Awkward Tuesday: Bonjour Betrayal

Summary

Brooke and Jeffrey: Second Date Update - Episode Summary

Episode Title: Awkward Tuesday: Bonjour Betrayal
Release Date: April 8, 2025
Host: Brooke Fox and Jeffrey (referred to as Jose in the transcript)
Podcast Platform: iHeartPodcasts

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Introduction to Awkward Tuesday: Bonjour Betrayal

In this episode of Brooke and Jeffrey: Second Date Update, Brooke Fox and Jeffrey dive into one of the most challenging and cringe-worthy scenarios they’ve encountered: assisting a listener in navigating a deceitful reference situation that could jeopardize a friend's career.

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Listener Lori's Dilemma

The episode kicks off with an enthusiastic greeting from the hosts, setting the stage for an unusual and complicated listener interaction.

Jose:
"Hey, you found the Second Date Update podcast. Thank you for being here. It's Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning. But today is always your awkward Tuesday phone call."
[03:28]

Brooke:
"How far would you go to help out a friend? Would you steal for them? Would you lie for them?"
[04:00-04:11]

Listeners are introduced to Lori, a listener who finds herself in a precarious situation. Lori's friend, Jamie Tack, has listed her as a professional reference on a job application without prior consent or professional association.

Lizzo (Guest):
"My friend put me in a really awkward position."
[06:04]

Brooke:
"Her friend has requested that she tell maybe the biggest lie of her entire life. And if she doesn't do it right, it could come back and ruin her friend's career."
[04:38]

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The Awkward Reference Call Simulation

To tackle Lori's predicament, Brooke and Jeffrey simulate the reference call scenario, providing both comedic relief and practical advice.

Lizzo (as Lori):
"Hi, my name is Lori Call. I'm a reference for Jamie Tack. You called me yesterday and left a message."
[13:00]

During the simulated call, Lizzo attempts to vouch for Jamie, despite having no professional experience with her. The conversation quickly becomes tangled as Lizzo fabricates details about Jamie's supposed French language skills and her role in an international sales position.

Philip Mat (Simulated Employer):
"It says here that you speak French. And she mentioned that you had spoken French too. Pretty frequently. So what is the level of expertise would you say that she has?"
[14:25]

Lizzo:
"Yeah, I mean, she is an expert. Fluent in French. But I do believe she said that she's giving it up for Lent, so she's probably not going to be able to speak it to you for at least 90 days."
[14:48-15:04]

The call concludes awkwardly as Philip becomes skeptical of the fabricated references.

Philip Mat:
"I've absolutely never heard of that one before."
[15:37-15:44]

Lizzo:
"All seven times that night."
[04:11]

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Post-Call Analysis and Discussion

After the simulated call, Brooke and Jeffrey dissect what went wrong and offer insights into better handling such situations. They discuss the importance of honesty in professional references and the potential repercussions of deceit.

Brooke:
"It's not necessarily a great reference, I don't think, but you did it."
[19:02]

Jay Shetty:
"You followed through and you didn't, like, offend anyone. Well, maybe everyone in France."
[19:06]

The hosts humorously critique the fabricated elements of the call, such as the mention of "McDonald's fries over in France" and "Le Tregente," highlighting the pitfalls of creating convincing lies.

Lizzo:
"I'm really nervous. I think we should just like, hurry and just do this."
[12:28]

Jay Shetty:
"What the."
[16:50]

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Episode Conclusion and Update

Towards the end of the episode, Brooke and Jeffrey provide an update on Jamie's job application status, revealing that she reached the final four candidates but ultimately was not hired. They also emphasize the importance of maintaining authentic relationships and honest professional practices.

Brooke:
"Jamie, the good news is you followed through on your promise to your friend. You gave her a reference."
[18:13]

Jeffrey (Jose):
"It might be for the best because it would be hard to live up to the lofty image that she had painted for her with all of the McDonald's stuff, the French voices."
[20:02]

The episode wraps up with a reminder to listeners to maintain integrity in their professional lives and to communicate openly with friends to avoid such awkward and potentially career-damaging situations.

Brooke:
"But maybe the best news out of all of this. This is their friendship is still intact. Oh yeah, friend appreciated. Lori went to bat for her and promises from now on she's not going to list her as a reference."
[20:24]

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Key Takeaways

• Honesty is Crucial: When providing professional references, always be truthful about your relationship and the individual's qualifications.

• Communication Matters: Ensure that friends and colleagues understand the responsibilities and implications of being listed as a reference.

• Consequences of Deceit: Fabricating references can lead to awkward situations, loss of trust, and potential career setbacks.

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Notable Quotes with Timestamps

• Brooke Fox:
  "How far would you go to help out a friend?"
  [04:00]

• Lizzo:
  "My friend put me in a really awkward position."
  [06:04]

• Brooke Fox:
  "Would you cheat with their significant other and capture it on a secret camera to go back and show them I told you, he is no good."
  [04:11]

• Philip Mat:
  "That's great information to know. But let's just go ahead and jump in and start with the first question."
  [13:37]

• Jay Shetty:
  "You need to set the expectation that you don't have a lot of time here."
  [11:58]

• Brooke Fox:
  "So lock that nugget into your mind."
  [11:47]

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This episode of Brooke and Jeffrey: Second Date Update offers a blend of humor, real-life dilemmas, and practical advice, making it a compelling listen for anyone navigating the complexities of personal and professional relationships.

Transcript

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[Jorge Cham]

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[Lizzo]

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[Jorge Cham]

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[Lizzo]

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[Jorge Cham]

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[Levittown Host]

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[Jose]

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[Levittown Host]

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[Matt]

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[Jay Shetty]

Hey, I'm Jay Shetty.

[Brooke Fox]

This episode Lizzo opens up like never before about self, love, transformation and finding real peace in a world that Constantly tries to define you.

[Lizzo]

It's not me anymore. Whoever Lizzo is to the world is not really even me. And that disconnect is depressing.

[Levittown Host]

The Grammy goes to Lizzo.

[Brooke Fox]

Listen to On Purpose with Jay Shetty on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Jose]

Hey, we're slowly making Tuesday your favorite day of the week. One week at a time. Hey, you found the second Date Update podcast. Thank you for being here. It's Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning. But today is always your awkward Tuesday phone call. Yes. And you guys love it. I think. I know they do. I mean, the stats say yes because it's always one of the most downloaded of the week. So that is awesome. Thank you so much for being here. It is unlike any we've ever done before. I will say that. Yeah, it really is different. Different and possibly illegal. But we need to get to some listener comments first. Okay. I saw one from Diego Vela, 7, 079, who said, hey, I've been listening to the show every day since I found the YouTube channel. I would love to get a shout out from Jose doing the veto impression.

[Brooke Fox]

Please.

[Jose]

It's my fav. Favorite. Greetings from Mexico.

[Brooke Fox]

Hey, wait a minute.

[Jay Shetty]

What's this guy's name? Tell me whatever is the name again?

[Jose]

Diego Vela.

[Jay Shetty]

Diego Vela. What are the stupid numbers behind his name? He had a bunch of stupid numbers. Tell me the stupid numbers.

[Jose]

7079.

[Jay Shetty]

Hey, David. A villa. 7079. My favorite is a 7, 0, 8 0. Let's get you some pasta. Get back into the podcast. Oh, the pasta Casta.

[Jose]

Oh, yeah, the pasta Casta. There it is, the pasta Casta. And it's starting right now with your awkward Tuesday phone.

[Brooke Fox]

How far would you go to help out a friend?

[Jose]

Oh.

[Jay Shetty]

Oh, well, I think it depends.

[Brooke Fox]

Would you steal for them?

[Jose]

Yeah, probably. Yeah.

[Brooke Fox]

Would you lie for them?

[Jose]

Yes.

[Jay Shetty]

I don't know yet.

[Brooke Fox]

Would you cheat with their significant other and capture it on a secret camera to go back and show them I told you, he is no good. All seven times that night.

[Jose]

You did it out of a good place.

[Lizzo]

Yes.

[Jose]

Why didn't you keep sleeping? Wait, seven times?

[Brooke Fox]

Yes. Just to prove how bad he is. Well, one of our listeners says she has to do one of those things because she is in a tough spot.

[Jose]

I hope it's not the husband one.

[Brooke Fox]

Her friend has requested that she tell maybe the biggest lie of her entire life. And if she doesn't do it right, it could come back and ruin her friend's Career.

[Jay Shetty]

Oh.

[Brooke Fox]

So you'll hear why she needs to do this with our help in your brand new Awkward Tuesday phone call right after this. It's awkward.

[Lizzo]

It's Tuesday.

[Brooke Fox]

It's Awkward Tuesday phone call. It's an unfortunate fact that people lie all the time.

[Jay Shetty]

No, they don't.

[Brooke Fox]

I see what you did there.

[Jay Shetty]

Yeah, that was a lie.

[Brooke Fox]

That wasn't true. So some lies are really bad, but some are kind of harmless.

[Jose]

Yeah, some are necessary to be honest.

[Brooke Fox]

Yeah, yeah.

[Jay Shetty]

Depending on the situation.

[Jose]

Necessary lies in life.

[Brooke Fox]

Like, for example, where would this one rank? I'll say the statement, you tell me how bad it is.

[Jose]

Okay.

[Brooke Fox]

Brooke tells her family and friends she went to an accredited college.

[Jose]

I did?

[Brooke Fox]

Yeah. Keep the story going. I wouldn't change it if I was you either. You're in way too deep now.

[Jay Shetty]

I think she was just, like, a hillbilly in Montana for three years old. Everyone. She was out of college pretty much.

[Brooke Fox]

I understand why she twists the truth, but even Brook's web of deceit isn't as bad as the one our listener Lori finds herself caught in today.

[Jay Shetty]

Oh, that's gotta be really bad.

[Jose]

Where's your degree from? Lori.

[Brooke Fox]

Lori, welcome to the show.

[Lizzo]

Hi. Thank you.

[Jose]

Uh.

[Lizzo]

Oh.

[Jose]

Are you feeling bad?

[Lizzo]

Yeah. I mean, my friend put me in a really awkward position.

[Brooke Fox]

Oh, you're. So who lied in this situation, you or your friend?

[Lizzo]

My friend lied in this situation.

[Jose]

Oh, and then expected you to cover? Maybe.

[Lizzo]

Why?

[Brooke Fox]

What happened?

[Lizzo]

Yeah, so she put me down as a reference on her job resume without telling me.

[Brooke Fox]

Oh. Oh, God.

[Jose]

Oh, no. I mean, if she would have asked, what would you have said? I mean, you'd have to lie. That's one of those necessary lies you'd have to say. Okay, but you.

[Jay Shetty]

Like, if I just got a random call right now and it was like, brooke Fox is applying, would you. I would cover for you. I totally would. Like, you just.

[Lizzo]

Like, usually you just tell your friends.

[Jose]

If you put them as a rest. Yeah, yeah.

[Brooke Fox]

You would totally put Jose down on your resume, right?

[Jay Shetty]

Yeah. Like, ma'am, is he responsible?

[Brooke Fox]

Don't lie, Brooke. Don't lie.

[Jose]

I would definitely use Jose as my reference.

[Jay Shetty]

Oh, man. Never getting a job with Brooke as a friend.

[Brooke Fox]

So, Laurie, your friend didn't warn you that she was doing this?

[Lizzo]

No. So I didn't really know anything about it. Oh, no. But I did get a random voicemail yesterday.

[Jose]

Oh, okay. That's good. Yeah. So it went to voicemail?

[Lizzo]

Yeah, but it was like, some guy at a company. He says he wants to talk to me. About my friend. He wants to ask me a few questions. So, like, again, like, I didn't know about this. So I reached out to my friend and I'm like, what the heck? Like, what did you do?

[Brooke Fox]

Yeah.

[Lizzo]

And she was really sorry. Like, she didn't realize they would actually call the references, I guess, or she would have told me. So.

[Brooke Fox]

Yeah.

[Jose]

Okay.

[Brooke Fox]

I'm kind of. I didn't realize that people actually called the references.

[Jose]

Yeah.

[Jay Shetty]

I mean, you never felt like they did.

[Jose]

I've definitely worked in jobs where they told me that they don't.

[Jay Shetty]

I think it's more like, do you have three friends?

[Brooke Fox]

Because if you don't, that's a bad sign.

[Jay Shetty]

Yeah.

[Lizzo]

Yeah.

[Jose]

I mean, it's pretty bad if you put down somebody as a reference and they don't give a good referral.

[Brooke Fox]

That's why I didn't put my mom down as a reference. It was too risky. So do you know, did your friend put you down as, like, a past employer, like a professional reference?

[Lizzo]

Yes. Yeah.

[Brooke Fox]

Not as a friend.

[Lizzo]

Not as a friend.

[Jose]

Did you actually.

[Jay Shetty]

Okay.

[Jose]

Did you work with her?

[Lizzo]

No. She absolutely lied about it.

[Brooke Fox]

Oh, God.

[Jay Shetty]

That's the lie.

[Lizzo]

I don't know why you guys are.

[Jose]

I thought everyone does this. Yeah, but I totally.

[Lizzo]

I think if I check my references.

[Jose]

For this job, it was probably my friend. Yeah, if someone called your friends, you would have been outed in five seconds. Good thing you guys did it.

[Brooke Fox]

And I feel like it might be a generational thing where everyone in Alexis's generation doesn't really, like, know about that or how it works.

[Jose]

Oh, lied on the resumes.

[Brooke Fox]

Yeah. You know, falls wonders. Yeah. All falls under the same category. So now, Laurie, it sounds like you're in kind of a tough position. Like, what are you. What are you wanting to do?

[Lizzo]

Well, I don't know. Like, I called my friend. She's kind of begging me to call this boss person back and just, like, answer the questions and say nice things about her. But, like, I'm over here. Like, are you crazy? Because. Okay, here's the worst part. In the reference, it says that I'm a fluent French speaker. Oh, no.

[Jose]

Why? Why would it say that?

[Lizzo]

Because it's like an international brand manager job.

[Jay Shetty]

Oh, fans, International branding.

[Lizzo]

So I don't speak French. I don't want to speak it. I mean, I don't really know what I'm supposed to say. Like, do I just call this boss person and do it? Like, I need help.

[Jay Shetty]

Wait, you all. You do want call the boss. I thought you're calling Your friend here.

[Jose]

She can't change her reference if she wants the job.

[Jay Shetty]

God.

[Brooke Fox]

So you're the boss has reached out, like, asking to have this conversation.

[Jay Shetty]

So we're about to make a professional reference phone call, but we're going to.

[Jose]

Be on the other line. Like, the boss will know.

[Lizzo]

I know you play the awkward sound effects, so I think, like, I'll just hang up and then you guys just hit it.

[Brooke Fox]

I mean, Lori, if the boss busts you and realizes that you aren't really one of your friend's past employers, we should probably jump on to try and help you and your friend.

[Jay Shetty]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Lizzo]

I mean, I think I need help.

[Jay Shetty]

What about you and me? Quick French lesson in the next three minutes while a song.

[Jose]

You don't know any French fr.

[Brooke Fox]

If it makes you feel any better, Lori, we're radio hosts and we barely speak English. So you'll probably be able to get something passable by when we come back and give you our advice, then let you give a reference to your. A professional reference for your friend.

[Jose]

This is such a bad idea. I love it.

[Brooke Fox]

I know. That's why it's so great for your awkward Tuesday phone call right after this. Okay, hold on. It's awkward.

[Lizzo]

It's Tuesday.

[Brooke Fox]

It's awkward Tuesday phone call. We've done a lot of awkward calls on this show. Never one like this before, though, where our listener Lori, has asked us to assist in giving a professional job reference for her friend. There's a few problems with it. One, Lori has never actually worked with her friend in any professional capacity before, so that's a lie. Also, the reference implies that she's a fluent French speaker, which is not true at all. So hopefully the call doesn't even go there. But Lori wants to know how do we help her fake it to make it sound legit? Yeah, and luckily, Brooke fakes it every couple of nights, or at least her husband does.

[Jay Shetty]

So Brooke guys can't fake it.

[Brooke Fox]

Yeah, Believe me, Brooke, we need your fake wisdom here.

[Jose]

Okay? What does Lori do if she asks you to speak French? You just tell her you're on a French fast. Maybe you gave up the language for Lent. Maybe it was attracting too many men. You just are taking a break from French right now.

[Brooke Fox]

Too many carbs in the French language.

[Jose]

Yeah, you just are. Just can't do it right now.

[Brooke Fox]

Okay.

[Jose]

Yeah.

[Lizzo]

Yeah.

[Brooke Fox]

So lock that nugget into your mind. Jose, what advice do you have for Lori?

[Jay Shetty]

You need to set the expectation that you don't have a lot of time here.

[Jose]

Oh, that's not bad either.

[Jay Shetty]

You gotta be quick. This whole thing's gotta be quick.

[Jose]

Remember, you're important.

[Brooke Fox]

You're important.

[Jay Shetty]

You got some other billion dollar corporation you're running right now. You own Costco or something, right?

[Brooke Fox]

Yeah. Because I think the longer that you stay on the phone, the more you open yourself up to the opportunity to be found out as a fraud.

[Jose]

That's true.

[Lizzo]

Yeah. I really want to help my friend. I want this to work out, okay? I just want to get in and get out without crying or blowing.

[Jose]

Oh, no, don't cry.

[Brooke Fox]

That's called the brook anniversary. So let's.

[Jay Shetty]

And my friend is so sweet.

[Lizzo]

I'm really nervous. I think we should just like, hurry and just do this.

[Brooke Fox]

Okay? I'm gonna dial the numbers really fast and we'll jump in if you feel like you need help. But we won't. You've got this. Okay?

[Lizzo]

Okay.

[Brooke Fox]

Okay. Here we go.

[Lizzo]

Hello? Hi, is this Philip Mat?

[Philip Mat]

Speaking. Who's this?

[Lizzo]

Hi, my name is Lori Call. I'm a reference for Jamie Tack. You called me yesterday and left a message.

[Philip Mat]

Oh, yes. Thank you so much for getting back to me.

[Lizzo]

Yeah, of course. I mean, I'm happy to try and help if I can. I just. I don't have a lot of time. I'm a very busy, busy person with a lot of responsibilities.

[Philip Mat]

Totally understand. This shouldn't take long at all.

[Lizzo]

Great. So what can I say? Jamie is a fantastic person and a good worker, and I'd hire her.

[Philip Mat]

Okay. I haven't asked any questions yet.

[Lizzo]

I just wanted to let you know if you have specific questions, you can ask me. But that's, you know, she's a great hire.

[Philip Mat]

That's great information to know. But let's just go ahead and jump in and start with the first question.

[Lizzo]

Okay, Sure. I do have a meeting that's coming up soon, so just like, I have to jump.

[Philip Mat]

We'll take no time at all. So she was a little vague about her international sales experience. It was just a little unclear.

[Lizzo]

Yeah, well, in my experience, I had her doing sales internationally because she was just so good at them domestically. And I was like, you know, let's supersize it and take it overseas. So she did it and it was great.

[Philip Mat]

Okay, that doesn't give me a ton of specifics. This sales role, she would be interacting with people from other cultures pretty frequently. And it says here on her resume that she speaks French. And she mentioned that you had spoken French too. Pretty frequently. And so what is the level of expertise would you say that she has.

[Lizzo]

Yeah, I mean, I know that she is, she's an expert. Fluent in French. But I do believe she, she said that she's giving it up for Lent, so she's probably not going to be able to speak it to you for at least 90 days.

[Philip Mat]

So if she, if she's using French for her job, she's not gonna be able to use it for 90 days.

[Lizzo]

I, I, I, I, Yeah, I don't, I don't want to push her. I don't want to, you know, I know it's a, it's a personal religious choice.

[Philip Mat]

Okay.

[Lizzo]

Oh, and did you know that she was the one in charge of selling McDonald's fries over in France?

[Jose]

What?

[Philip Mat]

Like, like French fries? French.

[Lizzo]

Yeah, but she came up with the whole advertisement saying like they look like mini baguettes.

[Philip Mat]

Okay, that is interesting. I've absolutely never heard of that one before.

[Lizzo]

Oh, you never, you've never heard of that? That's crazy. I actually, well, I call her Le Tregente.

[Philip Mat]

The Three Intelligence.

[Jay Shetty]

Exactly.

[Lizzo]

Yeah. Because she is as smart as three people, but, you know, put into one body. Really inspiring. Okay, I think honestly, you really should just hire her. You won't be sorry. She's got real main croissant energy. Big, big cross soul energy.

[Philip Mat]

Okay, well.

[Lizzo]

Okay. I didn't even see the time. I gotta run.

[Philip Mat]

Okay, I will take that into consideration. And thanks for taking some time.

[Lizzo]

Yeah, hopefully that was helpful. It was great talking to you.

[Philip Mat]

Yeah, it was something.

[Lizzo]

All right, you two. Goodbye. Au revoir.

[Philip Mat]

Okay, thank you.

[Jose]

Awkward.

[Jay Shetty]

What?

[Jose]

He's gone, right?

[Brooke Fox]

Yeah, he hung up.

[Jay Shetty]

What the.

[Brooke Fox]

But Lori, you're still there?

[Jose]

Lori. What?

[Lizzo]

Yeah, I do not know how that just went.

[Jay Shetty]

You panicked.

[Jose]

Did you call French fries? Mini baguettes?

[Lizzo]

I don't know, it seemed interesting.

[Brooke Fox]

I think she was a little bit worried about the French references and the thing I was trying to overcompensate.

[Jose]

You were on a French fat. No, Frenchie.

[Jay Shetty]

Did you mention Fluffy, the three headed dog from Harry Potter? Somehow like the intelligence of three heads?

[Jose]

Yeah, I actually thought that was pretty good. Yeah, three people actually, that was actually. Out of all the things she said.

[Jay Shetty]

Okay.

[Jose]

Most solid.

[Lizzo]

Okay, I'm sorry. I really didn't know what I was saying. I panicked and I like, I mean, I knew some friends, so I just threw in what I knew I would go.

[Brooke Fox]

I think overall it's better than most of the reference job interview things that happen, at least at the radio station.

[Jose]

That is not a good comparison. Well, no, we don't have professional people here.

[Brooke Fox]

Well, it could have gone worse.

[Jay Shetty]

Okay.

[Jose]

That man left so confused.

[Brooke Fox]

Yeah, but maybe that builds the mystique.

[Jose]

Hopefully he thinks he's drunk or something. The French drink. Yes.

[Brooke Fox]

What we did today is we put the pressure on the second reference in her resume.

[Jose]

Yeah. Which is probably your best friend or her mom. Yeah.

[Brooke Fox]

Hopefully your friend has a good second person on that one, because that's the dog. Yeah.

[Lizzo]

Yeah. I mean, I guess I can say that I follow through.

[Brooke Fox]

You did.

[Jose]

I did.

[Brooke Fox]

You did it.

[Jose]

I think you need to tell her about the. At least the McDonald's campaign for French fries and baguettes. So if they ask her about it, she knows.

[Lizzo]

Yeah, I mean, I'm definitely gonna tell her, but it does kind of look like it, right?

[Jay Shetty]

Actually, I saw the comparison there. It's a long.

[Jose]

They should put baguettes in the kids meals in France. I mean, we all know that French fries come from France, right? Like, I don't know. I didn't even really get what she made up there. Was it just the campaign, that marketing thing, or was it.

[Lizzo]

Well, she's an international sales expert, so of course.

[Brooke Fox]

Dumb question. Okay, well, Jamie, the good news is you followed through on your promise to your friend. You gave her a reference.

[Jose]

Yeah.

[Brooke Fox]

It's not necessarily a great reference, I don't think, but you did it.

[Jay Shetty]

Yeah. You followed through and you didn't, like, offend anyone. Well, maybe everyone in France.

[Brooke Fox]

All our French listeners.

[Jose]

Can you do us a favor and update us whether or not your friend gets the job? I'm really curious.

[Lizzo]

Like, yeah, I definitely will. I tried reaching her earlier, but she's, like, working on some kind of, like, Rosetta Stone course, trying to pack in all that French.

[Jose]

Yeah.

[Lizzo]

Yeah. She really wants the job, so she's trying.

[Jose]

Fake it till you make it.

[Brooke Fox]

Yeah. Good luck to her. And good luck to you.

[Lizzo]

Thank you.

[Jose]

Brooke and Jeffrey, in the morning.

[Brooke Fox]

We recorded that call last week.

[Jose]

Yeah.

[Brooke Fox]

And we just got word yesterday. I think everybody should know there's an update on the job. Sit, dude.

[Jose]

I want to know, did her friend get hired or not?

[Brooke Fox]

Apparently her friend got to the final four candidates, but did not get hired for the role.

[Jose]

Okay, but that's not her friend. She made it to the final four. I don't know. Did she not get hired because of the references?

[Jay Shetty]

Yeah.

[Jose]

What.

[Jay Shetty]

What was this?

[Brooke Fox]

It might be for the best because it would be hard to live up to the lofty image that she had painted for her with all of the McDonald's stuff, the French voices.

[Jose]

That is so funny.

[Brooke Fox]

But maybe the best news out of all of this. This is their friendship is still intact. Oh yeah, friend appreciated. Lori went to bat for her and promises from now on she's not going to list her as a reference.

[Jose]

Yeah, I think after she heard the call this morning, she's definitely going to back that up.

[Brooke Fox]

She has asked if Brooke will be a reference for her. So Brooke, you got this.

[Jose]

I didn't do well in French, so.

[Brooke Fox]

I'm going to pass whatever language you speak, French or hopefully English. You can listen to all of our second dates, our awkward Tuesdays, wherever you get them, on Apple, Spotify. Check it out at Brooke and Jeffrey.

[Jose]

Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning.

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[Brooke Fox]

She was a lone warrior.

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I mean, how could Mabel not be feeling the pressure? Her bosses are drunks. Her agents are incompetent. Even Congress is full of hypocrites. So if Mabel is going to succeed in laying down the law, she needs to make the consequences for drinking hurt a lot more. Which she does, arguably a little too well. Find out more on season three, episode four of SNAFU Formula 6 listen and subscribe on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

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[Jose]

I remember that feeling of okay, this.

[Levittown Host]

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[Jose]

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