The People's Donkey

Summary

The Breakfast Club – "The People's Donkey"

Date: May 15, 2026
Hosts: DJ Envy (not present in this episode), Jess Hilarious, Charlamagne Tha God
Podcast Network: The Black Effect Podcast Network and iHeartPodcasts

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Episode Overview

This edition of The Breakfast Club’s iconic “Donkey of the Day” segment transforms into “The People’s Donkey,” where listeners call in to nominate their own targets for the satirical “Donkey” designation—awarded to those making questionable decisions or displaying extraordinary foolishness. The conversation ranges from a serious update on a previously featured “Donkey,” to heated debates on hip-hop beefs, internet trolling, professional credentials, and playful jabs among callers and hosts.

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Key Discussion Points & Segments

1. Donkey of the Day Update: Chud the Builder

[02:39 – 03:39]

• Charlamagne gives a serious update on Dalton Etherly (aka “Chud the Builder”), a white racist provocateur previously featured on Donkey of the Day.
• Update Details: Etherly is now jailed without bond after a shooting outside a Tennessee courthouse. Both he and another (Black) man were shot but are in stable condition. Charges include employing a firearm during a dangerous felony and aggravated assault.
• Charlamagne: “Let Remy Maw give Chud the Builder the biggest hee haw again, please. Hee haw.”
• Memorable Moment: The blend of gravity and the recurring “hee haw” sound effect underlines the show’s tone—social commentary wrapped in signature irreverence.

2. Caller #1 – Janelle: Coughing Strangers & Pandemic PTSD

[03:44 – 04:42]

• Janelle describes walking down the street and being suspicious of two girls coughing, referencing the viral pandemic.
• She chose to “walk away” to avoid catching “the harnavirus or mess with my immune system.”
• Charlamagne (host): “We judging you for sneezing more than twice… we just gotta take precautions. I understand.”
• Tone: Relatable paranoia from recent years, met with humor and acceptance by the host.

3. Caller #2 – Haley: Kendrick vs. Drake Debate

[05:03 – 05:59]

• Haley nominates Kendrick Lamar as Donkey of the Day, claiming, “Drake ate him up in Iceman.”
• The host pushes back forcefully, comparing Drake’s recent moves to Chauncey in ‘Menace II Society,’ drawing a pop culture analogy to frame Drizzy as taking a public “L.”
• Host: “Drake already took his L... So don't say he ate Kendrick up!”
• Haley: “No, he did.”
• Host: “There’s nothing on Iceman that’s gonna change the outcome of what happened two years ago.”
• Notable Quote: “It’s a bunch of grown men covered in semen, covered in frozen semen, posting them on Instagram, talking about Iceman on the way.” [07:03]

4. Caller #3 – Terrell: Charlamagne Called Out

[06:11 – 07:52]

• Terrell calls to award Donkey of the Day to Charlamagne himself, accusing him of bullying Drake despite his mental health advocate stance.
• Claims the Drake-Kendrick beef is “the biggest and most historical thing that has happened in the last 20 years of music.”
• Charlamagne and the host defend music critique as fair game.
• Terrell: “I spent three hours listening to that last night. I'm probably gonna regret it in a few. Tired as hell.”
• Charlamagne: “We are getting old.”
• Discussion jokingly devolves into memes about posting “covered in frozen semen.”
• Host: “I'm gonna be honest with you. I highly doubt I'm gonna listen to all three Drake albums, bro. Like, I'm just not. I got a life, you know what I mean?”

5. Caller #4 – Brandon: Certification Double Standards

[08:18 – 10:05]

• Brandon criticizes people for giving Dr. Brian (presumably an unlicensed service provider) “smoke” for lacking certifications, arguing “if we gonna give her the smoke, we gotta give everybody the smoke who do not have their certificate, their license, all this.”
• Hosts counter: most barbers and hairstylists display their certifications, but Brandon insists many don’t, comparing it to unlicensed caterers and stylists.
• Host: “Just because people are doing it don’t make it right.”

6. Closing & Next Week’s People’s Donkey Invitation

[10:24 – 10:41]

• Listeners are encouraged to participate next Friday or via the iHeartRadio app’s Talkback feature.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Charlamagne Tha God on Chud the Builder:
  “He is currently in jail... with no bond because of a shooting... Both men were shot... Let Remy Maw give Chud the Builder the biggest hee haw again, please. Hee haw.” [02:39]
• On COVID-era Paranoia:
  “We judging you for sneezing more than twice... We gotta take precautions.” [04:42]
• The Kendrick vs. Drake Online Fan Wars:
  “Drake already took his L… So don’t say he ate Kendrick up.” [05:17]
  “It’s a bunch of grown men covered in frozen semen, covered in frozen semen, posting them on Instagram, talking about Iceman on the way.” [07:03]
• Listener Terrell on Charlamagne:
  “I gotta give it to you, Charlemagne… you always trying to bully my man Drake… If he wasn't [strong enough], he's going through a mental health crisis right now.” [06:16]
• Charlamagne:
  “The music is gonna be here when you wake up. Like, why do you have to listen to it? Why did you have to binge listen to it?” [07:19]
• On Credentials:
  “When you walk into these barbershops... their certification is right there for the world to see.” [08:49]
• Brandon:
  “A lot of people… don’t do that. They just like, let me just feel this boofy. Let me just try to get this money off this boofy.” [10:05]

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• [02:39] Donkey of the Day Update: Chud the Builder
• [03:44] Janelle’s Coughing Girls Story
• [05:04] Haley calls out Kendrick Lamar, ignites heated Drake-Kendrick debate
• [06:11] Terrell accuses Charlamagne of being unfair to Drake
• [08:18] Brandon questions unfair scrutiny over professional credentials
• [10:24] Show wraps People’s Donkey, invites further involvement

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Episode Tone & Takeaways

True to The Breakfast Club’s brand, the episode mixes pop culture, fan interaction, and off-the-wall humor with real talk and sharp commentary. The recurring “Donkey” bit remains a tool for both satire and social commentary, blending audience participation with sharp host wit. Debates over hip-hop, accountability, and professional standards reveal the show’s ability to balance playful ribbing with culturally relevant discussions—and keep listeners talking long after the lines have closed.

Transcript

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[Host - Possibly Charlamagne or Co-host]

Hey, Donkey of the Day for Friday, May 15, is the People's donkey. This is where I open up the phone lines and allow you, the people, to give folks the credit they deserve for being stupid. I do want to give a Donkey of the day update, though, because earlier this week, I gave a donkey to a guy named Dalton Etherly, AKA Chud the Builder. He's the racist who runs up on black people in the street and provokes them by calling them racial slurs and then threatens them with mace when they attempt to put hands on them. Well, you all will be happy to know he is currently in jail. Okay. With no bond because of a shooting that happened during a confrontation outside of a Montgomery county courthouse in Clarksville, Tennessee. Both men were shot in this situation. They are both in stable condition. The other man was black. We don't know how the shooting unfolded or what led up to it, but Chud the Builder has been charged with employing a firearm during dangerous felony, aggravated assault, reckless endangerment with a deadly weapon, and he has not received a bond. Let Remy Maw give Chud the Builder the biggest hee haw again, please. Hee haw.

[Caller - Janelle/Haley]

Hee haw.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

You stupid motherfucker.

[Host - Possibly Charlamagne or Co-host]

Are you dumb now? Good morning.

[Caller - Janelle/Haley]

Good morning. This is Janelle.

[Host - Possibly Charlamagne or Co-host]

Hey, Janelle.

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[Host - Possibly Charlamagne or Co-host]

You want to get a biggest he hot to Janelle.

[Caller - Janelle/Haley]

Donkey of the day goes to these two girls. I was walking, mind my own business. And they're laughing and talking to each other, carrying on. And then one of them paused, like. And I looked like, side eye. I kind of grinned, and, like. And then the other one, like, a second later, I'm like. After that, I was like, you know what? Not today. Absolutely not. I promise you. I left. I said, walk away, because I'm not about to get that harnavirus or mess with my immune system with these people right next to me.

[Host - Possibly Charlamagne or Co-host]

Hold on. So you just walking down the street and you heard a girl cough little. And you thought that was the Hannah?

[Caller - Janelle/Haley]

At first, because I left. The girl right behind me. Left? Yeah. Like, okay. And I started walking. Listen to my music. Mind my business. I'm out, going to my car. And then she. They get next to me, like, three feet. They're like. I was like, is it fake or real? I looked at her. I was like. And then she. The other one she's talking to was like. And then I was like, okay, I walk. I just started ski walking. I went.

[Host - Possibly Charlamagne or Co-host]

I was like, no, no, no, I'm not mad at. We at that point. We. At that point where you judging. We judging you for sneezing more than twice. We judging you for little coughing fits. We just don't know. We. We got. We gotta take precautions. I understand. Thank you for calling, Janelle. Good morning.

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[Caller - Janelle/Haley]

Hey, it's Haley.

[Host - Possibly Charlamagne or Co-host]

Hey, Haley who you want to get a biggest Z haul to Haley?

[Caller - Janelle/Haley]

I want to give the donkey of the day to Kendrick Lamar.

[Host - Possibly Charlamagne or Co-host]

Oh, God. For what?

[Caller - Janelle/Haley]

Drake ate him up in Iceman.

[Host - Possibly Charlamagne or Co-host]

I don't. I don't think that's the case, man. Listen and see, this is the narrative that we not gonna spin. Drake already took his L. It's okay to take his L now. He just, you know, screaming about the L he took. You know who Drake is. You ever seen Minister Society? When Chauncey got his ass kicked and Chauncey got the videotape of, you know, Kane and Old Dog, and he ready to go scream and tell it to the police. That's what. That's what Drake is at right now. So don't say he ate Kendrick up.

[Caller - Janelle/Haley]

No, he did.

[Host - Possibly Charlamagne or Co-host]

How?

[Caller - Janelle/Haley]

You gotta listen to Iceman.

[Host - Possibly Charlamagne or Co-host]

I've listened to enough. I don't care what's on. There's nothing on Iceman that's gonna change the outcome of what happened two years ago. It's not funny.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

She called to troll you this morning.

[Host - Possibly Charlamagne or Co-host]

I know she probably.

[Charlamagne Tha God]

She gonna take your statin yet?

[Host - Possibly Charlamagne or Co-host]

Listen, are you gonna take your p. Have you taken your picture covered in semen yet, ma'? Am? Oh, good morning. Who's this? Hey, good morning.

[Caller - Terrell]

This is Terrell.

[Host - Possibly Charlamagne or Co-host]

Call Terrell. How are you, sir? Who you want to get the biggest? He hauled to.

[Caller - Terrell]

I'm doing well. I want to get the biggest. I hate to say this, but I gotta give it to you, Charlemagne.

[Host - Possibly Charlamagne or Co-host]

Okay. Why?

[Caller - Terrell]

Well, you're supposed to be a mental health advocate. Every time I listen to this radio show, you always trying to bully my man Drake. And luckily for him, he's strong enough to take it. But if he wasn't, he's going through a mental health crisis right now. First of all, your disdain for him. Drake, I don't take away from the fact that this is the biggest and most historical thing that has happened in the last 20 years of music.

[Host - Possibly Charlamagne or Co-host]

Oh, my God. See, this. This is why. It's a bunch of grown men covered in semen, covered in frozen semen, posting them on Instagram, talking about Iceman on the way. I don't have a disdain for Drake. Drake is an artist. Drake puts out music, and the music can be critiqued once it's up. Once it's out for public consumption, we, the consumers can critique it. That's what I do, sir.

[Caller - Terrell]

But what I will say, as someone that has to work in an hour. I spent three hours listening to that last night. I'm probably gonna regret it in a few. Tired as hell.

[Host - Possibly Charlamagne or Co-host]

Why would you do that?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

I was just saying it was so. I was trying. I was falling asleep, waking back up, restarting songs. Like, we are getting old.

[Host - Possibly Charlamagne or Co-host]

But what's the point of that, though? Like, the music is gonna be here when you wake up. Like, why do you have to listen to it? Why did you have to binge listen to it?

[Charlamagne Tha God]

It just feels good because it's like

[Caller - Terrell]

I got caught up in it. Well, it's too much music for you to be critiquing it this early.

[Host - Possibly Charlamagne or Co-host]

I haven't critiqued it at all. I ain't. I haven't heard it. I've listened to some of Iceman. I haven't critiqued it at all.

[Caller - Terrell]

Fair enough. Fair enough. Well. Well, give it. Give it a listen over the weekend. I know you probably got a lot of other things that you consider better to do, but it's music for the ears. It's music for the soul.

[Host - Possibly Charlamagne or Co-host]

I'm gonna be honest with you. I highly doubt I'm gonna listen to all three Drake albums, bro. Like, I'm just. I'm just not. I got a life, you know what I mean? I understand. For those of you who like to be covered in frozen semen and post and say, iceman coming. Iceman came. What is it now? Y' all can say iceman came. See? Oh, my God. Y' all don't even gotta say iceman coming no more. Now, when y' all post y' all selves covered in the frozen semen, put Iceman Cain. Good morning. Who's this?

[Caller - Terrell]

Yo, what up? This Brandon from Louisiana.

[Host - Possibly Charlamagne or Co-host]

Brandon from Louisiana, who you want to get a biggest he haw to?

[Caller - Brandon or another caller]

Man, we'll give it to all the people who are giving Dr. Brian does the smoke. And my reason being is think about, like, when people go get their hair done or go get their hair cut, Are y' all asking them barbers and them hairstylists? Hey, let me see your. Sir, your certificate. Like, did you go to school? Like, are y' all just going in there because Kiki know how to do, like, a little quick weed. So we're like, oh, let me just go see Kiki or these people who.

[Host - Possibly Charlamagne or Co-host]

Now I'm gonna tell you what? Let me tell you where your argument falls apart. When you walk into these barbershops and you walk into these hair salons, one thing that you will see most of the time is these people have their certification plastered on the wall somewhere. Like, literally right behind. They boo for their station. Their certification is right there for the world to see. If you're a licensed barber, licensed hairstylist, it's usually showcased in your facility.

[Caller - Brandon or another caller]

Charlotte, I'm telling you, you will be so you will be shocked if you go in there, like, yeah, y' all fools don't really have y' all stuff up. Like, you will be surprised the same thing. Like, people who do all this catering and stuff, did they go to school for this? Like, hey, let me see your degree or your certificate from cooking school? Culinary school. Like, I think if we gonna give her the smoke, we gotta give everybody the smoke who do not have their certificate, their license, all this.

[Caller - Terrell]

We.

[Caller - Brandon or another caller]

Let's keep that energy across the board.

[Host - Possibly Charlamagne or Co-host]

I'm not saying you wrong, but if you are in a barbershop, a professional shop, you have to be a licensed barber to legally cut hair and shave people and trim beards.

[Caller - Brandon or another caller]

All right?

[Host - Possibly Charlamagne or Co-host]

Money you have. You're supposed to be. So I'm not saying that you're wrong. I'm just. And I'm also telling you that most of these people, when you walk into these shops, they have their certification up for everybody to see.

[Caller - Brandon or another caller]

You would be shocked by a lot of people who don't do that. They just like, let me just feel this. This boofy. Let me just try to get this money off this boofy. Like, you would be shocked when you go. That's all I'm saying.

[Host - Possibly Charlamagne or Co-host]

I'm with you, but I don't think that makes it right. Just because people are doing it don't make it right. But have a great day, sir.

[Caller - Brandon or another caller]

You don't.

[Host - Possibly Charlamagne or Co-host]

All right. That was the people's donkey. We do that every Friday. Every Friday. I allow you, the people, to call in and give somebody the credit they deserve for being stupid. So make sure you take advantage of that next Friday. Or you can go to the iHeartRadio app, go to the Breakfast Club page, go to the Talkback feature, and you can leave us a message. All right.

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