1 00:00:10,480 --> 00:00:13,520 Speaker 1: What's up everyone, and welcome to the Playmaker's Podcast. I'm 2 00:00:13,560 --> 00:00:16,640 Speaker 1: your host Haley Ellwood, and joining me today is Shannon Farren. 3 00:00:16,920 --> 00:00:20,160 Speaker 1: Shannon is an anchoring reporter at KFI in Los Angeles 4 00:00:20,160 --> 00:00:22,640 Speaker 1: and also co hosts the Gary and Shannon Show, which 5 00:00:22,640 --> 00:00:24,880 Speaker 1: ares Monday through Friday from ten am to two pm 6 00:00:24,920 --> 00:00:27,840 Speaker 1: on the station. But along with her weekly radio work, 7 00:00:27,880 --> 00:00:30,200 Speaker 1: she spends her Sundays in season as the Bolts Radio 8 00:00:30,240 --> 00:00:34,200 Speaker 1: sideline reporter alongside Matt Money Smith and Daniel Jeremiah. I'll 9 00:00:34,240 --> 00:00:36,440 Speaker 1: talk with Shannon about what it's like working in radio 10 00:00:36,479 --> 00:00:39,600 Speaker 1: and reporting from the sidelines, challenges that come with the position, 11 00:00:39,640 --> 00:00:42,040 Speaker 1: and her quest to find the best pregame meal in 12 00:00:42,080 --> 00:00:45,199 Speaker 1: the league. So now let's welcome in Shannon Farren, presented 13 00:00:45,240 --> 00:00:51,479 Speaker 1: by Mercury Insurance. All right, let's say hello to Shannon Farren. Shannon, 14 00:00:51,520 --> 00:00:55,720 Speaker 1: how's it going today, Haley? It is going great, having 15 00:00:55,720 --> 00:00:59,240 Speaker 1: a great time. Excited for more football this weekend. I 16 00:00:59,320 --> 00:01:00,880 Speaker 1: know we were on a little bit of a break. 17 00:01:02,000 --> 00:01:05,039 Speaker 1: I gotta say I don't like the buy reach. In fact, 18 00:01:05,120 --> 00:01:07,080 Speaker 1: I don't like it so much. I went up to 19 00:01:07,080 --> 00:01:09,040 Speaker 1: see my family and watch the forty nine ers play 20 00:01:09,040 --> 00:01:12,080 Speaker 1: on Monday night. Yeah, Monday night. Yeah, you still got 21 00:01:12,120 --> 00:01:14,280 Speaker 1: a game in even though the Chargers were on a 22 00:01:14,319 --> 00:01:20,479 Speaker 1: buy this week. I mean, I'm an addicted Yeah, there's 23 00:01:20,520 --> 00:01:22,520 Speaker 1: seventeen weeks of this thing and you got to fill 24 00:01:22,560 --> 00:01:26,560 Speaker 1: them all basically absolutely, I mean this is this is 25 00:01:26,560 --> 00:01:30,119 Speaker 1: the prime time of fun in this season and uh 26 00:01:30,640 --> 00:01:32,200 Speaker 1: and I had to get all the games and I 27 00:01:32,240 --> 00:01:35,720 Speaker 1: went to four primetime games in November this year. I 28 00:01:35,800 --> 00:01:37,880 Speaker 1: honestly that is crazy because I gave you a lot 29 00:01:37,920 --> 00:01:41,480 Speaker 1: of credit because you work on Sundays. You know, like 30 00:01:42,040 --> 00:01:44,600 Speaker 1: you're kind of busy on Sundays in the fall, so 31 00:01:44,640 --> 00:01:47,560 Speaker 1: to kind of make make time within the Charger schedule. 32 00:01:47,640 --> 00:01:52,280 Speaker 1: Good for you. That's great. Thank you girl. Wait to go, So, Shannon, 33 00:01:52,320 --> 00:01:54,120 Speaker 1: there are a lot of places to start, but so 34 00:01:54,120 --> 00:01:56,080 Speaker 1: far the season, I've talked with a number of women 35 00:01:56,120 --> 00:01:58,640 Speaker 1: who hold a variety of different media roles, but we 36 00:01:58,720 --> 00:02:01,880 Speaker 1: haven't really tapped into radio yet. But here you are, 37 00:02:02,320 --> 00:02:04,600 Speaker 1: enter you So why didn't you just give us a 38 00:02:04,600 --> 00:02:06,960 Speaker 1: little bit of a background on sort of what your 39 00:02:07,240 --> 00:02:11,280 Speaker 1: background in the medium has been. Like, Sure, I started 40 00:02:11,280 --> 00:02:13,280 Speaker 1: in radio when I was in college. When I was 41 00:02:13,360 --> 00:02:15,400 Speaker 1: in high school, I worked at a deli. It was 42 00:02:15,400 --> 00:02:17,520 Speaker 1: a family run deli, and then I ended up going 43 00:02:17,520 --> 00:02:20,480 Speaker 1: to Chico State up in northern California, and one of 44 00:02:20,480 --> 00:02:23,560 Speaker 1: the family members said, Hey, do you need a job 45 00:02:23,600 --> 00:02:26,359 Speaker 1: at Chico And I said absolutely, and he said, well, 46 00:02:26,360 --> 00:02:28,920 Speaker 1: I have a friend that runs a radio station. So 47 00:02:28,960 --> 00:02:33,480 Speaker 1: I started in radio when I was nineteen, and I 48 00:02:33,520 --> 00:02:37,520 Speaker 1: started as an intern weather forecasts. A couple of weeks 49 00:02:37,600 --> 00:02:39,919 Speaker 1: into my internship and kind of just fell in love 50 00:02:39,960 --> 00:02:43,200 Speaker 1: with it. I stayed there through college, and I was 51 00:02:43,240 --> 00:02:48,000 Speaker 1: a country music disc jockey as well, which was fun. 52 00:02:48,600 --> 00:02:51,160 Speaker 1: On Friday nights, I would do live broadcast from the 53 00:02:51,200 --> 00:02:54,520 Speaker 1: Crazy and I still wasn't twenty one, so they had 54 00:02:54,560 --> 00:02:57,200 Speaker 1: to like rope me off in a special part of 55 00:02:57,240 --> 00:03:01,280 Speaker 1: the bar. So it's it's been so much fun. And 56 00:03:01,280 --> 00:03:04,000 Speaker 1: then I was a reporter in Sacramento, in Seattle, and 57 00:03:04,000 --> 00:03:06,680 Speaker 1: then here in Los Angeles. It's a reporter for about 58 00:03:06,720 --> 00:03:09,240 Speaker 1: ten years, and then I was a news anchor and 59 00:03:09,639 --> 00:03:13,160 Speaker 1: I've been co hosting my own show for the past 60 00:03:13,200 --> 00:03:16,359 Speaker 1: four years on KO five, the Charger station from ten 61 00:03:16,440 --> 00:03:18,840 Speaker 1: to two Monday group Friday. What do you really like 62 00:03:18,919 --> 00:03:23,080 Speaker 1: about working in radio. I love that it's something new 63 00:03:23,160 --> 00:03:27,680 Speaker 1: every day, and I love the connection with listeners AM radio, 64 00:03:28,000 --> 00:03:30,760 Speaker 1: and the relationship between people on AM radio and the 65 00:03:30,800 --> 00:03:34,359 Speaker 1: listeners is one of the most intimate relationships I think 66 00:03:34,440 --> 00:03:38,200 Speaker 1: in broadcasting. When I meet people that listen to our show, 67 00:03:38,480 --> 00:03:41,280 Speaker 1: it's like we're instant friends. They know everything about me. 68 00:03:41,760 --> 00:03:45,080 Speaker 1: We have no filters on KA five. We are who 69 00:03:45,120 --> 00:03:47,800 Speaker 1: we are a hundred percent of the time. So it's 70 00:03:47,800 --> 00:03:50,080 Speaker 1: a really special fond I think that we have with 71 00:03:50,120 --> 00:03:52,839 Speaker 1: our listeners. Yeah, we'll get into that a little bit later, 72 00:03:52,880 --> 00:03:55,760 Speaker 1: because I know someone sent you a Sideline care package 73 00:03:56,000 --> 00:03:58,680 Speaker 1: at one of your live events. I think that you taped, 74 00:03:58,680 --> 00:04:00,920 Speaker 1: and like I said, we will talk about that, But yeah, 75 00:04:00,960 --> 00:04:02,920 Speaker 1: you led me right into my next question or what 76 00:04:03,000 --> 00:04:04,800 Speaker 1: it was going to be. Just about that bond in 77 00:04:04,840 --> 00:04:08,760 Speaker 1: that connection. But along with that, your show, Gary and Shannon, 78 00:04:08,800 --> 00:04:11,360 Speaker 1: I know, focuses on pretty much anything from politics to 79 00:04:11,480 --> 00:04:14,560 Speaker 1: sports to tech. So just how much fun is it? 80 00:04:14,840 --> 00:04:16,680 Speaker 1: Like you said, it's it's kind of an any given 81 00:04:16,760 --> 00:04:18,720 Speaker 1: day sort of situation, But how much fun is it 82 00:04:18,760 --> 00:04:22,200 Speaker 1: to just kind of tap into anything and everything. We 83 00:04:22,279 --> 00:04:26,440 Speaker 1: have a great time. My coast and I Gary actually 84 00:04:26,480 --> 00:04:31,400 Speaker 1: have this weird task. He and I grew up about 85 00:04:31,440 --> 00:04:34,760 Speaker 1: eight miles from each other. We're about eight years apart. 86 00:04:34,800 --> 00:04:38,200 Speaker 1: In eight we went to the same college. We went 87 00:04:38,240 --> 00:04:41,360 Speaker 1: to the same station in Sacramento. After college, we both 88 00:04:41,400 --> 00:04:43,360 Speaker 1: went to Seattle and then we both ended up the 89 00:04:43,440 --> 00:04:46,359 Speaker 1: KOPI in Los Angeles and never met. So we just 90 00:04:46,480 --> 00:04:48,880 Speaker 1: have a good time. It's basically hanging out with my 91 00:04:48,920 --> 00:04:53,640 Speaker 1: brother every day. That is so cool, And yeah, it 92 00:04:53,800 --> 00:04:56,720 Speaker 1: is great to be able to talk about a variety 93 00:04:56,720 --> 00:05:00,000 Speaker 1: of topics. Like you said, we cover everything from politics 94 00:05:00,080 --> 00:05:04,320 Speaker 1: to pop culture, sports to really everything movies and cooking, 95 00:05:04,320 --> 00:05:07,160 Speaker 1: and it's just a lot of fun to mix up everything. 96 00:05:07,200 --> 00:05:10,000 Speaker 1: And it's different every day. You know, you're not in 97 00:05:10,080 --> 00:05:12,360 Speaker 1: a job where you're doing the same thing every day. 98 00:05:12,400 --> 00:05:14,120 Speaker 1: You never know what you're going to be talking about. 99 00:05:14,200 --> 00:05:16,679 Speaker 1: And sometimes it's not great. You know, sometimes the news 100 00:05:16,720 --> 00:05:18,880 Speaker 1: is really harsh, and we've had to deal with a 101 00:05:18,920 --> 00:05:23,760 Speaker 1: lot of really hard, too hard to follow and hard 102 00:05:23,839 --> 00:05:28,040 Speaker 1: to bring home breaking news stories in Los Angeles, whether 103 00:05:28,120 --> 00:05:31,280 Speaker 1: it's be in La or or or a mass shooting 104 00:05:31,360 --> 00:05:35,560 Speaker 1: somewhere else. And again, it makes it easier knowing that 105 00:05:35,640 --> 00:05:38,040 Speaker 1: we do have such a close relationship with our listeners 106 00:05:38,040 --> 00:05:40,560 Speaker 1: that it's really just talking to friends and talking with 107 00:05:40,600 --> 00:05:43,000 Speaker 1: each other through all of those things. How do you 108 00:05:43,040 --> 00:05:47,240 Speaker 1: build that root for you know, I think it's just 109 00:05:47,279 --> 00:05:50,479 Speaker 1: being one hundred percent yourself. I think that if you're 110 00:05:50,480 --> 00:05:53,080 Speaker 1: going to be on radio, you have to be yourself 111 00:05:53,760 --> 00:05:57,160 Speaker 1: because that's the only way you're going to build that relationship. 112 00:05:57,760 --> 00:06:00,120 Speaker 1: What's it like balancing the work that you have to 113 00:06:00,160 --> 00:06:02,680 Speaker 1: do in a given week in season knowing that on 114 00:06:02,680 --> 00:06:05,599 Speaker 1: Sundays you're gonna have to switch gears and go full football. Yeah, 115 00:06:05,640 --> 00:06:07,960 Speaker 1: it's kind of cool. It's it was like putting my 116 00:06:08,040 --> 00:06:10,479 Speaker 1: reporter hat back on, and I hadn't had on for 117 00:06:10,520 --> 00:06:14,040 Speaker 1: a number of years because on the sideline it's like 118 00:06:14,400 --> 00:06:17,839 Speaker 1: my Monday through Friday life. It's my opinion, my opinion, 119 00:06:17,920 --> 00:06:21,839 Speaker 1: my opinion, and then on Sundays it's don't tell me 120 00:06:21,920 --> 00:06:25,000 Speaker 1: your opinion. It is hard when you're a football fan's 121 00:06:25,080 --> 00:06:27,440 Speaker 1: not put your opinion in and your sideline reports and 122 00:06:27,560 --> 00:06:29,960 Speaker 1: sometimes you can do a little bit, but it's going 123 00:06:30,000 --> 00:06:32,200 Speaker 1: back to being a reporter and like just the facts, ma'am, 124 00:06:32,400 --> 00:06:35,039 Speaker 1: that kind of thing, you know. So that was kind 125 00:06:35,080 --> 00:06:39,480 Speaker 1: of weird changing years like that. I am lucky in 126 00:06:39,680 --> 00:06:42,720 Speaker 1: terms of my work today, as like I said, I 127 00:06:43,200 --> 00:06:46,559 Speaker 1: get in probably eight thirty I least work it too 128 00:06:46,720 --> 00:06:49,640 Speaker 1: so I have my evenings, my afternoons to kind of 129 00:06:49,680 --> 00:06:53,719 Speaker 1: preps for the game that week. Yeah, it's not too rough. 130 00:06:53,760 --> 00:06:55,960 Speaker 1: And then Saturday, I just try to get all of 131 00:06:56,000 --> 00:06:58,560 Speaker 1: the different topics that I planned to bring when I'm 132 00:06:58,560 --> 00:07:04,560 Speaker 1: on the sidelines on Sunday. 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Individual savings may vary. 152 00:07:57,440 --> 00:07:59,640 Speaker 1: Now let's get back to the interview with Shannon Farren 153 00:07:59,680 --> 00:08:05,120 Speaker 1: present edit by Mercury Insurance. So you're now in your 154 00:08:05,120 --> 00:08:08,520 Speaker 1: third season as the Chargers radio sideline reporter. I asked 155 00:08:08,520 --> 00:08:10,800 Speaker 1: you what you like about working in radio, but what 156 00:08:10,840 --> 00:08:15,200 Speaker 1: do you like about doing radio sideline reporting? I love it. 157 00:08:15,200 --> 00:08:17,840 Speaker 1: It is a dream come true. I would do this 158 00:08:17,920 --> 00:08:21,920 Speaker 1: job for free. To be honest with you, it's like 159 00:08:22,120 --> 00:08:25,800 Speaker 1: you are. I'm a lifetime football fan. Seeing this close 160 00:08:25,840 --> 00:08:32,000 Speaker 1: to the action has just been so perspective shifting for me. 161 00:08:32,240 --> 00:08:34,920 Speaker 1: You know, just sitting in the stands my whole life, 162 00:08:35,000 --> 00:08:38,319 Speaker 1: you don't really get what's going on down there, and 163 00:08:38,760 --> 00:08:41,040 Speaker 1: being able to see it through the player's eyes and 164 00:08:41,160 --> 00:08:44,760 Speaker 1: what they're going through and the adversity that they face, 165 00:08:44,920 --> 00:08:48,880 Speaker 1: and just how difficult of a game this is, how 166 00:08:49,080 --> 00:08:52,760 Speaker 1: fastive a game it is, how brutal it is, how exciting, 167 00:08:52,880 --> 00:08:56,920 Speaker 1: it's just constant adrenaline for three and a half hours 168 00:08:56,960 --> 00:08:59,920 Speaker 1: every Sunday, and I don't think anyone would turn that down. 169 00:09:00,440 --> 00:09:03,960 Speaker 1: And you're so close too that you're hearing things and 170 00:09:04,040 --> 00:09:06,439 Speaker 1: seeing things that when you're up in the stands or 171 00:09:06,440 --> 00:09:08,920 Speaker 1: obviously if you're watching on television, you're not really gonna 172 00:09:09,000 --> 00:09:15,080 Speaker 1: get I've heard words. Listen, I'm no shrinking Violet, all right, Yeah, 173 00:09:15,240 --> 00:09:20,880 Speaker 1: I am burning on that sideline that I have never 174 00:09:20,960 --> 00:09:24,840 Speaker 1: heard my whole life. Words strung together that I never 175 00:09:24,960 --> 00:09:28,760 Speaker 1: envisioned being strung together. It's right, it's so much fun, 176 00:09:28,880 --> 00:09:32,120 Speaker 1: and you're right so close to the action. There have 177 00:09:32,200 --> 00:09:35,360 Speaker 1: been a lot of times where you almost think you 178 00:09:35,360 --> 00:09:37,680 Speaker 1: don't have time to get out of the way because 179 00:09:37,760 --> 00:09:41,640 Speaker 1: they are so fast and the action moves so closely 180 00:09:42,080 --> 00:09:44,160 Speaker 1: right to the sidelines that I kind of take a 181 00:09:44,240 --> 00:09:48,880 Speaker 1: running start. Now, I'm an open reactor because if if 182 00:09:48,920 --> 00:09:51,880 Speaker 1: I get into a colligion with a players, it's the end. 183 00:09:52,120 --> 00:09:55,080 Speaker 1: It's ten times, and then you don't be doing it 184 00:09:55,120 --> 00:09:56,880 Speaker 1: for free. You're just not going to be doing it anymore, 185 00:09:58,000 --> 00:10:02,120 Speaker 1: right would What are some of the challenges that come 186 00:10:02,440 --> 00:10:05,320 Speaker 1: with working sidelines on Sunday? I think the one that 187 00:10:05,520 --> 00:10:08,080 Speaker 1: comes to mind for everyone and obviously we don't really 188 00:10:08,080 --> 00:10:09,960 Speaker 1: deal with it a whole lot here in southern California, 189 00:10:10,000 --> 00:10:12,679 Speaker 1: but when we go on the road, weather and things 190 00:10:12,720 --> 00:10:14,560 Speaker 1: like that. But what are some other sort of hard 191 00:10:14,600 --> 00:10:19,640 Speaker 1: parts about it. Yeah, weather, it's not great. I remember 192 00:10:19,679 --> 00:10:24,600 Speaker 1: a particular game in Buffalo where I made the mistake 193 00:10:24,600 --> 00:10:28,679 Speaker 1: of wearing a khaki skirt and everyone with sweating for 194 00:10:28,679 --> 00:10:31,880 Speaker 1: six right, it wasn't cold in Buffalo. It was actually 195 00:10:32,040 --> 00:10:35,679 Speaker 1: it felt like the surface of the sun exactly. So 196 00:10:35,800 --> 00:10:39,000 Speaker 1: like I actually prefer the colder games, yeah, because you 197 00:10:39,040 --> 00:10:40,960 Speaker 1: can have the handwarmers and you can wear all the 198 00:10:41,040 --> 00:10:44,560 Speaker 1: layers and all of that. I remember one game where 199 00:10:44,600 --> 00:10:46,800 Speaker 1: I think it was Kansas City last year. I was 200 00:10:46,880 --> 00:10:50,080 Speaker 1: wearing probably everything in the closet. I had so many 201 00:10:50,120 --> 00:10:53,080 Speaker 1: layers on. I had like four hats and everything. It's 202 00:10:53,120 --> 00:10:55,040 Speaker 1: I don't know how they do it on television. I 203 00:10:55,040 --> 00:10:57,400 Speaker 1: don't know how you do it, but you all managed 204 00:10:57,440 --> 00:11:00,280 Speaker 1: to look so great and where not every thing in 205 00:11:00,320 --> 00:11:03,880 Speaker 1: your closet. But let's be on radio. It does not matter. 206 00:11:03,960 --> 00:11:07,400 Speaker 1: I can just pilot all on, so I guess that 207 00:11:07,400 --> 00:11:11,360 Speaker 1: would be a talent. But more so, you know, it's 208 00:11:11,480 --> 00:11:13,840 Speaker 1: kind of figuring out what to go on the air 209 00:11:13,880 --> 00:11:16,480 Speaker 1: with because you do see a lot of things, You 210 00:11:16,520 --> 00:11:18,760 Speaker 1: do hear a lot of things, but you don't want 211 00:11:18,840 --> 00:11:23,240 Speaker 1: to compromise anyone's privacy. You want to be able to 212 00:11:23,240 --> 00:11:27,479 Speaker 1: give the fans that are listening that view from the sideline, 213 00:11:27,640 --> 00:11:30,559 Speaker 1: let them have that inside information of what's going on 214 00:11:30,559 --> 00:11:32,800 Speaker 1: and what you can see. But at the same time, 215 00:11:32,800 --> 00:11:34,760 Speaker 1: you're looking out for the players, you're looking out for 216 00:11:34,800 --> 00:11:38,199 Speaker 1: the team, and you want to make sure that the 217 00:11:38,240 --> 00:11:42,960 Speaker 1: information you're giving is not just you know, it's not 218 00:11:43,000 --> 00:11:46,280 Speaker 1: going to hurt anyone. It's not going to let anyone 219 00:11:46,360 --> 00:11:49,600 Speaker 1: in on anything that maybe it's the best left out. 220 00:11:49,800 --> 00:11:53,280 Speaker 1: What's a life working with money in DJ they're great. 221 00:11:54,120 --> 00:11:58,120 Speaker 1: They really are. Like the two older brothers that I 222 00:11:58,240 --> 00:12:02,719 Speaker 1: travel with. They look out for me. You know, we'll leave, 223 00:12:02,760 --> 00:12:04,840 Speaker 1: we'll be leaving the press Sox and Matt. We'll say 224 00:12:04,840 --> 00:12:06,920 Speaker 1: something like you need to go to the bathroom, like 225 00:12:07,000 --> 00:12:11,199 Speaker 1: thanks dad, such. They are really great guys. You know 226 00:12:11,320 --> 00:12:14,320 Speaker 1: Nick Hardwick as well, also a great guy on the 227 00:12:14,360 --> 00:12:17,719 Speaker 1: broadcast that that other year. But you know, you're not 228 00:12:17,760 --> 00:12:20,480 Speaker 1: going to get better guys than the day in Matt 229 00:12:20,760 --> 00:12:23,240 Speaker 1: And they're exciting to listen to. They're fun to live 230 00:12:23,320 --> 00:12:27,240 Speaker 1: in too. They're both such seasoned veterans when it comes 231 00:12:27,240 --> 00:12:30,760 Speaker 1: to broadcasting, and you can tell and they're funny and 232 00:12:30,920 --> 00:12:33,319 Speaker 1: it's just a pleasure to work with them. What's been 233 00:12:33,320 --> 00:12:37,640 Speaker 1: your favorite place to go so far? Your favorite stadium? 234 00:12:37,720 --> 00:12:40,160 Speaker 1: So two things stick out when I think about the 235 00:12:40,200 --> 00:12:43,320 Speaker 1: past three years, and they're both from last season, and 236 00:12:43,559 --> 00:12:45,719 Speaker 1: it's that game in Pittsburgh and it's the game in 237 00:12:45,800 --> 00:12:50,160 Speaker 1: Kansas City, And it's because those are two great football stadiums. 238 00:12:50,280 --> 00:12:54,000 Speaker 1: They were two primetime games and they were to come 239 00:12:54,120 --> 00:12:59,760 Speaker 1: from behind wins in the fourth quarter. And I want 240 00:13:00,080 --> 00:13:02,640 Speaker 1: highlight of that Kansas City Week fifteen game in the 241 00:13:02,679 --> 00:13:06,040 Speaker 1: off season because I loved it so much. It's like 242 00:13:08,000 --> 00:13:12,080 Speaker 1: he totally. It just doesn't get better than our guys 243 00:13:12,120 --> 00:13:15,000 Speaker 1: in Pittsburgh when they're playing Renegade to hype up the 244 00:13:15,000 --> 00:13:18,719 Speaker 1: Steelers defense, and you've seen Michael Badgeley start hyping up 245 00:13:18,720 --> 00:13:22,240 Speaker 1: our guys right, and he's dancing and all our guys 246 00:13:22,240 --> 00:13:24,840 Speaker 1: are feeding off the energy. It's us against the world 247 00:13:25,000 --> 00:13:27,800 Speaker 1: kind of thing. And those games, to me, were just 248 00:13:27,960 --> 00:13:31,000 Speaker 1: the best. So if people follow you on social media 249 00:13:31,480 --> 00:13:34,480 Speaker 1: on game days specifically, chances are they've seen your pregame 250 00:13:34,520 --> 00:13:39,240 Speaker 1: meal which is a brought worst? As it is your quest. 251 00:13:39,880 --> 00:13:42,120 Speaker 1: I know this personally. Not many other people may like 252 00:13:42,120 --> 00:13:43,640 Speaker 1: I said, unless they follow you, But I know it's 253 00:13:43,640 --> 00:13:46,120 Speaker 1: your quest to find like a brought worst and have 254 00:13:46,240 --> 00:13:49,360 Speaker 1: one pre game who's got the best brought so far 255 00:13:49,760 --> 00:13:53,000 Speaker 1: in the NFL. Girl. As an American, I feel like 256 00:13:53,040 --> 00:13:57,560 Speaker 1: it's my duty to say it's because your first job. 257 00:13:57,640 --> 00:13:59,960 Speaker 1: Your first job was in a Delhi, so you're like trained, 258 00:14:01,000 --> 00:14:06,440 Speaker 1: You're so right. I never made that connection. There is 259 00:14:07,240 --> 00:14:11,800 Speaker 1: m yes, so yeah, you'll be shocked to find that 260 00:14:11,880 --> 00:14:14,520 Speaker 1: not every stadium does a brought worth and in some 261 00:14:14,600 --> 00:14:17,920 Speaker 1: stadiums you have to walk the entire circumference of the 262 00:14:17,920 --> 00:14:20,280 Speaker 1: stadium to find that one stand that has the brought worth. 263 00:14:21,000 --> 00:14:25,680 Speaker 1: I gotta say Oakland does a really good job. Oakland, 264 00:14:25,760 --> 00:14:29,960 Speaker 1: which we're not going to anymore, they do such a 265 00:14:29,960 --> 00:14:32,160 Speaker 1: good job. And if you follow me on social media, 266 00:14:32,200 --> 00:14:34,320 Speaker 1: I do believe I have posted a picture of the 267 00:14:34,400 --> 00:14:37,560 Speaker 1: selection of sausages that they do. They do a hot link, 268 00:14:37,560 --> 00:14:39,560 Speaker 1: they do a brought worth, they do a pull of sausage. 269 00:14:39,960 --> 00:14:42,920 Speaker 1: They really run the gamut when it comes to stadium meets, 270 00:14:43,400 --> 00:14:46,520 Speaker 1: and I gotta say Oakland has been my favorite I 271 00:14:46,560 --> 00:14:49,479 Speaker 1: like the peppers, I like the onions. The fun freshness 272 00:14:49,640 --> 00:14:53,920 Speaker 1: is on points. The worst one, I have to say 273 00:14:54,440 --> 00:14:59,320 Speaker 1: was in San Francisco or Santa Clara. Oh man, it 274 00:14:59,400 --> 00:15:02,320 Speaker 1: was a bad Polish sausage, I gotta say so. Then 275 00:15:02,560 --> 00:15:05,120 Speaker 1: I was turned on to the hot Link stand. So 276 00:15:05,200 --> 00:15:07,760 Speaker 1: that's where I go from now on. There it's spicy, 277 00:15:07,800 --> 00:15:10,440 Speaker 1: it's delicious if you're into it. It's also a foot long, 278 00:15:10,560 --> 00:15:14,200 Speaker 1: so it's made for sharing. There you go. So basically, 279 00:15:14,280 --> 00:15:16,800 Speaker 1: if they don't have a brought you, don't discriminate against 280 00:15:16,880 --> 00:15:21,760 Speaker 1: other stadium meets. You'll find something. I'll find something exactly. However, 281 00:15:22,520 --> 00:15:25,720 Speaker 1: be careful in Mexico City because you know, you never know, 282 00:15:26,080 --> 00:15:28,120 Speaker 1: You just never know. Sometimes you should just stick to 283 00:15:28,160 --> 00:15:30,040 Speaker 1: the beet turkey and the peanuts that you brought in 284 00:15:30,080 --> 00:15:34,080 Speaker 1: your backpack. Well I do know, I do remember you 285 00:15:34,200 --> 00:15:37,360 Speaker 1: coming over to me and you weren't entirely sure what 286 00:15:37,440 --> 00:15:40,040 Speaker 1: you ate. But we had some tumbs on the plane 287 00:15:40,040 --> 00:15:42,600 Speaker 1: though that that kind of mulled things over there. So 288 00:15:44,040 --> 00:15:48,920 Speaker 1: I got the tums. We make a good combo of this. So, 289 00:15:49,040 --> 00:15:51,120 Speaker 1: like I said earlier, I know someone had sent you 290 00:15:51,160 --> 00:15:54,200 Speaker 1: a Sideline care package. One of your radio listeners, and 291 00:15:54,240 --> 00:15:58,560 Speaker 1: there are multiple mustards. I remember in there, do you, 292 00:15:58,800 --> 00:16:02,920 Speaker 1: byom bring your own mustard to games? Now? I do 293 00:16:03,040 --> 00:16:05,560 Speaker 1: bring my own mustard, Hailey. It's not something that I 294 00:16:05,600 --> 00:16:09,000 Speaker 1: like to admit all the time, but listen, when you 295 00:16:09,960 --> 00:16:13,120 Speaker 1: are with a rot Worth to the stadium and there's 296 00:16:13,200 --> 00:16:19,040 Speaker 1: no spicy mustard, that's a disappointment. So yes, listener Carl 297 00:16:19,160 --> 00:16:22,240 Speaker 1: to our radio show, brought me a two different types 298 00:16:22,280 --> 00:16:25,640 Speaker 1: of mustard. I believe it was a stone it pa mustard. 299 00:16:25,840 --> 00:16:29,240 Speaker 1: Well I get the other time that it's in a 300 00:16:29,240 --> 00:16:31,200 Speaker 1: plastic container and that's the one that I bring with me. 301 00:16:31,640 --> 00:16:35,600 Speaker 1: He brought me handwipe, hand sanitizer, and like a sandy 302 00:16:35,640 --> 00:16:38,320 Speaker 1: pack to carry all of this in on the sideline. 303 00:16:39,200 --> 00:16:42,680 Speaker 1: So that's how great our listeners are. And then lastly, Shannon, 304 00:16:42,680 --> 00:16:45,360 Speaker 1: the Chargers play at Denver this Sunday. We know what 305 00:16:45,520 --> 00:16:48,520 Speaker 1: happened in Week five between these two teams, but ultimately, 306 00:16:48,800 --> 00:16:50,520 Speaker 1: what are you kind of expecting out of this one? 307 00:16:51,920 --> 00:16:54,760 Speaker 1: I expect what exactly the Chargers are gonna do. They're 308 00:16:54,760 --> 00:16:57,200 Speaker 1: gonna win out the rest of the season. They're gonna 309 00:16:57,240 --> 00:16:59,240 Speaker 1: need a little help, but there's still a chance for 310 00:16:59,280 --> 00:17:02,080 Speaker 1: the playoffs. This is what they do. They win down 311 00:17:02,080 --> 00:17:05,320 Speaker 1: the stretch. We've seen it year after year. They get 312 00:17:05,359 --> 00:17:08,480 Speaker 1: hot around right now, It's gonna be a great rest 313 00:17:08,480 --> 00:17:10,520 Speaker 1: of the season. If you're a Charger fan. It broke 314 00:17:10,560 --> 00:17:13,359 Speaker 1: my heart when they lost to Denver this year, the 315 00:17:13,400 --> 00:17:15,359 Speaker 1: way they lost to Denver and last year, because you 316 00:17:15,440 --> 00:17:17,720 Speaker 1: just knew they were going to be implications, yes, they 317 00:17:17,720 --> 00:17:20,760 Speaker 1: need but absolutely we come away with the w in 318 00:17:20,880 --> 00:17:24,400 Speaker 1: Denver on Sunday. There you go. The confidence. I love 319 00:17:24,400 --> 00:17:29,280 Speaker 1: the confidence in this. It's all confidence, girls, all confidence. Well, 320 00:17:29,320 --> 00:17:32,240 Speaker 1: I will see you on the plane on Saturday. And Shannon, 321 00:17:32,280 --> 00:17:34,440 Speaker 1: thank you so much for joining me. We really appreciate it. 322 00:17:35,240 --> 00:17:41,119 Speaker 1: South course, thank Hayley, and let's wrap on this week's 323 00:17:41,119 --> 00:17:44,040 Speaker 1: episode of Playmakers. 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