The Daily Zeitgeist - Dirty Dancing: Havana Zeits 8/2: Russell Westbrook, Lindsey Graham, DaBaby, Rick Flair, Lovers and Friends, Simone Biles

Episode Date: August 2, 2021

In this edition of Dirty Dancing: Havana Zeits, Miles and special guest host Jacquis Neal discuss Russell Westbrook getting signed to the Lakers, Lindsey Graham getting COVID, DaBaby "apologizing" for his homophobic remarks, "The Nature Boy" Rick Flair FINALLY being released from WWE, the 'Lovers and Friends' festival, and Simone Biles rejoining the Olympics Competition Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Okay, good. I'm Miles. I'm joined by guest host, Jakeese Neal. Hello, Jakeese. Hello, everyone. How are you? I'm fantastic. Okay. Well, let's just see what is trending right now across the internet.

We got all kinds of things. This is a very interesting day of trends today. The first one is Russ, as in russell westbrook as in russell westbrook is a los angeles laker now am i going to be one of these shitty laker fans and complain that we signed russell westbrook yes maybe i will let's hear but also i mean look did we want buddy you know what i mean from the sacramento kings yes maybe we did but i also I also think it's just going to be amazing. At the end of the day, I'm excited. I just love looking that we have AD, LeBron, and Russell Westbrook.

It just looks ridiculous. It's really insane. Let me tell you, man. I will go ahead and admit that I'm a Laker hater, okay? Yeah, yeah. I'm a Laker hater. I don't like the purple and gold. Not right now.

You're consistent with it. I'm consistent with it. And it's not even that I hate the players and things. I'm't like the purple and gold. Not right now. You're consistent with it. I'm consistent with it and it's not even that I hate the players and things. I'm a fan of LeBron. I don't really care too much about AD enough to hate him or like him. He's a great player. Love Russ. Love Russ, Russell Westbrook.

It's just like I personally as an NBA fan, and this is from somebody who grew up watching my team win six championships in eight years. Right. So I get a dynasty. I get it. The right way.

The right way. Not even that. But I'm just like, it was so nice to see a team and players that hadn't won anything like competing for a championship. And now, especially because we know the Warriors coming back, Brooklyn be back and now the Lakers are just like oh the NBA is predictable again yeah exactly that is what the NBA suffers from the most is predictability and yeah but you know if Russ can get himself a ring uh so be it I won't be upset about that hey local guy coming home you know you love to see it there was an interesting article that was in espn that was revealing like how the 2019 kawaii move like kind of influenced this because russ had essentially said like hey like i could i might leave oklahoma if you want to play together

because i would love to come back to la and he said oh okay but kawaii leonard then calls paul george and he's like man fuck all that i'd play with you, so this is what we're going to do. And that's how that move went down. And then Russell was like, okay. And then he proceeded to go to a few different teams and is now back on the Lakers. Or not back on the Lakers, but he's now finally in his hometown where his family is and their grandparents to his kids.

I get it. But it'll be an interesting season. I mean, and the moves are not finished so the nba i tell you this i tell you this and listen like i said i like lebron i do like him space jam 2 was fun very fun movie i'm not a lebron hater at all lebron don't get another ring with this team oh yeah it's bad it's lebron and not even his legacy is lebron legacy is secure yeah but this is this is but lebron fans you can't be mad if we come for this nigga's neck no like if he don't i mean it's obscene it's obscene you add russell west i mean again if now if there's injuries and things like that which i think is obviously the logic here is saying that like if one of them goes down at

least we can offset the playmaking capability by putting in a dynamic elite point guard in there and that's what he gives but yeah i would that's i think that's the other reason why i'm a little bit like because i'm like not that it's the same as when gary payton and carl malone came but like i'm like you know we we had a good team. I feel like there's other younger people we could put into this. And it'll still work. But yeah, the pressure is certainly much higher to deliver with this trio of players. And, you know, I don't always like pressure.

And next trending topic, Lindsey Graham. Senator Lindsey Graham has tested positive for covid but he's vaccinated so he just feels like right now he's he'll be okay i the one thing he did say quote i am very glad i was vaccinated because without vaccination i am certain i would not feel as well as i do now my symptoms would be far worse that is the least you could say sir um but yeah please it makes me aggressively promote it more it makes me so mad that trump got coveted lindsey graham got coveted all these people got rudy giuliani got coveted you know they all got the vaccine too trump got the vaccine the second it was available so did graham and all these people even though they won't admit it uh he did i

remember i think he posted a picture when he got it lindsey graham did yes lindsey graham did trump i met trump on admit it like oh yeah yeah that even though he got it immediately and it's been announced or it's been like said that he got it it just makes me mad that like they know the right thing they know the right thing they They know the right thing. They know they should be pressing their constituents, the people that support them to get this vaccine. But because it would make, in their minds, the left look good to admit that, yeah, this shit is bad and you should do this to try to make it stop.

They won't do that. And, you know, listen, if there's one thing people can say about jackie's a neil said jackie say neil don't wish ill will on nobody but if the grim reaper want to come knock on the door not open it just knock and be like i'm out here yeah yeah like you can see you're saying uh like an ebenezer scrooge type event yeah let's do some three goals you have a trip you got it you yeah you're tripping on more on your mortality for a second yeah we gotta make you we gotta really drive this point home

that you done fucked up in your life right uh if that happened then you know what i'm saying i wouldn't i wouldn't smile but i also wouldn't frown right right right yeah i mean look it's that's the that's the tricky part of the the time we're in where you have people who are so like morally bankrupt that they're just gonna go say things that put people's lives at risk and you're like how does the universe not allow this to happen like isn't what happened to karma can i speak to karma's manager please i know because you're fucking are you tripping and next up uh da baby is trending now i don't know how many people have kept up with this saga or know much about the baby uh but oh during rolling loud in miami a couple weeks ago he has some really really terrible things to say about HIV AIDS and just in general, the LGBTQ community.

And people were like, what the fuck was this? Why is he saying this in a fuck? Why is he screaming this out in his concert? Like, what is the point of this? A lot of people were rightfully offended and he ended up losing his set at Lollapalooza. And what was the other one? Some other concert too, where they were just like, you know what? This is a terrible, terrible, like we can't plan for this at all.

He goes on to now apologize in a very, very polished media statement that clearly reads like a crisis PR team or the label was like, we can't have this meltdown because of this person's hateful words. And just sort of goes on to say, social media moves so fast that people want to demolish you before you even have the opportunity to grow, educate and learn from your mistakes. Now, I agree. I think people do. Obviously, everyone has needs the opportunity to

grow, educate themselves and learn. But it seemed like he doubled down a few times on his way to finally getting to this point and then he just goes on to say like i truly apologize love to all god bless i think it's ringing a bit hollow but um we shall see what happens there it's not so much social media moves fast which listen like i agree that there are some on the social media sites that aren't interested in people growing before they can get off their 240 characters to try to get a few likes. Right. With that said, social media moved too fast before you had an opportunity to grow. Say was real. The bag loses too fast before a brother can grow and learn and shit. You ain't, you ain't apologize because social media was devouring you. You apologize because you losing your bag, homie.

And I would respect you more if you just said, damn, you know, when you lose money and make you go ahead and search within. And I've searched within and i see the error of my way right like tell the truth bro like tell the truth i i personally i think it would go a lot further if you just told the truth like yo yeah i know people were saying it but i'm starting to feel the consequences of what my actions it forced me to go ahead and take a look at what i said and i apologize and i'm gonna try to learn from that yeah you say that and then stop writing letters but y'all because i remember entertainers quest in front of a camera quest love even i

remember other people like hey it doesn't have to be like this is like i don't even know who that is like okay but you know what that's just how celebrities are moving yeah and i guess you know that's the that's like the pr environments we're in today because then like yeah these are people these are all we're all we're all people despite the follower counts and the the gleaming diamonds that we might wear but being honest with yourself and being you know the one thing the best skill you can have is knowing that you don't know a lot or everything because if you have that in your mind then it's easy to be like oh i didn't know that okay let me pivot off that rather than being locked in your ego and being like no the thing is you don't know anything about shit.

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Just just you know what? Listen to the Amber and Lacey Lacey and Amber show on Will Ferrell's Big Money Players Network on the iHeartRadio app, Apple podcast or wherever you get your podcasts. and we're back rick flair is trending and i said oh god yeah why is the nature boy trending what is happening and what's going on he's he's getting released he rick flair has asked for his release from the WWE, and he has been granted that release. Ric Flair has been off of WWE TV for a few months now. What do you mean? Like, was he a commentator or something? No, he's been involved in storylines,

mostly involved with his daughter, who is one of the top wrestlers in WWE right now, Charlotte Flair. Oh, so she's keeping the Flair name alive in WWE right now. Oh, what's his daughter? Oh, so she's keeping the Flair name alive. Okay, cool. Yeah, and she's great. She's considered the top dog in the women's division or one of the top dogs in the women's division.

And his last storyline was months ago. I'm talking like February, March. And it was him managing another woman who he was also boinking. And the woman was trying to, was not a fan of Charlotte Flair. So they were in a rivalry and Ric Flair was against his daughter, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. Right. The woman got pregnant in real life, so she had to be pulled off the TV. So when she got pulled off, Ric Flair got pulled off.

He hasn't been on since. He asked for his release. Got it. WWE is on one, man. They've been releasing a lot of big names. They released Bray Wyatt recently. They've released a lot of really, really great athletes and wrestlers who they didn't really properly use.

And then you throw on top of that, AEW is also about to lure in, apparently, Daniel Bryan and CM Punk, who are two of the biggest names in wrestling still to this day i know him from the challenge stars versus pros yeah uh yeah cm punk chicago chicago cat love me some cm punk uh yeah wwe struggling right now but you know what i'm saying i'll be in vegas for summer slam next month or this month actually so if you there and we want to watch me watch wwe hit a brother up are you you're going to be in the building you're there for summer slam i'm going

to be in the building you know there with delta and all the shit so uh i'm i'm a little worried i'm a little apprehensive but you know you know who's not worried wwe they not shit will roll the right the fuck on they don't worry they'll have the roof open they'll have the roof open so you know some fresh air can circulate oh wait where is it at is it where the raiders play stadium is that where the raiders play that's where the raiders play wait allegiant like the airline i guess i don't know what they're uh i don't know who they're named i don't know who none of these damn stadiums be named after yeah i know that's i remember when it just used to be it should just be called one fucking thing. Yeah.

You know what I mean? Like the United Center or, you know. Well, see, that tracks because Chicago isn't, is United based? I mean, I know O'Hare is like the biggest hub for United. So that's like a lock. You know what I mean? Staples Center should just be like OG Kush Center.

Like it's synonymous. We get it. The Oracle, I get get that too because that's you know silicon valley and all that all that stuff um but allegiance stadium i'm like what is it is it the airline because that i didn't know they were doing that well but i'm sure it's for something else what else is trending oh here's something lovers and friends jakeese have you seen this lineup do you know about the lovers and friends festival in las vegas not only do i know about the lovers and friends festival i tried to get tickets you seen this lineup? Do you know about the Lovers and Friends Festival in Las Vegas? Not only do I know about the Lovers and Friends Festival,

I tried to get tickets to that bitch today. And it didn't work. It was a pre-sale. I had the code and goodies. Since I couldn't get tickets, if they still running it, everybody, the code is goodies. I mean, yeah.

And I tried to get in and they had a standby line and it took me an hour just to even get into the pre-sale it was like a general admission all tickets sold out if you don't know what lovers and friends is just allow me to read this lineup too because it is like the greatest thing for for essentially geriatric millennials this there is no lineup and if you were fucking with hip-hop and r&b in the early aughts in late 90s you are fucking up if you don't go to this show yeah i'm just going to read every this is this is happening may 14th 2022 in vegas here we go it's lauren hill usher ludicrous lil john tlc sierra ashanti Ja Rule, Trey Songz, Monica, Timbaland, Akon, T-Pain, Lil Kim, Sean Paul, Fabulous, Eve, The Dream, Genuine, Xscape, Jodeci, Keith Sweat, Mace, Fat Joe, Cassie, Twista, Maya, Camron, SWV, Sean Kingston, Trick Daddy, Pretty Ricky, Joe, Drew Hill, Next, 112, Mario, Donnell Jones, Foxy Brown, Trina, Tweet.

Tweet! Okay. Oh, my. Amory, Khalees, Juvenile, Too Short, Ying Yang in this thing, Mike Jones, Lloyd, John B. Okay. John B. will be there with his wonderful, wonderful edge up. Kevin Little, Baby Bash, Frankie J, and uh-oh, Nina Sky. Damn. Damn.

Damn. And you know what else is going to be there? A lot of baby making, baby. Oh, yeah, that too. You people are going to be fucking. I'm going to bring my old two-way pager out, and I'm going to dress like a time traveler. No.

I mean, I'll figure it out. Look, I'll figure it out. I'll figure it out. I tried to get the VIPs today, and them boys sold out quickly. I'm going to try to figure it out. I'm going the vips today and you know them boys sold out quickly i'm gonna try to figure it out i'm gonna be there next year i'm gonna try i won't try to get there next year too miles if you find a way you let me know oh yeah i mean look well if we gotta hop the fence lollapalooza style we're gonna do that because this uh rock aware of a lure suit i'm aware and with a nike with a jordan headband, and my white-on-white Air Forces.

I don't even know what I would wear. I might bring back some South Pole on your ass. I might bring back some South Pole. Wow. I might bring back some Fat Farm. Exactly. Oh, I'm going to have a whole, maybe I'll just bring it back old school,

have the red Echo hoodie with the rhino on the front. Yes. I might pull out the two-way exactly or or my sidekick or put on a throwback jersey with the matching pinwheel fitted hat with the extra 3x tall t white t underneath and a fake chain on top i'm not fucking around y'all i will do this don't don't don't don't be surprised if you see me stepping in my air force ones now oh all whites oh jiky's where you getting them colors are you dying them um remember that scene and she's just looking at me like i'm shooting

free throws oh shit so um for all people if i know it seems like i just read off a playlist that some of us have like on our Spotify and things like that. This is a real show. Now, I don't know if Lauren Hill will be there on time. You know, if you've ever seen Lauren Hill on to perform, it can be, it's like Wu-Tang. You don't know when she's going to come out and you don't know when the settle end, but she might be there. But it's always worth it because she's a fantastic talent.

And then last but not least, Simone Biles is trending because she is competing today in the Olympics or tomorrow. She said that she is going to be in the balance beam final. She's just been in the lab or the gym, as it were, just working on getting out her the twisties, as she calls it, that, you know, that sense where she wasn't fully secure or even had the proper orientation when she was doing a lot of her flips and twists and things like that and didn't want to injure herself. I guess she feels comfortable enough to do balance beam.

So let's see what happens. I know in Rio, she got bronze. So I don't know what that means if she's a favorite now, but you know, it's good to see her. I hope she get that gold, but I am also happy for her.

Yeah. That she feels comfortable enough. Hopefully comfortable. It's for real and i hope i hope she's not feeling the pressure to come out clearly i don't imagine she would because she had the wherewithal to take herself out of the events that she was actually you know strongly the favorite for so yeah we shall see but and it seems so wild to me i know you probably you guys have probably talked about simone but it seems so wild to me that outside of the talk about black women's mental health

and athletes' mental health and people not caring about that, why would you want a gymnast to go do that shit when she doesn't feel confident in doing it? Like, I'm not trying to see nobody die. Well, you know why? Because people have all these weird, you know, memories. Like, well, you know, Michael Jordan had the the flu and he still played come on bro you ain't michael jordan with the flu ain't gonna slip and break his fucking neck if he shoots right three-pointer like that does like those don't even track man i know and that's don't even track that's the mentality that

i i see people applying especially from conservative uh white men on the internet who are like giving up on your country it's like does she have a lot of data where she feels supported by this country i don't know so but again that's the funny thing about sports and like you know the labor of like black athletes is like you know that's like the one time like hey well as long as as long as you're bringing home the gold for the u.s we'd love to see it but the second you start advocating for yourself like so what excuse you do you know what country you are you are competing for but yeah simone good luck to you um i know you love the show from what i've heard or what i i think i had a dream where i met you and you said you're a big fan and it and i wished you luck and you won the gold so let's hope that

that happens jakees thank you so much for joining big fan and I wished you luck and you won the gold. So let's hope that that happens. Jaquese, thank you so much for joining me for this trending episode. Why don't we do this whole thing again? Maybe in the morning. Let's do it. I'm down. I'll wake up.

What time? Yeah, well, look, we'll figure that out. They don't even know about that. How about this morning earlier? But all that to say, thank you so much for joining me. Thank you so much for listening. For everybody out there, please wear a mask.

Please be safe out there. Please get vaccinated if you haven't already. And, you know, just please take care of each other. And also, don't do nothing about white supremacy. If you see something, say something. Don't be somebody who's a bystander in the face of hatred. All right. Take care.

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Okay, everybody, we have exciting news to share. We're back with season two of the Amber and Lacey, Lacey and Amber Show on Will Ferrell's Big Money Players Network. This season, we make new friends, deep dive into my steamy DMs, answer your listener questions, and more. The more is punch each other. Listen to the Amber and Lacey, Lacey and Amber show on Will Ferrell's Big Money Players Network on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Just listen, okay? Or Lacey gets it. Do it. What happens when a professional football player's career ends and the applause

fades and the screaming fans move on? I am going to share my journey of how I went from Christianity to now a Hebrew Israelite. For some former NFL players, a new faith provides answers. You mix homesteading with guns and church. Voila! You got straight away. He tried to save everybody. Listen to Spiraled on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. In 1982, Atari players had one game on their minds.

Sword Quest. Because the company had promised $150,000 in prizes to four finalists. But the prizes disappeared, leading to one of the biggest controversies in 80s pop culture. I'm Jamie Loftus. Join me this spring for The Legend of Sword Quest. We'll follow the quest for lost treasure across four decades. Listen to The Legend of Sword Quest on the iHeartRadio app,

Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.