917 - Touchdown Tim Chitters feat. D.J. Byrnes & Eephus (3/17/25)

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4.6 • 9.1K Ratings

🗓️ 17 March 2025

⏱️ 99 minutes

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Summary

D.J. Byrnes of Ohio’s independent news outlet The Rooster returns to the show. We look at constituent outrage at elected officials, D.J.’s sojourn to DC, Cleveland’s $2.5 Billion stadium debacle, and D.J. relates an incredible story of bamboozling Vivek Ramaswamy. Then, Eephus director Carson Lund and writer & star Nate Fisher join Will to discuss the film, its inspirations, how they went about shooting it, Meat Raffles, and some of their all-time favorite Baseball Guys. Find D.J.’s chronicle of Ohio depravity at the Rooster: https://www.rooster.info/ Find showtimes for Eephus @ https://www.eephusfilm.com/

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0:00.0	All my whole
0:07.0	All I want to be is a joke all I want to be is a chop Hello, friends. It's Monday, March 17th, and we've got to chop.
0:33.6	Hello, friends. It's Monday, March 17th, and we've got Chappo coming at you, and I just
0:38.5	liked at the top of the show to wish everyone a happy St. Patrick's Day. Felix, I know you're
0:43.6	thrilled. This is your favorite holiday as it celebrates both drinking alcohol and Irish
0:48.4	Americans, two of your favorite things. Let's just say I'm about to play the game ready or not
0:53.5	in real life.
0:57.4	In just a little bit, we'll be speaking to the filmmakers behind the nation's hottest independent
1:03.2	film, Ethus. But before then, we are pleased to welcome back to the show. The Kingpin
1:08.8	of Independent Local Media, DJ Burns of the Rooster. Welcome back to the show. The kingpin of independent local media. DJ Burns of the Rooster.
1:13.5	Welcome back to the show, DJ. What's going on, fellas? It's a pleasure to be here.
1:17.7	DJ, I knew we wanted to have you on the show this week. And I'm going to start here with an example of something that was just like a news story that was just so perfect after I said I want to get
1:27.6	DJ Beck on the show and I'm going to start with this story this is because this is just like
1:32.0	it made me think of you and I'm so glad we have you on to talk about this DJ did you hear
1:36.5	the phone calls that North Carolina Senator Tom Tillis released to the media this week no I miss
1:42.7	that it's really good it's like it's maybe the best work I. No, I missed that. It's really good.
1:45.1	It's like, it's maybe the best work I've,
1:47.9	it's the best work I've ever heard anyone do with the art of phone calls.
1:52.5	That's how I praise.
1:54.0	Yeah, it's no mistake that it was boomers who, you know,
1:59.4	excelled at the,
2:00.3	at the art form. Well, you know, you'll see.
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