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Speaker 1 (00:01):
Morning Run with Amy and TJ and iHeartRadio Podcast. Good
morning everyone. It's Tuesday, December twenty third, or as I
like to call it, Christmas Eve Eve.
Speaker 2 (00:12):
I'm Abe Robot, yes, and I'm TJ. Holmes. Welcome to
your Christmas Eve Eve Morning Run, brought to you by Trump,
Amy and TJ Podcast. You haven't heard he has now
put his name on our podcast? Now we were powerless
to stop it. This is happening everywhere every day, is
it not?
Speaker 1 (00:30):
Now, it's actually I shouldn't laugh. It's actually it's a
little scary rather than funny. But I don't know. Right now,
all we can do is laugh.
Speaker 2 (00:38):
Yeah, let's laugh about it. We'll we'll have fun with
it today. But yes, Trump, if you haven't heard, 's
put his name on yet something else that will be
around for many, many years to come. We'll get into that,
and yes, we'll keep a smile on our face about it.
But a lot of people out there, of course, they're
trying to get somewhere right now for the most part,
right on Christmas Eve Eve, you wrapped up work at
the office for the moment.
Speaker 1 (00:58):
You will check every one of the than us and
the central workers. Yes, but they are on their way
to family and friends getting ready to celebrate Christmas.
Speaker 2 (01:07):
And as we're recording this, if you're on the road
and on your way now, which would be in the morning,
you're doing good. You have really messed up if you
wait until one in the afternoon. The Triple A tells
us this today and tomorrow the worst day specifically to
be on the road between one and seven pm.
Speaker 1 (01:22):
And you know what, we know that, but unfortunately a
lot of people have to work half a day. They
have to. There's just reasons why it's impossible to leave
in the morning. So yes, between one and seven you're
going to be in trouble. And they actually Triple A
actually laid out specific routes that are especially difficult today.
They said, Detroit to Kalamazoo, if you left at ten am,
(01:43):
you're going to add forty minutes more than you would
have normally to your trip.
Speaker 2 (01:46):
That's crazy.
Speaker 1 (01:47):
Houston to Galveston if you leave at five forty five pm,
you're going to add what forty minutes as well to
your trip. San Francisco to Sacramento. Wooh, listen to this.
If you leave at five pm from San Francisco and
you're heading to Sacramento. That would normally be a three
hour and sixteen minute trip. Oh sorry, that would normally
be a one hour and thirty minute trip. Just quick,
(02:09):
it will now be three hours and sixteen minutes. So
you're more than doubling your travel time.
Speaker 2 (02:14):
Might as well wait and just go in the morning,
going the overnight, don't.
Speaker 1 (02:17):
That's what you would do. You'd wake up at one
am and drive, but most people would not one.
Speaker 2 (02:21):
And a half hour trip. I would have it down
to thirty minutes.
Speaker 1 (02:24):
Just play some Christmas music or some Amyan TJ podcast.
Speaker 2 (02:28):
That's two hours. That's two I don't even want to
listen to It's for two hours where you may be gee,
have you going? Ope? You get there savely today and
a lot of folks ropes are going to be dealing
with a bit of a mess. This is the worst
kind of weather. Almost in the Northeast. You're going to
be dealing with, like just snow, do something me this slush.
Speaker 1 (02:47):
Slush, freezing rain, sleep. Those are terrible. And then especially
when it starts snowing and it's so pretty and christmasy,
and then the rain.
Speaker 2 (02:54):
Comes and just takes it all away. So that's what
a lot of folks in the East are going to
be dealing with some nasty web. They're gonna be some slushy,
ugly stuff, light snow, freezing rain for the most part,
and then out west from northern to southern California. It's
going to start in the north within make its way south.
They're getting some heavy, heavy rain and wind out there
that could cause some.
Speaker 1 (03:13):
Problems air travel right yes.
Speaker 2 (03:16):
Air trying some flooding worries out there as well. So
it's a little bit of a not the ideal week necessarily,
but it will be an ideal week for folks who
are getting out of town. If you're not going to
Mama's house. A lot of people it's December, they want
to go to warmer climates. I was surprised to see
the top destinations domestically, at least for people during the holiday.
Speaker 1 (03:37):
It's Florida Baby Orlando number one, Fort Lauderdale number two,
Miami number three, Anaheim, LA Number four, Honolulu number five,
Tampa number six. Wow, Florida has Florida four out of
the six top destinations for Christmas. New York City number seven,
Maui number eight, Dallas Fort Worth number nine. In Las
(03:59):
Vegas tend so we are the only cold weather climate
in the top ten destinations domestically.
Speaker 2 (04:06):
But it's such a pretty place during the holiday. New York, Yes,
so you could make an exception.
Speaker 1 (04:10):
Does make sense.
Speaker 2 (04:10):
I want to come get cold. But on the other side,
all warm places as well. For the most popular international
destinations for US Americans, Number one CanCon that makes sense.
We went there last year, so did we really? Yes?
Speaker 1 (04:22):
You always forget we went to We went for New
Year's Eve, but yes, yes, I have to remind you
it was last year. We went to kancun me and you, yes,
just you, and we went after Christmas?
Speaker 2 (04:36):
All right? Well, then two hot spot is Punta Kana.
After that you go Cosmmeld and Costa Rica Port of
art Over after that. So it makes sense people are
going south for the winter to warmer spots, but most
of us will be with family, be at home for
the holiday, which is only a couple days away.
Speaker 1 (04:55):
Now, yes, sorry, we cannot wait to talk more about that.
But also on the run this morning, the Brown Leasee
chief has been placed on leave following that mass shooting.
A video game pioneer has died in a caught on
camera Ferrari Crash GOLP ones now have been approved in
the pill form, and President Trump shows some sympathy. The surprise, though,
(05:18):
is not just that, but also to whom he showed
that sympathy to after the Epstein files release and also
along for our run with us this morning will be
Barry Manilow, Chuck Schumer, Bill Clinton, and the Kansas City chiefs.
But first up on this Tuesday morning run, Congress passed
a law to force the release of the Epstein files.
(05:38):
We all know that, right, Well, now they actually need
to want to pass another law to enforce that law.
That is the most ridiculous concept ever.
Speaker 2 (05:51):
Here we go. This way is the point of a law.
Speaker 1 (05:53):
If you have to get another law to enforce previous law, and.
Speaker 2 (05:57):
Then there's gonna be another one after that, and this
won't stop. But send it democratically. Chuck Schumer says he's
going to introduce a resolution that would direct the Senate
to take legal action against the Department of Justice for
failing to release all of the Epstein files.
Speaker 1 (06:10):
This, of course, comes after the original sponsors of the
Epstein Files Transparency Act suggested that ag Pambondi be held
in contempt like actually suggesting she should be put in
prison until all the files are released. Were fairly certain
that is not going to happen, but it was certainly
used as a salacious headline.
Speaker 2 (06:29):
Oh wow.
Speaker 1 (06:30):
Meanwhile, we heard from the President for the first time yesterday.
Remember he was avoiding taking questions when the Epstein files
were supposed to be released, while he finally spoke out
about their partial release.
Speaker 2 (06:41):
Yeah, he expressed sympathy for the innocent folks connected to Epstein.
You didn't think I was going to say sympathy for
the victims. Did you express sympathy for the innocent folks
whose names have.
Speaker 1 (06:53):
Shown it because he considers himself among them.
Speaker 2 (06:55):
Possibly, he said, quote, A lot of people are very
angry that pictures are being released of other people that
really had nothing to do with Epstein, but they're in
a picture with him because he was at a party,
and you ruin a reputation of somebody.
Speaker 1 (07:06):
He specifically mentioned former President Bill Clinton. Here is what
Trump had to say. I don't like the picture of
Bill Clinton being shown. I don't like the picture of
other people shown. I think it's a terrible thing.
Speaker 2 (07:19):
Yeah, he mentioned Clinton, and we did hear from Clinton yesterday.
As well, at least through a spokesperson the former president,
insisting that the DOJ release everything related to President Clinton.
Speaker 1 (07:32):
I actually really appreciate this. Here is what the statement said.
What the DOJ has released so far, and the manner
in which it did so makes one thing clear. Someone
or something is being protected. We do not know whom,
what or why, but we do know this we need
no such protection.
Speaker 2 (07:51):
That's strong. That is a very strong get me get
it all out to clear my freakin' name of any
of this foolish.
Speaker 1 (07:58):
I want you to show the receipts.
Speaker 2 (07:59):
But this is pretty strong statement too. This is coming
from the former president who is now clearly putting himself
on board with victims and everybody else who thinks there's
a cover up of some kind going on. That's a
huge statement. It went on to call for the release
of all materials referring to mentioning or containing a photograph
of Bill Clinton, saying quote refusal to do so will
(08:20):
confirm the widespread suspicion that the DJ's actions to date
are not about transparency but about insinuation, using selective releases
to imply wrongdoing about individuals who have already been repeatedly
cleared by the very same d J. That's a strong
statement and it's needed. I miss this. We don't watch
(08:40):
a lot of Sunday the Sunday Talk, But on Meet
the Press, Todd Blanche was asked directly about the possibility
the DJ had an investigation in Bill Clinton. He said,
no comment. I'm not going to comment on possible investigations.
Speaker 1 (08:54):
Which, of course like throws the door wide open, insinuating
as President Clinton kind of suggest there to say no. Yeah,
you're allowed to say no.
Speaker 2 (09:03):
No, there's no investigation. That's not violating an investigation if
that's not one.
Speaker 1 (09:06):
I applaud President Clinton's strong language and his strong stance.
Show everything, please all right. Next up on the Run,
the Brown University police chief has been placed on leave
pending a review of the December thirteenth shooting that left
two students dead and nine others injured. We're talking about
Chief Rodney Chapman. There was now a commission to review
(09:29):
campus safety, which obviously is needed. We saw the clear
lack of cameras and security in that building that could
have at least quickly apprehended this man, but certainly maybe
even would have been a preventative measure in place because
he clearly knew that there were not cameras. The Department
of Education has also launched a review of security procedures
at Brown as well.
Speaker 2 (09:50):
I continue on the run here now with huge news
here from the FDA. They've approved the first ever oral
GLP one medication. Isn't it's all been injectable to this point.
Speaker 1 (10:02):
And who like that is such a deterrent? Who wants
to inject themselves with anything? I don't. I can't think
of one person to be like, please sign me up.
Speaker 2 (10:10):
It's just as effective, they say as the injections. This
one is what Cove that's made what govy Am, I
saying the right with govy It's made by Novo Nordisks,
that drug maker. But they have been given the okay
to make this in pill form. It will be a
daily pill. It's going to be available, they say, almost immediately,
in a matter of weeks. Ah, the stuff's out that
we're not exactly sure how much this is going to
(10:31):
cost you. They're working out things with the insurance companies
and whatnot, but they say it is going to be
ready soon. And their competitor, Eli Lilly, they're working on
their version as well, expecting another pill version to be ready.
This is gonna be a game changer in twenty twenty six.
Speaker 1 (10:43):
It's crazy because I just remember growing up. You know,
folks who were pushing exercise and eating right, which of
course is the gold standard in keeping a healthy weight,
would always say there is no magic pill. I mean
that was always what they would say. You have to
put in the work, you have to show discipline. So
it turns out it actually looks like there might be
a magic pill.
Speaker 2 (11:02):
Damn wow. All right.
Speaker 1 (11:03):
Next up on the Run, a pioneering video game developer
behind some of the most popular games in the world
has died in a fiery Ferrari crash. As in actual
life imitating art. It was all captured on video. We're
talking about Vince Zampella, just fifty five years old. He
(11:24):
is the man behind the wildly popular game Call of Duty.
I mean, I have to say I didn't love it,
but my daughter's played it and love it. And actually
even as like young adults will sit there in their
bedrooms and play Call of Duty together on THEOD.
Speaker 2 (11:38):
How many versions of it have come out now it's
just a worldwide phenomenon. But Zampella was driving a Ferrari.
It was on a scenic highway just north of Los Angeles.
Now this video is out there and it shows this Ferrari,
red Ferrari speeding out coming out of a tunnel. It's
being recorded. Some people kind of on the side of
the road of know what was got happening, but they
were there to see it come out. But came out
(12:01):
flying losers control, hits a concrete barrier and then they realize,
oh my god, you could tell the people were filming.
Somebody goes over. They pull someone out. The passenger was
ejected and Zampella here was in the car as it
was on fire. He was declared dead at the scene.
The passenger was declared dead at the hospital with terrible,
(12:21):
terrible video to see fifty five.
Speaker 1 (12:24):
Man, God, that is so sad and scary, and.
Speaker 2 (12:27):
You know that you know what to mention here. Everybody
understands this at eight hundred and nineteen horsepower car, this
is a four hundred thousand dollars Ferraries. Just there was
a lot of power. It was awful here fifty five
years old, but qute an impact all right.
Speaker 1 (12:40):
Next up on the run, as we mentioned, at the
top of the podcast. Trump keeps naming stuff after himself.
Yesterday he announced a new class of powerful battleships named
after well him. Of course, it's called the Trump Class
of Ships. Yes, this is all a part of the
expansion of the US Navy. The first ship, he says,
(13:01):
we'll be ready in just two and a half years,
and this is going to be a part of his legacy.
There was some very well, I would just say, positive
words said about President Trump at the press conference by
Pete peg Seth and others. Everyone kissing the ring at
the ceremony.
Speaker 2 (13:17):
So to speak. Why they're just honoring the president in
the office. Continuing on the run here now we're going
to turn to Berry Manilo with the legendary Barry Manilo.
He's revealed he has lung cancer. The eighty two year
old gay fans the update on social media, saying that
he had a recent bout of bronchitis, went on for weeks,
but he got over that, but his doctor, just to
be safe, wanted to order an MRI.
Speaker 1 (13:39):
This is actually remarkable. They found in that MRI a
cancerous spot on his left lung that he is going
to have to have surgically removed, but Manelo says this
it is pure luck that it was found this early. Look,
lung cancer is never found early, almost never, i should say,
because once symptoms start to show, you're usually already age four. Unfortunately,
(14:01):
so his doctor said, they do not believe that it's spread.
So that means he is not going to have chemo,
no radiation, he said, just chicken soup and I love
Lucy reruns. He apologized to fans though he does have
to reschedule his January concerts, but he said in February
it's going to be a party. Like he's already predicting that.
He said, I'm very sorry that you have to change
your plans, which is kind given the fact that he
(14:22):
just got a cancer diagnosis. But my goodness, that is
a look. That is an amazing story. It's rare, but
it is a reminder. He said, everyone, if you have
any symptoms, go like just get checked.
Speaker 2 (14:34):
And he gave his doctor so much credit in that
note that he wrote on social media. He said, the
guy is just good and saved his life. He absolutely has.
And it's always cool in these artists, they apologize to
the when they're sick. The vocal. They apologize to the
fans for the inconvenience, and I don't know that always
just to me, says something sometimes about the artist, and
(14:54):
also says something that he was joking about watching I
Love of Lucy Reaver. Yes, yes, I'll stay with us
on this Christmas Eve eve run. When we come back
to the NFL, Well, it sided with Amy Robock in
a debate we had here yesterday. We'll explain. Also, the
Kansas City Chiefs are moving, but not out of Kansas City,
but out of the state. We'll explain. And somebody please
(15:18):
win the damn powerball. We continue on this Christmas Eve
eve run and the NFL apparently has agreed with Robes
that what we saw was more than a swipe, which
is how I described Pittsburgh's dealers receiver DK Metcalf and
(15:42):
his interaction with a fan on Sunday. Well, yes, you
know the video by now looks like he took a
swipe at this fan who was in the front row
but up in the stands with the NFL now says
they are going to suspend dk Metcalf for two games
without pay. This is stuff for the NFL. You initiated
(16:03):
the interaction with the fan. It doesn't matter what the
fan was saying at all. You had to go reach
up there and do something, so you are the one responsible.
Speaker 1 (16:13):
Yeah, how they held words cannot be met with a fist,
And it was a fist. There was not a swipe.
A swipe is something you do on your phone, swipe
or no swiping From Dora the Explorer, this was a fist.
Speaker 2 (16:24):
He swiped hard left, I should say.
Speaker 1 (16:27):
With a closed fist. All right. Next up on the run,
the Kansas City Chiefs are moving. They're gonna still be
in Kansas City, but not in Kansas City, Missouri. The
team has entered into an agreement with Kansas legislators, who
yesterday approved a bond package to help finance a new
domed stadium for the team.
Speaker 2 (16:47):
Yeah, Missouri tried to keep them, but actually they frankly
got another better financial offer from the other side, and
sure enough they took it for Missouri. You stop and
think about it. They keep losing NFL teams. Saint Louis
lost two. You remember, yes, the Rams and the Cardinals.
Speaker 1 (17:06):
You and I both lived in Missouri. I lived there
for eight years. We called it misery sometimes and this
might be a reason why.
Speaker 2 (17:12):
I didn't do that. I knew I wouldn't be there long,
and I didn't want anybody to hear me.
Speaker 1 (17:16):
I lived there for eight years. But you know what
they call it in Missouri, Missurra misuri Missourira.
Speaker 2 (17:21):
Missouri ain't got no more NFL team. They lost the
Cardinals out of Saint Louis to Arizona, and they lost
the Rams out of Saint Louis to.
Speaker 1 (17:29):
La Now, well it is misery at least for those
folks right now, you know it's a play on words.
Speaker 2 (17:36):
Right. Finally, your folks, you said, you know what, this
is going to make it a better story. Final here
at Powerball, the drawing now is going to be on
Wednesday night, So somebody is going to have a great
Christmas Eve. Somebody is literally going to wake up on
Christmas morning, check their tickets and go, holy hell, a story.
Speaker 1 (17:53):
That's actually really really that's a good story. I like that.
And guess what I checked. We we matched a power Ball,
so we won four dollars. I'm super excited, don't I'm
gonna go scan a little thing and get my four
dollars back as a reinvestment for another lottery ticket for
Christmas Eve. I'm gonna keep trying.
Speaker 2 (18:10):
Is that the plan? But yeah, is up to one
point seven billion, now one point seven billion. We're all
gonna buy tickets. But somebody on Christmas morning litter relief.
Oh that's the story. God, it's gonna be the story.
That's the only reason that we've gone through all this
is it's going to make a beautiful story for somebody
literally on Christmas to wake up a.
Speaker 1 (18:29):
Billion Maybe that person will actually tell us there's you know,
I get it. If you win the lottery, no one
wants to tell anybody that they won for a million reasons.
But wouldn't it be so fun if we actually got
to hear the story. I hope we get to.
Speaker 2 (18:40):
Well, they would never hear from us again.
Speaker 1 (18:43):
All of a sudden, Amy and TJ's podcast goes poof.
Speaker 2 (18:46):
Yep, no press release, no nothing. Hey, before we let
you go on this Christmas Eve, something we would like
for you to take with you. It is our quote
of the day. How about this one for you today?
Roll if you were speaking about this the other day,
and I will share this and I quote, your friendship
with yourself sets the tone for every other relationship you have.
(19:09):
I think you actually mentioned this, maybe just yesterday something.
Speaker 1 (19:12):
Along these ty Yes, I've been working on it. I
know it sounds super cheesy, but we ignore the relationship
we have with ourselves and what we think of ourselves
and how we treat ourselves, and that absolutely impacts how
we treat our children, how we treat our spouses, how
we treat our friends. All of it comes from that
first self love.
Speaker 2 (19:32):
Isn't that crazy? Start there? If you want to improve
every relationship around you, improve the one you have with
yourself first, and things will likely start to fall in place.
Your friendship with yourself sets the tone where every other
relationship you have, and with that, folks, good luck. I
know some of y'all are still tracking them down those
last few gifts, no doubt. Actually we're heading out this
(19:53):
morning to do a couple of few things, so we
get it. But we always appreciate you taking a run
with us, and I'm Amy Robock.
Speaker 1 (20:02):
I have a great day, everybody. We'll run with you soon.
M h m hm
Speaker 2 (20:09):
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Morning Run with Amy and TJ and iHeartRadio Podcast. Good
morning everyone. It's Tuesday, December twenty third, or as I
like to call it, Christmas Eve Eve.
Speaker 2 (00:12):
I'm Abe Robot, yes, and I'm TJ. Holmes. Welcome to
your Christmas Eve Eve Morning Run, brought to you by Trump,
Amy and TJ Podcast. You haven't heard he has now
put his name on our podcast? Now we were powerless
to stop it. This is happening everywhere every day, is
it not?
Speaker 1 (00:30):
Now, it's actually I shouldn't laugh. It's actually it's a
little scary rather than funny. But I don't know. Right now,
all we can do is laugh.
Speaker 2 (00:38):
Yeah, let's laugh about it. We'll we'll have fun with
it today. But yes, Trump, if you haven't heard, 's
put his name on yet something else that will be
around for many, many years to come. We'll get into that,
and yes, we'll keep a smile on our face about it.
But a lot of people out there, of course, they're
trying to get somewhere right now for the most part,
right on Christmas Eve Eve, you wrapped up work at
the office for the moment.
Speaker 1 (00:58):
You will check every one of the than us and
the central workers. Yes, but they are on their way
to family and friends getting ready to celebrate Christmas.
Speaker 2 (01:07):
And as we're recording this, if you're on the road
and on your way now, which would be in the morning,
you're doing good. You have really messed up if you
wait until one in the afternoon. The Triple A tells
us this today and tomorrow the worst day specifically to
be on the road between one and seven pm.
Speaker 1 (01:22):
And you know what, we know that, but unfortunately a
lot of people have to work half a day. They
have to. There's just reasons why it's impossible to leave
in the morning. So yes, between one and seven you're
going to be in trouble. And they actually Triple A
actually laid out specific routes that are especially difficult today.
They said, Detroit to Kalamazoo, if you left at ten am,
(01:43):
you're going to add forty minutes more than you would
have normally to your trip.
Speaker 2 (01:46):
That's crazy.
Speaker 1 (01:47):
Houston to Galveston if you leave at five forty five pm,
you're going to add what forty minutes as well to
your trip. San Francisco to Sacramento. Wooh, listen to this.
If you leave at five pm from San Francisco and
you're heading to Sacramento. That would normally be a three
hour and sixteen minute trip. Oh sorry, that would normally
be a one hour and thirty minute trip. Just quick,
(02:09):
it will now be three hours and sixteen minutes. So
you're more than doubling your travel time.
Speaker 2 (02:14):
Might as well wait and just go in the morning,
going the overnight, don't.
Speaker 1 (02:17):
That's what you would do. You'd wake up at one
am and drive, but most people would not one.
Speaker 2 (02:21):
And a half hour trip. I would have it down
to thirty minutes.
Speaker 1 (02:24):
Just play some Christmas music or some Amyan TJ podcast.
Speaker 2 (02:28):
That's two hours. That's two I don't even want to
listen to It's for two hours where you may be gee,
have you going? Ope? You get there savely today and
a lot of folks ropes are going to be dealing
with a bit of a mess. This is the worst
kind of weather. Almost in the Northeast. You're going to
be dealing with, like just snow, do something me this slush.
Speaker 1 (02:47):
Slush, freezing rain, sleep. Those are terrible. And then especially
when it starts snowing and it's so pretty and christmasy,
and then the rain.
Speaker 2 (02:54):
Comes and just takes it all away. So that's what
a lot of folks in the East are going to
be dealing with some nasty web. They're gonna be some slushy,
ugly stuff, light snow, freezing rain for the most part,
and then out west from northern to southern California. It's
going to start in the north within make its way south.
They're getting some heavy, heavy rain and wind out there
that could cause some.
Speaker 1 (03:13):
Problems air travel right yes.
Speaker 2 (03:16):
Air trying some flooding worries out there as well. So
it's a little bit of a not the ideal week necessarily,
but it will be an ideal week for folks who
are getting out of town. If you're not going to
Mama's house. A lot of people it's December, they want
to go to warmer climates. I was surprised to see
the top destinations domestically, at least for people during the holiday.
Speaker 1 (03:37):
It's Florida Baby Orlando number one, Fort Lauderdale number two,
Miami number three, Anaheim, LA Number four, Honolulu number five,
Tampa number six. Wow, Florida has Florida four out of
the six top destinations for Christmas. New York City number seven,
Maui number eight, Dallas Fort Worth number nine. In Las
(03:59):
Vegas tend so we are the only cold weather climate
in the top ten destinations domestically.
Speaker 2 (04:06):
But it's such a pretty place during the holiday. New York, Yes,
so you could make an exception.
Speaker 1 (04:10):
Does make sense.
Speaker 2 (04:10):
I want to come get cold. But on the other side,
all warm places as well. For the most popular international
destinations for US Americans, Number one CanCon that makes sense.
We went there last year, so did we really? Yes?
Speaker 1 (04:22):
You always forget we went to We went for New
Year's Eve, but yes, yes, I have to remind you
it was last year. We went to kancun me and you, yes,
just you, and we went after Christmas?
Speaker 2 (04:36):
All right? Well, then two hot spot is Punta Kana.
After that you go Cosmmeld and Costa Rica Port of
art Over after that. So it makes sense people are
going south for the winter to warmer spots, but most
of us will be with family, be at home for
the holiday, which is only a couple days away.
Speaker 1 (04:55):
Now, yes, sorry, we cannot wait to talk more about that.
But also on the run this morning, the Brown Leasee
chief has been placed on leave following that mass shooting.
A video game pioneer has died in a caught on
camera Ferrari Crash GOLP ones now have been approved in
the pill form, and President Trump shows some sympathy. The surprise, though,
(05:18):
is not just that, but also to whom he showed
that sympathy to after the Epstein files release and also
along for our run with us this morning will be
Barry Manilow, Chuck Schumer, Bill Clinton, and the Kansas City chiefs.
But first up on this Tuesday morning run, Congress passed
a law to force the release of the Epstein files.
(05:38):
We all know that, right, Well, now they actually need
to want to pass another law to enforce that law.
That is the most ridiculous concept ever.
Speaker 2 (05:51):
Here we go. This way is the point of a law.
Speaker 1 (05:53):
If you have to get another law to enforce previous law, and.
Speaker 2 (05:57):
Then there's gonna be another one after that, and this
won't stop. But send it democratically. Chuck Schumer says he's
going to introduce a resolution that would direct the Senate
to take legal action against the Department of Justice for
failing to release all of the Epstein files.
Speaker 1 (06:10):
This, of course, comes after the original sponsors of the
Epstein Files Transparency Act suggested that ag Pambondi be held
in contempt like actually suggesting she should be put in
prison until all the files are released. Were fairly certain
that is not going to happen, but it was certainly
used as a salacious headline.
Speaker 2 (06:29):
Oh wow.
Speaker 1 (06:30):
Meanwhile, we heard from the President for the first time yesterday.
Remember he was avoiding taking questions when the Epstein files
were supposed to be released, while he finally spoke out
about their partial release.
Speaker 2 (06:41):
Yeah, he expressed sympathy for the innocent folks connected to Epstein.
You didn't think I was going to say sympathy for
the victims. Did you express sympathy for the innocent folks
whose names have.
Speaker 1 (06:53):
Shown it because he considers himself among them.
Speaker 2 (06:55):
Possibly, he said, quote, A lot of people are very
angry that pictures are being released of other people that
really had nothing to do with Epstein, but they're in
a picture with him because he was at a party,
and you ruin a reputation of somebody.
Speaker 1 (07:06):
He specifically mentioned former President Bill Clinton. Here is what
Trump had to say. I don't like the picture of
Bill Clinton being shown. I don't like the picture of
other people shown. I think it's a terrible thing.
Speaker 2 (07:19):
Yeah, he mentioned Clinton, and we did hear from Clinton yesterday.
As well, at least through a spokesperson the former president,
insisting that the DOJ release everything related to President Clinton.
Speaker 1 (07:32):
I actually really appreciate this. Here is what the statement said.
What the DOJ has released so far, and the manner
in which it did so makes one thing clear. Someone
or something is being protected. We do not know whom,
what or why, but we do know this we need
no such protection.
Speaker 2 (07:51):
That's strong. That is a very strong get me get
it all out to clear my freakin' name of any
of this foolish.
Speaker 1 (07:58):
I want you to show the receipts.
Speaker 2 (07:59):
But this is pretty strong statement too. This is coming
from the former president who is now clearly putting himself
on board with victims and everybody else who thinks there's
a cover up of some kind going on. That's a
huge statement. It went on to call for the release
of all materials referring to mentioning or containing a photograph
of Bill Clinton, saying quote refusal to do so will
(08:20):
confirm the widespread suspicion that the DJ's actions to date
are not about transparency but about insinuation, using selective releases
to imply wrongdoing about individuals who have already been repeatedly
cleared by the very same d J. That's a strong
statement and it's needed. I miss this. We don't watch
(08:40):
a lot of Sunday the Sunday Talk, But on Meet
the Press, Todd Blanche was asked directly about the possibility
the DJ had an investigation in Bill Clinton. He said,
no comment. I'm not going to comment on possible investigations.
Speaker 1 (08:54):
Which, of course like throws the door wide open, insinuating
as President Clinton kind of suggest there to say no. Yeah,
you're allowed to say no.
Speaker 2 (09:03):
No, there's no investigation. That's not violating an investigation if
that's not one.
Speaker 1 (09:06):
I applaud President Clinton's strong language and his strong stance.
Show everything, please all right. Next up on the Run,
the Brown University police chief has been placed on leave
pending a review of the December thirteenth shooting that left
two students dead and nine others injured. We're talking about
Chief Rodney Chapman. There was now a commission to review
(09:29):
campus safety, which obviously is needed. We saw the clear
lack of cameras and security in that building that could
have at least quickly apprehended this man, but certainly maybe
even would have been a preventative measure in place because
he clearly knew that there were not cameras. The Department
of Education has also launched a review of security procedures
at Brown as well.
Speaker 2 (09:50):
I continue on the run here now with huge news
here from the FDA. They've approved the first ever oral
GLP one medication. Isn't it's all been injectable to this point.
Speaker 1 (10:02):
And who like that is such a deterrent? Who wants
to inject themselves with anything? I don't. I can't think
of one person to be like, please sign me up.
Speaker 2 (10:10):
It's just as effective, they say as the injections. This
one is what Cove that's made what govy Am, I
saying the right with govy It's made by Novo Nordisks,
that drug maker. But they have been given the okay
to make this in pill form. It will be a
daily pill. It's going to be available, they say, almost immediately,
in a matter of weeks. Ah, the stuff's out that
we're not exactly sure how much this is going to
(10:31):
cost you. They're working out things with the insurance companies
and whatnot, but they say it is going to be
ready soon. And their competitor, Eli Lilly, they're working on
their version as well, expecting another pill version to be ready.
This is gonna be a game changer in twenty twenty six.
Speaker 1 (10:43):
It's crazy because I just remember growing up. You know,
folks who were pushing exercise and eating right, which of
course is the gold standard in keeping a healthy weight,
would always say there is no magic pill. I mean
that was always what they would say. You have to
put in the work, you have to show discipline. So
it turns out it actually looks like there might be
a magic pill.
Speaker 2 (11:02):
Damn wow. All right.
Speaker 1 (11:03):
Next up on the Run, a pioneering video game developer
behind some of the most popular games in the world
has died in a fiery Ferrari crash. As in actual
life imitating art. It was all captured on video. We're
talking about Vince Zampella, just fifty five years old. He
(11:24):
is the man behind the wildly popular game Call of Duty.
I mean, I have to say I didn't love it,
but my daughter's played it and love it. And actually
even as like young adults will sit there in their
bedrooms and play Call of Duty together on THEOD.
Speaker 2 (11:38):
How many versions of it have come out now it's
just a worldwide phenomenon. But Zampella was driving a Ferrari.
It was on a scenic highway just north of Los Angeles.
Now this video is out there and it shows this Ferrari,
red Ferrari speeding out coming out of a tunnel. It's
being recorded. Some people kind of on the side of
the road of know what was got happening, but they
were there to see it come out. But came out
(12:01):
flying losers control, hits a concrete barrier and then they realize,
oh my god, you could tell the people were filming.
Somebody goes over. They pull someone out. The passenger was
ejected and Zampella here was in the car as it
was on fire. He was declared dead at the scene.
The passenger was declared dead at the hospital with terrible,
(12:21):
terrible video to see fifty five.
Speaker 1 (12:24):
Man, God, that is so sad and scary, and.
Speaker 2 (12:27):
You know that you know what to mention here. Everybody
understands this at eight hundred and nineteen horsepower car, this
is a four hundred thousand dollars Ferraries. Just there was
a lot of power. It was awful here fifty five
years old, but qute an impact all right.
Speaker 1 (12:40):
Next up on the run, as we mentioned, at the
top of the podcast. Trump keeps naming stuff after himself.
Yesterday he announced a new class of powerful battleships named
after well him. Of course, it's called the Trump Class
of Ships. Yes, this is all a part of the
expansion of the US Navy. The first ship, he says,
(13:01):
we'll be ready in just two and a half years,
and this is going to be a part of his legacy.
There was some very well, I would just say, positive
words said about President Trump at the press conference by
Pete peg Seth and others. Everyone kissing the ring at
the ceremony.
Speaker 2 (13:17):
So to speak. Why they're just honoring the president in
the office. Continuing on the run here now we're going
to turn to Berry Manilo with the legendary Barry Manilo.
He's revealed he has lung cancer. The eighty two year
old gay fans the update on social media, saying that
he had a recent bout of bronchitis, went on for weeks,
but he got over that, but his doctor, just to
be safe, wanted to order an MRI.
Speaker 1 (13:39):
This is actually remarkable. They found in that MRI a
cancerous spot on his left lung that he is going
to have to have surgically removed, but Manelo says this
it is pure luck that it was found this early. Look,
lung cancer is never found early, almost never, i should say,
because once symptoms start to show, you're usually already age four. Unfortunately,
(14:01):
so his doctor said, they do not believe that it's spread.
So that means he is not going to have chemo,
no radiation, he said, just chicken soup and I love
Lucy reruns. He apologized to fans though he does have
to reschedule his January concerts, but he said in February
it's going to be a party. Like he's already predicting that.
He said, I'm very sorry that you have to change
your plans, which is kind given the fact that he
(14:22):
just got a cancer diagnosis. But my goodness, that is
a look. That is an amazing story. It's rare, but
it is a reminder. He said, everyone, if you have
any symptoms, go like just get checked.
Speaker 2 (14:34):
And he gave his doctor so much credit in that
note that he wrote on social media. He said, the
guy is just good and saved his life. He absolutely has.
And it's always cool in these artists, they apologize to
the when they're sick. The vocal. They apologize to the
fans for the inconvenience, and I don't know that always
just to me, says something sometimes about the artist, and
(14:54):
also says something that he was joking about watching I
Love of Lucy Reaver. Yes, yes, I'll stay with us
on this Christmas Eve eve run. When we come back
to the NFL, Well, it sided with Amy Robock in
a debate we had here yesterday. We'll explain. Also, the
Kansas City Chiefs are moving, but not out of Kansas City,
but out of the state. We'll explain. And somebody please
(15:18):
win the damn powerball. We continue on this Christmas Eve
eve run and the NFL apparently has agreed with Robes
that what we saw was more than a swipe, which
is how I described Pittsburgh's dealers receiver DK Metcalf and
(15:42):
his interaction with a fan on Sunday. Well, yes, you
know the video by now looks like he took a
swipe at this fan who was in the front row
but up in the stands with the NFL now says
they are going to suspend dk Metcalf for two games
without pay. This is stuff for the NFL. You initiated
(16:03):
the interaction with the fan. It doesn't matter what the
fan was saying at all. You had to go reach
up there and do something, so you are the one responsible.
Speaker 1 (16:13):
Yeah, how they held words cannot be met with a fist,
And it was a fist. There was not a swipe.
A swipe is something you do on your phone, swipe
or no swiping From Dora the Explorer, this was a fist.
Speaker 2 (16:24):
He swiped hard left, I should say.
Speaker 1 (16:27):
With a closed fist. All right. Next up on the run,
the Kansas City Chiefs are moving. They're gonna still be
in Kansas City, but not in Kansas City, Missouri. The
team has entered into an agreement with Kansas legislators, who
yesterday approved a bond package to help finance a new
domed stadium for the team.
Speaker 2 (16:47):
Yeah, Missouri tried to keep them, but actually they frankly
got another better financial offer from the other side, and
sure enough they took it for Missouri. You stop and
think about it. They keep losing NFL teams. Saint Louis
lost two. You remember, yes, the Rams and the Cardinals.
Speaker 1 (17:06):
You and I both lived in Missouri. I lived there
for eight years. We called it misery sometimes and this
might be a reason why.
Speaker 2 (17:12):
I didn't do that. I knew I wouldn't be there long,
and I didn't want anybody to hear me.
Speaker 1 (17:16):
I lived there for eight years. But you know what
they call it in Missouri, Missurra misuri Missourira.
Speaker 2 (17:21):
Missouri ain't got no more NFL team. They lost the
Cardinals out of Saint Louis to Arizona, and they lost
the Rams out of Saint Louis to.
Speaker 1 (17:29):
La Now, well it is misery at least for those
folks right now, you know it's a play on words.
Speaker 2 (17:36):
Right. Finally, your folks, you said, you know what, this
is going to make it a better story. Final here
at Powerball, the drawing now is going to be on
Wednesday night, So somebody is going to have a great
Christmas Eve. Somebody is literally going to wake up on
Christmas morning, check their tickets and go, holy hell, a story.
Speaker 1 (17:53):
That's actually really really that's a good story. I like that.
And guess what I checked. We we matched a power Ball,
so we won four dollars. I'm super excited, don't I'm
gonna go scan a little thing and get my four
dollars back as a reinvestment for another lottery ticket for
Christmas Eve. I'm gonna keep trying.
Speaker 2 (18:10):
Is that the plan? But yeah, is up to one
point seven billion, now one point seven billion. We're all
gonna buy tickets. But somebody on Christmas morning litter relief.
Oh that's the story. God, it's gonna be the story.
That's the only reason that we've gone through all this
is it's going to make a beautiful story for somebody
literally on Christmas to wake up a.
Speaker 1 (18:29):
Billion Maybe that person will actually tell us there's you know,
I get it. If you win the lottery, no one
wants to tell anybody that they won for a million reasons.
But wouldn't it be so fun if we actually got
to hear the story. I hope we get to.
Speaker 2 (18:40):
Well, they would never hear from us again.
Speaker 1 (18:43):
All of a sudden, Amy and TJ's podcast goes poof.
Speaker 2 (18:46):
Yep, no press release, no nothing. Hey, before we let
you go on this Christmas Eve, something we would like
for you to take with you. It is our quote
of the day. How about this one for you today?
Roll if you were speaking about this the other day,
and I will share this and I quote, your friendship
with yourself sets the tone for every other relationship you have.
(19:09):
I think you actually mentioned this, maybe just yesterday something.
Speaker 1 (19:12):
Along these ty Yes, I've been working on it. I
know it sounds super cheesy, but we ignore the relationship
we have with ourselves and what we think of ourselves
and how we treat ourselves, and that absolutely impacts how
we treat our children, how we treat our spouses, how
we treat our friends. All of it comes from that
first self love.
Speaker 2 (19:32):
Isn't that crazy? Start there? If you want to improve
every relationship around you, improve the one you have with
yourself first, and things will likely start to fall in place.
Your friendship with yourself sets the tone where every other
relationship you have, and with that, folks, good luck. I
know some of y'all are still tracking them down those
last few gifts, no doubt. Actually we're heading out this
(19:53):
morning to do a couple of few things, so we
get it. But we always appreciate you taking a run
with us, and I'm Amy Robock.
Speaker 1 (20:02):
I have a great day, everybody. We'll run with you soon.
M h m hm
Speaker 2 (20:09):
M hm.
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