Is This Anything?
Hammer + Nigel Show Podcast
November 13, 2026
National ground stop initiated. Plus, NFL QB Sam Hartman was announced as ABC's new "Bachelor."
Speakers Nigel, Allison, Hammer
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Nigel (0:00)
The Hammer and Nigel presents...
Allison (0:06)
It depends upon what the meaning of the word is. Yes.
Nigel (0:11)
Is... This...
Anything...
Allison (0:14)
All right, let's rock and roll.
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Hammer (0:31)
Nigel, we're going to start with what's kind of become a breaking story here. Is this anything? The FAA has issued a national ground stop for all flights in America right now.
Now, we're not really sure as of the reason just yet. This is just kind of developing, but they have issued a national ground stop. The FAA has. Is this anything?
Nigel (1:00)
Um, yes, it's it's something. When's the last time the FAA has issued a national ground stop? Angela Gnote from Fox 59 has put this out on her social media.
National ground stop due to extraordinary circumstances. OK, this she's quoting the FAA. The FAA has issued the following national ground stop due to extraordinary circumstances and for reasons of safety.
Attention all aircraft operators by order of the FAA, the Federal Aviation Command Center, all airports are ground stopped. All departing traffic should remain ground stopped until further notice. Inbound international flights will be managed on a case by case basis. That's all we have right now.
Hammer (1:54)
The timing is very suspect because you're making every tinfoil hats, you know, say, yesterday it was Microsoft, today it's the airport. Are we being cyber hacked? What the hell is going on here? And when I say tinfoil hat, that might not even be an insult because a lot of tinfoil hat theories, especially about COVID, came true over the years. So again, maybe it's a coincidence, but yesterday, Microsoft, today, the FAA has issued a national ground stop for all flights in the United States. All right, let's shift to something a little less heavy here, Nigel.
Is this anything? ABC has revealed that former Notre Dame quarterback and current Washington commander's backup quarterback, Sam Hartman, will be the next bachelor on their TV series, The Bachelor.
Nigel (2:54)
Is that right?
Hammer (2:55)
Is that anything?
Nigel (2:57)
Oh, it is to my wife. Of course it is. I don't even know if she knows who this guy is, but just by virtue of the fact that it's The Bachelor, she'll be watching that. Now, does Crystal watch The Bachelor or no? She doesn't like that, but the thing is that this headline says that Sam Hartman will lead the next season in March after a hiatus from the franchise.
Hammer (3:22)
I think he's injured. I saw him on the sidelines last night because Washington played the Giants, a game we won on a bet, by the way.
Nigel (3:30)
Nice job.
Hammer (3:31)
But yeah, I think he's down there in street clothes, though. He's injured, so maybe they're using this as his time to film The Bachelor.
Nigel (3:39)
Is that what you want to be doing, though, if you're the backup quarterback for a gigantic storied franchise? Even though you're injured is, well, I'm going to take a hiatus and go on The Bachelor, even though I could be rehabbing and on the sidelines and practicing with the team.
Hammer (3:56)
Maybe these chicks are going to help him rehab.
Like I've nicknamed The Bachelor the Whore Olympics. Why would you not want to be part of the Whore Olympics? And Allison, have you seen Sam Hartman? Do you know who this cat is?
Allison (4:11)
I just googled him. He has great hair.
Hammer (4:15)
It's a good looking man. Like I feel like Nigel talking about how good looking a man is here. But that's a I'm not afraid. Good looking dude. I remember when Casey was still working here. She was a huge Notre Dame fan. Right. And she loved him at Notre Dame and she loved him in the NFL.
Allison (4:31)
I can't believe he's only 27 He looks like he's 35 He was one of those college guys that spent- It's the beard, I think. Yeah.
Hammer (4:38)
A long time in college. He had like a COVID year and a red shirt year and an injury year.
Nigel (4:43)
27? Well, okay.
Allison (4:47)
I also bet he got a major check for being the bachelor.
Nigel (4:50)
Oh yeah.
Allison (4:51)
So to your point of why just sit on the sidelines, I mean, please, he could make some extra money with this social media post. Are you kidding me?
Nigel (4:57)
Hammer, you would know better than anybody. If you don't, that's fine.
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