Podcast Summary

The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz

Episode: Best of DLS: Thaaaaaaiiiiii Food
Date: December 29, 2025
Recording Location: The Elser Hotel, Downtown Miami

Overview

This episode finds Dan Le Batard, Stugotz, and the crew riffing on their classic blend of sports predictions gone wrong, Miami culture, failed prospects in sports, the joys of eating alone, and new developments in South Florida. The main thread follows the hosts and guests as they candidly reflect on the players and teams they were most wrong about in their sports-watching lives, before spiraling into tangential, often hilarious sidebars about Miami lifestyle, food, and city quirks. The episode title nods to a late discussion about Thai food, but the conversation covers a wide range—from sports heartbreaks to steak snobbery to city construction beefs.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Sports Predictions: Who Were You Most Wrong About?

(03:23 - 15:07)

• NBA Pro-Am and Michael Beasley’s Legendary Status

  • Dan recounts attending the Miami Pro League, watching ex-NBA star Michael Beasley, and marvels at his cult following among Gen Z.
  • [05:05] Dan: "The current generation is most enthusiastic about these renegade outlaws that operate outside the mainstream systems."
  • [05:28] Izzy Devolt: "Beasley making all these moves... that only 1% of NBA players are allowed to take."

• Host and Panel Confessions: Biggest Player Misjudgments

  • Chris Cody and others admit being completely wrong about Michael Beasley, expecting him to outshine Dwyane Wade.
  • Tyreke Evans, Josh Rosen, Justice Winslow, Devin Booker, Chad Henne, Peter Warrick, Ted Ginn Jr., and "Maserati" Marvin Harrison Jr. are all discussed as examples where panelists’ expectations didn’t match reality.
  • [05:52] Chris Cody: "Michael Beasley is the most wrong I’ve ever been about anything in sports."
  • [07:11] Dan Le Batard: "So many people I've been wrong about... Chad Henne though, comes to mind."

• Baseball and Football Flops

  • Stephen Strasburg, Jeremy Hermida, and Brady Quinn come up as examples of overhyped prospects who fell short, with stories about the Marlins refusing trades for prospect Jeremy Hermida.
  • [11:47] Jeremy: "Jeremy Hermida there."
  • [21:22] Chris Cody, on Brady Quinn draft disappointment: "I literally shouted at my television."

• Reverse: Players They Knew Would Bust (and Became Stars)

  • Billy calls out Hashim Thabeet ("I knew he was going to be gone") and the Phoenix Suns’ near-acquisition of Steph Curry.
  • [14:08] Dan, on Thabeet: "That's how like, we knew this guy’s not an NBA player."
  • Panel explores being wrong both ways, as in thinking someone would fail but they succeeded (e.g., Josh Allen, Jalen Hurts, Michael Redd, James Harden).
  • [25:47] Izzy Devolt, on Jalen Hurts: "I thought that shit was over for him once Tua took his shit... Never mind."

2. Eating Alone Is Freedom—And Debates over Steak

(30:07 - 36:47)

• Chris Cody’s "Bachelor Week" Food Diary

  • Cody delights in the joys of solo dining: steak night, pizza night, and Thai/Chinese food night.
  • [36:19] Dan: "What’d you get?"
  • [36:22] Chris Cody: "I got some chicken fried rice... and I got egg rolls, too. I didn’t eat it all, but it’s like, hey, this is all for me."
  • The panel debates whether his "Thai food" order was actually Chinese food.

• The Great Steak Debate

  • Izzy Devolt and the rest break down the supposed masculinity of steak cuts. Filet mignon is roasted as “feminine” and “flavorless,” while ribeye and New York strip get the macho nod.
  • [31:13] Gus Johnson: "Your steaks have dicks. Like... bone-in ribeye."
  • [32:01] Dan (jokingly): "The filet isn’t feminine, it’s just flavorless."

• Drinks at Home vs Bar

  • Debate on whether cocktails are better at home or at a bar, with some defending at-home drinks and others insisting on the ambiance.

3. Miami City Life: Chewing Over Construction, Miami Live, and Local Oddities

(37:53 - 44:57)

• Miami Live: New Entertainment Space

  • Panel discusses the new "Miami Live" project outside LoanDepot Park, meant to rival other city entertainment districts by the World Baseball Classic.
  • [38:26] Chris Cody: "Billy, was this something that people know about? Because it was the first time I heard about it last night."
  • Comparisons to LA Live, Dallas, Philly, and Milwaukee’s Deer District.

• Why Miami Has So Few Stadium “Hangout” Areas

  • The panel laments the lack of vibrant pre- and post-game areas around Miami venues, noting that elsewhere, bars and restaurants cluster around sports facilities.
  • [40:10] Dan: "Every new stadium in America... It has, like, something around it. It’s not even for people who are [going to] the game, it’s people who aren’t, just hanging out."

• Iconic Local Fixtures: The House the Developers Couldn’t Buy & Fast Food Gentrification

  • Extended riff about an infamous house in Coral Gables that refused to sell to developers, now boxed inside a hotel’s footprint.
  • [42:23] Billy: "The guy’s like, in the front yard, like, there’s no sun. At, like, 3pm all the sun is gone. He’s just sitting there on a lawn chair."
  • Discussion broadens to fast food architecture nostalgia and fast-food chains refusing to relinquish valuable land.

4. Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On Loving Renegade Athletes (Michael Beasley):
  [05:05] Dan: "The current generation is most... enthusiastic about these kind of renegade outlaws that operate outside the mainstream systems."
• Steak Masculinity Debate:
  [31:13] Gus Johnson: "Your steaks have dicks. Like... bone-in ribeye." [32:01] Dan: "The filet isn’t feminine, it’s just flavorless."
• On Epic Sports Misjudgments:
  [05:52] Chris Cody: "Michael Beasley is the most wrong I’ve ever been about anything in sports." [07:11] Dan Le Batard: "Chad Henne though, comes to mind. I thought he was going to be like the same as the Dolphins."
• Bar/Cocktail Culture:
  [33:36] Dan Le Batard: "A cocktail at a nice bar is better than a cocktail at your house."
• Eating Freedom of Solo Dining:
  [36:19] Dan: "What’d you get?"
  [36:22] Chris Cody: "Chicken fried rice... honey chicken... egg rolls. That’s all for me. And now we got leftovers. And no, you cannot have an egg roll."
• City Life & Lone Developer Holdouts:
  [42:23] Billy: "He’s just sitting there on a lawn chair... There’s no sun. All the sun is gone. I was like, what’s the..." [43:31] Dan Le Batard (on the famous Gables house): "I've seen it on Instagram, but never this angle. Houses that'll blow your mind..."

Important Timestamps

| Time | Segment | |----------|--------------------------------------------------------| | 03:23 | Dan talks about Michael Beasley at Miami Pro League | | 05:00 | Online basketball culture and love for outlaw players | | 07:11 | Panelists confess sports players they’ve misjudged | | 14:08 | Suns’ near-Steph Curry draft story; Thabeet as a bust | | 19:15 | Reverse: Players thought to be busts but became stars | | 25:47 | Jalen Hurts' unexpected success | | 30:07 | Chris Cody’s week of solo dinners begins | | 31:13 | Steak masculinity discussion; filet mignon debate | | 33:36 | Home cocktails vs bar ambience debate | | 36:19 | “Thaaaaaaiiiiii Food” origins: solo takeout stories | | 37:53 | Miami Live development segment | | 42:23 | Famous Gables house surrounded by a hotel; local quirks| | 44:45 | Eminent domain and urban development in Miami |

Tone and Style

True to the Le Batard Show’s DNA, the episode keeps a sharp, irreverent, and conversational tone. The group oscillates comfortably between honest self-assessments, nostalgia, roast humor, and passionate debates about food and Miami’s quirks. The mix of pop culture, sports nerd confessionals, and local color makes the episode entertaining for diehard fans and new listeners alike.

For Listeners Who Missed It:

If you love candid sports confessionals, Miami lore, and food debates with a friendly but sharp-edged dynamic, this “Best of” delivers the goods. The crew’s chemistry shines, and you’ll get plenty of laughs from their hot takes—both right and very, very wrong.