Second Date Update Classics: A Slip Of The Ex + Putting Together The Pieces

Summary

Podcast Summary: Brooke and Jeffrey: Second Date Update Classics – "A Slip of the Ex + Putting Together The Pieces"
Date: June 27, 2026

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Episode Overview

In this episode, the Brooke and Jeffrey crew bring two "Second Date Update" classics, entertainingly dissecting why two seemingly promising first dates fizzled out. The hosts help listeners get to the bottom of dating mysteries through on-air calls to the elusive parties, promising high entertainment (if not high success rates in reconciling couples).

The episode features:

• Story 1: "A Slip of the Ex" – When a date goes awry after a mistaken name drop, the team seeks to get to the bottom of a ghosted connection—only to discover the issue runs deeper (or hairier) than anyone thought.
• Story 2: "Putting Together the Pieces" – A coffee date is derailed by a mysterious phone number on a coffee cup, leading to miscommunication, confrontation, and a revealing investigation by the hosts.

Throughout, the show's signature humor, speculation, and playful jabs keep things relatable for anyone navigating the jungle of modern dating.

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Story 1: "A Slip of the Ex"

The Setup ([04:27])

• Connor contacts the show after being ghosted by Nikki following what he thought was a great first date.

• Their date plan was set through Connor’s unique emoji-only pickup line (man emoji, woman emoji, sushi, dancing, music, gift box, equal sign, question mark).

  "I don't send any words at all...It's emojis, dude." – Connor [06:40]

• The hosts joke about the creativity (and possible confusion) of Connor's technique.

The Date ([08:29])

• Connor and Nikki enjoyed sushi, dancing, and drinks – exactly as the emojis foretold.

• However, during the date Nikki accidentally called Connor “Martin,” which she later said was her ex’s name.

• Connor handled it with humor and thought the incident was smoothed over.

  "I made...a joke or two about it. I thought it was all good, but now it's been like a week and a half and I haven't heard anything." – Connor [09:32]

The Call to Nikki ([13:47])

• Nikki picks up, seeming wary and surprised by the radio show’s involvement.

• When pressed about ghosting Connor, Nikki reveals the real story: "Martin" is not her ex, but rather a reference to Martin Scorsese—because Connor’s eyebrows are so thick she saved his number as “Martin eyebrows.”

  "His eyebrows are the bushiest eyebrows I've ever seen...He makes Martin's look thin." – Nikki [15:53]

• She admits she could not look past Connor’s “beyond the trend” brows and could not focus on anything else during the date.

  "I couldn't stop looking at them. It was like a bad accident that you can't stop looking at." – Nikki [16:35]

The Fallout ([17:12])

• Connor, caught off guard, calmly defends his brows, stating, "I'm happy with how I look."

• Hosts and listeners comment on the unnecessary rudeness, but Nikki doubles down.

• Nikki offers to set Connor up with another “brow person,” which the team finds more insulting than helpful.

  "That's why we date. Everybody has different preferences. I'm sorry, Connor...but your brows are too much." – Nikki [17:34] "I'm above it, man...I think she looks great. I would have been happy to go on a second date, but...not the girl." – Connor [19:40]

Memorable Moments & Quotes

• "If she said I look like Martin Scorsese, I would have been like, hell yeah I do." – Connor [18:44]
• "It's good that she was able to make this entire thing about her." – Jeff [20:15]

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Story 2: "Putting Together the Pieces"

The Setup ([25:21])

• Corey was intrigued by Aaron’s unusual hobby: speed puzzling.

• They agree to meet for a quick 30-minute coffee date.

  "She was a speed puzzler...It's like a big competition. Teams, DJ, pot at the end." – Corey [26:20]

The Coffee Date Mishap ([28:09])

• Corey picks up the coffee cups, but Aaron’s has a different name ("Devin") and a phone number written on it.

• Corey is unsettled and loudly confronts the baristas, suspecting someone tried to hit on Aaron mid-date.

  "I said, like really loudly, 'Who's Devin? I'm on a date! Who did this?'" – Corey [29:37]

• The confrontation causes awkwardness for the rest of the date, and Aaron doesn't respond to Corey's follow-ups.

The Call to Aaron ([33:34])

• The hosts reach Aaron to get her side of the story.

• She reveals the truth: the phone number was a message from her friend (a barista), intended as a recommendation for a new female member ("Devin") for her puzzle team—not a romantic overture.

  "It's Devin's number, who is a person that my friend wanted me to text to be like, 'Hey, I hear you're a puzzler.' They outlined it in the shape of a puzzle piece." – Aaron [36:48]

• Corey expresses embarrassment for his overreaction and apologizes.

The Resolution ([39:34])

• Jeff and the team encourage forgiveness, suggesting both were just caught in an awkward, unfamiliar situation.

• Aaron, appreciating Corey’s apology and the context, agrees to a second date—with hopes to finally talk about puzzles.

  "Our first date was really only like 30 minutes, maybe, so I guess I'd be open to going out on a longer date." – Aaron [40:48] "Let's give it another shot." – Corey [41:05]

Notable Quote

• "The hardest part is the first date. Jigsaw puzzles after that!" – Brooke [40:33]

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Highlights and Themes

The Importance of Communication

• Many mishaps could have been avoided with clear, direct communication—especially regarding expectations, nicknames, and misunderstandings.

Humor and Empathy

• The hosts creatively unpack each incident with light mockery, detective-style banter ("Watson," "Sherlock Homeboy"), and empathetic commentary toward both the confused daters and their harsh critics.

Memorable Listener Interactions ([23:09])

• The call-in segment features listeners defending Connor after the eyebrow incident, showing the community feel and investment in the show's subjects.

  "Our listeners did not hold back." – Jeff [23:35]

Signature Brooke and Jeffrey Moments

• Jokes about emoji pickup lines as "math equations" ([07:24])
• The recurring phrase, "When they go low, we go high." ([24:00])
• Ridiculous “Pasta or Rasta” game references for comedic effect. ([12:24])

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Important Timestamps

• [04:27] – Start of "A Slip of the Ex" Second Date Update
• [06:40] – Connor reveals emoji-only opener
• [09:18] – Nikki calls Connor "Martin"
• [13:47] – Hosts call Nikki for her side
• [15:53] – Nikki drops the Martin Scorsese eyebrows bombshell
• [17:12] – Connor reacts live
• [25:21] – Start of "Putting Together the Pieces" Second Date Update
• [28:09] – Coffee cup mix-up and confrontation
• [33:34] – Hosts call Aaron for clarification
• [36:48] – Aaron explains the real meaning behind the phone number on the cup
• [39:34] – Resolution, both agree to a second date

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Episode Tone & Final Thoughts

In typical "Brooke and Jeffrey" fashion, the episode blends cringe-worthy dating drama with sharp-witted commentary and genuine attempts to help. Both stories showcase the pitfalls of first impressions and the comedic tragedies of modern dating—all wrapped up in a feel-good, radio-friendly package.

Key Takeaway:
The journey to a romantic connection may hinge on something as small as an emoji, a nickname, or a misplaced phone number—but a little transparency and self-assurance (with a good sense of humor) always helps.

Transcript

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[Alexis]

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[Jeff]

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[Alexis]

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[Jeffrey]

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[Jeffrey]

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[Alexis]

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[Jeffrey]

Okay, let's get to your comments then before we get to these classics.

[Narrator]

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[Alexis]

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[Jeff]

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[Alexis]

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[Jeffrey]

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[Aaron]

Yeah.

[Alexis]

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[Jeffrey]

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[Jeff]

I can't speak for the ladies, but I know the goal of every man on the dating apps.

[Aaron]

Yeah.

[Jeff]

Is to find that golden pickup line.

[Jeffrey]

That's the goal.

[Jeff]

That message that's too irresistible not to respond to. For years, people claimed it didn't exist.

[Jeffrey]

Yeah.

[Jeff]

They said it was a myth. Like Bigfoot or a Ziploc bag that reseals on the first try.

[Brooke]

Wow, that's nonexistent.

[Jeffrey]

Is that what you guys are talking about in your man circles?

[Jeff]

All the time? But one of our listeners claims he found it.

[Commercial Voice]

Wow.

[Jeff]

The golden pickup line. And I wonder if Brooke or Alexis would be able to not respond if they ever found this message in their DMs that will melt into this.

[Alexis]

I reply to. Hey,

[Jeff]

we're going to find. Hey, you're going to hear it in your second date update right after this.

[Jeffrey]

Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning second date update.

[Jeff]

It's always interesting to me that we have just as many guys listen to our show as we do ladies.

[Jeffrey]

Actually, on our podcast, we have more male listeners.

[Aaron]

Yeah.

[Jeff]

And if that's because women are forcing their spouses to listen at the threat of withholding love, then you know what? So be it.

[Jeffrey]

Oh, not just that we're entertaining.

[Jeff]

That can't be it.

[Jeffrey]

Have you heard of Sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry.

[Jeff]

We all know by now ladies don't have to approach anyone on the dating app.

[Brooke]

Apps.

[Jeff]

They're pretty much flooded with messages 24 7. So the big question that we always ask here is how does a guy cut through all the clutter and get himself noticed?

[Brooke]

Yeah.

[Jeffrey]

Guy to girl ratio on a dating

[Jeff]

app is not good.

[Narrator]

Yeah.

[Jeff]

And our listener, Connor, says he's figured out a great conversation opener that nobody else was using and says it has an extremely high success rate.

[Jeffrey]

Oh, interesting.

[Jeff]

Connor, are you sure you want to give away your secrets to the world right here on the show?

[Connor]

Honestly, no. But your producer's kind of telling me I have to do that if I want to be here.

[Jeffrey]

Our producer can be kind of scary.

[Brooke]

We get it.

[Jeff]

So he makes me do a lot of stuff I don't want to do either, Connor. So I completely understand now. Time to wipe away those tears. Give it up. What's your secret?

[Connor]

So I don't send any words at all?

[Brooke]

Yeah, any words.

[Jeff]

I'm with you. Women hate words. Words. Huge turn off. Am I right, Alexis?

[Nikki]

Oh, yeah.

[Jeff]

Especially men.

[Jeffrey]

All the way.

[Brooke]

Yes. Like punctuation marks.

[Connor]

It's emojis, dude. You send emojis because it leads to a response.

[Commercial Voice]

Oh.

[Brooke]

Eventually she'll be like, why are you.

[Jeffrey]

Only because you're, like, trying to decode what you're attempting to say. Are there specific emojis that you use?

[Connor]

Oh, yeah, yeah, there's a specific group of emojis.

[Jeff]

Okay, okay.

[Corey]

Yeah.

[Connor]

Man emoji, woman emoji, Sushi emoji. Dance, emoji, music, emoji, gift box, emoji, equal sign, question mark, emoji.

[Jeffrey]

What was the last one before question mark?

[Brooke]

Equal sign.

[Jeffrey]

Oh, and then question mark.

[Jeff]

Women love math equations, right, Alexis? Like an algebra problem.

[Jeffrey]

Yeah.

[Alexis]

You could take that out.

[Brooke]

Equal sign.

[Jeffrey]

I'm sorry, from those emojis. That is a fancy first date that you just planned.

[Jeff]

Yeah.

[Brooke]

Great for, say, sushi and dancing.

[Jeff]

Yeah, yeah, for people who aren't emoji literate. Can you, like, translate what exactly you're saying in it?

[Connor]

Okay, so it translates to a guy and a girl, we get sushi, we dance, and also there's a little something special. What do you think? Yeah.

[Jeff]

Okay.

[Brooke]

Even if it's a tiny gift, the fact that you have a gift box looks really cool. The big gold box on the emoji.

[Jeffrey]

Unless it's like that old SNL song about what's in the box.

[Alexis]

I prefer an ice cream emoji over a gift, but, yeah, that's just me.

[Connor]

No, but it always elicits the response. Either people send back, like, emojis of their own, like, they get it.

[Brooke]

Yeah.

[Connor]

Or they're like, sorry, what was that? And at least I've got somebody talking to me, even if they didn't get it.

[Aaron]

Oh, yeah.

[Brooke]

Well, and then she asked for clarification. Then you can formally ask her out.

[Jeffrey]

So you do this to hundreds of women and one you actually went on a date with?

[Connor]

Yes. I did this to Nikki. I was able to get her number, and we met up and we did that date.

[Jeffrey]

Oh, you did do the date.

[Aaron]

Okay.

[Jeff]

And you said her name is Nikki. That's the woman that we're gonna be calling her. How did your date go?

[Connor]

It was great. We did exactly what I said we were gonna do. We did sushi, we went dancing, and then I took her out, paid for drinks afterwards.

[Jeffrey]

Oh, wait, where was the present? You put a present box? I mean, there's.

[Connor]

The present is like, I'm going to let you in on my secret spot.

[Brooke]

Oh, is it like one of those fun bars with really cool drinks?

[Jeffrey]

Like, did she like that present?

[Connor]

She liked it. She thought it was cool.

[Brooke]

Okay, the vibes were up.

[Jeff]

How was the connection between you two?

[Connor]

Look, I thought it was great. There was no, like, moment where it felt like a kiss was right, but I felt like we were vibing the whole time. Okay, I obviously listen to these sometimes because you're always like, okay, what'd you mess up? And I will tell you right now, the awkward thing came from her and not from Me, I'm still want to go on a second date, but there was a point point where she called me Martin.

[Jeffrey]

Martin.

[Brooke]

Oh, no, wait.

[Jeffrey]

What's your name?

[Brooke]

I already forgot your name.

[Jeff]

Yeah, Brooke has forgotten your name.

[Connor]

You're gonna have to remind us not just be forgot. Dude, Martin is her ex.

[Jeffrey]

Oh, God, I bet she felt so bad.

[Connor]

Yeah, she said she did. We had fun with it. I made. I cracked a joke or two about it. I thought it was all good, but now it's been like a week and a half and I haven't heard anything.

[Jeff]

Yes, it's awkward to be called by the ex's name, but it's also kind of a good sign that she's seeing you in a romantic. And it's unlocking that door to, like, old romantic flings.

[Alexis]

A stretch.

[Jeff]

I have to stretch.

[Alexis]

Yeah.

[Jeffrey]

I mean, do you think that she's not over her ex?

[Connor]

I mean, that's my first thought for sure. But I hope that that's not the case because we had a good time. Yeah, I would like to see her again. And also, like, if you're not over your ex, fine. But you're going to ghost me for that?

[Jeffrey]

Well, I mean, maybe she thinks it's. It's kind, right? Like, maybe she thinks, like, I should leave this guy alone.

[Connor]

Never the kindest option.

[Jeffrey]

I mean, I agree. I. I don't disagree with that. But what happened at the very end of the night?

[Connor]

I was like, hey, this has been so much fun. I hope to see you again. We gave each other a hug.

[Jeff]

And how many times have you called her? How many times have you texted her?

[Connor]

Well, obviously I hit her with some emojis.

[Jeff]

Okay.

[Brooke]

Yeah.

[Connor]

And then I left one voicemail. I'm trying to not be, like, weird about it now.

[Jeffrey]

Did you leave the voicemail saying your real name? Because maybe she doesn't remember it. Maybe you should have called yourself Martin.

[Connor]

Well, that is rough if that's true.

[Brooke]

Don't do that.

[Jeff]

Voicemails are a little bit. Especially if you hear the loser line segment on our show. It's always a risk to leave one.

[Jeffrey]

No, I think voicemails are fine if they're short and they end quickly. Yeah, that's the same thing I just said twice, but you know what I mean.

[Jeff]

Just like your love making short ended quickly.

[Commercial Voice]

Get in, get out, get more.

[Jeff]

There you go. So we're gonna reach out to Nikki. Hopefully she answers and we'll find out. Is it really just because she called you her ex's name on the date, or is something Else happening. When we come back for your second date update.

[Connor]

Thanks, guys.

[Jeffrey]

Right after this, Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning.

[Jeff]

Second date update was a warm summer afternoon and our listener Connor conned a gal into a date with a flick of the finger and a string of mysterious emojis. Man emoji, woman emoji, sushi emoji, dance emoji, music emoji, gift box emoji equals question mark emoji emoji.

[Jeffrey]

Oh, so mysterious, Jeff.

[Brooke]

No one can crack the code, Jeff.

[Jeff]

That's where we're at now. I've conferred with my co host, Jose, Sherlock homeboy and Brooke. What's up, Watson? They told me we don't know enough about this date.

[Brooke]

We need some more investigating.

[Jeffrey]

You see, I think we know quite a bit though.

[Brooke]

Like, Brooke, you gotta do the voice.

[Jeffrey]

Oh, I think we know quite a bit.

[Brooke]

Yeah.

[Jeff]

Not quite enough though. Our only lead is that Nikki called Connor by her ex, ex lover's name. Some nobody named Martin. But that's all we know. We don't even know what they spoke about. Any childhood memories? Did they play the game pasta or rasta?

[Jeffrey]

What is that game?

[Brooke]

Oh, man, you haven't played pasta or rasta?

[Corey]

No.

[Jeff]

You haven't lived on a first date night?

[Jeffrey]

I haven't even lived, apparently.

[Brooke]

Oh, gotta throw some reggae on and play later.

[Jeff]

Connor, can you tell us what was the gab about that night? What did you speak about?

[Connor]

Oh, man, I feel like it was pretty basic first date stuff. Like stuff that happened to us when we were kids. I was like, oh, I have this scar on my arm. Honestly, now that we're talking about, I'm like, am I basic?

[Jeffrey]

Am I basic? It's okay.

[Jeff]

It's kind of good. There wasn't a big crazy moment.

[Jeffrey]

I don't know. You're a man that's willing to take a woman dancing and that is not basic. Many men are scared of dancing.

[Connor]

I'll take that. But our conversation maybe wasn't as like, I don't know, it wasn't like we looked up at the stars and contemplated our existence together.

[Jeffrey]

Yeah, but you communicated with those dance moves, I bet.

[Brooke]

Yeah, those hips don't lie, brothers.

[Jeffrey]

That's right.

[Jeff]

No pasta or rasta. So kind of fell short. But let's reach out to Nikki here. We'll see if she picks up and hopefully she has some answers for her if she doesn't.

[Jeffrey]

Let's play the game because I'm really curious how this game works.

[Jeff]

It's not appropriate for radio.

[Brooke]

Yeah, bro, it's like Spin the bottom.

[Jeffrey]

I was gonna guess Penny.

[Jeff]

Okay, I already don't know what you're talking about. Oh, you would want that pen anyway.

[Brooke]

Yeah, I know, right?

[Jeff]

Jeff, here, let's just call Nikki here, hopefully get out of this awkwardness. Here we go.

[Aaron]

Hello?

[Jeff]

Hey, is this Nikki?

[Nikki]

Yeah, this is Nikki.

[Aaron]

Who's this?

[Jeff]

Hey, Nikki, you're on a radio show called Brooke and Jeffrey in the Morning.

[Jeffrey]

What's up, Nikki?

[Brooke]

Hey, what up, Nikki? Good morning.

[Nikki]

Why are you calling me?

[Jeff]

Sorry to interrupt you. I'm not sure if you're busy or something, but we're doing a segment on our show. It's called the Second Date Update.

[Nikki]

I'm so sorry, I gotta go.

[Jeffrey]

Just honestly, it'll take less than three minutes.

[Jeff]

Lucky for you, we're not doing our big segment. Pasta or rasta?

[Brooke]

Yeah, super.

[Jeff]

Highly rated.

[Brooke]

Yeah, this is quick.

[Jeffrey]

I'm actually kind of excited.

[Connor]

Okay.

[Jeff]

Yeah. The Second Date Update is where one of our listeners has asked us to help get some answers for why you're not responding to his emoji texts and your voicemail messages.

[Connor]

Oh, God.

[Nikki]

Oh, my God. Why would he do that?

[Jeffrey]

Okay, talking about immediately when we say emoji.

[Jeff]

Yeah, Connor.

[Nikki]

Yeah, I know about the emojis, but, like, why would he call a radio station and, like, get you guys involved? Like, I. I'm confused.

[Brooke]

He wants to hear back from you.

[Jeff]

Yeah, because he told us the story about your date and said he's reached out a few times hoping to get a second one that has not happened and he's not sure why.

[Nikki]

I don't know what he told you guys, but I had a little bit of an embarrassing moment on the date.

[Jeff]

Yeah, we heard about the. The moment where you called him by your ex boyfriend's name, Martin.

[Jeffrey]

It's fine. It sounds like he didn't even, like, care that much, but, I mean, there

[Jeff]

could have been more moments on the date that might have turned you off. Like, we just don't know. And Connor wants some honesty and clarification on the situation. That's why we're calling.

[Nikki]

Yeah, I mean, actually, it was. It was just that. I mean, if I'm gonna be honest with you guys about something, it was. It was that moment.

[Jeffrey]

Yeah, but it sounds like you guys joked about it after you called him the wrong name. He, like, made light of it and.

[Nikki]

Yeah, no, I mean, I tried to laugh it off, but tell you guys the truth, Martin is not my ex's name.

[Jeff]

Wait, what? What?

[Brooke]

What?

[Jeff]

That's what you said.

[Brooke]

Who's Martin?

[Nikki]

Yeah, no, I know. I know, I had to make it up.

[Jeffrey]

Why? Who's Martin?

[Nikki]

Okay, so his eyebrows are the bushiest eyebrows I've ever seen.

[Jeffrey]

And so are you talking about Martin right now or are you talking about

[Jeff]

our listener, your date with?

[Nikki]

I'm talking about Connor. Like he has the same eyebrows as Martin Scorsese. He actually makes Martin's look thin. And I put him in my phone with that and I guess I got so used to seeing that name on my phone and seeing that.

[Jeff]

Yeah, so it was a roast.

[Jeffrey]

Wait, you saved him as like Martin Scorsese eyebrow boy or something in your phone?

[Nikki]

I said Martin eyebrows. Yeah, and in the pictures you couldn't really tell. Like you saw they were bushy, hence me putting him in my phone as Martin's eyebrows.

[Brooke]

But there was worse in person.

[Nikki]

I couldn't stop looking at them. It was like a bad accident that you can't stop looking at.

[Jeff]

Oh, okay.

[Jeffrey]

Can we stop?

[Jeff]

You're walking yourself into bad territory.

[Brooke]

Is it like one caterpillar?

[Jeff]

I don't think to get any more details on that. I don't want to hurt any more feelings, especially because Martin.

[Jeffrey]

No, no, Connor, Connor, he's.

[Jeff]

He's on the other line listening to this.

[Jeffrey]

Nikki, that hurts.

[Jeff]

Shut up, shut up. I have to talk because I'm on the radio. But yeah, he's there.

[Nikki]

Guys.

[Connor]

Sorry.

[Aaron]

Really?

[Jeff]

Connor, are you there?

[Nikki]

Oh man.

[Connor]

Yeah, I'm not really sure what to say.

[Aaron]

Oh, buddy.

[Jeffrey]

I bet you have great eyebrows, Martin. Or.

[Connor]

Yeah, they're great eyebrows. They're very full. Like people are into it.

[Jeffrey]

Big eyebrows are in.

[Nikki]

Yeah, but this is beyond the trend.

[Brooke]

But it's not a preference for every different people.

[Connor]

Okay, you don't have to be.

[Nikki]

That's why we date. That's why we date because everybody has different preferences and I'm sorry, Connor, you're a nice looking guy, but your brows are too much. Like they. I could not even focus enough to remember your real name versus the name I've been calling you in my phone.

[Brooke]

I'm not like Burt from How do

[Jeffrey]

you apologize for being mean and then double down on it?

[Nikki]

Is honesty mean? I mean, listen, I didn't call me and do this, okay? Connor knew what he was getting into. He ready, I guess, for the truth.

[Jeff]

And we do appreciate your honesty, Nikki. I mean, we really do.

[Brooke]

That's what we don't.

[Jeff]

I don't necessarily love what you're saying. Yeah, but you know, at least she's being truthful for the reason. I would think though that eyebrows are something that you could easily change.

[Jeffrey]

No, you don't want to change who you're dating. Them. Jazz.

[Connor]

Yeah, I mean, I'm happy with how I look.

[Brooke]

That's good, man.

[Connor]

I'm just baffled that it took coming to the radio to hear this.

[Nikki]

I was trying to be nice in this spot, and now, you know, ghosting is never nice.

[Connor]

That's not a kindness.

[Jeff]

Would it have felt nice if she said the reason I said is because you remind me you look like Martin Scorsese? Would that feel good?

[Jeffrey]

She could have just said, you know what? I'm so sorry. I just don't feel an attraction here. That's all she had.

[Connor]

That would have been fine. But also, if she said I look like Martin Scorsese, I would have been like, hell, yeah, I do.

[Aaron]

Tight.

[Alexis]

Yeah.

[Jeffrey]

Good for you. I love Connor.

[Nikki]

I mean, I'm sorry, guys, I gotta go to work.

[Jeff]

She feels bad, Okay?

[Nikki]

I just. I'm sorry, Connor. Like, bet the lock. If you need a brown person, I have someone really good. I'm more than happy to give her number to Connor. Really good. I'm not doubling down. I'm trying to help. I want Connor to find a nice woman and get the brows together.

[Jeffrey]

That is so insulting.

[Jeff]

A little bit. So, look, I normally would never do this, but in the spirit of truthfulness and honesty, Connor, I'm gonna call it open season. Is there anything you would like to critique about Nikki in return? Just to even the playing field? Up to you. Connor, don't.

[Jeffrey]

Hey, when she goes low, you go high. Connor.

[Narrator]

Yeah?

[Alexis]

What's.

[Jeff]

What's above the eyebrows that you can call.

[Connor]

No, I'm above it, man. You know what I mean? Like, I'm not sorry for the way that I look. I think she looks great. I would have been happy to go on a second date, but not the girl.

[Jeff]

Just great. Yikes.

[Jeffrey]

What a great guy. You are missing out, Nikki.

[Connor]

Yeah, so taste that.

[Nikki]

I didn't do anything wrong. I've now been embarrassed on the radio.

[Jeff]

Oh, you've been embarrassed?

[Nikki]

Really embarrassed. Guys, I can't deal with this. No, next date. I'm. I'm deleting every app for dating. I'm taking a break.

[Brooke]

People don't answer random calls.

[Connor]

Okay.

[Jeff]

It's good that she was able to make this entire thing about her. So, Nikki, well done.

[Nikki]

I don't appreciate that. Yeah, FYI, the next time you go ahead and send someone all these crazy emojis and there's a gift in there, why don't you just bring a gift and not be a cheap.

[Alexis]

Oh,

[Jeffrey]

I guess it wasn't just the eyebrows.

[Nikki]

Yeah, it was not just the eyebrows.

[Jeff]

All right, well we started with really not knowing much at the beginning of this what went wrong and now we know it was just a couple of eyebrows.

[Jeffrey]

Hey, what's up Watson? I did my job.

[Jeff]

We solved the mystery game. I knew we'd get to the bottom of it. Tune in next week when we unmask the the owner of the old Kabuki theater and find out who isn't dating the wrong person.

[Brooke]

Like zoinks. His eyebrows were like super hairy.

[Jeff]

I knew it Scoob.

[Alexis]

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[Jeff]

I got a lot of texts coming in to our text board at 78592. People are ripping that woman for what she said about Connor's eyebrows.

[Jeffrey]

It would have been forgiven because she didn't know he was on the phone until she just kept going.

[Jeff]

She just wouldn't stop.

[Jeffrey]

Yeah. Anytime you're like, I'm sorry, but it's not an apology. Yeah.

[Jeff]

And I know Connor didn't want to say anything bad about her. Her, but our listeners did not hold back.

[Aaron]

Yeah.

[Nikki]

Wow.

[Jeff]

They're blowing up our text board.

[Brooke]

Ruthless.

[Jeff]

One said, I've never even seen that woman, but I can tell she's got a gaping fish mouth. Another says, she sounds like she was. Oh, you know what? Actually, some of these are not radio friendly.

[Brooke]

Are not cool.

[Jeff]

Actually, I probably shouldn't. But you know what? It is nice to see our listeners coming together and sticking up for other listeners who listen to this show.

[Jeffrey]

I mean, yeah, but what about that? Like, when they go like low, we go high.

[Jeff]

No mob mentality. When they go low, we go lower.

[Brooke]

He went high. So we can all go up.

[Jeff]

There you go. But we will stick up for you and your love life. You can email the show, we'll call that person who's not calling you back and go check out all of our second date updates. If you want to find them online, they're available wherever you get your podcasts at. Brooke and Jeffrey.

[Aaron]

Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning.

[Jeff]

If someone messes up your coffee order, do you. Do you a, politely let them know that you're allergic to dairy and you need almond milk instead?

[Aaron]

Yeah. Yes.

[Jeff]

Or do you b drink it anyway? Cause suffering through your allergy is less painful than having a full blown confrontation.

[Alexis]

That definitely that.

[Jeff]

We all know what Alexis would do writhing on the ground in that coffee shop, clutching her stomach, telling the barista, thank you for your service.

[Jeffrey]

I love it. I loved it.

[Jeff]

Well, one of our listeners dealt with that on their coffee date the other day. Little order mix up happened and what went down next had the whole place awkwardly staring. And it's probably the reason he's not getting a call back. You'll hear it in your brand new second date update. Next.

[Alexis]

Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning Second date update.

[Jeff]

Alexis, if you're on a dating app, what hobbies could somebody put on their profile that would make you go oh, damn, that's hot. I want to get to know them.

[Alexis]

Cooking's pretty nice. They can make me some meals.

[Jeff]

Yeah, cooking. Okay, what about, like, a professional puppy trainer? I didn't even think about that. Or what if he houses puppies inside of miniature windmills? So technically it's a puppy mill, but it's cute because he's raising them inside of the tiny mill.

[Alexis]

I'd swipe, but I would ask some follow up questions.

[Jeff]

Okay, that's smart, because I bring it up since ones of our listeners apparently met someone on the dating apps with an interesting hobby that piqued his interest. Okay, let's talk to Corey about it. Corey, welcome to the show.

[Corey]

Hey, how you doing?

[Jeffrey]

Was it an above board puppy mill like Jeff's talking about?

[Jeff]

That's a fair question.

[Corey]

No, no, but it was equally as interesting. No, she was a speed puzzler.

[Jeffrey]

A what?

[Jeff]

Speed puzzler.

[Corey]

Yeah, like a speed puzzler.

[Brooke]

I've heard of this.

[Connor]

Oh, my God.

[Jeff]

I actually saw an Instagram reel about

[Jeffrey]

this recently where people put jigsaw puzzles together as fast as they can.

[Jeff]

Yeah, it's like a big competition that they have where there's like eight tables of teams all in one room, and then they, like, dump all the pieces out at once. Whichever team solves it first wins.

[Jeffrey]

Okay, could I be the one person in the room that just sticks one piece in your pocket so your own team loses?

[Jeff]

Your team would lose.

[Jeffrey]

It would just be worth it, though.

[Brooke]

Brooke is half hooked the corner for that script.

[Alexis]

Everyone's like, see who turns on each other.

[Jeff]

Corey, did I describe that right? Is that what you were talking about?

[Corey]

Yeah, for sure. I mean, like, we were just messaging back and forth on a. On a dating act, and I was like, this is weird. And she told me all about it. Yeah, like three to four people get together and like a DJ plays. It's like a bingo hall, you know?

[Jeffrey]

Oh, really? Dude, that's pretty cool.

[Aaron]

And, like.

[Corey]

And it's like a thing. Yeah, they throw it all down. Everybody is on the clock, and you got to put it together. And you, like, pay money to, like, do this.

[Jeffrey]

Oh, it's a competition. So there's like a pot that you can win at the end. Is that how it works?

[Corey]

And then you split it with your team? Yeah.

[Jeffrey]

Oh, dang. So you probably weren't. I was gonna say, at first I thought this would be, like an easy, like, activity to be like, oh, we should do it together, but this is too competitive.

[Jeff]

Not the most romantic experience.

[Jeffrey]

Oh, she probably wouldn't let you do it right.

[Corey]

Right.

[Jeff]

So what. What did you do for a date? Did you end up going out with her?

[Corey]

Yeah, I mean, we just totally clicked. We just decided to do like a coffee date. You know, quick little 30 minute thing is what we were planning on doing.

[Brooke]

A quick little 30 minute. You start a timer, like, first question, how was it?

[Jeffrey]

It.

[Corey]

I thought it went fine. I was. It was all right. I mean, like, we met. We met.

[Jeff]

We should get her name too, because. Oh, yeah, that's an important piece of this puzzle.

[Corey]

Her name is Erin Aaron.

[Jeff]

Okay.

[Jeffrey]

It was interesting how you just said, I thought it was fun. It was all right. Like, your tone went down.

[Corey]

It started off well, but it got weird. Like, so we met up in line. I, like, asked what she wanted and like, I did the coffee order and like, she sat down and I mean, like, I sat down for a little bit. My name was Call. So I went up to go get our coffees and as I was like walking back to the table, I realized that on the coffee cup there was a different one named Devin and a phone number.

[Jeff]

Wait, what?

[Jeffrey]

I'm confused. You grabbed somebody else's coffee?

[Corey]

That's what I was thinking. And so, like, I went back to the coffee counter and I said, hey, like, yeah, I think I got the wrong coffee. It's a different name. And so the guy that was there said, nope, that's the right one.

[Jeffrey]

Oh, he was trying to give his number to her.

[Alexis]

He's Devin?

[Corey]

Yeah, I don't know. Like, I didn't ask that. So I went back to the table and I sat down and I was like, is somebody trying to ask you out? And in my head, I was like, trying to process it because I. I didn't. I didn't want to do nothing about

[Jeffrey]

it, you know, that's weird. Who would do that? On, like, some. You're obviously on a date. Like, you can tell when there's two people at a coffee shop who are on a first.

[Jeff]

How can you tell?

[Jeffrey]

I don't know. It's just like the awkwardness.

[Brooke]

You're looking for the awkward people because they don't get along.

[Alexis]

It's just like, you probably can't hear their small talk. Like, so how was your day?

[Jeff]

Okay, so you. You were giving off first date vibes with in line, and I guess another guy saw that and thought he could swoop in.

[Corey]

So, like, I went back to the counter and I was like, so who's. I said it, like, really loudly and I was like, who's Devin? Like, I'm On a date. Who did this?

[Brooke]

So hold on.

[Jeffrey]

Oh, wait, you're.

[Jeff]

You confronted the baristas in front of Aaron in front of the whole, like, coffee establishment.

[Corey]

And I admit, like, it got awkward. And so she ended up coming on over, and she was like, what are you doing? Calm down. And I, like, we went back to the table. Like, nobody answered me.

[Jeffrey]

Devin never came forward.

[Corey]

Devin never came forward.

[Jeff]

Devin was scared.

[Corey]

And so, like, yeah, it got awkward after that. I went back to the table. We hung out for, like, 20 minutes.

[Jeffrey]

20 more. Wait, that was only 10 minutes into the date that happened. Holy heck.

[Corey]

Yeah, so look, she's great. I made it awkward. I want to redo. We never even talked about puzzles.

[Brooke]

Yeah, let's just do the whole thing.

[Jeffrey]

It would just send up so many red flags that you're, like, a crazy jealous type. Even though. Even though it's an inappropriate move for Devin to make. Whoever the hell Devin is or could

[Jeff]

have been seen as, like, a chivalrous move. Standing up for your date.

[Nikki]

Yeah.

[Brooke]

Yeah. I mean, but it's not your place yet.

[Jeff]

Yeah, it's definitely how we should spin it when we call Aaron.

[Brooke]

There you go.

[Jeff]

He was standing up for you and standing up for the date.

[Jeffrey]

Maybe we should just spin it as, like, he's embarrassed. He wants a redo.

[Corey]

Yeah, that's kind of what I was hoping. I just want to apologize, and I just want to be like, can we just try it again?

[Brooke]

Yeah.

[Narrator]

Okay.

[Jeff]

So you. You haven't apologized yet?

[Corey]

No, no, no. Like, I have, but she hasn't texted back.

[Jeff]

Oh, Alexis, if you were on that date, would you give him another chance?

[Alexis]

I mean, for the case of this segment? Yeah, totally.

[Brooke]

Because stop another guy from hitting on me.

[Alexis]

Well, because I hope I'm going to get hit on a lot more times in public. So, like, I don't want that to happen every time, you know?

[Jeff]

Well, okay. I was hoping for a stronger answer from you.

[Alexis]

I said, yeah, probably.

[Brooke]

I said, for the segment, we'll hope

[Jeff]

for a. Yeah, probably when we call Aaron and try and get you a second date update right after this. All right, great.

[Corey]

Thanks.

[Jeff]

All right, man, hold on.

[Jeffrey]

Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning.

[Alexis]

Second date update.

[Jeff]

Nothing worse than getting hit with some FDSA first date swoop action where somebody else tries to hit on your date while you're currently with them. But that's what happened to one of our listeners, Corey, who took a woman named Aaron out to coffee. And while they were there, one of the baristas wrote their phone number onto Aaron's cup And then Corey had to deliver it to her. So just insult to injury right there. And in processing what to do, Corey thought the best move was to just go up and confront the barista in front of everybody.

[Jeffrey]

Oh, my God. So loudly and so awkwardly.

[Jeff]

Now he's not beginning to call back, which maybe means that wasn't the best move, man.

[Brooke]

But her name's not Devin.

[Jeff]

The good news is, just like the coffees that Alexis used to serve at her barista job, you can always ask for a redo.

[Alexis]

Okay.

[Jeff]

And that's what we're doing today.

[Alexis]

No, if something was wrong, that wasn't my fault.

[Jeffrey]

In them, it's never her fault.

[Brooke]

Must be broken.

[Jeff]

Well, it wasn't Cory's fault that happened on his date was.

[Jeffrey]

It was the confrontation that turned everything sour.

[Jeff]

I think Corey can be forgiven for being put into a rough spot.

[Jeffrey]

Oh, I don't. I. I think he knows he did bad.

[Corey]

Yeah, I definitely overacted.

[Jeff]

But we're just speculating. So we're going to find out once and for all when we call Aaron how she felt about it, because maybe she felt like it was a very heroic move.

[Brooke]

I feel like it's a big mystery to Jeff still.

[Jeffrey]

Like, I think we. I think he's just trying to defend our man.

[Jeff]

I am. I'm on Cory.

[Jeffrey]

He's always trying to defend our listeners.

[Jeff]

It's hard to do this job sometimes over here trying to be the. The hero, the white knight of the listeners on the phone.

[Corey]

Yeah, I. I appreciate you, Jeff.

[Jeff]

I appreciate you, Cory. We just need Aaron to appreciate you, too. So let's call her and force her to appreciate you.

[Commercial Voice]

Let's do it.

[Connor]

Here we go.

[Aaron]

Hello.

[Jeff]

Hey, we're looking for Aaron.

[Aaron]

This is she.

[Jeff]

Oh, Aaron, you made a big mistake.

[Jeffrey]

Oh, my gosh, Jeff, do not start like that. Hi, Aaron.

[Jeff]

I'm sorry. I'm a little miffed.

[Jeffrey]

No, you made the right choice is what she did. Yeah, but maybe we can.

[Jeff]

Well, Hello.

[Jeffrey]

Fix it.

[Jeff]

Yeah, I know.

[Jeffrey]

Who is this?

[Jeff]

This is a radio show called Brooke and Jeffrey in the Morning.

[Brooke]

We're a whole show.

[Nikki]

Okay.

[Brooke]

A show. Like a fun.

[Connor]

Yeah,

[Jeff]

yeah. This. This is a segment that we do on our show that's called a Second Date Update, where we try to help our listeners meet up with somebody that they went out with recently for a second time.

[Aaron]

And you're calling me because I went on a date.

[Brooke]

Bingo.

[Connor]

Yeah.

[Jeff]

Yeah.

[Jeffrey]

And the guy was really interested in you.

[Jeff]

His name is Corey.

[Aaron]

Oh, yeah. Okay.

[Brooke]

Corey.

[Jeffrey]

Yeah. She's not going to forget. I love to hear her side of the story.

[Jeff]

Yeah. I wasn't loving your reaction to the name Corey there, but.

[Jeffrey]

Makes sense, though.

[Jeff]

We're just trying to. To help Corey figure out if something maybe went wrong on the date or.

[Aaron]

You want me to let you know.

[Jeffrey]

Yeah.

[Aaron]

Happened or whatever.

[Jeff]

Well, here, let me just tell you. Corey says he feels like he may have overreacted slightly to the situation.

[Jeffrey]

I don't know if we should put slightly in there. It sounds like he overreacted.

[Jeff]

It was a mild.

[Jeffrey]

Yeah.

[Jeff]

Very light jump to conclusions.

[Jeffrey]

A mild confrontation at the cock with the barista.

[Jeff]

Leaving a phone number on your cup.

[Aaron]

I mean, that's not exactly what happens.

[Jeffrey]

Oh, what do you mean?

[Jeff]

Well, we only have Corey's side of the story, so maybe he missed something.

[Brooke]

Yeah.

[Jeffrey]

Yeah.

[Aaron]

Well, I mean, it's kind of. It's kind of, like, embarrassing. So. So, like, I. So I'm a girl.

[Jeffrey]

Yeah. Yeah, yeah.

[Brooke]

Oh, that's not groundbreaking.

[Jeff]

I'm supposed to react to that.

[Jeffrey]

So you all.

[Aaron]

You all go on dates and, you know, you tell your friends where you're going and you.

[Jeffrey]

That Right.

[Jeff]

Okay.

[Jeffrey]

You're like, safety net.

[Brooke]

Your girlfriend.

[Connor]

Yeah.

[Aaron]

So I have a friend that is a barista at the coffee shop that I chose for us to go to. And so often I'll be like, if I drop my spoon on the ground, this person is crazy. And I need you to come over and you know what I mean? Like, you're not buying, but she's keeping an eye out for me or whatever.

[Jeff]

So 1.

[Jeffrey]

I'm confused. What does that have to do with the number and the name on the cup, though?

[Alexis]

I already want out of the.

[Brooke]

Was that the secret code or something?

[Aaron]

So listen, so I do this thing. My hobby is speed puzzling.

[Jeffrey]

Oh, yeah, he told us about that. He was excited about that. He thought that was cool.

[Aaron]

Oh. And so I have a team of four. Or I had a team of four, but our fourth member recently moved. And it's Devin's number, who is a person that my friend wanted me to text to be like, hey, I hear you're a puzzler. You put the number on my cup. And then they outlined it in the shape of a puzzle piece.

[Nikki]

Oh, what?

[Jeff]

He told us about that, but he didn't mention anything about the puzzle piece.

[Aaron]

Yeah, yeah. He was more focused on the number than actually looking at it.

[Brooke]

Oh, yeah.

[Jeff]

Okay.

[Jeffrey]

Why wouldn't your friend just text you the number of Devin, who was a

[Aaron]

busy day at the coffee shop? Like, the line was really long. And so I think she saw Me and was like, oh, yeah, I gotta tell her about Devin.

[Jeffrey]

Oh my God.

[Brooke]

So he's making a scene and it's.

[Jeffrey]

Why didn't you explain this to him when he was yelling?

[Aaron]

This was before I even got the cup. And then I see him yelling at the people and then he comes back.

[Jeff]

So you didn't really know that that's what the confrontation was about until he brought the cup over to your table.

[Aaron]

He brought the cup and I saw the, the number and the name and I was like, I didn't know.

[Jeff]

And nobody knew who Devin was. Cuz Devin wasn't there in that coffee shop.

[Aaron]

Devin is not a barista.

[Jeffrey]

I thought Devin was just a scaredy cat hiding in the back.

[Jeff]

If you want to talk about a scaredy cat who's hiding right now, that would be Corey hiding on the other

[Jeffrey]

line listening to this conversation to be embarrassing.

[Corey]

Hi. Yeah, no, how you doing?

[Brooke]

Oh, doesn't sound embarrassing.

[Jeff]

Yeah, sorry, Aaron. That's how this segment works.

[Brooke]

Yeah.

[Aaron]

Wait, what?

[Corey]

So wait, so. So let me just clarify. Devin. Devin is a gal that's supposed to be on your team. And like, there was no Devin back. You had a friend who was a barista back there. That's right.

[Jeffrey]

Wait, what?

[Nikki]

Who's this?

[Jeff]

That's Corey on the other line. He's been listening to this conversation quietly.

[Jeffrey]

Coming in a little hot.

[Brooke]

Yeah, it's like a coffee shop all over again.

[Jeffrey]

Yeah, Cory?

[Corey]

Yeah, hi. Yeah, it's just like, like nobody told me that. I would rather have heard that than just like nothing, you know? Like, please tell me the truth. Like, I want to know what is going on here so that I can, like, judge it appropriately. Like, I was just living in a fantasy.

[Aaron]

We had just met. I didn't know if, like, you would also get mad that my friend was there. You know what I mean? Like, why would I get mad at Dad? I thought you would get mad because you already yelled at the baristas, you know?

[Jeffrey]

Yeah, it's kind of a solid read on Erin's part there.

[Corey]

Dude, I don't even know, man. I like, it just. It just blows my mind that your choice was to not explain.

[Jeffrey]

I thought you wanted to apologize for this.

[Jeff]

That was an apology. If you really look hard at it.

[Corey]

Like, I'm apologizing for reacting off of something that, like, I didn't. I did react because big. I did react big. I'll fully admit that. I'm so sorry about that. But like, I don't think you need a.

[Jeff]

But I don't think you need A butt, I think you just leave it where you had it.

[Jeffrey]

Okay.

[Connor]

I'll leave it at.

[Corey]

I'll leave it at that.

[Jeff]

Okay. There you go. He's so deeply sorry for how he reacted and wishes that he could take it all back. And we would love to offer you the chance to take it all back by sending you on another date that we would pay for.

[Brooke]

We all know he was gonna say it's your friend's fault for writing, but,

[Jeff]

Aaron, that's our offer to you. We'll offer to send you, you and Corey out one more time on our dime. You know, let's put the pieces of this puzzle back together.

[Brooke]

Hey, we never even got to the puzzle.

[Aaron]

I mean, I guess it's. I guess it's up to him because it sounds like he's pretty mad at me for doing the girl thing of having a backup.

[Corey]

I'm mad that you didn't tell me that you didn't. Like, you didn't feel okay to share.

[Jeff]

Okay.

[Aaron]

You know, Yeah, I didn't because, like, we'd known each other for 10 minutes, and. And I saw your reaction to the barista, and so I was afraid that you'd take it out on me, too. So protect myself by not bringing it up.

[Jeffrey]

Man, is this one giant red flag.

[Aaron]

It's a.

[Nikki]

It's a.

[Aaron]

It's a girl thing.

[Jeff]

You know, this is good. We get all of the therapy out now.

[Jeffrey]

Oh.

[Jeff]

And then the relationship is smooth sailing the rest of the way.

[Jeffrey]

I have told myself many times that that would be the case.

[Jeff]

The hardest part is the first date.

[Brooke]

Jigsaw puzzles after that.

[Jeff]

Exactly. So there you go, Aaron. We'll send you out.

[Aaron]

Oh, my God.

[Jeffrey]

Yeah.

[Aaron]

I mean, honestly, our first date was really only like. Like 30 minutes maybe. So I guess, like, I. I'd be open to. To going out on a longer date.

[Jeff]

Corey, she's being very forgiving here because she realizes that you didn't know the full scope of what really was going on with the phone number on her cup. She sees that. Can you be forgiving of Aaron and try this thing again with less confusion and yelling next time?

[Corey]

Yeah, let's give another shot.

[Brooke]

Okay.

[Aaron]

Yeah, let's do it.

[Jeff]

Well, congratulations, you two. You guys gonna up one more time?

[Jeffrey]

Why do I have a feeling we're not going to hear an update update on this one?

[Jeff]

Come on now. Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning.

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at the end of that call, Brooke mentioned something that we do on our show called Second Aid. Update. Update.

[Jeffrey]

Yeah, yeah.

[Jeff]

Where we check back in with a couple months later after they've agreed to go out again to find out how the relationship's going, Brooke said she doesn't think we'll get one from Corey and Aaron. And my question, Brooke, is why wouldn't we really, why wouldn't we want that?

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Because it just sounds like they're just not the right radio.

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Gold is what it sounds like if he's yelling at a barista Barista on their first outing. Just imagine what would happen on their second date.

[Brooke]

Short temper on the air.

[Jeffrey]

I was thinking as a person instead of a producer.

[Nikki]

What am I thinking?

[Jeff]

Our ratings need them back for an updated update. I would absolutely tune in to hear that.

[Jeffrey]

Well, I would too. It's not that I wouldn't listen.

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I would totally, totally Email us not yeah, I mean, we're not going to help much with your mental health or your actual relationship.

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Probably it really will.

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No, we promise we'll give it our best shot to help you in your love life. Email the show. We'll call that person who isn't calling you back. And by the way, for your own mental health, go check out our podcast. You can listen to all our second date updates wherever you get yours at Brooke and Jeffrey if you like your

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