1 00:00:08,160 --> 00:00:09,680 Speaker 1: Tis don't stop when the MIC's turn off. 2 00:00:09,720 --> 00:00:11,480 Speaker 2: You can check out the cafe and YouTube channel for 3 00:00:11,560 --> 00:00:14,560 Speaker 2: exclusive videos in depth takes, initials, password at all the 4 00:00:14,600 --> 00:00:18,439 Speaker 2: games behind the scenes content. Search Kfan on YouTube and 5 00:00:18,520 --> 00:00:24,159 Speaker 2: hit subscribe today. 6 00:00:26,120 --> 00:00:30,120 Speaker 3: The Major League Baseball Draft Lottery introduced in twenty twenty three. 7 00:00:30,960 --> 00:00:32,199 Speaker 1: The Top six Picks. 8 00:00:32,200 --> 00:00:35,519 Speaker 3: It determines the top six picks using what's called a 9 00:00:35,560 --> 00:00:41,240 Speaker 3: weighted system among eighteen non postseason teams to deter allegedly 10 00:00:41,320 --> 00:00:44,879 Speaker 3: deter tanking. The three worst performing teams have the highest 11 00:00:44,920 --> 00:00:48,479 Speaker 3: equal odds for the number one pick, and lottery picks 12 00:00:48,840 --> 00:00:51,440 Speaker 3: for the record are restricted for teams in consecutive years, 13 00:00:51,960 --> 00:00:55,800 Speaker 3: and then the remaining draft order follows reverse stannings. That's 14 00:00:55,800 --> 00:00:58,920 Speaker 3: a follow up to discussion much earlier in the program. 15 00:00:59,480 --> 00:01:03,280 Speaker 3: Do the minsil little links want Lauren Betts? 16 00:01:04,360 --> 00:01:08,479 Speaker 2: It's a fascinating question because they have the second overall pick. 17 00:01:08,520 --> 00:01:12,720 Speaker 1: That is correct shrewd general managing right there by the way. 18 00:01:12,600 --> 00:01:16,560 Speaker 3: Angel Rees traded by Chicago today for not one, but 19 00:01:16,720 --> 00:01:19,399 Speaker 3: two first round draft picks. I saw that that in 20 00:01:19,480 --> 00:01:21,880 Speaker 3: itself might have been worth getting her because if we 21 00:01:21,880 --> 00:01:23,600 Speaker 3: can get two more number one, although we don't need 22 00:01:23,600 --> 00:01:24,960 Speaker 3: one because that the number two overall. 23 00:01:24,800 --> 00:01:27,040 Speaker 1: Pick right, I'm fat. 24 00:01:27,080 --> 00:01:30,000 Speaker 2: I don't know the answer to answer your question, but 25 00:01:30,120 --> 00:01:31,360 Speaker 2: I'm fascinated by her. 26 00:01:31,400 --> 00:01:34,399 Speaker 3: Here's what's interesting to me about her, and I think 27 00:01:34,400 --> 00:01:39,720 Speaker 3: it's the age old question dominant college player, especially on 28 00:01:39,760 --> 00:01:42,080 Speaker 3: the defensive presence. She made the block of the tournament 29 00:01:43,000 --> 00:01:46,240 Speaker 3: in the semi final game right to basically keep make 30 00:01:46,280 --> 00:01:48,240 Speaker 3: sure her team was was going to win that game. 31 00:01:49,240 --> 00:01:52,040 Speaker 3: I can't believe that player tried her. Well, that's also true, 32 00:01:52,880 --> 00:01:56,440 Speaker 3: that was not exactly it was a great fearlessness. But 33 00:01:57,640 --> 00:02:01,080 Speaker 3: the question is how does how do you translate? You know, 34 00:02:01,160 --> 00:02:06,200 Speaker 3: we've had great college players who made tournament runs, won 35 00:02:06,400 --> 00:02:12,400 Speaker 3: titles as you predicted UCLA would, and they did, But 36 00:02:13,000 --> 00:02:15,200 Speaker 3: does that mean necessarily you're going to be as good 37 00:02:15,800 --> 00:02:19,480 Speaker 3: on the next level. I can't tell you I've broken 38 00:02:19,520 --> 00:02:23,560 Speaker 3: down the all twenty two on her, but it looks 39 00:02:23,600 --> 00:02:26,840 Speaker 3: to me like offensively she might be a little mechanical 40 00:02:26,880 --> 00:02:30,120 Speaker 3: for the next level. But could you make the argument 41 00:02:30,160 --> 00:02:32,919 Speaker 3: that if she's good enough defensively as a shot blocker 42 00:02:33,240 --> 00:02:35,880 Speaker 3: and as just an intimidator, that none of the rest 43 00:02:35,880 --> 00:02:37,720 Speaker 3: of that matters, That even if she ends up averaging 44 00:02:37,760 --> 00:02:40,200 Speaker 3: Let's just say ten points a game doesn't become a 45 00:02:40,200 --> 00:02:41,519 Speaker 3: big scorer in the league. 46 00:02:42,080 --> 00:02:44,079 Speaker 1: That that alone, given the need. 47 00:02:44,600 --> 00:02:47,840 Speaker 3: Yeah, that clearly the links have that it would make 48 00:02:47,880 --> 00:02:50,320 Speaker 3: some sense to go for on the mox that I've seen. 49 00:02:51,880 --> 00:02:55,840 Speaker 3: I've read three different WNBA mox and none of us 50 00:02:56,000 --> 00:02:59,359 Speaker 3: have us taking her. Interesting, two of them have us 51 00:02:59,400 --> 00:03:02,840 Speaker 3: taking a who I think is either from Spain or 52 00:03:02,919 --> 00:03:07,240 Speaker 3: is playing in Spain, whose number is pale in comparison 53 00:03:08,280 --> 00:03:11,960 Speaker 3: to hers. But she's one of those players viewed as 54 00:03:12,800 --> 00:03:16,520 Speaker 3: you know, her ups the quote unquote upside is dramatic 55 00:03:16,639 --> 00:03:18,040 Speaker 3: a fam that's the one. 56 00:03:18,160 --> 00:03:20,560 Speaker 1: Yeah, because CBS has her going one to the wings. 57 00:03:20,639 --> 00:03:23,679 Speaker 3: Oh okay, Well, the one I saw was ESPN had 58 00:03:23,720 --> 00:03:25,440 Speaker 3: had her going to the two at the link, so 59 00:03:25,440 --> 00:03:26,360 Speaker 3: maybe show't even be there. 60 00:03:26,400 --> 00:03:26,800 Speaker 1: I don't know. 61 00:03:27,240 --> 00:03:30,640 Speaker 3: And the ESPO on I saw had Bets going four yep, 62 00:03:30,680 --> 00:03:33,799 Speaker 3: so going high yep. But I'm fascinated by that question. 63 00:03:34,240 --> 00:03:37,480 Speaker 2: I am too, because I feel like even from last 64 00:03:37,520 --> 00:03:39,680 Speaker 2: year to this year, I've seen her play in person 65 00:03:39,760 --> 00:03:42,360 Speaker 2: three times, just the three games that the Gophers played, 66 00:03:43,040 --> 00:03:46,800 Speaker 2: and even from last year to this year, just watching 67 00:03:46,840 --> 00:03:49,400 Speaker 2: the different things that they asked her to do, yes, 68 00:03:49,480 --> 00:03:51,800 Speaker 2: especially defensively and that's the key, and really the key 69 00:03:51,880 --> 00:03:53,560 Speaker 2: is can you get out and guard a ball. 70 00:03:53,400 --> 00:03:56,360 Speaker 1: Screen, which is what that's right. 71 00:03:56,440 --> 00:04:00,400 Speaker 2: The one place where you could get UCLA is when 72 00:04:00,440 --> 00:04:02,640 Speaker 2: they would kind of, you know, do the Rudy Gobert 73 00:04:02,720 --> 00:04:05,000 Speaker 2: drop coverage and you could hit if you could get 74 00:04:05,040 --> 00:04:06,760 Speaker 2: up there and hit a mid range before she got 75 00:04:06,800 --> 00:04:09,880 Speaker 2: back out. That's where you could kind of score on UCLA. 76 00:04:09,960 --> 00:04:11,560 Speaker 2: But it's still really hard to do that because she's 77 00:04:11,560 --> 00:04:13,840 Speaker 2: six foot seven and can recover so much. So that 78 00:04:13,880 --> 00:04:16,480 Speaker 2: would be my only question defensively with her as well. 79 00:04:16,560 --> 00:04:19,960 Speaker 2: Is rim protection is a no brainer. But given how 80 00:04:20,160 --> 00:04:23,279 Speaker 2: the WNBA is, like every level of basketball, a lot 81 00:04:23,320 --> 00:04:26,599 Speaker 2: more five out everybody can shoot, you've got to be 82 00:04:26,600 --> 00:04:28,960 Speaker 2: able to defend out in space. I know they worked 83 00:04:29,000 --> 00:04:32,000 Speaker 2: on that with her talking about UCLA from last year 84 00:04:32,040 --> 00:04:35,000 Speaker 2: to this year, getting her out more eighteen nineteen feet 85 00:04:35,040 --> 00:04:37,560 Speaker 2: away from the basket number one, because it helps them, 86 00:04:37,560 --> 00:04:39,960 Speaker 2: but number two, it helps her. So I don't know. 87 00:04:40,279 --> 00:04:42,920 Speaker 2: She's very polarizing though, to That's why it's a good 88 00:04:42,960 --> 00:04:45,320 Speaker 2: topic to discuss, because if you think you can get 89 00:04:45,360 --> 00:04:47,680 Speaker 2: it up from her offensively and the rim protection is there, 90 00:04:48,440 --> 00:04:51,080 Speaker 2: I think she developed really nicely at UCLA when she 91 00:04:51,440 --> 00:04:55,039 Speaker 2: I think she moves really well, she's fast, and she's 92 00:04:55,080 --> 00:04:57,000 Speaker 2: actually I think got pretty good touch around the room, 93 00:04:57,040 --> 00:04:59,560 Speaker 2: which not every big post player has good touch. So 94 00:04:59,600 --> 00:05:01,440 Speaker 2: I think I think there's a lot to work with 95 00:05:01,800 --> 00:05:04,160 Speaker 2: if you have other boxes checked with your team. 96 00:05:04,279 --> 00:05:05,120 Speaker 1: I also like. 97 00:05:05,279 --> 00:05:07,800 Speaker 3: Her manner, and again you've watched her a lot more 98 00:05:07,839 --> 00:05:11,599 Speaker 3: than me, But this I just just she doesn't seem like, 99 00:05:12,120 --> 00:05:14,120 Speaker 3: based on what I saw, a player that's going to 100 00:05:14,160 --> 00:05:16,520 Speaker 3: get too crazy that you know. She seems to have 101 00:05:16,600 --> 00:05:20,680 Speaker 3: things under control. Just a good basketball on court demeanor. 102 00:05:21,200 --> 00:05:24,040 Speaker 3: So that's going to be one of the stories definitely 103 00:05:24,720 --> 00:05:25,840 Speaker 3: worth following. 104 00:05:25,880 --> 00:05:26,240 Speaker 1: For sure. 105 00:05:26,839 --> 00:05:28,640 Speaker 3: We didn't have time to get to this with Johnny, 106 00:05:28,680 --> 00:05:30,799 Speaker 3: but I want to explore it with you. I touched 107 00:05:30,839 --> 00:05:34,520 Speaker 3: on it briefly yesterday, and since I said what I 108 00:05:34,560 --> 00:05:37,200 Speaker 3: talked about yesterday, there's been a new piece written via 109 00:05:37,360 --> 00:05:43,479 Speaker 3: Johnny's outlet, The Athletic, from your guy John Hollinger, and 110 00:05:43,520 --> 00:05:46,080 Speaker 3: the headline is it catches your attention. 111 00:05:48,160 --> 00:05:48,520 Speaker 1: For once. 112 00:05:48,600 --> 00:05:51,200 Speaker 3: It's not what I learned, because that's the new trick. 113 00:05:51,279 --> 00:05:54,720 Speaker 3: That's a good athletic. And what I learned this is 114 00:05:55,400 --> 00:05:58,200 Speaker 3: NBA's widespread tanking has come at a significant cost for 115 00:05:58,200 --> 00:06:01,200 Speaker 3: the entire league and is worse than you even think 116 00:06:01,240 --> 00:06:01,560 Speaker 3: it is. 117 00:06:02,040 --> 00:06:02,120 Speaker 4: So. 118 00:06:02,240 --> 00:06:05,680 Speaker 3: Hollinger sets this up by reminding us that Saturday, the 119 00:06:05,800 --> 00:06:08,000 Speaker 3: NBA gave us, as he describes, one of the most 120 00:06:08,120 --> 00:06:11,080 Speaker 3: entertaining games of this or any other season, an overtime 121 00:06:11,160 --> 00:06:15,760 Speaker 3: classic between the Spurs and Nuggets. Of course MVP candidates 122 00:06:16,080 --> 00:06:19,920 Speaker 3: went Banyama and Jokic going head to head, and of 123 00:06:19,920 --> 00:06:25,760 Speaker 3: course the culmination was an absurd Jokic spinning step back 124 00:06:26,440 --> 00:06:30,159 Speaker 3: that basically all most touched the. 125 00:06:30,040 --> 00:06:33,160 Speaker 1: Ceiling of the arena and then yet and went in. 126 00:06:35,320 --> 00:06:37,760 Speaker 3: And he brings it up because the backdrop is what 127 00:06:37,880 --> 00:06:42,640 Speaker 3: had taken place the night before. He suggests that Friday night, 128 00:06:43,040 --> 00:06:45,640 Speaker 3: the NBA gave us perhaps the worst single evening of 129 00:06:45,680 --> 00:06:50,680 Speaker 3: basketball in its entire history. Despite having nine games of 130 00:06:50,720 --> 00:06:53,520 Speaker 3: the schedule, there was virtually no one good to be found. 131 00:06:53,560 --> 00:06:55,880 Speaker 3: A record setting five of the nine games were decided 132 00:06:55,920 --> 00:06:59,040 Speaker 3: by thirty by more than thirty points, and only one 133 00:06:59,640 --> 00:07:03,479 Speaker 3: was closed at the end. In a related story, seven 134 00:07:03,480 --> 00:07:06,000 Speaker 3: of the nine teams involved a team that was tanking 135 00:07:06,600 --> 00:07:09,080 Speaker 3: playing one of the twenty teams that long goo sealed 136 00:07:09,160 --> 00:07:11,880 Speaker 3: up a spot in the league's playing tournament or playoff 137 00:07:11,880 --> 00:07:14,040 Speaker 3: tournament as well. 138 00:07:14,680 --> 00:07:17,800 Speaker 1: Larger point to that same issue. 139 00:07:18,320 --> 00:07:20,679 Speaker 3: Comes from Tim Reynolds, who who's covered to the NBA 140 00:07:20,840 --> 00:07:22,720 Speaker 3: for Associated Press forever. I don't know if you've seen 141 00:07:22,720 --> 00:07:25,760 Speaker 3: this one. So he wrote this one a couple of 142 00:07:25,840 --> 00:07:29,520 Speaker 3: days ago, and he wrote, there have been two days 143 00:07:29,520 --> 00:07:33,559 Speaker 3: in NBA history, spanning eighty years where at least nine 144 00:07:33,600 --> 00:07:35,520 Speaker 3: games were played with an average margin of victory being 145 00:07:35,560 --> 00:07:40,880 Speaker 3: at least twenty four points, only two in eighty years. 146 00:07:41,560 --> 00:07:44,920 Speaker 3: One was yesterday, the other was Sunday. He's talking about 147 00:07:44,960 --> 00:07:45,400 Speaker 3: last Suny. 148 00:07:45,400 --> 00:07:45,800 Speaker 1: Wow. 149 00:07:46,200 --> 00:07:49,080 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean, think about that for a minute. And again, 150 00:07:50,000 --> 00:07:51,880 Speaker 3: maybe it's stating the obvious. I don't know that the 151 00:07:51,960 --> 00:07:53,840 Speaker 3: league needs any more evidence, but if it did need 152 00:07:53,840 --> 00:07:55,440 Speaker 3: any more evidence, this is the kind of stuff where 153 00:07:55,440 --> 00:07:59,920 Speaker 3: you go, man, this is the cumulative effect this is 154 00:08:00,080 --> 00:08:04,760 Speaker 3: going to have is destructive because it will catch up eventually. 155 00:08:04,960 --> 00:08:08,400 Speaker 3: It won't like knock the NBA out to nothingness in 156 00:08:08,560 --> 00:08:12,679 Speaker 3: five minutes, but it will. It will start shipping away 157 00:08:12,720 --> 00:08:16,440 Speaker 3: at this league. And again, do they have the magic formula? 158 00:08:16,680 --> 00:08:17,200 Speaker 1: I don't know. 159 00:08:17,240 --> 00:08:19,520 Speaker 3: There's a lot of ideas being thrown around regarding tanking. 160 00:08:19,560 --> 00:08:22,080 Speaker 3: I'm not exactly sure, but you know what's often left 161 00:08:22,160 --> 00:08:24,280 Speaker 3: out of these discussions is. 162 00:08:25,720 --> 00:08:26,920 Speaker 1: The damage. 163 00:08:28,000 --> 00:08:31,680 Speaker 3: That you end often due to your franchise in the interim, 164 00:08:31,760 --> 00:08:35,360 Speaker 3: in terms of the way you're playing. And you talk 165 00:08:35,400 --> 00:08:37,000 Speaker 3: yourself out of it by saying, well, if we get 166 00:08:37,040 --> 00:08:39,480 Speaker 3: a top five player, all that's going to change, and 167 00:08:39,480 --> 00:08:42,719 Speaker 3: you're right, but most of these teams aren't going to 168 00:08:42,800 --> 00:08:45,040 Speaker 3: get that guy even as they're tanking. 169 00:08:45,520 --> 00:08:48,120 Speaker 1: So in the interim, what are they building? 170 00:08:48,200 --> 00:08:53,760 Speaker 3: They are they are They are nurturing horrific basketball on 171 00:08:53,960 --> 00:08:56,840 Speaker 3: court habits, all at the expense of, well, we gotta 172 00:08:56,840 --> 00:08:58,080 Speaker 3: do what we got to do because we got to 173 00:08:58,080 --> 00:09:00,640 Speaker 3: We gotta hope we get the big payoff. But there 174 00:09:00,800 --> 00:09:05,480 Speaker 3: is damage that you're doing to your entire operation if 175 00:09:05,520 --> 00:09:08,160 Speaker 3: you are, you know, if you are not at least 176 00:09:08,720 --> 00:09:12,160 Speaker 3: attempting to play basketball the right way or to hoole 177 00:09:12,200 --> 00:09:15,880 Speaker 3: players accountable, the ones who are out there to encourage 178 00:09:15,920 --> 00:09:20,440 Speaker 3: good habits and to call out bad habits. That's always 179 00:09:20,480 --> 00:09:20,920 Speaker 3: the part. 180 00:09:20,800 --> 00:09:23,360 Speaker 1: Of this that doesn't get discussed. Well, that's basketball. 181 00:09:23,400 --> 00:09:27,160 Speaker 3: One player can turn everything around, But in the meantime, 182 00:09:27,800 --> 00:09:30,040 Speaker 3: there's a lot of teams that never recover, in part 183 00:09:30,800 --> 00:09:34,000 Speaker 3: because all along the road they've made a lot of 184 00:09:34,040 --> 00:09:36,080 Speaker 3: decisions in terms of how they coach, in terms of 185 00:09:36,080 --> 00:09:39,360 Speaker 3: how they let players play in so called meaningless games, 186 00:09:40,320 --> 00:09:42,520 Speaker 3: that are habits that don't go away just because you 187 00:09:42,520 --> 00:09:43,880 Speaker 3: snap your fingers and say, oh, we got a great 188 00:09:43,880 --> 00:09:45,360 Speaker 3: player now and everything's going to be fine, and all 189 00:09:45,400 --> 00:09:47,920 Speaker 3: those bad habits that we've established are suddenly going to 190 00:09:47,960 --> 00:09:48,880 Speaker 3: go by the wayside. 191 00:09:48,920 --> 00:09:52,160 Speaker 2: And also, like you said, if you don't, if the 192 00:09:52,240 --> 00:09:55,640 Speaker 2: lottery odds don't go your way, then it was all 193 00:09:56,080 --> 00:09:56,360 Speaker 2: for not. 194 00:09:56,640 --> 00:09:58,200 Speaker 1: And then you look at the Wolves. 195 00:09:58,679 --> 00:10:01,439 Speaker 2: We'll spend a decade and a half in that morass, 196 00:10:01,760 --> 00:10:05,440 Speaker 2: correct in that quicksand and it took a seismic Jimmy 197 00:10:05,440 --> 00:10:08,040 Speaker 2: Butler trade and Tom Thibodeau to get them even back 198 00:10:08,040 --> 00:10:09,280 Speaker 2: into the playoffs for the first time. 199 00:10:09,440 --> 00:10:12,120 Speaker 1: Wasn't it fifteen years? Fourteen years? 200 00:10:12,360 --> 00:10:15,719 Speaker 2: Whatever it was? And that's the tough part about it 201 00:10:15,760 --> 00:10:18,680 Speaker 2: is you just go. I guess my question would be, 202 00:10:19,960 --> 00:10:25,920 Speaker 2: if everybody's organizational philosophy eventually becomes we just have to 203 00:10:25,960 --> 00:10:29,319 Speaker 2: get the best draft pick. Yes, why are we paying 204 00:10:29,360 --> 00:10:30,959 Speaker 2: these executives when we're paying them? 205 00:10:31,200 --> 00:10:31,320 Speaker 4: Yes? 206 00:10:31,800 --> 00:10:34,800 Speaker 2: Yes, why are we going crazy and giving ownership stakes 207 00:10:34,840 --> 00:10:38,400 Speaker 2: if everyone's just going to go, well, we got to 208 00:10:38,480 --> 00:10:40,120 Speaker 2: just get a good draft pick, and we got to 209 00:10:40,160 --> 00:10:43,120 Speaker 2: make sure we keep it. And because it's top five 210 00:10:43,200 --> 00:10:46,040 Speaker 2: protected or top ten protective, there's like all these things 211 00:10:46,080 --> 00:10:48,280 Speaker 2: that have worked. They've done a lot of things mechanically 212 00:10:48,360 --> 00:10:52,760 Speaker 2: that have worked against the ability to actually be a 213 00:10:52,800 --> 00:10:56,160 Speaker 2: good executive. Absolutely in terms of just you know, the 214 00:10:56,480 --> 00:10:58,880 Speaker 2: money stuff, because one argument as well, free agent don't 215 00:10:58,880 --> 00:11:01,360 Speaker 2: want to come here, So the only way I can 216 00:11:01,360 --> 00:11:04,560 Speaker 2: do it is drafting, which if there's ever a mechanism 217 00:11:04,600 --> 00:11:07,480 Speaker 2: for that, right, maybe not, But then you allow all 218 00:11:07,480 --> 00:11:10,480 Speaker 2: these pick protections which allow so many different levels of 219 00:11:10,520 --> 00:11:14,120 Speaker 2: tanking as you go along that here we are, and 220 00:11:14,160 --> 00:11:15,079 Speaker 2: you never you never. 221 00:11:14,920 --> 00:11:16,040 Speaker 1: Have to be a good executive. 222 00:11:16,559 --> 00:11:18,240 Speaker 2: You never have to be Sam pressed to here, Tim 223 00:11:18,280 --> 00:11:21,079 Speaker 2: Conley or pat Riley, you can just bank on. Yes, 224 00:11:21,880 --> 00:11:23,680 Speaker 2: I'm going to go ahead and just this is our plan. 225 00:11:23,880 --> 00:11:25,920 Speaker 2: Our plan is going to be We're going to accumulate 226 00:11:25,920 --> 00:11:27,480 Speaker 2: as many good draft picks as we can get and 227 00:11:27,520 --> 00:11:30,440 Speaker 2: hopefully stack them up and in the meantime you do 228 00:11:30,520 --> 00:11:31,000 Speaker 2: lose a lot. 229 00:11:31,040 --> 00:11:33,480 Speaker 3: I think we've got Tim Sheet, a former Major League 230 00:11:33,480 --> 00:11:36,280 Speaker 3: baseball umpire, checking in at five point thirty. We expect 231 00:11:36,280 --> 00:11:42,360 Speaker 3: a hotline call from CNN reporter Randy Kay on our 232 00:11:42,600 --> 00:11:47,960 Speaker 3: return to space and the Moon, the Artemis mission back. 233 00:11:48,520 --> 00:11:50,400 Speaker 3: We're back, you could say, in the saddle when it 234 00:11:50,400 --> 00:11:54,240 Speaker 3: comes to a space mission. And she's been covering that 235 00:11:54,240 --> 00:11:56,520 Speaker 3: story for CNN. Now I think is in Houston. She 236 00:11:56,600 --> 00:11:59,160 Speaker 3: was in Florida, now Houston. She is scheduled to join 237 00:11:59,240 --> 00:12:00,000 Speaker 3: us at about ten minutes. 238 00:12:03,720 --> 00:12:06,679 Speaker 2: Champion will be crowned tonight in Michigan versus Connecticut. Don't 239 00:12:06,679 --> 00:12:09,280 Speaker 2: miss the second of the action tip off seven point fifty. 240 00:12:09,640 --> 00:12:12,160 Speaker 2: You can catch it right here on Kfan, driven locally 241 00:12:12,200 --> 00:12:15,160 Speaker 2: by Dave Smith Motors. 242 00:12:15,760 --> 00:12:19,920 Speaker 3: Once upon a time, a Minnesota legend named Lindsay Whalen 243 00:12:20,040 --> 00:12:24,760 Speaker 3: facilitated an interview for US on behalf of the Bumper 244 00:12:24,760 --> 00:12:29,680 Speaker 3: to Bumper program. She helped US land Gino Arima. It 245 00:12:29,679 --> 00:12:31,560 Speaker 3: was one of the most memorable interviews I've done in 246 00:12:31,640 --> 00:12:32,280 Speaker 3: thirty years. 247 00:12:32,360 --> 00:12:34,480 Speaker 1: You remember it well. I don't know if we've archived it. 248 00:12:34,480 --> 00:12:36,800 Speaker 3: I hope we have at some point, and there'd be 249 00:12:36,800 --> 00:12:39,199 Speaker 3: no reason necessary to play it back today. What were 250 00:12:39,200 --> 00:12:41,520 Speaker 3: the circumstances, Why did we get them? 251 00:12:41,640 --> 00:12:44,200 Speaker 2: Yukon was coming here with Paige Becker's to play the 252 00:12:44,200 --> 00:12:45,640 Speaker 2: Gophers in Don's first year. 253 00:12:45,679 --> 00:12:51,080 Speaker 3: It's exactly it, and we talked on sermons yesterday about 254 00:12:51,120 --> 00:12:56,160 Speaker 3: the a Gino apology. I gave him at best a 255 00:12:56,280 --> 00:12:59,960 Speaker 3: half pelf because he didn't name Don Staley in the statement. 256 00:13:00,760 --> 00:13:03,560 Speaker 3: I don't know how deliberate that was, but you're not 257 00:13:03,640 --> 00:13:09,200 Speaker 3: going to make an apology without speaking directly to the 258 00:13:09,240 --> 00:13:12,800 Speaker 3: individual that you went after. Right. He didn't go after 259 00:13:12,800 --> 00:13:17,880 Speaker 3: the staff, right, he went after Don Staley. So to me, 260 00:13:18,720 --> 00:13:22,960 Speaker 3: half pelf at best, maybe even a little less than that. 261 00:13:23,440 --> 00:13:27,360 Speaker 3: I'd be very curious to hear. Lindsey knows Geno well 262 00:13:27,679 --> 00:13:32,760 Speaker 3: right and loves him so like a lot of his players. 263 00:13:33,760 --> 00:13:37,280 Speaker 3: The I wonder what her theory would be on why 264 00:13:37,320 --> 00:13:39,880 Speaker 3: he unraveled to the degree he did. 265 00:13:39,920 --> 00:13:41,400 Speaker 1: I get. Here's what surprised me. 266 00:13:43,200 --> 00:13:45,080 Speaker 3: One of the working theories is, well, he didn't like 267 00:13:45,160 --> 00:13:49,760 Speaker 3: sharing the you know, basically the mountaintop with another coach. 268 00:13:49,800 --> 00:13:53,600 Speaker 3: He's used to being the guy, which I kind of get. 269 00:13:54,840 --> 00:13:58,960 Speaker 3: But nevertheless, what's weird about it to me is as 270 00:13:59,000 --> 00:14:04,240 Speaker 3: recently as last year championship game, South Carolina was supposed 271 00:14:04,280 --> 00:14:08,920 Speaker 3: to win. South Carolina was higher seeded than Yukon, and 272 00:14:09,160 --> 00:14:11,439 Speaker 3: Yukon didn't Yukon destroy. 273 00:14:11,160 --> 00:14:14,000 Speaker 1: Them pretty much? Yeah, if I remember my point being that. 274 00:14:15,520 --> 00:14:18,440 Speaker 3: I know he's a competitive guy, but to me, that 275 00:14:18,520 --> 00:14:21,480 Speaker 3: should have made it easier to be philosophical, take the 276 00:14:21,560 --> 00:14:23,200 Speaker 3: high road, as devastating as. 277 00:14:23,120 --> 00:14:24,160 Speaker 1: It is, while it's happening. 278 00:14:24,360 --> 00:14:27,360 Speaker 3: Right, It made no sense to me that he would 279 00:14:27,360 --> 00:14:30,320 Speaker 3: lose his mind, because it's not like his legacy goes 280 00:14:30,320 --> 00:14:34,120 Speaker 3: away if he loses that game. Even as an undefeated team, 281 00:14:34,680 --> 00:14:36,280 Speaker 3: there were still some people who didn't think he had 282 00:14:36,280 --> 00:14:39,800 Speaker 3: the best team right. Some did, some didn't. It wasn't 283 00:14:39,800 --> 00:14:43,520 Speaker 3: I don't think it was unanimous despite the record. So 284 00:14:43,600 --> 00:14:46,600 Speaker 3: I thought he'd already kind of come to grips with enough, 285 00:14:46,800 --> 00:14:49,680 Speaker 3: not necessarily that he has to lover because a lot 286 00:14:49,720 --> 00:14:54,000 Speaker 3: of the great coaching rivalries there's some hostility. But that's 287 00:14:54,040 --> 00:14:56,840 Speaker 3: the part that surprised me because the way it came 288 00:14:56,880 --> 00:15:00,360 Speaker 3: off was I'm threatened, and I'm going to pretend I'm 289 00:15:00,360 --> 00:15:03,400 Speaker 3: mad about the officiating, and I'm going to pretend I'm 290 00:15:03,440 --> 00:15:07,080 Speaker 3: going to be mad about this silly handshake, when in fact, 291 00:15:07,600 --> 00:15:09,920 Speaker 3: what I'm really mad about is I didn't know what 292 00:15:09,960 --> 00:15:13,240 Speaker 3: to do. My team didn't know what to do when 293 00:15:13,280 --> 00:15:16,520 Speaker 3: when South Carolina applied the pressure that it did a 294 00:15:16,560 --> 00:15:22,440 Speaker 3: horrible look for a legend, and so sad and unnecessary, 295 00:15:22,520 --> 00:15:25,440 Speaker 3: I would say, because again I don't think it was 296 00:15:25,760 --> 00:15:27,560 Speaker 3: the story was going to be written like, well, the 297 00:15:27,560 --> 00:15:33,560 Speaker 3: baton's been passed, it it's Don Staley's world now. Well, no, 298 00:15:33,760 --> 00:15:36,680 Speaker 3: it's still both of their worlds to a large degree. 299 00:15:36,720 --> 00:15:40,000 Speaker 3: And again, a year ago, you beat her, you destroyed her. 300 00:15:40,600 --> 00:15:43,200 Speaker 3: So that's the part that I thought was very puzzling. 301 00:15:43,240 --> 00:15:45,080 Speaker 3: I wonder if Lindsay would have any theories on that, 302 00:15:45,160 --> 00:15:46,680 Speaker 3: and maybe that's not something she didn't want to talk 303 00:15:46,720 --> 00:15:50,800 Speaker 3: about publicly. But it was a very very bad look 304 00:15:51,240 --> 00:15:54,840 Speaker 3: for Gino. And did he figure it out overnight or 305 00:15:54,840 --> 00:15:56,120 Speaker 3: did people come to him and say, you got to 306 00:15:56,160 --> 00:15:58,280 Speaker 3: say something. And if you are going to say something, 307 00:15:58,920 --> 00:16:01,040 Speaker 3: it's not enough to say what I think has been 308 00:16:01,040 --> 00:16:05,280 Speaker 3: reported that he was gonna call Don directly to apologize. 309 00:16:05,520 --> 00:16:06,600 Speaker 1: He should have put that. 310 00:16:06,680 --> 00:16:10,600 Speaker 3: If he's going to release a statement, the statement above 311 00:16:10,640 --> 00:16:15,160 Speaker 3: all else, in my opinion, has to be apologizing directly 312 00:16:15,200 --> 00:16:20,120 Speaker 3: to Don Staley because he took away from their moment 313 00:16:20,560 --> 00:16:24,000 Speaker 3: in a significant way in a game, by the way, 314 00:16:24,520 --> 00:16:27,000 Speaker 3: that wasn't that close. It wasn't even like it ends. 315 00:16:27,080 --> 00:16:28,920 Speaker 3: It was a fourteen point game. As it turns out, right, 316 00:16:28,960 --> 00:16:32,120 Speaker 3: they kind ran away from it. So it almost felt like, I, 317 00:16:32,160 --> 00:16:35,400 Speaker 3: you know what, I was either outplayed or out coach 318 00:16:35,520 --> 00:16:37,320 Speaker 3: or a combination of both, and I can't handle it. 319 00:16:37,400 --> 00:16:38,960 Speaker 3: That's just not a very good look for a legend. 320 00:16:39,000 --> 00:16:43,440 Speaker 3: It's a terrible look. It's a ridiculous look. Frankly, it's 321 00:16:43,640 --> 00:16:44,520 Speaker 3: it's disappointing. 322 00:16:44,680 --> 00:16:49,720 Speaker 2: Extremely it's disappointing because yes, you were undefeated, and you 323 00:16:49,800 --> 00:16:52,000 Speaker 2: can go down the list of Yukon because of the 324 00:16:52,080 --> 00:16:55,240 Speaker 2: league that they're in, plays about five games non conference 325 00:16:55,280 --> 00:16:56,120 Speaker 2: that are important games. 326 00:16:56,120 --> 00:16:57,160 Speaker 1: The rest of it Big East. 327 00:16:57,440 --> 00:17:00,360 Speaker 2: They're doing what they're supposed to do at their old conference, 328 00:17:00,400 --> 00:17:03,360 Speaker 2: the American, same deal, so they're always going to have 329 00:17:03,400 --> 00:17:05,760 Speaker 2: a crazy, ridiculous record. They probably wouldn't have a Big 330 00:17:05,800 --> 00:17:09,520 Speaker 2: Ten too, because they're always that good. But it was bizarre. 331 00:17:09,880 --> 00:17:14,000 Speaker 2: It was just and embarrass It's almost like we're I 332 00:17:14,040 --> 00:17:17,840 Speaker 2: feel like we're almost giving Gino too much credit for 333 00:17:18,119 --> 00:17:20,600 Speaker 2: because Andrea Carter said also said, the only thing I 334 00:17:20,600 --> 00:17:22,080 Speaker 2: can think of is that he's trying to take the 335 00:17:22,080 --> 00:17:23,440 Speaker 2: heat off his players who played. 336 00:17:23,520 --> 00:17:24,280 Speaker 1: No. 337 00:17:23,720 --> 00:17:26,520 Speaker 3: No, yeah, I don't buy that, but that's what I'm 338 00:17:26,840 --> 00:17:28,600 Speaker 3: but that's been point. 339 00:17:27,960 --> 00:17:31,280 Speaker 2: Yeah, but people are looking for reasons as opposed to 340 00:17:31,359 --> 00:17:32,640 Speaker 2: the guy just lost his mind. 341 00:17:32,680 --> 00:17:36,040 Speaker 1: He just he became a child. And I trust me. 342 00:17:36,119 --> 00:17:37,440 Speaker 1: I interview coaches all the time. 343 00:17:37,520 --> 00:17:39,880 Speaker 2: You used to too, all the time, Like in right 344 00:17:39,920 --> 00:17:44,639 Speaker 2: after games, they get wound up about the dumbest stuff there, 345 00:17:45,200 --> 00:17:48,399 Speaker 2: and I'm talking about that's just for whatever the reason, 346 00:17:48,440 --> 00:17:49,000 Speaker 2: that's that's. 347 00:17:48,840 --> 00:17:49,840 Speaker 1: Why they are who they are. 348 00:17:50,080 --> 00:17:53,280 Speaker 2: I don't I think this is top three dumbest I've 349 00:17:53,280 --> 00:17:56,480 Speaker 2: ever heard that I was waiting too long for the 350 00:17:56,480 --> 00:17:59,280 Speaker 2: pregame handshake, right, and I'm gonna let the whole game 351 00:17:59,320 --> 00:18:01,560 Speaker 2: play out, and and then that's what I'm gonna plan 352 00:18:01,800 --> 00:18:04,639 Speaker 2: my flag. Like when you hear that, you go, did 353 00:18:04,680 --> 00:18:06,440 Speaker 2: you think people were going to go? I get he 354 00:18:06,520 --> 00:18:08,080 Speaker 2: was waiting there a while, Like, what's. 355 00:18:09,000 --> 00:18:09,320 Speaker 1: Going to be? 356 00:18:09,400 --> 00:18:13,200 Speaker 3: Well, here's the other thing again, if if that's ever 357 00:18:13,280 --> 00:18:16,880 Speaker 3: worthy of discussion. We've talked about this how many times 358 00:18:16,880 --> 00:18:19,040 Speaker 3: over the years, and these kinds of a grievances get 359 00:18:19,160 --> 00:18:21,760 Speaker 3: no chance for people to pay attention to it. When 360 00:18:21,800 --> 00:18:24,800 Speaker 3: you just get your ass kicked by fourteen points in 361 00:18:24,840 --> 00:18:27,879 Speaker 3: the national semifinal game. They you know, even if there 362 00:18:27,920 --> 00:18:29,880 Speaker 3: was a kernel of truth to it, nobody's gonna want 363 00:18:29,880 --> 00:18:34,080 Speaker 3: to hear it. No, So Yeah, it was a It 364 00:18:34,160 --> 00:18:36,479 Speaker 3: was embarrassing. There's no other way to look at it. 365 00:18:36,480 --> 00:18:39,600 Speaker 3: It was an absolutely embarrassing night for him. And I'll 366 00:18:39,640 --> 00:18:42,840 Speaker 3: say again, I don't think anybody was going to look 367 00:18:42,880 --> 00:18:45,880 Speaker 3: at that and go, well, Gino's done. No shit, man, 368 00:18:46,160 --> 00:18:47,760 Speaker 3: They'd be well, wait a minute, how done? Can he 369 00:18:47,840 --> 00:18:51,840 Speaker 3: be beat her by twenty three last year? So you know, yeah, 370 00:18:51,840 --> 00:18:54,840 Speaker 3: there's they're they're both really good. Maybe he has to 371 00:18:54,880 --> 00:18:57,560 Speaker 3: share the spotlight a little bit with her more. And 372 00:18:57,640 --> 00:18:59,480 Speaker 3: I get how you don't necessarily want to love that 373 00:18:59,560 --> 00:19:02,320 Speaker 3: if you're editive, but it's a long way from being 374 00:19:02,400 --> 00:19:06,320 Speaker 3: grumpy about it to confronting her while she's trying to 375 00:19:06,359 --> 00:19:10,960 Speaker 3: celebrate a terrific victory and you utterly and completely attempt 376 00:19:11,040 --> 00:19:14,480 Speaker 3: to take away from that in in in the handshake 377 00:19:14,560 --> 00:19:15,760 Speaker 3: line embarrassing for him. 378 00:19:15,800 --> 00:19:18,600 Speaker 2: A year ago, he was tearing up about Page Becker's 379 00:19:18,600 --> 00:19:22,080 Speaker 2: finally getting her championship right and everybody was saying what 380 00:19:22,160 --> 00:19:24,760 Speaker 2: a great moment that was, And clearly he loved that 381 00:19:24,840 --> 00:19:27,119 Speaker 2: for Page. But part of the reason why last year's 382 00:19:27,119 --> 00:19:29,920 Speaker 2: title was so great, in my opinion, because. 383 00:19:29,720 --> 00:19:30,800 Speaker 1: They hadn't done it in a while. 384 00:19:30,840 --> 00:19:34,320 Speaker 3: Exactly right, they had in a while still here exactly right, 385 00:19:34,359 --> 00:19:36,080 Speaker 3: Like you might think Dawn's here, and you might think 386 00:19:36,119 --> 00:19:38,320 Speaker 3: some other programs are coming in UCLA. By the way, 387 00:19:38,320 --> 00:19:39,680 Speaker 3: I don't think is going to go anywhere, even though 388 00:19:39,680 --> 00:19:42,359 Speaker 3: they're losing all six of their top six players. Correct 389 00:19:42,840 --> 00:19:45,200 Speaker 3: like that added to the richness of it that Gino 390 00:19:45,880 --> 00:19:49,840 Speaker 3: reinvented himself again is back page. Becker's got her title 391 00:19:50,000 --> 00:19:52,359 Speaker 3: and it was a great story. And everybody, I think, even. 392 00:19:52,240 --> 00:19:55,199 Speaker 2: Though they might not like Gino and what Yukon has represented, 393 00:19:55,480 --> 00:19:56,359 Speaker 2: got on board with it. 394 00:19:56,359 --> 00:19:56,840 Speaker 1: It's bizarre. 395 00:19:57,000 --> 00:19:59,040 Speaker 3: Now you're looking now what people look at like, Well, 396 00:19:59,040 --> 00:20:01,520 Speaker 3: maybe you are afraid. Maybe that's maybe that's what you're showing, 397 00:20:01,520 --> 00:20:02,320 Speaker 3: and maybe it's time. 398 00:20:02,960 --> 00:20:03,600 Speaker 1: Let's pause. 399 00:20:03,640 --> 00:20:07,040 Speaker 3: We're expecting a hotline phone call from Randy k in 400 00:20:07,280 --> 00:20:11,680 Speaker 3: just a few minutes. The crack CNN reporter will chat 401 00:20:11,720 --> 00:20:13,680 Speaker 3: with her, catch up on a lot of good stuff, 402 00:20:13,680 --> 00:20:16,040 Speaker 3: we hope, and then Tim Sheet, a former Major League 403 00:20:16,040 --> 00:20:29,560 Speaker 3: Baseball umpire at five. Is it a four game series 404 00:20:29,600 --> 00:20:30,920 Speaker 3: with the Tigers starting tonight? 405 00:20:31,240 --> 00:20:32,840 Speaker 1: I think it is? Is it in a four gamer? 406 00:20:33,480 --> 00:20:34,720 Speaker 1: You talent? Double check? 407 00:20:36,280 --> 00:20:38,720 Speaker 3: We haven't played great teams thus far, and we're sitting 408 00:20:38,760 --> 00:20:41,560 Speaker 3: at I think three and six early this season, four gamer, 409 00:20:42,000 --> 00:20:47,199 Speaker 3: four gamer with the highly regarded Relatively speaking, I guess that, well, 410 00:20:47,240 --> 00:20:48,439 Speaker 3: you can say that about a lot of teams in 411 00:20:48,440 --> 00:20:49,760 Speaker 3: Major League Baseball. 412 00:20:49,680 --> 00:20:53,399 Speaker 1: And I think our ace is on the mound. Joe Ryan, right, 413 00:20:53,400 --> 00:20:54,200 Speaker 1: he's become our race. 414 00:20:54,240 --> 00:20:57,000 Speaker 3: He is. He have other injuries, so he's become the 415 00:20:57,040 --> 00:21:00,560 Speaker 3: guy until he is indeed traded away. We're going to 416 00:21:00,640 --> 00:21:04,159 Speaker 3: get a hotline call from Randy K in just a 417 00:21:04,160 --> 00:21:07,040 Speaker 3: couple of minutes, a little bit delayed because her hit 418 00:21:07,160 --> 00:21:12,560 Speaker 3: on CNN with your guy Jake Tapper is about to 419 00:21:12,600 --> 00:21:14,800 Speaker 3: take place. I got CNN in front of me, on 420 00:21:14,960 --> 00:21:17,600 Speaker 3: in front of me here in the studio, a per usual, 421 00:21:17,720 --> 00:21:19,800 Speaker 3: and so it will yes, of course. 422 00:21:20,440 --> 00:21:24,560 Speaker 1: So the idea here is she's going to take care. 423 00:21:24,400 --> 00:21:26,440 Speaker 3: Of her CNN duties and then as soon as she's 424 00:21:26,480 --> 00:21:28,840 Speaker 3: done with Jake, I love it. She apparently is going 425 00:21:28,880 --> 00:21:31,560 Speaker 3: to give us a call and we'll get first. We 426 00:21:31,600 --> 00:21:33,560 Speaker 3: haven't had Randy kN in years. It's been a while 427 00:21:33,880 --> 00:21:36,320 Speaker 3: too long, is what it's. Yeah, but she used to 428 00:21:36,359 --> 00:21:38,640 Speaker 3: be a weekly guest. Think about that, when she had 429 00:21:38,640 --> 00:21:39,760 Speaker 3: her Saturday show. 430 00:21:40,080 --> 00:21:40,800 Speaker 1: Think about it. 431 00:21:40,920 --> 00:21:43,359 Speaker 3: Living in Atlanta doing the Saturday Show. We had a 432 00:21:43,400 --> 00:21:44,040 Speaker 3: lot of fun with that. 433 00:21:44,200 --> 00:21:46,080 Speaker 1: That's great. She came a studio time has. 434 00:21:45,920 --> 00:21:48,280 Speaker 3: Always been great to the program for sure. So we'll 435 00:21:48,320 --> 00:21:51,720 Speaker 3: wait for the phone call. Uh. Texts are coming in 436 00:21:51,840 --> 00:21:54,879 Speaker 3: via the bratche on Brian Kfe text line at six 437 00:21:55,119 --> 00:22:00,480 Speaker 3: for six eight six. We're out at six tonight for 438 00:22:00,800 --> 00:22:02,200 Speaker 3: the National Championship game. 439 00:22:02,240 --> 00:22:02,720 Speaker 1: Is that correct? 440 00:22:03,040 --> 00:22:07,280 Speaker 2: Kevin Fawness like lengthy pregame show, the tips not untill 441 00:22:07,320 --> 00:22:09,440 Speaker 2: like seven to fifty, but the pregame starting its. Kevin 442 00:22:09,480 --> 00:22:12,480 Speaker 2: Fawness wouldn't know what to do with a pregame show 443 00:22:12,520 --> 00:22:12,880 Speaker 2: that that. 444 00:22:12,920 --> 00:22:15,800 Speaker 3: He he'd quit if they if they required him to 445 00:22:15,840 --> 00:22:18,600 Speaker 3: do a pregame show that long, he'd say, I'm done. 446 00:22:18,640 --> 00:22:22,920 Speaker 1: Well, you know what it would be, uh wild coach 447 00:22:23,080 --> 00:22:25,240 Speaker 1: hockey grievances. No, it'd be a wild coach. 448 00:22:25,320 --> 00:22:27,879 Speaker 2: John Hines joined Paul Allen earlier this week, and then 449 00:22:27,920 --> 00:22:31,840 Speaker 2: it'd be twenty minutes of Pa gorgon the coach and 450 00:22:31,840 --> 00:22:34,480 Speaker 2: then he'd kick it. Then Russo Radio joined Dan Barrero. 451 00:22:34,960 --> 00:22:36,320 Speaker 2: What he had to say, he could just kick it 452 00:22:36,359 --> 00:22:36,840 Speaker 2: to interviews. 453 00:22:37,040 --> 00:22:40,760 Speaker 3: He was listening yesterday when I laid out the AP 454 00:22:41,640 --> 00:22:44,919 Speaker 3: NBA np AP guy's indictment of the league regarding the 455 00:22:45,000 --> 00:22:48,399 Speaker 3: number of blowout games, and he of course loved it. 456 00:22:48,880 --> 00:22:51,639 Speaker 3: And what I said to him, I'll say to the audience. Now, 457 00:22:52,480 --> 00:22:58,960 Speaker 3: at least the NBA and those who report it are 458 00:22:59,040 --> 00:23:05,399 Speaker 3: willing to reveal the warts, right, they're okay, even though 459 00:23:05,520 --> 00:23:08,199 Speaker 3: they you know, obviously like the game they're covering and 460 00:23:08,280 --> 00:23:12,119 Speaker 3: reporting on. They're not so insecure that they're afraid to 461 00:23:12,160 --> 00:23:15,440 Speaker 3: say it. If there was a stat like that in hockey, 462 00:23:16,320 --> 00:23:18,520 Speaker 3: Fawness wouldn't know what to do with it, right, He'd 463 00:23:18,520 --> 00:23:21,200 Speaker 3: tried to suppress it, don't you think, Yes, he tried 464 00:23:21,240 --> 00:23:22,879 Speaker 3: to run from it and hide from it. 465 00:23:22,960 --> 00:23:23,479 Speaker 1: He keep it. 466 00:23:23,560 --> 00:23:26,959 Speaker 3: We're embargoing this, right, We wouldn't even give it much 467 00:23:27,000 --> 00:23:27,560 Speaker 3: of a chance. 468 00:23:28,320 --> 00:23:30,359 Speaker 1: So we'll see. 469 00:23:30,359 --> 00:23:34,000 Speaker 3: By the way wild, here's what's fascinating, of course about 470 00:23:34,040 --> 00:23:36,080 Speaker 3: the wild And I'm sure we're gonna get into this 471 00:23:36,160 --> 00:23:38,280 Speaker 3: later at the top five, during the top five and five, 472 00:23:39,440 --> 00:23:42,120 Speaker 3: they're now right back in it. I know for home 473 00:23:42,160 --> 00:23:46,800 Speaker 3: ice they now Here's It's. 474 00:23:46,680 --> 00:23:47,800 Speaker 1: Amazing when you think about it. 475 00:23:48,960 --> 00:23:51,520 Speaker 3: We've gone from assuming that the only the Wolves had 476 00:23:51,600 --> 00:23:55,159 Speaker 3: something to play for, like the third spot in the 477 00:23:55,200 --> 00:23:57,800 Speaker 3: Western Conference four or you know, three or four to 478 00:23:57,840 --> 00:24:02,280 Speaker 3: get home ice for one round. They've gone from needing 479 00:24:02,400 --> 00:24:05,000 Speaker 3: to win to that extent or having something to play for, 480 00:24:05,840 --> 00:24:08,639 Speaker 3: to what we're doing on the hockey side, which was 481 00:24:08,760 --> 00:24:12,840 Speaker 3: just play it out. You're stuck in your position. You're 482 00:24:12,880 --> 00:24:15,160 Speaker 3: going to have to beat Dallas without the home ice advantage. 483 00:24:15,280 --> 00:24:20,200 Speaker 3: And yet now we're right on the doorstep of catching 484 00:24:20,359 --> 00:24:22,840 Speaker 3: if we play our cards right the Dallas Stars and 485 00:24:22,880 --> 00:24:26,880 Speaker 3: we even even better than that, we got a game 486 00:24:26,920 --> 00:24:31,080 Speaker 3: with them later this week. So it's a remarkable role reversal. 487 00:24:31,760 --> 00:24:33,520 Speaker 3: Now it looks like the Wolves have nothing to play 488 00:24:33,560 --> 00:24:35,359 Speaker 3: for other than frankly, making sure they don't end up 489 00:24:35,359 --> 00:24:37,920 Speaker 3: in the play in, and the Wild are in a 490 00:24:38,000 --> 00:24:42,240 Speaker 3: position where they have a chance to perhaps secure home 491 00:24:42,240 --> 00:24:42,840 Speaker 3: ice in. 492 00:24:43,080 --> 00:24:44,080 Speaker 1: Round number one. 493 00:24:44,560 --> 00:24:46,880 Speaker 3: Indeed, Randy Kay hits the hot line and has kind 494 00:24:46,960 --> 00:24:50,200 Speaker 3: enough to chat call us now via the Connectico Water 495 00:24:50,280 --> 00:24:55,439 Speaker 3: Systems hotline. Here's welcome back to the show. But I 496 00:24:55,520 --> 00:24:58,000 Speaker 3: have to say right off, I'm really good. How about 497 00:24:58,000 --> 00:25:00,440 Speaker 3: you great? 498 00:25:00,640 --> 00:25:00,840 Speaker 4: Well? 499 00:25:00,880 --> 00:25:03,640 Speaker 1: I want to stand tall for Randy Kay. 500 00:25:03,720 --> 00:25:05,919 Speaker 3: Because we had CNN on in the background without the 501 00:25:06,000 --> 00:25:07,400 Speaker 3: sound in the studio. 502 00:25:07,760 --> 00:25:10,800 Speaker 1: They gave me like thirty seconds or did I miss it? 503 00:25:10,840 --> 00:25:11,520 Speaker 1: Was it longer than that? 504 00:25:11,560 --> 00:25:13,000 Speaker 3: It felt like you were only on the screen for 505 00:25:13,080 --> 00:25:14,919 Speaker 3: like thirty seconds on this particular hit. 506 00:25:16,440 --> 00:25:18,520 Speaker 4: On this particular hit, Yes, but I had a whole 507 00:25:18,680 --> 00:25:21,320 Speaker 4: story run before that. That was just a live tag 508 00:25:22,320 --> 00:25:25,000 Speaker 4: that will go into four am every hour, So you know, 509 00:25:25,240 --> 00:25:26,200 Speaker 4: you have to tune in more. 510 00:25:26,359 --> 00:25:28,160 Speaker 3: I will, I should tune in more. That's one hundred 511 00:25:28,160 --> 00:25:30,360 Speaker 3: percent true. It's great to hear your voice, and it's 512 00:25:30,400 --> 00:25:32,880 Speaker 3: great to see you're doing as well as as ever. 513 00:25:33,160 --> 00:25:38,200 Speaker 3: So give me your I mean on the Artemis project. Here, 514 00:25:38,320 --> 00:25:41,320 Speaker 3: you've been all over this thing, originally in Florida, and 515 00:25:41,320 --> 00:25:42,119 Speaker 3: now you're in Houston. 516 00:25:42,160 --> 00:25:42,719 Speaker 1: Is that correct? 517 00:25:44,359 --> 00:25:46,600 Speaker 4: That is correct. I got to see the launch. I 518 00:25:46,640 --> 00:25:49,000 Speaker 4: was in the what they call the heat zone. They 519 00:25:49,040 --> 00:25:52,359 Speaker 4: sell tickets to the heat zone to the VIP folks, 520 00:25:52,400 --> 00:25:55,240 Speaker 4: and so you're the closest to the rocket and it 521 00:25:55,320 --> 00:25:57,959 Speaker 4: was incredible. I mean, the whole ground shook. It was 522 00:25:58,640 --> 00:26:01,679 Speaker 4: it was really something. This is so amazing to launch. 523 00:26:02,119 --> 00:26:03,879 Speaker 4: It was the first lunch I'd been to. And then 524 00:26:03,920 --> 00:26:05,560 Speaker 4: they said, hey, by the way, can you get to 525 00:26:05,800 --> 00:26:08,200 Speaker 4: them until they splashed down? And I said, yes, let's 526 00:26:08,280 --> 00:26:11,160 Speaker 4: do it. So we've been at Johnson's Space Center since 527 00:26:12,200 --> 00:26:15,280 Speaker 4: the day after the launch, and we got into mission control, 528 00:26:15,359 --> 00:26:18,400 Speaker 4: which was really cool. So much history in there. And 529 00:26:18,720 --> 00:26:20,120 Speaker 4: it's been a pretty busy week. 530 00:26:20,359 --> 00:26:21,840 Speaker 1: Is the access pretty good? 531 00:26:21,920 --> 00:26:25,760 Speaker 3: Has it in for you this the last few days covering. 532 00:26:25,440 --> 00:26:26,080 Speaker 1: This this thing. 533 00:26:27,920 --> 00:26:29,960 Speaker 4: The access, Yeah, it's been great. I mean, they gave 534 00:26:30,040 --> 00:26:32,359 Speaker 4: us the four of mission control. We were able to 535 00:26:32,400 --> 00:26:37,040 Speaker 4: see a mock up of the Oriyan lunar capsule that 536 00:26:37,080 --> 00:26:40,359 Speaker 4: they have here and even in like even at the 537 00:26:40,400 --> 00:26:43,040 Speaker 4: Kennedy Space Center. I was at the walkout, so I 538 00:26:43,080 --> 00:26:46,000 Speaker 4: was just seen away from the astronauts as they came 539 00:26:46,000 --> 00:26:49,720 Speaker 4: out of their quarantine and got onto their little Shuttle 540 00:26:49,800 --> 00:26:53,880 Speaker 4: vand and headed to the the launch pad thirty nine. 541 00:26:53,920 --> 00:26:56,160 Speaker 4: I mean, the access has been incredible. 542 00:26:56,200 --> 00:27:01,600 Speaker 3: Actually, the tweet I saw from NAS that today a 543 00:27:01,640 --> 00:27:05,000 Speaker 3: new milestone for humankind. The crew of Artemis two are 544 00:27:05,040 --> 00:27:08,199 Speaker 3: now the farthest any human has ever traveled, reaching a 545 00:27:08,200 --> 00:27:12,080 Speaker 3: maximum distance of two hundred and fifty two thousand, seven 546 00:27:12,160 --> 00:27:15,280 Speaker 3: hundred and fifty two miles from Earth, surpassing the previous 547 00:27:15,320 --> 00:27:19,040 Speaker 3: record set by Apollo thirteen in nineteen seventy by about 548 00:27:19,080 --> 00:27:22,760 Speaker 3: four thousand, one hundred two miles. These are the sorts 549 00:27:22,760 --> 00:27:24,359 Speaker 3: of stats. You know, there's a lot of stats in sports, 550 00:27:24,359 --> 00:27:26,200 Speaker 3: as you know, a lot of analytics. I mean, this 551 00:27:26,280 --> 00:27:28,760 Speaker 3: is the sort of thing that it sounds impressive, but 552 00:27:29,000 --> 00:27:31,000 Speaker 3: it's almost hard to relate to. 553 00:27:31,040 --> 00:27:34,160 Speaker 1: It sounds so crazy, it really is. 554 00:27:34,320 --> 00:27:38,440 Speaker 4: I mean, at their closest, their closest point to the Moon, 555 00:27:38,480 --> 00:27:41,240 Speaker 4: which they should get to about sevent pm Eastern time tonight, 556 00:27:41,520 --> 00:27:45,320 Speaker 4: they'll be about four thousand and seventy miles from the Moon, 557 00:27:45,400 --> 00:27:48,960 Speaker 4: which is just incredible. And I mean I've been listening 558 00:27:49,000 --> 00:27:51,880 Speaker 4: and watching them all day. I can't stop watching their 559 00:27:52,080 --> 00:27:55,240 Speaker 4: live feeds from the castle, and you know, they were 560 00:27:56,080 --> 00:27:59,120 Speaker 4: just the things that they're seeing. They've trained for three 561 00:27:59,200 --> 00:28:01,760 Speaker 4: years to what they're seeing, and they were talking about 562 00:28:01,760 --> 00:28:05,119 Speaker 4: how great the far side of the Moon is in 563 00:28:05,160 --> 00:28:07,720 Speaker 4: some areas and how brown it is in some areas, 564 00:28:07,880 --> 00:28:12,600 Speaker 4: and it's also really it's much more rugged and mountainous 565 00:28:12,640 --> 00:28:16,200 Speaker 4: than than the near side that we see. And there's 566 00:28:16,280 --> 00:28:19,400 Speaker 4: all these new craters that they're able to tell the scientist, 567 00:28:19,440 --> 00:28:22,679 Speaker 4: the lunar scientists here at Johnson Space Center about. So 568 00:28:23,600 --> 00:28:27,120 Speaker 4: it's really been incredible to watch them and listen to them. 569 00:28:27,119 --> 00:28:29,480 Speaker 4: But as far as the numbers go, one of my 570 00:28:29,600 --> 00:28:32,000 Speaker 4: favorite stats, you said they're going to be at their 571 00:28:32,040 --> 00:28:34,639 Speaker 4: product the maximum distance from Earth about two hundred and 572 00:28:34,640 --> 00:28:39,360 Speaker 4: fifty two thousand miles and change. The International Space Stations 573 00:28:39,520 --> 00:28:42,320 Speaker 4: is two hundred and fifty miles from Earth, so that's 574 00:28:42,440 --> 00:28:44,560 Speaker 4: two hundred and fifty miles. They're going to be two 575 00:28:44,680 --> 00:28:47,320 Speaker 4: hundred and fifty two thousand mark away. 576 00:28:47,440 --> 00:28:48,440 Speaker 1: That's unbelievable. 577 00:28:48,680 --> 00:28:52,280 Speaker 3: Now, I am old enough to remember the Apollo missions. 578 00:28:52,400 --> 00:28:53,280 Speaker 1: You're I'm sure not. 579 00:28:54,800 --> 00:28:58,440 Speaker 3: But what strikes me is there was great excitement then 580 00:28:58,560 --> 00:29:02,120 Speaker 3: I was old enough to remember that, and then what 581 00:29:02,280 --> 00:29:04,400 Speaker 3: tended to happen is we all kind of took it 582 00:29:04,440 --> 00:29:06,640 Speaker 3: for granted. It's like, well, all right, what's left to do. 583 00:29:06,760 --> 00:29:08,480 Speaker 3: We've been on the moon. We're happy for you. And 584 00:29:08,520 --> 00:29:11,840 Speaker 3: then the pushback started as I'm sure you know how 585 00:29:11,920 --> 00:29:15,080 Speaker 3: much money we spending here? Could we spend it better elsewhere? 586 00:29:15,080 --> 00:29:18,920 Speaker 3: Are we really into this investment? Should we continue to 587 00:29:18,960 --> 00:29:22,280 Speaker 3: do it? And that's what fascinates me about this project 588 00:29:22,400 --> 00:29:27,560 Speaker 3: is it feels like the public is into it once again. 589 00:29:27,600 --> 00:29:30,680 Speaker 3: They're revitalized by something that we seem to have lost 590 00:29:30,720 --> 00:29:32,680 Speaker 3: interest in for a long period of time. What have 591 00:29:32,720 --> 00:29:34,360 Speaker 3: you have you reported on any of that or picked 592 00:29:34,400 --> 00:29:36,800 Speaker 3: up any of that in your travels? 593 00:29:37,560 --> 00:29:39,400 Speaker 4: Well, there is a lot of interest in it. Obviously, 594 00:29:39,440 --> 00:29:41,400 Speaker 4: but you did ask, you know here at some of 595 00:29:41,440 --> 00:29:43,480 Speaker 4: the press conferences about that, because you know, it was 596 00:29:43,560 --> 00:29:46,360 Speaker 4: just announce that they're cutting some of the funding for science, 597 00:29:46,720 --> 00:29:51,480 Speaker 4: right and and so, but they they did not want 598 00:29:51,480 --> 00:29:55,320 Speaker 4: to get into that here. Wait, hold on, what am 599 00:29:55,360 --> 00:29:55,760 Speaker 4: I watching? 600 00:29:55,800 --> 00:29:55,960 Speaker 3: There? 601 00:29:56,040 --> 00:29:57,680 Speaker 4: Is that? Oh? 602 00:29:58,360 --> 00:29:59,680 Speaker 1: Do you have mo work? Do you need to go? 603 00:30:00,040 --> 00:30:01,720 Speaker 4: Oh? This is the crew looking at the way? No, no, no, 604 00:30:01,840 --> 00:30:03,840 Speaker 4: I just watching the crew as looking live feed up. 605 00:30:03,840 --> 00:30:05,320 Speaker 4: So I was just watching the crew looking up the 606 00:30:05,360 --> 00:30:08,880 Speaker 4: watcha gotcha towards the moon. In fact, the Earth was 607 00:30:08,920 --> 00:30:10,960 Speaker 4: so bright at some point that they had to actually 608 00:30:11,000 --> 00:30:13,080 Speaker 4: put they put a T shirt up to cover some 609 00:30:13,120 --> 00:30:15,480 Speaker 4: of the windows. Wow, so they can see the moon better. 610 00:30:16,760 --> 00:30:17,600 Speaker 1: That's crazy. 611 00:30:18,200 --> 00:30:18,320 Speaker 4: Uh. 612 00:30:18,480 --> 00:30:20,160 Speaker 3: So you were saying some of that stuff you were 613 00:30:20,200 --> 00:30:23,320 Speaker 3: caught that you have there have been questions asked about 614 00:30:23,520 --> 00:30:26,160 Speaker 3: you know, momentum is really good right now, but how 615 00:30:26,200 --> 00:30:28,600 Speaker 3: long can it be sustained? Because and I think you 616 00:30:28,640 --> 00:30:31,160 Speaker 3: can speak to this better than I. This is the 617 00:30:31,160 --> 00:30:33,160 Speaker 3: first problem. You know, this is the first trip. There's 618 00:30:33,160 --> 00:30:35,680 Speaker 3: a lot more. You know that it is supposed to 619 00:30:35,680 --> 00:30:39,840 Speaker 3: be part of this these a series of space missions. 620 00:30:39,840 --> 00:30:44,200 Speaker 4: Correct, Yeah, there's this is Artemis two. So there's the 621 00:30:44,200 --> 00:30:48,400 Speaker 4: whole Artaments program. Artemis three is more more of a test, 622 00:30:48,440 --> 00:30:50,880 Speaker 4: and then Artemis four in twenty twenty eight is when 623 00:30:50,920 --> 00:30:53,760 Speaker 4: they hope, they say they would like to land on 624 00:30:53,800 --> 00:30:55,720 Speaker 4: the Moon again. But you know, we don't know if that. 625 00:30:56,320 --> 00:31:00,880 Speaker 4: Things tend to get take longer than they expect. But 626 00:31:00,920 --> 00:31:03,560 Speaker 4: there's really no discussion of what's going to happen to 627 00:31:03,560 --> 00:31:06,600 Speaker 4: the funding. I mean, they are really hyper focused here 628 00:31:06,640 --> 00:31:08,560 Speaker 4: on this mission and they just don't want to talk 629 00:31:08,600 --> 00:31:10,160 Speaker 4: about anything related to that. 630 00:31:10,600 --> 00:31:13,600 Speaker 3: Did you You mentioned how close you were and you 631 00:31:13,640 --> 00:31:15,280 Speaker 3: had not I think you said you had not covered 632 00:31:15,800 --> 00:31:17,280 Speaker 3: one of these events before. 633 00:31:18,600 --> 00:31:18,880 Speaker 4: Is there? 634 00:31:19,160 --> 00:31:22,320 Speaker 3: I mean, the power even watching on TV, it just 635 00:31:22,360 --> 00:31:26,040 Speaker 3: looked like the sheer power of this rocket is awesome. 636 00:31:26,080 --> 00:31:27,640 Speaker 3: But I got to believe there, I mean, do you 637 00:31:27,760 --> 00:31:30,040 Speaker 3: do you? I assume you're actually not only looking at it, 638 00:31:30,080 --> 00:31:30,719 Speaker 3: you're feeling it? 639 00:31:30,760 --> 00:31:34,520 Speaker 4: Correct, Yeah, you could, you could feel it for sure. 640 00:31:34,600 --> 00:31:37,200 Speaker 4: And the crackling it made this this, I mean it 641 00:31:37,240 --> 00:31:40,800 Speaker 4: was almost like you know, fireworks and gunshots. Even you're 642 00:31:40,920 --> 00:31:44,560 Speaker 4: crackling of the rocket boosters as they went up was 643 00:31:44,720 --> 00:31:49,240 Speaker 4: just so incredible to watch and just to be, you know, 644 00:31:49,400 --> 00:31:51,800 Speaker 4: so close, and the people had tears in their eyes 645 00:31:51,880 --> 00:31:54,520 Speaker 4: and everybody was on their feet, you know, screaming and clapping, 646 00:31:54,560 --> 00:31:56,920 Speaker 4: and it was but yeah, you could feel it. I 647 00:31:56,960 --> 00:31:59,200 Speaker 4: didn't necessarily feel the heat in the heat zone, but 648 00:31:59,440 --> 00:32:01,640 Speaker 4: you could. You could feel the power of it for sure. 649 00:32:01,680 --> 00:32:05,440 Speaker 4: But the astronauts have said that the launch was incredibly smooth. 650 00:32:05,600 --> 00:32:10,440 Speaker 4: So whatever they were expecting, this new SLS, the Space 651 00:32:10,640 --> 00:32:13,680 Speaker 4: Launch System seemed to have really done its job and 652 00:32:13,720 --> 00:32:14,400 Speaker 4: worked really well. 653 00:32:14,680 --> 00:32:19,040 Speaker 3: CNN Crack reporter Randy K kind enough to join us 654 00:32:19,040 --> 00:32:22,400 Speaker 3: here this afternoon on the fan. In terms of that, 655 00:32:22,560 --> 00:32:25,200 Speaker 3: you mentioned that you had a short bit but after 656 00:32:25,560 --> 00:32:29,080 Speaker 3: your story had been introduced, what was the emphasis in 657 00:32:29,120 --> 00:32:32,520 Speaker 3: that story, any particular nugget of interest for our listeners 658 00:32:32,560 --> 00:32:33,959 Speaker 3: regarding what you just reported on. 659 00:32:35,760 --> 00:32:38,120 Speaker 4: Well, it's just I was. I did a couple of 660 00:32:38,200 --> 00:32:40,480 Speaker 4: interviews with some of the lunar scientists here because this 661 00:32:40,600 --> 00:32:43,640 Speaker 4: really is a test mission, and you know, they really 662 00:32:43,680 --> 00:32:47,120 Speaker 4: believe that HE and I is the best way to 663 00:32:47,240 --> 00:32:50,920 Speaker 4: observe the Moon, because the way they practiced here has 664 00:32:50,960 --> 00:32:52,479 Speaker 4: been you know, they roll out a picture of the 665 00:32:52,480 --> 00:32:55,920 Speaker 4: Moon on a flat table, or they actually hung the 666 00:32:55,960 --> 00:33:00,160 Speaker 4: blow up moon outside the Mock O'Ryan capitle here, so 667 00:33:00,200 --> 00:33:03,080 Speaker 4: they could learn how to photograph it and describe things, 668 00:33:03,120 --> 00:33:06,840 Speaker 4: because that was really important to them. But it's just 669 00:33:07,480 --> 00:33:09,400 Speaker 4: it was just really interesting to talk to the scientists 670 00:33:09,400 --> 00:33:11,800 Speaker 4: about what they're looking for, how the team works in 671 00:33:11,920 --> 00:33:15,360 Speaker 4: pairs two at a window, and then to describing what 672 00:33:15,360 --> 00:33:19,719 Speaker 4: they're seeing back to the scientists and mission control. And 673 00:33:19,760 --> 00:33:22,120 Speaker 4: then they were going to have a chance to do 674 00:33:22,320 --> 00:33:24,720 Speaker 4: like a you know, a free they could they had 675 00:33:25,080 --> 00:33:27,400 Speaker 4: they have thirty five lunar targets, but then they were 676 00:33:27,400 --> 00:33:30,080 Speaker 4: also able to do some like free exploring so they 677 00:33:30,080 --> 00:33:32,360 Speaker 4: could pick things that they wanted to see. And there 678 00:33:32,400 --> 00:33:35,880 Speaker 4: was one really emotional moment that we used that we 679 00:33:35,920 --> 00:33:42,520 Speaker 4: included today with the mission Mission specialist Jeremy Hansen during 680 00:33:43,400 --> 00:33:47,360 Speaker 4: the as they approached the moon asked if they could 681 00:33:47,520 --> 00:33:52,240 Speaker 4: name a crater that deserved this very bright crater after 682 00:33:52,280 --> 00:33:55,640 Speaker 4: the late wife of the commander read Wiseman on board. 683 00:33:55,680 --> 00:33:58,640 Speaker 4: So that was that was really really a tender moment 684 00:33:58,680 --> 00:34:01,160 Speaker 4: between this team that has worked there for like three years, 685 00:34:01,160 --> 00:34:03,880 Speaker 4: and they were hugging and crying and it was pretty special. 686 00:34:04,160 --> 00:34:06,320 Speaker 3: Have you had have you been in a position where 687 00:34:06,360 --> 00:34:09,719 Speaker 3: you've had to report on the apparently broken toilet. I 688 00:34:09,719 --> 00:34:12,440 Speaker 3: think it's been fixed. But there was discussion about the 689 00:34:12,560 --> 00:34:14,759 Speaker 3: broken toilet on board. Is that all taken care of now? 690 00:34:14,760 --> 00:34:16,200 Speaker 3: I mean, let's get to the important stuff. 691 00:34:17,680 --> 00:34:19,000 Speaker 4: I was going to bring it up, but I didn't 692 00:34:19,000 --> 00:34:21,840 Speaker 4: know if you wanted to. I don't spend days on 693 00:34:21,880 --> 00:34:25,040 Speaker 4: this broken toil. And it's been a real it's been 694 00:34:25,080 --> 00:34:27,880 Speaker 4: a real problem. Even at the press conferences. Everybody is 695 00:34:27,920 --> 00:34:30,759 Speaker 4: like the number one issue that everybody asks about, Like 696 00:34:30,880 --> 00:34:33,120 Speaker 4: we're actually talking to NASA about is it number one 697 00:34:33,120 --> 00:34:35,840 Speaker 4: and number two? I mean, it's really incredible, yeah, but 698 00:34:36,360 --> 00:34:41,480 Speaker 4: it's just remarkable, but it is fixed. There was the 699 00:34:41,560 --> 00:34:44,040 Speaker 4: detail is that there was frozen urine in the line 700 00:34:44,080 --> 00:34:47,200 Speaker 4: and they couldn't they basically couldn't vent it, so they 701 00:34:47,239 --> 00:34:49,080 Speaker 4: had to use bags for a little bit. But they're 702 00:34:49,120 --> 00:34:52,480 Speaker 4: all fixed uff and so hopefully it'll it'll work through 703 00:34:52,480 --> 00:34:53,640 Speaker 4: splashdown on Friday. 704 00:34:53,800 --> 00:34:56,120 Speaker 3: The capsule is described as about the size of a 705 00:34:56,120 --> 00:34:57,720 Speaker 3: small a small minivan. 706 00:34:57,800 --> 00:34:58,319 Speaker 1: Is that true? 707 00:35:00,239 --> 00:35:03,120 Speaker 4: Yeah, yeah, it's about the size of the small venu van. 708 00:35:03,160 --> 00:35:05,400 Speaker 4: It's pretty cramped. I mean the hygiene bay where the 709 00:35:05,400 --> 00:35:08,399 Speaker 4: broken toilet is sort of like underneath, gotcha, And then 710 00:35:09,800 --> 00:35:12,120 Speaker 4: you know there's no shower, so I don't know if 711 00:35:12,120 --> 00:35:15,000 Speaker 4: you saw the video one day there was a pilot 712 00:35:15,080 --> 00:35:19,040 Speaker 4: Victor Glover was quote unquote showering, which is basically using 713 00:35:19,080 --> 00:35:22,280 Speaker 4: these wet wipes and U and there he's like sitting 714 00:35:22,320 --> 00:35:26,400 Speaker 4: right near Jeremy Hanson. He's eating, you know, literally like 715 00:35:26,520 --> 00:35:30,160 Speaker 4: there is no there's no private space, you getting no 716 00:35:30,239 --> 00:35:33,960 Speaker 4: alone time. They planned for this and they really like 717 00:35:34,080 --> 00:35:37,399 Speaker 4: each other. Like the mission specialist Kathleen Cooke Christina Cook 718 00:35:37,480 --> 00:35:39,640 Speaker 4: was saying, how they they all stayed on a on 719 00:35:39,680 --> 00:35:41,560 Speaker 4: a naval ship and they all decide to share a 720 00:35:41,600 --> 00:35:44,400 Speaker 4: state room because it's all part of getting used to 721 00:35:44,680 --> 00:35:47,279 Speaker 4: being on top of each other basically, so they all 722 00:35:48,000 --> 00:35:48,440 Speaker 4: get along. 723 00:35:48,480 --> 00:35:49,640 Speaker 1: Yeah, that probably makes sense. 724 00:35:49,920 --> 00:35:54,520 Speaker 3: Now more importantly, give me, so what is are you 725 00:35:54,640 --> 00:35:57,360 Speaker 3: still affiliated with with AC three sixty? 726 00:35:57,400 --> 00:35:58,760 Speaker 1: Are you kind of all over the place? 727 00:35:58,800 --> 00:35:58,960 Speaker 4: Now? 728 00:35:59,000 --> 00:36:02,279 Speaker 3: What's the let's our listeners your fans want to know, 729 00:36:02,440 --> 00:36:04,560 Speaker 3: want to get a Randy k update in terms of 730 00:36:04,600 --> 00:36:08,879 Speaker 3: sort of what your daily responsibilities are for CNN these days. 731 00:36:09,560 --> 00:36:13,600 Speaker 4: Yes, Anderson is still my priority, but I am being 732 00:36:13,680 --> 00:36:16,120 Speaker 4: asked to do. You know, we have a new streaming 733 00:36:16,200 --> 00:36:19,560 Speaker 4: service called all Access, So I'm just doing a lot 734 00:36:19,640 --> 00:36:23,920 Speaker 4: more you know, for digital for streaming, for the network 735 00:36:24,000 --> 00:36:26,239 Speaker 4: for basically all the shows. I do more for Jake 736 00:36:26,320 --> 00:36:30,200 Speaker 4: Show now Jake tapers. It's been a good mix. But 737 00:36:30,280 --> 00:36:31,600 Speaker 4: Anderson is still my priority. 738 00:36:31,800 --> 00:36:33,720 Speaker 1: So how long have you been at CNN Now. 739 00:36:35,400 --> 00:36:37,759 Speaker 4: I'm in my twenty second year. 740 00:36:37,840 --> 00:36:40,000 Speaker 3: I thought I thought be at least twenty years ago. Well, 741 00:36:40,040 --> 00:36:41,440 Speaker 3: I give you great credit, man, because I. 742 00:36:41,440 --> 00:36:42,760 Speaker 4: Don't have just left yesterday. 743 00:36:42,840 --> 00:36:43,879 Speaker 1: Well, here's the thing. 744 00:36:44,800 --> 00:36:46,919 Speaker 3: It's always it's always easy to talk with you, which 745 00:36:46,920 --> 00:36:50,480 Speaker 3: we always have appreciated, but it occurs to me. One 746 00:36:50,480 --> 00:36:52,319 Speaker 3: of the things I assume you feel good about is 747 00:36:52,360 --> 00:36:55,879 Speaker 3: TV's volatile, man. There's a lot of changes, a lot 748 00:36:55,920 --> 00:36:58,120 Speaker 3: of people coming and going. And the fact that you've 749 00:36:58,560 --> 00:37:01,960 Speaker 3: survived through whatever you know, changes, whatever the case may be, 750 00:37:02,400 --> 00:37:04,640 Speaker 3: and you're still in that position. You should feel real 751 00:37:04,680 --> 00:37:09,600 Speaker 3: good about that because it's a volatile business, thank you, and. 752 00:37:09,600 --> 00:37:12,080 Speaker 4: Growing more voluable every day. But I'm hanging on. 753 00:37:12,320 --> 00:37:15,640 Speaker 3: Yeah, that's that's that's certainly the most important thing as well. 754 00:37:16,080 --> 00:37:17,880 Speaker 3: When's the last time you were in Minnesota. 755 00:37:19,880 --> 00:37:25,480 Speaker 4: I was there for my niece's wedding back in June 756 00:37:25,760 --> 00:37:29,319 Speaker 4: June of last year year. It was a Yeah, it 757 00:37:29,360 --> 00:37:33,080 Speaker 4: was a beautiful wedding, beautiful wedding and and I think 758 00:37:33,080 --> 00:37:35,680 Speaker 4: I'm gonna come back this summer and meet her new baby. 759 00:37:35,760 --> 00:37:37,520 Speaker 4: Oh nice, I'm looking forward to it. 760 00:37:37,600 --> 00:37:40,279 Speaker 3: Well, if you do, and you you know you want 761 00:37:40,360 --> 00:37:42,160 Speaker 3: to you have a spare minute, we love to have 762 00:37:42,200 --> 00:37:43,960 Speaker 3: you come in. I mean, we won't bug you, we 763 00:37:44,000 --> 00:37:46,279 Speaker 3: won't insist upon it, but we we'd love to see 764 00:37:46,280 --> 00:37:47,920 Speaker 3: you in person because you've always been very good to 765 00:37:48,000 --> 00:37:50,840 Speaker 3: us over many, many many years, going back to the 766 00:37:50,840 --> 00:37:53,239 Speaker 3: old CNN das when you had the Saturday show as well. 767 00:37:53,320 --> 00:37:55,359 Speaker 1: So I'm glad you're doing well. 768 00:37:55,360 --> 00:37:58,120 Speaker 3: You sound great and uh yeah, if you ever get 769 00:37:58,160 --> 00:38:00,799 Speaker 3: back in want a quick minute, we'll well, we love 770 00:38:00,880 --> 00:38:02,000 Speaker 3: to have you in studio. 771 00:38:03,400 --> 00:38:05,520 Speaker 4: I would love that, would love to do this in person. 772 00:38:05,960 --> 00:38:08,040 Speaker 1: Thanks again, good to chat with you and keep up 773 00:38:08,040 --> 00:38:08,640 Speaker 1: the great work. 774 00:38:10,120 --> 00:38:10,920 Speaker 4: Thank you too. 775 00:38:11,040 --> 00:38:19,160 Speaker 3: Thank you Randy K, CNN reporter formerly WCCO Television. You 776 00:38:19,200 --> 00:38:26,480 Speaker 3: stay in cable news for over twenty years. That's a 777 00:38:26,520 --> 00:38:29,280 Speaker 3: good that's a good run, man. That's that's not anything 778 00:38:29,320 --> 00:38:33,160 Speaker 3: to h to take lightly. It's it's a I mean, 779 00:38:33,200 --> 00:38:37,600 Speaker 3: we think the fans of Dog Eat Dog World double 780 00:38:37,640 --> 00:38:40,839 Speaker 3: a ball, but probably single a ball compared to what 781 00:38:40,880 --> 00:38:43,600 Speaker 3: goes on at the at the network level. 782 00:38:43,640 --> 00:38:44,759 Speaker 1: That's that's for sure. 783 00:38:45,239 --> 00:38:48,040 Speaker 3: Brat Scheawn Brian kfan text line is open at six 784 00:38:48,280 --> 00:38:50,520 Speaker 3: four six eight six. 785 00:38:50,760 --> 00:38:52,720 Speaker 1: Don't forget Tim Cheetah. 786 00:38:53,160 --> 00:38:56,280 Speaker 3: In about a half hour, the former Major League Baseball umpire, 787 00:38:56,320 --> 00:38:59,799 Speaker 3: frequent contributor to this program. We had him on most 788 00:39:00,360 --> 00:39:02,319 Speaker 3: I think get the Great Minnesota Get together right, which 789 00:39:02,320 --> 00:39:05,160 Speaker 3: we do every year. Yes, he might have an opinion 790 00:39:05,239 --> 00:39:07,160 Speaker 3: or he tends. Sometimes you got to draw it out 791 00:39:07,160 --> 00:39:08,719 Speaker 3: of him. But he might have an opinion or two 792 00:39:08,800 --> 00:39:12,799 Speaker 3: on the new balls and strike regimen, or that is 793 00:39:12,840 --> 00:39:15,160 Speaker 3: the new approach when it comes to Major League Baseball 794 00:39:15,200 --> 00:39:16,840 Speaker 3: and the appeals and all that kind of good stuff 795 00:39:16,840 --> 00:39:19,600 Speaker 3: which we knew was coming now is officially here. 796 00:39:19,719 --> 00:39:21,279 Speaker 2: It's your job to get it out of him. He's 797 00:39:21,360 --> 00:39:24,440 Speaker 2: very hesitant. It's your job, that's true. As the interviewer. 798 00:39:24,680 --> 00:39:26,640 Speaker 2: That's why I pull the threat. That's the job. 799 00:39:26,719 --> 00:39:28,000 Speaker 3: You got to pull the thread and get it out 800 00:39:28,000 --> 00:39:30,000 Speaker 3: of him. That's why you're already. Some days you fail. 801 00:39:30,320 --> 00:39:32,400 Speaker 3: Some days he makes it so difficult. You fail and 802 00:39:32,440 --> 00:39:34,600 Speaker 3: you just say, well, I didn't get it done today. 803 00:39:35,200 --> 00:39:39,480 Speaker 3: Top five we lived I thought an entire season in 804 00:39:39,520 --> 00:39:40,840 Speaker 3: the wild Game yesterday