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Brooke
Hey, it's Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning. Welcome to your full brand new hour. And I confess. I have a huge, huge secret that I'm keeping for my kids.
Jeffrey
You're confessing?
Jose
You have a confession?
Alexis
I actually can't believe it though. For real. You better hope they don't hear this because you will be kicked out of your own house.
Heather
Yeah.
Brooke
It's not a lie. It's not a lie. Plus, a brand new second date today with a single mom, which is awesome.
Alexis
She's brand new to the dating world
Brooke
and already needs our help. So we're gonna get to that. But first, comments.
Alexis
Jackson, Grimm said I'm coming up to Seattle for a work trip. I'll only be here for about 24 hours, but I'm a little nervous to drive around knowing that I'll be in the same city as Alexis.
Jose
I know, that's so funny.
Alexis
Pre call your insurance? Yeah, no, no, can we do under the table? I can't go through insurance anymore. They'll drop me.
Jose
Jackson, the only guy to be like Alexis. Can I have your number so I can avoid you?
Alexis
Yeah, please tell me where you're going
Brooke
so I can go to the office.
Jose
Where are you?
Alexis
All right, well, see you on the road, Jackson.
Brooke
Good luck in any parking garage. All right, your brand new flower starts right now.
Jeffrey
Finally, the stud we've been waiting for is in. Oh, it's Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning. In America, what's the difference between savory and sweet people? What are you? Let's take a quick poll around the room. Alexis, you're savory or sweet to choose one.
Alexis
What if it changes on the day?
Brooke
No, that's so hard. I'll go sweet.
Jeffrey
Okay, sweet Brooke. Who are you?
Brooke
Ah, God. Ah, that's so tricky.
Jeffrey
I, the woman who steals candy out of everybody's desk. Which one do you fall into?
Brooke
I also steal all of Ashley's tortilla chips when she orders chipotle.
Jose
Yeah, she loves blue cheese.
Brooke
I think that I'm sweet.
Jeffrey
All right, two sweets. Jose, you sweet or savory?
Jose
Can I be sour? Cause I'm very sour.
Jeffrey
Okay, we'll mark you down as sour.
Jose
I'm gonna go savory. Cause my doctors would prefer that.
Jeffrey
I know, I used to be a sweet boy up through college, but nowadays I'm a savory stallion. But according to the latest poll, I'm apparently in the minority.
Brooke
Oh, the savory people are, huh?
Jeffrey
Cause 81% of American adults consider themselves swee treat people. Meaning they gravitate towards sugary treats rather than savory ones.
Jose
Oh, my God.
Brooke
I mean, sugar's so addictive.
Alexis
Yeah.
Jose
I'm not even finished with dinner and I'm like, okay, where's dessert at?
Brooke
I know I need something at the end of it.
Jeffrey
The generation with the biggest sweet Tooth is Gen Z86. Say that they lean the sweet way.
Brooke
Why are they just looking at their coffee orders? Because. Yeah.
Jeffrey
Meanwhile, only 57% of boomers agree with the sweetness. The top two favorite sweet treats right now are cookies and ice cream, Both tied at 61%. Chocolates next at 51, then candy, then cake.
Brooke
Okay, just you saying that makes me realize I am a sweet person. Now I'm craving it.
Jeffrey
And over a third of the population says eating sweets is one of their top sources of happiness in life.
Jose
I mean, low key, dude. Like a hot cinnamon roll. Oh, my God.
Brooke
The ones that are like as big as your head.
Jose
Yeah. You just unravel it like a blank.
Jeffrey
The other top source of happiness is hearing us get zapped in the throat during the shot collar question of the day.
Brooke
That's sweet and savory.
Jeffrey
Yeah. Let's send it over to the show's sweet boy, digital Jake. Here we go.
Digital Jake
Well, on this day in 1986, Clint Eastwood looked around the set of his hometown, squinted into the distance and said, you know what this place needs? Fewer zoning permits and more me. And before you know it, he was officially elected mayor of Carmel, California. He was population 4000.
Jose
Get off my county's line.
Brooke
And everyone is multi millionaires.
Jeffrey
Yeah, right.
Digital Jake
He served in that position for the next two years. Which just goes to show, in America, you can go from Hollywood legend to old guy arguing about parking meters in mere seconds.
Jeffrey
Oh, my gosh.
Digital Jake
But Clint is not the only big name star who's had a second career either before or after they became well known. And today, you'll have to tell me a few others during a special celebrity job swap edition of plenty of 20. Now you'll say a number one through 20. I'll tell you about a famous person with an unexpected second job. You just have to tell me which job it was to stay in the game.
Alexis
Cool.
Digital Jake
It'll be multiple choice. Let's start with the woman whose current side hustle includes dog walker, track coach, and used sock dealer. That's Alexis.
Jose
Everyone needs a side hustle.
Alexis
3.
Digital Jake
Before becoming the queen of cooking and entertaining, Martha Stewart had a very different high powered job. What was her second career? Was she a stable hand for an equestrian facility? Was she a wedding DJ? Or a stockbroker.
Brooke
Oh, the stockbroker wedding.
Jose
DJs Martha with some headphones.
Brooke
DJ Martha, Ms. on the ones and twos.
Alexis
Did she grow up rich? That seems like horse farms are just.
Brooke
She seems.
Jose
Seems like she's always been rich. Who knows?
Brooke
I mean, she did go to jail for insider trading, right?
Jose
Yeah, it was a very rich thing.
Jeffrey
I don't think the people that work on the horse farms are the rich ones, though. It's usually the people that own the horses. The stable boy is usually not like the rich guy. In the stories that I read.
Brooke
You could only trust Jeff on this
Jose
because he's the only one that has
Brooke
spent time with stable boys.
Alexis
Well, since Jeff knows all about stable boys, I will change my answer and go to whatever the stock finance one was.
Digital Jake
Yeah, stock, whatever finance money.
Austin
You're.
Digital Jake
She worked on Wall street the 1970s before building her lifestyle empire. I watched the Martha Stewart documentary produced by Martha Stewart that Martha Stewart made. I think she might be innocent. I don't know.
Brooke
Seems reliable.
Digital Jake
Yeah. Brooke, we're over to you. Three is off the board.
Brooke
Give me 18.
Digital Jake
Oscar winning actor Steve Buscemi didn't just play heroes. He actually was one before fame. What was his real life second job? Was he a firefighter? An ice cream Dr. A subway announcer announce.
Jose
Oh, announcer.
Brooke
I was like, wait, I think he would be a little too frightening for the children driving an ice cream truck around.
Jose
Oh, my God.
Digital Jake
Why is that, Brooke? Something about the way he looks.
Brooke
You want the spongebob popsicle?
Digital Jake
He kind of looks like a melted spongebob Pop.
Jose
He does look like a melted.
Brooke
I actually know he's. He was a firefighter.
Jeffrey
It is, right?
Digital Jake
He worked as a New York City firefighter before acting, and then after 911 went back to it for a little bit too.
Jose
That's great.
Digital Jake
We're two for two. Oh, 911's great. Interesting. All right, Jose, we're over to you. Three and 18 are off the board.
Jose
Let's go.
Jeffrey
12.
Digital Jake
Before becoming one of the biggest action stars ever, Dwayne Johnson had a surprisingly regular side job.
Jose
My doppelganger.
Digital Jake
Even before wrestling. What was it? Was he a lifeguard? Was he a dishwasher? Or was he a Costco sample attendant?
Brooke
No.
Jose
That was so funny. The little tiny cubes of cheese would look even tinier in his little.
Brooke
But he'd probably be so hungry. I mean, that man eats so much.
Jose
Lifeguard. What was the other one?
Digital Jake
Dishwasher.
Brooke
See?
Jose
So he is my doppelganger. Everyone always confuses us and I used to be a dishwasher at the Olive Garden, so I have a feeling him
Digital Jake
and I similar paths.
Jose
Dishwashing twin.
Digital Jake
Jose's going with B. And he's right.
Jeffrey
Yes.
Digital Jake
Not as wet as a lifeguard, but you can get wet as a dishwasher. He worked for 345 an hour before he became the Rock.
Jeffrey
Dang.
Jose
Now he makes that every half a second.
Digital Jake
We are in a tough spot because all of you have gotten your questions right.
Brooke
Let's go.
Digital Jake
Jeff and Jeffrey, we're over to you now.
Jeffrey
I'll do number 10.
Digital Jake
Rapper and entrepreneur 50 Cent is known for his business moves, but one of his early gigs was unexpected. What was it? Was he a barber, was he a dollar store manager? Or was he a boxing promoter?
Jeffrey
It would be pretty ironic if 50 cents worked at the dollar store.
Brooke
Yes.
Jeffrey
Maybe he was like the bargain guy.
Brooke
Yeah, he was half off at the
Jeffrey
dollar store over at the clearance bin. And that's how we got his name.
Jose
That's how we just stocked the clearance bin Barber.
Jeffrey
I gotta cross that off the list.
Brooke
You don't think he could cut hair?
Jeffrey
He doesn't even have hair. Isn't he bald?
Jose
I think now.
Brooke
Now, I don't know. I can't think of it.
Jeffrey
I can't think of his hair. He always had a hat on. Yeah, if he was a barber, he'd be showing off his do all the time. Also, him wear boxing gloves, but I have seen him wear band aids, which you can get a deal on at the Dollar store. Give me Dollar Store employee.
Brooke
What?
Digital Jake
Dollar store manager is incorrect. He was a boxing promoter. He got involved in promoting fights as part of his business ventures outside of music. And after getting that wrong, that means Jeffrey has lost today's edition of plenty
Jeffrey
of 20 cents screws me over once again. So me and 50. Every time I'm gonna be getting shocked while singing Working 9 to 5 by Dolly Parton.
Brooke
I love this song.
Jeffrey
Working 9 to 5. What a way to make a living. Barely getting bow. That was your shot collar. Question of the day.
Savannah
Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning.
Jeffrey
There's over 100,000 products in America right now that come with warning labels.
Jose
Oh, wow.
Jeffrey
But imagine a world where people had them too.
Brooke
Oh, that'd be nice. I like that world.
Jeffrey
Like, oh, he asked you out. Before you say yes, make sure to check his tag first. Warning tends to be clingy, narcissistic, and do not leave alone in close proximity with your divorced mother.
Jose
That's a warning.
Jeffrey
It'd be helpful to know these things up front. And that's why our next segment comes with its own warning. The thoughts you're about to hear from these radio hosts may be shallow, judgy, and borderline pathetic. So listen at your own risk, because there's a high probability you will get dumber after a brand new edition of what's on youn Mind. It's coming up right now. It's Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning. And it is difficult to make hard things easy, but it's extremely easy to make simple things difficult.
Brooke
Why did you just spray on my brain?
Jeffrey
We're gonna demonstrate that right now for a brand new what's on youn Mind? Where we go around the room and struggle to share the simplest of ideas.
Brooke
Yes.
Jose
Okay.
Jeffrey
Starting with Brooke. What's on your mind?
Brooke
Well, for the first time ever, we don't have any plans for spring break.
Alexis
Okay.
Brooke
And here's the thing. I love to travel. It is like a passion of mine. And this year. Nothing.
Alexis
Okay?
Brooke
Nothing. Nothing.
Jeffrey
Finally given up.
Rodney
Thank you.
Jose
Have you seen all the cultures of the world now?
Brooke
No. The reason is, is our dog is still alive.
Jeffrey
Tula, what are you doing? Tula, why are you still around?
Jose
Wait, what do you mean she's still alive? That's a problem?
Brooke
Well, we can't go anywhere. We can't get a pet sitter with a dog that's in her last.
Jose
It's like any day now, any month now.
Brooke
In her last moments of life. Yeah, I don't even really want to drive out state because, like, what happens if she were to die when we were in the. And it sounds so callous, but that's like, where we're at right now. And the thing is that my kids don't know is I do have a backup plan where we were going to go to Disneyland.
Jose
Oh, my God.
Jeffrey
Just in case something happens if she.
Brooke
I have. I have the flights, and it's looking like I'm going to have to cancel them. Oh, no, but I haven't yet because
Jeffrey
I'm giving it a couple days. So what are you hoping for exactly?
Jose
You're still feeding the dog and stuff, right? Okay, I just want to make sure.
Brooke
Well, she just had a really rough week a couple weeks ago, and we thought that was the end, but then she rebounded and.
Jose
Good. That's a good thing.
Alexis
Maybe she. She heard you talking about the trip and she's like, that's it.
Brooke
We love Tula and we're glad she's with us and we're glad she's happy. It's just Something you can't plan for.
Jeffrey
But every time she coughs, Brooke does a little fist. Oh, okay. She's still good, kids. Get her back.
Jose
She's got.
Rodney
Jose.
Jeffrey
What's been on your mind?
Jose
Well, for those who don't know, I live in a really huge apartment complex.
Brooke
Yeah.
Jose
And the other day, I door dash myself some ramen.
Brooke
Okay.
Jose
And I get an alert at the foods at the front desk. So I go down, and as I'm getting back in the elevator, I hear voices of people walking behind me.
Brooke
Okay.
Digital Jake
Right.
Jose
So I go in, and naturally, I hold the elevator door open with one hand.
Brooke
Yeah, yeah.
Jose
Behind me.
Brooke
But you're still. You're not looking out to see who's coming?
Jose
No.
Jeffrey
It's courteous.
Jose
And it's a guy and a girl. And I hear them talking as they're getting closer. And she says to him, oh, no, I'm not coming upstairs. This is as far as I go.
Brooke
Oh.
Jose
And then I hear one of them go,
Brooke
what? Oh, you're.
Jose
Are you kissing? Noises. Noises.
Alexis
Go upstairs with them.
Digital Jake
Come on.
Jeffrey
This is the goodbye kiss that you're so.
Jose
I'm like, still holding the door, and I'm like, wait, when do I. When's my. When do I stop?
Brooke
It's time to stop.
Jose
Then the girl, she finally comes up for air and she's like, oh, my gosh, you finally kissed me. And he's like, I've been waiting for that moment.
Brooke
And you're so.
Jose
And I'm just like, hey, you guys need to use the elevator.
Brooke
Did you say that?
Jeffrey
I did.
Jose
I'm. Anybody? Anybody going up? They were like, apologetic, like, we didn't see you. As the door shutting, I'm like, ah, it's fine. No one does. I didn't get any action this weekend, but I was close by some action.
Alexis
Creepy guy in the elevator.
Brooke
That's me.
Jeffrey
Well done, Jose. Alexis, what's been on your mind?
Alexis
Oh, so I went to my first time ever being in, like, an all inclusive resort in Mexico. And so just a few things I learned from it. Well, first I get there, I go to the room, and I drink the water out of the sink.
Jeffrey
Are you kidding?
Alexis
I brushed my teeth that I was drinking the water. I mean, brushing your teeth is fine.
Brooke
I thought everybody knew that.
Alexis
I've heard it. I just for. It wasn't on my mind. Whatever. So after that, though, I head to the pool. Okay. Because I'm like, first time at, like, the swim up bar.
Jeffrey
You're not supposed to drink the water out of the pool either.
Alexis
By the way that one. I know.
Jeffrey
Thank you for that.
Alexis
I go up to the bartender, and then that's when I realize, like, how fast they, like, make you drink.
Brooke
Yeah.
Alexis
He's like, I'm gonna give you the sexy Cornelio shot. That's the bartender?
Jose
Yes. I don't know.
Alexis
He gives me some blue shot, and he pours, like, five alcohols in it. And I'm like, okay. As I'm taking it, he's like, already making another one.
Brooke
Another shot.
Alexis
Oh, yeah. And then he's just going. And he's like, you guys gotta drink all day here.
Jeffrey
And I'm like, okay, I didn't know.
Alexis
I have no choice. Let's leave the pool bar and go to, like, the beach, maybe Escape.
Brooke
Yeah.
Alexis
Sexy Cornelio finds us on the beach.
Brooke
And I'm like, okay, maybe he just knows you drank the tap water and he's using all the alcohol to kill whatever in your stomach.
Alexis
We're like, okay, we're gonna go back to the hotel room, get ready for the wedding. And that's when he comes back and he's like, well, you need drinks to go. So gives us drinks to take to the hotel room.
Jose
That's cool.
Alexis
At this point, it's not cool. I'm like, okay, I don't need this many margaritas in my life. We get to the wedding that night, and who is the bartender at the wedding? Sexy Cornelio. And he is bringing us drinks during the middle of the reception. Like, sneaking in behind the curtain to the tables.
Brooke
Oh, God, that was hard. All right, Jeffrey, what's on your mind?
Jeffrey
Well, I know what type of pet owner I am. I'm very involved, very encouraging when it comes to my pup.
Brooke
Yes.
Jeffrey
So when my dog Bagel showed an interest in water, I put him in a swim class, but he did not listen very well. So the instructor actually got demoted to the lowest swim level possible. So swimming has been taken off the table. But he does need an activity, something to, like, keep him active. Something he would enjoy, especially when I'm not home with him. And I feel like this is gonna sound like it's not real when I tell you, but I can promise you this 100% happened, is bagel enjoys making music. And by. By making music. I mean, he likes hitting the keys on my piano. Here he is at the piano. He's just, you know, playing his little song there. So I thought about putting him in a possible music class. That's the problem is he's a dog. But I was talking to an older lady in my neighborhood. And I was like, I know you do piano lessons for some children around here. Would you consider giving my dog Bagel a lesson in piano?
Brooke
Is this an insult to her or.
Jeffrey
The question got a lot of laughter from her.
Brooke
Yeah, of course, of course.
Jeffrey
Which was a little bit hurtful to me.
Brooke
Oh, you're the one that was hurt in this situation.
Jeffrey
Cuz I told her no. Like, I'm not kidding. Like, what do you think about doing a dog lesson? Which got an immediate no.
Jose
Oh. Oh no.
Jeffrey
So Chopsticks? Nothing. So now every other night, Bagel and I do a little 20 minute YouTube tutorial together where he plays on the piano. And I have to say, just like swim class. He needs to be demoted. He is a terrible listener when it comes to music.
Jose
Like, I want to see a dog just being like.
Jeffrey
That's what I was hoping for too, but apparently it's not in the cards for him. We're going to keep trying.
Brooke
Keep going.
Jeffrey
That's what's been on our minds. Text in to 78592. You could tell us what's been on yours. It's Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning. It's Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning. And we read our listeners texts. Not because we have to, but because we want to. Right, Brooke?
Brooke
Yeah, actually, I love it. Yeah, our listeners are so funny and they're really nice. I love them.
Jeffrey
I almost believe that. That was really cute.
Jose
Sounds like she's on a date with a guy she doesn't like. So funny. And I really like everything you're saying.
Jeffrey
One text says, I've had a crush on Brooke since I was 14. You love you guys.
Jose
How old are you now?
Jeffrey
So I googled that phone number and it traced back to the Fox family reunion. So this does actually.
Brooke
What's up, cuz?
Jeffrey
Another text says, I'm Gen Z and I have to say Alexis represents us very well. Congrats to you.
Alexis
Oh, print that and send it to our bosses.
Digital Jake
Thank you, Alexis.
Jeffrey
That must feel nice to get support from someone in your generation who's clearly loaded up on Truly right now. That's so sweet. One more text says, appliance repair tech from Ohio here. I listen to the podcast every day between service calls. You guys make me hate my life a little less after getting yelled at by customers.
Jose
I like that.
Brooke
Almost smart.
Jeffrey
We appreciate the text for sure, but don't you want to get back at those rude customers, have us prank them for you? It won't be bad for your business at all.
Brooke
Yeah, you just need to go to our website, brookeandjeffrey.com.
Jeffrey
yeah, find us and get even with the people who wrong you.
Savannah
Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning.
Jeffrey
You ever been in a relationship and you really want to see green flags so you almost ignore all the red and the pink ones?
Jose
Yes.
Brooke
Yeah, keep doing that so that we have more segments on this show.
Jeffrey
Thank you. Like, wow, she is really close to her stepdad. They do a lot of stuff together. I didn't know that professional baseball Games started at 1am but maybe they're just watching the international ones at his house. That's what it is. And whenever he calls, why does it always show on her phone screen as stepdaddy? Eh, it's probably fine. Just like today's callers. Maybe they should have seen it coming sooner because we're gonna hear more about the red flags that got ignored for too long in a brand new edition of Busted. It's coming up right after this.
Austin
Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning.
Brooke
Sneaky husbands, two timing wives, bad boyfriends,
Jeffrey
and even worse girlfriends.
Brooke
They thought they could get away with
Jeffrey
it, but now they're about to get busted. It is time for our bi weekly non monogamous music festival. That makes everyone one. Say, why did they approve this? Welcome to Cheetah Palooza.
Jose
That's why you're holding Glow stick, as we call it.
Jeffrey
Busted. The segment featuring a powerhouse lineup of loyal listeners ready to share the hilarious and bizarre ways they caught their dumb exes being unfaithful.
Brooke
It's really cathartic, isn't it?
Jeffrey
It sure is. Let's start with our opening act. Let's welcome to the stage Joanna. Tell us how you busted your significant other.
Heather
Well, this is back in high school and my boyfriend worked at a fast food restaurant and I wanted to surprise him, you know, during his shift and
Jeffrey
also score some free food.
Brooke
Yeah, I will say I miss the homie hookups when we all worked part time jobs, places.
Jose
I used to work at Subway. I robbed that store. Everybody got free Subways.
Jeffrey
Okay, so sorry. You were going to surprise your boyfriend at the restaurant and what happened?
Heather
Right, well, it was a drive through, so I pulled up, I was all excited to hear his voice on the speaker, you know, and I was like planning on being cute, but I even got to order because when I pulled up, he was already talking and I could hear him talking, like flirting with somebody and. Yeah, and he was like, he didn't realize the radio, like the headset was on and he was straight up talking dirty to one of his co workers.
Jose
That's Kind of funny.
Brooke
This is basically why Jose did get fired from Subway.
Digital Jake
Literally.
Jeffrey
Were you able to get your order in?
Heather
I got zero food, but I did get him fired because I literally pulled up and I just asked for the supervisor.
Jose
Oh, I'm sure the supervisor hurt on the headset too.
Jeffrey
Oh, my God.
Heather
He was being very unprofessional, obviously.
Jeffrey
Joanna, that sucks. Let's keep going. We're gonna go to Rodney. Tell us how you busted your significant other.
Rodney
Yeah, so I. I planned this totally romantic anniversary night for my girlfriend.
Brooke
Oh, don't tell me it happened on an anniversary.
Jose
Yeah.
Austin
Yeah.
Jeffrey
Oh, God.
Rodney
I mean, I hooked it up, man. I had candles, Sade music playing in the background, and I, like, I hired a private chef from her favorite restaurant to come in and cook for us.
Jose
Oh, my God, dude, you found the chef from her favorite restaurant?
Rodney
Yeah. Yeah. And it wasn't cheap. It wasn't cheap?
Brooke
Yes. Oh, my.
Jose
That's so impressive.
Brooke
Where does it go all wrong?
Rodney
Well, I hear her car pulling up and I surprise her at the door, and she's just blown away, man. All the flowers, the music playing. And I bring her into the kitchen to meet the chef, and she's got this look of shock on her face, and the chef's face lights up and like, hey, what are you doing here?
Brooke
Oh, no.
Jeffrey
She's like, wait, why are you not at Sizzlers still?
Brooke
Wait, is it just because she's a regular at that restaurant? Please tell me.
Jose
I don't think so.
Austin
No.
Rodney
I really wish that was the case, but no. They were seeing each other.
Jeffrey
Oh, gosh. God.
Jose
Oh, no.
Rodney
And it took a while to get everything sorted out, cuz this chef thought that we were playing a prank on him.
Jeffrey
Where's the hidden cameras in here?
Jose
You guys are making me cook my own anniversary dinner? This is funny.
Alexis
I hope you two kicked her out
Brooke
and you and the chef had a romantic meal together.
Jose
Yeah, dude.
Rodney
You know, it should have gone that way, but we were both so pissed off because he had no idea.
Jeffrey
Yeah.
Jose
So did he leave?
Rodney
Yeah. Yeah. Well, I mean, she left first out of embarrassment, and I was just like, dude, I'm sorry. I don't know what. Like, I don't even know what to say. He's like, I don't either, dude. Yeah, he said, enjoy. He said, enjoy the food, man.
Austin
Just.
Brooke
Oh, sweet. So you were able to eat your feelings that night?
Jeffrey
Yeah.
Brooke
That's good.
Jeffrey
At least that one had a happy ending.
Rodney
Even gave me, like, instructions on how to reheat everything.
Jeffrey
Yeah, now he's Patronizing you a little bit, so. Okay, we got time for one more. Let's go to Beth. Yeah, here, tell us how you busted your significant other.
Heather
Okay, so this happened back when I was engaged. I was.
Jeffrey
Oh, what? They keep getting worse and worse.
Alexis
Yeah, they do.
Brooke
I want to go back to high school. That one didn't feel bad.
Jose
Next caller. I'm cheating right now.
Austin
Yeah.
Jeffrey
Oh, my God. Oh, my God. You were engaged?
Heather
Yeah, I was engaged. And you know, of course, like, I'm looking for a wedding photographer, right? So, yes, Instagram pages. It's like the way you go do it now. And all of a sudden I, I stopped because I couldn't believe my eyes. I, I, I was like, okay, is that my boyfriend in this photo or is it like his long lost twin?
Brooke
Okay, like, it was a wedding picture. What do you mean?
Heather
Yeah, like one of those, like, pose wedding pictures. An engagement photo shoot.
Savannah
Okay.
Austin
Yeah.
Jeffrey
Oh, yeah. Where you're like, in like the woods, hugging each other, which is just something that totally happens naturally in relationships.
Heather
And it wasn't like, it was from, from way back when. It was only posted two months prior.
Brooke
Okay.
Jeffrey
Oh, no.
Brooke
Was he a model? Please tell me.
Heather
No. Gosh, right? That would be like an easy answer
Austin
to it, but no.
Heather
So I'm like, I think the best thing to do is I'm just gonna go ahead and DM the photographer before I lose my mind and go accuse my guy of anything. But basically, yeah, they got back to me, this woman, and she tells me that, oh, yeah, those two, like, they're a really cute couple that were set to be married that year.
Brooke
He was gonna have two weddings in one year, right?
Heather
So he comes home from work and that was when I confronted him with the photos, and he didn't deny it whatsoever. He, he said he didn't mean to get engaged to two people, but hey, you know, like, life just happened
Jeffrey
when you put it that way.
Jose
Yeah, Yeah, I accidentally raised six kids, too. Yeah, it was a total accident life.
Jeffrey
Am I right? Oh, no.
Brooke
Crazy impressive that he could plan it twice, though.
Alexis
Two rings.
Brooke
Yes.
Jose
Yeah, that's also true.
Jeffrey
So did you go on and continue with your engagement to him or how did that play out?
Heather
No, it ended. But, you know, things played out well for me later on because years later, I actually did meet the real love of my life. And funny enough, that photographer was so good that I ended up hiring her to take pictures of all.
Brooke
I hope she got the full story.
Heather
Yeah, she remembered that name.
Jeffrey
How could you forget? Oh, my. That's awesome. Beth, text in to 78592 if you have a funny story about how you caught your ex cheating. And you could be on the next edition of Busted. We got your phone tab coming up right after this. It's almost time for your prank call. And today, a young woman reached out to us and said she just moved in with her boyfriend, and he was a little nervous to even take that step. So why don't we push the limits a little bit more and say, hey, we need to book time so you can come check out your wedding venue.
Savannah
You.
Jeffrey
There's already been a deposit, so what's taking you so long?
Brooke
Oh, gosh.
Jeffrey
It's your phone tap right now, rook.
Savannah
And Jeffrey's phone taps on the 20s.
Austin
Hello?
Jeffrey
Good afternoon. Am I speaking with Aaron?
Austin
Yeah, that's me.
Jeffrey
Hi, Aaron. I'm the events coordinator here at Valley Country Club. My name is Al back. How you doing?
Austin
Sorry, you're what?
Jeffrey
I'm the events coordinator at Valley Country Club.
Austin
Okay. Can I help you?
Jeffrey
You're Aaron, right?
Austin
I am. I'm just a little confused.
Jeffrey
Totally understand. When Tracy came by the book, the ballroom, I know that you and I didn't get to meet, so it's nice to finally talk to you and be able to say congratulations.
Austin
Congratulations on what?
Jeffrey
You're funny. Tracy said that you had a good sense of humor. She was right. Right. Anyway, let's just get to business. I don't want to waste your time. What day do you think would be good for you two to swing by and do your walkthrough?
Austin
Of what?
Jeffrey
Well, of your wedding.
Austin
What?
Jeffrey
You have to come and do the walkthrough of the venue so that you know what you're getting into before we do the wedding.
Austin
But just. Did Tracy say we're getting married?
Jeffrey
Yeah. That's usually how it works. Right? Oh, man, I didn't expect you to be this funny.
Digital Jake
I'm sorry.
Austin
I'm dating Tracy. We've been going out for, like, a year. I.
Jeffrey
She mentioned that. She mentioned you were together for a long time. And you're a very, very romantic dude, from what I've heard.
Austin
Yeah. So I feel like I would remember proposing, which I did not. Did she tell you where?
Jeffrey
I'm sorry. Wait, wait. What did you say?
Heather
As far as I know, Tracy and
Austin
I are not having a wedding yet. It sounds like you know something I don't.
Jeffrey
Hold on. You said that you didn't propose?
Austin
No. Is she trying to plan a wedding?
Jeffrey
I'm sorry. I feel like I'm missing something here.
Austin
I Feel like I'm missing something here.
Jeffrey
Okay, well, Tracy came in last week and she booked our ballroom for September 12th.
Austin
Like this upcoming September?
Jeffrey
Yes, this upcoming September. And I told her that you should be here for this, but she said she just wanted to put the deposit in in and get it locked in for September.
Austin
Wait, hold on. She put down a deposit?
Jeffrey
That's the only way you can book the room.
Austin
How much did she put down?
Jeffrey
She had her dad come by and write us a check for 20 grand, non refundable, so.
Austin
Oh, my God.
Jeffrey
You're acting like this is all brand new information. Like she went behind your back and booked it without you.
Austin
We haven't even talked about it. Honestly, I mean, for.
Jeffrey
Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. Do you love her?
Austin
Yeah.
Savannah
Okay.
Austin
Okay. What? You're telling me go ahead and just get married then?
Jeffrey
Yeah, I mean, I. I've dealt with all types of weddings, so.
Austin
But that's what I'm saying.
Brooke
There is.
Austin
There is no wedding. So if she put down, like, some big amount of money to reserve a ballroom without, like, saying anything to me, don't you think that's, like, crazy behavior?
Jeffrey
I don't know. If it's crazy. I would say it's different for sure. Maybe you're the type of guy who needs to be pushed into doing things sometimes, and then you'll look back.
Austin
Did she tell you to call me?
Jeffrey
I mean, your number is listed on the contact sheet and I'm just trying to do my job, so. Honestly, I don't appreciate you being so difficult. Pushing back all over just a little ceremony. I pushed back on it because I
Austin
don't have a wedding fair.
Jeffrey
But you do. No. September 12th.
Austin
It sounds like you're on her side. Is. Do you not feel like this is great?
Jeffrey
Yeah, I. I mean, it's a little unusual, but one time we had an event where two coma patients got married, so neither of them knew it was happening. Yours sounds normal compared to that, yes.
Austin
But this is still bad. This does not make sense that she would just do this behind my back.
Jeffrey
Isn't love funny that way?
Austin
What?
Jeffrey
You email a radio show, ask them to prank your boyfriend into thinking you booked a wedding without him.
Austin
What?
Jeffrey
Love is beautiful, isn't it?
Jose
Aaron?
Austin
Oh, my God.
Jeffrey
So are prank calls. I'm sorry.
Austin
I really was confused.
Jeffrey
I know. Dude, it's okay. Take a breath. This is all a joke.
Austin
Thank God.
Jeffrey
Tracy emailed us and she said that she wanted us to prank you because you were just starting to talk about the idea of marriage down the road. She Thought this might freak you out.
Heather
I was like, there's no way she
Austin
would, like, try to get married in a couple of months.
Jeffrey
Yeah, but the venue is perfect. So, again, what day do you think would be good for you to come in and do that walkthrough? Maybe this Saturday?
Austin
I'm so sorry. I have PTSD already from this.
Jose
Brook and Jeffrey's phone taps on the 20s.
Savannah
Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning.
Jeffrey
If you decide on a first date to go back to a guy's place and immediately see something very personal on his bookshelf, do you A, honk it?
Brooke
What?
Jeffrey
B, take a quick pic and post it to socials.
Jose
Oh, my God.
Jeffrey
Or C, say nothing to friends or family and just reach out to our radio show.
Brooke
Okay.
Jeffrey
Option C is what one of our listeners did. And personally, I'm hoping she also honked it. Oh, I guess we'll find out in your brand new second date update right after. After this.
Brooke
Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning second date update.
Jeffrey
We know dating in general is hard, but dating when you have kids makes it way, way easier.
Brooke
Oh, that's what it is.
Jeffrey
Especially if you can teach your 10 year old to drive you to the movies. Boom. Instant chauffeur and designated driver.
Brooke
Yeah.
Jeffrey
Happy hour next. But, Aiden, don't look in the rear view mirror. What's happening back there?
Brooke
We're both sitting in the back seat
Jeffrey
because that's how you were made, little guy. Well, one of our listeners, Savannah, is attempting to do it for the very first time. Dating while having kids. Savannah, you brave, brave soul. Welcome to the show.
Savannah
Thank you.
Jeffrey
You're welcome.
Savannah
That's an interesting perspective you have.
Jeffrey
I know this must be so easy for you right now, but tell us about your. Your dating situation. What's going on? On.
Savannah
Yeah. So I have two girls, 8 and 10, and, you know, the last few years, I've just really been focused on them, but I feel like they're at an age that I can leave with a babysitter and I'm ready to just really get out there and date.
Brooke
Dude, at 10 years old, I was babysitting. I think you're fine about that part. That's awesome. So how long have you been on the scene?
Savannah
Yeah, newish. I'd say about a month.
Austin
Okay.
Alexis
Okay.
Jeffrey
Very new.
Brooke
All right, I'm so curious because it's obviously been a long time. What's your take on what's available? How is it working?
Alexis
Well, she's calling us after one month.
Jose
Yeah.
Savannah
You know, it is a little bit different of a world out There right now, it feels like there's more accessibility, but it also makes people a little bit flakier, detached.
Brooke
Okay.
Jose
It's very, very detachable nowadays.
Savannah
Yes. That's a good way of putting it.
Brooke
Who did you go out with? Are we gonna get to that?
Jeffrey
Let's get to the date.
Savannah
Yeah, let's get to that. Austin. His name is Austin. Okay, so I went to a rodeo event, and he was one of the, like, helpers. I don't know if you call him handlers.
Jose
Rodeo clowns. I'm just kidding. I'm just kidding. He's working the event.
Brooke
Dude, Austin is such a cowboy name too.
Jose
He so is.
Savannah
I mean, I don't know if I'd call him a cowboy. Like, he. He helps out and stuff, but it's not, like, his whole Persona.
Brooke
Okay. How did you connect with him at the rodeo?
Savannah
You know, he saw me, we just started chatting, and he gave him my number. It was fun and kind of casual and flirty. But I did tell him, like, straight off the bat, like, listen, I have two kids. If that's not for you, totally cool.
Brooke
Oh, that's great.
Savannah
But he seemed totally fine with it.
Brooke
So what did you guys do? Where'd you go?
Savannah
We went out for darts and drinks.
Jeffrey
Sorry, you went what?
Savannah
Darts and drinks?
Jeffrey
Darts?
Jose
I thought you said some dark drinks. I'm like, oh, Guinness only. Okay.
Savannah
No.
Jeffrey
What's darts and drinks?
Brooke
I assume playing darts and drinking beers.
Heather
I don't know.
Jose
Jeff is so.
Alexis
Is that a euphemism?
Jeffrey
I don't know.
Jose
What's darts and drinks? I've never heard.
Brooke
I feel like that's a real waste of a question, Jeff.
Jeffrey
Yeah, what is it?
Savannah
You know, a dart place, like the game Darts in a bar.
Austin
Uhhuh.
Jose
Okay.
Jeffrey
And what about the dragon drinks?
Brooke
We want to know about the guy. I want to know about Austin.
Austin
Okay.
Jeffrey
No, sure. Let's talk all about the men. Brooke.
Brooke
Yeah, sure.
Jeffrey
Okay. What was this man like?
Savannah
He was great. We just had a pretty casual, like, appetizers, hang out, nice time. And I just got to be honest. Like, I love my children, but it was really nice just to have some time with an adult and feel free and that sort of a thing.
Brooke
Yeah, for sure. Especially as a single mom, you never get a break.
Jeffrey
I'm gonna CL that audio and play it for your children.
Brooke
Were you able? I mean, I find, like, even when I go out with my husband on a date, like, we end up talking about the kids so much. Were you able to not do that when you were out With Austin, that's tricky.
Jose
Turn it off.
Savannah
It did come up a little bit, but I actually asked him in the beginning, like, please help me not do this, because I. I'm trying to get
Heather
out of mom all the time. Yeah, we did a pretty good job.
Brooke
Was there any strange moments between you and him?
Digital Jake
Him?
Savannah
I mean, not that I can recall. I mean, we really got along. He asked me if I wanted to go back to his place and hang out some more.
Brooke
So I. Yeah, he texted the babysitter and said, mama's gonna be home late.
Austin
Yep.
Savannah
The babysitter got a little extra dough.
Jeffrey
Oh, okay.
Savannah
Yeah.
Jeffrey
So you ended up back at his place.
Savannah
I gotta say, for a single guy, his place was surprisingly nice. So that was great.
Jeffrey
Ooh la la.
Brooke
It's always a good sign because you don't want to be a mother to a third child. No ex.
Austin
Enough.
Savannah
Enough people to clean up after.
Brooke
Yeah.
Jeffrey
All right. So without going to too much detail, how did it go back at his place?
Savannah
It was good. I mean, he made us some drinks. Like, while he was doing that, I was looking through his bookcase and saw his high school yearbook,
Austin
but I thought
Savannah
he was so cute. He hasn't changed that much. Yeah, so, I mean, he seemed, like, a little bashful when he saw that I had taken it out, but I don't think it was a big deal.
Brooke
I'm sorry. If you're going to put your high school yearbook on bookshelf, every person that's walking into your apartment is going to pick that thing.
Jose
And we would all be embarrassed by our yearbook picks. I mean, come on. Everybody is.
Jeffrey
Totally. So this all sounds very good. How did you two end it?
Savannah
We kissed a little bit, and he said, you know, he'd like to do it again. And I don't know, it's been five days and he's not making a move to ask me out again.
Brooke
Here we are. Push it along.
Jeffrey
We're only going to make you wait a few minutes longer before we finally reach out to this guy. We'll call Austin, and hopefully he picks up and has some answers to why he does not want to be the father to your two children right now.
Jose
Wow.
Austin
Thanks.
Jeffrey
Well, okay, maybe that's the thing.
Jose
Maybe that's the same.
Brooke
You should say why he doesn't want to have another baby with you.
Austin
Okay.
Jeffrey
Yeah.
Jose
Let's start with, why aren't you calling our friend back?
Jeffrey
We'll ease into the conversation when we do your second date update right after this. Hold on.
Brooke
Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning. Second date update.
Jeffrey
30 days. Days in, and our listener Savannah is already calling radio shows to assist with her re entry back into the dating world.
Brooke
Hey, yeah. Maybe we were one of the reasons she was ready to start dating again. Just listening to this show. How much hope we give people.
Jeffrey
Totally very optimistic take when you hear all of our second date updates. Yeah, but a little you should know about Savannah. She has two daughters aged 8 and 10.
Austin
10.
Jeffrey
But there is a guy that she's interested in, a guy named Austin. And he took her for darts and drinks, then back to his place. But that was days ago, and there really hasn't been a lot of communication since, so she's looking to us to get a little bit of help. Right, Brooke?
Brooke
Yeah, for sure. I'm excited for you, Savannah.
Savannah
Thank you.
Brooke
Yeah. And if this doesn't work out, you're fresh in this. There's plenty more fish in the sea. Right?
Savannah
Totally. I do understand that. Yeah.
Jeffrey
We're not ready to move on from this guy just yet. We don't need the plenty of the fish talk until we actually talk to Austin.
Alexis
Mention the dating apps yet? I mean, there's a whole pool of men on there, so.
Savannah
Fine. Yes, I have been dabbling there. Yeah. It was refreshing meeting someone in person. And I'd like to, you know, can you just see where that goes?
Brooke
Yeah.
Jeffrey
Okay, well, let's call Austin, try to get him on the phone, and hopefully he hasn't suffered some. Some horrific rodeo injury that's prevented him from dating ever again.
Brooke
I see.
Jose
He got mauled by a bull.
Brooke
He was the clown that jumps out of the barrel.
Jeffrey
It does happen. Are you ready for that, Savannah?
Heather
I'm ready.
Jeffrey
Okay, we'll see. Let's call his number. Here we go.
Austin
Hello?
Jeffrey
Hey, is this Austin? Austin?
Austin
Yes. Who is this?
Jeffrey
Oh, you don't have to be scared of us. We're just a radio show. We're called Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning.
Austin
Okay. Okay.
Jose
What's up? Good morning.
Austin
What's going on, guys?
Jeffrey
Hey.
Brooke
Look at that. Small talk.
Jeffrey
Yeah, let's just dive right into this, Austin, because the reason why we're calling is. This is a segment we do. It's called the second data update.
Austin
Okay.
Jeffrey
Okay. And that's where we try to help out listeners who've gone out with someone recently, but they're not getting a call back for a second meetup. We're trying to figure out if there's a reason for it, particularly with you and a woman named Savannah.
Austin
What? Savannah?
Brooke
Yeah.
Alexis
Y. Yeah.
Jeffrey
Yeah. You remember Savannah, right?
Austin
Yes, I do. Remember Savannah? Okay, I'm just. I'm confused.
Jeffrey
Well, she says you went out on a date recently, a date that really stuck out in her mind as a good one. Now, granted, she hasn't had a ton of new dates because she's kind of reentered the dating world.
Brooke
Why would we set him up?
Jeffrey
Well, just to show that you were great for her re entry.
Brooke
That was so clinical.
Austin
Well, she did tell me that she was just starting a date, but, I mean, this is. There's just a lot going on here.
Brooke
Yeah, okay, we know that, but we
Jeffrey
want to hear what. What you thought about Savannah and your time together. That's kind of our goal.
Austin
Okay. Well, look, she seemed really nice. I mean, very cool, great personality. But the toughest thing about it is that she Basically, when she came over, she found my high school yearbook.
Brooke
Oh, yeah. She told us that you had that out on your bookshelf. I mean, come on, man. If you're gonna put it out there, people are gonna look at it. Right?
Savannah
Right. Yeah.
Austin
I mean, I'm totally fine with that.
Heather
Okay.
Austin
Okay, cool.
Jeffrey
You brought it up like it was an issue, though.
Austin
Yeah, well, the problem is not so much the seeing of the yearbook so much as her fixation on this quote from the yearbook.
Brooke
A quote? Oh, like when you're, like, a senior and you put the quote underneath your name or something like that?
Jose
Oh, yeah, yeah.
Austin
And so they put predictions, and mine said, By 29, I'm going to be married and have two kids. Kids.
Brooke
Whoa. They put that in your yearbook?
Austin
Yeah. I mean, I said that a long time ago when I was in high school.
Brooke
But right when you're at the age that you think 29 is really 64.
Jeffrey
Yeah.
Alexis
You think 30 is, like, a grand.
Jose
You think you're married to the kids by whatever age, right?
Heather
Yeah.
Brooke
So why did she fixate on it? What do you mean by that?
Austin
Well, so she reads it, and she says, this is funny. You're 29 now, and I have two kids.
Brooke
Oh.
Jose
Oh, my gosh. Wait a minute. Hold on.
Austin
Exactly. That's how I felt.
Jeffrey
Okay.
Brooke
Oh, wait, wait. What did you feel? I'm confused.
Alexis
Like, funny or stressed? I can't tell.
Austin
No, stress. Stress. Yeah.
Brooke
You're assuming she's saying that you two are gonna get married.
Austin
I mean, it's either that or it just feels like I'm gonna be an instant dad either way.
Jeffrey
Oh, okay.
Brooke
You don't think she was joking?
Jeffrey
And is being an instant dad really the worst thing?
Brooke
I mean, you don't have to get up in the middle of the night. If you have an 8 and 10 year old that is like, really a bonus, I'm just gonna say, yeah, jump
Jeffrey
into the easier part of parenthood.
Brooke
You can throw things at them and they'll catch it. Like balls and stuff, you know?
Jeffrey
Are we selling you?
Austin
I hear what you're saying. In my dream. I mean, thank goodness I need to write this in my yearbook. I. I mean, I want two boys.
Jeffrey
She has girls.
Jose
Two girls.
Brooke
But that doesn't mean you can't predict that. I mean, unless you are coming into a relationship that already has kids.
Jose
Yeah, that'd be funny if that's the old, like. Sorry.
Jeffrey
I mean, who says you can't have more kids with her and make your dream come true?
Brooke
Why are we talking about this right now?
Alexis
Yeah, so much. I don't know if she would want
Brooke
him to be an ad.
Jeffrey
We're talking about his dream.
Austin
Wait, I thought we were talking about dates. Now I'm trying to convince her to have two more kids.
Jeffrey
Yeah, well, okay, fair. Maybe this is a lot. What we really should be doing probably is telling you that Savannah is already on the phone with us right now, listening in on this conversation.
Austin
What?
Jose
Hey.
Jeffrey
Yeah. And she wants to talk to you about this, presumably. Savannah.
Savannah
Hey, Austin.
Austin
Oh, hey, Savannah.
Savannah
Well, first of all, I'm sorry I freaked you out. I just thought it was funny. I was kidding. I wasn't. I'm not imagining that. You know, I want you to meet my kids next week and move in the week after. I'm not trying to entrap you or something.
Austin
I feel so bad for not calling you back. I just. I wish I should have said any of this to you. And now here we are. And, you know, we have an audience, which is cool, but. So cool. Yeah.
Savannah
And I just want to say, because you're not a parent, you don't know how awesome it was just to have a peaceful, fun night out with you. I haven't had that in forever. And, like, that's what I want. That's where I want to start. And, you know, I'm on the apps. There are plenty of people I could go out with. But we met in person. I already know that you and I have had fun and have some chemistry and I'd rather hang out with you again.
Austin
Right. But you have girls, right?
Savannah
Oh, my God, really? I mean, yes, Austin, I have girls. But again, this is a very long down the line conversation.
Heather
If you would ever even meet them.
Savannah
And just like, even just saying we're not that old, if down the line. It became a thing. I mean, the best part of having lots of kids is making them so children.
Heather
Maybe I.
Brooke
Eventually, and I'm pretty sure it's science that the more you want one gender, the more likely it is you have the opposite.
Jose
Really?
Austin
I need to see the study that says that. Man, I. I get. Yeah. I mean, I'd love to go back out because you. I had such a good time too, but I just.
Brooke
I don't know that she asked you
Jose
yes to a date or yes to being a father.
Jeffrey
I'll take it from here. Aust and so what we are trying to do in this whole segment is try to set you up with one more date with Savannah.
Brooke
Just Savannah, not the children.
Jeffrey
Yeah. You don't have to worry about fatherhood down the road or future boys that you want to have.
Jose
Yeah.
Jeffrey
Just think about one more date. Just you and Savannah. And if you're open to it, we would pay for that. Hopefully this entire conversation has given you less stress about the idea of dating and fathering future kids.
Austin
Only a little bit more stress. No, it's cool. I do want to go back out with Savannah. Yes.
Brooke
Okay.
Jose
That's all you're committing to.
Brooke
Okay, cool.
Savannah
That's great. And listen, my oldest did say that you look like a less creepy version of her school principal with in tween translation means she thinks you seem cool and cute.
Jeffrey
Oh, okay. Her daughter approves of you, Austin. How does that feel?
Austin
Feel? Approval is good. I will take it. And like you said, we'll just kind of. I'm going to stay out of my head and we'll try to take it slow. Have a good time.
Brooke
I wouldn't play this recording for your daughter. I mean, the whole thing about him wanting only boys is not going to sit well with the 10 year old.
Heather
Fair.
Savannah
Very fair.
Jeffrey
So, Savannah, that means congratulations. You got yourself one more date with Austin. Yay.
Heather
Cool.
Savannah
Thank you so much for the help. I appreciate it.
Austin
It.
Digital Jake
Yeah.
Brooke
That's awesome.
Jose
We're here for. Yeah.
Brooke
Jose will babysit for you.
Jose
Oh, my God, I'd love that.
Savannah
Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning got
Jeffrey
a text into 78592 that says I ended up reading my husband's high school yearbook after we were married. Turns out he was voted most likely to end up in prison.
Brooke
Hey, look at that. So you either saved them or you're making taking conjugal visits right now.
Jeffrey
Three years later, they were right.
Brooke
Oh, wait. Okay. I went with option B. Oh, man.
Jeffrey
Senior superlatives. It's interesting how accurate they really can be so funny. But hopefully we'll get an update from the two of them soon and see if any of his high school predictions or dreams eventually came true.
Brooke
Dude, I think they're actually pretty cute together.
Alexis
They might be so cute. Dude.
Brooke
And he overanalyzed more than a typical woman would. Yes.
Jose
Did any of our high school predictions come come true?
Alexis
Does anybody remember I was supposed to be a pro athlete? Something they said for me.
Jose
Oh, yeah.
Brooke
Hey, but you're coaching high school tracks.
Jeffrey
I know. In high school, I predicted that millions of people would subscribe to our podcast at Brooke and Jeffrey.
Jose
You knew it was gonna be on this show.
Jeffrey
The podcasts weren't even invented yet, so it's crazy. Make this little boy's high school dreams come true. Follow us online. Wherever you get, get yours at BrookeandJeffrey. Finally, it's here. It's Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning.
Savannah
What is it?
Jeffrey
On this show and basically everywhere on the news, over the last few years, we've worried about children being addicted to screens, waiting for something to come along and help break them free of this digital prison.
Brooke
Okay. But honestly, them and me.
Jeffrey
So every get us excited about reality life again.
Brooke
Yeah. What do we got?
Jeffrey
Playing with rocks and sticks like we used to.
Jose
Yeah.
Brooke
Jumping off things that are too high and possibly hurting themselves.
Jeffrey
That's right. Well, to the rescue comes an Amsterdam based children's media company called Mevi. And they're gonna launch an alternative to Screen time that's basically a book with a screen on it that doesn't work.
Brooke
Wait, what?
Jose
Wait a minute. Say more.
Brooke
Why?
Jeffrey
So they believe eventually, initially, kids will just get frustrated that the screen is broken, so they'll be forced to open up the book behind it and kind of hate read it.
Brooke
Huh. I don't know.
Digital Jake
I kind of like it.
Brooke
Yeah.
Jose
They should have instructions. If screen is broken, read book behind it.
Brooke
Yeah. I love that. The obvious solution isn't just parents. Read to your kids.
Digital Jake
Trick em.
Jeffrey
Children hate that, though.
Savannah
Yeah.
Jose
They want to do it on their own.
Jeffrey
Here's the thing. The screen will come on a few times times a month just to show the kid. It does work sometimes. And then it'll randomly turn off after just a few minutes of play.
Brooke
Wow.
Jeffrey
Now, in order for you to get this, you will have to order the book sl screen, download the program, and buy a monthly subscription for it to come on a few times every month.
Jose
See, then they're going to do the premium subscription. We'll unlock the screen the whole time.
Brooke
Exactly. It's a Gateway job.
Jeffrey
Now, critics are saying the new MeV streaming app will supposedly help preschoolers put down their screens. But it is weird cause it still does require some screen time.
Brooke
I don't. People like you're in charge of the preschoolers. Just don't let them have the screens.
Jeffrey
Yeah, there you go. That's the best idea that we've had a decade of research. A book attached to a broken screen. Thank you, science. We did it. Laser Stories is coming up right after this.
Jose
Hello, it's Legend Stories.
Jeffrey
It's the radio segment that's hosting a team bonding event for billionaires where CEOs play tug of war with their private jets. Picture two Gulf Streams facing opposite directions with a rope tied between them. Loser has to pay health care for
Brooke
their factory workers that doesn't come cost them that much. So it's fine.
Jeffrey
It's cool. It's Laser Stories, the segment where we read weird news stories around the globe just like everyone else does. Except we've got a laser. Those other helipad haters just don't. This first laser story is out of Florida.
Brooke
Strong start, Jeff. Let's go.
Jeffrey
And if you've heard this segment before, you may remember the trials and tribulations of a man called Ronnie McNugget. Ronnie is well known for dressing up as Ronald McDonald's and just walking around malls staring at people.
Brooke
Is he the one that actually changed his last name to McNugget?
Jeffrey
He sure did. And he made news last year when he was caught harassing a woman. And when cops took him down, about 100 red noses went flying everywhere.
Savannah
Nice.
Jeffrey
But now Ronnie's in trouble for a whole new situation. He recently walked into a nearby McDonald's and put in an order. When he got his food, he demanded free cookies.
Brooke
I mean, if you are Ronnie McNugget, don't you get some perks?
Alexis
There's got to be.
Jeffrey
Feels like you're entitled to them. But when Ronnie did not get the free cookies, he pushed the workers out of the way, went behind the counter, threw things at them, and took off with two other meals. Dang, it. Sounds like he did buy his original order, though.
Brooke
Oh, that's nice.
Jeffrey
That's not 100% clear. An hour later, Ronnie was tracked down at a nearby apartment complex. He was arrested and charged with battery and robbery. Unclear if the local jail has cookies, though.
Brooke
Never heard of anyone wanting a McDonald's cookie. Like, it's, you know, maybe the pie. I know.
Alexis
McFlurry.
Brooke
Yeah, exactly.
Jeffrey
Let's go to your next laser story. Out of Michigan. Botched cakes have gone viral before. There's even websites completely devoted to them. But this past Easter, a lamb took the cake.
Brooke
The cake is in the shape of a lamb.
Jeffrey
I say that because there's a bakery in the Detroit area called the Homestead Kitchen and Artisan Cakery. They're very upscale, so it isn't a grocery store like a cheap chain place. But last week, they hyped the upcoming Easter holiday by posting a lamb cake straight out of line. A horror movie.
Heather
Oh, no.
Jose
Terrifying.
Jeffrey
I'm showing a photo of it right now in the studio.
Brooke
It it. They use those googly eyes that you can get, like the baked googly eyes. But it's more the teeth to me.
Alexis
What are those teeth made of?
Brooke
The teeth? There's three teeth in the center, and one of them's pink.
Jeffrey
Yeah. The lamb has big bulging eyes, crooked teeth, and sloppy droopy frosting that looks like it's been left in a hot car all day.
Jose
Ain't nobody got time for that.
Rodney
Wow.
Jeffrey
So you can go see the photo on our Insta stories at Brooke and Jeffrey if you want to pee your pants.
Brooke
Looks like a real professional picture too.
Jeffrey
But even better than the scary sheep is the comments that it got. They were just classic. Someone said, where's the knife? I need to put it out of its misery.
Brooke
Don't tell me this is red velvet cake on top of it all.
Jeffrey
Another. Another person said, you didn't bake it. You summoned this. No word on if the attention has helped bakery sales or hurt them, but everybody in that area is definitely aware of Satan's lamb cake now.
Alexis
Yeah, I'll definitely hit him up around Halloween time.
Brooke
Silence of the lamb.
Jose
I don't want kids around that cake.
Jeffrey
It's too scary. This next laser story is out of food news.
Brooke
We were just there.
Jeffrey
Well, did we just get out food and by Canada?
Brooke
What?
Jeffrey
I say that because Pizza Hut Canada just launched a new pie for baseball lovers everywhere. It's a hot dog stuffed crust pizza.
Brooke
Oh, my God.
Jose
You'd have hot dogs and pizza at the same time?
Jeffrey
Absolutely. And if you're thinking, hey, that's not new. Yes, a Pizza Hut did do it with little wieners before and stopped the crust. But can Canada's features a whole hot dog baked into the crust of every single slice.
Brooke
In every slice?
Jeffrey
Yeah. Like, picture it long ways through the crust.
Jose
I was thinking little mini dogs.
Jeffrey
These are the big boys. This 12,000-calorie masterpiece.
Brooke
There is no calories in this. Jeff, be quiet. Yeah, why'd you need to say that
Jeffrey
it's only available for a limited time to celebrate the start of baseball season. But some are calling it the most American thing Canadians have ever done.
Jose
Yes dude, that is true.
Jeffrey
A medium hot dog stuffed crust Pizza starts at 19.99 and it's available at participating Pizza Hut locations across the Great White North.
Jose
Now that's what they can't do that Americans can do. Overcharge.
Jeffrey
Yes.
Brooke
They would have been 40 bucks like 1999.
Alexis
Yes.
Jeffrey
What a bargain value meal.
Brooke
Have you seen our food prices lately?
Jose
Seriously.
Jeffrey
Let's go to your final laser story out of the science of how low can you go? Limbo world. According to new research, people who undergo rapid weight loss with ozempic and other GLP1 drugs are twice as likely to get divorced.
Brooke
I made big life change, you know. Makes you question everything in your world.
Jose
I bet there's a lot of that.
Jeffrey
12,500 married patients participated with the results being more than 14% getting divorced within six years of losing a lot of weight.
Brooke
Yikes.
Jose
Oh my God.
Jeffrey
Compared with 8% among the wider population.
Brooke
Wait, that's still a pretty high number.
Jeffrey
Experts believe there are several reasons that this may be happening. For one, people who commit to weight loss treatments like this are clearly more comfortable making big drastic life changes. So divorce. It's a stepping stone to divorce.
Jose
It's like do everything at once. I'm gonna get divorced.
Brooke
I'm gonna lose £100. Either that or you just stop eating as much cuz it just makes you full and so you're not sharing meals together anymore.
Jose
I would be sad. Honey, you want some my popcorn? No.
Jeffrey
And number two, losing weight may make them feel more self confident about moving on. Particularly if the relationship friendship didn't start in a good or a happy place. I agree. Yeah.
Brooke
If I can fix this, I can fix anything.
Heather
Yeah.
Jeffrey
It is worth pointing out this is just an initial study. Since these drugs are relatively new, it'll be a few years before we get some real data on it. But when we do, it might get even worse. I know this guy's going through his own weight loss journey.
Brooke
Oh really?
Jeffrey
He's trying to get a certain part of his body smaller.
Brooke
What?
Jeffrey
Scientists haven't really come up with drugs for that issue yet, but gotta stay tuned. That means Laser Stories has come to an end for the day. We'll do it again same time on Friday. Before we get into the trivia here, I do need to address some news involving my co host. Cause I know Brooke's been working Worried about this for a while, but it's official now. She just got dropped from the annual MILFS of Walmart calendar. Did not make the cut this year.
Brooke
I thought I had September in the bag.
Jeffrey
I'm sorry, Brooke, but you were one of Walmart's hottest moms for a while there. It was a good run while it lasted. Today you're going to be playing the woman who's replacing you in the calendar. Her name is Heather. Heather, how does it feel to be crowned as Walmart, Walmart's new Ms. Milf of September?
Heather
Oh, I'm so honored
Jeffrey
you have the right energy for it.
Brooke
I wasn't offended when I was chosen for a month, but now I think it's offensive.
Jeffrey
Sorry Brooke, but this is how the world plays out. You're gonna have to go wait outside while we talk to the new and
Alexis
improved version of you can't be a Milk forever.
Jeffrey
Nope. Heather, congratulations on your new role and welcome to the game. You got 30 seconds to answer as many questions as possible. If you don't know when you could say pass. But you have to beat her outright if you want to win. Are you ready?
Savannah
I'm ready.
Jeffrey
You sound like a. Good luck. Your time starts now. Richard Hatch was born on this day in 1961. He was the winner of the first season of what popular reality TV show Pass. Name the company that makes cars such as the Model Y, Model S and Model X. Oh, the drug Ozempic is originally designed to treat what health condition? Heart.
Heather
Something with your heart.
Jeffrey
If you walked into the fictional mo's Eisley Cantina, what's the movie franchise you're in?
Savannah
Pass.
Jeffrey
All right. Liberal use of the past there, Heather. I like that strategy part of the game. Yeah. You know what, it's up to you to use it that Brooke is going to come back into the studio. Can you wave Brooke in someone?
Brooke
Brooke?
Jeffrey
There we go. I'm sorry I can't reach you over there. Yeah, I get that. Anyway, Heather is a new player so let's get to know her a little bit. It says on my screener she's a mom and all her kids are grown up. But she is taking her 18 year old to the Great Wolf Lodge today. Yes, cuz why not, right? What are you looking forward to at Great Wolf, Heather? Oh, just for fun.
Heather
I've never been. It'll be my first time. Our first time going.
Brooke
I did hear you'll have to try them. They have those new ranch milkshakes at the Great Wolf Lodge. Are they still offering those?
Jeffrey
Oh, yeah.
Brooke
Yes.
Jeffrey
Oh, check that out.
Brooke
You do know it doesn't come with alcohol in it, right?
Heather
I'll do your own. Right.
Jeffrey
Wow, you're going to be bumped up even higher in that MILFS of Walmart calendar if you keep doing this.
Alexis
Heather, you take a photo with that milkshake.
Jeffrey
I know. Well done.
Austin
Now, Brooke, my milkshake brings all the
Jose
boys to the yard.
Jeffrey
You're turning everybody on. Too much, Heather.
Digital Jake
Too much.
Brooke
I bet your 18 year old is so excited for this trip.
Jeffrey
Now it's Brooke's turn. Brooke, are you ready?
Brooke
Yeah, I'm ready.
Jeffrey
Your time starts now. Richard Hatch was born on this day in 1961. He was the winner of the first season of what popular reality TV show?
Brooke
Survivor.
Jeffrey
Name the company that makes cars such as the Model Y, Model S and
Brooke
Model X. Oh, tes Tesla.
Jeffrey
The drug Ozempic is originally designed to treat what health condition?
Brooke
Diabetes.
Jeffrey
If you walked into the fictional Mose Eisley Cantina. What movie franchise are you in?
Brooke
Mandalorian.
Jeffrey
What national company uses the slogan, you're in good hands? Allstate got those in. Now it's time to head on over to the scoreboard. We're gonna see how you both did with not Jose. With Alexis. Oh.
Heather
Oh.
Jose
We're the three best friends that anybody could have. We're the three best friends that anyone could have.
Brooke
Fuller, that's what she sings when we go to Starbucks.
Alexis
Me, Ashley, and Caroline over in pro.
Jeffrey
Sorry, not bro.
Alexis
Heather really loved to say pass. And because of that, you got zero today, Heather.
Brooke
Yay.
Alexis
And Brooke, you got four.
Jeffrey
Oh, I'm sorry. Sorry, Heather. Little bit of a rough go on your first try, but that's all right. Let's go over the answers. Richard Hatch, born on this day in 1961. He was the first season winner of the show of survivor. He turned 65 today. The company that makes cars like the Model Y S and X are Tesla. The drug Ozempic was originally designed to treat diabetes. If you're in the fictional Mose Eisley Cantina, you are in the Star wars movie frame franchise. Did we give Brooke credit for Mandalorian?
Digital Jake
It's not a movie or a franchise.
Brooke
Lies.
Digital Jake
Part of Star Wars.
Jeffrey
Ashton, we need you to jump in and say that Brook's wrong at Disneyland. It is not the Mandalorian land. It is the Star wars land.
Savannah
Thank you, Ashton.
Jeffrey
The national company who uses the slogan, you're in good hands. That would be all state insurance. Heather, I'm sorry it was not enough to beat Brooke today, but just for playing. You do win a pair of tickets to see R and B star Babyface perform at the moment Buckleshoot Casino Resort event center on April 18th.
Brooke
All right.
Heather
Thanks, guys.
Brooke
Have so much fun with your son in the wave pool.
Alexis
Oh, yeah.
Brooke
All right.
Jeffrey
Yeah, Heather, come back and play again soon. We're gonna do Winbrooks Bucks same time tomorrow.
Episode: FULL SHOW: Mom’s Night Out Date, Brooke’s Family Secret + Alexis’ Boozy Mexico Lesson
Date: April 12, 2026
Host: iHeartPodcasts
This episode of "Brooke and Jeffrey: Second Date Update" blends hilarious banter, personal confessions, wild listener stories, generational debates, and, of course, a brand new Second Date Update featuring a single mom’s re-entry into the dating world. Highlights include comical workplace polls, Brooke’s secretive family vacation conundrum, Alexis’ all-inclusive resort mishaps, a spicy "Busted" segment with surprise cheaters, and an honest look at dating with kids in 2026.
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