Covino & Rich - Fire Take, Deebo "Fat," Special Kershaw Day

Summary

The Dan Patrick Show: Covino & Rich - Fire Take, Deebo "Fat," Special Kershaw Day

Release Date: July 3, 2025

In this lively episode of "The Dan Patrick Show," hosted by the iHeartPodcasts and Dan Patrick Podcast Network, Covino and Rich Davis delve into a mix of sports commentary, personal anecdotes, and interactive segments that keep listeners engaged from start to finish. Skipping over the commercial breaks and promotional interludes, the hosts focus on delivering insightful discussions with a dose of humor.

Unexpected Fire Alarm Incident

The show kicks off with Covino and Rich Davis addressing the unexpected fire alarm that interrupted their previous live broadcast. They share a humorous recount of the incident that occurred while a guest was energetically showcasing dance moves on air.

Covino [04:08]: "It was a little nerve-wracking when the alarm went off and it was happening live on the air."

Debo Samuel's Weight Discussion

A significant portion of the episode centers around Deebo Samuel, Washington Commanders' wide receiver, and the remarks made by former NFL star Terrell Owens regarding Samuel's weight. The hosts analyze the impact of such comments on an athlete's career and personal motivations.

Rich Davis [06:42]: "Debo Samuel is two chicken nuggets away from tipping the scale."

Covino and Rich reflect on how criticism, even when delivered harshly, can serve as a catalyst for positive change. They encourage listeners to find personal motivation in similar setbacks.

Rich Davis [23:22]: "Debo's my guy, though. I love him."

Personal Weight Loss Journeys

Transitioning from professional sports, Covino and Rich share their personal stories about weight loss and the motivations behind their fitness journeys. They discuss various catalysts, ranging from personal health scares to the desire to improve one's lifestyle, emphasizing the importance of self-improvement and resilience.

Rich Davis [16:11]: "I better step my game up."

Interactive Segment: Mike's Words of Wisdom

Engaging their audience, Covino and Rich introduce "Mike's Words of Wisdom," a fun trivia segment where listeners can participate and win prizes. This interactive part adds an entertaining layer to the show, fostering a sense of community among the listeners.

Covino [25:02]: "Big Mike, who runs this place."

Sports Viewership Statistics

The hosts dive into an analysis of recent sports viewership statistics, comparing the popularity of various sporting events globally and within the United States. They discuss the dominance of the NFL's Super Bowl and the World Cup's widespread appeal, while also touching upon the lesser viewership numbers of the NBA Finals and other events.

Covino [34:11]: "World Cup number one. Super Bowl number three."

Midweek Major: Pop Culture and Sports Highlights

In the "Midweek Major" segment, Covino and Rich discuss the latest happenings in sports and pop culture. Highlights include speculation about Deebo Samuel's future with the Commanders, LeBron James' potential return to the Cleveland Cavaliers, and the release of a new "George Costanza" Yankees bobblehead.

Rich Davis [48:16]: "Deebo's a few McNuggets away from being fat."

The hosts provide their opinions on these topics, blending factual analysis with their characteristic humor and candid commentary.

Special Kershaw Day

The episode culminates with a tribute to Clayton Kershaw, celebrating his pursuit of the 3,000-strikeout milestone. Covino and Rich laud Kershaw's dedication and discuss his impact on the Dodgers and the broader baseball community.

Rich Davis [58:34]: "Clayton Kershaw on the hill tonight, three strikeouts away."

Conclusion

Covino and Rich wrap up the episode by looking forward to upcoming events, including their coverage of the MLB All-Star Game, and reminding listeners to tune in for future shows filled with more sports analysis, personal stories, and interactive fun.

This episode of "The Dan Patrick Show" effectively balances in-depth sports commentary with relatable personal narratives and engaging listener interactions, making it a must-listen for fans seeking comprehensive and entertaining sports discussions.

Transcript

[Ebony]

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[Bridget Todd]

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[Dr. Lea Trittate]

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[Bridget Todd]

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[Ebony]

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[Danny G]

Adventure should never come with a pause button.

[Dr. Lea Trittate]

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[Danny G]

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[Dr. Lea Trittate]

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[Covino]

Hey, thanks for listening to the Best of Covino and Rich podcast, be sure to catch us live every day from 5 to 7pm Eastern, 2 to 4 Pacific, on Fox Sports Radio.

[Rich Davis]

Find your local station for Cavino and Rich at Fox sp, or stream us live every day on the iHeartRadio app by searching FSR. I think we should kick off where we sort of left off because it leads to something bigger. And when I say bigger, pun intended, because we're talking Debo in a what's up, fatty? Right at the end of yesterday's show. Remember, if you miss any show, catch it on the podcast. Danny G. Always putting the best of out there. Speaking of what's up, Danny G. What up?

[Iowa Sam]

Happy Wednesday. That feels like a Thursday.

[Rich Davis]

Hell, yeah. What up, Iowa Sam?

[Covino]

Hey, O. I'm too hot to handle.

[Bridget Todd]

Rocking my new Heat Wave shirt.

[Rich Davis]

I like it, buddy. Too hot to handle, too cold to hold.

[Iowa Sam]

Oh, man.

[Rich Davis]

Check out Sam boogieing in the studio.

[Covino]

Look at this guy.

[Rich Davis]

And of course, DB's got your updates.

[Iowa Sam]

Looks like he got electrocuted.

[Rich Davis]

Spot's got your videos and Midweek Major coming up.

[Covino]

Oh, my God, you were so hot, the fire alarms went off.

[Rich Davis]

Yo, Iowa Sam, look what you did.

[Iowa Sam]

You didn't even get to the hot take yet.

[Rich Davis]

Those moves were so caliente.

[Covino]

My God. Muy caliente.

[Rich Davis]

By the way, this really is a fire drill. That's not a sound effect.

[Covino]

I gotta get out of here.

[Iowa Sam]

I feel like I triggered it when I said electrocuted, man.

[Rich Davis]

Or maybe Iowa Sam's moves were so fire that the strobe lights. Sam, stop.

[Iowa Sam]

All right, Danny G, executive producer of Covino and Rich here. It was a little nerve wracking when the alarm went off and it was happening live on the air. Now, a couple hours after it happened, we can laugh about it, but. But what we did is we filled in that time with the Joey Chestnut interview from a couple of weeks ago, so won't put that here. We'll cut that out of this podcast hour. If you want to hear that interview, go back a couple of weeks and you'll find CNR's conversation with the Goat. Let's move ahead in the hour.

[Covino]

Sound the alarm. Yeah, here we go.

[Rich Davis]

By the way, the timing of that fire alarm, if you just joined us, we just played a replay of Joey Chestnut and yesterday's conversation about top five NFL sleeper teams because the fire alarm went off. But it went off right as Iowa Sam was showing us his hot new dance moves with his hot new shirt. What does your shirt say? It's A Heat Wave.

[Covino]

Heat Wave was a disco funk band from the 70s and 80s.

[Danny G]

Heat wave too hot to handle.

[Covino]

I started doing my dancing and like, honestly, like in a sitcom, the fire alarms went off. Yeah.

[Danny G]

I don't know if you guys know.

[Bridget Todd]

This, but you guys just landed your 1,000th affiliate. So that's why they rang the alarms 1,000 times.

[Covino]

Of the 1,000th Camino and Rich affiliate.

[Danny G]

Yes.

[Rich Davis]

Thank you, DB.

[Covino]

I didn't know we're now on in Stone Mountain, Georgia.

[Bridget Todd]

Yes, there it is, the 1,000 ring salute.

[Rich Davis]

We're gonna get to DB's update in a few minutes. We're Covino and Rich broadcasting live from the Fox Sports Radio studio. Danny g super producing 87799 on fox. Save that number because we're going to be giving away prizes. Mike's Wednesday words of wisdom plus midweek major coming up. But thank you guys for hanging with us in the meantime, in between time.

[Covino]

I love this story about to and Debo Samuel because both guys I've rooted for as a Niners fan. So I love to and Debo gave me some. Plenty of great memories. But this, this is something else.

[Rich Davis]

Carol Owens says Commander's wide receiver Debo Samuel is two chicken nuggets away from tipping the scale. And that's why I gave you our impression when we met him at Super Bowl. Shorter than you would think. Stocky, but solid. Now, I haven't seen him recently, but I know he had that reputation, which is why I took note, because he had a repetition of being kind of thin.

[Covino]

Yeah, he is like how you like your women with like five Cs.

[Rich Davis]

This the same way I like my Seattle's Mariners catchers. Big dumpers.

[Covino]

As to said, he is fat, he ain't big boned. He's about two chicken nuggets away from tipping the scale. Debo's my guy, though. I love Debo. So, you know, sort of pan, you.

[Rich Davis]

Can'T diss a guy like that and then say, I love him, though. He's my guy. It's like, yo, man, have you seen Rich's hairline? I love him, though. He's my guy.

[Covino]

First of all, my hairline's great, so. But I'm great. Oh, thanks, man.

[Iowa Sam]

With all due respect.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah. It's like saying, hey, man, no offense, but no offense, but that's basically what he did. He's like, yo, Deebo's kind of fat, but he's my guy.

[Covino]

He didn't say kind of. He goes, he is fat. He ain't big boned.

[Iowa Sam]

And Luka just went through this.

[Covino]

Yeah. I mean, there was nothing more humiliating than the narrative around the big trade being it's because Lucas fat. And then they go back to the video of when the Mavs were in the NBA finals and they pulled the beer out of his hand.

[Rich Davis]

You know what it is, though, too, though, to be fair, to still a specimen.

[Covino]

Yeah.

[Rich Davis]

And sort of set what we think is the standard for the ultimate wide receiver. Right. I mean, to almost built like a tight end. That's how big he was. But still physique. Slender, fast, fit. And Debo doesn't have that type of physique. He just doesn't. He's built like more of a running back.

[Covino]

Deebo's like a brick house.

[Rich Davis]

Right, Exactly. So he just doesn't fit the standards.

[Covino]

He's not too much.

[Rich Davis]

So he's not fat in comparison to other players in the NFL. He just might be a little stocky for a wide receiver.

[Covino]

So think about this. Deba Samuel, Luca. What triggered you to start your fitness journey? Or if you want to lose a couple pounds? Or, hey, maybe something got you to quit smoking weed. Or, yo, I stopped drinking so much.

[Rich Davis]

Because what was the catalyst?

[Covino]

I remember. I can't remember who, but I remember some celebrity telling the story about how they were living the L. A party life, and they showed up, like, pretty drunk and hungover at their niece's birthday party, and they're like, yeah, I knew in that moment, it was like, I got to cut back on the boozing.

[Iowa Sam]

How about, what made you stop smoking cigarettes? I remember my uncle freaking out because he couldn't get the yellow off his teeth.

[Rich Davis]

Oh, he needed Topal.

[Iowa Sam]

Yeah. And he's like, yeah, I'm quitting. I'm quitting these things.

[Covino]

Yeah.

[Rich Davis]

No. What was the spark? What was the catalyst to help you make that change? Because we've seen Luca recently. Like Danny G. Said, he's thin and trim and looking fit. I mean, everybody was talking about his weight. How about the time they took away the beer from him? That was embarrassing.

[Iowa Sam]

Right now on NBA Twitter, there's all the side by side photos of him showing him how he's lean and mean again right now.

[Rich Davis]

Lean and mean. So there's always a catalyst. We have our personal stories. It might be as simple as seeing a picture of yourself or what you used to look like.

[Danny G]

I think the taking of the beer.

[Bridget Todd]

Away from him actually made him not.

[Danny G]

Want to do it, which is why.

[Bridget Todd]

The Mavericks ultimately decided, you're gone. And then that ticked him off.

[Covino]

They were almost like, are you going.

[Rich Davis]

To embarrass me like that?

[Covino]

Yeah. Okay. All right.

[Rich Davis]

I'm a grown man.

[Covino]

Yeah. You think I'm.

[Danny G]

You think I'm fat Now? Watch this.

[Rich Davis]

You know, that's very possible. Like, I'm going to do what I want you to get. You're not going to stop.

[Bridget Todd]

And then he got traded, and I.

[Danny G]

Think that changed everything.

[Covino]

Well, that definitely changed. By the way, terrible, manipulative side note here. If you want your significant other to lose weight, post pictures of when they used to be skinnier around the house. Or.

[Rich Davis]

I mean, that's terrible. Sounds healthy.

[Covino]

I'm kidding.

[Danny G]

On the fridge.

[Rich Davis]

But what you could do is on the fridge, plan a vacation. Because that usually inspires both parties, right? Yeah.

[Iowa Sam]

You could exercise together, getting ready for the trip.

[Rich Davis]

We had a big convention recently. 20 years. We celebrated. Covino and Rich. We had this big party in Vegas. You guys heard us talking about it. And I know Rich used that as an excuse to use it as a competition amongst friends to lose some weight.

[Covino]

Who's going to trim down more? Hey, we're going to the beach for a vacation. You and your wife may say, hey, we're getting away from the kids. We're going to Cabo for a long weekend.

[Iowa Sam]

It was the first time I saw you pass up on pizza, Rich.

[Covino]

Dude, it's very rare you see that.

[Rich Davis]

But that's also why you got Botox.

[Covino]

I did not get Botox Spot yet. Can't ever say I won't. But we had an old intern, and I'll just tell a quick story, then we'll go to DB we had an intern.

[Rich Davis]

Let's call him Spike.

[Covino]

Yeah, Spike. He was a big fella, spiky boy. And we had Olivia Munn on the show. And he had the biggest crush on Olivia munn. I mean, G4TV back in the day, but now we know her as a super popular actress. Dated Aaron Rodgers. Olivia Munn's gorgeous. He took a picture with Olivia Munn, and when he saw it, he was like, oh, my God, that's what I look like. And that started this guy's weight loss journey to really be a better version of himself. Because, like, that's what I.

[Rich Davis]

To quote him, and this is the truth, this was his story. He said when he saw him side by side with the beautiful Olivia Munn, the contrast of him looking like a monster. That's what he said.

[Covino]

He said he looked like a monster.

[Rich Davis]

Like Shrek or something, he said was the spark he needed to begin this weight loss quest. And he lost like a hundred pounds. So what was it for you? It could have been a health scare. You know, we want to hear the story. Maybe it's you being criticized by your former by a former NFL player. Like to yeah.

[Covino]

Yo, Debo, you fat?

[Rich Davis]

Yeah, exactly.

[Covino]

Two chicky nuggies shy of being a fat self. All right, Dan Buyer, let's get an update. What's going on, man?

[Bridget Todd]

Guys, news just in.

[Danny G]

In the NBA minutes after becoming a.

[Bridget Todd]

Free agent, reports say Deandre Ayton is expected to sign a free agent deal with the Los Angeles Lakers.

[Covino]

Oh, is that why Danny just pumped his fist for real?

[Danny G]

Yes. The New York Knicks have hired Mike.

[Bridget Todd]

Brown to be their new head coach.

[Danny G]

While the athletic reports the Warriors, Lakers.

[Bridget Todd]

And Celtics are some of the teams interested in Damian Lillard reaching out to the now free agent guard Charlotte Hornets and Spencer Dinwiddie to a one year deal. Grizzlies all star big man Jaren Jackson Jr. Is going to be evaluated in 12 weeks following turf toe surgery.

[Rich Davis]

Time for our tire rack play of the day tyrack Shohei Ohtani. Shohei Ohtani joins Aaron Judd and Cal raleigh in the 30 home run club. Ohtani awakes the 32 pitch from Shane Smith. Here it comes.

[Covino]

He swings.

[Rich Davis]

It's a high drive to right field. Way back it goes. And this ball has gone a home run.

[Covino]

Shohei Ohtani with a blast, his 30th of the season. Dodgers went on to beat the White Sox. Big surprise. Whooping it do courtesy of 5:70am Dodgers Audio Network.

[Rich Davis]

Now coming up, if you stick around Mike's Wednesday words of wisdom, giving away prizes plus midweek major the biggest stories in sports and pop culture are they midweek or major? We do it every Wednesday and we have lots to get to rich but we're talking about sort of fitness and health right now.

[Covino]

Debo. By the way, speaking of fitness and health, we had Joey Chestnut on earlier little hang with him. Yeah, going for 80 hot dogs on Friday. I just read one of those fourth of July fun facts. Not only do we spend a billion dollars billion billion billion billion dollars on fireworks every fourth of July, Husker dues.

[Rich Davis]

And Husker downs get expensive.

[Covino]

Got some Husker do, some Husker do's.

[Rich Davis]

Billions and billions.

[Covino]

Billions of dollars on fireworks.

[Rich Davis]

Sparklers are expensive nowadays.

[Covino]

How many hot dogs do you think Americans eat every 4th of July?

[Rich Davis]

5 billion.

[Covino]

Well now you just made my stat. No.

[Rich Davis]

100 billion.

[Covino]

The answer. 150 million hot dogs are eaten on the 4th of July.

[Danny G]

Not as many wieners as Nevermind.

[Rich Davis]

Okay, how many is Debo?

[Covino]

Is that as many as that port south that tried to break the record? Did she? That's only like half a hot dog per person because what is the United States like 330 million people? Hey, way to downplay my stat, guys. Hey, back. Back to your phone calls. Debo Samuel, he's gonna have some hot dogs on Friday. I bet TO called him a fatso said that?

[Rich Davis]

No, he did. He said he's a few McNuggets away from being fat.

[Covino]

Read the full quote. He is fat.

[Rich Davis]

Did he really say that?

[Covino]

He is fat? He ain't big boned. He's about two nuggets shy of tipping the scale. Debo's my guy. I love him. Let's go to Nate in Ohio. Nate, what's up, buddy?

[Rich Davis]

Hey, what's up, man?

[Covino]

Hey, I've got.

[Dr. Lea Trittate]

You know, even though Devo is getting a little heavier, a little husky, he's still a high end too. Low end slot receiver guy. And he's going to help out Washington in the long run anyways.

[Covino]

Yeah, man. Listen, I'm a Niners fan. I'll be honest. I wish he was still on my team, but he is a little thick. Casey, Tony, you're on Debo getting called fat by TO and you know, sometimes it takes that to get you to lose weight or improve yourself, Tony.

[Rich Davis]

It's the reality. Hey, guys.

[Covino]

Hey.

[Dr. Lea Trittate]

So yeah, yeah, Devo needs a few.

[Covino]

Extra pounds when he was being a running back there at the 49ers. So my weight loss, I was 290 pounds and I was down in Florida on vacation and we went to Ron John's surf shack.

[Rich Davis]

Yep, I wanted a pair of shorts.

[Bridget Todd]

And I couldn't find a single pair.

[Covino]

In the entire store. I was a 44 waist at the time. It could be a picture. It could be like I couldn't find clothes. It could be you're on a plane.

[Rich Davis]

And your pals are losing weight because they're on Ozempic or something. You know what? I better step my game up. It could be anything. We go V. I got one more story. I'll share it next.

[Covino]

Perfect. We'll do that. Plus give away some prizes.

[Bridget Todd]

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[Ebony]

Welcome to Pretty Private with Ebony, the podcast where silence is broken and stories are set free. I'm Ebony and every Tuesday I'll be sharing all new anonymous stories that would challenge your perceptions and give you new insight on the people around you. On Pretty Private, we'll explore the untold experiences of women of color who faced it all. Childhood trauma, addiction, abuse, incarceration, grief, mental health struggles and more. And found the strength to make it to the other side. My dad was shot and killed in his house.

[Dr. Lea Trittate]

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[Ebony]

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[Dr. Lea Trittate]

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[Ebony]

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[Dr. Lea Trittate]

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[Rich Davis]

Jackson takes it himself.

[Bridget Todd]

Look at him dart back and forth.

[Covino]

Oh, he broke his ankles and he's got a touchdown.

[Rich Davis]

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[Dr. Lea Trittate]

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[Danny G]

Adventure should never come with a pause button.

[Dr. Lea Trittate]

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[Danny G]

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[Rich Davis]

Go to England or you go to.

[Danny G]

Hong Kong, those kids are wearing Jordans.

[Rich Davis]

They're wearing Kobe's shirt.

[Danny G]

They're watching Black Panther and the challenges.

[Dr. Lea Trittate]

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[Danny G]

Close your eyes and tell me what.

[Bridget Todd]

A tech founder looks like.

[Danny G]

They're not going to describe someone who looks like me, and they're not going to describe someone who looks like you.

[Dr. Lea Trittate]

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[Bridget Todd]

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[Covino]

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[Bridget Todd]

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[Covino]

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[Bridget Todd]

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[Dr. Lea Trittate]

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[Rich Davis]

It's really, really, really bad.

[Bridget Todd]

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[Rich Davis]

Can I just wrap up my final story, though briefly? This isn't a name drop, because we're talking about the catalyst for your weight loss journey. It could be your friends just making fun of you and you took it personally, like, enough's enough. Someone calls you beefy, Someone calls you a big guy. What do they mean by that?

[Covino]

You know, interestingly enough, sometimes you could change the way you look or go on a fitness mission or maybe change your style based on how you hear someone describe you. I once had someone, I just. We have a friend at an old job that sort of changed our look because they were described as, you know, like, the balding guy who has bad style. He's like, balding guy with bad style.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah, it makes the change, right? That's how our very first live broadcast, believe it or not, True Story, was at Henry Winkler's house. Yeah, and it's sort of a famous story because there's a picture from that day, and it was mid bite. I was eating a bagel. Henry Winkler's like, guys, welcome to my house. Here's a plate of bagels. And I'm mid bite during this picture. And I turn around and I look like an extra on the Sopranos in this photo.

[Danny G]

That was it.

[Rich Davis]

And I'm serious. I look like Steve Pastor.

[Iowa Sam]

And you had an Android phone at the time.

[Rich Davis]

And I looked like such a slob in this photo. And it haunted me, though. And like, our listeners saw this photo because it was our broadcast, Henry Winkler's house. And they're like, dude, what happened to Covino? Did Cavino eat Covino? And it haunted me so hard. I was like, I better lose some weight, man. Cause this is getting bad. Because a lot of times you're the last to know and your friends are trying to figure out a way to tell you, but you just don't know. So, hey, whatever it is, make the best of it. And for Debo Samuel, it's Terrell Owens calling him fat.

[Covino]

He did call him fat. Funny.

[Rich Davis]

He did. I reread the quote.

[Covino]

He did. He said. Then he went on to say, lay off the gabagool.

[Rich Davis]

But a lot of times it's a picture, man. Wow. Is that what I look like?

[Covino]

Can I read the quote one last time? Because it just. It really is like, oh, man, that's his boy. Terrell Owens said, commander's Debo Samuel is fat. He ain't big boned. He's about two chicken nuggets from tipping the scale. Debo's my guy, though. I love Debo.

[Rich Davis]

So I'll be honest, if Debo has any pride, and I do. And I did the ribbing I got from our listeners and Rich and everybody from that picture really did motivate me. I'm like, yo, man, I'm better than that. Screw that, you know? And I. I use that as a challenge. Didn't hurt my feelings. It just, yeah, forced me to step up. So, hey, guys, summer's here. Get on it and stay motivated.

[Covino]

Now, here's what I want to do. I have an interesting stat about sports viewership and a hypothetical for you guys. But here's what we'll do. Let's play Mike were Mike's words of wisdom. And while we're getting contestants, I'll zip through my story. So every Wednesday, Big Mike, who runs this place? Who? Mike, drop some words of wisdom. You know, he's a guy that's lived He's a guy that's been there, done that. He's a guy that played Scrabble with Gary Coleman once. He's a guy that was on Supermarket Sweep.

[Rich Davis]

Scrabble's code for threesome, by the way.

[Covino]

I always thought that, too.

[Rich Davis]

I don't know. The story's a little straight.

[Iowa Sam]

He got C blocked by Coleman is what happened.

[Covino]

That really is what happened. I mean, or it could be weirder. We don't know. But hey. Mike drops words of wisdom. You have to recite it word for word. If you do, you win a Cavino and Rich, Fox Sports Radio. Swiggy, let's hear Big Mike's words of wisdom. It's time for the guy that runs this place.

[Iowa Sam]

Just for clarification, guys, Big Mike does.

[Danny G]

Not run this place.

[Bridget Todd]

He is not in charge of everything.

[Danny G]

He has no power over really, anybody here.

[Bridget Todd]

He does not run this place.

[Covino]

It's Big Mike's words of wisdom on a Wednesday. Don't wait until your deathbed to tell.

[Rich Davis]

People how you feel. Tell them to suck it right now. Oh, I like that. Honesty, I think. Words of wisdom.

[Covino]

You mind playing that again with the chimes a little lower? I mean, this one came in a little. A little quieter today.

[Iowa Sam]

He whispered the first part of it.

[Covino]

Give people another chance.

[Danny G]

Could you actually play it with fire alarms ringing in the background?

[Rich Davis]

That's a good twist, D.B.

[Covino]

All right, let's try this round two.

[Iowa Sam]

Rich, be quiet.

[Covino]

Don't wait until your deathbed to tell.

[Rich Davis]

People how you feel. Tell them to suck it right now. Oh, wow.

[Covino]

Big Mike, who runs this place. Hey, recite that word for word. 87799 on Fox.

[Rich Davis]

Verbatim, though.

[Covino]

Verbatim. And you win. Kavito.

[Iowa Sam]

Rich, Swiggy, One of the last swiggies.

[Danny G]

And if you put the same inflection on it, we'll also throw in a koozie.

[Covino]

Yeah, there you go. Perfect. All right. All right. Now, my deep thought and a stat I saw about sports viewership. Deep thought. I'm at a restaurant last night with my wife. We had a little date night. Grandma's in town watching the kids. So my wife and I actually get.

[Rich Davis]

On p. Par in town.

[Covino]

Papa. Papa. Meemaw, stop. So, Grandma and Grandpa in town. So my wife and I actually got to go on a date night. We went to a nice, all you could eat sushi spot, right? Reasonably priced. The food was great. Everything about the experience, top notch. But it was lit like a food court. I have no other way to describe this place. Like the entrees the sushi, the food, the quality, the decor, the signage, everything in this place was sleek.

[Dr. Lea Trittate]

But it's like, I just wanted to.

[Covino]

Tell them, turn the lights down. And I gotta ask Danny. It's a restaurant that's only been open three months. Can you tell a restaurant something like that?

[Iowa Sam]

Like, hey, yeah, yeah, you tell the manager your opinion on that.

[Rich Davis]

Because you.

[Iowa Sam]

That's one reason to this day, my wifey will not go into a Walmart. Besides, she thinks she's too good for it. She's like, I'm going to Target. And I'm like, all right, you're too good for Walmart. But she hates the fluorescent lighting inside Walmart Hospital.

[Rich Davis]

It's like, worse.

[Iowa Sam]

She's like, my skin looks green when I'm walking around Walmart.

[Rich Davis]

So it really is the worst.

[Covino]

The reality is, like, I'm telling you, this restaurant was sleek, nice, everything was perfect. Great date night. I see couples everywhere. Beautiful spot. But. But I think everyone had to feel the same way. I'm like, why? Why are we. Is someone getting operated on? Like, why bright lights? And the whole time I'm thinking, it's a newer place. Is it out of turn for a customer to say, hey, love the food, you're a customer. I look at it this way, love the experience. But just, hey, you know, you're a.

[Rich Davis]

Member of the community. And as a member of the community, you want to see these businesses succeed. Small business, small business. You want to be able to go there again, enjoy your time. There's. If you do it in a constructive way, I think you have every right to not be a Karen or a Darren, but to be a frequent customer and tell them your opinion is probably helpful and they might be, like, grateful that you did.

[Covino]

Hey, service is great. Food is great. Yes, tell them all that. I love to be like, one thing, though, that's the easy thing they can adjust is the lights. What a great experience my wife and I had. But I know you guys are a new restaurant. You think about turning the lights down a little bit because it's a great date spot, to put it right.

[Rich Davis]

I don't think it'll be a question, like, debatable. I think you have every right to say something like that. It's like the temperature. If you're cold or something, you're not going to tell the guy, like, great times. Why is it so cold in here? You want to have a nice experience. So I think, yeah, you lead with the. Anytime criticism's involved. Right. You lead with the compliment. But it's Also, coming from a place of. You just want to see this place succeed because it's your neighborhood, it's your community. And I don't know, I feel that sense of pride. And when a new place opens, I want it to do well. So I think if you really want to help them, I think it's. I think it's the right thing to do. Not even like a question. It's nice of you to do it.

[Covino]

Okay. I just didn't want to. I didn't want to be an overstepper, but I think we've all been there, right? Like, you could go to a sports bar. You could. I've been to sports bars where I'm like, hey, listen, I love you. Got a great bar menu. You got all the games on. But, like, instead of the main game's volume, you got some lame DJ playing. Like, play the volume of the game or something.

[Rich Davis]

Or if the DJs too loud, aren't you going to say, you don't have to be. You don't have to be mean about it? Like I said, it's this constructive criticism.

[Covino]

I remember going to a bar in Hoboken where you might think this sounds like a good idea, but every Sunday, they'd play the most popular game on the speakers, but during the commercials. And you would say, of course, during the commercials, do something else. But this DJ would play the loud for, like, a minute, and then when the game turned back on, they would put the volume on. I'm like, unnecessary. I. So these little things, you think it's okay to say.

[Rich Davis]

I do. I absolutely do. Yeah. Because, again, this is a place you want to go back to. You want to feel good about it. The food is good. Food is.

[Bridget Todd]

That's the most important thing.

[Danny G]

The lights can be adjusted easily.

[Covino]

Yeah. I mean, listen, even a chain restaurant. Danny G. Our biggest complaint, when we'd go across the street, Buffalo Wild Wings, they would have some of the weaker games on the bigger TVs because the person didn't know. Right. Like, we'd be going to. There to watch Thursday Night Football.

[Rich Davis]

By the way, this is a question for John Taffer.

[Covino]

Yeah. No, but it's like, sometimes you've been there, right? Where? Oh, yeah. You're like, why do you got, like, a Division 3 college game on when we're trying to hear.

[Iowa Sam]

To watch Monday Night Football and db. The last time you were there with us, remember, it was like them trying to find a manager. They couldn't find the remote. It took 15 minutes to get one TV changed.

[Danny G]

It annoys me so much.

[Bridget Todd]

And in fact, this past weekend. It's funny that you say this because.

[Danny G]

You had the Joey Chestnut interview from.

[Bridget Todd]

Earlier in the show. I was at a restaurant with my wife and son eating lunch on Saturday with an old hot dog eating contest on one of the TVs. Who wants to watch that while they're eating?

[Covino]

Yummy.

[Danny G]

But it was left.

[Bridget Todd]

It was like it was on ESPN News on a Saturday.

[Rich Davis]

That's a great point.

[Bridget Todd]

How is nobody else seeing this? There's gotta be at least a baseball game going on at this point.

[Iowa Sam]

It was weird, though, because you ordered the mini hot dog appetizer.

[Covino]

Why'd you get pigs in a blanket? I ordered 74 hot dogs. That was weird.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah.

[Covino]

So, yeah. Thank you, guys. You made me feel better. Now let's get but our winner. Or let's try to get a winner.

[Iowa Sam]

We have five contestants lined up.

[Covino]

Mike's words of wisdom. Where do you want to start, Kevin?

[Iowa Sam]

Yeah, give us that music. I was saying we're going to start in Orlando. Kevin is first up to bat.

[Covino]

Orlando.

[Iowa Sam]

Hey, Kevy. Kev, what's up?

[Covino]

Hello, Kevin.

[Iowa Sam]

All right, Kevin, you think you got this?

[Covino]

I think I got it. I love the child.

[Iowa Sam]

All right, let's hear it.

[Covino]

Don't wait until your deathbed to tell people what you think instead.

[Dr. Lea Trittate]

Sorry, Kev.

[Rich Davis]

Sorry. Close, buddy. Try again next week.

[Iowa Sam]

All right, let's try. Terry in Wyoming, it's Fourth of July week.

[Covino]

So when you talk to a Terry, what do you got to say? Back it up, Terry. Back it up.

[Rich Davis]

Back it up, Terry. What's up?

[Covino]

Back it up, Terry. What's up, bud?

[Rich Davis]

Not a lot.

[Iowa Sam]

All right, Terry.

[Covino]

I think I got it, though.

[Iowa Sam]

All right, cool. Wait. Wait for your music. That's gonna make you sound very smart here. Let it simmer.

[Covino]

All right. Don't wait until your deathbed to tell.

[Rich Davis]

People how you feel.

[Iowa Sam]

Tell them to suck it right now. That's a winner.

[Rich Davis]

That's a winner. There you go.

[Covino]

Back it up.

[Rich Davis]

There you go. The whistle go.

[Iowa Sam]

Whoo.

[Covino]

Back it up, Jerry.

[Iowa Sam]

Congrats. Hang on the line. Gonna get your info and mail. A shiny CNR Swiggy. One of the last ones to Wyoming.

[Covino]

There you go, bud.

[Rich Davis]

Thank you.

[Covino]

All right, man.

[Rich Davis]

Some koozies for the summertime, man. Sit back in unwind. Thank you. We only have a few left. Working on some new prizes for football season, so stick around. More prizes, more games coming soon here on the Cavino and Rich Show. And we still got midweek major coming up.

[Covino]

No doubt. And a story about Aaron Judge. We're going to get to. Before the end of the show, but I said I had this stat about sports viewership, and I think this is in the category of. Yeah, no. S. Like, you know, yeah, duh, of course.

[Rich Davis]

But see how many people tuned into squid game. 60.1 million worldwide. You know, breaking Netflix records, by the way, season three.

[Covino]

Keep that number in perspective because, you know, we talk about sports here in the US and globally. I ask you if you were to think top, top. I'm gonna go eight. Top eight. I can see your MySpace top eight. Like the 2000s.

[Rich Davis]

Oh, I'm putting tila tequila in mine. Ooh, Ooh.

[Covino]

What do you think the most viewed quote, championship games there were, like the. The game six that clinched it or the Game five or the game seven? Like the. The final game in a sport or the championship game? Where. Where would you say top eight, top eight answers on the board.

[Rich Davis]

That's tough because the way globally people watch sports is so different now.

[Covino]

Yeah, start what you think the top answers are. World Cup. World cup, number one. The last World Cup. 571 million people.

[Rich Davis]

Maybe like a Muhammad Ali fight thriller.

[Covino]

No, no, no, no. This past year. Oh, this past year, like, yeah, in sports, like.

[Rich Davis]

I thought you meant of all time.

[Covino]

No, this is what I'm talking. Like in the past calendar year or the last time there was an Olympics or World cup or something.

[Iowa Sam]

I was just going to say the Olympic Games.

[Covino]

The Olympics are not on this?

[Rich Davis]

No. Wow.

[Iowa Sam]

I've seen a stat before about how much of the world tunes into Tour de France.

[Rich Davis]

Nope.

[Iowa Sam]

No.

[Covino]

Well, I mean, super bowl is Super Bowl. This list could be. I think it's. It was from front office sports, which I trust. Super Bowls number 327 million people watched the last Super Bowl. So World cup number one. Super bowl number three. There's something in between.

[Rich Davis]

Cricket, Tyson, Jake Paul.

[Covino]

Not Tyson, Jake Paul. Cricket champion League Soccer. Oh, 150 million people. So soccer, football was number one and two worldwide, obviously. Yeah. Number three. NFL, Super Bowl. Now the rest. I'll give you the hint that it's. It's United States. Okay.

[Iowa Sam]

Wimbledon.

[Covino]

No, no. What do you think number four would be?

[Rich Davis]

Oh, Yankees, Dodgers.

[Covino]

That, my friends, is number five. The game five of the World Series, 18.6 million. So Yankee baseball, number five.

[Danny G]

College football.

[Covino]

College football. College football championship. Number four at 22 million. Now you got six, seven, and eight.

[Rich Davis]

The last three, six, seven, and eight.

[Covino]

I'll give you six, seven, eight, nine. How about that? Make it easy.

[Rich Davis]

Well, we're all Shying away from game seven. NBA. Right. Like. Like, because we would know that's number six. Is it okay.

[Covino]

At its peak, 16 and a half million.

[Rich Davis]

So, all right. I mean, it was a game seven, but we dumped on how little people cared for a game 7.

[Bridget Todd]

What about Kentucky Derby?

[Danny G]

Oh, that's a good one.

[Covino]

No, but something up yours. Steampipe Alley Dam by 12.7 mil. Yeah.

[Iowa Sam]

And then NCAA Final Four.

[Danny G]

What number was the Masters?

[Covino]

The Masters number seven. Okay. And by the way, you know, it's so funny, I'm wondering if this is championship because I did not let me look at NCAA Basketball because I saw the NHL Stanley Cup 2.8 and then the WNBA had 1.6 mil. I'm going to check this static.

[Iowa Sam]

Oh, yeah. Final Four is more than that. Final 4 is probably 15 million viewers.

[Covino]

I see Final 4 on this. Maybe there was a caveat there, but it's just interesting. My biggest takeaway was that we very much love the NFL and it is king. Here it is. The NFL dominates. But it's like the iPhone, number one and two. Yeah. Like you said, it's like the iPhone. Around the world, it's football. Soccer is the Android. It's the Android. It's wild because the World cup and champion league finals, like over the Super Bowl.

[Iowa Sam]

What's interesting too is that I think.

[Bridget Todd]

We all probably would have thought Olympics, but now that it's turned into so much of a TV show instead of an actual competition.

[Covino]

Yeah.

[Danny G]

You know, where like things are packaged.

[Bridget Todd]

Stuff is on tape delay.

[Danny G]

It's depends on where it is. And if you're not watching it live, most people don't watch every.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah, yeah.

[Iowa Sam]

And there's weird dancers with painted faces and then the third in color guard.

[Danny G]

And because the coverage is so spread out too. It's like it's NBC. Like an opening ceremony maybe I could take.

[Bridget Todd]

But I don't know how you can pin down any event.

[Rich Davis]

Right.

[Covino]

I'm gonna try to find this list again to double check it, but I just found it on the fly. So don't. Don't blame me. But I did find it interesting that.

[Iowa Sam]

Blame Rich at Rich Davis.

[Covino]

Of all the things. I mean, they were obvious. College, you know, college football championship, the NBA finals and you know, baseball I knew would be close, which they were. Baseball edged out the NBA a little bit. And then I hate it because we're all our hockey loving, you know, east coast and northern friends. Hockey still struggles with like 2 million.

[Iowa Sam]

People watching in Florida now and back to back.

[Covino]

So. All right. Hey, we Got more conveno on Rich spot. I hope you got the biggest stories in the world lined up.

[Danny G]

Oh, is that today?

[Covino]

Midweek, major headlines, sports, entertainment, all the stuff you might have missed. Spock keeps you in the loop. We do that next right here on Fox Sports Radio.

[Ebony]

Welcome to Pretty Private with ebony, the podcast where silence is broken and stories are set free. I'm Ebony and every Tuesday I'll be sharing all new anonymous stories that would challenge your perceptions and give you new insight on the people around you. On Pretty Private, we'll explore the untold experiences of women of color who faced it all. Childhood trauma, addiction, abuse, incarceration, grief, mental health struggles and more. And found the strength to make it to the other side. My dad was shot and killed in his house.

[Dr. Lea Trittate]

Yes, he was a drug dealer. Yes, he was a confidential informant, but.

[Ebony]

He wasn't shot on street corner. He wasn't shot in the middle of a drug deal. He was shot in his house, unarmed. Pretty Private isn't just a podcast. It's your personal guide for turning storylines into lifelines. Every Tuesday, make sure you listen to Pretty Private from the Black Effect Podcast network. Tune in on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen to your favorite shows.

[Dr. Lea Trittate]

25 years, 25 players. Before training camp kickstarts a new NFL season, NFL D is going to look back. It is a special six episode series where myself, Greg Rosenthal and some of the top NFL minds like Kevin Harlan, Mina Kimes and Bill Barnwell make the case for each player. We're taking a look back giving you NFL Daily's top 25 players of the last 25 years. So who made the list? You know Tom Brady's on it. Where's Patrick?

[Covino]

Mahomes is into the end zone.

[Rich Davis]

Touchdown Kansas City.

[Dr. Lea Trittate]

He's on it. How about Lamar Jackson?

[Covino]

Jackson takes it himself.

[Bridget Todd]

Look at him dart back and forth.

[Covino]

Oh, he broke his ankles and he's got a touchdown.

[Rich Davis]

He is Houdini.

[Dr. Lea Trittate]

You are gonna have to listen. To find out, listen to NFL Daily's top 25 players of the last 25 years starting on June 30th on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcast.

[Danny G]

Podcasts adventure should never come with a pause button.

[Dr. Lea Trittate]

Remember the MoviePass era where you could watch all the movies you wanted for just $9? It made zero sense and I could not stop thinking about it. I'm Bridget Todd, host of the tech podcast There Are no Girls on the Internet. On this new season, I'm talking to the Innovators who are left out of the tech headlines, like the visionary behind MoviePass, Black founder Stacey Spikes, who was pushed out of MoviePass, the company that he founded. His story is wild and it's currently the subject of a juicy new HBO documentary. We dive into how culture connects us.

[Danny G]

When you go to France or you.

[Rich Davis]

Go to England or you go to.

[Danny G]

Hong Kong, those kids are wearing Jordans.

[Rich Davis]

They'Re wearing Kobe's shirt.

[Bridget Todd]

They're watching Black Panther and the challenges.

[Dr. Lea Trittate]

Of being a Black founder.

[Danny G]

Close your eyes and tell me what.

[Bridget Todd]

A tech founder looks like.

[Danny G]

They're not going to describe someone who's looks like me, and they're not going to describe someone who looks like you.

[Dr. Lea Trittate]

I created There Are no girls on the Internet because the future belongs to all of us. So listen to There are no girls on the Internet, on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Bridget Todd]

I know a lot of cops and they get asked all the time, have you ever had to shoot your gun? Sometimes the answer is yes. But there's a company dedicated to a future where the answer will always be no.

[Covino]

Across the country, cops called this Taser the Revolution.

[Bridget Todd]

But not everyone was convinced it was that simple.

[Covino]

Cops believed everything that Taser told them.

[Bridget Todd]

From Lava For Good and the team that brought you Bone Valley comes a story about what happened when a multi billion dollar company dedicated itself to one visionary mission. This is Absolute Season 1 Taser Incorporated.

[Dr. Lea Trittate]

I get right back there and it's bad.

[Rich Davis]

It's really, really, really bad.

[Bridget Todd]

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[Ebony]

Sometimes it's hard to remember, but going.

[Covino]

Through something like that is a traumatic experience.

[Iowa Sam]

But it's also not the end of your life.

[Ebony]

That was my dad reminding me and so many others who need to hear it that our trauma is not our shame to carry and that we have big, bold and beautiful lives to live after what happened to us. I'm your host and co president of this organization, Dr. Lea Tritate. On my new podcast, the Unwanted Sorority, we wade through transformation to peel back healing and reveal what it actually looks like and sounds like in real time. Each week I sit down with people who've lived through harm, carried silence, and are now reshaping the systems that failed us. We're going to talk about the adultification of black girls, mothering as resistance and the tools we use for healing the unwanted. Sorority is a safe space, not a quiet space. So. So let's lock in. We're moving towards liberation together. Listen to the unwanted sorority. New episodes every Thursday on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Covino]

Gotta apologize. What did. Who's that Fox broadcaster that said. I'm sorry, not sure what happened there.

[Rich Davis]

Oh, that was Shepherd Smith. Shepard Smith.

[Covino]

Yeah. Not sure what happened there. Won't happen again. I did that list of the most watched sporting events and I found another list. And you were right, Danny G. The Tour de France and the Olympics were on a different list.

[Iowa Sam]

What do I win?

[Covino]

I don't know what the hell I was looking at. You know, it's so weird. Now you see these?

[Danny G]

That's about right.

[Covino]

Verified sports accounts will post things. And Danny, you and I were saying how you have to like, quadruple check things now.

[Iowa Sam]

Yeah. The research for last one standing takes a good hour to double check all the stats and graphs and things I see. Because I want to make sure that whoever gathered the info didn't miss anything.

[Covino]

Yeah. Well, by the way, while I apologize for that, I'm going to send you to Rich Davis. I'll put it on at Kobe Nonrich as well. Really fun thing you could do with your kids. There was a trend I saw where a kid lays in his driveway. Right.

[Rich Davis]

Sounds safe. Yeah, fun for the kids.

[Covino]

The kid lays in his driveway in the poses of all the sports logos and his mom or dad hoses around him and it makes the. He did Air Jordan. He did the MLB logo. He did the basketball logo. It's actually really cool.

[Danny G]

So sounds like a fun story for Midweek Major.

[Covino]

Did you have that?

[Rich Davis]

Way to go, Rich.

[Covino]

Well, if you did, why don't you apologize?

[Rich Davis]

Why don't you apologize again while you're at it?

[Danny G]

I'll just cross that one off.

[Covino]

Sorry. Not sure what happened there. It won't happen again. You know what? It is time for Midweek Major. Let's go. Covino and Rich gets you over the middle of the week with middle Midweek Major.

[Rich Davis]

Ooh, I love that we throw sports.

[Covino]

And pop culture headlines and topics at the fellas. And it's like the kids say, that's so mid week.

[Dr. Lea Trittate]

Definitely major.

[Covino]

CNR scoring Midweek Major.

[Iowa Sam]

We can give Spotty at least eight and a half minutes right now.

[Rich Davis]

All right.

[Iowa Sam]

Before we hand things over to the number one and only host of this segment, as you Hear the horns. That means you've made it more than halfway through this holiday week. All right, we roll the two big red love dice over there in the main studio.

[Rich Davis]

I just rolled the 10. Let's go.

[Covino]

By the way, you made it halfway through the year as of today.

[Rich Davis]

No.

[Covino]

Okay. A day.

[Rich Davis]

Yes.

[Danny G]

And halfway to 2050 from to the year 2000.

[Covino]

Holy crap. All right, let's see. We got.

[Iowa Sam]

What?

[Covino]

What? Ah, I got a hard six.

[Iowa Sam]

All right.

[Covino]

Whoa.

[Iowa Sam]

That means Covino gets first to take. And now, ladies and gentlemen, the most famous person besides Judy Bloom from Scotch Plains, New Jersey, Spotty boy.

[Danny G]

Hey, did you guys hear about the kid that lays in his driveway?

[Covino]

All right.

[Danny G]

Despite all the speculation from this weekend, celebrity, celebrity filled Jeff Bezos wedding. There is no budding romance between the goat Tom Brady and the bouncing beauty Sydney Sweeney. Source close to Sweeney says that the actress is very much single, despite being spotted with not only Brady, but also recently single actor Orlando Bloom. Sweeney is, quote, currently focused on her career and enjoying life and romance is not a priority, especially since her split with her fiance, Jonathan DeVito back in January. So it looks like Tommy will have to buy the soap just like the rest of us.

[Rich Davis]

Midweek or Major, it's amazing mid story because Tommy should have cashed in just for the fun of it. But as much as Sydney Sweeney is a bombshell, and she's very sexy and lovely and talented, and I'm excited to see her as Christy Martin, the boxer in her next movie. Don't act like you're the prize. Sydney Sweeney, TB12 touchdown. Tommy's the prize here.

[Covino]

I agree. Okay. And you know what I think? I don't think she's saying that she's the property.

[Rich Davis]

Does come come across that way a little bit?

[Covino]

I mean, I think it's like, if.

[Rich Davis]

I were her, I wouldn't dispel those rumors. Those are great rumors. That's Tom Brady, bro.

[Covino]

I. I think the fact that flirting up with Tom Brady makes her look cooler to me. But you know what, Svad? I think your story is. I'm not saying your story is mid, but it's mid because I think the bigger question. And I'm curious what you guys think. Not that I'm taking over midweek.

[Danny G]

Major, you always are.

[Covino]

When you see the list of people there. Tell me, all those people know Bezos or is he just a rich guy that invited the popular kids and they all showed up?

[Danny G]

There it is.

[Covino]

Do you think he knows every one of those people? You think Jeff Bezos is hanging out with Tom Brady and then Lady Gaga and Elton John. You think those are his friends?

[Rich Davis]

Hell no. That's a big look at me.

[Covino]

Know what? It seems like you remember, like the rich kid in high school had a party and like the popular kids just showed up. I think that's what happened.

[Rich Davis]

All right, Jeff, great to see you.

[Covino]

That must be.

[Danny G]

Not Nigel with debris.

[Covino]

Good one.

[Rich Davis]

All right.

[Danny G]

Can I go?

[Covino]

Are you good?

[Danny G]

You good? All right, well, you may not be living like Tom Brady dancing with Sydney Sweeney. If you ever wanted to live like the other goat, now's your chance. So Michael Jordan's former mansion has now been listed on Airbnb with your chance to, quote, live like a legend. So Jordan's Highland Park, Illinois home in the suburbs of Chicago was sold in December for 9.5 million.

[Ebony]

And.

[Danny G]

And the new owner apparently trying to make some of that money back. So the home has seven bedrooms, 17.5 baths, and can fit up to 12 guests. However, it currently has a seven night minimum on Airbnb which will cost you at least six figures. So for sample, a week in August is going for roughly $15,000 a night. With the seven night minimum, that puts it to 105K. And if you want to stay for Labor Day weekend, it goes up as high as $120,000. The owner says that he has other plans for the seven plus acre estate, but in the meantime, trying to recoup some funds midweek or major mid.

[Rich Davis]

I think it's cool. Don't get it twisted. I also think they should do more of a play on words like Air Jordan, bnb. Air bnb.

[Danny G]

Oh, it's good one. You should do the marketing.

[Rich Davis]

Right. Air in quotes. But it only applies to anyone just interested in real estate or people who have have 15,000 a night to spare. Give me a break. Exactly. So, yeah, it's cool to see what his house looks like and all that, but who does this really apply to? Bunch of rich a holes.

[Covino]

Yeah, it's like when some rich person sells their house for 30 million. Like who buys it? Like the small little window people that could, you know, like another celebrity.

[Rich Davis]

I ain't spending 15,000 a night.

[Covino]

But there is a story about a kid who makes a silhouette of Michael Jordan.

[Danny G]

So Kavino, since your first I saw on Social this week that you posted, you got some new quote, bad boys. You got some new hats.

[Rich Davis]

I got some new hats.

[Danny G]

Sweet Yankee hats. Yeah, well, LeBron James rocking a new bad boy. That's apparently sparking some controversy. He's already locked in for the Lakers with The for the next season. 25, 26 season. But his future beyond that still up in the air. Well, LeBron posted on social media while golfing in the Cleveland area a photo of himself wearing a hat that said, quote, welcome home. Leading to speculation that he. He may be looking to wrap up his career back in Cleveland with the Cavs. Of course, it could mean absolutely nothing, which is probably the case, but the Cavs have been championship contenders. They were leading the Eastern Conference with 64 wins last season. So if he's looking to end in a championship, this may be his pathway midweek or major.

[Rich Davis]

I think that's major. Definitely major. Don't think that guys like LeBron are above little hints and dropping hints like that to get people to speculate and to get LA to sort of panic. They also want to keep him, I would imagine, just for that farewell tour, but I think it's a strong possibility that he ends up there. But Cleveland, huh? Fun times in Cleveland again, Cleveland. Or as Sophie Cunningham said, who wants to go visit Cleveland anyway? Yeah, I guess LeBron might.

[Covino]

Yeah. So I think everything LeBron James does, he knows, has to be calculated. Know it's. It's calculated enough because he knows everyone's gonna look at it. We've joked about if LeBron went on Twitter and just said one word like emoji, potatoes, People be like, potatoes. What does that mean?

[Rich Davis]

Yeah, but this is very. Welcome home.

[Covino]

Yeah.

[Rich Davis]

Definitely dropping hints.

[Covino]

I. I think. I think it's major.

[Rich Davis]

Definitely major.

[Covino]

Anything LeBron does is major. He's one of the last superstars of the NBA because the younger guys aren't carrying that torch quite yet. So I. I think. I think the speculation as to where he ends up is big, but it's all part of the game. Like Kavino said, free agents, not even free agents. People that will eventually have options love to do these little social media games. It's good for the fans, and it gives them leverage on their team.

[Danny G]

All right. This past Monday, Netflix dropped the first trailer for the upcoming docu series, which will highlight the Dallas Cowboys heyday and, of course, owner Jerry Jones. So America's Team, the Gambler and His Cowboys, is slated to be a look back on the Dallas Cowboys era of dominance, focusing on Jerry Jones risking everything for a chance at transforming and leading the franchise to three titles in the 90s. The series will feature interviews with Jerry Jones himself, other legends like Troy Aikman, Michael Irvin, Emmett Smith, Deion Sanders, Jimmie Johnson, and even former President Bush. The docu series will be broken up into eight episodes. Eight total episodes. And will premiere August 19th on Netflix. Just in time for the NFL season midweek or major.

[Rich Davis]

Major. Cause this is the last time they were good. Definitely major. Who doesn't like a well done documentary? We could relive the heyday and remember why they were America's team, why they still have this reputation. Because. Not because of anything they've done recently, it's because of them.

[Covino]

I mean, listen, I'll be watching that. I mean, we loved Last Dance. I loved man in the Arena, Tom Brady. These big documentaries are fantastic. So I think. Think major for that.

[Rich Davis]

Definitely major weak.

[Covino]

If you're a Cowboys fan. You know what's weak? It's like a fat girl looking at a picture when she used to be hot. Like, if you're a Cowboys fan, I.

[Danny G]

Like the photos you put around your place of your wife.

[Covino]

My wife. My wife is trim.

[Rich Davis]

I think that he's trying to motivate her.

[Covino]

Right?

[Danny G]

Oh, that's.

[Covino]

I think it's sad for Cowboys fans. Sorry for my Debo Samuel analogy.

[Rich Davis]

Why is it sad for you to watch highlights from 86? No, my wife. It's not even a knock. It's just a question.

[Covino]

It's a low blow.

[Rich Davis]

No, it's not.

[Covino]

86 minutes. Thanks.

[Rich Davis]

Who doesn't like to relive the heyday?

[Covino]

I know, I know. I agree. But I'm just saying it's a. It's just a reminder that you're the Cowboys. You're the. You're the. You have the longest stint not making it to the NFC championship game. You're a disappointment year after year. Let me remind you with your heyday. I don't know.

[Rich Davis]

What's the old saying? It's better to have loved than love.

[Covino]

Yeah. I mean, fool me wants to have never.

[Rich Davis]

You know what I'm trying to say?

[Covino]

You can't take away that run, stuff like that. Yeah.

[Rich Davis]

All right.

[Danny G]

Do we have time for one more?

[Rich Davis]

All right.

[Danny G]

Well, we all know bobbleheads have become a hot ticket item. People waiting in line for hours. Like the Shohei Ohtani one that just came out recently. We'll move over Shohei because George Costanza is coming to town. As you know, the iconic Seinfeld character worked for the Yankees organization.

[Covino]

Isn't that your favorite Christmas song?

[Danny G]

I love it. And on August 21st, the Yanks will be releasing a limited edition George Costanza sleeping under his desk bobblehead. Remember that? Remember that episode? Taking that to the first 18,000 fans. They're excited. Pre sales for the bobblehead. On ebay are already going for as high as $250, which surpasses astronomically. The tickets to the actual game, like tickets on resale sites are only going for 50 bucks, especially considering how the Yanks have been doing recently. In contrast, the recent Aaron Judge Superman bobblehead, which gave came out on the 20th, only went for about 100 bucks on eBay. So George Costanza really pull it in the money for the Yanks midweek or major?

[Rich Davis]

Well, I think the public has spoken and it's major.

[Dr. Lea Trittate]

Definitely major.

[Rich Davis]

But for me personally, it's mid because I'm not a big bobblehead guy.

[Covino]

That's so mid.

[Rich Davis]

And I personally thought the Billy Joel bobblehead was cooler. Have you seen it? It's the Billy Joel Yankee bobblehead and he's sitting there in front of the piano and he's battling some health issues and he's a very New York guy. Very cool. But yeah, I mean, people are freaking out about it. What can I say?

[Covino]

I think it's made. You know what I think it's going to lead to definitely major. I think it's going to lead to a night where they give away cotton Yankee jerseys.

[Danny G]

Oh, that's great.

[Covino]

That would be fantastic. Extra tight. Thank you, Spidey. Great midweek.

[Rich Davis]

We are filling in for Dan Patrick manana tomorrow, Monday and Tuesday. So make note of that. So we'll see you bright and early tomorrow.

[Covino]

It's a Friday. Took Friday off to eat some hot dogs.

[Rich Davis]

I sure did. I'm competing this year.

[Covino]

Stevie likes hot dogs.

[Rich Davis]

So, yeah, make note of it and join us tomorrow. And for Dan Patrick and again Monday and Tuesday for an extended Dan Patrick hat trick.

[Covino]

Alrighty. Our show is going to be broadcasting live from the MLB All Star Game. We're big baseball fans, so it's gonna be really awesome. Atlanta, the ultimate baseball hotspot. You can be part of the excitement at Capital One All Star village. That's Saturday, July 12 through Tuesday, July 15, head to the Cobb Galleria for baseball fun, live entertainment, interactive games. We've been to these things. They are unbelievable. The fan experience. If you got little kids, little fun day to walk around with the girlfriend or wifey. It's so much fun. Buy tickets [e-mail] and by the way.

[Rich Davis]

Speaking of feeling for Dan Pat, tomorrow we're filling in July 14th, 15th and 16th from Atlanta, bringing all that excitement to you from the All Star Game. So, Danny G. We're almost wrapping up the show and I didn't even wish you a Happy Kershaw Day, man.

[Iowa Sam]

I know, right? Special Kershaw Day today it is.

[Rich Davis]

And here's why it's special. I saw a clip the other day with a rod, right? A rod. Said something along the lines about. He's asked this question all the time. Someone asked him on TikTok. Hey, dude, no one reached out to you to play for another team after the Yankees so that you could hit 700 home runs. How does that sit with you hitting.696?

[Covino]

I've thought about this honestly way too often.

[Rich Davis]

And he says he answers it all the time. And I've never heard him really address it. And he said, I looked at it this way, 696 with the Yankees meant way more to me than 700 with another team. So 696 it is.

[Covino]

And that was Mayron. I would have played with the White Sox for two months.

[Rich Davis]

He said he got three or four people teams reached out to him just for that opportunity. And he was like, nah, I meant more. Which is why you really got to put it in perspective that KERSHAW is getting 3,000 strikeouts, hopefully today with the one team that means the most to him in front of the fans that mean the most to him. So I think that's so cool that on Kershaw Day, he gets to do it with the Dodgers, man.

[Iowa Sam]

Stage is set.

[Rich Davis]

The stage is set.

[Iowa Sam]

Strikeouts away.

[Rich Davis]

Three strikeouts away from 3,000. Which is a milestone that. I mean, if a Paul Skeens hits one day, we're lucky. We're not going to see that many pitchers achieve this ever again.

[Covino]

By the way, the Dodgers, rightfully so huge favorites. Minus 3. 35. They're playing the White Sox, Dodger Stadium. One of the worst teams in baseball. Second worst team versus the best team in baseball.

[Rich Davis]

Dude. 18 years with the Dodgers, 30. He's like the oldest 37 year old. Cause he's played so long. But it's so cool when you really put that in perspective because it's not just the accolade, it's the team you do it for. It's the fans you do it in front of.

[Covino]

Also, keep in mind and give him props. He's 4.0with a 3.03 ERA. He's sort of looking really good. He's crafty. Rich strikeouts.

[Iowa Sam]

I know you love fun facts. Rich.

[Covino]

Yeah.

[Iowa Sam]

Being pop 2k boy, the Kershaw family has a tie to radio. So Kershaw's dad back in the day was a musician and jingle writer. And he worked for the big Jingle Shop out of Dallas. That makes all the radio jingles from over there, so they're not used as much in broadcasting like back in the day.

[Rich Davis]

That's cool.

[Iowa Sam]

But when the shout. The jingle shout. Rich Davis, his dad helped make all those.

[Covino]

Mr. Kershaw. So that. That. That's awesome. He's the guy that's like 101.1.

[Iowa Sam]

Yeah.

[Covino]

Clayton Kershaw on the hill tonight, three strikeouts away. I'm not putting the. As you call it, the jam Boozy, The. The hex on this. What if he has two strikeouts and the next. And the next scheduled start is on the road? Do you hold them?

[Iowa Sam]

Don't you even put that out there, man.

[Rich Davis]

Honestly, we all want to see it. Just like Danny said, the stage is set perfectly. It's Kershaw day. And even if you're not a Dodgers hater, you got to tip your hat to that, because I don't think we're gonna see that many more times in our lifetime.

[Covino]

Well, hey, congrats and good luck to Kershaw. We'll see you guys tomorrow. Are there, too, baby.

[Rich Davis]

See you in a promised land.

[Bridget Todd]

I know a lot of cops. They get asked all the time, have you ever had to shoot your gun? Sometimes the answer is yes. But there's a company dedicated to a future where the answer will always be no. This is Absolute Season one, Taser Incorporated.

[Dr. Lea Trittate]

I get right back there, and it's bad.

[Bridget Todd]

Listen to Absolute Season 1, Taser Incorporated on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Ebony]

Welcome to Pretty Private with ebony, the podcast where silence is broken and stories are set free. I'm Ebony, and every Tuesday, I'll be sharing all new anonymous stories that would challenge your perceptions and give you new insight on the people around you. Every Tuesday, make sure you listen to Pretty Private from the Black Effect podcast network. Tune in on the iHeartRadio app app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen to your favorite shows. If you're looking for another heavy podcast about trauma, the saying it this is for the ones who had to survive and still show up as brilliant. Loud, soft, and whole. The Unwanted Sorority is where black women, femmes, and gender expansive survivors of sexual violence rewrite the rules on healing, support, and what happens after. And I'm your host and co president of this organization, Dr. Leah Tritate. Listen to the Unwanted Sorority. New episodes every Thursday on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Danny G]

Adventure should never come with a pause button.

[Dr. Lea Trittate]

Remember MoviePass. All the movies you wanted for just nine bucks. I'm Bridget Todd, host of There Are no Girls on the Internet, and this season I'm digging into the tech stories we weren't told, starting with Stacy Spikes, the Black founder of MoviePass who got pushed out of the company he built.

[Danny G]

Everybody's trying to knock you down and it's not going to work and no one's going to like it. And then, boom, it's everywhere. And that was that moment.

[Dr. Lea Trittate]

Listen to There Are no Girls on the Internet, on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcast, or wherever you get your podcast. Who are the 25 greatest football players to grace the gridiron since the year 2000? Introducing NFL Daily's top 25 players of the last 25 years. Join me, Greg Rosenthal and an all star cast of media personalities including Mina Kimes, Steve Wise, Kevin Harlan, and more for a look at football's best since the turn of the century. Listen to NFL Daily's top 25 players of the last 25 years starting on June 30th on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Ebony]

This is an iHeart podcast.