Second Date Update: Smoke Show Alarm

Summary

Brooke and Jeffrey: Second Date Update

Episode: Smoke Show Alarm
Date: October 6, 2025
Podcast: Brooke and Jeffrey in the Morning

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Episode Overview

In this "Second Date Update," Brooke, Jeffrey, and the team try to help listener Dan understand why he's been ghosted by Becca after a promising first date that started at a bonfire and ended with a late-night Mexican food run. What seems like a textbook sweet night unravels into confusion, all hinging on a hilariously underwhelming “scary story” and a fateful grocery store receipt for feminine hygiene products.

This episode explores awkward first-date faux pas, misunderstanding over a “scary” smoke alarm anecdote, and a twist involving old relationships that might be more recent (and overlapping) than either party expected.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Dan & Becca’s First Meeting (04:49–06:19)

• The Setup: Dan and Becca meet at a mutual friend’s bonfire. Dan is charmed by Becca’s relaxed vibe and doodled Converse sneakers, describing her as having a "killer smile."
• Impromptu Date: After the bonfire, Dan invites Becca for Mexican food — it’s their first chance to talk one-on-one.
• Chivalrous Gesture: As the night cools, Dan offers Becca his jacket, telling her to "hang on to it and give it to me next time" — a smooth move, according to the hosts.

2. The “Scary Story” Mishap (07:36–08:38)

• At dinner, Becca asks Dan to share his scariest story. Flustered, Dan tells her about a smoke detector that started beeping in the night due to a low battery.
• The team has a field day mocking how un-scary this is, suggesting it’s more annoying than terrifying.
• Dan worries this dud of a story killed his chances, with the hosts joking about what Becca might have expected in a “manly” scary story.

"To be fair, I'm not scared of a fire alarm. I was frightened of a smoke alarm. They're two different things..."
— Dan (08:58)

3. Jacket Returned, Signal Missed (06:45–07:07)

• Instead of returning Dan’s jacket to him, Becca drops it off at Dan’s friend’s house, raising the team’s suspicions that she’s avoiding contact.
• The hosts debate if this was a polite move or a clear sign she’s not interested.

4. Becca Shares Her Side (11:56–13:25)

• When the show calls Becca, she’s initially caught off guard but warms up and explains the real reason for ghosting:
  • She found a receipt in Dan’s jacket pocket for tampons and Kotex, purchased earlier that day.
  • This sparked suspicions Dan might have a girlfriend, so she asked mutual friends to investigate.

"I put my hand in the pocket when I got home, and I found a receipt...for Kotex and tampons."
— Becca (13:21)

5. The Feminine Hygiene Product Confession (15:02–16:31)

• Dan, flustered, offers a series of questionable explanations: “It’s for my mom…my cousin...my sister.”
• The hosts tease him for the panicked answers, but eventually he shares the truth:
  • He recently broke up with an ex-girlfriend, but still sees her occasionally and bought those items as a favor that same day.

"Okay, okay, it was for my sister."
— Dan, sheepishly (15:30)

6. Becca’s Admission – A Twist (17:15–17:35)

• Becca admits she’s also recently single and still has “friends-with-benefits” status with her ex.
• Both realize their “messy” romantic lives are surprisingly similar.

"Honestly, I'm kind of in a similar situation."
— Becca (17:15)

7. Resolution – Cautious Optimism (18:25–19:06)

• Both agree they would cut ties with exes if they started dating someone new exclusively.
• The show offers to pay for a second dinner date, which gets an enthusiastic yes from Becca.

"Well, yes."
— Becca, on the prospect of a second date (18:48)

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On First Impressions:
  "She was wearing these, like, old Converse shoes with, like, doodles on them. So just real relaxed...right up my alley."
  — Dan (05:23)

• On the Not-So-Scary Story:
  "Isn't that more of an annoying than a freaky story? Not really like, a ghost story or anything."
  — Brooke (08:08)

• Hosts Roasting Dan’s Explanation:
  "And your voice keeps going up every time you say these things, Dan."
  — Becca (15:28)

• Surprise Twist:
  "Honestly, I'm kind of in a similar situation."
  — Becca (17:15)

• Looking Forward:
  "Oh, man. You could be in a relationship soon with a sweet man who will do all of your errand running for you."
  — Brooke (18:51)

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Important Timestamps

• First Date Recap: (04:49–06:19)
• The Smoke Alarm Story: (07:36–08:38)
• Jacket Return Confusion: (06:45–07:07)
• Becca’s Bombshell (Receipt): (13:10–13:52)
• Dan’s Truth or Dare: (15:02–16:31)
• Becca’s Confession: (17:15–17:35)
• Second Date Agreed: (18:47-18:49)

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Tone & Takeaways

The episode is light-hearted and playful, with the hosts poking fun at awkward dating moments and Dan’s anxiety. The chemistry between Brooke, Jeffrey, and their cohosts brings comedic relief, but the sympathetic approach allows for real vulnerability from Dan and Becca. Ultimately, it’s a story about how modern dating often involves unresolved baggage — and sometimes, a little honesty and mutual understanding can turn a would-be disaster into a new beginning.

Listeners are reminded not to judge a date by a stray receipt — or by their ghost stories. Both parties ultimately bond over shared experiences, proving love (or at least a second date) sometimes hinges on the oddest of details.

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Transcript

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[Jeffrey]

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[Brooke]

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[Lauren LaRosa]

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[Brooke]

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[Lauren LaRosa]

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[Jeffrey]

Lauren Larosa you hear that, Exclusive?

[Brooke]

Lauren came in hot.

[Lauren LaRosa]

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[Dan]

Oh, my God.

[Lauren LaRosa]

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[Brooke]

We've got your brand new second date to start your week. Thanks so much for being here. It's Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning, and today is really about how just a simple question, just a real simple first date question goes very wrong. Yeah, okay. It is defensive. It's kind of a hard. I don't know if I'd have an answer to the question what your scariest story is. Yeah, I mean, you listen to enough crime podcasts, I would think be able to come up with something.

[Jeff]

Killed in an alley once after a soccer match, a guy was literally wearing a hockey mask.

[Brooke]

What?

[Jeff]

It was a hockey mask of the team. So I was like, go, team. And he was some wasted guy. Approached me. Thank God my friend Tristan was there. Jumped on him and choked it, and we both pushed him down and I got away.

[Brooke]

Did he, like, come at you? Did he have a weapon?

[Jeff]

Yeah.

[Brooke]

No.

[Jeff]

He grabbed my shirt and then he pulled me in and I was like, dude. And I was trying to push him, and he wouldn't let go of me. And he was a lot bigger than me.

[Brooke]

Take it back. I guess it is an easy question. Yeah, I don't.

[Jeff]

Ask me what my second favorite one is.

[Brooke]

Nope, nope. We don't got time for that.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Nope.

[Brooke]

All right.

[Jeff]

A dragon. No, I'm kidding.

[Jeffrey]

I'm totally kidding.

[Brooke]

All right, leave your scariest stories in the comments today and enjoy your brand new second date.

[Jeffrey]

Second date update. They say finding love is like finding wi fi in the desert.

[Jeff]

It's rare, it's impossible.

[Jeffrey]

It's miraculous, slightly alarming when it actually happens to you. And right now, our listener Dan is out in the dating desert, wandering around, holding his phone up in the air, trying to get one bar of love. Oh, there it goes. Let's see if we can try and help strengthen that signal today with this second date update. Dan, welcome to the show.

[Dan]

Hey, guys, thanks for taking my call.

[Brooke]

Man. Yeah, we're worried about you out there. You need some water? How are you doing?

[Dan]

Okay. Right now?

[Jeff]

Okay.

[Jeffrey]

You must be feeling okay, because apparently a woman has wandered into your desert of dating.

[Brooke]

Are you sure it's not a mirage?

[Jeffrey]

Oh, yeah, could be. What's this girl's name?

[Dan]

Her name's Becca.

[Brooke]

Becca.

[Jeffrey]

Okay. How did you meet Becca?

[Dan]

So we were at a friend's mutual gathering. Like, it wasn't anything crazy. It was just like a. Like a bonfire.

[Brooke]

Oh, fun.

[Becca]

Nice.

[Brooke]

That's cool.

[Dan]

Yeah. So we ended up kind of sitting next to each other. So we ended up chatting.

[Brooke]

Okay.

[Dan]

You know, your producer asked me, like, what. Stuck up about her. Stuck out about her.

[Jeffrey]

But what is stuck up about her? That's also a good, important question.

[Dan]

Maybe that's what it is. That's why she's not calling me back.

[Jeff]

Yeah, she doesn't need anything that costs less than $50.

[Jeffrey]

Totally. So what did you like about her?

[Dan]

Well, so, first of all, like, the first thing I noticed was she was wearing these, like, old Converse shoes with, like, doodles on them. So just real relaxed. I didn't feel like she was trying too hard. She had a killer smile as well. So I was like, man, this is, like, right up my alley.

[Brooke]

That's cute. And the scene's kind of set for you. You're at a bonfire. You know, everybody looks good under bonfire. Lighting darker, but, like, enough to see.

[Dan]

Yeah, Right. So we ended up chatting there. And then as the night was kind of getting. Getting done, I had asked her if she was hungry, if she wanted to go out to eat. And so we went out to, like, a little Mexican place.

[Brooke]

Oh, and it was just you and her that went to the Mexican restaurant?

[Dan]

Yeah, it was just the two of us. So, you know, it was a real solid night. And then kind of cooled down. So I had given her my J, and I had walked her back to her car. And I told her, I said, you know, just hang on to the jacket. You know, give it to me next time.

[Jeffrey]

Was. Was that, like, a little plan for you to have it?

[Becca]

It was a little move.

[Jeffrey]

Okay.

[Brooke]

Yeah.

[Jeff]

How did she react to you walking her to her car and giving her the jacket? Was she like, oh, thank you, or.

[Jeffrey]

Was it like, ew, no.

[Jeff]

Well, I don't know.

[Dan]

Yeah. No, I mean, it seemed, like, polite, and it seemed like she was down for it.

[Jeff]

Good.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Okay.

[Brooke]

But I will say, leaving something behind. Oldest trick in the book when it comes to lad. I know that play.

[Dan]

Well, she definitely knew it because what it is, like she took the jacket to my buddy's place and dropped it off with him.

[Brooke]

She's. Yeah. Ahead of the game.

[Jeff]

Or is she, like, really sweet and it's just like, oh, make sure you give this back to your friend.

[Jeffrey]

No, she's not.

[Brooke]

See him again. You'd be like, sweet.

[Jeff]

Yeah.

[Brooke]

Now I have a reason to contact him.

[Dan]

Yeah. So I'm just wondering, you know, what's up? What's the reason that I feel like I'm getting ghosted now?

[Brooke]

I will say your impromptu date is pretty impressive. Yeah, like, you were pretty smooth, like, prepared. With a Mexican restaurant. Made it all happen that night. That's awesome.

[Dan]

I mean, I was trying my best. I was trying my best.

[Jeffrey]

Okay, well, we're definitely going to try and help you here in a second, but I do feel like we need maybe a little bit more information, because the way you paint it, it's almost too perfect. Like, was there anything weird, anything awkward that happened during the night?

[Brooke]

Yeah.

[Dan]

So really, the only thing that I can think of was, like, around the bonfire, people were telling, like, scary stories and things. Like, and I didn't tell one there. So while we were eating, she had asked me, what's your scary story?

[Brooke]

Oh, she asked, okay.

[Dan]

And I froze. And the only thing I could think of was, not too long ago, the battery on my smoke detector died and it started beeping in the middle of the night, and it freaked me out.

[Brooke]

Isn't that more of an annoying than a freaky story? Not really like, a ghost story or anything.

[Jeff]

My smoke detector died and is talking from the dead.

[Dan]

I said I froze. Just that, like, and I don't know why I told that story, but that's the story that, like, I went with.

[Brooke]

And did you guys laugh about it? Like, we just did, or she just.

[Dan]

Kind of stared at me and, like, we were just eating. Like, almost like, oh, this is a scary story. Like, this is.

[Jeffrey]

Maybe she actually was scared by it.

[Brooke]

Oh, she was so frightened that she could.

[Jeffrey]

Didn't know what to say. Like, she freaked her out for the entire rest of the time, and now she's worried about what you might say next.

[Brooke]

Or she was hanging out a bonfire expecting to meet, like, a manly guy and. Excuse me, scared of.

[Jeffrey]

I can hear what you're saying.

[Brooke]

I know, but, like, he knows. He knows as well. Being scared of fire alarms going off.

[Dan]

To be fair, I'm not scared of a fire alarm. I was frightened of a smoke alarm. They're two different things, because where there's.

[Jeffrey]

Smoke, there's fire, and where there's fire. There's people hooking up.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Oh, losing me with him.

[Brooke]

It's just where there's smoke, there's a dead battery is all it is, Jeff.

[Jeffrey]

Okay, well, now I feel like we've got the full picture of the events that unfolded. There were some nice moments. There was some awkward moments. There was some bad storytelling. We'll figure out how it all comes together.

[Brooke]

Yeah, and you guys blame me all the time.

[Jeffrey]

He's the one that said that. He told me.

[Brooke]

How does it feel, Jeff? How does it feel to be attacked for what you're saying?

[Jeffrey]

Feels like I'm a man. This man is gonna really manly up when we handle it. Thank you, Jose. We're gonna call Alyssa and try and get you your second date update right after this.

[Dan]

Thanks, guys.

[Jeffrey]

Hold on. Second date update? It was the perfect first date. It had everything. A romantic bonfire, tasty Mexican food, even a little clothing swap action right in the middle.

[Brooke]

Hello? Well, he tried.

[Jeffrey]

That is until Dan made his fatal mistake when he told his scariest story about a smoke detector that ran low on battery and wouldn't stop.

[Brooke]

Don't repeat it, Jeff. I'm gonna have nightmares forever. I know.

[Jeffrey]

Sorry. Should have ear muffed the children if they were listening to that.

[Jeff]

And the replacement batteries were nowhere to be found. Oh, no.

[Jeffrey]

Now, Dan admits wasn't his best moment. He kind of panicked, though. Couldn't think of a scary story on the spot.

[Brooke]

I wish he could have laughed it off. Like that would have made it okay. Yeah.

[Jeffrey]

You know what I mean?

[Brooke]

Like if you. If you. That was a moment for you to be self deprecating. That was just missed.

[Jeffrey]

But still, that shouldn't be so bad that Becca returned his jacket the next day to his friend rather than give it to Dan face to face. Yeah, yeah.

[Jeff]

Get scared for real, buddy.

[Brooke]

Maybe it wasn't that. Maybe, Dan, it was that you weren't responsible enough to replace the batteries every year.

[Jeffrey]

What do you think about that, Dan? You come across like an irresponsible guy.

[Dan]

That's Maybe that's exactly. That's what it is.

[Brooke]

Yeah.

[Jeffrey]

Yeah.

[Brooke]

I like how he went maybe to yes. Yeah. My dad tells me to do it on New Year's day because then you'll never forget. That's your battery change.

[Jeff]

Make it like a tradition. Yeah, it's kind of funny.

[Jeffrey]

Well, this segment has officially hit a.

[Brooke]

New low battery advice from Brooks. Dad, call in.

[Jeff]

You need some batteries. Let's talk batteries.

[Dan]

God.

[Jeff]

Okay, smoke detectors.

[Jeffrey]

Dan, are you ready to call Becca here? We got to move forward from this right, Dan?

[Becca]

Yeah.

[Dan]

I'm ready. Let's make it happen.

[Brooke]

Okay.

[Jeffrey]

We're just making him relive his trauma over and over again.

[Brooke]

I was gonna go to carbon monoxide.

[Jeff]

No.

[Brooke]

Okay, you just got to make sure you have those as well.

[Jeffrey]

Okay? Save it for New Year's.

[Brooke]

It's a silent killer.

[Jeff]

Save it for New Year.

[Jeffrey]

Let's just go. Here we go.

[Becca]

Silent killer.

[Jeffrey]

Just calling Becca right now.

[Becca]

Hello?

[Jeffrey]

Hey, is this Becca?

[Becca]

Who's this?

[Jeffrey]

Hey, this is a radio show. We're called Brook and Jeffrey in the Morning.

[Jeff]

Hey, Becca. Good morning.

[Becca]

Is this really a radio show?

[Brooke]

Yeah.

[Jeff]

Yeah, I know we exist.

[Brooke]

That'd be a lame joke we're doing.

[Jeff]

We are also a podcast, if you wanted to know.

[Jeffrey]

No, we're doing a PSA where we're calling everybody in the area to make sure that they have changed the batteries inside of their smoke detectors in their home. Have you done that?

[Becca]

I don't need to do that.

[Brooke]

Oh.

[Jeffrey]

Oh, okay.

[Jeff]

Oh, you live in an apartment like me. They change our batteries for us.

[Jeffrey]

That must be nice, because apparently that wasn't the case with a guy you went out with recently named Dan.

[Brooke]

Okay, real sideways for her, like she doesn't know why we're calling Hard left.

[Jeffrey]

Yeah, yeah, yeah, we know the guy, Dan, that you met at the bonfire recently.

[Becca]

Oh, that guy.

[Jeffrey]

Yeah. So he reached out to us about doing this thing called the Second Date Update. We're trying to help him figure out why after you two hung out at the Mexican restaurant and had a pretty good time together, you are not talking to him anymore.

[Becca]

Okay. Okay.

[Brooke]

I think he feels like you're really avoiding him because you even brought his jacket back to his buddy instead of giving it back to him.

[Becca]

That was kind of a smooth move, but it kind of backfired.

[Jeffrey]

Why? You said the jacket backfired.

[Becca]

Yeah, well, I put my hand in the pocket when I got home, and I found a receipt that was from earlier in the morning, the day of that same party. And it was from a grocery store, but it was for Kotex and tampons. Oh.

[Jeff]

Female products.

[Brooke]

Yeah. Feminine hygiene products.

[Jeff]

That's how you say it. I don't even know how to say it.

[Becca]

Yeah. Feminine hygiene products.

[Brooke]

Okay, so you're thinking. I mean, I would automatically jump to, he's in a relationship.

[Jeff]

Yeah.

[Becca]

Thank you. Exactly. So I called my friend who was the host of that party, and I was like, do you know his deal? Like, what is going on?

[Brooke]

Yeah.

[Becca]

And we were, like, trying to figure it out. Honestly, we have no clue why wouldn't.

[Brooke]

You just ask him? Then? He could lie if she just asks him. Yeah, but why would he. He contacted us. A huge public radio show.

[Jeffrey]

That's kind of overselling it.

[Becca]

Well, I mean, that would be weird. So, I don't know. Maybe you can ask him.

[Jeffrey]

Yeah, I mean, obviously, he had no idea that she would be finding that receipt. He didn't, like, leave it there on purpose.

[Brooke]

It was totally innocent, and he doesn't care. Like, it didn't even cross his mind.

[Jeff]

What is a good answer?

[Brooke]

He has a female roommate.

[Jeffrey]

Yeah, let's not, like, come up with the answers that we're gonna, like, give it to him so we could use it, because he is on the phone right now taking all of this.

[Brooke]

I thought he was tracking his mother's cycle. No.

[Becca]

Wait, is this a radio show, or is this, like, a prank with his friends?

[Dan]

No, no, no.

[Jeffrey]

He. He really is listening on the other line, waiting to talk to you.

[Becca]

Are you serious?

[Jeffrey]

Yeah. Dan, this is your moment. Jump in anytime.

[Dan]

Yeah. Hey, Becca. So it's for my mom.

[Brooke]

That didn't sound like it's the way you said it.

[Jeffrey]

It's really.

[Brooke]

Why wouldn't you immediately just say, I'm single. I'm so sorry.

[Dan]

I am single, and it was for my cousin.

[Becca]

Is that a question or.

[Jeffrey]

And your voice keeps going up every time you say these things, Dan.

[Becca]

Y.

[Dan]

Okay, okay. It was for my sister.

[Brooke]

No, now you're not being honest.

[Jeffrey]

Stop messing around. What's really going on?

[Dan]

All right?

[Becca]

Just be straight with us.

[Jeffrey]

Yes, please.

[Brooke]

I like that we're together now. With Alyssa or with Becca.

[Becca]

We're a unit now.

[Jeffrey]

Okay.

[Jeff]

Are we all synced up?

[Brooke]

Yeah.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Is that how that works?

[Jeff]

I still don't know.

[Jeffrey]

I'm glad that we have you as a listener now, Becca, but I still want to hear from Dan about what's going on.

[Dan]

Okay. So I said the other people because I'm kind of nervous. I feel like. I feel like the real answer is.

[Brooke]

Worse in a way, worse than being in a relationship.

[Jeff]

Whoa.

[Dan]

So here's the. I am single. It's relatively recent. Like, my ex girlfriend and I still talk, and occasionally, like, I will go over and see her, and. And it just so happened that she had asked me before I went to go see her earlier that day, that I stopped at the store and pick up some stuff for her.

[Brooke]

What? That does not sound.

[Jeffrey]

His voice didn't go up at the end, though, so that one kind of sounds real.

[Brooke]

I feel like when he says, recently single, he's like, well, I literally am just texting her right now to break up with her. Why would you be going over to see your ex frequently?

[Becca]

I mean.

[Dan]

Because I'm single.

[Becca]

Yeah, they're like friends with benefits now. Like. Yeah, I mean.

[Dan]

Yeah, that's it pretty much at this point.

[Jeffrey]

Okay, so you guys are. You've ended the relationship but haven't fully detached.

[Brooke]

That's messy for Becca to join in. Well, does Becca even believe that? I mean, do you believe that he's fully single, even though, I mean, obviously he still has some ties with his ex?

[Jeffrey]

Yeah. And if you do believe it, how does it make you feel to hear that?

[Becca]

Well, honestly, I'm kind of in a similar situation.

[Brooke]

There we go. There's some truth. So wait, you're hooking up with your ex too?

[Becca]

Well, I'm single. He and I are broken up, but occasionally we'll still, you know, like, have dinner and. Oh, we've become like, friends with benefits.

[Jeff]

Well, it's awesome you guys know each other and you trust each other, but.

[Brooke]

Having dinner and then staying sounds like a date. Yeah, you know, like, that's not just.

[Jeff]

It's a little more intimate than romantic.

[Brooke]

Than just elevated friends with benefits.

[Becca]

Well, I guess my question would be if you are actively dating someone else, are you still going to be friends with benefits with your ex?

[Dan]

I mean, if I'm dating someone and we're exclusive, we're exclusive. That's the way it is.

[Brooke]

So are we both giving up our exes to go on another date?

[Jeffrey]

You should probably introduce your exes to each other because there might be a connection between those two.

[Jeff]

Everyone can hook up.

[Brooke]

Well, they don't want to ruin their fallback plan. Jeff. Gotta have them there. Sure.

[Becca]

I would definitely be willing to stop seeing my ex if I was dating someone, so.

[Brooke]

That's cute. Okay.

[Jeffrey]

I mean, wow, Dan, aren't you glad that you didn't stick with your whole sister answer? That definitely wouldn't work.

[Brooke]

You mean sister, cousin, mother? Yeah. Friend.

[Dan]

Yeah. I didn't know what she'd think about it. It is the truth.

[Jeffrey]

Okay.

[Brooke]

Okay.

[Jeffrey]

Well, in that case, we would like to offer to send you two out on another day. And Becca, if you say yes, we are willing to pay for for it.

[Becca]

Well, yes.

[Brooke]

Hey.

[Becca]

Okay.

[Jeffrey]

Okay.

[Brooke]

Oh, man. You could be in a relationship soon with a sweet man who will do all of your errand running for you. That is nice.

[Becca]

I do love that. Can we go for massages?

[Brooke]

You want us to pay for massages? No, girl, this is like a dinner date.

[Becca]

Okay, yeah, dinner date. Is a better idea.

[Jeff]

Yeah, I don't know.

[Becca]

I just. I was just a little. I jumped ahead as to what gift.

[Brooke]

Certificates we had available for us.

[Jeffrey]

Dan, you can be in charge of the massage itself, like. Right?

[Dan]

Deal.

[Jeffrey]

Okay. Just don't let any romantic candles around it with that smoke detector. That's faulty. You gotta be careful, dude.

[Dan]

I. I won't wait until New Year's to change the smoke detector batteries for you.

[Jeffrey]

Oh, I don't think she heard that part of the segment. So she doesn't know what you're talking.

[Brooke]

The one that was scared.

[Jeff]

Yeah.

[Jeffrey]

Yeah.

[Brooke]

Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning.

[Stephanie, Beatriz, and Melissa Fumaro]

Hey, guys, it's Stephanie, Beatriz and Melissa Fumero. And this is more better. We are jumping right in and ready to hear from you, your thoughts, your questions, your feelings about socks with sandals. And we're ready to share some possibly questionable advice. And hot takes.

[Brooke]

God, that sucks so hard, though.

[Stephanie, Beatriz, and Melissa Fumaro]

I'm so sorry. Can you out petty them? Can you match their pettiness for funsies?

[Brooke]

Yeah.

[Stephanie, Beatriz, and Melissa Fumaro]

We had so much fun last season. Laughing, crying, talking to some new and old friends.

[Brooke]

Remember when we were in that scene where you guys were just supposed to.

[Jeffrey]

Hug and I was stand?

[Brooke]

Oh, yeah.

[Lauren LaRosa]

And I was like, can I also hug them?

[Brooke]

I'm like, this has no friends.

[Stephanie, Beatriz, and Melissa Fumaro]

And this time around, we are. Say it, Melissa. Should I say it? Getting a little more better.

[Becca]

Oh, finally.

[Stephanie, Beatriz, and Melissa Fumaro]

It's all the dressing room talk you loved in season one. All the things. Because aren't we all trying to get a little more better? Listen to more better on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Dr. J]

But the humility in knowing that life is this classroom that we should never graduate from is what is going to keep you growing, and that's all that matters. World Mental Health Day is around the corner. And on my podcast, just heal with Dr. J, I dive into what it really means to care for your mind, body, and spirit. From breaking generational patterns to building emotional capacity, healing is a journey, and wholeness is the destination.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I'm gonna walk away feeling very healed.

[Brooke]

And feeling like, yes, I'm gonna continue.

[Jeffrey]

My healing journey and I'm gonna get.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Some keys from you.

[Dr. J]

Listen to just heal with Dr. J from the Black Effect Podcast Network on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast.

[Dan]

Guys.

[Jeffrey]

Wow. I have never seen a random grocery store receipt bring two people together like.

[Brooke]

This did, but I think we should just say it. It was tampons that brought them together.

[Jeffrey]

It really. It's Amazing. It bonded them. They need to actually, like, save that receipt, put it up in a picture frame as a keepsake, a reminder of this moment.

[Brooke]

No, I mean, we'll see how easily they cut off their exes before we get into a full relationship for them.

[Jeffrey]

Yeah, it is. It is funny that they were both. Both still messing around with their exes, not just one they're both guilty of.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Yeah.

[Brooke]

I mean, when you're single, odds are high. Yeah, they are. Yeah.

[Jeffrey]

Well, it is a good life hack for all the ladies out there to get your exes to buy your hygiene products.

[Brooke]

They're so expensive. They are. They're. They're ridiculous right now, just so you know.

[Jeff]

That's why you want them to buy them.

[Jeffrey]

There you go. You learned something. And we made love happen today. So much good stuff on the show, and there's so much more that you can find online. Wherever you get your podcasts, you can find us at Brooke and Jeffrey. The Internet is something we make, not just something that happens to us.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I'm Bridget Todd, host of the tech and culture podcast. There are no girls on the Internet. In our new season, I'm talking to people like Anil Dash, an OG entrepreneur and writer who refuses to be cynical about the Internet.

[Jeffrey]

I love tech. You know, I've been a nerd my whole life, but it does have to be for something. Like, it's not just for its own sake.

[Lauren LaRosa]

It's an inspiring story that focuses on people as the core building blocks of the Internet. Listen to There are no girls on the Internet. On the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast.

[Dr. J]

I love that you created this system that revolves around you creating pockets of peace. World Mental health day is around the corner. And on my podcast, just heal with Dr. J, I dive into what it really means to care for your mind, body, and spirit. From breaking generational patterns to building emotional capacity.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I'm gonna walk away feeling like, yes.

[Brooke]

I'm gonna continue my healing journey.

[Dr. J]

Listen with Dr. J from the Black Effect Podcast Network on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Brooke]

Hey, guys.

[Stephanie, Beatriz, and Melissa Fumaro]

It's Stephanie, Beatriz, and Melissa Fumaro. And this is more better. We are jumping right in and ready to hear from you. Your thoughts, your questions, your feelings about socks with sandals. And we're ready to share some possibly questionable advice and hot takes.

[Brooke]

God, that sucks so hard, though.

[Stephanie, Beatriz, and Melissa Fumaro]

I'm so sorry. Can you out petty them? Can you match their pettiness for funsies? Yeah, all the things because aren't we all trying to get a little more better? Listen to more better on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I'm the homegirl that knows a little bit about everything and everybody.

[Jeff]

Lauren LaRosa.

[Jeffrey]

You hear that Exclusive?

[Brooke]

Lauren came in hot.

[Lauren LaRosa]

I came in telling the truth. Every day I'm bringing you the latest in entertainment, breaking down the headlines you can't stop talking about and giving you my very unfiltered take on the biggest stories in the industry from exclusive news. And y' all know I got to us breaking down the interviews because y' all are my co hosts. Now I'm giving you the deep dives on some of the biggest moments in pop culture.

[Dan]

Oh, my God.

[Lauren LaRosa]

Listen to the Latest with Lauren LaRosa, weekdays on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Jeffrey]

When your car is making a strange noise, no matter what it is, you can't just pretend it's not happening. That's an interesting sound. It's like your mental health. If you're struggling and feeling overwhelmed, it's important to do something about it. It can be as simple as talking to someone or just taking a deep, calming breath to ground yourself. Because once you start to address the problem, you can go so much further. The Huntsman Mental Health Institute and the AD Council have resources available for you at loveyourminetoday. Org.