Hour 1: Easiest Thing to Keister (feat. Jessica Smetana)

Summary

Podcast Summary: The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
Episode: Hour 1: Easiest Thing to Keister (feat. Jessica Smithana)
Release Date: July 30, 2025

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Introduction and Guest Welcome

Dan LeBatard opens the episode with a warm welcome to their guest, Jessica Smithana from New York City. The hosts—Dan LeBatard, Stugotz, Greg Cote, Ryan Reynolds, Chris Cote, and Izzy Gutierrez—engage in light-hearted banter, setting a casual and humorous tone for the discussion.

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Main Discussion: Dildo Incident at Valkyrie Dream Game

The primary focus of the episode revolves around a peculiar incident where a dildo was thrown onto the court during a Valkyrie Dream game in Atlanta. The conversation delves into the logistics and implications of such an act in a professional sporting event.

• Greg Cote speculates on how the dildo was smuggled into the arena, suggesting it might have been concealed in a small bag or even strapped to a person’s clothing:

  "Maybe you're trying to get, yeah. What if you do it down your pants?" [02:16]

• Jessica Smithana affirms her appreciation for filet mignon amidst the humorous debate about its perception as a "feminine" cut of meat:

  "Here's the thing, though. Let me reiterate. I love filet mignon. I think there's nothing wrong with it." [01:53]

• Izzy Gutierrez adds to the conversation by questioning the security measures, pondering if such items bypassed metal detectors:

  "Don't you have to go through, like, detectors when you get into these arenas?" [02:52]

• The hosts creatively brainstorm methods of concealing the dildo, humorously suggesting placements like the thigh or using it as a return item:

  "Just put it right there on the thigh and be like, hey, man, what do you want from me?" [02:27]

• Dan LeBatard offers a humorous theory that the dildo might have been openly placed in a clear plastic bag:

  "Perhaps it's a bold take. What if they didn't try to hide it at all? Yeah, it's in my clear plastic bag. What's this? It's my dildo." [04:26]

• The team discusses the potential reasons behind the act, debating whether it was a prank, a statement, or an attempt to return the item:

  "Maybe they were just trying to return it to a friend and just the person didn't catch it." [07:15]

• Greg Cote critiques the team's handling of the situation, emphasizing the need for accountability:

  "They make you go down in front of everyone and pick it up, and then block of shame, you out of the arena." [07:08]

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Travel Tips: Visiting Chicago

Transitioning from the main topic, Dan LeBatard seeks advice on visiting Chicago, particularly for an upcoming trip. The hosts provide a mix of earnest suggestions and playful recommendations.

• Greg Cote recommends attending a Cubs game and exploring Wrigleyville, mentioning popular spots like Sportsbook and Sluggers:

  "If there’s a Cubs home game for you, Sluggers is the place with the batting cages where you can go." [09:31]

• Izzy Gutierrez suggests visiting landmark attractions such as the Willis Tower and engaging in scenic activities like the Chicago Riverwalk:

  "You can walk around the river or like Lake Michigan and then the Chicago Riverwalk." [11:13]

• The hosts humorously discuss local delicacies, notably the infamous Chicago liqueur Malort, sharing personal anecdotes about its challenging taste:

  "I have a hard time believing. On the list of things, you know, there's a sign outside the building, cannot bring in alcohol. It definitely doesn't say, can't bring in dildos." [09:03]

  "I had Malort, I think three months ago. It's awful." [10:08]

• They also touch upon culinary spots emphasizing goat in Chicago's food scene, highlighting celebrated restaurants by Stephanie's:

  "Any restaurant with goat... they're amazing." [14:38]

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Entertainment: Upcoming Movie "The Naked Gun"

Stu Gatz enthusiastically introduces the upcoming release of the new "The Naked Gun" movie, expressing excitement about its star-studded cast and comedic direction.

"It's coming in hot with the Naked Gun hitting theaters August 1st. ... It’s directed by Akiva Shaffer... and Produced by Seth MacFarlane." [15:07]

The hosts discuss the film's potential, praising the combination of serious performances and chaotic comedy, anticipating a positive reception from fans.

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Sports Analysis: WNBA and Gambling Scandals

The conversation shifts towards the WNBA, exploring the financial vulnerabilities of its athletes compared to their NBA counterparts and discussing potential gambling scandals.

• Dan LeBatard raises concerns about the financial stability of WNBA players and the possibility of gambling-related issues within the league:

  "Do you think it's possible that there could be a gambling scandal within the WNBA?" [23:42]

• Greg Cote acknowledges the possibility, drawing parallels with past scandals in other sports:

  "There’s been gambling scandals in like college baseball and a ton of sports with, you know, less eyeballs. So, yeah, anything is really possible with this stuff." [24:56]

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Coaching Critique: Haircuts and Authority

A significant portion of the episode humorously critiques the appearance of sports coaches, particularly focusing on their hairstyles and how it affects their perceived authority.

• Dan LeBatard expresses distrust towards a coach based on his "man bun," questioning its appropriateness for projecting authority:

  "I'll tell you right now, Jessica. I'll tell you why I don't trust that coach. I don't like that coach. Cause he has a man bun. You can't project authority." [29:50]

• The hosts debate the merits of different hairstyles, comparing professional perceptions and personal biases:

  "It makes me think that the person is a little too relaxed. That's all I think of when I think of the man bun." [30:00]

• Stu Gatz shares a personal anecdote about his barber mistaking him for a police officer, leading to an amusing exchange about appearances and assumptions:

  "He thought you were like a desk cop... not a regular cop." [40:19]

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Light-Hearted Banter and Closing Remarks

As the episode nears its end, the hosts engage in playful teasing and continue their humorous discussions on various off-topic subjects, maintaining the show's signature comedic flair.

• Greg Cote promotes his podcast "The Echoes," emphasizing its popularity and encouraging listeners to subscribe:

  "They have the Echoes. We're on all the places you get your podcast and we're on YouTube." [42:54]

• The hosts wrap up with final jokes and casual conversations, leaving listeners entertained and anticipating future episodes.

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Notable Quotes with Timestamps

• Greg Cote on smuggling items into arenas:

  "Maybe you're trying to get, yeah. What if you do it down your pants?" [02:16]

• Jessica Smithana on filet mignon:

  "I love filet mignon. I think there's nothing wrong with it." [01:53]

• Dan LeBatard on coaching authority and hairstyles:

  "I'll tell you why I don't trust that coach. I don't like that coach. Cause he has a man bun." [29:50]

• Stu Gatz on personal experiences with barbers:

  "He thought you were like a desk cop... not a regular cop." [40:19]

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Conclusion

In this episode of The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz, the hosts navigate a mix of humorous anecdotes, sports controversies, travel tips, and entertainment news. Their dynamic interplay with guest Jessica Smithana offers listeners an engaging blend of light-hearted banter and insightful commentary on current events in sports and pop culture.

Transcript

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[Dan LeBatard]

This is the Dan Levator show with.

[Stu Gatz]

The Stu Guys podcast.

[Dan LeBatard]

We are straight to the guest line and we've got Jessica Smithana from New York City. Hey, Jessica, how's it going?

[Greg Cote]

Mom's going. Greg. Yeah. Why are we doing this voice?

[Dan LeBatard]

We're doing. We're doing 20s radio.

[Greg Cote]

Oh, yes, of course. Transatlantic.

[Ryan Reynolds]

Should we talk about filet mignon again?

[Greg Cote]

I agree with very meat. And if you eat it, you might turn into a woman or worse.

[Jessica Smithana]

Here's the thing, though. Let me reiterate. I love filet mignon. I think there's nothing wrong with it.

[Greg Cote]

I. I was careful, buddy.

[Jessica Smithana]

I was told. I was told this.

[Chris Cote]

He's a meat ally.

[Izzy Gutierrez]

All about the bone, this one.

[Greg Cote]

Order a raw porterhouse like a man and throw the filet out and eat.

[Dan LeBatard]

It with your hands.

[Greg Cote]

Don't cook it bare hands. Raw.

[Dan LeBatard]

Jessica, a lot to talk about today. There's a particular news story that we haven't gotten to, but really raise your eyebrow. It happens.

[Greg Cote]

Can I guess? Can I guess what it is?

[Dan LeBatard]

Yeah, sure.

[Izzy Gutierrez]

Yes. Guess what's in the preview right now.

[Greg Cote]

Oh, I can't see the preview, but I'm guessing it's the dildo. It's the dildo.

[Dan LeBatard]

What?

[Ryan Reynolds]

Yeah, I'm glad we blurted out, because I can't tell what it is.

[Izzy Gutierrez]

Could be anything.

[Dan LeBatard]

That's a dildo.

[Greg Cote]

Someone threw a dildo on the court at the Valkyrie Dream game last night in Atlanta, and it was like the.

[Jessica Smithana]

Final minute of a close game, right?

[Greg Cote]

Yes, correct.

[Izzy Gutierrez]

Don't you have to go through, like, detectors when you get into these arenas? Do you think that somebody.

[Ryan Reynolds]

Where do you think he was hiding?

[Izzy Gutierrez]

I didn't know it was a heat.

[Dan LeBatard]

Also, dildos. Metal.

[Izzy Gutierrez]

No.

[Greg Cote]

Well, there is a bag policy. I don't know what the specific bag policy of this arena is, but I.

[Izzy Gutierrez]

Imagine holding it out in the open, you've got it somewhere in your person where it kind of sticks out, you know, Maybe you're trying to get.

[Dan LeBatard]

Yeah. What if you do it down your pants? Down the side?

[Chris Cote]

The easiest thing to. Keister.

[Dan LeBatard]

Keister. Why are you.

[Izzy Gutierrez]

Keister.

[Dan LeBatard]

You don't have to do that. Just put it right there on the thigh and be like, hey, man, what do you want from me?

[Ryan Reynolds]

Someone just catches the imprint. They're like, whoa.

[Chris Cote]

It's practical use. No, but if you're kering it.

[Dan LeBatard]

Yeah, but then when you throw it, it's got all types of. Yeah.

[Ryan Reynolds]

Debris.

[Dan LeBatard]

Yeah, it is.

[Izzy Gutierrez]

The more vertical wave, just not the more efficient.

[Dan LeBatard]

I like. I like. This is our angle. Like, how did they smuggle it in? How any.

[Ryan Reynolds]

If it's not metal. If it's not metal, you can just bring it in. Right?

[Jessica Smithana]

I mean, did you were asking Jessica how they smuggled it in?

[Dan LeBatard]

Sure. She's on the.

[Ryan Reynolds]

I have.

[Greg Cote]

I have theories. I mean, so when you go to a. A professional sporting event, most of them you can only bring in, like, rectangular belt bag now. Or you need a clear bag at some arenas, or you just shove stuff in your pockets. Like, I always. Whenever I go to a game, I'm like, I've got, like, lip gloss in my back pocket, phone in my front pocket, keys in my other back. Like, I'm just, like, just carrying it all in on my body. But yes, I mean, to your point, they must have had to cram it into a smaller bag that security didn't look at. I suppose.

[Dan LeBatard]

I've got a theory. I got a crazy theory. Perhaps it's a bold take. What if they didn't try to hide it at all? Yeah, it's in my clear plastic bag. What's this? It's my dildo.

[Mike Ryan]

Like what, this old thing?

[Ryan Reynolds]

Not metal?

[Dan LeBatard]

Yeah.

[Jessica Smithana]

Like I have a hard time. I have a hard time believing. On the list of things, you know, there's a sign outside the building, cannot bring in alcohol.

[Ryan Reynolds]

The things circle and the line.

[Jessica Smithana]

It definitely doesn't say, can't bring in dildos.

[Izzy Gutierrez]

No.

[Greg Cote]

How did they smuggle it into the Bills game a few years ago? Remember when that happened?

[Mike Ryan]

They do that all the time. It feels like every year somebody's throwing a dildo at a Bills game.

[Izzy Gutierrez]

Is there a message that comes with throwing the dildo onto the floor or.

[Stu Gatz]

Is it a bottle?

[Izzy Gutierrez]

Look, it's a fake penis.

[Dan LeBatard]

Ah, you know what? That's a good question.

[Ryan Reynolds]

I'm gonna look up the meaning of.

[Greg Cote]

Because.

[Dan LeBatard]

Especially at a women's basketball game. Right?

[Izzy Gutierrez]

This game sucks.

[Dan LeBatard]

Boom. Dildo.

[Jessica Smithana]

Here's a dildo.

[Chris Cote]

We're a step closer to equality because dildos are flying.

[Dan LeBatard]

Also, the choice of color, lime green, bright. That's gonna show up on tv. Yeah.

[Chris Cote]

I would have gone with flesh.

[Dan LeBatard]

Maybe. Maybe.

[Jessica Smithana]

You know how, like, it's. It's a thing back in the day where if a comedian is bad, like, you throw lettuce at them. Throw like a tomato at them.

[Dan LeBatard]

How far back in the day?

[Jessica Smithana]

Back in the day, like, is it possible if it's a terrible game, throw dildos? Is that what's happening there?

[Greg Cote]

Well, it was. To your point. It was a good game.

[Jessica Smithana]

Yeah, it was a good game.

[Greg Cote]

Dream the dream are a top three or four team this season, the Valkyries. This is their first season in the wnba, but they've been very good. Very underrated, I guess you could say. So it was a tie game, it was close, and this caused a. A pretty long delay. I was watching the game and I. I saw something flash by the delay.

[Dan LeBatard]

Hold on, hold on. Did it drink?

[Greg Cote]

I think they were trying to figure out who threw it. I think it might have. Like, I saw one post game interview and the players were like, well, it almost hit someone on the team, so I think they're trying to kick the person out.

[Ryan Reynolds]

You're just going to pick it up, right?

[Greg Cote]

Yeah. I don't know. Also, whose job is it to. To touch it? I wouldn't want that.

[Izzy Gutierrez]

What if they were just returning it to somebody and just the person didn't catch it? Hey, here's your dildo.

[Dan LeBatard]

Or even worse, what if. What if someone. I don't know. If you guys saw this other video, Yankees, Phillies game, and there's a couple on the upper deck.

[Jessica Smithana]

Oh, I saw Town.

[Dan LeBatard]

And I'm thinking, well, maybe. Maybe we got a situation here where someone got a little too exuberant. And it's like, yeah, let's have some fun. Whoa.

[Ryan Reynolds]

Like, man, it's on the floor.

[Dan LeBatard]

Whoa.

[Jessica Smithana]

Juggle the whole way down.

[Dan LeBatard]

Pachyderm with the pizza.

[Greg Cote]

The punishment should be if you throw that on the court, they make you. They find who it is before they start the game up again, and they make you go down in front of everyone and pick it up, and then block of shame, you out of the arena.

[Dan LeBatard]

You pause very slowly after go down. They make you go down.

[Ryan Reynolds]

Like, I'm with Izzy. I think that someone was just trying to return it to a friend and.

[Stu Gatz]

Overthrew it.

[Dan LeBatard]

Over here. Catch.

[Chris Cote]

Got them borrowing that. Like sugar.

[Ryan Reynolds]

Like, they text each other. Early day. Hey, when can I give this back to you? I'm gonna be at the game tonight. Me, too.

[Dan LeBatard]

What if it's a beer guy? Got your head. Fresh dildos, dildo, hot breath over there.

[Ryan Reynolds]

Maybe because there used to be a marlin at the Marlins game. A guy would sell peanuts and the way to get the money.

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[Ryan Reynolds]

Sell peanuts. And the way that he would toss you the. The bag of peanuts.

[Jessica Smithana]

The guy with the big elephant.

[Dan LeBatard]

Yes.

[Ryan Reynolds]

Oh, no, that's a beer guy.

[Dan LeBatard]

All right.

[Ryan Reynolds]

It was the guy with the fake glasses.

[Greg Cote]

All right.

[Ryan Reynolds]

He's, like, wearing, like, a fake glass.

[Dan LeBatard]

Gone.

[Greg Cote]

Yeah.

[Mike Ryan]

A couple. A couple years ago, he would throw.

[Ryan Reynolds]

You a tennis ball with a little slit in it, and you would put the cash in the tennis ball and then throw the tennis ball back. Maybe there was a little slit in the dildo, and it was like a beer guy throwing. Hey, you throw the dildo, put the cash in it, chuck the dildo back.

[Mike Ryan]

Better surface area to catch right Than a tennis ball. It's a little too small sometimes people catch.

[Ryan Reynolds]

That tennis ball thing was awesome.

[Greg Cote]

Place the fine bucket with that aerodynamic.

[Dan LeBatard]

You know, you throw, it gets spiral.

[Chris Cote]

Chris, that is a silly theory.

[Dan LeBatard]

Tremendous.

[Izzy Gutierrez]

Chris, come on.

[Dan LeBatard]

Tremendous. What else in the world of sports? Actually, before we get to the world of sports, Jessica, I do have a question for you. I'm going against my better judgment. I have a Chicago trip coming up.

[Greg Cote]

Oh, exciting.

[Dan LeBatard]

Notoriously, me and the city of Chicago don't get along.

[Greg Cote]

But you're going in the summer, which is okay. In the right direction.

[Dan LeBatard]

I've done it in the summer before and also been let down. So I'm. This is me. I'm leaving myself to the whims of a Chicago lover like yourself. What are things I should do. I'm gonna be there for like two days. So what should I do when I'm in Chicago?

[Chris Cote]

Stay inside.

[Dan LeBatard]

Board up.

[Greg Cote]

Thank you. Zagaki.

[Mike Ryan]

Ron Emanuel still there.

[Dan LeBatard]

Crooked Rama manual.

[Greg Cote]

If you can go to a Cubs game.

[Dan LeBatard]

Okay. That's on the list.

[Greg Cote]

Enjoy that area. You know, get some drinks beforehand, go to the game, get some drinks or dinner afterwards. Fun activity.

[Dan LeBatard]

Where do I go beforehand in Wrigleyville? Give me some names of places.

[Greg Cote]

All I know if you.

[Dan LeBatard]

That place on bar rescue.

[Greg Cote]

Wait, which place was that?

[Dan LeBatard]

It's got. Think it's called Home Run or whatever.

[Izzy Gutierrez]

There's this place directly like diagonally across. If you ever go in front and there's a Cubby bear, large man. Oh, I think it might be Sportsbook. Say hello to Leroy for me.

[Greg Cote]

All right. Go to the drafting sports book.

[Izzy Gutierrez]

Absolutely.

[Greg Cote]

There's Cubby Bear. They have usually. If it's like a Friday afternoon game, they'll usually have some sort of COVID band playing in the evening. I have gotten very intoxicated there before. Sluggers is the place with the batting cages where you can go there's. It's going to be busy. If there's a Cubs home game for you.

[Izzy Gutierrez]

Boys Town, just write it down.

[Greg Cote]

Yeah, Boys Town is fun. Murphy's. You can go get a shot of Malort. Have you had Malort before?

[Dan LeBatard]

Sadly, I have had.

[Jessica Smithana]

What's the deal with the Malort? What's the deal with Malort?

[Chris Cote]

Gives you farts.

[Dan LeBatard]

I. I had Malort, I think three months ago.

[Jessica Smithana]

What's the deal with it?

[Dan LeBatard]

It's awful.

[Greg Cote]

Wait, why did you have Malort?

[Dan LeBatard]

Because I have friends who are from Chicago who are like, we gotta do Malort. And I'm like, what's Malort like? Oh, you'll love it.

[Mike Ryan]

Usually they say you'll hate it and you're like, then why am I drinking?

[Dan LeBatard]

And they're like, oh, cause you gotta do it. It's so fun. They know me.

[Chris Cote]

It's the Chicago agu.

[Dan LeBatard]

Really?

[Jessica Smithana]

It.

[Mike Ryan]

Much worse.

[Jessica Smithana]

It tastes like a fart.

[Greg Cote]

No, it tastes great. You. Well, I'll. I'll send somebody the studio. You could try it next week.

[Izzy Gutierrez]

You got to go to the big building, right? What's it called? The. The Willis Tower building.

[Dan LeBatard]

There's only the one.

[Greg Cote]

No, there's the Hancock building too.

[Chris Cote]

I know all about it.

[Izzy Gutierrez]

Willis Tower. It's the big building.

[Dan LeBatard]

Let me just be clear here. Beautiful building. I don't need your non Chicago ass. No, no, no. That you're googling. You're googling it.

[Stu Gatz]

Is he.

[Dan LeBatard]

What the.

[Izzy Gutierrez]

I'm showing you pictures of where I went.

[Ryan Reynolds]

Are you doing a handstand?

[Izzy Gutierrez]

No, Anthony is. They have the sky dec. A jack full of glass. And you're overseeing the city and you can do anything.

[Dan LeBatard]

I don't like that.

[Izzy Gutierrez]

I'll send it to the.

[Dan LeBatard]

Wait.

[Greg Cote]

I think. I think the. I think the Hancock building, if it's still open. I don't know if it's still open. They have like a really high up bar.

[Dan LeBatard]

Handcock.

[Greg Cote]

Hancock, as in John Hancock.

[Dan LeBatard]

Got it.

[Stu Gatz]

And the Bean.

[Ryan Reynolds]

Hey, yeah, there's a Bean Bean.

[Dan LeBatard]

Does the Bean have a bar?

[Stu Gatz]

The Nutella store.

[Izzy Gutierrez]

Hard to find.

[Dan LeBatard]

There's a big Starbucks with Nutella. Store doesn't sell anything other than Nutella.

[Stu Gatz]

It sells a lot of things made with Nutella.

[Izzy Gutierrez]

But wait, Billy can't give recommendations because you purposely gave Taylor recommendations of places you didn't like in Chicago.

[Stu Gatz]

No, I recommended those places.

[Mike Ryan]

Didn't you recommend a Starbucks?

[Stu Gatz]

Yeah. Just said again. Yeah, the Roastery. Three stories again.

[Dan LeBatard]

Let me ask the Chicago person the solutions, not you guys.

[Greg Cote]

If you want to walk around. Are you a walker? I mean, if you want to walk up like the river or the. Sorry, like Lake Michigan and then like the Chicago Riverwalk. That whole area is very scenic. I love the museum campus. But if you're only there for a couple days, you might not want to spend too much time in museums like the Field Museum. The lake is swimmable. Yeah, it's very cold.

[Dan LeBatard]

Okay.

[Mike Ryan]

No, it's not swimming.

[Dan LeBatard]

That's an exit.

[Greg Cote]

No, it's swimming.

[Izzy Gutierrez]

It's swimmable. If you're a Chicago.

[Dan LeBatard]

I just. Look, I wrote Lake Michigan beautiful when you said swim and then you said it's cold. And I just did the Ghostbusters. No, around it.

[Izzy Gutierrez]

I noticed you didn't actually write down Boys Town.

[Greg Cote]

If it's cold in the water, but it's warm in the air, it feels very nice.

[Dan LeBatard]

I don't care. I need warm water. That's a California thing. They're like, oh, our beaches are just as good as Florida. I'm like, no, it's not freezing, freezing. It's freezing. It's freezing. I don't want to. Want to wet.

[Izzy Gutierrez]

Cold plunges.

[Greg Cote]

Yeah. But South Florida, the beach is too hot. Like, the water's too hot in the summer. It's bath water.

[Dan LeBatard]

That's what I like, taking a bath out here.

[Izzy Gutierrez]

I was covered the other day and it was just. The entire coastline in Fort Lauderdale was covered with seawater. Like you had to wade through the Seaweed, just to get to the water. And it also, like, tints the water so it just looks like you're swimming in poop water. It's kind of gross.

[Dan LeBatard]

This is. This is Izzy's blown source right here. Doing a handstand. Doing a handstand. Was this before or after the guy died?

[Izzy Gutierrez]

Wait a second. This is my current partner, not my dead ex husband.

[Dan LeBatard]

Wow. Oh, that come from.

[Mike Ryan]

He's talking about the guy at the parade, isn't he?

[Stu Gatz]

Yeah, he was talking about the guy with the.

[Ryan Reynolds]

Was this pre parade or post parade?

[Izzy Gutierrez]

No, that the. The parade guy was several years ago.

[Dan LeBatard]

What are we doing here? What are.

[Mike Ryan]

What dead fish was that?

[Izzy Gutierrez]

I mean, that's what I thought when he asked the question.

[Greg Cote]

It was a complicated, you know, dead ex's club.

[Ryan Reynolds]

That's terrifying, by the way. I would never do that.

[Izzy Gutierrez]

I would never do it. I went to a lot more, like, decent pose. I just kind of L shaped. It's very rushed. You got people, you got 90 seconds. It's like, ah. I don't know what to do. I didn't think about it.

[Jessica Smithana]

I'm an L. No one dies in an L shape.

[Izzy Gutierrez]

Exactly.

[Greg Cote]

I mean, you should.

[Dan LeBatard]

A.J. what do I do?

[Greg Cote]

You should recreate this exact photo and the handstand.

[Dan LeBatard]

He's wearing those shoes right now. So I could borrow the shoes off of him.

[Izzy Gutierrez]

Shorts, too, actually.

[Greg Cote]

I love it. I mean, so there's a lot of touristy things you could do. I highly recommend them. Do a river tour on the boat. Like the architecture tour. Highly recommend the boat.

[Ryan Reynolds]

Vince Vaughn is the tour guide.

[Dan LeBatard]

Is he? Oh, man. Land, sea and air. They got the land in the sea. Now the air part of the. Waiting on that.

[Izzy Gutierrez]

You can skip Portillo's.

[Dan LeBatard]

We got them in Phoenix. Been to it? Not. I already had this conversation with Jessica. Not impressed.

[Chris Cote]

Yeah, there's a bunch of food.

[Greg Cote]

Not as good as it used to be.

[Chris Cote]

A bunch of Chicago people in Arizona that have migrated.

[Dan LeBatard]

Yeah, those are the ones that tell you they do Malort.

[Izzy Gutierrez]

Any restaurant with goat in it, because that's Stephanie, what's her face girl and the goat. Yes, three of them. They're amazing.

[Dan LeBatard]

Any restaurant with goat.

[Mike Ryan]

Stephanie, what's her face? Make sure you write that down.

[Dan LeBatard]

Goat.

[Izzy Gutierrez]

Top Chef winner.

[Greg Cote]

I don't know her last name. This is your area of expertise, Izzy.

[Dan LeBatard]

I'll ask. Tom Havistro hosts the most popular Top Chef podcast. It's called pack your knives wherever you.

[Mike Ryan]

Get on the planet.

[Greg Cote]

By the way, can I change the subject back to something that you Guys, were talking about earlier that you didn't mention something.

[Dan LeBatard]

Are we done with the Chicago suggestions?

[Ryan Reynolds]

Ooh.

[Mike Ryan]

All cheval or small? Cheval for burgers.

[Chris Cote]

Excellent.

[Greg Cote]

They have that in New York now too, though.

[Mike Ryan]

All cheval.

[Greg Cote]

A U Space or small?

[Mike Ryan]

Cheval.

[Dan LeBatard]

Small. Strabo with small.

[Mike Ryan]

That's close to Boystone, actually.

[Greg Cote]

It's like the little. There's a couple of them now. I think there's. It's like a little diner.

[Izzy Gutierrez]

Is it.

[Dan LeBatard]

Is it like a life changing burger? It's like it's a really good burger.

[Stu Gatz]

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[Chris Cote]

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[Chris Cote]

Don'T like SM STs.

[Greg Cote]

Women stay home in the kitchen where they belong.

[Dan LeBatard]

This is the D Levatar show with the St.

[Greg Cote]

Jess.

[Ryan Reynolds]

What else did you want to talk about?

[Izzy Gutierrez]

Seriously? We got a means like a travel tips already out the way, right?

[Dan LeBatard]

We're good. Sorry guys. Maybe if you stopped interrupting I would have got these answers sooner. What else?

[Greg Cote]

The most pleasant conversation about Chicago I've ever had with a mean so I'm trying it thoroughly.

[Dan LeBatard]

I'm open it. I'm open.

[Greg Cote]

Liam Neeson reportedly in a relationship.

[Dan LeBatard]

Yes.

[Greg Cote]

Pam Anderson, his co star in Naked Gun. You guys did not mention. No, we're just.

[Dan LeBatard]

We're just talking.

[Greg Cote]

No, it said they were sincerely enjoying each other's company.

[Dan LeBatard]

No, no, no no no no no.

[Greg Cote]

I read a whole article.

[Stu Gatz]

I think they were on the Today show and the host like directly asked them like so you guys a couple or what?

[Jessica Smithana]

And they were being so weird about it.

[Ryan Reynolds]

I think it's because it's all a stunt, Right? I mean, that's what this all feels like. You believe it, Jess. We believe in this.

[Greg Cote]

I believe it. I don't believe Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau are dating. That was another.

[Izzy Gutierrez]

That's Pam Anderson.

[Stu Gatz]

Yeah.

[Izzy Gutierrez]

Wow. Happens. Her face does not look familiar.

[Jessica Smithana]

That's because I think she looks pretty good.

[Ryan Reynolds]

She famously is, like, going, no makeup.

[Izzy Gutierrez]

That's like.

[Dan LeBatard]

Yeah, okay, good for her.

[Mike Ryan]

She shouldn't.

[Dan LeBatard]

She looks great. Without making.

[Jessica Smithana]

I think she looks really good.

[Dan LeBatard]

I agree.

[Izzy Gutierrez]

I didn't say she looked good. She was unrecognizable.

[Dan LeBatard]

That's why.

[Greg Cote]

Yes, yes, yes, yes. We don't need your opinions on women. Thank you.

[Izzy Gutierrez]

You're right. You're right.

[Stu Gatz]

Liam could use some makeup.

[Izzy Gutierrez]

Let me stick to the gay steak over here.

[Stu Gatz]

Liam's like 73 or something. He looks great for 73, right?

[Greg Cote]

He. He is much older. I was watching Father of the Bride for the first time a couple weeks ago, and Steve Martin. The first one.

[Dan LeBatard]

The Steve Martin second one, because the first one was in the 60s or something.

[Greg Cote]

Okay, the. The reboot, then. The first version of the reboot with Steve Martin. He is 42, apparently, when they filmed it. And he is so gray. Like, not gray. He's. What? His hair is so white.

[Izzy Gutierrez]

Steve Martin might be the best Mike Ryan trick of just look old when you're younger. Because he looked like.

[Greg Cote]

Yeah, because now he looks good at.

[Izzy Gutierrez]

30, 35, but he still looks 42.

[Greg Cote]

Kind of.

[Jessica Smithana]

I thought Larry David's the king of that.

[Dan LeBatard]

Too far with the hair.

[Mike Ryan]

Sam Elliott looks great.

[Ryan Reynolds]

Steve Martin also the best.

[Mike Ryan]

Did somebody say Elliot?

[Dan LeBatard]

No.

[Mike Ryan]

We were doing a thing over here.

[Greg Cote]

A bit in the movie with, like, a basketball or something. I would just be, like, prop comic. And then I'd be like, God damn it, I gotta stop saying that. I don't know what I'm watching this movie with. Knows what I'm talking about. It's terrible.

[Stu Gatz]

If you're Justin Trudeau and Katy Perry, you can definitely have a private dinner. If you want to have a private dinner, like, getting caught by paparazzi. Having dinner together is very much like.

[Dan LeBatard]

Okay.

[Jessica Smithana]

I mean, he's a former prime minister.

[Dan LeBatard]

I don't know.

[Jessica Smithana]

There's a lot of privacy there.

[Dan LeBatard]

No, come on.

[Chris Cote]

Really?

[Stu Gatz]

You don't think if the two of them didn't want that out, that. That.

[Greg Cote]

When's the last time you saw Obama at a restaurant?

[Dan LeBatard]

Yeah.

[Greg Cote]

Like, it doesn't happen.

[Jessica Smithana]

Well, I mean, I guess you're right.

[Dan LeBatard]

Sometimes I tell Michelle, Sasha, Malia, I gotta wait until you guys go on a cruise, and then I've got the whole house to myself and I can. Bachelor week.

[Ryan Reynolds]

Chili's.

[Dan LeBatard]

What do I want?

[Izzy Gutierrez]

What do you eat?

[Chris Cote]

They went to three different locations.

[Dan LeBatard]

Well, I go to a steakhouse. First night. Date night. Put on a college shirt, sit at the bar.

[Ryan Reynolds]

Obama seems like a filet guy.

[Jessica Smithana]

What kind of steak?

[Dan LeBatard]

Well, no, I don't know if I don't know about that filet, because I've heard it's not my opinion. Perfect. Some folks across the aisle.

[Chris Cote]

I thought you were an ally.

[Dan LeBatard]

So folks across the aisle said it's a feminine. It's a feminine cut of meat.

[Izzy Gutierrez]

Bastards.

[Dan LeBatard]

But I got some confirmation from misogynist Bane that it's all good. So second night, I had pizza. You know what I had on it? Whatever I wanted. Ball. Whatever. I had meatballs on it. That's right. Then the third night, I had Thai food.

[Chris Cote]

Thai food with orange chicken.

[Jessica Smithana]

No, it's honey chicken.

[Mike Ryan]

Chicken fried rice, egg roll.

[Izzy Gutierrez]

Thai food.

[Jessica Smithana]

No sharing either. No sharing.

[Dan LeBatard]

Oh, man. Jessica. What else is going on? Save me.

[Greg Cote]

Cam Brink is back.

[Dan LeBatard]

Cameron Brink is back. Or is she here? Because technically this is her debut, right?

[Jessica Smithana]

Of the season?

[Greg Cote]

Well, of the season. Yeah. She's been out for 13 months.

[Dan LeBatard]

Did she tear her ACL before the season started?

[Jessica Smithana]

No. She played like five games or something last year, right?

[Greg Cote]

Yeah, she was averaging like two and a half blocks per game. It was crazy. But then she had like the bad knee injury and she finally was back. She's on a minutes restriction. She's on the Sparks. I think their defense is gonna get a lot better. Hot take with Cambrink back because she's like a blocking machine. And maybe they'll make a little bit of a run in the playoffs now. It's very exciting.

[Izzy Gutierrez]

Let her cook.

[Dan LeBatard]

Jessica, I want to ask you.

[Izzy Gutierrez]

Make her cook.

[Dan LeBatard]

Make her cook. Jessica, I want to ask you a question. On the latest episode of Basketball Illuminati, which you can get wherever you get podcasts, we talked about. We've been talking a lot of Michael Beasley talk lately. And one of the things, when we were talking about the Michael Beasley case, we went into the johntay Porter stuff, and Johnta Porter was able to affect unders on prop bet. Yeah, I'm sorry. Malik Beasley. Michael Beasley's his dad, Malik Beasley. But Johnte Porter is able to affect unders by having injuries and then leaving early. And so it got me thinking about the WNBA and first of all, it's way more financially vulnerable of a population. Right. Of athletes than NBA players. Do you think it's possible that there could be a gambling scandal within the wnba? I mean, just theoretically, I'm not, I'm not theoretically sure.

[Greg Cote]

I mean, there's been gambling scandals in like college baseball and like a ton of sports with, you know, less eyeballs. So, yeah, I mean, theoretically, I think it's. Anything is really possible with. With this stuff. It would be obviously terrible if that happened, but we might not find out about it for years. Like in this case.

[Dan LeBatard]

Yeah.

[Jessica Smithana]

Jess, let me ask you something. I saw about Paige Beckers the other day. There's this weird clip that was circulating online where the coach is drawn up a play and everyone's like, you know what I'm talking about. And everyone's dissecting, like, Paige Beckers looks like she doesn't, she doesn't approve.

[Ryan Reynolds]

All the teammates kind of look zoned out.

[Greg Cote]

Neely Jones and Paige Beckers are both.

[Jessica Smithana]

Just like that kind of unfair, that clip. But I don't know, like, like, am I missing something there? Do they not like the coach?

[Greg Cote]

Yes. I think Wings fans don't like Chris Colquanis because it's like his first year, he's a younger coach. I think they just. It is a tough name to say. All of the first year head coaches in the WNBA this season, including like the Chicago Skies head coach they have all within like the first three games of the season. A lot of the fans have been like, fire them. They suck. And it's like, whoa, whoa, whoa. This is like their first time being a head coach in the wnba. Like maybe give them a season to see if they figure it out. Like it happened last season with Indiana Fever and Kristi Sides. Like, were they terrible at the start of the season? Yes. Did they get better throughout the season also? Yes. I mean, they were pretty good when the season ended compared to where they started. Maybe she should have gotten a little bit more credit. But fans were like, fire her. And eventually the Fever did, incidentally, like this. I've seen a lot of fans also unhappy with Steph White, who replaced Christie Sides at Indiana because they haven't been. They haven't finished games. Well, I guess you could say.

[Jessica Smithana]

But Caitlin Clark seems to like her, right?

[Greg Cote]

Well, I think all the players seem to like her. But to your point about the video going viral, like, I just think there is so much more and it happened very quickly. There is so much more scrutiny on especially the first year coaches and the coaches of these like superstars like Paige Beckers, who has so many fans and like, so many people watching her every move and dissecting her, everything she does on the court, everything she's wearing. Like, they are just, like, they love page backers. And so they're going to take a freeze frame from a clip if it's. That supports the narrative that, like, she's, you know, the best person on this team and, like, needs more support and needs a better coach, et cetera, et cetera. And I'm not saying that. That there isn't some truth to it. Like, the Wings are a little bit of a mess. They've been better over the last, like, month, I would say. But yeah, I think. I think there's just like, heightened scrutiny of Curious, though.

[Izzy Gutierrez]

Like, what makes you think it's unfair?

[Jessica Smithana]

Oh, because, I mean, you could take a screen grab or a 1 1/2 second video clip of anything and make it look the way you want based.

[Izzy Gutierrez]

On your narrative unfairly sort of projecting this idea that Paige and her teammate are not a fan of their coach. Yeah. Which would be a bad thing, I guess, in general. But this happens in sports all the time. Like, all the time, where players openly will show whether it's body language or whether it's with their words, that they don't like what the coach is doing. They don't like the coach. Amin and I were just talking about it before when Billy Donovan, his first year in okc, they pretty much learned, hey, whatever Billy tells us to do, do the opposite and then we'll be successful.

[Greg Cote]

I think it's important to take anything you see on the Internet with a grain of salt and not just use it as, like, the only evidence to support one thing. But to your point, like this is this phenomenon has been around for a long time. There was a video last year of the LSU bench during a game where Kim Mulkey was drawing up a play and Healey Van Lif looked super confused. And that went viral because it was like, oh, my God, like, this is, you know, it supported theory, which I think was true, that Haley Van Lith was a bad fit at lsu. She didn't. Wasn't playing what Kim wanted her to do and like, it was just overall a bad choice for her to transfer. And that clip became like the, you know, the symbol of that. So, yes, it's. It's happened for a long, long time. But I would say, like, Paige Beckers, Haley Van Lif, Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese, like, all these players have tons of people online posting videos and and freeze frames of them constantly. So you're just going to see more of it now.

[Dan LeBatard]

There was. There was also. You guys remember Austin Reeves rookie year? There was a game in Brooklyn where LeBron is explaining something to him. And the look on Austin Reeves face is literally.

[Izzy Gutierrez]

I don't know what the F. He's talking about.

[Dan LeBatard]

Right. But he's just like, all right, what.

[Izzy Gutierrez]

About the game where LeBron, what was the coach who got fired after last year, David Blatt, where it was. The play was called for somebody else and he's like, walked out and changed it.

[Dan LeBatard]

Nope. And then he talked about it. Yeah, that play, I had to. I had to put my foot down and change. He had some words like that.

[Ryan Reynolds]

Is it common in the NBA for like a player, a coach, to be drawing up a play and they're just kind of looking at each other like.

[Izzy Gutierrez]

We'Re not doing that shit.

[Dan LeBatard]

Yeah, yeah.

[Izzy Gutierrez]

I mean, it goes back to the triangle and Michael Jordan where you just. You figure out the offense so well that you know, where you can sort of break free and then you just do your thing. And when you succeed like Michael Jordan does, what's Phil Jackson going to say?

[Dan LeBatard]

There's a very funny clip of Randy Whitman, I think he's holding the clipboard and he keeps flipping it like he's like, trying to figure out how he's trying to hold it. And Bradley Beals in the background, like, looking around like, what the hell is happening here? No. Let me tell you right now, Jessica. I'll tell you why I don't trust that coach. I don't like that coach. Cause he has a man bun. You can't project authority. Authority. Nope. Nope. You can't project authority with your hair looking like it's 1965 and you're on the beach somewhere.

[Chris Cote]

What kind of steak do you think he gets?

[Dan LeBatard]

He gets a filet mignon.

[Izzy Gutierrez]

Probably a pescetarian.

[Dan LeBatard]

Yeah. Probably doesn't eat meat. I can't respect the man bun.

[Izzy Gutierrez]

It doesn't. It makes me 40. It makes me look like. You're right. It makes me look like. It makes me think that the person is a little too relaxed. That's all I think of when I think of the man bun.

[Greg Cote]

Isn't that a good quality to having a coach?

[Izzy Gutierrez]

You know what it could be?

[Greg Cote]

Chill under pressure.

[Izzy Gutierrez]

Absolutely.

[Chris Cote]

To relax me. Not putting it in a bun.

[Ryan Reynolds]

What's the most frantic haircut?

[Dan LeBatard]

Oh, whatever. Hubie Brown had that weird curl.

[Chris Cote]

Yeah.

[Dan LeBatard]

Oh, my God.

[Greg Cote]

I think his hair is pretty nice, honestly.

[Chris Cote]

What Hubie Brown.

[Greg Cote]

No, Hubie Brown.

[Chris Cote]

Which year?

[Dan LeBatard]

Okay, Hubie Brown when he had the crazy.

[Chris Cote]

So not Bert Bacharach. Hubie Brown.

[Dan LeBatard]

No, the one like when he was coaching the Knicks. Yep, that Hubie Brown. Oh my God, that hair.

[Greg Cote]

Team Gatorade, by the way.

[Dan LeBatard]

Sorry.

[Greg Cote]

Let her cook. Oh, those silly women. They didn't know what their marketing campaign even meant.

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[Greg Cote]

Don LeBatard, Mr. Mr. Schurt, if I may say for a second, Miami, they were simulating the snap count the entire game and they were clapping at the line of scrimmage. And the only thing I want to see clapping are them cheeks on Mrs. Met in my face, my shirt. All right, so that's one thing. Stugats, they're a bunch of cheaters, Dan. And you know who should be cheating? Mrs. Met on Mr. Met. And he can watch if he wants.

[Dan LeBatard]

This is the Dan Levatar show with the Stugats sticking with the wings. Why is Enrique Angwale having such a struggle this year?

[Greg Cote]

It's, you know, I think it's a combination of like just when they started the season, they made some moves. In some trades, the front court was not very good. I think her shots haven't been going in. I think she's just been in a little bit of a slump. But I think, you know, it's It's. It's tough to say because I think there's, like, a real thing where there may just need to be more chemistry. And it was tough at the beginning of the season because Paige Becker has missed a few games with a concussion, and there's been injuries and all of that. So it's just hard, I think, to build a rapport with especially, like, a rookie teammate when, you know, Arike's got, like, a very specific playing style, and when the shots don't fall and the threes don't fall, like, yeah, her. Her numbers aren't good, but I. You know, it. There's. There's probably a number of factors that go into it.

[Jessica Smithana]

Coaches you can't take seriously because of their hair.

[Dan LeBatard]

Oh, my God.

[Izzy Gutierrez]

Y' all remember the Liberty coach who went viral for this? Is that his name?

[Dan LeBatard]

No, I don't know.

[Izzy Gutierrez]

Oh, no, that's not his name, but he had the Beijing thing across the front. It was just terrible. I'll give it to video. Put it up there.

[Dan LeBatard]

I'll tell you one. You can't, absolutely can't trust Rex Ryan's brother. The reason why Rex Ryan was the head coach and Rob Ryan was.

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[Greg Cote]

Do you guys remember the interview clip we played with Rob Ryan? That was from last year. He's like the USC linebackers coach now, I believe, and we need to bring that back before college football season. I love Rob Bryant's hair. It is luxurious.

[Dan LeBatard]

It's why he's never been.

[Mike Ryan]

It's a coordinator hair, not a coordinator hair.

[Dan LeBatard]

That's not head coach hair. That's not a head coach.

[Chris Cote]

That's why capers. Much better as a coordinator than a head coach.

[Dan LeBatard]

I'm capers man. Comb over in a jet black.

[Chris Cote]

It's dull hair.

[Dan LeBatard]

Yeah. Gene, Katie, how long are you going to hold on to that, man?

[Chris Cote]

I mean, he was successful.

[Dan LeBatard]

How long did you have to hold on to that, though?

[Chris Cote]

There was a lot going on there.

[Greg Cote]

I don't think there's any current NFL coaches whose hair I don't respect. They're only think of one.

[Dan LeBatard]

They're young. That's the problem. Right.

[Greg Cote]

Not all of them. I mean, Reed, Andy.

[Dan LeBatard]

That's true.

[Mike Ryan]

Sean McVeigh still has, like, the 2000s, like, down and then up. Yeah, I'm not a big fan.

[Chris Cote]

I don't Nikki island that he's covering.

[Mike Ryan]

Up because of how he's pushing it up.

[Greg Cote]

Have you guys watched the quarterback show on Netflix, the one with Joe Burrow? And. Yeah, okay, I would say Joe Burrow, in theory. Very interesting in interviews. Not as interesting.

[Izzy Gutierrez]

There's the Liberty coach. I was talking about this dude right here. This guy.

[Jessica Smithana]

Crazy.

[Dan LeBatard]

That's dude, right?

[Jessica Smithana]

Describe it.

[Dan LeBatard]

Okay, so. So he's got a George Jefferson natural hair, but he went to the barber and he got the Carlos Boozer Beijing fill in.

[Mike Ryan]

So that just on the tape.

[Izzy Gutierrez]

That though, just on the tip, even the George Jefferson has a little bit of Afro puffs to it because it's got a little bit of body there.

[Jessica Smithana]

Who told him?

[Greg Cote]

I thought you meant, like, New York liberties.

[Dan LeBatard]

That's why I said really rich. That's why I said Richie ad Because he has all that red hair and stuff.

[Greg Cote]

You met the men's basketball team at Liberty University, correct?

[Izzy Gutierrez]

Yes, obviously. Okay.

[Dan LeBatard]

University of North Carolina, Charlotte, 15 years ago, had this dude we were talking about, like, hey, if you have a slave, like, the hairline receding, doesn't look as bad. The dude at University of Charlotte, North Carolina. University of North Carolina, Charlotte. He literally. His hair just started, like, in the middle of his head, but he was edged up and I was just like, what are you doing? What are you doing? I couldn't stop staring at it. Every time they interviewed him, I just kept looking at his hair. Thank God I never had to scout. If I had to scout, I wouldn't just be looking at this guy. Hey, how's the kid from North Carolina, Charlotte?

[Izzy Gutierrez]

No idea.

[Dan LeBatard]

No idea. I was just staring at this dude's hair the whole time. Time. Jeez.

[Izzy Gutierrez]

Anybody?

[Dan LeBatard]

What else you got, J?

[Ryan Reynolds]

I tried to come up with a top five baseball things like Zaz did, but I only have three.

[Dan LeBatard]

Only got three. Jessica, what do you love about baseball?

[Greg Cote]

Oh, man, was sad to see that Ryan Sandberg passed away. That's not a happy place to take it, though. What I love about baseball, I like going to baseball games. I like. I did a top five list of things you do at a baseball game like a month ago.

[Dan LeBatard]

I remember that.

[Greg Cote]

I will stand by that list.

[Dan LeBatard]

List. Repeat it for me because I'm going to a Cubs game maybe, and I want to know.

[Greg Cote]

Okay, number one was get buzzed and go to the merch store.

[Dan LeBatard]

Merch store. Not going to do that.

[Greg Cote]

Got it on a buzz.

[Dan LeBatard]

Okay.

[Izzy Gutierrez]

I will get really nice Cubs.

[Dan LeBatard]

Not going to go to the burn store, though, so I'm crossing that one out. Ghostbusters. No.

[Greg Cote]

Number two, there was wander around the concourse looking for food and then go back to your seat and then go back to the concourse and just settle on whatever.

[Dan LeBatard]

A baseball game. Okay, Got it.

[Greg Cote]

Yeah. And then start to fill out a card, but then give up.

[Dan LeBatard]

You know what? I'll beat you to it. I'll give up before I even start.

[Izzy Gutierrez]

Number four.

[Greg Cote]

I can't remember the other two. I mean, you're putting me on this.

[Dan LeBatard]

All good. This is the guy, put it all on the screen. This was his hairline. And I was supposed to be able to focus on something else.

[Izzy Gutierrez]

I just don't understand, like the barber situation. Whoever's cutting his hair, that's clearly not a professional doing. If you look at the back.

[Jessica Smithana]

So he's what, the head coach of Charlotte basketball, Right?

[Izzy Gutierrez]

University of Charlotte.

[Dan LeBatard]

At the time. At the time.

[Izzy Gutierrez]

And they, like, they're looking into a mirror and they're just like, yeah, no, we got it.

[Dan LeBatard]

You're talking about the barber. Yeah. How about the players? How are you recruited? This guy came into your living room looking like this, and you were like, I'll go there. And then when he got there, he's drawing up plays and telling you stuff, and you're able to focus and not just stare. What's going on there?

[Greg Cote]

Imagine you're a player and you're like, I got this great scholarship offer. I'm going to get a lot of playing time. It's a great location. It's be to. Going to be close to home. Oh, what's the problem, honey? Well, mom, the coach has a bad haircut.

[Jessica Smithana]

His hairline literally starts in the middle of his head.

[Dan LeBatard]

He would look good bald, too.

[Ryan Reynolds]

He's got a nice shaped head.

[Dan LeBatard]

And also, I think you're missing the point here, Jessica. It's not what's the problem, honey? It's. I'm not letting my baby play for no man who looks in the mirror every day and thinks, that's all right.

[Izzy Gutierrez]

You got to have a set for me.

[Greg Cote]

The mom's like. The mom's like, sorry, honey, I didn't hear you. I was looking at the coaches.

[Stu Gatz]

Let's take out a loan and say instead of a scholarship because of his haircut.

[Izzy Gutierrez]

I mean, that man woke up every day and said to himself, you know what? I'm good to go. That right there, bad decision making. I do not want him leading my child.

[Dan LeBatard]

I just like, you gotta think to yourself, if this. This is what you deem to be acceptable. What else do you deem to be acceptable?

[Greg Cote]

Some people just don't care about their vanity as much as the. Specifically the men in the two rooms that I'm looking at right now.

[Dan LeBatard]

That's the problem, Jessica.

[Greg Cote]

If he just perked up, he's like, I think that, I think she meant.

[Izzy Gutierrez]

Of a defensive look on his face.

[Dan LeBatard]

Jessica, if he didn't care, it would have just been grown out. But the problem is this man clearly goes to a barber regularly to keep it maintained.

[Greg Cote]

Yeah, I mean, I, I mean, I mean. How's Wild Billy? Wednesday?

[Ryan Reynolds]

Is it on the barber too?

[Mike Ryan]

No, no barber. The barber's keeping this alive. The barber knows. Hey, I got a good client here. He's going to come back. Let me hit him up. Be like, and be like, buddy, you're good.

[Izzy Gutierrez]

Do you collect more years?

[Dan LeBatard]

Don't worry.

[Ryan Reynolds]

Would you allow your barber to be like, this is not working. Like, I feel like I'd be offended.

[Dan LeBatard]

No, man, I trust my barber.

[Chris Cote]

I would, I would appreciate that.

[Izzy Gutierrez]

I would have my barber. I would just tell him, while you're cutting your hair, just Google bad hairlines and then just see what the Internet's making fun of and then see if you want me to keep going this way.

[Stu Gatz]

Are your barbers, like, honest with you or do they, Are they like delusional with you? Like, they tell you just kind of like what you want to hear? Because I have a barber who asked me probably like the rudest question that I've ever been asked. So I was getting guessing.

[Mike Ryan]

Billy's a couple.

[Stu Gatz]

Well, no, that too. He thought I was a cop for a long time.

[Dan LeBatard]

That is offensive.

[Stu Gatz]

Yeah, but no, it got worse. So. So then on the opposite end of the spectrum, he's cutting my hair and he's like, you know, like doing like a fade in the back or whatever he's telling me. He's like, man, it's just really hard because, like, he's like, are you like, really stressed right now because you're like, it seems like you're losing a lot of hair. He's like, it's either that or like you're a drug addict. But I don't think you're a drug addict. And I was like, well, let's. I mean, this isn't the most stress free haircut at the moment, but guys, straight up, ask me, are you a.

[Greg Cote]

Drug addict because your hair is traveling a dan. Text me at 6am 6am you could say I'm stressed.

[Stu Gatz]

Yeah.

[Izzy Gutierrez]

So this barber of yours just decided he's like a doctor and he's just gonna like feel up your hair, start giving you diagnosis.

[Stu Gatz]

Well, okay, so I didn't know this until I went to the dermatologist. We talked about my dermatologist thing. No, no. So like, I went to the dermatologist, I guess, right after the barber I went to, I go to a dermatologist once a year. I did my check in a couple weeks ago. When I get there, the dermatologist is like, so have you been using the shampoo? And I was like, what shampoo? She's like, last time you were here, you said that you're worried about thinning hair shampoo. I was like, I don't even. I was like, was it a prescription? Like, I don't even remember this conversation happening. And then I started replaying it in my head. I was like, oh, yeah, that's because, like, I got a haircut the day before, and the guy said I was a drug addict that was losing all his hair. So I must have asked, you know, the dermatologist, like, do you think there's something I should do about this?

[Izzy Gutierrez]

But you never actually did anything about it.

[Stu Gatz]

I never did anything about it. I guess I got over it. Yeah, I know.

[Greg Cote]

The losing hair.

[Stu Gatz]

I don't know. I thought I was.

[Dan LeBatard]

Okay, well, what'd your barber say last time you were there?

[Stu Gatz]

We didn't talk about that. Yeah, I mean, he's asked if I was a cop.

[Dan LeBatard]

He went back to the cops?

[Stu Gatz]

Yeah.

[Mike Ryan]

That's kind of his go to thing.

[Chris Cote]

You know, if you're a cop, you have to tell me.

[Izzy Gutierrez]

First I wanted drugs off of you. And then when you were in a drug dealer, he's like, oh, maybe you're a cop.

[Stu Gatz]

Not dealer, addict. That's what was causing me to lose the hair.

[Dan LeBatard]

Tomato, tomato.

[Mike Ryan]

But he thought you were like a detective, right? Like, not a regular cop. He thought you were like a desk cop.

[Stu Gatz]

Yeah, he did say that. He's like, not even like, you know, I got a real cop. Like, you know, a desk job cop.

[Chris Cote]

A pencil pusher.

[Stu Gatz]

Yeah, exactly. No, you can't. You can't be out of the field.

[Izzy Gutierrez]

Crazy. You look like a cop. But one of those that works behind the desk.

[Dan LeBatard]

You look like you do desk pops.

[Stu Gatz]

Away from the action.

[Dan LeBatard]

You ever do a desk pop? Yeah, you just want to let it off one time, do a desktop pop.

[Stu Gatz]

I don't know what that is.

[Izzy Gutierrez]

I don't either.

[Dan LeBatard]

No, no, no one gets the references.

[Chris Cote]

No, we're not part of this show.

[Dan LeBatard]

Nobody's seen the other guys. Nobody.

[Chris Cote]

Not my favorite.

[Ryan Reynolds]

I've seen the other guy.

[Stu Gatz]

I've seen it, but it's just a movie.

[Dan LeBatard]

Desk pop. It was a thing.

[Izzy Gutierrez]

Are you doing a desk pop now? Is that what this is?

[Stu Gatz]

How's it always everyone else?

[Dan LeBatard]

Why?

[Chris Cote]

Yeah, and also, it's just a Strange reaction to get up and leave. Especially for a show that kicks the chair, though.

[Stu Gatz]

That's normal in that chair. Just get up, walk away, whenever, feel like whenever.

[Izzy Gutierrez]

He does like things with me, he just wants to get up and leave.

[Chris Cote]

That is a thing.

[Greg Cote]

Dan does it during my segment all the time. Yeah.

[Chris Cote]

Look, man, there's.

[Stu Gatz]

Are you wishing you got hung up on today or no?

[Greg Cote]

Me?

[Stu Gatz]

Yeah. You could have been out of here five minutes ago.

[Greg Cote]

My favorite. My favorite classes are the ones when the teacher's gone and it's just we're all hanging out.

[Mike Ryan]

Yeah, those are the best classes.

[Chris Cote]

Subscribe to the Echoes or is it just Echoes?

[Greg Cote]

The Echoes.

[Chris Cote]

It's like the Goo Goo Dolls, where everyone will call it Echoes, but it's.

[Greg Cote]

Actually just the Echo Dol calls the Echoes. We're on all the places you get your podcast and we're on YouTube. And so far the reception has been amazing and I'm so grateful. And if you're a Levitard show fan and you don't like Notre Dame, you could just subscribe or. Or like my post. You don't have to listen to it if you want to support me or, you know, maybe this isn't for you and that's okay too. Stop sending me angry messages about, like, why did you start a Notre Dame podcast? Because I'm getting paid to talk about Notre Dame. I was supposed to say no because a bunch of people want me to talk about more than just Notre Dame. Well, that's what I'm here for, so you're welcome.

[Izzy Gutierrez]

Jess, I was following a truck yesterday and it had a Pittsburgh Steelers sticker on one side and a Notre Dame sticker on the other side. And I was just like, jess moved back and it wasn't you.

[Ryan Reynolds]

Is that why you were following him?

[Izzy Gutierrez]

No, it's just behind him, a red light.

[Greg Cote]

Sorry.

[Stu Gatz]

Jess, big news. You see Sunday Night Football tweeted out.

[Greg Cote]

No. What is it?

[Stu Gatz]

Carrie Underwood back for the 13th season?

[Izzy Gutierrez]

Disastrous.

[Greg Cote]

No comment.

[Dan LeBatard]

Oh, my gosh.

[Chris Cote]

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