C&R - Brainwave & Birdies!

Summary

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The Dan Patrick Show: C&R – Brainwave & Birdies!

Date: April 11, 2026
Podcast: The Dan Patrick Show (Covino and Rich Hour)

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Episode Overview

This Friday episode of Covino & Rich on The Dan Patrick Show dives into a blend of pop culture banter and sports talk, with a special focus on the Masters golf tournament, the heartbreak of tortured sports fanbases, a wild "Brainwave" game, and their lighthearted signature humor. The hosts discuss the etiquette and oddities of the Masters, memorable sports misfortunes (like the infamous Ichiro statue incident), and the agony of being part of a perpetually unlucky team’s fanbase. They also play their fan-favorite games and share weekend entertainment picks.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Masters Golf Talk: The Art of "Chill"

Timestamps: 03:55 – 06:55

• Rich admits he doesn't have the patience to just sit and watch golf, unlike hardcore Masters fans.

  • “I'm a pace around the living room in the late innings of a baseball game type of guy... I'm just not cut from the personality to sit and watch golf and I respect the people that do it.” – Rich Davis (04:32)

• Host banter on strict Masters traditions:

  • Language rules (e.g., calling the rough the "first cut" or "second cut"),
  • No cell phone policy–enforced even for champions,
  • Story about golf analyst Gary McCord getting banned for a bikini wax joke.

• Notable Quote:

  • “If you say it wrong, they take you out with a sniper. There was actually a golf analyst named Gary McCord who was taken off the Masters broadcast… because he said the greens were as fast as bikini wax.” – Isaac Loewencron (05:58)

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2. Tortured Sports Fanbases: Who Hurts the Most?

Timestamps: 07:22 – 18:29

• Seattle Mariners' misfortune highlighted by the Ichiro statue unveiling gone wrong (bat broke off during reveal).

  • “With all due respect to the Vikings and the Bills... the Mariners have been to zero World Series, we have more Hall of Famers than most other teams... and now we have our Ichiro statue broken.” – David, Caller from Sacramento (09:04)

• Debate: Is it worse to always stink or get close and never win?

  • Iowa Sam draws metaphors:
    • “You're running a marathon... about to fall through the ticker tape and then a guy runs up behind you and takes it away.” (11:02)

• Exploring the misery index:

  • Browns, Jets, Bills, Vikings, Padres, Kings, Rockies, Mets, and more.
  • Does other local team success (Ohio State, Cavs, Yankees) cushion the blow for some fans?

• Comparison between cold-weather and warm-weather fan suffering:

  • “When something goes wrong in San Diego... it's like 80 degrees and sunny and beautiful and you live in the nicest place, you'll be fine. But... Buffalo or Minnesota... you just picture people's teams losing and then they're sitting there in the cold.” – Rich Davis (13:34)

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3. The "Brainwave" Game: Matching Minds for Prizes

Timestamps: 24:18 – 36:07

• Listeners compete with the crew in a fun, subjective matching game.

Sample Questions & Crew Banter:

• Q1: Who do you trust more driving at 110 mph: Timberlake, Tiger Woods, or Britney Spears?

  • “Respectfully, the other two, I'm not trusting... the answer's clear: Justin Timberlake.” – Steve Covino (26:57)
  • Most matched on Timberlake, citing his recent trouble as less scary than Tiger/Britney.

• Q2: Biggest red flag when dating?

  • Choices: Constant drama, financially irresponsible, or "blames everyone else for her problems".
  • Split in the room. Multiple votes for "drama," but Rich pushes for blaming others as the ultimate red flag:
    • “I think someone that has a tendency to blame others... will never go away.” – Rich Davis (30:01)

• Q3: Whose dining room would be the most exciting for a podcast: LeBron, Trump, or Brady?

  • Most say Tom Brady; one votes Trump for the drama.

• Q4: Biggest rip-off: movie concessions, bottled water, or auto-pay subscriptions?

  • “I used to ride with the vending machine repair man... to pay an exorbitant amount for M&Ms? Get out of my face... movie concession!” – Steve Covino (35:07)

• Humor and Banter Throughout:

  • Hosts riff on each other's answers and share personal anecdotes, keeping the tone loose and comedic.

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4. Masters Update, Birdies & Golf Talk

Timestamps: 36:12 – 38:43

• Live update: Rory McIlroy’s hot streak at the Masters (five birdies over six holes, commanding lead).

  • Discussion of Chinese golfer Haotong Li gutting out a strong round despite being sick:
    • “Feeling really, really bad... want to throw out something... glad I survived today.” – Haotong Li (37:06)

• Fun with bird sound effects and Augusta’s iconic scenery.

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5. Weekend Hobnobbing — What to Watch and Do

Timestamps: 44:51 – 50:13

• Each host shares what’s worth checking out in sports and entertainment over the weekend:

  • Boxing: Tyson Fury fights Makhmadov on Netflix (Saturday, 2PM ET/11AM PT), plus Connor Ben on the undercard.
  • Netflix: "Love on the Spectrum" Season 4, “Sheng Wang: Purple” comedy special, new docuseries like “The Truth and Tragedy of Mariah Wilson”.
  • Movies: "Super Mario Galaxy" (still dominating theaters), “Beast” (MMA drama with Russell Crowe and Hemsworth), shark movie “Thrash”.
  • TV/Binge-worthy: Recent episodes of “Jury Duty,” “Friends and Neighbors” (with Jon Hamm), “Shrinking” finale, “Christie” (HBO Max/Max, about boxer Christy Martin).
  • MLB: Shout-out to Xander Bogaerts for a grand slam walk-off.
  • Chicago White Sox: "Pope Hat Day" for fans.

• Pop culture anecdotes, inside jokes, and support for fellow hosts’ weekend plans (e.g., slideshow of a friend's honeymoon in Indonesia/Japan).

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Notable Quotes & Moments

• Rich on Fan Fatigue:
  “You know, it's like when a hot chick has bad luck. You're like, 'Yeah, you're still hot.' When something goes wrong in San Diego... you live in the nicest place, you'll be fine.” (13:34)

• Isaac Loewencron on Augusta's Rules:
  “If you say it wrong, they take you out with a sniper.” (05:58)

• On the agony of sporting near-misses:
  “Is it worse not getting the date or getting the date, the girl brings you back to her room, she strips naked and then she's like, 'I'm kidding.'” – Rich Davis (10:55)

• JD, Contestant, on movie theater rip-offs:
  “I got four kids. I walk out of there and I'm about $200 in debt.” (34:27)

• Haotong Li’s resilience:
  “Feeling really, really bad... want to throw out something... glad I survived today.” (37:06)

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Segment Timestamps

• 03:55 – 06:55: Masters talk & etiquette
• 07:22 – 18:29: Saddest sports fanbases debate & calls
• 24:18 – 36:07: "Brainwave" game & crew banter
• 36:12 – 38:43: Masters update, bird sounds, Haotong Li
• 44:51 – 50:13: Weekend Hobnobbin (what to watch, do, or bet on)

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Tone & Style

The episode is energetic, casual, and irreverent, blending relatable sports talk with pop culture, audience interaction, and a comedic touch. The hosts swing between lighthearted ribbing and genuine sports insight, creating a show that's both informative and fun, even when discussing the pain of perpetual sports heartbreak.

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Summary

If you missed this lively Friday edition of C&R, you missed an episode packed with laughs, relatable fan misery, and some solid picks for your weekend viewing (and betting) pleasure. Whether it was the etiquette of the Masters, the misery index for long-suffering sports fans, or matching wits in the "Brainwave" game, the crew delivered a show that’s equal parts sports talk and personality-driven entertainment.

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For more: Listen to the show weekdays 5-7PM ET, 2-4PM PT, or catch the full podcast for unscripted fun and sports insight!

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[Steve Covino]

First of all, I wish you had that personality too.

[Rich Davis]

And like I listen, I, I enjoy watching golf here and there, but I'm a pace around the living room in the late innings of a baseball game type of guy. I'm a, I'm a Sunday ticket, six things going on at once type of guy. When I hear guys like our pal Dan Byer and plenty of friends I have that are like, I'm just chilling, not moving, just for days watching the Masters.

[Steve Covino]

You must have extreme concentration skills.

[Rich Davis]

I, I, I love golf. I, I, I always say that there's going to come a point where I know I'm going to turn to golf as I get older. But I am not cut from the personality to sit and watch golf and I respect the people that do it. But, Danny, you. I'm a. Like I said, I'm a late innings baseball pacing around my living room. I'm a Sunday ticket. I'm an NBA, like, two minutes left in the game. Like, to me, I don't just tell

[Steve Covino]

her you're a jittery buffoon who can't sit still.

[Rich Davis]

I don't have the chill for the Masters.

[Steve Covino]

Like, I almost feel like born without chill.

[Rich Davis]

I almost feel like next year I want to. I want to be sent to the Masters and see if I could take, like, chill lessons.

[Danny]

It's part of the Tiger woods phenomenon because when he was at his prime, I would tune in to, you know, the majors that he was playing in. And other than that, I don't think I've ever sat there and watched an entire major.

[Rich Davis]

I love the rules of the Masters, too. Like, Isaac, not to put you on the spot, but aren't there like. Like, they don't call it the sand trap. It's like the bunker. They don't. They don't call it the back nine. It's like the second. Like, they have all these. They have all these rules.

[Isaac Loewencron]

You're not. You're not allowed to call the rough.

[Steve Covino]

Oops.

[Isaac Loewencron]

Yeah, it's the. The first cut and the second cut, and if you say it wrong, they take you out with a sniper. There was actually a golf analyst named Gary McCord who was taken off the Masters broadcast at CBS because he said that the greens were as fast as bikini wax, unquote. And they got.

[Rich Davis]

Well, then they can't even say. They can't even say the. The off course driving range is a driving range. I think they have to call it, like, the.

[JD (Contestant)]

The.

[Rich Davis]

The practice zone or something. But, yeah, there's all these rules, and I always find the fascinating that you can't have a phone there. And they are strict about it. Like, they kicked off. Like, they've kicked off former champions and golfers for, like, trying to sneak their. Their smartphone on there. So I'm. I don't know if I have enough chill for the Masters.

[Steve Covino]

I think it's safe to say you don't. Okay, I agree with that, actually.

[Rich Davis]

But it's beautiful, right? Like, you look rich.

[Iowa Sam]

They'd whisk you away to that. Isaac was talking about it yesterday. Some building with tinted windows where they interrogate you, apparently.

[Rich Davis]

You know what they would do. You ever see the movie Half Baked? Yes. Remember when Kevin Harland is like, butternuts, buttercup, I'm an innocent man and they're taking him away, and he's like, got handcuffs on him.

[Steve Covino]

I'm a schoolteacher.

[Rich Davis]

I feel like that would be me if I accidentally take out my phone at the Masters. I'm innocent. I'm an innocent man. So enjoy the. Enjoy a great weekend. Now back to a couple. Few. Couple phone calls. Most tortured fan bases, by the way.

[Steve Covino]

You know who I think is gonna have some bad luck this season? The Seattle Mariners. After what happened today. Did you guys see this? It sort of ties in. I feel like it's a. It's a bad luck omen they were unveiling. I sort of saw this story a few times throughout the day. It just happened today. But I misunderstood what happened when they're unveiling the statue of Ichiro.

[YouTube Announcer]

Did you see this?

[Steve Covino]

They're taking, like, the tarp off. Like, you know, they take it like, voila. They broke his bat while doing that. How weak is that?

[Rich Davis]

The bat of the statue.

[Steve Covino]

The bat of the statue broke.

[Rich Davis]

Broken bat. Base hit up the middle.

[Steve Covino]

The bat broke off when they pulled the tarp off. And then Ichiro had jokes, apparently. He says, I didn't think Mariana would come out here and break the bat at my reveal. So, yeah, the bat broke off when they did that. So I'm sensing some tortured bad luck omens for the Mariners moving forward, but I'm not wishing that on them. I'm just saying that's a weak look. What up, Ilo?

[Isaac Loewencron]

At least that didn't happen when they were unveiling the statue of David.

[Rich Davis]

Is that what happened?

[Steve Covino]

Is that what happened?

[Rich Davis]

Oh, boy.

[Steve Covino]

But, yeah, tortured fan bases.

[Danny]

Good thing that didn't happen to Chick Hearn's microphone outside of Staples Center.

[Steve Covino]

We talked about the Browns. We talked about Todd Monkins bad luck and that bad omen. He missed the head coaching picture. And the Rockies had a chance to go over.500 and a grand slam. Put that the rest yesterday?

[Rich Davis]

I think so. You know, we had some great calls. The Buffalo Bills, Minnesota Vikings.

[Steve Covino]

The Browns, I think the Bills, dude. It's just heartbreaking.

[Rich Davis]

Let's take two more because I feel like there's. There's one that might trump them all. Who do we got, Danny?

[Danny]

Let's go to David in Sacramento.

[Rich Davis]

Yo, Dave. What up?

[David (Caller)]

Oh, gentlemen, I really appreciate you taking my call. And the setup there couldn't been better than. Because I'm thinking. You may be thinking I'm a Baytown fan, but no, I am a Seattle Mariners fan. And with all due respect to the Vikings and the Bills, who have been to Multiple Super Bills, Super Bowls, the Mariners have been to zero. World Series, we have more hall of Famers than most other teams can even think about. And we had a 21 year stretch of no appearances in the playoffs. And now we have our Ichiro statue broken.

[Isaac Loewencron]

Dude, come on.

[David (Caller)]

How?

[Steve Covino]

Like, here's a guy that lives by honor and respect. The guy was flexing and stretching and did everything right and you couldn't get his statue right. Like, oh, get out of my face with this. Look at this. They break the bat. When they pull it off, it cracks.

[Rich Davis]

It just looks like it's a little down a little bit. Just show it a picture of Sydney Sweeney.

[Steve Covino]

It's a little limp, but yeah.

[Rich Davis]

You know what?

[Steve Covino]

Just adds insult to injury again. You gotta get it right. That's Ichiro, dude.

[Rich Davis]

Thank you for that video. Spot is doing a great job on the live YouTube show. By the way. Wes hit us up in Vegas. He's a man, a Mariners fan. Sorry. He goes, this is year 50, guys. Never been to a World Series, maybe a dozen winning playoff appearances.

[Steve Covino]

But that's even more reason as to why you got to get moments like this right. You got to give the fans something to really cheer about. You got to honor the legends. He said it. There's so many great players that played in the Seattle organization, From Ken Griffey Jr. To Edgar Martinez, Tino Martinez. And you're, you're. You're giving this tribute to Ichiro and you can't get it right. I did get, get something right for the fans.

[Rich Davis]

Some teams, there's a trade off, right? Like, you could just be perpetually awful and you could argue that that's the worst. Or we were saying, Danny, getting close. I was. Sam, you were saying you think getting close but never quite finishing is actually worse, right?

[Iowa Sam]

I think it's worse.

[Rich Davis]

It's like, what's worse? Not getting the date or getting the date? The girl brings you back to her room, she strips naked and then she's like, I buy kidding.

[Iowa Sam]

You're running a marathon. You're about to fall through the ticker tape and then a guy runs up behind you and takes it away.

[Steve Covino]

When you say it' more hardly brown for the bills of the 90s. Everything they went through, look how close they came.

[Rich Davis]

But, you know, it made me think of like, I know the Mets are not on this list because they have the. I feel like the Mets traded two of the best baseball seasons of all time to just suck the rest of the time. It was like the 86 Mets and the 69 Miracle Mets. They were like, Give us two miraculous seasons and we'll just, you know, be disappointing every other time. But, you know, a lot of people like the Mets in New York. They also like the jets. And it's hard for me to. I know they won with namath Super Bowl 3, but that's. Man, that's like 50 plus years ago, guys. It's not yesterday.

[Steve Covino]

So what was your buddy Lozito's formula, though, for the weakest? Like my buddy, franchise buddy Mike that

[Rich Davis]

lives in upstate New York, He's a Mets, Jets, Nets and Islanders. And other than the Islanders little run in the 80s where they won four in a row. Like, that's. They did it over the last like 40 something years. That's like one of the. That's the worst formula for a city

[Steve Covino]

of fans like Mets, Nets and Islanders.

[Danny]

Rich, there's one other city and I don't think any of us are thinking about it, but Paul in Rhode island wanted to tell you about this team.

[Rich Davis]

Yo, Paulie. What's up, Paul?

[Steve Covino]

Hey, Paulie.

[David (Caller)]

What's up, guys? Yo, Davino. Rich. Been a while, but I gotta. I gotta go. My China, whole team, San Diego. Enough's enough, man.

[Rich Davis]

Oh, you know what? I know San Diego's payoff is that it's the most beautiful place in the United States.

[Danny]

First it was the Clippers.

[Isaac Loewencron]

Yeah, you're right.

[Danny]

Okay. Then the Chargers.

[Rich Davis]

You're right.

[Danny]

And then now the Padres.

[David (Caller)]

Keep going, keep going.

[Steve Covino]

No, I think I had a question for Paul. I think Paul's still there. Go ahead, get.

[Rich Davis]

Oh, I'm still here.

[David (Caller)]

No, I'm just trying to say that the Oakland area lost so much. It's. It's unbelievable. And those fan bases are so passionate. And it's a shame that San Diego can't get by the Padres. The.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah, no, listen, I think San Diego. I was saying you wanted to add something.

[Iowa Sam]

I did. This is a completely random question, but Paul, are you a Ben Maller listener?

[JD (Contestant)]

Yes, I am.

[Iowa Sam]

Are you Red Breast? Are you Red Breast?

[Lily Herman]

Paul?

[David (Caller)]

Yes. I'm an Irish whiskey drinker and a Jew blotto whiner.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, baby.

[Daniel Jeremiah]

This is.

[Iowa Sam]

This is a famous Ben Malik.

[Rich Davis]

Oh, hey.

[Steve Covino]

Thank you, man. It's a pleasure that.

[Danny]

You know, Rich, you're right. It's because of the weather. If they were sitting in piles of snow in San Diego, everybody would feel bad for them.

[Steve Covino]

It's harder to feel bad for them, but yeah, the truth is there.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah, no, that's. That's a major factor. It's like, you Know when like a hot chick has bad luck, you're like, yeah, you're still hot. Like, I'm, bam, down to my luck. Like, you're beautiful. When something goes wrong in San Diego, you're like, oh, man, your team lost you still, it's like 80 degrees and sunny and beautiful and you live in the nicest place, you'll be fine. But when you talk about Buffalo or Minnesota or cold weather climate, you just picture people's teams losing and then they're sitting there. You just picture them sitting in like the cold. You know that Jack Nicholson picture with the ice, the icicles on his face.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah.

[Iowa Sam]

When he's the end of the shining. When he's dead.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah.

[Isaac Loewencron]

That's.

[Rich Davis]

To me, that's how I picture, like Vikings and Buffalo Bills fans after a season.

[Steve Covino]

I mean, I personally think it's. I feel sorry for all of them. Padres, San Diego being the least, the Bills being the most. For me, personally.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah. Anyone else we're missing before we move on?

[Steve Covino]

Because you said it, Rich, you answered the question. Really What I was saying, even if your team's out of it, you're rooting for Josh Allen and the Bills for

[Rich Davis]

the fans, because you feel for them.

[Steve Covino]

Because you feel for them.

[Rich Davis]

But.

[Steve Covino]

And I've always said if they were to win, they gotta mention the fans and they would. But they also got to mention like the legendary players that came so close.

[Rich Davis]

But take away, take away like a year or so where Rex Ryan and Mark Sanchez brought the jets to like the playoffs and they had some decent runs. Besides that, it's like Joe Namath.

[Steve Covino]

That's true.

[Rich Davis]

And nothing like the Browns. Don't. Don't have one. So you could say Browns and Jets are most people that were really.

[Steve Covino]

But again, no one's feeling sorry for New York.

[Rich Davis]

I know, but people that were alive and alert in 1969 are our parents generation, not us.

[Steve Covino]

Even though Buffalo's New York. For someone trying to correct me, we get that.

[Danny]

And by the way, the Athletics are only there temporarily. So this is just an NBA city. But Sacramento Kings fans, they've been through it. Remember the year they thought they got robbed against the Lakers, Lakers?

[Rich Davis]

Yeah.

[Danny]

And they've been waiting and waiting and now they're watching their team just completely tank on purpose.

[Rich Davis]

And you know, you see the Athletics and you say no because they had such great runs in the 70s and then McGuire and.

[Danny]

Yeah. And the early 90s.

[Rich Davis]

You know, I was going to say Ozzy Canseco, he was there too. Jose Canseco, the Bash Brothers. Eckersley, like, there were some squad. Stewart, safe.

[Steve Covino]

Parker, Ricky, Henderson. There's so many legends.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah. So you can't put them there. But hey, you know what? Chime in if you. If you're not listening live, if you're listening to the pod, always feel free to hit us up at Covino and Rich and let us know who you think deserves to be the most sad fan base who could claim that they're the saddest.

[Steve Covino]

And by the way, it ties into something we talked about yesterday. If you miss anything, catch the podcast.

[Rich Davis]

Does it also play into who else you root for? Meaning, like, the Browns. If you're a Browns fan, you're likely maybe an Ohio State fan. So you have some fun. You're like, well, I got some college football.

[Iowa Sam]

And then, yeah, yeah, big time.

[Rich Davis]

I went on, we got LeBron with the Cavs. Want us one, like.

[Danny]

And, Rich, you made a great point about all of us cheering on Buffalo when our team's out of it. Same thing goes for the Detroit Lions.

[Rich Davis]

You know what?

[Steve Covino]

You're right.

[Rich Davis]

The other. Other teams had interesting.

[Danny]

I mean, the Lions have been good the past few seasons, but prior to

[Rich Davis]

that, yeah, they've been awful.

[Iowa Sam]

And the problem with the Islanders fans, who won four in a row in the 80s, you want those four, I think. I think spread out like UConn basketball. Because if you get them four in a row, it's like good dopamine hit after good dopamine hit. You want that to wear off. You win one six years later, you win 100, 10 years later, it's not. Four in a row is a dynasty. But you don't get another one forever or until, you know.

[Rich Davis]

You know, it's interesting because I do.

[Steve Covino]

Islanders. I thought he meant Haku and Tama. No, he meant the Islanders.

[Rich Davis]

He met the Islanders, former WWE tag team champions. Well, they never won a championship. They're sad. But interestingly enough, I think when you do this equation, well, we'll move on. But I think part of it is, who else would that fan base root for? Because you got to decide, does this person. Are they null and void of any enjoyment? Like. Like, if you're. If you're a Bills fan, you could argue a Bills fan could also be a Yankees fan. Because if you're a New York guy. Upstate New York. Upstate New York roots, mostly for New York baseball. So they might be like, well, I love the Bills, but I like the Yanks and the Knicks or, you know, like the Rangers. So, like, I don't know.

[Steve Covino]

That's true. That's true.

[Rich Davis]

You got to wonder who's the sad.

[Steve Covino]

But this ties into what we were talking about yesterday because the Rockies were.500 for a day. We saw them celebrating.

[Rich Davis]

And the Broncos win a ton. And the Nuggets want an NBA title.

[Iowa Sam]

Colorado fans have the Avalanche. They have the Nuggets.

[Rich Davis]

All three other majors have won one in the last decade.

[Iowa Sam]

Minnesota sports fans, they have the links who have won championships. Otherwise, there's really not much else.

[Rich Davis]

Don't tell me that.

[Iowa Sam]

I know, but I'm saying you don't have anything else.

[Steve Covino]

No football.

[Rich Davis]

I'll be, I'll be, I'll be sexist for one second and saying I'm proud of the links and their accomplishment, but I don't think someone in Minnesota is like, well, the Vikings stink and this team stinks, but they got the links.

[Iowa Sam]

It's not going to.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah, it's not going to satisfy the

[Iowa Sam]

game, you know, football title.

[Steve Covino]

All right, well, we're going to play a game next. It's called brainwave. If you want in. If you're on the same brainwave as us, you get some prizes. 87799 on Fox. We do it every Friday. We do it next right here on Fox Sports Radio.

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[Danny]

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[Steve Covino]

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[Rich Davis]

Oh no.

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[Isaac Loewencron]

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[Rich Davis]

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[Rich Davis]

All right, Friday. That's Friday. Today's Friday. Thank you, Bill. All right, CNR on FSR now. Does your afternoon need a boost? I think you need a boost, dude.

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[Rich Davis]

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And now it's time for Brainwave.

[Rich Davis]

Let's go.

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[Rich Davis]

Doris Day, Red Chat, and Johnny Rain

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[Isaac Loewencron]

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Try to make sense of the brain.

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[Rich Davis]

I love that.

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On the count of three, reveal Brainwave.

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[Danny]

One, two, three.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah.

[Rich Davis]

Locked in.

[Isaac Loewencron]

You guys are on the same wavelength right now.

[Danny]

All right. Happy Friday. It's been another great week here at C and R. Thank you for being a part of it.

[Steve Covino]

Dude. We had a few new features this week, like I said before. So we had the debut of Big Papi Trivia.

[Danny]

Yep. And then on Wednesday.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah. Mike, who runs this take.

[Danny]

That was fun. And now this is a new favorite game we've had for a few months now. The questions in this game are all Subjective. You just need to try and match the brain of C and R and the crew. I'm going to go to the studio lines here, see who our contestant is. JD In Winter Park, Florida, was the first through.

[Steve Covino]

Hey, what up, J.D.

[JD (Contestant)]

how you doing, guys?

[Steve Covino]

Hey, what up, Joan Lee Donley?

[JD (Contestant)]

Well, I'm just. I'm just gonna try not to jump the gun.

[Danny]

Okay, Appreciate that. Yeah. Here's how it goes. In fact, I have five rounds ready. Our contestant needs to win two of them to be the champ and walk away with a C and R prize pack. I'm gonna ask a question, then give three debatable answers to choose from. The six of us in studio are gonna write down our answers on these dry erase boards for our YouTube channel. Then on the count of three, JD doesn't jump the gun. He gives his answer. We gotta. He's got a match with four out of the six of us to win the round. Or no matter his answer, if all six of us happen to match, it's an Automatic round for J.D. all right, let's get started here. Here we go.

[Rich Davis]

Round one, Round one foot.

[Danny]

Let's call this celebrity racing. Okay, if you had to be in a passenger seat of a car going 110 miles per hour, who would you trust? Moore as the driver, Justin Timberlake, Tiger woods, or Britney Spears?

[Rich Davis]

This is such an inappropriate, funny question.

[Danny]

You have to be the passenger. You have to be the passenger in their car going 110 miles per hour. Which driver do you trust more? Timberlake, Tiger or Britney?

[JD (Contestant)]

Can I blurt out my answer?

[Steve Covino]

I'm locked. I'm locked in.

[Rich Davis]

Not yet.

[Danny]

We're going to write our answer answers down, all right? On the count of three, J.D. 1, 2, 3.

[JD (Contestant)]

J.T. timberlake.

[Danny]

You say Timberlake. All right, we start with Steve Covino.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah. Respectfully, the other two, I'm not trusting. I'll just leave it at that. Justin Timberlake. Because we saw the footage and it really wasn't even that bad, so. Justin.

[Danny]

Yeah, it's happened more than once with J.T.

[Steve Covino]

all right.

[Rich Davis]

I'm sorry. I was on the phone with the president. I'm not trusting Tiger Woods. No offense. I like Tiger. And Britney Spears. Wow, That's a. I worry about her. The answer's clear. Justin Timberlake.

[Danny]

All right, Ilo. What say you?

[Iowa Sam]

I can't see it.

[Steve Covino]

It says it's Britney.

[Danny]

All right. Shay.

[Steve Covino]

No. So, yeah, I went JT but before I started thinking about it.

[Danny]

Well, you know what, J.D. j.T. For me, that gives you the round.

[Steve Covino]

Boom.

[Rich Davis]

Hey. One one round for you, bud.

[Danny]

Yeah, and just for fun, I was saying. What did you say?

[Iowa Sam]

Just for extra wiggles. I also said, jt, Nice. I don't think Britney fans will like hearing that.

[Rich Davis]

You know what? He made a mistake. And he was really polite to the police. Did you notice that?

[Iowa Sam]

He, like, did. I mean, listen, I'm not. And he just, like, didn't signal. Like. I'm not saying he should have gotten away with it, but it was rather.

[Rich Davis]

Well, they're. They're saying Timberlake. Very polite with the police. Nothing ever acceptable about drinking under the influence, but he was a nice fellow.

[JD (Contestant)]

I had no idea that JT Got in trouble. I just know Britney's crazy, and we

[Rich Davis]

all know that Tiger, flip the car.

[Steve Covino]

I know.

[Danny]

All right, J.D. you're halfway to a prize pack. Let's go to round two, the relationship category. Oh, what's the bigger red flag that you notice when first hanging out with a woman?

[Rich Davis]

Oh, okay.

[Danny]

Constant drama. Is very financially irresponsible or blames everyone else for her problems.

[Steve Covino]

Oh, these are great.

[Rich Davis]

Damn.

[Danny]

The bigger of the three. Bigger red flag when you're first hanging out with a girl. Constant drama. Financially irresponsible or she blames everyone else for her problems.

[Steve Covino]

Danny just explained a Persian girl.

[Danny]

That's got to be racist.

[Steve Covino]

I'm telling my daughter she's Persian.

[Rich Davis]

It's fine.

[Danny]

Okay.

[Iowa Sam]

All right.

[Danny]

We're all writing our answers down right now, man.

[Steve Covino]

All right. I'm locked in, everybody. Locked in.

[JD (Contestant)]

Yeah.

[Danny]

So. Okay, J.D. your answer on the count of three. One, two, three.

[JD (Contestant)]

Oh, it's the last one for sure.

[Danny]

So you're saying blames everyone else for her problems?

[JD (Contestant)]

Oh, yeah, without a doubt.

[Danny]

All right, Samuel.

[JD (Contestant)]

All right.

[Rich Davis]

All worthy. All worthy.

[Steve Covino]

You know, pieces there.

[Iowa Sam]

But I'm going to say drama. I think drama is just. Oh, man, I hate it.

[Danny]

I also said drama for your grandmama. All right, we go to Shay.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah. I don't like the blaming thing. I don't know there's a point. I know it's something with my age. Everyone else is popular. Take accountability. Never take accountability. Okay, all right.

[Danny]

Ilo.

[Isaac Loewencron]

I said drama because I want to talk about my drama instead.

[Danny]

Mathematically out of that round. But what did you say, Rich?

[Rich Davis]

You know what? I. I think all three are bad. What was the second one again?

[Danny]

The second one.

[Rich Davis]

Financials.

[Danny]

Yeah. Financially irresponsible.

[Rich Davis]

You can make up. You could teach someone better finances. And I think with a good partner, you could. You could downsize drama to be honest or. Or minimize it. I think someone that has a tendency to blame others. Like, blame. I'm with you. The blame game. You know why? Because. Have you ever dated someone that everyone they dates the worst, everyone they like, a pattern that will never go away.

[Danny]

What about you, KO Me?

[Steve Covino]

Johnny Drama, man. Save the drama for your mama. I don't want to hear about it.

[Danny]

All right, let's go to round three. JD Looking for one more category to be a winner.

[Rich Davis]

By the way, that goes for men too, right? I mean, like, if a guy's like, every girl I date sucks. It's like, you know, maybe it's a.

[Iowa Sam]

You probably.

[Rich Davis]

You suck, you know? You know? You know, the blame game is. Is. Is the rough one.

[Iowa Sam]

That was a good one.

[Danny]

I'm calling this the Patreon category.

[Rich Davis]

Oh.

[Danny]

Think back to 2015.

[Rich Davis]

Okay.

[Danny]

CNR Broadcasting live from Fonzie's house.

[Rich Davis]

That is true. We did do a live show from Henry Winkler's kitchen.

[Steve Covino]

First official broadcast, Los Angeles was from Henry Winkler's kitchen, his dining room.

[Danny]

Pretty cool, right? True story. Whose personal dining room would be the most exciting for the guy's Patreon show to broadcast live from in 2026?

[Steve Covino]

That's a good one.

[Rich Davis]

Okay.

[Steve Covino]

Okay. Awesome. From today.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah.

[Steve Covino]

Okay.

[Danny]

LeBron James, Donald Trump, or Tom Brady?

[Steve Covino]

Oh, those are great.

[Danny]

They're broadcasting live. Their Patreon show.

[Rich Davis]

Okay.

[Danny]

From this person's personal dining room.

[Steve Covino]

If you really think about this, this is an easy answer.

[JD (Contestant)]

Is it the most interesting?

[Danny]

I said the most exciting.

[JD (Contestant)]

Exciting.

[Danny]

Yeah.

[Steve Covino]

All right.

[Rich Davis]

I have reasons for my.

[JD (Contestant)]

Okay.

[Danny]

Okay. We're all writing our answers down.

[Steve Covino]

All right. Locked in, everybody.

[Danny]

Locked in.

[Rich Davis]

I'm locked in. I'm locked.

[Danny]

Okay, J.D. your answer on the count of three. One, two, three.

[JD (Contestant)]

I gotta say Trump.

[Danny]

Oh, he says Donald Covino.

[Steve Covino]

We start with you all great answers, obviously, right? Trump's too polarizing, man. And Tom Brady is the man. Tom Brady the goat, no doubt. I think it would be so cool.

[Rich Davis]

I think sitting down with a.

[Steve Covino]

He's got a moat.

[Rich Davis]

Sitting down with a president, no matter if you love or hate him, is an honor. I would. You know, I just think it's too polarizing. Except for our Patreon show, which people pay for, so you don't want to upset half the people. I think LeBron's a good answer, but Tom Brady. I feel like talking. I went with Tom Brady. It's a tough one because I would love to hang and have a drink with all the them, you know, ilo.

[Isaac Loewencron]

I wrote pass the quinoa and the avocado ice cream. Tom Brady.

[Steve Covino]

Okay, we're three for three on the af. Everybody says Brady. He gets a point.

[Iowa Sam]

The back door point. Three for three. Let's see what Shay's got here.

[Steve Covino]

All right, Shay, I'm with our boy over here. I want Trump. I would love to see what Trump has to say about our social coast together.

[Rich Davis]

We pray you guys are pretty good show.

[Danny]

We might have. We might have went six or six. I said Tommy, what did you say? I was saying.

[Rich Davis]

I also said Brady. Oh, Jay, come on. Damn.

[Danny]

It's all right.

[Steve Covino]

He's got bigger guys.

[Danny]

He's got two more categories here to win. So let's get to round four. Let's go to the money category.

[Rich Davis]

Money.

[Danny]

What's. What's the bigger ripoff? Movie theater concessions, bottled water, or auto pay subscriptions?

[JD (Contestant)]

Oh, God.

[Danny]

Movie theater concessions, bottled water, or auto pay subscriptions. All right, we're all writing our answers down. Everybody locked in?

[Rich Davis]

Yep.

[Danny]

On the count of three, JD 1, 2, 3.

[JD (Contestant)]

They're all rip offs, but I'm gonna go with the first one.

[Danny]

Movie feedback Concessions. All right, Iowa. Sam, we start with you, man.

[Iowa Sam]

I mean, this is what all concessions places do. I gotta say water.

[Rich Davis]

Water.

[Iowa Sam]

It's coming out of the tap.

[Steve Covino]

It's free for most people.

[Danny]

It's poisonous out of the tap.

[Rich Davis]

I drink it.

[Iowa Sam]

I drink tap water out of la.

[Danny]

I wasn't surprised.

[Iowa Sam]

Me, I haven't grown a third arm yet.

[Danny]

All right, well, you get a point for me. I said movie snacks. Yeah, I. I remember. I remember taking Brenda to a movie and getting popcorn and some candy and some sodas, and they're like. Your total is $56. 77. All right, Shay, what did you say?

[JD (Contestant)]

I got four. I got four kids. I walk out of there and I'm about 200 in debt.

[Danny]

Seriously, Shay, what did you say?

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, I went snacks here. It's crazy. I can't be doing this anymore.

[Rich Davis]

All right, one more.

[Danny]

Two points.

[Steve Covino]

Two more.

[Danny]

Yep. What'd you say? Ilo?

[Isaac Loewencron]

I wrote bottled water. Find out what they're saying about toilet water.

[Danny]

It comes down to CNR here, Rich. What did you say?

[Rich Davis]

I went to go take the kids to Super Mario Galaxy last weekend between the four tickets and concessions. That dude's right. A couple hundred dollars. Movie concessions. A large popcorn and a soda is over $20.

[Danny]

It all comes down to COVID 19

[Steve Covino]

for all the Tostitos. Look, I used to ride with the vending machine repair man. My dad was a vendor my whole childhood. So to pay, like, an exorbitant amount for M M's like, get out of my face. Movie concession. $10 for a box of Goobers. I hang with a Goober every day for free. Hey, no way. So you win, dude.

[Danny]

J.D. congratulations. You are a C and R prize pack winner there in Florida.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah, buddy. That's awesome. You have a bonus one. Just.

[Isaac Loewencron]

I'm, I'm.

[JD (Contestant)]

I'm a one time winner now. One time loser.

[Steve Covino]

He redeemed himself.

[Rich Davis]

You didn't drop the gun, J.D. good job.

[JD (Contestant)]

You know what? Listen, listen. This one's easy compared to trying to do the ones with the. Where it's like, oh, you got to name that, that team.

[Steve Covino]

Oh, last one standing.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah, this is a good one.

[Steve Covino]

Last one standing is like process of elimination stressful.

[Rich Davis]

Yes, yes, yes.

[Danny]

Well, congratulations, J.D. we're gonna get our update. When we come back, we'll have plenty of time for weekend hobnobbin.

[Rich Davis]

Perfect. Let's do it. All right. Isaac Loincron. What's doing, guys?

[Isaac Loewencron]

Roy McIlroy has just ripped off five birdies over a six hole span. He's now at 11 under par overall today. He is six under through 17, and he's got a five shot lead in round two of the Masters. So that's pretty impressive. But I'm gonna tell you something that was even more impressive.

[Rich Davis]

Kavino's bird sound effects.

[Isaac Loewencron]

Let me hear that again. Can you do Big Mike talking to that bird?

[Steve Covino]

What do you need?

[Rich Davis]

Oh, I don't know. I can't do that. Get on.

[Isaac Loewencron]

That is startlingly accurate. But perhaps an even more impressive performance at Augusta today came from China's Haotong Li, who shot a three under 69 despite dealing with what I will delicately call some internal adversity.

[JD (Contestant)]

Listen, went to a toilet last night a lot of times. And this morning when I got to the golf course and still feeling really bad. Kind of like live in the toilet, I just. Feeling really, really bad. No energy, fuzzy. Want to throw out something? Glad I survived today.

[Isaac Loewencron]

Let's see you do that, Rory. Anyway, Lee at minus four overall, now 15 shots off the lead with McIlroy ahead of everybody by such a significant margin. Major League Baseball today at Wrigley cup. Starter Shoto Imanoga, a no hitter, going through six innings against the Pirates with nine strikeouts, only to then be taken out after just 100 pitches. Despite striking out two in the top of the sixth inning. Reliever Caleb Thielbar came in to start the seventh inning with the game scoreless and promptly allowed a single to Ryan o'. Hearn. And then watch out Tweety. Here it comes. Brian Reynolds took it deep. I want to end up like that bird with Randy Johnson in spring training on my head.

[Steve Covino]

Why would you do that?

[Rich Davis]

My bald head. You hear those birds in Augusta?

[Iowa Sam]

Beautiful. The azaleas, Beautiful.

[Isaac Loewencron]

In the Bird's defense, that was a pretty big target to work with. He's gonna kill me. All right. Does your afternoon need a boost? Try the new Starbucks Energy Refreshers. The Starbucks Refreshers you love now with an added boost of caffeine to power your afternoon. Get your favorite flavor or try the new Mango Strawberry Energy Refres. Mango Dream Energy Drink. Get the new Energy Refreshers at Starbucks today or order one right now on the app. Guys and Bird, back to you.

[Rich Davis]

You want a pumpkin loaf, Isaac, or would you like a cake pop?

[Isaac Loewencron]

Are those euphemisms or are you actually talking about food?

[Rich Davis]

Your choice. Have a great weekend, brother.

[Steve Covino]

Have a great one. Isaac Loewencron, everybody. Love working with Isaac.

[Rich Davis]

Listen, coming up, we do this every Friday. A lot of fun weekend Hobnobbin. This is where we tell you what to watch, not only in the world of sports, we go over all the big games and big fights, but also what's new to streaming, what's in the theater. So we break it down next weekend Hobnobbin here on Cavino and Rich.

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[Danny]

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[Lily Herman]

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[Rich Davis]

Oh, no.

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[Isaac Loewencron]

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[Isaac Loewencron]

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[Lily Herman]

Ready for a different take on Formula one? Look no further than no Grip, a new podcast tackling the culture of motor racing's most coveted series. Join me, Lily Herman, as we dive into the underexplored pockets of F1, including the astrology of the current grid.

[Rich Davis]

Lewis Hamilton, Capricorn Sun Cancer Moon. Wouldn't you know it? Michael Schumacher is also a Capricorn Sun Cancer Moon.

[Lily Herman]

The story of the sport's most consequential driver. Strike. We have one man who, upon hearing that he was going to be fired, freaked out and apparently climbed out the window of the bathroom. And was Daniel Ricardo's illustrious F1 career a success story, a cautionary tale, or some combination of both? He started getting all this attention and he maybe started to think, I'm bigger than this, I'm better. And plenty of other mishaps, scandals and sagas that have made Formula One a delightful decadent dumpster fire for more than 75 years. Listen to no Grip on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

[John Green]

John I'm John Green. You may know me as the author of the Fault in Our Stars. And now, I guess also as the co host of the Away End, a brand new world soccer podcast.

[Daniel Alarcon]

I'm Daniel Alarcon, a writer and journalist, and John and I have known each other since we were kids. My first World cup was Mexico 86. I was nine years old. I watched every game and I fell in love. On our new podcast, the Away End, we'll share with you the magic of international football, all leading up to the 2026 World Cup.

[John Green]

For us, soccer football is a story we've shared for over 30 years, since Daniel was the star player on our high school soccer team.

[Daniel Alarcon]

Very debatable.

[John Green]

And I was their most loyal and sometimes only fan. I love this game. I love its history, its hope, its heartbreak, and above all, its beauty.

[Daniel Alarcon]

Together we'll find out why. Of all the unimportant things football, soccer is the most important.

[John Green]

Listen to the Away End with Daniel Alarcon and John green on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Daniel Jeremiah]

I'm Daniel Jeremiah.

[Greg Rosenthal]

And I'm Greg Rosenthal.

[Daniel Jeremiah]

And this is 40s and free agents.

[Greg Rosenthal]

The games may be over, but the NFL never stops. This is my favorite part of the calendar.

[Daniel Jeremiah]

Yeah, mine too, Greg. Free agency, the combine. The NFL draft pro days trademark. This is where teams reshape their future.

[Greg Rosenthal]

This is where Daniel Jeremiah makes his money. On 40s and free agents. We break down every move that actually matters.

[Daniel Jeremiah]

From my draft evaluations, mock drafts and

[Greg Rosenthal]

team fits to my top 101 free agents and how real rosters are built, cap space, contracts and all the tough decisions included.

[Daniel Jeremiah]

You got quarterbacks on the move.

[Greg Rosenthal]

We got teams rebuilding. It's hope season.

[Daniel Jeremiah]

Absolutely, it's hope season. We'll tell you what's real, what's noise, and what it means for your favorite team.

[Greg Rosenthal]

Smart analysis, real conversations every week.

[Daniel Jeremiah]

I don't know about the smart, but definitely analysis. Listen to 40s and free agents on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Rich Davis]

Today's Friday.

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All right.

[Steve Covino]

Look at this, Sam. Look at my shirt. Anyway, you could watch what you hear Inside joke at Covinoenrich FSR on YouTube vinoenrich FSR we're live from the Fox Sports radio studio. And for over 40 years, Tire Rack has been helping customers find the right tires for how, what and where they drive. Shipped fast and free. Backed by free road hazard protection with convenient installation options like mobile tire installation. Tirerack.com the way tire buying should be.

[Rich Davis]

And don't you dare let employee turnover slow your business down. Express Employment pros finds the talent you need to keep productivity on track. From the warehouse to the front office. Express staffs all types of jobs. Visit expresspros.com today. And now it's time for something we do every Friday. Weekend. Hobnobbin. No.

[Steve Covino]

Also something we do every Friday. The Express Pros. Pro of the week.

[Rich Davis]

And something we do every Friday.

[Danny]

And that's my belly.

[Steve Covino]

It goes to Xander Bogarts and here's why.

[Rich Davis]

Why?

[Steve Covino]

He lifted the Padres up over.500. He helped me in that Survivor league. I'm in.

[Rich Davis]

Are you not impressed with Shohei Ohtani's zero era?

[Steve Covino]

Oh, and he also, they also walked two players to get to him, only to hit a grand slam walk off, beating the Rockies 7 to 3. It was a big, big moment.

[Rich Davis]

That's a cool moment. Like really cool. Essentially the the Rocky said, let's look at the lineup.

[Steve Covino]

Exactly. I, I like the redemption.

[Rich Davis]

We are not only going to walk one guy, we we feel better about loading the bases to get to you.

[Steve Covino]

To get to you.

[Rich Davis]

And.

[Steve Covino]

And they're thinking ground ball. Nope, not quite. Bomb. Grand slam. Bomb. So props to him for rising to the occasion and taking them over 500. Xander Bogarts, our Express pros Pro of the week.

[Rich Davis]

And now it's time for pro of the Week. No weekend Hobnob. Let's go live in for the weekend.

[YouTube Announcer]

You're winning bets for talking points. If you get stuck socializing.

[Rich Davis]

You ever done anything dangerous?

[Liberty Mutual Announcer]

You ever danced with the devil in the pale moonlight?

[Danny]

That is dangerous.

[YouTube Announcer]

Friday brings us weekend Hobnobby.

[Charlemagne Tha God]

All right.

[Steve Covino]

What you need to watch in the world of sports and entertainment so you know what's going on come Monday. All right, I'll kick it off. A lot of people forgetting that Tyson Fury gets back in the ring this weekend.

[Rich Davis]

He's had a weird time though, right?

[Steve Covino]

Reminder, he's fighting on Netflix again. Fury's coming off back to back losses against Usyk. His last win was against Ngannou. If you guys remember, that was way back. Fury 34, 2 and 1, 24 knockouts. Makhmadov 2120 with 19 knockouts. So a heavyweight bout on Netflix. Also, Connor Ben is fighting Progress. So Connor Ben's also fighting. Enjoy that fight.

[Rich Davis]

But hold on. Can we remind people, do you know the time of that fight or no? I'll tell you right now. Hold on.

[Steve Covino]

Also, love on the Spectrum. A lot of people buzzing about love on the Spectrum. I'm gonna try to catch up on it. There's no Tanner this season. Tanner said he's not ready for love. He wants to give other people the chance to find love on the show. But I'm hearing great things about season four, so I'll check it out. It's a heart tugger, so maybe watch it by yourself if you're gonna shed one here and there.

[Rich Davis]

Tyson Fury fighting at 2pm Eastern, 11am out here on the west side tomorrow. So don't throw on Netflix live on Saturday night or whatever thinking, oh, the fight's Saturday night. It's. It's not here. So it's gonna be that weird daytime.

[Steve Covino]

Also on Netflix. Sheng Wang. If you don't know who he is, you're gonna Sheng Wang. It's called Purple. It's a new comedy special on Netflix. And look out for that. And over promised episode 135, our bonus pod. You could watch it. It's one of the best things we do. Over promised stuff. We don't have time for watch over promised 135 right here on the YouTube page. We talk booties, we talk worse names in sports, and we talk the weird hat hat trend that was going on this week. A lot of weird hats.

[Rich Davis]

Speaking of, you know what? Tomorrow is the White Sox game on the west side of Chicago. I'm sorry, south side of Chicago.

[Iowa Sam]

Yes.

[Rich Davis]

Pope hat day. If you go to the game, you get a pope hat. It's a winter hat that looks like a pope hat. So, hey, enjoy that.

[Steve Covino]

Why?

[Iowa Sam]

And why is that rich?

[Rich Davis]

Because the Pope Leo is a White Sox fan and they're trying to do anything to get fans.

[Iowa Sam]

Hey, Chicago, right?

[Rich Davis]

Yes. From Chi Channel Gag. All right. In the movie theater, it should be all about Super Mario Galaxy again. I'm sure that's going to make a couple hundred million dollars once again. But there's a drama if you're an MMA fan. Russell Crowe. It's called Beast. One of the. One of. One of. Who's this studly dude? Hems. One of the Hemsworth Bros. Is in it.

[Iowa Sam]

I just saw something about that movie. I'm like a Russell Crowe movie. Like, I barely heard about it.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah, no, it's called Beast. It's in theaters. It's an MMA movie that you would have to go to the theater for. Thrash is a shark movie that's on Netflix. It looks ridiculous. There's a big flood, I believe, in the south, and sharks are eating everyone. It's like Thrash. Yeah, it's called Thrash. It looks stupid and fun. Temptation island is back, if you're into smut. Bunch of horny young people that can't keep it in their pantalones. Next week, Danny Turning Point. Remember the base of the Lakers?

[Steve Covino]

Sort of.

[Rich Davis]

With Kate Hudson. That's next week. But you, you have jury duty. There's a new jury duty. Remember that show with James Marsden last year?

[Steve Covino]

Jury Duty with Pauly Short.

[Rich Davis]

No, not that.

[Iowa Sam]

Oh, and great, great movie.

[Danny]

And are you caught up on your Friends and Neighbors?

[Rich Davis]

I'm going to start it this weekend, Danny. I wanted, like, two to build up, but Jon Ham's back with James Marsden.

[Danny]

Yeah. And I have to catch up on the season finale of Shrinking. That's Apple tv. And then this movie, we talked about it when it. They had some buzz. And the Sydney Sweeney aspect of it. Christy Martin. Oh, yeah.

[Steve Covino]

Wait, where is it on?

[Danny]

It's on HBO Max streaming there now.

[Steve Covino]

I'll check that out.

[Danny]

So, yeah, if you want to see the movie, Christie, that's available right now.

[Rich Davis]

All right, guys, I started watching a docu series. I feel Like Kavino. You like these murder things once in a while.

[Steve Covino]

Do you guys know.

[Rich Davis]

Do you guys know anything about this? I was so unaware of the. The Truth and tragedy of Mariah Wilson.

[Isaac Loewencron]

Wilson.

[Rich Davis]

It's one of those, like, murder mysteries. She was an amazing athlete. And this is only a couple years ago, but it's trending, though. It's like, trending number one on Netflix. So. The Truth and tragedy of Mariah Wilson.

[Steve Covino]

Oh, a lot of Netflix stuff.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah. So, hey, you got plenty of stuff to watch.

[Steve Covino]

How about you, Sam? Anything good, man?

[Iowa Sam]

I got some social stuff going on. I'm meeting up with Berschinger and his wife to talk about their honeymoon. They just went to Indonesia and Japan.

[Rich Davis]

You going to have to sit through a slideshow?

[Iowa Sam]

Oh, no, I asked for this. I wanted the play by play.

[Steve Covino]

Nice.

[Rich Davis]

And here's when we went to a volcano.

[Iowa Sam]

I'm excited to hear about it.

[Rich Davis]

And here's what we went to a luau.

[Steve Covino]

And here's how you're watching Bersha's family movies. I like that.

[Rich Davis]

Basically. Nice.

[Steve Covino]

All right, thank you guys for hanging with us. We appreciate it.

[Rich Davis]

We'll see you guys back here on Monday. Arriva di, baby.

[Steve Covino]

See you in the promised land.

[JD (Contestant)]

Today's Friday.

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[Danny]

It feels good when the story ends with savings.

[Rich Davis]

It feels good to Geico

[Steve Covino]

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[Lily Herman]

Hey, everyone, check out this guy and his bird. What is this, your first date?

[Rich Davis]

Oh, no.

[Liberty Mutual Announcer]

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[Isaac Loewencron]

Yeah, the bird looks out of your league.

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[Isaac Loewencron]

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[Lily Herman]

Ready for a different take on Formula one? Look no further than no Grip, a new podcast tackling the culture of motor racing's most coveted series. Join me, Lily Herman, as we dive into the underexplored pockets of F1, including the astrology of the current grid. The story of the sport's most consequential driver strike and plenty of other mishaps, scandals and sagas that have made Formula One a delightful decade. Dumpster fire for more than 75 years. Listen to no Grip on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Charlemagne Tha God]

Peace to the planet Charlemagne, the God here. And listen, we are back. The Black Effect Podcast Festival is back in Atlanta on April 25th at Pullman Yard. Yeah, and the full lineup is nuts. We got the Grits and Age Podcast, Deontay Kyle and Big Ice Cup Cat. We got Club 520 with just Jeff Teague in the gang. Don't call me White Girl. Mona will be there. Keep it positive, Sweetie. With Crystal Renee. We got Reality with the King with Carlos King. And yes, drink champs will be in the building.

[Rich Davis]

Okay.

[Charlemagne Tha God]

Plus, you know we're gonna have a lot of guests, so you need to join us. And we got the Black Effect Marketplace, the picture podcast, and everything you expect from the Black Effect Podcast Festival. Tickets are on sale right now. Go get [e-mail] podcast festival. Don't play yourself. Okay, pull up.

[Lily Herman]

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[Steve Covino]

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