Episode #2266: Hammer and Nigel Full Show

Jason Hammer (0:00)

Hammer and Nigel.

SPEAKER_2 (0:01)

You believe these characters are weird of us?

Jason Hammer (0:13)

Oh, there we go.

Nigel (0:14)

My name is Nigel.

Jason Hammer (0:15)

Jason Hammer right over there. What a beautiful weekend here in Indy. But there were a few issues, just like the technical difficulties we were having a minute ago.

You know what? I just I had a great weekend, Hammer. I know you did, too. But yeah, there's unfortunately some crime numbers we have to point out.

SPEAKER_5 (0:37)

The Colts were murdered yesterday, unfortunately.

SPEAKER_6 (0:39)

And oh, no. Oh, 52

Jason Hammer (0:43)

Oh, he did.

SPEAKER_5 (0:45)

That's the number of Indianapolis Colts players that were brutally murdered by the Baltimore Ravens yesterday.

No, like I'm making a joke, but the real reality is it was kind of a violent weekend. And maybe this is where the bar is in Indianapolis. If it's just kind of violent, we're OK. I hate that that's where the bar is. The weekend crime numbers provided by the Fraternal Order of Police, at least seven people shot, four stabbed, one killed. So if you break down the numbers here, on the average, a person was shot or stabbed every six and a half hours in Indianapolis. And when you take it a step further, eleven people shot or stabbed this weekend, Friday through Sunday alone here in Indy.

Again, we've seen higher homicide numbers.

Jason Hammer (1:43)

That's it.

SPEAKER_5 (1:43)

But that's still eleven people shot or stabbed. Seeing a lot more stabbings these days, Nigel.

Jason Hammer (1:52)

Well, I you take the good with the bad. I'd rather see stabbings than I would shotgun wounds.

SPEAKER_5 (1:59)

But isn't that what Ryan Mears' campaign is? Look, wouldn't you rather see stabbings than shotgun wounds? Ryan Mears, prosecutor.

By the way, Ryan Mears was going around knocking door to door this past weekend. And I know this because he was very proud of it. Just like Howard Stern's old news anchor was very proud of his summer stock experience.

Ryan Mears posting on social media how proud he was to go knock door to door. So here's my question to you, Nigel.

Jason Hammer (2:32)

All right.

SPEAKER_5 (2:34)

Do you like it when campaign folks come knock on your door? Whether you agree with them or don't, whether you like them or not. Like, I like Representative Andrew Ireland.

But I don't know if I want them knocking on my door. I don't want anybody knocking on my door.

Jason Hammer (2:52)

I barely want my neighbors knocking on my door.

SPEAKER_5 (2:56)

Right.

Jason Hammer (2:56)

Having a bunch of political people that I don't really know. And like, I don't know a bunch of people that have come knocking on my door before. And I don't really want to have conversations in the middle of my day, especially coming off of such a beautiful weekend in the middle of the day like that. I really don't. I'm sorry. I don't. I would probably choose not to answer the door.

And I can imagine Ryan Mears sauntering up to your doorstep.

SPEAKER_5 (3:26)

Oh, I would answer that door.

SPEAKER_6 (3:28)

Oh, sweet Jesus.

SPEAKER_5 (3:29)

Ryan Mears, please come knock on my door. You know what? Bring Hogsett with you.

Let me get a two for one out of there.

Jason Hammer (3:35)

Two for?

SPEAKER_5 (3:36)

I'll give Hogsett the treatment that my old man gave him. We'll give him a little father, son, one, two combo right there. For those who don't know, Stone Cold Steve Hammer, my old man, once threatened to throw Joe Hogsett off his lawn when he come running up there at the Beech Grove Parade a number of years ago.

Jason Hammer (3:54)

So what was it? He your dad booed the mayor and the mayor?

SPEAKER_5 (3:59)

Well, I think it was my mom that was booing because she's the mouthy one. OK, like she's a lunatic. My mom is just an absolute flame thrower.

Jason Hammer (4:07)

That's where you get it.

SPEAKER_5 (4:09)

And my dad is the most chill kind of dude ever. Right. He's former hippie from Tech High School. He had an afro bigger than Fletches back in the day.

But when Hogsett ran up on his yard, he snapped his fingers and all of a sudden turned into Clint Eastwood in Gran Torino. And Joe didn't want the heat, baby. My old man was ready to toss that dork off the lawn. And it was beautiful.

Jason Hammer (4:34)

And for Ryan Mears to go door to door, even Joe Hogsett, like your dad had receipts when he was talking to him.