Postgame Show: JuJu's Top 11 TRL Songs

Summary

Podcast Summary: The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz Episode: Postgame Show: JuJu's Top 11 TRL Songs
Release Date: July 22, 2025

From the Elser Hotel in Downtown Miami, hosts Dan Le Batard and Stugotz, alongside co-hosts Chris Cote, Billy Gil, Mike Ryan, and guest Juju Gotti, delve into a dynamic discussion covering the latest in sports, pop culture, and more. This episode, titled "Postgame Show: JuJu's Top 11 TRL Songs," navigates through ESPN’s coverage of "The Masked Singer," airplane etiquette woes, critiques of the WNBA All-Star Game, and culminates in a nostalgic trip down memory lane with a TRL (Total Request Live) segment.

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1. ESPN's Coverage of "The Masked Singer" Season Premiere

Timestamp: [01:02 – 02:55]

The episode kicks off with a conversation about the highly anticipated season three premiere of "The Masked Singer," which garnered an impressive 23.7 million viewers following the Super Bowl.

• Stugotz notes the surprise success:
  "The season three premiere of the Mass Singer drew 23.7 million viewers. Was on right after the Super Bowl." (01:02)

• Chris Cote defends the show's quality:
  "It's not a stupid show." (01:11)

• Dan Le Batard acknowledges the unexpected coverage issues:
  "That's wacky of us." (01:44)

The hosts debate ESPN’s strategic choices, expressing that the coverage might not have aligned with audience expectations, especially with the Super Bowl content in Miami.

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2. Airplane Etiquette: Handling Fellow Passengers' Farts

Timestamp: [02:05 – 07:12]

Transitioning from sports, the discussion shifts to a relatable and humorous topic: dealing with disruptive passengers on airplanes.

• Chris Cote poses the dilemma:
  "Are you an airplane applauder or are you more likely to boo on an airplane?" (02:55)

• Mike Ryan shares a personal anecdote about an elderly passenger excessively farting:
  "I just chose to do nothing and I just breathed it in the entire flight." (03:50)

• Dan Le Batard suggests a tactful approach:
  "Maybe just flat out. Are you farting? Because I keep. Like, something's happening here. Is that you?" (05:10)

• Juju Gotti offers a straightforward solution:
  "Yo, stop farting, dog." (04:55)

The hosts explore various strategies for addressing the issue, balancing politeness with the need to maintain a comfortable environment for all passengers.

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3. Critique of the WNBA All-Star Game and Player Protests

Timestamp: [07:23 – 12:46]

The conversation pivots to a critical analysis of the recent WNBA All-Star Game, examining both the game's quality and the players' activism.

• Juju Gotti expresses disappointment:
  "I thought Saturday night was a terrible look altogether for the WNBA players." (08:44)

• Mike Ryan discusses the financial disparities:
  "They have a bigger schedule this year. They start back playing tonight. So if they get hurt, their money is a way different than the NBA players unless guaranteed." (10:42)

• Juju Gotti critiques the players' messaging:
  "They are wearing shirts that are saying pay us what you owe us... to put that product on the court immediately after. That's a rough look to me." (10:42)

The hosts engage in a nuanced conversation about the balance between athletic performance and athletes' rights, highlighting the complexities of labor negotiations and public perception.

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4. TRL Segment: Mike Ryan's Top 11 TRL Songs

Timestamp: [12:56 – 18:54]

The episode culminates in a nostalgic and entertaining TRL segment, where co-host Mike Ryan shares his personal top 11 TRL songs, sparking lively discussions and playful debates among the hosts.

• Mike Ryan introduces his list with enthusiasm:
  "I just my top... not analytically. Just my truth." (12:56)

• Highlights from the list include:

  • "Genie in a Bottle" by Christina Aguilera
    Dan Le Batard remarks, "This could have been number one." (13:12)

  • "Ray of Light" by Madonna
    Billy Gil praises, "Great video. Great choice." (13:26)

  • "My Name Is" by Eminem
    Dan Le Batard humorously suggests, "This could have been number one." (13:56)

• Juju Gotti and other hosts express their preferences and playful disagreements:

  • "Hit me, baby, one more time" by Britney Spears receives mixed reactions, highlighting the personal nature of the rankings.

The segment concludes with audience polls, engaging listeners with questions about their favorite artists and songs, fostering an interactive and communal atmosphere.

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Notable Quotes

• Stugotz on "The Masked Singer":
  "The season three premiere of the Mass Singer drew 23.7 million viewers." (01:02)

• Chris Cote on Airplane Etiquette:
  "Are you an airplane applauder or are you more likely to boo on an airplane?" (02:55)

• Juju Gotti on WNBA Game:
  "I thought Saturday night was a terrible look altogether for the WNBA players." (08:44)

• Mike Ryan on TRL Songs:
  "I just chose to do nothing and I just breathed it in the entire flight." (03:50)

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Conclusion

This episode of The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz seamlessly blends sports commentary with pop culture insights, offering listeners a mix of serious discussions and lighthearted banter. From dissecting ESPN's programming choices and critiquing the WNBA's All-Star Game to sharing personal music favorites in the TRL segment, the hosts provide a comprehensive and engaging narrative suitable for both regular listeners and newcomers alike.

Transcript

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[Stugotz]

The season three premiere of the Mass Singer drew 23.7 million viewers. Was on right after the Super Bowl.

[Chris Cote]

It's not a stupid show.

[Dan Le Batard]

We led with that the next day, didn't we?

[Chris Cote]

Didn't we get in trouble?

[Stugotz]

Well, we. It's a few too many people. Someone got a talking to.

[Chris Cote]

Can you take me through the history of that? I don't know what it is that happened there.

[Stugotz]

You know what happened there.

[Chris Cote]

We started the day after the super bowl with the masked singer and it was a funny way to start. Was there a lack of super bowl coverage at ESPN on that day?

[Stugotz]

ESPN covered the super bowl just fine, but I don't think that they were anticipating the Music Dome being the way that we would be starting the show. The day after the super bowl was in Miami.

[Dan Le Batard]

That's wacky of us.

[Chris Cote]

Is there any particular reason that you don't want to take a look at that carcass and do the autopsy on it? You don't want a public. I don't know what happened.

[Stugotz]

It's not very deep. It's not very deep. You wanted to do a thing and piss off espn and I was the one that was thrown out there to.

[Billy Gil]

Take the arrows can confirm.

[Chris Cote]

All right, well, I'm glad that that's your truth.

[Billy Gil]

Was that the day that we. Was it two different things where we opened with a music dome and then eventually got to the Super Bowl? Because there was definitely a Super Bowl Monday that we didn't get to the Super Bowl.

[Stugotz]

I don't think we ever got to the super bowl that day. I don't remember. I don't think we ever got to the super bowl that day.

[Billy Gil]

Actually. It was pretty badass.

[Stugotz]

Yeah.

[Dan Le Batard]

One of the weaker Super Bowls. If I Remember?

[Billy Gil]

Might have been Rams, pats.

[Stugotz]

No, it was Patrick Mahomes first Super Bow when. Oh, and it was. We didn't know it was in town in Miami. People were saying, oh, all this Miami super bowl coverage.

[Billy Gil]

Everyone started getting sick around that time. I'm not sure what happened.

[Stugotz]

A couple months later, we decided to dedicate an entire week to Doc Antle.

[Billy Gil]

Yeah, I stand by those.

[Dan Le Batard]

That was fun.

[Billy Gil]

Who could have seen that one coming?

[Juju Gotti]

What a time to be alive.

[Chris Cote]

It was bad judgment. We've shown that on occasion, we've deserved some of our punishments.

[Billy Gil]

You've lived long enough to find out that you're a GOP operative. So that was cool.

[Chris Cote]

Juju Gotti is with us. We've got an assortment of things from the show to talk about. Juju. Are you an airplane applauder or are you more likely to boo on an airplane? What is the take that you have there?

[Mike Ryan]

I'm more likely to applaud on the airplane because I love life. I'm not going to actually do it, but I will more likely applaud than boo. I will pose a question, though. Since we started on airplanes. I just took a trip this weekend from Indianapolis. And the guy sitting next to me, he was an older gentleman, God bless his heart. He kept farting the entire flight. I heard it with my own ear. He had headphones in and he kept trying to disguise it with moving and.

[Dan Le Batard]

His clenching, like lifting up a little. Right.

[Mike Ryan]

And they were stinky poos. So how am I supposed to handle the situation other than just let it happen and keep watching it?

[Chris Cote]

That's a great question. Like, what do you do? Because you also feel bad. You're a kind person. It's. And it's an old man. Right?

[Mike Ryan]

So you're right.

[Chris Cote]

How. How old do you think? Do you think it's as old as Mike Krzyzewski as. Or how old?

[Mike Ryan]

Yeah, he looked like he was in his 70s, 80s at least. He was watching a young teen movie, which was hilarious. He was laughing out loud. I don't. I think he was just living his life. He was just saying, you know what? I gotta fart. I'm a fart who cares about.

[Dan Le Batard]

I think the only play you can do is just to nicely as if you don't know it's him. Just be like, do you. Can you believe someone keeps farting? Like, just like. Maybe that. Like that interaction will just be okay. Maybe he'll be like, oh, okay, I got to stop.

[Mike Ryan]

Right? I chose to do nothing and I just breathed it in the entire Flight.

[Chris Cote]

I'm sorry. I don't. But I really. What are you. You can't. What do you do, get up and leave? Do you go to another part of the plan?

[Dan Le Batard]

Keeps farting? Who is that?

[Chris Cote]

It's not terrible advice you're giving, but I also don't think it's good advice you're giving. I don't. I don't.

[Dan Le Batard]

As opposed to being like, hey, stop farting. Because that's a little. You don't want to be that guy.

[Juju Gotti]

You don't.

[Dan Le Batard]

Okay, say it. Say it then. Zaz, would you do it?

[Juju Gotti]

I think I'd have to. Yo, stop farting, dog.

[Chris Cote]

I think it's better than what it is that we're doing.

[Dan Le Batard]

Maybe just flat out. Are you farting? Because I keep. Like, something's happening here. Is that you?

[Chris Cote]

It seems accusatory, though. Are you farting? Seems like an accusation.

[Dan Le Batard]

I was just going off with that.

[Billy Gil]

You can also be like, someone keeps farting. Right. That's terrible. Yeah. Yeah. Can you believe what is? You smell that too, right?

[Dan Le Batard]

I think it's this guy. Like, blame some other guy.

[Chris Cote]

I think it's him again, though, is that gonna discourage his farting?

[Dan Le Batard]

If I. If I've, like, let out seven of them and I'm thinking I'm getting by with it and someone next to me goes, do you smell fart? I'm going to get insecure about those farts.

[Stugotz]

Can I just. And I don't want to hurt your feelings here. If we were on a plane, you'd be profiled as a farter. Yeah, that's very, very clearly. And I think it's. It's rude, but I think we all do it. And. And again, it's very rude, and we shouldn't do this, and we should be better as a people, as a nation. But whenever there's a fart, I think everybody looks around and just looks at the fattest person, says, that's the person that's been for.

[Dan Le Batard]

I think it's different, though. I think people. I always am like, who's this, the sleuth? Because, like, everyone's going to go to the fat people. I'm like, I see you, lady.

[Stugotz]

Yeah. No, if there's a slob around, you let one rip, because you know you're not going to get blamed.

[Dan Le Batard]

I saw you eating that pulled pork sandwich before we got on the plane.

[Billy Gil]

Bad. That's a. That's a choice.

[Dan Le Batard]

I didn't see it. It was hypothetical, but I'm always watching.

[Chris Cote]

Can you guys acknowledge just this one time that the callers weren't very good.

[Dan Le Batard]

That there was a couple in there that was good.

[Billy Gil]

The Dominican bain.

[Juju Gotti]

I like Dominican bain. I don't know what he was saying. It was probably fun.

[Dan Le Batard]

And pressure washers.

[Billy Gil]

Washer dryer guy.

[Dan Le Batard]

Pressure washers should be able to get wet.

[Stugotz]

If you go to the Dominican Republic or Puerto Rico on a vacation and there's not applause in your plan when you land, gonna be a bad vacation.

[Mike Ryan]

Wow.

[Stugotz]

Sets the tone for the vacation.

[Chris Cote]

Do we have a plane applauder among us?

[Stugotz]

No, I'll applaud if other people applaud. I'll hop in there. I'll clap my anti applause. You guys don't applaud?

[Billy Gil]

No.

[Stugotz]

Why? If other people are clapping, you don't clap.

[Dan Le Batard]

It needs to be warranted. Like if someone's getting like, you landed. If someone just got engaged.

[Stugotz]

Metal tube.

[Juju Gotti]

That's what the money is.

[Stugotz]

In the middle of the air, it takes you down. It's a miracle you're alive.

[Dan Le Batard]

A couple just got engaged in first class. I'm not clapping.

[Stugotz]

No, I don't care about that either.

[Billy Gil]

I don't recline my seat and I don't clap.

[Dan Le Batard]

I reclined.

[Chris Cote]

Whoa.

[Dan Le Batard]

You on the way back from Vegas, you dick.

[Stugotz]

I did engagements, not a marriage.

[Dan Le Batard]

A late night. You're allowed to allow to.

[Billy Gil]

I think behavior has changed, by the way, on this seat reclining thing. My experience is fewer people are doing this now because they know how disrespectful it is to taller people.

[Stugotz]

Yeah, yeah.

[Chris Cote]

Put it on the poll. Juju at lebatard show before we update the polls. Are you an airplane seat recliner? We needed juju's help musically on a couple of things today that didn't have answers in here. One of them is the LeBron video. Did you have anything thoughts on that, Juju? I was met with a. An ocean of ignorance when I mentioned that LeBron had appeared in a Tyler the Creator video.

[Mike Ryan]

Yeah, the video came out yesterday. Well, he dropped it yesterday on Twitter. And LeBron made a cameo in the video. And the reason he said. He said stop effing playing with me is because that's the name of the song. The name of the song is stop playing with me. So he added in a effing.

[Juju Gotti]

Yeah, but LeBron, when you figure juju, there's some double entendre there. Like he's. He's like Lakers that like.

[Chris Cote]

Right?

[Juju Gotti]

That's what he means, isn't it?

[Mike Ryan]

I mean, hey, you the professional here. So I'm going to take you. Take your Advice. And if you, if you think so, I could see the parallels. So you might not be wrong.

[Juju Gotti]

I mean, like, there's no athlete who is more passive aggressive than LeBron. We're now supposed to assume that that's not what he's trying to do there. I think so.

[Chris Cote]

Well, Zaslav, you noticed developing more and more confidence. Perhaps you want to have a conversation with Juju that I don't think juju is going to like very much about. Your just general opin about Saturday night's WNBA All Star game.

[Juju Gotti]

Yeah, I, I thought, I thought Saturday night was a terrible look altogether for the WNBA players. And like, I'm not going to sit here and tell you that I don't think they should be paid. That, that's not what I'm talking about here. But like, Juju, that that game was a joke. It was terrible. And, and it's a shame because last year, you know, you remember, it was Team USA versus Team wnba. Game was awesome. All right. And we do this every year now with the NBA where the game's a joke and the players get criticized because they deserve it. Because people are paying good, hard earned money to go to the All Star game. That game was garbage on Saturday night. And for the players to come out with shirts that are saying pay us what you owe us and then to put that product on the court immediately after. Like if I'm one of the players, yeah, pay us what you owe us. And this is why you should pay us what you owe us because we're very entertaining and we have a great product. But then to come out and do that, I don't know. That was a rough look to me. Juju, I can't defend that.

[Mike Ryan]

Yeah, I think that's a bit unfair because pay us what you owe us is more. So about the $2.2 billion media deal they got coming in, plus the five times the amount that the Valkyrie had to pay $250 million fee for the three new teams coming in while sharing only a 9% share of the league's revenue while the NBA players get a 50% share. The, the embarrassment. Yes. And also too, they, they have a, a bigger schedule this year. They start back playing tonight. So if they get hurt, their money is, is a way different than the NBA players unless guaranteed. So I think it was a rough look. The game was definitely. You got, you got me there. Definitely a boring game. Not necessarily interesting, no defense at all played. But that happens in the mlb, in the, in the NBA, every game except hockey. Salute to hockey. That's a different level. But I still think that there's a standard that has been set in these All Star.

[Chris Cote]

It's not MLB though. MLB tries and LB's great all star game. It's basketball. It's basketball and football.

[Billy Gil]

Right.

[Juju Gotti]

But it's like the point that I'm making, Juju. And you're right, everything you're saying there about the revenue sharing and all that, you are right. But, but when you're wearing the shirts, you're wearing the shirts because you are taking the labor negotiations public and you are trying to get public sentiment on your side. The owners know that the players want to get paid. You're making that shirt because you want to get public sentiment on your side. Well, that would probably also include this is why we should be paid. Not because of the garbage that we put out right after. That's the problem.

[Mike Ryan]

That, I mean, this is why we should be paid is the WNBA season. I think the All Star games are just going to be that way for the NBA and wnba. It's, it's sad.

[Juju Gotti]

No, I don't agree. Like, like I said last year and in most years the WNB All Star Game is actually really, really good. That game was amazing last year. The team WNBA versus the world.

[Mike Ryan]

I don't know bro. I don't know if it was really, really, really good last year and I love the wnba, but that game was pretty mid last year as well.

[Billy Gil]

I mean they had the storyline of all the people that were snubbed from the Olympic team. So I thought that game had juice to it.

[Mike Ryan]

I mean Caitlin Clark barely gave an effort last year. She was picked up full court from Kelsey Plum and stuff like that. But compared to the effort I see on a night to night basis, those games aren't ever really exciting to me. Especially the, the, the day before the skills competition in three point. The excitement that brings to be met with the next day of the All Star Game is always pretty much a letdown in my opinion.

[Chris Cote]

We will get to the polls in a second, but can you help us on trl? Did you have any thoughts on our TRL segment? And just I was really stunned that Billy went after Pablo Torre and Pablo the, the beloved Pablo Torre finds out doing this. I mean you did.

[Stugotz]

Why do you encourage all this infighting?

[Chris Cote]

You did it. It wasn't my opinion. You had. You volunteered an opinion. I thought Pablo Torre found out. You say he didn't find out.

[Stugotz]

I just said at the end it left us wanting a little bit more. But again, that was the early stages to what it's grown into and blossomed into now.

[Billy Gil]

Yeah, now he's good.

[Stugotz]

Now he's going to the ACC media date. He's going to confront Bill Belichick or it's considered a failure.

[Chris Cote]

TRL thoughts.

[Mike Ryan]

Yes, sir. Y', all. Y' all brought up trl. And it made me want to bring up my top 11 TRL songs of all time. Just my. My top. Not the top. Not analytically. Just my truth. Yes. My truth.

[Dan Le Batard]

Come on, Genie in a bottle.

[Juju Gotti]

Come on.

[Mike Ryan]

Hanson. Also, Oli, I do cherish you from 98 degrees.

[Billy Gil]

That's a good one.

[Dan Le Batard]

He's bringing it.

[Chris Cote]

That's.

[Mike Ryan]

Oh. I. Number 11, Madonna. Ray of lights. Wow.

[Billy Gil]

Great, great video. Great choice.

[Mike Ryan]

Yeah. Salute to Powers. Number 10. In sync, girlfriend.

[Billy Gil]

Wow. That was the Neptune's beat. I think the awesome Powers one was beautiful. Stranger, though.

[Mike Ryan]

Oh. Yep. See, I stand corrected. I stand corrected. Number nine, Eminem. My name is.

[Dan Le Batard]

This could have been number one.

[Billy Gil]

Great list.

[Chris Cote]

It's a good list so far.

[Mike Ryan]

Number eight. Tearing up my heart. NSync, man. That was a good one.

[Dan Le Batard]

Gotta have a BS number here.

[Billy Gil]

I like. I like that.

[Mike Ryan]

Number seven. Yeah. Number seven. Hit me, baby, one more time. Britney Spears.

[Juju Gotti]

How could that not be number one?

[Chris Cote]

That's why it's a good list, because it's.

[Mike Ryan]

Hey, it's my truth. Number six, Corn Freak on a Leash. That one.

[Dan Le Batard]

I was like, wow. Like in like a nine year old me. I'm like, whoa.

[Billy Gil]

Yeah, it was awesome. Like, this is dangerous, by the way. You can always tell, like when a pop song was written by Max Martin because they have nonsensical things like Hit me baby, one more time. And I want it that way. It's just. It's so.

[Dan Le Batard]

I want it that way. It's just such a poorly written song.

[Billy Gil]

It's just someone trying to translate that doesn't know the language. Like, just. Just read it.

[Mike Ryan]

Right? Number four. NSync. Bye bye bye. Number three. Did I skip number five?

[Chris Cote]

I feel like you missed one. Yeah, I was gonna say that, but I thought. I thought I heard you wrong. Yeah. So we'll make the other one number five and make this one number four.

[Mike Ryan]

Yeah. Oops. I did it again from Britney Spears.

[Billy Gil]

It was a moment.

[Juju Gotti]

How is that not number one?

[Billy Gil]

Because we all know what number one better be. It's a good list.

[Mike Ryan]

Oh, man, I got too much pressure now.

[Stugotz]

Running out of room for Missy Elliott.

[Billy Gil]

106.

[Mike Ryan]

Important number number three. Drive Myself Crazy by NSYNC.

[Billy Gil]

Silk Pajamas. Yeah.

[Stugotz]

Is that better than Get Your freak on that.

[Billy Gil]

Doesn't that seems irresponsible in the loony bin to do that?

[Chris Cote]

I'm sure Missy Elliott's gonna be one of the last two. Number two.

[Mike Ryan]

Number two. I want it that way from the boys. Number two and number one. I'm sorry, everybody. Back that ass up by juvenile.

[Stugotz]

No need to apologize.

[Chris Cote]

No, Christina, That's a controversial list. Let's update just a huge number of polls. Let's bang through these as fast as we can here, Juju, because we got a ton of them.

[Mike Ryan]

Yes, sir. Can the Backstreet Boys hold the jock of the new kids on the block? 62 of the audience says, yes, they can.

[Chris Cote]

I'm sorry, Zaz.

[Juju Gotti]

I mean, you all apologize to me.

[Mike Ryan]

Who was the lead singer of Hootie and the Blowfish? Hootie or Darius rucker? Skin tight. 51 of the audience says, Hootie.

[Chris Cote]

Yeah. Darius Rucker hates that. It's why he moved to the uk.

[Mike Ryan]

That in politics, have you ever looked at someone and said, yo, that dude Is mad horny? 62% of the audience says, yes, they have. Sorry, Ethan.

[Chris Cote]

No, that's not true.

[Mike Ryan]

Worst label, miserable or horny. 54 of the audience says, miserable. Wow. Upside. Did you know that Sade's Name is Helen? 93% of the audience said, no, they did not.

[Chris Cote]

That's such a great question.

[Juju Gotti]

Get the new album by Helen.

[Billy Gil]

Shot A. Name is shot A.

[Mike Ryan]

Do you like when the lead singer starts yammering instead of singing? 78 of the audience says, no, they don't.

[Chris Cote]

Can I explain something to you? This is not unlike the point I made the other day where I said that Jaws could have been the exact same same movie. And if it had been called what's that Gnawing on my leg? Steven Spielberg's career would have ended on the spot. Sade would have not been a successful musician if her name had first been Helen. Publicly, everything could have been the same. And there's no way that my dad's still going crazy when her voice comes on because it's that old lady Helen.

[Juju Gotti]

Gonna go pick up that new Helen album.

[Mike Ryan]

Did you know that the. That in the 70s, 80s and 90s, the dolphins had the best winning percentage? All sports.

[Chris Cote]

Nobody knows that.

[Mike Ryan]

70% of the audience says, no, they did not. Wow. Do you think Jerry Jones would prefer it if his face were on the helmets? Wow. 99 of the audience said, yes, they do. Whoa. Is MetLife Stadium a hellscape? 88 of the audience says, yes, it is Juju.

[Chris Cote]

Save the rest for tomorrow, please. That's just the first hour of today's show. Thank you, Juju. We'll talk to you later.

[Mike Ryan]

Yes, sir.