The Dan Le Batard Show

It’s Episode 85—or as Chad himself would call it, the Ochocinco show. NFL analyst Ross Tucker stops by to explain why Chad Johnson is criminally underappreciated, while also breaking down why Matthew Stafford deserves way more respect. Then, Tony Calatayud explains why Brock Purdy has been an absolute nightmare for opposing defenses since day one. Plus, we break down a high-stakes week for LA: the Chargers desperately need a win, and the Rams need to put an end to a painful era. Finally, we head south to Brazil, where the Ravens and Cowboys better check their footwear before stepping onto the wildly questionable turf at the Maracanã. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"I bet Rony Seikaly had a good childhood." Jeremy says it's over for Taylor Swift. Oronde Gadsden. Matthew Berry is here to give out his best fantasy football advice. Oronde Gadsden. It's time to get ready for GTA. Oronde Gadsden. Jason Sudeikis can hoop. Oronde Gadsden. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"I don't want him to be the test goat." Can you name a whole bunch of college football teams that wear orange? Can you name this century's NL home run leaders? Do you like plantains? Great! This segment is for you! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"...on behalf of ice cutters, steel workers, and pin setters everywhere." We were having fun until Amin crossed the line. Dave is shaming the Devils, Mike is lamenting the loss of jobs across, and we're talkin' Texas and Tennessee. Plus, for the rest of this season, who would you rather have: The U or the SEC? Today's cast: Amin, Your ol' pal Dave Dameshek, Roy, Chris, Jeremy, Mike, and Tony. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Yes! You heard that right! Dan Le Batard is actually joining the Pitch Clock this week! He FINALLY sits down with Jeremy to discuss his Tampa Bay Rays and what makes the AL East Champions so enthralling to him. Plus, new producer Gabe puts the boys to the test for the first time as Chris and Jeremy try and pair up some pitcher and catcher duos from their heyday of baseball. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"That's not an undercurrent, that's a full current." JuJu joins the show for a record-breaking Thursday Thunder; Tony tells us about the Spanglish FIU football broadcast he is doing with his dad; and Dan goes toe-to-toe with his inner monologue as we try to answer whether Penn State-Wisconsin is a big game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"I'll pick it when I sweet well please." Jessica joins us to preview the upcoming weekend of college football, including a Factory of Sadness Game between USC and Oregon. We also relive a legendary radio call that reminds Dan of the origins of radio transmission to submarines. Plus, we go to The Bucket, and after a decade of playing, Dan shows us he still somehow doesn't know the rules. He then introduces us to our latest entity, Le Batard+ in a way only he can. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"Pelle Larson will get up in your shit." A loaded hour begins with Big Game or Not a Big Game. It ends with Real or Fake Podcast, but in between, the gang discusses the latest question raised about the Miami Heat, which Zaslow has declared the dumbest thing ever said about the organization: who is going to play defense on a team that has Giannis Antetokounmpo, Bam Adebayo, Davion Mitchell, Bobby Portis, Andrew Wiggins, and Erik Spoelstra as its head coach? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"Then he got a batting donut and started swinging in the on-deck circle." David Samson joins us to weigh in on Pablo Torre's latest report involving Life Surge and Tim Tebow. He also offers his perspective on Vladimir Guerrero Jr's comments about his contract and makes a bunch of 1970s references along the way. Then, on the eve of the 10th anniversary of José Fernández's tragic passing, David walks us through what that day was like and how the tragedy still sticks with him. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"Hey, listen, kid, you've been traded to Boston College." Pablo Torre joins the show to discuss the latest major story being reported on Pablo Torre Finds Out, involving a company called Life Surge, Tim Tebow, and alleged exploitation of people through religion. What is Tebow's responsibility in this situation? Dan explains why a story reported Friday that came out Thursday should be the biggest in sports. Mike wonders whether the Miami Hurricanes should play Mark Fletcher and Malachi Toney against the Central Michigan Chippewas this Saturday; Zaslow doubles down on his college football trades take, and OJ is joining him on Zaslow Show 2.0 today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Erin Ryan is no stranger to the comments section. She went from a miserable job at Merrill Lynch (and escaping to a Chicago animal shelter to walk dogs), to anonymously writing $100 Sunday shifts at Jezebel. From there, she made her way to managing editor at The Daily Beast and eventually the writers’ room of “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia”. If you’re wondering how the hell all that happened, she’s still trying to figure it out too. Later, former “Hysteria” co-host Alyssa Mastromonaco joins to reveal the “alchemy” behind their eight-year partnership, how their show was forged in the chaos of the Trump era, and what they’re hoping for—and genuinely afraid of—for the midterms this November. Listen, watch, and subscribe to the “Hysteria” podcast from Crooked Media with new episodes every Thursday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"Dad's dynamics at PTFO.me." Before we get to The Polls, Mike has an update on the NASCAR fight heard around the world, and Jeremy claims he's seen the best sports photo ever taken. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"Yeti, get me Ryan Zimmerman's stats." Steve-O is here as this week's Celebrity Prognosticator. PFPI commissioner Greg Cote has an update on his MLB Hall of Fame vote, and the crew gets into a massive debate over the way Caleb Williams reacted to his injury. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"I'm sure people think I've probably sharted before." Kevin Harlan may very well be the greatest ever to do it, and baby... he's not done. Kevin tells us about how he fell in love with broadcasting, the way he speaks at home vs. on the broadcast, why Dan loves his radio calls even more than TV, why he grades himself, and how he was hotboxed on his latest call. Also, Kevin commits to bringing one of Greg Cote's catchphrases to his broadcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"Even his cough is annoying." Dan's beloved Tampa Bay Rays have clinched the No. 1 seed in the American League, and he's trying to gauge the group's interest as we head toward the MLB Postseason. No one is interested... well, except for the one guy Dan wishes wouldn't be. Jeremy has a sprawling update on the playoff chase before getting sent to the green screen room for our first official weather report. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"I'm doing it, baby." Dan is trying to force the recently laid off Greg Cote to work harder than ever before, the Miami Hurricanes released incredible throwback uniforms and will actually get to play a game on Saturday, and after Bill Simmons delivers the worst Miami Heat analysis possible, the entire crew gets defensive. You'll get how good that pun is once you listen. Today's cast: Dan, Greg, Zaslow, Roy, Chris, Jeremy, and Mike. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"Why do they have a dog in here?" Shark movies, whale movies, and dog movies galore. When there's a boat crashing in the ocean, do you care more about saving the dogs or the people? Plus, Tony's Top 5 has a huge prediction, an incredible National Anthem save, and Terry Bradshaw delivers top-tier television. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"I do eat butt all the time." Chris Jones trusts in his kicker, Zaslow calls out one of the biggest busts of all time, and Roy knows what Greg's talkin' about. Plus, ESPN released a statement after Dan called them out for hiring primarily white voices for their NFL coverage. Dan has a response. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"Shough is the real d-, oh sorry." After Dan makes sure we properly dive into the pain and agony of Ross Tucker's football-playing days, we go rapid-fire through some of the most important NFL topics, including the Saints, Bengals defense, and fears for Mike McDaniel. Plus, Ross walks us through the food spread at an NFL game and picks some Greg Cote Catchphrases to try to fit into his broadcast of the Steelers and Bengals this weekend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"That's some Samantha Bennett hair if I've ever seen it." Today is the day. Last week we heard No. 2 on Greg Cote's Top 70 Catchphrases, so we'll surely get his No. 1 today, right? He also, as a noted dog hugger, recorded a video about his future writing plans with dog hair all over him. Plus, Jeff Hafley says he's been getting compliments about his Dolphins team, which leads to a big bet between Dan and Greg. And should the national NBA media believe in Giannis Antetokounmpo, Pelle Larsson, and the Miami Heat more than they do? Today's cast: Dan, Greg, Roy, Chris, Jeremy, Tony, and Zaslow. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A cataclysmic Week 2 is in the books, and we’re breaking down all the fallout—from Ja'Marr Chase's mind-bending catch to why the Trinidad Chambliss "too old as a rookie" narrative at 25 makes zero sense. We update the season-long Picks battle before bringing on L.A. Rams play-by-play caller JB Long to break down Aaron Donald's return, whether Puka Nacua is the ultimate Jenga piece to this offense, and why L.A.'s Melbourne trip feels like ancient history. Plus, Josh Allen and Lamar Jackson are playing at their absolute peaks, but can either finally lift a Lombardi? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"He has not won a game in the United States in 644 days." JuJu has arrived with a Stat of the Day that will blow your mind, some bonus NFL Observations, a specialized Top 5 on someone whose father shall not be named, and an update on The Polls. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

" I remember when this show used to be a proper radio show." We're goin' rapid fire through Dan's Top 10 but have to pause before his final Observation to get to some OTHER Observations. That's right, Amin is here to run us through his Weekend Observations, including a tough day for Aaron Rodgers, a coach who belongs in The Odyssey, and Marvin Tarantino. Then, finally... Dan's No. 1 (-8) Football Observation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"Top of the cleat could be crushing the scrotum." Football is a game of inches. You'll get that joke when you listen to the big moment of this hour. Speaking of inches, we're inching closer toward Dan's Top 10 Football Observations by discussing Roy's alias, Tyler Shough and them boys in New Orleans, and the return of 2022 Patrick Mahomes. Also, we're not sure who had the better fight this weekend: UFC or NASCAR. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"CAN! CAN!" Dan leads us through either 15 or 17 football observations, taking us from Ross Tucker's rise to excellence to Jeremy's lack of QB prowess, Baker Mayfield's struggles to Kyle Lowry's Raptors statue, Jacksonville Jacksonvilling to Jared Goff making a throw. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"How do you chastise a person who was right?" Since the Dolphins may just go 0-17 this season, Zaslow's TV quickly switched over to the Florida Panthers preseason game last night, but more importantly, the crew is concerned about the University of Miami's performance against Wake Forest. Plus, we get to Dan's No. 44 through No. 35 NFL and College Football thoughts from over the weekend, including Darren Waller, FSU, Taylor Swift, and an old rusty truck. Today's cast: Dan, Zaslow, Roy, Jeremy, Mike, and Tony. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sixty minutes are in the books, and the NFL landscape is already pure chaos! Are the Jets and Giants both actually competent? Is it time to panic about the vaunted Texans defense after giving up 36 points to Josh Allen and the Bills? Plus, we dig into Bill Belichick’s second chapter at UNC, the Patriots’ continued struggles, the sleep-drunk Rams, and the total power outages plaguing the Chargers’ offense. To make sense of the opening-week fallout, our friend Ten Day Tony joins our show along with the great Gregg Rosenthal (that’s Gregg with three Gs). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We've been waiting all week for this conversation, and it is finally here. After the Miami Herald laid off Greg Cote following a legendary 54-year run, Dan sits down with him to discuss his emotions as he heads into his next chapter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"I tipped my cap to you!" Matthew Berry is here to teach Trysta what a pineapple means, and I guess he also has some good fantasy football info to share with the crew. Is Derrick Henry a Top 5 RB of the Super Bowl Era? Will Jaylen Waddle bounce back? Did Dameshek give Matthew a backhanded compliment? Plus, it's time for another game of Mister Lister! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"I'm a vigorous lovemaker! I'm the one doing that!" Jeremy has a new suggestion for a Bucket punishment, but Tony has some questions about the business. Plus, what's next for Gillian Zucker of the Clippers? Should the Clippers change their name? Did you know there's a new cat? And after Ichiro's dominance in a women's high school all-star game, Amin has a question someone will surely know the answer to: Why did women start playing softball over baseball? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"Amin is a fast food bigot!" Was Amin impressed with Dave's Pitt Panthers? How did Dolphins fans watch the Bills last night? Which movie will win Best Picture at the Academy Awards? Is Megatron the greatest receiver of all time? Is Wendy's going back to its glory days? Are gold uniforms okay in football? Today's cast: Amin, Your ol' pal Dave Dameshek, Roy, Jeremy, Tony, and Trysta. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"Did we just catfish Manti T'eo again?" Dan has a simple question: Why does ESPN keep hiring white male face after white male face after white male face? The crew wonders how ESPN can reach more of Gen Z and Gen Alpha as they struggle to convert influencer audiences into their own viewers. And stick around for Amin name-dropping his agent for zero reason. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"I think of Ron Mercer." It's time for our first sponsored installment of Big Game or Not a Big Game, but Dan has a few important topics he wants to get to first, including Brian Belichick, Texas vs. Ohio State, and Mark Walter. We also dive into the hypocrisy of the Protect College Sports Act. Plus, Macklemore has been dropped from Ed Sheeran's tour as an opening act after an in-concert speech about Palestine, as Robert Kraft and other stadium owners allegedly pressured Sheeran. The crew shares their thoughts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"I love middle-aged white guys." Dan is going through it this morning because he and David got into an argument on Nothing Personal, so to clear it up, David joins us on DAN'S show. Then, could Magic Johnson or Steve Ballmer go to prison? How is local TV revenue negatively impacting future salary in pro sports leagues? Are the Manning brothers old, white, and not that interesting? Plus, Dan learns about Zaslow's 9/11 tribute, and David calls out Trysta for ignoring his calls. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"My phone's been on silent for five years." Traffic was a disaster this morning, so no one who knows how to run this show is actually here. So, we're off to a rip-roaring start! Has Inter Miami ownership bought Dan? Did LeBron James' latest endorsement deal influence where he landed in Free Agency? Is Lane Kiffin still hanging out with hot women? Is Joe Buck as good as anyone in football? Today's cast: Dan, Zaslow, Trysta, Roy, Amin, Chris, and Jeremy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

“I’m not afraid of Donald Trump’s punk ass at all... he's a coward.” Don Lemon pulls back the curtain on his explosive CNN exit—what happened behind the scenes, why he stopped watching the network while he was still working there, and how his husband still carries grudges for him. Lemon also opens up about being arrested at an anti-ICE protest, why he believes he was made an example of because he’s “Don Lemon” and his arrest would make news, and the emotional release that followed. Now, with his own business and The Don Lemon Show, he says he feels liberated—and more connected to his audience than ever. You can watch “The Don Lemon Show” on YouTube, Instagram, Twitch, Facebook, TikTok, and listen wherever you get your podcasts. See Don live with D.L. Hughley on "The DL+DL Anything Goes Tour" - get tickets at DLPlusDL.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"When I was a horny young kid, I was like, 'Damn. Nicole Kidman.'" JuJu is here with his Top 5 Tom Cruise Moments and to clean up the show, compliment Greg Cote, update the Polls, and give Tony an on-ramp to continue promoting his Substack, but first... You know about that Eyes Wide Shut? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"I got into sports media because I like sports." We discuss the Holly Rowe story with Jess, and she tells us why she is so tired of constantly talking about incidents like this instead of the actual games themselves. We also touch on a lot of CFB topics, the WNBA's return after a break for the FIBA World Cup, and the worst flight experiences we've ever had. Does Mike Elko look like he should be walking around with a candle on a little plate? Plus, Roy claims the U is back because they're returning to Nike as their uniform provider, and Greg Cote gives us the worst two minutes in the show's history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"Why do we always have Vaudeville as our go-to?" After dominating Colin Cowherd in Week 1, 5-1, Clark Connors is back for another swing at Celebrity Prognosticator, and Dan might never let him go. He offers his condolences to Greg Cote after his layoff at the Miami Herland, and it seems the two superstars may be making peace. Afterward, we discuss Eddie Johnson claiming Kawhi Leonard may be held out of the Hall of Fame for a couple of years, New York Mets fans applauding Pete Alonso's 300th home run, and whether the standard for the New York Yankees is too high. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"What's with this cobbler bullshit?" Remember when James Franklin said "Hey, Michael," over and over again? We got the Michael. Michael Howes of the Baltimore Sun joins the show. That leads us to an important question: is it right for a reporter to refer to a coach as "Coach" during a media session? Plus, Greg and Dan share stories of tough interactions with Don Shula, Zaslow makes Tom Cruise the Derrick Henry of movies, and Troy Aikman contradicts himself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"But Tati's Llamas went 10-6 in Week 1." Chris introduces Trysta to the concept of the PFPI, Dan rummages for pennies, Greg shares his comfort with low PSI in his tires, and Zas, Roy, and Tony dismiss Pablo's long-winded & self-aggrandizing question to Adam Silver. Today's cast: Dan, Greg, Trysta, Roy, Chris, Tony, and Zaslow. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"My brother was enjoying his birthday!" JuJu is here to rename the Joker of the Day, and he has some Show Awards, Flowers of the Day, and hey... anyone wanna talk Sydney Sweeney? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"Hey, Michael." Is Lane Kiffin going to get the LeBron-in-Cleveland treatment with his upcoming return to Ole Miss? Is it okay for Arch Manning to laugh at AI of Steve Sarkisian hitting Holly Rowe? Has Dan Lanning already been left behind in college football? Will Tony Romo ever work again? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"Week 1 is a prolific liar." Kyle Brandt has the best jawline in sports TV (maybe outside of Howie Long). He's here ahead of the release of his book, "Do You: How To Bet On Yourself by Being Yourself," to discuss the strength of sideline reporters, his Chicago Bears and their electric offense, whether Derrick Henry is the best RB of all time, and if Sydney Sweeney stole his look. Plus, we get to the first Tony's Top 5 of the season, which introduces the first Tony Snell Cross Sport Wind Sprint Award. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"As there is in all of football..." Dan watched the first half of last night's MNF game, then went back to take notes instead of watching the second half, but while he did that, Zas watched his stories, and Greg watched the Emmy Awards. Plus, Greg invents a new phrase just before announcing some HUGE breaking news regarding his Top 70 Catchphrase Countdown. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"The dog never does his business when I walk him." Greg Cote is here to walk us through how McClatchy informed him he'd been laid off from the Miami Herald, what he plans to do with his free time, how he'll handle the rest of his career, and the column he's most proud of. But first, the Jai Alai season starts today; Zas and Trysta show some truly awful judgment, and Jeremy, unsurprisingly, makes it all about himself. Today's cast: Dan, Greg, Trysta, Roy, Chris, Jeremy, and Zaslow. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Football is back, which means it’s officially time to panic over sample sizes of one! Mike Ryan Ruiz and Tony Calatayud swing by to publicly recant the terrible Week 1 takes they immediately regret. We ask the tough questions: Are the Rams and Chargers cooked, or just sleeping in? Tony breaks down why the Giants are complete, unadulterated fool's gold, and we roast the Steelers for somehow making a victory look like a mid-afternoon snoozefest. Finally, comedian Brad Williams joins us live from inside a Red Robin to preview Broncos vs. Chiefs—assuming his bottomless fries don't distract him first.ALERT: Football America! Will be live every Monday this season at 12:45pm ET. Join us on YouTube. Drop into the comments. We'll weave them into the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"Don't try to do that." Before he gets to an update on The Polls, JuJu has thoughts on his Bills, Jameis Winston's cologne habits, and Caitlin Clark's response to a reporter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices