Podcast Summary
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
Episode: Postgame Show: Pardon My Tongue (feat. JuJu Gotti)
Date: October 22, 2025
Location: Elser Hotel, Downtown Miami
Hosts: Dan Le Batard, Stugotz, Greg Cody, Chris Cote, "Le Batard's Daughter" (Le), Zaz, JuJu Gotti (guest)
Overview
This postgame episode is a lively roundtable featuring Dan Le Batard, Stugotz, their usual cast, and JuJu Gotti. The crew keeps things light and fast-moving as they move from Greg Cody’s old-school podcast shenanigans to NBA opening-night reactions, funny anecdotes from their own lives, and a rapid-fire review of the day’s fan polls. The tone is playful, irreverent, and full of inside jokes—classic Le Batard.
Detailed Topics & Insights
1. Promoting Greg Cody’s Podcast & The Infamous “I Need Your Support”
- Promotion attempt: Dan gives grumpy Greg Cody space to promote “The Greg Cody Show,” which Greg alleges he’s been sulking for 90 minutes waiting to do.
- “It's why he’s checked out for the last 90 minutes in silent protest that we have not promoted his podcast.” (Dan, 01:06)
- Podcast content: Greg promises a “Billy Gill tribute,” a “PPI expose,” and airs the much-fabled, secretly recorded voicemail, sounding like “an old timey recording. I need your support.” (Greg, 02:19)
- Crew’s roast: The voicemail is frantically imitated, and the scene is played up as if Greg is a train-riding politician in the 1920s.
- “Saloon doors and the train just pulled up… fourth candidate in the region got the red, white and blue banners on the back of the caboose.” (Stugotz, 02:28)
- “It’s a drunken Greg calling his wife... leaving me a voicemail thinking he’s hung up.” (Le, 03:27)
Notable Moment:
Greg repeatedly, and to much laughter, says, “I need your support.” (various, 02:16-03:49)
2. NBA is Back! JuJu Gotti on the Opening Night
- JuJu’s Entrance: JuJu Gotti pops on to plug “Levitar.AF.com” and promote a “Kansas City Dan Was Wrong” hoodie, before launching into basketball talk. (JuJu, 04:09)
- Marcus Smart’s Antics: The group celebrates Marcus Smart's return to relevance—JuJu animatedly describes Smart’s chaotic play style:
- “Marcus Smart is back. Oh my God. All the antics are back. He almost pulled Steph Curry’s shoulder out of the socket once.” (JuJu, 04:23)
- Kevin Durant’s Night:
- Durant misses a key free throw—rare for him—then is nearly bailed out by the referees ignoring his attempted timeout.
- “He got bailed out from shame from the referees.” (Le, 05:10)
- The whole crew agrees that refusing to call the timeout prevented embarrassment for Durant and a “blunder” on the season’s first night.
- OKC Fans Booing KD:
- JuJu admonishes Thunder fans: “You don’t boo Kevin Durant when he comes back to OKC. OKC is cool because of Kevin Durant.” (JuJu, 05:52)
- Praises KD’s positive legacy: “One of the people who contributed to saving Earth, by the way, last summer with Steph Curry over in France.” (JuJu, 05:56)
- Peacock & Hockey on Multi-Screen:
- JuJu jokes about being forced to subscribe for basketball on Peacock: “Can't not get tip off. Ah. Log into Peacock. Oh, dang. I'm not locked in purchase. Okay, what's my password? Right, I did that.” (JuJu, 06:28)
- Quick pivot to NHL: Brad Marchand’s “full spectrum” night for Boston—emotional send-off, a Florida goal, and Marchand fighting.
- “My boy Marchand punching somebody in the kidneys... That gave you every spectrum of range of emotion.” (JuJu, 07:00)
3. Old-School Debates: The NCAA, G-Leaguers, and Tom Izzo’s Rant
- Tom Izzo’s Gripes:
- JuJu reports on Tom Izzo’s beef with allowing G League veterans back into college basketball.
- “Kids aren’t the problem, we’re the problem.” (JuJu quoting Izzo, 07:36)
- Crew jokes about unfair matchup when “trained” G-Leaguers face unprepared college kids.
- “Trained and disciplined for three years and then all of a sudden you’re playing some pimple-nosed freshman.” (Stugotz, 08:17)
- Tone: Old-guard skepticism meets radio anarchy; tradition vs. progress goes unresolved, but gets plenty of laughs.
4. Hockey & Soccer: Timing and TV Oddities
- Hockey’s Clock Confusion:
- The panel jokes about the end-of-game confusion in hockey and the hidden match time in soccer stadiums.
- “At first I was on there, my brain broke.” (Chris, 09:21)
- Zaz shakes his head at the soccer custom: “In soccer, we don’t know. We just wait for the ref to call. And I’ve never thought twice about it.” (Zaz, 09:28)
5. Rapid-Fire Poll Review with JuJu
- Biggest Star: Brad Marchand vs Ray Bourque
- “51%…says Ray Bourque.” (JuJu, 10:25)
- Sunday NFL Gaps:
- “75%…says yes, way too much time between 4 o’clock game and Sunday Night Football.” (JuJu, 10:42)
- Bus-as-Plane Experiences:
- “91%…no, never bought a flight and ended up on a bus.” (JuJu, 11:05)
- Anecdotes abound about being shuttled between terminals while pretending you’re “on a plane.”
- “The bus should have big wings.” (Greg Cody, 11:37)
- Jeremy Tashay as the Chris Wittyngham of Pablo Torre:
- “89% say yes.” (JuJu, 11:47)
- Signature sign-off:
- Greg Cody brings it full circle: “I need your support.” (Greg, 12:01)
Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments
- “It really does sound like audio from Calvin Coolidge’s age coming out of the transistor radio.” (Stugotz, 02:02)
- “You don’t boo Kevin Durant when he comes back to OKC. OKC is cool because of Kevin Durant.” (JuJu, 05:52)
- “The bus should have big wings.” (Greg Cody, 11:37)
- “I need your support.” (Greg Cody, multiple—culminates at 12:05)
Key Timestamps
- 01:02-03:49: Greg Cody’s Podcast Promotion & “I Need Your Support” breakdown
- 04:09-07:21: JuJu Gotti’s NBA and NHL recap
- 07:21-08:31: Tom Izzo/NCAA discussion
- 09:01-09:45: Hockey & soccer clock confusion
- 10:21-11:51: Fan poll segment
Summary Tone & Spirit
The episode is a quintessential, chaotic blend of inside jokes, playful snark, and genuine sports nerd energy. Even as Greg Cody laments not getting enough promotional attention and the panel clowns everything from bus-to-plane airport shuttles to NHL hijinks, there’s warmth and camaraderie throughout. JuJu Gotti’s lively presence keeps the NBA focus energetic, while everyone else ensures no one topic stays serious—or sacred—for long.
For listeners craving witty banter, offbeat sports takes, and recurring Le Batard-verse gags, this one delivers.
