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Kyle
are you really buying a car online on autotrader right now?
Brooke
Really?
Kyle
At a playground?
Melanie
Yeah. Really?
Brooke
Look at these listings from dealers.
Kyle
Wow, your search can really get that specific.
Jess
Really?
Kyle
And you just put in your info and boom. Car's in your budget.
Brooke
Mom needs a second honey.
Kyle
You can really have it delivered.
Brooke
Really?
Melanie
Or I can pick it up at the dealership.
Brooke
One sec, sweetie. Mommy's buying a car. Mommy, look.
Kyle
I think you're kid is walking up the slide.
Brooke
Kyle.
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Brooke
Really?
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Jess
Really?
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Brooke
Oh, man, do we have a new episode for you today. Welcome to the Brooke and Jeffrey second date podcast. And it is Tuesday, which means your awkward conversation is coming up. And I just have a feeling we are going to have some listeners deep diving into tick tock after they hear this one. Like investigating for sure.
Jess
You're going to be scrolling just waiting
Brooke
to see this person now. For sure, for sure. But before we get to it, let's highlight some of these comments.
Jess
Well, I like maybe this is our new show slogan actually cooked click said great, but addicting. It is fun in a great cure to your summer from boredom. Oh, so we're the summer boredom cure.
Brooke
It must be a kid. Only kids think summer is boring. Literally.
Jess
That's true.
Brooke
Maybe you must be an adult and you realize what a luxury being bored is. Oh, yeah, good point.
Jess
Every weekend's like booked and busy.
Brooke
Yeah, for sure. All right, let's get to your brand new episode right now.
Jose
If you tune into this show for shocking moments, you definitely won't be disappointed. Today when we have a couple on, we're trying to navigate a complicated relationship road bump. And then out of nowhere, one of the biggest lies ever gets brought to the surface. I'm guessing you're gonna be just as blindsided as we were.
Brooke
Seriously.
Jose
And you know I'm always down for a good blindsiding as long as I have something to bite down on.
Jess
That's why he carries a blindfold with
Jose
him all the time.
Brooke
Always not.
Jose
It's happening if you're ready for it or not. In your brand new awkward Tuesday phone call.
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Jess
It's awkward.
Brooke
It's Tuesday.
Jess
It's awkward Tuesday phone call.
Jose
Experts have ranked the most difficult professions to date. Oh, and up near the Top, you've got musicians, bartenders. Oh, and of course, the combo bartending musician.
Brooke
Yeah, I mean, Jeff, to be fair, they're easy to date. They're just not great.
Jess
It's impressive ramifications because they're so booked
Jose
out for weddings, they're hardly.
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Brooke
That's what I mean.
Jose
But also, they say, beware of dating doctors. And despite all the warnings, one of our listeners, Melanie, decided to do that anyway. Locked her up a doctor, and now she's asking for our help. Sounds like a code blue if I ever heard one.
Brooke
But, Melanie, you definitely went to med school. Jeff.
Jess
Or it's like a passive aggressive brag, like, oh, help me, I'm dating a doctor.
Jose
We'll see. Melanie, everything that I know know about doctors I've learned from watching dark web YouTube, so I feel pretty qualified to handle this.
Brooke
There are so many hospital shows that aren't on the Dark Web, you can't
Jose
learn anything from those. Welcome to the show, Melanie.
Melanie
Hi. Thank you for having me.
Brooke
Okay. How did you meet your doctor?
Melanie
He actually started following me on Tik Tok. Oh, okay. Yeah, I mean, he was really cute, and we were just kind of chatting for a bit online, and we realized we were in the same city, so we started talking about possibly meeting up.
Brooke
Right.
Jose
So what's the name of this handsome doctor that we're talking to?
Melanie
His name is Luke.
Jess
Dr. Luke.
Luke
Oh, okay.
Jess
Is that his TikTok handle?
Brooke
Dude, Luke's are always hot.
Jess
It seems to be that way.
Jose
Did you guys end up going out?
Melanie
Yeah, we ended up grabbing drinks one night, and it was, like, really good. But the disappointing thing was that he had told me he had been looking to transfer to a different hospital in a different city, so it was, like, such a bummer.
Brooke
I mean, that makes sense. I know medical people often change, move, find a better opportunity.
Jose
How do you feel about him moving cities? About, like, that possibility.
Melanie
So that's like, the big question why I'm kind of talking to you guys. Because it's like, even from the jump, like, why am I getting involved with a guy who's trying to leave, you know? But then it's not like I meet, like, a ton of handsome doctors all the time.
Jess
Like Grey's Anatomy.
Melanie
Yeah.
Jose
I feel like handsome doctors.com would be a good place to start.
Jess
Yeah.
Jess got that bookmark.
Brooke
Interesting. I didn't know that was one.
Kyle
Yeah.
Brooke
Is that Nexon?
Jose
Muscular doctors don't give away all of my secrets.
Jess
Wow.
Jose
Taking away all my prospects.
Melanie
So after those drinks, like, we haven't seen each other for a few months.
Brooke
Oh, okay.
Jose
Oh, so you continued?
Brooke
We did.
Melanie
And I don't want to be selfish and then, like, ask him to stay for me, but I think I just want to know, is it worth fighting for? Because we have a strong connection.
Brooke
Like, is there a window where he could possibly have that on his mind as well?
Melanie
Yeah, I mean, he's looking at a job in. In Philadelphia, so we're just saying that
Jess
because of the city.
Jose
Yeah, I'm kidding.
Brooke
They got.
Jess
But that's a big move.
Jose
You feel like he's, like, leaning towards one way or the other?
Melanie
Well, I'm not sure. Like, I do feel like we have a really strong connection, and it's grown a lot since we met, but I can't. I'm not going to ask him to give up his life for me necessarily. Just early and, like, vice versa. So it's a weird situation.
Brooke
What are you wanting to ask him? What do you want him to talk about?
Melanie
Well, I want him to know that I'm willing to fight for this. So I want to put it out there.
Brooke
Okay, you want to put it out there that you think this relationship is
Jose
worth a shot and that he shouldn't
Brooke
leave or that you do long distance?
Jess
Yeah, that's what I was going to ask. Like, option or no.
Luke
Tough.
Melanie
Yeah. I mean, long distance sucks, but I'm open to trying to make it work until we can figure out a different solution.
Jess
So if we're going to give you advice, how, like, serious is your relationship right now? Right now. Are you official or exclusive? Yeah, There it is. Ask the question.
Melanie
In my mind, we are like, I feel like I'm doing a lot. You know, he has crazy hours, like, sometimes, like, 16 hours straight. So I meet him outside the hospital after a shift, or I would offer to take him out to dinner, and he'd be falling asleep at the table, you know, And I. I'd offer to bring him back to my place and just let him nap.
Luke
Wow.
Melanie
So I understand now why it's so hard to date someone that works in the healthcare industry. You know, they're asked to do so
Brooke
much, especially when they're at a hospital.
Jess
Oh, yeah.
Brooke
Oh, my God. My best friend was an ER nurse, and she would literally, she'd do the eight shifts in a row, and then she just sleep for three days.
Jose
Oh, no.
Jess
Poor girl.
Jose
Brutal out there. And good for you for wanting to attach yourself to someone who's living that lifestyle, Melanie. But now that.
Jess
That said, let's call him and wake him up. Potentially.
Jose
We'll see if it even works. We'll find out what he has to say, we'll come back, give you our advice, and let you make your awkward Tuesday phone call to convince your handsome doctor boyfriend not to move to Philadelphia.
Brooke
Well, I don't know if they're using that title yet, but.
Jose
Okay, your handsome doctor sit. Relationship, then.
Melanie
Yeah, I mean, he's my boyfriend as far as I'm concerned.
Jose
Okay, whatever it is, we're gonna let you make your awkward call to him right after this. Hold on.
Jess
It's awkward?
Brooke
It's Tuesday.
Luke
It's awkward Tuesday phone call.
Jose
We're on the phone with our listener Melanie, who Brooke told me during the break she's super jealous of.
Jess
Really?
Jose
I mean, it's understandable.
Brooke
Why did I say that?
Jose
Because Melanie obviously is involved with a very handsome, successful doctor, and the relationship is still pretty newish. Only been dating a couple months, and she kind of caught him at a weird time in his life when he's considering moving hospitals and heading to a whole new city. Same city where Fresh Prince got beat up on the playground while shooting hoops. But Melanie wants to fight for him, and so she's trying to figure out, how do I tell him that I really want this relationship to work when they're only two months in?
Brooke
I'm still curious why I'm jealous. I don't really.
Jose
That's a question you need to look in the mirror and ask yourself, Brooke. But what advice.
Jess
You said it.
Jose
Do you have for Melanie? And try not to let your raging jealousy get in the way. Go ahead.
Brooke
I'm actually really excited for Melanie.
Jess
Don't take her, man. Brooke.
Brooke
Okay, listen. I think the easiest way to lock down a guy, because that's ultimately what you want to do, right? And the best way to do that is take him on an incredible vacation.
Kyle
Oh.
Brooke
I mean, it doesn't even have to be expensive, Melanie. It just needs to be romantic. You need to be in a bikini.
Melanie
I mean, that's one way to do it.
Brooke
Dude, it's so good. You'll come away, he'll come away, and you'll be like, we have to do this. This is magic.
Jose
Jose, what do you think?
Jess
You have to just work in naturally, how bad you feel for him, because moving sucks, you know? Like, you got to change your id. You're going to have to hire all these movers. You're going to leave all your friends and family behind. It's just so much easier to stay, right?
Brooke
Oh, yeah.
Jose
What do you think? What do you Think about saying how bad you feel for him, Melanie.
Melanie
I mean, I do feel for him. And having to move. You know, start over, point out that
Brooke
he won't have anyone in the new city to bring him food at the end of his shift or take naps with.
Jess
There you go.
Melanie
Well, don't challenge him to find someone new.
Jose
Okay, so there you go. Those are your two options. Build rapport in a bikini.
Brooke
That's a winner, I'm telling you.
Jose
Or say how sorry you feel for him.
Melanie
You can combine them.
Jose
Whatever bits of our advice you want to use or not use, that's up to you, Melanie. But I'm going to dial Luke, your boyfriend, and let you make your awkward Tuesday phone call. You ready?
Melanie
Yeah, I think so. I'm a little nervous.
Jose
It's only the rest of your life that's on the line.
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Melanie
Oh, my God.
Brooke
Or is it just a flash in the pan? Who knows? You know?
Melanie
Yeah, the bed pan.
Jeffrey
We know.
Jose
So here we go.
Luke
Hello?
Melanie
Hey, it's me.
Luke
Hey, how you doing?
Melanie
Hi. I'm doing okay. How are you doing?
Luke
Yeah, yeah, yeah, I'm fine. You know, just tired, A little busy. Hey, have you seen my sandwich punch card? It's not my wallet. If I get one more, I get a free meatball sub. So let me know.
Melanie
No, I haven't. What shop is it?
Luke
Oh, it's just for some random sub shop. I thought I left it at your place. Never. Never mind.
Melanie
Yeah, well, if I see it, I'll definitely let you know. But the reason that I'm calling today is that I've just been kind of thinking about, you know, your whole situation, and I just kind of feel really bad that, like, you're going to have to start over and it's going to be hard to move and you have to get a new id like, you know.
Luke
Oh, the move. Yeah, I. I haven't decided yet.
Melanie
Oh, okay. I mean, that's. That's great because I was. I was going to say that the past two months have been so much fun. And I hope they have been for you, too.
Luke
Yeah, yeah, they've. They've been great.
Melanie
Okay. I don't. I don't know how to read that, but I wanted you to know how I feel. And I can tell that, you know, you've been trying to protect me and, like, to some of the times we've hung out, like when I've invited you over to my parents, you know, like, you obviously didn't want to complicate things and, like, meet them, and I Totally get that.
Luke
Well, I don't know if it's like
Melanie
that, but look, I understand. Like, I just. Okay, I do have to ask you. My dad's got this hip problem and this is different, but I'm hoping you can maybe look at it real quick because, like, you deal with that type of thing.
Luke
I don't think I'd be the best person for that.
Melanie
What are you talking about? I'm literally just asking you to help me with my family for just like a second. It's something you're trained in.
Luke
Melanie, listen.
Melanie
No, you listen to me. I've been basically taking care of you the past couple months. Meeting you after your shifts. I've been making you dinner.
Luke
I.
Melanie
Then you crash in my place. Like, I've been there for you. You can't just do this one thing for me?
Luke
Well, this is difficult.
Melanie
What's difficult?
Luke
This is getting a little intense. I. I don't really like this. I don't think we should see each other anymore.
Melanie
What? You can't just like throw that out there in the middle of a conversation. Is this like because of the move? And what is this about? Can you just tell me?
Luke
It's not you. I just. This is a lot. And you deserve better.
Melanie
Yeah, better than what, a good looking doctor?
Luke
No, you deserve a real doctor. Cause I'm not one.
Kyle
Awkward.
Jeffrey
What?
Brooke
What'd you just say?
Luke
What is this not a real doctor?
Melanie
What are you talking about?
Brooke
I think he probably wants to know what you're talking about first because we're all here, Melanie.
Jose
So, Luke, I don't know if you can hear us, but we're radio show called Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning.
Luke
I don't know what this is, but I don't want to be on some radio Gotcha show.
Brooke
It's not a gotcha show. I'm trying to help her.
Jess
Just get him though.
Jose
It's called the awkward Tuesday phone call. Melanie is a listener and she told us about this kind of complicated situation that you're in with your job and your relationship. She was trying to hopefully convince you that there was more to pursue.
Jess
She likes you.
Brooke
What do you mean, not real Dr. Melanie?
Luke
You. You set me up without telling me. You lied to me just to get me on some. On some show.
Melanie
I lied? You just told me that you're not a real doctor. So like, what? Who are you?
Luke
All right. Hey. Which is calm. Just calm down, all right? Just calm down.
Melanie
Don't tell me to calm down. How many times did we FaceTime when you were leaving the hospital? At night in your scrubs?
Jess
Oh, yeah.
Jose
All right, what the heck?
Luke
Yeah, I, I, I do that.
Brooke
You do what? What do you do, Luke?
Luke
I, I, I use that as a lie.
Brooke
Use what?
Luke
Look, I'm sorry that you had to find out like this, but it was just to keep up appearances.
Jess
No way. Wait, do you work at a hospital?
Melanie
Are you being serious right now?
Luke
I'm not proud of it, okay? I'm not. But I, I say I'm a doctor. To me, women.
Melanie
Oh, my God.
Jess
It's like stolen valor for regular people.
Brooke
Are you like, at least a nurse's assistant or something?
Jess
Like going for 16 hour shifts?
Brooke
You're on a janitor even at the hospital?
Jess
Yeah.
Jose
What do you do?
Luke
I, I work in doordash. Okay?
Brooke
Doordash?
Jose
You're a doordash driver?
Luke
Yes, I'm a doordash driver.
Melanie
Your entire TikTok where you message me is a ton of information of you as a doctor.
Brooke
Oh, my gosh, dude, that's why you can't follow these Tick Tock doctors, Alexis, okay? You could be anything you want to be on Tick Tock.
Luke
So, look, I don't want to talk about this, okay?
Melanie
You have to. We've been dating for two months.
Brooke
Oh, man, that is so low.
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Jess
Why would you like doordash better in Philly? Why do you have to move, too?
Brooke
My guess is. My guess is he's just trying to get out of the relationship before she finds out that he's a doctor. You guys moving?
Jess
Then it was just a lie.
Luke
If it gets too serious after a month or two, I tell them I need to leave the city and take a different job. So,
Melanie
like, wasting my time?
Brooke
Dude, you're going to deliver to one of these women at some point, and it is going to be an awkward delivery.
Jose
Okay? It's times like this, Melanie, that I try to look on the bright side. At least he didn't try to diagnose your dad's hip issue.
Brooke
See, I was going to say the only bright side is he's a hot delivery driver.
Melanie
I don't even know what to say. I'm so shocked and disappointed in you, Luke. You have completely wasted my time.
Luke
Listen, listen. All I'm going to say is I don't want to be on the radio, but.
Melanie
Oh, yeah, too bad.
Jess
Too bad.
Luke
You deserve better than me.
Melanie
Yeah, no, I definitely deserve better than you. I, like, I am shocked, you guys.
Brooke
Yeah, yeah, I don't blame you.
Jess
Wait, are you not dating him anymore? Is that.
Jose
Of course not.
Brooke
You just got lied to too for two months about what it does as a profession. How can you ever come back from that? Like, there is zero respect there.
Melanie
I don't trust this guy at all.
Jose
Maybe he gets that free meatball sub, then we can talk afterwards.
Brooke
I mean, the thing is, Luke, like, you could have just been yourself and maybe you would have had a chance with her.
Luke
Listen, I don't have to explain anything to you guys, okay? I've pulled plenty of women as a doctor and I'm telling you, it just works, okay? And I facetime myself outside of a hospital. It's pretty easy to pull off.
Jess
Oh, it works so much. It's true to say that the nice guys finish last. Darn. Now he's single.
Jose
Oh man.
Luke
Well, I'm not single. For your information. I'm dating like 15 women.
Brooke
Oh my God.
Jess
Oh my God.
Brooke
I hope they hear this.
Jess
No one's exhausted all the time.
Brooke
What a con man.
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Jose
still waiting for you to apologize and admit you were wrong there.
Brooke
So about what?
Jose
You scoffed at me when I talked about Internet doctors from the Dark web videos and Having no actual proof. Turns out he was one of them all along.
Brooke
Huh? I scoffed at you because I didn't want to know about your Internet habits, Jasmine.
Jose
And if only you had not scoffed, we could have gotten to the bottom of this before she got hurt turn
Jess
into a scoff off.
Brooke
Her algorithm is not the same as yours. I'm just gonna let you know this is not a doctor who slid into yours before.
Jose
That is fair. It's a little bit different, but it is the classic I'm not a doctor but I play one on TikTok situation. And you know what? We're definitely not do but we will try to diagnose your personal problems if you have them and give you our advice on all the awkward Tuesday phone calls which you can find. They're up on the dark web platform. Whichever one you go to to get your podcasts, just look up Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning.
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Release Date: June 16, 2026
Host: iHeartPodcasts
This "Awkward Tuesday" installment tackles a classic Brooke & Jeffrey scenario: a listener, Melanie, seeks help navigating a budding romance with a man she believes is a doctor—until a shocking truth is revealed live on air. The episode centers on her attempt to convince "Dr. Luke" not to relocate for a job, only for the hosts (and thousands of listeners) to witness one of the wildest catfishing reveals ever caught on the show. Hilarity, awkwardness, and genuine empathy ensue.
"He actually started following me on TikTok... we were just kind of chatting for a bit online, realized we were in the same city..." — Melanie (05:42)
"The easiest way to lock down a guy... is take him on an incredible vacation. You need to be in a bikini." — Brooke (11:07)
“I don’t think I’d be the best person for that.” — Luke (14:32)
"I don't really like this. I don't think we should see each other anymore." — Luke (15:03)
"You deserve a real doctor. Cause I'm not one." — Luke (15:30)
"What’d you just say?" — Brooke (15:39)
“I use that as a lie...I say I'm a doctor. To meet women.” — Luke (16:57, 17:12)
"I work in DoorDash. Okay? … I'm a DoorDash driver." — Luke (17:31-17:35)
“Why would you like DoorDash better in Philly? Why do you have to move, too?” — Jess (18:04)
"If it gets too serious after a month or two, I tell them I need to leave the city and take a different job." — Luke (18:18)
“You have completely wasted my time.” — Melanie (18:41)
“No one's exhausted all the time.” — Jess (19:54)
“I hope they hear this.” — Brooke (19:53) (referring to his claim of ‘dating 15 women’)
“You could be anything you want to be on TikTok.” — Brooke (17:43)
"It's the classic, 'I'm not a doctor, but I play one on TikTok' situation." — Jose (21:58)
"You deserve a real doctor. Cause I'm not one." — Luke (15:30)
"I say I'm a doctor. To meet women." — Luke (17:12)
"If it gets too serious after a month or two, I tell them I need to leave the city and take a different job." — Luke (18:18)
"What a con man." — Brooke (19:56)
The episode strikes a signature Brooke & Jeffrey balance:
Listeners are taken on an emotional—and highly entertaining—ride. What starts as a possible long-distance romance with a “handsome doctor” spirals into a viral-level catfish reveal, with the hosts and Melanie discovering the hard way just how easy it is to craft an alluring online persona. The memorable "Paging Dr. Luke" will have fans scrolling social media, warning their friends, and, of course, laughing out loud at yet another rollercoaster Brooke & Jeffrey "Second Date Update".