Shaquille O'Neal Brings 'The Big Podcast' To Vegas For Live Taping With Special Guest Mike Tyson

Shaquille O’Neal and Adam Lefkoe brought a high energy, laugh-out-loud, live taping of “The Big Podcast with Shaq” to Las Vegas on Saturday afternoon. The live taping, which took place at an intimate venue just off the Strip called The Industrial Event Space, brought diehard fans out for the exciting event. 

Two episodes of the podcast were filmed back-to-back with Mike Tyson as the guest for the first episode and the Morris twins for the second. 

The live episode with Tyson showcased lots of interesting moments, some Q&A with the audience, and lots of hilarious stories. 

Saturday afternoon in Las Vegas offered an up close and personal experience with O’Neal for about 100 fans as he filmed two episodes of "The Big Podcast."

The well-organized event was held in a smaller, more intimate venue, which gave fans the opportunity to watch O’Neal and Lefkoe in action while filming two episodes of their podcast. The event was sponsored by The General, Beatbox, and Lunazul Tequila. 

When guests arrived at the venue, each was handed a token with Shaq’s face on it for a free drink. There were hoops to play in the lobby area, and plenty of great selfie opportunities while waiting for the show to begin. While waiting for the show to begin, audience members were treated to small bites to eat.

Boxing icon Mike Tyson, 59, known for his ferocious knockouts and knockout personality, was the first podcast episode’s special guest. Tyson brought some hilarious energy to the panel, talking about boxing, pigeons, his cannabis company, aging, and thoughts on his naked behind being featured on live TV during his last fight with Jake Paul. 

One stand out moment was when Tyson was asked his thoughts on what people think about him, he simply announced, “I don’t give a f-ck.” O’Neal, 53, jumped in to explain that he learned that attitude years ago from Tyson. “Once you care, they got you,” Tyson added. 

When the conversation turned to Tyson’s cannabis business, O’Neal shared that he doesn’t smoke so Tyson explained some of the items in his cannabis box. One interesting product in that box? “Mike Bites” gummies. The advertising photo is a picture of an ear with a bite taken out of it, which of course, drew laughs all around. 

Lefkoe asked Tyson, “What was it like having your -ss on pay-per-view? What was that like for you?” and Tyson replied, “As fighters, we walk around the gym like that all the time. Everyone walks around naked.” 

O’Neal brought up the subject of aging and shared that he fears “old age.” When he asked Tyson if he does, too, he replied, “No, I don’t fear a thing.” O'Neal said he fears 60, 70, 80 years old, but Tyson jumped in to quickly say, “I don’t want to live that long.” Shaq asked, “Not til 80?” and Tyson quickly replied, “F-ck no!”

O’Neal then shared some information about where he wants to live when he gets older, because he doesn’t want his kids to have to take care of him.

“When I see older people, I say, ‘Damn, that’s gonna be me one day.’ I say to myself all the time, I have seven summers left until I’m 60 years old. I tell my kids all the time, ‘I don’t want you taking care of me,’” he explained. 

“The dream scenario is a place in Orlando called The Villages. The Villages is an old folks home where they have the highest rate of STDs. I wanna be there. Highest rate in the country.” 

Lefkoe added to that scenario saying that he imagines O’Neal at 75-years-old with a sign up sheet for the women in the old folks home, and the jokes didn’t end there. (But we’ll let you find out the rest of that conversation when the podcast drops.)

Bringing more laughs to the experience was a round of a segment called, "White People Sh-t or Black People Sh-t."

Lefkoe asked if each topic was either "white people sh-t or black people sh-t" and O'Neal and Tyson took turns sharing their thoughts.

When asked if the game of blackjack is considered "white people sh-t or black people sh-t," both Tyson and O'Neal said, "black people sh-t."

Flip flops - "white people sh-t. We don't like our toes showing," Tyson said, before O'Neal agreed saying, "white people sh-t."

When asked if owning a pet bird was "white people sh-t or black people sh-t," Tyson proudly said, "pigeons" because he owns many of them, but then said, "white people sh-t."

Lefkoe asked if "biting people was white people sh-t or black people sh-t," and Tyson replied, "white people sh-t, but black people did it, but that's white people sh-t."

O'Neal interacted with the audience multiple times throughout the taping. When it was time to take some audience questions, one young man took the mic to ask a boxing question. His sister, who was also at the taping, is a young boxer, so O'Neal asked her to come up front to show some of her moves. The audience was quickly impressed.

O'Neal then asked if she needs any sponsorship money. He said he would speak to her father, who was also in attendance, so he can get her the money she needs to continue her boxing career. Applause all around!

When the taping was done and photos were taken, Tyson left, and two more guests arrived for the second live podcast episode - NBA players Marcus and Markieff Morris.

The two live episodes filmed in Vegas are not on the podcast's YouTube just yet, so keep your eye out so you can hear all the hilarious conversations for yourself.