Episode Details

Mike, Rudy and Pelón kick things off with WYWW, including a Unabomber movie, Pearl Harbor, Lanterns and Mike’s brutal review of Digger. Then they discover the insanity of explorer Ash Dykes, who is preparing for a 434-mile journey through the Congo Basin in an inflatable kayak with hippos, crocodiles and plenty of other ways to die waiting for him.

Then it’s back to the Spurs. The guys react to a report that Victor Wembanyama is done answering NBA Finals questions from American outlets, debate whether Wemby actually has an issue with American culture, and discuss the attention that comes with being one of the biggest stars in basketball. Brian Windhorst’s Dylan Harper report gets Rudy fired up, and the crew looks at just how deep this Spurs roster could become.

Topics Covered:

• What You Watching Wednesday
• The Unabomber movie and Ted Kaczynski
• Rudy revisits Pearl Harbor
• Mike absolutely hates Digger
• Pelón recommends Lanterns
• Ash Dykes' 434-mile Congo adventure
• The dangers of hippos, crocodiles and traveling the Congo Basin
• Whether social media survival influencers can be trusted
• The Cowboys' GOTI motto becoming a media storyline
• Dak Prescott getting tired of answering GOTI questions
• Wemby reportedly shutting down NBA Finals questions from American outlets
• Mike and Rudy debate Wemby, American media and American culture
• The price of Wemby becoming a global superstar
• Why talking trash means accepting criticism when you lose
• Brian Windhorst on Dylan Harper
• Rudy reacts to the idea that Harper is internally viewed as the Spurs' second-best player
• Dylan Harper, Stephon Castle and the national-media narratives coming for San Antonio
• Julian Champagnie vs. Tobias Harris
• Carter Bryant's potential to make a major jump
• The growing depth of the Spurs roster
• A bizarre American Airlines passenger incident
• People I Want to Punch

Key Moments:

• The crew breaks down Ash Dykes' plan to travel hundreds of miles through the Congo in an inflatable kayak and Rudy admits he's skeptical of how extreme adventures get presented online.
• Mike argues that Wemby can move past the Finals, but wonders why the reported media restriction specifically singles out American outlets.
• Rudy pushes back on Wemby because he loves the trash talk, but believes criticism comes with it when you're willing to talk that much.
• The guys predict the Dylan Harper vs. De'Aaron Fox conversation will become a major national-media storyline during the season.
• Rudy laughs off Windhorst's report about Harper being viewed internally as the Spurs' second-best player, basically asking: didn't everybody already know the kid was really good?
• The guys discuss the Spurs' depth and why Carter Bryant could force Mitch Johnson into some difficult rotation decisions.
• An intoxicated woman allegedly using a personal device on an American Airlines flight gives the show one of its strangest stories of the day.

Final Thoughts:

EP. 657 has a little bit of everything: Wemby controversy, Spurs expectations, Dylan Harper hype, a potentially deadly Congo adventure and airplane chaos. As Wemby gets bigger, every comment becomes a story, and Mike and Rudy are already bracing for the national narratives that will follow the Spurs all season.

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