Eddie & Natashia on Canal Street Dreams *FREE SUBSTACK PREVIEW*

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Canal Street Dreams

Episode: Eddie & Natashia on Canal Street Dreams FREE SUBSTACK PREVIEW
Release Date: June 27, 2025
Hosts: Eddie Huang and Natashia Perrotti
Platforms: Free half-hour version on YouTube | Full version on Substack

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Episode Summary

In this engaging and candid episode of Canal Street Dreams, hosts Eddie Huang and Natashia Perrotti delve into a one-on-one conversation that intertwines personal anecdotes, professional experiences, and broader societal observations. The discussion navigates through themes of workplace romance, the unique challenges of parenthood, unconventional methods of inducing labor, and critical reflections on current political and economic climates. Below is a detailed breakdown of the key segments, enriched with notable quotes and timestamps to capture the essence of their dialogue.

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1. Workplace Romance and Its Dynamics

Timestamp: [00:19] - [04:10]

Eddie and Natashia kick off their conversation by exploring the complexities and allure of workplace romances. They share personal experiences, emphasizing the heightened attraction that often arises within a professional setting.

• Natash: "Everyone's hotter at work. Like sometimes you'll be working with somebody and you're like, are they hot or are they only hot in the context of this job?" ([01:28])

• Eddie: "I feel like the woman has to make the move at work for me in my mind. But then even then if she makes a move first and then you're hooking up at work, it could wreck your paper up. So I was like, I love paper more." ([02:28])

The hosts discuss the balance between maintaining professionalism and navigating personal attractions, highlighting how workplace dynamics can both complicate and intensify romantic relationships.

2. Inducing Labor with Spicy Food

Timestamp: [06:14] - [11:04]

A unique and intimate segment where Natashia recounts her success in helping induce labor through her culinary skills. She shares stories of pregnant women who experienced contractions after enjoying her spicy dishes.

• Natash: "People's suffering... Two women have gone into labor almost immediately after eating food from you." ([06:44])

• Natash: "The key is to have a 6 to 7 out of 10 spice profile and give them a dish that they won't stop eating." ([09:17])

This discussion underscores the intersection of her passion for cooking and personal experiences, demonstrating the profound impact of food on well-being and life events.

3. Navigating Parenthood and Relationship Dynamics

Timestamp: [11:04] - [17:39]

Eddie and Natashia transition into discussing the challenges and joys of parenthood. They reflect on how pregnancy and raising a child have transformed their relationship, communication, and personal identities.

• Natash: "Nothing matters. You can kind of just have fun." ([11:04])

• Unnamed Female Speaker: "Now that we're back, just us, like romantic as partners. Now if we were to go through it again, I'm just gonna. Dude, don't take anything personal." ([12:23])

They explore the balance between maintaining a romantic connection and the responsibilities of parenting, highlighting strategies they've employed to keep their relationship strong.

4. Reflections on Current Political and Economic Issues

Timestamp: [17:39] - [31:43]

The conversation takes a broader turn as Eddie and Natashia delve into their perspectives on looming global conflicts, the state of American society, immigration, and the influence of big businesses.

a. Potential of World War III

• Unnamed Female Speaker: "I don't think it's good." ([18:08])

• Natash: "I think we will avoid World War Three simply because China doesn't want any part of this." ([19:12])

They analyze the geopolitical tensions involving major powers like Russia and China, expressing skepticism about the likelihood of a traditional World War III while acknowledging ongoing global instability.

b. Immigration and America's Future

• Natash: "America is just at this crossroads where either we're gonna recognize that the best version of this country is multicultural and diverse and benefits from immigration, or we deny that and we shut our borders." ([22:03])

• Unnamed Female Speaker: "What if we have to leave here? Like, what if this life for us to protect our family? Where would we go?" ([22:03])

The discussion highlights the critical role of immigration in sustaining America's cultural and economic vitality, juxtaposed against policies that may seek to restrict it.

c. Critique of Big Businesses and Feudalism

• Natash: "We talk about being in a democracy, but really, feudalism." ([26:30])

• Unnamed Female Speaker: "Like, why is Bill Gates making decisions about health in countries? Why is Elon Musk in the White House?" ([25:20])

They critique the overwhelming influence of large corporations and tech giants in public and political spheres, drawing parallels to feudal systems where a few control vast resources and decision-making powers.

d. Local Business Challenges in New York

• Natash: "Grasside's is below what, like, Food Lion does to you. It straight up is just..." ([27:01])

• Unnamed Female Speaker: "Yeah. I mean, I don't think I experienced a New York without big business, but a girl can dream." ([29:53])

Eddie and Natashia discuss the decline of local businesses in New York City, using Gristedi’s as a prime example of failing establishments unable to compete with larger chains, and lament the loss of unique, small-scale businesses that once thrived in the city.

5. Concluding Thoughts and Future Outlook

Timestamp: [31:43] - [32:12]

As the episode wraps up, Eddie and Natashia reflect on the broader themes discussed, emphasizing the importance of community, resilience, and the continuous pursuit of dreams amidst societal challenges.

• Natash: "I really hope people just rise up and make better coffee in New York." ([31:43])

Their conversation leaves listeners with a sense of urgency and hope, urging proactive engagement in shaping a better, more inclusive future.

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Key Takeaways

• Workplace Relationships: While fraught with potential complications, workplace romances can add a layer of intensity and passion, albeit with risks to professional stability.

• Culinary Influence: Natashia’s anecdote about inducing labor with spicy food illustrates the profound impact that culinary skills can have on personal lives and significant life events.

• Parenthood Dynamics: Balancing romantic relationships with the demands of parenthood requires intentional communication and adaptation to evolving personal identities.

• Societal Critique: The hosts offer a critical lens on contemporary political and economic issues, particularly focusing on the threats posed by unchecked corporate power and the essential role of immigration in maintaining America's cultural and economic health.

• Local Business Decline: The decline of small businesses in favor of large corporate entities in New York City serves as a microcosm of broader economic shifts and the erosion of community-centric retail landscapes.

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Notable Quotes

• On Workplace Attraction:

  • "Everyone's hotter at work. Like sometimes you'll be working with somebody and you're like, are they hot or are they only hot in the context of this job?" – Unnamed Female Speaker ([01:28])

• On Inducing Labor with Food:

  • "If you want to have that baby naturally, let me go get you a stir fry." – Natash ([07:57])

• On America's Crossroads:

  • "America is just at this crossroads where either we're gonna recognize that the best version of this country is multicultural and diverse and benefits from immigration, or we deny that and we shut our borders." – Natash ([22:03])

• On Corporate Feudalism:

  • "We talk about being in a democracy, but really, feudalism." – Natash ([26:30])

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Conclusion

This episode of Canal Street Dreams offers a rich tapestry of intimate conversations and critical societal insights. Eddie Huang and Natashia Perrotti adeptly blend personal narratives with broader reflections, providing listeners with both relatable experiences and thought-provoking commentary on the state of the world today. Whether discussing the nuances of romantic relationships in professional settings or dissecting the influence of mega-corporations, the hosts deliver a compelling and insightful dialogue that resonates on multiple levels.

For a deeper dive into these conversations and access to the full episode, consider subscribing to the Canal Street Dreams Substack.

Transcript

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[Natash]

So this, this is a 1v1 episode and your titties are the guest.

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

Say hi.

[Natash]

Yeah. Welcome back Canal Street Dreams. It's me and Natash. We do. We wanted to do a one on one pod with her titties out. So that's what you get today.

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

We don't talk enough. One on one with my titties out. In our, in our waking life, we needed to do a pod.

[Natash]

Yeah, we. I feel like we probably talk like once every two weeks with the titties out. You know, every two weeks we like the titties.

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

I feel like we talk a lot with my titties out.

[Natash]

Recently.

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

Recently.

[Natash]

Actually, recently it's been much more since we opened the restaurant. It's been much more. Yeah, because we're like having a couple drinks at work. We're taking cabs home together.

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

Yeah. Things are getting like. Yeah, a bit funner. Yeah, I would say.

[Natash]

Yeah. I, I like.

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

Life felt so serious for a second and I feel like life is starting to feel a little bit like sexier.

[Natash]

It's hotter when you like work together in a restaurant and then you're hooking up in.

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

I've said this so much, but there's just like, I mean, I don't know how to say like work romance. Like there's just something about a workplace romance. Everyone's hotter at work.

[Natash]

Everyone.

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

Yeah, everyone's hotter at work. Like sometimes you'll be working with somebody and you're like, are they hot or are they only hot in the context of this job? And then like might go a little bit further with somebody who you like would never entertain in the real world. But you're like, we're working together and you're now hot.

[Natash]

Why? Why is this?

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

I don't know, but it always happens without fail. Can you think? I mean, we've talked about this, so I know your answer. But at every single job I've ever had, I will be like, that's the person that we're going to flirt. It's like you, there's always that person at work. You're like, we're going to flirt. You're now so hot to me. I'm only. But only in these four walls.

[Natash]

See, I get. I Get the attraction of like. Because I think for me it's at work. It's like, it's a little naughtier.

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

Yeah.

[Natash]

To like blur the lines of like business and like horny. Right.

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

Having sex in your parents bed.

[Natash]

Yeah. Yeah. It's hot.

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

It's like something's off, but this is hot.

[Natash]

Like I'm a Michigan fan and someone I dated, their, their dad had a Notre Dame room and I loved smashing it up in the Notre Dame room. I was just like, you're going to catch like Michigan D in the Notre Dame room. But how I would relate it to the workplace is it is hotter because it's like you're supposed to be working but you're like also being horny. But I would never hook up with people at work because I was. I'm just like about my paper. I would never do anything to fuck up my paper because as a man.

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

Yeah. It's different.

[Natash]

Yeah. I feel like the woman has to make the move at work for me in my mind. But then even then if she makes a move first and then you're like hooking up the work, it could your paper up. So I was like, I love paper more.

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

Okay.

[Natash]

But for you, what is the attraction?

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

Yeah. Maybe just like it's like forbidden.

[Natash]

Yeah.

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

It's like having a crush on your cousin.

[Natash]

Yeah. But being married, doing a pop up together is like harder because we're like in a workplace that we don't own. This is like, this is like Dylan's house. Like.

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

Yeah.

[Natash]

The flower shop is like Dylan and Ronnie's place.

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

Yeah.

[Natash]

So we're kind of like popping up here. So we have to respect their rules. We're not like really the proprietors.

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

That's what I mean. There's like something like it's like forbidden. Like it's like, ooh. Like we probably shouldn't have sex in the kitchen.

[Natash]

Yeah. But I maybe will smell it in the kitchen.

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

Yeah. Like there's the walk in. I'm like, somebody dropped dropped trowel on the walk in. It's not the worst thing. Yeah, but it would be. And then there's just like, I think.

[Natash]

Just wash your hands.

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

Yeah. And then there's just the, the forever looming of like you might get caught or someone's gonna bring it up or like, I don't know. There's just something hot about it. There's like, I like there's rules and structure involved.

[Natash]

No, this is the only time I've done workplace because we're married and then we're working Somewhere else.

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

Yeah.

[Natash]

And, like, this is hot. But I don't usually do work because I'm just, like, so, like, mind on my money.

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

Yeah. Well, I like to know that because I'm not always at work with you, so that's very. That's. Thank you for that. I guess that I can. I can feel confident when you go to work.

[Natash]

You can feel confident that I love money and will not.

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

And I think that's why when we met, you were like, no more job, bitch. Oh, you know, I'm kidding. I'm kidding, I'm kidding. No, I just mean when I'm. When I was younger, it was fun, and I think it's just, like, a thing that I think everyone can relate to. It's like, you always have a cutie crush at work.

[Natash]

Yeah, for me, it's also at work, you get to see, like, how somebody is in the octagon, so to speak. Like, the person in the marketplace comes out, if that makes sense.

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

Yes. Well, they definitely think. And I'm repeating myself here, but, like, the hottest thing a guy can do is, like, be good at something. And it can be, like, mowing the lawn. It can be anything. It doesn't have to be work, but I think just, like, seeing a man hit that stride and that flow is.

[Natash]

Sexy, even for me. Watching you in the dining room, that's hot to me.

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

Yeah.

[Natash]

Like, seeing you move around the room, talk to everyone, touch all the tables. And then the effect on my life is what I appreciate the most. Because now, most of the time, when people come to our dinners, they always want to talk to me. They want photos. I love talking to people, but I also just want to make sure their food is good. I'm so focused on, like, I just want to make sure you get a great meal. And now with you, they're like, wait, Natasha might be more fun to talk to. Like, this is great. And then I get to focus on cooking, which is what I prefer.

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

Natasha, off of two espresso martinis and, like, half of a Capri cigarette is the best. I'm like, everyone here is getting the best version of me, because me in, like, the. I've never existed in a better light when I'm like, okay, I've had a little bit of caffeine with my tequila, and then, like, now I'm smoking cigs.

[Natash]

I mean, you excel at this, you know, like, past work, everything, you know, like.

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

Yeah, but this is. Yeah, I'm like, this is only ever. This is the only job I've ever known is like whoring myself out in an undisclosed location. Like, and I mean that.

[Natash]

And people don't realize the experience they're getting.

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

They're like, realize that I'm a professional.

[Natash]

You're professional at this. Like, that's what people don't realize. People like, oh, have you been a manager at a restaurant before? Have you been a major D? I'm like, no, she did some shit that's like, significantly more high level than this.

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

I'm like, those are entry level positions for what I went on to do. Okay. But speaking of people that we talked to or that I talked to, I just want to bring this up because it's fresh in my mind. One night of the pop up, a couple came in and they were pregnant, and she was in her third trimester, and I was chatting with her because you've, you know, just in our circle of friends, it's known that you've induced a couple of labors with your. I mean, it's been. You've done it. I think it's just your spice profile, but it's been like, Dan. Dan Noodles and jerk chicken. But it's a spice that you use specifically the way you combine it. Two women have gone into labor almost immediately after eating food from you. And I told her, I was like, hey, if you want to have this baby. Because she was like, I don't know. I think I'm gonna have my membrane sweep. And I think I'm gonna get induced. For anyone that's never had a kid that's basically just like, when you don't progress naturally and have your kid, doctors will intervene and be like, we're gonna do this thing. And I was like, if you want to have that baby naturally, like, let me go get you a stir fry. And so you made her a stir fry. And she DMed me and took it home, ate it, and she was like, within. She's like, I. I literally had it for dinner and I went to sleep and woke up my water bro.

[Natash]

Oh, my God, baby is here.

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

So she had her daughter. And I was like, that is just like the greatest interaction and experience I think I've ever had in my life is like, just to even, like, get the follow up. I'm like, wow, you like?

[Natash]

Yeah.

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

I mean, you bless their baby.

[Natash]

That was. It was kind of crazy. It's one of the things that I have helped induce four babies.

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

Four now. Yeah.

[Natash]

But I try not to take. I don't want to take credit or like, I don't want to oversell it because I'm like, what if it doesn't? But it does happen four times.

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

One time, I think is, like, coincidence. Two times. With luck. Three, Four times. There's something there. This is real.

[Natash]

If I'm backtracking is what I always heard was spicy food helps induce curb walking. Helps induce. Just kind of like, just changing the juju or just like, changing the BPMs.

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

In there is moving shit around, keeping it, like, active.

[Natash]

Yeah. But I think the key is because I've done it with jerk chicken, I've done it with dandan noodles, and now we've done it with a pork and tofu stir fry.

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

Yeah.

[Natash]

The key, I think, is to have a 6 to 7 out of 10 spice profile and give them a dish that they won't stop eating. Like, you gotta.

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

Oh, you have to eat it fast, I think.

[Natash]

I think you gotta eat a lot of it because sometimes when shit's too spicy, you'll have a few bites, but you're not gonna eat the whole thing. Like, sometimes when we get green curry, I'm just like, this shit. This. This Thai restaurant, it's too spicy.

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

I'm not gonna take, like, a break. Yeah.

[Natash]

I think it's key that the spices at a level that you can finish the meal okay. And, like, get enough of it in there to, like, bang.

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

Yeah, that makes a lot of sense.

[Natash]

Yeah.

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

It's like the. The volume consumption within that short period of time with the spice is what's really doing it.

[Natash]

Yeah, that makes sense because, like, when we cook dandan noodles for Reiko and Jarrett.

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

Yeah.

[Natash]

And it was just like. I think there was a little too much hype around it. But also because Jarrett was eating, I reduced the amount of spice just because I, like. I eat with Jared, and I know.

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

His, you know, you know, he can't handle.

[Natash]

Yeah.

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

Too much spice.

[Natash]

Yeah. And then Reiko, I think, likes a bit more spice and can handle a bit more. So hers. I. I don't think it induced her. I think she had the baby, like, maybe three to four days later. So I. You know, we have nothing to do with it. I think hers needed a little bit more spice. But the other four.

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

Yeah, it's.

[Natash]

It was like, dead on.

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

Three to four days is still like, really. I mean, in baby time, people. There's people that their due date is X and then they go two weeks later.

[Natash]

Yeah, ours is like, they ate it in the next day or like. Yeah, the next day. Morning, the baby's coming.

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

Yeah.

[Natash]

So it was like dinner to morning. And I was like, I feel like there's enough correlation.

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

You're responsible. The baby's middle name is Aden. It's like Eden, Eddie something.

[Natash]

No, but I like, I like cooking for pregnant women because it's just like at the end, at the, at the ninth month, you're just like anything, something like you need something to believe in.

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

You know what's crazy is like at the ninth month for me, I thought I would like the first couple months I was like, yeah, I'm going to eat healthy. And like, this isn't about me. Like, I'm eating to get like I want all the baby to get the choline and the DHA and all of these things. And I was like, I'm going to really, I'm going to get freaky with it at the end because I'm like, nothing matters. You can kind of just have fun. I like couldn't eat. It was like I was too full all the time because there's so much baby. And you think you, you think you're going to like throw down, Think you're going to out eat everybody. There's way too much baby in your stomach and like your body to be able to actually enjoy the food. Like I would be like taking two bites of things and been like the.

[Natash]

Crazy thing as a man, like, look, just being pregnant as a woman, significantly hard to just mind as a man is you want. At least for me, I wanted to like be of service and helpful to you, right? So anytime, whatever phase you were in, I was like, I want to get you what you want. And as soon as I got you something and it worked and you liked it, I was like, oh, hell yeah. Like I'm gonna keep getting it. But when you're pregnant, your taste literally changes like every three days.

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

I would even say, like, you think you want something and then you're eating it. At least for me, I would be like, oh my God, I just want in and out so bad. And I'd get to in and out and be like, this is fudgeing. Disgusting. I hate it here.

[Natash]

Yeah. And then I'd be like, yo, you just hate me.

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

Fuck you.

[Natash]

And then now, yeah, like it takes a while for the pregnancy. Vibronis, like hormones, postpartum, everything in a fade. Now that we're back, just us, like romantic as partners. Now if we were to go through it again, I'm just gonna. Dude, don't take anything personal. Everything changes by the minute.

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

I think it truly. I mean, I've heard when I was pregnant I would like be looking to other women for advice And I'm like, how long till you go back to normal? And people would tell me, two years. They were like, from when you have that baby, pregnancy is a total thing. You're gonna have your kid and then two years you'll be. You'll feel like yourself. And I was like, that's crazy. Like, two years is such a stre. Insane. But now that we're about to hit the two year mark, I think it's true. Our son's 21 months, and I'm like, just feeling like myself. I'm just getting to a place where I'm like, wow. I actually remember. Not that I'll ever be me before kids, but I'm like, oh, I remember her. And like, a little bit of like, the essence is back.

[Natash]

Yeah. Like, that's what I got to see at the restaurant. Like, you with Jimmy running around like.

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

Yeah, just being like, funny.

[Natash]

Endless drinks, Sigs outside. I was like, yo, she's so back. She's so bad. Because I haven't seen you with the cigarette since the night before you found out you were pregnant.

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

Yeah. Yeah.

[Natash]

And then now you went off and got pregnant at work again.

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

You think I'm pregnant? I might be.

[Natash]

You might be.

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

My boobs are kind of big, right?

[Natash]

You might be. We, like, really? Yeah, we really, like, shot the club up like, multiple. Multiple times. Like, it spun the block, came back around. Like, I, you know, I would. I would guess so.

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

I know I don't want to encourage anybody to like their co worker, but it's good. It's so good. It's like some of the best sex you can have. Like, I was like, we need to go home and have sex right now.

[Natash]

Yeah. It's definitely a way to, like, reignite the passion in a relationship after having kid is like, yo, let's work together and fudge.

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

Yeah. Because then you get, like, time away from your baby. That's not. It's guilt free. Because I'm like, we're working. We're making money. Like, we're providing for our family and I can get to. And I'm having a drink and a cigarette and like, you're so hot in a kitchen.

[Natash]

I'm like, deserve some dick at work now. Yeah, you're working.

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

And he was even like, some working dick.

[Natash]

We allowed ourselves to lay in bed and just do nothing. And we, like. I think we invented Foot 69.

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

We did. We need to talk about that. That was so hot. Okay. It was like three nights of this pop up. It had to have been like, night two. Or three. We were tired.

[Natash]

My foot was killing me.

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

Okay. I remember. Yeah. We got home, we were just like, too tired to have sex, but we laid in bed opposite. You laid?

[Natash]

Well, you offered to give me a foot massage, which was like, incredible.

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

Yeah.

[Natash]

Because usually, you know.

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

Yeah, you're usually massaging my foot. It's always on the menu for you. But I. I don't offer. You offer all the time. So head here, legs here. I'm head here, legs here. And we were massaging each other's feet, and it was Foot Massage 69.

[Natash]

Yeah. Foot Massage. Yo. When you're too tired to fuck, just Foot Massage 69.

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

It felt as erotic or maybe more.

[Natash]

It's incredible. I mean, I was definitely hard. I was definitely.

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

But it was kind of nice to, like, just massage each other's feet and like, go to sleep a little horny and then wake up and then have sex in the morning.

[Natash]

I'm very passing out and going into the other Realm. Horny. You know, like foot 69, fall asleep soaking. I'm a big soaking fan. I love so.

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

But like, it's never a successful.

[Natash]

So it's never a successful soak. I always got a nut. But I do love thinking that I'm going to fall asleep in there.

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

Yeah.

[Natash]

Like, that's always nice. But I like falling asleep into the other Realm. Horny.

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

Yeah. It's nice. You know, you have some, like, horny dreams.

[Natash]

Yeah.

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

You know, it's like fun stuff. Wake up horny.

[Natash]

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Just lay down by a finger.

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

Yeah.

[Natash]

You know, it's nice. I think it's very nice to transition to the other Realm. Horny. So I highly recommend 69 Foot.

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

Yeah.

[Natash]

This is a new wave.

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

Cool.

[Natash]

This like, when it's too hot in New York in the summer too. Just like Foot 69 in the afternoon.

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

What do you mean, too hot?

[Natash]

Sometimes it's like too hot and sweaty and it's. I'm just like. I don't. I don't wanna. I don't wanna right now. Like Foot 69.

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

Really? I like being hot. I feel like it, like, it's like, validating to me. I'm like, oh, we're like, this is like the sweatier and, like, hotter it is. I almost feel like the more turned on I get.

[Natash]

Like, I will in a car, bathroom, something in bed. I'm just like, I need to be clean. I need to be clean.

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

I guess I'm weird. I don't know. I'm like, the more bodily fluids involved, the better to me.

[Natash]

Yeah, you. You Are like, I gotta clean this bed. I got a shower.

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

Yeah. Like, I'm down to shower my leg.

[Natash]

Ah.

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

Yeah. But in the moment, though, it's like post sex. You're like, that was disgusting. But I. I think any good sex, you should feel a little bit like.

[Natash]

Yeah.

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

Embarrassed about what happened.

[Natash]

Yeah, you should, like, feel embarrassed.

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

Oh, no. Like, I did something.

[Natash]

Yeah.

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

Like, you should be like, whoa.

[Natash]

Like, you just say barbecue.

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

Yeah. Like, I just feel like if you really had, like, if you really went for it, like, part of you should.

[Natash]

Be like, no, for sure.

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

In the shower. Like, oh, my gosh, for sure. That was weird. But whatever, I. I enjoyed it.

[Natash]

Yeah, yeah, yeah, I agree with you. I just immediately have to shower.

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

Yeah, I'm just shower a lot, though. We've talked about this. We're like, shower in the morning, shower in the afternoon, shower in the evening, people.

[Natash]

Yeah. I'm showing five showers a day in the summer.

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

Yeah.

[Natash]

Like, it's. It's hot right now.

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

I enjoy a shower.

[Natash]

But what, you know, what else is going on right now is do you think World War III is happening? Like, like, right now? If you have to place a bet, I'm Las Vegas. Is World War III happening?

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

I have consumed just so much news and media and like, endless rabbit holes of TikTok and Instagram Reels and like, in, like, then the cut and every fucking possible avenue that you can about this topic that I don't know. You know, I don't know. I think World War I think. And like, please nobody give me your opinion on my thoughts. This is just my opinion. I think World War 3 would have to involve Russia and China. So I think this right now, currently, what's happening, I don't know if It's World War 3. I don't think it's good.

[Natash]

No, it's not good. It's not good.

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

But I don't know. And also, I just don't think that warfare is the same as we once knew it. So I don't think that we can compare to, like, when people are like, World War I and World War II. I don't even think that our World War III would look the same. I think it's going to be much different. And like, I think so. I don't know. But I definitely think it's not good and it's bad.

[Natash]

I.

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

And like, we're going down a bad path.

[Natash]

Yeah. I think we will avoid World War Three simply because China doesn't want any part of this.

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

Right.

[Natash]

Like, they're a smart country. Right like, looking at the way our country's operating with the tariffs, when I see the moves China's making, like, they're being smart and objective and prudent, you.

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

Know, which China historically is.

[Natash]

Yeah. And like, Russia is wilding out in the Ukraine still. They can't handle this.

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

Right.

[Natash]

And also, they have nothing. Like, I don't think that.

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

I don't think they have anything to gain.

[Natash]

Yeah.

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

And it's just kind of.

[Natash]

They can't beat up the Ukraine. Yeah.

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

That's what I'm saying. I'm like, if they can't. I thought they were going to take the Ukraine out. Like, I thought that was me. A quick.

[Natash]

Yeah.

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

Situation. It hasn't been. So. Yeah. I don't. I don't think that this is going to be World War iii, but I do think that. I mean, I think that the US Is going to suffer as a result of what's going on for a long period of time. And I think people are already suffering. So.

[Natash]

Yeah. What I'm reading and, like, hearing from astrologers, it's that, like, America, the last time that the astrology was in the place that it's in America, had a civil war. Right. Do you remember? What is it?

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

I believe it has to do with Pluto.

[Natash]

Yes.

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

But I'm not 100 sure. I just know it's definitely not a good time. Like, the US Is having some type of return. Maybe a Pluto return. Right.

[Natash]

So.

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

Or something. It's just like a time of chaos and upheaval.

[Natash]

Yeah.

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

And also, I mean, everybody talks about it. They're like, ro, it's the end of Rome. Like, empires don't last more than 200 years. And this, and this is the history and the cycle and it repeats itself. And like, there is truth to that as well.

[Natash]

If I have to predict, I don't think America will be able to drag China into this. Not that America wants to. I just don't think anyone is going to drag China into this. And for there to be a world war, you would need them involved.

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

Yeah.

[Natash]

But, like, that's how I feel. Their economy works for them. Like, they don't need to get busy. But I do think there is a significant amount of upheaval and change that is going to have to happen in America.

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

Yeah. I think a lot of people are, especially in our generation, maybe a little bit ignorant to how bad things could get on the home front. Like, I think that a lot of people that maybe have been here for generations and generation, like our family, families, respectively, have not. Like, my Grandfathers were fighting in their own wars. And, like, I know what it looks like to have to leave your country. You know what it looks like to have to leave your country. Things like this. I don't think a lot of people generationally in their families understand what that is or what that feels like. And I think we talk about a lot of, like, what if we have to leave here? Like, what if this. This life for us to protect our family? Where would we go?

[Natash]

Yeah.

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

What does that look like?

[Natash]

Because, I mean, my parents came from Taiwan when my mom was 17, and my dad was, like, in his mid to late 20s.

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

Yeah.

[Natash]

So, like, they're immigrants here, and they never felt completely settled. So I've never felt completely settled. I've always been like, I may have to bounce it sometime. Like, when the pandemic came, I went straight to Taiwan.

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

Yeah.

[Natash]

And I thought I was going to stay in Taiwan, and it just felt a little small and insular. Coming from a diverse, multicultural country like America. It was very tough for me to live in a country that didn't have that much diversity. Like, I really missed it. But I think America is just at this crossroads where either we're gonna recognize that the best version of this country is multicultural and diverse and benefits from immigration, or. Or we deny that and we shut our borders and we kick people out, and then we come to the realization that the Americans here refuse to do the jobs that we need done at the price that they need to be done at because of economies of scale and because of the big businesses that we've all paid into and helped scale and become monstrous. So either it's embrace immigration or break up the monopolies and, like, fight for the middle class, fight for small business. But, man, I don't know if people that talk about wanting jobs understand how difficult it is to run a small business, like, even just to find people to do this pod and produce it. Insanely difficult. And, like, people need jobs. People need money right now. And, like, Chris is the hardest working guy, you know? But in any industry, whether it's pods or restaurants, like, whatever you're doing, you think you would think that people want jobs right now and that they would fight for them, but once they have them, they're just. They're cruising. And everyone I talk to in every industry is facing this right now.

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

Yeah, it's a real problem.

[Natash]

America got too comfortable.

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

Totally. But, yeah, it goes back to that quote, right? Hard times breed strong men. Strong men breed easy times that breed weak men, that breed hard times.

[Natash]

Yeah.

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

And I think we're in a pocket of, like, and it's not even about men or women, but it's just about, like, maybe our society got a little comfortable in, a little weak. And, like, we've fostered some hard times.

[Natash]

Yeah.

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

And upon us.

[Natash]

I'm just. I'm actually excited because I think rubber is going to meet the road. And either we acknowledge how we have benefited from immigration, slavery, all of these things, and, like, start to share what we have and embrace it once and for all, because it feels like every 80 years, we fight over this shit again.

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

Yeah.

[Natash]

And just recognizing that, like, some businesses are way too big.

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

Yes.

[Natash]

Like, when Instagram is hitting you up like, yo, boost your post through a website and Instagram on your desktop as opposed to the Apple Store. You're like, yo, even these people are beefing because Apple controls too much.

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

Yeah.

[Natash]

And Google and I. I think these companies are just way too big. When they're so big and they control so much from, like, Amazon down to, like, the Whole Foods, where is the opportunity for small business to rise up?

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

Yeah. And then also, I think that's kind of why we have a situation with, like, Elon Musk. It's like, when do these people stop existing as business entities and then become our government? Like, when. Why is Bill Gates making decisions about, like, health in countries? Why is Elon Musk in the white. Why are these people that are business owners, entrepreneurs now trickling into our government, or anyone's government for that matter? It's just like the. The water gets muddy there, and I think it gets too big and people get too powerful. And then, like, Mark Zuckerberg is on deciding, you know, can we get into that, like, the back end of Facebook and see what these people. It's just like, it's too. It's too much.

[Natash]

Yeah. We, We. We talk about being in a democracy, but really, feudalism.

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

Yeah.

[Natash]

Like, these people are feudal lords.

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

Yeah.

[Natash]

Like, they control complete cities with their warehouses and their businesses. And it was interesting because, like, I'm very pro Zoran right now as mayor of New York. The mayor of New York City isn't even that powerful of a position, but because of Zoran's platform, these overlords are so worried. And there were even people like the owner of Gristeedis, who happens to be a billionaire, which is insane because Grassides is a terrible grocery store.

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

Arguably the worst in the city.

[Natash]

The worst.

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

It's like the discount food goes. It's like you just. The food goes to die there.

[Natash]

Yeah.

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

It's all already rotted.

[Natash]

Yeah. It's like after the people selling fruit and vegetables on the street can't sell it anymore, it goes to Gristeedis. Like, Christidis is terrible.

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

I'll never forget. I just have to tell this one story. A friend of ours, when they were early on dating, had asked her partner, like, hey, do you want to, like, you come over and make dinner tonight? And Homey pulled up with bags from Grassides, and she said she just. She just saw the bags and started sobbing. Just like the bags alone were enough to make her just cry and be like, you failed before you began. And I think that's all we need to know about Gristedi.

[Natash]

Yeah. For anyone that doesn't live in New York listening, it's like Graciti's is below what, like, Food lion does to you. It straight up is just. You go in that store and 35% of what's laid out there is rotted and nasty and old and it's dusty. Like, it's really a foul place. And I'm not just saying it because this owner spoke out against Zo Run Grassides is a foul grocery store. Right.

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

You don't want to find yourself shopping for produce and a Grassettis.

[Natash]

Never. Never. And, like, if you want, like a time machine to go see, like, what it was like in the late 80s, like, go to Grassidis. It hasn't. It hasn't improved since the 80s, I don't think.

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

Maybe they haven't even turned over some of the food.

[Natash]

Yeah.

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

Like, it may still be there.

[Natash]

It may. They may still have cans from the 80s. It's that fudgeing decrepit. And the billionaire owner of Graffiti's who's just been robbing people with. With decrepit produce all these years was like, if Zoran gets elected, I can't survive. I'm going to have to sell gracities. I'm like, please.

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

We're like, don't sell them. Just shut them down. Somebody else. I rather a Whole Foods at this point. Like, I literally. I'm like, put anyone else in there.

[Natash]

Yeah, Whole Foods is better because at least has nothing on the shelf.

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

Yeah.

[Natash]

You know, it says nothing on the.

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

Shelf as opposed to rotted shit. Yeah. I'm like, okay, please take yourself out. Like, we would love for Zoran to be elected and for you to go away.

[Natash]

Yeah.

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

That would actually make the city so much more enjoyable for everyone involved.

[Natash]

Yeah. If someone actually wanted to compete against Zoran, they could just be like, I'm shutting down the Grasside's. I'd be like, that's a pretty good platform, too. Like, I'm gonna shut down.

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

Yeah.

[Natash]

Shut down Grassidis.

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

Either way, Grassidis gets shut down. Please.

[Natash]

Yeah, yeah. Whatever happens after this election, shut down. Gracitis. But it's been funny because people are like, big business is gonna leave New York. I'm like, please leave New York. Like, since Virgin Megastore moved to Union Square, nothing has been good. And so it' like, all the big businesses should leave, and then all the small vendors can come up. You can have a middle class again. Like, New York was excellent without big business.

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

Yeah. I mean, I don't think I experienced a New York without big business, but a girl can dream.

[Natash]

I mean, I remember Union Square before the Virgin Megastore, and then now you even miss it, because at least with the Virgin Megastore, there were dudes outside with CDs, like, you like hip hop. You like hip hop? And so, like, the Virgin Megastore allowed for small business to happen underneath it.

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

Now there's just people like, like, we will boost your post for 99 cents.

[Natash]

Yeah. Now there's just that, like, scan the QR code explosion in the building and the numbers running.

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

Yeah. Has anyone ever confirmed what the numbers mean? Because I've heard a lot of theories, and I'm like, what are the numbers?

[Natash]

Yeah. I don't know what that thing is. It's just, like, a crater and numbers. And I was like, maybe this is an activation from Independence Day, the film, you know?

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

Yeah. They just left here.

[Natash]

They just left it here.

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

Yeah. Not sure.

[Natash]

Yeah. I'm excited for. I'm excited for Zoran, and I'm excited if big businesses want to leave.

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

Yeah.

[Natash]

But that's always funny when that's the threat. Like, we're gonna stop. We're. We're gonna stop doing terrible business and robbing you, you know, like, hi.

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

That's cool. All right.

[Natash]

You know, like, I love lower rents and, like, more personal businesses.

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

Totally. I mean, it's one of the things I. I try so hard. I mean, even now, just when you have a kid, it's like, there's so much stuff you need all the time, especially as he gets older. And I try so hard not. It's not Amazon. I'm like, I will go to the Dollar Store. I will literally go. I'm like, in New York, I really try to make a point to go anywhere. Anywhere besides, like, a Duane Reade or a CVS or a Target. I'm like, is there anywhere else I can get the things that I need and not support the corporations.

[Natash]

The one big business I probably support is Dunkin Donuts because I honestly have not found much good coffee in New York. It's sad. Like, I really hope people just rise up and make better coffee in New York.

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

Yeah, I don't get it.

[Natash]

There's like, I don't know why it's so hard for the baristas here, but like, there's bad coffee. Like, LA cologne might be one of the best.

[Unnamed Female Speaker]

Here's my take on moving back to New York. Shitty coffee, way too many dogs. We need to get rid of the dogs and bring back the coffee.

[Natash]

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