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Wake Up Live W/ Christopher DeSimone Ep. 415 - James B. Laster & Shaun McClusky

Live The Dream Media

September 25, 2026

Big Friday! Maria from BOCA wants to know why 4th Ave is dead. Pima Education Superintendent Dustin Williams posts a bizarre video. Requeena wants to spread homeless shelters into your neighborhood!

Speakers Christopher DeSimone, Shaun McClusky, Maria, James B. Laster, Amy Lynne Olsen

TopicsSociety & Culture

SPEAKER_1 (0:00)

You're listening to Wake Up with Christopher DeSimone on the Live The Dream Media Network, Southern Arizona's premier live talk and online radio.

Christopher DeSimone (0:20)

Hello, hello, you're on Live The Dream Media. You're on Wake Up Live with Christopher DeSimone. We have Shaun McClusky is here, RingCon Ventures.

SPEAKER_3 (0:28)

How are we doing?

Christopher DeSimone (0:28)

Good morning, my friend.

Shaun McClusky (0:29)

Welcome to Vietnam.

Christopher DeSimone (0:30)

And wow, you mean like good morning Vietnam?

Shaun McClusky (0:34)

Yeah, like I want to scream Robin Williams, good morning Vietnam, because man, the depths of Tucson, let me tell you.

Christopher DeSimone (0:40)

It's interesting. And then Tony has a family situation he has to take care of. So coming out of the bullpen, veteran left hander, as we say in baseball, David Samarano.

Shaun McClusky (0:52)

Semi-retired.

Christopher DeSimone (0:53)

Back in the box. Mamma Mia, there he is.

Good morning David.

SPEAKER_5 (0:59)

Good morning, I'm not jumping on.

Christopher DeSimone (1:00)

That's okay, that's fine. You just tell me. I want to acknowledge your personhood, as we say. So.

Shaun McClusky (1:10)

And are we going to play a little Dolly Parton today?

Christopher DeSimone (1:12)

It is 9 to 5 We're not allowed to, because we'll be sued by David Gets Nasty Letters. Really? We were playing nice, like where you do the 8 seconds or less.

Shaun McClusky (1:24)

Sure.

Christopher DeSimone (1:25)

And he was still getting nasty letters from Water Brothers. You're like, how much more of this can you take?

Shaun McClusky (1:31)

I mean, there's several cities hosting it. There's several places doing things.

Christopher DeSimone (1:35)

Because it is 9 25, so it's 9 to 5 You get it? Wink, wink. Yeah. So. Stally day. Good morning to Billy Beard, who says it's major mayhem day. That is true.

Pat Hirsch, mother mucker. Today was beautiful morning.

Shaun McClusky (1:51)

It was 60 degrees coming in. I'd roll the windows up, shut the AC off. I was cold.

Christopher DeSimone (1:57)

It was beautiful.

Shaun McClusky (1:59)

I've no warmth up there.

Christopher DeSimone (2:01)

Heard that Bobby Watson. Good morning, Holden in Raccoon Ranch, Tennessee. And good morning to Big Dave, who came in second for the naming contest of our TV show that we're doing. Pre-Development, Netflix.

It's going to be about the city of Tucson and Pima County politics. It's going to be like The Office. So he got the number two. It was called the Sold Pueblo.

Shaun McClusky (2:29)

It should be the Soiled Pueblo.

Christopher DeSimone (2:32)

Then I did our friend Joe Dreyfuss, which was Mordita, the series. Yes. Right. But the winner is Charles Hamm.

Everybody loves Regeena.

Shaun McClusky (2:46)

So not everybody.

Christopher DeSimone (2:47)

That's the beauty of it. That's the beauty of the show. So I'll rip it off from everybody loves Raymond. That's fine.

Shaun McClusky (2:52)

And where's your brother?

No. So let's talk about Regeena real quick. Let's talk about her.

Christopher DeSimone (3:02)

Hey, Dave, there's a picture of a swimming pool in the Slack. If you could bring that up while Shaun's.

Shaun McClusky (3:07)

Oh, thank you.

Christopher DeSimone (3:08)

He's already on it.

Shaun McClusky (3:11)

They are doing a celebration for opening Santa Rita Park. That's good because it needed to open. But where do we get the money?

SPEAKER_3 (3:17)

Because you can't. That was the bond that they passed through.

Shaun McClusky (3:19)

But you can't fix a damn pothole. You can't. Did you see the Daily Star make fun of about the street signs?

SPEAKER_3 (3:24)

No.

Shaun McClusky (3:25)

I don't watch the Daily Star. It's either Stellar or the Daily Star that made fun of about the street signs. And then, oh my God, the transportation director comes out and says, we try to do our best to get all the street signs fixed.

Hey buddy, go through Jefferson Park because you ain't been there in about three decades.

Christopher DeSimone (3:39)

Jefferson Park is just north of the U of A for you.

SPEAKER_3 (3:41)

Correct.

Shaun McClusky (3:41)

And did you see the murder two nights ago in the U of A area at 1400 East? I think it was East Rockman.

SPEAKER_3 (3:49)

I did not.

Shaun McClusky (3:50)

Yep. And of course, I get every U of A investor who sends me the snippet and it's got, here are the local businesses, University of Arizona. Here's the dead guy. Like really, that's helping you.

Christopher DeSimone (4:00)

But it's sad down there.

Shaun McClusky (4:02)

Back to Requeena, she keeps trying. And she's doing more of these more personal videos. I swear to God, she's got a speech coach because her clarity is increasing.

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