For my podcast assignment this week, I listened to "The Big Podcast with Shaq" with NBA legend Shaquille O'Neal and Atlanta sports radio host John Kincaide.
On this podcast (Episode #12), Shaq and Kincade talk to comedian Mike Epps and play a new Internet game called "Google Feud". In addition, Shaq challenged Kincade to sing different T.V. theme songs in a game called "Kincade-eoke" and Shaq prank called a funeral home.
To start off the podcast, the two (plus producer Rob Jenners) talked Shaq's business trip to China and the people's love for Shaq in their country. The Chinese admire Shaq so much that they have a large statue of him.
Next, Shaq and Kincade got serious and talked about Shaq not being a very big sports fan when he was playing in the NBA. Despite his love for basketball, baseball and football as a kid, Shaq actually wanted to be a professional dancer. He knew that NFL wide receiver Lynn Swann did ballet to improve his footwork, so he took ballet classes for a few years as a child.
In the next segment, Kincade questioned Shaq over his loss to his 15-year-old son, Shareef, in a one-on-one garage basketball game. Shaq explained that Shareef "got hot" from behind the three-point line and when it was game point, Shaq tried to "get cute" and step back for a three-point of his own. He missed, Shareef got the rebound and he won the game on the next possession.
In all seriousness, Shaq explained that his son's basketball skills are more like his former Los Angeles Lakers teammate Kobe Bryant. He said that when he was growing up, he would only let him watch film of Bryant, LeBron James, Tracy McGrady and "Penny" Hardaway.
Shaq and Kincade then talked about this CRAZY story in Germany about a 92-year-old woman (I highly suggest reading this): http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/german-woman-92-declared-dead-doctor-wakes-morgue-article-1.2308276
The next part was probably the best part of the podcast. In a previous podcast, Shaq prank called a Chinese restaurant and ordered items such as the "Jackie Chan Soup." As a follow-up to that, Shaq proceeded to prank call a funeral home (start at 20:08 ABSOLUTELY HILARIOUS):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmvaWV45Vwg
Shaq and Kincade then played the new hottest game on the internet called "Google Feud." The object of the game is to guess the suggestions of a phrase that one would type into Google. For instance, if you typed in "Burger", Shaq or Kincade have to guess the words or phrases that follow the word according to Google's suggestions. In the end, Shaq pulled out the victory over Kincade. However, Shaq did admit to using his phone during the game, claiming "It was open book test, but it doesn't matter since I still won."
Up next, Shaq and Kincade talked about pickup lines guys often use on girls. They had an intern go out on the streets of Atlanta and asked people to share their best pickup lines. Here are some of the best:
"Did it hurt... when you fell from heaven?" –Shaq's go-to pickup line (100-0 when using it)
"Are those space pants, because that ass is out of this world."
"Are you magician, because whenever I look at you everyone else disappers."
"Do you have a map, because I'm getting lost in your eyes."
Shaq claimed he can pick up any girl using any pickup line in the world.
Next, Shaq and Kincade talked to comedian Mike Epps. Shaq and Epps talked about their relationship and how they first met. The best part of the interview was Shaq and Epp's having a "Yo Mama" joke-off. Some of the best include:
"Yo mama's hair so bald it look like stitches." -Shaq
"Yo mama so bald I could polish her head and take her bowling." -Shaq
"Yo mama so fat she put on a Nike shirt and it said Nickelodeon." -Epps
"Yo mama so dumb she bought tickets to XBOX Live." -Shaq
(Other jokes were "borderline" to use one of Shaq's terms)
Next, Shaq challenged Kincade to a game of "Kincade-eoke", where Kincade has to sing television theme songs to famous sitcoms word for word. Kincade impressively won Shaq's challenge to close out another fantastic episode of "The BIG Podcast with Shaq."
Overall, I highly recommend listening to this podcast. What Shaq and Kincade do very well is that they take time to get serious and talk about major issues going on in the world of sports and news. However, they do like to have a good time, as evidenced by all of the games they played and the very laid-back interview with Mike Epps.
Some of my other favorite episodes include Episode #7 with Kim Kardashian, Joel McHale and Jeff Ross and Episode 11 with Justin Bieber and George Lopez. Again, I highly recommend listening to this podcast, even if you're not a sports fan.

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