THE BFFS GO TO DUBAI- BFFs S2 Ep. 7

Summary

Podcast Summary: THE BFFS GO TO DUBAI - BFFs S2 Ep. 7 BFFs with Josh Richards and Brianna Chickenfry | Barstool Sports | Release Date: February 20, 2025

In Episode 7 of Season 2, "THE BFFS GO TO DUBAI," hosts Josh Richards and Brianna Chickenfry take listeners on an engaging journey through their adventures in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. The episode seamlessly blends personal anecdotes, humorous exchanges, and insightful discussions on contemporary topics, all while navigating the luxurious landscapes of the Middle East.

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1. Arrival and Initial Impressions (00:00 - 04:04)

The episode kicks off with Josh and Brianna settling into their surroundings in Abu Dhabi, sharing their first impressions of the city's grandeur and safety.

Notable Quote:

Brianna (02:16): "People, you're holding your cards. Look. Oh, oh, oh. Okay."

They marvel at the picturesque backdrop, highlighting the contrast between their expectations and the actual experience.

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2. Super Bowl 59 Recap and Commercials Debate (04:11 - 14:43)

Josh and Brianna delve into their thoughts on Super Bowl 59, focusing primarily on the Eagles' unexpected victory and the frenzy surrounding Super Bowl commercials.

Notable Quotes:

Josh (04:26): "I had the Eagles."

Brianna (04:30): "I was rooting for the Chiefs because Taylor Swift's boyfriend is on the Chiefs."

They express disappointment over the lack of new Super Bowl commercials they could watch while traveling and engage in a spirited discussion about the controversial Kanye West commercial.

Notable Quotes:

Brianna (11:56): "We can't keep giving this man space on the screen. It's insane."

Josh (13:02): "It's getting to the point where it's like, throw him in a rubber room."

The conversation underscores their concerns about Kanye West's influence, especially on younger audiences, and the broader implications of his public persona.

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3. Relationship Dynamics and Public Perception (14:43 - 22:21)

The hosts transition to discussing high-profile relationships, using Kylie Jenner and Timothée Chalamet as focal points to explore the pressures of being a public couple.

Notable Quotes:

Brianna (16:44): "But you know what? I did care about that super bowl halftime show."

Josh (19:00): "Everyone shipped me with you. Everyone shipped me with Griffin."

They candidly share their frustrations with public perceptions of their own relationships, emphasizing the difficulty of maintaining platonic friendships without external assumptions of romantic involvement.

Notable Quotes:

Brianna (19:20): "It really has turned into I'm celibate because I made out with Wes one time."

Josh (22:05): "So we got some time."

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4. Exploring Abu Dhabi and Dubai: Nightlife and Culture (22:21 - 39:07)

Josh and Brianna recount their experiences navigating the nightlife in Abu Dhabi, highlighting the cultural differences and challenges of finding authentic social scenes in a city steeped in tradition.

Notable Quotes:

Brianna (47:05): "I walked her out. You stayed and finished your steak?"

Josh (50:42): "What the heck?"

They share humorous anecdotes about failed attempts to enjoy local nightclubs, the high cost of imported alcohol, and the strict regulations surrounding public drinking.

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5. The World Government Summit and Social Media Influence (39:07 - 56:21)

The conversation shifts to their participation in the World Government Summit, where they discuss the intersection of social media, government policies, and the rising influence of AI.

Notable Quotes:

Josh (53:12): "If you are able to host both sides, they can make their own decisions."

Brianna (55:02): "It's really cool because we met so many people from London, Ireland, South Africa, yeah, everywhere."

They advocate for unbiased dialogue and the responsible use of social media platforms in shaping public opinion and political outcomes, emphasizing the need for influencers to maintain neutrality.

Notable Quotes:

Josh (54:36): "We don't believe it's the influencer's job to sway the vote or to say, 'This is who you need to vote for.'"

Brianna (55:46): "A lot of people are getting their news from TikTok, X, Instagram."

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6. Personal Adventures: Roller Coasters, Golfing, and Massages (56:21 - 59:27)

Wrapping up the episode, Josh and Brianna share lighter, personal stories from their trip, including adrenaline-filled roller coaster rides, Josh's golfing escapades, and relaxing couples' massages.

Notable Quotes:

Josh (32:36): "I hit a five iron, 270 yards. Call me Bryson DeChambeau."

Brianna (31:25): "She felt unstoppable."

They reflect on the blend of excitement and relaxation, illustrating the balance between adventure and downtime during their travels.

Notable Quotes:

Josh (57:07): "We have to scroll through Facebook Marketplace together because it is the funniest."

Brianna (58:27): "What the heck?"

Their banter remains light-hearted, closing the episode on a cheerful note as they prepare for their final day in Abu Dhabi.

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Conclusion

Episode 7 of Season 2 offers listeners a multifaceted glimpse into Josh and Brianna's lives as they navigate the opulent settings of Dubai and Abu Dhabi. From dissecting Super Bowl controversies and public relationship pressures to exploring local cultures and personal thrills, the hosts provide a blend of humor, honesty, and thoughtful commentary. This episode not only entertains but also prompts reflection on the influence of media, the complexities of modern relationships, and the ever-evolving landscape of global travel.

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Highlighted Quotes with Timestamps:

• Brianna (02:16): "People, you're holding your cards. Look. Oh, oh, oh. Okay."
• Josh (04:26): "I had the Eagles."
• Brianna (04:30): "I was rooting for the Chiefs because Taylor Swift's boyfriend is on the Chiefs."
• Brianna (11:56): "We can't keep giving this man space on the screen. It's insane."
• Josh (13:02): "It's getting to the point where it's like, throw him in a rubber room."
• Brianna (16:44): "But you know what? I did care about that super bowl halftime show."
• Josh (19:00): "Everyone shipped me with you. Everyone shipped me with Griffin."
• Brianna (19:20): "It really has turned into I'm celibate because I made out with Wes one time."
• Josh (22:05): "So we got some time."
• Brianna (47:05): "I walked her out. You stayed and finished your steak?"
• Josh (50:42): "What the heck?"
• Josh (53:12): "If you are able to host both sides, they can make their own decisions."
• Brianna (55:02): "It's really cool because we met so many people from London, Ireland, South Africa, yeah, everywhere."
• Josh (54:36): "We don't believe it's the influencer's job to sway the vote or to say, 'This is who you need to vote for.'"
• Brianna (55:46): "A lot of people are getting their news from TikTok, X, Instagram."
• Josh (32:36): "I hit a five iron, 270 yards. Call me Bryson DeChambeau."
• Brianna (31:25): "She felt unstoppable."
• Josh (57:07): "We have to scroll through Facebook Marketplace together because it is the funniest."
• Brianna (58:27): "What the heck?"

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This comprehensive summary encapsulates the essence of the episode, offering both breadth and depth of the discussions while ensuring clarity and engagement for those who haven't listened to the podcast.

Transcript

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Yes.

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I guess I kind of took it all, didn't I?

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Did. But let's get into that.

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Let's go. All right. Welcome back to another BFF's podcast hosted by me, Josh Richards, and Bo Peep.

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Stop. I know, I know. I don't have any clothes.

[A]

Well, it's cool.

[B]

Okay, you have to dress modest here, but I have my little slippers on. And then I have my Bo Peep. And then. Yeah, I feel like. I feel like Mary. Mary Bo Peep.

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Is that. Is that her name? Is it.

[B]

Isn't that Mary that she gets?

[A]

I think you're thinking of like, Mary had a little Lamb.

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That's what I'm thinking of.

[A]

Yeah. And that's not Bo Peep. Oh, I think Bo Peep's name is Bo and her last name's Peep.

[B]

Well, I'm thinking Mary had a little lamb. I think she looks like this, too.

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All right. Yeah, you don't have like a bonnet. I think Lobo.

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People, you're holding your cards. Look. Oh, oh, oh. Okay.

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That Arabian Sea wind. The Arabian Sea wind is blowing us.

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Well, pause, Wait. Should we put. Here, I'll put my camera on it. Whoa.

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Oh, boy. Oh, my goodness.

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Okay, we're good.

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[B]

Well, we're also in Abu Dhabi.

[A]

Yeah, we are.

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We're in Abu Dhabi. That's where we're filming the pod right now. We're kind of. I'm fully on Abu Dhabi time.

[A]

You think you've. You've adjusted?

[B]

I've adjusted fully. And we go back to New York tomorrow, which. Outrageous. If that got my eye, that was the corner. I would have been blind. I would have been blind enough Abu Dhabi. I could never leave.

[A]

Oh, that's funny.

[B]

All right. We're in Abu Dhabi.

[A]

Yes, we are.

[B]

And it's been a blast. We came from Dubai. We'll talk about it in BFF's corner. But that's where we are in this beautiful background. Look at this.

[A]

It does look nice.

[B]

I just asked Josh what sea it was.

[A]

The Arabian Sea.

[B]

The Arabian Sea and the Arabian Night. It's pretty awesome. BFFs International has been pretty awesome. But we have. We haven't talked headlines in a while.

[A]

No, we haven't. If. If. Hopefully we're able to keep the headlines in our hands so we can hit them all. But, yeah. Super Bowl 59. Eagles win. I had the Eagles.

[B]

You know what? Okay. The Eagles winning. We know why I didn't want the Eagles to win.

[A]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[B]

And it's kind of saddens me because I wanted to root for the Eagles, because I do. Okay. One, I was rooting for the Chiefs because Taylor Swift's boyfriend is on the Chiefs. But Taylor Swift loves Travis Kelsey is.

[A]

His name, by the way.

[B]

He's Travis Kelsey.

[A]

He is his own person.

[B]

I know he is. I know. But I'm not really into football, so I was basing it off of Taylor Swift.

[A]

Yes.

[B]

But Taylor Swift also is the biggest, biggest Eagles fan in the world. So it was hard for me to kind of root for the Chiefs. One, because I lowkey hate the Chiefs. Oh, my God. Things are flying around over there.

[A]

Yeah. This is wild.

[B]

And so I was a little I was. It was hard for me to root for the Chiefs. And then when the Eagles won, I wanted to be happy, but I couldn't because I knew that one person was really happy. And you know what? I'm spiteful.

[A]

Yeah. But it's okay for people to be happy, I guess, right?

[B]

No.

[A]

Yeah, you're right. Happiness.

[B]

No. No happiness. But you were. You were pumped up. We left the day of the Super Bowl.

[A]

Yes, we did. I mean, we didn't get to watch it besides, like, on the plane, but it was pretty cool. Get to watch it on the plane. Like, I went to the. On Emirates flights. They have, like, bars. They have, like, a bar in the back. Did you go to the bar at all?

[B]

I never left my seat.

[A]

Ah, that's a mistake. You got to do it on the way back.

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Okay.

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You got to do it on the way back.

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Were you getting wasted?

[A]

I had a couple drinks.

[B]

Wait, really?

[A]

Yeah.

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I didn't know you were having fun on the flight.

[A]

Oh, yeah, I. I probably had a good, like, five drinks on the flight. What? Yeah, it was good. It was good. And they make whatever you wanted. Like, it was pretty sweet. Had a couple whiskey sours, which is, like, my new drink.

[B]

It is your new thing.

[A]

Yeah. I like them. I like him.

[B]

That's very old man of you.

[A]

Yeah, you know, I'm maturing.

[B]

Yeah, you're growing up. So you were on the flight, watching it at the back of the bar, getting wasted with the boys.

[A]

Yeah, me and Chris, we were just back there watching the game. It was pretty cool. I mean, the only thing that I did enjoy is that we didn't get to see any of the commercials.

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I know. That's the best part of the super bowl for me.

[A]

It is a great part of the Super Bowl. It is a great part.

[B]

I didn't get to see any of five Alex Earl super bowl commercials.

[A]

Yeah. Talk about getting paid.

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Talk about. Let's go, Alex Earl. Five super bowl commercials.

[A]

That's. I wonder what the record is for the most appearances in super bowl commercials.

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That's got to be the mo. Like, the most from anyone. Like, even.

[A]

Like, that's what I'm. That's what I'm thinking.

[B]

Like class A celebrities. Yeah.

[A]

Yeah, right. Because I wonder also, though, if, like, you're an actor, you're charging a little bit more for a Super bowl commercial than she is. I don't know.

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Well, that's the thing with. Well, yeah, I guess I always think about the halftime show at the super bowl where they don't get paid at all. But obviously super bowl commercials, they get paid.

[A]

Yeah, it's like $8 million for a 30 second slot or like a minute slot.

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So they pay. So I wonder when they have talent come in, if even pay the talent or they just do it for exposure. I would do it for free.

[A]

I think it depends on the level, but I'm sure they're getting paid. Yeah, they got to have a fee at least.

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At least. Yeah, maybe, like, I don't know. What would you think? People are always so curious about money. What would you think this, like, Alex Earl would be getting paid for one of those commercials?

[A]

Like, are we talking like the Carl's Jr are we talking like the Poppy?

[B]

Yeah. I could see like a cameo, right?

[A]

I could see it being like six figures, like low six figure side.

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What does that mean?

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Like a hundred? 200.

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Okay.

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In that area.

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All right. Yeah, probably, right?

[A]

Yeah. I gotta assume.

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Alex, how much did you make? Yeah, super bowl commercial.

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Let us know. Let us know.

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I'm really happy for her. That is freaking awesome. She deserves it all. We didn't have any super bowl commercials this year.

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Not this year. No, not this year.

[B]

Not this year.

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We just had people that didn't show up for our show. This year really is what happened.

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Yeah. Yeah.

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Freaking Braxton Barrios.

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Oh, Braxton. Okay, I actually want to say something, so I guess we'll talk about a little bit on BFFs corner, but we can bring it into this because we're talking about Braxton. The last night of the super bowl where we stayed, I stayed out until I'm going to say 6am and I ended up going to probably the craziest party I had ever been to in my whole entire life. I kind of told you a little bit about it. And I ended up with Alex and Braxton and Sally and Zaza and Braxton. Okay. I don't. I don't really see much of him on social media. He is the funniest.

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He's awesome.

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Like I. The nicest. Funniest. Him and Alex, like, I know they're cute on social media and stuff, but you can't really, like, I don't know, see that much into their relationship if they don't get married. I'm jumping off this balcony and that's.

[A]

A pretty far drop.

[B]

I would die.

[A]

Not if you hit the water.

[B]

Yeah, true. I was a diver.

[A]

Imagine though, your ass just hits that little yellow sharp thing down there.

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Oh, my God.

[A]

We need to get a cam on that so people can understand. That would. That would split you right in half.

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Yeah, that would split me right in half. So that would be me. If they don't get married. Man, they are so friggin funny and adorable together. I just couldn't. It was very refreshing because I see a lot of relationships online and then I hang out with the partners in real life. They're superb. I would say they're you and gabby level.

[A]

Yeah, I think so. I mean, I wouldn't say anyone's being gabby level, but.

[B]

Okay, well, I'm. You guys are both adorable couples.

[A]

No, no, they are.

[B]

They are for each other. Couples.

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Yeah, I. I like them a lot. I like Braxton a lot. I was just joking around. I don't think. I know. Dave went hard. Did we talk about this?

[B]

We talk. Okay. So we talked about this on the last episode, but we then hung out with Braxton after, so it kind of seemed like we were actually had beef with Braxton. We don't actually have beef.

[A]

No, there's no beef with Braxton.

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But people were clipping it and being like BFFs.

[A]

I went golfed with him like the next day.

[B]

Dave has beef with Braxton. I mean, I am upset that he canceled.

[A]

I just don't think. I just don't look at Braxton as a guy that's going to lie because I don't think he is that worried about his social media status.

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Yeah.

[A]

So I don't think he's like, oh, I can't have association, blah, blah, blah. You know what I'm saying? Like, I feel like to me, that's got to be more of a PR move. Like he said, like his PR agency or the brand that brought him out was not communicating. Because the way he texted me, I'll even like screenshot it, maybe throw up like one or two of the texts. I'm not going to show you guys a message. But the way he texted me, he was like, are you coming to Super Bowl? Who would ask somebody if they're coming to super bowl if they know you're going to be on the podcast?

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Yeah.

[A]

So that's. I was like, this guy would have had to be a genius. That's like genius level. Oh, my goodness. Let me.

[B]

Unless he's a master manipulator.

[A]

Unless he's a master manipulator, which I don't think he is.

[B]

Which I just don't. He just gives me good football guy vibes. Football guy. Like, I don't know about NFL, because I don't. NFL guys, I guess they're bad, but Braxton is Not. He gives me football vibes from, like. Like, I used to date football players in college. They're the nicest. I would always say college girls stay away from lacrosse players. 100%. Stay away from lacrosse players. Basketball players are fun.

[A]

Not all bad.

[B]

Football will be your husband. Baseball is okay, too. Stay away from lax players.

[A]

I mean, I might be generalizing, but I feel like basketball is worse than football.

[B]

I said. I said they're fun, but they're not your husband.

[A]

Yeah, yeah, Okay. I understand what you're saying.

[B]

So I would always say that. And he reminds me of, like, just a bro. Just, like, just a funny little football dude.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

So good for them. I guess I'm their biggest fan.

[A]

No. Yeah. It seems like I am, too.

[B]

I'm a couple.

[A]

Yeah, they're great.

[B]

I love them. But also, talking about super bowl commercials, we got to talk about the most insane one of them all. We kind of touched on Kanye on the last episode, but we didn't. First of all, his commercial didn't come out yet. Did you see it?

[A]

I. I didn't see it, obviously. Like I said, we weren't able to watch the commercials. I saw, like, a little, like, screenshot of him. I don't know if that was the commercial, but it was like, him with, like, the nitrous oxide, the laughing gas. That was the commercial.

[B]

Right.

[A]

I don't know how that gets put on tv. Like, whether or not he. My hair is going everywhere in my eyeball.

[B]

Ridiculous background. Looks great.

[A]

I feel like I have to yell through the wind right now. I don't know if my scarf. How do you. As, like, the Super Bowl? Okay. A commercial with laughing gas in the background. That's the thing, like, alone, I. Obviously, the worst part about it is the link goes to a T shirt.

[B]

But that obviously wasn't known yet.

[A]

I think he must have switched it. Right.

[B]

100. Or cleared the website and just put.

[A]

That T shirt as soon as the commercial.

[B]

Commercial came out.

[A]

Yeah, but how do you still approve that?

[B]

Especially with, like, what. What with all the not allegations with all of it. That he was high on nitrogen oxide all the time. With a crazy dentist. The evil dentist we talked about on before. So he was in that office. He's clearly high off his ass. 1. I just don't understand why. Nope. Money. That's why I always say money is a crazy thing. He paid. I think he said $7 million for that. For that commercial. So they let him do it because he paid the money, which is one crazy. We can't keep giving this man a space the screen time. Like, it's insane. Whoever approved that is equally. Should be equally held as accountable as fucking Kanye for doing it.

[A]

Yep.

[B]

But I just don't understand why they gave him the commercial to begin with. Second off. You have to know he's going to pull some crazy shit when it's. And then it's just a QR code link to his website. Yeah, like, obviously. And then it's literally just a link to a Nazi shirt. And we talked about this last episode. We're like, this has to be the final Kanye.

[A]

I just think. I just think it's like, he's gotta go get admitted into, like, a mental health facility.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

Like, it's a. It's getting to the point where it's like, throw him in a rubber room.

[B]

It's. It's just like, I don't even, like, get. Banish him. I just don't like, he. Oh. People always want to say, separate the art from the artist and, like, separate things like that, but he doesn't even make art anymore. The only time he's in headlines is for making his wife pussy be on the camera and for being a Nazi.

[A]

Yeah, it's not.

[B]

So it's like, what are we even separating at this point? Okay? Drop a banger of an album, and then I can say, listen to his fucking album. You're still a piece of shit.

[A]

It's. It's just terrible because there's so many kids that follow Kanye, right? Like, there's so many, like, kids in grade seven and eight that are listening to this guy, and it's just like, we're raising this anti Semitic, like, thing to be, like, trendy, which is not okay.

[B]

And even if kids, like, think they're going to be joking about it, like, you know how many kids are probably, like, drawing swastikas now? Like, as in school and, like, which, like, Kanye did it.

[A]

That always happened in school. You'd always see it on a desk or you'd always see it somewhere. But it's like, now it's probably, what, a hundred x?

[B]

Yeah. And I feel like we moved past that. Like, the world kind of progressed a little, and now Kanye is just bringing it back to just. It's just crazy. I think people forget how impressionable children are and how many kids follow Kanye and, like, look up to him. And, like, people are always like, kanye's the goat. So, like, a seventh grader is gonna think, Kanye's the goat. Oh, he's a Nazi. I want to be a Nazi. Or they Even if they don't mean it, they don't understand how harmful it is to say those things. It's just. It's just crazy.

[A]

Yeah, it's wild. I don't even want to, like platform. I don't even want to talk about it. But somebody. I mean, how do you not?

[B]

How do you not. And also now we talked about this. I don't even remember how long ago in BFFs that him and Bianca were getting a divorce.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

And now they're getting a divorce again.

[A]

Are they again?

[B]

She filed for divorce again.

[A]

Oh.

[B]

At least that's what the headlines say.

[A]

Gosh.

[B]

There's also drama with them. So Kim posted. We can insert the picture. Kim posted a picture where she has short hair and she looks like Bianca and she's like, in like tiny little clothes. And Bianca, quote, tweeted it and said she trying to be me.

[A]

So now they're beefing too. Everyone's beefing, man.

[B]

I crazy.

[A]

The women need to like team up.

[B]

I know.

[A]

They got to be aligned.

[B]

That's what I'm saying. They both were friggin attacked by this, man. They both had to live in the world of Kanye for who knows long.

[A]

Which that's got to do. I'd love to see like a. A scan of the brain before and after being with Kanye, honestly. Yeah, like that probably does something.

[B]

It has to. I feel like we're going to fly away.

[A]

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. For real.

[B]

Crazy. Wait, also, while we're on the. I have some. I guess I've been scrolling TikTok so much here, but I have more stuff on the. I guess Kylie Jenner, she's in the Kardashian family. And it makes me happy because I'm on the right side of history with this one. So you know how on last episode we talked about. Well, the last episode that came out. Things that enrage us. And we talked a little bit about Kylie and Timothy.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

And how everyone hates Kylie and Timothy together.

[A]

Yes. Yeah.

[B]

I have seen before my eyes the Internet start to transform and love them.

[A]

Yeah. They're starting to switch over.

[B]

They're like, oh, they're growing on me. They're perfect together. They're so adorable.

[A]

Yeah, I saw them in. No, take it. Get your flowers. Keep piping.

[B]

No, but like, told you. People were just so jealous in the beginning. People just couldn't stand their lover, actor Timothy being with someone that isn't up to their standard. But now they're like, oh my gosh. They're actually adorable together. He loves her. Yeah. They're together because they love each other.

[A]

Oh, yeah. 100. I mean, I saw them at a Valentine's Day movie outing or something like that.

[B]

Adorable.

[A]

I was like, that's. That's a cute little. That's a cute little thing to do. I think it's gotta suck because it's. I. I saw the video, and then, like, you know, I don't know if it was exactly a premiere. It doesn't seem like it was, like, the thing that Timothy had on. Now, they were wearing completely different fits. Kylie Jenner was, like, dressed to the nine, and then Timothy was just in, like, a pink sweatsuit, I think. But.

[B]

But that's Timmy's thing.

[A]

Yeah. Yeah, you're right. But they, like, put a spotlight on them. They're, like, shouting them out for being there. I wonder how hard it is to try to just go out on an outing with the two of you, and then it's like, oh, my gosh, it has to become a. A thing every single time.

[B]

I know. Imagine every single time, you and Gabby always getting videoed.

[A]

How are you. How are you supposed to, like, never have a moment? You know, like, sometimes you're at a dinner and, like, someone goes on their phone really quick, you could just get a video that's gonna be like, oh, look at how unhappy they are. Look it out. You know what I mean? That's gotta suck.

[B]

And then I also wonder when you're such a. I guess you can attest it. I mean, I can attest to this, too. When you're such, like, a public couple, if it almost puts more pressure on you to, like, like, always be perfect or, like, always look happy or always say good things, like, and not. I don't know. I feel like there's so much pressure when you're a public couple. And they did a really good job at being private for a while.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

But now they're stepping out.

[A]

Yeah, they're starting to step out a little bit more. I feel like that's why. I mean, obviously it's hard to relate because they are superstars, like the A's of the A listers.

[B]

Yeah. Yeah.

[A]

But, like, I feel like that's why me and Gabby are just homebodies now.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

We don't want to go out. We don't want to, like, go to a dinner and then have to, like, you know, see somebody, like, bidding from across the way or whatever, and it's. It's fine. Like, I always say, like, you know, chose this. Chose this life, so you can't really Complain about it. But that's why we just stay home. We order everything in now. Like, if we want to do a fancy dinner, we'll just have a. A chef or someone just come to the house.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

Changes things. Yeah, it is. We have, like, a couple of our spots that are, you know, like, not very popular areas that will, like, go for dinner that we like or their little, like, mom and pop shops kind of thing that not a lot of people go to, and we just never talk about it or never post them, but. But it does. It is a little bit, like, ugh, I want to be able to pop out.

[B]

Yeah, I guess. Well, you guys are at that point, and I feel like this is what Kylie and Timmy. Timmy.

[A]

Timmy. Like, you know, I wish I knew him.

[B]

I feel like I know him, bro. I've watched every interview of him ever. I. I know him.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

He doesn't know me. I know him.

[A]

Right, right, right.

[B]

He doesn't know me. I know him. But Kylie and Timmy, I feel like they got to that point where their relationship is strong enough to step out. So, like, you and Gabby are strong enough where you can just go do something.

[A]

Yeah. Yeah. It's not like I'm worried about nothing. It just. It does get a little bit, you.

[B]

Know, a little annoying. Yeah, I recall. I remember it all too well.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

It's probably just as annoying going out and being single, though. And then every single guy you ever hang out with becomes like a ship.

[B]

It's.

[A]

And everyone thinks, like, no matter what, you can just hang. Like, you know, there are, like, times you go out and it's just a platonic hangout.

[B]

Yeah, well, that. Actually, I wanted to talk about that because I saw a viral video saying that I'm in love with you. Did you see that one?

[A]

I didn't see that one.

[B]

Yeah, you did.

[A]

No, I don't think I didn't.

[B]

It's really pissing me off. And this happens every time I'm single or every time I. Like, even with Dave. Everyone shipped me. Everyone shipped me with you. Everyone shipped me with Griffin. Everyone shipped me with Bryce. Everyone shipped me with Wes. Like, every guy that I'm seen with is, like, has to be a thing. It's like, people don't understand that you can have friendships, male and female.

[A]

Yeah. I think the. The worst part about it, though, to me, like, as an observer, isn't so much the, like, ship. It's like, the negativity that comes from it. Right. It's not just like, oh, positive. It's like, oh, Griffin. Or like, oh, Dave and Bri would be a cute couple or whatever. It becomes like, she wants to every dude she's. You know what I mean? And then that's like, I don't want. You don't want that image.

[B]

I'm like, guys, I literally only. I only ever have boyfriends, like, and everyone thinks I want to. Like, I don't know. It's really frustrating.

[A]

Well, you did say at the start of the year you wanted it to be a whole year.

[B]

I know, but I. It hasn't. You know what it has turned into, Jay? It's turned into I'm celibate, Right? It really has turned into I'm celibate because I made out with Wes one time. I made it with Wes one time, and it turned into a fucking nightmare. And I'm like, could you imagine if we actually hooked up? And how much of a nightmare would be? So I'm gonna say to myself, unless I find my Middle Eastern presenting man, and I'm just gonna stay here and become a princess. But that doesn't seem a shy.

[A]

Is that what they're called? I don't want to pronounce it wrong. Like a shyk.

[B]

You know what those are? A shyk.

[A]

That's how you say it, right, Peyton? They're like the royalty down here. They'll have, like, seven wives or whatnot. But they, like, give you their, like, black card. You'll have, like, $500,000 a week to spend. You'll have your own house, like, your own villa. He sets you each up with your own thing.

[B]

See, I don't want that. I want love.

[A]

Oh, you want love.

[B]

I want love. So maybe I will not stay here.

[A]

Well, I'm sure you could find love here. I was just saying, if you want to get a. A shike, that's pretty cool.

[B]

Yeah, that's cool, too. But, yeah, it's really. It's really annoying. So my hope year has turned into celibate year.

[A]

Well, the clothes are matching the statement.

[B]

I know, right?

[A]

It's very, like, celibacy clothes.

[B]

Very celibacy clothes. Yeah. I'm not getting laid in these, that's for sure.

[A]

There's no way little boat peep was getting laid, dude.

[B]

No, no, no. No way. Especially now with this hair. There it goes. There it goes. But, yeah. So not in love with anyone. Still trying to love myself.

[A]

Yeah, that's going to take a while.

[B]

That's going to take a long time, actually. No, I actually do. And now I'm like, oh, my gosh. I Every guy that I've talked to, there's been a couple guys that have wanted to date. And I hate everyone, Jay. I'm. I'm hating everyone.

[A]

Yeah, I mean, that's okay. You don't need to like everyone you meet.

[B]

No, I know, but I'm like, what the hell?

[A]

It's probably better to be a little bit more reserved right now. You can't even date anyone anyways until. What is it, June?

[B]

June 21st.

[A]

So we got some time.

[B]

I know. It's just frustrating. I feel like after coming out, such a bad relationship, it's. I'm like, scared I'm never gonna to ever be in a relationship again.

[A]

You're like 25, dude.

[B]

I know, but it's. That's okay. So now you're gonna call it young.

[A]

Well, you know, I'm just. I was just trying to lie to you.

[B]

Yeah, exactly.

[A]

Feel good. You are getting there, dude.

[B]

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[A]

Yeah. Must be tough out there.

[B]

It actually wasn't that bad. This was my first Valentine's Day single since I was 16.

[A]

Wow.

[B]

Isn't that wild?

[A]

Yeah. How many different Valentine's Day partners were there, though?

[B]

First one. Four.

[A]

Something that bad? Over nine years.

[B]

Yeah. So my boyfriend's over nine years.

[A]

Four. Over nine.

[B]

Yeah. I would Say if I do the math, I'm sure I'm, like, doing it wrong and people are gonna call me out and do all my math on my boyfriend. But I had a boyfriend in high school to my sophomore year of college. Then I had a boyfriend in college to New York. And then I had another boyfriend and another boyfriend. That's four.

[A]

That's four. That's 4. That's not that bad.

[B]

It's not that bad. So, yeah, I don't want to fuck everyone. Just want to be in love. You listen to Drake's new album?

[A]

I did, like seven times already.

[B]

Do you like it?

[A]

Yeah, I do.

[B]

Is it lover boy?

[A]

It is very lover boy. I mean, I like Party Next Door as well, so I was excited for it. Give me a hug's a banger.

[B]

Yeah. Where my hug at guy?

[A]

Yeah, he is kind of a wear my hug at guy, which is funny. I feel like people, you know those memes that's like, Drake's the type of guy to say, geez Louise. Or like, Drake's the type of guy to. A lot of those memes were like, drake's the type of guy to say, where. Where's my hug at? So I'm wondering if he's. He. I know he sees those memes because that guy is tuned into social media.

[B]

Yeah. He has to be chronically online, and I think the only thing for him at this point is to lean into that.

[A]

I think it's a good. It's a good move for this album. I think it's a good move. I heard that there's a chance he could. He could make like a. A rock type album. Oh, we did like an alt rock.

[B]

Right. We heard that from a reliable source, too.

[A]

It was. It was pretty reliable.

[B]

It was a reliable source. I don't know about that, but it's.

[A]

Just going to be dependent if. If Beyonce makes it or not. Apparently he. If Beyonce does something, he's like, no, I'm gonna beat her to the punch.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

Like, he heard she was gonna come out with like a club album, and he was like, nah, I'm gonna do it. That's why he did Scary Hours. Right. Wasn't that the. Am I wrong? Is that the name of the album?

[B]

I don't know Drake like you.

[A]

I could just be talking out of my ass right now.

[B]

It's fine.

[A]

What is it? What is it? Pain? Yeah. Thank you.

[B]

Good job. Good job.

[A]

So, yeah, I mean, I think that would be. That'd be a little interesting. I'd like to see a different Flow from Drake.

[B]

Yeah, I would. I don't care about Drake.

[A]

All right.

[B]

But you know what? I did care about that super bowl halftime show. What were your thoughts as a hater?

[A]

Yeah. Trying to be, like, as unbiased as possible. I think that I just expected a little bit more.

[B]

Okay.

[A]

And what, like, now I haven't. I haven't sat down because, again, my timeline's not going to give it to me because I'm a Drake fan, but, like, I didn't sit down and, like, look at, like, the symbolism or, like, little things that went on in the show that probably, like, added to it. But to me, I was, like, I was expecting a little bit more of a spectacle, you know? Like, I liked. I. I thought it was funny how, like, he made no eye contact with the camera until he, like, talked about Drake. You know what I'm saying? Like, I hear you, like, meow. Like, as soon as he looked at. I was like, oh, that's a. That's a good moment. That's a good moment. I just thought I was gonna see a little bit, like, bigger. I don't know. I feel like the last couple. Rihanna's was pretty cool. I liked Rihanna's, and she was pregnant, so it's hard to maybe be moving a bunch when you're.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

But I feel like, where's, like, the Katy Perry roar coming in? In a tiger.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

Like, where's that type of stuff?

[B]

Also, like, Rihanna played all of her hits. Drake. I'm not Drake. Kendrick. I loved Kendrick. I thought it was awesome. I thought it was sick. I thought it looked really visually pleasing, and there were a lot of, like, messaging in it. But he should have played, like, his. His bangers, too.

[A]

Yeah. I think it had to do with him owning the publishing of all those songs. Oh, so, like, he owns all of that stuff. So that's why I believe that he played those. Because then, you know, those songs always get streamed. What 400x they say after the. My husband they calling you on. This is. Does it just go through. Through the whole city?

[B]

That is awesome.

[A]

It's just somebody singing right now.

[B]

That's so beautiful.

[A]

I feel like it's almost disrespectful to talk during this time.

[B]

I think.

[A]

I think we got to do, like, a moment of silence. These JBL speakers have gotten crazy, dude.

[B]

Wonder how long it is.

[A]

Yeah, that's what I'm wondering, too.

[B]

This has to be something religious.

[A]

Yeah. I was wondering, is this, like, the anthem?

[B]

Let me look it up. Shut up, Shut up.

[A]

What?

[B]

Shut up. Guess who just texted me while we're literally talking about, I need to find my husband. No, my ex.

[A]

Oh.

[B]

Oh, my gosh. That's so awesome. Should I answer? Yeah, Yeah. I literally said, football players are your husbands. And then my ex football player boyfriend texted me, this is the best news of my life.

[A]

It's got to be a sign.

[B]

It's literally a sign from. And then the music.

[A]

And there's a prayer going on. Yeah, this is a lot.

[B]

I want to find what it is so we can say it so we don't sound stupid. What? What would I Google what plays in.

[A]

The sky in Abu Dhabi? Why does the voice of God come down at 12:40 in Abu Dhabi?

[B]

What is the music playing around Abu Dhabi at 1240? It's over.

[A]

Huh? It's not coming up. That's interesting.

[B]

We tried to Google because I'm sure it's something. It has to be something for religious purposes.

[A]

100%.

[B]

But a mosque.

[A]

A mosque or that kind of looks like a mosque. Yeah. But they don't look like they got speakers attached to it. Where did that come from?

[B]

I came from heaven. Came from the sky. It was beautiful.

[A]

That was cool. That was a cool experience.

[B]

That was cool.

[A]

All right.

[B]

That played. My ex texted me. Yeah, my life is perfect now.

[A]

Love will be found.

[B]

Love is in the air. But Kendrick. Yeah, that's actually interesting. I didn't know that about the publisher.

[A]

Yeah, I think it had to do with his publishing. Like, and then, you know, you get 400x or whatever. Times the streams after the super bowl is like what they say now record labels might inflate that. Who knows? But if he's gonna get all the. All the money from it. Yeah, it kind of makes sense, right? Yeah.

[B]

Give him his bag. Yeah, give Kendrick's bag. And. Oh, are you gonna get some tight boot cut pants?

[A]

I saw that people were freaking out about those jeans and being like, wow, Kendrick is bringing back the flared jeans. I don't know if it's my thing. Why now? I will say my roommate Anthony's been on that wave.

[B]

True.

[A]

He's been on that wave.

[B]

Yep. He's always 70s Anthony.

[A]

Always, always got the. The wide bottoms a little tight. Like, very shaggy from Scooby Doo vibes. You know what I'm saying?

[B]

I don't even think I could. Oh, I like your socks.

[A]

Oh, thank you.

[B]

I don't know if I could picture you.

[A]

Look at these in Boop.

[B]

Wow.

[A]

Hearts.

[B]

Those are adorable. Did you wear them for Valentine's Day?

[A]

I didn't, actually. Which Is probably a mistake.

[B]

That was a mistake.

[A]

Yeah. Yeah. But they were my only clean pair left.

[B]

Yeah, I've run out of socks. Yeah, I've run out. We've actually all run out of clothes on this trip.

[A]

I have. I've worn this hoodie top three times.

[B]

Yeah. Me, Gabby and Peyton went to Zara yesterday and got these crazy outfits.

[A]

That's sweet. Yeah, that's sweet.

[B]

We've run out of clothes.

[A]

You guys are doing Ferrari World yesterday.

[B]

Going fast. We went on the fastest roller coaster.

[A]

In the world, which is pretty epic. I'm glad Gabby did that because she is not a roller coaster gal.

[B]

I know. Okay, so we went to. We went to Ferrari World, which there's a bunch of roller coasters, and she went on a couple and then we went to one and we sat in the front and this isn't the world's fastest one. And we were in. We were about to get buckled in. Yeah. I'm like, gabby, you can do it. You can do it. She's bri. I can't do it.

[A]

I can't do it. I can't do it.

[B]

She's like, no, no, no, no. I'm like, gabby, no, you can.

[A]

No roller coaster. No rollercoaster.

[B]

And then she ran off. I'm like, no, Gabby, you can do it. You can do it. She didn't do that one. Then we're leaving, we're walking around. I think she felt defeated by that. And I was like, gabby, we're doing the world's fastest. She's like, I can't. I'm like, no, you can. I can't do it. She friggin did it. She didn't do the. She didn't do the, like, easier one. She did the world's fastest.

[A]

That's my gal. That's my gal right there.

[B]

She felt unstoppable.

[A]

I like that.

[B]

It was awesome. She had no choice because the lady that ran it, like, brought us and made it let us cut the line. And I was like, you're gonna cut the line?

[A]

You have. You cut the line and then not ride it.

[B]

She kept looking. She's like, we have to hold on really tight. And it was so funny because every time we got into a roller coaster, you know how they come over and they like, they like, push your thing down? She would just grab the guys. Is it safe? They were like, yes, it's safe, but is it really safe?

[A]

It's like there's been a thousand people on this ride. Ride today, this morning. I'm sure it's all right.

[B]

It was cracking me up. And Gabby screams on roller coasters, and she doesn't, like, know how to scream, so she just goes. I'm not joking. Like, on every single ride, she would just, like.

[A]

It's just like her soul is leaving her body. You know what I'm saying?

[B]

Like, I couldn't. I thought I was gonna die because I was laughing so hard, and then with the wind, I was choking. Yeah, because she was screaming so much, it. I was laughing so hard, you can't.

[A]

Even catch your breath.

[B]

I had tears.

[A]

Have you ever, like, stuck your head out the window before? Like, when you're driving and you can't. Like, that's what. I know what I'm talking about.

[B]

Yeah. I was, like, trying so hard. I was literally. I've never laughed so hard in my life than Gabby screaming on roller coasters. Oh, it was. It was insane. You. You went golfing?

[A]

I went golfing. I went to the Yas Links of Abu Dhabi, which is pretty epic, man. Beautiful course. Hit a five iron, 270 yards. Call me Bryson Deschampeau. Hit the eagle putt, too. It's whatever you told me.

[B]

You just spoke Arabic. I would have said yes. Like, I have no idea what you just said.

[A]

Yeah, now I will say it did not carry 270. It rolled. I definitely rolled the ball into the people on the green in front of me. Huge. No, no. In golf etiquette, like, you do not hit into people that are in front of you. You know what I'm saying? Like, that's just not allowed. It. It's just, like, a dick move.

[B]

But was it an accident?

[A]

How in the world am I gonna know? First of all, I'm playing a course I've never played before. I was below the green. Like, the elevation of the green was higher than where I was. But if you get it over a hill, it kind of has this, like, roll to the con, like, the course. Like, I just played the concourse. I did. Without even knowing I'd never played there. I'm using clubs that I've never used before. Rental clubs. So they're not the greatest clubs in the world. And I'm taking the five. I probably carried it like. Like 190. Sure. Pretty. All right. But it just rolled forever. These. Like, it was the nicest conditioned course. Like, the. The grass on it was like carpet, so the ball would just roll. I. No idea.

[B]

Everything's perfect here.

[A]

It is. Everything is perfect. Everything is clean.

[B]

Don't you feel, like, so safe living? It's the safest city in the world.

[A]

It's crazy.

[B]

It doesn't. It feel like everything about Abu Dhab, we're in Abu Dhabi right now, but also Dubai. It feels like you're in the future.

[A]

It feels a little bit like a utopia.

[B]

Yes.

[A]

You know what I'm saying? Like, I'm waiting for the rug to be pulled on me.

[B]

I know.

[A]

That's what I've been waiting for. Like, what is. What is being hidden from me right now? Are there zero homeless people?

[B]

So the way. The way that I've, like, I've. I've felt very ignorant coming here. And I think, like, you're not American, but as Americans, and especially ones that grew up, like, kind of like blue collar, where my parents are educated, but they're not higher educated. They didn't go to college or anything. Like, so they have, like, a tainted image of the Middle East. And I think a lot of people do. Everyone's got a taint, and everyone does got a taint. But coming here, I feel so stupid. I'm like, it's so safe. I mean, of course we're in Abu Dhabi in Dubai. It's not like we're fully everywhere, but these cities. I've just been so enlightened and, like, the culture is so cool. We've learned so much about, like, their dating. Like, how they just, like, present themselves.

[A]

The coffee shops versus the bars. Like, that's their bar, that's their club. Going to a coffee shop. Their coffee shops stay open till midnight.

[B]

Yep.

[A]

You like, if you want to talk to a girl, you don't just go up and talk to her.

[B]

No.

[A]

I'm sure girls feel awesome here.

[B]

I know, right?

[A]

Like, you know how annoying it's got to be to go to a bar and just get hit on all the time, right?

[B]

Yeah. It's not like creeps.

[A]

Sometimes you're just trying to be at the bar with your friends. You can't do that. Like, here. It's like you look at the girl, you make eye contact. Eventually you give them a smile. If they smile back, and then they get up and go to the bathroom. Then you exchange numbers, go to the bathroom as well. And then it's like you. You get to talk kind of in the hallway, in the bathroom. Exchange Snapchat or Instagram. They say they do a lot of Snapchat down here. A lot of Snapchat, a lot of Instagram. And then they'll end up dating for about four years. Never tell their parents.

[B]

They. Nobody knows they're dating. Like, it's secret dating.

[A]

Secret relationship for like three to four at least. This is what we were told.

[B]

We were hanging out with a girl that. Born and raised in Dubai.

[A]

Yes. Yeah. And then they go and tell their parents, or the guy will go and tell their parents, like, oh, I want to marry this girl. I. I just met her like a week ago and I just think she's the one. And they've actually been dating.

[B]

Dating secretly for four years.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

Which is so cool because it's like in their culture, it's like you, you get married and you're not supposed to date for that much longer.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

So they, they found like, their ways, as all, like, younger people do. They're like, no, I want to know if they're actually the 1 100.

[A]

They were saying, guys are sneaky as hell. Like, they won't follow any girls on Instagram.

[B]

Yep.

[A]

So that, like, girls don't know who they're talking to or, like, who they've talked to, I guess, or anything like that. Like, they only follow guys. Like, she was like, they only follow guys. And it's not because they're gay. It's because they don't want you to.

[B]

Know who they're talking to.

[A]

Who they've DMed in the past, which is. They got their ways.

[B]

They've got their ways and it's, it's working. But the girls also, like, it's hard out here, man. These guys.

[A]

It's tough.

[B]

She was so funny.

[A]

She was awesome. She was our vibe. I'm glad she was our, like, tour guide because she was wicked.

[B]

Yeah. It's so funny. Like, everyone in the world is like, we're all the same. We think the same ways. We just live different ways. Like, we all have the same ideals. Like, it was just, it was. It's been refreshing to be here.

[A]

Or.

[B]

And everyone's looking for love. Everyone's looking for love and everyone's cracking up. And you know who's looking for love or looking for land or looking for 100k every other two weeks. Onijah.

[A]

She is. I want her on this podcast so badly.

[B]

Josh. She was in, guys. Okay. We've talked about. We didn't talk. We talked about the Pakistan lady with Bert, but that episode, we didn't talk about.

[A]

Yeah, yeah.

[B]

So everyone knows who she is. But Onig, she's a lady from Queens. She's from New York. She met a 19 year old online, went to Pakistan to meet him. She's a grown woman. She has two sons back home. She went to go meet him to marry him. She Gets there. He goes to her. The family is horrified. There's no way they abandoned the home. She stood outside for 30 hours waiting. Nothing. So what did she say? She said, okay, I'm petty. I'm going to take over the country.

[A]

Yeah, the whole country will be mine. If you won't be mine, I'll take your country.

[B]

And she has no visa. She was staying in Pakistan. She's just saying she's going to take it over. She's going to build it from the ground up. She needs land. She needs 2,000 or more every week. Everyone's getting paid 100,000 every other week. Shabbana. Shabana. And it's against her religion to tell.

[A]

Her business, like, that's so awesome.

[B]

She is my. I know that she's skating. She's shady and there's like fraud shit. She's my. Like, pop icon. Yeah, like pop culture icon.

[A]

She's like the Jordan Belfort of Pakistan.

[B]

Pakistan. And so she went in, every royalty, everyone taking care of her. She was trying to uplift business. There's one. Where's one video where she goes into this hotel and she goes, this is the manager. And the lady goes, no, I'm not. She goes, you're the manager. She goes, no, I'm not. Then she goes, okay, don't come here. No. No service so bad. She's like, they're rude. There's no hospitality.

[A]

There's just someone staying at the hotel. Like, what is going on?

[B]

Everyone's like, leave. And then she's just like, shabana. She goes, this is my team. It's the police. It's Shabana. It's government officials. She has this blue suitcase. I don't get it. I don't care. I love it.

[A]

Yeah, me too.

[B]

Me too.

[A]

I'm just along for the ride.

[B]

She left Pakistan and w. We were in Dubai.

[A]

She was there.

[B]

She was there.

[A]

I mean, she was on the same street we were on.

[B]

I know.

[A]

It was just we showed up two.

[B]

Hours late or something and was so like, we really wanted to get her on the pod. We really. Or at least like interviewer in some capacity. Man on the street. Or at least see her in person.

[A]

100.

[B]

And the craziest thing about Onija is she doesn't have any of her own social media. She is just famous on the news and famous from every other video. So we were trying to contact her. Like we were reaching out to people. We were commenting back. There's no way to find an ij.

[A]

Get in contact with her. We're gonna have to download a dating profile on whatever dating app she's been on.

[B]

The Pakistan apps.

[A]

Yeah. Whatever it is.

[B]

Yeah. I mean, I was fully ready to go to Pakistan after this to find her, but now. Did you see what's up with her now?

[A]

No.

[B]

So she got on a flight from Dubai because it was just a layover here. And she got on her flight to go back to New York. And I saw this last night. So by the time this comes out, I'm not sure if things have been updated, but she got on the flight, and there were two flight attendants. The people say they might have been police officers, like, dressed up as flight attendants, but who knows? They might have air marshals. Yeah. But they were waiting for on the flight, and they escorted her off, and no one has seen her since or heard from her since. And that was her flight back to.

[A]

Because she's come too powerful, dude.

[B]

And, like, maybe she's just at a government meeting right now on.

[A]

On how to change Pakistan.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

I mean, this is the biggest thing for them since, like, Great pilot. Great pilot. It's the biggest thing since. This is awesome. I mean, oh, my goodness.

[B]

That's what. No, but that's what the lovely lady we were hanging out with from Dubai was saying. She was like, this is the most media coverage Pakistan has gotten since that. And now she's like, everyone's gonna travel to Pakistan.

[A]

Yeah. It's gonna be great for their tourism.

[B]

But we were saying that now crazy people see how easy it is to get famous in Pakistan. So we're gonna see an uproar of people just going over and being crazy.

[A]

Do you think that's gonna happen, though? There's gonna be a lot of people have balls. Like that woman from the Bronx.

[B]

I know. Like, she didn't want to be famous.

[A]

She doesn't even have makes her famous, though. You know what I mean? Like, that's what makes it work. She don't want none of this. She's a hundred thousand dollars a week for me and my team. Shabana, Shabana, Shabana.

[B]

Clear the way. It's against my religion. Tell my business. And someone goes, wait, there was another video where someone was like, so where are you going? Like, she goes, my business is private, but yes. And then she starts talking about her business.

[A]

Yeah. He's awesome. She's all over the place.

[B]

She is everything. I really hope. Onijah, if you're out there and you ever see this or your sons do, we have a podcast in New York, and we would love to have Onig on.

[A]

Yeah. Please, please.

[B]

Or dinner.

[A]

Anything.

[B]

You were saying you'll give her a hundred thousand just to.

[A]

Just to get her on the paw? Dude, if she needs the hundred thou, let's run it.

[B]

Dude, wait. Dead ass.

[A]

Though it's worth it for the paw.

[B]

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[A]

Well, talking about terrible relationship things that end up happening. Right. Could we go that way into Montana? Are we gonna go into Montana?

[B]

Oh, we could go into that. Yeah.

[A]

I think we should. A little bit.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

Wow. That would be the worst thing ever. If you guys haven't seen it, Montoya is on the show called Temptation Island. Tempt. Temptation island is essentially Love Island. On what, Crack?

[B]

Can I pause you for a second?

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

And just explain Temptation island because it's the craziest show in the world.

[A]

It's just a sex show.

[B]

I've watched the, like, American version or, like, the English version of it, and basically, it's couples. They go to Temptation island to see how strong their relationship. Some of these people are engaged. They're about to get Married. They've been dating for 10, 11 years. They go on. The men and the woman get separated. The woman is on one island with a bunch of hot, sexy singles that they're tempted with. Vice versa. The guys with a bunch of sexy ones and they're tempted to see if they will cheat. Majority of them do cheat. They. But they tell each other before it, we're never gonna cheat. We're so strong. Then when one of them cheats on the other island, they show their partner cheating on them, make them sit down and watch it. And that's what happened with Montoya.

[A]

Yeah. And he's running across the island. He's running across the beach. And one of the most dramatic scenes. Scenes in reality TV history.

[B]

It's heartbreaking. But this one was you. Show me this. I didn't see it. The craziest one I've ever seen in my life.

[A]

She is rabbit riding. Like, this girl is. Is pure. Just like this.

[B]

I wasn't a makeout.

[A]

No. Not even a little bit. It wasn't even just handsy. They were dogging. They were dogging.

[B]

Did they fast forward it? I don't speed it up.

[A]

I don't think so.

[B]

That was Jackhammer style.

[A]

It was Jackhammer style.

[B]

They showed it.

[A]

They were trying to get it in as quick as they could. So when he ran across the island, they'd already be done.

[B]

Oh, my God. Imagine watching. Watching your girlfriend jackhammer style.

[A]

I'd probably kill myself on life television. Yep.

[B]

And. But would you? You would run across the beach, too.

[A]

You want to see a show? Dead. I'm dead. Televise that.

[B]

Hey, police. We have an attempted suicide.

[A]

Yeah, that's what would happen.

[B]

Yeah. Awful. It's all. Why. Here's my thing. You have to be a crazy son of a gun to sign up to go on that show.

[A]

If you want to go on that show, your marriage is already doomed.

[B]

What are you freaks doing?

[A]

You're already doomed.

[B]

What are you freaks doing?

[A]

No, like, if I ever was suggested by my partner in life. Hey, do you want to go on Temptation Island? All right, we're off. See you later.

[B]

Yeah. Bye. Bye.

[A]

Done. It's over right there.

[B]

Criminally insane. Even if you don't cheat on each other and if you're tempted, it's like, what's the point? Can't you just trust me that I'm not going to cheat on you back home?

[A]

Yeah. I don't know. I mean, if you have the trust issues with your partner to where, like, you feel like you need to go on Temptation island to see if they'd be a cheater. It's probably. It's probably doomed from the get go.

[B]

Oh, my gosh. I remember watching One season. I only watched one season, and this was years ago. Jay. They went on. They were about to get married, and one of the couples, like, he cheated on her with another girl. He left the island dating the Temptation and left his fiance, broke off the engagement, left her, and then left with the other girl.

[A]

What does that girl think? She's getting herself into true love. Like it's just gonna happen again.

[B]

I would know. That's bad.

[A]

He probably wants to just get on the next season.

[B]

Exactly. And bring her on the next.

[A]

Yeah. And then do it. It's like he's like leasing a car.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

He's like, I'll keep it for a year and then I'm gonna go upgrade.

[B]

It's her, it's his. Take it back.

[A]

It's brutal.

[B]

Brutal. That shows crazy. Diabolical producers. Diabolical.

[A]

They're in there just like licking their lips when they see this girl jack rabbiting with the guy. They're just like, oh, this is gonna make for great tv.

[B]

I bet. They're so diabolical. They give them Molly and they're like, oh, they're all sexed up.

[A]

Yeah. Sex.

[B]

Right now.

[A]

They definitely get them drunk 100%. And they probably don't give them a lot of food. So they're hella drunk. You know what I mean? They're just getting wasted off of like one glass of champagne.

[B]

Oh, speaking of. Speaking of that, I guess we could. We could go a little bit into BFF's corner. Last night I tried to go to the nightclub in Abu Dhabi.

[A]

Yeah, that was a wild move.

[B]

Okay.

[A]

It was a wild move.

[B]

See, I don't think that's wild. I think on every continent, you should go to a nightclub. I think I feel like that way.

[A]

With a golf course.

[B]

Okay. Okay. Yeah. And that's where we different differentiate. So last night, we're at dinner, everyone was really tired. Everyone's been really tired. We also haven't partied at all in Dubai or Abu Dhabi. We're not drinking, and we had a couple drinks at dinner. I'm sitting there, it's 10:00, it's 9:30. I'm like, I want to go to the nightclub. And I Google nearest nightclub to me.

[A]

It's pretty close.

[B]

It was 22 minutes away.

[A]

H, not that close.

[B]

Not that close. I look around. Gabby was falling asleep at dinner.

[A]

At the table.

[B]

At the table.

[A]

Yes.

[B]

So I walked her out. You stayed and finished your steak?

[A]

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Me and Chris were chatting. We were finishing. We had a bottle of wine that we had to finish.

[B]

Yeah, exactly.

[A]

So we had to get through that.

[B]

I had my. I had my first sip of gin last night. I know of.

[A]

I love gin and tonics. They're great drinks.

[B]

I don't think I would like it with tonic. I was like a strawberry gin thing. It was, it was strawberry gin. Yeah.

[A]

But you could just do a gin and tonic with like strawberry syrup. Tonic is like a sweet drink. Tonic soda. Yeah, but it's like a very, very sugary club soda essentially. Like it's sweet tasting.

[B]

Oh, tonic isn't soda.

[A]

It.

[B]

I thought it was an interchangeable word.

[A]

Like you thought club soda and tonic were the same drink? Yeah, you just.

[B]

I don't drink soda tissue and Kleenexoda. I don't drink unless I have to. Like when we did Burt's show, who's like one of vodka soda? That's all I have.

[A]

Yeah, sure. It's like, it's good to hydrate.

[B]

I thought tonic and soda water were the same thing.

[A]

See, tonic is not gonna, it's not gonna hydrate you like a club soda is. Or like a just sparkling water is like, because there's so much sugar in it.

[B]

So vodka soda is totally different than gin and tonic.

[A]

It's totally different. There's probably 40 grams of sugar in a tonic. Oh, yes. Oh.

[B]

So maybe I would like that.

[A]

I think you would like.

[B]

I like. I like stuff that's bad for you. But anyways, I had it and I looked up googled Abu Dhabi nightclub, took the car there, went in. It was. It was horrific. Yeah, it was horrific only. Okay, so I did find out that Abu Dhabi does have good night life. Obviously. I just didn't go to the right one. I went to a hotel club where.

[A]

There was like the only place there are clubs though.

[B]

I know.

[A]

Like, that's the thing because they, it's a Muslim culture, so they don't drink. They're not, they. They can't drink with their, their religion. So it's like there's not going to be, you know, an 11 out here.

[B]

No, but they're in Dubai.

[A]

Yeah, there's 11 in Dubai.

[B]

Like not 11, but essentially.

[A]

Yeah, but it would be in a hotel still.

[B]

I don't know.

[A]

I think there's only places you can drink are typically what I thought I read was the only place is there are drinking is in like resorts or like hotels. Because that's where they know tourists are going to be. And now they upscale. They also upscale the price of all the alcohol because one like, they don't make it here. So it's got to get all, you know, imported in. It's kind of redundant to say imported in, but it's. It's like I was looking at a tiny little bottle of like, Moet. It was like a hundred and $50 USD.

[B]

What the crazy hell. Yeah.

[A]

Yeah, what the hell?

[B]

What the heck?

[A]

That's ridiculous.

[B]

It was expensive. And when we got. Well, that's why I. I knew. I saw that it was in a hotel and I was on the same page. I was like, oh, it's going to be good then. Because that's where all. So we get there. It was. I think there were American people playing. They were the band and they had mohawks. They were singing songs from the 40s. It was a long time ago.

[A]

Yeah, it was almost a hundred years ago. Almost.

[B]

Yeah, it was. There was like four people in there. So I immediately, I'm like, I'm to the bar, I'm going to get a drink. So I go. I'm like, can I have a porn star martini?

[A]

Nice.

[B]

She starts. She starts like, she comes over. She's like, okay, let me let you pay for it. I try to pay for it. It's my American Express. All I brought. I didn't bring a wallet. Just brought my physical card. They didn't take American Express.

[A]

Wicked.

[B]

You would have thought that I killed someone. She. And she's like, you don't have another card? I'm like, no, but they didn't. They didn't start making the drink yet. I'm like, no, we'll just get out of here. She's like, you're not gonna get a drink. You don't have any other card. Making me feel so stupid. I was like, oh, my God, we have to go. It was awful.

[A]

Yeah, I mean, it's kind of on. You bring another card.

[B]

But why? I just like, wouldn't you think it would work?

[A]

You didn't bring like a wallet? You didn't bring, like, id?

[B]

I was in my pajamas.

[A]

Yeah, see, that's. Maybe that's why they were looking at you funny.

[B]

No, but there was no one in there. And then I found a cat that I wanted to bring on the way home. It was a great experience overall. I'm glad. Had that. I went, that's good. And I do want to move here.

[A]

Yeah. I mean, great tax benefits.

[B]

Can we actually get a Dubai summer house?

[A]

Yeah. And it would be like, you only have to spend, like, 90 days here. You get the taxes.

[B]

Yeah. That's awesome.

[A]

So people from the UK do that all the time.

[B]

I know, but it's a quick flight.

[A]

It's like five hours for them.

[B]

Yeah, it's really not that bad. I like the 15 hours.

[A]

It's kind of long.

[B]

I like long flights. It's the only time I can think straight.

[A]

That's a problem.

[B]

No, it really is.

[A]

That's. That's really a problem.

[B]

The only time I feel at peace.

[A]

Yeah, yeah. See, that's not. That's not good.

[B]

And I don't get WI fi and I just stay. I'm like, this is awesome.

[A]

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

[B]

I don't know. I think that's, like, it's kind of nice for me. All right. And. Oh, people are really confused why we're at the World Government Summit.

[A]

Yeah, I know. I saw that.

[B]

Should we talk about it? Yeah, we can talk about.

[A]

Yeah, I mean, it was pretty cool. We got to go. And we're. We were pretty much just talking about how. How, I guess what governments and social media can be more aligned and more on to, like, more than that. It was like, the monetization factors of social media, ways that we can work on, monetizing ways that we can be using, like, the. The data that is collected and, like, what is okay to collect and what is not okay to collect and all of those things.

[B]

So a lot of AI talk, too.

[A]

A lot of AI talk talk. I think now, we weren't touching on AI much.

[B]

No, no, no.

[A]

We were more talking about, purely from, like, a social media aspect, how there can be more conversations in an unbiased format between the government and social media influencers. Because clearly this is the way that people are getting their news. Now you look at what happened with the election in the US And Joe Rogan pretty much being one of the biggest, big factors of Donald Trump being elected. Like, if it really. That changed so many undecided voters to go and vote for Trump.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

So it's. It is the way people are collecting their news now is they're going and watching the person that they enjoy to watch on a daily basis. Like, you made a comment that it was like, the news. You don't really pick who your anchor is going to be.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

It's just whoever's hired by Fox or whoever's hired by CNN or whatever. So. So you don't get to pick who you're hearing it from on podcasts. You do. You feel more attached to the person talking about it, which does make it a little bit more personal.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

And now you're enjoying listening to this person talk about whatever politics are going on or just giving a platform to the politician to be able to talk about. And I think that's where we were really honing in was like, we don't believe it's the influencers jobs to sway the vote or to say, this is who you need to vote for or you're an idiot if you vote for this person. Like, that's, that is not what it's about. It's about hopefully platforming both sides in a way where you're able to ask questions, you're able to ask your audience, like me and you are able to ask our audience, what do you guys want to hear from the people that you're about to go vote for? And young voters do want to be educated on what they're doing or they should want to be educated on what you're doing. And so I think a lot of times we've just said like, utilize your right to vote. Utilize your right to vote. But if we are able to platform and put an unbiased opinion out there or, or just allow the politicians to do the speaking, I think that is, that is a cool thing.

[B]

Yeah. And I think a lot of people underestimate how impressionable social media, and I'm not saying us, but just in general, like influencers or podcasters are in to the way that people vote or the way that people view politics. Like, if you're being honest or if we're being honest, a lot of people only get their news from social media. Like, they get their news from TikTok, they get their news from X, they get their news from Instagram. Like a lot of people aren't, especially the younger generations aren't turning on the news. So, like, we were there because we talked about that and we talked about how influential. Just like a simple, like we unplanned Brie. Kamala wanted to come on, but we didn't. We offered it to Donald Trump too. Because I wanted to have both sides. I think I didn't want it to be like a completely, like, split down the middle. This is who side I'm taking. Even if that was the side I was taking, I wanted to hear from both. But like, you underestimate how influential, like all of my listeners, if we were to have her on would just be like, this is okay, this is who we have to vote. We have young impressional people. But if we have both Sides on. They can make their opinions, their own decisions. Yeah. So that's kind of just the conversations and topics we talked about there. We weren't there for, like, the future of sustainability. Like, we were there for, like, our small section.

[A]

Exactly, exactly. There were, what, 50, 45 creators at the round table. So there were a lot of different people talking. There were voices from all over the world. Like, people from the US People from Canada, people from the uk, People from everywhere. So it's just like.

[B]

It was cool.

[A]

It was a really cool experience.

[B]

It was really cool. Really cool experience. Like, and also, I don't think I ever would have came to Dubai or Abu Dhabi, like, anytime soon. So it gave us, like, a lot of cool insight on all those creators. We met so many people from London, from Ireland, from South Africa, like, yeah, everywhere. And. Yeah, it's just been a really cool trip. I feel like we Learned a lot.

[A]

100%. 100%. It was fun. I'm biting the not to, like, move on from school to not. I am biting the crap out of my lips, though, on this trip.

[B]

You are. Every picture I keep, like, try. I take pictures of everyone. Every time I take a picture of Josh, he's like, I'm biting my lip.

[A]

Why are you taking candidates of me? I'm literally biting my lip right now. And not in a sexy way. Not in a sexy way.

[B]

I'm like, he, like, bite. Because they're chapped.

[A]

They're so chapped. It's that desert air.

[B]

It's that desert air. I want to out in the sun. We gotta get. Oh, we're going on jet car skis today.

[A]

We are.

[B]

We are.

[A]

That's gonna be sweet. They, like, wrap them in, like, a Bentley or like, a Ferrari. Look, it's gonna be wicked.

[B]

It's gonna be wicked. It's our last day in Abu Dhabi.

[A]

It is our last day.

[B]

And Gabby was gonna come on the pod.

[A]

I know. She was a little bit.

[B]

She didn't feel tired still. Yeah, yeah.

[A]

She was wiped out. I think we're gonna do another couple's massage today. We're gonna back.

[B]

Really?

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

Peyton, do you want to do a couple's massage?

[A]

Guys, they're actually a pretty cool experience. Experience. You go in, you get like. Have you guys ever done, like, a sound bath before?

[B]

I have never done anything to benefit my body.

[A]

All right, well, this is gonna be a really cool experience for you, and your body will thank you. Probably. We did it on the. The stream. I did. We did, like, we brought in sound bathing expert, and they like, did this whole thing. And it. It just starts off with this. It's not the entire massage, but you walk in, and the first thing they do, you take off your shoes, take off your socks. You step into this, like, metal bowl. Bowl. And they have this, like, kind of, like, drumstick, right? Not the chicken. Like a turkey leg. I mean, like, that's good. You know, like the. With a white, like, marshmallow on the top. You know what I'm talking about?

[B]

When you, like, you kong it. Yeah.

[A]

Like, and so they're hitting the stuff by your feet, and it, like, vibrates up your entire body and just, like, centers you. And then they have something they're hitting around your ears. It's like. And they kind of just get you relaxed. Like, it just relaxes you. Then you go into your own personal life. Like, change room, where there's a sauna, there's a shower. There's like. Like, two beds in there for some reason. And then you move out from that. You go and you get your massage. Massage is incredible. Incredible massage. They have all these different, like, oils you can pick from. Do the whole thing. There's a bunch of different upgrades you can do and whatever. We just did a base massage, but go and do that. Then after you get, like, 25 minutes, they're serving you tea. They're like, oh, you're living the life here, Jay. It is off. Awesome. I never want to leave. And it's not that expensive for it either.

[B]

No.

[A]

That's the one thing that hasn't been like, oh, okay. They're kind of raising the prices. It's so much cheaper than when I, like, book a massage in LA and.

[B]

Out in New York. What are you talking freaking 3,000 bucks for a massage?

[A]

What is that, 60 minutes? You're trying to charge me, like, 500?

[B]

I could buy a car.

[A]

Yeah. What are we doing here? Let me go on Facebook Marketplace.

[B]

Yes. Seriously.

[A]

Come on.

[B]

Do you ever scroll Facebook Markets Marketplace?

[A]

Not often.

[B]

It's so funny.

[A]

What about. It's hilarious.

[B]

It's just people will be selling. I think they're clowning me, but we're just clowning everyone. They'll be selling the craziest. Actually, new segment I have to show you.

[A]

Buy stuff on Facebook.

[B]

We have to scroll through Facebook Marketplace together because it is the funniest. I'll show you next week.

[A]

All right, Sounds good.

[B]

All right, cool. You want to go ride some car skis?

[A]

Let's go ride some car skis.

[B]

Peace out from BFFs.

[A]

Abu Dhabi Otavoir.