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Jon Weiner
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Chris Cody
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Jon Weiner
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Chris Cody
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Jon Weiner
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Billy Corben
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Jon Weiner
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Chris Cody
Cuervo.
Mike Ryan
This is the Don Levator show with the Stugats podcast.
Greg Cote
God Bless Golf is brought to you by Comcast Business powering the PGA Tour with leading networking, connectivity, advanced fiber solutions and expert partnership. And man, am I excited about the Players. The players. It's not a major, but it should be a major.
Mike Ryan
You're absolutely right.
Jon Weiner
It's the Players Major. Yeah, it's the Players Championship. This is one of the most beautiful courses in all of golf.
Greg Cote
Best hole in golf.
Mike Ryan
Yes, the Island Green.
Jon Weiner
The Island Green. It's the only hole in golf that I have immortalized in a T shirt that I bought. 17 at TPC Sawgrass is special. It's where tournaments are won and lost. You'll get the occasional electrifying hole in one. This is a beautiful course with a beautiful hole.
Mike Ryan
You have it on a T shirt.
Jon Weiner
I do a long sleeve navy blue. Might have been green.
Greg Cote
Might have been the day to wear it.
Jon Weiner
I love this tournament.
Mike Ryan
You wear it on Thursday. On Thursday.
Jon Weiner
This is a appointment viewing for me. I have a special relationship with TPC Sawgrass. Whenever this tournament is on tv, it's always during the doldrums of March, right before we get going on the NCAA tournament. One day a year I sit in a hot tub and I watch golf. It's always the Players. Yeah, it's uber relaxing. I love how this tournament can swing wildly from one hole to another. The players get up for it because it's their championship after all this for me. And I know that we have like the. The Waste Management Open around Super bowl time.
Greg Cote
Seventeen.
Chris Cody
That's.
Jon Weiner
That's a. That's a people's major. This is the players major. This for me, really kickstarts PGA season. This means occasionally I'm going to have to lock in that DK contest. Occasionally I'm going to have to stay on top of the group chat. Because now golf has really started.
Greg Cote
The seventh at Pebble Beach. I'm trying to think of other holes that would compete for this title, but they're not. It's not the seven. It's not that island green, though, really. The seventh at Pebble Beach. For people that don't know, it's the part three, where you hit it into the ocean, essentially.
Jon Weiner
Yeah.
Greg Cote
And it's like 130 yards, but you have to hit like a three iron because the wind is so crazy. Is it the 8th? Oh, my bad.
Mike Ryan
I meant the.
Greg Cote
I thought.
Jon Weiner
I mean, there's a. There's a bunch at Augusta. The 17th hole at the Waste Management. The people make it.
Greg Cote
Oh, yeah, that's.
Jon Weiner
The people make that hole. But this is particularly challenging. This is where championships are won and lost. It's right before the tournament wraps up. This hole is always of consequence. Yeah, we have dramatic moments in golf that have happened here. A lot of illustrious winners in this one. And it's really when players round into form because Augusta's around the corner. This is when the guys.
Mike Ryan
And there.
Jon Weiner
There have been some questions in golf. Scheffler was straight up on fire to close the season last year. A little bit of a struggle to get going. One of the things that I got my eyes on is guys that have remained active during the quieter part of the season with TGL and whatnot. They're actually sharper in these tournaments right now and performing quite well.
Mike Ryan
You think he could three peat on.
Jon Weiner
This.
Greg Cote
Scheffler of the field? I'm going with the field.
Jon Weiner
I haven't seen the form there. I gotta. I gotta see him lock back in there. They're guys like. I like what Rory's displayed lately. Keegan, Bradley, Clark, I mean, he was a house of fire to close the final round.
Greg Cote
Jason Day played well last week.
Jon Weiner
Yeah, golf is Henley.
Greg Cote
Jason Day is not going to win at all, but I could see him playing well this week.
Jon Weiner
Golf is one of those sports. Look I don't really know what goes into a good golfer other than the score. Right. So one of the things that I've seized on in taking action is just making sure and building out my daily fantasy teams is who in good form right now, because form in golf tends to stick around for a couple of tournaments. So maybe Sheffler can start a new. But I just need to see better form from Scotty Sheffield.
Greg Cote
Let me see these golfers.
Jessica
Look at Chef.
Greg Cote
He doesn't have his bag. Look at. Look at Rory. Like, who does that?
Chris Cody
That.
Greg Cote
Look at Ricky, who walks in with their own stuff. Like, I. I would have swore they had seven assistants and that they didn't see their clubs. They see it at the range. They show up to the range. The clubs are there. I just love the idea of Rory walking up to his hotel room with his clubs.
Mike Ryan
I mean, they got their own rental cars. They got their own stuff in there.
Greg Cote
The players.
Mike Ryan
You're right.
Jon Weiner
The players.
Greg Cote
I guarantee you, at Augusta, they're not walking up with their own bags. Only at the players.
Jon Weiner
The players.
Billy Corben
The players.
Jon Weiner
The players.
Mike Ryan
Players.
Jessica
The players.
Jon Weiner
It's a beautiful course to watch on television as well. Yeah, it's just the game pops. The Island Green, specifically, but this entire course pops. The weather is always immaculate this time of year at TPC Sawgrass. It's. It's a pure joy to watch this tournament. You're guaranteed better weather at this one than you usually are for Augusta because that's a little further up north and occasionally the weather can get a little wonky up there. This is certainly way better than the British Open, which is essentially just taupe. You're constantly fiddling with your.
Mike Ryan
That's what golf started.
Jon Weiner
No, golf. Golf should not be played with 40 mile per hour winds and knees and your knees deep in the rough. It's just a terrible viewing experience. You can't even work in a proper golf nap. TPC Sawgrass, it exists for the golf nap. You'll take the golf nap players. You'll take it from like 7 to 12, hole 7 to hole 12, and then you're good. You don't miss much. And you still got 17, the island green ahead of you. The players.
Mike Ryan
I got top five holes. You guys want to hear it?
Jon Weiner
Yeah.
Greg Cote
Just golf holes or just holes?
Jon Weiner
You're going to have to clarify golf balls. All right.
Mike Ryan
Number five in Doral, Paul. 418 on the blue Monster course.
Greg Cote
A Trump course.
Jon Weiner
Not really one that I thought you would go. It's a bit of a surprise.
Greg Cote
I mean, look at you sticking to the facts here?
Jon Weiner
How often do you play this? You're out there every weekend, right?
Mike Ryan
Man, I'm rich.
Greg Cote
18 at the Blue Monster. It's a great hole. I've actually birdied it before from the tips.
Jon Weiner
Oh, wow.
Greg Cote
Look at par five.
Jon Weiner
It's just a shocking admission down the middle.
Greg Cote
Roll not see that one coming.
Mike Ryan
I'm a golf guy.
Jon Weiner
Down the middle. Roy, by the way, has nothing to do with politics or golf game.
Mike Ryan
Yeah, exact right down the middle of the fairway.
Greg Cote
Roy's slice in golf is an interesting thing to behold because it's not a slice. It just goes straight to the right. From his most slices, like, start straight and peel to the right. Roy just. It just darts to the right.
Mike Ryan
I hit golf carts.
Jon Weiner
You do?
Mike Ryan
Basically.
Jon Weiner
You've hit cars. Yeah, not golf cars. Cars.
Mike Ryan
Cars in the parking lot.
Greg Cote
The sound you hear sounds.
Jon Weiner
It just sounds different coming off so hard.
Mike Ryan
Hey, I'm sorry. Number four, the waste management stadium.
Jon Weiner
Hole 17 of the waste Management people kept going there.
Mike Ryan
Yep. Number three at Augusta national, the bar three.
Jon Weiner
Twelfth.
Greg Cote
Like, that's the scenic hole with the bridge.
Jon Weiner
Yep.
Jessica
Yeah.
Mike Ryan
Yep. Number two, pebble beach, part three, the Ape hole.
Jon Weiner
This is the one in Jim Nance's backyard.
Greg Cote
No, without the wind.
Mike Ryan
Yeah. You're shooting from a cliff. Basically. You're shooting down. You're overlooking the hole. You're shooting down into the.
Greg Cote
I believe it's the whole Dwyane Wade got a hole in one on.
Mike Ryan
Yeah.
Jon Weiner
Have you ever played this hole?
Greg Cote
I've played bevel beach, but it was before I was really, like, I was young. I went with my dad when we were. So I. I did play it, but I wish I played it later in life.
Mike Ryan
I could play it. And beautiful course. And number one at TPC Sawgrass, part 317, the island.
Greg Cote
The players. The players that'll do it for us.
Mike Ryan
See you later.
Greg Cote
The Players. Princess Players.
Jon Weiner
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Mike Ryan
Dan LeBatard, Khmer the Frog here live from Meadowlock Media studios here in Miami.
Jon Weiner
Stugats the Germans are advancing on France.
Mike Ryan
In World War II. This is the Dan Levatar show with the Stugachs.
Chris Cody
If you've been listening here for a while, you have heard me really be fascinated over the years with the way that in the last 25 years of news, someone like Jon Stewart on a comedy channel could rise to a trustworthy source when you're not totally trusting where your news and information comes from. And so you lean on a comedian and I saw, you know, all the polls I've told you about that made him the most trusted newsman in America over all the anchor people who were doing the newscast in the modern age. It's been really cool to watch Bill Burr navigate the comedy space and the acting space because he's doing Glengarry Glen Ross on Broadway, he's directing films, but he's also speaking for the everyman on some stuff when it comes to going after Elon Musk or going after health care, greed or going after the places where people just can't afford to keep up. Bill Burr has been a stronger voice on Elon Musk than almost everyone in America. And it's been like amazing to watch America connect with a comedian that whether you like his style or not or whether you think he's too angry, he really has broken through as somebody who can master even what people are regarding as difficult comedic times.
Tony
Are we calling Bill Burr Woody Plage as well?
Chris Cody
I don't know what you're saying.
Tony
There got was harder on Elon Musk before anyone was. And now here comes Bill Burr horning in on Stugatz's territory.
Jessica
I just think it's cool that Bill Burr is wading into this because as we know, most comedians these days are not Exactly. Going to the left on their comedy. They're going to the right on their comedy and toward their audience. And, you know, we've had this conversation. Electorally, does the left need their version of Joe Rogan? Is Bill Burr that. I don't really care. I'm not interested in that conversation because I think it makes it too simplified in what the issues are in the voting delegate. I just think it's great that you have someone who is out there authentically just expressing how he feels about it and relating to so many people who are so frustrated, but not doing it by stoking the fires of, oh, hey, go look at the trans community, they suck. Or go look at this community, they suck. It's not punching down at anybody, it's punching up, which is the thing we've been arguing about with other famous comedians for the last how many years now. This is finally someone punching up at the establishment in a real way.
Tony
I don't think it's punching up or punching down. I think what you're witnessing is this is comedy. Comedy pushes back at whatever the conventional norms are. And so the conventional norms for the prior six, seven, eight years, we're moving more and more to this. We can't joke about that. You can't joke about this. And so comedians are wired to be like, oh, watch me joke about this. And so now what's happening is because everything is shifting and the power shifted and now the culture has shifted. You're seeing Bill Burr being like one of the first guys. Like, oh, you can't joke about that, because now that's what's in charge now. And he's like, watch me joke about this.
Billy Corben
What a quack.
Jessica
I don't know that you could argue.
Tony
That punching up or down things or.
Jessica
Sure, I get that part of it.
Jon Weiner
You have to also apply the fact that punching up or down is very subjective.
Jessica
I just think that when we look at what that shift has been, I would not argue that over the last seven or eight years, it's shifted conversationally the direction that you're talking about. If anything, this has been a result of the last, since 2016, a shifting further and further in our conversation away from what we had established the decade before, because this is sort of acting like all these different communities sort of became a part of the conversation only once Trump was elected. And if anything, it was that he used a lot of those communities to get elected the first time, and they've only become a deeper part of the conversation since. So seeing as they've been the Sort of easy target within comedy for the last now five to 10 years. It's interesting to see another perspective being taken. And this isn't even in standup, by the way. These are just in interviews. These are just on podcasts. These are just. You know, there was one interview where he was saying, was it a sneaker shop? Like, there's random jokes being thrown, and that's. It's kind of fun. It's.
Chris Cody
It's.
Jessica
It's different than what we've seen from a lot of mainstream comedians as of late. And I think that's.
Billy Corben
It's kind of fun about Musk.
Tony
I don't. I don't think podcasts like, the comedians I know. That's not like, okay, guys, jokes aside, let's take our clown makeup off and let's have a serious. They're not doing that.
Jessica
No, they're still.
Tony
There's still. It's. It's not different from stand up.
Jessica
But why are we seeing it come from Bill Burr and not a lot of other places?
Jon Weiner
Right. Or a lot of other kind of scene?
Jessica
It from comedians as famous as Bill Burr, I guess, is more the thing. Right. Because we only have these conversations when it's one of the five to ten most famous comedians. If Mulaney was doing something, we obviously talked about Chappelle over and over and over and over and over again here.
Jon Weiner
I mean, he has regular platforms, and I do think it's still early in this. We're not even two months into the new administration. But Bill Burr was held up by the right often during the last administration. In fact, his Netflix movie was championed by the right for its themes. And he was always kind of held up as someone that would push against this cancel culture. So he's equal opportunity. I just think it's a little bit magnified because the left is chasing now, and he's always kind of remained the same guy.
Billy Corben
Stick that in your rocket and smoke it.
Tony
And I would argue that, again, these are most of the comedians you're talking about are. They have. Things have shifted around them. Even Rogan. And I'm not like. I'm not saying, oh, Rogan's right about everything, or smart or brilliant or whatever, but prior to, like, 2019, I would say most people. Most people on the right would be like, rogan's a lefty liberal thing. Like the weird thing this is. It's forever. Just like 911 was something that changed how people view everything. Covid is gonna do that forever.
Chris Cody
Sure.
Tony
Because the number of people who were like, that guy's a quack. Da da. And then that guy would say something like, yeah, I don't know about this vaccine. And all of a sudden everyone on the right was like, I always knew you were cool. And everyone on the left like, you're dead to me. That's what happened for a lot of comedians, a lot of people, man. I remember, I just think about this the other day, Bradley Beal and Kyrie Irving were like, I don't know about the vax. And all of these Republicans were like, yeah, this Kyrie Irving guy, he's great. Like Kyrie Irving, everything he had espoused up until that point would be the most anti Republican thing. So I see it similarly with a lot of comedians where it's like, like Mike said, Bill Burr was complaining about cancel culture and like everything being too sensitive and right wing people are like, yeah, that guy's cool, or whatever. And then what happens is he continues to do his humor, which isn't shifting. But what happens is it's just easy for people to either co opt or denounce based on, wait a second, you made fun of something that I like or that I believe in.
Jessica
Comedians are inherently at their best anti establishment, period. Right. Like they're poking fun at the establishment. What it's been though, is that the right, the present, like establishment right, has branded themselves as anti establishment. And so it's been really easy for comedians to shift to the right, be establishment, sucking up to all of these people who are establishment painting themselves as anti establishment. It's interesting to see Bill Burr genuinely be that in a time where that hasn't been the case as much in modern comedy when Joe Rogan is leading the way.
Jon Weiner
Yeah. Curious to see where podcasting and comedy go just because naturally the cool people are always anti establishment. What happens when those cool people now find themselves on the establishment?
Jessica
They're friends with the establishment.
Jon Weiner
To draw parallels. It was weird. Our show always railed against ESPN and then we find ourselves in espn. It took us a little bit to find out how to be anti establishment from within the establishment. I think it's going to be really challenging for some acts that are a little one note and you'll see pop culture kind of move in the direction that it always does, especially in this country, which always seems to be a pendulum.
Tony
I think also sometimes people don't catch what's happening. Sometimes people don't understand what's happening. They just see the bland optics on the top. I'll give you a great example. Andrew Schultz interviewed Trump when he was on the campaign trail and everybody, oh my God, I can't believe Schultz would do that. Da da, da. And then I said, did you watch the interview? Like, well, no, if you watch it, what he did was like it was subservient. The whole time they were making fun of Trump, but doing it in a way that Trump didn't pick up on it. Cuz they like, they praise him for stuff and then like throw in some stuff. Like it's crazy that like that's actually.
Jon Weiner
Like out of the playbook from foreign leaders. Be super complimentary. He only sees the compliments and then with policy, like cut him a little bit and he doesn't notice.
Tony
But they're doing that in the middle of the thing and I can't count how many friends were like, oh, it doesn't matter. Either they said, well no, he was just sucking up to him. And I'm like, he was making fun of him to his face. Or they said, well, it doesn't matter cuz they gave him a platform. I said, well, at the end of the day, this is the part where I do agree, like, yo, if Theo Vaughn has an opportunity to book the President of the United States, he's not gonna. Well that would be terrible for numbers. Of course he's gonna do it, right? Like cuz all of these guys. And this all starts with where it starts with once upon a time. Hey you comedian, you want to make it? You better be at either the seller or the Comedy Store and hope that one of these TV execs sees you and then you get your Seinfeld, right, or you get cast in Tommy Boy or whatever it is, or you make it to SNL audition and then like I have my half hour special on Comedy Central, I got my hour special on HBO and then, and then Netflix, right? That was where it was. And then all of a sudden, and one of the guys who foretold all of this, that look, these gatekeepers who are telling me that I'm not funny or I'm not good enough to have my own hour special, or I'm not good enough to have my own sitcom, whatever, but I see the crowds that come out when I do shows. I'm selling out everywhere, night after night, two shows a night. It was Andrew Schultz, he told me this in like 2015. He was like, all this network stuff is dying, the audience is there. And like about, I want to say, a year or so later, he put out his special for free on YouTube and it did crazy numbers. And that's what Schultz knew Oh, they can say you're not good enough. Doesn't matter. Well, I have my own economy, my own industry here. And so once you've created this is the model now for comedians, it's not I've got, I've got to impress the execs over down at Viacom now. It's oh, I just have to do something that brings enough people to the shows and supports my content wherever it is. So if I have something, because this is the economy of the Internet, doesn't matter if you hate it or you like it, as long as you have a feeling about it, that is monetarily beneficial to me.
Jessica
And the subversive stuff is important. I think it's also like we've learned that nobody understands anything on deeper levels at this point when consuming media. So that's why there's so many folks who are, are frustrated by platforming anybody, because we've learned the general audience of anything is kind of too stupid to pick up on anything deeper than the surface level. And that's why Bill Burr so directly just going after Elon Musk with jokes is kind of fun to watch because it's not this secondhand way of doing it. It's hey man, I'm going after you. And it's clear to everyone what the intention is, which it's a shame that that's where we're at. But it's clear that context is just no longer really part of the conversation.
Jon Weiner
And it's no longer important either. Right. Like you'll be spoon fed. He campaigned on this and you'll nod along. Yeah, he did. This is what I voted for. And no, none of this stuff. 50 first aid, Zelensky's a dictator. Even the Gulf of America was something that happened after the election. The only thing that's remained consistent that he campaigned on his concepts of a plan. But I think Andrew Schultz is very well positioned in that. Andrew Schultz, to me, burst on the scene with COVID and he proved that he could be anti establishment when the establishment was the right and he was. Equal opportunity just so happened as he fully ascended, then the left took over and again, equal opportunity guy gets championed by the right, but I think he can easily pivot as he's shown in his career.
Chris Cody
Well, the thing that I find interesting about the economy of comedy, right, because especially difficult during the pandemic. You see even the best comics threaten by the inability to tour and the idea that 300 people get to make a living this way and the streamers exist so that the comedy may Boom. But it's a tough way to make a living. And you know, you've got health insurance. The self employment of it is difficult and these guys fear not being able to make a living that way. And so they have to make some choices on what's good business. Where are my customers, where do I meet my customers, where they are. And that's where comedians sometimes can end up not standing for very much. Right. Like during the modern age, you do have to make a stand on whether you're going to interview Trump or not. For the clicks. Yeah. Like you do have to make that decision and it's fine. It might be good for business and you might choose business there. But Bill Burr is doing something that is just actively outraged as he ends, as he, you know, begins the grumpy old man stage of his career where he's got the confidence to say whatever the bleep he wants because he knows he's as good as anyone who's ever done it.
Jon Weiner
He's been a grumpy old man his entire career.
Tony
Yeah, number one. Number two, Dan, I would say that when you say oh, a stand, take a stand. The only stand comedians have to make. And I gotta quote Brad Williams on this one.
Jon Weiner
Haha.
Tony
Or not haha. That's it. All they gotta do is make it funny.
Chris Cody
I know, but I'd like the best of them that I remember for all time are the enduring ones who didn't just make it funny. They were good about, they were the best at navigating the times. Like George Carlin isn't remembered by everyone in comedy because he didn't know how to see this stuff 50 years in advance. Josh Johnson's doing this right now with young people where he's really connected in a special place. And the reason he can do it is because from day to day he can change his act because the news is changing every day. So it's just a, all these people are doing is daily radio shows now. All of them, the comedians have all realized, wait a minute, I could just sit in front of a microphone and just work material for two hours and people will eat it up. They'll pay for it.
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Tony
If Daniel Day Lewis did it, you'd be jerking off all over yourself.
Chris Cody
Oh, come on.
Jon Weiner
Yeah, I would be aggressive. Description.
Chris Cody
I mean, what is it? What is that?
Tony
I'm just saying.
Chris Cody
That's just saying what?
Jon Weiner
That's me. I see that photo of Daniel Day Lewis looking like Lincoln before he's about to start filming Lincoln and you know what I do amin stugats. I jerk off all over myself. That's what I do.
Chris Cody
Lincoln, who you outed the other day.
Jon Weiner
Don't make this a rejoin.
Mike Ryan
This is the Dan Levatar show with the stugats.
Tony
Then for every George Carlin and George Carlin, you're right for everything that you said, he's remembered as I can give you a Jerry Seinfeld who has never done anything Topical of that nature that indicates one way or another.
Chris Cody
But the ones that we respect for all time are the Richard Pryors, the Lenny Bruce's, the ones that. The ones that did that were of their time and spoke. No, no.
Jon Weiner
Nate Bargadzi is kind of famous because he doesn't do that.
Jessica
Delaney's another example. Although he has a really, really, really good bit about a horse loose in a hospital.
Tony
It's just like, again, it's. Who's. Like, if you're middle of the road, funny, okay. But if you're funny, man, we respect and remember these guys for being funny, for making us laugh, man. I'll give you another very toxic example. Bill Cosby. Bill Cosby's most memorable.
Jon Weiner
Whoa.
Chris Cody
Where did that come from?
Dan LeBatard
Oh, my God. I've never been so happy to hear that music in my life.
Jon Weiner
Oh, I've been happier at least two dozen times.
Dan LeBatard
Can't do another hour on the seat of comedy.
Chris Cody
What Bill Burr's doing is interesting.
Dan LeBatard
What's this? What does it say?
Chris Cody
Dan, how much would I have to pay you to never talk to any of your friends again?
Tony
You've done this one. It's a rerun. Why are we throwing that in?
Dan LeBatard
Put it back in the bottle.
Jon Weiner
I venture to say it's not even interesting.
Dan LeBatard
Pick a new one.
Jon Weiner
I mean, I get plenty of people venting about musk.
Chris Cody
I'm embarrassed by this. Would you rather your partner always talk in medieval old English or pirate slang?
Tony
Ooh, easy, easy. Pirate slang?
Jon Weiner
Really? I was gonna say it's easy. Medieval.
Tony
No way, matey.
Jon Weiner
Yeah.
Billy Corben
Arrr.
Jon Weiner
No, I can't get away with that in a fancy restaurant.
Billy Corben
I be wanting a swig of your rum.
Tony
Come on, man.
Jessica
Is the medieval English, like, with a loud, obnoxious accent, or is this just a subtle. Right. Is it all that.
Billy Corben
Listen to my words.
Jon Weiner
But you can also be an affluent one. You can't really see an affluent person.
Jessica
A noble person.
Jon Weiner
Pirate is. There's no nobility.
Greg Cote
You can't hide the pirate. Like, I feel like the voice. Like, old English. You could just be like, yeah, that's just.
Dan LeBatard
The old English is like, not.
Jon Weiner
I. I.
Dan LeBatard
Is my understanding of old English different? I'm thinking, like, Beowulf. Like, like English that we would not find recognizable.
Jon Weiner
I'm just thinking the fight.
Dan LeBatard
Chris Whittingham talks.
Jon Weiner
No, I'm just thinking the fight scene in Cable Guy.
Greg Cote
It's hard to hide a pirate. Like, that's embarrassing. As soon as my wife walks in the room.
Tony
No, like, why is she. Hey, honey, I'm trying to buy that tetas hat on ebay. How much does it cost?
Billy Corben
A thousand doubloons. Milad Taytas.
Jon Weiner
It's more of a classism in medieval times.
Chris Cody
I'm genuinely confounded on what medieval is actually medieval Old English, because he just did. Hear ye, hear ye. Which is just sort of a bugler's announcement of some sort. That's not all. Medieval accent.
Jon Weiner
Middle Ages. Yeah, that works.
Chris Cody
The hear ye. Hear ye What? Beyond that sound.
Jon Weiner
Crier.
Dan LeBatard
That's not what I. I'm picturing, like, the 1100s. Yeah, that's what.
Tony
Oh, that's not English, then. Well, it's.
Dan LeBatard
It is. It's old English, I think. I mean, I. I took these classes a decade ago.
Chris Cody
A lot of yeast.
Tony
It's not even that. It's like. Like Jessica said, you would not understand what they're saying.
Billy Corben
It's.
Tony
It's so common.
Dan LeBatard
Have you ever read Beowulf?
Chris Cody
Yeah, yeah, yeah. It's hard to read. Yes.
Dan LeBatard
Like, I can't even think of an example of it off the top of my head.
Chris Cody
Right. The one they call Beowulf, I did in high school. It was many, many years ago. The reading of Beowulf was confounding to a young lad who didn't really understand.
Dan LeBatard
Majored in medieval studies. She has a Beowulf tattoo.
Jon Weiner
Wow, that is so whack.
Billy Corben
A most unpleasant tale told.
Chris Cody
I don't know whether that was a pirate.
Billy Corben
It's a pirate.
Chris Cody
That was both, you landlubber. Well, that's cheating. That's not. I mean, you land lubber.
Billy Corben
Land blubber.
Jon Weiner
It is a blubber.
Chris Cody
I know, but he just wanted to do the blubber joke. The land. You look at him. Look how pleased the pirate is. The old pirate is so pleased with his fat joke. As the.
Dan LeBatard
Let me revisit something from earlier this week. I wanted to sort of, like, just say out loud how funny it was to hear people chanting, fire Nico at medieval times. Like, I. You know, at this point, I am starting to feel a little bad for the guy because, like, they're chanting, fire. Fire you at Nico at medieval times. Like, that's rough. But the sound and the visual was so funny. There's a joust happening. There's giant turkey legs and mead and people chanting, fire Nico.
Billy Corben
Fortune does not shine on young and Harrison.
Jon Weiner
What's the. What? What? Give me a key when it comes to medieval. Because I just asked Chatgpt to give me a medieval person. Talking about last night's Knicks game, and it gave me, like, a whole Script.
Chris Cody
I will get to that in a second. But first let's. All right.
Jon Weiner
The contest of last eve was most enthralling.
Chris Cody
Yeah. That the knights of New York did.
Jon Weiner
Battle against their foes with great vigor.
Chris Cody
That is much more annoying than.
Jon Weiner
Yet their defenses faltered as their castle walls were laid siege by the most fearsome force.
Greg Cote
I'd rather have this than my w. ARR.
Jessica
Yeah.
Jon Weiner
I feel like their archers, oft true of aim did misfire.
Dan LeBatard
Bang. Matey.
Chris Cody
That's much more fun.
Jon Weiner
The balladees sing of missed opportunities at the free throw line.
Tony
Allow me to tell the tale of Heat Clippers from last night as a pirate.
Billy Corben
Please, our matey gather around for a tale of the Heat Clippers showdown. The Miami Heat sailed into the battle against the Los Angeles Clippers, bringing fire on the court. The Heat crew, led by their swashbuckling captain, Jimmy Butler.
Tony
Chatgpt. What are you talking about?
Billy Corben
Were battling to keep their spot in the standings, while the Clippers, led by the likes of Kwai Leonard and one legged Paul George, were ready to plunder the seas of victory.
Jon Weiner
Whilst the enemy did rain down three point volleys as they. Now I'm doing like. Is that. What is that? That's a Mountie.
Chris Cody
It's insecure. And I don't blame you because what you've just done.
Jon Weiner
I'll save you, Nell.
Billy Corben
The clash be fierce, with both sides giving it their all. The Heat fired cannons from beyond the ark. But the Clippers weren't about to be left in Davy Jones locker room.
Chris Cody
He's really a good pirate.
Billy Corben
The game was tight, with both teams exchanging blows like a mighty storm at sea. In the end, twas the Heat who came out victorious, outlasting the Clippers with clutch shots and solid defense.
Chris Cody
Bang. You guys have to agree at this point that the Pirate is less aggressive than.
Jon Weiner
No, the other way.
Chris Cody
No.
Jon Weiner
The Pirate's always yelling. He's always on edge.
Chris Cody
But this one, the Medieval.
Jon Weiner
There's a noble quality to the medieval.
Chris Cody
It's noble right up until it's annoying. Two sentences in.
Jon Weiner
I think you're just doing a me thing because you're off on this one. No, I'm a nobleman. I'm playing a nobleman. It's in the name.
Tony
So I told. I told Chad Girby, do the game from last night and it's kind of cheating because it says, ahoy, matey. Here's the tale of the Miami Heats Clash of the Clippers. On March 12, 2025, the Clippers set.
Billy Corben
Sail into Miami's waters like.
Tony
Wait a Second, this is exactly what you did. The other one.
Jon Weiner
Yeah. The Clippers actually do set sail.
Chris Cody
Yeah, they do. Yes.
Tony
But although here are some highlights, not.
Chris Cody
Often with Kawhi Leonard, the James Harden.
Billy Corben
Hoisted anchor with 24 points and 11 assists.
Jon Weiner
Harden's Harden.
Billy Corben
James Harden charting the course for his crew. Bogdan Bogdanovich plundered a season high 30 points and hauled in 10 rebounds.
Chris Cody
Doesn't make sense.
Tony
Show any mercy.
Billy Corben
That's not the right verb there.
Chris Cody
You don't plunder that. And why is he hoisting anchors? Those are bricks. You hoist anchors. That's not. That's not. There's not touch on the hoisting.
Jessica
Who's a Pirate's favorite basketball player? Is it Harden?
Dan LeBatard
I was gonna say Andrew McCutcheon.
Billy Corben
It's.
Tony
It's Stephen Adams.
Chris Cody
Yeah.
Jessica
Well, you guys like a Pirate.
Chris Cody
Yes. There a fight involving Stephen Adams?
Billy Corben
No.
Dan LeBatard
I thought you said baseball player.
Jon Weiner
Darn.
Tony
Do you. I'm sorry. Sorry we're boring you here, Jess. Just like I heard something about ball player.
Jon Weiner
She's Googling Beowulf. Beowulf Tattoo is wild.
Chris Cody
Do a recap.
Dan LeBatard
Tolkien sketch of the dragon and Beowulf.
Jon Weiner
Oh, that's my bad then. It's cool.
Jessica
J.R.
Chris Cody
Stephen Adams. You were saying?
Billy Corben
Stephen Adams.
Tony
So him and Mason Plumlee got like tangled up and Stephen Adams did something that I don't think I've ever seen a human being do before. At least not to a seven footer. So Stephen Adams does this thing where he walks. He's like, I'm trying to walk away, but he's walking into Plumlee. He sticks his arm under Plumlee's armpits. And that's when I like to go like, I'm just trying to move forward. I'm just trying to move forward. But that's when I realized what he was doing. He proceeded to try to lift him with forearm strength only. Dan, I don't think you are appreciating how hard that is. This right here being the only muscles to use to pick up a seven footer and then drop them to the ground.
Chris Cody
Stephen Adams. I would imagine that what keeps him in the NBA is that he is physically stronger than most human beings. Beings. He. And he survives as a bit of less athletic than the average person his size, but he's stronger than everybody. Like, that's how he stays on the court, is it not? Him fighting. It's the same way a Plum. It's the same way all Plumleys stay on the court. All Plumly. Throughout the history of Plumliness Stephen Adams. Fighting plumly isn't terribly interesting, except for if you think about fighting Stephen Adams, I imagine you would feel like you were fighting the side of a mountain or hitting something that felt like rock.
Billy Corben
ARR. Gather round, matey. Let me tell ye about the mighty Stephen Adams of ye Houston Rockets. This lad be a true sea dog. A beast of a man who ain't afri afride to get down and dirty in the paint.
Tony
With the strength of a hundred men.
Billy Corben
He be a force to be reckoned with. Fighting for every rebound like it's a treasure lost at sea.
Greg Cote
Now let's do pig Latin.
Chris Cody
I'm not gonna do that.
Jessica
Ron Artest.
Chris Cody
Okay. I don't want to do pirate shows.
Dan LeBatard
Right.
Chris Cody
Again. I why was there in the magic crate? The same friends question that was there from the last time the magic crate was open.
Billy Corben
He may not be a flashy swordsman like some of the other swashbucklers.
Jon Weiner
Possible operator error. I'm just saying that might. You're the one that's pulling. You're the one that's pulling.
Greg Cote
I'm going to wear this one. I went through them earlier this week and I didn't remember that one being read. Yeah, this is what I mean.
Jon Weiner
The fact that it's still in there. It should have been tossed.
Greg Cote
That's true.
Jon Weiner
I'm saying operator error.
Chris Cody
You went through them because there was.
Greg Cote
Like 50 in there. I think Fuentes went rogue and put a bunch in. So I went through to make sure.
Jon Weiner
So we have a checks and balances and the checks and balances fail.
Greg Cote
Yeah.
Jon Weiner
So it's not more than one person's fault.
Greg Cote
I had seen that question in there before, but I never know. We knew we did it on air.
Chris Cody
I don't like the fact that the Magic crate of content is something that you're going through and checking and inspecting. I thought it was a magic crate that produced its own content that wasn't governed by anyone here.
Billy Corben
Arrr. Gather ye round, ye scallywags and let me tell ye about the Dan Levatard show. A crew of misfits that sail the airwaves with wild stories and raucous laughter like a band o pirates setting sail for chaos at the helm ye got Captain Dan Levatard, a wise cracking sea dog who's never short on opinions and always ready to steer the ship into uncharted waters. He's got a sharp tongue and a neck for bringing the ruckus with his crew always falling close behind.
Chris Cody
Bringing the ruckus.
Dan LeBatard
I texted my sister, send Me some old English English words. It's an emergency.
Chris Cody
You've got slobber in your mouth. And I believe. Can you. Can you look up, please, Chum Bucket? Because we've done. We actually celebrated international Talk like a Pirate Day early in our careers. I'm embarrassed by it. I'm sure it doesn't hold up. Chum Bucket. We did an interview with a pirate called Chum Bucket, and I find myself just looking at you guys.
Jon Weiner
The guy from Pawn Stars, Chum Bucket and Captain Slappy.
Tony
Captain Slappy.
Jon Weiner
Yeah. It was a running bet. I like Bobby Valentine on Valentine's Day.
Tony
Oh, my God.
Chris Cody
I miss that. What a show. I miss Bobby Valentine on Valentine's Day.
Dan LeBatard
What if it's talk like a pirate or talk like a character from Monty Python in the Quest for the Holy Grail?
Tony
That's what I was going for with the Hear your. Hear your.
Dan LeBatard
Okay, I like that.
Tony
Sorry.
Dan LeBatard
I'll take that one.
Chris Cody
It put a lot of pressure on you to have something beyond hear ye, hear ye. I was just a critic. I had no solutions for you. I felt for you, wandering around medieval town searching for phrases that were difficult to come by.
Tony
Well, dan, according to ChatGPT, the Dan.
Billy Corben
Levitar show, be a rollicking good time, A place where nonsense reigns, be it the kind of nonsense you can't help but enjoy. So hoist yourselves, you hardy pirates, and get ready to join this crew for a wild ride on the waves of hilarity.
Jon Weiner
ARR.
Chris Cody
The waves of hilarity.
Dan LeBatard
Do you guys ever go to Medieval Times like you did? Is there one down here?
Jon Weiner
There was one in Orlando. I think it's still there.
Dan LeBatard
I went to Orlando.
Jon Weiner
Yeah, I mean, Orlando.
Dan LeBatard
Hike.
Jon Weiner
Orlando had the. The American Gladiators thing.
Dan LeBatard
If you're gonna go all the way to Orlando, go to, like, a theme park. Don't go to Medieval Times if you.
Jon Weiner
Want to have dinner and a show. What better than Medieval Times?
Dan LeBatard
Farther away than where Stugatz lives?
Jessica
Demar derozan.
Dan LeBatard
I was convinced when I went to Medieval Times in fourth grade that they accidentally served me alcohol, because I remember drinking whatever they gave, and it was dark in there, and I remember just being so, like, off the walls, hyper the entire night. And now I think they probably just gave me something with a lot of sugar. I told my whole family I've been served Long island iced teas.
Chris Cody
How many Medieval Times are there around the United States?
Jon Weiner
Oh, business is booming.
Chris Cody
Is it good year for them last year? I find it hard to believe that Medieval Times would be doing it in the modern times. In a way, that was wildly successful.
Jessica
Tiny Archibald, Chris, Cody.
Chris Cody
What are you waving at? Why?
Greg Cote
Just going through the folder here. I see a Captain Slappy interview. December 19, 2008. Okay, I should probably preview it.
Jon Weiner
Comedy was different back then.
Dan LeBatard
Laurie Markkonen There was a Medieval Times strike last year. Oh, apparently some union issues.
Jon Weiner
Well, they're back at it because that's how we got the fire. Nico Chant a rollicking good time.
Dan LeBatard
I say Scotty Barnes, there's only 10 locations.
Jon Weiner
There weren't unions in Medieval Times.
Dan LeBatard
That's what management said too. And that's why the government is stepping in.
Unknown
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Dan LeBatard
Did you hear that?
Jon Weiner
Yep.
Unknown
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Podcast Summary: The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
Episode: Hour 1: The Magic Crate of Content Saves the Day
Release Date: March 13, 2025
In this episode of The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz, host Dan LeBatard and his co-hosts delve into a variety of topics ranging from the nuances of professional golf to the evolving landscape of comedy in modern media. The discussion is enriched with engaging banter, insightful analyses, and humorous exchanges, all while highlighting the significance of the "Magic Crate of Content" in the show's dynamic.
Jon Weiner initiates the conversation by reminiscing about the inception of tequila, leading into a segue about the Players Championship, emphasizing its stature in the golfing world.
Jon Weiner (00:50): "The tequila that started it all. Cuervo."
(Note: This timestamp marks a brief transition into the main discussion.)
Greg Cote and Mike Ryan engage in a lively discussion about iconic golf holes, with a particular focus on the Island Green at TPC Sawgrass.
Jon Weiner (01:45): "The Island Green. It's the only hole in golf that I have immortalized in a T-shirt that I bought."
(01:45)
They compare it to other legendary holes like the seventh at Pebble Beach, debating their merits and the challenges they present to players.
The hosts analyze recent performances of top golfers like Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy, and Jason Day, discussing their prospects in upcoming tournaments.
Jon Weiner (03:03): "I like what Rory's displayed lately. Keegan, Bradley, Clark, I mean, he was a house of fire to close the final round."
(04:13)
Chris Cody opens a critical discussion on how comedians like Jon Stewart and Bill Burr have transitioned into trusted figures in the media landscape, especially amidst shifting political and social climates.
Chris Cody (09:42): "Bill Burr has been a stronger voice on Elon Musk than almost everyone in America."
(10:00)
The conversation delves into the debate of whether modern comedians are "punching up" or "punching down," with various hosts sharing their perspectives on Bill Burr's approach to comedy.
Jessica (12:23): "This is finally someone punching up at the establishment in a real way."
(12:23)
Tony counters by suggesting that comedy inherently pushes against conventional norms, regardless of direction.
Tony (12:23): "Comedy pushes back at whatever the conventional norms are."
(12:23)
Jon Weiner and Chris Cody discuss how the digital revolution has empowered comedians to bypass traditional gatekeepers, allowing for more authentic and varied comedic voices.
Jon Weiner (17:56): "Once you've created this model, it's not about impressing the execs at Viacom anymore."
(17:56)
The "Magic Crate of Content" is introduced as a pivotal element that injects spontaneity and variety into the show’s content. The hosts humorously explore its unpredictability and the challenges it presents.
Chris Cody (38:18): "I don't like the fact that the Magic Crate of Content is something that you're going through and checking and inspecting."
(38:18)
Discussions revolve around the oversight required to maintain the quality of content produced by the magic crate, highlighting instances where content may slip through the cracks.
Greg Cote (38:27): "Like 50 in there. I think Fuentes went rogue and put a bunch in."
(38:27)
Billy Corben takes a creative turn by narrating a pirate-themed summary of the show, demonstrating how the magic crate can inspire diverse and entertaining segments.
Billy Corben (39:11): "A crew of misfits that sail the airwaves with wild stories and raucous laughter like a band o pirates setting sail for chaos."
(39:11)
The hosts engage in role-playing exercises, attempting to infuse medieval and pirate lingo into their discussions about recent sports events, showcasing their improvisational skills and camaraderie.
Jon Weiner (32:18): "The contest of last eve was most enthralling."
(32:18)
Listeners are encouraged to engage with the show through interactive segments, enhancing the community feel and ensuring that the content remains fresh and relatable.
Greg Cote (42:10): "Comedy was different back then."
(42:10)
The episode wraps up by reflecting on the importance of adaptability in both sports and media. The Magic Crate of Content serves as a metaphor for the ever-changing landscape of entertainment, where flexibility and creativity are paramount. The hosts emphasize the value of authentic voices and the need to continuously evolve to meet audience expectations.
Jon Weiner (01:45): "The Island Green. It's the only hole in golf that I have immortalized in a T-shirt that I bought."
Chris Cody (09:42): "Bill Burr has been a stronger voice on Elon Musk than almost everyone in America."
Jessica (12:23): "This is finally someone punching up at the establishment in a real way."
Jon Weiner (17:56): "Once you've created this model, it's not about impressing the execs at Viacom anymore."
Chris Cody (38:18): "I don't like the fact that the Magic Crate of Content is something that you're going through and checking and inspecting."
Billy Corben (39:11): "A crew of misfits that sail the airwaves with wild stories and raucous laughter like a band o pirates setting sail for chaos."
Golf Insights: The Players Championship remains a pivotal event in the golfing calendar, with specific holes like the Island Green at TPC Sawgrass being both iconic and critical in determining outcomes.
Comedy's Evolution: Comedians like Bill Burr are redefining their roles in media, becoming trusted voices that challenge the status quo without conforming to traditional comedic boundaries.
Magic Crate of Content: This innovative content generation tool adds unpredictability and diversity to the show, ensuring that the content remains engaging and fresh for listeners.
Adaptability in Media: The podcast underscores the necessity for adaptability in content creation, emphasizing that authentic and flexible approaches resonate more with modern audiences.
This episode offers a blend of sports analysis, cultural commentary, and behind-the-scenes insights into content creation, making it a comprehensive listen for fans of The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz. Whether you're a sports enthusiast, a comedy aficionado, or simply enjoy dynamic discussions, this episode provides valuable perspectives and entertaining dialogue.