Dudley and Bob with Matt — 93.7 KLBJ-FM, Austin — Monday, March 30, 2015
Part 3: Indiana Religious Freedom
The hosts discuss the controversy around Indiana’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act, with Dale arguing it’s discriminatory despite Governor Pence’s evasive defense on ABC. They also cover Fox News’s annual spring break alarmism, Dale’s daughter accidentally watching twerking videos on YouTube, and country radio pulling Little Big Town’s ‘Girl Crush’ because listeners think it’s a lesbian song. The show includes CJ’s prank calls to debt collectors and pushback against calls to boycott Emmis Austin Radio over the Indiana law.
Segments
- Show Open and Daniel’s Wedding [00:00:07] — Dale opens discussing Daniel’s wedding over the weekend, promoting show podcasts, and Matt’s private Instagram account featuring photos from the wedding.
- Spring Break and Sean Hannity [00:02:45] — Dale discusses never doing spring break in college and plays Fox News coverage of Sean Hannity’s annual spring break moral panic segment, mocking the pearl-clutching.
- Dale’s Daughter and YouTube [00:12:34] — Dale tells story of his three-year-old daughter removing her panties while watching twerking videos that YouTube auto-played after ‘walking Barbie’ videos, leading to deletion of regular YouTube and installation of YouTube Kids.
- Daniel’s Wedding Humanity [00:21:15] — Dale reflects on seeing Daniel cry at his wedding and feeling bad for ever yelling at him, seeing his human side.
- CJ’s Prank Phone Calls [00:23:58] — CJ plays prank phone call where he pretends to be someone who buried silver in his yard when debt collectors call the request line number.
- Indiana Religious Freedom Law [00:29:32] — Dale addresses Austin LGBTQ groups calling for boycott of Emmis Austin Radio because the company is based in Indiana, argues the law is discriminatory and owner Jeff Samuelian is a liberal Democrat.
- Governor Pence Interview [00:31:22] — Extended play and discussion of Governor Mike Pence’s evasive interview with George Stephanopoulos, where he repeatedly refuses to answer yes-or-no whether businesses can discriminate against gay couples.
- SNL Pep Boys Sketch [00:52:51] — The hosts play and react to Saturday Night Live’s parody of Starbucks’ ‘Race Together’ campaign, reimagined as Pep Boys mechanics discussing gender identity.
- Girl Crush Country Controversy [00:55:39] — Discussion of Little Big Town’s ‘Girl Crush’ being pulled from country radio stations after listeners complain it’s a lesbian song, though it’s actually about a woman envious of the girl her ex is dating.
Music
- Little Big Town — Discussed and played their song ‘Girl Crush’ which is being pulled from country radio
Quotes
Could you be more of a nerd?
Dale Dudley [00:04:59]
When you’re serving the public, you can’t discriminate. You got to serve the public.
Dale Dudley [00:29:53]
There is nothing real in any religion, any, none, zero, zilch, nada.
Dale Dudley [00:41:54]
Tolerance is a two way street. Just passed a law being an intolerant law.
Dale Dudley [00:46:15]