Local Hour: Happy Birthday Roy!

Summary

Podcast Summary: The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz Episode: Local Hour: Happy Birthday Roy!
Release Date: July 11, 2025

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1. Celebrating Roy's Birthday

Timestamp: 01:05 - 02:04

The episode kicks off with the hosts enthusiastically celebrating Roy's 41st birthday. Dan LeBatard, Stugotz, and co-hosts engage in playful banter, highlighting Roy's growth and maturity.

• Chris Cote reflects on Roy's journey:

  "I first met Roy, he was barely able to buy a drink legally. And now he honestly hasn't aged a day." [01:31]

• Stugotz acknowledges Roy's achievements:

  "He's a grown ass man now... great father. Proud of you, Roy." [01:38]

The team shares humorous remarks about aging and resilience, setting a lighthearted and celebratory tone for the episode.

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2. Wimbledon Highlights and Sabalenka's Performance

Timestamp: 02:24 - 10:03

The conversation shifts to the ongoing Wimbledon tournament, focusing on the performances of notable players, particularly Aryna Sabalenka.

• Chris Cote provides an update on Sabalenka's track record:

  "Sabalenka has been defeated by Anisimova six times. Anisimova has not defeated any other tennis players more than she's defeated Sabalenka." [05:00]

• Dan LeBatard criticizes Sabalenka's sportsmanship and mental resilience:

  "She is currently my least favorite athlete in all of sports." [06:28]

The hosts delve into specific incidents, such as Sabalenka's failure to apologize after a crucial point, expressing their frustration with her demeanor on the court.

• Dan LeBatard elaborates on his concerns:

  "Her lack of self-awareness makes her my least favorite athlete right now." [08:10]

• Chris Cote contrasts Sabalenka with other WTA players, noting the unpredictability of the current women's tennis landscape:

  "The WTA is very weird... Anis Mova making a championship final is not rare in that sport." [09:47]

The discussion highlights the shift in women's tennis, with emerging talents disrupting established patterns, and the hosts express their opinions on athlete behavior and performance under pressure.

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3. The Changing Landscape of Social Media

Timestamp: 18:22 - 29:44

Transitioning from sports, the hosts critique the evolution of social media platforms, particularly focusing on Threads and its impact on user engagement.

• Chris Cote reminisces about the early days of Twitter:

  "I miss the ability to just watch a game with people that I follow because they're super entertaining on social media." [19:43]

• Dan LeBatard shares his disillusionment with modern social media interactions:

  "I have to say the perfect thing if I'm going to get on there at all. I've sort of downgraded to instead of needing to discuss it." [21:35]

The conversation underscores a sense of nostalgia for more genuine and community-driven interactions on social media, lamenting the shift towards algorithm-driven content and superficial engagements.

• Chris Cote highlights the fragmentation of social media experiences:

  "I do gravitate to the group chats, especially the way that I do group chats where everything is essentially siloed." [26:30]

The hosts discuss the challenges of maintaining authentic connections in the digital age, reflecting on how platforms have transformed from social spaces into more commercial and algorithm-focused environments.

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4. Reflections on Movie Theaters and Modern Entertainment

Timestamp: 31:09 - 40:10

The hosts share personal anecdotes and opinions about their recent experiences with movie theaters, emphasizing changes in the cinematic experience.

• Billy Corben describes his solo trip to an IMAX screening:

  "I went to the most available screen possible at 11am... it was like our own screening." [33:11]

• Chris Cote critiques the commercialization of movie theaters:

  "You can buy T-shirts of the movies or, like, glasses or whatever. And I was like, this is a total..." [34:11]

The discussion touches on the loss of interactive and engaging elements in modern cinemas, such as arcade games and communal experiences, replaced by merchandise sales and passive viewership.

• Dan LeBatard expresses longing for the authentic magic of movie-watching:

  "The magic at the cinema is still something very real... how do they fit in the same lanes as my little car?" [31:41]

The conversation highlights a collective yearning for a more immersive and less commercialized movie-going experience, reflecting broader concerns about the commercialization of entertainment venues.

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5. Miscellaneous Discussions and Lighthearted Banter

Timestamp: 40:17 - End

In the latter part of the episode, the hosts engage in humorous exchanges about various topics, including memorable movie scenes and playful critiques of cinematic stunts.

• Chris Cote praises Tom Cruise's stunts in "Mission Impossible":

  "The airplane stunt, to me, is probably the most impressive stunt they've ever had." [37:05]

• Dan LeBatard jokes about character reactions in intense movie scenes:

  "If you are in a bathroom fight and somebody puts your head in the toilet, do you just pretend to be dead?" [40:10]

These segments showcase the hosts' camaraderie and ability to intertwine humor with their discussions, providing a balanced mix of serious critique and entertaining commentary.

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Key Takeaways:

• Roy's Birthday Celebration: A heartfelt and humorous acknowledgment of Roy's milestone, setting a festive tone.
• Wimbledon Insights: Critical analysis of Aryna Sabalenka's performance and sportsmanship, reflecting broader trends in women's tennis.
• Social Media Evolution: Nostalgic lamentation over the decline of genuine interactions on platforms like Twitter and Threads.
• Movie Theater Discussions: Observations on the commercialization and loss of immersive experiences in modern cinemas.
• Humorous Exchanges: Lighthearted conversations that balance the more serious topics, showcasing the hosts' dynamic chemistry.

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Notable Quotes:

• Chris Cote:

  "Sabalenka has been defeated by Anisimova six times. Anisimova has not defeated any other tennis players more than she's defeated Sabalenka." [05:00]

• Dan LeBatard:

  "She is currently my least favorite athlete in all of sports." [06:28]

• Chris Cote:

  "I miss the ability to just watch a game with people that I follow because they're super entertaining on social media." [19:43]

• Dan LeBatard:

  "I have to say the perfect thing if I'm going to get on there at all. I've sort of downgraded to instead of needing to discuss it." [21:35]

• Chris Cote:

  "You can buy T-shirts of the movies or, like, glasses or whatever. And I was like, this is a total..." [34:11]

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This episode of The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz offers a blend of celebratory moments, critical sports commentary, reflections on social media's transformation, and personal entertainment experiences, all delivered with the hosts' signature humor and candidness.

Transcript

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[Chris Cote]

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[Dan LeBatard]

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[Chris Cote]

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[Billy Corben]

This is the Don Levatar show with.

[Chris Cote]

The Stu Guts podcast. Happy birthday, Roy. Happy birthday, Roy.

[Dan LeBatard]

Thank you.

[Chris Cote]

We put a smile on that face when you walked in.

[Dan LeBatard]

I didn't know you were here.

[Ethan]

Happy birthday to him. I don't care.

[Dan LeBatard]

Good luck.

[Chris Cote]

Is that 41 years old today? Correct, sir.

[Dan LeBatard]

Yes.

[Chris Cote]

41 years old. I first met Roy, he was barely able to buy a drink legally. And now he honestly hasn't aged a day.

[Stugotz]

He's a grown ass man now.

[Chris Cote]

Grown ass man with a family, great father. Proud of you, Roy.

[Dan LeBatard]

Two times older than you are. So far so good.

[Ethan]

Still alive. So sing that every time a Black man turns 40.

[Chris Cote]

Plus, sing the quick little Stevie Wonder song.

[Ethan]

You made it. Hey, Tony, come on.

[Chris Cote]

Happy birthday to you. Happy birthday. All right, guys, we're trying to.

[Stugotz]

I saw a comedian, he's that litigious. I saw a comedian do a bit about like Paul pitching the idea of a birthday song to the other Beatles. And they're like, we should do a birthday song. And they're like, there already is one.

[Dan LeBatard]

And he's just like, I'm telling you.

[Stugotz]

Though, it'll be good.

[Chris Cote]

No, it isn't.

[Ethan]

Today's your birthday.

[Stugotz]

I like the Beatles birthday song.

[Dan LeBatard]

Do all the Beatles sound the same, Chris?

[Stugotz]

I know I should have changed it a little bit.

[Chris Cote]

Yeah, no, they all do actually. They all sound the same. It's a. 40 year olds are having a moment right now. We got the first clips album in 16 years. Merry Clipsmas. Deftones dropped a new single. We got a Superman movie coming out. We got the Wimbledon finals. It's a big, big weekend. If you're near 40 or just over.

[Ethan]

Or just over. Right. Right there in the millennial, just.

[Roy]

So Wimbledon's a 40 year old person thing.

[Chris Cote]

It is.

[Roy]

What if you like Tennessee, you're younger.

[Chris Cote]

I mean, Ethan's like an outlier. He's one of the few young people that I know that he kind of likes everything, though. But tennis is tennis and golf. Older audience, older demos for sure to get after. But there's a lot to get into. Let's start off with Wimbledon as it's going on right now. We got an American playing in a semi right now. Probably gonna get his ass kicked by Carlos Alcaraz. Got broken in the very first serve. That's not good.

[Dan LeBatard]

Hawk and I screwed up. We wore French Open colors.

[Chris Cote]

Yeah, it's fine.

[Dan LeBatard]

Should have worn Wimbledon colors.

[Chris Cote]

It's not clay court season anymore.

[Ethan]

That's why I got my Toledo flag on, courtesy of Billy. Got me right there. Just for anybody that was curious. What?

[Billy Corben]

This is nice.

[Chris Cote]

Very thoughtful.

[Billy Corben]

I don't think anybody cared, but Billy.

[Stugotz]

Gave it to him in the best way to give a gift. He goes, feel free to throw this away.

[Ethan]

And then talk about pride.

[Billy Corben]

No. Because I don't want him to feel like he needs to do like, yeah.

[Ethan]

You like being rejected.

[Billy Corben]

No, it's not that.

[Ethan]

I don't want him to think my gift isn't cool.

[Chris Cote]

No.

[Ethan]

I'm like, this is. This is stupid. Here, you want.

[Billy Corben]

No, I just. I understand. Like, if you just give someone a flag, they're like, what do I do with this? You know? So, like, if you feel like you want to leave it here, feel free to leave any.

[Ethan]

I don't have a boat.

[Billy Corben]

No, you have a flagpole in front of your house.

[Ethan]

I don't have a flagpole.

[Billy Corben]

Then I don't know.

[Roy]

You have a roof you just hang it from.

[Stugotz]

Do people have flag posts in front of their house? It would be the thing that you put, like, on your roof. Like, I'm picturing that, like out in front of a school.

[Ethan]

A flag post.

[Chris Cote]

Like, I have one. I actually just changed it out.

[Stugotz]

You have a flag post in front of your house.

[Chris Cote]

A flag pole attached to the house.

[Stugotz]

Right, That's.

[Dan LeBatard]

That's right. That's how I see it. More down here than ever.

[Chris Cote]

I had the Florida Panthers.

[Ethan]

So many black people with a flagpole.

[Dan LeBatard]

No, no, you don't.

[Chris Cote]

Huh? Is this exclusively, like, a put it on the pole?

[Dan LeBatard]

Yeah. Lately I would say over the last. Put it on the pole.

[Ethan]

But does anyone know a black person with a flagpole on their house?

[Chris Cote]

I like to celebrate my teams. When I first got it installed, when the heat were in the bubble and I put a heat flag out there for a full year, I had a Panthers Stanley cup championship flag. I changed it for a little bit for the fourth of July weekend, put up a US Flag, took that down and replaced it with a brand new Stanley cup champion flag. I'm getting used to this annual tradition. I like it around the house. If I could only have like two, two to three flags up a year, that's great. And have them be Stanley cup champion flags.

[Dan LeBatard]

I've got two flags. I've got a pride flag and a Florida Gators flag. And when I hang them side by side on the boat, I like to make people laugh because they think I just went alphabetical at the flag store and went gay and gators.

[Chris Cote]

Sabalenka got eliminated by Anismova yesterday. And a crazy stat is Sabalenka has been defeated by Anisimova six times. Wow. Anisimova has not defeated any other tennis players more than she's defeated Sabalenka, which is crazy because Sabalenka is damn good. And Ismova now, famously, as people are telling her story, took 2023 off for a mental health break. And she finds herself in a Wimbledon final. An American four straight Grand Slam major. That a woman has made it. An American woman has made it to the final, which is kind of unprecedented in a post Serena era. Coco famously bowed out here in this first round. The WTA is kind of random. Sabalenka is actually one of the outliers right now. I love Sabalenka. I guess she's local, but is she? Yeah, she lives down here now. She can't really rep. She's not allowed to rep well.

[Dan LeBatard]

And I should be careful when I speak my opinion about her too loudly because she is currently my least favorite athlete in all of sports.

[Chris Cote]

Really? Yes. She's damn near one of my favorites.

[Dan LeBatard]

Real well.

[Chris Cote]

Yeah. I love Sabala.

[Dan LeBatard]

Have different tastes there.

[Ethan]

There's a lot of athletes, Izzy.

[Dan LeBatard]

I know how many athletes hawk, like, did you see what she did yesterday? I don't know if you guys know this whole tennis thing, right? Where if the ball hits the tape and goes over and helps you win the point, you're supposed to apologize, say, I'm sorry.

[Stugotz]

Just saw Alcaraz do that. I was like, is that a Thing in tennis.

[Dan LeBatard]

Yeah. You're supposed to do that. I'm sorry. I got lucky there. My bad. Okay, so Amanda. And I'm not going to try to pronounce her last name. She's American. I'll call her Amanda. She hits the ball, ends game, off the net and onto her side. Onto Sabalenka side.

[Chris Cote]

Did she do the wave?

[Dan LeBatard]

She did not. She started celebrating. Did not apologize. Now, Hawk, Sabalenka has a history of choking. It's kind of her thing.

[Ethan]

Okay?

[Dan LeBatard]

She has overcome.

[Chris Cote]

She also wins.

[Ethan]

Okay.

[Dan LeBatard]

She's overcome the history of choking, but it still creeps up a lot. Okay. And you know those people who choked, you can tell when they. You can tell why. And part of Sabalenka's issue is her brain is everywhere. She's not focused on the one thing. Right. She talks about it all the time, like, oh, I fall apart. I didn't focus. Whatever.

[Ethan]

Oh, I have adhd. I was diagnosed as a kid. It's something I've overcome to become one of the best tennis players in the world. Yeah, shut up. Go ahead.

[Dan LeBatard]

You are in a Wimbledon semifinal, and you just lost a game, and you need a break. You need to get back in this third set, and you're worried about your opponent not apologizing to you for winning a point. So Sabalenka's walking up, and you can see her mouth. Why didn't you say sorry? Well, first of all, I'm not sorry.

[Stugotz]

Right?

[Dan LeBatard]

Nobody's really sorry in that situation. But do you want me to. Do you care as the person who's losing, that I didn't apologize for? Like, it's as if you're looking for the excuse. If your opponent says, I'm sorry, then the world can say, you see, it wasn't my fault.

[Ethan]

She got lucky or the edge. It's the Jordan mentality. Like, wait a minute, you're beating me. But is this disrespect that I'm feeling right here, was that purposeful disrespect? Right. Does Amanda know what she's doing over the top? To be like, okay, it's one thing to lose. It's another thing.

[Dan LeBatard]

But she lost that exchange right there. If you all. If.

[Ethan]

Did she come back and win?

[Dan LeBatard]

No, she didn't.

[Ethan]

Okay.

[Dan LeBatard]

Amanda won that game because she.

[Chris Cote]

She owns Sabalenka.

[Stugotz]

She almost came back, but this is.

[Chris Cote]

Yeah, there was double championship point. Sabalenka battled back, and we're like, okay, this turns the narrative around. And then she ended up joking.

[Dan LeBatard]

But this is coming off of the French Open she has where she choked against Coco Gauff and then told everybody she didn't win. I choked. What kind of athlete wants to say that out loud? What kind of athlete says, no, no, I didn't get beat. My mental weakness showed up at just the wrong time. Why would you even say that? So her lack of self awareness makes her my least favorite athlete right now.

[Ethan]

I. I allow it.

[Chris Cote]

I it I will admit as a. As a Sabalanka fan, it's been a rough couple of tournaments for Sabalan kid. It. She carries herself, I think gracefully when she's winning front right. And I'm keep the same energy because last Olympics I thought Coco had kind of a meltdown and it was a really bad look. Now a lot of this stuff isn't happening necessarily on the court. Even though the you didn't apologize or happen on the court.

[Dan LeBatard]

Why didn't you say sorry?

[Chris Cote]

Sabalenka has kind of been a sore loser after the fact. She's on an incredible run again. The WTA is very weird. Things like Anis Mova making a championship final is not rare in that sport.

[Dan LeBatard]

Sort of like it's the most consistent thing about women's tennis right now.

[Chris Cote]

Yes. Serena kind of spoiled a lot of people and that the expectation when it comes to the WTA is, well, if you're good, you're supposed to be good for a long time and you're always in that conversation. WTA, Serena was a demigod in that respect. No one else does what Serena did. No one else does that remotely close in the WTA. And Sabalenka, as you mentioned, is one of the more consistent competitors out there right now. Which is why I like that it's hard to get attached to a WTA player in a post arena world because they're often not playing deep in these tournaments is.

[Dan LeBatard]

But let me sort of finish that thought on why her getting mad about not saying sorry is really annoying. If I was Amanda after that, if I had this exchange with her, why didn't you say sorry? I'd be like, first of all, I'm not sorry. I can't control that net cord. You know what you can control, Sabalenka? That damn moaning and yelling every time. I know you do.

[Chris Cote]

I like it.

[Dan LeBatard]

Again, different interests that yelling every time. And we've seen this and we've had athletes in the past talk about it. Yes, I can control it. Yes, I get louder and big points. We've all talked about it. That is a strategic element to some of these women's game. And yet again, you're gonna get mad when Amanda, who does not grunt after every point, didn't apologize after winning again. It's just annoying. It's a lack of self awareness. And I watch her on mute because I can't stand that yelling in my house.

[Chris Cote]

It's a mobile alert. I have the smart house. When the oven's done preheating, I got a sabalenka grunt. Hey, everybody, it's Mike down here in South Florida. As the audience well knows, we've been celebrating a proper championship and we've been enjoying every minute of it. And by my side throughout that entire championship celebration has been Miller Light. Yeah, I wanted to make my championship time a Miller time because much like most of the fun memories I've had as an adult, Miller Lite has been right there by my side, supplementing every experience. And now that I'm about to travel during the summer, you can rest assured I'm going to be having plenty of Miller Lite along the way. Because that's what summer is all about. And since 1975, Miller Lite has been right there in all those memories. For you listening right now, it's the 50th anniversary of Miller Lite. That's 50 years of great taste, great friends, great moments. Miller Lite great taste. 96 calories. Go to millerlight.com dan to find delivery options near you. Or you can pick up some Miller Lite pretty much anywhere they sell beer. Cheers to 50 years of Miller time. Celebrate responsibly. Miller Brewing Co. Milwaukee was Wisconsin. 96 calories at 3.2 carbs per 12 ounces.

[Roy]

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[Dan LeBatard]

Don LeBatard if Daniel Day Lewis did it, you'd be jerking off all over yourself.

[Chris Cote]

Oh, come on. Yeah, I would be aggressive Description. I mean, what is it?

[Dan LeBatard]

What is that?

[Billy Corben]

I'm just saying.

[Chris Cote]

No, that's just saying what? 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. Lincoln, who you outed the other day. Don't make this a rejoin. This is the Dan Levatar show with the stugats. Let's turn our attention briefly to the gentleman before we move on to non niche sports. I'm sorry, guys, I know it's doldrums of summer here. It's a gentleman and ladies semis. We have an American playing right now. He's getting his ass kicked promptly. Alcaraz is destined to make it to the Wimbledon final. On the men's side, who he plays against, that's up in question. Most people would assume sinner, but Jannik sinner is dealing with tennis elbow right now. Go figure. He's up against Djokovic too, which should be a marathon match over there. I mean, look, I think Sabalenka and Yokovic are actually pretty, pretty close in terms of how they approach the game and how people can seize on some of the things that they do and unlikable. I don't like Joker personally. On the men's side, I think if there's been a villain of this era, it's been Joker. But I. And I know I'm talking out of both sides of my mouth, but on the WTA side, it's hard to get any kind of rooting interest because it's just such a revolving door of competitors. The, the fact that Djokovic is here right now, I think it's his 52nd Grand Slam semifinal, which is just an amazing achievement. All these guys are trying to take it from him. I think they've effectively taken it from him. Djokovic is probably set for semifinals. Maybe he can dial up a championship here and there, but the days of him running rough shot are over. You pumped up for this semi on the gentleman's side now that Fritzi is probably letting down America?

[Dan LeBatard]

I am. Although I spent that entire time thinking if Andrew Hawkins has ever been this boxed out in his life, not even turned to him.

[Ethan]

I was like, man, I did not posture. I did not know Jokic played tennis in the off season.

[Dan LeBatard]

I had two thoughts on it.

[Ethan]

I thought, Sinner, the Nuggets are about to win.

[Chris Cote]

Did I say Jokic.

[Dan LeBatard]

Sinner is the perfect name for sports cheater who got caught for cheating. But the thing that I love about it is people are going to look at that matchup and say, oh yeah, Sinner is the guy who got caught for cheating. So he's definitely been cheating. Not the guy who has played at this level for this long and seems like he sort of jumped, leapfrogged over everybody else like that. But I think the Yokovic chase for was it 25, I think is very intriguing. I think the Jannik Sinner, to me after watching him in Wimbledon, I think he is a mega villain. I think he's a super villain. I think he has the look. I think he's got the history, obviously with the cheating situation.

[Chris Cote]

Perfect name, as you mentioned.

[Dan LeBatard]

And the idea of somebody's going to have to beat him because he's not going to lose it in the last tournament. He kind of did.

[Chris Cote]

He did kind of.

[Dan LeBatard]

So that's why this sets up potentially if it's Alcaraz as a great fighter.

[Chris Cote]

Look, as a part Italian, I would find almost any excuse to. He's Italian.

[Dan LeBatard]

Italian. He's Italian.

[Chris Cote]

But Sinner doesn't feel Italian to me. I'm sorry. It's the name. It's how he looks. I can't really get behind the guy. And it's the cheating. I'm an Alcaraz guy because I was an adult guy. And if you were an adult guy, you have to be an Alcaraz guy. Them some breaks. And also Tommy Paul, baby. I love babe. Let's turn our attention to one of the four major sports here in the United States. A lot of people watching summer league last night. It was Bronny who had an attempt to win the game last night. It was Cooper Flag's debut in summer league. Cooper Flag going with a goatee. The 1990s goatee. The Boston coffee shop type of goatee. An odd look for Cooper to debut on there. Really low scoring game. But I also had it on a third screen and I opened up social media to see what people were saying about this, and a lot of people were having to go with Bronnie. You can understand that the algo almost rewards that kind of behavior. But I was hoping that this would be an event to tune into. And I was so disappointed by my social media experience because back in the day, Twitter was so amazing to watch primarily basketball with. It was such a supplemental enhancement of what you were watching on tv. You had a community. They would pop up in an organized fashion on your timeline.

[Dan LeBatard]

It looks like a magician.

[Chris Cote]

It's a terrible look. I don't know what Coop's doing right there.

[Roy]

That's kind of an Izzy look, though. If you take out the mustache after.

[Stugotz]

We say it doesn't look good.

[Chris Cote]

No, it doesn't look good. No.

[Roy]

But, but true. Not Izzy. You had that when you were doing the playoff beer with the Panthers.

[Chris Cote]

You just had the bottom.

[Dan LeBatard]

He had the bottom saying I had the chin beard. Yeah.

[Roy]

Sans mustache. That's an Izzy look.

[Dan LeBatard]

So, yes, from the bottom lip down, kind of looks like me.

[Chris Cote]

Thank you. All right. But I, I, I guess my point is I was really disappointed by my social media experience, as I often am. X. It doesn't prioritize who you follow anymore. You have to click another tab, which is not convenient. It's not on your main screen. And I saw a story the other day that, and you can tell by the way, if you're. I don't think anyone here is pretty active on threads, Roy. I've seen you try to get into threads a little bit. The user experience there hasn't been super fun over the last year because there hasn't been a lot of engagement. However, recently I've noticed more people engaging. And it does harken back to a time maybe nine years ago. We're watching the NBA. You were watching two screens at the exact same time. You had your phone out. You were communicating with your fans. You were engaging and engagement. True engagement seems to be gone right now, Hawk. Now you have a huge social media presence.

[Ethan]

Sucks, man.

[Chris Cote]

It does. It just. That's my point.

[Ethan]

It's lonely.

[Chris Cote]

Yes.

[Ethan]

Threads is a little, like, the reason, I think I don't use threads. As much as it feels a little too personal, like, it feels too communal. And I'm like, I haven't had a communal social media experience in a long time.

[Dan LeBatard]

Is it because everybody knows you're a little here because you didn't like Twitter and so, like, be nice.

[Ethan]

I was forced into it kind of a thing. Like, if you remember, like, the sign up for Threads.

[Chris Cote]

Yeah, it's tethered to your ig, so.

[Ethan]

It made you do a bunch of things you didn't say that you were okay with. So immediately I, like, took a step back, so I kind of stayed off it. But when I first got on there, it was like, me again. A kid that I went to middle school with, someone who lived down the street that we got into a fight when I was in 10th grade.

[Chris Cote]

Cause it's your IG follows.

[Ethan]

Cause it's your I. And it was like, oh, this person also is on your defunct Facebook from 15 years ago. And I was like, okay, hold on, I gotta take a step back here. I'm good on this one.

[Billy Corben]

You gotta do Threads like Chase Daniel does Threads, where he'll just be like, who likes the color orange? And then that's it. And it just puts out, like, questions and things just for. For engagement. Like, huh, Watercoloring. What do you guys think? It's like, wait, what?

[Chris Cote]

I'm so happy you mentioned Chase Daniel because, yeah, he's a Threads pioneer. He's been chipping away for the full year and now the engagement's kind of caught up to him. I still don't. The engagement, to me doesn't feel ultra genuine. And Threads also is prioritizing an algo in which, like, your front page is stuff that you've been searching out and not necessarily people you follow. And I do miss. Miss the ability to just watch a game with people that I follow because they're super entertaining on social media, on certain sports. And that. That feeling has been gone for several years now. Just take me back to 2011 Twitter. I just want that experience again. Twitter was a thing and I used to make. I had friends and I would play. I would meet them outside and play basketball with them because of how entertaining and the common. The common thread, if you will, of. Of like in the Miami Heat, that's gone now.

[Dan LeBatard]

Making social media friends, such an easy decision to just jump on there and make a comment and just feel like even though in my case, whatever six figures worth of followers, who knows how many of those are real, everybody's listening. It's just like. Well, there's no real pressure. It just feels like I'm just having a chat now. It feels like I have to say the perfect thing if I'm going to get on there at all. I'm not even. I haven't even been on for a while. I deactivated it years ago. But even on Threads, I'm still not going to get on there and just say some random Stuff. And that's going to be the beginning of my engagement. It's got to be perfect. You got to feel like you're walking on eggshells to, like, not offend anybody with your opinion. So I've sort of downgraded to instead of needing to discuss it.

[Stugotz]

That sounds terrible.

[Dan LeBatard]

Media sounds like it sucks. No group chat.

[Ethan]

Is this. Is this a platform problem or is this an age problem? Not like an age of like how old we are, but how long we've been on social media. This is like the next stage of. After 10 years of basically giving the people hits, man. It's like music. It's like we were just putting out the art and they were. And it was. People were loving it. And then the younger kids came up and the mix. The hits weren't as frequent. And we're like, man, we got to send the right tweets.

[Chris Cote]

Mumble rap song, right?

[Ethan]

This. I'm trying to fit in with the what's cool now.

[Chris Cote]

And I don't want to.

[Ethan]

I'm going to stream and play video games. That's a new community.

[Chris Cote]

Yeah, that's actually the new engagement community where people are making mumble rappers of.

[Ethan]

The Internet and they're blowing up.

[Chris Cote]

And it's a huge wave right now, though. It is.

[Ethan]

That's what the mumble rap is, man.

[Chris Cote]

It's a huge economy, but might be us. I don't want to sound like, man, I like Twitter's first album. I don't want to sound like that.

[Ethan]

Yeah.

[Chris Cote]

And I don't think I do because everyone knows, look, it's not even called the same thing. It has changed so much that Twitter in 2011 wasn't perfect. It had a lot of issues, but that's just how bad by comparison. Hell Grok is a Nazi now, man.

[Ethan]

I feel like I'm looking at it really. It feels like rock is like, you. How about everything you're saying about Twitter for, like hip hop or punk rock? If you sub it out, it will fit the same way you're talking about it.

[Chris Cote]

Yeah.

[Ethan]

And my kids will be like, who listens to that?

[Chris Cote]

But are your kids.

[Ethan]

My kids are like, who? Who's on Twitter, bro? That's an old person platform. That's what my. That's what my kids and his friends would say.

[Chris Cote]

Should have been there when the heat were around in 2011.

[Ethan]

Exactly, bro.

[Chris Cote]

It was like, man, when Greg say something.

[Ethan]

A Millie the Carter 3.

[Billy Corben]

Are you serious?

[Ethan]

That she was a banger. It wasn't a white T shirt in stock.

[Chris Cote]

When the rockets were courting DeAndre Jordan, and they essentially kidnapped him, locked him in his home. Dude, those are where were you? Type of moments. Those were huge social media moments. And those moments are kind of gone now.

[Dan LeBatard]

You know what I just realized based on this exchange here is it used to be where I went to Twitter, because everything that I wanted to know, I was like, what am I missing? Now I want to avoid it because I don't want to know shit like Rob Gronkowski is again. Now, that that's not necessarily true.

[Chris Cote]

It's Grok, right?

[Ethan]

I'm glad.

[Chris Cote]

I know this needs a clarification. The former Patriots tight end is not a Nazi. The AI that is inside the app X is now a Nazi.

[Ethan]

But the fact that I even have.

[Dan LeBatard]

To discern what you just said, because I don't want to have to deal with that, but there are a lot of truths that I would find out there that I'm just like, man, I didn't want to know that. Especially about Rob Gronkowski. That was a turn that was quite the turd.

[Ethan]

I hope not, because did not see it. They did not see it. They did a documentary on him. I believe it was on Disney plus called Becoming, and they had, like, a player for each one.

[Dan LeBatard]

Becoming a what?

[Ethan]

Just becoming. It was just. It was just that it wasn't becoming a Nazi, but they did have me as one of the guys that are talking about Rob growing up and all this. And every time, I mean, I'm in there, like, six times. Like, you know, when he was a kid, his mom, they put him in every sport because he just wouldn't sit still. And as I'm saying all this stuff, I'm like, I've met this dude twice, and I am one of the main voices in his Disney documentary.

[Chris Cote]

Is he confused by this? Has he reached out also?

[Ethan]

I literally just showed my kids the other day, and they're like, you know Rob Gronkowski? I'm like, not that well.

[Chris Cote]

I went to a training camp with him.

[Ethan]

We sat at the lunch table once when I was with the Patriots for six weeks, and then we did a podcast together and didn't expect them to. Here I am. I think I was available and they needed a football voice, but here we are. But I did not know the information that Izzy just dropped here, because now I'm like, wow, I gotta go redo all those interviews.

[Chris Cote]

I do think the expansion of group chats has also kind of taken me away from the social media experience, although I feel like social media has pushed me away from the experience. I do like getting to know stranger and getting their takes on it, but I do.

[Dan LeBatard]

Just not in person.

[Chris Cote]

No, not in person. But that's why social media is perfect, because I don't actually have to get to know these people in real life and have that awkward small chat.

[Dan LeBatard]

Don't talk to him.

[Chris Cote]

I just get straight. I just get a pure cut. Hey, look, I follow you for golf takes. Give me the golf takes.

[Ethan]

Give me the hit I'm looking for.

[Chris Cote]

Yeah, but now you're right. I do gravitate to the group chats, especially the way that I do group chats where everything is essentially siloed. So you get people that if I want to talk tennis, I'm not getting a cat, a catch all chat. I'm getting a pure Bolivian cut.

[Dan LeBatard]

I didn't know what to do the other day when Messi had the brace in the first half and I was like, hey, look how happy I am. I didn't know where to go with that chat.

[Chris Cote]

There's an mls. There's an MLS chat.

[Dan LeBatard]

Invite me, please.

[Chris Cote]

You want to? You want in? It's Liga Mickey's as well. But we got leagues cup coming up.

[Ethan]

I got so many friends that I've never met and we've been close friends for a decade because of Twitter.

[Chris Cote]

Really?

[Ethan]

You have such great takes, man. I just, we vibe everything you say I agree with and vice versa. The jokes hit the right way, the wits.

[Stugotz]

You're just saying in general, who's the.

[Chris Cote]

Best friend that you've ever met, that you met on social media and then you became real friends in real life?

[Ethan]

I don't know, man.

[Chris Cote]

Did that ever happen?

[Ethan]

Not really.

[Stugotz]

Let's all go around our best social media friend.

[Dan LeBatard]

You go first, Mike. Cause you clearly have an answer for that.

[Chris Cote]

No, no, no. I gotta think about it a little bit. When Heat Twitter was a thing, I'd play pick up basketball with a lot of the Heat Twitter guys. They came to my birthdays, you know, like Mr. Bill and Alf. Slim and Alf. I never really played basketball with Max, but I think like the he Twitter people, I became genuine friends with. And we would hang out and you'd go watch games, like you'd put out, hey, let's all meet up for this game. Also with Chelsea. Because when I worked with the club, I kind of had to be super engaging on social media and reach out to a lot of the supporters clubs. So I'd go around the country and make a lot of friends with supporter clubs. I'm in WhatsApp groups with all of them. So I actually enjoyed that. That forced me to come out of my shell a little bit. So I made a fair amount of friends on social media. And also it's great for networking. Like, you may not have, like, best, best friends. Actually. No. Master test. Fatsian is someone that I met on social media. He's like, hey, let me come by the studio. I'm in town. And we became great friends. A lot of my good friends I've met through networking on social media and then just build that relationship out after just casually meeting them. Kind of like LinkedIn.

[Ethan]

Yeah, I think that's more of why it's hard to think of it, because you don't. Might not even remember some of the friends you have that your first interaction was on social media or that you were following each other for a certain amount. Like Kaz. I don't know if you know, Cass. Yeah, Me and Kaz were like, we would tweet damn near every day for, like, years before we actually met. And then we've worked together, we hang out, and it's cool to see those people that were like, Twitter friends. Now they're like, at the top of the story. Kaz was a Twitter friend. Yeah, exactly.

[Chris Cote]

Twitter friend of mine. I went to Wally Mania and met with him. Great dude.

[Ethan]

So great dude.

[Chris Cote]

I don't really see that happening these days. I don't know how many new friends I'm making on social media. I don't even know if I trust social media to make friends anymore, just considering the very recent turn it's taken. We do sound old, though. We do sound bad.

[Ethan]

As we continue to talk, we sound even older.

[Chris Cote]

We're hearkening back to a different time. And today the atmosphere out there in the bullpen was a little older. We were listening to clips. It was Roy's birthday. We were talking about going to movie theaters.

[Dan LeBatard]

Wait a second. So me thinking that Rob Gronkowski is a Naz makes me sound old?

[Chris Cote]

A little bit, yeah. Not knowing what Grok is.

[Ethan]

Right. Not knowing what Grok is and assuming it was a Hall of Fame tight.

[Chris Cote]

End, given the recent.

[Ethan]

It's probably the oldest thing that probably.

[Chris Cote]

Happened, given the fairly recent history around New England Patriots tight ends. I mean, you can't totally discount it.

[Ethan]

I see the pathway.

[Chris Cote]

Yeah, yeah. I see how the brain got serial killer Nazi. Believable. Believable.

[Mike Ryan]

When you hear Lululemon, you probably think of aligned yoga pants. Weightlessly soft, like you're wearing next to nothing. That's why you see them in class at the Grocery store and in the park. But did you know about skirts with built in liner shorts so you can still jump for the Frisbee and tanks and bodysuits with a line's iconic stretch, you won't want to take it off. And with endless style options, you don't have to shop in store or [e-mail]. you know that one friend who somehow knows everything about money?

[Ethan]

Yeah.

[Mike Ryan]

Now imagine they live in your phone. Say hey to Experian, your big financial friend. It's the app that helps you check your FICO score, find ways to save, and basically feel like a financial genius. And guess what? It's totally free. So go on, download the Experian app. Trust me, having a BFF like this is a total game changer.

[Chris Cote]

Don LeBatard, our Panther group chat.

[Stugotz]

We're confident against the lighting. This is a different team.

[Billy Corben]

You're a Panther. Group chat.

[Stugotz]

No, no.

[Billy Corben]

I think there's a no.

[Stugotz]

But dude, you're. You're so wrong on that. We've been terrified of this team forever and I think there's a different energy where the Panthers, they want the lightning stugats.

[Chris Cote]

I want T shirts made for this Panther run.

[Dan LeBatard]

What could be this Panther run?

[Chris Cote]

Our Panther group chat.

[Dan LeBatard]

We're not afraid of the lightning.

[Chris Cote]

That's a tagline for World Raw 3. This is the Dan Lebatar show with the stug. Billy was talking about how he went to the movie theater the other day. I still like going to the movies. The magic at the cinema is still something very real. I just watched this Jaws documentary and I was, what?

[Dan LeBatard]

I just. I'm sorry. I saw Magic about movie theaters and it's like, it doesn't make any sense. The amount of space in these theaters. When you look at it from the outside, it just looks like a regular building.

[Stugotz]

Look at it when you walk in.

[Dan LeBatard]

It's these massive auditoriums. It's like, how does it fit? It's the same concept of like a city bus. It's like you're on the same lanes as my car, but yet there's people walking from one side of the bus to the other. How do they fit in the same lanes as my little car?

[Stugotz]

I saw this clip too. You look at a movie theater and you think that building has to fit, what, four or five? You walk in 20, 18 theaters. It's like, how is there 18 theaters in this just box shaped building?

[Billy Corben]

Well, have you seen like the Google Earth things of like the Disney Rise where you like walking like, oh, the Haunted Mansion is Just like a little house. And it's like. No, it's this massive, like, warehouse that's behind all these trees. You just don't see any of it.

[Dan LeBatard]

They hide it. Okay, yeah.

[Chris Cote]

Guardians of the Galaxy, though, that. They can't hide that one. That one's massive. It's. It's humongous. And it looks humongous from the outside. But there are a lot of great examples. A very small facade in the front. Well, they're built out. Most amusement parks now are former retrofitted studios, and they're all supposed to have kind of facades and then expanded on the inside. But, Billy, you went to the movie theater. What. What movie did you go see in the movie theater?

[Billy Corben]

I would see Mission Impossible.

[Chris Cote]

Oh. On the biggest screen possible. The way IMAX.

[Billy Corben]

I went on IMAX, I went to the most available screen possible at 11am standard definition. I mean, bigger than the screen of my house, which is how I was gonna see it. So the biggest screen screen possible to me that day.

[Ethan]

Yeah.

[Billy Corben]

It's kind of depressing, honestly. The movie theater.

[Ethan]

Really?

[Stugotz]

11:00Am weekday.

[Billy Corben]

Well, no, but, like, it was depressing in that, like, season.

[Ethan]

Why do you think you got the deal in the tickets?

[Billy Corben]

Well, I went. I used to go in. It was seriously just me and my wife in the theater. It's just two of us. It was like our own screening. I almost wanted to tell him, like, hey, like, why don't we just skip this and just get it started? We're the only people here.

[Chris Cote]

What started.

[Billy Corben]

We don't need 30 minutes of, like, previews.

[Ethan]

I get it. There is afternoon delight with the wife at the theater.

[Dan LeBatard]

Any foreplay.

[Ethan]

I'm, like, going into the theater, like, with nobody there.

[Billy Corben]

I. I didn't mind it, but. But, like, there's no video games anymore. There was no, like, arcades. There was.

[Stugotz]

You look forward to that sad movie theater arcade.

[Billy Corben]

When I was a kid, I used to walk in. There's like a Dance Dance Revolution, like, the Jurassic park ride or whatever. Right. Like, I walked in X, there was nothing there. And now there's, like, a space where they, like, sell you merchandise for the movies that are out.

[Chris Cote]

Yeah.

[Billy Corben]

You buy T shirts of the movies or, like, glasses or whatever. And I was like, this is a total. I haven't been in four years to a movie theater. So I was very taken aback.

[Ethan]

You don't like to waste your money and take something home. You want to just give it.

[Billy Corben]

Yeah, exactly.

[Stugotz]

I've got Billy 100%. You're sneaking candy in, right?

[Dan LeBatard]

Oh, of course.

[Chris Cote]

I mean, off the record though, don't worry.

[Roy]

Off the record?

[Ethan]

Yeah. We're not going to tell them.

[Stugotz]

I didn't sneak anything in like minus seven.

[Chris Cote]

Ah, the old.

[Billy Corben]

My wife has a purse.

[Dan LeBatard]

Yeah, that's it.

[Billy Corben]

Yeah. Did I inspect the purse before she went in?

[Ethan]

No.

[Billy Corben]

Did they inspect the purse?

[Dan LeBatard]

No.

[Roy]

You could take anything, by the way.

[Chris Cote]

They don't care.

[Ethan]

They don't care.

[Chris Cote]

You can literally take any.

[Roy]

I'll take a lobster.

[Billy Corben]

I, I did the, like the last time or the time before I went, I. I went in like with a McDonald's bag, like, and I opened it up and I was like eating a Big Mac while I was watching.

[Roy]

You can own water, you can bring your own. So you can bring anything you want.

[Ethan]

No, this time literally Happy you're just there.

[Billy Corben]

I bought all the food this time.

[Chris Cote]

You watched a movie?

[Ethan]

Come on.

[Billy Corben]

It was at 11. And I knew this is like a two and a half, two hour, 40 minute movie. So I knew it's gonna be lunch time if I don't eat during this. So when we got, you know, something get hangry, like chicken fingers, popcorn, a.

[Ethan]

Big coat covet, I took my family to the drive in a bunch of times. I know Covid wasn't a thing here in Florida, but in LA it was okay in LA for like five years. There was still.

[Roy]

It's still locked.

[Ethan]

There wasn't a single car on the highway. So the drive in movies were like sold out, bro. We went to see Space Jam and it was like, the cars were social distance. But it was a cool experience because I hadn't been to a drive in since I was 4.

[Chris Cote]

I've never been to a drive in.

[Ethan]

Yeah, it's cool, bro.

[Dan LeBatard]

You once during COVID you back up.

[Ethan]

You let the back seat out. We got the blankets and pillows. We brought our own popcorn. It's pretty dope.

[Dan LeBatard]

Few minutes later, Chris is like, oh, there's a movie on.

[Chris Cote]

A few minutes. What'd you think of the Mission Impossible movie?

[Billy Corben]

I loved it. I. I mean, I know your wife didn't. No, she said, she said some of this stuff could have been a little bit shorter. I loved it though also. Like, I, I knew going in, like, I'm not gonna look at my phone. Am I gonna do anything? So I just got like basically three hours unbothered.

[Ethan]

What? Three hours unbothered in the movie theater. The wife said some things could have been shorter. I catch you, buddy. I'm picking up what you dropped. Really good.

[Chris Cote]

I was a little frustrated with this Mission Impossible movie. Now There is no such thing as a bad Mission Impossible movie. But I do think, considering the high water mark of fallout, I was told.

[Dan LeBatard]

The second one was not great.

[Chris Cote]

The second one is pro. The second one was still a fun movie, but it's the worst of the Mission Impossible movies. Think this is probably third from the bottom, which doesn't make it a bad movie. This movie was incredible. Some of the most amazing sub scene was incredible. The sub scene, it's basically seen submarine or sub sandwich. I'm so happy you did that, Tony, because I'm pretty sure they just went into this pitch meeting for the sequel and like we need this sub stunt and I got an idea for an airplane stunt.

[Stugotz]

I'm in the movie around this question.

[Chris Cote]

You haven't seen the movie?

[Roy]

Are you going to see the movie?

[Dan LeBatard]

I don't know. I have to start with number one, right?

[Chris Cote]

You think, oh, Tom Cruise is doing a gratifying stunt around a submarine.

[Dan LeBatard]

Giant Jersey white sandwich. Yeah, absolutely. You ever try to swim through mayonnaise? It's like quicksand.

[Chris Cote]

I would imagine light, light on the mayo. But it felt like granted those two stunts in particular, the one said Tony mentioned, they are awe inspiring. They're some of the most incredible, incredible things ever caught on camera ever. Truly what Tom Cruise does with that airplane is insane. It truly is. And you're on the edge of your seat for that. But what I loved about the Mission Impossible movies prior to was you had great action sequences and you also had a story. And I feel like with these last two, even though they were on the cutting edge of artificial intelligence, the face, the human face behind it, it was a bad villain. Probably the worst villain in the history of the franchise. I felt felt wanting more, which is not something that Tom Cruise really leaves me feeling when I leave a movie theater.

[Stugotz]

Tony says there was a Jon Voight sighting and that'll get me in any time.

[Chris Cote]

Oh, they it also they wanted to wrap the entire franchise together almost in an annoying fashion in a contrived way. But I kind of saw there were rewarding legacy fans and there was a lot of nostalgia. Pops, if you either did a very recent rewatch of all the films leading up to that one, or you're a huge franchise fan. I mean, to have the administrator that was in the original Mission Impossible during the suspension scene, to have him show up and oh, his character arc gets revived. Spoiler alert. He's had a job. Well, you'll find out, buddy.

[Roy]

You'll figure out where he was.

[Chris Cote]

There were kind of punitive measures for very punitive, draconian measures, if you would say, yeah.

[Dan LeBatard]

But at this point, when Jama Voight shows up on the screen, you know, he knows something that has not been revealed yet. So I'm like, okay, there's something there.

[Stugotz]

He made Ray Donovan. Ray Donovan was something.

[Dan LeBatard]

Yes. Yes.

[Ethan]

There you go.

[Chris Cote]

I never watch Ray Donovan, Mickey.

[Dan LeBatard]

Yeah, me neither.

[Ethan]

I didn't finish it.

[Stugotz]

I didn't get through the end of it. The first couple seasons.

[Roy]

First couple seasons are great of Ray Donovan.

[Dan LeBatard]

Yeah.

[Roy]

John Vo is an m effer.

[Chris Cote]

Yeah. I still like the Mission Impossible movie. Again, this is just me grading on the curve of Mission Impossible films, which are all awesome. No such thing as a bad Mission Impossible movie. But if we're ranking them, you'd hope they go all out for this one. And they certainly did when it came to stunts. The airplane stunt, to me, is probably the most impressive stunt they've ever had. But it's not the best scene. It's not remotely the best scene. It's not the most. It might be memorable because it's truly death defying. But for example, I like the bathroom fight scene in Fallout More. Way more.

[Roy]

That was a great scene.

[Stugotz]

Kick in my ass. Do you mind?

[Chris Cote]

No, that's Liar, Liar.

[Ethan]

Oh, sorry.

[Billy Corben]

It's gonna suck when he dies. Like, I don't know, right?

[Chris Cote]

Yeah, he doesn't want to die of natural cause.

[Billy Corben]

Like, when Tom Cruise dies of natural cause, it's going to be so lame.

[Dan LeBatard]

If you are in a bathroom fight and somebody puts your head in the toilet, do you just pretend to be dead?

[Stugotz]

Has there ever been. Has there ever been a bathroom fight without that? I feel like that has to happen somewhere in a world.

[Dan LeBatard]

That's the part when you're watching. It's like, oh, end the fight, please. Because that. That would just do it for me. I'm like, all right, you got me. I'm dead.

[Ethan]

Is the fight not already over? If you got to the point where your head's in the toilet. Have you not like, I mean, you might die, but I'm just literally rubbing it in.

[Stugotz]

Is that worse than getting thrown in a lake?

[Chris Cote]

Ye being thrown into a pond, I usually thought would be a fight ender until this week. Although, did you see the picture of the guy? He looks fine.

[Ethan]

Crowd.

[Stugotz]

We got to get that guy proud.

[Ethan]

He did.

[Dan LeBatard]

He posted a picture.

[Stugotz]

The guy that got his ass beat. Only one. Like, he's like, only a black guy.

[Chris Cote]

That's all I got.

[Dan LeBatard]

He was like, oh, that was him?

[Ethan]

Yeah.

[Dan LeBatard]

He kind of looks like in the face. Anyway, he looks like he could fight, but I actually thought that was the enforcer showing that. But obviously, why would he have a black guy? He didn't get touched.

[Stugotz]

No, that was not the enforcer.

[Chris Cote]

That was.

[Stugotz]

We should. I want to get. I don't want the guy. I don't want the guy who got thrown in the lake. I want his friend.

[Chris Cote]

I got it all on record.

[Stugotz]

No, no. The guy that tries to stay in between the whole time. The guy that gets a white shirt right here. Yeah.

[Ethan]

Hey. What?

[Stugotz]

Got it all on record.

[Chris Cote]

It's a little bit of a flop, but after seeing your friend get thrown.

[Ethan]

Into a pond, ah, man, his head is, like, flopping all over the place.

[Dan LeBatard]

And you know, that guy who said, we got it all on record is one of those guys that thinks he can do, like, radio for four hours and you can't even think of the right sentence. Every.

[Stugotz]

The toss gets me. The toss gets me every time.

[Chris Cote]

That wobble before he got tossed was funny, man. The slight bounce happened.

[Ethan]

He wanted it to end, too. And he was like, man, I can't stop walking towards him because I started this and I. I just want help.

[Chris Cote]

Hey, everybody, it's Mike down here in South Florida. As the audience well knows, we've been celebrating a proper championship, and we've been enjoying every minute of it. And by my side throughout that entire championship celebration has been Miller. Yeah. I wanted to make my championship time a Miller time, because much like most of the fun memories I've had as an adult, Miller Lite has been right there by my side, supplementing every experience. And now that I'm about to travel during the summer, you can rest assured I'm gonna be having plenty of Miller Lite along the way, because that's what summer is all about. And since 1975, Miller Lite has been right there. And all those memories for you listening right now, it's the 50th anniversary of Miller Lite. That's 50 years of great taste, great friends, great moments. Miller Lite, great taste. 96 calories. Go to millerlight.com dan to find delivery options near you, or you can pick up some Miller Lite pretty much anywhere they sell beer. Cheers to 50 years of Miller time. Celebrate responsibly. Miller Brewing Company, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. 96 calories and 3.2 carbs per 12 ounces.