Episode 329 | "Who Bought the Franks?" (with Mandii B)
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4.6 • 592 Ratings
🗓️ 22 September 2025
⏱️ 119 minutes
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Summary
SaVon and Alex welcome back Mandii B, who begins by sharing why she left New York for Atlanta and how the lower costs and bigger creative opportunities convinced her to make the move (0:00). She explains how that leap quickly led to her landing her own radio show and how Atlanta’s content scene compares to New York’s (8:15). Mandii then reflects on building her podcast career and co-authoring the New York Times-bestselling book 'No Holes Barred'—a therapy-driven mix of self-help and erotica (19:30). The conversation shifts to Cardi B’s long-awaited 'AM I THE DRAMA?'—breaking down standout tracks while unpacking the pointed disses at Bia, JT, and others—and how Cardi avoided the dreaded sophomore slump (21:38). Next, a Patreon listener question sparks a candid roundtable about Gen Z (1:12:33). The crew then shifts to Jimmy Kimmel’s indefinite suspension after a Charlie Kirk-related joke and what it means for late-night television and creator ownership (1:25:29), with a sidebar on reported Disney disagreements about bringing the show back. Finally, they discuss the latest with Dame Dash—his decision to sue Cam'ron, old Roc-A-Fella drama, and what Jay-Z must be thinking about what has unfolded (1:42:59).
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| 0:00.0 | What's going on? |
| 0:00.5 | Needs and No Podcast family, we are back. And I do want to start very formal this time because I want to give our audience a proper indicator, a proper introduction, okay? There's going to be a lot of people who will see the thumbnail. We may, for the very first time, I'm not going to lie, we may have a guest and not put their name in the title. For the time ever actually wait they just heard my voice I'm starting their shit off right now for you |
| 0:25.1 | my mic but I'm really like let us at least get past the first two minutes so it counts as a |
| 0:30.1 | download on the dsv yeah let's go through that I do want to let our audience know we've been |
| 0:35.7 | doing this musical chairs thing here on the podcast. |
| 0:37.8 | It's been really, really fun, really, really dope. Alex, we always say the thing we love about it most, every episode feels new. You never know what you're going to get. I have no idea what we're going to get. But it's really important that the people that we talk to have opinions. She has a lot. Has opinions. Oh, man. the most amount of opinions. |
| 0:54.9 | Also, whether they got motion |
| 0:56.1 | or not doesn't even matter |
| 0:57.1 | but somebody who's here with us She has a lot Has opinions Oh man The most amount of opinions |
| 0:54.8 | Also whether they got motion |
| 0:56.1 | And not doesn't even matter |
| 0:57.2 | But somebody who's here with us today |
| 0:58.6 | She got all emotion in the world |
| 1:00.3 | Facts |
| 1:00.7 | She's recently relocated to Atlanta |
| 1:02.7 | All right |
| 1:03.6 | We got our girl man |
| 1:05.2 | The one and only |
| 1:05.9 | Mandy B |
| 1:07.2 | Let's grab it up |
| 1:09.1 | What it do girl |
| 1:10.3 | And they now switch off And that that podcast is over. I think they'll be lying. You don't know. There's a such thing as hate watch. I was about to say they absolutely hate watch. They hate watching. I implore y'all to continue hating me, you know. You know. It only makes you stronger. But it it's gonna make them live less longer |
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