Hour 2 - The In-Stadium Experience

Summary

The Dan Patrick Show

Hour 2 – The In-Stadium Experience

Date: September 1, 2025
Hosts: Steve Covino, Rich Davis, Danny G (in for Dan Patrick)

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Episode Overview

Main Theme:
This episode dives into the true value of the live, in-stadium sports experience versus watching games at home. With the NFL season about to begin, the hosts debate ticket prices, the sense of community at games, home viewing technology, and whether the bragging rights of attending are worth the high costs. The conversation flows with personal anecdotes, caller stories, and a look at how ego, fandom, and social media shape why we attend live events.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. The High Cost of Attending NFL Games

• Recent ticket price averages are steep:
  • Raiders (Las Vegas): $578
  • 49ers (San Francisco): $501
  • Patriots (New England): $468
  • Eagles (Philadelphia): $456
    (06:43, 07:58, 08:03, 08:17)
• The allure of Vegas as a destination increases Raiders road-game demand; many fans make it a "boys/girls weekend" (09:02-09:40).

“Number one, a steak dinner at a nice casino hotel for under 75. $80 for like the cheapest steak at a, at a restaurant.”
— Steve Covino (09:58)

2. The Value of the Live Experience: More Than the Game

• Rich argues the tailgate and parking lot atmosphere outweigh the actual in-game viewing experience for football (10:16-10:58), while hockey, basketball and even baseball offer more live-action immersion.
• High ticket prices often don't translate to a better viewing experience – NFL stadiums can be underwhelming unless you have prime seats (11:00-12:32).

“The actual viewing experience of an NFL game is the worst of all four major sports.”
— Rich Davis (11:00)

• Modern stadium innovation (like Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas) is improving the intimacy and sense of inclusion (13:08-13:51).

3. The Case for Watching at Home

• The at-home TV experience is unbeatable due to close-up camera angles, pylon cams, replays, and comfort (12:34-12:48).
• Weather and discomfort are drawbacks of in-person viewing, especially in cold or rainy regions (13:51-14:19).

“Unless you are like within the first 20 rows, you're not hearing the pads and the whistles and mud. You’re just sort of watching.”
— Rich Davis (14:19)

• Most hosts (and callers) agree that one or two games per year is enjoyable, but the costs and inconvenience limit frequency (14:37-15:51).

4. Is Going to the Game About Bragging or Belonging?

• The “room where it happens” effect: Attending live is about community, personal memories, and ego (16:09-18:35).
• Social media amplifies the urge for fans to “prove” their loyalty, sometimes more for status than enjoyment (18:52-20:25).

“Are you there because you think it's the best experience, or...our human instinct…like, I want to be part of it?”
— Rich Davis (19:05-19:36)

• Some argue “bragging” has become the norm; others say it’s genuine excitement.

5. Callers Weigh In: Real Fan Experiences

• JP from Upstate NY has attended 177 NFL games, chasing the experience of seeing every stadium, echoing that “I am here” sensation is powerful (22:10-24:14).
• Baker from Illinois spent $750/ticket for the third row—couldn’t see much, but the bonding with his stepson was priceless (27:39-28:33).

“I spent $750 a ticket to take my stepson to see my Eagles play his Vikings…50 yard line, third row. Couldn’t see crap.”
— Baker (27:41-28:06)

• Other callers share mixed experiences, often referencing cost, disappointment after losses, and how TV coverage gives a better view (38:53-54:22).

6. The Push–Pull of Fandom, Ego, and Entertainment

• The urge to “show up” for big moments is rooted in both communal psychology and ego (24:16-25:30).
• The hosts dissect whether people are “bragging” or simply “sharing” experiences on social media, with the line often blurred depending on intent (41:41-43:39).

“I believe it’s not bragging if it’s true. I’m not trying to be somebody. I am not somebody.”
— Steve Covino (43:16)

• Rich challenges listeners to scroll their social feeds and ask: “Is this a share or a brag?” (41:41-42:54).
• Covino points out that for many, the rare opportunity to attend is true joy, not ego (40:02-40:57).

7. Sports Pain and Perspective

• Losing at a live game is among the most “superficially tragic” moments for passionate fans (54:22-55:16).
• Even in defeat, being there gives a memory and a story—though it’s “miserable” at the time (53:59-55:00).

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

On High Ticket Prices:

“So per person at Allegiant stadium…578 average, average ticket price.”
— Steve Covino (10:06)

On NFL as the Worst Live Sport to Watch:

“I say football is the worst of all four.”
— Rich Davis (12:01)

On the Power of Fandom:

“…you want to be part of a community…there’s something ego about what you just said. We want to be there when millions are watching, but I’m here.”
— Rich Davis (24:14-25:30)

On Social Media & Bragging:

“Ask yourself, is it sharing or bragging?”
— Steve Covino (42:55)

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Important Segment Timestamps

• 06:21 – NFL’s most expensive ticket prices (Eagles, Patriots, 49ers, Raiders)
• 10:16 – What makes the NFL in-stadium experience worthwhile
• 11:00 – Why football is the worst sport to watch in person
• 12:34 – The advantages of the home viewing experience
• 13:51 – The misery of bad weather and inconvenient stadium experiences
• 16:09 – Debating the real motivations for buying live tickets
• 18:35 – Is fandom about proving loyalty?
• 22:10 – JP’s story: 177 NFL games, chasing every stadium
• 27:41 – Baker’s story: $750/ticket for Eagles-Vikings, third row disappointment
• 38:53 – Callers share more game day realities
• 41:41 – “Sharing or bragging?” game about social media posts
• 54:16 – The pain of watching your team lose in-person

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Tone and Language

• Conversational, playful, and a bit irreverent – hosts riff off each other with humor and the occasional friendly jab.
• Personal and relatable – frequent first-person stories, inviting callers to share, self-deprecating anecdotes.
• Engaged with the audience – clear encouragement of calls and feedback, weaving in listener perspectives.

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Conclusion

The episode offers an engaging, often funny debate on the modern live sports experience. While the thrill of being “in the room where it happens” still resonates, the high costs, comfort of home, and advances in TV technology make many fans reconsider in-person attendance. Social media adds a complex layer, with bragging rights competing with genuine fan pride. Ultimately, for most fans, one or two games a year for the memories and camaraderie might be enough—as long as the price is right and the outcome isn’t heartbreak.

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Transcript

[Steve Covino]

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[Steve Covino]

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[Rich Davis]

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[Steve Covino]

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[Rich Davis]

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[Steve Covino]

Yeah, two rock superstars living large on Labor Day week weekend. Hope you've had a great one. Hope you'd enjoy hanging with us today. So we're here in the great dp.

[Rich Davis]

No more white pants unless you're Pitbull.

[Steve Covino]

Oh man, I gotta put my white pants away. Everybody was talking about it. I know mine are extra tight.

[Rich Davis]

Everybody's talking about your white pants.

[Steve Covino]

I got the bulge cut pants.

[Commercial Announcer 2]

I know.

[Steve Covino]

I guess I gotta put them away for next year. Steve Covino, just a kid from Union, New Jersey. Rich Davis from Franklin Square, Long Island. He put the square in Franklin Square. We joined forces years and years ago to do the Covino and Rich show. We're on Monday through Friday two to four out here on the west right here on Fox Sports Radio 5 to 7 on the east. We're always giving away prizes. So real excited to play this game today with you. Danny G worked hard. He worked through candlelight. I heard this on A holiday weekend. Who worked by candlelight?

[Rich Davis]

Abe Lincoln, I believe. Crotchet and Ebenezer Scrooge. Who else? Worked with candlelight?

[Steve Covino]

Worked with candlelight just, you know, through the wee hours of the night to prepare this game. And I'm so excited to hear how I'm so much like Bill Belichick.

[Rich Davis]

We're going to play a game. Yeah, it's called Cavino or Belichick. We're going to do that in a little bit.

[Steve Covino]

Giving away prizes and more. And the numbers 87799 on Fox. We want to say hello, get involved again. Happy Labor Day weekend.

[Commercial Announcer 2]

We're.

[Rich Davis]

We're talking about the NFL, which of course starts in Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, three days. Can't wait. I know you're going to say the same. A lot of great games. Week one, to me, we could go over the whole list, but I was already eyeing Ravens, Bills. I feel like that game, the fact that that's week one, I mean, you.

[Steve Covino]

Could argue watching Hard Knocks, you're real fired up about the Bills.

[Rich Davis]

You could argue Lions, Joe and whoever.

[Steve Covino]

Else is making this Lions, Packers.

[Rich Davis]

There's so many great games. Week one. But the question is, do you want to watch these games live? Danny G. Found the hottest, most expensive average ticket prices in the National Football League.

[Steve Covino]

And, Danny, I don't think it's shocking, to be honest, not, Not. Not knowing what I knew.

[Danny G]

Yeah, it didn't surprise me because I.

[Steve Covino]

Saw a list of the most expensive franchises, most successful, like the value of each franchise, and that's why I'm not surprised. A lot of these teams are here. They got bills to pay. Well, they got expectations.

[Rich Davis]

I mean, let's. Let's just zip through this. And it makes sense because my, My big. I think the bigger conversation is me thinking none of this is worth it. And I'll explain. You're defending super bowl champs, the Philadelphia Eagles. Your average ticket price, 456 buckerbirds. The Patriots, who are still clinging. The Patriots still clinging to, you know, the dynasty. I mean, and they're rebuilding. Now, the average ticket price. People think that maybe the Patriots are your surprise AFC team. Right. They can make some noise.

[Danny G]

Looks like they've turned a corner, at least what they did in the offseason.

[Rich Davis]

Why?

[Steve Covino]

Signing Tommy DeVito.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah, that's the big move right there.

[Steve Covino]

In fact, the average price was 500. Since signing DeVito, it's 468.

[Rich Davis]

So he's. Yeah, it actually went down 468 and.

[Steve Covino]

468 for the Pats.

[Rich Davis]

And because.

[Danny G]

Yeah, you'll know. You know, Vrabel is going to have that team ready to go.

[Rich Davis]

No doubt.

[Steve Covino]

No doubt. So again, if you just joined us. Eagles 456 average ticket. Patriots 468 average ticket. Your team, the 49ers, over five hundo average ticket. But again, San Francisco's expensive. That's also part of it.

[Rich Davis]

The Bay Area. I know it's Santa Clara, but. And they're also a team that consistently competes, right?

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, exactly. Good team. $501 average ticket for Levi's Stadium.

[Rich Davis]

And number one, it's no surprise because a ticket to go see Penn and teller is 200 bucks. So what do you expect it's going to cost to see the Raiders Las Vegas for $578? And it makes the value of that team.

[Steve Covino]

They're like top, top seven top. How are they as far as valued franchise?

[Commercial Announcer 2]

Oh, they're.

[Danny G]

Yeah, they're up there towards the top.

[Steve Covino]

They're up there toward the top.

[Danny G]

And they were down towards the bottom for Mark Davis when they were in Oakland. So they. They are making. Well, the value. At least it's not cash flow in his actual bank account.

[Steve Covino]

The value of the team, the value.

[Danny G]

Of everything there in Vegas.

[Steve Covino]

And Rich, the prices up a little bit.

[Danny G]

You guys were saying, you know, to go see the Raiders, to be more specific. And the Raiders are my favorite NFL team. I'm a lifelong fan. But to be more specific, to see your team play the Raiders in Las Vegas, because let's be honest, that's every NFL fan circle date on the calendar to go see their favorite team and make a boys or girls weekend out of it in Vegas.

[Steve Covino]

Right. It's not necessarily about the Raiders. I don't mean that in a disrespectful way. It's about who they're playing and what's going on at half of stadium.

[Caller]

Half.

[Danny G]

Half of the stadium is filled with Raider fans.

[Steve Covino]

578 reality.

[Rich Davis]

The reality is, you're right. It's a. Hey, you're a Colts fan. Oh, they're playing the Raiders. Your doofus friends in Indianapolis. I'll get together and say, let's make a Vegas weekend and we'll stick around on Sunday to see the game. It's. It's a tourist dream to have their team play against the Raiders. What you're hoping you're one of those eight games.

[Steve Covino]

That way nothing's cheap. In Philadelphia. Defending champions 456. The Pats are the Pats. 468, 49ers San Francisco, Santa Clara. It's all expensive. 501 average ticket price. And the Raiders is Vegas and it's a destination you can't get.

[Rich Davis]

Number one, a steak dinner at a nice casino hotel for under 75. $80 for like the cheapest steak at a, at a restaurant.

[Steve Covino]

So I mean what do you love? 578 average, average ticket price. So per person at Allegiant stadium that.

[Rich Davis]

That led me to my thought of while it is fun and electric to be at a stadium for football, I can't deny that you go there. You're the benefit of a football game is here's my take has nothing to do with the football game itself. You go to a football game, it's about the tailgate, it's about the interaction with like minded fans. You're walking through the parking lot, music's blaring, people are cooking, people are high fiving and bro hugging and playing corn pole throwing around the football. It's the experience. Then you get into the game and you hope you sit in a section with fans that you know you're going to high five every first down and another first down.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah.

[Rich Davis]

Other than that, I think the actual viewing experience of an NFL game is the worst of all four major sports. You go to a hockey game, you have decent seats, you feel like you're right there, you hear the guys crashing against the glass. Hockey live is unbelievable. You go to an NBA game, you're hearing it, you're hearing the sneakers on the court. You're there, you're watching these guys. If you have decent seats, you're like oh my God, there's Lebron James. You go to a baseball game, you can get pretty cheap tickets remote. Unless it's a Dodgers game or a Yankees game or maybe Mets or Cubbies, most teams you could buy a pretty cheap ticket to a ball game. Bring the kids, get a hot dog, get a drink. They have a lot of great food at stadiums. Now baseball, as my dad would at least try to convince me as a kid, every seat in the ballpark has a cool different angle.

[Steve Covino]

Oh don't worry, these are nosebleeders.

[Rich Davis]

All the other decks, the upper decks are the best.

[Steve Covino]

Oh, nosebleeders are the best.

[Rich Davis]

So I say football is the worst of all four. And I say this because I've had great seats in an NFL game and I'm like what are you gain there, 3 yards, 4 yards, you don't realize how great.

[Steve Covino]

And maybe it's the room where it.

[Rich Davis]

Happens, maybe it's a credit. I think it's more of A bragging, right? I'll be honest. Like I've been to Super Bowls. And the more I think about I'm gonna be real with you, I think it's more about me being like I was at the game. It's a bragging, right? Because the reality is NFL on TV is the best experience.

[Steve Covino]

You can't beat the view you have.

[Rich Davis]

At home, the pylon cams, the first down line. Unless you are, if, if you're near an end zone, if the gameplay is in towards the other end zone, you're like, oh, what the hell's going on down there? You find yourself looking at the big screen half the time.

[Steve Covino]

You put a telescope to our last game in Miami. I remember we just to see. Let's say you are felt so far.

[Rich Davis]

We were, we were by like the 10 yard line. And then you're hoping, I hope the actions at this end zone and then you're at the 50 yard line the minute.

[Steve Covino]

I'm just saying that Rich was falling asleep. I swear to you, the last game we went to together.

[Danny G]

Rich, I think this is one of the reasons why the NFL stadiums that are newer are more intimate now. Like, one of the reasons Allegiant Stadium is popular with all NFL fans is you do feel like you're in the middle of the action. No matter where you're sitting in that.

[Steve Covino]

Vegas itself is bringing a next level of showmanship and entertainment. No, I mean when it comes to hockey and when it comes to what's going on there with their, their halftime.

[Danny G]

Stage and everything, it's. It's glitzy, but also you feel like you're in the middle of it. Whereas the old school stadiums were big, colossal coliseums. And that's kind of going to the wayside because of what you're talking about. You want to feel like you're closer to the action.

[Steve Covino]

Not to mention. No, we grew up on the East Coast. You go to a Giants game or forget about a Buffalo game, you're freezing your ass off for four quarters. I don't care how much you say you love football.

[Rich Davis]

I remember going to a game once. I remember going to a Jets Colts game in the pouring rain once. I was like, in high school, it was the 90s. And I remember being like, this is the most miserable I've ever been in my life.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, it's.

[Rich Davis]

And I'll say this, it sounds ridiculous.

[Steve Covino]

My freezy freakies on it sounds ridiculous.

[Rich Davis]

But when you're watching NFL football on your big screen TV with the Sonos surround sound or Wherever you got going on, you're hearing the sounds of the game. Unless you are like within the first 20 rows, you're not hearing the pads and the whistles and mud. It's like you're. You're just sort of watching.

[Steve Covino]

I look at it this way. How many NFL games do you go with those ticket prices we just talked about Raiders, what was it? 578? Average ticket price? 568. 578. I go to maybe one game a year.

[Rich Davis]

Well, be real.

[Steve Covino]

So for that one game a year, I do enjoy it. It's the one game a year I go to. They pay me in meatball at Fox Sports Radio. I'm working on Labor Day because I have to have bills to pay. First of the month. I got child support. So if I go to one game, yeah, I have a pretty decent time.

[Rich Davis]

Rich, be real though.

[Steve Covino]

What that be like Cypress Hill.

[Rich Davis]

We went to one NFL game last year with some of our buddies. Yeah, it was a meaningless game. It was Raiders, Dolphins, in the end of November. Both teams are sort of avid. Miami went to Miami and it was ass.

[Steve Covino]

What was more ass? Arch Manning this weekend or that game we won.

[Rich Davis]

Both teams were under 500 or episode three of the. We had like decent seats and they were 280 a person.

[Danny G]

Max Crosby was playing on a bum ankle and you needed him to get a sack, remember?

[Steve Covino]

I did.

[Rich Davis]

I did my prop bet. My prop bet.

[Steve Covino]

We also drank a lot the night before. So everybody's like sort of sluggish, right?

[Rich Davis]

But not only that. I'm just saying it was like 280 a person. We had mediocre seats and Both teams were under 500 by that point.

[Steve Covino]

You're trying to compare it to like the. The insanely awesome views and coverage we get nowadays. Nowadays especially at home in the comfort of. Of again. That's what I'm saying that we invested this.

[Danny G]

Those weren't your teams, Rich. When it's your team and you're join, you're. It's like a big gang and you're so excited to be with your people and there's electricity in the air. You're walking in and you can't believe you are there. There is nothing like walking into an NFL stadium.

[Steve Covino]

You're. You're exactly right. And I pointed that out when I said it's the room where that. Where it happens. It's a Hamilton reference. That's part of it. Just being there with like men, like minded fans and being part of that experience and that history that could be made I could make the same argument that Rich is making about the NFL, about fighting, because I'm a huge fight fan and I grew up my entire life watching boxing and of course ufc, but boxing primarily. And you think of all the action that you watch from home and pay per view and whatever else you're watching, you go to an actual boxing event, you're not seeing the same way you see on tv. Not even close. But it's about being in the room where it happens. That's really what it's about. So you're never going to see the same way. Not especially not in today's coverage. What do you think, mark?

[Rich Davis]

Back in 17 and 18, I bought.

[Steve Covino]

Tickets to the Rams game because a.

[Rich Davis]

Buddy of mine had tickets. So I sat next to him and.

[Steve Covino]

We sat in the end zone looking.

[Commercial Announcer 3]

Through the uprights for the.

[Rich Davis]

For the field goal, watching the whole setup and like after a play and then the players have to go back.

[Commercial Announcer 3]

And then they go to their huddles.

[Rich Davis]

Just that experience of watching the setup and then watching like a running play.

[Commercial Announcer 3]

And a team, a running back gets through the line and gets through the.

[Rich Davis]

Secondary and starts to run. That's like the greatest thing to see in person. The other part was during a timeout, you watch the referee, because I've been broadcasting.

[Commercial Announcer 3]

I watch the referee to see when.

[Rich Davis]

They tell the players, okay, now you.

[Commercial Announcer 3]

Can start playing again.

[Rich Davis]

Because now the TV is back. So you can go back to playing. Yeah, that is there. You do pick up on those little things.

[Steve Covino]

But you realize that TV provides an experience that real life can't even compete with anymore.

[Rich Davis]

The reality is. The reality is, TV's so good.

[Steve Covino]

Now you find yourself, you're at the football game and all the things. I agree with you, Mark, and everything you said. But when you're at the NFL game, you find yourself looking at the big monitors more than you're actually looking at the field. Cuz even the monitors are more vibrant and vivid than what you're seeing in reality.

[Danny G]

Isn't that one of the biggest differences what Mark was saying? You feel like you're part of the movie rather than watching Danny.

[Rich Davis]

You know what? I wrote it down, so you're so right. I go based on what Kavina was saying. You're in the room where it happened. You feel part of it instead of watching it. But the reality is, I wonder how much of that subconsciously is ego driven. The same way a woman, not to be stereotypical.

[Steve Covino]

Oh, please.

[Rich Davis]

Where a woman would. And I've seen studies on this where women are now, choosing.

[Steve Covino]

Wait, is that how you preface something really controversial and rude that you're about to say? I've seen. Study them.

[Danny G]

Wait, wait, he's a girl dad.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah, So I can't say anything. I'm a girl dad, so I can't say anything offensive. No, but I've seen articles about this, so I'm not BSing you that they're saying younger women choose vacation destinations based on Instagram opportunities. That is true. People are choosing vacation spots based on IG and TikTok opportunities. My point is, are you there because you think it's the best experience, or you there because we as people, is our human instinct? Like, I want to be part of it.

[Danny G]

You're talking about social media weenies who pose for lots of pictures. Hardcore NFL fans don't really give a. You know what about that? We just want to be close to what we love.

[Rich Davis]

I feel like if you go to a big game, are you really a fan?

[Steve Covino]

If you're not at a big game.

[Danny G]

You'Re talking about people that aren't necessarily sports fans, though. They're fans of themselves and they're into themselves.

[Rich Davis]

Is it also like a weird fan pressure? Let me explain. There is, like, as we get closer to the baseball playoffs, I'm a big Niners fan, but, you know, I'm an East coast baseball Mets fan. Every time the Mets are in the postseason or my football team makes a run, there's an instinct for me to be like, I gotta go to, like, the playoff game. I gotta go to the super bowl or World Series or something. Is that. Why do I feel that instinct is because I need to be in the room where it happened? Is it?

[Steve Covino]

Yeah. Who's a bigger fan than you? Jabroni Jones?

[Rich Davis]

What does that prove? Like, are we all trying to prove, like, I'm a bigger fan? I'm there.

[Steve Covino]

Well, look, if that guy's going, then you gotta go. Yeah, there's like a weird team. It's also showing support to the team that you root for. Like, you can't say you root for this team if you're not there to support them when it matters most, but that's part of it. Like, you got to go there and represent. It's about you representing and showing who you truly are, which is a fan of that team. It's a part of who you are at that point. Danny G. Made a lot of great points. You care a lot more when it's your team. When it's not your team, you're just like, eh, it's Kind of boring. Better view at home.

[Rich Davis]

Can I ask you the truth?

[Steve Covino]

If the reason we bring this up, though, is because the average ticket price is 500 bucks and the Raiders is 578. They're the highest.578 a ticket.

[Rich Davis]

I'll give you how I know people don't like to be hassled. Every the world is a lot of extroverted introverts. What do you call yourself again?

[Steve Covino]

I'm an outgoing introvert.

[Rich Davis]

Outgoing intro.

[Steve Covino]

I like to go out, but I'd rather chill at home.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah, but that's what I'm saying. A lot of people, once you get them out, they're like, oh, this is fun, but it's hard to get people to do anything. If I told you, Danny, and I know you're gonna say, well, it's not my team. If I said, yo, freebies I got tickets for on a Ram Seahawks, you.

[Steve Covino]

Know, week four or whatever.

[Rich Davis]

Are you driving a Sofi and doing all that, or you're like, no, hell no. I'm just watching on TV.

[Danny G]

It's $125 to park.

[Rich Davis]

It's all included.

[Danny G]

Oh, it's all included. I'm gonna go because I love football.

[Rich Davis]

To me, that seems like the biggest headache in the world.

[Danny G]

But I'm not paying 125 to park unless it's my team.

[Rich Davis]

Okay, let's go to J.P. we'll start with you.

[Steve Covino]

That's why you got to give credit to these crazy fans that are just willing to show up. That's why they're fanatical.

[Rich Davis]

JP in upstate New York. Let's kick it off with you. What's up, buddy?

[Caller]

All righty, boy. I was a young man when I called, but anyway.

[Rich Davis]

Hey, what's up, man? Welcome.

[Caller]

I've been to 177 NFL games.

[Steve Covino]

Damn.

[Caller]

I started with my brother in the 70s, and our goal was to go to every NFL stadium in the league.

[Rich Davis]

That's cool.

[Caller]

Since the 70s, teams have moved, teams have changed. We went to the Baltimore Cowboy game in the old Memorial Stadium in Baltimore.

[Rich Davis]

Is there. Is it. By the way, have you covered everyone, or is there something you still haven't been to?

[Caller]

4. We couldn't get 4 because during the strike year, we got shut out of Seattle and we got shut out of Kansas City. Okay, so there's been only four. The packers, that was number three. And actually, I'm having a hard time figuring number four.

[Rich Davis]

It's all good. I think we'll be.

[Steve Covino]

Well.

[Danny G]

What can you experience at the stadium that you can't get on TV?

[Caller]

Well, for me, it started in 1969 at Franklin Field to see the Eagles and the New York Giants. And throughout all of this time, like my brother and I went to 10 Thanksgiving Day games in Dallas. 10. And what I liked about the game was just what somebody on your team earlier said. You get there for the first time, you're at your favorite team stadium and you walk in and you say, wow, I am here. And, you know, my favorite team was the still is the Cowboys. And when I got into Texas Stadium for the first time, I couldn't believe it.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah, no, I get it, man. It's a feeling of being part of it.

[Steve Covino]

Being part of it. The room where it happens. There's millions. Every time I'm at a fight, especially I'm like, there's millions all over the world that are paying money at home having parties, watching this event. And I am here. My friends and family are all at home watching this.

[Rich Davis]

But I'm, you know, you're describing, you're describing exactly. Well, first of all, there's two things at play. So you can't, you can't as feel.

[Steve Covino]

That way when you're at home. That's what you're paying for.

[Rich Davis]

There's two layers here. And I'm not getting all psychological on you, though. I am a little bit. If you go back to the days of coliseums and, you know, gladiators fighting lions in arenas, we, we all sense, we all have a sense of community that we want. We want to be part of a community. You want to root for something together with someone else. Right? So going like when Danny said when he hangs out with other Raiders fans, when you go to the Bronx and you're chess bumble with a bunch of other guido Yankees fans, bald Vinnie bro, Bleacher Creatures, there's something to be said about it. You see, it's the same reason why when you're walking through the mall, I'm out here in la, if I'm walking through the mall with my kids and I see another guy, if I see a guy wearing a Mets hat, I give him a little like, hey, let's go Mets. We all desire community, and that's what sports gives us. Combine. Trying to psychoanalyze me, combine our desire for community with. Let's be honest, there's something ego about what you just said. And I, and I'm not saying it's a bad thing. We want to be there when we're at a Mayweather fight back in the day. Or now if you're at the Canelo Crawford fight, and you're like, man, millions of people are watching it, but I'm here.

[Steve Covino]

But my ego is your own way of being like. Because it got me there, and I'm not trying to brag about it on social media. That's a question itself. Are you sharing or are you bragging?

[Rich Davis]

Both.

[Steve Covino]

No, because I'm not posting it. Like, oh, I'm here. Like, I know within myself. I'm here, and there's an extra cool feeling about being there.

[Rich Davis]

I call bull shiitake mushrooms. Because if you're at this. If you're a Canelo fight.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah.

[Rich Davis]

And you do a selfie by the ring and you, like, just happen to be Vegas, that's like.

[Steve Covino]

That's bragging again. Bragging or sharing?

[Rich Davis]

Do it.

[Steve Covino]

I do it for work reasons.

[Rich Davis]

Work reasons.

[Danny G]

But are you a fan? That sport rich. If you're not and then suddenly you're posting that stuff, then I would hear what you're saying and be like, okay, that's bragging. But if I know Covino's a boxing guy, which he is, and he's always talking about boxing, then I'm like, oh, that's cool. Now he's part of it right now.

[Rich Davis]

Agreed. But. But you'd be lying to yourself if you didn't post a picture of yourself at, like, a Dodgers World Series game. If you didn't almost subconsciously want the world to be like, yo, I'm. I just reminding everyone how big of a Dodgers fan I am. I'm here.

[Steve Covino]

All right.

[Rich Davis]

Just like, no selfie time. That's the tr. Want to show the world that we are in the room where it happened.

[Steve Covino]

We're at the start of their own TikTok page.

[Rich Davis]

That's true. Let's go to Kim in Oregon. Hey, Kim.

[Steve Covino]

What up, Kim?

[Caller]

Hey, good morning. Just you guys were talking earlier about, like, Katrina's documentaries that you were watching.

[Steve Covino]

I said the first two episodes were. Were great. That last episode, I mean, you had a smack. You had toothpicks in my eyes like Tomcat from Tom and Jerry.

[Caller]

Well, I watched one yesterday that. I think you'd be very interested. It's not sports wise. Unknown Number on Netflix.

[Steve Covino]

Is this the. The girl that was cyberbullied?

[Caller]

Yes.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, I heard a lot about it. That's my homework assignment tonight.

[Rich Davis]

So it's worth watching.

[Steve Covino]

It is.

[Caller]

I mean, it's just. It's disturbing. It's worth watching. And you wonder at the end is, what the.

[Rich Davis]

All right, I'll give that. I'll Write that down.

[Steve Covino]

I'm hearing that from everybody. That. That's the one you got to watch.

[Rich Davis]

Let's say hi to Baker in Illinois. What's up, Baker?

[Steve Covino]

Hey, Baker.

[Caller]

Hey. I just wanted to say I'm with Rich on the NFL live or at home thing. I spent $750 a ticket to take my stepson to see my Eagles play his Vikings. And I thought, you know what? I'm gonna do this once. 50 yard line, third row. Couldn't see crap.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah, it's like you're there, but it's like, it's how cool.

[Steve Covino]

Yo, is there a guy with a big cowboy hat?

[Rich Davis]

Baker, it's cool to be there. You and your stepson probably had a great time bonding. You probably just felt cool. Like, who was sitting in front of you?

[Steve Covino]

Yokozuna.

[Rich Davis]

Who's the best stepdad there ever was? It's me, Baker. Right, because you felt cool. You were there. Third row, 50 yard line. But the reality is.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, but you go to one, two games a year. You can't go there and just bring the fun and have fun. And I get. That's a great story. I'm glad you shared with us.

[Rich Davis]

Thanks, Baker.

[Steve Covino]

So, again, if you just joined us, Rich is saying, hey, man, when you're paying an average of $578 per ticket, that's the highest. Raiders 49ers, 501. Patriots 468. Eagles 456. Average ticket price. He said that? Let's be real. The TV experience is way better than going to the game.

[Rich Davis]

I'm just saying, when you do the math on that family of four, plus food and drink. You are talking about the cost of like an all inclusive week with your, like, your girlfriend or wife at a resort. All right, option a Raiders, Colts game in the middle of the season with you and you two.

[Steve Covino]

That's why everybody's broke. Or.

[Rich Davis]

Or, I don't know, go to the Bahamas for five days. The same thing I'll watch on tv.

[Steve Covino]

I've decided watching on TV is really underrated. Staying home, like I said, you put all this money into your setup.

[Rich Davis]

I know you're calling me.

[Steve Covino]

I know you gotta enjoy it.

[Rich Davis]

I might ear my name, as you like to call me Double Talking Dicky. Because come playoff season, if the Mets make the postseason, which they likely will sneak into that wild card, if you see me going back to New York to see a Mets playoff game, based.

[Steve Covino]

On everything you're saying, it must be a brag. And I don't think everyone thinks that way. I think you're projecting on everybody else because that must be how you feel based on everything you said. You're only going back to New York to brag that you went to the game.

[Rich Davis]

It's there's a subconscious I need to be there thing. It's a subconscious I need to be.

[Steve Covino]

But that's different from bragging about it.

[Rich Davis]

Well, hey, yeah, it's like you're a.

[Steve Covino]

Fraud if you don't like, how could I claim to be? Yeah, I'm the guy not there.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah.

[Steve Covino]

If that's fair. I agree with you there, but I don't think that everyone's there just to brag about it.

[Rich Davis]

All right, well, hey, we got more Kavino and Rich. And for dp, we're talking some NFL Week one. I want to take a look at some of these. I have like, in my opinion, there's like two games that I feel like Vegas got the points read wrong and I'm going to jump on real quick. So we'll talk a little Week one NFL action. More next right here. Covino and Rich. And for dp, Fox Sports Radio has the best sports talk lineup in the nation.

[Steve Covino]

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[Rich Davis]

Would mean a lot to have you.

[Steve Covino]

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[Rich Davis]

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All right, Ramsey on the ones and twos. Hope you're enjoying your extended Labor Day weekend. Hope it's been a nice one. Hope you're having a Tony Ferguson sort of weekend. A Swaggy Tea sort of weekend. You know Swaggy Tea is who? Trent Grisham.

[Rich Davis]

No one calls him Swaggy T. Everybody calls him. There's a Swaggy V. Mark Vienta. I don't know about.

[Steve Covino]

Swaggy T. Swaggy T. Hope you're having a great weekend.

[Rich Davis]

If you're going to talk about baseball, let me give you a trivia question I saw.

[Steve Covino]

Sure.

[Rich Davis]

When I was scrolling on TikTok or Instagram killing time this weekend. There are three baseball hats. Of your 30 Major League Baseball teams.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah.

[Rich Davis]

There's three hats that have three letters on them. Give me the three teams. Three teams that have three letters on the hat.

[Steve Covino]

Oh, St. Louis.

[Rich Davis]

St. Louis. They got the STL.

[Steve Covino]

Oakland. Nope.

[Rich Davis]

They got the AS.

[Steve Covino]

Mm.

[Rich Davis]

Come on. Three teams in Major League Baseball. 30 teams. Two of them like you got the NY. Nope. Dodgers.

[Danny G]

St. Louis, I'm sorry.

[Steve Covino]

I just hung up.

[Danny G]

I just hung up the phone with Chris in Seattle.

[Rich Davis]

Okay, Sorry. I got it. St. Louis. Okay. Give up.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah. Might as well.

[Rich Davis]

When you look around the room for the second one.

[Steve Covino]

Oh, the socks.

[Rich Davis]

Ramsay got the White Sox hat on. And the third one I feel like is sort of deceptive. They're saying the San Diego Padres has an SD and the SD together has a P in there.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah. So, I mean, it's just creative. But, yeah, there's three letters in that.

[Rich Davis]

Dumb baseball trivia question I saw. So Padres white hate about that.

[Steve Covino]

St. Louis Cardinals seen that on social media and I couldn't think of it. Plus, I didn't want to waste time thinking of it.

[Rich Davis]

That's okay.

[Steve Covino]

I would have got the Padres one. I forgot about that one.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah.

[Steve Covino]

All right. So we're live from the FOX Sports Radio studio. Still driving that trusty old ride. Keep it looking sharp with Mako. From dense to faded paint. We got you covered. Get a free estimate today. Oh, better get Mako. So Covino and Rich in for Dan Patrick, Steve Covino, Rich Davis, Danny G. Super producing. He's the super producer of our show and our best of the week, which dropped over the weekend. Believe it or not. We do have a best of. So please subscribe, Search Covino and Rich, wherever you get your podcasts. Everything's there. And then numbers 87799 on Fox. I want to shout out all the affiliates. I want to thank you guys again for checking out our YouTube page. Covino Enrich FSR on YouTube. Covino and Rich FSR. And now we go to the phones. And then more NFL 87799 on Fox. Let's talk to Chris in Seattle. What's up, man?

[Rich Davis]

Hey, Chris.

[Caller]

Hey. How's it going?

[Rich Davis]

What's up, buddy?

[Caller]

Not too much. I'll give my NFL experience. I went to Lambeau. That was one that was on my bucket list. It was pretty much everything you would expect. Tailgated, literally. My the guy that went with me and my cousin who ended up going to jail in Milwaukee, like, literally.

[Rich Davis]

You had a great time. You had a great time at the packers game, tailgating, going crazy. You end up in Milwaukee jail.

[Steve Covino]

You're paying for the experience.

[Caller]

I paid as over $700 a ticket because they told me that I couldn't. I had to pretend that I was a Green Bay fan so that I can get a ticket because I'm a Seahawks fan.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah.

[Steve Covino]

Plus another thousand for bail money.

[Danny G]

But again, Rich, that's not an experience in his City with his team. Think about the 12th man, because we didn't even mention home field advantage. You are there to help push your team to victory.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah. I mean, that's the thing behind it. If you just joined us, Richard saying with the way coverage is today, and I think Rich has really bidden for a free new TV from a cool company.

[Rich Davis]

No, I'm just saying that I've been too.

[Steve Covino]

He said the way, the way your setup is at home, you really just can't top it. Even being there doesn't top watching it at home. If you're real about it, there could.

[Rich Davis]

Be an argument that if you've been to championship games and your team loses, maybe you're a little bitter like I am. I've been to a couple losing super bowls to the 49ers now and I'm like, I. There comes a point where you're like, I've been there. Like, I feel like TV coverage is.

[Steve Covino]

So entitled and I say this title this respectfully. How dare a spoiled maybe.

[Rich Davis]

Spoiled?

[Steve Covino]

Yeah. Because we get to do a lot of cool things. People don't get out as much as you do. So they're going to take that hard earned money and really lean into it and have that experience of a lifetime. If they go to a game once a year, once every two years, that's a big day out for a family. So they're going to love and lean into that experience as hard as they could. You and I go to a lot of events more than the average person. So of course you're like, I'd rather be home.

[Rich Davis]

Let me challenge everyone.

[Steve Covino]

Sounds like a spoiled guy.

[Rich Davis]

Let me challenge everyone to play a game today and then we'll move on. Play this game today. When you're putzing around Labor Day, you might have the day off, you might be at work and no one else is. So you could do this game when no one's bothering you. Go on social media. For instance, go on your Instagram page or Facebook or as they said in the movie Freaky or Friday Facebook. That's where like older people post pictures of themselves.

[Steve Covino]

Wow.

[Rich Davis]

By the way, I saw that with my kids. Really good. It was like enjoyable. Freaky or Friday Lindsay Lohan Fantastic. I thought it was good. Go on your social media. Just start scrolling on your like Instagram story.

[Steve Covino]

I am.

[Rich Davis]

And determine did the person post this as a brag or a share. And as our buddy Gary Vaynerchuk would say, Gary V. More so than not, it's a brag. If it's. Look at Me at this game. Look at my good seats. I'm at the concert. Look at these seats. Look at me on the beach with my feet up. These are all brags. You could say they're shares.

[Steve Covino]

There's low value content. There's high value content. Low value content, meaning what? Is that a sunset because you're on the beach, that makes no one feel good about it. It makes people feel like, man, I wish I was on a beach. There's nothing relatable or of high value from that post. Oh, are you on a private jet right now? That just makes me feel bad because I'm not. And I'm jealous now because you are. So there's no high value in that brag. There's this low value, low value content and high value content. High value content is a takeaway. You made me laugh. You did something relatable. You showed something real about you and your family and how not everything. Sunshine and rainbows. So I feel at least like I'm not alone now. High value and low value. Yeah.

[Rich Davis]

Just remember that.

[Steve Covino]

Ask yourself, is it sharing or bragging? Even when you're posting instead of just being judgy? I mean, how about you take a look at your own? And a lot of times I do justify, but I believe it. A lot of my brags are work related. Because if this dude is posting stuff, why shouldn't I be posting? I'm living it. That's our life.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah, but that you don't see that. You're just. You're trying to just remind people.

[Steve Covino]

I believe it's not bragging if it's true. I'm not trying to be somebody. I am not somebody.

[Rich Davis]

If you go to a big fight in Vegas, are you. What, what is the intent of your post?

[Steve Covino]

It's my. It's my career.

[Rich Davis]

But you want.

[Steve Covino]

If anyone's supposed to be there, it's me. You want people to. It's building credibility of, okay, I'm where I'm supposed to be right now.

[Rich Davis]

So you want people to be like, oh, Kavino was there.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, this is my occupation. So I do wonder, well, why is everyone else doing it? You're not in broadcasting. You're not in sports. You're not, are you? Because people like to brag. Because not everyone also gets out that much, so they're really excited about it. You can't discount the fact that people just aren't genuinely excited. So bragging, sharing, we're just genuinely excited. If you want to add that.

[Rich Davis]

All right, hey, there's a hot story that we talked about this morning when we were prepping for the show. And by prepping for the show, sipping our coffee, having a muffin, just talking about the weekend of sports. That was our prep.

[Steve Covino]

Was it pumpkin? What were you eating?

[Rich Davis]

It was a pumpkin cream cheese muffin.

[Steve Covino]

Rich couldn't resist.

[Rich Davis]

I couldn't. I was the ass clown that we weren't eating muffins.

[Steve Covino]

You were day one of don't be muffin shaming us.

[Rich Davis]

Day one of the new pumpkin muffins.

[Steve Covino]

The hottest story over the weekend was how this call him a jabroni do it.

[Rich Davis]

I. Yeah, you've used the word too many times today. I know he was trying to think.

[Steve Covino]

Of a different word.

[Danny G]

I just do it because that's what he is.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, I don't want to say what I really can.

[Rich Davis]

I was like, I used the word jabroni already.

[Steve Covino]

This trash bag, this guy steals a hat from a little kid at the US Open over the weekend and immediately the web sleuths find out who he is and he's some big Polish CEO. He's the CEO of a big Polish company. And man, he is like enemy number one right now. And he's on like this, this campaign to clear his name. Forgiveness.

[Rich Davis]

We got to talk about this guy. And there's another fan that has also made the highlights of social media and it has to do with stealing a ball at a game. So we gotta, we gotta break down where's the lines here?

[Steve Covino]

We'll give you the update too on this hat guy and the go after these people.

[Rich Davis]

We're gonna, we'll get to that and a bunch more next. And like I said before NFL Week 1, a couple point spreads that I think are gimmes from Vegas. So we'll get to that. Infra. DP Covino and Rich.

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[Steve Covino]

Union proud. Union strong. Labor Day weekend. And when I say union strong. Union proud I mean Union New Jersey Steve Covino from Union, New Jersey out here in the mean streets of la filling in for Dan Patrick on Top of the World Ma Kovino and Rich on Fox Sports Radio. Live from Fox Sports Radio Studio. After the show the DP Podcast and our stream goes up. If you miss any of today's show, be sure to listen to the podcast. Search Covino C O V I N O Covino and Rich Wherever you get your podcast and follow rate and review, give us five stars. Come on, it's Labor Day. We're here. We're having fun. I hope you're having a nice weekend. Hope you enjoy that Tony Ferguson victory over Salt Poppy, these ridiculous fights over the weekend. Hope you enjoyed some college football. We talked a little college football. First hour. I want to say congrats to Jeremy Lynn on his retirement. If we have time, we'll talk about it. So we have lots to get to. Thanks for your phone calls.

[Rich Davis]

You did a little Dice bend there. Yeah, I did. On Top of the World.

[Steve Covino]

Top of the World. My.

[Rich Davis]

Oh, I think if you're around our age, you grew up with your dad watching the Dice Man. You, you appreciate the Dice Man. I follow Andrew Dice Clay on social media. He's hilarious now as like an older guy. But I promise you, if you try to show some Andrew Dice Clay clips to a younger person, it doesn't translate.

[Steve Covino]

Yo, show him Timmy. No bricks. He's today's version of Dice Timmy.

[Rich Davis]

No breaks.

[Steve Covino]

Timmy, no breaks. All gas. No breaks.

[Rich Davis]

I love that guy.

[Steve Covino]

He's on that Kill Tony show.

[Rich Davis]

So anyway, if you honestly show like a 20 year old kid Andrew Dice Clay and he will be like, what.

[Steve Covino]

Is probably scared of him. Cavino and Rich gonna wrap what your phone calls right now. 87799 on Fox again in for Dan Patrick. 87799 on Fox.

[Rich Davis]

Kelly in Iowa. What's up? Kelly?

[Caller]

Hi, how are you?

[Steve Covino]

Hi.

[Rich Davis]

You're on.

[Caller]

I was just calling in. I was talking. I was thinking about going to live sporting events. I'm a diehard Seahawks fan. I grew up in Seattle. I just happen to live in Iowa now. But no, my dad and I went to a game at CenturyLink. I will still call it that even though it's not named that anymore. But that's what it is to me. But no terrible seats, awful experience. And I swear, every time I go to a Seahawks game, they never win. Like, I lived in Nashville for a little bit and I went to Titans games and we were way better than the Titans. But somehow every time I went to a game, we lost.

[Rich Davis]

So I agree. The NFL.

[Danny G]

This is Rich at the Mets.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah, this is me with the Mets, Niners or any team I roof ride. They never win. And I'm always like, ah, I should have just watched on tv. Kelly, I'm with you. I think the NFL does such a great job on television that it's hard to compete.

[Steve Covino]

And this goes with the meme, the thought, the facts, that NFL ticket prices are higher than they've ever been. Average ticket prices. Rich is saying, hey, man, the at home experience is really underrated. And it is. But you go out once or twice a year. Have fun.

[Rich Davis]

Lou wrapped us up in Tampa. Hey, Bud.

[Caller]

Hey, guys. Former Tyson trivia contest winner, I might add.

[Steve Covino]

Nice.

[Caller]

The whole going live is awesome, but it's just as miserable when your team loses. And the last game I went to was Tom. I'm a Tampa fan, obviously. And the last game I went to was Brady's last game. It was a wild card game against the Cowboys.

[Rich Davis]

Yeah.

[Caller]

All fired up to go and we just got swamped. It was just. It was just awful.

[Rich Davis]

You know, some of my saddest memories in life that don't have to do with like, you know, family or like real stuff like life and death. Probably like my like most superficial sad moments besides like girls dumping me in college and high school. When you're a kid and you're all sad, probably leaving stadiums and arenas where my team loses an important game, you know that miserable feeling.

[Steve Covino]

You could even say that you were there though. Hey, you know where I was last year? I was at that game. You know, where Ice Cube came out and Dodgers fans were super pumped and Yankees lost. I was there. It gives you greater perspective and you.

[Danny G]

Are spoiled in a way, Rich, because at least your team was in an important game.

[Steve Covino]

Yeah.

[Danny G]

You know how many of us long suffering NFL fans wish our team was in a game like that?

[Steve Covino]

It's perspective too though. You know, I was there, I guess. You know, it gives you credibility to support those. So that's Rich. I'm Cavino. We gotta talk about this tennis douche next.

[Rich Davis]

Is that what he's being called?

[Steve Covino]

Yeah, I'm trying to think of something else for him. He's the guy that stole the hat from the kid at the US Open. There's a thought there. And another related.

[Rich Davis]

Oh yeah, there's. There's etiquette or apparently not involved with hats and balls and you know, you name it, we'll get to that. Plus again, NFL week one, three days away. Kyle Trump already is in full effect. So it's a great time of the year. It really is if you're a sports fan. September baseball. We'll get to all this coming up CNR and for Dan Patrick. Plus, we're giving away some prizes this hour, so hang tight. Monday, Labor Day.

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[Steve Covino]

This is an I Heart podcast.