Chapter 1: What unique tribute to Pittsburgh does Fritzy present?
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A win is a win. A win is a win. I don't care what y'all say. Yep, that's me, Clifford Taylor IV. You might have seen the skits, my basketball and college football journey, or my career in sports media. Well, now I'm bringing all of that excitement to my brand new podcast, The Clifford Show.
This is a place for raw, unfiltered conversations with athletes, creators, and voices that not only deserve to be heard, but celebrated. So let's get to it. Listen to The Clifford Show on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. And for more behind the scenes, follow at Clifford and at TikTok Podcast Network on TikTok. On the Look Back At It podcast.
1979, that was a big moment for me. 84 was big to me. I'm Sam Jay. And I'm Alex English. Each episode, we pick a year, unpack what went down, and try to make sense of how we survived it. With our friends, fellow comedians, and favorite authors. Like Mark Lamont Hill on the 80s. 84 was a wild year. I don't think there's a more important year for black people.
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Chapter 2: How does Frank Caliendo's humor connect with sports culture?
In 79, we are family. There was Bonds before the juice. To Covey, they let loose. Sacking Big Ben was hard. That priceless Honus Wagner card. And we still can't get an NBA team. We're talking Pittsburgh. Adore those mountain ridges. We're talking Pittsburgh. Lots of water and those bridges. And Arnold Palmer, wait, he's actually from Latrobe. For Skeens, is it still the place to be?
Let's wait and PNC. Winning many a Super Bowl, shout out Bill Cowher and Chuck Knoll. Is this a song you're singing? It's supposed to be a song. Okay. Franco and Rocky's backfield scene. Ham Lambert and Mean Joe Green. Are we almost done? A few more verses. Bradshaw was slinging it to Stallworth and Swan. Talking Pittsburgh. That D had opponents hurting. We're talking Pittsburgh.
Can't hide behind steel curtain. And we so loved Clementi, Cobra, and Pops. With Steeler Nation, it's a rave. Terrible towels, we will wave. Defenders would hurt and fuss. Getting run over by the bus. There's even a hit medical drama called The Pit. One more verse. We're talking Pittsburgh. The city is a doozy. The Panthers coach Narduzzi.
And I can't wait to come back to see my guys in yellow and black. I'm going to see all my boys in the yellow and the black. And that's the end of the show. Okay. That was kind of like a courtesy flush, is what that was. When I finished that last verse, that's when I flushed. Yeah, that's great. Wow. Whew. That was fun. What?
I know it's off-key, and I sing terribly, but I got some fun names in there, and it was dedicated to Pittsburgh.
Yes, Paul. Unfortunately, the draft is over.
Oh, no.
Yes, Marvin. Is there also Rhyme Time coming up with him, too? I don't know. I got to wait until Friday for Rhyme Time. That's a lot for one day, Paul. I can't do that. We do have one, though. Come on, we're talking. Pittsburgh, kill me now. My guy's in yellow and the black.
I'd really get run over by the bus after that. That's not nice. Yes, Paul. I have one other Pennsylvania thing. What was that town you said you drove to? Intercourse, Pennsylvania. That's a real town.
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Chapter 3: What insights does Frank Caliendo share about his career?
And I just remember when Jay Billis came back from Indiana and Billis was there to do a game. And he goes, hey, Bob Knight wants you to call him. I'm going, oh, my God, what did we do now? He goes, no, he wants to talk to you. He wants to come on your radio show. I go, come on, Jay. And he goes, no, I'm serious. I go, OK. Get a hold of Bob Knight. He wants to come on the show.
And I thought, you know what? Can we do something that, let's have a preemptive strike. Let's do something that we know he's going to be in a good mood. So Paulie came up with the idea. He goes, why don't we reach out to his coaching idol, Bo Schembechler? And so he was gonna get ahold of Bo Schembechler at Michigan.
And next thing you know, we have Bo on the phone with Bob Knight and they just start talking. Coach Knight called up after the interview and said, it's one of the nicest thing anybody's ever done for me. And from then on, he was like, whenever you want me. Even when I was doing my last show at ESPN Radio, he was on a fishing trip in Montana and they didn't even know if he had cell service.
He still found a place where he could call in and say goodbye. So, you know, you have sort of these, you're not quite sure who people are. And we've been fortunate when we were at ESPN, you had a lot of those coaches who came in. Bill Parcells, Bill Parcells was tough. He was really difficult to deal with. But you got him in the building and he became one of your teammates or vice versa.
And it was just different. And I always had great appreciation for that when you got to, they allowed you to see their personality. Mike hopefully will reveal a personality and I think people will be pleasantly surprised. Yeah, Paulie.
And if I remember right, just about six months after that interview with Bob Knight and Bo Schembechler, you started your Six O'Clock Sports Center. And your first Six O'Clock Sports Center, Bob Knight came on, and he had a zip-up on. And as you introduced him, he unzipped it, and it had a Dan Patrick Radio Show sweatshirt.
And Todd and I were in the control room, and I said, is this about the most surreal thing you've ever seen? He goes, yep.
That was so beyond cool seeing that. Yeah, he had just taken the job at Texas Tech. But then, if you remember... We would have him on and I kept telling him, let the Indiana situation go. There's so many fans, so many people who were so important to you that he had this problem with the president, Miles Brand. And I said, let it go back there.
He said he would go back when all of those people were dead. And I thought, okay. He did wait till I think they were all dead and then he did go back. But I just remember, I said, go back for those people who supported you all those years. The heck with presidents and chancellors and all of that, go back for them. And then thankfully he went back, but a complex person.
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Chapter 4: How does the discussion shift to the significance of Pittsburgh's sports teams?
A win is a win. A win is a win. I don't care what y'all say. Yep, that's me, Clifford Taylor IV. You might have seen the skits, the reactions, my journey from basketball to college football, or my career in sports media. Well, somewhere along the way, this platform became bigger than I ever imagined. And now I'm bringing all of that excitement to my brand new podcast, The Clifford Show.
This is a place for raw, unfiltered conversations with some of your favorite athletes, creators, and voices that not only deserve to be heard, but celebrated. One week, I'll take you behind the scenes of the biggest moments in sports and entertainment. And the next, we'll talk about life, mental health, purpose, and even music. The Clifford Show isn't just a podcast.
It's a space for honest conversations, stories that don't always get told, and for people who are chasing something bigger. So if you've ever supported me or you're just chasing down a dream, this is right where you need to be. Listen to The Clifford Show on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.
And for more behind the scenes, follow at Clifford and at TikTok Podcast Network on TikTok. Do you remember when Diana Ross double-tapped Lil' Kim's boobs at the VMAs? Or when Kanye said that George Bush didn't like black people? I know what you're thinking. What the hell does George Bush got to do with Lil' Kim? Well, you can find out on the Look Back At It podcast. I'm Sam Jay.
And I'm Alex English. Each episode, we pick a year, unpack what went down, and try to make sense of how we survived it. Including a recent episode with Mark Lamont Hill waxing all about crack in the 80s. To be clear, 84 was big to me, not just because of crack. I'm down to talk about crack all day, but just so y'all know.
I mean, at this point, Mark, this is the second episode where we've discussed crack. So I'm starting to see that there's a through line. We also have AIDS on the table right now. Thank you for finishing that sentence. Yes. I don't think there's a more important year for black people. Really? Yeah. For me, it's one of the most important years for black people in American history.
Listen to Look Back at It on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Welcome to my new podcast, Learn the Hard Way with me, your host, and your favorite therapist, Keir Gaines. And in recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month, I'm bringing over a decade of my own experience in the mental health field and conversations with so many incredible guests.
I'm talking Tripp Fontaine, Ryan Clark. Sometimes when we're in the pursuit of the thing, we get so wrapped up in the chase that we don't realize that we are in possession of the thing. And we're still chasing it. And we don't know when we've done enough. Because people scoreboard watch. Life becomes about wins and losses. Steve Burns, Dustin Ross.
Because you find it important to be a good person while you're here on earth? Or are you a good person because you're afraid? Because that's two different intentions, bro. Absolutely. And that's two different levels of trust. I want you to just really be a good person.
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Chapter 5: What interesting facts about Pittsburgh's history are revealed?
Oh, you were doing Kuiper hair?
I was trying to do it. I was trying to do it. And then my buddy Willie, who's with me, is opening for me. He's like, you need a blow dryer. I'm like, well, it's a little late for that. But I had the glasses all ready to go. I even had to print out the stuff. Fernando Mendoza, Indiana quarterback. This is his actual, he writes like he talks. 20, 25 stats over 16 games. 72% confidence.
Completion rate, 3,535 passing yards, 41 TD passes, six INT, seven rushing touchdowns. Mendoza transferred to Indiana after playing two seasons at Cal, we're talking Pittsburgh, and the game took off. Part of the season for the jump, he cut down on sacks, 25 at last season, 41 in 2024. Mendoza got the ball out quicker. That's what we're talking about. Fernando Mendoza.
Last Fernando I remember is Fernando Valenzuela. Did a tremendous job. Left-handed pitcher out there in Los Angeles. Came from the Mendoza line. The 200 batting average. And that was where Bob Bucher lived his entire life. So, yeah. So, if that's a... What people don't know... What people don't know about Mel is he's the sweetest guy in the world.
Like, he, on TV, I always say, even in my act, I say, he's a cross between Sam the American Eagle and Count Chocula, right? Sam the American Eagle from The Muppets and Count Chocula. And you see him, and then all those years with Todd McSherry, he was just cutting them off. Pa, pa, pa, pa, pa, pa, pa. And on the mothership, I got 25 Todd's out one time, and you know how hard that is.
Todd, Todd, Todd, Todd, come around, Todd. There's a different Todd. Don't worry, we're not talking about you right now. At the end of the day, it's not all about you. But he came to a show one time. I was in Baltimore, and he's in the back of the room, told me he was coming to the show.
I get to the Mel Kiper, where I'm going to talk about him, and from the back, he just yells out, Todd, Todd, Todd, Todd. The audience is like, why is that guy heckling? I'm like, that's the actual Mel Kiper Jr. So he's the sweetest guy, and he talks everything he talks about. When I first did the impression of him on TV, he calls me up. I think he's going to be upset.
He's like, the entire Kuiper family enjoying what you did. Frank, you ever been to Las Vegas? I've never been there before. Blue man group. Are they actually blue people? You ever see Avatar? Tremendously large people. At the end of the day, I want to be an Avatar person. So he's really great. I thought he'd be great. When he gets off on little tangents, he sounded like an English teacher to me.
I think that would be the toughest. I before E except after C. It sounded as A as in neighbor and way. I never try to figure out the difference between there, there, and there. I'm not sure if it's a homonym or a homograph, but the T-H-E-R-E has got here in it. That's here nor there. The T-H-E-I-R is a possession, and then T-H-E-Y apostrophe R-E, that's a contraction.
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Chapter 6: How does the conversation explore the impact of sports on community identity?
He's one of those people that he's just not afraid to be himself. And I think that really works, especially in this day and age. The more you are you and you... You bring that out, that authenticity, that's what Barkley has. That's what people who are like that, they are not afraid to be themselves. And they're unapologetic about it, right? They go out and enjoy just doing what they do.
The fact that Charles has, he couldn't care less. He doesn't even like the NBA a lot. I have no idea who's even playing right now, guys. These guys, what about the Orlando Magic? I don't watch them. Why not? Because they suck, man. Yeah. Nobody says they suck. I've heard them on here. They suck. Nobody in broadcasting says they suck except for Charles.
And then they were like, hey, you don't really pay attention to basketball. Do you want to do college basketball, too, for March Madness?
Absolutely. Pay me triple, man.
We're in. And they do because he's such a great fun person to listen to and watch. But you need to have those over-the-top personalities.
Yeah.
That makes your job so much easier. Well, did you hear when he and Dick Vitale did that play? It was unbelievable for like 10, 20 minutes. And then it became like me doing Bill Walton with Bill Walton, where you're like, how can they go off on a tangent anymore? Because Vitale's just going, oh, it's incredible. It's amazing.
And then Charles, who hasn't researched any of the game, you know, the transfer portal in NIL. Yeah. are ruining the game of basketball.
These kids need to be paid. And then they go to something else. It's a real diaper, Dad. He's like, yeah, but the transfer portal, the guy with the red headband just passed the ball. You don't even know his name. I don't even know we're watching the game anymore, man.
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Chapter 7: What humorous anecdotes does Frank Caliendo share about sports figures?
What the hell does George Bush got to do with Lil' Kim? Well, you can find out on the Look Back At It podcast. I'm Sam Jay. And I'm Alex English. Each episode, we pick a year, unpack what went down, and try to make sense of how we survived it. Including a recent episode with Mark Lamont Hill waxing all about crack in the 80s. To be clear, 84 was big to me, not just because of crack.
Yeah.
I'm down to talk about crack all day, but just so y'all know. I mean, at this point, Mark, this is the second episode where we've discussed crack. So I'm starting to see that there's a through line. We also have eggs on the table right now. Thank you for finishing that sentence. Yes. I don't think there's a more important year for black people. Really? Yeah.
For me, it's one of the most important years for black people in American history. Listen to Look Back at It on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Welcome to my new podcast, Learn the Hard Way with me, your host, and your favorite therapist, Keir Gaines.
And in recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month, I'm bringing over a decade of my own experience in the mental health field and conversations with so many incredible guests. I'm talking Tripp Fontaine, Ryan Clark. Sometimes when we're in the pursuit of the thing... We get so wrapped up in the chase that we don't realize that we are in possession of the thing. And we're still chasing it.
And we don't know when we've done enough. Because people scoreboard watch. Life becomes about wins and losses. Steve Burns, Dustin Ross. Because you find it important to be a good person while you're here on Earth? Or are you a good person because you're afraid? Because that's two different intentions, bro. Absolutely. And that's two different levels of trust.
I want you to just really be a good person. Join me, Keir Gaines, as we have real conversations about healing, growth, fatherhood, pressure, and purpose on my new podcast, Learn the Hard Way. Open your free iHeartRadio app, search Learn the Hard Way, and listen now. Big shout out to the Distillery Complex, our home away from home all week long. Beautiful views, and it's a beautiful day.
We're up there on the roof deck, and so you got great food, cocktails, cigar lounge, and more information, thedistillerycomplex.com. All right, final results of the poll question there. We'll recap the day as well. Man, it went by quickly. It did. That flew. All right, Dill. All right, Dan.
So the poll question was, if Mike Vrabel could pick one, win the Super Bowl versus Seattle, or the recent mess never happens, surprisingly, the numbers have shifted. Only 51.4% say recent mess never happens. So there's some football fans out there. OK. All right. Fair enough. Yes, Marvin? Those are people that aren't married. Yeah.
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Chapter 8: What closing thoughts summarize the episode's themes?
No, but didn't you try years ago at the Super Bowl? Yeah, I think it was Indianapolis. And he kind of, instead of putting his shoulder into me, he kind of whacked my arm away with his big club arm. Yeah. And it hurt for about a month. Marvin. Fritzie's the funniest guy on the show.
What did I learn, Todd? Brian Windhorst insists no one on the planet knows right now if Wemby's going to play Friday game three against Portland.
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Put yourself through some hardships and you will come out on the other side a happier, more fulfilled, healthier person.
Listen to 2%. That's T-W-O percent on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.
A win is a win. A win is a win. I don't care what y'all say. Yep, that's me, Clifford Taylor IV. You might have seen the skits, my basketball and college football journey, or my career in sports media. Well, now I'm bringing all of that excitement to my brand new podcast, The Clifford Show.
This is a place for raw, unfiltered conversations with athletes, creators, and voices that not only deserve to be heard, but celebrated. So let's get to it. Listen to The Clifford Show on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. And for more behind the scenes, follow at Clifford and at TikTok Podcast Network on TikTok. On the Look Back At It podcast.
1979, that was a big moment for me. 84 was big to me. I'm Sam Jay. And I'm Alex English. Each episode, we pick a year, unpack what went down, and try to make sense of how we survived it. With our friends, fellow comedians, and favorite authors. Like Mark Lamont Hill on the 80s. 84 was a wild year. It was a wild year. I don't think there's a more important year for black people.
Listen to Look Back at It on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Hey, what's good, y'all? You're listening to Learn the Hard Way with your favorite therapist and host, Kier Gaines.
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