The Ebro, Laura, Rosenberg Show - 114.) Friends of the Show Friday (6/5/26)

Episode Date: June 5, 2026

Today on Ebro, Laura, and Rosenberg - Ebro, Laura, and Rosenberg are talking about their professional relationships and their kindness towards one another, plus callers reach out to discuss their problems and ask questions. (6/5/26) Support the show on Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Just don't call in a podcast. The Ebro, Laura, Rosenberg shows. Oh, oh, oh, oh, okay. Ebro and Laura. Hi. Rosenberg. When is Rosenberg back, Laura style? Monday, Monday, Monday, Monday.

Well, that's perfect. Because today for Family Friday and your Freedom Friday, your chance to say whatever you want to say and feel how you want to feel, it seems as if people have some issues with Rosenberg. I know. He's getting cooked a little bit. Now, I've got to be honest. When I was traveling on purpose, I did not tune into the purpose. Okay.

But I did see clips. And I saw some of his clips, the clips that you guys put on social media, et cetera, et cetera. It wasn't anything too egregious, but maybe you guys didn't clip up the, this mom-dani conversation? Yeah, we didn't clip it. I was a little annoyed by it.

I was just looking at it. A little annoyed. Let me ask you something, Laura Stiles. Why do you soft shoe around Rosenberg's feelings? It's not that I don't, you're very aggressive. And I just try to be a little bit. That ain't about me. I'm asking about you. Okay, because you're very aggressive, I just try to be a little bit more understanding.

What are you trying to understand? And just a little, I don't know, a little nicer. But I do tell him. I do tell him when he's tripping. I absolutely. So in this scenario, I didn't see this. Mom Donnie Convo. So we were live.

So I was looking at him like, you really going there? And I even was giving them like the eyes. Like, and he's like, we got to tell the audience what's really going on. So he just kind of went off because, you know, we've been having scheduling issues trying to get, trying to get a sit down with the mayor. And for some reason, he's like annoyed that we have to go down to City Hall.

And I'm like, who cares? Like, of course, I'm down to go to me and you are down to go to. Yeah, we'll meet you in City Hall. Well, I just also feel like, A, it would look dope that we went and got the mayor in his work environment. And B, I like what the mayor's doing. And every interaction with the mayor I've had has been pleasant. And I like what work he's doing.

I don't really, you know, I don't know. I think maybe does Rosenberg have some sort of expectation that like we're at some level or some world in some world where mom, Donnie needs to come sit with us or something? Like what's his brain? What was going on? I don't know. I think he thinks because of our relationship in the past with mayors. Well, I guess he compares it to de Blasio, how de Blasio would always.

come and sit down with us, whether it was good or bad. Yeah, well, we were on Hot 97, which obviously speaks to a commuting, working class, New York City. And DeBlasio saw it as an opportunity to have a open, honest, fun conversation about things that affect New Yorkers. We are now on a show that has great numbers on the Internet. Yeah. But it is not something that, you know, is the biggest thing in New York City right now. We're not on a flagship frequency and brain. I know. And I think because we went so hard for him, he feels like, well, it's the least we can do.

Or they can do. I don't really see it that way. I feel like we're going to figure it out. And when we do, it'll happen. But he's just annoyed that it's taking this long. And then he's annoyed that he's doing other things. But. But, but I, so look, if we're going to have full transparency, let's get into it. And we'll do it since we want to tell the truth. The times that we offer Zorron and his team, Monday through Friday. Right? Sometimes Monday through Wednesday because Thursdays and Fridays we have other plans Between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. Yeah, it's a tight window. It's a tight window for the mayor of New York City.

And it's a it's to pull up in the studio. Remember, de Blasio came in the studio a couple of times. Most of the time it was a phone call or virtual. It was not him showing up in the studio. So that's part one. But he did show up though. No, he did. But it wasn't like of the probably 20.

times we had him. Yeah, maybe like five or six he was in stoop. If that, Laura, I think you're being generous. So there's that part, if we're being fully transparent. Also, and I'm going to say this to Rosenberg's face, you're up here bitching about the mayor not able to make it. You're not available later in the afternoon because you got WWE or ESPN or other things.

I have a whole other gig that I got to do with Apple Music. We're not just like, you don't know if these other individuals are capped. They might be capturing mom Donnie at 7 o'clock at a press thing or be available in the evenings after he's leaving Gracie, man. You don't know what's going on, bro. You're playing yourself. Yes, Rassan.

Just to be the play advocate a little bit. I think Rosenberg's issue is also the dollars and cents because, you know, we have a great setup here with a lot of cameras to go to Gracie. We have to rent some gear for 15 minutes. Hey, yo, Rahsa. I also don't think he thinks that makes a lot of sense. Who cares? So is it his money?

Is it all of you guys money? Is it, though? Is it though? Let's be, if we're being transparent. Is it all of our money? Ebro. Ebro. Okay, yeah.

Calmate. Yeah. Okay. So let's get into it. All right. We have some. Wait, we got to get to Family Manors. Yes, please.

A rare condition this day and age. Did I do that? Love and tradition of the grand design. Some people say. It's even harder to find inside this gentle world. Because all I see is a tower of dreams. Moly. I don't even know we were supposed to play the whole intro.

I know. But I was calming myself down. So I just let it play. Very much. Right? Because there are things afoot that may unravel. Well, we're going to be easy, okay? We're going to be easy and we're going to work it out.

Because people will be moving funny. We're going to work it out. All right. Well, I wanna go to this video. Well, I'm gonna to tell you it ain't gonna work out if you keep kid gloving this grown-ass man. I don't, I don't do that. I don't do that.

You exaggerate. You exaggerate. You exaggerate. I'd like to keep the balance and keep the piece. Okay. So I wanna show you this video of my sweet Kenza. So you know, our tortoise sushi is still alive.

Wait, why would you not be alive? I'm just making, she's good or he or she, they. Oh, so you don't know, they. They. I don't know the sex. because she, they are too young. So the show has to develop for a couple more months and then they can tell her sex. Okay, that's interesting.

So they are they. Okay. So check this out. I walked into her room. So she has her mom and that. Oh, nice. And she thinks it's her mom. So cute.

Look at sushi. Sushi. Oh, that was such a cute bit. She's like, it's her mom. It's her other stuffed her. I was like, oh, God, this is. But sushi. probably looking at it like looks like a turtle to me.

Ma, is that you? No, but did you peeve her vintage Bart Simpson T-shirt? I did not. It's fire. It was fire. We got collecting kids' t-shirts over there. Anyway. That's a beautiful, that was a beautiful video.

It's going good. She, you know, is teaching her responsibility every day. I was like, what do you have to do today? She's like, feed sushi. So I was like, all right, let's go get the food. And so we make it a thing now. So it's cute. It's cute.

Yeah. What's the email here? Ebro-Laura Rosenberg at Gmail or Friday Freedom at Gmail. Yeah. Ebrolor Rosenberg at gmail.com. Okay, boom. So you can send videos, which we love to see you guys. Please.

And you could also send audio, if that's easier for you. And speaking of Rosenberg, here's DJ Tastatic. Yeah. You need to change your name. He's going to cook you with that. Outwalking the dogs listening to Fots Friday and Rosenberg's description of the mom domi and how it all went down.

The only thing I disagree with just a little bit is that Ebro doing an interview with Mom Dani is still part of the Ebro Laura Rosenberg show. I think, Rosenberg, you were in your feelings just a little bit. If you think about it like any other correspondence show, right? Not every host is out there doing the spot interviews that they throw to and then come back to.

So, I don't know, man, just my two cents. Love what you guys are doing. Keep up to good work. So wait, Rosenberg's issue was that I was still going to do the conversation without him? So a part of it was that he's, he's like, it's not the ELR show if it's only one of us that does it. So that's, you know. That's bogus.

We have things on the channel that are just one of us. Yes. So that doesn't, once again, Rosenberg. Congratulations. You played yourself. Got out of here. And I think, I think, well, do you want to jump to another voice note? Wow.

Well, we'll come back to that. Okay, okay. Let's see here. Anonymous wants to say, to thank us for covering the data centers. Oh, let's read that. They have famine, Arizona, and they're definitely affected. Brown water, no pressure.

The hum is real, the horrible experience. Nobody's getting answers, and unfortunately, it's happening everywhere and quick. Appreciate the conversation. Bro, it's, it's, I can't even imagine the hum. It's like torture. Like a constant hum that you hear day and night. That is crazy. Well, I mean, we live in New York City, so we hear constant noise.

Yeah, but I just feel like this would be. be different. I mean, it would be different if you're not used to it, but you know what we care constantly day and night, bro? Around here. The sirens, people. Yeah, but I think it's trucks. The hum of mufflers on rando cars. I'm not with you on this one, you bro. I think this is different. Okay. The brown water, the no pressure. Yeah. No, no, no. The brown water part is beyond. It's beyond. Yeah. The fact that people who are. owning property and in cities that are active. I'm not talking about the people who are inactive.

I'm talking about people who are active voting and participating. And there's mayors and city boards approving these things without talking to their constituents is clear evidence that somebody's getting money. There's a clear benefit that somebody's getting money. That's part one. Part two, the reason this isn't really being covered on mainstream media. and I think we need to point to this as often as possible. It doesn't feel like this is a big enough story because data centers and this whole conversation around data and AI

and the billionaire tech bros and these tech companies and where the future of kind of infrastructure and data is in the U.S. It behooves them to keep this quiet. Yes, yes, of course. Financially. Of course. So it's not going to get covered on these news outlets. that are owned by the same individuals

that have interest in making these data centers happen. It's monopoly. It's monopoly. But yeah, it is, what's happening is wild and it's quietly happening in so many neighborhoods. And then people find out when it's too late.

Please talk about Grand Theft Auto Laura. Can you please talk about her being on GTA? I googled and was shocked to find out because I'm a hardcore gamer and a fought for life. And I guess they are just now finding out that you're the voice of what station was it? It was, first of all, I told producer group, this makes me feel like Al Bundy and Polkai. It's very cool. And listen, it's, yes, it's one of the coolest things I've been a part of.

I was in GTA, Vice City and San Andreas. Okay. So in one of them, I think it was San Andreas, they have a radio station within the game called West Coast, West Coast Radio or West Coast Classics. West Coast Classics. West Coast Classics. Coast Classics. Yeah, it was me and DJ Poo. We did all like the voiceovers for it. So it's pretty cool because my friend was like, am I, am I listening? Am I hearing you? So when her man was playing and then in Vice City, I was the voice of like random characters like a tennis player, a hooker,

just random things. So I would be in that booth being like acting like I was playing tennis like, boom, like all those things. So it was it was fun. It was a really cool experience. and one of the most private experience. It made me drop my phone. They're like, you can't record. I had to sign all these NDAs. So it was crazy. How long did it take to get everything recorded?

I recorded everything in like an hour and the game didn't come out to like five years later. Wow. I forgot about it. I was like, oh my God, yeah, I forgot it was in this. So yeah. And then I thought it was really cool that my name was in the credits too when you Google it.

Well, and that also for everybody out there that jumps in comments on social media and says we got XYZ before we got GT. TA 6. That also just kind of aligns with the brand, right? That's how long it took for them to give. In which game, that was San Andreas. Yes, and Vice City.

And Vice City. And I think at that time, if I recall, they were only at like GTA 3. Who knows? At that time, right? You're talking about GTA4 and, yeah, GTA3-4. Yeah. Right? And so, you know, social media wasn't as active at that time, but we waited a long. I used to play a little bit.

We waited a long time for those games. Yeah, yeah, yeah. So yeah, it's cool, but that's, that's it. That's my, that's my claim to fame. There it is. In video games. GTA, Laura. God, is it so funny.

Let's get to the email. Ebro-Laura Rosenberger at Gmail. You want to hit another voice note? All right, let's do it. Actually, you know what? Let's shift to a video because we have two videos. We have Nikki, our whitish Wednesday, Fatt. That's right, Nikki.

E-L-R family. Nikki, what up? It's Nikki, signing in from Northeast Tennessee. I love Nikki. My first note is to resign. Stop playing. Stop playing, man. You got a lot going on, and that's not good.

All right. Get moving. Get active. 44 right here. There you go. Seven-year-old. You got to move, bro. Look at Nikki.

You got to move, bro. Come on. You got to eat better. That'll help you with you sleep. And if that doesn't help with you sleep, then you need to keep her soon, but get it together. Other than that, I love you guys. I see the plans planning.

I'm locked in, as you know. Love, peace, prosperity to all of you. Oh, love you, Nikki. What a great humor. What a great human. What a great human. Now, Rassan, with that, we need an update. What are you prepared to share today?

It's been a good week. Yogurt, salad for lunch, eating not quite before six, but before. You mean finishing eating? Yeah. 8, 8.30. Okay. What time are you going to sleep, though? Okay.

Laying down at 10 or falling asleep at 10? I don't be watching TV, and once I start those enough, I don't want to go upstairs. All right. Okay. On 10, 10, 30, I'm going upstairs. I have seen him bringing in. his healthy lunches and snacks. I see him changing, so I'm proud of him.

He's like, you know what? I'm going to turn this thing upside down. No sausage and chicken cheese in a week. That's it. That's it. I passed my cart this morning. I just kept my head down. So you don't see me.

It's the ox. He's going to hit me with a salam al-a-a-a-what-going. Spend that money. So, uh, Rassan, let me add something. Maybe for this upcoming week, okay? And this is for everybody. Because we all, I used to do it as well, where you would watch,

television until you got tired, then turn off the TV and then go to sleep. Many years ago, I started turning off the television at a specific time and being more intentional about going to sleep, where I'm not waiting for, you know, tired to set in. I'm going to quiet my mind. I'm going to lay down, kids are sleeping it's time to go to sleep now that don't have to be like an hour process obviously i could be like you know 30 minutes or something but try this week instead of sitting and waiting to like when i start dozing instead of that it's easier to go to sleep when you don't have all that stimulation still in your face that's what we all forget like this phone that tv it causes your heart rate to go up not necessarily

because you're looking at things that are like, you know, traumatizing or triggering, but just because you're laughing, just because you're entertained, just because, but that's the job of this thing. This thing's job, these social media things,

it's meant to entertain. You have to turn off the entertainment. Get ready for bed. Whatever your routine is, teeth and all the things. Lay down. Get quiet. Go to be very intentional.

about the bedtime routine and see if that improves it could improve your sleep right because you've calmed yourself quieted yourself and got into that mode you know what i mean but this kind of waiting around to get tired thing we've all i don't know what that comes from maybe that we developed that in like high school or like when we're fighting against our parent you know that time when you're like in sixth and seventh grade where you're like i ain't tired i don't want to go to bed i want to stay maybe that's when we start to develop this thing where it's like i'm not tired of I don't want to sleep. Right, right, right.

And Rassan, because I, that used to do, that used to happen to me too. Like, you watch TV because you're bored. You want to be bored. Go be, get, take your bored ass to bed. Because it's like you don't have anything to think about and you'll sit there and then, because the laying down is important because it's still going to take you like 30 minutes to knock out. So if you're in bed at 10.30, you're really not sleeping until 11. If not.

And you're not really in a deep sleep probably until 11.30. Just try it, bro. It's going to suck at the beginning. But like me, I look at my, send out my last. email or text or whatever, that's it. I put it down. I don't pick it up. I hear it sometimes because I need my alarm, but I don't pick it up.

And it doesn't bother me anymore. Well, and also, too, like what in my life, the only people that should be calling me or concerned, you know, that I'm concerned with their well-being are in the house already. Yeah, yeah, yeah. I could, like, if I had an older kid or something in them, I'm like looking for them or waiting for them to get somewhere or whatever. Yeah. I can see that being a challenge where you're like, yo, I'm not going to sleep.

I can't get comfortable until I know Issa is home from wherever she's home from. I feel you. Or something like that. But like there's nobody I'm talking to at 1015, 1030. There's no emergency. Yeah. Like there's nothing. I'll see you guys tomorrow.

I will be awake at 6 a.m. And I have this conversation with people all the time, Laura Stiles. I'm like, they're like, yo, hit me at 9 o'clock. I'm like, yo, can you hit me tomorrow? I've been up since 6 o'clock this morning. Yeah, yeah, yeah. I was not a priority at 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 a.m., 11 a.m., 12. All day long, you could have text me.

Now it's 9 p.m. and it's like, yo, can we talk? No. Yeah, I'm like that too. After 8, I'm like that. Hit me tomorrow. But yeah, I'm proud of you, though, Rassan. I see the change. I see you moving.

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that you're on right now on this focus that you're on right now because then if you do slip after three weeks you'll notice how it makes you feel and odds are you won't like how it makes you feel you'll start to feel really good and then you'll do something that you know is like nah i'm had these you know i don't know would you eat gummy bears or some great sour patch cans some wow shit it'll be like it it tasted good but the after effects i ain't like you know what i'm saying same thing with the sausage egg and cheese in the moment it was rocking after no i ain't like it so you start thinking about the after you know what i'm saying the after effect but yeah man stay Are you have you cut sugar?

I don't really drink eat sugar. I have honey. I have honey. I have honey. But you don't eat no candy, no nothing? Oh, yeah. No, I haven't had the gummy bears or the gummy worms all week.

Gummy bears and gummy worms. Yo. And what was you doing with gummy bears and gummy worms? Eating them. No, but like on Saturdays with your kids or? Nightly. It was like a night. Well, you was eating gummy worms and gummy bears every night, bro?

A pack or two a day, yeah. A pack or two? That's addiction levels, bro. That's addict level behavior. So good. Yo, he's addicted. Look. But sugar is addictive.

No, sugar's addicted, bro. You're a drug addict. You know that right. Real talk. Now, do you guys keep that stuff in the house? Yeah, I have like on my couch. I have like this little cubby. Right next to me, that's where I kind of stashed my.

So you were hiding it? Not hiding, because the kids know everybody knew where it was, but that was my spot. Right. So did you get rid of it? Yeah. He was about to lie. You were about to lie.

You were real crackhead. I had like three left last week after when I had a concert. I finished the three, but I haven't bought anymore. Okay. And what about in the house for snacks for kids or anything like that? No, we don't have candy. No candy. And you don't allow the boys to have none of that?

Like when they're out and about it, a thing, but not in the house. No, we don't have candy. All right, all right. Okay, so you was in there smuggling. Hey, well, I got to have some of your gummies? No. Wait, so they would see you getting high off the gummies and you wasn't going to shit. They know the gummy beers is mine.

Oh, my God. Wow. No, that's wow. Yeah, but it, yo, but I love Rassan in his honesty because not too many people are honest with themselves. Listen, I went through it with my man. Ricardo, just like him. Oh, my, yo, the satisfaction of. eating those gummies.

It's his favorite thing. And I was like, no more, no more. You know what? He would come home with a haribou gummy bearers and Arizona iced tea. And he was in heaven. And I was like, we're not doing that. Now, people don't know that they're doing drugs. Like the fact that people get that level of satisfaction and high off of it.

Now, how often was Ricardo doing that? Like a couple times a week. Not every day, but I want to say like three times a week. But then he would have the social drinking, the food, all the other things on top of that. So you have to like work backwards. You have to be like, all right, let's just at least get this off. We started at home where I was like, hey, no more. Honestly, he actually got mad at me because I threw them all out.

They were in the refrigerator. I remember there was like five cans. I threw them all out. He's like, where is it? And I was like, I got rid of it. He's like, why would you do that? Why would you do that without telling me? Yo, those joints cost $1.99.

I was like, because if I told you, you would have fought me. And then I wouldn't have been able to get rid of him. So here we are. And, you know, and then I gave him the big lecture about his health. And finally. So did you say, yo, I threw that away because I'm trying to save your life. Yes. Yes, because I love you.

That's why I did it. And then he just looks at me like, you know, he's so much better now. Now does he still do it from time to time? Well, not at home. I don't see it at all. And because everyone else. And do you think he would admit it if you asked him? Yeah, I think so.

Have you asked? I think, yes. I said, how's your, I always ask him, how's you're eating? And he'll tell me, yeah, I had a cookie today. Okay. You know what I mean? I check in with him.

Okay. You know, I just because I need him to stay healthy. That's it. All right. Shout to Jasmine, who sent us an email. Ebro Laura Rosenberg at Gmail. You guys know it's Family Friday. Shout to everybody in the chat.

We're getting through your emails. Jasmine says you rarely listen to Hot 97. Okay. I only listen to your interviews on YouTube. I absolutely love the format you guys are doing now. The political discussion news, family stuff is great mix. I've watched every. episode and I'm about to join Patreon.

Okay. Hey, welcome. I watched a recorded YouTube video since I start work at 630 a.m. I bought my ELRT. My only critique is when you guys play video for us to watch. Your mic should be muted, especially Ebro-on-Rosenberg because you guys are too loud. Keep up the great work. Great interview with Hassan.

Saw the first episode of Validate Me and loved it. Shout to Rosenberg. Yeah, big up Rosenberg. Y'all go subscribe to the validate me on YouTube. She's going to be tuning in. So shout to Jasmine. She says, Laura, you need a all-women's YouTube show. Oh, you know what I was thinking about that?

I was telling the guys that I was thinking of doing a little series on this platform. Just interviewing incredible women. Why not? Yeah. So that's something that was talking to the guys about. So soon come. Yeah, Rosenberg wanted to. We offered Rosenberg to put validate me on the ELR platform, but he wanted to start his own thing.

Yeah, which is fine. But yeah, if I do it, I'm putting it on this platform. All right, one more. This is from Amina. Good morning, Ebro, Laura Rosenberg. I love you guys. Appreciate you all. I have a question for Ebro.

Yeah. You're always traveling, and I was curious. Has ESA had the opportunity to travel outside of the country with you? If so, what were her thoughts and feelings about experiencing different cultures and seeing how people live outside the United States? I'd love to hear how those experiences may have shaped her perspective. Most of ESA's travel with me has been family vacation, family, travel stuff. I haven't been able to bring her on work stuff yet, either because of her school

or her schedule or the demand of whatever the work is, right? Like a lot of times when I work travel, I'm on the ground for 36, 48 hours max. Right, right, right, right. And even when I'm traveling to, you know, or like when I, last long trip I took was Japan, which was like chalked full of work, work, work, work, work stuff. And it's tough for me to get out and do any fun stuff when I'm doing that stuff. So she would just be locked at my hip the whole time. It might be fun for her, but it also might be annoying. But we had a conversation this past week.

And then recently when I went to London, I was only here for 36 hours. But I was showing her my trip to Ghana in 2018 with jazz for a year of return and showing her the door of return and talking to her about the slave dungeons and everything in Ghana. And I forget why we were talking about the transatlantic slave trade and some other things in the house. But anyway, she was like, yo, man, Africa. I can't wait to get to Africa. And it was good to see that kind of joy.

Like she's really like wants to get out there. I love that. So I hope to get that done for her real soon. We got a Rosenberg video that we need to get to. Oh, yes. Now, bro is crazy. He's on vacation slash travel, work trip family. Texting us like watching live shows.

Like, yo, y'all, y'all a couple of minutes late, the people are waiting. I know. Then the other day he hits like, so you guys don't want to use my video if my dad fails? I was like, chill, we got you, man. Now, let's watch you. You saw what I hit him with too, right? I was like, everyone misses you. He didn't say anything.

Then Laura goes, we all miss you. He says something. I had to hit him out. So you didn't want to validate my response? That's what goes down in the group chat, guys. Just so you know. All right. Let's watch the video.

Let's watch the video. Okay. There they are making it. Uh-oh. Uh-oh. I have a second. Please. You're just struck.

That's funny. That's funny. That's good stuff right there. That giant-ass backpack. Oh my gosh. But you know, he's traveling with cameras. You know, their family, look, if we're being honest about the Rosenbergs, they got, they're going to make some social media on the trip.

Yeah. Natalie's breaking out the camera. There's not a trip where that camera stays ready. He's got basically a family documentarian. He married like someone who's going to document everything. Yeah, yeah, yeah. And it's not like a small camera guys. It's like lenses upon lenses like she's a professional.

So you know there I mean as far as him being able to have videos to share with us I'm surprised we haven't got more that's pretty good though his face was comedy Uh, Ibro Laura Rosenberg at Gmail we have another video don't we from uh Felix Felix Rassan basking no Laura in Rosenberg happy 5 Friday my name is Felix I'm 24 years old I know I know I'm not your guys his main demographic but here we are I've been listening to you guys for 10 plus years. Roll the clip of the first video I remember watching of you guys.

How many kids are you? Wow. How old are you? Oh, you got busy early. Yeah, he did. Give him that dirt. Dirking that work. You know what I'm saying?

Dirk them down. I just wanted to make this video and say, thank you guys. You have been part of my life for more than 10 plus years. Oh, feelings. Ever since COVID, I have been listening on a.

daily whether it's the podcast or on the youtube channel whether it was back at high 97 or your own show now i am tuned in you guys even motivated me to do my own content good for you i can tell from your microphone regional mexican love that no pacas forza regida peso peso but looking at you guys and see you guys do your thing you are the reason that i found love for music one of the One of the main reasons I found love for music. And now I'm doing it about a genre that I love the most, which is regional Mexican. So thank you guys. I hope everything that you guys want to do with this show goes as planned, because I know you guys have plans.

We got plans, Felix. Take care. And, Ebro, if you ever, ever, find out or know if they're hiring in the regional Mexican department over at Apple Music. Musica Mexicana. Check out my content. I know I'm good for it. Oh, feelings. We love you.

That's fire. First, Laura, let me ask you. So, I was told by my team over at Apple Music, shout to them, that Musica Mexicana was the new, kind of more encompassing term of all of the hip hop and everything coming out of Mexico versus regional Mexican being tied to kind of. of an older, more traditional style of music. Is that right? Yeah, yeah, I think you're correct. Because regional music, it goes, it goes back to roots. Right.

You know what I mean? So where, what was the person when you said? Musica Mexicana. That just means Mexican music. Right. Yeah, which could be anything. That's right. Mexican hip hop, Mexican jazz, Mexican whatever.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. So it's a specific, like specific sounds. So for Felix, I'm being told, and maybe this hasn't started. to catch the zeitgeist yet. But it's, it's, it's, it's, it's, it's, it's, it's music Mexicana is, uh, Fuerzaaida and peso pluma and whatever versus some of the more traditional, um, what are they call, Coritos. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

Corridos are different too. Yeah, but, but, but I'm not an expert. I'm sorry to my Mexicans, if I get some wrong. But if you're, if, if y'all are out there tuned in, Felix was saying he's not our demographic man you love music you love hip hop you're our demographic that's all we care about that's it for and and you're a good person at that and and shout to you for making some content I can tell as soon as that mic you know what I mean crispy clear man man sounded good had his video up but you failed Felix there was a failure you didn't tell us the name of your show you didn't plug

yourself tell us is it Instagram people are supposed to follow I know um what you want people to do yeah so make sure you hit us back up because we would like to support you. So yeah. Oh, you got an email or so let me see. Okay, yeah, this is from Ray. Greetings, ELR squad. Please allow me to apologize for the lengthy email. Okay. I want the three of you to know that I hold you guys in a very high regard because I believe a significant extent. Y'all are, aren't just putting out a podcast. You're providing a public service. Oh, thanks. I say this in reference to all your social, cultural, and political commentary and your views on technology and AI specifically. You guys read an email.

email on Friday, May 29th about Discord and other online apps and how they're having extremely adverse effects on children and teenagers. Laura expounded on it by talking about an AI chat bot that brainwashed a young person into taking their life. It was a horrible story. She talked about these apps and the embedded online communities that are flooded with predators. At that moment, I realized that information about all these dangerous apps should be shared in a more widespread manner. How can we sound the alarm and make it easy to share our all platforms. And my thought at the moment was how dope and effective an ELR PSA would be and how easy

would be to share, especially because I believe ELR has the credibility within our communities to put such important messages out. Movements have begun, though I hope it is something that you guys will consider. Anyways, I always listen, I follow, I share the ELR show. I hope you guys keep doing what you're doing for a very long time because your voices and messages resonate peace and blessings to all. Oh, wow. Who's that from?

It's from Ray. Shout to Ray. Ray. Yeah, we had like a really, we went deep. I think somebody, I don't remember the exact email, but I remember the conversation. Yeah, man, like, you guys have to pay attention to what your children are watching and what they're doing. You know, I don't know if you remember the conversation, Ebro, but a close friend of ours had a relative that had a son who took. is life because of a chat box.

And, you know, kids are so impressionable and they're going through so many feelings and, like, yo, these places are not safe. Like, Discord is, I know it's a popular thing, but there's some wild is there. And then, you know, I keep telling you, I've been listening to, I listen to these podcasts and I'm so intrigued by, like, the whole in-cell community and how easily, like, these young men are being brainwashed into, like, misogynistic, women-hating communities. and then they become those same people like online. So it becomes not only toxic but dangerous.

I, um, while you were talking, Laura, it's something sparked in my brain and I, it might be an opportunity for us, but I've, if you've listened to us long enough, I've often talked about,

um, men and specifically young men and their level of emotional immaturity and instability. Yeah. Um, we live in a society that often, just assumes because you are physically capable of, you know, being strong physically, that you're strong in other ways.

Yes. And that's not true. Yes. And I think the disconnect a lot of times, you know, and I see it and reminded of even with my daughter, Issa. Issa is very strong, very physically capable and tall for her age. And so people are, and mature as far as her ability to articulate herself and and communicate,

as well as being emotionally aware, like she's very mature, but she's still only 11. Yeah. Yes. She will be 12 years old in August. Yeah. And so I constantly not only remind our community,

but her coaches and everyone, she's only 11. She's 11. I remind her sometimes, hey, you're 11. I know this is hard right now. It's not, you know, you're just learning how to do this.

Give yourself grace. It's okay. that just didn't go exactly the way you wanted it to go or, you know, whatever the thing is, right? But thinking about the in-cell community and these young men getting pulled into places that validate their anger or validate their, you know, insecurities and these things and kind of pull them into more toxic behavior. Yeah. That happens because their emotional needs aren't being met in some way, shape, or form. So they're going to seek it out. Same thing used to happen when we was young, right?

Where you'd be like, yo, how you end up in a gang, bro? It was like, you know, nobody was really paying it. And you find out nobody was really paying attention or the kid was getting bullied a lot. And so out of safety or whatever, they started to socialize with individuals that made them feel tough or made them feel like they could, you know, be more powerful. And so they end up in a gang. and now they're being initiated or doing some sort of behavior that's criminal. And now, boom, you're on a slippery slope,

but now you're in prison and you're not, you know what I mean? Because your mom didn't have time, your dad wasn't there, your community wasn't there for you. So there's some work that we need to try to figure out and maybe with the community that we have watching where we could start to share information and share spaces for people who have young, people that need a place to gather, a place to socialize, an activity, a job, something,

because that's what parents need help with, right? So everybody's strapped for cash. Everybody's tired. Everybody's waking up every day going to work, grinding it out, getting home. You're emotionally drained. You're physically drained. And your kids still need your attention. That's when the failure starts to take place, right?

Where it's like you've gotten home and you don't have anything left. right or even in the school where you're dropping your kid off at school and you're assuming that school is helping you raise your children they're not you have to also be involved at the school but once again parents are they just don't have it like yeah yeah i can't get to the meetings i don't you know what i mean i can't get through traffic i can't get the time off work i can't i can't i can't and so you your family your kids you yourself end up falling into these traps in society And I don't know the answer, I think. I just wanted to kind of put that out.

Maybe somebody's watching and listening right now and they have a place, a process, a system that we can help plug people into. But whatever that is, that 11, 10, 9 to like really 19. That 9 to 19 is a scary time. And it's different now because, you know, our children are so advanced. They know more than we do when it comes.

to like online communities and like these chat rooms like bro we're washed so you have to you have to plug in and just educate yourself and I think it's important for people to talk about it all the things that like teenagers are doing or young preteens are doing because a friend of mine decided to go on her son's Instagram and found out that he was leaving horrific comments on places and she just could not believe that this was her son and they had to had a heart to heart you know on how horrible this is and she feels that she got to him but it's a work in progress because you never know what's going on so what he thought it was funny yeah that's it he just thought it was funny he was like he's like I'm just messing around he thought it was funny he didn't think he

was hurting anyone it's just jokes it's but he was saying some really vile things and she was like taken back I cannot believe that my my child is acting like this online yeah it's happening And you know, all kids, I think, have a level of mischief in their past that as you mature, you're not proud of, right? But, and I, you know, look, it doesn't mean you got a bad kid, but it does mean that you haven't probably been able to crack through making your child understand the things that they're saying, this is in public. Yeah. Like, you know what I mean? Would you say the things you're saying in these comments, would you say them at school? Would you say them in our house?

Is this how you talk around your friends? And then like, why is this funny to you? What have I exposed you to as a parent that makes you feel like this behavior is funny? And so you do have to take accountability as a parent for your child's behavior and really sort through what you've allowed. Like, you know, in the last two months, I lost the phone battle. What you mean? Issa has a phone. Okay.

Right now she can't download her own app. She doesn't have social media on her phone, but she's playing games. She's got the internet on her phone. She could Google on her phone. Yeah, yeah, yeah. You know what I mean? She could text her friends. Yeah.

You know what I mean? And I'm sure, you know, I haven't ran a check on her phone yet. I'm not sure if I got to check while mom see if she ran a check on her phone. But Issa is accustomed to us running checks on her, you know, texts and internet and whatever, what have you. And the reason I framed it like that lost the battle was because I wanted her to get a phone Like the my thing was I'll get you a phone and approve you getting a phone when you are places Where there aren't adults that I can't contact or you can't contact meaning you know because someone she's never Like her school she's been at that school since she was two years old right right way way way way

And so you can call it anytime it's a smaller school call her at any time get her on the phone You know what I mean the front office is great our mom's picking her up your mom's picking her up jazz picking up up somebody's picking up there's no period of time where it's not somebody in our unit uh with her same thing with her activities like i'm at i'm not i'm not leaving her at her activities without someone else being there to get her or whatever and so it started with her having a watch okay right so be like okay i'm gonna drop you off outside the activity i'm outside and i and then when you come out i'll text you where to meet me so that's where it started or her ability to text us with the watch um and then now we're into the phone so we're going to see

see how this phone thing plays out over the next few years. But it's probably two years earlier than I wanted. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. What made you say yes? Well, because her mom, Issa's mom wanted to get her a phone because they have a trip. They have a, um, her class had a trip, and it was a sleepover trip with all of the faculty and all of the kids of her class. And it happens every year and they wanted to go and it was just one night.

And her mom was like, yo, I need her to have a phone on this. Right, right, right. I understand. And I said, I had initially said, yo, I'm good with the phone for the trip, but after the trip, let's just only use the phone when she's going to do something

where she's not going to have one of us or somebody in her circle with her. But now I've noticed that ain't nobody took that phone away yet, so I'm going to say something this week. She's living with her phone now. I'm going to be like, I thought this phone was just for the sleepover.

But you know her and her mom is in cahoots. Yeah. You know that. But I think as long as you keep communicating and yeah, random checks, you know? And just, you just have to talk to your kids about what's out there. Right.

That's it. That's right. Because, listen, they're going to hide the text. They're going to hide the search. Yep. I'm telling you, they're way ahead of us. So just being as honest as possible. Like I told my niece, I told her the story about this young man and she was, she was,

she just couldn't believe it. And she was like, it's happening more than you think. So just putting her, putting them on to game. That's it. That's all you could do. That's all you could do. Um, listen, Ebro Laura Rosenberg at gmail.com. Edmundo, we didn't play Edmundo yet, did we?

All right, let's do it, Mundo. Good morning, good morning, good morning, y'all. Just want to say I've been really appreciating the show on YouTube. That's how I'm listening and catching in. I wasn't listening at the plantation station due to the fact that I wasn't fond of all the commercials. And some of the music that was played, but I'm really enjoying this format. Um, not a fan, not, not a, not a subscriber to the Patreon just yet, but, uh, I'm considering it. Um, actually sending a message because although I'm a fan of everybody, Rosenberg, I've been rocked with you for a long time, you know, real late, all that good stuff.

But, uh, without Ebro there, you've been kind of going overboard a little bit with the talking and then yesterday, you know, you really, you really kind of, you started the show talking about yourself and validate me when, when, when, when, when, you know, you really, you know, you really, you know, you really, you know, you really kind of, you started the show talking about yourself and validate me. when Laura was like, yo, how you doing? Good morning. So I just kind of wanted, you know, it's great to see that you acknowledge your behaviors, but I think Ebro is the good balance to kind of put you in check. And we need more Laura.

We need more Laura, her perspective and her insight because it's a really good balance. Peace, y'all. Thanks, Edmondo. Thank you, Edwendo. Listen, we got to play that for Rosenberg so he can respond next week. It feels like next week's Patreon is going to be interesting.

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Visit staples.ca. Preferred. That was easy. I feel like it is and I don't even know if I'm gonna be here. I have a trip. Uh-oh. So I'm scared of you too. Yo, it might go down next week.

I'm scared. Let's get it cracking. Well, because here's the thing. When I'm not here, that means Laura would be the balance. Laura, are you holding his hand still trying to be nicy-nicy when I'm not here? Are you willing to toughen up? I mean, I don't know. What do you think?

Do you think I'm being too nancy-nicy? Like you're worried, like I could, listen, I'm going to just keep it a hundred. Everyone on this show is worried about how Rosenberg may feel about a thing. But I feel like that about you too, how you're going to feel about it. So you can't be... Y'all don't give a damn about how I feel about a thing. Because y'all know I'm always going to spaz out anyway, so what's the point? No, you're not worried about it.

Rosenberg is like, no, wait, I don't know. We might hurt his feelings. He might... Oh, God. Yo, audience. Am I lying? Oh, God. Now they're going to email.

You just email us and let us know. Just email us. It's always like, well, Rosenberg, I mean, you know, let's talk about this. With me, it's like, yo, bro, shut up. Thank you, Louis. Well, whatever you're doing with your parenting tactics, look, you're not getting the results. Because if Edmundo and people are calling or leaving voice notes saying that he was going overboard. I think it was like last last last he was either Thursday yeah it was last week yeah he had some

moments where I was just like oh God yeah so what did you say I just kept trying to pull him out like all right man let's just keep moving let's keep it going he's like no no no no and it's like especially the mayor and I think it got to a lot of people I think it got because it was so self-serving yes yes because it was very much like me me me like I and Rosenberg was trying to me like it's It's happening to us, but me, you don't feel that way. We're cool. Like, I don't mind going to meet the mayor wherever. Like, I'm okay with it.

He's the one who has an issue with it. So it's, he sounded very, uh, listen, I'm gonna keep it a hundred. If the mayor had too much free time to come see me, I'd be concerned. Bro's getting a lot of stuff done. And I don't know if it's, it's, how much of it is like long term impactful or just for social media, but people feel great about it. And tone and how people feel about what they've done with their vote in a city's important.

I'm happy with it. You know what I'm saying? So because bro doesn't have like a nice, tight hour window to fit in our nice, neat schedule because I got Apple and Rosenberg's got ESPN and Laura's got envision and she's got stuff to do and I got stuff to do, we can't just be sitting around hoping that everybody fits into our nice, neat schedule. Yeah, we're way more understanding. And look, and they're still hitting us up

trying to make it happen. Wait, so they're still trying to book it. Yeah. And he's complaining still? Yes. Yeah. Nah, that's not clean. Yeah, I know.

And y'all didn't say nothing? I told him. I told them. She does tell him. She does tell him. I told him, but you know how Rosenberg is? And the worst part is like when I send you, I text you guys an article.

It's like, God, they even made this into an article. Yeah. Wait, what made what into an article? It was like article. Some outlet, Rosenberg is upset because of mayor won't. Oh, well, now he's really not coming. We're done now. It's finished.

Mom Donnie's never coming. Rosenberg ruined it again. God. Is anybody keeping track at home of how many relationships Rosenberg is ruined? Oh, my God. The chat's about to blow up. I know. Is anybody keeping track?

Chat help. No. Chat help. They're going to compare how much. relationships, Ebro's ruined versus how many relationships. I cannot. Well, if they're going to use Drake as the example, Rosenberg ruined it first.

Oh, yeah. I mean, he did, right? Absolutely. Him and Flex ruined it first. Well, no, when it comes to our show, it was definitely Rosenberg when he was talking shit about the God's plan in a video. I remember that. Yeah.

See, look, she couldn't even keep a straight face calling Rosenberg the task for his bullshit. This is how I'm telling y'all, bro. You'll see it. Have a good vacation, Pete. All right, man. We're done. We love you guys. Thank you.

Swipe. Hit that like. Hype us up. Do all the good stuff. Laura, are you here next week? I'm not, yeah. I'm going to miss Monday, I think. Okay.

Yes. I'll be in like in Puerto Rico. Okay. Yes, yes. Any, just a hang? No, it's Ricardo's 40th birthday. Oh, happy birthday. Oh.

So we're going to celebrate my boo. I wasn't invited. I mean, you know, it was a quick family trip. Oh, family only. Yeah. It's not like he's bringing the homies. I think some friends, maybe. Oh, wow.

Wow, I wasn't invited, bro. Oh, my God. I'm a tell him. Oh, wow. Yo, man, we appreciate all the love and all the subscribers and all the sharing of the clips and all the love and even the haters, man. We get a lot of coverage and we're so appreciative that we've been able to Take this to this point.

We have fallen short of our 100,000 subscribers. We're growing, but I think we're... What are we at? Where are we at 70? Yeah. 75. 75. All right.

So by the end of the month, you think we'll be at 80? Okay. So let's see. Tell a friend and tell a friend. We're here. Bye guys. Ebro-Laure Rosenberg's show. Don't call in a pod.

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