Show Rundown: October 24, 2016
Show Rundown: October 24, 2016
Lady Gaga returns to the studio on the heels of the release of her new album, “Joanne”
Good Morning Everybody!
Marfan Mike kicked off the show announcing Monday’s guest, Lady Gaga, who was fresh off performing “Saturday Night Live” to celebrate the release of her new album, “Joanne.”
Howard said he thought her performance was great and figured the ratings for “SNL” must have been through the roof between that and the show’s recent string of presidential debate sketches. “That Alec Baldwin – anything he does you watch,” Howard praised as he and Robin had a laugh about Stephen Baldwin’s criticism of his brother’s hilarious Trump impression.
Howard also told Robin he was up Sunday night watching a fascinating documentary called “Weiner.”
“You mean Jeffrey Weiner?” Robin inquired, garnering a collective laugh from the studio.
Howard’s co-host quickly realized her mistake and explained she had spent the weekend in bed fighting off a cold, which must have caused the mix-up.
After a quick digression where Howard took the opportunity to give Robin a lecture as his parents, Ben and Ray, he returned to his thoughts about “Weiner” and told listeners the documentary really is pretty unbelievable.
In addition to “Weiner,” Howard said he got a copy of “A People’s History of the United States” by Howard Zinn after reading Bruce Springsteen’s recent Rolling Stone interview in which he describes the effect the book has had on his life.
Ronnie ‘the Limo Driver’ Mund Makes ‘Veiled Threats’ Against Brent Hatley
Ronnie ‘the Limo Driver’ Mund Makes ‘Veiled Threats’ Against Brent Hatley
“This is radio, not organized crime,” Brent fired back on Monday
The fallout from Ronnie “the Limo Driver” Mund and Brent Hatley’s feud continued Monday morning after the latter staffer reported he had received “veiled threats on Twitter” from Howard’s driver and head of security.
— ronnie mund (@rmlimodriver69) October 20, 2016
Brent was baffled. “This is radio, not organized crime,” he protested.
“Ronnie’s in the jungle still fighting World War II,” Howard joked after reviewing the tweets. He also noted that, on the ride home from the studio last Wednesday, Ronnie made it clear he really did not like Brent – it wasn’t just an on-air bit. “What you see is what you get,” Howard concluded.
More disturbing to Howard than Ronnie’s simple dislike for his coworker, though, was the resulting implication of his accusation of Brent being a “rat.”
“I thought Ronnie was my Luca Brasi to my Marlon Brando,” Howard said. “Ronnie sees me as the police and that really bummed me out.”
Brent agreed, adding Ronnie didn’t seem to understand who was in “the gang,” so to speak. “If Howard succeeds, we all succeed,” Brent said.