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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Welcome Anthony Rodriguez to the show Live from New Orleans.
First of all, to the person who said a modern
version of Hogan's Heroes or McHale's Navy could be made.
Speaker 2 (00:10):
To be pretty funny.
Speaker 1 (00:11):
Did you guys ever wonder what that pitch meeting was
like for Hogan's Heroes? It was like, hear me out
a comedy set in a concentration camp. And then I
was watching the movie I cannot remember what the name
of the movie is with Miles Teller about the making
of The Godfather, right.
Speaker 2 (00:29):
It was so good. It was a really good short series.
Speaker 1 (00:32):
But in that series, Miles Teller plays Robert Evans, who
was the producer of Hogan's Heroes, and they wanted to
pitch something else.
Speaker 2 (00:41):
And the studio hated it. So Miles Teller, just.
Speaker 1 (00:43):
His character Bob Evans, was like, let me just tell you,
I got this other idea, and they were like, love it.
Speaker 2 (00:50):
And the sixties were wild because of that.
Speaker 1 (00:53):
Amelia Perez is a very well nominated movie. I still
haven't watched the rest of it, but it was sort
of controversial when they nominated a trans woman in the
Supporting actress category. And now we don't have to worry
about a person born as a boy winning a female
(01:15):
category because unfortunately text messages have appeared, not text messages, tweets,
and there might have been some anti Islam stuff and
maybe some racist type stuff in the actress's Twitter account.
Speaker 2 (01:32):
And now she is expected to fly.
Speaker 1 (01:34):
She is no longer expected to fly from her home
in Spain, but she has basically realized she's not going
to win. And something you guys have to realize about
this Oscar stuff is Oscar nominations, Oscar campaigns. Oh, it's
the offer, Thank you, Miles Teller. The offer such a
(01:55):
good show. These Oscar campaigns that are backed by the studios.
There's a lot of money involved, and there's a lot
of backbiting and backstabbing as people try to torpedo the
nominations of other people.
Speaker 2 (02:09):
And I feel like, you know, but if.
Speaker 1 (02:12):
You've got racist stuff, like my Twitter feed has some
stuff that is out of context, looks ridiculous. Like one
of my tweets from way back in the day was
one of my callers had just called me a member
of the KKK first something I don't even know what,
and I just said, can I wear my white sheet?
Speaker 2 (02:30):
After Labor Day.
Speaker 1 (02:31):
Obviously funny joke, right, but if people go back and
see that and think that makes me a racist, I
would burst out laughing at this point. But if you
do have actual racist stuff, you probably need to scrub
it out before this. But now she will not, Mandy,
I wouldn't call Hogan's hero as a concentration camp. It
was a pow camp. My bad, my bad, Hey, hear
(02:52):
me out. Comedy based in a pow camp still sounds ridiculous,
completely ridiculous. Laverne and Shirley, Yes, yes, Laverne and Shirley.
Speaker 2 (03:07):
And where did you get to do it?
Speaker 3 (03:09):
All?
Speaker 2 (03:09):
Right?
Speaker 3 (03:09):
Now?
Speaker 1 (03:10):
Our man covering the super Bowl live from New Orleans, one,
mister Anthony Rodriguez joining us now?
Speaker 2 (03:17):
So a rod are you already tired?
Speaker 3 (03:22):
Exhausted?
Speaker 4 (03:22):
Is probably a better explanation, so like times a thousand,
but yes, long answer, yes, So tell me.
Speaker 1 (03:28):
Your day right now? What has happened? Uh since you
got there? Like walk me you got off the plane
and tell me what you've done since then?
Speaker 4 (03:37):
Well I am I'm still reeling with a big giant grin,
but reeling in exhaustion nonetheless, from opening a night last night,
it was just just insane. First of all, this is
my first media week. I've covered the NBA Finals, I've
covered the Stanley Cup Final, covered March Madness. Right from
the jump, I immediately knew this is a totally different
ballgame intended because this is football.
Speaker 3 (03:58):
The Caesar Super Known Opening was just a mad house.
Speaker 4 (04:02):
I mean I've heard tales obviously, people not just countrywide,
but across the entire globe come to this event. I
mean hundreds of people at each podium for these star players.
Speaker 3 (04:15):
In the opening night, I mean to give you an.
Speaker 4 (04:18):
Example, I spent about an hour, give or take, getting
one question into Eagle's superstar running back Saquon Barkley. I
think I probably yelled Saquon's name at least one.
Speaker 3 (04:30):
Hundred times trying to get his attention.
Speaker 4 (04:33):
And you know, it didn't help that they didn't have
the greatest set up in the world at each podium
with the Molt box for audio right there at the front,
with all the cameras in the front, So the reporters
had to like try to peek their heads through all
the tripods, including my own, to try to get in
there and get a question. But opening night was just
a whirlwind. I did get a chance to ask the
question into Pat Mahomes. I pissed off all the Swifties
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yesterday with my question that Travis Kelsey your questions.
Speaker 2 (04:57):
I thought he knocked it out of the bark.
Speaker 4 (04:58):
I thought, he well, here's the thing Ross asked me
earlier in terms of how NFL players typically are kind
of top of the list of getting getting coach speak
and players. And then when I asked Travis Kelsey, you know, hey,
give me your pitch for NFL fans that are non Swifties,
I was expecting the full can you know response that
you would hear from a boyfriend of a Taylor swift
(05:19):
And instead of getting that canned response that I had
that I was anticipating and going to be a good
social bit, he just hits me with, who's not a Swiftie?
Speaker 3 (05:27):
And I mean I was a techno.
Speaker 1 (05:29):
It was a perfect boyfriend response, it really was. It
was so good and he looked at you like you
were an idiot, which made it even better.
Speaker 3 (05:37):
I love it.
Speaker 4 (05:37):
Yeah, no bringing on. I just want a little bit more.
But you know that's perfect. I'll take it.
Speaker 3 (05:41):
Well.
Speaker 2 (05:41):
Tuesday night is the big media day.
Speaker 1 (05:43):
That's what a Rod's talking about right now, and that's
the media kickoff, and now what have you been up
to today though? Because are you going to be able
to make it to any of the parties that are
happening because there are parties every night.
Speaker 4 (05:54):
Yeah, so yeah, so Monday night last night was the
big was really the only big thing at Caesar Superdome
when the game is actually going to be played, which
is obviously the opening night with all the podiums. Like
I mentioned, Uh, the rest of the week kind of
varies from different spots.
Speaker 3 (06:07):
So most of today I have been here at.
Speaker 4 (06:09):
The Convention Center, which is about five or ten minutes
away from Caesar Superdome. Kind it's really ten minutes away
from everything, and this is just where it is, the
whirlwind inside of the Convention Center.
Speaker 3 (06:18):
I mean, it's an endless hall of monster setups.
Speaker 4 (06:21):
I'm looking right now, FanDuel from NBC Sports, Sirius XM.
Speaker 3 (06:25):
I mean, just everybody is here, the who's who.
Speaker 4 (06:27):
I've been walking around, different athletes, differ celebrities. As the
week rams up, I've been hearing that, you know, the
celebrity level will increase, at professional athlete level will increase,
But today it's for me it's kind of walking around
radio row. I already got a chance to do a
one on one with longtime NFL quarterback Ryan Leaf. I
chalk talk to legend legendary Titans running back, you know,
one on one CJ two k about about elite running backs.
Speaker 3 (06:50):
In the NFL. And so I've been doing a lot
of different stuff.
Speaker 4 (06:53):
But yes, to answer your question, tonight is the big
massive media.
Speaker 3 (06:58):
Party that I've got that I've got a ticket to.
So I'm gonna go. I'm gonna go check it out.
Speaker 4 (07:03):
Bra Bronco's Super Bowl champ Todd Davis, who's here with
DMVR and he's been on with us as well.
Speaker 3 (07:08):
He told me no cameras, so I.
Speaker 4 (07:10):
Think he kind of teased that he knew that I
was probably thinking of, you know, bringing something to chat
with people.
Speaker 3 (07:14):
But I'll probably just go there.
Speaker 4 (07:15):
I'm able to have my phone in hand if someone
wants to chat with me, you know, do my job
instead of just party hardy. But I will say this,
in terms of the whirlwind that I've been a part of,
Todd Davis and Ryan Koenisberger do a good job of DMVR.
Speaker 3 (07:27):
They had to remind me.
Speaker 4 (07:28):
Because I said, oh, well, I'm gonna go to the party,
but you know, dry January and they both look at
me to go it's February.
Speaker 3 (07:33):
I'm like, oh my god, you are right. That is
how much I've been caught up in the whirlwind.
Speaker 1 (07:38):
Well, and what's interesting is how close are you staying
to Bourbon Street?
Speaker 2 (07:42):
Like how close do you do the stadium?
Speaker 3 (07:44):
Oh?
Speaker 4 (07:45):
From Bourbon Street on maybe like a five to seven minute.
Speaker 1 (07:48):
Well, that's fantastic because because I've covered multiple Super Bowls
doing the same thing that a Rod has done when
I worked in sports radio and always be ready, like
I mean, you know, you know, like we were to
DNC and the RNC because I caught so many people
walking to and fro Right just walking down the street
and I would just sidle up to him and say, hey,
you got a second, I'm ready to go. And that's
(08:10):
where we got some of our best interviews, just like
off the cuff, because the media events are cool, but
you get a lot of those canned answers, right, And
I love talking to the guys that were not playing anymore,
the veterans who were in for the game, because they're
just there to have fun and they're there to talk sports.
And football and see their buddies. So it's lucy goosey
and super fun. So tonight you're not going to see
(08:32):
any of those people at the media party, have you
Like tonight?
Speaker 2 (08:35):
This is your job, a rod.
Speaker 1 (08:36):
Your job is to say, okay, so where are the
good parties this week?
Speaker 2 (08:39):
Because used to be back in the day.
Speaker 1 (08:42):
Aea sports had a massive party, like massive, Playboy had
a massive party.
Speaker 2 (08:47):
Obviously that's not happening now.
Speaker 1 (08:49):
But like every night, there's a different good party, and
you just got to figure out who to ask to
get into those parties because that is where the athletes are,
that's where they all are.
Speaker 3 (08:59):
Yeah, I'm gonna I'm gonna give it a go.
Speaker 4 (09:01):
Like I said, I'm I'm taking dry January and kind
of making a bit of a dry February as well.
Speaker 3 (09:07):
And so I think a lot.
Speaker 4 (09:08):
Of the people that are going to be a little
more loosey goosey at those parties probably would encourage to
to indulge a little. But many I was I've been
telling everyone obviously, you know, I was just here in
New Orleans in November.
Speaker 3 (09:20):
I mean, I'm I'm I'm business tripping this thing. I
barely need.
Speaker 4 (09:23):
I'm not even doing any of the food, seeing that
I did November, probably not gonna you know, enjoy a
beverage or two.
Speaker 3 (09:29):
I don't know. I mean, I'm down to hit the
party scene.
Speaker 4 (09:31):
Like I said, we'll see, we'll see what the media
party kind of stems into for the rest of the
week with who I chat with and what they're up to.
Speaker 3 (09:36):
But I'm all business. I mean, you see in the
work I'm putting out on social media.
Speaker 2 (09:39):
I'm working, I know, and you're doing a great job.
Speaker 1 (09:41):
You need to follow kaa social media on Twitter, on Facebook,
on TikTok, if you've given your soul to the Chinese government,
because A Rod's got all kinds of stuff that he
is putting out up there. So a Rod, let me
ask you this, like, well, there's no storylines right now
out of the super Bowl. There's no like bulletin board materials.
There's no you know, anybody's talking out of their you know,
(10:03):
out of their behind. Are there any stories in New
Orleans that we're not hearing about.
Speaker 4 (10:10):
In terms of what you're not hearing about, Well, I
will say this, the only event, like I mentioned that
was a Caesar Superdome though that at least that I'm
aware of and I'm pretty aware of it is the
is the last night was the opening night. But I
got to tell you mentioned the RNC and the DNC.
I've been chatting with other folks about how that uh,
that experience around the Superdome and how long it took
me to walk out.
Speaker 3 (10:30):
That reminds me of the security perimeter.
Speaker 4 (10:31):
Not as vast really so reminded me of the security
perimeter that we saw in Milwaukee and in Chicago.
Speaker 3 (10:36):
I mean, they they are not messing around.
Speaker 4 (10:39):
It's very, very evident that New Orleans is now tied
with Miami for hosting the most of these bad boys
with eleven and they clearly are experienced in doing so.
So I don't know about in terms of the storylines
we're not hearing because that that's that's really notable. And
and then like you said, with the with the game,
I think you know, on the field, the one thing
I know, like Travis Kelsey said, yes to day, someone
(11:01):
asked him what would be the question you would ask
in the media, and he said, why are you guys
leaning in so much to this referee stuff that we're
getting the calls and whatnot? So I think, well, it
is and it isn't because there's some numbers out there
that suggests they maybe don't get as many calls you think,
but they kind of get him into bigger moments, which
is I think.
Speaker 3 (11:19):
What makes people more talk about that more.
Speaker 4 (11:22):
But honestly, I'll say this, Andy Reid, head coach of
the of the Chiefs, last night was talking about how
you know, this team really hasn't leaned in to the
talk of three P talked it lean into the talk
of a dynasty. Even Pat Mahomes has said that that
Andy Reid doesn't even say three P unless he's talking
about it in reference to a question from a reporter
(11:44):
and any rate said that they respect the Eagles. So
I think there's a lot of probably stretched enforced storylines
when it comes to making the Chiefs the bad guy.
And I know in Bronco's country, we've already discussed how
I've already gotten a bunch of flak from my appreciation
of the greatness that is Pat Mahomes and the Chiefs.
Speaker 3 (12:01):
But but honestly, they're they're leaning in the right way.
Speaker 4 (12:04):
They are not taking any chances of giving the Eagles
bolts and bore material and anything.
Speaker 3 (12:09):
They said last night.
Speaker 4 (12:10):
I will say this though, Mandy, in terms of storyline,
I know we hear in the last couple minutes storylines
for the for the Denver Broncos talk about good bolts
and barred material. Because I made it a point to
ask Andy Reid to ask Pat Mahomes, to ask uh
Star defensive tackle Chris Jones, to ask Isaiah pa Checko
running back for the Chiefs, all about the Broncos and
all about Pat Mahomes, and you want to talk about
(12:30):
the opposite of that stock answer. They all had glowing
remarks about bow Knicks and what the what the Broncos
were able to do. They all said the Broncos were
an incredibly talented team essentially with the bright future. Steve
speG No, the DC of the Chiefs, couldn't even really
hold back his appreciation, said that how much bow Nicks
impressed him, especially from matchup one to matchup two. So
(12:52):
if there's anything to glean from the current team that's
in this big game, that's you know, could potentially win
their third in a row. If that they think the
Broncos have what it takes is to maybe be here.
I mean Ian rappaport Our NFL Network inside or even
said the same thing to me, said he doesn't think
they're that far off. I mean, you add some playmakers
to this squad, so I think there's a there's a
good chance the next couple of years that we're covering
(13:13):
this bad boy and our Denver Broncos are in that thing.
So talk about Bolts and bor Matlia for the Broncos
in a positive way.
Speaker 2 (13:18):
Well, I loved your.
Speaker 1 (13:18):
Little interview with Sama JP Ryd where he said, I'm
so sorry we couldn't get a championship for Broncos fans.
But now, of course he's playing for the Kansas City Chiefs,
so he has a chance to get a ring right now.
You know what's interesting, by the way, a Rod, when
you're reporting on the super.
Speaker 2 (13:33):
Bowl, you can call it the super Bowl.
Speaker 1 (13:36):
We just can't call it the super Bowl when we're
not reporting on the super Bowl.
Speaker 3 (13:40):
When you're reporting it's newsworthy.
Speaker 2 (13:42):
Yeah yeah, oh, you guys wouldn't believe.
Speaker 1 (13:44):
And I don't want to go into it all, but
there's you cannot use the word super Bowl in a commercial,
you can't use them in a promo. It's it's all
copyrighted and the NFL is.
Speaker 3 (13:53):
Well, yeah, well let me just check.
Speaker 4 (13:54):
Actually, I just got an email and there is my
invoice for saying three p thanks to pat Riley. So
I'll make sure to send that to Dave Tepper program Drew.
Speaker 3 (14:03):
There you go.
Speaker 2 (14:04):
Just it just expensive, Just put it on the expension.
It'll be fine.
Speaker 1 (14:07):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (14:07):
So I know you're on your your diet, but I mean,
are you gonna have any.
Speaker 1 (14:10):
Kind of indulgences, you know, like a nice platter of
steamed oysters have almost no calories.
Speaker 4 (14:17):
Yeah, that would that would that would suggest that I
would ever want steam oysters, and that would be a
hard never. There is one, uh, the wife told me,
I am, I have the ability to indulge once, and
that would be at Molly's Rise and Shine, which is
an amazing breakfast restaurant that puts Brennan's to shame. That
is a sister restaurant of Turkey and the Wolf, which
Dave Tepper put me onto back in my first trip
in November.
Speaker 3 (14:37):
So probably tomorrow morning I'm gonna indulge there.
Speaker 4 (14:39):
But other than that, I've had it all here in
New Orleans back in November. So that lets me have
the ability to uh to not have to indulge this
time around, But I feel good. Am I getting up
at six in the morning working around. Yes, I am
the hotel and I'm not indulgent and I feel a good.
Speaker 1 (14:54):
Well there you go, nerd anyone, I'm just ding. I'm
just kidding. I do want to hear, like, like, get
some in, tell about any good parties, even if you
can't get in. I want to know because I was
actually at the nightclub where ray Lewis did not kill
those people the night that that all that happened. I
left right before that, No, actually the night before, but
(15:14):
in that bar a rod I saw, I walked directly
into Michael Jordan and Wayne Gretzky. They were together. I
talked to Jerome Bettis. I hung out with Sean Salisbury
and Dan Patrick from ESPN. So it's just like a
great cool way to run.
Speaker 3 (15:29):
Those are important people. Well back in the day.
Speaker 1 (15:31):
Too, Like you know, Jerome Bettis was still playing, so yeah, anyway,
and Michael Jordan and Wayne Redsky will always be anyway.
Speaker 2 (15:40):
Here we go, ladies and gentlemen.
Speaker 1 (15:42):
Now it's time for the most exciting segment on the
radio of its kind in the world. You went out
on me because you're in public in New Orleans and
you didn't walk the stream. What is our dad joke
of the day, please, Zach, dad joke of the day.
Speaker 5 (16:03):
Another growner for you here. How do you make an
egg roll?
Speaker 2 (16:07):
How do you make an egg roll?
Speaker 5 (16:10):
I don't know? You push it?
Speaker 3 (16:14):
What? Oh?
Speaker 4 (16:16):
Oh?
Speaker 2 (16:16):
Yeah?
Speaker 1 (16:17):
That goes right along with how do you make a
cleanex dance?
Speaker 2 (16:20):
Zach? You put a little boogie in it? See?
Speaker 3 (16:24):
There you go? All right?
Speaker 2 (16:24):
What is our word of the day please?
Speaker 6 (16:26):
Word of the day much tougher than yesterday's. Zaftig is
the word of the day.
Speaker 1 (16:31):
That is, someone who is large and beautiful zaftig like rubenesque.
Speaker 2 (16:38):
I think it is.
Speaker 5 (16:40):
Yeah, that's that's pretty perfect.
Speaker 6 (16:41):
Someone described as zaftig has a full rounded figure, or,
in other words, is pleasingly plump.
Speaker 1 (16:47):
There you go, yeah, raft dig all right. What is
our trivia question?
Speaker 2 (16:51):
It is this?
Speaker 1 (16:52):
How who rather was the first woman selected to run
as vice president on a major party ticket in US politics?
Speaker 2 (17:00):
I believe I know it. Un let's go back even further.
Speaker 5 (17:03):
No, is it Madeline Albright?
Speaker 3 (17:05):
Nope?
Speaker 1 (17:06):
It is Geraldine Ferraro, who ran with Walter Monbodle back
in nineteen eighty four against Ronald Reagan. It was a
herculean effort to beat that man at that It was yesterday. Yeah,
and well I actually remember it.
Speaker 2 (17:19):
So there you go.
Speaker 1 (17:20):
Well not dinosaurs, you know, watch yourself, Manny. Okay, what
is our category please.
Speaker 5 (17:27):
Zach, I think I got a better one for you.
Speaker 2 (17:29):
Thank you?
Speaker 6 (17:31):
All right, we're looking at twenty first century movie moments.
Speaker 2 (17:34):
Okay, it he remote, so you have to not on
switch plane. There's no delay. Yeah, no, there's not.
Speaker 3 (17:45):
Delay. You just said shut drop go ahead.
Speaker 6 (17:48):
A street brawl between rival news teams was to be
cut from.
Speaker 3 (17:52):
Roder Yes, what is Anchorman?
Speaker 5 (17:55):
That is correct? There I go all right somehow Wow.
Speaker 6 (18:00):
Javier bardem Is Anton Shagur made tossing to Coin seem
malevolent in this.
Speaker 1 (18:05):
Film Nanny, What is No Country for Old Men? That
is he was such a great villain in the ending
of that movie, the worst ending ever.
Speaker 2 (18:14):
Go ahead.
Speaker 6 (18:15):
Melissa McCarthy's memorable moments in this twenty eleven film include
hitting on an air.
Speaker 3 (18:22):
Yo.
Speaker 4 (18:23):
No, no, I don't got it out.
Speaker 3 (18:25):
What is spy? Even though that's wrong?
Speaker 2 (18:28):
I have no idea?
Speaker 5 (18:30):
Ooh, no clue.
Speaker 6 (18:31):
A Grant is upset with you guys in the production
booth here the answer is Bridesmaid.
Speaker 5 (18:35):
Oh a rock?
Speaker 2 (18:36):
It's is zero donut? Wait?
Speaker 6 (18:38):
All right, so one nothing Mandy to lead here. Another
Day of Sun was a song and dance number on
a ramp from the one oh five to one ten freeway.
Speaker 2 (18:49):
What is Oh my god? What is la story?
Speaker 3 (18:56):
Oh?
Speaker 2 (18:56):
What is it? It's not it's not La confidential ron.
Speaker 5 (18:59):
Do you want to go?
Speaker 3 (19:00):
No, I want to know.
Speaker 4 (19:01):
I'm holding tight La La lamp Cloa were zero to
zero now HEREO.
Speaker 6 (19:08):
What does I drink your milkshake have to do with
oil drainage? We learned from Daniel day Lewis in this
two thousand and seven film.
Speaker 5 (19:18):
Sorry, that one was punk wag.
Speaker 6 (19:19):
What does I drink your milkshake have to do with
oil drainage? We learned from Daniel day Lewis in this
two thousand and seven film.
Speaker 2 (19:28):
You can picture it perfectly. I can't remember the name
of it.
Speaker 3 (19:31):
I got nothing.
Speaker 5 (19:33):
What is it?
Speaker 3 (19:35):
Oh?
Speaker 2 (19:36):
It was allow ass movie?
Speaker 3 (19:39):
What was No?
Speaker 2 (19:39):
I don't know.
Speaker 5 (19:41):
There will be blood, yes, tybreaker?
Speaker 3 (19:44):
All right?
Speaker 5 (19:46):
This was not great? Okay? This morse visiting Germany.
Speaker 6 (19:49):
Remember there's no there actually are speed limits on about
what is the autumn that is correct?
Speaker 5 (19:56):
May another overtime?
Speaker 3 (19:58):
What was that category?
Speaker 2 (20:01):
We who knows categories?
Speaker 1 (20:02):
Mandy can win with anyway, Anthony, we will talk to
you tomorrow. Get all the details about the party scene
there and bec me in New Orleans.
Speaker 2 (20:10):
Eyes on a swivel, my friend, eyes on a swivel. Okay,
all right, We will be back tomorrow. We got weather.
Speaker 1 (20:15):
Wednesday, We're going to talk to Mary Rook from the
Daily Caller about her scorcher of a column on people
freaking out about USA being cut. We'll do all that
and more, But right now I got the team from
KOA Sports practically breathing down my neck trying to get
in the studio, ready to talk about the game coming
up this weekend and so much more so.
Speaker 2 (20:34):
In the meantime, keep it right here on KOA