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  • Madonna’s VMA Kiss & the Night Prince Lost It on Michael

    Madonna’s VMA Kiss & the Night Prince Lost It on Michael
    Oct 15 2026

    On August 28, 2003, Madonna opened the MTV Video Music Awards dressed as a groom, with Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera as her brides and kissed them both on live television. The clip ran on front pages usually reserved for political news, got replayed relentlessly on MTV, and became one of the most downloaded moments of the early internet, years before social media existed.


    On this episode of Circle The Block, hosts Rello and Cunda use that night as the entry point into a bigger idea: the passing of the torch, and whether anybody recognizes it while it's happening.


    The crew breaks down what the VMA moment actually was underneath the shock value; Madonna two decades into pushing boundaries, Britney and Christina both shedding the teen-idol image at the same time, and a staged wedding that doubled as an anointing. They get into why MTV panned to Justin Timberlake instead of staying on the action, how taboo it felt in 2003 versus how ordinary it would read now, and why hosts make or break these nights (respect paid to Chris Rock, Jamie Foxx and Kevin Hart).


    Then they circle back to 1983 and a moment far fewer people have actually seen: the only night James Brown, Michael Jackson and Prince shared a stage, at the Beverly Theater in Los Angeles. Brown pulled Michael out of the audience. Michael whispered to Brown to call Prince up too. What happened next has become legend: Prince arriving on his bodyguard's back, a shaky guitar solo, the shirt coming off, and the stage-prop lamppost that didn't survive. Plus the Quincy Jones story about what an embarrassed Prince allegedly planned to do in the parking lot afterward.


    The hosts dig into the real split that night represented: Michael inheriting James Brown's precision and showmanship while Prince took the raw, multi-instrumental side of the same legacy and the decade-long rivalry that followed. Plus an honest take on who Prince really was in the early '80s, why Purple Rain might be less acting than people think, and the era when Black music let only one person win at a time.


    As always, the crew runs their odds on UFC 333 before Bishop Cunda takes the pulpit with a message about recognizing what you're looking at while it's still in front of you.


    New episodes of Circle The Block drop every week: hit subscribe and turn on notifications.


    00:00 – "Anybody kisses Madonna creates some hype"
    00:40 – Intro with the crew
    01:53 – A bad day: the Cowboys lose to a backup QB at home
    03:22 – Why AT&T Stadium is the NFL's Madison Square Garden
    05:08 – Award show moments that make you say "what did I just watch"
    05:28 – Circling the block on Madonna's 2003 VMA double kiss
    06:11 – How much twenty years changes what's taboo
    06:42 – Chris Rock hosting & why the host makes the show
    07:09 – Great award show hosts: Kevin Hart, DruSki, Jamie Foxx
    10:20 – Front page news: bigger than politics that week
    11:19 – Why the camera cut to Justin Timberlake
    12:17 – Madonna's two decades of boundary-pushing by 2003
    12:40 – The groom, the brides & the staged wedding
    13:42 – Who else but Madonna could have pulled it off
    15:48 – Watching it live at 16, with mom on the couch
    16:43 – Odds: UFC 333 (Yan vs. Dvalishvili)
    17:36 – Back from break: other passing-the-torch moments
    18:16 – Circling the block on James Brown, Michael Jackson & Prince, 1983
    19:17 – Prince arriving on his bodyguard's back
    19:46 – How the night actually unfolded at the Beverly Theater
    21:00 – Michael calling Prince up to the stage
    22:20 – Why Prince treated Michael like the opposition
    22:43 – When Black music only allowed one winner
    23:00 – The guitar solo, the shirt & the lamppost
    24:01 – The Quincy Jones parking lot story
    24:34 – Purple Rain, Graffiti Bridge & how much was really acting
    25:48 – Prince could actually hoop
    26:30 – The split: Michael got the precision, Prince got the raw
    29:29 – The bridge between eras
    29:58 – Odds: UFC 333 (Volkanovski vs. Evloev)
    30:46 – Bishop Cunda takes the pulpit
    31:30 – Recognize what you're looking at
    33:13 – Last words & Steelers Nation condolences
    35:11 – NBA preseason: the Sixers, Dame, Ja Morant
    36:30 – Outro


    Circle The Block is a culture and nostalgia podcast hosted by Rello and Cunda, where hip hop history, throwback pop culture, sports, gaming, and current entertainment news collide. New episodes weekly.

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    37 min
  • 1999 Proved Backup QBs Can Win Rings. Is 2026 Next?

    1999 Proved Backup QBs Can Win Rings. Is 2026 Next?
    Oct 8 2026

    In 1999, Trent Green went down in the preseason and the sports world wrote off the St. Louis Rams. Coach Vermeil stood at a podium in tears and told the media they would rally around Kurt Warner and play good football. Six months later, Warner was a Super Bowl champion and the NFL MVP.


    On this episode of Circle The Block, hosts Rello and Cunda use that moment as the lens for what's happening across the league right now; a season where backup quarterbacks are suddenly running half the NFC.


    The crew breaks down who Kurt Warner actually was when he took over: a 28-year-old undrafted backup out of the Arena Football League who famously stocked groceries at a Hy-Vee supermarket, with zero regular-season starting experience. They get into how his arena background was secretly perfect for Mike Martz's quick-release system, how the supporting cast of Marshall Faulk, Torry Holt, Isaac Bruce and Ricky Proehl turned into the Greatest Show on Turf, and the 2021 biopic American Underdog (with Dennis Quaid as Vermeil) that one host somehow missed entirely.


    From there it becomes a full backup quarterback roll call: Tom Brady stepping in for Drew Bledsoe, Nick Foles winning a ring after Carson Wentz went down, Brett Favre in Atlanta, Randall Cunningham in Minnesota, Tony Romo coming off the bench, Matt Cassel and Jimmy Garoppolo turning fill-in years into contracts, Trent Dilfer riding a historic defense, and a deep run through the Steelers' own bench history: Charlie Batch, Byron Leftwich, Dennis Dixon, Tommy Maddox, Mike Vick and Mason Rudolph.


    Then they bring it to right now. Jackson Dart's season-ending knee injury and Jameis Winston's audition going sideways. The J.J. McCarthy trade. Jayden Daniels going down again and Marcus Mariota taking over in Washington. Caleb Williams' injury in Chicago and Case Keenum beating the Eagles anyway, which raises the real question of the episode: how much of this is the quarterback, and how much is the coaching?


    Plus Mike Tomlin's "next man up" philosophy and the fine line between a Pro Bowler and a backup, an Any Given Sunday detour into Willie Beamen, and an honest look at why talent evaluation in the NFL is still an imperfect science.


    As always, the crew runs theirl odds; NFC West and NFC North futures before Bishop Cunda takes the pulpit with a message about haters and seizing your opportunity when it finally comes.


    New episodes of Circle The Block drop every week; hit subscribe and turn on notifications.


    00:00 – Cold open: "We will rally around Kurt Warner"
    00:41 – Intro with the crew
    01:08 – Don't take yourself too seriously
    02:10 – Pittsburgh's in an uproar (and why haters don't get airtime)
    03:17 – Daddy mode: the daughter competition
    05:40 – Circling the block on the 1999 Trent Green injury
    06:25 – The Rodney Harrison hit everybody remembers
    07:10 – Coach Vermeil's press conference and the promise he made
    07:40 – Who Kurt Warner was: arena ball and stocking shelves
    08:45 – American Underdog: the Kurt Warner biopic
    11:06 – Backup QB roll call: Brady, Foles, Favre, Cunningham
    13:12 – The Steelers bench: Batch, Leftwich, Dixon, Maddox, Rudolph
    14:30 – Matt Cassel, Jimmy G & the backup-to-contract pipeline
    15:00 – Tomlin: the fine line between a Pro Bowler and a backup
    15:39 – How the Greatest Show on Turf was actually built
    17:00 – Odds: NFC West futures
    19:49 – Back from break
    22:15 – Jameis Winston's audition goes sideways
    24:43 – The J.J. McCarthy trade & Jayden Daniels going down
    25:10 – Marcus Mariota takes over in Washington
    25:41 – Circling the block on Caleb Williams' injury
    28:41 – Why the league defaults to panic mode
    31:01 – Inside the locker room: jobs on the line
    33:19 – Next man up & the Willie Beamen principle
    35:47 – Odds: NFC North futures
    38:58 – Back from break
    39:08 – Bishop Cunda takes the pulpit
    40:19 – Six months from stocking shelves to MVP
    41:23 – Last words: shoot your shot
    43:14 – Outro


    Circle The Block is a culture and nostalgia podcast hosted by Rello The Saya and Cunda, where hip hop history, throwback pop culture, sports, gaming, and current entertainment news collide. New episodes weekly.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    45 min
  • Marvel's Wolverine Is Here. Logan's Been Here Since 1974

    Marvel's Wolverine Is Here. Logan's Been Here Since 1974
    Oct 1 2026
    Marvel's Wolverine just dropped on PS5. Rello & Cunda trace Logan from Hulk #181 in 1974 to the arcade, X-Men vs. Street Fighter, and now.Marvel's Wolverine landed exclusively on PlayStation 5 on September 15, 2026 and on this episode of Circle The Block, hosts Rello The Saya and Cunda use the biggest game drop of the year as a doorway into the full history of one of the greatest comic book characters ever created.The crew starts where most '80s babies started: the 1992 X-Men animated series — that theme song, Cyclops as the actual front-runner, and the Jean Grey / Cyclops / Wolverine love triangle that taught a generation of kids what a love triangle even was. From there they go back further, into the character's real origins: created by Roy Thomas, Len Wein, and John Romita Sr., first appearing in The Incredible Hulk #181 in 1974 before joining the team in Giant-Size X-Men #1 in 1975 meaning the X-Men existed as a team before Logan ever walked in and took over.They dig into the parts of the mythology casual fans miss: that Wolverine was born in the 1800s and is pushing 215 years old, that he served across World War I, World War II, and Vietnam, that his claws were bone before they were adamantium, and the brutal origin moment; a sickly boy who discovered his powers by killing the man who murdered his father, only to learn he'd just killed his actual father, and took the name Logan because of it.The back half is a full Wolverine gaming retrospective: the 1992 Konami X-Men arcade cabinet (a six-player machine and one of the top five highest-grossing arcade games in the U.S. that year — where fans still argue Storm and Dazzler were strongest and Cyclops was the weakest), its 2010 HD port and 2013 delisting, the 2021 Arcade1Up home cabinet, and the game that owns a permanent place in Rello's heart: X-Men vs. Street Fighter (1996), the game that introduced tag-team combat and still draws tournament play today.Then the headliner itself — the new Insomniac-developed Wolverine, its linear campaign spanning Canada, Japan, and the mutant haven Madripoor, Liam McIntyre (Spartacus) on voice and performance capture, and Sabretooth and Omega Red showing up as major antagonists. Plus a genuine DC-vs-Marvel debate between two hosts on opposite sides of that fence, Halloween costume confessions, and Storm appreciation that gets slightly out of hand.As always, the crew runs their odds: Big 12 and ACC championship futures before Bishop Cunda closes with a sermon on the misconceptions people hold about gamers, and the head coach who's been building a Minecraft world for sixteen years.00:00 – Cold open & intro with the crew01:21 – How everybody's feeling & running into childhood homies03:13 – Like, share, subscribe... and where's Angie?04:10 – Marvel's Wolverine just dropped04:28 – The hype was real: early gameplay reactions05:26 – Earliest Wolverine memories: the cartoon & the action figures05:49 – That X-Men animated series theme song06:23 – Wait, Cyclops was actually the front-runner?07:12 – The love triangle that taught us all about love triangles08:26 – Storm appreciation (and a brief Halle Berry detour)09:57 – Wolverine's real origins: Roy Thomas, Len Wein & John Romita Sr.10:35 – Who added the retractable claws11:10 – Incredible Hulk #181 (1974) & Giant-Size X-Men #1 (1975)12:05 – The X-Men existed before Wolverine walked in13:03 – The 1992 animated series creators & visual style13:52 – DC all day vs. Marvel neutral: the household divide15:00 – Halloween costume confessions 16:01 – Born in the 1800s: the wars Logan fought in18:35 – Action figures, imagination & bringing toys to school 19:26 – Which Wolverine power would you take?19:34 – Bone claws before adamantium20:22 – The traumatic origin: how his powers first surfaced21:46 – The father he didn't know he killed & how he became Logan22:57 – Circling the block on the 1992 X-Men animated series23:41 – Why the cartoon was really a drama24:15 – Big 12 championship futures25:50 – Back from break: Wolverine in video games26:58 – The 1992 Konami X-Men arcade cabinet27:29 – Six players, one machine, top five grossing arcade game of 199228:00 – Storm & Dazzler strongest, Cyclops weakest: fight us29:05 – The 2010 HD port, the 2013 delisting & the 2021 Arcade1Up cabinet31:29 – X-Men vs. Street Fighter enters the chat33:28 – The 1996 Christmas that made the game legendary35:02 – How it became Marvel vs. Capcom35:32 – Wolverine & Ryu: the unbeatable team36:11 – They still hold tournaments for these games today37:07 – Circling the block on the 1992 arcade graphics37:50 – "It can't get better than this" — 16-bit mindset38:39 – Circling the block on the new Wolverine game39:06 – PS5 exclusive, September 15, 2026: Canada, Japan & Madripoor40:22 – Omega Red and Sabretooth show up41:01 – Why gaming was never a fad41:52 – ACC championship futures43:35 – Bishop Cunda's closing sermon: ...
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    49 min
  • Living Single vs. Friends

    Living Single vs. Friends
    Sep 24 2026
    NBC's president said Living Single was the show he most wished he had. A year later, Friends premiered. Rello & Cunda break down the receipts.This week on Circle The Block, hosts Rello The Saya and Cunda go digging into one of television's most debated origin stories: did Friends rip off Living Single?The episode starts with the receipt that sets the whole conversation off. Yvette Lee Bowser's Living Single premiered on Fox on August 22, 1993 , six friends navigating life in New York City, and the first primetime network series created, run, and produced by an African-American woman. One year later, on September 22, 1994, NBC premiered Friends, six friends navigating life in New York City. And in between those two dates, NBC president Warren Littlefield publicly named Living Single as the one show on a rival network he most wished he had on his own schedule. The hosts pull up Littlefield's own words describing how Friends was developed as something that "for some weird reason isn't on television," and let listeners sit with that contradiction.From there, Rello and Cunda go character by character through both casts — Khadijah James and Monica Geller, Sinclair and Phoebe, Regine and Rachel, Maxine Shaw and Chandler, Kyle Barker and Ross, Overton and Joey — plus the family dynamics, the slow-burn romances, the college-roommate connections, and even the near-identical dancing opening credits. It's a side-by-side breakdown that gets harder to explain away with every comparison.The conversation also digs into the business reality behind the two shows: the Friends cast's legendary 2% syndication equity deal that made Courteney Cox, Jennifer Aniston and Lisa Kudrow the highest-paid women in television at the time, the roughly $90 million each cast member earned in base salary, and the estimated $20 million per year in residuals they still collect decades later. Against that, Living Single's entire per-episode production budget was just over $1 million — cast, crew, cameras and all. As Rello puts it: a Ferrari engine going toe-to-toe with a Geo Prism.Plus: why so many Black sitcoms of the '90s hit a ceiling at exactly five seasons, what Fox was really chasing while Living Single aired, and whether the powers that be ever gave the show a fair shot.As always, the crew runs their odds, the 99th Academy Awards Best Picture race and a Harry & Meghan prop board, before Bishop Cunda delivers a verdict from the pulpit.00:00 – Cold open: Warren Littlefield's own words00:45 – Intro & a new twist on the welcome02:05 – No hate, all love: setting the tone02:48 – Missing Miss Angie03:28 – Friends premieres September 22, 1994... sound familiar?04:34 – The question of the day: did he rip them off?04:41 – Circling the block on Warren Littlefield's interview about creating Friends06:16 – The receipt: Littlefield named Living Single as the show he most wanted08:11 – The Friends cast's legendary syndication chess move09:30 – $90M each in base salary & $20M a year in residuals12:19 – Odds: 99th Academy Awards Best Picture14:43 – Yvette Lee Bowser and the creation of Living Single15:16 – The first African-American woman to create, run & produce a primetime series16:21 – Living Single's inspiration: her own life and friends in New York City17:16 – Ten seasons vs. five: the ceiling for Black sitcoms in the '90s18:40 – Fox was barely seven years old at the time19:12 – A real David and Goliath moment19:34 – Cast comparison begins: Khadijah James vs. Monica Geller20:15 – Sinclair James vs. Phoebe Buffay21:49 – Regine Hunter vs. Rachel Green22:43 – Maxine Shaw vs. Chandler Bing24:12 – Kyle Barker vs. Ross Geller25:17 – Overton Wakefield Jones vs. Joey Tribbiani26:57 – Even the opening credits: both casts dancing28:30 – The family dynamics: Khadijah & Sinclair vs. Monica & Ross29:35 – The slow-burn couples & the love-hate romances31:33 – College roommates on both shows32:17 – The engine difference: Friends' budget vs. Living Single's $1M per episode34:40 – A Ferrari engine against a Geo Prism34:50 – What NBC and Fox were each really chasing35:20 – Was Fox using Living Single to fund the NFL rights chase?36:07 – Odds: Harry & Meghan props37:15 – Bishop Cunda's closing sermon: the verdict39:28 – On people who've never seen Living Single40:37 – Why putting Living Single against Friends made no sense41:52 – Final words: did he do it?42:27 – Outro43:00 – Angie, get back on the court44:00 – One more thing before we goABOUT CIRCLE THE BLOCKCircle The Block is a culture and nostalgia podcast hosted by Rello The Saya and Cunda, where hip hop history, throwback pop culture, sports, and current entertainment news collide. New episodes weekly. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    44 min
  • The $17.7 Million Reason Shedeur Sanders Slid in the Draft

    The $17.7 Million Reason Shedeur Sanders Slid in the Draft
    Sep 17 2026

    Shedeur Sanders fell to pick 144. Dan Marino fell to 27. Rello and Cunda break down the two wildest draft slides in NFL history.


    Football season is officially here, and on this episode of Circle The Block, hosts Rello The Saya and Cunda kick off the season with a deep dive into one of the NFL's most fascinating recurring storylines: the draft slide.


    The crew starts with the one everybody's still talking about — Shedeur Sanders' historic 2025 NFL Draft slide. Projected by most analysts as a top-three quarterback and a franchise-altering talent, Sanders instead tumbled all the way to the 144th overall pick in the fifth round. Rello and Cunda break down the theories behind it: the front-office aversion to high-profile brands, the reported "prime equity clause" that would have given Sanders a cut of merchandise and NIL revenue, the whispers about medical flags, and whether being Deion's son helped or hurt him. They also dig into the staggering number that may explain everything — $17.7 million in jersey revenue, nearly doubling Tom Brady's previous single-season record, all before Sanders had proven anything on an NFL field.


    From there, the conversation goes full Quentin Tarantino and jumps back four decades to Dan Marino's 1983 draft slide — the Pittsburgh kid out of Pitt who fell to the Dolphins at pick 27 as the sixth quarterback taken in the first round. Cunda breaks down Marino's shocking senior-year college numbers (58% completion, 17 TDs, 23 interceptions), the pre-draft rumors that spooked front offices, and the painful Pittsburgh twist: the hometown Steelers passed on him entirely. The hosts also revisit the legendary 1983 draft class — John Elway, Jim Kelly, Eric Dickerson, Bruce Matthews, Darrell Green, Richard Dent — widely considered the greatest draft class of all time.


    00:00 – Cold open & intro with the crew

    01:05 – Missing Miss Angie & football season is finally here

    01:51 – Fresh ink: the new tattoo update

    03:31 – NFL offseason headlines & a whole lot of "activities"

    04:27 – Setting up the Cleveland Browns quarterback battle

    05:07 – Setting the scene: Shedeur Sanders' 2025 draft night

    06:39 – The projections vs. the reality of the slide

    09:32 – Circling the block on Shedeur's reaction to the slide

    10:04 – How Shedeur handled himself through it all

    11:04 – The front-office overcorrection theory

    11:30 – The "prime equity clause" explained

    13:11 – $17.7M in jersey revenue: shattering Tom Brady's record

    14:47 – The three-way Browns QB competition

    15:04 – Drafted 144th overall in the fifth round

    15:36 – Jersey sales, inflation & buying in early

    16:34 – Cleveland Browns regular season win total

    17:45 – Back from break: repping the city

    18:31 – Circling the block on Dan Marino's 1983 draft slide

    19:16 – The Dolphins select Dan Marino out of Pitt

    19:41 – Marino's shocking senior year college numbers

    20:35 – The pre-draft rumors that spooked front offices

    21:16 – 46 interceptions in two seasons: what were they seeing?

    22:45 – The Pittsburgh heartbreak: his hometown Steelers passed

    23:54 – Marino's actual career numbers & 1984 MVP season

    24:32 – The legendary 1983 draft class (Elway, Kelly, Dickerson & more)

    25:53 – The quarterbacks drafted before Marino

    26:13 – Jets fans booing when they took Ken O'Brien instead

    26:22 – Why Pittsburgh drafted Kenny Pickett

    26:47 – Dolphins over/under win totals

    28:01 – Odds on Marino's slide vs. Shedeur's

    29:03 – Bishop Cunda's closing sermon

    30:15 – What's next for the Browns QB room

    31:54 – Football season is here: road to the Super Bowl

    33:24 – Final thoughts & missing Miss Angie

    34:42 – Outro

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    35 min
  • Music History in Houston (DJ Screw), Cincinnati (Bootsie) & Pittsburgh (Wiz Khalifa)

    Music History in Houston (DJ Screw), Cincinnati (Bootsie) & Pittsburgh (Wiz Khalifa)
    Sep 10 2026

    Houston gave the world screwed & chopped. Cincinnati gave the world Bootsy Collins. Pittsburgh gave the world Wiz Khalifa. This one's personal.


    This week on Circle The Block, hosts Rello, Cunda, and Miss Angie get personal with a special "city episode" where each host repping the music history of the city that made them. It's also a bittersweet one: this marks Miss Angie's final episode before a hiatus, so the crew sends her off in true Circle The Block fashion.


    Miss Angie takes us through Houston, starting with the Geto Boys' "Mind Playing Tricks on Me" and the unofficial Halloween-anthem status Bushwick Bill's verse holds to this day. From there she dives deep into DJ Screw and Michael Watts, the origins of "screwed and chopped" music, and how a South Side Houston mixtape hustle turned into a global sound now heard everywhere from K-pop remixes to Spotify streams. She also breaks down Swishahouse, Slim Thug, and why Houston's slowed-down, laid-back sound is inseparable from the city's identity.


    Rello takes us through Cincinnati, spotlighting the legendary Bootsy Collins; his debut in James Brown's JBs at just 18 years old, that iconic bassline on "Sex Machine," his work shaping Parliament-Funkadelic and George Clinton's sound, and his surprising modern-day relevance (yes, he's still got a radio show on GTA V, and yes, he opened Silk Sonic's album).


    Cunda takes us through Pittsburgh, covering the obvious names, Wiz Khalifa and the late Mac Miller, but also the city's hidden hand in hip hop history: producers Mailman and Butter, who helped shape Dr. Dre's 2001 and Eminem's breakout albums from behind the scenes. The crew also revisits the staggering global numbers behind Wiz Khalifa's "See You Again," plus a personal, heartfelt story behind why that song hits different for the crew.


    As always, the episode is loaded with odds like the Breeders' Cup Classic, snooker, and the 2027 NFL Super Bowl before Bishop Cunda closes it out giving Pittsburgh its long-overdue flowers.


    New episodes of Circle The Block drop every week — hit subscribe and turn on notifications so you never miss a conversation about the music, moments, and cities that shaped us.


    00:00 – Cold open & intro with the crew

    01:21 – Hurricane season check-in from Houston

    04:22 – A bittersweet announcement: Miss Angie's final episode before hiatus

    06:04 – Setting up the city episode

    08:21 – Houston spotlight begins: Geto Boys' "Mind Playing Tricks on Me"

    12:32 – Miss Angie highlights DJ Screw

    14:56 – Circling the block on DJ Screw & Michael Watts' Houston music history

    20:50 – Swishahouse, Slim Thug & Michael Watts' legacy

    27:59 – Odds for the Breeders' Cup Classic

    28:51 – Cincinnati spotlight begins: James Brown's roots & Bootsy Collins

    31:11 – Circling the block on Bootsy Collins joining the JBs

    32:04 – Breaking down Bootsy's iconic "Sex Machine" bassline

    34:45 – Bootsy's lasting relevance: Silk Sonic, GTA V & more

    37:22 – Why Ohio doesn't get enough credit for funk & R&B

    39:09 – Odds for snooker championship

    39:57 – Pittsburgh spotlight begins: Wiz Khalifa & Mac Miller

    41:12 – Pittsburgh's hidden legacy: producers Mailman & Butter on Dr. Dre and Eminem's biggest albums

    43:35 – The staggering global numbers behind "See You Again"

    44:31 – Circling the block on Wiz Khalifa's writing process for "See You Again"

    45:26 – The personal story behind why this song hits different

    48:24 – Odds for the 2027 NFL Super Bowl champion

    52:04 – Bishop Cunda's closing sermon: giving Pittsburgh its flowers

    54:06 – The Pittsburgh reference hiding in "Think and Grow Rich"

    55:18 – Miss Angie's farewell words

    56:25 – Final thoughts & send-off

    57:39 – Outro


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    59 min
  • The Chicken Sandwich Wars

    The Chicken Sandwich Wars
    Sep 3 2026
    Remember when a chicken sandwich caused actual chaos in the streets? Rello, Cunda & Miss Angie break down the Popeyes vs. KFC sandwich war. #PopeyesChickenSandwich #KFC #npstalgiaThis week on Circle The Block, hosts Rello, Cunda, and Miss Angie revisit one of the wildest moments in fast food history: the 2019 Popeyes vs. Chick-fil-A/KFC chicken sandwich wars — the lines wrapped around the block, the sold-out inventory, the viral memes, and yes, the actual altercations that broke out over a chicken sandwich. The crew shares their own "were you there" stories (spoiler: Miss Angie was very much in the trenches).The conversation naturally spirals into a deeper, funnier look at fried chicken's place in Black culture — from the Boondocks' famously prophetic 2010 "Fried Chicken" episode, to the chicken scenes in Undercover Brother and They Cloned Tyrone, to a real conversation about why fried chicken gets demonized in one community and celebrated in another (shoutout to Korean fried chicken). Plus, a deep dive into Houston's own hole-in-the-wall wing culture — Timmy Chan's, Quaker Steak & Lube, and the debate over flats vs. drums.Nostalgia hits hard when the crew breaks down Popeyes' legendary 99-cent Tuesday special — a Louisiana tradition from the early '90s that predates the sandwich wars by decades and still holds a place in fans' hearts (and wallets) today. They also can't resist circling the block on KFC's latest oddity: an Oreo-flavored fried chicken burger, currently only available in China.As always, the crew closes out segments with the odds on the 2026 MLB World Series and AL/NL Manager of the Year races — before Bishop Cunda delivers a closing sermon urging everyone to "choose wisely" when it comes to what's really in their chicken.New episodes of Circle The Block drop every week — hit subscribe and turn on notifications so you never miss a conversation about the food, moments, and culture that shaped us.00:00 – Popeyes Chicken Sandwich Pandemonium 04:04 – Setting up the Popeyes chicken sandwich conversation 04:51 – Who actually waited in line for it? 06:00 – Inside the pandemonium: sold-out stock, traffic jams & viral memes 08:15 – Circling the block on The Boondocks' "The Fried Chicken" episode 09:17 – The staggering sales numbers behind Popeyes' launch 09:44 – 2026 MLB World Series champion 11:40 – Back from break: the Dave Chappelle chicken scene in Undercover Brother 13:19 – Houston's own guilty-pleasure wing spot: Timmy Chan's 15:35 – The great debate: flats vs. drums 16:43 – Circling the block on the chicken scene from They Cloned Tyrone 18:30 – Why is fried chicken demonized in one culture and celebrated in another? 19:44 – AL Manager of the Year 21:12 – Back from break: throwback fast food promos & jingles 22:53 – Circling the block on Popeyes' legendary 99-cent Tuesday special 24:03 – The real history behind the Tuesday deal (it dates back to Louisiana in the '90s) 27:04 – Circling the block on KFC's Oreo chicken sandwich (China exclusive) 28:52 – NL Manager of the Year 30:00 – Bishop Cunda's closing sermon: "Choose wisely" 31:48 – Final thoughts & the mystery documentary tease 33:20 – OutroABOUT CIRCLE THE BLOCKCircle The Block is a culture and nostalgia podcast hosted by Rello, Cunda, and Miss Angie, where hip hop history, throwback pop culture, and current entertainment news collide. New episodes weekly.

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    35 min
  • Tyson Bites Holyfield's Ear ft. George Forman's Nephew

    Tyson Bites Holyfield's Ear ft. George Forman's Nephew
    Aug 27 2026

    The 1997 Tyson-Holyfield "Bite Fight" still lives rent-free in boxing history. Rello, Kunda & Miss Angie break it down — plus a special guest. #MikeTyson #CircleTheBlock #EvanderHolyfield


    This week on Circle The Block, hosts Rello, Cunda, and Miss Angie revisit one of the most infamous moments in sports history: Mike Tyson biting Evander Holyfield's ear during their 1997 heavyweight rematch. The crew shares exactly where they were watching it live, breaks down the headbutt controversy that set Tyson off, and even gets into the wild afterlife of that moment — the two boxers' 2022 team-up to release "Holy Ears," an ear-shaped THC gummy line that turned their infamous rivalry into a business partnership.


    The episode also goes deep into boxing fight-party culture — pay-per-view prices, buying the fight twice to split it across two TVs, and the social ritual that made boxing must-watch TV before streaming existed.

    This episode features a special guest: Foreman, nephew of boxing legend George Foreman and co-host of the Pay The Toll Podcast, who joins the crew to talk growing up around boxing royalty, his own memory of the ear bite as an 8-year-old, and a deep breakdown of George Foreman's legendary knockout power. The conversation gets into an entertaining comparison of Tyson, Ali, and Foreman to different dog breeds, plus a look at boxing's next generation of rising stars.


    As always, the crew closes out segments with the odds on upcoming potential fights — before Bishop Cunda delivers a short, sharp closing sermon: "Defend yourself at all times."

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    00:00 – Cold open & intro with the crew

    03:55 – Setting up the Iron Mike Tyson conversation

    04:34 – The 1997 Tyson-Holyfield ear bite, in the moment

    08:13 – How the bite turned into a business: the "Holy Ears" THC gummies

    09:52 – Potential fights (Tyson Fury vs. Anthony Joshua)

    11:34 – Anthony Joshua & the Lennox Lewis comparison

    12:15 – Miss Angie's boxing "kryptonite" & the first Tyson-Holyfield fight

    14:23 – Revisiting Tyson vs. Holyfield I

    15:44 – Inside the $180M "Bite Fight" & why boxing is made for TV

    17:58 – Fight-party nostalgia: buying pay-per-views & stealing cable

    23:20 – Le'Veon Bell vs. Logan Paul

    24:50 – Special guest: Foreman, nephew of George Foreman & co-host of Pay The Toll Podcast

    26:34 – The guest's own memory of the ear bite at age 8

    29:21 – Could this have happened to George Foreman?

    30:07 – Breaking down George Foreman's legendary knockout power

    32:02 – Comparing Tyson, Ali & Foreman to dog breeds

    34:02 – Boxing's next generation: Shakur Stevenson, Tiger Johnson & more

    36:34 – Circling the block on rising star Moses Itauma

    37:38 – What's next for the Pay The Toll Podcast

    44:30 – Ryan Garcia's next potential fight

    45:57 – Bishop Cunda's closing sermon: "Defend yourself at all times"

    47:14 – Final thoughts & tribute to the guest

    49:20 – Outro


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