Chewing the Fat with Jeff Fisher - Accept or Decline… | 11/12/25

Episode Date: November 12, 2025

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Blaze Radio Network And now, Chewing the Fat with Jeff Fisher. So Kim Kardashian, you know or you love her. She, don't you? Yeah, of course you do. She has been trying to be a lawyer and passed the bar exam. Well, she failed again. She didn't pass the bar exam on her first try, but she's ready to try again.

And she revealed that it was a tough test. and gosh darn it. She posted on her Instagram that she failed the test. She's not a lawyer. She just plays one on TV. Oh, get it? Well, apparently, and, you know, look, I got no problem with Kim trying to be an attorney

and passing the bar exam, and it's very, very difficult. I've never taken the bar exam, and, you know, I hope that she passes it. She's only worth, you know, I don't know, one and a half billion dollars, so she needs that, she needs to be able to. to hang her shingle up and let people know she's an attorney.

But apparently, she's pissed at the psychics that told her that she'd pass. So apparently there were four psychics that she had a reading from, and they told her that she would pass. So now she's saying, holy cow, these psychics are wrong. and I don't know if she believes in psychics any longer. I think she's going to stop believing in psychics. I know. I know. It's sad.

Now maybe, maybe she finds a psychic that, you know, will actually do a legitimate reading and not a fake psychic. And, you know, she'll get what she's looking for. But until then, man, if you're a fake, fake styeke, don't be going around Kim Kardashian, okay? She will not have it. Welcome. Welcome to

Chewing the Fat, Fat 5 Plus. So Sean Diddy Combs is in prison, and he was transferred to Fort Dix prison in New Jersey, federal prison, after being sentenced to more than four years on prostitution-related charges. And apparently, he's doing okay. He's been there for a couple weeks now, and he has, he's working in the chapel and enrolled in an intensive drug treatment program, according to prison documents obtained.

He also got himself into a little trouble. but he's still okay because apparently he's still working at the chapel and still part of this intensive drug treatment program which according to some insider prison experts it's hard to get into the intensive drug treatment program I mean he's John Diddy Combs we're letting them in that's what we're doing

so apparently after he was just transferred to the prison in New Jersey he used an illegal phone yeah yeah And that almost shut down. I mean, he could possibly lose his phone and commissary privileges as a result. So, man, he better snap to it. The picture of him when he was being put into federal prison in New Jersey,

wow. I mean, he looks older. It looks just, I mean, it's not been a good time for him in jail. And you can quote me on that, man. It has not been a good time for him in jail. And I don't know that it's a good time for anyone. That's what jail is supposed to be, Jeff. Okay, I know, I know, I get it.

So apparently, if you work as a chaplain's assistant, which he's doing, is considered one of the more desirable assignments at the Fort Dix prison. The former prison commissioner told CBS News in this story, The tasks vary, but typically inmates maintain the chaplain's religious library, clean their office, and help with some record keeping. Do you think Sean Diddy is doing that? Maybe. His publicist said he works in the chapel library where he describes the environment as warm, respectful, and rewarding. Yeah, there's not many prisoners that have their publicist commenting for them.

So, I mean, you get the private office, you get the workspace, you get separate food brought in because they have food for religious services, it's a good gig. And so that's a good move on his part. I don't know how it happened. I don't know what he had to do to make it happen, but that's a good move on his part to become the chaplain assistant. Unless, of course, the guy that was doing it before him, I was a little pissed that Diddy's taken over the gig. but we'll see he's only in there for a brief period of time right and i say brief period of time uh you know four years you know 50 months i believe he was sentenced to so apparently if you are in this drug treatment program that can take time off of your sentence so uh if he fully goes through this

rehab process that's going to take about a year off of his sentence which is good for him now he claimed in a letter to the judge before sentencing, he blamed drugs and excess for his actions and said he was now sober for the first time in 25 years. Yeah, I bet. Wow. Adding that he had been trying his best to deal with his drug abuse and anger issues. Prison will change you or kill you. I choose to live. That's what he wrote to the judge. So, all right. We'll see how you do, Diddy. Let me know how things are going as the chaplain assistant. And amen.

Amen. And something Diddy isn't even concerned with right now, or, you know, at least he probably shouldn't be, are the Grammys. Because I see where Kendrick Lamar leads the 2026 Grammy Award nominations. The rapper Kendrick is up for nine Grammys in February's ceremony, record song and album of the year. the third time he's had simultaneous nominations in those big categories, as well as pop duo group performance, melodic rap performance, rap song, and rap album.

He's also nominated twice in the rap performance categories. So good for him. Good for Kendrick Lamar. I think who else is it? Lady Gaga, Jack Antonoff, and the Canadian producer song. songwriter Sircut, follow with seven nominations this year for Grammys. So, yeah, I mean, Gaga's up for seven again, song, the record of the year, album of the year. She is her first time receiving nominations in all three categories at the same time.

She could also score potential wins in the pop solo performance, pop vocal album, dance, pop recording, and traditional pop vocal album categories so congratulations to all the grammy nominees they haven't really won anything yet in the latest in the latest edition so this past weekend they had the big rock and roll hall of fame tribute induction party uh yeah that was great and they were all there uh you know chap el rome was there to induct Cindy Lopper and Donald Glover

is going to inducted outcast and Elton John was there to pay tribute to the late Brian Wilson

and it was just a fun time had by all they had the new inductees are bad company

chubby checker Soundgarden Joe Cocker Salt and Pepper I'm sorry Salton Peppa the White Stripes Carol Kay

Nicky Hopkins Lenny Waronker Tom Bell and Warren Zivon And we've talked about that when they were, you know, voted in to become part of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. And when I say they were all happy, well, they were all happy except for Elton John. Elton was there and he was pissed. Elton is 78 now.

Holy cow. So apparently the reports have it that Elton drew a giant fit backstage at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ceremony. Look, Elton was pissed. We need to get this thing running on time. what's going on the show was running behind so he was like what are we talking about we're running behind who's running this thing what the hell is wrong with you people nobody knows what they're doing i'm elton john get this thing going okay and uh he apparently was so pissed he was like hey and just like i mean he's struggling with travel plans like everyone else because the airports are

you know, canceling flights and everything. Elton said, my plane is waiting. That's how much, I mean, he's struggling to travel like you and I. And he's, you know, my plane is waiting. That's awesome. He was not happy with the show running behind and people not knowing what they're doing at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame party.

Now, then he went out when it was finally his time and calmed down and did his little thing for Brian Wilson and then off to the airport he went to fly the hell away from there. But he was not happy at the time. And these people, I'm sure, Elton had everybody a little nervous when you have Elton screaming at you. In the story, it talks about how he got into a fight with Tina Turner. Well, Tina, they were doing a live show.

And Tina said, they were doing it. It was during a rehearsal for VH1's Divas Live 99 or whatever. What a great show that was, I know. And she said, I made the mistake when I needed to show him how to play Proud Mary. Really? Yeah. The mistake is, you don't show Elton John how to play his piano. That is awesome.

It was like, you know, slapping him in the face. and apparently Elton did not like that at all. But then, you know, it worked out and he apologized and said he was sorry and, you know, whatever. And then for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, he came out and was no problem. So everything was fine. It's all okay. Everything is wonderful. But who is running this thing?

My plane's waiting. Well, Baby Center just released the most popular baby names for 2025. And I'm sure if you've had anyone in your family or close friends have a child recently, you know that you know what they are because people stick to the same things quite often. So the top 10 most popular girl names for 2025. Number 10, Mia or Maya, M-I-A. We've talked about this before. I believe M-I-A is Mia, not Maya.

Maya should be M-Y-A because that's, you know, what my daughter's named. But there's some people pronounce it Maya. Number nine, Aurora. Number eight, Ellie. Number seven, Elena. Number six, Charlotte. Number five, Isabella. Wow, that's an old name.

uh number four emma another old name number three sophia number two amelia and the number one most popular girl name for 2025 olivia wow okay uh the top ten most popular boy names for 2025 number 10 Alusha, L-U-C-A. Number nine, Asher. Kind of like Asher. Number eight, Ezra. Yeah, I like Ezra. Number seven, Lucas.

Number six, Levi. Number five, Mateo. Yeah. Number four, Elijah. Number three, Oliver. Number two, Liam. And the number one, most popular boy name of 2025. Noah. Yay!

Now they also found that the names inspired by pop pop culture trends. Parents are pulling inspiration straight from their playlist or binge watches. The organization said adding athletes from the NBA and WNBA are racking up naming influence. Wow. So country baby names such as Rose, Jane, Miley, Willie,

and Austin, Nick Lance Howie for the Backstreet Boys, TV-inspired names such as Helena from Severance, Semera, Heather, Belinda, Chelsea, Valentine, Isabelle Conrad. Well, Isabelle was on the list. Jalen, J-L-E-N, and J-A-Y-L-N, and Isaiah and Dillon,

Courtney Oh, geez Kelsey and Natasha Sawyer Finn Ugh Jay, Daisy Buchanan I mean you name your kid whatever you want

That's the thing I love I love people It's tough for me to make fun Of people's names Because you should name your kids Whatever the hell you want And whatever it is

That's what you name your kids If they don't like it They can change it when they become adults Because you know them as this I mean I my kids all were named before their birth. And that was their name, way before their birth. So we were already talking to them in the womb as, you know, by their name.

And that's just the way it works. And you can name them three names, four names, a thousand names. I don't care. It's your kid. You could do what you want. It's your kid. You can do what you want with it, okay? I mean, you can change your name when you're an adult.

I mean, look at the guy that has the Guinness World Record for the long, longest personal name, okay? Lawrence Watkins and from Australia has more than 2,000 middle names, meaning he holds the unusual record for a whopping 2,253 unique words making up his moniker. He's had the name since 1990 when he decided to legally change it. We asked Lawrence to tell us his full name. It took him over an hour to reel it all off. And he has to use a bit of paper to remember exactly every name.

Now, there's a YouTube clip of him reading his name. And I will not play that for you. But just know that you can change your name to anything that you want when you're an adult. You can either make it shorter, make it different, or add 2,000 middle names and set a world record. Go ahead. This is, well, it's in Australia, so it's not America. But, you know, kind of the same place.

Kind of. Now we don't have to get into that. It's Australia. You can do what you want. Be sure to follow me on X. At Jeffrey JFR on X. You can follow me on Facebook and Instagram, Jeff Fisher Radio. You can follow me on YouTube, Chewing the Fat.

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Well, not everyone's happy about it, but Visa and MasterCard yesterday announced a roughly 3... Is it 388? No, it's 38. Ha! It's a 38B. A $38 billion settlement

in a two-decade anti-trust lawsuit with merchants over the credit card processing fees. So a judge still has to approve it and businesses could reject several popular cards at checkout. Visa and MasterCard have historically required merchants to accept all their credit cards despite each carrying a different interchange fee. That's the charge banks imposed to process transactions, which I'd like to know why that is. So fees range from 2% to 2.5% with higher rates tied to cards, offering shoppers, more rewards, or cash back.

That's why, Jeff. Merchants paid roughly $38 billion in interchange fees last year, up 71% from 2019, as Americans favor rewards cards and the fees rise. Under the proposed settlement, Visa and MasterCard would cut interchange fees by 0.1 percentage point annually for five years. Merchants could also accept or decline three categories of cards with all rewards cards, grouped together so good luck uh now i guess uh i guess merchants could say yeah we're not taking that card which is a little surprising because you would believe that they would take them all wouldn't you but nope uh we're not doing that because they charge us too much money and uh we just settled

i'd like to know who gets that money uh who gets a piece of the 38 billion dollar settlement aside from the attorneys all the businesses oh okay good Good. And speaking to money, I see where no one won the Mega Millions last night. There was a drawing. If you're listening live, today is the 12th of November, 2025. There was no winner last night. Now, last night, there was $900 million jackpot.

So that means that now the Mega Millions jackpot goes up to $965 million. It doesn't break a billion, kind of surprising, with the $440,000. $25.3 million cash payout. So good luck for the mega millions. That next drawing is Friday, the 14th. That's this coming Friday, just a mere couple of days away. Also, the Powerball drawing, which is tonight, actually. And that is a measly $512 million with the jackpot of $239.1 million cash payout.

I went to purchase a mega ticket. yesterday for the drawing, which means I didn't win. Very disappointing. But they also, then they ended up, you know, if you buy two mega tickets, you get two free tickets. Well, it's not two free mega tickets is what I thought it was. The way it was presented to me by the convenience store worker was that you get two free tickets, which meant that if I purchased two mega tickets in my head, if I get two mega tickets, I get two more mega tickets. No, that's not the way it is.

But in Texas, the Texas lottery is giving away free tickets with the Mega Millions purchase. So I got two Texas lottery tickets for free, two other games, the Texas lottery jackpots. So I got a lotto Texas quick pick and then the Texas two-step quick pick. So, okay, all right. So if I buy two mega tickets, which is $10, I thought I was getting another two mega tickets for a chance at the 900 million. No, I did not. I haven't checked to see

if I got the lotto Texas quick pick or the Texas two-step quick pick if I won anything from there. But I'm guessing, and this is just a guess, that's just a guess. I didn't win a thing. As long as we were talking about gambling prior to that little musical interlude,

I saw where ESPN got rid of their ESPN bet and signed a new multi-year deal with Draft Kings. Really, I'm not quite sure I understand that, but they're making a shift. They're launching a new long-term deal with Draft Kings. So, I mean, they just started the ESPN bet a couple years ago

and they signed like a $2 billion deal to launch ESPN bet. And then, nope, we're not doing that. We're going to make a deal with Draft Kings. And that's what we're doing. Oh, okay. I guess we're good to go. I see where Major League Baseball

the long as well stick on gambling Major League Baseball reached agreement with the sports books to cap bets on individual pitches at $200. Why even have it? I mean, the news follows,

you know, we had the two pitchers get indicted and they were, you know, throwing pitches to make for friends to make bets on and like they would come in and throw a ball. The first pitch would be a ball. They would bet on it. And, you know, they would win.

And there was text messages that was reported that, you know, the one guy who was a ball, he pitched a ball, but the guy swung at it. So it was a strike. And so he texts back, sorry. Yeah, I know. I told him it was going to be a ball, but I got no control over that guy swinging. So I don't even know why they have it. I mean, I guess, you know, you should be able to gamble on everything.

But they've got to make it so these definitely bad news with these professional athletes because it taints the entire thing. But, you know, what do I know? Who died today? Who died today? Well, let's begin with Sally Kirkland. Sally Kirkland, the Oscar-dominated actress, best known for Anna. Don't look at me.

You know who she is. Dies at the age of 84. Seriously, if you see her, you'll go, oh, yeah, her. She is definitely one of those. Oh, yeah, her actresses, Sally Kirkland. Apparently, she was put on hospice last week after suffering a fall in the shower in October that resulted in injuries to her ribs and foot. And she had previously been diagnosed with a bone infection that had also spread to her bloodstream

as well as dementia while she was in not good shape you can quote me on that she was in not good shape and you remember i mean if you see her again she was in uh felicity uh felicity yeah uh rosan valley of the dolls days of our lives she's definitely oh yeah her so sally kirkland uh rest in peace dead at the age of 84 then we have uh former uh NBA all star michael Ray Richardson, Michael Ray Richardson, who passed away at the age of 70. This was, he was just diagnosed with prostate cancer not too long ago. And you remember, he was, he was actually banned from the NBA for drug use. So, did that have anything to do?

I don't know. I don't know the answer, if that has anything to do with his prostate cancer or not. But Michael Ray Richardson, dead. after being banned years ago from the NBA for drug use, dead at the age of 70. Yes, rest in peace to Michael Ray Richardson. Then we have Clito Escobito the third. Clito Escobito the third, dead at the age of 59. You may remember or have viewed Clito before.

He was the band leader. of the Jimmy Kimmel band. And he and Jimmy Kimmel have been friends since they were kids. In fact, when Kimmel got the gig, he fought for Clito to be, you know, be the band member or be the band guy. And he was. And Escobito grew up, I mean, he toured with Earthland and Fire and Paula Abdul and Mark Anthony. I mean, he's a big-time musician. And he was, you know, obviously lead the house band on Jimmy Kimmel live.

He has passed away at the age of 59. They did not say why he died. What caused his death? Obviously, they're heartbroken. I mean, they've been friends forever. And Jimmy said it just wasn't fair. So I'm not sure the cause of death. I'm sure it didn't have anything to do with that

because they would have said something, right? If it had something to do with that because, man, we're so far away from, when they were forcing people to take that and still continue to work at NBC. I'm sure, nah, it couldn't have been that. It couldn't been that. So rest in peace to Clito Escobito, the third, dead at the age of 59. Then we'll wrap it up with Richard Rick Slaman,

Richard Rick Slaman, who has passed away at the age of 62. Now, what's interesting about Richard Rick Slaman, and he is the first patient to receive a genetically modified pig kidney as has died. And it was about two months after the procedure. Now, the surgery was performed at Massachusetts General Hospital, and he was suffering from end-stage kidney disease. So the doctor said that the pig kidney functioned well for several weeks, marking a major milestone, and the use of animal organs in humans.

Yeah, I mean, absolutely. If you're faced with, hey, you're going to die, or we can put this pig kidney in, you're putting the pig kidney in. Now, they claim here the cause of death has not been linked to the transplant. Oh, okay. So it's just a coincidence that he was the first patient to receive a genetically modified pig kidney transplant and at the age of 62 and then he died a couple months later.

Okay, all right, sure. Whatever you say. Rest in peace, do Richard Rick Slaman dead at the age of 62. All right, let's get out of here. I'll leave you with kind of the joke of the day. It's more of a, well, it's more of a, well, it's more of a, a puzzler, a twizzler from Denny.

He said, my father, was a conjoined twin. His brother was my uncle on my dad's side. They were surgically separated so now he's my uncle once removed. So all I'm just saying

after that is think about it. Stream and subscribe to more blaze media content at the blaze.com slash podcasts.