The Hammerin Hank Show With Henry Ochs & Ryan Hoppe: Episode 53

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What's up, Hammer and Hank? How are you? How

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the heck are you doing, buddy? I'm doing pretty

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heckin' good. If I hit the opening intro. Are

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you ready for the show? Yes, I am, buddy. Let's

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go. You're listening to The Hammer and Hank Show

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with Henry Oaks and Ryan Hoppy. you doing, buddy?

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I'm doing okay. Why are you doing okay? Because

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the semester's about to end at Chabot College.

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Wait, let me turn off the music. It's what? The

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semester is about to end at Chabot College for

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the spring. Oh, man, it flew by, didn't it, Hanky?

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Yep. Time flies so fast, buddy. It's frightening.

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I have her at Hank. Since time is flying. What

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is your radio memory of the week? My radio memory

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of the week is when I first walked into KFIV

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in Modesto way back in 1982. What was that like?

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They were in the Giants game and the jockey find

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me in the studio. His name was Bill King. Did

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you have a good time that day? Yes. That's good.

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They were in the Giants game, like I said earlier.

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Are there any other memories in the business

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of radio that you have? Not this week. That's

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okay, buddy. Hank, what are your goals at Hot

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97 .7? To make it sound as good as it can. And

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also to play more pop music. That's good. Now

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that the semester is over, you can completely

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focus on learning the equipment. Mm -hmm. Yep.

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Are you excited about them? I'm very excited.

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You do know, if you ever need any help, I can't

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help out because I'm 2 ,000 miles away, but you

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can reach out to Alex or Gilbert. Mm -hmm. Thank

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you, buddy. You're quite welcome, Hammer and

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Hank. Cool, buddy. So let me play this music

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right here. Dude. It is the NBA playoffs with

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the Spurs playing the Thunder and the Knicks

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beating the Cavaliers. Hammer and Hank, what

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is your take? My take on the NBA playoffs is

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it's just okay because the Warriors aren't in

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there. I know. They screwed up this year. And

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I missed them. Too many injuries. This year called

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the injury hotline. That injury hotline is 856

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-49 -OP. It's 856. Or you can reach me on the

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IG at DJ Hammer and Hank. You sound so hip the

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way you said IG, brah. Yo, yo, yo, yo, yo. DJ

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Hammer and Hank. What do you think of the Thunder

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and SGA? I hope the Warriors make it to the playoffs

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this year. I hate the Thunder. I hate the Spurs.

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You mean next year. I hate the Cavs, but I do

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like the Knicks. Well, first of all, you meant

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the Warriors next year because they can't this

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year. Yeah. Well, in high school, I went to John

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Hersey High School, and in 2012, we played Stevenson,

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which is a very rich school, and there was a

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freshman in his very first playoff game. His

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name was Jalen Brunson. He was 15 years old.

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Okay. I'm telling you a story. And Jalen Brunson

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obviously is the man in New York City on the

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Knicks, correct? Yep. He scored 30 points on

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my friends and made them cry. There's a crying

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in basketball. There's plenty of crying in basketball.

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It was on my friends. You know why? Why? It ain't

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the boy Poe Show. Isn't that crazy, though, that

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I saw him 15 years ago crush my friends? Whom?

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That's interesting. Do you really think it's

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interesting or not really? I'm just kidding.

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Not really. Because they crush your friends.

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All my friends cried, Hank. It was crazy. Like

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I said, there is no crying in basketball. There's

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no crying in baseball. Hank, I'm going to hit

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the music. Hopefully you approve of this content.

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I'm going to hit the music. And we are going

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to do your jokes, okay? But let me hit the music.

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All right. On now. Hank's joke hitting like a

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thumper from the trunk. Punch lines cracking

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louder than a cat. No punk, Ryan, hobby, ride

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shotgun with oak. Dropping these laughs, crew

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never going broke. It's a hammering Hank show,

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keeping it raw. Joke sharper than a blade, cutting

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through the saw. Every segment fire, humor like

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a burn. Tune in for the laughs, watch the tables

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turn. Jokes for the week. Why do I keep checking

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the fridge? Why? Because apparently I think pizza

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renegades overnight. Mm -hmm. Why do I hate mornings?

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Why? Because everybody feels like a surprise

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attack. I feel that. Why did I buy coffee today?

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Why? Because being awake naturally isn't working

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out. Why do I lose my keys? Why? Because my brain

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likes hiding and seek more than I do. That is

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a mouthful. Why do I love sweatpants so much?

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Why? Because jeans feel like a personal attack.

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I don't wear jeans that much anymore. That is...

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Why do I avoid phone calls? Why? Because if it's

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important, they'll text me anyway. Why do I keep

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saying I'll clean tomorrow? Why? Because future

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me is apparently a janitor. Why do I bring my

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phone into the bathroom? Why? Because sounds

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just terrifying now. Why do I love Payday? Why?

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Because we're about six minutes. I feel financially

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stable. That is sad to think about. And the final

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joke of this week. Why do I always need a nap

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after eating? Why? Because digestion is a full

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-time job. And that's it for the jokes of this

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week. All right, Henry and Hank, you can't hear

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it. You'll hear it after. What type of music

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do you think I have on? Church music. Yes, sir.

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What's going on in church? We're still studying

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the book of James. First James it is. With Pastor

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John. How's that going? Pretty good. Is there

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any improvements or is it good enough? Good enough.

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What else have you been praying to Jesus about?

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I decided to sing the national anthem of either

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the Stockton Ports, Modesto Roasters, or the

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San Jose Giants. You're a legend, Hank. You're

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a saint. Thank you, buddy. By the way, I want

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to, I'm going to play the clip after I thank

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you, but I want to thank you for giving me and

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Hot 97 to 7 a shout out when you went on Evolve

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the Earth podcast. Thank you, buddy. No, thank

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you for giving me a shout out. You're 1 billion

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percent welcome. I love when you say that. I'm

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going to play the clip right here of you mentioning

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the show. What is the name of your podcast and

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what is it about? The Hammer and Hank Show. Okay.

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It's on Spotify. My buddy Ryan Hoppe co -hosted

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with me. We talk about a lot of topics. So back

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to the other podcast, the one with Ryan, how

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did you meet him and how did you get connected

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to do that podcast? Well, I was a guest on the

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Hoppe of Ryan Hoppe a year ago. He loved me so

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much that he decided to launch my podcast called

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The Hammer and Hank Show. That's awesome, Hank.

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I appreciate it. Hank, we're going to - Thank

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you. The interview's on my YouTube channel at

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DJ Hammer and Hank. You know what else we're

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going to do, Hank? Yes. Because I care about

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you so much. You're like my brother. I'm going

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to, at the end of the show, I'm going to include

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all 15 minutes of the interview so people can

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listen to it here. Cool, buddy. Hammer and Hank,

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we got a comment here. You are a legend. I am

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so proud of seeing the growth you've had, and

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you did good on Evolve the Earth. Thank you,

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buddy. Another one. Hammer and Hank, I used to

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love driving around San Francisco seeing your

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billboard. Do you remember that billboard? Yes,

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I definitely remember it. What was it like? It

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was for the 2004 presidential election campaign.

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How crazy was it seeing your face up there? Extremely

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funny. Hank, if I hit the music, are you ready

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for pop culture trivia? Yes. What do you have

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for pop trivia? Who has a top 10 hit record?

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The tide is high. Way back in 1980. Madonna?

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No, Blondie. I should have known that. I like

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that song though. A footnote to this. What's

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up? Local artist Angelina did a cover version

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of this song way back in 1997. There was another

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artist. Maybe it was her. There was another artist

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that covered it in like the 2000s. Radio Disney

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used to play it. But what if I need to play the

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Angelina version? You live your Angelina. It

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was World War 7 back in the day. Hank, we've

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been recording for 11 minutes and 11 seconds.

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Make a wish. My wish is to improve the podcast.

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Y 'all do that. I appreciate it, buddy. Any other

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trivia? Who has a top 10 hit record breakaway

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way back in 2003? Kelly Clarkson. Correct. Yeah!

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I got it. You have any other ones? Who had a

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top 10 hit record one time in America way back

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in 1966. Oh, my God. I was negative 27. I see.

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The Beatles? The Sandpipers. Never heard of them.

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Did you like them? Yes. I played location on

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KTH. Nice. You played quite the selection, Hank.

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Thank you. That's why we're a variety station.

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Our logo is the East Bay's Best Variety. Anything

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else, Hank? That's it for music trivia for this

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week. I'm going to hit the prick in the news

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music. Let me turn it up in the club. Every panhandler

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who always asks me for 50 cents. What do you

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say back to them? Get a job. Or the only thing

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I have for them is a cup of hot piss. You're

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the best, bro. You always say that. Where'd you

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get that line from? I made it up myself at the

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one I find comedy jam way back in 2002. You're

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awesome. Did the crowd laugh? Yes, they did.

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Did the crowd laugh? Yes, they did. Nice. Anybody

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else in prick in the news? That's it for this

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week. All right. Let's be a little more positive

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after calling people pricks. I'm going to hit

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the music. Are you ready for buddy of the week?

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Yes. Let me hit it. Mm -hmm. I'm over here getting

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pumped up. Hank, you pumped me up, dude. Okay,

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my buddy of the week is everyone at Hot 97 .7

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Fresno. For encouraging me not to give up on

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my radio career. Also, my buddy Tom Lothlian.

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Alan Sampson, which I call Big Al. Yeah. And

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all my buddies at the CV First Church in Castro

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Valley. Yes, sir. Selena from Longing for Mine.

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Sounder Pena, who I think I got. A radio gig.

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Nice. You're a good dude. You got me the radio

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gig at Hot 97 .7, bro. Because Sonda Pinkness

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started as a promotions intern at the age of

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17. What a legend. You're a legend too, Hanky.

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Cool, buddy. Anybody else? Now she does mid -days

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at Mega 96 .3 in LA. Hell yeah. Anybody else

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with Buddy of the Week? That's it. Do you got

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anything else going on in the cranium, the brain

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of Hank? Getting ready for a long, hot summer

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full of podcasts and Hot 97 .7. Yes, I love it.

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I love it. You ready to date some hot -ass Latino

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women? Yep. We're going to make it happen, Captain.

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Anything else in your brain? I wish I could see

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Ariana Grande in concert. She's way... When she

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comes to the Bay Area later this year. That is...

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We're going to... Hey. Jay, you got... Well,

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not JV. Rest in peace. You got Graham. Selena,

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Woody, Menace, the people at the Breeze. Why

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don't you ask them for tickets? Because I'm flat

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broke. No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. Hank,

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listen to me. I'm taking care of you. I'm your

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godfather. Listen to me. Hank, I'm saying why

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don't you ask them for free tickets? I get free

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tickets from work. You deserve it. You're the

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goat. Cool, buddy. So are you going to ask them?

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I'll try. All right. I'm just trying to help

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you, Hank. That's all I can do is try. So then

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you're going to go, hey, what's up, Woody? What

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up, people from the breeze? I would love to go

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to an Ariana Grande concert. May I? And ask for

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tickets. That's all you got to do. Are you taking

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my advice? I'll take your advice. All right,

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perfect. Anything else on your mind? That's it.

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All right. Hank, episode 54. We're metal age,

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dude. Crazy. Can you believe it's been 54 episodes?

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Yes, it has. And here's another 185 more. That's

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a lot of pressure on me. Sign us off, Hank. Well,

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that's going to do it for the Hammer and Hank

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show of Ryan Hoppy. If you want to get a hold

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of me, Hit me up on my IG at DJ Hammer and Hank.

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And I'll talk to you next week. Peace in your

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hood. Bye, Hank. And coming up next is his interview

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on Evolve the Earth. Goodbye, Hank. Peace in

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your hood. Oh, yeah. Welcome to another episode

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of Evolve the Earth Talk Show Podcast, where

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we connect with voices shaping culture, community,

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and change. Today we're honored to have a true

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legend behind the mic, DJ Hammerin' Hank. How

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are you doing today, sir? Extremely good, buddy.

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How did you get into radio? Well, my dream actually

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started in the mid -70s when I tore the antennas

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off the radios that we owned, pertaining with

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microphones, and pertaining to be a radio DJ.

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I started my radio career in 1982 at Chabot College

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Radio Station, KCRH, which was then branded as

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Hit Mix 790 under the direction of the late Rick

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Strauss. I was an on -air personality and also

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the station's public service director. That is

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really cool. So how was that experience when

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you started there? It was very good. I got to

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contact non -profit organizations and to gain

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PSAs for the radio station. What other stations

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have you been part of? Because I know you've

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been part of other stuff as well. I was at Wild

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949. I started there. Well, actually it was Wild

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Run 7 with Man Cow back in the early 90s. It

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was 1994. I went by the name DJ Special Ed, but

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I didn't like it that much. So I changed my name

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to Han. Hammer and Hank. Tell me about your show

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at KYLD. I had a show called The Launcher of

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Hammer and Hank Show way back in 1997 to 2001.

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I was told to play whatever was on the playlist.

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Days? Like what days were you on? It was on Sundays

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from 4 to 7 p .m. right before the Sunday night

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oldie show of Harvey or the X -Men. What did

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you learn from doing those, working at those

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times? Well, I got to interact with people. I

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had someone else running my boards. And also,

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which I learned to board myself. What kind of

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music did you play? Rhythmic Top 40 Station back

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then. Rhythmic Top 40 Station? But now I only

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play Pop Station. How did your time at KYLD end?

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I was let go in August of 2008 by Dan Perosian's

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director, Mark Apple, who was a brat. He wanted

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to get rid of me, but he said it was... For me,

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this is an important station, like the Comedy

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Jam. I didn't want to work there because I had

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a TV show called The Hammer and Hank Music Video

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Show, which was on Comcast's cable channel, 27

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Fremont. I turned 29. And during that time, when

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it ended, what were you going through? Were you

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like, oh, I got to figure another thing out?

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Yes, I had to figure another thing out. Did you

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have a plan after that? Yes, to stay in radio.

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Okay, and what did you do right after that? I

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kept sending radio stations resumes, CDs, MP3s.

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But now they're more interested because... Probably

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have autism. Who did you get to work with there?

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And what did you learn? I was on the Dog House

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Morning Show. JV, Elvis, Hollywood, Big Joe,

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Rachel, Ruthie, Graham. We're currently co -hosts

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of Morning Show 149. Did you learn anything from

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those guys? Yes, I learned how to be a better

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person. What challenges have you had to overcome

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in your career? I had to overcome autism way

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back when. In the 80s, I was in a group home.

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for juvenile delinquents. I hated it. One of

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the lowlights of my stay in a group home, one

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of the residents beat me up, and another lowlight

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is somebody... I urinated my iced tea. That was

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on a camping trip back in 1984. Oh, man. That's

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horrible, man. So all that stuff, just kind of,

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those are some of the challenges as you were

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coming up and doing your thing. Any other experience,

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asides those ones that you had in the radio?

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I was a part of the Wilding Fine Party Crew Street

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Promotions team. I got to go on the street at

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Wilding Fine Promotions, meet people, and it's

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always fabulous and exciting prices. And I also

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did some Wilding Fine Bomb concerts, which for

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the most part I loved very much. Interacting

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with the listeners, dancing in the aisles with

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lovely ladies, etc. Did you meet anybody cool?

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Angelina, 112, Elijah Brown. How has radio changed

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over the years? You know, companies that are

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buying up radio stations, technology. You know,

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my friend Dreamer was recently let go from online

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flying after several years. Right, right. So

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as the technology changes, is there anything

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that you utilize now or that you didn't use before

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or like as of equipment or programs or stuff

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i'm learning how to use nextcast which is an

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automation program at a station that recently

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hired me hot 97 .7 which is the internet only

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radio station from california what are your top

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three highlights in your whole radio experience

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so far my top three videos Highlights are The

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Ultimate Survivor Game, which was a radio contest

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set up by the Drag House. You had to be in the

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studio non -stop until Friday or until you get

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voted out. Oh, wow. But I dropped out because

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I got sick. And that was one. Do you have any

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other, two other ones? My first concert I ever

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attended was Wild World 7, Bomb Doocy. Okay.

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Way back in 1987. Right. I loved it. And the

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third one, I think, gave my own radio show. Wild

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94 .9. Why? I love talking to people, playing

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music, and also going out on the streets. Now

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I want to get into your podcast. What is the

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name of your podcast and what is it about? The

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Hammer and Hank Show. Okay. It's on Spotify.

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My buddy Ryan Hoppe co -hosted with me. We talk

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about a lot of topics. And then I'm a part of

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the nationally syndicated Woody Show with Woody.

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I am on at least once a month doing Woody's Crossfire.

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That is so cool. So that, to the other podcast,

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the one with Ryan. How did you meet him and how

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did you get connected to do that podcast? Well,

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I was a guest on the Hoppy of Ryan Hoppy a year

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ago. He loved me so much that he decided to launch

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my podcast called The Hammer Hank Show, which

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is available now on Spotify or wherever you get

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your podcasts. Check them out as well. Now you

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said there was another one called The Woody Show

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that you're on once a month. How did you get

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connected doing that? My buddy Minnis, who was

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part of the dog cast way back in the early 2000s,

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invited me on the show. show to do Crossfire.

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Okay. The Crossfire segment involves all the

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members of the Woody Show. Woody, Gregory, Madness,

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and the like. We discuss topics that are in the

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news lately. Are my dreams like me being a carpenter?

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Who is half -baked? I heard you have beef. I

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have beef. What is this about? Okay. Can you

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take me into that experience? What was it about?

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What was the act? Things are making up. No more

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beef. No more beef. What do you cover in your

00:24:21.339 --> 00:24:23.980
podcast? We talk about a lot of different topics.

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Drama, jokes, news, and also my ambitions for

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the future. What ambitions do you have for the

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future? I'm trying to get back into... Commercial

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radio, or at least at Hot 97 .7, which is an

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internet -only radio station in Fresno. Recently

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attended an event called the Sirius Music Festival,

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which is extremely good. Although I didn't meet

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a lot of the artists, I met a lot of the listeners

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who remember me back in my wild days. Wow, how

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does that feel to run into all those people that

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knew you from back in the day? Extremely good,

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buddy. Radio or podcast? Because I know you're

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into radio so much, but now you're into podcast.

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If you had a choice, what would you choose, radio

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or podcast? I choose both because I love radio

00:25:04.099 --> 00:25:06.839
so much, podcasting so much. I want to grow my

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fan base a little more and also talk to the listeners

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a little more. The difference between the podcast,

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right, and the radio. What do you see the difference

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within the podcast and the radio? What is the

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difference? Radio you get to listen to at home

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and also podcast. Podcast is mainly internet.

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Radio is terrestrial. And production -wise, do

00:25:23.539 --> 00:25:26.059
you see it the same way as producing? Yes, it's

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the same. It's the same method. Okay. What about

00:25:28.319 --> 00:25:31.099
your work at Chippewa College? I currently host

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a show at KCB. What would your ideal radio show

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be? My ideal radio show is play a lot of music.

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interacting with listeners, and also heading

00:26:00.900 --> 00:26:03.940
out on the streets promoting the station. What's

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your living situation now? I live with my dad

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and my sister. I do chores. I do a lot of monitoring

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radio stations and also on the computer a lot.

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And I also attend CV for Christian Casting every

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Sunday. We're currently in the book of Hebrews.

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Okay. I have a lot of buddies. Who attend the

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church regularly. Nice. Like Mark Birkin, Pastor

00:26:28.880 --> 00:26:34.640
John, Ben Atkinson. Okay. And also Sondra Blank.

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Do you want to shout anybody else out? I got

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to give a shout out to all the people who I met

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in my radio career. JBLS, Big Joe, Rachel, Selena,

00:26:45.319 --> 00:26:50.440
Graham, Sondra Pena. who started out as an intern

00:26:50.440 --> 00:26:54.359
at the age of 17. Too many to name right now.

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Too many to name, but those ones right there

00:26:56.400 --> 00:26:59.000
are just as important. Yep. Who is your favorite

00:26:59.000 --> 00:27:01.380
person that you have met? Definitely Baby Bash.

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Baby Bash? How was that experience? I did an

00:27:03.920 --> 00:27:07.000
interview with him. On the JV show back in 19...

00:27:07.000 --> 00:27:10.019
2009. No way! He brought me back on the show

00:27:10.019 --> 00:27:12.279
a few times. How did that go? How did that interview

00:27:12.279 --> 00:27:14.440
go? It was very, very, very, very, very good.

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Did you learn anything from that interview? Yes.

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And what did you learn? I learned how to appreciate

00:27:19.180 --> 00:27:21.759
Latin hip -hop music more. You have TV experience.

00:27:21.799 --> 00:27:24.240
Tell me more. Yes, I hosted a music video show

00:27:24.240 --> 00:27:27.519
on Comcast Cable Channel 27 in Newark and Channel

00:27:27.519 --> 00:27:29.740
29 in Fremont called the Hammer and Hank Music

00:27:29.740 --> 00:27:33.599
Video Show. My buddies, Black Eagle and Menace

00:27:33.599 --> 00:27:36.339
hooked me up with that. I got to play a lot of

00:27:36.339 --> 00:27:39.859
music videos ranging from hip -hop, pop, even

00:27:39.859 --> 00:27:42.880
heavy metal. Any top memories there when you

00:27:42.880 --> 00:27:45.079
were doing your own show that was really cool?

00:27:45.279 --> 00:27:51.059
Yes. I got to do TV for the first time. Oh, that

00:27:51.059 --> 00:27:52.819
was your TV for the first time. And how did you

00:27:52.819 --> 00:27:55.579
like it? I loved it. I wish I did it, but the

00:27:55.579 --> 00:27:58.319
show was unfortunately canceled back in 2009

00:27:58.319 --> 00:28:02.170
because... Comcast didn't need to do the local

00:28:02.170 --> 00:28:05.029
origination shows anymore. What is your favorite

00:28:05.029 --> 00:28:07.990
music video? I don't watch music videos. You

00:28:07.990 --> 00:28:10.309
don't watch music videos? Not in a long time.

00:28:10.490 --> 00:28:14.410
But if I did, it would probably be Sabrina Carpenter's

00:28:14.410 --> 00:28:18.089
Man Child. What about the favorite that you played

00:28:18.089 --> 00:28:20.470
on your TV show? Yes, I love that song, Michelle

00:28:20.470 --> 00:28:22.750
Branch, All You Wanted, because it was a big

00:28:22.750 --> 00:28:25.430
kid record back in 2002. I love playing the videos.

00:28:25.750 --> 00:28:27.769
You love playing the videos. Would you see yourself

00:28:27.769 --> 00:28:30.980
doing it again? Yes I would. What have you not

00:28:30.980 --> 00:28:34.380
done yet that you would love to achieve? I'd

00:28:34.380 --> 00:28:36.880
like to become a music director, program director,

00:28:37.220 --> 00:28:40.700
or process director at a major market radio station

00:28:40.700 --> 00:28:44.400
like 1 -849. Okay. I also worked at KOHL. Oh,

00:28:44.400 --> 00:28:46.059
yeah, yeah, yeah. What was that? It was a radio

00:28:46.059 --> 00:28:48.380
station in Fremont. It was okay. And what are

00:28:48.380 --> 00:28:50.259
you doing over there? I did my music, and during

00:28:50.259 --> 00:28:52.259
my third year there, I was the public service

00:28:52.259 --> 00:28:54.740
director. Okay. I was listening to PSAs and going

00:28:54.740 --> 00:28:58.339
on PSA websites to gobble some PSAs for on -air

00:28:58.339 --> 00:29:01.480
use. That's really cool. And I also did a brief

00:29:01.480 --> 00:29:06.380
stint at... Thank you, 102. I voiced... and written

00:29:06.380 --> 00:29:09.099
PSAs for all near use. Is that all the other

00:29:09.099 --> 00:29:10.460
stations you worked with or is there any other

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ones? Like I said earlier, I started working

00:29:12.500 --> 00:29:15.599
at the internet radio station Hot 97 .7 in Fresno.

00:29:15.779 --> 00:29:17.200
But you've also been doing those baseball games,

00:29:17.339 --> 00:29:19.099
right? You're singing the national anthem. I

00:29:19.099 --> 00:29:20.940
sang the national anthem at the Manassas game

00:29:20.940 --> 00:29:23.539
twice and I loved it. The crowd loved it and

00:29:23.539 --> 00:29:26.160
I hope to do a Warriors game later this season.

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A message to the world, what would it be? Be

00:29:27.940 --> 00:29:30.640
nice and kinder to people. Treat them as individuals

00:29:30.640 --> 00:29:34.000
and try to encourage them to do what they want

00:29:34.000 --> 00:29:36.519
to do. How can people contact you you can reach

00:29:36.519 --> 00:29:40.460
out to me on my instagram at dj hammer and hank

00:29:40.460 --> 00:29:43.299
i'll hook you up with the friendship you are

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Your time is highly appreciated. I'm Alan Sampson.

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See you all on the next show. Peace in your hood.

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Peace in your hood. Yo, Mike Crackle, Hammerin'

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Hank on the tackle. Autistic mind sharper than

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a bone -chilling shackle. Henry Oates with the

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hops, Ryan hop in the spot. Radio waves hitting

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hard like a chef with a pot. Farewell, Hammerin'

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Hank, gotta close up the show. Legend in the

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booth where the vibes used to flow. Autism warrior,

00:30:42.160 --> 00:30:44.619
always running the glow. But all good things

00:30:44.619 --> 00:30:47.299
gotta let the curtain go slow. On the dial, spittin'

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truth with his unique grind. Thoughts intertwined

00:30:49.880 --> 00:30:52.779
like graffiti on the line. Ryan on the mic, Henry's

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rhythms every beat they design static in the

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speakers where the laughter used to ride hank

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led the show with that beautiful pride autism

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didn't stop him not amplified hammering hank

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gotta close up the show legend in the booth where

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the vibes used to flow autism warrior always

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running the glow but all good things gotta let

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the curtain go That's the ultimate. Farewell,

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Hammer and Hank, gotta close up the show Legend

00:32:01.400 --> 00:32:04.279
in the booth where the vibes used to flow Autism

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the website. name, and there has all the great

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podcasts. And once again, this is Ryan Hoppe

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from the Ride the Wave Media Podcast. Hey, what's

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up, guys? It's Ryan Hoppe here. I host the award

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-winning and nationally syndicated Hoppe Hour

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Podcast, but I'm not bragging. It's a mix of

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a 2000s, 1990s morning show in a podcast format.

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You never know what I might talk about. One minute,

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I could be talking about the latest with the

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NFL side chicks. and the very next second, I

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could be playing an unknown song from the 2000s.

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My show is an in -studio circus for the age group

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of 18 to 34, even though we have 70 -year -olds

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that listen. For more info, if you want to be

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a sponsor, a friend, and no, not a drinking sponsor,

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a sponsor of the show of Hoppy Hour, go to ridethewave

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.media is the website, and ryanhoppyradio at

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gmail .com. Once again, this is Ryan Hoppy of

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the Hoppy Hour Podcast, and let's do some business.