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- Cody: Hey everyone, welcome to a breaking news edition of AGT time. With me is the next guest judge of AGT, AGT Commenter. And of course, we can't have breaking news without our resident reporter with us. Steven is with us as well. So we were just talking. Commenter saw this late but didn't notify us. I saw it early this morning that Simon Cowell is having back surgery. they're calling it routine AGTCommenter: Yes. Cody: back surgery, which I think the word us using the word routine as in it's something they do all the time. Like it's just it's a AGTCommenter: Yeah. Cody: common type of back surgery they're doing. It doesn't sound like it's like emergency back surgery or something that came about. We kind of thought we were kind of thinking that this is something they've known about for maybe a couple weeks, few weeks, and they've they've planned it. so right now Simon is gonna be out for They're saying a few episodes is kind of the what I'm seeing, right, Stephen? AGTCommenter: Yep. Stephen Anderson: Mm yeah, for a few a few weeks, officially. Cody: So we're probably gonna think at least the rest of quarterfinals be my guess. Maybe maybe semifinals, we'll have to see. But right now, no Simon Cow on AGT for season twenty one. Guys, what are our thoughts on this? AGTCommenter: Yeah. First of all, I I I would be interested in the position. if I'm I'm happy to pick up my sword and and run into battle for that if they need me. there's two things that jump into my head. Can he be back by quarterfinals four? Which would be two episodes missed. Because if you Cody: Mm-hmm. AGTCommenter: can, then the golden buzzer thing is really simple. You just give it to him in quarter final four. Surgery, surgery. Some things are there's people that'll go get a hip replaced and they are walking around in a week. So we've come a long way in medicine. Probably should have Ryan on too. Now that we think about it. Cody: That is true. Stephen Anderson: Yeah. AGTCommenter: we have our producer expert, we have our AGT history expert, our reporting expert, we are missing our medicine expert. takes a lot of a lot of people to do an emergency pod. but and if they if he's not, which my assumption would be we won't see him maybe the rest of the season, but maybe at the finals or semifinals, who are they gonna give that fourth golden buzzer to? Is it gonna be Terry? Is it gonna be the guest judge? Is it gonna be guest different guest judges for the next three weeks say he's gone for all the quarterfinals? So I'm very interested to see how it plays out. This is not new. We have been in the Simons got a bad back world before, but Steven, are you surprised NBC hasn't addressed this yet? Stephen Anderson: Well, I'm surprised we all found out well except for you, commenter, but most of us found out around the same time this morning. AGTCommenter: Yeah. Stephen Anderson: and that's more surprising and it's TMZ's gonna do their thing and break everything, it's what they do. But NBC pr and to go off of what we were talking about before and and and now on the show, like yeah, I think they knew. They they had to have known. it would surprise me if they didn't. you know I I I think they're gonna get some different guest judges, cause at least that's what I've read over the past few hours, is they're going to go get some different celebrity judges. don't think Howard Stern would would would come back and do it. AGTCommenter: No. Stephen Anderson: But Commentary Yeah, and that and also Cody: He's not gonna fly to LA to to do that, no. Unf unfortunately not. Stephen Anderson: him and Simon will have the best history. but no Commentary would definitely throw throw you in there if if AGTCommenter: Mm. Stephen Anderson: we ever get the opportunity. But you know, it's gonna be interesting because I could see them doing what they have done in the past and give the golden buzzer to the audience and have the audience choose who they think is the best. Now they scream at everything, so it could be everything everybody at that point. AGTCommenter: Yeah. Yeah, 'cause Cody, I think if you were them, your goal was 'cause this can't comes out either, you know, Sunday night or Monday morning is when it kind of started to leak out. I'm not sure when TMZ actually reported it, but your hope if you were them was you made it to tomorrow night. So I guess people are probably seeing this to tonight, 'cause this is probably coming out Tuesday, right, Cody. we're recording this here Monday night. Yeah. Cody: Yeah. Throughout throughout the day I've seen more and more news outlets drop it and yeah. AGTCommenter: If you were NBC, you're like, hopefully we can just survive and then we can just say it when the episode starts, like you know, we've had it where Howie was gone, was it last year or two years ago, he missed a results show because he had a death in the face. So it's not been we've turned on the TVs and one of the judges just wasn't there before. That wouldn't have been uncommon. So Cody: Yes. Yeah. AGTCommenter: my guess is they were like, we can hold this. Why they maybe thought that is a different question. But Cody, if you had to If you had to make a educated guess on who we'll see in the fourth chair. Tomorrow night or if people are listening to this on the release date tonight, who do we think it's gonna be? Cody: I wanna say it could be a male to kind of keep the the table even, but we did have Kelly Clarkson fill in, AGTCommenter: Sure. We did. Cody: right? And so that gave three females and and Howie during during COVID. but I mean it could be could they bring one of the BGT judges in? Could they bring like AGTCommenter: Mm-hmm. Cody: KSI over? who's one of the ones that they have up in Canada? I mean they have Shania, Howie and one of those others. AGTCommenter: Mm-hmm. Cody: I hope they don't bring back Gabrielle or Julianne. so I Yeah. So AGTCommenter: I would agree yep. Seconded. Yep. Thirded. Stephen Anderson: Third Cody: maybe they bring in an alum. It'd be great to see like a some AGT alum show up. AGTCommenter: That would be the pipe dream. Cody: Yes. AGTCommenter: Yeah. So let me do this. Alicia Dixon would be let me throw a throw a short list at you. I think that would be reas that are p are possibles to probables. And we can pick from there. I think Alicia Dixon would be on the short list. I think Kelly Clarkson would be on the shortlist. I think Keenan Thompson would be on the shortlist. It's been done before. Eric Stone Street would be on the shortlist. I think Queen Latifa would be on the shortlist. We've seen her do multiple guest appearances. I would I even argue that Chris Hardwick could be on the short list. We've seen him do a couple. And then maybe one outside the box. Maybe like who's the who's who's on the voice right now? Who are the judges on Cody: like Blake Stephen Anderson: Joe Jonas. Cody: Shelton. AGTCommenter: Say that again, Stephen. Cody: Like like Shelton? AGTCommenter: Is he still on? I think he I think he quit that. Yeah. Stephen Anderson: No. Yeah. Cody: Okay. Stephen Anderson: Joe Jonas is currently well getting ready to be on it. But also AGTCommenter: Maybe a Joe Jonas. Do any of Stephen Anderson: the Jonas brothers are on tour right now. AGTCommenter: Okay. Probably not a good option then. Steven, do any of those pile of names I threw out pique your interest as possibles, probables, or ones you'd like to see? Stephen Anderson: Yeah. I think so. Keenan Thompson, I think did a good job when he was on. Kelly and she's knows the background of of being on these type of shows. Someone AGTCommenter: Sure. Stephen Anderson: who you didn't mention who was already on this season, I was gonna say Normani, because she was already on at at Simon's house during Judges Houses. I mean the other format that we can't talk about, but I mean, there is that. But also, some of the other judges that that's that's I mean come on, all the everybody that was brought this season for that middle round had to be approved by Simon. We we all know that's how it works. So I could see it being Nicky Glazer. I could see it being anyone that was already on this season to fill in. Cody: What's the likelihood they bring in you know, we've already been introduced to Trisha Paytas. What what's the likelihood Stephen Anderson: dear God. Cody: that she sits in that chair? I think comment of froze honest. AGTCommenter: Not interested. Not interested in Trisha Paytas. We would get some performance time back for the axe, I know that, because she would whip through her comments. Very Cody: Yes. AGTCommenter: speedy talker. yeah, no, I don't that is there are we skipping over the obvious possibility they just will just go with a three man panel until he's back? 'Cause like the one thing was like we saw cause Howie was gone. They didn't replace Howie for the episode. They just like he'll miss this one and he'll be back. He's coming back is the presumption. In season fifteen when we lost Simon for the season 'cause of the back injury, he wasn't coming back. So they felt like they needed to have a fourth chair because they were they otherwise they they knew he wasn't coming back. If he's coming back in two weeks or three weeks, are they just like we'll just rock it with without him and then Terry could have the fourth golden buzzer and we'll just have a three three person panel, which is which is certainly not un you know, unprecedented by any means. That was the whole thing for the first seven years of the show. So Cody, is that would that be out of the realm? I I guess I c I d I couldn't tell in the report if that was an assumption the report was making that they'll have a guest judge or that was more this is what they've heard. Cody: Yeah, I don't I don't think that we know for sure and I I think it's definitely a possibility they just roll with three. They just take out the chair and they slide everyone over. Yep. AGTCommenter: Does that seem reasonable, Stephen? Stephen Anderson: Yeah, I think so. I mean i th th th th honestly I I think that's what they should do. AGTCommenter: I agree. Stephen Anderson: but a lot of these shows now, I mean even American Idol had four judges for a little bit, the voice had four, five if you count the double duo they had. Like, I mean th they're getting judge crazy on some of these shows. So it would not surprise me if there was a fourth judge tomorrow night. Or tonight. AGTCommenter: Cody Cody, they make you the czar. Cody: Yes. AGTCommenter: What are you doing? Either sticking with three or who you picking? Cody: I'm I'm p I'm pulling in a Neil Patrick Harris or a Chris Hardwick. Yep. AGTCommenter: Okay. Got it. So if you're the Czar Okay. So Cody: Ornalum. Ornalum. Yep. AGTCommenter: if you're the Czar, you're bringing in a fourth until he's back. Okay. Cody: Yes, yes. AGTCommenter: How about you, Steven? Yeah. I think if it was Stephen Anderson: I'm sticking with three. AGTCommenter: up to me, I'd like, We're fine. The judges at this point don't technically need it doesn't matter how many there are, obviously they've done this thing with the golden buzzer and that, but they have they have Terry for that. And I don't think they would have to twist Terry's arm to run down to the table and impress the the golden buzzer. What's the lineups coming up here? What do we got? oops. This week is I mean he it feels like LaRussell would be Cody: Ha ha. AGTCommenter: right up his alley. he already pressed it for Acro crew, so that that would make sense. Who's the one in I'm thinking of Cody: Na Nane? I he's gonna have Miss Dane. AGTCommenter: sure, could be Nene. yeah, so He would have given it to the choir last week if he had his option. But but yeah, so I wouldn't I wouldn't mind seeing that at all. But does this for you, Cody, does this have any impact on how this season progresses? 'Cause for me I don't think it's really really matters. Cody: I I don't think it's gonna matter much either. It's just we're not gonna get his feedback, we're not gonna get his opinions. But other than that, I don't think it's gonna change much. But we're also not gonna be able to hear him say, Well, I don't like that song And so, now whether that has an impact on things or not, we'll have to see. So AGTCommenter: To me, I would say five, six years ago, this would have been a big blow. It kinda was in season fifteen. The Simon we have now, I'm I'm not sure it I I'm really super worried about his his thoughts. At times I find myself agreeing with or disagreeing with him more than agreeing with him, but but yeah. So it'll be interesting. any other thoughts, Steven, you have on some of the some of the news here. Was this a big shock? Stephen Anderson: Yes and no, it was more shocked it broke at at at seven in the morning. AGTCommenter: Yeah. Stephen Anderson: But no, two things, and Cody and I were talking about this before we came on. is this the beginning of the the of the end for Simon? Not in like AGTCommenter: Hm. Stephen Anderson: his life, but like his life on AGT, because it's now the second time he's gone through something like this. He's getting older, obviously. He's not getting any younger. He's pushing seventy in about four AGTCommenter: Mm-hmm. Stephen Anderson: years, or five years, however, I think he's sixty five or sixty six years old. so he's pushing 70. AGTCommenter: Mm-hmm. Stephen Anderson: and you know, we all slow down. It happens to the best of us, right? That's AGTCommenter: Mm-hmm. Stephen Anderson: number one. Number two, and if he if he does leave, who does replace him in the future? But that's a whole other c conversation for if and when that does happen. Second name we haven't thought about, or at least I didn't really think about it until I saw this person's Instagram post last week, and now this news comes out. AGTCommenter: Mm-hmm. Stephen Anderson: Simon had dinner at his house with Pierce Morgan. AGTCommenter: Hm. Stephen Anderson: and Pierce was at his house talking really good about Simon. Hey, I was on AGT the first season, you know, telling the story of how they became friends and their friendship they've maintained. And I I do know he is currently back in the UK, at least he was as of Saturday. Haven't seen him post anything in a few days. Does that mean he's returning? I don't know, but it wouldn't it it would be a nice welcome back, I think. AGTCommenter: Mm. He is he'll be sixty seven in about six weeks. So yeah, he is it could be Piers would not what do you think, Cody? This is not the Piers of of two thousand and twelve. Cody: I know, but you know, after you wa following him on Twitter and kind of watching some of his stuff, he still got it. He still got it. So yeah. So Sure. Yeah. AGTCommenter: Sure. He'll bring it. Yeah, he'll bring it. He his fastball is it's gotten faster, to be honest, but it's Stephen Anderson: yeah. AGTCommenter: yeah, it yeah, it'll be interesting. Yeah, I'm just reading some more kind of his spokesperson said that the surgery's routine and he'll be back in a few weeks. Which tells me this very well we could see him in quarterfinals four. That would be th that would be, you know, three weeks from now. So or two weeks from now, but yeah. So That doesn't seem totally out of the question. and yeah, everybody's kind of saying it's assumed there will be guest judge, but there hasn't I guess technically been ha tac technically been a confirmation on that, but Cody: As we've seen so far this season, the PR team and the production team are not on the same page. So AGTCommenter: We're all over the place on the data the information getting released. But I think, Steven, your point about is this the beginning of the end? Once the health starts to become a a hang up for people, in show business, it seems like it it's just gonna keep getting harder and harder. Like you said, and we just said he's he's gonna be, you know, he's three years from seventy basically. So the question then would be is if it's the kind of the end of the run for him, is it the end of the run for the show? And Cody, did he I feel like we talked about this this offseason. Did he talk Cody: Yes. AGTCommenter: about how wanting it to go on beyond him? Yeah. Yeah, so I I think Cody: Yes. Yes, that seems yep. So so so they they have they have a sure content not really contingency, but a s secession plan in place. Yeah. AGTCommenter: It worked before him. It can it'll certainly be able to work after he leaves. I think if you're him, that would be the goal anyways. so if you're a fan of the show and you're like, if this is coming to a close for Simon, I I don't think the show I don't know if he draws viewers, right? Like if your concern for the show is like without Simon are we as popular? Maybe. Maybe a little bit. I think there's always gonna be a little bit of a Simon Cow bump, but I don't necessarily wanna see him go by any means, so I'd like him to stick around. But Cody, any other thoughts, stuff we missed on this this news? Cody: Nothing we missed, but I do want to go back to our pregame pod from Sunday. AGTCommenter: Yes. Yes. Cody: you thought or predicted that Simon would get the golden buzzer this week. Is that correct? AGTCommenter: I thought it was certainly a possibility. Cody: So do you want to make any adjustments to your picks? Okay, I'm giving you the opportunity. Okay. Okay. AGTCommenter: I don't. I like I like my pick. I think Nene's gonna get the golden buzzer. We had one other thing. So we forgot to s so everyone worked together to overlook this one, Cody. we all pitched in. Cody: Ha ha AGTCommenter: so I I I knew going into this season that Jay was coming up on a a milestone. This was he was gonna hit his two hundredth episode on the pod. And I had mapped it out. Cody, when did I text you that? Was it like a month ago? Month and a half? Something like that? During Cody: Something like that. Yep. Yep. AGTCommenter: auditions, I texted Cody and said, Hey, it's trending towards looking like the recap episode of Quarterfinals 2 is gonna be Jay's two hundredth episode. I kind of counted the weeks out, ba what he was gonna be gone, what he'll be a part of. I said, You'd store that away so you can mention it on the on that episode. I never circled back on it. I had forgot to update the show Bible in the last couple weeks, and I went back today. Last week was Jay's two hundredth Podcast Cody: Ha ha. AGTCommenter: episode. I did not think we were going to do a separate callbacks to and draft episode. In the past, we've done whatever episode does that week at the beginning of the podcast and then drafted the second half of it. So that split of that week ended up making this his two hundredth. So congrats to Jay. Cody: Yeah. AGTCommenter: Cody, I think you've been there, if I had to guess, for a hundred and Cody: Ninety? AGTCommenter: E yeah, eighty five, probably hundred and nine 'cause Scott's been on twelve times. So but that's what I'm saying. So I bet Cody: okay. But Scott's been on with me a couple of times. Yeah. AGTCommenter: I bet you've been on for close to a hundred and ninety of his two hundred or maybe even, you know, right around there. So anything you want to shout out to Jay? Sorry we missed it, Jay. We gave you his congratulations today. Cody: No, I'm I'm gonna say Jay Jay saved the pod. He literally AGTCommenter: Mm-hmm. Cody: did. Cause during season thirteen, at the beginning of season thirteen, I was doing I did one episode by myself and hated it. Could not do it. Did not do the rest of season thirteen. He came along in the off season. We did champions one and we took off from there. If he had not reached out to me and said, Hey, I'd be interested in helping out and I and I gave him the opportunity, we would not be where we are now. So I'm very appreciative to Jay for reaching out 'cause this pod would have stopped at what, episode twenty five? Thirty. I don't know. AGTCommenter: Yeah, it would have been Yeah, something like that. Cody: Yeah. AGTCommenter: would have been fifty. Cody: Fifty, yeah. AGTCommenter: Yeah, the episode you recorded by yourself was episode fifty. And now as we sit here today, the three of us are recording episode four hundred and thirty four. So Cody: So AGTCommenter: yeah, I mean he is and he's also one time leader season calendar year leader of appearances. Cody: Yes. Who who's who's the comparison? Who's this comparison? AGTCommenter: He beat you in year what was that again? Year four? Yeah, he he's he's the Patrick Bird he's the Patrick Bertaletti. No. Matt Stoney. Matt Stoney, Matt Stoney. I think it's Matt Stoney. Eater X. Cody: Yeah. Bur No, you said Bertaletti. No, you said Bertaletti, I think. Okay. AGTCommenter: I'm pretty sure it's Matt Stoney. But either way. Yes that. Quick on the numbers. Cody, this is your four nineteenth. Got a boy. Steven, do you want to guess which appearance this is for you? Stephen Anderson: Ten. Okay. AGTCommenter: This is your 20th appearance on the pod. You've been a part of almost Yeah, there's yeah. Yeah. Cody: That's milestone. We'll take that. That's one tenth of what Jay's done. It's pretty good. Yeah. Stephen Anderson: I'll take it. AGTCommenter: You are Yeah, you're just short of 5% of all episodes. So Stephen Anderson: All right. AGTCommenter: and this is my 177th. So I am I'm nipping at his heels. I'm coming for you, Jay. Cody: Ha ha ha. AGTCommenter: I think I'll probably pass him this offseason, or I'll be right. It'll be right on it. that is not a metric that determines importance or talent. And it also doesn't make anybody more important than anybody else. So but that said. Cody: 'Cause I am obviously one of the least talented on the pod. So I you AGTCommenter: S exactly. Well said. so so yes, so Stephen Anderson: Yeah. Cody: y you want you want quantity, you find me. You want quality, you go find someone else. Yeah. So AGTCommenter: Yeah. Sure. Yeah. So Steven, you're in you're in you're in sixth. Sixth most appearances. right behind Ryan. Ryan's at thirty-six. So but yeah, no, congrats to Jay. Two hundred pods is nothing. It's not nothing. That that's Cody: No, no, nothing to sneeze at. AGTCommenter: and and I'll say this. His two hundred is a lot of detail. Cody: Mm-hmm. AGTCommenter: He goes in he he spends a lot of time putting really nitty gritty details that I wouldn't have interest in in in noting and putting down when he puts in. So he's it's not just hop on and chit chat two hundred episodes. He his legwork is pretty is pretty darn good. So shout out Jay. Cody: Yep. There's a lot of there's a lot of pods in general that don't reach two hundred. Yeah. AGTCommenter: Exactly. Yeah. Exactly. So Are we gonna get to four fifty during this season, Cody? Do we have sixteen pods still in us? Probably not. that's me right on it, I guess. Cody: Yeah. AGTCommenter: Fourth. Yeah. We'll be close. We'll be right about it, but Cody: Be close. We can figure it out. If we if we if we come one short, we'll figure one out. AGTCommenter: Yeah. all right. Stephen anything you want to plug to the folks before we we wrap up and get out of here? Stephen Anderson: Yeah, well first of all, just to echo what you guys said, congrats to Jay, man. That is an incredible two hundred episodes or two hundred podcasts. That that's that's amazing. And like I said, I'm I'm grateful to be a part of this every season with you guys. so thank you for that. what I'm plugging, of course you guys can find me on social media at Steven Reports. And also speaking of podcasts, I have one coming this fall, Steven Anderson Unfiltered, which will be airing on YouTube coming very soon. Just got my first guest confirmed but not ready to announce that just yet. Might do that on finale night. So it's his couch. But AGTCommenter: JD Vance. It's a big get. Hot start for unfiltered. Cody: Ooh. Ha ha ha. Stephen Anderson: yeah, I'm excited and and AGTCommenter: No, that's exciting. That's exciting. Do we have an estimated first episode date? Stephen Anderson: it's gonna be in October. We're I'm still working out the kinks, again on finale night I'll definitely be announcing that. we'll ha definitely have it by then. So it's definitely Octo gonna be on October. of course I would love if you guys came on in the future too. AGTCommenter: Mm-hmm. Stephen Anderson: talk a little AGT, other stuff as well. But yeah, I I'm looking forward to it. AGTCommenter: Awesome. Cody: And then you also just went on with our buddy Jacob. Stephen Anderson: I did, yeah. we talked about everything from my work in politics and sports, of course, to AGT, where let's just say we had differing opinions when it came to that. But you know there's a little tease. Cody: Did you talk a lot of Barbapadilla? AGTCommenter: Did he mention Barbara Padilla? Did he mention Barbara Padilla in the wow. Runner Up, season four. It's his favorite act. Stephen Anderson: That'd be one of What's up? He did not. I'm I'm afraid to know what that means now. But no, I know that, but like about her. Cody: It's his favorite act of all time. Like AGTCommenter: Favorite act of all time. He he Cody: Go and listen to our Barbara Padilla rewatch. AGTCommenter: It's it's a passion that not many people have for something. The passion he has Stephen Anderson: Okay. AGTCommenter: for Barbara Padilla on America's Got Town. And I respect it. Cody: Yes. He owns it. Love it. Yeah. Stephen Anderson: All right, map I'm definitely gonna go listen to that one now and then I got off of here. But yeah, so definitely guys if you have not here at that go go listen, you find some interesting things not only about me but about, you know, independent journalism and and all that fun stuff. AGTCommenter: Awesome. Cody, you'll be back tomorrow night. The post game show with Corey from Talent Recap. You can you can Cody: Awesome. Yes, with Corey? Yes. Yep. AGTCommenter: fill her in on everything that's happening in AGT world from the sound sounds Cody: That's right. AGTCommenter: sounds that and then you and I'm sure. Cody: We might talk we might talk a little Simon during that time too. I mean so yeah. AGTCommenter: and then you and Jay will be back on Thursday night to Cody: Yes. AGTCommenter: talk about all the points that Beefus in the Butthead scored this week. Cody: Yes. How how do you feel about your team so far, Steven? Stephen Anderson: You know could be better. Could AGTCommenter: Could be better. Stephen Anderson: be better. But at least I'm at last. I will take that. At least and at AGTCommenter: Yeah. Stephen Anderson: at this point. AGTCommenter: I think you guys are I think you guys are just fine. You haven't had your number one pick go yet. you've got five in quarterfinals three. Five acts performing. So that'll be a big night for you guys to score some points. Stephen Anderson: Yeah, so come on, Mackenzie Soul, get that golden buzzer from from Mel or or Sophia. Cody: That's that's who I picked. That's who I picked to get the golden buzzer. AGTCommenter: Mm-hmm. Yep. Stephen Anderson: Yeah. AGTCommenter: but all right. So Cody: Okay. Okay. AGTCommenter: yeah, Corey, Jay, and Cody, and then Cody and I and maybe Ryan again this weekend. We'll see. But Cody: We'll see. AGTCommenter: plenty keep your p your feeds open because we've got podcast galore. We're getting close, Cody, to a Cody: Yeah. AGTCommenter: day becoming a daily podcast. Cody: I know. It's I don't know if I can handle it, but we'll see. Okay. yeah, AGTCommenter: We're this c we are this close. so all right. Cody: so you can find us on our socials at AGT Timepod. You can email us AGT timepod at gmail dot com. Go check out our website, AGT timepod dot com. Stephen, you are at Stephen Anderson: Stephen Reports Everything Everything Cody: on everything, right? Everything. Yep. And of course AGT commenter out there. Everyone have a great night.