrassed that I guess he was like, bleeding down the back of his head and didn't say anything. And then the teacher found out that he was bleeding down the back of his head. And then, yeah, then it all came out that, yeah, Rhonda tossed me in the back of my head.

[DJ Envy]

But did that give you a rep back then, though? Like, did people see it? Did they like, oh, Rhonda just slammed this kid.

[Ronda Rousey]

I mean, kind of. I was like, really muscular as like, you know, at that age. But it was kind of thing I got teased up about a lot. And so I was always, like, trying to cover it up with like, baggy clothing and, and things like that. But it was like a thing. Yeah, like, oh, yeah, Rhonda's. Rhonda's jacked. Rhonda's really strong or something like that. But it was kind of like something I got teased for more.

[DJ Envy]

Would you embrace it?

[Ronda Rousey]

When did I embrace it. Oh, God. I think in my mid-20s, when I realized I was sexy. Wait a minute. I look great. Yeah, it was kind of about. I think it was when I was switching over from judo into mma and I had. I. I knew that there was a window there, but I had to play up the, you know, the sex appeal to be able to bring people to look at the. The value I think that there was in women's fighting. And so I had to kind of step up and be that person and. And embody that. That confidence. And I kind of had to fake it until. Until I made it. And that was basically it. You know, you have to pretend to sleep before you get to sleep. All right, So I was like, whatever. I'm gonna try and dress up and see, I used to get, like, so self conscious about even putting makeup on, even trying and. Or, like, trying to dress up or anything like that, and I just kind of, like, bit the bullet and put myself out there. And then I actually started to be like, well, you know what? I actually really happy with how I look and things like that. And everything kind of came from that.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I saw a Dana White say somewhere recently because, you know, fans want you to come back. And he was asked about it, and he was talking about how. How good you look right now, like, how ripped you are right now. And people see you posting these videos on your Instagram and all the things is there, like, what's happening? Are we going to see happening return somewhere? Because these videos you're posting, it'd be like, oh, just having lunch with my friend. And you're like, in the ring, like, it's so casual in the caption.

[Ronda Rousey]

Yeah, well, I. I have a. I have a cage in my garage. It's not like I went anywhere. I really did, like, mosey on out.

[Lauren LaRosa]

There and, like, that's how you post it. I'm like, my friends come over. The one where your baby was sitting and watching you, I thought that was so cute, too.

[Ronda Rousey]

It's really awesome that, like, I get to be like a kind of a spoiled brat now of, like, I just want to build a cage in my backyard and bring my friends over and do some karate, you know? And, yeah, I'm just having fun with it again. And it got to a point where I feel like it kind of got hijacked for me, and I was fighting and training for reasons other than my own, and I think it's.

[Jess Larus]

It's.

[Ronda Rousey]

After having my last baby, it just. Being pregnant is tough. You know, it felt like I was like handicapped just compared to being finely tuned athletic machine. Right. You know, I feel like I can do anything to suddenly like if I did a forward roll, I think I would throw my back out. And so that's kind of where it just started of like I just wanted to get that my, my bodily identity back from just being a vessel for creating another person.

[Kim Kardashian]

Yeah.

[Ronda Rousey]

And just get that, that freedom of movement back. So then, you know, I started training and MMA again because I feel like when I kind of lost that identity as being a fighter, I think it like broke my heart too much to be anywhere near it because the first.

[Jess Larus]

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[Ed Helms]

Hey, it's Ed Helms and welcome back to snafu, my podcast about history's greatest screw ups. On our new season, we're Bringing you a new snafu every single episode.

[Narrator/True Crime Host]

32 lost nuclear weapons.

[Ronda Rousey]

You're like, wait, stop.

[Lauren LaRosa]

What?

[DJ Envy]

Yeah. Ernie Shackleton sounds like a solid 70s.

[Ed Helms]

Basketball player who still wore knee pads.

[DJ Envy]

Yes.

[Ed Helms]

It's gonna be a whole lot of history, a whole lot of funny, and a whole lot of guests. The great Paul Scheer made me feel good.

[DJ Envy]

I'm like, oh, wow.

[Ed Helms]

Angela and Jenna, I. I am so psyched you're here.

[Mimi Brown]

What was that like for you to.

[Narrator/True Crime Host]

Soft launch into the show?

[Ed Helms]

Sorry, Jenna. I'll be asking the questions today.

[Narrator/True Crime Host]

I forgot whose podcast we were doing.

[Ed Helms]

Nick Kroll. I hope this story is good enough to get you to toss that sandwich. So let's see how it goes. Listen to season four of SNAFU with Ed Helms on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or. Or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Ronda Rousey]

All I know is what I've been told. And that's a half truth is a whole lie.

[Narrator/True Crime Host]

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[Caller/Listener]

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[Narrator/True Crime Host]

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[DJ Envy]

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[Narrator/True Crime Host]

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[DJ Envy]

I did not know her and I did not kill her or rape or burn or any of that other stuff.

[Jess Larus]

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[Narrator/True Crime Host]

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[Charlamagne Tha God]

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[Narrator/True Crime Host]

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[Ronda Rousey]

I. I love it so much. And so I kind of went to the extreme of like, I don't want to train. I don't want to do anything at all. And actually was a friend of mine who one of my coaches who he was like, oh, well, I really want to get My black belt in judo. Can you, like, help me get my black belt? And I'm like, all right. And so I had a couple mats in my garage. So you would come over, I would show him some judo. And then, then I started, like, getting, like, enjoying it, you know, again. And then, you know, he does, like, wrestling and jiu jitsu and stuff. So, like, oh, you know, let's. Let's roll around a little bit. Let's do that. And then my strength conditioning coach had been coming, you know, throughout the years, and like, why don't you hold some, some paddles for me and hit some mids and stuff like that. And then it. So it just kind of came from a place of just joy. And I just want to do it just because I enjoy it instead of, this is what I feel obligated to do, or, you know, this is what I'm being coerced to be doing for. For one reason or another. And so. And it's what my body really wants, you know, it's what I've been training to do my whole life. And I just feel healthier and, and better. And I, I want to train again. I. It makes me happy. And it's really funny that, like, I'm training and everyone's like, so, what are.

[DJ Envy]

You, what are you training for?

[Ronda Rousey]

What are you doing? And I'm like, for my, my own joy. Is that, Is that bad?

[DJ Envy]

They see you training, but they automatically think you want to come back.

[Ronda Rousey]

I mean, I. They're like, well, you look so good. I'm like, well, because I'm the greatest ever. Like, of course this is what I. This is what happens when I train. You know, I look great. Sorry. Like, I don't have to, like, have a plan for world domination in mind, but, you know, Mike Tyson coming back and being the biggest fight of last year, it just kind of proves that I don't think anyone's ever really done.

[DJ Envy]

It's weird though, right? Like, do you think the public is addicted to watching people so called fall? Because, I mean, the reality of the situation is you only lost two fights, but the media made it seem like it was just completely over, like you could never win again. Like, did you. You think you let the media get to you more than anything?

[Ronda Rousey]

No, it was more of, like, what I was dealing with personally and, and physically. I'd had so many concussions since I was a kid, and they were getting progressively worse and worse, and I was getting concussion symptoms easier and easier. And it got to the point where, like, any kind of impact at all. I was, was basically like losing my vision.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Wow.

[Ronda Rousey]

And I actually recently got some really great news about that because Dana had me. He wanted to be part of like this long term fighter study they're doing for like, neurological, you know, everything. And so he sent me to the Cleveland Clinic to get checked out. And the, the doctor there, he was like, he said that I used to get migraines as a kid. And people that get migraines, for some reason, it's easier for them to get concussions. And what he thinks is happening is the more concussions I got, the easier it was for an impact to set off a migraine. And I. He thinks that because my brain looks better than it should. And so he thinks what's happening is I haven't had as many concussions as I think and that a lot of times when I'm getting hit, I'm not experiencing concussion symptoms, it's migraine symptoms. So he says, because you can have a migraine without a headache. So what's happening is I get hit and then I lose a big chunk of my vision. Basically. It's like I can't see. And so it's got to the point where, like, I can't fight safely because if I get hit, I basically can go blind. Oh, wow. And, but the thing is, there's things I can also do about it. So I'm like, trying to address it, like, nutritionally and, and things like that. But, but yeah, it's, it's kind of nuts because I thought, I thought, I'm like, okay, well, I'm just gonna get CT any day now, you know, and he was like, yeah, I finally got some good news of, like, maybe there, there's something you can do about it. And it's not a, you know, the nail on the coffin of your. Of, of being able to be able to fight. So that's some actually great news. But I also, it's like, like, yeah, what's the point of going out and taking head impacts to see if it, like, if it works or not.

[Kim Kardashian]

Right.

[DJ Envy]

You know, unless you can fight like a YouTuber, like maybe some female YouTuber that wants to get it popping. I don't know, like, other than that, like, why? It's just, it's just interesting because, like, you know, you even think about somebody like Mike Tyson, he's lost multiple fights. God bless the dead. Muhammad Ali lost multiple fights. You know, somebody like Izzy. We love Izzy. We love all of them, but they've lost multiple fights. You lost two fights. Why, like, why why is it different when they lose multiple fights and still get held as the greatest ever? But you lose a couple fights and people act like it's the end of the world, it's over, she's done, she's finished.

[Ronda Rousey]

Well, what do you think the difference is?

[Jess Larus]

I don't know.

[Lauren LaRosa]

That you're a woman.

[Jess Larus]

Oh, oh, I didn't say it.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

It's true though.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I mean when you decided to walk away after those fights, people were talking about this changing the trajectory of your, like those fights, fights single handedly change the trajectory of your career.

[DJ Envy]

Nobody even took into consideration all the other things that you're telling us now. Like yeah, mental issues, it could be physical issues. It's just, it was, it literally felt like it's over. No longer the baddest one on the planet. Done.

[Ronda Rousey]

I didn't want to like go out. I don't want people to think I was making excuses, you know, So I was just like, what's the point?

[Lauren LaRosa]

Do you feel like people threw you away in a sense?

[Ronda Rousey]

I mean, I don't know, like, it's not really what I've concerned myself with. I think it like, it really taught me to like separate public perception from my self perception, which I think is the best thing that, that I got out of it, you know, And I think that's like a trap that a lot of people fall down, that they're trying to constantly keep that, that, that fame at a certain level because they feel like if that goes down then their self worth goes down. And that's kind of like taught me of like, you know what? I actually didn't enjoy being that famous. You know what I mean? Like not being able to do normal stuff and go to the grocery store and go to a restaurant or even be in the line, in and out, drive through. I mean it was crazy for a while. I remember once I was in the, in the line for In N Out to get, you know, animal fries. Yeah. Not even in the store in the car and someone noticed me in the, in the car and like a whole mob formed around the car, you know, with my kids in there and everything like that. And, and yeah, I couldn't go into a restaurant without everybody standing up and lining up at the table or go to the grocery store and I, I, I kind of realized that like I don't think that anybody would want to be that famous unless, you know, there's something wrong with them. Like I, I enjoy being able to live a normal life and I've like entered into that like nostalgia Phase where people are like, oh, yeah, I remember you. You know, it's so, it's like, like, it's so great to see you again kind of a thing. Yeah, I think it kind of made me realize that, that that lifestyle actually wasn't really something that I personally wanted it maybe it's something that, like, you know, fanned my ego, but it didn't like, you know, feed my soul kind of a thing. Like, I want to just be, be with my kids and be with my family and not have to be like, going through the, the back doors of everywhere for the rest of my life.

[DJ Envy]

So you're definitely not fighting at the UFC event at the White House because.

[Lauren LaRosa]

People think you are. They think that that is the next one coming.

[Mimi Brown]

I.

[Ronda Rousey]

And so funny, I literally said that I wasn't. Yeah, they're like, that's exactly what you would say if you were, but I had a baby like nine months ago. I'm still walking it off, you know.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Did you receive an actual, like, invite? Because you never specifically said if you got an invite or not. People assume you didn't because we know.

[Ronda Rousey]

I'm sure I have an open invitation at all times.

[DJ Envy]

And, you know, you talked about writing the sequel to Expect the Unexpected. Do you see storytelling as a new form of healing for you?

[Ronda Rousey]

Yeah, I think that's, that's a really great way to put it and why I got into it. I didn't get into comics to be the, the next great comic book writer. Like, this is something that like, really feeds my soul and makes me happy and I'm just obsessed with it and I can't walk away from it and I can't stop doing it. And I'm just really lucky to be in a situation where I can find people like the, you know, the guys at AWA that, that I can use my name to even just get them to read it and get, you know, Axel Alonso is a former, like, you know, editor in chief Marvel to like, look at my script and, and help me out with it and get, get, like said like a dream team of people to make this as good as possible. And, you know, I'm able to do that because of the other things that I accomplished before. But I'm also not going to try and just like, you know, coast, coast on that. I want this to be able to exceed every expectation because, you know, I'm not really good at half assing things. I want to make a, make a, like a graphic novel. I'll make the best graphic novel I can make and make the best universe possible and make it the best sequel possible and, and if possible, like, make it into, like make it into a film. Make it into whatever series.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah.

[Ronda Rousey]

Create something out of nothing, out of just your mind. I think that, that that's incredible. Especially when everything that I've done that people really value has been so physical. To be able to do something stable like this is so it's really valuable to me.

[DJ Envy]

So what still drives you now? Legacy? Love? Something diva?

[Ronda Rousey]

Oh, I don't know. I guess, I guess love. I'm very much in love with my amazing husband and my amazing kids and yeah, it's. I think trying to find things that are, are self fulfilling instead of looking for that fulfillment outside of myself is, has been what the real lesson that I've gleaned from, from all of this and real happiness, you know, and it's, it's really nice to be able to kind of like, I don't know, separate myself from that. Having to feel like I'm, I have to like perform my life for people watching and just be like, you know what? I'm really happy not not posting anything for, for weeks on, on end. Instead of being like, oh, what's gonna be like my post today, how do I make sure that people know that I'm, I'm doing stuff and looking good and you know, still in the mix or something like that. And it was otherwise being like, why. I really don't want to think about it. Me and my husband, we all got all new phones for when we moved to Hawaii and we're just going to have, just start over again and not have, you know, we'll have our work phone with all of our stuff and stuff on it, but have something with no social media, no anything, you know, just give the number to people that are close to us and then once a day go and check the work phone and check everything out instead of just being like mentally stuck in this. Like, like that's an amazing.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah, you. I was just having the people wait till I get to that point in career. You know what?

[DJ Envy]

That was cute.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah. Start over a fresh phone laid on the beach. Little Mai Tai.

[Ronda Rousey]

Yep, exactly. Oh yeah. It's so close. I can, I can taste it. You know.

[Lauren LaRosa]

So I really believe you not getting back in the ring now after talking to you at first I was like, it's no way because you posting these videos, but now they're talking to you. I mean, if you would, I'd be confused because you're so happy right now.

[Ronda Rousey]

Oh, thank you you seem happy.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Happy.

[Ronda Rousey]

Anyway, yeah, if, if I, if I would, it wouldn't be in a place to like where I'm trying to patch up my happiness and try to like, find an antidote for it. I think that's what, what it was before of like, oh, if I get this fight, if I win this, then I'll be happy. You know, I, I think like, if it would come from an entirely different space, if it ever, ever came at.

[Lauren LaRosa]

All, that mean it might happen. Okay.

[Ronda Rousey]

Is that Mike Tyson?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Some.

[DJ Envy]

Once again, for whatever reason, you're right. It is agenda thing. You just got to tell it. It is agenda. It's just different for them. Like they can come out there fight the YouTubers. Nobody says, oh, it's a trash ass fight. Nobody says. You just collecting a check. Like it's. And he still gets tired of just the baddest man on the planet.

[Ronda Rousey]

Baddest man on the planet. 108 million views.

[Kim Kardashian]

Yes.

[Ronda Rousey]

Comment, whatever you want. That's the most watched fight of all time. Him and he was almost 60. Yeah, like, that's that and his, that's how much his legacy means, how much his name, his name means, you know, like that, that, that was really inspiring to me personally to, to, to see, to see him do that.

[DJ Envy]

We need a popular female YouTuber to turn MMA fighter real quick. All right, that's real quick.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Who's the who?

[Ronda Rousey]

Who's who? Is it Jenna Marbles? I'm coming for you.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Demolished her. Jenna, stay right there in front of that camera. Hi, YouTube.

[Ronda Rousey]

Welcome.

[DJ Envy]

Let's get the money up. Netflix. That'll be a quick little lick.

[Lauren LaRosa]

You know who Jenna Mar is?

[Ronda Rousey]

No.

[Lauren LaRosa]

She don't need to be in a ring with Ronda.

[Ronda Rousey]

I love her. I love her.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Please keep getting like house tours and all those who you think, eli?

[Ronda Rousey]

You scream PewDiePie.

[DJ Envy]

I got the matchup. Crock versus Ronda Rousey. What we doing? Netflix. Zeus, what's up? Versus Ronda Rousey. Everybody will tune in to watch that.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Ronda Rousey. Do you know who Christian rock is?

[Ronda Rousey]

Am I aging myself by saying, no, you're not.

[Lauren LaRosa]

No, you're not. I promise you there are people of all ages that may not be into the. The Christian rock of things.

[DJ Envy]

She fights. She's known for like, fighting, like street fighting.

[Lauren LaRosa]

She's recently got to God though.

[DJ Envy]

She recently got. She's 25. She's got a couple kids.

[Lauren LaRosa]

She's.

[DJ Envy]

This could be the matchup.

[Ronda Rousey]

I don't know. She found. Got him. I had to go like, hit up Azalea Banks or something.

[DJ Envy]

Damn. Oh, my God. What are you doing?

[Lauren LaRosa]

It's so great because Azalea Banks actually has great.

[DJ Envy]

Ronda Rousey versus Asia Azalea Banks. What we doing?

[Ronda Rousey]

I'm there.

[DJ Envy]

What we doing?

[Ronda Rousey]

I'd walk out to her song. Just.

[DJ Envy]

We gotta make this happen. That's Ronda Rousey. It's the Breakfast Club. Breakfast Club Promotions. What's up? Okay. Jake Paul, what we doing? All right. Okay. Bcp. Breakfast Club Promotions. Mvp. MVP Promotions. Let's put together some of these matchups. Damn it. All right, what's up?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Let's get to the latest with Lauren.

[Jess Larus]

First, Lauren becoming a straight fan.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Made it.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

She gets him from somebody that knows somebody.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I'm the homegirl that knows a little bit about everything.

[DJ Envy]

She be having the latest on the Latest with Lauren LaRosa. Sometimes you have facts, Sometimes you have details. Sometimes you have a little bit of everything. Oh, it's the latest on the Breakfast Club.

[Lauren LaRosa]

All right, y'.

[DJ Envy]

All.

[Lauren LaRosa]

So yesterday, the Victoria's Secret fashion show went down in New York City. Angel Reese. We talked about this before, but she has done it now. She walked the wrong way. Yes. She got her wings. She becomes the first pro athlete to walk in the Victoria's Circuit Secret Fashion Show. And she looked and did amazing. Yeah, we talked about that a couple days ago.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That she do. How was her walk and everything?

[Lauren LaRosa]

She looks great. Yeah, she killed it. And she talked backstage about, you know, she hired a. A walking coach, like a modeling coach. So she was preparing for this. I saw her mom in the stands, like, recording her and super excited and. And all the things Missy Elliott performed. We have some of Missy Elliott performing. The performers don't normally. Well, no, that's not true, because. What's her name? Madison Beer. Performed with wing that had some wings on at one point.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Maybe missing it.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah, her outfit. Yeah, she was.

[DJ Envy]

She was flying.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yes. But there was a ton of people there. I saw Sarah Jessica Parker as well.

[Jess Larus]

Oh, that's my girl.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yes. Bella and Gigi Hadid walk the Runway. Jasmine Tooks. I'm sorry if I'm saying her last name wrong, but I do believe that's how you say it. Uh, she opened the show pregnant, gorgeous. Uh, she's a famed victorious Secret model. Ashley Graham, uh, was also on the Runway. Walking the Runway, all the things. So it was a great show. And shout out to Angel Reese. I saw her get on X and be like, I thought somebody had said something to say about my walk, because that walk was me. And she looked amazing.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Now, just A quick question. They do this? Not in Fashion Week. They just have their own time to do it.

[Jess Larus]

Yeah.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Victoria's Secret Fashion show is like its own thing. It's always been like its own.

[Jess Larus]

Okay.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yes, yes, yes. Now, in other underwear news, do just, you know, quick mention. As I was looking up the Victoria's Secret Fashion show, I came across these photos. I wanted to show you all these yesterday, but we didn't get to it. So this is a new thong underwear, right?

[Ronda Rousey]

Clown.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Pubic hair.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Clown, yes.

[Jess Larus]

Circus.

[Lauren LaRosa]

This is a new thong underwear.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Why?

[Jess Larus]

I.

[Lauren LaRosa]

You know, there are women who like bushes when I go get waxes. I don't know if this happens to you, Jess, or. Well, in. In Charlemagne, you get waxes. Sometimes they ask you, do you want to leave a strip? Certain places, and I always say, people do that. And they say, yes.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That's not a strip. That's a farce.

[Lauren LaRosa]

It's thong. So it's gonna be a little. It gets skinny.

[DJ Envy]

No, no, no. That's 80s bush right there.

[Lauren LaRosa]

That's what. That's what they tell me.

[DJ Envy]

That's an 80s bush right there. Okay. That is vintage vagina. All right.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah. Well, Kim Kardashian just launched this new thong line from skims. And, you know, she says that it's a faux hair micro string thong, which features a mix of curly and straight Faux hair in 12 different shade variations.

[DJ Envy]

Somebody want them wolf panties.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Anyway, that's Halloween, yo, The girl.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Why are they gonna be doing photo shoots in them? They better not trying to be like the Victoria's Secret agents.

[Jess Larus]

Of course they're gonna get paid to do this. You have to get paid, you know, you gotta get promotion. But weird, clowned out circus, like, it's.

[Kim Kardashian]

It's.

[Jess Larus]

That's stupid.

[Ronda Rousey]

Sorry.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah, I agree with everything just said.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah. They retail for $32 and they. They call these their most daring panty yet.

[DJ Envy]

What's the point of getting a wax and then putting that on you? Just goofy. I like having a fresh head of hair and then shaving it all off, but then putting that Afro wig and then.

[Jess Larus]

And then even if you do got a bush, what's the point in getting it? Because then you're just putting, what, a wig on top of your bush? Yeah, it just. It doesn't make sense. You buy those?

[Lauren LaRosa]

No.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Why would I buy these?

[Jess Larus]

Okay. I know you like to try stuff. You into the fashion.

[Lauren LaRosa]

No, no, no.

[DJ Envy]

She'll wear them wolf panties just would too.

[Jess Larus]

No, I would not wear that.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Be like just the mess in my bush. Is world Exactly. No, I would not. They just feel like or look like they smell.

[Ronda Rousey]

Yeah.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah.

[DJ Envy]

Damn.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Well, the bush.

[Ronda Rousey]

All right.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That's.

[DJ Envy]

All right.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Well, we don't have time for anything else in the next hour. We're gonna get to some other things because we have a dynamic duo that are reuniting. I think that y' all gonna be happy.

[Jess Larus]

We gonna talk about the D. All.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Right, well, that is the latest with Lauren. Don't forget, just Fix My Mess is coming up in minutes. If you need somebody to Fix your mess, 800-585-1051. If you're having relationship issues or problem, you can call now. And Charlemagne Donkey Today is up next.

[DJ Envy]

We need the leaders of that young Republican group that put out those racist text messages to come to the front of the congregation. We would like to have. We, the watermelon people would like to have a word.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Now, wait a minute. Earlier, you said you didn't hear him.

[DJ Envy]

Or see him, but I went to go look. You went to go look? Oh, yes, I did.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

All right.

[DJ Envy]

Yes, I did.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

We'll get to it. Next, it's the Breakfast Club. Good morning.

[DJ Envy]

This is America.

[Caller/Listener]

There is no question that there are.

[DJ Envy]

Are problems in this country between police and community. Yes, you are a dog. The latest on that police killing of a black man.

[Mimi Brown]

Now to new developments in the deadly spa shooting rampage.

[DJ Envy]

And yesterday was a really bad day.

[Ronda Rousey]

For him, and this is what he did.

[Lauren LaRosa]

And so we are in a state of emergency.

[DJ Envy]

Okay? White supremacist violence is. It always has been, the number one threat to our society. But I'm also very proud that my wife is white. Breakfast Club, bitches.

[Jess Larus]

All right, Charlene, please tell me, why.

[DJ Envy]

Was I your donkey of the day? Well, Tommy, Lauren, donkey of the day for Thursday, October 16, goes to various members of the leaders of young Republican groups. That's actually the name of the organization. Okay? They come from various young Republican groups from around the country. For example, William Hendricks is the Kansas Young Republicans vice chair. Bobby Walker is the vice chair of the New York State Young Republic. Peter Gunta, I think I'm pronouncing his name incorrectly, is the chair of New York State Republicans. There's others. Samuel Douglas, Michael Bartels, Alex Dwyer, and K. Katie. Joe Malino, Luke Moisman, and Rachel Hope. Now, these individuals had thousands of private messages leaked. And these young GOP leaders joked about gas chambers, slavery, and rape. Now, I saw this story, but didn't pay much attention to it earlier this week. I didn't pay much attention past. Past the headline until I heard Vice President J.D. vance say this.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I really don't want us to grow up in a country where a kid telling a stupid joke, telling a very.

[Ed Helms]

Offensive, stupid joke is caused to ruin their lives.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

We're not canceling kids because they do.

[DJ Envy]

Something stupid in a group chat. Now, that's a reasonable, logical take, except for these aren't kids. These are 24 to 35 year olds. J.D. vance himself is 41, so I don't know how he identifies these people as kids, but in theory, agree what JD Vance is saying. I agree with. The reality is kids do do stupid things. They tell edgy, offensive jokes. Hey, we all do. I love an edgy, offensive joke. And I don't want to live in a country where a kid or anyone else telling a stupid, offensive, edgy joke is is caused to ruin their lives. I agree with all that in theory, but I also hadn't looked at what was said in this chat before I heard J.D. vance. Now, whether or not this has caused the ruin of life, I don't know. I don't even know what that means. I don't know if their life will be ruined by this. But I do know this is donkey of the day with Worthy because in this chat they joked about putting their political opponents in gas chambers, to which one of them responded, great, I love Hitler. They talked about raping their enemies and driving them to suicide. They praised Republicans who they believe supported slavery, and they referred to black people as monkeys and the watermelon people. Let's go to NBC News for the report, please.

[Mimi Brown]

New fallout tonight from a racist and.

[Jess Larus]

Violent group chat involving leaders of some young Republican groups, as reported by Politico.

[DJ Envy]

The outlet obtaining more than seven months.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Worth of telegram messages in which they.

[Mimi Brown]

Say members muse about using gas chambers against political opponents.

[Jess Larus]

I'm ready to watch people burn now, one person responds, another describing rape as epic.

[Mimi Brown]

The chat includes anti Semitic comments and racial slurs against black, Latino, Asian people.

[Jess Larus]

And other epithets used more than 250 times. According to Politico.

[Mimi Brown]

The outlet says one person, after being.

[Narrator/True Crime Host]

Told backers would support the most right.

[DJ Envy]

Wing candidate for a leadership role, responded.

[Jess Larus]

Great, I love Hitler. At another point, someone writes, if we.

[Mimi Brown]

Ever had a leak of this chat.

[Lauren LaRosa]

We would be cooked.

[Jess Larus]

NBC News has not independently obtained or verified the messages, which reportedly involved political advisers and strategists in New York, Arizona, Kansas and Vermont, including a state senator there.

[Mimi Brown]

Now, at least three people involved in.

[DJ Envy]

The chat are reportedly out of a job.

[Jess Larus]

The Kansas Young Republicans deactivated.

[DJ Envy]

Listen, what's so interesting about this is one of them. In the chat, as you just heard, worried about what would happen if their telegram chat ever got leaked. But they kept typing those kinds of messages anyway. And the reality is, nothing is really gonna happen because none of them are celebrities. Do you realize folks only get outraged when it's a celebrity involved? They not celebrities or connected to any celebrity. They're just young Republicans. So those young Republicans will be used to reinforce the narrative that this current administration is racist and white supremacist. By the way, they've earned every single one of those accusations because J.D. vance, I don't know how you read these texts and just don't simply denounce this, okay? There is no way you read these texts, and there is no way members of of your donor class are not offended by these texts. Okay? Back In July of 2024, Track APAC said that JD Vance received almost $170,000 from Pro Israel lobbyists. I don't know what the number is now, but how would they feel about you just dismissing a bunch of young people saying, I love, love Hitler, and they want their political opponents in gas chambers? Okay, you can't just dismiss that. It's just edgy, offensive jokes, okay? I wouldn't give you another dollar until you denounce these folks. All right? This guy, Peter Gunter, said he was going to create some of the greatest psychological torture methods known to man. Are they physiological? I think it's physiological torture methods known to man. We only want true believers. Hey, Peter, I'm waiting for the punchline. Okay? Joe Malino replies, replied to that. Can we fix the showers? Gas chambers don't fit the Hitler aesthetic. And K. Katie said, I'm ready to watch them burn now. Then Joe Molino said, we gotta pretend that we like them. Hey, come on in. Take a nice shower and relax. Boom, they're dead. These folks are actively thinking and typing ways to torture Jewish and black people in the future. And I don't see enough online outrage about this. Okay? Social media, y' all supposed to have been made them famous. All right? I know they not celebrities. I know they don' shows on espn. I know they don't have a podcast that gets millions of listeners, but they deserve that outrage. Okay? Y' all only seen. Y' all seem to only reserve for celebrities that type of outrage, okay? But these folks are organized and strategically planning your demise. Let me say it slow for you so you know their names. Peter Gunter. I know I'm mispronouncing that. Bobby Walker, Samuel Douglas, William Hendrix, Michael Bartels. Alex Dwyer, Ann, Katie, Joe Molino, Luke Moisman, and Rachel Hope you know their names. So now go strategize. Complain to their places of employment. I was reading on ABC News where some GOP leaders were calling for the resignation of these young Republicans who used these slurs and was sending these racist messages. Republican Gov. Phil Scott of Vermont called out the state senator and head of Vermont's Young Republican chapter, Sam Douglas, and said he should resign immediately and leave the party because of these messages. Good for you, Phil. Phil Scott. Okay. The chair of the Kansas GOP party, Denadri Herbert, announced Tuesday that the state's Young Republicans chapter has been deactivated. Okay. They said the comments do not reflect the beliefs of Republicans and certainly not Kansas Republicans at large. Good for you, Dan D. Herbert, Peter Gunter, who sent the message, I love Hitler. He has since vacated his post. Good. But what about the rest of y'?

[Ronda Rousey]

All?

[DJ Envy]

Okay? I'm just saying a precedent is being set. All right? Clearly some Republicans aren't standing for this, and I'm glad, but we need to bring that water to a boil, okay? So please give the leaders of the young Republican groups the biggest he haw. And I want you to know I had to Google watermelon people, okay? I didn't even try to lead my AI Either. I just simply Googled the watermelon people.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Came up.

[DJ Envy]

It is a racist trope, okay. Used towards black people. The stereotype emerged after the Civil War as a way for white Southerners to demean and control the newly freed black population. So this classic, because as I've told y' all before on this radio, black people were using watermelon as a symbol of freedom after emancipation. But sovereign whites weaponized it by depicting it as a sign of laziness and ignorance and. And childishness. As if they don't like watermelon, too. As if watermelon is not delicious. Delicious and over 90 water, which makes it an excellent source of hydration.

[Jess Larus]

A watermelon and monkey is. Okay, that's whatever.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah. I mean, yes, watermelon people is offensive.

[Jess Larus]

But, I mean, no, I get kind of hilarious, I'm saying, you know, Right. But I'm like, nah, whatever. The raping and the, you know, killing in the gas chamber and all that absolutely is, is what they need to be.

[DJ Envy]

That's cause for consequences.

[Jess Larus]

Yeah.

[DJ Envy]

Like, yeah, yeah.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

But what should make you even more upset is the fact that J.D. van said, you know what? It's not that you can't cancel him for that.

[Jess Larus]

He read this.

[DJ Envy]

I don't think he read it, but I'm not going to shoot him at Bell. You got to read it. You got to read it. You know watermelon people?

[Jess Larus]

That's 10 people that you named? Yeah, that's 10.

[DJ Envy]

That's why I gave the names.

[Jess Larus]

Only three of them were.

[DJ Envy]

I think only three ever received some consequences. Okay, yes, from what I read. Or maybe one One vacated. The Peter guy vacated, I think.

[Jess Larus]

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[Ed Helms]

Hey, it's Ed Helms and welcome back to snafu, my podcast about history's greatest screw ups. On our new season, we're bringing you.

[Ronda Rousey]

A new snafu every single episode 32, Lost Nuclear Weapons. You're like, wait, stop.

[Jess Larus]

What?

[DJ Envy]

Ernie Shackleton sounds like a solid 70s.

[Ed Helms]

Basketball player who still wore knee pads.

[DJ Envy]

Yes.

[Ed Helms]

It's going to be a whole lot of history, a whole lot of funny, and a whole lot of guests. The great Paul Scheer made me feel good. I'm like, oh, wow, Angela and Jenna, I am so psyched you're here.

[Mimi Brown]

What was that like for you to.

[Narrator/True Crime Host]

Soft launch into the show?

[Ed Helms]

Sorry, Jenna, I'll be asking the questions today.

[Narrator/True Crime Host]

I forgot whose podcast we were doing.

[Ed Helms]

Nick Kroll. I hope this story is good enough to get you to toss that sandwich. So let's, let's, let's see how it goes.

[Jess Larus]

Goes.

[Ed Helms]

Listen to season four of SNAFU with Ed Helms on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Ronda Rousey]

All I know is what I've been told. And that's a half truth is a whole lie.

[Narrator/True Crime Host]

For almost a decade, the murder of an 18 year old girl from a small town in Graves County, Kentucky went unsolved until a local homemaker, a journalist and a handful of girls came forward with a story.

[Caller/Listener]

I'm telling you, we know Quincy killed her.

[Narrator/True Crime Host]

We know a story that law enforcement used to convict six people and that got the citizen investigator on national tv.

[DJ Envy]

Through sheer persistence and nerve, this Kentucky housewife helped give justice to Jessica Craig.

[Narrator/True Crime Host]

Current My name is Maggie Freeling. I'm a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist producer and I wouldn't be here if the truth were that easy to find.

[DJ Envy]

I did not know her and I did not kill her or rape or burn or any of that other stuff.

[Jess Larus]

That y' all said. They literally made me say that I took a match and struck and threw it on her. They made me say that I poured gas on her.

[Narrator/True Crime Host]

From Lava for good.

[DJ Envy]

Good.

[Narrator/True Crime Host]

This is Graves County, a show about just how far our legal system will go in order to find someone to blame.

[DJ Envy]

America.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Y' all better wake the hell up. Bad things happens to good people and small towns.

[Narrator/True Crime Host]

Listen to Graves county in the Bone Valley feed on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcast podcasts and to binge the entire season ad free. Subscribe to Lava for Good plus on Apple Podcasts.

[Ronda Rousey]

Okay.

[Jess Larus]

All right, well the Internet work will be done today. You know we got some of the, the, the high quality investigators online.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah, that's if their job cares, hopefully.

[DJ Envy]

By the way, I have no problem being a watermelon person cuz I love watermelon. I just want y' all to know that. And I mean, Lauren LaRosa referred to somebody. Somebody. She referred to a Mexican as a taco yesterday.

[Jess Larus]

Oh, my God.

[DJ Envy]

And I call some white people mayonnaise mammals, human jar helmets. So I get it.

[Ronda Rousey]

Yeah.

[DJ Envy]

Okay.

[Jess Larus]

Dude, they still gotta come outside. They. They have to come outside. Y' all names and your pictures have been revealed. Y' all still gotta come outside.

[Narrator/True Crime Host]

All right?

[Jess Larus]

So hopefully y' all don't run into the watermelon people or no monkeys.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Okay?

[Jess Larus]

Nothing read y' all messages.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

All right, well, thank you for that donkey.

[Jess Larus]

Hopefully y' all did.

[DJ Envy]

Did I did donkey today. I gave the Hee Haw.

[Jess Larus]

Yeah, you did.

[DJ Envy]

Are you sure I gave.

[Ronda Rousey]

Yes.

[DJ Envy]

Let Chelsea Handler give him the biggest Hee Haw. I don't know if I get Hee Haw.

[Kim Kardashian]

Hee Haw.

[DJ Envy]

That is way too much. Dang mayonnaise. Did I let Kathy Griffin give him the biggest he haw?

[Ronda Rousey]

No. No, he didn't.

[Jess Larus]

Please give this giant jar of mayo.

[DJ Envy]

The biggest Hee Haw. I'm losing it. Did I let Chris Rock chime in? Cracker ass cracker. Whoa, whoa. Did I let my girl have work at the restaurant?

[Ronda Rousey]

Chime in.

[DJ Envy]

I mean, I ain't. Did she fire. She got rid of my girl. Oh, my girl's still working. I know she was still working. I didn't know she was still working.

[Jess Larus]

All right, well, hopefully somebody cook them, cuz now we know they said they. They're going to be cooked. All right, hopefully somebody cooked they ass.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Up next. Just fix my mess. That just came out of nowhere. 585, 1051. All right, now if you need some need somebody to fix your mess, you can call Jess right now. It's the Breakfast Club. Come on. The Breakfast Club.

[DJ Envy]

X about me.

[Jess Larus]

Relationship problems.

[DJ Envy]

X about me.

[Jess Larus]

You need to beat your co workers ass.

[DJ Envy]

Ask about me.

[Jess Larus]

Your co worker need to beat your ass. Call it up, Dr. Jess. And I'm here to fix your mess. It's getting very much messy. Let me fix it.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy Jess. Hilarious Charlamagne, the guy we are the Breakfast Club. It's time for Just Fix My Mess. We got V on the live V. Good morning. Hi.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Good morning.

[Caller/Listener]

DJ Envy Jeff, Hilarious and Charlemagne Guy.

[Ronda Rousey]

How are you guys?

[Jess Larus]

Good morning.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Where you calling from, mama?

[Caller/Listener]

Oh, my goodness. Oh, my goodness. I cannot believe I'm on.

[Jess Larus]

What's going on?

[Caller/Listener]

Yes. Okay. I had an issue with my boyfriend last night. We kind of broke it all. After a year and a half we've been living together and everything, and I'M kind of torn. I said some things that I couldn't take back, which was I kind of went off the scale of basically telling him he can leave, and that's something that I don't want. I know I have a few insecurities and communications that are. That I don't really know how to do with him, but I was working on, so I don't know. My question to you is, should I, like, try and work it out?

[Jess Larus]

Well, what's the issue? What's the issue? What was the argument for?

[Caller/Listener]

He's just, like. He's looking for communication with me.

[DJ Envy]

Okay.

[Caller/Listener]

And I guess I'm not giving him that. And I thought I was for this whole year and a half, and it kind of caught me off guard yesterday. So I was kind of like, I thought I was giving you everything that you were looking for, but come to find out I wasn't. So is it, like, time for me to let him go and be friends or try and work out my relationship? And I also kind of got his family involved, and I just. I'm just really torn. I'm just really messed up about everything that happened yesterday.

[Jess Larus]

Yeah.

[Ronda Rousey]

Yeah.

[Jess Larus]

So you're.

[Ronda Rousey]

You're.

[Jess Larus]

What it sounds like is you're describing toxic behavior. You got toxic with him when he just wants communication. And when you say you thought you were doing that for the last year and a half, what do you mean you thought you were doing that?

[Caller/Listener]

Just basically trying to, I guess, tell them about how I feel about certain things. And I know I can get a little insecure about females or.

[Jess Larus]

Now. Now is it a little. Let's just say what it is. Cause I'm not him, you know, I'm Jazz. I want you to be honest with me. Yeah. So it's a lot, you know. Okay. And that's totally fine. A lot of women develop insecurities. A lot of women already come with them from previous relationships or even from a child just growing up. What it sounds like, and I don't know, everything, and we can't get to everything in so little time, but it sounds like you need therapy of your own. It sounds like you need to get your mind to a place where you can have an uncomfortable conversation without turning it into whatever you turned it into last night.

[Caller/Listener]

Yeah, it was definitely an argument I turned it into. Instead of just trying to listen to him and his feelings and, you know, see where he was coming from. But I just want to say on the radio, I'm sorry, Ty. I'm sorry to his mom and his sister. And I just. I think therapy is the next best thing for me to do.

[Jess Larus]

Yeah.

[Caller/Listener]

And I'm so glad. I am so excited. I listen to you guys every day.

[Jess Larus]

Yeah, no problem. No problem. Thank you, but no.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Thank you, Mama.

[Jess Larus]

No, no, seriously, I. This is what I want you to know, though. This probably happened for a reason. I know it's sad you didn't want to lose your boyfriend, but that's not how you've been acting. That's not how you act when you get angry. I think all things happen for a reason, right? And this is what needed to happen so you can get the help for yourself. Y' all need to just remain friends, because you gotta think about what he's been dealing with, too. You're not the only person dealing with your mental issues. He's dealing with you as you're maneuvering through it the best way you know how. But you don't have to do that. Your responsibility is just getting the help, not trying to fix yourself. Because when you say you thought you were communicating for the last year and a half and you weren't, I know this man had to be telling you or trying to pull it out of you, what real communication is, you know, between two adults who don't agree. So get that help for yourself. He may be there if it's meant to be, but if not, at least you got to hold a mirror to yourself to see what you needed to do for you.

[Caller/Listener]

Yes, I appreciate that, Jess.

[Jess Larus]

Thank you.

[Lauren LaRosa]

No problem, babe.

[Caller/Listener]

Thank you guys for having me.

[Jess Larus]

Yep. Stay blessed, babe.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Have a good one.

[DJ Envy]

Good luck.

[Caller/Listener]

You as well. Thank you.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

All right. And we have Ramire on the line. Ramire, good morning.

[DJ Envy]

Good morning.

[Caller/Listener]

What's going on? Good morning.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Where you calling from?

[Caller/Listener]

Brother Philly. Good morning. All y' all are here.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

What's up?

[Caller/Listener]

What's going on? Yeah, you know, Big Philly, all that. But so my question is. I got a regular question. I know people be calling up, like, on some depressed stuff, like them people that be like, tonight will be tonight.

[DJ Envy]

Not like that.

[Caller/Listener]

My question is my daughter, right? She's six years old, and it's for all y', all, because Jess got a boy, but, you know, same thing. She got a time.

[Jess Larus]

I got a girl, too, but, yeah.

[Caller/Listener]

I know she not a school is what I mean. I got you, but my daughter, she. She. She's a good kid. She's not disrespectful, nothing like that. But she go to school, right? Her teacher called me and be like, you know, your daughter, like, she just talking to him. She talks too much sometimes. Like she be playing with other kids. She get up by her seat, go.

[DJ Envy]

To her bed, do exactly like whatever she wants.

[Caller/Listener]

So, you know, as a father, I, you know, I talk to my daughter all the time.

[DJ Envy]

I get her from school, I have.

[Caller/Listener]

A, a good 50 minute ride and talk to her all like the whole ride. Yeah, I talk to her in the morning, all that. She go right back to school, do the same thing. Like I don't know what to do. Like I think her, I take her, you know, her, her toys, her tablet. I don't give her no snacks, you know, all the stuff that I can do. Like sometimes I pop her, you know what I mean? But she still, like, she'll be good for two days. Like one, like one time she was good for the whole week and then the next one week she made up for it and was bad like twice.

[DJ Envy]

So I don't know what, like what.

[Caller/Listener]

Am I supposed to do?

[DJ Envy]

Like what, what do y' all do.

[Caller/Listener]

With y' all kids? Like, have y' all been through something like this?

[Jess Larus]

Yes, my son Ashton, when he was that age, I mean, he was just like that, you know what I mean? But Ash had to get skipped. Maybe she's too advanced. For what? Cause what grade is that? What is that? What, first?

[Caller/Listener]

Yeah, first they say she finished her work and then she started drawing.

[Jess Larus]

Exactly. But see, she finishes her work. She's not disinterested in the work. Right, right, she finishes her work.

[Caller/Listener]

No, she actually do her work.

[Jess Larus]

Yes, exactly. So she's just not being challenged enough, you know that, that baby girl is just active. She's active, she's bored when she finishes her work and then she has nothing else to do but to disrupt the class, you know, her class just a little slower than she is, you know what I mean? Not coming to nobody kids. But she just needs to be challenged. That's all it is. Don't put that baby on medicine. Don't think there's anything wrong with your child. She's just very active, you know, you say she don't talk back, she's not disrespectful. She just likes to talk. She's very active, that's all.

[Caller/Listener]

Right.

[Jess Larus]

Yeah, she's not being challenged. Maybe she need to be in the second grade.

[Caller/Listener]

Move her up the second, you feel me?

[Jess Larus]

No, no, but no, seriously though, no, you need to go to the school and say, I feel like my child is not being challenged enough. You know, what she's doing is not bad behavior. It's not Disrespect. It's not, you know. You know, it's. It's just she's active, she's expressing herself, and she's bored after she completes her work. So I need for my child to be challenged. If you don't want to go up to school and say that, you can put her in, like, an after school program or something where you challenge her. That's all it is, right? Yeah, challenge her more. Give her something else to do.

[Ronda Rousey]

Or.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I agree with Jess wholeheartedly. Or what I would do is, is you could give her a little journey journal. So when she's finished with her schoolwork and she has that little bit of time, instead of getting around, make sure, you know, write things that that is for her and you. That, you know, you can read after and write things back with her. Maybe it's a. Hey, write me a story about this makeup stuff that kids just enjoy to do. Maybe it's about a book that she read, or maybe it's a Christmas list, or maybe it's a story she's still.

[Caller/Listener]

Learning how to write and read and all that, so she can't really write. But maybe even coloring book.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah, coloring book.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Or even it. Something to scribble on so that you, like, show me after what you could scribble. Draw a butterfly. Draw this. Like, I have my kids draw things to me, and then, you know, when I put them up in my. In my. My room or in my. Or downstairs in the kitchen or my office where they can see them, and now they're proud to do it and they want to do it, you know?

[Jess Larus]

Yeah. And tell her to draw and make it fun. Tell her to draw her classmates. Draw your classroom drawers.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That might be crazy.

[Jess Larus]

I know, I know.

[DJ Envy]

Draw class.

[Ronda Rousey]

She only six.

[Caller/Listener]

I got.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah.

[Jess Larus]

Make it fun, though. Make it fun. It just sounds like you have a very smart young lady on your hands, and, you know, she's just bored.

[Caller/Listener]

Yeah, that's my baby.

[DJ Envy]

Man.

[Caller/Listener]

Shout out to car. But can I ask Envy a question real quick?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yes, sir.

[Caller/Listener]

All right. This different. Let me certify real quick herself. So when you go, DJ Envy Charlemagne. And guys, that's hilarious. We are the Breakfast Club. And then you be like, and Lauren, the Rose is here, too. Come on, man. She part of the Breakfast Club. Y' all gotta stop doing her like that.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Okay, now, she is part of the Breakfast Club, but there's three. There's three hosts of the Breakfast Club, which is DJ Envy. Just Laris and Charlamagne the God. But there are other People that are part of this show, like Lauren LaRosa, like. Like a. Who comes when it's the boxing time. There's. There's people that come through and they profession. Their profession is certain things.

[DJ Envy]

Contributors.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah, they're contributors, but they're three main hosts, which is DJ Envy, Jess Larus and Charlamagne Thickham.

[Caller/Listener]

All right, I got you.

[DJ Envy]

I got you.

[Caller/Listener]

I just wanted to see.

[DJ Envy]

I'm like why they do that, but all right, all right.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That's the reason.

[DJ Envy]

And Lauren is the senior news producer. So she's not just a contributor, she's the senior news producer as well.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Correct, yeah.

[Caller/Listener]

Right. Because, look, when. When death's on vacation and when Envy out there doing his K Pop mix, she be there holding it down.

[DJ Envy]

She feel she fills in as a host. That happens.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I mean, I only play K Pop one time, bro.

[Jess Larus]

I play K Pop one time, bro.

[Caller/Listener]

All right, have a good one, man.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Like, even Nyla. Nyla comes on Friday. She does pass the augs. There's a contributor to the show.

[DJ Envy]

Yeah, she's a contributor. Like, Lauren is a contributor sometimes she's the senior news producer and she feels into the host sometimes. That's right. That's just what it is.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

All right. Just fix my mess. 800-585-1051. When we come back, we have the latest with Lauren, so don't move. It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning, the Breakfast Club.

[Jess Larus]

Lauren becoming a straight fan.

[DJ Envy]

She gets them from somebody that knows somebody.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I'm the homegirl that knows a little bit about everything.

[DJ Envy]

She be having the latest on the Latest with Lauren LaRosa. Sometimes you have facts, sometimes you have details. Sometimes she have a little bit everything. Who is the latest on the Breakfast Club?

[Lauren LaRosa]

So Nia Long and Lorenz Tate are teaming back up up for another romantic comedy. They're back on our screens pretty soon. Yes. So the Love Jones duo, they're returning back for something. It's untitled right now, but it's going to be a romantic drama, as I mentioned, and it's inspired by Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite, his debut album. And Maxwell is also one of the producers on this project. Nia Long and Lawrence Tate are also executive producers and it was greenlit and the announcement was made after Netflix told the them. Yeah, come on over here with this amazing piece of work after Amazon reportedly stalled on the project.

[DJ Envy]

So I bet y' all be watching wherever that's at. I'm going. I'm going to watch both of them icons, you hear me?

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yep. Now, speaking of icons, Living. Nas sat down with Complex and talked about whether he would do a Super bowl or not.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

When is Nas doing a Super Bowl?

[DJ Envy]

That's some super rock star. I don't want to say I don't want to do a Super bowl, but I don't. Why, though? Why would I do that? Just leave it to the professionals.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You are the professional of professionals, Nas.

[Jess Larus]

What are we talking about?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You're Mount Rushmore.

[DJ Envy]

Leave it to the pros, man. I'm a pro at what I do. But you know that thing there, I love it, but I don't. I don't. I wouldn't do it.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

No.

[Jess Larus]

I don't know.

[DJ Envy]

I want to watch it. I want to watch halftime shows, and that's what's been happening lately. So salute to all of them.

[Jess Larus]

I'm with it.

[Ronda Rousey]

I understand.

[Jess Larus]

I agree with him.

[Lauren LaRosa]

What would you guys want to see in our Super Bowl?

[Jess Larus]

Yes.

[Lauren LaRosa]

No, I wouldn't want to either.

[DJ Envy]

And I love Nas. Nas is one of my top five favorite rappers of all time. But no, I would not want to see that.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I would love to see now.

[Jess Larus]

I would. I would want to see him bought out to perform, but not headlining the whole thing.

[Lauren LaRosa]

So I said the same thing when I was watching this, because I was like, I don't know if he like his. He has records, but I don't know exactly. But I don't know if it's Super Bowl.

[DJ Envy]

You know what I mean? I would enjoy it as a fan. Fan of Nasir Jones. I personally would enjoy it. But I can also understand why that wouldn't be great business. Put Nas on the Super Bowl.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Because you didn't feel like it wouldn't translate worldwide.

[DJ Envy]

No, no. It wouldn't even translate through all of the country of America.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Yeah, but you can say that about Bad Bunny. He's not gonna translate. A lot of those white people that's going to listen.

[DJ Envy]

Let me tell you something. When Bad Bunny performs at the super bowl, he's going to break records, whatever the screaming numbers are. Nas not gonna do that.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Absolutely. Nas has recorded records. So listen, you crazy.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I put together, like a little medley. Shout out to DJ Envy for mixing it for me. For.

[DJ Envy]

Stupid.

[Jess Larus]

Say it right. Medley.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Look, we mix some songs together because I wanted to hear what it would sound like. So this is what I think it could possibly sound like. I think I listen.

[Caller/Listener]

Why not?

[DJ Envy]

You think this is a good idea? And that's what's. That's what's sad about Uchi.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Wally, I feel like, would be more of like an instrumental like transition. Cuz he couldn't play a lot of those words.

[Jess Larus]

I mean, but I. That was a nice little medley.

[DJ Envy]

I love Nas. Love Nas. Nas is one of the greatest to ever do it. But no, Nas is not a Super bowl halftime performer. And by the way, it's okay that he's not.

[Jess Larus]

Yeah, yeah.

[Ronda Rousey]

And.

[Jess Larus]

And it seemed like he accepted that too. He just like, nah, I want to watch. I'm great at what I do. I'm a pro at what I do. But I don't want to do the.

[DJ Envy]

Super bowl perfectly fine that he's not.

[Ronda Rousey]

I think.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I think he could.

[Jess Larus]

Yeah.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Well, maybe it's just the queens.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Queens get the money. That's what that is.

[Jess Larus]

That. That was a nice medley, though.

[Ronda Rousey]

I ain't.

[Jess Larus]

All the records rock. He definitely could.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You imagine one mic, everybody got the lights up, and then when that beat dropped.

[Jess Larus]

But it's the fact that Tim's everywhere in the super bowl, everybody can't resonate with that. Everybody can't. And even in America. In America? No, outside the country, whatever. But like, in America, everybody can't resonate.

[DJ Envy]

Bad Bunny is going to be the most viewed super bowl halftime show.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Absolutely.

[Ronda Rousey]

Hands down. Yep.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Well, speaking of people.

[DJ Envy]

And that's what you got to think about when you're putting people on that stage.

[Jess Larus]

Stage, yeah.

[DJ Envy]

That's all it's about, is just business. And I love Nas, but that's just not for the Super Bowl. That's just not good business.

[Jess Larus]

Yep, he gets it.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Well, speaking of great decisions and bad decisions, Darius McCrae from Eddie Winslow. You guys remember we talked about him being arrested at the border?

[Jess Larus]

Darius McCrary.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Darius McCrary.

[Ronda Rousey]

Shoot.

[Narrator/True Crime Host]

Dang.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Thank you, Jess. Darius McCrary. Yes. We talked about him being arrested at the border. He was actually trying to get back into the US Coming through custody. Customs. I'm sorry. At the border. He was actually arrested at custom in customs.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

He wasn't at the border.

[Lauren LaRosa]

That sounded so crazy because the reports were that he was arrested at the border, but that wasn't true. He was coming through customs to come back into the U. S. Now he's actually been seen in court for the first time, and he made the decision to represent himself in court, and he shouldn't have. Let's take a listen.

[DJ Envy]

District has completely continued to violate all of my rights. My 4th, my 5th, 14th amendment. My right to due process is constantly trampled, and Michigan has no jurisdiction. I'd like to also say I'm here.

[Ronda Rousey]

On special appearance, especially appearing.

[DJ Envy]

For who? For. I'm Here on special appearance, sir.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Who are you specially appearing for?

[DJ Envy]

I'm especially appearing for Darius McCrary. I'm here. I'm here Pro. Per.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Special appearance.

[Lauren LaRosa]

When you say you were here pro per and special appearance, who are you?

[DJ Envy]

I'm an authorized signatory thereof of the estate and the executive of the estate.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Who's the state?

[Caller/Listener]

The McCrary Estate.

[DJ Envy]

And your name is Darius. I'm the authorized signatory there of Darius McCrary. Hey, he don't need to be at the super bowl either. He don't need to perform at the super bowl halftime show either.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

From Darrin McRae.

[Jess Larus]

That's it.

[DJ Envy]

I. I don't.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I don't.

[Jess Larus]

Darius McCrary.

[Ronda Rousey]

Crazy.

[Jess Larus]

That. That's. That's got to be a mic tr. I mean, a mock trial. That got to be like a scene from a movie that is.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You didn't see the video?

[Jess Larus]

No, it's real.

[Lauren LaRosa]

It's real to the point where the judge actually appointed him an attorney by the court because they just want. They feel like he can't do it himself. He's not aware of what's going on, and they want to make sure this is being taken seriously. He did try to argue for bail, though. Prosecutor said no bail. The judge sided with the prosecutor, so there is no bail. But he will be taken back over to Michigan, which is where everybody. Everything will be. And all of this is happening because he failed to appear to court to over a missed child support.

[DJ Envy]

Ain't no public defenders in Michigan.

[Jess Larus]

No.

[Lauren LaRosa]

They'Re giving. No, he didn't want one. The judge said no, you're going. You.

[Ronda Rousey]

You need one.

[Jess Larus]

We're giving you generous enough to even tell him that.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Something does seem.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Something seems off.

[DJ Envy]

Lil White should have walked in with the glasses and the suspenders and the blazer. He could have represented him better than what I just.

[Jess Larus]

Yeah, listen. Oh, God.

[DJ Envy]

Also, they shouldn't. To y' all point, they shouldn't let certain people represent themselves.

[Jess Larus]

Just.

[DJ Envy]

Anyway, something. Yeah.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Something's off. Yeah.

[Lauren LaRosa]

They shouldn't even know until, you know.

[DJ Envy]

Is there, like, now that, you know, you're like, you know what? Let's do this again. You know what? Let's wrap this up. We'll give you another opportunity, you know, to do this again.

[Jess Larus]

You're specially appearing as who?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Himself.

[Jess Larus]

Yo, if he was like Eddie Winslow, oh, my God, that would have made for good comedy in the court. I ain't gonna hold you. But, yeah, he need to go back and revisit that.

[Lauren LaRosa]

His last name be eating us up. It's the extra R that people leave out.

[Jess Larus]

McCrary. It's very easy, Z.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

All right, well, that is the latest with Lauren. Now, when we come back, we got my Osaka salute to Naomi.

[DJ Envy]

Peace, Naomi.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

It's the Breakfast Club. Good morning. Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy. Just hilarious. Charlemagne, the guy. We are the Breakfast Club. Salute to Ronda Rousey for joining us this morning, man.

[DJ Envy]

Salute to Ronda Rousey. Zeus Network. What we doing? MVP promotions. What we doing? We got the Breakfast Club promotions. We starting. We lining up the matches. Okay. Ronda Rousey versus Chrisean Rock. Which one y' all want?

[Ronda Rousey]

What?

[DJ Envy]

Okay, I don't think that's a good one.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I don't think that's a good one.

[DJ Envy]

I'm just talking about. We got to put the. See what. I was thinking of Jake Paul and Mike Tyson, right? Even though Jake. Even though Jake Paul be really taking boxing serious. These YouTuber influencer fights versus these real fighters be winning. So go get Chrisean Rock, put her in the ring against Ronda Rousey. Okay. And let's get some money.

[Jess Larus]

See what. See, Crisean don't follow rules, though, though.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

She could do ufc.

[DJ Envy]

Let her do what she want.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

She can do what she want.

[DJ Envy]

Let her do what you want.

[Ronda Rousey]

I'm with you.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I'm with you.

[Jess Larus]

I ain't going to let y' all do cran later. Krishan is trying to be a mother. She's not trying to fight. I know, but she's. That's her profession, Chan.

[DJ Envy]

This is.

[Jess Larus]

She's more focused on herself.

[DJ Envy]

In 10 years. She ain't fought in 10 years, and she lost her last two fights. I mean, she used to be wrestling and stuff like. Like that. You know, these. They just try to get some quick money for Sean to do it for the money.

[Jess Larus]

What about Rhonda and Clarissa?

[DJ Envy]

I thought about that, but then I'm like, no, what? That.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

That's. That.

[Ronda Rousey]

No.

[DJ Envy]

I don't even know. I don't even want to really see that. But Clarissa. It depends what kind of match it. You know what? Clarissa and Rhonda, ufc, maybe.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Okay.

[Jess Larus]

Okay.

[DJ Envy]

If they MMA fight, maybe. Yeah, maybe. I think not just straight boxing. Mma, maybe.

[Ronda Rousey]

Okay.

[DJ Envy]

Boxing. Clarissa was mma.

[Jess Larus]

Okay.

[DJ Envy]

You think Larissa washes Rhonda in a boxing match? Yeah.

[Caller/Listener]

Yeah.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Okay, it's time to get up out of here.

[Ed Helms]

Halloween.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Where you gonna be?

[Jess Larus]

Halloween? I'm gonna be in Charlotte, North Carolina, at the Comedy Zone. That's not only on Halloween, but the next day, November 1st. Get your tickets if you haven't yet. Just hilariousofficial.com at the Comedy Zone. Like I said, we got four shows that weekend. Two on Friday, two on Saturday. Get your tickets if you haven't yet. I will be doing meet and greet. And feel free to show up with your Halloween costume on. Best Halloween costume wins a cash prize. Love you guys. Can't wait to get to the Carolinas. No, can't wait to get to North Carolina.

[DJ Envy]

That's right.

[Ronda Rousey]

That's right.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

And then next Friday, I'm gonna be in Hampton. Salute to all the homecomings I've been touching. All the homecomings. I can't wait to see Hampton University. And after that, I'm going to the island of Dominica, period.

[Jess Larus]

You better pay for this wedding.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Island of Dominica.

[DJ Envy]

Your people, they go be with your tribe. Yes.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Not dominant. Not Dominican Republic.

[DJ Envy]

Dominica is not the same.

[Jess Larus]

It's not the same thing.

[DJ Envy]

You can.

[Jess Larus]

Can't bunch them in together.

[DJ Envy]

He's from both.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

No, I'm not.

[DJ Envy]

And I'll be in the Carolinas next Friday, too. I'll be in South Carolina. I'll be in Columbia, South Carolina, at the Colonial Life arena with the icon living don Staley. At 4:30pm we're having a conversation about her New York Times bestselling book, Uncommon Favor. And then it's an exhibition game. The women's basketball team versus Anderson will be that. That. That. That evening as well. So, yes, push pull up. We'll get your tickets if you haven't already.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Well, you got a positive note.

[DJ Envy]

I do have a positive note, and it's simple, man. Unfortunately, some people were not put here to evolve, okay? They are here to remind you what it looks like if you don't have a great day. Breakfast Club.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Johnny Knoxville here. Check out Crimeless Hillbilly Heist, my new true crime podcast from Smartless Media, Campside media and big money players.

[Ed Helms]

It's the true story of the almost.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Perfect crime and the nimrods who almost pulled it off.

[DJ Envy]

It was kind of like the perfect storm in a sewer. That was dumb. Do not follow my example.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Listen to Crimeless Hillbilly Heist on the.

[Ed Helms]

Iheartradio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast. Hey, it's Ed Helms, host of Snafu, my podcast about history's greatest screw up. On our new season. We're bringing you a new snafu Every single episode.

[Narrator/True Crime Host]

32 lost nuclear weapons.

[DJ Envy]

You're like, wait, stop.

[Lauren LaRosa]

What?

[Ed Helms]

Yeah, it's gonna be a whole lot of history, a whole lot of funny and a whole lot of fabulous guests Paul Scheer, Angela and Jenna, Nick Kroll, Jordan Klepper. Listen to season four of SNAFU with Ed Helms on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Narrator/True Crime Host]

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.

[DJ Envy]

America, y' all better wake the hell up.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

Bad things happens to good people in small towns.

[Narrator/True Crime Host]

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.

[Jess Larus]

Short on time, but big on true crime. On a recent episode of the podcast Hunting for Answers, I highlighted the story.

[Narrator/True Crime Host]

Of 19 year old Lachey Dungey.

[Jess Larus]

But she never knocked on that door. She never made it inside.

[Narrator/True Crime Host]

And that text message would be the.

[Jess Larus]

Last time anyone would ever hear from her. Listen to Hunting for Answers from the Black Effect Podcast Network on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Lauren LaRosa]

This is an iHeart podcast.