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don't we get credited? It's like a minute or two minutes. I think that's the cheat code on that. That's from David in Kansas. Uh So, I believe as long as you listen to it, we're getting credit. You don't have to download it, even though I say downloaded. I'm pretty sure that's that's the case in the podcast. We'll have to double check on that. And David says Marcela is great.

Don't let anyone tell you differently. Uh day from mill Valley right since says you started reading my question last week. But then when the new a discussion with gas Can about police reform, etcetera. As similating as it was. I was bummed you seem to forget about me. Come on, Dave, not there you uh, he says. Anyway, since many of your callers seemed to enjoy alcohol, I was curious if you ever partake. If so, what's your beverage of choice? How often and how much? No, I'm not not a

big drinker. I'm a social drinker. I'm a social drinker, and you know, back in the day, I had my moments. But no, I'm not not. I do not partake as much as like beer drinking Brian or anyone like that. Uh. Chris in Marraccda, Iowa says, Uh, he's gets very upset. He's he's on the Chamber of conference. He must be the mayor of that city because he gets upset if I don't pronounce the city perfectly, he says. For Mr Gascon,

why the hatred for Iowa in last week's podcast? Have you ever been to Iowa to form your own opinion or do you simply repeat what you hear about it being a flyover state. I haven't actually heard any bad things about the state of Iowa, but I do work with a guy named Iowa Sam and if he represents that state, then that state sucks because he is an awful human being. Chris also says, let me point out

the following. You seem like an outdoor guy. You would like to know that we are boarded, or you should know we are boarded by a bordered rather by the Missouri River, and which is some of the best boating and fishing in the entire country. You like sports. We have numerous minor league franchises across all of the major sports, and have the Iowa Barnstormers, a professional football league that has almost hasn't gone bankrupt. Have you been to Iowa?

I have not. I have not been down. Needed to go. Yeah, I would like to get there to go on my Upper Upper Midwest tour, Like I gotta go to Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, South Dakota, Chicago. No, not necessarily South Dakota, Montana. Well that's not upper that's more the west, right, the Upper Yeah, that's close and they're close. All right, Uh, let's see here, blah blah blah. All right, this one is from Brandon. He tells a long story here. He's a high school

basketball coach. Started listening in the wee hours of the morning, is watching film doing stats. He says. He transitioned to the podcast Brandon did and when the season started hasn't missed an episode. Listens all the time he's says, he's entertained. Says, my wife and I had our first child last September at Mazelto, so that has given me the opportunity to listen to the weeknight show live again when our daughter is fussy and up, which probably happens all the time.

And uh, I says, we found out recently we were having twins, So odds are I would be calling in in the near future. All right, very exciting, he says. He's in Wisconsin. Says, you mentioned last week about Culver's chicken strips. I did. Culver's was established in a small town in Wisconsin. I think it's called Socks City. I think that's what you say, uh, which is about thirty five minutes from my hometown. He tells the whole story here. The reason I wanted to write, he says, is uh though,

it's because the story behind Calvers in the town. I believe the second Culver's ever was in Richland Center, Wisconsin. He says, that's his hometown. His partner at the time, wanted to take the restaurant to more of a pizza and burger joint versus the high end fast food. The partner split away to do his own thing, while Calver has kept growing and growing and growing and growing. I think he made the wrong choice. Yeah, it's fair to say, Brandon.

Now is there chicken? Is it small or they actually big strips? I don't know. I've I've heard amazing things about it, but I've never been there. Damn, I need to go. I think there's one in Arizona. It's the closest one to where we are in California here. Uh, this is an old male question I got from Ohio AWL and he says, I love your usage of unique, funny town names, but I never heard you mentioned the Big Two. And he says they are seven miles apart

in eastern Pennsylvania. And he said blue Ball and Intercourse, And I looked. He said a picture, and it is true on the map. He sent me blue Ball and Intercourse or a seven mile drive away from each other. So yeah, it was I've heard of Intercourse Pennsylvania. I don't think I've heard of blue Ball Pennsylvania. Brief from the o c right, Sin says Hoggen Dogs or Ben and Jerry's. When I was younger, it was all Hoggen Dogs. Yeah, I'm there with you. Yeah, I was all about the

Hogging Dogs ice cream. My my real treat I thought I was. I thought it was a villain or a criminal at the time. Was on the hot summer days, my dad would take me to the grocery store with him, and he he is a sucker for sweets too. I think that's probably where I get it from. He would get a couple of Hoggendahs for the family, but prior to us finishing shopping, he would actually get it and put in the cart first. And the reason why it was because he would open it while shopping so each

of us could eat it while we were shopping. So it's like, Dad, can we do this? Is this league? You know, I didn't know any better. And and then yeah, we get to the line and pay for everything, and then you know, pay for the hogan Does, So yeah I did. Hogging Does also did a lot of thirty one flavors. Robbins. Yeah, that was a big one. Bast Robbins was but they used to be. They put the thirty one flavors on there, and that was just basking

Robbins because they have more than thirty one flavors. Now were you were you a big fan of what they used to do. I think it was the mid nineties, maybe late eighties, but mid nineties when they used to do the old school Major League Baseball. They get the old school caps and then put the ice cream scoops in there and get the collectible. Yeah, yeah, oh yeah, I love those. Yeah, that was great. Maybe they had the football helmets at one point. Oh that was cool.

All about that action, All about that action absolutely, Tom from Austin Town, Ohio. Right, since says butter or mayo on your grilled cheese? Well butter, how butter for sure? Never done the mayo. Don't need the mayo, don't want the mayo. I'm all about the butter. Yeah. Bruce Jacobs writes it. He says, Hey, Mallard, whose palms did you grease to get that number nineteen rating? Yeah? Shit, I didn't. I didn't grease anyone's poblems. I didn't talk to anyone.

I didn't pay anyone. I don't have any money to pay anybody, which is fascinating because I think no one has asked you that the obvious question, how do you feel about having a show worse than Cowherd and Clay Travis and uh Rob Parker Parker, Yes, yes, Now do you think the do you think the reason why it's so high for you is because you have evolved into the podcasting world. Oh here, this is your way of saying you are somehow respond I could be. I mean,

you weren't on the map last year. Now all of a sudden boom, you're on the map this year. I will point out what has changed me that is that is for the radio show, which you are not a part of, because you kind of handle staying up all night. I think you would agree with me that it's all about exposure. And people listen to on the podcast and we refer them to the show. So that's a lie. That is a lie, that is an absolute lie. Uh No, it was great. I've been doing this a long time.

I've never had anyone mentioned the show at all and any kind of a positive light. They love negative stuff. So and considering the time we are on, we are at a distinct disadvantage because one thing I know about radio consultants and program directors they're not up when I'm on the radio, So it's uh, it is nice that they've figured out how to listen different ways. The only quote unquote important people that listen at that time our

scribes in Houston and in Arizona. For some reason. Yes, the media guys looking for a story love when I say things in the middle of the night about their beloved athletes that they worshiping. All that. Kevin in Kansas, Right, since is I like the Mallard mansion drawing, and now that you've hit the top twenty eight, suthing about our friend the Ostrich, great artist, A great artist, he says. Kevin says, now that you've hit the top twenty and sports talk radio, do you have visions of a Marconi

or two in your future? Odd? And it's so you'd be seeing a trophy room added to the to this drawing. What the hell is this? Uh? Well, I have worked any radioship. I worked at w e I when they won the Marconi, so they do call me Marconi Mallory. I would be flattered to win the Marconi. I'd be flattered, but nominated, but I think, yes, I don't know how the nomination process where somebody told me they were going to nominate me for Marconi, but I think they were

just pulling my chain. I don't know how that works. I think you have to get submitted, and doesn't the submission had to be paid for? Oh is that thinking? Forget about? Yeah? Yeah, I forget about that. That's not gonna happen. Pierre in Springfield, Massachusetts, home of the Pro Basketball Hall of Fame, where Muffett McGraw is in the Pro Basketball Hall of Fame. How fast can you get the odd couple with Black and Marcel reality show greenlit

and on TV? This will clearly fund your retirement? Pierce says, Yeah, we had. We had Blair ambush Marcel and it wasn't really an ambush because Blair was on first. But the way Blair just came out with with haymakers and gut punches and all that, Um, yeah, I was very part people love that second. I love the SEC. Uh classified it as an ambush though, didn't you? Well, yeah, because I put Blair on with Marcel, and Blair's like just starts attacking Marcel, and Marcel is you know, does not

play defense very well. He was a little overwhelmed and uh, the caller formerly known as Valls Fan Jimmy from Fayetteville, Tennessee. Right since has been what is the highest Richter scale earthquake you have ever been in? Well, the biggest one that I recall was the north Ridge one that did

the most damage. That was like a six point seven or something like that, I think they they said, but I believe there was a a few years ago there was one in They called it the Ridge Crest quake, which was actually technically bigger, I think, But the north Ridge one is always the one that we go to because I was it was in the morning, getting ready for school, and as I remember it, and remember being in the kitchen at the original Mallard mansion, went a

hit and knowing, well, this is not good, and I was pretty far away from north Ridge, and then he saw the photos. Was crazy. Yeah, we got rocked. Uh Dr Goopy in Maine right, Sin says the military is big on go bags that have everything you needed to grab on your way out the door during a crisis. What are the Vegas odds on Ben Maller having a go bag at the Mallard mansion? Now, uh, yeah, probably not good. Probably he's he's referencing guests get a little

inside radio here inside Baseball. He is referencing the other night, the it was big rainstorm here in in l A. And the internet connects in and the the the radio connection. Everything went down, Everything went down, and uh, and so I was in the middle of the show, and so I jumped in the malamobile, left the Mallard Cave to drive into the studio to finish the show. And in my haste to get out of the home studio that I was in in a remote location, I did not

put shoes on and forgot to bring my headphones. So I ran out in the rain barefoot. Why had sandals? And then yeah, it was unfortunate Jason and Rocky Mountain, Virginia, says Benny Brightside moment. Is there any chance you will actually travel to Vegas to attend one or both of the weddings this year to ed and beer drinking Brian, Yeah, you know, i'd like to. I It certainly depends on what the world's like and all that, and uh, but I don't live far from Vegas. It's, you know, anywhere

in california's a trip to Vegas. I love going to Vegas. I haven't been to Vegas, uh in in a long time. I guess the end of twenty whateen. I was in Vegas before the madness started, so uh yeah, you know, I've met Ed and Christina and they're they're good people and we had fun with them in Seattle and they were a big part of the Mallard Man March and ed with the bullhorn and saying crazy stuff and that was a great life experience memory I have. And I'd

like to meet beer drinking Brian. I don't know how close I want to get the beer drinking Brian and a half point, but yeah, i'd I'd like to go. If my schedule a lot, maybe we can get them married on the same weekend so I could do like back to back, like one gets married on a Friday, the only gets married on a Saturday or something like that would be perfectly nice. Yeah, I'm pretty sure that's not gonna work out logistically, Obtu. One will be in like June. One will be in July, you know, or

August or whatever. Kevin in Kansas City. Just how does it feel to finally be recognized as a kick ash show? Well, thank you can appreciate that Buss. You're very kind. Now I know why you want to get through so many of these emails. People want to speak, yes, and the people want to speak Joe and Orlando. Right, Since, Benny, do you practice smiling in the mirror? I'm asking for a friend that forces smiles. Yes, you do? No, don't you do? Every selfie you take looks like it's a

manufactured practice to perfection smile. You are just jealous of my ability, my photogenic ability. Here we go. You are, You're like I. I you know, I'm not as photogenic as like the wife is, but I have a building when photo and I don't like being photographed. I don't not like being I am photographed. Man of those good those. You took this big fat selfie with a Jim Everett poster, and I just thought, wow, I mean, you lathered yourself up just so you can tag Jim Everett in it.

I thought it was I thought it was great. I thought, and I just Jim Everett is a member of the Man. He's the member of the Mallew Militia. He's a member of the Man. And you know, we're all kids. Were just pretend to be adults with all kids nobody actually is an adult. Everyone just pretends to be an adult. Just like that old line. Um, when you're a kid, you shop for school supplies. When you're adult, you shop for business supplies, office supplies. You know, it's just your

shopping for different things. You put different name on it and uh. And the only difference is you don't have your your mom laying out your clothes for you is you do when you're a kid. And so that's how that works. Um. But no, I do not practice mouth. But Jim Everett is in the Maller Militia and very nice. Uh's occasionally listens to the show and he's a lady's nocturnal, the former Ram quarterback. I think that's very cool. I grew up watching Jim Everett play quarterback and now he

listens to the show. So I'm that is something I'm proud of and I have no shame in my game. And I had a poster of Jim Everett. I want you to know that photo that the poster was actually purchased before he got happy feet in the game against the forty niners. Um, but not the less that's fine. Uh. See who else do we have? H PISSI page down here, Caleb in Meadville, Pennsylvania's Panegascon. What is the worst professional stadium or arena in which you have attended a game?

Gotta be qual, comrade, No, no, for me, No, it's the l A Sports Arena, the l A Memorial Sports Arena and Chase Stadium was a total ship hole. All right, So let me ask if this counts, then does the San Diego Um Sports Arena sports Arena? Yes? Okay, I went for that's the worst, that horrible. I went with a bunch of friends for a w w E event and it smelled like piss and it the ceiling was leaking, like the entire atmosphere is awful. I mean, as long as the w w E is anywhere, it should be

a good show. It couldn't overcome the bad elements there. Of the San Diego Sports are in that place is dogshit? That that is a terrible We're in The odd thing though, is and when the Clippers were in San Diego and they played there and then they moved to l A, it's not like the l A Sports of mean it was an upgrade, it wasn't much of an upgrade at all. It was like a lateral move. It was all right, Nick from Oregon, Right, since it's how tall is Roberto? I don't know how tall. I have no idea. He's

usually sitting down when I see him. I don't know how hitting Roberto was like six ft tall, something like that, six one, something like that. Maybe Brian from north Bridge, Massachusetts. Right, since it's been my question is planning civil? Why is gascon still on your podcast? Certainly there are more talented and less douchy people that would love to do it. That's from Brian. That's amazing, Brian, go fund yourself. Okay,

thank you for that good customer service by you. I want you to know, Brian, we do have to drag gascon against his will. He does not want to do the podcast. He does not want to do the podcast. Every week usually it's a back and forth conversation of all right, we're gonna record the podcast at this time. No, I don't have something else more important to do. Can do it? I don't want to do it. I want no part of it, and so actually what I need to do it? And No, I don't really want to

do it. I don't I'm not really interested in that. I no, I need to do it at that time. I can't do it any other time, and I don't want to do it. So it's like that Mark in Ottawa with a simple question, crunchy or puffy Cheetos at my bedrock? Mark? I'm a crunchy Cheetos guy, but I have dabbled. I have cheated on the crunchy Cheetos and occasionally like the puff. I like the puff from time to time. Now are you talking about the ones that are shaped like the tater tots? Uh? I'm talking about

the cheetah. You have the crunchy and you have the puffy one, the big puffy long Cheetos. Yeah, that's a tough call. I would say crunchy, I go crunchy. Now, when you were a kid, did you ever put those in sandwiches? Yes, yes, that's a move. Yeah, that and Frito's Freetos on the tuna fish sandwich. My mom used to feed me. Good love her, but man, why do you can feed me? It just did not last. The ice pack didn't last in those days. And then we'll be a warmed in the sandwich for lunch. Welcome. Uh

uh let's see. Uh. I forgot who sent this one? Serious question. Do you ever see yourself doing daytime sports talk radio? Probably not found my niche. But if the check is big enough, everyone has their price. Everyone has their price. Jennifer en Richmond, Virginia righte s She says, what gets you awake and energize before every show. I've been listening for a couple of months. Now I gets the last hour of your show as I get ready for the drive and drive into work. You guys all

have energy, unique segments and all well, very kind, thank you, Jennifer. Well, it's just you gotta be awake. I mean, why would you want to listen to somebody who's half asleep on the radio? My god, you know what I mean. I was like, you know, if you're gonna the most important thing, I would say, this is the most important thing you have is your time. And if you're gonna dedicate your time to listen to some gas bag like me on the radio, then you gotta you gotta be an energetic, enthusiastic.

If you're not, why are you there? Shouldn't do it. Now that said, I know there's a lot of people in our business us that are very boring and dull, and you feel like they're sleeping while there some have like Mike Francess is like falling asleep. So maybe that's the best. Maybe I'm dumb for being, you know, being awake, But no, how do I stay awake? Cocaine? No? Uh? I just I'm a nocturnal person by by nature, and some days are easier than others. There are days I

come in, I'm like dragon. We all have those days. Then you gotta gotta put your thespian hat on and put on it. Put a little bit of a happy happy day. It's happy act. Uh. Let's see how Eric and Omahas is. How hard is it switching from saying the G word to farmers. It's been okay, Eric, Yeah, we we said Geico for a long time. Geco was a great sponsor for Fox Sports Radio for a very long time, and Farmers came in and then just they've been great. It's like we have like a farmer's ticker.

Every you give us ten minutes, we'll give you two Farmers Insurance commercial. I love Farmers, but they're they're rate sponsor and title sponsor, and we thank them for supporting, supporting eachully, keep the keep the programming going. Let's see here. Carlos says, what is your fallback plan if you get let go by Fox Sports Radio again? Would you go

back like you did last time? Carlos really depends. I I like to think I could get a gig somewhere else, but these jobs are hard to get and you usually if you know somebody, they can help you out get a job. I have thought about just doing a podcast and doing that and really focusing on that and trying to monetize that. This podcast is through my heart, so if they got rid of me, I would not do the podcast for my heart. Remember that, so you need to follow me and in case something happen. I don't

see anything happening. I think I'll continue on at Fox Sports Radio, but yeah, something in the podcast where. I also thought about bringing back my website that I did in the early two thousands, trying trying to become the gossip monger that I had been and recreate that. I think there's a market for that because it's it's there's so much stuff on Twitter, so much stuff. It's hard to keep track of everything, and so if you can go to be a clearinghouse for what's good and get

rid of the bullshit. That would be that would be a good way to go. Uh Rick Ricardo from friendsnow right, and says Mr Maller, When are you going to pay off everything you said you were going to pay off in the fifth hour all those years ago. Um, that'll be the I think the was it the thirty second day of the month. I think we'll be doing that. Yes, on the thirty second day of the month. I think

we'll be doing that. John last one, John the jailer from Allentown p a right, since, says Benning Gascott, we just had thirty inches of snow. When was the last time you have thrown a snowball? Lot? It's easy John. Over the Christmas New Year's break, I was up in the Sequoia Mountain the National Park in California and there was snowing. It was awesome snowball. We were chucking snowballs around, diving in the snow, drove up the hill and then

drove down the hill. Man, I can't I don't remember the year, but it was the Jake Plumber era in in Denver. I went to Arrowhead Broncos and Chiefs and it was snowing out there and there's a few inches of snow that we're able to chuck it around a little bit and pick some people. And uh, it's for a long time ago ship. That's fun, man. I I like going to the snow. It's it's cool kind of live in the snow, but it lives in the snow.

I'd be like, screw that. Though. It's like living on the beach and going to another beach, you know, like, what's the point you live on a beach? You know, I'm gonna tell you about that. I was in Manhattan Beach their day and the view of the scenery, it's just, I mean, it's so nice being west of Little four oh five. Let me tell you about that, because everything there just looks better, smells better, taste better, feels better. It's kind of awesome. Everyone's a bigger and better asshole.

That's true. Yes, all right, that's it's super All Sunday. Hopefully you've listened to this before the game. Maybe you're listening to it during the game, that would be odd, or after the game, but either way, we'll be back tonight on the radio inside the Magic Radio Box to recap everything from Super Bowl Sunday, the good, the bad, the ugly whole thing. Remember, tell a friend about the podcast. Download download download, have a wonderful rest of your day

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