The Dan Le Batard Show

This week on Because Miami, Jeb Lund joins Billy Corben to talk about how the "war on woke" for Ron DeSantis failed miserably. Fernand Amandi comes on to tell us why Democrats continue to fail in Florida. And Billy explains the beef he has with Miami commissioner Art Noriega.

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Billy got a text from someone and Stugotz and Mikey A try and figure out who sent it. Dianna Russini joins the show to talk about how crazy her life has been since moving to the Athletic, going to the Super Bowl in Vegas, having two kids and dealing with NFL free agency. She tells stories of getting scooped by Adam Schefter and people who don't know how to use emojis properly which lead to embarrassing tweets.

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The crew wraps up the day by discussing what days, in terms of pure elation and chaos, compare to the beginning of March Madness.

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To start hour 2, we continue to look at the seeding of our March Sadness tournament with the Region of Death and more show songs. We also wonder where Kate Middleton is and what updates since the last time we talked about it. Then, Mina Kimes joins us for her weekly segment and discusses her thoughts about what is happening with the Shohei Ohtani betting scandal and the terrible timing as the Dodgers open the MLB season in Korea. We also get her thoughts on the Justin Fields trade, Caleb Williams and the NFL draft, and a number of other quick NFL takes. 

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March Sadness seeds continue to be revealed, this time diving into seeds from the Region of Songs, Greg Cote feat. Greg Cote Region, and the Region of Death, while also contemplating how to make Tony quit. Dan's quest to go viral in a costume still continues, while discussions about the new Road House movie inevitably lead to bar fights at Jimmy Johnson's The Big Chill. And as always, Jess gets the blame for everything, while Billy's antics include donating to Austin Ekeler's charity and scheming for a signed jersey. Then Billy Gil outs Dan Le Batard as a one-time Yankees fan after we look at the strange Joe Torre moment from Spring Training. 

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In the midst of a Shohei Ohtani betting scandal involving his translator, Billy Gil does what he does best, as he questions all translators before Adnan Virk and David Samson join us. Adnan and David discuss the weight of what these allegations could mean for Ohtani and baseball and look at the potential best and worst-case scenarios. David Samson also gives a unique perspective with his experience as former Marlins team president and working with Ichiro and his translator. Tony’s conspiracy theory board makes its return briefly before it gets him sent to the penalty box. Finally, David and Adnan share their top five Jazz movies. 

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Today’s Cast: Dan, Chris, Billy, Roy, Jess, Tony.

Dan delivers shocking news of Ohtani’s current scandal in the only form he knows how… dressed as Ted Lasso. This leads the Shipping Container to do a deep dive into the creation of the Visor. Then, Gustavo Arellano, LA Times columnist, joins the show to discuss the scandal the Dodgers are experiencing with firing Shohei Ohtani's interpreter amid allegations of “massive theft”. Billy, being the evil cat he is, shows us the power of misinterpretation.

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Austin Ekeler joins the guys fresh off of signing with the Commanders to preview his charity's March Madness tournament and give a candid look at what his free agency looked like, which team he was surprised didn't show interest, how close he came to retiring and what his bachelor party was like. To join Austin's tournament visit EkelerFoundation.org.

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Jazz Chisholm Jr. has seemingly responded to David Samson on Twitter after Samson called him out this morning. The crew reacts to his tweet and further discusses the issue. Then, Billy, Mike and Chris recap the baseball card game they played with Taylor last week, and Chris sees whether he can get the crew with some names.

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Mike Ryan starts off the hour in the penalty box on a 12.5-minute major following his Miami Heat takes. Billy accuses Tony of not believing in the moon landing, which Tony denies. Billy takes us through his experience going to the National Car Rental Center for last year's Stanley Cup Final. Plus, Roy dominates the press box at the Panthers' arena and Dan believes it should be named for him one day. Then, Dan kills the vibes and Stugotz calls him out for it. Tony faked his hockey fandom last year but Stugotz is not faking how much he cares about Kirk Cousin and Kyle Pitts swapping jersey numbers. Then, it's time for Against The Spread and the Olympics are going to have a Red Zone-like channel with Scott Hanson and Andrew Siciliano.

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