Chewing the Fat with Jeff Fisher - Believe It... | 4/17/25

Episode Date: April 17, 2025

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has announced that it's going to add free Wi-Fi starting next year. Not for you, no, but for loyalty members, we'll get the free Wi-Fi on American Airlines. Now, they made this announcement as they reported lower demand due to economic uncertainty. Maybe. Maybe. just maybe it's lower demand because of American Airlines uncertainty just give us the free Wi-Fi. What are we doing? Delta added free Wi-Fi last year. United is in the process of powering its flights with free Starlink satellite internet.

So just give us the free internet. Maybe it's just me. I don't know. It just irks me. That I haven't flown a lot as of late. But if I get on an airplane and I can't, have Wi-Fi on my electronic device, I'm going to be an unhappy customer. That's just me. I know, I know. And I'm going to be more unhappy if you tell me, well, you could have Wi-Fi, but you're not a loyalty member.

Oh, that's going to really tick me off. So, let's give us the Wi-Fi. Welcome. Welcome to chewing the fat. So if I was doing a nighttime show, well, I mean, you're probably listening to this at night, so it is kind of a nighttime show. But if I was doing, say, an overnight show similar to, I don't know, coast to coast, I would take this story and run with it.

Russia's mysterious doomsday radio station, UVB-76, and who isn't aware of that, just sent out four eerie cryptic messages the other day in only 20,000. 24 hours in a 24-hour period. Apparently, the Cold War era short wave station usually emits nothing but a static buzz until something big is about to happen. Its true purpose remains a mystery, but many believe it's linked to secret military operations or even nuclear protocols. Oh, no. And so there's these four messages, and they're the same message. they repeat themselves.

I guess it's one message repeated four times in 24 hours. Oh boy. Oh, boy. Here we go. Come again? Come back again. I know they're babbling in some kind of language. See, it's the same thing.

All right, all right, all right. So that's enough. It's the same damn message in this agonizing Russian voice. I don't speak Russian, so I'm not sure what they say. But I believe it's, you know, Nikolai. Neptune, Thymus, Foxcloak, Nuttaba. Who knows what they're talking about. But it's out there, and we don't know what it is.

So according to, you know, the internet experts, this isn't random. UVB-76 is believed to be linked to nuclear retaliation protocols. It's the chain of command breaks. The station transmits autonomously, and now is transmitting intention. So, okay, if you say so, we are close to doomsday, according to all internet experts. So heads up. Now would be the time that I'd want to take international callers or talk to callers that can speak Russian and tell me exactly what they're saying, because I want to know.

And so you could dial east of the Rockies or west of the Rockies, international, toll-free line, all that stuff. stuff that the Art Bell used to do on coast to coast. And you and I could spend the night talking about the mysterious doomsday radio station from Russia, UVB-7-6. Then we have Michael Cratzios. I love Michael Cratzios, director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. I didn't know Michael Cratzios. prior to this story, but he is the director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. Good for Michael.

He was at a thing called the Endless Frontiers Retreat event, which you couldn't drag me away from the Endless Frontiers Retreat event if I was, you know, invited. Well, he spoke there. And one of the things that he said in his speech was, is this? Our technologies permit us to manipulate time and space.

They lead distance annihilated, cause things to grow and improve productivity. Wait, what? Our technologies permit us

to manipulate time and space. Oh, okay. I'd like to hear more about that, please. Our technologies

permit us to manipulate us to manipulate us. time and space. They leave distance annihilated, cause things to grow, and improve productivity. All righty.

Remember, Vice President J.D. Vance said in a recent speech that the tradition of American innovation has been one of increasing the capacities of America's workers of extending human ability so that more people can do more

and more meaningful work. But unrestricted, and reliance on cheap labor, both domestically and offshore, has been a substitute for improving productivity with technology. And he went on to say that we can build in new ways that let us do more with less, or we can borrow from the future when we have chosen to borrow from the future again and again. So our choice as a civilization is technology or debt, and we have chosen debt. Okay, I mean, yes, that's correct, JD. But our Innovation has been one of increasing the capacities of America's workers of extending human ability

so that more people can do more and more meaningful work. Well, if our technologies permit us to manipulate time and space, if they leave distance annihilated, cause things to grow and improve productivity, there you have it. I did not know. I admit readily that I did not know that. our technologies permit us to manipulate time and space. We've been told by several people that it's very possible. And so, okay, but I did not see that coming.

So are they telling us that what's his face? Ashton Forbes was correct? I think so. I think that's what they're saying. if you've ever heard Ashton Forbes speak before on the MH370 disappearance, he will make you believe that that did not just crash. It was made to disappear and go somewhere else. And in my mind, that means that perhaps our technologies permit us to manipulate time

and space. Huh. Please elaborate some more. Michael Cratios, director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. Please. I am going to have to go back

and find the rest of this speech at the Endless Frontiers Retreat event because all I heard was this outtake. Our technologies permit us to manipulate time and space. They leave distance annihilated, cause things to grow and improve productivity. Yeah, that's all I heard of the speech. And I definitely want to hear more of that. And I would like to hear more from Michael Cracios as well. And if we find out that this isn't real,

that this was just AI, I'm going to be, I'm going to be angry. I'm going to be angry. But until then, I believe that this is real and that Michael Cratzios, did say this in a speech to endless frontiers retreat people at this event. And until then, I believe it. It's hockey season, and you can get anything you need delivered with Uber Eats. Well, almost, almost anything. So no, you can't get a nice rink on Uber Eats. But iced tea, ice cream, or just plain old ice, yes, we deliver those.

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They also considered factors like how large and how crowded homes are in the state. And here's the top 10 states to work from home are New Hampshire, number 10, Washington, number 9, Massachusetts, number 8, Pennsylvania, number 7, Connecticut, number 6, New Jersey, number five, the District of Columbia, number four, Maryland, number three, Utah, number two, and Delaware, number one. Now, if I were going to choose one of those states, that would be Utah. I don't want to move to Delaware. My wife would be fine with moving back to Pennsylvania for sure. That's her home state. Where is Florida? Florida's 16th. Okay, I like that. Texas is 8.000. 18th. All right, I live in Texas. Where is Michigan 26? Ooh, that's not good because Michigan would be a good state to work from home from. I wouldn't mind. I guess I could live in Michigan again. I was born there and I couldn't wait to get out of there because winters drove me crazy. But if you could work from home and not have to go out into the winter unless it's your choice, that wouldn't be bad. Living on a lake in Michigan would not be, would not be, would.

not be bad. You know, that would be, that would be nice. But if you have, when you have to go out, when you have to go out, then, you know, when you open up the blinds and there's snow and it's cold and you're like, I, you have to go out for work. Oh, yeah, no. But if you could open them with the blinds and go, yeah, not today. I'm okay. I'm okay with staying there in the house and, you know, open in the blinds and saying I'm not going out to weather that storm today. I'm okay with that. So those are the best states to work from home in according to Wallet Hub.

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Do we need another social app? I don't think so. But go ahead. Sam. Sam, you want to make one, you go ahead. The AI giant is developing a social network centered around its viral chat GPT image generation tool. So I guess it's in the early stages, but the social network would mark a major expansion in OpenAI strategy and likely escalate its feud with X. Do they have a feud?

Does OpenAI ChatGPT have a feud with Elon? Yeah, I guess maybe. between chat TBT and GROC. But, you know, whatever. That's fine. Let that feud continue. But go ahead. Start the social app up.

Open AI social app. Sure. Will I sign up and then forget my password? Probably. But I haven't done that with my other social media accounts. At Jeffrey JFR on X, which is really my favorite, I think. Instagram is okay. Instagram is pretty nice.

That's still on trial. We'll see if that's still owned by Zuckerberg in, you know, soon. But the Instagram and Facebook, Jeff Fisher Radio, is my account name there. I do have a thread. I don't remember what my password is. I don't remember. I think it's Jeff Fisher Radio, but I'm not positive. I've got a couple of other apps together. There was one, there was another one, too, that I was looking at the other day that's on my phone that I have no idea. I know I signed up for it, but I have no idea what it is. I'm pretty sure that I'm at Jeffrey JFR on truth social. but I haven't gone there.

I don't have to remember my password to get in. So, I mean, it's usually just X, Instagram and Facebook. But, you know, could I add another one and actually use it? If it worked, I did sign up at Blue Sky too. I think I'm at Jeffie JFR at Blue Sky as well. I don't know. I don't remember. I can't remember them all.

I sign up for them because I feel like I need an account there, but then I don't use them. So follow me on X at Jeffrey JFR. Facebook and Instagram is Jeff Fisher Radio. I do have a YouTube page, which I don't. use enough chewing the fat at the blaze.com. I need to. I like it. I just I just don't use it enough. And then you can always order a cameo from me. I do have that app on my phone as well. At Jeffie JFR on the Cameo app. I think it's just Jeff Fisher on the Cameo webpage. That's not free, but it's worth every doggone penny at Jeffey JFR on the Camio app.

All right. Let's go to the break room. I need something cold to drink desperately. All right, well, we've got some sad news. If you haven't already been alerted, you will be soon. I know I called it the Fry Festival when I was talking about it the last time when tickets went on sale. That made a lot of people mad. So I got a lot of emails to Chewing the Fat at the Blaze.com, which you can email anytime. Chewing the fat at the blaze.com, you can send me your thought. and comments, and many of you did.

It's called Fire, Jeff, F-Y-R-E. That's why it is. It's the Fire Festival. Okay, I got it. But I like to call it the Fry Festival, but, you know, whatever, you call it whatever you want. So Billy McFarlane, who was behind the initial Fire Fry Festival in the Bahamas

and convicted of wire fraud in connection with his, you know, the failed 2017 festival. He had this new event. I was supposed to take place in Mexico, May 30th to June 2nd, well was being advertised as the slogan, uh, Fire Fry Festival 2.

It's real. Tickets were starting at $1,400. Hey, if you purchased a ticket already, uh, you should have been sent a message that said, uh, the event has been postponed. And a new date. Yeah, we don't have one yet. Uh, we've issued you a refund. And once the new date is announced, uh,

then you can repurchase if it works for your schedule. Okay. All right. So, uh, very sad. I don't know what the deal is. with McFarland. He said, I'm sure many people think I'm crazy for doing it again, but I feel I'd be crazy not to do it again. And he has a new team, and we're all ready to get started on the new Fire Fry Festival in Mexico, except not so much. It's been postponed. So dry your eyes. Then I was sent

this story, and I was not aware of this. Someone sent this to me to chewing the fat at the lays.com saying that I should sue. Oh yeah, it was William. William sent me an email that said Fox Nation is doing a game show where contestants have to pick the fake headline. Where did they get that idea? Question mark. The headline was Sue the Bastards.

And I was like, I was not aware that this was happening. Yep. Greg Gutfeld is to test contestants on real versus fake headlines after three months. Now, they did change it up a little bit, so it kind of makes it his thing. but I still should get some credit. I should get at least an initial planning done by me. So he's going to host a three-part game show series entitled Greg Gutfills, What Did I Miss?

And four contestants were in complete isolation in upstate New York from January 20th through April 13th, without contact with the outside world. Were they? According to this, they didn't have phones, the internet, television, or social media. when they reenter society, the contestants are tasked with figuring out, figuring out what actually happened during their seclusion. And Gutfield will present dozens of scenarios where the contestants must separate real headlines from fake ones with a prize of $50,000 on the line.

Yeah, I don't have a $50,000 budget for what's the lie. But this is the general idea of what's the lie. And I don't need you to be in seclusion. So take that, Greg. I know you need the help of seclusion for your people to figure it out. But just a little credit. It's all I need. Should I sue them?

You know, we'll see. Because I did a game show years ago on a show that I did called The Fisher Files in Tampa. And that was with headlines from tabloids. You know, back then, 100 years ago, there were still tabloids. Maybe there still are at grocery store. It's been a long time.

So I've actually been to a grocery store checkout line. But maybe they still are have the tabloids. But there was all kinds of tabloids. And so I would use headlines. And people would play the game show.

And it was, I forget, what did I call it? But you had to decide whether it was a tabloid headline or not. I know, that was just a stupid game there. So Greg, that was way before this. So you owe me that. Okay?

I want credit at least. bastards. And I see where Time Magazine, who, you know, I guess I was pretending they're still relevant, posted their 100 most influential people of 2025,

the 100 most influential people of 2025. I've not scrolled through this yet. So I thought we'd just scroll through it together, shall we? I won't name everyone, but I just want to, you know, I'll name the ones that catch my eye. And of course they have artists,

icons, leaders, Titans, pioneers, innovators as they're heading for what people underneath those particular headings.

So it begins with artists. I just clicked on all and scroll through them. Ed Sheeran, Scarlett Johansson are in this list. Kristen Bell

is on this list. Rashida Jones is on this list. Okay. Anybody else worth mentioning? And we just keep rolling by this here.

No problem. Icons. We've got icons now. Demi Moore. Jalen Hertz, Adrian Brody. Okay. icons, I guess. David Muir. Yeah, I guess. Okay. Yeah, sure. We're scrolling on here. Yeah, okay. Then we get the leaders. Keir Starmer. Yeah, okay, Keir. Yeah, you're a leader. Claudia Shinebaum. Yeah, Miss Mexico. Donald Trump is on this list. Elon Musk is on this list.

Okay, good. I like that. J.D. Vance. Howard Lutton. All right, fine. Megan Kelly makes this list. Under Leaders? Okay, congratulations to Megan Kelly. Knock it out of the park. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Makes this list.

Who else is on this leader list? Javier Malay. Yeah, of course. Yeah, okay. All right. We'll get to Titans. Titans. Okay. Under Titans.

Serino Williams. Okay. Blake Lively makes the list. Under Titans? Wow, that's got to be good for Blake. she's been under a lot of fire lately so this kind of gives some good press to Blake Lauren Michaels Simone Biles

Okay Ted Sarandos Joe Rogan makes this list Mark Zuckerberg makes this list Okay calm down I guess I guess he is He's Mr. Titan Okay pioneers

Pioneers who under Pioneers makes the list Let's see Brianna Stewart and Neficia Kahlier that's WNBA players. What, no, Caitlin Clark? Come on now.

Stop it. Caitlin does not make this list. Stop it. All right. Let's get down to innovators. Innovators. All right, maybe Caitlin's on innovators. No, she didn't innovate basketball.

Snoop Dog, yeah. Nikki Glazer. Yeah, okay, I guess. Innovators, yes, she's had a good year. Sure, I guess. They've had a good year. Anybody who else is on here? Johnny Shue, yeah, guess.

No, Pat McAfee? No. Caitlin Clark? Interesting. Interesting. So those aren't all the 100, but those are just a quick scroll through of the time 100. And I will say there's no, you know, there's Rogans on this, but Caitlin should be out on this. McAfee should be out in this. Just the two that come to the top of my head right off, I mean, right off the top of my head. I'm sure there's, there's more, but, wow, and Bezos is not on this list. He's going to be pissed. Boarding for flight 246 to Toronto is delayed 50 minutes.

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and then they just thought it was, you know, planes flying over doing maneuvers. And then, of course, you know, we realized it was more than just maneuvers going on. You know, I mean, I don't know, the surprise attack killed over 2,000 American service members and civilians, according to the National Memorial website. more than 20 U.S. naval vessels, including eight battleships and over 300 American airplanes,

were either destroyed or damaged in the attack. I mean, it awoke a sleeping giant. Hello. Yeah. I mean, that's Franklin D. Roosevelt. It's a day that will live in infamy, yeah. And it awoke the United States of America for sure. So he was awarded a special congressional medal for the Veterans of Pearl Harbor,

the Army Good Conduct Medal, the American Defense Medal, Foreign Service Bar, the Asia Pacific Medal, with two battle stars and World War II Victory Medal, according to his obituary. Because he fought there at Pearl Harbor. Then he fought in the Battle of Saipan in 1944, and later that year in the Marianas Campaign, which the National Park Service said

was the most decisive battle of the Pacific Theater during World War II. So rest in peace to the man that was the oldest living survivor. of Pearl Harbor, Von P. Drake, Jr., dead at the age of 106. Then we have this former Major League Soccer player who died in China. I think what is China becoming the new Russia?

Aaron at Bupenza died following a fall from the 11th floor of a building in China. He was 28 years of age. so I guess it was an accident okay all right fine I mean he played in Europe and then he came over and played in the U.S.

and then he decided to play for money in China and then he had his accident from the 11th floor in the building he was living in in China so okay all right we'll just we'll just believe that it was an accident.

Rest in peace to Aaron Budend's dead at the age of 28. We have news now of the cause of death from Michelle Tractonberg's death, who died at the age of 39 a couple of months ago. The chief medical examiner, I guess, finally got around to it. I mean, she died, what, February 26th, and we're just now getting the report from the New York City's office of chief medical examiner. I mean, let's pick up the pace. What are we doing?

So anyway, she died with complications of diabetes and melitis, which is determined to be natural. Oh, okay. The office previously said that the cause and manner were undetermined. Yeah, because they hadn't looked at it. And then they finally got around to it. So they found her in her New York City luxury department. We talked about it then.

She was unconscious and unresponsive. and they declared her dead on the scene, which means that you're dead. Because they usually try to say, well, we felt the pulse and we get to the hospital, and then the hospital can declare you dead. Nope. Sorry about that. So you remember Tractonberg?

She was in Gossip Girl and Buffy, the Vampire Slayer. So rest in peace to Michelle Tractonberg, who is still dead at the age of 39. Then we have another death of someone over 100 years old, well, something. over a hundred years old. The St. Louis Zoo. Their 100-year-old giant tortoise dead.

I know. Rest in peace. To Othello, the Centurion Eldebra giant tortoise. Now, he was well over 100, but he was still alive and doing, I guess, okay. But the zoo, and no one supports zoos more than myself or chewing the fat. Apparently, he was, had some gastrointestinal issues. and they claimed that he had some, his health was declining,

so we killed him. He just put him down. I'm sorry. He was humanely euthanized. Oh, okay. That makes it sound better. Yeah, yeah, we killed him. All right, fine.

They're not really sure how old he was. They claim that tortoises take several decades to reach full size. Othello arrived in the U.S. as a mature adult in 1938. Wow. so he's been beloved by both zoo guests and employees during the 20 years since his arrival in 2004 in St. Louis.

So, you know, yeah, he's been loved by employees, but not enough to keep him alive. Hey, it doesn't look like he's doing well. Okay, well, kill him. So there's another, there's another turtle, tortoise, Ray, who joined the zoo with Othello back in 2004. He's probably a little worried now. Ray's like holy cow.

One day I'm talking to Othello and he's eating carrots from the gas and the next day they're telling me he's got some gastrointestinal issue and it looked like he's got some declining health. So he had to put him down. Wow. Ray's probably a little worried now to the St. Louis Zoo.

So rest in peace to Othello, the 100-year-old plus Eldabra giant tortoise. Dead at the St. Louis Zoo. You know, speaking of being dead and having weird things happen, I read a story the other day that I don't know that I had seen before. So apparently the 1700-year-old skeleton that they found in 2010 in the city of Imola,

near Malogna in northern Italy, they discovered that it had given birth in the coffin. wait what yeah it contained a skeleton of a woman who had given birth inside the coffin according to them after her death sure if you say so the phenomenon known as coffin birth oh okay occurs when decomposition gases expel the fetus through the vagina oh so sure we find that all the time right skeletons with the the baby skeleton that was given birth of the coffin. That's what we call it. Coffin birth. Oh, all right. So the skeleton also had a hole in the skull,

suggesting that the woman may have died violently. Archaeologists from the University of Ferrara and the University of Belogna have been investigating the mystery surrounding the deaths of mother and child. The discovery is not the only Erie, but also serves as a reminder of the importance of archaeology and understanding our history. side is yeah yeah we got it you still want funding to go around digging up old gravesites yeah we continue to do that however um so we just believe that she was dead uh she had a hole in her head and uh then she gave birth to the baby oh okay so how long did the baby live or was the baby dead already

well we don't know that jeff so why don't you just shut up it was 1700 years ago and why don't just believe that this happens all the time and we call it coffin birth okay all right Fine. I believe it. With Amex Platinum, $400 in annual credits for travel and dining means you not only satisfy your travel bug, but your taste buds too. That's the powerful backing of Amex. Conditions apply. Well, we got an Easter message from His Majesty the King, King Charles.

And it is, man, it is an enlightening Easter message from the King. and it was released by Buckingham Palace. So, let's give it a read, shall we? One of the puzzles of our humanity is how we are capable of both great cruelty and great kindness. The paradox of human life runs through the Easter story and in the scenes that daily come before our highs.

At one moment, terrible things of human suffering and in another heroic acts in war-torn countries where humanitarians of every kind risk their own lives to protect their lives of others. A few weeks ago, I met many such people at a reception here at Buckingham Palace and felt a profound sense of admiration for their resilience, courage, and compassion. Our Monday, Thursday, Jesus knelt and washed the feet of many of those who would abandon him. His humble action was a token of his love that knew no bounds or boundaries,

and is central to Christian belief. The love he showed when he walked the earth, reflected the Jewish ethic of caring for a stranger, for the stranger, and those in need. A deep human instinct echoed in Islam and other religious traditions and in the hearts of all who seek the good of others. Huh, interesting. Jewish, Islam. Oh, he continues. The abiding message of Easter is that God has loved the world, the whole world,

that he sent his son to live among us to show us how to love one another and to lay down his own life for others in the love that proved stronger than death. There are three virtues that this world still needs. Faith, hope, and love. And the greatest of these is love. It is with these timeless truths in my mind and my heart that I wish you all a blessed and peaceful Easter. That was the king's message, Easter message, to all of his minions.

And I found it interesting that he mentioned the Jewish ethic. And, of course, the Islam, deep human instinct echoed in Islam. And many other religious traditions. But, yeah, sure, it's still a Christian thing. But I want to get those, I want to get every religion in there, because after all, I'm the king to everyone. Oh. Okay. Uh, sure. Thanks,

King. We appreciate it. Wow. I mean, I guess, I don't know. He's just a, he's a weird dude anyway, and he's going to bend the knee to everyone, including all other religions, including Islam. And he was in the UK, after all.

I mean, I know he's the king and everything, but, uh, the Christian faith is, uh, running on low. Uh, in the UK. I would say from the news reports. I would say that the tank of Islam is almost full. And the tank of Christianity is looking for the gas light is on. Need fuel light is on in the UK.

But, you know, that's just me. Maybe that's just me. All right, let's sit the joke of the day and get out of here. It's Easter. You know, since we're talking about the King's message on Easter, I'll give you this joke. I can't remember if I told you this joke before. And if I have, you know, sorry, I like it, it makes me laugh.

But it has to do with church bells. So, you know, since it's, I'm tying it to the king's message and, you know, of Easter. It's got church bells in the joke, okay? On hearing that her elderly grandfather had just passed away, Katie went straight to her grandparents' house to visit her 95-year-old grandmother and comfort her. When she asked how her grandfather had died, her grandmother replied, he had a heart attack while we were making love on Sunday morning. Horrified, Katie told her grandmother that two people nearly a hundred years old having sex

would surely be asking for trouble. Oh, no, my dear, replied Granny. Many years ago, realizing our advanced age, we figured out the best time to do it is when the church bells would start to ring. And just a side note from me, I don't hear a lot of church bells anymore. Is that they against the HOAs? Maybe that's just me. Corback to Granny.

It was just the right rhythm, nice and slow, and even nothing too strenuous, simply in on the ding and out on the dong. Katie's got to be a little bit horrified even more. She paused and wiped away a tear, then continued. If that damned ice cream, truck hadn't come along. He'd still be alive

today. Sometimes, you know, the best laid plans. Well, now you understand. Stream and subscribe to more Blaze media content at theblaze.com slash podcasts.