Jeff Daniels Favorite Sandwich Is WHAT?! | Postgame Show

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The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz

Episode: Jeff Daniels’ Favorite Sandwich Is WHAT?! | Postgame Show

Date: May 26, 2026
Broadcast from: Elser Hotel, Downtown Miami
Main Hosts: Dan Le Batard, Stugotz, Mike, Stephen A., Juju, Peter, Zaz

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Episode Overview

This episode of the postgame show, recorded at the Elser Hotel in Miami, offers the crew’s signature blend of quirky sports commentary, pop culture banter, and humorous asides. The main highlights involve reactions to the Champions League final and NHL playoffs, a group investigation into Jeff Daniels’ bizarre favorite sandwich (peanut butter, chips, and barbecue sauce, in pita bread), and the group’s real-time reactions to recreating that sandwich. There’s also lively poll updates, culture references, and a few wild tangents characteristic of the Le Batard Show’s postgame energy.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Soccer and Hockey Talk: Champions League & NHL Playoffs

Timeframe: 01:19 - 04:38

• The crew debates the upcoming Champions League final: PSG vs. Arsenal.
  • Mike: “PSG always seem overwhelming, but Arsenal always seem to drag these matches into the mud. What gives here? I think PSG's class is just too top notch. I'm going to take them minus a half goals again, so let's pray.” (01:34)
• NHL talk centers on the Vegas Golden Knights potentially sweeping the Western Conference final and Colorado’s stunning fall.
  • Juju: “I'm taking the Golden Knights...to get the sweep tonight.” (01:44)
  • Discussion: Colorado’s injuries, Vegas’ surprising run, and resentment towards the Carolina Hurricanes’ luck/strategy.
  • Stephen A.: “This doesn't feel satisfying to me...Vegas is. Is phony. That's a phony thing that's happening.” (02:32)
  • Mike: “We might be living in the United States of Tortorella.” (02:22)
  • Consensus: Some disappointment in the current state of the NHL playoffs, mainly due to injuries and unexpected team progressions.

2. Jeff Daniels’ Bizarre Sandwich Revelation

Timeframe: 05:22 - 11:32

• The crew reflects on Stephen Colbert’s move to public access TV post-CBS, which leads them to discuss a memorable “Colbert Questionnaire” where Jeff Daniels shares his favorite sandwich recipe:

  • The Recipe: Pita bread, creamy peanut butter, Ruffles cheddar & sour cream potato chips (crushed), and barbecue sauce (Sweet Baby Ray’s preferred).
    • Jeff Daniels (via Colbert): “It’s like visiting three countries at once.” (07:52)
  • Stephen A. exclaims: “Just horrific.” (08:17)

• Mike attempts to recreate the sandwich:

  • He used Hawaiian bread instead due to moldy pita.
  • Mike: “Regardless of the bread...put the creamy peanut butter on there. Crunched up the sour cream and cheddar and...the sweet baby rays. Talk to me. Pretty good.” (09:00)
  • Others are appalled, especially Juju: “I’m about to throw up listening to Mike. I would never see brother Jeff Daniels the same...this is horrible.” (11:06)

• Mike pairs the sandwich with a Coke.

  • Mike: “All those flavors work really well with a nice can of coke.” (09:23)

• The team dives into commentary on DoorDash, trusting moldy bread orders, and paranoia over sandwich assembly during altered states (“20 milligrams”).

  • Stephen A.: “If your order comes back with moldy pita bread, are you eating the rest of the things with trust?” (10:14)
  • Juju: “Can't, can't do that.” (10:24)
  • Mike: “Maybe the fourth pita bread is pristine. Yeah, it did. Choo choo.” (10:39)

3. Jeff Daniels & Dumb and Dumber Money Reveal

Timeframe: 11:32 - 11:56

• Stephen A. shares a surprising bit: Jeff Daniels was only paid $50,000 upfront for “Dumb and Dumber,” which stuns everyone.
  • Zaz: “Wasn't Dumb and Dumber after Speed? Speed was a real movie. Why is he only making $50,000?” (11:47)

4. Audience Poll Results & Inside Jokes

Timeframe: 11:56 - 13:07

• Juju provides witty poll updates, hitting on a variety of odd and “inside baseball” Le Batard Show community questions:
  • Are the Cavs the ‘analytical champions’? (57% say no.)
  • Is Kenny Atkinson fired? (91% say yes.)
  • Correction accuracy, Chuckles the Clown, South Florida “hummus” jerseys, and obscure baseball trivia.
• A classic Le Batard “misspelling” joke is made when someone realizes they listed “Hamas” jersey instead of “hummus.”
  • Mike: “Well, we spelled that Hamas, so we may want to change that.” (12:58)
  • Stephen A., deadpan: “Oh, no.” (13:01)
  • The team cracks up over this late-episode faux pas.

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Memorable Quotes and Moments

• Mike (on Jeff Daniels’ sandwich): “Regardless of the bread...creamy peanut butter on there...crunched up the sour cream and cheddar...sweet baby rays...pretty good.” (09:00)
• Juju (disgusted): “I’m about to throw up listening to Mike. I would never see brother Jeff Daniels the same...this is horrible.” (11:06)
• Stephen A. (on the NHL playoffs): “Vegas is. Is phony. That's a phony thing that's happening.” (02:32)
• Jeff Daniels (via Colbert): “It's like visiting three countries at once.” (07:52)
• Mike (after poll misfire): “Well, we spelled that Hamas, so we may want to change that.” (12:58)
• Stephen A.: “Oh, no.” (13:01)

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Timestamps for Important Segments

• Champions League Preview & NHL Playoffs: 01:19 – 04:38
• Stephen Colbert, Jeff Daniels’ Sandwich, & Crew Reaction: 05:22 – 11:32
• Jeff Daniels’ Dumb and Dumber salary story: 11:32 – 11:56
• Audience Poll Results & Hummus/Hamas Gag: 11:56 – 13:07

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Tone and Vibe

The episode maintains the classic Le Batard energy: It’s irreverent, playful, a mix of sports nerdery and pop-culture tangents, peppered with in-jokes, light roasting among friends, and unpredictable chaos (e.g., the “hummus/Hamas” jersey bit). Listeners can expect laughter, group banter, and surprisingly deep dives into everything from Champions League soccer to sandwich construction existentialism.

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Summary:
This episode is a prime example of the Le Batard Show’s brand: sports discussion swerves seamlessly into absurd “hard-hitting” sandwich journalism, all stoked by the sharp humor and camaraderie of the hosts. Whether you care about hockey injuries, Jeff Daniels’ food choices, or just enjoy listening to sports media personalities lose their minds over the spelling of “hummus,” there’s something here to amuse and delight every fan of the show.

Transcript

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[Mike]

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[Peter]

What do we got?

[Mike]

We have the Champions League final this weekend, Saturday noon Eastern time. PSG against Arsenal. Arsenal have have finally won the Premier League and they are going up against reigning European champion psg. PSG always seem overwhelming, but Arsenal always seem to drag these matches into the mud. What gives here? I think PSG's class is just too top notch. I'm going to take them minus a half goals again, so let's pray.

[Juju]

Juju, you already know what I'm going with. The Western Conference finals is happening and the Golden Knights are up 3 0. I'm taking the Golden Knights minus 105 to get the sweep tonight.

[Mike]

Wow, that's. That series has been crazy. I immediately regretted what I said about the Colorado Avalanche. They went from heavy favorites to being swept. McKinnon and McCaur can't seem to be healthy. But still, even then, Colorado is so loaded. I cannot believe what is happening right now. We might be living in the United States of Tortorella.

[Stephen A.]

We are definitely living in the United States of Tortorella.

[Mike]

We live in the United States of Tortorella.

[Stephen A.]

It is the United States of Tortorella.

[Mike]

You shut your mouth, Stephen A. It very clearly is.

[Stephen A.]

I mean, the last one, Colorado getting up three nothing and all of a sudden losing five to three. I didn't see that coming. I thought that Colorado would reverse that entire series. Scoring three first period goals in Vegas and then they lose five to three. This is. This doesn't feel satisfying to me to see to. To see Colorado knocked out and to See the Florida Panthers replaced by either Carolina, Montreal or Vegas. Doesn't feel right to me. It doesn't. It doesn't feel the same kind of hockey playoff earned as the last couple of years have felt. Vegas is. Is phony. That's a phony thing that's happening.

[Zaz]

The Panthers won more games in Vegas this year.

[Mike]

They did well. We'll be in luck next postseason. It'll just add to the story. But in the Western Conference, those are the outside Edmonton, those. Those are two of the three teams that have been in the conversation every year. We told you before that series started that the defensive forwards for Las Vegas are specially equipped with their forecheck and their ability to stop what seems to be an overwhelming rush from Colorado. And when you have guys who are exceptional at that rush to the Blue line, like McKinnon, who's hurt, who's really banged up now, and McCarr who, who wasn't there for the first two games, that is a huge dent in their arsenal.

[Zaz]

I'm hate watching the Carolina Hurricanes, obviously, but I was talking myself off the ledge this morning with Carolina winning last night two one where even if. And with Colorado seemingly not going to be there to beat Carolina in the Stanley cup final, if Carolina wins the Stanley cup, it is going to be a fun storyline to hang over them. Yeah. You never beat the Panthers. Like, you couldn't do it when the Panthers were in the playoffs. You won when the Panthers weren't.

[Mike]

I hate that it's working out for them. Their whole plan of just maybe they get hurt, let's just keep going and it works out for them. They're stinky. No.

[Zaz]

But like, I'm glad that the Panthers missed the playoffs now, you know, as opposed to sneaking in and losing.

[Stephen A.]

What is Colorado's injury situation and health situation at the moment? Because I think I could form the argument that Colorado would be the most likely team in history to come down from 3. 0, given who they're playing, given the fact that Zaz just got done telling you the Panthers didn't make the playoffs and won more games than Vegas did this season.

[Mike]

It's not a good injury situation playing tonight. He left that game for what felt like a full period between the second and then returning midway through the third. I'm always confused by that. The guy's not healthy enough to start the third period, but five minutes into it, he's like, all right, I'll give it a go. We'll find out after they're eliminated what they're dealing with. He's Gonna play hockey is funny like that. A team will get bounced. They won't say anything and it will microphone. And then you realize that someone was skating with two broken heels.

[Stephen A.]

I mean it's just drugs. It's just when do the drugs start working and can it get working? Five minutes into the period before we get to the polls here. I don't know if you guys saw what Stephen Colbert did after he was let go Thursday by CBS and the Late show in was canceled forever. It is, I would say a pretty troubling time in America where you're great truth telling jesters who are giving people a lot of nightly news information. One of them is now gone. The Tonight Show. Jimmy Fallon doesn't do it. And the President of the United States is mobilizing arms to get the other one. When a lot of people get their information from those comics. But he went on Public Access Television and basically daring CBS to sue him after in his last show playing the Peanuts jingle when it's gonna cost CBS money because they're already in lawsuits involving the Peanuts music. He goes on to public access Television and his host or his co host is Jack White. The moderately reclusive rock star is doing Public Access Television with Stephen Colbert. And they're basically just doing their show elsewh and daring CBS to sue them. But it got me to thinking about Jeff Daniels. And Jeff Daniels had one of the strangest answers I've ever heard in the Colbert questionnaire to his favorite sandwich. Listen to this.

[Peter]

Pita bread. You need some creamy peanut butter. Wow, you threw me there. Now, Peter. Bread, Circular pita bread. Those circular things. Right, right. With a little air pocket in if you want. But don't we. Don't we.

[Mike]

Aren't we don't pocket this one?

[Peter]

No, we put the quarter inch. A quarter inch.

[Mike]

A quarter inch of peanut butter.

[Peter]

Of creamy peanut but. So you've got no other plans for the rest of the day at this point?

[Mike]

No, no.

[Peter]

And you're only doing half of it. And then you're getting ruffles, cheddar and sour cream potato chips and you're getting a handful of them and you're crunching them up and then you're sprinkling them on the peanut butter. Then you're getting your favorite brand of barbecue sauce. That's right.

[Mike]

Were you talking Casey mash? What are we doing?

[Peter]

Sweet baby James is preferred. Okay. And that one is. Yeah, I think this was.

[Mike]

Is that put up by James Taylor?

[Peter]

It's not. It's. No, but he's. They owe him money. But the peanut butter, the, the, the ruffles potato chips and the barbecue, fold it over, boom. And yeah, it's my three, could be my three favorite tastes. Peanut butter, those, those, that brand of potato chips and the barbecue. It's like visiting three countries at once.

[Stephen A.]

Just horrific.

[Mike]

I was kind of with them until the barbecue sauce. I tried it over the weekend or I, or I attempted to try it.

[Stephen A.]

What?

[Mike]

First off, 20 milligrams. Yeah, that's a gift obviously. So I put in the order for the doordash pita bread, creamy peanut butter, ruffle sour cream and cheddar. Sweet baby Ray's on Sweet baby James. That's a little. Yeah, that was, he misspoke there and I got it all. And unfortunately for me, the pita bread that I had was moldy and not. And not like I had to look for it. What was this courier doing? I mean half the pita bread was moldy, so I had to think quick. And then I subbed out the pita bread for Hawaiian bread, which that makes it better, is delightful. But it was also the mini Hawaiian bread so I couldn't have like the full experience. But I did, regardless of the bread, put the creamy peanut butter on there. Crunched up the sour cream and cheddar and, and I put on the sweet baby rays. Talk to me. Pretty good.

[Zaz]

He is talking to you.

[Stephen A.]

He pretty good.

[Mike]

Chase it with a Coca Cola classic.

[Stephen A.]

Ooh.

[Mike]

All those flavors work really well with a nice can of coke.

[Stephen A.]

I have a number of follow up questions for you and the group because juju was stifling what seemed like vomit the entire time. One of my questions, where do you get this, like, how do you get this specific order? Who are you calling to get these? The one place that has all of these ingredients.

[Mike]

Well, there's apps, Dan, and you know how they go to, you know, your fast food place of choice. They, they can also go to a supermarket and you put in the request. And my order was simple. It was just those things. Detailed pita bread, Sweet baby Ray's sour cream and cheddar.

[Stephen A.]

So somebody's making you a sandwich.

[Mike]

$64.

[Stephen A.]

Okay. So the other.

[Mike]

I wasn't driving. 20 milligrams.

[Stephen A.]

The other question I want to ask the group is if your order comes back with moldy pita bread, are you eating the rest of the things with trust?

[Juju]

Can't, can't do that.

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[Mike]

I mean peanut butter, yes. Chips, maybe. I mean everything else is actually non spoilable. Everything else is sealed.

[Stephen A.]

Yeah. But once you're Wrapping it in moldy pita bread. I don't trust the rest of what you're doing as an establishment.

[Mike]

I didn't. It was very clear from like the packaging that there was a huge piece of mold. And I took it out just to inspect. Like maybe cuz I was 20 milligrams, like maybe the fourth pita bread is pristine. Yeah, maybe like you know how mold works. I can see it can't possibly reach the fourth pita. Yeah, it did. It did. Choo choo.

[Stephen A.]

How disgusted are you by everything that just happened here, bro?

[Juju]

I'm about to throw up listening to Mike. I would never see brother Jeff Daniels the same or nor Dumb and Dumber. Kind of. Not even Jim Carrey. This is horrible. Horrible.

[Mike]

It's not bad. It's not bad. Now again, I didn't do the authentic experience because I didn't have the pita bread. I wanted the pita bread because it was an obstacle with the Hawaiian bread. But I liked it. It was fine, especially with a Coca Cola.

[Stephen A.]

I'll do it.

[Mike]

This week on Mystery Crate.

[Peter]

Seems fun.

[Mike]

I'm in.

[Stephen A.]

Uh, we've had Jeff Daniels on a couple of times. I have been remiss in not asking him about the fact that for Dumb and Dumber, all he got paid on the front end was $50,000 for dumb and Dumber. I was shocked to learn that over the weekend.

[Zaz]

Amazing. Like, wasn't Dumb and Dumber after Speed. Speed was a real movie. Why is he only making 50,000? Speed was a massive blockbuster. 50,000 for dumb and Dumber.

[Stephen A.]

We'll have to get him on again to ask him these questions. Juju, can you update the polls for us, please?

[Juju]

Yes, sir. Analytically, are the cavs the champions? 57% of the audience says no. They are not. Analytically, is Kenny Atkinson fired? 91% of the audience says yes, he is. If you're making a correction, should you make sure it's correct?

[Zaz]

Why you look at me?

[Mike]

I did.

[Juju]

96% of the audience says yes. You should. Do you remember the Chuckles the Clown episode of the Mary Tyler Moore Show? 68% of the audience says no. In South Florida, do you need to have a hummus jersey in your closet? 83% of the audience says no. And last poll. Does everyone know that Brandon Phillips is the Reds former second baseman? And everyone knows that.

[Mike]

Well, we spelled that Hamas, so we may want to change that.

[Stephen A.]

Oh, no.

[Mike]

Whoops.

[Stephen A.]

I was gonna add to that.

[Zaz]

Oh, no.

[Mike]

Oh, that's unfortunate.

[Zaz]

You think I need a Hamas jersey in my closet?