1 00:00:00,520 --> 00:00:32,880 Speaker 1: You're listening to KFI AM six forty on demand. 2 00:00:33,920 --> 00:00:36,640 Speaker 2: I am six forty. We're live everywhere on the iHeartRadio app. 3 00:00:36,680 --> 00:00:39,440 Speaker 2: This is the Andy Reestmeier Show, and I am Andy Reestmeier. 4 00:00:39,600 --> 00:00:41,640 Speaker 2: No one is in for me today. It's just me 5 00:00:42,159 --> 00:00:46,200 Speaker 2: being myself. A few months after the Palisades Fire, many 6 00:00:46,240 --> 00:00:49,480 Speaker 2: people who lost their homes were awaiting that after action 7 00:00:49,600 --> 00:00:52,240 Speaker 2: report from the Los Angeles Fire Department. A first draft, 8 00:00:52,280 --> 00:00:55,000 Speaker 2: according to the Los Angeles Times, was completed by August, 9 00:00:55,280 --> 00:00:58,720 Speaker 2: maybe even earlier. It came out months after that, but 10 00:00:58,920 --> 00:01:02,880 Speaker 2: the paper has just covered that since the first draft 11 00:01:03,240 --> 00:01:08,240 Speaker 2: was completed, many different versions, up to seven of them, 12 00:01:08,520 --> 00:01:11,240 Speaker 2: were made before the report became public, and most of 13 00:01:11,280 --> 00:01:15,800 Speaker 2: those included revisions and deletions, which amount to an effort 14 00:01:15,840 --> 00:01:19,080 Speaker 2: to downplay the failures of the city, the failures of 15 00:01:19,160 --> 00:01:22,319 Speaker 2: the Los Angeles Fire Department. That January seventh fire killed 16 00:01:22,319 --> 00:01:24,720 Speaker 2: twelve people and destroyed thousands of homes. Of course, this 17 00:01:24,800 --> 00:01:27,039 Speaker 2: is just the Palisades fire. We aren't even talking about 18 00:01:27,280 --> 00:01:31,279 Speaker 2: the edenfire in Altadena the time, says LAFD officials removed 19 00:01:31,360 --> 00:01:33,560 Speaker 2: language saying the decision not to fully staff up and 20 00:01:33,600 --> 00:01:36,160 Speaker 2: pre deploy all available crews and engines ahead of the 21 00:01:36,200 --> 00:01:39,959 Speaker 2: extreme wind forecast. Quote did not align with the department's 22 00:01:39,959 --> 00:01:43,480 Speaker 2: policy and procedures during red flag days. That's a pretty 23 00:01:43,480 --> 00:01:46,240 Speaker 2: clear statement. They didn't fully staff up, they didn't pre 24 00:01:46,319 --> 00:01:49,040 Speaker 2: deploy all available crews. That does not line up with 25 00:01:49,080 --> 00:01:51,520 Speaker 2: what they normally would do had they seen that kind 26 00:01:51,520 --> 00:01:56,080 Speaker 2: of weather forecast. Instead, the final report said the number 27 00:01:56,080 --> 00:02:00,000 Speaker 2: of engine companies went above and beyond the standard la 28 00:02:00,120 --> 00:02:05,000 Speaker 2: FD pre pre deployment matrix, so completely omitted that they 29 00:02:05,040 --> 00:02:08,000 Speaker 2: didn't do what they normally would have did and said, actually, 30 00:02:08,080 --> 00:02:11,640 Speaker 2: we went above and beyond what our standard LAFD pre 31 00:02:11,720 --> 00:02:14,519 Speaker 2: deployment matrix is, which, by the way, is one of 32 00:02:14,520 --> 00:02:19,000 Speaker 2: those phrases that's just meaningless softening corporate speak. In this case, 33 00:02:19,040 --> 00:02:22,640 Speaker 2: it's government speak. Another passage says some crews waited more 34 00:02:22,680 --> 00:02:25,000 Speaker 2: than an hour for an assignment the day of the fire. 35 00:02:25,280 --> 00:02:27,359 Speaker 2: They got rid of that in the final report. A 36 00:02:27,440 --> 00:02:31,400 Speaker 2: section on failures was changed to primary challenges, and they 37 00:02:31,440 --> 00:02:35,520 Speaker 2: also removed a line talking about how crews, fire crews, 38 00:02:35,560 --> 00:02:39,360 Speaker 2: and leaders had violated national guidelines on how to avoid 39 00:02:39,400 --> 00:02:43,240 Speaker 2: firefighter deaths and injuries. No names are attached to the 40 00:02:43,400 --> 00:02:45,760 Speaker 2: edits and it is unclear if names were in the 41 00:02:45,760 --> 00:02:49,160 Speaker 2: original documents but had been removed in the drafts that 42 00:02:49,200 --> 00:02:51,680 Speaker 2: were given to the Los Angeles Times. They got seven 43 00:02:51,720 --> 00:02:54,480 Speaker 2: of those drafts, only three of them were marked with dates. 44 00:02:54,760 --> 00:02:56,800 Speaker 2: Weeks after the report's released, the Times reported that the 45 00:02:56,800 --> 00:02:59,400 Speaker 2: battalion chief ordered firefighters to roll up their hoses and 46 00:02:59,440 --> 00:03:02,239 Speaker 2: leave the burn area in January second, even though remember 47 00:03:02,280 --> 00:03:04,000 Speaker 2: that was after the fire that broke out on New 48 00:03:04,080 --> 00:03:06,919 Speaker 2: Year's Eve, which is currently being investigated as an arson. 49 00:03:07,160 --> 00:03:08,680 Speaker 2: I'm sure we'll learn a lot more about this, but 50 00:03:08,760 --> 00:03:11,280 Speaker 2: I can only imagine the amount of frustration that this 51 00:03:11,440 --> 00:03:15,880 Speaker 2: adds to an already serious tragedy, because when people have 52 00:03:16,000 --> 00:03:19,680 Speaker 2: been through this in the Palisades, in in Altadena, when 53 00:03:19,680 --> 00:03:22,880 Speaker 2: they've experienced this tragedy, obviously they want to rebuild and 54 00:03:22,919 --> 00:03:24,880 Speaker 2: get back with their lives and get back on track. 55 00:03:24,960 --> 00:03:28,320 Speaker 2: But when you also see that the oversight committee or 56 00:03:28,360 --> 00:03:30,839 Speaker 2: the group that is trying to investigate what happened here 57 00:03:31,360 --> 00:03:35,160 Speaker 2: is removing things to make it seem like it maybe 58 00:03:35,280 --> 00:03:38,720 Speaker 2: wasn't as bad as it was, it's insult to injury. 59 00:03:38,920 --> 00:03:43,200 Speaker 2: But also, unfortunately, it means that the official record doesn't 60 00:03:43,200 --> 00:03:46,480 Speaker 2: support what really happened, And also the next time we 61 00:03:46,560 --> 00:03:49,920 Speaker 2: have something like this, maybe suggestions that would have come 62 00:03:49,920 --> 00:03:52,840 Speaker 2: from an accurate report wouldn't make it up into the 63 00:03:52,920 --> 00:03:56,720 Speaker 2: new plan. That would drive me absolutely bonkers. And I 64 00:03:56,720 --> 00:03:58,920 Speaker 2: guess this is just probably what you expect when you 65 00:03:59,040 --> 00:04:03,080 Speaker 2: have the investigation into the department being conducted by the 66 00:04:03,120 --> 00:04:06,840 Speaker 2: department itself. Shouldn't surprise anybody. We will keep you updated 67 00:04:06,880 --> 00:04:09,240 Speaker 2: about that. How about a hard turn, That's what they 68 00:04:09,280 --> 00:04:11,600 Speaker 2: call it in the biz. Here joining me now in 69 00:04:11,640 --> 00:04:15,520 Speaker 2: studio to talk about nothing related to that, I hope 70 00:04:16,080 --> 00:04:20,520 Speaker 2: is mister Rob Belushi? Who is you know? I'm so 71 00:04:20,560 --> 00:04:22,039 Speaker 2: happy that you came in and thank you for coming in, 72 00:04:22,160 --> 00:04:24,840 Speaker 2: especially a week before Christmas. You left the family at home. 73 00:04:25,480 --> 00:04:27,719 Speaker 2: You said, I gotta go be on the radio and 74 00:04:27,720 --> 00:04:29,280 Speaker 2: thank you for doing me the favor. So thanks, thanks 75 00:04:29,279 --> 00:04:31,120 Speaker 2: for being here. Excited about you and all your projects 76 00:04:31,160 --> 00:04:31,560 Speaker 2: and everything. 77 00:04:31,640 --> 00:04:34,679 Speaker 3: Oh thanks for having me. And you know my family 78 00:04:34,760 --> 00:04:36,680 Speaker 3: could not wait for me to get out of the house. 79 00:04:37,520 --> 00:04:40,160 Speaker 3: So I don't have to pretend like I'm doing something. 80 00:04:40,880 --> 00:04:41,680 Speaker 3: You know that I'm not. 81 00:04:41,800 --> 00:04:43,120 Speaker 4: I actually have something to do now. 82 00:04:43,160 --> 00:04:45,359 Speaker 2: Well, And I was aware that you were as a 83 00:04:45,360 --> 00:04:47,480 Speaker 2: Bears fan. You were watching the game last night, so 84 00:04:47,520 --> 00:04:50,320 Speaker 2: you didn't have football to watch today that you couldn't 85 00:04:50,520 --> 00:04:51,160 Speaker 2: break away from. 86 00:04:51,279 --> 00:04:54,719 Speaker 3: Oh my goodness, it was the greatest game in thirty 87 00:04:54,760 --> 00:04:56,200 Speaker 3: five years in Chicago. 88 00:04:56,320 --> 00:04:58,279 Speaker 4: And I got to watch the first half. 89 00:04:58,440 --> 00:05:03,680 Speaker 3: And then my wife's work Christmas party was happening and 90 00:05:03,760 --> 00:05:07,560 Speaker 3: I went and so you know, I was and we 91 00:05:07,560 --> 00:05:09,680 Speaker 3: were on it. It was date night before we had 92 00:05:09,680 --> 00:05:11,839 Speaker 3: the babysitter. We're gonna go to the Christian Oh yeah, 93 00:05:11,880 --> 00:05:15,240 Speaker 3: and you know, we're having dinner and I'm like, yes, honey, 94 00:05:15,480 --> 00:05:18,200 Speaker 3: we are in a really good groove, and then would 95 00:05:18,200 --> 00:05:22,120 Speaker 3: trail off looking at the phone. Well, the most incredible 96 00:05:22,160 --> 00:05:24,400 Speaker 3: five minutes of Bear's history took place. 97 00:05:24,440 --> 00:05:26,919 Speaker 4: My cousin's calling me. My friends in Chicago are calling me. 98 00:05:27,200 --> 00:05:27,880 Speaker 2: It was It was. 99 00:05:28,240 --> 00:05:31,880 Speaker 3: A great win for Chicago and the worst date in 100 00:05:31,920 --> 00:05:33,520 Speaker 3: the history of my romantic career. 101 00:05:33,640 --> 00:05:35,120 Speaker 2: Yeah. I mean, it's like it reminds you of like 102 00:05:35,160 --> 00:05:37,560 Speaker 2: when you see like people at church who have the football. Ye, 103 00:05:37,760 --> 00:05:40,080 Speaker 2: You're like looking over and they're like, don't anybody, and 104 00:05:40,120 --> 00:05:42,640 Speaker 2: then like you're trying to look to and see I 105 00:05:42,680 --> 00:05:45,080 Speaker 2: know you're a Bears fan, Chicago guy, right, Obviously your 106 00:05:45,120 --> 00:05:48,279 Speaker 2: dad's from Chicago too. You you got involved in improv 107 00:05:48,440 --> 00:05:52,080 Speaker 2: back probably when you were what a young maybe a teen? 108 00:05:52,480 --> 00:05:53,760 Speaker 4: Oh yeah, you know, I used to. 109 00:05:54,080 --> 00:05:57,159 Speaker 3: I grew up around the Second City and my mother 110 00:05:57,200 --> 00:05:59,040 Speaker 3: and I lived in the neighborhood and she would let 111 00:05:59,040 --> 00:06:02,479 Speaker 3: me go out to go see the improv set. And 112 00:06:02,480 --> 00:06:07,400 Speaker 3: that was when Stephen Colbert was there. Steph Barrell just 113 00:06:07,440 --> 00:06:10,560 Speaker 3: amazing people. So I got to watch that around thirteen 114 00:06:10,640 --> 00:06:12,280 Speaker 3: fourteen and loved it. 115 00:06:12,320 --> 00:06:14,039 Speaker 2: And you've been acting a lot as well. I know 116 00:06:14,080 --> 00:06:16,839 Speaker 2: that you were. You did according to Jim, Oh. 117 00:06:16,760 --> 00:06:19,840 Speaker 4: Yes, my top credit my dad Dad's show. 118 00:06:19,920 --> 00:06:23,679 Speaker 3: Heck, yeah, yeah, yeah, I got some of my early 119 00:06:24,520 --> 00:06:28,080 Speaker 3: early access as a NEPO. 120 00:06:28,240 --> 00:06:31,919 Speaker 4: Babe was on my dad's show. My dad is Jim. 121 00:06:32,080 --> 00:06:34,039 Speaker 3: And you know, I started on the show as a 122 00:06:34,040 --> 00:06:38,920 Speaker 3: PA and got a lot of coffee and was probably 123 00:06:38,920 --> 00:06:42,920 Speaker 3: a bad PA. But it was really fun to see 124 00:06:42,920 --> 00:06:44,600 Speaker 3: that side of the business. I was twenty years old 125 00:06:44,600 --> 00:06:47,040 Speaker 3: and working over the summer while I was in college, 126 00:06:47,120 --> 00:06:49,000 Speaker 3: and it was right here. 127 00:06:49,200 --> 00:06:53,000 Speaker 2: It's at Radford, right, Yeah, And that show ran for 128 00:06:53,440 --> 00:06:56,320 Speaker 2: eight years or something like that, forever and and you know, 129 00:06:56,320 --> 00:06:58,520 Speaker 2: which is a long time in television. According to Jim Great. 130 00:06:58,560 --> 00:07:00,400 Speaker 2: You know, Jim Blush, your dad's very funny. Also, you 131 00:07:00,400 --> 00:07:03,200 Speaker 2: continue to work your game show host you're working in 132 00:07:03,240 --> 00:07:05,360 Speaker 2: game shows as well. We're going to take a break 133 00:07:05,360 --> 00:07:07,719 Speaker 2: when we come back, you can stick around, right Yeah, okay, great, 134 00:07:07,760 --> 00:07:09,800 Speaker 2: because I'm sorry ate up most of the original part 135 00:07:09,840 --> 00:07:11,480 Speaker 2: of this block talking about the Palisades fire. 136 00:07:11,600 --> 00:07:13,520 Speaker 4: No, no, I love to I love to remember those days. 137 00:07:13,600 --> 00:07:16,960 Speaker 2: Yeah. Just always fun to go back, you know, especially 138 00:07:16,960 --> 00:07:20,360 Speaker 2: for when you learn more about the stupidity of how 139 00:07:20,440 --> 00:07:22,920 Speaker 2: it all seems to have shaken out when we come back, 140 00:07:22,960 --> 00:07:24,560 Speaker 2: when we talk about your new projects, and also anything 141 00:07:24,560 --> 00:07:26,840 Speaker 2: that's going on for the holidays. You know, it's it's 142 00:07:27,160 --> 00:07:30,080 Speaker 2: the last week here. Hollywood is pretty much shut down, 143 00:07:30,520 --> 00:07:31,880 Speaker 2: but we're making it work here and. 144 00:07:31,840 --> 00:07:33,560 Speaker 4: We're saying it's for the holidays. 145 00:07:34,520 --> 00:07:37,280 Speaker 3: We're saying it shut down for the holidays. 146 00:07:37,280 --> 00:07:39,280 Speaker 2: Is the Andy reesmare Show with Rob Belushi. Here, it's 147 00:07:39,640 --> 00:07:42,040 Speaker 2: IM six forty. We're live everywhere on the iHeartRadio app. 148 00:07:42,520 --> 00:07:45,920 Speaker 1: You're listening to KFI AM sixty on demand. 149 00:07:47,760 --> 00:07:52,480 Speaker 2: This is the Andy Reesmeiers Show in studio with Rob Belushi, 150 00:07:52,720 --> 00:07:55,800 Speaker 2: who you know, we were just talking about this. I 151 00:07:55,800 --> 00:07:59,800 Speaker 2: didn't realize we have a connection with the Hoosier State. 152 00:08:00,160 --> 00:08:02,600 Speaker 2: I grew up in Indianapolis. Your wife is from Indianapolis. 153 00:08:02,640 --> 00:08:05,960 Speaker 2: That's right, she's from Zionsville. Correct. We're not going to 154 00:08:06,000 --> 00:08:07,920 Speaker 2: say her address or where she grew up or anything 155 00:08:07,960 --> 00:08:10,200 Speaker 2: like that, but that's also where I grew up. 156 00:08:10,880 --> 00:08:11,880 Speaker 4: It's a beautiful place. 157 00:08:12,480 --> 00:08:14,040 Speaker 2: It's a really nice place. And you're head and back 158 00:08:14,040 --> 00:08:14,400 Speaker 2: as well. 159 00:08:14,480 --> 00:08:14,760 Speaker 4: We are. 160 00:08:14,880 --> 00:08:18,520 Speaker 3: Yeah, we'll go to Chicago and Indianapolis over the holidays, 161 00:08:18,520 --> 00:08:18,960 Speaker 3: as we. 162 00:08:18,880 --> 00:08:19,880 Speaker 4: Do every year. 163 00:08:20,120 --> 00:08:22,680 Speaker 2: The whole family gets all together. You see your dad, 164 00:08:22,720 --> 00:08:25,520 Speaker 2: I'm sure, yeah, we'll see him. How's dad doing? How's 165 00:08:25,520 --> 00:08:26,559 Speaker 2: everybody doing these days? 166 00:08:26,600 --> 00:08:27,160 Speaker 4: He's great. 167 00:08:27,600 --> 00:08:30,679 Speaker 3: He's having a nice little moment with a couple really 168 00:08:30,760 --> 00:08:33,720 Speaker 3: great performances in new movies coming out, So he's in 169 00:08:33,800 --> 00:08:36,280 Speaker 3: a jolly good cheer, which is great. 170 00:08:36,360 --> 00:08:39,360 Speaker 2: And was it after according to Jim, that he said, 171 00:08:39,400 --> 00:08:41,560 Speaker 2: I'm going back to Chicago and like, I'm just going 172 00:08:41,600 --> 00:08:43,880 Speaker 2: to make that my life or what was the what's 173 00:08:43,880 --> 00:08:44,520 Speaker 2: the headspace? 174 00:08:45,080 --> 00:08:47,200 Speaker 4: I know it was in the last couple of years. 175 00:08:47,960 --> 00:08:50,080 Speaker 4: He just moved back there. 176 00:08:50,160 --> 00:08:52,040 Speaker 3: I mean, he stills the place here, but he lives 177 00:08:52,040 --> 00:08:53,600 Speaker 3: out there most of the time. 178 00:08:53,679 --> 00:08:55,840 Speaker 4: And I get it. It's a great town. 179 00:08:55,920 --> 00:08:58,280 Speaker 2: And if you thought about I think about all the time, 180 00:08:58,360 --> 00:09:00,560 Speaker 2: like is do I if I can make a dollar 181 00:09:00,600 --> 00:09:03,480 Speaker 2: in Indiana, I might. I might go. I don't know if. 182 00:09:03,640 --> 00:09:05,080 Speaker 2: I don't know if I'm ready for that yet. I 183 00:09:05,120 --> 00:09:08,160 Speaker 2: still like that. It's seventy nine degrees and beautiful right now. 184 00:09:08,360 --> 00:09:10,520 Speaker 3: This is the best time of year in Los Angeles, 185 00:09:10,520 --> 00:09:15,120 Speaker 3: and nobody's here. And if you marry somebody from the Midwest, 186 00:09:15,160 --> 00:09:17,200 Speaker 3: or your mother lives in the Midwest, right, you never 187 00:09:17,280 --> 00:09:19,319 Speaker 3: get to experience it, which is and I love my 188 00:09:19,400 --> 00:09:22,160 Speaker 3: in laws, right, they're amazing. Wouldn't wouldn't trade it. But 189 00:09:22,800 --> 00:09:25,000 Speaker 3: to be in La over Christmas, it's it's fantas. 190 00:09:25,040 --> 00:09:26,120 Speaker 2: There's nobody here. It's the greatest. 191 00:09:26,120 --> 00:09:29,080 Speaker 3: There's nobody here. The weather's great, it's mellow, nobody's stress. 192 00:09:29,160 --> 00:09:31,520 Speaker 2: Now. It's amazing because everyone's like, oh, all the stress 193 00:09:31,600 --> 00:09:33,319 Speaker 2: is gone. It's out of town. Right, We're just here 194 00:09:33,360 --> 00:09:35,600 Speaker 2: hanging out. We're just having a nice little lonely couple 195 00:09:35,559 --> 00:09:37,880 Speaker 2: of days by ourselves, exactly. Let's talk about your projects. 196 00:09:38,200 --> 00:09:39,680 Speaker 2: I know that you have done a lot of acting, 197 00:09:39,880 --> 00:09:44,000 Speaker 2: like I said, you did, of course a Joe Schmoe show, 198 00:09:44,400 --> 00:09:46,040 Speaker 2: How I Met your Mother. You did the show on 199 00:09:46,040 --> 00:09:48,559 Speaker 2: the game show Network called Get a Clue. 200 00:09:48,320 --> 00:09:49,840 Speaker 4: Which that's how we met. 201 00:09:49,920 --> 00:09:51,400 Speaker 2: That's how we met. And you came and did you 202 00:09:51,440 --> 00:09:53,360 Speaker 2: were with Sam Rubin. He interviewed you a couple of 203 00:09:53,400 --> 00:09:56,160 Speaker 2: years ago too, which I still am not over. I 204 00:09:56,200 --> 00:09:57,520 Speaker 2: don't know if I'll ever get over the fact that 205 00:09:57,559 --> 00:10:00,679 Speaker 2: he died in peace. Wait a great dude. I went 206 00:10:00,920 --> 00:10:02,760 Speaker 2: I went back and watched your interview with him, which 207 00:10:02,800 --> 00:10:04,840 Speaker 2: was very funny and very charming. You're you're very good. 208 00:10:04,880 --> 00:10:05,200 Speaker 4: Thank you. 209 00:10:05,440 --> 00:10:08,240 Speaker 2: It was when the show came out in twenty to 210 00:10:08,480 --> 00:10:10,160 Speaker 2: twenty twenty. Was that when that show came. 211 00:10:10,040 --> 00:10:13,600 Speaker 4: Out, Yeah, twenty twenty and then twenty twenty one. I 212 00:10:13,800 --> 00:10:14,640 Speaker 4: think I came back. 213 00:10:14,760 --> 00:10:18,280 Speaker 3: He first of all Sam, I mean, obviously he's had 214 00:10:18,400 --> 00:10:20,400 Speaker 3: way bigger guests than me, but he does such a 215 00:10:20,400 --> 00:10:25,520 Speaker 3: great job of making you look great, yes, feel comfortable, yes, 216 00:10:25,640 --> 00:10:28,840 Speaker 3: and make what you're talking about interesting. And I was 217 00:10:29,920 --> 00:10:33,400 Speaker 3: he I was part of a pizza like a local 218 00:10:33,440 --> 00:10:36,520 Speaker 3: pizza chain here called Prime Pizza. Yeah, and he's like, 219 00:10:36,600 --> 00:10:38,520 Speaker 3: come in, we'll talk about your game show. 220 00:10:38,800 --> 00:10:40,840 Speaker 4: Bring the pizza, we'll talk about those Well. 221 00:10:40,760 --> 00:10:42,720 Speaker 2: If you yeah, you should have led with the Sam. 222 00:10:42,760 --> 00:10:44,240 Speaker 2: You can have some free food because he would have. 223 00:10:44,440 --> 00:10:46,160 Speaker 4: It was great and all the anchors were like this 224 00:10:46,320 --> 00:10:49,640 Speaker 4: was really good. Chomp, chomp, chopping, get a clue, four o'clock. 225 00:10:49,720 --> 00:10:50,960 Speaker 4: That's right, show network, you know. 226 00:10:51,280 --> 00:10:55,400 Speaker 2: And by the way, Prime Pizza, which they sold, it's 227 00:10:55,440 --> 00:10:57,080 Speaker 2: sold or what's the story with that now? I mean 228 00:10:57,080 --> 00:10:58,920 Speaker 2: it's exploded. So it's all over place. There's a new 229 00:10:58,920 --> 00:11:00,800 Speaker 2: one coming in down the street from Yeah. 230 00:11:00,679 --> 00:11:03,920 Speaker 3: Yeah, yeah, they are expanding like crazy. They did sell. 231 00:11:03,960 --> 00:11:07,400 Speaker 3: Those guys have a beautiful pizza and a great operation. 232 00:11:07,559 --> 00:11:10,640 Speaker 3: And I strongly recommend Prime Pizza any anywhere, anytime. 233 00:11:10,720 --> 00:11:14,240 Speaker 2: It is one of the best New York style pizzas 234 00:11:13,920 --> 00:11:15,760 Speaker 2: in LA and I think that even you know, a 235 00:11:15,800 --> 00:11:17,240 Speaker 2: lot of people have a lot to say about Prince 236 00:11:17,240 --> 00:11:19,840 Speaker 2: Street Pizza. I know it's good. I know it's it's 237 00:11:19,880 --> 00:11:22,880 Speaker 2: real tasty, it's trendy whatever. I think Appollonia's is great too, 238 00:11:23,040 --> 00:11:25,640 Speaker 2: But I really like Prime, and I like what like. 239 00:11:26,120 --> 00:11:30,040 Speaker 2: Prime is never hard to get. It's never it's like 240 00:11:30,120 --> 00:11:32,840 Speaker 2: you may wait, but it's not like there's nothing pretentious 241 00:11:32,880 --> 00:11:35,040 Speaker 2: about it, like the one over in Burbank. You pop in, 242 00:11:35,080 --> 00:11:36,600 Speaker 2: you put it in your order, you grab the pizza. 243 00:11:36,679 --> 00:11:40,360 Speaker 2: It's a huge monster of a pizza. Yeah, it's amazing. 244 00:11:40,360 --> 00:11:42,840 Speaker 3: They've got the square pies too, and you know it's 245 00:11:42,880 --> 00:11:45,400 Speaker 3: just your f It's like your neighborhood pizza Rea. Yeah, 246 00:11:45,440 --> 00:11:48,160 Speaker 3: but with with really high quality ingredients. 247 00:11:48,160 --> 00:11:51,400 Speaker 2: Now that's a Chicago guy. This is always a conversation. 248 00:11:51,679 --> 00:11:55,120 Speaker 2: Like they just opened up a not pizzeria. Wh know 249 00:11:55,160 --> 00:11:58,320 Speaker 2: what is the name of the pass right great in 250 00:11:58,360 --> 00:12:00,360 Speaker 2: the valley and I love it too. And they do 251 00:12:00,400 --> 00:12:02,920 Speaker 2: the bar pies which are just like to me going back, 252 00:12:03,080 --> 00:12:05,040 Speaker 2: you know, had family in Chicago growing up. We'd always 253 00:12:05,080 --> 00:12:08,000 Speaker 2: go to Aurelio's. We'd go drive out into the Boonies 254 00:12:08,040 --> 00:12:11,400 Speaker 2: to go get you know, a flat the taverns cardboard 255 00:12:11,960 --> 00:12:12,760 Speaker 2: style pizza. 256 00:12:12,800 --> 00:12:15,240 Speaker 3: You know, well that's the Chicago style, the tavern style 257 00:12:15,280 --> 00:12:16,959 Speaker 3: cottona squares, that Chicago style. 258 00:12:17,000 --> 00:12:19,880 Speaker 4: And like every New Yorkers like this is a Deep 259 00:12:19,920 --> 00:12:21,280 Speaker 4: Dishes even, you. 260 00:12:21,240 --> 00:12:24,720 Speaker 3: Know what I'm like, guys, just relax, you know, it's 261 00:12:24,800 --> 00:12:26,120 Speaker 3: like New York pizza is great. 262 00:12:26,120 --> 00:12:29,160 Speaker 4: Why do you have to come in crazy about it? Pizza? 263 00:12:29,160 --> 00:12:30,160 Speaker 4: We're talking about pizza. 264 00:12:30,280 --> 00:12:33,040 Speaker 3: Deep Dish is kind of its own thing, right, Chicago 265 00:12:33,080 --> 00:12:35,480 Speaker 3: style pizza is a tavern pie, which is also great. 266 00:12:35,720 --> 00:12:38,560 Speaker 4: New York style is great. Let's just all relax and 267 00:12:38,640 --> 00:12:40,240 Speaker 4: enjoy the food, you know. 268 00:12:40,600 --> 00:12:43,560 Speaker 2: And also as a pizza person who's from Chicago. You 269 00:12:43,600 --> 00:12:46,320 Speaker 2: think of La now when you moved here, compared to now, 270 00:12:46,840 --> 00:12:48,920 Speaker 2: the pizza scene is like like some of the best 271 00:12:48,960 --> 00:12:50,679 Speaker 2: pizza in America is coming out of La. 272 00:12:50,840 --> 00:12:53,280 Speaker 4: The pizza game in La is out of sight. 273 00:12:53,559 --> 00:12:55,880 Speaker 2: Unreal. Yeah, we always ded a gratitude of Nancy Silverton, 274 00:12:55,960 --> 00:12:58,400 Speaker 2: I think for that, but we can get into that 275 00:12:58,400 --> 00:12:59,800 Speaker 2: elsewhere any other restaurants that you're. 276 00:13:00,679 --> 00:13:04,400 Speaker 3: She is my producing partner for this this new show 277 00:13:04,480 --> 00:13:07,720 Speaker 3: on Game show number no way. She is my producing 278 00:13:07,760 --> 00:13:13,679 Speaker 3: partner's aunt in law. So he's always like, what a 279 00:13:13,760 --> 00:13:15,760 Speaker 3: small world. Hey, we should go to Moza for this 280 00:13:15,920 --> 00:13:16,520 Speaker 3: business dinner. 281 00:13:17,160 --> 00:13:19,719 Speaker 2: Let's go to the Okay, So is he married to 282 00:13:19,800 --> 00:13:22,320 Speaker 2: Nancy's daughter, Nancy's sister. 283 00:13:22,400 --> 00:13:25,200 Speaker 4: It's his sisters and they met. I mean not to 284 00:13:25,240 --> 00:13:25,959 Speaker 4: tell their story. 285 00:13:26,040 --> 00:13:26,160 Speaker 2: Hey. 286 00:13:26,360 --> 00:13:28,839 Speaker 3: Yeah, my partner's name is John Barnholtz. We've been working 287 00:13:28,840 --> 00:13:32,240 Speaker 3: together for twenty years since Chicago. Ike's brother, Ike's brother. Yeah, 288 00:13:32,280 --> 00:13:36,320 Speaker 3: and he was working at Moza to Go when he 289 00:13:36,400 --> 00:13:38,040 Speaker 3: met Nancy's niece. 290 00:13:38,200 --> 00:13:40,440 Speaker 4: And then and many years later they're married with kids. 291 00:13:40,440 --> 00:13:43,600 Speaker 2: That's a great So I sent you there. There are 292 00:13:43,640 --> 00:13:45,679 Speaker 2: so many Mota babies out there. People who had their 293 00:13:45,720 --> 00:13:48,720 Speaker 2: first date at Moza or met at you know, Nancy's 294 00:13:49,120 --> 00:13:51,880 Speaker 2: girl Cheese Knight or whatever. And I love that about it. 295 00:13:51,920 --> 00:13:55,200 Speaker 2: She truly is a is just like a legend in 296 00:13:55,240 --> 00:13:58,280 Speaker 2: her own time. I am still I've interviewed so many 297 00:13:58,280 --> 00:14:01,079 Speaker 2: famous people, and I don't mean that it's a bragging way, 298 00:14:01,200 --> 00:14:03,719 Speaker 2: just to say that I am still so intimidated by 299 00:14:03,720 --> 00:14:05,360 Speaker 2: her every single time I see her. I don't know 300 00:14:05,400 --> 00:14:07,520 Speaker 2: what it is. Yeah, I can like barely speak to 301 00:14:07,559 --> 00:14:09,839 Speaker 2: her because I think she's so cool and so good 302 00:14:09,880 --> 00:14:12,080 Speaker 2: and so she's an artist. Yeah, she's an artist. I 303 00:14:12,080 --> 00:14:14,360 Speaker 2: respect her very much. So the show though, that you 304 00:14:14,440 --> 00:14:17,440 Speaker 2: are doing with Nancy Silverton, this is the most name 305 00:14:17,520 --> 00:14:22,600 Speaker 2: drop that you ever had, Nancy Silverton's nieces. Yeah. Well, 306 00:14:22,600 --> 00:14:24,440 Speaker 2: what's funny is that this is a really short story 307 00:14:24,720 --> 00:14:27,640 Speaker 2: I ran into. I'll tell you this later. It doesn't matter. 308 00:14:27,800 --> 00:14:28,760 Speaker 2: Tell me about your project. 309 00:14:28,880 --> 00:14:32,240 Speaker 3: Oh well, yeah, so, John and I we after Get 310 00:14:32,240 --> 00:14:34,360 Speaker 3: a Clue. When I hosted Get a Clue, which was 311 00:14:34,440 --> 00:14:36,840 Speaker 3: the best job I ever had. A game show hosts 312 00:14:36,880 --> 00:14:39,320 Speaker 3: something I never thought i'd do, and it ended up 313 00:14:39,320 --> 00:14:42,800 Speaker 3: being so fun interacting with people finding bits in the moment. 314 00:14:42,880 --> 00:14:44,400 Speaker 4: It was It was a great job. 315 00:14:45,160 --> 00:14:48,240 Speaker 3: John and I started developing and producing game shows together, 316 00:14:48,320 --> 00:14:50,880 Speaker 3: and our new one is the Perfect Line. 317 00:14:51,360 --> 00:14:53,320 Speaker 4: It is a great game. Uh. 318 00:14:53,680 --> 00:14:56,680 Speaker 3: It's a trivia game for people who don't have to 319 00:14:56,760 --> 00:15:01,320 Speaker 3: exactly know every fact because you can kind of approximate answers, 320 00:15:01,360 --> 00:15:04,320 Speaker 3: put them in the right order, have a kind of 321 00:15:04,320 --> 00:15:05,400 Speaker 3: a vibe. 322 00:15:05,120 --> 00:15:06,880 Speaker 4: Answer, I like say in the game. 323 00:15:06,960 --> 00:15:10,600 Speaker 3: Yeah, So it's like put these things in order of value, 324 00:15:10,720 --> 00:15:16,760 Speaker 3: you know, the price of the mona, Lisa, the Queen Elizabeth, jewels, 325 00:15:16,960 --> 00:15:20,200 Speaker 3: all the golden Fort Knox or a swimming pool full 326 00:15:20,280 --> 00:15:24,800 Speaker 3: of printer ink toner ink, you know, and where what 327 00:15:24,960 --> 00:15:27,240 Speaker 3: goes where? And you can kind of shift things around 328 00:15:27,280 --> 00:15:29,880 Speaker 3: and oh this goes between this, you know, between the 329 00:15:29,960 --> 00:15:32,760 Speaker 3: jewels and Fort Knox or here or there, as opposed 330 00:15:32,800 --> 00:15:35,600 Speaker 3: to like I know exactly how long the right brothers. 331 00:15:35,600 --> 00:15:38,600 Speaker 2: First, what you're telling seconds is that I can play 332 00:15:38,640 --> 00:15:38,960 Speaker 2: this game. 333 00:15:38,960 --> 00:15:40,320 Speaker 4: You could play this game. There you go, I could 334 00:15:40,320 --> 00:15:40,880 Speaker 4: play this game. 335 00:15:40,920 --> 00:15:41,320 Speaker 2: I love that. 336 00:15:41,400 --> 00:15:42,480 Speaker 4: I was like, I want to sell a game that 337 00:15:42,520 --> 00:15:43,000 Speaker 4: I can play. 338 00:15:43,080 --> 00:15:44,760 Speaker 2: I tell you I can't. I can't tell you how 339 00:15:44,800 --> 00:15:47,760 Speaker 2: depressed I am to watch Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy 340 00:15:47,840 --> 00:15:49,560 Speaker 2: and realize how dumb I actually am. 341 00:15:49,720 --> 00:15:52,120 Speaker 3: Yeah, but and that's what's great about this game, Andy 342 00:15:52,240 --> 00:15:55,800 Speaker 3: at home, everyone can play along for the whole time. 343 00:15:55,880 --> 00:15:59,080 Speaker 3: The host is Deborah Norville. She's forty years on screen, 344 00:15:59,520 --> 00:16:01,480 Speaker 3: has an anchor. She's amazing, she's a legend, and she 345 00:16:01,720 --> 00:16:04,960 Speaker 3: just pivoted into the game show host role and she's 346 00:16:05,000 --> 00:16:05,640 Speaker 3: doing great. 347 00:16:05,920 --> 00:16:07,720 Speaker 4: She's great with the people at home. 348 00:16:07,800 --> 00:16:10,760 Speaker 3: People love her and it's just a fun play along 349 00:16:10,800 --> 00:16:13,640 Speaker 3: game for the whole family. It's on Game Show Network 350 00:16:13,760 --> 00:16:16,920 Speaker 3: at five point thirty Eastern every day Monday through Friday, 351 00:16:16,920 --> 00:16:19,320 Speaker 3: and CBS here in LA at four pm. 352 00:16:19,360 --> 00:16:20,880 Speaker 4: We just got a new time slot. Are you not 353 00:16:20,920 --> 00:16:21,240 Speaker 4: get out? 354 00:16:21,280 --> 00:16:22,400 Speaker 2: Are you guys taping in LA? 355 00:16:23,360 --> 00:16:26,560 Speaker 3: We taped it in in Atlanta, Oh okay where they 356 00:16:26,560 --> 00:16:29,280 Speaker 3: were at Trilith Studios, beautiful studio. 357 00:16:29,360 --> 00:16:31,760 Speaker 2: Yeah, it was great. Do you want for there to 358 00:16:31,800 --> 00:16:34,080 Speaker 2: be more? Like, as a person who's making shows now, 359 00:16:35,160 --> 00:16:37,520 Speaker 2: is it harder to get people? I mean everybody wants 360 00:16:37,560 --> 00:16:39,560 Speaker 2: shows to be made in La. Yeah. But are people 361 00:16:39,600 --> 00:16:41,480 Speaker 2: saying like, look, that's just not possible to this point, 362 00:16:41,520 --> 00:16:43,080 Speaker 2: or are we starting to see some movement maybe to 363 00:16:43,120 --> 00:16:44,280 Speaker 2: have more shows come back here. 364 00:16:44,720 --> 00:16:46,720 Speaker 3: It's hard to say, you know, it's kind of a 365 00:16:46,800 --> 00:16:50,040 Speaker 3: case by case basis. I know, for this particular one, 366 00:16:50,200 --> 00:16:53,480 Speaker 3: they were shooting back to back with Flip Side, another 367 00:16:53,520 --> 00:16:56,800 Speaker 3: great game show Network CBS collaboration, and so it really 368 00:16:56,800 --> 00:17:00,640 Speaker 3: made sense to do it in Atlanta because, uh, you know, 369 00:17:00,720 --> 00:17:03,520 Speaker 3: it was very cost effective. But you know, I love 370 00:17:03,880 --> 00:17:06,200 Speaker 3: we when we did get a clue. The first season 371 00:17:06,240 --> 00:17:09,520 Speaker 3: we did in Las Vegas, which I loved, and the 372 00:17:09,560 --> 00:17:13,760 Speaker 3: second season we did here in LA And the contestants 373 00:17:13,800 --> 00:17:16,280 Speaker 3: were great and varied in both places, but it was 374 00:17:16,400 --> 00:17:20,159 Speaker 3: really fun in LA because people are really outgoing oh yes, contestants, 375 00:17:20,200 --> 00:17:23,160 Speaker 3: And but I do hope people start to come back. 376 00:17:23,200 --> 00:17:25,520 Speaker 3: You know, there's all those kind of rob low comments 377 00:17:25,560 --> 00:17:27,520 Speaker 3: about how expensive it is to shoot in LA and 378 00:17:27,560 --> 00:17:28,919 Speaker 3: it's cheaper to shoot in Ireland. 379 00:17:29,080 --> 00:17:31,200 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean they are doing game shows where there. 380 00:17:31,200 --> 00:17:35,320 Speaker 2: It's cheaper to take people across the country, right across 381 00:17:35,359 --> 00:17:40,920 Speaker 2: the pond into the UK to then actually put then 382 00:17:41,000 --> 00:17:43,280 Speaker 2: then then record it down here at does Sony Pictures 383 00:17:43,400 --> 00:17:44,120 Speaker 2: in Culver City. 384 00:17:44,200 --> 00:17:47,120 Speaker 3: Well, and what he said was it's it's easier to 385 00:17:47,200 --> 00:17:49,680 Speaker 3: fly everyone to Ireland than walk across the stage at 386 00:17:49,680 --> 00:17:50,280 Speaker 3: like Warner Brothers. 387 00:17:50,359 --> 00:17:50,760 Speaker 2: It's crazy. 388 00:17:50,760 --> 00:17:52,280 Speaker 4: I was like, wow, that's that's wild. 389 00:17:52,280 --> 00:17:55,280 Speaker 3: But you know, look, I think I don't I'm not 390 00:17:55,440 --> 00:17:57,600 Speaker 3: at the high level of finance of where to shoot what. 391 00:17:57,680 --> 00:17:59,840 Speaker 3: But I sure do hope to bring more shows to 392 00:18:00,200 --> 00:18:00,880 Speaker 3: that is our goal. 393 00:18:00,960 --> 00:18:03,120 Speaker 4: We live in LA. We love La. This is our 394 00:18:03,160 --> 00:18:04,160 Speaker 4: town and. 395 00:18:04,640 --> 00:18:10,560 Speaker 3: You know, people, uh depend on work and it's we want. 396 00:18:10,720 --> 00:18:13,520 Speaker 3: We love making TV. We also like creating. We like 397 00:18:13,560 --> 00:18:15,960 Speaker 3: when people can, you know, afford to stay in their homes. 398 00:18:15,960 --> 00:18:21,120 Speaker 3: Stuff like that, things that think about it Christmas. But 399 00:18:21,520 --> 00:18:25,080 Speaker 3: it seems like things are, you know, not as dire 400 00:18:25,160 --> 00:18:27,240 Speaker 3: as they once were. But don't quote me on that. 401 00:18:27,359 --> 00:18:27,639 Speaker 2: I'm not. 402 00:18:28,200 --> 00:18:30,280 Speaker 4: I don't like the board of game shows. 403 00:18:30,359 --> 00:18:31,960 Speaker 2: I'll tell you what I I agree with you. I 404 00:18:32,000 --> 00:18:33,520 Speaker 2: hope so I hope things are a little bit better. 405 00:18:33,560 --> 00:18:34,960 Speaker 2: And I know we're up against this break here, so 406 00:18:35,040 --> 00:18:37,119 Speaker 2: I'll make this quick. But I think that the the 407 00:18:37,160 --> 00:18:40,199 Speaker 2: thing that is good is that in my neighborhood. This 408 00:18:40,280 --> 00:18:44,400 Speaker 2: is anecdotal, I'm starting to see people shooting stuff again. 409 00:18:44,600 --> 00:18:47,280 Speaker 2: I'm starting to see the trucks parked out. I've seen 410 00:18:47,320 --> 00:18:50,359 Speaker 2: all that you know, and and and the uh, the 411 00:18:50,680 --> 00:18:53,720 Speaker 2: the and and by the way, the illustrious streets of 412 00:18:53,760 --> 00:18:56,680 Speaker 2: Van Nuys Sherman Oaks in the neighborhood that I live 413 00:18:56,680 --> 00:18:59,320 Speaker 2: in where you know, it's it's not like we're talking 414 00:18:59,320 --> 00:19:03,080 Speaker 2: about an That's right, brother, Yeah, we got it. Somebody's 415 00:19:03,080 --> 00:19:04,760 Speaker 2: got it. Somebody's got to do a shout out, somebody's 416 00:19:04,760 --> 00:19:07,159 Speaker 2: gotta rep somebody's gotta rep the v end Yeah yeah, 417 00:19:07,200 --> 00:19:09,840 Speaker 2: all righty, Rob Belushi, thank you so much for being here. Brother. 418 00:19:10,320 --> 00:19:12,280 Speaker 2: This was so fun. Please come back anytime. If people 419 00:19:12,280 --> 00:19:13,879 Speaker 2: want to find out more about you, where do you 420 00:19:13,880 --> 00:19:14,439 Speaker 2: want them to go? 421 00:19:14,640 --> 00:19:17,800 Speaker 3: You can go to at Rob Belushi on Instagram or 422 00:19:18,040 --> 00:19:21,040 Speaker 3: just watch The Perfect Line Monday through Friday every day 423 00:19:21,040 --> 00:19:23,320 Speaker 3: on CBS and Game Show Network Huge. 424 00:19:23,520 --> 00:19:25,640 Speaker 2: It's I Am six forty. I mean, and you Reesmire. 425 00:19:25,680 --> 00:19:27,840 Speaker 2: We're live everywhere on the iHeartRadio app. 426 00:19:28,440 --> 00:19:31,840 Speaker 1: You're listening to KFI AM six forty on demand. 427 00:19:33,400 --> 00:19:36,160 Speaker 2: I like a little saintan Nick. That's great. Well, Beach 428 00:19:36,200 --> 00:19:39,400 Speaker 2: Boys action for you on this Sunday afternoon feels very good. 429 00:19:39,880 --> 00:19:43,480 Speaker 2: I think that La Christmas thing is such a specific 430 00:19:43,600 --> 00:19:46,879 Speaker 2: kind of sound, and to me, it's it's the Beach Boys. 431 00:19:47,640 --> 00:19:50,640 Speaker 2: Nothing feels like southern California like the Beach Boys. By 432 00:19:50,680 --> 00:19:54,280 Speaker 2: the way, coming up in just about twenty minutes or so, 433 00:19:54,480 --> 00:19:56,600 Speaker 2: we're going to hand it off to mister Chris Merrill, 434 00:19:56,640 --> 00:20:01,120 Speaker 2: who I'm a big fan of. I don't know about you, 435 00:20:01,440 --> 00:20:04,120 Speaker 2: but you should be. I also got an email from 436 00:20:04,119 --> 00:20:06,640 Speaker 2: a listener named Kevin Daniel saying, Andy, can you hit 437 00:20:06,640 --> 00:20:09,719 Speaker 2: the post to freebird? We were trying to hit the post. 438 00:20:10,400 --> 00:20:13,080 Speaker 2: Maybe I'll do that with Merrill when he joins. We'll 439 00:20:13,080 --> 00:20:15,080 Speaker 2: try to see if he can. If he's such a good, 440 00:20:15,400 --> 00:20:18,520 Speaker 2: a big old radio head honcho, if he's such a 441 00:20:18,960 --> 00:20:21,199 Speaker 2: scion in the space, we'll see if he can hit 442 00:20:21,240 --> 00:20:24,680 Speaker 2: the post to free bird. And if not, maybe we'll 443 00:20:24,680 --> 00:20:27,760 Speaker 2: try again tomorrow night. I will be here tomorrow. I 444 00:20:27,840 --> 00:20:31,080 Speaker 2: love LA during the Christmas season, And you know what, 445 00:20:31,600 --> 00:20:35,760 Speaker 2: I just I think that the kind of quiet appreciation. 446 00:20:35,880 --> 00:20:38,359 Speaker 2: It's like, yes it doesn't look like Christmas, but just 447 00:20:38,359 --> 00:20:40,800 Speaker 2: the fact that there's nobody else around, it's just one 448 00:20:40,840 --> 00:20:43,479 Speaker 2: of the greatest things we get to experience. What LA 449 00:20:43,600 --> 00:20:46,880 Speaker 2: must have been like in the nineteen seventies, like during 450 00:20:46,880 --> 00:20:48,399 Speaker 2: the height of the oil crisis, when you could just 451 00:20:48,400 --> 00:20:51,880 Speaker 2: hop on the freeway and go anywhere. How fun was that? 452 00:20:51,920 --> 00:20:55,080 Speaker 2: Probably probably pretty fun? All right, let's talk about the 453 00:20:55,240 --> 00:20:59,800 Speaker 2: Epstein files. So as you remember about three hundred thousand 454 00:20:59,840 --> 00:21:02,760 Speaker 2: five files, were released on Friday by the Justice Department, 455 00:21:03,680 --> 00:21:05,760 Speaker 2: and that was because there was a law that had 456 00:21:05,800 --> 00:21:09,240 Speaker 2: been signed in by Congress, or signed into law rather 457 00:21:09,320 --> 00:21:12,439 Speaker 2: by Congress by also the president, President Trump, to release 458 00:21:12,480 --> 00:21:15,320 Speaker 2: all of those files involved in the investigation of that 459 00:21:16,440 --> 00:21:21,439 Speaker 2: convicted child sex offender, Jeffrey Epstein, who Epstein himself in 460 00:21:21,560 --> 00:21:27,959 Speaker 2: a prison in twenty nineteen. Now, of course, there's been 461 00:21:27,960 --> 00:21:30,040 Speaker 2: a lot of conversation about what has been released, because 462 00:21:30,119 --> 00:21:33,159 Speaker 2: much of it has been redacted. It wasn't the total 463 00:21:33,160 --> 00:21:37,920 Speaker 2: amount of files. The Democrats are very upset because they said, look, 464 00:21:37,960 --> 00:21:39,760 Speaker 2: it wasn't half the files, it wasn't a third of 465 00:21:39,760 --> 00:21:42,080 Speaker 2: the files. It was all of the files. And since 466 00:21:42,160 --> 00:21:45,400 Speaker 2: then there has been a lot of analysis of these 467 00:21:45,880 --> 00:21:49,320 Speaker 2: initial wave tranch whatever you're going to call it, of 468 00:21:49,800 --> 00:21:53,800 Speaker 2: documents and what is really I think I imagine we'll 469 00:21:53,840 --> 00:21:56,920 Speaker 2: end up being a big misstep in what already is 470 00:21:56,960 --> 00:22:00,119 Speaker 2: sort of an ugly process here for the present in 471 00:22:00,200 --> 00:22:03,800 Speaker 2: it is that a photo of President Trump, along with 472 00:22:03,800 --> 00:22:05,960 Speaker 2: a batch of other files was removed from the Justice 473 00:22:05,960 --> 00:22:08,879 Speaker 2: Department's pictures that they came out with on Friday. I 474 00:22:08,920 --> 00:22:10,879 Speaker 2: still have the photo because I was, like many of 475 00:22:10,880 --> 00:22:14,200 Speaker 2: the journalists on Friday, who downloaded all of the all 476 00:22:14,240 --> 00:22:15,440 Speaker 2: of the documents you. 477 00:22:15,400 --> 00:22:19,119 Speaker 5: Were referencing the fifteen files released Friday, They disappeared from 478 00:22:19,200 --> 00:22:25,919 Speaker 5: DJ's website yesterday, including this photo of what looks like 479 00:22:26,000 --> 00:22:29,880 Speaker 5: a desk with a drawer open containing photos of Donald Trump. 480 00:22:30,320 --> 00:22:32,560 Speaker 5: Just to be very clear, to put a fine point 481 00:22:32,600 --> 00:22:35,440 Speaker 5: on it, why were these files taken down? You're saying 482 00:22:35,480 --> 00:22:36,920 Speaker 5: it was at the direction of a judge. 483 00:22:37,359 --> 00:22:40,320 Speaker 6: Well, you can see in that photo there's photographs of women, 484 00:22:40,880 --> 00:22:43,280 Speaker 6: and so we learned after releasing that photograph that there 485 00:22:43,320 --> 00:22:47,240 Speaker 6: were concerns about those women and the fact that we 486 00:22:47,280 --> 00:22:49,840 Speaker 6: had put that photo up, so we pulled that photo down. 487 00:22:50,200 --> 00:22:52,119 Speaker 2: The photo in question, by the way, is a picture 488 00:22:52,280 --> 00:22:55,320 Speaker 2: of a bunch of pictures inside Jeffrey Epstein's town home 489 00:22:56,240 --> 00:22:57,800 Speaker 2: and calling it a town home, it's a mansion. It's 490 00:22:57,800 --> 00:23:05,159 Speaker 2: like a fifty million dollars stone mansion. And the picture 491 00:23:06,240 --> 00:23:09,000 Speaker 2: has a desk full of photos, like back in the 492 00:23:09,080 --> 00:23:11,800 Speaker 2: nineties when people used to have desks full of photos. 493 00:23:12,280 --> 00:23:16,800 Speaker 2: And there's a picture of Glainne Maxwell and Epstein being 494 00:23:16,840 --> 00:23:19,840 Speaker 2: blessed by Pope John Paul. A. Second, that's crazy, that's 495 00:23:19,840 --> 00:23:25,119 Speaker 2: a crazy concept. You've got photos of other people, and 496 00:23:25,160 --> 00:23:27,399 Speaker 2: then in one of the drawers appears to be a 497 00:23:27,440 --> 00:23:31,359 Speaker 2: picture of very It's a small photos Greeny, a little 498 00:23:31,400 --> 00:23:35,080 Speaker 2: picture in the drawer of this desk, among many other 499 00:23:35,080 --> 00:23:38,320 Speaker 2: photos and albums of photos of the current president, President 500 00:23:38,320 --> 00:23:41,199 Speaker 2: Trump with a group of women, and I think this 501 00:23:41,320 --> 00:23:44,000 Speaker 2: is not a photo that we have seen before. 502 00:23:44,800 --> 00:23:47,199 Speaker 6: And so we learned after releasing that photograph that there 503 00:23:47,240 --> 00:23:51,040 Speaker 6: were concerns those about those women and the fact that 504 00:23:51,080 --> 00:23:53,119 Speaker 6: we had put that photo up, so we pulled that 505 00:23:53,160 --> 00:23:56,080 Speaker 6: photo down. It has nothing to do with President Trump. 506 00:23:56,240 --> 00:23:59,800 Speaker 6: There are dozens of photos of President Trump already released 507 00:23:59,880 --> 00:24:03,520 Speaker 6: the public seeing him with mister Epstein. He has said 508 00:24:03,680 --> 00:24:06,480 Speaker 6: that in the nineties and early two thousands he socialized 509 00:24:06,520 --> 00:24:10,280 Speaker 6: with him. So the absurdity of us pulling down a photo, 510 00:24:10,359 --> 00:24:14,400 Speaker 6: a single photo, because President Trump was in it is laughable. 511 00:24:14,600 --> 00:24:16,640 Speaker 6: And the fact that everybody's trying to act like that's 512 00:24:16,680 --> 00:24:19,840 Speaker 6: the case is a reflection of their true motivation. But 513 00:24:20,320 --> 00:24:23,920 Speaker 6: the reality is anybody, any victim, any victims lawyers, any 514 00:24:24,000 --> 00:24:27,320 Speaker 6: victim rights group can reach out to us and say, hey, 515 00:24:27,400 --> 00:24:30,560 Speaker 6: Department of Justice, there's a document, there's a photo, there's 516 00:24:30,560 --> 00:24:33,719 Speaker 6: something within the Epstein files that identifies me, and we 517 00:24:33,800 --> 00:24:36,159 Speaker 6: will then, of course pull that off. 518 00:24:36,520 --> 00:24:39,439 Speaker 2: Does then, like, if you think about this like a lawyer, 519 00:24:39,560 --> 00:24:42,200 Speaker 2: does that mean that the women in the photo identified 520 00:24:42,240 --> 00:24:45,560 Speaker 2: with Trump are thought to be Epstein victims? This is 521 00:24:45,600 --> 00:24:48,760 Speaker 2: a something that I understand that you're listening to. By 522 00:24:48,800 --> 00:24:52,840 Speaker 2: the way, the Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche Blanche rather 523 00:24:53,119 --> 00:24:55,960 Speaker 2: who's really saying that this is laughable? But how do 524 00:24:56,000 --> 00:24:58,040 Speaker 2: you not know what the optics of this are going 525 00:24:58,119 --> 00:25:01,440 Speaker 2: to look like? Bringing attention to it. Maybe you missed 526 00:25:01,440 --> 00:25:03,600 Speaker 2: it in the first round of documents. Some people are 527 00:25:03,600 --> 00:25:07,399 Speaker 2: alleging a document release. It's just like, I don't understand 528 00:25:07,440 --> 00:25:10,760 Speaker 2: how you, as an organization, you could be so dumb 529 00:25:10,800 --> 00:25:12,200 Speaker 2: to think that this isn't what people are going to 530 00:25:12,280 --> 00:25:12,520 Speaker 2: go with. 531 00:25:12,800 --> 00:25:16,040 Speaker 6: Can reach out to us and say, hey, Department of Justice, 532 00:25:16,240 --> 00:25:18,879 Speaker 6: there's a document, there's a photo, there's something within the 533 00:25:18,920 --> 00:25:22,239 Speaker 6: Epstein files that identifies me, and we will then of 534 00:25:22,320 --> 00:25:24,919 Speaker 6: course pull that off and investigate. 535 00:25:25,040 --> 00:25:27,959 Speaker 2: All right, We will of course bring you any more 536 00:25:28,000 --> 00:25:30,679 Speaker 2: updates when we get that. I want to go to 537 00:25:30,800 --> 00:25:34,439 Speaker 2: this again hard turn here on this Sunday because I 538 00:25:34,480 --> 00:25:35,639 Speaker 2: kind of went out of order. I didn't want to 539 00:25:35,640 --> 00:25:37,119 Speaker 2: start with all the heavy stuff, so I sort of 540 00:25:37,320 --> 00:25:38,920 Speaker 2: tried to sprinkle in the news and there with the 541 00:25:38,920 --> 00:25:40,399 Speaker 2: stuff that I really want to talk about, which is 542 00:25:40,400 --> 00:25:43,159 Speaker 2: more fun. Saturday Night Live picked up something yesterday that 543 00:25:43,200 --> 00:25:46,440 Speaker 2: I think is such a great, a great observation about 544 00:25:46,480 --> 00:25:49,119 Speaker 2: how Christmas music works these days. 545 00:25:49,160 --> 00:25:52,680 Speaker 1: Every year new generational discover the nineteen seventy seventh clift 546 00:25:52,840 --> 00:25:56,000 Speaker 1: David Bowie and Bing Crosby singing Little Drummer Boy, an. 547 00:25:55,960 --> 00:25:59,320 Speaker 2: Unlikely pair producing an iconic Christmas moment. So we hear 548 00:25:59,359 --> 00:26:01,760 Speaker 2: at Peacock though, Let's just do that with the big 549 00:26:01,840 --> 00:26:06,240 Speaker 2: names of today, presenting Peacock's Random Deay Christmas Spectacular featuring 550 00:26:06,320 --> 00:26:08,160 Speaker 2: other unlikely duos like Bob. 551 00:26:08,040 --> 00:26:15,440 Speaker 1: Dylan and Katie Perry. 552 00:26:17,760 --> 00:26:20,119 Speaker 2: By the way, that's Ariana Grande doing an impression of 553 00:26:20,280 --> 00:26:23,480 Speaker 2: Katie Perry and James Austin Johnson, who also is the 554 00:26:23,560 --> 00:26:26,480 Speaker 2: SNL cast member who does trump. Who's doing a very 555 00:26:26,480 --> 00:26:34,879 Speaker 2: good Bob Dylan. Yeah. Do you remember back in the 556 00:26:34,920 --> 00:26:37,439 Speaker 2: day when there was a show called Chloe and Lamar, 557 00:26:37,800 --> 00:26:41,240 Speaker 2: Remember it was Lamar Odom and Chloe Hardashian. So I 558 00:26:41,320 --> 00:26:43,080 Speaker 2: was on a show also that was like a Scotch show, 559 00:26:43,119 --> 00:26:45,600 Speaker 2: and we had an idea that we never made into anything, 560 00:26:46,720 --> 00:26:48,960 Speaker 2: which I still think about and I think is so stupid. 561 00:26:49,000 --> 00:26:51,720 Speaker 2: Which would have been Bowie and Lamar and it would 562 00:26:51,720 --> 00:26:54,320 Speaker 2: have been of course Lamar Odum hanging out with David 563 00:26:54,320 --> 00:26:57,280 Speaker 2: Bowie and like whatever reality TV show hijinks that they 564 00:26:57,280 --> 00:27:00,159 Speaker 2: would have got into. I love that. It's amazing that 565 00:27:00,200 --> 00:27:05,199 Speaker 2: show didn't Amazing the show got canceled. You'll love the 566 00:27:05,280 --> 00:27:08,960 Speaker 2: classic Christmas Carol Deck the Halls performed by Bruce Springstey 567 00:27:09,080 --> 00:27:09,840 Speaker 2: and Bad Bunny. 568 00:27:09,880 --> 00:27:12,440 Speaker 4: That's David. How many halls you deck man? 569 00:27:12,880 --> 00:27:13,560 Speaker 2: You beg them all? 570 00:27:13,640 --> 00:27:13,840 Speaker 3: Yet? 571 00:27:14,680 --> 00:27:16,919 Speaker 2: You know my father was Now you've been working all 572 00:27:17,040 --> 00:27:18,880 Speaker 2: day up in the North Pole building toy. 573 00:27:19,440 --> 00:27:22,960 Speaker 4: But of course, like all my stories, that's not true. 574 00:27:23,560 --> 00:27:24,119 Speaker 6: Back the. 575 00:27:30,320 --> 00:27:34,960 Speaker 2: Dunsit brun six Bus. 576 00:27:34,359 --> 00:27:36,720 Speaker 1: Silod Knight by Kate Bush and Yoko Owner. 577 00:27:48,520 --> 00:27:51,280 Speaker 2: That's Bowen Yang doing Oh my god, that's Bowen Yang 578 00:27:51,359 --> 00:27:57,399 Speaker 2: doing Yoko Ono. And then Sarah Silverman doing doing Kate Bush. Unreal, 579 00:27:57,480 --> 00:28:00,960 Speaker 2: great impressions, uh real, quickly before we get out of here. 580 00:28:01,000 --> 00:28:04,160 Speaker 2: It was indeed the last episode for Bowen Yang, and 581 00:28:04,480 --> 00:28:07,720 Speaker 2: he bid farewell in a sketch that basically made it 582 00:28:07,760 --> 00:28:10,800 Speaker 2: sort of seem like he was It was a sketch 583 00:28:10,840 --> 00:28:16,160 Speaker 2: that was a stand in where he was somebody who 584 00:28:16,200 --> 00:28:18,360 Speaker 2: was working at the Delta Lounge, and then of course 585 00:28:18,400 --> 00:28:19,760 Speaker 2: they had a lot of people coming in and saying 586 00:28:19,760 --> 00:28:22,560 Speaker 2: goodbye and saying thank you, and it was really nice. 587 00:28:22,600 --> 00:28:24,160 Speaker 2: He teared up a little bit and sang some songs 588 00:28:24,160 --> 00:28:27,280 Speaker 2: with Ariana Grande that episode. I feel like it is 589 00:28:27,320 --> 00:28:29,399 Speaker 2: going to do really well on social media because you 590 00:28:29,440 --> 00:28:34,359 Speaker 2: got some real good Ariana Grande sketches in last night's episode. 591 00:28:34,760 --> 00:28:36,199 Speaker 2: We are going to take a quick break. When we 592 00:28:36,240 --> 00:28:38,120 Speaker 2: come back, we are going to check in with Chris 593 00:28:38,120 --> 00:28:40,520 Speaker 2: Marylyn what's happening. It's coming up in his show starting 594 00:28:40,560 --> 00:28:44,920 Speaker 2: at four pm on this Sunday, December twenty second. If 595 00:28:44,920 --> 00:28:47,040 Speaker 2: you want to reach me, you can at Andy KTLA 596 00:28:47,160 --> 00:28:49,480 Speaker 2: or you can leave us a message very quickly. You're 597 00:28:49,480 --> 00:28:51,440 Speaker 2: going to have to do this quickly. On the iHeartRadio app, 598 00:28:51,440 --> 00:28:54,720 Speaker 2: look for the talkback feature and you can leave up 599 00:28:54,720 --> 00:28:57,080 Speaker 2: to thirty seconds of pithy comments that I will play 600 00:28:57,360 --> 00:28:59,719 Speaker 2: on the other side of the break, it's k if 601 00:28:59,760 --> 00:29:00,240 Speaker 2: I Am six. 602 00:29:01,520 --> 00:29:04,960 Speaker 1: You're listening to KFI AM six forty on demand. 603 00:29:09,360 --> 00:29:11,120 Speaker 2: I hope you stick around for mister Chris Merril, who's 604 00:29:11,120 --> 00:29:12,640 Speaker 2: coming up in just a minute. We got to talk 605 00:29:12,680 --> 00:29:15,920 Speaker 2: back from a listener who is sharing their favorite Christmas song. 606 00:29:16,200 --> 00:29:22,600 Speaker 7: My favorite Christmas song is Happy Chris. My favorite Christmas 607 00:29:22,600 --> 00:29:27,120 Speaker 7: song is Happy Christmas War is Over by John Lennon 608 00:29:27,200 --> 00:29:32,640 Speaker 7: and Yoko Owner. Terrific song. Happy Christmas War Is Over. 609 00:29:32,480 --> 00:29:34,560 Speaker 2: By John and Yoko Owner. 610 00:29:35,160 --> 00:29:38,200 Speaker 7: I haven't heard it. You must listen to it. 611 00:29:38,200 --> 00:29:40,640 Speaker 2: It is indeed a great song. Christmas Shoes. I'll play 612 00:29:40,680 --> 00:29:42,240 Speaker 2: for that. I'll play that for you tomorrow night. We 613 00:29:42,280 --> 00:29:44,120 Speaker 2: don't have enough time here, but I do want to 614 00:29:44,120 --> 00:29:46,160 Speaker 2: get back to the thing that we were talking about 615 00:29:46,200 --> 00:29:49,680 Speaker 2: here with the Delta Lounge. I finally I was looking 616 00:29:49,680 --> 00:29:51,440 Speaker 2: for the audio clip and I couldn't find it, but 617 00:29:51,480 --> 00:29:53,720 Speaker 2: I did find it. Here's a little bit from Bowen 618 00:29:53,840 --> 00:29:57,640 Speaker 2: Ying's song a Swan Song literal Swan Song and adulta 619 00:29:57,680 --> 00:30:01,400 Speaker 2: Lounge from SNL last night. Welcome to the JFK Delta 620 00:30:01,480 --> 00:30:04,240 Speaker 2: one Lounge, the most random place to take a shower 621 00:30:04,320 --> 00:30:05,800 Speaker 2: in Ayay. 622 00:30:06,120 --> 00:30:09,080 Speaker 6: So we've got free egnog for our guest, segnag get 623 00:30:09,200 --> 00:30:10,040 Speaker 6: you regnog? 624 00:30:10,280 --> 00:30:11,959 Speaker 4: Whoo Is that an industrial eggbook? 625 00:30:12,120 --> 00:30:12,320 Speaker 3: Sure? 626 00:30:12,440 --> 00:30:14,640 Speaker 2: Sure he is habit last I feel like he's doing right. 627 00:30:14,760 --> 00:30:18,200 Speaker 2: John Millennium pressure breaking down so closing my station. 628 00:30:19,040 --> 00:30:24,959 Speaker 4: This is my last shift. No really, Yeah, it's sad. 629 00:30:25,480 --> 00:30:29,680 Speaker 2: I'm gonna miss everything about this place, the way it smells. 630 00:30:30,040 --> 00:30:32,360 Speaker 4: The celebrities would come through, you know, just. 631 00:30:32,400 --> 00:30:37,400 Speaker 2: Last week Josh O'Connor was here a lounge. Oh cool. Well, 632 00:30:37,680 --> 00:30:43,720 Speaker 2: thanks for everything and good luck, take care. Hello, Raga, 633 00:30:43,800 --> 00:30:44,360 Speaker 2: can you hear me? 634 00:30:45,800 --> 00:30:45,880 Speaker 6: Ed? 635 00:30:46,080 --> 00:30:46,720 Speaker 5: Is that you? 636 00:30:47,640 --> 00:30:49,200 Speaker 2: Are you still at the airported? 637 00:30:49,520 --> 00:30:53,040 Speaker 4: It's Christmas Eve. That's when people want egg nog. Got 638 00:30:53,040 --> 00:30:57,600 Speaker 4: the airport the most. Honey, Oh, I know, I wish 639 00:30:57,640 --> 00:30:58,240 Speaker 4: you were home. 640 00:30:59,160 --> 00:31:00,440 Speaker 2: So it's nice you have a a lot of people 641 00:31:00,440 --> 00:31:03,680 Speaker 2: pop in and out and say goodbye to Bowen Yang. 642 00:31:03,920 --> 00:31:07,360 Speaker 2: Apparently he is quitting halfway through the season because he 643 00:31:07,480 --> 00:31:09,520 Speaker 2: is just very busy with a lot of other things. 644 00:31:09,760 --> 00:31:11,960 Speaker 2: He tried to leave at the beginning of the season, 645 00:31:11,960 --> 00:31:13,800 Speaker 2: but Lauren said, I'd like for you to stick around 646 00:31:13,800 --> 00:31:17,240 Speaker 2: for at least a little bit of the many types 647 00:31:17,280 --> 00:31:18,920 Speaker 2: of things he'll be working on. Of course, he was 648 00:31:18,960 --> 00:31:21,400 Speaker 2: in Wicked, the sequel Wicked for Good. He hosts the 649 00:31:21,480 --> 00:31:26,080 Speaker 2: Lost Culturista's podcast right here on iHeartRadio on the iHeartRadio 650 00:31:26,120 --> 00:31:29,160 Speaker 2: app with Matt Rogers that is now becoming a Bravo 651 00:31:29,240 --> 00:31:32,320 Speaker 2: Awards show, and I think it has also been picked up 652 00:31:33,040 --> 00:31:35,080 Speaker 2: by Netflix. Perhaps is it one of those that's been 653 00:31:35,080 --> 00:31:37,320 Speaker 2: picked up by Netflix from the iHeart podcasts that will 654 00:31:37,440 --> 00:31:40,680 Speaker 2: start to air the video portion, at least on the app. 655 00:31:41,640 --> 00:31:43,840 Speaker 2: He's also writing and co starring in a comedy feature 656 00:31:44,800 --> 00:31:50,560 Speaker 2: based on an episode of a podcast from Searchlight Picture. 657 00:31:50,720 --> 00:31:54,200 Speaker 2: So lots going on there for Bowen Yang. I think 658 00:31:54,240 --> 00:31:56,920 Speaker 2: one of the breakout stars there for sure, but definitely 659 00:31:57,600 --> 00:32:00,720 Speaker 2: still seems like he's of the old class a little 660 00:32:00,760 --> 00:32:02,600 Speaker 2: bit compared to the newer the newer guys who are 661 00:32:02,960 --> 00:32:06,640 Speaker 2: definitely more social media stars. Coming up in like three 662 00:32:06,680 --> 00:32:11,120 Speaker 2: minutes now, it's mister Chris Merril. Oh my gosh, I'm sorry. 663 00:32:11,320 --> 00:32:14,160 Speaker 8: I didn't realize I did until you said that. 664 00:32:14,200 --> 00:32:16,720 Speaker 2: I've been behind all day. I don't know what it was. 665 00:32:16,760 --> 00:32:19,240 Speaker 2: I woke up late. I've been behind. I was up 666 00:32:19,280 --> 00:32:21,840 Speaker 2: watching the Taylor Swift documentary all night last night. And 667 00:32:21,880 --> 00:32:24,080 Speaker 2: why wouldn't you be? Why wouldn't I be? Because you 668 00:32:24,120 --> 00:32:26,120 Speaker 2: know what, when your girlfriend says we're going to watch this, 669 00:32:26,200 --> 00:32:29,800 Speaker 2: what do you do? You put your foot down. That's 670 00:32:29,800 --> 00:32:30,240 Speaker 2: what you did. 671 00:32:30,320 --> 00:32:34,520 Speaker 8: Yeah, you set your boundaries early boundaries, my friend. That's 672 00:32:34,520 --> 00:32:36,080 Speaker 8: gonna be your word of your boundaries. 673 00:32:36,120 --> 00:32:39,520 Speaker 2: I'll tell you what. She is. Incredibly impressive, Taylor Swift, 674 00:32:39,640 --> 00:32:43,960 Speaker 2: Oh your girlfriend? Well also bonus points also her for sure. Yeah, 675 00:32:44,000 --> 00:32:47,520 Speaker 2: she's very she's very convincing. But you know the thing 676 00:32:47,600 --> 00:32:49,320 Speaker 2: is that you watch that, you just think, like for 677 00:32:49,360 --> 00:32:52,600 Speaker 2: a human being to have that level of success to 678 00:32:52,680 --> 00:32:55,680 Speaker 2: be that, I think good at what she's doing at 679 00:32:55,680 --> 00:33:01,360 Speaker 2: that uh consistent the physical activity that she's putting in 680 00:33:01,640 --> 00:33:05,959 Speaker 2: eight hours of or eight miles. She says of running 681 00:33:06,440 --> 00:33:09,160 Speaker 2: during that three and a half hour show. I don't 682 00:33:09,200 --> 00:33:10,400 Speaker 2: think I do eight and a half. I don't think 683 00:33:10,440 --> 00:33:14,920 Speaker 2: I do eight miles running in a month? Yeah, same year, 684 00:33:15,040 --> 00:33:16,800 Speaker 2: make it a year, make it a year. Yeah, what's 685 00:33:16,800 --> 00:33:17,560 Speaker 2: coming up on your show? 686 00:33:17,680 --> 00:33:17,960 Speaker 8: Running? 687 00:33:17,960 --> 00:33:20,440 Speaker 2: It's because there's a disaster behind it, all right, someone 688 00:33:20,520 --> 00:33:21,120 Speaker 2: is chasing you. 689 00:33:21,480 --> 00:33:23,520 Speaker 8: Right, Yeah, that's exactly I wanted to hear more about 690 00:33:23,560 --> 00:33:24,560 Speaker 8: your sketch show. 691 00:33:25,440 --> 00:33:27,720 Speaker 2: So I was on a bunch of different random projects, 692 00:33:27,800 --> 00:33:30,160 Speaker 2: but all systems go with Andy Reestmeyer. Was this show 693 00:33:30,200 --> 00:33:33,719 Speaker 2: that I did for PlayStation View, which is basically impossible 694 00:33:33,720 --> 00:33:35,680 Speaker 2: to find. Like in twenty fifteen, there was this late 695 00:33:35,760 --> 00:33:39,480 Speaker 2: night talk show that that Mashinima. This video game company. 696 00:33:39,920 --> 00:33:41,600 Speaker 2: They hired me to do this show and it was 697 00:33:41,680 --> 00:33:46,440 Speaker 2: on PlayStation View. PlayStation View was like, yeah, the original 698 00:33:46,680 --> 00:33:50,840 Speaker 2: on demand Netflix style thing, you know, connected TV, and 699 00:33:50,880 --> 00:33:52,160 Speaker 2: we had a channel there and we did a late 700 00:33:52,200 --> 00:33:53,840 Speaker 2: night show, and so we did all kinds of sketches, 701 00:33:54,240 --> 00:33:56,520 Speaker 2: some of which we were kind of funny, many which 702 00:33:56,560 --> 00:33:59,240 Speaker 2: were terrible. And that was one of the things that 703 00:33:59,280 --> 00:34:01,239 Speaker 2: we tried to put together. But I don't I think 704 00:34:01,280 --> 00:34:06,760 Speaker 2: we couldn't find anybody to play lamar Odom. I don't 705 00:34:06,760 --> 00:34:08,239 Speaker 2: remember why we actually didn't do it. 706 00:34:08,280 --> 00:34:09,399 Speaker 1: Well, maybe it. 707 00:34:09,360 --> 00:34:14,160 Speaker 2: Wasn't funny enough this. I did one hundred and eighty episodes. Yeah, 708 00:34:14,239 --> 00:34:16,680 Speaker 2: it was like it was a nightly, an hour long, nightly, 709 00:34:17,120 --> 00:34:19,200 Speaker 2: late night show, and I would like do a monologue 710 00:34:19,239 --> 00:34:21,120 Speaker 2: and have guests and interview people. We had a little 711 00:34:21,120 --> 00:34:23,080 Speaker 2: studio in Burbank, not far from where I am right now. 712 00:34:23,440 --> 00:34:25,000 Speaker 2: I thought I had made it. I was twenty five 713 00:34:25,040 --> 00:34:28,000 Speaker 2: years old and I I did it for about a year, 714 00:34:28,080 --> 00:34:30,440 Speaker 2: and they ended up canceling it, of course, because that's 715 00:34:30,440 --> 00:34:33,160 Speaker 2: just what happens. And I was I've never been more 716 00:34:33,200 --> 00:34:36,279 Speaker 2: stressed out in my life doing the show. Yeah, because 717 00:34:36,320 --> 00:34:38,480 Speaker 2: I thought like, oh my god, this is my this 718 00:34:38,520 --> 00:34:40,839 Speaker 2: is my my big break. I better make this work, 719 00:34:40,880 --> 00:34:43,160 Speaker 2: and if it doesn't work, I'm never going to work again. 720 00:34:43,520 --> 00:34:46,200 Speaker 8: My friend, I know exactly what you're saying about that. 721 00:34:46,280 --> 00:34:49,239 Speaker 8: So I was having this conversation with a former radio 722 00:34:49,280 --> 00:34:52,000 Speaker 8: host who's now with Life Coach, and I was talking 723 00:34:52,040 --> 00:34:54,040 Speaker 8: about just how stressed I am before every show. I said, 724 00:34:54,080 --> 00:34:56,279 Speaker 8: I just I prep by prap by prep, I go 725 00:34:56,320 --> 00:34:58,839 Speaker 8: over everything, and I just I'm terrified. And then as 726 00:34:58,880 --> 00:35:01,520 Speaker 8: soon as the lights go on, I love it. Yeah, 727 00:35:01,920 --> 00:35:03,600 Speaker 8: I love it. That's why I do it. It's it's 728 00:35:03,640 --> 00:35:06,120 Speaker 8: for the time that the light goes on. But I said, 729 00:35:06,120 --> 00:35:08,759 Speaker 8: I'm just so stressful for me, And she says, what 730 00:35:08,920 --> 00:35:09,920 Speaker 8: is it you're afraid of? 731 00:35:10,000 --> 00:35:12,440 Speaker 2: Because it sounds like you're coming from a place of fear. 732 00:35:12,600 --> 00:35:15,000 Speaker 2: Oh yeah, did she charge you for that conversation? 733 00:35:15,360 --> 00:35:15,520 Speaker 3: No? 734 00:35:16,000 --> 00:35:19,200 Speaker 2: Well I don't know Bill yet. They're like lawyers. That's right, 735 00:35:19,239 --> 00:35:21,120 Speaker 2: Bill could show up. But you didn't realize that that 736 00:35:21,239 --> 00:35:22,920 Speaker 2: was what you have been doing. Well, I think you're 737 00:35:22,960 --> 00:35:25,400 Speaker 2: great at it, and I think you no reason to 738 00:35:25,440 --> 00:35:26,480 Speaker 2: be stressed whatsoever. 739 00:35:26,560 --> 00:35:28,520 Speaker 8: Well, thank you, I appreciate that, But I just, you know, 740 00:35:28,640 --> 00:35:31,160 Speaker 8: as somebody who's who's a performer, you know exactly what 741 00:35:31,200 --> 00:35:33,160 Speaker 8: I'm talking about. It is the most stressful thing in 742 00:35:33,200 --> 00:35:35,600 Speaker 8: the world. And you're like, whatever you do, don't screw 743 00:35:35,680 --> 00:35:38,080 Speaker 8: this up. Which really does feel like you're operating from 744 00:35:38,120 --> 00:35:39,120 Speaker 8: a place of fear, doesn't it. 745 00:35:39,440 --> 00:35:40,960 Speaker 2: Yeah, But I think it's and I think it's a 746 00:35:40,960 --> 00:35:43,480 Speaker 2: motivator for a lot of people and for whatever reason. 747 00:35:43,480 --> 00:35:44,920 Speaker 2: And I don't know if it's necessarily the same as 748 00:35:44,960 --> 00:35:46,960 Speaker 2: talk show hosts, but at least the comedians that I know, 749 00:35:47,480 --> 00:35:52,120 Speaker 2: there is a large hole that many of them are 750 00:35:52,120 --> 00:35:56,360 Speaker 2: trying to fill with at least a stand up with 751 00:35:56,560 --> 00:36:01,840 Speaker 2: with with appreciation, with adoration, with applause, with laughter. Yeah, 752 00:36:01,880 --> 00:36:04,120 Speaker 2: And I think that that's something that, you know, that's 753 00:36:04,160 --> 00:36:06,200 Speaker 2: a relatable thing. And I think that if you if 754 00:36:06,200 --> 00:36:08,799 Speaker 2: that's the thing that you get your kicks from or 755 00:36:08,800 --> 00:36:12,080 Speaker 2: that makes you feel whole or valued, it's a really 756 00:36:12,120 --> 00:36:14,759 Speaker 2: scary thing to think of that going away. Oh boy, 757 00:36:14,800 --> 00:36:16,040 Speaker 2: you're not You're not kidding, man. 758 00:36:16,080 --> 00:36:18,839 Speaker 8: I mean, it's it's all about the affirmation for me, right, 759 00:36:18,920 --> 00:36:21,080 Speaker 8: It's it's all about like, I gotta feel like I 760 00:36:21,080 --> 00:36:22,640 Speaker 8: have And it probably goes back to like, you know, 761 00:36:22,800 --> 00:36:25,399 Speaker 8: trying to please my father or something like that, you know, Yeah, 762 00:36:25,440 --> 00:36:28,160 Speaker 8: it's that's what they always It always comes back to 763 00:36:28,160 --> 00:36:30,760 Speaker 8: that stuff. But then you know, every now and again, 764 00:36:31,000 --> 00:36:35,279 Speaker 8: you you you do something on the show and you go, wow, 765 00:36:35,680 --> 00:36:37,920 Speaker 8: maybe I'll get some affirmation out of it, you know, 766 00:36:38,040 --> 00:36:40,560 Speaker 8: maybe somebody will appreciate the hard work that I just 767 00:36:40,640 --> 00:36:40,960 Speaker 8: put in. 768 00:36:41,320 --> 00:36:43,160 Speaker 4: And then you get you know, talk backs that are 769 00:36:43,160 --> 00:36:47,719 Speaker 4: like is absolutely horrific. 770 00:36:48,360 --> 00:36:51,560 Speaker 2: H my god. More you know, more words of affirmation, 771 00:36:51,680 --> 00:36:58,160 Speaker 2: like you, sir are an idiot. God, Okay, that's okay. 772 00:36:58,360 --> 00:37:00,799 Speaker 8: You know, you just think, boy, I haven't slept in 773 00:37:00,840 --> 00:37:03,360 Speaker 8: a week. I've been worried about every word I say. 774 00:37:03,400 --> 00:37:06,560 Speaker 8: And then you know, you're reminded just so how how 775 00:37:06,600 --> 00:37:07,239 Speaker 8: little you matter. 776 00:37:07,320 --> 00:37:09,120 Speaker 2: I had a boss one time said it's a privilege 777 00:37:09,440 --> 00:37:12,400 Speaker 2: to get hate because that means that people are listening. 778 00:37:12,520 --> 00:37:14,400 Speaker 8: Oh, our bosses is that way. He's like, He's like, 779 00:37:14,440 --> 00:37:16,520 Speaker 8: hey man, as long as people are reacting. 780 00:37:16,200 --> 00:37:18,080 Speaker 2: Yep, right, indeed, well I think you do a great job, 781 00:37:18,480 --> 00:37:20,080 Speaker 2: and I'm we're taking up a tent of your time here. 782 00:37:20,239 --> 00:37:25,080 Speaker 2: So I'm looking forward to the show, can't wait for it. 783 00:37:25,120 --> 00:37:27,359 Speaker 2: And the bill for this part of the therapy will 784 00:37:27,360 --> 00:37:28,480 Speaker 2: be in the mail. Oh, thank you. 785 00:37:28,520 --> 00:37:30,799 Speaker 8: I appreciate that. All right, that's fantastic, Chris. I'll send 786 00:37:30,840 --> 00:37:32,439 Speaker 8: you my insurance card. You can fight with them. 787 00:37:32,920 --> 00:37:36,160 Speaker 2: It's Chris Merrill coming up next. I'm Andy Reiespayer. This 788 00:37:36,200 --> 00:37:38,640 Speaker 2: is six to forty. 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