Paulie and Tony explain why Zion Williamson's sex tape scandal is GREAT for him and the Pelicans. They also react to the HUGE blowback from last week's controversial Nikola Jokic take, and ask the big question about #1 NBA Draft pick Victor Wembanyama. Plus, they do something they haven't done on the show in 20 years!
Follow, Rate & Review "The Paulie & Tony Fusco Show" here (...we already know the show is great, but feel free to tell us how great it is)
Make sure to SUBSCRIBE on YouTube.
#fsr
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mark as Played
Transcript
Episode Transcript
Available transcripts are automatically generated. Complete accuracy is not guaranteed.
Speaker 1 (00:00):
On today's show, we'll tell you why the media is
handling of the Zion Williamson sex tape scandal is absolutely pathetic.
Speaker 2 (00:07):
Let's go roll the intro.
Speaker 3 (00:13):
All right, all right here yo yo yoo, you're live
from Philly.
Speaker 1 (00:17):
It's the number one rated Pauli and Tony Fosco show.
Yo yo yo, Pauli Foolsco. Here with Tony Fosco and
Tony Yo. A lot of blowback to last week's episode.
You know, we gave a take that just absolutely blew
people's minds. You know what we did is, as you remember,
(00:37):
we connected the dots between the Kola Jokis win in
the NBA Finals and the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. And it
was so smart and so observant. But of course they're
these idiots out there, you know, they come out of
the woodwork and they want to tell us we're wrong,
that it makes no sense.
Speaker 3 (00:55):
Please, it's really exactly.
Speaker 4 (00:57):
This is what happens when you give smart takes to
stupid people, exactly.
Speaker 1 (01:01):
And you know that's what we're trying to fix on
this show. You know, we don't just deliver smart sports takes.
Speaker 5 (01:07):
Now.
Speaker 1 (01:07):
What we do is we give our millions of viewers
and listeners and education.
Speaker 3 (01:11):
Isn't that right, tony?
Speaker 2 (01:13):
Yep?
Speaker 4 (01:13):
It's one of the many French benefits of watching and
listening to this show.
Speaker 3 (01:18):
Absolutely.
Speaker 1 (01:18):
And now what we're gonna do is later in the
show we're going to go deeper on our Jokich take
because he's much more where that came from. But first,
you know, huge announcement right here at the top of
the show. You know, every week we got people from
across the sports world just begging to be against on this.
Speaker 2 (01:35):
They call us at home all night long.
Speaker 3 (01:38):
It's with you should see it people.
Speaker 1 (01:40):
Anyway, this week we decided to just ignore all of
them and give that time to the people who truly
deserve it, our loyal fans of.
Speaker 3 (01:50):
The show out there.
Speaker 1 (01:51):
So as a special treat to you, the millions of
viewers and listeners, what we're gonna do this is historic.
It is something we haven't done in twenty years. We're
going to open up the Fusco Sports Hotline. That's why
we're gonna be taking your calls live right here on
the air.
Speaker 2 (02:08):
Yep.
Speaker 4 (02:08):
This is our way of saying you're welcome to all
the fans exactly, So just.
Speaker 3 (02:13):
Go ahead and call in the show.
Speaker 1 (02:15):
You all know the number, but you know, before we
open up the phone lines, let's talk about another line,
your line of credit and the message from our good
friends at Capital one. Do you want to make a
huge purchase but you're afraid you can't afford it? Well,
why the hell are you letting that stop you?
Speaker 2 (02:35):
Yeah? You know.
Speaker 4 (02:36):
The other day I called up my aunt Marie and
her boyfriend Nunzio answered the phone. He said my aunt
was busy cleaning his pipes. I said, Nunzio, why are
you making.
Speaker 2 (02:47):
My aunt do that?
Speaker 4 (02:48):
Just use your Capital one card and hire a plumber.
And he sounded confused and said he didn't have any
problems with his plumbing.
Speaker 2 (02:59):
You know what, let's forget it. Move on.
Speaker 1 (03:02):
Yeah, just don't move on anyway. A special deal for
our audience. Go to capitolwe dot com now, enter the
promo code FUSCO and get point zero zero one cash
back on your first purchase of one hundred thousand dollars
or more.
Speaker 3 (03:14):
Offer only valid in northern Wisconsin. Capital One.
Speaker 1 (03:18):
Yeah, Tony, business out of the way.
Speaker 3 (03:21):
It's starting to get into our top story story.
Speaker 2 (03:27):
All right.
Speaker 3 (03:27):
First, out the Gate, huge scandal.
Speaker 1 (03:30):
Out of the NBA Pelicans stars Zion Williamson facing accusations
from adult film star Mariah Mills, who claims she had
a sexual relationship with Zion while his girlfriend was pregnant,
and now she is threatening to release a sex stape.
And people, you know, our colleagues in the media online, they're.
Speaker 3 (03:51):
Just getting carried away. He rush into judgment as they
all all they do.
Speaker 1 (03:56):
And Tony, you know, we have to send a message
here because we feel it's journalistic duty right to refrain
from making any judgments of any kind in this matter.
Speaker 3 (04:06):
Until we have closely reviewed all the evidence. Isn't that right?
Speaker 2 (04:10):
Absolutely?
Speaker 4 (04:11):
You know, this is the court of public opinion, and
before we render a verdict, we must closely inspect all
of the evidence, whether it's sex tapes, nude selfies, erotically
charged dms. And also we must due back research on
the plaintiff in this case as well, be it thoroughly
examining compilation DVDs, paywalled websites, videos on OnlyFans posted for
(04:37):
premium subscribers, both MFF and MMF. It's truly our duty
as journalists.
Speaker 1 (04:46):
Terrific legal analysis, Tony. And you know another thing, we
just got to bring up here. I don't get why
there are all these reports out there that the Pelicans
are unhappy about this. To me, this is great for
both Zion and the Pelicans. I mean, yeah, what don't
we always want to see out of athletes performance under pressure,
And there is no greater pressure performance than when you're
(05:08):
having sexual relations with an adult film star. Just taking
it from me and Tony, especially Tony. But you know,
of course, for the record, we never ever buckle under
that pressure.
Speaker 2 (05:20):
Right Tony, No, no chance.
Speaker 1 (05:23):
Well, now do another much less interesting story out of
the NBA, the NBA Draft, which the NBA media went
and ruined by letting everybody and their brother know that
Victor Webbin Yama would be the number one pick. Now,
wemb Yama is reportedly seven to five, following in a
long line of extremely tall basketball stars like Yao Ming,
(05:45):
Sean Bradley, Chet Holmgren, Greg Odin. So you know, Tony,
tell me what is your prediction for when wen ben
Yama will suffer a potentially career ending injury.
Speaker 4 (05:56):
Well, based on his height, I initially had him projected
to get injured in the Summer League, but given that
he'll play for the Spurs, who rest players. I don't
project him to suffer a devastating injury for at least
six months, maybe seven.
Speaker 1 (06:12):
Terrific analysis that, Tony, And now switching to the world
of golf, legendary golfer Tom Watson is joining the chorus
of players who are angry at the PG eight door
and rightfully so fort emerging or whatever they're calling it
with the livtar And you know, we totally agree with
(06:32):
these players. It is totally shameful to see the PG
eight door get in bed with these Saudis, you know,
taking blood money from a country with such a terrible
record on human rights.
Speaker 3 (06:44):
Isn't that right, Tony?
Speaker 2 (06:46):
You know it's shameful.
Speaker 4 (06:47):
I admittedly don't watch any golf, but now I'll make
sure to watch even less golf. You know, it's important
for all of us, as Americans and also as non
golf watchers to reach Jack this horrible decision and boycott
the PGA Tour and all its enterprises.
Speaker 1 (07:06):
So well said Tony, And just before we moved to
our next topic, got to get a quick word in
here for our newest sponsor, Congo Airways, the only major
airline with flights inside the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Do you want to put the adventure back in your life,
then hop aboard Congo Airways today. It'll be a trip
(07:26):
you won't soon forget Congo Airways.
Speaker 2 (07:30):
Wow, sign me up, I'm booking my ticket.
Speaker 3 (07:33):
Okay.
Speaker 1 (07:34):
Now to finally address all the blowback from last week's show,
you know, we presented what has become surprisingly a controversial take.
You know what we did was we pointed out were
the other media outlets refused to do we did? You know,
up there was the strange occurrence that nobody wanted to
seem to talk about that toose Serbian athletes just happened
(07:57):
to win major championships in the same when you know,
Nicola Djokic winn the NBA Finals and Novak Djokovic.
Speaker 3 (08:05):
Win in the French Open.
Speaker 1 (08:07):
Now, you know, we we said, how could this random country,
because out of nowhere, produce such dominant athletes? You know,
and you know what we did was we pointed a
direct line to Chernobyl the nuclear accident from forty years ago.
Speaker 3 (08:21):
You know, you had all.
Speaker 1 (08:22):
That mendiation spreading through the whole population and clearly giving
them all.
Speaker 2 (08:28):
Super strong, all those gamma rays.
Speaker 3 (08:30):
Now, you know, the people online.
Speaker 1 (08:32):
They said, hold on, well, Chernobyl is nowhere near Serbia.
Checked the metal, really, we checked the matal people. It's
barely two inches away.
Speaker 2 (08:40):
It's right around the corner.
Speaker 1 (08:42):
Yeah, So that argument went nowhere, and then we got
these other people saying.
Speaker 3 (08:46):
Where's your evidence?
Speaker 2 (08:48):
Evidence?
Speaker 1 (08:49):
Exactly. We work in the media. That's what we do.
We don't have to research things. That's that's for researcher.
Speaker 2 (08:56):
Exactly what we do.
Speaker 3 (08:58):
Our job. Our job is to just put it out there.
You see.
Speaker 1 (09:01):
What we do is we get the conversation going right, Tony, right.
Speaker 4 (09:06):
We're just putting it out there, starting the conversation.
Speaker 1 (09:09):
Yep, that's what we do. And you know, we've got
much more to say on this topic. So that's why
right now we're going to introduce a new segment on
the show called just putting it out there.
Speaker 3 (09:21):
Just putting it out there? Okay, so first thing to
just put out there.
Speaker 1 (09:25):
You know people out there they say nuclear accidents don't
lead to athletic dominance.
Speaker 3 (09:31):
Well, really, that there's no connection there.
Speaker 1 (09:33):
Well what about Japan twenty eleven, that nuclear meltdown that happened, Well,
guess who won the women's soccer World Cup.
Speaker 3 (09:42):
That very same year.
Speaker 1 (09:44):
You guessed it Japan, Japan putting it out there, yup.
Speaker 2 (09:48):
How else do you explain them beating Team USA?
Speaker 4 (09:51):
You can't. Maybe there's some explanation, but we don't see it.
We're just putting it out there, just putting it out.
Speaker 3 (09:59):
There, staying in Japan.
Speaker 1 (10:01):
Hasn't anyone found it the least bit strange that the
baseball player who's hit the most home runs all time
in the entire sport isn't Hank Aaron or Barry Bonds,
but some Japanese guy named sadahuru Oh. Well, I guess
it's not strange if you realize that the sadahuru Oh
was five years old when we dropped two nuclear bombs
(10:25):
on Japan, right, Dony, yep.
Speaker 4 (10:27):
And it wasn't long after that till sadahuru Oh started
hitting bombs. So there you can see the connection and
how it's very possible that those two bombs led to
eight hundred bombs. Again, just putting it out there, just
putting it.
Speaker 3 (10:44):
Out, you know, another thing to put out that Dony.
Speaker 1 (10:47):
You know, back in nineteen seventy nine, you know, we
all remember three Mile Island, right, the nuclear mountaindown cour happened.
Speaker 3 (10:53):
Right here in Pennsylvania.
Speaker 1 (10:55):
Well, guests who won the World Series that same year,
the Pittsburgh y I guess the one in the World
Series the next year.
Speaker 2 (11:04):
That's right, l.
Speaker 3 (11:07):
I guess you won.
Speaker 1 (11:08):
The Super Bowl in back to back years seventy nine eighty,
the Stealer there in nineteen eighty the Eagles seventy six
is in flyers all made it to.
Speaker 3 (11:19):
The championship game.
Speaker 1 (11:20):
But unfortunately, clearly there apparently was not enough nuclear radiation
to get number little. Some might say that was due
doo coaching strategy, could be a coaching or radiation you know,
who knows, but you know, just putting it out there, right, Tony.
Speaker 2 (11:35):
Absolutely terrific points there and.
Speaker 3 (11:38):
That concludes our segment. Just putting it out there, just
putting it out there, you know, Tony, Just one more
thing to note here.
Speaker 1 (11:46):
You know, our parents were actually on vacation right next
to Three Mile.
Speaker 3 (11:50):
Island when it all went.
Speaker 1 (11:51):
They were were visiting one of our remantly vacations who
worked at the plant.
Speaker 3 (11:55):
And then you know we wound up being born right
around there.
Speaker 1 (11:58):
So look at us now number one in the business
twenty three years in counting.
Speaker 3 (12:02):
You gotta think there's a connection there.
Speaker 4 (12:04):
Yeah, you know, all that nuclear radiation may have made
us so smart and our brain's so big. But hey,
we're just putting it out there.
Speaker 3 (12:12):
Just put it out there anyway.
Speaker 1 (12:13):
You know, Normally at this point in the show, you're
accustomed to us going to the FUSCO satellite network for
our guests. Well, we're not gonna make that mistake today.
What we're gonna do is we're gonna make show history.
We're gonna give it back to the fans. What we're
gonna do twenty years, We're gonna open up the phone
lines for the first time in twenty years. So here
we go, Tony, Let's fire up the FUSCO Sports Hotline
(12:38):
Foodsto Sports Hotline. Well, Tony, look already the board is
unreal like a Christmas So yeah, let's go ahead and
take our first caller.
Speaker 3 (12:50):
Okay, who's this, guys.
Speaker 5 (12:52):
It's me Pete from Jersey.
Speaker 3 (12:55):
It's me Pete from Jersey. You know how many petez
I know in Jersey?
Speaker 2 (12:59):
Yeah, I got eighteen pets on my block.
Speaker 3 (13:03):
I told the screener.
Speaker 1 (13:06):
Jay, of course, don't rely on our producer for Yeah,
he's all right, we need a screen to screen up producer.
Speaker 2 (13:12):
That's yeah, we got to screen him.
Speaker 3 (13:13):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (13:14):
Anyway, what's what are we doing? Let's go?
Speaker 5 (13:17):
Well, guys, but before we get into it, I wanted
to tell you I'm a longtime listener, long time support.
Speaker 2 (13:23):
Enough kissing ass? What did we got?
Speaker 3 (13:25):
Well?
Speaker 5 (13:26):
I know you guys are a giant Eagles fans supporters,
but uh, you.
Speaker 1 (13:31):
Know, stating the obvious. Okay, go, some of the need
too long to get to the question here. All right, go,
you're not we need to screen these people back.
Speaker 6 (13:41):
Question.
Speaker 5 (13:43):
You're not giving the Jets the proper respect. They have
a ton of weapons on offense, they had an elite
defense last year, and they brought in arguably an all
time top five starting quarterback. So I don't know why
you don't place them amongst the h.
Speaker 1 (13:58):
You're an ull time idiot, yeah all the time.
Speaker 2 (14:04):
What reality you live in? There?
Speaker 1 (14:06):
Pete from Jersey, a demented one super Bowl winner and
I don't.
Speaker 3 (14:11):
Even know what's going on in that home of yours? Well,
is this a home?
Speaker 1 (14:14):
This guy's got no furniture back there, He's in an
empty room.
Speaker 2 (14:17):
People, Now I understand why?
Speaker 3 (14:20):
Yeah? Is it empty as empty as your head?
Speaker 2 (14:22):
Yeah?
Speaker 3 (14:24):
Yeah, But you guys haven't answered the question. You know.
Speaker 1 (14:27):
No, this is the big problem with people from Jersey.
They want to discuss trash all the time, just like
this state.
Speaker 2 (14:32):
Yeah, the Jets were.
Speaker 5 (14:34):
Trash for a very long time, but now you know,
they brought in an all time quarterback, like I said,
and they should be counted amongst you know, the few
teams that are content for Super Bowl titles.
Speaker 1 (14:42):
Well, we'll count you as one of the worst callers
in the history of this show. Yeah, hey, do you
know anything about football? You're call into a show and
that's your take.
Speaker 3 (14:51):
That is take.
Speaker 5 (14:52):
It's a smart take your question.
Speaker 1 (14:55):
Seriously, are you being held in some kind of mental
institution where they don't allow furniture and whatnot?
Speaker 3 (15:00):
I mean, I'm in my basement, my basement office.
Speaker 1 (15:03):
Oh guess what, Well, you're also in the basement of
this show.
Speaker 3 (15:06):
Because that's why we're going to leave you.
Speaker 4 (15:08):
Guess what what, Jersey off the shop.
Speaker 2 (15:12):
You're done?
Speaker 6 (15:18):
Take this.
Speaker 2 (15:22):
Goodbye?
Speaker 3 (15:24):
All right? Well that didn't work at all, Tony.
Speaker 4 (15:26):
Horrible hole first call. Hopefully we can bounce back after that.
That was terrible.
Speaker 3 (15:31):
You know, I'm starting to rethink this whole thing.
Speaker 2 (15:34):
Horrible, all right, well, let's.
Speaker 1 (15:35):
Just before we give up, let's just give it another try.
All right, Who's who's this?
Speaker 6 (15:41):
Oh? I'm not getting any sounds.
Speaker 1 (15:43):
Look at this guy doesn't even know how to use
a phone.
Speaker 3 (15:48):
Who's what is going on?
Speaker 6 (15:50):
I can barely hear you, guys, but I can see you.
Can you hear me?
Speaker 2 (15:54):
Jesus?
Speaker 3 (15:54):
What is this the moon landing? We hear you?
Speaker 6 (15:57):
Bro right? I can barely hear you, though.
Speaker 3 (16:00):
Bro, this guy's in a recording studio. Can't work a Mike? Yeah,
just say your name, bro, This is Miami, Mike, Miami.
Speaker 2 (16:10):
Mike, Miami, Mike.
Speaker 3 (16:12):
Name should be can't work a Mike?
Speaker 2 (16:14):
Yeah?
Speaker 3 (16:15):
What talk? What you got a question?
Speaker 2 (16:18):
What's your question?
Speaker 3 (16:19):
How do you make your name any more?
Speaker 6 (16:21):
Think over a seventeen game span?
Speaker 3 (16:24):
Yeah?
Speaker 7 (16:24):
What the way Tua was so much better than Hurts
in college when they were both there, to the point
where it Hurts had to go somewhere else to play
at the NFL level. If Tua has seventeen games, do
you think that the same thing's gonna happen and he'll
be that much better the way he was in college?
Speaker 3 (16:42):
We went through all that for that stupid question.
Speaker 1 (16:46):
This guy, this guy thinks he's calling into the Dan
Lebertade Show. This isn't the Lebtade Show, Miami, Mike, this
is the you're not talking exactly. Yes, you're not talking
to Stu Gotts over here. You're talking to Paulie and Tony.
Speaker 7 (17:00):
But if I remember correctly, when Tua came out after
week nine, didn't he lead the NFL and quarterback rating?
Speaker 3 (17:07):
Oh?
Speaker 1 (17:07):
You lead the NFL in dumbass rating? You know quarterback?
You're about to lead super Bowl rating?
Speaker 3 (17:14):
Wyeah?
Speaker 1 (17:14):
About that? Was Tua's some passer rating in the Super Bowl?
Speaker 2 (17:17):
All right?
Speaker 3 (17:18):
Yeah?
Speaker 4 (17:18):
Zero zero not applicable, na, not applicable.
Speaker 2 (17:23):
That's what his rating was. Are you kidding me?
Speaker 1 (17:25):
Oh?
Speaker 4 (17:25):
By the way, who scored more points in the Super Bowl?
Patrick Mahomes of Jalen Hurts?
Speaker 3 (17:30):
Yeah, exactly, Leland Hurts.
Speaker 6 (17:33):
Philly team is better, Mike. Question is about Tua. He
was better in college.
Speaker 3 (17:38):
We heard your question.
Speaker 2 (17:40):
We heard your question, and guess what, Miami, Mike.
Speaker 1 (17:44):
Yeah, where are you calling us from your recording studio?
Is that where you are?
Speaker 6 (17:49):
That's where I'm at?
Speaker 1 (17:50):
All right, Well, go to your mic and say this
into your mic. I'm a total dumb ass, and get
that on a record.
Speaker 2 (17:57):
Yeah, guess what. Guess what, Mike, guess what? Put this on?
Spin this up?
Speaker 3 (18:02):
Mix this down? You righty, arrest for you play this song.
You're off the show.
Speaker 2 (18:07):
You're off the show.
Speaker 3 (18:09):
Out off the show.
Speaker 4 (18:13):
Take a hike, Miami, Mike, Oh record that that's your
new album.
Speaker 2 (18:18):
Take a hike, Miami, Mike, off.
Speaker 1 (18:20):
The showd Yop, is it off the line?
Speaker 2 (18:25):
Jay? Hang?
Speaker 3 (18:26):
No more callers, you know you're good.
Speaker 2 (18:28):
Done, No more you guys, blew it.
Speaker 3 (18:31):
Shame on you, Shame on you. We give us what
you do an like that and that's what you do.
Speaker 2 (18:37):
No, unbelievable. I'm done. I'm done with that.
Speaker 1 (18:40):
Well, you know, other than that, Tony, it was a
truly great show.
Speaker 2 (18:44):
Yeah, it was great.
Speaker 1 (18:44):
You know, let's not let that ruin it and let's
take donald local sponsors are good friends at Capital One.
Speaker 3 (18:50):
Thank you.
Speaker 2 (18:52):
Oh you kidding me?
Speaker 4 (18:55):
If it isn't someone who has no credit in life
produce it?
Speaker 1 (18:59):
Ja?
Speaker 3 (19:00):
Yeah, what do you want?
Speaker 8 (19:01):
What corrections?
Speaker 2 (19:03):
What you said?
Speaker 8 (19:05):
The Three Mile Island nuclear meltdown leaked radiation, which somehow
helped the Steelers win the Super Bowl in nineteen seventy nine.
Speaker 3 (19:12):
Yeah, bro, Yeah, just putting it out there.
Speaker 8 (19:14):
Bro, Well, the super Bowl was in January and the
meltdown happened in March, so those two events are clearly
not connected.
Speaker 1 (19:25):
Oh yeah, well you know what's about to be not
connected your head and the rest of your body.
Speaker 4 (19:31):
Yeah, and you know what is going to be connected
my foot to your balls.
Speaker 2 (19:37):
Oh done, let's go. Let's get out of here.
Speaker 8 (19:42):
You said you think we should be able to see
the Zion Williamson sex tape.
Speaker 3 (19:46):
It's called journalism, bro.
Speaker 2 (19:48):
Yeah, it's our job.
Speaker 6 (19:49):
Bro.
Speaker 8 (19:51):
You do realize that threatening to release a sex tape
could lead to an extortion charge. It's against the law.
Speaker 1 (19:59):
Oh yeah, well I'm going to charge you with my taser.
Speaker 3 (20:04):
Yeah.
Speaker 4 (20:05):
I'd be interested to watch your sex tape, but I
don't own a microscope.
Speaker 3 (20:13):
He got him.
Speaker 2 (20:13):
We're done. Let's get out of here. No more, what go?
That's it. Hurry up.
Speaker 8 (20:18):
I'm pretty sure at the top of the show you
said the phrase French benefits. Yep, yeah, bro, it's fringe benefits,
not French benefits. Do you even know what the word
fringe means?
Speaker 3 (20:35):
That raises another question? Do you know what shut the
cup means?
Speaker 2 (20:40):
As they say in French paul A, shut the cup.
Speaker 4 (20:46):
You're done, done or look at him, Pauline and everybody speaking.
Speaker 3 (20:53):
Guess who's booked for the show next week? This just came.
Speaker 1 (20:57):
Super Bowl Hero Eagles, Legend falls coming to WAT. Remember
follow us on TikTok, subscribe on your talk, follow the pod.
Speaker 3 (21:09):
And listen on Fox Sports Radio. And Tony, great job as.
Speaker 4 (21:13):
Always, same to you, Poorie, another flawless show.
Speaker 3 (21:19):
We'll see your people next week.
Speaker 2 (21:21):
See U.
On today's show, we'll tell you why the media is
handling of the Zion Williamson sex tape scandal is absolutely pathetic.
Speaker 2 (00:07):
Let's go roll the intro.
Speaker 3 (00:13):
All right, all right here yo yo yoo, you're live
from Philly.
Speaker 1 (00:17):
It's the number one rated Pauli and Tony Fosco show.
Yo yo yo, Pauli Foolsco. Here with Tony Fosco and
Tony Yo. A lot of blowback to last week's episode.
You know, we gave a take that just absolutely blew
people's minds. You know what we did is, as you remember,
(00:37):
we connected the dots between the Kola Jokis win in
the NBA Finals and the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. And it
was so smart and so observant. But of course they're
these idiots out there, you know, they come out of
the woodwork and they want to tell us we're wrong,
that it makes no sense.
Speaker 3 (00:55):
Please, it's really exactly.
Speaker 4 (00:57):
This is what happens when you give smart takes to
stupid people, exactly.
Speaker 1 (01:01):
And you know that's what we're trying to fix on
this show. You know, we don't just deliver smart sports takes.
Speaker 5 (01:07):
Now.
Speaker 1 (01:07):
What we do is we give our millions of viewers
and listeners and education.
Speaker 3 (01:11):
Isn't that right, tony?
Speaker 2 (01:13):
Yep?
Speaker 4 (01:13):
It's one of the many French benefits of watching and
listening to this show.
Speaker 3 (01:18):
Absolutely.
Speaker 1 (01:18):
And now what we're gonna do is later in the
show we're going to go deeper on our Jokich take
because he's much more where that came from. But first,
you know, huge announcement right here at the top of
the show. You know, every week we got people from
across the sports world just begging to be against on this.
Speaker 2 (01:35):
They call us at home all night long.
Speaker 3 (01:38):
It's with you should see it people.
Speaker 1 (01:40):
Anyway, this week we decided to just ignore all of
them and give that time to the people who truly
deserve it, our loyal fans of.
Speaker 3 (01:50):
The show out there.
Speaker 1 (01:51):
So as a special treat to you, the millions of
viewers and listeners, what we're gonna do this is historic.
It is something we haven't done in twenty years. We're
going to open up the Fusco Sports Hotline. That's why
we're gonna be taking your calls live right here on
the air.
Speaker 2 (02:08):
Yep.
Speaker 4 (02:08):
This is our way of saying you're welcome to all
the fans exactly, So just.
Speaker 3 (02:13):
Go ahead and call in the show.
Speaker 1 (02:15):
You all know the number, but you know, before we
open up the phone lines, let's talk about another line,
your line of credit and the message from our good
friends at Capital one. Do you want to make a
huge purchase but you're afraid you can't afford it? Well,
why the hell are you letting that stop you?
Speaker 2 (02:35):
Yeah? You know.
Speaker 4 (02:36):
The other day I called up my aunt Marie and
her boyfriend Nunzio answered the phone. He said my aunt
was busy cleaning his pipes. I said, Nunzio, why are
you making.
Speaker 2 (02:47):
My aunt do that?
Speaker 4 (02:48):
Just use your Capital one card and hire a plumber.
And he sounded confused and said he didn't have any
problems with his plumbing.
Speaker 2 (02:59):
You know what, let's forget it. Move on.
Speaker 1 (03:02):
Yeah, just don't move on anyway. A special deal for
our audience. Go to capitolwe dot com now, enter the
promo code FUSCO and get point zero zero one cash
back on your first purchase of one hundred thousand dollars
or more.
Speaker 3 (03:14):
Offer only valid in northern Wisconsin. Capital One.
Speaker 1 (03:18):
Yeah, Tony, business out of the way.
Speaker 3 (03:21):
It's starting to get into our top story story.
Speaker 2 (03:27):
All right.
Speaker 3 (03:27):
First, out the Gate, huge scandal.
Speaker 1 (03:30):
Out of the NBA Pelicans stars Zion Williamson facing accusations
from adult film star Mariah Mills, who claims she had
a sexual relationship with Zion while his girlfriend was pregnant,
and now she is threatening to release a sex stape.
And people, you know, our colleagues in the media online, they're.
Speaker 3 (03:51):
Just getting carried away. He rush into judgment as they
all all they do.
Speaker 1 (03:56):
And Tony, you know, we have to send a message
here because we feel it's journalistic duty right to refrain
from making any judgments of any kind in this matter.
Speaker 3 (04:06):
Until we have closely reviewed all the evidence. Isn't that right?
Speaker 2 (04:10):
Absolutely?
Speaker 4 (04:11):
You know, this is the court of public opinion, and
before we render a verdict, we must closely inspect all
of the evidence, whether it's sex tapes, nude selfies, erotically
charged dms. And also we must due back research on
the plaintiff in this case as well, be it thoroughly
examining compilation DVDs, paywalled websites, videos on OnlyFans posted for
(04:37):
premium subscribers, both MFF and MMF. It's truly our duty
as journalists.
Speaker 1 (04:46):
Terrific legal analysis, Tony. And you know another thing, we
just got to bring up here. I don't get why
there are all these reports out there that the Pelicans
are unhappy about this. To me, this is great for
both Zion and the Pelicans. I mean, yeah, what don't
we always want to see out of athletes performance under pressure,
And there is no greater pressure performance than when you're
(05:08):
having sexual relations with an adult film star. Just taking
it from me and Tony, especially Tony. But you know,
of course, for the record, we never ever buckle under
that pressure.
Speaker 2 (05:20):
Right Tony, No, no chance.
Speaker 1 (05:23):
Well, now do another much less interesting story out of
the NBA, the NBA Draft, which the NBA media went
and ruined by letting everybody and their brother know that
Victor Webbin Yama would be the number one pick. Now,
wemb Yama is reportedly seven to five, following in a
long line of extremely tall basketball stars like Yao Ming,
(05:45):
Sean Bradley, Chet Holmgren, Greg Odin. So you know, Tony,
tell me what is your prediction for when wen ben
Yama will suffer a potentially career ending injury.
Speaker 4 (05:56):
Well, based on his height, I initially had him projected
to get injured in the Summer League, but given that
he'll play for the Spurs, who rest players. I don't
project him to suffer a devastating injury for at least
six months, maybe seven.
Speaker 1 (06:12):
Terrific analysis that, Tony, And now switching to the world
of golf, legendary golfer Tom Watson is joining the chorus
of players who are angry at the PG eight door
and rightfully so fort emerging or whatever they're calling it
with the livtar And you know, we totally agree with
(06:32):
these players. It is totally shameful to see the PG
eight door get in bed with these Saudis, you know,
taking blood money from a country with such a terrible
record on human rights.
Speaker 3 (06:44):
Isn't that right, Tony?
Speaker 2 (06:46):
You know it's shameful.
Speaker 4 (06:47):
I admittedly don't watch any golf, but now I'll make
sure to watch even less golf. You know, it's important
for all of us, as Americans and also as non
golf watchers to reach Jack this horrible decision and boycott
the PGA Tour and all its enterprises.
Speaker 1 (07:06):
So well said Tony, And just before we moved to
our next topic, got to get a quick word in
here for our newest sponsor, Congo Airways, the only major
airline with flights inside the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Do you want to put the adventure back in your life,
then hop aboard Congo Airways today. It'll be a trip
(07:26):
you won't soon forget Congo Airways.
Speaker 2 (07:30):
Wow, sign me up, I'm booking my ticket.
Speaker 3 (07:33):
Okay.
Speaker 1 (07:34):
Now to finally address all the blowback from last week's show,
you know, we presented what has become surprisingly a controversial take.
You know what we did was we pointed out were
the other media outlets refused to do we did? You know,
up there was the strange occurrence that nobody wanted to
seem to talk about that toose Serbian athletes just happened
(07:57):
to win major championships in the same when you know,
Nicola Djokic winn the NBA Finals and Novak Djokovic.
Speaker 3 (08:05):
Win in the French Open.
Speaker 1 (08:07):
Now, you know, we we said, how could this random country,
because out of nowhere, produce such dominant athletes? You know,
and you know what we did was we pointed a
direct line to Chernobyl the nuclear accident from forty years ago.
Speaker 3 (08:21):
You know, you had all.
Speaker 1 (08:22):
That mendiation spreading through the whole population and clearly giving
them all.
Speaker 2 (08:28):
Super strong, all those gamma rays.
Speaker 3 (08:30):
Now, you know, the people online.
Speaker 1 (08:32):
They said, hold on, well, Chernobyl is nowhere near Serbia.
Checked the metal, really, we checked the matal people. It's
barely two inches away.
Speaker 2 (08:40):
It's right around the corner.
Speaker 1 (08:42):
Yeah, So that argument went nowhere, and then we got
these other people saying.
Speaker 3 (08:46):
Where's your evidence?
Speaker 2 (08:48):
Evidence?
Speaker 1 (08:49):
Exactly. We work in the media. That's what we do.
We don't have to research things. That's that's for researcher.
Speaker 2 (08:56):
Exactly what we do.
Speaker 3 (08:58):
Our job. Our job is to just put it out there.
You see.
Speaker 1 (09:01):
What we do is we get the conversation going right, Tony, right.
Speaker 4 (09:06):
We're just putting it out there, starting the conversation.
Speaker 1 (09:09):
Yep, that's what we do. And you know, we've got
much more to say on this topic. So that's why
right now we're going to introduce a new segment on
the show called just putting it out there.
Speaker 3 (09:21):
Just putting it out there? Okay, so first thing to
just put out there.
Speaker 1 (09:25):
You know people out there they say nuclear accidents don't
lead to athletic dominance.
Speaker 3 (09:31):
Well, really, that there's no connection there.
Speaker 1 (09:33):
Well what about Japan twenty eleven, that nuclear meltdown that happened, Well,
guess who won the women's soccer World Cup.
Speaker 3 (09:42):
That very same year.
Speaker 1 (09:44):
You guessed it Japan, Japan putting it out there, yup.
Speaker 2 (09:48):
How else do you explain them beating Team USA?
Speaker 4 (09:51):
You can't. Maybe there's some explanation, but we don't see it.
We're just putting it out there, just putting it out.
Speaker 3 (09:59):
There, staying in Japan.
Speaker 1 (10:01):
Hasn't anyone found it the least bit strange that the
baseball player who's hit the most home runs all time
in the entire sport isn't Hank Aaron or Barry Bonds,
but some Japanese guy named sadahuru Oh. Well, I guess
it's not strange if you realize that the sadahuru Oh
was five years old when we dropped two nuclear bombs
(10:25):
on Japan, right, Dony, yep.
Speaker 4 (10:27):
And it wasn't long after that till sadahuru Oh started
hitting bombs. So there you can see the connection and
how it's very possible that those two bombs led to
eight hundred bombs. Again, just putting it out there, just
putting it.
Speaker 3 (10:44):
Out, you know, another thing to put out that Dony.
Speaker 1 (10:47):
You know, back in nineteen seventy nine, you know, we
all remember three Mile Island, right, the nuclear mountaindown cour happened.
Speaker 3 (10:53):
Right here in Pennsylvania.
Speaker 1 (10:55):
Well, guests who won the World Series that same year,
the Pittsburgh y I guess the one in the World
Series the next year.
Speaker 2 (11:04):
That's right, l.
Speaker 3 (11:07):
I guess you won.
Speaker 1 (11:08):
The Super Bowl in back to back years seventy nine eighty,
the Stealer there in nineteen eighty the Eagles seventy six
is in flyers all made it to.
Speaker 3 (11:19):
The championship game.
Speaker 1 (11:20):
But unfortunately, clearly there apparently was not enough nuclear radiation
to get number little. Some might say that was due
doo coaching strategy, could be a coaching or radiation you know,
who knows, but you know, just putting it out there, right, Tony.
Speaker 2 (11:35):
Absolutely terrific points there and.
Speaker 3 (11:38):
That concludes our segment. Just putting it out there, just
putting it out there, you know, Tony, Just one more
thing to note here.
Speaker 1 (11:46):
You know, our parents were actually on vacation right next
to Three Mile.
Speaker 3 (11:50):
Island when it all went.
Speaker 1 (11:51):
They were were visiting one of our remantly vacations who
worked at the plant.
Speaker 3 (11:55):
And then you know we wound up being born right
around there.
Speaker 1 (11:58):
So look at us now number one in the business
twenty three years in counting.
Speaker 3 (12:02):
You gotta think there's a connection there.
Speaker 4 (12:04):
Yeah, you know, all that nuclear radiation may have made
us so smart and our brain's so big. But hey,
we're just putting it out there.
Speaker 3 (12:12):
Just put it out there anyway.
Speaker 1 (12:13):
You know, Normally at this point in the show, you're
accustomed to us going to the FUSCO satellite network for
our guests. Well, we're not gonna make that mistake today.
What we're gonna do is we're gonna make show history.
We're gonna give it back to the fans. What we're
gonna do twenty years, We're gonna open up the phone
lines for the first time in twenty years. So here
we go, Tony, Let's fire up the FUSCO Sports Hotline
(12:38):
Foodsto Sports Hotline. Well, Tony, look already the board is
unreal like a Christmas So yeah, let's go ahead and
take our first caller.
Speaker 3 (12:50):
Okay, who's this, guys.
Speaker 5 (12:52):
It's me Pete from Jersey.
Speaker 3 (12:55):
It's me Pete from Jersey. You know how many petez
I know in Jersey?
Speaker 2 (12:59):
Yeah, I got eighteen pets on my block.
Speaker 3 (13:03):
I told the screener.
Speaker 1 (13:06):
Jay, of course, don't rely on our producer for Yeah,
he's all right, we need a screen to screen up producer.
Speaker 2 (13:12):
That's yeah, we got to screen him.
Speaker 3 (13:13):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (13:14):
Anyway, what's what are we doing? Let's go?
Speaker 5 (13:17):
Well, guys, but before we get into it, I wanted
to tell you I'm a longtime listener, long time support.
Speaker 2 (13:23):
Enough kissing ass? What did we got?
Speaker 3 (13:25):
Well?
Speaker 5 (13:26):
I know you guys are a giant Eagles fans supporters,
but uh, you.
Speaker 1 (13:31):
Know, stating the obvious. Okay, go, some of the need
too long to get to the question here. All right, go,
you're not we need to screen these people back.
Speaker 6 (13:41):
Question.
Speaker 5 (13:43):
You're not giving the Jets the proper respect. They have
a ton of weapons on offense, they had an elite
defense last year, and they brought in arguably an all
time top five starting quarterback. So I don't know why
you don't place them amongst the h.
Speaker 1 (13:58):
You're an ull time idiot, yeah all the time.
Speaker 2 (14:04):
What reality you live in? There?
Speaker 1 (14:06):
Pete from Jersey, a demented one super Bowl winner and
I don't.
Speaker 3 (14:11):
Even know what's going on in that home of yours? Well,
is this a home?
Speaker 1 (14:14):
This guy's got no furniture back there, He's in an
empty room.
Speaker 2 (14:17):
People, Now I understand why?
Speaker 3 (14:20):
Yeah? Is it empty as empty as your head?
Speaker 2 (14:22):
Yeah?
Speaker 3 (14:24):
Yeah, But you guys haven't answered the question. You know.
Speaker 1 (14:27):
No, this is the big problem with people from Jersey.
They want to discuss trash all the time, just like
this state.
Speaker 2 (14:32):
Yeah, the Jets were.
Speaker 5 (14:34):
Trash for a very long time, but now you know,
they brought in an all time quarterback, like I said,
and they should be counted amongst you know, the few
teams that are content for Super Bowl titles.
Speaker 1 (14:42):
Well, we'll count you as one of the worst callers
in the history of this show. Yeah, hey, do you
know anything about football? You're call into a show and
that's your take.
Speaker 3 (14:51):
That is take.
Speaker 5 (14:52):
It's a smart take your question.
Speaker 1 (14:55):
Seriously, are you being held in some kind of mental
institution where they don't allow furniture and whatnot?
Speaker 3 (15:00):
I mean, I'm in my basement, my basement office.
Speaker 1 (15:03):
Oh guess what, Well, you're also in the basement of
this show.
Speaker 3 (15:06):
Because that's why we're going to leave you.
Speaker 4 (15:08):
Guess what what, Jersey off the shop.
Speaker 2 (15:12):
You're done?
Speaker 6 (15:18):
Take this.
Speaker 2 (15:22):
Goodbye?
Speaker 3 (15:24):
All right? Well that didn't work at all, Tony.
Speaker 4 (15:26):
Horrible hole first call. Hopefully we can bounce back after that.
That was terrible.
Speaker 3 (15:31):
You know, I'm starting to rethink this whole thing.
Speaker 2 (15:34):
Horrible, all right, well, let's.
Speaker 1 (15:35):
Just before we give up, let's just give it another try.
All right, Who's who's this?
Speaker 6 (15:41):
Oh? I'm not getting any sounds.
Speaker 1 (15:43):
Look at this guy doesn't even know how to use
a phone.
Speaker 3 (15:48):
Who's what is going on?
Speaker 6 (15:50):
I can barely hear you, guys, but I can see you.
Can you hear me?
Speaker 2 (15:54):
Jesus?
Speaker 3 (15:54):
What is this the moon landing? We hear you?
Speaker 6 (15:57):
Bro right? I can barely hear you, though.
Speaker 3 (16:00):
Bro, this guy's in a recording studio. Can't work a Mike? Yeah,
just say your name, bro, This is Miami, Mike, Miami.
Speaker 2 (16:10):
Mike, Miami, Mike.
Speaker 3 (16:12):
Name should be can't work a Mike?
Speaker 2 (16:14):
Yeah?
Speaker 3 (16:15):
What talk? What you got a question?
Speaker 2 (16:18):
What's your question?
Speaker 3 (16:19):
How do you make your name any more?
Speaker 6 (16:21):
Think over a seventeen game span?
Speaker 3 (16:24):
Yeah?
Speaker 7 (16:24):
What the way Tua was so much better than Hurts
in college when they were both there, to the point
where it Hurts had to go somewhere else to play
at the NFL level. If Tua has seventeen games, do
you think that the same thing's gonna happen and he'll
be that much better the way he was in college?
Speaker 3 (16:42):
We went through all that for that stupid question.
Speaker 1 (16:46):
This guy, this guy thinks he's calling into the Dan
Lebertade Show. This isn't the Lebtade Show, Miami, Mike, this
is the you're not talking exactly. Yes, you're not talking
to Stu Gotts over here. You're talking to Paulie and Tony.
Speaker 7 (17:00):
But if I remember correctly, when Tua came out after
week nine, didn't he lead the NFL and quarterback rating?
Speaker 3 (17:07):
Oh?
Speaker 1 (17:07):
You lead the NFL in dumbass rating? You know quarterback?
You're about to lead super Bowl rating?
Speaker 3 (17:14):
Wyeah?
Speaker 1 (17:14):
About that? Was Tua's some passer rating in the Super Bowl?
Speaker 2 (17:17):
All right?
Speaker 3 (17:18):
Yeah?
Speaker 4 (17:18):
Zero zero not applicable, na, not applicable.
Speaker 2 (17:23):
That's what his rating was. Are you kidding me?
Speaker 1 (17:25):
Oh?
Speaker 4 (17:25):
By the way, who scored more points in the Super Bowl?
Patrick Mahomes of Jalen Hurts?
Speaker 3 (17:30):
Yeah, exactly, Leland Hurts.
Speaker 6 (17:33):
Philly team is better, Mike. Question is about Tua. He
was better in college.
Speaker 3 (17:38):
We heard your question.
Speaker 2 (17:40):
We heard your question, and guess what, Miami, Mike.
Speaker 1 (17:44):
Yeah, where are you calling us from your recording studio?
Is that where you are?
Speaker 6 (17:49):
That's where I'm at?
Speaker 1 (17:50):
All right, Well, go to your mic and say this
into your mic. I'm a total dumb ass, and get
that on a record.
Speaker 2 (17:57):
Yeah, guess what. Guess what, Mike, guess what? Put this on?
Spin this up?
Speaker 3 (18:02):
Mix this down? You righty, arrest for you play this song.
You're off the show.
Speaker 2 (18:07):
You're off the show.
Speaker 3 (18:09):
Out off the show.
Speaker 4 (18:13):
Take a hike, Miami, Mike, Oh record that that's your
new album.
Speaker 2 (18:18):
Take a hike, Miami, Mike, off.
Speaker 1 (18:20):
The showd Yop, is it off the line?
Speaker 2 (18:25):
Jay? Hang?
Speaker 3 (18:26):
No more callers, you know you're good.
Speaker 2 (18:28):
Done, No more you guys, blew it.
Speaker 3 (18:31):
Shame on you, Shame on you. We give us what
you do an like that and that's what you do.
Speaker 2 (18:37):
No, unbelievable. I'm done. I'm done with that.
Speaker 1 (18:40):
Well, you know, other than that, Tony, it was a
truly great show.
Speaker 2 (18:44):
Yeah, it was great.
Speaker 1 (18:44):
You know, let's not let that ruin it and let's
take donald local sponsors are good friends at Capital One.
Speaker 3 (18:50):
Thank you.
Speaker 2 (18:52):
Oh you kidding me?
Speaker 4 (18:55):
If it isn't someone who has no credit in life
produce it?
Speaker 1 (18:59):
Ja?
Speaker 3 (19:00):
Yeah, what do you want?
Speaker 8 (19:01):
What corrections?
Speaker 2 (19:03):
What you said?
Speaker 8 (19:05):
The Three Mile Island nuclear meltdown leaked radiation, which somehow
helped the Steelers win the Super Bowl in nineteen seventy nine.
Speaker 3 (19:12):
Yeah, bro, Yeah, just putting it out there.
Speaker 8 (19:14):
Bro, Well, the super Bowl was in January and the
meltdown happened in March, so those two events are clearly
not connected.
Speaker 1 (19:25):
Oh yeah, well you know what's about to be not
connected your head and the rest of your body.
Speaker 4 (19:31):
Yeah, and you know what is going to be connected
my foot to your balls.
Speaker 2 (19:37):
Oh done, let's go. Let's get out of here.
Speaker 8 (19:42):
You said you think we should be able to see
the Zion Williamson sex tape.
Speaker 3 (19:46):
It's called journalism, bro.
Speaker 2 (19:48):
Yeah, it's our job.
Speaker 6 (19:49):
Bro.
Speaker 8 (19:51):
You do realize that threatening to release a sex tape
could lead to an extortion charge. It's against the law.
Speaker 1 (19:59):
Oh yeah, well I'm going to charge you with my taser.
Speaker 3 (20:04):
Yeah.
Speaker 4 (20:05):
I'd be interested to watch your sex tape, but I
don't own a microscope.
Speaker 3 (20:13):
He got him.
Speaker 2 (20:13):
We're done. Let's get out of here. No more, what go?
That's it. Hurry up.
Speaker 8 (20:18):
I'm pretty sure at the top of the show you
said the phrase French benefits. Yep, yeah, bro, it's fringe benefits,
not French benefits. Do you even know what the word
fringe means?
Speaker 3 (20:35):
That raises another question? Do you know what shut the
cup means?
Speaker 2 (20:40):
As they say in French paul A, shut the cup.
Speaker 4 (20:46):
You're done, done or look at him, Pauline and everybody speaking.
Speaker 3 (20:53):
Guess who's booked for the show next week? This just came.
Speaker 1 (20:57):
Super Bowl Hero Eagles, Legend falls coming to WAT. Remember
follow us on TikTok, subscribe on your talk, follow the pod.
Speaker 3 (21:09):
And listen on Fox Sports Radio. And Tony, great job as.
Speaker 4 (21:13):
Always, same to you, Poorie, another flawless show.
Speaker 3 (21:19):
We'll see your people next week.
Speaker 2 (21:21):
See U.
Popular Podcasts
Dateline NBC
Current and classic episodes, featuring compelling true-crime mysteries, powerful documentaries and in-depth investigations. Follow now to get the latest episodes of Dateline NBC completely free, or subscribe to Dateline Premium for ad-free listening and exclusive bonus content: DatelinePremium.com
24/7 News: The Latest
The latest news in 4 minutes updated every hour, every day.
Therapy Gecko
An unlicensed lizard psychologist travels the universe talking to strangers about absolutely nothing. TO CALL THE GECKO: follow me on https://www.twitch.tv/lyleforever to get a notification for when I am taking calls. I am usually live Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays but lately a lot of other times too. I am a gecko.