Episode 320 | "Bigger Than the Program"
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4.6 • 592 Ratings
🗓️ 18 August 2025
⏱️ 101 minutes
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Summary
Alex kicks this inaugural Monday episode off by asking SaVon if he needs glasses before SaVon breaks down his version of a "vision test" (0:00) and the guys joke about Neil deGrasse Tyson's take on human intelligence and the idea that aliens are pulling up to Earth (07:29). Next, the Hollywood Reporter's Podcast Power Players 2025 list sparks discussion on Joe Budden's placement, Alex Cooper's rise, Tony Hinchcliffe's crossover, Charlamagne's recognition as an executive, and more (11:30). From there, the guys give their thoughts on Chris Brown's "Breezy Bowl" tour (29:25) and unpack new developments in the Drake vs. Kendrick Lamar legal fallout with UMG and Lucian Grainge (35:00). They close with a music-heavy run highlighting Chance the Rapper's new album' Star Line' (1:08:45), Cardi B's latest single "Imaginary Playerz" and the Jay-Z sample(1:27:25), and much more!
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| 0:00.0 | Savon, it's time for glasses. |
| 0:01.8 | For who? |
| 0:03.2 | Sayvonne, it's okay. |
| 0:04.0 | For who? |
| 0:04.5 | For who? |
| 0:20.2 | I've never had glasses in my life, and I don't plan on it. I don't plan on it. You have a problem with glasses? Yeah, on me. Why is that? Because I don't fit that mold, bro. You look good in shades. Thank you, but it's not glasses. They are. They're not glasses. Yes, they are. |
| 0:20.6 | The glasses with a tent. |
| 0:21.5 | I don't need them. |
| 0:22.8 | Glasses are like, you need those. |
| 0:24.5 | Save on. Thank you, but it's not glasses. They are. They're not glasses. Yes, they are. The glasses with a tent. |
| 0:21.5 | I don't need them. |
| 0:22.8 | Glasses are like, you need those. Say, Vaughn, tell the audience what you just told me exactly two minutes ago. So for our pre-production document, I put everything in my notes because it's in the cloud. And as you know, the cloud transfers to your Apple Watch, to your MacBook. So me, I like to be in sync, right? No, JT. I like to be |
| 0:38.7 | in sync with all of the shit that I do. So I put my notes on the Notes app. And because when I |
| 0:44.6 | pull it up on the desktop, I can't really read the letters like that. I transfer over to a Google |
| 0:49.9 | doc and then I increase the text size so that I could do both I could pod and read I can't read on them little |
| 0:56.6 | little letters bro so what you're telling us is you need two apps to read a couple lines I need an |
| 1:04.0 | app and a half motherfucker nobody considers the notes app a real app that's basically what you say no no |
| 1:09.7 | no no you know what that sounds like? Sounds like you need glasses, brother. |
| 1:12.4 | It sounds like I need assistance. |
| 1:14.4 | No. |
| 1:15.1 | You don't need an assistant to see something right in front of you. It's time. It's okay, brother. Come on home. At least go get your eyes check. That's the problem, my y'all. They used to tell y'all as a kid that your eyesight was all good. |
| 1:26.0 | For the next 10 to 15 years, y'all proceeded to play video games right next to the TV |
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