Nashville's Morning News with Dan Mandis

The Chris Cross Hand-Off: Sex Chocolate Overload

15 min
Apr 3, 2026about 2 months ago
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Summary

The hosts discuss an April Fool's Day chocolate recall prank that turned out to be real, involving sex enhancement chocolate products recalled by the FDA for dangerous Viagra levels. The episode also features commentary on Jennifer Siebel Newsom's parenting approach regarding gender roles and masculinity.

Insights
  • Multiple news outlets reported an April Fool's joke as fact on April 2nd, highlighting media verification failures and the speed of misinformation spread
  • Sex enhancement products marketed as chocolate confections represent a growing consumer trend in the adult novelty market
  • Parenting philosophies around gender role deconstruction are becoming increasingly polarized and culturally contentious
  • Sleep deprivation significantly impacts on-air performance and decision-making quality for broadcast professionals
Trends
FDA enforcement actions against mislabeled dietary supplements and novelty products with undisclosed pharmaceutical ingredientsAdult novelty products expanding into mainstream chocolate/confection formats to normalize consumptionMedia outlets struggling with April Fool's content verification, creating viral misinformation cyclesCultural debate intensifying around traditional masculinity vs. progressive gender role deconstruction in parentingPodcast advertising integration becoming more sophisticated with mid-roll sponsorship placement
Companies
FDA (Food and Drug Administration)
Issued recall notice for chocolate products containing dangerous levels of Viagra; recall details posted on FDA.gov
KY3 News (Springfield, Missouri)
Local news station that reported the April Fool's chocolate recall story as real news on April 2nd
WKRN
Nashville local news station that reported the chocolate recall story; shared on their Facebook page
Seattle Times
News outlet that picked up and reported the April Fool's chocolate recall story as factual news
Gray News
News network affiliate discussed in context of which stations picked up the chocolate recall story
People
Dan Mandis
Primary host of the show discussing the chocolate recall prank and parenting commentary
Chris
Co-host participating in discussion of chocolate recall and gender role parenting debate
Sam
Show staff member referenced regarding sleep deprivation effects on on-air performance
Jennifer Siebel Newsom
Wife of California Governor Gavin Newsom; discussed for her parenting approach to deconstructing gender roles
Gavin Newsom
California Governor; mentioned in context of his wife's parenting philosophy and potential First Lady role
Magic Studios
Listener on X (Twitter) who sent the April Fool's chocolate recall story to the hosts
Victor Glover
Astronaut referenced for his quote about space exploration being 'human history' not gendered history
Quotes
"I fact-checked this and they were reporting it on the second. You are fake news Chris hand, you are fake news."
Dan MandisEarly segment
"Isn't it hilarious that you know the aim was to get stiff and now you are a stiff?"
ChrisViagra chocolate discussion
"I've given our boys dolls... to learn that care and caregiving is not just an activity that's reserved for women."
Jennifer Siebel NewsomParenting segment
"I just change the he to a she... I want them to see that women can be the center of a story."
Jennifer Siebel NewsomChildren's literature discussion
"If you raise them with good conservative Christian values they're gonna be running circles around the kids who have been told that urinating in a litter box is appropriate."
Dan MandisParenting philosophy debate
Full Transcript
The guy who just said his brain has been leaking out of his ears on the show says it's not my fault Do you know what happens and then Sam can attest to this? Like the further along the morning goes because I don't get a lot of sleep The more just my eyes start glazing over and especially by the time Friday I've been I'm just I've not gotten a lot of sleep I think that's what happens because when I was in mornings, I didn't I didn't screw up people's names I Called Pamela Pamela I called Bell Bellel Well, I called Bell Bell, but I also called him a few other things Whatever if he was awake and listening right now, he'd be very upset Anyway, Bobby if those kids could read so anyway, so yeah, I don't so I just I just I'm My my sleeping situation is part of what's causing my issues, but I don't want to dwell on that What do you want to talk about? I almost got fooled by an April Fool's joke go ahead So one of one of our listeners this guy who goes by Magic Studios on on X He had sent me a news story on April Fool's Day, but I didn't open it until yesterday Which would be the second so I look at this story and the headline is Breaking a California chocolate company has issued a nationwide recall after its chocolate products was spiked with dangerous levels of Viagra So so the story was there's there's Viagra in chocolate There's the Viagra in the chocolate So I I do what I always do when I get a headline from a listener I go and I fact check it sure so I'm like that's that's wild and I like giggled because I was like this would be a great story for this this segment and I googled it and I find a local news station in Springfield, Missouri KY3 on your side and They're running it as a real story on the second Not the only one. They're not the only one. So this is so I fact-checked it I was so then I respond to the listener. I was like, oh my gosh, that's wild. I'm bringing this in He's like no no no, it's an April Fool's joke. I don't want I don't want you to look dumb on the air I was like it's like to be fair. I fact-checked this and they were reporting it on the second WK Seattle Times has it WKRN has it WKRN, that's local. Are they also are they also a gray news affiliate? I don't know They look like gray news pick this up. Well, I know Jackson, you know during the Income poop segment the other day. Jack's you know that Matt does Jackson had that as a as a story He used that the other day. Yeah, two days ago WKRN on their Facebook because Amy sent this to me last night Northern California company that sells adult novelty products is voluntarily recalling two chocolate products. It's real It's real. It's a real story because the listener told me that it was fake. You know, don't go on the air with that It's an April Fool's joke FDA.gov It's on the FDA's website. You are fake news Chris hand you are fake news. It has to do with gold lion aphrodisiac chocolate for men No, baby Bobby Kennedy must be pulling your leg and Ilium's Sex chocolate male enhancement booster says life threatening potentially life-threatening amounts of Viagra I guess it was a real press release then how can you if it's a life-threatening amount of Viagra? Isn't it hilarious that you know the aim was to get stiff and now you are a stiff Vince Colnays is redefining news talk. I'm Vince Colnays host of the Vince podcast I'm bringing you the truth beneath the headlines of all of the nation's top stories in-depth interviews We feature newsmaking interviews with the top guests on the whole planet And I'll ask the questions you only dream of other interviewers asking and a front-row seat to the most important conversations of the day It's a show with an obsessive focus on what's good for America. You are going to love Vince The Vince show following listen on your favorite platform. I mean at least make it hard Oh Isn't that hilarious am I the only one that thinks that's funny? I know I talk about some rigor So it's real yep, it's I'm looking at the FDA website I feel like Leonardo DiCaprio an inception right now. I don't know what's going on I wanted it. Okay, so I don't know if I want to go down this road It's a real company And so the theme has in the last few years become that you don't take the tablet anymore you and your partner break off a piece of a Naughty chocolate a piece. Okay, but here's my question like okay, so how do you wait wait? What did he say nothing? What did you say no no Sam said he you break off a piece and I'm like a piece of never mind So he was gonna say of each other Thanks, Joe. I Want to know like if it's life threatening What are the what are the symptoms if you've taken too much Viagra and you're about to die I learned this from an episode of keeping up with the Kardashians one of them is that you maintain them? Certain yeah stiffness for that for hours when you have to call a doctor. I knew a guy who had to have it drained That's what they know they do yeah, I was his boss. Oh Syrup tree I was this guy's boss that is no and he came to me No, he said and he said I I have to take a couple of days off And I said okay, why I've got a call in sick Okay, you seem fine did he call this and or did he come into the office? He came into my office. Oh wait Pre-drain Pre-drain. Yeah, he said what he had to do. He had to go and he had to get this so he's walking around the office like that I Didn't look down, but apparently yes And that was awkward it's like don't look down yet Don't look down. You know what I mean pitch an attempt as the kids say I guess I don't know but so he had to he had to get it drained and He was I mean terrified as you can imagine. Yeah, so this release by the way came out March 19th Yeah, all right, so here's so okay, so What else though like you okay? You have to have you have to have some drainage But what else happens like what are the symptoms that you're about to die because you've had too much Viagra I just typed in symptoms of the and it filled out the I agra overdose on Google Okay, so what gosh so a lot of people are dealing with this that's what that means key symptoms Cardiovascular severe drop in blood pressure. It's gonna say it's a blood pressure issue rapid heart rate Well, because the original design the blood pressure is going elsewhere Well, the original design of that medication was for blood pressure and blood pressure pills are $5 a pill Other kinds of pills are $150 a pill Vision and hearing blurred vision increase light sensitivity sudden vision loss Neurological and systemic intense headaches dizziness fainting severe nausea and vomiting If you have any sudden loss of vision or hearing Interaction lasting longer than four hours severe chest pain or breathing difficulties you should call 911 I really had a long conversation with this listener last night, and I was like I thought I thought I almost got caught But apparently he was the one that got caught got got yeah, that's good actually got got I don't I don't like getting got I Wouldn't the chocolate's good though That's where you go that's where you go is is is it? It's better than Reese's and I just read the articles It's got other side effects and it makes me feel a little you know Whatever We should probably move on. Yeah, don't try it. We'll hear more, but I'm not getting any sleep the blood leaves Blood leaves one head and go well never mind. Oh my goodness. Yep. We'll stop right there The guy did do afternoon news yesterday. He's I know man Yeah, I'm Dan and I are on the same like no sleep wave Well, I stayed up and I watched our Nashville Preds winning a shootout against LA, so I've been up Yeah, well, that's right. They play him out West. Hey, do we have time to do I want to do Gavin Newsom's wife real quick Chocolate chocolate chocolate is from California Chocolate no, I'm just kidding you and the Rams and the Dodgers Okay, I have a topic I'd like to do in discussing Jennifer Steve will news them Vince Colnays is redefining news talk. I'm Vince Colnays host of the Vince podcast I'm bringing you the truth beneath the headlines of all of the nation's top stories in-depth interviews We feature newsmaking interviews with the top guests on the whole planet And I'll ask the questions you only dream of other interviewers asking and a front-row seat to the most important conversations of the day There's a show with an obsessive focus on what's good for America. You are going to love Vince The Vince show following listen on your favorite platform Okay I Talk to host vernacular Chris, you know as well as I do when you say you want to do something You want to do that topic and that's what I meant. Whatever moving right along. So Have you heard this audio and there's and seen this video? I've got video. I don't know. I'm experiencing sudden vision and hearing loss She's talking about raising her kids and basically I'm not gonna be able to do this we can't we were not gonna be able to do this because I can't do something serious Because of what has just happened on the radio 3157 takes it and said that's not a tent. It's a pole bar Stoltzco Stoltzco comes to mind. Oh my goodness gracious You need to eat one of these chocolates before we put another daily Dan pull up We're done here We've all become 12 All right, you know what will you promise me Chris that you will because I did this topic in the five o'clock hour It is Jennifer Siebel Newsom the wife of Gavin Newsom Listen to this woman. They are like made for each other and she's trying to raise the toxic masculinity out of her kids Perfect, and it is I like you know what you know what I love I'm gonna be injecting toxic masculinity into them and you know who's gonna win my boys You know what like this is one of the things everybody will say it's it's such a hard time to raise kids Oh, and it's like no actually if you raise them with good conservative Christian values They're gonna be running circles around the kids who have been told that urinating in a litter box is appropriate You know there there's sons hunter 13 and dutch 8 I I fear what they're going to become because of the way that she is raising them with Um this whole toxic masculinity any any kind of masculinity I'll just you know, I'm just just we're gonna do it live. We'll do it live. Listen. I've given our boys dolls um, even if they tear that off I've given them dolls To learn that care and caregiving is not just an activity that's reserved for women But that it's also an activity that is um a responsibility of men wait wait wait So what I so she's giving them dolls Yes, and she's admitting that they're going full seed from toy story and ripping the heads off of these these toys Well, they can afford it. Are they are what are they raising? Are they raising little psychopaths? Well, yeah, if you listen to the rest of it, they are listen to what she says about books What I've done with both my daughters and my sons is if I'm reading a book and the protagonist is a male I just change the heat to a she And it just normalizes for my sons in particular. It's not even I don't even just do it for my girls I do it for my sons because I want them to see that women can be the center of a story Stunning and brave women matter That women are interesting I I really don't want to do jennifer siebel news and after that Women are interesting dammit Why why won't you listen to me chocolate was working till you opened your mouth and here's the thing though like why would you Why would you purposely buy a book with a female protagonist? Just to or with a male protagonist just to turn it into a female protagonist Why wouldn't you just buy one of the millions of books that have a female protagonist? Oh, yeah, don't we support women writers? Let's let's right. We don't have to rewrite the old books that are good That's the thing. It doesn't make any sense. And so then your kids get bullied when they're like, yeah Leif ericsson was a woman like no not true Right. It just it sounds like she is trying to I mean you just said it They're gonna raise little gender confused psychopaths and she's raising them to That's my way to put this she's raising them to Be ashamed of who they are as males as men as males Here's more at the end of the day. We're all kind of like in this place in History maybe where we're recognizing what it is to ultimately deconstruct all these gender roles and ultimately be human and That's exciting to me. So You know, I'll just continue to kind of do my work and try and Deconstruct all of these like limiting narratives about ultimately what it means to be human Deconstruct what it means to be human good, you know what? I was good I think victor glover defined that pretty well when he was asked about going, you know back out into space and around the moon That's not black history or woman history. It's human history. Do you know what I wish? I wish that I could live my life trying to deconstruct what it means to be human Do you know what I mean? Like can you imagine if that was your if that was your job your day to day my day to day Just deconstructing what it means to be human. I wonder how much that pays pretty good Yeah, I mean, you know, we're gonna have lunch with the mayor of san francisco and deconstruct some more of humanity Yeah So I think that and we did a much better job at this in the five o'clock hour when we had some time but I just This woman is is insane. Can you imagine if she is the first lady the kind of things that she's gonna like embrace? Oh Do you think do you think that she's like, you know, we have to let them know women are interesting So she's telling all this to Gavin and he's just not paying attention. He goes. Yeah, interesting. Yep. Interesting. Yes, singer Just given her the whole, you know, husband not paying attention. Yes. You talk to yep fascinating Yeah, you know her if she becomes first lady then her here, you know, first lady initiative will be just say no to toxic masculinity 2596 and said Gavin Newsom's wife is the reason why the rutherford county librarian got fired Well, I in my notes, I call this one of the first things I wrote was what a bunch of Socio psycho BS. Yep. She's science. She sounds she sounds like she's spending way too much time in in college courses and and just not enough time like in the real world and so yeah, her here her kids are I'm Somebody said her kids are gonna grow up to be like school shooters. No, I'm not gonna. That's a stretch I'm not gonna say that I think her kids are gonna grow grow up to be have a warped sense of masculinity and that's a problem. All right, 856 Mario takes it. It's goes. She's just deconstructing human intelligence Hi, I'm joe sol c. 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