'DWTS' S34 Cast Reaction w/ Rylee Arnold, Joey Graziadei on Skydiving w/ Noah + Sydney Sweeney & Scooter Braun Dating!?

Summary

Chicks in the Office – “DWTS S34 Cast Reaction w/ Rylee Arnold, Joey Graziadei on Skydiving w/ Noah + Sydney Sweeney & Scooter Braun Dating!?”

Date: September 3, 2025
Hosts: Ria and Fran (Barstool Sports)
Guests: Joey Graziadei, Riley Arnold, Noah

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Overview

This episode of Chicks in the Office brings the ultimate pop culture catch-up, focusing on the newly announced “Dancing with the Stars” Season 34 cast, a wild skydiving adventure featuring Noah and Joey, the internet-shaking rumors about Sydney Sweeney and Scooter Braun, plus a wide-ranging Weekly Watch Report. The vibe is classic Friday energy on a Wednesday: irreverent, honest, and full of inside jokes, light roasting, and sisterly support.

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Table of Contents

• Weekend Catch-up & Personal Moments
• Skydiving with Joey & Noah (with timestamps)
• Pop Culture Hot Topics
  • Sydney Sweeney & Scooter Braun
  • DWTS Season 34 Cast Reaction
  • Fifth Harmony Reunion
• Weekly Watch Report
• Interview with Riley Arnold (DWTS Pro)

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Weekend Catch-Up & Personal Moments

Hosts reflect on their long weekends, balancing the highs and lows:

• Rhea shares heartfelt news about the loss of her family dog, Flo:

  “We unfortunately don't get our dogs for as long as we want... She was such an amazing part of our family and we will miss her very much.” (03:55)

• Fran recaps an “incredible” Jersey Shore weekend in Lavalette, NJ:

  “Genuinely one of the best weekends of my life. Like, I'm not even kidding.” (07:55)

  • Magical moments: dolphins at sunrise, morning walks, impromptu fire pit by the beach, friendly neighbors.
  • Fran is considering becoming a “Lavalette local.”

Pop Culture TikTok Roundup:

• Viral “Coop on the Stoop” TikToks and KJ Apa’s bizarre “Mr. Fantasy” videos spark laughter and confusion.
• The segment sets the tone for the episode: a blend of pop culture, personal stories, and TikTok hysteria.

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Skydiving with Joey & Noah

Segment Start: [22:34]

The Set-Up

• Noah and Joey share their joint skydiving adventure, with Joey as the experienced guide (he did his first jump in Hawaii) and Noah as the nervous first-timer.
• Rhea and Kelsey (Joey’s girlfriend) abstain, opting for sleep-ins over early morning adrenaline.

Key Moments & Reactions

• Breakfast before the jump: “We had a nice breakfast at a diner... two over easy eggs if you want details.” (27:37)

• The dread sets in:

  “I was driving home from the Cape yesterday... it started to sink in a little more.” – Noah (26:46)

• The jump experience:

  “Once you get on that plane, it gets real. It’s not a normal plane. It starts shaking a little...” – Joey (28:58)
  “They start putting the gear on you... I’m double-checking the buckles.” – Noah (28:41)

  • Joey goes first, Noah has to watch him vanish: “I hate seeing me go first and just disappear.” – Joey (30:55)
  • Noah on free-fall:

    “I just kept saying ‘crazy.’ That was crazy.” (41:50)

  • Skydiving over New Jersey, not exactly scenic (“Hawaii was pretty cool... over the ocean”), but still exhilarating.

• Post-jump debrief:

  “Best part also is, like, when the parachute goes, just hanging out and seeing the view.” – Joey (39:34)

• Bungee vs. Skydive Hot-Take:

  “If something goes wrong with a parachute... we have time to figure this out. Something goes wrong with a bungee cord, it’s over.” – Joey (38:24)

Notable Quotes:

• “It was nice to go with someone who’s done it before.” – Noah (43:38)
• “All our people today said they wouldn’t even go bungee jumping.” – Joey (38:52)

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Pop Culture Hot Topics

Sydney Sweeney & Scooter Braun [57:12]

• Rumor confirmed:

  “Sydney Sweeney dating Scooter Braun... Are you fucking kidding me?” – Fran (57:12)

• Reaction is a mix of disbelief and mockery:
  • “Just when you think the girl can't make people more upset, she pops out dating Scooter Braun.” – Fran (57:36)
  • “Does she have a humility kink?” (59:14)
• The hosts question the PR spin and call out Scooter for likely bragging about it.

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DWTS Season 34 Cast Reaction [64:42]

• Cast Reveal:
  Buzz and excitement over a stacked cast: Alex Earl, Robert Irwin, Hilaria Baldwin, Dylan Efron, Lauren from Fifth Harmony, and more.

• Notable pairings:

  • “Val and Alex Earl... Daniella and Dylan [Efron]... Hilaria and Gleb.” (67:04)
  • Fran and Rhea speculate about drama potential, especially with Gleb’s pairing.

• Strategy and speculation:
  “The new pro dynamic – is the pro being judged more harshly?” – Fran raises questions about the competition mechanics.

• Social media fanfare:
  “If you watched last season... there’s gonna be a lot more viewers coming in because they want to be a part of the conversation.” (71:50)

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Fifth Harmony Reunion [72:33]

• Four members reunite on stage at the Jonas Brothers concert—without Camila Cabello.
• Choreography is lampooned: “Our girls back together, never in sync.” (74:51)
• Fran wonders why Camila couldn’t join: “What happened with Camila Cabello and Fifth Harmony?” (73:18)
• Rhea laments missed potential in Normani’s solo career:

  “There was such a plan for Normani’s solo stuff... Who failed her? The label? Her team?” (76:04)

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Weekly Watch Report [82:11]

Main Watches & Reviews

“Unknown Number” (Netflix True Crime Doc)

• The show’s surprise twists leave Fran and Rhea speechless:

  “I sat watching it like this the whole time.” (84:16)

  • Premise: Two teens tormented for years by vile, personal texts from an anonymous number.
  • Fran: “What the fuck? That is all I have to say. Seriously. What?” (83:49)

“Love Thy Nadir”

• Rhea: “I watched all eight episodes... Entertaining reality show.” (88:32)
• Hosts discuss the honesty of showing weight loss drug use (Ozempic) in the modeling industry and the candid family dynamics.

“Amanda Knox” (Hulu drama starring Grace Van Patten)

• General praise from Fran, more mixed from Noah, who feels the lead is playing her more famous “Tell Me Lies” character:

  “I don’t know about, like, the way it’s being told, just kind of throwing me off.” (107:13)

“Summer I Turned Pretty” and “My Life with the Walter Boys”

• Both shows get high marks for end-of-summer vibes. Fran: “Let’s branch out. Maybe make out with somebody else one time and then you can go back to Conrad...” (94:56)

Movie Nostalgia

• Deep dive into the “Cheaper by the Dozen” duology and why it’s a pure comfort watch.

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Interview with Riley Arnold (DWTS Pro) [119:49]

Key Highlights

• Riley reflects on the Season 34 partner announcement:

  “I feel amazing... such a relief that I can finally start talking about it and sharing with everybody.” (120:09)

• On being paired with Scott Hoying from Pentatonix:

  “Immediately just clicked. He is so funny, so fun, and I feel like our energy is well-matched.” (120:32)

• Lessons from last season and personal growth:

  “It’s really awesome that I can go into my third season knowing those things and understanding what I need to do.” (123:54)

• Advice from her sister Lindsay:

  “Always just be yourself because you don’t want to lose who you are. If people don’t like you for who you are, they don’t deserve your time.” (124:23)

• On growing up in dance, family support, and being a role model for type 1 diabetes.

• Dream partner?

  “This is like reaching for the stars... Justin Bieber.” (146:13)

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• “If something went wrong with the parachute, they have backups. We have time to figure this out. Something goes wrong with a bungee cord, it’s over.” – Joey (38:24)
• “Does she have a humility kink? Like, is she like, what can I do to make people upset with me and just roast me apart?” – Fran on Sydney Sweeney (59:14)
• “It reads like a post from The Onion.” – Rhea (63:13)
• “You gotta get on board. You don’t want to be left behind in the talks... If only you were watching from the beginning.” – Fran on DWTS (72:04)

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Episode Flow & Tone

• Honest and unscripted; the hosts don’t shy away from emotion (Rhea’s loss, Fran’s nostalgia).
• Witty and irreverent takes on celebrity culture.
• Deep dives into reality TV mechanics and their impact on fandom.
• A blend of personal and pop culture makes segments feel natural, never forced.
• Interviews are supportive and insightful (particularly with Riley Arnold), giving fans inside access without pretension.

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Takeaways

• If you care about “Dancing with the Stars,” reality TV, or the wild side of celebrity news, this is a must-listen episode.
• The show balances the relatable (grief, weekend getaways, TV binges) and the outrageous (Sydney Sweeney & Scooter Braun!?).
• Inside access: The Riley Arnold interview offers a fresh, optimistic perspective from a young star in the DWTS universe.

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For more pop culture recaps, hot takes, and exclusive celebrity interviews, don’t miss future episodes of Chicks in the Office.

Transcript

[Rhea]

Hey chicks in the office listeners. You can find every episode on Apple podcasts, Spotify or YouTube Prime. Members can listen ad free on Amazon Music.

[Joey]

Folks, it's the foreplay guys. Let's talk Truly Unruly.

[Fran]

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[Rhea]

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[Joey]

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[Rhea]

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[Joey]

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[Fran]

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[Rhea]

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[Fran]

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[Joey]

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[Rhea]

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[Fran]

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[Joey]

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[Fran]

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[Rhea]

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[Fran]

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[Rhea]

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[Fran]

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[Joey]

Let's drive.

[Noah]

Yeah, Chick's in the office. Longtime listener, first time caller.

[Fran]

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[Noah]

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[Fran]

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[Noah]

Red carpet flew them out on the jet. Yeah they're who you want to be they're always on your screen Two queens and they might be spilling royalty A lot of topics that are popping here to get into. I know a show that you probably want to listen to.

[Fran]

Well turn the heat up turn the beat up Record the pod made a bag put their feet up the ones that leave no crumbs when they clean.

[Rhea]

Up who's the pod that they all.

[Fran]

Want to meet up? Who turned the heat up Turn the beat up Record the pod made a bag put their feet up the ones.

[Noah]

That leave no crumbs when they clean.

[Rhea]

Up who's the pod that they all want to meet up? What's up everyone?

[Fran]

It's Chicks in the office with Brianne Fran giving you that Friday energy on a Wednesday. Happy Wednesday everybody. We are back from the long weekend. Hopefully you had yourself a nice weekend and we're ready to get started with this week on Thursday we'll be coming to you Savannah, Georgia. We will be at the Peregrine at the Perry Lane Hotel for a little Rum Haven cocktail hour from 5 to 7pm so make sure you come hang out. We always have a blast in Charleston. We had such a friggin blast. Dancing, drinking, having a good time. So make sure you come see us because we want to see you. All right everybody, welcome back. How are we feeling today?

[Rhea]

Good. It was a lovely long weekend. Really felt like I was holding on to summer. We've had some amazing weather and I mean not to immediately be a downer. Cause it's like I didn't have a great. My weekend was lovely, but I didn't have a great weekend. But you know, big thanks to Kelly and Matt too for jumping on Friday. We were recording Friday's episode and literally halfway through I got a call from my mom and I didn't answer her initially. I got the call ASAP text. And you know when you get that text it's like something bad has happened. And sadly we lost our, our family dog, Floating, who was just like the most special dog. And we loved her a lot. So it's just really, really sucks. She, you know, we thought she, we thought she was 10 years, you know, like with rescues. It's like did we ever really know? Unsure.

[Fran]

Yeah.

[Rhea]

But it was just really sudden. We had, we're under the impression that you know, she was pretty healthy. So it just took us all really like by surprise. A massive, massive gut punch. It's just, she was just really just float. Was the sweetest, the sweetest angel. And we've been so sad. My, you know, my family bit, she, you know, we got Lola when she was a puppy. That was in 2015 and Lola was such an insane, like she was just a puppy. She was a puppy with a lot of energy. We were like, what if we got another dog? Like this could really help. And we adopted Flo a year like a year later. So 2016, we got Flo in May and she was just the perfect addition. She really was like the sweetest dog we ever had. We had never experienced like a dog like Flo before really because we grew up with a Wheaton terrier. She was awesome but at the same time like she was not cuddle on the couch, hang with you. Like she was like, leave me the fuck alone. I'm. This is my spot. Like that was her vibe. Lola's definitely, you know, different but Flo just wanted attention from everyone, wanted to snuggle, wanted to be pet. She was really just an absolute angel. And it's just my poor parents, you know, it just like rips up their little life that they have with their, with their dog, with the dogs and they keep them active and like, you know, fun things that they do. With them. And, and so it's just. Yeah. It was tried to make the most out of a weekend that started off very, very sad for, for all of us. And I was honestly also so happy that Olive got to go up.

[Fran]

Yes.

[Rhea]

And meet Flo and Lola. When I went up for a wedding last month and we were able to bring Olive with us and they could all hang out and see each other, which was so nice.

[Fran]

But like having those videos and pictures.

[Rhea]

Yeah, exactly. And you know, we've just been sending pictures and videos like in our family group chat all weekend. And just like, you know, my, they just keep. My dad just keeps like the same thing. Gia did it too. I was like, oh my God, guys. Like it's sad already. Like don't make it. You know, I'm like, Gia post a picture on her story. The two dogs at the door when she's leaving. And then she posted one that was just Lola. I was like, ah. I was like, kidding me? Like, this is so sad. Oh my God, it's so sad. And yeah, no, I was, I was, I was a wreck for half the weekend. And I've been trying like not to cry thinking about, I have this adorable picture of Flo and Lola in my apartment too. And like when I walked into my apartment last night, I was like, but you know, it's just, it's sad. It's one of those things. And everyone always says it, but we, we unfortunately don't get our dogs for as long as. As we want to have them. And they're so special and they change really so much about your life in the best way. And she was such an amazing part of our family and we will miss her very much. So then, you know, I was out in, on Long island with Joe's. Joe's family with my. And my brother and sister in law were both here with all their kids. We had a big weekend. It was really, it was good. It was a fun distraction. A lot of kid time, lot of running around beach. And like I said, it was a stunning weekend. So, so, so that was really, really nice. And now we're back in the swing of things back. You know, you come back from Labor Day weekend. Even though we're not in school, it still feels like we're going back to school. Like we, I feel like we wore like first day back at school outfits. Like we were like trying to be cute today. We were like, this is going to be good. We're excited. But you had a Jersey shore weekend that looked like such a blast. You stayed In a new town you've never stayed in before.

[Fran]

Right? Because I feel like I've stayed in every Jersey shore town at this point. But this time we stayed in Lavalette, like, genuinely one of the best weekends of my life. Like, I'm not even kidding. I seriously had a thousand million out of 10, like, experience in Lavalette. I know I sound silly because everyone's listening, or a lot of people have listened right now are like, yeah, you've been missing out, like. But I had never really spent time there at the Jersey Shore. But I've spent time in other towns at the Jersey Shore. But it really was honestly so fantastic with Matt and our friends and really just like, all of it. You know, we got relaxation because the house was right on the beach. So that obviously adds about 10 points to the whole experience as a whole. But house was right on the beach. Our bedroom, you know, was facing the ocean and. And the sand. And we woke up every morning at sunrise and watched the sunrise. We watched dolphins. Like, I have videos of dolphins in the ocean. I'm like, this is just magical. This is magical.

[Rhea]

Yeah.

[Fran]

So that was absolutely stunning. And then on top of that, got to go to some bars that I love at the shore, you know, Jenks, obviously. So that was a lot of fun. And then you guys go to any.

[Rhea]

Of the bars in Lavalette.

[Fran]

Um, so I obviously was sick last week. I talked about that. And one night a couple of our friends went to Castaways, which is just like a good, you know, pub type spot. And although I heard the live music and wanted to be a part of it, I was trying to rest. Yeah, you needed a reflect for Saturday when more friends were coming in to do the big janx night and everything. So I only went out one night of the whole weekend, from Thursday to Monday. Cause I really just wanted to, like, relax and reset and not get sick. Because that was the point of the weekend, was to relax. But it was really just, honestly, just so, so much fun. We played a lot of games, you know, drinking, sitting by the beach, good food, people cooked a little bit. We got takeout a little bit. Like a good mixture of all that. Like, honestly just freaking incredible. Like, me and Matt almost cried leaving yesterday. Like, we were like, wow. Like, yeah, this was just the perfect end of the summer, like, with our friends and everything. Like, I'm glad I came together.

[Rhea]

Like, it was really a last minute thing for you guys, which is so nice that it, like, worked out super.

[Fran]

Last minute because I didn't. Labor Day weekend didn't exist. In my brain as of last weekend. So how this all came together last minute was really, really nice. And just like. I just love, like, you know, some quiet time. Phone away on our daily walks. Just good, good, you know, quality time. That's. That's what it's all about. And that's. That's what we had. And it was really, really perfect.

[Rhea]

I saw those Taylor Hammond cheeses. I was so.

[Fran]

Oh, my God. It. Literally.

[Rhea]

Nothing's better.

[Fran]

So good. Shout out. Lava Java. What a place. Like, I've now I'm going to become a Lavalette local. Like, I don't know if you guys will accept me, anybody who spends time there, but I would like to be accepted there because I was like, matt, life goal, we gotta get a house here.

[Rhea]

Yeah.

[Fran]

You know what I mean?

[Rhea]

You were texting me and Joe, like, Lavales the place. Like, we're gonna. This is. This is where we want to be.

[Fran]

Yeah. I was like, I. Like, I just didn't want to leave. I'm already looking at. We were like, should we rent a house? Like, we should do next summer? Well, we were thinking, like, for a whole month, because, I mean, I just fell in love with the place. It's just the cutest towel. It's gorgeous. It's, like, cute and quaint. And the people, the neighbors were like, so awesome. They saw. Because I saw a neighbor a couple houses down. They had a fire pit that they put into the sand, like, right outside their house in the backyard. I was like, guys, we gotta go pick up a fire pit. We picked one up for 50 bucks, put it in the ground. And I was like, look at how much we just fucking leveled up in this place with this fire pit. So we're sitting around the fire pit, we're having a couple of drinks, we're playing games. Just the jokes are flowing. The neighbors next door, they come by with some cake. You know, they're like, oh, here's a little cake. I was like, oh, my God, I live here now.

[Rhea]

Yeah. Like, I.

[Fran]

This is. This is where I live. Yeah. And it re. It reassured me as to why I won't return to the Hamptons or Montauk because I belong at the Jersey Shore. And it was just. It was spectacular. So really, really happy that that happened and just such a good time with our friends and just everyone being able to be together. This past weekend was. Was really, really nice, but obviously a very sad start to your weekend. And honestly, my heart hurt for you and your family so much. But if you want to laugh just a Little bit. Thursday night I had a dream that I was looking for a gift for you to, like, make you feel better. And I swear to God, I woke up, I wrote this down on my notes. Cause I was like, the fact that. That I had this dream is sick. I found a, like, squishy stuffed animal. Conrad, from the summer I turned pretty. And when you pull the string, he's like, I still love you. Like, it was all the sayings from episode seven from the show. I still don't be with him. Be with me. Like, every time. You pull.

[Rhea]

Don't marry him.

[Fran]

Yes. No, literally, you pull the string. All the sayings like that, man, they.

[Rhea]

They should, like, they should know. They should do that.

[Fran]

That's the dream I had. There was anyone. I went to bed, I was like, like, looking for a gift for you. And that's. That's what the gift was.

[Rhea]

No. You know, and sometimes you do have to. You know. Have you been seeing the. Have you been seeing the tiktoks of this kid? The little kid coupe on the stoop? No.

[Fran]

No.

[Rhea]

It's not on your for you page?

[Fran]

No.

[Rhea]

Well, this. Let me tell you, this kid's taking over TikTok. It is this little kid, little boy. He's like a toddler. And his dad walks him out down the street, down their little street every morning. And he sits at the end of the block. And some mornings.

[Noah]

Oh, I have seen this.

[Rhea]

He sits on the. On the stoop. And some mornings he does. You remember bones and no bones with the.

[Fran]

With the.

[Rhea]

Like. It's very similar to that vibe where it's like, is Coop gonna sit on the stoop or is he gonna sit in his chair? Sometimes there's a fake out. He goes to sit on the stoop, but then he sits in the chair because on mornings the stoop is wet. So. So they're like, ooh, wet stoop. Will he sit? Will he not? I went back and I was watching them, and Thursday morning there was like. It was like chaos on the stoop. Like, he faked out. Everybody almost sat down. They sat in the chair. And all the comments were like, what is this gonna do for my day? And, like, in my morbid I have to make a joke vibe, I was like, there goes Flo. Coop didn't sit on the stoop. Coop didn't sit on the. Coop didn't sit on the stoop.

[Fran]

Coop. Way to go.

[Rhea]

And my day went to sh. But he's taking over TikTok right now. Coupon the stoop. If you haven't seen him. You can search. It's. It's crazy how TikTok feeds these videos out to people because if you look at like the account, the dad's account doesn't have, you know, millions and millions of followers. It is growing rapidly, but it's still like in the hundred thousand number. The last like last week was like 50 something. But the videos all have millions of views. So it's like everybody is just being fed on their for your page when they wake up. What is Coop doing with Stoop? The Eagles made a parody video because they have a player Cooper de Ghost and they were like, Coop on the stoop.

[Fran]

Wow. I can look at this. I have. I'll show you Coop. Somebody coming up on my TikTok for you page. That has been quite terrifying. Oh no. Do you know who I am? The real Mr. Fantasy is.

[Rhea]

Oh, KJ Apa's weird thing.

[Fran]

KJ Apa's TikTok that like all the.

[Rhea]

Comments are like, is this KJ Apple? It's like, obviously it is.

[Fran]

It's 1,000%.

[Rhea]

But why are all the comments acting like it could not be him?

[Fran]

Because I mean, it could like, I don't know, his face. It's obviously KJ Appa. But like the teeth and everything. The first time one of these videos.

[Rhea]

Yeah.

[Fran]

Terrifying. It was the middle of night for me.

[Rhea]

Oh, no. And when a tough time to see that.

[Fran]

Tough time to see it. And you know what? Like middle of the night, you see anything, it's scary. Yeah, anything. And I literally close out the app. Like I literally had to close out TikTok because of how terrified I was the next morning. I didn't know it was KJ Apple. I just thought it was a freaky man on my TikTok and closed out.

[Rhea]

Yeah.

[Fran]

Next morning I'm back on my TikTok and I'm like seeing people talk about KJ Appa. I'm like, you're telling me when I was frightened in the middle of the night last night, that was fucking KJ Appa. And then I just went down a rabbit hole of all of these TikToks. I'm like, what the hell is going on?

[Rhea]

I'm not sure what he's doing.

[Fran]

People think it might be like him promoting a movie of some sort or he's just. Just let those creative juices letting those freak flags fly. I mean, listen, when you're famous and you want to go out in public and do your thing, I mean, have.

[Rhea]

You been getting the ones of other people filming him?

[Fran]

No.

[Rhea]

I got one that. I got that one last night. It was like someone spotted him in the public dressed as this character, and he was like, was he on a swing? It was on a swing.

[Fran]

Okay, I saw that. Okay. I thought that was planted by him. Like, I'm not. Oh, I don't know.

[Rhea]

I didn't. I. I just thought it was like, someone being like, wait, is this him? But maybe it was. I don't know.

[Fran]

He was doing flips on a swing.

[Rhea]

Yeah.

[Fran]

Yeah, I thought that was planted by KJ Appa.

[Rhea]

I don't know. But it's. It runs deep.

[Fran]

It is deep. And it's honestly really freaky. But that's what my TikTok for you pages right now. Noah went skydiving this morning, but we have a separate segment for that, so we'll get into that with Joey and Kelsey. Uh, besides that, how was the rest of your weekend?

[Noah]

Great. Checked the other. Another thing off the list. I went to the baseball game. Sat.

[Fran]

Yes.

[Noah]

Directly behind home plate. Shout out.

[Rhea]

Couldn't have been more direct.

[Noah]

I mean, yeah, it was shocking, like, to. To be that close. Cause I really, you know, you think like, oh, front row. Like, you're probably somewhere in the front section. But it was. You can't get closer.

[Fran]

You were the seat.

[Rhea]

And like, you walk down these steps. There's just one seat. Yeah, that was it.

[Noah]

And my family was, like, truly set us up with, like, another suite, too. So we had two seats behind home plate. So I would, like, cycle, like, a few innings went by, cycle a new family member in. And I was sitting next to, like, a Boston legend, which I didn't know at the time. Oh, he's just this older man sitting next to me. And I could tell, like, everyone knew him. And, like, he was somewhat. It's his usual seat. He had, like, the thing on. There were, like, little TV monitors in front of the. Like, in front of us in the wall. And he was controlling them with his phone. And, like, people are coming up to him, like, asking for what else he wants and all this stuff. But then after the fact, when I posted the post, everyone was like, that's Dennis Drinkwater. Like, he's gone to every Red Sox game, sat in that seat for the last, like, 30 years.

[Rhea]

What a name.

[Noah]

Dennis Drinkwater. Like, the name is crazy. Yeah, Seriously, I should show you the tick tock. But he's. I mean, he's famous for going to every game. He, like, created this company that he has, a glass company, and he put glass up in Fenway. So they gave Him. These seats, like, for life. It is like, kind of like Fever Pitch. Ish. But.

[Fran]

Yeah.

[Rhea]

Yeah. So. So his last name is Drink Water and he. And he has a glass company.

[Noah]

Yeah.

[Fran]

Very smart.

[Rhea]

Smart. That's genius. I mean, that's. What else do you do? And they.

[Noah]

They like when they. He set up a deal where he'd be, like, a sponsor for Fenway, and he, like, did all the glass in Fenway, and they, like, gave him this choice anywhere in the whole stadium. Like, you pick the seats, and he picked those. But he's famous for. Which I think is great. I sent this to Mario.

[Rhea]

What other seats would you pick?

[Noah]

Like, well, I guess, like, some. Like, some people might be like, oh, I want a Swede. Or like, I want, like.

[Rhea]

Yeah. Yes, I suppose.

[Noah]

But he's famous for beating the traffic at every game. So he, like, even in the playoffs, like, there's videos where, like, if there's a walk off homer, when it cuts back, he's gone. Like, he's perfected it. He's gone to so many games where.

[Rhea]

Like, he knows the exact right moment.

[Noah]

So I remember him leaving. I mean, this was like a blowout game. But he was like. It was the eighth inning and he left. And I'm like, if I hadn't known. I was like, witnessing history.

[Fran]

Witnessing history.

[Rhea]

Watched him walk out.

[Noah]

Yeah. But he did, like, look over to me, like, in the first inning. Be like, how'd you get these seats?

[Fran]

Like.

[Noah]

Cause he's like, who are these kids?

[Fran]

Yeah.

[Noah]

Um. But yeah, it was awesome. Uh, so shout out. Truly?

[Rhea]

Cause, yeah.

[Fran]

That's huge.

[Rhea]

That's huge.

[Fran]

That's amazing.

[Noah]

That was.

[Rhea]

I wonder who, like, normally has those seats or if they just.

[Noah]

I know. And then the thing was, I was watching the Red Sox game yesterday, and Dennis was in my seat, the seat that I was.

[Fran]

So maybe he moves, like.

[Rhea]

Maybe he moves around.

[Fran]

He goes back and forth.

[Rhea]

What's available.

[Noah]

Yeah, but my seat was just funny because it was the only seat where there's no one behind you. It's just an aisle. So it just looks like you're just sitting on the stairs.

[Rhea]

You know, it looks like a spotlight. Like it's like a spot.

[Fran]

Yeah.

[Rhea]

Like a staircase. But it's just a spotlight. Right.

[Fran]

Seat, like the seat you want to be.

[Noah]

And, like, since those TVs are playing the game in front of you, it's like on a three second delay. It's so hard to not just be like. You just see yourself the whole time. Like, what you did three.

[Fran]

Yeah. You're like, oh, I'm watching myself. Yeah, that's awesome. Yeah, big shout out to Truly for that. That's amazing.

[Rhea]

That's amazing.

[Fran]

That's awesome.

[Rhea]

Good, good. All right, let's. Let's bring Joey and Kelsey in.

[Fran]

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[Joey]

We. What is this time number? Like four?

[Rhea]

Yeah, honestly. Hey, we're jumping right into it.

[Fran]

We can just jump right into it right now. Start off by talking. We're here with Joey and Kelsey, as you can see, because there was a huge morning that happened. Want me to pull it up near a couple hours ago?

[Rhea]

Yeah.

[Fran]

Noah, Joey, please. Revealing. We did it.

[Joey]

Look at us.

[Fran]

Oh, my God. He's like beaming over there.

[Joey]

We had a good morning.

[Rhea]

Full government name. Joseph.

[Joey]

I always don't know for legal issues if I need to, but then it's always weird when they like called your name up the skydive. They're like, joseph, I'm like, am I in trouble? I don't like it at all.

[Fran]

You got to give your ID name and everything. Now listen, I want to hear about the day for from your guys point of view, but I want to hear about the day from Kelsey's point of view to start because you were along for the ride with them. None of us went. But you were very surprised.

[Rhea]

I didn't go.

[Fran]

Never mind.

[Rhea]

I slept in.

[Joey]

I tried to get her to. She was like, oh, I get to sleep in. I'm gonna do that.

[Rhea]

But I Was also like, I wasn't gonna jump. So I was like, am I just gonna like watch you guys? Exactly. Well, that's why I said. I was like, if Kelsey's going, maybe. But then we were like, but we're not going. So Kelsey, definitely.

[Joey]

Yeah, it was a tough 7am Wake up call to go watch us.

[Fran]

You know what? Respect. So how. How was sleeping in?

[Rhea]

Well, it was great. Yeah, I got to sleep in and then I woke up and then I was like, hey, are you alive? Yeah. And he was.

[Fran]

Did you send like a good lock text or anything of that sort?

[Rhea]

I think this morning I was like, be safe. I was like half asleep.

[Joey]

Yeah, is what I got.

[Fran]

You always gotta send that.

[Rhea]

Yeah.

[Fran]

I told them to be honest.

[Rhea]

I almost forgot. And I was walking to the gym and it was like 8:50 and I was like, oh, I think this is supposed to be at like 9 o'.

[Fran]

Clock.

[Rhea]

I texted our group like, good luck. I was like, what's this shit happening?

[Fran]

Exactly. I was like, oh, fuck. I was driving back from the gym, I looked at my phone, I said, oh, wow. Good luck.

[Noah]

You could be dead by now. Never know.

[Fran]

But you guys made it.

[Rhea]

Yeah. Two different perspectives. Because it's second timer, first timer. Yeah.

[Noah]

I want to hear no's and listen. First, we did alter the list because it was bungee jumping. If everyone recalls, when Joey called in to help.

[Fran]

We do recall.

[Noah]

Do you recall? And I chose Bungie. He gave me the option, I don't know. In my mind I just thought it's a lower jump. And I'm like, that sounds less scary. But apparently not because everyone at the sky, like all the instructors were like, oh, bungee jumping is like terrifying.

[Joey]

They were, they were like.

[Noah]

They were like, I would never even do that.

[Joey]

So. And I will say we tried. We looked into bungee jumping, but there's like nothing close.

[Noah]

Nothing close. And it's not one of those where you want to be like, oh, well this one looks fine. Like, yeah, I don't know if I.

[Joey]

Could have done that with Bungie. I needed. I needed to see some reviews.

[Noah]

Yeah.

[Joey]

I think we were gonna go to like upstate New York to somewhere that we've never heard before, just to jump off a bridge. That was never sound again. This sounded way more safe.

[Noah]

I'm happy with our decision. I am.

[Fran]

Yeah. Because you made it through. You've had to alter the list twice now. One with Disney because we got banned from drinking Epcot.

[Noah]

And the alterations are gonna keep coming technically because this week, like, we're not Gonna be the bowl thing, right?

[Fran]

Well, we wrote the whole thing when we thought we're going to Texas, but it changed to Savannah, so that's fair.

[Rhea]

That's just a location.

[Fran]

That's true. And then Joey was the one who picked the bungee jumping, So I guess if he clears it. Right.

[Noah]

He gave me the option.

[Joey]

I did. I will say, I said, you should do one of the two. You should do skydiving or bungee jumping. He chose bungee jumping. We tried. Wasn't possible. He went to option number two.

[Rhea]

We should also call back the fact that Noah was appalled that we wanted skydiving on the list in the first place.

[Noah]

Was that the case?

[Rhea]

You fought back on that hard?

[Noah]

I probably did. I don't think it was on the. I took it off. Was it on the original?

[Fran]

I don't think it was flowing it out.

[Rhea]

It was a conversation we had. I don't know if we had it on the podcast, but it was a conversation that we had about skydiving.

[Joey]

I actually do remember you guys saying that when I got on or something. Like, we couldn't even get him to do it. And you jump on and now he's like, okay, I'll go. Yeah, there was a conversation.

[Fran]

I mean, I guess the question begs, are you gonna collab post with Noah?

[Joey]

Yeah. Yeah, let's do it.

[Noah]

Guys, watch out for a triple collab.

[Fran]

Oh, my God. Instagram's gonna light on fire later. It's gonna be insane.

[Joey]

We got some good content today. I don't know how our faces look just quite yet. We gotta look at the footage.

[Rhea]

No, you gotta walk us through your morning. How'd you prep for this event?

[Noah]

Honestly? So I. I was driving home from the Cape yesterday, and the whole car ride, it started to sink in a little more. I texted Joey, like, I don't think I'm gonna be able to see sleep tonight. So I started getting quiet. And then when I woke up this morning, I was kind of like, wow, it's happening. But it still was far enough away in my mind where I'm like, oh, like, Joey and I had a nice conversation on the ride there. It was an hour and a half to get there, so it still was, like, far out of my mind. Like, oh, it's not happening yet. Yeah, we had a nice breakfast. We had a nice breakfast at diner.

[Fran]

We need the details. Yeah, I know.

[Noah]

I'm like, I'm sorry. Four hour story from me.

[Fran]

I am.

[Rhea]

What was that?

[Noah]

She's asking for all the details.

[Joey]

We had a coffee on the way and then we got there and we found out no one else decided to jump out of a plane at 9am on Tuesday. We actually beat the instructors there, so we had to wait for them to get in.

[Noah]

Yeah. Little quaint diner.

[Joey]

It was great.

[Noah]

Had, you know, two over easy eggs, if you want details.

[Joey]

Yeah, I do have bacon. And we also did Google to see if you were supposed to eat before skydiving. That was. That was a thought. Found out it was actually good for adrenaline if you had an empty stomach. Sometimes people do get a little queasy and a little lightheaded, so you need some food. So that was good. We had a good bas. Hung out with some dogs before.

[Noah]

That was a lot of dogs running around.

[Joey]

And then we. And then we met our guys and. And it kind of just like happened very quickly.

[Rhea]

It was a beautiful, like, talk about a good day to go skydiving. It's stunning. In New York. It was New York, New Jersey. We're on, like, a good run right now.

[Joey]

It was a beautiful day, but it was chilly. If you forget until you get up there how much it drops, because it was like 60 maybe on the ground. And it was. Yeah, we were wearing sweats. I'm very happy that we shout out.

[Noah]

Skydive Sussex, by the way. They're the skydiving place that we went and they hooked it up for us, like, pretty last minute, but it is like in the middle of nowhere. So it's like there was a diner, there was a bar, and then there's just like this mini airport.

[Joey]

It was in the middle of nowhere. We, like, pulled up to a trailer. Yeah, we're doing this.

[Noah]

But yeah, once it's like they start putting in the gear on you, you're like, oh, that's kind of when it starts to sink in a little bit. And I'm kind of like double checking the buckles. Like, it seems too easy. It's just like putting on a jacket, you know, I'm like, I want more, but that's all you need. But Joey had said, like, the plane is where it gets real.

[Fran]

Yeah.

[Noah]

And once I was on the plane, yeah, I got quiet.

[Joey]

I was just trying to keep it light. I was kind of smiling. I was kind of chatting up with the guys a lot. Kelsey and I did it not too long ago. We did it in Hawaii. So I felt a little bit more comfortable. But I told him, no matter what, when you get on that plane, it starts like, it's not a normal plane. It starts shaking a little bit. I kind of mess with him, it was really loose because they don't really strap you in until you get on the plane right before you jump. So I was like, yeah, man, this is looser than it was last time. So I was trying, like, I was trying. Trying little things just to kind of see, but he just got dead quiet as soon as he got on the plane. He was just kind of.

[Noah]

Joey kept like, every few minutes, be like, how you feeling? How you feeling? I'm like, good. Yeah.

[Fran]

Like, shaking a little bit.

[Joey]

It was actually just like, just looking at the window. Yeah, he was just. He was straight ahead. He wasn't talking. He's right. I maybe, like, asked for, like, three knuckles on the way up. Just checking in to see, but he was. He was locked in.

[Noah]

My instructor, Kenny, he. He was trying to ask me questions, I think probably to get me talking, but I don't know. It's just hard. You're looking at the window, the plane just keeps going up and the ground is getting farther away, and you're just like, how high we.

[Joey]

This was actually higher than, I think, some usual ones. It was 14,500.

[Noah]

It's the highest in the Northeast.

[Fran]

Wow.

[Joey]

The one that we did in Hawaii was 18,000. They let you do a HALO jump because it was like a perfect day in Hawaii. And that was pretty crazy. It was like 30 more seconds. That was his first jump, and that was my first. So that actually felt a lot shorter today, which was kind of nice. But I think I prepped you for most of it. I told you, ears are going to blow out. I was.

[Noah]

That was like, the way that you're sitting in the plane, by the way. It's like, have you ever seen, like, Zero Dark Thirty? That's how I found it. I felt like I was, like, going to war. Like, all the guys are, like, sitting in front of each other just like back to back to back. And then when they were like, who wants to go first? And I was like, joey, go first.

[Rhea]

Oh, yeah.

[Joey]

He didn't know, so I wanted to tell him, but I was like, you know what? I'm going to let him choose. He let me go first. And that's also one of the scariest things is I just disappear.

[Noah]

Yeah.

[Joey]

So, like, you just see me jump and all of a sudden you realize how fast the plane is going because you just fall. And he just shoots right by it. I was like, oh, he's going to.

[Noah]

Hate seeing me go first and just disappear, Joey.

[Fran]

And it's like, you were like, I'm not even going to tell him, he's in hate.

[Joey]

I was going to tell him, I just want him to choose. And he chose me. I was like, all right, this should be fun to watch.

[Rhea]

I was going to say he definitely should have went first because that created so much anxiety. Anxiety for me.

[Noah]

Last time we also.

[Joey]

Last time when we did the 18,000 jump was that we. They were 14,000 jump people. So we all saw them jump, and then we just kept going up. We're like, all right, maybe this is bad idea. So today we also saw. We had, like, five other guys that. That worked with them that, like, jump first. So he got to see it a little bit. But I knew it was going to be kind of scary to be the last person on the plane.

[Noah]

Yeah. All the instructors, though, help, because they're, like, very reassuring. And it's like, they've done this a thousand times plus, so they're cracking jokes and everything. But, yeah, once you, like, get to the edge, I think it just all goes out of your mind, like, because I was saying, like, I'm not gonna enjoy this until the parachute deploys because I'll just be thinking about free falling to my death. But the second we jumped out, it was like, that went out. I didn't think about anything. I was just like, what the fuck? It really is, because you're just like, you were in a plane a second ago, and now you're just in the sky. Sky.

[Rhea]

And do you, like, remember, like, seeing.

[Noah]

I just remember seeing, like, it wasn't.

[Joey]

A lot weird looking at.

[Rhea]

I was going to say I kind.

[Noah]

Of blacked out a little.

[Rhea]

Big difference in, like, skydiving over Hawaii versus Northern.

[Fran]

Not very scenic.

[Rhea]

Well, honestly, trees.

[Noah]

You can see the, like, if you really look. They pointed out, like, the skyline in New York City, like, in the very.

[Joey]

It was a clear day, so that was cool. And it was just a big grass field, kind of. It just looked like you were kind of. You saw the woods, you saw a little bit of grass. And yeah, Hawaii was pretty cool when you went over the ocean. But I was able to be more, like, in it this time in Hawaii, the first time, probably what you felt too, like, you. You blackout, right? You don't really remember.

[Noah]

They kept saying before, they're like, just remember to breathe. Because a lot of people, like, don't remember to breathe, I guess. So I was like, breathe, breathe. And I was just really yelling, fuck, like, the whole time. And they said, if you yell, like, you'll breathe. Just doing that. So my shoelace, like, my shoe untied immediately and these shoes just, like, slide off. So I was kind of like, is my shoe going to fall off my foot and kill someone on the ground?

[Rhea]

Wow, that's velocity. That's so true.

[Fran]

Right?

[Noah]

But yeah.

[Fran]

And you do have asthma. So was that. Did they talk about that?

[Joey]

I didn't even know. Yeah, I asked if you had any prior issues you should have shared.

[Noah]

I. You know, it's just like, I have slight asthma. Not really.

[Fran]

It's not big. He carries an inhaler.

[Noah]

Yeah. I just didn't want to, you know. You know how I am at dinners with peanuts. It's like, I don't even want to say it.

[Joey]

Well, maybe you should, because that's a pretty severe allergy.

[Fran]

Pretty serious. I don't want to bother anybody. We've had this discussion many times. One of us always does that before Noah says it. One of us says it.

[Rhea]

Yeah.

[Noah]

The asthma thing is like, what would they have done? Like, give me an oxygen tank? Like, I don't know, you know?

[Fran]

No, no.

[Noah]

So I didn't even think that was worth it.

[Fran]

How was the landing?

[Joey]

That's one of the most fun parts. I told him. That's like. That's when it feels like a roller coaster because the free fall goes so quick. And then you actually get to control the parachute. And then when you come into the landing, there's probably, like, a good three to five seconds where you come in really hot because they're, like, spotting the landing. And that kind of feels like the stomach feeling. You get on, like, a roller coaster. So I don't know how his. When I saw the back end of it, you stuck the landing right feet down or.

[Noah]

Well, I kept saying. I literally said to Joey on the way there, I was like. And then in my mind was like, don't Rachel. It. Don't Rachel. But, yeah, it does feel like for a second, he warned me. He's like, it's going to feel like you're going really fast, like, into the ground. But that's normal because, yeah, he did let me steer it a little bit, which I didn't really love. Like, because I was like, I don't want that level. I don't. Yeah.

[Rhea]

I'm like, I don't want control.

[Noah]

And then when they, like, turn down to go. Yeah, you basically, like, it looks like you're just going straight into the ground really fast. And then scary swoops in. And I just stuck my feet up as high as I could. And, yeah, we stuck the landing slide.

[Rhea]

No, the video of Rachel.

[Joey]

I don't Know who has it.

[Rhea]

Just making sure.

[Fran]

I think that was a windy story at our. At our live show and it was crazier than we thought.

[Noah]

But I don't know if it was her fault or that, like.

[Fran]

No, it's definitely not her fault.

[Noah]

No, no. But like, I'm saying, if you. If you. If I had stuck my feet, like, downwards, then it would have got caught, Like, I don't know.

[Rhea]

But she got crashed.

[Fran]

She, like, crashed into the ground.

[Joey]

I think it was probably. Was it, like a windy day or something?

[Rhea]

Yeah, yeah, it was really.

[Joey]

It was windy, so that's probably what it was. Because, again, that's probably part of the thing. If you come in so hot that if anything happens, like, you're flying down, she, like, really.

[Rhea]

Her, like, face, like, they. When you watch it back, like, they cut away, like, immediately because you don't see, like, her. Actually, just.

[Noah]

We should have recreated that. I should have, like, pretended to crash on Joey's. Like, no, no. Like.

[Fran]

That would have been good. You guys were at the US Open last night.

[Noah]

Yeah.

[Fran]

You were having some honey juices.

[Joey]

Of course.

[Fran]

Were you, like, nervous about that? Like, you're like, I'm going skydiving tomorrow morning. Like, should I, you know, maybe cut back?

[Rhea]

Actually, I didn't know he actually skydiving today until yesterday. Shall we? And then I was like, you told me you're skydiving, but you didn't tell.

[Fran]

Me it's tomorrow morning.

[Joey]

To give the exact timing, we got. We got our schedule for this week and what we were doing. It was on the schedule for this week. I thought she saw it, but I.

[Rhea]

Told her that I got set.

[Joey]

Yeah. I told her that I was skydiving. I just forgot to explain the day. She knew we were coming in at one o'.

[Rhea]

Clock.

[Joey]

I thought she knew, like, well, we're going to talk about skydiving on the podcast that was on me. I told you at least 24 hours before.

[Rhea]

Yes.

[Fran]

Maybe you're having a good time. You're like, yeah, Michael, skydiving tomorrow.

[Rhea]

Carly told me. She was like, how do you feel about Joey skydiving tomorrow?

[Riley Arnold]

I was like, huh?

[Joey]

I was like, wait, what was that again? I was just. I was answering Noah's call.

[Fran]

Yeah.

[Noah]

Yeah. You had to honestly shout out to Joey because he didn't have to do this.

[Rhea]

Yes.

[Noah]

No, I guilted him into it.

[Fran]

My God, the pressure that Noah was then putting on us about bungee jumping or something, skydiving or whatever it was. And he was like, I could do it here. I could do it there. But like, I feel like it should be with Joey.

[Rhea]

Like, he was trying to plan a whole Vegas and we were like, no time. I'm like, at what point in the next month do we have time to like, send all of us to Vegas? Right?

[Fran]

We. We're booked and busy.

[Joey]

I was gonna say, I think between both of us, it was gonna be impossible to figure out schedule.

[Noah]

I think we were both like. It was funny though, the second that I changed the from bungee to skydiving, I could just tell Joey was like, oh, yeah, like, let's do that.

[Joey]

I did not.

[Noah]

He's like, up until that point, he's like, I don't know my schedule. Like, might not be.

[Fran]

Noah kept saying that. He was like, I think Joey just doesn't want to go bungee jumping. I.

[Noah]

He said it openly too.

[Joey]

I don't think I might. I might at some point put it on another bucket list. If I do, I might have to get over that fear. But bungee jumping scares the crap out of me.

[Rhea]

I'd love to talk to somebody who's actually done it before. I don't know a single in my brain.

[Fran]

Char did, huh?

[Joey]

Yeah. I heard the worst part. I was telling him today it's the second time. So like, you jump and you don't even like, notice the first feeling cuz there's so much adrenaline. And you kind of like, relax because, like, oh, I hit the ground. Like, I didn't hit the ground good. And it goes up and it happens. Exactly. Again, I heard the second one sucks. And I don't want to feel that. Like, it scares me.

[Fran]

Yeah, I just think what I.

[Rhea]

Somebody who's gone bungee jumping.

[Fran]

Like, bungee jumping to me seems less scary, but everybody. But you're going that fast, say right in front. Skydiving is less scary.

[Joey]

I. I think it's be in my brain. I'm like, okay, if something went wrong with the parachute, like, they have backups. We have time to figure this out. Something goes wrong with a bungee cord, it's over.

[Noah]

It was cool because we had video guys. So the video guys were like in front of us. And then he was like, grab onto my foot. So I grabbed onto his foot and then we spun, like in a circle.

[Rhea]

Choreography.

[Noah]

No, no. I kind of felt like that I was like, whoa. Like, I feel.

[Joey]

Yeah. Even all of our. All of our people that we with today said that they wouldn't even go bungee jumping.

[Noah]

Yeah. That was like, what? I knew Bungie just got like it thousands of times. And they were like, no.

[Fran]

I could imagine that the feeling of skydiving is a way more relaxing for freeing feeling than just jumping and, like, having your entire body rattle. And, you know, like, I don't see, like, a point. Not point, but, like, it's so quick, right? Exactly. Like, you're not, like, wow, that was, like, really fulfilling, like, skydiving. I imagine that's kind of the feeling.

[Noah]

I did think that there was gonna.

[Fran]

Be, like, it was nice to feel so free in the air.

[Joey]

The best part also is, like, when the parachute goes, like, just hanging out and just seeing the view. And, like, that's. That's a very enjoyable part of it.

[Noah]

And after, like, free falling, it doesn't feel that scary. Cause I did have to remind myself, I'm like, you're, like, so high up in the air now, but after falling.

[Rhea]

You'Re, like, still in the air.

[Noah]

You're just like, oh, like, now I'm good. Now I'm good.

[Fran]

But how quickly does the parachute go?

[Noah]

Really? You warned me about that. Your ears. I don't know. He said that your ears get, like, messed up the second it deployed. Like, I went deaf, basically. Like, I forget.

[Joey]

He talked to us about what the mile per hour difference is.

[Noah]

It was, like, over 100.

[Joey]

Yeah. And you just, like, it just stops. So, like, your ears will just pop immediately, and you have to, like, clear them. And you're also, like, really tight on the guy behind you, so he, like, loosens you up. You're like, well, don't loosen me too much. I don't want to stay here.

[Fran]

Yeah.

[Noah]

He was like. He's like, don't worry. You're not gonna go anywhere. I'm like, just leave it. Just leave it.

[Fran]

Yeah.

[Rhea]

Like, we're guys can't be super close to you.

[Joey]

It doesn't feel right to, like, loosen up because you're like, I'm still up.

[Noah]

Here right now, but honestly want to be attached.

[Fran]

Like, I would never. But that's so sick to be like, yeah, I went skydiving.

[Noah]

You should.

[Rhea]

I mean, like, it's so we know where to go. Never.

[Joey]

I'll go again. Kelsey will come this time.

[Rhea]

First one. You did Asheville. Okay.

[Riley Arnold]

Yeah. And actually, that was so beautiful. I feel like it was so random.

[Rhea]

I went up and visited one of my friends.

[Fran]

She was in some, like, army training.

[Rhea]

Up there, and we just. On a whim, we're like, let's go skydiving. And I had the most crazy adrenaline, and I don't know what it is. Whenever I get, like, Scared. Or maybe it's all the adrenaline that comes over me.

[Riley Arnold]

I get so calm right before things.

[Rhea]

That are, like, insane. So I was on that plane, and I was like. Everyone's like, are you okay? Like, you're. And I was like, I'm feeling peachy. I'm at peace. And I looked up before I jumped, and that's what I always recommend to people. I'm like, if you look down, it, like, scares you so much. I looked up and then jumped down.

[Fran]

And that's a good tip.

[Joey]

Yeah, you're supposed to look back, too. I always, like. I try looking up because you're supposed to keep your head back. He didn't do that.

[Noah]

Yeah. He like this to me.

[Fran]

Chin up.

[Riley Arnold]

Yeah.

[Fran]

Like, I'm, like, looking at you guys different today. You weren't skydiving. You are way cooler than.

[Noah]

We can put the videos in. Like, the episode right now.

[Rhea]

We got to put them in. Yalls nostrils are probably like, I look so dumb.

[Noah]

Like, I wish I was.

[Rhea]

Is there sound on the videos?

[Noah]

Yeah.

[Joey]

He's like, I want to hear the. I want to hear him screaming it.

[Noah]

Yeah. At some point, I'm just like, what else do I yell? I'm just like, what the. And then they're like, how was it? I'm like. I just kept saying crazy. I'm like, crazy. That was crazy.

[Joey]

Yeah. I got. I got a video coming down and see him, and he looked like he was. No.

[Noah]

What's going on?

[Fran]

Didn't you do it today? Were you just like, nah, I've done it 24 hours. Yeah.

[Rhea]

And I didn't know if they had, like, already, like, I don't know.

[Fran]

Made a reservation. Yeah.

[Joey]

They would have hooked you up. We should have done it.

[Fran]

I know.

[Rhea]

I know.

[Joey]

Now I like that.

[Rhea]

Now I feel like we're on the same level, but I don't like that.

[Fran]

I think I need to go right. Right now you got the same amount.

[Rhea]

Now you're the same amount. And I'm. I don't know.

[Joey]

I don't know if I'll do it again.

[Fran]

I really don't.

[Joey]

I said the same thing after we did Hawaii. I was like, I. I think I'm one and done. Like, that was fun. I don't know how you get better than that. And then, yeah. Noah comes along, gets me jumping in.

[Fran]

New Jersey, Switzerland, maybe.

[Rhea]

I was gonna say, like, it has to be based on location. Right. Like, if it's some absolutely insane location, then maybe it's.

[Fran]

People were doing it in Switzerland when I was there. And so Many people had messaged me, like, you have to do it. You have to do it. And I was like, no way.

[Joey]

I think I'm gonna do it.

[Fran]

So I. So would that have to do it or if I did it?

[Rhea]

Yeah.

[Fran]

Like, it would be like a if you go, I go type thing. But I saw people do. In Switzerland, I also saw them do. What is it, like, paragliding? Hang.

[Rhea]

Yeah.

[Fran]

I don't know if I was jumping off the mountain.

[Rhea]

Literally, just free.

[Joey]

We talked about the squirrel suits today. No, I can't. I can't do any of that stuff. I will say it was also really nice to do it with someone for their first time. I think that next time I would do it again was if someone, like, wanted to do it and they're like, I need someone to go with. I would do it with another friend. I know you feel like I'm the guy.

[Noah]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Fran]

You're like, I can't be scared because.

[Joey]

I'm inside freaking out.

[Noah]

It is nice to go with someone who's done it too, because you're like, all right, they. They know what they're doing a little bit. And, like, him flagging those things to me ahead of time did help. Like, where I'm like, oh, it's normal. I can't hear right now.

[Rhea]

Like, right, right, right.

[Noah]

You had good prep.

[Rhea]

Good prep.

[Fran]

So. No. And now with your list, do you feel, like, pretty much accomplished? Like, I know there's other things that need to be done. I would maybe say skydiving is the hardest.

[Noah]

It is nice to get that out of the way. I. I will say, like, yeah, because we were gonna maybe do it, the bungee jumping thing, if this didn't happen, like, in the new country that we're possibly going to. And it would just be nice to get on that plane and not have that in the back of my mind, you know?

[Fran]

Right. Like, going to the new country will.

[Noah]

Probably be, like, relaxing. I want that to be less. I want to get on the plane and be like, this is over. Unless we talked about that today. Okay. I'm just joking.

[Joey]

None of that. We were talking about that today too, though. Kelsey would understand that, like, the. The anxiety of getting this list done. It's just nice to start getting things off. Like, she saw how crazy it got at the end.

[Noah]

Yeah, I know. It was nice to talk.

[Fran]

Yeah.

[Joey]

I didn't mean to give you guys anxiety.

[Fran]

And now we're feeling it with. No, no. I feel like the list. I mean, friend are like, this.

[Rhea]

Everything. Everything that he's got left is not like there's some.

[Noah]

Though the hip hop level of some.

[Rhea]

Of the ones that were on yours. We're like, how could he possibly do these things?

[Fran]

Hip hop dance class next week.

[Noah]

Let's go.

[Joey]

Do you have a certain style you're doing?

[Noah]

We're going to basic hip hop. Yeah, I can't wait to see that.

[Fran]

Yeah, yeah. Big collab post coming next week.

[Rhea]

They'll be doing a choreographed number.

[Fran]

Yeah, we're doing. Do you have your outfit picked up?

[Noah]

The place that we're going is providing the sweatsuit outfits.

[Fran]

Yeah, we got sweatshirts and sweatpants. There you go. You know, we're gonna be popping it. I keep sending videos of. Of just, like, duos doing hip hop dances and sending it to the grouping, like, me and Noah. And then after that, San Gennaro fest starts the same night. So I said, after hip hop class will be a little hungry. We'll go grab a little sausage and pepper sandwich. Yep. Treat ourselves. That's on the list as well.

[Rhea]

He put these, like, lists of he on the list. He is, like, make lists.

[Fran]

Yeah, that should be easy.

[Noah]

Like, that's like a song one.

[Rhea]

He's. The movies.

[Joey]

He's really worried about the. The songs we talked about today. That. That's a big deal.

[Noah]

No, no, that is the hardest one. Because every hour, like, it. You know how, like, you are with.

[Rhea]

Yeah.

[Noah]

Listening to music. Like, it changes. You know, yesterday. And, like, I tried to read the first. Well, I did read the first chapter, and I'm like, this might be the hardest thing on my list. Like, I can read a book, but I'm just. I feel like I'm in high school again. Like, the book that I chose, what book is it? The Grapes of Wrath. Oh, it's just, like. It's pretty long, too.

[Rhea]

Yeah, that. I mean, you went. That's an interesting way in.

[Noah]

Well, then I said I was gonna read Verity as a joke, but then it was like, oh, it should be a classic.

[Fran]

But there's. There's a lot of in between, you know, Very much.

[Rhea]

There's certainly an in between between Verity and Grapes of Wrath. Yeah.

[Fran]

Like, you could have went with, like, the Great Gatsby.

[Noah]

Yeah, I know, but then I thought people. Oh, well, you've seen the movie. That's kind of cheating. I don't.

[Fran]

Nobody.

[Joey]

You didn't read that in high school. We had to read that in high school.

[Noah]

I, like, honestly didn't read, like, anything.

[Joey]

I mean, when I say read, I definitely hit up sparks every time.

[Noah]

Like, I've read like a bunch of these books, but I haven't read them. I've read. Yeah, it's actually.

[Rhea]

Well, at least you didn't pick like, you know, you're not doing like the Odyssey or something.

[Fran]

Like it's.

[Joey]

Yeah, it should be an enjoyable read. You should think about this.

[Fran]

You could read it on the plane to the new country.

[Noah]

Yeah.

[Joey]

Also a lot of time I heard where you guys are going and I will not spoil it here, but we got reached out to go to the same place, the same thing. So I wish we were all going together. You should be able to tell.

[Fran]

That would have been sick.

[Joey]

I know. We, we. Cuz we had a country that we were going to that was close to there and they were trying to figure it out. So that would have been so fun. You guys are going to love it though. We, we really want to go and.

[Fran]

We'Ve heard such good things about it. Oh, that's very exciting. Yeah, that's a big tease. Cuz we are going somewhere. We are going somewhere. It's me, Fran and Noah. Just.

[Joey]

I can't wait to hear about that trip.

[Fran]

Yeah, it's just, it's going to be quite the trip I called my mom.

[Rhea]

To tell me about. I didn't really. I hadn't talked to her about it and she was like, what the fuck?

[Fran]

I would have loved to see that reaction.

[Rhea]

Just like her, my brother laughing in the background.

[Fran]

We're going in the beginning of October. So like, honestly, in a month from now we're going.

[Noah]

Technically not like fully confirmed, but yes.

[Rhea]

That'S what we're saying. Well, we're almost saying I need the flights to be booked and then I'll feel like we're really going. You know, like, it's like you're. When it's. That's not done yet, you're like, okay, we're supposed to be going. Right? But that's not, that's not.

[Noah]

It was nice talking about like the anxiety of the list with Joey though, because I, I feel like he's like, you know, the Godfather of.

[Joey]

Well, I think we and I think you three can compare. That's the thing is there's our understanding. And then you guys, I was saying.

[Noah]

At Disney, I'm like trying to schedule Pilates class and they're like, can you just stop? And I'm like, I gotta get these things.

[Rhea]

Yeah, we're walking around Epcot. He's like trying to figure out how he's gonna get to the Cape to take a Pilates class with his sister. I'm like, you could just take it in New York when we get home. Like, you're making us a little bit more difficult for yourself on his list.

[Fran]

A little bit harder than they. They have to be for himself. But I. I think you need to do. I need to do. I just turned 28, so I can have a year now to plan my list.

[Rhea]

I think I have to.

[Fran]

So we can plan the list.

[Rhea]

Yeah.

[Fran]

And then I turn 29 in July. So then it'll be like. Then I'll be like, oh, my. 3,000, 430.

[Joey]

Also, I'm team. Put it out now. Give yourself two years. Why are we trying to put this in such a bit? Like, we were just talking. I might do a 35 before I turn 35, just so I can have time. Like, I don't wanna. I don't wanna wait the whole year.

[Riley Arnold]

40 now.

[Joey]

Yeah, get it going. Yeah, I'll go.

[Rhea]

As you get older, things start to slow down. You're like, I need more time.

[Fran]

I cheat, though.

[Rhea]

You guys both did a year. I think that that's part of the. No, one did like three months.

[Fran]

Yeah.

[Joey]

His is crazy.

[Fran]

Yeah, that's six. Six months.

[Noah]

No, no, I didn't. I did my first thing on July 4th.

[Rhea]

You.

[Fran]

Wait, you. We. I think we started on July 4th, but we finalized it before that, early June.

[Joey]

If you had to say right now, what would you put on your list? What would be one of the things?

[Fran]

Oh, my God. That is really good question. State one right now. Joey has to run, right?

[Joey]

I'm done picking because apparently when I do, I have to do them with people. And that's a dangerous ass thing. I feel like, what's one thing you'd want to do? It's a lot of pressure.

[Rhea]

Imagine, I think Italy. There's so many, like, routes. I go with this.

[Fran]

Italy will be before. I'll get there before I turn 30. So that won't be on the 30 before.

[Noah]

Well, if you make it now, you'll still.

[Rhea]

It'll.

[Joey]

It'll still. That's the whole idea.

[Fran]

No, I think I'm going before I turn 29. Yeah.

[Rhea]

It's not in the year.

[Fran]

Sorry, it's not in the year.

[Joey]

You've still not been to Italy?

[Fran]

No, which is the funniest thing.

[Joey]

That's crazy.

[Fran]

Everyone always says, like, wait, how have you not been?

[Rhea]

Right?

[Fran]

Because I've been to a lot of other places.

[Rhea]

No, but I mean, I've been to.

[Fran]

Like, it's closer from Spain, Switzerland, England. Where else?

[Rhea]

You go to London. She Goes to London three times a year now.

[Fran]

I've been to the surrounding countries because Italy, to me, like, it's like, I'm very Italian, as you know.

[Joey]

That's why I'm surprised.

[Fran]

I have been waiting to, like, go with my family because my mom used to go in the summer growing up, and so, like, she actually still has family that lives there. And I feel like I've been waiting to go with my family, but I just don't know if that's ever gonna happen. So I might just go. You know what I mean? Me and my husband might go so that I think I really want to go to Japan, which is. I feel like that was on yours.

[Rhea]

We were looking at apartments for the summer. We were like, what if we just stayed here all so long?

[Joey]

We only went for like, five days. We didn't want to leave.

[Rhea]

Right. That's why there isn't, like, the food there. And everything was so inexpensive. I know once you get there, I know we both want to go, it's just like. But it's also same kind of thing where it's like, neither of us want to go for like. We want to go and be there.

[Fran]

For like, two weeks.

[Rhea]

Exactly. Yeah. We were only there for, what, four days?

[Joey]

Four or five days.

[Rhea]

And we could have been there so much longer.

[Fran]

Right?

[Joey]

Yeah. Because we only got to do. We only got Tokyo. And we would want to go like, Kyoto and all these other spots. There's supposed to be a lot of really cool things. I didn't know. There's like, really nice beaches.

[Fran]

Absolutely.

[Joey]

Yeah.

[Rhea]

We.

[Joey]

We need to go do it again.

[Rhea]

For sure.

[Joey]

I just learned how to snowboard.

[Rhea]

Yeah, right.

[Joey]

But that I've heard is crazy. The powder there supposed be to be nuts.

[Noah]

That's also on the list of to.

[Joey]

Do out there at one point. We're just all making bucket lists out here, compiling people.

[Noah]

Honestly, I was telling Joy there's so many people have like, messaged me or come up to me when, like, we're at events and said, like, they're making their own, so it's cool to see.

[Rhea]

Yeah, it's so awesome.

[Joey]

Just making people do fun things. That's what we should be doing. We should be living. So I love it. We should be jumping out of planes. Guys, why aren't you jumping out of plane?

[Noah]

Let's go back right now.

[Fran]

Let's go. I'm good. I'm good. Can you guys show up your certificates one more time?

[Joey]

Yes, of course.

[Fran]

Be proud.

[Riley Arnold]

I feel like you'll need to take.

[Rhea]

Like an elementary picture together.

[Fran]

Feels like it's like, no, you better be wearing that.

[Rhea]

I'm assuming you guys took a picture when. When holding these when you were there.

[Joey]

Oh, we have not yet. We took a before and after picture, but we should take one here.

[Fran]

Oh, my God.

[Noah]

It was just a selfie, which is so funny.

[Joey]

It actually. I looked at it when I came here. They look exactly the same.

[Noah]

We took a before and after.

[Joey]

You.

[Noah]

You would think of my hair more.

[Joey]

Elevated, a little more bouncy, but it's like, the exact same picture.

[Fran]

That would probably inspire people to go because. Yeah. Oh, it didn't rattle them too much.

[Noah]

No, we look.

[Joey]

We. It actually looks like we took it in the exact same spot, too.

[Noah]

It doesn't look like. No, I was. I was, like, trying to see, like, I'm like, I don't even have to post the first. They're the same picture.

[Rhea]

All right, well, I think that wraps it up for skydive. I do want to. Oh, the dance. All the Dancing with the Stars stuff just got announced for next season. Who's your dark horse? Who are you rooting for?

[Joey]

Oh, it's hard because there's just so many good people this season. Who do you like? I'll think on that.

[Rhea]

I just feel like there's so many good people. Oh, I don't know. We were just saying this, too. It's like there's no. Like, everyone seems like night, you know, not that they cast mean, you know, but it's like. But like, there's some. Like, maybe. Maybe there's some controversy or that, like, maybe someone's a little polarizing. But, like, everybody. I feel like everyone, like, you know.

[Joey]

Everyone'S gonna be likable, for sure. I think that it's hard not to put a lot of, like, faith into Robert Irwin just because I just. I met him in person when he got announced, and that dude is a star. Like, you can just tell if you're talking about, like, the story building and America falling in love with someone. He's going to be my favorite for that. My dark horse might be Dylan and Danny, because I really just think Danny's an unbelievable dancer, and Dylan gives me similar vibes, like how I was on the show. I feel like. I feel like he's going to have a building kind of a whole journey on that. But the girls are really strong, too. I think we both use, like.

[Rhea]

And they have, like, really good, like, backgrounds.

[Joey]

Yeah.

[Fran]

Like.

[Rhea]

Yeah. Being able to dance and stuff. And there's, like, a gymnast and, you know, there's so many people that I.

[Joey]

Feel like Whitney, Lauren from Fifth Harmony.

[Rhea]

Like, they're all day. Like, I'm. They're all like, you know, obviously dance.

[Fran]

Right.

[Joey]

I'm. I'm excited we're gonna be at the premiere. I just can't wait to, like. It'll be fun to watch without the pressure of actually.

[Rhea]

That is true.

[Fran]

And as a winner.

[Joey]

Yeah.

[Rhea]

And you've never seen it from the audience point of view.

[Joey]

No, I have never gotten. I mean, I'm going to probably have PTSD as soon as I hear the clicks. Like, if anyone doesn't know there's clicks right before the music starts and something happens in your brain when you hear them, I might jump up and, like.

[Noah]

You know.

[Joey]

But it's. It'll be really, really fun to, like, see the experience through their eyes, just because I've talked about it enough. But that is the best experience ever. Like, they're all going to have the best time. And I'm now friends with a lot of the. The pros, too, so I'm so excited to, like, root for them and see how they do this season.

[Fran]

Kelsey would do Dancing with the Stars. I will.

[Rhea]

I mean, like, I feel like you have to if they ask you because it's such a cool experience. But I do think it would be very hard to live up to Joey's.

[Joey]

You do great.

[Rhea]

You know how good he was. Yeah, that is tough. You'd be like, couldn't you come in third?

[Fran]

Right. There's a lot of pressure. Incredible. You'd be entertaining. You'd be making people laugh. But then you'd get out there and you would look stunning and dance really well. Like, you'd have it all.

[Rhea]

I feel like my faces would probably be.

[Noah]

I would love to see it.

[Joey]

I would love to see it. I think it'd be really fun.

[Rhea]

Yeah, I think it would. All right, well, we're very excited to see the new season and maybe see some involvement.

[Fran]

We'll.

[Rhea]

We'll. Yeah, yeah. Very excited.

[Noah]

We'll be around.

[Rhea]

Okay. That is. That's it. I think. On the sky skydiving recap. You live to tell the tale.

[Fran]

Thank God.

[Rhea]

So we'll end it with a thank you.

[Fran]

Yes.

[Rhea]

Thank you, Joey, for taking Noah. Sky.

[Fran]

Noah, we're very proud of you.

[Noah]

Thanks, Mom.

[Fran]

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[Rhea]

Topics.

[Fran]

Today we're going to be talking about Sydney Sweeney dating Scooter Braun. Are you fucking kidding me? You fucking kidding me? The Dancing with the Stars cast and Fifth Harmony reunited on stage for the Jonas Brothers concert. So let's get into it.

[Rhea]

What the fuck?

[Fran]

Sydney Sweeney, like, seriously, just when you.

[Rhea]

Think she's got funky taste crew, she really does.

[Fran]

Just when you think the girl can't make people more upset, she pops out dating Scooter Brawn. Like, are you fucking joking? Does she just have a thing for scummy management?

[Rhea]

Like scummy manager, producer guys? Yeah, and by the way, we're really just going off the ex fiance's like, appearance. We don't know anything about him.

[Fran]

He could have been a great guy.

[Rhea]

Yeah, we know nothing about him.

[Fran]

Sorry, that was a jump to conclusions. He could have been a great guy.

[Rhea]

We're solely going off that, like, older gentleman, older guy for sure. I mean, what I want you to run through when you saw this because you texted this to us this weekend and honestly, in our group chat, I.

[Fran]

Was like an evil laugh.

[Rhea]

In our group chat, we were all like, no fucking way. Star Magazine. What a joke.

[Fran]

No, when I text you guys and I said, when this comes out, remember you heard it from your girl first.

[Rhea]

Yeah.

[Fran]

So I was on TikTok and I saw obviously a random TikTok come up about Sydney Sweeney and Scooter Braun dating. And I thought, well, I better Google this because I can't bring this to the chat and have them roast me yet again. So I Google Sydney Sweeney scating. I see a Yahoo article pop up. I Click that. And I'm like, ah, this is very fishy. They're. They're, like, citing their sources. Star magazine. Like, this is in 2007. Like, we're not trusting Star magazine. So that seems very, very off. And then Pop Crave tweeted it out. And when Pop Crave tweeted it out, you guys, your ears perked up a little bit more.

[Rhea]

You're like, yeah.

[Fran]

Oh, this might be something. And now TMZ has reported that they are casually dating. So I truly couldn't believe my eyes when I saw this, because I thought, there's just no way, Sydney. No, I couldn't believe this. In your wildest dreams, like, anyways, Sydney, you just can't be that references. You can't be silly. That's silly. You know what I mean? To, like, go and date Scooter Braun, who is just, like, known to be just scummy and, like, your public perception right now isn't fantastic. People aren't in the most favor of you. And then she goes, I don't give a shit. I'm gonna start dating Scooter Braun. Like, I saw people saying this. Like, does she have a humility kink? Like, is she like, what can I do to make people upset with me and just fucking roast me apart?

[Rhea]

Yeah, this is a tough one for. Jump on board for tmz. Sources said Scooter and Sydney have been seeing each other and been on multiple dates, although we're told it's casual. One source said Sydney has just ended a relationship, and she's doing what women in their 20s do. She's dating. That source co signed to the facts. It's casual, Sydney. Scooter first sparked dating rumors a couple months ago, and they were spotted together in Venice, Italy, after the Bezos wedding. And, yeah, I don't know. I mean, I don't know in what world you, like, get that text from Scooter Braun and you're like, yeah, I'll go on a date with you. Like, like you even want to entertain it.

[Fran]

Her people being like, she's 20. She's dating. Like, yeah, totally, but why don't we.

[Rhea]

Maybe not in your 20s?

[Fran]

Like, you're in your 20s. Why are you wasting your time with Scooter Bra?

[Rhea]

I don't really know. What, like, 44 years old, you know? Scooter. Scooter Braun, by the way, must be screaming this from the rooftop.

[Fran]

Well, the article I read was like, scooter's telling his friends that he's casually dating cities.

[Rhea]

Yeah, no shit.

[Fran]

Obviously, he Knows shit.

[Rhea]

He is telling everybody. He's probably texting his group chats. Yeah. God. Date tonight. Let me give you one hint. Her name rhymes with Minzy, Dweeny.

[Fran]

Yeah. Yeah.

[Rhea]

That was tough.

[Noah]

It didn't rhyme.

[Riley Arnold]

Sydney.

[Rhea]

Sydney. I was trying to come up with a Sydney. What rhymes with Sydney? Exactly. That's where I just struggled.

[Fran]

Nothing. Kidney.

[Rhea]

Kidney. Could have worked.

[Fran]

Kidney. Weenie.

[Rhea]

Kidney.

[Fran]

Dweeny.

[Rhea]

Dweeny still plays.

[Fran]

Yeah. Kidney. Queenie Beanie.

[Rhea]

Oh, man. We're going on hour six of these lights being on.

[Fran]

You're right. We've been recording.

[Rhea]

We're fading seven hours. We're fading. But I will say, I mean, yes, he is 100, bragging to all of his friends about this. No wonder it's gotten out. Talking about it. But like, sorry, I understand. Certain relationships happen. Whatever. She's 27 years old. Like, she does not need to be dating a 44 year old with three kids. Sorry.

[Fran]

Like, no, that's what I'm saying. Like, her people being like, you know, Sydney's in her 20s, she's eating. That's what they do. Like. Yeah, but not scooter Braun, who's 44 and his three kids. It has all these public, you know. Right.

[Rhea]

Like scandals. Like call up Harry Styles if you want.

[Fran]

Right.

[Rhea]

Why not?

[Fran]

Like, why? I mean, give Glen Powell a ring again. Say, hey, old friend, seriously want to go on a date? Yeah, like, why? Why Scooter?

[Rhea]

People thought it was weird. People that like Glenn was too old.

[Fran]

It's almost laughable.

[Rhea]

Yeah, it really is.

[Fran]

If you were gonna throw two names out there as it. When I saw it was like, this is obviously a joke, sweetie. And Scooter Braun. Because everything that just happened with her, it was like, all right, let's throw a name out there that would get people riled up that she's dating. Oh, no. Oh, no. She allegedly, actually is possibly dating Scooter Braun. For real.

[Rhea]

It actually reads like a post from the Onion. Like, it's like, right. Peak. As everyone was on. On, on Sydney after the. The ad stuff that it's like the Onion. I could see them posting this graphic being like for optics, Sydney Sweeney seen dating Scooter Braun.

[Fran]

Just crazy. Like, it really is a parody headline, but it's real.

[Rhea]

Yeah. All right. These two kids casually dating. I don't know.

[Fran]

She quite the choice from Sydney Sweeney here.

[Rhea]

Like, really quite the choice. If I'm one of her girlfriends, I'm like, let's, let's like change it up.

[Fran]

Yeah.

[Rhea]

You are in your 20s, right? You can Date whoever the fuck you want.

[Riley Arnold]

You.

[Fran]

Why does it have to be Scooter Broad.

[Rhea]

Yeah. She could literally date whoever she wants.

[Fran]

No lit.

[Rhea]

Literally anybody, I'm sure. Anybody.

[Fran]

Any man around.

[Rhea]

Yeah. Single, eligible bachelor. Yeah.

[Fran]

Would be like, yes, yes, I'll go on a date with City Sweeney.

[Rhea]

Yeah.

[Noah]

That Dave clip is perfect for this. Where he's like Scooter Braun. Remember that?

[Rhea]

Yeah.

[Fran]

It's just.

[Rhea]

Yeah.

[Fran]

Scooter Brawn.

[Rhea]

Yeah. It's seriously crazy.

[Fran]

It's wild.

[Rhea]

Really did not think we would be coming around talking about this. This on the show. I thought that we would just have laughed about in the group chat is like, haha, that's so ridiculous. And then never think about it again. But here we are.

[Fran]

But here we are talking about it as if it's a real thing.

[Rhea]

Yeah. Yikes.

[Fran]

So moving on.

[Rhea]

All right, good luck you two.

[Fran]

The Dancing with the Stars cast was revealed and I think it's safe to say that this is going to be a great season.

[Rhea]

Killer season.

[Fran]

I think people are super excited for this. We've been waiting for the reveal of this cast. You know, a couple people were revealed months ago. Alex Earl, Robert Irwin. Right. Robert Irwin. I was like Steve Irwin. I know, but I messed up. Robert Irwin. And you know, we saw Mormon wives. We saw the Mormon Wives. And then you know, we maybe saw Dylan Efron's hair coming out.

[Rhea]

Right. We were trying to like look at those, those tease photos.

[Fran]

Hilaria Baldwin, she was a lot of upfront hints about being on Dancing with the Stars, but now we have the full cast.

[Rhea]

Exactly. So she is now confirmed. Hilaria Baldwin. She's tick tocked her way to Dancing with the Stars. So well done on her. We also have Jordan Chiles, Olympic gold medalist. We know gymnast Baron Davis, basketball player Alex Earl. We already knew. Dylan Efron is now confirmed. Corey Feldman is on this season as well as Danielle Fischl from Boy Meets World. Topanga. No, we love her. Elaine Hendricks, which I'm very excited because that is the one, the only Meredith Blake. Scott Hoying is from Pentatonix. He is another cast member. Then we have Lauren from Fifth Harmony. So we're talking about Fifth Harmony again, you know, coming out for the during the Joshua show. But here she is jumping onto this season of Dancing with the Stars, which I'm very excited for. Like Joey said, Normani has done it. So now Lauren is doing it. And then we had like Whitney and Jen, both Mormon wives. And Andy Richter, the comedian is closing it out. That is, those are all Our. Our stars. I was gonna say pros, but those are the stars.

[Fran]

Those are the stars.

[Rhea]

We. You guys all know the. The pros that they're matched with. We do, too, but we are record. Like, it's. We're recording this a little bit early, and we were confidentially told, and now I can't remember what they all were, to be honest. And I. They didn't give it to us in writing. But the one that stood out to me was Hilaria and Gleb.

[Fran]

Yes. A couple of really exciting pairs, I think notably stood out to me was Daniella and Dylan. Dylan, yeah. Which is a pair I'm very excited about. It's a little switch up for Daniella, who's had to work with very, very tall men the past couple, you know, and she's had to work her way around that.

[Rhea]

Not that Dylan is.

[Fran]

Not that Dylan is at all. But not as tall. No, no, no, no.

[Rhea]

He's certainly not a monster. Yes, exactly.

[Fran]

And it's worked out for her in the past. So nice to see a little switch up here, though. We get Val and Alex Earl, which is exciting. Very.

[Rhea]

And she's got to be pumped for that.

[Fran]

Yeah, like, for sure. And switch up for Riley as well.

[Rhea]

Yes. We're very excited to talk to Riley about that pairing, which we will do in our interview with her coming up. But, yeah, I mean, first of all, I think there was so much back and forth on, like, was Gleb coming back? Was Gleb not coming back? There's been a lot of rumors online, just, like, inner ABC drama of, like, oh, will Gleb be asked back now with the Hulu stuff and everything that happened with Brooks and people watch Love Thy Nadir, and he's seeing what's happening, all these, you know, all these things that are going on, but he is coming back. And him being paired with. Hilarious. Just Chef's Kiss. It's actually perfect because that is the perfect amount of drama. The perfect amount of, like, ooh, can't imagine, you know, Alec Baldwin's thrilled with that one. Like, it's like, oh, honey, which pro did you get? And then you list them out and maybe like, a quick Google search, and probably you're not loving what you're seeing, right?

[Fran]

It's like, Alec Baldwin's like, one thing is like, you know, let's. Let's keep this light. Let's keep this friendly. And then it's, boom, my wife's paired up with Glep.

[Rhea]

Yeah. Yep, yep. So that's gonna be very Very interesting. I think I see now is a problem because I don't want to say it and then be wrong but I think Whitney was maybe with Mark from like Whitney Mormon Wives is from. With Mark Ballas which is a crate like that's another one that I think if you end up with there's certain ones that I think if you're a star and you end up, you're like, fuck yes. You know, that's whoever ends up with Mark. I'm sure you would feel that way as well. But really excited for this new group. We also have a new pro which is super exciting. Yan, I think is with Jen. So that's, you know, another one that's, that's gonna be great. But it's always interesting to see it like when they throw a new pro into the mix as well. But I'm really excited for this season. It's gonna be great. Good lift, good list of stars.

[Fran]

It is really, really good. My question is with having a new pro and I know that they bring in new pros obviously often but if you're a star, are you kind of a little bit wary that you have a new pro now because is the pro being judged a little bit more harshly because they're new so you know what I mean, they're new to this whole thing.

[Rhea]

No, I think that's so true. There probably is, well there's probably some pressure on his part too to really perform. So maybe it is a sneaky, a good thing. You're like, you're not getting someone who's on, you know, their bajillionth season that's like I, you know, I, I know what I'm doing. I got this, maybe a new fresh face. I want to try new things.

[Fran]

Right. And Jenna, Jenna being paired up with Corey Feldman, you know, it's quite the change from last year. She won with Joey and that was awesome. It's just a little bit of a mix, a little mix up this year.

[Rhea]

Yeah. You know that if, I think if you do look back and see normally the pro who does really, really well, especially wins the next season, they do try and gotta balance it, balance it out a little bit which makes sense just as far as spreading the wealth I guess you would say. But yeah, that's definitely one too that I think you're like, oh yeah, he's, you're on, you're on such a high. But you know, who knows? You never know who's gonna impress you when, when they step onto the, the ballroom floor. So it's gonna Be exciting. I've left watching Alex Earl's videos, like, of her. Just, like, get ready with me to go to practice and all these things. Like, it's really fun and exciting. It's a whole different, like, feel to it. Right.

[Fran]

Like, that's so fun. You get to, like, dress up and go to practice.

[Rhea]

Yeah. Not dress up. Like, put on your sweatpants. Yes. Yeah. Your sports bra.

[Fran]

You're like, I'm just headed to practice and dancing with the stars. Like, that's so much fun.

[Rhea]

Yeah, exactly. So I can't wait. I'm pumped for this season.

[Fran]

Me, too. I'm very, very pumped. I think people are gonna be locked in, because if you. If you watched last season or if you didn't, but you saw what was happening on Tick Tock, and you want to be a part of it this season. Now there's gonna be a lot more viewers coming in because they want to be a part of the conversation. You don't want to miss out on the conversation.

[Rhea]

Ezra and Jordan was the other one. I wanted to say pumped for that.

[Fran]

That's an amazing.

[Rhea]

I think Ezra's got to be through. I remember when we talked to him, just, like, who. You know, we had so many different ideas of who we could be paired up with. But. But I think that's gonna be so fun.

[Fran]

Such an amazing pairing. So much fun. Cannot wait. And I. I really think it's like, you gotta get. You gotta get on board. You don't want to miss out on this season. You really don't.

[Rhea]

You really don't.

[Fran]

You just. You don't want to be left behind in the talks. And you're like, wait, what's happening on Days of the Stars? Well, if only you were watching from the beginning.

[Rhea]

Exactly.

[Fran]

Moving along. I mean, a lot of Fifth Harmony talk, maybe the most ever on this podcast. Not sure we've ever even discussed.

[Rhea]

Well, to be honest, Fifth Harmony didn't really. Like, they were disbanded once we were doing the show.

[Fran]

They were.

[Rhea]

And it was like, we really got into the swing of things, you know.

[Fran]

Camila Cabello, of course, at times, but Fifth Harmony or four members of Fifth Harmony reunited at the Jonas Brothers concert. Now immediately, you know, my brain just starts going, like, what happened with Camilla? You know, we got a little bit behind the scenes of One Direction. We got a whole documentary about the Jonas Brothers. What happened with Camila Cabello and Fifth Harmony? Like, she can't even jump up on that stage with them for the. For the Jonas Brothers show. You know what I mean?

[Rhea]

Yeah.

[Fran]

And she did leave. And then they were Fourth Harmony, but.

[Rhea]

Right.

[Fran]

What about not. They weren't Fourth Harmony.

[Rhea]

Well, of course. But they were so called Harmony. But they were still a band.

[Fran]

But they were still a band.

[Rhea]

They were still like, if. Whatever you want to call it.

[Fran]

Right? Yeah. And then you're like, but what, you know, just goes there.

[Rhea]

Yeah. It is one of those things where you kind of just think, like, very similar. Where it's like, you know, I'm breaking out of this thing and I'm going solo. And obviously, it's worked for her. But then, as if you also think, like, oh, would have been really cool if she did it, too. The Jones brothers would have been fired up.

[Fran]

Right.

[Rhea]

About all five.

[Fran]

All five of Fifth Harmony. Like, yeah, Fifth Harmony reunited on stage. But did they really.

[Rhea]

I know.

[Noah]

You think they tried.

[Rhea]

Oh, I'm sure.

[Noah]

I mean, you think Joe was like, come on, Camille.

[Rhea]

I don't know. I don't know. I don't know. I mean, it's. They got. It's a big deal that the girls still got up on stage together. It's been seven years, I think, or something. Something around that amount of time, which is kind of crazy. Like, if you had asked me when, like, the last time Fifth Harmony performed together, I would not have thought it was that long ago, but it has been. And, you know, choreography wasn't fast.

[Fran]

Fantastic.

[Rhea]

Oh, yes. Now I. Normani.

[Fran]

Yes.

[Rhea]

I fully don't know. Like, I have a different thought about Normani, but I fully don't know. Like, the. All the lore about Fifth Harmony. Like, I wasn't a harmonizer as they. As they call themselves.

[Fran]

Me neither.

[Rhea]

But some of those songs are fucking jams. 100%. So. Loved all those. But I don't really. I didn't know as much of the inner workings of the group, but the fact that they were, like, not in sync. All the comments were like, our girls back together, never in sync. Like, I guess it's just something maybe they've never really done perfectly. Yeah.

[Fran]

Choreography was not on point. Normani is a fantastic dancer, obviously, but watching those videos, I thought, oh, yeah. You know?

[Rhea]

Well, you also wonder, like, how long did they really have this in the works? You know? Like, how long do they have to practice? They might not have been able to practice at all.

[Fran]

Work, you know their song.

[Rhea]

Yeah, you gotta work, work, work, you.

[Fran]

Know, they did not, though, before the Journal Soldiers concert. They did not go to work. They just popped up on that stage and said, hey, we're here and we're gonna.

[Rhea]

Right.

[Fran]

Throw this Choreography out like we knew seven years ago. We're not even gonna try to hit it.

[Rhea]

I can't blame them, though, because it's like, what? It's not like they're in the frickin dance rehearsal room being like, all right, guys, like, we're getting five, six.

[Fran]

Yeah. No, it's like they probably have five.

[Rhea]

Minutes to practice to get all of them in the same room.

[Fran]

Right.

[Rhea]

But it was really sweet to see them all together. No, my thought I was gonna say, like, you know, everyone talks about Camila Cabello and everything, but Normani. There was such a plan for Normani's, like, solo stuff. And it just never, like, who failed her? The label, her team? Like, what happened where we didn't get. I feel like there were so many times.

[Fran]

Remember the hype?

[Rhea]

The album was being teased and then it, like, took so long to be released and all these things were coming into play.

[Fran]

And then she would tweet about the album and then it just went dark.

[Rhea]

Right? Like, what all. What was going on there? Because she is a star.

[Fran]

She is. Normani has the star quality that really was such.

[Rhea]

So bizarre to me. And it wasn't. When they were like. Until I saw them all together, I was like, whoa. Funny enough, I actually had. I missed that part because I had switched to something else. But on the. Where I was at, the TV did have the Samsung TV plus. So I was watching some of the concerts because they did stream this one from Dallas because it was really. It is interesting what the boys are doing right now, because the brothers. The brothers Jonas. Because some shows, it's just like, holy, Slow down, guys. Like, spread these guests around, you know? Yeah, they did. They had Ryan Cabrera come out. They had Kelsey Ballerini come out. They had Fifth Harmony come out. And that's amazing. Everybody's pumped, like, shout out Dallas for getting an amazing show. But at the same time, then they're like, oh, the next show. Like, maybe there isn't an actual guest. Maybe they're doing, like, the administration stuff or whatever. But it's like.

[Fran]

Right. But as we know as people who try to book.

[Rhea]

Yeah, no, for sure, for sure, for sure. The big markets is where things Sometimes you can't get.

[Fran]

No, I'll go to certain locations.

[Rhea]

I know.

[Fran]

You know what I mean?

[Rhea]

You're very.

[Fran]

So maybe they're like. All of them were like, well, we could all do Dallas. And the brothers are like, all right, well, we're not going to say no. We put it. We've put out the ask and they all want to do Dallas, so they're all coming to Dallas. Yeah, But I saw people be upset that this one did not have the Joe and Nick solo battle. So, yeah, that is. You know what I mean?

[Rhea]

It's a little. It's a little right push and shove here. You really don't know. You go to a Jonas Brothers, you go to this tour, you're not quite sure what you're gonna get, right?

[Fran]

Are you getting the Jonas Brothers or are you getting some whack dancing from fifth Harmony? Sorry. Not nice.

[Rhea]

It was nice. They reunited. It wasn't that bad.

[Fran]

Listen, I was just so. I know it wasn't. I was throwing in a joke. I was trying to be funny, and it didn't land, and, you know, we can continue on. You know what I mean? I'm just trying to have Cheeky dancer.

[Rhea]

But, you know, you really, like. You got to take what you can get with the shows because they do treat you in other ways. If you're going solely for the Jones brothers, which I'm sure most people are, you, like. Dallas got one day at a time, and they sang backwards for the first time live, which they haven't done. Both amazing. So, you know, you take. You take your wins, and maybe you don't get the. The Joe. The Joe. Nick battle, but.

[Fran]

But if ongoing is a huge.

[Rhea]

And Kevin again. Kevin sang a song again.

[Fran]

Thank God.

[Rhea]

Kevin sang a song again.

[Fran]

Yo, did you see that?

[Rhea]

Once again, not posted again.

[Fran]

Did you see that TikTok that they did? And it was like the clapping like this.

[Rhea]

Yes.

[Fran]

And Joe was wearing that save a horse jacket. Kevin looked fire at the end of that.

[Rhea]

I watched that. I liked the outfit change.

[Fran]

They were good. I watched that, and I was like, kevin has swag. Kevin has unlimited amounts of swag in the studio. Hell, yeah.

[Rhea]

Hell, yeah.

[Fran]

And Nick had the least amount of swag in that video, which was tough to see.

[Rhea]

Yeah.

[Fran]

You know what I mean? Cause he usually has.

[Rhea]

It's high.

[Fran]

It's high.

[Rhea]

Yeah.

[Fran]

But he started that video, and it just progressively got higher. Went from Nick to Joe with that. That save a horse jacket, and then Kevin fucking swung right in there.

[Rhea]

I know.

[Fran]

Mr. Swag over there.

[Rhea]

I love that he had Danielle's name on his jacket, too. I thought so.

[Fran]

Sweet.

[Rhea]

But, like, we. Let's make sure we're still hyping up Kevin. Like, he's clearly singing this song again. We're not forgetting. Release the song, please.

[Fran]

Please release the damn song.

[Rhea]

Because now these bigger shows, he's. He's hopping up there and he's saying his new song or old song, I don't know. We don't know.

[Fran]

We don't know when he wrote this.

[Rhea]

But it is his.

[Fran]

We need details and we need it on Spotify stat. But Kevin, it is his get to it.

[Rhea]

Which is great to see. So yeah, they. They brought out the showstoppers for Dallas for sure.

[Fran]

They absolutely did. All right, that wraps up the topics, but we gotta get into the weekly Roche report. Cause, ooh, I have something juicy to talk about.

[Rhea]

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[Rhea]

On Wednesday. Monday is just a shorter word.

[Fran]

Yeah, sorry. My throat is, like, a little bit scratchy still. So if that hurt the pipes and if that hurt the ears, my sincerest apologies.

[Rhea]

Yes. Then blame it on that.

[Fran]

Right? It. It is totally that. Literally, my ears are clogged to the sky right now. Okay, so. So I watched this documentary on Netflix called the Unknown Number. My goodness gracious. I'm not gonna spoil it because Fran just told me before we started recording that she's gonna watch it and doesn't want it to be spoiled. So although I was planning on revealing the entire documentary in this moment, I'm not going to.

[Rhea]

Which I'm also think a lot of people, like, it just came out.

[Fran]

It just came out. I'll hype it up, though. I'll fucking hype it up.

[Rhea]

Everyone can watch it. So then now we'll talk.

[Fran]

Yes, everyone watch it so that on Friday when you listen, we will spoil it because Fran's gonna watch it. Yeah. What the fuck? That is all I have to say. Seriously. What? I sat watching it like this the whole time.

[Rhea]

Can you give me the premise?

[Fran]

I look.

[Rhea]

Yeah, yeah, you're shocked and you're frozen.

[Fran]

Solid and my hands are in the air. I couldn't even place them to the side.

[Rhea]

I was tense, mouth open, just in disbelief.

[Fran]

What?

[Noah]

What?

[Fran]

Like that?

[Rhea]

Yeah. What? Yes. I know literally nothing about this.

[Fran]

Okay.

[Rhea]

All I've seen is. I've seen it on the Netflix homepage, and I've seen tick tocks of people basically just having that reaction. They're not saying anything about the show. Like, they're not. I mean, yeah, like, they're not, like, giving anything away, but they're just on Tick Tock being like, what the was that?

[Fran]

No, literally, like this. What?

[Rhea]

Yeah.

[Fran]

What? Like, it's crazy.

[Rhea]

So, wait, what's the premise?

[Fran]

So the premise is there was this girl and boy. They were, you know, a couple. Like, they've known each other since they were 12 and they're starting high school. They're, like, in ninth grade. I may have the ages wrong, but just know it's like they're really young. They're literally young teenage years. They knew each other from 12 years old. And then they're in high school and it's like ninth grade, whatever. And they start getting these text messages to their phones from an unknown number. And the documentary is trying to figure out who is sending these messages. And the messages are like, to the girl, her name's Lo. And then the boy's name is Owen. Like to low. It's like, Owen wants to leave you. He hates you. You have to give him more blow jobs. You. You're anorexic, ugly ass. You're the ugliest person I've ever seen. You should kill yourself. Oh, and hates you. You stupid, ugly. I'm gonna make Owen cream. Cream. He's making me cream in my.

[Rhea]

Like. Oh. Oh, Jesus. I needed like a holy, like trigger warning on that. That's a. It's really. If you're gonna watch, these are the.

[Fran]

Messages that come up.

[Rhea]

Yeah, Yeah.

[Fran]

I told my parents to watch. My dad called me this morning. He goes. He was like, I wish I never fucking watched that. He was like, I wish I never saw that.

[Rhea]

Is it multiple episodes or one long thing?

[Fran]

No, not multiple episodes. It's one long thing. Okay. Little over an hour, I believe. But the text messages are in insane. Like, you should kill. And it went on for two years. So it was like, that's like almost two years. Like, you should kill yourself. You're the.

[Rhea]

Yeah, I'm like, I'm not. I'm not even. I have so many questions, but I'm not even going to ask them because, oh, wait, I don't want. Like, I want.

[Fran]

Makes me cream. I'm going to make him cream. Like, you need to be giving more blow jobs that term to stop. Trust me, when the first time I read on my screen the word cream, I don't need. That was one time too many.

[Rhea]

Yeah.

[Fran]

That should never be.

[Rhea]

No, I don't.

[Fran]

Whoever came up with the term I hate them. Or making cream.

[Rhea]

Or making cream.

[Fran]

There's nothing hot about that. It's actually disgusting.

[Riley Arnold]

Disgusting.

[Fran]

Who's getting horned up hearing the word cream?

[Rhea]

No, no one.

[Fran]

Nobody.

[Rhea]

Nobody. It's disgusting. It's not.

[Fran]

It's not like, not sexy talk. No. And yeah, so that besides the point. Because this shouldn't be that way anyway. But then to Owen, it's like.

[Rhea]

You.

[Fran]

Know, he's being like, literally they're being stalked. And like they. This person was texting them, knows their every move. And like, even if he talks to another girl, like, contacts that person's family, like it. And it goes on for a long time.

[Rhea]

Jeez.

[Fran]

And then the person, obviously, they do some digging to find out who it is, but the text messages are just so fucked up.

[Rhea]

Damn.

[Fran]

All right. Nah, it'll leave you pretty fucked up.

[Rhea]

I'll watch it. I'll watch it so that we can talk about it for Friday. For sure.

[Fran]

Yeah, yeah, yeah. What? Like that? Like that. Wild. Moving on. Love Thy Nadir. I watched every episode of Love Thy Nader. It was all eight episodes I did as I was sick and I wanted to throw something on that I could just watch consecutively and be entertained. And I was entertained.

[Rhea]

Yeah.

[Fran]

I mean, I don't know if half this drama was real or not, but I was entertained. You know, it's an entertaining reality show.

[Rhea]

Absolutely. I think that they have a good. A good formula, for sure. The girls are very entertaining. I think they all have a lot going, like. Like a lot going on in their lives in different ways that it's interesting to see them all interact and the dynamic and working and who wants to do this? Who wants to do that? Everything, like, with that went down with Brooks and Gleb and that stuff. And, I mean, I. On those last couple episodes with all the Ozempic stuff was crazy. I really did not know.

[Fran]

No.

[Rhea]

Like, I remember seeing a headline, like, about Brooks saying maybe she had stopped taking them or something, and just thinking, what the Is she taking them?

[Fran]

Where the sister called her out, being like, you know, what was that tick tock trend where it's like, they're running and it's like, suspect.

[Rhea]

Yeah.

[Fran]

Even though, like, they weigh this amount.

[Rhea]

Yeah.

[Fran]

But it was so wild to see. Honestly, though, like, like, kind of props to them for showing it.

[Rhea]

No, I do appreciate that. I feel like, honesty.

[Fran]

Exactly. Like, I felt like they were just, like, so honest and, like, real about.

[Rhea]

Like, look, this is the real, like, as a model, like, this is the. We have to deal with. And whether it's right or wrong, that's another discussion. But, like, I will do anything to book these jobs, and this is what I'm doing.

[Fran]

Right. And there's so many people that will hide it. But, like, Brooks was like, no, this is what I'm gonna do, because.

[Rhea]

Yes.

[Fran]

But it was. It was sad to see, obviously, because you're like, wait. The fact that, like, even on the day of the Maxim shoot, even after, like, the sisters brought in the person to talk to her.

[Rhea]

Yeah.

[Fran]

She still was doing. Because she was like, this. The modeling industry just, like, makes you feel a certain way, but then at the same time, she's like, I'm still gonna do it. Yeah. So that was. That was all very wild and, like, very real to see.

[Rhea]

Yeah.

[Fran]

And then just, like, the family dynamic in general. I mean, the parents are, like, such gems. You know what I mean? Like, it was just nice to see the family dynamic.

[Rhea]

I love their dad.

[Fran]

I feel like they're just all so open in general. Like, even with, like, their relationships and, you know, with their sister drama. This person's mad at that one. Like, they're not trying to. I didn't get the feeling that they were trying to hide anything on this show.

[Rhea]

Totally.

[Fran]

Besides, like, there was something with Brooke Books that she didn't want to discuss with Gleb, which maybe I think if I could. I don't know. People can make their assumptions, but, like, if you watch, you can kind of get a feeling of, like.

[Rhea]

Yeah. Like, legally, they had to put a freaking disclaimer at the end of every episode. Like, Gleb, Chef Shanko has denied these allegations. Yeah. You know, it's crazy.

[Fran]

Exactly. So that was interesting. But I feel like they just, like, put it all on the line, and they were just, like, so open.

[Rhea]

Yeah.

[Fran]

And honest.

[Rhea]

I know. I agree.

[Fran]

I agree.

[Rhea]

I. I did enjoy watching it, and. And, you know, the podcast is in. Oh, my God.

[Fran]

Yes.

[Rhea]

Wait. I totally forgot, like, a very good chunk of the show, too. When I watched episode six, I was like, whoa. They put in way more of this than I. Than I thought they were going to, which was amazing. I mean, great. I'm like. I'm like, hell, yeah. Front and center. Partial sports chicks in the office. It was amazing. Amazing.

[Fran]

So exciting for you.

[Rhea]

Yeah. You were on your.

[Fran]

Honey, I was on my honeymoon, so that's okay.

[Rhea]

Yeah.

[Fran]

But it was very exciting.

[Riley Arnold]

I was like, whoa.

[Fran]

Because I was watching. I wasn't expecting it. I was like, what the hell?

[Rhea]

I love the girls being like, you know, Brooks is Brooks and great Grace and going on a very popular podcast.

[Fran]

I know. I was like, oh, yes. Popular podcast. Yeah. That shit was awesome.

[Rhea]

That was. That was fun. And then I was like, damn, there was more fallout to that episode than I really.

[Fran]

Right. I was like, oh, my God. The episode caused a little controversy.

[Rhea]

I was.

[Fran]

I was locked in. I was like, oh, shit.

[Rhea]

I know, I know. And it's so funny because I am, you know, like, we are friends with them, which is nice. And they're such. There they are. So lovely. So even seeing, like, the behind the scenes of Brooks, like, being nervous of, like, having to talk about Gleb and all those things, because I didn't fucking know all the shit that was going on with Gleb behind the scenes with the texts and the cheat, like, all that, you know, we had heard rumors, but we were just like everybody else in the.

[Fran]

I think they kept a lot of it because they knew the show was coming. Exactly. And they needed something to be revealed on the show. Because if you think about the Kardashians, people get. Get upset when, like, we see everything in the news with them and then they watch the show and there's nothing new. Whereas this, it's like, oh, new was being revealed. Because, you know, we heard about maybe gloves.

[Rhea]

Yeah. But we didn't know what. Right. And it was like. I think they were very clear with Brooks, too. It was like you could pop off and expose him, but it'll all really be exposed because we're filming a reality show right now.

[Fran]

Yeah, exactly. So I'll give it a B plus. I was very entertained. I watched all eight episodes literally in a row. So thank you for giving me my sick entertainment because I very much enjoyed it. I watched the first two episodes of the Amanda Knox show on Hulu that's starring Grace Van Patten. I really like it.

[Rhea]

Yeah, it's good.

[Fran]

I didn't know all the details of this case really, at all, but I think that the way the show is made is really good and very captivating. Obviously, it's dramatized it and you feel like you're maybe watching a show that is not about a real thing that happened, but it absolutely is a real thing that happened. But I'll give that a B plus as well. I thought it was really good Summer. I turned pretty. We talked about the episode last week. I will give that a B plus. A minus. I'll give it an A minus. I don't know why I was trying to be harder on that one. I'll give it an A minus. Excited to see where things go with that. And.

[Rhea]

Yeah. What a trailer. I love that they did that because they have not really done, like, a trailer for any of the other episodes, but because we really are in. We don't know anything. We don't have any book material to work with that much now. It's like they put out that little trailer.

[Fran]

So good.

[Rhea]

Belly popping off. Live your life in Paris. And then when we heard that deer. Dear Belly.

[Fran]

Yes. Pull the string of the stuffed animal. Yeah. I. Dear Belly was so happy to see, though, that it seems like it stays true to the book in the sense that, like, maybe she has a little rendezvous with another guy. And it's not just the Fishers. Like, you know.

[Rhea]

Yeah.

[Fran]

Like, let's.

[Rhea]

Yeah, let her.

[Fran]

Like, maybe let's branch out. Like, maybe make out with somebody else one time and then you can go back to Conrad. But, like, let's venture out. And that's everything I watched. But, man. Unknown number. So what happened was. Sorry, just go back for a second.

[Rhea]

You have to grade it, too. You didn't. I don't think you graded.

[Fran]

Oh, I gotta grade it. But we drove home from the shore. We got home, I was like, oh, we sat on the couch. I'm like, I think I'm gonna fall asleep. And Matt's like, oh, I'm not that tired. Like, do you care if I put this documentary on? And I was like, oh, no, go for it. Like, I'm probably gonna fall asleep anyway. I fall asleep within a minute. Like, he watched the entire documentary. I was fully asleep. I wake up from my nap. He's like, maria, I gotta watch. You gotta watch. He's like, you gotta watch this documentary. And I'm gonna watch it again.

[Rhea]

Yeah.

[Fran]

He was like, you're. I need to see your reaction to this whole thing.

[Rhea]

And.

[Fran]

Wow. I mean, like, it. Lived up to it. Like, he was. He was selling it, and I was like, holy fuck, it's fucked up. I'll give it. I'll give it an A. Yeah. Like, you know, obviously, when these things happen, that's not good. It's horrible.

[Rhea]

No, but you were. I mean, you were captivated, obviously.

[Fran]

But, wow. If this was, like, a scripted show. Yeah, that's everything I watched. All right.

[Rhea]

I watched a bunch of stuff this week, weekend, whatever, as well. Love thy nadir, which we just talked about. Selfishly, I'm. I'm giving it a day because I'm in it.

[Fran]

Oh, okay. Fair enough. Fair enough, darling.

[Rhea]

First show I've ever graded on this program that I can say I was in. So true. You know, I'm gonna nep a tiz that one up to the top. Yeah, that's an A.

[Fran]

Fair.

[Rhea]

What else did I watch? Oh, I know. I was like, what was I so focused on? Love is Buying uk. Oh, my goodness gracious. The finale was Wednesday, baby. And then, like, they did. They aired the reunion on Sunday. These couples, man. Spoiler. I guess if you haven't watched a reunion. Spoiler. Spoiler. But, like, it is really crazy to me that these couples say yes at the altar, and then, like, three months later, they break up. It's like, just say no at the altar. And I knew I felt that way. About. About Cal. And I was like, he is not. Because even, like, Even his family was like, bro, you're gonna. This is gonna fizzle in six months. We know you. And, well, look what happened. Apparently around. It was like. And it was, like, over like, that. It's so crazy because they played, like, part of the package of, like, oh, how was married life? And then she was like, what married life?

[Fran]

It was like, dun, dun, dun, dun, dun, dun.

[Rhea]

Broke up. Four. Four couples. No, no, four couples did. We're in the finale. Four couples went to the wedding. The one couple that. That she said no, obviously seems like that was for the best. They, you know, had their drama that they were hashing out that was like, couldn't. You know, I was, like, intrigued a little bit, but whatever. But two of the couples break up around the exact same time, which is kind of bizarre, too. Both the girls were like, New Year's Day. Our guys are like, it's over. Which is kind of crazy. One of the guys. This is now divorce number two. Oh, she was married before.

[Fran]

Damn.

[Rhea]

I'm like, also another case of, like, maybe say, both of these guys, I think they were so afraid to say no at the altar because they knew, like, their girls were gonna say yes, that they were like. Like, I think they were afraid of being the bad guy. So it was like, we'll just. Just. We'll just say yes.

[Fran]

Yeah.

[Rhea]

And then they end up breaking up anyway. But the one couple that's still together, Meg and. Oh, Kieran. So cute. Love them. Meg, I think, actually got married in the same wedding dress as me.

[Fran]

Wow.

[Rhea]

There's a little different detail on the back, but I'm pretty sure it's the. I'm pretty sure it's exactly the same. She looks stunning and very happy for them. They seem to be going strong.

[Fran]

That's cute.

[Rhea]

It really is a crazy phenomenon that they have to keep their whole ass marriage hidden for a year.

[Fran]

That is crazy.

[Rhea]

They're like. They're posting on social media, being like, can finally put my ring on. Like, wild. The. He's like, can finally follow my wife back on Instagram. Like, can finally follow my wife on Instagram. It's crazy. That. That's tough.

[Fran]

I mean, that is very tough.

[Rhea]

A whole year is really wild that they have to do that. But. But it was a great season. I will say the drama was good. The couples were interesting. Like, there was enough in the reunion that was like, ooh. That, like, what happened between these couples, I'll give it a solid B plus. Like, I really enjoy watching this season. I'm back to. I have. I'm. I gotta dive into it deeper. And I wish I could have just binged the whole thing. But season two of my life with the Walter boys is out.

[Fran]

It is out.

[Rhea]

So now I can't be up.

[Fran]

I can't keep up to date with two like, brother families at this point.

[Rhea]

I said, so now we got my eyes on one number two, where a girl loves two brothers.

[Fran]

Now I. I don't have time for that.

[Rhea]

You know, I know a lot with.

[Fran]

The Fishers right now.

[Rhea]

Yeah. And mine is as well. But let me tell you, it was like, so funny. Like, I don't know if it was maybe the opening scene, but at one point in the early. I only watched the first two episodes. So at one point, like a Gracie Abrams song starts playing and I was like, oh, we're just cut like copy paste. You know, we're just. We're doing the whole. We're doing the whole song and dance. And she's back from New York and the drama and Cole wants to talk to her. She doesn't want to talk to Cole. Same scenario though, let me tell you that where you get fed up with Belly. It's just like, like, what are you doing, girl? Like, at least talk to him. She's like, we can't even. Like, it's better. We just don't. And the other guy, what's Alex? I'm like, I don't care about him. He thinks he's some hot shot rodeo guy, went away for the summer. Now the girls love him. I'm like, just not the same. Not, not the same. But I've only watched episode one and two, which I'll give a B. Like, I am.

[Fran]

You like it?

[Rhea]

I do.

[Fran]

Like, you like it.

[Rhea]

Like, I. I know people are like, ah, this is like, you know, the different version of some right turn Brady. Fine. But it does. I do watch it. I do like it. I watched. I'm behind on.

[Noah]

Are we grading the Love island reunion?

[Rhea]

I gave it a B post.

[Noah]

Oh, you did? Okay. Okay.

[Rhea]

Yeah. And Amanda Knox. I have to watch episode three. Haven't watched yet. Netflix. Did I watch anything else? No. Bachelor in paradise finale is tonight.

[Fran]

Tuesday. Wow, that really snuck up on everybody.

[Rhea]

Yeah. And I'm behind on an episode too, so that does not help. But I am actually very. Like, I almost went searching for a drama on, like, the couples to see if any of them, like, actually stayed together. I guess we'll find out via, like, social and everything after the show ends. But my guess is no. But I don't know that for sure. Yeah, just. Just going off of that. Rituals essential for women 18 plus multivitamin isn't exactly a salad and a pill. But it is formulated to help you fill key nutrient gaps that you might not be getting enough of from your diet. I love the Ritual multivitamin. It is so easy. If it's perfectly into my routine Monday morning getting ready. I'm always making sure I take my ritual before I am headed out. Ritual conducted a university led clinical trial for their essential for women 18 multivitamin to assess its efficacy. The results it increased vitamin D levels by 43% and Omega 3 DHA levels by 41% in just 12 weeks. Their Essential for Women at multi contains nine key nutrients in two delayed release capsules designed for optimal absorption per day. It's designed to be gentle on the stomach with the minty essence in every bottle. That helps make taking your multis actually enjoyable. It really is so true. They make it so easy. I don't have to worry about juggling all these different bottles trying to figure out what I need to be taking. Ritual has me covered. Instead of striving for perfect health, aim for supporting foundational health. Get 25% off your first month only at ritual.com chicks start ritual or add essential for women 18 +cost to your subscription today. That's ritual.com chicks for 25 off. I think that's everything I watched. I did watch Cheaper by the Dozen Friday night.

[Fran]

The first or the second?

[Rhea]

First.

[Fran]

Dude, I've been talking about the two brothers. Two brother Dozen. Oh, weekend.

[Rhea]

Really?

[Fran]

True. By the dozen two. Specifically Loi.

[Rhea]

We watched the first. But.

[Fran]

But no joke. All weekend long tube by the Dozen has been referenced first and second. But mainly the second on my part because we were sitting outside one night and I think it was maybe the first night that we got there. First or second night. Yeah. And there was this family, a large family, we thought family on the beach. And they were singing together. Okay.

[Rhea]

Like oh my God.

[Fran]

On a music side as a group, like singing outside, like sitting around da da da. And we were just like, how nice is that? But like, yeah, yeah, yeah, can't be us.

[Rhea]

You know what I mean?

[Fran]

But like the whole family, happy go lucky. They're singing Sweet Caroline together. No music playing, just them singing Sweet Caroline. And it reminded. Wow. And it reminded me of that scene in Cheaper by the Dozen two when their lake houses are across from each other and they're singing. There once was a man named Michael Finnegan who had some whiskers on his chin. And then Eugene Lee battling. He's like. And they're like doing the chorus. And then Steve Martin's like, this guy is so competitive. And again, there once was a mad Night Mike. So all weekend long, every time we sat by the fire, I'd be like, there once was a name Mike. Like, I just. It was just referenced a lot. A lot of tune around a dozen. And then I looked it up because we were talking. We were like, there's not a lot of Labor Day movies, right? Like, like, weirdly enough, after I'd been talking about True Brother Dozen 2 all weekend. True Brother Dozen 2 takes place labor Day. It's the Labor Day family cup.

[Rhea]

Yes.

[Fran]

I was like, how fitting.

[Rhea]

So true. So true. I didn't watch the second one, but it was either Thursday or Friday night. I forget what night. But I was just like, ugh, I just need to, like, watch something that's gonna make me happy because I'm just like, sad. And I was. I saw T Brother Dozen on Hulu. I was like, yep, play. It's just a classic. It's just a classic.

[Fran]

I think I might do a 2 first tonight.

[Rhea]

I cried watching it again. I cried watching T Brother do also. Cuz then I like, I also kind of forgot about the frog dying. And then I was like, I didn't.

[Fran]

Want to bring that part up about.

[Rhea]

It, you know, like. And I was like, I knew that, but I also like it.

[Fran]

It.

[Rhea]

It hit me again in the moment. But the. I mean, Cheaper Brother doesn't is an A movie. It is just.

[Fran]

And top notch, 2 brother doesn't II is an A. It is. It is like 2 brother doesn't 2 is even better than 2 brother dozen, which is an amazing movie.

[Noah]

Godfather.

[Fran]

Yeah, I. I love To Brother too. Like, I put it up there as one of my favorite movies.

[Rhea]

It really is a good one.

[Fran]

God, I'm so happy you brought that up about it all weekend.

[Rhea]

I know you soaked his underwear in meat, so. Ashton Kutcher. Sneaky. So funny in that movie.

[Fran]

So funny.

[Rhea]

So funny. Great movie. I needed a little. I needed a little bit of that to pick me up. But yeah, I mean, I crushed all of Love thy nadir as well. So that obviously took up a lot of. A lot of my time. And that's everything that I watched.

[Noah]

I have Amanda Knox. I watched the first. What is it, three?

[Rhea]

There's three episodes out now.

[Noah]

Yeah, I. I think it's okay. I don't love. I don't love it. If I'm just being honest, I would say fine. It's like a B minus for me so far. Heard B minus is a pretty good score. Yeah, I just don't, I don't know about, like, the way it's being told. It's just kind of throwing me off a little bit.

[Fran]

Okay, fair.

[Noah]

And, yeah, I think she's all right.

[Rhea]

What a. What a review.

[Fran]

Are you trying to say she's a bad actress and you don't want to say it? Is that what's happening right now?

[Noah]

Kind of.

[Fran]

Of really?

[Noah]

No, Not a bad actor. I'm not saying she's bad. I, I'm just seeing her. You know what I think it might be? I think I'm seeing her character from Tell Me Lies. And, like, I don't think she's, like, playing it different. Like, I'm just still seeing that character. I don't know.

[Rhea]

I think that I don't know enough about a man.

[Fran]

I don't see Lucy in this.

[Rhea]

Yeah, I don't see Lucy at all.

[Noah]

Like, mannerisms and stuff. I don't know. Maybe I'm wrong. Maybe, like, I don't really know Amanda Knox in real life. Like, how she acts. Well, like, haven't seen her on the screen.

[Rhea]

Really can't say we know her either.

[Noah]

Definitely don't know her, her in person. But I think that's probably why that, that's probably my main issue. And maybe that's just a me issue, but I, I can't shake Lucy.

[Rhea]

Yeah.

[Fran]

All right. I haven't gotten that feeling, but I could understand.

[Rhea]

No one is harder on actors shaking characters than Noah is being like. Like, if they're, like, on a TV show, they're like, no, sorry, you're actually stuck as that person.

[Fran]

It might just be a Noah issue. Like, it might just be. No stuck seeing characters.

[Noah]

There are, there are many Lucy moments. She's, like, getting interrogated and she's like, like, like just frazzled. Like, I don't know.

[Fran]

Honestly, no, I feel that way at all that way.

[Rhea]

I will say, though, I do think a lot of people feel that way of, like, oh, you just immediately think of the character like other characters that they play. For sure. But I will say I, I, I do think you, it, it bothers you enough that you have to bring it up.

[Fran]

You know, Can I just take a moment in this discussion to bring up how much I can't stand Austin Butler voice. Like, dude, he's a wreck.

[Noah]

You know what?

[Fran]

Wait.

[Rhea]

I have the exact opposite feeling.

[Noah]

I've actually gone a Little bit the other way. Where I think he's kind of shaken the twang a little bit.

[Rhea]

And he's totally shaken. Deep voice.

[Fran]

Guys. His interviews.

[Noah]

But he's trying to be a movie star.

[Rhea]

I've been eating them up.

[Fran]

He's like, talking like this, and it's, like, so deep. It's like, what's going on?

[Noah]

I feel like it's like campaign that they plan where, like, you are going to be a movie star. There was one clip where it was.

[Fran]

I think the director.

[Noah]

The director goes, you're. You don't even like to go on your phone. You don't even know how to use a phone. And he's like, yeah, I don't really use my cell phone. It's like.

[Fran]

He's like, yeah, wow. Every video, but I don't want to hang out. It's like, all right. Does your voice hurt from trying to talk like that the whole time?

[Rhea]

I don't think he's trying to talk like that.

[Noah]

Like, his voice, literally, what a day.

[Fran]

Like, yeah, he's home and he's like, la, la la la la la la la la.

[Noah]

I don't know how much longer I can do this.

[Rhea]

Wow. I've actually. Wow. Mark this in the list of things Rhea and Fran disagree with. Since it's a short list, could be number one on the list. I've been eating up every him and Zoe and every interview they've been doing. I'm like, I could listen to him talk all night long. Like, I'm like, do a bedtime story. Austin Butler, I love your voice. Right now.

[Fran]

I'm. Did you see when she asked him has he ever thought about recording a bedtime story? He was like, yeah, that's not a bedtime.

[Rhea]

He's like, yeah.

[Fran]

Here's the thing, though, that I do think it would be soothing.

[Rhea]

I do think it's soothing. I really like it.

[Fran]

I do think it would be soothing to hear him read a bedtime story. I just don't believe it's his voice. That's the issue I'm having. Like, I. I feel like he just goes out back. He's in this movie. You're right. This movie star, like, Mode right now. He smokes about 10 cigarettes before he heads into the interview. And then he's like, I'm ready. Home alone.

[Rhea]

I love home alone. I think it'd be hard to talk.

[Fran]

To one of my best friends. Oh, God. Go see God stealing. Run around the bars, dude. My God. It's gotta hurt. At the end of the day.

[Rhea]

I Think that's just his voice, though.

[Fran]

I mean, maybe. So why choose that? Yeah, it's gotten raspier. It's gotten raspier.

[Rhea]

Well, people's voice get raspier as it.

[Fran]

Happened to me at one point. Yeah.

[Rhea]

And.

[Fran]

But not like deeper.

[Rhea]

Ria's voice got deeper.

[Fran]

It did, but that's okay.

[Rhea]

That's totally, totally okay, bro. Well, Austin, you haven't lost me, pal. I think your voice is real.

[Noah]

I do think he's shaking the. The Elvis of it now. It's just the deepest.

[Rhea]

Yes, I think so. I don't hear the Elvis. Do you hear the Elvis?

[Fran]

I'm not hearing the Elvis. I'm just hearing.

[Rhea]

Yeah, Yeah, I love it.

[Noah]

I'm seeing him.

[Fran]

What are they selling, chalk?

[Noah]

He's just. Yeah, he's just like permanently pensive. He's just like.

[Rhea]

Yeah, Yeah.

[Fran]

I started off strong by saying I can't stand his voice. Like, that was a little heavy and more of a joke. But like, when I see the. The videos, I'm like, come on, Come on. He's leaning into it.

[Rhea]

Yeah, he may be leaning into it, but I do think he has like, some people just have that person. Like, I think he just has that personality of like, brooding move, like brooding actor. I just don't whether that's been bestowed upon him or he has really bought into that. But now he's like, it's really gone.

[Noah]

Like, Brad Pitt could just be himself. He doesn't have.

[Fran]

Austin Butler is not a guy. You want to go. Yeah, I could like, hang out with him for hours. You know what I mean?

[Noah]

I'd be like, are you okay? Do you need like a mint?

[Rhea]

I watched him at a couple events. Like, I watched.

[Fran]

You need a whole cough drop.

[Rhea]

Yeah, I watched him at like, he's been in a couple events recently and like bars and stuff, like, doing like, pop up things. I've seen tik toks of him, like, talking to fans and like having normal conversations.

[Noah]

I'm sure he's.

[Rhea]

He seems very locked in, like eye contact, asking questions, never on his phone. Yeah, he. And the voice is still. Like, there's no way, no way they.

[Fran]

Can hear him in the bar.

[Rhea]

Yeah.

[Fran]

Like, say that again.

[Rhea]

They are still. Yeah, yeah. Can you speak up a little bit? Oh, man.

[Noah]

Summer I turned pretty.

[Rhea]

Oh, I didn't gray the summer I turned pretty.

[Fran]

It's an A. Yeah.

[Rhea]

The end of. The end of the. The end of Jeremiah.

[Noah]

It's an A. Yeah. I also like that Jenny Han posted the. The terminal thing for the airport where did that? Airport does do that, so. Yeah, I stand corrected.

[Rhea]

Touche. Jenny.

[Fran]

Tip of the cap.

[Noah]

Yeah. I don't know if I like that they put the trailer because now we know that she went. Like, I. I didn't want to know if she went or not, you know, like, to Paris. Because she. They made it.

[Rhea]

You didn't.

[Noah]

Before I watched the next episode. I wanted that.

[Rhea]

Oh. Like, maybe she was gonna, like, run to Conrad.

[Noah]

Like, I mean, that's kind of. They cut it.

[Fran]

It.

[Noah]

Her, like, walking toward him.

[Rhea]

Yeah. I just think, like, the one thing that we, like, we know in the fact, like, for sure in the book, she does go abroad.

[Noah]

So I think it was, like, uncharted waters.

[Rhea]

Yeah, we are. Because it's. It's three pages of material.

[Noah]

Oh.

[Rhea]

Like, it's like she goes. I mean, I'm not gonna say it all. I'm not gonna say it all, but it's not worth three episodes of stuff. Like, it's like, she goes abroad.

[Noah]

Yeah.

[Rhea]

And, like, that's. You know, we don't have any. We don't have details of her adventures abroad. We're gonna get that in these episodes.

[Fran]

Yes.

[Noah]

I'll give it a B plus.

[Rhea]

Cool.

[Noah]

Yeah. I really want it to be an A, but it's just. It's just not in my gut. I just don't feel it.

[Rhea]

Gotta trust your gut.

[Noah]

Although the ending was great. You know what? I'll give an A. Minus.

[Rhea]

Fuck, yeah.

[Noah]

Okay. And then do whatever you want to do. Love Island Reunion. I think I'll. I'll give a C. Like, I can't even remember.

[Rhea]

I'm so confused.

[Fran]

Love Island Reunion. Like, didn't we great it last Monday?

[Noah]

No, we didn't.

[Rhea]

No. Because it came out Monday night, remember?

[Fran]

Oh, wow.

[Rhea]

I forgot about that.

[Noah]

Well, that's what I just said. And you said we graded it, but you were talking about Love is blessed.

[Rhea]

About Love is blind.

[Noah]

Yeah. Love Island.

[Fran]

I forgot. Totally.

[Rhea]

Oh, you said Love island reunion.

[Noah]

Yeah.

[Rhea]

Oh, see, I've been. I keep saying, like, love Island. Love is blind. I've been saying the wrong thing every time.

[Fran]

I thought when he said Love island reunion, he just meant to say love is blind.

[Rhea]

Yes, I thought. That's what I thought, too. I thought he was also saying love is blind.

[Noah]

No, I mean, it was after last Monday.

[Rhea]

I mean, the Love island reunion is like a C. Yeah, that's.

[Noah]

That's.

[Fran]

Yeah.

[Noah]

I can't even remember it. All I remember is how much I hate.

[Fran]

Right. Oh, my God. I can't believe that that was on Monday.

[Rhea]

Yeah, that was.

[Fran]

That feels like it was three weeks ago.

[Noah]

If it didn't have Andy, it'd be an F probably. Like.

[Fran]

All right.

[Noah]

I mean. Yeah, I watched the first two and a half episodes of the Katrina on Netflix. Mm, very good. You know.

[Rhea]

Yeah, yeah. It's crazy, but how many episodes are on the Netflix one?

[Noah]

Oh, wait, you were watching Hulu.

[Rhea]

Hulu?

[Noah]

Oh, I thought you were watching Netflix, so I said, oh, I'll watch the one that Fran watched.

[Rhea]

No, I. Because Hulu came out earlier. Like the Hulu one came out two weeks ago.

[Fran]

This is like when they did Fire Fest.

[Rhea]

Yeah, the Hulu one came out two weeks ago and the. The Netflix one just came out like this past weekend.

[Noah]

Oh, okay.

[Fran]

Yeah.

[Noah]

Well, yeah, there's only three episodes of Netflix. I think it's good. Like, it's weird to be like, oh, it's not that great. I think it's great. Like.

[Rhea]

No, it's. Yeah, yeah, it's well done.

[Noah]

Yeah. And now I am curious to watch the Hulu one.

[Rhea]

Yeah.

[Noah]

But that would be like kind of overload on.

[Rhea]

Yeah, it's a lot. Yeah, it's a lot.

[Noah]

But I'll give it like a B plus. It's interesting. It's the best part is just like hearing the direct. The people who are there.

[Rhea]

Yep, yep. For sure.

[Noah]

Some of the like actual like production of it is kind of weird, but.

[Fran]

Yeah.

[Noah]

And then I watched the F1 movie with Brad Pitt.

[Rhea]

How was it?

[Noah]

It's kind of exactly what I expected, but like a little worse.

[Rhea]

Oh.

[Fran]

Ooh.

[Noah]

But I also think that this movie out of any of the movies of the summer would be like the one that you should see in theaters. Probably.

[Fran]

Yeah.

[Noah]

From what I've heard.

[Fran]

I've heard it was a big part of it. I thought it was pretty good.

[Noah]

Yeah. After I watched it, it was like a B minus in my mind. But it's, It's. I was trying to be. Not be honest with myself and I'm gonna be honest and it's a C plus in my mind.

[Fran]

I just be honest with yourself.

[Noah]

I think. Cuz Brad Pitt was in it. I was like, no, it's in the Bs, but it's just not. It is very corny. And yeah, I just. There wasn't like much character. I wasn't really invested in the characters. And yeah, I did feel like Brad Pitt was just being Brad Pitt. Like.

[Rhea]

Would you say it was a fun movie?

[Noah]

It was fun movie and I enjoyed watching it and it was just corny and kind of of not not great, but like the. The action sequences and all that stuff is very cool. And I'm sure, like, if you saw it in theater, like I heard it's like, audibly.

[Rhea]

Yeah.

[Noah]

Crazy. But yeah, it's a C. Okay. But still would recommend it if you're looking for some. Something fun to watch.

[Fran]

Yeah, I'm not dying to watch it with the C rating, but, you know, think about it. I'll think about it.

[Noah]

Brad Pitt looks great. I will say that that sells it.

[Fran]

That sells it.

[Rhea]

Yeah. I think that's what they were banking on to sell it as well.

[Fran]

All right. Is that everything?

[Noah]

That's it.

[Rhea]

Cool.

[Fran]

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[Riley Arnold]

Hey, I'm so happy to be here.

[Fran]

We are so excited to talk all things Dancing with the Stars. The cast has been revealed, the partners are revealed. So we can't wait.

[Riley Arnold]

So fun. It's so exciting. And this season is already looking like so, so good so, yeah, it's just so fun.

[Rhea]

How are you feeling today now that the announcement is out? Everybody knows who you're paired with?

[Riley Arnold]

I feel amazing, honestly. Just like such a relief that I can find. Finally start talking about it and sharing with everybody, like, what's happening this season. But honestly, it's just so exciting. This season is going to be so different for me and so different from what I've had before, which I'm really excited about. And Scott is honestly the best partner I could have asked for, so I'm really, really happy.

[Rhea]

When what was like the first meeting.

[Riley Arnold]

Like with Scott, Honestly, perfect. We, like, immediately just clicked. He is so funny, so fun, and I feel like our energy is just like very well matched. So when he walked in the room, I was just like, oh. Because you never know.

[Rhea]

Yeah.

[Riley Arnold]

Like they could walk in the room and the energy could just be, like, not good. You could not get along. And luckily he came in the room and everything was just super positive and super great. So I was like, okay, this is gonna be a great season.

[Fran]

That is amazing. I mean, there's been so much talk online about who the partners are gonna be. I feel like more than ever it's like, who's gonna be paired up with who.

[Riley Arnold]

Yes.

[Fran]

You know, a lot of speculation of who you were going to be paired up. When did you know it was going to be Scott?

[Riley Arnold]

So I knew actually, literally right before I had met him. I, like, had no idea who I was going to be with this year. Obviously there was so much speculation. And so I kind of like, mentally prepared for maybe what was going to happen. But then I heard that Scott was going to be my partner and I was like, wait, what? He's on this show? And I was like, like, so, so happy because I am such a big fan of him and his music and pentatonix, like, ever since they started. And so it was really cool. But I literally found out, like, right before I stepped into the room to meet him.

[Fran]

Yeah, that is so cool. Especially being a fan.

[Riley Arnold]

Yeah.

[Fran]

And now he has to learn from you. It's so exciting.

[Riley Arnold]

Yeah, no, it's really cool.

[Rhea]

I like also that they did go with a different pairing than what everybody kind of thought because, yeah, like you said, it is different from you. I know everyone online was like, oh, Riley and Robert, you know, but it is. I think it would have ended up being very similar to your last season, which was amazing and great and we loved watching you and Steven was so fun. But this is a good mix up. What do you think? Like, the biggest challenge for you is gonna be this season.

[Riley Arnold]

I mean, it's definitely just gonna be a different season for me, which I feel like I just gotta, like, prepare for that. But at the same time, I'm really, really excited to see what happens because I don't really know what to expect because everyone's just so different and you have a different experience each time. But, like, the dancing is going to be different for me. I do have someone who's older than me now. Like, not as much as my age. Not that he's old at all. Scott is still very, very young, obviously, but it's just going to be a different experience. But I'm so excited because all the Dancing With Stars fans have not seen me in that light and haven't seen me work in that way and dance in that way. So I'm actually really excited to hopefully show everybody what I can do and what I can do as a dancer and teacher and choreographer.

[Fran]

For sure. Yeah. What was your biggest takeaway from last season with Steven? Because we all loved watching you too. Like, it brought so much joy to everybody. So what would you say was the biggest takeaway from that?

[Riley Arnold]

Honestly, being with Steven was so, so amazing. He is just such a light, and he was so easy to work with with, and I feel like I really, really grew as a dancer with Steven. He helped me in so many ways to, like, I don't know, be creative because he had so many amazing talents and he was so gifted in gymnastics and tricks and all that. So I got to use, like, a different creative side that I've never used before. So I'm hoping I can take it into this season and grow even more. But it was such a good season last year.

[Fran]

So good.

[Rhea]

Yes, it. It really, really was. I feel like with your, you know, the first season, there was a lot of outside noise and drama, too. What are you looking forward to now? Like, what. How do you feel as a pro going into third season?

[Riley Arnold]

I feel so much more prepared. I feel like I've experienced a lot. I've grown a lot as a person, and I've learned a lot in this whole life. So I just think it's really awesome that I can go into my third season knowing those things and understanding what I need to do and exactly what I'm doing. And it's really just like all the things that have happened have only prepared me and made me a better person. So I'm just super grateful for it. Absolutely, yeah.

[Fran]

What's some advice that was given to you when you first started out as.

[Riley Arnold]

A pro, my best piece of advice that I received was from my oldest sister, Lindsay. She, I remember her vividly saying this before I like drove to California with my mom, she was just like, be yourself, like always, just be yourself because you don't want to lose yourself and lose who you are. And if people don't like you for who you are, they don't deserve your time. So be yourself, be authentically yourself and just love what you do and always be proud of what you do because if you try to be something for somebody else, then you'll never truly be happy. And I like didn't understand it at the time because I was just fresh out of high school and it was just like, oh, I'm going to la, I'm moving to LA and doing this job. And I was so, so excited, which I still am, so excited. But I didn't understand what she meant by that. But now that I see that, I'm so grateful that I got that piece of advice because I remind myself every day to just be myself and be happy and do the things that I love and what makes me happy.

[Rhea]

Yeah, that's so great. I love watching because now with social media we get to see so much more of the pros and the pros lives and all those things. And I think like, like getting to see your behind the scenes stuff but then also like your family and we get to see your, you know, your sisters are on there and you're, you have like the cutest little nieces. Like they're just so cute, so fun. What has been like the best part of getting to share all those moments with people?

[Riley Arnold]

Honestly, just my family is the very best. It's such an amazing thing that I have them as a support group because I genuinely could not do it without them. They visit me all the time, they're always there for me and being able to share my experience with them is really surreal and special because I grew up looking up to each and every one of them in every aspect of life. Whether that's education, whether that's dance, like in every way, I always looked up to them. So now that they can be a part of my life and supporting me and what I'm doing, it's just a really full circle moment and super, just amazing. And obviously it's so awesome to have my nieces and nephews come and visit me too because I can be their fun aunt and they can like watch me do my thing and hopefully they'll want to do it someday too. So it's just really special being able to share that with them. And obviously, it's really cool to be able to share my family and our family life with people on social media, because, I don't know, I think it's really refreshing to see, like, sisters who support each other, because that's generally what we are. We are best friends, and we just want the very best for each other.

[Rhea]

Are you guys all. All dancers?

[Riley Arnold]

So, yeah, we all grew up dancers. And then Lindsay did Dancing with the Stars. My second sister, Jensen, she went on so youo Think youk Can Dance, and she got second on that show. And then my other sister, she danced all the way up into high school. And then she's actually a PA now, so she went to PA school barely. She's very, very smart. And then there's me.

[Fran]

Was Dancing with the Stars always the plan for you, you think, or did it just magically so happen to be.

[Riley Arnold]

I mean, it was definitely always the plan. I remember, like, watching my sister Lindsey, when I was literally 8 years old. I watched her at the taping, and I was like, this is gonna be me one day. I'm gonna make this happen. So I spent my whole life getting the best ballroom training and just being prepared for that. Obviously, you never know what's gonna happen because sometimes they don't cast new people on the show each season. Sometimes they're really happy with their cast and they don't want to add anybody. So I wasn't really expecting it, but I was really worried because I was, like, kind of banking on that. And, like, I remember my senior year of high school just kind of being like, okay, well, I really want to be on Dance of Stars, but I'm not gonna know till, like, the end of summer. So I was just kind of, like, floating around, maybe gonna go to school. And then when I got that opportunity, I was like, thank goodness. Like, I get to do what I love, and I'm following my dreams, which is really special. But it was all just a crazy whirlwind, and I'm just grateful to be here.

[Fran]

What was that, that call, like, finding out that you're on Dancing with the Stars? Like, take us through that. How you end up on Dancing with the Stars.

[Riley Arnold]

Oh, it was insane. I just remember. So I did a zoom call because they had known me before because I did Dance With Stars juniors when I was, like, 13 years old, so they knew who I was. So I had a zoom call with the producer as, like, two of the producers from the show. And I just, like, talked to them. They were like, we're not gonna do troop this year. So I was like, dang it, I may not be on, because, like, I don't know if they want to take a chance of me being a pro this year. So I was just kind of like, okay, well, that was a good zoom call, but I don't know what's gonna happen. So I just kind of, like, sat around. I, like, almost signed up for esthetician school, and then I was just literally sitting on my couch at home. Like, two weeks later, I was, like, about to take a nap, and I just, like, see Dina Katz on my phone, which is the casting director of the show. And I was like, why is she calling me? Is she like. I was like, maybe she's calling me to be like, we don't have a spot for you this year, but, like, maybe next year. Like, that's what I was fully expecting. Then she was like, how would it feel to be a pro this season? And I was like, wait, what?

[Fran]

Oh, my God.

[Riley Arnold]

So I was honestly just so shocked, but, like, so, so happy because it was, like, everything I wanted, and it was really, really cool.

[Fran]

That is so incredible.

[Riley Arnold]

Yeah.

[Fran]

I mean, what a moment. Like, you're just sitting on that. You're just like, oh, I guess I'll go to school.

[Riley Arnold]

Yeah, seriously. I was like, I don't know what else I'm gonna do, but we'll figure it out.

[Rhea]

What was the reaction from your. From your family when you told them you.

[Riley Arnold]

They were so, so happy for me because they knew that, like, that was what I wanted to do for so long, and, yeah, they were just so happy for me and just really, really excited because they watched Lindsay do the show, and they saw all the amazing things she got to do with it and the fun things that she got to experience, and so the fact that I can have that as well, I think they were just really, really happy and excited for it.

[Rhea]

Do you think. Think Lindsay would ever come back for Dancing with the Stars?

[Riley Arnold]

I mean, we'll see.

[Rhea]

Yeah. I mean, I just feel like it'd be so cute to see you guys together.

[Riley Arnold]

I, like, want her to do a season with me so, so bad. I would be so happy if she did, But, I mean, from what I hear, she's trying for baby number three, so that's what she's working on right now, but we'll see. I would love so much for her to be with me.

[Rhea]

I would, too, if my kids were that cute.

[Fran]

Yeah.

[Rhea]

Like, seriously, Every single time.

[Riley Arnold]

Let's make another One. Oh, my God, they're so, so cute.

[Rhea]

You're so cute. And even going to, like, when they would all go watch you on tour.

[Riley Arnold]

Yeah.

[Rhea]

Was. Was, like, so sweet. All cheery for you, I think. Did you get. I think you got injured, maybe when they all. They all went. Yeah.

[Riley Arnold]

So I had a terrible mishap.

[Rhea]

I feel creepy that I know this, but I'm like, it is on social media. It's okay, let's talk about it.

[Riley Arnold]

No. Yeah. So I was at my hometown show, Utah. So, so excited to perform. Like, so happy to finally be in my hometown, performing for my family, performing for, like, my past teachers, friends. Like, I had so many people there. I remember having a pretty weird feeling, like, going into the show. Like, I was like, something just feels off. And, like, I don't know what was wrong with me, but I was like, what's going on? Like, something is, like, going to happen tonight. And, like, I don't know what it is, but I, like, remember going into the show and I, like, thought to myself before the show, I was like, like, I hope I make it to the end of the show tonight and I can show my family all my dances. And I was like, whoa, Riley. Like, what are you doing?

[Fran]

Yeah.

[Rhea]

Yeah.

[Riley Arnold]

Like, that was a crazy, intrusive thought. So I go in, I dance, I do, like, our first opening number. And then my second dance is my dance with Steven. Literally halfway through that dance, I roll my ankle pretty bad because I had rolled my ankle prior on the season of Dance with Stars with Steven, but it wasn't nearly as bad. But because I had injured it before, it was just way worse the second time around. But I rolled it pretty bad. And then I came off and I just immediately started swelling. And, like, the therapist came over and was like, yeah, you're. You can't dance tonight. And I was like, what? And it was like, we had two shows and two separate days in Utah, so I was gonna have two opportunities to perform in my hometown, and I didn't get to do any of. Was really, really heartbreaking. Like, so, so sad. But. But it's okay. Yeah, we got through it. And I think it happened for a reason. Everything happens for a reason. And luckily, I was in Utah, so I was surrounded by family. I had people helping me. My dad's a doctor, so he was able to set me up with all the appointments. But what was good is I could go home, sleep in my bed, and, like, have my family to be there with me. If it would have happened in some random place, like, Six hours away, I would have been like, so, so much sadder. So it's a positive out. Yes.

[Fran]

Positive outlook, although.

[Riley Arnold]

Exactly.

[Fran]

Very sad. And I'm sure the time will come that you can perform in Utah.

[Riley Arnold]

Yes. For sure.

[Fran]

Or we might write Utah off.

[Riley Arnold]

Yes. I'm like, I can't do it, you guys. Sorry. I'm too different.

[Rhea]

Come visit me. Yeah, visit me somewhere else. Besides, obviously the injury, how did you enjoy doing the tour?

[Riley Arnold]

It was really fun. It was such a good tour and touring with Steven was so much fun. And doing our dances and just, just extending the joy of the season was really awesome. We went to so many cool places. We did so many shows, which was really, really cool. But I had the best time. And also having Ezra on the road with me was really fun. And he's just my bestie, so I can get through anything with him, but it was really fun.

[Fran]

We love that we had Ezra in recently. Yeah. And just to hear all about, you know, how you guys grew up together and now you're here together. Like, is that just not insane to you guys?

[Riley Arnold]

No, it's actually crazy. What's crazy is, like, I was like the little sis. Like, he was best friends with my older sister Brinley, and I remember always just looking at them being like, I want to be their friend so bad. Like, I was just always the little sis that would just tag along to everything. So now that, like, me and Ezra are like, as good of friends as we are now, it's just really fun.

[Rhea]

Yeah, that is. That is so nice. And you got getting to have Steven on tour as well. What is like the difference in being a pro on the season with your, your star? Yeah. And then having to do, like having to do the tour.

[Riley Arnold]

So in the season it's way more stressful because it's like each week you have to show up, you have to get better. You have to like, prove to obviously the audience of America that you are getting better and you're improving and you want that, but also you want to improve your score. So it's just always that. And obviously each week we're choreographing completely new dances every week, sometimes multiple dances a week. But on tour you obviously have like a two week period where you learn all your dances. And I guess that can get super overwhelming sometimes. But once you're out on the road, it's really just fun. It's almost like a victory tour. You just, like, get to feel people's love. You get to, like, feel the influence that you had and Then you get to perform the dances that you really enjoyed and just show everybody, like, the fun that you had over the season.

[Rhea]

Yeah, that is so nice. Yeah, I feel like it's so fun.

[Riley Arnold]

Yeah, it's very fun.

[Fran]

During the season, who do you think is the hardest judge to perform for?

[Riley Arnold]

Ooh, I don't know. That's hard. I feel like Derek is scary to perform for because he knows so much, so he could catch like the biggest or the tiniest mistake ever. And so it's like you got to make sure that everything is, like, perfect or else if anyone's going to notice, it's Derek for sure. But he's so nice. So it's like, I don't know.

[Fran]

Balances out.

[Riley Arnold]

Yes, it really does balance out.

[Fran]

How have you dealt with the pressure of, you know, you're trying to teach the star that you're coupled up with.

[Riley Arnold]

Yeah.

[Fran]

But you're also a new pro at the same time and balancing the emotion and pressure on yourself.

[Riley Arnold]

Yeah. I feel like I had a hard time curving with that and like learning that because it's super hard. Like, it can be very hard to take on someone else's nerves and your nerves as well. But I think that I, I kind of mentally prepared myself for it and also watching my sister on the show for so many years really helped me see that and understand that and like, see kind of the stress that you go through, but also how awesome it is in the end when you create something that you're super proud of and you can just show everybody. But I also think, like, naturally I just tried to learn my very best. I felt like I learned very quickly how to get through all of the things and it ended up working.

[Fran]

Yeah. And then the added pressure of that with social media. Did you expect yourself to blow up so much on social media after the first season?

[Riley Arnold]

Honestly, no. I remember my first season just being like social media wasn't really a thing. Like dancing with the People on Dance Stars wouldn't really post on social media. But I remember, like, I was reflecting to my first year coming to GMA and I was like, I remember I used to like make tiktoks and almost be nervous to make tick tocks because I was like, I don't want anyone to make fun of me for making.

[Rhea]

Them or like, is this allowed?

[Riley Arnold]

Am I allowed to like, go to a dancing tick tock? I would always do them in private, but I remember just being like, I just want to share everything that I'm doing. I just want to make fun day in the Lives Good. Get ready with me. I want to do fun dance TikToks. I really didn't, like, think anything of it. I was just like, I want to share my life on Dancing with the Stars. And then people really enjoyed that behind the scenes and really enjoyed seeing those things, and it really picked up, which was crazy. But it was, like, mostly just fun for me. Like, it was just a little, like, documentation of, like, my life and what was going on at that time.

[Fran]

Yeah.

[Rhea]

How do you kind of balance now that, like, sharing and wanting to share and putting that all on the Internet, on social media, and obviously the people have their thoughts and feelings or whatever.

[Fran]

Yeah.

[Rhea]

And your family and, you know, you have an adorable boyfriend, so you're sharing all those things too. So what do you do to kind of balance it off?

[Riley Arnold]

I mean, I think I just. What's really nice is lately with my boyfriend, I feel like when I'm with him, I just block out the rest of the world. And I feel like that's really hard to find in people sometimes where you can just be with them and forget about things for a little bit. And so that was one of the first things that I was like, oh, he's awesome. Is when I was with him, I didn't think about the stressful things of work. I didn't think about the outside world and opinions or anything like that. I just focused on, like. Like, how am I right now? How is he? Like, what are we doing tonight? Like, which was really, really nice. So I think just keeping private things in your life, private and sacred to you is really, really important for me, because you gotta have that time to just step away. You don't want everything to be about that because then you'll just get super invested and super wrapped into it. But honestly, my whole community and the people that support me are so sweet and so understanding, and I love sharing my life and I love sharing the ups and downs of my life. I feel like, especially with type 1 diabetes, it's been a crazy thing that I've been able to share, and it's honestly helped me so much in my journey because every time I share it, there are so many people with it as well who go through the same exact things as me. So the fact that I can have an impact on somebody is really special. And that makes me want to share my life even more because I want to be a help to someone else on their road of life.

[Rhea]

It's being such a role model, especially for, you know, people who are also dealing with type 1 diabetes. Who like younger kids who maybe watch. They're like, oh, my God, look, she's a pro on Dancing with the Stars. I think it really is so great because it's like, I can, you know, I can do anything.

[Fran]

Yeah.

[Rhea]

Look at. Look at Riley.

[Fran]

And do you feel like it. It helps you get through. Through those hard times a little bit more, you know, when you're posting, because some people go through it and they don't share with anybody and they're kind of struggling through behind the scenes. But with you, you're so open about it, and then you have that support from so many people dealing with the same thing.

[Riley Arnold]

Yeah, no, it helps me so much. I've received so much advice from my comment sections. Like, honestly, I'll post certain things first, like, certain questions and get really good advice. But it really does just. It keeps me motivated because I remember when I was first diagnosed, I was like, I wish I had somebody to look up to right now. I wish I had somebody to see and be like, oh, their life is completely normal. They're doing all the things they want to do. So that is what motivates me every day. Truly. I want to do the best I can to be what I've always wanted to be since I was a little girl. For myself, but also for others. Watching that, they can see that they can accomplish anything that they set their mind to, no matter what they're going through in life. And I just hope I can be a splice of that to somebody. But really, that is my biggest motivation in this all, and that's why I'm still here and I still, like, can get through all the things that life throws at me because I want to inspire others.

[Fran]

And the comment section, it could be a dangerous place, but could also be a helpful place.

[Riley Arnold]

Yes, exactly. Exactly.

[Fran]

Sometimes they do have good advice.

[Riley Arnold]

Yes, they do.

[Fran]

So great.

[Rhea]

We. It's not out yet for our listeners. Listening will be later this week. But we got to talk to Julianne Hough this morning, and she was telling us a little bit how, you know, in those earlier seasons, it was a little different with the pros. She said it felt like, you know, the pros were very competitive and felt that. And she's like, you know, through the years, it's changed, and now there's so many different dynamics. Obviously there's really family who are on there together couples and married couples and friends and all these things.

[Riley Arnold]

Yeah.

[Rhea]

How do you feel like that competition is like, with your. Your fellow pros?

[Riley Arnold]

Honestly, it's just like a big friend Group, like, there really isn't that much competitive spirit. I think we all get competitive, but not towards each other. You know, it's more just like, we really want to make it to this competition, but I don't want to knock you out. Like, I feel bad if I knocked you out, but it's like, we all just get competitive because we're dancers, but it's very much a family oriented thing. We're all super nice to each other. We're all super supportive. Everyone has always been super kind to me and super helpful to me. And obviously they were such good friends to my sister Lindsay because she grew up with all of them and danced with all of them. So honestly, like, I feel like they're just my big brothers and sisters who I've known for my whole life, and it's never felt like, oh, I don't like you because you're in my competition. Like, it's very much family oriented.

[Rhea]

That's so nice. Have you met the new pro?

[Riley Arnold]

Yes, I have.

[Rhea]

Yes.

[Riley Arnold]

Yes. He's so sweet and he's so good, and I think he's gonna be an awesome addition to the show. I can't wait to see him dance.

[Fran]

People are very excited about that.

[Rhea]

I think anytime you have, like, Taylor Swift attached to anything, Right. People are gonna be freak out, literally. It is. It is.

[Riley Arnold]

It really is.

[Rhea]

It really is. You're hitting the jackpot.

[Riley Arnold]

Yeah.

[Rhea]

There's so many, you know, themed nights and everything with Dancing with the Stars and certain people. We love certain nights and things we look forward to.

[Riley Arnold]

Yeah.

[Rhea]

Which ones are your favorite to get to choreograph for?

[Riley Arnold]

My favorite always is Disney night.

[Fran]

Just talking about Disney night.

[Riley Arnold]

I don't know why, but getting into character and just the spirit of Disney night is just so fun and so exciting to be a part of. But last year was my first finale, and honestly, that was my favorite ever because it's the last hurrah. You're not stressed about the next week, and you obviously get to do a dance that you both you and your partner are really excited about and passionate about. And I feel like that was like, literally one of the best weeks ever was doing my freestyle because I was like, I made it to this point. This is so cool. This is my last dance. Let's go all out and have so much fun.

[Rhea]

And it was such a great freestyle.

[Fran]

It really was. Thank you, guys. It was so good.

[Rhea]

It really cut us. We loved that freestyle so much.

[Fran]

So good. Obviously, dancing with the stars is the focus right now. TikTok all of it. Social media. Yeah. Do you have any desire to venture and to, you know, tv, film, anything like that?

[Riley Arnold]

I mean, I'm literally open to whatever. Whatever opportunities open up to itself, I think I will take. Because it's all just so exciting and I am only 20, so there's so much life ahead. But honestly, I'm open to whatever. I love dancing, but I would also love to get into just about anything else.

[Fran]

Right. Because we see with so many people on Dancing with the Stars, it opens up so many avenues. I mean, we've mentioned Julianne a couple times now, but. But, you know, watching Julianne and Darren, you guys started around a similar age and just like everything they've done within that time period.

[Riley Arnold]

Yeah, no, it's pretty crazy what opportunities it can give you. And already I've been able to do so many, like, collaborations with companies that I've loved my whole entire life. And just. That is so, so cool to me. I would love to start a business one day, cater to type 1 diabetes. And so I just feel like it's such a cool, like, outlet to start so many amazing things and I just can't wait to see what comes.

[Fran]

Yeah.

[Rhea]

And I love that the show has really changed now with this. With this new generation and they are trying to keep up with what everyone is saying and how now obsessed everybody is this younger generation that's bought back into it. Yeah. The one thing that has not really ever changed, I would say, is like, you know, what dances are performed and that, like, kind of classical idea of. Of the show.

[Riley Arnold]

Yeah.

[Rhea]

Is there any type of dance that you would love to see integrated into the show?

[Riley Arnold]

I would love to see hip hop. Like, love to see hip hop. Obviously jazz is kind of like people will put like a hip hop, like, kind of fling to it.

[Rhea]

Yeah.

[Riley Arnold]

They used to have a hip hop style like back in the earlier seasons, but they took it out. But I would love to see hip hop because I love doing hip hop and I would have such a fun time choreographing it.

[Rhea]

It.

[Riley Arnold]

And I would just love to see. I think it would be fun.

[Fran]

That would be so fun.

[Riley Arnold]

Yeah. And I feel like lately hip hop is like. Yeah, very fun on TikTok. So I feel like it would be perfect.

[Rhea]

Right? Exactly.

[Fran]

I would love to watch hip hop.

[Rhea]

Because that's also like the fun ones that. Because people see so many what's cool now in the dances and then people make them tick tock dances. And you see people doing your choreography on TikTok. Yeah. I feel like that Would really translate too, you know, like, people would really be. Be jumping. Jumping on.

[Fran]

Absolutely.

[Rhea]

Yeah.

[Fran]

Yes. We're gonna wrap up with one last question presented by Armani. We have a gift for you.

[Rhea]

Armani beauty bag for you.

[Fran]

Armani beauty present for you to take home. Very exciting. It's so fun. But we want to know, if you had to pick a dream partner in the future, a dream star celebrity to be your partner, who would it be?

[Riley Arnold]

Okay, I. This is like reaching for the stars. Like, total stars. Hey, Justin Bieber.

[Rhea]

Yeah.

[Noah]

Wow.

[Fran]

You know what, though? You never know.

[Riley Arnold]

Yeah.

[Fran]

Like, you. You really just. Yeah, you just never know with Justin Bieber these days.

[Rhea]

It could be like season 50.

[Fran]

Yeah.

[Riley Arnold]

You never know. But I would do it for Justin Bieber.

[Fran]

That is a great answer.

[Rhea]

And I just feel like with Justin.

[Fran]

Bieber these days, you never know. You just never know.

[Riley Arnold]

Yeah, he could. He could decide one day to just do it and I'd be like, please, please let me meet his partner.

[Fran]

I'm back. Sign me up.

[Rhea]

Yeah.

[Riley Arnold]

Seriously.

[Rhea]

I love that.

[Fran]

That's amazing.

[Rhea]

That's amazing. Riley, you thank. Thank you so much for joining us. We're so excited to watch this season.

[Fran]

Thank you.

[Rhea]

So excited about the pros and the pairings and the celebs and everything. It's gonna be great.

[Fran]

So cannot wait.

[Rhea]

Thank you so much.

[Fran]

And we love following along on TikTok and watching the show. So it's the best of both worlds.

[Rhea]

And of course, we will be tuning in September 16th.

[Riley Arnold]

Oh, you better.

[Fran]

Yes, we will.

[Rhea]

Without a doubt.

[Fran]

Thank you so much, Riley. Thank you, guys. All right, that wraps up today's episode of Chicks in the office. Thank you so much for watching and listening. The best show on earth. We love you guys so very much and we will talk to you on Friday. Love ya. Savannah, come out and hang out with us, please. We'll see you there.

[Rhea]

Yeah.

[Noah]

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[Fran]

Up turn the beat up record the pod made a bag put their feet.

[Noah]

Up the ones that leave no crumbs.

[Rhea]

When they clean up who's the pod that they all want to meet up.

[Fran]

Who turned the heat up Turn the the beat up record the pod made a bag put their feet up the.

[Noah]

Ones that leave no crumbs when they.

[Fran]

Clean up who's the pod that they.

[Rhea]

All want to meet up.

[Riley Arnold]

Sa.