Awkward Thursday: Convince The Sis

Summary

Podcast Summary: Brooke and Jeffrey — Awkward Thursday: Convince The Sis

Date: July 16, 2026
Main Segment: Awkward Thursday Phone Call — "Convince The Sis"

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Episode Overview

This episode features another classic “Awkward Thursday Phone Call,” where the hosts help listener Kate navigate a highly uncomfortable situation: she wants to get back together with her ex, Cameron, but there's a catch—Cameron's protective sister, Brittany, stands in the way and apparently doesn't approve. Rather than reaching out to Cameron directly, Kate has been given Brittany’s number and told to get her blessing if she wants another shot.

The episode dives into family dynamics, second chances, and whether it’s ever possible (or advisable) to win over the sibling gatekeeper.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Listener Story Setup (03:46–05:25)

• Jeffrey introduces Kate's situation: She recently broke up with Cameron after a short but sweet dating period and now regrets it.
• Brooke asks clarifying questions:
  • Why did Kate break up with him?
  • Was it a long or short relationship?
  • Kate responds: It was only a few weeks, but Cameron was getting serious, and she felt unready (06:01).

“He was just… kind of like talking future style, if that makes sense. And I really wasn’t in the right headspace to be dating. I kinda wanted to take some time to really explore myself some more.” — Kate (06:41)

• Hosts comment on the classic “it’s not you, it’s me” trope.

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2. The Real Sticking Point—The Sister (09:13–10:46)

• Kate explains she reached out to Cameron after time apart. He said his “very protective” sister isn’t on board with them dating again, and even gave Kate the sister’s number to call directly.
• The hosts are both amused and skeptical.

“He did give me her number, and he basically was like, call her and ask.” — Kate (09:57)

• Brooke sees this as a power move or a trap: “Sounds like he’s playing you.” (10:11)
• They realize Kate will be calling the sister for approval, making the whole scenario extra awkward.

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3. Game Plan: Win Over the Sister (11:40–14:20)

• Opening move: Brooke suggests humor—“The easiest way to become friends with someone” (12:28).
• Don’t make fun of Cameron, but ask for funny brother stories to shift the tone to camaraderie.
• Jose recommends complimenting Cameron to show attentiveness and genuine interest:

“If you remember anything specific that he liked or anything, work that in with the sister.” — Jose (13:20)

• Kate agrees to try both approaches.

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4. The Call to Brittany, the Sister (14:45–18:00)

• Kate calls Brittany. The tension is immediate.
• Brittany is confused, wary, and then realizes Kate’s identity.

“Wait, wait, wait… So you’re the one who’s been messing with his mind and taking advantage of him.” — Brittany (16:01)

• Brittany's anger surfaces: She details how Cameron went above and beyond (seven dates, paid for everything, long drive, thoughtful gestures), only to be dumped by text and see Kate quickly move on in a “hard launch” Facebook relationship with another guy.
• Brittany’s perspective: She’s fiercely protective, feels Cameron was hurt and led on, and isn’t buying Kate’s attempt to reconnect.
• Kate tries to downplay the timeline/importance, then gets defensive (“It’s not my fault that a lot of guys want to be with me…”, 17:33)
• The conversation devolves into classic sniping.

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5. Hosts Jump In, Reveal The Set-Up (18:02–19:44)

• The hosts break in to explain the radio show context, but Brittany isn’t having it, dismissing the situation as “even more pathetic” with the radio involved (18:20).
• Brooke tries to urge Kate not to give up: but Kate’s ego is bruised, and she snaps back.
• “I miss Cameron, yes, but like I said, there's 300 other guys in my inbox.” — Kate (19:03)
• Brittany retorts: “Go date them.” (19:11)
• Brittany makes clear this bridge is burned.
• Kate and Brittany end on frosty, combative notes.

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6. Debrief & Takeaways (22:00–23:02)

• The hosts reflect on how the call went sideways quickly, agreeing Brittany “kind of let her have it.”
• They point out the importance of honesty—Kate omitted the part about quickly dating someone else, and that only made things messier.
• Brooke adds humor: “Hey, we don’t know if the guy’s name was Yourself.” (22:46)
• The team agrees honesty would’ve worked better—for Kate and the show.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• “Are we about to call our own loser line right now?” — Jose (10:16)
• “You would be so lucky to date my brother. And the crazy part is, you actually had a chance and you [mess]ed it up because in your words, ‘Ew, I have too many options. Poor me.’” — Brittany (17:37)
• “I mean, it’s not my fault that a lot of guys want to be with me, and your brother was one of them.” — Kate (17:33)
• “The funny story is that when I tell him about this phone call, he’s going to laugh his ass off.” — Brittany (20:01)
• “If you’re on this show, please tell us everything. Don’t say you had to go leave to find yourself, and that really means you had to go be in somebody else’s bed for two months.” — Jeffrey (22:29)
• “Hey, we don’t know if the guy’s name was Yourself.” — Brooke (22:46)

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Important Segment Timestamps

• 03:46 — Story setup: Jeffrey introduces the situation with Kate.
• 06:41 — Kate explains her motivation for breaking up originally.
• 09:13 — Sister as the gatekeeper: Cameron’s terms for reconnecting.
• 12:28 — Brooke’s advice: use humor to bond.
• 14:45 — The call to Brittany begins.
• 16:01–17:37 — Brittany details Cameron’s side and turns up the heat.
• 18:20 — Hosts reveal the radio setup. Brittany scoffs.
• 19:03–19:12 — Heated exchange about inboxes and priorities.
• 22:29 — Hosts’ post-mortem: honesty and transparency are key.

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Tone & Language

• Conversational, playful, and at times biting.
• The hosts joke with each other and the caller frequently, not shying away from awkwardness or sarcasm.
• Brittany is direct and cutting when defending her brother.
• Kate vacillates between apologetic and defensive, often trying to save face.

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Final Thoughts

This Awkward Thursday episode leaned heavily into the drama and discomfort of post-breakup second chances—with the unique twist of needing to win over a combative sibling. While the hosts provided helpful, if tongue-in-cheek, advice, the call itself quickly went off the rails, offering listeners a front-row seat to raw, real family loyalty and the pitfalls of omitting inconvenient truths. Expect cringe, sharp wit, and a reminder: sometimes, bridges—especially those guarded by sisters—are hard to rebuild.

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[Brooke]

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[Danielle Fishel]

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[Brooke]

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[Danielle Fishel]

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[Brittany]

Yeah.

[Brooke]

Yeah, we wish we had more cussing in lawsuits, too.

[Jose]

Hey, Australian people call into our show. Yeah, we would love the accents and the second dates.

[Yamanika]

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[Brooke]

Yeah, except for we still can't do a. Yeah, doesn't really work. You can't call them anyway. Have fun down under. Yeah, sounds like a good time down there. All right, your brand new Awkward Thursday phone call starts right now.

[Jeffrey]

They say love is really all about timing.

[Brooke]

Oh, yeah.

[Jeffrey]

Which is why I set up my daily lunch break in the janitor's closet at exactly 12:03.

[Brooke]

That's love, Jeff.

[Jeffrey]

You don't even know what happens after that.

[Brooke]

Brooke.

[Jose]

Oh, boy.

[Jeffrey]

You've been changing your tune. But what I can say is one of our listeners broke up with a guy a little while ago, and now she's thinking that she made a mistake. She wants him back. Does this ever work?

[Brooke]

Yeah. Yeah. I mean, we have listeners texting. They're like, I married a guy I broke up with.

[Jeffrey]

Can books voice get any higher?

[Danielle Fishel]

Sometimes it works just for.

[Jeffrey]

I mean, it's hard enough to do it normally, but this one comes with a whole new obstacle that we have to overcome. And it's definitely weird. You're going to hear it in your brand new Awkward Thursday phone call right after this.

[Jose]

It's awkward.

[Jeffrey]

It's Thursday.

[Jose]

It's Awkward Thursday phone call.

[Jeffrey]

You know, sometimes we'll talk about the one that got away, and you always look back wondering what if. What if, like Brooke and her old high school gym teacher? But what about the one that you pushed away? And now you're looking back like, why did I do that? Like the high school gym teacher and that one overeager girl, Brooke.

[Sam J]

What?

[Jose]

No.

[Brooke]

I miss you, Mrs. Adams.

[Jeffrey]

See, in that situation, is there any way to fix it? Apparently, that's what one of our listeners, Kate, is hoping we can accomplish for her today with her awkward Thursday phone call. Kate, which one of your old teachers are you pining over right now?

[Kate]

Oh, my gosh. Thank God it's not an old teacher,

[Brooke]

but it's an old X. It sounds like it is.

[Kate]

Yes. Cameron.

[Brooke]

Cameron.

[Jose]

I feel like it depends on when you pushed Cameron away. Is this a 20 years ago or is this two days ago kind of thing?

[Kate]

No, not that long. A few months ago.

[Brooke]

Few months ago that you broke up with Cameron.

[Jose]

Okay.

[Jeffrey]

And what was the situation like, your relationship like?

[Kate]

I mean, we hung out for a few weeks and, you know, it was great. We had fun.

[Brooke]

Wait, hold on. And you only dated for a couple of weeks?

[Kate]

Just a few weeks? Yeah. Nothing too crazy.

[Jose]

Okay.

[Danielle Fishel]

Sorry.

[Brittany]

Yeah.

[Jeffrey]

Okay. Well, if it was fun for a couple of weeks, why did you end it with him?

[Kate]

I mean, he was a really, really nice guy. You know, he was.

[Jeffrey]

Say no more. We're all disgusted, so we get it. No, just kidding.

[Kate]

No, I mean, he was really thoughtful, you know, and we had a lot of fun dates, and we went to a farmer's market in particular, and it was the sweetest day. We had a really nice time. But that's when I could really tell that he was way more into me than I was into him.

[Brooke]

Oh.

[Jose]

Oh, yeah. Also unattractive.

[Brooke]

How could you tell?

[Kate]

He was just like the conversations we were having. He was like, kind of like talking future style, if that makes sense. And I really wasn't in the right headspace to be dating. I kind of wanted to take some time to really explore myself some more.

[Brooke]

Okay, so that's good. You were just scared because you weren't ready.

[Jose]

Yeah.

[Kate]

Yeah, exactly. It really had nothing to do with him. He's a great guy.

[Jose]

I bet he would love to have heard that. Yeah, that it was nothing to do with him.

[Brooke]

Does he believe it, though? I mean, who hasn't heard that?

[Kate]

I was actually surprised by his reaction. He was really very mature about it and, like, he really understood what I said and he wished me luck, and that really stuck with me.

[Brooke]

That is the quickest way to get somebody back. Yes.

[Jose]

What do you mean?

[Brooke]

If you Want someone to like you, you act cool that they our final.

[Jeffrey]

Just like you and me. Brooke.

[Brooke]

What?

[Jeffrey]

Wait, I know.

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[Jeffrey]

She's speaking about a personal experience that we had.

[Jose]

Whoever's watching the video, you can see how weird it is.

[Brooke]

People already think. Don't even.

[Jeffrey]

Yeah, okay, listen, it's your life, Brooke. You can do it however you want to do it. I don't care.

[Jose]

The new listeners are confused.

[Brooke]

You go enjoy.

[Jeffrey]

Anyway, back to.

[Kate]

But that's the thing, though. I don't think Cameron was, like, really playing hard to get. I really think he was just being mature about it.

[Brooke]

Right. Wow. And that was good for you, right?

[Kate]

Exactly. Because I've been really thinking about it lately and it's been a few months since, and I really just wanted to see what Cameron's been up to.

[Jose]

So you guys just stopped texting after that, but you're still thinking about.

[Kate]

I am.

[Brooke]

Why are you so nervous to make this call? Like, what do you need our help with?

[Kate]

So here's the thing. You probably should know this, but I did text him. You know, catch a feeling and see how he. What he's thinking. And at first he didn't answer.

[Sam J]

Ooh.

[Brooke]

What did you tell.

[Kate]

Yeah, I just told him that I missed him and that I really missed our fun little hangouts. You know, nothing crazy.

[Brooke]

You went in hot, though. That's straightforward. Yeah.

[Jose]

Yeah.

[Jeffrey]

It could be a lot, honestly, I guess, from a guy getting a text out of the blue from someone you used to see, like, hey, I miss you all of a sudden.

[Danielle Fishel]

Sometimes guys like that are like, come over.

[Jeffrey]

Yeah, the sad ones. Yes, that's true. But Cameron doesn't sound like he's like that.

[Kate]

No. And even when he didn't answer, like, I was like, oh, my gosh, like, maybe he's just not into me. Maybe he's got a girlfriend now. No. Yeah, but he ended up texting me back.

[Brooke]

Okay.

[Kate]

And it's like a little strange, but he basically says that his older sister, who's very protective over him, I guess he talked to her about it and she doesn't think that he should date me.

[Brooke]

Oh, okay. Have you met the sister before?

[Brittany]

I mean.

[Kate]

No, I haven't.

[Brooke]

Okay.

[Jeffrey]

Okay. So did you put the ultimatum out there? So you gotta pick. It's either your sister or me.

[Brooke]

I mean, that'd be an easy choice for Jeffrey in this situation. You want me to pick family? Yeah, right.

[Jeffrey]

I am all yours, Kate. I throw my mom in on top. No, I'm kidding.

[Kate]

Guys, remember, I'm asking for advice. I don't want to run him away.

[Jeffrey]

Okay, Right.

[Jose]

Okay.

[Brooke]

So you want to call him, not the sister, right?

[Kate]

Well, he did give me her number, and he basically was like, call her and ask.

[Brooke]

Whoa.

[Jose]

I almost suggested, like, you should call the sister, because if you get her

[Jeffrey]

on your team, dude, it sounds like everything easier.

[Brooke]

Sounds like he's playing you.

[Jeffrey]

Yeah, it sounds like he's setting you up for a trap.

[Brooke]

Yes.

[Sam J]

Yeah.

[Jose]

Are we about to call our own loser line right now?

[Jeffrey]

Could be. Okay, so you want to call this guy's sister and ask for permission to

[Brooke]

date her brother or convince her to like her? Like, that's the thing. It's not a permission thing. I think that she's got to come across as likable.

[Danielle Fishel]

She's only heard bad things, probably.

[Brooke]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Jose]

Sisters are important.

[Jeffrey]

That's true. Do you know the sister's name?

[Kate]

Yes. Her name is Brittany.

[Brooke]

Oh, not a Britney.

[Danielle Fishel]

They're feisty.

[Jeffrey]

Britney's gonna be feisty.

[Brooke]

He's gonna be judgy.

[Jeffrey]

We'll find out.

[Kate]

So.

[Jeffrey]

But we're go come back first, give you a little bit of advice on how to talk to your maybe future boyfriend's sister and convince her to like you enough to bless your relationship.

[Jose]

This is.

[Jeffrey]

It's weird. It's weird to say.

[Jose]

Just tuning in. They're a little confused. Yeah, there's a good reason for this.

[Jeffrey]

Let's see what Cameron's sister says when we come back and do your awkward Thursday phone call right after this.

[Jose]

It's awkward.

[Jeffrey]

It's Thursday.

[Jose]

It's awkward Thursday phone call. No.

[Jeffrey]

I've heard of asking for a par. Blessing before a couple gets married. Yeah, but not asking a dude's sister for her blessing to date her brother. Yeah, just a date. Yeah, it's a new one for us, but that is the situation we find ourselves in.

[Brooke]

I cannot believe the guy even shared the number for the sister.

[Jeffrey]

It's wild.

[Jose]

That's pretty funny.

[Jeffrey]

But our listener Kate, hung out with a guy for a little bit. She wound up ending things with him to, quote, find herself.

[Brooke]

Yeah, well, she dumped him via text.

[Jeffrey]

Yeah, yeah, but there was a reason for it. And few months later, she finds herself wanting to get back with the guy that she rejected not too long ago. Yeah, and what does he say about it? He says, ask my sister because she does not like the sound of it. So we are about to call his sister to see where her head is at, see if we can change her mind. And Brooke, like you said, is your advice centered more on getting the Sister to like you.

[Brooke]

Yes.

[Jeffrey]

Okay. What are you thinking?

[Brooke]

You need to connect. That's absolutely. Should be your number one priority.

[Kate]

Okay.

[Brooke]

Okay. And so I think the way you do that is through humor. That's the easiest way to become friends with someone if you can find, like, some similar humor stuff. Now, it's important, though, you are not allowed to make fun of her brother ever. Ever. Yeah, but she being a sister, that's her wheelhouse, man. You need to set her up for a great stupid brother story. Just ask her something general like, hey, do you have any funny stories about growing up or. I'm serious. I'm serious. There's nothing more that a sister loves than just pummeling the brother.

[Kate]

Okay.

[Danielle Fishel]

I love talking bad about my brother.

[Brooke]

Yeah. See?

[Jeffrey]

Kate, what do you think about Brook's advice?

[Kate]

It does sound like good advice. Get someone laughing. Nine times out of 10, they'll do what you want them to do.

[Brooke]

Yes.

[Kate]

But I gotta kind of see where I can fit that in.

[Jeffrey]

Okay.

[Kate]

Okay.

[Jeffrey]

You always have that as an option. But, Jose, do you have any advice for her?

[Jose]

I know Brooke wants you to connect with his sister, but I think the best way to a strong connection is to focus on saying nice things about him. Like, if you remember anything specific that he liked or anything, work that in with the sister.

[Brooke]

Like that you were paying attention into the relationship.

[Jose]

Yeah.

[Brooke]

You care as a person.

[Jose]

I know. His favorite pizza is this. She may go, hey, yeah, she really cares.

[Jeffrey]

Is he still into Dunkaroos?

[Brooke]

Yeah.

[Danielle Fishel]

Do you have any funny stories with him embarrassing himself over Dunkaroos?

[Jeffrey]

Okay, it's all coming together. What do you think, Kate?

[Kate]

I like that. Actually. I'm gonna. I'm gonna try that.

[Jeffrey]

And only use Dunkaroos. If that's a real thing he likes. Don't just toss it out there.

[Jose]

But yeah, I hope he's still not on.

[Jeffrey]

Everybody likes Dunkaroos.

[Jose]

But now, guys, he's an adult now.

[Sam J]

Why do you have to stop?

[Brooke]

Have you had him?

[Jeffrey]

Let's not get too deep into Dunkaroos. We have to do this awkward Thursday phone call. But before we do that, Kate, does the sister know that you're going to be calling her? Oh, she aware.

[Kate]

I mean, he gave me her number, so I would assume she does.

[Brooke]

This guy is setting you up. Oh, yeah.

[Danielle Fishel]

This might be one big joke on you.

[Jose]

I wonder if she's even gonna answer.

[Jeffrey]

I guess we'll see. Keep your Dunkaroos close because I'm dialing the number and we are going to step back and let you do this. Good luck.

[Kate]

Hello? Hi, is this Brittany, Cameron's sister?

[Brittany]

Who. Who's this?

[Kate]

So, I mean, we've, like, never met before, but I do know your brother, Cameron.

[Brittany]

Okay,

[Kate]

so me and Cameron actually hung out a few times a little while ago, and he's a really nice guy, and I just.

[Brittany]

Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. Hold on. You dated my brother for a while and now you're calling me? What? Exactly how did you get this number?

[Kate]

From Cameron? I mean, I thought he would have told you I was calling.

[Brittany]

Okay, I'm confused. This is so weird. I don't know why. Why are you calling me? What do you need from me?

[Kate]

Okay, so Cameron said that you weren't really comfortable, I guess, with the idea of, like, him. Him and I going out again, so I wanted to reach out.

[Brittany]

Oh. Oh, my God. Are you. Oh, my God.

[Kate]

Are you Kate?

[Brittany]

Yes.

[Kate]

Yes, that's me. That's Kate. Yes.

[Brittany]

Oh, my God. Okay, I see. So you're the one who's been messing with his mind and taking advantage of him.

[Kate]

Oh, what? No, that's not me.

[Brittany]

Okay, so you're not the girl that he took out on seven days.

[Kate]

I mean, I don't count dates, but

[Brittany]

maybe dinners, two coffee dates, mini golf. And I believe he drove almost an hour to go meet you at some, like, random farmers market that you wanted to visit. And you paid for everything? All your dates sound familiar? Does that sound like the dates?

[Kate]

Well, I mean, most guys pay for dates, but I really don't think that even matters. Who paid? Really?

[Brittany]

And then after he does all of that for you and is nothing but kind and respectful, you have the nerve to text him out of the blue and say, oh, I'm actually not in a place to date anybody right now. I really need to focus on myself. You deserve someone who can give you 100%. Is that you? That was you?

[Kate]

I mean, yeah, but, like, you're taking it like.

[Brittany]

Then three days later, you hard launch a relationship on Facebook with some other dude that apparently you were seeing behind his back the entire time.

[Kate]

Okay, hold on a second.

[Brittany]

Like, no, I will not hold on a second. You called me, okay? Because after that relationship blew up in your face, only then did you go crawling back to my little brother, texting him, saying you miss him all of a sudden.

[Brooke]

Oh, no.

[Kate]

Okay.

[Brittany]

I mean, it's not my fault that a lot of guys want to be

[Kate]

with me, and your brother was one of them.

[Brittany]

Why do you think he paid me seven days? Oh, my God. Oh, my God. You would Be so lucky to date my brother. And the crazy part is, you actually had a chance and you it up because in your words, ew, I have too many options. Poor me.

[Brooke]

O.

[Jose]

Wow.

[Brooke]

Is this when we asked a funny story?

[Jeffrey]

I think it's going well.

[Brooke]

Hello?

[Brittany]

What is. Who's this?

[Jose]

Hey.

[Brooke]

Oh, Brittany, don't hang up.

[Jeffrey]

Yeah, this is a radio show that you're on right now. We're called Brooke and Jeffrey in the Morning.

[Brittany]

Wait, is. Is this a prank?

[Jeffrey]

No, no, it probably feels like one.

[Brooke]

That's actually Kate.

[Jeffrey]

This is called the awkward Thursday phone call because.

[Brittany]

Oh, my God. Wow. He gets even more pathetic calling me on a radio.

[Mandy Woodruff Santos]

Well.

[Jeffrey]

Oh, man.

[Brooke]

Wow, that kind of hurt, right? Because radio is not that pathetic.

[Jeffrey]

Okay, but we did kind of set her up for that.

[Brooke]

I mean, I get what she did is not cool.

[Jeffrey]

Yeah. So Kate feels bad about how things ended between your brother and her, and she was hoping that maybe there was a way to repair bridges and get back on your good side and see if maybe they want to hang out.

[Brittany]

No, not anymore.

[Kate]

I mean, I don't want to be dating her brother. I don't want to end up in a family with you.

[Brooke]

That was it? You're giving up after just one hard conversation? Kate, like you can't give up now.

[Brittany]

I mean, it's really not that big of a deal.

[Kate]

I miss Cameron. Yes, but like I said, There's 300 other guys in my inbox.

[Brittany]

Go date them.

[Kate]

Yeah, maybe you need some guys in your inbox and you won't be so obsessed with who your brother is dating.

[Brittany]

Okay, I'm married.

[Jeffrey]

Kate, I have to say, you never mentioned to us that when you went to go find yourself, that meant you were gonna go get into a relationship with a different dude three days later.

[Kate]

Yeah, well, that was irrelevant. Like I said, we were dating. We were in a serious situation.

[Brittany]

Well, now that you're alone, this is a great time for you to find yourself.

[Kate]

Trust me, honey, I'm not alone.

[Jeffrey]

I think her feelings are a little bit hurt by what was said.

[Jose]

Yeah, it's. There's really no comeback.

[Jeffrey]

A lot was revealed.

[Brooke]

Well, it's just like, maybe you didn't like Cameron that much.

[Jeffrey]

Yeah, I mean, maybe there's a funny story about Cameron that Brittany would like to share.

[Brooke]

Oh, see, I knew there'd be space for that. Right?

[Brittany]

Yeah. The funny story is that when I tell him about this phone call, he's going to laugh his ass off.

[Brooke]

Oh, wow. I mean, I think this is probably all the things that he wanted to Say, and that's why he just sent the sister's phone number without giving the sister a heads up.

[Danielle Fishel]

Kind of smart.

[Jeffrey]

Good news is, Kate, I think we got some answers to the questions that you had about why the sister was not feeling comfortable.

[Brooke]

Uh huh.

[Brittany]

Yeah.

[Jeffrey]

Did I hear a hang up?

[Kate]

No one here because it really doesn't bother me that much.

[Brittany]

I mean, I don't want to be

[Kate]

Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning.

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[Jeffrey]

You know, I really wish that sister would have been just a little more clear cut on how she felt. I did not get a strong read either way on where she stood. You guys pretty big.

[Brooke]

You know what? I kind of. I heard her.

[Jeffrey]

You heard her?

[Brooke]

I heard her. Yeah, I heard exactly what she was saying.

[Jose]

Yeah.

[Jeffrey]

Kind of let her have it.

[Brooke]

Yeah. That was one that I think she had replayed over in her mind over and over again. Like, if I ever have a chance to talk to my brother's ex, this is what I'm going to say. Yeah, she was amped up and it

[Jeffrey]

was, it was honestly deserved because we're telling people all the time, if you're on this show, please tell us everything. Yeah, don't say you had to go leave to find yourself, and that really means you had to go be in somebody else's bed for two months.

[Brooke]

Hey, we don't know if the guy's name was yourself.

[Jeffrey]

Oh, you know, that's a good point, Brooke. Thank you.

[Brittany]

She didn't lie.

[Jeffrey]

All we ask, though, is just be honest with us. We'll be honest with you. Well, Brooke won't, but the rest of us will be.

[Yamanika]

Yeah.

[Jeffrey]

Brooke, how much money do you make?

[Brittany]

What?

[Jeffrey]

See, that's exactly what I thought. It's Brooklyn.

[Jose]

What's money.

[Jeffrey]

Yeah, it's Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning.

[Mandy Woodruff Santos]

This is Mandy Woodruff Santos from Brown Ambition. When you think about discovering small brands, what store pops into your mind? Well, it should be Walmart. Seriously, Walmart has thousands of small brands and they're all in one place. Just go online or in store, discover and shop. It could not be easier. Every one of these brands has a real story and real people behind it. They're true American success stories. And you can find them all at Walmart. Discover thousands of small [e-mail] today.

[Kerry Brownstein]

Hey, Portlandia fans.

[Fred Armisen]

Kerry Brownstein and Fred Armisen here.

[Kerry Brownstein]

The dream of the 90s is alive in podcast form.

[Fred Armisen]

We're launching Podlandia AOP Rewatch our brand new podcast where we revisit every episode of Portlandia together, Breaking down sketches, going deep on our iconic characters, and pulling back the curtain on how it all got made.

[Kerry Brownstein]

And we'll also be joined by the people who helped bring it all to life, guest stars, collaborators and friends, including director Jonathan Krisel, the mayor himself, Kyle McLaughlin, legendary musician Amy Mann, and many more.

[Fred Armisen]

Kyle is going for it. Here you fully improvised, not just words, but a song.

[Yamanika]

Well, I thought you were all going

[Jose]

to write a song.

[Fred Armisen]

I remember you thinking that. Listen to Podlandia AO rewatch on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Ari Chambers]

What's up, fam? It's sports journalist Ari Chambers.

[Sam J]

Hey, what's up, y'? All? It's your girl, Sam J.

[Ari Chambers]

And we're the hosts of Everyone Watches Women's Sports, a new podcast from 2gether.

[Sam J]

We're breaking down the biggest headlines, the viral moments and the stories everyone's talking about across women's sports.

[Ari Chambers]

From game changing performances to culture shifting conversations. We'll give you our takes, our debates, and a few laughs along the way.

[Sam J]

Because everyone watches women's sports. Listen to everyone watches women's Sports on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Danielle Fishel]

This is Chelsea Handler from Dear Chelsea. Every week the news gets worse, the world gets crazier, and Yamanika is here to tell whoever's responsible, you're the problem.

[Yamanika]

Do you know I just found out who Sydney Sweeney was? If he got a bunch of women, then I should have a bunch of men do better or do less so I don't have to do so much. I'm Yamanika, and I'm out. Listen to youo're the Problem With Yamanika on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Will Friedle]

On Raiders of the Lost podcast, we explore cinema like no one else, including huge interviews with stars like Ryan Gosling on Project Hail Mary.

[Yamanika]

It was like the Jaws shark didn't

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[Will Friedle]

The cast of Obsession on set, there

[Jeffrey]

was so much magic happening with each scene.

[Will Friedle]

We were putting together deep dives into classics like 2001 A Space Odyssey or Fight Club, plus weekly episodes on all industry news. Listen to Raiders of the Lost podcast on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. And for more, follow Raiders of the Lost podcast and at TikTok Podcast Network on TikTok.