The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz — Hour 2: “Amin Gets Punched By Cal Raleigh” (feat. Amin Elhassan)

Date: September 22, 2025
Location: Elser Hotel, Downtown Miami

Overview

In this lively and winding episode, Dan Le Batard, Stugotz, Amin Elhassan, and the crew journey through sports, pop culture, and kitchen appliance legacies with their signature wit and irreverence. Highlights include spirited debates on the NFL’s “tush push,” Lionel Messi’s continued South Florida magic, a surprisingly passionate kitchen appliance ranking, and Amin’s always-must-hear “Weekend Observations,” which reaches new absurd heights thanks to a running Cal Raleigh bit. Expect tangents about language, Miami pride, parenting safety debates, and an extended exchange on the legacy of the humble microwave.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Ray Hudson Call of the Day and Messi’s Miami Magic

• Musical Antics and Hudson’s Legendary Calls

  • The episode opens with an extended, intentionally ridiculous Ray Hudson “Call of the Day” jingle (02:36–05:35), poking fun at the show’s meta traditions and Dan’s insistence on recurring gags.
  • Memorable quote from Greg Cody (06:33):

    “Messi. Are you kidding me? Work of art.” — Ray Hudson [06:33]

• Messi’s Impact, Surrealism in Miami Sports

  • Greg Cody and Dan swap awe over Messi’s continued excellence for Inter Miami, marveling at how surreal it still feels (07:00–08:01).
  • Greg Cody (07:29):

    “In three years, I still have not gotten used to saying Inter Miami. Lionel Messi. Lionel Messi plays for Inter Miami. It's a mind blower and always will be.”

  • Discussion of Messi’s new contract, the World Cup buzz, and Miami Freedom Park optimism.

2. Promoting Side Shows & Comic Beef

• The Greg Cody Show and Brad Williams Teaser

  • Cody discusses his podcast guest, Brad Williams, teasing stories involving Spinal Tap and Elton John, and his “beef” with Dan’s height jokes (08:20–09:20).
  • An amusing meta-podcast debate ensues: Which show should you listen to first to get the “full story”? (09:23–09:33)
  • Miscellaneous plugs for hockey shows, Zaslow Show 2.0, and Canes Insight.

• Language Tangent: “Beck and Call”

  • Brad Williams’s silly linguistic query leads to an extended, playful exchange about whether one can be at someone’s “beck” (10:09–11:11).
  • Dan (10:45):

    “It's B-E-C-K-O-N. Call. It's not beck and call.”

3. NFL Recap: The ‘Tush Push’ & the Rams/Eagles

• Deep Dive: Philadelphia’s Unstoppable Short-Yardage Play
  • Dan and the crew discuss why the Rams impressed in defeat, focusing on the pivotal “Tush Push” play that makes the Eagles invincible on short yardage (15:42–18:09).
  • Dan (16:45):

    “There are so few games and they mean so much each game...there's not a team that impressed me in losing more than the Rams did yesterday.”

  • Debate over whether the “Tush Push” should be legal, with Greg Cody taking the “it’s cheating” stance and Dan countering that it’s simply a physical advantage (18:50–19:45).
  • Greg Cody (19:03):

    “Eagles fans should be embarrassed by the Tush Push. ... It’s cheating.”

4. Parenting Panic: Baby Stroller Mile Record

• Safety Scorn & “Softness” Accusations
  • Crew nervously discuss a runner setting a baby stroller mile record (20:07–22:49):
    • Concerns about baby safety at high speed vs. the design of running strollers.
    • Dan (21:08):

      “It's a danger to babies everywhere. … Baby skulls are small or soft. We've got to be more careful.”

    • Stugotz throws shade:

      “F them. Shouldn't be running with a baby.” [21:25]

  • Brief detours into street jogging risk, stroller specs, and the soft “outraged” community.

5. Weekend Observations with Amin Elhassan

• Return of One of the Show’s Best Bits (24:30–31:48)
  • Dan hustles the crew to stop wasting Amin’s “valuable time.”
  • Amin riffs on recent NFL and college exploits, including:
    • Eagles’ “block field goal” play and Jordan Davis’s insane speed.
    • Travis Kelce and Andy Reid’s sideline tiff as “preemptive breakup theater.”
    • Georgia Tech and Miami “collision course” and needling Miami’s frequent failures to kneel (“I just hope that you guys have an opportunity to kneel to win the game.” — Amin [26:28])
  • Cal Raleigh Bit:
    • Amin runs a surreal, escalating series of hypotheticals about being punched in the throat by Mariners slugger Cal Raleigh, blending snitching, police lineups, and not knowing who Raleigh is:

      “If Cal Raleigh came up to me and punched me in the throat and the cop showed up and asked me who punched me in the throat? I would say nothing because I got punched in the throat. I can't breathe.” [29:05] “When asked by the cops who punched me in the throat and shown a lineup of all possible culprits, I would say I don't know because I have no idea who Cal Raleigh is.” [29:59]

  • Weekend Observations cap off with air fryers, kitchen appliance patriotism, and snark on sports, H Vac, and even Caitlin Clark’s $200 WNBA fine.

6. Kitchen Appliance Ranking: A Passionate, Nostalgic Debate

• Is the Microwave Obsolete?

  • Extended, good-natured debate on whether the air fryer has overtaken the microwave as the “hall of fame” kitchen tool (34:38–39:28):
    • Defenders tout the microwave’s role in reheating spaghetti and convenience foods; skeptics call it dated except for “popcorn.”
    • Amin (37:41):

      “That microwave is watching the game right now... No, you wouldn’t. You would have been lost out here in today’s game with these athletes, these air fryers coming in.”

    • Dan (39:12):

      “The microwave is from the 50s. I would have thought it's more recent than that.”

    • Crew marvels at early microwave design and cost, riffing on the idea that the inventor, Percy Spencer, must surely have developed cancer (40:05–40:18).

• Mock Rankings & Kitchen Essentials

  • Stugotz itemizes kitchen essentials, leading to an inventory of everyone’s “junk drawer” and its mysterious array of rubber bands, batteries, and headphones (37:18–37:25).
  • Chris Cody (36:10):

    “Are you guys alleging the toaster is now obsolete?”

7. Quick Hits & Miscellanea

• Tyler Herro’s Injury and Timing
  • Skepticism over why Herro’s Heat injury/surgery news was delayed — was it strategic, medical, or both? (41:22–42:37)
• Bill Belichick’s Losses & Sideline Smooch
  • Amin notes Belichick “doesn’t get the low-hanging fruit joke anymore...come back when you mean something,” while the group jokes about a sideline PDA (42:37–43:36).
• Movie Review Non-Review
  • Stugotz vaguely describes a forgettable Kevin James action-comedy where James is mistaken for an assassin (44:03).

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On Messi’s Impact:

  “In three years, I still have not gotten used to saying Inter Miami. Lionel Messi. Lionel Messi plays for Inter Miami. It's a mind blower and always will be.” — Greg Cody [07:29]

• On Philadelphia’s Tush Push:

  “Eagles fans should be embarrassed by the Tush Push. ... It’s cheating.” — Greg Cody [19:03]

• On Air Fryer vs. Microwave:

  “That microwave is watching the game right now...back in my day, we would have done it this way and that way. No, you wouldn’t. ... You would have been lost out here in today's game with these athletes, these air fryers coming in.” — Amin Elhassan [37:41] “The microwave is from the 50s. I would have thought it's more recent than that.” — Dan [39:12]

• Amin’s Weekend Observations/Cal Raleigh Bit:

  “If Cal Raleigh came up to me and punched me in the throat and the cop showed up and asked me who punched me in the throat? I would say nothing because I got punched in the throat. I can't breathe.” — Amin [29:05]
  “When asked by the cops ... I would say I don't know because I have no idea who Cal Raleigh is.” — Amin [29:59]

Key Timestamps

| Segment | Timestamp | |----------------------------|-------------| | Ray Hudson Call of the Day | 02:36–05:35 | | Messi/Inter Miami Discussion| 06:33–08:01 | | “Beck and Call” Language Bit| 10:09–11:19 | | Tush Push/Eagles–Rams | 15:42–19:45 | | Baby Stroller Mile Debate | 20:07–22:49 | | Weekend Observations (Amin) | 24:30–31:48 | | Kitchen Appliance Ranking | 34:38–41:08 | | Percy Spencer/Microwave Origin |39:28–41:08| | Tyler Herro Injury | 41:22–42:37 | | Bill Belichick Sideline Kiss| 42:45–43:36 | | Kevin James Movie Review | 44:03 |

Final Thoughts

This episode exemplifies the Le Batard Show’s strengths: rooted in sports but unafraid to veer into meta-comedy, wordplay, and personal banter. The “Weekend Observations,” increasingly legendary each week, draw Amin Elhassan into improvisational absurdity. Even the appliance debate becomes an allegory for sports “generational change.”
For listeners who crave both sports insight and offbeat camaraderie, Hour 2 delivers.