Chewing the Fat with Jeff Fisher - Just Calling It In… | 8/11/25

Episode Date: August 11, 2025

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Scheduled for September 30th. Wow. The end of an era. In 1999, AOL had more than 18 million subscribers. In 2015, there were about two weeks. million AOL dial-up customers. By 2021, that number was in the low thousands. So, I mean, what is it now? The low hundreds? I mean, it costs more to keep it up and going. So I guess there's still dial-up in rural areas that don't have access to affordable high-speed internet. Is that

actually a thing? I mean, Starlink has connected the globe. I'm pretty sure it's connected a farm somewhere. Anyway, I know, I get it. It's just me. Anyway, just know that this is going away. I know it's going to be a sad day on September 30th. Until then, enjoy the AOL dial-up sound if you still have AOL dial-up. All of you in the low hundreds that still have AOL-Dial-up. You have until September 30th. So good luck with that. Welcome. Welcome to two.

chewing the fat. So I'm guessing that this program, CTF, played a role in this. But last week we talked about two separate fugitives that were on the run. We talked about the bee lady who threw on-leashed bees on these deputies who was supposed to show up in court and didn't. And so she was a fugitive. After we talked about the story, she was found and arrested in Tennessee. Then we talked about the fugitive in Montana

who shot up four people in a bar who was on the run. After we talked about that story last week, he was captured. I mean, thank you. Thank you to you, the listener of chewing the fat, for at the very least, bringing light to the fact that these two people were out there on the run

and they now have been captured. I also found out on Saturday morning live that the show that I do every Saturday with Brad Staggs on my ex-account at Jeffrey JFR, that only one of the inmates from the New Orleans jail run breakout is still on the run. I thought there were two, but there's only one. There can be only one. So apparently, and I missed it, and I don't know how I missed it, and I don't know if I apologize up front,

they captured Antoni he was the guy that made the video in the apartment complex and then they found you know they went to the apartment he was not there and claiming that he was

innocent the system was against him so that's still ongoing but he was captured at the end of June and so there's only one left out of the jail break in New Orleans way back in

May of this year seems like, already seems like another lifetime ago. Derek Groves, Derek Groves is still a fugitive from the law, and he is still on the run. So we don't know where he's at. They claim that they were close several times, or at least they thought they were close,

and then he wasn't where they thought he was going to be. So he is still on the run, and there still is a $50,000 reward for tips leading to his recapture. So there you go. Groves still on the run. According to the experts, 90%, actually more than 90% of the people who escape from U.S. correctional facilities are recaptured within a year. Okay.

According to the experts, the longer you're out there, the more likely you are to stay out, you think. The thing is, is that you got to get out of where you broke out of. I mean, they didn't leave New Orleans. It's just incredible. What's his face? Massey was still close to the jail. He's right there in New Orleans. I mean, you got to get out of there. Go someplace where nobody actually recognizes you. But, you know, I'm not trying to help him stay a fugitive. I'm just saying that if I were a fugitive, that's what I would do.

But that's just me. I will say the inmate escape in May has brought to light that there seems to be a problem in the Orleans Parish. jail area of life. They just said that, you know, we let a guy go that we shouldn't have let go. Sorry about it. And now he's a fugitive from the law. And they let him out. And they're going to treat him.

There's a manhunt going on for this guy, Khalil Bryant, because they mistakenly released him. And he's like, I'm sure he was. was like, you're letting me go. Okay. Talk to you later. I am out of here. So according to the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office, Brian's release was a result of a misidentification between two inmates with similar last

names. Yeah, what are you going to do? We don't know. They haven't let us know how that era occurred or what steps they're taking to prevent similar mistakes. I don't know. Maybe the actual name and photograph of the person would help. That's just me. you let someone go, you maybe hold up the picture and go, hey, you know what, that's not you. Why don't you just stay right there for a second? But that's not what happened. And so now they have another fugitive on the loose

because they let him go. So maybe some things need to be fixed down there at the old Orleans parish. Speaking of crime and criminals, the New York state is being sued for senseless act of violence and obscene demonstrations. of government abuse.

Yeah, that's what's happening. The owners of Peanut the Squirrel are reportedly seeking $10 million in damages from the state of New York. I mean, they probably owed something, although they will say that he didn't have the illegal paperwork

to own the animal. So Peanut, also known as P-N-U-T-N-N-U-T-Nut and a raccoon named Fred lived at this New York sanctuary, it was just a home, run by Mark Longo and Daniela Bittner at their home in Southport, Chimung County, beautiful this time of year. Both animals were executed after the local and state officials took them away in a raid last year. Remember, they raided the house and then one of the pets bit one of the guards or one of the officers that were trying to get the animals out of the house. And so then they had to be checked for rabies, which means they had to kill the animals.

Really horrible and really uncalled for. Come on now. So they apparently claimed that they had received several complaints from illegally keeping animals in an unsafe environment. Okay, I mean, they were using the animals on their social media accounts. They were making all kinds of money. Well, why would they be abusing them? That's just silly. So they, Longo and Bittner, the separate suit at the end of June in Chimong County, Supreme Court against the county, and more than 30 individuals from local and state government over the incident. The couple argues that they suffered emotional trauma and financial losses

since the death of their pets. Yeah, I'm sure it's devastating to get along without them, without that income coming in. Longo said he found peanut years ago in New York City after the animal's mother was hit by a car. Now, they, of course, point out, It's against a law to possess a wild animal without a license. Well, according to reports, they were taking steps to become wildlife rehabilitators,

but they had not followed through on that. And so he was apparently trying to get the proper licensing and become as certified as an educational animal certification, whatever you need to have that happen. But he said he failed to comply with state laws that require owners to get a license for a wild animal in time. So he didn't have the right paperwork for the king, and now they're going to sue the king to try to get some money from them. I don't know that that happens. I would like to see it happen.

I thought, I think it's insane that the stormtroopers come in, and they bust down a house because they say someone complained about, I mean, that's almost like swatting a house, a social and another social media house, just to get rid of the animals for their social media account. And that's exactly what happened. So, I mean, I hope they win something. At least it points out that we need to settle down on someone who's got a squirrel and a raccoon that they're using to post things on social media to make money with.

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I mean, we're still in summer and it's almost fall. It's not even close to winter yet. But we talked about last week the Canyon fire in California, where over 5,300 acres burned. Well, those warnings are lifted now. So they've got that fire under control, which is good news, right? I mean, hello.

5,370 acres burned, and they have at least half of it contained now. That's awesome. But there's a new fire to worry about called the Gifford Fire. It has now become the largest blaze of this year, 2025, and it is also tagged Omega Fire. So there you go. The Gifford Fire ignited August 1st, estimated to have engulfed over 104,000 acres, and is 21% contained.

So, I mean, they're making some headway, I guess, but okay. It's burning in a remote area of the Los Padres National Forest. Love that place. And it's prompted road closures and evacuations in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties. It's located about 180 miles northwest of Los Angeles. It can be considered now a mega fire. That's a wildfire of over 100,000 acres. So once it reaches,

100,000 acre mark, it's a mega fire. They don't know how it started. They're investigating that now. I'm sure since they don't know how it started, it's going to be climate change. But I don't know that because they have not said what is the cause. It's injured

three civilians and four firefighters during this blaze. So keep your head up and know that wildfires are still a thing, and especially in California, and now they have the while they have the canyon fire, under control, is what they say.

The mega fire is not under control, so be safe. It's just I was singing that stupid song, California burning. It comes from California dreaming, right? The Mama and Papa's. I don't know when that song was a hit. It's back in the 1800s, I think. But I was looking at the lyrics of that stupid song.

And the lyrics are really terrible. This is, all the leaves are brown, all the leaves are brown. and the sky is gray and the sky is gray. I've been for a walk. I've been for a walk on a winter's day, on a winter's day. I'd be safe and warm. I'd be safe and warm if I was in L.A. If I was in L.A., California dreaming, California dreaming, on such a winter's day.

And that's a hit. That's a hit. Mark it down. Plus, we have flooding in Milwaukee, something we don't necessarily, I don't remember saying before, but I guess it has. They've had major flooding going on over the weekend, over five inches, almost six inches of rain within hours, prompting them to declare a state of emergency, forcing Wisconsin State Fair to shut down early. The chief of the Milwaukee Fire Department said dozens of people have been rescued from cars. Significant power outages

and property damage were reported. The National Weather Service warned over repeated rounds of heavy rain across the Midwest, Central Plains, and South Wales. throughout the day today. So heads up. Be careful. I guess be careful wherever you're at. I saw a story from the Associated Press so you know it's going to lean toward climate change. Hello, that's what they do. But according to this, more than 70 million Americans sweated through the muggyest first two months of the summer on record.

According to this, parts of 27 states and Washington, D.C., had a record amount of days that meteorologists call uncomfortable. with the average daily due points of 65 degrees Fahrenheit or higher in June and July. According to data derived from the Copernicus Climate Service, and man, do I love the Copernicus Climate Service. And that's just the daily average. In much of the east, the mugging has kept rising to near tropical levels for a few humid hours. Oh, no, I mean, it's almost like it's summer.

Philadelphia had 29 days, Washington had 27 days, Baltimore had 24 days, the highest dew point simmered to at least 75 degrees, which even the weather service office in Tampa calls oppressive. You know, okay. Whatever. What did the what did the Copernicus Climate Service say? Because I'm more impressed by what they say. Okay. And we know what the dew point is. I mean, that measures the moisture in the air expressed in degrees that many meteorologists call the most accurate way to describe here.

humidity. Okay, we got it. All right. No problem. So twice this summer, climate scientist and humidity expert Cameron Lee of Kent State University. And I, I love him. Measured, or her, measured due points of about 82 degrees at his home. Oh, so it's a him, sorry. Measured due points of 82 degrees at his home weather station in Ohio. So he measured it at his home weather station. And he is a climate, I'm sorry, He's a summer climate scientist and humidity experts. So you have to trust everything he says, don't you? Yeah, yeah, you do. Yeah, it's summertime.

And so just be ready for that. Apparently, it is official when the Copernicus Climate Service says that things are uncomfortably humid. So just remember we're still, we're leaning into fall, but it is still summer. And as far as the office in Tampa, the Weather Service office in Tampa saying it's oppressive, yeah, that's living in Tampa Bay. Okay. Yeah, and apparently other cities as well now, okay? It's summertime and that's the way it is. And if you live in Tampa, you know that the humidity is smacks you in the face as soon as you walk outside.

I mean, that's just a thing. That's the way it is living in Florida. I miss it. There are other members of my family that do not. Now, according to Copernicus, the Copernicus Climate Service, sorry, I don't want to mislabel Copernicus because, man, I'm sure that they know it all, or at least they will tell you that they do. The area east of the Rockies has an average gained 2.5 degrees in size.

summer due point since 1950. That's according to, again, the Copernicus climate data. In the 1950s, 60s and 70s, 80s and part of the 90s, the eastern half of the country had an average dew point in the low 60s, what the weather service calls noticeable but okay. In four of the six last years, that number has been near or even over uncomfortable line of 65. And according to Lee, you know, the guy who has his home well,

other station, he said it's huge. So it has to be huge, doesn't it? Yes. Yes, it does. Well, let's go to the break room. Just, you know, I don't know, be in air conditioning. Have a fan, you know, because it's summer. All right, let's go to the break room.

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Do you go to the movies this weekend? I did not. I did start watching a stupid movie, The Pickup with Eddie Merr Murphy and what's his face, you know, who gives off a BD vibes. Pete Davidson. Yeah, I stopped. I don't know.

I'll get to the end of it. I watched it about halfway through and then I moved on because I was like, okay, you know, it's not really, it was okay. It was okay. I will finish it, but it was just, eh, it was just okay. They just seemed like they were all going through the motions and, you know, it was just making a movie for Prime. And maybe that's what they were doing and good for them.

if they would ask me to be in the movie, I would have been. It was going through the motions or not. I'm in. Absolutely. Eddie Murphy, Pete Davidson. Yeah, I'm in. Let's go ahead and do that.

So, you know, I'll get back to it. It was okay. But I did watch, what the else did I watch this weekend? Oh, Chief of War with Jason Mamoa on Apple. I think there's three episodes that have dropped so far. Not bad. Not bad.

I was enjoying it. I know that, you know, I know Jason, I think, as co-wrote the show. And it was fascinating. And it's based on a true story. I have not gone to look on what the actual story is. I want to wait till it's over because I don't want to be spoiled by. That's not really what happened.

Because any time it's based on a true story, yeah, things change. Things change just for filming purposes. Now, back to the pickup. I want to mention everyone that's in the movie because they were all just going through the motion. So you have Eva Lagoria. Jack Kessi, Marshaun Lynch, Roman Reigns,

Andrew Dice Clay, Ismail Cruz, Cordova. I mean, there's a lot of big faces in the movie. It just was kind of, eh.

So they all just kind of showed up and did their part. And then they have a show. And they took the money from Prime. And it was nice to have them to do, but I want a little, I want to feel like they didn't just take the money. And that's where I left it off

was they just took the money. money. All right. Then the top movies this weekend of the theater weapons number one. Freakyer Friday, number two. Weird. Fantastic four, still hanging in there at number three. They're at about 434.2 million global. The bad guys two. I don't tell them. Number four. The naked gun is in fifth place. They made any money at all? I don't think so. Wow, they're down 50 percent, 33 million domestic, 56 million global. yeah that doesn't bode well Superman

hanging in there there at 578.8 million global after the weekend so they're still doing pretty well Jurassic World Rebirth Number 7 still hanging in there there at 800 million global Yeah still still hanging in there F1

still hanging there where are they globally 560 million global for F1 Brad Pitt's got to be happy about that but he is unhappy about a couple of other things as well which we'll get into at some point. Together, which is, I don't know, neon's drama loses significant ground.

I don't even know what that is. So that's ninth place. And Sketch, which is an Angel Studios horror comedy for kids, was in 10th place. That's your box office for this past weekend. Oh, and speaking of actors, just going through the motion, Fran Dresher, well, you know where you love her,

will not seek re-election as sag after press. I guess there's a Sean Ashton and Chuck Slavin have entered the 2025 race. I didn't realize it was a race, but apparently it is. So Fran is out. Have a nice day. She's led them through quite a bit. So we'll see what happens to the old sag after when they get a new president. Apparently, let's see.

The ballots will be collected between August 13th, a couple days from now, and September 12th. So it's a month-long process. And it looks like Franz, she's got work anyway. She's got work to do. She's got brand ambassador work. She's going to be in Spinal Tap 2. She's going to be with Timothy Charlemagne, mom,

in the forthcoming A-24 film Marty Supreme. So she's got work to do. So she's going to move on from being the president of SAG after. And she got them through quite a bit. They weren't happy with some of the way she, you know, commanded attention. But she did command attention for the old SAG after. So we'll see what becomes of the new president. Boarding for flight 246 to Toronto is delayed 50 minutes. Ugh, what? Sounds like Ojo time.

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known for leading the near-disasterous Apollo 13 mission, James Lovell, James A. Lovell Jr., dead at the age of 97. The famous phrase, Houston, we have a problem. Of course, popularized by Tom Hanks. He was level to NASA's ground control. He also earned the Presidential Medal of Freedom for his leadership during this mission, and he earned a Congressional Medal.

I did not know existed the Congressional Space Medal of Honor. So rest in peace to James A. Lovell Jr., dead at the age of 97. Then we have, I mentioned Brad Pitt being in a bit of a turmoil because his F1 movie is so successful, but his mom just passed away. And I think we mentioned it. I know she was in the dead pile, the fat dead pile. maybe I blew by it.

I don't remember saying it out loud. But Jane Etta Pitt, Brad's mom, dead at the age of 84. And if I did mention it, you know, you get it again. If I didn't, I apologize. However, Brad's all wound up because ex-wife, Angelina Jolie kept their six children away from Jane for the last nine years. And so he's pissed. He's pissed that his mom died without seeing his kids.

So the fight still lingers on between Brad and Angelina, but he does have, you know, a great movie going well, and he's able to continue that. Then we have Art Fine. Art Fine. Don't look at me like you don't know who Art Fine is. He's dead at the age of 79. He is known as the Ed Sullivan of Public Access TV.

Cable TV host, author, Public Access TV. Does that count as cable TV? Of course it does. Art Fine, a longtime picture of the Los Angeles music scene. achieved his great in success as the host of Art Finds Poker Party and music-focused public access TV show died. He is dead at the age of 79. They say it was a heart failure while recuperating from surgery for a broken hip.

So rest in peace to Art Fine, dead at the age of 79. Then we have Michael Leiden. Michael Leiden. Yes, he was the original. original assistant editor of Rolling Stone. I mean, he was there at the very beginning, founding Rolling Stone editor, dead at the age of 82. His cause was complications from Parkinson's disease.

Really, really sad. I wish that on no one. Rest in peace to Michael Leiden, dead at the age of 82. Then let's move on to Bobby Whitlock. Bobby Whitlock, dead at the age of 77. he was the co-founder of Derek and the Dominoes, the keyboardist for Derek and the Dominoes. I mean, he played with all the stars over the years,

and he has passed away after a brief illness at his home in Texas, surrounded by family, dead at the age of 77. I mean, you go back through his history. Just incredible. They had big-time problems with Derek and the Dominoes because of the death of Dwayne Allman and then Eric Clapton's drug addiction

so they broke up like a 1971. They were in the middle of recording their second album. Yeah, we're not going to do this anymore. We're done. And so he worked with all kinds of superstars. Anyway, Bobby Whitlock, rest in peace, co-founder of Derek and the Domino's dead at the age of 77.

Then apparently we have a big botulism outbreak in Italy. what I'm guessing from this story. Luigi Di Sarno, dead at the age of 52. He's an artist, a musician. He collapsed, could not be revived after purchasing a broccoli and sausage sandwich from a food truck. First of all, no, broccoli and sausage.

No, thank you. Not doing that. So I do not have to worry about eating contaminated broccoli because that's not going to happen. But it did prompt a widespread and recall. Nine others were rushed to the hospital in Italy after consuming a sandwich. They all believed to, it was contaminated with this broccoli. What are we doing in Italy eating broccoli and sausage sandwiches?

I guess that's a, I guess that's a thing. So be careful. In Italy or anywhere, actually. Do not eat broccoli and sausage sandwiches from food. trucks at least here in the short term. So rest in peace to Luigi DiSarno, dead at the age of 52. Then as long as we're orbiting the globe, we might as well stop in Japan. A rough night, a rough night of boxing in Tokyo. Two boxers died following brain injuries,

as sustained while competing on the same card, although they were in different fights in this Correconiol in Tokyo. I'm sure exactly how you pronounce. It's K-O-R-A-K-U-E-N-Hall in Tokyo. So Qutari, the first boxer, Shigatashi Kotari, 28 years old, went a 12-round draw. And then after the fight, he passed out. And he underwent brain surgery to treat subdural hematoma. And that's when blood collects between the skull and the brain.

And then he didn't make it through that. Then the second boxer, Hiramasa Uruguay, Uracawa Hiramasa Uracawa That's it I apologize That's exactly how you pronounce it

He also 28 died after Sustaining brain injuries In his knockout loss So he got knocked out And then he underwent A Brain surgery

And he did not make it either So tough night in Tokyo For these two boxers So rest in peace To Shigatashi Qatari and Hiramasa Yukawakawa. I cannot say that last name. Hiramasa

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Oh, wow. We still have a shot. We still, you and I both have a shot to become, you know, multi-millionaires overnight. So I was still looking at the lotto. I hadn't looked at the lotto in quite a while. Powerball drawing is $182 million. So you can get an $82.1 million cash payout. That is tomorrow's drawing. So if you're listening live today is the 11th of August 2025.

So that's Tuesday the 12th for this Powerball drawing, 182 million. Okay. I mean, you know, do I? Would I turn it down? Absolutely not. But the mega millions has a drawing tonight, the 11th of August, 2025, for $501 million, $229.5 million cash payout. And would I much rather have that than the 82.1? You bet.

But either one. Either one. He still got a shot. He's still got a shot. You know, unless you don't buy a ticket and then, well, you don't have a shot at that. But, of course, that just goes without saying. Or that's why I said it. talking about getting lucky and making money.

I'm reading this weekend about this country, Angiwa, A-N-G-U-I-L-A. Love it, beautiful this time of year. Way back in 1995, the Internet assigned country domains to every nation. The USA got U.S., United Kingdom got UK, Japan got JP, and Anguwa got AI. And, of course, at the time, that, you know, wasn't a big deal. However, now everyone wants to be their name.a.ai.

So it's a real estate digital goal. So three years ago, they had 140,000 AI domains registered by middle of this year, 2025, 737,000 plus domains. That's 132 million in revenue for the, I mean, that's just over, just because of that, just because of the domain charges. That is awesome. They build a thing. They haven't built a server.

They haven't built it. Well, maybe they have built an office building to oversee the collection of all this money. But they're just collecting millions on royalties because the world wants AI. So there you go. Think of something that will be worth something in 10 years from now and go buy it.

because then you'll be able to sit back and go, yeah. The idea, I saw that AI boom coming. That's why we wanted to get it as a country. Good for them. But man, what a luck of the draw for dot AI. You know, we have AI slapping us in the face every day. And I just read a story about what they're calling the Netflix of AI. It's a new streaming place.

platform called Showrunner. And it's letting everyone, or anyone, generate their own TV series using AI. And that is a little on-nerving, unless you're doing it, right? It's called Fable Studio. It's Showrunner.

It's an AI-powered platform. It lets users generate animated shows, write characters and storylines, instantly create episodes in their own style, make an animated, comedy about a lawyer trapped in a dog's body. Minutes later, boom, you've got a full pilot episode. The voice acting, the animation, and dialogue, 100% AI generated.

Okay. They've already launched 10 original AI shows, including all these, I mean, they have several different shows that are, you know, political satire and what they think is funny. You know, Silicon Valley meets South Park. And so now Amazon said, yeah, you know, we need to invest in that. That, we need to be part of that.

And they are. They just don't, they just invest in a bunch of money. So showrunner is built for aspiring creators, YouTubers, teachers, teachers, write scripts,

cast, cast voices, animate scenes, publish entire seasons. No Hollywood team required. I mean, is this our entertainment now? I would say so.

If I'm in Hollywood and along with SAG Aftera, I'm a little concerned. One person, one idea, one AI. And you have a show. Boom, done. Now, they claim that they want humans plus AI to co-create.

Uh-huh. We see showrunner as a new medium, not replacing TV, but evolving it. Uh-huh. Are you going to watch an AI show? I think so. I think you are. Content needs to be gold. And where it comes from, the people don't care.

They just want good content and good shows. And if you can create something worthy of that, then that is awesome. In fact, I mean, they've already started putting up a new disclaimer on films. At least Universal Studios has, or Universal Pictures, whatever they call themselves. They're putting a may not be used to train AI notices on films, starting with how to train your dragon. So the warning threatens prosecution for unauthorized duplication. though, I mean, how you're going to hold that up in court? I don't know.

It's just like owning yourself. You know, you can own yourself, but how you have to prove that they're stealing you. If studios could collect 150,000 per work statutory damages, uh-huh, sure. So, sure, they could get all this money, but you've got to prove it. I don't know. We'll see. We shall see if that actually happens.

But be out of the lookout. Be on the lookout for this, the new showrunner from Fable. I may actually take a dive into that. I kind of like the sound of it and see if you can create something worth watching. If I can, I may dive into it. Sounds cool.

It sounds cool. Believe me, I understand that they are not trying to replace humans. Oh, that is funny. Yes, it is. All right, let's get out here. I'll leave you with the joke of the day. Joke of the day. This is what I was talking about earlier

that, you know, it was from Todd, and the joke works. It's just that it needs to be reworded a little bit, in my opinion. So he started out the joke with what did the deer say when he walked into the gay bar?

Now, maybe he missed printed because I believe that the joke should be what did the deer say when he walked out of the gay bar? So we'll go with with the way he wrote it. What did the deer say when he walked into the gay bar?

I don't know. What did the deer say when he walked into the gay bar? I can't believe I just blew 50 bucks in there. See, what did the deer say when he walked out of the gay bar? Works more with... You understand.

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