Chewing the Fat with Jeff Fisher - Unnecessary Amount… | 6/16/25

Episode Date: June 16, 2025

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We are 18 days away from the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest Competition on July 4th. It takes place on Coney Island. And we have breaking news. Joey Chestnut is going to return. I know. I know. You were bummed last year when Joey wasn't there because he made a deal with the impossible meat people because they had some special new hot dog and he signed a new contractual

arrangement with them with impossible foods and Nathan said nope you're out have a nice day well they just signed a new deal and he'll be back yay yay so Joey Chessna now something to look forward to this July 4th is Joey Chessna we'll be back I mean last year was the first time in I don't know, 15 years that someone not named Chestnut won the contest. Patrick Bertoletti won the contest with eating 58 dogs. The last time that Chestnut was at the contest in 2023, he ate like 62. So I'm pretty sure he's going to win again this year as well. So you have that to look forward to this July 4th, Joey Chestnut will return at the

Nathan's hot dog eating contest. How excited are you now? I know, I know. Me too. Welcome. Welcome to chewing the fat. Well, well, well, McDonald's bent the knee. Billionaire media mogul Byron Allen just scored a win with the largest racial discrimination settlement ever. way back in 2021, Alan filed a $10 billion lawsuit against McDonald's for excluding black-owned media from its major ad buys, placing them in a separate unequal tier. Now, the same day that the suit was filed, McDonald's promised to increase ad spending with black media from 2% to 5% by 2024. Alan said they didn't follow through, so he took them to court. Now just weeks before the trial was supposed to start, McDonald's has agreed to settle.

I don't know how much they agreed to settle for, but originally it was a $10 billion federal lawsuit. They also agreed to a $100 million state case settlement as part of the deal. McDonald's will begin buying ads at market value from Allen's companies, including Entertainment Studios and the Weather Group, while they admit no wrong. doing. It's a major win for black-owned media and corporate accountability. So does he, I mean, is he going to get $10 billion from McDonald's? I don't know. I don't know what they settle for, but whatever it is, it's a whole lot of money. So good news for black-owned media. Thanks to Byron Allen. And congratulations to Byron because not only did he get the settlement for the $100 billion lawsuit, he gets another $100 million from a $1 million. He gets another $100 million from a

separate lawsuit. So it's a pretty good day. It's a pretty good day for Byron Allen. And congratulations. And McDonald's, what are you doing? I mean, they were down at the bottom of the best fries in America list. And now they had to settle for this. Man, some things need to start turning around at the Golden Arches. I don't know if their media campaign will be AI generated or not. Maybe it will. I mean, we know that the AI generated ad that aired during the NBA finals, They claim only took $2,000 to make and a couple of days to make it. And it featured the beer chugging alien and the inflatable pool eggs. If you saw the ad during the NBA finals, you know what it was.

It was featuring the shirtless elderly gentleman draped in an American flag. And, you know, they were saying, they were promoting this company. Kaleishi AI, which is a market where users can place real money, trades on real world events. So obviously it aired during the, you know, the basketball game. Basketball games have been really exciting between the Indiana Pacers and the Oklahoma City Thunder. They're tied 2-2 in a Best of Seven series. I know a lot of you don't care about it, but I do.

It's been exciting and it's been fun to watch. They're tied 2-2 and a best of seven. It's been really exciting. The next game is tomorrow night in Oklahoma City. I'm kind of looking forward to it, actually, and I really am rooting for Indiana to win that. but that has nothing either here nor there with the AI commercials. And that's exactly what McDonald's, I guess, needs to probably start doing is to do commercials on the cheap with AI since they settled with Byron Allen for, I don't know,

hundreds of millions of dollars, at least tens of millions or tens of billions of dollars with Byron. So look for AI McDonald's commercials coming down the pike very soon. And did I say that the Pacers game was tomorrow night? No, if you're listening live, today is the 16th of June 2025. That means the game is tonight. This game will be happening. So if you're listening on the 16th, that game is tonight.

It's not on the 16th, then it's, you know, however long ago you're listening to this. And the NHL is tomorrow night. That's what I was thinking of. The Edmonton Oilers taking on the Florida Panthers in the hunt for the Stanley Cup. That series is going to game six tomorrow night. incredible. The Panthers are up three to two. They could end this thing back in Florida tomorrow night, which is very likely, by the way. But if not, then game seven goes back to Edmonton. Just a little sports update. And just so you're aware, Major League Baseball has, I mean,

they're all in on Pride Month. That's for sure. I mean, we had the Boston Red Sox putting on a drag show pregame earlier this week or last week. We had the Los Angeles. Dodgers playing with the baseball caps with the colors of the pride flag mixed into the team's logo. We had the New York Mets prior to their game against the Tampa Bay Rays this past weekend. They showed a pride flag on the Jumbotron during the rendition of the U.S. National Anthem at City Field. I had a few people a little wound up about that. And I, for one, was upset as well. It's disgraceful that they're showing the pride flag during the National Anthem.

I mean, I guess, you know, you buy end to the Pride Month and you're making the sales, but to replace the United States flag, Old Glory, red, white, and blue with the Pride flag, that's disgraceful, and that should not have happened. And should you boycott them for that? If you wish, go all out, because that's as good a reason as any. And then I saw where they were talking about, speaking of the Los Angeles Dodgers, We had the one singer, what was her name, baby Neza, she decided to sing in Spanish during the national anthem. And she did that because of the ice raids.

But everything she does is out of love. And they told her no. She said that she was going to sing the national anthem in Spanish, and they were like, no, don't do that. sing it in English. And she decided that, you know what? I don't care what they say. I'm doing it in Spanish anyway. So they got Major League Baseball.

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So, I mean, they want it to be a success desperately. And it was number one this weekend at about 84 million, 83.7 million. And it had a 197.8 million global debut with How to Train Your Dragon, the live action remake. Okay. They claim that that exceeded expectations. Oh, okay, if you say so. Then Lilo and Stitch number two, 15.5. They've made 858.4 million global. Wow. Materialist, number three, had a $12 million domestic opening. Mission Impossible, Final Reckoning still hanging in there at number four, with a 506.8 million global take. Ballerina, number five. the John Wick spin-off.

That's still, they've made, I don't know, I think they've made not even $100 million here in the U.S., but that's still going to be a huge hit once it goes to streaming. So get as much as they can from the theaters and then stream it. Karate Kid, Legends, I think the same thing is true with that. They're not at $100 million yet, but I think once that goes to streaming, then everything picks up. Final Destination Bloodlines has got $265 million global.

The Phoenician scheme has 25 million global. They did 3.1 million at the domestic box office this weekend. The Life of Chuck had 2.1 million domestic weekend. Okay, that's that Stephen King adaptation. All right. And sinners still hanging in there at number 10. What happened to a Minecraft movie? Well, a Minecraft movie is now they didn't hit a billion dollars,

which I'm really surprised at, but it's not in the top 10, and they hit like 950 million or whatever. It wasn't a billion. And it's going to streaming soon. According to this, deadline is reporting that a Minecraft movie will debut on max June 20th. So just days away this weekend. And I'll see.

And on HBO linear will be Saturday, the 21st at 8 p.m. So it debuts on Max on the 20th. I'll be able to watch it Friday night. And then Saturday, if I didn't catch it on Max, which was really weird, why wouldn't I? But if you're just HBO linear, you have to wait until 8 p.m. on Saturday.

You can catch a Minecraft movie. So they've got that going for them. I don't know what they make from that deal with HBO Max to go streaming this soon after Saturday. of the box office. And maybe it still is at the box office. It just isn't selling enough to make the top 10. Because that 950 million, which is great.

And anytime anyone wants to give me 950 million, I'm all for it. I'll be happy to accept it. I'm sure that they wanted that to hit a billion dollars. So they're going to have to find a way to make that hit a billion so that at least they can say, oh, yeah, that's a billion dollars. Especially since it looks like Lilo and Stitch is going to hit that. I mean, they're at 858 million global. And it's like week four, and they're still number two domestically.

They're going to break a billion. So a Minecraft movie, eh, a little behind. And Mission Impossible, the final reckoning. Wow, I mean, that's only had 506.8 million global. Feels like that should be better. I don't know. And I haven't talked to Tom. He did not.

I know it comes as a surprise. He hasn't text me or called me. But I feel like they'll say, yeah, that's great. And they're still hanging in there at number four domestically. They got another 10 million this past weekend. But they haven't even hit 200 million domestically. And only a little over 500 million globally. I feel like that needs to be a lot more.

I'm not a little disappointed. I'm not quite sure why that's the case with the final reckoning. But I'm just as guilty because I haven't gone and seen it. So he hasn't gotten any of my money yet, or the movie hasn't gotten any of my money yet. And, you know, I'm at the point now. I mean, we're weak, what is it, week four, I feel like I'm just going to wait until it gets out on streaming. And so that doesn't bode well for hitting a billion dollars for Mission Impossible. The Final Reckoning.

And speaking of films, I see where the Tribeca Film Festival is now closed. We talked about when it first started, and I talked what a nightmare. was going to be to see Robert Douche Niro. It was going to be agonizing to just see him everywhere. And he was. They released a couple of videos with him in it, and they were just terrible. So I think they realized, man, we probably should stop it. But we got to see, you know, call her Alex, Alex Cooper's documentary about her own life and rise to podcast fame.

The drama series, Halen Harper with Mark Ruffalo. Man, you want to talk about a nightmare guy? That's him. Miley Cyrus's visual album film something beautiful. And so, you know, I guess Charlie Bird won the top U.S. narrative prize. Happy Birthday, swept international category with three awards, including Best Feature for Egyptian Director. Natchez, won best documentary for examining a Mississippi town built on slave market history

and now profits from historic tours. Yeah, we hate them. Hey, people figuring out a way to make money and feed their families, even if it is for something as horrible as slavery. It's a good way for history to be remembered. But, oh, that's right. Nobody wants to remember history. Nobody wants to remember that. We have to pretend like history, the way things happened actually didn't happen the way things happened.

You know what I'm saying. All right, let's go to the break room. I need something cold to drink desperately. Be sure to follow me on my mom. socials at Jeff EJFR on X. Jeff Fisher Radio on Facebook and Instagram. Chewing the Fat with Jeff Fisher on YouTube. You can order a cameo from me anytime on the cameo app at Jeffy JFR.

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I prefer the nice comments, but if you want to send some mean ones, you go ahead. I'll read those two, Chewing the Fat at the Blaze.com. Congratulations are in order to the Coca-Cola Company, I guess. I mean, it's partnering with Universal Music Group to launch Real Thing Records. It's a new record label dedicated to uplifting, emerging artists from around the world. Coca-Cola says the record label will represent a new evolution of the company's legacy and music with UMG as a partner in artist development. The new label will take a genre agnostic approach to signing artists rather than aiming to find

authentic voices from around the world. So according to Joshua Burke, the Coca-Cola Company's global head of music and culture, that's a good gig right there. The Coca-Cola Company has a rich legacy, one of deep human connection and culture. Rental Renaissance. Uh-huh. Breaking barriers and bringing people together across borders and generations. It's a long-term commitment to music, enabling us to reinvest in our programs, champion

the next generation of talent, and stay rooted in what matters most. Music and fandom. Uh-huh. The label aims to be a launching pad for the next generation of music talent. They've already signed a couple of new artists. One is a French New Zealand artist, Max Alias. I guess that's how you pronounce it, A-L-A-I-S. And also Indian singer-songwriter and producer Axomaniac.

Love Axomaniac. They're both rising stars and now signed to the label. So, real thing, records. Have a Coke and a smile. And, of course, a song. I see where for the first time, ad revenue from user-generated content and platforms will exceed the amount earned from professionally produced content.

Wow. That's what's being reported from the WPP Media's global president of business intelligence. That's another good gig. So when the economy is turbulent, this is their press release. Brands feel better spending money on Facebook than paying a lot to a fancy shop. I don't think it's just Facebook. While it's true, we are seeing brands begin to pull back in marketing expenditure as a whole.

The creator economy is surging. All right. So this is from Kenny Gold, head of social content and influencer at Deloitte Digital. I need to talk to Kenny. That trend is on full display at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. I was not invited to that. One of the major advertising events of the year where execs and content creators are meeting this week to discuss burgeoning opportunities. The appetite for brands and agencies to really sit with some of these top creators and truly dig in is at an all-time high.

Okay. Influencers already dominate the skin care and makeup industries. creators are booking lucrative deals with household good brands. Unilever CEO Fernandez Fernandez. No, I'm sorry. This is Fernandez Fernando Fernandez. Fernando Fernandez said the conglomerate would hire 20 times more influencers to pursue a social first marketing strategy,

citing the consumers feel suspicious of corporate branding. Making content about disinfectant wipes probably didn't draw creators to the field, but it could help them stay. Yeah, no kidding. They've expanded to Lions Creators programming had piloted in 2024 to teach influencers more tools of the trade. Okay.

So they're going to teach the influencers how to make their ads better. The global influencer marketing industry is expected to grow by 36% this year to $33 billion. Okay. I should have been invited to this because I have some thoughts. So the next time that you guys are getting together at your Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity,

email me Chewing the Fat at the Blaze.com, please. Or, you know, direct message me on Instagram and Facebook since it was mentioned in the story, Jeff Fisher Radio. Or, you know, you can message me on X at Jeffrey JFR. A couple of big things happening this week. we have Thursday being Juneteenth. It's June 19th. It's a big celebration.

Not only are we celebrating the end of slavery in the United States. I mean, it's been celebrated since, I don't know, 1866 or something. No, yeah, 1866, I think, was the first one. And then it became a federal holiday in 2021. So you've got Juneteenth to look forward to. Plus, I saw where it's big news that the national parks are still going to be open because the markets are closed. But the admission is free. You can get into the national parks for free.

So, huh? How about that? Now we're talking. Am I right? All right. And then Saturday, coming to Fort Worth, Texas, Bernie Sanders is bringing his tour of greatness. to Dickie's Arena and Fort Worth, Texas. And hopefully AOC will be there,

and we will just get rid of the, what's the stupid tour, the oligarchy tour? Yeah, the fighting oligarchy tour. And it's where do we go from here? Okay. According to the website, I mean, he's going to be all over Texas this, you know, the June 20th, 21st, and 22nd. But the 22nd is where he's showing up in,

Fort Worth. Yay. I guess it doesn't say here that AOC is going to be there. I'm a little bummed. I thought AOC was going to be there. It does say that Beto O'Rourke is going to be there. Ha! It does say the representative Greg Cesar or Cazar.

Is it Cesar? C-A-R. He's from Texas, and I apologize for saying your name improperly, but I'm not sure who you are, is going to be there. And music is going to be performed by the MSB choir and old 97s. Doors are going to open at 3.30 and the rally begins at 6. The rally is free to attend. But organizers are encouraging guests to RSVP.

Paid parking is available on site and nearby garages. Yeah, no kidding. If you don't want to pay to park, you'll be able to park, I don't know, 100 miles away and walk, but you'll be able to get into Dickie's Arena for free. So that's something to look forward to, huh? At Desjardin, we speak business. We speak startup funding and comprehensive game plans. We've mastered made-to-measure growth and expansion advice,

and we can talk your ear-off about transferring your business when the time comes. Because at Desjardin business, we speak the same language you do. Business. So join the more than 400,000 Canadian entrepreneurs who already count on us, and contact Desjardin today. We'd love to talk. Business. Who died today? Who died today? Well, there's only one under our Who Died Today heading. And that is the CEO, Emeritus, of Estée Lauder, Leonard Lauder. He died at the age of 92. He was the guy that turned the company around. I mean, he was the son of the company founders Estée Lauder and Joseph Lauder. But, I mean, he was the guy. He was the guy. He was the guy. He was.

He joined, I don't know, in 1958, and he transformed the business from a handful of products to being this global brand of Estee Lauder. I mean, he served, I don't know, six decades. He launched all kinds of brands underneath the headline. So he was the guy. And he was now, you know, he was then 92. So, you know, he was probably not, I don't know how long ago he became CEO emeritus, or at least he was, He was chairman emeritus, because that's the way the official title goes.

But I think he, I forget how long ago he left, it became emeritus. But he's the guy that made Este Lodder what Estée Lauder is. So rest in peace to Leonard Lauder dead at the age of 92. Congratulations are in order to Huma Abidine and Alex Soros, as they got married in the Hamptons this past weekend, I was not invited. I must have missed my invitation because I wasn't there.

But they were all there. They were all at the Hamptons partying the wedding between Alex Soros and Huma Abidine. And you remember her, the ex-wife of Anthony Wiener. And Wiener's still out there, too. I see some of the pictures. They've got all these dew people standing around with umbrellas, holding up umbrellas. So it must have been raining there in the Hamptons on wedding day.

Ooh, that's not a good sign. That's not a good sign. Plus, you don't want to be the dooboy holding the umbrellas for everybody all day. But they did. So they were all there. The Clintons were there. The, uh, what's her face was there. You know, Kamala Harris and hubby were there.

And, uh, you know, there were plenty of private jets, uh, zipping in. in and out of New York, heading to the Hamptons. So let's see, Bill and Hillary were there. Kamala and Doug were there. Schumer was there. I guess he didn't bring the wife. Hakeem Jeffries was there. Pelosi was there.

I guess Paul didn't show up. Nikki Hilton, Rothschild was there. Oh, isn't that special? Vogue editor, Anna Wintour, of course. And I guess this is a longtime friend and San Francisco Powerbroker. Susie Tompkins Buell. Yeah, love her.

And the foreign dignitaries like Prime Minister of Albania, E.D. Rama. I don't see, I don't think Obama was there. What's happening? Barack not invited to Hume Abidine and Soros's wedding? Huh. The vocal group, Boys to Men, performed at the wedding. Well, when money is no object, you just have them show up and do that. and look home will probably love them forever

and she wants them to play whatever she wants them to play whatever she wants and they will. So congratulations to Oma and Alex for tying the knot. And there's nothing like love. Is there? Love and power.

And speaking of love, money, and power, I see where a federal contracting officer and three businessmen pleaded guilty to participating in a five $150 million bribery scheme involving the embattled U-S.S.

Yes, the U.S. Agency for International Development. Is it U-S.S.AID? Whatever you want to call it. So this Roderick Watson of Maryland is alleged to have received bribes valued in excess of $1 million while working at U-Sid in exchange for using his position

as a trusted overseer of taxpayer money Yeah, that's what he was. He was a trusted overseer of taxpayer money to direct 14 prime federal contracts, 14 federal contracts to two consulting companies. Yeah, okay, so this is something that we, you know, say all the time is going on. And, you know, we don't really have any proof, but we think that it's going on. Well, there is proof. And this is absolutely going on. So they pleaded guilty to bribery of a public official and faced up to 15 years.

in prison. And, you know, I mean, he took the bunny. So, I mean, he's as guilty as them. The three businessmen each pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bribery of a public official. Okay. So it started way back in 2013 when Watson working as a U-S. Ed contracting officer agreed he uses influence at the government agency to steer contracts to this Brit apparel firm in exchange for bribes. And he did. And everybody was living large off the government tea. Isn't that wonderful? Well, at least, you know, at least we've stopped some of it.

We've stopped some of it from bleeding. And hopefully it rubs off to some of the other departments. And even more so at USAID because you said was just a money laundering department. And this is proving just how true that is. And it wasn't just money. I mean, they got sweet to NBC. A games, country club weddings, down payments on two residential mortgages, cell phones, jobs for relatives, that's all.

Not just cash. We gave them stuff too. We'll give you the suite and we'll give you the houses. You know what? I mean, you can't have a new house without a cell phone. Am I right? Of course you are. And listen, my nephew, he needs a job.

So you're going to have to hire him as well. These people, man. People, they're all criminals. So the CIA released nearly 1,500 pages of previously classified documents relating to New York Senator Robert F. Kennedy

and his 1968 assassination. Okay. They detailed the spies' agency work to investigate his killing as well as previously unknown contacts between him and the agent. Apparently, he met with the CIA following a 195 tour of the Soviet Union, relaying his

observations to the spy agency as a voluntary informant. Yeah, I mean, that actually makes sense. The newly available material comprises 54 documents, including memos about the agency's work to investigate whether RFK's killer had any foreign ties, as well as a response to his killing by foreign powers. The records also included documents about the assassinations. of President John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr., as well as the attempted assassination of Alabama Governor George Wallace in 1972. One internal CIA memo detailed how the agency

unsuccessfully sought to poison Cuba leader. Yeah, we, more than that. Oh, okay, I'll finish. The CIA detailed how the agency unsuccessfully sought to poison Cuban leader, Fidel Castro, in 1960 and 61. It worked with the high-ranking mafia figure in Las Vegas who controlled all the ice making machines on the strip. Yeah, and we also heard that they tried to kill Castro hundreds of times and failed, obviously. And that's what made me think that he just shut down the agency altogether. But it's fascinating. I don't know that we really, really, I mean, outside of maybe, you know, a couple of little things here or there,

all these previously classified documents. Are we learning anything? My gut reaction would be, no. 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. I feel like we talked about this guy when it first happened, and I was like,

give the guy a break. But now you see what happens when you, if you were to give somebody a, break. So this Kentucky man was arrested for allegedly attempting to flee from police on a mule. So he's also, and then

the police are just adding on to the shame. They accused him of whipping a mule an unnecessary amount of times. Yeah, he was trying to get away from the police. And you know, this is the kind of guy you think, just give him.

him a break. You know, he's trying to, he's drunk, trying to get away from police on a mule. You're not, he's not getting away from him. You know where he's at. Let's give him a break. Well, the same man now has been hit with multiple charges in connection with a case of unleashing a raccoon in a business. It's not funny. It's not funny at all. So he goes to this business and he lets a raccoon loose in the business. And now apparently it bit someone inside the business. I mean, that's actually genius, but you can't be doing that kind of thing. You know what I'm saying?

Yeah, you can't be doing it. Plus the raccoon bit one of the people inside. And so he had been ordered to stay off the property. They didn't want our man Jonathan Mason on the property. and Jonathan was like, fine, you don't want me on the property? I'll teach you, and he throws a raccoon in the business. And raccoons, man, now I tell you, I believe that I've been quoted on this show before, saying raccoons, raccoons can be mean.

They're big, they can be mean. I don't know how big this particular raccoon was, but you don't be messed with a raccoon, man. I've seen some big raccoons. I remember one raccoon I saw alongside of the house, standing up on his hind legs with his front legs up over the lip of the trash can. And I come around the corner and he just looks at me like, can I help you? And he takes a puff off of his cigarette. You might want to leave because if I can't get into this trash can, I'm about to get into your ass. I mean, man.

Now he's in big time trouble. So through the raccoon of the business. So see, that's what happens. I was trying to be nice to the guy when he tried to get away from police on his mule. And I was saying, you know, give the guy a break. And now, see, he's drinking again. And they tell him he can't come into business. And he tosses the raccoon into the business.

So it happens when you try to give people a break, man. Then to top it all off, the police realized it was him. and they pulled him over. This is in this Murray, Kentucky. So I'm sure Murray is a small place there in Kentucky. I'm not exactly sure where Murray is. But the Murray Police Department said he was arrested six months ago with the Mule Story.

I remember the Mule Story. And then when they pulled him over this time, he was, well, it looked like he was under the influence of alcohol again. Wait, what? Yeah, I know. And when they told him to roll down his window, he didn't. He didn't roll down his windows at all. And the officers had to drag him out of the truck.

So now he's charged with third degree fleeing, evading police, and second degree cruelty to animals. Okay. Come on now. I mean, this guy, they just won't leave this guy alone. Oh, man. All right, let's get out of here. I'll leave you with the joke of the day. Today's joke from James sent in to chewing the fat at the blaze.com.

What gets longer when pulled inserts in a hole and works best when jerked? Okay, see, right now you need to get your mind out of your gutter. But, you know, you should be saying to yourself, I don't know. what gets longer when pulled inserts in a hole and works best when jerked well it's a seatbelt of course my gosh what else could it be stream and subscribe to more blaze media content at the blaze dot com slash podcasts