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Hey, it's Brooke and Jeffrey, and we got a brand new episode for you today. Thanks for being on the Second Eight podcast. And can I just start by apologizing to one of our listeners in Hawaii? Oh, yep. What are you doing? What'd you do wrong? Well, he texted in to 78592 to complain about the commercials. Okay. Oh, yeah, and I get it. I get it, okay? But we're a free show. Our company chooses where to add them. All right? You can skip them. So I just wrote him back and I said, thanks for your support. Hope you understand. And then what? I didn't think about the time change. And he got the text at about 2 in the morning, I think. Yeah, and then he texted back, thanks for waking me up again. So, you know my dad. My bad.
C
All right, we should text him an ad right now. Yeah, like a text.
D
Yeah. What a nightmare. Waking up to a text from Brooke at 2:00am that's scary.
E
Apologize.
C
So a lot of guys have done.
D
Let'S do less harm on the. In the comment section. Well, Kai said therapist here. You guys always make my day and are my self care between cases instead of being case studies. Although you guys would make some good ones. Yeah, yeah, that all checks out.
C
There's like five therapists bidding for me right now.
E
No.
C
Yeah, they're like, I want him. It's so good. I'm like, no, gotta pay me.
D
They see how far of a investment that will be. All right, let's get your new second date podcast started. It's an awkward Tuesday day. It begins right now.
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It can be complicated changing careers later in life.
D
Uh. Oh, Jeff.
C
Oh, yeah, man, tell me about it.
D
Are you planning something that we need to know about?
A
Not me. It just made me think of when Brooke's uncle Soupy the Clown decided to hang up his balloon animal gig and transition to oversized shoe salesman.
D
It's spongy.
A
Whatever.
D
How can you not remember when it happened?
A
I just know the whole family scoffed at him, saying, you're besmirching the good Fox family clown legacy.
D
I'll.
A
Come on.
D
I'll say we haven't seen him at a Thanksgiving table in a while.
A
And they said it all while honking their noses at him the entire time.
C
Everyone spray with your flower.
A
Ooh, tough crowd. Well, we've got another dramatic career change that's affecting one young couple, and it could throw a giant clown wrench into their happy relationship.
D
Are they clowns? If you don't know, that's not good. In clown world.
A
It's not good. You're going to hear why in your brand new awkward Tuesday phone call right after this. It's awkward.
B
It's Tuesday.
A
It's awkward Tuesday phone call. When you're in a relationship with someone for long enough, it's natural to worry about them.
D
What do you mean? Like, when you care about someone, worried about their safety, happiness, you start thinking.
A
Like, are they eating healthy enough to live a long, happy life with me?
D
Aw.
A
Are they dressing nice enough to attend this fancy dinner with me? Are they not drinking enough at this house party? So everyone's gonna think we're the boring couple.
D
What? These are the things you wor but you can't be fun without alcohol. Jeff, who do you hang out with? Guys, Jeff.
A
These are just natural things that come up in normal relationships. Not that you would know anything about that, but one of our listeners says he's been worrying about his girlfriend lately and doesn't know where else to turn. So we're gonna be here for him in his moment of need. Aaron, man, welcome to the show.
E
What's up, guys? How are you?
D
Good, we're good. How long have you and your girlfriend been together?
E
Almost four years now.
D
Oh, okay.
A
Four years.
E
Wow. Yeah.
D
That's a chunk.
A
You're starting to get into a serious party.
E
Yeah, most definitely the number one person in my life.
D
You guys live together too?
E
Yes. Yes, we do.
D
Okay, all right, good.
A
So you said that in your email that you've been worried about her. What's going on? That.
E
Yeah, she works an office job, you know, as an administrative assistant. But she's been kind of feeling bored and doesn't feel like she's happy there. So she wants to switch her career up.
D
That's cool.
E
She's decided to become a cop instead.
D
Oh. She's going to be a police officer.
B
Whoa.
C
Really needed right now.
A
Quite a shift from office administrator to.
F
Yeah.
E
Which is what I'm saying. I'm just nervous because I see the news all the time and I see what they have to deal with and just the kind of stigma that is surrounding them.
D
And maybe she feels like true calling to go out and change something in the community, you know, and give back.
E
Yeah, but, like, I feel like there's other ways go about it. She says that it's good money, and maybe that's true. And, like, they need more people in law enforcement, But I know they Give.
C
Bonuses and stuff sometimes when you sign up.
D
Is she in police school? What do you call that?
C
Academy.
E
Police academy.
D
Oh, that's the one. Like the movies? Yeah, yeah, they call it that. It's like a training.
E
She's looking into it, but, like, I think she has decided that. And she's just gonna do it and whatever comes with it comes with it. I don't know. She really understands all the dangers.
A
Have you tried sitting her down in front of the TV and showing her an episode of NYPD Blue?
E
Anytime I try to say anything about the dangerous stuff, she kind of brushes it off as I'm worrying too much and.
D
Yeah, I mean, I think it's natural to worry. Like, that would be a job that I think anyone would worry about someone that they love entering.
A
Totally.
C
She also wants you to take her seriously.
E
I understand that. Boy, maybe start off as a mall cop.
A
Mock up, Work your way up in the danger.
C
I can see why she's like, no, I don't want to do that.
D
Yeah, nobody wants to be a mall cop. Yeah.
E
I don't know. It's just a lot to take in right now. And again, whatever she does, I'll support. I'll accept her.
A
But you're just.
E
I just want to have this conversation about all the risks and everything. Like, it's hard to sit her down.
D
And really, like a mansplain being a cop to her.
A
It sounds like what he was saying was that he's tried to, like, tell her about some of the risks and she's not listening.
D
I agree with Alexis. It feels a little weird for you to be explaining to her something that she's passionate about, but.
E
Yeah, but it's not a passion of her. It's been something that she just thought of within the past month that you know of.
D
Right.
A
Okay, so, Brooke, let me just ask you. If the genders were reversed and he wanted to become a cop and she felt hesitation about it.
D
No, I think.
A
Would that feel different?
D
I think it's normal to feel hesitation. I think to say that she doesn't understand the dangers of being a police officer is pretty.
A
Yeah. I would trust what her boyfriend of four years has to say. Like, he's coming from a place of concern. It sounds like. And that must be grounded in something. Sounds like you. You feel like you're gonna say something.
C
To her and she's just gonna go, oh, my gosh, wait, I didn't think of that.
D
There's guns involved. Some kids had no idea I'm a girl. I didn't know Wait, cops do dangerous things? Yeah.
C
Okay, not that bad. But that's what it sounds like is gonna happen.
A
Aaron, I swear, we're not mocking you right now. We're just trying to get all of this out before we get your girlfriend Fiona on the phone and before we give you our real advice. To tell you how you should call up your girlfriend and really help her think about, is this the right career move? Does that make sense? Aaron, I know you're not laughing.
E
Yeah, yeah, yeah, of course.
D
Okay.
A
You know, we're a jokey show.
C
And remember, you're doing all the talking. We're not gonna ruin this for you. You can do your thing.
E
Thank you.
C
He's gotta regret it.
A
He's totally regretting calling in. But we're gonna come back, give you some solid advice, and let you make your awkward Tuesday phone call to your girlfriend to see if she really wants to be a cop. Coming up right after this. It's awkward.
B
It's Tuesday.
A
It's awkward Tuesday phone call. When you come to us for an awkward Tuesday phone call, the truth is, we may not give you the advice that you want to hear.
D
Well.
E
Oh, yeah.
A
But that's why we're here, to give you a different opinion.
D
I mean, why did you come to us? It's free advice.
E
Yeah.
A
It's not great advice. It's the best we can do because one of our listeners, Aaron, has a girlfriend of almost four years now who recently told him she wants to give up her office job and become a cop. And his immediate reaction? Worry. Concern that she may not understand the full impact taking this job could have on her life and on his. Because they're a unit together now. But some of us here are concerned that this is going to come across as a classic case of mansplaining.
D
Well, he did. He did a lot of, like. She doesn't understand how dangerous it is.
F
Right.
A
I. I agree. That could come across as. I know better than you do.
D
Yeah.
A
Here's why.
D
He's got to watch the wording a little, Right?
C
Definitely.
A
That's not what you're looking to do here, right, Aaron?
E
No. And whatever she wants to do, I will fully support her. I'm just more worried because she's focused on the money aspect. Everything that we talk about, whenever we talk about is just how much money she's going to make, how she loves the money, the money, the money. And we never talk about the safety. And that's just all I was trying to get across.
D
Okay.
F
Okay.
A
So you need advice because you feel like she's not hearing you and your concerns. How do you get her to at least be open to that?
E
Yeah, just think more about the safety parts and not just focus on money. Because we can make money in any type of way, you know?
D
Right. Money comes and goes. Your life is precious.
A
Right. So, Brooke, what's your advice to Aaron here before we call his girlfriend?
D
Well, I think no matter what, you do have to come in saying fully support you in whatever decision you make, because it's not your choice, it's her career choice. And I think the way you can show that is you could follow it up by saying, why don't I help you with the pros and cons list? That way I get to better understand why you want to do this. Maybe you come away feeling more secure in the choices that she's making. Or she comes away feeling like, oh, man, there's a lot of cons here. Maybe it's not a good idea. Women do love a pros and cons list. I love those things.
A
Nothing more exciting in radio than listening to somebody make a pros and cons list, too.
C
A bad idea.
D
They don't have to do it live on the radio necessarily.
A
Just offering it. Yes.
D
That's like coming up with that idea, you know?
A
Very thoughtful, Jose. What do you think?
C
Well, she probably knows what it takes to be a police officer. Right? But something maybe she should consider is.
A
You guys aren't married yet or engaged.
C
Thank you. But one of the highest divorce rates in society are cops. You say, hey, honey, that may not be great for us.
D
Yeah, because the schedules are terrible.
A
That's interesting. Threaten her with divorce before you're even engaged.
D
So you thought divorce rates were already high.
A
What do you think about that, Aaron?
E
That's an interesting point. You know, I'll bring it up when I talk to her.
D
That's on the cons list.
A
Yeah, it is.
D
You know, for sure.
A
Just in case you weren't. You were wondering.
F
Okay.
A
All right. So that's our advice for you. Like I said, may not have been the greatest advice, but the important thing is we're here in your corner, ready to support you if you need a little help.
F
Okay.
D
Or interrupt if you start mansplaining.
F
That's true.
A
We'll stop you from doing that.
D
You're on it. All right.
A
We're gonna call your girlfriend here. Sorry, what was her name again?
E
Fiona.
A
Fiona.
B
Okay.
A
All right. Here we go.
D
Officer Fiona.
A
We'll see. We will see.
E
Let's see how this goes. Hello. Hey, babe. How are you?
G
Oh, hey, how's it going?
E
Oh, you know, I'm just chilling. Chilling. I know you're busy, but I just wanted to see if you had some time to talk real quick.
G
Yeah, give me two seconds to walk away from my riveting desk job. What's going on, babe?
E
So you know I love you. And you know that whatever you do, I will always support you like I always have. We're unit. We will always do everything together. I am a little concerned about your new career path you are trying to go on, I'm not gonna lie.
G
Wait, hold on.
B
You're.
G
You're calling me in the middle of the morning to tell me that you don't like the new job that I'm looking at?
E
No, no, no. I just want it to be a thing where we think about it together. You know, we can go through the pros, the cons, and just weigh out all of our options.
G
I mean, sure, but I don't understand.
E
Yes.
G
Look, we're. We're a team. We're going to talk about everything. But why? Why. Why are you so concerned?
E
I mean, you're going out at night, first of all, putting yourself in bad situations with who knows who. Like.
G
I will not be going out at night. I will only be working days, so.
E
But how do you know that? And even if you were in daytime, daytime can still be risky. Like, you see the news. What.
G
What are you even saying? Why is it risky? I mean, I know it's. It's new and different, but, like, what do you mean?
E
How is it risky? I'm worried. I care about you. And all you're thinking about in this situation is just the money. Like, the money, the money, the money.
G
Well, of course it is good money. And it's gonna help us. Like, I don't know, we might even get a boat. Like, this is a different game for us.
E
A boat? We're talking about this and you care about a boat? Who cares about the boat? I'm worried about you getting shot.
G
What? No one's gonna get shot at my job. No one has guns at my job.
E
What do you mean, nobody has guns? I've watched TV shows. You have, too. How do everybody has guns?
G
No, nobody has guns when they're a mortgage officer.
E
What?
G
I mean, have you ever seen an episode of House Hunters where they meet a mortgage person and they pull out an automatic weapon? Like, what are you talking about?
E
Oh, I'm so confused.
B
Awkward.
D
Mortgage officer.
A
Yeah, I'm confused now, too.
D
Wait, that's also a destination job.
E
Hold on. What?
G
What is happening. Hey, Aaron, what's going on?
A
Yeah, Fiona, I'm just going to jump in here because you're on the radio right now with a show called Brooke and Jeffrey in the Morning because of.
D
Your guys's killer couple communication. Yeah, don't mock them, Brooks.
C
Don't say killer.
D
It's a good point. It's a good point.
A
Dangerous words you're using.
D
Oh, you too.
C
What's going on, guys?
A
Fiona, this is called an awkward Tuesday phone call. Your boyfriend Aaron reached out to us because he said he was worried that you were considering changing careers and wanting to become a police officer. You're saying a mortgage officer?
E
Yeah.
G
I am not going to be a police officer. A mortgage officer was the plan all along.
D
Oh, you never thought police. How did you get police out of it then?
C
From the word officer?
A
Aaron, where was your head at?
E
A mortgage officer. A police officer who evicts people that can't pay their mortgages. Like, they're all risky.
G
That is not. Not what a mortgage officer does.
A
Aaron, I think you're thinking about deputies who evict people when they're not paying. That's not a mortgage officer. That's just a normal police officers.
D
Officer is someone you go to when you need a house loan and they do all the paperwork and figure out if you can get a good rate.
C
Yeah, and I think they make good money, too.
D
It's literally so boring.
G
Yeah, I would work for like a bank or a credit union. Like, it's not even remotely violent at all.
C
He's spoken about the dangers of banking or paper cuts.
A
Aaron, is this making sense to you?
E
So it's not dangerous?
G
No.
A
Oh, my God.
C
We all just heard the light bulb.
D
Oh, buddy. So you knew it was mortgage officer this entire time. You just didn't understand the difference between that and a police officer?
E
Yeah, I guess I just never heard the term. I just heard officer and, you know, different type of officer. Especially since we were watching those police shows the other day. I don't know, I just.
D
Okay, if it makes you feel better, Aaron, my husband thought taxidermy was for taxes, like doing paperwork, so.
E
Okay. Okay.
A
He's still hearing about it from Brooke. And that was five years ago.
D
Yeah, it's part of my arsenal for sure. It's a funny story.
A
Okay.
D
Yeah.
A
So clearly this was a giant misunderstanding. I'm really glad that we took time out of our day to get this cleared up.
D
And you used your pros and cons list.
A
We could still make a pros and cons for the mortgage officer. Thing though, if you want to.
E
Aaron, can we just forget this call ever happened? Can that be part of the.
A
Yes.
G
Definitely not.
D
Definitely not. She says that's a true relationship.
A
You're going to hear about this for.
D
The rest of your life.
A
Fiona. The good news is your boyfriend Aaron was genuinely concerned about you and your safety and he went through all this trouble to come to a radio show to reach out and just make sure that his points were heard. So.
D
And it makes sense why he thought you didn't understand the dangers of that job.
A
Yeah.
C
Casual about it.
A
Because there basically are none.
F
Right.
A
Yes.
G
This does make a lot more sense now.
D
Okay.
E
Okay. Yeah.
A
Well, good luck to the two of you as your relationship continues to grow. And.
D
And let's hope those feds drop the rate. Right? Oh, good.
G
Yeah, no kidding.
A
Good luck, Fiona.
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C
Okay, but did anybody think it was that extreme?
D
Yeah, I get it, though. If you've never bought a house, like, I, you know, I had never dealt with one until we bought a house. Yeah, I don't know what it is, but I wouldn't jump to cop ever.
A
It's confusing if you've never heard mortgage officer before, but basically take the most boring job you could think of, multiply that by 10, and that's almost as dull as what an actual mortgage officer does.
D
Yeah. I mean, not to insult any mortgage officer officers listening or anything.
A
No, no. I mean, I say that in the most respectful way possible.
D
We're glad you do the paperwork.
A
That's right. I do have a feeling, though, when Aaron and Fiona talk about this a little later tonight, he's gonna be like, are you sure you can't do, like, a little bit more dangerous of a job? Because this isn't very fun to talk about.
D
Well, it sounds like he just wanted the handcuffs. Oh, yeah, you don't need a job title for those.
A
No, you don't. Yeah, we'll send you a link to get your own Aaron, if you want those. But if you ever want some of our advice, some of our help, you can always email the show. We'll try and help you through whatever awkward personal family situation you're dealing with or misunderstanding. Either way, we're there for you. Just find us online at Brooke and Jeffrey.
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Date: November 18, 2025
Host(s): Brooke, Jeffrey, and crew
Featuring Listeners: Aaron and Fiona
This episode of Brooke and Jeffrey’s “Second Date Update: Awkward Tuesday” revolves around a hilarious case of miscommunication in a long-term relationship. Listener Aaron is worried about his girlfriend Fiona’s decision to leave her office job and become an “officer.” The twist? He thinks she means police officer, concerned for her safety and their future, but Fiona actually meant “mortgage officer,” a much less risky career move. The episode combines genuine relationship advice with the show’s trademark banter, culminating in a comedic on-air reveal that leaves everyone, including the couple, surprised and laughing.
The episode is a quintessential “Brooke and Jeffrey” production—balancing real concern with comedic energy. Aaron’s misunderstanding delivers a relatable mix of loving concern and comic confusion, and the on-air awkwardness is resolved in a way that’s true to both the hosts’ style and the couple’s enduring relationship.
Final Thought (19:42):
“Fiona, the good news is your boyfriend Aaron was genuinely concerned about you and your safety and he went through all this trouble to come to a radio show... So...” —Jeffrey
“And it makes sense why he thought you didn’t understand the dangers of that job.” —Brooke
If you’re in the mood for a feel-good, laughter-filled reminder that communication is everything (and career titles matter!), this episode is for you.