Chapter 1: What are Covino & Rich's thoughts on the upcoming NFL Draft?
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Chapter 2: Who are the most notable stoner athletes discussed in the episode?
I was at a dinner with you guys. I didn't know where I was.
A dog who was confused and was lost from home. Did we ever talk about that on the air? On your Patreon, you guys did.
Oh, my God. On the air, I think we mentioned it, but we didn't go into details.
Rich was in rare form that day, just put it that way. And it was off hours, and it was that night, and it was out of control. But, dude, he was so ridiculous to deal with that night. Danny G's like, hey, man, you want a little of this? It's called Uncle Arnie's. I just poured the tiniest little cup of it. I'm like, I'll just take a little swig. Give me a mellow out a little bit.
Yo, I was like Mad Dog Russo when he has one of his gummies. We bumped into all of our coworkers that night. And I remember seeing Stu Gotts. And I was like, I know I'm just meeting you, dude, but I'm not 100% there right now. And I remember him being like, either my door, man. Yeah, it's a fancy restaurant. And Stugatz shouts across the room, hey, Rich Davis is high.
Yeah, and Rich was bringing up the most random things, putting me on the spot in front of management. It was the weirdest night. Well, pardon me, guys. So you smoking with Mike Tyson? No, especially if there were microphones around. Hey, guys, want to pass it to the left? That would be an awkward situation, but Rich is right in the sense of what a story and what a bragging right, right?
So in the world of sports, who else comes to mind? Ricky Williams, number one for me, only because... Over Tyson? Because he was known for it. Well, because back in the day, there was more of a stigma with weed. Ricky Williams essentially chose the marijuana lifestyle over playing in the National Football League, which is the most moronic thing. I mean, listen, you could like drinking.
You could like an old-fashioned, some whiskey. You could be a beer guy. Marijuana is legal in most places. It, to me, is just another option. The fact that you would choose that over something he played so hard for his whole life, I always thought it was wild. I'm like, man, you like your weed that much?
He turned it into a business just like Mike did.
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Chapter 3: What are the implications of Edwin Diaz's injury for the Mets?
But that was a wild story, and I didn't know all the details looking back of how that went down. Now, as far as athletes and celebrities that you think of when I say, all right, hey, it's 420. Who is that stoner that comes to mind? What about a guy that won more gold medals than pretty much anyone in the history of the Olympics? Michael Phelps.
The guy's got an illustrious career and there's a photo of him in a bong and everyone starts losing their mind. Doesn't make him swim any better.
Well, if you bring up him and his bong, then you've got to bring up Laramie Tunsil. Remember? Speaking of the NFL draft.
Yes. What about Kevin Durant? Kevin Durant, a big advocate for marijuana in the National Basketball Association. You could see him. You could just picture him smoking up and responding to tweets and just going back and forth with people on the phone, on social media. Are there any leagues anymore, professionally speaking, that have marijuana rules compared to others?
Because I know some are totally lax. Are there any sports left that are hardcore rules against marijuana?
Don't try to consume marijuana in Russia.
I just say that. Brittany Griner could tell you that. We're talking about women's basketball in Russia, but... There are certainly countries that do not. Don't smoke weed if you're going to play women's basketball in Russia. Yes, that's a good rule to live by. Unless you want to be behind bars. Michael Phelps, though, did the guy smoke an entire eighth with one bong rib?
Because his lung capacity was so great. He'd be like, it's all gone now. Colin in Canada hits us up on the YouTube chat. Again, we're streaming live. It is 420, so stoner athletes. Colin says Rob Gronkowski, not that he's a stoner, but he could be the way he acts. No, but he would be fun to party with for sure in that way. If you Google it, it'll look it up.
He's a big advocate for CBDs and marijuana for body recovery. So, you know, he brings the laughers, as Rich says. He's nuts! On our Patreon show, we do an unleashed, uncensored, and personal podcast Monday through Thursday, patreon.com slash Covino and Rich. Rich asked me who are the top, you know, aside from sports. He's like, is it Willie Nelson, Snoop Dogg? You said Martha Stewart, right?
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Chapter 4: How does Michael Jordan's behavior impact his public perception?
He basically was like, you better not do that. You're working under my clock. It was Everlast. Everlast was like, yo. He's like, hit this. And I was like, wow. And I liked Everlast. Whitey Ford sang the blues, House of Pain. And as a kid, I'm like, this is a cool moment. And I had to deny it because my boss was right there. Yeah, true story.
So who else comes to mind and who else are we shouting out? And you wanted to tell us the origins of 420. Seth Rogen? Seth Rogen, yeah. In that Hollywood scene, right? In that Hollywood scene, for sure. But what was the origin of 420? So I don't know where San Rafael is. Danny G, is that up north near where you are? San Rafael. Oh, San Rafael? It's Bay Area, yeah. Bay Area.
North of San Francisco, right there. There were a group of high school kids in the early 70s, 1971, that would meet after school at 420, and that was their code for we're going to go get high together. And somehow, someway, that little local legend spread around northern California where it was like 420, that means you meet up with your burnout buddies.
Yeah.
Back then, they called them burnouts, right, in the 1970s? Yeah. Burnouts. And that was the origins. And for some reason, 420 has taken on that meaning ever since, based on a couple of high school kids with silly code. So, hey, if that's your world, celebrate, enjoy, respectfully, responsibly, and have a good time.
Danny brought up a lot of athletes have went down that road as far as medical marijuana, right? For so long, it wasn't something that was spoken about openly, especially in the world of sports, right? So we can only assume. Yeah, we can only assume based on what we thought, what we saw, and then in today's world, what they're putting out there.
Let me ask you a question because you and I have had this conversation before. In 2026, I know we have a national audience, which is, this is a great place to ask this question. I, Rich, believe that when you have a friend that takes edibles or smokes or has one of those edible drinks, that to me is in the same exact category as someone having a beer, a seltzer, a bottle of wine, a whiskey sour.
People out here in California, they say they're California sober. That just means they don't drink. But they're smoking or having something. But you, to me... still think of it a little more old school. Like, Covino's like, I would never be high in front of someone, but... Yeah, because it rocks me in a different way. No, but I'm saying... I can't even drive like that.
But do you think, Danny, in 2026, high and drunk are the same category? I think in 2026... When it comes to driving, yes, but... You shouldn't be driving regardless. I'm saying... Like, reputation-wise... It depends. When it hits you, sometimes it hits you, like, way hard. I should not be in public like that. Danny, I'll give you an example.
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Chapter 5: What are the current trends in sports and entertainment?
I think it was just drilled into your head, Covino, from our youth growing up, the same way our parents scared us about sex. Probably, yeah. There's still a stigma to it, even though it's fine. If Iowa Sam comes over to my house and takes an edible gummy and we sit in my backyard by the fire pit and have a nice talk, you think that's different than if he had three whiskeys? Yes. In my mind.
How, though? Interesting. You're both legal. I think he's going to get way more out of his sorts if he's high on something as opposed to having a little bit of a buzz with alcohol. It just hits you different. Hits me different. So that's from my own personal experience. It might not hit Sam the same way, but you're going to notice the difference...
of me having a cocktail versus having one of these weed drinks. You're going to notice the difference. It's a definite different high, but I'll tell you what, I don't feel, if I have like some of those weed drinks, I never feel hungover or terrible. Yeah, and by the way, they're legal here in Los Angeles.
Yeah, if I go with you guys out for a little work dinner and we go to a steakhouse and I have like two or three Moscow mules on the way back to the hotel, I'm already feeling like, oh, I'm going to feel like ass in the morning. Jamie in Boston says, Rich is trying to justify him taking edibles. It's not the same. My cousin's wife can't even function after she has edibles.
Meanwhile, I could have 10 beers and you wouldn't even notice. So like I said, it does. That's my point.
But everybody's different.
Yeah.
I'm just saying.
People have different levels of tolerance too. I'm just saying, Sam, in 2026, Covino's making it seem like, I'm talking about heavy drugs. No. His example is when I have a party at my house. He's coach rich. Do we have to ignore that? Those are CBD recovery drinks. And he's handing out weed drinks to parents. I think that's strange. And I'm not saying it's illegal.
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Chapter 6: How do Covino & Rich compare alcohol and marijuana consumption?
See, that song was edited. This is such an old edit. They edited it in some cities? Yo, can I say this, though? And Rich and I remember this clearly. Unfortunately, not to be a buzzkill on 420, but this song was the biggest song going on all radio platforms when it came out. I worked in rock radio. Rich worked in pop radio. Danny G, I'm sure they played it on hip-hop radio on your come-up.
And then, unfortunately... 9-11 happened and that song went bye-bye. That was the truth. Any fun music went off the radio playlists and it took his career off track and took the world off track. But another song that was affected because I remember it was huge at the time was Drowning Pool Bodies. It was huge in rock radio, and because of sensitivity reasons, we had to take it off.
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Thank you. Now it's time for a game we play every week. Last one standing. You have five seconds to battle for your sports trivia life. Man. Oh. I got it. Yeah, I don't got it.
Oh.
Put your electronic devices down and pick your sports knowledge. It's CNR's Last One Standing.
Last One Standing. All right, I have four categories ready to go. If needed, a tiebreaker. Each contestant gets five seconds to stay alive in the round. If you run out of time or answer incorrectly, Iowa Sam takes you out with his big bad buzzer.
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Chapter 7: What are the highlights from the NBA playoffs this week?
Nice. Rich. Acuna Jr. ? Ronald Acuna Jr., not on this list. All right, buyer. Manny Machado. Manny Machado, 20th, 95 RBIs. Covino. And was Tatis on the list, or was he hurt too much? I forget. Tatis is my answer. Fernando Tatis Jr., not on the list. Oh, Spire wins that round. Damn, just like that. Just like that, yeah. Some of the names we missed there? Number one on the list was Kyle Schwarber.
Yeah. Ah, the Schwarby. Yes. Rounding out the top five, Eugenio Suarez was fourth. Ah. Kobe didn't get Cody Bellinger's on the list, 17th. I'm the worst. No, no. No Juan Soto mentioned either, by the way. We all suck. All right. You know what it is? I'm not trying to pull a Rich Davis and justify here. True story.
When I was watching a World Baseball Classic, I was so impressed by how all these ego-driven Dominican players all bowed down to Tatis. All of them think they're the best, but they all say Tatis is the best. So he's always on my mind when it comes to that stuff. That sounds like a Rich Davis rationale.
No, but were you aware that even the Juan Soto's of the world are like, Tatis is the guy, no way could be he. All right, we move to the second category. I'm embarrassed. Why do I think, I forgot Acuna was her to have seen. You know what? You're on to the next year, you forget sometimes. Yeah, it might as well be 1925, to be honest with you. All right, DB on the board.
We move to the second category. It's called the Finals 14. You have five seconds to name an NBA team who has the most NBA Finals appearances of all time. Most NBA final appearances of all time. Blake, you're going to be up first starting right now. Go. Easy, Lakers.
Lakers are number one, 32 finals. Bayer. Celtics. Celtics are number two with 23. Rich. The Warriors. The Warriors are third with 12. Covino. Took the top three. Go Bulls. The Bulls are eighth and sixth.
Yeah, it's the top 14, by the way. Four more titles. Blake, back to you.
three two one buyer 76ers 76ers are fourth on the list with nine rich pistons the pistons are sixth with seven covino
Three, two, one.
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