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It would be great if all Le Batard and Friends podcasts were available on a single feed. I know they want to juke the subscriber stats, but I mainly listen to South Beach and Mina, and it would be great to download individual episodes of the others pods without subscribing to them.

If this feature isn't going to be available, I don't see the point of Mina's and Sarah's pods being part of the LAF network, rather than just regular ESPN pods as they were before.

The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz is a sportstalk radio show hosted by Dan Le Batard and Jon 'Stugotz' Weiner and broadcast on WAXY AM 790 'The Ticket' in Miami, Florida, and on many ESPN Radio affiliates nationwide. The show is heard locally Monday through Friday from 9 AM to 1 PM ET and nationally on ESPN Radio and ESPNEWS from 10 AM to 1 PM (prior to April 2, 2018, the television simulcast was aired on ESPNU). The show features commentary on the day's sports news, perspective on other news stories, interviews with sports analysts and sports figures, as well as a generous blend of pop culture and listener interaction. The hosts are known for their self-deprecating humor, which carries over onto the show through running jokes. Le Batard and Stugotz interact throughout the show with executive producer Mike Ryan, show booker Allyson Turner, and fellow producers Roy Bellamy, Billy 'Guillermo' Gil, and Chris 'Fats and Info' Cote, collectively nicknamed the Shipping Container Filled with Frightened Refugees. The show commonly refers to themselves as a 'marching band to nowhere' and a 'flying saucer of BS'

Currently, Le Batard and Stugotz are joined on-air by Greg Cote of The Miami Herald on Tuesdays, and additional ESPN personalities (including Sarah Spain, Domonique Foxworth, Mina Kimes and others) make regular guest hosting appearances.

After running for nine years on local radio, The Dan Le Batard Show debuted on ESPN Radio on September 30, 2013.^[1]

In early 2015, It was announced that the show would be televised on Fusion starting May 19, 2015.^[2] After the departure of Colin Cowherd from ESPN, the network moved the time slot of the show into the 10 AM to 1 PM slot formerly occupied by The Herd with Colin Cowherd, and moved the live simulcast to ESPNU, with the Fusion broadcast shifting to tape delay from 1 to 4 PM. On May 18, 2016, Fusion aired the show for the last time as the year-long contract with ABC/Disney was expired and was not renewed. The TV portion of the show then remained solely on ESPNU afterwards with the show airing live from 10 AM to 1 PM with no outlet for a tape-delay. On January 10, 2017, the final hour of the show began simulcasting on ESPN2, but in July 2017, the show's final hour returned to airing on ESPNU. On April 2, 2018, the show's simulcast moved to ESPNEWS.

• 1Regular Segments
• 2Running gags/Inside jokes/Trivia
• 3Controversies

Regular Segments[edit]

Looks Like Game[edit]

Observations about sports figures and what they look like sent in by the radio audience. Example: 'Wade Phillips looks like someone you would find on a bottle of barbecue sauce.' Originally called, 'The Game,' it has quickly grown into one of the most popular and far-reaching elements of the show. The show now holds the annual tradition of matching up entries in the Looks Like Game with teams in the NCAA Tournament and updating the results with each round. The Looks Like Game is also frequently the ending to athlete interviews, particularly if the athlete is associated with a team that has a popular entry. In addition, weekly interviews during the baseball season with Tim Kurkjian are concluded with new submissions to the Looks Like Game because Kurkjian finds the game particularly humorous and often gives uproarious laughter to the segment.

Grid of Death[edit]

It is well documented that Le Batard finds 'prediction radio' ridiculous and does not make picks for games.^{[citation needed]} During the 2015 NFL season, in lieu of such a segment, and to demonstrate the randomness of the NFL, the show participated in the Grid of Death. The game consisted of a Bucket of Death that was carried by the 'clumsy, insecure, genderless Grim Reaper,' played by staffer Allyson Turner, that contained mini-helmets of NFL teams. The helmets were chosen at random by each member of the show staff, including Le Batard and Stugotz. If the selected team won, nothing happened. If the selected team lost, that staff member had to select a 'humiliation' from the Grid of Death. The humiliations spanned a wide range and involved everything from funny costumes to difficult food challenges (such as eating an entire raw onion or drinking a bottle of A.1. Steak Sauce) to more physically demanding challenges like cleaning out the rhino pen at Zoo Miami or attending a Miami Hurricanes football tailgate with infamous Miami sports-radio caller 'Laz from Cutler Ridge'. As the game evolved over the season, producer Mike Ryan began adding more helmets to the bucket such as, 'Instant Death'(now known infamously as 'Double Death'), a black helmet that sent the selector directly to the Grid of Death or the 'Golden Helmet of Life,' that granted three bye weeks. Others include the 'Swap Helmet', 'Dan Buys You Dinner' (replaced with two separate helmets, one where Stugotz pays for dinner at Olive Garden and the other guaranteeing a meal at Miami steakhouse Prime 112 at Dan's expense) and 'Fan's Choice', where texters and followers on Twitter pick both the team and the punishment. Additionally, teams from other sports were added, and still are, at various times there were helmets for the Dallas Stars, Golden State Warriors, and Greg's Lobos – the fantasy football team of Greg Cote, among others. Several guest hosts take part in the Grid of Death and ESPN personality Sarah Spain elevated herself to commissioner of the Grid of Death by the end of the season. All disagreements regarding the grid are sent to Spain and she would often call in to render verdicts.

The Ron Magill Show[edit]

Zoo Miami's Ron Magill takes calls from listeners with their questions about the animal kingdom, usually concluding with Magill doing a play-by-play commentary of an animal video. Usually this segment is on Tuesdays, it is one of the few regular segments offering call-ins and is marked by the hosts donning pith helmets (even over their usual headwear). Le Batard maintains it is the most popular segment of the show every week.

Stugotz' Weekend Observations[edit]

On Mondays, Stugotz gives his game notes from the previous weekend's sporting events. Before the segment, Papi claims, 'Nobody in the media will tell you what happened better than my boy Stu.' Weiner frequently shouts, 'Daaaaan!' before he gives a hot take, and has been known to use very anti-climactic knock-knock jokes. After each game note, Mike gives a beep sound. Stugotz has been known to put Sean Miller on blast^{[clarification needed]} during this segment, and often closes the segment by telling sports figures or teams that they should say hello to Art Briles in Hell. Dan Le Batard has been openly opposed to this segment, but the listeners have frequently voted in favor of this segment.^{[citation needed]} In June 2016, much to the disappointment of his fans, Stugotz admitted that he doesn't write all of the game notes.^{[citation needed]}

Celebrity Prognosticator[edit]

A random celebrity joins the show to pick NFL games against the spread. The segment is based on Le Batard's assertion that NFL 'experts' who pick games are guessing like everyone else and do not actually have any knowledge that make their picks worth valuing. To prove this point, the Celebrity Prognosticator are in competition against Colin Cowherd and if the celebrity does a better job of picking than Cowherd he or she is invited back the next week. If the celebrity loses, the show finds a new prognosticator.

As a friend of the show, Alan Thicke, appeared frequently in the segment and was reigning Celebrity Prognosticator at the time of his death in 2016. Other Celebrity Prognosticators have included, Carrot Top, Billy Bob Thornton, Alice Cooper, Big Boi, Method Man and Ric Flair, among others.

Mike & Mike imitated the segment, renaming it 'Celebrity Picker', beginning on September 11, 2015, with Ty Burrell. Le Batard acknowledged on air that Mike & Mike 'stole' the segment and said they will find something to steal from their show.
In 2017, due to Hurricane Irma, the first Celebrity Prognosticator didn't appear until week 2, when Kenny G appeared with his horn.
Starting with Week 1 of the 2018 NFL season the Baldwins, led by Daniel Baldwin (the fat one), appeared in the segment for five straight weeks despite losing to Cowherd every week.

Greg Cote's Back in My Day[edit]

A segment in which Greg Cote narrates a four- to five-minute essay about a modern trend that is especially troubling to him or something he misses from the past. Topics range from the over-coddling of pets to the decline of pencil usage amongst the population.

The Club[edit]

At the end of the last show of each week, Le Batard declares 'The Club' open. Clips from the show, usually from the past week, are played over a background of Debbie Deb's 1987 dance song 'Lookout Weekend.' This segment is often punctuated with a clip of Stugotz admitting that he didn't know Jonathan Coachman was black

Black In My Day[edit]

ESPN NBA analyst Amin Elhassan regularly frequents the show and does a 'black' version of Greg Cote's 'Back in My Day.' One of his most notable segment involved asserting that the movie Teen Wolf was actually about how white people wanted to be black.^{[citation needed]}

Guillermo's Epic Sound of the Day[edit]

A producer, Guillermo 'Billy' Gil, introduces a sound clip that typically involves someone saying something stupid. The segment always begins with Gil exclaiming 'Hey guys!' followed by an overly simplistic and often nonsensical explanation of the clip about to be played.

The Man Who Has Never Willingly Attended A Sporting Event[edit]

Dan's brother, artist David 'LEBO' Le Batard, makes regular appearances to answer sports questions despite the fact that he has no interest in sports. In return, David will quiz Dan about topics Dan has little knowledge of, such as music or film. David also designs many of the colorful murals that decorate the show's studio, and a LEBO helmet is present in the Bucket of Death, where if picked the unlucky recipient must call up David, ask him to name a sports team, and whatever he names becomes their pick for the week, regardless if he says a football team or not.

The Marty Party[edit]

ESPN reporter Marty Smith joins the show live via satellite, instead of just on the phone, to chat with Dan and Stugotz about why he is in a certain place and what the surroundings are. Smith has joined the show from Rome (covering Michigan football's visit there), the White House (covering Clemson football's visit with President Trump), and Shanghai (covering Cristiano Ronaldo's preseason trip to China).

The Stugotz Pregame Show[edit]

Beginning the TV simulcast, Stugotz gets a minute or so to vent about something that might or might not be brought up during the main show. During football season on Fridays, Stugotz uses the pregame show to make his weekend picks. On Tuesdays, 'The Stugotz Pregame Show' is replaced by 'Greg Cote's Show and Tell,' where the Shipping Container gathers in the main studio with Stugotz as Greg Cote brings in and describes a random item from his garage. Previously, when the show's final hour aired on ESPN2, a segment titled ESPN Dos Minutos would air, where Stugotz and Mike Ryan would review the show, but Dos Minutos ended when ESPNU re-gained the final hour of the show. Because of a difference in commercial lengths between the TV simulcast and radio show, the TV simulcast typically airs flashback moments or highlights from the local hour at the return from commercials.

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Wake and Take[edit]

In July 2017, Dan decided not to do the first 'local hour' of the show (9:00 am EST to 10:00 am), leaving Stugotz to his own devices. Mostly because Stugotz is lazy and didn't want to develop his own content, he took phone calls from listeners (something that Dan steadfastly refuses to do) while the segment's signature music played. This was all done under the guise that, 'he had taken plenty of notes and had plenty of information, but it was up to you, the listener, to get it out of him.' Stugotz also felt a good use of 'Wake and Take' was to interview Mike Ryan. The opening of Wake and Take is an explosion of audio stimulation that rarely fails to remind the listener of The Ticket's phone-in line number. It is important during 'Wake and Take' to give quick, 'hot takes' on anything, but any greeting towards the hosts will result in 'Suey!' and dropping/hanging up on the call. Dan attempts to fit in (instead of fitting out) during this hour, usually poorly, and has occasionally attempted to get the local hour back to its previous format. These however usually fail, resulting in Dan leaving the studio altogether and Wake and Take resuming.

Expert Opinions[edit]

Before a big event like the NBA Finals, the show calls on a myriad of frequent guest co-hosts, other ESPN personalities, and recurring or former guests to give their opinion or prediction on a matter. For example, in 2018, while 'suspending' Chris Simms from his segment for appearing on the Dan Patrick Show and talking about quarterback rankings, the show brought 22 different guests on to name the 15th Best Quarterback in the NFL, including Chris's father Phil Simms, Greg Cote (whom they cut off with the Hard Network Out), and Drake's father, Dennis Graham.

Roy's Realm[edit]

Over the course of a segment, Roy Bellamy is transformed into 'King Roy,' and Bellamy pontificates on recent news to the audience in his kingdom. Mike Ryan, Billy Gil, and Chris Cote play the roles of royal jesters. Recurring jokes include the jesters' obsession with Princess Claire (sometimes referred to as Princess Gary); Mina Kimes playing an evil witch with poor comedic timing; and the screaming of 'Silence!' when the town drunk, Lebatard, speaks.

Pipo[edit]

Beginning in the 2018 season, a Miami Hurricanes fan named José 'Pipo' (in reality, FIU Panthers supporter Billy Gil) began making regular appearances to talk about 'how dope The U is', castigate 'that arrepentido Tropical Depression Dan' for breaking the 1995 Pell Grant scandal that caused the 'Canes to lose scholarships and be placed on probation, and tell Spanglish stories of his tailgating exploits in the West 32 parking lot at Hard Rock Stadium with his friends Jorgito, Caro and Lorenzo. His popularity grew so much that on Fridays before or after a Canes game, he takes over the local hour to blast reggaeton, control the soundboard, and talk with callers about Miami and other dope subjects like beer pong, pastelitos from El Palacio de los Jugos, and walking into the stadium midway through the 2nd quarter because of how faded they got tailgating.

Running gags/Inside jokes/Trivia[edit]

Current[edit]

• Cannonball! – Because Stugotz maintains he is too afraid to approach 'dangerous' topics (typically racial), he will often play a sound clip from the film Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy featuring Will Ferrell screaming 'Cannonball!' to indicate he is stepping away from the topic and would rather go outside to the Hotel Clevelander pool.
• NFL Breaking news – Stugotz randomly interrupts Le Batard during a long point with the 'ka-chung' sound effect from the 90s newsmagazine A Current Affair, and delivers three updates about the NFL. The joke began with legitimate free agency news through the first few days of the 2014 free agency period. The joke has now been extended by giving 'news' about nominal players, players making visits to teams or training camp reports. Stugotz has also begun adding random saying as the final breaking news in one of the groups of 'stories' such as, 'Rome wasn't built in a day' The joke often features an exasperated Le Batard begging his partner and producers to stop or pontificating about their ridiculousness. Producer Mike Ryan has also used the sound effect to interrupt Le Batard or Bomani Jones during an uncomfortable racial point.
• Hard Network Out – For some reason professional journalist and Miami Herald columnist Greg Cote appears unable to understand the concept of the hard network out at the end of an hour of the show and will continue to talk through the break. There was a period on the show wherein Le Batard would wear a hat with a clock on the brim to help Cote understand how much time remained at the end of a segment, but to no avail. The phenomenon has now morphed into Le Batard and Stugotz attempting to trap Cote by waiting until late in an hour to ask his opinion, setting him up to ramble through the out. The show maintains frequently that this feat is not a contrived gag but is an actual problem for Cote that they exploit to great comedic benefit.
• Shockular – A sound effect of Le Batard's father Gonzalo saying, 'Show killer' in his Cuban accent. The clip is usually played when Greg Cote tries to make a bad joke. On the February 24th, 2016 episode, John Amaechi was christened the 'Overseas Showkiller' and the sound effect was played for him.^{[citation needed]}
• The Hakeem Nicks Laugh/Loser Game Show Sound - Jokes are a major fixture of the show and one-liner jokes occur quite often. For example, during one episode Stugotz made the accusation that 'Gone with the Wind' was overrated and decried the length of the movie. He punctuated this grievance with the joke 'How long does it take for something to blow away?'. When such a joke is made, it will invoke one of two sounds, either the Loser Game Show Sound (The Tuba Riff from The Price is Right, played following a contestant losing) or the Hakeem Nicks Laugh. The Hakeem Nicks Laugh was sound taken during an interview that Dan said was an otherwise useless endeavor as Nicks hadn't been saying anything interesting, and Dan insists the subtle 'heh heh heh' of The Hakeem Nicks Laugh was the only thing of value found in the interview. If a joke is deemed generally bad, corny, or falls in the category of a 'dad joke', or if Mike Ryan feels like irritating Dan, the joke will get the Loser Game Show Sound. If it is deemed to be clever enough, or if there is a certain aspect of sexual innuendo, it will garner the Hakeem Nicks Laugh.
• The Washington Racial Slurs – While not a gag, Le Batard has maintained he will not say the name of the Washington Redskins on air because their name is a racial slur that offends people. He instead, refers to them as the Washington Racial Slurs.
• Useless Sound Montage- To his utter annoyance, producer Billy Gill (Guillermo) compiles a montage of sound after an NFL weekend, composed of sports clichés during coach or player press conferences, and sometimes of NFL analysis. Le Batard often refers to it as 'coach gibberish' during the segment.
• Sports Polls that Make Fun of Crappy Sports Polls - The show is generally irritated by absolute reverence given to sports and one method of rebellion against this is putting up 'sports polls' that have nothing to do with sports. Usually the Sports Poll that Makes Fun of Crappy Sports Polls involves a question brought up during conversation and sometimes involves a question the show's personalities are arguing about. The Audience Vote will serve as the decision as to who wins the argument. Dan often grades the show based on the randomness of the poll questions, the more random and non-sports related the poll questions are, the better Dan considers the show to be. On the December 10, 2018 show a 100% “yes” poll was achieved. However, this was done by making both poll options “yes”. The highest percentage for a multi-option poll is 98%, which has been achieved multiple times. On December 13, 2018 the first 50/50 poll result was achieved. 'When you get engaged should you immediately renounce the right to go to Vegas?' The results were 50% Yes and 50% No.
• Fake Joe Zagacki- During the show's local hour in Miami, executive producer Mike Ryan often imitates Joe Zagacki, the local radio broadcaster for Miami Hurricanes football. Ryan often mocks the excessive and intrusive advertising during Zagacki's broadcast by adding extra sponsors for every location around the field. Ryan has also extended his Limited Fake impressions to singer Michael McDonald, and once interviewed the actual Alan Thicke as Limited Fake Alan Thicke.
• Stump the Meech- When John Amaechi appears on the program, he is played clips of Stugotz mispronouncing or stumbling over words and is asked to try to identify them. Typically the segment is played with a best-of-five scoring to determine if Amaechi has won.
• Kentucky Fraud Chickens – Generally released on Stugotz when he makes a ridiculous assertion or bald-faced lie, the staff assaults him with the word, 'Fraud,' squawked out like a chicken clucking. Recently, one of the chickens in the flock has become sentient and speaks in full, rushed, squawked sentences to point out Stugotz's hypocrisy. Per information and belief, the Kentucky Fraud Chickens are undefeated - neva lost.
• The Fine System and The Paul Fine Bucket - The show has a system of monetary fines in place for conversational misdemeanors. Dan is fined $5 for 'tone issues', which he will often levy on himself, and is fined $2 for messing up an individual's name like an old person. Stugotz is fined for 'phlegm issues', for coughing into his microphone without hitting the mute button. Stugotz is also fined $5 for reading the internet incorrectly, $2 for blaming his mistakes on someone else and $1 for attempting to levy a fine on another person that is not their designated fine. Stugotz often tries to dodge paying show fines by telling Dan and the producers that 'he doesn't have any cash.' This led to the producers instituting an additional $1 fine for non-payment, with a $1 kicker if it's discovered that Stugotz lied initially about not having cash on him. Greg Cote is fined $5 for breaking the show beyond repair. Guillermo is fined $2 anytime he makes a fundamentally useless contribution into the microphone. Roy is fined for lousy hockey updates. Finally, Mike Ryan is fined $2 for 'music snobbery' which entails Mike sharing little known music facts or opinions, ostensibly to add to the conversation but more likely to flaunt his music knowledge. A stipulation has been put in place for Mike to avoid his fines; if he commits music snobbery in a limited fake Mel Kiper voice, he is exempt from any and all music snobbery fines. All money collected from these fines is placed in the Paul Finebucket, a container that looks like Paul Finebaum's head. During the 2017-18 Grid of Death season, a helmet was added to the mix that gave the selector an instant death and all of the money in the Paul Finebucket.
• The Dirty Demon of Debate - Occasionally, lack of conviction when arguing about sports will summon the 'Dirty Demon of Debate' to chastise those not firmly entrenched in an opinion. The Dirty Demon of Debate emerges with red light and if one listens closely, the Demon also enters to the sounds of Jets fans chastising their team during halftime of the Butt-Fumble game, which Dan has often said would be the sounds you would hear as you descend into hell.
• Watching Television - ESPN's First Take begins at the same time as the national show everyday and is on televisions in the studio while the show is live. When Stephen A. Smith and Max Kellerman become particularly animated Mike Ryan plays the sound of Stephen A. reacting to the news that Magic Johnson had been named Lakers GM in a shout ('AHHHHHH!') and the show stops and the volume on First Take is turned up so the listening audience can indulge. The Stephen A. sound has precedence and can interrupt anything else on the show, including guests and planned segments.
• Surfer Hockey Dude Who Is Far Away from the Mic - Surfer Hockey Expert will occasionally make an appearance when insightful commentary is needed on hockey. Surfer Hockey Expert likes to give his hot takes away from the microphone because he is always leaning out an open door to check out surf conditions. Dan has repeatedly deemed Surfer Hockey Dude the show's 'worst character,' thus fueling additional performances of the bit by Executive Producer Mike Ryan.
• The Penalty Box - In May 2017, the show set up a penalty box that hosts and producers can get sent off for two minutes for different violations. This was set up by Dan to primarily use to penalize Greg Cote on Tuesdays for bad jokes or failure to produce one of his regular segments, but Dan, Stugotz, and even Mike Ryan have been sent to the penalty box for various reasons. The box is outfitted with a hockey stick, towel and Gatorade sports bottle not unlike a NHL penalty box. On May 31, 2018, Le Batard sent the entire show to the penalty box after show producer Billy Gil began the first hour of the show with an inane discussion on the efficacy of the 10-day Major League Baseball disabled list vs. the 30-day disabled list. Music played for two minutes while the entire show served out the penalty.
• Tickling Greg Cote - Occasionally in addition to or in lieu of a trip to the box, Greg will be tickled by the entire Shipping Container as a punishment for bad radio. Greg's son, producer Chris Cote, suggested this because he knew that his father was highly ticklish.
• ????in' it! - Occasionally Greg Cote will punctuate a thought by using a gerund phrase as a direct object, relating to the object of the previous sentence. (ex. 'I'm having a ball. Ballin' it!'). This is meant to be done in a sing-songy, whimsical manner. Another famous example (used during rejoins), during an aforementioned Tickling Punishment, Greg claimed he was having a heart attack and, with much comedic success, yelled 'Heart attackin' it!' as the tickling ensued.
• NBA Finals Wager - Each year, Dan and Stugotz pick a team in the NBA Finals: whoever's team loses must perform a humiliating task. Results have included Stugotz doing an entire show both dressed as and vocally impersonating Guy Fieri, Dan having to re-enact Prince Fielder's photo shoot for ESPN The Magazine's 'Body Issue' (which was later cancelled), and Stu having his head shaved to resemble Paul Finebaum.
• Stu Lies - It has been well documented throughout the show's history that Stugotz has both a propensity both for stretching the truth and believing his own lies, and starting in 2016 an entire summer show has been spent testing exactly what Stu says is or is not the truth. Retired Miami-Dade police officer (and licensed polygraph operator) Joe Harper will hook Stugotz up to a lie-detector, ask him if statements he made actually happened, and then announce the result, often with hilarious results.
• Arash - A recurring caller during Wake and Take, he will list off things that he finds to be 'overrated' and give various other sports hot takes. Whenever a good call is made into the show, Stugotz will follow up by saying 'Rash 'em.'
• 30 for 30 - Stugotz will occasionally do a parody of the promos for an ESPN 30 for 30 film, providing the voice over that begins with 'what if I told you' along with the 30 for 30 music. The bit began with mocking Stugotz's 0-15 stretch of picking NFL games in 2016 and has since been used to make fun of various sports figures including Antonio Cromartie fathering so many children, Rick Pitino being a vampire and Chris Foerster snorting a 'white powdery substance'.
• White Guys - Mocking the brass horned theme song for 'Golic and Wingo' before its premiere, the hosts and Shipping Container sang the phrase 'White guys' stretched out. The clip is used whenever Dan and Stu talk about something that is specific to white guys, like Stugotz saying his favorite bands are Pearl Jam and The Grateful Dead, or mistake or mispronounce something in black culture, like sizzurp.
• Art Briles - After former Baylor University football coach Art Briles was fired in the wake of a sexual assault scandal in 2016, Stugotz made the joke that Briles was sent to hell for his part in the scandal. Now whenever hell or anything related is mentioned on the show, a reference to Briles is inevitably made (usually by Stugotz himself). Briles is also sometimes brought up on the show - for example, when they made fun of his biography 'Looking Up' (with Stugotz stating that Briles was 'looking up' from hell).
• We Live in a Racist Country - After hearing an interview with San Antonio Spurs head coach, Greg Popovich, Dan asked Mike Ryan to place a clip from the interview where Popovich states the importance of Black History Month and concludes with the assertion 'we live in a racist country' at the end of every segment.
• The Magic Crate of Content - The Magic Crate of Content is a box with numerous and sometimes sports-related questions that either Dan or Stu will ask the other. It is heralded by a cell phone recording of the $25,000 Pyramid theme. The Crate must be respected, meaning the entire show must stop and answer the question that is drawn. Recently, the Crate has been appearing when Dan is talking about a sensitive or controversial topic to the shock and surprise of the everyone on the set.
• Stugutz - This bit came about after a report quoting author Marcus Thompson was brought up on the show, in which Thompson stated that his gut was telling him that Kevin Durant would opt out of his contract with the Golden State Warriors after the 2018 NBA season. In response to this, Dan stated that Stugotz was the only person at ESPN that should be allowed to report things from the gut. In the bit, the camera is focused on Stu’s stomach, which is crudely painted to resemble a human face. Stugutz then proceeds to give hot takes for the remainder of the segment, occasionally taking a quick break to either eat or drink. Unfortunately, this bit only works on television due to the visual nature of the gag.

Dan Lebatard Podcast Archive

Past[edit]

• Look at the Stugotz - A bit where Stugotz is observed in his natural habitat by nature enthusiasts, speaking to one another in hushed tones so as to not disturb the creature.
• Roy's Top Ten – Roy Bellamy performs this list on a regular basis, and the humor of the segment is multi-faceted. Part of it is derived from Bellamy's sometime mangling of the delivery, part is the often uproarious laughter from Stugotz, but the underlying, veiled theme is that nine of the ten on the list is Afrocentric in nature, and the number one answer is always Caucasian in nature. Written by Roy and producer Mike Ryan, and previously former producer and co-host Marc Hochman, the list is always subject to being misconstrued by a casual listener as racist, but the show's (and Le Batard's) racial color-blindness allows for a lot of latitude in this regard.
• GOTZ-YA! – When Stugotz does something 'Stugotzian' (e.g., telling a blatant lie, bringing the show to a screeching halt with bad information, or dismissing Le Batard by saying 'Perhaps...'), the GOTZ-YA! sound clip is played. In this clip, The Big Voice or Papi thunders in with 'GOTZ-YA!' and this interjection is immediately followed by Jamaican reggae horns.
• Abby's Weekend Report - Stugotz's wife, Abby comes on each week to report/indict Stugotz's weekend exploits. The success of the bit hinges on Stugotz generally not helping around the house and Abby calling him out. The bit is immensely successful.
• Wann-stache – The 'Wann-stache' is a reference to the facial hair of former Miami Dolphins head-coach Dave Wannstedt. There are many instances where Le Batard asks callers for symbols related to the Wann-stache. For example, in January 2008 with the Dolphins' hiring of Tony Sparano, callers were asked to name Sparano's facial hair. The resulting calls were disastrous.
• Violent Sneezers – Dan recalled the story of former MLB pitcher Goose Gossage throwing out his back while sneezing. He then challenged the callers to name others in the world of sports that seem as if they would do the same. Dusty Rhodes seemed to be the only clear-cut consensus among Dan and the listeners. Mixed with popular songs, including House of Pain's Jump Around, was a sound bite of Fake Dusty Rhodes proclaiming with his trademark lisp and Southern accent, 'I'm a violent sneeza!'^[3]
• Gonzalo 'Papi' Le Batard – Le Batard often surreptitiously calls his father and records the conversation for fodder for the show. With a heavy Cuban accent, Le Batard's father laments the fates of Miami's sports teams, especially the Florida Marlins. 'Papi' is aware that his son records their phone calls, but doesn't know when or which of their calls are being recorded. Prior to his father's knowledge of the recordings, Le Batard himself deemed the act as 'felonious'. Le Batard's baiting of his father about various disappointing aspects of the Miami sports scene always produces humorous results.
• Fake Callers – During the show's local hour (more so before the show went national in 2013) callers would often imitate and pretend to be 'fake' sports figures and celebrities. Many callers became popular and would call regularly into the show. There was the Fake Howard Schnellenberger (Fake Howard Schellenfraud), Fake Stephen A. Smith, Limited Fake Jason Jackson, Fake Pavarotti, Fake Cote, limited Fake Himalaya Operator (Kevin Luehrs) (also known as the Music Express).^[4][5] Dan brought back the limited fakes for a short period in April 2018 before ultimately concluding that the national audience was 'awful' at the concept and wasn't as funny as the local Miami callers.
• Mowing through Callers – Listeners are given the opportunity to call in and ask experts questions on a given sport. Listeners and experts are both encouraged to ask and answer questions as quickly as possible and the segment features background music that becomes increasingly fast and intense as it goes to press people to go faster. Le Batard maintains John Clayton is currently the best expert at this segment.
• Call-in Policy – Le Batard rarely takes calls during the show unless it involves a segment where listeners can ask guests questions, such as with ESPN Baseball analyst Tim Kurkjian or Zoo Miami director Ron Magill. In these segments, Le Batard insists that callers not begin their calls with a pleasantry (such as 'What's Up?' or 'How Are You?'), a policy originated on Tony Kornheiser's original DC-based radio show. Violators will have their call immediately dropped and followed by the 'Suey' montage. Stugotz is known to fail to enforce this rule when Le Batard is out-of-studio, as callers are more frequent during these Le Batard-less shows. The show also,regularly reads tweets from listeners and polls them on pointless topic. When tweets are of a particular type of offensiveness to the staff, they may be followed by soundbites like 'You don't get the show' or 'He's...that...guy.'
• Suey – The 'Suey' is named after a term Luther Campbell used to describe a rap record by basketball star Kobe Bryant. Campbell called it worse than garbage, worse than sewage...'suey.' There is a suey montage, which consists of an initial 'suey' and a flurry of other past show sounds, lasting 15 seconds or more in duration. The show still holds the annual 'Suey Awards', which awarded some of the worst moments from the show's previous year.
• The Rants – Following The Decision, the 2010 televised event in which LeBron James announced his intention to join the Miami Heat, Le Batard started the show delivering a five-minute rant celebrating the then-defending MVP's decision, as well as the signing of Chris Bosh and return of Dwyane Wade. He delivered another shortly after and it became a tradition to unleash a new rant after each major Miami Heat accomplishment. In 2011, Le Batard gave a rant following series victories over the Boston Celtics and Chicago Bulls. In 2012, rants were given after an Eastern Conference Finals win over the Celtics and an NBA Finals victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder. The 2013 versions were in honor of victories over the Indiana Pacers and San Antonio Spurs, the latter of which was the longest in show history. The rants are usually delivered to a rendition of 'O Fortuna.'
• The Hot Take Diva - When Stugotz is feeling particularly comfortable, he will lie on the table, don lipstick, and give hot takes. This was inspired by an interview Mariah Carey gave wherein she did the interview lying on her side. Arguably the bit's finest moment was when The Hot Take Diva was backed by the sultry sounds of Kenny G playing saxophone in the background during Super Bowl Week, 2017.
• Greg Cote's Soup of the Day - A short segment introduced by Papi LeBatard as Soup De Jour in which Greg Cote describes a soup and provides detailed instructions for its preparation.
• The Top 70 NFL Quarterbacks - After Chris Simms called Jaguars quarterback Blake Bortles the 70th best quarterback in the NFL in 2017, Dan called him out and challenged the former QB and current Bleacher Report analyst to name every quarterback better than Bortles. Since then he calls in each segment to give a quarterback and tell stories about his playing career and his father, Phil Simms.

Controversies[edit]

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Tim Hardaway's homophobic comments[edit]

On February 14, 2007, the week of the 2007 NBA All-Star Game, former Miami Heat player Tim Hardaway appeared on the show. When asked if he would be accepting of a gay teammate, such as retired NBA center John Amaechi, Hardaway replied: ‘First of all, I wouldn't want him on my team.’

Hardaway continued, ‘You know, I hate gay people, so I let it be known,’ Hardaway said. ‘I don't like gay people and I don't like to be around gay people. I am homophobic. I don't like it. It shouldn't be in the world or in the United States.’

NBA commissioner David Stern, upon learning of the remarks Wednesday, banished Hardaway from All-Star weekend in Las Vegas.”^[6]

Following the comments, Hardaway apologized and attended counseling. He has also made public appearances supporting gay rights, including one in El Paso, Texas in response to an attempted recall.^[7]

David Samson’s criticism of Ichiro Suzuki’s contract[edit]

On July 11, 2007, Florida Marlins team president David Samson was featured on the show as he often is. When told by Dan about the report of Seattle Mariners player Ichiro Suzuki signing a 5-year, $100 million contract, Samson was in a state of disbelief. He went on to say that no player in baseball was worthy of that amount and that this deal would surely return the league to the days of ridiculous contracts, surely ruining the sport.

The next day, Bob Ryan of the Boston Globe appeared on the show to share opinion on the matter. He began by asking if Samson had just entered baseball yesterday. He then went on to criticize both Samson and the Florida Marlins franchise, while calling the deal as one of a well-managed franchise.^[8][9]

Jay Bilas racial questions[edit]

ESPN college basketball analyst Jay Bilas was on the show on April 7, 2008 to discuss NBA Draft prospects. When Le Batard asked if race was a factor in drafting, specifically if Michael Beasley would be drafted as highly if he had the same numbers but were white (the discussion originated with Tyler Hansbrough's low draft projection despite his numbers). Bilas responded “this is stupid,” and proceeded to end the interview.^[10]

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Michael Phelps incident[edit]

Michael Phelps appeared on the show shortly after the 2008 Beijing Olympics. After not liking Le Batard's line of questioning, Phelps abruptly ended the interview however did not properly hang up the phone. Phelps could then be heard in the background calling Dan a 'joke'.^[11]

Magic Johnson Controversy[edit]

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In Feb, 2017, Magic Johnson was named as the President of Basketball operations of the Los Angeles Lakers. Le Batard then questioned his qualifications and cited less than successful ventures into both NBA coaching, and NBA broadcasting as well as his television show The Magic Hour as evidence that giving Magic Johnson a position in which he apparently lacked experience was a questionable decision. Of particular note, Le Batard stated that Magic Johnson's main qualification for this job was his ability to be charming and charismatic as well as his fame. Le Batard made the following comment:

'What you’ve got here though, is a testament to the power of fame. And a testament to the power of a modicum of charm. Because Magic Johnson is charming. But, Magic Johnson was given a late night television show, because he’s famous and charming. Failed in 11 shows. Magic Johnson was given a head coaching job of the Lakers, because he’s famous and charming, failed in 16 games. Magic Johnson, not interesting as a broadcaster, given broadcasting opportunity after broadcasting opportunity, because he’s famous and charming. And now, he gets to run the entire Lakers organization because he’s famous and charming. That’s amazing. That’s amazing. He’s a very kind man, to be in his presence is to be awash in all the things people like about celebrity, he will make you feel special, but he wasn’t good at any of those jobs I just mentioned, and he got all of those jobs, bypassing a whole lot of people who are more qualified, because he’s famous and charming.'

Other ESPN commentators took offense to Le Batard's accusations that Magic Johnson was unqualified and also suggested that race played a part in Le Batard's accusations. Keyshawn Johnson, was asked by Jorge Sedano 'If you are insinuating that Dan is, like, being prejudiced here...' and Keyshawn Johnson responded 'That's what I'm insinuating'. Sedano defended Le Batard, saying 'Well then you are 100% wrong.' ^[12]

LZ Granderson also hinted that race played a role in Le Batard's comments, stating that Le Batard implied through his comments about Magic Johnson's charisma that Magic Johnson had gotten the job through 'shucking and jiving'. Michael Wilbon also criticized Le Batard's comments on Twitter, though Wilbon's criticism abstained from any discussion of race.^[13]

Twitter beef with Michael Rapaport[edit]

Stemming from the Magic Johnson controversy, actor Michael Rapaport, took to Twitter to call out Le Batard for his comments on Johnson, insinuating a Twitter beef between him and the show's crew.^[14] On February 24, 2017 Rapaport tweeted out, 'Dan Lebatard askin why Magic is runnin the Lakers & the rest of the world is asking why his Father is on TV show everyday. Who's qualified!?' ^[15] Le Batard, responded to Rapaport by tweeting, 'The idea of my father feuding with Michael Rapaport is delightful and why I got into journalism.' ^[16]

The situation escalated over the weekend as executive producer, Mike Ryan, then jumped in to defend Le Batard where he buried Rapaport, pointing out the actor's many forgettable role's in his movies. After a lengthy back and forth, Rapaport still insisted on attacking Ryan, and eventually, another of the show's producer's, Roy Bellamy, jumped into the discussion. The Twitter beef reached its climax with Rapaport posting a racist photo of Bellamy, and resulting in Ryan and Bellamy finishing their war with Rapaport.^[17] Following the weekend, Le Batard briefly discussed the events that had occurred over the weekend on his show, and proclaimed the end of Rapaport's guest appearances at ESPN. Le Batard stated, 'These things are all about value. How much value do you have to the company? Not enough to be putting up racist stuff on Twitter. He doesn’t work for the company. He’s on The Jump every once in awhile. So I’m guessing this is gonna cause him a problem. He doesn’t have enough value to the company, I don’t think, to withstand something like this.” ^[18]

On February 28, 2017, Rapaport released an edition of his podcast, I Am Rapaport, in which he fired back at the show once again, repeatedly insulting Le Batard and co-host Stugotz. Rapaport also threatened them with a defamation lawsuit for accusations that had been made about him having herpes stating, “You’re claiming that I’m not going work at ESPN? Let me tell you something. If I'm going down, the whole s— is burning down. If I'm going down, we’re talking about defamation.' ^[19]

On the May 5, 2017, episode of The Bill Simmons Podcast, hosted by Bill Simmons, a long time friend of Le Batard, Rapaport once again brought up the beef between him and the show. He repeatedly insulted Le Batard, Stugotz, and the show's producers saying they were only there to get his coffee. Simmons was uncomfortable for the entirety of Rapaport's rant against the show saying, “I still feel awkward because I like all those guys. I wish this would work out.” ^[20]

Diamond Dallas Page incident[edit]

On April 4, 2017, professional wrestler Diamond Dallas Page appeared on the show following his induction in the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame. The interview appeared to be going well, until a question regarding a non-kayfabe feud with Scott Steiner was asked, specifically, a question about eye-gouging. Page called Le Batard a 'monkey' and went on a profanity-laced rant directed at Le Batard.^[21]

References[edit]

1. ^Matt Yoder (27 September 2013). 'Dan Le Batard launches ESPN Radio show Monday'. Awful Announcing. Bloguin. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
2. ^http://wearefusion.tumblr.com/post/111576430949/espns-dan-le-batard-to-bring-his-signature-voice
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4. ^https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWHb3tAqKNQ
5. ^https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBqgrRFiRqg
6. ^'Retired NBA star Hardaway says he hates 'gay people''. ESPN.com. ESPN. 16 February 2007. Retrieved 12 July 2007.
7. ^Zirin, David (22 August 2011). 'Hardaway makes up for comments, stands up for gay rights'. SI.com. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
8. ^790 the TicketDavid Samson's interview on July 11th Updated 2007-07-11, retrieved 2007-07-12
9. ^790 the TicketBob Ryan's response to Samson's remarks Updated 2007-07-12, retrieved 2007-07-12
10. ^790 the TicketJay Bilas talks NBA Draft with Le Batard 04/07/2008
11. ^790 the TicketDan Le Batard interviews Michael Phelps 09/25/2008
12. ^'ESPN vs. ESPN: Keyshawn insinuates Le Batard's Magic jab racist'. NY Daily News. Retrieved 2017-06-08.
13. ^'Michael Wilbon goes after Dan Le Batard over Magic Johnson criticism'. Larry Brown Sports. 2017-02-23. Retrieved 2017-06-08.
14. ^Baumgard, Josh (2017-02-25). ''Actor' Michael Rapaport goes after Le Batard family on Twitter, gets eviscerated'. Slice Miami. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
15. ^MichaelRapaport (2017-02-24). 'Dan Lebatard askin why Magic is runnin the Lakers & the rest of the world is asking why his Father is on TV show everyday. Who's qualified!?'. @MichaelRapaport. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
16. ^Show, Dan Le Batard (2017-02-24). 'The idea of my father feuding with Michael Rapaport is delightful and why I got into journalism.https://twitter.com/michaelrapaport/status/835290722295300100 …'. @LeBatardShow. Retrieved 2017-06-11.External link in |title= (help)
17. ^Ryan, Mike (2017-02-25). '.@roybelly Don't waste anymore time with ignorant @MichaelRapaport. Take a hint from his ex-wife and leave his ass for a woman'. @MichaelRyanRuiz. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
18. ^'The Michael Rapaport/Dan Le Batard Show Feud Has Gotten Very Personal'. The Big Lead. 2017-03-02. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
19. ^'Dan Le Batard-Michael Rapaport ESPN media war 'for the ages' gets down, dirty'. Sporting News. 2017-03-03. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
20. ^Baumgard, Josh (2017-05-06). 'Cockroach Michael Rapaport attempts to reignite Le Batard beef on Bill Simmons Podcast'. Slice Miami. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
21. ^'Diamond Dallas Page Flips Out and Curses at Dan Le Batard During Live ESPN Interview'. Complex. Retrieved 2017-06-08.

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