Hour 2 – The Dodgers Advance, Devin McCourty

Summary

The Dan Patrick Show (Hour 2) – Dodgers Advance, Devin McCourty

Date: October 10, 2025
Host: Dan Patrick, with Dan Byer, Todd Fritz, and guests
Notable Guest: Devin McCourty, former NFL player and NBC Football Night in America analyst

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Episode Overview

This hour of The Dan Patrick Show dives into the Dodgers’ dramatic advancement to the NLCS, lively banter about birthdays, and a deep football discussion with three-time Super Bowl champ Devin McCourty. Through humor-laced conversation and insightful interviews, the episode touches on the state of the MLB playoffs, NFL dynamics (especially after the Eagles' loss), locker room culture, and iconic moments in sports history.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Show Banter: Birthdays & Traditions

• Todd Fritz celebrates his birthday, spurring birthday wishes from the team with their trademark blend of sarcasm and affection.
  • The team's “advanced” birthday wishes for the next two years highlight their comedic dynamic.
  • Debate on whether Todd’s birthday should be celebrated on-air if it falls on a weekend in future years.
• Listeners call in with birthdays, wishes for Todd, and stories.
  • Example: 11-year-old Gavin requests a shoutout for his mom’s birthday (13:43), cleverly replacing a present.

Notable Quote:
“Happy birthday for the next two years in advance, so I don’t have to text you or feel guilty.” — Dan Byer (04:20)

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2. MLB Playoffs: Dodgers Advance in Extra Innings

• The Dodgers defeat the Phillies 2–1 in an 11-inning thriller, advancing to the NLCS.
  • Audio highlight: Radio call of the Dodgers' winning play is played (05:27).
• Discussion about fan heartbreak for Philadelphia, and baseball’s unpredictability.
  • Listeners call in to reflect on legendary baseball announcers, with several paying tribute to Vin Scully.

Notable Quote:
“The Dodgers celebrate near first base on a ground ball back to the pitcher. Andy Pahes somehow gets the job done.” — Dan Patrick, with radio clip (05:28)

• Reflections on the importance and nostalgia of baseball radio voices, led by a listener's moving tribute to Vin Scully (12:08).

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3. Baseball Fan Experience: Listening at the Ballpark

• Poll Question: Is it weird or cool to listen to the radio broadcast while attending a game in person? (06:26)
  • Mixed reactions from the crew:
    • Dan Patrick leans “cool” for the die-hard information-seeker.
    • Todd Fritz sees it as antisocial if you’re with friends or family.
    • Dan Byer notes it’s typically seen among solo, hardcore fans.
  • Extended Bartman reference—how a fan in the stands, with headphones, became infamous (08:39).

Notable Quotes:
“That’s a die-hard baseball fan who gets more information…that accentuates the experience.” — Dan Patrick (06:50)
“It seems a little antisocial…when you’re at the game with family.” — Todd Fritz (07:39)

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4. Caller Interludes: Humor, Sports Nostalgia, and Hall of Fame Ideas

• Relationship metaphors: A listener likens his on-again, off-again fandom of the Giants to an old flame texting late at night (10:17).
  • Dan Patrick humorously refuses the fan reentry: "You're not allowed back, Tom. It's strictly platonic." (11:38)
• Birthday shoutouts, retirement Hall of Fame proposals, and quick-witted grilled cheese debates keep the mood light and interactive (12:17, 14:50).
• Extended musings about “would you sign up for 106 years?”—prompted by Sister Jean’s passing—demonstrate the show’s ability to blend sports with everyday big questions (17:47).

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5. Devin McCourty Interview [Highlights Start: 25:50]

A. Giants vs. Eagles Aftermath

• Dan Patrick: “At what point did you realize the Giants were going to give the Eagles everything they could handle?”

  • Devin: “You could tell in pregame…the Eagles felt pressure.” (26:26)

• McCourty says the outcome was more about the Eagles underperforming than the Giants overachieving.

  • "The Eagles are a better football team…but got out-coached and outplayed last night." (27:03)

B. Defending Against Elite Running Backs & Super Bowl Memories

• Comparison between tackling Cam Scatterboo and Marshawn Lynch.
  • “As crazy as Scatterboo is, I’d still rather tackle him than Marshawn Lynch.” — Devin McCourty (27:34)
  • Recounts a nerve-wracking open-field tackle of Lynch during the Super Bowl, receiving a silent handshake from Lynch (27:49).

C. The Malcolm Butler Interception: Behind the Scenes

• Patrick asks about practicing the iconic Super Bowl play (28:38).
  • McCourty confirms it was drilled in practice, with prior failed reps fueling Butler’s game-day heroics.

D. On Philly & NFC Favorites

• Eagles' struggles described as both tactical and cultural:
  • "It's the same routes…same run plays over and over. They never change anything…they're not figuring it out." (30:41)
• NFC Favorites:
  • McCourty picks the Detroit Lions (“team in their groove”) as current NFC favorite.
  • Eagles, in his view, don’t even crack the top four due to poor on-field synergy and distracting locker room noise (31:41-31:44).

E. Championship Mindset, Leadership, and Culture

• Trust, unity, and keeping internal issues within the locker room highlighted as keys to repeating as champions, referencing New England culture and Deflategate handling (32:29).

F. Preview: Chiefs vs. Lions

• Keys for the Chiefs: “How can we put together a complete game with all our top players…week after week?”
• Notes Detroit's physicality and the Chiefs’ recent inconsistencies (33:34).

G. Fast Receivers & Defensive Strategy

• Discusses the mental battle of defending against true burners like Tyreek Hill and Xavier Worthy (34:46).
  • “He’s going to kill you athletically. You’ve got to match it mentally to slow it down.” — McCourty (35:35)

H. Belichick at UNC: Turbulent Transition

• McCourty relays inside info on Bill Belichick’s situation at North Carolina. Despite public speculation, the team remains united, but outside scrutiny and high expectations create confusion and pressure (35:35–37:48).

Memorable Devin McCourty Quotes:

• “Of all things I’ve done in life, I can say I tackled Marshawn Lynch in the open field and be happy about it.” (28:00)
• “My issue with Philly right now is…they have a lot going on from an X and O standpoint, but even outside of that…they got to fix some things.” (31:44)

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6. Closing Listener Calls & Weekend Preview

• Listeners weigh in on greatest baseball announcers, October birthdays, the Phillies’ loss, and longevity in life and sports.
  • Multiple tributes to legendary play-by-play voices (51:41).
• Panel votes for “Best Week in Sports” (49:14):
  • Dodgers (NLCS appearance), Hartford Athletic (soccer trophy), Blue Jays (ALCS return), Jaguars (NFL win).
• Slide into the weekend segment: NFL, college football, and MLB series are highlighted for the coming days. (47:06)

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Notable Quotes and Moments (with Timestamps)

• “Maybe the Giants don’t want you, Tom…You’re not allowed back, Tom. It’s strictly platonic.” — Dan Patrick to caller Tom (11:02–11:38)
• “It’s the same routes over and over, same run plays over and over….they’re not figuring it out.” — Devin McCourty (30:41)
• “If you don’t do your job, we get you out of here and we find somebody else.” — Devin McCourty on Belichick’s philosophy (37:10)
• "Platforms exist because of the regular people on them. And I think that's a real important story to keep repeating." — Bridget Todd (24:31)

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Timestamps for Major Segments

• Opening, Birthday Banter: 02:38–05:02
• Dodgers Win NLDS: 05:02–06:20
• Poll Question – Listening to Radio at Ballpark: 06:20–09:16
• Caller Stories / Announcers, Vin Scully: 10:17–13:43, 12:08–13:43, 51:41–52:17
• Devin McCourty Interview: 25:50–37:52
• Best Week in Sports/Weekend Preview: 47:06–50:31

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Summary

Hour 2 of The Dan Patrick Show expertly blends the day’s top sports stories with its trademark locker room humor and audience engagement. The rise of the Dodgers, legendary baseball memories, and team birthday hijinks set the stage for a rich, insider’s interview with Devin McCourty. His candid insights on the Eagles, championship mentality, and the NFL coach transition at North Carolina anchor the episode’s relevance and depth. Lively listener calls and passionate debates over sports traditions (and grilled cheese slicing) round out an episode both insightful and entertaining—classic Dan Patrick Show at its best.

Transcript

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[Dan Patrick]

You are listening to the Dan Patrick show on Fox Sports Radio. We did it. We made it to a Friday. It's a meat Friday at that. And it's Fritzi's birthday. Happy birthday.

[Todd Fritz]

Wow, that was less enthusiastic than Dave Sims. Call of the home run by Guerrero.

[Dan Patrick]

Jr. You do remind us constantly that your birthday is 10 10. It's the same year, same day, same month as Brett Favre. You know that. You do?

[Todd Fritz]

I do. It's one of my many character flaws. It's an insecurity is what it would be.

[Dan Patrick]

But happy birthday to you, Todd.

[Dan Byer]

Thank you.

[Dan Patrick]

No, truly a happy birthday.

[Todd Fritz]

10, 10, 69.

[Dan Patrick]

I'm 56 today and it's meat Friday. We have roast pork, shoulder, rice and beans and. And Baja fish tacos better than we do.

[Todd Fritz]

No body.

[Dan Byer]

Yes, Paul, I'm checking my notes here. This could be Todd's final birthday. That's on air October 10th. Next year is a Saturday. The following year it's a Sunday.

[Todd Fritz]

Wow.

[Dan Byer]

So this is it, big guy.

[Dan Patrick]

Oh.

[Todd Fritz]

So what do we do in that situation? Do we still honor it on Friday or has to come out on that exact day?

[Dan Patrick]

No, it's gotta be on. It's gotta be your birthday policy. Yeah.

[Todd Fritz]

So you guys are gonna throw me some party at a restaurant like on the weekend? Is that what happens then instead of in the Milford studio? What do we do?

[Dan Patrick]

No, no, no. We won't acknowledge it, you guys.

[Todd Fritz]

Now the point brought that up. You have plenty of time to prepare some, you know, some catering hall or you got a year to know it has to be on the weekend.

[Dan Patrick]

What are you preparing for me?

[Todd Fritz]

That's a very.

[Dan Patrick]

My retirement. Yeah. I've given you four years. A total of four years.

[Todd Fritz]

I don't have a good answer to that right now.

[Dan Patrick]

Okay, well, you got two and a half years, two plus years to plan. Yes.

[Dan Byer]

Paulie, I personally would like to wish you happy birthday for the next two years in advance so I don't have to text you or feel guilty.

[Todd Fritz]

That's fair.

[Dan Byer]

Check the box, the next two and then never again. Yeah, it's probably.

[Todd Fritz]

Take it that way till soon.

[Bridget Todd]

Just said that.

[Dan Byer]

And I generally like Fritzy. Two years, the next two, and then never again.

[Todd Fritz]

Forever. Forever.

[Dan Byer]

I hope you enjoy your birthdays.

[Dan Patrick]

I think we should all do then. Todd, I want to wish you a happy birthday the next two years.

[Todd Fritz]

It really feels like you guys are just trying to check a box to be done with it.

[Dan Byer]

That's correct.

[Todd Fritz]

I'm getting that feeling. Picking up on that vibe.

[Dan Patrick]

Marvin, would you like to wish Todd a happy birthday?

[Todd Fritz]

I did. On Facebook. Did I did.

[Dan Patrick]

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[Caller/Listener]

He can't find it.

[Dan Patrick]

He throws home. It's wide. Tim scores and the Dodgers are going to the championship series. Fireworks go off in center field. The Dodgers celebrate near first base on a ground ball back to the pitcher. Andy Pahes somehow gets the job done. That's courtesy of AM 570 LA Sports Dodgers Radio Network. So if you're a Philadelphia fan, your Phillies are out. And then the defending super bowl champs go to New York and Jackson Dart Cam Scatter. Boo. And the Giants defense shuts him down as they upset the Eagles 34 17. Three touchdowns for scatter. Boom. Tonight Tigers at the Mariners game 5. Poll question Seton for hour two is going to be.

[Dan Byer]

Well, it's kind of a random one, but I was thinking about it last.

[Valisha Butterfield]

Night and then all day this morning.

[Dan Patrick]

Listening to the radio call of a.

[Dan Byer]

Baseball game whilst in the stands of said baseball game.

[Dan Patrick]

Weird or cool?

[Dan Byer]

Oh, weird or cool. Sorry, I didn't mean to just jump into weird or cool without letting you guys know but.

[Dan Patrick]

Oh, do we have a weird or cool game? I think, I think we do. Yeah. The debut. Yeah, the debut of it.

[Dan Byer]

Didn't mean to.

[Dan Patrick]

I would say. I would say cool. You would. I would say that's a die hard baseball fan who gets more information because it'll be a radio broadcast where they're going to describe everything and I think it'll be wall to wall information while you're watching the game. That. That accentuates the experience. Yes.

[Dan Byer]

Why hasn't that caught on more in other sports?

[Dan Patrick]

I don't know. I don't know that a lot of.

[Dan Byer]

People do that in other, in other sports, but in baseball it's kind of a thing.

[Dan Patrick]

But I think baseball allows you to have time to consume what somebody's telling you. Where is football? Maybe not as much and certainly not basketball. Soccer, I could see where, you know, you could get maybe information and a different view of things if you had some kind of earbuds in. Yes.

[Todd Fritz]

Todd, if you're at the game with family or Friends, it seems a little antisocial. And obviously they may be on their phone half the time, which a lot of people are at a game. But you're at a game and you got your headphones on for the game while you're sitting with friends and family, one of which may have even bought you the ticket or hooked you up with ticket. How do you just tune everybody out and just listen to the call? I don't know. Seems a little antisocial to me.

[Dan Patrick]

Okay, so you're against doing that.

[Todd Fritz]

I understand why you would. If you like that announcer and you get the extra information. But ultimately, unless you're going to the game by yourself, if you're taking like your son or daughter with family and friends and you got your headphones on and you're not interacting with the people, you're at the game where that's weird.

[Dan Byer]

Yes, Paul, I see this quite a bit when I go to baseball games, and it's rarely people who are with other people. It's usually that lone serious baseball fan who probably goes to 30 or 40 games a year and often just grabs a seat, sits and has someone accompanying him with. With the radio. It's a real specialized person. It's off putting when you see it, but then you realize that person is really committed to the ball club.

[Dan Patrick]

Well, wasn't Bartman listening to the baseball game on radio?

[Dan Byer]

He absolutely was.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah. And look what happened. Yes.

[Todd Fritz]

Did he hear himself like the announcers aghast while he was live trying to interrupting that whole moment there? It's like in some silly, ridiculous fan just hearing recall of him screwing that up.

[Dan Byer]

Yes, Paul, in all seriousness, that headphones and hat setup he had made him really easily to identify because there was three guys going for that fall ball for the Cubs and. But the one guy had the turtleneck and the hat and the headset on and he stuck out like a sore thumb.

[Dan Patrick]

We'll get to phone calls here. Settle on a poll question for hour two. Devin McCourty, former defensive back with the Patriots, now works for Football Night in America. He will join us as well. But the Giants beat the Eagles the first time a Giants team has beaten the defending super bowl champs since they beat the Broncos back in 1998. Stat of the Day brought to you by Panini America. The official trading cards of the program. In the Cubs shutout went over the Brewers Michael Bush. Homer again. Four playoff home runs, the most by any player this postseason, tied for the most ever by a Cubs player in a single postseason. Kyle Schwaber had five in 2015. Couple of phone calls in here leading off the second hour. Tom in North Carolina. Hi, Tom. What can I do for you?

[Caller/Listener]

Hey, D.P. i need some relationship advice.

[Dan Patrick]

Oh, boy. Okay.

[Caller/Listener]

So I fell in love.

[Dan Byer]

Yeah.

[Caller/Listener]

So I fell in love with the giants in the mid-2000s, but since 2012, we've been growing apart. It just seems like they changed, and I didn't know who they were anymore. And when people would ask, hey, you still hanging out with the Giants? I said, no, we broke up. And last night I was watching baseball, and about 9:30 out of the blue, the Giants text me and said, what you doing? So I turned over to the Giants game and saw the score and started having some of those same feelings I had about 20 years ago. I really want to watch that Giants game next week versus the Broncos. And I really want to think they've changed. But I need your advice. What I should do.

[Dan Patrick]

Well, it feels like you can't go back there, Tom. You bailed on the Giants, and now all of a sudden, they got good, they got hotter looking, and now look who comes back to town. Little Tommy in North Carolina. Maybe the Giants don't want you, Tom. Wow. Thank you, Tom.

[Devin McCourty]

Dang, dude.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah. Sorry, Tom. You gone?

[Caller/Listener]

No, I'm here.

[Dan Patrick]

Okay. All right.

[Caller/Listener]

They text me, they text me. They. They.

[Dan Byer]

They.

[Caller/Listener]

They're drawing me back in. Dp they didn't.

[Dan Patrick]

I mean, you. No, no, no. You. You abandoned them. They've been here the whole time. You're the one kind of socializing and seeing other teams or flirting with other teams. They've been here. You're not allowed back, Tom. You're not allowed back. You know, it's. It's strictly platonic between you and the Giants from now on. Front runner. Thank you, Tom. Let's see. Dan and Vancouver. Dan coover.

[Caller/Listener]

Morning, Dan. 5, 10, 1 8, 0. Dan, the best baseball play by play announcer in history, knew how to straddle the line between homer and objective observer better than anyone. He told stories about players from both teams, was emphatic when plays required it, and was silent at all the right times. Every time the Dodgers take the field, I miss his radio sign on. It's time for Dodger baseball. You know who I'm talking about?

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah, yeah, Vinny. Yeah, I was listening to the last time he was on. I just stumbled upon the interview and at least a portion of it. And he was always very generous with his time that he would come on usually once a year and spend 15 or 20 minutes with us, and he would just regale you with stories and you just hear that voice. Like there's certain voices and, and you know, voices are, were far more important when I was growing up than they probably are now because they were the only voices we were hearing. You know, there's, there's so many games that are available and back then you would listen on radio. I remember being in Los Angeles and listening to Chick Hearn on radio or Vinnie on radio and you just drive around. If you didn't go to the game, just drive around. And I always had great appreciation for that. Certainly radio, play by play voices. And I was very fortunate. We had Marty Brennaman and Joe Nuxo with the Reds and had Al Michaels for a couple of years as the Reds broadcaster. Gavin in Ohio. Hi, Gavin. What's on your mind today?

[Caller/Listener]

Hi. I was wondering if you guys could sing Happy Birthday for my mom. Her name is Lisa.

[Dan Patrick]

How old are you, Gavin?

[Caller/Listener]

11 years old.

[Dan Patrick]

Got school today?

[Caller/Listener]

No, it's teacher conference day.

[Dan Patrick]

Nice, nice. What do you got planned?

[Caller/Listener]

Nothing, Nothing.

[Dan Patrick]

It's a Friday. You're Gavin, you're 11. You should be having fun.

[Caller/Listener]

Oh, yeah, I forgot there's a high school football game I'm going to today.

[Dan Patrick]

Okay. All right. Yes, Paul.

[Dan Byer]

Gavin, is this shout out in lieu of an actual gift for your mom?

[Caller/Listener]

Yes.

[Dan Byer]

Nice work, kid.

[Dan Patrick]

Oh, there's Lisa. Okay. All right. Good job, Gavin. All right, so happy birthday.

[Todd Fritz]

You don't have to get him anything.

[Dan Patrick]

Get you anything. Happy birthday. Same birthday as Todd. All right, Gavin, you're good. All right. Happy birthday, Lisa. Michael in Fort Wayne. Hi, Mike. What's on your mind today?

[Caller/Listener]

Good morning, Dan. And happy birthday, Todd. Thanks for taking my call. I'm going to skew slightly negative if that's okay with you. Two quick questions. Number one, who do you think works more hours this weekend? The Eagles defensive coordinator or Russell Wilson's sports psychologist? And then secondly, you mentioned yesterday favorite sandwiches and Marvin said his favorite was a grilled cheese. I'm just wondering if when he makes his grilled cheese, does he cut it diagonally or vertically so that it will fit into his small hands?

[Dan Patrick]

Wow. Well, Mike is. Mike's coming after people today. Marvin, you want to respond?

[Dan Byer]

First of all, that's incredibly hurtful, but.

[Dan Patrick]

Yes, I cut it diagonally. Yeah, and I do too. And thank you, Michael. Mean spirited today. Yes, Todd.

[Todd Fritz]

And does he play with his sticker book while he's cutting his sandwich in half?

[Devin McCourty]

How does that work?

[Dan Patrick]

Once again, I'm going to give you a lot of latitude today for one day.

[Todd Fritz]

You can do that. The next two years. It's on the weekend. The next two years.

[Dan Patrick]

The last birthday you will ever celebrate on this show.

[Todd Fritz]

Very depressing. Wait, has it been Fritzi's birthday all week?

[Dan Patrick]

No, no, no, no. Because he reminds us too often about when his birthday is. He only gets one day.

[Todd Fritz]

I was talking about the amount of air time he's had.

[Dan Patrick]

Oh, wow.

[Todd Fritz]

The Todd Fritz show featuring Dan Patrick. Is that what he's talking about?

[Dan Patrick]

Ed in Illinois. Hi, Ed.

[Caller/Listener]

Good morning, Dan. I am going to propose a. Since you've talked about a lot of hall of fame things, I'm proposing a retirement hall of fame. And to qualify, you must have been retired longer than you worked. I worked 33 years, and I have been retired 36. So I'm going to be the chairman of the board, but I will abdicate if somebody is better than I am.

[Dan Patrick]

All right, thank you, Ed. I think I've been in this business for 43 years, but I was also in radio prior to that. I don't know what that means, because I. I don't think the after I retire is going to be similar to before I retired. As far as my work, I don't think I'm living to be 120. I don't think so. I would take the under. I would take the under. Yes.

[Todd Fritz]

Todd, do you have your first big trip planned with your wife and family? Like, once I retire, this is top of my list, where we're going to go for a few weeks or a month and just be somewhere far, remote place.

[Dan Patrick]

You would be the last person I would tell.

[Todd Fritz]

Your husband's taking you to Argentina. Why did you do that?

[Dan Patrick]

You can't keep a secret.

[Todd Fritz]

You shouldn't tell me.

[Dan Byer]

I'll hold my ears.

[Todd Fritz]

You tell the guys. I'm gonna hold my ears right now.

[Dan Patrick]

You tell the guys and I won't. No. Yes. Yes, Paulie.

[Dan Byer]

Just to stay on the same theme, I don't know if you guys saw this morning, Sister Jean from Loyola University in Chicago, the beloved chaplain. She passed away at 106. She's working just six months ago on campus. Okay, would you sign up for 106?

[Dan Patrick]

Well, is it a good 106?

[Dan Byer]

Okay, how about this? You get 106 and it's whatever it is, or you get 85 clean. 85 spotless, no issues.

[Dan Patrick]

I would roll the dice on 106 if you said 95. I'm going to give you 95.

[Dan Byer]

I'll give you 90 clean or 106 and it's whatever you got no, I'm.

[Dan Patrick]

Still holding out for 95 clean and.

[Dan Byer]

Give it to you.

[Dan Patrick]

And I go quietly in the middle of the night. I would sign up for that. I can't. There's no way this body is. I mean, it's not a wonderland anymore. It's. It's not going to last to 106.

[Dan Byer]

Just not 106 is nuts.

[Dan Patrick]

I know. Yeah. Yes, Todd.

[Todd Fritz]

95 clean. But you have no idea how you're gonna go. It's not gonna be peaceful in the middle of the night. It could be some kind of horrific, tragic ending. What is the magic number where you, like, you would roll the dice on, like, how it would end?

[Dan Patrick]

I thought 95 clean in the middle of the night.

[Dan Byer]

That's too many years. That's too easy of a decision.

[Todd Fritz]

Yeah. You're asking too much there, 95. And you know, a bus can come by.

[Dan Patrick]

You don't know what's. I'm gonna 90 clean, middle of the night, and that's it. How's that?

[Todd Fritz]

Sold to the man.

[Dan Patrick]

Thank you. Now there's pressure on me. I'd still take the under. All right. When we come back, Devin McCourty, former defensive back now working for Football Night in America. Who is the. Who is the favorite in the NFC after what happened to the Eagles last night? And is he all in on Jackson Dard and Cam Scatterboo? We'll have that for you when we come back. Dan Patrick Show. Be sure to catch the live edition of the Dan Patrick show, weekdays at 9am Eastern, 6am Pacific on Fox Sports Radio and the iHeartRadio app.

[Dan Byer]

He's Mike Carmen. I'm Dan Byer, and we have a brand new fantasy football podcast called I Want yout Flex. Twice a week, every Tuesday and Friday, we come up with new episodes to not only look back at what happened, what you need to do at that minute, and also look ahead of what's coming up in the fantasy football world. World.

[Caller/Listener]

That's right, Dan.

[Dan Patrick]

Every week we're going to scour the waiver wire to find the pickups to turbo boost your fantasy lineup. Sit starts fantasy football players rankings. To get you ready to dominate the.

[Dan Byer]

Competition, listen to I Want yout Flex with Mike Harmon and me, Dan Beyer, on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, and wherever you get your podcasts.

[Dan Patrick]

What's up, everybody?

[Caller/Listener]

This is snacks from the Trap Nerds podcast.

[Dan Patrick]

And we're bringing you the horror every week all October long.

[Dan Byer]

Kicking off this month, I'll be bringing you all my greatest fear inducing horror.

[Caller/Listener]

Games from Resident Evil to Solid Hill.

[Dan Patrick]

Me and Tony bringing back fireteam on Left 4 Dead 2 and we just going to be going over some of the greats.

[Devin McCourty]

Also in October we'll be talking about.

[Dan Patrick]

Our favorite horror and Halloween movies and.

[Devin McCourty]

Figure out why black people always got to die first.

[Dan Byer]

The Umbral reliquary invites any and all fooling brave enough to peruse its many curiosities. But take heed, all sales are final. Weekly horror side quests written and narrated by yours truly with a full episode read and a commentary special.

[Dan Patrick]

And we will cap it off with Horror Movie Battle Royale. Jason versus Freddy, Michael Myers versus the Alien Thing with the Little Tongue Monster. October, we're doing it Halloween style. Listen to the Traverse Podcast from the Black Effect Podcast Network on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcast.

[Bridget Todd]

It may look different, but Native culture is very alive. My name is Nicole Garcia and on Burn Sage, Burn Bridges we aim to explore that culture. It was a huge honor to become a television writer because it does feel oddly like very traditional. It feels like Bob Dylan going electric, that this is something we've been doing for hundreds of years. You carry with you a sense of purpose and confidence. That's Sierra Taller Ornelas, who with Rutherford Falls became the first Native showrunner in television history. On the podcast Burn Sage, Burn Bridges, we explore her story along with other Native stories such as the creation of the first Native Comic Con or the importance of reservation basketball. Every day, Native people are striving to keep traditions alive while navigating the modern world, influencing and bringing our culture into the mainstream. Listen to Burn Sage, Burn bridges on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Dan Patrick]

December 29, 1975, LaGuardia Airport.

[Podcast Narrator/Host]

The holiday rush. Parents hauling luggage. Kids gripping their new Christmas toys. Then at 6:33pm everything changed.

[Dan Byer]

There's been a bombing at the TWA terminal.

[Caller/Listener]

Apparently the explosion actually impelled metal glass.

[Devin McCourty]

The injured were being loaded into ambulances.

[Dan Byer]

Just a chaotic, chaotic scene.

[Podcast Narrator/Host]

In its wake, a new kind of enemy emerged. And it was here to stay. Terrorism, law and order. Criminal justice system is back in season two. We're turning our focus to a threat that hides in plain sight that's harder to predict and even harder to stop. Listen to the new season of Law and criminal justice System on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Dan Byer]

The Internet is something we make, not just something that happens to us.

[Bridget Todd]

I'm Bridget Todd, host of the Tech and Culture Podcast There Are no Girls on the Internet There Are no Girls on the Internet is not just about tech. It's about culture and policy and art and expression and how we as humans exist and fit with one another. In our new season, I'm talking to people like Anil Dash, an OG entrepreneur and writer who refuses to be cynical about the Internet.

[Dan Patrick]

I love tech.

[Dan Byer]

You know, I've been a nerd my whole life, but it does have to be for something. Like, it's not just for its own sake.

[Bridget Todd]

It's a fascinating exploration about the power of the Internet for both good and bad.

[Dan Byer]

They use WhatsApp to get the price of rice at the market that is often 12 hours away. They're not going to be like, we don't like the church terms of service, therefore we're not trading rice.

[Bridget Todd]

This season, it's an inspiring story that focuses on people as the core building blocks of the Internet.

[Dan Byer]

Platforms exist because of the regular people on them. And I think that's a real important story to keep repeating.

[Bridget Todd]

I created There Are no Girls on the Internet because the future belongs to all of us. New episodes every Tuesday and Friday. Listen to There Are no Girls on the Internet on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcast. Culture Eats strategy for breakfast.

[Valisha Butterfield]

I would love for you to share your breakdown on pivoting.

[Bridget Todd]

We feel sometime like we're leaving a part of us behind when we enter a new space, but we're just building.

[Valisha Butterfield]

On a recent episode of Culture Raises Us. I was joined by Valisha Butterfield, media founder, political strategist and tech powerhouse for a powerful conversation on storytelling impact and the intersections of culture and leadership.

[Podcast Narrator/Host]

I am a free black woman who.

[Bridget Todd]

Worked really hard to be able to say that.

[Valisha Butterfield]

I'd love for you to break down why it was so important for you to do.

[Bridget Todd]

See, you can't win at something you didn't create.

[Valisha Butterfield]

From the Obama White House to Google to the Grammys, Felicia's journey is a masterclass in shifting culture and using your voice to spark change.

[Bridget Todd]

A very fake capital driven environment and society will have a lot of people tell half truths.

[Valisha Butterfield]

I'm telling you, I'm on the energy committee. Like if the energy is not right, we're not doing it, whatever that it is. Listen to Culture Raises us on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Dan Patrick]

We'll look ahead to some of the big matchups this weekend. We'll slide into the weekend coming up in about 20 minutes from now. Devin McCourty, NBC Football Night in America studio analyst and three time All Pro 13 Super Bowls with the Patriots. He was on the call last night. Eagles, Giants, Westwood One radio. Also, he'll be on Football Night in America. It'll be the Lions and the Chiefs. That'll be at 8:20 Eastern. Devin, thanks for joining us. That's quick turnaround from doing the game last night. At what point did you realize the Giants were going to give the Eagles everything they could handle?

[Devin McCourty]

I could tell in pregame, just walking the field and talking to different people. You know, the Eagles, there was a sense of, I don't say concern, but they seem like the team that felt all the pressure. They were kind of on edge. Whereas when I walked and talked to some of the Giants people, they weren't concerned about last week's performance. They said dart one interception was in the fourth quarter. I mean, on a fourth down. The other one, a receiver, Bo Collin.

[Bridget Todd]

Stop.

[Devin McCourty]

They were confident and one of the guys told me, I think we can get this one and for our team, we need to get this win. And they played like it.

[Dan Patrick]

Okay, is this more about the Giants or more about the Eagles?

[Devin McCourty]

Oh, it's definitely more about the Eagles. The Eagles are a better football team than the Giants, but what you saw was a team that got out, coached and, and outplayed last night. Brian Dabel and Shane Bowen came in with good plans offensively and defensively, and the Eagles never adjusted. But that's what we've said the beginning part of this season. There's no adjustments. They play well for a half and then it all goes and you get nothing in the second half. And the same thing happened last night.

[Dan Patrick]

Have you ever tackled somebody like Cam Scatter? Boo.

[Devin McCourty]

I mean, Marshawn lynch was a guy that, you know, as crazy as scatterable is, I still would rather tackle him than Marshawn Lynch.

[Dan Patrick]

What was it? You know, that experience of tackling Marshawn lynch was like what I'll never forget.

[Devin McCourty]

We were in Super Bowl 49 and I had a deal with the linebackers. I'll be there to support him on any coverage. Just don't let Marshawn lynch get to me untouched. And we get to that point in the game, he gets to me untouched and I'm in the open field and we've all seen his highlights of stiff arming, people, juking people and I'm thinking, just get them to the ground. And I get it. There's. I hit him. My head bounces back. But I tackle him. He stands up and he just stares at me as his black vaj. You can't see his eyes. And he puts his hand out and shakes my hand, almost as if he was in disbelief that I got him down. And I was like, you know what? Of all things I've done in life, I can say I tackle Marshall lynch in the open field and be happy about it.

[Dan Patrick]

Do you guys practice the Malcolm Butler interception that play? Yep.

[Devin McCourty]

It was a Friday practice.

[Dan Patrick]

He.

[Devin McCourty]

He wasn't getting a lot of reps at this point in the season. He gets in, they run. Not in the same spot, but it's that same kind of pick play. He gets beat on a touchdown. And anybody that's ever heard about Bill Belichick, Bill rips him the next day while we're watching film. So when Malcolm got in, I think that was the only play he was going to guard against, to stop right there.

[Dan Patrick]

Was there any thought that Marshawn lynch is going to get this ball?

[Devin McCourty]

There was a lot of thought. We went all goal line, all big people. We only had three corners on the field and they were. Their job was to stop any kind of pass, no help anywhere because everybody else was all elder A guys were.

[Dan Patrick]

Playing against the run, but he runs for. Was there any thought of letting them score so Tom could get the ball back with some time on the clock?

[Devin McCourty]

I know I thought about that because I had played in Super Bowl 46 where that happened and we had a play where we let Ahmad Bradshaw score, but once the we didn't call timeout on the clock kept dwindling down, I kind of looked up and was like, we don't. We don't have time to let him score now because even if we get the ball back, won't be enough time to win the game. So, yeah, it was a lot of thoughts. I don't know if other guys was, but I vividly remember that because of the super bowl prior.

[Dan Patrick]

All right. Given what happened with the Eagles last night, who's the favorite in the nfc?

[Devin McCourty]

I think right now you got to go with Detroit. I think they're a team coming back from last year. They've gotten in their groove. It feels like they're playing better ball. Their coordinators, I think, are settling in and they're getting to know exactly what this team is going to be good at and what they're not going to be good at and they're playing to it. So I would definitely go with the.

[Dan Patrick]

Detroit Lions and I look at the Eagles offense and I'm just. There's a disconnect there. I don't know what it is. And I mentioned last hour, they need to kind of rediscover, not reinvent anything. But how do you go from having a. They got a great tight end. You got really good receivers. You got Saquon Barkley, maybe the offensive line still banged up, but still, like, accidentally. They should be able to score 30 points a game.

[Devin McCourty]

I mean, and Dan is on both sides of the ball. I think they've gotten so used to coming out and saying, hey, good job. We got the best players in the league. We're just going to do what we do. And what happens is when you win a Super bowl that next year, all off season, everyone's scouting you to figuring out how to beat you, and you're getting every team's best shot, and they're not ready for that. If you watch the game, it's the same routes over and over again, same run plays over and over again. Defensively, Jackson dart scrambles 10 or 12 times. They never change anything. They don't go with a spy. It's just they think they're going to figure it out. And right now, they're not figuring it out. And if they don't, I think this season will continue to go downhill.

[Dan Patrick]

Is Tampa second in your power rankings in the nfc?

[Devin McCourty]

I would go Rams, then Tampa, but I like Baker Mayfield. I like what the Bucks are doing. My top four would probably be the Rams, Tampa and Seattle.

[Dan Patrick]

Wait, Philadelphia is not in your top four?

[Devin McCourty]

I wouldn't say right now. Not the way they're planning. My issue with Philly right now is three guys on your team have a meeting. Three guys. Why are we talking about in the media? I actually thought the way A.J. brown answered the question after the game was the right way. I don't know what meeting y' all are talking about. If we talk, we don't need to discuss that. We even had that conversation. So they have a lot going on from an X and O standpoint, but even outside of that, in the locker room between the players and the coaches, it seems like they got to fix some things.

[Dan Patrick]

Talking to Devin McCourty won three Super Bowls with the Patriots, but that next year, when you guys won Super Bowls, how did you hit the reset button or, you know, try to fight off what the Eagles are going through?

[Devin McCourty]

Yeah, it was the guys in the locker room. It was. If we did have to have a conversation, we all knew. And a lot of that came from our head coach of whatever's discussed. Whatever we're going through internally, we don't need to go and talk about it. I mean, the Super Bowl I first won was Super Bowl 49. Deflate Gate was the hottest topic, is what everyone wanted to talk about. If you go back and you listen to all our interviews, none of us are diving into the balls, being deflated or what this means. It was. We're focused on Seattle. We're focused on trying to win a Super bowl. And I think that's all they need to do. But I think they need to trust all the guys in that building that they have the best guys to go win another Super Bowl. And I don't know if they feel that way. Lane Johnson after the game. We're too predictable. Saquon Barkley says, we're not too predictable. So, like, you have all of these different kind of versions of what's going on, and no one's kind of working together in symmetry.

[Dan Patrick]

The Chiefs of the Lions coming up this weekend. How big is this game for the Chiefs? You're at home and you're still scuffling a little bit here and Detroit's coming to town.

[Devin McCourty]

Yeah, I mean, for the Chiefs, there's an excitement because the last two weeks, this offense has looked like what we've seen in the past. A lot of creativity, getting the ball of different guys in space. But on the other hand, the games you've lost, it feels like your best players have been the ones that have cost you. Whether it was Kelsey's drop against the Eagles, whether it was Chris Jones going inside against the Chargers, or this last game, him not, you know, finishing a play, or then Harrison Bunker kicking the ball out of bounds. So I think for the. The Chiefs are like, how can we put together a complete game with all our top players and everybody on the same page? How can we do that week after week after week? We did it against Baltimore, but then Jacksonville, we have a couple plays that we let slip through our hands. What better way than to go against the Detroit Lions team that's going to come and try to punch you in the face for four quarters of trying to go and do it? I think that's what championship teams do. If the Chiefs want to stay that way.

[Dan Patrick]

What's it like when you're out and somebody's really fast and you're. And you have man cop, you're going to have help. But what, you know, Xavier Worthy, it just kind of reinvigorated the Chief's offense. But there. There are guys who are fast and then there are Guys who are really fast. The difference.

[Devin McCourty]

Let's just stick with it.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah, yeah.

[Devin McCourty]

Let's stick with the Chiefs playing against, playing against Tyreek Hill all of those years. And a lot of it had to do with, hey, he's really fast. We're going to put two guys on him. 2018 in the AFC championship, he had one catch for 42 yards because we double teamed him the whole game. We had a guy outside, we had a guy inside, a guy short, a guy deep. And it's understanding not only that he's fast, but how the offense uses him. Where is Xavier Worthy lines up. Is he in the slot? Is he outside? Is he off the ball? Is he on the ball? And then knowing from your film study, how do they get him the ball, depending on where he's at, you have to know those things if you want to have some kind of advantage. Especially when a guy's that fast, he's going to kill you athletically. You got to be able to match it mentally to slow it down a little bit.

[Dan Patrick]

How close are you watching what's going on with Belichick at North Carolina?

[Devin McCourty]

I actually, I actually just had a conversation with one of my guys that are there and said they were, they were kind of caught off guard. Yes, the game Saturday didn't go well, but for what I was told was they had a conversation. Bill talked in the locker room to the team and everyone walked away with like, man, it didn't go our way. But what coach, the message he just delivered, there's some hope going forward in this season. And that was Saturday after the game and then Monday, they just felt like everything just hit him like a ton of bricks with all of these articles and stories coming out and. And one person told me there's no divide in the locker room. There's no questions about whether Bill wants to be there or not. So it's very confusing. And we laugh because being in New England, we saw so many different things. And he said, I never imagined coming to unc. We get more coverage, more talked about and more scrutinizing any time really being in New England. So it's just a lot going on.

[Dan Patrick]

Over there right now and you probably have a lot of people rooting against Bill and, you know, and we start to pile on. It happens. We build you up and then we tear you down. And, you know, it feels like they're not giving him enough time. I guess we expected results because they labeled themselves the 33rd team. So that's high expectations that you come here and you'll be going to the NFL and maybe that's it, that they're losing. It's the way they're losing, not that they're losing.

[Devin McCourty]

And. And I've been around Coach Belichick for a long time. He knows, and I'm sure he's telling that staff, we either win or we get fired. And he used to preach that to us as a team. He used to say, as a coach, every day I come in here, I'm on an interview, if I don't perform, I'm going to get fired. And it's the same thing for the players. When he was in the NFL. If you don't do your job, we get you out of here and we find somebody else. So even though I think, like you said, a lot of people are rooting against him, they also know they got to win some football games and they got to be competitive or in this landscape, whether college or pro, they get you out of there and they replace you as soon as that happens.

[Dan Patrick]

Great to talk to you. Thanks for joining us. We appreciate it, Devin, have a good weekend.

[Devin McCourty]

You too, Dan. Good talking to you.

[Dan Patrick]

Devin McCourty, three time All Pro, three Super Bowls. He was on the call last night and be Lions chief Sunday night on NBC. And Peacock, sneak in a couple of phone calls in here. Let's see. John in Virginia. Hi, John. What's on your mind today?

[Caller/Listener]

How you doing, Dan?

[Dan Patrick]

Great. John.

[Caller/Listener]

Yes, sir. Just called to say how much I love your show. Been watching it since night 2010, I believe, and when I retire, I am 82 years old today, so I wanted to wish Fritzi a happy birthday as well. And I just. It's just wonderful talking to you and I'm blessed that I am still around. I have my family with me and I'm doing. We're all doing good down here in West Virginia. Just wanted to say how great your show is. I love it.

[Dan Patrick]

All right. Well, John, thank you. John, do you think you could beat Fritzi in a race?

[Caller/Listener]

I could probably do it backwards, probably.

[Dan Byer]

Good.

[Todd Fritz]

Happy birthday, John.

[Dan Patrick]

How about a happy birthday for John Fritzi, a new race. Thank you, John. Let's see. How about James in Virginia? Hi, James.

[Caller/Listener]

Thank you for taking my call, brother. Happy Friday. DP Dan that salute the commanders, man. Big time, all the time, every time. Not be remiss if I didn't take the moment to say happy birthday. Todd, it's your birthday. Happy birthday. Yay for your birthday. It's your birthday. Let's go. My man. I love it, man. Yo, you're a good dude, man. Don't let him get you down, bro. And my man John, 82, that's a great age, man. I hope I see it. That is. He sounded like he was having a day, man. Just push him real quick. Shout out to my man Kane, because I guess they're not the little Giants anymore, man. What a big win for the Giants last night. Jackson dart making plays. What is he doing one as a starter? Wow, man, that. That is just crazy. Let's go Cubbies. And I'll take school bowl and the Tigers tonight, man, but one last time, man. Happy birthday, brother. It's your birthday. Happy birthday, y'.

[Dan Patrick]

All.

[Caller/Listener]

Salute the commanders and I'll call back Monday. We'll do a part of the for the game Monday night. Y' all have a great one, man. Be safe.

[Dan Patrick]

Thank you, James. That's James in Virginia. Yes.

[Todd Fritz]

Todd sounds a little sluggish this morning, huh? He needs to get some more rest.

[Dan Patrick]

Not, not, not enthusiastic enough for you?

[Todd Fritz]

We got to step it up if you're gonna come on the show.

[Dan Patrick]

We'll slide into the weekend coming up. Also, who had the best week in sports? Also the most must win game of the weekend. And we'll check in on North Carolina football as well. A lot to get to on this meet Friday. Back after this. Fox Sports Radio has the best sports talk lineup in the nation. Catch all of our [e-mail] and within the iHeartRadio app. Search FSR to listen live. What's up everybody? This is snacks from the Trap Nerds podcast and we're bringing you the horror every week all October long.

[Dan Byer]

Kicking off this month, I'll be bringing you all my greatest fear inducing horror.

[Caller/Listener]

Games from Resident Evil to Solid Hill.

[Dan Patrick]

Me and Tony bringing back fire team on Left 4 Dead 2 and we just gonna be going over some of the greats.

[Devin McCourty]

Also in October, we'll be talking about.

[Dan Patrick]

Our favorite horror and Halloween movies and.

[Devin McCourty]

Figure out why black people always gotta die first.

[Dan Byer]

The umbral reliquary invites any and all foolish brave enough to peruse its many curiosities. But take heed, all sales are final. Weekly horror side quests written and narrated by yours truly with a full episode read and a commentary special.

[Dan Patrick]

And we will cap it off. Horror Movie Battle Royale. Jason versus Freddy. Michael Myers versus the Alien Thing with.

[Caller/Listener]

The little Tongue Monster.

[Dan Patrick]

October. We're doing it Halloween style. Listen to the Trap Nerds podcast from the Black Effect Podcast Network on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcast or wherever you get your Podcast.

[Bridget Todd]

It may look different, but Native culture is very alive. My name is Nicole Garcia, and on Burn Sage, Burn Bridges we aim to explore that culture. It was a huge honor to become a television writer because it does feel oddly like very traditional. It feels like Bob Dylan going electric, that this is something we've been doing for like hundreds of years. You carry with you a sense of purpose and confidence. That's Sierra Teller Ornelas, who with Rutherford Falls, became the first Native showrunner in television history. On the podcast Burn Sage, Burn Bridges, we explore her story along with other Native stories, such as the creation of of the first Native Comic Con or the importance of reservation basketball. Every day, Native people are striving to keep traditions alive while navigating the modern world, influencing and bringing our culture into the mainstream. Listen to Burn Sage, Burn bridges on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Dan Patrick]

December 29, 1975, LaGuardia Airport.

[Podcast Narrator/Host]

The holiday rush. Parents hauling luggage, Kids gripping their new Christmas toys. Then at 6:33pm everything changed.

[Dan Byer]

There's been a bombing at the TWA terminal.

[Caller/Listener]

Apparently the explosion actually impelled metal glass.

[Dan Byer]

The injured were being loaded into ambulances. Just a chaotic, chaotic scene.

[Podcast Narrator/Host]

In its wake, a new kind of enemy emerged. And it was here to stay. Terrorism, law and criminal justice system is back. In season two, we're turning our focus to a threat that hides in plain sight that's harder to predict and even harder to stop. Listen to the new season of Law and criminal justice System on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Dan Byer]

The Internet is something we make, not just something that happens to us.

[Bridget Todd]

I'm Bridget Todd, host of the tech and culture podcast. There Are no Girls on the Internet. There are no girls on the Internet is not just about tech. It's about culture and policy and art and expression and how we as humans exist and fit with one another. In our new season, I'm talking to people like Anil Dash, an OG entrepreneur and writer who referred to refuses to be cynical about the Internet.

[Dan Patrick]

I love tech, you know, I've been.

[Dan Byer]

A nerd my whole life, but it does have to be for something like, it's not just for its own sake.

[Bridget Todd]

It's a fascinating exploration about the power of the Internet for both good and bad.

[Dan Byer]

They use WhatsApp to get the price of rice at the market that is often 12 hours away. They're not going to be like, we don't like the terms of service, therefore we're not trading Rice this season.

[Bridget Todd]

It's an inspiring story that focuses on people as the core building blocks of the Internet.

[Dan Byer]

Platforms exist because of the regular people on them and I think that's a real important story to keep repeating.

[Bridget Todd]

I created There Are no Girls on the Internet because the Future Belongs to All of us. New episodes every Tuesday and Friday. Listen to There Are no Girls on the Internet, on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcast Culture Eats strategy for breakfast.

[Valisha Butterfield]

I would love for you to share your breakdown on pivoting.

[Bridget Todd]

We feel sometimes like we're leaving a part of us behind when we enter a new space, but we're just building.

[Valisha Butterfield]

On A recent episode of Culture Raises Us, I was joined by Valisha Butterfield, media founder, political strategist and tech powerhouse for a powerful conversation on storytelling impact and the intersections of culture and leadership.

[Podcast Narrator/Host]

I am a free black woman who.

[Bridget Todd]

Worked really hard to be able to say that.

[Valisha Butterfield]

I'd love for you to break down why it was so important for you to do seed.

[Bridget Todd]

You can't when is something you didn't create?

[Valisha Butterfield]

From the Obama White House to Google to the Grammys, Malicious Journey is a masterclass in shifting culture and using your voice to spark change.

[Bridget Todd]

A very fake capital driven environment and society will have a lot of people tell half truths.

[Valisha Butterfield]

I'm telling you, I'm on the energy committee. Like if the energy is not right, we're not doing it. Whatever that it is. Listen to Culture Raises us on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Dan Patrick]

Yesterday was just the second time the Eagles, Phillies and Flyers all lost on the same day. The other one was October 16, 1983. Kevin in Milwaukee. Hi Kevin, what's on your mind today?

[Caller/Listener]

ADP 511, 3/4 2:15. I just wanted to weigh in on the cool or not cool to wear headphones to a ball game. You know, as the kid I saw it and I thought that guy is really weird. But as an adult I feel like I get it. Just live stats as you go and really plugged into the game. One other thing to throw in. Not sure if Fritz he caught the call of the Cubs home run yesterday in the brewers game and the brewers announcer just being set up with it.

[Dan Patrick]

Oh, maybe Marvin can find that before we exit. Stage left here today. Time to slide into the weekend. Brought to you by Kings Hawaiian. They want to welcome you to a slider Sunday. Get ready for summer grilling and you'll be the hit Tailgate the irresistible Kings Hawaiian Rolls and slider buns. All right, here's some items here as we slide into the weekend. Indiana and Oregon, you got the Heisman Trophy battle. Dante Moore and Fernando Mendoza. Alabama, Missouri, Missouri. Sneaky. They're 25 and 5 in their last 30 games. Lines at the Chiefs. Kansas City trying to avoid a 2 and 4 start. Niners and the Bucks, two of the better teams in the NFC going head to head. Mac Jones, can he continue his magic? And then you will have the Cubs and the brewers. The Tigers, Mariners is tonight. Then you'll have the winner with the Blue Jays as we slide into the weekend, brought to you by Kings Hawaiian Kings Hawaiian. You'll find them in the bakery or deli section of your local grocery store and enjoy King's Hawaiian and recipe inspiration. Kings of wine Dot com.

[Dan Byer]

Yes, Paul, that was a nutty stat you did about Mizzou. I looked. They were 11 and two. Two years ago. 10 and three last year. Five and. Oh, this year. That's. That's impressive.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah, they kind of get lost.

[Dan Byer]

Eli. Drink.

[Valisha Butterfield]

You know, not.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah. Not really a basketball or football school. They've had moments in. In both. Indiana could be the. This year's Indiana could be last year's Indiana, because we are looking for who's. That team's going to surprise everybody. Is it going to be Indiana surprising us again? And they played really well. You got a really good quarterback there. They won 11 games last year. Now, I didn't think they played a quality schedule. I wouldn't have put them in the playoffs, but, you know, they're still working this out. You know, what's the format going to be? Automatic qualifiers, all of those things. All right, who had the best week in sports? Todd, I'll start with you. Best week turned in by who?

[Todd Fritz]

You know what? I'm going to give it to the Dodgers. I love the pitching. I saw Sasaki and they just stepped up. And it was an unfortunate ending for the Phillies, but their seventh NLCS appearance coming in the last 10 years. I'm wearing my Dodgers jersey and I'm going to give it to the Dodgers.

[Dan Patrick]

Okay. Seton. Best week in sports.

[Dan Byer]

Best week in sports, no doubt.

[Dan Patrick]

Hartford Athletic.

[Dan Byer]

They went cross country. They won the USL Jagermeister cup final on the road in Sacramento in front of an angry 12,000 people. They won one nothing. It's their first major trophy in club history. Underdogs. Huge underdogs in that. And they've been by far the hottest team in soccer since July. And they're only one year removed from having one of the worst seasons in USL history. And now they're heading into the playoffs.

[Dan Patrick]

Absolutely on fire, Marvin. Best week in sports.

[Todd Fritz]

The Toronto Blue Jays advances to their first ALCS since 2016 and winning on the road at Yankee Stadium.

[Dan Byer]

Paulie Seaton stole mine, so I will go with. I'm gonna go with Jaguars over the Chiefs. Liam Cohen, the head coach of the Jaguars, he was a bit of a punchline when he got hired. It was awkward when he got hired. He's now 4:1, and all is well there, at least temporarily.

[Dan Patrick]

Fall David in Phoenix. Good morning, David. What's on your mind?

[Caller/Listener]

Good morning. I was flying from Anchorage to Phoenix yesterday, stopped in Portland, and when I got on the plane, there were two young girls next to me celebrating their birthday, which was October 8th with the birthday girls trip. My birthday is October 8th, and when we were talking about this, a guy next to us on the other side of the plane in the same row, was October 8th, which was kind of unbelievable. And not just that the woman in front of me was October 9th. I think she was angry because she reclined her seat all the way back that she didn't share the same birthday with us.

[Dan Patrick]

All right, well, thank you, David.

[Dan Byer]

Random.

[Dan Patrick]

That is random. Maybe the guy on the other side was saying it was his birthday. Maybe he could join the girls. Trip, vacation or birthday trip, I don't know, but thank you, David. Greg in Daytona Beach. Hi, Greg. What's on your mind?

[Caller/Listener]

Good morning, gentlemen. I heard earlier we're talking about announcers, and Vince Gully was the best. No doubt. I just wanted to mention we had here in New York, when I was up there in the 50s, we had baseball and Valentine, Mel Allen, and we had the redhead, Red Barber. These guys would split time, four and a half innings, doing television, and then they'd switch seats. The other half, they would do radio. Sometimes they would do it together. But Mel Allen and Red Barber, baseball and Valentine.

[Dan Patrick]

Yeah. Great voices, though. They're just something about, you know, you hear whether it was Keith Jackson. You just hear that voice and you go, that's a big college football game. You know, every time I heard Vin, you know, it was just Dodger baseball, Johnny Most, you know, Celtic basketball, John in Texas. Good morning, John. What's on your mind today?

[Caller/Listener]

Good morning, Dan. And Dan. So as far as October birthdays go, I feel like there is no other month where it's kind of like a club, you know, Fritzi can speak to that. Nobody says, oh, I'm also a May birthday. Nobody cares. October, that's. That's where it's at. But anyway, here's the deal. I this Phillies pitcher whose name I won't say because I don't want him to become the Phillies Butler. I feel like, you know, if we can just not have him be the Buckner for the Phillies, that would be great. Also lastly, talking about I would take 95 today and people say no. My friends say, oh, you know, I don't want to live to be 95. William, who does not say that is the 94 year old.

[Dan Patrick]

Thank you, John.

[Todd Fritz]

Nice call.

[Dan Patrick]

The Phillies pitcher is not going to be Buckner. That was the World Series. They were winning the World Series. If the pitcher got over to first even then I have my doubts about that. But this is different. The Phillies tied and maybe you extended to one more game, but this wasn't the World Series. That's on the line. Yes.

[Dan Byer]

Marvin, after that game six, what was.

[Todd Fritz]

The feeling going into game seven? As far as like the Red Sox players, were they just thinking to themselves, oh my God, we had it?

[Dan Patrick]

Well, they took the lead. I think they had Bruce Hurst on the mound and it took a couple of days because there were rain outs and you know, so the buildup was still. I think the Red Sox thought they had a great pitcher on the mound and they even were up in that Game seven. A wild series. Wild man. Just when you say, I think I've seen it all, I still haven't. We'll check in with North Carolina Football. Will Bill Belichick be coaching against Cal a week from Saturday?

[Bridget Todd]

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[Dan Patrick]

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[Dan Byer]

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[Bridget Todd]

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