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Well, I just feel, like, so grateful for our listeners.
B
Yeah, we love you guys every day, but this is the day that it's even more than normal, really.
A
Today is the day that your Spotify wrapped came out, and everyone is tagging us and letting us know how much they enjoyed the podcast for the year. We topped the charts this year at number three on Spotify, which is crazy. So it was a huge year for our podcast. And I just want to say thank you so much for all of your support because it means the world and.
B
We love when you tag us and stuff on insta. You're wrapped. But one of our listeners, Kenzie, who I know, she actually texted me. Oh, wrapped. Oh, yeah. Personally texted me. And we are second to Big Booty Mix. She wanted to apologize, but let me know. We're right behind them.
A
I mean, with Alexis and I on the show, it's like little Booty mix over here. All right, well, hey, thank you again. And do, by the way, do you.
C
Have all the listeners numbers?
D
Yeah.
C
Anyone text at this point? How does that work?
B
I'm not too hard to give it out for you. I don't play hard to get.
A
All right, thank you for being here. Please keep tagging us at brookeandjeffrey. We have a brand new full show for you right now. We got a brand new laser stories. Second day, all the fun. It starts.
C
Okay, now.
D
Who here went ham on Cyber Monday? And I want to know a few of the deals he ended up getting.
C
I actually did Black Friday on Cyber Monday.
A
Oh, my God. I got some new curtain rods that I'm very excited about.
E
Rod talk.
D
You giving that to your five year old?
F
Yeah.
D
Oh, man, what a deal. Alexis, did you get the 80% off eyelash glue from Teu?
B
Oh, no, I already have that.
D
Oh.
B
But I did get HBO Max for $3 a month.
I have to pay for that one.
A
Yeah, and it will have ads.
B
Trust me, it will.
A
Yeah.
B
Yeah, for sure.
D
Jose, you shop it up too?
A
Yeah.
C
I got my parents a new tv.
D
Oh, they're super cheap.
C
I promise. You bought it, somebody. A TV is wild.
E
But aren't they cheap?
C
They are cheap. Nowadays, they're cheap. And on Black Friday, every bucks, you can have like a 75 inch TV.
A
And you don't have to buy it from anyone's trunk anymore.
C
No Best Buy.
D
You broke the last one, didn't you?
C
Yeah, no, it's time for them to.
D
It's Brook and Jeffrey in the morning. Anyway, the reason I bring up Cyber Monday is the numbers are in and Last year we spent $11.8 billion on it. Projected this year was 12.5, and we kind of overshot it a bit. Over $14.2 billion spent on cyber Monday.
A
That's nuts.
E
So many curtain rods.
D
So many.
A
I did buy two.
D
Wow.
A backup just in case they were 40% off. That's amazing. No surprise. The PE was from 10am to 2pm right in the middle of the work day where Americans were spending $13 million per minute.
A
Yeah, Yeah. I mean, I totally didn't do it during work hours.
D
And no surprise, looks like in store sales continued to trend down.
A
Not like going to the store, like.
C
The brick and mortar.
D
Not just on Cyber Monday, but the entire Thanksgiving weekend.
A
I saw an interview with some gen zers that were in line. Like, stayed in line all night just for the experience of what it was.
C
Like, you don't have to.
A
And the news asked them like, was it worth it? And they're like, no, we're good.
D
It's 2025.
A
Yeah, maybe we shouldn't have ever done that.
D
But that's the thing. Seriously, the feeling among more and more people is why battle the crowds when you can just shop from your bed?
C
Seriously.
D
Or in Brooke's case, the toilet, which.
C
Is also the best. Not.
A
Not at work. I swear. It works.
D
It is where she's having dinner though, so don't interrupt her. And it's the dinner table, but we got half off. Diamond studded dog Shock collar.
A
Are we fancy?
D
Yep. Just for this special shock collar question of the day. So who's gon be blinged out while they're singed out? We'll find out in just a second. Jake, let's do it.
E
Back in this day in 2019, Spotify crowned Drake as the king of streams for that decade. He still is with 28 billion listens.
A
We're close. We're really close with our podcast.
B
Yeah, hopefully.
E
I mean, apparently the world needed to Hear hotline blink 20 times.
C
Listen to it right now.
E
But now we're halfway through the 2020s, things have definitely changed, and Drizzy has slipped all the way down to number three of all time.
A
Gross. Like, why? Embarrassing.
E
Number one last year, and Kiki apparently doesn't love him that much. That's why today you'll have to guess the rest of the top 10 during a special streaming Supreming edition of plenty of 20.
A
Oh, man.
E
Now listen up, Alexis. Listen up.
F
Listening.
E
I have a list of the top 10 most streamed music artists of all time.
C
Okay, the top 10 all time.
E
You Just have to say a name from the list and you'll get to stay in the game.
A
Okay.
E
Most streamed of all time. 10 of them.
B
I feel like you're emphasizing all time because it's old people. Is that.
C
No, I'm just saying streaming happened recently.
E
So probably going to be top on streaming apps, of which we got name. But, like, we'll start with the woman who's publicly had to deny rumors that she's a secret love child from one of Drake's flings with Barb. Remember the rose Garden in 1998? Barb does. Oh, God, that's Alexis.
C
I want to drink your song called Barb so bad.
E
All right, Alexis, in front of me, I have a list of the top 10 most streamed music artists of all time. You have heard of every one of these people.
F
Oh, good.
A
Thank you.
E
You just have to name one to stay in the game.
B
Okay, I'm gonna go with my favorite. And I think he's most streamed around the world is Bad Bunny.
C
As the one I wrote down, Bad.
E
Bunny is number two all time. 98.
Billion in streams. All right, Brooke, number two is off the board. Can you get any of the other nine?
A
I feel like I'm actually gonna guess number one right now. Okay. And this is the person that literally just says they're gonna release a song and it's somehow streaming before it's released. Taylor Swift.
D
Oh, duh.
E
Taylor Swift is number one on my list. 114.7 billion streams.
B
That is insane.
E
All right, Jose, number one and two are gone. Can you name any of the other most streamed music artists of all time?
C
Well, I answer stolen. I thought I was sneaky with Bad Bunny, but he's the second streamed all time.
A
I don't think any of the top 10 are going to be sneaky.
D
I know.
C
So I'm going to go with the least sneaky person I can think of now is Beyonce.
E
Hey, Beyonce did not make our top ten. I'm sorry, Jose.
C
I was saving the easy answer too.
E
I'll tell you. Number 10 on our list streamed 47.6 billion times. So that's the number you have to cross to get onto the list. Jeffrey, we're going on to you. We're talking top 10 most streamed music artists of all time, and I need an an from you.
A
Why do I have a feeling you have no idea who's actually on this?
C
There's the obvious answer.
D
I am following that exact feeling, Brooke. So that's why I'm just. I'm gonna have to go off of what my personal friend and fourth favorite co worker Brooke Fox was saying the other day. She said this person has been more influential in her life than her parents husband.
A
This is not. This is going to be somewhat offensive. I just know it.
D
She says all of her sorority friends all listen to this.
A
If it's not Britney Spears.
D
No, it's not. It's Kanye West.
A
Oh, God.
D
Big influence on Brooke's life.
B
Yikes.
E
Kanye, number nine.
D
Oh, my God.
E
Thanks for that, Brooke.
C
Of course he's number nine.
E
50.3 billion streams. And we're back to Alexis. I have seven names left on the board.
B
Ooh, if Drake's on there, I'm gonna go his rival, Kendrick.
A
Oh, good call.
E
Kendrick Lamar. Not on his own twist. Alexis is out. Brooke, you need to get this right to stay in the game.
A
So terrible that Kendrick didn't make it.
B
But Kyle, I know Kendrick's way better.
A
Okay, let's say Justin Bieber.
E
Justin Bieber, number seven on the list.
C
I want you guys to say what I'm thinking so bad.
E
Jose is bursting.
D
I can.
C
I saved it. It's the easiest one on the list.
E
All right, Jeffrey, you need to name one.
D
You gotta go with one of the all time greats. Give me the Beatles. Streaming.
E
The Beatles did not make the top 10.
D
Not even after the reunion tour.
Post mortem reunion tour.
E
It was very scary tour. Jose, what was the name that you were gonna say?
C
I was gonna say Drake.
E
Yeah, Drake was on the list and.
C
I was like, I'm gonna at least save it for later.
E
Well, Jose got that right. But Brooke has won today's edition of plenty of 20. Let's go over some of the names you guys missed. Like the weeknd is number four. Ariana rounds out the top five at 59 billion. Ed Sheeran at 56.6 billion. Eminem was number eight at 53.5. And Post Malone at 47.6 billion streams.
A
Everyone's. There's a bunch of fans that want him to do the next year's super bowl after his Thanksgiving show.
D
Well, he'd be perfect.
C
He could do country and rap. He's everybody.
E
He'd be rude to invite a Cowboys.
D
Fan to the Super Bowl.
Fair point, Brooke. You won, so you get to choose who gets shocked. And somebody wanted to hear Shake it Off by Kanye's sworn enemy, Taylor Swift. So who's it gonna be?
A
The woman with the most rhythm in the world. Let's give it to Alexis. She could dance like Taylor.
D
Brace yourself.
B
Cause the player's gonna play, play, play, play Play. And the hater's gonna hate, hate, hate, hate.
A
That's right, Alexis, baby, I'm just gonna.
B
Shake, shake, shake, shake, shake, shake it off.
D
We all gotta shake that off. That was your shot. Collar. Question of the day. We got your phone tab coming up in just a few minutes.
A
Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning.
D
Of working in this career, do you think in radio? Yeah. I mean, you might think it's the early hours or the lack of air conditioning or heat, depending on how cheap the company is being that quarter. But no, I think the most strenuous part of this job is can Jose remember his own story?
C
That is so true.
A
He does take a lot of notes for his own stories.
D
The producer spoke with him and there was a the in it somewhere. He remembers that much. It was either something about accidentally buying pregnancy vitamins online or something super cute happened in a penguin video he watched on Tubi the other night.
A
I mean, it's like, why can't it be both? For Jose, it is both.
C
But what do I say first?
D
Brooke? Yeah. Oh, wait, was that Steve Harvey in a Tucker, not a penguin?
C
Oh, it's hard to tell.
D
Jose is not sure. Will he be able to remember his own personal story so he can tell it?
A
The suspense he doesn't even know.
D
The world is waiting with bated breath for a brand new what's on your mind? Coming up right now, it's Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning. And there's a lot of smug, judgmental people out there. I could tell by just looking at them.
C
Isn't that you?
D
Not us.
A
No, no, not us.
D
Not during this segment. What's on your mind? Where we go around the room and share what we've all been thinking about lately. No smugness about it. Starting with Brooke. Brooke, what's on your mind?
A
Well, every year we spend the Thanksgiving holiday with my husband's family. And every year I'm always surprised what it's like to be part of a fit, healthy family. Cause that's who they are. They're all tall and skinny and athletic.
B
Are they turkey trotters?
A
Oh, they are.
B
Oh no, we got.
A
Let me tell you, we had to get up at 6:30 in the morning to make sure that we made the 5k run the day of Thanksgiving.
C
That's right.
A
There was a debate in the car whether or not we should do the 10k. Luckily they. They stuck with a 5k. Feeling frisky.
D
Want to double it up?
A
You know, I finish last. Then we get home and we're all like. I'm like yes. We watch a parade. We veg out on football all day. Oh no. One game of football is enough.
D
Okay.
A
Not healthy to have that much screen time.
D
Well, that's fair.
A
I mean, no.
C
What do you do?
B
They're the biggest loss.
A
Then we're cooking.
D
Okay.
A
And I hear from the kitchen, my sister in law go, oh, don't make much. Mashed potatoes. Brooke made sweet potatoes.
F
Like.
D
No, no, those are different things.
C
You need a pile of both.
A
We need lots.
B
Yeah.
A
They pull out three potatoes for all 12 of us.
D
Just cause you guys don't hate yourself doesn't mean that you should not give us food.
A
And I understand why, because I was the only person who went back for seconds. Only me.
D
Which is great.
A
It's more food for me.
C
I know, but everybody sees you.
A
It is awkward. I'm like, why did we do the 5k if we're not going to have 800 pounds of food right now?
C
Cuz I usually wait for someone to get up so I can get up.
A
To go get seconds.
C
But like nobody was getting up for you.
A
Just me. And I'll tell you, I ate every single type of pie.
D
Oh, you went for the whole thing.
A
I was able to give them recommendations on what, what small piece they should have.
D
Okay. All right. So your strategy for next year is make a bunch of food that they all hate so more for Brooke.
A
I mean, I don't even know that.
B
I have to try.
D
Yeah, they already do hate it.
A
It was great though.
D
That's awesome. Jose, what's been on your mind?
C
Well, as a comedian of over a decade, I've performed in front of all types of crowds. But over the Thanksgiving holiday, I faced my absolute biggest challenge of my comedy career. That is entertaining four middle schoolers.
A
Oh, yeah.
C
So my nephew had his friends over for a movie night. He's in middle school now.
A
Okay.
D
Middle school boys.
C
Yeah, well, there's a couple girls there. Oh, actually I made that joke at first. I was like, how many of them are girls?
E
All of them.
A
Anyway, so.
C
All right, so you guys already see what's coming.
B
I feel like they didn't want to be entertained.
C
So here's the thing. Well, of course they don't. But I was like, I am gonna crack these kids up by being cringe. Like I know how to do that.
A
Right?
C
So all the K sit down for the movie, right? And then my dad's asking everyone their names. And at the end I point to my nephew and I'm like, hey, what's your name?
D
Sally.
C
Because I would know his name.
D
That's my nephew.
C
The kids didn't laugh at all.
D
Oh, no. It was too highbrow. They didn't get it.
C
So I was like, no, I got. I gotta take my L. Take my L. I'm gonna leave the room.
D
I'll come back.
C
That's okay. So I get back, I come to check on the kids later during the movie.
A
Okay.
C
And I'm like, what?
B
Kids love being checked on.
D
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
C
And I'm like, like, what's up, my skibbidies?
A
Hey.
D
Speaking their language.
C
Crickets. So then I'm like, how's the movie? Is there any 67s in the house?
D
Huh?
A
In the house?
D
Any?
C
Kids, are you a 67?
D
Oh, God.
C
And, yeah, literally ate the worst pile of poo I've ever done on stage. It was cringe. It was awful.
D
Gotta know you're right.
A
They're more like cats. Like, the more you ignore them, then they'll like you.
D
Good Lord, Alexis, what's been on your mind?
B
So I went to visit some of my family for Thanksgiving, and we have a new tradition. I think that's gonna catch on.
A
Yes.
B
And it is gambling, and not at a casino. It's that my grandma lives about a mile from the state line, and if you cross it, you can do the slot machine apps.
A
You know, the casino app? So just on your phone?
B
Oh, yeah, up on your phone.
C
Make real money on that.
B
Exactly. So after dinner, we loaded into Grandma's minivan, we drove five minutes, and we parked in, like, a neighborhood. Like, that was just right across the border. Everybody downloaded the casino app, and we sat there for an hour.
C
Why do I love that? That's kind of cute.
D
It's just like what the Pilgrims did at their first Thanksgiving. They drove from Plymouth down to Atlantic City and they put it all on black.
C
I would like to thank for these three cherries.
F
Three cherries. Yeah.
B
Just exactly.
A
So we did that.
B
We all win till we were up a little profit, and then we drove on home.
D
You won money?
F
I did.
B
How much? I got 200 bucks.
And we all went home richer.
A
So.
B
If you want to try it, highly recommend gambling with your family.
A
I don't know if we can really say responsibly.
B
It's bonding.
A
All right, Jeffrey, what's on your mind?
D
Well, my parents came to visit for Thanksgiving. I hosted. Whenever they fly out, though, they like to rent their own car. Apparently, on the drive from the airport to my house, they spotted our radio station vehicle on the freeway.
C
Oh, with our pictures on it.
D
Yeah. It's an suv. It's wrapped. It's got all of our photos. It says Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning.
A
What are the chances that your mom is driving?
D
Exactly. They saw it, got very exciting.
A
Oh, I bet.
D
And they wanted a photo.
A
Oh, no.
D
Keep in mind this is on the freeway traveling at like over 60 miles an hour.
E
Force them all.
D
Probably they're on their way, headed to, like, some gas station giveaway. So my mom tells my dad to floor it and get closer.
A
No.
D
They start weaving in and out of traffic, trying to get close enough to get a photo. The promotions person driving the vehicle, I'm assuming, notices this crazy boomer couple pursuing them on the freeway.
A
They probably think it's a road rage incident. Like they cut them off. And now these crazies are gonna get.
B
Us back to your mom with her phone out the window.
D
Yes. So now they go into evasive driving mode, trying to escape the psychopaths pursuing them on the freeway. This goes on for a few minutes until eventually the radio hits the exit ramp and my parents lose them.
A
Oh, wow. I feel like we should give our promotions team a race. Like, that's a pretty incredible driver.
D
My mom would disagree with me. She immediately got to my place and started writing an angry email to our radio station saying the driver was very rude and inconsiderate. Like, really? That's the way you treat your fans?
B
Did she know she could come here and take a photo with them anytime?
D
Yeah, send them one. She could look at me. I'm there. But no, she needed the picture.
C
You already know one of the promo people in the in the break room today is going to be like, dude, there was this crazy call whoever was.
D
Driving the radio van right before Thanksgiving. My mom hates you. Congratulations.
A
We were going to say I'm sorry, but all right.
D
That's what's on our minds. You can text into 78592 and tell us what's been on yours. It's Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning, and we got our listeners blowing up our text board right now at 78592, sharing what's been on their minds. This one says listening to you guys while shoveling snow in Ontario, Canada, makes it slightly easier to forget how cold I am.
A
Oh, my God, it's already snow up there.
C
Yeah.
A
Dang.
D
I've seen the ratings and our show is number one in cold weather places with men 70 plus. So I'm glad. Keep on hitting that demo.
C
Good morning, Wyoming.
A
But be careful of slippery steps. We need you guys to stay healthy.
D
Yeah, we need those ratings. Another text in 78592 says, what's on my mind? Find people that will show up to swim after you're already at the spot fishing. Go to another area to swim when you see people fishing. That is so rude.
C
You're scaring all the fish away.
A
Maybe you are the fish. Oh, no.
E
Yeah, maybe.
D
Maybe the issue is you're fishing in a public pool. Oh, yeah.
F
Yeah.
D
You're the problem.
C
The kids are in the shallow section. Like, can you move your boat?
D
Yeah. Another text says, I'm a six year old guy from Houston. My daughter turned me on.
A
What?
D
You better not pause.
A
To you.
D
Okay, don't pause that, Jeff. Sorry, I shouldn't have paused. I started listening to your second dates and ended up going from the beginning and I'm almost caught up to date in less than six weeks. It's crazy, but I can't start my day or my morning drive without Brooke and Jeffrey.
A
Wow. I feel like there should be a before and after study done on people that binge like that.
B
There's got to be side effects.
D
Just the mental deterioration. Somebody has to document it. We're going to document a whole lot of deterioration right after this.
A
Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning.
D
Let's face it, the very first lie that you ever told as a child was probably terrible.
When your mom caught you and you told her something like, no, I didn't eat the entire cake and smear the frosting all over my bed. A ghost did that.
C
A lot of ghosts do.
A
They love chocolate.
C
They do.
D
Not a great lie, but it's your first one, you know. And you'd assume that as we get older we'd get much better at lying, but. Right?
F
Yeah.
D
Yeah, not so much. Not all of us. Because every week people get caught cheating and they will come up with the worst excuses you've ever heard to get out of it. No, I didn't hook up with your sister at our wedding. A ghost wearing my tuxedo. D Still, the ghost never got off of that ghost.
A
Same ghost.
D
Yeah.
A
Yeah.
D
As unfortunate as that is, we are thankful for those terrible unfaithful liars though because we get to hear all about the and laugh during a brand new edition of Busted. It's coming up right after this. Sneaky husbands, two timing wives, bad boyfriends.
A
And even worse girlfriends.
D
They thought they could get away with it, but now they're about to get busted. It's true, some children will end up on the naughty list this year because they talk back to their parents or sold their mommy's underwear to Strangers on Craigslist.
C
Oh, that's bad.
A
That's just Jeff.
D
But listen, some adults will end up on the naughty list, too, because they did other unspeakable things that may have also involved mommy's undies and strangers. Crazy. That's why we created this segment called Busted, so we could hear the stories about how your past loves put themselves on the naughty list by being unfaithful. Cause shaming your exes for their dumb life choices. That's what the holidays are really about.
A
Thanks, Jen.
D
So let's start off the celebration today with Nathan. Nathan, tell us how you busted your significant other.
F
Yeah. So my community has, like, a neighborhood watch program. And one night I wake up because my phone has an alert, and it said, suspicious activity in the community behind the garden, which actually is pretty close to my house.
A
Okay, so you're heavily involved with the neighborhood watch.
F
You know, we take care of everybody. So I go look outside the window, and already there are neighbors out there with flashlights. And then I hear police sirens, and I'm like, hey, I don't want to miss a good time.
D
So police are involved. Okay.
F
And I go there to see what's happening. And I'm standing there, horrified to find my girlfriend there half naked in the tool shed.
A
Oh, well, maybe she just likes to get more spiritual with the plants.
D
Yes. In the middle of the night. Apparently, it's a moon garden.
F
I'm standing there with her. Hooking up with her is my neighbor Dave.
C
Wow.
F
No, but it's my worse because he's, like, 25 years older than me. He is literally retired and on Social Security just hanging out at his pee patch all day.
D
She heard that he had green thumbs, and she was like, o, I want to get to know them from all the money. Yeah, sure.
F
Like, I had no idea. That's where you go to pick up chicks.
C
A garden.
A
Ladies like carrots. Okay. Of all kinds.
Of diamonds.
F
Real ones.
C
You should have said Karen.
D
Yeah. Brooke, just stop talking. And we keep going to the next person. Let's talk to Cassidy here. Tell us how you busted your significant other.
G
All right, so my girlfriend at the time used to listen to a popular dating podcast.
D
Okay, Ours.
A
I know. That's why I said, oh, no, no, it's not you.
G
No, no.
So the female host is playing a voicemail message from listeners who are calling in with questions, you know, like you guys do. Okay, do I recognize my girlfriend's voice?
A
Oh, weird.
D
It's not good that she's calling a dating podcast.
A
Yeah. What's the Question. Maybe it's like, what should I get you for your birthday?
D
How do I propose?
G
Okay, well, no, she actually wasn't asking questions. She was calling in to give advice to other listeners.
F
Oh.
D
Oh, okay.
A
Okay. This also doesn't feel bad until you.
G
Hear what she said.
D
What did she say?
G
She said, says if your significant other ever texts you, where are you? Quote, just say you're at a yoga class even if you're not. Flexibility is key.
C
That's sketchy.
A
I mean, it's a little sketchy, but it doesn't mean she's cheating.
D
Yeah, I do agree with, like, the flexibility thing. That's kind of annoying.
C
Yoga does help with that.
D
That's a little nice touch on it.
G
Yeah. So it could have been innocent, but now I have this in my head. And a few nights later, she leaves my place. So I follow her.
D
Uhoh.
A
Follow her?
G
Yep. She goes into an apartment complex. So I text her, where are you?
C
Guess what she said. Guys.
A
Oh, God.
G
Of course. She says, I'm at a yoga club.
D
They could be doing yoga in the apartment.
A
I bet they are. Yeah.
I'm sorry.
D
Oh, God. What happened?
G
Yeah, she may have been. But 10 minutes later, she walks out. Out with another woman, holding hands and kissing.
D
That's not a yoga move.
B
Nobody's gonna trust their yoga people.
D
Oh, Cassidy, I'm sorry to hear that, but thank you for sharing. Finally. Let's talk to Gustav. Tell us how you busted your significant other.
F
My girlfriend and I were at a wedding together.
D
Okay.
F
And she told me she had to go take some pics with the bride and her friends.
A
All right, that makes sense.
D
Super Sus.
A
Oh, yeah. I forget. Brides hate photos.
D
I don't believe it. Anyway, keep going.
F
So I'm not cool. That's cool. Like, y'. All. And I was drunk, dancing, having a good time.
D
There you go.
F
Until I realized that a ton of time had gone by.
A
Oh, whoa.
D
Like, four days. How. How far?
F
It felt like four days. It was, like, probably an hour and a half.
D
Oh, that's a long time.
A
Okay, so you go looking for her, right?
F
I was, like, looking around. Yeah, I was. Where was she? She wasn't around. So I basically found her stumbling out of a photo booth, and her neck was all red, and it was just like she had been having a makeup session for, like, the last hour and a half. She'd been missing.
D
She had hickeys.
C
Wait, did you see the other person?
F
Well, they went out the other side, apparently, because when I looked in there, there was nobody in there.
A
Okay. So did the photos come out and you saw something?
C
Oh, that's smart, Brooke.
F
I didn't see the photos, and I wish I would have.
D
It doesn't sound like they're actually taking any photos in there, Brooke.
C
That's a good point.
D
Yeah, they didn't put any money.
B
This is the difference between a guy catching a cheater and a woman. We would search that photo history on the machine.
C
I'm pretty sure she's cheating.
F
Come on.
A
I would have called the company, the original Dallas.
D
I don't think they would want to document the cheating. But did you talk to her?
F
This is what's so funny. She said she was the victim of a crazy dog attack.
D
Oh, wow.
A
Those happen in photo booths all the time.
D
Yeah, a lot of crazy dogs at weddings, Red.
C
It wouldn't stop licking me.
D
Yeah, okay.
A
I don't know why she didn't just go with. She had an allergic reaction to a feather boa. I mean, that's an obvious.
B
Again, women are better.
D
Well, at least that story had a happy ending. You can hit up our Text board at 78592. If you have a funny story about how you caught your ex cheating, you could be on the next edition of Busted. We got your phone tab coming up right after this.
A
Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning.
D
It is phone tap time, and we've been conspiring with a lady's husband for weeks so that we could do this at the perfect time.
A
Okay, timing is everything in these, Jeff.
D
Because the thing is, they're having some workers over to re. Shingle their roof today.
A
Okay?
D
Which normally, that's a project that takes several days to complete. So imagine her surprise when we call her just 20 minutes after she left her house to tell her, hey, it's finished.
A
20 minutes, huh?
D
Quick. The only reason we got it done so quick is because of the fall special. You'll find out what that is in your phone tab next.
A
It's another phone tab.
D
Weekday mornings on the 20s.
A
Hello?
D
Hey, Gina. We're all done here.
G
I'm sorry, who's this?
F
What? What is this?
D
Oh, hi. Sorry. I'm. I'm one of the roofers. You talked to Marty about 20 minutes ago before you left for work. Right?
G
Yeah, I did.
F
That was.
D
You told me to call you and let you know that we're all finished.
F
Finished.
How?
G
Wait, how are you finished?
D
I just left it. Actually, it turned out to be easier than we thought it would be. Plus, with the fall special that you signed up for, that's a much different project than actually Putting shingles on.
G
Okay, listen, I'm a little confused here and I'm starting to freak out. Can you please elaborate?
D
I mean, we're finished like I said. And all that you have to do now is depending on the window wind, or if it's like a stormy day, just use the ladder on the side of the house, go up and adjust the zip ties.
G
I'm sorry, what do you mean, zip ties? I've never had to do anything with zip ties.
D
I'm. I'm sorry. I thought Marty explained this to you. You know, when you got the fall special, you got $500 off.
G
Yeah, but. Well, that means no mention of a ladder.
D
What that means is we don't do anything about your old leaky roof. We just cover the whole thing in a giant sheet of plastic wrap and zip tie it to the gutters.
G
That's real thing.
D
I. I do understand. Like cosmetically it's not the best look, but it does work. For a few weeks at least.
B
This is insane.
G
No, I need the roof actually fixed. This was not discussed with me.
D
Well, it was written down for you on the paper that you signed for the fall special. I. I'm sorry. I thought you understood what was happening.
G
Why would you think that I would want a tarp?
D
Or actually a tarp would be better. It's a little more durable. The plastic, it's kind of easily.
G
This isn't even a tarp. What is happening?
D
I agree, dude, it's true. Most people don't buy the fall special, so I was a little bit surprised that you did. Obviously, the Marty said that it was a go, so we just got to work.
G
Okay, listen, I am so angry right now.
D
Hold on, man. We haven't even talked about the guarantee where if you find any holes or rips in the plastic wrap within the first seven days, we'll actually drive by your house and throw a roll of duct tape into your front yard. How about that?
G
This has got to be some sort of. Of a horrible joke. How is this even possible?
D
I'm sorry, ma', am. It's not a joke. So we've already processed your initial three thousand dollar deposit, and we'll need the other three thousand dollars.
G
And all I get is a not even tarp? Are you insane?
D
You know it's $6,000 total, so we're gonna need that other three by the end of the video.
G
$6,000? You can't even put a shingle on. This whole thing is a scam. That's what this is.
D
Ma', am, please. I I'll have you know know that we used the best zip ties money could buy.
G
Oh, my gosh.
D
Astronauts use these zip ties in space to hold the toilet lid on so it doesn't float away.
F
Okay, stop. Stop.
G
You better talk to Marty or whoever's in charge, have them come over my house right now and fix the roof.
D
Okay, well, I. I will let him know that.
G
Oh, my God.
D
I will warn you, though, the timeline for a real roof installation, we're looking at about eight months out.
G
You have got to be me.
D
I mean, that's why we only had time to put on the Fall Pl special.
F
Oh, my God.
G
This has got to be some kind of joke. There's no way this is possible. There's no way this is happening in my life right now.
D
I do understand and I hear your frustration, but while I have you on the phone, could I interest you in signing up for the winter special?
G
I'm gonna kill somebody. Like, right now.
D
That's where we. That's where we come by. You don't even know what it is. It's where we come by and put on an extra layer of plastic wrap over the first layer, and we'll throw in a prank call for free.
F
What?
D
That's generous of us, you know.
G
What are you talking about? This doesn't make sense.
D
No. Prank call, courtesy of your husband Mitch.
F
What?
D
I don't really work for the roofing company. I'm a radio host named Jeff from Brooke and Jeffrey in the Morning. This is a phone tab.
F
I'm sorry, What.
A
What.
G
What is happening right now?
D
We didn't put plastic on your roof. This is all a prank call. Your husband Mitch said that you guys had a bunch of people over to put on a new roof, and he thought it'd be funny to say that they were done in 20 minutes.
G
Oh, my God.
D
I mean, it's cheap, but it is fast.
F
So messed up.
D
But those astronaut zip ties, those are high quality.
F
No.
D
How do you. How do you think they hold the space station together?
A
Sure.
F
That's not how that works.
G
Oh, my God.
A
Wake up every morning with phone tabs. Weekday mornings on the 20s, Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning.
D
We have a very special opportunity today to speak with a very rare type of person. A unicorn. Really?
A
Really?
D
Because on the phone is a young woman who. Get this. Still feels hopeful about the dating market.
A
Oh, man.
D
I know, I know. I'm just as shocked as the rest of you.
C
Did she have no sight or hearing her whole life and now just. Got it.
D
It's possible because she is full of positivity and. What's the word? Like love or optimism.
B
Haven't heard that.
F
Oh, my God.
A
Has anyone ever even said that word in this?
D
I don't know. And no, she's not on drugs, even though she might need some after the end of this phone call. But she is certain that there is a completely logical explanation for why her date has suddenly dropped off the face of. Of the earth after 10 days. Okay, so we're going to help her find out and keep hope alive in dating.
A
Fingers crossed.
D
We're going to do it during your second date update. Right after this second date update. When you get ghosted after a first date, is it hurtful?
A
Yeah, no, of course it is, Jeff, if you don't have to tell yourself it doesn't hurt.
C
It does.
D
I'm. I mean, good news is it starts to hurt less and less the more it happens to you. Yeah.
C
Now you're just numb.
D
Yeah, that numbness, it's kind of nice.
A
Feeling, but it's not a feeling. That's the whole point of the numbness.
D
Exactly. Now we're on the same page. But our listener, Claire, believes there's something more behind why her date isn't reaching out to her, and she's come to us asking for assistance. So, Claire, why is Brooke laughing at you?
C
I don't know already.
A
I'm just wondering if she is, like, totally insulted by your intro here. Like, have you been ghosted that many times, Claire?
G
No, I'm just super worried about him.
A
Oh, wow.
D
You're worried.
A
Oh, wow.
D
Why do you say that?
G
I mean, okay, first of all, his name is James, and he's just not the type of guy that would go to me like. But he has not responded to me at all in, like, three days.
A
Is he someone that you already knew before you went on a date?
D
Because the way that you're talking, it sounds like you've known him for a while when you say, he would never.
C
Do that to me.
G
Yeah, no, I haven't, but he just gave off that vibe, okay?
C
You guys hit it off, back and forth, back and forth, and all of a sudden, nothing is weird.
A
Here's the thing, though. Vibes can lie, you know, sometimes they're big fat liars, those vibes.
C
People can also lie.
B
Fat liars, those vibes.
A
Real close.
D
Well spoken.
C
Yeah, those vibes are liars.
A
Can't always trust them.
D
Claire, you. You're genuinely worried about him?
G
Well, I mean, it's just that he works a lot, you know, and he has, like, a really stressful work environment. He has a really important sales job, and he's, like, working all the time.
A
Okay, so that would make sense that he wouldn't be able to contact you for three days.
D
Yeah. So how many dates have you had with him? Because it sounds like you've had a few.
G
So. Yeah, I mean, we went on a date, like, 10 days ago, but we were texting after that, trying to plan something else, and. And then he just stopped responding.
D
Okay, so three days ago, he stopped responding to your texts, and that's why you're worried.
F
Okay, exactly.
D
Got it. So let's go back to the day. What did you guys do for it?
G
Okay, so first of all, we went bowling.
A
Fun.
G
And then we went to this place that's like an indoor butterfly house type of thing where the butterflies, like, land on you.
C
Those are cool, but kind of scary. I remember one time as a kid, a giant butterfly flew about me. I thought I was gonna die.
A
You really gotta watch where you step to.
C
Oh, no.
A
Say they landed on the ground. And you gotta have your eyes down at all times.
C
Looks like that one was still a caterpillar.
D
Brook is banned from the butterfly. Okay.
G
It was such a fun idea. And he's normally, like, very. Just considerate. I just thought it was so nice.
A
It's interesting that you keep saying normally because you've had one experience, but you're.
D
Talking like you've known him for a really, really long time.
G
Well, I feel like I have because he's like a special person to me.
D
Okay, so you haven't dated for a while then, have you?
G
I mean, not really, I guess. But he just. We just clicked. I mean, we just bobbed. We just. Everything was just great with us.
A
Can you tell us any moments where it felt reciprocal? Like he was also on the same page as you?
G
Oh, yeah. Okay. So we were bowling, and, like, he picked up my bowling ball, and I thought it was by mistake, but it really wasn't. And he tried to bowl with my ball. I had to, like, take it from him. And we just laughed about it. And we thought it was the funniest thing ever that is one ounce lighter.
E
Silly.
G
She still felt like we were connecting.
D
Yeah. Yeah.
A
It's strange that you. You'd grab it from his hands, but I like it.
B
Yeah.
C
I can't use my ball.
D
Okay.
C
I mean, it's cute to them. It's cute, right?
D
Yeah. Yeah, sure, I guess so.
G
It was my ball.
C
I get that.
A
I'm glad I see you. That was just a flirty moment that you Two had. That's cool.
D
Nice. Were there, like, drinks and food involved in the date?
G
I mean, we weren't that hungry, so we just split up. Some fries and a beer, Bowling alley food.
A
Perfect.
F
Okay.
D
Were there any butterfly kisses inside of the butterfly exhibit?
C
Oh, how cringe.
B
That's the eyelash one, right?
D
Yeah. It feels like the right place to do kiss his eyelashes.
G
There were no kisses, but if he would have tried it, I would have been very, very open to it. And my lashes would have been like butterflies as well.
C
You're going for all types of kissing.
A
Yeah, flutter, flutter.
D
I don't know what base that is, but she would go there.
C
In the butterfly world, that's like second.
A
Okay, I mean, it sounds like you left that date feeling 100% sure you'd see him again.
G
Absolutely. I mean, we were even texting back and forth, making future plans, and then he just came up with this, I gotta find some free time because I'm working right now and things are busy. And then he stopped responding, like, three days ago.
D
What if we find out after we call him that he actually blew you off on purpose and he's just trying to be nice about it?
G
He wouldn't do that. There's no way.
A
You are so positive.
B
I feel like you haven't listened to our show enough.
C
Something's coming.
G
That's fine. Well, my friend did recommend you. I don't need listen normally, but that's.
B
Why you're so much hope.
D
So you said three days ago he suddenly cut off communication with you, and you're just trying to figure out what's going on?
G
Yeah, I mean, I'm just worried because something could have happened. So I'm thinking maybe if you guys call him, we can get this whole thing sorted out.
A
Are we going to destroy them?
D
I blocked you.
A
We're going to ruin the last optimistic person that's left in the dating world right now.
D
You know, but remember what I said about numbness in the beginning. We can start that process right now. Y.
C
If feels good, it's bad.
D
Okay.
A
No, I have hope for you. Yeah, he's stuck in an elevator. I'm sure of it.
D
Definitely. Okay, we'll get the laughing gas ready just in case, when we call James for you and try and get you your second date update right after this.
G
Thanks, guys.
D
Second date update. If you're just joining us, we've been talking to Claire, who had the three bees on her first date date.
F
Oh, what's that?
D
Bowling, beer and butterflies. Oh, wow.
C
You wouldn't think those go Together.
D
There it is.
F
They do.
D
Not just the nervous tummy butterflies either. Actual real ones flying around inside of a butterfly house.
A
It's kind of cute.
D
Definitely different than what we've had before, but she's come to us very concerned. Cuz three days ago, her guy James fully stopped responding.
A
I feel like this whole episode is brought to you by the number three right now.
D
Yeah, lots of threes. And it was weird because were in the middle of planning their next meetup.
A
Well, I mean, it sounds like he wasn't giving her exact dates and times.
D
Claire, Brook's calling you a liar.
A
No, no, no. I just think that she may have misinterpreted his text. Like I. He was saying, I'm busy, I'm busy, I'm busy.
D
Yeah, she did say that she was new at dating, so maybe she doesn't know how to navigate this situation quite the right way.
C
And she's new to our show. She hasn't really listened.
A
Calling her incompetent now, Jeffrey?
D
Yes, I am. You're. No, I'm just kidding, Claire. But we're gonna reach out to James because you said he's not answering when you call. You think maybe he'll pick up for us?
G
I'm hopeful.
B
Okay, you are very hopeful.
A
She is. She is. And she's concerned about his safety and thinks something could have happened.
G
Yeah, like I think something probably did because there's no way that he wouldn't reach out to me.
A
Really? Sometimes I wish we could do these in person so we could hug each other afterwards and just make each other feel better, you know?
F
Yeah.
B
Yeah.
D
Why'd you make eye contact with me when you said that?
A
I wasn't talking about hugging you.
G
I know I'd be up for that. I do this in person.
F
Yeah.
D
Okay, well, I'll give you Brook's home address after this is over, so you can go over there and hug it out all you want.
A
There it is.
D
Anyway, let's. Let's call James right now. Hopefully he answers, we can get to the bottom of this, figure out why three days ago he fully cut off communication with you.
G
Thank you.
D
I'm sure it'll be a happy story. Here we go.
F
Hello, this is James.
A
Oh, very formal.
D
Oh, wow. Hi, James. You're on the radio right now, James.
F
The radio?
D
Yeah, it's a radio show called Brooke and Jeffrey in the Morning. Good morning.
F
Good morning. How can I help you out there?
D
Well, we're really happy to hear your voice and that you're doing okay. It sounds like.
C
Well, yeah, that's for sure.
A
I don't know. He could be in the hospital right now for all we know.
D
Though that's a really good start.
F
I'm sorry, what is this about?
D
Yeah, this is a. It's a segment we do on our show. It's called the Second Date Update.
A
You're kind of like the star of it today.
F
Okay, that doesn't sound too great.
A
It's kind of fun.
D
Yeah, it's not a bad thing. It just means somebody out there is trying to see you again and they haven't been able to get a hold of you.
F
Please don't say the name that I think that you're about to say.
A
Wait, there's a certain name you don't.
D
What name are you thinking?
F
Claire.
D
Oh, that's her.
C
That's it?
D
Yes.
F
What is she doing? Oh, my goodness.
D
She's just trying to get a hold of you because she said basically that you two had an awesome date together where you went bowling and you visited a butterfly house. And she was telling us how fun and how thoughtful it was that you came up with that for her. She had a lot of positive things to say about you. Yeah.
F
Oh, really? Did she. Did she happen to tell you anything else? Like what happened after?
A
I mean, she told us that you guys were texting, trying to figure out a date to get back together, right?
F
No, no. Wasn't the texting it.
G
Honestly?
F
It was about the forcefulness in the meetups.
A
What?
C
Did you say forcefulness?
A
But meetups? You only had one meetup. You just saw each other on one date.
F
Yeah, I know, but I'm a very busy guy. I do a lot of different things for work.
A
Okay, wait.
D
She was a little bit over eager, it sounds like, to see you again.
F
I think that's an understatement. I mean, if I couldn't hang out Tuesday, she would say, what about Wednesday? What about Thursday? What about Friday? It just became way too much for me. Then she. She just crossed the line.
A
Okay, Is that the line?
D
Yeah. What line did she cross?
A
The Wednesday, Thursday, Friday line?
D
Is that what you mean? Is that the line suggesting other days?
F
No, no, it was worse.
A
Okay, well, I think she is totally clueless that she made you feel uncomfortable or whatever it is.
F
I don't think think so.
D
Yeah. Why are you so sure that she should know she made a mistake?
F
Because she called my work.
A
What?
D
What?
C
She called your job?
F
Yeah. Yeah, I was at work and HR called me and a woman named Claire reached out and wanted to do a welfare check on me.
D
What?
A
Whoa.
C
I Know, at your work?
F
Yes, at work. And she's telling her that we need to move my schedule around and workload around. Like, what's going on with that?
C
Oh, no, I.
D
We all understand. Now, listen, maybe Claire is being misunderstood here, and your manager has relayed her message in a way that painted her in a bad light.
C
Oh, that's it.
D
And maybe you are working too hard, and it's not a terrible thing if your date wants you to be less stressed.
C
Jeff, you are a champion of our listeners.
D
I just. I think. I think you should talk to Claire about it because she is on the phone with us right now wanting to speak to you.
F
Oh, my.
G
Why?
A
Oh, no. Isn't it better to speak to her instead of speaking through your HR to her?
D
Agree with you more, but there she is. Talk to Claire.
A
Claire.
F
Claire, what are you doing?
G
Hey, if caring is a crime, then I'm guilty. I just care about you.
F
We went on one date.
C
I like this.
G
Yeah, one special date.
D
A nice Claire.
A
Why would you call his hr?
G
I mean, no other girlfriend would do that for a guy.
D
Girlfriend?
C
Why did you say girlfriend?
D
You're labeling it.
F
You're not my girlfriend. We hung out once. What are you talking about?
G
Not yet, but I'm just showing that I want to spend more time with you.
F
I mean, what are we really doing here? I had to meet with my HR department. I had to meet with my boss. You're messing with my job. You're messing with my way of living. You don't even know what I do. You don't even know exactly what I'm doing at work.
G
Well, listen, here's what I do know. I know you work in sales, and I know you were stressed out, so I was just trying to help you with that.
D
In Claire's defense, the reason reason that. I mean, according to her, you kept saying you couldn't meet up because you were too busy with work. So she's trying to problem solve.
B
Number one of not hanging out with people.
D
Yeah.
A
What you do.
D
Well, she's not buying it.
A
That is a huge boundary to cross. You just never call someone's workplace. It's just, you don't. I mean, I honestly feel like it has to be said for Claire to understand that.
G
Well, yes, I can, and yes, I did.
D
Don't call the workplace. Just call directly to the. Their family. No.
B
Wow.
D
Where is the right thing to do?
G
I mean, I want to call his family, but I didn't have their number.
A
Oh, my God.
D
Okay, this is easy to fix. James, what's your Family's phone number.
C
Mom first.
D
Yeah.
F
Listen, you guys, I don't know what's going on here, but this is the first time that I've ever gone on a date where whoever I went on a date with tried to free up my schedule just to see them.
A
You're lucky she didn't quit for you.
C
It is funny to be like, oh, I'm busy. And she's like, oh, I'll take care of that. Oh, God. Not busy anymore.
D
Well, okay. I see them. The. You had good intentions in your heart when you did it, but for James, you crossed the line.
A
I think for anyone. That's the thing. Anyone. Don't do that.
D
But specifically for James in this scenario. Yeah.
G
Okay. Well, now that we're past that.
D
Good.
A
Are we?
G
We should do pizza and butterflies for our next fe.
A
What?
C
Oh, pizza and butterflies.
A
Going back to butterfly.
B
The butterflies.
C
A butterfly pizza.
D
The butterfly kisses.
B
Yeah, Jeff gave her the idea.
D
Yeah, that sounded hot.
A
Ye.
G
Don't ruin the idea. I mean, I think the butterfly kisses are. It's a great idea.
D
Oh, sorry. Sorry. James, pretend you didn't hear that. Okay. Blank that out of your memory. All I want you to focus on is will you go out on another date with Claire and we would pay for it.
A
We're talking to James now.
D
Yes. Okay.
C
You get pizza, and she will rub her lashes on your.
A
Claire, I think you need to hear this response. Okay? So make sure you're paying attention.
G
My ears are all the way open.
D
Oh, my. Okay.
A
All right.
D
So, James, what do you think about giving Claire one more chance?
F
No. No, no, no.
D
Oh, my God.
B
Shocker.
D
You didn't have to laugh, though.
C
That was the only time he laughed.
G
Well, that was rude.
A
Yeah, so was calling his workplace.
D
Okay, I understand. This is when someone's new to dating. There's a lot of new rules and stuff you got to learn. So maybe this is a learning moment for you.
G
I've learned that people don't understand what Karen is these days, and I just had have to care harder.
D
No, no, no, no harder, please.
A
That is the opposite. Care less.
F
Please listen to them. Care less about me. Care less about other people.
D
And that's the message that we are going to leave today. Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning. Care less about everyone.
A
Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning.
D
I mean, look the positive that we can take out of this.
A
What is?
D
What is? I really don't think we deterred her at all. She still sounds very hopeful. And by hopeful, I mean hopefully she's not already inside his apartment making dinner.
A
Yes, like she needed some reality here.
C
She really was like the perfect dater for our show. She had no idea. She never listened to the show. She's still optimist about dating. I mean, she got blindsided here.
A
She got blindsided. She called his work Jose. What are you talking about?
C
She didn't know that was bad.
D
To do him a favor and take the stress away.
C
No, she did not see this coming.
A
Brooke, don't ever call anyone's place of employment. Ever.
G
No, our job.
A
Not even that.
B
I feel like we're going to hear from her again. Yeah, it's not going to be her first ghosting.
D
And I think we're all just jealous of her relentless optimism because that's exactly what you need to survive this dating world. So I predict she'll be fine. And if you need some optimism that your dating life isn't completely tragic, go to our podcast.
A
Oh, I thought you were gonna say call somebody else, but yeah, that would work too. By comparison.
D
Listen to us on Spotify, Apple, wherever, and you will finally find hope in your own life. Feels good. Find us at Brooke and Jeopardy. It's Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning. And at the end of every year, a company called NordPass goes through all the lists of hacked passwords.
A
Oh, yeah.
D
That get leaked onto the Internet to figure out out the most common easy hackable passwords that people are still using for some weird reason. That's the thing.
A
It's the same list every year and nobody ever changes their password after they hear it.
D
Once again, the most common passwords are admin password and 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. Oh, you suck every time.
C
I mean, can't you be smart and, like, mix up the numbers?
A
I don't know.
C
1, 2, 4.
E
Tricky.
A
I'm sorry. Surprised. This year it's just not 6, 7, 6, 7, 6, 7 times.
D
That said, there are a few new password trends that they've noticed that you should probably be aware of. One of them is brand loyalty, where people are using their favorite companies or labels as their password.
A
Oh, everybody's using Brooke and Jeffrey as their password.
G
That's so cute.
D
That would be sweet.
B
They're getting into all of our accounts.
D
For Alexis, it would probably be Coco Melon. One, two, three. For Jose, Lean Pockets 420. And for Brooke Breitbart. 69. Yes.
A
Go. Get out of here.
D
Oh, you changed it. It's obviously worse if you're using Netflix as your Netflix password. Would not recommend doing that. But also surging in the password rankings this year, favorite sports teams or favorite players player names. People are going with that.
A
That makes sense.
C
That's hard though, because like, it's like buying a jersey. You're like, how long is this player gonna be on the team?
E
Yeah.
A
Or what player did I choose that month? I don't know.
C
My favorite of the time.
D
But the biggest change they've seen is a massive increase in using swear words.
Some people not in the best mood when they're being forced to change their password over and over again. So they're adding profanity into the. The passwords. And that's become trending, right?
A
Yeah. But there's no way I'd remember what cuss word I used.
B
Yeah. And was it all caps or not?
A
I have a pretty long list of cuss word vocabulary.
D
Oh, okay. Brooke will send you her list after this. Just DM her. And Laser Stories is coming up right after this.
C
Hello, it's Laser Stories.
D
It's the radio segment that thought if you can combine. Combine a fork and a spoon to make a spork. Yes. Why can't he combine a spoon and a knife to make a spice?
A
Oh yeah, put that in your mouth.
D
Finally, a spoon with razor sharp edges to cut through those Cheerios in your cereal bowl. Just be careful popping it in your mouth. But it's cool. Thanks to Laser Stories, the segment where we read weird news stories around the globe just like everyone else does. Except we've got a laser. Except the blade lickers just don't. This first laser story is out of St. Petersburg, Florida.
A
Okay.
D
A 26 year old man named Rochelle Valdivia went to a Tesla dealership last month and he asked one of the salesmen if he could take one of the Cybertrucks out for a test drive.
C
All right.
D
Okay. Pretty usual. So they took a copy of his driver's license and his insurance. Yeah. And Rochelle never brought it back.
A
Good thing. Good thing. Those aren't very sophisticated cars with lots of ways to track them.
C
Just turn the car off.
A
Yeah.
D
An assistant manager did track the truck down at his house two days later and it was all ripped up. Smashed the rear view mirror with a hammer.
A
What? He wasn't even just trying to like part it out or something, he just. Destroying the thing.
D
Destroying it. Removed the gps, ripped off one of the sun visors and tore both of the front floors fenders off. Smash. Smash.
E
Smash.
D
Weirdest detail by far though. He also filled both fenders with landscaping rocks and several pairs of men's underwear.
A
Cuz it's a sexy cyber truck.
D
Only in Florida. No Word on if they were clean or dirty underwear. But all new cars, especially Teslas, are covered in cameras now, so cops had footage of him doing some of the damage. And as for why he did it, Relle told officers that the truck said good morning in a tone that felt judgmental.
B
They should fix that.
A
I'm glad that he doesn't have unprovoked anger issues.
D
Not at all. He's facing felony charges now for criminal mischief and grand theft. The dealership says he caused around $20,000 in damage.
A
Can the truck talk to him funny.
D
Yep.
B
Yep.
D
All right, this next laser story is out of the Interwebs. America has kind of a love hate relationship with Amazon because we love to complain about our reliance on the convenience. But when you decide you want a pillow shaped like a baguette or something, you want it now.
A
Seriously. My husband and I were just having this fight cuz I'm trying not to buy anything.
D
Yeah.
A
You know, right now. And he's like, well, but it's a.
D
See be here too soon.
A
I'm like, just wait for it. Just wait for it. You don't need it. That.
C
I'll give you the opposite. My sister and I were like, let's buy T shirts for Disney. Bought them on Amazon. Under 24 hours. They were there under 24 hours.
A
Why though? You're not going to be at Disneyland in 24 hours.
C
I know, but it's still nice to have it.
D
Yeah. Some would say, Jose, that's not fast enough.
C
Under a day.
D
No, that's slow cuz Amazon's currently testing ultra fast deliveries which will get purchases to your front door in 30 minutes or less.
F
Wow.
A
What?
C
Just like a Uber eats.
A
Do you just move into the warehouse at this point?
D
Probably should. I know, it's kind of ridiculous. It's like one thing to expect your pizza delivered in 30 minutes or less.
A
Right.
D
But now we're so impatient. We'll put a lasagna into the oven and then order the oven mitts and expect them to be delivered in time to take the lasagna out.
F
How dare you. Get it out.
D
Thanks.
C
Amazon burnt my lasagna. You're fault.
D
This 30 minute delivery is only being tested in two places, Seattle and Philadelphia.
A
I feel so bad for the drivers that have to do this.
D
Yeah, you won't though because there's a little bit of a bonus at the end for them. Oh, of course not everything is going to be available for this, but Amazon says it'll be offered for thousands of everyday household essentials and for grocery items and if you're wondering, it won't be free. The third 30 minute deliveries will start at an extra 13.99 per order.
C
You really need it.
D
If you're a prime member, your charge will be discounted to 3.99.
C
That's smart. And they say they already got me, Brooke. I'm already like, oh, I saved $10.
B
Walk to the grocery store because you.
A
Spent $100 on soup to get delivered to your house. You're not my barometer on whether it's a good idea.
D
Well, they say it's available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, much like a convenience store. And just like pizza orders, you have the option to tip extra to your drivers. Look at that. This next laser story is out of Food News. We're used to food brands blending up flavors, but I can't recall ever hearing about a brand inventing its own fruit species. What that is until now.
C
What the heck?
D
Dole Food Company, maker of fresh packaging, packaged and frozen fruit products, has done just that. They announced a brand new pineapple variety called Colada Royale that combines regular pineapple with hints of coconut. So it's essentially a pina colada flavored pineapple, double rainbow.
G
Oh, my God.
D
How did they do it? Well, research and development began in Honduras over 15 years ago in the early 2000s. The companies toiled behind the scenes for. For decades in hopes of introducing it before their 125th anniversary next year.
A
You mean they didn't just water them with rum and hope that it comes out to be a pina colada?
D
I think they tried that.
A
Okay. Science that that was needed.
C
Grow its own little umbrella.
D
Dole said they finally pulled it off. The Colada Royale will officially begin arriving in stores throughout North America as early as this week.
A
This is kind of stupid scary, though.
C
Because someone's gonna take a bite of a pineapple and be like, I'm allergic to coconut.
D
Yeah.
Definitely. Check the label.
C
Wait a minute.
D
Dole says their new pineapple isn't just a novelty or a publicity gimmick. It's a delicious new fruit with a luxurious taste experience that leaves you wanting more. And by more, I think they mean rum so that they can drink it on the beach. Let's go to your final laser story. Out of the study of fun.
A website ranked the most fun cities in America, and the top two are Las Vegas and Orlando.
A
Exactly.
D
But Anaheim has Disneyland, and they're not even in the top one.
A
I know, but they don't also have the cool Universal Studios. Like, I mean, I know there's a California Universal Studios, but it's not the same.
C
California theme parks are like boutique compared to, like, Florida. Florida theme park.
D
Well, Florida has the strip club right across the street, so that I think.
B
That Mickey goes there sometimes.
A
Donald Duck isn't wearing pants anyway. Exactly.
D
He's ready to work. They based it on 65 different metrics, including how many bars, restaurants and festivals there are. Even factored in how far you'd have to travel to get to your closest bowling alley or frozen yogurt shop.
F
Creamy.
A
Didn't it factor in how bankrupt you go after you visit each place?
D
No.
G
Yeah, very expensive.
D
You know, but they also ranked each place according to how much it costs in order to have fun. And if that's your main concern, start planning a trip to Oklahoma City.
A
My mom's hometown. Okc.
D
The other cheapest spots for fun are El Paso, Texas, Fayetteville, North Carolina, Wichita, Kansas, and Amarillo.
No, I didn't say Armadillo, dude.
I know we have a kinship with every shelf creature out there. So clearly that's a trigger word, and I apologize, but it means that Laser Stories has come to an end for the day. We'll do it again same time on Friday.
The Trivia Grinch is back. Once again, Brook Fox with a heart that's two sizes too small. Small and an appetite 10 sizes too large.
A
There's no such thing as an appetite too large, Jeff.
D
Not in Brooks world will she snatch away your holiday joy and laugh as you cry.
C
She's already laughing like a giggly Grinch laugh.
D
Let's see how it goes with today's new player, Stephanie, who says she's been listening to our show forever and loves trivia, plays it with her friends all the time. So she should have have no problem crushing Brooke. Right, Stephanie?
G
I hope so.
A
Okay, when is the last time you won trivia with your friends?
G
Last Friday.
A
Okay.
D
Oh, wow, that's actually.
Brooke doesn't even have a comeback. She's just gonna leave the studio in shame now while we get to the game. Oh, now she's laughing. Okay, there it goes. It's not very Grinch, but you know how it works, Stephanie. You got 30 seconds on the clock to answer as many questions as possible. You don't know when you could say pass, but you have to beat her outright if you want to win. Are you ready?
G
Okay.
C
You're an okay.
D
Get an okay. Okie dokie. Let's do it. Your time starts now. On this day in 1948, the lead singer of the metal Band Black Sabbath was born. What's his name? Out of all seven continents, how many are in the Southern Hemisphere?
G
3.
D
At a major League Baseball game. During what inning is Take Me out to the Ball Game game saying seventh on Harry Potter's forehead. What's the shape of his scar?
G
Pass.
D
Which decade was the sunken Titanic ship found?
G
The 80s.
D
Tom Brady is a minority or part owner of which NFL team?
G
Patriots.
D
All right, well done there, Stephanie. You really are a trivia pro. We can tell. It's fun to hear.
F
Oh, sorry.
C
I almost said something. Sorry. No, come in, come in. I waved her in and then I almost, like, said something about a question. My bad. Everything's okay. Play it off with me.
D
Okay. Very, very smooth transition. No one will know. Anything's weird. Stephanie, I do want to ask. It says on my screener that for the holidays, you love a good white elephant gift.
G
Oh, okay, I do. I love strategizing and stealing and. Yeah.
A
Okay, here's my question. When you do white elephant, do you bring a funny gag gift or do you bring something everybody actually wants?
F
Gift.
G
Somewhere in between. I would say like a decent gift, but not necessarily one that everybody's gonna be, like, really vying for.
D
Okay.
C
It is always like that. It's like someone brings a mug and then someone brings, like, AirPods, and you're like, oh, my God, I want the AirPods.
D
AirPods. Yeah.
A
What white elephant are you? I mean, usually it's like a 20 limit at most.
D
Yeah. Or a 20 second kiss with me.
A
Oh. What?
D
Everybody's trying to steal that gift. Right, Stephanie?
G
Yes.
C
She's like, trade switch.
D
I don't want that one. Somebody else could take it. Nobod.
A
But everybody has it.
D
Oh, it's going to be a fun holiday party this year. I can't wait, Stephanie. All right, you sit tight. Now it's Brooke's turn. Brooke, you ready?
A
Yes.
D
Here we go. Your time starts now. On this day in 1948, the lead singer of the metal band Black Sabbath was born. What's his name?
A
Ozzy Osborne.
D
Out of all seven continents, how many are in the Southern hemisphere?
A
In the Southern, 4.
D
At a major League baseball game during what inning is Take Me out to the Ball Game? Center, gang. Seventh on Harry Potter's forehead. What's the shape of his lightning bolt? Which decade was the sunken titanic ship found?
A
Oh, 80s.
D
Tom Brady is a minority or part owner of which NFL team?
A
Buccaneers. We buy it after he left.
D
Both of you guess teams that Tom Brady played for. It makes sense. You just buy them after we'll find out if that. But first we got to go to the scoreboard to see how you did with Jose. Sorry I smell like frosting. Just love to bake.
A
No.
C
Stephanie, you did well. You got three correct today. And Brooke five.
A
Sorry.
D
Sorry about that, Stephanie. It wasn't enough today. Let's go over the answers for everybody. On this day in 1948, lead singer of Black Sabbath was born. His name, Ozzy Osbourne. Rest in peace, R.I.P. ozzy, I thought you were going to.
A
Talk about a heavy metal band from 1948. And I'm like, wow, I didn't know that that was happening back then.
C
There was not even an electric guitar invented yet.
D
So funny. Out of all seven continents, there are four in the Southern hemisphere. Australia, Antarctica, Africa and South America. At a major league baseball game, Take me out to the ball game is saying in the seventh inning, Harry Potter's forehead has a scar the shape of a lightning bolt. The Titanic was found in the 1980s. 1985 salvage missions began in the 90s. Tom Brady, meanwhile, is a minority or part owner of the Las Vegas Raiders. Not very happy, Stephanie. It wasn't enough to win. But just for playing, we are going to give you a family four pack of tickets to the Issaquah Reindeer Festival at the Cougar Mountain Zoo. Take part in the most unique celebration in the Northwest, happening November 28th through December 23rd.
F
Awesome.
G
Thank you. I love the zoo and it's just very exciting to be on the radio with all of you. I listen every morning, so this is very fun.
C
We're excited to be on with you.
A
A good thing you had that dub from last Friday. You can still hang on to that one. You don't need to talk about this experience.
D
Stephanie, it was awesome having you on. Come back and play again soon. We're gonna do win Brooks bucks same time tomorrow.
A
Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning.
Podcast: Brooke and Jeffrey: Second Date Update
Episode Date: December 7, 2025
Episode Theme: A riotous full-show episode featuring Black Friday aftermaths, streaming superstars, holiday confessions, a car chase, family gambling interstate escapades, and a hilariously awkward “Second Date Update” with an unbreakably optimistic dater.
This episode is loaded with quintessential Brooke and Jeffrey group banter, offbeat takes on current trends (from Cyber Monday stats to streaming musicians), personal Thanksgiving misadventures, and the show-stopping “Second Date Update” titled “The Last Hopeful Dater.” Expect high-energy, playful exchanges centered on the funny, weird, and often cringe-worthy realities of modern life and dating.
Timestamps: 00:00 – 03:37
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Unfailingly positive listener Claire is concerned when James, a man she had a magical first date (bowling + butterfly house), disappears after three days of back-and-forth texts and vague, work-related non-answers. She fears something’s happened to him, as “he just doesn’t seem like the type who would ghost.”
Memorable Quotes & Exchanges:
Timestamps: 49:53 – 50:57
Timestamps: 51:14 – End
This episode is a boarding pass to Brooke and Jeffrey’s irreverent universe: full of quirky personal tales, sharp pop culture games, and the ultimate cautionary tale of crossing boundaries in dating (Claire’s well-intentioned, yet catastrophically overbearing optimism). The hosts’ charm and comedic chemistry fuel each section, making it a feast of relatable laughs and facepalm-worthy moments.
For New Listeners:
Don’t ghost on this episode—it’s a prime example of the show’s hilarious group dynamic and how not to get a second date (and how not to help your hopeful friend). Enjoy the chaos!